Murong Ba and his nearly 1,000 soldiers and horses pursued the fleeing Wang San's soldiers and horses desperately, wanting to kill the other party in one fell swoop before he reacted, but the front was the county seat of Pingxian County, and in the county seat, there would be reinforcements from the other party, which Murong Ba did not know, and was quite worried about this, however, Wang San was not far ahead, even if there were a large number of soldiers and horses in the city, it was impossible to quickly go out of the city to help in a short period of time, so he gritted his teeth and continued to chase Wang San.

At this time, Wang San and his hundreds of soldiers and horses were very close to the county seat of Pingxian County, and they could already clearly see the soldiers on the city wall, and these soldiers were not the garrison soldiers and horses of the county seat of Pingxian County, but the three hundred crossbowmen under the command of Wang San, they were ordered to be stationed on the city wall of the county seat of Pingxian County, one was to protect the safety of Pingxian County, and the other was to respond to the large camp outside the city.

At this moment, there were only more than fifty soldiers on the city wall, and the rest were resting in the military tents under the city, and they soon discovered the anomaly ahead, and a large number of soldiers and horses were rushing.

"If there is a situation, everyone will go to the city immediately." One of the officers on the wall roared and told the soldiers on the wall to bend their bows and arrows, ready to respond.

Soon, the soldiers in the tents under the city immediately got up, and carried bows and crossbows and other weapons, and quickly rushed to the city wall, while the soldiers on the city wall quickly bent their bows and arrows, ready to meet the enemy.

"Battalion master, the hundreds of soldiers and horses in front are our army, and the soldiers and horses that are chasing behind are enemy troops. "A soldier with good eyesight, said loudly.

"Okay, all the soldiers listen to the order and prepare to fight." The battalion owner shouted loudly and gave the order to meet the battle.

Suddenly, the three hundred crossbowmen were immediately ready to fight, and as soon as Murong Ba's soldiers and horses entered the land of a stone's throw, they would unceremoniously start shooting.

Wang San knew the soldiers and horses under his command. The strength was insufficient, and it was necessary to rely on the three hundred crossbowmen on the city wall, so when there were still five hundred paces from the city wall, he ordered the troops to divide into two roads and try to get as fast as possible to the city wall. to gain the support of the crossbowmen on the walls.

Hundreds of soldiers and horses immediately split into two and rushed towards the edge of the city wall, while Murong Ba, who was pursuing, and the soldiers and horses under his command tightly bit Wang San's team, after all, his goal was to kill Wang San in one fell swoop, and he didn't care how many enemies he destroyed.

"Battalion master, the enemy has entered the range of the bow and crossbow." A soldier on the city wall reminded loudly.

The camp owner shouted: "Shoot the arrows......"

"Whoosh...... A rapid rain of arrows quickly shot towards Murong Ba's soldiers and horses, like a swarm of bats in the night, rushing straight to the front door of Yan Guo's soldiers and horses.

"Uh......" with a scream. The soldiers and horses of the Yan Kingdom who rushed to the front were hit by arrows and fell off their horses one after another, and Murong Ba was also hit by an arrow in his arm.

"General, there are a large number of crossbowmen on the enemy's city walls, and our army has no armor and cannot resist the attack of bows and crossbows." Murong Ying reached out and pulled out the arrow on his arm and said loudly.

Obviously, this trip south was a secret mission, for which it was. None of the elite soldiers wore armor, and even their weapons were simple weapons such as swords.

Murong Ba naturally saw it. He sighed secretly and said helplessly: "The enemy army has already prepared, it seems that we can only return with a feather, retreat, retreat quickly." With that, he rode his horse and galloped into the distance.

Obviously, Murong Ba knew. At this moment, they were no longer able to kill Wang San, and the main army under Wang San's command would soon be assembled in the large camp and slaughtered him, at that time, he would face twice as many enemy troops. If you don't have all the equipment, the odds of winning are really slim, so it's wise to take advantage of the opportunity to evacuate quickly.

Seeing that Murong Ba and his soldiers and horses quickly withdrew, Wang San did not order the pursuit, after all, at this moment, the main soldiers and horses under his command had not yet gathered, and there were too few soldiers and horses beside him, so he must not risk the pursuit.

It didn't take long for all the 2,000 soldiers and horses in the camp to gather and gallop over.

"General, the enemy troops have all run away, do we need to pursue?" The general asked.

Wang San shook his head and said softly: "Murong Ba has already run away, and he can't catch up, so forget it!" The whole army gathered and prepared to return to Luoyang City. ”

At this moment, since Murong Ba has fled, it is difficult to catch up, although the Yellow River is a big river that Murong Ba must pass through to return north, but he can calmly cross the river to the south, then, naturally, he can calmly cross the river to the north, so Wang San gave up the pursuit, prepared to return to Luoyang City, reported the fact of Murong Ba's escape to Hua'an, and helped Hua'an formulate a plan for the northern expedition to Yan as soon as possible.

At the foot of Shouyang Mountain, Zhuge Xiong's 6,000 soldiers and horses and less than 3,000 soldiers of the Wuyi Battalion are still stationed here, in order to exterminate this bandit as soon as possible, Zhuge Xiong sent some soldiers and horses into the mountain from time to time to search, to understand the terrain in the mountain, and at the same time to understand the place where the soldiers and horses of Shiguo were restored.

However, many of the search soldiers and horses sent out were attacked by Shi Guofu's soldiers and horses, and suffered heavy losses, so that no one dared to ask for orders to enter Shouyang Mountain to search, and even if they were ordered, they only slipped around not far from the foot of the mountain, and did not dare to go too deep, so as not to lose their lives.

For this situation, the main general Zhuge Xiong is very anxious, after all, the soldiers and horses under the command of Shi Guofu have killed nearly 10,000 innocent people, if they can't be annihilated, they can't explain to Hua'an, and they can't explain to the courtiers and the lost people, so no matter how sinister the situation is, he decided to annihilate the soldiers and horses under the command of Shi Guofu at all costs.

Fortunately, Hua'an has sent 100,000 troops from Hongnong and Xingyang to Shouyang Mountain, and handed it over to him for command, after learning this news, Zhuge Xiong was extremely excited, obviously, with 100,000 fresh troops, it will be extremely easy for him to exterminate the soldiers and horses under the command of Shi Guofu.

"General, 100,000 reinforcements have arrived at the foot of Shouyang Mountain." A subordinate general reported loudly.

Zhuge Xiong nodded and said: "Well, it's really good, now we can let go of our hands and feet to do a big job, and give an order to let all the generals above the army lord go to the general's big tent to discuss the strategy of entering the mountain to suppress it." ”

"Yes, General." The general answered, and then began to prepare.

Soon, Zhuge Xiong and the generals discussed the countermeasures of the attack, through the experience of several soldiers and horses in the mountains were attacked, he has basically figured out the approximate location of the soldiers and horses of Shi Guofu, for this reason. First of all, half of the soldiers and horses were deployed on the periphery to block all the passages for Shi Guofu to escape from Shouyang Mountain, while the remaining half of the soldiers and horses were divided into five routes to attack the depths of Shouyang Mountain.

This time, with a strong army and horses as the foundation, Zhuge Xiong made up his mind. We must annihilate all the soldiers and horses under Shi Guofu's command, and leave no one behind.

Just when Zhuge Xiong led the army and carried out a comprehensive crusade against Shi Guofu, in the North Palace of Luoyang City, Hua An also received the news that Murong Ba had fled, although Wang San failed to annihilate this group of Yan soldiers and horses, but he would soon attack Yan State, at this time, if all the Yan soldiers and horses were annihilated, there was a feeling of flattening. Therefore, Murong Ba's escape will make Hua'an's Northern Expedition to Yan more sufficient, and it will stimulate the enthusiasm of his soldiers for the Northern Expedition.

"Your Majesty, since Murong Ba and his soldiers and horses have fled, then our next step is not to formulate a plan to crusade against Yan Kingdom." Wang San looked at Hua An and asked softly.

Hua An shook his head slightly. Zhengse said: "Don't worry, wait for this king to deal with He Zhong's affairs." It's never too late to deliberate. ”

Obviously, He Zhong and his henchmen have already packed the prisons in Luoyang City, and these people must be solved as soon as possible, so as not to have too many dreams at night.

"What does the king plan to do with He Zhong and his henchmen?" The king asked softly.

Hua An smiled lightly and said, "Naturally, one will not stay." ”

"What does the king mean that even Queen He will not let go?" Wang San said in surprise.

Hua An shook his head and said, "Queen He is protected by the Queen Mother. This king is not good at tearing his face, so he will let her go for the time being, except for her, everyone else must be beheaded. ”

"The king is wise. This matter should be resolved sooner rather than later, and must be resolved as soon as possible, so that we can solve the problem of Yan Guo with free hands. Wang Sanzheng said.

Hua An smiled: "Don't worry! The emperor has woken up, and this king will list He Zhong's crimes one by one, and then, as long as the emperor nods, however, we still have worries about the Northern Expedition to Yanguo. After saying that, he looked south.

"The king is talking about the Jingzhou army of the southern king, but as far as the last general knows, the Jingzhou army has always been low-key, especially recently, it is even more obscure, and there is no intention to do it!" Wang San said softly.

Hua An nodded and said: "That's right, the Jingzhou army is indeed very quiet, but this is because our army's 500,000 horses and horses are gathered around Luoyang City, and the strength of the troops greatly exceeds that of the Jingzhou army, so the Jingzhou army is not honest!" And if our army sends elite troops north, the situation may change! After speaking, he looked at Wang San.

Obviously, in Hua Anxin, Huan Wen has always been a very ambitious person, but a person's ambition does not arise out of thin air, ambition is directly proportional to strength, just imagine an old farmer who farms the land, will suddenly have the ambition to be the emperor? Naturally, not, but if this old peasant rebels and gains power and a large number of soldiers and horses step by step, it is natural that he will have the ambition to be the emperor, and when the strength reaches a certain level, he will naturally have ambition, which is an eternal truth.

At this time, the Jingzhou army only has three percent of its own soldiers and horses, and its strength is relatively weak, so Huan Wen will naturally suppress his ambitions, and if he transfers the main force to Hebei and launches an attack on Yan, the soldiers and horses in the area of Luoyang City will be very insufficient, and the conquest of Yan will not end in a short time, so it is difficult to ensure that the Jingzhou army will not be ready to move, so it must be paid enough attention.

Hearing this, Wang San pondered for a moment, and said: "According to what the king said, the Jingzhou army does need to be on guard, but General Xie in Hebei has 200,000 soldiers and horses, and he only needs to send 100,000 soldiers and horses from the periphery of Luoyang to the north, and he can fully suppress the soldiers and horses of the Yan State, and in this way, our army still occupies the advantage of strength in the area of Luoyang City, and the Jingzhou army is powerless." ”

When Hua An heard this, he smiled lightly, and said: "The Jingzhou army has 300,000 soldiers and horses, which has always been a big threat to this king, so no matter what, it must be weakened, this Northern Expedition to Yan is a good opportunity, if it can be divided and disintegrated Jingzhou army, it will be the best." ”

"Divide and disintegrate the Jingzhou army, it seems that the king already has a specific plan." Wang San asked excitedly.

Hua An nodded and said: "The Northern Expedition to Yan and the recovery of the lost homeland of the Great Jin Dynasty, how can the Jingzhou army not make a contribution." ”

"The king's meaning is to send the Jingzhou army north to crusade against Yan." Wang San said in surprise.

"Why, can't you?" Hua An smiled, and then said: "As long as the emperor's holy decree is given, the Jingzhou army must be ordered to go north, if you do not obey the emperor's will, it will be a crime, and they should know the consequences." ”

Obviously, since Hua'an asked the imperial court to move the capital to Luoyang City, he has completed the deployment of 'coercing the Son of Heaven to order the princes', and at this moment, it is the time to take advantage of this advantage, Hua'an will naturally not miss it.

"Your Majesty, the first thing we have to solve at this moment is the problem of Yan State, and don't force the Jingzhou army too much." Wang San said softly.

For Huan Wen, who had 300,000 troops, Wang San still felt that he had to be cautious, so as not to force him to oppose him, so as to let him stand with Yan Guo.

Hua An said with a smile: "This king knows in his heart, this Northern Expedition, this king sent 300,000 troops, and the Jingzhou army only needs to send 100,000 troops, and the main general of the Jingzhou army, this king also thought about it, so he let the younger brother of the king of the south, Huan Chong, this person is brave and good at fighting, and he is the arm of the king of the south." ”

Huan Chong is a brave and good general, following Huan Wen to fight in the south and the north, and has made great contributions, and this person is extremely loyal to the Jin family, although he is in power, but he does not have the slightest ambition to stand on his own, which is very commendable in the chaotic era of the two Jin Dynasty.

Hua'an, who is familiar with history, naturally knows Huan Chong's character, and for this reason, he has always attached more importance to Huan Chong in his heart, and feels that he can take the opportunity of the Northern Expedition to Yan to divide the Jingzhou army, let Huan Chong lead 100,000 troops to the Northern Expedition to Yan, and after the victory, he is responsible for garrisoning Youping Erzhou and guarding the northern key places with Xie Ai.

Although Wang San didn't know Huan Chong's personality, he felt that Huan Wen was still very likely to agree to the transfer of 100,000 Jingzhou troops to the north, so he no longer objected to it, and strongly agreed.

Subsequently, the confidant officials sent by Hua'an to the palace came with news that Emperor Sima Dan had agreed to behead He Zhong and others, and the relevant documents would soon be issued to various departments.

In other words, with only one day of preparation, He Zhong and others can all be beheaded.

"Your Majesty, it's better to behead He Zhong and his group tomorrow, so as not to have too many dreams at night." Wang San Zhengse said.

Hua An thought for a while, shook his head and said: "It's a good thing to execute He Zhong as soon as possible, but I don't care about a day or two, this king is thinking, when will Zhuge Xiong be able to capture Shi Guofu?" After speaking, he looked at Wang San