In Zhending County, Zhongshan (now Shijiazhuang, Hebei), Chun Yuqiong was tired. Gao Shun's army not only has many soldiers and horses, but also the most elite ability to trap the camp to capture the city and conquer the city, which makes Chun Yuqiong helpless.

After Shangquyang was captured, Chun Yuqiong had to lead the army, retreat to the junction of Zhongshan and Changshan, and place the army in Zhending City and Xiaquyang (now Jin County, Hebei), intending to fight against Gao Shun between Xinshi and Wuji County (now Wuji County, Hebei). Although Gao Shun's army occupied Shangquyang, if it wanted to enter the hinterland of Jizhou, it had to cross Lushui (present-day Dasha River in central Hebei Province) and Zishui (in present-day Xingtang County, Hebei Province).

The two counties of Xinshi and Wuji are located between the water and the water, and they can be attacked, retreated and defended, coupled with the support of the two big cities of Zhending and Xiaquyang, Chun Yuqiong is confident that the Gaoshun army will resist in the north of Zhongshan and not advance an inch. As for the west of Changshan State, but the stretching Taihang Mountains have become a natural barrier, as long as they can hold the county seat of Shangai (now Pingding County in the northeast of Yangquan City, Shanxi Province) and the Hutuo River, and the army of Bingzhou wants to enter Changshan Kingdom from the west, it is difficult to climb to the sky.

Shangai City is in the Taihang Mountains, easy to defend and difficult to attack, more than 100 miles to the east, is one of the important passes of the Taihang Mountains to the east of Jingcheng (now Jingcheng Xíng County, Hebei), Jingcheng is known as "the fifth of the Taihang Eight Mountains, the sixth of the nine stops in the world" is called the key to the passage of Hebei, the place where the soldiers of the past dynasties must fight.

Chun Yuqiong is a general under Yuan Shao, so he naturally knows the importance of Jing Cheng, so he sent a scout to write an eight-hundred-mile rush, hoping that Yuan Shao would be able to join the army. Although Yuan Shao is not good at military affairs, he is important to Jing Cheng, and Yuan Shao also understands it in the military book. He sent his general Wen Chou to Jingcheng to assist Chun Yuqiong in defending Jingcheng. At the same time, Feng Ji was appointed as the general of Zhenbei, and led the army to be stationed in Anxi and Liwu (now Dingxian to Lixian County, Hebei), with Lunu (Dingxian County, Hebei) as the base of Zhongshan National Administration, and at the same time to assist in the defense of Gaoshun, and at the same time formed a horn with Gaoyang City where he was located (dozens of miles east of Gaoyang City, Hebei) to resist the army of Bingzhou.

The army of Bingzhou was exhausted, and Xiang Ao himself was not idle, leading Xu Shu, who had already dealt with the military affairs of Youzhou, to send troops from Taiyuan and start the idea of Shangai.

The first line of Shangai and Jingcheng is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it is also the weakest place in the defense line arranged by Yuan Shao. But even if it is weak, the reputation of the world's Xiongguan is not so simple.

Xu Shu looked at the map for a long time, and didn't seem to be too advocative of attacking Shangai, and suggested: "My lord, attacking Shangai is indeed the best city to break through Yuan Shao's defense line, but Shangai is located between the mountains, and there are rivers in the north and south, so if you want to attack Shangai, I'm afraid the loss will be not small." ”

When Xiang Ao heard this, he nodded and said: "That's true, but compared to the decisive battle between the Chinese army led by Wen He and Yuan Shao's army, the loss of a sneak attack on Shangai is much less. Besides, if you can capture Shangai and occupy Changshan, the grain, grass and armor of the army of Wuxian and Shangzhou can be directly sent to the hinterland of Jizhou from Gu County and Shangai, without detouring to Yanmen and Daijun, reducing consumption, not to mention, and being able to take Jizhou in a very short time. ”

Xu Shu has led the army many times, and under the cultivation of Xiang Ao, Xu Shu has the momentum of a generation of famous generals. Even when Lu Zhi, Cai Yong and others saw Xu Shu, they did not look at the younger generations in the past.

Xu Shu nodded approvingly at Xiang Ao's strategy, but this attack on Shang Ai was all the elite under Xiang Ao's command, and if the loss was too great, the gain would outweigh the loss. Attacking Shangai, Xiang Ao only brought his own command

5,000 slaughtered battalions, and 3,000 elite archers unloaded their horses.

Three thousand archers is good to say, in terms of the elite degree of Xiang Ao's focus on cultivating archers, after unloading the horse, crossing the mountains and forests is also a matter of personal action. However, the Feather Killing Camp was in trouble, the Feather Killing Camp was almost entirely heavy cavalry, and no matter how difficult it was for the horses to shuttle through the mountains, even the full armor of the Feather Killing Camp was not easy to transport. However, fortunately, Ma Jun has never stopped producing and optimizing the chariots for transportation, so that Xiang Ao dared to lead 5,000 heavily armored cavalry through the deep mountains and old forests to raid Shangai.

"My lord, there will be something to ask for in the end!"

"Oh? What's the matter, let's hear it!? "Xu Shu is the person who has followed Xiang Ao the longest, and today is the first time Xu Shu has asked Xiang Ao.

Xu Shu scratched his scalp embarrassedly and said: "It's not too important, if the last general still has to lead the troops to fight, can you let the horse workers ration more horses and wooden carts?" ”

"Why?"

"The flowing horse wooden cart is amazing, if it can be used in every battle, the mobility of the army is several parts, whether it is a surprise attack or a rush, it is an artifact!"

When Xiang Ao heard this, he laughed and said, "Haha, what Yuan Zhi said is true! However, if you want to over-allot, Yuan Zhi has to make more meritorious contributions. Unless it is a matter of life and death, it is impossible to ration the flowing horse wooden cart on a large scale, and it can only be used by the soldiers and horses with the strongest combat effectiveness for the time being. ”

When Xu Shu heard this, he nodded in understanding, turned his head and looked at the rows of flowing horse wooden carts outside the tent again from the gap in the tent, and his eyes were full of yearning for the flowing horse wooden carts.

Retracting his thoughts, Xu Shu sorted out the thoughts in his heart, clasped his fists at Xiang Ao and continued: "Lord, if you want to sneak attack Shangai, it is best to let the Gu County guards cooperate. ”

"How to cooperate?"

Before Xu Shu came to the map, he pointed to the mountains around Shangai City and continued: "There are many mountains around Shangai City, and each hill is guarded by Yuan Shao's scouts. Not only that, every time a stick of incense passes, each hill will raise a flag and wave it, indicating that it is still its own soldiers and horses, not the enemy army. ”

"Chun Yuqiong is also a good person, and the last general has been observing for nearly half a day, and he has not found anything in common with each swing."

"No pattern?"

"No rules! It seems that Chun Yuqiong has been sending someone to tell the code directly. ”

Xiang Ao had a calm face, stared intently at the map, and said in a deep voice: "Impossible! Judging from Chun Yuqiong's arrangement, each mountain has advanced and far, and there are at least 20 places in detail. Even if the scout elite under Chun Qiong's command does not make a mistake every time he reports to each mountain, there will definitely be a time difference between the posts at different distances. ”

"Since the result of Yuan Zhi's observation is that there is no error between the sentry posts in terms of time or action, it is arranged before."

When Xu Shu heard this, he nodded as if he agreed, frowned and wondered, "If that's the case, why hasn't there been a repeat of the action for nearly two days?" ”

Xu Shu's inquiry made Xiang Ao also frown deeply and asked: "You can wave the white flag to inform each other during the day, but how can Chun Yuqiong's scouts inform each other at night?" ”

"The night is even more chaotic!" Speaking of the night, Xu Shu frowned

said: "Sometimes it is a stick of incense, sometimes it is half an hour, and the longest is nearly an hour." Use the flare as the guide, or one, or two, or two shots at the same time. There are even three shots occasionally. ”

"Chun Yuqiong is really a talent!" While Xiang Ao was depressed, he also had to marvel at Chun Yuqiong's seemingly disorganized tactics, but Xiang Ao couldn't move for the time being.

Xiang Ao withdrew his gaze from the map, held his hands behind his back, and paced back and forth in front of the map, thinking for a long time.

"But! There is a mistake in 100 secrets! Xiang Ao seemed to be connected, raised his head and said indifferently: "The more complicated the code, the more problems will arise after a long time." It has only been three or five days since our army arrived here, so there is no need to be in a hurry. ”

"Pass on my military order, let the Gu County garrison send 3,000 infantry, feint to harass Shangai, and see how Chun Yuqiong responds first."

"No!" Xu Shu had no other choice but to take the order.

Since you can't find any flaws in the enemy, you try to get the enemy to move. Xiang Ao thought so, looking at Xu Shu's departing back, his eyes were full of confidence.

Chun Yuqiong was still extremely satisfied with the Wen Chou sent by Yuan Shao. Although he doesn't have much strategy, Wen Chou is a standard soldier. Even though Wen Chou and Chun Yuqiong competed in the army, Wen Chou was sent by Yuan Shao to Dao Chun under Qiong's command, and the military order of Chun Yuqiong was carried out for twelve points. The only thing that worries Chun Yuqiong is that Chun Yuqiong sees too much essence in Wen Chou's eyes.

A soldier who does not want to be a general is not a good soldier, but if the general of an army is too ambitious and too impatient on the battlefield, the whole army will be quickly defeated when he is dizzy. For this reason, Chun Yuqiong also had to take precautions, and let the personal guards who had followed him for many years be used as Wen Chou's deputy, secretly exercising supervisory powers.

Since Yuan Shao came with the news that Xiang Ao had handed over the power of the Chinese army to Jia Xu, the military advisor, and rushed back to Taiyuan, Chun Yuqiong paid more attention to the western defense line, and even had a lot less vigilance against Gao Shun. Xiang Ao was in Taiyuan, so that Chun Yuqiong was like a fish in his throat, and he was panicked all day long.

After Wen Chou once again confirmed the safety of the various posts around Shangai, Shi Shiran rushed towards Shangai City. While walking, Wen Chou occasionally looked at the mountains and forests in the west, and occasionally at the deputy general sent by Chun Yuqiong to follow him all the time, and secretly snorted coldly.

Chun Yu Qiong, Chun Yu Qiong, since you don't trust Ben General, what will you do to defend Ben in the future? Wen Chou thought to himself, his face was a little complacent. To the west is Taiyuan, and Xiang Ao is in Taiyuan at this time. With Xiang Ao's temperament, he will definitely send troops to attack Shang Ai. However, Shangai is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it is not suitable for cavalry combat. At this time, the most elite infantry under Xiang Ao was in Shangquyang, did Xiang Ao really think that he was invincible? Dare to lead the miscellaneous army to attack Shangai?

Hum! If Xiang Ao dared to attack Shang Ai, the general would have killed Xiang Ao in Shang Ai and become the first military general under the command of the lord! Since Er Chun and Yu Qiong were afraid of Xiang Ao, it was no wonder that Ben would take the credit alone.

Wen Chou thought so, and glanced lightly at the deputy general who was following behind him, the corners of his mouth looked slightly, and his face was jealous and disdainful.

Although he thought so, Wen Chou didn't dare to underestimate Xiang Ao. Under Chun Yuqiong's arrangement, Wen Chou also ordered his personal guards to be on duty in shifts, and kept an eye on the many sentry posts around Shangai City, not daring to slack off at all.

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