The night was like ink, and the sound of heavy rain between the heavens and the earth drowned out all the sounds.

In the dark night sky, there were bursts of muffled sounds from time to time, as if someone was beating war drums from the far side of the sky.

Such a rainy night made the originally hot weather a lot cooler all of a sudden.

At this time, the entire Xicheng camp was silent, except for patrols and guards, most of them were resting in tents.

The heavy rain seriously affected the war preparedness plan, so that the grain and grass needed by the army could not reach the camp for a long time.

Taking advantage of this gap, Wei Shuo convened his staff to discuss how to take Yongan County and then open the road to Pingyang in the south.

Pingyang County belongs to the Linfen Basin in modern times, and is separated from the Taiyuan Basin, the garrison of the Hexi Army.

Luliang Mountain and Huotai Mountain (Taiyue Mountain) are like two gates, and the southern section of the two mountains is closed to separate the two major basins of Pingyang and Taiyuan.

Between the two mountains, the Fenshui meanders through, out of the Taiyuan Basin, and flows all the way south through Yong'an (now Huo County), Linfen (now Xinjiang) and other places.

Therefore, if the Hexi army wants to seize Pingyang County, it can only take the northern gateway - Yong'an.

However, Yong'an is not an ordinary county seat, but a pass, also known as Baibi Pass (in present-day Huo County), which is the pass to the south of the Taiyuan Basin.

Baibi Pass, which is a famous historical pass, is a place where soldiers must fight.

Historically, during the Northern and Southern Dynasties, Baibi Pass has always been an important pass to control and prevent the Hu people from going east and south.

From the beginning of the Northern and Southern Dynasties to the Sui and Tang dynasties, there were as many as 25 records of wars related to Baibiguan.

As an important pass leading from Jinzhong to the south of Jin, the loess cliffs on both sides of Baibi Pass stand steeply, winding back, very easy to defend and difficult to attack.

After everyone arrived, Wei Shuo first asked Fuqu Mengxun to introduce the dangers of Baibi Pass to everyone in detail.

"Baibi Pass is the throat of the south, but it is easy to defend and difficult to attack, it is not suitable to attack, it is best to outwit."

"May Wen Boyuan break the enemy's plan."

"The general of Baibi Pass is called Zhang Xian, who was originally one of the commanders of the Xihe Zhuhu Qu, and later under the encirclement and suppression of the Hexi Army, he led some of his henchmen to flee to Pingyang and surrendered to Houqin."

"Yao Xing immediately appointed Zhang Xian as the general of Yong'an and ordered him to sit in Baibi Pass and guard the north gate of Pingyang."

"I heard that this person is not only hot-tempered, but also hates Hexi very much."

"In this case, you might as well plan and send a small number of men and horses disguised as a ranger team to go south to Yong'an along the official road east of Luliang Mountain."

"And the main force of the army will march eastward first, making the illusion that it will cross the east of Huotai Mountain and join the party."

"After attracting the attention of the enemy, the army secretly turned south and went south covertly through the Huotai Mountain Trail (Qianli Cheng)."

"When a small number of men and horses appeared at Baibi Pass, Zhang Xian would only regard them as stragglers, and would not have thought that the Hexi army would march south."

"He already hates me Hexi, and in the face of the small force that came to provoke, how could he easily let it go?"

"As soon as Zhang Xian plans to go out of the city to meet the enemy, the main force of the army will take the opportunity to rush out, so that Yong'an can be broken."

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When the weather cleared and the grain and grass were replenished, Wei Shuo immediately ordered the army to act according to Cui Hao's plan, of which Sima Xiuzhi was responsible for luring the enemy.

Sima Xiuzhi led one hundred and ten cavalry, left the camp, and quickly rushed to Yong'an County along the Fenshui River Valley.

At the same time, the main force of the army, under the personal command of Wei Shuo, also made a detour to Yong'an along the Huotai Mountain trail, thirty miles east of Yong'an.

A few days later, Sima Xiuzhi arrived in Yong'an with a small number of men.

He deliberately appeared under the city without any scruples, and ordered people to shout and curse at the city.

After Zhang Xian received the report from his henchmen, he immediately went to the city in a neat manner.

He leaned over the city head and looked down, just in time to see Sima Xiuzhi pointing at the city head and cursing the sky, and couldn't help but burst out of anger.

What's even more infuriating is that the following 100 Hexi soldiers did not scold others, but scolded his ancestors for three generations.

When the Hexi Army entered Xihe last year, it combed through the Zhuhu in Xihe, and all those who did not want to surrender were brutally suppressed.

Among them, Zhang Xian was originally the leader of a tribe, and he once owned thousands of herdsmen, but as soon as the Hexi army came, all of them came to naught.

This old account has not been settled with the Hexi Army, but I didn't expect it to block the door again today.

The short-tempered Zhang Xian, after seeing the Hexi Army in front of him, first remembered the unresolved grievances in the past, and today he was scolded by people in front of all his subordinates, blocking the city gate, and the anger in his heart was like a volcano about to erupt.

He was originally from the Hu people, and his personality was a little irritable, so he immediately pointed at Sima Xiuzhi and shouted: "Little thief, you insult me so much, Lao Tzu will definitely eat raw meat and drink your blood." ”

"You have a kind of don't go, I swear to kill you!" After speaking, Zhang Xian ignored the advice from the left and right and insisted on going out of the city.

Seeing that the plan to lure the enemy had succeeded, Sima Xiu secretly rejoiced and immediately ordered left and right.

"Alright, alright, the enemy is coming out soon, everyone get ready, be sure to lead the enemy away."

Just finished the order, but seeing that the gate of Yong'an was wide open, Zhang Xian hurriedly killed with a thousand cavalry.

Zhang Xian rushed forward, and shouted to himself: "That little thief, you and Lao Tzu will stay alive!" ”

Sima Xiu saw that a thousand people rushed out, how dare he stay longer, and immediately gave the order, and everyone turned around and went into the distance.

Sima Xiuzhi and others relied on the fast horses, deliberately hanging Zhang Xian from a distance, and turned back from time to time to scold a few words on the way, becoming more and more angry Zhang Xian jumped like thunder, and chased after him.

Zhang Xian, who had long lost his mind, didn't care about the formation, and blindly ordered the army to move forward to capture Sima Xiuzhi and others.

"Little thief, you wait, wait for Lao Tzu to concoct you personally, so that you can solve the hatred in your heart."

"Hahaha, want to concoct the master? Let's talk about it first. ”

In this way, the teams on both sides chased and ran, and gradually moved away from Yong'an City.

At the same time, Wei Shuo personally led the main force of the army to take advantage of the cover of dense fog and go straight to Yong'an along the mountain path.

When Sima Xiuzhi lured Zhang Xian into the distance, the main force of the army had arrived five miles east of the city.

Seeing that the enemy was scheming, Wei Shuo immediately led his army to surround Yong'an and cut off Zhang Xian's retreat.

Seeing that the back road was cut off, Zhang Xianfang knew that he had fallen for Hexi's tricks, and he immediately led his army back to the division and tried to break out of the encirclement.

At that moment, the armies on both sides collided directly, causing a bloody storm immediately.

Suddenly, the surrounding drums and horns contended, and the sound of killing shook the sky.

On the large open ground under Yong'an City, smoke and dust billowed and there were miserable sounds.

As soon as the two forces came into contact, a series of blood mist erupted, as if countless red flowers had suddenly bloomed.

The stump was broken and the arm was flying around.

The sound of gongs and drums, horns, neighing horses, and screams instantly interweave a piece of death.

After all, the Hexi army was running around day after day, although its morale was like a rainbow and it had an advantage in strength, but after all, its physical strength was exhausted, and it was stalemate for a while in the face of the enemy's elite cavalry.

In the formation, Wei Shuo waved the iron rod while observing the situation on the battlefield.

At this moment, he saw that the Hexi army was unable to defeat the enemy for a long time, and he couldn't help but feel anxious.

At that moment, he looked around, and couldn't help but move in his heart, and the iron rod swung in a circle, sweeping away several enemy troops around him.

Then he turned around and yelled: "Kang Long, Kuang En, you protect both sides, and go with me to get Zhang Xian's thief's head!" ”

After roaring, Wei Shuo led three hundred guards to roll forward, and on the left and right were Kang Long and Kuang En.

The master and slave are all stunning, and they are difficult to defeat, and they suddenly rush, and the enemy army can no longer resist them.

The army rode over, like snow and soup, and the enemy moved to both sides.

Wei Shuo rushed to the right flank in one breath, and happened to meet Sima Xiuzhi, who was in charge of luring the enemy.

He was overjoyed when he saw it, hurriedly urged him to step forward, and laughed: "Seeing that Xiu is fine, Shuo will rest assured!" ”

Sima Xiuzhi didn't expect to meet Daduhu on the battlefield, although he had already heard of Wei Shuo's name of bravery, but when he saw Daduhu clash with his own eyes in the enemy's main formation, he couldn't help but feel shocked.

But seeing Wei Shuo, Kang Long, Kuang En and all the guards, all covered in blood and murderous, they couldn't help but be excited.

Sima Xiuzhi immediately followed by Wei Shuo's side, and together with Kuai En and Kang Long, he raised the long knife in his hand and killed forward.

Zhang Xian's subordinates were originally tribal cavalry, how to resist this group of evil stars, just a moment, the iron rod, mace, spear, and long knife were raised together, and the enemy formation was thrown into chaos in an instant.

Wei Shuo, who was desperately waving the long stick in his hand, glanced at it by chance, and suddenly found that it was Zhang Xian not far away.

At this moment, Zhang Xian was as if he had been fished out of a blood tank, his whole body was covered in blood, obviously seriously injured, and there were only a few people left around him.

However, even in such a desperate situation, Zhang Xian did not choose to surrender, it was really this person who hated the Hexi Army to the core, and he had already made up his mind to die.