Ma Heng suddenly realized, and arched his hand: "The general has seen it so thoroughly, and I admire it." ”

"Ugh...."

Gao Gan turned around and went back to the city.

Ma Heng followed behind: "Why is the general sighing? ”

"I was too impulsive before, I folded two thousand cavalry, and your cavalry is not many, and our army has completely lost the ability to fight in the field." High arterial road.

Ma Heng replied: "Even if the general's 2,000 cavalry is not lost, he can't go out of the city to fight, right?" So... There is not much difference between having and not being. I still prefer to defend Jinyang to the death and not let the enemy move forward. As for the elimination of Jia Xu, I have no power, so I should wait for the lord's army to arrive, and then break the enemy together. ”

Gao Gan was speechless...

In fact, he resolutely wanted to fight, but Jinyang had too few troops, and it was really difficult to win. I was afraid that Jinyang would be lost and cause a catastrophe, so I didn't dare to rush out.

Ma Heng is the governor of the state, which is higher than his position, and now he is unwilling to fight, and he can't force it.

"Okay." Gao Gan replied: "We are waiting here for the lord to come." ”

...........

Jia Xu not only set up a formation outside Jinyang City, but even the entire Taiyuan was under his supervision. The cities and soldiers of each county were all replaced by him.

Xiping County.

After Hao Zhao was evacuated from Hexi County, he was stationed here.

Because he didn't understand Yuan Xi's strategy, after arriving here, he urgently deployed defenses.

Fortunately, the terrain of the Xiping Army was dangerous, and the main road to Taiyuan was choked. Hao Zhao blocked this place, so as to prevent Cao Ren from marching towards Taiyuan.

"General, the lord's army has arrived." A soldier reported to Hao Zhaoyu.

"Where?"

"Fifteen miles east of the city."

Hao Zhao was anxious to see Yuan Xi and went outside the city with five hundred horsemen.

"It's really the lord's camp, and General Gao Lan..." Hao Zhao was still a little suspicious, he stood in the distance and looked at the camp in front of him, and was relieved to find that Yuan Xi's four inconsistencies were also in the camp.

"Let's go."

Hao Zhao went to the camp of Gaolan.

After meeting with Yuan Xi, Hao Zhao was puzzled: "Lord, haven't you always advocated that you should stick to Hexi County, why did you suddenly give another order to let the last general withdraw to Xiping?" ”

Yuan Xi motioned for Hao Zhao to take a seat and replied: "I went back to the front line before, and Mr. Zhengnan suggested that I let Cao Ren enter the state. Decisive battle with him in the Xiping army. In this way, Jia Xu was worried that Cao Ren would fail, and he would definitely come. When the time comes, it will be wiped out in one fell swoop. I thought it was a good idea, so I took it. Because Jia Xu is really cunning and uses soldiers strangely, it is difficult for me to catch him in the counties of the Taihang Mountains. The only way to do this is to bring him under our control. ”

"I see..."

Hao Zhao looked at Gao Ran and arched his hand: "I don't know how many soldiers and horses the general has brought?" ”

"Fifty thousand."

"In this way, we have enough troops." Hao Zhao nodded and said, "The last general is willing to listen to the Lord's dispatch and eliminate Cao Ren and Jia Xu in one fell swoop." ”

"Good!"

Yuan Xi took a detailed map of the counties in the state.

This map is different from ordinary maps, and even the Taihang Mountains are outlined.

To draw such a map, you need to walk through the Taihang Mountain. Or look down from above.

In the entire Han Dynasty, I am afraid that only Yuan Xi can complete it.

"Here's a sketch I made, you can take a look at it first." Yuan Xidao.

Hao Zhao took the picture in his hand and said in surprise: "Lord, what kind of sketch are you, they all exceed the master's level." It was the first time he had seen such a detailed map. ”

"Not only the details of the paintings, but also the feeling of real mountains and rivers..." Gao Ran hugged his fists and said: "The last general admires!" ”

"Don't be a sycophant, this is just a three-dimensional way of painting, of course, there is a real mountain and real water. But it's not important, it's the mountains that matter... Yuan Xi pointed: "There is no cavalry in Jia Xu's army, he will make full use of these mountains to fight offensive and defensive battles with us." Even if he was defeated, he was able to flee into the mountains. At that time, even if we have an army of 100,000 or 1 million, it will be impossible for us to surround him in the Taihang Mountains. Therefore, in this battle, it is best to annihilate him in the middle of Xiping County. ”

Gao Yan is still admiring the beauty of the map.

"General Gao... General Gao? Yuan Xi knocked on the table.

Gao Ran came back to his senses and arched his hand: "The lord forgives the sins, the last general is a little surprised to see the whole picture of Bingzhou for the first time..." ”

"Did you hear what I just said?"

"Lord Yu, if you want to eliminate Jia Xu and Cao Ren at one time, it is really difficult. After they got together, the army was almost under Jia Xu's control. At that time, he had an army of more than 100,000 troops, more troops than us, and even more elite. The last general is worried.... ”

Gao Lan's concerns are also what Yuan Xi is worried about.

Hao Zhao said: "You can't let Jia Xu and Cao Ren get together!" Before they could rendezvous, one of them was annihilated. It's best to eliminate Jia Xu first, and then go back and fight Cao Ren. ”

"Hmm."

Yuan Xi nodded and said, "That's right." Destroy Jia Xu first, and then attack Cao Ren. ”

He took out a pen and drew two circles on the map.

"These two places are the only way from Taiyuan to Xiping, and they are also very steep mountain ranges. We ambushed our troops in this place, waiting for Jia Xu to come. ”

"And here..." Hao Zhao pointed to the upper left corner of the map: "From here, you can also go to Xiping County." Although the road is not easy to walk, Jia Xu may be willing to go far in order to avoid being ambushed. ”

"The last general is willing to lead 5,000 troops and set up an ambush here."

Yuan Xi took a look.

That hidden path, which leads directly to Xiping County, may indeed be used by Jia Xu.

Thinking that Hao Zhao was good at fighting defensive battles, Yuan Xi responded: "Okay, you lead five thousand forbidden troops to go, if Jia Xu passes by there, be sure to hit it hard." ”

"The last will obey." Hao Zhao was happy in his heart.

Because in his opinion, Jia Xu has a lot of hope of going from there.

Other places were too exposed, and Jia Xu was worried about encountering the main force of Yuan's army, so he would never dare to move without permission.

...........

The three of them discussed for a while.

Except for Hao Zhao's path to the northwest.

Gao Ran also led 10,000 troops, went to the east avenue, and set up two ambushes.

No matter where Jia Xu came from, he would be ambushed.

As for Cao Ren, who was about to arrive in Xiping County, Yuan Xi decided to go there in person for a while. But don't fight Cao Ren for the time being, just contain him.

In short, according to the previous plan.

Kill Jia Xu first, and then fight Cao Ren.

Two days passed, and Cao Ren rushed to Xiping County after arranging the defense of Hexi County. During this period, he passed by Lishi County and easily captured somewhere. And left 3,000 soldiers and horses to garrison.

Cao Ren is also a veteran of the battlefield, and he knows that this attack on Bingzhou is full of dangers.

He left troops along the way, controlling official roads and important cities, just to preserve a passage of life. In case the war in the state does not go well, he can still retreat and return to the Central Plains.

Vertical day.

Cao Ren is about to arrive in Xiping County.

But before entering Xiping County, he received a letter from someone sent by Jia Xu.

The letter instructed him to leave 10,000 soldiers and horses to garrison Lishi as a suspicious army. Then he personally led 70,000 troops, crossed the Zhiyang River west of Lishi, went to the Xiongnu border through the mountain road, and then went around to the outside of the Great Wall to capture Yanmen Pass.

According to Jia Xu's strategy, it cannot be completed in two months.

Moreover, the troops of Lishi County, Hexi County, and Banpu Jin are all useless.