Murong Jun naturally wouldn't blame his two brothers too much, after all, the main force of the Jin army was still marching in the direction of Jicheng with all its might, and he would have to rely on these two brothers in the next battle to defend Jicheng.

Seeing that Murong Jun didn't have any accusatory words, Murong Ke and Murong Ba both felt a little ashamed, no matter what the reason, they always had some responsibility for failing to hold the Yishui defense line.

"Second brother, now, the main force of the Jin army has crossed Yishui, and drove straight into the direction of Jicheng to kill, if we defend Jicheng, our army must concentrate on arranging the defense line along the water, so as to block the offensive edge of the Jin army." Murong Ke looked at Murong Jun and said.

"Second brother, before entering Jicheng, my fourth brother and I observed for more than half an hour on the north bank of water control, with the breadth of water control, as long as my Great Yan Kingdom warriors fought to defend to the death, the main force of the Jin army must not be able to break through the water control defense line." Murong Ba followed.

When Murong Jun heard this, he pondered for a moment, and said: "Fourth brother, fifth brother, my brother has also thought carefully just now, the capital of my Great Yan Kingdom cannot be given up at will, and if you want to hold Jicheng, you must defend the water control defense line, this is the only choice for our army, water control is the last defense line of my Great Yan Kingdom, if the water control defense line is broken through by the Jin army, not only Jicheng cannot be defended, but the entire Youzhou will become the bag of the Jin army." After speaking, he looked at Murong Ke and Murong Ba.

When Murong Ke and Murong Ba heard this, they glanced at each other, and they could both hear that this was Murong Jun putting pressure on them to understand the importance of the water control defense line.

"Second brother, rest assured, this battle. Our army must live and die with Yi Shui, and swear to die not to let the main force of the Jin army cross the water. Murong Ba said loudly.

"Second brother, the water control is backed by Jicheng, and there are all kinds of materials such as grain, grass, weapons, etc., as long as the warriors of my Dayan Kingdom go all out to defend, the water control defense line will definitely be able to hold it." Murong Ba also said loudly.

Although, at this time, the Jin army still had an advantage in terms of troops, but the Jin army was a labor expedition, and grain and grass and other materials had to rely on continuous transportation from the rear. The logistical pressure is relatively high. And the water control defense line of Yan State is backed by Jicheng, which can be said to be fighting at the doorstep, and all kinds of materials are captured, and there is no logistical trouble at all. Therefore. Murong Ke had enough confidence. He thought that he could block the all-out attack of the main force of the Jin army, and moreover, Tong Guò was defeated several times in a row. Murong Ke had already understood the strategy and tactics of the Jin army, as well as the use of weapons, and he already had a full plan for the next defense, and thought that it must be foolproof.

Murong Ke and Murong Ba's statements, Murong Jun was naturally very satisfied, and immediately ordered that Murong Ke be fully responsible for the formation of a water control defense line, and Murong Ba served as Murong Ke's deputy.

After accepting the order, Murong Ke and Murong Ba immediately said that they would go all out to defend the water control defense line, and immediately proposed several practical suggestions to Murong Jun, so that Murong Jun could fully support them.

The water control defense line is an extremely important defense line for the Great Yan Kingdom, and Murong Jun will naturally do his best to meet Murong Ke's request, and told Murong Ke that when arranging the water control defense line, if there is any need, you can find him in person, and he will try his best to cooperate.

With such strong support from Murong Jun, the king of Yan, Murong Ke was naturally more confident, and believed that the water control defense line was different from several defense lines such as Yishui, Zhangshui, and Rongshui, and this defense line was backed by Jicheng and had advantages that the rest of the defense lines did not have. Therefore, it has a greater advantage for the defense of the Yan army.

A day later, the main army under Murong Ke's command had all arrived at the outskirts of Jicheng and set up camp, and Murong Ke also officially began to deploy these troops, allowing these armies to go to different areas to form a strong water control defense line and block the Jin army's attack with all their might.

At this time, the army that withdrew from the Yishui defense line was only 120,000 horses, and the remaining 40,000 horses and 30,000 improvised civilians were completely dispersed under the attack of the Jin army.

However, in Jicheng, there are still tens of thousands of horses, including the 20,000 main forces originally transferred to Jicheng by Murong Ke, the original 10,000 elite guards in Jicheng, and the 30,000 recruits temporarily formed by Murong Jun, a total of 60,000 horses.

In this way, the main army of the Yan State in the water control defense line has 180,000 people, although it is much weaker than the Jin army, it is still a force to be reckoned with.

Soon after the main force of the Yan army of 120,000 withdrew to the direction of Jicheng, Tuoba Shiyiqian and the 30,000 Daiguo army under his command also arrived at the north bank of the water control and joined the deployment of defending the water.

With the 30,000 Dai Guo army under the command of Tuoba Shiyi Qian, the defense army of the two countries of the Yan Dynasty on the north bank of the water control has reached 210,000 people, which can be described as a very large number of troops, among them, Murong Jun's 10,000 personal guards are responsible for defending Jicheng, which is personally commanded by Murong Jun, the king of Yan, and will not be transferred to the north bank of the water to defend, and the remaining 200,000 troops, Murong Ke has the right to mobilize in theory.

The army of Yan in the direction of Jicheng is actively arranging the water control defense line, and at the same time, the main force of the Jin army under the command of Hua'an is also marching in the direction of Jicheng with all its might, preparing to take this opportunity to take Jicheng, the capital of Yan State.

In order to understand the defense of Jicheng, Hua'an sent a large number of scouts to the direction of Jicheng to investigate the situation, and in addition, the smart people who infiltrated Jicheng many years ago also officially made frequent contacts to understand the more detailed situation in Jicheng.

At this time, the forward corps under the command of Hua'an had arrived in Liangxiang City, and Hua'an and his main corps had also arrived in Zhuo County, and set up camp on the outskirts of Zhuo County, preparing to rest for the night, and then continue to march in the direction of Jicheng.

Not far from the camp is the county seat of Zhuoxian, at this time the soldiers of the Yan State in the county have already fled, but the area of the county is limited, for this reason, Hua'an had to let the army under his command be stationed on the outskirts of the county.

"Your Majesty, news has just been sent back from the direction of Jicheng that the army of Yan is relying on water control and is forming a defense line, intending to prevent our army from crossing the water control." Wang San walked into the big tent of the Chinese army and reported to Hua'an.

Hearing this, Hua An nodded, and said softly: "Water control is the last line of defense in Jicheng, and Yan Guo's establishment of a defense line based on water control is the last fight to block our army from capturing Jicheng, that is to say, as long as our army breaks through the water control defense line, the capital of Yan State will be in the bag of our army, and even, the entire Youzhou will be taken by our army soon." After speaking, he smiled proudly.

Wang San Zhengse said: "Your Majesty, according to the scout's report, Yan Guo has deployed 200,000 troops on the north bank of water control, and its strength is not weak, but I am afraid that our army will also have to work hard to break through the water control defense line!" ”

Hua An nodded, and said: "That's natural, our army has been fighting for nearly a month on the Yishui defense line, and the water control is backed by Jicheng, so naturally it takes a lot of effort to break through, but these are only a matter of time, no matter what, the water control defense line will definitely not be able to stop the attack of our army's main army." ”

"What the king said is that with the strength of more than 300,000 soldiers and horses of our army, even if the army of Yan Kingdom relies on the water control defense line, it must not be able to block the attack of our army." Wang San confidently agreed.

Subsequently, the multi-way scouts in the direction of Jicheng continuously sent back news, and reported the specific deployment of the Yan army to Hua'an in 1510, so that Hua'an knew the deployment of the north bank of the water control well.

After resting for a night, early the next morning, Hua'an led the main army under his command, pulled out the camp and continued to march north, on the way to Jicheng, Hua'an felt desolate, because most of the population here was forced to move to Jicheng, resulting in a situation of ten rooms and nine empty, and it is not surprising that it was desolate.

The reason why Yan forced the people here to move to Jicheng is because Jicheng is the capital of Yan State, and the capital must have enough population in addition to the size of the city, if there is not enough population, the capital will become very desolate, and prosperity will naturally not be talked about, so that the prestige of the capital will be greatly reduced, for this reason, Yan will send a large part of the people in the cities around Jicheng to Jicheng, so that Jicheng has a sufficient population size, and gradually form a prosperous situation.

Moreover, after the population of Jicheng increases, it can provide more materials for the palace, and when the main force of the Jin army enters Jicheng now, many people in the city can also be urgently recruited in an emergency, so as to participate in the battle to defend the capital.

After several days of marching, the main army of more than 300,000 under the command of Hua'an all arrived on the south bank of the water control, and set up camp, forming a confrontation with the Yan army on the north bank of the water control.

Because the water control is wider than the easy water, and the water control is supported by Jicheng, for this reason, Hua'an, for the sake of safety, is not in a hurry to force the crossing to control the water, but to send a large number of scouts to Jicheng and the north bank of the water control to explore the enemy's situation, in order to find out the preparation of the direction of Yanguo, so as to make the deployment of the forced crossing and water control.

After some careful understanding, Hua An found that the Yishui defense line arranged by the Yan army was very strong, not as fragile as he originally thought, that is to say, the main army of the Yan State did not suffer a fatal blow because of the fiasco of the Yishui defense line, and the 200,000 Yan army was still a force to be reckoned with.

For this reason, Hua Anxia felt very worried, after all, the Great Jin Dynasty had already issued the will of peace talks, as the king of the north with heavy troops, Hua An could naturally refuse to carry out the will of the court on the grounds that he would not be subject to the orders of foreign monarchs, but what was about to happen to the Great Jin Dynasty also made him feel very worried, in order to deal with the crisis in the direction of the imperial court, Hua An could not go on in the long-term fierce battle in Hebei, and he must try his best to withdraw south. (To be continued......)