The war is approaching, and the Huashan army has already raised its vigilance, and the guards along the line have been strengthened. The newly trained two battalions of soldiers and horses have also begun to prepare to go to the front line to fight.

Li Xin was in Zheng County, and through Tu Qi, he paid attention to the news in various parts of Guanzhong, especially the matter of Fu Xiong's rebellion. Since Xinfeng County was already controlled by Huyan's poisonous men and horses at this time, the pressure on the western defense line of the Huashan Army was much lighter, and Tu Qi had already sent people to be stationed in Xinfeng County and Bacheng County, and once there was any latest news, it would be transmitted back from there immediately.

"Sure enough! I guessed it, that Fu Fa is really used against us! You see, he has mobilized his soldiers and horses in Yuzhou and Guanzhong, numbering at 10,000, and will come to attack us soon. This news, I have already asked someone to inform Hu Yanpoison that he has gone, and the enemy is very likely to pass from him! Li Xin informed Wang Meng and a few of them of the news he had just received, so that they could also be mentally prepared.

"There's nothing to say, get ready for war!" Everyone was gearing up and high-spirited, and they were not frightened by these 10,000 people at all.

After a brief meeting, the Huashan Army officially entered the pre-war state, with the front on tight alert, and the rear stepping up the production of various equipment and weapons. In particular, everything you eat and drink is prepared in advance, so that once you use it, you won't be in a hurry.

In these days, soldiers carried stone and timber and built a simple wall along the banks of Weishui. Although it can't be of great use, it can play a big role in blocking the enemy coming from the water. The generals are also stationed in place and ready for battle.

Three days later, news came from the direction of Xinfeng, and Fu Fa really launched an attack from that side. They crossed the river from the north bank of Weishui, directly to the river beach plain west of Weishui, and after dividing 2,000 soldiers and horses to defend Xinfeng County, Fu Fa personally led most of his troops to the defense line of Lishui.

"King, these thieves occupy the other side, condescendingly blocking our way, if you want to fight over, I'm afraid it's not easy!" After arriving at the west side of the water, Fu Fa did not rush to attack, but first set up a large camp in that open area, stabilized his position, and then rushed to the front of the formation to observe.

"Seeing that these anti-thieves are guarding according to danger, they are quite disciplined, this Huashan army is really different from ordinary anti-thieves, no wonder the prime minister specially asked me to bring 10,000 troops here. Waiting for idle people, I'm afraid there is really no way to take them! After observing for a while, Fu Fa said.

"This place is bordered by the danger of Weishui in the north, and the water blocks our road to the east, so if we want to attack it, we must go directly to the east along the Weishui road. Either you can force your way over the valley through which the water passes through the cliffs above, so that you can also pass it. However, the thieves built a wall in the narrow place ahead, and it was not easy to fight it. On the other side of the river, there are steep cliffs and dense forests, and the ravines where the water is located are already deep enough, and it is difficult to strengthen the trenches! How does the unknown king get there? The general beside him had a worried look on his face, and shook his head as he spoke.

"Of course, if it weren't for the rugged river and the rapid current, we could have taken a boat directly down the Weishui River and landed on the shore to settle down, which would be much simpler." A general said.

"How can it be so simple, this king has already investigated, and those thieves are fortified along the south bank of Weishui. Even if we can go down the river, we are afraid that it will not be easy to go ashore, but it will be easy to be taken advantage of by thieves. However, now that we're here, we can't just take a look! Send the order to go down and attack along Weishui with a thousand soldiers and horses to see how the enemy is defending! Fu Fa glanced at the man and said lightly.

Soon, a team of soldiers and horses drove out of the camp, shouting and killing Li Erhei and their defense line.

"Brothers, after so many days of rest, it's time to get active! Let these guys know how powerful our Huashan Army is! Li Erhei, who was standing on the top of the mountain, saw this scene from a distance, and shouted to the soldiers beside him with the knife in his hand.

The soldiers shouted in unison, looking quite excited. After these days of hard work, a three- or four-meter-high protective wall has been erected underneath. The north side of this wall goes straight to Weishui, and the south side goes straight to the bottom of the cliff where Li Erhei just stood. There is a slope on the east side of the protective wall, which allows the soldiers of the Huashan Army to rush directly to the wall.

After hearing the news of the opening of the battle, Li Xin had already rushed here, and at this time he and Li Erhei stood on it, watching the offensive and defensive battle between the two sides below.

"It seems that the enemy wants to test our strength! This method is really different! It's not like those people who came over and stupidly attacked us without even touching the bottom! Seeing the thousand enemy troops rushing over, Li Erhei said.

"Perhaps! Maybe it's because we've won the first few battles that the other side pays special attention to us! Judging from this point alone, the other party seems to be very cautious in using troops, and there is no desire for quick success. This is a good thing for us, but for the rest of the uprisers, I'm afraid it's not good news. Especially our ally, if you want our support, I'm afraid it's impossible. If this army doesn't retreat! Li Xin didn't pay too much attention to this, he was thinking about the overall layout of the other party.

The two stood on the top of the mound and watched the battle below. On the Fufa side, they are also observing, and both sides are judging what kind of means they should take next through this first contact.

With that protective wall in the way, these soldiers of Di Qin had to be like a siege. Although the school wall is not very high and not as thick as the city wall, it is not so easy to cross it. At the beginning, they rushed not far under the wall and began to fire arrows directly, but unfortunately they were blocked by the shields of the soldiers of the Huashan Army, and they were not able to cause any damage.

By the time they reached the top of the wall, the real battle between the two sides began. With a wall more than two miles long, more than 1,000 soldiers were huddled together, and the density was not large. As soon as the two sides came into contact, it was a fierce white-knuckle battle, and the soldiers defending were basically veterans who had participated in the siege and defense of the city, so they were not afraid of this kind of scene at all, and they could even be said to be handy. In a short period of time, they had already repelled several attacks launched by these thousand enemy troops and drove them down.

After a few times, the sound of gold was heard in the enemy camp, and the enemy army dragged dozens of corpses back into the camp. At this point, the first day of attack was over, and the two sides did not look like they were fighting at all, but seemed very calm.

"King, it seems that the strength of the anti-thief is indeed not weak, if we want to fight it, we must concentrate at least 2,000 people to attack at a time. Moreover, if there can be some siege equipment, it should be very beneficial for us! In the military tent, Fu Fa held a military meeting to find a way to break the enemy, and at this time, a general spoke.

"Yes, and besides, it's better that we can attack the wall below, and at the same time be able to attack the enemy forces on the other side of the water. In this way, our soldiers below the hill will not be attacked by the enemy troops on the hill. Otherwise, when we attack that wall below, we will attack from above, throwing some rolling logs and stones down, and we will suffer heavy losses! After the other generals agreed, they proposed.

"The gully is three or four miles wide, and if we want to go there, we can only pass through the bottom of the ditch. The mountains on both sides of the river are high and steep, the banks are full of dense forests, and the enemy is condescending, and the soldiers attack extremely hard. We can't let the soldiers sacrifice needlessly on the other side in order to cover the attack on the edge of Weishui! The general's statement immediately led to the opposition of other generals.

"If there is no cover, the attack from the north is bound to suffer heavy losses, and once this happens, what can we do to quell the rebels?" The general was not convinced.

"That can't make the soldiers under him sacrifice senselessly, not to mention, the soldiers who attack in the north are dead, and the soldiers in the south are dead, aren't they dead?" The opposing general also became louder.

The two seemed to be on the bar, and the generals on the side hurriedly persuaded each other, and Fu Fa, who was sitting at the top, had a bad look.

"Shut up! What kind of place are you supposed to be? Downtown streets? What's the rule? I asked you to come here today for deliberation, not for you to quarrel! Fu Fa slapped the table and said angrily.

When the generals saw this, they did not dare to say anything more, and the whole tent fell silent. Don't look at Fu Fa is only eighteen years old this year, but he is already quite majestic, compared to his father Fu Xiong, it is quite similar.

Seeing this, Fu Fa said: "What the two generals said is not unreasonable, if you want to attack in the north, you must have cover, but the cover is to make our casualties smaller, not to make our casualties greater!" Therefore, we have to find a way to achieve the purpose of cover, but not let us suffer too many casualties! What do you guys think? ”

"My lord, on the plateau on both sides of the water, the mountains are high and the forests are dense, and the path is difficult to find, and the enemy thinks that the natural danger is dangerous, and the precautions must not be very strict. We might as well send a brigade of partial divisions to sneak south along the water, and then find a way to climb the mound, enter the dense forest, and go around to the east side of the wall. In this way, when the army attacks, this team will come out from behind the enemy, which is exactly the best way to deal with the outside and the inside! I wonder what the king thinks? When the generals were silent, a young general stood up and bowed his hand.