Just as he discussed in the night conversation with his brother Wang Guangtai that day, Wang Guangen guessed that the reason why Zhao Ying dared to take risks to fight in the forest was to rely on "internal response". can guess one of them, but I can't guess the second, Zhao Ying's secret pile turned out to be Chang Guoan, who has been reused by Luo Rucai recently, which is really much beyond his expectations. Thinking that a few days ago, he had sent someone to report to Wang Long, who was sitting in Maozichong, saying that "the left-wing is afraid of change", Wang Guangen felt tightness in his chest.

Wang Guangen did not know how to deal with it, but he was determined that he could no longer sit back and let Zhao Ying come and go, first, to find the field, and secondly, to contain Zhao Ying's march - Zhao Ying patrolled Dahegang for several days and secretly wooed Chang Guoan, this series of actions is not like a temporary rash move, it must be deliberate and huge.

If the previous confrontation between the two sides is regarded as a calm pool, then the current situation can be regarded as a layer of shock. The Wang Guangen brothers have analyzed that according to the previous deployment, Zhao Ying will be stopped in the north of the first line of Shijia Xiaochong and Luojiazhuang, and Cao Ying, whose defense lines are interlocked, will be invincible for at least half a month. However, at the moment, Zhao Ying's immobility has been shocking, and the step of leaving the forest is like a salary from the bottom of the kettle, and the situation of strength and weakness is reversed in an instant. For example, if the wooden barrel is filled with water, Zhao Yingce reversed Chang Guoan and broke in from the middle section, which was like a big hole in the barrel wall, and the entire Cao Ying defense system would be like flowing water pouring out of the hole.

"Shijia Xiaochong and Luojiazhuang Defense have become a laughing stock, and Zhao Thief insulted me too much." After Wang Guangen received the news from Liu Xiyao, who had been defeated from Fang Yuan, he reacted quickly, and his expression when he talked to his brother Wang Guangtai was particularly angry, "The thief Chang Guoan has opened the way for the Zhao thief, and the Zhao thief can bypass the Shi family Xiaochong and Fang Yuan, go straight to Maozi Chong, and force our army's henchmen." ”

Wang Guangtai said worriedly: "The cat rushes to be in no danger to defend, and the general system of the king is defenseless, so he will be punished." "I gritted my teeth and punched the case, "I thought that the Zhao thief would retreat only sooner or later, but I hated that God didn't bless me, and I let his generation take advantage of the loophole!" ”

Wang Guangen pondered for a moment, and the knuckles of his clenched fists exploded: "Zhao Thief did not hesitate to wait and see in Dahegang for a few days, but acted in secret, obviously making all preparations for the current situation. "Well, it's harder for me to swallow this breath." ”

Wang Guangtai suddenly said excitedly: "Brother, I inquired earlier, there are not many soldiers and horses gathered in Dahegang by Zhao thieves, and now that the troops are divided, the camp wants to be empty, he goes south to fight me, I might as well wait for a-for-tat confrontation and go north to take Dahegang!" After speaking, his face was full of red light, and he pressed his sword to move.

"No." Wang Guangen waited for him to finish speaking, and poured a basin of cold water on his head first, "If you do this, you and I will be a hundred times more dangerous." ”

"Why did my brother say that?" Wang Guangtai was unconvinced, "There are still soldiers and horses of the Zhao battalion stationed in Dahegang, but it can be known that the Zhao thief is heavy and even the Zhao thief himself may stay there." In the art of war, it is said that 'the common enemy is better than dividing the enemy', and I will save it if I attack it, isn't it just a clever move to encircle Wei and save Zhao? ”

Wang Guangen snorted coldly and said: "You said that Dahegang has a Zhao thief or Zhao Thief himself, let me ask you, have we ever taken a step through Qian Zhuangzhai these days?" You don't have conclusive information, how can you make up your mind? Because he was worried that the rash dispatch of troops would give Zhao Ying an opportunity, in the past few days, Wang Guangen has been sitting and watching Zhao Ying's Wu Mingfeng Department in Qianzhuang Village to repair and dig fortifications in full swing, and has never intervened. Originally, I thought that the opposite side was just busy watching a lively scene with cold eyes, but who knew that the battle situation of Fang Yuan changed, and the military status of the Qianzhuang Zhai fortifications covering many roads in the far range was immediately reflected, and the scouts and sentry scouts of the Wang brothers were difficult to take the normal road to collect information, and the investigation efficiency was greatly reduced so that as of now, the Wang brothers only knew that the Zhao battalion had divided their troops into the forest, but they did not even know the slightly specific number and deployment of the other side. Obviously, from passive defenders to attackers who need to take the initiative, the Wang brothers have not adapted to the rapid change of roles in a short period of time, and the disadvantages of not paying attention to information lag have also been completely exposed.

"......"

Wang Guangen continued: "The baggage of our army depends on the allocation of the Zaoyang base camp, and the available ones in our hands can only support at most two days, not counting the hundreds of mouths surnamed Liu who fled from the south. There are not many thieves in Dahegang, but there are still thousands of people guarding Qianzhuang Village, once it can't be attacked, what can it do? He continued, "Even if it is captured, Zhao Thief is not a dead man, just a big Hegang, worthless, whether to defend or go, it is not a matter of words." He's going to run ahead of time, so don't we have to chase after Baba in the future? ”

Wang Guangtai sighed and said, "It's this Li'er......"

Wang Guangen said again: "Besides, how many times have I taught you, you need to think twice before doing things. If you pat your head, you'll say it like a fart with a pat on your head. Have you ever thought about it, if we really abandon the south and go north, Luo Dazhang is there, what do you think? ”

"Luo Da is in charge?" Wang Guangtai swallowed, obviously not expecting this question.

"The Zhao thief went south, obviously aiming for Luo Dazhang. And the first to bear the brunt, must be rushed by the cat. Who is guarding the cat rush? It is Wang Long, the nephew of Luo Da Zhangpan. Imagine, although we have the intention of 'encircling Wei to save Zhao', in the eyes of Wang Long and Luo Da, we can only be accused of not saving if we go to the sky. ”

"Brother......

"Yes, once our army goes north, it will be equivalent to directly tearing the face of Luo Dazhang and parting ways. Hehe, on one side is Zhao Thief, on the other side is Luo Dazhang, both sides are enemies, do you say that there is still a place for our brothers in the future? The little money that I have worked so hard to save will have to be lost sooner or later. ”

Wang Guangtai thought thoughtfully, nodded and sighed: "The little brother is foolish, and the elder brother pointed out." As he spoke, he paused and said, "So, the only way we can go is to the south?" ”

Wang Guangen replied: "Yes, you are also familiar with the deployment of our army, to the north, our army is isolated and helpless. However, to the south of the square, then the cat is the bottom, there is Guozhuang in the west, there is Tianjiayao in the east, and the three places can trap the Zhao thief in it with a triangular momentum, plus you and I hit hard, how can there be a reason not to annihilate the Zhao thief? ”

"That's true." Wang Guangtai changed his appearance and said, "As long as you can penetrate the square, it will be the death of the Zhao thief." ”

Wang Guangen said: "The Zhao thieves entered the forest and recruited the regular thieves, all in order to avoid our army, so after the success, there is no other choice, but to go all out to the south to attack, and the troops of the defense Fang Yuan will not be too many, I think it is roughly the same as the number of Zhao thieves in Qianzhuang Village." And our army has nearly 6,000 people counting Liu Xiyao's one, and Yang Youxian of Tianjiayao can also cross the Shahe River from the east and go straight to the back of Fangyuan, which is a big advantage in terms of troops. As long as you and I work together, it is not difficult to defeat Fang Yuan's Zhao thief and Chang thief. ”

Wang Guangtai said happily: "If this is the case, Zhao Thief's move to come out of the forest is to throw himself into the net!" ”

Wang Guangen smiled and said: "Sai Weng lost his horse and knew that it was not a blessing, Chang Guoan ruined his future, it is a good time for you and my brother to show their skills, as long as we seize the opportunity this time and destroy the two thieves of Zhao Chang, with this immortal achievement, in the future Cao Ying, who will dare to disobey you and my brother?" I don't know, I turned the defense into an offensive and a comprehensive counterattack, kicked the Zhao thief, and put Chubei under the banner of you and my brother! ”

"Very much!" Wang Guangtai rubbed his palms, his eyes lit up, "Break the square, the little brother is willing to be the vanguard, set an example for all the departments, establish the prestige of our army, and lose the courage of Zhao thieves!" ”

A day later, the Wang brothers came to Fangyuan.

After overnight planning, Wang Guangen finally chose the main assault on a section of the Shahe River east of Fangyuan. This section is about two miles long, and due to the garrison of Liu Xiyao's troops, Chang Guoan's repair army has not been able to get too involved, and the fortifications are relatively simple. In addition, the Shahe tidal flat to the east is the only way for Yang Youxian, the right wing of Tianjiayao, to come to help, and the cooperation between the two is more effective.

Wang Guangen left the "reincarnation king" to allow 1,000 people to continue to distribute Shijia Xiaochong and Luojiazhuang in case the Zhao battalion soldiers of Qianzhuang Village took advantage of the weakness, and led 3,000 soldiers and horses from the headquarters, with his younger brother Wang Guangtai as the vanguard, and Hu Ke, the "King of Anshi", was delayed by 1,200 people and transferred to the south. Zhongdao and hundreds of remnants of Liu Xiyao's department met and turned to the southeast together.

An hour before Wang Guangen and the others arrived, in addition to 500 soldiers guarding the western section along the Fangyuan fortifications, Chang Guoan and Xiong Wanjian each led 500 of their subordinates to the eastern section of the Fangyuan fortifications to wait for the battle. Two-thirds of the total length of the eastern section still has the north fortifications horizontally, and the outermost part of the first set up three layers of hedges are very close to each other, and a few steps behind the hedges is a deep ditch, not far from the deep ditch, that is, a low wall of more than a foot. Nearly 100 of Xiong Wanjian's subordinates were arranged on the inside of the low wall. The first low wall is further south, after a few big flags, there are two layers of hedges staggered and dense, two moats behind the hedges are lined up in front and back, the last wall is slightly higher and nearly 200 bear soldiers are guarding the sub-wall, along the wall every other distance, there are abrupt earth ramparts, earth walls are far away, and the last remaining soldiers of the bear department are all prepared in the middle. These five fences, three ditches and two walls are the system of the north fortifications of Fangyuan. Several gravel-based and tree-covered corridors run through it, serving as a way to travel and deploy during defense.

Xiong Wanjian and Chang Guoan discussed the division of labor, and finally decided that Xiong would be the main fortification, and Chang Guoan would be responsible for plugging the easternmost gap and the tidal flats of the Shahe River.

"My brother's name is auspicious, although this enemy is dangerous, he will definitely be able to turn evil into auspiciousness." Chang Guoan looked at the enemy flag waving in the wind opposite, and instead of seeing melancholy, he smiled toothily, "There is Brother Lao here, and the younger brother is one step ahead." "He and Xiong Wanjian have been friends for a short time, but they are quite compatible, Xiong Wanjian's real name is Fengji, he said so.

Xiong Wanjian smiled and said, "Wrap it up on me." "He's a bold person, he doesn't have a lot of fancy intestines, and he makes friends with people by feeling. Although Chang Guoan is a new attached, in the final analysis, the two are both generals, but there is no barrier in terms of background, and from Chang Guoan's body, Xiong Wanjian can faintly feel that his person has a sharp spirit, which is very different from ordinary rogues, and he looks at each other from the other side. The battle of Fang Yuan is related to the overall situation, and the stakes are very important, originally partnered with strangers, Xiong Wanjian was very unsure, but at this time, when he gave his hand and saw Chang Guoan go away, he was a lot more settled.

"Block the Wang brothers, and most of the things will be done."

Before Xu Hui left, he solemnly ordered Xiong and Chang. For Xu Huijun, who only has a day's food left, their goal is very clear, that is, the sooner the cat is defeated, the better.

Previously, Xu Hui had already learned that in order to control the various departments, including the Wang brothers, the heavy grain and grass needed by the Cao Ying soldiers and horses in various divisions were uniformly allocated by the Cao Ying base camp in Zaoyang County, and it was basically delivered every three days, and the garrisons in various places would never be allowed to have more than five days of disposable grain and straw alone. And because Zaoyang County is a little far away from various places, Maozichong, where the chief system Wang Long is located, was also arranged as a relay point for transporting grain and straw, and there was a certain amount of storage. Xu Hui pinched the date and chose to cut off the transportation of Fangyuan on the eve of the upcoming delivery of Caoying's grain. In order to support Chang Guoan and Xiong Wanjian, who were also short of food, to have enough food to hold the defense line of Fangyuan, Xu Hui ordered all the generals' military rations to be allocated to the Fangyuan defenders, and the soldiers and horses he took away only carried a day's rations. In this way, Chang and Xiong don't have to worry about the disadvantage of the Shang Wang brothers and other subordinates in terms of grain. However, this move was a double-edged sword, and while stabilizing Fang Yuan, Xu Hui, Han Gon, and others who would continue to turn south sharply were forced into a desperate situation. In other words, the time provided to Zhao Yingbing to take down Maozi Chong was only one day.