The time and place are favorable, and it seems that everything is complete for Huan Wen at this time. So, when he made a decision, he immediately mobilized 30,000 troops to the north and quickly rushed to Xuchang to join Huan Huo. At the same time, he also sent people to inform Huan Chong, who had been transferred to Suiyang County, and Yuan Zhen's headquarters in Pengcheng, to send troops to attack the Yan army.

However, these two lines of soldiers and horses were not the focus of the attack, and their role was mainly to contain the Yan army Fu Yan and Yuexi who lived in the area of Gaoping and Lu County.

This time, Huan Wen was not greedy, and he didn't think about driving all the Yan troops to the north of the Yellow River like last time. He didn't have many troops with him, so he only thought about recovering Xingyang and Chenliu counties and nearby prefectures and counties as much as possible.

Of course, there is an inhumane reason, and it is that he does not want to see Xingyang County and other places fall into the hands of Li Xin. In that way, if the place that he couldn't take before was taken by Tang Jun, this comparison would be too obvious.

Moreover, he has now begun to realize that the strength of the Tang Army is too great. Therefore, slowly began to have some ideas to suppress the Tang army, and the occupation of Xingyang and other places by himself was an important action to curb the further eastward expansion of the Tang army's forces.

Originally, it was now during the national mourning, and it was not appropriate for Huan Wen to lead the army north, but the opportunity was rare, and he couldn't manage so much.

When Huan Wen was preparing to act, Huan Huo, who had been replied to there, also boldly acted with Zhao Ji at this time.

Because Huan Wen explained to him, he must occupy an important place that is beneficial to him, so that he can have an advantage in this cooperation. Therefore, as soon as Huan Huo received the reply, he immediately led his troops north, and changed his previous idea of attacking Yuanling County first, but went to attack Zheng County first.

More than forty miles west of Zheng County is Mi County, and dozens of miles northwest of Mi County is the direction leading to Yangcheng County. Obviously, Huan Huo also wants to take this passage from Xingyang to Henan, and at the same time, he also connects Yangcheng County and Mi County and other places that he occupies.

In this way, it is naturally more beneficial for the overall defense. Because he could not only defend against the Yan army, but also against the Tang army east of the Tiger Prison and even from Hanoi and Jijun to the south.

And after Zhao Ji reached an agreement with Huan Huo, he also began to act. Since they had already taken Jing County at this time, they should have gone south to seize Mi County immediately.

But the problem is that at this time, the news of the return of Huangfu Zhen's army has already come back, and they have to give up this idea and concentrate their forces to deal with Huangfu Zhen's army first.

For this reason, in addition to leaving some soldiers and horses to guard Jingxian, Zhao Ji and Chen Kang concentrated all the troops in their hands, and then turned around and went north from Jingxian County to Xingyang County.

Eventually, Zhao Ji led an army of 15,000 to confront Huangfu Zhen and Sun Xi's soldiers and horses three miles north of Xingyang County, just over thirty miles from the banks of the Yellow River. However, the confrontation is close to the southern shore of the water.

The so-called Zhanran Water is actually the dry river of later generations, which is a tributary of the Yellow River, but it is called the dry river because of the drought. But during this time, there is a lot of rain, so there is a lot of water in the river.

"Today's battle is very important, if we win, we can wave our army eastward, and it is not difficult to take Xingyang County. If they are defeated, let alone Xingyang County, I am afraid that Jingxian County and even Tiger Prison Pass will have to be recaptured by them! At the time of the match, Zhao Ji said to Chen Kang.

"Yes! Therefore, this battle must not be lost, otherwise, the situation will change dramatically, and it may even affect the war on His Highness's side! Chen Kang also looked serious, knowing that this battle was of great significance.

"The opponent's strength is far above ours, if you want to win this battle, I'm afraid it won't be easy!" Zhao Ji looked at the other party's military formation, and his expression was inexplicable.

Huangfu Zhen went south with 30,000 troops, leaving 10,000 people on the south bank of the Yellow River to guard against the Tang army on the other side. Coupled with the 10,000 troops sent by Murong Chui and the remnants of Sun Xi's collection, this adds up to nearly 40,000 troops.

"If it's just these 40,000 troops, I'm not too worried, what I'm really worried about is Murong Chui's side!" After Chen Kang pondered for a while, he said in a low voice.

Xingyang County is not far from Xiaohuang County, where Murong Chui sits. Since the Tang army took Jingxian, it seems that he has not made any major moves, just Huangfu Zhen's reinforcement.

But the more this happens, the more people feel that there is something wrong with it.

Especially when Chen Kang was ambushed by Murong Chui outside Kipshi Pass, he was demoted from the position of general to deputy general, and he has not forgotten this lesson until now!

"You're right, at this moment, he might be watching us somewhere, waiting for us to fight, and then kill us by surprise! However, the terrain here is flat, and if it is an ambush, I am afraid that there is only the Three Emperor Mountains in the north of the water! Zhao Ji thought for a moment and said.

"Originally, we didn't have an advantage, but if we added the enemy ambush, the consequences would be worrying! Do you have a plan to break the enemy? ”

"The Three Emperors Mountain is still some distance away from our side, even if Murong Chui really wants to outflank us, he has to cross the Zhanran Water first. Fortunately, there is a lot of water in the river now, and it is not easy for them to come over. If we want to solve this situation of being attacked by the enemy, I am afraid that the only way to solve it is to solve it quickly. Or, before the enemy ambush reacts, defeat the Huangfu Zhen army on the opposite side! Either that, it's the other party's ambush first! Zhao Ji thought for a moment and then proposed.

"Not bad! As long as I did either of these two, the situation would be much better for me. In this way, let us divide the army into two parts, and you will lead 10,000 troops to attack head-on, while I will concentrate 5,000 elites and storm all the way along the water. In this way, we will try to defeat the enemy in the shortest possible time. At the same time, you secretly keep an eye on the front line of Zhan Ranshui, and once you find that the enemy is in ambush, you will immediately adjust your troops! This idea was exactly what Chen Kang meant, and after pondering for a while, he proposed a solution.

"Okay, then let's do it now! Once this battle begins, you must break through the enemy formation as soon as possible, and do not be entangled by the enemy army! Zhao Ji nodded and agreed on the matter.

Soon, the dull sound of war drums sounded, and the Tang army began to attack the Yan army.

"Pass the order, the army will attack!" Huang Fuzhen saw that the Tang army had begun to move, so he ordered.

His side has an absolute advantage in numbers, so it is not like a normal battle when you need to take a defensive position against the enemy forces that have come over.

The two armies rushed towards each other, and soon came into direct contact. At this time, the two armies were already completely mixed together. At the beginning, it was not easy to see, but what could be seen was that the Yan army began to slowly surround the Tang army.

But as they fought, the Tang Army, which was surrounded inside, began to undergo some changes.

The Tang Army, which originally seemed to be a whole, suddenly began to slowly diverge at this time. Some of the soldiers and horses, under the leadership of Chen Kang, rushed towards the Yan army in front like a sharp arrow.

Among the soldiers and horses in this part, there were 2,000 cavalry, and at the same time, there were 3,000 foot soldiers. The cavalry charged forward as arrowheads, while the foot soldiers followed behind them, and they all slashed at the enemy.

Under such a charge, the Yan army could not resist, because the Tang army seemed to be tightly pinched together, and became a solid whole. Any single or small Yan army wanted to block Chen Kang and them, it was simply impossible.

Not to mention that the individual quality of these Yan soldiers is not as good as that of the Tang Army, and it is even more unstoppable. On the contrary, Chen Kang and the others were killing more and more fiercely, rushing through the enemy army all the way, leaving an empty passage more than two miles long.

Then, after cutting through the enemy formation, he turned around and returned to the battlefield, charging again.

Because the Yan army surrounded Zhao Ji's 10,000 people, it was very easy for Chen Kang and them to find the enemy. No matter which direction you rush to, there will inevitably be a large number of enemy troops blocking there.

Huang Fuzhen didn't notice this at first, but after fighting for a while, he realized that something was wrong.

It looks like he has surrounded the Tang army in the middle, and he is constantly wearing them out. But in fact, it was Zhao Ji who attracted the Yan army, and the Yan soldiers at this time were like layers of shells wrapped around the Tang army, and the Tang army inside was the hard core.

And the 5,000 people of Chen Kang outside are constantly cooperating with the nuclei inside, smashing these shells one by one.

"No, if we continue like this, I'm afraid that before we wipe out the Tang Army inside, we will almost die! Immediately divided some troops and horses to surround the Tang army, so that they could not cooperate with each other! After thinking of the consequences, Huangfu Zhen hurriedly adjusted the deployment of troops, preparing to divide and surround Zhao Ji and them.

I have to say that Huangfu is really quick to adapt, and as soon as he senses that the situation is wrong, he begins to change his approach. When Chen Kang realized the changes in the Yan army and the possibility that he might fall into another encirclement, he immediately retreated to the shore of the water.

In this way, even if the Yan army wants to surround itself, it can only surround itself on three sides, and cannot completely surround itself.

At the same time, Zhao Ji, who saw the situation on Chen Kang's side, immediately led the army to retreat towards the water, and slowly retreated to the water's edge.

In this way, the situation on the battlefield has changed, and it has gradually become a situation where the Tang army is arrayed near the water, and the Yan army surrounds the Tang army layer by layer.