Chapter 1107 The Situation of the War Has Changed!
After an unknown amount of time, Xiao Yuansui heard a very soft sigh, like the sound of raindrops cutting through the air in the distant sky.
Is it myself, or—?
He remained silent for a while, but did not delve into the question. He simply glanced at the cold and quiet tent, which was soaked and limp in the wind and rain, like a madman who had been battered by the wind and rain and had lost all strength and life.
Xiao Yuansui turned around and left without saying a word.
As the autumn rain brought a chill, the surrounding temperature and the warmth in people's hearts gradually decreased with the continuous drizzle day after day. However, a sense of unease and anxiety slowly rose in the hearts of some people in the military camp.
These are the Shi family's army.
This group of men originally joined forces with Xiao Yuansui. Although they were under his command, they were actually loyal to the Shi family. The life, death, honor, and disgrace of Shi Yutao and Shi Yuxin were closely related to them. To them, losing a general from the Shi family was like the collapse of half the sky. However, Shi Yutao had been captured by Shen Tu Tai for several days, and Xiao Yuansui and his generals had not shown any intention of rescuing him. The longer it dragged on, the slimmer the hope of Shi Yutao being rescued became, and the more uneasy they became.
Therefore, they went to Shi Yuxin in batches to volunteer for the battle, but Shi Yuxin suppressed their requests.
Some people couldn't help but wonder if General Shi was angry because Little General Shi had gone into battle without permission and no longer cared about his life or death.
Seeing everyone's anxious yet courageous questions, Shi Yuxin remained remarkably calm. After a long silence, she said softly, "Since the start of the battle, the lives of my brothers have been tied to my shoulders. You may be anxious, but I am even more anxious than you."
"That--"
"But now, it is indeed not the time for us to act rashly. To launch another attack would be just as foolish as his previous unauthorized attack. If we are defeated or even captured again, we will be courting death."
Upon hearing this, the generals fell silent.
Among them were those who, oblivious to their own mortality, had followed Shi Yutao into battle in their eagerness to gain merit, only to later flee in disarray. Now, meeting Shi Yuxin's calm and dark eyes, they felt as if her very bones and flesh had been seen through, and could only tremble and retreat. Shi Yuxin calmly said, "It's not that I don't care about his life or death, but right now, there is indeed no better way than to wait for the other side to become anxious. After all—what they lost was a princess."
The group exchanged bewildered glances, and someone couldn't help but say, "But if they don't move, are we just going to keep waiting?"
Shi Yu thought to himself, "Xiao Yuansui said that there will definitely be a result within three days."
"..."
"It'll only take a couple more days; we'll just have to wait for the results."
"...?"
The crowd grew increasingly puzzled and couldn't help but whisper among themselves, "We can wait two or three days, but can't the people of Hulao Pass wait?"
"Yes, Yuwen Ye is not someone to be trifled with."
"If they gain the upper hand, then we'll really be out of options..."
In this state of anxiety and helplessness, the third day arrived.
Just as everyone suspected, yet to everyone's surprise, Yuwen Ye at Hulao Pass remained unmoved, calmly concealing no weakness. However, an urgent report arrived from Luoyang—
The situation in the Eastern Capital has changed!
It wasn't until the urgent report was delivered to Xiao Yuansui's tent in the most urgent way that everyone suddenly realized that they had been focusing their attention on Hulao Pass, on Shang Ruyi whom they had captured, and on Shi Yutao who had been captured alive by Shen Tu Tai, and had completely overlooked the fact that the real battlefield had always been in Luoyang!
Prince Qi, Yuwen Cheng, has been besieging Luoyang for several days. Moreover, because Yuwen Ye blocked Xiao Yuansui's 100,000-strong reinforcement army at Hulao Pass and occupied or intimidated almost all the eight passes and cities near Luoyang, no more soldiers are coming to the rescue. Therefore, it seems that the fall of Luoyang is only a matter of time.
The problem lies in the timing.
Luoyang was, after all, the eastern capital that Chu Yang had managed for many years. The city was well-fortified and easy to defend. Even without any reinforcements, the garrison in Liang Shide City alone managed to stop Yuwen Cheng's attack.
But things are far from that simple; the problem still lies in time.
Although the walls of Luoyang blocked Yuwen Cheng's offensive, they also blocked all their external actions, including obtaining food. After occupying Luoyang, Liang Shide also occupied Huiluo Granary north of Luoyang. However, before Yuwen Cheng attacked the city this time, he had not had time to transport much food back before being forced to close the city gates and defend the city. As the food was consumed over time, people in Luoyang almost resorted to cannibalism. If no more food was transported in, they would probably fall into chaos before Yuwen Cheng could even capture the city.
Just last night, after a full day of siege warfare, Yuwen Cheng returned to his camp, feeling that Luoyang was already in his grasp. In his smugness, he got drunk and fell asleep. But under the cover of darkness, Liang Shide suddenly sent a force out of Luoyang, breaking through the encirclement he had set up, and heading north.
That place is Huiluocang.
Upon hearing the news, Xiao Yuansui let out a long sigh of relief, his face showing little surprise or astonishment. Hua Ziying and Shi Yuxin, who had rushed over upon hearing the news, exchanged a glance. Shi Yuxin suddenly understood something and said, "The General said before that there would be results within three days. So that's what he meant?"
Xiao Yuansui looked at her and said calmly, "The real battlefield has never been at Hulao Pass, but at Luoyang."
"..."
"Before I led my troops north, I reminded Liang Shide to transport more grain into the city, fearing it would cause a crisis when Yuwen Ye attacked Luoyang in the future. But he refused to believe me, thinking that his defenses in the eight passes and cities were enough to withstand Yuwen Ye. Little did he expect—"
At this point, he frowned slightly.
The reason he didn't try to dissuade Liang Shide from doing so was because he was confident in the Eight Passes of Luoyang and didn't believe that anyone could have almost wiped them out in such a short time.
Yuwen Ye was even more valiant than he thought, knew, and was.
Even more terrifying...
Shi Yuxin seemed to have thought of something as well, but she immediately took a deep breath and asked, "So what do you plan to do?"
Xiao Yuansui glanced down at the battle report again and said, "Our southward journey this time is for the battle of Luoyang. If Liang Shide really cannot hold Luoyang, then we will be completely defeated."
Hua Ziying said, "General, what are you planning to do—"
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