On the first day of December, there is only the last month left in the twelfth year of Yonghe. The messenger who came from Yuanwei County finally delivered Zhou Tong's official document to Li Xin. In the past few months, Li Xin has been staying in Jinyang County. Most of the time was spent dealing with the political affairs of the newly won counties of Taiyuan, Xinxing, Xihe, and Yanmen.

With the gradual arrival of the officials arranged by Wang Meng, especially after the short-trained troops began to be organized into the town army, these territories obtained from Zhang Ping were rapidly being controlled by the Huashan army.

Zhang Ping is still following Li Xin's side, this can be described as his old nest, but the situation at this time makes him feel that the distance between himself and this place seems to be getting farther and farther away.

He didn't understand what Li Xin planned for him, and he didn't arrange any errands for him anyway, and he didn't let himself leave.

The rest of the time, Li Xin mainly went to Yanmen Pass, Bottle Village, and Shangdang County to inspect. With the entry of the harsh winter, the attack of the Yan army has finally eased down, and after fighting for so long, both sides are already very tired.

Especially for the Yan army on the attacking side, the casualties were greater. There is really no hope, and this morale is getting lower and lower. In fact, both sides began to have the intention of withdrawing their troops, but no one said it first.

But for Li Xin, the situation in the border areas has gradually stabilized, and it is not as grim as it used to be. At this time, he just had the energy to deal with Zhou Tong's affairs.

"The Battle of Luguan and the Battle of Xiaoguan, the two places combined, the Huns lost at least 10,000 this time! This is a big win for us. In Jinyang County, Li Xin summoned a group of civil and military officials from Taiyuan and other places to come to the meeting, and said at the beginning.

Many of these officials surrendered in the first place. Since the Guanzhong area could not replenish so many officials at once, after some simple assessments, there were basically a lot left except for those who were really too bad.

This is also one of the reasons why Li Xin personally sits in Jinyang, with him here, these officials dare not have any thoughts. And this time I called them all over, not expecting them to give advice for me, but to let them understand that the current situation is very good for the Huashan Army.

If anyone wants to be unfavorable to the Huashan Army at this time and wants to fight against the water, it will definitely kill themselves.

Many of the officials present also understood this in their hearts, so after hearing these words at this time, they nodded and praised Huashanjun's ability. More people complimented Li Xin, saying that he was well led, and the Huashan Army would become stronger and stronger.

The war between Luguan and Xiaoguan has already been reported. When they first heard about it, they all thought it was incredible, after all, the situation this time was so unfavorable for the Huashan army. Up to now, the Huashan Army has actually won big victories again and again, which is really a bit unexpected.

Of course, this also gave them a new understanding of the power of the Huashan Army. Some people may be unwilling to surrender in their hearts, but at this time it can only be buried deeply.

"Recently, I received an official letter from General Zhou Tong of Long Xiang, and he has made decisive progress on the side of Yuanwei County! Zhang Ju's army of 30,000 people, after the battle for months, was never able to cross a single step beyond Yuanwei County. Under this circumstance, Zhou Tong put forward a suggestion, preparing to seize Gulangxia Pass first, and completely surround Zhang Ju's army south of Wuwei County and north of Jincheng County! What do you think? Li Xin raised his hand, signaled everyone to be quiet, and then continued.

"Wow!" When everyone heard the news, they immediately exploded and began to talk about it.

Everyone knows that there are only two battlefields left in the current Huashan Army, one is in Bingzhou Shangdang, and the other is in Jincheng County. According to this statement, it seems that the Jincheng County side is also about to end completely.

In this way, the Huashan Army will be able to deal with the Yan Army here with all its might. Even when the enemy was on all sides, the Huashan army still fought with the Yan army, and if the Huashan army was really freed up, I was afraid that the Yan army would not be able to bear it.

The thought of this makes some people's hearts come alive.

"General, General Zhou's words must have been carefully considered! Now that the weather is bitterly cold, it would be a great thing for us if the war on the Jincheng County side could end quickly! "Some of the people were officials sent from Guanzhong, and they were really loyal to the Huashan army, and when they heard the news, they said.

It is precisely because of this that Zhou Tong will ask for more troops in order to form an encirclement of Zhang Ju's army. I have granted his request, and transferred 10,000 troops from Qinzhou and Andingguan to Yuanwei and Jincheng respectively. With these armies here, the war in Jincheng County must be over before the New Year! Li Xin nodded, and then said.

At this time, it is only more than 20 days before the Chinese New Year, and for a battle that has been fought for more than two months, the speed of this end is already very fast. When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but look different, but no one spoke, and they didn't know what they were thinking.

"Next, General Ben may pay more attention to the battle on the Jincheng side. Therefore, the affairs of Taiyuan and other counties have to worry about you! Everything is done according to the statutes, and you must not slack off in political affairs, you know? The purpose of knocking on the mountain and shaking the tiger has been achieved, and Li Xin no longer said anything to them, but just admonished them.

"Lower officials and others remember the general's teachings!" Everyone hurriedly got up and answered, and then went out of their own offices.

In the entire county office, only Li Xin and Tu Qi were left.

"Tu Qi! Do you think the war over there in Jincheng County should be fought well or not? After standing at the door and looking at it for a while, Li Xin suddenly sighed and asked.

"What do you mean, General? Since we have already surrounded Zhang Ju and the others, it is naturally better to fight a battle. If the other party can be wiped out, it will be a major blow to Zhang Qiang. Come to think of it, they won't dare to be our enemies in the future! Hearing this, Tu Qi couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and then said.

"Yes! There are a lot of people who think the same way as you. But have you read the official document sent by Wang Mengtian and them? In this year's battle, we seem to have won big victories everywhere, but the preparations for this big battle have almost exhausted our reserves last year and this year. Especially in the two places of Bingzhou and Shangdang, the confrontation with the Yan army has been protracted, and it has been dragged on for too long, and there are too many casualties among the soldiers! Li Xin didn't seem surprised at all about his statement, and said to himself.

Don't look at the fight this time, it seems to be going well in all directions, and there are almost no setbacks, that is because the preparations in the early stage are very sufficient.

Not to mention anything else, just the two items of food and grass and arrows, after learning of the enemy's plan, they have already begun to make vigorous preparations. In particular, a large number of arrows have been prepared in advance in various frontline places such as Hokkaichi-gun and Anding-gun.

As for the materials that were constantly transported to the front line from Guanzhong after the start of the war, let alone that. If it weren't for such a rich family background, this battle would never have turned out like this.

Not to mention occupying Zhang Ping's territory, and holding on to the Yan army. I'm afraid that it will be very difficult to keep the line of Yongan County. It's just that these things are not very clear to outsiders. Only Li Xin and others, who are really in it and are in the decision-making group, will know the hardships.

"Then according to the general's meaning, let's let the enemy go?" Tu Qi pondered for a moment before he spoke.

"Not bad! I had something else in mind. If you think about it, at this time, the enemy army is certainly not having a good time, but are we going to be better? The land of Jincheng is remote, and Guanzhong is beyond the reach of some whips! Whether it's grain, grass or ordnance, it's difficult to transfer! The most important thing is that Zhang Ju has an army of 20,000 or 30,000 after all, even if the opponent's combat strength is not as good as ours, if it really comes to life and death, we want to wipe them all out, and we will lose a lot of money. Li Xin nodded and continued.

Tu Qi didn't understand what he was thinking, so he didn't answer this time.

"If we really wipe out Zhang Ju's army, of course, we can deal a heavy blow to Liangzhou, but we and Liangzhou will become enemies of life and death. The Hexi Corridor is still under the control of the other party, and we can't afford to lose this passage connecting the Western Regions for the time being. Peace talks should be the best way! Li Xin continued.

"What does the general mean by using Zhang Ju's army as a hostage?" Hearing this, Tu Qi suddenly understood.

"Yes, we can put people, but Zhang Qian has to take out something to change! Food, arrows, and especially horses are indispensable! Gulangxia Pass can be returned to them, but the asking price is higher! In this matter, you go for a trip in person, and after you get to Yuanwei County, talk to Zhou Tong and them first, and let them understand my thoughts! If you cooperate with them, it will help you in your negotiations! Li Xin nodded, looked at him and said.

"My subordinates understand, I'll go down and prepare, and I'll rush to Yuanwei County immediately!" This is a heavy responsibility, Tu Qi hurriedly bowed down.

"Well, when you pass through Guanzhong, go see Wang Jingluo first and ask him for advice! At the same time, find Wu Hui again, and ask a few officials who are familiar with the situation on Gu Zang's side to accompany him! Stay safe along the way! Before leaving, Li Xin explained to him.

"Subordinates remember!" After Tu Qi finished speaking, he turned around and left. Take a hundred plating to read the latest chapter of "Eastern Jin Dynasty Tang Wang's Claw Book House" for free for the first time.