After a fierce battle, Yang An's troops and horses finally opened a bloody road in the encirclement formed by the Yan army's iron rope cavalry, highlighting the encirclement, and merging with the rescued Deng Qiang's troops.

Due to the heavy losses suffered by Yang An's troops, after joining up with Deng Qiang's army, they withdrew in the direction of the big camp, and did not dare to rashly launch a full-scale counterattack.

Seeing that the advantage was no longer obvious, the Yan army did not chase after it, and immediately withdrew to the outskirts of Jicheng, preparing to protect Murong Jun's evacuation from Jicheng.

On the way back to the camp, Yang An's face has been pale, at this moment, he regretted to the extreme, if it weren't for his carelessness, the 100,000 troops under his command would definitely not be hit hard, at this moment, although most of the soldiers and horses escaped, but almost all of them were wounded, among them, some soldiers were seriously injured, at least need to recuperate for more than a month.

"General, our army has lost at least twenty or thirty thousand casualties, and almost all of the remaining soldiers are wounded, how can I explain to General Xie!" One of Yang An's subordinates became worried.

"All the blame will be borne by the general, and you will not be held responsible." Yang An said angrily.

"No, the last general is willing to share the blame with the general." The general said angrily.

"General, look ahead, General Xie is leading the main force to come." The general looked at the billowing smoke and dust in front of him, and said Masashi.

Yang An looked at the billowing smoke and dust not far away, feeling a little lonely, his momentary negligence actually caused his soldiers and horses to suffer such a huge loss, he felt shameless to see Xie Ai, and lowered his head and looked very lost.

Although Deng Qiang had successfully rescued Yang An's troops, he was not in a very good mood because he had not fulfilled his obligation to protect, which caused Yang An's army to suffer such heavy losses.

Soon, Xie Ai, Zhang Hao, and Zhuge Xiong's 200,000 soldiers and horses arrived, and joined Deng Qiang and Yang An's soldiers and horses.

"The last general was careless for a while, causing the army under his command to suffer heavy losses, and I have come to ask for guilt." Yang An dismounted and pleaded guilty.

The last general did not rescue in time, resulting in heavy losses to General Yang's headquarters. The last general is willing to accept the guilt with General Yang. Deng Qiang also pleaded guilty.

However, Xie Ai didn't seem to blame them at all, after all, he had expected such a thing to happen. But he issued an order to let Yang An go to test the truth of the Yan army, causing such a consequence, he is also responsible as the main general, and he can't put all the responsibility on his subordinates.

Xie Ai waved his hand and said, "Get up!" There would have been a fault in this matter. Now is not the time to hold accountable, the Yan army will inevitably choose to evacuate quickly after the victory, and our army should pursue with all its strength and break through Jicheng in one fell swoop. ”

"The last general is willing to be the vanguard." Yang An and Deng Qiang clenched their fists at the same time.

Obviously, they feel that they have lost face, so they want to earn back face for themselves by capturing Jicheng.

Xie Ai nodded, and said with a straight face: "Okay, you can rest assured of a bold attack." The main force of this general is behind you. ”

"Yes, the last will obey." Yang An and Deng Qiang clasped their fists to receive the order, and immediately led the soldiers and horses under their command to gallop in the direction of Jicheng.

Xie Ai led an army of 200,000 and marched behind, and a small number of soldiers and horses in the direction of the big camp were also packing up their camp tents and preparing to enter Jicheng.

In Jicheng, Murong Jun, the king of Yan, and his guards have already packed up and can leave Jicheng at any time. Travel to the bitter cold lands of the north.

At the gate of the North Palace, Murong Jun was reluctant to leave for a long time, Jicheng was his ideal capital, leave Jicheng. In the future, he will establish the capital in the bitter cold land of the north, but no matter what, the north will never be comparable to Jicheng, which is determined by the regional climate.

"Your Majesty, the Jin army is pressing forward step by step, and Jicheng is not a place to stay for a long time. Let's get on the road! A henchman whispered.

Murong Jun nodded lightly, and said with a straight face: "Let's go, leave Jicheng." With that, he walked towards the carriage.

Under the protection of thousands of guards, Murong Jun, the king of Yan, left the palace of Yan with his family, and headed in the direction of due north, tens of thousands of Yan people followed closely, and soon, tens of thousands of Yan soldiers outside the city also joined the team of the northern retreat, so that the team of the northern retreat was as high as more than 100,000 people.

At this moment, there are less than 10,000 people left in Jicheng, they are all unwilling to leave Jicheng and choose to stay, among these people, most of them are from the Central Plains, so they will not be afraid that after the Jin army enters the city, it will be unfavorable to them.

When Murong Ke and the main force of the Yan army under his command returned to Jicheng, King Yan's team had already left Jicheng for a while, and seeing that King Yan had left, Murong Ke's heart relaxed a lot, so as long as King Yan and they went away, he could also give up Jicheng and retreat to the north.

"General, the Jin army is chasing after you." Just when Murong Ke's mood was just relaxed, the soldiers and horses of the Jin army chased after him.

When Murong Ke heard this, he was shocked, the Jin army had just been hit hard by him, and he should have a good rest at this moment, how could he kill him again so quickly?

"How many soldiers and horses are there, and who is leading the troops?" Murong Ke asked.

"General Hui, it is the soldiers and horses who fought with our army just now, but there seems to be smoke and dust behind them, and there should be reinforcements." The scout said.

Murong Ke was stunned when he heard this, obviously, all the main forces of the Jin army might have been killed, and this strength was something he couldn't resist, so he had to deal with it immediately.

"How long has it been since the king's party left?" Murong Ke said with a straight face.

"Back to the general, it's been about half an hour since the king's team left."

"It's only been half an hour." Murong Ke frowned, with the speed of Murong Jun's team, he couldn't go far in half an hour, and the cavalry only needed a moment to catch up, so he had to lead his soldiers and horses to block the main force of the Jin army to buy time for the transferred troops.

"Pass the order, and the whole army will prepare to meet the enemy." Murong Ke gave the order to meet the enemy.

"Yes, General." The general immediately received the order and conveyed the order.

"Fifth brother, the Jin army is all dispatched, our army has no chance of winning, do you really have to fight all the soldiers and horses?" Murong Ba said.

"No, we'll evacuate after resisting for a while." Murong Ke said and looked at a confidant, and said, "You immediately go and inform the king that all the main forces of the Jin army have been killed, and let the king and the ministers abandon the accompanying team and march north quickly on horseback, so as not to be captured by the Jin army." ”

"Yes, General, the Admiral understands." The henchman received the order and rode his horse in the direction of due north.

Soon, Murong Ke and the main army under his command were ready to meet the enemy. planned to fight the Jin army head-on to cover Murong Jun's escape from Jicheng.

When the soldiers and horses under the command of Yang An and Deng Qiang saw the army of Yan Guo that had been arrayed, they all immediately held their breath and prepared to come forward to fight. to take revenge.

"Pass the order, beat the drums and march." Yang An gave the order to attack.

"Knock Knock Knock ......"

"Woo woo woo ......"

Almost simultaneously, both sides gave the order to attack and began to attack forward.

The Yan army had a slight advantage in terms of troops, while the Jin army was better equipped for this. There was not much difference in the combat power of the two sides, and the battle was very fierce.

Half an hour later, smoke and dust rose in the distance, obviously, the main reinforcements of the Jin army came up, and they could reach the battlefield in a moment at most, which made Murong Ke look very nervous, and his palms were full of cold sweat.

At this moment, he has not many options, and retreating into Jicheng is very likely to be besieged. Fighting with all their might would inevitably wipe out the entire army, and withdrawing north would most likely allow Murong Jun's team to be caught up by the Jin army.

"General, the main force of the Jin army is here." The ministry general reminded him.

"The order is given, and the army immediately withdraws north." Murong Ke weighed it again and again and gave the order to withdraw the troops.

At this moment, he believed that Murong Jun must have listened to his advice and fled on horseback, in this way, Murong Jun was completely safe, and the accompanying palace people were not too important. Even if they were all plundered by the Jin army, it wouldn't be a big deal.

"Retreat, the whole army retreats immediately." The generals of the Yan army gave the order to retreat in turn.

After hearing the order, all the soldiers of the Yan Army gave up the battle and ran due north. They were all cavalry, and they retreated very easily, and besides, they were very good at firing volleys, and on the way back, they would come back to their senses and shoot arrows at the pursuing Jin army. to block the pursuit of the Jin army.

"General, the Yan army has retreated, the Yan army has retreated." A general of the Jin army, covered in blood, shouted happily.

Seeing that the Yan army began to retreat, Yang An was naturally very happy, however, after two fierce battles, he still had a deep understanding of the combat power of the Yan cavalry, especially afraid of the cavalry of the Yan army, so he did not give the order to pursue, but let the army under his command immediately march towards Jicheng, preparing to capture Jicheng as soon as possible.

The Yan army in Jicheng has long been evacuated, and the Yan army banner on the city wall and city gate is just to scare the Jin army.

Murong Jun, the king of Yan, had already fled, and for this reason, Yang An had nothing to gain, so he had to lead his generals to the city gate to prepare to welcome Xie Ai into the city.

Deng Qiang originally planned to continue to pursue the Yan cavalry, but seeing that Yang An's troops had already rushed towards Jicheng, he gave up his plan to pursue the Yan army, after all, the combat power of the Yan cavalry was still very strong, and he couldn't take advantage of it at all.

Soon, Xie Ai and the main army under his command arrived on the outskirts of Jicheng, and the army directly set up camp on the outskirts of Jicheng, while Xie Ai himself entered Jicheng accompanied by his generals.

"General, we are a step too late, when the last general rushed into Jicheng, Jicheng was already an empty city, and the Yanwang Palace was all empty." Yang An clenched his fists and reported to Xie Ai.

Xie Ai nodded lightly and said, "Murong Jun must be planning to go to his hometown in the north when he escapes from Jicheng, our army doesn't have to be too persecutive, lest Murong Jun's dog jump over the wall and bite us hard." ”

"The general means that our army can easily recover all the land of Youzhou without attacking again." Deng Qiang asked excitedly.

"Yes, if nothing else, our army does not need to fight with the Yan army again to obtain all the land in Youzhou." Xie Ai said affirmatively.

When all the generals heard this, their faces showed excited looks.

"General, at this time, the Yan army is already a frightened bird, why don't we take this opportunity to annihilate them all? In this way, there is one less henchman. "A subordinate general still hopes to be able to kill the enemy and make meritorious contributions.

"The Yan army is more familiar with the terrain of Youzhou, and although they retreated to the north, there was no sign of panic, that is to say, the strong combat power of the Yan army is still there, although our army can win the pursuit, but it will also cause great losses, I am afraid that some gains outweigh the losses, besides, the return of the Yan country to the north will inevitably have contradictions with the Buyeo and other countries in the north, let them kill each other, isn't it good?" Xie Ai Zhengse said.

After listening to Xie Ai's analysis, all the generals were impressed, and dismissed the plan to continue to pursue the Yan army, especially Yang An's troops suffered great losses and needed to stay in Jicheng to rest for some time in order to gradually recover.

Xie Ai's guess was not wrong, on the way to retreat, as long as he encountered steep terrain, Murong Ke would let his soldiers and horses ambush around, once the Jin army pursued here, it would inevitably fall into the sudden attack of the Yan army and suffer heavy losses.

After the Yan army retreated, Xie Ai ordered a follow-up to allow the Jin army under his command to recover all the lost territory in Youzhou and achieve the goal of this battle.

At the same time that Murong Jun evacuated Jicheng, the soldiers and horses of Changping, the right wing of the Yan army, also withdrew, and the 50,000 soldiers and horses reinforced by Daiguo returned to Mobei under the leadership of the main general Tuoba Liuyun.

A few days later, Xie Ai's soldiers and horses controlled all the land of Youzhou and achieved the strategic goal of recovering Youzhou, and a small number of cities in Pingzhou had not yet been surrendered, so Xie Ai asked Huan Chong to lead 100,000 Jingzhou troops to Pingzhou, and was responsible for recovering all the land of Pingzhou.

Since the goal of this battle is to recover Youzhou and Pingzhou, Xie Ai's task this time has been basically completed, but after completing this task, how to deal with the aftermath, whether a large number of soldiers and horses stay in Youzhou and Pingzhou, or return to Jizhou, or continue to attack north, to recover the broader land in the north, Xie Ai is not clear, so he must ask Hua'an for instructions and report the results obtained.

Just when Xie Ai's army had completely recovered Youzhou, in the direction of Goguryeo, more than 80,000 soldiers and horses under the command of Wang Meng had arrived at the border of Buyeo and were ready to attack Buyeo at any time.

However, just when Wang Meng was about to launch an attack on Buyeo, he suddenly got the news that Xie Ai's army had fully recovered Youzhou and the Yan army had withdrawn north.

Wang Meng keenly judged that since the Yan State had withdrawn north, it would inevitably have a conflict with the Buyeo and other countries in the north, after all, the Yan State had no land in the north, and if it wanted to gain a foothold, it would have to ask for it from the Buyeo and other countries, and Buyeo and other countries would naturally not be willing, so a conflict was inevitable. (To be continued.) )