Yangzhou, Lujiang County, Xunyang County, Weiyan Daying.

After Wei Yan received Yuan Yao's military order, he was overjoyed, and immediately led the army to pull out the camp and go straight to the direction of Xunyang, Wei Yan's army marched for a day and a night, and finally came to Xunyang City in the morning of the next day, and set up a camp here.

Wei Yan was the first time to lead the army to fight alone, and the desire to make contributions was very urgent, after Wei Yan ordered the army to camp and rest, he took ten personal guards and iron horsemen to the river, and watched the terrain and military situation of Xia Pheasant County across the river.

The county town of Xia Pheasant is built according to the river, is located in the place where the rich water flows into the three forks of the Yangtze River, the whole city is several miles in a radius, the wall is more than two zhang high, the moat outside the city quotes the rich water and the living water is up to five zhang wide and the water flow is urgent, the city is dangerous and solid, it is extremely easy to defend and difficult to attack!

After Huang Archery was defeated and captured, Yuan Yao did not send an envoy to Jiangxia to discuss the matter, and all the envoys sent by Huang Zu to Shouchun were also detained. Huang Zu saw that the situation was not good, and he also realized that Yuan Yao should want to send troops to attack Jiangxia, so he immediately sent 5,000 reinforcements to Xia Pheasant County, plus the original 3,000 defenders Xia Pheasant County has already stationed 8,000 defenders.

Eight thousand defenders of Xia Pheasant County, three thousand soldiers and horses defended the city, and five thousand soldiers and horses camped in dangerous places outside the city and the city formed a corner, no matter which direction the enemy attacked, the soldiers and horses in another place could support.

Wei Yan rode a horse and stopped on a high ground on the north bank, looking at the Xiaxia County on the opposite bank and the Jiangxia army camp outside the city, he couldn't help frowning, he didn't expect that the Jiangxia soldiers and horses had already reacted, five thousand soldiers and horses were stationed on the other side, and it was extremely difficult for his army to cross the river without the help of the navy, let alone capture the county town of Xiayan.

The situation is difficult, what should I do?

Wei Yan looked at the other side and thought for a while, but still didn't think of a way to break the enemy.

At this time, the Jiangxia soldiers and horses on the other side also discovered that Wei Yan and the others were investigating the reality of their camp, and sent light horses to rush over to this side.

Seeing this, Wei Yan could only note down the terrain and military situation of Xia Pheasant County in his heart, and then led his guards to return to the camp.

After Wei Yan returned to the camp, he was stuffed in the tent and began to think about a strategy to break the enemy.

However, Wei Yan's army did not have the help of the navy, which was a hard injury, if the Jiangxia soldiers and horses were not prepared, it would be better, then Wei Yan could still find a place to build a pontoon bridge or wade across the river;

But now?

Jiangxia soldiers and horses have been prepared, and the places suitable for the army to cross the river have already sent soldiers and horses to prepare for it, and it is difficult for Wei Yan's army to even cross the river, let alone attack Xiapheasant County.

Wei Yan had been thinking about the time to eat at noon and had not come up with a way to break the enemy, and his heart was also a little irritable.

Could it be that the first time he led the army independently, he could only stop here and have no merit?

No, it must not be!

Xia Pheasant County can't do it, then I will attack other places, this is the first time I have led an independent army, and I must come up with a dazzling enough feat!

Do you want to attack Qichun County?

No, not in Qichun County.

Qichun County and Xunyang County are on the north bank of the river, which is not the key place for Jiangxia soldiers and horses to guard, and the capture of Qichun County can not threaten the safety of Xiapheasant County. If your own army captures Xiaqi County, Qichun County can be won without a fight, and attacking Qichun County by yourself is tantamount to doing useless work, such a feat is not dazzling enough!

Wei Yan followed the map and continued to look towards the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, and finally locked his eyes on the location of Exian County!

Exian County, like Xiapheasant County, is on the south bank of the Yangtze River, and Exian County is also located in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River compared to Xiapheasant County.

If he can lead his troops to capture Exian County, he can cut off the back road of Xiaxian County, cut off the connection between the defenders of Xiaxian County and the main army of Jiangxia, and then Xiaxian County and Qichun County will become a turtle in the urn, as long as the main army arrives, they can go down without a fight!

As long as he captures Exian County, it is equivalent to capturing the three counties of Exian County, Xia Pheasant County and Qichun County, compared with the expectations of the lord, such a feat has been increased several times, only such a merit is dazzling enough to deserve his own reputation!

After Wei Yan figured out this festival, he was overjoyed in his heart and shouted loudly: "Beat the drums and gather the generals, and bring me lunch again!" ”

Wei Yan ate some food at random, and all the generals and colonels of the Longxiang army also rushed over, Wei Yan put down the chopsticks in his hand and said: "My army has come from afar, but the Jiangxia soldiers and horses have already been prepared, and there are many strong defenders in Xiapheasant County, and it is very difficult for our army to even cross the river, let alone capture Xiayan County." Now there are only two roads to go in front of my army, one is to wait for the arrival of the lord's army in Xunyang, and the other is to take a dangerous blow in order to make a contribution. ”

As soon as Wei Yan's voice fell, he saw a general next to him get up and salute: "General, our army has been designated as a vanguard by the lord, what a blessing this is!" Now that the brothers have come from afar, how can they be trapped here without merit! If this is the case, when the lord's army arrives, won't we become the laughing stock in the mouths of the rest of the army? The general doesn't have to test us, please tell me the best plan in the belly, I am willing to fight to the death with the general in order to make a contribution! ”

When the rest of the generals saw this, they also bowed one after another: "We are willing to fight to the death with the general, in order to make meritorious contributions!" ”

"Hahahaha, good! With your help, this is a great success! ”

Wei Yan laughed a few times, then stretched out his hand on the map and said, "I will personally lead three thousand elite stars to attack Exian, would you like to come with me?" ”

All the generals bowed their hands and said, "I'm willing to go!" ”

That night, Wei Yan left the army to continue to camp in Xunyang to attract the attention of Jiangxia soldiers and horses, and personally led 3,000 Jingjia to escort more than 20 carts to leave the camp at night, and under the guidance of the guide, he took a small road and went straight to Exian.

Wei Yan's army marched in the middle of the night and finally arrived at the first key place of the trip, the place where Wei Yan had found a place to cross the river in advance - Huangshi Ferry.

Jiangxia soldiers and horses have already collected all the ships on both sides of the Yangtze River in the upper reaches of Xiaxian County, the Huangshi ferry port has been abandoned for many days, there is no ferry here, and Wei Yan's army is still far away in Xunyang County, so Jiangxia soldiers and horses are not stationed here.

After Wei Yan's army arrived here, Wei Yan ordered the sergeant to open the cover on the cart, only to see that the more than 20 carts were loaded with large and small fishing boats!

Wei Yan had already guessed that Jiangxia Terracotta would take away the boats along the river, and he actually brought the boats from Xunyang here!

Wei Yan looked at the stunned sergeant, smiled proudly, and said, "Unload the fishing boats and put them into the river, and the army will quickly cross the river, and then sink all these big cars into the river!" ”

"The general is far-sighted, we will wait for the submission, there is the general's planning, my army will win this battle!"

"The general is wise!"

……

After seeing these fishing boats, the soldiers no longer doubted Wei Yan's wisdom and calculations, and the morale of the assault soldiers and horses immediately increased a lot!

Wei Yan's army moved off the fishing boat, sank the cart into the river and began to cross the river, and it took about half an hour for 3,000 soldiers and horses to cross the river and come to the south bank of the river.

Wei Yan ordered the sergeants to sink the fishing boat into the river as well, and then began to continue the march, and the soldiers marched again for nearly two hours, and came to the vicinity of Baoan Lake, which was more than 30 miles away from Exian County, before dawn.

After dawn, Wei Yan ordered his soldiers to take refuge in the dense forest near Baoan Lake, and at the same time to rest and recuperate for the march and battle after dark.

The vicinity of Baoan Lake is already inaccessible, and the atmosphere of the war has been very heavy in recent times, and the people have mostly stayed at home and will not go out.

After dark, Wei Yan's army continued to march straight to Exian County, and the soldiers finally arrived near the county seat of Exian after running for more than two hours.

Wei Yan looked at the panting soldiers, looked at the generals and ordered: "Order all the soldiers to rest in place, and bring a few people with me to explore the city defense of Exian County!" ”

"No, my subordinates take orders!"

Wei Yan took a few guards to the vicinity of the county seat of Exian to investigate, only to see that there were only dozens of sergeants on the city wall of Exian County who were on duty near the city gate tower, and these sergeants were all sleeping crookedly against the city wall, and the defenders of Exian County were almost defenseless!

Wei Yan was suddenly overjoyed in his heart, and slowly retreated with his personal guards, returning to the place where the army was resting.

Wei Yan waited for the soldiers to eat some dry food and rest for most of the hour, and after seeing that most of the soldiers had recovered their strength, he took the soldiers to set off again and lurked towards the county seat of Exian County.

There were also moats outside the city of Exian County, and Wei Yan ordered 2,500 soldiers and horses to ambush near the city gate, and he personally led 500 soldiers to the corner of the city wall.

Wei Yan waited until the patrolling defenders had passed, and then led five hundred soldiers to swim across the moat and lurk under the city walls.

The city wall of Exian County is about three zhang high, fortunately, Wei Yan has been prepared to make the army carry a lot of hook locks, Wei Yan ordered the sergeant to hang the hook lock on the city wall, and he took the lead in climbing the hook lock and climbed the city wall.

Wei Yan took the first batch of sergeants to the city wall to stand on the spot and wait for the sergeants behind to come up, the defenders of Exian County did not realize that Wei Yan's army would arrive here, and there was no defense at all, and the five hundred sharp soldiers soon all boarded the city wall.

Wei Yan led five hundred soldiers to the city gate, and the Exian defenders reacted when they saw Wei Yan's soldiers, but it was too late at this time, Wei Yan led five hundred soldiers to kill the Exian soldiers on duty as if they were chopping melons and vegetables.

After clearing the defenders, Wei Yan immediately ordered the sergeants to lower the drawbridge and open the city gate to welcome the soldiers and horses from outside the city into the city.

Outside the city, 2,500 soldiers and horses swarmed into the city and soon entered the city, Wei Yan led the army to the defender camp in the city, the defenders in the city have not been fully assembled, Wei Yan's army has already led the army to attack here, Wei Yan beheaded the enemy's main general, the rest of the sergeants surrendered one after another, and Exian changed hands instantly!

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