Northern Yuzhou surrendered to the enemy, the Western Dynasty was even more invaded by the whole country, and the Eastern Dynasty was up and down, how could there be no action?

The prime minister Gao Huan exhausted the soldiers and horses of Jinyang, day and night, and rushed south. The prime minister Shi Weijing and Sun Teng, the left side governor Xue Guyan, the right side governor He Lou Wulan, and the rear army governor Lu Yongji and others served on the expedition.

He also summoned the Yanzhou Thorn Shi Peng Le Department, and the Xuzhou Thorn Shi Hu Law Gold Department. . . Go to the front together.

If a few roads are gathered, it will be a hundred thousand people.

In addition, the general Gao Cheng invited himself to cross the river with Hebei soldiers and horses, and besieged Gao Shen's headquarters in Northern Yuzhou, and Gao Huan approved it.

Then there was the Yuzhou Hou Jingbu who went west out of Jingxiang to meet the flank western army of Duguxin, Yang Zhong, and Helianda.

The changes in Northern Yuzhou shook the world, and the east and west Wei all poured the power of the country to come, and the tip of the needle was on Maimang.

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The soldiers are fast, and whichever side goes to Northern Yuzhou first may have the advantage.

Although Gao Huan's various departments came in a hurry, Yuwentai was also hurrying to get out of Shaanzhou, and he had arrived in Heluo at this time.

Huang Cong immediately Pei Guo frowned, and secretly said to Wei Biao beside him: "In the past, when I came to the army, the Heluo people did not say that they were welcomed, but they were always polite and offered water and food. After a hundred miles of travel, there was no one at all, and the wealthy families also moved out behind closed doors. Of course, there is a plan of the East Thief to strengthen the wall and clear the wilderness, but it can also be seen that the people's hearts are back... ”

Wei Biao seems to understand whether he understands or not, uh, uh, yes.

Pei Guo's worries are not unreasonable--- Luoyang has become a scorched earth, Kim Yong City has been demolished into flat land, the west of Northern Yuzhou should have been "a horse and a flat river", and the probability of the western army arriving first is far greater than that of the eastern army. As a result, several county guards in Heluo actually "responded to a hundred calls", and many wealthy clans and even ordinary people spontaneously gathered to build a dangerous defense in Baiguwu (now Yishuinan, Yanshi City, Luoyang, Henan Province) to block the advance of the western army.

Wang Xiong, the forward of the Western Army, attacked several times and retreated to his own position, which was extremely ashamed.

Actually taught a small Baiguwu to block the way forward, Yuwentai was anxious, and sent Yu Jin to lead his troops to attack Baiguwu, and the rest of the main force was temporarily near Luoyang.

The next day, he suddenly heard that He Lou Wulan, the governor of the right wing of the East Thief Jinyang Army, had led five thousand light horsemen to the river bridge, and Yuwentai was taken aback: "Coming so fast?" I am about to capture the river bridge, occupy the danger to block the main force of the high thieves... ”

When Li Hu heard this, he asked the second army of his headquarters to attack the river bridge. Yuwentai was overjoyed, agreed on the spot, and sent Zhao Gui's third army to go together.

Unexpectedly, He Lou Wulan was very brave, leaning on the Heqiao City Fortress, giving it a go, and actually fought several battles with Li Hu and Zhao Gui with weak troops, and did not fall behind.

Baiguwu can't get through, the river bridge can't be attacked, the western army can't advance eastward, and the north can't be strong, which really makes Yuwentai very sad. Fortunately, the Sixth Army on the flank made considerable progress, and Dugu believed that he had already captured Qicheng (Jingzhou Prefecture of the Eastern Wei Dynasty, now Dengzhou City, Nanyang, Henan Province), and Zhiguang (Zhisuo Shanbei, now Lushan County, Pingdingshan City, Henan Province), Yu (Zhou Zhi Xuan, now Runan County, Zhumadian City, Henan Province) and other prefectures.

The flanks are safe, and Yuwentai is relieved. Soon there was good news that Yu Jin lived up to expectations, and finally pulled out this hard nail in order to break through Baiguwu.

Yuwentai was overjoyed, that is, he ordered the three armies to have a full meal, so that they could rest and wait for the eastward march the next day.

However--- after many twists and turns, because of the delay for some time, the next day I heard that Gao Huan's army had arrived in Hanoi County, and it was only a hundred miles away from the river bridge. In addition, Peng Le and Hu Lujin and other departments also have to gather in one place, waiting to come to Heluo. Yuwentai knew that it was too late to go to North Yuzhou at this time, so he sighed "It's a pity".

Pei Guo persuaded: "Since the prime minister has the ambition to unify the world, he will inevitably have a decisive battle with the high thief, and Beiyu Prefecture will be put aside for the time being." When the main force of the high thieves is broken, whether it is to advance eastward or attack northward at that time, it is all up to me. ”

Yu Wentai nodded in favor, and then gathered all the armies and pushed forward near the river bridge to prepare for a decisive battle with Gao Huan. Seeing that the western army was strong, Helou Wulan did not dare to slack off, so he collected his troops and settled in the city of Heqiao, and held on to the danger.

Because Gao Shen couldn't stop "urging" in the Tiger Prison City, Yu Wentai was divided into the Jinbu to continue to advance eastward to aid Gao Shen.

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On the sixth day of the first month of March, Gao Huan's army arrived on the north bank of the Yellow River, and Peng Le and Hu Lujin also sailed back.

The armies of the Eastern Dynasties converged, but when they saw the banner covering the sky on the north bank of the Great River, and heard the drums and trumpets shaking the field, their military momentum was magnificent, and the end was terrifying.

The Western Army had come with a lot of confidence, but when they saw this scene, they were all worried.

Yu Wentai was shocked again: "The morale of the high thief is strong, and the enemy should not be underestimated." Li Hu, Zhao Gui and several others were unfavorable in the battle, and they also said that the headquarters was "tired of the old division", so it was better to temporarily retreat to avoid the sharp spirit of the thieves.

Yuwentai nodded yes, but led the army to retreat to Xiaoqu and stationed temporarily.

Da Xiwu offered a plan: "You can make the fire boat out of the water, go to the big river, and burn the river bridge to prevent the main force of the thieves from crossing the river!" ”

Yu Wentai was very happy and immediately acted according to the plan.

As a result, the fireboat fleet only came out of the water, and it encountered Hu Luguang, the son of Hu Lujin, who led more than 100 light boats to intercept it. Hu Luguang "chopped melons and vegetables" for a while, and the Western Army Fleet sank into the river with half a shout, and the rest fled back in embarrassment. Hu Luguang crossed the river with iron chains, locked both ends of the river bridge, and no longer had to worry about a sneak attack by the western military ships.

The fire of the river bridge failed to attack, and Yuwentai became more and more worried. In the western barracks, morale was also low.

Pei Guo let out a long sigh and shook his head in his own tent: "Since it is a battle for the country, it is inevitable to fight with a hard sword and arrow, and it is time to meet the enemy in a positive battle to boost morale." How can they retreat first, and hope for such a small trick as burning the bridge to block the enemy? ”

Wei Biao also knew that the situation was not too good at this time, so he lowered his head and said, "Then Brother thinks, what should our army do?" ”

"The first opportunity is all lost, the military spirit is weak, and I am afraid that the war will be unfavorable. . . ." Pei Guo sighed again: "The matter has come to this, it is better to take advantage of the fact that the thieves have not yet crossed the river and quickly retreat to Guanzhong." ”