After the afternoon, Dong Zhuo summoned Zhang Liao again, this time Jia Xu and Li Ru were there, but they discussed the time and plan of sending troops to Hanoi this time. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Hanoi Yuan Shao and Wang Kuang had a total of more than 20,000 soldiers and horses, Yuan Shao brought 15,000 soldiers and horses from Bohai County, and Wang Kuang had more than 4,000 soldiers and horses, in addition to Hexi Taishou Cui Jun, but Hexi County under Cui Jun had already been occupied by the Baibo army, Cui Jun escaped with his cronies and responded to Yuan Shao's crusade against Dong Zhuo, but his actual soldiers and horses were only five or six hundred, which was nothing at all among the Kwantung princes.

But even so, Dong Zhuo could not concentrate his superior forces to attack Hanoi, because Dong Zhuo first had to defend the most critical Hedong County, and his main force now went to Hedong to crusade against the Baibo army, in addition, there were several other important passes in Luoyang that needed to be guarded.

Zhonglang simmered Duan Xuan in the west of Shaanxi County and Mianchi to protect the west retreat road.

Zhonglang closed Xu Rong at the revolving gate in the east to prevent Zhang Miao and other princes of the East Road.

Zhonglang put Dong Yue and Zuo general Dong Min in the south, defending the four passes of Yique, Guangcheng, Taigu and Xuanyuan in the south.

The newly entered Zhonglang general Lu Bu sat in Luoyang, not only to prevent accidents, but also to cover Dong Zhuo's whereabouts.

Therefore, for the battle of Hanoi, Dong Zhuo could not transfer many soldiers and horses at all, and it was difficult to compete with the 20,000 soldiers and horses in Hanoi, so he could only use sneak attack tactics.

Since it was a sneak attack, the number of people could not be too much, after Dong Zhuo agreed with Li Ru and Jia Xu, the number of troops was set at 3,000, Zhang Liao commanded 1,500, Wang Fang commanded 500, and Dong Zhuo's confidant Fan Chou commanded 500, in addition, there was also a state army under Lu Bu, led by the military Sima Gaoshun.

The rest of the soldiers and horses need to defend Xiaopingjin, and at the same time of the raid, it is natural to prevent Hanoi from raiding Xiaopingjin.

The 3,000 men and horses were controlled by Zhang Liao, but Fan Chou and Wang Fang were undoubtedly Dong Zhuo's means to restrain Zhang Liao and prevent Zhang Liao from returning with his troops, while Gao Shun under Lu Bu was escorted to Xiaopingjin with Song Xian and Hao Meng. When Dong Zhuo asked Zhang Liao what support he needed, Zhang Liao immediately asked Gao Shun to cooperate in the battle.

After the dispatch time, troop strength and battle plan were decided, Dong Zhuo immediately ordered Hu Zhen and Li Su, who were stationed in Mengjin, to make a big show and make a posture of attacking Hanoi, while the defenders of Pingyin County in the west also made an offensive posture to attract the attention of Yuan Shao and Wang Kuang and attack the west.

Since the thirteenth day of the first lunar month, that is, the afternoon of the same day, Mengjin and Pingyin have been in a state of aggression and attack Hanoi at any time.

Mengjin was fifteen miles east of Xiaopingjin, directly opposite the eastern part of Ha Yang County and Wen County in Hanoi County, where Yuan Shao's more than 15,000 soldiers and horses were stationed.

Pingyin County is twenty miles west of Xiaopingjin, facing the Qingfengling ferry at the junction of Heyang County and Yi County in the west, Qingfengling Ferry is not only the ferry port from Hanoi County to Pingyin, but also the ferry port from Hanoi County to Xiaopingjin, Wang Kuang arranged more than 1,000 soldiers and horses here, and the remaining 4,000 stayed in Heyang County, and Yuan Shao of Wen County responded to each other.

However, after Dong Zhuo made a big move in Pingyin County, Wang Kuang added 2,000 men and horses to the Qingfengling Ferry on the same day, a total of 3,000 soldiers and horses, including 500 elite archers recruited by Wang Kuang from Mount Tai.

On the thirteenth evening of the first month, Zhang Liao was ready to set off, and before leaving, Jia Xu called him over and instructed some details, but when Zhang Liao left the big tent, Jia Xu said lightly: "This time, if you don't go well, you just need to hold on for one day, if Meng Jin wins, most of the Xiangguo will not punish you." ”

Zhang Liao's body stiffened suddenly, he was stunned for a moment, turned around and bowed deeply to Jia Xu, and strode out of the big tent.

He heard the meaning of Jia Xu's words, and only felt a chill surging in his heart.

Before this battle, Dong Zhuo covered for him in Mengjin and Pingyin, Zhang Liao was still quite grateful in his heart, but Jia Xu's words poured cold water on him!

If Meng Jin wins, most of Xiangguo will not punish you...... This sentence seems to be comforting, but Zhang Liao is familiar with Jia Xu and knows that he has always said one thing and two things, and he will never comfort himself.

This sentence clearly shows a meaning, Meng Jin is the main battlefield that Dong Zhuo is looking forward to!

He, Zhang Liao, these 3,000 people are the pawns that really confuse the enemy!

Dong Zhuo! Bastard Li Ru!

It seems that he is still a little tender, and he only thinks about fighting.

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At the darkest moment of dusk, Zhang Liao, Fan Chou, Wang Fang, and Gao Shun quickly crossed the Yellow River through the ice with three thousand soldiers and horses, and when a bright moon rose in the sky, they had reached the foot of Qingfeng Ridge on the other side of the river.

The Yellow River is a canyon from Maojindu in Shaanxi County to Pingyin County, and the river runs between Zhongtiao Mountain and Kunshan Mountain, which cannot be crossed even if it is frozen.

But after Pingyin County, the two sides of the river will be slightly gentle, the mountain and the Qingfeng Ridge on the opposite bank are not too high, now the big river is frozen, the fortress role of this section of the ferry is not so obvious, as long as you arrive at the foot of Qingfeng Ridge from the ice, you can find a small road to go up.

Of course, there aren't many of them, and you need someone who is very familiar with them to find them.

And Zhang Liao was a soldier recruited in Hanoi County at the beginning, he traveled through most places in Hanoi County, and he was naturally very familiar with Hanoi County, and many of the local soldiers in Hanoi under him were even more familiar with Hanoi.

Therefore, Zhang Liao had a great advantage in fighting in Hanoi, and this was also an important basis for him to dare to send troops to Hanoi with 3,000 soldiers and horses.

Jiang Qi and his entourage led the way in front, the troops quickly crossed the Qingfeng Ridge under the moonlight, and entered Hanoi County in less than an hour, most of the soldiers along the way were quiet, Zhang Liao and Gao Shun both led the troops very strictly, and the Qianghu soldiers under Wang Fang were also trained by Zhang Liao, and the only commotion and complaint was Fan Chou's five hundred Qianghu soldiers, Dong Zhuo considered himself the most elite descendant.

Entering Hanoi County, Zhang Liao quickly led his soldiers and horses to the west, and made a detour to copy the back road of Wang Kuang's defenders at the Qingfengling Ferry.

It hadn't been long since the last snowfall, and there was still a lot of snow and dark ice on the road, which was not suitable for cavalry to run, so they relied on foot to march. Zhang Liao's training in the wind and snow during this period of time obviously worked, and the endurance of these recruits was good.

In addition, Zhang Liao also has one of the biggest dependencies, which is night battles!

In the past three months, he has continuously trained his soldiers in night combat, and now his soldiers are probably best at night fighting, which is also the key to his daring to raid Hanoi with 3,000 soldiers, and it is the reason why he chose to raid at night.

He had analyzed his strengths and weaknesses when he first arrived in Koheijin, he started too late, he didn't have much time left for him to train his soldiers, and he didn't have much advantage compared to the soldiers and horses of the Kwantung princes, so how did he take advantage? He had already had an idea, and the choice was to fight at night.