Shicheng Mansion.

Yu Liang sat upright on the main seat, looked at the generals in the palace, and couldn't help but sigh and said: "Alas, everyone, now my stone city has reached the moment of life and death!" The old man just got the battle report. ”

General Chen Huan was defeated by Baishi and forced to retreat to Jingling, while Zhao general Zhang Raccoon had already captured Yicheng, and there were 6,000 dead in the battle. Mao Bao and Fan Jun broke through and fled, and drowned while crossing the river! The 10,000 elite soldiers stationed in Yicheng by our Jin army have all been martyred without exception! ”

And now Kui'an has led the army into Huting and invaded Jiangxia, and the Yiyang general Huang Chong and the Yiyang Taishou Zheng Jin have all surrendered to the Zhao army. The soldiers of the Zhao army have approached my stone city! ”

When the generals heard this, they couldn't help but be in an uproar.

Nan Zhonglang stood up and said indignantly: "Huang Chong and Zheng Jin, two dog thieves, dare to defect to the enemy and commit treason? ”

When Yu Yi heard this, he couldn't help but sigh and said, "General Tao, you don't know something." It's no wonder that Huang Chong and Zheng Jin are too greedy for life and afraid of death, but Zhao Ren is too cruel! ”

"I heard from some survivors of Yicheng that after the Zhao army broke the city, they went on a killing spree and slaughtered the Li people in the city! Regardless of men, women, old and young, old and weak, women and children, they have all been poisoned by the Zhao people! ”

"So brutal?" When the generals in the government heard this, they all looked incredulous.

In the past, when they fought in the south and quelled rebellions in various places, they dealt with those rebels who resisted stubbornly, even if there were some generals who would do anything to achieve their goals, at most, they only ordered the whole army to be sacked for a day or two.

But the order for the slaughter was never given!

Whether it is the official army of the Jin State or the rebel army, they have a certain bottom line from beginning to end. What do you do to kill unarmed civilians? Even if those ordinary people help and abuse, they will not be held accountable by the law!

Yu Liang on the throne shook his head and said, "Hu Lu is so brutal. Our army did not have any experience in fighting with the Zhao army in the north, so it was negligent! It has become a fact that Huang Chong and Zheng Jin defected to the enemy and treason, no matter what, the old man must play His Majesty impartially in this matter. ”

If Yu Liang reported this matter to Emperor Sima Yan, then Huang Chong and Zheng Jin's families, or people within the Nine Clans, would not be able to escape death!

There is no doubt about it.

Throughout the ages, the charge of defecting to the enemy and treason is tantamount to rebellion and rebellion, which is intolerable to even a person in a higher position. Otherwise, if there is no law, the whole world will be opposed, what prestige does he, the emperor, have? How to govern the country? How do you govern your subjects?

Maybe Huang Chong and Zheng Jin's starting point is good.

When they saw such a brutal act of the Zhao people, they actually slaughtered the entire city without leaving chickens and dogs. It is not impossible for them to be terrified in their hearts, fearing that the people of Li under their rule will also suffer such a fate, so they will defect to the enemy and commit treason!

Tao Cheng sighed and said, "Duke Yu, the top priority is to discuss how to deal with the menacing Zhao Jun first!" The last general is not talented, but he has a passion and is willing to live and die with Shicheng! ”

"I am willing to live and die with Stone City!" All the generals hugged their fists.

"Good!"

Yu Liang stood up suddenly, and said with a red face: "With the words of the monarchs, why are you afraid of Zhao Renhu?" Tao said! ”

"The last general!"

"Order you to lead 10,000 troops and station them at Hulukou, fifty miles away from Shicheng! There is a lot of grain for my army, which will definitely attract the Zhao army to attack! Your task is to defend the mouth of the gourd! Wait for the Zhao army to attack, and then my armies from all walks of life will attack it, and we should be able to fight down! ”

"No!"

Tao said that he was a brave general, and he was not afraid of death.

After receiving such a task, Tao Cheng was not afraid of it at all, and after forking his hands, he was ready to go down to order troops.

"Wait!"

Yu Liang stepped forward, grabbed Tao Cheng's hand tightly with both hands, and said with deep feelings: "Tao Cheng, the victory or defeat of this battle is tied to you alone, everything, please!" ”

"Please rest assured!" Tao said to hold his fists, "Tao said that he is not afraid of death, but I hope that one day, when the king is in the north of the Central Plains, the princes can come to worship me and inform me of this!" Tao said that he would die without regrets! ”

……

Shi Min's Han army had just rested for five days on the edge of the Han River outside the city of Yicheng, when he was ordered by Kui'an to immediately rush to Hu Ting with his soldiers and horses.

It's night, and the lights are dim.

Kui An convened the generals overnight and raised the account to discuss the matter.

Kui An sat high on the throne and said with a stern expression: "Everyone, the current situation is urgent. My Zhao army is a lone army, and we can't go behind enemy lines! According to the information that the old man has, the Jin army from all over the country is rushing to the Shicheng area, although in terms of troops, our Zhao army still has a little advantage, but it cannot last long. Once a large number of Jin troops have gathered in the area of Shicheng, it will be time for them to fight back! ”

"For this reason, this battle must be resolved quickly! It's best to take Stone City in one go! ”

When the generals heard this, they all looked at each other.

In the end, it was Yiyang Gong Shijian who stood up and said, "Metropolitan Governor, the last general has just returned from his inspection in the area of Shicheng in accordance with your military orders. This stone city is a high city with deep pools, solid as gold, and its degree of ease of defense and difficulty in attacking is no less than that of the city, and even better! ”

"And as far as I know, there are no less than 20,000 troops in Stone City. Before Yu Liang was preparing for the Northern Expedition, he had hoarded a large amount of grain, grass and military supplies, so there was no shortage of food in the city, and it was not easy to conquer Shicheng in a short time? ”

Hearing this, Kui An's brows furrowed, and he said, "If it is really as you say, then this is a very tricky question. ”

Shi Jian said again: "Dadu Governor, the purpose of this battle is to frustrate the spirit of the Jin people's Northern Expedition, so that they dare not look north!" Since it is impossible to conquer the fortified city of Stone City in a short period of time, there is another way! ”

"I want to hear about it."

"Governor Dadu, as far as I know, a few days ago, Yu Liang ordered Nanzhong Lang of the Jin Kingdom to lead an army of 10,000 and stationed at Hulukou, fifty miles outside the stone city, to build fortifications and dig fortresses. The Jin army camp in Hulukou is not only a horn with Shicheng, but also a large amount of Jin army's grain is hoarded in its camp! If you want to force the Jin people to give up the idea of the Northern Expedition, break the camp at the mouth of their gourd, and burn their grain and grass! The last general believes that this will definitely lead to a successful battle! ”

When Kui An heard this, he couldn't help but nod and said, "Exactly." But this is also Yu Liang's trick to lure the enemy! This is a conspiracy. Yu Liang knew that our army was coming, and deliberately hoarded all the grain and straw at the mouth of the gourd, so that our Zhao army could attack. In this way, he can also have this time to deploy troops! What a calculation! ”

"This ......," Shi Jian pondered for a moment, and then said, "I don't know what the Metropolitan Governor has to do?" ”

"Knowing that there are tigers in the mountains, I prefer to go to the tiger mountains! This conspiracy is an obvious conspiracy. You don't want to go into the trap set by the enemy, but the situation is forcing you to do it. ”

Shi Jian said in surprise: "So, Dadu Governor, are you going to attack the Jin army camp in Hulukou with all your might?" ”

"Not bad."

There is no way to do it. It's not that he doesn't want to attack Stone City directly, but Stone City is too strong, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and he can't conquer it at all for a while!

And once the stone city cannot be conquered in a short time, it is conceivable that the Jin army from all over the country will continue to rush to support, until the end, a battle!

And Yu Liang obviously saw this, so he ordered Tao to take 10,000 soldiers and horses into Hulukou, and hoarded a large amount of grain there. Isn't that a bait?

Kui An knew that this was a trap, but he couldn't do anything about it, just like a fish that was dying of hunger, if he didn't eat the bait on the hook, he would die immediately! To eat or not to eat?

It's better to eat it, at least it can solve the urgent need. Maybe Yu Liang will be able to turn defeat into victory in the end!

Of course, Kui An can also choose to withdraw his troops at this time, but the task given to him by Shi Hu has not yet been completed.

In the past two months, the Zhao army has been attacking cities and plundering land in the northern part of Yuzhou and Yangzhou, and has successively conquered cities with extremely important geographical locations such as Cannan, Baishi, and Yicheng, but this is nothing, and it is not enough to give the Jin people a heavy blow!

Kui An now urgently needs a big victory to prove his ability to Shi Hu!

Moreover, the location of the gourd mouth is very critical, it is stuck between Hu Ting and Shicheng, if you want to take down the stone city smoothly, the gourd mouth must be conquered and held in the hands of Zhao Jun, otherwise Kui An will not be at ease at all.

Kui An said in a deep voice: "Now, our army must conquer Hulukou. Only by burning the grain and straw that the Jin army planned for the Northern Expedition can we deal a blow to its sharpness to the greatest extent! It's all in one battle! Ladies and gentlemen, I wonder if any of you are willing to lead the army to attack Hulukou? ”

"The last general is willing!" All the generals, except for Shi Min, stood up for a moment and crossed their hands.

Kui An bowed slightly: "Morale is available." ”

He glanced at the figure of every general present, and finally fell on Shi Min, because of all the generals of the Zhao Army present, Shi Min did not stand up alone.

Therefore, Kui An said: "General Shi Min, are you willing to lead the army to conquer Hulukou?" ”

"The last will be willing."

"Good!" Kui An immediately clapped his hands and applauded, "That's it." General Shi Min, early tomorrow morning, taking advantage of the unstable foothold of the Jin army, when you can lead 30,000 foot cavalry to attack Hulukou. As for me, since I was the leader of the troops stationed in Shicheng, echoing from afar, resisting the support of the Jin army from all walks of life! ”

"Wait!"

Shi Min just wanted to receive the order, but at this time, Zhang Raccoon on the side stood up very dissatisfied, and lowered his hand to Kui An and said: "Metropolitan Governor, let's let the last general lead the army to attack Hulukou in this battle!" General Shi Min has won successive battles these days, and after several major battles, the soldiers under his command must have been exhausted! This is the time when the soldiers of the last general's department are unstoppable! ”

“……”

At this time, anyone can see that Zhang Raccoon is grabbing credit.

That's right, Shi Min has really made too many feats during this time!

He was the one who played the striker. Shi Min led the army to kill the Jin general Cai Huai in the first battle of Cannan, beheaded more than 20,000 (false report, in fact, more than 10,000), and also took advantage of the victory to pursue, accompanied by Kui'an and Li Nong to conquer the city of Cannan, and then, he was relied on by Kui'an and went to Yicheng to reinforce!

If it weren't for Shi Min's advice, I'm afraid that Yicheng wouldn't be able to conquer it until now! That's another great achievement!

Shi Min has won successive battles, and he has made too many achievements. How can such a great feats not make people blush?

Shi Min himself knew this, so he was silent when all the generals asked for orders to lead the army to attack Hulukou.

Shi Min lowered his hand and said: "Governor Dadu, what General Zhang Raccoon said is extremely true. Although our people have rested for a few days, they have not been able to recover from the war, and many new soldiers in our department still need to recuperate! ”

Kui An nodded: "In that case." In this battle, it's better for Zhang Raccoon to lead the army! But Shi Min and Li Nong! ”

"The last general!" Shi Min and Li Nong immediately stood up.

"The two of you each led their troops, and together with Zhang Raccoon, they rode 30,000 people to attack Hulukou! The main general of this battle is for Zhang Raccoon! ”

"No!"