Xiao Yu stood on the porch, looked up at the snow that covered the sky, stretched out his hand, a large snowflake fell on his fingertips, he moved closer, the snowflakes slowly melted into water at the fingertips.

From last night to now, the snow has covered the roof more than a foot thick, and I don't know when it will stop.This winter has been astonishingly cold. Since the beginning of winter, there have been four snowfalls, each of which is getting bigger and bigger.

Xiao Yu sighed heavily. He didn't know how the weather in the north would be. He hoped that it would not be as windy and snowy as the south.The severe cold in the world of ice and snow is a cruel test for the 10,000+ army.Fighting is hard enough, let's hope the weather doesn't drag you down.

Xiang Yang came over: "Your Majesty, take a hand stove. Carefully get frostbite."

Xiao Yu turned his head, glanced at Xiang Yang, looked down, and landed on the shiny copper hand stove, reached out to take it, and put his palm on the hand stove, his numb fingers gradually regained consciousness, and he watched the stove in his hand come out. Dazed: "Do you think the soldiers in the north have frostbite?"

Xiang Yang came over knowingly: "Your Majesty is worried about General Pei and the others?"

Xiao Yu was worried: "This winter is so cold, it will only get colder north of the Yellow River, and the colder it goes north, will the soldiers survive?"

He knows how cold the winter is in Jinzhou, Jizhou, and the northern part of Yanzhou. Now that it is the Little Ice Age, winter will only get colder.

There are more than 20 soldiers, no houses to keep out the cold, and they can only sleep in simple tents. The conditions are too difficult. He is worried whether they can withstand such extreme cold.

Xiang Yang understood his worries, and comforted him: "Your Majesty, there is no need to worry, General Pei will definitely make proper arrangements, and he will be triumphant soon."

Xiao Yu showed a wry smile: "I hope so!" It's not that he doesn't believe in Rinzhi, but that it's hard for a clever woman to cook without rice. Human beings' initiative in front of nature is too limited, and what Rinzhi can do is also very limited.

After Yuan Song crossed the river, he went straight to Yecheng, Xiangzhou.Yecheng was the old capital of the Eastern Rong. After Yuan Lian ascended the throne, he moved the capital to Luoyang, the old capital of the Eastern Han Dynasty. First, he liked the powerful Han Dynasty, and second, Luoyang was the front line against the Western Rong.

Yuan Song fled back to Yecheng from Luoyang in embarrassment, and deeply realized that the capital of the country must not be too close to the border, and it is too easy to fall into passivity.The same is true of Chang'an in Xirong, and the same is true of Luoyang in Dongrong. If the capital had not been moved from Yecheng, how could we be in such a mess today!

Pei Lin had received the information early on and led his army across the ice of the Yellow River to Yecheng.In Shanyang County, the first Dongrong army to resist was encountered. There were more than [-] people. This place can also be regarded as the front line of Dongrong. There are only so few defenders, which shows that the strength of Dongrong is very limited.

It didn't take them much effort to successfully conquer Shanyang. When they reached Yecheng, Yuan Song had already fled north.

Pei Linzhi was a little bit overwhelmed, he was not worried about fighting, but worried about this situation, this kind of cat and mouse game was quite troublesome, far less enjoyable than a battle to decide the winner.

As expected, Murong Gan, like the old fox, took Yuan Song to hide everywhere, went to Handan and Xiangguo successively, and probably felt that the plains were too easy to be caught up, so he turned to the northwest and fled into Jin state.

They fled all the way, and Pei Linzhi chased them all the way.Except for the battle at Shanyang, there has been no major war. The main force of the Eastern Rong has long been exhausted, and the remaining troops are less than [-]. Most of them were taken away by Yuan Song, and the defenses of the counties and counties were empty.

The An army recovered counties and counties along the way as they walked. There were almost no troops stationed in these cities, and they were recovered very smoothly.

The difficulty is not the fighting, but the weather, which gets colder the further north you go.Anguo's soldiers are all from the south. Although most of them have experience in attacking Chang'an, it is not so difficult to attack Chang'an. Most of the time they have houses to live in.

Now chasing Yuan Song around, there are 10,000+ people in two, it is impossible to have a house to live in, they all sleep in tents, and a group of comrades huddle together to keep warm.Even with cotton-padded jackets and quilts and fur under him, he still couldn't stop the biting chill from coming from all directions, and his bones ached from the cold.

Soldiers who are weak and have old injuries will inevitably fall ill. Seeing this situation, Pei Linzhi couldn't help worrying, so he had to leave the seriously ill soldiers in the city to recuperate.

Xiao Yu received the military information and knew that Pei Linzhi had been chasing Yuan Song and was completely passive. The soldiers were extremely hard.So he wrote a letter to Pei Linzhi, asking them to give up tracking for the time being, and recover the cities one by one first, and arrange for the soldiers to station in each city first, so that if the war is too long, they can farm the fields at the same time.

He wanted to imitate the strategy of encircling the cities from the countryside, and recover the counties and counties of Hebei states one by one, forcing Yuan Song to have nowhere to escape.It's like fishing in a dry lake. When the water in the lake is drained, the fish that slipped through the net will always surface.

The most difficult thing in this way is the supply. Once the river thaws, the transportation of grain and grass will not be so convenient, so it is necessary to hurry up and transport the grain and grass across the river.

If the battle on the front line is dragged on longer, the effect of farming will almost come out, and the soldiers can be self-sufficient.Do it yourself, have enough food and clothing, and it is also taught by the teacher, so it can be regarded as applying what you have learned.

When Pei Linzhi received the letter from Xiao Yu, he thought it over carefully and found it quite reasonable.If the fight continues like this, before the enemy is eliminated, he will be almost exhausted first.

Anyway, the whole territory of Dong Rong will be taken down, so it is better to recover all the territories that Dong Rong soldiers have withdrawn first.After recovering, while farming and raising troops, they waited for an opportunity to attack Dong Rong.

Soon, Pei Linzhi called several major generals to discuss, and divided the team into four groups to recover the counties.Each team has tens of thousands of people, even if it encounters the entire force of Dongrong, it can still compete and wait for the support of another team.

The smaller the team, the easier it is to set up.You can live in inns, post stations, and official residences in the city, and borrow houses from common people, even if you just pitch a tent in the yard, it is better than the experience of being in the wilderness with the wind blowing from all directions.

Guan Shan and Ji Hai led troops to eliminate the Eastern Army soldiers in Jizhou, Yanzhou and Qingzhou.

Pei Linzhi and Xiao Yao led two large teams to continue to advance towards Jinzhou, clearing out the remnants of the Eastern Rong soldiers in Jinzhou from different directions, and finding out the enemy's strength.

Pei Linzhi led his troops to conquer Shangdang, and found out that Yuan Song was in Jinyang at this time, only more than 400 miles away from him, and he could reach it by marching for a few days.

But Pei Linzhi did not attack Jinyang directly. Jinzhou has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times. The terrain is complicated and the environment is unfamiliar. This battle is very difficult to fight.

He conveyed the news to Xiao Yao, Guan Shan, and Ji Hai, asking them to surround Yuan Song from different directions and surround Yuan Song like a turtle in an urn.

You only need to encircle, don't attack first, and wait for the cold winter to pass and the weather to warm up before carrying out the final encirclement and suppression.In just a few months, there is no worry that Dongrong can quickly expand an army.

Pei Linzhi and Xiao Yao led their troops to station in the south of Jinyang. While training troops, they also rectified local officials, laying the foundation for governing Jinzhou in the future.

The local Han people have been ruled by the frequently changing Hu regime for a full 200 years, and the memory of the Central Plains dynasty's rule has long been blurred.

Some regimes admire the culture of the Central Plains and make good use of the Han people, so they come out to become officials; some regimes suppress the Han people, so they can only behave with their tails between their legs. The tradition of farming, studying and passing on family traditions has never been forgotten. Never forget it.

Over the years, the private infiltration arranged by Xiao Yu has also spread to all parts of Dongrong. The Han people in the north know that the current king of Anguo is wise, the officials are clear, and the national power is rising rapidly.

They hoped that the An army would come over as soon as possible, liberate them from the Rong people, and be a decent human being.

Now the An army has finally arrived, and the military discipline is strict. Not only does it not harass the people, but it also actively helps them do their work, build roads and bridges, cut firewood and carry water. Can people love and welcome it?

Therefore, whenever the An army stationed in a city, they would be warmly welcomed by the local people.The common people will take the initiative to vacate yards, rooms, and kangs for An Jun, because they really can't bear to watch them endure the cold in the cold wind.

Xiao Yu heaved a sigh of relief when he learned that the army had settled down one after another, and asked Min Chong to arrange for food to be sent to the front line as soon as possible.

During this process, New Year's Day has already passed, because they are too worried about the war ahead, so this year's New Year's Day is not celebrated much, and it usually passes by.

But thinking that the matter of Dongrong will be resolved in the first half of this year, I have hope in my heart. After solving Dongrong, even if the unification of the Central Plains has been completed, they will have a lot of time to celebrate the New Year together.

An Jun didn't attack, but Yuan Song couldn't sit still, he was like a frightened bird, he was in constant panic, he couldn't make up his mind whether to go or stay, so he could only pin all his hopes on his uncle Murong Gan.

Yuan Song's feelings towards Murong Gan are extremely complicated. He hates Murong Gan's impulsiveness and incompetence. Escape, really like a lost dog.

But he couldn't leave Murong Gan, because he was his last straw, if Murong Gan died, then he wouldn't be able to live either.

Yuan Song was sitting in the mansion of Jinyang County, staring blankly at the few ministers who were battling bloody heads in the shabby hall, there was no light in their eyes, as if they were blind.

"Your Majesty, what do you think? To relocate or not to relocate?" Murong dared to verbally challenge the officials, but neither side persuaded the other.

Yuan Song's eyes rolled when he heard this, and he finally got a little angry, but his face was still expressionless: "Do as uncle Guo said."

Murong dared to say: "Then the capital will not be moved. When the An army arrives, His Majesty only needs to lead the army to march in person, and the morale will be greatly improved."

Yuan Song was stunned, he hadn't even listened to what Murong Gan was arguing with the ministers just now, he didn't expect that he was asked to go on a personal expedition. Although he knew some riding and archery skills, he had never been on a battlefield , never thought that one day he would be forced to go to the imperial court, and after a while, Yuan Song sighed: "I'll go!"

Murong dared to say: "Your Majesty, there is no need to worry. Your Majesty only needs to stand on the tower in person to boost morale."

Yuan Song smiled wryly, he was already desperate. Compared with Anguo, Dongrong was like an egg hitting a stone, and the chance of winning was extremely slim.However, from the moment Luoyang left, he realized a problem. Dong Rong had suffered a crushing defeat. Death was the end he had expected. Dong Rong was dead. He didn't think he could survive, so what if he died in battle? Woolen cloth?

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