So what if I traveled through time? I'll continue to roll in another place

In ancient times, without modern communication equipment, news was always delayed.

While Pei Ji and Zhou Yao were making preparations for the second siege, Chu Yuanming in Ao County had just received news of the failure of the first siege.

Chu Yuanming was very panicked when he heard that Pei Ji had failed to capture Liangdu City.

He completely forgot that he was in charge of the reinforcement army, and two-thirds of the 300,000-strong army were just sitting in Ao County eating idle meals.

Pei Ji only had 20,000 troops to attack Rong County plus 50,000 troops to be allocated later. It was not easy for him to fight Wuge to a draw.

He was confused, but he thought his men would always have a solution.

Chu Yuanming immediately summoned his advisers and generals to discuss countermeasures, and everyone remained silent.

At this time, Lin Guorui stepped out and said, "Your Majesty, I think we cannot just sit there and wait for death. Although General Pei Ji failed to capture Liangdu City, he also put a lot of pressure on the enemy. We should send troops immediately to form a siege with General Pei Ji and capture Liangdu City in one fell swoop!"

Chu Yuanming's mind moved, and he thought this method was feasible. But he was a little afraid that if he was sent to the front line, he would lose face if he still couldn't defeat Wuge. Moreover, Rong County had been captured before, so it was not as safe as Ao County, so he didn't say anything for a while.

Seeing that Chu Yuanming did not immediately adopt Lin Guorui's opinion, everyone changed their tone and said that the situation on the battlefield was changing rapidly. Since General Pei did not ask for help, he must have his own plan. It would be better to wait and see before discussing it.

Everyone talked at once but no one could come up with a clear conclusion, so Chu Yuanming could only let the ceremony staff disperse.

The battle report of the second day was the news that Wuge's army attacked the city and was repelled by Pei Ji.

The people who stayed in Ao County were in high spirits again.

Especially when he heard that Zhou Yao's newly made crossbow actually knocked Ge Tai off his horse, Chu Yuanming shouted in joy several times.

"This Zhou Yao is really capable. He actually made such a powerful weapon. It looks like our army has a good chance of winning." Chu Yuanming said excitedly.

"Your Highness is right!" Chen Tianrui echoed, "I have something to say, but I don't know whether I should say it or not."

"My dear, please feel free to speak." Chu Yuanming was in a very good mood. He was willing to listen to whatever anyone had to say.

"Since our army already has such a powerful weapon, victory is just around the corner. Why don't you go to Rong County to take charge? By then, the conquest of Liang will not be entirely the work of Pei and Zhou alone.

...If the prince does not go to the front line to supervise the battle, but only commands from the rear, I am afraid that people with ulterior motives will use this to slander the prince..." Chen Tianrui said it evasively, but it was exactly what Chu Yuanming was thinking.

Chu Yuanming agreed very much when he heard this, and immediately decided to lead the army to Rong County to supervise the battle the next day.

He looked down on Lin Guorui and his defeated generals such as the old, weak and sick, and Wu Ge's subordinates, so he asked Lin Guorui to stay in Ao County with 50,000 people from the Fuyuan General's Mansion and the Qianjun Governor's Mansion, and he personally led an army of 180,000 to provide support.

The next morning, Chu Yuanming led a large army and marched towards Rong County.

Along the way, Chu Yuanming was excited and kept imagining himself being heroic on the battlefield, his heart full of anticipation.

Unexpectedly, Uge soon taught the prince a lesson.

Pei Ji and Zhou Yao were planning the siege, and the Wuge people were not idle either.

After witnessing Pei Ji's bravery in siege on the first day and the power of the crossbow on the second day, Sutunanda, Zairpai and Getai had a new understanding of the opponents they were facing.

Pei Ji was neither a local official as flowery and bookish as Lin Guorui, nor a mediocre general like Geng Hong, the General Xuanjie of the Front Military Governor's Office who died in battle. He could not be ignored.

The Zaier faction was well versed in Zhao Dynasty culture and proposed a strategy of besieging a city and attacking its reinforcements.

On the one hand, a large army was sent to surround the flanks and rear of Rong County in advance. On the day of the main attack, the main force would attack from the front of Liangdu. Even if Pei Ji had equipment such as crossbows, there were not many of them and it was impossible to cover everything. They would definitely find a breakthrough.

On the other hand, send people to guard the mountain road from Ao County to Rong County for support. If Ao County sends troops to support, they must be intercepted on the spot and the two troops must be separated and annihilated.

The Zair faction had calculated well, and had sent its generals quietly out of the city to lurk in the flanks and rear of Rong County.

Pei Ji's focus was entirely on diverting water to irrigate the city, and he had no intention of leaving the city to seek help, so he did not notice Wu Ge's deployment in time.

It's not that he hadn't thought about this situation, but he felt that Chu Yuanming was too timid to leave the city, and Wuge would attack Rong County first. As long as Chu Yuanming didn't leave the city, there would be no danger.

Once the water is released, the main city of Wuge will be caught off guard, and their troops attacking Rong County will have to return to the city for support. The so-called strategy will fall apart and will not pose a threat to Ao County.

With this confidence, Pei Ji focused on protecting the water storage project and completely neglected the reconnaissance in the rear.

Unexpectedly, Chu Yuanming, who was in a hurry to meet You Rongyan, fell into Wuge's ambush and met Wuge cavalry in Liangtong Valley again.

Chu Yuanming's army encountered an ambush in the valley and was killed by surprise.

He was not even good at talking about it on paper, and now that he saw the real bloodshed and sacrifice, he was completely stunned.

Yue Zhenkang was the first to react. He shouted "Protect the emperor" and rushed to Chu Yuanming's carriage with his personal soldiers.

Chu Yuanming was already panicking, and all he wanted was to escape. He didn't care about the fierce fighting ahead, and shouted, "There's an ambush! Retreat! Retreat!"

Chen Tianrui on the side also echoed loudly: "Retreat! Retreat!"

The valley was narrow, and the army could not move freely. If they were to retreat and advance at the same time, who knows how much trampling would be done.

Tao He pushed the screaming Chen Tianrui away and said calmly: "Your Highness, I know the map by heart. Liangtong Valley is only 20 to 30 miles long. We have a large number of troops. As long as we fight our way out, we can escape! If we retreat now, we will lose our composure!"

Tao He's words calmed Chu Yuanming down a little from his panic, and he looked at Tao He with a questioning look.

"Your Highness, you can send a messenger to Rong County to ask for help. When the time comes, General Pei will come from Rong County to support us. Wouldn't that mean we can attack Wuge from two sides?" Tao He tried his best to dissuade him.

Chu Yuanming hesitated for a moment, but there was no better way at the moment, so he had to give it a try.

"Move forward at full speed and try your best to break out of the encirclement!" He calmed himself down and said firmly.

"Understood!" Tao He immediately ordered the central army to beat drums and lead the soldiers to charge forward following the military flags. He also sent a messenger to break out and ask Pei Ji for help.

At this time, Pei Ji was busy deploying the final general attack. Before he received Chu Yuanming's letter for help, he vaguely heard shouting and killing coming from the direction of Liangtong Valley, and felt it was a bit strange for a moment.

Before he could think for a while, the spy came to report: "General, Prince Jin led the central army out of Ao County today and encountered an ambush by Wuge at Liangtong Valley. He requested for help."

Pei Ji was overwhelmed when he heard Chu Yuanming's bold move. He originally thought that Wu Ge would attack Rong County with all his strength, but he didn't expect that they would have enough energy to set up an ambush in Liangtong Valley.

How many times will Zhao Chao fall in such a small Liangtong Valley?

He originally did not count the Prince of Supervision and the Central Army as part of the combat force, and only asked them to stay in Ao County to protect themselves. Unexpectedly, Chu Yuanming was quite ambitious and even ran out of the city to cause trouble for him.

This put Pei Ji in a dilemma. If he went to Liangtong Valley to rescue, it would disrupt the original plan, and it was possible that the Zair faction would discover his ambush in Bishan through his dispatch of troops.

But if he didn't go, if anything happened to Chu Yuanming, he would not be able to explain to the court.

Things have come to this point, he can't just ignore the life and death of the prince who is supervising the war.

"Send a message to General Shou, asking him to take 10,000 soldiers to defend the city, and the remaining 30,000 will follow me out of the city immediately to rescue the central army!" He thought for only a moment before making this risky decision.