Sure enough, as Gao Huan said, since the defeat of Shayuan, the hearts of the Eastern Wei people are unstable.

It is said that Yang Zhong went south from Luoyang, and before the first battle, he had captured Xiang (Zhisuo Longshan, now Jiaxian, Pingdingshan City, Henan Province) and Guang (Zhisuo Shanbei, now Lushan County, Pingdingshan City, Henan Province) two prefectures. Needless to say, it is natural that the local Shihao has no intention of resisting, or has other plans, and has moved the city to surrender.

On the other side, Helian Da went out of Wuguan in the east, which was also smooth sailing, sweeping all the way to the north of Jingzhou, and then had to meet with Yang Zhong's department at the southern foot of Rongqi Mountain, and pointed to Yuzhou (Zhou Zhi Hanging Gourd, now Runan County, Zhumadian City, Henan Province).

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In the military office of the Hanging Gourd City, Hou Jing, the assassin of Yuzhou and the hussar general of the Eastern Wei Dynasty, stood on the top, twisting his beard lightly, and was watching with interest the confidants in the hall arguing endlessly.

Half of the people in Thailand said that the western thief was approaching, and when he fought hard to prevent him from continuing to advance eastward into the battle of --- Shayuan, Hou Jing's department was almost undamaged, although he also suffered some losses in the Pusaka camp later, in the end, the main force still existed, and it was already the best one among the various departments. On the way back to Yuzhou in the south, Hou Jing made a heart, forcibly conscripted and plundered along the way, seized a lot of food, and after returning to Yuzhou, he had to recruit men and horses in a short time, and so far he has made up the soldiers. Therefore, Yuzhou still dared to claim "strong soldiers and strong horses" at this time, and was not afraid of the Western Army from the bottom of his heart.

When Wang Xiangui, the general of Yuzhou, opened his mouth, he was full of complaints: "War, war, war... If you continue to fight, do you still want to live? ”

"Why did the dignitaries say that?" Everyone was stunned: "The western thief is not three-headed and six-armed, I have strong soldiers and horses in Yuzhou, what are you afraid of him doing?" ”

"I'm not afraid of thieves." Wang Xiangui sneered: "I'm afraid... But it's someone else. ”

"What do you mean?"

"Everyone is the heart of the envoy, so I don't have to hide it." Wang Xiangui narrowed his eyes and said coldly: "The battle of Shayuan has saved your life for the sake of us, and it is obvious that you have hated King Gao. Even if we are not afraid of thieves, we will always lose money. As the saying goes, there is a strong enemy outside, and there is suspicion inside, and in the long run, no matter how much we can fight, we will inevitably die here! ”

"Your Excellency, you mean ... Does King Gao have the intention to kill people with the sword of the thief? The generals were skeptical.

"Exactly!" Wang Xiangui answered categorically.

Hou Jing pretended not to know, smiled, and asked, "How can you see it?" ”

Wang Xiangui said: "You don't see, King Gao has obviously sent the southeast province to help Henan." But when the father and son arrived in Qiaocheng (Southern Yanzhou Prefecture, now Bozhou City, Anhui Province), they stopped grinding and did not go any further. Hehe, do you want to see me fight with the West Thief? ”

All the generals in the hall were shocked, and they were stunned.

Hou Jing laughed: "Yes, yes, the dignitary has seen it." After a pause, he said: "In this case, everyone is discussing, how should we deal with this matter?" ”

Originally, Yuzhou could also learn from those states and counties of Xiang and Guangzhou, and temporarily threw himself into the Western Dynasty, and then made plans to --- anyway, in this troubled era, but with soldiers in his hands, he can always be invincible, even if it is repeated, it is normal. However, the lord of his own family has a deep hatred with the Kansai Nagan Wuchuan thief, and it is impossible to vote for it no matter what... So, everyone exchanged heads and ears for a while, but they couldn't talk about one, two, three.

"It's not war, it's not surrender... Wang Xiangui became anxious, and couldn't help shouting: "It's a big deal, so that the king will lead me to wait for a shot to the south to invest in Liang Guo!" ”

"That's right!" Everyone's eyes lit up: "It's a big deal to leave this Yuzhou, Nantou Liangguo!" ”

"Hahahaha!" Hou Jing suddenly laughed loudly: "It's not like this, it's not like this." ”

Wang Xiangui's eyes lit up: "Could it be that you have already made up your mind?" ”

"Yuzhou can't stay anymore. The western thief is sharp, and there is no need to confront it head-on, so we should temporarily avoid its edge in order to save our military strength. Hou Jing's deeply concave horse face bloomed: "I mean, when the division goes north, choose a place to live, and wait for the opportunity!" ”

"Going north?"

"That's right! He was about to go north, to the heart of the river. Hou Jing's fine eyes flashed with a deep gaze: "This small Yuzhou, a corner of the south, has long been unable to accommodate me Hou Jing." Hehe, this time to retreat into advance, it is inevitable that it is not an opportunity for the dragon to leap into the sea! ”

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Hou Jing was a decision, but he plundered the Quartet and led the whole army north.

The western army then had to drive straight into Yuzhou and take Yuzhou. Yang Zhong led his troops to continue north, and then took Yingzhou (Xuchang). So far, most of Henan is the income of the eastern and western armies, and it is the so-called "Jingbei, Xiang, Guangzhou, Henan, and Ying, and the land of Ying, which is attached one after another".

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At the beginning of the month, seeing that Pei Guo was not in Hedong, although Gao Huan was unable to coerce the army to attack, he still sent Xue Guyan to lead a partial division to the east of the river to invade.

Xue Guyan was also powerful, and actually said that he had moved the Xue clan of Hedong to rebel. Xue Xiuyi, the patriarch of the Xue clan, raised troops in Longmen and captured two counties in Longmen (now Hejin City, Yuncheng, Shanxi Province) and Gaoliang (now Jishan County, Yuncheng City, Shanxi Province). Xue Guyan went south from Baimacheng (Jinzhou Prefecture of Eastern Wei Dynasty, present-day Linfen City, Shanxi Province), and also had to capture the two counties of Nanjiang (present-day Jiangxian County, Yuncheng City, Shanxi Province) and Shao (present-day Yuanqu County, Yuncheng City, Shanxi Province).

Gao Huan was overjoyed, that is, Xue Xiuyi was named General Zuo and given the title of Marquis of Fenyin County.

The four counties near the Eastern Wei Dynasty were all lost, and Hedong was in chaos.

Pei Guo didn't dare to slack off, took Pei Kuan and Liu Qiu a few famous people from Hedong, and rode to Hedong. Soon the army was stationed in Wenxi (now Wenxi County, Yuncheng City, Shanxi Province) and confronted Erxue.

In the middle of the lunar month, due to the approaching New Year's Festival and heavy snowfall, the eastern and western armies temporarily suspended the offensive. The land of Henan calmed down for a while.

Helenda led his troops to retreat to Shang County, Luozhou. Duguxin guarded Luoyang and ordered Yang Zhong to garrison Xuchang.