Let's take a look at the situation of Xiang Kang's envoy Yue Mash, after Wei Bao categorically rejected the alliance with the Han army, Yue Mash, who had not reported much hope, did not delay time in Anyi, and on the same day, he led his entourage to bid farewell to the Wei army, and went straight back to Guanzhong along the gallop road from Shangdang and Handan to Xianyang.

Hedong County was previously recovered by the Zhao army, and later although it once fell into the hands of Shen Yang, who was named the king of Han by Xiang Yu, but at that time Shenyang was still a Zhao general, Pusaka has always been under the banner of Zhao, even after Shen Yang led the army to leave Hedong, the young marshal army who needed to conclude an alliance with the Zhao army has not been against Pusaka, or on the morning of the same day that Yue Mo returned to Pusaka, the Pusaka defenders whose command was handed over to Wei Bao hurriedly changed the Wei flag. Fortunately, Yue Mash and his entourage carried Wei Bao's reply to Xiang Kang, so the Pusaka defenders did not make it difficult for Yue Mash, and let Yue Mash and his party cross the Yellow River west on the same day and returned to Guanzhong.

Yue Mo and his entourage had just crossed the river, and the soldiers of the Han army Zhou Shusuo, who were stationed on the west bank of the Yellow River, got in touch with them, and according to Uncle Zhou's instructions, they invited Yue Mo and others into the Han army camp at the first time. Did the king of Western Wei promise to conclude an alliance with us? ”

"General Zhou forgave his sins, the subordinate officials were incompetent, and they ran away in vain."

Yue Mo replied helplessly, and carefully told Uncle Zhou about Wei Bao's categorical refusal to form an alliance with the Han army, and Uncle Zhou looked very helpless after hearing this, and said: "As I expected, the King of Western Wei really hasn't changed, he still can't see the situation clearly, and he likes to go one way to the dark." ”

"General Zhou, it seems that a big war is inevitable." Yue Mo said even more helplessly: "Please also ask General Zhou to prepare for sending troops as soon as possible, after the lower official returns to Xianyang to report to the King of Han, the King of Han is likely to immediately order you to go to war with the Wei army, the general should prepare early, and you can save yourself a hurry when the time comes." ”

"Thank you Yue Xingren for reminding me, I have been ready for a long time, and tomorrow I will send troops to cross the Yellow River and take Pusaka."

Uncle Zhou's answer surprised Yue Miru, and he exclaimed and asked, "What?" General, you're going to cross the Yellow River tomorrow? Our King Han hasn't ordered war yet, right? ”

"The soldiers are fast." Uncle Zhou looked calm and said: "Wait for the pedestrians to go back to report to the King of Han, and then wait for the King of Han to give the order to start the war, the reinforcements of the Wei army have already arrived in Puban, and then we will launch a rush to cross, which will inevitably be time-consuming and laborious, only by making a quick decision and immediately sending troops to cross the Yellow River to take Puban, can we grasp the initiative in the Hedong battlefield." ”

"But the king of Han hasn't issued an edict yet?" Yue Mo's face was still full of incredulity, and he reminded: "General, you started a war without an order, what if the King of Han blames?" ”

"Our Han King is never confused in military affairs." Uncle Zhou replied: "When I went back to attend his enthronement ceremony a few days ago, he had already told me that as long as Wei refused to conclude an alliance with us, we would immediately start a war against the Wei army, and now that Wei has rejected our good intentions to form an alliance, I seized the opportunity to launch a surprise attack, and he will definitely not blame me." ”

After that, Uncle Zhou did not waste time with Yue Mash, and immediately ordered the drumming to raise the tent, and summoned all the generals under his command to the big tent of the Chinese army to discuss matters, and then in a short time, several of Uncle Zhou's generals Lu Kuang, Worm Da, Ling Yi and Li Bi and others gathered in the tent, Uncle Zhou was simply neat, and immediately issued an order, requiring the 26,000 Han troops on the west bank of the Yellow River to immediately prepare for war, and the next morning with Ling Yi's department as the vanguard, launched a rush to the Puban Ferry.

Like Yue Mo, because he was worried that he would be held accountable for starting a war without receiving Xiang Kang's order, Lu Kuang, Worm Da and other generals also questioned Uncle Zhou, and kindly suggested that Uncle Zhou wait until Xiang Kang's order before making a decision. Uncle Zhou didn't listen at all, and said decisively: "If the King of Han is held accountable in the future, I will bear it alone, and I will never implicate you, but tomorrow in a battle, we will cross the Yellow River no matter what and take the initiative in the Hedong battlefield!" ”

Seeing that Uncle Zhou's mind had been decided, Lu Xuan, Worm Da and others, who were born as old men in the young marshal army, did not dare to insist on opposition, but just hugged their fists together and sang a promise, and rushed down to organize the Han soldiers to prepare for war, and Uncle Zhou hurriedly wrote a letter to Xiang Kang, explaining the necessity of doing it immediately, asking Xiang Kang to forgive himself for his crime of arbitrariness, and handed it to Yue Mo to take back and hand it to Xiang Kang.

After an afternoon of emergency preparations, the Han army Zhou Shusuo, who had already made all the corresponding preparations, quickly completed the final pre-war preparations, and sent troops to the Yellow River crossing early the next morning to launch a rush to the east bank of the Yellow River.

Reinforcements are useless, before this, Uncle Zhou had already sent people to find out the hydrological situation in the Pusaka area, and had already prepared a large number of boats and sailors, only the first time he crossed the river, he invested more than 2,000 Han soldiers in one go, and the total number of Pusaka defenders who had just changed banners was only about 2,000 people, how could they be able to stop the Han army's tidal offensive? The well-equipped Han soldiers successfully occupied a large beachhead for the first time, and when the second Han army crossed the Yellow River, the comparison of forces on the battlefield on the west bank became the advantage of the Han army.

Even so, the Han army across the river still did not rush to launch a counterattack, still held the beachhead and waited for the rear army to cross the river, or after the young marshal old man Ling Yi personally led the third wave of Han troops to cross the Yellow River, the Han army launched a comprehensive counterattack, with the advantage of troops and equipment to strongly crush the Pusaka defenders who had changed hands several times, the Pusaka defenders could not hold on, and were forced to abandon the ferry and withdraw to the city to defend the city, and the Han army seized the time to grab the pontoon bridge, and broke through the Yellow River in an all-round way on the same day, and moved to the east bank of the Yellow River.

Then, the young marshal army old man Lu Kuang and Worm Da, who were assigned by Xiang Kang to Uncle Zhou as accomplices, spoke one after another, persuading Uncle Zhou to surround Puban first, luring the Wei army to rescue Puban, besieging the city for reinforcements, waiting for work, and meeting the rescue soldiers of the Wei army. Uncle Zhou still shook his head and said: "We can't waste time, the Wei army has just arrived in Hedong, and its foothold is not stable, and it will definitely not send troops for a Puban city, but will only immediately send people to Sima Wei in Hanoi and Zhang Han, Sima Xin and other troops in the north to ask for help. ”

After shaking his head and rejecting the siege tactics, Uncle Zhou immediately assigned troops and horses, and decided to attack Puban with 12,000 troops led by Lu Kuang and Ling Yi, who were responsible for taking Puban and escorting grain and grass to the army.

Of course, Uncle Zhou is very risky in doing this, compared with the main force of the Wei army, the strength advantage of the Han army is not very large, and after being divided into two, it will immediately be at a numerical disadvantage, and what's worse is that among the 26,000 people in Uncle Zhou's department, more than 20,000 are newly recruited recruits from Guanzhong, who lack experience and combat effectiveness is also difficult to rely on, so Lu Kuang and Ling Yi and other generals are all worried, all worried that Uncle Zhou's strategy of dividing troops is too risky, and they have repeatedly persuaded Uncle Zhou not to fight without taking risks.

It's a pity that Uncle Zhou still didn't listen, and just instructed Lu Kuang and Ling Yi, who were in charge of commanding the rear army: "Forty miles northwest of Pusaka, in the north of the Chidao, there is a place called Duitai, that place is hilly and densely wooded, which is very suitable for ambushes, you must take Puban Town within tomorrow, and then immediately rush to Duitai to ambush soldiers and horses, I will try to lure the main force of the Wei army to the west of Duitai for a decisive battle, but when the Wei army passes through the Duitai, you must not rush out, you must wait for me to turn back and fight, After the decisive battle with the main force of the Wei army, you will suddenly attack, rush behind the Wei army, and attack me back and forth, you will definitely be able to break the Wei army. ”

He had long kept in mind the terrain of Hedong that the Han army had carefully explored, and Lu Kuang immediately said: "General Zhou, the platform is indeed suitable for arranging ambushes, but the terrain in that area is only suitable for arranging ambushes, so it is impossible for the Wei army not to send scouts to investigate the situation of the platform?" ”

"No scouts will be sent to investigate." Uncle Zhou replied with a smile: "I know Bai Zhi and Feng Jing's temper too well, they have never looked at me once, and they have never taken me seriously, seeing that I am defeated, they will only think about killing me to establish a great achievement, and will not waste time sending scouts to investigate the situation and enter the army carefully." ”

The thin arms can't twist the thick thighs, as the commander of the whole army, Uncle Zhou insisted on doing this, Lu Kuang and Ling Yi had no choice but to hold their fists together to receive the order, and then immediately prepare to attack Puban Gucheng, and Uncle Zhou led 14,000 Han troops to the west with light equipment early the next morning, and went straight to Anyi, where the main force of the Wei army was located, along the Qin Chi Road.

It was also time to come to Uncle Zhou to make meritorious service, and the next day the army was just noon, and the Han army under his command met the four thousand Wei troops sent by Wei Bao to reinforce Pusaka, but unfortunately Uncle Zhou suddenly feared the enemy like a tiger, and even let the Han army with superior strength form a phalanx to fight, and did not decisively launch a surprise attack, using the local strength advantage to defeat the Wei army reinforcements. The Wei army reinforcements saw that the enemy was outnumbered, and they did not dare to fight hard with Uncle Zhou, so they immediately took the opportunity of the Han army to retreat immediately, and Uncle Zhou also urged the army to pursue, and followed the retreating Wei army all the way to Anyi, and caught up with the Wei army several times on the road and retreated after a little battle, pretending to be not strong in combat.

At the same time, the messenger sent by Pusaka for help also arrived in Anyi smoothly, and reported the news of the Han army Zhou Shu's department to Wei Bao, Wei Bao was taken aback when he heard the report, and immediately sent people to Zhang Han and other troops on the way north and Sima Wei's army in Hanoi County in the west to ask for help, but his most trusted general Bai Zhi sneered at him and said: "King, Uncle Zhou's husband is not afraid, there is no need to ask for help from friendly troops in such a hurry, the last general is not talented, and he is willing to lead 10,000 troops west to reinforce Puban, and keep Zhou Shu's husband alive and capture him alive. Dedicated to the king. ”

"Don't underestimate the enemy." Wei Bao shook his head sensibly and said: "Although Uncle Zhou has always only talked about it and has no real talents, after all, he has more than 20,000 Han troops under his command, and his strength is not weak. The small town of Pusaka can not be left for the time being, it is better to wait for our reinforcements to arrive, and then find a way to get it back. ”

"Why should the king be so careful?" Feng Jing also said quite unconvinced: "The information provided to us by King Han (Shen Yang) shows that at least 20,000 of the army under the command of Uncle Zhou are temporarily recruited recruits from Guanzhong, and they have no battlefield experience at all, they are purely a group of rabble, how can they be our opponents of the division of a hundred battles?" ”

Wei Bao still didn't listen, insisted on sending a messenger for help, and ordered the Wei army to hurry up and repair the camp fortifications, repair the city wall, and hoard all kinds of materials to defend the city, so as to hold it for a long time, and wait for Zhang Han and Sima Wei to send troops to rescue. Although Bai Zhi and Feng Jing felt that there was no need for this, since Wei Bao had already made a decision, Bai Feng and the others did not dare to disobey too much, so they could only clasp their fists and sing promises with great dissatisfaction, and organize the Wei army to take a defensive position against their will.

Uncle Zhou's careless advance made Wei Bao change his mind, the distance from Puban to Anyi was about one hundred and fifty miles, and the lightly armed Zhou Shu's troops followed the Wei army reinforcements eastward, although the speed was fast, but the fast horse emergency messenger sent by the Wei army was faster, and it was only in the early morning of the second day that Zhou Shu's army and the Wei army reinforcements led by Wei general Zhang Zhi encountered it, and the messenger sent by Zhang Zhi for help had rushed back to Anyi, and reported the situation to Wei Bao in the west, and also reported the situation of Zhou's troops by the way.

After carefully understanding the specific situation of Zhou Shujun, Wei Bao still wanted to be cautious, and was ready to wait for Zhang Zhi to withdraw to the vicinity of Anyi before sending troops to respond, but this time Bai Zhi and Feng Jing said that they would not do anything, and they both said: "King, Uncle Zhou is so bold that he dares to divide his troops to pursue our reinforcements, we should seize this opportunity and decisively send the main force west to reinforce General Zhang Zhi, first join forces with General Zhang Zhi to defeat Zhou Shupifu's front team, and then take advantage of the victory to march and annihilate his rear team, which will inevitably win a big victory." ”

Wei Bao was still a little hesitant, and Bai Zhi said again: "King, the last general knows that you want to be on the safe side, and wait for the reinforcements to arrive before cleaning up Uncle Zhou's husband, but our reinforcements don't know when they will arrive, and even if we can wait until the reinforcements arrive, in order to repay them for rescuing Anyi, we will definitely have to give them money and food to thank them." Since there is a chance to defeat Uncle Zhou's husband, why do we insist on asking for help, and waste countless money and food for a vulnerable Uncle Zhou? ”

Considering that it would indeed cost countless money and food to ask for help from jackals such as Zhang Han and Sima Wei, Wei Bao, who was currently so poor, inevitably began to waver, and carefully asked the messenger sent by Zhang Zhi for help, and learned that Uncle Zhou was so incompetent that he didn't know how to seize the opportunity to use the advantage of local forces to launch a surprise attack, and he was obviously not confident. Wei Bao thought about it for a long time, but still nodded, and said: "In this way, I will lead 3,000 troops to guard the city of Anyi, and Bai Zhi and Feng Jing will lead the rest of the army westward to reinforce General Zhang Zhi, and see if there is a chance to break Uncle Zhou's husband." ”

"But remember!" Wei Bao told again: "Don't underestimate the enemy, the situation is not right, retreat immediately!" Our forces are weak and cannot afford any major defeat. ”

"The king is at ease." Bai Zhi said confidently: "The last general will wait for this time to send troops, and take care of Zhou Shusheng for you to capture him alive, so that everyone in the world will know what the fate of the traitor who betrayed our Wei State is." ”

Wei Bao has indeed always looked down on Uncle Zhou, although he felt that Bai Zhi's words were a little complacent, he still nodded, and asked Bai Zhi and Feng Jing to immediately lead more than 13,000 Wei troops to set off, along the gallop all the way to the west, to meet and reinforce the Wei army Zhang Zhi who was forced to retreat.

Of course, it was very convenient to march along the Chi Road, and it was just about to pass in the afternoon of the same day, when the main force of the Wei army led by Bai Zhi and Feng Jing was in the Yaozi Cha area, about forty miles southwest of Anyi, and ran head-on into the Wei army Zhang Zhi's department, which was being pursued by Zhou Shujun. As a result, what made Bai Zhi and Feng Jing laugh was that as soon as they saw the main force of the Wei army from a distance, Zhou Shujun immediately turned around and left, and withdrew ten miles away in one breath before stopping to rest, allowing the Wei army Zhang Zhi's department, which had suffered slight losses, to join forces with the main force of the Wei army.

It's also good, Bai Zhi and Feng Jing did not underestimate the enemy to the extreme, after meeting with Zhang Zhi, Bai Zhi and Feng Jing did not immediately launch a counterattack, but first let the army temporarily stop and rest, and at the same time asked Zhang Zhi about the specific situation of Zhou Shujun, the result is also like things gathered, people are grouped, in front of Bai Zhi and Feng Jing, Zhang Zhi also belittled his former colleague Zhou Shu to the extreme, and boasted of the glorious achievements of the self-army in repelling Uncle Zhou's attack several times, and said very disdainfully: "It's a pity that my troops are too small, There are only 30% of Uncle Zhou's puppeteers, otherwise you don't need to send troops to reinforce the generals, and you will be sure to defeat Uncle Zhou's traitor puppeteers! ”

"It's okay, aren't our current forces already in the upper hand?" Bai Zhi replied with a smile, then turned to Feng Jing and said, "Brother Feng, it's not early, why don't we take a break for a while, let the soldiers hurry up and prepare the torches and dry food, and give Uncle Zhou a heavy one at night?" ”

"Admiral's clever plan." Feng Jing grinned and said: "Uncle Zhou is tired from afar, and the physical strength of the soldiers is definitely insufficient. ”

Bai Zhi laughed and immediately ordered the soldiers of the Zhao army to rest on the spot, and hurry up to prepare dry food torches, so as to launch a sneak attack at night and teach a lesson to his former colleague Uncle Zhou, who dared to betray the Wei State and was still in trouble.

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At the same time, in the Han army's formation, after hurriedly withdrawing ten miles away and stopping to rest, Uncle Zhou also summoned his generals at the first time and said: "It is already unitary time, we only have two hours of rest and preparation time, in these two hours, we must prepare torches and dry food and other necessary things for the night march, and at the second watch, the whole army retreated overnight." ”

"General, time is too short, isn't it?" It was Li Bi, a local general in Guanzhong who was personally hand-picked by Uncle Zhou, who asked this, and said: "We are tired from afar, and we have to rest for two hours, and we have to prepare torches and dry food, so the soldiers can't recover much physical strength?" If you have to retreat, why don't you wait until the fourth watch? ”

"Can't wait until the fourth watch." Uncle Zhou smiled and said, "I know Bai Zhi and Feng Jing's temper too well, tonight at the third watch, they will definitely send troops to attack our temporary camp, and wait until the fourth watch to retreat, isn't it a chance for Bai Zhi and Feng Jing to clean us up?" ”

The generals of the Han army looked at each other, and then Worm Da said: "General Zhou, since you have concluded that the Wei thief army will definitely send troops to attack tonight, then why don't we plan and arrange an ambush for the Wei thief army to drill?" ”

"How far is it from Anyi? How open is the terrain? Uncle Zhou asked rhetorically and said, "If we plan to directly arrange an ambush here, how many enemies can we kill?" With most of the enemy fleeing back to Anyi to defend the city, how much time and effort will it take us to annihilate the enemy's main force? ”

After asking rhetorically, Uncle Zhou smiled again and said, "Of course, if you only want to win a small battle, then I can also directly arrange an ambush here and teach Bai Zhi and Feng Jing a lesson to those two incompetent puppets who can only talk big." But if you want to make great contributions, you should work harder, lead the main force of the thief army back, go to our predetermined battlefield to break the enemy in one battle, and directly annihilate the enemy's main force. ”

There is no general who does not want to make great achievements, and after Worm Da and Li Bi and other generals understood Uncle Zhou's good intentions, they immediately clasped their fists together and said in unison: "Follow the general's orders." ”

It was the second watch of the night, and the Han army Zhou Shusuo, who deliberately lit a lot of bonfires, quietly withdrew from the camp, and the people were ranked, the horses were hoofed, and they quickly withdrew to the road almost silently, and Bai Zhi, the general of Wei who personally led the army to launch a sneak attack, was stunned to find that the camp of Zhou Shujun was empty when the third watch was approaching.

As a result, under the disappointment, Bai Zhi also looked down on his old colleague Uncle Zhou even more, and yelled: "Chase! Hit the torch and chase to the end! If you give Feng Jing and Zhang Zhi an order to them, they will say that Uncle Zhou's husband has already run away, and ask them to catch up with me with the rear army, no matter what, they will chase Uncle Zhou's incompetent rats! ”