After hearing Huan Chong's words, everyone present couldn't help but feel a little depressed. Judging from the current situation, his side lost more than half of his men and horses in this battle. In comparison, Murong Chui's side naturally won this victory. This time, let alone the question of continuing to go north and recovering other lost territories. Whether you can protect yourself after that is a question mark.

After all, this Yangxia county town is not a big city, and it is not easy to rely on it to hold on.

"The only way to do this is to hope that Zheng County can come over to support as soon as possible. If their army arrived, Murong Trai might directly withdraw his troops when he saw the opportunity. In that case, we can solve this crisis! After being silent for a while, Huan Wen said in a deep voice.

Everyone knows this truth, so there is nothing else to say. At this time, everyone had to defend the city tightly to prevent Murong Chui from coming in, and at the same time, waiting for the soldiers and horses on Huan Yun's side to arrive as soon as possible.

Zheng County, Huan Yun and Xi Chao and others led nearly 30,000 troops to be stationed here. Since Huan Wen left, they didn't dare to relax in the slightest. It's just that compared to when Sun Xi was still around, it was a lot easier after all.

However, this good mood did not last long, and it was directly broken by the messenger sent by Huan Wen.

"What's going on? How could a general be ambushed? Xi Chao, who was originally in the city to inspect An Min's actions, heard about Huan Wen's ambush halfway, and hurriedly rushed back to the county office, and asked Huan Yun and the others in the hall.

"I didn't expect that! Now it seems that Murong Chui's attack on Huan Chong was fake, and the real target was actually the soldiers and horses who went to support. If I had known this, I should have tried to lead the troops there at that time, and I would not have put the general in danger! Huan Yun sighed and said with some self-reproach.

"How is the Great General now? Is it dangerous? Xi Chao looked at the person who was delivering the letter on the side and asked.

"Under the response sent by General Huan Chong, the general has already retreated into the county seat of Yangxia. But Murong Chui's army is still outside the city, and the soldiers and horses far surpass us, if we don't hurry to the rescue, I'm afraid the city won't be able to support it for a long time! The messenger replied hurriedly.

Hearing this, Xi Chao roughly understood the situation ahead, and what was in front of him at this time was how to deal with this situation. Rescue is necessary, but how to rescue is a problem to consider, otherwise, it is very likely to repeat the mistakes of Huan Wen before.

After all, no one knew if Murong Trai had arranged other soldiers and horses. Even if the other party wants to attack reinforcements specifically, so as to continuously destroy the living force of the Jin army, it is not impossible.

"Lord Xi, now that the situation is urgent, let's immediately raise our army and go to the rescue of the general!" Huan Yun said anxiously on the side.

"What will happen here if you go with all your might? If after we leave, the Yan army comes to capture the city again, won't all the previous efforts be in vain? After hearing this, Xi Chao couldn't help but shake his head and said slowly.

"Then in the opinion of Lord Xi, what should we do?" Although Huan Yun was anxious about Huan Wen's safety, he also knew that Xi Chao was very wise, so he should listen to his opinion more at this time. So, I asked with a twist.

"Salvation is bound to be saved, but how to save is a big problem. If we divide our troops directly, I'm afraid we have just arrived, and we will already withdraw our troops at the right time. When the time comes, won't we run for nothing? Xi Chao thought for a while before he said.

"It makes sense, but if you don't go to the rescue directly, how can you rescue the general?" Huan Yun nodded, but said with some confusion.

"Murong Chui's army went south to Yangxia County, and to the east was Suiyang City, where Yuan Zhen was located. If it weren't for the scruples of Fu Yan in the north, I'm afraid Yuan Zhen would have already sent troops to rescue the general at this moment. The generals have a city to rely on, and even if Murong Chui wants to defeat the general, it is not so easy. Let's take the opportunity to send a team of soldiers and horses to the east and capture Kaifeng and Yongqiu counties first. These two places are the places where Murong Chui's retreat must pass, and after the other party hears the news, he will inevitably withdraw immediately! In this way, wouldn't the siege of the generals be immediately resolved? Xi Chao said slowly.

"Okay, this plan is exactly the move to save Zhao from Wei Wei! And once Murong Trai retreats, if the generals handle it properly, it will be a great achievement to destroy Murong Trai on the way with us! Hearing this strategy, Huan Yun immediately rejoiced.

Rather than go to war directly, it is better to force the enemy to retreat. After all, Murong Trai's side is not weak, and if he attacks directly, I'm afraid he doesn't have much chance of winning! But if he attacked his back path, even if he didn't succeed, the pressure on Murong Chui would suddenly become extraordinarily great.

After the two discussed, they immediately decided to divide an army of 20,000 from Zheng County, and all of them went east to attack Kaifeng, Yongqiu and Xiangyi counties, blocking Murong Chui's back road.

As for the person who led the troops, it was finally decided that Huan Yun would lead it, and as for Xi Chao, he and the rest of the soldiers and horses stayed in Zheng County, waiting for news.

After Huan Yun and the others left, Xi Chao thought for a while, and finally decided to write a letter to Guanzhong, urging Li Xin to do it. And almost at the same time, Yecheng had already gotten news about the front line.

The defeat of Fu Yan and Sun Xi's soldiers and horses, although it is not a heavy loss, but for the current Yan court, the shock is indeed not small.

After Murong Ke heard that Murong Chui was leading his army south and was fighting a decisive battle with Huan Wen, he realized that the situation in the south might not be as smooth as he thought.

Therefore, after discussing with Murong Ping and others, he transferred another 50,000 soldiers and horses from the army gathered near Yedu, and handed them over to the champion general Huangfu Zhen and Murong You, the king of Fanyang in Jizhou, to support the two counties of Xingyang, Henan!

Since deciding to form an alliance with Huan Wen, Li Xin has been paying attention to the movements of Yan and Jin.

Since the day of the war, the battle situation in Yuyan and other places has been continuously sent to him by the Ministry of Staff. Especially in Yedu, every move of Murong Ke and others was also under the close attention of the staff department.

Therefore, as soon as he received the letter from Xi Chao, he also decided to send troops. Otherwise, it would be pointless to wait until Huan Wenzhen was defeated in Chen Liu and other places before sending troops.

"The time has come, let's follow the previous plan, let's get started! Today, this king will leave for Yanmen Pass, and all the affairs of the court and China will be entrusted to you! Before leaving, Li Xin summoned Wang Meng and a group of ministers and gave them instructions.

"Your Highness, rest assured, the ministers will not dare to relax in the slightest!" Wang Meng and the others said respectfully.

Li Xin's departure was a secret trip, and he did not take a large army except for some personal soldiers and generals who accompanied the army. After all, if the Guanzhong army moves, the Yan Kingdom will soon find out, and then it will lose the meaning of surprise.

Wuyuan County, Wuyuan County, Shuofang, since taking the land of Shuofang a few years ago, this place has become the most important administrative center of the Tang Army in the northern border.

Originally, Shuofang was located in Shuofang County, but because Wuyuan County was adjacent to Daiguo to the east, Li Erhei changed his residence here.

After more than half a year of repair, although Gohara County is far from returning to its former heyday, it is at least a place to live. Now on Shuofang's side, there are more than 20,000 regular troops of the Huashan Army, plus more than 6,000 town troops, and the total strength is not small.

Shuofang has three generals under Li Xin's command, among them, Sun Tie has already left Xujuan County, and specially Mazha is in Shuofang County, responsible for the defense of the area of Wolf Mountain. In the middle, Wuyuan County and Shangjun south of the Yellow River were in charge of Li Erhei.

As for the easternmost Xihe County, especially along the Yellow River where the soldiers and horses of the Dai State confronted, it was now garrisoned by Shao Zisong. His task was simpler than the other two, mainly to keep an eye on the army on the north bank of the river and prevent them from crossing the Yellow River and heading south.

Among the three, Li Erhei has the most seniority and the greatest military exploits. Therefore, with him as the leader, a total of 5,000 troops were stationed around Wuyuan County, and the rest were distributed in several surrounding counties.

On this day, Li Erhei was training the army in the barracks, and he never dared to relax in the training of soldiers. After all, there are fewer troops than the enemy, and if the training can't keep up, how can this battle be fought!

"Report! General Qiyu, there is a messenger of the king outside the door! "While the drill was underway, the guards outside the door came running over to report.

"Oh? The identity of the rune seal letter has been checked, is there a problem? Hearing this, Li Erhei hurriedly asked. The messenger of the king, that is equivalent to holding the festival! This is not an ordinary identity, and it cannot be hasty.

"The little one has been checked, everything is correct, and now the messenger is waiting outside the camp!"

"Okay, you continue to train, and the others will follow me to meet the messenger!" Hearing this, Li Erhei was relieved and explained to the generals beside him.

Soon, the group came to the gate of the camp, only to see that there was indeed a team of soldiers in armor standing outside the door, and the one headed by was Tu Qi, the head of the Ministry of Staff! Seeing him coming, Li Erhei couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and hurriedly walked over.

"Why are you here? Your Highness sent someone to give an order, why did you send you over for such a big event? Tu Qi's identity is not ordinary, so Li Erhei is very curious.

"Let's go in first! This is not the place to talk! Tu Qi looked around and said in a low voice.

"Yes, yes, you said my brain forgot what this place was! Come on, inside please! Hearing this, Li Erhei reacted, and hurriedly made a gesture of please, saying.

Then, the group walked towards the big tent of the Chinese army.