Hejian was captured, and the Yan army's logistics and food routes faced the risk of being cut off at any time.
In addition to responding to Bohai County, it can also coordinate with Lukou in the northwest. The two places separated the upper and lower reaches of the Lutuo River and strengthened the defense against Yan State.
Mi Jin and Qin Biao captured this place with strategic vision.
Murong Jun in Bohai had only two choices, either to retreat or to quickly regain Hejian.
And Li Yue would not give them a chance to counterattack Hejian.
"I have a heartfelt request." Jia Jian said with a smile.
"You and I belong to the same family, but the general says it doesn't matter!" Li Yue was trying to win over him intentionally or unintentionally.
Jidong is powerful, and the Feng family is an old official of the Yan Kingdom. Pang was captured by fraud, and the Liu family surrendered. The only influential person left is the veteran general Jia Jian in front of him. Can the Black Cloud Army gain a foothold in the Bohai and Hejian? It depends on whether he supports it or not!
The Cui family in southern Hebei has basically expressed its attitude, and the next step is to tie up the interests of both parties.
"Haha, okay, the governor is indeed a cheerful man. This time I raided the Yan army's camp, but it was actually the end of the road. All the north of the Bohai Sea was plundered by the Yan army, and the army was short of food, so I made a desperate move and came to Gaocheng." Jia Jianxiong Yi's face was slightly twisted.
Liu Zhun raised Nanpi and surrendered to Murong Jun, which had a very bad impact. It destroyed the resistance of the Bohai powerful people. They lost their food and grass and their support.
"Since we are a family, why should we defect or not? Your food and grass are all supplied by the Black Cloud Army. Come, take out all the pigs and sheep in the city and reward the brothers in Bohai!"
Jia Jian broke through the Yan army's siege and broke in, defeating the last trace of Yan army's morale.
This small amount of food is nothing at all, but Jia Jian looked moved, "I heard the name of the governor a long time ago, and when I saw it today, it is really extraordinary!"
"Thank you, Commander!" The powerful men and women accompanying him all handed over their hands.
"Why are you so polite?" Li Yue also returned the courtesy to everyone.
In fact, there is not much food and grass in Gaocheng, but it is no problem to support ten days and a half. If you save a little and supply limited food every day, you can survive for a month. However, the Yan army will never survive half a month if they starve and freeze outside the city.
Unless they kill horses on a large scale...
Under the city, the Yan army retreated to the camp after a venting fierce attack.
Both sides fell into calm again.
For one day or two, Yan Jun pretended as if nothing had happened.
But on the third day, I could no longer pretend and began to break camp and retreat.
The momentum of the Black Cloud Army was boosted.
"The Yan army is exhausted and flees. Our army can then cover it up and capture Murong Jun alive!" Wei Shan's ambition skyrocketed.
Li Yue looked at the busy Yan army in the snow, loading tents and ordnance onto wooden carts. Occasionally, war horses ran wildly in the camp and knocked over several people. However, the snow and dust behind the camp rose up, obscuring the view. He did not know what was hidden inside.
"The Yan army has many veteran generals. Murong Jun, Murong Ping, and Feng Yi are all scheming people. It will be disadvantageous to pursue them!" Chang Wei cupped his hands and said.
"Don't chase the poor enemy. The Yan army still has the strength to fight. It seems to be tempting me to rob the camp." Li Yue withdrew his gaze and saw Murong Ke's methods and Feng Yi's insidiousness. He must be extremely cautious.
The strategic goal of blocking the Yan army from moving south has been achieved, so why take unnecessary risks?
At that time, Zhang He pursued the retreating Shu army and died in ambush in Mumen Valley.
Li Yue then strictly ordered the troops in the city not to pursue him and allowed the Yan army to leave.
However, the Yan army was so slow that it took them a whole day to pack up the entire camp. It was not until noon the next day that they reluctantly headed north.
The scouts of the Black Cloud Army followed suit.
The siege of Gaocheng was resolved, and Bohai County turned danger into safety.
"The Yan army cannot be pursued, but Nanpi must be attacked. I am willing to lead my headquarters to defeat the traitor Liu Zhun!" Jia Jian gritted his teeth and said.
"General, let's go and we'll achieve success!" Li Yue encouraged.
The best of Bohai County is in Nanpi. If the Yan army retreats, this city must be taken back.
Jia Jian is the leader of the Bohai Sea. If he goes to attack the city, he will definitely get twice the result with half the effort.
Li Yue is now concerned about Li Yang and Chen Liu. According to the news from the scouts, Duan Gong has indeed gone south and stationed troops in Fangtou, with the intention of peeking south at Yanzhou. Now that the Yellow River is frozen, they can step into Yanzhou at any time.
However, Cui Jin was well prepared in Henan, and Xu Cheng sent troops several times to approach Fangtou, so that Duan Kwan did not dare to move lightly.
Now that Chen Liu is temporarily stable, Li Yue is not in a hurry to go back. It's freezing and there will be heavy snow at any time, so it's not suitable for a long journey.
Although the Yan army retreated, Jidong still had many things to deal with.
Nanpi cannot be left to the Yan army, and similarly, the cities in the north such as Fuyang, Wen'an, Shuzhou, and Dongpingshu cannot be abandoned.
If these cities are controlled by the Yan army, next spring the flowers will bloom, and Murong's cavalry will still go south.
Five days after Jia Jian left for the expedition, another heavy snowfall fell.
Li Yue couldn't help but worry about this veteran. Liu Zhun was the former governor of Bohai, and later defected to Ran Min, and led the governor of Youzhou from afar. His strength was not weak, and with the heavy snow, it would not be easy to break through Nanpi.
When Yuan Shao rose to prominence in Nanpi, the city gradually became an important town in eastern Hebei.
Another day passed, and the scouts brought back further news of the war in Xiangguo.
Ran Min never conquered Xiangguo.
Chang Wei said: "Shi Le's camp and construction of the Xiang Kingdom took sixteen years. The Wei Lord attacked fiercely, and the Hu people resisted to the death. It is difficult to distinguish the winner in this war in a short period of time."
"How about a letter from a certain person admonishing the troops to retreat?" Li Yue expressed his kindness.
If the fighting continues like this, the Wei army will only become weaker and weaker.
Since Ran Min came to power, he was either in battle or on the way to the battle. He was invincible, but his soldiers were only flesh and blood.
Retreat your troops now to recuperate your military and civilian strength so that you can come back later.
There were many forces in Hebei that nominally submitted to Ran Wei, but the area they really controlled was only around Yecheng.
"Do you think Lord Wei will listen to the advice?"
An army of more than 100,000 people went out to fight, spending countless money and food. With Ran Min's character, how could he retreat?
"He will never retreat, but he still has to give advice." Li Yue sighed.
At this time, the scout came to report happily: "Report to the Governor, good news from Nanpi. General Jia has been stationed in the city for several days. The powerful Zhang family and Tian family in the city opened the city gate at night and led troops into the city. The defenders in the city mutinied and refused to obey Liu's orders. Zhun, Liu Zhun abandoned the city and ran away. General Jia caught up with him and killed him with an arrow. The rest surrendered."
This is the power of local snakes.
If the Black Cloud Army goes to attack the city, the city will be filled with the same hatred of the enemy. It will be freezing cold and the city will not be attacked until long.
Chang Wei's eyes flashed and he said: "The governor can declare General Jia as the governor of Bohai."
When the memorial is handed over, regardless of whether Ran Min stamps it or not, Jia Jian will actually become Li Yue's subordinate, and his relationship with the Black Cloud Army will also become closer.
Secondly, this is also done to show the powerful men in Jizhou that they can eat meat and drink soup by following the Black Cloud Army.
Li Yue smiled and said: "There is more than one Bohai Prefect. Mi Jin is the Hejian Prefect, and Qin Biao is the Zhangwu Prefect."
The two counties of Hejian and Bohai were captured by the Heiyun Army, and Zhangwu County, which was sandwiched in the middle, naturally could not hold it.
This time going north, the Yan army was blocked, and the Heiyun army made a huge profit.
These are superficial benefits, and there are more potential ones.
(End of chapter)
