The military situation was like fire, and since Gongsun Xun knew that the war was inevitable, he immediately sent troops.

Among them, Pang De first led 1,500,000 righteous followers, set off from Jinyang City in a hurry, and relied on the smooth roads of the Jinzhong Plain and the speed of cavalry to seize the west entrance of Jingcheng (the area of Niangziguan in later generations). Subsequently, Gongsun Xunfu personally led the remaining righteous servants and the county guards in Jinyang City to slowly go to Jingcheng, and gathered the rest of the county soldiers stationed in various cities in the county along the way...... It's not that no one persuaded Gongsun Xun to let him not take risks lightly, but considering that even if 5,000 soldiers and horses can't defeat Zhang Yan, they are enough to protect themselves, plus the war, since General Wei is here, there is no reason for others to deal with it, so it is just a persuasion.

Four days later, Gongsun Xun finally took Gongsun Yue, Lou Gui, Tian Feng, Xi Zhong, Xun You and others, plus 3,000 county soldiers and 500 righteous servants, rushed to the west entrance of Jingcheng without danger, and gathered the vanguard troops.

It was autumn, everyone walked into the Jingcheng passage, and saw that the valleys on both sides of the autumn were yellow and green, and the terrain was dangerous and majestic, quite imposing, but everyone didn't have the heart to look at the scenery, just stared at the terrain and thought to themselves.

Correspondingly, Lou Gui came up and asked Pang De about the military situation as a matter of course: "Ling Ming, you arrived more than a day earlier than us, have you ever explored Zhang Yan's camp and the distribution of troops?" ”

"Return to the military division." Pound was slightly embarrassed when he heard this. "When the last general arrived here, he immediately sent out sentry horses to control the barrier, but he has not returned it yet."

"It's not your fault." Lou Gui slowly bowed his head on the horse when he heard this. "Before Dong Zhuo's rebellion, Zhicai and I returned from Sanfu with the prince, and we once passed by Jingcheng, and knew that this Jingcheng seemed to be a dangerous passage, but in fact, it was a cave...... But counting the time, I should be able to come back tonight. ”

"The situation of Jing Cheng, please also ask the military general to give advice." Xun You, who has always been silent, also took the initiative to inquire.

Lou Zibo is naturally unspeakable.

"First of all, from the west pass to the east pass at the foot of Dazhai Mountain, it is about sixty or seventy miles long......"

"Secondly, the terrain here is like a spindle, it is pointed and dangerous at both ends, but the middle is divided into two passages in the north and south, the south road is dangerous and straight, and the north road is open but far away, but whether it is the north and south passages, there are mountain cols and valleys in the middle, and even in peacetime, there are townships and markets."

"Of course, the passages leading to the Taihang Mountains are naturally open on the north and south roads...... As I remember, the passage from the Purple Mountain where Zhang Yan lived to the middle of the well was opened in a valley on the south road, forty miles away from here, near the East Pass. ”

"In addition to this, there is a fast-flowing stream of water that winds through it, crossing two ...... This is the river that the Marquis of Huaiyin fought against the water! ”

Lou Gui talked eloquently, and Xun You and others also bowed their heads one after another.

And many of the staff and generals who came from Chang'an around them also woke up at this time...... Most of them have always regarded Jingcheng as a long mountain road, at most with a dangerous setting, but at this time it sounded clear what was going on.

But think about it, in Han Xin's backwater battle, the opponents Chen Yu and Li Zuoche led 200,000 troops, and the two sides even confronted each other across the river for several days before setting up camp before starting the war, how could it be a narrow passage? In fact, even if the 200,000 army is bragging, and if you add 100,000 auxiliaries and people, the terrain is destined to be extremely complicated.

The two passages that are bifurcated inside, a river that crosses the channel, countless valleys where troops can be stationed and hidden, countless forks in the Taihang Mountains, and finally the dangerous passes on both sides of the passage that merge into one, this is a complete but still very simple military map of Jingcheng.

And after saying this, Lou Gui, who had been silent in Jinyang before, still did not stop, but looked further at Gongsun Xun, who was riding on a white horse and surrounded by everyone: "Junhou! ”

"I know what Uncle Zi means." Gongsun Xun couldn't help but hold the reins of the horse and chuckle when he heard the shout. "Uncle Zi wants to say that Zhang Yan has such a posture, this battle is inevitable, and we have 5,000 soldiers and horses, and there are 2,000 elites in the middle...... Or fifteen hundred elites...... Against 20,000 thieves, it is not impossible to win in battle, but it is necessary to follow the example of the Marquis of Huaiyin to fight against the water, but it is difficult for some strongmen...... Right? ”

"Not bad." Lou Gui also responded calmly immediately. "This is exactly what His Majesty meant, since ancient times, famous generals have not been like the Marquis of Huaiyin, and the Marquis of Huaiyin has not used soldiers in his life to fight against the water...... However, this battle is the clearest case recorded since ancient times, the planning of the enemy and us, the process before and after the war, and even the post-war analysis of the Marquis of Huaiyin himself, have been recorded in the annals of history, it is not the art of war, as long as you have read the "Historical Records" printed by Amway, I am afraid it is clear and correct. Then dare to ask the prince, will Zhang Yan not know? Since he knew, would he still make a mistake like Chen Yu? ”

"For example?"

As they spoke, everyone had come to the first wide valley inside the pass, which was also the place where Pang De was garrisoned, so they dismounted one after another, and although Gongsun Xun dismounted and walked, he still talked with Lou Gui more than once, and the people around him also followed, and then listened with their ears.

"For example," Lou Gui said, pointing to a small river (a tributary of Mianmanshui) outside the camp. "Zhang Yan enters Jingcheng, where will he set up a village? At that time, the battle against the water, as the name suggests, means that the two sides confronted each other across the river in the well, and then the Marquis of Huaiyin could use the waterway to divide the troops, and the main force would build a village on the back of the river, and the dispatch department would take Gaoyi with 2,000 light cavalry to hide behind the opponent's camp...... What if Zhang Yan didn't wait on one of the two roads east of Mianmanshui, but grabbed Mianmanshui and set up a village first? What if he simply retreated to the east entrance of Jingcheng, which was far away from the water and was extremely narrow and dangerous? At that time, how is the prince going to fight against the water? ”

"Uncle Zi is wrong in what he said." Gongsun Xun did not enter the big tent reserved for him in the camp, but walked directly with a knife, walked through the camp to the east, and came to the river in front of the camp before stopping for a moment, forcing many people, including Wang Lang, who came with the festival, to follow. "Zhang Yan will never camp at the eastern pass, at most he will send a small number of troops to guard there to prevent the troops from the direction of Changshan from pouring into the pass and attacking him on both sides......

Lou Gui was slightly stunned, but unexpectedly did not refute.

"You must know that he is now a bandit, Zishan is only the larger one among the forty or fifty mountains in Northern Taihang, and his people are directly under the maximum of 10,000 people, and the 20,000 people must have urgently summoned the surrounding departments of Jingcheng! In other words, more than half of Zhang Yan's troops must belong to the bandit leaders of the surrounding departments, and those bandit leaders will not allow the camp of the main force to leave the fork in the road that retreats into Taihang Mountain too far, let alone give way to me. Gongsun Xun didn't care about the other party's reaction, but stared at the river, and said to himself. In the same way, he will not easily cross the water and set up a village against the water...... for his people did not allow him to take such risks. ”

Lou Gui slowly bowed his head and agreed.

And Gongsun Xun said that when he came to this, he also looked around, and gradually became awe-inspiring: "We have been talking about the elite army and the rabble, but what is the elite army, what is the rabble, what is the difference?" In fact, the elite army is not only taller and stronger than the rabble, but also the soldiers are more complete and durable, and it is not only that the soldiers are well fed and rewarded, but also that the orders and prohibitions are carried out, so that the generals are like their arms and fingers, so that they can grasp the initiative on the battlefield at any time...... In fact, the key to the Huaiyin Marquis' last battle is not to put it to death and live later, but to grasp the initiative throughout the whole process! And what I said about the old wisdom of the Marquis of Huaiyin is also here! ”

Lou Gui's heart moved slightly, and he opened his mouth to speak, but he still closed his mouth, and swept over a few people beside him, and interestingly, Xun You also happened to look over, and then the two of them lowered their eyelids together.

"Did you hear that?" After Gongsun Xun said these words, he finally tried to see the dagger, but he stared at a group of unusually neatly dressed righteous servants beside him.

But it was Zhang Ji, Liu Zhang, Jia Kui, Yang Xiu, Fa Zheng, and Meng Da who were the leaders of the new righteous followers.

These young people who have been following Gongsun Xun, most of whom joined in Sanfucai, have changed color when they hear it...... With their cleverness, they already understood what Gongsun Xun meant.

"Not to mention that the world is in troubled times, and no one is qualified to escape the war." Gongsun Xun stared at this group of people who had always been considered 'civil servants' and sneered. "I just say that since you people have entered my righteous obedience, don't think that you can stay out of the war, this battle, no matter how many generations you are, and no matter where your father and brother are located, you must step forward, and then life and death are up to you, success or failure is up to you!"

Pound was the first to laugh.

That night, the sentry cavalry turned back one after another, but as Gongsun Xun expected, after Zhang Yan sent 20,000 troops from the Taihang Mountains to Jingcheng, he directly set up camp in the Nandao Valley east of Mianmanshui, that is, near the entrance where they retreated to Taihang Mountain, and then sent 2,000 people to the east of Jingcheng Pass to guard and cover the bottom for a while.

So, Gongsun Xun did not hesitate, and immediately pulled out the camp on the second day, marched along the tributaries of the Mianmanshui, all the way to the hometown where Han Xin shocked the world that day, and swaggered to build a pontoon bridge, and on the third day, he crossed the river proudly and went down the village between the mountains.

"General Wei...... General Gongsun ...... The white horse thief ...... "When Gongsun Xun was setting up the village, ten miles away, in Zhang Yan's camp, the so-called big tent of the Chinese army, a leader with thousands of people and called Yang Feng was about to express his opinion, but he didn't know how to call Gongsun Xun, so he changed his mouth three times.

"Let's call it General Wei, after all, it is the order of the imperial court, and everyone in the world knows it." Sitting in the middle, Zhang Yan, who was in iron armor, was helpless for a while.

"Yes, General." Yang Feng knew Zhang Yan's temper, and he also used the other party's favorite title. "The subordinate means that since General Wei underestimated our Purple Mountain Army, then he should give us a good look...... Tonight, while they had just come over, the camp was not ready, and we were familiar with the terrain, so we touched it directly, lit a fire, and the army poured up, and we could do it in one day! ”

Zhang Yan laughed dryly, but before he could answer, the other person sitting in the tent frowned and said: "General Wei, a famous general in the world, where can you sneak attack?" Moreover, his people lined up against the water, not to underestimate us, but to imitate the old strategy of the Marquis of Huaiyin, in order to show their determination to fight to the death! If you want to say it next, we should defend the camp, anyway, General Zhonglang has already said when he summoned us before, just hold for a few more days and wait for the big group of friends from Nan Taihang to arrive, and then we can withdraw to the mountains, so why risk the battle? ”

Zhang Yan carefully looked at this white bird, which was actually likely to be the leader of a certain county in Hejian, and couldn't help frowning...... However, he was also noncommittal about this person's opinion, but simply issued an expulsion order:

"I know what you mean, so let's go back today!"

Since Zhang Yan, the leader of the Northern Taihang Alliance, who claims to have hundreds of thousands of people, has given the order, although these people are resigned, they also respectfully leave.

"White Rider stays!" Just after the first person on the left also got up, Zhang Yanfu shouted again.

Zhang Baiqi, that is, Zhang Sheng, didn't say a word when he heard this, and sat down directly under the surprised eyes of the rest of the leaders.

"It's all slippery!" As soon as the rest of the people left, Zhang Yan no longer had the posture of being a difficult general, but directly fell into despair.

"They may be talking about you pretending at this time!" Dressed in a single coat, Zhang Sheng, who was getting thinner and thinner, was still expressionless. "A mere bandit, actually wearing the crown of the general......"

"I am the general of the imperial court's pardon!" Zhang Yan was colored. "If it weren't for the system to control them, the North Taihang would have been chaotic like the South Taihang! What's more, I have tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands of people, and Taihang stretches for thousands of miles, a hundred miles wide, no less than a big county in the world, can't it be one or two thousand stones? ”

"But the reason why they are willing to obey you is not because of your name as a general in the difficult situation, but because you Zhang Yanxiong is brave and brave and good at commanding troops, and also because Zhang Niujiao designated you as the leader before his death, and because no one can replace you!" Zhang Sheng showed no mercy. "A thief is a thief, how can he become an official?"

"A few days ago, I carefully asked someone on the Purple Mountain to read the history book printed by the Amway for me, and I learned that Yingbu was also a thief!" Zhang Yan seemed to calm down suddenly, and her tone was extremely calm.

Zhang Sheng was stunned for a moment, and then he reacted: "Yuan Shao's envoy used this to persuade you?" ”

"Not bad." Zhang Yan replied proudly. "For example, how similar is the situation today to the friendship between the Qin and Han dynasties? And how similar am I to Yingbu? You and I both know that General Wei is strong, while Yuan Shao is slightly weaker, just like King Xiang and Liu Bang; And I was a thief, and I once followed General Wei, just like Yingbu followed King Xiang...... And now that the two are competing for each other, I only need to be like Yingbu and scratch General Wei, which is enough to achieve great success! ”

"It makes sense, and it's your purpose." Zhang Sheng was thoughtful. "You never expected to be able to defeat General Wei, but as long as General Wei fought in front, you took Taihang Mountain as the foundation, harassed from all sides, and exhausted, it was enough to achieve great success...... It's really speechless. But ......"

But Yingbu was later killed by Gaozu and divided into six pieces...... Is the White Rider trying to say this? Zhang Yan asked rhetorically, causing Zhang Sheng to shut up immediately. I wouldn't be as ignorant as Yingbu, a thief who would expect to be a king with a different surname for a long time and keep a fief? Isn't this self-defeating? If there is really a successful day, or just wait for Yuan Benchu to unify Hebei, I will be willing to throw away the army, be an empty general and Hou Ye with peace of mind, and then restore the surname Chu, let our Chu family become the first family of Changshan, and it will be a pity to die! ”

Zhang Sheng nodded slowly, and there was no need for his jaw to tremble slightly: "I should have thought of it a long time ago...... This thing, most likely can only be Yuan Shao and you, and General Wei can't be with you! Because if you surrender directly to General Wei, where do you get the credit for being Hou Yinzi? I'm afraid that I will immediately have to idle with a short head of 2,000 stones. ”

"Actually, there may be a chance, because General Wei is still quite generous in terms of personnel, and he may not really idle me, but I don't dare to bet...... Because you know our origins...... He has been in charge of Chang'an for more than a year, but I have not moved, maybe I am already dissatisfied with me, and I want to get rid of me soon. Zhang Yan sighed with emotion, but got up again and came to Zhang Sheng's side, leaning over to face each other earnestly. And Bai Qi, you and I are in a desperate situation, and the people below are fine, but the two of us who joined the guard general may not have a future to ride with Yuan's chariot...... If you can gamble with me, I will retire in the future, and I will definitely recommend you to Yuan Shao, so that you can lead my old department and fight on one side, and maybe you can also be a wife and a son in the future, and become a founding marquis! ”

Zhang Sheng raised his head and stared at the other party, and slowly bowed his head: "In this case, please make it clear to Zhonglang!" What do you want to do in this battle? ”

"Easy!" Zhang Yan turned around and sat down, facing each other. "Although General Wei has few soldiers, they are all elites, with his wisdom must know that our army is uneven, maybe it is indeed despise us and others before they line up against the river, therefore, I want to oppose the Lord as a guest, follow the strategy of Huaiyin Marquis to put his death and then live, on the one hand, he was deceived and lured to attack my camp, and on the other hand, he sent the elite around him to attack his camp, so that he could advance and retreat...... What does the white rider think? ”

"Yes!" Zhang Sheng also raised his voice. "In this way, if it is done, we will become famous all over the world, and if it doesn't work, it's a big deal to retreat into the mountains...... Anyway, it was just going to 'scratch the back of King Xiang'! Why not? ”

"That's exactly what it means!" Zhang Yan was overjoyed.

————I'm overjoyed dividing line————

"Faith is the cause of all men to go first, to go out, and to carry out the water. Zhao Jun saw it and laughed. —"Historical Records". Biography of the Marquis of Huaiyin

PS: I don't really blame me this time, I had to upload it for twenty minutes...... Non-stop server crashes and finally the phone copies the upload.