To the north of Yiling Prefecture is the remnant vein of Daba Mountain, to the south is the turbulent Yangtze River, to the west is the narrow Three Gorges, only the southeast direction, and the terrain is quite flat.

The terrain of the entire Yiling area is like a funnel, and Yiling City is located at the exit of the fine end of the funnel, so Yiling controls the main road connecting Sichuan and Huguang.

Yang Wenyue suggested that He Tengjiao attack Yiling first, and the Ming army was equivalent to pinching Sun Kewang's egg, and all Sun Kewang's actions were inseparable from the fundamental purpose of rescuing Yiling and letting the Ming army release his egg.

Because he didn't save Yiling, Jingzhou's connection with Sichuan was severed.

Without the support of Zhang Xianzhong in Sichuan, even if Sun Kewang made a lot of trouble, even if he won a few consecutive battles on the Eastern Front, it would inevitably be short-lived in the end, and the fate of defeat could not be avoided.

Yang Wenyue saw this very thoroughly, so he was not too worried about the defeat of Zhang Xianbi on the Eastern Front.

Even if he thinks in a bad direction, let Sun Kewang defeat Zhang Xianbi, let him rush to Yuezhou, rush to Wuchang City, take Yiling on his side, and then turn around and fight with Zuo Liangyu, Sun Kewang still can't avoid death.

Because of this, when He Tengjiao received Zhang Xianbi's letter for help and wanted to go to the rescue, he was stopped by Yang Wenyue.

Yang Wenyue said this truth again, but He Tengjiao already had doubts about Yang Wenyue's strategy, Sun Kewang did not come to Yiling, but advanced eastward, which made him a little worried about Yuezhou, so he insisted on sending troops.

Yang Wenyue considered that the eastern front was indeed relatively empty, and he couldn't persuade He Tengjiao, so he finally agreed to send troops, but suggested that He Tengjiao only send 10,000 people, falsely claiming that 30,000 people would go east to reinforce Zhang Xianbi, and the remaining 20,000 Ming troops were still ambushing half of the way, and according to the original plan, ambushed the western army that rushed to the rescue.

At this time, in the southeast of Yiling, on both sides of the valley between Huya Mountain and Yuquan Mountain, a large number of Ming army shadows were hidden in the woods.

In a simple tent propped up by four wooden sticks, many generals of the Ming army gathered together to discuss the military situation.

Yang Wenyue pointed to the map, "He Duxian, the east of Huya Mountain, the terrain is flat and open, our soldiers and horses are no more than twice the size of the western thieves, if they are ambushed here, they will definitely not be able to completely annihilate the western thieves in the wilderness." Now our army is ambushed in the east of Huya Mountain, and then Huang Zongbing is ambushed in the west of Huya Mountain. After seizing the Western Thief's military flag and capturing one of the Western Thieves, he can falsely claim reinforcements and take advantage of the situation to enter and occupy Yiling Prefecture. Such a thief in Jingzhou is a turtle in an urn! ”

After hearing this, many generals of the Ming army couldn't help but nod their heads, Yang Fuyuan is worthy of being the person who has suppressed thieves in Zhongzhou, and it is also a set of tricks to deal with thieves in the west.

On the side, He Tengjiao's face was a little entangled, "What if the Sun thief doesn't come?" ”

Yang Wenyue saw that He Tengjiao was still asking this, and almost held back his internal injuries, his body couldn't help but shake a few times, and he almost fell down.

He was silent for a while, and after half a sound, he covered his face with one hand and wiped it off vigorously, revealing a relatively less speechless expression.

Yang Wenyue was about to analyze He Tengjiao again, Sun Kewang must save Yiling, but a thousand-household official hurriedly came over and reported on one knee, "Qi Qi Governor Xian, Fu Yuan, found the trace of Sun Thief." ”

When He Tengjiao heard this, he instantly rose, "Where is the Sun thief?" ”

"Duxian, Sun Thief is twenty miles away!"

He Tengjiao swept away the tangled state, couldn't help but glance around at the generals, and said in high spirits: "Soldiers, how is it?" ”

The generals were slightly stunned, and then reacted, and many people immediately patted their horses and said: "The decision of the Governor is wise!" ”

That's right, Yang Wenyue suggested that it was He Tengjiao who made the final decision.

Sun Kewang turned the tiger away from the mountain, attacked the east and the west, and then made a big detour, and came to the northeast of Huya Mountain for twenty miles.

Nearly 30,000 soldiers of the Western Army secretly advanced in the direction of Yiling Prefecture, preparing for a surprise attack.

Sun Kewang's strength lies in internal affairs, and fighting the war is actually so-so, although he himself is obviously not aware of this.

Historically, after Li Dingguo's two famous kings and his prestige were greatly enhanced, Sun Kewang cautiously squeezed Li Dingguo away, and had to command the Hunan battlefield by himself, but was defeated by the Qing army in Baoqing, burying the good situation in Hunan.

After that, his heart swelled again, provoked infighting, and wanted to fight with Li Dingguo, but the army of more than 100,000 people, Li Dingguo was defeated without seeing it.

Sun Kewang sneaked around Yiling, but he didn't know that no matter how he jumped up and down, and advanced in the east, Yang Wenyue was always as immobile as a mountain, just staring at his dead hole.

At this time, the 30,000 western troops came along the path, marching very slowly, and the army stretched for several miles.

The Western sergeants were bowed by the early summer sun, and the officers were on horseback, looking up from time to time.

"King, Huya Mountain!" A general of the Western Army pointed to the distance and suddenly said.

Sun Kewang rode on his horse, looked up, and sure enough, he saw a big mountain stretching in the distance.

"After Huya Mountain, one more day's journey, we will arrive in Yiling Prefecture!" Sun Kewang's face was suddenly happy, and then his expression was cold, and he waved his hand and ordered, "Let the scouts scout the front, and the army will speed up." ”

Now that it is very close to Yiling Prefecture, Sun Kewang is a little nervous and a little excited.

At such a close distance, the Western Army was easily discovered by the Ming army scouts besieging Yiling, so he had to rush forward quickly and not give the Ming army time to prepare.

The Western Army sergeants in front were walking with their heads bowed, and a roaring hoof sound came, and nearly 100 Western Army scouts left the brigade to increase the scope and intensity of the investigation.

As soon as he galloped quickly, he saw that the hills on both sides of the road were shrouded in vegetation, and thousands of men and horses could be hidden in each place.

There are so many hills, and it is impossible for the scouts of the Western Army to explore them one by one, so the scouts led by him grabbed the reins, carefully looked at the terrain, and stretched out his fingers to two places, "You few, go and take a look!" ”

As soon as the scout leader lifted the reins, the horses galloped forward to continue their exploration.

The scouts did not warn, Sun Kewang rode on a war horse, and led the soldiers into the valley slowly, the soldiers still bowed their heads, and in a short time all 30,000 horses passed Huya Mountain.

Sun Kewang rode on the horse, holding the reins of the horse with one hand, a pair of alert eyes, looking up from time to time, scanning the hills on both sides, everything was normal, not even a bird call.

This made Sun Kewang frown slightly, he licked his lips, lifted the reins of the horse, and suddenly ordered: "There is a problem in this place, let the army pass quickly!" ”

The military order was conveyed, and the officers and men of the Western Army were just about to take step, but a cannon suddenly sounded behind them, followed by a sharp and loud horn sounded rapidly.

The east side of Huya Mountain suddenly shook the sky, pouring out 20,000 horses, and at the same time, tens of thousands of troops also rushed out from the west side, blocking the western army.

Sun Kewang immediately reined in the reins of the horse, his face was full of astonishment, and he kept controlling the restless war horse. The officers and men of the Western Army also looked around in panic.

At the other end, on a hill, a large banner with the word "He" was erected by the Ming soldiers and danced in the wind.

He Tengjiao, who was dressed in a scarlet robe, led Wenwu to stand on the top of the mountain to watch the battle, he watched the Western army enter the urn, he couldn't help but look up and laugh, his face was full of self-satisfaction······

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