"Are you from Taiyuan Prefecture? Why are you here?"
Lu Zhishen looked at Sun Xu and asked.
"Taiyuan Mansion..."
Sun Xu was about to speak, but suddenly he thought that Lu Zhishen was from Qi State, and he should have a hostile relationship with him.
Sun Xu regretted a little. It was night when he broke through. He originally wanted to go south, but the Jin army surrounded them. He could only find a random direction to break out. In the chaos, he actually ran to the east, with the enemy hotly pursuing him. , he fled all the way to Jingxing. If Lu Zhishen hadn't appeared with his troops, he would have died at the hands of the Jin soldiers.
Thinking of this, Sun Xu looked at Lu Zhishen in shock. Lu Zhishen was able to lead his troops here, which meant that Qi State had already reached here.
"Have you captured Hebei West Road?"
Sun Xu looked at Lu Zhishen and asked.
"As soon as we started, we almost captured everything north of the Yellow River!"
Lu Zhishen admitted it generously.
"As expected, you took action. When Tong Guan transferred the soldiers and horses from Hebei, I wrote a letter to advise him. There must be enough defenders in Hebei. What a pity!"
Sun Xu sighed and said, now Hedong has been invaded by the Jin Kingdom, and Hebei has been captured by the Qi Kingdom. The Song Dynasty has almost lost the entire territory north of the Yellow River.
"It's a pity that Tong Guan won't listen to you! Now let's talk about the situation in Taiyuan Mansion!"
Lu Zhishen looked at Sun Xu and said.
"Forty thousand Jin soldiers besieged Taiyuan Prefecture. Now Taiyuan Prefecture only has the prefect Zhang Xiaochun, general Ma Kuo and 3,000 soldiers, as well as thousands of civilians."
"I originally wanted to go to Guanzhong to find Yao Pingzhong, hoping that their Yao army would come to relieve the siege of Taiyuan, but unexpectedly they ended up here."
Sun Xu sighed and said.
"Yao Pingzhong? You know how to find people, but it's a pity that Yao Pingzhong's few people can't solve the siege of Taiyuan."
Lu Zhishen knew Yao Pingzhong. He was also a man, upright and brave in battle. Unfortunately, the Jin army was more powerful and Yao Pingzhong was no match.
"Take him down for treatment, let's go to Zhending Mansion!"
Lu Zhishen glanced at Sun Xu and said.
"Aren't you going to Taiyuan Mansion?"
Sun Xu looked at Lu Zhishen struggling. Although Qi was also an enemy, he would rather Taiyuan Mansion fell into the hands of Qi. He knew Lu Zhishen's character, so it might be a good choice for Taiyuan Mansion to fall into Lu Zhishen's hands.
"I only have a thousand troops here, which is not enough to go to Taiyuan Mansion, but soldiers and horses from all over the country will come soon, and I will definitely go there then."
Lu Zhishen shook his head. The number of people fighting the Jin army must not be small, otherwise there is no chance of winning against the 40,000 Jin army.
The mountain fire was still going on, and the flames had covered the entire mountain. Lu Zhishen had no intention of putting out the fire. Once this kind of mountain fire burned, it was impossible to extinguish it manually. There was a river around the mountain, and the wind had almost stopped, so the fire would not cross the river. It will be almost done once the whole mountain is burned.
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West of Jingxing Pass.
"Deputy Commander, the enemy is not pursuing us."
A soldier reported to Wanyan Lou's room.
"Stop and take a break!"
Wanyan Loushi breathed a sigh of relief and ordered. They followed closely all the way. They didn't rest for a day and a night. There was another big battle just now, and now they are exhausted.
"How much was the loss?"
Wanyan Loushi looked at the soldiers beside him and asked.
"Deputy Commander, more than three hundred people!"
The soldier returned.
"Damn it, this damn Qi country!"
Wanyan Loushi was furious. The Qi State seemed to be born to be in trouble with them, and they always opposed them.
After being angry, Wanyan Loushi quickly calmed down. He had been through battles for a long time and knew not to let anger go to his head.
"Did you set the fire just now? Who are you?"
Wanyan Loushi looked at the panting Du Chong and asked.
"Greetings to the general, I am Du Chong who is staying in Kaide Mansion. This time I am here to seek refuge with the Kingdom of Jin!"
Du Chong looked at Wanyan Lou's room and bowed.
"Kaide Mansion is staying behind? Are you an official of the Song Dynasty?"
Wanyan Loushi squinted her eyes as she looked at Du Chong. He looked like a scholar but not brave. He didn't look threatening.
"Yes!"
Du Chong said quickly.
"Tell me about the situation over there!"
Wanyan Loushi got off his horse, took Du Chong to the fire, and sat down with a smile.
Du Chong told everything that happened during this period.
"You are quite talented. You dug the Yellow River to deal with Qi, but ended up flooding Tokyo!"
Wanyan Loushi looked at Du Chong with a half-smile but not a smile. He didn't expect that the weak man in front of him was so brave. No wonder he would come to join the Jin Kingdom. He dug up the Yellow River and offended Song and Qi to death. This was also He is considered a "talent".
"General Wanyan is making fun of you, I didn't expect that!"
Du Chong shook his head and said, he really wanted to help the Song Dynasty destroy the Qi State. He thought that the water of the Yellow River could destroy the arrogance of the thieves, but he did not expect this result. He was dedicated to serving the public, and ended up like this.
"Since you are a talented person and have helped us just now, then come to our Kingdom of Jin and become an official!"
Wanyan Loushi looked at Du Chong and said, Du Chong's digging of the Yellow River is actually beneficial to them. Whether it is Qi or Song, they must be in dire straits now. This can be regarded as helping them in disguise.
"Thank you, General Wanyan!"
Du Chong was overjoyed and hurriedly paid homage to Wanyan Lou's room and asked his servant to bring a box of jewels.
"General Wanyan, what a trivial matter!"
Du Chong said flatteringly.
"No need. You helped me out today, which is considered a favor to me. You don't have to do this. I will take care of you in the Kingdom of Jin from now on!"
Wanyan Loushi waved his hand and said, their Jin country wants to conquer the world, what does this little jewel mean?
After resting for an hour, Wanyan Loushi led the people towards Taiyuan Mansion.
Fenzhou.
"Taiyuan Prefecture is surrounded by Jin troops, and several cities in Wenshui, Xidu Valley, Qixian, Taigu, and Yu counties have fallen into the hands of the Jin army."
Zhang Hao, who was left behind in Fenzhou, reported to Liu Kai who was coming.
"Doesn't this mean that the entire Taiyuan Prefecture is in the hands of Jin Bing?"
Liu Kai frowned and said, he thought that at least a few cities in Taiyuan Mansion were still there, but he didn't expect that all the surrounding cities were lost.
"Where's Taiyuan Mansion?"
Liu Kai asked again.
"The Jin army used the city lock method to set up three lines of defense around Taiyuan Mansion. The entire Taiyuan Mansion was completely surrounded, and the sentry cavalry could not get close. However, last night I heard that someone broke out of the city, but we did not see anyone."
Zhang Hao said.
"That means we have completely lost contact with Taiyuan Mansion?"
Liu Kai asked.
"There's been no news for half a month! But the Jin soldiers haven't started attacking the city yet."
Zhang Hao replied.
"Then what are you waiting for? I will lead my troops to kill you right away!"
Yao Pingzhong said directly.
"No, the surrounding cities are in the hands of the Jin soldiers. There are three enemy lines of defense outside Taiyuan City. If you kill them directly, you will die."
Liu Kai shook his head and said, Jin Bing was obviously prepared and was waiting for them to fall into the trap.
"Then just watch? The Jin soldiers may attack the city at any time. There are only three thousand defenders in Taiyuan Prefecture, but they cannot stop the Jin soldiers."
Yao Pingzhong spoke anxiously.
"When the follow-up troops arrive, Fan Kui, Shi Shen, and Gao Fengbu will arrive later. When the time comes, let's attack a few of them to lure the snake out of its hole."
Liu Kai came up with a plan. The Jin army surrounded Taiyuan Mansion. If they couldn't get in, they would fight the Jin army out.
"Liu Shuai has a good plan!"
Yao Pingzhong and Zhang Hao praised in unison.
