As a strategic location in Pingyong County, Hupan Mountain's main value is reflected in the convenient transportation.

There can be a pass to Peilai in the south, a Ningyun in the west, and a Changchuan in the east, and if any of these three directions are opened, the county town of Pingyong will be threatened.

Such an important strategic location, it is obviously impossible for Ping Yong to guard Zhang Guangzhi and ignore it.

When war is imminent, both sides will send scouts to find out information, which is the basic operation.

Previously, Zeng Yuanqi only gathered troops and horses, and did not directly send troops to Pingyong, and Zhang Guangzhi was busy dredging everywhere and did not rush to send troops to Hupan Mountain for fortification.

Now that Zeng Yuan has started, his intention is still so obvious, if he doesn't send troops to fortify, he will really sit and wait to die.

Of course, Hupan Mountain is not dangerous to defend, and it is not so easy to fortify.

Zhang Guangzhi has that little bit of men and horses in his hands, if he mobilizes the main force to Hupan Mountain to block Zeng Yuanqi's front army, once there is a problem in Hupan Mountain, there will be no soldiers to defend in the county towns and counties behind.

The battle is not fought like this, Zeng Yuan is menacing, even if Pingyong County can win for a while or two, and in the end, in the face of Zeng Yuanqi's main force, is it still necessary to give up Hupan Mountain?

In this case, if the front can't be stopped, then we must have to find other ways to make up for it.

Zhang Guangzhi's strategy is also simple, as long as he holds the city, he can breathe for a few more days, and the longer the time drags on, the more beneficial it will be for him, after all, if the assassin is not on an expedition, it is impossible to sit back and watch Pingyong fall into the hands of Zeng Yuanqi.

To put it bluntly, he is now competing for time with Zeng Yuanqi, as long as he survives until he returns from the expedition, Zeng Yuanqi will not only have to obediently withdraw from the army, but also face the accountability of the assassin, and even have the opportunity to counterattack Yong'an with the help of the assassin.

No matter how bad it is, when he returns from the expedition, he also has a reason to ask Zeng Yuanqi for some damages.

Defending the city must be defended, and such an important strategic place as Hupan Mountain should also be fought for.

Taking advantage of the fact that Zeng Yuanqi's former army was affected by the heavy rain and failed to station Hupan Mountain within the scheduled time, Zhang Guangzhi immediately made a decision and sent 10,000 troops to attack Hupan Mountain, and the main task was to attack and harass the Yongan front army so that it could not be stationed in Hupan Mountain smoothly.

It is no accident that the two armies compared, and the first battle was launched in Yinlinggou in Hupan Mountain.

Of the 10,000 horses sent by Pingyong, only 3,000 pioneers arrived first, while the pioneers sent by Han Sheng were as many as 5,000.

The two sides met in Yinlinggou and started a battle and confronted each other from afar.

Zhou Zhuoyun, the vanguard general sent by Han Sheng, also had some talent, and during the confrontation, he sent scouts to find out the enemy's reality, and learned that the troops of Pingyonghou were still several miles away, so he decisively ordered the whole army to cover up and kill.

The shouting and killing in Yinling Ditch was all over the sky, and five thousand to three thousand were still fighting head-on, and there was no suspense in this battle.

The battle lasted less than an hour from the beginning to the end, and the soldiers of Pingyong were defeated and could only retreat all the way.

Zhou Zhuoyun also lost thousands of men and horses, but fortunately, he successfully captured Hupan Mountain and made a good start to the battle.

Pingyong's side quickly regrouped, but by the time they joined forces to kill again, Han Sheng's side had already led the front army to Hupan Mountain.

"Report, General Qiqi Han, Pingyong's soldiers are attacking from the South Road, and General Zhou asks for reinforcements." A herald hurried to report.

Han Sheng didn't care about resting, and shouted: "Order the whole army, everyone unload the grain and grass on the spot, and march with me to meet the enemy!" ”

"Quick, everyone unload their baggage and march to meet the enemy!" Chen Ziqian was quite active when he heard the news, and with a shout, he took the lead in turning over his horse, pulling the reins and galloping out directly.

"Master ......" Lin Xiaodao said to his mouth, almost leaked his breath, and subconsciously glanced at the general not far away, and saw that the other party didn't realize anything, so he hurriedly explained: "Lao Gan, quickly lead the team to follow!" ”

After that, Lin Xiaodao took the lead in chasing after a hundred shadow guards, never forgetting to take care of Chen Ziqian's safety.

"General Han, all the soldiers of Anyi are here to help!" Chen Ziqian shouted to catch up with Han Sheng's team.

Han Sheng was quite satisfied with this, compared to the other nine county magistrates, Chen Ziqian was simply too good.

"Okay, it's just right, Chen County Order, follow me to kill the general, destroy this rabble in one fell swoop, kill!" Han Sheng's momentum was like a rainbow, holding a big sword in his hand, and he personally led 5,000 men and horses to rush into the battle circle.

Chen Ziqian originally just wanted to brush his face and go back, but his subordinates had already chased after him, and the overseer Chu Qishang was also there, so it was a bit too much to say that he wanted to retreat now.

"Everybody listen to me." Chen Ziqian didn't panic, and stopped the team and deliberately pretended to be morale-boosting: "General Han took the lead, took the lead in joining forces with General Zhou to kill the enemy, and even the main general was on the line, as a subordinate, I must not lose General Han's face, you ......"

Chen Ziqian's mouth was foaming, chirping crookedly for a moment, and seeing that Han Sheng's side had an absolute advantage, he shouted: "Everyone, kill me!" ”

The team of 2,000 men immediately rushed out, and as soon as the reinforcements arrived, the morale of the enemy troops suddenly plummeted, and the main general shouted to retreat, and thousands of men and horses turned their heads and fled out.

"Don't let any of them go, chase me!" Chen Ziqian didn't wait for Han Sheng's order, and pursued out with two thousand men and horses, not worrying about an ambush at all.

In fact, if the enemy army really had the leisure time to set up an ambush, Zhou Zhuoyun would not have been able to easily capture Hupan Mountain before.

The obvious strategic intent, Han Sheng can't understand it, can Chen Ziqian still understand it?

The two thousand men were stunned to drive four or five thousand enemy troops out of four or five miles, and when they returned, the battlefield had already been cleaned.

"General Han, the subordinate is incompetent and failed to kill all the enemy troops, and I ask the general for forgiveness." Chen Ziqian dismounted and pleaded guilty, his attitude was very humble, and he almost gave all the credit to Han Sheng.

"What is the crime of Chen County's order?" Han Sheng was overjoyed, picked up Chen Ziqian and said: "Chen County Ling can lead his troops to kill the enemy bravely, when the main force of our army arrives at this festival, I will personally ask for credit for Chen County Order!" ”

"I'm ashamed, I'm ashamed, General Han is like a god who watched the fire and used his troops like a god, breaking the enemy's ambition to attack and harass our camp in one fell swoop, this move is really better than us." Chen Ziqian came as soon as he opened his mouth, eager to blow Han Sheng into the sky.

The other county commanders and others who rushed to converge couldn't help but roll their eyes when they heard this.

This is definitely a dog's leg that didn't run!

Chen Ziqian was despised by everyone, but he didn't care at all.

Of course, he didn't dare to be too enthusiastic about Han Sheng, just stop as soon as he clicked, so as not to backfire and cause Han Sheng's disgust.

Lin Xiaodao had a dark face, and he couldn't look at it, so he asked when he had the opportunity: "Lord, what kind of strategy are you doing, you have to behave so ...... in front of people."

"So mean?" Chen Ziqian smiled and said: "I am called a knife hidden in my laughter out of nothing, if I want to fight for the task of transporting grain in the future, it is far from enough for me to take the initiative to fight, even if Zeng Yuanqi is willing to adopt my opinion, that dog-headed military advisor Zhao Wengong will inevitably obstruct more, it will be much easier to show favor to Han Sheng first, and when the time comes, there will be this former army general to help speak, it is not a matter of being caught?" ”

Lin Xiaodao's eyes lit up: "There is a knife hidden in your smile, and you make something out of nothing?" ”

"You don't understand that, do you?" Chen Ziqian smiled and said: "I have thirty-six plans, I will take the time to tell you about it another day, so that you can have a long experience." ”