Sizhou, Chenggao.

October 20th.

The heavy snow all over the sky has completely covered the ground. This kind of winter snow has not fallen in Sizhou for several years.

Such winter snow generally indicates that the rain will be more abundant next year.

However, Liu Yu had no time to appreciate such a beautiful snow scene.

In the camp in the city, Liu Yu was meeting the envoys for help from Luoyang.

"Has Wang Dun been defeated?"

After reading the letter, Liu Yu knew that the Hun Emperor Liu Cong had already led tens of thousands of troops to surround Luoyang.

However, in this letter, there is no explanation of the ins and outs of the details. What is more important is that the person who wrote the letter was Xun Song, the prefect of Yingchuan in Jin, rather than Wang Dun, the commander of the Jin army.

After hearing Liu Yu's question, the messenger of the Xun family in Yingchuan also replied without any ambiguity.

"It's not that you've lost, it's that you've escaped!" The messenger said indignantly.

"Escape?" Liu Yu was surprised when he heard the result.

"Impossible, I heard that the elite cavalry in front of the Hulu have arrived in Luoyang? Wang Dun not only has infantry but also a large number of people and scholars who are accompanying him. How could he escape?"

If Wang Dun only led the army to escape, the Hun cavalry might not dare to pursue, or even if they pursued, they might not be able to win.

However, Wang Dun was retreating south with tens of thousands of people. How could the Hun cavalry not pursue him?

You should know that when Liu Bei led his army to retreat south with the people in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, Cao Cao's tiger and leopard cavalry completely taught him how to escape with tears of blood.

"Wang Piqi is worthy of being a famous scholar, so naturally he has his own way!"

The messenger of the Xun family in Yingchuan immediately told Wang Dun's way of retreating.

Wang Dun first led his army out of the city to station, leaving only Du Zeng and Xun Song to defend the city.

He led his army to the south bank of Yishui to protect the food route, and then sent some infantry to escort the people and the people to retreat south. Wang Dun personally led his army to station in Yishui with the banner of Liangming.

The Hun cavalry that followed several sneak attacks were defeated by Wang Dun.

The Hun Emperor Liu Cong only wanted to defeat Wang Dun in his heart, and stared at Wang Dun's main force on the other side of Yishui like a pack of wolves.

But Wang Dun secretly made a trick. He ordered people to beat drums in the barracks to demonstrate. The Huns' army knew it was a demonstration, but they did not dare to attack the camps.

The drums were ringing for almost several days in a row!

After two or three days, Wang Dun quietly ordered people to tie up dozens of sheep, tied drumsticks to the sheep's retreat. The tied goat kicked his legs in panic, just in a panic, just making the big drum below beat the sky.

After hearing the endless drum sounds, the Huns' army did not notice anything. Wang Dun immediately used his guidance to lead the way and led his army to abandon the camp and flee south overnight.

When Liu Cong, the Huns Hu master, discovered that he had a fraud, the army led by Wang Dun had already retreated nearly a hundred miles south.

The Huns who were heading for pursuit were ambushed in Xincheng again. Although the losses were not serious, they dared not pursue them again.

After hearing the words of the Xun messenger, Zhao Kun, the general of the guard next to Liu Yu, took a breath of air conditioning and couldn't help but speak.

"Huh? Why does this trick that Wang Dun used sound familiar to him?"

"Of course I am familiar with it. Isn't this the plan in the book "Thirty-Six Strategies" published in Linzi?" Li Feng, the governor of Yuzhou, rolled his eyes.

"Oh, yes, I said why is it so familiar? In this way, Wang Dun has read this book a long time ago!" After Zhao Kun said this, he immediately asked Liu Yu.

"Your Majesty, this "Thirty-Six Strategies" was compiled by Your Majesty himself. He thought that the use of military troops in preparation for war should be confidential. There must be a secret person who leaked it, otherwise how could Wang Dun learn so much!"

"Your Majesty must investigate this matter strictly! This is a big leak!" Zhao Kun said with a serious look on his face.

"No, Your Majesty, you must investigate!" Li Feng, the governor of Yuzhou, also said.

After hearing these two people's words, Liu Yu didn't care much about whether to leak the secrets or not.

The book "Thirty-Six Strategies" was actually a simple reading book he saw that many soldiers in the military army had read, but could not read any advanced military books. Therefore, based on his original impression, he added some counselors' suggestions from his staff.

In addition to the beginning overview, the most remaining are simple prints and stories.

If such things are considered leaks, it would be too difficult to check them out.

After all, almost all the soldiers of the Han army have read this "military book", and at least one-third of them own this book directly.

If one or two books are circulated, even ten or eight books will be normal.

However, the speaker is unintentional, and the listener is intentional.

After hearing the conversation between the two, this child of the Xun family in Yingchuan had already silently recorded the name of the "Military Book" in his heart.

"Thirty-Six Strategies?"

"Even General Wang Dun of the Cavalry has copied the plan. After returning, you must ask Brother Jingyou to find a few books to watch!"

Liu Yu didn't care about such things at all. What he cared most about was the current situation in Luoyang.

After all, half of the clans of the Xun family in Yingchuan are in their own camp, and he also wanted to fight for the remaining hard bone Xunsong.

"The situation in Luoyang is very dangerous now?" Liu Yu asked.

"Very dangerous!" The messenger replied very solemnly.

"What a critical situation?"

"The city walls in Luoyang were previously broken and have not been repaired properly."

After hearing this, Zhao Kun and Li Feng both curled their lips, who told you to secretly learn our "stone cannon".

"And there are not enough soldiers and people in Luoyang City. If the barbarians take turns to attack the city day and night, they will definitely not be able to join forces for a long time!"

"What if we withdraw our troops and return east?" Liu Yu suggested.

"After all, Luoyang is already an empty city at this time. Since it cannot be defended for a long time, why not retreat to Yingchuan?"

The envoy shook his head, "Your Majesty may not know that when Wang Dun led his army out of Luoyang, he had almost taken away all the horses. Now Xun Jingyou's hands are almost all infantry."

"If you travel a hundred miles in the cold winter and snow, you can only kill the captives."

Liu Yu knew that this made sense.

After he thought for a moment, he said to the messenger.

"Luoyang cannot be defended for a long time. I can go to pick up Xun Jingyou's withdrawal from his troops to return east."

"You go back and tell Xun Jingyou that I will lead my army to Luoyang tomorrow. Xun Sikong has helped me. I have no reason to sit idly by and watch Xun Jingyou be destroyed by the barbarians."

The messenger was overjoyed when he heard this and immediately bowed and bowed.

Zhao Kun, Li Feng and others next to him all had some concerns when they heard Liu Yu's words.

When the envoy left, Zhao Kun finally couldn't help asking.

"Your Majesty, our army now has only 20,000 troops in Chenggao, and the army of Liu Cong in the Hu family has at least 70,000 to 80,000, and it may be more. How can we handle Xun Song's withdrawal?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, once you encounter a barbarian, it will definitely be a big battle. The troops are really disparity, so you must think twice!" Li Feng, the governor of Yuzhou, couldn't help but say.

Just a few days ago, Liu Yu allocated some of his troops to Jizhou north.

Because the news of the 600-mile expedition had already been heard, Tuoba Pugen, the Xianbei Lord Tuoba Pugen, led his army from Shengle to attack Xinping, Mayi and other places in the name of respecting King Sima Bao of Jin. Liu Yu immediately ordered King Zan of Youzhou, Sun Wei and others to send troops to rescue him.

"The river has not been frozen yet. I can let the navy flow up and respond to the north side of Mangshan. Even if the war is not good, I can escape unscathed, as long as the river is not frozen."

"Xun Song in Luoyang City has at least 20,000 soldiers and horses, and I can't watch them die."

After hearing Liu Yu's words, Zhao Kun, Li Feng and others stopped talking.

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Luoyang.

When the envoy brought back the news that Liu Yu had promised to send troops to receive the Luoyang defenders, Xun Song finally breathed a sigh of relief.

As for why he trusted the Han army in Qingzhou so much, Xun Song didn't know why. But when he heard that Liu Yu wanted to lead his troops to come, he was already much more at ease.

Maybe this is because of the confidence brought by the Qingzhou Han army's repeated battles and victory.

"Fortunately, we have a way out!" Xun Song immediately became happy.

Xun Song's aides, generals and others calmed down when they saw the general so confident.

However, Du Zeng, the prefect of Xiangcheng next to him, was a little worried.

"Duke Xun, now that the 100,000 troops of the Hu barbarians are besieging the city, can Liu Yu in Qingzhou really defeat the Hu barbarians?" Du Zeng, who always claims to be unparalleled in his shoulders, was injured at this time.

When the Huns and Han Army arrived, Du Zeng, the prefect of Xiangcheng, wanted to slash the spirit of the barbarians, so he led his army to attack, but he won first and then lost. Not only did he lose many troops, but even Du Zeng himself was injured by arrows.

After hearing Du Zeng’s doubts, Yingchuan prefect Xun Song smiled softly.

"Liu Jixing has the talent of a tiger general. He has never been defeated by the Hu Cap for several years. Brother Du should not worry."

After hearing Xun Song calling him "Du Xiandi", Du Zeng couldn't help but express his joy, as if he had received great praise.

Xun Song originally had no good feelings for Du Zeng, who was born in a rampant family, but when the Hulu army arrived outside Luoyang City, the generals in Luoyang City were trembling and almost frightened.

Only Du Zeng was not afraid of the powerful enemy and led elite troops out of the city to raid.

Although he was eventually defeated and returned to the city, Du Zeng's killing and fighting was not embarrassed.

As a result, Xun Song, who was from a high-ranking gentry, also looked at this grassroots figure.
To be continued...