XVIII. Secretly crossing Chen Cang

Yongnian County. It is located in the remaining veins of the eastern foothills of Taihang Mountain, the Great Plain of North China in the east, Handan in the south, and Julu in the north, and the famous Guangfu Xin Palace in the Warring States Period was established here. The geographical location is very important, and it is rich in resources and talents, which is the hope of Quang Binh County. The mountains in the east of the county, the plains in the west, and the Fuyang River, the Zhizhang River, the Taolei River and other rivers in the middle flow through the territory. In the eastern foothills of Yongnian County, He Chen hid more than 20,000 soldiers in Yongnian Ming Mountain, and among the Wenchen, in addition to Guo Jia and Jia Xu, the two major strategists, one should retreat to the ancient city of Handan.

This Ming Mountain is also called Smart Mountain or Shan Mountain. The mountain is steep and uplifted, and the shape is like a lying elephant. The water winds around the north, winding like a belt. There are Pig Mountain, Dog Mountain, and Rabbit Mountain peaks in the east. It is a famous scenic spot in southern Hebei, and is called one of the eight scenic spots of Pinggan, "Congshan Yunxiu".

Now that he is "repairing the plank road openly and secretly crossing Chen Cang", the homework that should be done is almost the same, and the rest depends on whether Yuan Shao is fooled or not. This invasion of Hebei, it would be best to destroy Yuan Shao in one go, but this is obviously impossible. He came with three goals: first, it was to attack Julu City and divide Jizhou into north and south in one fell swoop, the north was still under Yuan Shao's command for the time being, but the south of Jizhou would be quickly eaten away by himself. Second, if Julu City can't be taken, then retreat to the second, take Yecheng, and force Yuan Shao to move to the state to govern the government, which will also cause great harm to Hebei. Third, in case the first two demands were frustrated, Gao Shun retreated to Jingcheng on the left to contain the men and horses, and joined forces with Wei Yan to control Handan and Anyang counties. All in all, in short, no matter what, we must extend our tentacles into the territory of Hebei.

The scenery of Mingshan is charming, the strange rocks are craggy, and the strange peaks are stacked, and it is rare that He Chen is still in the mood to enjoy it with Guo Jia and Jia Xu.

"Lord, just now Malai reported that General Huang repelled Yuan Tan's several fierce attacks in Rencheng, and Yuan's army suffered heavy casualties and had to retreat to the Bairen to rest." Guo Jia seemed absent-minded about the elegant and quiet scenery around him, but said with great interest.

"Huang Zhongyong crowned the three armies, and he is indeed the general of the world, if the lord has a few more such generals, why worry about the uncertain world." Jia Xu also felt the same way, and then continued.

"Speaking of the lord's vision of people, it is really useless to say, Wei Yan, who was promoted by an exception before, was able to surround Yecheng with the same strength with 10,000 people, and the guard Wang Qiao broke through the siege three times without victory, such a record is really surprising. There is also Zhao Yun, regardless of the combat effectiveness of the "Fierce Cavalry", just looking at him as if he was in a no-man's land among the ten thousand troops, provoking more than ten generals in the Zhang battalion, and even killing Lu Xiang, the general of the army, on the spot, you know that this person has the courage to be invincible, and his force will never lose to Huang Zhong, Dian Wei and others. ”

"Huh." He Chen smiled proudly, if he wants to say that in this era, if he says second, no one dares to call him first.

"In fact, it is not as mysterious as Feng Xiao said, Wei Yan can take the lead and take the lead, but I have already penetrated into Yecheng with the 'fangs' secret agent branch of the state, especially the second commander Kong Zhou personally sits in it, although it has not yet penetrated the upper core, but don't forget that what they are good at is to collect intelligence, analyze it, and find the truth of the matter from the clues. Wang Qiao's troops were mobilized, and he couldn't hide from them. As for Zhao Yun, he can let Benzhou Mu risk his life and make an exception to run to Changshan, and think about it with his toes, and he knows that this person must have something extraordinary. ”

"That's what the lord said. Regarding the 'fangs', the subordinates used to be puzzled, but now it seems that they are still blind, and the role played by this intelligence system is really shocking. As long as Guo Jia thinks that He Chen wants to understand a certain person, when eating, sleeping, going to the street, and even going to the toilet, there are several pairs of eyes staring at you from head to toe, and he feels shuddered all over his body. Grass, in case you know that you are being watched, even if you are xx, you probably can't lift it.

"Lord, it's time for General Huang to turn light into darkness and attack and harass the rear direction of Hebei, otherwise the real Yuan Shao army, I'm afraid things will not be beautiful."

He Chen turned his head to look at Guo Jia, pondered for a while, and nodded slowly: "Since this is the case, then even Wang Ling's five thousand men and horses should be evacuated together, without Huang Zhong on the flank, I am afraid that relying on his five thousand men and horses, he will not be able to hold the Shangqing River ferry at all." ”

"No, as soon as Wang Ling withdraws, our army's plan to cross Zhangshui north will be completely blown up." Guo Jia hurriedly stopped the duty.

"It seems that Wen Chou was scared in the first battle, and he didn't dare to come out of the giant deer, so it is estimated that he will wait for Yuan Shao's main Chinese army." He Chen smiled bitterly and shook his head.

"Not necessarily......" Before Guo Jia finished speaking, Zhao Jun's face was full of joy and he came in a hurry.

"Lord, big things can be decided." Zhao Junren hadn't leaned in yet, and the loud voice had already come from afar.

"What's going on?" The corners of He Chen's eyebrows jumped slightly, forcibly suppressed the impulse in his heart, and said in a deep voice.

"There are two pieces of news, the first news is not very good, Chun Yuqiong's troops have left Yangping County, it is estimated that it will not take three days to support and reach Yecheng, but I am afraid that the pressure on Wei Yan's side will become very great."

He Chen raised his eyebrows, didn't express his opinion, and asked, "What about the second news?" ”

"After Wen Chou gathered the defeated army, a total of 60,000 horse infantry were raised before and after, and the army had already left Julu City, going down along Guangping, looking at the direction either to attack Handan, or to support Yecheng, leaving only Zhang He, Zhaozhao, Lu Kuang and other generals 10,000 remnants to defend the city."

"Okay." He Chen roared excitedly, took two steps back and forth, and raised his head sharply: "What is the movement of Yuan Shao's army?" ”

"There is no news for the time being, but when Wen Chou was dispatched, Yuan Shao's army was still on its way to Julu."

"Heaven help the Lord." Guo Jia also high-fived excitedly, his face full of joy.

"Guards." He Chen didn't want to shout.

"No."

"Ordered Wang Ling, overnight began to build a pontoon bridge, control the bamboo raft, Yong to the Shangqing River crossing, fast horses can be reached. In any case, let him get things ready. ”

"Order Huang Zhong to evacuate from Rencheng immediately, and set up ambushes along the way to block them, so that Yuan Shao can drag them for a while."

"Order Wei Yan to quickly evacuate from Yecheng to the north, join forces with Handan guard Meng Yu, and be ready to flank Wen Chou's army at any time."

"Order Ma Yu, the Chinese army brigade is on guard against Wen Chou's movements at any time, and if they have a retreat movement, they must bite tightly."

"Order Hu Chuquan, Lou Gui, all the cavalry, ready to go."

"No......"

One after another guards received orders to evacuate, but the excitement in He Chen's heart could not be extinguished.

"My lord, there is a battle report from Fukou Pass." At this moment, Lou Gui, who had been patrolling and guarding, suddenly ran over with a anxious face.

"What's the situation?" He Chen was shocked, Fukou Pass was the way to retreat to the state, once there was a problem here and the retreat was cut, it would be a big trouble.

"Yuan Shao's subordinate general Gao Ran led 10,000 soldiers and secretly went to the Fukou Pass, but fortunately, the guard Guo Huai found out in time, Gao Ran couldn't steal the pass, and he couldn't attack it, so he retreated."

What the? Gao Ran has touched the Fukou Pass? Damn, I just praised Kong Zhou before, and this time I poked myself out of such a big Louzi, and there was no news even when people touched his door, could this guy be stupid rolling on Zhen Jiang's belly?

"By the way, what did you say? Guo Huai? He Chen had some suspicions that he had misheard.

"Yes, the guard's name is Guo Huai." Lou Gui was extremely sure.

"Guo Huai?" He Chen was shocked again, when did this guy fall under his account? When did you become the guard of Fukou Pass again? When he remembered clearly, he was guarded by Jia Xi, a famous general in Hedong. How did he become Guo Huai in a blink of an eye? You must know that Jia Jia is a surname in Hedong, although it has declined by the time of Jia Xi, he still does not stop studying, and has been proficient in the art of war since he was a child. Although it is in its prime, it is still strong, can open a big bow, is good at riding and shooting, and is old and heavy, so it is the most appropriate to guard the pass. Jia Xi has not been in office since the rebellion of the party, but he let Deng Zhi persuade him with good words and a lot of money, and finally got this veteran. And one thing that He Chen is looking forward to is his grandson Jia Kui and great-grandson Jia Chong, these are amazing talents.

"Here's the thing, although Jia Xi, the guard of Fukou, is as strong as he was back then, after all, in his ancient years, there are many small troubles, and he is just uncomfortable, infected with wind and cold, and high fever does not go away. Guo Huai was originally a general in Fukou, Jia Xi saw that this person was known to be quick-witted and quick-witted, and he had experience in the art of war, so he wrote to Xun Sinong, promoted to a partial general, and a deputy to guard Fukou Pass together. ”

"Although this Guo Huai is young, he is good at planning and acting precisely, it was he who discovered Gao Lan's plot and calmly organized the soldiers to stick to it, which did not make the intention of the Hebei soldiers present."

"It's okay, it's okay." He Chen wiped a cold sweat, this Guo Huai himself also knew that he was a native of Taiyuan Yangqu, a famous general of Wei during the Three Kingdoms period. In his early years, he served as Sima of Xiahou Yuan's army, and later stayed in the west of Wei to defend the western Shu state, and put down the Qianghu rebellion many times. In the early days of Zhuge Liang's Northern Expedition and Jiang Wei's Northern Expedition, Guo Huai participated in almost all the resistance wars against Shu, and belonged to a typical Xiaoqiang, who could not be killed. And because of his merit, he was continuously promoted, and finally was appointed as the governor of Yong and Liang Prefectures, and his official position was promoted to the general of the Che Cavalry, and he was posthumously awarded the title of general after his death. Although he resisted Zhuge Liang's Northern Expedition and lost more than one victory, but later against Jiang Wei, he won more and lost less. Romance records that he once lured down the "lost king", to Jiang Wei's defeat, on the way to the pursuit, Jiang Wei was bare-handed to receive the arrow reflected in the face of the door, after first aid returned to the village, pulled out the arrow, bleeding and died. But in history, Guo Huai died of illness, and it was precisely because of the description of Romance that his impression in people's hearts dropped by at least three grades. At least in history, Guo Huai is the general who stands alone.

"This Guo Yuan did a good job, and when he returns to Bingzhou afterwards, he must be reused." He Chen said to Guo Jia in a deep voice, mainly because the main Bo Chen Lin was not there, and He Chen was afraid that he would forget something, so he asked Guo Jia to help write it down. It seems that there are still many talents under his own system that have not been discovered, such as Wang Chang, Wen Hui, etc., although these people are famous in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, they have left a heavy mark in history. After returning to the state this time, he will carry out a heavy dragnet operation, and all the famous generals and ministers in the state will be wiped out, and the fucking fat water will not flow into the fields of outsiders. If you really want to let someone else go to work, isn't that disgusting?

(To be continued)