Guo Rong sent a letter to his eldest brother Guo Tai, saying that I was ordered by the king to go south to intercept the grain transportation of the Jin people, but who would have thought that they would not take the land route, but load the ship by water...... If you want to land on the east bank and send grain to the Yao Temple, and the foolish brother can rob it, I am afraid that they will land on the west bank and transport grain into Pingyang, then I will not be able to whip it......

When Mrs. Guo heard the news, she said in her heart that since the king ordered the robbery of grain, if it couldn't be successful, and the Jin people's grain team escaped, wouldn't she blame my brother? Even if I don't blame it—of course, with Shi Hu's temper, it's unlikely—it will damage my Guo family's reputation in the army. If this grain team really wants to land on the west bank of Fenshui as my brother said, then I have to rob it!

So he sent cavalry to scout and track along the Fenshui sentry, looking for opportunities to rob grain.

Guo Tai is also a veteran general of the Xuan army, so naturally he will not fail to consider that the Jin army may go out of Pingyang City to respond, and it is also possible to lay traps and use the grain team as bait in an attempt to inflict heavy damage on his own troops. It's just that on the one hand, he thinks too highly of himself—and his unit is the elite of the cavalry—on the other hand, he feels that the cavalry comes and goes like the wind, and as long as he plans in advance and commands the law, there shouldn't be too much danger.

Tens of thousands of grains were carried down from the ship and then imported into Pingyang City - although the southeast wall of Pingyang was close to Fenshui, there was no water gate or waterway, and ships could not directly enter the city - the time required would never be short, even if I sent troops to cover it layer by layer, as long as I approached the archery and arson, with the mobility and impact of the cavalry, I would not gain nothing.

Naturally, he had to be wary of sending cavalry in the city—he didn't know that Chen An had already gone north—to intercept his own back road, so Guo Tai planned to divide his troops into two, one of which went out to rob grain, and the other was three or five miles away to respond. In addition, he also sent a letter to Chen Chuan, asking him to leave Xiping City before noon tomorrow to divert the attention of the Jin army in Pingyang.

Of course, Chen Chuan's beggar has always been cowardly, and if he didn't reprimand him harshly, he would not dare to go out of the city - Mrs. Guo immediately ordered the soldiers to spread the news of her own family, saying that if Chen Chuan, if you dare to disobey my orders, I will slash you, even if the king is here, there is no way to stop you!

——When Chen Chuan got up in the morning, he immediately received Mrs. Guo's order, and he was feeling ashamed, and then he heard that Shi Hu also sent a message in the middle of the night last night...... Guo Taishi harms me, if I don't do it first, I'm afraid I will eventually die at the hands of Guo! Escorting Zheng Cherry to Jinyang before, although he got on Shi Hu's thick legs, but he also offended Guo's family, and the two sides weighed each other, I really don't know if it is pros or cons......

If Guo Taizhen fell into the trap of the Jin people--with Chen Chuan's natural sense of smell as a veteran oilman, he felt that the possibility was very great--he would inevitably lose his soldiers, and he would definitely be reprimanded by the king in the future. But since he has sent an envoy to give me an order in person, it is inconvenient for me to pretend to be deaf and dumb...... If the Jin people don't go out of the city, I will approach Pingyang City and then retreat, if the Jin people go out of the city, I will withdraw immediately, as long as I don't engage in battles with the enemy, I don't think there will be any losses.

The king ordered me to protect Xiping City, this is the most important thing, that is, to take the initiative to retreat for fear of Xiping's loss, what can Mrs. Guo do with me? And when he loses the battle, I will slowly plan to step on all the goods of the Guo family!

So he picked up half of the soldiers and horses, stood and walked out of Xiping City, and slowly moved to the southeast......

Besides, Guo Tai, Fang had to report that the Jin ship was really close to the west bank of Fenshui and began to carry grain and grass to the shore, and Pingyang City also opened the south gate, rushing out of two infantry, one of which was in front of the road to cover the formation, and the other escorted dozens of carriages to the river bank to assist in transporting grain. Judging by the banners, the number of both armies was around 1,000 people.

Although the main body is infantry, there is also a small amount of cavalry to cover it, so it is impossible for the cavalry to get too close. It is true that those who have fought old battles, especially those who specialize in reconnaissance work, are bound to be good at statistics, and in many cases they tend to know the total number of enemy troops at a glance from a distance, and the error will not be too large. But after all, there is a flat river near Pingyang City, except for the city wall, there is no commanding height, so looking at the past, the people are crowded, the queue is heavy, and it is still moving and even changing formations from time to time, and it is not easy to calculate the number of people in a short period of time through a long view. According to the usual practice, at this time it is necessary to count the flags, under normal circumstances, a team of about 100 people has a small flag, and three to five teams are a battalion - the current system of the Guanzhong Jin Army is one - there is a big flag, and the number of flags is much more reliable than the number of people.

Therefore, the sentry cavalry of the army immediately returned after lighting the flag, and Mrs. Guo estimated that it fell within the range of his prediction. Just to receive the grain and grass around Wan Hu, it will be impossible for the Jin people to fall out of the city, plus Chen Chuan is about to leave Xiping City and make a feint to the city, so it is reasonable for the Jin people to come out of two or three thousand.

A thousand infantry naturally could not stop the assault of their own elite cavalry, and the remaining 1,000 soldiers assisted in transporting grain and grass, and basically had no combat effectiveness. But there is indeed a risk in this battle, after all, it is too close to the city wall, once the Jin people see that the situation is not good, and open the city for reinforcements, I am afraid that it will be difficult for them to succeed. So the most important thing is speed!

Mrs. Guo ordered that half of the cavalry should be left to meet at a distance, and half of them should be carried with the things that ignited the fire, and rushed into the formation, striving for a quick passage, and then approached the grain that had just been carried halfway, dispersed the guards, and set fire to it. As soon as the fire is started, the army will fly away, no matter how fast you Jinren react, you may not have time to go out of the city to chase me.

In the initial stage of the battle, everything was as Guo Tai expected, the elite cavalry was rapidly approaching, and only a thousand Jin infantry could not form a wide enough array to block the charge of the cavalry with spears. The cavalry first disturbed the Jin formation with their arrows, and then galloped from the flank, and the Jin people could resist no more than a dozen breaths before they completely collapsed and fled to the city gates—but the heavy gates had been closed since they came out, and they were not so easy to open quickly.

If Guo Tai's intention was to greatly kill and injure the Jin soldiers, he would definitely be able to take this opportunity to completely annihilate the thousand foot soldiers who went out of the city to defend the palace. But his goal was grain, so he did not chase and kill, but galloped straight to the shore of Fenshui.

When they arrived near the riverbank, they saw thousands of Jin people carrying grain and grass, a considerable number of whom had no armor on their bodies and no weapons in their hands, and they should just be people who came with the boat. Mrs. Guo roared and took the lead in riding his horse and rushing, and the Jin people were shocked when they saw this, and they shouted and scattered - some ran to the edge of the city, and some jumped off the boat in a hurry. Among them, there is only one Jin soldier, about 500 people, with a big banner in the middle, embroidered with the words "Material Officer General Mo", hearing the alarm, they hurriedly gathered together, wanting to fight the trapped beast.

Guo Tailuo hesitated slightly, should I go to burn grain according to the original plan, or should I take the opportunity to kill the Jin general Mo Huaizhong? After a few breaths, he made a decision, so he divided his troops into two, and the few troops went to burn grain, and most of them followed him and went straight to the banner.

The Jin people used bows and arrows to block them, but unfortunately the number was too small, and they were scarce, and they hardly posed any threat to the galloping cavalry. Seeing that the banner was in front of him, Guo Tailian's horseless general—presumably Mo Huaizhong—could see the expression on his face clearly. So he opened his bow, put on the eagle, and waited for an arrow to be shot in his chest......

After that, it was like a dream, and Mrs. Guo had to wait until he escaped before he could sort out the cause and effect - his mount suddenly "sighed", and the horse lost its front hooves and fell forward, lifting Mrs. Guo off the ground and falling into a stupe. Immediately, the subordinates around him overturned and fell, but the Jin people abandoned their bows and arrows, each holding a spear, and took the opportunity to rush over......

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Liu Yang and the others planned to set up a trap to lure Guo Tai to step on it, so they immediately notified Mo Huaizhong with a beacon fire and ordered him to bring the grain ship closer to the west bank of Fenshui and try to reach Pingyang City, but not to unload the grain first, but to wait for reinforcements to arrive in the city.

Immediately, Yao Yizhong led more than 3,000 auxiliary troops out of the city to respond, deliberately waving fewer flags, and making 1,000 to meet the enemy, and brought the rest to the bank of the river, taking advantage of the opportunity of the enemy's sentry sentry to be temporarily obscured, pretending to transport grain, but in fact digging several traps. Because of the rush of time, these pits are not very deep, but they are covered with firewood and grass, and then covered with a thin layer of soil as a camouflage. Such a trap, if it can be detected, let alone a war horse, even people can easily jump over, but if it is not detected, let you be thousands of miles away, you will still be broken......

The movement of the cavalry was condescending at the head of the city, so it was naturally clear to see, and Liu Yang commanded remotely with a pre-agreed banner. When the cavalry "smoothly" broke through the Jin army's blockade, Yao Yizhong led the troops on the riverbank to hastily cover some of the unfinished ditches, and then half of them pretended to carry grain and grass, and half of them either hid in the cart, or jumped into the boat, silent, and lurked.

When Guo Tai led his troops to approach, the people who shouted "transporting grain" scattered and fled, leaving only Mo Huaizhong's 500 men isolated on the shore to lure the enemy - the purpose was to divide the enemy's forces again. Sure enough, Mrs. Guo led the main force to kill Mo Huaizhong, and the general approached, and suddenly stepped into the trap, the horse lost its front hoof, and then beside him and behind him, nearly 100 riders fell one after another in a few breaths. Yu Cai did not dare to go forward, and hurriedly reined in his horse, and the formation was in chaos for a while.

Mo Huaizhong hurriedly led his troops to advance and counterattack Guo Tai, and Yao Yizhong led his troops to get up from the boat and then landed on the river bank to support him. On the plains, cavalry certainly has an overwhelming advantage over infantry, but if cavalry stands still, it may not be able to match the infantry of the same number and in battle. Moreover, Guo Taisuo's department has 3,000 horses, and it is divided again and again, which is no longer as large as the number of Mo and Yao.

As for the cavalry that was sent out to burn the grain carts, they were also about to approach, and the Jin soldiers who hid in the grain carts shot hundreds of crossbows in advance, and they also suffered heavy losses......

Guo is too conceited, although he suspects that the Jin people may have an ambush, but in his mind, I am galloping like the wind, as long as the speed is fast enough, one blow is out, what kind of trap can trip me?

However, there is a cloud in "Guiguzi": "Things are expensive to control people, but not expensive to see people." "If you know that there is a trap and step into it, you will inevitably be controlled by others. Since the enemy wants to lay traps, the preliminary preparations must be quite sufficient, and the mobility of the cavalry will not be taken into account?

"Huainanzi" Zeyun: "The husband is good at traveling, and the good rider is falling, so he is prepared to do what he likes, but he will be in trouble." "Just because he relied on his own ability, he couldn't see the danger, because he was too superstitious about the mobility of the cavalry and the combat effectiveness of his own army, and as a result, Guo Tai stepped into the trap of the Jin people.

Fortunately, the cavalry under his command is indeed the first-class elite of the Qian army, basically from the original Hu Han regime and the Hu elite cavalry belonging to the Liu Kun group in Bingzhou. Guo Tai hurriedly ordered to retreat, the cavalry was no longer in formation, scattered and fled, and the Jin soldiers shouted behind them, but they couldn't catch up.

However, although the city gate was in a hurry and difficult to open, thousands of Jin soldiers had already sneaked out of the city through the secret gate, and hid behind the sheep and horse wall. Mrs. Guo was forced to flee by detour, and at the same time, the other half of the horsemen, who had been lying in ambush three or five miles away, saw that the situation was not good from a distance—because of the calculation of the distance, the river bank should theoretically be on fire, but there was no movement—and hurried to respond.

If the Jin army only had infantry, it would be difficult to leave more cavalry in this situation, but fortunately, Lu Songduo led the "armored cavalry" troops at the same time galloped out from behind the sheep and horse wall and plunged into the two cavalry. These armored cavalry all took off their heavy armor, and some of their subordinates were like ordinary light cavalry, leather armor, leather bands, and the burden of war horses was reduced, and they were naturally extremely easy and fast to gallop, even stopping the remnants of Guo Tai.

Lu Songduo held a spear in his hand and came to find the enemy general. Guo Tai saw it from afar, although he didn't know who this would be, when he finally lost the battle, his heart and gall were broken, and he was too timid to dare to fight, but just ran around in circles. The cavalry itself was good at spears and short soldiers, and cooperated with the infantry to wantonly strangle those who had just escaped from the shore of the Fenshui River.

In the end, the 1,500 cavalry that Guo Tai's troops stepped on the trap were almost wiped out, but Guo Tai himself escaped by luck with the support of more than a dozen subordinates, but he had to run all the way south and temporarily lost contact with the rest of the army. So the armored cavalry cooperated with the infantry, and came to kill the corresponding cavalry, and also killed and wounded hundreds of people, and hundreds of those who were defeated and surrendered, and the rest were less than half, and fled in embarrassment.

In this regard, Shi Hu's mobile forces left in Fenxi can be said to be completely destroyed.

The remnants of the cavalry fled to Xiping City, and Chen Chuan got the report, and hurriedly changed the rear team into the front team, and the front team changed into the rear team, and retreated back to the city—in fact, he was less than five miles away from Xiping City at the farthest. Immediately sent people to pass through the north of the city, through the pontoon bridge, to report to Shihu.

Shi Hu was shocked, and was waiting for a detailed inquiry when he suddenly saw a fire in the Yao Temple. He couldn't help but say angrily: "Who told Zhang Xiong to set fire? In this way, how can you collect the things left by the Jin people? After a while, a cavalry came to report, saying: "It was the Jin people who set fire to the shrine, the fire was very fierce, General Zhang and others were blocked by the fire, and they could not go to the south base......"

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