Fanrong, south bank of the Wei River. Fifteen miles before Kansai Town, Jin Junda... ※

"Really? Is the information reliable? "Wei Su grabbed one of his generals, the Xi army. The shock on his face was indescribable.

The general looked at him helplessly, nodded and said, "According to the soldiers who fled back from the east bank, the enemy formation is quite large, although I can't see the banner, but

The concubine let go of him and stood there for a while without any reaction. Coming from Hedong, the formation is strong, who else will it be besides the Purple Gold Tiger? But according to Li Zhi, Xu Wei didn't bring many soldiers and horses into Hedong, and Pingyang had already trapped part of him, how could there be such a lineup? Moreover, the soldiers who escaped the Yellow River said that the enemy was close to Yongle Town, and that there were not many steps away from the Pujin pontoon bridge. If the Purple Gold Tiger is allowed to enter the concubine, the situation will be even more variable.

Lost his mind, he slowly returned to the handsome case and sat down with concern. The commission can't help but be a little worried. If it was someone else, he might not have to worry so much, but Xu Wei started from the Purple Mountain Bridge. It has always been a fierce rival of the Jurchen army. And think about it, starting with that battle for the pontoon bridge. Xu Wei's troops faced our army and only suffered one defeat. It's the Battle of Fanzhou. In case he storms the Pujin pontoon bridge, or walks into the Binghuang Pass, will the defenders be able to stop him?

Now the 70,000 horses of the Jin army are blocked on the south bank of the Wei River. Jeruba Wu took 30,000 men with him, and the attack was smooth. He was thinking about either a decisive battle with the Song army in front of him, or he would divide his troops to attack Jingzhao Mansion. If the Purple Gold Tiger comes to stir up the situation at this time"

"Marshal, even if that Xu Wei comes, with the strength of our army, do you still need to worry about him?" At this time. The general of the Xi army said. This sentence reminded the committee that the tiger army was cowering in the city, and I might be tied up for a while, and I didn't have to pay attention to it in the field. I have more than 100,000 horses under my command. It can be said that the Jurchen elite has gathered, and it is by no means the little force that Xiaoxishan suddenly gathered. Although the "Tiefutu" was taken away by the fourth prince, with more than 10,000 cavalry in my hands, no Song army would want to compete with me in a field battle, even Xu Hu'er. When they were in Tongzhou, if it weren't for the help of the planters, the Xu brothers would have retreated long ago.

Thinking of this, Wei Su couldn't help but laugh at himself a little. Ma Wu has a saying that is right. Xu Wei is just a slightly special example of a group of generals of the Southern Army who are greedy for life and afraid of death, he has neither the ability to penetrate the heavens and the earth, nor the power to turn things around, why should he be so surprised? Let him come, whether he enters the pontoon bridge or Huangguan, he doesn't want to take advantage of it.

"Order the guards of the pontoon bridge and the Huangguan. If you let the Tiger Army enter the pass, you will die! He stood up suddenly.

The general of the Xi army was ordered to go out of the tent, and the concubine didn't have time to sit down, and saw another person rushing in, but it was his son Wanyan and a living girl.

Since the departure of the Great Army, he has been on guard duty. At the beginning, Taizu Aguda once prophesied, saying that "this son will be a famous general one day" Now it seems that his son is growing up day by day and has gradually possessed the ability to stand alone, which makes him a very happy father.

Before the living girl could speak, he had already asked, "What is the matter with my son?" ”

"Marshal, the living girl has brought two pieces of news." The living woman saluted.

He sat down again, completely absent from his previous nervousness, and chuckled, "Good news or bad news?" ”

"All good news!" The living girl said with joy on her face, finished speaking, took out something from her arms and handed it over. Wei Su took a look, it was a vermilion brand, half an arrow long, with eight Chinese characters engraved on the back, but the front was densely packed. He didn't recognize it, so he asked, "What is this?" ”

"This is the gold medal used by the Yugoslav Army to convey emergency military information. He Guan from Jingzhao Mansion directly gave it to the seed master. His messenger was intercepted by my subordinates in Zheng County. The Han'er in the army checked it, and it said that the brothers of the seed division and the Xu family already had tens of thousands of strong soldiers. They should not put their hopes on Xu Wei and order them to fight a decisive battle with our army immediately. Wanyan Huonu is estimated to be about the same age as Xu Wei, and when she said this, she had a smug smile on her face. Intercept important intelligence of the enemy. It has always been regarded as an important military achievement.

He turned over the vermilion wooden plaque and looked at it a few times. It would have been a good thing to see the enemy's intentions, but he couldn't be unhappy. The planter was waiting for Xu Wei, and now, Xu Wei is really here! This does not bode well.

Seeing her father's solemn expression, Wanyan Huonu said nothing, and asked suspiciously: "Marshal?" ”

"Attack now!" Jiansu suddenly stood up and shouted.

It's not unusual to go to war, it's strange how to immediately order a war as soon as you see this gold medal? After knowing the news that the Purple Gold Tiger came from Hedong, the Jurchen young general chuckled and said, "The pontoon bridge is in my hands, why should my father worry?" Besides, there is one more thing that my father does not know. ”

"What?" Only then did the concubine Su remember that the living girl had just said two good news.

"The ranger I sent not only intercepted the messenger of the Western Army, but also received a military report from Ma Wu, he is north of the Wei River, Xiabang County, Huazhou!" Wanyan said in a deep voice.

When the news first arrived, it was also a joy! If the fifth beggar came to participate in the war, he would restrain the Song army from the side. Then it will be much easier to start a seed division by yourself. But after thinking about it, Ma Wu should have been attacking Jingzhao at this time, why did he appear in Huazhou? Could it be that the battle situation is unfavorable? The living girl sent the military newspaper, and after reading it, she was overjoyed and said: "Providence! No matter how good Qu Duan was, he would never have expected that his victory would force Ma Wusuo's troops to retreat to Huazhou. "No wonder my son said it was good news, Ma Wu is now in Xiabang, Huazhou, with a book of Yi Xun to dry the fine concave and say that Xunshan's different body clam is old, and the fire horse is whipped here. The road is counted as a march of the army. Two climbs and leaks the tide!

The fighter plane is fleeting, and the Purple Golden Tiger doesn't care if he can cross the river, as long as he can't stay in the river for a day, this big battle will always hang a variable! Unless, defeat the Seed Master! Sweep the east side of Jingzhao! As soon as I thought of this, I didn't hesitate anymore: "Pass my military order, gather the generals of all ethnic groups, and discuss the march!" Living girl, you send an order to Ma Wu, let him immediately wave his army to cross the Wei River, garrison troops on the west side of Dingrong, and attack the Dingrong Song army after three days! ”

Sixty miles away, the Chong Taiwei and the Xu family brothers in Dingrong City obviously did not realize the imminent danger. They still sent troops to hold the two towns of Guanxi and Fushui, and stationed the main force around Dingrong City, implementing the principle of "I will not move if the enemy does not move." policy. On this day, Xu Yuan was sitting in the yamen of the Dingrong Zhijun to manage military affairs, the lieutenant inspected the barracks, and Xu Sheng inspected the two towns. They all went out of the city.

In the past few days, more than 100,000 troops of the Song and Jin armies have been blocked in the small place of Dingrong, and no one dares to take action easily. Because the commanders of both sides understand that this battle has a great deal to do with the final victory or defeat of the two armies. To put it seriously, if the Song army is defeated. Shaanxi is basically finished, and if the Jin army is defeated, it will basically lay the foundation for withdrawing from Shaanxi. In this way, the commanders of both sides did not dare to be careless, and paid more attention to their own omissions in addition to paying close attention to each other. Therefore, the three commanders of the Song army, there must be two people in Rancheng every day to inspect the defense, and their caution can be seen.

"Report! Handsome! There was a man outside, who claimed to be a citizen of the river, and asked to see Xu Zhizhou." An officer reports from the court.

In the river? Ordinary people? Want to see the fourth brother? Why did Shan Zhuo want to see the fourth brother? Xu Yuan put down the brush in his hand, groaned slightly, and nodded: "Bring it in."

After a while, two sturdy soldiers came in with one person, Xu Yuan looked at it, and saw that the other party was about thirty or so, nothing unusual, it seemed that he was a flat-headed person. Wearing a straight dress, it seems that it is still wet, could it be wading across the river? After looking at it for a while, he asked, "Who are you?" ”

"The villain is a common man in the river, asking to see Xu Zhizhou." The man clenched his fists.

Xu Yuan stared at him again, unable to see any clues. Then he said, "It's the same if something is said to me." ”

"Please forgive me, the villain is important, the news needs to be reported to Xu Zhizhou in person." The man was very persistent.

Xu Yuan was a little angry when he was on the spot, and said unhappily: "I'm Xu Yuan!" ”

As soon as these words came out, the man raised his head and looked at him for a while, but finally bowed: "In this case, please forgive the villain's order, which is to report to Xu Zhizhou in person." ”

The net was about to be made, but behind Xu Yuan, he immediately sat back. I identify myself. He called him "Dashuai", indicating that he knew who I was. Then he said that when he received the order, it proved that he was not an ordinary person, and this was a fine work! And he claimed to be from Hezhong Province, so whose subordinate is he? Mo is not,

As soon as he thought of this, he patted the case and said, "Say! Who sent you across the river! He slapped the table, and the guards outside heard the sound and entered, and they all drew their knives with a loud sound.

But the man's face did not change slightly, he turned a blind eye to the bright steel knives around him, and bowed to him again: "Please forgive the sins, the villain's military order is in his body, if he violates it, he will also die."

Xu Yuan was silent for a long time, and waved his hand to dismiss the guard. Whose subordinates this is. It's just an elm pimple! Could it be that the ninth brother has arrived? He didn't know that I was in Dingrong, so he strictly ordered this person to report to the fourth brother in person? That's it. He shouted, "Someone! Please Xu Zhizhou to return to the city! And when he had finished speaking, he left the house in the hall. Take care of military affairs by yourself. But the other party stepped aside, hanging his hands and standing solemnly, as if nothing happened.

After a long time, the hall has been smelling pins falling. Xu Yuan suddenly asked in a calm tone, as if chatting normally, "When did you all command the envoys to arrive in the river?" ”

Before these words landed, the other party raised his hands neatly, clenched his fists and replied, "Hui Dashuai." But after just saying these three words, he came to his senses, didn't blink his eyes, and continued, "The villain doesn't know

Xu Yuan saw that this guy was soft and hard, so he was too lazy to take care of him anymore. It wasn't until almost lunchtime that he heard the sound of horses' hooves outside, Xu Sheng hurried in, he didn't even see a person standing in the corner, and said directly to Xu Yuan: "Big brother, someone wants to see me?" ”

Xu Yuan didn't raise his head, so he took a pen and pointed to the corner, Xu Sheng turned his head to look, and then the person appeared. After looking up and down, he was convinced that he didn't recognize it, so he asked, "Who are you?" ”

Probably for fear of angering Xu Yuan, the man made a gesture and asked Xu Sheng to take a step to speak. The latter frowned, where did this person come from, so mysterious? However, the other party naturally claimed to be from the river. It must be something important. So he said hello to Xu Yuan and said to the man: "Come with me." When he went to a secluded room at the back, Xu Sheng went in with his front feet, and the man quickly closed the door. Bow down first, then take something out of your bosom. Hands were presented. Xu Sheng took a look. His face changed, and he lost his voice and said, "You are Xu Wei's subordinate!" It was a lacquered wooden waist card, only half the size of a palm, and only one word "wind" was engraved on the front. Turned to the back, but there were the words "Left Sanqi Liu". If an outsider holds such a sign, you won't be able to see what it means.

But Xu Sheng knew that when the ninth brother recruited troops in Xujiazhuang, he took in a lewd man named Li Guan who was eating on the rivers and lakes, known as "Dark Qingzi", who made good use of double knives, making a good secret weapon in one hand, and even a brother who went over the wall and said that the book was printed with an umbrella is a tattooed individual, and he recruited and practiced a batch of people who dared to die at the beginning of the world to spy on intelligence and collect the wind, but after his father passed away, the ninth brother used this group of people to sneak into Gao Shiyou's territory, assassinated Xu He, and brought him back. These people all carry this kind of waist tag. Frontal "wind." The word is to identify oneself. Those words on the verso. The first three should be the number number, and the last one should be the last name of the licensee.

So, when Xu Sheng saw this piece of "wind." When the name card is used, he knows that he is Xu Wei's subordinate.

The villain was ordered to ask for the prime minister's order to wade across the river. Meet Changzhou, there is an important military intelligence report". The man was in the right way.

Xu Sheng couldn't wait to say: "Tell me quickly, where is Xu Jiu now?" ”

"I am marching with the Zhejia army to Yongle Town, waiting for an opportunity to cross the river!" When the man said this, Xu Sheng was overjoyed! Yixi's younger brother is safe and sound, and he returns to Shaanxi, and Erxi brings strong reinforcements, but the Zhejia army is a veteran of the Western Army! Our army is in a confrontation with the Commissariat. If the ninth brother can cross the river in time, the bureau will be of great benefit to me!

There was no time to find out how the Hujie Township Army got out, and he didn't have time to ask in detail how the Zhe Family Army stood with the Ninth Brother, Xu Sheng just asked, "What did Xu Wei have to say for you to bring here?" ”

"The most worrying thing about the prime minister now is that he does not know about the situation in Shaanxi and sends villains to cross the river, one is to report the military situation, and the other is to probe the situation in Shaanxi in order to make a correct decision." The man replied.

Xu Sheng nodded frequently, yes, yes, it should be so. Otherwise, bury your head and hit the pass, in case you hit the main force of the Jin Army, you will be happy.

In addition, the prime minister also instructed the villain to convey one thing. Hezhong and Shaanzhou. were all controlled by the Jin army, and the two main roads into Shaanxi were blocked, and not only that, but the Jin army also burned all the boats. He is discussing countermeasures with the Folding Strategy. If possible, can you call in friendly forces for support? ”

After hearing this, Xu Sheng was silent for a moment, and said to the man: "You go to rest and eat, change your clothes, don't leave the yamen, and follow the rumors."

After settling the people who came, Xu Sheng rushed to the festival hall. The news was relayed to Xu Yuan. When the latter heard the news, he was also overjoyed, but hidden worries followed. The ninth brother will join the family army to come, which is indeed a great thing! But they can't cross the river, isn't it like they didn't come?

The two brothers are in total, and the seed division is also returning from patrol. The Xu family brothers relayed the matter concisely and asked him to have an idea. The veteran of the battlefield did not change his face, strode to the map, pressed his fingers on the map, slowly passed, and finally settled in one place: "Xu Weihe is currently here." Location, Yongle. ”

Then he pointed to the northwest: "If he attacks the pontoon bridge." Then you can enter Tongzhou, base on the north bank of Weishui, block the retreat of Wanyan Weisu, and cooperate with our army to fight

Further to the southwest: "If he enters Shaanzhou to attack Huangguan, he can join our army and jointly attack the concubine." ”

Xu Yuan looked at the map and shook his head: "The two passages into the customs were blocked, and the boats were burned by the Jin army, and they couldn't cross the river for a while. Any assumptions are in vain. ”

"That's right, that's why the Purple Tiger brought it up. Let me wait to support him. The concubine is located on the south bank of Weishui, and it is obvious that it is impossible for our army to respond on the road of pontoon bridge, so that only one place is left in Huangguan." The seed master pointed to the position of Huangguan and said. The Dingcheng army was in the west of Huangguan, and Shaanzhou was in the east of Huangguan, and after the Jin army took Shaanzhou, they immediately took control of Huangguan. If Xu Weihe wants to take this road, he must first clear the enemy troops in Shaanzhou. Then you have to conquer this world-famous Xiongguan, and the difficulty can be imagined.

Xu Sheng stared at the position of Huangguan for a long time. Suggested: "Is it possible to make an appointment with Xu Wei, he will attack from the Kanto, and we will respond from the Kansai and take the Huangguan in one fell swoop?" ”

The seed master looked at him and said, "If our army decides to reinforce them, this is almost the only way

Xu Yuan shrugged and sighed: "It's a pity that this method doesn't work." ”

Xu Sheng turned his head and asked, "Why doesn't it work?" ”

"Our army is now in confrontation with the Commissariat, and no one dares to act rashly. If we divide our forces and take the pass. The poison will definitely be pressed by the grass! The Shaanzhou Jin Army didn't expect to think much, but according to the risk of Huangguan, it was not possible to win it for a while. This layout is commissioned. It connects itself to Hedong and Henan, but it blocks Shaanxi to death, which is indeed dangerous. Xu Yuan said helplessly.

The seed master praised: "Yide is worthy of leading the army for many years, and he can see through the benefits and disadvantages at a glance. Although the concubine was lured by us to cross the Wei River, his previous arrangements still made the Jin army firmly occupy the initiative

"In that case, is there nothing our army can do to help? Xu Wei and Zhe Jingluo can only find their own way out? Xu Sheng asked.

"Even if you want to help, you can't do it, and it's hard for the planter to sigh." The only thing our army could do was to suggest that they storm the pontoon bridge, and our army took the initiative to attack Weisu to contain the main force of the Jin army for them, so that it could not cross the Weishui reinforcement pontoon bridge barrier. Said the planter.

Xu Sheng was taken aback: "This is inevitably too dangerous!" The pontoon bridge was originally defended by our army, and the barrier was condescending, and bows, stones, and rolling logs could all come in handy. If the ninth brother attacks, he will inevitably pay huge casualties! ”

Seed Master Zhong and Xu Yuan glanced at each other, there was no way. In the absence of boats to cross the river, Xu Wei and Zhejiajun had only this way to go. Otherwise. I can only stay on the east bank of the Yellow River and never want to enter Guanzhong.