But there is still a variable here, if it can hold for a month or two, the Xianguo will recover from the chaos, and the Jin army will be dragged under the Yin Yang City for a long time, and the Xian army will enter the Wangqin River from Beihai for reinforcements.

Even if they can't bring many reinforcements, if the water battle can force the Jin army to be flattened, the Jin army besieging Yin Yangcheng may be worried that the Xian army will land from behind. In this way, the Jin army may be attacked on its back, and the siege of Yin Yangcheng is likely to become a siege.

Therefore, it is very important to hold Yin Yangcheng for the first month, and if you hold on to the first month, the Xianjun Navy may be reinforced.

And Zhao Xun considered recovering the lost territory to the east, or retreating into the forests on the border of Xianguo and Zhiguo, unless the former was lucky, take a big city, take advantage of the people's anger to quickly recruit troops, and then take the opportunity to expand the victory results, and really hit the Jin army in the back, but it is unlikely, the equipment and drills after the conscription take time, and the rations are also a problem.

It is also unrealistic to retreat into the forest, it is difficult to supply grain and grass, once the Jin army completes the encirclement, or even simply puts a forest fire, it will be like chasing rabbits, driving them all out.

"General Zhao, frankly. The Jin army has not had a major battle for more than 40 years, so it can still win with outnumbered people. The reason why the old general Wei Dan was defeated was actually lured out by the Jin army and annihilated in a field battle with more than twice the force.

However, if our army can gather a large army, even if the number is only two-thirds of the Jin army, we may still be able to fight a battle by taking advantage of the terrain and popular support. ”

"You mean, although the Jin army is powerful, it doesn't know how to arrange troops?"

"No, Han Henai is a veteran, and the way to arrange troops is naturally clear, the key is that no one under the commander has ever fought in battle, so if you can launch more than 100,000 troops and fight in the frontal field, you can win the Jin army."

The biggest weakness of the Jin army was the lack of frontal and rigid combat experience of the group, especially the middle and lower-level officers, who were all forty years old, and they were older than their old in peacetime. However, field battles and formation battles are not individual killings, but require macro mobilization and cooperation, and if there is a slight difference, it will be chaotic at least and even a stampede accident will occur.

Don't look at the fact that Han He defeated Wei Dan more than 20 days ago, in fact, he was waiting for work, and more than 100,000 people swarmed to kill 50,000 or 60,000 people who ran through the marathon and chased the Xian army for dozens of miles.

It's like a marathon team member who is about to reach the finish line, and when he sees the finish line, he comes to a tripwire, which is not counting, the ground is covered with a layer of nail boards, and he is not dead or half old.

Although the treacherous trick was won, the experience of the battle was not sharpened. Although there were many siege battles along the way, it was impossible for the main army to suffocate in a city, and field warfare was the main way to solve the living forces after all.

Therefore, it was possible to take advantage of the weakness of the general lack of experience of the Jin army's non-commissioned officers to launch a field battle and defeat the Jin army head-on, so that it would completely lose the strength to continue westward.

Although the words are beautiful, the reality is that the current situation is weak, and Zhao Xun has no intention of fighting a decisive battle, so Bai Liyan said for a long time, but Zhao Xun still did not make up his mind.

At the same time, thousands of miles away, the capital of the Jin Kingdom, Pingtangcheng, was frequently reported, and the King of Jin was happy, but on this day, with the arrival of Wang Shuo's military report, the King of Jin could no longer be happy. If nothing else, Bailiyan is missing.

said that it was missing, but in fact, it was running away, and of course it was possible to die, but King Jin preferred to believe that he had run away.

Although the good news was frequent, King Jin was always unhappy, and he suddenly felt uneasy in his heart. And recently, King Ji Wei of Jin has always had blood in his stool, and his mood has become more unhappy, so he invited Fan Tao to discuss the matter:

"Aiqing, this disappearance of Bailiyan is Wang Shuo's private escape, or Bailiyan himself escaped."

"Your Majesty thinks that it is quite possible for Bailiyan to flee without permission. Even if Wang Shuo has the courage of a leopard, he does not dare to let it escape. And it is inferred from what the letter said that at that time, our army was about to fight with the Xian army Wei Dan, Bailiyan followed the rear army, and the rear army was guarded by the son of the son Xichang, and Xichang had a suspicion with Bailiyan.

Therefore, the subordinates thought that it was Bailiyan who fled privately. ”

"In that case, what's next?"

"The king should act according to the plan, falsely claiming that Bailiyan was dead and was killed by the Xian army, and then in the name of the funeral, he continued to blackmail the national strength of the country and stationed troops to distort the country."

"But what if one hundred miles of Yan escapes back to Qiguo."

"Why didn't the king write a letter at once and secretly make a hundred miles of law? It is rumored that Baili Law is a person who is stubborn and narrow-minded, so he can inform him of the news that Baili Yan is not dead, and Baili Law will secretly rob and kill Bai Li Yan. Moreover, the coffin must arrive in the country, and the financial resources of the country must be falsely informed. ”

"What if Baili Yan arrives in Qiguo before our army?"

"The king thinks about it, if Bailiyan is in a foreign land and penniless, how can he live. Not to mention walking to the country of Qi with his legs, this soldier is in chaos, even if he has martial arts and no one to help, what can he do. What's more, if he takes refuge in another country, won't he end up with the truth of being crusaded by my Jin Kingdom.

If Sai Qian helps him, it will be that the royal guest is bored with himself, and my king knows about it, and he still wants to catch him back, and he can also blackmail the country. Therefore, Bailiyan ran away by herself, and she couldn't change the situation. ”

Fan Tao swore an oath, but he didn't know that Han He's big victory over Wei Dan was all because of Bailiyan, but Wang Shuo didn't write it.

That is, on the second day when the King of Jin got the news of Bailiyan, the terminally ill Xiangguo Gongshu Kuo heard the news, and almost died of anger at that time, so his condition took a sharp turn for the worse, and his condition deteriorated soon after, and unfortunately he died of regret.

Soon after, Han He led his army to break through Feicheng, and the Jin army suffered heavy casualties, Han He decided to repair the morale for a few days, and at the same time sent scouts to search for the traces of the Xian army that had robbed the grain before, preparing to exterminate them.

After Zhao Xun heard the news of the loss of Feicheng, he decided to adopt Bailiyan's strategy and move closer to Yin Yangcheng. So he sent men and horses to make secret contact, and at the same time prepared to pull out the camp and set off.

At noon that day, Bailiyan was fishing by the river, and Zhong Heng suddenly came:

"The school soldier is really interested, there is such a Yaxing fishing here at this time."

Bai Liyan (Wei Xian) put down the fishing rod and got up and said:

"It turned out to be General Zhong Heng, and here it is General Zhao's determination to join forces with Yin Yang."

Zhong Heng led the horse over, approached the side and said:

"That's true, Ben will come to inform the school military lang and leave immediately. However, there is still one thing that the general is not clear, and he still hopes that the school military man will say it clearly. ”

"The general is about whether he can hold Yin Yang."

"Exactly, if our army pushes into Yin Yangcheng, in case it is surrounded, it will be surrounded by water and difficult to break through. After a long period of hardship, the grain and grass are exhausted, and our army will be helpless at that time. ”

"The general thinks that if the Jin army occupies all the land in the east of the Xianguo Wangqin River, and there is still Yin Yangcheng unbroken, what will happen to the Jin army."

"It must be to attack the city with all your strength and take Yin Yang."

"Yes, if Yin Yang can hold off the Jin army and can't attack it for a long time, if the Jin army recruits conscripts from the mainland, it will be difficult to arrive in a short time, so he can only send defenders from other places to attack the city. At that time, the Jin army was dragged by me under Yin Yangcheng, the morale was greatly reduced, and the defenders elsewhere were empty, and the Xian army only needed to land at Wangqin River with 50,000 soldiers, and it would not take a few days to capture the surrounding cities.

At that time, the Jin army was already a tired division, with low morale and heavy casualties, so it would be impossible to fight again. Moreover, looking at the Qinjiang River is the barrier to the east of the Xian Kingdom, and if you are disappointed in the Qinjiang, the door will be opened. The salty navy has no place to use it. Therefore, it was decided that as long as the Jin army could be delayed, there would be room for recovery next year. ”

"I see, how could General Ben not have thought of it. Xiao Junlang is really a scholar, and he has such a thorough insight into the current situation. ”

"The general is overrated. Let's go, we're almost done with the fish. ”

Put away the fishing rod and carry the fish basket, Baili Yan returned to the camp with Zhong Heng. The battalion began to cook in advance yesterday, preparing a large number of light cakes for the march.

From here, it takes more than three days to march on foot, and there is no cooking on the road to prevent being discovered by the Jin army's sentinels.

When returning to the camp, Quartermaster Ding Su saw Bailiyan's figure and smiled brightly:

"Colonel, don't be unharmed recently."

"Yo, Lord Ding, what's the matter, what advice do you have?"

"The school soldier has caught a lot of fish."

Ding Su laughed as he spoke, and Bailiyan could see it:

"Lord Ding wants fish."

"It's still the school soldier who is sensible, so let's take it."

"It's okay to give it to Lord Ding, but Lord Ding needs to do something for him."

Hearing the conditions, Ding Su was immediately unhappy:

"At present, there is a shortage of grain, and General Zhao has ordered that grain must not be distributed without authorization."

"Zai He once asked Lord Ding for food, but he just wanted Lord Ding to order someone to cut down more bamboo, and then transport it to Yin Yangcheng together."

"Maozhu? What do you want to do? ”

"It's useful in the next place. How, it's worth the basket catch. ”

"Okay, this official will let people go and cut down the bamboo."

Picking out a big fish, Bailiyan handed over all the fish baskets to Ding Su, and then went to the camp to kill fish and eat meat.

After about noon, the whole army set off from the camp, Zhao Xun ordered the governor of Bailiyan to carry heavy grain and grass, and walked through the mountains and forests for four days before arriving outside the city of Yin Yangcheng on the bank of the Wangqin River. When he came to the city, he crossed the river to meet the guard general Yao Sheng.

"The last general, Yao Sheng, see General Zhao."

"General Yao is exempt, how is the city defense of Yin Yangcheng."

"Back to General Zhao, the city has been in disrepair for many years, and it may be difficult to resist the siege of heavy troops. And eighty miles away, the Jin army sentry cavalry has been discovered, and the Jin army will arrive at Yin Yang soon. In addition......"

Yao Sheng wanted to speak and stopped, and Zhao Xun asked

"What else?"

"The grain and straw in the city are tight, and I am afraid that it will only last for less than three months, and the people will not have enough to eat. I don't know if General Zhao can have food supplies. ”

"There is food, after you and I join forces, we can still spend the whole process in April and May. After April or May, it was left to fate. However, why didn't I see Yin Yangcheng being too guarded, and where was Qian Yu being too guarded. ”

"Back to General Zhao, Qian Yu ran away! Yin Yangcheng was originally heavily defended on the riverbank, and before that, General Wei Dan ordered 2,000 people to come to increase the defense, just to seek a way to advance and retreat. I didn't want Zhao Yu to take advantage of the fact that the last general was not stable and led the defenders to flee overnight, so at present, together with the last general's soldiers and civilian army, there are only more than 4,000 people. ”

Qian Yu was too guarded by Yin Yangcheng, and the defenders should have 3,000, and Wei Dan first cut off the defense line along the river in order to prevent the Jin army from landing on the water, so he ordered Yao Sheng to lead 2,000 people to reinforce Yin Yang, so that the defenders should have 5,000. But the result was that Taishou Qian Yu led the army to flee, and it is estimated that he had taken refuge in the Jin army at this time.

Zhao Xun wanted to be annoyed, and he hated to kill Qian Yu.