Baiya Mountain is located on the north bank of the Yellow River southwest of present-day Jiyuan, upstream of Mengjin.
There are rocks scattered all over the river bank, and the landform is strange.
During the Northern and Southern Dynasties, Hou Jing built a city on the mountain.
During the Northern Wei Dynasty, Liang general Chen Qingzhi took control of Mengjin Beizhong Fucheng (Heyang North City), Yuan Hao took control of Nancheng, and "the righteous soldiers of Xiazhou guarded Hezhongzhu".
Er Zhurong failed to attack Beicheng, and the armies of both sides faced off across the river.
Seeing that the war was unfavorable, Er Zhurong sent He Basheng, Er Zhu Zhao and Dugu Xin as the vanguard to cut down wood and build rafts, avoid Mengjin, cross the river from the upper reaches of Xia Shijin, detour to Luoyang, and capture Yuan Hao in one fell swoop.
Today, the battle with Er Zhurong and Yuan Hao is so similar!
Shao Xun built a pontoon bridge downstream of Mengjin. After two failures, he still refused to give up. He also dispatched ships and sailed people north to attack the Zhemati area, regardless of casualties.
After fighting for ten days, the battle at Zhemati became more and more intense, gradually attracting everyone's attention. So, on such a rainy night, the army forced a crossing from Xia Shijin upstream of Mengjin and occupied the north bank in one fell swoop.
It is almost the same as Er Zhurong's, the only difference is that the direction is reversed.
On the second day of September, thousands of auxiliary soldiers who had crossed the river completed the construction of the camp at the Kip Shek Tsun Ferry and then went up to Bai Ya Mountain to build a camp.
By noon on the third day of September, there were more than 20,000 soldiers forcing the crossing to the north bank, of which nearly 10,000 were elite Silver Spear Army soldiers, several thousand were accompanying the army in the field, and another 5,000 were refugees recruited from the south bank.
Throughout the entire Xiashijin area and beyond, the sound of chants was deafening, trenches, earthen walls, and fortifications were built at a speed visible to the naked eye, and all kinds of military supplies and supplies were slowly gathered here.
They have actually already established a foothold.
As long as the back road stabilizes and the post road is no longer muddy, we can head eastward and fight the decisive battle with the Xiongnu.
Also on this day, hundreds of Yi Cong cavalry arrived and headed west for forty miles at night until they reached the eastern border of Dongyuan County before returning.
"How is it?" Shao Xun asked casually in the early morning of the fourth day of September, after breakfast, while reviewing official letters in the camp.
"This road is not easy to walk on." Yicong Governor Manyu replied: "We can't walk on a large cart. We can only pass people and pack horses. If we are not careful, we will fall to death and get injured. It is forty or fifty miles away from Dongyuan County."
Miles away, if the enemy troops are prepared, they will all die without a place to bury themselves."
"Then we won't fight." Shao Xun smiled and said, "What a big deal."
Going northwest from Xia Shijin, there is a difficult and dangerous path, crossing Wangwu Mountain and reaching Hedong County.
This road is dangerous even for sheepherders, let alone an army.
But if you don't take this road, you have to pass through Zhiguan in the north, then pass through Wangwu Mountain District and reach the hinterland of Hedong.
Zhi Guanxing is one of the Eight Gates of Taihang, and the Huns also sent soldiers and horses to guard it.
Historically, after the Qin army captured the Yuandi (now Yuanqu) of Wei State, they went out to Zhiguanxing many times to compete with the princes.
They are not stupid. They don't take the shortcut and insist on taking the long way. There is a reason.
After forcibly crossing the north bank, Jin Zheng, the commander of the right battalion of Silver Spear, suggested that they rush northwest, cross the mountain trails, and attack the east of the river.
As for food and grass, of course, war must be used to support war.
If fighting to support war fails, then kill draft animals to satisfy hunger, or even eat human flesh. In short, it will shock the Huns. Since Cao Wu was defeated in Dayang, the Jin Dynasty has not invaded Hedong for several years.
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Shao Xun sent people to investigate this road, and now after hearing the report, he decided to give up.
I'll find a solution from Zhiguan later, don't be in a hurry.
What's more, attacking Hedong will not help the war situation. It may even expand the war in an all-round way and turn it into a strategic decisive battle between Han and Jin.
The time is not right!
"The ground has been in the sun for two days and is much harder. A group of cavalry will cross the river in the morning. In the afternoon, you will lead the troops eastward to lead the army." After reviewing the last official letter, Shao Xun put it into a wooden box.
He was handed over to the messenger to be taken away, and then he ordered: "Don't attack the rebels forcefully if you encounter them. If you can fight, fight. If you can't fight, let them go, but you must send the news back."
"Nuo." After seeing that Shao Xun had no other instructions, Manyu left quietly.
Inside and outside the camp, the soldiers were busy coming and going.
Overall, it's much more orderly than the previous two days, but I just don't know what to do next. According to Ming Gong, the army still has to go eastward?
But who can tell? The situation on the battlefield is ever-changing, and no one knows what will happen next.
Only a small number of plans drawn up before the war could be fully implemented in the end.
At least, the location planned for the construction of Heyang North City is occupied by the Xiongnu. Should we take it back?
Over in Xin'an, the imperial court has suffered a new defeat, and there are wild men and women around Luoyang. People are in panic. Do you want rescue?
In the direction of Yanzhou, all the main forces were transferred to the west, and the only ones guarding the home were the government soldiers and the field army. If the Xiongnu moved south in a large scale, could they withstand it?
All this is unknown.
After Man Yu returned to the camp, he led people to wash the horses and feed them. In the afternoon, he led more than a thousand cavalry all the way east to the north bank of Mengjin, eighty miles downstream.
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The Xiongnu cavalry only sent the news back to the Zhemati camp on the night of the second day of September.
At that time, the lights in the camp were brightly lit, and more than 30,000 horsemen marched in the camp for several miles, creating a great momentum.
That night, Bohai King Liu Fu had just finished inspecting the camp and returned to his tent to have a drink with Wang Zhang.
"The Shangdang intercepted Liu Kun's messenger, and he moved to Xizhou County, hoping to meet in Pingyang in October to attack our big man." Liu Fu said with a smile: "What an arrogant and delusional person? He can't figure out how much he weighs.
It’s really ridiculous.”
Wang Zhang also laughed.
Liu Kun is a person with extremely clear advantages and disadvantages.
The advantage is that he has a great reputation and is good at recruiting miscellaneous people.
The disadvantage is that he is not very capable, and the people who are dissatisfied with him and leave are almost the same as those who come. As the saying goes, it is difficult to live up to his reputation.
Moreover, he has quite a few shortcomings that a scholar should have.
He takes medicine and powder, indulges in sexual activities, often does not know what to do, and does not distinguish between good and bad.
Just recently, a man named Linghu Ni came to vote from Jinyang, making false claims.
Ni's father Sheng was the general who guarded the Jinyang army and was under Liu Kun's command.
Because Liu Kun doted on the actor Xu Run and allowed him to serve as the order of Jinyang, causing Run to be arrogant and interfere in political affairs, Linghu Sheng repeatedly remonstrated. Kun was angry and accepted Sheng, and Xu Run took the opportunity to make trouble again, so Liu Kun killed Linghu.
Sheng.
Linghu Ni ran away in a hurry and took refuge with the Han Dynasty, telling Jinyang the inside story one by one.
The emperor was overjoyed and used Linghu Ni as the leader to persuade the generals of Jinyang to surrender. He also activated Liu Yao, the king of Zhongshan who had withdrawn to Pingyang, and ordered him and Wang Can of Hanoi to attack Jinyang.
Liu Kun went eastward on the pretext of recruiting troops in Hebei, leaving Hao Shen behind and Zhang Qiao to guard him.
Jinyang has no soldiers and no food, so it is impossible to defend the city. In addition, Linghu Ni has persuaded many people to surrender, so there is a great chance of taking Jinyang this time.
Wang Zhang was very satisfied with this.
After many years, we can finally capture Jinyang. In this way, we can fully occupy the geographical advantages inside and outside the mountains and rivers of Bingzhou. How wonderful!
"After Jinyang is captured, I will be the commander alone and advise your majesty -" Liu Fu raised his wine glass and said with a smile.
Before he finished speaking, he saw his general opening the big tent and entering.
Liu Fu put down his wine glass helplessly and asked, "What's the matter?"
The general did not hesitate and reported directly: "News came from Xia Shijin that the Jin army crossed the river in large numbers and seized the ferry."
"What?" Liu Fu stood there, holding the white jade cup tightly in his right hand, with his veins exposed.
The general repeated it again.
"When did they cross the river? How many people were there?" Wang Zhang asked calmly.
"It should be the night of the 30th." The general added: "The Jin thieves are currently repairing the city wall in order to defend it. According to what the scouts said, the number of thieves should not be less than ten thousand."
Liu Fu was still in a state of shock and had not come back to his senses.
Wang Zhang was silently calculating.
The number "ten thousand people" should be credible, because it was calculated from the number of ships owned by the Jin army and the frequency of ferries a day.
Ten thousand people crossing the river would be in trouble!
"Maybe troops will be mobilized for encirclement and suppression near Xia Shijin?" Liu Fu finally calmed down, stood up suddenly, and asked.
Wang Zhang shook his head.
Kip Shek Jin is not the focus of defense. After all, it is eighty or ninety miles upstream. Three thousand soldiers were stationed before, and their role was only to monitor and harass. Later, 1,500 infantry and 500 cavalry were transferred, leaving only
A thousand soldiers.
These one thousand men were not enough to guard the camp and patrol the river bank.
If the Jin army crossed the river in large numbers from this side and launched a sneak attack at night, they would only have to face a few hundred infantry. It rained heavily on the night of the 30th, and these people might still be unprepared - alas, Wang Zhang sighed, thousands of infantrymen
I took precautions, but in the end I was attacked by people, and I was hopeless.
Liu Fu immediately spread out the map.
Wang Zhang had sharp eyes, and when he saw that his hands were trembling, he sighed in his heart.
Liu Fu's eyes swept around the map.
Probably only Zhi Pass has troops, but they are people who are transferred in turns to guard the pass. They cannot be moved lightly, and their number is only four to five thousand, so they cannot play a big role.
"Can your Majesty allow your Majesty to do the expedition in person?" Liu Fu's face became more and more anxious, and he spoke fluently.
"General, be careful what you say." Wang Zhang reminded softly.
Liu Fu came to his senses and couldn't help but sit down. His breathing was a little rapid and his eyes were rolling around. He was obviously still thinking hard about the solution.
"General, this matter still needs to be reported to Pingyang." Wang Zhang said.
Liu Fu gave him a pleading look.
Wang Zhang avoided his eyes and said to himself: "General Zhenyuan is in Jizhou, General Zhenxi is in Feng Yi, the King of Zhongshan and the King of Hanoi have gone to Jinyang, and the general is in Hanoi. Now Hebei has only Shi Le who can be used
Apart from that, there are only the forbidden troops of various tribes guarding Pingyang. If these troops are to be moved, the emperor's permission must be obtained."
"There are still more than 30,000 cavalrymen in the Zhemati camp. There is still a chance!" Liu Fu couldn't hear Wang Zhang's calm analysis and interrupted directly.
"There are more than 33,000 people. Shi Le and Zhao Gu have more than 20,000 soldiers and horses. They can hold the camp well. If they fight the Shao bandits in the field, do they really have a chance of winning?" Wang Zhang asked in return.
Liu Fu couldn't be right.
"Field battle? Guarding the camp?" Liu Fu reacted immediately and said in surprise: "The Chinese army is saying that Shao Shao might lead his army eastward and attack our camp? Isn't there a chance?"
"It is possible that he will come, but it is hard to say whether there is a chance." Wang Zhang sighed: "The military situation is urgent, so we should report it to the emperor first."
Liu Fu's face turned pale.
Wang Zhang didn't look at him. After getting up and saying goodbye, he returned to his tent and started writing.
After a while, the messenger rushed out of the camp and headed to Pingyang via Zhiguan.
Chapter completed!