Han He's rescue of Ji Chang failed, and during the day, he strengthened the attack on the third battalion, and adjusted the main attack to Zhao Xun's left battalion. There were only more than 10,000 men and horses in Zhao Xun's left battalion, but the Jin army attacking the camp had nearly 30,000 soldiers and 10,000 cavalry.

Although the Marquis of Ding Yang increased the number of 5,000 people to defend the country, he fought until noon, the north gate and the west gate of the left camp were broken, if it were not for Zhao Xun to fight to the death and recapture the two gates, I am afraid that the left camp would be wiped out at night.

Many days later, the news that Ji Chang was captured by the Xian army was transmitted back to the Xianguo Mausoleum, and Sun Yue, the prince of Xiangguo, entered the palace with the documents of the Marquis of Ding Yang to report the victory:

"King, Ding Yang Hou is victorious."

King Xian stood up, and a little joy appeared between his eyebrows.

"Aiqing, tell me quickly, how is the battle going?"

"Back to the king, Du Yang has not yet conquered Fu, it is the third son of the king of Jin, Ji Chang, who was captured by our army, and is now in the middle army of Dingyang Hou."

"Oh, that's it!" King Xian's original joy floating between his eyebrows was mostly on his face at this time: "Quickly show it to the widow." ”

Gongsun Yue handed over the letter, and King Xian praised it again and again after taking a closer look:

"Yes, yes! The Marquis of Ding Yang is worthy of being the pillar of the widowed country, the Xian country is very fortunate, and the people are very fortunate! ”

"Congratulations to the king for capturing Gongzi Jichang." Gongsun Yue bowed to congratulate him, and then said: "Great King, the Marquis of Ding Yang suggested that he should take Chang as a hostage to promote peace talks between the Jin Kingdom. ”

"Exactly. The king of Jin loves his son as his life, and the third son Ji Chang is a rare general in the Jin royal family, and the king of Jin refuses to fight with the widow with the life of his son, this matter should be carried out as soon as possible, and the prime minister can be elected to make the Jin country. ”

"There are already candidates for the minister, please rest assured."

"Okay, prepare now, and make sure to make the trip within three days."

"No!"

The capture of Ji Chang made Jiang Hai, the king of Xian, believe that King Xi Wei of Jin would definitely truce and negotiate peace for his son's life, and Xian Guo could also use this to claim back all the land occupied by the Jin State in Jiangdong.

At the same time, King Jin, who was far away in Pingtang City, received the news that Xichang had been captured nine days later than King Xian.

Han He originally planned to secretly rescue Ji Chang, so Ji Chang did not issue an emergency military information within a few days of being captured, but delayed for a few days, and the long distance was long, so it was nine days late to hurry.

At this time, Pingtangcheng had just sent away the coffin of Xiangguo's uncle Kuo for less than two months, and the King of Jin had not yet come out of the grief of his uncle's death, and an urgent military situation sent back from the front line came unexpectedly.

"King, King!" Fan Tao walked into the inner hall with a frightened expression, and in his hand was Han He's emergency military information.

"Why is Fan Qing so frightened."

King Jin just replied in a low voice, disappreciating in his heart, he was still pondering and thinking about the situation of the Jin Kingdom after the death of his uncle Kuo.

"King, Han He's Hongling Urgency is Hongling Urgency!"

"What, Hongling is in a hurry!"

King Jin was taken aback by the inquiry, and took the urgent report in Fan Tao's hand and looked at it, it was indeed Han He's Hongling urgency.

Hongling Express is a military emergency report of urgent news from various countries, usually packed in a secret box, poured into the seal with fire paint, and sealed with the seal of the main letter, so as to prove the top secret of the news.

Those who hold Hongling urgent mail do not change horses along the way, and do not need to dismount during the day to clear customs with Hongling urgent mail, and those who block the road are not forgiven, and they are not responsible for the fire at night, and they are not responsible for hitting and killing people.

King Jin opened the secret box, took out Han He's handbook, and after looking closely, he felt dizzy in front of him, and almost sat on the ground:

"King, King!" Fan Tao shouted, but he didn't know what was written in the letter, but he saw that King Jin's face was pale and depressed: "King, what is the news, but General Han was defeated." ”

"No, Chang'er ......"

The six gods of King Jin have no master, and they stop saying words when they come to their mouths, which makes Fan Tao shocked, and only thinks about the worst:

"Could it be that Gongzi died in battle!"

King Jin shook his head and looked depressed:

"Han He came to report that the Jin army attacked the camp at night and took Chang'er away."

"This ......"

Fan Tao's inquiry was incredulous, and he took the letter and read it carefully.

Lieutenant General Han Hexin explained the ins and outs of the capture of Ji Chang in detail and asked for the death penalty. Seeing this, Fan Tao had a plan:

"Your Majesty, this matter must not be revealed."

"Chang'er was captured, so that the widow was in chaos, and the widow decided to make Han He withdraw his troops in exchange for Chang'er."

"No, the king. General Han Lao has already stated in his letter that the Xian army kidnapped Chang Gongzi with the intention of forcing the king to withdraw his troops, so he would never dare to harm the third son. ”

"So what." King Jin said in despair, his tone seemed decadent and lifeless, as if he had already taken half his life.

"If the king really withdraws from the army, how will the king explain to the inner court, and how to explain to the dead Jin army soldiers, has the king thought about it."

"That'...... According to the plan, how should I ......?"

"The king, the prince of Xichang is already in the hands of the Xian army, and the king of Xian has received the news that he will send an envoy to our country to force the king to negotiate peace. If King Xian wants the king to withdraw from the land of Jiangdong in full, won't the face of my Jin Kingdom be lost, but I am afraid that Zhiguo will be able to attack me this year.

For the sake of today's plan, as long as the Xian army does not harm the lives of the third son, our army can still wrestle with the Xian army under Duyang City. Forced Xianguo to demarcate the border on the spot, the east of Duyang City was occupied by our army, and the west was still under Xianguo, so that our army would not be in vain. ”

"But the widow's Chang'er, Chang'er...... In case Xianguo has a bad heart, how can my Chang'er be good. ”

"Great king, even if the Xian army fights to the death, its national strength is like a withered artemisia, and it will not be able to win after a long battle. The king of Xian must know this reason, so the Xian country cannot afford to delay, but our army can afford to drag it, and this envoy will definitely seek a quick success.

If the Xianguo cannot win after a long delay, it will definitely be defeated. Defeated, the whole land of the Jiangdong of the Xianguo Kingdom fell into the hands of my king, and the Xianguo could only hope that the king would not wave his army to the west, and then the king of Xian would not obediently return the third son safely. ”

Fan Tao expected that the envoy of Xianguo would let all the Jin troops withdraw from the land east of the Xianguo Jiangdong before they were released. If the King of Jin really wants to retire because of the shortcomings, the prestige of the King of Jin and the situation that the Jin Kingdom has worked hard for decades will also be in vain.

At present, the prime minister's uncle Kuoxin died not long ago, the various factions of the inner dynasty were ready to move, the power of the king of Jin was not stable, and the competition for the phase tended to be fierce.

Before his death, Uncle Kuo secretly summoned Fan Tao to give advice, and once said that King Ji Wei of Jin has no opinions, and his son is like his life, although it is not a reverse scale, but now he is held in the hands of the Xian army, and he has become a handle for others.

In order to ensure the fruits of victory, Han He could only continue to consume the Xian army outside Duyang City, and at the same time continuously send reinforcements to fight a war of attrition against the Xian army.

The Xianguo war disaster has been exhausted for many years, the south Zhiguo Chen soldiers, the northeast Changsun Guo is eyeing the tiger, the Xianguo is unable to draw troops from the mainland, fighting a war of attrition is tantamount to waiting for death, and the Xianguo can only accept the local demarcation agreement.

The king of Jin weighed again and again and decided to adopt Fan Tao's plan, so that Han He continued to attack the main force of the Xian army in Jiangdong, and sent another 100,000 soldiers from the north and 500,000 people to rush to the aid of Han He's army.

The war began in February and lasted for April, in mid-March, heavy rain fell in Jiangdong Zhudi, the river water swelled and the river overflowed the embankment, Han Hexian used the karst cave to transport troops behind the Xian army, and the large-scale sneak attack was discovered by Zhao Xun and failed.

Then with the "irrigation hole" scheme, lead the river water to the east of Duyang City, pour into the underground cave, the cave leads directly to the west of the Xianjun rear camp outside Duyang City less than 100 zhang, under the water irrigation, there is a north-south length of more than 40 miles overnight, the widest part of more than 70 zhang of the floodplain, so as to cut off the retreat road of the Xian army to the west, so that the Xian army did not expect.

The battle lasted until mid-June, the two armies fought thirteen battles, the Jin army suffered more than 50,000 casualties, and the Xian army suffered more than 60,000 casualties.

The 100,000 reinforcements of the Jin army were recruited at the end of February, all of them were recruited in mid-March, practiced for January, and arrived at Duyang City at the end of May, and their combat effectiveness decreased significantly.

Xianguo increased the army by 60,000, of which 30,000 were guarding the capital of Xianguo, the garrison of the county and the forbidden army of the Xianwang Dynasty, and the combat strength was quite strong, 30,000 were the new army forcibly recruited last year, and another 50,000 sailors docked at Yin Yangcheng and could assemble ashore at any time.

Entering July, the war became more and more cruel, the tenacity of the Xian army made Han He a big headache, the 30,000 Xian troops transferred from Chenling to Duyang were quite strong, all of them were mainly heavy infantry, including thousands of Xianwang forbidden army, which made the Jin army quite tricky under the hand.

At this moment in the battle, the number of Jin troops is about 120,000, the Xian army is 110,000, and the strength of the Xian army is upside down.

The war lasted until August, and the famine reappeared in Jiangdong, which caused the spring ploughing in Jiangdong to be wasted, and the summer ploughing was hopeless, and the war lasted for a long time, making the autumn harvest hopeless, and the Xian army was short of food and grass, and it was difficult to hold on until winter.

Despite the continuous spring rain this year and the absence of a major drought at the beginning of summer, the war was fiercer than the tiger, and the livelihood of the people was difficult to maintain, and the Xianguo finally could not hold on.

On this day, August 18, commonly known as the burning fire, is the hottest day in the summer, probably about the same as the solar term of the Great Heat.

King Jin was pacing back and forth anxiously, and there was a huge ice book sitting beside him, which was full of ice, and there was a high platform in the center, on which a large bowl of sour plum soup was poured, but Xi Wei was in no mood to enjoy it.

Fan Tao's strategy briefly maintained the situation of the Inner Dynasty, but the war in Xianguo became a war of attrition, and Xianguo fought to the death without retreating, and Chen Bing, who was promised by Changsun Guo, failed to fulfill the contract on the border of Xianguo.

On the contrary, Zhiguo suddenly deployed 400,000 troops on the western border of the Jin State, and moved the 100,000 troops originally stationed on the border of the Zhiguo and Xianguo to the border of the Jin State, and there were already signs of a large-scale invasion.

"Fan Qing, there is a report on the war in Jiangdong."

"Back to the king, Han He has not yet sent an urgent report on the military situation, and it is estimated that he will arrive tonight at the earliest."

"The widow heard that the rice growth of Zhiguo is amazing, and it will be a bumper harvest year, and now there are 400,000 troops stationed on the border, which seems to be the beginning of the war again. The widow intends to cede the west of Hechi in exchange for a truce in Xianguo, so as not to take advantage of Zhiguo's entry, what do you think? ”

"The king's concern is not unreasonable, but the king of Xian is more anxious than the king. The land of Jiangdong has not been ploughed in spring this year, and summer ploughing seems to be impossible. At present, the number of personnel in the Xianguo army is nearly 300,000, most of them are the old, weak, sick and disabled, more than before the war, if the total number of war deaths is the total, more than 400,000 people have been enlisted in the Xianguo, and the waste of fertile land in the country is very serious, as long as the king drags on for another three months, until the end of autumn and early winter, the Xian army is not good at food and grass, and it is certain to be defeated. ”

"After March, Zhiguo has abundant grain and grass, if it comes to attack the widows, what is good."

"The king can rest assured, Zhiguo is already strong on the outside and strong on the inside, and Chen has 400,000 soldiers on my border, which is really a bluff, and it is to force my king to cease war with Xianguo."

Hearing what Fan Tao said, King Jin was puzzled and asked:

"Forcing the widow to make a truce with the Xian country, what good is that with the other countries."

"The eldest grandson has been looking at Zhiguo for a long time, and Zhiguo's national strength is empty, even if this year's harvest is bumper, it is difficult to cure Zhiguo's stubborn disease. Even if he was a soldier, he didn't dare to come to battle. If we attack our Jin Kingdom, the Eldest Sun Kingdom will definitely fulfill the covenant and join forces with me to take care of the Imperial Will, and the Zhiguo will definitely take care of itself.

However, if the king really truces war at this time, he will undoubtedly give the favor of Xianguo to Zhiguo, so that the two countries will give up their previous suspicions to resist the eldest grandson. ”

"That Changsun State did not follow the agreement to Chen Bing Xianguo's border, causing Xianguo to draw troops to Jiangdong, what is the explanation?"

The king of Jin was greatly dissatisfied with the immobility of his eldest grandson, and Fan Tao defended:

"Great King, the eldest grandson's national strength is still not good compared to my country, but if the Xian country is defeated, the eldest grandson will face my Jin country. Therefore, the eldest grandson tried to sit on an equal footing with our Jin Kingdom, in a vain attempt to use the Xian State to confront me and waste the strength of our army. It is not difficult to explain the withdrawal of troops from the border garrison of Xianguo. ”

"At present, the outnumbered soldiers are becoming more and more courageous, and Han He has issued several documents to urge, asking the outnumbered soldiers to increase their troops in Duyang. But in this way, our army will be stuck in the quagmire of the salty country, and it is by no means a long-term solution. ”

"Yes, the king, I was expecting a water battle to defeat the main force of the salty army, but I didn't want to be attacked by the main force of the salty army and took away the warship, and now I can only retreat to the south of the mouth of the fork river to reorganize and fight again."