At this time, Xin Shu saluted slightly and said: "The general's prediction was correct. That group of Jin troops has indeed arrived outside Xuzhou City again, just ten miles outside Qingfeng Post."
"It seems to my subordinates that they intend to rest at Qingfeng Post for one night and set off tomorrow morning. If the general has any arrangements, you might as well make preparations in advance before everything is too late."
This group of Jin troops was difficult to deal with, and all the generals in Xuzhou City agreed. So when the news came that the Jin troops were returning south, they immediately became vigilant.
Previously, Fu Fei had been standing still and had not made any preparations in advance. Many generals, including Xin Shu, actually had strong opinions.
So, when Xin Shu received the task of inquiring about information, he immediately became interested.
finally……
The general is finally starting to make preparations!
There's still time!
The Jin army is invading our territory. As long as we are slightly prepared, we will be able to completely destroy this arrogant Jin army!
no problem!
You know, this group of Jin troops had just escaped from the battle of Yecheng. Although they captured Yecheng, Fu Fei planned to kill them all in Xuzhou!
Don't even think about leaving!
They can capture Yecheng, and Fu Fei can also let them die in Xuzhou!
But why doesn't the general give orders?
What is he still hesitating about?
Xin Shu has always regarded Fu Fei as a god-like witty and courageous being, and he listened to him and trusted him.
However, Fu Fei's various actions this time made him often confused.
Fortunately, he is a serious martial artist. He only obeys orders when doing things and never thinks too much. This also saves him a lot of trouble.
As for why Fu Fei has been silent, of course there is a reason.
His subordinates thought that Xuzhou City now was exactly the same as Xuzhou City a few months ago, and the Di people were still the masters of Xuzhou City.
Upright and upright.
But in fact, today's Xuzhou City has long been riddled with crises and undercurrents, but this is before everything happens.
Maybe, all it takes is one chance and everything will turn around.
Like many northern towns, although these cities once existed under the control of Di Qin for more than ten years.
However, Han people still account for the majority in these cities.
And these Han people, when nothing happens, are more honest and diligent farmers than lambs.
They don't cause trouble, they just want to find a more stable and prosperous life for themselves.
However, Fu Fei also knew very well that once they had the opportunity, they would also make trouble, and they would make it big as soon as they did it.
Today, the victorious Jin army is a major inducement that has triggered a reversal of the situation in Xuzhou City.
If the Jin army and the villagers in the city unite, with the strength of the Jin army and the support of the villagers in the city, it will be almost impossible to save the city of Xuzhou no matter how many Di Qin soldiers there are.
Not to mention, not far from Xuzhou is Yangzhou, the important town of Jin.
There are also tens of thousands of Jin troops entrenched there. If they are alerted and come across the river, won't they be able to surround Xuzhou City?
Previously, although Xuzhou was the focus of the confrontation between the north and the south, at that time, even if the Jin army was not far from Xuzhou, they did not dare to act rashly.
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Not only were they afraid of Fu Fei who was stationed in Xuzhou City, but also the strong walls of Xuzhou City, but they were also worried about the Di Qin army behind Fu Fei.
Once Di Qin's large troops come to support from several directions, the Jin army will only be besieged.
Now, the situation is completely unfavorable to Xuzhou. As the general guarding here, Fu Fei sees this situation very clearly.
The city of Xuzhou simply could not withstand the sharp-edged Jin army.
It is even less able to influence the thoughts of hundreds of thousands of people in the city.
What to do?
Of course, appeasement measures were taken.
Once the gates of Xuzhou City are opened, whoever comes can come and whoever goes can go, no matter what!
Open one eye, close one eye.
Even if Fu Fei knew that there must be many strange people entrenched in Xuzhou City at this time, including informants from various armies, he couldn't care less.
Only if the management is looser and these abnormal forces are given room to survive, they will not be harmful to Xuzhou City or even to Fu Fei.
In fact, Fu Fei is not worried about the safety of Xuzhou City. He is more worried about himself than Xuzhou City.
If there is a capable person with extraordinary martial arts skills who wants to capture the thief first and capture the king first, he will attack him as the general of Xuzhou.
Isn't he finished?
After living like this for about half a month, Fu Fei, Xuzhou City, and the people in Xuzhou City were at peace with each other, which is rare.
However, at such a good time, the Jin army decided to return south.
Moreover, they advanced so quickly that it didn't look like they were going home, but rather like they were going to attack.
It's not necessary at all!
What are you doing running so fast?
Today's solar term, even if converted to the Gregorian calendar, is only the end of November, which is not that cold at all.
With the equipment of the Jin army and the strong physique of the soldiers, they can definitely withstand it. After a big battle, it is common practice to march slowly.
The soldiers' tense emotions need to be relaxed and their bodies need to recover.
However, the general of the Jin army did the opposite and asked the soldiers to march quickly. Within a few days, they had already passed through several cities and rushed all the way to Xuzhou!
How would Fu Fei know that the Jin army generals didn't want to do this? They were all tricked by their own court and had to do it as a last resort.
Fu Fei also hated him very much.
What happened to those cities south of Yecheng?
Is there no one left?
Why didn't they make any resistance and just watch the Jin army escape from the city under their control?
No matter whether you can beat it or not, you still have to give it a try!
If they can resist a little bit, the situation in Xuzhou will be much better. At least, even if they cannot win, they can delay for a while or even consume part of the Jin army's effective strength.
By the time they reached Xuzhou, the Jin army was no longer in danger.
Who would have thought that the defenders of these cities seemed to have agreed upon it, and one or two of them all raised white flags.
In the end, the heavy task of blocking the Jin army was left to him, Fu Fei.
How is this possible?
Fu Fei has always been a man who protects himself wisely. He worked hard to defend Xuzhou City in the past because he was originally from the Di Qin clan and the current situation was on Di Qin's side.
Who doesn’t want to work with a powerful party?
Moreover, he is born to be a strong person.
But now, Di Qin has lost this advantage, and many things must be reconsidered.
As for combat preparations, Fu Fei has almost given up.
The momentum of the Jin army that came all the way was absolutely unstoppable, and their combat effectiveness was very strong as can be seen with the naked eye.
Now, looking north, Xuzhou City is no different from an isolated city. At least within the visual range, there is not much support.
The future of Xuzhou City is no longer entirely in Fu Fei's hands.
It was decided jointly by him and the Jin army.
This is why he sent Xin Shu to find out the news, but Xin Shu obviously misunderstood Fu Fei's intentions.
I thought he was going to prepare for the battle with all his strength!
"You don't have to worry about this yet. Just tell me how many people there are in their army and what's their condition like?"
Now that the general had spoken, Xin Shu was no longer ready to bargain. He calmly said: "The Jin army is still very large from a distance, and according to the observation of his subordinates, they seem to have brought many troops from Yecheng with them.
Go north."
"And, and..."
When he got to the important point, Xin Shu suddenly stuttered. Fu Fei immediately noticed something was wrong. Xin Shu, who had always been cheerful, suddenly faltered. There must be something wrong.
"what happened?"
"say clearly!"
Before he heard the answer, Fu Fei's heart was already in his throat.
With many prisoners, Fu Fei still wanted to go north. Even though Yecheng had fallen into the hands of the Jin army, Fu Fei did not expect that Di Qin would be defeated so miserably.
So much so that the Jin army captured so many soldiers!
Don’t these people resist?
Or... have they simply lost the ability to resist?
He had no choice but to tell Xin Shu the truth.
Anyway, Fu Fei also wants to know in the end. He can't hide it. If he knows it earlier, he can be better prepared.
"Furthermore, as far as my subordinates know, General Fu Zuan is among this wave of troops surrendering."
Fu Fei took a deep breath and became excited.
"Fu Zuan?"
"Is that the Jinyang guard?"
Fu Fei didn't know much about the situation in Yecheng. He always thought that Fu Zuan was still in Jinyang.
"What I'm saying is that my subordinates didn't believe it when they heard the news. In order to find out the situation, they found a few Qin soldiers who were lagging behind and asked them carefully."
"Fu Zuan is indeed among the surrendered troops, and the generals of the Jin army want to bring him back to Jiankang City and present him to the imperial court."
"waste!"
"This waste!"
Fu Fei drank loudly and threw the wine bowl over.
"That day in Chang'an, I saw that this man was most unusable. The Lord refused to listen. He regarded him as a capable minister and entrusted an important town like Jinyang to his hands."
"How is it now?"
"He is indeed an idiot!" Thinking of all the evil deeds Fu Zuan had done back then, Fu Fei became angry.
The key is that Fu Jian still thinks that such an idiot is a good person.
At that time, when Di Qin's power was at its peak, it also exerted strong control over various places, conquering cities and territories, and its momentum was like a rainbow.
At that time, among the many elite soldiers and generals, there were a few timid and cowardly people like Fu Zuan, so it didn't matter.
It has nothing to do with the overall situation.
However, now, the situation becomes critical.
It can be seen how unreliable this person is.
The good Jinyang City and the good Ye City were all lost because of him.
Although the guard of Ye City was Fu Pi, and Fu Fei was well aware of this, he still believed that if Fu Zuan had not fled to Ye City, Ye City would not have been lost at all.
But why did Yecheng lose it so quickly?
Fu Fei still had unanswered questions in his heart.
It's not like Fu Zuan was the only guard in Yecheng.
"Fu Zuan is captured, what about Fu Pi?"
Fu Fei's strange voice came faintly, Xin Shu's whole body was shaken, and his face changed.
"Fu...General Fu Pi..."
Sure enough, I still can't get around this person.
The person who has been bothering Xin Shu and making him hesitate in his speech is Fu Pi!
"What's wrong with Fu Pi?" Fu Fei noticed something strange and his face looked very ugly. He asked repeatedly.
Xin Shu gritted his teeth and said: "General Fu Pi... he died in battle!"
"What?"
"died!"
Fu Feiteng stood up, unable to believe his ears.
Although Fu Zuan was a fool, weak and useless, Fu Pi was a powerful general. Over the years, he had never been hindered in foreign wars.
In addition, he is Fu Zuan's eldest son, and he has more affection and responsibility for Di Qin than the other sects.
Facing the Jin army and the Xianbei people, he would naturally use all his strength to fight to the death.
And his fate seemed to show that he really tried his best to protect Yecheng.
However, in the end, he was unable to do anything and was defeated.
Xin Shu could also feel Fu Fei's pain.
The city of Yecheng had been managed by the Di people for more than ten years and was as impregnable as gold. How could it be captured by the Jin army so easily?
They really couldn't understand why it ended up like this.
Moreover, the fall of Yecheng was definitely a heavy blow to the precarious Di Qin.
The consequences can be seen now. Since the fall of Yecheng, the cities on this line have basically surrendered to the Jin army without any resistance.
This allowed Xuzhou City to lose its layers of barriers.
If it were before, it would be Fu Fei's turn to rush ahead.
"General, the tragic situation in Yecheng cannot be explained clearly in a few words. Now, the Jin army is entrenched outside Xuzhou City. What should we do?"
"Are we going to open the city gate and surrender like those defenders?"
Although Xin Shu is not very clever, he is not stupid either.
Ever since he heard that Fu Pi died in battle and Fu Zuan was captured, the expression on Fu Fei's face was extremely solemn, as if there was thick ink that could not be smudged away.
With everything like this, can we still expect Fu Fei to take action immediately?
Besides, he didn’t take any action!
As a result, Xin Shu's big head started to work quickly. From the initial hope of consolidating the city defense and actively resisting, it turned into quickly kneeling down or surrendering.
For him, this matter is not that difficult.
He followed Fu Fei. Fu Fei said east, but he couldn't say west. As long as Fu Fei agreed to surrender, he could raise the white flag without saying a word.
You can even rush to the front line and walk out of the gate of Xuzhou City carrying the white flag!
The problem is, it still depends on whether Fu Fei will give him this opportunity.
And Fu Fei, what exactly is he thinking right now?
Not only was Xin Shu unable to see clearly, but General Fu Fei himself was also undecided.
Surrender, of course, is impossible.
After surrendering, that old man can no longer keep his face, so what are he still doing?
However, Fu Fei doesn't have many choices now.
At the beginning, he still had the idea that he might be able to give it a try. It was because of this idea that he sent Xin Shu out to find out the news.
Before the Jin army was about to arrive at Xuzhou City, he always had to make a clear judgment on the current situation and then decide on the final countermeasures.
But now, when he learned that powerful generals like Fu Pi had died tragically in Yecheng, his confidence collapsed instantly.
Even Fu Pi can't do it. How can he fight against the Jin army if he has mediocre strength?