Pingtao, an important town in the southwest of Taiyuan Country.

On the plain twenty miles south of the city, the main force of the Jinyang army fought fiercely with Hu Yanhao, the troops of the Xiongnu Liu Han, the troops of Hu Yanhao, the troops of the Xiongnu Liu Han, and had been fighting for several days, and this day was no exception.

Although Hu Yanhao was a well-known general of the Huns, his battlefield decision-making ability was far inferior compared to the Yue Shigong. In the battle a few days ago, he suffered a great loss in the hands of the Jin army.

In today's battle, Hu Yanhao divided the troops into three front, middle and back. The front formation was mainly composed of several Wuhuan cavalry teams, aiming to tentative contact. The middle formation had the strongest troops, and the troops attached to the tribe were concentrated here and extended to the two wings along the tribe's tribe. Hu Yanhao personally led thousands of people from the Huns to sit in the rear formation, preparing to fight according to the changes in the situation.

This arrangement is a thorough defensive formation. With nearly twice the strength of the troops, the generals at all levels were quite dissatisfied. However, after the battle began, the Huns soon fell into a passive response again.

Hu Yanhao was in a state of great anxiety. He sent envoys to supervise the generals in front, but could not reverse the unfavorable situation. Several tribes were afraid of major losses and clearly showed signs of slackness. Hu Yanhao was furious about this, but for a moment he could not help the leaders of the tribe, so he had to send elite troops from his headquarters to stabilize the battle situation.

Although the number of soldiers in Jinyang was small, they took the elite troops who entered the light cavalry of Yue Shigong as their core force and had very strong combat power. At the same time, they relied on the coach's precise prediction and excellent battlefield command to firmly grasp the initiative. In every key area, the Jin army was able to invest superior forces in time and gradually disperse the Xiongnu's front.

The right wing of the battlefield was the breakthrough that Liu Kun planned. He sent his own personal guard commander Lin Jian and his elite troops to attack the enemy troops on this side.

In just half an hour, Lin Jian entered the enemy formation four times in a row. It was like a giant waving a sledgehammer to hit it, piercing the solid iron wedge into the wood again and again. Wherever the people went, blood waves churned, and the enemy retreated one after another.

After several fierce battles, Lin Jian's face was stained with blood and sweat, and the dust turned black and red. A very deep knife wound on his left chest was only briefly bandaged, and the flesh and blood that were turned out was exposed, which was very terrifying.

"Run again! Rush again, you will definitely succeed!" Lin Jian looked at the Xiongnu queue, gritted his teeth and turned around and said, "How is it?" At the beginning, there were nearly a hundred subordinates of Liu Kun, who were following him, and at this moment, there were only 30 people left, but their fighting will not weaken at all, nor did any of them have the intention to retreat.

After a while, Lin Jian looked at the enemy formation in an open space and rushed over.

He turned sideways and let the spear come over, grabbed the handle, raised his hand and cut off the enemy's arm with one knife. Then he rushed forward with a big step, kicking the armless body sprayed with blood, and knocking over the other two enemies. Just as he was about to pursue, he suddenly heard a terrible wind in his head. In the face of lightning, Lin Jian didn't even have time to look back. The instincts cultivated by countless births and deaths made him bend down and pounce.

A powerful force passed by the back, which was the mace used by the Hu people. If this heavy weapon was hit directly, even the bison would be broken. Fortunately, Lin Jian was quick to hide and earned his life with a slight difference. Even so, the wolf teeth, which were all over the place, still tore Lin Jian's leather armor apart, and even pulled away a large piece of skin.

Lin Jian screamed strangely, waved his sword backhand and stabbed the enemy general who was mace to death. His subordinates also rushed up at this time, and with a loud bang, the two armies collided fiercely in one place like two giant beasts that had sacrificed their lives. Just the moment the two armies collided, more than fifty soldiers were killed and injured.

Soon, Lin Jian found that his judgment was correct. Although the Huns were fierce at first, they soon showed that they were not strong enough. This area was indeed the weakness of the Hu people's front! Lin Jian yelled and after chopping down several Hu soldiers in succession, the pressure around him suddenly eased!

He stationed at the long sword and looked around. He saw the surrounding enemies in chaos, and more and more Jin troops rushed into the Huns' array from the gap he opened.

"Hahaha! OK! OK!" Lin Jian laughed at the sky a few times, waved his sword and pointed in front of him: "Brothers, follow me!" A large number of Jin soldiers followed him closely and launched a rapid horizontal assault on the Huns who were defending the river.

As the situation on the right wing gradually became more favorable, the Jin army gradually gained the upper hand on several other battlefields. On the left wing, the brave general Lu Bosheng led more than a thousand elite cavalry to encircle them from afar, and was about to form a force of attack on both sides. In the central battlefield, generals such as Pang Chun and Zhang Yi rushed in turn, forcing the Huns to retreat one after another.

Liu Kun, the governor of Bingzhou, set up the army's base on a gentle slope. He himself was on a high ground, holding a golden jade and Ruyi army to fight. With the continuous orders, the drums of the army were ringing frequently, and the command soldiers galloped forward and backward. Looking around, countless flags were rushing everywhere in the battlefield, and arrows in the air were as dense as locusts. Thousands of troops and horses fought to the death, and the sound of killing shook the sky.

General Han Shu was with Liu Kun, looking at the battlefield situation from afar, and said optimistically: "The Hu people are already in chaos. At most, our army will be able to win in one hour."

Liu Kun stroked his black beard, but although he didn't answer, he looked a little proud.

Another general was about to speak, but suddenly heard someone shouting an emergency military newspaper in the back of the camp, and then there was a burst of noise.

Everyone looked back and saw each other running uphill like a spark. They recognized that the dusty knight was a subordinate of Wang Xiu, a man from Bingzhou archery and horses, and Guo Pan, a man from Yangqu. Wang Xiu was a relative of Duke Shi of Yue. He was stationed in Shangdang to monitor the movements of the Hu people in Hanoi. Why did his subordinates come here? Many people suddenly had bad premonitions.

Guo Pan ran to the near place to dismount, his feet softened, and he almost rolled to the ground. He staggered a few steps forward and shouted in a hoarse voice: "Lord! Lord! Big things are not good! Hu people... Hu people's army took Shangdang!"

"Ah? What? Not good!" The staff and servants were silent for a moment, and then exclaimed repeatedly.

Aren’t the Hu army blocked by Zhao and Qi on both sides of the Taiwan Strait? How can we have the troops to capture Shangdang? Shangdang has lost, Jinyang is in danger; only weak forces are left in Jinyang City, can we defend it? If Jinyang falls and the main force of the Jin army on the front line is attacked from both sides, it will become a fish swimming in the cauldron. What should we do next?... Countless questions suddenly burst out from their minds, and each one has no answer. Many people rushed to ask Guo Pan, and it became a mess for a while.

Liu Kun frowned, then stood up slowly, and coughed heavily.

The governor of Bingzhou was accumulating his power, and the surroundings suddenly became quiet again. Liu Kun came to Guo Pan with his hands behind his back and said calmly: "What are you panic? Tell me slowly if you have something to do, and make it clearer!"

Guo Pan kowtowed and gasped for a moment and said, "Reported to the lord, three days ago, General Long Jimeng, the Hengye General, colluded with the Huns and offered the party to the enemy inside and outside. Our army's troops were scattered in various cities and villages, and failed to gather to fight the enemy, and suffered heavy losses. Liu He, the left wise king of the Huns, led tens of thousands of troops, broke through the key passes along the way, and took straight to Jinyang."

Liu Kun nodded slightly, his expression did not change. After thinking about it, he asked again: "Where is the Hu people now?"

"The day before yesterday, Wang Xiu was patrolling the Wuxiang area. When the Hu vanguard had passed through Xiangyuan, we encountered the enemy scouts and fought to the death. According to the speed of their advance, we would be at the city of Jinyang at this time."

"Hiss..." Even in the battlefield where the troops were flying, the sound of nearly dozens of people gasping together was still clearly heard.

Liu Kun took a step forward and was about to ask in detail. Guo Pan suddenly fell to the ground and fainted. Since he and Wang Xiu and others found out about the movements of the Huns the day before yesterday, they first fought hard, and then went to the end of their sleep, and they rushed for hundreds of miles to report their messages. It was really time to run out of oil and dry up. They barely supported until now, and could no longer hold on.

Everyone quickly called the medical officer to treat him.

Liu Kun ignored these trivial matters and just thought and paced back and forth.

Xu Run suddenly stepped out, and he bowed deeply and said sadly: "Lord, Long Jimeng is the recommended person from his subordinates. He thought this guy was very talented, but he never thought he was a thief with ambition! His subordinates mistakenly believed in the treacherous and caused the entire army to fall into danger... He knew that his crime was unforgivable, so he only wanted to die!" At this point, he suddenly drew out his sword, intending to fight himself.

Everyone could not react. Seeing the blade and flesh, several people rushed over at the same time and protected Xu Run with all their hands. Fortunately, they did not hurt the blood vessels of the trachea, but cut a very deep blood cut. The medical officer was taking Guo Pan's pulse, but when Xu Run committed suicide, he became busy for a while.

After a while, it was finally confirmed that Xu Run was not seriously injured. Liu Kun waved his hand and asked someone to help him down: "This is not a crime of recommendation, and Xu Zhonglang is really too guilty."

He walked back and forth with his hands behind his back, without saying anything. Everyone around him held their breath and was silent.

Although it was a critical moment when military information was at its critical moment, something irrelevant happened to Liu Kun's mind: the entire army is now in danger. The reason is that he mistakenly placed Long Jimeng, the traitor, in an important position. Although Xu Run was a counselor and made suggestions from it, it was ultimately his own failure to investigate the employment of people. At this moment, Xu Run jumped out to take the charge, which saved him a lot of embarrassment.

"Xu Zhiquan is really very tactful." He said in his heart.

As for how to deal with the current situation... Liu Kun continued to think.

Many people looked at Liu Kun's calm face, hoping that he would solve all difficulties as usual. However, Liu Kun himself knew that Liu Yuan's move was too ruthless, too dangerous, and too unexpected. In a moment, Liu Kun had planned seventeen or eighteen coping strategies, but carefully calculated that none of the competition was effective. This time, Jinyang Army was completely in a desperate situation and he had no choice.

Unless...unless you can defend Jinyang. No, just defending Jinyang is not enough. Defending Jinyang is just to continue the war into a war of attrition. The shallow family fortune accumulated over the past few months cannot withstand consumption at all. It only takes a few rounds of tug-of-war and you will definitely lose.

Therefore, we must simply defeat the troops of Liu He, the King of Zuo Xian, to bring a glimmer of hope for the stormy Jinyang army. But now, where should we transfer troops from?

It would be great if there were 10,000 more troops! Even 5,000 more troops would be enough. If there were 5,000 elite soldiers in Jinyang, it might not be impossible to reverse the situation. Thinking of this, Liu Kun couldn't help but be very resentful towards his ex. The man from Dongying was really hateful. It would be fine if he fled in fear of the enemy, but he actually brought 20,000 Bingzhou military and civilians to Shandong. If the 20,000 military and civilians were still there, why would he be like this?

There were a lot of thoughts in his heart, but Liu Kun's expression was not nervous at all. He walked back and forth with his hands behind his back, as if his wisdom bead was holding. Every move was like brewing words before giving orders on weekdays. However, if you look closely, you will find that there was a slight cold sweat on his forehead.

There is no way to survive when advancing or retreating. Perhaps the whole army can only continue to move south, fight with the Huns with a heroic battle, and seek a place to die. Liu Kun shook his head in slightest. The anxiety in his heart continued to accumulate, and a "click" sound was heard, and the golden and jade-sprayed wishes in his right hand were actually broken by subconsciously.

At this moment, I heard the noise from the rear of the camp again, and another messenger rode his horse and whipped straight for him.

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