Yanshou City, also known as Yanshou Pass, is in the north of Wushi County, Xiushui surrounds its west, and Songgao is in its south, and the geographical location is very important. For example, the Luoyang Basin is like a giant city, and its south gate has an urn city, which is the county of the Gui family, and the Yuyuan Pass is the urn city gate, and the Yanshou City is the inner city gate.

Fourteen years ago, in the second year of Yongkang, Sima Lun, the king of Zhao, usurped the throne and became the emperor, and Sima Jian, the king of Qi, told the kings and the towns to discuss it together, but sent troops from Xuchang to Henan, and Sima Lun immediately went out of the longevity pass to refuse. And in the original history, after the fall of the Western Jin Dynasty, the Later Zhao General Shi Lu was also stationed at this pass to protect the Yuan, but it was renamed Zhao General City, and later referred to as Zhao City.

The ancestors had come out of the Yuyuan Pass, and originally planned to capture the Wu clan and Yanshou City to close the southern gate of the Luoyang Basin. However, it is a pity that although the Hu army did not have many garrisons in the Gui clan, the defense was quite tight, and the Yuzhou army attacked for seven days in a row and failed to make any contributions. Immediately after hearing that Liu Cang had crossed the Yellow River in the south and his troops were heading for Luoyang, he immediately retreated to the east, and his ancestral headquarters was at the foot of Yangcheng Mountain.

Liu Cang first sent Liu Ya, the general of Anxi, to lead 7,000 soldiers and horses into Yanshou City, and then he also led the main force to rendezvous. After meeting, Liu Ya immediately presented a thick stack of letters, saying: "These are all books of investment from various docks in Yuzhou." ”

Liu Cang casually opened a few letters and read them, and the content was nothing more than that: We didn't intend to offend the heroes of the Han State, but we were just coerced by our ancestors, and I hope that we will not be forced on the battlefield, and we will not attack your troops with all our might......

Liu Cang pursed his lips, then turned his head and asked Liu Ya: "How did Qing deal with it?" ”

Liu Ya replied: "I am afraid that he is cheating, so I stopped accepting his book, but I did not reply." ”

Liu Cang smiled: "If they say that they will surrender, or defect in front of the battle, there will be deception, stop losing sincerity, how can there be deception?" "He said that the Wubao armed forces in Yan and Henan are this kind of virtue, and they only want to protect Sangzi, and by the way expand their own power, they really don't have the will to follow Zu Ti all the way to Henan. In the past, Wei Wu broke Yuan Shao in Guandu, captured his books and treasures, and had to promise a lot of books in the army, and burned them all. 'If it is really like Xu Ren turning his back on Cao to Yuan, then Wei Wu'an can win? It's just a matter of contacting old feelings and reserving a way out for yourself. ”

Moreover, Liu Cang also said that I had seen a battle with Zu Ti in Jiaxian, and at that time, many Yan and Yuwu Fort lords secretly sent letters, and there was no actual content in the letter, but they were prepared to say that they were helpless to join the expedition, and hoped that they could open up after the defeat......

"However, it can be seen from this that in the ancestral army, there are only thousands of people who can fight, and the rest are all people at both ends of the first rat, what is there to fear? In the past, in Jiaxian, I despised Zu Ti too much, and there were many new recruits in the department, and it was difficult to endure hard fighting, which was a pity for defeat. Today, the soldiers and horses are all the elite of our clan, and it is necessary to break the ancestor here to eliminate the hatred of the past! ”

But Liu Cang was happy for less than half a day, and he received bad news one after another.

First of all, Huyan Yan sent a quick Malay report, saying that Liu Yi, Liu Dan and others led the remnants of the army all the way to the west, expelled the Jin people, occupied Huayin City, and it was likely that they had already contacted Liu Yao, the king of Shi'an...... Liu Cangde was furious: "Shaft, do you want to rely on the momentum of Yongming (Liu Yao) to resist me?!" ”

These two major threats, one inside, is Liu Yi, and the other is outside, it is Liu Yao, and they are easy to control, if they join forces, things will be much more difficult to do. His brother Liu Ji, the king of Jinan, comforted him and said: "If my brother can destroy the ancestors here, his reputation will be like the sky, that is, they are together, why be afraid?" Now we should urgently ask Jin Zhun and others to play, impeach the emperor's younger brother, and ask His Majesty to summon him to return to the capital. If he does not return it, he will resist the will; If you are willing to return the time, Jin Zhun and others will be able to dispose of it. ”

Liu Yao nodded again and again, and immediately picked up the pen, intending to write to Jin Zhun. But only halfway through the letter, I suddenly heard the bad news, reporting that Liu Xun had suffered a crushing defeat under Chenggao City, and the whole division was gone, and he had fled back to Yanshi alone!

The report detailed the battle of the Seven Star Fort under Chenggao City. Liu Xun first apologized, saying that he did not anticipate the enemy, and he underestimated the enemy too much, and the defense was not strict enough at night, which caused him to be taken advantage of by the Jin Kou; Immediately, he pointed out that he observed that the total number of Jin troops was not less than 10,000, and the two or three thousand people in the front were very strong in combat, and he suspected that Zu Ti secretly sent troops to reinforce Chenggao......

Liu Yao was so disgusted that he threw away the pen in his hand. hurriedly convened the generals to discuss the matter, and the big guys also thought: This must be Zu Ti dividing troops to reinforce Chenggao, after all, the distance between the two places is only sixty or seventy miles; Although Liu Ya's garrison in Yanshou City is to spy on Zu Ti, if the other party goes east to Xingyang and takes a long detour, it is reasonable that Liu Ya will not find out.

"The Yuzhou army at the foot of Yangcheng Mountain should only have 20,000, which is comparable to me."

Taking advantage of this opportunity, it is the best policy to rush forward to destroy the Yuzhou army, but I don't know how the Chenggao side behind the problem will act? I'm afraid that they will take advantage of the victory to attack Gong County, Yanshi, or kill Mengjin, and cut off our back road.

Liu Ya suggested: "When the whole division retreats back to Yanshi, defend the city, and wait for the Huyan front army (Huyan Yan) to join." ”

Liu Yi, the king of Hejian, and Liu Ji, the king of Jinan, were young and vigorous, but they opposed Liu Ya's serious theory. Liu Yi said: "Today, the enemy is twice as large as me, if it is aggregated, and it is against the mountain, it is not easy to break." The former ancestor was at the foot of Yangcheng Mountain, but Pei Gai was in Chenggao, and he was arrayed in two directions, trying to flank me. However, the Xuzhou grain road was blocked, Pei Gai was cowardly, and transferred the main force to the east to quell the bandits. In this way, the frontal Yuzhou army is only 20,000, which is comparable to mine, and the strength is far inferior to mine, but it can be destroyed in a battle.

"Today, Mengjin has no less than 5,000 brothers (Liu Fu), that is, Chenggao 10,000 people come to attack, and it will not be a sudden defeat; There are also thousands of soldiers in Gongxian County and Yanshi, leaning on the city to defend it, and it is difficult to get down for three or five days. Our army has more horses, but we can first destroy the enemy in the front, and then turn to invite Cheng Gao's pawn - the enemy is divided and weak, and it is when Brother Ah uses force!

"Even if it is not as desired and the attack on the enemy is frustrated, it will not be a big loss, and the rear road will be cut off by the enemy for three or five days, and the army's grain and straw can still be supported. And wait for the former army to come together, reorganize the army, and restore the shorter and longer with the thief.

"It is a rapid advance that can be a big victory, and the situation in Henan will be determined in one fell swoop, and even the defeat is only a small setback; If you stop retreating to defend Yanshi, you will have a great opportunity to let it go in person, and Brother will have no regrets?! ”

Liu Cang was still hesitating, and suddenly got a report, saying that the Jin army, which was originally stationed at the foot of Yangcheng Mountain, had risen up and seemed to want to go north to Chenggao...... Liu Yi said: "Zu Yi also knows that the situation is dangerous, and he is eager to meet Pei Gai. Don't miss the opportunity, the time will not come again, Brother should make a decision quickly! ”

Liu Cang immediately made a decision: "What the virtuous brother said is exact!" The whole army marched eastward to defeat the Jin division! ”

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In fact, the letters that Liu Ya received were false and real, although there was really a secret communication between the lord of Wubao and Hu Jun, and more of them were fake news deliberately released by Zu Li, just to make Hu people despise themselves; Only in this way will Liu Cang wave his army to the south and take the initiative to attack, so that the Jin army will receive the effect of waiting for work.

Originally, the dock fort armament in the Yuzhou army was indeed like scattered sand, but Zu Ti led them to fight several big battles, and they all knew it in their hearts. Previously, he had a secret discussion with Pei Gai in Chenggao, and he poured out a lot of bitter water, saying that if the 30,000 people under my command are all the quality of your Xuzhou soldiers, at least they can be like an arm and a finger in command, I would have killed the south bank of the Yellow River in one go, and I still need to set up a pocket array here to wait for Liu Cang to take the bait?

So when he arrived at the foot of Bingtunyang City, Zu Ti took advantage of the righteousness of the Northern Expedition and began to try to rectify military discipline, first of all, he found an excuse to detain all the six most thorny dock castle masters, and annexed their subordinates - including Zhang Ping, who had fought with Zhen Sui. It's just that at the moment of the great enemy, he didn't dare to go too far, and he just beat most of the dock castle owners, and still made them lead their troops to serve.

After he strengthened his control over the soldiers and horses, he secretly ordered more dock fort owners to pretend to contact Hu Jun. Someone took the opportunity to bring it up, saying that it was better for the villain to write a letter to deceive him, right? Zu Ti shook his head and smiled: "The plan of deception will be planned, and those who are good at life, if the matter is not secret, not only will it be useless, but it will be easy for the enemy to take advantage of it - this is not what you can do, and it is ......."

The word "deception" is simple to say, but it is difficult to do, and it is really not something that any cat or dog can do. If your weight is insufficient, even if you propose to surrender, the other party will not bother to pay attention to you; What if the portion is sufficient? Will the other party believe your deception? In case Liu Cang will plan and set a trap, it will cause useless damage. So forget it, you just have to do what I said, write a letter and let go of soft words, and the feelings of Lala will become - "I want to make the thief despise me." ”

Then Zu Titun soldiers at the foot of Yangcheng Mountain, sent out rangers everywhere, and closely listened to the movements of the Hu army. When he heard that Liu Cang set off from Yanshi and went south to Yanshou City, he couldn't help but pat his thigh happily: "I plan to sell, just wait for Liu Cang to come, and I will win this battle!" In fact, these words are just to boost morale, the difference between the forces of the two sides is not big, and on the great plain that is convenient for Hu to gallop, even if the Jin army is leaning on Yangcheng Mountain, it can be undefeated, whether it can defeat Liu Cang in a short time, Zu Shizhi has no bottom in his heart. It's just that once the two armies are connected, Pei Gai can go out of Chenggao and go to Gongxian and Yanshi, and then Liu Cang's back road will be cut off, the army's morale will be frustrated, and the Yuzhou army will be able to win.

Immediately ordered someone to quickly pass the horse to the fortress in Bidong: "Burning Feng, to tell Pei Xuzhou, you can do according to the plan!" ”

However, as soon as the herald was dispatched, Zu Ti received a messenger from Pei Gai, who said in the letter that showing weakness for a long time and trapping Chenggao had a great impact on the morale of our army, and that it would be easy for the enemy to take advantage of it when the time came. So I plan to take the initiative to launch a counterattack tonight, and then directly kill Gongxian and Yancheng. Let's change the original plan, I will stumble Liu Cang near Yanshi, Zujun, you go west to Yanshou City, and attack Liu Ya......

When Zu Ti read the letter, he couldn't help but sink like water, and he didn't say anything for a long time. The subordinates all said that this Pei Xuzhou is too uninteresting, what has been showing weakness for a long time, you have only been guarding it for two days, why can't you stand it? Li Junai said: "The former Xuzhou army defeated the puppet emperor's younger brother Liu Yi on the bank of the ditch water, and the soldiers went down to Chenggao Pass without blood, and the arrogance of this must army rises, and it is ...... to be impatient to defend the city" Li Shihui has always been wise, and his judgment is also accurate - "If its command is correct, how can the thief easily see its reality?" This proverb whispered...... "This belongs to not burdening, I don't know how to have back pain."

Zu Ti smiled bitterly and said: "If Liu Cang goes south one day late to prolong his life, or Pei Xuzhou makes this decision one day later, his words are still acceptable." Liu Cang Fangnan, and the Xuzhou army will move tonight, and the situation will inevitably change. Liu Cang heard the report that if Liu Ya abandons life extension and retreats to Yanshi, it will be difficult to break it, and I have to join forces with the Xuzhou army and attack head-on. ”

Li Ju said that since this is the case, it is better for our army to leave for the north early tomorrow morning and go to join the Xuzhou army.

As soon as these words came out, Zu Ti couldn't help but have a flash of inspiration in his mind, he waved his hand to stop Li Ju from continuing, and then hung his head and thought for a long time before he suddenly burst into laughter: "If I am Liu Cang alone, is Qing and the others afraid?" ”

Li Ju replied: "Our army is equal to the Hu thief, and Liu Canai has defeated the general with the sword, even if he fights head-on, there is no reason to be defeated - what are we afraid of?" ”

Zu Lixin said that I am naturally relieved for you Li Shihui, and I am also relieved for the soldiers and horses of the headquarters, but it is not easy to say about those dock fort forces...... He looked around at the generals and said slowly: "Our army will set off early tomorrow morning and head north to Chenggao. If Liu Cang gets the letter late, he will retreat to Yanshi, and if Peter believes early, it may be said that he can take advantage of the opportunity to oppose our army. Then I will be on the plain, and I will fight against Hu Qi. What do you think? If I don't move, I will still be stationed at the foot of Yangcheng Mountain, and I can make everything possible, but I will make the Xuzhou army alone. Do you want me to be Hu alone, or do you want the Xuzhou Army to be Hu alone? ”

It was very risky to confront the Hu cavalry head-on with an army, but once it was won - not even if it needed to be won, as long as it could hold on for a few days - the credit was also great. What we have to discuss now is who will carry it.

Li Ju arched his hand and said: "Our army is very strong, enough to fight against Liu Cang, but the Xuzhou army may not be ...... Once Xuzhou is defeated, our army will be unable to support it alone, and this Northern Expedition may come to naught! Although Li Ju followed Zu Ti to Chenggao to see Pei Gai's side, and also saw the Xuzhou army, but first, the soldiers who stood up straight may not be really able to fight, and second, the Xuzhou army was only more than 10,000 people after all, Li Shihui really had no confidence in Pei Gai - "Even if you are defeated, you should also be defeated by me, and I don't want to be defeated because of the defeat of friendly troops!" ”

Li Ju has been fighting in Xingyang for several years, dealing with the Hu army, and the most frustrating thing is the lack of strong allies, so he can barely beat Guo Mo, and a Wei should still be able to cooperate with him - but unfortunately the number of soldiers is very small, and the effect is not great - what other Situ Fu Yi, Sikong Xun Fan, Taiwei Xun Group, etc., all of them are pig teammates...... Therefore, Li Ju can't stand his pig teammates the most, he would rather suffer defeat by himself, and die without regrets, and even willing to throw himself into the axe to apologize, and he doesn't want to mess up the situation because of the defeat of his allies, resulting in his own failure, and he has no ambitions but nothing to show......

Although Li Ju was not long in the Yuzhou army, he won the trust of Zu Ti, so he took the lead in proposing to be the main force of the Hu army, and Wei and others next to him also echoed him, Zu Ti immediately gritted his teeth, and did not care about the landlord of the fort with a face like earth, so he ordered: "Tomorrow morning, the camp will go north, and all departments will be on alert to prepare for the Hu army!" ”

He bet that if he stumbled Liu Cang, Pei Gai might be able to take down Gongxian and Yanshi within a few days, and the situation would suddenly be bright.

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