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"Lord, judging from the figure, this machine mold is a little difficult, but it is not impossible to make, but from the perspective of various parameters, it is necessary to use higher quality iron, which needs to be cast with fine iron." Liu Xuan said.

"Huh! Experts are different from mortals, what kind of iron you need, you can tell Lu Zhaolin, and Lord Lu will provide what you need. Yang Er couldn't help but be happy when he saw that Liu Xuan seemed to be sure.

In this case, the matter of building the canal was handed over to the apprentice to take care of, and the master worked with Mr. Guangbo in the logistics department of Minister Ma to build this "steam engine". ”

"Good! This king wants you to wait for this sentence. Don't leave tonight, just have a light meal in the house, you don't know yet! Minister Ma's cooking skills are also a must, hehe! ”

"Okay, two, since my brother has spoken, Ma will be ugly tonight." Ma Shumou took the words and agreed. The arrival of this Liu Xuan made him breathe a sigh of relief, and the burden on his body was even lighter.

In the Sanyuan Li Jingjun tent, a controversy is unfolding.

"Dashuai, a certain man just went south less than a hundred miles, but he was called back, why did he change so much?" Yin Kaishan asked angrily.

"How is General Yin comparing himself to Yuwen Chengdu?"

"It's better to be so! But it is still in the capital, not in Shuofang. ”

"What if Ben Shuai says that he has arrived in Shuofang City?"

"This ---"

"Ben Shuai has been repaid, the capital has been broken by Yu Wenhua, the new emperor Yang Yong has been kidnapped by Yang Su, the king of Yue, and fled to Hanzhong, and the 100,000 Jin troops of Yuwen Chengdu are already on the way back to Shuofang City. Therefore, Ben Shuai sent someone to recall the general. ”

"Huh? Dashuai, the turmoil in the capital has subsided, Yuwen Chengdu has returned to the army, shouldn't we face the attack of Yuwen Chengdu? ”

"General Yin, the situation we are facing now is more sinister than Yuwen Chengdu's attack. The three cities of Jinxi have been lost, and we are now alone! Duan Zhixian interrupted the argument between the two and said to Yin Kaishan.

"Huh? Could it be that the Hedong Army has invaded my Jinyang in the north? Jinxi has been lost, won't we become a ---" Yin Kaishan originally wanted to say "Won't we become a turtle in the urn", but he swallowed it because he felt unlucky.

"General Yin is right, now Jinyang is being attacked by the Jin army in Hedong, and our army has no hope of attacking south and can only return to Jinyang, but the three cities in western Jin have been occupied by Wu Tianxi's 150,000 Jin troops, and our army has no way to retreat. The recall of General Yin was precisely for the whole army to cross the Wuyuan to the north and bypass Yulin County to return to Jinyang. Li Jing said.

"But this long-distance detour, will the lord still have time to save him in Jinyang?"

"Regardless of whether you can save Jinyang or not, it is better to sit here and wait for death." Duan Zhixian said.

"Alas! I knew that this was the case, why did I go west here! Yin Kaishan said with a long sigh.

"The matter has come to this, it is useless to say more, tomorrow the whole army will go north to cross the river and go to Wuyuan. General Yin went and prepared himself! Li Jing ordered Yin Kaishan in annoyance.

"Yes." Yin Kaishan had no choice but to agree, and walked out of the big tent after bowing.

On the second day, under the watchful eyes of the people of Tuntian in Hetao, Li Jing's army marched north. When Tang Jun walked away, a burst of cheers erupted in the crowd, as if sending off the plague god.

Li Jing's northward movement of the Tang Army had already alarmed Sun Sheng, the chief general of the Wuyuan Guard, whether to block or release? This made Changsun Sheng feel quite embarrassed, and he had to convene his three generals to discuss.

"Marshal, now the king of Jin is fighting with Li Yuan of Jinyang, obviously Li Jing's Tang army wants to cross the river to Yulin to return to Jinyang City, and it is advisable for my Wuyuan garrison to remain neutral." General Yuan Ying said.

"General Yuan's words are wrong! Now the capital has been broken by the Jin army, Yang Yong will be captured by the king of Jin sooner or later, and the world of the Great Sui has been in the hands of Yang Guang, the king of Jin, and sooner or later he will be the emperor. If our Wuyuan Army let go of Li Jing's Tang Army, if he is investigated by Yang Guang in the future, we will be suspected of arsoning with the enemy. General Wang Xuan objected.

"What does General Liu mean?" Changsun Sheng felt that the two generals' statements were reasonable, and they couldn't make a decision for a while, so he asked his henchman Liu Fang again.

"Dashuai, my Wuyuan defenders are on the border of the Great Sui, and the enemy in my eyes is only the Northern Turks. If our troops attack Li Jing's Tang army, it will be cannibalism, and it will be the Turks who will benefit. Besides, my Wuyuan garrison is only 30,000, how can I stop Li Jing's Tang army of 150,000? It is better to remain neutral than to see the last general. Liu Fangdao.

"Hmmm! Because Li Jing's department was blocked from returning home, he had to make a detour to our Wuyuan area to return to Jinyang, not to try to help my Wuyuan. We are only guarding the border to prevent the Turks, and Li Yuan's Tang army is also my Great Sui soldiers and horses, so we cannot fight with them. If he does not come to attack our Wuyuan, Ben Shuai will not be his enemy, and let him return to Jinyang by the way. Changsun Sheng ordered.

"Yes." The three generals replied in unison.

After Liu Fang and Yuan Ying left the Shuai Mansion, Wang Xuan turned back to the mansion to see Changsun Sheng.

"Dashuai, I'll let Li Jing go over, if King Jin blames him---"

"Alas! Ben Shuai is also out of helplessness! We are waiting for border soldiers and do not participate in political affairs, and the dispute between Tang Guogong and King Chitose of Jin is a civil strife, so we still do not participate, and it is better not to stand on the sidelines. If King Chitose of Jin wants to blame me, let's wait until he ascends the throne as emperor! ”

"The marshal's words are reasonable, and the general will retire."

"Alas! I hope that the civil strife will be calmed down as soon as possible, and that the Turkic army will take advantage of the situation to go south. Looking at Wang Xuan's departing figure, Changsun Sheng couldn't help but sigh and said.

After two days of traveling, Li Jing's army finally arrived at the crossing of the Yellow River. A sudden good news lifted Li Jing's spirits, and he couldn't help but ask the return of Tanma in disbelief.

"You mean there are a hundred and ten ferries at the ferry? Is this true? ”

"Report to the commander, the 130 ferries crossing the river and the captain have been controlled by our army, and there is no one stationed on the other side, and our army can cross the river at any time."

"Huh! The commander had already expected that the Wuyuan garrison would not stop me, and passed on the order of the commander that the whole army should cross the river in order without delay. ”

On a hill on the north bank, Changsun Sheng led his three generals to overlook the crossing of the Yellow River, which was now a busy scene. Originally, there were nearly 300 civilian boats on both sides of the ferry, but now they have been requisitioned by Li Jing, which accelerated the speed of the Tang army's crossing of the river, and from a distance, Li Jing's 150,000 Tang troops were crossing the river in an orderly manner.

"Dashuai, who will win the Tang and Jin wars now?" Wang Xuan asked softly with a serious face, and the two generals Liu Fang and Yuan Ying also turned their heads to look at Changsun Sheng.

"Humph! According to Benshuai, Li Yuan is playing lanterns in the pit --- looking for death. If Li Yuan can win, why force Li Jing's army to detour and return to help? From here to the east is the desert, and his 150,000 horses are more than foot soldiers, how can this desert be easily crossed? Crossing the desert is also a big demoralization, how can you win the elite Jin cavalry? If the commander uses troops, he will send elites to seize Yulin City and block the return of Li Jing's army, so that Li Yuan's Jinyang is a tiger in a cage and a turtle in an urn! ”

Wang Xuan and the other three generals listened and all nodded yes.

"Wang Xuan, Ben Shuai ordered you to go to Luzhou, Hedong, and go to King Jin Chitose to say before driving, and make his position clear, so as not to be suspicious of King Jin in the future."

"Huh! Subordinates receive orders. Wang Xuan smiled and agreed.

Jinyang Wenshui City.

Hou Junji and Ding Yanping were standing on the head of Wenshui City, which was already a piece of bricks, looking at the dozens of fires that were burning in the city, and from time to time there were bursts of shouts of soldiers and the cries of the people in their ears, and the entire ruined Wenshui City was presented in front of them, extremely desolate.

"Lao Ding! How powerful is my Luzhou iron cannon? After two days of shelling, the city became like this. ”

"General Hou's iron cannon is a siege weapon, which really opened Ding's eyes, and now the city can be broken like this? It's just that you see that this cannon has destroyed so many houses in the city, and many people have died under the fire! ”

"Humph! Otherwise, it is not enough to deter the Tang army in the city, and it is not enough to deter Li Yuan of Jinyang. Lao Zhai: Has the number of casualties in our army come out? Hou Junji saw the deputy general Zhai Rang hurriedly climbing up the bricks at the head of the city and asked.

"General Hou, General Ding, there are only more than 100 casualties in our army when they wiped out the remnants of the enemy in the city, and it is not surprising that most of them were slightly wounded. Now the Tang army in the city that did not flee in time has been cleared, and the soldiers are extinguishing the fires everywhere, pacifying the people in the city, and restoring order in the city before dusk. ”

"Alas! It's just a pity that tens of thousands of Tang troops in this city abandoned the city and fled, and this battle was not successful! Hou Junji said to Ding and Zhai with some regret.

"Huh! General Hou! It is better to see that the tens of thousands of fleeing soldiers have all fled back to Jinyang City, and these tens of thousands of frightened birds have entered Jinyang City, which can spread the huge power of our army's siege artillery throughout Jinyang, and everyone in Jinyang City will be afraid at that time, even if he has increased these tens of thousands of soldiers in the city, I am afraid it will not help. Ding Yanping said with a smile.

"I can see that it is, our army will rest here for 3 days, and wait for the results of the battle on Xue Wanchun's side in Yanmen to come out, so that the defeated army there will spread the prestige of our army."

"Hehehehehe!" The three of them burst out laughing at the top of the city.

"Report, General Hou, Lord Lu Zhaolin has arrived, and he is now waiting for the three generals to come over in the account." A junior colonel of the Chinese army ran up to the city to report.

"Oh? Lord Lu must have something important to do when he comes in person, and I will return to the military tent as soon as possible. When Hou Junji heard that Lu Zhaolin was coming, he was shocked, and he didn't dare to delay, so he hurriedly asked Ding and Zhai Er to rush to the military tent outside the city with him.

In the big tent of the Jin army camp outside Wenshui City, Lu Zhaolin was leisurely sipping tea with a smile on his face. Originally, I thought that Wenshui City, the last fortress of Jinyang City, would be more difficult to fight, but I didn't want to hear that the city had been broken before I arrived, and this result would undoubtedly make me more confident in the purpose of this trip.

There was a sudden commotion outside the account, and Lu Zhaolin knew that Hou Junji and other generals had returned, and raised his eyes to look at the account door. I saw the three generals led by Hou Junji rushing in, coming to him and bowing in unison.

"The three generals don't have to be polite, and sit down and talk." Lu Zhaolin said while saluting back.

"Lord Lu, if you don't accompany the lord in Luoyang, what's the matter here?" Hou Junji asked.

"Huh! Originally came to end the Battle of Jinyang. The official was ordered by the lord to go to Jinyang to persuade him to surrender. ”

"Oh? Although Li Yuan lost this Wenshui City, his strength still exists, how can he surrender? Lord Lu is afraid that it will be useless to go here! Ding Yanping interjected, and Hou and Zhai nodded frequently when they heard this, and they were not optimistic about the method of persuasion.

"Huh! The three cities in the west of Jin are occupied by our army, Li Yuan can't wait for Li Jing's reinforcements, and now Jinyang is lonely, with few major generals and soldiers, how can I block the siege of several large armies? Those who know the times are Junjie, even if Li Yuan can't see the situation clearly, many wise and resourceful people under his command will definitely be able to persuade him to accept the conditions of his own official's persuasion. ”

"Hmmm! Since Master Lu is so sure, how can I and others cooperate to make things happen? ”

"General Hou, this duke orders you not to take care of this Wenshui City, just leave a few soldiers and horses to garrison, and tomorrow I will send Jinyang City with Lu Moudao's troops."

"Yes, the last general will obey." Hou Junji stood up and answered. Although this Lu Zhaolin is a civil official, he is the most important confidant minister around the lord, and his words can definitely represent the will of the lord, and the three generals dare not disobey, and the original three-day rest plan was immediately canceled.

The news of the destruction of Wenshui City spread as the defeated army entered Jinyang City, and the soldiers and civilians in Jinyang City suddenly fell into panic. More people heard that there were powerful siege firearms in the Jin army, which made the people in Wenshui City have many casualties, so they packed up their homes and fled outside the city for refuge.

The Tang Mansion was also in chaos at this time, and the main officials and generals of Jinyang City also gathered in the mansion to discuss the matter of defending the city.

"Zhugong, I didn't expect the Jin army to besiege Fenyang City without fighting, but took a detour to capture Wenshui City. Wenshui is only 200 miles away from my Jinyang, and its soldiers will arrive in my Jinyang City in 3 days at most. Although Li Yuan was anxious, he still retained a calm look on his face, and asked his subordinates.

"Lord, no matter what, we have to defend this Jinyang City, and the old minister is willing to donate all his family wealth to defend the city." Nei Shi ordered Dou Wei to come out of class and said loudly, which made the hundred officials in the mansion suddenly quiet down when they heard it, and their eyes showed incomprehension.

"Lord, if you can retreat Yang Guang's soldiers and horses, the old man is also willing to donate his family funds." Uncle Dou Kang also echoed and said.

"Wen Wei and Dao Sheng, why do you two say that?" Li Yuan was also shocked by the words of the two heads of the Dou family, and asked puzzledly.

"Lord, if Jinyang City is lost, the entire territory of Jinyang will fall into the hands of Yang Guang, the king of Jin, and the lord doesn't see his means of occupying the land? A certain Dou family lives in Jinyang, there is a wide range of fertile land, if Jinyang returns to Yang Guang, my Dou ancestral property will fall into his hands, and its family property is confiscated, it is better to dedicate it to the lord to resist Yang Guang's soldiers. Xuan Zhen, Yan Bo, how are you waiting? Dou Wei explained the reason for donating the property, and at the same time reminded Pei Lin and Wen Daya, the two Jinyang families, who were in the same situation as himself.

"My lord, I am willing to go to the Turkic Yahar and Lin as soon as possible, and ask the Turkic reinforcements for the lord." After Wen Daya listened to Dou Wei's reminder, she seemed to suddenly wake up, and hurriedly said to Li Yuan.

"What about Xuan Zhenyi?" Li Yuan had no idea for a while, so he asked Pei Lian, who bowed his head and was silent.

"Tang Gong, can the Turkic barbarian Tartars protect their ancestral property when they come? Now that my Jin Yang is weak, at this time I went to ask the Turks to send troops to rescue, wouldn't it become a thief to open the door, and the old man would rather send the ancestral property of the family to the King of Jin than be destroyed under the iron hooves of the Turks. Pei Lin not only represents the famous local scholars in Jinyang, but also a patriotic celebrity with a strong backbone, and the concept of resolutely resisting foreign invasion has long been engraved into the bone marrow.