The Jin army camp was forty miles southeast of Taiyuan City, combining the former Dongdaying and Beidaying into one. The camp lasted for more than 20 miles and stationed more than 100,000 troops.

But since the defeat of the siege twenty days ago, the Jin soldiers have stopped. Wanyan Xie also knew that it was unlikely to capture Taiyuan. He had no intention of continuing to attack the city, but maintained a confrontation and waited for news from Wanyan Loushi.

Of course, Wanyan Xie knew that Wanyan Loushi was trapped in the Luo River, but the Yellow River had thawed, so it was too late for him to rush to rescue him. Besides, he had been trapped for two months, and the hope of survival of Wanyan Loushi was extremely slim. Whether there was still a glimmer of hope for the ice and snow melting these days.

In the big tent, Wanyan was also paced back and forth with his hands behind his back, and seemed quite irritable. Wanyan Chang next to him whispered: "It's handsome, if we don't go to rescue, it's probably difficult for the wolf lord to explain!"

This is exactly what Wanyan Xie is worried about. Logically, he should go to the Loushi of Wanyan, even if he is doing it, but Wanyan Xie only got the exact news ten days ago. At that time, the Yellow River was already on the verge of thawing, and Wanyan Xie was also worried that the rescue army would not be able to come back after going to Shaanxi Road. For generals, they should not only consider advancing, but also first of all, consider retreating. If a battle can only advance but not retreat, then this battle will definitely be defeated.

Wanyan Xie was also silent for a moment and said, "I can only say that we received the news too late. If we had known it for a month, I believe I would have sent troops to Shaanxi Road."

Wanyan Chang shook his head secretly, and anyone would say beautiful words. Even if he didn't know that Wanyan Loushi was trapped in Luoshui Road, at least he knew that they were trapped in Shaanxi Road. Why didn't he send troops there at that time? After all, Wanyan Xie didn't want to send troops to rescue Wanyan Loushi. What's the point of saying these words that would be useless now?

Although Wanyan Chang was dissatisfied, he didn't say anything. At this moment, a soldier outside the tent reported, "You have reported to Du Shuai, Li Yanqing sent someone to send a letter to Du Shuai!"

Wanyan Xie was also stunned and immediately asked, "Where is the letter?"

"It has been sent, in the hands of Beiyi."

"You might as well bring it in!"

As soon as the curtain was lifted, a guard of Wanyan Xieye walked in quickly, knelt down on one knee to present a letter. Wanyan Xieye took the letter and opened it impatiently. He looked carefully twice, and his face gradually became heavier.

Wanyan Chang stood aside and secretly observed Wanyan Xie. When he saw Wanyan Xie, he was surprised at first, then he was very angry, and his eyes gradually became solemn. He knew that the content of the letter was extraordinary.

"I'm so handsome, what's wrong?" Wanyan Chang couldn't help but ask in a low voice.

Wanyan Xie also sighed and said, "Li Yanqing said that Wanyan Loushi is still alive, and he surrendered to the Song army with more than 200 surviving people."

Wanyan Chang immediately took a breath of air conditioning, and there were only two hundred people left. Wanyan Loushi led an army of 40,000 to fight westward! Have they all been destroyed?

"What did Li Yanqing say?" Wanyan Chang hurriedly asked, "Did he ask for any conditions for releasing people?"

"He said that Wanyan Loushi and Wanyan Zongya were sent to Lin'an. If you want to get them back, you can ask the Jin Kingdom to send special envoys to Lin'an for negotiations."

"What does he mean?"

Wanyan Xie also remained silent and said, "I guess he is hinting that the Song and Jin dynasties can negotiate."

Wanyan Chang immediately said angrily: "Negotiation! Is it possible?"

Wanyan Xie was also very calm. He pondered for a moment and said, "Whether you and I want to decide whether to negotiate, nor is it that Li Yanqing can decide. Now our question is, what should we do next? Li Yanqing will give us a suggestion."

"What did he say?"

"He suggested that our army retreat to Hebei."

"What!"

Wanyan Chang was completely angry, "Did he think he has already settled in Taiyuan? What is he? He actually asked us to withdraw our troops. Please give us 30,000 troops to see how the Beiye seizes Taiyuan."

Wanyan Xie also looked at him coldly, "Then tell me first, what method do you use to deal with the huge thunder of the Song army?"

Wanyan Chang said angrily for a while: "Now there is no ice and snow shell in Taiyuan, and he may not dare to project thunder at fifty steps."

"Hmph!" Wanyan Xie also snorted heavily, "You can just find a city to do an experiment, and you will explode under the city and thunder. Do you think you can blow the city down?"

Wanyan Xi has also conducted similar experiments many times. Ordinary thunderstorm has an effect on the city gate, but it can only be effective for the city wall. Ordinary thunderstorm air waves have weak impacts, mainly relying on iron sheets and nails after the explosion to injure people. Although the super-large thunderstorm is indeed powerful, it is believed that it still has no effect on the city wall fifty steps away. Wanyan Xi has also fought with Li Yanqing for a long time and has a full understanding of the performance of thunderstorm.

Wanyan Chang was unwilling to retreat like this. He clasped his fists and said, "We have a giant catapult, which is our advantage. We can throw turbulent oil at the top of the city or hit the huge rocks hard at the city gate. We are handsome. We completely use this advantage to attack Li Yanqing's arrogance. Now we are withdrawing troops, Beizhi thinks it is too early, and we cannot explain to the wolf master."

At this time, there were rapid footsteps outside, and personal soldiers reported outside the tent, "Qi Du Shuai, Jiexiu County urgent report, the warehouse camp was attacked by enemy weapons and suffered heavy losses."

"What!"

Even Wanyan Xiu was shocked and his face changed drastically, and he ordered to hurry: "Come in and report!"

Two people came in from outside the tent, one was a personal guard outside the tent, and the other was a soldier who came from Jiexiu County to deliver the letter. The soldiers knelt down on one knee and said, "The spies of the Song army mixed into the Han army and took the opportunity to set fire to the warehouse. The losses were extremely heavy."

"How heavy is it?" Wanyan Chang grabbed the messenger's clothes and couldn't help but yell.

The report soldier said tremblingly: "The main reason is that the food and grass were basically burned down, and only 20,000 stones of grain were rescued. Another 30,000 barrels of turmeric oil and 20,000 pairs of armor were burned down, and other losses were basically gone."

Isn’t this serious if I even burned food?

Wanyan Xie also felt murderous intent in his heart and immediately said to his personal soldiers: "Take my sword to Jiexiu County, cut off the heads of Liu Daliu and Yelumu to see me!"

One of these two people is the leader of the Han army on Hedong Road, and the other is the commander of the Han army on Yanshan Prefecture. If they are not killed, it will be difficult to relieve Wanyan Xie.

"Abide by the order!"

The personal soldiers took the sword and left. At this time, Wanyan Xie also turned around and said to Wanyan Chang: "You understand now! Why did Li Yanqing dare to suggest that we withdraw our troops and burn all our food and grass. How long can we stay here?"

Wanyan Chang was silent for a moment and said, "If the troops withdraw to Hebei, what should I do if I do the southern part of Hedong Road? Will I give it to Li Yanqing?"

This problem is very sharp. Although it is lost in Taiyuan City, it does not mean that the southern part of Hedong Road is gone. Moreover, the southern part of Hedong Road is very rich and is an important grain-producing area. It is really a pity to give up it.

Wanyan Xie also took two steps behind his hands and suddenly turned around and said to Wanyan Chang: "I will give you 20,000 elite cavalry, plus 20,000 Han troops in Jiexiu County, you will lead 40,000 people to station in the south of Hedong Road. If the situation is not good, you should withdraw your troops to Luoyang immediately, or withdraw your troops to Hebei. What may you do?"

Wanyan Chang knew that Marshal Du had made the final decision at this time, and nodded and said, "Biyi will definitely defend the southern part of Hedong Road and will never disappoint Marshal Du!"

Wanyan Xie also looked at him for a while and repeatedly instructed: "I didn't ask you to defend Hedong Road to the end. If you can defend, you can retreat. If you can't, you can retreat. This is not shameful. Being surrounded and annihilated by the Song army is what I worry about."

Wanyan Chang sneered, "This kind of thing will never happen!"

The next morning, Wanyan Xie handed over 20,000 elite cavalry to Wanyan Chang. The two Jin soldiers immediately divided the troops into two groups. Wanyan Xie also led a 100,000 army to Jingxing and return to Daming Prefecture. Wanyan Chang led 20,000 cavalry to Jiexiu County. After rectifying the 20,000 defenders in Jiexiu County, the army immediately went south to Jinzhou and stationed in Linfen County. Due to the serious shortage of military rations and fodder, Wanyan Chang forced 200,000 shi of grain and 200,000 dan of fodder from the prefectures in the southern Hedong Road.

It was the time when the green and yellow people were not in contact, and the people were in great difficulty. The Jin soldiers' grain conscription orders suddenly became resentful, and angry people rose up one after another. Wang Daqing of Jiangzhou, Liu Da from Longde Prefecture, Li Zhong from Puzhou, Liao Xiaoli from Zezhou and other rebels quickly formed a force. Among them, Liu Da from Longde Prefecture had the largest power, with nearly 10,000 troops. He expelled the prefect and county officials from various counties and called on the people to fight to the end.
Chapter completed!