Chapter 587: Conflict of Interests

In just a few days, the entire Xingyang County was directly divided between the Tang and Jin dynasties, and the power of the Yan Kingdom in this place was directly swept away. As far as the current situation is concerned, the Tang army is located on both sides of the Yellow River west of Chenliu County, facing Murong Chui and Huangfu Zhen across Suishui and Jishui.

Starting from the southern part of Xingyang County, it went southeast along Suishui, and then went east to the sea after arriving in Liang County, and the southern part was the territory of the Jin army, which was also confronted by the Yan army.

In the process of dividing Xingyang County between the Tang army and the Jin army, there was no movement on Murong Chui's side. Even the Yan army stationed in Weishi County on the southwest side of Suishui simply withdrew to the two counties of Yongqiu and Xiangyi, which are opposite to Weishi County across Suishui.

It seems that Murong Chui is planning to stick to the Suishui defense line and confront Tang and Jin. After all, with the successive losses of the counties in Xingyang County, the Yan army no longer has any foothold here.

And this Weishi county seat, because it is too close to Changshe County, was also taken by the Jin army.

Because Murong Chui defended more tightly, Chen Kang and the others did not attack immediately, but immediately reported the battle situation to Li Xin, and at the same time, asked to send officials to govern the place. In short, it is planned to digest these counties first, and then plan to enter the army.

On the other side, Huan Wen finally led the army to Xuchang City, and Huan Huo, who had already received the news, also rushed back to meet at this time.

"This time we successfully took back several counties, which is a great good thing for us! It's a pity that Xingyang and other counties were taken by the Tang Army, otherwise, it would be better! After listening to Huan Huo's report on the news between the battles, Huan Wen couldn't help but regret it.

"The Tang army moved too fast, and besides, the last general did not have enough troops in his hands. Otherwise, this time I would be able to take a few more counties before them! Huan Huo replied.

Hearing this, Huan Wen didn't say anything more. After all, he also understood what the situation was on Xuchang's side, and reality did not allow Huan Huo to divide his troops to attack in multiple ways.

"Now that Bengong has arrived with a large army, it is the time to enter, taking advantage of the defeat of the Yan army, it is best to take back Chen Liujun in one fell swoop. Ordered the army to march east immediately, first stationed in the county town of Wei's family, and after the naval army arrived, he crossed the river to attack Murong Chui! After thinking for a moment, Huan Wen ordered.

For Murong Chui, the enemy who defeated him last time, Huan Wen hated it in his heart, and if he had the opportunity at this time, of course he would not let it go.

Just when Huan Wen wanted to take the opportunity to forge ahead, in Xiaohuang County on the other side of the river, the generals of the Yan Army were also discussing at this time. Murong Chui and Huangfu Zhen and other important generals are among them, but it is not Murong Chui who sits at the top, it is actually Murong Ke.

In fact, neither Zhao Ji nor Huan Wen knew that Murong Ke had already quietly descended from the southeast of Qishui Pass and rushed all the way to Xiaohuang County.

However, his trip was low-key and secretive, and there were few people in his entourage, so naturally it was not to support Murong Chui and them.

Especially when he came, it happened to be not long after Huangfu Zhen arrived in Yangwu County. It was precisely because he heard that the battle situation in the south had changed suddenly and his side was defeated by the Tang army, so he quickly went south to meet Murong Trai and others.

Moreover, abandoning Weishi County and withdrawing troops to stick to the front line of Suishui is exactly what he meant.

"After this defeat, Xingyang County has completely fallen into the hands of the enemy. It will not be easy for us to get it back from Tang Jin and the other party! Murong said slowly.

"Now it is not a question of whether you can take back Xingyang County, but whether you can hold Chenliu County and block the enemy south of Suishui. Especially now that Huan Wen has led an army of 30,000 to the north, its enterprising meaning is self-evident, we should take precautions as soon as possible! Huangfu Zhen continued.

"At this moment, I'm afraid that both the Tang and Jin sides want us to defeat them in one fell swoop, and then ~ occupy Chenliu and even the entire Yanzhou County. If Yuan Zhen and Huan Chong hadn't attacked us from Suiyang and other places before, Xingyang probably wouldn't have been defeated! Sun Xi still escaped with his life this time, and said with some resentment at this time.

After all, if it weren't for the fact that the Jin army contained Murong Chui's army in the back, so that Huangfu Zhen only led 10,000 troops north, so that he would not be able to open up the situation on the Qishui line, I am afraid that things would not have turned out like this.

Because if Hanoi is recovered, Zhao Ji and others will inevitably retreat to Luoyang and other places to defend, and it is impossible to go all the way east. In this way, it is impossible for even the Xingyang War to happen.

It seems that Jiang Zuo did not join the big war this time, but in fact, it played a big role in it.

After hearing Sun Xi's words, many generals present began to discuss. Basically, there are two factions of opinion.

The first faction wanted to take advantage of the new arrival of the Huan Wen army and concentrate their forces to cross the river to raid the Jin army at this time, so as to disintegrate the threat of the Jin army. Then, taking advantage of the fact that the Tang army is now scattered because of the occupation of the county, the Tang army will be broken by each one.

The meaning of the second faction is to defend on the spot, using the two rivers Suishui and Jishui to establish a defensive line against both the Tang and Jin sides. When the strength is restored, come and regain all parts of Xingyang. This faction is more conservative.

"It's useless to talk about it now, and the most important thing is how to defend against the enemy. Dazai-sama is here, I don't know, but there is a strategy to defend against the enemy? Murong Chui coughed lightly and turned his gaze to Murong Ke.

Hearing this, all the generals stopped discussing and focused their eyes on Murong Ke.

"Over the years, we have been fighting wars year after year, the soldiers are tired, and the people are poor! Even if we want to fight again, I'm afraid we won't win in a short time. In this case, even if you take Xingyang again, what can you do? I have increased my troops, and he has increased my troops, lest the war will be endless. If this is the case, it is better to stick to this place and wait for the work to block the enemy army in the south! Murong Ke slowly swept over everyone, and then said lightly.

He obviously agrees with the idea of the second faction, but it is the view of the old Cheng to seek the country! The most important thing is that it is most in line with the reality of the current Yan Kingdom.

"What Dazai-sama said is reasonable, and that's exactly what the Admiral wants to say! If you continue to fight like this, I'm afraid the happiest person will be the Tang Army! Murong Chui nodded and agreed.

"However, even if we want to defend it, I'm afraid the enemy won't let us get our wish. Now that Hanoi and Ki County are lost, if the enemy goes down the river, we will not be able to defend it! "There were generals on the spot.

"It's easier to defend than to attack, as long as we don't mess up our positions and cooperate well with each other, we will naturally be able to block the enemy!" Murong Ke glanced at the man and said coldly.

When the general saw his eyes, he was immediately startled, and hurriedly bowed down.

Subsequently, Murong Ke retired the other generals, leaving only Murong Chui, Huangfu Zhen, Sun Xi and Yue Xi in the tent! Looking at it like this, it is clear that there is something confidential to say.

Yuexi was with Fu Yan all the way, but Fu Yan was responsible for defending against the attack of Yuan Zhen and Yu Xi's army. Therefore, let Yuexi, the deputy, come over to discuss the matter.

"After all, this king still underestimated Li Xin, thinking that he wanted to take the opportunity to attack Yecheng from Hanoi in one fell swoop this time and destroy our Dayan. But what he didn't expect was that he only stopped at Qishui Pass, but instead focused on Xingyang County. If it were an ordinary person, where would he have such endurance, I am afraid that he would have gone straight to Yecheng all the way to Yecheng! In just this game, it can be seen that Li Xin has a big plan! After everyone dispersed, Murong Ke said leisurely.

"It is an indisputable fact that Li Hantang has great ambitions, and his ambition lies in the world. With the current situation, I am afraid that everyone has seen it very clearly! Murong Chui nodded and said.

"Over the years, we have fought against Datang many times, and each time we have been defeated. Now it seems that each of these wars is not a big one, but every time Li Xin always moves with a purpose. After this war, up to now, the entire Taihang Mountain has been controlled by it. Now, even Hanoi, Henan, and Xingyang, the places on both sides of the great river, have also fallen into his hands. It seems that he has been building an encirclement of our Dayan from the beginning. If so, it can only be said that this person is too terrible, and everything was planned many years ago! Murong Ke walked down and stood at the tent and looked at the west, full of emotion.

Even with his wisdom, he didn't see until today that this was an overall situation for Li Xin, let alone someone else. If it is said that at the beginning, from the time when Li Xin tried to join the party in Hedong, Yan Guo thought that there would be today, I am afraid that he would not focus on the south and ignore the west.

"Dazai's words are true, but now that it's useless, it's useless to talk about it. Today's Dayan is subject to the Tang Army everywhere, and we must beware of them everywhere. If this continues, sooner or later, we will be harmed by Datang, and we should plan as soon as possible. But the most important thing for now is to hold this place first! Huangfu really groaned for a while and reminded.

"As for the Jin army, this king is not too worried. If they can't unite with Datang, it won't be very difficult for us to rely on them alone. What I am most afraid of is the Tang and Jin alliances, from which the Tang army will profit. Murong Ke said lightly.

Although Li Xin and Huan Wen had a good relationship before, the relationship between the two sides has been a little delicate since Li Xin called Wang Jianyuan. Judging from the situation this time, both of them are speeding up their pace in order to compete for the counties of Xingyang County. From this point of view, the two sides also have competing interests, and if we only need to start from this aspect, we should be able to make it impossible to unite! After thinking about it for a while, Murong made a suggestion.

"Yes, a powerful Datang, I'm afraid it's not what Huan Wen wants to see. Let's take action from this aspect and force them to retreat! Murong Ke nodded in agreement.