Pinggao City is less than 100 miles away from Yewang City, and Hua'an and his 10,000 personal guards set off in the afternoon, and it took half a day to finally arrive at a position less than ten miles away from Yewang City.

At this time, the sun had already set, and the surrounding wilderness was all pitch black, Hua An asked his army to temporarily stop advancing, and sent more than a dozen scouts to the direction of Yewang City to investigate the enemy's situation.

"Big brother, there are only 10,000 enemy troops in Yewang City, why do you need to investigate, our army can just kill Yewang City directly." Wang San felt that there was no need to carefully send scouts to investigate.

After all, the enemy's 20,000 main forces stationed at Mengjin Ferry have been confirmed, and Zhang Jin only has more than 30,000 troops under his command, so it is impossible for the enemy army in Yewang City to exceed 10,000 people, and in the case of insufficient preparation, it is not the opponent of the pro-guard army at all.

Hua An shook his head and said, "Wang San, you are too light on the enemy, have you forgotten the big losses that my personal guards have suffered under Chenggao Pass?" Before finding out the enemy's situation, we must not rashly raid Yewang City, so as not to cause heavy losses to the army, besides, our army has been galloping all the way, the soldiers are exhausted, and the war horses are also very tired, so we need to take a good rest to recover our energy. ”

"Yes, big brother." Wang San responded.

In Zhang Jin's mansion in Yewang City, Zhang Jin did not rest, but gathered some of his henchmen and generals to discuss the war in the main hall of the mansion.

The fierce battle situation at the Mengjin ferry made Zhang Jin like a thorn in the back, and he was very worried that the ferry would not be able to hold it, and once the Mengjin ferry was lost, the main force of the Jin army would pour into the north bank of the Yellow River, and when the time came. The entire district of Hanoi will not be protected. And he will also be a lost dog.

"Generals, Mengjin Ferry has been attacked by the main force of the Jin army in the past few days, and the losses are really not small, the front-line generals said that according to the current situation, the Mengjin Ferry will be lost for a month at most, and once the Mengjin Ferry is lost, the main force of the Jin army will pour into Hanoi County, and there will be no place for our army, which will be for this. Very worried. I don't know what you can do. Zhang Jin looked at the generals in the main hall and said softly.

A subordinate general replied first: "General, according to the attack posture of the Jin army, it is determined to take Hanoi County." And once the Jin army made up its mind to capture Hanoi County. With tens of thousands of horses in our military region alone. I'm afraid that I can't resist, and I must prepare a back road! ”

"Yes! General, according to the scout returns. The Jin army crossed the river to attack, mobilized 100,000 soldiers and horses, and the strength greatly exceeded our army, if the Jin army made up its mind, it was only a matter of time before Hanoi County was fully breached, and it was indeed time for our army to consider the way back. Another general said.

When Zhang Jin heard this, he sighed, he naturally understood what the generals meant by the retreat, but Hanoi County was his foundation, and he felt very unwilling to give up his foundation like this.

"Isn't there a better way for our army to repel the Jin army?" Zhang Jin asked loudly.

A general replied: "General, the Jin army mobilized 100,000 soldiers and horses this time to attack in two ways, even if our army can hold the Mengjin Ferry, General Cao Fu's subordinates may not be able to hold the Aocang Ferry, and once General Cao Fu's troops and horses flee, our army will be even more difficult to support alone, and it is unrealistic to hold on to Hanoi County." ”

"General, the current situation is extremely unfavorable to our army, let's consider retreating as soon as possible!" Another general persuaded.

Zhang Jin sighed helplessly and said loudly: "Where our army should retreat, you can tell me." ”

"General, the two countries of the Yan Dynasty in the north are short of talents, and we will lead the army to the north and take refuge in the Yan State or the Dai Kingdom, and there will definitely be a good development."

"General, the Yan State is stronger than the Dai State, take refuge in the Yan State, and then recapture Hanoi County with the help of the power of the Yan State, and when the time comes, Hanoi County will still be ours."

The two generals spoke in turn to support the two kingdoms of the Yan Dynasty, which were becoming increasingly powerful in the north.

"The 200,000 elite iron horsemen of the Yan Kingdom have already gone south, and it is indeed a good choice to take refuge in the Yan Kingdom, and I would have considered it." Zhang Jin nodded lightly.

"Report, General, it's not good." At this moment, a small school ran into the main hall in a panic.

"Why are you so flustered, take your time." Zhang Jin hurriedly asked.

Xiao Xiao gasped for breath, paused for a moment, and clenched his fists and said: "General Qiyu, the 10,000 elite cavalry of the Jin army has arrived less than ten miles east of Yewang City, and it is possible to launch a surprise attack on our Yewang City at any time." ”

"What, the 10,000 elite cavalry of the Jin army is less than ten miles away from Yewang City, how is this possible, is it possible that the Jin army flew across the Yellow River?" Zhang Jin's subordinates were all incredulous, and their eyes widened.

Zhang Jin was even more frightened, and hurriedly confirmed: "The 10,000 elite cavalry of the Jin army has really arrived near Yewang City, is the news accurate?" ”

"General, many of the scouts in our army have seen it with their own eyes, so they must not be fake." The little colonel said affirmatively.

When a subordinate general heard this, he said angrily: "General, the cavalry of the Jin army is coming from the east gate, which is enough to show that General Cao Fu's soldiers and horses have failed to block the attack of the Jin army, that is to say, the Aocang ferry has been captured by the Jin army, and even the Pinggao City, which General Cao Fu personally garrisoned, has also been captured by the Jin army's soldiers and horses." ”

"General, the Jin army has gathered 40,000 troops at the Aocang Ferry, of which 30,000 are infantry, and the cavalry is only 10,000, so it seems that behind the 10,000 elite cavalry of the Jin army, there are still 30,000 infantry coming quickly, and our army has less than 10,000 soldiers and horses in Yewang City, I am afraid that it will not be able to hold it, and we must retreat immediately."

Hearing this, Zhang Jin nodded, and said suspiciously: "If the Jin army breaks through the Aocang Ferry and Pinggao City, General Cao Fu will definitely send his henchmen to warn the general, but now the elite cavalry of the Jin army is not far from Yewang City, and the general has not received any warning from General Cao, what is going on?" ”

"General, maybe General Cao and all the soldiers and horses under his command were annihilated by the Jin army, so I didn't have time to send a warning to our army." A subordinate general guessed.

"General, will General Cao surrender the Jin army, so as to deliberately not warn our army." A subordinate general guessed.

"Maybe General Cao Fu had already led his army to flee Pinggao City, and he was so frightened that he even forgot to warn our army." Another general said.

When Zhang Jin heard this, he nodded thoughtfully, why did the Jin army suddenly enter the Yewang City, why Cao Fu did not warn in advance, and why the Jin army was progressing so fast, these things all surrounded his mind, making him a little inexplicable.

"Report, general, General Cao Fu sent his henchmen to come, saying that there is something important to meet the general." Just when Zhang Jin was confused, Cao Fu's henchmen arrived at Yewang City.

Zhang Jin was stunned when he heard this, and said loudly: "Quick, let him in." ”

Soon, Cao Fu's henchman Xiaoxiao walked into the main hall of Zhang Jin's mansion and saluted Zhang with his fists.

"No need to salute, tell me quickly, General Cao sent you here, what is the important matter." Zhang Jin asked knowingly.

Cao Fu's henchmen clenched his fists and replied: "General, the main force of the Jin army smuggled into Chenggao Ferry last night, and when my general saw that the general situation had gone, he led the remaining 5,000 soldiers and horses to retreat in the direction of Shangdang County. ”

"What, the main force of the Jin army smuggled into Chenggao Ferry last night, so why did you only come to report now, Pinggao City is less than a hundred miles away from Yewang City, and you ran for a whole day and a night." General Zhang Jinbu said angrily.

Cao Fu's henchmen hurriedly said: "General, the last general is coming from the direction of Shanyang City this afternoon. ”

When Zhang Jin heard this, he was furious in his heart, and said loudly: "Last night, the main force of the Jin army smuggled into Chenggao Ferry, so why didn't you come to report it as soon as possible, is this what General Cao Fu meant?" After speaking, he looked angrily at Cao Fu's henchmen.

"The general was angry, when the incident happened suddenly, my general only cared about gathering troops and horses and retreated, and did not send the last general until the army marched to Shanyang City." Cao Fu's henchmen hurriedly explained.

When Zhang Jin heard this, he sighed helplessly, he naturally wouldn't fully believe the words of Cao Fu's henchmen, Cao Fu, as a battle-hardened general, even if he was flustered, how could he forget to warn himself, this was clearly Cao Fu's intention, but at this time the situation was already like this, and it was useless to complain, for this reason, Zhang Jin felt that there was no need to pursue it further, but to consider what to do next.

"General Cao Fu evacuated in such a hurry, where do you plan to retreat?" Zhang Jin asked softly.

Cao Fu's henchmen immediately replied: "First retreat into Shangdang County, and then through Leping and Changshan Counties, enter the territory of Youzhou, and go straight to Jicheng, the capital of Yan Kingdom. ”

"Oh, it seems that General Cao Fu is planning to take refuge in King Yan." Zhang Jin said casually.

Cao Fu's confidant hurriedly said: "Back to the general, our army is indeed going to Youzhou to join King Yan, and the general of my family will persuade General Zhang to join King Yan together." ”

"General, the Jin army has already entered Yewangcheng, we have no other choice, we must immediately make up our minds, and taking refuge in the Yan Kingdom is the best choice for our army at present." A subordinate general shouted loudly.

"General, make up your mind! The Jin army may raid Yewang City at any time, and our army's time is running out. And the generals persuaded together.

Zhang Jin nodded, and said softly: "The 10,000 cavalry of the Jin army has arrived in Yewang City, and the follow-up tens of thousands of infantry will take at least a day to arrive, and the time may still be in time, so immediately send an order to let the main force of our army guarding the Mengjin Ferry immediately retreat to the north, and bypass Yewang City, and directly retreat to Shangdang County, and after joining up with the people and horses of the headquarters, they will retreat together in the direction of Youzhou." ”

"Yes, General." A junior colonel shouted the order, and immediately left the main hall, preparing to go to the Mengjin ferry to deliver the order.

Zhang Jin pointed at Cao Fu's henchmen and said softly: "You go back immediately and tell General Cao that you will join him in the Yan Kingdom, so that there will be more soldiers and horses in the two armies, and the King of Yan will pay more attention to us." “

"Yes, General Zhang rest assured, the last general will definitely convey it truthfully." Cao Fu's henchman shouted the order. (To be continued......)