Xu Huang killed Wen Chou, and all the 5,000 reinforcements were annihilated.

Tong Yuan, who was in command of Huangya Cave, also learned that Yan Liang tried to rescue him to the south, but Zhang Ji held on tightly, killed thousands of enemies, and almost routed Yuan's army.

He handed over the task of encircling and annihilating Yan Liang to Zhang Ji, Wang Ze, Hu Chuquan, etc., and focused on besieging and destroying Yuan Tan's army.

After a while, the scout came excitedly to report, "Tell the lord!" Both Qingzhangshui and Turbidity have broken their embankments, successfully trapping Yuan Tan's soldiers and horses. ”

Tong Yuan smiled with satisfaction.

At this time, it was already winter, and the Guli Kingdom, which was located between these two rivers, was facing not only floods, but also a terrifying situation of biting ice, freezing on the surface, and difficult to pass.

This is an ice prison, with mountains on the north and south sides, enclosing the floodwaters on the east and west sides into two frozen dammed lakes.

In the middle is the western section of the Fukou in the Taihang Eight Mountains, the section of the ancient Li Kingdom. Yuan Tan's more than 50,000 soldiers and horses were completely trapped here.

Even though the two glacial lakes are opposite each other, they are the safe Luxian and Shehou countries, but under the thin one inch of ice, there is nine feet of ice water.

The prison of this mountain peak and the ice lake was specially prepared for Yuan Tan's army.

This is the strategy of the "frozen enemy" planned by him and Yang Fu!

It is absolutely an unprecedented trick to create a flood with the Broken River, and then rely on the weather to freeze out two frozen dammed lakes to completely block the enemy's movement and create an extremely cold area.

At the same time, the Xinxi Liang army synchronously detoured to the flank of Yuan Tan's soldiers and horses, ready to give him a fatal blow.

Tong Yuan knew that the soldiers and horses of the Yu Poison Department should have already left the front line of Huguan. Crossing the turbid Zhangshui in advance and completing the assembly in the mountainous area northwest of the Shehou Kingdom, he could threaten the western side of Yuan Tan's army at any time.

As for the situation in the east, let Li pass through to converge first and see how to distribute the siege of Yuan Tan.

"Report! Li Tong, who occupied the commanding heights in the middle of the river and mountain roads, had withdrawn. ”

Zhang He listened to the scout's report, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly.

"It is certain that the enemy thinks that we have been defeated by the water attack and does not know our next plan."

"Great, God bless our army, the enemy will never think that I am prepared for war."

Zhang He glanced around at the surrounding mountains, and then looked at the ships that were unloading grain and goods.

To fight a war is to be prepared, and as a general who takes on heavy responsibilities, of course, you should be prepared for all kinds of situations.

He is known to be good at dexterity and adaptability, and attaches great importance to strategy and terrain. These are not for nothing.

After a while, another ship arrived in the rear of Yuan's army, and another scout hurried to tell him.

Zhang He frowned, and now the fate of both sides was in the hands of his troops.

Although the 50,000 army is weak, it is well commanded enough to hold out for half a month, and the north is the soul of our army, and it is bound to be saved.

Moreover, there was too much water in the south, there was no flow, and a foot of ice was formed, and it was difficult for his boat to carry grain along the river to function.

"Pass the order, the army will break through the rout area by boat tomorrow, and then march north lightly!"

"No!"

On the second day, Tong Yuan, Xu Huang, Zhang Fang, Li Tong, Jia Kui, Yang Fu, etc., led 10,000 soldiers and horses from Huangya Cave from north to south approaching the ancient Li country where Yuan Tan was located.

Yu Poison and Xue Xia had already led 2,000 troops to the mountains east of Zhuozhangshui, and joined Tong Yuan's army.

Tong Yuan was determined to win, commanded all troops and horses, and made every effort to seize the northern mountainous area of the Shehou State section of Lulu County, Fukou.

He ordered the 10th Brigade of Yu Poison and Xue Xia to attack from the west, and the 12th Brigade of Xu Huang and Zhang Fang to attack from the east, and then personally led Li Tong and other Tuntian troops, as well as the Black Mountain Army, to fight from north to south from the middle.

This mountainous area is only twenty miles wide and five miles thick from north to south.

Yuan Tan arranged Jiang Yiqu and other 10,000 soldiers and horses to guard in the mountains, but because the news that Yuan's army was trapped spread far and wide, these 10,000 soldiers and horses were already frightened.

The two wings of the Xinxi Liang Army were like broken bamboos, like two sharp swords, fiercely inserting into the ribs of the Yuan army.

Yu Poison and Xu Huang only took half a day to completely control the mountainous areas on both sides, and they could threaten the east and west ends of this section of Fukou at any time.

In this way, another pincer offensive situation emerged.

This time, Yuan Tanjun not only had frozen dammed lakes on both sides to obstruct the retreat, but even the Xinxi Liang army was ready to prepare at any time

Xin Ping suggested that Yuan Tan concentrate the forces of the ancient Li Kingdom and surprise Yu Poison or Xu Huang.

He believed that although the left and right flanks of the Xinxi Liang Army were making rapid progress, they were not many in number, and they could take advantage of their unstable foothold to counterattack the enemy army.

Yuan Tan thought that Jiang Yiqu's Chinese army was still supporting, and he should send troops to support him at this time.

His mind was already full of anxiety and uneasiness, and he couldn't even see that Xin Ping's strategy to break the enemy's wing could reverse the decline and stabilize the battle.

As a result, he chose the mentally retarded "stuffing in dumplings" behavior, that is, sending the generals Cen Bi and Peng An to lead the Chinese army to escort and the last elite 5,000 people to gallop into the mountains to aid Jiang Yiqu.

Less than half a day after this elite army entered the mountain, a defeated army ran from the west, saying that Yu Poison had penetrated from the mountains to Jiang Yiqu's back, and it was unstoppable.

Yuan Tan was shocked, if Yu Poison surrounded Jiang Yiqu, Cen Bi, and Peng An in the mountains, then he would be in a big position.

Now that a group of generals around him have been dispatched, it seems that only by personally leading the troops to block the attack can they gradually force back from the poison and cover the flank and rear of the army in the mountains.

He gritted his teeth and said fiercely, "Mr. Xin Ping, you lead 20,000 soldiers and horses to guard the city and protect the grain and grass. ”

"Mr. Guo Tu and I will lead 10,000 soldiers and horses to attack immediately, and I will see how long the less than 2,000 people in the poison area can hold up under my offensive!"

Guo Tu saw that Yuan Tan had such ambitions, and felt that although this battle was difficult, Yuan Jun would win.

He checked the positions of the lower parts before leaving.

Jiang Yiqu and more than 10,000 other soldiers and horses were in the mountains to the north of them, Xin Ping 20,000 soldiers guarded the city, and 15,000 of them broke through to the northwest and intercepted Yu Poison head-on.

The remaining 5,000 county soldiers and thousands of defeated soldiers were located at the southern end of the city, resting and guarding along the Fukou Route.

This is a longitudinal long snake formation, and the combat effectiveness weakens sequentially from north to south. And the most critical part, with him and Xin Ping personally guarded, I don't think there is much of a problem.

After Yuan Tan and Guo Tu led the troops to attack, they really encountered Yu Poison's soldiers and horses.

Yuan had many troops and directly launched an attack, trying to defeat the enemy in a battle. There are few poisonous people, and when they see this, they avoid it in the mountains, and use bows and crossbows to consume the pursuers.

Thousands of soldiers and horses in Yuan Tan's front could not catch up with Yu Poison in the mountains, and lost nearly 100 people. Seeing the situation, Yuan Tan no longer sent people into the mountain, but instead led the troops to pursue the mountain.

As a result, the two armies formed a tug-of-war situation, and no one could help but hand over to the other.

However, Yu Poison successfully lured away Yuan Tan's main force and created a perfect opportunity for Xu Huang to drive straight in.