Sizhou, Xingyang City.
On the south bank of the Yellow River, the warm sun is shining, Dayu Mountain is silent, and April is coming quietly.
At the foot of Dayu Mountain, Xu Zongwen led his elite cavalry and traveled through the starry night to Xingyang City. When the army was preparing to camp on the spot, Xu Zongwen stopped him. He ordered an hour's rest and immediately launched a surprise attack on Xingyang City!
"Have you found out who is staying in Xingyang?" After the sergeants laid out blankets made of animal skins, Xu Zongwen and others sat on the ground.
Pang Bai ran from the side and replied: "Report to the general, the royal guards have come to report that the person guarding Xingyang City is Murong Bao, the son of King Yan Murong Chui, who has just been appointed as the general."
It turns out to be this living treasure!
"Murong Bao is dishonest in his words, lacks ambition and conduct, likes to please, and loves vanity. Xingyang City is simply a gift from God."
Xu Zongwen told Murong Bao's temperament and characteristics in front of everyone. No one was surprised, and everyone thought it was the information obtained by Jin Yiwei.
Only Pang Bai knew in his heart that Jin Yiwei worked hard to send back the news that Murong Bao was guarding Xingyang, but Jin Yiwei's news did not contain such detailed information about Murong Bao!
Xi Jian sat upright, straightened his back and responded: "Since the general is confident, it seems that Xingyang City is not something to worry about. I think that we should send a letter to the general of chariots and cavalry as soon as possible to teach the Beifu soldiers to garrison as soon as possible. We can also Go north with all your strength.”
"Yes, General Xie can't wait any longer. Let's tell him the good news as soon as possible!" Zhang Gui said below.
At this time, no one knew the military situation of Liu Laozhi's defeat at Lihu Fortress, including Xu Zongwen.
Pei Qing said: "The scouts just came to report that the gate of Xingyang City was opened this morning. Apparently the Yan army has not found our traces yet. This is all because the general used the method of marching from Dayu Mountain to avoid the Yan army's detection in Xingyang City." .”
Yes, Xu Zongwen marched from the mountains, abandoning the near and seeking the far, in order not to alert the defenders of Xingyang City. It takes a lot of effort to defeat a tiger and a rabbit, let alone a sneak attack on a huge city.
"Brother, if Murong Bao is caught, what are you going to do with him?" Zhang Gui suddenly asked for no reason.
Xu Zongwen cast his sights on Xingyang City in the distance and said without hesitation: "Since Murong Bao has no ambition, is mediocre, and deserves Murong Chui's respect, it is better to let him go, which will also help us fight against the Yan army in the future. You all think about it, if This idiot has inherited Murong Chui's position as King of Yan. What threats will the Yan Kingdom pose to our Jin Dynasty?"
Historically, Murong Baomao was appointed as the crown prince by King Murong Chui of Yan when he was young, and he inherited the Yan Kingdom after Murong Chui's death. The Yan Kingdom gradually declined in the hands of Murong Bao, and the country was in decline, and eventually divided and perished...
"If this person really succeeds to the throne of King Yan, our Jin Dynasty will unify the world, and the day when we can regain our old land is not far away!" Pei Qing stroked his beard and smiled.
"Hahaha..." Hearing this, all the generals also laughed.
An hour passed quickly. After the soldiers had a rest, they were relieved from the fatigue of running for days. Everyone's eyes were full of fighting spirit!
Each of them believes that as long as they follow their own general, they will be able to win!
"Okay, you have rested enough. The rest is up to you." Xu Zongwen stood up, and the generals immediately stood up, "Order Tian Luo and Zhang Gui to lead 3,000 people to attack Xingyang City head-on. The rest will follow me. Beimen, waiting to capture Murong Bao alive."
"No!" The generals handed over their hands, and then the two armies galloped away from two different directions, the north and the east.
"Kill!" Tian Luo raised his sword and charged, followed closely by Zhang Gui. Three thousand fine cavalry took advantage of the south gate of Xingyang to be opened and the people were entering and exiting and immediately rushed to the city.
Zhang Gui and the front troops used their bows and arrows to shoot down the Yan army guarding the city tower. Tian Luo suddenly led his army into the city. The Yan army who came to block the city gate along the way were killed by the Jin army. The rest were killed by the Jin army. He was also trampled into mud by horses!
"Help!" The people were panicking, but the Jin troops who entered the city only went to kill the Yan troops who were fully armored. No one killed civilians. On the contrary, a four-year-old child who lost contact with his parents because of the panic of the crowd was among the Jin troops. Under the protection of the enemy, they are protected from the use of weapons.
"Thank you, Master, thank you, Master!" The child's mother hurriedly came to pick up the child and thanked the Jin army sergeant who saved the child.
The sergeant waved his hands repeatedly: "We are the troops under the command of General Qiaoqi of the Great Jin Dynasty. Our Jin army has seven prohibitions. We are not allowed to take advantage of the common people, and we are not allowed to do anything that cannot be harmed after entering the city..."
"Good man! He really is a good man!" The common people gradually stopped running and gathered to watch the Jin army troops entering the scene one after another.
The flag of the Jin army fluttered high in the wind, the cavalry in the front marched in unison with the sound of hooves, and the infantry behind marched forward in uniform steps. In less than an hour, most of Xingyang City had fallen into their hands.
I heard that the general Murong Bao had no time to order a resistance when he heard the news of the Jin army's attack on the city. He fled northward in a hurry with hundreds of his own troops. The direction of Murong Bao's escape was exactly the north gate!
Before the thousands of Yan troops and Hu troops who lost their command could organize effective resistance, Tian Luo had already sent troops to defeat them, and gradually occupied important places such as Xingyang Prefecture, arsenals and granaries according to old rules.
The people of Xingyang learned that the Jin army had recaptured Xingyang, and saw that the Jin army was well-organized and well-disciplined. After entering the city, they did nothing to the people. They were completely different from the Hu people who frequently looted, killed and harmed one party. !
"This is Master Wang's demeanor!"
"Da Jin finally came back!"
"The Emperor of the Han family still cares about us!"
"I heard that this general recaptured many cities. Xuzhou, Yanzhou, Luoyang, and General Mao Dang all died in his hands."
"More than that! I heard that the general of the Southern Expedition and King of Qin's brother Yang Ping were killed by him. What a young hero!"
The common people stood on the streets and pointed at the Jin army. Many people mentioned various rumors about Xu Zongwen that had come from the south, and most of their words were full of praise.
North of Xingyang City, ten miles uphill.
Murong Bao, the general of the Yan State, was running away in embarrassment toward Jijun under the escort of five hundred soldiers. Looking at the Xingyang City disappearing from sight, Murong Bao patted his chest and was thankful that he had escaped danger.
"Where did this Jin army come from? How come there was no news at all in advance?"
"This general is scared to death!"
Murong Bao cast his gaze forward. As long as he passed these ten miles of slope, he could leave Xingyang!
"Clang!"
On the ten-mile slope, countless stones fell from the sky and hit the Yan army in unison. The Yan army was ambushed, and its mount was frightened and fell off its horse.
"Protect the general!" Several of Murong Bao's soldiers protected Murong Bao in the middle. Murong Bao was so frightened that his face turned pale, and he grabbed the soldiers' arms with both hands and kept moving.
"Warriors of the Jin Dynasty, kill them!"
Xu Zongwen galloped down the slope with his green thunder horse from Shili Slope. The Jin troops who were ambushing in front, back and left of Shili Slope all charged forward and killed the few remaining Yan troops!
The metallic sound of intertwining swords filled the entire Shili Slope, and the shouts of killing from the Jin and Yan troops were loud. Soon, not a single one of the few remaining Yan troops was killed. Only Murong Bao pretended to be dead and fell to death. Under the corpse of the Yan Army sergeant, he tried to get away with it.
"My General Murong, come out quickly!"
