Yan had a lot of troops in the Gyeonggi region, so it was not difficult to gather two large armies. In the afternoon of the same day, the military order was passed to Murong Qian and Mu Yugen, and then the two immediately rushed to the military camp to transfer troops. By the early morning of the next day, the two armies had already been drawn. Murong Qian went to the military capital, and he had to pass the West Pass first, which was also called the Military Capital Pass in the Qin and Han dynasties, which was actually the later Juyong Pass.

If you compare it from the road, Murong Qian's side is much farther than Mu Yugen's road, but it is better to walk on the road, which is more convenient for the army's operation.

The section of Puyin is along the river valley, tracing the upper reaches of the river, passing through the Lingqiu Pass, and entering the Flying Fox Pass, this road is not easy to walk. Because it is located in a deep valley, it is as if it were advancing in the middle of a line of heaven, which is very dangerous for the army.

The movement of 20,000 soldiers and horses is naturally impossible to hide from the ears and eyes of those who have a heart. Therefore, almost on the afternoon of the day when the order to transfer troops was issued, the spies of the staff department had already found out the matter clearly.

Because they knew the importance of this matter, the people in the staff department immediately sent an urgent message and hurriedly passed the news back to Li Xin, who was now in Taiyuan. By the time the news arrived, the two soldiers and horses of the Yan Kingdom had not yet set off too far.

When he received the news, Li Xin had just set off from Jinyang City and was about to go to take Yangqu County! This section of the road from Jinyang to Yanmen, because the Qin and Han dynasties had built avenues, so, relatively speaking, the traffic is naturally much more convenient.

Although it has been abandoned for many years, the old relics still exist, and if you follow this path, there will be no problem.

"Sure enough! Yan Guo acted so quickly. Looking at it now, I'm afraid things won't go too well! After receiving the news, Li Xin couldn't help but stop at Ma to read it, and only after reading it did he sigh and said.

"General, since Yan Guo is already in action, then we have to speed up. Otherwise, once the soldiers and horses of the Yan State first seized Yanmen Xinxing and other counties, Taiyuan County and all the places south of it, there would be one less barrier! Yao Chang was on the side, and after knowing the news, he couldn't help but say.

"Yes! We have to speed up, and the problem now is that both sides are rushing for time. Whoever can occupy the key position in the shortest possible time will be able to occupy the advantageous situation! However, this road is not close, if we go all the way, I'm afraid it will be too slow! We have to find another way, let's take a step first! Li Xin nodded, quite agreeing.

"What should I do according to the general's wishes?" Yao Chang asked.

"The two armies of the Yan State came out together, with the purpose of seizing Yanmen and Xinxing and other places, and then going south to Taiyuan, and even plotting to go to the party in Hedong. Let's start here! Among its two armies, the South Route Army passed through the Flying Fox, and in terms of distance, this road should reach Yanmen first. And this road must pass through the bottle-shaped village. Therefore, let's send someone to take this pass first and defend that place, so that Mu Yugen's soldiers and horses will not be able to pass. After thinking about it for a while, Li Xin said.

The bottle-shaped village is named because of its bottle-like topography. This place is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it occupies an advantageous position!

Moreover, the east of the pass is full of mountains and dangerous walls, and it is not easy for the army to deploy. In addition, there is a river around this pass, so it is unlikely that the enemy will launch a large-scale attack.

This place is located at the west entrance of the Flying Fox Mountain, as long as this place is blocked, it will be impossible for the enemy army to directly enter the Yanmen Pass, so that it will be westward to seize the county. Similarly, as long as he guards this place first, Li Xin can slowly go north and take them one by one in the counties west of the bottle-shaped village.

"The last general is willing to take on this responsibility, and he also asks the general to order the last general to lead a partial division to rush to the bottle-shaped village. The last general will defend the pass to the death, and never let an enemy cross it! Hearing this, Yao Chang hurriedly asked for his life.

"That's what I mean, I'll give you five hundred men! You lead them day and night, take Zhang Ping's letter, first recruit the guards there, and then guard there with them. I will soon lead the army north, and when it arrives, it will be easy for you! Seeing that he was so positive, Li Xin said.

"Yes, the last general will go and gather all the men and horses, and set off immediately!" Yao Chang said happily.

is also a demoted general, Zhang Hao and Deng Qiang were both entrusted with important tasks. And in addition to the fact that he had led an army alone before, he had always followed Li Xin's side, and it was impossible to say that his heart was not itchy.

"Don't worry, I have other things to explain! Since the enemy is coming in two ways, it is natural that we can only defend one way. It is necessary to send another road of soldiers and horses to occupy Yanmen Pass and Loufu Pass first. In this way, even if we don't take a few counties outside the Yanmen Pass, at least, we can block the enemy outside the pass and make it impossible for them to come in! Seeing that he turned around and was about to leave, Li Xin hurriedly stopped him and said.

Lou Fu Pass is located a hundred miles west of Yanmen Pass, at the entrance of a valley. It is divided into two passes, north and south, the north entrance is almost parallel to the Yanmen Pass, and the south entrance is a hundred miles away.

Lou Fu Pass has a long history, and it was already passed by people during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. The south mouth of this pass is located in the river valley at the source of the Fen River, while the north mouth is located at the source of the upper reaches of the water control.

Because of the two rivers, this is a valley passage that goes almost straight south, and if you go south from here, you can directly bypass Yanmen Pass and rush to Jinyang.

"Not bad! If this can be done, Taiyuan Shangdang and other places should be safe! Yao Chang nodded and said.

"I'll send another group of men and horses, and let them lead two thousand soldiers and horses to the north first, and you can set off with them! Wait until you get to Guangwu County and then divide the troops, if the number of people is relatively large, no one should dare to harass you on the way! ”

"The last general obeys the orders of the general!" Yao Chang arched his hand.

Li Xin's group of men and horses added up to 6,000 people, and after leaving a part of the troops in Jinyang, there were only more than 5,000 people left. Fortunately, there are not many troops in the northern counties, and most importantly, most of them are mainly surrendered.

Therefore, even if there are only 3,000 men left after the division of troops, there should be no problem. According to his arrangement, Yao Chang and the others soon set off. And he himself did not stop, and immediately ordered the army to speed up and quickly rush to Yangqu County.

There are three counties in the north of Taiyuan County, starting from Yangqu County, and then north is Langmeng County, and the northernmost is Yu County. There is a mountain pass on the north side of Yu County, and if you pass through it, you will enter the territory of Xinxing County.

If you say these three counties, it will be easier to take down. After all, Zhang Ping was in the team, and the other party had obviously heard about the situation in the southern counties for a long time. Therefore, it is very pleasant to be converted.

In this way, Li Xin easily included the entire Taiyuan County.

Xinxing County has a total of five counties, and the county is Jiuyuan County! The southernmost county is called Guangmu County, which spans mountains and rivers and is located on the south side of the mountain in the east of Yangqu County. It has to be said that this consideration has its own special significance.

After passing Yu County, he entered the territory of Jiuyuan County. A short distance further east and north is where the other three counties are located. The northernmost one is Yunzhong County, which is stuck on the passage from Xinxing County to Yanmen County in the north.

Jiuyuan County and Yunzhong County in Xinxing County, these two counties should not be here as soon as they hear their names. During the Qin and Han dynasties, in addition to Yanmen County, Jiuyuan County and Yunzhong County were also established, which relied on the existence of the Great Wall.

But with the passage of so many years, and the situation that one generation is not as good as the next, those two counties have already fallen into the hands of the Hu people! Therefore, the later Western Jin Dynasty established new counties in the south, and at the same time built these counties, which can be regarded as a sign that they have inherited the legacy of the previous dynasty!

There are many forts in the land of the annexation, because this place was a prosperous place in the past, and many dynasties and legends were born. Therefore, before the Sui and Tang dynasties, it was once a prosperous place in the world.

At this time, compared with the south of the Yangtze River, it is really like a wild existence. It is precisely because of this that the forces of all parties are entangled here, and war can be said to be a frequent occurrence. The people and wealthy families here had to build dock forts to protect themselves, and more than half of Zhang Ping's forces were these people.

These dock forts have a common characteristic, that is, once they encounter difficulties and dangers, they will hold on to the enemy, and if they can't, they will surrender directly.

This is a very realistic choice, after all, their roots are here, and if they really encounter a strong enemy, the Dock Fort will not be enough to resist.

Of course, this also shows that as long as the enemy is strong enough, no matter who the other party is, these people are willing to surrender.

This is also the reason why Li Xin wants to speed up, because these local snakes will not resist the Yan army south because they heard that Zhang Ping is in the Huashan army, and then wait for the Huashan army to receive it.

For them, whether it is Yan Guo or Huashan Army, it is the same. The choice only depends on their mood, and only on the strength of both sides. This is a good thing for Li Xin, but it is also a bad thing.

If he couldn't reach these county towns before the Yan army, he would definitely not be able to gain the upper hand in this battle.

Hearing that the Huashan Army was heading north, the counties of Xinxing County were almost in despair. After all, for these people, Zhang Ping's tens of thousands of troops have already been defeated, let alone himself.

Besides, these counties are not the same as Taiyuan County, and the people and horses in Taiyuan counties are basically Zhang Ping's descendants, so they naturally listen to him.

But the other counties have their own small forces, just united around Zhang Ping. Zhang Ping has been defeated, and they can find a new master in their name.