Chapter 246 Siege of Xi Jin

Xi Jin and Tuoba Si had already made peace at this time. When they learned that the Song army on the other side not only did not retreat, but was in a full-scale offensive posture, Xi Jin made a mocking and surprised question: "That little emperor from the south"

Are you crazy?"

The new king has just been established, and he does not think about consolidating his power but continues to stay on the front line...

This seems extremely strange whether it is under the Han regime or the Hu regime.

"Ahem, cough, don't underestimate him."

Tuoba Si's cough was getting more serious because he had exhausted his energy and blood because of his pursuit of the Shangdang Song Army. It was just because he was sick before, so it was not obvious compared to now.

"How can a person who dared to lead troops to sneak attack Tongwan City when he was just a teenager and was chosen by Liu Yu and Liu Yifu be a mediocre leader?"

Tuoba Si had heard about what Liu Yizhen had done with Hu Xia in Guanzhong before, and he didn't think that such people would be aggressive enough to attack Hebei.

"Be prepared, cough."

Tuoba Si made arrangements rather feebly: "Especially deploy more troops and horses in the east direction of the river to guard against the Song army's movement of tigers away from the mountains."

Seeing that Tuoba Si attached so much importance to him, Xi Jin also retracted his contempt. He asked solemnly: "Your Majesty, do you really think that the little emperor will really continue the Northern Expedition?"

"Um."

Tuoba Si now felt a pain in his lungs without saying a word, and when he coughed violently in the middle of the night, there was a faint blood oozing out, which made him know that his end was probably coming soon.

Therefore, when faced with Liu Yizhen's attack, he was extremely agitated.

At this time, what Tuoba Si wanted to see the most was that Liu Song would withdraw his troops, or be attracted by Helian Bobo to the western front. When he had time, he could return to the rear to help Tuoba Tao complete the power transition. In this way, Tuoba Si would feel that his mission was complete.

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Now the Song Army's all-out attack dragged him to the front line, which gave Tuoba Si a bad premonition.

Liu Yizhen opposite...

It's like forcing him!

Force him to stay and squeeze out his body and time!

"I hope it's just my imagination."

Tuoba Si had previously made a bet with Liu Yu on the life spans of both parties, and he won the bet.

Now, here comes another person who seems to bet his life on the fate of the country, but he can't afford to bet.

"What kind of medicine is being sold in the gourd..."

Tuoba Si also felt a sense of powerlessness at this time and could only take one step at a time.

At this time, the morale of the Song army on the other side of the river was at its peak.

Unlike in the past, when large armies were constantly advancing together, the Song army now often dispatched only a few thousand men at a time.

They rushed to Hebei by boat through many docks in the lower reaches of the river, and attacked the Northern Wei's military points in the north of the river.

The Northern Wei generals in these important military areas had no choice but to ask Xi Jin for help, but when Xi Jin arrived, the Song army retreated like a tide.

Because Liu Yu invented the Queyue Formation to guard the riverside docks, with the cooperation of water and land, he could evacuate calmly even when facing the Northern Wei cavalry.

Once they reached the river, the Northern Wei cavalry could only look at the ocean and sigh.

In just half a month, the Song army launched dozens of large and small attacks on the other side, more than three times a day.

The Northern Wei generals who pursued the Song army also went from initial excitement to anger to final helplessness.

"What is General Song Jun doing across the way? Is he trying to play house with us?"

Fighting and not fighting, retreating and not retreating, the armies of the Northern Wei Dynasty were exhausted from running around for half a month.

But everyone did not dare to let the Song army attack.

The current combat power of the Song Army is still considerable. If left unchecked, many important military positions on the north bank of the river may really be uprooted, and the entire north bank will be surrendered.

In fact, the Northern Wei Dynasty had previously considered giving up the north bank of the river. Xi Jin even wanted to lead the Song army to the plains and annihilate it in one fell swoop.

But that was when Liu Yu was alive.

At that time, everyone in the Northern Wei Dynasty was in danger. Not to mention giving up the north bank of the river, it was giving up Hebei. As long as Liu Yu could be driven away, the war would be won.

But now that everyone knows about Liu Yu's death, they naturally don't take the threat from the Song army seriously.

Some people even shouted slogans to counterattack the Central Plains!

With such a mentality, it is understandable that the Northern Wei Dynasty was unwilling to give up the north bank of the river, and instead fought for every inch of territory with the Song army.

But what they didn't know was that the Northern Wei Dynasty's actions also fell into Liu Yizhen's eyes.

"Aren't you willing to give up even one of them?"

After Liu Yizhen learned the news, instead of being discouraged, he looked excited.

Wang Xiu stayed with Liu Yizhen day and night, telling him many new changes in Guanzhong. It was strange to see Liu Yizhen so excited: "Isn't this proof of the power of the Northern Wei Dynasty? Why is your majesty so happy?"

Liu Yizhen raised his head and looked at the north bank of the river, his eyes becoming deep: "Chang Shi, what is most likely to lead to destruction in this world is not weakness and ignorance, but arrogance and pride!"

"Before the Northern Wei Dynasty, they were extremely cautious because of the late emperor. Xi Jin had an army of 100,000, but he did not dare to dispatch it easily. Tuoba Si's personal expedition was just to stick to the confrontation."

"What now?"

"Now they clearly know that as long as we give up the north bank of the river, our army will be in an embarrassing dilemma between advancing and retreating, but they are still unwilling to retreat. It is just because they feel that the late emperor has collapsed, so they can fight with our army..."

Liu Yizhen couldn't suppress his smile as he spoke.

"Soon."

"The Northern Wei Dynasty...will definitely die from their arrogance!"

Wang Xiu was a little shocked after hearing this.

At the same time, there are also some expectations.

Will the Northern Wei really fall into the trap Liu Yizhen dug for them?

North Shore…

Xi Jin returned without success again, and the irritability in his heart had already made him miserable.

"Song Jun...mother!"

Besides scolding her, Xi Jin didn't know how to express her irritability.

Running around every day now makes him, a Xianbei noble who lives on horseback, a little short of breath, let alone others?

If all the ships had not been taken away by the Song army, and Xi Jin was afraid of fighting on the water with the Song army who were proficient in water skills, he would have led his troops to the south bank long ago.

At this moment, even Xi Jin, the general who formulated the strategy of "leading the Song army to the plains", initially wanted to fight south. It can only be said that the Northern Wei Dynasty was indeed a little presumptuous at this time.

Before Xi Jin returned to Yecheng, he saw another scout heading straight for the Chinese army camp where he was.

"Lord Tianbu! Huai County! Another Song army is attacking Huai County. The flag should be Song Dynasty General Tan Daoji!"

Huai County...

Tan Daoji...

Xi Jin narrowed his eyes slightly, obviously thinking of some unpleasant memories.

"The whole army is ready! Advance towards Huai County with all your strength!"

Ah this?

Xi Jin's lieutenant reminded Xi Jin: "General, our army has not rested for a day and a night. Now that we are exhausted, should we rest for a while?"

"What are you afraid of!"

Xi Jin was somewhat dissatisfied with the deputy general's caution.

"The current Song army will run faster than a rabbit when they see me! And there are only a few thousand people at a time!"

"What's more, that guy Tan Daoji has played tricks on me again and again. I must take him down this time!"

Xi Jin forcefully urged the army to continue to advance towards Huai County. When he arrived near Huai County, he saw the Song army that had not yet had time to retreat. He excitedly chased the Song army with his horse's belly under his belly.

When the Song army saw Xi Jin catching up, they quickly retreated. Unexpectedly, Xi Jin became more and more excited and chased him more and more urgently.

Just when he was about to catch up, the sound of countless horse hooves was like thunder, making Xi Jin react.

Xi Jin looked up in horror, only to find that there were densely packed Song troops on both sides!

Only then did he realize that he was surrounded!
Chapter completed!