Peng Lin didn't expect that this important task would be handed over to him! This is the key to this big victory, so many people in the Huashan army did not choose, but chose themselves, which shows Li Xin's trust and reuse of himself.

Although Li Xin said that it was because of his identity as a Hu person, Peng Lin himself knew that this reason was not so perfect. After all, there is not only one Hu person in the Huashan Army today, and there is not only one person who has been promoted for meritorious service, so this matter can be sent to others.

Thinking of this, Peng Lin felt that he had a great responsibility, and hurriedly stood up and said, "Please rest assured that the general will definitely complete the military order!" ”

"Well, the army is secretly preparing for war. When Peng Lin arrives at Hao Qi, he lurks down and immediately sends us a signal that we will begin to attack Fu Qin. After the start of the war, Zhou Tong and Li Erhei were the main forces of the attack, but the recruits had to be prepared so that they could be mobilized at any time. Over there in Tongguan, Tian He was careful to prevent changes outside the pass! Let's all go back and get ready! "When the deliberations got here, it was basically decided, and Li Xin issued the final military order.

"Yes, the last general will obey the general's order!" The generals looked stunned, stood up and saluted.

After the arrangements were made, the entire Huashan Army seemed to have no movement on the surface, and it seemed to be no different from usual, but in fact, the soldiers had already begun to quietly prepare. Peng Lin took two battalions of veterans of the Huashan Army and quickly rushed to Beidi County at night, and then went to Shimen Pass in Niyang County.

In the process, Li Xin inspected the east of the defense line to see how prepared everyone was before the battle.

If Peng Lin wants to go to Haoqi County, he must first pass through Xinping County, west of Shimen Pass. There are only two counties in that county, and the one near Shimen Pass is called Fenyi County, which is roughly northeast of Xunyi County in later generations. Further southwest, there is the seat of Xinping County, called Qi County, which is actually the city of Binzhou in later generations.

After passing through Binzhou City, through the mountains and ravines all the way south, after crossing the upper reaches of Jingshui, this can reach Haoqi County.

This place also has a long history, but the establishment of this county is also in ruins, and the recent restoration was more than 30 years ago. Like Chiyang County, it also belongs to the jurisdiction of Fufeng County, not far from the east of Qianxian County in later generations, at the foot of the upper reaches of Jingshui.

This place may not be very famous, but if you talk about Qianxian County, which was established next to it in later generations, it is much more famous. Because the Qianling Tomb where Wu Zetian and Li Zhi were buried together is in this place.

If it's just a matter of Jingshui, it's nothing, because the upstream of Jingshui passes through Qi County. It is enough to go around there directly, and it seems that there is no need to go south to this place in Kohatsu County at all.

But Peng Lin brought 2,000 men and horses, and he wanted to rush to the north of Haoqi County to lurk, not just for Jingshui. Because in this place, to the west of Jingshui, there is a small tributary, called Gangu Shui, which is called the Swill River in later generations.

This river flows not far from the east of Haoqi County, and then goes all the way to the east, and flows into Jingshui in fifty or sixty miles. Fu Qin set up two lines of defense between Jingshui and Gangushui, the first line of defense was on the west bank of Jingshui, which was near the Zhengguo Canal in the Qin period.

Because the river bank of this place is relatively narrow, Fu Qin can be said to be a key precaution against this place. At the time of the Great War, for the Huashan Army, this was naturally the best place to break through. It's just that because there is a large army of Fu Qin guarding it, it is not easy to pass through here!

And this second line of defense is on the west bank of Gangushui and in Haoqi City, which is the northernmost defense of Fu Qin's army. In other words, even if the Huashan Army broke through the first line of defense and crossed Jingshui, it would have to find a way to fight Gangushui again.

And when the first line of defense is in battle, the second line of defense will inevitably be alerted, and under the strengthened vigilance, it may not be so easy to fight Gangushui again.

Peng Lin's two thousand soldiers and horses, one of them was to suddenly appear behind the enemy when the Huashan army attacked Jingshui, and wiped out the soldiers and horses of the first line of defense along the Jingshui. Then, when the Huashan army advanced to the east bank of Gangushui, another group of men and horses rushed down from the mountain, received the Huashan army to cross the Gangushui, directly occupied the county seat of Haoqi, and then turned south and detoured behind the Fuqin army to fight.

If this plan succeeds, it will definitely be a fatal blow to the Fu Qin army. Once the Fu Qin army on the west bank of Jingshui found that the Huashan army was killing from another direction, it would be surprised, and at this time, the Huashan army on the front would attack with all its might, and it would inevitably be able to break through the whole line, and then cross the river and march into Chang'an County and other places.

Six days later, the people sent out by Li Xin to wait finally received a signal from Peng Lin. So, that night, Li Xin officially ordered to cross the river and start a war!

At the beginning of the battle, Li Xin did not make a big fanfare, but sent people to quietly lurk in the water and swim towards the opposite shore. Their aim was to gain as much foothold on the other side as possible, and then establish a foothold for subsequent armies to cross the river.

If this trick can be successful, Peng Lin's side can save a lot of trouble. However, they obviously thought of this and had already taken precautions against the willows on the other side, and they arranged a lot of sharp trees around the bottom of the river, and there were many thorns in the middle, so that the people sent by Li Xin returned in vain.

"Drum march!" Li Xin, who had to report the news, looked at the other side and was silent for a while, and finally slowly spit out four words.

"Boom... Boom... Boom... Boom...! Soon, the tranquility on the banks of Jingshui was broken, and the dull sound of drums suddenly sounded in the dark night, and the sound spread in all directions, and the Huashan troops on the north and south banks of Weishui soon received this order.

"Rush! Brothers, follow me across the river! The generals of the Huashan Army, who had been waiting impatiently for a long time, heard the sound of the order at this moment, and immediately drew their knives and shouted, and then jumped on the boats that had been prepared for a long time, and rowed quickly towards the opposite shore.

The defense line of the Qin army on the north bank of Weishui was divided into three parts, relying on Chang'an County in the south, Shiping County in the middle, and Haoqi County in the north. At this point, it is almost the same as the Huashan Army.

As soon as the war drums sounded, the Fu Qin army on the north bank was immediately alarmed.

"What's going on? But the Huashan army called? "It was Fu Liu himself who was defending the eastern part of Chang'an County, and as soon as he heard this sound, he immediately ran out of the camp and rushed towards the shore.

And the general stationed in the east of Shiping County is Fu Jian's other son, Fu Shuo, the king of Beiping! At this time, he also rushed to the outside of the camp, while ordering the army to assemble and go to the shore to block the Huashan army.

In contrast, Fu Jian, who is in the county town of Haoqi, reacts relatively slowly. The reason for this is not only because the drums of the Huashan Army are far away from here, and the main focus of the attack is deliberately on the fronts of the two places in Shiping County, Chang'an, but also because it is said that Fu Jian has something to rely on, which are the two lines of defense.

Fu Jian is Fu An's son, and Fu An is Fu Hong's younger brother, so this Fu Jian is the cousin of Fu Sheng Fu Liu and others! At this time, after hearing the sound of drums, he climbed the castle tower unhurriedly and looked at the other side.

"If the Huashan rebels want to fight, they have to cross Jingshui first, you have to be careful, in case the soldiers and horses on the first line of defense can't resist, report to me quickly. This is where the second line of defense is, and once the thieves come over, we're done! After reading it again, he didn't see the Huashan army on the other side, Fu Jian couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and hurriedly explained to the soldiers guarding the city.

At this time, on the opposite side of Chang'an and Shiping counties, the Huashan army had already rushed over in a small boat. This time, the ships prepared by Li Xin were relatively uniform, and the ships used to transport troops ashore were all boats that could seat more than a dozen people, which were neither particularly large nor too small, in short, very flexible.

Moreover, he did not concentrate on them, but used them relatively scattered. On the contrary, the large ships that had been captured from the ships left behind by Fu Jian were used by him as mobile fortresses.

This kind of boat is not very easy to drive, especially the soldiers of the Huashan Army, there are not many people who practice water warfare, and they basically can't play a very good role in a place like Jingshui. But if they are used as an intermediate platform, with soldiers standing on it, above the opposite shore to attack the opposite bank, such as bows and trebuchets, then it is more appropriate.

At this moment, seven or eight large ships were directly in the middle of the river in the water that was more than ten miles long. Then, the archers of the Huashan Army stood on the bow of the ship and covered the opposite bank with bows and arrows, buying time for the charging boats and covering them.

Under the cover of night, small boats, carrying a dozen soldiers, rowed between the big boats. Shields were erected on the bow of the ship to block the arrows from the opposite side, and the soldiers hid behind these shields, preparing to land as soon as they rushed to shore.

"Hurry up, wash this boat ashore, or we won't be able to get ashore if we can't get past those sharp trees and thorns!" The little captain on the boat urged in a low voice, and everyone was ready to row hard.

At this time, on the east bank, Li Xin stood on a high watchtower, observing the battle situation on the whole front. The heralds kept running back and forth, relaying him the latest news from various places.

"Report, General Zhou has already started to act." It didn't take long for someone to report.

"Got it! Revisit! Li Xin nodded and said lightly.

Zhou Tong personally led people to attack the two lines of defense in the north, and here, Li Xin was personally in charge.

"Report, the Bacheng Counselor General Li is already at war, and he is crossing the river with all his might!"

"Probe!"

After summarizing the news one by one, the battle between Li Xin and Fu Qin in Guanzhong, where life and death were decided, officially kicked off. 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.