Pei Gai was in Chenggao, and Zu Ti was at the foot of Yangcheng Mountain, and they each had their own troops, but they didn't stay in the camp all day long and didn't come out, and even like some generals of the same era, they had free time to drink and have high parties, and they also coerced prostitutes to sing and dance...... In fact, before the Hu army crossed the Yellow River in the south, Pei and Zu had repeatedly pretended to be sentinel scouts under the escort of dozens of elite cavalry, and went east to survey the terrain around Luoyang as far as Dajie City, forty miles southwest of Luoyang.

Because both of them know very well that the maps of these years and months are unreliable, even if the sentinels and even the generals from the local background, it is difficult to truly and accurately describe the terrain, and many places have to go over to see it by themselves, and measure it with their feet, which is also the advantage of coming to the battlefield first, and it cannot be wasted.

Therefore, when he heard that Liu Cang crossed the river and stationed troops at the foot ......of Shouyang Mountain, Pei Cai couldn't help frowning, and said to Pei Wei and Tao Kan: "Although he is not a talent, he is a general, and now he is in battle according to the mountain, and it is easy to defend and difficult to attack, so that we dare not act rashly" Is it still impossible to avoid a long-term confrontation and consume grain and grass in the end? This is very disadvantageous to Jin Fang.

"If Peken goes down to the plains, even if he relies on the water as a formation, it will not be difficult to break it......" Pei Gai looked at the two senior staff members beside him, "Do you have a clever plan to teach me?" ”

Pei Wei replied: "Liu Cang knows that our army's food and grass will not continue, and the anti-Nandu is to know that he is brave and ......sharp" If you change your cautious or cowardly generals, you will take the opportunity to confront each other across the river, waiting for the Jin army's food to retreat, he naturally doesn't know, Liu Ya suggested so, "He refuses to go south, he is still afraid of me." When it is more weak, it is expected that he will be in the middle. ”

Pei Gai smiled bitterly and said: "I'm poor...... "I'm weak enough, what else can I do?" "Or abandon Chenggao and retreat into the gate?"

Tao Kan waved his hand and said, "No need." Retreat can show weakness, but can you not go further? It is better to send an army to attack Mengjin, so that Liu Cang thinks that I will be poor, but I can only risk cutting off his back road, maybe I am willing to come. ”

So Pei Gai sent Guo Mo to lead the "Thunder Battalion" to feint against Meng Jin, with more than 1,000 people, bluffing, pretending that there were thousands of people Liu Cang was really deceived, on the one hand, he sent generals to help defend, and on the other hand, the army surged south, down to the plain.

This is November of the third year of Jin Jianxing and the fifth year of Han Jiaxing, and a big war is about to break out on the vast Henan Plain.

Guo Mo personally led the "Thunder Battalion" to Mengjin, and on the way, he discussed with Yin Qiao, who joined the army, and said: "Pei Yuanjun does not make me a strong enemy, but pays me a feint, I don't believe me......"

Yin Qiao comforted him: "When I first attached, he was naturally not sure that if he could contain some of the Hu soldiers and make Liu Cang's army go south, even a feint attack would also have merit." In such a second or third battle, Pei Envoy Jun must know the ability of the general. ”

Guo Mo laughed and said: "But if you pretend to feint, how can you see me?" Unless he can destroy the enemy in front of him and occupy Mengjin, Pei Yuanjun will not dare to underestimate me...... "In his mind, Pei should be in Xuzhou, he is in Hanoi, thousands of miles apart, where does Pei know who I am?" However, because it is posted fast enough, even if it is based on the meaning of "a thousand golden horse bones", you must accept yourself, in fact, you should have no status in Pei Gai's mind......

After all, he was born in a poor family, when did Pei Gai, a child of a family, look at us? Oh, Pei Gai may not be the same as the family he has come into contact with in the past, at least he is polite to Liu Yetang and Zhen Sui, and he didn't call and drink, waiting like a servant. Just think about it again, those cronies who followed him after all, and he came halfway to ...... If this is not made a few earth-shattering achievements, his family will never have a status in the Xuzhou army!

In fact, Guo Mo thought about it left, the reason why Pei should go out of the account to greet him at the first meeting, he stuck to it when he pasted it up, not a coy gesture, he bought horse bones, he had heard Guo Mo's name for a long time, and there was no contempt Of course, Guo Mo could not know that on the original timeline, he could pass it on with Li Ju, Shao Xu, etc., so that Pei should pay a blue eye. Besides, what's the timeline?

However, Guo Mo's department is loosely organized, lacks training, and is not much different from the ordinary dock fort armament, this is a fact, Pei should not be able to pay a heavy task for the time being, even if Guo Sidao is full of opportunities, how likely is it to lead such a thousand tired and weak soldiers out? Therefore, an army must make a feint and pretend to attack Mengjin, Pei Gai naturally sent out the "Thunder Battalion" and the rest of the troops I brought out from Xuzhou, which must be the main force of the Hu army, and are reluctant to go out to feint.

Guo Mo was not angry in his heart, so he discussed with Yin Qiao the strategy of attacking Mengjin. Yin Qiao waved his hand again and again: "The general should not rush for quick success. A sentinel reported that Liu Cang had left 2,000 troops to garrison Mengjin, which was already twice as large as mine, and when he heard that I was heading west, he might send another army and horses to help. When the number of people is outnumbered, that is, the 'martial arts battalion' also suffered heavy casualties, if there is no Tao Shixing to cover behind the enemy, it will be almost annihilated, and our army will not be able to? And feint to attack Mengjin, originally to show the enemy to weak, to lure him south to the plains, if you can really conquer Mengjin and cut off the enemy's rear road, then Liu Cang will lead the main force to the north, so I am afraid of Pei Envoy Jun's plan......"

Guo Mo smiled: "I have been in my scene for several years, why am I greedy for merit and rashness, so that I will be defeated?" "If I, Guo Sidao, am a reckless person, can I still stay in Hanoi County? I don't know how many times I have been exterminated by Hu Jun! "However, I have been dealing with the thief for a long time, and I know his strength and weakness very well, if it is not for the general and the elite, the ordinary thief is also fearless. If there is no gap between Mengjin and Jin, I will naturally go guerrilla, and if I have the opportunity and do not take advantage of the time, wouldn't it be a pity?

"As for Liu Can's main force, when he heard that Meng Jin was lost, he turned back to the north, and it was not harmful to Pei Zhijun's plan. Thinking about it carefully, if he is still at the foot of Shouyang Mountain, only a dozen miles away from Mengjin, even if our army is as brave as a god, how can he trap the ferry? If I can get Mengjin, then Liu Cang must have gone south to the plains, and if he turns back, his army will be chaotic, and Pei and Zu can take advantage of its disadvantages and destroy it in one fell swoop......"

The main purpose of sending Guo Mo to feint to attack Mengjin is to lead Liu Cang to the plains, so as to start a decisive battle with the main force, so that once Liu Cang leaves the foothills of Shouyang Mountain, Pei Gai and Zu Ti will definitely move, and they will not continue to wait and see from afar in Chenggao and Yangcheng Mountain. At that time, the two armies were separated by dozens of miles at most, facing each other from afar, looking for opportunities, and suddenly the back road of the Hu army was cut off, do you think Liu Cang really dared to turn around and retreat back to the foothills at this juncture? If he really dares to do this, then the Jin army will win!

Guo Sidao is indeed treacherous, and he is also quite talented in controlling the battle situation, when he said this, Yin Qiao couldn't help but nod again and again, and poured out his heartfelt respect. So he no longer dissuaded Guo Mo, but asked him to quickly send additional sentry agents to investigate near Mengjin to see how many Hu troops there were, what the quality of the troops was, and whether there was an opportunity to break the enemy with his thousand people. ”

Mengjin is the dividing point of the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River.

In the middle reaches of the Yellow River, the water flow is turbulent, after flowing and scouring since ancient times, the river water is like a sharp sword, cutting into the plateau fiercely, resulting in high and steep banks on both sides, and there are few places to cross. Below Mengjin, the Yellow River finally flowed into the North China Plain, the flow gradually slowed down, and the banks on both sides were relatively low, which formed a series of famous Jindu.

Mengjin is under the jurisdiction of Ping County, which is also known as "Xiaoping", and is naturally named after "Xiaopingjin". Xiaopingjin is east of Mengjin, and together with Mengjin, it has become the northern pass of Gongwei Luoyang, but its importance is far less than that of Mengjin. The terrain near Mengjin is high in the west and low in the east, the north and south are gentle, the central uplift in the west is the remaining vein of Beimangshan, which is quite steep, can control Jindu downward, and has built defensive walls in all dynasties; The section of the Yellow River in the central region is relatively narrow and easy to cross, and because there are islands in the upstream river, the flow is also very gentle. Further east, there is water flowing from the north, and the flow tends to be rapid, and there is a slight slowdown more than ten miles away, that is, Xiaopingjin.

The southern shore of Koheiratsu is flat, which is not conducive to defense, and the old walls are also abandoned. But Mengjin was different, and after Liu Cang's army was crossed, he left 2,000 soldiers and horses to rebuild the pass and control the Jindu to ensure the smooth transportation of the back road. It's just that although the Hu army has arrived, there are still many civilians gathered on the south bank, asking for the north to cross the river to the south will become a battlefield. It was also inconvenient for the Hu army to blockade them all, and after screening and even plundering, they were still allowed to cross the river and go north.

After all, Hanoi County in the north had been pacified by Liu and Liu Dan, and Liu Cang was eager to move all the people of Henan to Hanoi, so as not to be taken south by the Jin people.

It's just an ordinary refugee who doesn't have much savings in his body, and it is difficult for Hu Jun to squeeze out oil and water. Among them, there was only one caravan, a group of more than 40 people, six or seven cars, which seemed to be carrying a lot of goods, and when they approached the ferry, they were surrounded by Hu Jun's "hula". The leader of the caravan hurriedly sent a letter to the guard, asking him to make it easier.

Those who dare to do Jia Quartet in troubled times, half of Thailand has backers, even if they may not be sent by a certain family, they must also have contact with the powerful from all sides. After all, the social productive forces have developed to this point, and there can be no completely closed manor economy, and some of the specialties and luxury goods needed by the magnates must rely on caravans to be sold from other places.

What the leader of this caravan took out was the handwritten handwriting of Bu Tai in the Han Servant, which had no actual content, just a few gossips, and it was just a matter of acquaintance. This branch of the Bu clan was originally renamed the four surnames of the Southern Xiongnu after the sinicization of the Hu species, and it was more than a dozen dignitaries of the Xubu clan, the Huyan clan, the Helan clan and the Qiulin clan, and they were listed in the court. Although Liu Cong had just listened to the rumors not long ago and executed Bu Chong, the general of the Left Guard, and Bu Gan, the servant, he did not implicate the whole clan, such as Bu Tai and others were still in prominent positions.

When the guard saw Bu Tai's handwriting, he couldn't help but hesitate if he robbed him of his goods, for fear that he would be blamed in the future Bu Tai; It's a pity if you let them cross north safely......

Fortunately, the leader of the caravan was a sensible man, and immediately ordered someone to take out five brocades from the car and dedicate them to the guard: "This is Shu brocade, and its value is five times that of other places, and since Bayi occupies Shuzhong, the trade road is cut off, and it is difficult to enter the Central Plains, and the price is increased tenfold If the general can cut it into a dress, Mrs. Zun will be happy......"

The guard glared: "How can you use five horses?" Do you think my wife is a bear? But...... There are many poor colleagues, and they should also help one or two. With a wave of his hand, he was ready to let go.

Who would have thought that the caravan had not yet boarded the ship, and suddenly an envoy arrived quickly, ordering the blockade of the ferry, and one person and one car were not allowed to cross to the north" The general will arrive in an instant, and those who have not yet crossed must be screened by the general himself, in case of mixing with the spies of the Jin Kou! ”

The guard general couldn't help but slander: "The Jin people are in the south, and from this to the north are the territory of my Han family, if it is really the spies of the Jin Kou, if they don't go to explore the Dadan Yu army, how can they cross north at this moment?" "Liu Fu wants to rub the oil himself.

The leader of the caravan was blocked on the south bank, and he was so anxious that he stomped his feet, but when all the good things were said, the guards resolutely refused to let him cross the river. The time was not big, and sure enough, Liu Fu led thousands of soldiers and horses to arrive, and as soon as he came, he occupied the magpie's nest and guarded the pass, and then rode his horse to the side of the ferry to "screen" the northern crosser.

The guard brought the leader of the caravan to Liu Fu, who sat on the bed with a big grin, held his head high, and asked first, "Who are you?" ”

The leader of the caravan hurriedly stepped forward to meet him, and introduced himself: "Grass people Yu Ling, meet the king......"

Liu Fu twisted his eyebrows, his eyes were full, and he scolded: "This is Nanyin, you must be a spy of the Jin people!" ”

Yu Ling was so frightened that she trembled on the ground, and hurriedly defended: "Caomin is indeed a native of the south, and he is from Wu County...... However, he is not a spy. The king, please think, the Jin army in the north today, or Qing, Xu, or Yan, Henan, how many Jiangnan people are there? The southerners defend their own borders, who dares to rebel against the emperor and Han Shenwei? ”

"Isn't it Jiankang's order to invade this time?"

"It's really the life of Jiankang, but ...... The king please think, the king of Langya is also a native of the Central Plains, and his Sima Wang Maohong is originally from Langya, and he crossed to the south and occupied my acres of land, invading my people, and the southerners all called him 'Beiling'. It is precisely because the southerners refused to obey their orders that they drove the soldiers of Qing, Xu, Yan, and Yu to invade Henan, so how could the grass people do anything for the north? ”

When Liu Fu heard this, he couldn't help but smile: "You can speak well." ”

"The grass people don't dare, it's just that they have been doing business for many years, coming from the south to the north, and taking care of the emperor's Han government, so that they can make some small ......profits," he said, and quickly took out the piece of paper with Bu Tai's name written on it, and offered it with both hands.

Liu Fu didn't answer, just glanced at it, and immediately asked, "It turns out that you were once driven by the divination servants." I don't know where to sell the goods this time? ”

"Before the servant of the servant, he could get the sand ware of Ai, the astragalus of Hengshan, the forsythia of Linfen, etc., sold in Shangluo, and it was easy to get the brocade and salt of Shu merchants, and he wanted to return to his hometown......"

"Since Yun wants to return to his hometown, how can he cross north?"

"How can the grass people cross north? However, when he traveled to Henan, he was invaded by the Jin Dynasty and the Imperial Han army, so he hurriedly fled from the battlefield...... If it goes east, Chenggao Pass has been occupied by Jin Kou; If you want to go south, there are also Jin people in Yuanguan, so you have no choice but to temporarily cross the big river north......"

Liu Fu thought for a while, and then asked: "Have you ever been to Yan and Yu?" ”

"Nature is a ...... of passing"

"What about Qing and Xu?"

Yu Ling hesitated for a moment, and finally answered honestly: "I've been to the ...... once or twice."

"In this way," Liu Fu slightly invaded his body, "what you will see in Yan, Yu, Qing, and Xu, as well as the inside of Wuzhong, I will listen to what I have said, and if you can say it in real time, I will let you go to the north." ”