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Gao Hu saw that King Yong was speechless, so he sighed low and said, "It seems that Yan Guo is really hopeless." ”

Then he let out a long sigh and remained silent.

It's not that Gao Hu is loyal to the Yan Kingdom, but he sighs for the collapse of the Yan Kingdom.

I think that at the beginning, after the Battle of Weishui, Murong Chui entered Hebei, with a momentum like a rainbow, and almost no soldiers were bloodless to restore the old land.

But who would have thought that ten years later, the once tyrannical Houyan Empire would collapse suddenly.

The speed was beyond many people's expectations, and it was even more incredible than the defeat of Qin Weishui before.

"Dayuan, have you ever thought about leaving Liaodong?"

Letting Gao Hu evacuate Liaodong was just a whim of Wei Shuo.

He regretted Gao Hu's talent, and he didn't want the other party to defect to Tuoba like in history.

Of course, he can also force Gao Hu to stay, or kill the other party.

But if you want to take it for your own use, you can't take drastic measures.

"How long do you think Yan Guo can last if it goes on like this?"

"At present, there is less than one state in Yan and there are only more than 100,000 people, how can Wei and Goguryeo be opponents?"

"And Hexi is beyond the reach of the whip, and the destruction of the Yan Kingdom is unstoppable."

"If Dayuan continues to stay in Liaodong, there may be no other way out except for the funeral of Yan State."

"Why don't you make a decision immediately and lead the children of your relatives to the south by boat, I don't know what Dayuan wants?"

Gao Hu was silent, he knew very well that Yan Guo would not last long.

As long as the Wei army takes Liucheng, Longcheng will inevitably not be protected.

Wei Shuo patted Gao Hu on the shoulder and said to him slowly: "Da Yuan might as well think about it, as long as you decide to follow Gu, Gu will definitely welcome you warmly." ”

Gao Hu nodded silently, he really wanted to assist King Yong to unify the world.

But the Gao family has a large number of people and is deeply involved with Yan Guo, so it is not easy to break away directly, he must think it through.

After Gao Hu left, Wei Shuo asked Liu Muzhi to come and ask if it was feasible for the sailor to go north to pick up people.

Liu Muzhi was taken aback by Wei Shuo's whimsical plan, and said in shock: "Lord, do you really plan to let the sailor go north to pick up people?" ”

"Yes! Daohe is not saying that Yizhou is short of people, but now that the Jiangdong Rebellion has been settled, it is just right to move the Han people from Liaodong over. ”

"Yes...... But, I'm afraid Murong will disagree, right? ”

What if he doesn't agree? At present, it is difficult to protect itself, where can it take care of us? ”

"It's a big deal to support a batch of ordnance in Beiyan, and Murong Hui can still turn his face with Hexi because of this?!"

"Letting Gao Hu lead people to evacuate from Liaodong is tantamount to weakening the Wei State from the side."

"While this may not necessarily be decisive, isn't any strategic advantage built up little by little?"

"I think at the beginning, why did we swallow Hou Qin so smoothly, didn't it all depend on the previous series of layouts?"

"Gao Hu is the representative of the Han forces in Yan State, if he goes south to Hexi, he will inevitably bring a large number of talents to come and take refuge."

"This can not only strengthen Hexi's own strength, but also weaken the Wei State from the side."

"Without these talents, Tuoba Luguang will get a cold land, and there will be no significant bonus to the strength of the Wei State."

"I see, the lord is far-sighted, and the minister can't do it!"

……

The general of Liaodong Liucheng is called Duan Ji, who is from the Xianbei background of the Duan family, and is currently serving as the former general of Yan.

As a Xianbei clan, the Duan family has an in-law relationship with Murong Xianbei and Tuoba Xianbei.

Especially with Murong Xianbei, the marriage is the most frequent, and many of the heirs born to the women of the Duan Department have become the princes and emperors of Zhuyan.

After Murong Hui established himself in Liaodong, in addition to reusing the children of the Murong family, the children of the Duan family were also entrusted with important tasks.

Duan Ji was a tiger's back, quite brave, and from a good background, and was sent by Murong Hui to Liucheng to guard.

However, because the center of gravity of Houyan's defense was Linyu Pass and Longcheng, there were not many defenders in Liucheng, only less than 3,000 people.

However, after the front-line garrison was broken by Tuoba Jue, Duan Ji took the initiative to collect defeated troops from all over the country, and now the number of troops in the city has reached 5,000.

At the head of the city, Duan Ji stared worriedly at the Wei army camp in the distance.

Although the Wei army failed in its first attack on Liucheng, the other party had no intention of giving up at all, and still surrounded Liucheng.

Duan Ji knew very well the importance of Liucheng, once Liucheng fell, Longcheng would face the threat of the Wei army in the future.

At that time, no matter how strong the Linyu Pass is, it will be useless, and the Northern Yan will inevitably go to extinction.

The adjutant general next to him asked in a low voice: "General, can we hold it?" ”

Duan Ji shook his head and said, "The Wei army outside the city is several times that of us, and the defenders inside the city are demoralized, and Liucheng will fall sooner or later." ”

After a pause, the adjutant general asked in a low voice, "Is there still no reinforcement coming over from Goguryeo?" ”

Duan Ji said with a look of resentment in his eyes: "The king has asked Gao Tande for help several times, but Gao Tande has never responded, and Ben Jiang feels more and more that some kind of agreement has been reached between Wei and Goguryeo. ”

The adjutant general was shocked and said, "Could it be that Goguryeo really wants to unite with Wei to destroy my Dayan?" ”

Duan Ji snorted coldly and said, "There has been news from Longcheng that the Goguryeo army has been wandering around the border. ”

"If Gao Tande really intended to aid Dayan, his army should have crossed the border a long time ago."

"What does he want to do at the border now? The purpose is self-evident. ”

The adjutant didn't ask anything more, and Duan Ji fell silent.

Goguryeo actually colluded with the Wei State, and now the situation is becoming more and more unfavorable to the Yan State.

After a long time, the adjutant general sighed and said, "That...... So that means we only have one way to ask for help from Hexi? ”

Duan Ji still shook his head and said, "Right now, the building is about to collapse, and it's useless to ask anyone for help!" ”

"Not to mention, even if Hexi is willing to send troops to help, can people still grow wings and fly over?"

"Frankly speaking, I think Hexi may have given up on Liaodong."

The deputy general smiled bitterly and said, "It's rare that Hexi doesn't need Dayan to contain the Wei State?" ”

"It may have been needed before, but now it'...... Hum! ”

While the two were talking, a soldier rushed over and reported urgently: "General Qiyu, the special envoy of the Wei army outside the city asks to see you." ”

Duan Ji and the deputy general glanced at each other, and a hint of joy flashed in their eyes.

They knew very well that at this time, the Wei army sent people over, and nine times out of ten they wanted to persuade them to surrender.

For the surrender of Wei, Duan Ji naturally would not refuse.

Don't say it's him, there are a lot of people in Yan who want to surrender to Wei, but they don't have a chance.

Those who really want to fight to the death with the Wei State are only Murong Hui, Murong Nong and some other disciples of the Murong Sect.

Duan Ji hurriedly ordered: "Bring the envoy over quickly!" ”

A short time later, a man walked briskly, bowed, and presented a letter.

"On the order of the king of my family, I have come to Liucheng to send a letter to General Duan!"

Duan Ji hurriedly took the letter, opened it and read it carefully, and after a while, a few smiles appeared on his face.

"Go back and tell your family King Wei, just say that Ben will be willing to obey the arrangement."

……

The Wei army camp was located in the wilderness a few miles southwest of Liucheng, with a total of more than 40,000 people.

At the beginning, Tuoba Jue got Zhang Yan's plan, so he decided to bypass Linyu Pass, and Qin led a partial division to smuggle into Lulongdao and attack Longcheng directly.

Although Tuoba was unable to advance an inch under the Linyu Pass at the beginning, it was like a bamboo when it went north along the Lulong Road.

In less than a month, the army reached Liucheng, an important town in eastern Liaodong, from Lulongsai.

Liucheng is the last barrier for the Wei army to attack Longcheng, as long as Liucheng is taken, the army can attack Longcheng.

Originally, he was going to attack directly, but Zhang Yan suggested that he try to recruit the defenders in the city.

Considering that the Wei army was not good at attacking cities, coupled with the political influence brought by recruiting enemy generals, Tuoba Jue adopted Zhang Yan's suggestion.

Inside the big tent, Tuoba Jue paced back and forth with his hands in his hands, and his eyes glanced outside the tent from time to time.

Behind him hung a huge map, covered with lines representing the routes of our marches.

Just as Tuoba was waiting impatiently, a guard suddenly heard a report from outside the account.

"King Qiqi, the messenger has returned."

"Let him in." Tuoba Jue's heart jumped.

I saw a person walk in quickly, knelt down on one knee and said: "King Qiyu, the minister has not disgraced his mission, and he has successfully said that he will descend to Duanji." ”

"Good! Hahaha, it's so good~! ”

Winning Liucheng without a fight made Tuoba Jue overjoyed.

At this time, he not only opened the gate to the east into Dragon City, but also had a place to stay.

In this way, the Wei army will completely occupy the initiative, and will be in a situation where it can be attacked, retreated, and defended, and the situation will be greatly improved.

"King, Liucheng has fallen, Longcheng is no longer a cause for concern, and the destruction of Beiyan is just around the corner."

"However, even if the Northern Yan perished, Goguryeo would still not be to be underestimated."

"Now that it has captured the entire Liaodong Peninsula and the four Han counties, it is difficult to guarantee that it will not continue to fight the Liaohe Plain."

"Well, what Hong Long said is very true! Northern Yan is no longer worried, but Goguryeo is a great threat to Liaodong. ”