General Yang Zhanger finished reporting the affairs and was about to come out of the account, but he heard someone outside: "Dashuai, the scout brought back the news of Dunzhou!" ”

Xu Wei's eyes flashed, and after ordering Yang Zhang Er to leave, he called: "Come in." ”

One will enter the tent, forty miles away, eight feet long, and a burly physique, but his appearance is clearly different from that of the Han Chinese, and the most striking thing is his hairstyle. The top of the head is completely bald, with bangs on the forehead and pigtails on both sides, which is the most common hairstyle of the Dangxiang people, and is said to have originated from the Xianbei custom.

This person's surname is Li, his name is Li Chengwei, a member of the party, and he turned out to be a general of the Ma Army under the command of Zhe Keqiu. When Xu Wei said goodbye to Tongguan, Zhi Jingluo gave him and several other cavalry officers to Xu Wei, and now he is the commander of the Tabai Army and is very much used by Xu Wei. Several of him joined the Tiger Jie Army, and he also caused a storm. The reason is that the hairstyle of the party members is somewhat similar to that of the Jurchens, which makes the generals of the Hu'er Army look very uncomfortable, especially Yang Yan. Therefore, they once said that these party generals should be allowed to change their Han customs. People are in the imperial court, their names are in Siyi, they are still wearing Hanfu and speaking Chinese, why do you look like a bird? Xu Wei said that even the imperial court did not ask the party members under its rule to change Han customs, so why should we care? And so everything was as it was before.

When Li Chengwei and other generals heard the news, they all went to Xu Wei to thank him, and Zijin Tiger comforted him with kind words. Since then, several generals have taken the lead in both training troops and marching battles, making the combat strength of the horse army under Xu Wei increasing day by day.

"Sir, the scout has just returned to camp." Li Chengwei's face was full of anger and meticulous.

When Xu Wei saw his expression, his heart jumped, and he got up and asked, "How?" "He had to be nervous, this expedition, Yao Pingzhong and Zhang Jun were the main attackers, and he was a surprise soldier. No matter how well he fights this strange soldier, if Yao Zhang loses, then the battle situation is already clear.

"The scouts went one hundred and twenty miles deep into Yanzhou, and there were no Song and Jin troops along the way, and there were no traces of battles. I went all the way to the vicinity of Yanzhou, asked the villagers, and learned that a few days ago, a Jurchen army went south along Luoshui, stretching for several miles before and after, and the momentum was terrifying, and it went straight to the state city. The scout ventured close to the state city, only to see the Jin army cleaning the battlefield, carrying the corpses, from the situation at the scene, it is not difficult to see the fierceness of the battle, a radius of more than ten miles, human corpses and horse corpses abound! Li Chengwei replied.

Xu Wei's heart suddenly hung up! The task of Yao Pingzhong and Zhang Jun's second general is to attack the city of Yanzhou, and now the city of Yanzhou is already cleaning up the battlefield, which means that Yao Zhang not only failed to capture the city, but is very likely to have retreated!

After learning that the Jin army was hiding troops in Ganquan, he thought that once Yao Zhang could not attack the city and the army's heart was shaken, the Jin army rushed south from Ganquan to reinforce, Yao Zhang was afraid that he would suffer, and now it has come true!

When the two armies faced each other, Xu Wei did not panic, but now, he didn't know whether it was because of the cold or because of nervousness, and his hands were a little trembling. Twisting the two hands tightly, the Purple Gold Tiger's gaze became gloomy. Woe to you! In this expedition, the three recruitment divisions in Shaanxi all dispatched a large number of soldiers and horses, and the 60,000 elite soldiers led by Yao Pingzhong and Zhang Jun were all the elite of each division. The defeat of Yanzhou may hurt the vitality of the Western Army!

Moreover, Yao Zhang's defeat in Dunzhou is very likely to implicate his own northern town, Fangzhou! Yaozhou, the assembly place of the three divisions, is located in the north of Jingzhaofu and belongs to the Guanzhong Plain, while Fangzhou is in the north of Yaozhou, with Qiaoshan as a barrier in the territory. It is the first line of Gongwei Yaozhou and Jingzhao Mansion. Because of this, he carefully managed the important town of Fangzhou, not only as a barrier, but also as the primary fortress for attacking Dunzhou.

If Fangzhou is lost, then there will be no danger to the north of Jingzhao Mansion. The Jin army of Dunzhou can pass through Fangzhou, drive straight into the plain, and directly threaten Yaozhou, Jingzhaofu, and Chang'an City, and be attacked on both sides!

The most terrifying thing is that if the Jin army wins Fangzhou and goes straight to Yaozhou, at the same time, Lou Su and Ma Wu send troops from the entrance of the Guanzhong Plain in eastern Shaanxi to Chang'an, if they attack from both sides, can the fourth brother and the fifth brother be able to stop it?

However, the reason why Xu Wei has today's achievements, in addition to the prophetic advantage like cheating, mainly depends on his calmness, daring to gamble, and daring to fight. Soon, he calmed down, and now Yao Pingzhong and Zhang Jun have no worries, what matters is where he will go along the way.

The safest way is to go back to where you came from, and then follow Luoshui back to the security army, and wait until the situation is clarified before making further plans.

The most risky way was to enter Dunzhou as originally planned, no matter whether the Jin army was pursuing Yao Zhang's troops or attacking the city and plundering the land, I suddenly inserted him in the back and caught him off guard. But the risk of doing so is extremely high, if you are not careful, your more than 20,000 troops mainly infantry troops may encounter the main force of the Jin army, and you will die for life.

"You immediately send someone to investigate again, you must go deep into Yanzhou, and you must figure things out. Where are Yao Pingzhong and Zhang Jun now! Whether it is life or death, existence or death, there must be a quasi-faith. Xu Wei immediately ordered.

Li Chengwei took the order and left, Xu Wei thought about it, felt that it was not safe, and ordered him to try to infiltrate the city of Yanzhou, get in touch with the people lurking in the city, and see if there was any relevant information. After finishing these two things, he summoned the lieutenant generals to discuss. As soon as the news was revealed, the generals were shocked, and the vast majority of people persuaded Xu Wei to return the same way. Now that Yao Zhang's department has encountered an accident, there is little point for us to go south, and it may even follow in Yao Zhang's footsteps. It's better to be safe, return to the security forces, and figure things out before making a decision.

Xu Wei was in a passive situation at this time, and the food stored in the army was only enough to eat for ten days, even if he saved one province, it would be half a month. He didn't decide to stay right away, anxiously waiting for news from the scouts and the hosaku.

The next day, the scouts reported that Yan Jin's army pursued Yao Zhang all the way south, and the corpses of soldiers of both armies and abandoned ordnance materials could be seen along the way. At the boundary of the Shima Mountains, one hundred and forty miles south of Juzhou, the scouts discovered the Jin army camp and had to suspend the reconnaissance and return.

On the fourth day, the official army attacked Juzhou very urgently, Han Chang fought back desperately, and the city was never broken. Not long ago, Ma Wu personally led 50,000 elite divisions to the south to help, and the two armies fought a bloody battle under the city of Yanzhou, and the officers and troops were defeated and retreated. Ma Wuhan often led a large army to pursue, but has not returned so far, and now there are only thousands of soldiers in the city of Yanzhou.

Xu Wei gathered the generals and analyzed the intelligence obtained from it. It is said that it will not take such a long time to chase and defeat the enemy, unless Ma Wu and Han Chang plan to attack Fangzhou Yaozhou. Moreover, the scouts discovered the Jin military camp at Shima Mountain, one hundred and forty miles south of Juzhou. There is no village in front of Shima Mountain, and there is no store in the back, why does the Jin Army want to set up a camp here? Of all the signs, one is the most likely.

That is the Jin army besieging Yao Pingzhong and Zhang Jun in Shimashan! The topography of Shima Mountain Xu Wei and his generals are very clear, the peaks and peaks are undulating, the height is staggered, and there are many valleys in between, and they are extremely long. Suppose that after Yao Pingzhong and Zhang Qian were defeated and retreated under the city of Yanzhou, they had been evading the pursuit of the Jin army, and when they reached the boundary of Shima Mountain, they were caught up, and in desperation, they entered the mountains to make a last stand. Naturally, the Jin army attacked with all its might, but it could not take it for a while, so it set up camps everywhere to besiege it, waiting for its food to run out of chaos.

This assumption is generally agreed with by the generals. Now the question is, should we go to save Yao Zhang? If you don't go, it's naturally the easiest, let's go back to the security army the same way, Yan'an Mansion has been scared by us, and our army can go back calmly.

If we go to the rescue, our army will only have more than 20,000 people, and the food and grass will only be enough for ten days. Except for the time to rush to the battlefield for at least two and a half days, this is still the premise of not encountering resistance, within seven days, can we rescue Yao Zhang? If we can't, we'll either be defeated or we'll run out of food.

Which is more important in comparison?

Many generals advised Xu Wei, regardless of Yao Pingzhong and Zhang Jun, to return to the security army. Even including the always belligerent general Zhang Xian. Some people also suggested that since there are only a few thousand soldiers in the city of Dunzhou, why don't we go and attack the city? Forcing Ma Wu and Han Chang to return to the division to rescue? But this suggestion was immediately rejected, if our army went to attack Dunzhou, assuming that Ma Wu and Han Chang were successfully forced to return to the division to rescue, Yao Pingzhong and Zhang Jun would have escaped, but could we escape?

Remember, there are only ten days of food left, and even if you have to withdraw the security forces, you have to leave quickly! Xu Jiu had almost no choice, he had to consider the opinions of the generals, although he knew that if he didn't save them, Yao Pingzhong and Zhang Jun's subordinates would definitely die. The 60,000 elite soldiers were lost, and the Western Army was greatly damaged from then on, not only turned to the defense in an all-round way, but also did not mention a counteroffensive for ten years. There is also a premise for this, that is, within these ten years, the Western Army will not be annihilated by the Jin Army, and Shaanxi will not be occupied by the Jin Army.

Stone Horse Mountain, located in the south of Juzhou, the reason for its name has been unexaminable, legend has a stone horse in the mountain, thirsty to drink morning dew, hungry to eat the mountain stone, run in the mountain stream, such as walking on the flat ground. This is, of course, a well-deserved thing.

The peaks of Shima Mountain are connected, with a radius of dozens of miles. There are many valleys in the mountains, and they are connected to each other, and it is easy for people to get lost when they walk in the middle. It is also infested with tigers, leopards and jackals, and is inaccessible. But not long ago, this barren mountain and wilderness became a battlefield for the two armies to fight to the death. One side is desperate to survive, and the other side is eager to make contributions, and they have been holding each other for several days.

At the northern foot of Shima Mountain, it is rooted in the camp outside the valley mouth, in the big tent of the Chinese army. The high-spirited Khitan general Yelu Ma Wu is meeting his capable generals to discuss the tactics of annihilating this Western army. Ma Wu has made great achievements this time, and it can even be said that it is the biggest battle feat since the Jin Army entered Shaanxi! Due to his careful arrangement, the Song army Yao Pingzhong and Zhang Jun's subordinates, after paying a heavy price for casualties, not only failed to break through the city of Yanzhou, but were defeated by internal and external attacks, and fled to this Shima Mountain.

But Ma Wu's ambition is not limited to this, he holds the mountain pass on all sides, just to annihilate Yao Pingzhong and Zhang Junquan here! Then, enter Yaozhou, Bingfangzhou, in order to Chang'an! Once again, the momentum of the Jin Army's attack on Shaanxi will be launched!

If Ma Wu's move is successful, then the results of the Jin Army's Western Route Army will not be inferior to that of the Eastern Road. The prime minister of the country is sticky, and he will definitely raise his eyebrows in front of Wushu, and in the court, he will also turn the tide! And for Ma Wuren, he will become the most shining general in the Jin Army, except for the Jurchen generals!

With so many temptations, how could Ma Wu not do his best to kill Yao Zhang?

"The western army occupies the valley, sets up obstacles to defend it everywhere, and makes several attempts to break through, but our army has killed them back. I guess it won't last long. "Han Jun Wanhu Han often talks about his writing, and he really showed his face this time. In the previous attacks, he lost face under the Hu'er Army, and was even scolded by Sticky Han, just like you, you are still known to be good at offense and defense? But this time, in the face of the strong attack of the Western Army, he commanded the troops to defend tenaciously, so that the 60,000 Western Army stormed and failed to break the city for a long time. Later, he cooperated with Ma Wu to attack inside and outside, causing Yao Pingzhong and Zhang Jun to retreat, and then pursued all the way to this point.

"The Western Army retreated all the way, lost a large number of ordnance and materials, and threw grain and grass all over the field, which cheapened our army in vain. It is estimated that the western army in the mountains has run out of food, and I guess that within two or two days, this will happen. Sali drank and laughed.

Ma Wuwen, who was sitting on the top and was holding a knife and cutting mutton, heard this, and also showed a rare and unbridled optimism, and said loudly: "When the enemy in the mountains is cleared, I can enter Fangzhou, and then Tuyao, Chang'an City, the lair of the Purple Golden Tiger, is close at hand!" ”

"Haha! Enter Chang'an! End Xu Huer's nest! ”

"Not bad! This guy has been an enemy of our army for many years, and it is very annoying! This time, when you vent your anger! ”

"Occupy his Chang'an City, see what he can do! Call him crazy! ”

Ma Wu brought a large piece of fat meat to his mouth, took a bite, and suddenly remembered something, so he asked: "According to the prisoners of the Western Army, it was Yao Pingzhong, the deputy envoy of Shaanxi West Road, and Zhang Jun, the commander of the North Road Recruitment, who led the troops to attack Yan this time. But where is Xu Wei, who is the envoy of the South Road? ”

Indeed, Xu Wei is a general of the Western Army, and it is impossible for him not to participate in such a major war. Did you go to the Guanzhong Plain? Han Chang guessed.

"There is this possibility, the Hu'er Army is a rare unit in the Song Army that can compete with our army in the field. If the Western Army wants to take the road of the Guanzhong Plain, it must be Xu Hu'er. It's just that...... If he walks on the plains, we should receive the rumors, why has there been no movement so far? Someone wondered.

"Didn't he take advantage of our army's fierce battle in Yanzhou, and he took advantage of the gap to go straight to Yan'an through the Guanzhong Plain?"

Ma Wu shook his head resolutely: "Xu Wei will never do such a thing, last time he entered Danzhou, Tongzhou, and made a gesture to attack Yan'an, in fact, it was to lure me away so that he could attack Yanzhou." Because he knew that a big city like Yan'an Mansion could not be captured in a few months without tens of thousands of troops. Moreover, it had been properly arranged before the war, and the Yan'an troops were sufficient, not to mention anything else. At least, it will be more than enough to defend until we return to the division to rescue. ”

"That's weird, where is the Purple Golden Tiger? This Shaanxi war, without his news, I am really not used to it. Sali said as he drank and ate.

Ma Wu couldn't eat it, he always felt that there was no news of Xu Wei until now, and he was very uneasy. He was even thinking again, the Western Army that attacked the security army was biased, wouldn't it really be Xu Wei? This guy loves to do things that are unexpected.

But on second thought, what if it was him? Yao Pingzhong and Zhang Jun have been defeated, and now they are turtles in the urn, just waiting to die. Even if Xu Wei broke the blockade and entered Juzhou, when he learned the news of the defeat of Yao Pingzhong and Zhang Jun, he was afraid that it would be too late to escape back to the security army!

As soon as he thought of this, his heart was much more relaxed, and he said to the generals: "Two days after tomorrow, let's suspend the attack." Send messengers into the mountains to persuade them to surrender. It is said that Yao Pingzhong, like Xu Wei, was the favorite of the young emperor of the Southern Dynasty, and the heroes of Guanzhong called him 'Little Taiwei', which was quite prestigious, and Zhang Jun was also one of the generals of the Western Army. If these two people surrender, Dajin will not only get two cadres, but also tens of thousands of elite soldiers. After that, the situation in Shaanxi will further develop in a direction favorable to our army, and taking the entire territory of Shaanxi is just around the corner! ”

These words greatly stirred up the emotions of the generals present, and the golden general, who had a heavy ring in his ear, laughed wildly: "At this time, the western army in the mountains is hungry, and our army is willing to let them live. It also saves our army a lot of trouble! ”

"That's it! With them as guides, it is easy to take Fang, Yao, and Chang'an! It's the whole of Shaanxi, I can't say it, and it will also be in this battle, all in my big gold bag! ”

The sycophant appeared at the right time, picked up the wine bowl and said to Ma Wudao: "This is all Lai Yelu's strategic planning and command." In this battle, all the achievements of the world are built, gratifying, congratulations! I would like to use this cup to talk about the heart! ”

When the generals saw it, they responded and congratulated one after another. Ma Wuda was overjoyed, got up with the wine glass and said, "All the gentlemen drink this cup full!" I wish you the capture of the Guanshan Heavy Land! Delong, and Wangshu! ”

For a while, in the big tent, laughter and laughter were mixed with the sound of cups and plates colliding, so lively!

When he was eating, drinking, and talking, he suddenly saw a general hurriedly walking into the tent, and he didn't say hello, and went straight to Ma Wu. Come to him, lean down, and whisper something. After hearing this, Ma Wuyi threw the wine glass in his hand to the ground with a bang!

The generals were shocked! Some people even react habitually, damn, is it Xu Hu'er!

But when he saw that Jeluma was overjoyed, he couldn't stop laughing! The generals looked at each other, not knowing what was happening, which made the capital so happy.

"Go, let him in!" Ma Wu said with a smile. "Don't worry, there's a happy event!"

Since he said so, the generals could only wait patiently. After a while, I saw a person enter the account, and it was easy to tell from his appearance that this was a man. He looked like he was about thirty years old, and his body was supposed to grow up, but he deliberately shrunk at this time. On a cold day, dressed in single clothes, unkempt, and very depressed.

As soon as he entered, he looked at the head of the Lord, Yelu Dutong, and bowed, saying, "I have seen the noble general of the Jin army." ”

Ma Wu glanced at him and said loudly: "Tell me, who are you and where are you from?" ”

"The villain is the deputy commander of the army in the North Shaanxi Road, and at this moment, our department is garrisoning the entrance to the valley in front of the Guijun camp." The man replied. It's actually an officer of the Western Army!

"Then why are you here?" Ma Wu was interested and asked knowingly.

"On the orders of the commanders, I came to meet the commander of your army, discuss, discuss...... Surrender. "I guess I also know that this thing is not very glorious, and this commander stutters a little.