Just when Murong Ke was surprised, at this time in Qishui Guannan, Lu Hu finally saw Li Xin himself with his own eyes. "Chenlu Hu greets His Highness!" Since he had already surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, he naturally had to do his best at this time, and after Lu Hu arrived, he hurriedly paid a big salute.

"Lu Fujun is exempt! This time he was able to successfully win the Qishui Pass, and Lu Fujun made great contributions! Li Xin hurriedly stretched out his hand to help him, and praised with a smile.

"It's all His Highness's clever plan, otherwise, how could the minister come up with such a plan!" Lu Hu hurriedly said modestly.

He was not wrong to say this, because this time he was the one who made him the internal response and won the Qishui Pass in one fell swoop was Li Xin.

At the beginning, after Li Xin knew that he was going to submit to him, he discussed with Liu Xiaohai for a long time.

For such a key person as Lu Hu, it is very important to be able to maximize his value and let Datang get the greatest benefit from this operation.

In the end, after discussion, the two of them both felt that it was probably too wasteful to just use Lu Hu to capture Hanoi County. Moreover, without knowing whether the other party is sincere, it is a bit rash to do so.

The two finally set their sights on the Qishui Pass, which was the only way to go north to Yecheng, and this place was a place that the Tang army had to capture, and at the same time, it could also be the biggest difficulty.

Therefore, let Lu Hu contribute from the ~ from the middle, first a false defeat, and then fled to Qishui Pass, and finally won Qishui Pass for Datang as an internal citizen. Such a plan was successfully released. At the same time, this is also a process of testing Lu Hu.

Obviously, after looking at this process, Lu Hu's return to obedience is indeed sincere. The successful capture of Qishui Pass also means that the Tang army has a suitable foothold north of Hanoi County, and can rely on the geographical advantage here to block the southbound Yan army.

From then on, the Yan army could no longer pose a threat to Yiguan and Wanzichengguan. This is definitely a great good thing for the Tang army to go out of the Central Plains. Similarly, Luoyang and other places, which were previously threatened by the Yan army of Hanoi County, are now connected with Hanoi and Shangdang.

If the Yan army wanted to attack all parts of Henan County, it could only attack from Xingyang County and other places in the east. But in that case, it would be quite difficult, and besides, the Tang army was on the defensive in a favorable position.

It can be said that up to now, the Tang Army has gained a great deal in this operation, and has basically achieved the goals expected before.

"Your Highness, now that we have taken Qishui Pass, we can then wave our army north and enter Yecheng all the way. With the majesty of His Highness's gods and the strength of my Tang Army's soldiers, as long as His Highness leads the army to the city, won't the Yan Imperial Court look at the wind and surrender? After pondering in his heart, Lu Hu continued.

He was patting Li Xin's sycophants, thinking that he would directly lead the army north and wipe out the Yan Kingdom in one fell swoop.

"Now that the war is over, it's time to stop! Qishui Pass is the end of this march, and next, what we have to face is the counterattack of Yan State. What we have to do is to defend Hanoi and Ji County, and as for the matter of going north, it is still too early! Li Xin looked at the north and said lightly.

"Yes, Your Highness is wise!" Lu Hu hurriedly responded.

Looking at the young man in front of him who was about the same age as his son, Lu Hu couldn't help but sigh in his heart. He had just achieved such a big victory, but he was able to maintain his composure, and he was not proud of it at all.

If it was replaced by a bystander, I am afraid that at this time, I would already be full of ambition, thinking that I am invincible in the world, and I am full of thoughts about how to eliminate the Yan Kingdom in the north. Where can you stop in this place that is only a hundred miles away from Yecheng and wait for a strong enemy.

"It's no wonder that he can become stronger and stronger, and achieve the cause of the king with the body of a grass people, this kind of mind is very humanly possible!" In the end, Lu Hu could only sigh in his heart.

"Report! His Royal Highness, Murong Ke personally led an army of 50,000 to the south, less than thirty miles away from Qishui Pass! Just as the two were silent, a horse galloped over, turned over and bowed down in front of Li Xin.

"Probe!" After Li Xin heard the news, he was not moved at all, but just commanded as usual.

"Yes!" The spy turned and headed north.

"Order the army to retreat to the south bank of Qishui, defend Qishui Pass, and don't have to engage it unless the enemy launches an attack!" Subsequently, Li Xin ordered to the generals.

Hearing this order, the generals were a little puzzled.

After all, if he could repel Murong Ke's army in one fell swoop, it would mean that there was no Yan army in front of him that could stop him. However, based on their belief in Li Xin and his unshakable prestige in the army, everyone only hesitated for a moment and immediately obeyed the order.

"Lu Guang, Pang Hui, this king has given you two 10,000 troops to garrison here! You just need to hold the Qishui Pass and not let the Yan army go south, as for other things, you don't have to worry about it! After thinking about it for a while, Li Xin specially ordered two generals to be responsible for the defense of this place.

Needless to say, although Lu Guang is young, he is also an old man in the army, and he has repeatedly made military exploits. As for Pang Hui, he is much older than Lu Guang, although he is not a fierce general, but he is stable, and if he is paired with a young man like Lu Guang, it is the best!

"The last general obeys!" Lu Guang and Pang Hui hurriedly received their orders.

"In addition, the rest of the generals must be stationed in various places, and the Yan army must be blocked north of Qishui Pass!" Finally, Li Xin said to everyone.

After all, the terrain here is different, and there is no Taihang natural danger to borrow like Shangdang, so it will be a lot more troublesome to guard. As the saying goes, defense everywhere is flawed everywhere, and if you want to be leaky, it is simply impossible.

Therefore, Li Xin could only choose an important place to hold on, and then build a defensive force at different levels. At the very least, once Yan Jun breaks through the Qishui Pass, he has enough time to react.

It was Murong Ke who went south this time, such a famous figure, it was naturally impossible for Li Xin to leave without seeing him. Therefore, after assigning the tasks of the generals, he did not leave, but waited for Murong Ke to arrive at Qishuiguan.

The next morning, smoke and dust appeared on the plains north of Qishui Pass, and soon, the advance of the Yan army was less than three miles away from Qishui Pass.

It can be seen that Murong Ke is much more cautious in using his troops, and after the forward soldiers and horses arrived, he has been running back and forth outside the pass to observe the Tang army's defense, but he did not start attacking in a hurry.

Until half an hour later, the 50,000 Yan army had already arrived to the north of Qishui Pass, and the army waved its flags, from the west of Qishui Pass all the way to the southeast along the bank of Qishui to set up a formation, and the south almost reached the edge of the Yellow River.

Qishui Pass is about 50 miles away from the Yellow River, and the Tang army at this time only took an important place along the river with 10,000 troops to defend, and the most important place was naturally Qishui Pass.

Compared with the Yan army, it seems that the defense line of the Tang army is very weak, as if it is vulnerable. But whether it is Murong Ke or other Yan army generals, after all the defeats in the hands of the Tang Dynasty, they already understand that they must not despise the Tang army.

Li Xin stood on the Guan Tower, looking at the front of the Yan army from a distance, Murong Ke's banner was fluttering there, and the general in uniform who rode a horse under his banner should be him.

While he was observing the other party, Murong Ke was also looking at Guan Cheng. There, Li Xin's red dakh danced lightly in the wind, and there were many armor soldiers beside him, and the generals were lined up on the left and right behind him.

Although there is a distance of more than three miles between the two, the two of them seem to be able to clearly see each other's appearance at this time. Just before the confrontation between the two armies, no one spoke, and no one did the things that were common before the formation.

"King, should we send someone to persuade us to surrender!" Seeing that Murong Ke had not moved for a long time, the general next to him reminded in a low voice!

"No need, is Li Hantang a person who is willing to surrender? Not to mention that now that we are in defeat, what can we do to persuade others to surrender? Don't look at our 50,000 troops here, I'm afraid the other party may not be in their eyes! Murong Ke shook his head lightly and rejected the proposal.

"Then, let's go into the army!" Another general proposed.

"There's no better way than to attack. Command, drumming marches! Murong Ke gave the order to attack with an expressionless face.

Above the gate, Li Xin heard the drums of the Yan army, and said lightly: "The Yan army is going to attack, are you ready?" ”

"Your Highness, rest assured, everything has been arranged. Whether the opponent directly attacks the pass or wants to cross the river from elsewhere, we can block the opponent back! Lu Guang hurriedly replied.

"The war is up to you! Murong Ke is not an ordinary person, you should be careful~ things, don't fall for his plan! Remember what I ask of you! Li Xin nodded, glanced at him, and said.

"Yes, His Highness's orders, the last general will always keep them in mind!" Seeing Li Xin's eyes, Lu Guang's heart was shocked, and he hurriedly bowed down.

Li Xin didn't say anything more, glanced at the Yan army who was killing towards the pass from a distance, turned around and left under the pass.

Fifty miles southeast of Qishui Pass, there is a ferry that can cross the Yellow River called Liyangjin. This place is not far from Liyang County, hence the name. It is located on the north bank of the Yellow River, but on the opposite south bank, there is a white horse.

Although the Yellow River stretches for a long time, due to the different topography of various places and the large water potential of the Yellow River, it is impossible to pass through the general place. Especially for the large army to cross the river, the average local warship could not dock at all.

However, the two places of Liyangjin and Baimajin can just meet the conditions for the army to cross the river.