The sound of fighting in the city gradually became weaker, and even some stubborn Qi soldiers were mostly besieged between some narrow areas, and had lost control of the city.

Under the surprise attack of hundreds of elite soldiers, coupled with the cooperation of the barbarians inside and outside the city, Xincheng, the main city blocking the Yichuan Pass, soon changed hands, and the defenders in the city were killed, fled or surrendered.

When several Feng led the armor soldiers to defeat the enemy troops defending the city lord's mansion, the battles in other areas of the city also ended one after another.

At first, these barbarian soldiers were only clamoring to help the rebellion, but as the soldiers of the Qi army in the city were defeated and retreated, they also entered the battle one after another after picking up the armor and staff, making an important contribution to the capture of the city. Otherwise, with a few Feng and hundreds of other Western Wei soldiers, even if the enemy army was taken by surprise, it would be impossible to completely control the city in a short period of time.

There were about 3,000 barbarians in the city, plus nearly 1,000 soldiers covering a number of Feng and his party, and after the original defenders were killed and defeated, they became the main force defending the city. And a few phoenixes didn't exert too much restraint on them, and after the battle, they were allowed to collect and divide the reserves in the city.

After receiving a considerable amount of booty, these barbarians did not immediately disperse. One is that the sky is already dark, and the wilderness outside the city is bitterly cold, which is not conducive to escaping, and the other is that they have experienced similar things more than once, and their previous experience tells them that if they can't continue to advance and retreat together with the Western Wei army, then they will not be far from suffering.

Therefore, after a short period of joyful celebration, these barbarians took the initiative to take on the task of defending the city, so that several Feng and other main forces attacking the city could fully rest after a bloody battle.

It turned out that the choice of these barbarians was very correct, because not long after the situation in the city had stabilized, the sound of iron hooves and ice galloping horses sounded in the fields outside the city. Although their surprise attack went well, the enemy reacted more quickly than they had expected.

Hearing the sound of galloping horses outside the city becoming more and more intensive, several Feng were also surprised, and they didn't know until they were arraigned that the Northern Qi people and horses stationed in the cities between Heluo and Luo were not only scouts and contacts, but also transmitted signals through beacon smoke every evening. It was the time when they launched their attack on the city before, and since the smoke did not rise on time here in the new city, the surrounding city strongholds also knew that there was an accident here in the new city.

Knowing that Qi Jun still had such an arrangement, several Feng couldn't help but feel a big headache. If the enemy army organizes a counterattack in time, then it will be difficult to hold the city with their hundreds of troops and thousands of barbarian miscellaneous troops. At that time, a successful raid is afraid that it will be reduced to the danger of falling into the net.

Therefore, he did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly reported the situation here to his own men and horses along the way, and at the same time ordered the soldiers to remain in a state of readiness and ready to continue to fight at any time.

At the same time, in Kim Yong City, dozens of miles away, Hu Lujin, who stayed behind in the city, also learned of the news that Xincheng had been attacked by the enemy. However, the news received by Hu Lujin was only that there was a problem with the beacon smoke message in Xincheng, and the more specific situation is unknown.

Rao is like this, and Hu Lujin did not dare to slack off. He suffered losses in the battle with Li Boshan, so after the army went west to chase the enemy, he also had a spirit of twelve points in his heart, that is, he was worried that he would be raided by Li Boshan's troops again, so while strengthening the perimeter of Yique, he also formulated a strict beacon message.

Therefore, when there was an accident in Xincheng, he also sent Scout Nan to inquire about the news as soon as possible, and at the same time, he stayed up all night, waiting for the report in the straight hall of the city lord's mansion.

It wasn't until midnight that the scouts confirmed that the new city had been attacked and captured, and that many of the defeated soldiers who had fled outside the city during the attack had been brought back to Kim.

Hu Lujin also interrogated these defeated soldiers as soon as possible, wanting to dig up more real information from their mouths. However, none of them could say why, because the battle happened so suddenly that they did not even know where the battle took place first, some said that the enemy had entered from outside the city, and some said that the barbarians inside the city were the first to take charge of the enemy. As for the specific number of enemy troops,

It is even more impossible to explain why.

Hu Lujin, who was already eager to understand the truth, couldn't help but become more and more confused for a while after listening to the answers of these defeated soldiers. However, although the specific enemy situation is not well understood, it is certain that the barbarian soldiers played a great role in the battle to capture the new city.

This point also made Hu Lujin's eyes become solemn, because not only in Xincheng, but also in Jin Yong City and other cities near Zuo, there were also many barbarians enslaving and assisting military affairs. Since the barbarians in the new city were easily rebelled, would the barbarians in these cities near the left also have such a hidden danger?

Although the main force of the enemy army has not yet appeared in the field of vision, the familiar sense of oppression has already made Hu Lu Jin really feel it, and he has no intention of sleeping for the rest of the night, and when it is early in the morning, he will order the generals stationed in Zhucheng to come to Kim Yong City to discuss matters.

The Northern Qi army that participated in the battle this time totaled more than 80,000 and nearly 90,000 horses, and with the victory of the Bishan battle, Ke Zhu Hunyuan, the king of Fufeng who was responsible for garrisoning Heyang, led his troops back to Heyang and did not continue to participate in the follow-up war. This is also the insurance plan made by the Northern Qi Dynasty after losing Heyang, no matter what kind of turmoil between Heluo becomes, we must also defend Heyang and not let the riots spread to the north.

But after Zhu Hunyuan retreated, the remaining army was 50,000 troops from Jinyang and 20,000 horses from Yedu.

Before the main force of the army was led by Duan Shao to the west to pursue the defeated army of Western Wei, and Gao Rui, the king of Zhaojun, led his troops back to Heluo, and cooperated with Hu Lujin to defend and wait for the enemy, so that there were more than 30,000 people left behind, and Hu Lujin arranged to defend the cities between Yiluo, especially the largest number of troops stationed around Yique, almost one-third of the current existing troops.

With 30,000 elite men and horses garrisoned, plus the local garrison of Heluo and those Han barbarians who were requisitioned, there are more than 50,000 people who can be put into battle in the entire Heluo.

Therefore, Hu Lujin felt that even if Li Boshan attacked, he would have the power to resist and stubbornly defend here. And with the news of the retreat of the Western Wei army in Yiyang to the west, Li Boshan may not continue to advance north, because compared with Heluo, who continued to go to the strong enemy to defend it, it is undoubtedly more conducive for Li Boshan to control the chaos of the Western Wei Dynasty after Yuwentai's death.

But with the first meeting between the two sides, it almost directly subverted Hu Lujin's previous idea of superiority, and made him feel that the situation seemed to become serious.

Therefore, after summoning the city defenders to Kim Yong City, he immediately announced to the generals his strategy for dealing with the enemy after the night of hard work, and ordered the generals to abandon their respective cities and concentrate all their forces in Kim Yong City to garrison them.

"Right now, it's just that the new city has been lost, and the rest of the cities are still there, and the reality of the thief is not yet known, so it's a bit ...... to abandon and retreat like this."

Hearing Hu Lujin's arrangement, Zhao Jun Wang Gao Rui questioned, out of respect for Hu Lujin, the founding father, he did not use "cowardly" or the like, but in his heart he was still a little dissatisfied with Hu Lujin's attitude of facing the enemy.

"The soldiers are treacherous, and Li Boshan's use of soldiers is even more treacherous, making people unable to guard against it, especially avoid carelessness and underestimation of the enemy!"

After hearing this, Hu Lujin said with a straight face: "Li Boshan used to be deeply affectionate with material resources, and Yiluo Qun was very happy to die, so that he would be like a fish in water when he entered here, and there were few guest teachers in distress, and the loss of the new city could be seen."

Speaking of this, not only Hu Lujin, but also the other generals present couldn't help but have some mixed feelings. They have also heard a lot of stories about Li Boshan's bribing and marbarians, and the materials used to bribe the barbarians are their strategic materials between Heluo, which is really embarrassing to mention.

"The division and brigade compete for victory, and the more divisions there are, the more variables there are. Only by sticking to the fortified city and not changing the situation, the thief will have no chance to take advantage of it. The former's Qiang division was 100,000 difficult to conquer Kim Yong City, and our division came to help, but his army was defeated."

Hu Lujin continued to analyze: "Today, the black otter is violently killed and the Qiang division is reversed, for Li Boshan, the situation in Kansai is the first major thing that needs to be discussed, and it is inevitable to win Heluo with our army. Even if the cities are abandoned, their people will not confront and fight with me here for a long time, and their armies will go away by themselves. Otherwise, when our division and brigade return to run, it will be in danger!"

If you can hold on to Yique, you will

It would naturally be best if Li Boshan's division and brigade were blocked in the south of Yichuan, but now that the new city has been lost, it can only retreat to the next best. Therefore, Hu Lujin planned to shrink his defenses and expose as few flaws as possible to be taken advantage of by the enemy, so that Li Boshan would retreat in the face of difficulties. In particular, there must not be any danger here on their own side, lest the westbound division and brigade be attacked and killed by Li Boshan because they are eager to return for reinforcements.

After listening to Hu Lujin's analysis, although the generals still felt a little ambitious, they all acquiesced to this plan. To be honest, they are also worried that if they are stationed outside, their own people may become the next target of the thief master, and although it is a bit of a prestige to get together, it is at least safe. As Hu Lujin said, stabilizing the current situation is a victory for them.

When Heluo was still worried about the imminent arrival of Li Boshan's army, Hongnong, who was far away on the other side of Kunshan, was in a different situation. The Northern Qi army pursued all the way to this point, and the momentum was like a bamboo along the way, and the results were extremely brilliant!