After Xiao Ran received the order to retreat, Xiao Jingxuan looked at the iron armor in front of him, and his mood couldn't calm down for a while.

After half a ring, after Xiao Jingxuan calmed down, he directly lived in the General's Mansion in Youzhou.

At this time, Xiao Jingxuan was on the front line, and the affairs of Yingzhou could only be investigated by Zhao Gang.

However, for such a big matter, Xiao Jingxuan was not very relieved in his heart just by Zhao Gang's words, so he said to Xiao Yuan beside him: "Xiao Yuan, you go to Yingzhou in person, take a hundred personal guards with you, obey Zhao Gang's orders, and report back quickly if there is anything." ”

"Yes, the last general commands."

After Xiao Yuan withdrew, Xiao Jingxuan focused on the map.

Where should you go next? Now, there are three choices in front of Xiao Jingxuan.

They are Yunzhou and Yizhou in Zhao and Cangzhou in Wei.

Yunzhou is relatively desolate, and it is close to the barbarians, and the distance is relatively far, which is not conducive to the supply of grain and grass.

Yizhou is relatively close, but Yizhou itself has 10,000 defenders, and now it has 30,000 troops with Yuwen Tuo. It's not weak.

As for Cangzhou's troops, there are not many troops, but if he attacks Cangzhou, he will tear his face with Wei. I'm afraid it's going to be a bit more than worth the loss.

After thinking about it repeatedly, Xiao Jingxuan sent a large number of scouts to investigate the situation in Yizhou, and then quietly waited for news from Gongsun Sheng.

Xiao Jingxuan waited in Youzhou for ten days, but still did not wait for the news that Gongsun Sheng had broken through Jizhou.

Xiao Jingxuan sighed in his heart, when it comes to fighting, Gongsun Sheng is still worse than Hu Yanzhuo, and Huangfu Song is a little better.

So Xiao Jingxuan asked Lei Ben to temporarily control the situation in Youzhou, and he took Ye Xiong's 10,000 tigers and leopards to start running to Jizhou.

After arriving in Jizhou, Xiao Jingxuan, under the guidance of Gongsun Sheng, visited the situation of each camp and the surrounding situation of Jizhou.

The guards of Jizhou are very good, with only 10,000 soldiers and horses, they will guard a Jizhou city like an iron pass.

Niu Gai and Tang Wanyi's subordinates each lost almost three or four thousand people, and Qiu Rong's subordinates also lost a lot.

Xiao Jingxuan's face darkened, and after listening to the reports of the battalions, he said to Ye Xiong on the side: "Go, erect the king's royal flag, and this king will personally meet the chief general of Jizhou, I want to see if it is as stable as iron." ”

After speaking, Xiao Jingxuan turned over and got on his horse in an angry manner, and then rode towards Jizhou City with a tiger and leopard.

Coming to the city gate, Xiao Jingxuan looked at the city tower and shouted loudly: "This king Xiao Jingxuan, please reply to the lord of Jizhou." ”

As soon as Xiao Jingxuan's words fell, he saw a rain of arrows shooting from the city tower.

The pro-army around Xiao Jingxuan immediately turned over and dismounted, forming a shield wall around Xiao Jingxuan to block the rain of arrows.

After the rain of arrows stopped, Xiao Jingxuan waved his hand and removed the shield wall. I saw a general on the city tower stand up.

"His Royal Highness King Yan, I haven't seen you for a long time, and now that you and I are our own masters, I won't be polite."

Xiao Jingxuan looked at it and laughed.

"Who should I be, isn't this General Chu Liang? Why don't you play for Da Wei in Los Angeles? ”

"His Royal Highness King Yan, the past is like smoke, if you have the ability, let the horse come."

Xiao Jingxuan laughed and said: "General Chu Liang, ten days ago, this king arrived in Youzhou and met Yuwen Tuo, but unfortunately, he led his troops to flee that night and gave up Youzhou, why should you struggle." ”

"Chu is not talented, he is willing to live and die with Jizhou, His Royal Highness King Yan still doesn't have to bother to speak."

Seeing Chu Liang's refusal, Xiao Jingxuan didn't care, but looked at the soldiers around Chu Liang and said.

"Ladies and gentlemen, have you ever heard that good birds choose trees to perch, virtuous ministers choose their masters, I won't say much about the sins of Yuwen Valve, I, Xiao Jingxuan, set up barbarians in the north, destroy Yanwei in the east, promote the imperial examination, equalize the land, and reduce taxes. For the benefit of the people, do you really intend to fight for the tiger? ”

Xiao Jingxuan's voice was very loud, and many soldiers on the city tower began to talk quietly after listening to Xiao Jingxuan's words.

Xiao Jingxuan ignored it, turned the horse's head, and began to go back to the camp.

Early the next morning, Xiao Jingxuan began to give orders, beat drums and gather troops, and began to attack this Jizhou City.

Xiao Jingxuan jumped off the horse, holding a knife in one hand and a shield in the other. shouted to the surroundings: "Brothers, the city is broken today, kill with me." ”

Xiao Jingxuan took the pro-army as the vanguard, and Xiao Jingxuan was followed by the trump card of the Yan army, the tiger and leopard who dismounted and fought on foot. After that, the other battalions were armed.

There were some powerless arrows scattered from the tower of Jizhou City, and Xiao Jingxuan knew that his words yesterday had worked.

Stepping on the ladder, Xiao Jingxuan flew upstairs. In fact, with Xiao Jingxuan's martial arts, a mere city tower, how can he need the help of a cloud ladder.

It's just that the other party didn't dispatch a psychic master, and he couldn't rely on the strong to bully the weak.

The Zhao army defending the city no longer has much fighting spirit, and the continuous battles have exhausted the soldiers defending the city, coupled with Xiao Jingxuan's persuasion, most of the soldiers are naturally unwilling to die for the gate lord.

The outcome of the battle was already doomed when Xiao Jingxuan ascended the tower, and soon, as more and more Yan troops climbed the tower.

Soon, the battle was over. Looking at Chu Liang, who was tied up by five flowers, Xiao Jingxuan waved his hand and asked his subordinates to loosen Chu Liang.

"General Chu, I appreciate your loyalty and bravery, you and I used to belong to Zuo Xiaowei, you are also my old department, as long as you are willing to submit, I don't need you to attack Zhao with me, how about serving me in the future?"

Chu Liang was silent for a long time and didn't speak. Seeing this, Xiao Jingxuan said again.

"General Chu doesn't think about himself, doesn't he think about his subordinates? Is it really worth it for the sake of a Yuwen valve? ”

Chu Liang looked back at the five or six henchmen tied up behind him, and saw that they were seriously injured, but they still didn't give up on him.

Chu Liang hesitated. After thinking about it for a while, he gritted his teeth and said, "His Royal Highness King Yan, needless to say, a certain has fallen." ”

After finishing speaking, he knelt down, and looking at Chu Liang's sluggish appearance, Xiao Jingxuan asked people to arrange for him to go down to rest.

Surprisingly, Chu Liang did not go down to rest, but dragged his injured body and began to collect the corpses of the dead generals.

Seeing the back of Chu Liang leaving, Xiao Jingxuan sighed and said to the left and right: "Chu Liang is loyal and brave, but unfortunately he voted for the wrong person, Yuwen is not the master." ”

At this time, Gongsun Sheng immediately echoed and said: "Now it can be regarded as a lost return. ”

Regarding Gongsun Sheng's sycophancy, Xiao Jingxuan didn't take it to heart. Said lightly.

"Let your subordinates quickly clean up the battlefield, rest for a day, and early tomorrow morning, the army will march and go to Youzhou. Let Qiu Rong take his own soldiers and horses and wounded soldiers to guard Jizhou. ”

"The last general commands."

In this attack on Jizhou, Xiao Jingxuan lost almost 10,000 soldiers and horses, and for such a heavy loss, Gongsun Sheng can be said to be to blame.

However, Xiao Jingxuan did not blame Gongsun Sheng, everyone has their own weaknesses, Gongsun Sheng is good at guarding, and he should not be too harsh sometimes.

After the army gathered in Youzhou, in the mansion, Xiao Jingxuan gathered all the generals under his command.

As for the next direction of the army's attack, the generals have actually guessed.

At present, only Yizhou is the most suitable, and Yizhou, Youzhou has a large population, which can bring a large number of people and taxes to Yanguo.

Looking at the room full of generals, Xiao Jingxuan said to Xiao Ran, who was standing aside: "Pass the order, let Wang Zhiyi patrol the two mansions of Youji, and move some of the landless displaced people in these two mansions to Yingzhou and Weidi. In addition, Zhang Siming was transferred to serve before the army. ”

Zhang Siming is one of the five cabinet ministers, although he is not the first assistant, but as one of the five people with the highest status in the Yan court, his power is not small, and now he is just a sentence before the army to listen to it.

The generals were a little puzzled by Xiao Jingxuan's order, but the affairs of civil officials had little to do with the generals, and there was nothing to do.

Immediately afterwards, Xiao Jingxuan looked at the generals.

"Everyone, you should have guessed, the next step, our target is Yizhou, now, Yuwen Tuo must have done a good job of all kinds of defenses, I don't know if you have any good strategies to break the enemy?"

Siege warfare, just a few moves, what good strategies can be, the generals are a little puzzled.

Seeing everyone's expressions, Xiao Jingxuan sighed. At this time, Zhan Ming stood up and arched his hand.

"Your Majesty, could it be that the king means to besiege but not attack, and cut off his back road."

Xiao Jingxuan looked at the others silently and asked.

"Is there any other idea?"

The generals in the audience looked at me, I looked at you, and did not speak.

Seeing this, Xiao Jingxuan could only name him, "Lei Ben? ”

"The last general agrees with Zhanming's opinion."

"Yang Xiong?"

"The last general seconded."

"Ye Xiong?"

Ye Xiong said with a simple smile: "The last general will listen to the king, what does the king ask me to do, I will do it?" ”

Xiao Jingxuan looked at these generals a little speechlessly, and said helplessly.

"Spread my will, order Huangfu Song to bring 10,000 iron cavalry, to serve in Youzhou, as for the defense of Shenzhou, handed over to Pan Hu to be responsible, two days later, the army was launched. Ordered Tang Wanyi to garrison Youzhou. ”，

After Xiao Jingxuan finished speaking, he dissolved the military council.

After Xiao Jingxuan waved off the generals, he began to stare at the map on the wall.

The casualties of siege warfare have always been the greatest, and Yuwen Tuo must kneel in Yizhou and prepare all means and wait for him to go.

Although Zhao had the most elite border army and the Four Guards army in his hands, the total strength reached 400,000.

However, there are too many places for Zhao to defend. There simply is no way to draw more troops.

As long as you besiege Yizhou by yourself, and then capture Hengzhou, with the defense of Hengzhou, you will be like a bag. When the back road of Yizhou is cut off, it will naturally be self-defeating.

No, there is also Yunzhou. Only by taking Yunzhou into his own hands will the Zhao army of Yizhou become the turtle in the urn.

Two days later, Xiao Jingxuan led the army towards Yizhou.

Due to the majority of infantry, the marching speed is not fast, and it is believed that when the army arrives in Yizhou, Huangfu Song should not be far away.