The people in Yuzhou would not provide intelligence to the Xiongnu, and they could not capture the local people at this time. Most of the people were either dead or hiding in the woods. Every village and fort seemed to be empty, until now.
At the same time, they did not feel that the previous methods were too cruel and harsh, causing the people to avoid them.
Rather, they thought that the Jin officials were too cruel and strict in their control, so that they could not even find anyone to ask questions.
When the military report reached Liu Yuan, he was so angry that he fell back. When he looked at the direction of the lost city, he knew that he had fallen into Zhao Hanzhang's plan to divert the tiger away from the mountain.
The place they occupied before had been robbed, and it was impossible to turn back, not only because their troops were restrained, but also because of their morale.
If we go back and attack the city again, the soldiers will definitely feel war-weary. It is better to capture Guancheng in one go, capture Zhao Hanzhang, kill her to sacrifice the flag, boost morale, and then encircle the south and attack.
As long as he can capture Yuzhou, he will be able to divide Jin into two parts so that east and west cannot see each other. And Yuzhou is on the side of Luoyang. In the future, he can destroy Jin with just a raise of his hand.
This is also an important reason why Liu Yuan failed to capture Luoyang and then turned to Yuzhou.
Thinking of the unsatisfactory war situation this year, he couldn't suppress the anger in his chest. It was clear that everything was going well before, but he unexpectedly suffered a setback.
Zhao Hanzhang, Zhao Hanzhang!
Liu Yuan was filled with hatred, but at this moment his mind could not help but be diverted by Gou Xi, and he was no longer just staring at Zhao Hanzhang.
He didn't expect that Gou Xi would take action, and that he would take action so fiercely that he would dispatch a large army without caring about the rear.
Liu Yuan asked: "Where is the King of East China Sea?"
"Perhaps you don't know the news here yet?"
Of course the King of East China Sea knew about it, so he planned to imitate Liu Yuan. When he and Gou Xi were both injured, he would send troops to capture Gou Xi, and then deal with Liu Yuan.
So he stood still, and Zhao Hanzhang and Gou Xi were sure that he would not move, so they could deal with Liu Yuan with confidence.
The Xiongnu army suffered a severe blow. Shile lost three games in a row and was forced to change places by Gou Xi. However, he was still approaching Guancheng and couldn't help but write to Liu Yuan, "The opportunity has been lost. Don't force it."
It was suggested that Liu Yuan withdraw his troops.
Liu Yuan didn't listen, and Wang Mi couldn't help but send people to report to Liu Yuan again and again. Today's attack was fierce everywhere and they lost a city;
Another example is, "The Jin people scattered into the mountains and fields came out to help the Jin soldiers set up traps, and our Han soldiers suffered heavy losses."
Zhao Hanzhang fought with the Huns outside the city from time to time in the past two days, sometimes losing and losing.
When they lose, they can't fight into the city, and when they win, they can't drive them away.
However, they still won more than they lost, and since they had no reinforcements, the news from various places was not very favorable to them, so their morale was a bit low.
Seeing that their offensive was weakening, Zhao Hanzhang simply asked people to open the city gate, and led the suffocated soldiers to fight out, killing the demoralized Huns without leaving any armor behind, and once again solved the siege of the city.
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And Bei Gongchun was even more brave. I heard that he moved all the way west and north, and almost touched Liu Yuan's camp. At this time, Liu Yuan had to order a retreat.
Liu Yuan told the officers and soldiers, "The morale of the Jin army is still high now. Don't force it. You can wait for the dragon spirit to dissipate."
So all the armies withdrew.
Gou Xi bit them and refused to let go, hoping to take this opportunity to severely inflict heavy damage on the Xiongnu, at least to prevent them from going south again for a short time.
Zhao Hanzhang and Beigong Chun also thought so, so they both sent troops to bite the Xiongnu tightly, slowing down their closing speed and delaying their retreat.
Only the Yuzhou Army, commanded by Zhao Ming and others, saw the Huns retreating and immediately followed them to pick up the city without any intention of pursuing them.
After driving the people out of Yuzhou, Zhao Hanzhang and Bei Gongchun did not stop, but followed the Huns' retreat route all the way north to prevent them from approaching Luoyang again.
After driving them up into Shangdang, Zhao Hanzhang and Bei Gongchun stopped and watched them cross the river and leave.
Across a river, the Hun Emperor Liu Yuan, who had been hiding in the rear, finally separated from the crowd and met Zhao Hanzhang and Bei Gongchun in the emperor's carriage near the river.
Seeing Liu Yuan, the Jin troops here immediately took aim with their bows.
Fu Tinghan only glanced at it and said: "It's not within range."
Zhao Hanzhang felt sorry in his heart and raised his hand to signal the soldiers to put down their bows and arrows.
The Zhao army all put down their bows and arrows, while Huang An and other Xiliang cavalry looked towards Bei Gongchun.
Bei Gongchun nodded slightly, and then everyone lowered their bows aiming at the other side.
Liu Yuan took a panoramic view of everything and saw that both armies were carrying out orders and prohibitions. He couldn't help but sigh loudly: "General Beigong and General Zhao are so talented, why bother to follow a villain like Sima Yue?"
Especially Bei Gongchun, he knew that Zhao Hanzhang's family members were all in Yuzhou, and he had no hope of convincing her to follow him, so his attention was mainly focused on Bei Gongchun.
He persuaded loudly: "General Beigong, you saved Luoyang twice and made great contributions to the Jin court. But how did the Jin court treat you? We are fighting on the battlefield just to show our ambitions.
To be granted the title of Marquis and Prime Minister, or to be granted the title of wife and son?"
"General, now you can't even save your life. Is the Jin State still worthy of your allegiance?" Liu Yuan said loudly: "General, you may not be interested in fame and fortune, but what about the Xiliang soldiers who follow you? Guancheng was besieged for more than 20 days.
, how much food and grass does the general have left? And how much food and grass support has the imperial court given you?"
Zhao Hanzhang cursed the King of East China Sea and the Emperor in his heart. It was all their manipulation. It is not surprising that so many Han people later defected to Liu Yuan, because following the Jin Dynasty, it was really impossible to realize their ambitions, and they might even lose their lives.
She cursed in her heart and did not let it go. She turned to Beigong Chun and said: "General Beigong, although Liu Yuan is a Huns, he is right. The king of Donghai is unruly and the court is disorderly. We should be more careful."
Plan for yourself."
Bei Gongchun didn't react much when Liu Yuan spoke, but when Zhao Hanzhang said it, he couldn't help but opened his mouth wide and stared at her blankly, with a look of uncertainty on his face, "You..."
Do you want to surrender to the Huns?
Before the doubtful words were spoken, Zhao Hanzhang had already said: "But Liu Yuan is a Huns, and he is not of my race. After all, there are still the most Han people in the world. Just listen to his words. You just don't believe Jin Ting. Now
People are equally untrustworthy."
Bei Gongchun: ...You have said both good and bad things, what else can he say?
However, he still secretly breathed a sigh of relief. She didn't just want to surrender to the Huns.
He had no time to think about Zhao Hanzhang's deeper meaning.
Liu Yuan was still trying to persuade Bei Gongchun to give him generous treatment after sowing discord, "General, as long as you are willing to come, I am willing to employ you with the position of minister, make you the Duke of Xiliang, and give you all the beauties and treasures you want!"
Zhao Hanzhang was moved as he listened and felt that the conditions given by Liu Yuan were too good, far exceeding those of the Emperor of Jin and the King of East China Sea.
So she turned to look at Bei Gongchun, waiting for his reaction.
Bei Gongchun's face was expressionless and unmoved.