The water is more than 300 miles long, and it joins the Yellow River in the west of Jincheng County. And where the river flows, it is getting wider and wider in the north and narrower in the south. By the time we reached the mouth of the river, it had become a long and narrow valley that stretched for nearly 100 miles. At its narrowest point, the estuary is only more than 200 meters.

The Qingshi Pass is located at the mouth of the river, less than ten miles to the southwest, on the south bank of the Yellow River. Follow this adverse water all the way north, you can lead to Hexi Wuwei and other places! Therefore, Zhang Qiang's 4,000-strong army was stationed in the valley of the Reverse River, less than two miles away from the mouth of the river.

Because of the place where he was located, after Hu Tian took Jincheng and other places, he had no way to do anything to them for a while. In this way, the two sides were separated by a big river, forming a triangular confrontation state with Jincheng County, Qingshi Pass, and the enemy's camp as the apex.

The place where Qingshi Pass is located is an extremely narrow place on the Yellow River, and the opposite bank of the river is a mountain forest and cliff, and it is impossible to pass directly along the river bank from there. Only after crossing the river first, can you go north out of Qingshi Pass, and then cross the river to the other side.

Zhang Ju: If they were one or two people, they might not have much of a problem, even if they didn't pass Qingshi Pass, they might be able to go down the river directly. But the problem is that there are thousands of them in them, and it is impossible not to alarm the defenders of Qingshi Pass.

As a result, they were only able to pass through the mountains and forests to the north. And Zhou Tong and them went directly to the east along the Huangshui, and they could quickly rush to Qingshi Pass. Perhaps, before Zhang Ju and them converge, he can lead his troops to cross the river first!

"Okay, let's do it! The order went down, and the army hurried to Qingshi Pass! Zhou Tong thought for a while, immediately agreed to this idea, and immediately ordered.

On Zhang Ju's side, as Zhou Tong and them expected, after fleeing to a place more than thirty miles away from Qingshi Pass, they turned around and plunged into the Dawan Mountain. If you go around here, you will be directly behind the 4,000-strong army.

Both sides were fighting for time, but Zhou Tong and the others were still one step faster, and after passing the Qingshi Pass first, he immediately sent people from Jincheng County and Jincheng Pass to mobilize a thousand people to come over, plus the people on his side, there were four thousand people!

Then, he crossed the Yellow River with his men and killed the enemy troops on the opposite bank. The army on the other side didn't know that Zhang Ju's army had been defeated at this time, so when they suddenly saw the Huashan army killed, they couldn't help but be surprised.

Since this was not a siege battle, after Zhou Tong led his men across the river, he immediately began to storm the enemy camp. A wave of rockets went down, and the entire barracks was filled with fire. This thing, relatively speaking, has a lot of psychological pressure, and there are not many people who really die on it.

Because the elite soldiers were all sent to Wuwei and quell the rebellion, it is conceivable how many elite soldiers can be among the four thousand soldiers and horses.

The generals stationed here are not stupid, they know this very well, and they see that the Huashan army is above them in number, and they are menacing. simply ordered to defend the camp to the death, and did not fight at all, leaving it to the Huashan army outside the camp to attack. In this way, Zhou Tong had no choice for a while.

After a day of stalemate between the two sides, Zhang Ju and the others finally arrived. Originally, when they saw reinforcements, the generals stationed here still wondered if they would fight back. But after asking about the situation, he completely abandoned this illusion.

Zhang Ju heard that Zhou Tong was outside, so on the one hand, he ordered to stick to the camp and not leave, and on the other hand, he quickly sent people to Wuwei County to report the news.

From here, if you go to Wuwei County, the distance is much closer. Therefore, early the next morning, Zhang Qian got the battle report. At that time, he was discussing political affairs with the ministers of Liangzhou on the top of the main hall, and the seven-year-old Zhang Xuanliang was sitting on it, but he didn't seem to be awake.

The battle report was directly sent to Zhang Qiang's hands, and he was in a good mood today, but after opening it and looking at it a few times, his face suddenly turned black like the bottom of a pot.

"Bastard, more than 10,000 troops, actually defeated in the hands of 5,000 people!" After reading it, Zhang Qian couldn't help but scold.

The Liangzhou civil and military forces in the main hall were all shocked, and they couldn't help but be a little surprised when they saw him like this. Shang Shufu shot Song Ming, and after muttering for a while, he stepped forward and arched his hand: "My lord, stop being angry!" Listening to the meaning of adults, could it be that General Zhang was defeated in the battle with the Huashan Army? ”

"See for yourself!" Zhang Qian handed over the letter in his hand, and his anger still did not subside.

After Song Chao took it, he hurriedly glanced at it a few times, and then understood the specific situation. He didn't expect that it would be this result, and he couldn't help but be a little dumbfounded for a while.

"What did Song Servant say?" Seeing his expression, Zhang Qian asked coldly.

"My lord, now that General Zhang has been defeated and lost, I am afraid that the Huashan army will gain an inch and spy on the entire territory of Liangzhou!" After thinking for a while, Song Chao said.

"That's exactly what I'm worried about! I thought that even if we couldn't win the first battle, we could let the other party know that we were powerful, and we had to withdraw from Jincheng. Who would have thought that this would be the case! Zhang Qian sighed and said in a deep voice.

"The only way to do this is that Jincheng County and Xiping County can't be managed for the time being, and the important thing is that they can't continue to go north. Otherwise, it will inevitably threaten Guzang City! Song Chao sighed.

"Yes, I want to recruit another 10,000 troops, and quickly rush to the mouth of the Reverse River to block the Huashan army!" Zhang Qian obviously thinks the same way, and there is already a way.

"My lord, we have experienced a great defeat, and it is when people's hearts are undecided! If we recruit troops and horses at this time, not to mention the question of whether we can win, won't the Huashan Army increase our troops? Once we lose again, what the consequences will be, adults should be clear! Song Chao obviously didn't want to do this, so he directly shook his head and refused!

"What should you think of it?" Zhang Qian frowned, looked at him and asked.

"Judging from the previous letters, this time the Huashan Army raised troops, and there was an excuse. Let's start from here, if we don't have an excuse, the division will be nameless, and naturally we can't raise troops anymore! ”

"It's easy to say, excuse this thing, if you want, you can find one at will! Song Servant is too naïve, right? Hearing this, Zhang Qian couldn't help but sneer.

"Your words are reasonable, but you should think about them. If the other party has no excuse, but is still entangled and does not leave, wouldn't that make the world laugh? When the time comes, wouldn't it be a matter of conforming to the people's hearts if we send troops again? ? Song Chao knew what he meant, so Wen Yan persuaded him.

Zhang Qian listened and didn't speak for a while, but he didn't want to end it with his expression.

"The most important thing is whether the adults are sure that they can win the Huashan Army! After all, the current situation is not favorable to us, Xiping County is undecided, Jiuquan County is still in rebellion, and after a long time, it will inevitably lead to the disintegration of people in various counties. At this time, if you fight with the Huashan Army repeatedly, if you win, it's fine, if you don't win again, I'm afraid that the counties that were originally loyal to the adults may also have changes! I don't know what adults think is the reason? Seeing this, Song Chao continued. However, this time the voice was lower, and only the two of them could hear it.

Zhang Qiang, who was reluctant, couldn't help but change his face slightly after hearing these words at this time. Song Ming's words hit the point where he was most worried.

Ever since the two counties of Xiping and Jiuquan raised troops, he has been worried that other counties will follow suit. Therefore, he quickly sent a large army to the two places to quell the chaos.

Now that the two places have not been pacified, if they start a war with the more powerful Huashan Army and defeat all their soldiers and horses, then I am afraid that this Shangshu order will come to an end.

When he thought of the seat he had just sat on, he was going to lose it again in a blink of an eye, especially when he thought of the fate of Zhang Zuo and others, he couldn't help but feel a shock in his heart. After pondering for a while, he hurriedly said to Song Ming: "Your words are reasonable!" What is your best plan for this? ”

"According to the opinion of the lower officials, since the Huashan Army is here under the banner of Fu Qin's remnants, we might as well hand over Fu Jian and the others to the other party for disposal. After all, those people were taken in by Zhang Zuo, and they have nothing to do with us! Anyway, staying by our side is of no use to us, and now we have solved this dead knot! Song Chao had already imagined in his heart, and when he heard him ask, he said.

"Yes, all this is Zhang Zuo's stupidity, and now Zhang Zuo is dead! Why should we make enemies with the Huashan Army because of what he has done! However, what about Wei Qi's request for help? Hearing this, Zhang Qian couldn't help but be overjoyed, but soon thought of another question.

"Wei Qi asked for reinforcements, for Xiping County, which has nothing to do with Jincheng County! If Fu Jian and the others are handed over to the other party, the other party must return Jincheng County. And Xiping is located in the western land, and it is too far away from Guzang after all, so the lord simply appointed Wei Qi as the Taishou of Xiping. In this way, the Huashan army has to retreat? ”

"Yes, in this way, the other party has no two excuses! It's just that Wei Qi can ask the Huashan Army to send troops, but I'm afraid that Xiping County will be sacrificed! I'm here to make him too guarded, but I'm afraid that soon, Xiping County will become the Huashan Army! Zhang Qian nodded, and after thinking about it, he was a little worried.

"Why should you be worried! Even if Xiping County is taken by the Huashan Army, as long as we keep Jincheng County, then Xiping County will be left alone, and the exchanges are under our control. After we settle the matter of Jiuquan County, we will find another opportunity to get Xiping County back! Hearing this, Song Chao couldn't help but smile and said indifferently.

"Haha, listening to Song Servant's words, I was confused in my heart! Yes, Jincheng County is the key place, as long as it is in our hands, this Xiping County will be taken back sooner or later! Well, I will write a letter to Zhang Ju and ask him to negotiate with Zhou Tong and complete this matter! As for the arrest of Fu Jian and them, they will be handed over to Song Servant to handle, and they must keep the action secret, so that they will not be aware of it and flee first! Hearing this whole set of plans, Zhang Qian was immediately puzzled and immediately said.

"Yes, the lower official will arrange it!" Song Chao hurriedly said. Take a hundred plating to read the latest chapter of "Eastern Jin Dynasty Tang Wang's Claw Book House" for free for the first time.