On the fourth day of rest in Xinyang County, on 27 June, Li Xin received the news that Zhang Qian had sent troops from Hezhou. At the same time, there was also the news that Huan Wen sent troops to fight ~ Yao Xiang.

"It seems that Zhang Zuo is also in a hurry, otherwise, it would be impossible to send another army to the east!" In the military tent, everyone was summoned to discuss the matter, and after knowing the news, Zhou Tong spoke.

"Don't be in a hurry! Look at the fight so far, even Qiu Chi has made a lot of money, just he can't get in and out, he only sees a lot of money and food consumed, but there is no benefit at all! Li Erhei said with a smile.

"Zhang Qian sent troops out of Imjin Pass from Caohan and went straight to Longxi County! It seems that this Zhang Zuo's appetite is not small, not only does he want to break Fu Jian's defense on the front line of Jincheng in one fell swoop, but he also wants to swallow this Longxi County in one bite! Peng Lin frowned.

Imjin Pass is located in Baitu County, and this Baitu County is the westernmost of the five counties in Jincheng County. The seat of Jincheng County was in the easternmost part of Yuzhong County, which was some north of Yuzhong County in later generations.

However, Yuzhong County is dozens of miles southeast of Jincheng County, which later became Lanzhou City. Originally, it belonged to Liangzhou, but after Wang Zhi surrendered to Fu Qin, it was quickly taken over by Fu Qin.

"Today, Fu Jian Fufa is stationed in Yuzhong County, and then two lines of defense are arranged along Jincheng Pass and Qingshi Pass. Although the Niu Ba took down the Qingshi Pass after repeated battles, there was no progress in Jincheng Pass. In this way, it is somewhat unlikely that you want to enter Qinzhou from the east of Jincheng County. The only way is to open the passage from the west, avoiding the heavily defended place of Fu Jian's troops! Li Xin looked at the map and said to everyone.

Jincheng Pass is in Lanzhou City in the later generations, and Qingshi Pass is dozens of miles northwest of Lanzhou City. Qingshi Pass is the key pass through the Hexi Corridor, that is, the main road in and out of Liangzhou. At this time, Jincheng County was not in the urban area of Lanzhou City, but nearly fifty miles to the northwest, closer to Qingshi Pass.

Therefore, if you want to enter Jincheng County from Liangzhou, you must first take Qingshi Pass. Then, from Jincheng County to the southeast, after passing the Jincheng Pass, this road is much easier, and there are not too many obstacles.

From the beginning of the war to the present, Niu Ba has taken 20,000 horsemen, and first fought with Fu Jian and Fu Fa at Qingshi Pass for half a month. In the end, he lost a lot of people and horses, and finally took the Qingshi Pass. And at this time, the news of Li Xin's great victory in the land of Qinzhou spread.

Therefore, Fu Jian Fufa decided to shrink his forces and stick to Yuzhong County and other places, and directly gave up Jincheng County and other places that were not in danger to defend, and retreated to Jincheng Pass for defense.

In the area of Jincheng Pass, it is close to the Yellow River passing, and the middle road is narrow, a wall is blocked, Niu Ba has been attacking for many days, but he has not gained an inch under the loss of troops.

"Going west may not be smooth. You see, when Zhang Qian marched to the southeast, he must pass through the Old Crow Fort. And Fu Qin placed a thousand soldiers and horses in the Old Crow Fort, although there are not many, but this place is easy to defend and difficult to attack, even if it is 20,000 troops, it may not be able to attack. Even if they really capture it and enter the territory of Longxi County, they still have to pass the Tiger and Wolf Pass! The Tiger Wolf Pass guards Didao County, and if they don't open the gate to the northwest of Longxi, it is impossible for them to enter Longxi! Speaking of this, Zhou Tong was not very optimistic about the other party's actions, so he compared it on the map and analyzed.

There are two tiger and wolf passes in Qinzhou, one in the southeast and the other in the northwest. These two places are hundreds of miles apart, and the one in the southeast is the one in the southwest of Shangtai County, as mentioned before.

The northwest is located not far from the west of Didao County, Longxi County, and it is also a place where the land is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack.

Although Fu Sheng has now transferred most of his troops to the vicinity of Xiangwu County, preparing to fight to the death with the Huashan army. But he wasn't stupid enough to drain all the forces around him and take no precautions at all.

Whether it is Lao Crow Fort or Tiger Wolf Pass, it was originally used to defend the western plateau and Liangzhou. As long as these two places are not lost, basically, Longxi County can not worry about the enemy coming from the west.

"Having said that, however, now that the morale of Fu Qin is low, no one knows whether those two passes can stop Zhang Qiang's army. In my opinion, it's time for us to act, we are determined to win Longxi County, if we let Zhang Zuo pick up the cheap, it will be a real loss! Li Erhei shouted.

"Yes, let's hurry up and destroy Fu Qin as soon as possible."

"Yes, yes, if it weren't for the fact that we had eliminated so many Fu Qin soldiers and horses, where would it be their turn to take advantage of them. I can't say anything about letting them rob Longxi County! ”

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The generals talked a lot, and their will to fight was very resolute. Obviously, everyone doesn't want the Liangzhou gang to rob Longxi County!

In everyone's hearts, although there is still a long distance between Longxi County and Xinyang County, it is already their own territory, and no one wants to grab food from the bowl of Huashan Army!

"What does the general think? Should we march immediately? Zhou Tong couldn't help frowning when he saw this chaotic situation. Then, he stood up and saluted Li Xin.

The others were talking about it, but when they suddenly heard this, they realized where they were now, and they immediately stopped and looked at Li Xin.

Although it is said that the discussion is discussed by everyone, there is no problem for everyone to express their own opinions. Zhou Tong's approach is to remind everyone that in the tent of the Chinese army, you must not come nonsense, and all matters must ultimately be subject to Li Xin's decision.

"Please give the general an order!" The generals stood up and said in unison.

"Well, since everyone thinks it's better to march into the army! Let's do it! From Xinyang County to the west, first take Ji County, and then continue to advance westward, and then reach the boundary of Nan'an County. Let's go west along Weishui, and then go north in Xinxing County, so that after taking the three counties of Nan'an County, we can go straight to the outside of Xiangwu County! "Morale is available! Since everyone is high-spirited, Li Xin of course struck while the iron was hot. After pondering for a while, he pointed to the map and drew a line.

Ji County is also one of the six counties of Tianshui County, just west of Xinyang County, and the distance between the two places is only 50 miles. Because of the mountainous terrain in Qinzhou, it is not so easy for a large group of people to enter.

The county seat of Jixian County is located on the north bank of Weishui, and the land on both sides of the river is relatively flat, and it is basically a place with a large population. In this way, its status value is naturally high. The three counties of Nan'an County, from north to south, are Zhangdao County, Zhongtao County and Xinxing County.

Among them, Zhengdao County is just south of Xiangwu County, and it is also the seat of Nan'an County. Xinxing County is at the southernmost point, just north of the big bend in Weishui. These three counties are all located along the Weishui River, and if you march along the Weishui, it is unlikely that you will be able to avoid it!

"Since we took Xinyang County, the Fu Qin Imperial Court has begun to build a defensive line to defend us. The three counties of Nan'an, from south to north, are exactly three county seats, and the other party has stationed 3,000 people in these three counties, which are withdrawn from the three counties of Shichang County! If we want to fight from here, I'm afraid it will take a lot of time, and we may lose a lot! After hearing this route, Peng Lin couldn't help frowning.

In the north of Longxi County, there are Lao Crow Fort and Tiger Wolf Pass, and in the south, there are three counties of Nan'an County resisting every day. Therefore, if you want to fight to Xiangwu County, it is really not so easy. Once the war is protracted, it will be extremely unfavorable for the Huashan army, and it is more likely that Fu Sheng will win more time to prepare.

"You're right, but we can't take these counties! But in terms of method, you can pay attention to a little! You see, Xinxing County is located at the confluence of Weishui and Zhangchuan! The water of Zhangchuan comes from the west, and you can follow this river to Yan County! Let's take Yan County first, so that we can go north to Xiangwu County and bypass the remaining two counties in Nan'an! Peng Lin's worries were not unreasonable, fortunately, Li Xin had already thought about this problem, and pointed to a place at this time.

Yan County also belonged to the rule of Longxi County, but because this county was located on the border, although the location was extremely important, it was abolished after the Yongjia Rebellion.

From here, you can go to Xinxing County to the east, Tuguhun Xihai and other places to the west, and Xiangwu County to the north.

Fu Sheng also stationed 2,000 soldiers and horses to guard this county, but because he had to pass through Xinxing County to get there. Xinxing County has 3,000 troops to defend, relatively speaking, Yanxian County is relatively safe, and the defense is naturally not as tight as Xinxing, Zhongtao and other places.

Moreover, after Li Xin's garrison in Xinyang County, there was no movement for several days, and now Fu Sheng and they don't understand which way he will fight to Xiangwu County. After all, from Xinyang County to the north, although it is difficult to walk through the mountains, it is still possible to reach the east of Xiangwu County.

In this way, Fu Sheng can only passively defend and deploy troops in every possible place, so as not to be suddenly killed by Li Xin to the city!

"In this case, we must march quickly, and before the enemy can react, we must first take Ji County, then Xinxing County, and then take Yan County. In this way, we can attack from the southwest of Xiangwu County, or from the southeast, and Fu Sheng will not be able to find out our whereabouts! Hearing this, Li Erhei nodded, and then said.

After the discussion was completed, the order was immediately issued, and the army that was resting quickly assembled! With Li Erhei as the vanguard, he led 3,000 soldiers and horses to set off first, open roads in the mountains, build bridges in the water, and take Ji County first.

Li Xin and Zhou Tong led the remaining 9,000 men and horses, and followed closely behind. The army will converge in Ji County, and after a short rest, they will immediately go to Xinxing County. 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.