Jin Zheng decided to launch an attack in the direction of Mayi, pass through Zhonglingchuan to attack Shanwu, and then leave this city to attack Shengle directly. Naturally, he decided to move to the rear.
At this time, the large group of troops led by Shao Xun had just passed Guanjuejin, entered the boundary of Wu County, and were advancing towards Jinyang.
When he stayed at Guojiawu Fort at night, he summoned several counselors who were accompanying the army, namely Pan Tao, the Taibao, Zhang Bin, the military counselor, Xi Jian, the chief minister, Long Xiang, and Yang Man, the minister.
Several people followed Shao Xun's temper and walked and talked by the fields outside the village.
"Calling you here is not just a matter from the north." Shao Xun looked at the bright moon above his head and said: "Someone is crossing the river in the west. It is said that the counties in Guanzhong are collecting grain and grass and recruiting young men. By the tenth day of the fifth lunar month, there are no more people.
On the seventh day, which is more than ten days ago, Taiwei Wang Yifu and Shangshu ordered Pei Jingsheng to go to Hedong in person to appease people's hearts and recruit troops from various clans and Hu and Han soldiers to train for the general battle. You can discuss this with Liu Can.
Going out to fight, harassing us, or fighting decisively?"
The night was beautiful at that time, but no one was in the mood to appreciate it.
Yang Man, the servant, is rarely recruited as an army counselor, so he is a little eager to try. After thinking about it, he said: "There are probably many thieves, probably more than 100,000. This is a golden opportunity for Liu Can, and he must be thinking of something."
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After Yang Man finished speaking, Xi Jian then said: "Your Majesty, I heard that the Huns defeated only 20,000 or 30,000 soldiers. If there are really 100,000 soldiers, most of them must be weak soldiers, and the number of capable soldiers should not exceed 20,000. This army
It will not leave Tongguan, but will leave from Pujin Pass. However, it must break through the fortress of Hou Fujun before it can go north to Anyi and Pingyang. Our army has won consecutive battles, and even the Dingzhuang tribe has high morale. Your Majesty
You can order General Hou to hold on to the wall to weaken the thieves, and when they retreat, attack and kill them suddenly, and you may gain something."
Shao Xun nodded slightly after hearing this, then looked at Zhang Bin and said, "What do Meng Sun think?"
Zhang Bin cupped his hands and said, "It is useless even if the king returns. As soon as our army returns, Liu Can will leave. As soon as our army leaves, Liu Can will definitely come."
Shao Xun couldn't help laughing.
Zhang Bin was like this, he spoke directly to the point and pointed out the essence of the Xiongnu's courage to mobilize on a large scale, that is, if your main force is gone, he will steal the chicken.
"Yang Zhong, what do you think?" Shao Xun looked at Pan Tao again and asked.
"We won't shift troops, but we will increase our troops." Pan Tao said seriously.
"Where do soldiers come from?"
"There are also powerful tribes in Taishan and Yingchuan. After years of fighting, they are not just a mob." Pan Tao said: "The mule army is also training in Runan, and it may be possible to mobilize it to go north. It is the Taiyuan soldiers -"
"Taiyuan soldiers cannot move, they have to guard the pass." Shao Xun waved his hand and said: "Yang Zhong, you have the same idea as the prime minister, military commander and others. The Xiongnu have not yet dispatched, and they are thinking of increasing their troops. Isn't it too timid?
Already?"
Pan Tao disagreed and only said: "Your Majesty, Prime Minister, the military commander is not worried about the war outside Pujin Pass, but is used to seeing the evil in people's hearts. He is worried that someone will take the opportunity to cause chaos, cut off General Hou's food route, and cause the army to collapse without a fight. Fang.
Today, there are not just one or two people who hope that the king will fail."
Shao Xun was silent.
If this world is compared to a company, when he was in Liang County, the company was small and he had absolute controlling rights. But as the business grew bigger and bigger, there were more and more investors, and his equity was greatly diluted.
, may now be below 50%.
Officials of all sizes in the Liang Kingdom, as well as local wealthy families, are all shareholders with equity ranging from one percent to one thousandth. The equity is relatively dispersed, but the sum total far exceeds that of the major shareholder who is the chairman of the board.
Moreover, many of these small shareholders also hold various positions from the general manager on down. They are both shareholders and workers.
You have violated the rights and interests of small shareholders, and they are temporarily unable to unite to remove you, but is it possible for you to learn a lesson?
The defeat of Pujinguan and the fall of Pingyang may not be a bad thing for the small shareholders, because the chairman who led the company to forge ahead is still there, and he still needs more from them.
"The Taishan troops will not move, and we will watch the direction of Xuzhou." Shao Xun made a decision: "Yingchuan gathered powerful soldiers and horses to go north to Hedong, and the mule army also went north. Hou Feihu controlled it and watched the way back."
"As for this place -" Shao Xun put his hands behind his back and said without doubt: "Go north at full speed. I want to see if we can fight two wars with dozens of counties in Guandong."
"Jin is in front and I am behind. I believe what he said! There is no need to reject his strategy and let him fight according to his own wishes."
Seeing that Shao Xun was so determined, everyone had no objections, and then started to complete the details with your words and my words.
Shao Xun stood by the river alone.
Wu County is very peaceful at night.
After the bright moon was covered, the fog gradually rose up, making it look dreamlike and confusing.
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On May 15th, more than 2,000 carriages arrived in Mayi one after another, transporting 150,000 husks of millet and wheat.
At this time, the shepherds in the central part of Liu Run were already driving cattle, sheep and miscellaneous animals to graze and fatten in the deserted Yanmen County.
Another army of herdsmen from Puyang Mountain and other places also drove hundreds of thousands of livestock into Yanmen County through the bottle-shaped mouth.
The remaining 6,000 troops of Zuo Feilongwei arrived in Mayi on the same day, along with 9,000 Buqu. As soon as they arrived at Yanmen, they were called over.
On the 17th, more than 20,000 horses were sent from Yanmen County.
Kim Jong seized the carriage of the grain transport team.
Thousands of people were recruited from Mayi County to serve as drivers and grooms, and they followed the army northward.
So far, this large army has 6,000 cavalrymen from Shangdang, 9,000 Zuo Feilong guards from Dongping and Gaoping, and a total of 15,000 soldiers.
In terms of auxiliary troops, there are 9,000 Zuo Feilong Weifu soldiers and 5,000 Wuhuan Dingzhuang in Mayi, for a total of 14,000 people.
Carrying more than 2,000 baggage vehicles, 150,000 grains, and more than 40,000 horses, they marched northward towards Shan Wu.
On May 18th, Helan Aitou finished offering sacrifices to heaven outside Shanwu City, and then led 30,000 cavalry drawn from Helan, Hedouling, Yilou, Qiudun, Yizhan, Chekun and other departments to go south, along the
Zhonglingchuan went south and headed straight for Mayi.
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As a "travel-savvy old horse" in the caravan and a former Xianbei scout, Tuoba Liugou was recruited and followed a small team of five or six people northward, about thirty miles away from the main army, to explore the enemy's situation.
After more than a day in the mountains, the vanguard of the army had already reached the source of Zhongling River, and they were searching northeast along the Zhongling River.
This day was May 19th. The weather was not very good. There was a mist at night and it didn't clear up until morning.
A group of six people found a small forest to rest for a while.
The leader of the team is a big man named Xu Yi, who is from Xiangcheng. Everyone knows that he is the son of Xu Meng, the governor of the Ministry of War. He has practiced martial arts since he was a child and is proficient in bow and horse.
He first assigned two people to spread out and be on guard, and then ordered the horses to be fed.
It was wet in the woods, and even the grass was covered with dew. The horse lowered his head and licked a few mouthfuls, then turned his head and stopped eating.
A scout took out cooked black beans from the bag, mixed them with salt water and fed them to the horse.
Tuoba Liugou sat on a stone, took out a corner of the hard pancake, and chewed it slowly.
The fog has not dissipated, and there is only a slight wind in the mountains, whispering softly in Liugou's ears.
While eating, the six dogs glanced around, trying to see clearly the mountains, forests and rivers hidden in the fog.
I can't see clearly, it's too foggy.
Liu Gou swallowed the last bite of the cake and tightened the bow knife on his waist with some uneasiness.
The tranquility of the mountain forest could not soothe Wu Fu's restless heart. Liu Gou turned his head again. He seemed to hear the sound of dead branches being trampled down.
"Whoosh!" Just as he turned his head, a sharp arrow flew past his ear and drove hard into the trunk of the tree.
Liu Gou didn't have time to think too much, he turned over and rolled down behind the stone.
"Ah!" A scream sounded, which was relatively far away. It seemed to be one of the two people sent out to guard.
Liu Gou's scalp was numb. This was because someone had touched him close.
Looking up, I saw shadowy figures in the mist, as if several evil spirits were running towards me.
He subconsciously took out his bow, and as soon as he drew an arrow, he heard footsteps coming from behind his head. Without thinking, he directly pierced the arrow behind him.
The person who came had a ferocious face and held a bowstring in his hand. He seemed to be planning to strangle the six dogs and capture them alive. When he saw the arrows coming, he stepped aside and kicked them out.
The six dogs barely managed to avoid it, feeling pain in their ribs and staggering back.
The man didn't say anything, he rushed forward and punched Liu Gou in the head.
Liu Gou stepped aside to avoid the iron fist that rushed straight to the door. He lowered his head again and avoided the iron arm that swept towards him. He punched out his right fist and hit the opponent's chest. Then he climbed up and took advantage of the opponent's confusion.
In an instant, he quickly thrust the arrow in his left hand towards his face.
The screams immediately started.
Liu Gou was unyielding and endured the opponent's kick. He grabbed the opponent's braid with his right hand to prevent him from escaping. He used his left hand to insert the arrow deeply into his eye socket.
The other party was in agony, and his screams were earth-shattering.
The six dogs lost their temper and pulled out the arrow again, bringing out the eyeball and a large piece of minced meat.
"Poof!" The arrow pierced the enemy's open mouth again.
The opponent was struggling desperately and grabbed Liu Gou's face with his right hand. Liu Gou raised his head to avoid it, only to be grabbed by his chin.
The opponent's left hand was grabbing and beating randomly. Liu Gou tried his best to avoid it, but his left hand still did not relax until the opponent stopped struggling.
"Wow!" A cloud of blood rushed towards the face, covering the head and face of the six dogs who had just stood up. The fishy smell was disgusting.
"Let's go!" Xu Yi held the bloody saber and grabbed Liu Gou.
Liu Gou endured the pain all over his body and stumbled after him.
"Bang!" A corpse fell to the ground behind him, but it was another person who was preparing to attack Liu Gou.
The sounds of footsteps and shouts kept coming.
Xu, the six dogs and the two men pulled the reins, turned on the horse, clamped the horse's belly, and tried to escape.
"Whoosh!" An arrow flew towards him. Xu Yi staggered, endured the pain, and ran away first.
The six dogs lay on the horse's back, and while running wildly, they turned sideways and fired two or three arrows backwards.
The fog was very heavy, and I didn't know whether I was hit or not. I only heard a burst of exclamation.
The two of them walked in tandem and quickly disappeared into the vast mountains and wilderness.
Less than half an hour later, there was the sound of intensive horse hooves on the mountain road, and more than a thousand horses came from the northeast, galloping away without any pause.
On the mountain road more than twenty miles away to the southwest, a large army was heading towards them, and suddenly stopped.
After a while, commands rang out all over the mountains and plains.
Amid the passionate beating of drums, weapons and armor were taken off and distributed one by one.
The large group of infantry rushed to the mountains on both sides, raised flags, and set up their positions.
Baggage trucks were quickly surrounded and blocked the road.
Shielders, archers, and gunners were all in place, ready to fight.
Chapter completed!