c_t; Winter is gradually coming, the weather is getting colder and colder, and it is not too cold in the Central Plains, but the temperature in Liaodong has dropped to freezing.

Just when Murong Ke, the general of the Yan State, personally led 50,000 elites to Liaodong, Liaodong ushered in the first snow of the year, and the roads were completely covered by heavy snow, which caused great difficulties to the march of the army under Murong Ke, and greatly slowed down the marching speed of the army.

At this moment, the main force of soldiers and horses under Wang Wu's command is being deployed in several cities in northeastern Liaoning, among them, Xiangpingju has 10,000 soldiers and horses in Xinchang'an City and Wenxian County, and the remaining tens of thousands of soldiers and horses are deployed in Jinzhou City and Nanguan City in the south, as well as Qipan Guanbi Customs and Mayoujin Ferry.

After all, the south is a peninsula surrounded by the sea on three sides, and the pressure on combat readiness is very small, while the north faces both Yan and Goguryeo, especially the Yan State on the west bank of the Liao River, and its strength cannot be underestimated, and it must be paid enough attention.

In these days of guarding Liaodong, Wang Wu would receive various news from the direction of Luoyang City every other day, and make corresponding arrangements according to these news, especially after learning that Yan Guo was involved in He Zhong's conspiracy, he strengthened his combat preparedness, and sent Xizuo to the west bank of the Liao River to investigate the combat readiness of the Yan army, so as to keep abreast of the movements of the Yan army, so as to avoid being raided.

On this day, the sky was snowing heavily, and the entire Xiangping City was completely shrouded in a snowy world, but Wang Wu, who was sitting in Xiangping City, did not enjoy the snow scene of Yaxing, and he was very worried in his heart.

Just now, he received a warning from Xie Ai and learned that the army of Yan had been slaughtered towards Liaodong, which made him feel a huge pressure.

The combat power of the soldiers and horses of the Yan State is very strong, and there are more than 200,000 soldiers and horses in Liaodong this time. The strength is extremely strong, although there is the Liao River to block, Wang Wu still does not have enough confidence to block the main army of Yan State.

In the choice of holding on or evacuating, Wang Wu fell into deep contemplation, as the chief general guarding Liaodong, he was naturally unwilling to give up a large area of Liaodong land. Leave the reputation of escaping from the battle, but if he sticks to it, the hope of less than 100,000 soldiers and horses blocking the elite main force of Yan State is not very great, if the army of his army is wiped out, he still has to leave the reputation of the general of the defeated army, and even, his small life is very likely to be put into it.

In order to deal with the immediate crisis, Wang Wu summoned several generals under his command and prepared to discuss with them. to determine how to respond.

Soon, Wei Tong Lehong and several other generals arrived at Wang Wu's Chinese army tent and asked what had happened.

Seeing that several generals had arrived, Wang Wu Zhengse said: "Generals, this general has just received a warning from General Xie that the main army of 200,000 people of Yan State is coming in the direction of Liaodong, and it is estimated that it will arrive on the west bank of the Liao River within ten days. After speaking, he looked at the generals.

Wei Tong, Lehong and other generals heard this. They immediately looked at each other in surprise and exhaled deeply. The main army of 200,000 Yan Kingdom is coming, and it is a huge pressure for them.

"General, Yan Guo is trying his best to attack my Liaodong, how can Jicheng not be empty, so, the soldiers and horses under the command of General Xie Ai. Wouldn't there be a chance to capture Jicheng, Yan Guo actually took the risk of concentrating the main force to attack Liaodong, it seems that he is bold enough! A ministry general analyzed.

"That's right, the soldiers and horses under General Xie have begun to move north, and another 200,000 soldiers and horses are also heading north. And soon be able to reinforce Hebei. Wang Wu Zhengse said.

"General, if it snows today, the road is difficult to travel, Murong Ke's 200,000 main army is only afraid that it will be possible to reach the west bank of Liaoshui within half a month, as long as our army is well prepared, it may not be impossible to hold Liaodong." A ministry general said.

"Yes! General, as long as our army can hold it for a month, General Xie's main force can break through Jicheng, so that the capital of Yan State is lost, how can Murong Ke not lead the army to evacuate, in this way, Liaodong will be saved. Another general said.

When Wang Wu heard this, he nodded, and said: "Xiangping City is the county governance of Liaodong, and it is the core city of Liaodong County. ”

"Swear to live and die with Xiangping City." Several generals loudly expressed their determination.

"General, there are only 10,000 defenders in Xiangping, once Murong Ke's 200,000 main force arrives in Xiangping City, the 10,000 army is afraid that it will not be able to hold for a month, so let's transfer troops from the south!" Wei Tong suggested.

Wang Wu thought for a moment, and said: "From the residence in Xinchang'an City and Wen County, each transferred 5,000 troops, so that each of the four cities has 5,000 soldiers and horses, and Xiangping has 30,000 troops, as for the soldiers and horses near Nanguan City, they will no longer be mobilized, there is a last resort for our army, and a large amount of grain and grass materials of our army are also gathered there, and there is no room for loss." ”

When the generals heard this, they did not raise any objections, and then Wang Wu's military order was officially issued.

Just when Wang Wu's army was fully preparing for battle, Murong Ke and his 50,000 elite army were rushing towards Liaodong day and night, and the roads covered by heavy snow seriously hindered the march of the army, which made Murong Ke very annoyed, however, the weather was not something he could control personally, so although he was anxious, there was no way but to continue to move forward in the wind and snow.

However, it was precisely because of the heavy snow that the scouts sent by Wang Wu did not seriously go to the west bank of Liaoshui to investigate, but hid in the cave to avoid the snow, so that they did not find the soldiers and horses under Murong Ke's command in time.

In just five or six days, the 50,000 elite soldiers and horses under the command of Murong Ke arrived at Bintu City in Changli County, and joined forces with the 50,000 soldiers and horses gathered here.

"General, it is only a two-day journey from Bintu to Liaoshui, and our army will set off early tomorrow morning, and before the evening of the day after tomorrow, it will be able to arrive at the west bank of Liaoshui." A subordinate general looked at Murong Ke and said.

Murong Ke shook his head and said loudly: "No, within one day, our army must reach Liaoshui, and immediately cross Liaoshui, and launch a full-scale attack on the enemy army with lightning speed, and the enemy army must not be allowed to have enough time to prepare." ”

"General, the soldiers are very hard to march in the snow for days, and they will arrive in Liaoshui in one day, is it too urgent. The last general was worried that the soldiers' physical strength would not be able to stand it. A general said worriedly.

Murong Ke hurriedly waved his hand and said: "The general has already said that we must launch a surprise attack on the enemy army as quickly as possible, if we march slowly, when our army reaches Liaoshui, the enemy army will be fully prepared, so." The hope of victory for our army is even more slim. ”

"Yes, General." The ministry will appear to have nothing to say.

Murong Ke looked at a general stationed in Bintu, and asked Zhengse, "What is the movement of the enemy army?" ”

The general said truthfully: "General Yu, the enemy army seems to have a premonition of something, and has begun to prepare for war, and half of the soldiers and horses of Ju and Wen County in Xinchang'an City have been transferred to Xiangping, and they are preparing for war with all their might near Xiangping, and it seems that they are going to defend Xiangping to the death." After speaking, he looked at Murong Ke.

Murong Ke nodded slightly, and said with a straight face: "It seems that the enemy army thought that our army would attack Xiangping with all its might." Therefore, a large number of soldiers and horses were deployed around Xiangping City, but in this way, the soldiers and horses in the remaining cities were much less, and the main force of our army should avoid Xiangping City, which was fully defended by the enemy, and first capture Xinchang'an City and other cities, and then completely besiege Xiangping City, so on. Liaodong is at your fingertips. ”

"The general is wise." The general hurriedly slapped a sycophant.

Murong Ke pondered for a moment and officially gave the order to fight. He ordered the 50,000 remaining soldiers and horses of Changli County to attack in the direction of Xiangping City in two ways, while he himself commanded 50,000 elite troops, took the waterway by boat, and landed behind Wen County, and then went south to Anshi and Xinchang in Wenxian County in one fell swoop. And with the frontal attack of 50,000 troops on both sides of Xiangping City, and predicted that Xiangping would be broken after three days of besieging Xiangping City, and then the main army immediately returned to support Jicheng, and left 50,000 troops to continue to advance south, in order to take the entire Liaodong Peninsula.

And just when Murong Ke was about to arrive in Liaoshui. The 200,000 soldiers and horses under Xie Ai's command have been assembled, and the vanguard has arrived on the south bank of Yishui, and has begun to camp and spy on all kinds of information about the Yan army on the other bank.

The main general Xie Ai has already made up his mind to break through Jicheng within a month, take the capital of Yan State, and then, push all the way to Beiping, and completely recover Youzhou and Pingzhou.

However, Xie Ai is very concerned about the situation in Liaodong, he has learned that the Liaodong region has ushered in a particularly heavy snowfall, which is extremely beneficial to the defending army, however, Murong Ke is not a general person after all, and the soldiers and horses under his command are as high as 200,000, how long Wang Wu can hold Liaodong, he can't accurately judge, however, he naturally hopes that Wang Wu can hold Liaodong, at least for more than a month, in this way, the main army under Murong Ke will not be able to effectively reinforce Jicheng, in this way, The main army under his command will have enough time to break through Jicheng.

"General, the scout has just found out that the enemy army on the other side of Yishui is Murong Ba, a famous general of the Yan State, with a strength of about seventy or eighty thousand." A subordinate general reported loudly to Xie Ai.

When Xie Ai heard this, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he looked at the generals beside him, and said softly: "Almost all the soldiers and horses left by the Yan Kingdom to guard Jicheng are on the north bank of Yishui, as long as our army breaks the Yan army on the north bank of Yishui, Jicheng and even the entire Youzhou will be the territory of my Great Jin." ”

"What the general said is that our army has an absolute advantage in strength in this battle, and besides, it will not take long for 200,000 reinforcements to arrive, so how can our army not be victorious, and how can the enemy army not be defeated." The general casually chimed in.

Xie Ai thought for a while, and said: "The 100,000 soldiers and horses under the command of Deng Qiang and Yang An will take at least ten days to reach Yishui, and the soldiers and horses under the command of Huan Chong will take more than 20 days, so we can't wait for them, and our Jizhou Legion can be fully competent to break through the Yishui defense line." ”

"What the general said is that the Yan army on the other side is only 70,000 or 80,000, while our army has 200,000 soldiers and horses, and our army has no reason to win this battle." A ministry general said.

"General, in two days, our army will be able to reach the south bank of Yishui, and on the third day, we can launch an attack on the Yan army on the opposite bank." The general said.

Xie Ai Zhengse said: "That's right, in this battle, our army will win, however, Murong Ba is also a famous general of Yan State, we can't take it lightly, since the enemy army has few soldiers and horses, our army can divide our troops and launch an attack together, in this way, the defenders of Yan State will inevitably lose one and the other, it will be difficult to defend all the Yishui defense lines, and there will always be a place that will be broken through by our army." ”

"The general is wise." The general complimented loudly.

In the Yan Palace, King Murong Jun of Yan Kingdom looked very anxious, and Xie Ai personally led the main army of more than 200,000 to the direction of Yishui, which gave him too much pressure and made him feel overwhelmed.

Murong Jun put his hands behind his back, pacing back and forth in the main hall, the air in the hall seemed to be suffocated, and several important ministers did not dare to say a word.

"Your Majesty, news has just been sent back from the Yishui direction that the enemy's vanguard of 30,000 troops has arrived on the south bank, and has cut down trees on the south bank on a large scale, it seems that they are going to build a pontoon bridge." At this moment, bad news came from the direction of Yishui again.

When Murong Jun heard this, his heart jumped again unconsciously, the main force of Xie Ai's army moved quickly, and it could be seen that he would soon launch an attack on the north bank, and the defenders on the north bank only had seventy or eighty thousand troops under Murong Ba's command, whether he could hold on until Murong Ke's main army returned, he also beat a drum in his heart.

In fact, when he made up his mind to solve the Liaodong problem first, he didn't think that Xie Ai's legion's reaction would be so fast, but at this time, he regretted it in his heart, after all, if Jicheng was lost, it would mean that the entire Youzhou would be lost, and in this way, the prestige of the Great Yan Kingdom would be completely lost.

At this moment, he could only pray in his heart, hoping that Murong Ba could hold on long enough, so that as long as the victorious Murong Ke returned to Jicheng, the pressure would be much less.

"Your Majesty, the troops of the Xie Ai Legion are pressing the border, whether to transfer the main army back to deal with the immediate crisis." A minister spoke.

"No, the enemy soldiers and horses in Liaodong are a sharp knife inserted in the back of our army, and they must be eliminated as soon as possible, I believe that the main force of our army will be able to solve the problem of Liaodong quickly, and then quickly return to Jicheng." Without waiting for Murong Jun to answer, another general immediately objected.

Murong Jun naturally hoped that the enemy army in Liaodong could be quickly wiped out, so that after solving the side disaster, he would go all out to deal with the enemy army in front, so he nodded approvingly.

"Your Majesty, the enemy's invasion of my Dayan this time is extremely large, and once the subsequent 200,000 enemy troops arrive, the pressure on our army will be greater, so if we want to survive this crisis, our Dayan Kingdom must form an alliance with the surrounding small countries to increase its strength, this matter cannot be delayed, and the king must make a decision immediately." A minister said