The Zhongshan people also knew that if they wanted to stop the Zhao army's attack, they had to prevent them from crossing the Hutuo River. But it's a pity that they didn't build the Great Wall on the Hutuo River, otherwise they wouldn't have been so restless. There are also many Zhongshan people who feel that they don't need to care too much, the size of the Hutuo River is also a river, and it is not so easy to get through, as long as you know where the Zhao army crossed the river, then it is not difficult to stop the Zhao army.

However, when this kind of words hear the ears of professional generals, they will be scolded for idiots. Crossing the river, no one can say where is the main point of attack of the other side, especially the Hutuo River is not like the Yellow River, although there are ferries, but the river is not deep, everywhere can cross the river, this kind of wide frontal defense, we must know the direction of the Zhao army's attack, there are not enough troops to defend it is impossible.

The ministers gave three or four suggestions for concubines, and felt that the most likely place for Zhao Jun to cross the river was Dongyuan. This is not only the middle of Lingshou and Xiyang, in the weakest place of the defense of the defenders of the two cities, at the same time, there is also a ferry in Dongyuan, and there are more wrecks of pontoon bridges, and the Zhao army even only needs to send water experts to cross the river, relying on the wreckage of the pontoon bridge to help the Zhao army break through the defense line. Of course, it is also possible to choose other river crossing locations. On the section of the river from Shiyi to Dongyuan, there are many places to cross the river, and there are two or three pontoon wrecks.

"Can't we concentrate our forces along the Hutuo River and make every effort to prevent the Zhao army from crossing the river?" The concubine asked suspiciously.

"The King. Now the Zhao army is attacking from all sides in our country, so that we can not grasp the direction of its main attack at all. Li Yan's troops in the north were besieging Gucheng and could attack there at any time. However, the powerful cavalry of the Zhao army has penetrated deep into the vicinity of the Hutuo River, and Lingshou has also discovered the traces of the cavalry of the Zhao army. Although Lingshou has a lot of soldiers and horses, if he is placed in the Hutuo River, I am afraid that not only will he not be able to hold the defensive line, but he will be more likely to be repelled by the cavalry of the Zhao army. On the contrary, it is better to withdraw the defenders to Lingshou City and defend the city. As long as it can be delayed until winter, Lingshou City will be saved. ”

"What about the cavalry? Our cavalry? Can't the iron horse cavalry resist the cavalry of the Zhao army? ”

"It's... The Iron Horse Cavalry is not unable to resist the cavalry of the Zhao Army, but the cavalry of the Zhao Army in the north and south is about 20,000 people, but my Iron Horse Cavalry is about less than 5,000. Especially in this kind of rush, it is impossible to catch up with the cavalry of the Zhao army, and once exhausted, the Zhao army will fight a counterattack, but the gains outweigh the losses. The last time the Iron Horse cavalry was near Xiyang, this was how they were defeated by Qiu Li's cavalry. ”

"Xiangbang, what do you think?"

"The king, your subordinates also think that if you mobilize troops to defend the Hutuo River at this time, it will inevitably increase the defensive pressure of Lingshou, Lingshou City is tall and strong, and it will be difficult to capture it for a while and a half, and the defense line of the Hutuo River is relatively wide and not easy to defend. What's more, if the Zhao army troops in the north take advantage of the emptiness inside me and directly besiege the city, Lingshou will also be in danger. As I said just now, if it can be delayed until winter, the Zhao army will inevitably retreat. ”

When the concubine heard Sima Xi's answer in the same way, she knew that this matter was no longer possible, so she could only give up.

"However, the widow feels that the focus of defense should be on Fango." Concubine Hen said suddenly, "Didn't the Fanwu defenders come to report and found that the Zhao army was preparing to cross the river in Fanwu?" The widow felt that this message was very reliable. ”

The ministers looked at each other, but they didn't expect the concubine to suddenly say such a sentence. Sima Xi thought about it, and still said: "King, if the Zhao army wants to cross the river from Fanwu, why should I let the defenders know the news?" I'm afraid there's a deception in it. ”

Concubine Hen shook her head, "Xiangbang's words are wrong, Zhao Jun crossed the river in Fanwu, which seems dangerous, but in fact it is very successful." Attacking from Dongyuan, it is easy to be sniped by our army, and at this distance from Lingshou, if the Zhao army wants to attack, I am afraid that I will drive it down the Hutuo River again. Wouldn't it be more appropriate to take such a big risk than to risk attacking from Fango? ”

The concubine said that it seemed to be such a truth, but everyone always felt that there was something wrong with it. However, at this time, no one objected to the concubine, after all, if Zhao Jun really attacked from Fanwu, then it would directly threaten Lingshou, and no one could afford such a sin. Anyway, it's defense, what's the difference? I don't know how the defenders guarding the Hutuo River will feel, but their opponents have done a full job and are waiting for the appointed time to come.

"I don't know how General Pang is preparing?"

The moon is approaching summer, and although the weather is boring, the river water is not cool, but a little biting. After Zhao Yong and Le Yi inspected all the landing sites, they stood on the bank of the Hutuo River, ready to wait until the appointed moment came.

"There should be no problem on General Pang's side, although the plan is a little dangerous, but the success is also very high. Moreover, it is observed that the number of Zhongshan soldiers on the other side of the river does not seem to have increased in the past two days, which shows that the king of Zhongshan is still ready to make a final struggle in Lingshou. There will be no additional troops on the Hutuo River. This in turn gives us a huge opportunity. ”

"He wants to increase, the problem is that Li Yan's army is circling around his side, and once there is any movement on his side, Li Yan will take the first step to besiege Lingshou. He can't crack this point, and he will never be able to talk about increasing troops. ”

"Where does the king think Zhongshan will put the forces that prevent us from crossing the river?"

"Higashigaki." Zhao Yong said with great certainty.

"I think maybe we'll focus on Fango?"

"Why is that?"

"It's better to let your subordinates sell it here first."

Zhao Yong was a little speechless, and suddenly felt that he was too tolerant of these ministers, so that they always felt that they were kind and kind. Just when Zhao Yong wanted to put on the appearance of a king and reprimand Le Yi for his rudeness, Le Yi looked at the sky and said to Zhao Yong: "The hour is almost up. ”

"The hour is almost up, begin." Pang Cong said to his generals. His generals immediately rushed towards the river beach with all their strength according to his orders, and began to erect pontoon bridges according to the previous arrangement. I saw that all the soldiers, except those stationed in the makeshift camp, were assembled on the river beach, and gathered in groups of three or five, they did not carry torches, as if they were afraid that they would be discovered by the other party. But in this way, the difficulty of the whole erection not only increases, but even the speed becomes very slow.

All the actions of the Zhao army did not escape the eyes of the Zhongshan scouts, and when Pang Cong's troops began to assemble on the beach, Zhongshan Guard's Mansion had already received all the news.

"General, we ......"

The guard shook his head, he knew that his men wanted to say that they should hurry up and stop the Zhao army from crossing the river, but it was clear that this was not what the main general meant.

"Even if it's not a trap, it's not necessarily a good time."

"What does the general mean?"

"Wait a little longer, and when they actually cross the river, they will come and attack half-crossing."

"I see."

On the bank of the Hutuo River, Zhao Jun was nervously erecting a pontoon bridge, and in order to prevent a sneak attack by the Zhongshan people, Pang Cong arranged a team of patrol soldiers. There are no mountains and hills here, it is empty, and there is no need to worry about any ambushes, mainly to deal with the sudden invasion of Zhongshan soldiers. On the coast, Zhao Jun is in full swing, and if you look at it from a distance, it seems that everyone is very busy.

At this time, the guards guarding Fanwu received scout information, the lights of the Zhao army's camp were extinguished, only the guarding army, the situation could not be seen clearly, the Zhao army had assembled on the bank and began to cross the river, there were already many soldiers in the water, and others were waiting in line to cross the river.

Don't miss the opportunity, and never miss it. Even if you encounter an ambush by the Zhao army in the middle, you have to grab a battle merit first, not to mention that there is no place to ambush along the way, and it is entirely possible for you to face the Zhao army's troops. The plan was decided, and the defenders hurriedly arranged for about 10,000 troops, all of whom were dispatched, and fought with open fire, advancing towards the Hutuo River.

It seemed that seeing the Zhongshan Army coming, the patrolling Zhao soldiers hurriedly shouted and galloped towards the riverbank. Seeing that the opposing patrol soldiers were rushing towards the riverbank without resistance, he was even more sure that Zhao Jun was already crossing the river at the moment, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that it was possible, so he hurriedly accelerated towards the riverbank. And on the bank of the river, when all the Zhao soldiers heard that the Zhongshan people were coming, they surprisingly jumped into the river, and there was no resistance, so after the Zhongshan guards arrived on the shore, the Zhao army camp that was still in full swing just now was not there at this moment, only some soldiers stood there, saw the Zhongshan people, did not reply, did not run away, when the general approached, only to find that these people were all straw people, wearing the armor of the Zhao army.

"Medium!" His heart suddenly cooled, but if Zhao Jun was no longer here, where else could he go? The answer is obvious.

"General, the Zhongshan garrison in the city has been placed in different places by us and others, so there shouldn't be any problems."

"Hmm." Pang Cong nodded. Yes, he deceived the Zhongshan people again, but last time, he deceived Fenglong, and this time it was Fanwu, and the effect was the same twice, and the Zhongshan people were tricked. Pang Cong knew that there would be someone watching him by the river, so he asked everyone not to prepare torches, set up a pontoon bridge in the dark, and at the same time, put straw men on the shore and put on Zhao Jun's armor, it did look like Zhao Jun was working, but in fact, there were only about a thousand good hands over there who were familiar with water, and the others were just straw men. The task of those good hands was to jump into the river after receiving the news of the attack of the Zhongshan people, and infiltrate the downstream river-crossing team to serve the other river-crossing troops. Pang Cong himself led a large army, on the grounds that the scattered army was defeated by the Zhao army, deceived the city gate, and then led the large army into the city.

"I'm afraid that the people of Zhongshan haven't thought that our Zhao troops didn't set up a pontoon bridge, but directly crossed the river on a raft." Pang Onion's lieutenant said with a smile.

"Before the king ordered the vanguard to cross the river on a raft, even I didn't know, let alone the Zhongshan people." Pang Cong smiled bitterly.

Yes, Zhao Jun didn't think about crossing the river with a pontoon bridge at all. When Zhao Yong said that he roasted a leg of mutton, he remembered the sheepskin raft he had seen. Although the camp of the Zhao army did not have so many sheep, a batch of one or two thousand sheep was collected from nearby prefectures and counties and made into simple sheepskin rafts. The vanguard relied on these sheepskin rafts, and those with good water were around the rafts, and those with poor water were sitting on the rafts. Although the Hutuo River flowed fast, it was not enough to let the raft run too far, so in this way, taking advantage of the night, 5,000 Zhao troops from Shiyi to Dongyuan sneaked into the north bank of the Hutuo River, and the camp set up by Zhongshan in the Hutuo River was already close at hand.

It was destined to be a bloody night.

I haven't been in the state for the past two days.,The update is slow.,Don't blame you.。 Try your best to ensure two more.

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