Jizhou, from north to south, there are three important cities, and it is also the place where Ma Yue must attack if he wants to attack Yecheng to the south.

"Your Majesty, Wuji in the south of Zhongshan Kingdom, although it is not where the capital is located, there is the Great Wall of the Yan Dynasty in the north." Cheng Wu, as a member of the army this time, took advantage of the night to discuss in the military tent, unfolded the map in front of him, pointed his finger at the location of Zhongshan Kingdom, and said: "At present, Wuji is still under the control of Gongsun Zhan, and taking Lu Nu can cut off Gongsun Zhan's retreat to fight Liu He in the north, making it a lone army." Recently, the grain route that can be transported is still in Gaoyang, two hundred miles away, hey, they can't eat food, so the sergeants naturally disperse. ”

Ma Yue bowed his head slightly, and Gan Ning said on the side: "The king can send a soldier and horse, and it is not a problem to break through the city!" ”

"Second, Zhao Guo Sichang is just a small city, but the location is very important, and it needs to be taken to ensure the safety of the north and south grain roads." Cheng Wu was encouraged, and then said: "Wuji can still outwit, Sichang can only attack, there is also a large camp that supplies Gongsun Zhan's soldiers, horses, grain and grass, when there is a fierce battle. ”

"As for the third, needless to say, Handan, the capital of Zhao State. After capturing Handan, all roads extending in all directions can be used by our Liang country. Cheng Wu stretched out a finger, and said with a reserved smile on his face: "Soldiers and horses are in Handan, one day...... My Liangguo army can appear under Yecheng, there are imperial court soldiers and horses in front, and there are tigers and wolves in Liangguo in the back, and the Gongsun family will be defeated! ”

Although this is not a morale boost, the old things in Liangguo want to fight on the battlefield again, and the little ones have all grown up listening to the exploits of the old people, and they only yearn for the chaotic battlefield and have no fear. Especially a force like Gongsun Chan who is too far away from them and has no actual experience in fighting each other, they will not feel afraid, they only have a sense of eagerness to try, where will they need to boost morale. Even so, hearing Cheng Wu's praise for the soldiers of Liang State, everyone couldn't help but smile.

"Ah Wu, just now you said that Zhongshan Wuji can still outwit it, what's going on?" Ma Yue asked, "Do you know who the Wuji Guardian is?" ”

"Back to the king, my subordinates don't know yet. But in fact, Zhongshan is the same as many counties in the Central Plains, and the strength of the big clan is very amazing. The Central Plains is strong, such as Zang Ba in Xuzhou, who spreads prestige and gives more kindness, is righteous and courageous, and raises the dead, and is brave and willing to bow down and obey orders. This is the same as our Liangguo's Qiang troops, who are heavy and heroic. Zhongshan has a clan surnamed Zhen, the first Han Dynasty is the Jizhou Wang clan, the ancestors were the three dukes, the era of two thousand stone court members, but in recent years I have not heard of the family and then into the court officials, but in Zhongshan there are still many old ones, and even a number of city chiefs are also Zhen clansmen. In Zhongshan Country, it's like your status in Liang Country. ”

"Brother Cheng, don't talk nonsense, who can compare with uncle's status?" Ma Dai frowned, feeling that Cheng Wu was a little too casual in speaking, "What's so great about the two thousand stones in the imperial court?" Who is listed is not a thousand stones, and all the uncles are two thousand stones...... Isn't it much stronger than a broken clan in any county, if you outwit them, you will trick them out of the city, and no one on the plains can beat my Liang country's iron cavalry! ”

"General Bozhan and slow! Your Excellency, your subordinates also think that Zhongshan and his party can really be outwitted! Cui Jun offered his hand at this time, and after Cheng Li served as the prime minister of Liangguo, he took charge of the Splitting Wood Courtyard for many years, and the world's intelligence was all in his hands, Cui Jun was also stained with the wisdom of the old man, raised his hand and said: "This Zhongshan Zhen clan is really worth mentioning, if it wasn't for the monarch to uproot the Yuan clan in one fell swoop, I'm afraid that the Zhen clan can really do two thousand stones now...... Zhen's ancestor was named Yi, who was ordered by Cai, and later died of illness, leaving three sons and five daughters, the eldest son died young, and the second son Zhen Yan was in charge of the clan. ”

Cui Jun has long since lost the lonely look he had when Luoyang destroyed the door, and when he memorized the information, he couldn't help but wonder how many things he had written down in his head, and a small country clan far away in Jizhou could remember it.

"Zhen Yan is an ambitious man, all his actions are led by the interests of the clan, and he looks like the heir of the orthodox clan. After the funeral of his father and brother, at the age of sixteen, he carried the entire Zhen family, and successively arranged marriages for four sisters, respectively marrying the county or Jizhou officials, such as his third sister, who was the little wife of the first Jizhou Mu Hanfu. Of course, marriage was only a means for him, and then he took advantage of the situation everywhere to make the children of the clan protect their filial piety and become the chief of the city. When others were not ashamed of businessmen, they arranged for their clansmen to sell grain, and even formed a huge caravan to feed the Jizhou army, gaining a firm foothold in Jizhou. Zhen's wealth is only afraid that it is more than the tax revenue of the current imperial court. ”

Ma Yue nodded slightly, although he still didn't understand what this had to do with him, but he still listened patiently. Then, I saw Cui Jun arching his hand and said: "In the first two years of this year, it was the time when Yuan Shao was the most powerful, and the Zhen family also gained a firm foothold in Jizhou. Han Fu is not a weapon, and the king also knows it. Moreover, Yuan Shao also seems to have fallen in love with the land of Jizhou because of your declaration of war, which happened to make Zhen Yan catch up with Yuan Shao's relationship, and they got married...... That year, Zhen Yan's youngest sister was only ten years old, so she was engaged to marry Yuan Shao's second son, Yuan Xi, and wanted to be his little wife...... It's a pity that people are not as good as heaven, although the marriage is decided, the good abacus was inadvertently kicked over, and the Yuan family ceased to exist in an instant, but it was pitiful for the Zhen woman, and it was rumored that Kefu was just a marriage contract and the Yuan family was wiped out. The subordinates also came up with their Jizhou clan because of the marriage between the Zhen family and the Yuan family. ”

"Your Majesty, the Zhen clan trades in the world, and Longdu is a good place for them, but without your permission, the Zhen clan's caravan is not allowed to enter and leave Tongguan at all. You can send a messenger to talk to them, not to mention that Gongsun Bogui has occupied Jizhou for so long, and his subordinates have never heard of Zhen Yan's desperate actions against him, he has always been a person who understands and knows the difficulties of the troubled times, and Gongsun Zhan's life will not be long in coming. Cui Jun smiled and said, "If Zhen Yanru still wants to do something, he should understand that Liangguo is the best choice." If the negotiation is successful, it is impossible to say that there is no need to attack Wuji, and the whole territory of Zhongshan can be instigated to rebel! ”

Ma Yue knows who the five daughters of the Zhen family that Cui Jun is talking about, isn't that the historical Luoshen, Zhen Ji. But I didn't want to hurt Zhen Ji to have a bad reputation as Kefu, which is really ...... Ma Yue shook his head and said: "There are many superstitions among the people in the countryside, if this is the case, wouldn't my Ma Yue specialize in high-ranking officials and nobles?" But if that's the case, let's march to Zhao first, apply the same tactics, occupy the entire territory of Zhao, and leave a city of Gongsun Chan from north to south, and then Yun Chang's troops will be stationed in Handan, Wuji...... I'm going to go for myself! ”

The overwhelming scouts were released, and in the regular army of Liangguo, any sergeant could act as a scout for the horses, as long as there was a tun commander with him. Every commander of the Liang Kingdom has studied at least six to twelve months in the academy, and he has just learned the knowledge required for small-scale battles, such as wind direction, traps, and tracking. Just scouts, it's too condescending for them.

Ma Yue marched into the territory of Zhao with full confidence to lead the army, but unexpectedly, after only thirty miles of troops, he received unprecedented bad news - they were only afraid of being ambushed by the enemy, and the traces of the enemy brigade were found in the southeast, northwest, and northwest, and the back road back to Leping County was also blocked, I am afraid that this is the encirclement of Gongsun Zhan's subordinates in advance.

The last three cities have been held behind closed doors, and there is no danger to rely on. The most difficult situation is that they have no idea how many troops the enemy has in ambush to fight this battle. The scout sent to communicate with Cao Cao did not return, but he was afraid that something would happen on the way.

Ma Yue immediately gave the order and marched forward again. Now that the back road has been cut off, it can only move forward and not backward. The most terrifying scenario they faced was not the possibility of being besieged by most of the enemy army in the territory of Zhao, nor was it the possibility of confronting the enemy army in the field...... What Ma Yue was really afraid of was that the enemy army cut off his food route, and when the army ran out of food, he had not yet captured a city, and then the battle line would really collapse.

Therefore, he could not hesitate, no matter how bad the environment was, they must attack the city with one mind. However, the enemy army was on the side, and Ma Yue could no longer divide his troops, and the soldiers and horses of the five routes could only spread out and move towards the city at a distance of thirty miles.

Their goal was Yuanshi, a small border city in the territory of Zhao, which had no strategic significance, and the city wall was only three zhang high, so it was not dangerous to defend, but the city meant the treasury and the grain depot. With the support of grain and grass, the army of Liang can use the general as the commander to break the enemy army.

However, Gongsun Zhan's subordinates would not let the Liang army enter the city so easily. After all, the army of the Liang Kingdom has a reputation, ten years ago it was the earliest heavy cavalry in the world, and the armament of ten years ago is still incomparable to some small princes, and no one wants to take it lightly when fighting against them.

In this battle, the general who led the army was named Gongsun Yue, which was the same as Ma Yue's name. Gongsun Yue is also a battlefield general who followed his brother to fight in the east and west, not to mention that the Liangguo army is in the Ming and the Jizhou army is in the dark. Not long after, when there was still a hundred miles away from the Yuan city, a group of soldiers and horses came out from the north, surrounded Ma Dai with an absolute superiority of 15,000 troops, and even laid troops and horses on the way to prevent the retreat of the Liang army.

The premeditated ambush was divided and attacked, and all the Liangzhou soldiers and horses of 5,000 people were eaten before the reinforcements from all walks of life arrived...... From just a moment of observation, Ma Dai concluded that the opponent this time was definitely a scheming and cautious person.

"How many troops are there in the whole territory of Jizhou? If you encircle it on three sides, you have to take out 18,000 troops, no matter who this Gongsun is, it is impossible to surround all our soldiers and horses with the same strength! Ma Dai tugged on the reins and smiled, pointed to the plain in front of him and shouted: "Pass the order, break through, and move forward!" ”

Since you have to fight more and fight less, then you can only break them one by one!