In this battle of Changshan, considering that the previous cavalry losses were slightly more, coupled with the large consumption of horseshoes, it was necessary to rest and replenish. This time, it was arranged that Hu Lang'er and Xu Jian would stay behind in the Third Brigade of their cavalry.

Correspondingly, some Tuntian troops were drawn to participate in the war. Because millet can be more extensive than wheat planting. This time, 5,000 Tuntian soldiers were dispatched from Hedong to attack, and with the addition of logistics and construction departments, only half of the troops were transferred from Hedong, and the impact on production was not very great.

The combat power of these Tuntian troops is also quite reassuring, most of them come from the battle-hardened Xiliang Army and Baibo Army, well-equipped and well-trained, and it is believed that the combat power is not under the main force of the Yuan army.

In addition, there are Xu Rong, Wei Qi, Huang Yu, Yang Feng, Qubei, Xu Huang, Hao Zhao, Yu Poison and others led various troops and horses, as well as the 6,000 cavalry of the Huns Huchuquan and Liu Bao, such a lineup, followed Tong Yuan to drive to Changshan.

Tong Yuan and his entourage first arrived at Zhongdu, Jingling and other counties in Taiyuan County, and arranged logistics supply routes and guards of soldiers and horses. Then, under the greeting of Zhang Yan's sons Zhang Fang and Jia Kui, they entered the territory of the Black Mountain Army.

First of all, it passes through the two counties of Yangyi and Shangai.

Yangyi County was originally a border area between the Taiyuan Shi clan, the Black Mountain Army and the Southern Xiongnu, and it has been chaotic in recent years. But with Jia Kui's efforts, there are already 10,000 acres of fertile land around, and as far as the eye can see, it is lush and green.

Tong Yuan said to Jia Kui, "This remote and chaotic place, to be able to have such an endless scene today, it must be you, Jia Liangdao's credit, right?" ”

Jia Kui, the new Taiyuan County Cheng, shook his head and said, "In fact, most of the troops of the Black Mountain Army are poor farmers, although there are many bandits and hooligans who occupy the mountains as kings and do evil.

But over the years, they also know that they will never survive by plundering everywhere and not producing. Therefore, many family members have long been spontaneously cultivated. ”

"My arrival has played a role in supporting and promoting, and now Yangyi and Shangai each have nearly 300,000 mu of corn fields, and it is estimated that the yield per mu will be 300 catties in autumn. Fortunately, in the name of the general, and the delegation of power by the general of the peace and martyrdom, the people here can finally plant with peace of mind. ”

Jia Kui sighed again, "Although Yuan Benchu was quite good to the Shi clan, Haoqiang and the people under his command, because of his position and reputation, he would not accept the people of Montenegro.

In addition, the Montenegrin army in the south, regardless of the soldiers and civilians, was all killed, so Zhang Pingnan's side was also united and fought to the death. ”

Tong Yuan said: "I heard that this time Zhang Ping instinctively rescued everyone, but because of Lu Bu's blocking, it has been difficult to advance an inch. Does Liang Dao know some details? ”

He said that it is difficult to make an inch, in fact, it is already a very euphemistic statement. The real situation is that Lu Bu completely cut off Zhang Yan from the middle of the Montenegrin Army, and Zhang Yan can only fight in the Changshan Kingdom in the north, and cannot support to the south at all.

Jia Kui added details and said, "Na Lu Bu has a team of thousands of wolf riders, galloping in the wilderness, and no one can stop them for more than half an hour. Montenegro has already lost nearly 10,000 soldiers and horses in the field. ”

Tong Yuan said, "The Montenegrin army can hold the city, especially the area close to the mountains, and then the main force will turn into the mountains to avoid the enemy's main force......"

Speaking of this, he suddenly remembered that at the last moment of the Battle of Chang'an, Lü Bu had a troop of soldiers and horses that swept down the north gate to cover Lü Bu's escape from the city.

"Could it be that there is also a trap camp led by Gao Shun......"

Jia Kui said solemnly: "It was Gao Shun and his trapping camp that broke Zhang Ping's difficult arrangement. There was never a siege that they had not conquered in three days. Therefore, the main force of the Montenegrin Army did not dare to leave the lair at all and turned south in the mountains. ”

In the end, Zhang Pingnan only relied on a tenfold superiority in strength to contain the offensive of Lü Bu's army. The scouts reported that Yuan Shao had led an army of 60,000 to join up with Lü Bu and would soon launch an offensive. ”

Tong Yuan knew that Yuan Shao had scattered some of his soldiers and horses to go back to farming, or he would divide his troops to defend Gongsun Zhan, otherwise he would be able to organize an army of 100,000 if he was recruited with all his might.

In other words, Yuan Shao did not concentrate all the main forces this time, and fought continuously, and if he was a little tired, Tong Yuan and they still had a chance.

A few days later, Tong Yuan's 10,000 soldiers, more than 4,000 logistics medical troops and 6,000 Hun cavalry arrived at Zhang Yan's lair, Jingcheng, one of the eight Taihang tribes.

This well is famous for the danger of the world, and it is quite famous in the Taihang Eight Mountains. Some of the mountain roads are only accessible to one person and one rider, and there are countless cottage fortresses. Zhang Yan has 40,000 elite soldiers, 5,000 rangers, and nearly 100,000 young and strong.

To Tong Yuan's surprise, Zhang Yan's main force did not retreat to the Taihang Mountains to defend against the enemy, but assembled in the area where the mountains and plains were connected to the east of Jingcheng.

Zhang Yan's plan was to leave 10,000 elite soldiers to guard Jingcheng and various cottages, and the rest of the main force went to Cangyan Mountain, eighty miles to the southeast, to assemble. He planned to start a decisive battle with Yuan Shaojun against Taihang Cangyan Mountain.

The terrain of this Cangyan Mountain is extremely dangerous, located in the southeast of Jingcheng County. In later generations, it also belonged to Jingcheng County, Shijiazhuang City, and was a famous historical scenic spot and a famous cultural mountain.

The peaks of Cangyan Mountain are majestic, the strange rocks are craggy, the deep streams and valleys, the clear lakes and blue springs are the peculiar, quiet and beautiful scenery of the world.

It's August, the weather is turning from hot to cool, and the mountains are even more comfortable and refreshing. If it weren't for the endless strife in this troubled world, the constant fighting, but it would also be a good place to escape the world and cultivate.

Zhang Yan convened everyone to discuss. Tong Yuan, as an important ally, especially defeated Yuan Shao and saved the poison, which made the ministries very admired. He and Zhang Yan sat on the top side of the table, and the rest of the generals of the Montenegrin Army and Tong Yuan's subordinates sat in two columns.

Zhang Yan's side suffered heavy losses, and only a few heroes such as Fuyun, Wulu, Grass Shoes, and Du Chang could sit in the front row with Zhang Fang. Therefore, Tong Yuan asked Jia Kui, Yu Poison and others to sit on the side of Montenegro for the time being to support the scene.

Zhang Yan's plan was to fight in Cangyan Mountain, where he could attack and retreat, and more importantly, he spent a lot of money to request reinforcements from Wuhuan and Gongsun Zhan. Five thousand Wuhuan horsemen will arrive in seven days.

Gongsun Chan had also begun to act, and that terrible Ju Yi was temporarily transferred away to guard against him.

As soon as this information came out, the pressure on Qunhao was suddenly much less than before. Wuhuan Tucai, that is a well-known top Hu people's combat power, and Ju Yi, who left, is the most feared opponent of the Montenegrin army over the years.

The combat arrangement is very simple, Zhang Yan and Wuhuan are on the left, the main attack, Tong Yuan and the Xiongnu are on the right, as the auxiliary attack, and Yuan Shao is superior to each other.

Of course, Xu Rong and Wei Qi thought that this style of play was relatively rough, but the organization, discipline, and morale of the Montenegrin Army were not good, and they were divided into troops to defend, lure, and ambush, and I am afraid that they could not do it at all. Therefore, it is also a wise move to get together and fight directly.

At the end of August, Yuan Shao's army arrived as promised. In order to annihilate the Montenegrin army in one fell swoop, they are also willing to fight head-on, so that they can go back to harvest within a month, and they don't have to drill the mountains to work hard. Therefore, the two sides had a tacit understanding to start a decisive battle in Cangyan Mountain, Guojing County, Changshan.

Tong Yuan's coalition army, after these few days of running-in, arranged Zhang Yan and Tong Yuan in a goose-shaped formation on the left and right according to the plan, and the light cavalry of the loose queue of Wuhuan and Xiongnu stretched out as two wings.

Yuan Shao's army lined up in a sharp array, putting Yan Liangwen's ugly army and Lu Bu's Bingzhou army in front, and the rest of the army followed behind. In this way, it happened to be Yan Liang and Wen Chou against Tong Yuan, and Lu Bujun against Zhang Yanjun.

However, before the start of the war, there was a tendency for debate and heads-up.

Tong Yuan thought to himself, the martial arts value on the other side could be regarded as explosive, even if he gave him two more Xu Huang, he would not dare to play a fight.

The debate is even more troublesome, there are a number of celebrities such as Tian Feng, Fu Zhu, Xu Yu and so on, although there are Wei Qi and Jia Kui on their side, not to mention the logistics in the big camp, even if it is really debated, it is estimated that the opposite side is even more spicy.

Zhang Yan is not incompetent, of course, he knows that he should not be short, so he arranged for more than 50 mountain heroes with loud voices in the army to sing and scold Yuan Shaojun.

The men in this mountain are different, and they can scold people in a tone. After listening to it for a long time, I thought it was a little interesting, and after thinking about it carefully, I found that it didn't taste right. The hundreds of gossip scolded back, but it turned out that it was not the opponent of Zhang Yanjun who shouted neatly at all.

In Yuan Shao's array, Lu Bu was mostly from Bingzhou, and as soon as he heard the opposite side singing, he knew that there was no good word. But as soon as they heard it, they all greeted Yuan Shao and the Hebei Shi clan, and they were willing to listen to it.

But Lu Bu was so arrogant, when he heard that two or three of the hundred sentences also piggybacking on and scolding his three family slaves, he was instantly furious, and without waiting for Yuan Shao's order, he led 7,000 troops to take Zhang Yan directly.

Tong Yuan saw that Lu Bu only had 7,000 people, so he directly killed Zhang Yan's more than 40,000 soldiers and horses, and couldn't help but exclaim, this Lu Bu, Lu Fengxian was fortunately dealt with by Zhang Yan's brigade, if it was killed on his side, he really didn't know how to deal with it.

Yuan Shao saw that Lu Bu did not obey the order and killed him, so he had to order the whole army to attack. However, instead of rushing forward and fighting desperately, his army spread out a battle line, slowly advancing across the entire battlefield three miles wide, trying to break the gap.

Judging from the battlefield situation, the Lu Bu, Yan Liang, and Wen Chou armies in the middle were on the offensive, and Zhang Yan and Tong Yuan relied on the terrain to stick to the formation. Although there were few Xiongnu and Wuhuan people on the flanks, they used scattered formations and cavalry to harass the two flanks of the Yuan army that pressed up.

Yuan Shaojun's two wings were led by Xuan Pei and Zhang He respectively. At first glance, it was in a suppressed situation, but in fact, the formation of the Yuan army on both flanks was very stable, and it was gradually compressing the maneuver space of the Hu cavalry.

Moreover, the physical strength, durability and defense of the cavalry are inferior to those of the infantry, and if the two sides stalemate for an hour, I am afraid that the infantry will be attacked intensively, and the light cavalry will rout.

However, the dust and momentum of the five thousand light cavalry galloping up could indeed easily overshadow the fifteen thousand infantry in front of each of them, and they would not be defeated quickly within half an hour.

Yuan Shao, who was in the distance, saw the situation on the battlefield and kept this smile on his face. In his eyes, Zhang Yan is not handsome, and this Tong Yuan is just a milky child.