Jincheng County is adjacent to the Jiuqu Yellow River, which is an important passage connecting Longyou and Hexi Corridor, and at the same time, it is also an important border town.

Spring in Jincheng came very late, although it was almost February, but the solid ice on the Yellow River still told people that spring was still far away.

Yang Xin's mood at the moment is very complicated, last winter, a letter from Deng Ai made the undecided Yang Xin finally make up his mind and surrender to the Shu army.

Originally, there was no Jincheng among the first targets of the Shu army, but the hurricane swept through the Longyou counties, and the shock brought to Yang Xin was still indescribable, just like in the blink of an eye, the entire five counties of Longyou were gone, Jincheng County bordered Longxi County, and Yang Xin did feel the biting chill.

Without any doubt, the next target of the Shu army will be Jincheng, which makes Yang Xin uneasy, and there are only two ways in front of him, either fight or surrender. If you fight, there is no doubt that Yang Bao in Shangtai is his end, like Shangtai, Jincheng only has more than 1,000 defenders, Shangtai only lasted for two hours, Yang Xin even felt that he couldn't hold on for two hours, after all, Yang Bao swore to fight to the death The bloody Yang Xin did not have.

Some subordinates suggested that Yang Xin simply abandon Jincheng and flee west to Xiping County or north to Wuwei County, which was not an option in the current situation of the great enemy.

Yang Xin hesitated, compared to Jincheng, Xiping County and Wuwei County are more remote and desolate, and the Wei garrison is less, who can guarantee that after the Shu army takes the empty city of Jincheng, it will continue to march long and force Xiping Wuwei. What's more, escaping from the battle is a crime of killing the head. He gave up Jincheng without a single shot. In the future, the court will investigate it. It is also a capital offense.

At this time, before the Shu army came to the city, Deng Ai's letter arrived, Yang Xin did not expect that Deng Ai had already surrendered, and was deeply shocked. Thinking about the loss of Longyou, the surrender of Lianhong and Wang Qi. It also has a great relationship with Deng Ai.

Like Lianhong and Wang Ji, Yang Xin was also Deng Ai's subordinate and followed Deng Ai to fight in the south. However, compared with Lianhong, Yang Xin's relationship with Deng Ai is also more estranged, only a subordinate relationship between superiors and subordinates, and there is no deep friendship. But due to the situation, Yang Xin also decided to follow the example of Wang Qi and surrender the city, at least, his position as Taishou would not be lost.

In order to deliberately slap Liu Yin. In addition to handing over the descending order, Yang Xin also specially presented two BMW horses and 500 ordinary war horses.

But Yang Xin's flattery aroused Liu Yin's vigilance. Although Yang Xin, as in the old case, Yizhuo served as the Taishou of Jincheng like Wang Qi of Lianhong, and was named General Anyuan and Marquis of Leh Pavilion, Liu Yin arranged for a Shu military captain Nie Kai to serve as the commander of Jincheng, and at the same time brought a group of men and horses to replace the original 500 defenders of Jincheng County.

Although this move is reasonable, it makes Yang Xin deeply worried, obviously Liu Yin does not fully trust him, although he is still the Taishou of Jincheng, but with Nie Kai leading five hundred people to garrison Jincheng, there is a feeling of being in power.

Especially when Sima Wang gathered troops in Chang'an to prepare for a counterattack, Yang Xin regretted it, it seems that the original surrender was too hasty, once Sima Wang's counterattack succeeded in recovering Longyou, he would become a traitor and a traitor, that would be the end of destroying the three clans.

Thinking of this section, Yang Xin's backbone was cold, he didn't want to be like Yang Leopard if he refused to surrender at the beginning, he was likely to be wiped out like Yang Leopard, just thinking that the Wei army's counterattack was calculated, and his situation was worrying, it was really easy to get on a thief ship, and it was difficult to get off a thief ship.

Yang Xin sat on the seat and couldn't help but sigh at the sky.

"What is my father sighing about?" His son Yang Hu asked on the side.

Yang Xin sighed: "If you make a mistake, you will lose the whole game." ”

"Father's meaning should he not descend to Shu?"

Yang Xin said heavily: "I regret that I shouldn't have listened to Deng Ai's words and hastily surrendered to Shu, now Sima Hussar has gathered 100,000 male soldiers in Chang'an, I'm afraid that I will go to Longxi in the near future, just 30,000 Shu soldiers, how can I resist it, the army is gone, and it will be wiped out, but you and my father and son, I'm afraid I can only be martyred for Liu Yin, it's really a bad step, and it's hard to go back!" ”

Yang Hu said: "Since my father has remorse, why not send someone to secretly contact Sima Hussar, Gu Yan was forced to do it because of the situation, as long as my father can make meritorious contributions, I believe that Sima Hussar will also be magnanimous and carry on the past." ”

Yang Xin shook his head and said: "It's not that you haven't thought about what you said about your father, now Liu Yin got suspicious early, sent Nie Kai to be the captain of Jincheng, and even transferred half of the original defenders of Jincheng, and sent another five hundred Shu soldiers to defend the city. ”

Yang Hu was also silent, indeed, it is indeed not a big deal to bring five hundred people, I am afraid that I just showed a little antipathy, even Nie Kai can't pass this level, can't take Jincheng, can't help Sima Wang, why should I make people believe in their sincerity, on Sima Wang's side, Yang Xin may have been regarded as a wall grass, falling with the wind, at this time, just a verbal statement without substantive action, absolutely can't escape the fate of killing the head.

Yang Xin sighed in frustration: "This is fate, our Yang family is in a catastrophe!" ”

Yang Hu pondered for a moment, rolled his eyes, and said, "Don't worry, father, the child has a plan, and it can be a big thing." ”

Yang Xin's face was overjoyed and said, "What is the trick of the tiger, come quickly." ”

Yang Hu said: "Father does not have many soldiers and horses, but we can borrow a knife to kill, Xiqiang burns when Yao Kehui's department now lives in Xiping, my father only needs to induce him to attack Longxi, Liu Yin must be difficult to take care of, will be defeated, my father only needs to use this merit to save the life of the family." ”

Yang Xin shook his head and said: "Although the Qiang people have invaded the realm from time to time, most of them are at the time of the autumn grain harvest, and now the weather is cold, and the Qiang people can't loot anything, how can they easily send troops?" ”

Yang Hu's eyes flashed with a touch of ruthlessness, and said: "This matter is easy to hear, the Qiang people don't want to come out, we force them to come out." The child personally led a team of men and horses, disguised as the Shu army, to Xiping to sneak attack some Qiang tribes and kill some Qiang people, I don't believe that Yao Kehui, who burned Qiang, could sit still. ”

Yang Xin was secretly overjoyed and said: "This plan is very good, Yao Kehui has always protected his shortcomings, if he can kill his people, he will be able to force them to rebel." But my son must be careful not to show his feet, otherwise he will be killed. ”

Yang Hu said: "Father rest assured, Xiping Road, the child is very familiar with it, kill him a few Qiang people, you can return the same way, God does not know the ghost, forgive him and no one knows that we did it, my father just sit in Jincheng and collect the profits." ”

The father and son agreed, and Yang Hu led a team of men and horses to leave Jincheng at night and head west. (To be continued.) )