Hua'an and his 10,000 personal guards, after some preparations, drove into Yecheng, and together with the Wudang Fei Army, they were stationed in the area of Tongquetai in the northwest corner of Yecheng.

Tongquetai is the commanding height of Yecheng, and it is also the area with the most open space in the whole Yecheng, in peacetime, except for the review of the troops, it has always been empty, Jiang Gan arranged the Jin army of 20,000 horses here, in order to let the Jin army can better camp and train, at the same time, the interference to the people of Yecheng is also minimized.

Hua'an and his men, after entering Yecheng, naturally abided by military regulations, did not disturb the people, and did not leave the Tongquetai area at will, which left a good impression on the people of Yecheng and also made the ministers of Wei greatly impressed.

Just as Hua'an led the pro-guard army and entered Yecheng along the way, in Chenliu County, south of the Yellow River, the Wei delegation escorted by Hua'an's 3,000-strong army had already arrived south of Yongqiu City and was about to enter the ambush circle set up by Zhang Yu and Zhou Cheng.

Zhang Yu and Zhou Cheng, each with five thousand light horsemen, ambushed in the valley south of Yongqiu City for two whole days, waiting for the Wei delegation, through the scout's exploration, they learned that the Wei delegation was about to arrive, they couldn't help but be very excited, and were ready to raid at any time.

However, Zhang Yu and Zhou Cheng didn't know that their behavior had been seen by Wei Tong and Le Hong, who were seven or eight miles west of the valley, and Wei Tong and Le Hong set off a step late, and before arriving in the valley, the scouts sent out unexpectedly discovered the soldiers and horses under Zhang Yu and Zhou Cheng, and notified them in time.

After Wei Tong and Le Hong learned of this situation. Immediately let the soldiers and horses under his command advance in concealment, and quietly stationed at a safe distance of seven or eight miles away, preparing to launch an attack after Zhang Yu and Zhou Cheng captured the jade seal of the country, so as to wait for work and obtain the jade seal of the country in one fell swoop.

Of course, further away, Yao Xiang's 30,000 elites had already hibernated, and sent a large number of scouts. Investigate every move in the direction of Yongqiu. When he learned that there were many people such as Zhang Yu, Zhou Cheng, Wei Tong, and Le Hong in the direction of Yongqiu, and the total strength was no longer under him, Yao Xiang sighed slightly, fortunately, he was not the first to strike. Otherwise. Even though there are 30,000 elites. Nor can he win the jade seal of the country.

In the Puhong camp in Rencheng, Pu Hong was in the big tent of the Chinese army with his two sons, paying close attention to the information transmitted from the direction of Chenliu County. They have already discussed that they will strike at the most critical moment with the speed of thunder and win the jade seal of the country in one fell swoop.

"Father, it is speculated from the ambush location of Zhou Cheng, Zhang Yu and others that they are going to attack near Yongqiu, and the Wei delegation is about to arrive in Yongqiu, I believe that it will not be long before a big battle will usher in the direction of Yongqiu City, and our army should also set off." Pu Jian asked.

Pu Hong shook his head and said, "You must calm down, think about it, if Yao Xiang learns that our army is also going to Yongqiu, will he still fight with Wei Tong and Le Hong?" Presumably, he must not dare to fight, if Yao Xiang refuses to fight, our army will not be able to fight, otherwise, he will be defeated by Yao Xiang, who is waiting for work, and thus suffer great losses. ”

"Father, you mean, Yao Xiang is still paying close attention to our army's every move." Pu Xiong asked loudly.

Pu Hong nodded and said softly: "That's right, moreover, Yao Xiang sent more scouts, according to his father's personal soldiers, recently in Rencheng, there are many more hawkers, at first glance they are not serious businessmen, but well-trained scouts, judging from their faces, they should be scouts under Yao Xiang." ”

"Father, in that case, it's better to arrest all these scouts." Pu Xiong built yì road.

"No, if we rush to arrest Yao Xiang's scouts, we will definitely startle the snake, right now, what we can do is to plan and pretend that we don't know anything, so that Yao Xiang can rest assured and boldly compete with Zhang Yu for the jade seal of the country, we just need to sit and collect the profits." Pu Hong Zhengse said.

"Father, Rencheng is hundreds of miles away from Yongqiu, if Yao Xiang succeeds and grabs the jade seal of the country, what if our army has no time to react." Pu Xiong voiced his worries.

Pu Hong smiled, and said: "You don't have to worry about this, the jade seal of the country is not an ordinary item, even if Yao Xiang grabs the jade seal of the country, Zhang Yu and they will not give up lightly, they will bite Yao Xiang tightly, so that the Yao Xiang army can not escape quickly, and the cavalry of our army can reach Yongqiu in only two days, besides, where do you think Yao Xiang will flee after grabbing the jade seal of the country?" After speaking, he looked at his two sons.

Pu Jian hugged his fists and said: "Father, Yao Xiang is originally from Qinzhou, if he returns to Qinzhou to develop, he may be able to achieve a great cause." ”

"Yes! Father, Qinzhou is the hometown of our Qiang and Di tribes, and it is indeed the best choice to return to Qinzhou for development. Pu Xiong said the same.

Pu Hong smiled slightly, and said softly: "Qinzhou is the hometown of our Qiang and Di clans, and it is indeed a good place for Yao Xiang to achieve great things, but at this moment, Qinzhou and Yongzhou have been occupied by the Jin army, and if you want to enter Qinzhou, you must first pass through Tongguan, do you think that with Yao Xiang's tens of thousands of horses, can you break through Tongguan and enter Guanzhong?" Even if Yao Xiang was lucky enough to enter Guanzhong, how could the tens of thousands of horses under his command be the opponent of Wang Meng's army, although Qinzhou is a good place, unfortunately, Yao Xiang could not enter Guanzhong. ”

"That father thinks that Yao Xiang has nowhere else to go besides Qinzhou." Pu Jian asked loudly.

Pu Hong thought for a moment, pointed to the map, and said loudly: "Here, the junction of Qing, Yan, and Xu Prefectures, the Great Jin Dynasty has a weak control over this place, and the Wei State has no time to take care of it, and the power of the Yan State has not yet crossed Yecheng, so it is naturally impossible to control it, if Yao Xiang goes here to develop, he may be able to have a good future, so his father thinks that Yao Xiang may take Taishan County at the junction of the three states as the location where he establishes his foundation, so that he can be sandwiched between the northern and southern forces, so as to obtain the greatest benefits." ”

"What my father said is that Taishan County has Mount Tai as a support, and it can also better resist the attack of foreign enemies, and it is indeed a good place to build a foundation." Pu Jian said loudly.

"Father, if Yao Xiang chooses to enter Taishan County, he must pass through Rencheng, so that our army does not need to go to Yongqiu, and it will be good to wait for work directly in Rencheng." Pu Xiong said happily.

Pu Hong smiled, pinched the beard at the corner of his mouth, and said softly: "I hope that my father's analysis is correct, what we have to do now is to wait and closely monitor all the situations in the direction of Yongqiu City." ”

"My father is wise, and the jade seal of the country will definitely belong to us in the end." Pu Jian praised loudly.

Pu Hong looked up at the outside of the tent, and a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

In Xiapi City, Wang Wu and Wang Liu, the generals of the Yangzhou Army, were gathering together to discuss the matter of welcoming the Wei delegation.

They all received Hua'an's letter, and decided to follow Hua'an's requirements, lead the army to meet the Wei mission, however, they were shouldered with the heavy responsibility of guarding Pengcheng and Xiapi, rashly led the troops out of the city, if the superiors blamed it, it was also a big crime, but the jade seal of the country was a matter of importance, if the jade seal of the country was lost, they would be even more to blame.

"Newspaper, General, your letter." While the two were deliberating, a letter was sent from a personal soldier.

Wang Wu opened the letter, glanced at it, and said softly: "If the flat head can't withdraw, he can't come, and it depends on the two of us to receive the Wei delegation." ”

"Fifth brother, what if we lead the main force to meet the Wei delegation, Pengcheng and Xiapi." Wang Liu said worriedly.

Wang Wu hesitated for a moment, and said with a straight face: "What are you afraid of, General Xie's main force is in Guangling, no one will fight the idea of Xuzhou and Xiapi, you can rest assured!" ”

"Okay, then we each lead 10,000 troops to meet the Wei delegation, and the rest of the men and horses are responsible for defending the city, how about it?" Wang Liu said.

Wang Wu nodded and said loudly: "Okay, just do it, you go back and prepare immediately!" We'll set off early tomorrow morning. ”

"Well, it's a deal." Wang Liu answered, turned around and left the Xiapi camp.

Although Wang Wu and Wang Liu are both generals of the Yangzhou Army and generals under Yin Hao, they are both Hua'an's childhood playmates, and when they first entered the barracks, they were also Hua'an's subordinates.

In the valley in the south of Yongqiu City, the 10,000 light horsemen under the command of Zhang Yu and Zhou Cheng have been in ambush for two days and two nights.

"General Zhou, the three thousand men and horses of the mission are already less than five miles according to this, and at most half an hour can reach the ambush place of our army, it seems that this heirloom jade seal belongs to you and me." Zhang Yu looked at Zhou Cheng and said softly.

Zhou Cheng nodded with a smile, and said: "Passing on the jade seal of the country, we are going to decide, but the lives of the enemy's 3,000 men and horses, our army can let it go!" As long as they don't fight to the death, there is no need for our army to exterminate them. ”

"Haha! This is natural, what we want is the jade seal of the country, not the lives of the 3,000 men and horses of the Jin army. Zhang Yu hurriedly responded.

Obviously, none of them wanted to offend Hua'an too much, so they only planned to intercept the jade seal of the country, but did not intend to completely annihilate the 3,000 reserve army under Hua'an.

The 3,000 reserve corps sent by Hua'an is the worst unit under its command, it can be said that it is a force that has never fought before, and it is usually responsible for escorting grain and grass and other matters, so the vigilance is not high, although they also sent scouts to the valley to investigate, but these scouts do not believe at all that in the hinterland of the Great Jin, there will be people who dare to provoke the tiger power of their 3,000 army, so they just rode their horses around the valley, and did not go to the middle of the mountain to carefully explore. (To be continued......)