Yang Yi persuaded Liu Yao to enter the "River Parcel", which is an ancient name that refers to the middle section of the north-south channel of the Yellow River from the southeast of the Tao to the east of Weiwei; More specifically, it refers to the area east of the Yellow River, north of the West River, west of Taiyuan and Yanmen, and sandwiched between the Yellow River and Luliang Mountain.

Although it is located in the east of the river, in almost the entire Han Dynasty, this area belonged to Xihe County, and the West River of the Han Dynasty, across both banks of the Yellow River, west to Yuanyin and connected with Shangjun, and Taiyuan County in the east is distinct. It can be seen that in terms of geographical environment, the risk of the Yellow River in the river parcel is not as good as that of Luliang Mountain in the east.

Therefore, Yang Yicai suggested that he could go east to Hezong and take advantage of the danger of Lu Liang, "Presumably there must be someone in Zhao who hates Shihu and responds to peace." If there are many responders, the king can surpass Lu Liang and go deep into his realm, even Jinyang; If there are few responders, they will be in battle according to the mountains, and they can resist ten thousand armies. If Shihu doesn't return, I and Tie Fu will collect Shanxi Zahu, which will be slightly stronger, and its land will be close to me and far away from Tie Fu, so it can ......be easy to exchange gold and silk."

Although the "Hu Han government-in-exile" was in a hurry, there were still a lot of royal treasures brought out of Pingyang City, and these things were not hungry and cold, and they were used to exchange land and population, which was really cost-effective

"That is, Shihu returns, and the state is in chaos, and he can no longer surpass Luliang and expedition to Hexi. But if our army is commanded properly and advances and retreats appropriately, then this trip will have a hundred benefits and no harm, and the king will do it? ”

Liu Yao pondered for a long time, and asked: "Bingzhou Shishu, although the evil Shi clan, but only admire Liu Kun, to my emperor and Han, is an enemy or not a friend......" joking, before Shi Zhao occupied his land, Liu Kun and Tuoba Xianbei relied on Bingzhou, and fought with us for many years, "How can you fight with our army?" ”

Yang Yi smiled: "Because of this, I have to join forces with Tiefu." Tiefu, the old Emperor Han sealed, later into the Tuoba, but Zhang Xianbei banner, and the state Shishu naturally returned to the heart. And I don't want to occupy it, but disturbing and weakening Shi Hu can also be deceived by deceit. ”

After a pause, he added: "The minister still has a plan, if it can be done, even Jinyang will be at his fingertips!" ”

When Liu Yao heard this, his eyes lit up slightly, but then he didn't wait for Yang Yi to tell him his clever plan, so he asked first: "According to Qing's investigation, where is Liu Hu?" ”

Yang Yi hurriedly bowed and saluted, saying: "The king is wise and wise, and the ministers are not out of reach and not expected by the king, Wulu Gu granted Shi Hu the task of staying behind, and the soldiers are in Yangqu, which is only fifty miles away from Jinyang......"

Liu Yao said "oh", and said in his heart that it was originally in Yangqu, and I thought he was in Jinyang City, "Who is the Jinyang guard?" ”

Yang Yi replied: "It's a pseudo-merger of the state to stab Shi Xian." ”

Liu Yao couldn't help but sneer: "The scholar who continues to be filial piety is a scholar, but he has nothing to show for it, or he can be released from prison and take lawsuits, how can he keep a state?" If Liu Hu is defeated, he will naturally be bold. "Immediately ordered to summon Taiwanese and generals to discuss the dispatch of troops.

For the imminent movement of these forces in the north, Shi Hu naturally took precautions, so he ordered Liu Hu to lead the Tiefu soldiers to guard Yangqu to defend the Continuation of Filial Piety in Jinyang City. In Shi Hu's mind, Tuoba had just been defeated in Jiuyuan, and Yu Lu was killed by the Qi clan, so it was unlikely that a large army would invade the south again in a short period of time. Before the autumn harvest, it is estimated that some dependent tribes near the border will be ordered to do things in a vain attempt to contain themselves.

So he ordered all cities to stand by, and then sent Liu Hu to lead 5,000 cavalry with Tiefu soldiers as the main force to respond, theoretically there should be no major incident. Even if Tuoba Xianbei is really crazy, he plans to go south next year, and according to his own defense, he can always hold it for a month or two. In a month or two, if I can't open up the situation in the south, then there is no trick, and I don't have to wait for you to contain it, I can only go back......

Shi Hu knows very well that in terms of absolute strength, Zhao is not as good as Jin now, and when it comes to the merger of states under his command, it is not as good as Mr. Pei's joke in Guanxi, if only the acres of land and household registration are counted, it is estimated that the two counties of Hedong and Pingyang will exceed the entire merger of states. Therefore, if he does not care about the distance of the journey, the abundance of grain, the ability of the generals, and the courage of the soldiers, he will simply collide with the national strength, and he will have no chance of winning at all!

Therefore, the army must move quickly, and only when the enemy has not yet reacted, or has not yet come to the rescue, will it occupy the vital place first, and only then will it have a chance to reverse the momentum of the small and large. Just like what Mr. Pei said back then, as soon as Zhuge Liang came out of Qishan, he was out of the enemy's material, and the enemy was weak, and the original situation was very good, but it was a pity that the military was too cautious and slow, resulting in a delay in determining the three counties, but the Wei side was the opposite, and responded very quickly, so it was a failure, even if there was no Ma Tan's army defeated Street Pavilion, it is estimated that it would not last long.

So Shi Hu understands that his movements must be fast. The first step was to cross the dangerous mountain, destroy the Jin base, and drive long to Pingyang, which he did; But in the second step of attacking Pingyang City, they almost dropped the chain, one was that the Jin people were very strong, and the other was that their reinforcements were at least five days earlier than they expected, and then they appeared in the south as if falling from heaven, and then crossed Fen to occupy Yaoci......

Shi Hu used the strategy of Wang Xu, Zhang Qun and others to temporarily abandon the siege of Pingyang, and hurriedly crossed the Fenshui River to storm the Yao Temple with the main force. As long as the Jin army that came to reinforce can be quickly resolved, whether it is annihilated or repulsed, it can dampen the morale of the defenders of Pingyang, and it will be beneficial for them to reattack Pingyang.

Of course, he hopes that the main force of the Pingyang defenders will come out of the city, hoping to get lucky, so as long as Guo Tai or Chen Chuan can bite the other party for half an hour, he will have the opportunity to quickly return to the division and break through the plains. In this way, Pingyang can be broken!

The idea is beautiful, but unfortunately it is not easy. Let's say that Shi Hu personally led the troops and stormed the Yao Temple for three days, killing and injuring thousands of Jin soldiers, killing Wang Ze in fear, but in fact, Shi Hu himself was not easy.

The strength of the Jin army in Guanzhong, Shi Hu knows it, don't you think you collided once under Pingyang City back then? However, he only thought that it was the core elite brought out by Mr. Pei, and with Mr. Pei's personal command, it was reasonable that he would not be able to win with superior forces.

He didn't realize that the three armies of the Jin Dynasty were uniformly disciplined, and they were split and transferred from time to time, specific to each battalion and brigade, although the level was uneven, the difference was not very big, which was not the same as Hu Han, Shi Zhao, or the traditional Jin army, who were accustomed to leading special troops. As for the specific command, in the battle under the city of Pingyang in the past, Pei Gai actually entrusted a special person and did not personally intervene.

Wang Ze can also be regarded as Pei Cai's general, starting from Xuzhou to suppress bandits and break the dock, following Pei Gai's southern expedition to the north, his first major contribution is to destroy the Hu army's seven-star fort under Chenggao City during the Northern Expedition, for which he was rewarded by Pei Cai, and allowed to draw a seven-star pattern on the military flag. Originally, this military flag was to follow the team, and Wang Ze led it today, not the pawn of Chenggao City in the past, but in order to show off his merits, he deliberately embroidered seven stars on his general flag, and carried it wherever he went.

Wang Ze was originally born in the "fire robbery battalion", good at attacking and plundering, and short of defense, but he went to the "military academy" when he was in Chang'an, and in the way of defense, he also had to be repeatedly instructed by Tao Kan and others, so that he would not be completely bitter. Shi Hu personally attacked the Yao Temple, for three days, although he almost pressed the Jin people to fight, killing Wang Ze was stretched, but in the end even the two sub-villages of the Gongwei Yao Temple camp failed to win......

If you are not in a hurry to destroy this Jin army, and if the combat strength of the Jin people is slightly worse, the dignified Shi Zhao Taiwei, the king of Taiyuan, the governor and the state military, why bother to personally carry a spear, rush to the front line, and even lure the Jin people out of the base to attack?

The number of Zhao troops is indeed several times greater than that of the Jin army in person, but when it comes to quality, it is uneven. Shi Huzhong's military force, the superb combat skills, the tenacity of the fighting spirit, this is above the ordinary Jin soldiers, plus Shi Hu's own genius command, if the 40,000 Zhao troops are of this quality, it is estimated that Wang Ze would have been defeated a long time ago, and even it would be difficult for him to escape. But the problem is that such an elite is less than two-three out of ten of the whole army, and the rest of the generals have to at least cut down in terms of level...... As for the large number of auxiliary soldiers, that is, the so-called "gangsters" in the ancient books, they are simply unable to make a strong dent.

Therefore, if you can compete head-on with the Jin army that is holding on to a strong base, there will be only 20,000 people who will be killed, two to one, as long as Wang Ze grits his teeth, he can still bear it. Shi Hu was not only forced to personally go into battle to command, but also deliberately made the strong soldiers attack the fort during the day and the weak soldiers attacked at night, wanting to exhaust the strength of the Jin army and wear down the fighting spirit of the Jin army. Even so, after three days, the results were still not obvious, and the results were only few.

Shi Hu was anxious and angry because of this, and he couldn't help but retreat every day, and after he withdrew from the battle, he severely punished the soldiers who refused to fight to the death, and even personally pulled out his sword to cut people and whipped him to blame.

Moreover, on the evening of the third day, Zhu Liang, who joined the army, suddenly came to report and said: "The last official tortured the Jin soldiers captured on the battlefield, knowing that their food and straw were insufficient, and they might be able to find an opportunity to break through the ......."

Although the Jin army was all infantry, the speed of the march was very fast, Shi Hu didn't pay attention, they hurried across the Fenshui and ran to the Yao Temple to set up a formation, so in Zhu Rail, it must be a light army, and the food they carry will not be too abundant. He used this as a breakthrough to torture the captives, and finally got the following message:

"They were stationed in Xiayang, and when they heard the police, they hurriedly crossed the river to help Pingyang, and they only carried half a month's food. Wang Ze went to the Yao Temple, but he made people go east to Xiangling and transfer Chen Gu, but it was not a pity. Counting the rations of the enemy now, it can be supported for ten days at most. ”

In fact, in five days at most, Wang Ze's army will run out of food, but such a serious problem, of course, he can't shout to the whole army, everyone knows it, ordinary soldiers think that it is enough to eat for ten days, if it is not for Xiangling County, it is impossible to have too much food, this matter is well known, Wang Ze can still be more prosperous.

Zhu Liang continued: "Wang Ze is treated, and his deputy general Mo Huaizhong is going to Linfen and Jiangyi, and the two cities have a lot of grain reserves. If he is allowed to transport grain into the Yao Temple, Wang Ze will be stubborn, and our army will be in a hurry; If you can cut off the grain route in advance, or even kill Mo Huaizhong, the enemy will be depressed, and it will not be difficult to break it. ”

Shi Hu was overjoyed when he heard this, and said: "It's a good plan to join the army, I should urgently send troops to block the enemy's grain transportation!" ”

Immediately ordered the general Guo Quan to lead 3,000 cavalry to the south to intercept the Jin army's grain transport team. Guo Quan asked: "There are many ways to go south, I don't know where the Jin people will come from?" Shi Hu glared at him: "How do I know!" After a pause, he said: "It's only thirty or forty miles to the left and right, can't it be stopped?" ”

The thirty or forty li he said refers to the southward direction from the Yao Temple, the west is Fenshui, the east is the remaining veins of Huoshan Mountain, and the south reaches Ta'er Mountain, which basically belongs to the plain terrain, and the widest place from east to west is only more than forty miles, and the distance between north and south is also the same. It is estimated that the grain transportation team of the Jin people must come from this, and it is unlikely that they will run to the west bank of Fenshui, if they pass through the west bank, it will be handed over to Guo Taihao, and it is impossible to go on the mountain trail. Guo Quan's command has cavalry, Jin Li is forty, and the light cavalry can run in only two quarters of an hour, can't he find a grain transportation team?

Guo Quan promised to retreat, so he waited until dawn the next day, and then led his army south. Forty miles, the cavalry can even run two times a day, counting the time for the horses to rest and eat, even if the infantry marches for a whole day, they should be able to finish. However, Guo Quan scattered the cavalry in all directions, and the foot soldiers also searched south, until it was dark, and approached Ta'er Mountain, but found nothing.

What is the reason for this? Is Zhu Senjun's judgment wrong, or is the enemy still south of Ta'er Mountain and has not yet arrived? I might as well set up camp at the northern foot of Ta'er Mountain and wait for them to come easily.

So where did Mo Huaizhong go? Indeed, when Guo Quan was puzzled, his grain transportation team was still in the area south of Ta'er Mountain, because the mobilization of grain and straw in Linfen and Jiangyi was more important than the mobilization of auxiliary soldiers and the recruitment of people, so he couldn't let his 500 regular soldiers carry grain, and it would take time to carry how much he could carry.

Besides, after the grain and people are gathered, how should they be transported forward? From Linfen and Jiangyi to Pingyang and Yaoci, more than 100 miles away, the news transmission is only a day or two behind, then tens of thousands of Zhao troops come to attack, and the Jin side is purely on the defensive. He had 500 regular soldiers carrying a large amount of grain, and if he didn't choose the road well, he would probably send sheep into the tiger's mouth.

Sun Ziyun: "Eat the enemy for one minute, and be my twenty bells." "Losing grain and grass is a trivial matter, and if this grain falls into the hands of the enemy, it is a major event that may affect the overall situation!

Therefore, Mo Huaizhong finally decided, this first batch of nearly 10,000 stone grain, I will transport it by water!

Although the Fenshui is not very wide, the enemy attacks on the shore are not so easy to cover the water. If I encounter an enemy on the way, and the enemy comes from the east bank, I will approach the west of the water, and if the enemy comes from the west bank, I will get close to the east of the water, in short, the possibility of the enemy attacking from both sides of the strait should not be very high. First transport the grain to the vicinity of Pingyang by water, if the Yao Temple cannot go, I will go straight to Pingyang City, even if Wang Ze can't eat it, it is better than being robbed by the soldiers.

Naturally, it is still necessary to send fine soldiers to ventilate and report the news, in order to either Pingyang or Yaoci, and the generals will come to respond.

Moreover, because Shi Hu personally led his troops and horses to attack Yaoci, the Jin soldiers sent to inform Wang Ze not only failed to enter the camp, but were almost captured by the soldiers and were forced to divert to Xiangling, that is, the beacon smoke was lit at the head of the city to inform Wang Ze. However, in this way, it took more than half a day, and the beacon signaled that it was impossible to pass too much news after all. However, because Shi Hu temporarily withdrew the siege of Pingyang City, the Jin soldiers who carried the news from the other road were able to enter the city smoothly and report to Liu Yang......