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Murong Kai's sudden withdrawal made the Hexi army speed up its march in order to seize Gaodu, Tianjing Pass and other key passes.

When the main force of the army arrived at Tianjing Pass, there was already a shout of killing on the pass.

The forward fierce general Kuang En led 300 warriors to march quickly, preemptively before all the Yan troops withdrew, blocked the pass, and strangled together with the 1,000 Yan soldiers who were responsible for the break.

On the battlefield, arrows rained down, swords flashed, and the two sides fought fiercely together on the narrow pass.

In the middle, soldiers constantly accidentally fell off the cliff and sacrificed their lives in vain.

At this moment, there was another thunderous drum sound from the north, and both the enemy and the enemy who were fighting knew that it was still the Hexi army.

Yan Jiang, who was in charge of the broken end, was suddenly in a hurry, and shouted: "If you don't want to die here, rush out for me!" ”

After the order was given, Sergeant Yan rushed desperately to kill, and he was about to break through Kuaien's blockade and kill a bloody way.

At this moment, Kuang suddenly saw a sun and moon battle flag appear in the north, and it was rushing towards this side.

He was overjoyed in his heart, and immediately shouted: "Brothers, reinforcements are coming, stop the enemy for me, and don't let one go." ”

Under Kuang's desperate resistance, more than 1,000 Yan troops were blocked on the pass road and could not advance an inch, watching the Hexi army surging from behind like a tide.

The head of the general is silver helmet and iron armor, holding a spear, it is Wang Zhongde, the general of Hexi.

Wang Zhongde commanded 3,000 cavalry and ran thousands of miles to meet the Kuain people.

The cavalry galloped like a storm, and in a moment they caught up with the enemy.

In an instant, the sword was waved, the flesh and blood were flying, and the Yan soldiers were constantly caught under the iron hooves, screaming and wailing.

A bloody massacre was staged under the patio gate......

A few days later, Wei Shuo led the main army to Gaodu (present-day Jincheng).

He looked at the tall city wall and raised his horsewhip with emotion.

"Fortunately, the Houyan people took the initiative to evacuate, otherwise if they want to take this place, I don't know how much it will cost."

"Today, the Yan army took the initiative to withdraw, so that the southern gate of the eldest son was wide open, and the Hexi army also avoided crossing the Qinshui Valley."

"Yes, as the lord said."

"Even if the army successfully passes through the Qinshui Valley, there is still a mountain range more than 80 miles north and south west of Shangdang, which is a natural barrier to the west of the eldest son."

"There are three key points in this mountain: Laomaling in the north, Fajiu Mountain in the middle, and Wushen Mountain in the south."

"Murong Yong relied on these three mountains and sent 10,000 elite defenses."

"As long as the enemy does not seek a quick battle, uses deep ditches and high forts, and holds on with all his might, even if it is dragged, the Hexi army can be dragged to death."

"It's a pity that Murong Kai withdraws, which is equivalent to giving up the southern part of Shangdang, and also allowing our army to make a detour to the south to go north to the eldest son."

In fact, after entering the Qinshui Valley, whether it was Wei Shuo or others, they were psychologically prepared to pay a huge price.

Clinker, the situation is changing far faster than everyone imagined.

Huguan fell, and the great earthquake deterred Houyan, so that Murong Chui had to choose to give up the party.

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As the Hexi army was pressing from the north and south, Murong Yong was forced to constantly shrink the defensive line.

He knew very well that the Xiyan army could not compete with the elite and powerful Hexi army, and could only rely on the fortified city to defend his eldest son to delay the change.

At this time, the Western Yan army had all retreated to the eldest son, and the city gates were closed, the drawbridge was hung high, and the city was full of defensive soldiers.

The eldest son is the Xiyan Wangcheng, and after the capital is settled, Murong Yong has repeatedly repaired it, and now it has become a fortified city that is easy to defend and difficult to attack.

The wall of the eldest son was tall and wide, and was made of many huge stones in the middle, which was extremely strong, and it was difficult to shake the foundation of the wall even with large ballistas and bed crossbows.

I'm afraid the only drawback is that the area of the city is not very large, but even so, less than 100,000 Hexi troops will not want to attack the eldest son in a short time.

Perhaps it is precisely because of the strength of the eldest son that Murong Yong still does not intend to give up to this point.

He stood at the head of the city, looking at the Hexi Army camp outside the city with complicated eyes.

Yesterday there was no such big camp, but it came out overnight.

Looking at the Hexi camp outside the city, Murong Yong suddenly felt a tremor from the depths of his soul.

At this moment, Li Xian came to Murong Yong's side, leaned against the city wall and sighed: "King, now only by guarding the eldest son can we hope to usher in a turnaround." ”

With Zhang Teng's switch to Hexi, the only Han minister worthy of Murong Yong's trust at present is Li Xian in front of him.

He sighed lowly, and said with a face full of frustration: "The Hexi army can attack and defend well, but I'm afraid it will not be easy to defend." ”

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When Xiyan was in a state of panic, the armies of the north and south of Hexi finally converged smoothly at the eldest son.

At this point, nearly 70,000 troops have surrounded the eldest son, unless Murong Yong grows wings, will he be doomed.

Facing Xiyan's stubborn defense of his eldest son, Wei Shuo was not very worried about the next battle.

Although the eldest son was high and thick, and there were still 30,000 Xiyan defenders in the city, he did not think that the enemy could defend the eldest son.

The original Xiyan elite was crippled by Murong Chui in the Battle of Taibi last year, and now the defenders in the city seem to be tens of thousands, but in fact, they are no different from bandits and robbers, they are all hastily patched together in the past year.

Whether it is training, equipment or combat experience, it is far inferior to the battle-hardened Hexi Army.

Not to mention that the Hexi Army is now like a rainbow, and Xiyan is just sitting and waiting for death, and has no fighting spirit and morale at all.

If it was a field battle, Wei Shuo was even sure to defeat the enemy army in one battle.

Obviously, Murong Yong also knew this, so he would refuse to defend the city and wait for change.

For the siege of the city, the Hexi army has rich experience, whether it is the Qianbi that has just been conquered, or the attack on Guangwu in the past, the Hexi army has learned enough experience from it.

However, Wei Shuo was also reluctant to attack the city rashly, lest the Hexi army suffer too much loss.

In line with the principle of strategically despising the enemy and tactically valuing the enemy, Wei Shuo actively prepared for war and ordered Wang Zhenevil, Cui Hao and others to formulate a suitable siege plan as soon as possible.

On the other side, he sent someone to deliver a letter to Murong Yong, urging him to surrender.

The Hexi Army was actively preparing for war, and Murong Yong did not sit still.

Since the siege of the eldest son in Hexi, he began to prepare for war in an all-round way, and all the people in the city were mobilized.

While seizing the time to train the young and strong, he urged the craftsmen to rush to make bows and arrows, knives and guns and other weapons and equipment day and night.

Early in the morning, Murong Yong took the crown prince Murong Liang, Li Xian and other Western Yan civil and military forces to inspect the city to prepare for war.

He walked to the battlements, pointed to the moat outside, and said to the people: "The moat is too narrow, and when the war starts, it will not work at all." ”

"And the only way to hold the city is to fight to the end."

Everyone nodded, and Murong Yong said again: "Tell me to go down and stock up on some rolling logs, stones, bows and arrows." ”

"Remember, this is the most effective weapon against the enemy."

"In short, the widow hopes that everyone will work together and do everything possible to keep the eldest son."

Speaking of this, Murong Yong looked back at Li Xian and said, "Li Qing, tell me your opinion." ”

Li Xian stepped forward and bowed and said, "The ministers and the king generally have the same thoughts, but the ministers are more concerned about the food problem. ”

"At present, the food in the city is only enough to last for three months, and if it is consumed in Hexi for a long time, then it must be prepared in advance."

Murong Yong thought for a while and said, "Don't act rashly, so as not to cause instability among the people." ”

"First of all, we will secretly strictly control the flow of every grain of grain, and if necessary, we can forcibly confiscate the grain stored in the homes of the people in the city."

"The subordinates understand that there will be no fanfare for the time being."

Murong Yong nodded, and said to Murong Liang, the crown prince next to him: "Li Qing's burden is too heavy, and you are specifically responsible for this matter." ”

"The retainers obeyed."

At this moment, a guard hurriedly stepped forward and bowed.

"Your lord, a person came down from the city and sent a letter to the king, saying that it was a letter from the capital guards to the king."

"Where are the people? Bring him in. ”

The guards rushed away and brought a middle-aged man up in a moment, and it was Jiang Ji who came.

Jiang Ji bowed to Murong Yong, and then handed a letter to the other party.

"This is a handwritten letter from my lord to His Royal Highness King Yan."

Murong Yong took the letter, did not open it, but held the envelope and smiled at the people around him: "Guess what the letter will be?" ”

"What else could there be? It was nothing more than persuading the king to surrender. ”

"King, don't read this kind of letter!"

The others gossiped and asked Murong Yong to destroy the letter.

Wei Li first persuaded in a low voice: "King, it's better to go back and take a closer look." ”

"Not necessarily!"

Murong Yong waved his hand, opened the envelope, read it briefly, and sneered: "Then Wei Shuo persuaded the widow to surrender and promised me no worries about my life." ”

"He thinks well, but it's a pity that widows are not uncommon."

"Humph! This man is despicable and shameless, and the widow looks down on him. ”

"I obviously want to occupy the three Jins, but I don't dare to take it in the light, but I use deceit to deceive the trust of the widow, how can the widow swallow this breath?"

"Go back and tell Wei Shuo, doesn't he want the eldest son? There's a kind of get it yourself! ”