In Hejian State, the Privy Councillor who was in charge of commanding the Youzhou battlefield was also adjusting the battle plan. After the main force of the enemy army in Shangdang was surrounded, Meng Guan immediately transferred his main force to the Youji border and prepared to recover Youzhou.

It's just that the situation in Youzhou is a bit complicated, the entire Youzhou was divided by the three Xianbei departments of Liaodong, and Murong Xianbei was an ally, so Meng Guan initially put the target of the battle on Daijun.

At the same time, Murong Xianbei also began to send troops to contain Yuwen and Duan's two divisions, and the Taokan division on the peninsula advanced the battle line to the south bank of the Mazishui (now Yalu River) in one fell swoop, approaching the capital of Goguryeo, Marudu.

In the city of Jinyang, as the Jin army continued to approach here, the Huns became more and more restless. Especially with the liquidation policy adopted by the Jin army in the reconquest area, all of them stimulated the sensitive nerves of the Huns. Some gossip is also circulating in the dark, some people say that the Jin army slaughtered tens of thousands of Xiongnu nobles in the Shangdang area, and hundreds of thousands of Xiongnu young men were escorted by the Jin people to the Central Plains to work as coolies.

There are even legends that unless you can get the assurance of the local Han people, even if you are a Xiongnu nobleman, you will inevitably be liquidated by the Jin army. In particular, the Huns, who had invaded the Han people, were the key targets of the counteroffensive and liquidation. It was these true and false news that made the Huns in Jinyang City have to 'put down their bodies' to beg the Han people who were once 'oppressed' by them.

Even some Xiongnu nobles in order to win the chance to survive after the Jin army broke the city, they had to prepare some delicious food and drink every day for those yellow-faced and thin-skinned Han people to enjoy, so that they could raise them white and fat so that the other party could say a few good words for them in the future.

In the past two days, the Han people in Jinyang City can be regarded as living too comfortably, and they have been served by the Huns like an uncle all day long. Many Han beggars even dared to swagger to the homes of Xiongnu nobles to eat and drink for nothing.

When the news of Liu Cong's defeat to the party came, the city of Jinyang became even more turbulent. Liu Yuan, the emperor of the Han Kingdom, was even more depressed, the strength of the Jin army's attack was beyond his imagination, and at the same time, the strength of the Jin army made him unbelievable. Originally, he thought that Liu Cong's 100,000 army of Shangdang County Map would at least be able to drag down the Jin army's advance, even if it could not withstand the attack of the Jin army, but now it seems that the situation is not good!

"Cong'er is a stupid pig. He had an army of 100,000 at his disposal. can't resist the attack of the Jin people, it's really incompetent! Liu Yuan couldn't help but scold.

If the Huns of Shangdang were annihilated by the Jin people, it would inevitably be the door of the southeast of Jinyang, and at the same time, Leping County and Xinxing County would also face the danger of being attacked from both sides. Not to mention Liu Yao, who was struggling in Xihe Country. Sooner or later, it will be better than being drawn by the Jin army!

"Great Khan. General Ma Qiu reported urgently that Major General Liu Cong was defeated by the Jin army on the way to evacuate Shangdang, and now he is leading the remnants of the defeated army to be surrounded by the Jin army in Xiangyuan. In the course of the engagement. Our army has suffered serious losses and is no longer able to fight, unless we launch a large army to save it, otherwise the party defenders will be in trouble this time! Liu Xuan said to Liu Yuan worriedly.

"Damn the dog!" Liu Yuan cursed viciously, only to see him pacing back and forth in the room, frenzied, but there was no solution. Liu Yuan couldn't help but consider the defense of Jinyang, according to the current combat effectiveness of the Jin army, there was no army of 200,000 people who wanted to hold Jinyang.

"Where's Maqiu? Why is there no news yet? Liu Yuan frowned and asked, he was very dissatisfied with Ma Qiubu's grinding movements, but now was the time to employ people, and he didn't want to blame the other party too much.

Since receiving the news that Shangdang was attacked, he sent Ma Qiu to lead troops eastward to reinforce Shangdang, and later, seeing that the situation was critical, he increased the number of reinforcements and wanted to meet the defenders of Shangdang. But now it seems that the combat power of the Jin army is too strong, and the 20,000 cavalry does not seem to play much role. The most critical thing is that now that Liu Cong has been surrounded, it is only a matter of time before he is eliminated. In case Ma Qiu accidentally gets hit hard by the Jin army after going deep into the party, it will be a bit compensated.

"A few days ago, I received an urgent report from General Ma Qiu, saying that he had arrived in Yangyi County, and he should be in Shangdang at this time. It's just that the minister is a little worried, if Ma Qiu gets the news that Liu Cong retreats to Xiangyuan, he doesn't know what choice he should make. Liu Xuan couldn't say it clearly, in fact, he was 100% sure that Ma Qiu would definitely shrink back, he knew too well the temper of the generals of the Qian tribe, and he was definitely the one who was only willing to take advantage and refused to suffer.

"Humph! Do you believe that he will take the initiative to attack the Jin army? Liu Yuan couldn't help but sneer, it seemed that he had a very clear view of the internal problems of the Han Kingdom.

"Great Khan, the combat power of the Jin army is beyond our belief. As far as the minister knows, the Jin army has invested 100,000 troops on the battlefield of Bingzhou, of which there are more than 10,000 cavalry troops who raided Wuxiang alone. With General Maqiu's troops, I am afraid that he is not the opponent of the Jin army, and even if he takes the initiative to attack, I am afraid that it will only add a few more strokes to the credit book of the Jin army. Liu Xuan hesitated for a moment, and then defended Ma Qiu with a clear conscience, at this time, the Han State must not be in civil strife, otherwise they would have to die without waiting for the Jin army to attack.

"Well, Ben Khan thinks so too. Now it seems that there is no hope of victory in the battle situation of the upper party, and investing more troops can only increase losses. Summoned General Ma Qiu to immediately withdraw to Jinyang City. After carefully weighing the pros and cons, Liu Yuan immediately made up his mind. With 20,000 more troops, the defense of Jinyang City will be greatly strengthened, so that he will be more secure.

Liu Xuanyan suddenly sweated profusely when he heard this, if the Ma Qiu Department was withdrawn, then the defenders of the Shangdang would be dead! However, he had no good choice but to watch Liu Cong perish step by step.

Under Xiangyuan City, Zu Ti, accompanied by Yao Gezhong, was inspecting the entire defense line, and the two exchanged views on the current situation as they walked.

"Zuyo's cavalry is ready, they will deal with the reinforcements from Jinyang head-on, and the logistics supplies have been transported to Wuxiang a few days ago, so that even if the enemy comes, the defenders of Wuxiang can handle it."

"The humble officials also think so, although the Huns' cavalry is very fierce, but in the face of our strong firepower, there is nothing to fear. He believed that the immediate focus of our army should be on the enemy army in Xiangyuan, which was a small city and had nothing to worry about in the face of our army's powerful artillery. ”

"The only thing to worry about is that under my forcible attack, once the Huns fight back to the death, I am afraid that we will also pay a huge price. This war has only just begun, and if the losses are too large, I am afraid that it will not be conducive to future battles. In addition, the most important point is that there are still tens of thousands of Han people in Xiangyuan City, once the war starts, I am afraid that they will be more than lucky! Yao Gezhong voiced his concerns.

"Shhh Indeed, even if the Huns are dead, if the Han people are involved, we can't help but be less cautious, what does Captain Yao think we should do? Zu Ti frowned.

"General, if we send people into the city to persuade them to surrender, do you think these Huns will surrender?" Yao Gezhong suggested.

"Humph! Persuasion? Well, for the sake of the Han people in the city, Ben General agreed to contact the Huns, but I don't know if the Huns will accept our kindness! If they don't agree, then there is no other way but to attack! Zu Ti was deeply influenced by Sima Shu, and never regarded Hu people as people, he remembered that Sima Shu often said that the dead Hu people are the best Hu people.

At night, in Xiangyuan City, the Hun soldiers who had experienced repeated torture were huddled at the base of the wall with their eyes closed and rested. The successive defeats made the Xiongnu soldiers full of fear in their hearts for the Jin army, especially the soldiers who had experienced the baptism of fire of the Jin army, and they were even more afraid, and now the morale of the defenders in the entire county was very low.

After learning that Xiangyuan had now been surrounded, the Huns were even more panicked. If Liu Cong hadn't come forward to appease everyone again and again, and assured everyone that Jinyang had already sent reinforcements, they would have already spread. Today, Liu Cong's temporary tent ushered in an uninvited guest, an officer wearing a Jin army uniform.

"General Liu, the whole situation in the party now, you know it, not to mention it. If you continue to resist, our army will be able to annihilate you all in less than two days, and then all of you will be punished by the Jin army. Therefore, we hope that General Liu can lead the army in the city to surrender to the Jin army and avoid unnecessary damage! The officer of the Jin army said calmly, not at all frightened or frightened by going deep into the enemy camp.

"It's so nice, it's not that you Jin people are scared and don't dare to attack Xiangyuan at the cost of paying a lot of losses!" A Hun general shouted fiercely.

"Hmph, I'm not afraid to flash my tongue when I say big things. That's right, our army does have this concern. If your troops can surrender, then our army will save the waste of bullets and reduce some unnecessary losses. Don't forget, it's also very beneficial for you. Once the battle began, how many of the tens of thousands of Huns in the city would survive? I'm afraid the lives of the generals will not be guaranteed! The visitor said with a smile.

"As Xiongnu Han people, we should be loyal to the Great Khan!" A Hun general said.

The visitor smiled slightly and didn't say anything. just looked at Liu Cong, waiting for his decision.

"Thank you General Zu Ti for your kindness, but do you really think you're going to eat us? On the battlefield, the situation is changing all the time, don't look at the absolute advantage you occupy now, it does not mean that this advantage can be preserved forever! ”

An inexplicable fierce light shot out of Liu Cong's eyes, to be honest, he already had a case in his heart, but he would not choose to surrender. He was the prince of the Xiongnu Han Kingdom, the son of Liu Yuan, the great leader of the Xiongnu, and he had his own pride and dignity. Let him surrender, Liu Cong can't do it, especially when he is likely to become the first general of the Xiongnu Han State to surrender, in this case, he will undoubtedly become the laughing stock of the entire Han State. (To be continued......)