That night, Liu Cang sent Qiao Tai to attack Guo Mo's camp, and as Liu Ya expected, Guo Mo set up an ambush in advance, and the Hu army approached. Qiao Tai was defeated and left, but fortunately, Liu Ya came to answer in time and saved him from his life.

Almost at the same time, there was an urgent report that the Jin people's boats came to attack and wanted to burn the river bridge. Fortunately, the Yellow River is turbulent, even the old boatmen who have been ferrying for many years do not dare to touch the dark to support the boat, but must come with fire, so it is very conspicuous in the dark night, and the Hu soldiers guarding the bridge are in a hurry to shoot with bows and arrows. The Jin ship launched a rocket to shoot the bridge, but unfortunately the wind was strong in the dark night, and most of them missed, and saw a large group of archers rushing out of the Hu camp, so they had to return in gloom.

There were a few small fires on the pontoon, and a few bridge plates were burned out, which could be repaired in a short time. However, this incident had a great psychological impact on the generals of the Hu army, and after all, the river bridge was connected by ropes - in the original history, it was not until the Tang Dynasty that it took great manpower and material resources to change it into an iron chain bridge, and the town was based on four iron oxen - once it was burned by fire, it was very difficult to repair it in wartime. Therefore, the generals once again respectfully asked His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to return to the west, but Liu Cang categorically vetoed it.

Victory and defeat are commonplace, even if this battle is defeated and the losses are heavy, as long as the core generals can cross back to Hexi, there is still hope that there will be a comeback one day. But the problem is that Liu Cang has to consider political risks more, and the old ministers of the DPRK and China have already annoyed him about his mobilization of troops to attack the pass, and if he abandons his subordinates and returns to the country in advance, he will be unanimously attacked. If his prestige falls, he will no longer be able to control the government as before, and he will decide what he will do, and he will be killed and killed, that is, he will return to Pingyang, and what face will he have to see his father and brothers?

Based on this psychological pressure, Liu Cang still fantasizes about miracles. Theoretically, as long as Wei Zhong completely controls the Puban Ferry, gathers boats and boats, and can even supply grain and straw materials to Hexi in a steady stream, then he will be outnumbered by the crowd, even if he can't win, he can always defend it, right? No matter how rich the grain and straw in Guanzhong is compared to his own family, after all, Pei should take Qinzhou, and the place is not appeased, and he may not be able to support a long-term war. Just like this for ten days and a half months, maybe the general trend of the world will change, and he can still seize the opportunity to counterattack in Hexi.

Therefore, whether to defend or retreat, how to plan the next stage of the war must wait for Wei Zijie to pass the news from Hedong before it can be decided.

In this way, the night passed suddenly, and the next day I got up, climbed the heights and looked, only to see the southwest direction of the army, and I don't know when I set up the Jin army camp again. In this way, Guo Mo is in the north, Pei should be in the middle, and I don't know who is in the south, so the space for maneuvering of the self-army is firmly locked. Liu Cang couldn't help but exclaim: "Should Pei want to wipe out our army here?!" ”

- In fact, the southern camp was empty, and Pei Caite sent Yao Yizhong to lead a thousand men and horses at night to the south in the dark, and set up banners overnight to confuse the Hu army.

Also in order to confuse the enemy, as soon as the morning dawned, Pei Gai ordered the war drums to be beaten in each battalion, and the soldiers lined up one after another, that is, they lined up outside the camp, as if they wanted to take the initiative to attack Hu Lei. Liu Cang didn't dare to refuse, and hurriedly sent generals to transfer troops, but he didn't dare to take the initiative to go forward for the time being, so as to attack the Jin formation, and only ordered the cavalry to patrol back and forth to cover the battlefield. In the Jin formation, the "Liangzhou Horse" also galloped out, and the sporadic cavalry on both sides clashed and fought between the two formations, and the low-intensity battle lasted for a whole morning.

Liu Cang boosted morale and said: "Pei should be cowardly, because he didn't dare to attack first, and when the news from Hedong came, I personally led you and others to go straight to the enemy's formation and capture this fang!" ”

In fact, Pei Gai was not a "cowardly battle", it was purely a lack of soldiers and horses, and it was not until the afternoon of this day that the main forces of Guo Mo's army arrived on the battlefield one after another, and Pei Gai also ordered Chen An to leave Dali and lead 500 strong soldiers to join. By this time, the number of soldiers of the Jin army had exceeded 40,000, and the number of servants was as high as 30,000, and in terms of number, it was already very close to the Hu army on the opposite side.

Pei Gai immediately summoned all the generals to discuss and said, "Tomorrow will break the beard!" ”

Guo Mo raised an objection, bowed down and said: "The situation of our army is very good today, but we firmly lock Hu Kou, so that it cannot advance, and dare not retreat, the army of 100,000 is isolated outside the country, and the big river is blocked. At that time, Liu Cang did not want to retreat and could not be gained, and our army took advantage of the situation to chase after him, and he could gain great profits-why should the governor of the capital be so careful? ”

Pei Gai smiled bitterly: "How dare you not it." ”

You Guo Sidao is cautious in using troops, which is worthy of reward, but you don't plan the overall situation, and you don't know that our army's grain and straw are also a little unsustainable. The government treasury of Chang'an, Dali, Pinyang and other places will be emptied, and then they will have to go to other counties or even Qinzhou to transfer grain, and then they will have to eat six or seven hundred, and the loss is too great. If I confront Hu Kou for another ten days and half a month, I am afraid that I will be able to defeat the enemy, and I will also be greatly injured, but I will not be able to make a row.

Guo Mo thought for a moment and asked tentatively, "If you can't wait for ten days, maybe you can expect three days?" ”

He suggested that he should use these three days to continue to go out of the camp and line up as he did today to intimidate the Hu army, and at the same time order the nearby counties and townships to build more flags and plant hundreds or thousands more behind the barracks every day. Now Hu Jun's moves, General Tao led a fleet to patrol the river, which can be seen clearly; Our movements, because of the encirclement on three sides, the Hu army will inevitably be blinded. If I use a false strategy, it will be difficult for the Hu people to distinguish the truth from the false, and they will be determined to launch a frontal attack, maybe they can get twice the result with half the effort, but it is not known.

Pei Gai bowed his head and said: "There is really a splendid picture in Qing's chest, and this plan is very good." Then he ordered to do as planned.

Speaking of Hu Jun, Liu Cang finally got the exact news, saying that Wei Zhong went to visit the Lu family overnight, but disappeared, and did not return to Puban County for a long time. Wei Zhong disappeared, and the logistics were immediately suspended......

Liu Cang was shocked when he heard the report. Liu Ji said: "Wei Zijie is a Jin man after all, so he didn't know that our army was in danger, but he fled timidly?" ”

Liu Cang reprimanded him and said: "Don't say anything, Wei Zijie has been promoted by Emperor Guangwen, and he is now a righteous man, how can he be willing to flee from the battle?" This must be Lu clan and the Jin people secretly communicate with the song, and murder Zijie! ”

He said that for the sake of today's plan, he must send someone back to Hedong to replace Wei Zhong in charge of logistics, and if he has spare strength, he must also mobilize Hedong soldiers and horses to defeat the Lu clan, one is to avenge Wei Zhong, and the other is to kill chickens and monkeys for all ethnic groups in Hedong. Looking around at the generals: "Who is willing to do it for me?" ”

The generals said more, we either lack fame, or are not good at literature, and you must personally return to Hedong to sit in Hedong with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, so as to stabilize the situation and ensure the way back.

Liu Cang shook his head and said: "If I return to Hedong first, and the Jin people find out, then the general trend will go to ......" looked around at the generals, and finally pointed at Jin Kang: "Can Qing accept this heavy responsibility?" ”

Jin Kang hurriedly bowed down to receive the order: "If you are willing to go, you will live up to the trust of Your Highness!" ”

Everyone looked sideways at Jin Kang, and said in their hearts that you are a slippery boy, at this critical juncture, you will want to find an excuse to escape first...... You Jin family don't have a good thing! I don't know why His Majesty and the crown prince are so serious.

Liu Cang took care of Jin Kang, crossed at night, did not raise torches, and the horses were all titled, and entered the east of the river through the river bridge, trying not to be detected by the Jin people.

He arranged it quite carefully, and Jin Kang also did as he was told. However, Tao Kan had boats to help, and the soldiers who often ordered the good water to sneak near the ferry from the river, observe the movements of the Hu army day and night, and when he saw this situation, he hurriedly sent someone to report to Pei Cai. Tao Kan said in his letter that when the front line was fighting fiercely, the Hu army also transferred troops to Hedong, and there were hundreds, nearly 1,000 people at one transfer-"There must be something in Hedong, so I have to return to calm the way back." ”

The letter also said that I attacked the pontoon bridge in order to put pressure on Hu Jun, and I did not mean to destroy the bridge - "If the river bridge is defeated, the road behind it will be cut off, and I am afraid that it will be a battle for trapped beasts." Only this line can be passed, but the army is sad, such as the siege of the city, Hu Kou's will is not very strong. If our army can defeat its momentum, people will fight for it, and its troops will be chaotic, and they will chase after them, and they will kill prisoners......"

Tao Kan said that I sent people to reconnoiter near the river bridge, and the original intention was to find the grain and straw it was transporting, and I could use rockets to burn it. However, for several days, except for the hundreds and nearly 1,000 people tonight, there were only sporadic people when the Hu army returned to the east, or the Hedong side went west, and they should have sent messages back and forth, but there was not a single cart of grain transport. This also just shows that there will inevitably be changes in Hedong, and the logistics of the Hu army have been basically cut off, and it is believed that after a few more days of confrontation, there will be a chance to break Hu.

Pei read the letter and thought so.

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That night, Jin Kang returned to Hedong, and the next day, the Jin army went out of the camp again, and Liu Cang was also forced to respond, and the cavalry on both sides patrolled and fought again, so there is no need to go into details.

Only at the time of the confrontation, looking at the camp of the Jin people on the other side, it seemed to be larger, and the banners were more complicated, and it was estimated only by visual inspection that there were thousands more people than yesterday......

All the generals were shocked, and Liu Cang comforted them and said: "Pei Cai's main force, it's all here, that is, to collect scattered soldiers around it, no more than one or two thousand, how can there be reinforcements in the future?" This will be a bluff to confuse me...... "If you really have more soldiers and horses, when you are in the siege of Haoyang, why don't you see them come to the rescue, but you have to delay until today?"

However, Tian Song, a staff officer, reminded Liu Cang: "Your Highness, don't ignore it. Pei should have Qinzhou, and he can recruit soldiers in Qinzhou and slowly come to ......"

Liu Cang pouted and smiled: "The newly recruited pawns have to be used to carry food, on top of the battle array, what is the use?" I'm afraid it's a drag. ”

Tian Song shook his head and said: "Otherwise, if Longshang is more than Di and Qiang, then if Pei should summon all the Rong troops to join, between the ten months and the moon, the army of thirty or forty thousand can also afford to gather......"

Liu Cang immediately shouted angrily: "How can this be reasonable?!" Di and Qiang each have selfish intentions, how can they easily gather? If Pei should stay in Longshang for a long time, there is still something to say, at the beginning of this year, Qinzhou, An Neng will have the heart of Di and Qiang, and he will lead the army to come? Do not speak in vain to confuse the people and disturb the hearts of our army! ”

In fact, whether he or the generals under his command, they all think that what Tian Song said is reasonable, but as soon as you say this, it will inevitably affect morale, just mention it to me quietly in private, why do you announce it in public? Shut up, Tian Song!

Liu Can's move was purely to cover his ears and steal the bell, and he was able to think that Pei should summon Di and Qiang to come together, not only Tian Song alone, but even many middle-level officers would also realize this. Even if Liu Cang stopped Tian Song, even if the generals were silent, and even helped Liu Cang to "refute the rumors", the atmosphere of panic still gradually spread in Hu Ying.

Especially on the next day, it was obvious that hundreds of more flags had been erected in the camp......

On this day, the only one who could give Liu Cang half a dose of a booster shot was Jin Kang who sent 3,000 pieces of grain and grass from Hedong.

As soon as Jin Kang entered Pusaka, he began to review official documents overnight and count the treasury. It's a pity that although he is known for his wisdom, after all, "it is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice", and found that Wei Zhong left him a complete mess, and he couldn't help cursing Wei Zijie ten thousand times in his heart.

The grain and materials in the counties in Hedong have basically been supplied to the army, but now the warehouses are empty, and the rats and birds are all starving. Originally, Wei Zhong still relied on the Liu and Liang families in Xie County to supply military rations to the front line, but the Liang family claimed that the supply and loss were exhausted, and if the imperial court continued to squeeze it, my family would starve to death. As for the Liu family, there was originally Wan Hu grain and grass ready to go north to Xiayang, but Wei Zhong ordered to turn around and lose Pujin instead, just such a turn, inexplicably, even the grain and the people, this team was completely missing!

Jin Kang went to question the Liang family and the Liu family, but both of them were perfunctory. During the exchange of official documents, he finally collected 3,000 grains, but he planned to ship them to the road, but he did not have enough manpower......

The defenders of Hedong were originally insufficient, and most of them were guarding ferries and barracks on the north bank of the Yellow River to prevent the Jin people from crossing north, and Jin Kang did not dare to mobilize them easily. There are fewer guards in Puban County, and Jin Kang only brought back a few hundred people, if he sends grain to transport food, the garrison is even weaker, and he feels that it is difficult to guarantee even his own safety...... In the end, he took the young and strong in the county town, arrested more than 300 people, and was supervised by 200 soldiers, and finally transported this batch of grain to the Pusaka ferry.

Jin Kang was afraid of being attacked by Tao Kan's boats, so he did not dare to let the grain carts cross the river bridge, so he used boats to transport them and quietly crossed from the south of the river bridge. The Hu and Han sides had collected a large number of ships for the westward expedition, but most of them were originally stationed on both sides of Xiayang, and Wei Zhong had just ordered the transfer of Pujin south a few days earlier. The problem is that from Xiayang to the south, until Pusaka, it is inevitable to pass through the Haoyang Ferry, and Tao Kan's boats are across the other side, which is really not easy to pass...... Wei Zhong racked his brains and planned in every possible way to draw up a relatively safe sailing route, but unfortunately as soon as he disappeared, there was a lack of supervision, and the plan was completely out of shape......

Therefore, Jin Kang couldn't find a few boats to use temporarily, and only 3,000 grains were sent back and forth to the Huhan camp in Hexi.

Adult men have to eat three liters of food a day, and 100,000 people are exactly 3,000 hundreds...... Jin Kang worked hard for two days to increase the food of Hu Jun for a day.

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