Chapter 661: Battle to Defend the City

Jizhou, Bohai County

Qin Heng had just arrived in Bohai County when the imperial court's reinforcements arrived.

Qin Sheng and his men encountered a counterattack from the imperial court's army.

The imperial court's generals were not stupid either, and they sent out troops quickly.

The Jintai army switched from attack to defense, because the battle line was too long and it was very hard to defend.

When Qin Heng came, in order to set off as soon as possible, he only brought two thousand soldiers.

However, when he set off, the follow-up troops were already gathering and would arrive one after another.

These two thousand soldiers have joined the defensive battle, but their battle to defend the city is still difficult.

"Old Ding, I have a fish that slipped through the net here, come and help!"

"Go to hell! The city that I took, you can't take it back again!"

"Kill, kill, kill!"

After a defensive battle, Qin Heng brought Qin Sheng and others to inspect.

Qin Heng had already noticed that the Jintai Army led by Qin Sheng was like a sharp knife, very suitable for attacking cities and looting strongholds, but it was a bit of a waste to use it to defend the city.

When the soldiers saw the two, they hurriedly asked, "General Qin Heng, when will our reinforcements arrive?"

"Yes, yes, it's too frustrating to have to defend the city all the time and not be able to go out to fight."

Looking at the soldiers who were exhausted and collapsed on the ground, Qin Heng felt that it was okay that the reinforcements had not arrived, and they had to defend the long front line by themselves. Let them suffer a little, and let them know the consequences of acting without authorization when the follow-up troops cannot be connected.

Qin Heng was happy in his heart, and comforted him, "Hold on, it will be soon."

After getting the promise, Lu Dayou waved his fist in the direction of the court army's camp, "When our reinforcements arrive, grandpa will go out and kill you without a single piece of armor left!"

Pingzhou, Fuyu County

When Pingzhou went to war with Zhuozhou and Leling County, Yuchi Rui led a Xianbei army to sneak attack Fuyu County in Pingzhou.

Under the command of Yue Shu, relying on the solid city and the strong logistical support of Pingzhou, they once again repelled the Xianbei army.

Looking at the retreating Xianbei army, Yue Shu raised his hand and called back the troops.

"Call it a day!"

Yue Shu stared into the distance. The Xianbei wanted to attack them while they were sending troops to Dali? Overthinking! They in Pingzhou were not the kind of people who only cared about their heads and not their butts.

Then, a message came from outside.

The news said that the Jintai Army led by General Qin Sheng and the army led by General Qin Zhao, after taking the designated destination, pursued the victory without applying to the higher authorities and without obtaining permission, and the Jintai Army had already taken half of Bohai, and the army led by Qin Zhao had also achieved certain results in Hejian.

When some of Yue Shu's young generals heard this, they looked at their generals with eager eyes. What the Jintai Army could do, they could do too.

Yue Shu was unmoved. A three-front war? He was worried about the pressure from the rear.

And if they were to fight, they should attack the Sushen tribe east of Buyeo County. At present, they did not know the terrain of this tribe very well.

This was different from General Qin Sheng's attack on Bohai County. Bohai County has always been the hinterland of Dali Jiuzhou.

The hinterland of Jiuzhou, these generals have studied, so they are not unfamiliar with the terrain of Bohai County, at least not as in the dark as the Sushen tribe.

If they attack the Sushen tribe, they will rely heavily on logistics, and it is estimated that they will not be able to achieve results as quickly as the Jintai Army.

"General Yue——"

Yue Shu raised his hand to stop the deputy general's proposal, "I can't let people attack without military orders."

Not every general is Qin Sheng's, and not every general is the Jintai Army.

He is not self-deprecating, but every general has his own strengths.

Yue Shu's approach was right. The Pingzhou high-level officials had a plan for where to attack and had their own strategic layout.

The attack on the Sushen tribe was also in the plan. Relevant information was being collected. They would not start until the information was collected.

If they started now, they would try to take the lives of the soldiers and fill the gap in information with the lives of the soldiers.

Just when the other six major military regions in Pingzhou were ready to make meritorious deeds, the news of General Qin Sheng's punishment came.

Along with it, there was also a warning from above: It is strictly forbidden for generals to disobey military orders and act on their own! Violators will be punished by military law!

These two items instantly suppressed the guys who were ready to move in the other military regions.

Yanmen, the Xianbei royal court

The war was not going well. Fuyu County, which was incorporated into the territory of Pingzhou, was impregnable. The army led by Yuchi Rui failed to take Fuyu County down.

When the news came, Akesi was dejected. He thought that this time they had a chance to take back Fuyu. For this reason, he did not hesitate to ask for orders to draw all the young and strong men of their Fuyu tribe into Yuchi Rui's army.

"Forget it, let Yuchi Rui withdraw." Tuoba Khan said.

"Khan——" Akesi wanted to fight for it again.

Tuoba Lian, who had been silent on the side, hurriedly pulled him and whispered, "Uncle, listen to what the father Khan said first."

Akesi barely controlled himself after hearing this.

At this time, Tuoba Khan pointed to the map and said, "The Han people have a saying, if the east is not bright, the west will be bright."

"This Khan thinks this makes sense. Since we Xianbei have failed in Fuyu County, then go south! Attack Xinxing, Taiyuan, Xihe, Leping, Shangdang and other places, and then strive to take over the entire Bingzhou!"

After more than a year without fighting, Tuoba Khan was full of confidence.

Hearing this, Tuoba Lian agreed very much, "Yes, yes, yes, father Khan is wise. We can't defeat Pingzhou, but we can make up for it in Dali."

Tuoba Khan glanced at him, as if to say, if you can't speak, don't speak.

Tuoba Lian was embarrassed.

Axe saw that he was so useless, and glared at him.

Tuoba Lian avoided his uncle's gaze. He didn't agree with the fact that they, the Xianbei, wanted to attack Fuyu County while Pingzhou was using troops against Dali.

Is Dali a soft persimmon that is not tasty? Why do they have to cut Pingzhou, a hard bone?

But his uncle was full of confidence. Now it's all in vain, and nothing was asked for.

In his opinion, it's all about attacking cities and conquering land. Is there any difference between the land and cities of Dali and Pingzhou?

Tuoba Khan made this decision out of helplessness.

For the Xianbei tribe, compared to going south to attack Dali, they wanted to flatten Pingzhou more. Pingzhou and their Xianbei had a long border. It was like a thorn in the throat.

Unfortunately, they still couldn't get the upper hand in the fight again, so they could only change their target.

Changshan Camp

Changshan belongs to Jizhou, and its four boundaries are Zhongshan in the east, Daijun in the north, Xinxing in the west, and Guangping in the south.

At this time, Xie Zhan was in Changshan Camp.

Dong Guowei led reinforcements to support Hejian and Bohai County. At this time, they were fighting fiercely with the Pingzhou army in the two places.

However, as the attacking party, the progress was not smooth.

All because after the Pingzhou army took Leling County, they rebuilt the outermost fortifications. They poured cement all over the city wall.

Thinking of the new things produced from time to time in Pingzhou, Xie Zhan sighed.

He had seen this cement when he was in Donghai, and later asked someone to get some, and had someone take it for research. The people below said that it was almost done.

Thinking that cement could also be used in the city of Dali in the future, Xie Zhan felt a little comforted.

Just then, the imperial edict arrived.

Xie Zhan accepted the edict with a normal look.

He did not intend to pay attention to the two things required by the imperial edict, that he should return to Chang'an as soon as possible and that Dong Guowei should send heavy troops to the border.

Xie Zhan did not agree to go all in to fight Pingzhou. They also had to guard against a third party - Xianbei.

Although the Xianbei were currently attacking Pingzhou Buyeo County, Xie Zhan felt that they still had to guard against it.

Anyway, Dong Guowei had already led his troops there, so forget it.

Yang Yingqin glanced at Xie Zhan's expression, "General, shall I mobilize the troops?"

"This part of the troops is used to guard against the Xianbei, and cannot be moved."

Xie Zhan's premonition was right. After the Xianbei army failed to attack Buyeo County, it turned around and attacked Dali!