Three days, this was the most difficult three days that Zhong Yan and the Western Army had spent. During these three days, the Qingtang Army, led by An Ziluo, continued to harass the Song army. As they kept approaching Yuxue Pass, the harassment became more and more frequent.

Zhong Yan knew that An Ziluo wanted to kill the Song army to the greatest extent before leaving Qingtang. He was looking for his mistakes from beginning to end, but in the end he found that he was too anxious.

If I sent someone to search carefully after attacking Zongge City, I would definitely find something strange in the city and would not be set on fire by An Ziluo. When the army broke through and successfully evacuated, Zhang Shaowen came to report that the fire in Zongge City had swallowed more than 6,700 lives...

These people did not die when siege the city, but after siege the city, died in the fire, and under An Ziluo's conspiracy. This is not that the soldiers do not have their lives, nor that they are not brave enough, but because their head coach did not see through the enemy's tricks, and Zhong Yan's heart was like a knife to cut regret and rushing like a tide.

In his opinion, he had 30,000 elite troops from the Western Army, so where could he go?

Who would have thought that he would have lost his might in Zongge City in Qingtang. Even if he broke out this time, he would be blamed. If he wins a great victory, he will not be guilty of anything, but once he is defeated, he will still be unimaginable.

Zhong Yan knew that Liu Huan's documents were inappropriate, but his idea at that time was that if he could capture Zongge City, he would use troops to Qingtang all the way. If he failed, he would retreat unstoppable. In this way, he could achieve what the document said, "It would be better to fight against the battlefield against the enemy than to wait for the enemy to Xiao Qiang."

Who knew that he did not escape unscathed this time, and he had lost so many soldiers, siege, fire, breakout, and lost more than 10,000 along the way. Zhang Shaowen next to him had already looked ugly as if he had died.

Both of them knew the price of sending troops this time, but they had documents in their hands, so they were different from Fan Dayong, but both of them knew that if the official wanted their own heads, then whether there were documents or not.

Thirty thousand Western troops went to war, and only 20,000 were brought back. Ten thousand were lost to Zongge City and the way to withdraw troops. This was a heavy loss for the Song Dynasty and a defeat that had not occurred in many years.

How to determine failure? The easiest way is to see if there are any previous strategic goals. No matter how much the soldiers lose, they will not be as bad as they can achieve their goal of sending troops.

But this time the Western Army did not achieve the purpose of sending troops. After seizing Zongge City, they relied on Zongge City as support to continue to attack Qingtang, Miaochuan City, Xige City, and finally Qingtang City.

Zhong Yan’s goal is to take down the entire Qingtang. The end point is not in Qingtang City but in the big lake to the west. This lake, called "Cowenbu" by the plateau people, has extraordinary significance.

The official once said that if Qinghai Lake cannot be taken down, the Song Dynasty's rule over Qingtang would be far from enough. Later, Zhong Yan learned that the so-called Qinghai Lake is the cuowenbu in the plateau population.

After capturing Qinghai Lake, the Song Dynasty completely captured Qingtang, and from then on, there will be a steady stream of green salt entering the Song Dynasty. The sales of green salt in the Song Dynasty were particularly good. The large number of sea salt caused the salt price to fall to the point where ordinary people could easily purchase it, so Zhao Zhen no longer set up a salt tax, but this is an exception for green salt.

Qing salt comes from Qingtang. This thing is not only a salt that can be eaten, but also a good thing for rinsing your mouth and brushing your teeth. It can even be used as medicine.

The Song Dynasty had a great demand for green salt, but because it was in the hands of the Qingtang people, the price was extremely high compared to ordinary salt.

Now that the troops are defeated and withdrawn, Qinghai Lake, Qingyan and the Song Dynasty have nothing to do with each other. Zhong Yan and Zhang Shaowen are in a deep mood. They know what they will face.

He sent troops to Qingtang without authorization, and lost more than 10,000 soldiers. Even if he captured the city, he would fail again. From beginning to end, all this was under An Ziluo's plan. This was what embarrassing Zhong Yan the most.

After seizing the city, he could still be plotted against others and burned so many soldiers to death. From now on, he would be in the Western Army. No, the reputation of the entire Song Dynasty would be bad.

The defeated general dared not speak out. What reason can he have to take action in the future?

Yuxue Pass is right in front of you. The high pass is like a white barrier under the snow-capped mountains, which is hard to reach, but the flag on the top of the city makes Zhang Shaowen's face change drastically, "General! The people of Qingtang have seized Yuxue Pass!"

Zhong Yan's face was gloomy, and there were pursuers behind him and there were interceptors in front of him. This was the worst case. As long as the army passed the Yuxue Pass, it would enter the territory of the Song Dynasty. At this time, it would be the most deadly when encountering interception!

There is no way to do it now, so I can only break through the barrier, otherwise I will consume a small amount of morale.

The Qingtang defenders in the pass did not intend to let Zhong Yan lead his army to leave easily. The crossbow arrows were shot overwhelmed by the sky, and the sound of the bow strings was like a crack of silk. The Song army raised their shields in the rain of arrows.

But at this time, the pursuers behind the army arrived in an instant, and the sound of killing kept coming from behind. If they were attacked inside and outside, the consequences would be unimaginable, and the hairs on the back of Zhong Yan's neck would explode.

The terrain of Yuxue Pass is very steep. Whether facing the Song Dynasty or Qingtang, the road is very steep. It is easy to defend but difficult to attack.

The explosives could not be placed near the pass, so it was really difficult to build a ladder. The people of Qingtang, who were conspicuous, kept shooting crossbows, and more than 5,000 people had already blocked the small rain and snow levels.

Boom...... The explosion suddenly sounded, followed by a louder shout of killing. This sound was so familiar to Zhong Yan. Not only that, the morale of the soldiers of the Western Army also mentioned... Reinforcements are coming!

The 10,000 Western Army led by Zhong Shiheng came from Ningxia Road and had already sent soldiers to investigate and found that Yuxue Pass was abnormal. If Zhong Yan attacked Qingtang, Yuxue Pass would not be still in the hands of the Qingtang people. Obviously, it was captured by the Qingtang people after taking the Guancheng.

The Qingtang people wanted to cut off the supply of the Song Dynasty. Whose hand is most important in the hands of the rain and snow? So Zhong Shiheng moved the attack on Guancheng without hesitation. Just when he launched an attack, the shouts of killing on the other side were shocked.

The only one who can attack the Qingtang people's pass was the Song army. Zhong Yan, who was attacking Zongge City, returned to the army to attack Yuxue Pass. The biggest possibility was that he was defeated!

As a result, Zhong Shiheng's attack became even more fierce. He was attacked by both sides of the Song Dynasty. Yuxue Pass quickly changed hands. When Zhong Shiheng saw the Qingtang army retreating, his legs were slightly weak. He almost came later, Zhong Yan and the only 20,000 Western Army under his command would be wiped out.

"Shipman Zhong, the general is here!"

Zhong Shiheng's march Sima pointed to Zhong Yan in the distance wearing armor. The old man looked ugly. It seemed that the young marshal could not escape the family law this time.

"Come on, tie up this bold beast! Escort back to Beijing and let the official family lose their lives!"
Chapter completed!