Hua'an took Sima Yu's handwritten letter, and after sending away the imperial court envoys, he walked into the Chinese army's big tent and carefully read the handwritten letter sent by Sima Yu.

According to the description in Sima Yu's letter, Hua'an suddenly had a deeper understanding of the situation in Jiangnan, and learned that the states in the south of the Yangtze River, except for Yangzhou, the remaining states are under the control of Huan Wen.

Once Huan Wen becomes a powerful minister who coerces the Son of Heaven to order the princes, the biggest loss must be Hua'an, after all, once Huan Wen controls the imperial court, he can justifiably weaken Hua'an's power, and send his minions to seize the land in the north, if Hua'an resists, it is a disobedience to the decree, besides, the two countries of the Yan Dynasty in the north have not been completely pacified, in case, Hua'an and Huan Wen fall out, the Great Jin Dynasty will fall into a civil war, so that the two countries of the Yan Dynasty will have a chance to breathe, and the consequences will be extremely strict.

The 20,000 soldiers and horses of the Huanwen Legion marched east along the river to occupy Shicheng, which made Hua'an feel Huanwen's wolf ambitions, Shicheng belonged to Yangzhou, and the soldiers and horses of the Huanwen Legion occupied the city of Yangzhou, which was enough to show that Huanwen had begun to infiltrate Yangzhou, and tested the attitude of the imperial court, once the imperial court had no prevention and control measures, he could send more men and horses to Shicheng, and even, continue to send a small number of men and horses to the direction of Jiankang City, so as to gradually control the entire Yangzhou and the Great Jin Dynasty.

With such a crisis in the direction of the imperial court, Hua An had a hunch that his time was running out. It can no longer be endlessly consumed with the army of Yan State, after all, once Yin Hao falls, Huan Wen fully controls the Great Jin Dynasty, and Hua'an's situation will become miraculously bad.

Although Hua An didn't like Yin Hao very much, in order to balance Huan Wen's influence, he had to help Yin Hao.

On the north bank of the water control, after a period of fighting, the main force of the Jin army retreated back in defeat and returned to the south bank of the water control.

Of course. This attack was a complete feint. And the losses were all expected by Hua An and other Jin army generals, so it was not much of a failure.

"Your Majesty, the main force of our army has all returned to the south bank of the water." Wang San walked into the big tent of the Chinese army. Report to Huaan on the situation ahead.

At this time. Hua'an was more concerned about the situation in the imperial court. For this reason, he seems to be a little indifferent to the direction of water control. And answered softly.

Seeing that there was a holy decree on the case of the big tent of the Chinese army, Wang San was stunned and said softly: "Your Majesty, the court has issued another decree." After speaking, he looked at the holy decree in surprise.

Hua An nodded, handed Sima Yu's handwritten letter to Wang San, and said softly: "This is the handwritten letter of King Huiji, now, the army of the Southern King has returned triumphantly, and occupied Jiangzhou, and entered Yangzhou, there is a great attempt to annex Yangzhou in one fell swoop, and this king has to take immediate measures!" After speaking, he frowned and thought about it.

Wang San cursoryly read Sima Yu's handwritten letter, and asked, "The king of the south persecuted the imperial court, how does the king plan to deal with it?" ”

Hua An thought for a moment, and said helplessly: "I'm afraid that the main force of our army can no longer have an endless confrontation with the main force of Yan State, when we give up attacking Jicheng, immediately lead the army back to the south of the Yellow River, so that we can deter Huan Wen." ”

"Your Majesty, our army has been preparing for water control for so long, did you just give up?" Obviously, Wang San was a little reluctant to give up.

Hua An Zhengse said: "Jicheng is the land of the Great Jin Dynasty, and it will be recovered sooner or later, but the most difficult thing at the moment is the issue of the direction of the imperial court, and the recovery of Jicheng can be postponed for several years." ”

"Now that the king has made up his mind, the last general won't say anything, but if our army retreats, it is very likely that the army of Yan will pursue it with all its might, and our army must be prepared." Wang San said.

Hua An nodded and said, "Don't worry!" This king will not let the army of Yan have a chance to hit the main force of our army, however, this king is worried that the direction of the imperial court will not be able to withstand the pressure of Huan Wen and depose Yin Hao, so I am afraid that before our army returns to the south, the imperial court will already be controlled by Huan Wen, so it will be bad. ”

Obviously, Hua An did not believe that Yin Hao would soon achieve a convincing victory, and although Sima Yu's letter stated that Yin Hao had attacked Li Ben with ten times the force, Hua An believed that the victory was still uncertain.

"Your Majesty, Li Ben has only 5,000 men and horses, and only with the 20,000 troops under Wang Wu and Wang Liu, he has already occupied a big advantage, and Yin Hao personally led 30,000 troops to force Lanling, so that he has the strength of 50,000 troops, how can he be defeated by 5,000 men and horses under Li Ben." Wang San said loudly, apparently, he trusted Wang 5 and Wang 6 more, and thought that the 20,000 troops of the two of them alone would be enough to defeat the 5,000 men and horses under Li Ben's command.

Hua An smiled, and said: "The soldiers are not many but fine, and the generals are not brave but strategic, Li Ben is the former general of the Wei State, and he is a brave and warlike general under Ran Min, and has experienced countless vicious battles large and small, and the ability to command the army is not comparable to Wang Wu and Wang Liu, Yin Hao, a gentleman who can only talk, can not be compared with Li Ben, and the soldiers under Li Ben are all brave and warlike beggars of the Wei State, and their combat effectiveness and fighting will are stronger than those of the Yangzhou Army, so even if Yin Hao commands ten times the troops, It may not be possible to defeat Li Ben.

Hearing this, Wang San nodded slightly, agreed with Hua An's opinion, paused, and said softly: "Your Majesty, since the shape of the imperial court is so sinister, when will our army leave to return to the south of the Yellow River." ”

Hua An frowned, and said softly: "Regarding when to leave to return to the south of the Yellow River, this king is also considering, after all, before the main force of our army returns south, there are still many issues to consider, and now, the main force of our army has occupied a large area of land in the south of the water, even if we have to lead the main army to withdraw, but the large area of land that our army has recovered cannot be returned to the Yan State, so we must leave a force that is enough to deter the Yan army." ”

"What the king said is, however, not far from the north bank of the water control is Jicheng, the capital of the Yan Kingdom, if our army leaves a group of soldiers and horses to confront the main force of the Yan State on the south bank of the water control, I am afraid that it will be difficult to support it!" Wang San said.

Hua An nodded and said, "Yes!" The main force of our army went south, and the soldiers and horses left in Hebei could only have more than 100,000 at most, and these soldiers and horses confronted the Yan army on the south bank of the water, and it was indeed difficult to take advantage, so it was necessary to retreat slightly backwards and give up a part of the land, so that our army's partial division could gain a foothold in Hebei. ”

"Your Majesty, it is better to follow the previous will of the imperial court and use Yishui as the boundary to confront the army of Yan across the water." Wang San said softly.

Hua An nodded and said softly: "Our army retreated slightly, which seems to be a huge concession to Yan State, but in fact, it is to take the initiative, and when there is a chance in the future, we will recover the entire Youzhou and Pingzhou." ”

"King Shengming, it is better to send henchmen to the other side now, and agree to use Yishui as the boundary, and the two armies will negotiate a truce." Wang San said softly.

Hua An nodded, and said, "This is very good, this matter will be left to you." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty, the last general will definitely do it." Wang San answered, and immediately went to prepare.

After Wang San left, Hua'an, after some thought, decided to let Xie Ai lead more than 100,000 horses to stay in Hebei to confront the Yan army, and let Wang Meng return to Guanzhong to stabilize the situation in Qinzhou, Yongzhou, and Liangzhou.

In terms of the deployment of troops, Hua'an considered the pressure faced by all directions, and decided to let the 80,000 Guanzhong cavalry under Wang Meng's command leave 60,000 to be transferred to Xie Ai's command, while Wang Meng personally led 20,000 cavalry to return to Guanzhong.

In this way, in addition to Yang An's 20,000 chariot soldiers, Zhang Hao's 20,000 cavalry, and 20,000 reserve troops, Xie Ai's soldiers and horses added 60,000 Guanzhong cavalry, and the strength was greatly enhanced, and the strength of 120,000 soldiers and horses was enough to defend Hebei from the threat of the Yan army at a certain distance.

In addition, the 20,000 infantry and tens of thousands of reserve troops in the direction of Zhao Wu in Bingzhou were also controlled by Xie Ai, and tens of thousands of soldiers and horses under the command of Su Hai, who was holding Changshan County, were also transferred to Xie Ai's command.

In order to further enhance the strength of Xie Ai's army, Hua'an let the 30,000 reserve corps of the main army also be allocated to Xie Ai, so that Xie Ai can mobilize more than 200,000 soldiers and horses, of which, there are 180,000 horses in the direction of Jizhou, mainly responsible for fighting against the Yan army, and more than 50,000 men and horses in the direction of Bingzhou, mainly responsible for fighting against the remnants of the Daiguo.

In addition to these soldiers and horses, the soldiers and horses under the personal command of Hua'an only have 60,000 cavalry, 40,000 infantry, and 40,000 charioteers, a total of 140,000 main soldiers and horses, however, these soldiers and horses are enough to deter the Huanwen Legion, besides, on both sides of the Yellow River, there are nearly 100,000 reserve legions, counting these soldiers and horses, Hua'an's main army still has more than 200,000 soldiers and horses after returning to the south of the Yellow River.

After Wang Meng, Xie Ai and other generals returned to the Chinese army's tent one after another, Hua An told the generals of his idea, and all the generals thought it was feasible and fully supported Hua An's idea.

Seeing that all the generals supported him, Hua'an officially ordered the generals of all armies to prepare according to the requirements, among them, except for Wang Meng who immediately led 20,000 cavalry back to Guanzhong, the rest of the army remained unchanged for the time being, and waited for the reply of the Yan State.

In the direction of Jicheng, since the main force of the Jin army approached the south bank of the water, Murong Jun, the king of Yan, has never slept peacefully, the capital is in danger, as the king of a country, Murong Jun's inner anxiety can be imagined.

In order to deal with the crisis, Murong Jun would consult with the ministers of the Yan State in the main hall of the palace every day to discuss various countermeasures to deal with the Jin army's attack, and find the best strategy.

"Your Majesty, the Jin army sent someone to deliver the news that they want to negotiate peace with my Dayan." Just as Murong Jun was discussing things with his ministers, a junior colonel strode in. (To be continued......)