After thinking about it, Murong Chui found that there was only one way left now, that is, he led part of the army to the area of Zhending County to fight a decisive battle with Li Xin, who was advancing eastward over there. As for the reason, the first is that the world is already in a mess at this time, and it is basically impossible for me to count on the assistance of Yecheng.

Second, it is because Liao Chuan and Peng Lin are facing them in the north, and they still have water to rely on.

With such a reliance, even if you are not there for a short time, you will not collapse completely. Moreover, even if they were really beaten by Liao Chuan and them for a while, wouldn't there be a second line of defense!

In contrast, Li Xin's threat to himself was much greater than that of Liao Chuan and Peng Lin. Killing from Zhending County, there is no obstacle in the middle, let alone a strong general.

The last point is because Murong Chui has never fought Li Xin face-to-face, but the importance of him is not light at all.

Looking at the entire battlefield, Murong Chui may not take Huan Wen in his eyes, but for Li Xin, who is younger than him, he has to be much more vigilant.

Another crucial point is that the current situation is very unfavorable for the entire Yan Kingdom. In this case, it is almost a difficult thing to triumphantly counterattack the Tang Army, which is attacking in a big way, except for one circumstance.

That is, after defeating Li Xin, the Tang King, it will achieve a great change for the entire battle situation. At that time, whether it is Liao Chuan, Peng Lin and others in the north, or Liu Xiaohai and Zhao Ji in the south, it will no longer be a problem.

As the saying goes, the thief captures the king first, this truth has long been spread in the world, and of course Murong Chui knows this. Although I know that this may not be easy, in this situation, it seems that there is only one game.

After thinking clearly, he ordered the generals beside him: "Immediately assemble the soldiers and horses, select the elite from the existing soldiers and horses, and after gathering 50,000 troops, go with this king to meet Li Xin immediately!" ”

"Fifty thousand troops?" Hearing this order, those generals couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and then asked, "With so many people transferred at once, what should we do about the defense of the north?" ”

"These 50,000 troops are used as the main force of the attack, facing the most elite soldiers in the Tang Army, and they are facing field battles, so naturally they cannot be ignored. As for the defense of the north, as long as it is properly guarded, there should be no problem in a short period of time with the remaining army of more than 100,000 troops. As long as we fight a quick battle and solve Li Xin before the Tang Army in the north breaks through the second line of defense, then everything will be fine! Murong said leisurely.

This is also a way out of the question, knowing that the other party is an elite man who is brave and good at fighting, if he does not completely overwhelm the other party in terms of troops, it is impossible to have a chance of winning at all.

Honestly, it's a bit of a risk, but the problem is that it's worth it when it matters.

Hearing this reason, the generals and officials did not refute it anymore, because they really couldn't think of a better way.

Soon, Murong Chui's order was conveyed, and the Yan troops around Anping County began to act. From all parts of the soldiers and horses, a part of the young and strong main force was drawn out, and then all rushed to Anping County to assemble.

At the same time, Murong Chui also ordered all parts of the coast to strengthen their defenses, and no one and others were allowed to cross the river. In addition, a large number of scouts were sent to the area of Zhending County to inquire about the situation there.

Moreover, the other counties west of Anping County were ordered to close the city and defend it, hoping to hold Li Xin back and gain time for his side to adjust the deployment.

Murong Chui's movements here are not small, how could he hide it from the staff spies hidden in these places. Less than an hour after his order was given, he was already overheard.

However, Murong Chui did not directly say that he was going to intercept Li Xin at this time, but only made a big move to guard the north.

The people below may not understand the significance of Murong Trai's approach, but when these news were quickly sent to Liao Chuan on the other side, they knew Murong Trai's thoughts.

At this time, Liao Chuan and Peng Lin were stationed on the north bank of the river, among them, Shao Zisong was responsible for the war in the area west of Gaoyang Kingdom, while Yao Chang and Shi Yue and others were responsible for the defense line in the area east of Gaoyang Kingdom.

Liao Chuan and Peng Lin took charge of the overall situation and personally sat opposite Anping County, in Bolu County, the capital of Gaoyang.

"It seems that Murong Trai is in a hurry, so he will gather troops, probably to resist His Highness's attack. After all, the confrontation with us has already been formed, and there is no need to make such a move again! After receiving the news, Liao Chuan discussed with Peng Lin.

"Your Highness's progress on your side's side seems to be very good, we successfully won Zhending and other counties before, and now the entire Changshan County is almost under our control. Shao Zisong's side has already begun to prepare to cross the water and join His Highness on the north bank of the water! If he moves first, the strength in His Highness's hands should reach about 30,000 to 40,000 by then, and in the face of Murong Chui's attack, it should be enough! Peng Lin nodded and analyzed.

"Your Highness must be aware of this matter, so we don't need to worry about it. However, if Murong Trai leaves the south bank of the water, it will also be an excellent opportunity for us. This time, we just took the opportunity to cross the river and wipe out these Yan troops in the south in one fell swoop. In that case, there will be no Yan army in the area of Tuoshui to stop us from going south!" After thinking about it, Liao Chuan proposed.

"That's what I mean, so let's get ready! However, it is better to wait until Murong Chui really leaves Anping County. When the time comes, the army will cross the river to the south with all its might, break through the Yan army's defense line as soon as possible, and then sweep all the way west behind Murong Shui, and completely surround it with His Highness! Peng Lin agreed.

In response to Murong Chui's actions, Liao Chuan and Peng Lin quickly arranged quietly, and on the surface, they seemed to be no different from usual. But in fact, the generals everywhere had already received secret orders, and they were already ready for war.

And Murong Chui's side, after three days of preparation, finally gathered 50,000 troops from the surrounding area. Moreover, Murong Chui also mobilized most of the cavalry in his hands to deal with the flying dragon cavalry on Li Xin's side.

However, even if these cavalry were combined, they were only about 15,000 people. Basically, the cavalry of the Yan Army on the entire defense line is already here, and if it is really exhausted, it means that the Yan Army in the entire Tuoshui area will no longer have fast and mobile cavalry.

And in the past three days, the news from the west has continued, which has made Murong even more worried.

One of them is that after Li Xin defeated the Yanglu army east of Tumen Pass, he immediately marched eastward and took the opportunity to take Zhending County, Changshan County, which is located on the south bank of the Tutuo River.

Then, taking advantage of the fact that the Yan army on the north bank had no time to take precautions, he immediately ordered to cross the Xutuo River, and the army suddenly appeared on the north bank of the Xutuo River.

And this place is already separated from the county seat of Anping by the city.

On the north bank of the Tuoshui River and Zhending County, across the river, is Jiumen County, Changshan County, and a lot of Yan troops are stationed in this county. After Li Xin crossed the river, he asked Zhang Hao to lead 5,000 Bupo troops to attack the city.

Then, Deng Qiang and Hong Yi led the flying dragon cavalry to quickly go north, rushed to Xinshi County and Lingshou County in the north and west, and raided the Yan army there. Because these two county towns are located on the south bank of the water, they are the two westernmost nodes of Murong Chui's defense line facing Liao Chuan.

As for himself, he led the remaining part of the men and horses to slowly advance towards Jiumen County, waiting for news from these three places.

The Yan army's reaction was relatively sluggish, because the battle of Tumen Pass had already ended for two days, and they had not yet made a perfect garrison. Otherwise, if Li Xin wants to fight the north bank of the Tuoshui River, I'm afraid it won't be so easy.

The appearance of the Tang army on the north bank, especially the attack on the south bank of the water, made Murong Chui's defense line on the west bank of the water immediately appear porous. Shao Zisong, who was confronting him over there, immediately ordered the soldiers and horses on the north bank to take advantage of the situation to cross the water and rush to the north of Jiumen County to join Li Xin.

At this point, Li Xin's army reached more than 35,000 people. After leaving some soldiers and horses to guard the city, Li Xin ordered the army to set off towards Anping County in the starry night. This time, he passed through the city without entering, ignoring the county towns along the way, and went straight to Murong Chui.

After receiving the news that Li Xin was killing him in a big way, Murong Chui had just ordered to set off, and at this time, the distance between the two armies was less than a hundred miles.

The county towns along the way were very obedient to Murong Chui's orders, and they were all in the city, and when they saw Li Xin leading a large army passing outside the city, none of them dared to lead the army out to attack.

In fact, Li Xin would have liked these places to do this. After all, although he doesn't take the initiative to attack the other party, it doesn't mean that he won't be defensive. At least, it was still very easy for the Wyvern Riders under his command to deal with these sneak attacking Yan troops.

On June 24, the Tang King of the Tang Dynasty and the Wu King of the Yan Kingdom finally met south of Weichang County in the Zhongshan Kingdom. The total number of troops between the two sides is nearly 100,000, and they are the most elite part of the armies of both sides.

Such a battle is destined to go down in history, because to a large extent, it will determine the situation after the Yan Kingdom. It can even be said that the first battle here has a great possibility of deciding the survival of the Yan Kingdom.

The war between the king of Tang and the king of Wu was already on the verge of breaking out.