Fengxiang Mansion, Xingkuo County.

Xingkuo is the first county in the east of Fengxiang, located on the shore of Weishui, in the west of the Guanzhong Plain. Dajin Shaanxi Commander Yelu Ma 5, led three army commanders, 70,000 households, dozens of Meng'an, gathered 60,000 infantry troops, 20,000 horse troops, and its total of 80,000 troops came overwhelmingly. Of course, among the 80,000 troops, there are more than 30,000 real Jin troops, including the Jurchen army, the Bohai Navy, the Xi army, the Khitan army, and the Han army, and the others are the Han army or the Hedong army.

The great victory in Yanzhou made Wanyan Lousu, the supreme governor of the Jin State in Shaanxi, have to hand over the military power to Ma Wu, and even let his son follow him to serve under his account. It was this battle that severely damaged the morale of the Western Army, greatly boosted the confidence of the Jin Army, and made Ma Wu establish a high degree of prestige among the Jin Army. Because before this, the Western Army, especially the Hu'er Army, can be defeated, but defeated, never.

And Ma Wu himself is also full of ambition, knowing that this time it is up to him, to collect the entire territory of Shaanxi, open up the passage into Shu, and create immortal achievements, who else can I be? As a Khitan, it is really commendable to be able to do this. In Ma Wu's strategy, going west is not only to pursue the remnants of the Western Army, but more importantly, to take Fengxiang Mansion as a forward base for attacking western Shaanxi and entering Shu in the future.

Now, he was not far from this early goal, because under his feet was the boundary of Fengxiang Mansion. Ma Wu is proficient in Sinology, he knows that "Fengming Qi Mountain" happened on the land under his feet, and he also knows that the Zhou Dynasty was born here, giving birth to the germ of today's Central Plains civilization. He even knew that China's system of rules and regulations, rules and regulations, moral behavior, legal civilization, and political civilization had almost all taken root in this land.

In view of this, the occupation of Fengxiang Mansion is not only for military purposes, but also for Ma Wu himself, but also to satisfy the original intention of strong revenge in his heart. He wasn't taking revenge on Xu Wei, as he had won a big victory in his first head-to-head confrontation with the Purple Gold Tiger as the Supreme Commander. What he wants to take revenge on is the Great Song Dynasty, a country of villains who are treacherous, abandon the alliance of brothers, and help Jin destroy Liao.

Ma Wu, a Khitan educated Confucian, was deeply saddened by the fall of the Liao State. Although he lowered his gold and lost money on the "festival" that Confucianism attached great importance to, he always thought about sweeping away the Southern Dynasty for the Jurchens. Maybe it's to comfort the anxiety of "big festivals" in his heart.

The great victory in Dunzhou sounded the clarion call for the Jin Army to collect the whole of Shaanxi, and ignited the hope of Ma Wu!

On the shore of Weishui, the flags are full of fields, and the sweat of the Jin army becomes rain, and the flow is cut off when the whip is thrown. Coincidentally, this time the Jin State used troops against the Song Dynasty on a large scale, but in fact, the Western Route was not considered at all, and the main forces were placed on the East Route Army of Wanyan Wushu to attack the south of the Central Plains. Unexpectedly, the Western Army launched a large-scale counterattack and was defeated in Dunzhou, how could the Jin people let go of this opportunity?

When the news came back to the Jin Kingdom, the Jurchen aristocratic clans even predicted in surprise that the Song Dynasty would be destroyed next year?

Yeluma Wuyi was wearing shiny armor, and he was wearing a collar made of snow fox skin, which was pure white and very eye-catching! With a scimitar at his waist and a horsewhip in his hand, although he did not say anything during the march, his face unconsciously revealed an ambitious appearance. This pride is probably not inferior to another Khitan who rebuilt the Liao State in the Western Regions.

Looking at the army full of fields, and recalling the great victory in Yanzhou a few days ago, Ma Wu was confident enough to take Fengxiang Mansion lightly. According to Zhang Jun, he and Yao Pingzhong led an army of 60,000 to attack Dunzhou, and later completely cleaned up the battlefield and counted the results, and the Jin army assessed that Yao Pingzhong had escaped with only more than 10,000 people. Although the strength of Xu Wei's expedition is not clear, in view of the terrain in northern Shaanxi that is not conducive to the advance of the large army, it is estimated that his troops are not much, and there are very few people who flee back.

The strength of the Western Army has been dealt a heavy blow, otherwise, they would not have given up Fangzhou, Yaozhou, and Jingzhaofu. It is probably also an expedient measure to retreat to Fengxiang Mansion, as long as the Jin army is pressurized, they can only continue to escape. With this strategic location, the Jin army no longer has to rely on Yan'an Mansion as a foothold.

"The Living Girl Returns." The general's voice pulled him back from his thoughts. Looking up, I saw that the first horse army in front of me was swarming, and it was the four thousand elite horsemen led by the living girl. However, at this glance, it seems that there are no four thousand? What's going on, there was an ambush? This guy defeated the Purple Gold Tiger in Huazhou at the beginning, not to mention that this time he also fell on his heels after chasing the remnants of the enemy, right?

In a short time, the living woman rode up and took five steps in front of him and took the reins. Looking at the description of the living girl, Ma Wu knew that they had just gone through a fierce battle, because the helmet of the living girl was not known to let anyone fly, and the armor was also stained with blood.

"Dutong, I led 4,000 horsemen to pursue along Weishui, and caught up with the remnants of the Western Army in Yixian County. However, after a cavalry of the Western Army was broken, our troops fought with it and were blocked. The living woman reported with a blank face.

Ma Wu frowned and asked, "Then why did you turn around and come back?" ”

"Seeing that our army was catching up, the western army was afraid of losing and sent a horse army to help. In the fierce battle, a long and dark face of the Western Army general, so that a long iron spear, invincible, Xu was the rescue of Xu Wei that day. Another general, or a member of the party, stabbed me to death with a spear. Seeing its great momentum, the last general had to lead the army to retreat temporarily. The living girl said.

Ma Wu didn't care, and said with a smile left and right: "This kung fu has always been our northerners' self-proclaimed housekeeping skills. Unexpectedly, now the Song people are also good at working on people, and they have learned a good way. ”

The left and right generals laughed, and Ma Wu turned his head to the living girl and said: "It's okay, you return to the team, and when I raise the army to take over this Fengxiang Mansion, naturally there will be a chance to fight with the Western Army." ”

The living girl originally thought that when she returned from a small setback, she would be punished, but she didn't expect to even say a word of repercussions, and she was very surprised in her heart. In fact, how did he know that today's Yelu Dutong doesn't care about the gains and losses of this small fight, what he sees in his eyes is the whole territory of Shaanxi.

Not to mention that Ma Wu led the army to come, but said that the three brothers of the Xu family and Yao Pingzhong led the remnants of the Western Army all the way to the west, and originally, its destination was Fengxiang Mansion City. But the Jin army came very quickly, and since the opponent's forward Ma army had caught up with us, the main force of the Jin army was not far away.

The western army retreated with the people, and the footsteps were naturally not as fast as the enemy, if they had to retreat to the capital city, then they were afraid that they would be killed by the Jin army all over the place. At this time, Xu Hong proposed to leave some soldiers and horses to block the Jin army, and the rest of the people withdrew to Fucheng.

Yao Pingzhong was powerless in this task, and he only had more than 10,000 remnants of the defeated army and many wounded. In the hands of Xu Si and Xu Wu, there were 30,000 troops directly under the Xuanfu Disposal Division, and this task should have been undertaken by his two brothers. But Xu Wei insisted on taking the responsibility.

The two brothers and Yao Pingzhong both persuaded you, saying that you are injured, and this time the South Road Division has suffered serious losses, and besides, you are in control, so you should hurry to Fengxiang Mansion to take command.

But Xu Wei insisted on his own opinion, first of all, he believed that this was his defense area, and it was his duty to defend the territory and resist the war. Secondly, he was deeply ashamed of the defeat in Dunzhou, and volunteered to do his best for the army. Although he lost 20,000 troops at the mouth of the lion, there were still 27,000 troops left behind. Of course, this does not include the 10,000 troops he left behind in the security forces. Finally, the strongest force now is the direct troops of the Xuanfu Division in the hands of Xu Si and Xu Wu, and they should hurry to the important pass to garrison in case the situation continues to deteriorate, this is the good steel used on the blade.

He is still under the control of Shaanxi, and Xu Hong and others can't resist him, so they have to agree. At the moment, it was decided that Yao Pingzhong, the deputy envoy of the West Road, would lead the army to join the people and the disabled troops to retreat to Fengxiang Mansion. Xu Sheng Xu Hong led the troops directly under the Xuanfu Division to Baoji and stationed in Dasanguan.

The reason why Guanzhong is called Guanzhong is because there is Hangu Pass in the east, Wuguan Pass in the south, Xiao Pass in the north, and Sanguan Pass in the west. Sanguan, that is, the big Sanguan, controls the Sichuan-Shaanxi traffic artery, and here is the place where you must pass through to enter Shu. If Xu Wei loses in front, Xu Si and Xu Wu can still hold the Dasan Pass and prevent the Jurchens from entering Shu.

After the discussion stopped, the armies had to act separately, and Xu Wei left the army and rode forward. When they came to a convoy, they stopped, and the convoy was carrying the families of the officials of the South Road Division.

The curtain of a carriage was lifted, and two people sat inside. The adult is a young woman about thirty years old, although the clothes are simple, but it is difficult to hide the beauty, although the powder is not used, it is not without the flamboyance. After becoming a mother, she became more and more mature, and it was Xu Wei who married his wife, Zhang Jiujiu. And she held a girl in her arms, less than two years old, who could already say that she could walk, wearing a bright red cotton jacket and a jade lock around her neck, which reflected a cute little pink face. This child follows his mother, although he is only more than a year old, he is already a little beauty embryo.

"In September, the Jin army caught up, and now the families of the people have withdrawn to Fengxiang Mansion with the Xihe soldiers. The third sister's car is just behind, and you take care of each other along the way. For the husband to stay and cut off. "The military situation is urgent, Xu Wei has no extra words.

When Zhang Jiujiu heard this, his face turned pale, moved to the front of the car, and exclaimed: "The arrow wound on the official's body has not healed, how can they let you break the back?" "You know, she is a tiger girl, when Xu Wei returned to Chang'an, she was hit by two arrows in her body, she was not shocked, knowing that marching and fighting were inevitable. But at this time, she was nervous, because she knew how much risk she would have to take if she stayed!

"Don't talk nonsense, I'm in control, if I don't want to, no one can force it. You don't know a lot about things in the army, you just need to take care of yourself and your daughter. Xu Wei said.

Zhang Jiujiu knew that the military order was like a mountain and could not be changed, so he had to stretch out his hand at this time, hold her husband's thick palm tightly, and said firmly: "Then my daughter and I are waiting for you in Fengxiang Mansion!" ”

Xu Wei nodded, his eyes falling on his daughter. Xu Yan was still young and didn't understand what her father was talking about, and her big eyes were only staring at her father.

The Purple Gold Tiger has been fighting all year round, and his heart has long been like a stone, but when he saw his daughter, his heart hurt for no reason. He opened his arms and called softly: "Girl, come." ”

Xu Yan hadn't seen her father's uniform, as if she was a little unfamiliar, and she was clinging to her mother's arms and refused to move. When Zhang Jiuyue saw it, he gently pushed her and said, "Yan'er, go and let your father hug you." ”

Xu Yan listened, and then opened her hands and walked towards her father. Xu Wei hugged it, hugged it tightly in his arms for a while, kissed his daughter's little face, looked at it carefully, and then handed it back to September. Exhaled deeply and said in a deep voice, "Let's go!" After finishing speaking, without pausing, he lowered the curtain of the car, turned around and left.

Behind "Daddy's ......", Xu Yan suddenly cried loudly, and Zhang Jiujiu had to hold her daughter and gently shake it.

The army turned into three roads, divided into north and south, Xu Wei's troops stopped, he immediately convened the commanders and above, and announced the staff and staff officers of the disposal department to discuss the blocking plan.

There was no solemn festival hall, no majestic tent, not even a bench, dozens of generals and officials sat on the ground to discuss important matters. Everyone almost unanimously believed that if the Jin army was stopped here, it would be a thread in the balance. Within a radius of more than ten miles, there is a flat river, not to mention the hills, and there is hardly a single tomb to be seen. Now we have more than 20,000 troops, and we have to deal with the main force of the Jin Army, and we will never be able to do it without relying on the terrain.

"Dashuai, the terrain in Yixian County is flat, and there is no danger to defend. But from here to the west, into the territory of Qishan County, the terrain is very different from this place, or there can be a place for our army. A general who originally belonged to the middle of the Qin Feng Military Division said.

Xu Wei's expression was solemn, and he immediately said, "Map." ”

The generals took the map and spread it on the ground, the military map at that time was very simple, except for the location of the city, only the large mountains and rivers were indicated, and everyone could see the county of Fuzhou, various mine supervisors, and Zhongnan Mountain from this map. But for the current Tiger Army, it is of little use.

"It's not far from Qishan County, Li Chengwei, you quickly send the White Army to ride westward, reconnoiter the terrain, and everything that is beneficial to the defenders must be rewarded. At the same time, the horse army was sent to spy on the progress of the Jin army and report it at any time. Zhang Qing, this retreat is in a hurry, you should immediately summarize and count the equipment and materials in the army, and you must have a detailed number. The whole army continued to march westward towards Qishan! Xu Wei gave a series of orders, and all the generals listened with bated breath.

The next day, Xu Wei's department entered Qishan County. Stepping on the white army to return, the Jin army is in a hurry to catch up, and the distance between it and our army is already within 100 miles. Today, I am afraid that it will happen. At that time, the generals in the army were shocked, the Hu'er army was newly defeated, the morale was low, and the generals were a little depressed. Xu Wei encouraged his subordinates, but he did not lose his mind, and the generals saw that he was injured, but they still rose up, and the army was a little calmer.

In the morning, the troops had entered Qishan County for more than ten miles, and the scouts reported that the Jin army was already seventy miles away. At this time, another army of white horses reported back, eight miles ahead, on the north bank of Weishui, there is a Caobei Town, southwest of the town, there is a terrain, which can be defended.

When Xu Wei heard the news, the fire belt led the main generals to check.

Caobei Town, it is said that Wei Wu Cao Cao is the place where the monument is used to record the military exploits, but today, the Wei Wu Cao Monument is no longer available, and only the name of the town is left. There are nearly 1,000 households in the town, Xu Wei passed by, and specially sent people to inform the people in the town who did not leave with the Western Army, saying that the Jin Army was approaching, or a war would break out, so that the people could take refuge for a while.

The place that the former army had explored was less than three miles southwest of the town. From entering Fengxiang Mansion, all the way is a smooth road, rare mountainous area. But when it comes to Qishan County, the terrain gradually rises, and when it comes to Caobei Town, it becomes more and more obvious.

This place is nothing short of a masterpiece. Here the terrain suddenly rises very high, forming a high platform. The most special thing is that this high platform is clearly divided into two layers, and its shape is quite similar to the Zhu Ji used by the officers. The local people reported to Xu Wei that this high platform was nameless, although it was several miles in radius, there was no arable land on it, and the people in the town generally did not use it. Only those younger generations who are not afraid of things often go hunting with bows and knives, and there are often fierce beasts.

Xu Wei led the department to check closely, and saw that the high platform was close to Weishui, echoing with the final mountain on the opposite bank, but behind it, it was a smooth road. It is said that as long as you pass here, you can drive straight into Baoji.

"Dashuai, this high platform is a heaven-given land!" Wu Jue said with a happy face.

Godowed? There really isn't a better word to describe this place. Here is a radius of several miles, enough to hide soldiers, south of the Wei River, north of Fengming Mountain, stuck in the middle of Caobei Town. If the Jin army wants to pass, it will either control Fengming Mountain or take this high platform! Of course, if the Jin army has the strength to take the waterway, it is another matter.

"The situation on this high platform is steep, Dashuai, if you choose this place to block it, you must prepare early. The Jin army is afraid that it will encounter me today, and time is pressing. Ma Kuo reminded.

Xu Wei was silent for a while, and after thinking for a while, he immediately squatted down, and when all the generals saw this, they all sat on the ground. Xu Wei took the horsewhip and swiped it on the ground, and in the blink of an eye, the shape of Fengming Mountain and the high platform jumped to the ground. After drawing a cross in the middle, Zijin Tiger said: "This is Fengming Mountain, Caobei Town, and Gaotai." "Fengming Mountain is steep, and it is unlikely that Ma Wu's army will jump over from here, and if our army is stationed on this high platform, he will attack it with all his might. This heavenly land, with two floors up and down, gives our army enough space for layout. In your opinion, how are the forces arranged? ”

"That's easy!" Yang Yan immediately interfaced. He pointed to the first floor of the high platform and said, "If you want to go up, it is easy to walk on our side." Our army placed obstacles such as horse and deer antlers on the first layer, and then archers and heavy infantry were deployed. On the second floor, the distance is a little farther, and the place is not large, the bed crossbow and the god arm bow are arranged here. We have food, as long as the Jin army can't rush through, it can't cut off our water source, and we can stick to the other two ways to reach the destination! At this point, he paused, as if he was reminiscing about his own words, and then said, "No problem!" ”

Zhang Xian stared at it for a long time and asked, "The Flying Fire Cannon can shoot up to sixty steps, if you can get it, it can also come in handy, it's just a little troublesome." ”

Xu Wei didn't think about this, although he had the advantage of firearms, he also understood a truth. The key to winning or losing a war is not weapons. If you can use it best, even if you can't, the current equipment of the Tiger Army is enough to resist. The problem now is that the Jin army and I are only seventy miles apart, and the possibility of encountering it today is extremely high, and the time is so short that there is no chance to prepare properly!