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In ancient times, the Yellow River branched off into many tributaries in the lower reaches of the impact plain in the process of pouring into the sea in the east. In the time of Yu, there are nine branches in the lower reaches of the river, just as the "Nine Rivers are the Dao" said in "Yu Gong", which are Tuxiao, Taishi, Ma Cheek, Covering, Hu Su, Jian, Jie, Hook Pan, and Jiu Jin.

In the spring and autumn of the Yin Zhou Dynasty, with the sudden cold and warmer climate, the nine rivers either dried up, or diverted, or annihilated****** leaving only one east and one west. They are separated in the lower reaches of Jianjin, and in the middle, this narrow area about the size of the Lu State, is called Hejian Land, which was originally the territory of the Zhongxing clan, but in last year's war, it was stolen by the Chen clan, and only a few towns at the southern end were occupied by the attacking Zhao army, but only as a bridgehead to guard against the Chen clan.

At the beginning of March, Zhao Wuxian, who had already surrounded the Emperor Hill and tried to attack it twice, learned from the scouts that Chen's 10,000 troops had crossed the river from Hejian to the west and entered the Zhao-occupied area.

Of the only two remaining rivers in the "Nine Rivers", the East River is the main road, and the West River is a forked stream, so the river is shallow and it is easier to cross.

Even so, Zhao Wuxian was still amazed by Chen's plan, and the one who could come up with this idea was probably his old friend Chen Heng.

"Chen Zichang is really cunning, he didn't save him when I attacked Chaoge, he didn't take it when I went north to Zhongmu, and when I broke Handan, he didn't move, just sit and watch Fan, Bank of China, and Handan collapse one by one, just busy grabbing the land between the rivers, but he also has a vision and does the least effort. But the most profitable choice. “

Standing in front of the tall trebuchet with a skeleton already built, Zhao Wuxian smiled and said to Fan Chi, who had transported heavy grain from the Lu country.

He has been a big farmer in Lu for several years. Fan Chi has become more and more mature and steady, but this special period of wartime. He also gave full play to his ability to lead troops, and led the peasants of Xilu to transform into a grain collection team and a baggage team.

He led the troops with Ran Qiu, so he also had a certain understanding of the strategic military situation, so he took over and said: "The river is in the north and the Yan country, and the south is bordered by the river and Ji. Back then, Duke Qi Huan cut a lonely bamboo and served Beiyan. Now it was seized by the Chen family. Handan's belly was opened to them. "Yes, he saw the timing of my main force to defend the country, like a hungry wolf smelling meat, and hurriedly crossed the river west."

Fan Chi said with some concern: "The Chen clan is advancing westward, and Handan and other places have only been controlled by the general for a few months, and the people's hearts are still not very stable. What's more, if Handan is lost, the enemies at the east and west ends of the general will be able to connect through Xingdi and Pukou. At that time, the Zhao family will really be surrounded! ”

Zhao Wuxian told him not to worry, "Don't worry about it, how can Handan be so easy to capture?" "Although I brought the main force out, there are still 5,000 people stationed in Handan and Xingdi. Zhao Yi, the head of the horse, also left behind in Zhongmu with a division of people, and he could respond at any time, relying on these troops alone. Self-protection is fine. “

That being said, but relatively speaking. Handan is still relatively empty, and the problem is still that the Zhao clan fought on multiple fronts. Troops are stretched. In addition to the soldiers and cavalrymen who were professionally enlisted, the soldiers who were recruited last year were immediately re-recruited in February after they were allowed to go back to spring ploughing, and at the same time the locals in Hanoi and Handan areas were forced to enlist.

Fortunately, Handan was fairly stable in several newly conquered areas, after all, Zhao Wuxian uprooted the old power of the Handan clan, and by the way, raised the political and economic status of the surrendered troops. If they are counterattacked by the Chen clan and the Bank of China, those people may not be able to keep the land they just got, and they should be on the side of the Zhao clan to defend Handan.

Fan Chi's face was overjoyed: "So the general doesn't plan to return to the division?" ”

Zhao Wuxian said: "The reason why the Chen clan went to Handan was to induce me to give up attacking Emperor Qiu, they were worried that if the country was taken by me, the Chen clan's Yiyi and Gao Tang would be exposed to the attack distance of our cavalry. ”

Fan Chi suddenly said: "I see." "Although he can fight, he is still honest in temperament, and he can be a military officer, but he cannot be a commander.

Wuxian smiled: "What's more, Chen Zichang's thoughts are good, but don't look at who is guarding Handan?" Teach me to march and fight! If he wants to take Handan lightly, Chen Heng is afraid that he is overestimating his catties, but he is afraid that he thinks he has picked up soft persimmons, but in fact, he has hit the iron plate headlong! ”

"In that case, the general can focus on conquering Diqiu."

Fan Chi was relieved now, he had no right ability, he saw it in his eyes when he ran five hundred miles to attack Jixi, and he was the most capable general in the Zhao army.

"Fiction is real, reality is fiction, Chen Zi often attacks Handan is also true and false, on the one hand, it can attract me to return to the division, if I don't go back, he can attack the city over there. And I surround the emperor's hill, it is also true and false, if the main force of the Qi army does not come, then the defense of the country will not be guaranteed, if I come, I will just fight to the death with them on this mulberry pu! ”

As the commander-in-chief, Zhao Wuxian knew very well what the advantages and disadvantages of Zhao Jun were now, the advantage was that he had won consecutive battles and his morale was high, which overshadowed the complaints of the long-term call-up. And there are more cavalry, and they are not afraid of field battles. The disadvantage is that he is surrounded by enemies on all sides, and his troops are stretched, and if it drags on for a long time, it is quite unfavorable, so he has always demolished the east wall to make up the west wall, and concentrated superior forces to find the enemy for a decisive battle.

In this way, the victory can continue, instead of being exhausted and the veterans of the division exhausted after several years of confrontation.

In particular, what Zhao Wuxian was most worried about was not the Chen clan, but the Jin and Lu clans located in the west and east of the battle line: the Zhi clan and the Wei clan had not been in a hurry to consolidate their territory in the past year, and then slowly advanced towards Zhao Han, and their strength was especially strong, or rather, after annexing the forces of Fan and Bank of China west of Taihang, they became even stronger!

And Lu State, Zhao Wuxian had absolute authority when he was in Lu State, but in the year he left, there was no less trouble, in last year's offensive, although there was no loss of ground, but the autumn harvest was delayed, and many places were short of food this year. It was also thanks to Zhang Mengtan and the Tiger Society, Zai Yu, Ran Qiu and others who did their best to keep Lu Guo in the situation, and waited until he moved eastward.

But the Qi State launched another offensive in mid-February, and Zhao Wuxian was worried about how long the Lu State would last.

So he wished that Qi Hou could turn around and bring his forty or fifty thousand troops over, Chen Heng wanted to "surround Handan and save the guards", and Zhao Wuxian was also "besieging and saving Lu......

However, it has been almost a month since he entered the Weiguo, and the Zhao army has made a lot of trouble, and even the pseudo-marquis of Wei has supported one, and Emperor Qiu has entered the countdown to destruction. But on the side of the Marquis of Qi, there is no sign of support from the west, and the Marquis of Qi and his general Guogao seem to have other plans, could it be that there are also high-ranking people in the Qi army who have seen through Zhao Wuxian's plan to encircle and send reinforcements?

Thinking of this, Zhao Wuxian said to Fan Chi, who was in the dust: "Zichi, you just came from Lu State, and you told me about the recent situation of Lu Country one by one. “

Fan Chi bowed down at this time, and said with a serious face that he came this time, except for transporting the baggage. "Let the general know that the spring offensive of the Qi army is extremely fierce, and in areas where there are no military guards, it is simply like a chicken and a dog. Just the line of Mount Tai, there are those who surrendered, there are doctors who fled without a fight, and there are people who plan to betray, and the internal situation in Lu is not stable, and the soldiers and the people all hope that the general can go back as soon as possible! “

(To be continued.) )