Just when Tong Fei led the army into Hanoi County, Yan Liang on the other side also led the army into Jizhou and quickly captured Yuxian County. Subsequently, while Yan Liang ordered people to clean up the battlefield and pacify the people, he summoned Wen Chou, Zhang Ren, Fu Zhu and others to discuss the next action.

"General Yan, if you want to attack Jizhou from Bingzhou, there are only two roads to choose from, one is to enter Changshan Country from Taiyuan, and the other is the one we are taking now, and then from Shecheng to Wu'an City. In addition to the only road leading to Wu'an City, there is also a waterway, located in Zhangshui in the south of the city, which can go straight to Yecheng by boat. He pointed to the map and said in a deep voice.

"According to the intelligence, Yuan Shaoqin led an army of 80,000 to meet Gongsun Zhan, and if the expectation is correct, he should take it here to meet." Fu Zhi pointed to the northeast of Dongpingshu on the map and analyzed, "In this way, no matter who wins or loses, at least for half a month, Yuan Shao will not be able to send troops to support this side." ”

Although Yuan Shao captured Jizhou, according to the investigation during this time, in addition to Yuan Shao's original 100,000 troops, there were more than 10,000 people from the Juyi Department and thousands of people from the Zhang Jaw Department who surrendered to Yuan Shao. However, in addition to the 80,000 troops brought by Yuan Shao and the garrisons from all over the country, they also had to guard against Liu Yuanjun in Qingzhou and Zhang Yan in Montenegro, so I thought that the troops that could be mobilized in the entire Zhao State and Wei County would probably not exceed 40,000. He said in a deep voice.

"Hmm...... Is it possible to travel from Zhangshui to Yecheng? Yan Liang asked after a moment of silence.

"Yes, Shexian is surrounded by mountains and a lot of forests, as long as you make a raft down the river, it will not take a few days. Moreover, because Shexian County is rich in iron and stone, it itself uses a large number of ships for transportation. Hearing this, he replied, but then shook his head and said, "However, it is not recommended to go to Yecheng by water." ”

"Are you worried about the grain route and being discovered?" Yan Liang guessed what Fu Zhi thought.

"Yes, by land, because there is only one avenue, and the avenue is surrounded by mountains, and the road is rugged and cannot be passed by the troops at all, so there is no need to worry about the grain route being cut off or being attacked by sneak attacks. However, if we take the waterway, the enemy can quietly go upstream directly from the waterfront and cut off our army's food routes, and then our army will fall into an embarrassing situation where it will be unable to advance or retreat. He nodded in response.

Hearing this, Yan Liang pondered for a moment, then turned his head to look at Zhang Ren and Wen Chou on the side, "Gongye and Wenxin, what do you two think?" ”

"The last general thinks that attacking Wu'an is the safest way." Wen Chou said in a deep voice, "According to what the Fu military division said, even if the enemy can use 30,000 or 40,000 or more troops, most of them must be newly recruited, and their combat effectiveness cannot be compared with our army at all. And as long as Wu'an is captured, our army can go straight to Handan! ”

"Although General Yan has already sent his family to Bingzhou, the family of the last general is still in the Liang period, and there are still many acquaintances in Handan. Just send someone in and contact them, and trust them to make an informed choice. Wen Chou said respectfully.

"Hmm......" Yan Liang nodded noncommittally when he heard this, then turned his head to look at Zhang Ren on the side, and found that he had a hesitant expression on his face, and immediately couldn't help but smile, "Wenxin, if you have any ideas, don't worry about making mistakes, there is still a frustrated military division." Yan Liang encouraged.

He is very aware of Li Yi's importance to Zhang Ren, and in Li Yi's words, he hopes to train Zhang Ren to become a Confucian general with both civil and military skills. In addition to Zhang Ren, this plan also includes Tong Fei, Zhang Liao, Zhao Yun, Xu Huang, Guan Yu and others.

Hearing this, Zhang Ren nodded and said respectfully, "The last general does have an idea, that is, General Yan will lead the army to attack Wu'an, and the last general will lead 5,000 people to Yecheng quietly!" General Yan attacked Wu'an, and even if Chun Yuqiong's troops did not go to support Wu'an, they would go to Handan to adapt to the situation, and there must not be many troops left in Yecheng. In this way, whether it is a surprise attack or an opportunity to infiltrate the city, you can take Yecheng! ”

"This ......" Hearing Zhang Ren's words, Yan Liang and the others glanced at each other, and finally their eyes fell on the frustrated person. Whether it was Yan Liang or Wen Chou, they all heard the benefits of this method from Zhang Ren's mouth, but ...... The greater the benefits, the greater the dangers. Although Zhang Ren is very confident, they, especially Yan Liang, must take into account all kinds of things after failure.

Hearing this, after thinking about it, he watched Zhang Ren ask a few questions, from how to avoid the enemy's detection on the road, and how to get into Yecheng, and Zhang Ren also answered them one by one.

"Hmm...... General Yan, I thought I could give it a try! Hearing this, he nodded and said, "Chun Yuqiong's main force can be investigated by us, and during this time, we can also let Captain Zhang slowly transport the troops to Ye County." And once you get the news of Chun Yuqiong's main force, you can send someone to inform Captain Zhang to act. ”

"Hmm...... In that case, let's do it! Hearing this, Yan Liang groaned again, and finally nodded in response.

A few days later, Ye County.

"Is it finally here?" Chun Yuqiong's expression was very flat when she listened to the report, and she didn't seem to have any idea about Li Jun's actions at all. But this is also normal, after all, from Shexian to Wu'an, there is only such a road, and it is difficult to guess it.

"General Chunyu, the speed of Li Jun's actions seems to be a little slow." Guo Tu opened his mouth to remind.

"Guo Junshi doesn't know that although there is a big road between Shicheng and Wu'an, there are also many difficult mountain roads, not to mention a large number of baggage and war horses." Gao Ran on the side heard this, and immediately explained with a smile.

"I see." Guo Tu and Chun Yuqiong on the side nodded when they heard this. Both of them are from Yingchuan, Yuzhou, and even Chun Yuqiong, who came to Jizhou earlier, is not too familiar with Wei County, let alone the terrain of such a remote place.

"How's it going over there in Hanoi?" Chun Yuqiong asked again.

"The Li army has captured Yewang and is advancing towards Huaixian." Guo Tu said respectfully, "It's not much movement on the Yanzhou side, those county guards who support the lord are holding each other back against Yuan Shu and Liu Bei in Qingzhou, and Cao Mengde chose neutrality, and Dongjun directly blocked the road between the rest of the people and Jizhou, I'm afraid it will be difficult to support us." ”

"Well, I wasn't going to let them support me in the first place." Chun Yuqiong nodded when she heard this, and said confidently. Although the opponent is Li Yi, who is very famous, after all, the one who led the army this time is just a little famous Yan Liang, and he is not taken seriously by Chun Yuqiong at all.

After all, he was the captain of the former West Park Army! Even now under Yuan Shao's command, his status can only be slightly approached by Koji Yi, who led the army to take refuge.

"Pass my order, and the whole army will march towards Handan!"