To the west of Bohai County, smoke and dust covered the sun, and the black cloud army marched in with noise.
Faces of black clouds and red flags stood in the wind and snow, and drums and horns continued all day long.
Scouts and cavalry rushed around, shooting a threatening military order into the forts.
"The Governor of the East Command ordered that all localities guard the city and are not allowed to go to war without permission. Anyone who surrenders to the Yan bandits will destroy the three tribes!"
The arrival of the Heiyun Army inspired the local forces in the Bohai Sea to resist the Yan Army. They marched eastward. Everywhere they arrived, powerful people led the people to greet them, quite like eating pots of jelly to welcome the king's division.
Heiyun Junqiu did not commit any crime. He slept in the wind and snow and did not enter the city dock.
The Kuhu people in the North have been brutal for a long time, and having a well-disciplined army to support them undoubtedly gives many people hope.
Advocates are growing in support.
The reputation of the Black Cloud Army spread across the land of Hebei.
As for logistics, part of it came from the Cui family, and part of it was transported from the south bank of the Yellow River by Zhou Qian. Sufficient logistics was the guarantee of combat power and morale.
For the Yan Army, this battle was an expedition, but for the Heiyun Army, it was almost an inside battle.
Powerful people from all over the Bohai Sea, Pingyuan, and Qinghe also sent troops to help. Although there were only four to five thousand people, they were quite elite. They brought their own swords, spears, bows, horses, and food and grass, and were familiar with the terrain of the Bohai Sea.
Li Yue organized them into a scout camp, crossed the floating water, and attacked the Yan army's food route.
After marching for several days, Kankan arrived in Gaocheng County.
When the county magistrate saw Heiyunjun's tooth band, he opened the city gate without asking anything and let Heiyunjun in.
Jia's Fort was just north of Gaocheng. It was snowing heavily. Murong Ping's 20,000-strong army was shocked by the momentum of the Black Cloud Army and did not dare to move rashly.
The two sides faced off like this.
Bohai County was divided into two. Except for Nanpi in the north, it was still resisting. The other cities either surrendered or were captured by the Yan army.
Two days later, Feng Yi's army came down from the northeast and joined Murong Ping's army. Fifty or sixty thousand men and horses stormed up the city aggressively, but they did not attack, but camped outside the city.
But at this time, the land of Hebei was already covered with heavy snow.
"The Yan army has just arrived and has not yet established a stable foothold. I am willing to lead an army to attack it!" Wei Shan tolerated the Yan army's arrogance for a long time.
Chang Wei said: "Our army is here to defend and wait for changes. General Wei is brave, but this battle is unnecessary."
Cui Hong said: "Murong Ping is a veteran on the battlefield, Feng Yi is insidious and cunning, so he must be on guard."
Li Yueran said that all he had to do was hold on to this battle.
The Yan army couldn't even attack Jia's Fort, so how could they possibly attack Gaocheng?
The snow soon stopped and the sun shone brightly.
To the north, the Yan Army camp lay quietly on the ice and snow, with cavalry constantly coming in and out.
The strength of a country can be seen from its soldiers. The Yan army has tall horses, the cavalry on the horse are quite majestic, and the silver-white armor shines brightly in the winter.
Although there were many cavalry coming and going, there was no sign of panic.
Occasionally, a few Yan generals and more than a hundred riders would approach Gaocheng, with dragons and tigers leaping around, coming and going like the wind.
"Murong Ping and Feng Yi both have the talents of generals." Li Yue could not help but sigh at the prosperity of Yan Kingdom's figures.
In comparison, the Black Cloud Army is still in its growth stage.
This is just Murong Ping and Feng Yi, and I don’t know how charming Murong Ke and Murong Chui are.
"Commander, Murong Jun led 50,000 infantrymen out of Zhangwu County and headed south towards our army!" Zhang Shengye said softly from behind.
Murong Jun's 50,000 troops, plus the tens of thousands of horses in front of him, the Heiyun Army will face the Yan Army of nearly 100,000.
This is the foundation of Yan State.
Not counting Murong Chui of Lukou and Murong Ke of Zhongshan.
"Master Yan Murong Jun personally went south, I'm afraid the situation in the Bohai Sea will change." Chang Wei had a trace of worry in his eyes.
"Deng Huan was able to hold off 200,000 Yan troops at Lukou, and Murong Jun had 100,000 troops, so why should he be afraid!" Li Yue said solemnly.
War is not about treating guests to a meal. It will definitely not be that simple if they want to easily push back the Yan army who are in their prime.
Cui Hong said on the side: "What the governor said is true. Murong Jun's army goes south and the battle line is lengthened, which is more beneficial to our army!"
"Xiaoqiying and Heiyunlang all left the city and penetrated into Hejian and Zhangwu counties in the north to harass the enemy's food routes!" Li Yue immediately ordered.
Nearly 30% of the Yan army was made up of cavalry, and a war horse consumed five times as much food as a human.
With an army of 100,000, 30,000 cavalry, and 50,000 or 60,000 horses, the daily amount of food and grass is not a small amount.
Yan State's 200,000-strong army marching south this time must have some water, but it still has 100,000 troops.
"Take the order!" Mi Jin, Qin Biao, Gao Yun and others were happy.
Three or four days later, the smoke and dust disappeared from the sky in the north, and large flags with the word "Yan" stood in the cold wind. Countless cavalry and infantry rolled in, boundless.
Li Yue glanced at the people around him. He was accustomed to this scene and showed no fear.
Where the courage is, there is morale.
After the Yan army entered the camp, it was still quiet on both sides. No attack was launched, and no one came to show off their power.
However, an ominous premonition gradually arose in Li Yue's heart.
Lord Yan Murong Jun personally led his troops to the south, and he was definitely not here for sightseeing.
Sure enough, the news brought back by the scouts cast a shadow over Gao Cheng.
Murong Ke failed to attack Zhongshan, so he left his general Murong Biao to attack Zhongshan, led his troops to attack Changshan, and captured Wei general Gao Kai alive who came to support him.
And Gao Kai also surrendered to Murong Ke!
This news had a huge impact on Ran Wei and the Heiyun Army.
Gao Kai was a beggar general and was close to Dong Run, Zhang Wen and others. His surrender to Murong Ke meant that part of Guangzong's beggar army also surrendered to the Murong clan...
The impact of this battle did not stop there. Duan Qin and Ding Ling Zhai Shu of the Duan clan Xianbei all surrendered to Murong Jun.
Misfortunes never come singly. Liu Zhun, the governor of Youzhou who was stationed in Nanpi, also surrendered to the Murong family under Feng Yi and Feng Fang's persuasion.
These people were able to surrender to Ran Min in the past, and now they can naturally surrender to Murong Jun.
The Yan army gained momentum, and the pressure on the Heiyun army increased dramatically.
"If Gao Kai surrenders, then Gao Yun may also surrender to the Murong clan!" Chang Wei reminded.
Li Yue had high hopes for Gao Yun, and he knew all the true and false secrets in the army. If he surrendered to Murong Jun, the Black Cloud Army would be in danger.
Murong Ke deserves to be Murong Ke.
A small local battle changed the situation in Jizhou.
But what’s even more shocking is yet to come. Youzhou Xizuo came to report that Deng Huan died of illness at this critical moment...
Li Yue finally understood what God's favor meant, and the Murong family was truly blessed.
After Shi Hu's death, Hebei has long been turned into a sieve, leaking air everywhere.
I don't know when, a light snow drifted over Gaocheng and swept across the land of Hebei.
"Go and send the order quickly, all the Heiyun Langs return to the city!" After spending more than half a year together, Li Yue had already established a relationship with the Heiyun Langs and did not believe that Gao Yun would rebel at this time.
But sometimes human nature has to be guarded against.
The personal guards took the order and left, and then dozens of horses galloped out of the city.
At this time, a passionate horn sound sounded from the north, as if it was about to shake the heaven and earth.
Hahaha……
The shouts of the Yan army were heard in the wind and snow, and then the ground began to shake. Tens of thousands of Yan troops came straight to Gaocheng.
(End of chapter)
