The situation in Jincheng is that there are fast horses sent to Wushi County every day. Although the time is much worse, for Li Xin, he can still basically grasp the latest situation on the battlefield. After learning that Jincheng County had been completely taken and that there might be a big battle with Zhang Ju's soldiers and horses, Li Xin was a little relieved. Judging from the current situation, the progress of things is still within my original plan.

However, the next thing is not so easy to control. It is very difficult to control the war to a certain scale and extent. After all, it's not like you can do whatever you want.

"How's the situation on Sun Tie's side?" After thinking for a while, Li Xin asked Tu Qi.

"On General Sun's side, the speed of the march is relatively fast, especially when it is equipped with some cavalry. The forward troops have already rushed to the outside of the county seat! That place has been occupied by the Hu people for so many years. They don't do agriculture or build cities, so it's much easier to take them down. If nothing else, we should have a battle with those Hu people, but it won't be too large! Tu Qi replied.

"Well, send someone to tell Sun Tie that after taking the old place of Xuanjuan County, he will stay in the local area, and this place will be very important to us in the future. Then, send another 1,000 people to the west and take down the hometown of Yuanwei County for me! Act fast in this step! Because only in this way will the Liangzhou side feel panicked and make a decision as soon as possible! Nodding, Li Xin immediately commanded.

"Yes, my subordinates will do it right away!"

In Guzang City, Zhang Qiang, who had just grasped the authority of the entire Liangzhou, was the most proud at this time. It's a pity that there are still two thorns in his eyes, one is Xiping County, and the other is naturally Jiuquan County. Still, for today's events, these two thorns are nothing!

"Damn Huashan Army, damn Li Xin, actually sent troops at this time to take my Jincheng County! It's so deceitful! Send troops, I will send troops immediately, and kill these guys who are taking advantage of the fire to rob without leaving a piece of armor! "The place where Zhang Zuo once became the master is now owned by Zhang Zuo, but at this time, he is furious above the main hall.

The letter sent by Zhang Ju was delivered to him as quickly as possible. For Zhang Qiang, it was originally a time of anxiety, but suddenly hearing such a news again, it is strange to be happy!

Is it tolerable or unbearable, in Zhang Qiang's opinion, Huashan Army's approach is really a naked slap in the face. If you can tolerate this matter, I'm afraid that you will be laughed at by the world.

Especially at this time, he has just grasped the power of Liangzhou, and many people are not convinced. As soon as he thought of this, Zhang Ju made a decision in his heart, and immediately wrote a reply, ordering Zhang Ju to recapture the counties.

The reply letter was immediately sent to Zhang Ju's camp by the fast horse, and Zhang Ju and others, who had been waiting for a reply, finally knew what to do after seeing the letter.

"Pass the order, attack the city immediately! Yunjie County must be taken, and not one of the Huashan troops in the city can be escaped! Zhang Ju immediately ordered.

Soon after, improvised pontoon bridges were erected over the Huangshui, and the soldiers and horses of Liangzhou crossed the river along the bridge and began to attack the city.

Zhou Tong and the others in the city, when they saw this situation, understood the other party's thoughts. At this point, there was nothing to say, and the army stuck to the county seat and launched a fierce battle with the other side.

Although Zhang Ju's soldiers and horses occupy the majority, the problem is that the terrain he is in is unfavorable! There are rivers to the west and south of Yunjie County, but there are steep cliffs to the north, so there are really not many places where you can attack.

Even though it was possible to attack from the west and south, the ground under the castle was narrow, so there were not many soldiers and horses that could stand at the same time. In addition, under the strict defense of the Huashan army, they attacked for more than an hour, and no one climbed to the top of the city.

The battle between the two sides around the county seat of Yunjie has been fought for a day without coming to a single result. This is nothing, Zhang Ju didn't take it to heart, after all, the siege is this ladder, especially when he went to fight Xidu County for several days before, it was the same.

But what he didn't know was that Hu Tian had already led a thousand men out of the city before him. After leaving the city, the group quietly crossed the river at night, and then hid in the mountains to the south.

And this place is actually located right behind Zhang Ju's camp. In this way, the results are almost imaginable. For several days, Zhang Ju's attention was focused on the opposite county, and he didn't notice that there was actually an enemy army behind him.

On the night of the siege, the battle did not stop. Zhang Ju commanded the army to storm the county seat, and he had no intention of resting at all. In this way, the only soldiers left in the camp can only be those who have retreated from the battlefield.

In the middle of the night, Hu Tian, who had endured patience for several days, finally took action. A group of soldiers have long been familiar with this method of warfare. More than 1,000 people came out of the mountains and broke into Zhang Ju's camp.

At this time, Zhang Ju was still supervising the battle on the bank of the river, and suddenly saw a fire in the direction of his camp, and then the sound of shouting and killing became a mess.

Although everyone immediately understood and knew that the Huashan army should have attacked their own camp, they didn't know how many people the Huashan army came. Under such circumstances, although Zhang Ju immediately ordered to establish a defensive line on the spot, gather the soldiers in the rear, and prepare to block the Huashan army.

But under the chaos, where can it be stopped! The soldiers in the battalion were half dead from exhaustion, and many of them were almost half asleep. Many soldiers who had just come to their senses couldn't care so much at this time, and ran around one by one.

When Zhou Tong in the city saw this scene, he immediately led 2,000 men and horses out of the city. The people who luckily ran to Zhang Ju's side from the camp soon faced a double attack from the north and the south.

One side is chaotic, but the other side is like a rainbow of morale! In this contrast, this battle was fought from the hour to the dawn, and it was completely over.

There is no doubt that Zhang Ju's army was completely defeated! Except for himself, Niu Ba and others, who fled south with a part of the soldiers and horses, the rest of the army was either wiped out on both sides of the Huangshui River, or directly scattered and fled.

After the victory, Zhou Tong left Hu Tian and nearly 2,000 soldiers and horses to guard Yunjie County, and at the same time prepared to enter Xiping County westward. And he himself, with 3,000 soldiers and horses, went south to chase Zhang Ju and others. Since it's already a fight, let's just fight and give the other party a blow thoroughly.

Zhang Ju and the others fled lifelessly along the way, and when the sky was bright, they counted the number of people, only to find that there were more than 10,000 troops, and at this time there were less than 4,000 people left. This is still the result of running all the way to collect the defeated troops.

"General, how is this good? Now that we have been defeated, I am afraid that Shangshu Ling will not be able to spare us! After running for more than two hours, the group finally stopped to rest, and Niu Ba said to Zhang Ju with some panic.

No one thought that when the number of people on their side was far more than the other party, it would still be like this. Although victory or defeat is a common thing in soldiers, for their own people, this excuse may not be comforted by anyone. In particular, many generals are worried that they will be punished.

"General, general, the Huashan Army is chasing after you from behind!" Just when everyone was worried, someone suddenly shouted.

Under this shout, the soldiers who were resting on the ground immediately panicked, and after standing up one by one, they immediately planned to run away.

"There's no way! Now the forces in our hands are afraid that they can't beat Zhou Tong! There are still 4,000 troops in the north of Jincheng County, which were originally used to defend Jincheng Pass, but now it seems that they are no longer needed! Let's get there first, meet them, and then think long! Zhang Ju's mind turned sharply, and he soon thought of a way out.

When the generals heard this, this was a good idea. After all, today's people plus those 4,000 people, at least more than 8,000 people, should be able to resist it! In addition, there are still food and grass supplies over there, which can make up for the losses in the previous battle.

"What the general said is reasonable, in that case, let's hurry up and join them!" The crowd agreed.

Immediately, the group hurriedly ran in the direction of Jincheng County. Not to mention the eagerness to survive, Zhou Tong was stunned that he didn't catch up with them along the way. However, after chasing the other party for a while, Zhou Tong gradually understood the other party's purpose.

"They want to join the army in the north of Jincheng County! If you really let them together, it's really not easy to solve them! "Zhou Tong also has a headache, but unfortunately, he can't catch up with them.

"General, if they want to join that army, they just have to pass through the Qingshi Pass, right? Qingshi Pass is now in our grasp, and I think they will not dare to cross from there. In this way, they will definitely bypass the mountains and forests north of Qingshi Pass. In terms of time, it will inevitably take longer! Let's go directly to Qingshi Pass, gather the soldiers and horses there, and then mobilize the soldiers and horses in Jincheng Pass and other places, and directly attack the 4,000 enemy troops on the north bank of the Great River! A general who followed next to him, after hearing his words, couldn't help but propose.

The county seat of Jincheng County is located in the urban area of Lanzhou, on the south bank of the Yellow River. The Yellow River has several bends in this area, just more than ten miles west of Jincheng County, opposite the Yellow River, there is a reverse water, this river is an important tributary of the Yellow River, that is, the Zhuanglang River in later generations.