Since the outbreak of the war, although the two sides have continued to exchange fire on a small scale, Houyan has not launched a major offensive. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

The reason for this situation is related to Murong Chui's cautious use of troops.

After the Houyan army divided its troops to attack Xiyan, the main force was stationed in Yecheng and did not move, intending to brake quietly.

Of course, this is Murong Chui's strategic consideration of using troops, and there are also helpless reasons.

Since Murong Trai broke away from the former Qin and raised troops, he fought with the rest of the former Qin for years in order to fight for control of Hebei.

History said: "Yan and Qin held each other for many years, and there was a great hunger in You, Hebei, and many of the Yan soldiers starved to death, and the king of Yan forbade the people to raise silkworms, and used mulberries as military food." ”

This unfavorable situation lasted until August 385, when the Former Qin army withdrew from Hebei.

After that, Hou Yan had a bad relationship with Zhai Wei, which was established by the Ding Ling clan.

Zhai Liao's father and son sent troops to harass Hou Yan several times, and they continued to harass Hou Yan until Hou Yan attacked and destroyed Zhai Wei the year before.

After only a year, Houyan sent troops to attack Xiyan again, which was already a tired army for Houyan's soldiers.

On the other hand, the junction of Xiyan and Houyan is Taihang Mountain, in which there are eight Taihang paths for natural hazards.

And all along, Xiyan Murong Yong has relied on Taihang Tianbao to hold on, although he is dull in his use of soldiers, he is better than insurance.

As long as the other party doesn't take the risk to attack, even if Murong Chui uses his troops like a god again, what can he do?

Therefore, although the war had begun, Murong Chui kept the main force of the army in Yecheng.

On the one hand, he took the opportunity to rest, and on the other hand, he was also looking for an opportunity to mobilize the Xiyan army.

Through the investigation of Neiying and scouts, Murong Chui had learned that Murong Yong had hoarded grain and grass on the platform wall, and guarded it with elite soldiers, specifically to prevent Hou Yan from attacking his eldest son.

In order to mobilize the main army of Western Yan in Taibi, Murong Chui ordered Murong Zhang, the king of Danyang, and Zhang Chong to lead 20,000 cavalry in August, march west from Jingcheng Pass, and feint to attack Jinyang, an important town in the central and northern part of Western Yan.

As soon as Murong Yong, the lord of Western Yan, heard that Houyan was attacking Jinyang on a large scale, he was so frightened that he hurriedly summoned his subordinates to discuss countermeasures.

"Right now, the Houyan army has crossed the Taihang Mountain, maybe the fall of Jinyang is only in the middle of nowhere, I don't know what good strategy you have to defend against the enemy?"

Most people were already trembling when they heard Murong Chui's name, and they only thought about escaping, how could they have the heart to think of a strategy to defend against the enemy?

Zhang Teng, the only scholar of the Chinese Academy, insisted on resisting and asked for help from Hexi.

"Don't panic, the king is in a hurry, there is a way for soldiers to block, and water to cover the earth!"

"There are elite soldiers in Jinyang, as long as the defenders work together, they will tell Houyan to break the bloodstream."

When Murong Yong heard what Zhang Teng said, he seemed to have found the backbone, and hurriedly asked: "I don't know if Zhang Qing has a good strategy to break the enemy?" ”

"The king might as well order Murong You, the defender of Jinyang, to implement the strategy of fortifying the wall and clearing the wilderness, and withdraw all the defenders from all over the country into Jinyang to ensure that the city has strong troops."

"In this way, our army is like shrinking the scattered five fingers into a fist, which can strike at the enemy more powerfully."

"In addition, the king can also ask for help from Hexi."

"Well, it's thanks to Zhang Qing's insistence on forming an alliance with Hexi at the beginning, otherwise how could we open our mouths to ask Hexi for help today?"

"Now it seems that it is too cost-effective to give up the piece of chicken ribs near the water in exchange for such a powerful ally as Hexi."

"If you win this battle, Zhang Qing should take the lead!"

"Thank you, the king, in fact, all this depends on the king's wise decision."

"At the beginning, it seemed that we had suffered a loss, but in fact, it was equivalent to tying Hexi to Xiyan."

"Now there is only a mountain between Hexi and Xiyan, once our country is dead, Hexi will also face the threat of Houyan, and this is the reason for the cold of lips and teeth."

"Most of the protectors are far-sighted, and they will not watch Xiyan die."

"The minister dared to conclude that as long as the king sent an envoy to Hexi for help, the Dadu Protector would definitely send troops to help."

"Hey, this is the reason, but you can't help but prevent the Hexi people from taking advantage of the fire to rob."

"The king is wise, but the minister thinks that only the number of reinforcements in Hexi can be limited to prevent the people of Hexi from having bad intentions."

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On August 20, the sky was overcast, as if to herald the end of a hot summer.

The 20,000 Houyan army crossed the Taihang Heavenly Danger and went straight to Jinyang, the largest city in the central part of Western Yan.

Twenty miles outside Jinyang City, fluttering in the middle of the day, at a glance, the tents of the barracks that stretch for dozens of miles are arranged according to the formation.

The barracks were full of people and horses, and there were frequent movements, and from time to time a team of horses galloped in and galloped away.

According to the color and handwriting of the barracks flag, you don't need to look at it to know that this is the Houyan camp.

A few days ago, because he did not encounter any resistance along the way, Murong Zhang led the army to Jinyang City smoothly.

Everywhere the army went, there were no people or livestock, and every village was already empty.

It turned out that Xiyan implemented the tactics of clearing the wilderness, and did not intend to let Houyan get a grain and a village, and did not let them kill a single person.

When he arrived in Jinyang, he did not wait for the troops to rest, and Murong Zhang commanded the army to launch a fierce attack on Jinyang.

Although Murong Chui did not let him really capture Jinyang, in order to confuse the real with the false, Murong Zhang still used most of his troops to surround Jinyang and launched a fierce attack.

But soon Murong Zhang found that he underestimated the defenders of Jinyang, and under Murong You's resolute resistance, the first siege battle made the Houyan people hit a big nail, and they lost hundreds of men and horses before and after.

This couldn't help but make the main general Murong Zhang very annoyed, and once again waved his troops to attack Jinyang.

Unexpectedly, after a hard battle, this Jinyang City was still unmoving, and it was unusually firm.

The Houyan people not only did not get any benefits, but lost half of the people and horses than the first time.

The defeat in the two battles cleared Murong Zhang's mind a lot, and he also realized that the problem was a bit serious.

Right now, he even had to consider whether he could complete the important task that Murong had ordered him to mobilize the Western Yan Army.

But now, Murong Zhang and Zhang Chong have no other ideas, so they can only put all their troops into it, surround Jinyang City in all directions, and prepare to launch a third strong attack.

For a time, the drums of war shook the sky, the flags rolled up, and the shouts of killing were deafening and resounded through the sky.

On the battlefield, under the city of Jinyang, the elite of Houyan under the command of Lingqi, advanced and retreated, attacked and defended in an orderly manner, the army was majestic, and the military appearance was neat, especially the ironclad cavalry, which was like a black storm and lightning when it was galloping.

The troops lined up under Jinyang City, and at a glance, the black military formation had darkened the color between heaven and earth, and a big battle was about to begin.

In addition to the sound of the wind inside and outside the city, it is the sound of the flag fluttering in the wind.

At this time, a person suddenly walked out of the Houyan army's array, this person went all the way to the east gate of Jinyang City, and stood about a hundred steps away from the city gate.

"On the order of King Danyang of Dayan, please ask Murong You, Duke of Wuxiang, to speak!"

After a while, a middle-aged general came out of the city, wearing armor and holding a sword, and looked down at the city a few times.

"I am Murong You, the Duke of Wuxiang, if you have any words for the traitors, please come and come."

Originally, Murong Zhang thought that everyone was from the former Yan clan, and he wanted to reminisce about the past, but this rebel made him angry.

As soon as he thought that the task given to him by Murong Chui had to be completed, he could only suppress the anger in his heart and persuade Murong You at the head of the city to surrender.

"Wuxiang Gong, if you don't think about the safety of the people in the city, you should also think about your future."

"At present, my Houyan army is like a broken bamboo, and the lonely city of Jinyang is outnumbered, and those who know the times should open the city to welcome our army into the city, so as not to start the war and destroy the lives of people."

"Shut up!" Murong You sternly rejected Murong Zhang's persuasion to surrender.

"Jinyang is my Xiyan City, and you and other traitors invade for no reason."

"All aspiring men want to serve the country, they will defend the land and have the responsibility, and they will fight to the death."

"Besides, my lord has asked for help from Hexi, and when the reinforcements from Hexi arrive, this Jinyang City will be the place where you will be buried and destroyed."

"I advise you to withdraw quickly, or I'm afraid it's too late."

As soon as the words fell, the Shoucheng sergeants let out a burst of cheers, and their morale was mobilized by Murong You.

Murong Zhang didn't care about this, and sneered: "Murong You, do you want to count on Hexi? Hmph, let me tell you, wishful thinking. ”

"There are Northern Wei and Later Qin beside them, where can Hexi save you? It's nice to be able to protect yourself. ”

"King Danyang doesn't need to say much, the Tao is not the same, even if I fight to the point of a soldier in Jinyang City, I will not open the city and surrender, if you have the guts, continue to attack."

"Hmph, since you don't know the current affairs, Lone will order the Houyan soldiers to set foot in Jinyang City."