The Tang army launched a large-scale counterattack, and this pressure was suddenly transferred to Jiang Zuo's body. Although it was said that when they first sent troops to ask for help from Yan Guo, Huan Wen and the others had already thought that such a situation would occur, but when it really happened, no one thought that Yan Guo would be so useless. So much so that it was said that it was to unite with Yan to resist the Tang Dynasty and deal with it together, but in the end, it became Jiang Zuo's independent face.

After Huan Wen got the news that Li Xin had rushed to Xuchang, he became even more worried. After all, Li Xin's identity is not ordinary, and his sudden appearance on the front line does it mean a change in the direction of the Tang Army's attack. In particular, whether the next move of the Tang army will be to attack Jiangzuo in a big way, this is what they are most worried about.

For this reason, Huan Wen himself also led his army from Gu Xiao to the north and rushed to the territory of Pengcheng State, preparing to join Yuan Zhen and them to jointly deal with the threat of the Tang army.

But when he was still halfway there, he heard the news that Qingzhou had been completely taken by the Tang army, and hundreds of thousands of troops were killing in the area of Donghai County.

This means that if he wants to rescue Yan Guo again, there is no point in him. Now all that is left is a direct confrontation between himself and Li Xin.

But the problem is that at this time, military information from other places also came in and was sent to him.

"Xiangyang is in an emergency, Runan is in an emergency, Jingzhou is in an emergency, and Ningzhou is in an emergency........ There are traces of the Tang Army everywhere, and everywhere they are asking for help from their fathers, and they are asking for reinforcements and countermeasures. These people are all wine bags and rice bags? If you have to do everything, what do you want them to do? When there were still a hundred miles away from Pengcheng County, Huan Wen finally couldn't help but be angry.

These news clearly put Jiang Zuo's fragility and the threat of Datang in front of him. If he is just a petty official, it doesn't matter, let the world develop, he just needs to listen to orders.

However, he is the one who holds Jiang Zuo's authority, and everyone is looking at him with their eyes. At this time, although he was furious, he had to think about this terrible thing.

"General, now that we are in trouble with the Tang Dynasty, I'm afraid we have to prepare for a big battle with the Tang Army! Otherwise, once the Tang Army really attacks us in a big way, I'm afraid we won't be able to resist for a while! Wang Xun reminded on the side.

"The preparations that should be made, we have actually been doing all along, since the original retreat from Nanyang, we have been very vigilant against the Tang army. There's not much that can really be done these days! In terms of subordinates, although the Tang Army has attacked us in various places, they are basically at a certain limit. It's like Runan's side, basically there are comings and goings, if we attack once, they will fight back once, not like they want to attack us with all their might! After reading those official documents, Xi Chao pondered for a while, and then said.

"According to Jingyu's meaning, does it mean that Li Xin has no intention of fighting us to the death?" When Huan Wen heard this, he couldn't help but glance at him and asked.

"I'm afraid that's exactly what happened! After all, we are different from Yan Guo, not only the Yangtze River, but also the soldiers are strong and the people are rich! If Li Hantang really wanted to destroy us, he would definitely not act so hastily. The biggest purpose of this year's war is probably to go to the Murong clan! It's just that he was afraid that we would send troops to rescue from the beginning! Xi Chao nodded and analyzed.

"This is the reason! Perhaps, at the beginning, as you said, Li Xin was indeed heading for the Yan Kingdom. But now that the situation has changed, this matter has changed, we are now entangled with the Tang Army in various places, if we can't stop Li Xin's temptation, I'm afraid that the other party will change his mind and take the opportunity to go south! Huan Wen thought for a moment before he said.

"Therefore, the most important thing now is not to say whether we want to go north to join Yuan Zhen and them, but to let Li Hantang see that there is no opportunity to take advantage of it, and he can't take advantage of this opportunity to get a bargain from us. In this case, I think it will be difficult to retreat, and the matter between the two of us will be over! Xi Chao replied.

"Yes, what Brother Jing Yu said is reasonable! We must let Li Hantang see the consequences of the war with us, so that he can dispel the idea of attacking us at this time. In this way, we can also gain more time to prepare in order to deal with the threat of Datang in the long run! Wang Tanzhi agreed on the side.

Xi Chao's idea has been unanimously agreed by everyone, but it is not easy to do it on how to do it. After all, if the Tang Army can see the strength of the Jin Army, then there is no need to think about avoiding the battle, but should directly take the initiative to attack.

But for Huan Wen, since he was defeated in the hands of Li Xin, he inexplicably had a little resistance to Li Xin. In other words, he is afraid that he will repeat the mistakes of the past in the hands of Li Xin, it doesn't matter if he loses once, if he loses again, not only will his reputation be ruined, but more importantly, he may lose the country.

This is an unacceptable thing for Huan Wen's arrogance. Therefore, if you can avoid the war at this time and give yourself more time to prepare for a full-scale decisive battle with Datang, it is undoubtedly a very reasonable thing.

"Do as you say! Immediately send orders to Yuan Zhen, Huan Huo, and Huan Yun, and let them concentrate their forces, stick to important places, and wait for an opportunity to achieve a certain victory. There is no need to expect too many results, as long as the offensive momentum of the Tang Army can be stopped! In addition, send someone to see Li Xin, and agree with him to stop the army, and we will not ask about the affairs of Yan Kingdom! After thinking for a while, Huan Wen commanded.

This is equivalent to being soft, after all, even if he wants to manage it in Qingzhou, he can't manage it. If the Murong clan is still insisting, it can't be cut off, but the Murong clan himself ran away and gave up the entire Qingzhou to Li Hantang, which is no wonder to him.

"Yes, my subordinates will go to Xuchang in person!" Xi Chao bowed.

So, two days later, on the way to Xuchang, Yuan Zhen, Huan Huo, Huan Yun and others launched a sudden counterattack against the surrounding Tang army in accordance with Huan Wen's orders. This time, the offensive momentum was relatively large, and it could be regarded as concentrating most of the troops in the hands of these people.

In fact, if you don't have enough people, you can't do it, because there is no chance of winning at all! In general, after several battles, some results were achieved, mainly because of the unexpectedness of the willingness, so that the Tang army that confronted them suffered some losses more or less.

The news arrived in front of Li Xin almost at the same time as Xi Chao, and Li Xin originally planned to order a counterattack. But after listening to Xi Chao's words, he finally ordered the withdrawal of the army, after all, as Xi Chao said, even if the two sides strike the troops, Huan Wen has to save a little face!

The Tang Dynasty destroyed the Yan Kingdom and took Qingzhou Pingzhou, which is already a big enough harvest, and it doesn't hurt to give a small face, so that Huan Wen has steps to go down.