Tao Kanbei Yu Liu Hu, is to make the rear army Liu Yetang stay in Dali, Liu Yetang in the two cities of Heyang, Xiayang each set up half a battalion, to guard the ferry - Yang is the right deputy governor Dong Biao, Xia Yang is the left deputy governor Zhou Jin. With-Dream- . lā

Last year, the big locusts in the territory of Huhan, Liu Cang did not dare to move, and was forced to lie dormant and lick his wounds, it is reported that this year is likely to be an ordinary year, so after collecting a certain amount of grain and materials, he is likely to cross the river to attack in autumn and winter, Zhou Jin naturally knows about this - and Tao Kan has also said hello in advance. It's just that in terms of overall strength, now Guanzhong is less than half of Hu Han, but in terms of military strength, it is more than sixty percent of Hu Han (Xu Fang is not considered for the time being), then Liu Cang will not be willing to divide the army to cross all sections of the river, even if the army is divided, the main force should be very clear, the only way is positive, and the rest are harassed. So, where exactly will he come from?

Zhou Jin pondered this question carefully, and finally came to the conclusion: he is the most dangerous here!

If Liu Cang waded from Pusaka, he would inevitably face Liu Yetang's main force left behind, unless he could flatten Dali in one fell swoop with the momentum of thunder, otherwise if he waited for reinforcements from Chang'an and other places to arrive, he would definitely return. So does Liu Cang have the ability to conquer Dali in a short period of time? In Zhou Jin's mind, Liu Yao is still not successful, but Liu Cang?

After all, he had seen a battle with Liu Cang in Henan—although Liu Cang's main battle at that time was against the ancestral armies of Yan and Yu—and he vaguely felt that this fang's ability to use troops was slightly inferior to Liu Yaolai. It's young, it's too careful, and it lacks harmony when it comes to soldiers.

And if Liu Cang waded across from Haoyang, he would face a flanking attack by the Jin army from the north, center, and south, which was really not the best policy.

Therefore, the greatest possibility is that Liu Cang will cross west from Xiayang, in a vain attempt to cut off the connection between Xiayang and Feng Yi's heartland first, and then attack Xiayang, in order to gain a firm foothold in Hexi.

Unfortunately, speculation is speculation after all, and it is impossible to decide on military deployment based entirely on speculation. If Xia Yang is identified, Liu Yetang will join the main force, but Liu Cang will finally wade from other places, isn't it just right to criticize and make trouble, and go straight to Jintu? Then Dali and even Feng Yi County are in danger! At the same time, it is impossible for Zhou Jin to send all the more than 2,000 people under his command to the vicinity of the ferry, one sergeant has no city to rely on, but he has been stationed in the field for a long time, morale will be affected, and it is inconvenient to transfer materials and accumulate them, and second, if he is fighting fiercely with the Hu army, he was attacked by a partial division of the enemy in Xiayang, and he wanted to cry without tears at that time.

Therefore, Zhou Jin was still stationed in Xiayang City, and at the same time closely watched the situation of the ferry. If there is a Hu army to cross, the ferry fort is lit with beacon fire, Zhou Jin timely ordered troops out of the city, ten miles away, in an instant, completely late to block the Hu army on the ferry position. Besides, there are still many internal directors in Hedong, including the Xue family, and the news should be passed on to Xia Yang in advance.

After all, the large-scale mobilization of the Hu army is difficult to conceal from people, in Zhou Jin's mind, if Xue Tao can't find out the information in advance and send the letter out before Liu Cang blocks the ferry, then there is only one possibility - this fang pretends to be obedient, but in fact, it is attached to Hu for a long time!

Of course, he couldn't have imagined that Liu Cang would dare to lead a small number of elites to Fenyin first, block the ferry, and at the same time personally run to kidnap Xue Tao; It was even more impossible for him to think that Xue Tao was forced to be helpless, so he led the daring soldiers to cross first and attack the ferry dock fort......

Therefore, when Zhou Jin got the report, there was a beacon fire lit at the ferry, and he hurriedly led the troops to rescue, just halfway up, and he bumped into the defeated soldiers...... Zhou Jin was so anxious that he personally led more than 100 horses to gallop to the ferry, and when he arrived, the riverbank was already full of Hu Jun banners.

At this time, the northernmost fortress had not yet fallen, and the defenders of less than 100 people were besieged by nearly 1,000 Hu troops, especially in the southern dock fort, there were Hu troops who shot with bows, which caused strong psychological pressure on the defenders from the side, and it was also in danger. Zhou Jin turned his horse and twisted his gun, and led his troops to rush straight over - on the plain, the cavalry was dominant, and Hu Bing had just landed on the shore, and most of them did not have horses, but they were rushed by Zhou Jin in a round, killing the two generals with their hands, and immediately dispersed.

The first batch of Hu Jun who followed Xue Ning to the shore were really one in a thousand, not only with strong personal fighting skills, but also with many boats, so they could fight the Jin soldiers at the ferry when they went ashore - this group was already dead. The second batch of people who landed on the shore were also elites, with thousands of people, but most of them were not used to the wind and waves on the river, and their legs and feet were soft when they got off the boat, and even some of them had already vomited bitterly on the boat, and their combat effectiveness fell to the bottom, so they could be rushed away by Zhou Jin.

However, there was only one fortress left, and even if Zhou Jin brought more than 100 cavalry, it was not easy to cram them all in, and there was almost nothing to rely on. He looked up again, and there were still countless boats and boats on the river that were coming in the wind and waves, and many of them were obviously empty boats traveling in the opposite direction, wanting to go to the east bank to pick up Hu's army again. After Zhou Jinxin finished speaking, this is not a feint, nor is it harassment, sure enough, my Xia Yang is the main direction of attack of Hu Jun! Looking at this posture, there may be no less than thirty or forty thousand people who plan to cross from Xiayang, and even if the ferry fortress is not lost, plus the two thousand people I brought out of the city, there is no way to stop it—at most, it will be a few more days to carry it, hoping that reinforcements will arrive as soon as possible.

And now that the fortress has been lost, there is only one left, but the foot soldiers behind me have not been able to arrive, and the Hu army is still landing one after another without stopping, and there is no reason to win...... Even if I stay here, it won't help!

His heart suddenly moved, and he immediately turned his head and set his eyes on the third fortress not far away. I saw a general in the fort, wearing a small crown without a helmet, wearing soft armor, covered in blood, and carrying a bloody long knife in his hand - which one is not Xue Tao?!

I think that Xue Tao secretly crossed over to Feng Yi, and after Tao Kan's introduction, he went south to Chang'an to pay homage to Pei Gai, and Zhou Jin also met with him. At that moment, the two of them met their eyes, Xue Tao couldn't help but smile bitterly, hurriedly lifted the long knife, and swiped it slightly towards Zhou Jin; Zhou Jin was furious, immediately pressed the spear, drew his bow, put on a heavy arrow, and aimed at Xue Tao is fierce arrow. Xue Tao hurriedly put his body to the side, used his backhand knife to match, cut the arrow into two sections, and then went to the fort with his head in his hands.

Zhou Jin gritted his teeth and took care of the trilogy: "Remember the appearance of this person, before the different sun battle, there is someone who can take his head, I will personally report to the metropolitan governor, and add ten turns!" He immediately rescued the remnants of the fort - a few of them were seriously injured and had to give up - and led his troops to retreat slowly.

Hu Jun just landed on the shore, not yet in order, the organization could not be completed, seeing that the last fort could also be captured, they rushed in one after another, but they did not dare to rush to chase Zhou Jin.

Zhou Jinzhi's use of troops was deeply influenced by Liu Yetang, and although he was brave in battle, he was extremely cautious in scheduling. If Zhen was here, it is estimated that he would not say a word, first kill the Hu army on the shore, and then summon the foot soldiers to come and repeatedly harass them, so as not to make them line up smoothly, so as to delay the landing time of the army. Zhou Jin didn't have this kind of courage, and he lacked the command power to fight chaotically, so he could only restrain his troops and horses and temporarily retreat to Xiayang.

In fact, although the attack on Liubao was achieved, the courage of the Hu army who landed on the shore for the first time was lost, and it was the weakest time. You must know that in order to cross the Yellow River in a hurry, Liu Cang killed the Jin people by surprise, the preparations for crossing the river were not sufficient, the boats lacked unified orders, and then they were agitated by the wind and waves, and often made a mess, and even several boats collided in one place, which actually capsized, and Hu Bingtai in the boat was half sunk to the bottom - a few days later, you can see a lot of floating corpses in Haoyang and even Pujin Ferry.

Therefore, if Zhou Jin disregarded the casualties and attacked fiercely, he would have a great chance to defeat the thousands of Hu troops who had just landed. Of course, it is difficult for him to stop the follow-up Hu army from coming, and whether there will be troops to garrison Xiayang after that will also be marked with a big question mark......

Let's say that Zhou Jin retreated to Xiayang, and immediately gathered young and strong people in the middle of the city and went to the city to guard - as for the equipment and materials for the city guard, they had already been prepared. But the wait was a whole day, and I didn't see Hu Jun coming to the city...... Because this time, Liu Cangfa slaughtered the main forces of the Xiongnu and came, and coerced a lot of Qiang and even Jin people, with a total strength of more than 70,000, and it was impossible to cross it in one day. And in order to reorganize the queue and let the seasick soldier rest well, he was delayed for a lot of time.

This may be something that Liu Cang didn't expect before wading over...... Maybe he thought of it, but he had no choice but to take this risk if he wanted to cross quickly.

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Tao Kan originally planned to lead the army to Heyang and add the guard of Xiayang, but he was only halfway through when he heard the news of Liu Cang's westward crossing, and couldn't help but sigh: "I thought I was late, I didn't want to come in a hurry, and I didn't want to rush ......" hurriedly led his troops into Haoyang City and joined Dong Biao. Dong Biao's more than 2,000 people were the living force, and they immediately went out of the city to the north to find out the news of Xia Yangdu and try to fight with the Hu army.

Haoyang is not very far from Xiayang, sixty or seventy miles, and the next day of the army, it encountered the advance of Hu's army moving south. Dong Biao saw that there were not many enemies, so he immediately invited to fight, but whoever wanted the other party camped still, and only used bows and arrows to stop the Jin army. Dong Biao climbed up and looked, only to see that there were still large groups of Hu troops coming behind him one after another, and he didn't dare to Meng Lang and slowly retreated.

As soon as he retreated, Hu Jun set off to chase, and as soon as he stopped, Hu Jun also stopped. Dong Biao didn't move after retreating ten miles, pretending to invite a fight, but in fact, he was a deep ditch and a high base, making a defensive situation. Soon, Tao Kan led his troops to meet, and there were more and more Hu Junjing banners on the opposite side, and the two sides were in their respective camps for several miles, facing each other from afar.

The south of Fengyi County is directly in the Weishui River Valley, which is basically a plain terrain, and the terrain in the north is slightly higher, or the ravines are vertical and horizontal, and it is difficult for the army to travel. Between the two, there seems to be a sharp awl, along the west bank of the Yellow River, from the plain straight into the mountains, Xia Yang is located in the middle of the awl, and now the Jin and Hu armies face each other, it is in the cone handle. That is to say, Dong Biao did not retreat here, and Tao Kan also camped here, right river and left mountain, just to block the passage of the Hu army into the southern plains.

Tao Kan's rear army six battalions, half of the battalion in Xiayang, half of the battalion to guard Haoyang, and one battalion to stay in Dali, plus there are still many soldiers who are still training near Chang'an, and have not returned to the team, and there are only more than 10,000 people under his command at the moment. According to the Tanmalai report, the total number of Hu troops crossing is at least three times that of his own, and if the enemy is allowed to enter the open area of the plain, the disparity in numbers will be great, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to be defeated. It is better to take advantage of the narrow terrain and the difficulty of Liu Cang to arrange a large army, block it first, and then ask Chang'an for help.

Let's say that after Liu Cang landed on the shore, he hurriedly organized the whole army, and then sent his younger brother General Liu Ji to lead Guanwei General Bu Xuan, Wuya General Li Jingnian and other three armies of more than 10,000 people to take Xiayang in the north, and led the main force of 60,000 to the south, which happened to be blocked by Tao Kan in person. This is also expected, Liu Cang ordered: "The Jin people are in a hurry, so that I can't go down, if it is delayed for a long time, it is not easy to catch Pei should lead the army to join." Before Pei Gai comes, he must first destroy the enemy in front of him, and then he can trample on Guanzhong! ”

Then he asked left and right: "Who dares to strike first?" ”

Qiao Tai, the general of the left chariot cavalry, came out of the column to ask for an order, saying: "Although the terrain is narrow today, it is a plain after all, and the southerners have many steps, and I ride more, and I am rushing to it, how can I be invincible?" The end will be wished! ”

Next to him, Liu Ya, the general of Anxi, and Hu Yanshi, the general of Dangjin, have both seen battles with Pei Jun, and kindly advised: "Tao Kan is a famous general of Jin, and his department is also very brave, and the queue is neat, and it is useless to ride - the general should not be careless." ”

The combat effectiveness of cavalry is generally higher than that of infantry, but this is based on mobility - unless it has armored cavalry - now the terrain is narrow, and the east and west are only six or seven miles, basically as soon as the war horse accelerates, it can rush from one end to the other in an instant, and the southern army's infantry formation can be sealed tightly, which is really not so easy to fight.

Qiao Tai pouted and said, "Why should you grow the morale of the enemy? Tao Kan I know that the barbarians in the south of the Yangtze River are accustomed to fighting in the mountains, forests and swamps, and now in the plains, it is difficult to deal with them, and there must be negligence, which can be taken advantage of. Moreover, although the terrain is narrow, the Jin Kou is also few, and the formation will not be thick, and with a slight transfer, you can look at its weak point and give a thunderous blow! ”

What he said was also reasonable, Liu Cang couldn't help nodding, so he ordered all the troops to strictly guard the barracks, so that they could rest, and early tomorrow morning, Qiao Tai would lead the army to fight with the Jin people first. After the order was completed, he ordered the tent to be dispersed, and then Liu Cang led Wang Yan, Tian Song and others to ride horses up the mountains on the west side to see the terrain.

Wang Yan pointed to the southwest and said to Qiao Tai: "The hills here are not very high, and the top is flat, not impassable. You can order an elite army to secretly meander to the southwest and enter the peace to harass behind enemy lines......"

Liu Cang nodded and said, "It seems to be possible...... Immediately ordered the sentinel to survey the pathway. Suddenly, when I turned around, I saw a corner of the eaves faintly visible behind the hills in the northeast, and I couldn't help but ask suspiciously: "Is there a family on this mountain?" ”

Tian Song was originally from the Jin Dynasty, so he immediately put his hand on the awning and looked at it from afar, and speculated: "Is it not the tomb of Taishi Gong?" ”

When Liu Cang heard this, his eyes lit up: "It turns out that Sima Qian is buried here?" ”

Tian Song said yes-"Taishi is a native of Xiayang, and he will be buried in his bones after death." The reason why the minister knows is because of Yongjia...... No, in the second year of Herui, the edict of the Jin lord ordered the Taishi Gong to build an ancestral hall for the ......"

——The "second year of Herui" he said was the year of Liu Yuan's death, Liu Cong succeeded to the throne in July, changed to Yuan Guangxing, and in Jin it was the fourth year of Emperor Huai Yongjia.

Liu Cang couldn't help laughing and said: "When Sima Chi was poor in Luoyang, he even had the leisure to build an ancestral hall for Shi Qian. "Take the reins of the horse, let's go, let's see, whether it is Sima Qian's ancestral hall - if it is, respect him for a generation of Wenzong, everyone who governs history, I should go to the pillar incense and pay tribute.