After the arrangements were made, Murong Chui's army immediately divided their troops and left. The cavalry led by Sun Xi was the fastest, however, there were also many cavalry in Huanwen's 40,000 army. Therefore, he didn't dare to go straight to the front. Instead, he sent a lot of scouts to find out about Huan Wen's movements, and then prepared to intercept them halfway. Huan Wen went north from Jiangling before, and the journey was quite smooth, especially the counties such as Luyang and Xiangcheng were easily taken. In this way, he has a great confidence in this action, and he is particularly optimistic about the prospect of joining forces with Li Xin to attack Yan.

Thinking that after winning this war, the Jin army, under his leadership, swept away the previous defeat and recovered the lost territory of Da~, and his reputation in Jiangzuo would probably be greatly improved at that time.

If he can go one step further and eliminate the Yan Kingdom, the imperial court of the Northern Emperor who claims to be the emperor without authorization and does not obey the king, his prestige in the land of Jiangzuo will inevitably be unmatched for a while, and no one will be able to compete with him.

Fortunately, he hasn't been carried away by this little victory, so he hasn't let his guard down. After pacifying the newly recovered counties, he marched north with his whole army, preparing to advance directly to the northeast and recover Xuchang, the important land of Yuzhou.

The place of Xuchang is actually not far from Xuchang City in later generations. At this time, this is not only the seat of Yuzhou, but also the seat of Yingchuan County, and it was a prosperous place in the past.

I think that Cao Cao, Emperor Wu of Wei, started according to this, and later after his strength increased greatly, he used it as the capital, and did the thing of coercing the Son of Heaven to order the princes, which was the most powerful among the Three Kingdoms.

Thinking about it, it is not long before the Western Jin Dynasty Wei, although this Xuchang is no longer the capital, its status is still important.

Xuchang is not far from Yingshui and is located on the north bank of Yingshui. From this place to the northwest, it is the key to Luoyang. To the north, it leads directly to the Yellow River and can cross the Central Plains to the north.

As for the south, it is more convenient, as long as you get to the river, you can directly follow the Yingshui to the southeast. Entering the Huai River in Huainan County, and then entering the river system, it can be said that it extends in all directions.

Therefore, this place is very important, and it has been a battleground for soldiers since ancient times. If Huan Wen wants to go north with peace of mind and recover all the lost counties around him, he must first take this place that controls the Quartet.

If this place is controlled by the enemy, then whether he wants to go north or east, he will inevitably face a great threat. Therefore, Huan Wen is ready to personally lead the army to take this place.

But such a simple truth, Yan Jun also understands it! Therefore, since they got the news of Huan Wen's Northern Expedition and estimated the situation, they simply gave up some less important counties and shrunk the forces around Xuchang to Xuchang City.

In Xuchang City today, there are about 8,000 Yan troops, and the leader is Murong Chen. Because he knew that there was a huge difference in the strength of the two sides, coupled with Murong Ke's order, Murong Chen led the army to defend the city.

The walls of Xuchang City are tall and strong, even if Huan Wen has 40,000 troops in his hands, he will not easily capture this city for a while. On February 20, the Chinese army led by Huan Wen rushed to the city, and joined the front army that had first killed the city, and surrounded the city of Xuchang.

"Xuchang City is desperately difficult to capture, and the enemy can't defend it, so what can I do?" Standing outside the city, Huan Wen looked at this big city and couldn't help but be a little worried.

"General, please let the last general lead the army to attack the city, even if there are ten thousand deaths, you will definitely take this city!" After hearing this, some generals stood up and asked for their lives.

"Don't be busy, we've already surrounded them, don't rush to attack the city first. After all, the siege of the city must be done as a last resort, otherwise, it is easy to suffer too many casualties! Huan Wen listened, shook his head, and said.

"Report, General Qiyu, the traces of the Yan army's cavalry have been found fifty miles away!" Just when everyone was thinking about a strategy to break the city, suddenly there was a report from the Malay!

"Yan cavalry? How many centaurs are there? Who's in the lead? But Murong Chui? Hearing this, Huan Wen's face sank, and he immediately asked.

"I haven't found out yet, but it looks like at least a few thousand cavalry are heading south!" The spy replied.

"Go and investigate again, if you find it, report it quickly!"

"Yes!"

It's not good news that the enemy's cavalry has just besieged the city here. Fortunately, the siege had not yet begun, otherwise, the enemy would suddenly come from behind in the middle of the battle, which would be very bad for my side.

"You've heard it too, the enemy is sending reinforcements! If we don't think of a way to break this city, I'm afraid we will have to fall into a dilemma! Huan Wen glanced at everyone and said slowly.

"Murong Chen, the general of Xuchang, is not a talent of a famous general, and he is regarded by his subordinates. If we want to take down Xuchang City, we still need to use the plan! If you have a plan, this city can be easily taken down! After everyone was silent for a while, Zhengxi Peng Wang Xun suddenly spoke.

"What Yuan Lin said is exactly what I want, but the plan will be released?" Huan Wen, who was originally unable to do anything, immediately asked after hearing this.

Wang Xun is also from a big family, and his grandfather is Wang Dao, an important minister of the Eastern Jin Dynasty! Among Huan Wen's strategists, he and Xi Chao are the most important for Huan Wen, but if it is about confidants, in fact, Xi Chao is even better. The main reason is that Xi Chao supports Huan Wen to establish himself as emperor, but Wang Xun is loyal to the Jin family.

Of course, this does not mean that Wang Xun has no ability. In fact, he is superior in both intellect and literature. Otherwise, it will not be reused by Huan Wen and praised by the world.

"The reason why Murong Chen is defending the city is because of the pressure of our soldiers. And it avoided fighting precisely to wait for reinforcements from the south. Why don't we deliberately leak the news of the arrival of its reinforcements, and at the same time, mobilize the army to leave with great fanfare, leaving only some soldiers and horses to watch. Let's just say that the general will lead a large army to destroy his reinforcements, and then come back to attack the city! After Murong Chen heard the news, he was worried that the reinforcements would be wiped out by us, and secondly, when he saw that there were few soldiers outside the city, he would inevitably go out of the city to attack us. Let's lay down all the way in advance, and when it goes out of the city to fight, we will kill the generals from behind, take the city first and then destroy it, and the city can be taken! Wang Xun pondered for a while and said slowly.

"Okay, Yuan Lin's plan is the right time! If he can successfully take Xuchang City, Yuan Lin's contribution is not small! Do as you say! Hearing this plan, Huan Wen couldn't help but be overjoyed, and immediately agreed.

In Xuchang City, Yan General Murong Chen has planned to defend here since he gathered his soldiers and horses. It's just that when Huan Wen's army really killed the city and surrounded Xuchang City layer by layer, he was still a little worried in his heart, and he had to go to the city to inspect it in person every day to be relieved.

"Huan Wen is menacing, surround us here, we can only hold on here now, waiting for reinforcements to arrive!" Seeing the camp tents outside the city, Murong Chen sighed.

Of course, it was not what he liked to shrink into the city like this, but in reality, he could only give in. The good news is that although Huan Wen's main army arrived, it did not attack after most of the day, which made him breathe a sigh of relief.

"General, the little one caught two southerners and handed them over to the general!" Just as he was observing the Jin army outside the city, his soldiers suddenly walked up with two soldiers who looked like civilians and reported it.

"Oh? Southerners? If it's a fine work, why do you bring it with you? Just drag it down and kill it! Hearing this, Murong Chen waved his hand impatiently.

"But the general, they said that they had something important to report, and asked the general to spare their lives!" The little captain who led the team said with some embarrassment.

"Oh?" Murong Chen, who didn't care too much, couldn't help but feel good when he heard this, walked in front of the two of them, looked at them for a while, and then asked, "Say it!" If you have any confidential things to tell this general, if you dare to lie in the slightest, you will be divided! ”

"The general spares his life, the general spares his life! The small ones are indeed confidential, and they will never dare to deceive in the slightest! When the two heard this, they were immediately frightened half to death, and hurriedly knelt on the ground and begged for mercy.

Seeing the appearance of the two of them, Murong Chen's eyes couldn't help flashing a trace of contempt, and he said lightly: "Nanren is really cowardly, they are so afraid of death!" No wonder this world is owned by our Dayan! Let's talk about it! If you don't say it again, General Ben won't have the time to listen to your nagging! ”

"Yes, yes, in fact, the two younger ones are not fine, they just want to submit to the general!" One of them hurriedly said.

"Oh? Are you really stupid for being a general? Now Huan Wen is in full swing, and we are weak. In this situation, you want to come and submit to me? Could it be that you want to surrender by fraud, and then respond in the city to help Huan Wen capture the city? After hearing this, Murong Chen was stunned for a moment, and then said angrily.

"The general is angry, the general is angry! The reason why the little one does this is also a bitter one! Now the Huan Wen army is outside the city, although there are many soldiers and horses, but the small one overheard the conversation of the generals in the army, and knew that the reinforcements sent by the Yan State had reached fifty miles to the north. General Huan has already decided to lead the army north, leaving only some soldiers and horses to monitor the general, planning to wipe out the reinforcements first, and then deal with you, the general! After a little careful thought, General Huan may be defeated this time, so he specially wants to find a way to survive! The other replied at once.

"Oh! You say our reinforcements have arrived? When did this happen? How many people came? And who led the troops? "Murong Chen was trapped in the city, so he naturally didn't know the situation outside. So, after hearing the news, I couldn't help but be surprised.