As soon as Zhang Yan and his personal cavalry passed over, the Jing army's gun array suddenly closed again, separating the Wei infantry behind Zhang Yan. Zhang Yan was shocked, turned back to the horse, and wanted to go back to help, but all around was the strict formation of the Jing army, layered on top of each other, as far as the eye could see, Zhang Yan sighed secretly, gave up the plan to return to help, and led the personal cavalry to break out.

No matter how fast the Wei infantry ran, they couldn't keep up with the speed of the war horses, and it was a distance of dozens of zhang, and the Jing army quickly regrouped again, and the dense spears flashed with cold light, forming an insurmountable barrier.

"Whoever descends will not die! Kill the recalcitrant ones! The Jing army shouted in unison, and the momentum shook the sky.

Zhang Yan was no longer in the ranks, and the hungry and thirsty Wei soldiers had already lost their fighting spirit, where did they still have the courage to attack the rock-solid formation of the Jing army, and the soldiers standing in the front row took the lead in throwing away the weapons in their hands and raising their hands in surrender. Soon, the entire Wei army collapsed like an avalanche in a very short time, threw away their weapons one after another, and surrendered to the Jing army.

Zhang Yan, who was trapped in the Jing army, was not in a good situation, he led his troops to fight hard, trying to fight a bloody way out of the Jing army's encirclement, but this should be said and done. Zhang Yan rushed left and right, but there were more and more Jing troops surrounding him, but there were fewer and fewer soldiers around Zhang Yan, until all of them were killed, and there was no one left.

Zhang Yan hissed and roared as hard as he could, his eyes were red, and the spear pierced the chest of a Jing army colonel, blood gushed out, splashing Zhang Yan's head and face, but no matter how brave Zhang Yan was, it was difficult to defeat him with two fists and four hands, Jing Jun trapped him in the core, Zhang Yan fought desperately, but he never failed to break out of the encirclement.

"Zhang Yan, you are at the end of your rope, why don't you get off your horse and surrender?" Wang Ping shouted loudly outside the formation.

"Phew!" Zhang Yan spat heavily and glared angrily. shouted and scolded: "Thief, wanting Zhang to surrender is simply a pipe dream!" After Zhang Yan finished speaking, he knew that there was no hope of breaking through, and he didn't want to be caught, so he pulled out his sword. Kill yourself with a sword on a horse.

Wang Ping originally thought that a person like Zhang Yan who was born as a Yellow Turban thief should be very good at persuading him to surrender, anyway, they had already surrendered once, and they wouldn't care about surrendering one more time, but he didn't expect Zhang Yan to be so dignified, in a desperate situation, he would rather die than give in, Wang Ping was also respectful, and let Zhang Yan's body be properly reined in and reported to Zhang Ren.

The Xinkou ambush finally ended with Zhang Yan's suicide. The 50,000 Wei troops were wiped out, and none of them escaped, and more than 30,000 people under Sun Qing and Wang Dang were taken prisoner.

Xiahou, who was still fighting at Dongling Pass, received the news of Zhang Yan's defeat, so he dispelled the idea of advancing north and led his troops back to Jinyang.

Li Yan saw that Xiahoudun was in a strict queue when he retreated, and knew that the Wei army had already taken precautions when he retreated, so he did not lead his troops to pursue, and the New Fourth Army blocked the Wei army's reinforcements at Dongling Pass. The conditions were created for the main force to encircle and annihilate Zhang Yanbu in Xinkou, and the task of blocking and reinforcement was brilliantly completed.

When Xiahoudun retreated to Jinyang. Xu Huang, who went north from Pingyang, had just arrived in Jinyang with his troops, and Xu Huang also heard that Zhang Yan was surrounded and annihilated in Xinkou, and sighed. Originally, the Wei army had an advantage in terms of strength in Hedong, but the garrisons everywhere were relatively scattered, so Zhang Ren seized the opportunity, and now the shape of the state has suddenly reversed. It becomes severe.

"Jinyang is an important town, and there is no room for mistakes, but after Zhang Yan's defeat, the defenders of Jinyang were less than 100,000, and the Jing army led by Zhang Ren this time had 1670,000. There is also the help of the Hun cavalry, and the Jinyang shape is dangerous. Why didn't the governor ask the king of Wei for help and ask him to send more troops and horses to ensure that Jinyang was not lost. Xu Huang expressed concern about the prospect of guarding Jinyang, and proposed to Xiahoudun to ask Cao Cao for reinforcements.

Xiahoudun shook his head and said: "Now that the Jing army is besieging from all directions, the towns in the direction of Hanluo and the southern line are tight, and the pressure on the King of Wei is also very great, I am afraid that we will not be able to send extra troops to support us. Xiahoudun was still immersed in the shadow of the Xinkou fiasco, he had already made the fastest response, but he never expected Zhang Ren's actions to be faster than him, Xiahoudun lost, but he lost unjustly, judging from the process of the Xinkou battle, Zhang Ren was indeed a step ahead of him.

Xu Huang said: "With only the 100,000 troops in our hands, it is still unknown whether we can hold Jinyang. ”

Xiahoudun said indifferently: "Who said that you must guard Jinyang?" ”

Xu Huang was slightly stunned, Jinyang is the state of the state, the county of Taiyuan County, losing Jinyang is equivalent to losing the state, Xiahoudun is so understated, Xu Huang was surprised.

Xiahoudun said: "Although Jinyang is important, can it be compared to Chang'an?" Cao Zilian's tragedy in Chang'an, I don't want it to happen in Jinyang, the future teacher will not forget, and the lessons from the past! ”

Today's Jinyang and last year's Chang'an are in a situation that is strikingly similar, the same Jingjun has achieved a great victory, taking advantage of the victory, and also has 100,000 soldiers and horses in his hands, Chang'an is the belly of Guanzhong, Jinyang is the same as the center of the state, Cao Hong died of self-immolation because of holding Chang'an, and the bloody lesson made Xiahou have palpitations, no matter what, he did not dare to defend Jinyang anymore, and followed in the footsteps of Cao Hong.

Xu Huang is also a generation of famous generals, so it is naturally impossible not to see the power in it, but he is more aware of the impact of Jinyang's gains and losses on the entire situation. "Do you want to report the situation here to King Wei and ask for his opinion?"

"It's too late. This time a certain underestimated Zhang Ren, only to make such a fatal mistake, Zhang Ren used the troops quickly, a little careless, our army will repeat the mistakes of the past, now it is not a question of whether to defend Jinyang, but how our army can get out quickly, once Jinyang is surrounded, and then want to escape, it is not so easy. Xiahoudun was also very helpless, this time he took the initiative to give up Jinyang, and in front of many old ministers in Xudu, he didn't know how much gossip to fall. But Xiahoudun would rather bear the reputation of a fleeing general than bury 100,000 troops in Jinyang City.

"The order went down, and the whole army immediately packed up and set off. Gongming, our army retreated to the party, and the heavy responsibility of the broken end fell on your shoulders. "Shangdang will be the target of Xiahoudun's transfer of troops this time, even if Jinyang is not guaranteed, Shangdang must be defended.

Xu Huang generously received the order, and ordered the 30,000 horses and horses he brought to the saddle without removing their armor, and immediately turned the horse's head and prepared to retreat.

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Zhang Ren received the news of the Wei army's evacuation of Jinyang in Xinkou, and a slight smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, in his plan, there was indeed a consideration of Jinyang as the second Chang'an, this Xiahoudun, slipped away quite fast, obviously he learned the lesson of Cao Hong, and did not dare to defend Jinyang City again, it seems that this time it was Xiahoudun who grabbed a first.

However, Xiahoudun took the initiative to give up Jinyang, so that the Jing army could take this important town in Hedong without blood, and Zhang Ren's strategic goal in the first stage was completed very smoothly. Zhang Ren immediately ordered to leave the New Fifth Army Corps to clean up the battlefield in Xinkou, and he waved his army south, swaggering to take over Jinyang Empty City.

Just entered the city, Zhang Ren's affairs are still complicated, Xiahoudun is not a good match, when he left, the granary of Jinyang was swept away, and many things that could not be taken away were burned. The city gate was on fire, and the pond fish were affected, and it was easy for Xiahoudun to set a fire, but it affected many people in the city, and the first thing Zhang Ren did after entering the city was to extinguish the fire and appease the people.

Zhang Ren was so busy that his eyes were dizzy, and he finally settled down Jinyang's affairs, he sat down and just wanted to take a breath, but he heard someone shouting outside the door. Zhang Yi frowned, and let the loud people come up.

When I came in, it was not a bystander, it was the Hun Left General Thorn Wuxian, I saw him enter the hall without worshipping, and said proudly: "Xiahou Dun has just left Jinyang, he must have never gone far, Zhang Dadu does not want to chase the enemy, but he does some trivial things in the city to do, what is the reason?" ”

This Thorn Wuxian has always been arrogant, although Zhang Ren and Liu Bao had an appointment first, this time the Huns sent 10,000 cavalry only to assist the Jing Army in the battle, and they were controlled by Zhang Ren, but Thorn Wuxian did not listen to Zhang Ren's meaning at all, and has always done his own thing, Zhang Ren has always opened one eye and closed one eye, and smiled slightly: "According to the intention of General Zuo, what should I do?" (To be continued......)