In the Battle of Qi Yishui, Chen Yougen led ten thousand people to defeat 5,000 Xianbei cavalry and annihilated nearly 3,000 people.

When three thousand heads were piled together, everyone was shocked.

On May 11th, without any pause, he took advantage of the morale boosted by the victory and went straight to Dai County.

At that time, there was Puyang Mountain again, and reinforcements from Yijing came to help. The morale of the troops was high, and the Xianbei people were completely driven out of the vicinity of Dai County.

On the 13th, Duan Wenyang led two thousand Xianbei cavalry to defeat the Bi family outside Guangning City, beheading more than 700 people.

On the 14th, people from all walks of life entered Guangning and Daijun, with a massive force of 30,000 to 40,000 people.

Shiben, Hegu and other troops came to attack last year. Although the situation this year was not bad, the losses were relatively large. Seeing that the Jin people invested almost twice as many troops as last year, they no longer rushed forward.

The two sides occupied both sides of the Sanggan River and faced each other across the river.

The Xianbei people occupied the north bank, and there were more than 20,000 cavalry troops from various tribes. To be honest, their desire to fight was not as strong as before.

One of the main reasons is that the looting was too fierce last year, and there is not much to loot this year unless the city is captured; the second reason is that the just-concluded Battle of Qiyi Water killed 3,000 people, which had a negative impact on the morale of the army.

The Jin people occupied the south bank, with thirty to forty thousand troops on foot and cavalry.

Contrary to the Xianbei people, the Jin army won consecutive battles and their morale gradually improved.

Chen Yougen was planning with the generals to forcefully cross the Sanggan River and attack north. At the same time, he sent Zhai Shu to lead his troops to march west from Pingshu to threaten the Pingcheng area.

In an instant, the offensive and defensive momentum changed.

News of the battle in Daijun spread quickly to everywhere.

On May 16, Tuoba Heli, who was hunting in the wild, was urgently recalled by the Qi family to discuss countermeasures.

"Are you going hunting at this time?" Qi glanced at her son and asked coldly.

He Li subconsciously avoided his mother's eyes and did not dare to answer.

Although Mrs. Qi had long been accustomed to her son's cowardly behavior, she was still a little disappointed at this time and said: "Today, some ministers asked why you did not manage politics in the city but went hunting outside."

He Li was a little surprised.

Last year he went hunting and no one cared about him. Some people even praised him. Why did he change his tune now?

Qi suddenly felt a little tired.

This son with a weak personality was not very lovable to begin with, but after he was forcibly promoted, his appeal was just that.

To put it bluntly, she actually brought most of the troops here. But after all, she was a woman, and an old woman at that. It was not easy to manage the situation.

Once the situation changes significantly, not many people may be willing to surrender to her wholeheartedly, especially those rebellious tribal adults.

If her son could help her share some of the pressure, things wouldn't be so difficult.

He Li was clearly not alive anymore.

The other son He Na is okay, but he is currently sitting in Pingcheng, guarding his brother and mother's core territory.

"What do you think we should do in this situation? Do you have any ideas in mind?" Qi asked again.

He Li quietly looked at his mother and hesitated to speak.

He was worried that what he said would be refuted or even scolded by his mother.

But it was impossible not to say it. So, after hesitating for a moment, he said: "The strength of the Tuoba tribes still exists, and now we should send another army eastward to attack Daijun and Guangning. Daijun is too close. If

If we don’t suppress that group of people, from now on... from now on..."

"What happens next?" Qi asked forcefully.

"It's not good to travel eastward in the future." He Li lowered his head and said.

Mrs. Qi suddenly laughed, laughing so hard that tears almost flowed out.

Tuoba Heli looked at his mother without knowing why.

Qi suddenly felt disheartened and said: "The battle has not yet started, and you are thinking of running away? Where can you run? Can you rely on Yuwen to take you in?"

Tuoba Hexi had a stern look on his face, he really thought so.

"If you can't go to the Yuwen Department, then run north. There's no way Shao Thief can catch up." He added.

Mrs. Qi was too lazy to talk to him any more.

You can run away, but if you run away, your prestige will be greatly damaged. Will the ministers still listen to you?

They either slap their butts and run away with their tribesmen, belongings, and livestock, or they directly seek refuge with Tuoba Yihuai or even Tuoba Shiyijian. How many of them are really determined to follow you?

This son doesn't understand military affairs, let alone politics.

The Steppe Wolf King must maintain the appearance of being powerful. Once this is exposed, the tribes will be scattered, because Tuoba Heli is not the only choice for the adults of Xianbei tribes.

She couldn't understand this, and Qi was really disappointed.

In fact, she doesn't have much else to do now.

The situation has reached this point, and only a hearty victory can solve the most fundamental problem.

"In five days at the latest, all the ministers will gather at Dongmugen Mountain. At that time, you can bring people to worship heaven and build up morale." Qi was still very decisive. After thinking about it, he said in an unquestionable tone: "He will be in charge then.

Pingcheng, guard Yanmen and Xingbei, you——"

At this point, the Qi family was like a beast that was forced into a corner, and said with ferocious eyes: "Taking advantage of Helan Aitou's opportunity to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, he led his troops eastward and defeated the Jin people in one fell swoop. Dongmugen Mountain Lidai

The county is not far away. After a quick battle, we will return to Pingcheng."

"I...conquered it myself?" Tuoba Heli was stunned, his lips trembling slightly.

"This is your only chance." Ms. Qi's eyes widened and she said, "If you win, you win, if you lose, you lose. Don't worry, I will go with you. The worst is that we will die together."

Tuoba Hexi managed to calm down and muttered: "Okay."

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Strategy is higher than tactics.

Throughout the history books, in fact, the victory or defeat of many wars is often determined outside the battlefield.

After Shao Xun received a series of military reports from Chen Yougen, he immediately discussed it with his staff and generals, and finally decided to lead his army north to Xinxing on May 14th.

The East Road has become a magnet for attracting enemy troops, and there will not be much change in a short period of time, unless Chen Yougen is defeated and Wang Feng abandons the ground and flees.

After the order to dispatch troops was issued, all the ministries set out from Jinyang in an orderly manner.

Silver Spear Zuoying sent a group of soldiers to the front.

The owner of the building, Ji Shou, was riding a short horse and looking left and right.

Six hundred elite soldiers lined up in four columns and walked on the post road full of weeds.

Dozens of carriages followed closely behind, acting as drivers. The hundreds of yellow-headed soldiers working hard had solemn faces and did not dare to take it lightly.

It took them three days and a full 140 miles to see the towering city wall, which was the location of Shiling Longxiang Mansion.

In the evening, when all the sergeants in our group climbed over the stone ridge and entered the boundary of Xinxing County, Ji Rong was at the back, overlooking the rows of houses and the extremely neat farmland at the southern foot of the stone ridge.

Looking at Lingbei again, it is almost deserted.

Shiling is a mountain that almost separates two worlds.

He sighed softly.

He is no longer young, and perhaps the owner of the building has reached the pinnacle of his life. Compared with those people who have long since fallen asleep everywhere, he is lucky.

This battle may also be the last battle in his life. If he can't catch anything anymore, he should abdicate and make way for others.

On the evening of the 17th, the pioneers arrived at Jiuyuan County, the capital of Xinxing County.

The surrounding area is empty, except for the partially opened farmland near the base of the city wall, which is covered with green millet seedlings.

The city is stocked with military supplies and supplies, and three thousand blind men have set up camp to guard this important place of military supplies.

Some people who were working in the fields saw him and looked at the passing sergeant with complicated eyes.

Three years ago, King Liang personally led his troops to camp here to confront Tuoba Yulu.

In the end, the war could not be fought, just like most wars since the late Han Dynasty that ended in vain.

Three years later, King Liang came again, but he didn't know if there was any change this time and whether Xinxing County could be turned into a real rear area.

One never steps into the same river twice.

Six hundred silver spear troops walked on the empty and desolate Xinxing land, covering dozens of miles a day, and arrived at Xinkou on the night of the 18th.

There are not many enemy troops in Xinkou.

Under the bright moonlight, Liu Quan's Jieqi, who had recently taken over as the new governor, went straight to Xinkou after investigating.

Within the narrow mouth of the valley, the sound of horse hooves, arrows piercing the air, the clash of weapons, and screams of pain could be heard endlessly.

The six hundred veterans silently took off their armor from the car and put it on each other in pairs.

The shiny armor looked so stunning in the moonlight.

The sound of the knife being drawn out of the sheath kept ringing.

After the bow tip was strung, someone took out the stringer and began to adjust it.
To be continued...