With the return of the First Army and the Second Army of the Jin Kingdom one after another, now, the biggest force in the south of the Mu Kingdom is Sima Changren.

When the Jin army attacked Xiangyang, Sima Changren also wanted to go north to rescue, but the road to the north was cut off by the first army and the second army.

After learning that Xiangyang was lost and the king Liu Ji was killed, Sima Changren was faced with three choices.

First, that is to go north to recapture the capital, but the Liu family has been slaughtered by the Jin army, even if the capital is recaptured, it becomes meaningless, not to mention, the hope of recapturing the capital is still very slim, after all, there is the third army of the Jin State stationed, if they can't attack for a long time, the Red Army behind will chase and kill, and there will be a risk of annihilation.

Second, he led his troops to continue to stay at Yuemen Pass, but this is also unwise, the capital fell, the king was killed, all cities and counties were already panicked, and they were too busy to take care of themselves, and their own logistics and supplies would become a problem, and staying in Yuemen Pass was equivalent to staying in a dead place.

Therefore, after thinking about it, he only had a third way to go, retreating to the southwest of the wood country.

The southwest of the wood country is the border of the wood country, Sima Changren is also very familiar with it, and the prestige is also high, and there is a hundred responses, out of these considerations, Sima Changren decided to abandon the Yuemen Pass and lead the people to retreat to the southwest.

It is difficult to say whether his choice at this time was right or wrong, but Sima Changren did not go north to attack Xiangyang, which gave the Jin army a chance to breathe and completely stabilized the situation in the four counties of Mubei.

However, his decision caused great trouble to the Red Kingdom, and hundreds of thousands of local troops of the Mu Kingdom led by Sima Changren occupied the two counties in the southwest and became the henchmen of the Red Kingdom.

It is precisely because of the existence of Sima Changren, the remnants of the Wood Kingdom, that later generations have disputes about the time of the fall of the Wood Kingdom. Some people believe that the Mu Kingdom was destroyed when Xiangyang fell, and some people believe that it was not until the fall of Sima Changren that the Mu Kingdom really perished.

In any case, Sima Changren occupied the two southwestern counties, posing a great threat to both the Red Kingdom and the Jin Kingdom in the future.

On the other side, after several days of rapid marching, Lin Haotian had also arrived at Twin Peaks City.

At present, Shuangfeng City is stationed with the 100,000 Fourth Army led by Gu Liangyun, the 7th and 80,000 5th Army led by Jin Cheng, and the 100,000 Sixth Army led by Mu Wu.

Not counting the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd corps. The defenders of Twin Peaks City alone are about to reach 300,000, however, nearly half of them are the army of the Wood Kingdom, whether they can be used on the battlefield is still unknown, although the troops under his command are numerous, but Lin Haotian has no bottom in his heart.

Due to the great war, the people and families of the soldiers in Twin Peaks City have been completely emptied, and the city is completely filled with the gathered Jin army. All kinds of city defense weapons were constantly pushed up the city walls, piling up all over the city, and the tension before the war was already full.

The Shogun's Mansion in Kannai has never been so lively as it is now.

Lin Haotian lived in the General's Mansion, which also became the command center and hub of the entire Jin Army, full of Jin State guards and sentry posts inside and out, and many Jin soldiers and generals went in and out, very busy.

In the main hall of the General's Mansion, Lin Haotian was there. The commanders of the armies are here, and so are the many strategists. Based on the information that keeps coming back, people are intensively formulating countermeasures to deal with the enemy.

That night, Lin Haotian climbed the city tower to inspect.

Knowing that the adults were coming, Gu Liangyun, who was supervising the work in the city, hurriedly ran forward and intervened to give a salute.

Lin Haotian smiled and asked, "General Gu hasn't rested yet?"

Gu Liangyun said: "The last general can't sleep, so he will go to the city to see how the city defense is arranged." ”

Lin Haotian said: "I thought I was the only one who couldn't sleep!"

Gu Liangyun seemed to be in a good mood when he saw Lin Haotian. He was also a lot more relaxed, and said, "My lord, there is another person who has come one step ahead of you. ”

"Oh, who?"

"General Makitake. ”

Lin Haotian was stunned for a moment and asked, "What is he doing here?"

"Like adults, I'm here to patrol the city defenses. ”

Lin Haotian raised his eyes and looked. I didn't see Mu Wu's figure, and asked, "Is Mu Wu going back now?"

"Not yet, General Makitake should be on the side of the western city wall by now. Gu Liangyun replied.

Lin Haotian nodded, walked towards the west city wall with his hands behind his back, and said at the same time: "Let's go, let's take a look." ”

While walking to the west, Lin Haotian also checked the defense situation on the city wall, there were already a lot of rolling logs and stones, and there were a pile of them every few steps, as if they were hills, in addition, there were many bows and crossbows and trebuchets set up on the city, and it was hastily estimated that there were no less than hundreds.

Gu Liangyun explained: "The trebuchet can be used to kill and injure the enemy soldiers besieging the city, and the bow and crossbow have a long range, so it can be used to deal with the enemy's trebuchet. ”

Lin Haotian secretly said that it made sense, Gu Liangyun was really getting more and more like a general, and he praised: "It's well arranged." ”

Gu Liangyun said, "Lord Xie praises." ”

The two talked and talked, and unconsciously walked to the west city wall, raised their eyes and looked forward, only to see that not far in front of them, Mu Wu was holding an arrow stack, stretching his neck to look out.

I don't know what he was looking at, Lin Haotian stepped forward, Mu Wu didn't think Lin Haotian was coming, but the two personal soldiers around him saw him and hurriedly wanted to greet him, Lin Haotian waved his hand, signaling the two not to make a sound, and then walked behind Mu Wu, and also looked out, there was a flat river outside the city, and there was not even a ghost shadow.

Lin Haotian secretly shook his head and asked, "What is General Muwu observing?"

Suddenly hearing the voice behind him, Mu Wu was startled, subconsciously turned around, and saw that it was Lin Haotian and Gu Liangyun standing behind him, he hurriedly bowed down and saluted, and said, "The last general will see your lord!"

Lin Haotian waved his hand and asked, "There are plains outside the city, what is General Muwu looking at?"

Mu Wu said: "The last general is looking at the plains outside. ”

Lin Haotian raised his eyebrows and looked at him puzzled.

Mu Wu continued: "Twin Peaks City has always been known as a natural danger, but in the eyes of the last general, it is not, the plains outside the city are very wide, not only can accommodate the garrison of a million troops, but also conducive to allowing a million troops to launch an offensive. ”

Gu Liangyun didn't like to hear this, he had resisted the Red Kingdom army again with Lin Haotian, Shuangfeng City was impregnable, and he had never lost it, how did it get to Mu Wu's mouth, but it became a natural danger?

He took a deep breath and said proudly: "General Muwu used to live in Mudi, and he didn't know the situation of our Jin Kingdom. ”

Mu Wu sighed secretly, lowered his head, and stopped talking.

It is true that he is a wooden man, but now he has taken refuge in the Jin country, and he is a member of the Jin country, not to mention that he is still the commander of the first army, but Mu Wu's tone is full of contempt, you know, in terms of military rank, the two are comparable.

Lin Haotian also sensed Mu Wu's embarrassment, he was slightly stunned, and then said to Gu Liangyun: "General Gu, General Mu's concerns are not unreasonable. General Mu used to be a wooden general, and it is reasonable that he does not understand the situation of my Jin Kingdom, you can explain it to General Mu, but pay attention to the tone. ”

When others said this, Gu Liangyun might not think so, but Lin Haotian didn't dare not listen to what he said.

He hurriedly bowed and saluted, "Yes, my lord." ”

Then, he bowed his hand to Mu Wu and said, "The last general is rude." ”

Unexpectedly, Lin Haotian would protect himself, an 'outsider', which made Mu Wu surprised and moved, and he immediately replied: "General Gu is polite. ”

Lin Haotian didn't have the heart to listen to the polite words between them now, and asked bluntly: "General Mu, do you think there are still places that need to be supplemented in the Shuangfeng City Defense?"

Mu Wu groaned and said, "The city defense arranged by General Gu Liangyun is very perfect, and what should be done and what can be done has been done. The last general thinks that if you can keep the rules in the place of a pass, it doesn't hurt if you can't abandon it. ”

These words made Lin Haotian and Gu Liangyun's faces change at the same time.

Especially Gu Liangyun, Mu Wu's words are tantamount to touching his lifeline. He clenched his fists, suppressed his anger, and said in a soft tone as much as possible: "General Mu, Shuangfeng City is the southern gateway of our country, once Shuangfeng City is lost, the enemy army can drive straight in, all the way north, and take Wancheng directly!" (To be continued......)