Baishui County is located in the south-west of Hanzhong City, northeast of Nanzheng County, and at the same time, it is also the closest place to Yizhou to the north. It is connected with Guangyuan County, Yizhou.

The county commanders and garrison generals of Baishui County were all temporarily appointed by Feng Yanzhang in the past, and their task was naturally to pacify the local area and ensure the smooth flow of Yizhou north to Hanzhong. Therefore, there are not many troops stationed here, even if Feng Yanzhang was killed, after the Zhao army went south, after the supplement of Xiao Yuanlin, the Taishou of Hanzhong, the defenders here are only more than 3,000 people, plus the young men who are recruited, there are only more than 5,000 people who participate in the defense of the city.

Because this place is located in the west of Hanzhong City and north of Yizhou, if the Zhao army wants to attack this place, they will generally solve Hanzhong City first to ensure the safety of the flanks before attacking Baishui County. Even, in order to be foolproof, the enemy army from the north and south must first break through Nanzheng County before attacking it.

Therefore, Feng Qiu, the county commander of Baishui County, and Han Derong, the general of the garrison, were not too worried about the security of Baishui County. Of course, when the Zhao army attacked, they also took precautions. Speaking of which, although the two of them are more obedient to Feng Yanzhang, their ability is not high, otherwise, they would not have been arranged by Feng Yanzhang to serve as a landlord general in the rear.

Of course, for some generals, this is a contempt for them and deprives them of the opportunity to make meritorious contributions, and these people will naturally be dissatisfied with the main general. However, for Feng Qiu and Han Derong, they are more satisfied. Zheng Feng Yanzhang is the same as the current Zhenbei general Jiang Poyun, both of whom are cautious, but Feng Yanzhang is more careful, so he has some understanding of the 'sex' character and ideas of the generals under his command. The two people who were left behind by him, although their ability was not high, they did not have too high 'desire' to go straight to the front line, or in other words, they no longer had the 'spirit' of fighting like young people.

It was because the two of them were more satisfied with Feng Yanzhang's arrangement, and it was precisely because of this that the Zhao army raided south this time and destroyed Feng Yanzhang and the generals and leading officers who acted with Feng Yanzhang, but these generals who stayed behind in the rear were spared.

It is also for this reason that the county commanders and guards of Baishui County and the county commanders and guards of Nanzheng County are not very interested in the new Zhenbei generals. Therefore, it has been three days since General Zhenbei arrived in Hanzhong City, and the heads of the two places have no intention of sending people to inquire or visit.

However, today, the general of the county order and garrison army of Baishui County saw the herald of the new general Zhenbei.

"Fang Chengyan? How are you? When did the dignified Wu Benlang become a herald? Han Derong, the general of the garrison, asked in surprise while carefully looking at the general's military order in his hand.

The face of the young man led by the five heralds changed a few times, and after a while, he smiled bitterly: "What else is General Wu Benlang, we are all prisoners released by Zhao Jun, and it is good to be a herald!" ”

A soldier behind Fang Chengyan said angrily: "The general doesn't know, the strength of the Zhao army outside the city of Hanzhong has increased, especially after the appearance of the governor of the Zhao army, he did not attack the city, and directly began to persuade the surrender outside the city. As a result, there were some 'commotions' and 'chaos' in the city, and the morale of the defenders was affected. Therefore, the new general pushed this problem on those of us who were exchanged for their lives by the general and released by Zhao Jun. Now, in Hanzhong City, the new general Zhenbei is recruiting new soldiers and rectifying those of us who have been taken prisoner. ”

Fang Chengyan also smiled bitterly: "This is also why Hanzhong City will send reinforcements, because the new general is not at ease with those brothers who were released by the Zhao army, so the general has gathered some of the soldiers who were originally recruited by Hanzhong City as prisoners, and some people who are dissatisfied with the King of Shu and the new Zhenbei general, all of them have been assembled and sent here." After all, this is the rear, which is relatively safe, and in addition, the troops here are slightly weak, and the additional manpower is also just in case. ”

Both Han Derong and Feng Qiu were extremely indignant at what the new general Zhenbei had done, and they completely ignored everything else, full of complaints about the new general.

"When will the new 4,000 soldiers arrive?" Feng Qiu asked in a deep voice.

"We'll be here before dusk, so the two adults need to prepare a resting place and dinner for the soldiers."

"Don't worry, this will not be a fool's problem, how to say it, all the soldiers who came were under the command of the former general, and they were not welcomed by the new general Zhenbei, can we still despise them?" Han Derong laughed.

"I can rest assured when I mark it, so I can return to the place where the army is and reply to the generals who lead the army!"

After Fang Chengyan and the others left the city, the ordinary soldiers who were originally behind Fang Chengyan looked at Fang Chengyan's heavy face and said in a deep voice: "What? Worried about them? Or ......"

Fang Chengyan sighed and said with a wry smile: "How can I say that it was also the robe of the past, but now I want to betray them!" Unexpectedly, our Chengyan will do such a thing now. Captain, do you say, is this the kind of thing that a man should do? ”

Fang Chengyan and these heralds are all from the Zhao army, and the dialect words were captured by the Zhao army after the defeat of Feng Yanzhang in the past, but because there was no family at home, and almost most of his fellow friends were left, so Fang Chengyan also stayed. This time it was in full opposition to the Shu army, and their soldiers were also selected, and some of them became the vanguard this time. Fang Chengyan was the forward man selected by Yang Wangqing who could be sent to Baishui County, because he was familiar with the county commanders and garrison generals of Baishui County, so he asked him to show the true 'nature' of the reinforcements sent by Hanzhong City.

Fang Chengyan called the captain is naturally Fang Chengyan's boss of Zhao Jun, Captain Gao Lang. Gao Lang smiled and said in a deep voice: "For you, maybe you have done something betrayal. However, if you can peacefully solve the problem in Baishui County, then you will save thousands of Shu soldiers in Baishui County, that is, your former robe. The county commander and garrison general of Baishui County naturally don't need to die on the battlefield because of hostility to us. ”

"Fang Chengyan, think about it, if they are hostile to us, how long can the three thousand soldiers in this city, two thousand and the young, hold out? We didn't expect us to attack them at all, even if our army raided and took this city, it wouldn't be too much of a problem. With what you know about our army now, do you think they can hold it? Will you be able to hold out until reinforcements arrive? ”

"We can release those soldiers in Xicheng County, then we can naturally release the captives in Baishui County, as long as they are willing to leave, we can also let them leave. Come to think of it, most of the soldiers will not be leaving, and they should know very well what happened to these prisoners and our captives. Besides, ordinary soldiers are not seen by the King of Shu, they surrender to us, settle here, and are looking for opportunities to move their families in the future, and live under the rule of my Zhao State, but they are much happier than living under the rule of the King of Shu, what do you think? So, in this operation, you are not betraying them, you are rescuing them. So, you don't have to think too much, you just need to know that it's good for them. ”

Fang Chengyan smiled bitterly: "Really? Let's hope so, let's hope they see it that way. Your Excellency, you're right, as long as I think it's good for them. ”

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In Hanzhong City, Jiang Poyun, the new general of the Shu Army Zhenbei, also got the situation of the current Shu Army in Hanzhong. Now the Zhao army can mobilize more than 25,000 people, in addition to the Zhao army's reinforcements stationed quickly, the most important reason is that the Zhao army and the Han army have eliminated hostility and reached an agreement, the king of Hanzhong has given up the idea of recovering Hanzhong, two days ago, has returned to Jingzhou. The departure of the Han army allowed the Zhao army's defenders in Xicheng County and Chenggu County to be greatly reduced, after all, there was no need to be too wary of the Han army in the east, especially after most of the Han army withdrew from the three eastern counties, the Zhao army was no longer in danger in the east.

"Damn, what is this king of Hanzhong thinking? How could they completely give up the fight for the land of Hanzhong? In this way, the land of Hanzhong has now become a two-sided enemy between us and the Zhao army. Xiao Yuanlin, the Taishou of Hanzhong, looked at the information in his hand and said with a gloomy face.

Although Jiang Poyun was surprised by the situation of the Han army, he still understood and expected the concession of the king of Hanzhong. Although he also wanted to use the Han army to contain the Shu army, the scattered Han army that was beaten by Feng Yanzhang was no longer enough to contain the Zhao army, and they did not dare. Perhaps because of the Han army's containment of the Shu army, it would lead to a full-scale attack by the Zhao army on the Shu army, and then first capture the three counties in the eastern part of Hanzhong. In that case, the losses of the Han army would have been even greater.

In addition, the hatred of the king of Hanzhong for the king of Shu was definitely greater than the vigilance of the Zhao army, and since the king of Hanzhong could put the Zhao army into the territory of Hanzhong, he was ready to give up the land of Hanzhong. Therefore, it is not unacceptable for the Han army to withdraw and cooperate with the Zhao army. If he was in the position of the king of Hanzhong, he Jiang Poyun would also choose so.

Thinking of this, Jiang Poyun couldn't help but sigh. In fact, he also did not approve of the king of Shu attacking the Han army. He was more in favor of joining forces with the Han army to defend against the Zhao army in the land of Hanzhong. In this way, although the land of Hanzhong was not recaptured, it was also able to resist the Zhao army outside the country's 'gate', and in addition, it could also be used to weaken the Han army and the Zhao army.

Although this move will take a long time, the losses and harm to their own side are indeed minimal, and the Shu army can rest and recuperate while other princes are fighting, and they can also look for opportunities to attack. In addition, joining forces with the Han army to resist Zhao can also suppress the weak with the strong, gradually buy the soldiers of the Han army, and even merge the Han army into the Shu army in advance. It's just a pity that the King of Shu does not approve of this slow plan.

In this way, the Zhao army can use more than 25,000 troops in southern Hanzhong. Then, in addition to the dead ambush that appeared in the morning, there were 20,000 men. The Zhao army camp in the north of the city, Baishui County, Nanzheng County, these places are likely to be attacked by the Zhao army. Damn, we were too careless about Zhao Jun. Looking at the map, Jiang Poyun's face suddenly turned extremely ugly.

"General, what's the problem?" When the deputy general Meng Hao saw Jiang Poyun's face, he immediately asked urgently. He knew that this Jiang Poyun was an extremely calm person, unless the situation changed, otherwise, under normal circumstances, he would not be so nervous.

Jiang Poyun said with a solemn face: "The Zhao army's raid on the two places is very likely to be true. Meng Hao, you immediately send someone to the two places to give orders, let them defend on the spot, don't go out lightly, and wait for reinforcements. In addition, let them send someone to report to Hanzhong City, and General Ben needs them to understand the purpose of General Ben's coming here. ”

The reason why Jiang Poyun asked the guards of the two counties to send people to Hanzhong City was also to integrate the troops in the southern part of Hanzhong. The soldiers of the Shu army in the southern part of Hanzhong were dissatisfied with him, how could he not know. But now he doesn't have time to pay attention to this, he needs these soldiers to his advantage. Therefore, he asked the two lords to send men to follow his instructions while being in charge of the local guards.

"General, do you want to carry out an attack on the Zhao army camp in the north of the city? In this way, it is also good to determine the number of troops in the Zhao army outside the city. In addition, it can also be determined whether Yang Wangqing, the governor of the Zhao army, is in the camp in the north of the city. Xiao Yuanlin suggested in a deep voice.

Jiang Poyun shook his head and said: "No, even the Zhao army that returned from the west of the city alone has more than 4,000 people, plus the people left behind in the Zhao army's camp, now, there are at least more than 6,000 people in the Zhao army's camp." Attack, nothing good will come of it. The most important thing is that if the Zhao army raids Nanzheng County and Baishui County, then, in a hurry, they will not carry all kinds of siege equipment. Therefore, in the Zhao army camp outside the city, those 'bed' crossbows and catapults should basically be in their camp at this moment. If we go out in this broad daylight, we will have to face the counterattack of Zhao Jun's extremely sharp weapons. ”

"We don't have enough troops now, if there are enough troops in the city, and the situation in the city is stable, we will attack at this moment, and when the time comes, we can completely destroy all the siege equipment in the Zhao army's camp and burn their camp. It is a pity that the strength of troops has now become the most important reason for restricting our actions. Saying that, Jiang Poyun looked helpless. The army is insufficient, and he is helpless, and it is difficult for a clever 'woman' to cook without rice!

At this moment, Baishui County and Nanzheng County respectively opened four or five thousand soldiers, all of whom were deliberately sent from Hanzhong City by order from the new Zhenbei general. The two places have something in common, that is, they can get reinforcements from Hanzhong City, all because of the persuasion of the Zhao army outside Hanzhong City, which makes the new Zhenbei general distrust those soldiers who have been prisoners of the Zhao army.

The difference is that the reinforcements sent by Baishui County are all arranged here by Hanzhong City for those soldiers who have been taken prisoner and have been implicated, because this is the rear, so it is relatively safe and less dangerous to place these unstable people here. The soldiers sent by Nanzheng County were 'drawn' from Hanzhong City, some of which were the original soldiers of Hanzhong City, and some of them were reinforcements who had just gone north from Yizhou, that is, they were sent in order to strengthen the security of Nanzheng County and to guard against those soldiers who had been captured by the Zhao army.

Needless to say, the so-called reinforcements in these two places are naturally all soldiers of the Zhao army. The reason for the different arrangements is that the two places are located in different locations, Baishui County is located in the north of Yizhou, and the reinforcements are the first to arrive, so it is more appropriate to arrange this way. Nanzheng County is located in the southwest of Baishui County, and it is only after the Yizhou reinforcements arrive in Baishui County that they will go to Nanzheng County. Therefore, there should be no problem in the name of Yizhou reinforcements. In addition, most of these soldiers are soldiers of the Zhao Army, so it is naturally no problem to hide from them at dusk.

The second is that the officials of the two places are different, the officials of Baishui County are all military generals, and they have been arranged by the strict seal earlier, and they have been guarding the rear, and they generally do not pay much attention to the situation outside Baishui County. The county commanders and guards of Nanzheng County are all careful people, and they know their own soldiers better. If Zhao Jun pretended to be a soldier who had been a prisoner, it was very likely that he would 'show' his feet.

Although both places were more or less dissatisfied with the new General Zhenbei, they did not dare to oppose General Zhenbei's military orders. In addition, they also knew that General Zhenbei's purpose was also to keep the southern part of Hanzhong.

"General, this is General Li Jingde Li who came to support Baishui County this time!" Fang Chengyan introduced the generals who led the army to the general of the garrison army in Baishui County. However, General Li, who was obviously very arrogant under the command of the new Zhenbei general, did not take the two Baishui county chiefs seriously. It was also because of this that Feng Qiu and Han Derong couldn't help but become even more dissatisfied with the new Zhenbei general.

The army entered the city and was arranged by Han Derong in the military camp in the city, you must know that this was the first line of the Han army to defend the Shu army in the south in the past, and it was naturally no problem for the military camp in the city to arrange thousands of soldiers. Although the general who came with this money is very arrogant, there is still a banquet that should be there. It also coincided with the fact that it was already dusk when these soldiers arrived in the city, and the sky was dark.

Although the old and new generals did not have any good faces with each other, during the banquet, both sides began to be 'very' happy. The banquet was in full swing, and the county government of Baishui County was suddenly surrounded by a large group of men and horses, and under the anger of the county commander Feng Qiu and the general of the garrison, Han Derong, they found that the person who led the raid on the banquet in the county hall was his acquaintance, and he was also the herald from Hanzhong City.

"Fang Chengyan, what do you mean by this? I have a banquet with your generals, and you dare to lead a team to break in? Could it be that after being a herald for a while, you don't even remember who you are now? Han Derong, the general of the garrison, was slightly drunk and scolded angrily.

The county magistrate of Baishui County was even more sober, and said coldly: "Being able to mobilize the army is not something that a herald can do. Could it be that the new general Zhenbei has already seen us unpleasantly and wants to get rid of us directly? Ha ha...... Isn't he too bold to go through the center, a local official like us is not punished by General Zhenbei. ”

"It's just that I didn't expect that you Fang Chengyan will now succumb to the 'obscene' authority of this so-called new general of Zhenbei. Aren't you afraid that the 3,000 soldiers in the city will not be convinced, which will lead to a great 'chaos' in the city? Have you forgotten how you saved your life? It's no one else, it's General Feng who exchanged his 'sex' life for it, and in just a few days, you have become the dog of the new General Zhenbei? ”

Fang Chengyan said bitterly: "Don't worry, two adults, I'm not under the command of the new Zhenbei general. We are not the Shu army, we are the men and horses of the Zhao army. ”

And Li Jingde, who had rarely spoken, also said in a deep voice: "This general is not General Li Jingde of the Shu Army, but Qin You, the general of the town army of the Eighth Town of the Zhao Army's Forbidden Army. This general is here today for the sake of this Baishui County, in order not to let this place suffer from the scourge of military 'chaos', and in order to let these soldiers among you, who have been suspected by the new general Zhenbei and the generals and colonels at all levels of the Shu army, no longer suffer from both ends, we have adopted this peaceful siege strategy this time. ”

"Feng Qiu, Han Derong, right! If it weren't for this Fang Chengyan who has been persuading General Ben to give you a chance, and to give those robes who have been prisoners a chance, General Ben would not have come to drink so amiably today, but a large army would have attacked the city. Don't doubt the ability of General Ben, and don't doubt the ability of my Great Zhao General. ”

"In addition, this general will give you a chance today, as always, those who are willing to surrender can join our army, and they can become the people under the rule of my Great Zhao, come to think of it, the generals and colonels are very clear about the policy of our Zhao army, and under the rule of our Great Zhao and under the rule of Situ Che, it is very different."

"In addition, if you don't want to surrender, after staying here for a few days, after we have stabilized the place, we will naturally let you go. If you are not afraid that Situ Che and the new Zhenbei General will attack you, you generals can easily go back. By the way, the 3,000 soldiers and 2,000 young men in this city have become prisoners of our army, so if you have any other thoughts, it's best not to try, if there is any accident, it will not be good, we give you a chance, but we don't let you do it at will. So, until you think about it, it's best not to make any changes. ”

After all, no matter what the Baishui County General School was doing, the unbelievable face 'color' let the soldiers under his command invite them all out, and all of them were taken to the county government to take care of them. Feng Qiu, the county commander of Baishui County, and Han Derong, the general of the Baishui County garrison, did not resist too much, and along with the civil and military officials in Baishui County, they were wiped out by the Zhao army. The 3,000 Shu soldiers and 2,000 Xinzheng young men in the military camp in the city were all captured by the Zhao army. As for the four 'gates' of Baishui County, they were also officially taken over by Zhao Jun. It can be said that the county seat of Baishui County was taken by Zhao Junbing bloodlessly overnight.