If Hebei is compared to a game of chess, then Zhuo County in the north and Wei County in the south are the two most important chess eyes, Zhuo County is extremely important militarily, north of Yanshan, facing the vast Hebei Plain, after the two Song Dynasty, Youzhou gradually became the political center of the world.

And Wei County is mainly the economic center of Hebei, including Ji County, the Wei Ye Plain has always been the richest place in Hebei region, the land is flat and fertile, the irrigation water source is sufficient, dozens of rivers of all sizes flow from north to south and east to west, and the traffic is very convenient, the widest section of the Yongji Canal is in Wei County and Ji County, and the Liyangcang Canal from Ji County can directly enter the Yellow River.

The superior geographical location made it the capital of several dynasties, and to this day, it is still the most populous place in Hebei, with nearly one million people living in Wei and Ji counties, and Zhang Xuan's eyes gradually began to pay attention to this place.

If Zhang Xuan was backed by Qingzhou in the early days and fought for Hebei, then as the battle for Hebei gradually came to an end, Zhang Xuan would have new strategic considerations, expand the army, in order to facilitate the cultivation war, and back to Hebei, to compete for the Central Plains and the state, Wei County is undoubtedly the most suitable place, and Pei Ju persuaded him to set up the general's military office in Wei County.

On the official road south of Anyang County, a cavalry of thousands of people is slowly marching along the official road to Anyang County, here Zhang Xuan came directly from Hanoi County to Wei County after solving the crisis in Hanoi County, Wei Wentong did not come with him, Zhang Xuan temporarily appointed him as the general guard of Hanoi County, led the army to garrison Hanoi County, and at the same time named him General Zhenwu, and Luo Shixin, Wei Chi Gong, Pei Xingyan three people as generals.

Du Ruhui was also in the team, he enjoyed the scenery on both sides of the river with great interest along the way, which is completely different from the barrenness in central Hebei, walking for two days is an endless corn field, countless farmers are busy in the fields, and villages with white walls and black tiles can be seen in the distance. At this time, the corn has turned green and yellow, although the summer wheat harvest is not very good, but the autumn grain is growing well, if there are no accidents, this year's autumn grain harvest will make up for the summer grain failure.

Du Ruhui sighed and said: "Such a harvest scene can be seen everywhere during the Kaihuang period, but now it has become a rare scene. In the face of this harvest scene, and then compared with the withering of the Central Plains, it is really infinitely emotional. ”

Zhang Xuan said on the side: "In fact, there are three major granaries in the world, one is Guanzhong, one is Bashu, and the other is the southern part of Bingzhou, but it's a pity that they are all occupied by Li Yuan, if I can have one of them, I won't waste my mind for food." However, the area around Wei Ji is also a small granary, which is better than nothing. ”

"All parts of Hebei are devastated, I remember that Wei County was also occupied by Lu Mingyue, why doesn't it look like there was a war?" Du Ruhui asked with some puzzlement.

"This is a bit difficult to explain, in fact, the reason is simple and simple, because Wei County is the nest of the Bohai Society, and half of the fertile land in Wei County and Ji County is occupied by the members of the Bohai Society, and they are the heroes in this area. The Bohai Society will never allow chaos here, as for Lu Mingyue. He also wants to set the capital in Wei County, which means that rabbits don't eat the grass next to the nest! ”

"I see!"

Du Ruhui was stunned, he smiled and asked: "Since half of the fertile land in these two counties is occupied by the Bohai Society, I am afraid that there is not much land left for the general." ”

Zhang Xuan shook his head, "Every year there are wars, and there are too many vacant lands in Qingzhou and Hebei. I don't lack land, I just need people and soldiers. ”

Speaking of this, Zhang Xuan sighed, "This crisis in Hanoi County has made me deeply feel the pain of insufficient troops. ”

"The general is going to expand the army. But I think the solution to the problem of Youzhou should be before moving to Wei County! ”

Zhang Xuan smiled faintly: "You are right, the top priority is to solve Youzhou, as Mr. said yesterday, Li Jiancheng can't go to the south, he will turn to the north, as long as Luo Yi is in Youzhou for a day, they will never give up!" ”

Soon, the team arrived outside the southern city of Anyang County, Wei County Tongshou Wang Wei and Xu Shiji, who came from Shanggu County to participate in the defense, led a group of civil and military officials to come outside the city to welcome Zhang Xuan's arrival, which is also the rule set by Zhang Xuan last year, the distance to greet him is not allowed to exceed half a mile, the general can not leave the military camp for half a mile, and the Taishou and county officials cannot leave the county seat for half a mile, mainly to prevent the distance from being too long to disturb the people.

Therefore, Wang Wei and Xu Shiji only greeted Zhang Xuan's arrival outside the city, despite this, there were still thousands of people who watched the excitement, Wang Wei had to send a thousand soldiers to maintain order at the city gate, this is only the city gate, if it is ten miles away to meet, then the road must be cleared, but also three steps and a post, five steps and a sentry, but also quiet, avoidance, not only make the people unable to travel for half a day, but also waste too many troops.

When Zhang Xuan approached, everyone stepped forward and bowed together: "See the big handsome!" ”

Zhang Xuan turned over and dismounted, and said to everyone with a smile: "Everyone has worked hard during this time, but the alarm has not been lifted yet, and I have to trouble you to continue to maintain combat readiness." ”

"Please rest assured, the army will not slack off."

Zhang Xuan introduced Du Ruhui to everyone again, and when everyone heard that this thin young man was Mr. Du, who was dragging Li Jiancheng's army in Hanoi County, and now he joined the army as the marshal's secretary, everyone was in awe, and they all stepped forward to salute Du Ruhui one by one.

Afterwards, Zhang Xuan walked towards the city surrounded by everyone, and when he entered the city gate, he asked Wang with concern: "What is the situation over there in Fukou?" ”

Fukou is the fourth of the eight Taihang mountains, and it is also a valley road leading to the state in the north of Wei County, the mountain is high and the ditch is deep, because the Northern Qi Dynasty vigorously repaired, so that this hundred-mile-long valley road can pass the heavy army baggage, the strategic significance is very significant, Zhang Xuan had previously ordered Wang Xuan to send heavy troops to garrison.

Wang Wei nodded, "Ten days ago, there was an army of more than 1,000 people in Gukou, and after we repulsed, there was no movement, and 5,000 troops were released in Tanikou. ”

Speaking of this, Wang Wei also asked: "General Xu thinks that the Tang army will not retreat to Guanzhong, but will continue to go north and open the passage to Hebei from the north, does the marshal think there will be this possibility?" ”

Zhang Xuan had to admire Xu Shiji's gaze, he was not in a hurry to answer, and asked Xu Shiji with a smile: "General Xu thinks the Tang Army will go to Jingcheng or Flying Fox?" ”

Xu Shiji had already thought about this matter, he didn't hesitate, and immediately bowed and said: "I think it depends on the battle between them and Liu Wuzhou, if Liu Wuzhou is strong and can't be destroyed for a while, then the Tang army is likely to choose Jing Cheng to break through, after all, they don't have time to spend any longer, of course, they must want to go to Flying Fox, and they can directly join forces with Luo Yi, just think it's one thing, but the reality is another." ”

Xu Shiji's analysis made Zhang Xuan nod secretly, and sure enough, he had a unique vision and saw it very thoroughly, he smiled slightly: "We can see some of his mentality from Li Yuan's strategic layout, he is now almost fighting on two fronts, sending his second son Li Shimin to fight against Xue Ju and Li Rail, and sending his eldest son Li Jiancheng to attack Hebei while he is weak, my evaluation is only four words, 'Eager for quick success!' Perhaps it was too easy for him to attack Guanzhong, so he thought that all parts of the world would fall to the wind, so we must beat Li Yuan in this battle, so that he would not dare to set foot in Hebei again. ”

"Does the marshal want to put Li Jiancheng's army into Hebei to beat him?" Xu Shiji asked.

Zhang Xuan shook his head, "After unifying Hebei, we will pull the battlefield to Bingzhou." ”

"Marshal, when will we send troops to merge the state?"

Everyone was suffocated by the invasion of Li Jiancheng's army, and when they heard that they were going to kill and merge with the state, they asked for battle.

He saw that everyone's eyes were full of expectation, and more than a dozen generals were even more gearing up, as if they were eager to send troops to merge with the state immediately, Zhang Xuan couldn't help laughing, "It's not so fast, it's not a matter of a year or two to compete with Li Yuan, and Li Yuan's Hebei strategy will not stop immediately, this requires a long preparation process, Li Yuan is in a hurry, we can't follow in his footsteps, prepare for war first, and when we are fully prepared, we can start a war at any time, if we don't fight, we will beat him in a battle!" (To be continued.) )