After dark, Yao Xiang led less than 5,000 soldiers and horses under his command to quietly leave Beifeng City, take a remote path, and run as fast as possible in the direction of Goguryeo's capital pill city.

In the palace of King Yan in Jicheng, Murong Jun, King of Yan, was in a terrible mood, since the defeat of Murong Ke's main army, the soldiers and horses under Xie Ai have been advancing northward, and in a very short period of time they recovered the entire Jizhou, while Murong Ke and the more than 100,000 Yan army under his command retreated to the north of Yishui, preparing to confront Xie Ai's army across Yishui.

Now, the soldiers and horses under Xie Ai and the army under Murong Ke have launched a fierce confrontation on both sides of Yishui, and the soldiers and horses under Murong Ke are obviously at a disadvantage, but with the geographical advantages of Yishui, they can still be supported, and the soldiers and horses under Xie Ai, although they have occupied the advantage, these advantages are not overwhelming, and for this reason, it is impossible to easily break through the Yishui defense line of the Yan State, after all, Murong Ke's command ability is still very strong, and it is not easy to break through the Yishui defense line of the Yan army.

However, Yi Shui, where the two sides were in a tense confrontation, was not very far from Jicheng, the capital of Yan State, for this reason, Murong Jun, the king of Yan, was very nervous, and constantly sent henchmen to the direction of Yi Shui to check the latest battle situation.

According to the situation investigated by these henchmen, the current shape is still very unfavorable to the army of Yan State, and Murong Jun, the king of Yan, was very worried after learning of the unfavorable situation on the front line, he was afraid that the Xie Ai army would break through the Yishui defense line and drive straight in, threatening the safety of Jicheng, and Jicheng is the capital of Yan State, once Jicheng falls into the hands of Xie Ai's army, Yan State will have to move its capital in the direction of Longcheng, in this way, all the ambitions of the Great Yan Kingdom will not be realized, and the consequences will be extremely strict.

Murong Jun sighed deeply. Looking at the ministers in the main hall, Zhengse said: "Ladies and gentlemen, now the soldiers and horses of the Xie Ai Legion have reached Yishui, and there is not much distance from Jicheng, and according to the news from the front, the situation of our army is precarious!" If the easy water defense line can't be held. Our army will have to retreat to the water control defense line, and my Jicheng is on the north bank of the water control! After speaking, he had a very anxious expression.

"Your Majesty, the Yishui defense line is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and Weichen believes that our army will definitely be able to hold the water control defense line." A minister, clenched his fists, said.

"Your Majesty, the Xie Ai Legion has attacked more than 1,000 miles to the north in a company, which can be described as the end of the strong crossbow, and Weichen also believes in the soldiers of our army. It will definitely be able to hold the Yishui defense line. Another minister said with his fists clenched.

Obviously, these ministers of the Yan Kingdom still believe in Murong Ke very much, of course, the Yishui defense line is indeed a defense line that is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the possibility of holding it is still relatively large.

Seeing that the courtiers under his command were all full of confidence in holding the Yishui defense line, Murong Jun's mood suddenly improved a lot. As long as his courtiers can support him wholeheartedly, he will be very satisfied.

Murong Jun looked at his courtiers. He said loudly: "My Great Yan Kingdom is near Jicheng, how many soldiers and horses have been raised?" ”

"Back to the king, 50,000 horses were initially recruited, but the equipment of the recruits was not yet complete, and all the soldiers were recruited. Basically, there is no armor, and the weapons in the hands are all simple weapons, and they have not yet formed combat effectiveness! A courtier replied with his fists clenched.

Murong Jun nodded when he heard this. He said softly: "The equipment of the recruits must be prepared as much as possible, and these newly recruited recruits must immediately undergo rigorous training, so that they can have the ability to fight on the battlefield at any time." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." The ministry replied loudly.

At this time, Murong Jun felt that with these 50,000 recruits, the strength in his hands would be further enhanced, even if Murong Ke could not hold the Yishui defense line, after retreating to the water control defense line, he could get reinforcements from these 50,000 soldiers and horses, and there was still a great hope of holding the water control defense line.

"Report, Your Majesty, there is an urgent report from Liaodong." At this moment, important news came from the direction of Liaodong.

Although Murong Jun did not attach great importance to the situation in Liaodong, he still understood the basic situation, and when he saw that there was an urgent report, he subconsciously thought that it was news about five hundred bandits, and hurriedly asked: "What is the urgent news from Liaodong, say it quickly." ”

"King Qiyu, according to the report of the Liaodong guard, Yao Xiang commanded 500 soldiers and horses, disguised as the appearance of the enemy, looted in my Liaodong, and killed the people of Liaodong, ravaged my Liaodong women, after that, in order to hide people's eyes, Yao Xiang sent troops to annihilate the 500 soldiers and horses, however, there were three fish that escaped by luck and took refuge in the enemy, so that the matter was revealed." Xiao Xiao truthfully reported to Murong Jun.

Murong Jun and the courtiers above the hall were very angry when they heard this, they didn't expect that Yao Xiang would do such a conscientious thing for his own interests.

"Your Majesty, this may be a deliberate framing by Wang Wu, and Weichen thinks Yao Xiang will not do this." One of the courtiers said with his fists clenched.

"Yes! Your Majesty, is there any misunderstanding here! Maybe Yao Xiang didn't do these things, maybe Wang Wu deliberately framed him! Another courtier chose to support Yao Xiang.

Obviously, above the main hall of Yan Kingdom, there are still ministers who question this matter.

When Murong Jun heard this, he thought carefully for a moment, and said: "Yao Xiang has already attached himself to my Great Yan, but Wang Wu is the enemy of my Great Yan Kingdom, if it were not for the conclusive evidence, how could my Liaodong Guard General think that Yao Xiang had done these unconscionable things?" Therefore, it is very likely that Yao Xiang did these things! ”

"Your Majesty, if Yao Xiang does these things that have lost his conscience, we must not spare him, and we must capture him to give the people of Liaodong an explanation." One of the courtiers said angrily.

"Your Majesty, there are less than 5,000 soldiers and horses under Yao Xiang's command, and the newly recruited soldiers and horses are all people from Liaodong, so it is not difficult for us to subdue Yao Xiang at all." Another courtier said loudly.

Obviously, after learning that Yao Xiang had indeed done these bad things, the courtiers of the Yan Kingdom in the hall were still very angry, after all, these victims were all the people of the Great Yan Kingdom, and as the ministers of the Great Yan Kingdom, they naturally had to ask for explanations for the people.

Murong Jun frowned and thought for a moment, and said: "If this king wants to subdue Yao Xiang, there is naturally no problem, but now that the main army under Wang Wu has entered Liaodong, if this king orders to subdue Yao Xiang, it will inevitably consume soldiers and horses, so it will be even more difficult to resist Wang Wu's army's invasion of Liaodong." ”

Obviously, Murong Jun is still very sensible, he clearly sees the overall situation of Liaodong, and thinks that under such an overall situation, he can't rashly treat Yao Xiang's sins, after all, at this time, the Great Yan Kingdom is already in a very critical moment, and resisting the enemy's attack is the top priority at the moment, as for how to get justice for the people of Liaodong, he thinks it is irrelevant.

"What does the king mean is to forgive Yao Xiang and let Yao Xiang continue to lead the army under his command to resist the attack of Wang Wu's army for my Great Yan Kingdom?" One of the courtiers guessed softly.

Murong Jun nodded approvingly, and said softly: "Yao Xiang's approach did make this king angry, but now that the enemy is present, in order to resist the attack of the enemy army, we can't take care of so much, and after repelling the enemy army, we will find a way to punish Yao Xiang, wouldn't it be better." ”

"The king is sage, the king is sage." All the courtiers of the Yan Kingdom complimented together.

"Report, Wang, Liaodong urgent." At this moment, more urgent news came from the direction of Liaodong.

Murong Jun and the courtiers in the main hall were all stunned when they heard this, they had just received an urgent letter from the direction of Liaodong, and now, not long after the time had passed, the direction of Liaodong had once again sent urgent news, which made them feel very surprised.

"Quick, what's going on in the direction of Liaodong?" Murong Jun hurriedly asked.

"King Qiyu, the defenders of Liaodong reported urgently, Yao Xiang and the army under his command, overnight, suddenly evacuated from Beifeng City, and rushed to the direction of the capital of Goguryeo, as if to go to Goguryeo, in addition, our army found a large amount of grain, grass and various property in Beifeng City." The little school clenched his fists and reported.

Murong Jun and his courtiers were shocked when they heard this, according to the report of the defenders of Liaodong, Yao Xiang's army had withdrawn from Liaodong and ran in the direction of the capital of Goguryeo, which was obviously to take refuge in Goguryeo, and a large amount of grain and various property found in Beifeng City could completely prove that the five hundred bandits rampant in Liaodong were disguised by the five hundred soldiers and horses under Yao Xiang, and these dirty things were the biggest evidence of the crime.

"Your Majesty, now that the physical evidence is there, the five hundred bandits are the soldiers and horses under Yao Xiang's command, and there is no doubt about it." A courtier said loudly.

"Yes! Wang, there is no doubt about this, and Yao Xiang led his troops to flee Beifeng City, which just confirms this. Another courtier said loudly.

Obviously, in the face of strong evidence, the courtiers of the Yan Kingdom no longer had any doubts about the fact that the five hundred bandits were disguised by soldiers and horses under Yao Xiang.

When Murong Jun heard this, he nodded approvingly, obviously, he had already recognized this matter, and had already determined that it was Yao Xiang's soldiers and horses who did it, but he did not expect that Yao Xiang would lead the army to flee to Goguryeo.

Although Goguryeo has been subdued by the Great Yan Kingdom, it is not convinced, and the King of Goguryeo is respectful to the King of Yan on the surface, and does not dare to invade the territory of the Great Yan Kingdom, but secretly he is accumulating strength, and once there is a suitable time, he will definitely launch an attack in the direction of the Great Yan Kingdom.

Murong Jun has always been worried about Goguryeo, and now, Yao Xiang and the nearly 5,000 soldiers and horses under his command have gone to Goguryeo, which makes him even more worried, if Goguryeo accepts the soldiers and horses under Yao Xiang's command, the strength will inevitably increase a lot, and on the other hand, the strength of the Great Yan Kingdom will be weaker, which is the situation that Murong Jun is most worried about. (To be continued......)