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Since conquering the Curb Mountain, into the Jinzhong Plain, the Jin army has been engaged with the Huns nine times, five wins and four losses, although they are some encounters that are not too large, but in general, the war between the two sides has been in a state of stalemate, the Jin army has always been wandering in the Zhongdu, Jingling, Qixian area, failed to make substantial progress.

After Liu Yuan retreated to Jinyang, he joined forces with Liu Meng, the king of Youxian, and the strength of the Huns surged to 150,000 or 60,000 people, while the Jin army, which had only 70,000 horses, was naturally at a disadvantage in terms of strength.

This also made Yanghu see more clearly that if he wanted to defeat the Huns, it was far from enough to rely on the strength of the Jin army alone, so Yanghu pinned his hopes on Liu Yin's body, and only the Shu army joined the battle to besiege Jinyang and eliminate the Huns had a chance.

But at this time, Liu Yin did not accompany the Jin army from Shangdang to the north, but turned westward and attacked the two counties of Pingyang in Hedong.

Most of these two counties are still under the control of the Huns, and it is reasonable for Liu Yin to turn west and purge the remnants of the Huns in Hedong, and it is also in line with the strategic intentions of the Jin army, and Yanghu naturally will not have any objections to Liu Yin's actions.

Anyway, the two sides are now fighting a tacit battle, tacitly acknowledging each other, on the surface, the two sides are not subordinate to each other, but in the fight against the Huns, these Hu people, both sides are sparing no effort.

However, Liu Yin quickly pointed the spearhead of the attack at Pujin Pass, which made Yanghu have some difficulties, in the Hedong regions, the area actually controlled by the Jin army was only Pujin Pass, Liu Yin attacked Pujin Pass, the purpose is obvious, is to open up the connection between Guanzhong and Hedong.

Yanghu has been in the army for many years, so he naturally knows how difficult it is to fight without a rear, and he completely eats on the enemy, and all the military supplies and grass depend on taking from the enemy, and even Yanghu has not figured out how the Shu army has persisted in fighting in the rear of the Huns for three years.

From this point of view, of course, Yanghu can also understand the urgency of Liu Yin to take Pujin Pass.

After receiving Sima Jun's urgent letter for help, Yanghu couldn't help but be in a dilemma.

According to common sense, Pujin Pass is the land of the Jin State, and as a general of the Jin army, it is incumbent on him to defend the land and protect the territory. But how to go south to rescue Pujin Pass, it will inevitably start a war with Liu Yin, if the two armies of Jin and Shu are not happy to fight in Hedong, and no matter what the results are, who will benefit the most, it is undoubtedly the Huns, I am afraid that the more fierce the battle over Pujin Pass, the more refreshing Liu Yuan's laughter will be.

Now the strategic focus of the Jin army is to fight against the Huns, which is overwhelming, if because of a small Pujin Pass, let the great cause of Pinghu be ruined, this is unacceptable to Yanghu no matter what.

Secondly, Pujin Pass was originally established to prevent the Shu army from crossing eastward, and now that the Shu army has controlled almost the entire Hedong County, does Pujin Pass still have the value of existence?

No matter from that level, it is impossible for Yanghu to easily wave his army to the south, fight for a small Pujin Pass, and make a big plan if he can't bear it. Therefore, in his reply to Sima Jun, Yanghu immediately advised Sima Jun to abandon Pujin Pass, not to clash with Liu Yin, and to concentrate all the forces of the Jin State to deal with the Huns.

Yanghu doesn't know if Sima Jun will follow his advice, after all, Sima Jun is the governor of Hedong, and his Hebei governor is at the same level, not subordinate to each other, as for the official position in the court, Sima Jun is the prince and king, and his status is far above him, but Yanghu starts from the overall situation, and Sima Jun is moved by affection, knows the reason, and analyzes the interests and disadvantages to him clearly, and only hopes that Sima Jun can focus on the overall situation and give up Pujin Pass.

After sending away Sima Jun's envoy, Yanghu sighed softly, because he knew very well that it was not so easy to persuade Sima Jun.

"Dudu, I just received the news of Pujin Pass, the king of Ruyin rejected your suggestion, and defended Pujin Pass, the Shu army sent troops to attack, and after a day, Pujin Pass was lost, and the king of Ruyin abandoned the city and fled." Chen Yuan put the information he had just received on the bookcase in front of Yanghu.

Since Sima Jun's envoy left, Yanghu ordered to pay close attention to the information on Pujin Pass, and as he expected, Sima Jun rejected his plan and defended Pujin Pass, and Sima Jun, who was weak and weak, was doomed to fail.

"Got it." Yanghu didn't look at the information carefully, just nodded slightly, what Yanghu needs to know is just the result, and the process is not important.

Chen Yuan looked a little worried, and said: "Dudu, a few days ago, the King of Ruyin sent someone to ask for help, but you didn't send troops, and now that Pujin Pass is lost, will the King of Ruyin hold a grudge and complain to His Majesty?" ”

Yanghu said softly: "The Qing is self-purifying, I am worthy of my own question, even if the King of Ruyin goes to sue the emperor, I will also adhere to my opinion, I believe that Your Majesty will also understand the stakes." ”

"The king of Ruyin is a prince and king, but the royal family has an extraordinary relationship with His Majesty, and the governor must not be careful."

"It's okay, now that the battle to exterminate Hu has reached the most critical time, there must be no extraneous branches, and if King Ruyin wants to vent his anger, let him go. What's going on over there in Liu Yin? ”

"After Liu Yin conquered Pujin Pass, he was transporting grain, grass, baggage and other military supplies from Hexi to Hedong on a large scale.

Yanghu nodded, the actions of the Shu army did not surprise him at all, the purpose of the Shu army to capture Pujin Pass was to obtain military supplies in Guanzhong, and now it is very normal to transport military supplies from Hexi to Hedong on a large scale.

Once the Pujin Pass is opened, Hedong and Guanzhong will inevitably be connected, and Yanghu also knows that this action will undoubtedly fuel the strength of the Shu army, but he seems to have no choice now, because the elimination of the Huns is the current number one goal of the Jin State, and it must rely on the strength of the Shu army to compete with the Huns.

The larger the place controlled by the Shu army, the easier it will be to form a situation where the tail is not down, after destroying the Huns in the future, the Jin State will inevitably face the Shu State that has risen, and the two countries of Jin and Shu who have formed a feud for many years will eventually have a big war.

But now is not the time for Yanghu to consider this, the lesser of two evils, and this is the only thing that Yanghu can do. (To be continued.) )