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Chapter 1353: Retreat

Rong Hong stood up suddenly, shook his body a few times, and suddenly fell backwards and fell. His son Rong Ju, who was so panicked, rushed up and grabbed Rong Hong when he was about to fall to the ground.

The soldiers who fled back from Bopingling brought bad news that Rong Hong never expected in his dreams.

"Father, father!" Rong Ju shouted loudly while pinching Rong Hong's people.

Rong Hong's face in her arms was as golden as paper, and she was unconscious and unbelievable.

"Rong Yuan, why are you still staying here? Go and find a doctor!" Rong Ju shouted when he looked back at Rong Yuan, who was stunned.

Rong Yuan reacted from the great sadness at this time. This news was like a bolt from the blue for all the people surnamed Rong.

Rong Yuan now only knows that his brother Rong Fang has died on the spot, and the whereabouts of other family members are unknown, including his parents, wife and children.

"I'll go right now!" Rong Yuan tried his best to calm himself down and turned around to go, but a faint voice made him stop in front of the door.

"Come back, don't call the doctor!" Rong Hong, who was pinched by Rong Ju several times, woke up and struggled to stand up.

Rong Ju quickly helped his father and sat back on the chair.

"Don't call the doctor!" Rong Hong emphasized again. "Ju'er, take off my armor for me and help me get calm. I feel a little nervous. Rong Yuan, pour me some hot water."

The two of them did as Rong Hong told him in panic.

Rong Ju half-squatted behind Rong Hong and stroked his back. Rong Hong held the hot water brought by Rong Yuan and drank it gulply. Suddenly, a violent coughing occurred. Rong Yuan saw that there was a bright red color in the clear water.

He became a little panicked: "Uncle, I'll call the doctor."

Rong Hong shook his head and poured the water in the cup to the ground, "Pour another cup for me."

"Uncle, you can't have anything to do now. I'll call the doctor!" Rong Yuan said tremblingly.

"It is because I can't ask the doctor to come!" Rong Hong cleared his throat, and an abnormal bright red appeared on his pale face. "Many people have escaped from Bopingling. At this moment, I'm afraid that many people in the army have already known about Bopingling. I wonder how many people are watching us! If I really fall down, you two can control the situation?"

Both of them were silent.

There are many long-time generals in the army, and Rong Hong can control them. How could these two juniors be taken seriously by those people?

"Rongguan is wrong, Rongguan is wrong, Rongguan is wrong!" Rong Hong lamented. He thought Rongguan was cautious in doing things and had rich experience, so he led his troops to escort some confidence that Rong had to come to Fujian in the next few decades or longer. Unexpectedly, it was his most reassuring person who completely ruined the future of Rong's family.

But he was dead, and he couldn't even find someone to scold him.

"Father, what should we do next?" Rong Ju asked in a trembling voice.

"The money is gone." Rong Hong's face was a little hideous, "So the little capital in his hand can never be lost. As long as he has soldiers in his hand, he can always make money back when he goes to Annan in the future. As long as he has soldiers in his hand, Xiang Zhen will compensate us a part of it. Although the adult male of Rong's family has almost died, he has not yet died! Even if there is only one surnamed Rong, he will still bloom and scatter in a few decades. When your great-grandfather started his business, he was alone?"

After all, the two frightened juniors made them more or less excited.

"Rong Ju, you immediately take your direct troops to the Bopingling area, gather some of the defeated soldiers and family members, and then set off directly, leave Fujian, go to Lingnan, get there, meet with the Xiang family and the people who are heading to Annan, and set off immediately."

"Father, I won't leave you now!" Rong Ju shook his head and said.

"Nonsense!" Rong Hong said sternly: "This is the foundation of our Rong family's future establishment. We can't stay in Fujian anymore. The next battle is probably a little bit of good luck. Leaving early and leaving the seedlings is the most important thing. Get out of here!" Rong Hong was furious and threw his cup to the ground. With a clanging sound, Rong Ju knocked three times at Rong Hong, turned around and strode away from the camp.

Seeing Rong Ju leave, Rong Hong took a few breaths of breath and said to Rong Yuan: "Tomorrow, our main force is also ready to retreat. Rong Yuan, you and your troops in the headquarters will cut off the rear for the main force."

"Yes!" Rong Yuan nodded.

"Zheng Yu and others are in Fujian, and I don't know how many of them have colluded with them. When we are defeated, maybe someone will collude with them. Only I am alive, these people dare not act rashly." Rong Hong gasped and said, "You stay behind, don't take the initiative to attack, and with their troops, they will definitely not dare to attack you."

"If they dare to attack me, I will definitely make them regret it." Rong Yuan said gritting his teeth.

"But they will follow you in a silence." Rong Hong sighed: "Keep a distance. After our main force leaves, you will speed up and go to Jiangxi to meet me."

"Uncle, since you said that we will definitely lose the battle in Jiangxi, why do we still need to fight this battle? Why not just preserve our strength and go directly to Annan?" Rong Yuan asked in confusion.

"Where is the account calculated like this?" Rong Hong shook his head and said, "Do you think such a great migration is an easy thing? It takes time and a lot of money. It takes time to go on that route, it is a time-consuming and labor-intensive thing. It takes a long time to prepare, and it is not easy to walk. At this time, if we give up the battle with Northern Tang and retreat with all our hearts, what will happen in the end?"

Rong Yuan understood: "The Northern Tang army will chase after him."

"Yes, we easily gave up the large-scale strategic transformation space. The Northern Tang army will inevitably take advantage of the situation and constantly erode, compress our activity space, and squeeze us into a narrow area. At this time, the more troops, the more miserable the outcome will be. There is no room for maneuvering and not enough food and grass logistics. If you collapse, it will be faster." Rong Hong said.

"So the so-called Jiangxi Battle is just to buy time for Nanjin so that the rear can arrange it properly?" Rong Yuan said with wide eyes.

"It can be said that we, Xiang family, Zheng Zhe from Guiguan, and Ma Xiang from Rongguan, all thought so. The only one who was really kept in the dark was Qian Shouyi from Jiangxi. He thought we really wanted to fight the Northern Tang army in Jiangxi with one force?" Rong Hong whispered.

"Is there no hope of winning? What if we win?" Rong Yuan was a little unwilling: "At least we can collect more than 100,000 troops in Jiangxi. Uncle, if we win, wouldn't we be able to stabilize our position and make another storm."

Rong Hong nodded: "I know what you think. Do you want to avenge your father and brother?"

"yes!"

"There is naturally hope for victory." Rong Hong said: "When two armies fight, even if one side has an overwhelming advantage, how can they dare to say that they will win? There must be hope. But it is only very small. Moreover, if you don't want to win, you must make some arrangements in advance. Things like throwing alone, fighting with your back, and burning your boats are all unstoppable. Once you fail, there will be nothing left. Do you understand?"

"Um!"

"And, in terms of the general trend, we are likely to have no hope of turning over. Even if we win the Battle of Jiangxi, it will only be delayed for a while. The climate of the Northern Tang Dynasty has become. They have been completely crushing us in politics, economy and military terms, so a victory in a war cannot change this major trend." Rong Hong continued: "So, the back road must be arranged first, and then work hard to win the victory of this battle. If we really win, it will be a good thing for our next situation in Annan. If we win, we are called strategic retreat in Annan, and we are called business rear. If we lose, it is called defeat, which is called "gou Yan's breathing."

"Go back and prepare. The third day after the main force left, your troops will also start to retreat!" Rong Hong said.

Seeing Rong Yuan leave, Rong Hong coughed gently again, took out a handkerchief and wiped the corner of his mouth. Looking at the bright red on the handkerchief, he sighed softly: "Rong Hong, you have to hold on, at least you can't die now, so you have to send the younger generations for another journey!"

The next day, 10,000 main troops of Fujian began to retreat and left Quanzhou.

The news of the defeat of Bopingling had spread throughout the army, and the officers and soldiers seemed a little depressed, and the anxiety and anxiety spread silently throughout the audience.

Until Rong Hong, who was fully armed, appeared in front of everyone. Rong Hong, who was calm and unsightly, at least gave these people some psychological comfort. With the sound of the horn, the army began to leave the station one by one.

In Quanzhou City, Zheng Yuxing found Gao Xiangsheng.

Every time Zheng Yu saw Gao Xiangsheng, he seemed to be drinking wine and eating delicious food, and never repeat it.

"Duke Gao, Rong Hong has withdrew his troops!"

Gao Xiangsheng laughed and said, "Of course, his old foundation was taken away by our people in one breath, and he suffered heavy losses. He is almost going to lose everything now, so why don't he leave?"

"Ah?" Zheng Yu was obviously not aware of the news and was a little shocked.

Gao Xiangsheng handed him a piece of information on the side: "Look, the six thousand volunteer troops led by Ren Xiaonian wiped out Rongguan's troops in Bopingling and seized countless people."

After reading this information that only had dozens of words, Zheng Yu couldn't help but be overjoyed, "No wonder they ran so fast!"

"Rong Hong divided the entire army into three divisions. His son had already led 5,000 main forces to leave yesterday. Today he left himself, and the Rong Yuan team that remained was cut off from the rear." Gao Xiangsheng smiled and said, "That's not the one in front, we have to keep Rong Yuan's army."

"Duke Gao, we can't beat him!" Zheng Yu was still very self-aware.
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