Last year, Hao Zhaoxiang's army was defeated, and he could return to Liangzhou through Didao, because it was centered on the junction where Taoshui poured into the Yellow River, and there were several ferries around.

In Feng Yong's mind, now that he is leading the army out of Longxi with great fanfare, he should have alarmed the Wei army guards in Xiping County on the other side of the Yellow River.

Liu Hun led a mobile cavalry, which could easily patrol the river section to prevent a sneak attack from the opposite side.

"No!"

Liu Hun clenched his fists and had no objection to Feng Yong's arrangement.

But whenever Feng Junhou orders him, he will only carry them out to the letter.

On the second day, Feng Yong let the Dark Night Battalion go first and launched a search to advance.

Then he led the soldiers of the Qiang Captain's Mansion to climb the mountain and let Jiang Wei take the three thousand Tiger Infantry Army to the rear of the palace.

Liu Hun finally led the cavalry to try to go up the mountain, although it was barely passable, but it was inconvenient in the end.

He had to lead people back, inspect the line, and work with Chen Taishou to guard against the Wei army on the other side of the river.

At this time, the one guarding Hexi was Lu Pan, who had quelled the rebellion of Xiping Qiying with Hao Zhaoyi the year before last.

When he learned that Feng Yong was leading the army out of Longxi, he was very nervous.

Liangzhou has been unstable since last year, but General Hao, who has been famous in Hexi for a long time, has just died of illness.

The Shu people dispatched a large army at this time, and they really picked a good time.

Lu Pan even personally led his troops to the west bank of the river, just in case.

I don't know that these days I can only see people coming and going on the opposite side, and even Han troops have appeared at several ferries, but I just haven't found out where the main force of the Han army is.

This made Lu Pan more and more uneasy: Isn't the Han army preparing to attack Hexi?

He had a point.

Because since ancient times, there has been no other way than to cross the river into the land west of the river.

"General, there seems to be movement from the Wei people on the other side."

Liu Hun, who was stationed by the Taoshui River, couldn't help but be a little surprised when he received the news from the sentry, and hurriedly led people to check.

By the time he arrived at the crossing at the junction of Taoshui and the Great River, the Wei army had already begun to row a raft to the middle of the river.

"General, it looks like they want to cross the river." A general beside him said.

Liu Hun didn't answer immediately, but squinted his eyes and observed for a long time, and then said, "Let's go, go to the river and have a look." ”

The general grabbed Liu Hun with some concern, "General, be careful." ”

Liu Hun smiled nonchalantly, "What are you afraid of?" The thieves on the opposite side did not come again. ”

"I'm afraid there's a sentry near the other side." The general reminded, "What's more, our army is in the rear, and the general is so rash to approach, I am afraid that something will be wrong." ”

"I'm still afraid of the sentinels?" Liu Hun smiled proudly, "Let's go, come forward and take a look, I can't see it very clearly here." ”

As he spoke, he took the lead and touched forward.

The general had no choice but to bring someone to follow.

Liu Hun found a high place on the shore, hid his body, his eyes widened, and he tried hard to see the other side clearly.

"How many people do you think they will have?"

Liu Hun looked at it for a while, and then asked.

"The general estimates that there should be six or seven hundred, and no more than a thousand."

The generals are also trying to see the situation on the other side.

Liu Hun silently estimated in his heart, and indeed there was no increase in the number of people on the other side, so he turned around, "Go, go back." ”

Riding a horse and galloping back to the rear, Liu Hun immediately reorganized his troops and horses, asked people to wrap the horses' hooves in cloth, and then immediately led the army to outflank the ferry.

Lu Pan stood on the west bank of the river, looking a little nervous as the men and horses began to cross the water.

Even on the west bank, it can be seen that the Han army on the other side is not small.

What worries him even more is that he heard that Feng Yong is still leading the army this time.

Since the First World War of the Northern Expedition, in Lu Pan's view, Feng Yong has indeed some ability to use soldiers.

Moreover, he likes to take risks and sneak attacks, which can be seen from the fact that he led his troops to attack Longguan.

So in order to find out where Feng Yong's main force was, Lu Pan had to take the risk of letting people cross the river to test it.

The men and horses in front of them quickly crossed the river, and there was no movement on the other bank, and it seemed that they were not discovered by the Han army, which made Lu Pan finally feel a little relieved.

There are several crossings on this section of the river, and the Han army is out of Longxi for the first time, and they don't know the situation, so they may not know that they will suddenly send people to cross the river.

When most of the centaurs were on the other side, Lu Pan finally put his mind at ease.

Good, it seems that there is no problem anymore.

So he immediately commanded, "Build a bridge quickly!" ”

The people and auxiliary soldiers carried the wood and bamboo that had been made long ago, and began to lay pontoon bridges on the water.

"General, the Cao thief is almost finished." The ministry general reminded Liu Hun with some anxiety.

The look on Liu Hun's face was very calm.

His gaze was on the water.

The boat used by the thief to cross the water seems to be quite strange.

Looking at the two people can lift it, it seems to be very light, but it can carry ten people without sinking, which is really weird.

"General!"

Seeing that the Cao thief not only crossed the water, but also continued to lay pontoon bridges behind him, the general couldn't help but remind him again.

Liu Hun's eyes finally narrowed, quite the charm of Feng Junhou's squinting.

The sentry of the Wei army had already searched not far in front of the ambushed army.

Liu Hun raised his horse.

The cavalry behind him immediately began to agitate.

A Wei army sentry looked up at the front with some uneasiness, and then saw several flags suddenly appear in front of him, and at the same time felt the ground begin to shake and flatten.

In his eyes, he saw a red tide surging forward.

"Run!"

The companion cried out in tears and tried to turn the horse's head around.

An arrow flew and struck him diagonally in the back of the heart.

His companion threw himself back and fell off his horse.

The sentinel was so frightened that he almost went out of his body, and as he turned his horse's head, he pressed his body tightly against the horse's back and jerked the horse hard.

The warhorse neighed and began to charge towards his camp.

So the Wei army, which had not yet lined up in formation, saw that their own sentry led a fiery red tide to rush towards them.

"It's ...... Shu Army! It's the Shu army! ”

The Wei army panicked all of a sudden.

Liu Hun followed the sentry closely, rushed to the front of the Wei army, released the reins, clenched the horse lance with both hands, and the long lance swept through, and immediately brought up a string of blood beads.

The two Wei soldiers covered their necks, and their eyes instantly lost their brightness.

The sudden charge of the Han cavalry made the Wei army who had just landed not react at all, there was no formation in the first place, and when the Han cavalry rushed like this, some people turned around and ran to the back.

Liu Hun led the people, and he was not hindered much at all, so he rushed out of a way, and waited for him to turn around and come back.

His own cavalry was charging wave after wave along the gap he had rushed out, and at the same time, the wings were equipped with cavalry to drive back the Wei soldiers who wanted to flee on both sides.

The Wei army was already defenseless, but now it was rushed like this, and it became extremely chaotic, trampling on each other, and many people were forced to turn around and jump into the river.

Watching the Han army rush into the Wei army's formation like killing chickens and sheep, Liu Hun controlled the reins in one hand and held the horse lance in the other, his face was expressionless.

The blood of the lance was not dry, and it dripped down the blood groove to the ground and seeped into the soil.

The battle started quickly and ended quickly.

Lu Pan, who was standing on the opposite bank, saw all this, just frowned, and ordered the troops to be withdrawn.

The half-paved pontoon bridge was also withdrawn.

"General, something is wrong."

The general quickly reported to Liu Hunyu, "These thieves are all Hu soldiers wearing Wei people's clothes and armor, and they are not real Wei soldiers at all. ”

Liu Hun looked at his generals suspiciously, pulled the reins, rode around the prisoners of war who had put down their weapons, and found that they were indeed all Hu people, not even a real Wei soldier.

Liu Hun reined in his horse again, walked to the water's edge, and looked at the people and horses on the other side who had re-gathered them, and his face finally became a little difficult to see: "The thief is tempting." ”

No wonder this group of thieves was so unbeaten, they scattered as soon as they rushed, it turned out that they were not the real Wei army at all.

was tricked by the other party and tried his own defense, which made Liu Hun feel a little remorseful.

He rolled over and dismounted, put his mallet in his horse, and bent down to pull up something.

It was the tool used by the thieves he had noticed earlier to cross the water.

Originally, I didn't think this thing was heavy, but I tried it myself at this time, and it was as expected.

Liu Hun noticed that the boat was actually made of willow branches to form a frame, but there were more than a dozen bulging skins tied to the frame.

He pressed the skin with his hand and found it empty.

This discovery made Liu Hun feel very new and surprised.

"Go and ask those Hu people, what the hell is this?"

Liu Hun kicked the boat with his foot and ordered his subordinates to follow him all the time.

The result was quickly asked, and it was a blown sheepskin.

Although there was some speculation, Liu Hun still couldn't believe it when he heard that it was really a sheepskin.

"General, those Hu people said that in the Liangzhou area, there are many people who use this kind of sheepskin boat to cross the river."

The general explained, "Because the Hu tribe shepherds sheep, when they kill sheep, they peel off the sheepskin intact and boil it. ”

"When you want to use it, you only need to tie your head, tail and limbs tightly, and leave only a small mouth, so that you can float on the water with your mouth."

Liu Hun listened, and then suddenly realized, "I see." ”

He walked a few more steps and saw a different boat.

The boat was noticeably much larger than the one before, and it didn't look like a sheepskin.

"What is this?" Liu Hun asked curiously, squatting down and looking at it carefully, "Like cowhide?" ”

The general looked at it, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and had to run to the prisoner of war again, and brought a bearded man over.

"Lord Hui, this is indeed a cowhide."

Hu Ren didn't dare to hide it and replied respectfully.

Liu Hun raised his eyebrows: "Bragging? ”

The Hu prisoner of war nodded, "This cowhide needs a person with a big breath to blow it, and ordinary people can only blow sheepskin." ”

After getting the usage of the leather boat from the prisoner of war, Liu Hun was not happy, but seemed a little worried.

The Wei people had this kind of boat in their hands that was convenient for crossing the river, so didn't that mean that as long as they found a suitable place, they could come over whenever they wanted?

So I'm just afraid that I have to be more careful.

Lu Pan was naturally unwilling to cross the river this time, and he was about to find a way to find out what the other side wanted to do, but at this time, an abnormal situation occurred on the other side of the West Sea.

The Baldness Department made a windfall a few months ago, and the tribe's population and livestock were greatly replenished, and they bought a lot of supplies from Feng Yong.

The strength of the tribe has not only been restored, but it has been better than before.

The Xiqiang in the Xihai area did not see the bald tribe at the beginning of spring, and thought that they had moved away, so they happily returned to the pasture occupied by the bald tribe.

Who knew that the bald department suddenly appeared again in the summer, and when they saw that the Xiqiang tribes who had been driven away dared to come to their own pastures to graze, they were immediately furious.

The battle between the two sides spread to the edge of Xiping County, which happened to be another sensitive place, because it was the place where the local tycoons and Qiang rebelled most frequently.

Nine years ago, the koji performance of Xiping County colluded with the local wealthy families in various counties of Liangzhou to rebel, if it were not for Su Taishou (Su Ze) to persuade General Hao to send troops to quell the rebellion and quell the rebels in time, I am afraid that it would be another Liangzhou chaos.

Two years ago, in Xiping, there was a rebellion by Koji Ying, and several county magistrates and county commanders were killed.

Xihai is close to Xiping County, and once the battle between the Bald Department and Xiqiang spreads there, there will definitely be people in Xiping County who will take the opportunity to make trouble.

In the south, the Han army was ready to move to cross the river, and in the north, there was the possibility that the Hu people would cause a rebellion in Xiping, which caused Lu Pan's heart to burn.

Not long after Xu Jianshi arrived, he encountered the loss of Longyou, and his prestige has not been established.

However, the prestige General Hao happened to die of illness again, and the only one who could barely suppress the dispute between the Bald Department and Xiqiang was Lu Pan, who had been following Hao Zhao all these years.

As a result, Lu Pan had to give up his move to continue to explore the other side.

He arranged his manpower and guarded the various ferries, and confirmed that the Han army could not cross the river in a short time, so he hurried back to Xiping to mediate the dispute.

At the same time, he also sent people to Wuwei Guzang to ask Xu Miao for support.

The rescue letters of Wei Ping and Lu Pan, the guards of Yuzhong, arrived in Xu Miao's hands almost at the same time.

Knowing that the Han army attacked Liangzhou in two ways, Xu Miao was shocked and anxious.

What is surprising is that the Han army will attack Liangzhou at this time, because according to Hao Zhao's estimation before his death, the Han people will have to delay for at least two years before they are ready.

What is anxious is that the troops in his hands can only support one side now.

In desperation, he focused on the main officials of Guzang and asked about countermeasures, "The thieves are divided into two ways, and we will help Yuzhongye?" Aid to Xipingye? ”

The officials looked at each other, and they all saw the worry in their eyes: Why did this Han army come so quickly?

"Ming Gong, from Longyou into Liangzhou, through Yuzhong is the avenue, here must be the target of Shu, so the lower officials feel that it is important to aid Yuzhong."

"Yuzhong and Jincheng rely on each other to help, and Shu Lu may not be able to capture Yuzhong. Even if I can capture it, I still have the golden city, so what am I afraid of? Even if Jincheng is lost, I retreat to Hexi, and what can I do with Shulu? ”

"That's right! Xia Guan also thought that it was better to aid Xiping. It is difficult for General Lu to take care of both sides, in case Shu Yu crosses the river and goes north along the Huangshui, I am afraid that Xiping will not be owned by me. If there is no Xiping, Jincheng will survive? If Jincheng does not exist, Liangzhou will be lost! ”

"It was Wei Yan, the general of Shu, who attacked Yuzhong, and he took the avenue, so he must be an army of thieves. And the thieves of Longxi have been wandering in the east of the river for a long time, and they are only afraid that they are suspicious soldiers......"

Before the words were finished, some people retorted loudly.

"Wei Yan? Can Wei Yan compare to Feng Yong? ”

"How can Wei Yan not be able to compare to Feng Yong? I heard that Wei Yannai is a rare brave general in Shuyu......"

This person's words were still not finished, and he was interrupted again: "The brave generals who were first intimidated, and then burned under Xiangwu City?" ”

"You ......"

"Feng Yong broke through Longguan, defeated Zhang Junyi, Qi Ke Yin attacked, Zheng Ke can fight, I watched him go out of Longxi with great fanfare this time, and he didn't go to the east bank for a long time, I'm afraid that he wants to smuggle across the river!"

Smuggling into the river?

This remark reminded Xu Miao at once.

He once served as the Taishou of Longxi and Nan'an, so he is naturally no stranger to the situation in Longxi.

"Longxi from Heguan to Taoshui, there are several ferries, that Feng Yong is known as Xiao Wenhe, scheming, he is clearly deployed in Taoshui Ferry, and he can't say that he has led his troops to Heguan......"

"Duke Ming, the side of the river pass is occupied by the traitorous Hu, so how can Feng Yong easily cross the river from there?"

Someone reminded me.

"Nope! He must have gone to Heguan! Xu Miao stood up suddenly, his face was a little pale, "Don't forget, as soon as Feng Yong started spring this year, he immediately led the army to attack Longxi and rebel against Hu." ”

"The rebel Hu fled all the way west, obviously he had no strength to resist, but he only chased to Daxia County and stopped, and let go of the rebel Hu in the area of the Caohan River Pass."

The more Xu Miao spoke, the faster he spoke, revealing the anxiety in his heart, "Haven't you thought about the weirdness in this? There's a good chance he did it on purpose! ”

After listening to Xu Miao's analysis, someone finally reacted: "He has actually secretly subdued Caohan's betrayal of Hu, but he made a gesture of letting go of Caohan's betrayal, just to confuse us!" ”

"He had already laid out the layout, and he was waiting to cross the river through the Caohan River Pass!"

Hearing this, everyone became suspicious: Is this possible? Could it be that Thorn History is thinking too much?

"Two months ago, the Hu people who fled from Heguan to Xiping mentioned that many of the rebels in Caohan proposed to join the Han people, and they also sent envoys."

Xu Miao said word by word.

As soon as these words came out, everyone's faces turned a little pale.

Someone's lips trembled and whispered, "Sure enough, it's Xiaowen and ......."