It's not easy to get in touch with Gao Huai.

Moreover, Gao Gan was cautious, and he had experienced the defeat of the robbery camp, so he had already taken precautions.

Even if Gao Huai is in the Yanmen Pass, it is not easy to succeed.

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Kettle off direction.

Yuan Xi's army was like a bamboo, marching towards the party.

There were very few Shangdang defenders, and when they saw Yuan Xi's army coming, they did not dare to resist.

When Yuan Xi sent envoys to the counties to persuade them to surrender, the officials of the counties all abandoned their weapons. The people welcomed each other with joy. Yuan Xi's army easily occupied all the cities in Shangdang County, and collected thousands of troops.

"Hahaha..."

In the government office of Shangdang County, Yuan Xi laughed heartily.

The generals standing in the hall couldn't help but be happy.

"In just three days, we have traveled more than 400 miles, collecting more than a dozen cities in a row. Even this Shangdang county town has been occupied by us. Yuan Shang's east gate is completely broken. Yuan Xi slowly sat down.

"The lord is powerful in the world, and the party officials, how dare they resist?!"

"Even Yuan Shang fled to Taiyuan..."

"It's an inevitable consequence."

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Zhang Jaw smiled and arched his hand and said: "The cities of Shangdang County are extremely tall and strong, which shows that Yuan Shang has been preparing for this war for a long time. It's a pity that before the fight started, his generals were afraid, no matter how good the city was, it was useless. ”

Li Dian said: "What General Zhang said is extremely true. After we won Shangdang County, our military prestige was greatly enhanced. The soldiers were clamoring to enter Taiyuan as soon as possible and occupy the state. ”

"There's no hurry..."

Yuan Shang said: "The next battle must be carefully planned. You can't act blindly. Beware of Yuan Shang bringing the army into the mountains, and there will be endless troubles. ”

Yuan Shang opened a map and hung it on a screen beside him.

"This is a detailed map of the territory of the state. From this picture, you can see the whole picture of Taihang Mountain. All the roads, the exits, the rivers, and where Yuan Shang's army was stationed. ”

"I studied for a period of time and prepared to use 140,000 soldiers and horses to set up a formation and surround Taiyuan. Blocking the passage into Taihang Mountain.... ”

At this point, Yuan Xi said, "140,000? This is all the soldiers and horses we have now. Is it all used for formation? ”

"Hmm. Except for the vanguard camp of Zhang Jaw, Li Dian's wolf cavalry, and the giant beasts I brought. All into battle. Even General Wen Chou's guards were no exception. Yuan Xi said.

"My lord, this seems to be a bit dangerous. We have scattered all our armies, not to mention that they will be broken by the enemy individually. What if Yuan Shang concentrated all his main forces and attacked and killed the lord? Gao Ran said: "The last general suggested that we first go around Lishi in Xiping County or Yanmen Pass to help Jiao Touch and Yan Liang break the city." The troops in their hands were also driven into Taiyuan. In this way, we have more troops. It's also easier to win. ”

"I don't agree with General Gao Ran's words." Li Dian said: "We have nearly 150,000 troops in our hands. This is more than all of Yuan Shang's troops combined. And the soldiers and horses he left in Taiyuan are less than one-fifth of ours. The disparity in strength is so huge. We can win easily, so why bother to make another move to meet Jiao Touch and Yan Liang. It is necessary to know that Xiping County and Yanmen Pass are not so easy to capture. ”

"Hmm."

After listening to Gao Ran and Li Dian's words, Yuan Xi nodded: "Gao Ran is cautious, this is your advantage, many generals are inferior." However, this battle is different. And I ask you, what is the purpose of my conquest of the state? ”

"The lord is going to eliminate Yuan Shang." Gao Ran Road.

"You're not right." Yuan Xi corrected: "It should be to eliminate Yuan Shang's Zheng power, not his army." You may want to ask, isn't the establishment of a zheng power formed by the army? It looks like it is from the table, but it is not. Take Yuan Shang as an example. I only need to kill Yuan Shang, capture his generals, occupy Jinyang City, and his Zheng power will be destroyed. We can take his army and grow our strength! ”

"All in all, when we attack and merge states, we should strengthen our own strength while eliminating Yuan Shangzheng's power..."

After Yuan Xi finished speaking, he opened his jaw and said, "The lord is right. Don't forget Cao Cao in the Central Plains, he is our strong enemy. The lord should try to incorporate the state army in preparation for another day.... ”

"So, we don't need to go to Xiping County and Yanmen Pass. As long as Yuan Shang is destroyed, his army will be surrendered to me. To put it bluntly, Yuan Shang's merger army will be our own army sooner or later, so why should I kill it? is still direct, encircling and suppressing Yuan Shang is the top priority. Yuan Xi said.

"The lord is wise."

The generals understood.

"Gao Guan."

"Yes."

Yuan Xi walked to the map and said, "Distribute the 130,000 infantry troops under your command in these places.... Surround Yuan Shang first. When marching, we must not be impatient, do not show our combat intentions too early, and let Yuan Shang feel that we are going to attack his capital Jinyang, so that he will obediently prepare for battle in Jinyang, so that he will be surrounded unconsciously. ”

Then, 10,000 light horsemen were transferred and stationed in the east of Taiyuan. The terrain is open and easy to access the mountains. If Yuan Shang can break through, he will definitely go there. ”

"No." Gao Yan answered.

Yuan Xi continued: "The rest of the departments, follow me directly to Jinyang." First, in order to attract Yuan Shang's attention, so that he saw that I led less than 10,000 horsemen to attack Jinyang, and he was lucky. The second is to avoid him from escaping, we have to go to Jinyang City and contain him. ”

"Yes..." All generals are in the way.

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Time flies.

In the blink of an eye, five days later.

In the past five days, there has been no progress in the battles between Lishi and Yanmen Pass in Xiping County, and they are still the same.

Gao Ran mobilized 140,000 cavalry and marched towards Taiyuan.

Yuan Xi, Zhang Jaw, and Li Dian led the vanguard battalion, the wolf cavalry, and all the giant beasts to enter Taiyuan first, heading towards Jinyang, Yuan Shang's lair. The speed of the march is very fast, two hundred miles a day, like a sharp blade inserted into the core of the state.

After Yuan Shang learned about it, he actively prepared for war.

But he knew in his heart that with the troops in his hands, it was impossible to stop Yuan Xi, so he was already preparing for a retreat, and ten days ago, he asked people to go to Taihang Mountain to camp and wait for the army to retreat into the mountains.

this day.

Yuan Xi's army arrived on the eastern outskirts of Jinyang.

There is a river here called Bath Water. It is the same river as the bathing water of Wei County. It's just that the bathing water in Wei County is downstream, and here is upstream.

You have to pass through here to reach Jinyang.

Across the river, there are hundreds of meters, and the river is fast.

Da Da...

A horse flew from afar: "Lord, we saw on the mountain that there were ambush soldiers on the other side of the river, 8,000 to 10,000, mostly crossbowmen, who had set up a formation. ”