In the Hebei area, due to the demise of Shi Yuan, the forces that were originally loyal to Zhao have collapsed, except for some of the forces that defected to Yan and the Great Jin, most of the rest have become thieves, of course, there are also forces like Liu Xian, who surrendered to Ran Min.

Most of the forces that took refuge in the Yan State and the Great Jin Dynasty led their men and horses to Jiangnan and Liaodong, while those thieves who seized one side hid in the mountains and forests to survive, and a large area of land in Hebei was basically under the actual control of the Great Wei State.

In order to control these vast areas and gradually develop their strength, Ran Min asked his generals to lead a certain number of men and horses to various counties and counties in Hebei, and there were less than 30,000 horses left around Yecheng.

In the direction of Xiangguo, since Liu Xian took refuge in Ran Min, he began to take Xiangguo as the center and recruit troops and horses on a large scale to expand military strength and prepare for the official title of emperor.

Because Xiangguo is the capital of the Shiyuan Imperial Court, and it is also the fortress that Shi Le worked hard to manage, therefore, there are a lot of gold and silver treasures in the palace, compared with Yecheng, and with so much money, it naturally provides convenience for recruiting troops and horses, in just a few months, Liu Xian's soldiers and horses have been as high as 100,000 people, including many elite soldiers of the original Zhao State.

With such a strong military base and the huge wealth of Xiangguo City, Liu Xian's ambition quickly swelled, and he officially became the emperor in Xiangguo City, fighting against Ran Min, who was the emperor of Yecheng.

In order to expand his power, Liu Xian led an army of 50,000 to attack Changshan County in the north to seize the strategic points of Wei and provide a forward base for his further expansion.

Ran Min had expected it a long time ago. Liu Xian did not surrender sincerely, and he was not very surprised to see Liu Xian proclaimed himself emperor in Xiangguo at this time, but Liu Xian led the army to attack Changshan, and the defenders of Changshan naturally could not resist Liu Xian's superior forces. And took Xiangguo in one go.

In order to prevent yourself from going on the expedition later. When foreign enemies invaded Yecheng, Ran Min transferred all the main forces around Yecheng into Yecheng, and let his son be responsible for guarding Yecheng, and he himself only led the most elite 8,000 beggar guards. Run in the direction of Changshan.

Just when Ran Min led the army to attack Changshan. In the direction of Jicheng. The 200,000 elite iron cavalry of the Yan Kingdom have been assembled and are ready to wave their troops south at any time.

In the direction of Changshan, an army of 50,000 led by Liu Xian. Surrounded the Wei garrison and launched a series of siege battles, wanting to break through the city in one fell swoop.

Just when Liu seemed carried away, thinking that Changshan would soon be breached, the scout suddenly reported the news that Ran Min personally led the elite to reinforce Changshan.

Liu Xian was taken aback when he learned that Ran Min's reinforcements had arrived near Changshan so quickly, and immediately ordered the siege of Changshan to be lifted, and gathered all the men and horses, preparing to take advantage of the fact that Ran Min's army had come from afar and had an unstable foothold to launch a full-scale attack on it, so as to defeat Ran Min's elite reinforcements-

"Your Majesty, Ran Min's reinforcements are in front, and according to this, it is less than five miles." One of the generals pointed to the dust in the distance and said loudly.

Liu Xian nodded and ordered loudly: "Order the whole army to prepare to meet the enemy." ”

Under Liu Xian's order, the 50,000-strong army began to form an attacking formation, ready to attack the Wei army directly in front of it.

Ran Min led 8,000 beggar guards, marched day and night, and arrived in the direction of Changshan in just a few days, and the forward scouts had already felt the situation of Liu Xian's army clearly, for this reason, Ran Min decided to march immediately and completely defeat Liu Xian's main army in one go.

"Your Majesty, the rebels are ahead, and it looks like there are 50,000 horses." A beggar military general said loudly.

A sneer appeared at the corner of Ran Min's mouth, and he said loudly: "Liu Xian is not afraid, let the soldiers speed up and defeat the rebels." After saying that, he accelerated and rushed forward.

Led by Ran Min personally, eight thousand beggar guards rushed towards Liu Xian's main army at the fastest speed, and raised even more violent dust.

"Your Majesty, Ran Min's reinforcements are rushing at an accelerated pace, it seems that they are going to attack our army!" One of Liu Xian's generals said in surprise.

Liu Xian snorted and said: "Ran Min's army came from afar, it must be exhausted, and rashly launching an attack is the way to defeat, so I ordered the whole army to attack immediately." ”

"Command, drumming march." General Liu Xian conveyed the order loudly.

"Knock knock knock......" Behind the military formation of Liu Xian's army, a violent war drum sounded.

"Kill ......" the 50,000-strong army roared and rushed forward, rushing towards the beggar guards. Liu Xian himself and several lieutenant generals stayed in place to watch the battle.

Seeing the 50,000 troops under Liu Xian's command coming towards him, Ran Min grinned disdainfully and shouted: "Soldiers, kill." ”

The "Kill ......" beggar guards are the elite men and horses of the Great Wei State, and with Ran Min personally leading, they are naturally not afraid of Liu Xian's 50,000 main forces, and they also rushed to kill them.

Soon, the 8,000 elites led by Ran Min personally fought with the 50,000 troops under Liu Xian's command.

Ran Min wielded the double-edged spear and hook halberd in his hand, continuously slashed the enemy soldiers in front, and quickly tore a big hole in the formation of Liu Xian's army, and the begging guard warriors behind him followed Ran Min all the way to assault, dividing Liu Xian's army of 50,000 into two sections.

Ran Min in the 50,000 army under Liu Xian's command, back and forth, such as into no man's land, soon Liu Xian's army formation was scattered, and the army formation was chaotic, it could not form effective combat effectiveness, for this reason, the 50,000 army became 50,000 lambs to be slaughtered, in order to save a life, countless soldiers began to flee, and finally caused a great escape.

Liu Xian, who was watching the battle in the rear, was taken aback when he saw that the 50,000 army under his command was not at all the opponent of Ran Min's 8,000 elite begging guards, and the main army had already collapsed, and looked at the one in front of him in disbelief.

"Your Majesty, the main force of our army has been dispersed, so let's flee quickly!" Liu Xian's subordinate urged loudly.

"Your Majesty, there are still tens of thousands of horses in Xiangguo, which is enough to defend the city, so let's return to Xiangguo immediately!" Another ministry will build a yì road.

Liu Xian saw that there was no other way out, so he said loudly: "Retreat, retreat to Xiangguo City, and drive ......" After speaking, he rode his horse and ran in the direction of Xiangguo City.

Since Ran Min's army was killed from the south, the most convenient way for Liu Xian to flee to Xiangguo was through Ran Min's main army, and Liu Xian naturally did not dare to do so, so he had to take a detour and flee in the direction of Xiangguo from a farther road.

Ran Min rushed to kill for a while, and when he saw Liu Xian, who was watching the battle from a distance, he began to flee by the path, and he was angry in his heart, and shouted: "Traitor Liu Xian, where to escape." After speaking, he rode his horse and chased after Liu Xian, who had escaped.

Seeing Ran Min riding his horse and chasing after him, Liu Xian was taken aback, immediately accelerated his escape, and ordered some of his soldiers to stay behind to intercept Ran Min.

Ran Min showed his might, and in just a few rounds, he killed the enemy army that was blocking, but when he saw that Liu Xian had fled away, he no longer chased after him, but led the elite men and horses under his command to continue to strangle the main force under Liu Xian's command, so as to inflict a great blow on this team.

After several hours of bloody fighting, Ran Min's 8,000 elite begging guards completely defeated Liu Xian's 50,000 main soldiers and horses at an extremely small cost, and beheaded 20,000, which greatly deterred Liu Xian.

"Your Majesty, the siege of Changshan has been lifted, our army has beheaded 20,000, and the traitor Liu Xian has fled to Xiangguo." The beggar military general reported loudly.

Ran Min nodded with satisfaction, and ordered: "Order the whole army, immediately kill Xiangguo, I have made up my mind, this time I must break through Xiangguo City and kill the traitor Liu Xian." After speaking, he rode his horse and ran in the direction of Xiangguo.

Eight thousand beggar guards followed behind Ran Min and rushed towards Xiangguo.

In the direction of Xiangguo, after several days of running, Liu Xian and less than a thousand followers, finally arrived at the city of Xiangguo, this expedition, he led the main army of 50,000, but completely defeated Ran Min's 8,000 beggar guards, which made him both angry and frightened, Ran Min and the beggar army under his command were like a nightmare, pestering him, making him extremely afraid.

"Your Majesty, Xiangguo City has arrived, let's enter the city!" General Liu Xianbu whispered.

Liu Xian nodded, rode his horse into Xiangguo City, and went straight to the palace.

This fiasco made Liu Xian completely recognize Ran Min's strength, and felt that he would not be able to defeat Ran Min with his own strength alone, so he immediately ordered all the gates of Xiangguo to be closed, and strictly ordered his subordinates not to fight, and those who violated the order were beheaded.

At this moment, there are still 30,000 soldiers and horses in Xiangguo City, and there are tens of thousands of troops in Xiangguo City, fifty miles east and west, but far water cannot quench the thirst, and only 30,000 horses and horses in Xiangguo City can be used to resist Ran Min's army.

After returning to the palace, Liu Xian was in a panic, he always felt that Ran Min would not let go of himself, maybe he would die soon, for this reason, Liu Xian was extremely crazy about the women in the harem, most of them were thirteen or fourteen-year-old girls, of course, including the women of Shi Yuan, Liu Xian, who was immersed in the gentle township, did not ask Ran Min about the army step by step, and he couldn't listen to the pertinent opinions of the generals at all.

The elite beggar guards under Ran Min are not far from Xiangguo City, but Liu Xian is immersed in the gentle countryside all day long, which makes his subordinates very dissatisfied and rebellious.

Several generals discussed together for a while, and felt that there was only a dead end to follow Liu Xian, and only by surrendering Ran Min could there be a way to live, so they decided to surrender to Ran Min and open the city gate to let Ran Min and the beggar guards enter the city.

Soon, Ran Min led 8,000 beggar guards and arrived more than ten miles outside the city of Xiangguo, preparing to attack Xiangguo after resting for a day.

"Your Majesty, Liu Xianbu will ask Cao Fuju to see him outside the tent." As soon as Ran Min set up camp, news came that Liu Xianbu would ask to see him. (To be continued......)