Eastern Jin Dynasty: My powerful father

Chapter 245 Hidden Crisis

Jizhou, Yecheng.

The Qiang army has been besieging Yecheng for some time, and the siege battle is still going on, with the Qiang army attacking with ants.

Thick smoke billowed, shouts of killing, and wails came and went, resounding throughout the wilderness.

Yao Xiang did not avoid bows and arrows, and personally supervised the battle on the front line.

Although Duan Gong had already received the exact news, Murong Ke was delayed by him and his actions were slow and unable to rescue him in time. This gave Yao Xiang reassurance.

However, Murong Jun assembled troops in Jicheng and was about to go south, which still put a lot of pressure on Yao Xiang.

He urgently needed to capture Yecheng. After all, the heroes of Hebei were watching the situation in Yecheng.

At present, the only two counties that respond to Yao Xiang are Xiangguo and Qinghe. But once Yecheng is captured, especially the counties in the southern part of Jizhou, after Murong Chui mobilized the defenders, and Yecheng falls again, he will definitely be able to spread the message.

The southern part of Jizhou changed hands and Murong Ke's retreat was blocked, so Yao Xiang could move his troops and attack Duan Gong from the north and south. The Yan army was distraught and was bound to lose. Then they returned to fight Murong Jun and defeated their brothers one by one.

Of course, the prerequisite for all this is that Yao Xiang takes Yecheng.

Yao Xiang patted his shoulder and praised:

"Jing Mao, well done. I was watching the battle today and saw that the defenders were gradually weakening. I hope you will continue to work hard. The city will be broken within a few days."

The sun was setting in the west, another wave of Qiang army's offensive was repulsed, and the soldiers rushed back like an ebbing tide.

Outside Yecheng, it was pitch black.

As for threats from other directions, Yao Xiang was negligent.

This cannot be blamed on his carelessness. The Yan State divided Jizhou into two, and the remaining counties in southern Jizhou were almost exhausted by Murong Chui.

As everyone knows, danger is coming quietly.

“The only reason we have been able to hold on until now is because of the strength of the city.

Yao Xiang smiled and said:

Of course Yao Chang knew this, he smiled and said:

"I have often heard people say that Murong Chui was deeply loved by his father, but was feared by Murong Jun. How could Murong Jun give him elite soldiers and generals to fight fiercely with the city's defenders for a long time, when they were known to be nothing more than a mob.

Now that he knew that Murong Jun and Murong Ke would be unable to rescue him, Yao Xiang really couldn't think of any other dangers.

"If we fight in the wild, brother allows me thousands of fine horses, and I will definitely take off Murong Chui's head for you."

Yao Chang personally led the soldiers to attack the city. When he returned, he was already disgraced.

However, what he didn't know was that after Murong Ke returned to Hebei, he took 10,000 fine cavalry from Pingyuan County (Zhi Pingyuan, today's southeast of Dezhou, Shandong) to the east, passing through Yangping County (Zhi Yuancheng, today's name in Hebei Province), Arrived at Wei County.

Yao Chang responded happily. Because of the wrong news sent by Duan Gong, the two brothers were all immersed in blind optimism, believing that there would be no reinforcements outside Ye City and they would be able to conquer the city.

The discord between Murong Jun and Murong Chui was not a secret. If it was not the time to hire someone, and Murong Chui was indeed talented, how could Murong Jun use him.

However, there was no look of frustration on Yao Xiang's face.

Now he is hiding ten miles east of the Qiang army camp.

Although the battle was difficult, it was not hopeless. Today, the Qiang army once attacked the city wall. If Murong Chui had not led the guards to fight bravely, the Qiang army would have almost gained a foothold on the city wall.

According to the news Yao Xiang received, Murong Ke's army was still in Qingzhou, and Murong Jun had just set off from Youzhou. It was impossible for the reinforcements to rush to Yecheng in a short period of time.

It was dark at night, and the Qiang army had already returned to camp to rest. Only some sentries were still monitoring the gates of Ye City, in case Murong Chui was desperate and chose to go out of the city to attack at night.

"Jingmao's ambition is commendable. Let's have a good rest tonight. We will attack the city again tomorrow and wait for good news for my brother."

Since the Qiang army camp was located south of Yecheng, Yao Xiang sent the smallest number of sentries to the north of the city to monitor the city gates.

Fu Yan, the right guard general of the Yan State, was ordered by Murong Ke to get in touch with the city. He deliberately circled to the north of the city to avoid the scattered sentries, and secretly came to a section of the city wall in the north of Ye City.

The person responsible for the defense of the northern city wall was Xian Yuliang, the prefect of Zhangwu who led his army to Yecheng in response to Murong Chui's call.

Xian Yuliang was resting in the wing of the city tower when he suddenly heard from his entourage that there was movement under the city wall, like the chirping of partridges. After hearing the news, Xian Yuliang was not sleepy at all, and he asked eagerly:

"This is true!"

The follower replied:

"How dare I lie to the Lord, my little slave? That cry seems to be saying, 'You can't do it, brother.' There is no doubt that someone is imitating the partridge.

"The Lord of the Palace previously ordered that if someone imitates the cry of partridges outside the city, they must report it. This is why I dared to come in and disturb the Lord of the Palace."

Xian Yuliang was overjoyed. This was the signal that Murong Ke and Murong Chui had agreed on before.

"Why don't you hurry up and lead me the way?"

Not long after, Xian Yuliang walked to a section of the city wall, and the hanging basket was put down. Under the dark city wall, someone actually sat in the hanging basket.

When the hanging basket was pulled up, the torch had already been removed to avoid being discovered by the sentries monitoring the city gate in the distance.

It wasn't until Fu Yan climbed onto the city wall that the light came back again.

Xian Yuliang was very happy to see Fu Yan. Previously, Fu Yan followed Murong Ke to attack Qi, and now he appeared in Yecheng. From this, it was known that Murong Ke's reinforcements had arrived nearby.

Before Xian Yuliang could ask questions, Fu Yan urged:

"Prefect Xianyu, please take me to see the King of Wu (Murong Chui) quickly. I have important military information that I need to present to the King of Wu."

Xian Yuliang also knew that there were too many people on the city wall to talk, so he agreed and personally led Fu Yan to Murong Chui's mansion.

When Murong Chui learned that Fu Yan had entered the city, he didn't even have time to change his clothes, so he received Fu Yan in his pajamas.

"General Fu, where is my brother now?"

Murong Chui asked impatiently.

Fu Yan replied:

"We are ten miles east of the Qiang camp."

Murong Chui asked again:

"How will my brother defeat the enemy? Should he attack the camp at night, or wait until tomorrow when the Qiang people attack the city, and then launch a flanking attack?"

Fu Yan came here just to communicate with Murong Chui about arrangements, and of course he would not hide anything from him.

I saw Fu Yan whispering a few words and telling Murong Chui all about Murong Ke's arrangements.

When Murong Chui heard this, he kept nodding his head, with a confident smile on his face, and he said:

"That's very good. Just do what my brother wants."

Saying that, Murong Chui asked Fu Yan:

"General Fu, do you want to rest in the city tonight?"

If given the choice, Fu Yan certainly didn't want to risk another trip, but if he didn't go back, how could Murong Ke be sure that Murong Chui had learned the news.

Fu Yan shook his head and said:

"The King of Wu is kind and I appreciate it, but I have to go back to the army to report to King Taiyuan. I don't dare to neglect my official duties."

Murong Chui actually just asked politely, so naturally he would not force him to stay, he only said:

"I hope General Fu will pay attention all the way and don't let anyone discover his traces."

Fu Yan smiled and said:

"It's natural. Please don't worry, King Wu. Since I recommended myself and came to contact King Wu, I am willing to die.

"If someone accidentally discovers it, it will only lead to death. How can the military plane be leaked?"

After hearing this, Murong Chui finally felt relieved.

(End of this chapter)