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In a blue sky, a few patches of orange-red morning glow are sparsely distributed in the distant sky.

Slowly, the range of the morning glow expanded, quietly dyeing the eastern sky red.

In the morning light, Wang Zhenwei led the main force of the infantry to the Fukou Pass.

Fukou Pass is the east pass of Fukou Pass, and Huguan is an east and west screen to protect the main road of Fukou.

At this time, the gate of Fukou Pass was opened, and all the people in Hexi would enter the pass to rest.

As soon as he arrived at Fukou, Wang Zhenwei immediately summoned the lieutenant of the defending army to inquire about the military situation.

"What is the situation in Xiangguo and Handan? Did Captain Mao send someone for help? ”

"Governor Yudu, Captain Mao has brought 3,000 people a few days ago to enter Handan before the Wei army."

"And the Wei army has more than 20,000 people in Xiangguo City, commanded by the Wei general Tuoba Lie."

"Although the Wei army has not yet invaded Handan, if the situation in Yecheng is critical, the Tuoba Lie Department will inevitably go south."

"In this way, shouldn't Handan bear the brunt? Can Captain Mao hold off the enemy? Wang Zhenwei frowned.

In order to compete for Yecheng, King Tuoba Jue of Wei arranged a total of three hands.

One is the uncle and grandson Jian who infiltrated Yecheng in advance; The second is Tuoba Lie, who went south from Zhao County and occupied Xiangguo.

And the last step of the killing move was from Yu Liyan, who secretly went south from Xindu and went straight to Yecheng.

These three Wei armies cooperated with each other, and the division of labor was different.

According to Wang Zhenwei's speculation, Tuoba Lie's southward movement was not only to attract the attention of Hexi, but also to serve as a reserve force for the Battle of Yecheng.

In case the situation in Yecheng deteriorates, Tuoba Lie will definitely lead his cavalry to rescue Yecheng.

It's just that what caught Wei off guard was that the Hexi army preemptively occupied Handan, casting a shadow on the Wei army's southward movement in the future.

As the commander of this battle, Wang Zhenwei believes that it is not easy to gather and annihilate the Yecheng and Xindu Wei armies.

Therefore, he never wanted Tuoba Lie to go south to participate in the war, so the defense of Handan became particularly important.

"This ......," Captain Fuguchi hesitated.

"What? Do you think Captain Mao can't hold Handan? Wang Zhen was disgusted and sank.

"The governor didn't know that when our army attacked Handan, he accidentally blew down the city wall." Du Wei touched his nose and said with some chagrin.

"At that time, the defenders would not let our army enter the city, and the captain had no choice, so he bombarded him with a trebuchet a few times."

"Unexpectedly, the city wall of Handan fell into disrepair for a long time and collapsed all at once."

"Although it succeeded in scaring the defenders away, it also brought a lot of trouble to our army to defend the city."

"Fortunately, the enemy did not attack immediately, giving our army the opportunity to repair the city wall."

"Presumably, the governor also knows that the newly restored city wall must not be very reliable."

"Even if the Wei army does not have large siege equipment, it is enough to pose a threat to Handan."

Wang Zhen pondered for a moment and asked, "Hmm...... What did Captain Mao say? ”

"The captain is full of confidence, and said that he will not let the Wei army cross Handan and go south."

"Since this is the case, then let Captain Mao be in charge of all the defense of Handan." Wang Zhenwei immediately made a decision.

Wang Zhen dared to hand over Handan to the newcomer Mao Dezu, not because he was blind and arrogant, but because he knew that Mao Dezu was fine.

As soon as this person joined Hexi, he was greatly praised by the protector of the capital, calling him the first general in the world.

Although Mao Dezu himself was humble and the rest of the generals also had many doubts, Wang Zhenwei was convinced.

Over the years, most of the caretakers have never made a mistake.

How many talents who have been unknown have been known all over the world through the protection of most of them.

Wang Zhenwei did not stay too long in Fukou, and after a short rest, he immediately rushed to Yecheng, sixty miles away.

It's not that he doesn't want to stay, but he is worried that Wei Jun will be suspicious.

After all, according to normal logic, the Hexi Army should be in a hurry to take over Yecheng.

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At the same time, the Wei champion general Yu Liyan led 30,000 Wei army cavalry quietly left Xindu and went south into the territory of Sizhou.

Yu Liyan, a native of Xianbei in Daijun, is good at using a black spear and has excellent martial arts.

It can shoot the bow left and right on the horse, has the courage of ten thousand people, and is known as the two fierce generals of Wei with Tuoba Qian.

Historically, in the three dynasties of Daowu, Ming and Yuan, and Taiwu dynasties, he was a famous general of the Northern Wei Dynasty during the Northern and Southern Dynasties.

When Liu Yu went on a northern expedition to the Later Qin, he was also very jealous of Yu Liyan, who was stationed on the edge of the Yellow River.

Although Yu Liyan is brave and strong, he is not reckless, but he is good at making decisions, and this is also an important reason why Tuoba will lead the army to attack and hand him in charge.

Seeing that it was getting late and another day was about to pass, Yu Liyan stood in front of the big tent and looked anxiously at the southwest.

Counting today, he has been on standby for five days, but he has not received the slightest message from Yecheng.

In order to avoid being discovered by Hexi, Yu Liyan did not dare to get too close to Yecheng, so he could only run to Lieren (now Feixiang) hundreds of miles away.

Somehow, he has been feeling a bit of panic lately, and he has a faint bad premonition about the battle of Yecheng.

Suddenly, a cavalry came galloping from a distance.

Yu Liyan didn't wait for anyone to arrive, and hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed the other party and asked, "But there is news from Yecheng?" ”

The person nodded and said: "The little one is ordered by General Shusun to inform the general that the Hexi Army has left Fukou, and the general is also requested to go south to Yecheng immediately." ”

Yu Liyan didn't hesitate any longer, suppressed the hidden worry in his heart, turned over and shouted on his horse: "The army is leaving!" ”

Because the Wei army had been waiting for a long time, it turned out that the army of tea kung fu had been packed up.

With Yu Liyan's order, 30,000 Wei army iron horsemen left the column and marched towards Yecheng, which was hundreds of miles away.

Yecheng, because of the strategic location is very important, has been the capital of Houzhao, so the city wall is built very tall and strong, it can be said that it is easy to defend and difficult to attack.

Yu Liyan believed that as long as his uncle and grandson Jian held Yecheng, he would be sure to defeat the Hexi army outside the city and be ashamed of Xueshuo's defeat.

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It is a part of the white path, and it is the throat road from the southeast to Jin, and it has been a battleground for soldiers since ancient times.

The Ban Road runs through the high mountains and cliffs, twists and turns, circles and loops, like the sheep intestines, so it is named the sheep intestine Ban Road.

The danger of the sheep intestine road is self-evident, the road is wide and can be opened to cars and horses, and the narrow road can only allow one person to ride through.

At the end of the Han Dynasty, Wei Wu Cao Cao pacified the high cadres, and because of the difficult and dangerous road to Ban, he wrote the famous "Bitter Cold Walk" with great emotion.

After Tan Daoji led the cavalry into Baicheng, he did not go south to Gongxian, and then went to Yecheng through Ji County, Chaoge, and Dangyin.

Instead, it turned east through the Yangjiban Road and crossed the Taihang Mountain to enter the Linzhou Basin in the later generations, that is, Linshu County.

He did this in order to hide his whereabouts, and if the Hexi army swaggered and appeared in Jijun on the north bank of the Yellow River, it was very likely that the Yan army would learn about his whereabouts.

And Wei Yan has secretly colluded, and Yan Jun knows, which means that Wei Jun almost knows it.

Tan Daoji led the cavalry to gallop all the way, and it took several days to successfully cross the Taihang Mountain and kill under Lin Shu City.

Lin Xi (now Lin County) is an ancient city, called Zhongmu during the Warring States Period, once made the capital of Zhao State, renamed Lin Shu in the Han Dynasty.

Tan Daoji restrained his war horse and looked at Lin Shu County from a distance, but saw that the city gate was closed, and the banner of Yan Guo was erected on the city wall.

Fortunately, the main force of the Yan army has moved south, and there are not many defenders in the city.

Otherwise, it may be a little troublesome for the cavalry who do not have any siege equipment.

And after observation, Tan Daoji also found that the defenders in the city did not expect the Hexi Army to come to the city.

He flicked his horsewhip and ordered, "The army is surrounded and killed!" Remember, you can't let an enemy go. ”

At the sound of an order, tens of thousands of cavalry moved together, and suddenly surrounded Lin Shu County.

Amid the shouts of killing, the defenders watched as the Hexi Army quickly engulfed hundreds of defenders.

After a stick of incense, the shouting and killing gradually subsided, and Tan Daoji led the army to quietly enter Lin Shu City.

No one made a loud noise, and even the horses seemed to be affected, a little more silent than ever.

If it weren't for the corpses of some Xianbei people along the way, I'm afraid no one would have thought that a fight had just ended here.

After taking Lin Ji, Tan Daoji immediately sent ranger scouts in the direction of Yecheng to investigate the progress of the war.

That night, he received a report from the scouts that 30,000 infantry led by Zuo Sima Wang Zhen was about to arrive in Yecheng.

In other words, a big war related to the ownership of Yecheng is about to begin.

And nearly 100,000 troops from both sides gathered in Yecheng, and the battle was about to break out!