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Chapter 742
Although Xuchang fell into the hands of the Qin army, it did not fall into chaos.

It seems that Qin and Jin just completed a defense change.

Wang Chen and Sima Tai led the defeated army to retreat calmly. After the Qin army entered the city, several Qiang soldiers robbed the women of the people by force. They were immediately captured by Du Yu's personal soldiers and beheaded in front of thousands of people in the market.

Since then, the soldiers of the Qin army have all behaved a lot.

As the old capital of Cao Wei and an important city in the world, Xuchang has countless money and food in the treasury.

Du Yu rewarded the soldiers with money and silk, and distributed the surplus food to the people.

For a time, the whole city was full of voices praising Qin.

However, the gentry in Xuchang City kept their doors closed and did not take the initiative to contact the Qin army, nor did they resist, and seemed to be resigned.

The morale of the Qin army basically recovered, and almost every soldier made a windfall.

Zhou Zhi reported the military situation: "Lu Qin and Sima Jun have [-] troops and are rushing to Xuchang. In addition, the prefectures and counties of Yan and Yu are also gathering."

Bo Zhangyan said excitedly: "The people in the city have returned to their hearts. Xuchang is a great city in the world, with abundant money and food, and a large population. With this city, our army is enough to stop the [-] Jin thieves!"

The experience of these two months was like a dream.

The seemingly impossible fortified city was like a piece of cake in front of Du Yu.

If Xuchang can be occupied, it will be equivalent to killing half of the Sima family.

The entire southern part of the Central Plains will rot.

Zhou Zhi also agreed: "That's right, Lu Qin and Sima Jun are ordinary people, Sima Yan's main force is in Hedong, and with the military strategy of the governor, the mediocrity of the Central Plains is nothing!"

It wasn't just the two who respected Du Yu like heaven and man.

Everyone in the Qin army respected Du Yu like a god.

So Du Yu was able to order and prohibit, beheading as soon as he said it, and there was no complaint in the army.

Du Yu shook his head.

Zhou Zhi said: "Could it be that the governor wants to retreat?"

Zhang Yan also looked puzzled.

Du Yu said: "The reason why our army was able to break through Xuchang was that, firstly, Prefect Liu defended Wancheng and attracted the troops of Zhuge Xu and Sima Liang; The city, the blood of the soldiers has been shed, and they can't take it down."

"Then persuade the Yingchuan gentry to work for our Great Qin! As long as they are willing to work hard, Luoyang can be defeated!" Zhou Zhi's face was full of anticipation, this is a masterpiece of the world.

"The Yingchuan nobles are willing to help us secretly today, and they will help the Sima family tomorrow! Moreover, Xuchang is an isolated city, and the people obey us because of their interests, which is not a true return. Once the army besieges the city, the city will be full of meticulous work, and the inside should cooperate with the outside. What can we do? ?” Du Yu analyzed patiently.

"This..." Zhou Zhi was at a loss for words for a moment.

Even if the Yingchuan gentry did not agree with the Sima family, they would never join forces with the Qin army.

They will not put all their eggs in one basket on Qin.

"Once Sima Yan promises great benefits to the Yingchuan clans, General Zhou thinks, will they help us?" Du Yu asked gently.

"If they don't obey, kill them!" Zhou Zhi's eyes burst out with a stern light.

"There are so many powerful noble families in the world, how many can we kill?"

"Don't you just give up on Xuchang?" Zhou Zhi was really unwilling.

Du Yu said indifferently: "It was an unexpected move to win Xuchang in this battle. Give up today and fight back tomorrow. The general situation of the world is never the gain or loss of one city and one place! Today our army has won the hearts of the people, and it will sweep the country in the future." The Central Plains will be like boiling soup and snow, if today the powerful gentry are exterminated, there will be many bloody battles in the future. At the end of the Han Dynasty, there were eighty years of chaos, the people were few and far between, and the people were weary of war. If we follow the people's will, the world will return to the Great Qin."

There is another reason. With Qin's current strength, it is not enough to extend its power to Xuchang.

Nor does he have the strength to eat the entire Central Plains in one go.

Staying here, the final result can only be to be surrounded to death.

It's better to accept it as soon as it's good and keep your strength.

If you take the initiative to retreat, you will gain both face and liking.

If it is surrounded, there is nothing left.

With the current status of Du Yu and Zhou Zhi, if they were to be folded here, it would be a big blow to Qin.

"The governor's wisdom is far-reaching, I can't wait." Zhang Yan cupped his hands.

Zhou Zhi could only sigh, "The last general takes orders!"

Du Yu said with a smile: "Command, pack up your business today and return to the army tomorrow!"

Meng Jindu.

Ma Long's onslaught for seven consecutive days was still unable to break through this place.

The main reason is that Wang Hun, a general of the Jin army, had a navy of a thousand men at the ferry. Every time he built a pontoon bridge regardless of casualties, Wang Hun broke it down.

And reinforcements from all walks of life of the Jin army came one after another.

Sima Heng, king of Changshan, led eight thousand young and strong men from Jizhou to come.

Sima Quan, the king of Pengcheng who stayed behind in Yecheng, led [-] trilogy, slaves, and minzhuang to come.

There is also General Yan Xun who came from Youzhou with [-] paces.

The most dangerous thing is Hanoi County behind. Sima Xun, the king of Qiao County, is recruiting local bravery.

Ma Long hadn't broken through Mengjin in the first place, so it was basically impossible for him to step into Luoyang.

There was no progress for many days, and the cavalry in the army began to complain.

One is to envy the villagers who were plundered in Hebei. Others are popular and hot, but they are fighting their lives on the front line. Of course they don’t want to. Muqi is already mixed with a lot of mobs on the grassland. Such a short time is not enough to train them To become an elite, it is okay to fight with the wind, but it is difficult to make them risk their lives.

The second is that the Jin army responded reasonably. Wang Hun's 5000 troops defended Mengjin, shaking the morale and confidence of the herdsmen.

There are only [-] Chinese troops and more than [-] Tuoba Xianbei cavalry available around Ma Long.

However, the cavalry had to fight in water and attack the city, which was obviously too difficult.

"It seems that you don't want to enter Luoyang?" Ma Long glanced at the generals under his command.

Everyone's faces were filled with embarrassment.

Over the past seven days, more than a thousand people have died in the Yellow River.

Grassland people are especially not good at water. Once they fall into the water, they will disappear after a few splashes...

Even the waist-deep water can drown one or two Xiongnu or Xianbei idiots...

"I report to the governor, this land of four fortresses in Luoyang, even if you enter it, you can't get out..." the Huns general Hu Yandang said.

Tuoba Lu said: "There is a big river blocking the front, and there are heavy soldiers behind. If you are not careful, you will be surrounded and difficult to escape."

"Then what do you want to do?" There was a hint of teasing at the corner of Malone's mouth.

"Hebei is right in front of us, why don't we plunder it, is it not the same as weakening the Sima family?" Tuoba Lu said.

"It seems that you all want to rob?" Malone glanced at everyone.

The generals nodded again and again, like chickens pecking at rice.

Even though they were incorporated into Muqi, this group of people still couldn't get rid of their nature.

"Forget it, the governor is not a man who doesn't care about feelings, and everyone's wishes are hard to disobey." Malone relaxed.

The generals were overjoyed.

"However, Hebei is surrounded by heavy troops. How about we change the way to loot?"

"As long as it's looting, who cares?" Hu Yandang said carelessly.

"Where does the governor want to go?" Official Tuoba Lu still had some brains, after all, he was the son of Tuoba Liwei.

Ma Long said in a deep voice, "Shangdang!"

The generals don't know the meaning of it yet.

But Ma Long had already drawn his sword, a blue light flashed, and the case was divided into two, "You want to rob, and the supervisor has allowed it, but if there are those who do not fight hard, the case will be the same!"

(End of this chapter)