In the middle of the month. After all kinds of twists and turns, Hu Duanmu led the army to Erchuan to rush to Erchuan to meet the division, the infantry army, the horse army, and the righteous army, a total of more than 100,000 people advanced to Jiaozhou.

At that time, the surrounding area of Cizhou had been "fortified and cleared" by the Jin army. "The grain harvest is gone, and the villages and towns are completely destroyed. It's not uncommon to see people for dozens of miles, but next to the "Qin Straight Road", there are many bones, rotting corpses stink, and the great rivers and mountains have been ravaged by wolves.

In order to gain time, the Western Army marched north in the mud after the rain had subsided. At this time, Mu Han had already transferred some of the elite from the Jin army besieging Yan'an to strengthen the garrison of Langzhou. After discovering that the Western Army was coming, the rain did not stop. The roads were muddy and unsuitable for cavalry combat, so the generals were ordered to restrain their subordinates, not to take the initiative to seek battle, and to pay close attention to the movements of the Western Army.

The Xu brothers and Qu Duan advanced their troops to a place less than thirty miles away from Fangzhou and set up camp. and sent scouts to spy on the city defenses. The cash army also set up two villages outside the city, divided into the southwest and southeast, and Langzhou City was deployed in the shape of an inverted "product". These three places. If the Song army attacks any place. The other two locations are supported. This is to make it clear that it will take time, and it will take until Yan'an is lost.

On June 14, the weather turned around. After the rain, the sun became even more scorching, and the water on the ground was steaming. The climate is humid and muggy. For several days, the Jin army did not move, which made the soldiers of the Western Army very unaccustomed. In my impression, the Jurchens always have an aggressive posture and are always the one who takes the initiative to attack. It's strange to be so well-behaved now.

Xu Yuan, in his capacity as the "deputy envoy of the power system", convened the generals to discuss the military situation and set the offensive strategy. Dozens of generals gathered in the big tent, but there was one important person missing, and that was Qu Duan. Before he set out on the expedition, he let go and did not recognize Li Xuanfu's right to "act cheaply" and ordered Xu Yuan to make up for the deputy envoy. Therefore, Xu Yide convened a military meeting, and of course he would not attend. However, although he did not come, he sent Kang Sui as a representative to attend. It is not difficult to see the tangled attitude of this move at this moment.

"Sit down, everybody." Xu Yuan took a wet towel and wiped his sweat. Said in a loud voice. After speaking. Sitting on top of the handsome position, there are more than a dozen chairs in the tent, and only senior generals are qualified to sit. Behind the remaining chiefs, dozens of civil and military officers have arrived.

Xu Wei and Xu Sheng sat on the top, and the third position should have been sat by Kang, because what he represented was Quduan after all, but this guy repeatedly shirked and accompanied the last seat.

"The Jin people guarded the city and set up two villages outside the city to block the advance of our army. The weather is clearer. If our army waits any longer, when will it be a head? How to enter the army, you have an opinion, although it is said. "Xu Yuan is in the old generation of the Western Army, Xie Shi, after the retirement, he is already considered an old qualification. Therefore, this is also very stable, like a patriarch.

After he finished speaking, no one answered in the hall for a while, and Kang looked left and right, and then stood up. When Xu Yuan saw it, he nodded and said, "What is Kang Sui's strategy?" ”

Kang Sui waved his hand again and again: "Xiang Gong lifted." The humble post is not to offer advice, but to convey to the commanders by the order of the general of the capital that Qu Dutong has sent Li Yanqi to advance more than ten miles to the northeast and set up a camp in Taihe Mountain. ”

As soon as these words came out, there was a lot of discussion in the account. Such a big thing, don't say hello? Why didn't you report to the Minister of Residence in advance? Xu Yuan's general Zhang Jun asked loudly: "Kang Dujian, Qu Dutong and my Jingyuan Shaanxi and Hua Second Army should advance and retreat together, why do you act alone?" What is the rationale for this? As soon as he raised his head, most of the Jingyuan officers echoed and questioned Kang Sui. The latter tried to explain several times, but was pressed by everyone.

Xu Wei glanced up, and saw that the eldest brother had no intention of stopping him, so he patted the armrest of the chair: "What are you doing?" Louder than the glogosis? ”

He shouted, and the tent was suddenly silent, Zhang Jun was in the battle, and the other Jingyuan officers also knew that our little cousin was very good, so he didn't dare to make noise anymore.

Kang Sui cast a grateful look at Xu Wei. Then he hugged his fist to Xu Yuan and explained: "The terrain around Taihe Mountain is complex, with five rivers. Five roads weave through in front of the mountain, forming an intricate trend. Qu Dutong believes that if he lives here, the Jin army will not be able to take care of each other. ”

After hearing this, Xu Wei immediately got up and went to the battle map to check in detail. On the map, Taihe Mountain is located directly east of Langzhou City, and a camp of the Jin army is located in the southeast. And stuck between Duzhou City and Jinying in the southeast, the so-called "tails can't take care of each other" is what it means.

It is estimated that the Jin army saw that the terrain here was too complicated. It is not conducive to their own operations, so it is not fortified. But again, the curved end chose here. It also means that his troops will not be too much, and if there are too many, he will not be able to spread. Thinking of this, he asked, "How many people did Qu Dutong send?" ”

The three thousand infantry replied.

Xu Yuan also left his position at this time, stood behind Xu Jiu, looked at it for a while, stretched out his hand and pointed at Taihe and said, "If he can successfully set up camp, he will cut off the connection with the Jin army." Xu Wei nodded in agreement, Qu Duan's hand is a solution, but the problem is that Sticky Han is not a vegetarian. He would never allow this thorn to get stuck in his throat if he was out of order. Qu Duan is taking the edge of the sword, and the soldier is dangerous. It's surprising that he worked so hard.

Returning to his seat, he looked at Wu Jie, who was separated by two positions. The latter understood, stood up, first saluted Xu Yuan with a fist, and said loudly: "Position the prime minister." He believes that if Qudutong can gain a firm foothold in Taihe Mountain, our army might as well go all out to encircle the enemy's southeast camp. If this is the case, the situation of our passivity will be reversed. ”

The people in the tent talked about it, and what Wu Jinqing said was true. Now the Jurchens have set up two stops in front of Langzhou City, and wherever our army attacks, the other two places will respond. If the end of the curve can bypass a battalion. Cut off the connection between the main city and the Jin Army. Then our troops joined forces to surround one of them. Sticky Han comes to the rescue. Our army surrounded the point to send reinforcements, and if they didn't come to help, they would eat this village and change from passive to active.

However, the premise of all this is that Quduan can camp smoothly, otherwise everything is empty talk.

Xu Yuan has been in battle for half his life, how can he not see this. Therefore, after listening to Wu Jie's suggestion, he waved his hand to signal him to sit down, and muttered: "It's best to be so natural, but I'm afraid it's not easy to fool you."

Who's to say it isn't? Mu Han is the minister of the state of Jin. is by no means an ordinary person, Qu Duan is playing tricks under his nose, can he turn a blind eye?

After thinking for a while, he asked Kang Suidao: "When did Li Yanqi leave?" ”

At this time, a puzzling scene was born. A very simple question, Kang Sui wanted to speak and stopped, and couldn't answer it for a long time. When Xu Wei saw it, he glanced at Wu Jie, and then asked with a smile: "Kang Dujian, Li Yanqi hasn't left yet?" It is said that the book is full of umbrellas