Under Xie Ai's order, the 110,000 troops under his command immediately pulled out the camp and rushed towards Xiangguo City as fast as possible.

Although, at this time, the pursuit may not necessarily be able to catch up with Murong Ke's army, but in Xiangguo City, there are still 50,000 recruits under Xie Ai's command, in order to prevent the Yan army from attacking Xiangguo City, Xie Ai must lead his troops to the direction of Xiangguo City, and a large area of Jizhou occupied by Yan soldiers and horses must be taken back immediately.

Due to the slow speed of the chariot troops and infantry, Xie Ai personally led 80,000 cavalry to go first, and let Yang An lead more than 30,000 charioteers and accompanying infantry, and then marched.

The army under Xie Ai marched mightily in the direction of Xiangguo City, and in the direction of Xiangguo City, nearly 50,000 troops under the command of Murong Ke were attacking Xiangguo City with all their might, however, because Xiangguo City was easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the soldiers who defended the city fought bravely, therefore, Xiangguo City was never breached, and the Yan army lost a lot of soldiers and horses.

Of course, what is even more strict is that the main army under Murong Ke was completely defeated in the direction of Yecheng and lost all the iron chain cavalry, and the army of Yan in the direction of Xiangguo City, after learning the news, immediately stopped attacking Xiangguo City, and waited for the rout under Murong Ke, ready to converge, and evacuated in the direction of Jicheng together.

The Yan army suddenly stopped attacking the city, which made the defenders of Xiangguo City feel a little surprised, however, they soon learned about the battle in the direction of Yecheng, and were excited about it, many generals were shouting to kill out of the city, and a big battle with the Yan army, but the main general knew the strong strength of the Yan army, for this reason, did not agree to take the initiative to go out of the city to attack, but let the generals of the army, do their best to defend the city.

It didn't take long for Murong Ke and his more than 40,000 men to arrive on the outskirts of Xiangguo City. And the soldiers and horses of the Yan State stationed here, after the convergence, the soldiers and horses under the command of Murong Ke reached as many as eighty or ninety thousand, including 20,000 charioteers and nearly 70,000 cavalry, with such a force of soldiers and horses. Murong Ke's heart was much calmer, but if the main army under Xie Ai's command chased after him, he would still be unable to fight, so he immediately ordered the army under his command to rest on the outskirts of Xiangguo City, and planned to withdraw in the direction of Jicheng immediately after resting overnight.

In the big tent of the Chinese army. Murong Ke looked very distressed, although Murong Jun, the king of Yan, was his second brother and trusted him very much, but this time he led the troops to fight, he let the main iron rope cavalry lose all, such a big loss, for Yan Guo, it was too heavy. What Murong Jun, as the King of Yan, would do with him, he really couldn't predict. Although he was not a person who was afraid of punishment, he was afraid of Murong Jun's disappointed eyes, after all, Murong Jun was his second brother, a relative who had great hopes for his expedition. Disappointing his second brother, Murong Jun felt very sad.

"Fourth brother, what are you worried about?" Seeing Murong Ke's brows tightened, Murong Ba asked softly.

Murong Ke raised his head and glanced at Murong Ba. He said softly: "It's nothing, the fourth brother just thought about the future of the Great Yan Kingdom, and he was a little confused." ”

Obviously, after this fiasco, the elite soldiers of the Yan State suffered heavy losses, and Murong Ke had lost confidence in the Great Yan State to dominate the world, and he was even more worried about Hua'an's attitude, if Hua'an ordered the recovery of Youzhou and Liaodong, the Great Yan Kingdom would face annihilation.

When Murong Ba heard this, he nodded slightly, he naturally understood that the current situation faced by the Great Yan Kingdom was already extremely critical, after the loss of 80,000 iron rope cavalry, the Great Yan Kingdom had no strength to confront the Xie Ai Legion at all, in order to keep Youzhou, they must do their best to evacuate all the soldiers and horses in Jizhou, and gather the soldiers and horses to defend Youzhou with all their might.

"Fourth brother, you don't have to worry too much, the so-called soldiers will block the water to cover the earth, although the main force of our army has been exhausted, but there are still 90,000 troops here, in addition to 30,000 troops in Julu County, there are 50,000 horses in Lukou City, our army is all combined, and there are 170,000 troops, which are on par with Xie Ai's army in terms of strength, as long as our army gathers all the soldiers and horses, it can completely hold Youzhou, if there is an accident in the Central Plains in the future, my Dayan Guoxiong Division will still have the opportunity to send troops to Hebei and take the land of Jizhou." Murong Ba looked at Murong Ke and persuaded softly.

Murong Ke nodded, and said with a straight face: "You are right, maybe the fourth brother is too worried, but no matter what, our army must withdraw to Jicheng as much as possible, and in addition, the Great Yan Kingdom cannot continue to go south within a few years, and our army must gradually accumulate vitality to wait for the changes in the world." ”

"Well, what the fourth brother said is that my Great Yan Kingdom must accumulate vitality first, and then I can make a difference." Murong Ba hurriedly responded.

The 90,000 troops of Murong Ke's army rested overnight on the outskirts of Xiangguo City, and early the next morning, they immediately pulled out their camp and withdrew in the direction of Jicheng.

And Xie Ai, who was responsible for defending Xiangguo City, was afraid of the strength of Murong Ke's army, and did not dare to go out of the city to attack, but guarded the city to prevent Murong Ke's army from suddenly returning and attacking the city.

Half a day after Murong Ke's army left, Xie Ai and his 80,000 cavalry arrived at the outskirts of Xiangguo City, and led a small number of soldiers and horses into Xiangguo City.

"How long has it been since the Yan army left?" Xie Ai looked at the guards of Xiangguo City and asked loudly.

"General Hui, the 90,000 army of Yan has already left early in the morning, and the soldiers and horses under the command of the last general are all new soldiers, not the opponents of the Yan army, so the last general failed to pursue the Yan army." The Xiangguo City Guard said loudly.

Hearing this, Xie Ai nodded, and said: "You have done a good job, you can understand how much strength you have in your hands, you are not impulsive or reckless, you really didn't look at the wrong person, haha!" After saying that, he patted the guard on the shoulder.

"General, the army of the Yan Kingdom has been withdrawn for half a day, should our army immediately launch a pursuit?" One of the generals looked at Xie Ai and asked loudly.

Xie Ai waved his hand and said softly: "No need, the soldiers of our army are already very tired after a long march, let the soldiers have a good rest!" Pursue the army of Yan State, not in a hurry. After speaking, he smiled slightly.

When the general heard this, he hugged his fists and said: "General, it has been half a day since the Yan army evacuated, and if you don't immediately launch a pursuit, I'm afraid you won't be able to catch up." ”

Obviously, this general felt that if he did not immediately launch a pursuit, the Yan army would retreat farther and farther, and finally escape the pursuit and return to Jicheng safely.

Xie Ai smiled, and said: "There is a saying, called the poor Kou Mo Chase, today's Yan country rout is the poor Kou, if our army is not relentless, it will definitely be counterattacked, when the time comes, it is bound to be a lose-lose situation, the general is not afraid of losses, but there is really no need to fight to the end with the Yan army, you must know that in the north of the Great Jin, it is far more than Yan country!" If our army and the Yan army are both defeated and lose the ability to continue fighting, small countries such as Buyeo and Goguryeo must be the happiest, and the situation may be more complicated at that time, so the bloody battle between our army and the Yan army should be stopped in moderation! Don't be too persecuted, besides, our army completely annihilated all the iron cavalry of Yan State, which can be regarded as a great lesson for the Yan army, and I believe that the Yan army will not be able to continue to attack Hebei within a few years. ”

Obviously, Xie Ai considered the problem from a strategic perspective, and he was not thinking about the gains and losses of one city or one place, nor how many enemy troops to annihilate, but how to balance the Yi forces in the north with the minimum losses, so as to maintain the stability of Hebei.

"What the general said is that our army fought with the army of Yan, although it annihilated more than 100,000 troops of Yan, but our army lost nearly 100,000 soldiers and horses, and the loss of all kinds of military supplies is huge. The general replied loudly and agreed with Xie Ai's opinion.

Xie Ai smiled and said, "Pass the order, let the soldiers rest well, and tomorrow morning, launch a pursuit of the enemy's rout." ”

"Yes, General." The general shouted the order and immediately went to deliver the order.

Subsequently, the more than 100,000 troops under Xie Ai set up camp on the outskirts of Xiangguo City, and after resting for the night, they continued to pursue due north.

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In the direction of Luoyang City, Hua'an would personally inspect the city every day, and personally meet with the low-ranking officers and officials in the city, so as to dispel the rumors circulating in Luoyang City.

After a few days of hard work, the rumors circulating in Luoyang City gradually stopped, and in the streets and alleys, there were no more common people talking about the rumors that Hua'an was not in Luoyang City, and the officials and generals were also relieved a lot, and the situation in Luoyang City instantly improved.

Seeing that the situation in Luoyang City had completely improved, Hua'an and his subordinates were greatly relieved, but at this time, all the generals turned their attention to the direction of Hebei, after all, the situation in the direction of Hebei was very critical, and all the generals and officials were very concerned about the situation there.

Of course, Hua'an is also very concerned about the situation in Hebei, after all, the victory or defeat of Xie Ai's army is directly related to the pattern of the whole world, if Xie Ai's army wins, Hua'an's power will be greatly consolidated, and if Xie Ai's army is defeated, the entire Hebei will fall into the hands of Yan, Hua'an's power will suffer great losses, and even, the power of the entire Great Jin will decline.

In the main hall of the palace, Hua An looked at Wang San beside him and asked softly, "Is there any latest news in the direction of Hebei?" ”

"Back to the king, according to the latest news from yesterday night, the main army of 100,000 under Murong Ke has arrived near Yecheng, and General Deng Qiang has also arrived in Yecheng, a bloody battle is afraid that it has already begun, but what is the situation of the battle, there is no news for the time being, and the king should wait patiently." Wang San replied softly. (To be continued......)