Kai Fu Han

Chapter 349
"I hope it's as you said."

Yu Jin still didn't believe it, but today's defense of the city relied entirely on the manpower led by Liu Xinqi to turn the tide, otherwise the city would have been destroyed long ago.

In this situation, Yu Jin addressed Liu Xinqi with honorifics.

"What are the casualties?" Liu Xinqi asked.

"Although the south of the city is the main direction of attack, thanks to the help of your guards, the casualties are acceptable. It is currently estimated that there are about 2000 casualties. However, the other three directions are not optimistic. They must be far larger than the south city wall." Yu Jin replied. road.

Liu Xinqi understood that the casualties had not yet been counted, and Yu Jin did not know the specific number. However, according to Liu Xinbao's report, the other three city walls were almost breached, all thanks to the desperate fighting of the rebels, and they drove back the Jin army who had attacked the city wall.

It's no wonder that Yu Jin said he couldn't survive four days.

With today's casualties, if there is an offensive of the same intensity tomorrow, it is estimated that they will not be able to survive tomorrow.

"One strong effort will weaken again, and then it will be exhausted. Even if the Jin army does not retreat tomorrow, the offensive will definitely not be as strong as today. Don't worry, I am in the city and I still have my people outside the city. We should cooperate inside and outside. They can't break the city." Liu Xinqi consoled him.

The commander of the Jin army outside the city must leave a large number of troops to protect the Chinese army, and the number of people involved in siege will inevitably decrease.

Moreover, the rebel army suffered heavy casualties today, and the Jin army had a hard time. The number of casualties should be two or three times more than that of the defenders.

"I hope it's as you said."

Yu Jin sighed again, then turned around to clean up the mess, rectify the troops and horses, and prevent the Jin army from attacking at night.

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Early in the morning on the 27th, Liu Xinqi was still reading in the room, and Liu Xinbao ran in excitedly.

"The Jin army has withdrawn!"

"Oh? Where did you evacuate to?" Liu Xinqi asked.

"The armies of Wanyan Zongfu and Wanyan Zongbi reunited and headed towards Cangzhou City." Liu Xinbao replied.

Cangzhou Prefecture is located in Qingchi County, and Cangzhou City is also the seat of Qingchi County.

"They are conserving their strength. The rebels can no longer stay in Cangzhou." Liu Xinqi thought for a while and expressed his guess.

"Let's go find Yu Jin."

The two came to the county government office. Yu Jin didn't sleep all night and was still busy. His eyes were black and bloodshot.

"The alliance leader knew what was going on, and the Jin army retreated as expected." Yu Jin saw Liu Xinqi entering the door and quickly stood up to greet him.

"They retreated so decisively, which shows that the Jin Army is conserving its strength. More Jin troops will soon go south. I guess you won't be able to stay in Cangzhou." Liu Xinqi said.

"I think so too. Next time the Jin army comes, they will definitely be very confident. When the army comes, I don't think there will even be a chance to resist." Yu Jin is quite self-aware.

The Kingdom of Jin suppressed the Kingdom of Zhao, and it was a new and vigorous empire that could not be resisted by a small rebel army.

"What's the next step there?" Liu Xinqi asked.

"I haven't thought about it yet, but I want to go south first." Yu Jin replied.

Cangzhou is bounded by the Bohai Sea to the east, the inland to the west, and the Kingdom of Jin to the north. The rebels cannot do without the support of the Xinghan League and cannot enter the inland, so they can only survive by going south.

"To the south is Jinan, the capital of the puppet Qi Dynasty. You only have less than [-] people now..."

Although Liu Xinqi didn't finish his words, his meaning was already obvious, and it would be difficult for Yu Jin to go south.

"What should we do?" Yu Jin was a little confused for a while.

"I have a way, I don't know if you are willing to take it." Liu Xinqi said.

"It doesn't matter what the leader said." Yu Jin had no choice but to listen to Liu Xinqi first.Liu Xinqi took a cloth bag from the guard, took out a roll of maps, opened it and spread it on the table.

"How do you see it here?"

Yu Jin looked at Liu Xinqi's fingers.

"Tokyo Road?"

"No, it's just the Liaodong Peninsula." Liu Xinqi narrowed the scope.

"This must be the hinterland of the Kingdom of Jin." Yu Jin couldn't believe it.

"That's true, but look at this place." Liu Xinqi pointed towards Huacheng.

There is a small peninsula at the end of the Liaodong Peninsula that is almost separated from the peninsula. There is only a narrow section of land in the middle connected to it. There is a pass here called Huacheng Pass.

As long as Huacheng Pass is defended, the large area surrounding Tieshan to the south of Huacheng Pass will not be invaded by the Jin army.

"It's not a solution for you to keep running around like this. You have no base and are just rootless duckweeds. Maybe they will be wiped out that day." Liu Xinqi analyzed Jin.

"But this is the hinterland of the Jin Kingdom, surrounded by coasts. The Jin Kingdom can attack from any coast at any time." Yu Jin couldn't believe that Liu Xinqi's recommended way of survival was actually here.

"You can rest assured about this. Since the main force of the Jin Army Navy was eliminated last year, it has not stopped suppressing the Jin Army Navy. I guarantee that the Jin Army will not land a small sampan from the Liaodong Peninsula." Liu Xinqi Assured.

"However, our occupation of this place is like putting a dagger next to Jin Guo's head. How can Jin Guo tolerate it? They will definitely raise a large number of troops to attack. Even if there is a Huacheng Pass, they will not be able to defend it." Yu Jin retorted.

"As long as the Jin army dares to mobilize a large number of troops to attack Huacheng Pass, our Xinghan Alliance will land from Liaoning Prefecture and attack the Liaoyang Prefecture in Tokyo, Jin Kingdom. Just like this time, we will surround Wei and save Zhao." Liu Xinqi promised again.

Liaoyang Mansion is located at the rear of the Liaodong Peninsula. If you want to attack Huacheng Pass, Liaoyang Mansion is very important.

After hearing Liu Xinqi's repeated assurances, Yu Jin suddenly felt something was wrong.

The look in Liu Xinqi's eyes became strange.

"In this case, our life and death will be in the hands of your Xinghan Alliance."

This is absolutely true.

The land south of Huacheng Pass is not enough to support [-] professional soldiers. If the rebel army reaches the Liaodong Peninsula, there will be no other development direction except going north to attack the Jin Army, unless they surrender to the Jin Kingdom.

In this way, the rebel army can be said to be supported by the Xinghan League. If they eat the food and grass of the Xinghan League, they will have to be controlled by others.

The leader of the rebel army who "would rather be a chicken head than an ox tail" has a way of survival that is equivalent to being merged into the Xinghan League. It is too difficult for people to accept.

Seeing Yu Jin's silence, Liu Xinqi asked again: "Are there any other difficulties?"

"How can we get to the Liaodong Peninsula with so many of us?" Yu Jin could only ask a question first to calm his mind.

"Nearly 10 old and weak people have been transported away, and you are still missing 2 people." Liu Xin said.

The county government hall fell into silence again.

"Leader Liu, let me think about it."

"Okay, if you need help, general, just ask." Seeing that Yu Jin meant to see off the guests, Liu Xinqi stood up to say goodbye and led his men out of the county government office.

"Will he agree?" Liu Xinbao asked.

"He has no way to go, no choice." Liu Xinqi replied.

(End of this chapter)