When Xie Ai heard this, he couldn't help but be slightly surprised, although he had a premonition and made corresponding preparations, but when the contemporary country really wanted to attack Dingxiang, he couldn't help but be shocked in his heart, after all, at this moment, most of the army under his command was already disheartened, as long as the main army of the country went south, it meant that a large area of land and cities north of Jinyang City had to be given up in order to save the main army from being completely annihilated.

"General, Tuoba Shiyijian, this little child, still can't bear the loneliness, the last general is willing to lead the army of the headquarters to meet him, so that Tuoba Xiaoer knows the strength of our army." General Zhang Hao said loudly.

At this moment, among all the troops under Xie Ai, only the 3,000 soldiers and horses of the Liangguo State directly under him, and the 20,000 cavalry under the command of Zhang Oy, did not appear to be disheartened, after all, these two troops and horses came from Liangzhou and Bingzhou, and their fields were not encroached upon by the imperial court officials, so naturally there would be no discouragement.

Xie Ai shook his head and said softly: "General Zhang is a brave general, and the cavalry under his command is also the elite of Bingzhou, but the main force of our army has been disheartened, and only the 20,000 cavalry under General Zhang's command is no match for the 150,000 desert iron cavalry of Tuoba Shi Yijian. ”

When Yang An and Zhao Wu heard this, they both nodded in approval, after all, at this moment, the army under their command was already disheartened, and they had no certainty of winning the Tuoba Shi wing key, and at this moment of crisis, they could only retreat slightly to preserve their vitality.

The morale of the army under Zhang Oy's command was high, and he was naturally unwilling to evacuate Dingxiang City in such a gloomy manner, but if it was only with the 20,000 cavalry under his command. It was also impossible to defeat the 150,000 main army under the command of Tuoba Shiyijian, so he had no choice but to show obedience, but he would naturally feel a little sullen in his heart.

"General, the army of Daiguo set off this morning, at the speed of cavalry, if it is a rapid march, it will arrive at the foot of Dingxiang City before noon tomorrow, and the main force of our army will be 100,000. Sixty thousand were infantry. You must evacuate as much as possible! Zhao Wu said with his fists clenched.

Among the soldiers and horses under Xie Ai, except for the 20,000 Qinzhou cavalry under Yang An and the 20,000 Bingzhou cavalry under Zhang Hao, the rest were infantry. Thereinto. Zhao Wu had a main force of 20,000 infantry under his command. The other 40,000 infantry are reserve legions with weak combat effectiveness, and of course, there are 3,000 Liangguo soldiers and horses directly under Xie Ai.

Xie Ai knows. Zhao Wu's command is all infantry, therefore, I hope to evacuate as soon as possible to avoid the pursuit of the main army of the country, but Dingxiang City is three hundred miles away from Jinyang City, if the main army of the country is fully pursued, with the normal marching speed of the infantry, it is unlikely to avoid the pursuit of the cavalry, therefore, we must not blindly escape, on the way to retreat, look for an opportunity to hit the army of the country fiercely, in order to block the speed of its pursuit.

"General Zhao, you immediately return to the camp to prepare, after an hour, lead the army to retreat immediately, in addition, tell the 40,000 infantry of Jiuyuan City, retreat immediately after receiving the order, your 60,000 infantry must arrive in Yuxian within two days, and be ready for battle, will arrive in Yuxian at the same time, here in Yuxian, we must concentrate all our forces to deal a fatal blow to the advancing Daiguo forward, in order to warn the Daiwang Tuoba Shi Yijian, not to force too much." Xie Ai ordered loudly.

"The last will obey." Zhao Wu clasped his fists and saluted, turned around and left the big tent of the Chinese army, and returned to the camp to prepare.

"General, what about our mission?" Zhang Hao asked loudly.

Xie Ai pointed to Dingxiang City, and Zhengse ordered: "Your task is to engage the Daiguo Forward Army on the outskirts of Dingxiang City, remember, only defeat is not allowed to win, after a moment of engagement, then flee to the south, after the Daiguo army catches up, fight again, and defeat again, and finally near Yuxian, and converge with the main force of our army's infantry." ”

"Only defeat, not victory, how can this kind of battle be fought." Zhang Hao was a little angry, he was unwilling to fight this inexplicable defeat.

"General Zhang, this must be General Xie's arrogant strategy, with the defeat of our army, to attract the Daiguo forward army to chase after him, so that here in Yuxian County, launch a surprise attack on the advancing Daiguo forward, and defeat the Daiguo cavalry with absolute superiority." Yang An guessed loudly.

Xie Ai nodded and said softly: "General Yang is right, that's what General Ben meant, you guys hurry up and prepare!" Remember, after feeding all the horses, all the soldiers must travel lightly so that they can escape quickly. ”

"Don't worry, general, the last general remembers." Zhang Hao and Yang An received the order loudly and immediately returned to their respective camps to prepare.

After all the generals had left, Xie Ai walked alone in the tent of the Chinese army, pacing, thinking repeatedly to make sure that his plan was foolproof.

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In the direction of Xiangguo, Murong Ke and Murong Ba were waiting in the big tent of the Chinese army, they were waiting for Murong Jun to give the order to fight, although as the commander of the army, Murong Ke had the right to arbitrarily decide on the spot, but in the major matter of launching an attack on Yecheng, he still did not dare to make decisions without authorization.

After all, at this moment, the main force stationed in Yecheng is the Jin army, and the Yan State is still a subject state of the Great Jin Dynasty, and rashly launching an attack on the army of the Great Jin Dynasty has gone beyond the military scope, and it is a kind of political statement, which is equivalent to announcing the complete rupture of the subordinate relationship with the Great Jin Dynasty, and has since become a formal hostile relationship with the Great Jin Dynasty.

Although this situation is going to happen sooner or later, the decision of the political zhì lies with Murong Jun, the king of Yan, not him Murong Ke, so Murong Ke still does not dare to make his own decisions in the matter of launching an attack on Yecheng, so as not to anger this suspicious second brother.

Of course, in these days of waiting for the battle order, Murong Ke was not idle, he asked the army under his command to make comprehensive preparations to ensure that after receiving the order, he could immediately launch an attack on Yecheng.

"General Qiyu, the king's will has arrived." Just when Murong Ke was anxiously waiting, Murong Jun's will finally arrived.

"Quick, bring it up." Murong Ke was greatly pleased, and hurriedly said.

Murong Jun's will was quickly delivered to Murong Ke's hands, and Murong Ke hurriedly opened the letter, read it carefully, and couldn't help frowning.

"Fourth brother, what's wrong, what does the second brother mean." Seeing Murong Ke frowning, Murong Ba hurriedly asked.

Murong Ke shook his head helplessly, and said softly: "Second brother asked our army to seize this opportunity to attack in the direction of Lukou, take Lukou with Uncle Wang, and pull out the nail of Wang Wu." ”

"I see, it seems that the second brother has not made up his mind yet, and he is still hesitating in the matter of fighting against the Jin court." Murong Ba said softly.

Murong Ke shook his head and said softly: "Second brother has the ambition of dominating the world, how can he be afraid to fight against the Jin Kingdom? He was watching the shape of the Jin Kingdom, and hoped that the shape of the Jin Kingdom would proceed according to his ideas, but he didn't know that it was in the sky to make things happen, and once such a good opportunity was lost, it might never be recovered. ”

"Fourth brother, Wang Wu is like a nail, inserted in the direction of our army's flank, it is indeed a big disaster, taking advantage of the Jin army's inability to attack me, and taking Lukou in one fell swoop, it is not a bad idea!" Murong Ba said softly.

Murong Ke waved his hand and said: "Wang Wu's stubborn defense of Lukou is just a disease of scabies, and those who are suppressed by Uncle Wang's army can't raise their heads, so they are not afraid at all, and the main force of the Jin army in Yecheng is the heart of my Great Yan Kingdom!" The second brother took such a good opportunity to solve the disease of scabies and ignore the serious problem of his henchmen, which was a move to abandon the original and the last, and it was a mistake for the society of my Dayan Kingdom. After saying that, he was still indignant.

When Murong Ba heard this, he nodded, hugged his fists and said: "What the fourth brother said is that the main force of the Jin army in Yecheng is the henchman of my Great Yan Kingdom, but since the second brother has already issued an order, what can we do?" Is the fourth brother planning to disobey orders? ”

"That's it, since the second brother has already issued an order, we just have to obey the order, I hope that the shape of the Jin Kingdom will develop in the direction that the second brother wants, so that my Great Yan Kingdom will be able to dominate the world." Murong Ke said softly.

"Fourth brother, the whole army of 130,000 horses is ready, when to launch an attack on Lukou." Murong Ba asked.

Murong Ke thought for a while, and Zhengse ordered: "Leave 50,000 troops to garrison Xiangguo City, and this afternoon, you and I will personally lead 80,000 main forces to march in the direction of Lukou, and join forces with Uncle Wang to break through Lukou City." ”

"Yes, fourth brother, I'll go and prepare." Murong Ba answered, turned around and went to prepare.

After noon, the main force of the 80,000 Yan army, which was ready to go, left Xiangguo City under the orders of Murong Ke and Murong Ba, and marched towards Lukou City.

Murong Ke's main army of 80,000 will attack from behind Wang Wu's defensive position, so it will be a very huge pressure on Wang Wu who is defending Lukou.

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In the direction of Yecheng, Hua'an has always been in a high degree of tension, the military spirit of his subordinates is fluctuating, the constraining actions of the Great Jin Dynasty, and the active preparations in the direction of Xiangguo, each of which makes Hua'an feel tremendous pressure, especially the emergency preparations in the direction of Xiangguo, which makes Hua'an the most frightened.

In order to know Murong Ke's every move, Hua'an sent a large number of scouts to Xiangguo City, and according to the feedback of the scouts, since the army under Hua'an's command began to fluctuate, Murong Ke, who was guarding Xiangguo, stepped up his preparations for war and had a plan to raid Yecheng, which put Hua'an under tremendous pressure.

After all, the strength of the army under Murong Ke cannot be underestimated, and the main army under his command has fallen into a state of discouragement because of the selfish actions of the court officials.

Of course, in order to restore the morale of the army under his command, Hua'an has begun to take measures and put Wang Meng fully responsible.

And in order not to be constrained by the imperial court, and in order to prevent the army under his command from being disheartened again, Hua'an also ordered his determination to claim the throne by coercion and exclude the influence of the imperial court from the governor's area, so as to completely relieve his worries. (To be continued......)