After Xiao Ran accepted the order and left, Xiao Jingxuan looked at the armor in front of him and couldn't calm down for a moment.
After a while, Xiao Jingxuan calmed down and moved directly into the General's Mansion in Youzhou.
At this time, Xiao Jingxuan was on the front line, and Zhao Gang could only rely on Zhao Gang to investigate matters in Yingzhou.
However, for such a big matter, Xiao Jingxuan was not very relieved just by Zhao Gang's words, so he said to Xiao Yuan next to him: "Xiao Yuan, go to Yingzhou yourself and bring a hundred personal guards.
, follow Zhao Gang's instructions in everything, and report back immediately if anything happens."
"Yes, the general will take the order."
After Xiao Yuan exited, Xiao Jingxuan focused on Kanyu Map.
Where should your goals be next? Now, there are three choices before Jam Hsiao.
They are Yunzhou, Yizhou of Zhao State and Cangzhou of Wei State.
Yunzhou is relatively desolate and close to the barbarians. The distance is relatively far, which is not conducive to the supply of food and grass.
Yizhou is relatively close, but Yizhou itself has 10,000 defenders, and now coupled with Yuwen Tuo's 30,000 troops, the strength is not weak.
As for Cangzhou, there are not many troops, but if they attack Cangzhou, they will be at odds with Wei. I am afraid that the gains will outweigh the losses.
After thinking again and again, Xiao Jingxuan sent a large number of scouts to investigate the situation in Yizhou, and then quietly waited for news about Gongsun Sheng.
Xiao Jingxuan waited in Youzhou for ten days, but there was still no news that Gongsun Sheng had conquered Jizhou.
Xiao Jingxuan sighed inwardly. When it comes to fighting, Gongsun Sheng is still inferior to Hu Yanzhuo and Huangfu Song.
So Xiao Jingxuan let Lei Ben temporarily control the situation in Youzhou, and he took Ye Xiong's 10,000 tiger and leopard cavalry and started to rush to Jizhou.
After arriving in Jizhou, Xiao Jingxuan, under the guidance of Gongsun Sheng, visited the conditions of each camp and the situation around Jizhou.
The garrison of Jizhou is very good. With only 10,000 soldiers and horses, the city of Jizhou is defended as if it were iron-clad.
The generals of Niu Gai and Tang Wanyi each lost about three to four thousand men, and Qiurong also suffered a lot of losses.
Xiao Jingxuan had a dark face. After listening to the reports from each battalion, he said to Ye Xiong on the side: "Go, raise my royal flag, and I will go to meet the Jizhou general in person. I want to see if it is
It’s not as stable as iron.”
After saying that, Xiao Jingxuan got on his horse with great enthusiasm, and then headed towards Jizhou City with the Tiger and Leopard Rider.
Arriving in front of the city gate, Xiao Jingxuan looked at the city tower and shouted loudly: "My king Xiao Jingxuan, please reply to the Lord of Jizhou."
As soon as Xiao Jingxuan finished speaking, a shower of arrows was shot from the tower.
The soldiers beside Xiao Jingxuan immediately turned over and dismounted, forming a shield wall around Xiao Jingxuan, blocking the rain of arrows.
After the arrow rain stopped, Xiao Jingxuan waved his hand and removed the shield wall. Only a general stood up on the tower.
"His Royal Highness, King Yan, it's been a long time since I last saw you. Now that you and I are our own masters, I won't show you any courtesy."
Xiao Jingxuan took a closer look and laughed.
"Who am I supposed to be? Isn't this General Chu Liang? Why don't you serve the Wei Dynasty in Luocheng?"
"Your Highness King Yan, the past is like smoke. If you have the ability, just come over."
Xiao Jingxuan laughed and said: "General Chu Liang, ten days ago, I arrived in Youzhou and met with Yuwen Tuo. Unfortunately, he led his troops to escape that night and handed over Youzhou. Why do you have to struggle so hard.
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"Chu is not talented and is willing to live and die with Jizhou. His Highness, King Yan, there is no need to waste any more words."
Seeing Chu Liang's refusal, Xiao Jingxuan didn't take it seriously, but looked at the soldiers around Chu Liang and said.
"Everyone, have you ever heard that good birds choose trees to roost in, and wise ministers choose their masters to serve. I won't go into details about the sins of the Yuwen Clan. I, Xiao Jingxuan, conquered the barbarians in the north, destroyed the Yanwei in the east, established the imperial examination, and equalized the land.
Reduce taxes and benefit the people, are you really planning to do this?"
Xiao Jingxuan's voice was very loud. After hearing Xiao Jingxuan's words, many soldiers on the tower began to discuss quietly.
Xiao Jingxuan ignored it, turned the horse's head and started to go back to the camp.
Early the next morning, Xiao Jingxuan began to give orders, beat drums and gather troops to launch an attack on Jizhou City. This time, Xiao Jingxuan planned to decide the outcome in a battle.
Xiao Jingxuan jumped off his horse, holding a knife in one hand and a shield in the other. He shouted loudly to the surroundings: "Brothers, the city will be broken today, follow me and kill."
Xiao Jingxuan led his troops as the vanguard. Following Xiao Jingxuan was the ace of the Yan army, the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry who dismounted and fought on foot. After that came the other battalions of troops.
Some weak arrows were scattered from Jizhou City Tower. Xiao Jingxuan knew that his words yesterday had an effect.
Stepping on the ladder, Xiao Jingxuan flew upstairs. In fact, with Xiao Jingxuan's martial arts, a mere tower would not need the help of the ladder.
It's just that the other party didn't send out any spiritual masters, and he couldn't rely on the strong to bully the weak.
The Zhao army guarding the city did not have much fighting spirit. The continuous battles had exhausted the soldiers guarding the city. Coupled with Xiao Jingxuan's persuasion, most of the soldiers were naturally unwilling to sacrifice their lives for the clan.
The outcome of the battle was already determined when Xiao Jingxuan boarded the tower. Soon, more and more Yan troops boarded the tower.
Soon, the battle was over. Looking at Chu Liang who was tied up with five flowers, Xiao Jingxuan waved his hand and asked his men to loosen Chu Liang.
"General Chu, I appreciate your loyalty and bravery. You and I were both members of Zuo Xiaowei. You are also considered my old subordinate. As long as you are willing to surrender, I don't need you to accompany me to attack Zhao. How about you serve me in the future?"
Chu Liang was silent for a long time and did not speak. Seeing this, Xiao Jingxuan said again.
"If General Chu doesn't think about himself, doesn't he also think about his subordinates? Is it really worth it for a Yuwen clan?"
Chu Liang looked back at the five or six confidants tied behind him, and saw that they were seriously injured but still loyal to him.
Chu Liang hesitated. After thinking for a while, he gritted his teeth and said, "His Royal Highness, King Yan, needless to say, I have surrendered."
After saying that, he knelt down. Seeing Chu Liang's sluggish appearance, Xiao Jingxuan asked someone to arrange for him to rest.
Surprisingly, Chu Liang did not go down to rest, but dragged his injured body and began to collect the bodies of the dead generals.
Seeing Chu Liang's leaving figure, Xiao Jingxuan sighed and said to his left and right: "Chu Liang is loyal and brave, but unfortunately he voted for the wrong person. Yuwen Clan is not a wise master."
At this time, Gongsun Sheng immediately echoed and said: "Now I have found my way back."
Regarding Gongsun Sheng's flattery, Xiao Jingxuan didn't take it to heart and said calmly.
"Let your men clean the battlefield quickly and rest for a day. Early tomorrow morning, the army will set off for Youzhou. Let Qiurong take his troops and wounded soldiers to guard Jizhou."
"The last general takes orders."
In this attack on Jizhou, Xiao Jingxuan lost almost 10,000 troops. For such a heavy loss, it can be said that Gongsun Sheng cannot absolve himself of the blame.
However, Xiao Jingxuan did not blame Gongsun Sheng. Everyone has their own weaknesses. Gongsun Sheng is good at guarding, and he should not be too harsh sometimes.
After the army gathered in Youzhou, Xiao Jingxuan gathered all the generals under his command at the mansion.
The generals had already made some guesses about the army's next attack direction.
At present, only Yizhou is the most suitable, and Yizhou and Youzhou have large populations, which can bring a large number of people and taxes to Yan State.
Looking at the room full of generals, Xiao Jingxuan said to Xiao Ran who was standing aside: "Send an order to have Wang Zhiyi patrol the second Youji Prefecture and move some of the landless refugees in these two prefectures to Yingzhou and Wei. In addition, mobilize Zhang Siming's army.
Pre-validation.”
Zhang Siming is one of the five ministers in the cabinet. Although he is not the chief minister, as one of the five highest-ranking people in the Yan Kingdom, he has considerable power. Now he can be dismissed with just a word of "obeying the army."
The generals were a little confused about Xiao Jingxuan's order, but the affairs of civilian officials had little to do with military generals, so it didn't matter.
Immediately afterwards, Xiao Jingxuan looked at the generals.
"Everyone, you should have guessed that our next target is Yizhou. Now, Yuwen Tuo must have prepared various defenses. Do you have any good strategies to defeat the enemy?"
In siege warfare, there are only a few tricks to talk about, so the generals are a little confused as to what good strategy they can come up with.
Seeing everyone's expressions, Xiao Jingxuan sighed. At this time, Zhan Ming stood up, cupped his hands and said.
"Your Majesty, could it be that your Majesty means to encircle us without attacking and to cut off our retreat?"
Xiao Jingxuan looked at the others and asked quietly.
"Do you have any other ideas?"
The generals in the audience all looked at me and I looked at you without saying a word.
When Xiao Jingxuan saw this, he could only name him, "Lei Ben?"
"I will not agree with Zhan Ming's opinion."
"Yang Xiong?"
"The general seconded the proposal."
"Ye Xiong?"
Ye Xiong smiled honestly and said: "General, I will listen to the king. I will do whatever the king tells me to do?"
Xiao Jingxuan looked at these generals speechlessly and said helplessly.
"According to my decree, I ordered Huangfu Song to take 10,000 cavalry to serve in Youzhou. As for the defense of Shenzhou, I left it to Pan Hu. Two days later, the army set off. Tang Wanyi was ordered to garrison Youzhou."
After Xiao Jingxuan finished speaking, he dismissed the military meeting.
After Xiao Jingxuan defeated the generals, he began to focus on the Kantu map on the wall.
Siege battles have always caused the greatest casualties. Yuwen Tuo must be kneeling in Yizhou, preparing all means and waiting for him to go.
Although the State of Zhao had the most elite frontier army and the Four Guards Army in its hands, the total strength reached 400,000.
However, Zhao State had too many places to defend. It was impossible to deploy more troops.
As long as he besieges Yizhou and then captures Hengzhou, with Hengzhou's defense power, it will be like searching for something. Once Yizhou's retreat is cut off, it will naturally be self-defeating.
No, there is Yunzhou. Only by taking Yunzhou into his own hands will the Zhao army in Yizhou become the turtle in the urn.
Two days later, Xiao Jingxuan led the army towards Yizhou.
Since there were mostly infantry, the march was not very fast. I believe that when the army reached Yizhou, Huangfu Song would not be far away.