Chen Chuan and the heavens fought for a long time, but after all, they still had no courage and did not dare to rob Shi Hu's concubine. Of course, he is even more reluctant to give up the future of the general, and now that Pei and Zu in the south want to kill themselves and then quickly, if he offends the Shi family again, there are really not too many places to hide...... I had to swallow my saliva and bow my head, forbidding myself to think about the peerless appearance of that beauty again.

After thinking about it, such a country, Shi Hu will definitely keep his love, what the old servant said is true...... If she serves well along the way, she can say a few kind words for herself by Shi Hu's pillow, and her future will be guaranteed. As long as you can hug Shi Hu's big thick legs, are you still worried that the generals of the army will discriminate against you?

There was nothing to say all the way, and finally arrived in Jinyang on schedule, met Shi Hu, and presented Shi Le's letter, and Chen Chuan reported the matter of "Mrs. Zheng" with himself in person. Shi Hu didn't even look at him at first, and when he heard this, he didn't bother to open Shi Le's letter, he put it directly into his arms, and asked with wide eyes: "What you said is true?" Sure enough, is the surname Zheng? Where?! ”

Chen Chuan parked the van in front of the house and immediately led Shi Hu to see him. Shi Hu shouted from afar: "Cherry, cherry, is it really you?!" As soon as the curtain was lifted, a fragrant wind rushed out and threw herself into Shi Hu's arms, and then Mrs. Zheng cried coquettishly......

This Mrs. Zheng, whose nickname is "Cherry", was originally a prostitute of Zheng Shida's redundant servants in the Jin Dynasty, and Shi Le was taken captive according to Xiangguo. However, Shi Le is not a good woman, so he sent it to the old lady Wang as a maid without even looking at it. Later, the Wang family became the queen mother, set up a banquet to entertain their grandchildren, and ordered Zheng Cherry to dance during the banquet, Shi Hu, Shi Sheng and several other people's eyes were straight on the spot, and they begged to let go.

In Zhongshihu is the most pleasing to the queen mother, he said: "This woman's eyebrows and eyes, quite similar to a mother, the child often fights outside, misses his mother every day, and can't sleep at night......

The so-called "mother" refers to the Wang family, she once accepted Shihu as her adopted son, and the two sides are commensurate with mother and son. It's just that he was later sent to Gepi by Liu Kun, and after returning Shi Le, Shi Le said clearly: "I don't have a brother, I can pull it out and cut it!" Shi Hu had no choice but to kneel down and call Shi Le "uncle" according to his serious seniority. Then he and the Queen Mother are no longer mother and son, but grandchildren, but when Shi Le is not present, in order to show closeness, he is still used to shouting.

When the Queen Mother heard this, she couldn't help but look at Zheng Cherry carefully, and said in her heart, Is this woman's eyebrows like me? I can't see it...... But when I was young, I was also a beauty. She has always loved Shi Hu, and when she heard these words, she immediately burst into joy, so she gave Zheng Cherry to Shi Hu as a concubine.

This happened at the beginning of the year, after Shi Hu followed Shi Le back to Xiangguo. Shi Hu really doted on Zheng Cherry very much, and for the first time in a row, he stayed in Zheng's room for more than half a month. It's a pity that not long after, Shi Le ordered him to say that he was sick and thanked the guest, but in fact, he sneaked to Taiyuan, but was forced to say goodbye to Zheng in tears.

In fact, Zheng Cherry was not abused by Princess Guo in the palace as the old servant said, on the contrary, Princess Guo was afraid of Shi Hu, and Shi Hu asked her to take care of the Zheng family before leaving, so she took care of her every day, unlike other concubines, and almost regarded the Zheng family as her own sister. It's just that the Zheng family misses Shi Hu on the one hand, and on the other hand, she contacts other concubines in the house, which deepens her understanding of Shi Hu, for fear that after a long time, she will be spoiled and degraded...... If the king finds any more beauties in Jinyang, will he completely leave me behind? The women around him who fell out of favor, except for the princess, had no good end......

Therefore, he ordered the old servant to bribe Chen Chuan and ask Chen Chuan to escort him to Jinyang.

As soon as she saw Shi Hu's face, Zheng Cherry immediately cried coquettishly, and her mouth did not stop, and a long list of words that had been typed for a long time gushed out, nothing more than pouring out the sincerity of longing, the pain of longing, and the complaint that Princess Guo abused herself, how she was pitiful, and she urgently needed the king's love...... Hearing this, Shi Shilong even had his heart melting.

Ignoring Chen Chuan at the moment, he picked up Zheng and went to bed. Chen Chuan waited until it was dark before someone finally came out and informed him of the place where he was stationed.

Fortunately, his efforts were not in vain, and I don't know what Zheng Cherry said to Shi Hu, in short, when we meet again in a few days, King Taiyuan's attitude towards him is much closer, and he soon transferred more than 700 people from other departments to Chen Chuan's command.

It's just that Chen Chuan hasn't been able to get acquainted with the soldiers he leads, so Shi Hu immediately beat the drums and gathered the generals and ordered the troops to send to Pingyang.

At this time, Shi Sheng had returned to Xiangguo gloomily, and the generals of the state, except for Ren Assassin Shi Xuxian and Xiaozong, were all Shi Hu's former officials, including: Wang Xu, Zhang Qun, Zhu Rail, and generals Guo Tai, Guo Rong, Guo Quan, Zhang Raccoon, Zhang Jackal, Zhang Xiong, Wang Hua, Yin Nong, Chen Chuan, and so on.

Previously, since he had defeated Tuoba Xianbei and captured countless cattle, sheep and horses, of course, many Shi Hunai had expanded his armaments and required all men over the age of eighteen in the collar to serve and participate in training. Assassin Shi Xuxian repeatedly advised, saying that only by merging the state can it be stable, and when the farming is busy, it should not call for military service, and can it be done to serve after the autumn? Shi Hu immediately glared: "If after the autumn, the grain and straw in Pingyang and Hedong are also sufficient, maybe the Jin people will come to attack me, why should I take the initiative to attack before the autumn harvest?" ”

Xu Xian said: "In this way, there is no manpower to plough the fields, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to harvest ...... after autumn."

Shi Hu pouted and said, "What year is the field uncultivateable, so why worry about this year's harvest?" Just when the green and yellow are not in supply, the people can hardly endure hunger and cold, so it is better to come to our army to eat meat and crops, and the elderly, women and children can serve themselves. ”

Xu Xian smiled bitterly: "How can the old and weak endure hard work? Farming may be able to cope with the slack time, and it is difficult to cultivate on behalf of the farmer at this time. Although the king captured countless Xianbei cattle and sheep, there was no large pasture to graze in the territory, but only slaughtered and ate meat, and one day he would eat it all. The land is opened, and the wasteland is abandoned, I am afraid that the king will have to think twice about coming from the beginning next year! ”

Shi Hu sneered: "If I can get the land of Jin, Pingyang and Hedong, and the land is endless, wouldn't it be more convenient to cultivate than Xihe and Taiyuan?" If the Jin people harvest the grain first, attack me on a large scale, and be penetrated into the territory by them, it is still rare to harvest it is better for me to go south to rob it! ”

In this regard, Xu Xian's admonition was dismissed, and Xu Xiaozong wanted to cry without tears, so he had to play in secret and impeach Shi Hu, but he also knew that Shi Le pinned his hopes on Shi Hu, and eighty percent would not be allowed to play, maybe he would blame himself for being troublesome...... It's best for you to blame me, quickly transfer me back to Xiangguo, so that I don't want to work with such a vulgar martial artist!"

In fact, because not many people were willing to take the initiative to enlist, they gathered tens of thousands of troops during the day, and merged with the old department, totaling more than 40,000. Shi Hunai gathered the generals and said to them: "Since I have Xianbei cattle and sheep, and the treasury is full, I should go south to attack Jin and recover Pingyang and Hedong." The pawn was recruited, and the original plan was to train for another month, and the sentry came to report that the Jin people would build a fortress between Jiexiu and Yong'an, and if they waited for their fortification, it would not be easy to break.

"That's why you should rush south, take advantage of its weakness, and inflict a thunderous blow! And this autumn's grain is not ripe, and it is reported that the reserves in the customs are not abundant, Pei Xian ...... Pei Wenyue will not be able to send a large army to the east, so I will reuse Zhu's strategy of joining the army...... "talking to Zhu Liang and slightly bowing his head" to make people bribe a lot of money to eliminate the power channel. Although the void is sealed by the Jin, in fact, the two ends of the first rat, now invited by me, when the south invades the north and the upper county, it can also contain the Jin army in Guanzhong, so that it cannot come to the aid of Pingyang! ”

So this is a great opportunity for us to send troops. Shi Hu immediately ordered Zhang Jackal to be the first and Guo Rong to be the first, and after the merger, he advanced in many ways, first going south to Jiexiu, and then seeking to enter the Jin soil. As for logistics and transportation, "there must also be a continuous envoy." ”

Xu Xian was full of chagrin, but he didn't dare not to: "It's all on the last officer." ”

The army of 40,000 surged south, and four days later, Zhang Jackal led his troops to arrive in Jiexiu County. He sent people south to investigate the movements of the Jin people, approached the fortification, and was shot back by a random arrow. Two days later, Shi Hu led the main force to arrive, and immediately pressed the map to listen to Zhang Jackal's report.

Zhang Jackal said: "Since Jiexiu went south to Yong'an, there are two roads. On both sides of the Fenshui River in the west road, it is steep and difficult to walk, and it is difficult to merge horses in many places, the Jin people are in its narrowest place, the east and west edge of the mountain fort, and build a flying bridge to hook up with each other, control the water surface, and it is really sad......

"The east road is slightly wide, but it must go over the mountain, the Jin people are building a village at the southern end of it, and set up forts everywhere, if there are one or two teams of people stationed in the road, there are plenty of arrows, I am afraid that it will be difficult for the army to cross."

Shi Hu frowned slightly, and asked: "I will come as soon as I hear the news, so are the fortifications of the Jin people complete?" ”

Zhang Jackal said that it is not yet complete, "The second fort on the west road has been completed, and the flying bridge has not yet been closed." As for the east road, the four forts are only the foundation, but the village of the road has been completed, and the trench is being dug in the north. ”

Shi Hu nodded and said, "Don't care about him on the West Road, I don't have a boat, and I can't cross through Fenshui." Only take the east road, and try to break through it in one fell swoop while the Jinkou fortress is not finished! ”

Ordered to force the mountain pass to set up a village, and then early tomorrow morning, Zhang Jackal led 3,000 soldiers to try to attack Jinzhai.

At this time, the Jin army, under the command of Yao Yizhong, was urging more than 1,000 auxiliary soldiers to rush to repair the fortifications, and the fortresses on both sides of the Fenshui River in the west road were repaired first, because the road was extremely dangerous and narrow, and it was guessed that the Zhao army would not send the main force to attack, so the fortifications were repaired first, and the strategy was perfect, so that all the energy could be put on the east road As for the soldiers, there were only more than 100 soldiers in his headquarters. However, when Zhang Jackal's sentry approached two days ago, Yao Yizhong realized that the big war was coming, and hurriedly sent fast horses to Pingyang to urge reinforcements.

From Pingyang to Yong'an, the road is flat, one hundred and thirty or forty miles, and it can be reached in two days by light horse, even if it is a foot soldier, as long as the speed of action is fast enough, it should always arrive in three or four days.

But he didn't expect the Zhao army to come so quickly, and before he could meet the reinforcements, he saw flags waving on the mountains, and countless Zhao troops were surging. It's just that the mountain road of nearly forty miles is not so easy to walk, and if you really rush forward, you can kill in front of you in one day, but it is estimated that there is no combat power left......

Therefore, after Zhang Jackal climbed over the top of the mountain, he immediately looked for a slightly calmer place and set up camp in the village, and then got up early the next morning, continued to move forward, and when it was two miles away from Jinlei, he stopped again.

The four Jin fortresses were still unfinished, but they had already been piled up with walls more than half a man high, and relying on the danger of the mountain, they were enough to serve as a favorable defensive base for archers. Yao Yizhong placed the main soldiers in front of him, guarded the roads and trenches, and selected 300 people who could shoot from the auxiliary soldiers and placed them behind the wall as a countermeasure.

In fact, as far as the general establishment of the army at that time is concerned, there was no regular soldier or auxiliary soldier, but it was just a general classification based on the analysis of historical events in later generations. Zhao's auxiliaries were mostly improvised peasants, who not only lacked training, but often did not even receive weapons, and were only responsible for carrying grain and grass and assisting in camping. According to later generations, the so-called auxiliary soldiers were local police officers and reserves, who were trained when they were busy with farming, and were trained when they were slack, and even if they were transferred to build barracks, they were all given weapons. Therefore, although Yao Yizhong's main soldiers are not many, the auxiliary soldiers are still worthy of a battle, and they are equipped with swords, spears, bows and arrows.

Under the strict formation, sure enough, at noon, the Zhao army came over in a whole column. Yao Yizhong looked at the Jin camp from a high position, although it was on the south side of the mountain road, it was not at the south foot, and it was basically level with the mountain road two or three miles in front of him, and he couldn't help but nod: "Its column is quite neat, and this is the elite of the thieves." ”

Seeing that the enemy army had entered the land of an arrow, Yao Yizhong did not give the order to shoot arrows. Zhang Jackal on the other side was a little impatient, the flag waved, and Zhao Zu trotted up. When its vanguard was about to approach the first trench, half of the follow-up soldiers and horses entered the range of bows and arrows, because the mountain road was narrow, and there were only six or seven people lined up left and right at most, Yao Yizhong beat the war drums.

The first drum sounded, and the Jin soldiers behind the left and right walls leaned out to draw their bows, and the second drum sounded, and hundreds of feather arrows shot out from the four bases on both sides, covering the front of the Zhao army. The archers in the Zhao army also took the opportunity to shoot back, but after all, there was a wall as a cover, and the threat to the Jin side was quite slight, but because of the narrow road, the hedgehogs gathered in one place, and almost every arrow did not miss, even if more than 100 people fell.

Zhao pawn's advance was sluggish, and the soldiers in the Jin camp took the opportunity to step forward, holding a spear in their hands, and assassinated Zhao pawn who was waiting to cross the trench one by one. Zhang Jackal saw that he suffered heavy losses in the first round of charge, and was forced to withdraw his troops in Mingjin, wanting to find a good plan.

But what is the best solution? The terrain occupied by the Jin people is really good, although the fortifications are not finished, they have been able to play a certain role, and if I continue to fight like this, I will give away the heads of the people, if the troops are scattered...... In terms of the general organization and training of the army in those years, as soon as the array is dispersed, the morale of the army will be chaotic, let alone break its stronghold.

Zhang Jackal is a native of Jizhou, the eldest brother of the three brothers, Zhang Raccoon, and the third brother Zhang Xiong are all thieves, and Shi Le joined the command when he entered Hebei, so he is used to fighting on the Great Plains, is this mountain warfare...... It's really inexperienced.

was thinking about it for a long time, when suddenly a soldier came to report: "The king asks the general to return to the camp to speak." ”

Zhang Jackal was taken aback when he heard this: "When did the king send you?" "It's nearly forty miles from here to the camp, did you send you out in the middle of the night last night? If you want me to go back and talk, then I have to go until the second half of the night......

The herald replied: "The king is on the mountain, please return to his own camp to speak." ”