These seven counties were established from south to north along the Fenshui Road, with Pishi County in the southernmost and Yongan County in the north. Pingyang County, Pingyang County, is located in the middle. If you want to talk about this Pingyang County, didn't there be a Pingyang princess in the Tang Dynasty later? Her fiefdom is here!

The county seat of Pingyang County is located a little west of Linfen City in later generations, while the county seat of Yongan County is located between Huozhou City and Hongdong County, near Taotangyu in later generations.

The essence of Pingyang County is along the Fenshui River, so if you want to control the entire Pingyang County in your hands, you naturally have to take these counties first.

Because Pingyang County is a county government, it is located on this route. Therefore, whether it is in a political or military sense, it must be taken.

The county seat of Yongan County is located in the Fenshui River Valley. The east and west sides are mountains that stretch for more than 20 kilometers, and beyond the mountains on both sides, there are Taihang Mountains and Luliang Mountains. The lower reaches of the Fenshui River join the Yellow River in Fenyin County, but the upstream can be traced all the way back to Jinyang County, Taiyuan County.

Therefore, when marching and fighting in the past, whether it was going south or north, if there was no way, they basically marched along the Fenshui.

Yong'an County is exactly in the narrowest part of this river valley, once anyone takes this county seat, it means that they have the initiative, and they can attack and retreat.

The passive side either enters Luliang Mountain from the west side and goes around to Taiyuan, or it goes to the territory of the party, passes through Nie County or goes to Wuxiang County to enter Taiyuan. Not to mention the distance, the distance is also much different in terms of safety and convenience.

"You're right, so, if we do it this time, the first goal is to take Yongan County first! Then, using this place as a foundation, blocking Zhang Ping's army from moving south. The opposing strikers are starting to move, without further ado! The general's warrant is here, Hong Yi, you immediately lead 800 cavalry to Yong'an County, you must take this county, and the army will arrive later! If the enemy arrives first, it won't be a good thing for us! Liu Xiaohai agreed with Zhao Ji's analysis, so he immediately ordered Hong Yi to act.

"I understand, when I go back, I'll act immediately!" Hong Yi glanced at Li Xin's order, and then answered.

"Yong'an County is there, because it is directly facing Zhang Ping's army. Therefore, this time the defense may be very difficult! Of the remaining 3,000 soldiers and horses, 2,000 of them are all placed in Yong'an County to defend the city! As for Yang County, to the south of Yong'an County, let go of the remaining 1,000 soldiers and horses and establish a second line of defense just in case! Liu Xiaohai continued.

The county seat of Yang County is on the east bank of Fenshui, which is not far from the east of Hongdong County in the later generations. This county is bordered by Taihang Mountain to the east, and it is almost in a straight line with Shangdangguan.

In this way, after Yang County was taken, the Huashan Army in Hedong could also directly advance eastward to Changzi County and other places through Shangdang Pass.

And Li Xin and them can also enter Pingyang directly from Shangdangguan, and if necessary, 1,000 soldiers and horses from Shangdangguan can rush to Yang County to support.

"In this way, all the soldiers and horses in our hands will be transferred, what should Pingyang County do?" Hearing this arrangement, Zhou Fang couldn't help but be stunned for a moment and asked.

"Now there is no way, I take the general's warrant and transfer another thousand soldiers and horses to Guanzhong. In this case, there should be no problem in taking Pingyang County. In this way, the three counties add up to 5,000 soldiers and horses, relatively speaking, it is not too much, and the pressure on Hedong will not be too great! Liu Xiaohai pondered for a moment, and then said.

If there are only 1,000 more troops, it is not too much of a problem. Therefore, Zhou Fang didn't say more.

Fortunately, the situation in Guanzhong is stable now, so the newly trained soldiers and horses can be mobilized. Otherwise, there will be a real shortage of manpower.

"Now it seems that although our Huashan army has more than 30,000 people, once it encounters a major event, the troops are simply not enough! In my opinion, after this incident is over, the general should be advised to expand the army as soon as possible! After some discussion, he finally came up with a plan, and Zhao Ji couldn't help but say helplessly.

"The expansion of the army is inevitable, after all, our current territory is no longer something that 30,000 troops can hold. However, these things have to be decided by the general, and now he is fighting Zhang Ping in Shangdang. What we have to do is to hold Yongan County and prevent Zhang Ping's soldiers and horses from going south. In this case, after the general's side solves the problem, it will be much easier on our side! Liu Xiaohai listened and couldn't help but say.

The meeting soon ended, and after the separation of several people, the soldiers and horses from all over the country immediately went into action. Hong Yi led 800 cavalry to the north and rushed to the county seat of Yong'an. Subsequently, Zhao Ji, who was stationed on the south bank of Fenshui, also led the army to march, and the troops pointed directly at Yong'an County.

Liu Xiaohai temporarily sat in Wenxi County and ordered the defenders in various places to raise their vigilance and defend closely during this critical period. At the same time, he ordered someone to go to Guanzhong with Li Xin's warrant to mobilize troops and horses to rush to Hedong.

After Zhou Fang returned, he immediately began to organize the people and prepare for logistics and transportation. Once Yongan and other counties are taken, this will inevitably be shipped immediately.

The cavalry moved quickly, and the foot soldiers were much slower. As soon as the army moved, the people of Hedong County immediately knew that something was wrong, and many people couldn't help but get a little nervous, thinking that the war was going to burn to Hedong County.

On the Guanzhong side, Wang Meng had just returned to Chang'an from Longxi for a few days. The people sent by Liu Xiaohai went to see him first, and then they went to the barracks to transfer troops.

Wang Meng knew that things were important, so he was very supportive of this matter. After hearing that the pressure on the land east of the river was not small, he immediately arranged manpower to prepare to send a batch of supplies from Guanzhong to cross the river. With such support, the Huashan Army marched much faster.

Zhang Ping's Eastern Route Army was led by him personally, while the Western Route Army was led by Zhuge Xiang, the general he appointed to conquer the West. The forward is 4,000 soldiers and horses, and the general who commands the army is called Zhu Li. When Hong Yi led his troops north, he was also rushing to Yong'an County.

But he had few soldiers and horses and more cavalry on this road, and he was not as well-trained as the cavalry of the Huashan Army, so his speed was much slower. But if he goes to Yong'an, the distance is only about half of what Wenxi is to Yong'an.

When Hong Yi led the cavalry to pass Wenxi County, Zhu Li had already passed Yangliang Pass.

This Yangliangguan is more than 50 miles southwest of Wu County, in the Fenshui River Valley. This pass guards the north-south key points, connects with the ancient post road, and is now in the hands of Zhang Ping. This is also the reason why they were able to quickly move south to Yong'an.

Yangliangguan and Yongan County can be said to be a north and a south to guard the traffic arteries between Taiyuan and Pingyang County. Therefore, if Yong'an is lost again, Liu Xiaohai and they will most likely have to rely on a frontal battle to block the enemy's troops.

Whether it is for Li Xin or Liu Xiaohai, this is the next step. After all, for the generals, they should make good use of the power of heaven and earth, the natural shape of mountains and rivers, in order to achieve the purpose of strengthening themselves and weakening the enemy.

It's like a race, with both sides battling time. The only advantage is that the Huashan Army has the existence of the staff department, so he grasped the news of the other party one step earlier and rushed to Yongan County day and night.

And the scouts on Zhang Ping's side could not be sent to such a far place as Hedong. Therefore, I didn't know that the Huashan Army was already in action. This also led to Zhu Li's soldiers and horses, although they were claimed to be in a hurry, but the actual speed was not too fast.

Wenxi traveled more than 300 miles to Yong'an, and the cavalry was enough for one day and one night. Regardless of horsepower, Hong Yi rushed to the outside of Yongan County in the evening of the next day.

The county magistrate of Yongan County was a guy who didn't rely on two things before, and he only wanted to be his own official. When the two major forces of the north and the south did not touch him, he was also happy, and he did not dare to offend these two forces.

Now the soldiers and horses of the Huashan Army arrived first, and after he got the news, he didn't say a word, even if he sacrificed the city, and then went home to hide. So, Hong Yi sent someone to take over the entire county.

Because they have been caught between the two major forces for a long time, the people of Yongan County and other county towns have been prepared for this kind of result for a long time, but it has not caused too much turmoil.

"Lord Captain, the enemy army has appeared ten miles north of the city!" Not long after Hong Yi entered the city, the scout horse who had been sent out of the city first hurried back to report.

"So fast? Quickly, the order was to close the four gates, and no one was allowed to enter or leave, and the troops immediately went up to the city to defend it. In addition, let the officials in the county government lead the people to the city to help defend it! Also, immediately send someone back to report to General Liu and ask them to come as soon as possible! Hearing this, Hong Yi couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and then ordered.

Before the cavalry had time to drink a saliva, they had to go up to the city to defend. And the people in the city, after knowing that Zhang Ping's soldiers and horses were coming, became a little panicked. Fortunately, there are still 800 guards in Yongan County, although they are not elite soldiers, but it should not be a big problem to defend the city.

Coupled with the mobilized people, if three or four thousand people defend the city, they should at least support Zhao Ji to lead the army to arrive.

At this time, less than seven miles away from the city, Zhu Li already knew the news of Yongan County. Knowing that the Huashan army entered the city first, he was immediately furious, and immediately ordered to advance at full speed, determined to recapture the county seat when the Huashan army had not gained a stable foothold.

After Hong Yi arranged the defense in the city, he personally climbed the tower to observe the enemy's situation. At this time, the distance was still far away, so there was no trace of the enemy at all. But he understood that it would not be long before the enemy would appear before his eyes.

The soldiers on the city wall, in addition to the cavalry of the Huashan Army, the remaining local guards, many of them had a look of panic on their faces at this time. Obviously, there was a sense of fear for this army coming from the north. 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.