Pingyang, the former Pingyang County Administration, is also the capital of the Xiongnu and Han Kingdoms. Since Liu Yuan moved the capital from Lishi to Pingyang, the whole Pingyang has become the old nest of Hulu of all ethnic groups, and now more than seventy percent of the city are Huns, Di, Qiang, Xianbei and other Hu people.

In the palace, Liu Cong frowned, looking at the large map of the state on the case in a daze, the news of the Liaodong Army's attack did not surprise the Han State. Since the end of last year, the Liaodong Army has been frequently mobilized in the northern part of Bingzhou, which has aroused the ideas of the Han State.

In order to prevent a sneak attack by the Liaodong Army, Liu Cong also issued a special order to remind Liu Yao and Liu Ji who were stationed in Xihe and Shangdang. In particular, the Shangdang front line was the only way for the entire Xiongnu and Han States to flee to other places, and he not only let the crown prince Liu Ji garrison Shangdang, but also allocated tens of thousands of troops for his command.

Before the war, Liu Cong was full of confidence, believing that Han Zhao relied on the city to defend, and even if he could not take the initiative to attack, it would not be a problem to block the Jin army's attack. It is a pity that at the beginning of the war, it was completely unexpected by the Huns, and it became a common practice to surrender in various places, except for a small number of Xiongnu nobles who knew that surrender would not end well and insisted on resisting, most of the lucky Qiang leaders and Han generals surrendered anyway.

"Your Majesty, something is not good, the prince sent someone to summon the news, the Jin army's offensive in Shangdang County is very fierce, Xiangyuan has been completely recovered by the Jin army, and the Shangdang defenders can only retreat in Luxian, Huguan and other key points now, and they are about to be unable to hold on."

"What? How so? Liu Cong was shocked, nearly 40,000 troops, but he couldn't hold out for even ten days?

"Your Majesty, my Han Kingdom has always been divided into Hu and Han systems, and I treat Han people like pigs and dogs. When the Han State was strong, it was nothing, but now that the Han State is in decline, many Han people and the Hu people of various ethnic groups have united to resist the Xiongnu. Many local defenders did not even wait for the Jin army to come to the city and took the initiative to change the Jin flag. ”

"In this case, the 40,000-strong army in Shangdang County was ultimately reliable with less than 20,000 Huns. With this little force, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has great ability. I'm afraid I won't be able to defend the entire Shangdang County. ”

"Damn! Damn Jin dog! If I knew this, I should have killed them all! Liu Cong said ruthlessly.

However, for now, he can only live his life, and with the Liaodong army on the battlefield, everyone realizes that the end of the Huns has come. Even if Liu Cong personally issued an order to the front-line generals to let the generals execute the Jin people from all over the country, I am afraid that no one would dare to do things according to the order. After all, General Zhenbei's personal threat is not just talk.

Liu Cong didn't expect that just after sending reinforcements, Shangdang County was in danger of overturning, how not to annoy it? What's more, once Shangdang is lost, the entire Xiongnu Han State will be cut off from all contact with the outside world by the Liaodong Army, and surrounded by Pingyang and Hedong counties north and east of the Yellow River, west and north of Taihang Mountain.

"Come on, pass on the decree to the prince, and order him not to lose the entire Shangdang no matter what!"

As soon as Liu Cong's words fell, another attendant walked in. handed over an urgent report to Liu Cong. After Liu Cong finished reading it, his face suddenly changed, and he seemed to be frightened by the content of the urgent report.

"Your Majesty, what happened?" Dazai Liu Jing asked with concern.

"After the party was finished, the main force of the Liaodong Army took Guyuan, Tunliu, Gaodu and other counties in the west and south of Shangdang, completely cutting off the connection between Shangdang and Pingyang, and the prince retreated to Luxian with the remnants of the army." Liu Congru mourned.

"How is that possible? No matter how fast the Liaodong Army moves, it is impossible to occupy the entire Shangdang in just ten days! ”

Liu Jing couldn't believe everything written in the military newspaper, and he was still immersed in the historical glory of the Hun cavalry sweeping the Central Plains a few years ago. But I don't know that the Liaodong Army is no longer what it used to be, and it is by no means comparable to the Jin Army of the past.

In fact, the Huns were able to sweep the Central Plains. Largely due to the fact that the elite of the Jin army had long been lost in the Rebellion of the Eight Kings, most of the newly recruited soldiers who fought against the Huns. If it was really the Jin army at the time of the founding of the country, it might not be able to defeat the Huns, after all, the Jin army at that time was much stronger both in terms of generals and low-level soldiers.

"Your Majesty, since the party can't keep it, let's quickly think about the defense of Pingyang! Once the Liaodong Army takes the Shangdang. Its main force will inevitably march west to Pingyang, and a Huo Taishan will not be able to stop the Liaodong Army. It is also necessary to remind Liu Yao of Xihe and ask him to block the invading Jin army no matter what, otherwise Pingyang will be attacked by the Jin army on the left and right. ”

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As Wei Shuo personally led the main force into Shangdang, the Hun defenders, who were already frightened by Beigong Chun, opened their doors and surrendered. Within a few days, the Liaodong Army seized most of the Shangdang area, and surrounded Liu Ji and other remnants of the Xiongnu in several key passes such as Luxian and Huguan.

In Luxian County, Liu Ji and others were already in a panic. As the main force of the Liaodong Army moved south, after the Great Jin cavalry took Wuxiang in the north, a part of the cavalry and infantry of the Jin army also appeared in the west near the Xihe Kingdom; In the south, it was also discovered that tens of thousands of Jin troops were rapidly moving to the front line of Gaodu and Tianjing Pass.

Coupled with the Jin army that continued to advance along the foot of the western foot of Taihang Mountain in the east, there is no doubt that the Jin people wanted to eat all the tens of thousands of Huns in Shangdang County in one fell swoop.

A henchman looked at Liu Ji, whose face was gloomy, and anxiously persuaded: "Your Highness, you can't hesitate any longer, the Jin people want to annihilate all the Shangdang defenders, and if you don't think of a way, I'm afraid it's too late!" ”

"Humph! Do you think Lonely is in a hurry? But the situation has collapsed so far, what else can be done to save the situation? ”

"Your Highness, your subordinates are not Zhuge Wuhou, where is there any clever plan! It's just that for the sake of today, His Highness should also think about himself. Judging from the current situation, the defeat of the Han State is inevitable. It's just that His Royal Highness, as the crown prince of the Han Kingdom, should not be defeated, but because he first thought about avoiding this catastrophe and then planning for the future. ”

"What do you mean......"

"His Majesty thought that with Liaodong cutting off the connection between Shangdang and Pingyang, it was meaningless for His Highness to stick to Luxian. It is better to take advantage of the fact that the Liaodong Army has not yet seized Fukou, and His Royal Highness will quickly pass through Fukou and join Shile. As long as you pass through Fukou, you can go directly to the Yecheng of Wei County, which is the sphere of influence of Dongdan Yu Shile. ”

The suggestion of his confidant made Liu Ji a little moved, but he was still a little undecided. If he really left everything and fled to Jizhou, although it is possible to save his life, but he will also give up the entire Taihang Heavenly Danger, and his father Liu Cong, who sits in Pingyang, will be completely surrounded by the Jin army, and after losing the containment, the Liaodong army will definitely be able to go west to the party and threaten Pingyang.

"Order, let the cavalry in the city get ready, and after dark, the army will immediately go out of the city and advance to Fukou!"

In the end, Liu Ji still planned to follow the advice of his staff and flee to Jizhou, as the staff said, the Han State had no chance to turn over at all, and he stayed in Luxian County just to follow the Han State to destruction. On the contrary, he fled west to Jizhou, although he could only survive under the hands of the Xiongnu, but at least he retained a glimmer of hope for the Huns to rise.

It's just that it is not easy for the Huns in Luxian to evacuate smoothly, because the Jin cavalry vanguard has moved south along the western foot of Taihang Mountain, and their escape is likely to be intercepted by the Jin army.

However, Liu Ji was not too worried, after all, there were nearly 10,000 Hun cavalry in the entire city. In the era of cold weapons, cavalry has always been powerful with its speed, strong mobility, and great lethality. The Hun cavalry is one of the best, once the Huns were able to dominate the steppe, they have their old places, and now the Huns are still not to be underestimated.

After receiving Liu Ji's order, the Hun cavalry in Luxian County immediately went out of the city, each of them rode in pairs, and marched to the east of Fukou in the dust, tens of thousands of horses galloped across the sky, and the scene was extremely shocking.

Liu Ji rode on the war horse, looking at the cavalry army that could not be seen at a glance, and he finally felt a little confident in his heart.

Knowing that Liu Ji had fled from Lu County, Wei Shuo immediately ordered all his troops to speed up and try to stop the other party before Liu Ji fled to Fukou, and then the Jin army took Lu County without blood. Wei Shuo took the opportunity to relocate the Chinese army's big tent to Zhilu County, so that he could command the follow-up operations nearby. The capture of Shangdang County marked the completion of the first phase of the combat mission of the Left Route Army.

The left army went smoothly, the right army commanded by Shao Yuniang was also not to be outdone, its main force crossed the Wenyu River south from Daling, and Liu Yao's first battle was completed, this battle eliminated more than 3,000 Xiongnu people, and successfully captured Xi Cheng as the foundation. Liu Yaokong has a lot of ability, but his strength is insufficient, and he is completely unable to resist the Liaodong Army that comes in a dignified manner. (To be continued.) )