Huangfu Zhen and his party successfully escaped to the Tiger Prison Pass and stayed. And Zhao Ji and they directly took Gongxian because of the change in the situation, and it makes no sense for the army to stay here. So, the three of them marched to the Tiger Prison together.

Halfway through, according to the previous plan, Chen Kang divided his troops to cross the Yiluo River and was responsible for patrolling the south bank of the Yellow River. And Zhao Ji and Deng Qiang were killed in the tiger prison and prepared to attack the cluster.

Tiger Prison Pass is located on the south bank of the Yellow River, north of Fuxi Mountain, and on the west bank of Bishui. Cluster is the main road of traffic between Xingyang and Luoyang, and it has been a battleground for soldiers since ancient times.

Whether it is the Three Heroes Battle Lu Bu in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, or Li Shimin's great defeat of Dou Jiande in historical facts, or those great battles a long time ago, it is enough to show the importance of this place.

The two armies of Tang and Yan were clustered, and the war broke out.

Although Zhao Ji and the others mobilized a large number of weapons and soldiers and horses, they attacked the Tiger Prison Pass day and night, but because Huangfu Zhen also knew that this place was too important, he swore not to retreat.

In addition, behind the Tiger Prison Pass is the territory of the Yan Army, so he can get a steady stream of support, and the troops guarding the pass are sufficient. Therefore, Zhao Ji really couldn't attack it for a while.

After Li Xin in Gaodu County heard this, he sent an order to Zhao Ji and asked him to stop tackling the problem. After all, this tiger prison is not an ordinary difficult attack. Judging from Li Xin's thoughts, there is no need to stumble here at this time, and many troops have been lost in vain.

After receiving his order, Zhao Ji retreated to camp twenty miles west of Hujiao Pass, and planned to garrison for a long time.

After the news that Henan County was lost and Huangfu Zhen fled back to the Tiger Prison Pass reached Murong Chui's ears, he no longer thought about taking Yangcheng County. Instead, he immediately turned around and went south, and killed them towards Xuchang City Huan Wen.

After all, at this time, the battle between Yan and the Tang Army seemed to have come to an end. Judging from the current situation, the weaker side is Huan Wen's side. As the saying goes, taking advantage of your illness to kill you, Murong Chui will not let go of this good opportunity when the reinforcements of the Jin army have not yet arrived.

More importantly, Murong Chui realized that the Tang and Jin coalition forces had already formed a corresponding trend. If he didn't settle the Huanwen side first, the Tang army in Henan County would not have to bypass the Tiger Pass and go north to Xingyang County from the south of Songyue through the vicinity of Xuchang.

If it is really Ruci's words, it means that the barrier of the Tiger Prison is of no great use. Only by taking Xuchang and other places in their hands one step ahead can they block the eastward advance of the Tang army in the west together with the Tiger Prison Pass in the north.

However, due to the great changes in the battlefield situation again, especially Huangfu Zhen's army, which was almost completely lost. Therefore, Murong Chui also had to play to the court and ask for more troops.

Murong Chui's recital really arrived later than Huangfu, but for Murong Ke's arrival, there was basically no big difference.

At this time, Murong Ke already felt the smell of wind and rain, and the loss of Henan County made his heart rise all of a sudden.

There is no way, Henan County and Hanoi County are bounded by the big river, and Yedu is not particularly far from the big river. If you start from Gong County in Henan County, after crossing the big river, go all the way north, less than 500 miles is where the Ye capital is located.

Originally, west of Yecheng at this time, it was facing pressure from the Tang Army in Shangdang and Leping County, but that only needed to prevent the west. If there were any more problems in the south, the entire Ye would basically be in Zheng, which was surrounded by the Tang army on three sides

This is definitely a big disadvantage, once the Tang army really makes a move, Yan Guo is afraid that it will fall into a place of no return. For this reason, Murong Ke was worried.

"Everyone! I can't imagine that the situation has eroded to this point, and if it continues like this, Dayan will be in a storm, how will we see the first emperor under Jiuquan! "There is no way, Murong Ke still has to convene the princes and ministers to discuss this matter.

"The only way to do this is to immediately increase troops to Xingyang and other places according to what King Wu said. Even if you don't want to forge ahead, you have to keep the current state and county schools first, in addition, there are unforeseen circumstances, I think Li Xin and Huan Wen will not stop in a short time, we should prepare for the worst! Taiwei Feng Yi pondered for a while and said.

"Taiwei's words are reasonable, as the saying goes, everything is foreseen, and if you don't prepare, you will be wasted! We have to be ready! Taibao Yanglu nodded.

"What you say is exactly what I want! I have decided to immediately send an additional 50,000 troops to Xingyang County and hand them over to the command of King Wu! If he is in charge of Xingyang, whether it is Tang Jun or Huan Wen, it should not be a big problem. At the same time, another 20,000 troops were transferred to Gaoping County, commanded by Fu Yan, to resist Yuan Zhen's troops! In addition, all counties and counties in the country must be on high alert, especially near the border areas, and the junction of Datang and Jiangzuo, we must strengthen precautions and beware of enemy attacks! Murong Ke listened and bowed slightly.

"If it's like that, it's not a big problem. Alas, I don't know what the battle situation is on the side of King Shangyong, if he can successfully recapture the military capital, or even recapture the two counties of Shanggu and Guangning, we will face a lot of pressure! The left servant sighed and said.

When this came up, everyone suddenly had a sad face.

There is no way, Murong Ping has already fought a lot in Yanjun's country, but unfortunately, there has been no progress. Under the strict defense of the Tang army, they were not able to enter the pass even once.

Moreover, Liao Chuan also found an opportunity to sneak attack once, and lost thousands of men and horses in vain. Now, Murong Ping is like an ant on a hot pot outside the military capital, he doesn't dare to retreat, but he can't do anything about it, but he is in a hurry.

"Although Taifu is loyal to the imperial court, it is a pity that he has no strategy! If it weren't for Li Xin's presence in the party, this king would have to go on a trip in person. But at this point in the war, if there is no progress in the north, I am afraid that it will not work. Yue Servant Shot, let's go for you in a few days! Look at the situation over there, if you really can't take it back, give up for the time being, and garrison it outside the mountain to defend. When it came to Murong Commentary, Murong Ke couldn't help sighing, and after a deep groan, he explained to Yue Xuan.

"Yes, tomorrow the official will set off to the north!" Yue Wan hurriedly responded.

"This war has been going on for several months, and the Tang and Jin coalition forces have come to attack us, and the country is uneasy and the people are unsettled. This is not a solution, we must first find a way to stabilize the country before the king has decided to stop the new offensive for the time being, and build a defense based on the territory currently occupied. To the south of the river, from the Tiger Prison, south to Xuchang, and then east to Liang County and Dongguan County, all of which were defended by King Wu. At this point, Murong Ke turned his gaze around everyone and said slowly.

Hearing this, everyone couldn't help but look different. First, because the truce was a bit sudden, and secondly, because the pattern seemed to be a little too big.

Murong Ke's meaning was actually to establish a defensive line on the south bank of the Yellow River against the Tang and Jin armies. It's just that this line of defense is not short!

"The second road, which starts from Yi County, Hanoi County, and follows the Great River all the way east to the shore of the sea, is also a matter of establishing defense. On this road, the east of Qinghe County was defended by Murong Liang, the king of Bohai, and the west of Qinghe County was defended by Murong De, Duke of Liang! As for the West Party of Yecheng and the Tang Army of Leping, this king is personally responsible! Seeing that everyone had no objections, Murong Ke continued.

The people, who were already surprised, were even more shocked when they heard this.

Because, since the Yan State occupied the Central Plains and Murong Jun became emperor, it seems that he has always taken an offensive posture, and he has never completely turned into a defensive state like now.

It can be seen that in Murong Ke's view, the current situation is already very grim.

"Dazai Darao's idea is very good, it's just that even if we are so defensive, I'm afraid that both Tang and Jin will not give up attacking us!" Feng Yi asked directly.

"If you can't hold it, how can you talk about fighting back? If that's the case, it's useless for us to do anything else! Murong Ke was silent for a moment, and then said leisurely.

"Dazai's words are very reasonable! There is no objection to the matter of defense! Everything is under Dazai's orders! Feng Yi nodded, then stood up and said.

"The lower official seconded the proposal!" Yang Lu also said.

"Xiaguan agrees!"

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No one stood up against it, because that was the best thing to do at the moment. Unless everyone is determined to fight Tang Jin to the death, in that case, there is no need to be completely on the defensive like this.

Many of these people present are hard-working ministers, and they naturally understand that the situation in Yan Country is really not very good today.

Because of the endless wars all year round, all kinds of taxes and miscellaneous labors are heavy, which makes the income of the whole country insufficient, especially the life of the common people is very difficult.

If you don't take a break and resume production well, I'm afraid that the entire Yan Kingdom will not be wiped out by the Tang and Jin coalition forces, and civil unrest will break out first.

Soon, the results discussed by Murong Ke and them were sent to Zheng in the states and counties of Yan Country in the name of the imperial court, so that the atmosphere in the entire Yan Kingdom became a lot more tense, and the whole country entered a state of national vigilance

Murong Chui and Huangfu Zhen and others in Xingyang County, after receiving the order of the imperial court, immediately switched from attack to defense. began to dispatch troops to various dangerous places, preparing to establish a large defense line facing Huan Wen and the Tang army.

At this time, the action was still very beneficial for Murong Chui and them, because Huan Wen was shrinking into the city at this time waiting for reinforcements, and he was powerless to stop the Yan army's series of actions. And the Tang army did not attack the Tiger Prison Pass again, and was slowly digesting the Zheng of Henan County

Therefore, Murong Chui was able to do ~ things calmly, especially after the follow-up soldiers and horses arrived. In Huan Wen's unwillingness, he watched Murong Chui build a Great Wall in front of him, slowly blocking the road to the north.