Yang Chen was also a little helpless: "We, the Grand Marshal, have to understand the nature of our rank, just be careful. Nephew, how many troops do you have on hand?"

Beigong Jing said: "I originally had 7,000 troops on hand. This time, I counterattacked Xincheng and brought 5,000 down there and 2,000 left behind Xiongershan camp. In the battle of Xincheng, our army suffered heavy casualties, with nearly half of the deaths and injuries. At present, together with those who stayed behind Xiongershan camp, there are only 4,000 combat power."

Yang Chen also knew how tragic the battle in Xincheng was, and he was not surprised at all. The only thing that surprised him was that the Liangzhou army fought so hard that it could still preserve more than 4,000 combat-capable soldiers. The combat effectiveness of the Liangzhou army was indeed not to be underestimated. He said: "Call the two thousand people who stayed in Xiongershan Camp here too."

Beigong Jing was stunned: "Sir Shizhong..."

Yang Chen said: "It is important to break the siege of the barbarians on Luoyang first."

Beigong Jing said: "But Xionger Mountain is also very important as a natural barrier to Luoyang in the west. Once our army withdraws from Xionger Mountain, the barbarians take the opportunity to occupy it, forming a condescending force against the entire Yiyang County, our army will be more passive!"

Yang Chen said: "It will be restored to the Xionger Mountain Camp after defeating the Hulu's siege of Luoyang... I am not that I don't know how important the Xionger Mountain Camp is, it really lacks military strength!"

Beigong Jing had no choice but to bow and bow his hand and say: "As the order of Lord Shizhong!" He immediately called a personal soldier and handed him his seal, asking him to go to Xiongershan Camp to dispatch troops, and specifically reminded: "Tell Zhang Xuan that before leaving the camp, all the battalion defense facilities and materials that cannot be taken away should be burned to avoid investing in the enemy. Remember, remember!"

Zhang Xuan is a nephew of Zhang Gui. In August this year, when the Huns and Han Kingdoms once again launched troops to siege Luoyang, Zhang Xuan brought another Liangzhou army under the order of Zhang Gui. He followed Beigong Chun's command, causing the total strength of the Liangzhou army, which was originally only 3,000 and weak, to 5,000, almost doubled. Although Zhang Xuan was young, like most of the children of aristocratic families who grew up in Liangzhou, he was also skilled in bows and horses and brave, but he was more impulsive and lacked the experience of leading the army. Zhang Gui

Sending this nephew over is not without the intention of letting Beigong Chun take him. This time, Beigong Jing kept Zhang Xuan and asked him to lead two thousand people to stay in the camp. He did a good job. After the main force of the Liangzhou Army left, he set up flags in the Xionger Mountain Village, bluffing, and sent a small group of troops to secretly go down the mountain to attack the Hu people's camp many times, making an attitude that he might swoop down from Xionger Mountain and rush to death at any time, which made the Hu people wonder and never organized a counterattack against the Xionger Mountain Camp.

Yang Chen said: "There is no need to burn the entire camp, right? The Hu barbarians are suffering heavy casualties now, and I am afraid they have no fighting spirit. Our army will take advantage of the situation to counterattack. They will be defeated like a mountain. You just need to go back to Xionger Mountain Camp to station after defeating them. Why bother..."

Beigong Jing said seriously: "The Shizhong didn't know that most of the Qianghu, Hu, Dihu, and Jiehu were annihilated by our army in the Battle of Xincheng, and only Jiehu were annihilated by the Battle of Chaoliu. The headquarters of the Xiongnu was almost unscathed. In other words, although he experienced a crushing defeat, the strength of the Xiongnu was not much weakened. This large-scale counterattack may be indispensable for a hard battle. If the Hu people took advantage of our army to fight hard under Yiyang City and occupied the Xionger Mountain Camp, it would be troublesome!"

Yang Chen frowned: "You mean, most of the people who were annihilated in the Battle of New City were Qianghu, Dihu, Jiehu, and the people from the Xiongnu headquarters did not suffer much loss?"

Beigong Jing said: "Almost intact."

He was telling the truth. From beginning to end of the Battle of Xincheng, the Qiang and Di people rushed forward. Yesterday, the Liangzhou army used chariots to set up the Queyue Formation under the city, and sent Zhang Xiong to lead the cavalry to raid the Jiehu camp, accidentally killing Jiehu general Ji Bao, angering Shi Le, and leading Jiehu main force to attack the Queyue Formation, which caused heavy damage to Jiehu. As for the Xiongnu heads led by Hu Yanyan, they had almost never fought with the Liangzhou army from beginning to end, so naturally there would be no losses.

Yang Chen looked solemn: "It's so troublesome now!"

Beigong Jing's voice was helpless: "Shijun, you should actually understand the specific situation first before making a decision. You only know that the Hu people suffered a great defeat in Xincheng, but they didn't know that the dead were all Qiang Hu and Jie Hu cannon fodder. It was too risky to send all the imperial guards of the Third Battalion to counterattack!"

Yang Chen sighed: "The Luoyang City has reached the point where you can eat and break your bones and cook. If you don't break the siege of the barbarians, you will not be able to get through this winter... Let's do your best!"

He looked solemn: "My nephew, morale can be boosted and you must not be exposed. You must not disclose the truth here, otherwise it will be difficult to fight once morale is leaked!"

Beigong Jing agreed.

After dinner, the army took a short rest and put Yue cavalry first, Changshui Army was in the middle, and the Shooting Camp was the back team, and they rushed towards Yiyang.

At this time, Yiyang City was full of battles. When the third battalion of the Imperial Army led by Yang Chen had finished his battle meal, the 20,000 imperial troops led by the Taiwei Sima Yue had already joined forces with the 7,000 troops led by the general Qian Duan, and advanced to the city of Yiyang, and acted as if ready to attack the city at any time. At this time, Shi Le had already led his defeated general to escape into Yiyang City and met Hu Yanyan. The two met, and Hu Yanyan saw that Shi Le was covered in blood and was injured in many places, and he also asked with concern:

"Why is Shilong so embarrassed?"

Shi Le almost clenched his teeth. If this old man died seeing the situation was not good, he would have been so embarrassed and left him to fight with the Liangzhou Army, which was full of morale. How could he have been so sad? How did he get this old man died? He knew that he was so angry! However, the power and status of the Huyan clan in the Hun Han State were far beyond the reach of a general from a small branch. Liu Yuan and Liu Cong's empress all came from the Huyan family. They were definitely royal relatives, and there were many talents in the family. There were countless high-ranking officials in the court. He could not afford to offend Huyanyan now, so he had to swallow his anger and said, "When the rear was cut off, he was chased by the Liangzhou army. He fought with them again in Piaoliu, and was at a disadvantage. He had to retreat to Yiyang."

Hu Yanyan said: "Shilong personally led elite troops to cut off the rear of our army. I have recorded this love. When I go back, I will report to the Emperor Ming to commend you for your contribution."

Shi Le said: "Then thank you General."

The two also exchanged views on the current situation and agreed that the loss in the Battle of Xincheng was too heavy, and the morale of the Jin army had been completely exerted, and Yiyang could not defend it. After the victory of Xincheng, the Jin army would inevitably launch a large-scale counterattack. If you want to avoid greater losses, you can only give up Yiyang first and retreat to Mianchi. If it is really not possible, it is not impossible to consider retreating back to Hedong first. Anyway, they don’t have the courage to fight with the Jin army now. It’s not that they are afraid of the Jin army, but that’s just afraid of the Jin army’s magic. Damn, everyone’s fight against soldiers and generals is fierce. What does it mean to give me a few fireball techniques suddenly? What does it mean to throw a few thunders for me?

If you encounter such an opponent who attacks magically with a disagreement, no one can stand it!

The ideal is full, but the reality is very skinny. Early the next morning, before the army led by Sima Yue arrived in Yiyang, the envoy sent by Liu Cong knocked on the gate of Yiyang.

"The Han Emperor has an order, and the two generals must stand firm in Yiyang and must not take a step back!"

Shi Le was shocked by this order: "Our army encountered a magical plot in the Jin army in Xincheng, which lost more than 20,000 people. It was already seriously injured. The main force of the Jin army had been dispatched in full swing. At this time, fighting with the Jin army was extremely unfavorable to our army. Why didn't the Han Emperor allow us to give up Yiyang to retreat?"

The envoy said with a stern face: "The Emperor of Han said that victory and defeat are common in military affairs. A small setback in the new city is not worth mentioning. I hope the two generals will cheer up and defend Yiyang. The Emperor of Han personally led the main force of the middle school to come and fight the Jin army at this Yiyang city to destroy the remnant Jin in one battle!"

Shi Le and Hu Yanyan looked at each other, seriously suspected that Liu Cong had not carefully read the battle report they sent. This battle lost more than 20,000 people, which was considered an unprecedented defeat. Why did it become a small defeat in Liu Cong's eyes? Is Liu Cong joking with them?

In fact, they misunderstood Liu Cong. Liu Cong looked at their battle reports carefully. Really, he read very carefully. After learning that these two beloved generals had more than 20,000 people in Xincheng, he felt the urge to vomit blood from the bottom of his heart. Immediately afterwards, the inside Feige in Luoyang City sent a letter, sending Sima Yue the elite Luoyang imperial army as soon as possible to recover Yiyang, Xin'an, Heyin, and break the top-secret information of the Huns and Han siege of Luoyang to him. He immediately turned anger and joy, and ordered the Huns and Han troops stationed in Mianchi overnight to prepare for support to Yiyang, Xin'an, Heyin, and to fight the main force of the Jin army.

Yes, in the past three months, the Hun Han army, which had stormed the outer periphery of Luoyang, annihilated 60,000 to 70,000 Jin troops, and formed a three-sided siege against Luoyang, was just a vanguard force, and the real main force was still in Mianchi. The vanguard force of only 50,000 or 60,000 people had broken the outer periphery of Luoyang into scorched earth. What a terrifying scene would it be if the main force of the Hun Han army was dispatched?

Liu Cong was not afraid of a decisive battle with the main force of the Jin army. He was afraid that the main force of the Jin army would be reluctant to emerge in Luoyang City. In this case, even if the Huns had millions of cavalry, they could only stare at the tall and thick city walls. Siege was a very difficult thing. The Huns and Han Kingdom had attacked Luoyang City twice, and returned in vain every time, and a bunch of elite soldiers and generals died. This time, the besieging Xincheng suffered heavy losses. All these made Liu Cong deeply realize that before annihilation of the elite main force of the Western Jin Dynasty, it would be a search for death!

Now the main force of the Jin army has taken the initiative to come out from behind the thick city wall and wants to fight them to a decisive battle. This is simply a good thing to be sought after. Retreat? Only a fool will retreat!
Chapter completed!