The joint attack of Xue Ju and Li Rail is a challenge and an opportunity for Chen Fuliang's Western Front, the challenge is that the strength of Xue Jujun and Li Rail's army cannot be ignored, Chen Fuliang must concentrate most of his forces to deal with it, the opportunity is that Xue Ju and Li Rail are taking the initiative to leave the nest to attack Chen Fuliang, if the streak-wise Chen Rail's army can defeat or severely damage Xue Ju and Li Rail's two opponents in the defensive counterattack, it will have infinite benefits for the future counterattack Tianshui and Wuwei, and if the luck is a little better, it is very possible to pass Tianshui and Wuwei to the throne!

But for Chen Fuliang's eastern front, the timing of Xue Ju and Li Rail's attack this time is too unfortunate, all kinds of signs show that Li Mi and Wang Shichong have made up their minds to fight a decisive battle with Hua and his brother, it is a great opportunity for Chen Fuliang's main force to send troops to pick peaches to grab the results of the battle, if they operate vertically and horizontally, there is great hope for Li Mi, Wang Shichong and Hua and his brother to eat all three opponents in one go, but Xue Ju and Li Liang just went out at this critical moment, and this dream naturally became a bubble. ¤

There are priorities, although Xue Ju and Li Liang are not as good as Li Mi and Wang Shichong in terms of potential, but since they took the initiative to attack to fight a wave, Chen Fuliang's main force naturally had to be given priority to entertain them, and at the same time, they had to strengthen their strength to prevent the Li family brothers and Liang Shidu from also taking advantage of the fire to rob, and the forces that could be invested in the eastern front became quite limited, and it became an impossible task to eat Wang Shichong, Li Mi Hehua and his brothers at the same time. Under such circumstances, Chen Fuliang could only be forced to adjust the strategy of the Eastern Front, and resolutely decided to let his uncle Yun Dingxing take up the important task of the Eastern Front, and also sent a secret order to Yun Dingxing............

"Don't allow Li Mi, Wang Shichong, the two husbands and the old man's transformation and nephew to divide the winner or loser? They must be defeated, but they can't let Li Mi and Wang Shichong join forces to destroy Yu Wenhua, nor can they let Yu Wenhua and destroy any of Wang Shichong and Li Mi? Our army must not take the initiative to wage war against them, and must also hold Xin'an and take Yiyang to ensure our future march path? The prime minister's order is too complicated and difficult to handle, right? ”

After carefully reading Chen Fuliang's handwritten letter, our old general Yun was a little dumbfounded, saying that he never expected Chen Fuliang to entrust him with carte blanche on the Eastern Front, let alone that Chen Fuliang would give him such a complex and difficult task. Zhang Yongtong, who was ordered to bring a book to meet General Yun, nodded vigorously and said: "Old general, the prime minister also knows that this task is difficult, but the prime minister said that in our army, only you can do this, so he dares to entrust it to you." ”

General Yun showed a look of embarrassment, and pondered for a long time before asking, "Does the prime minister have any follow-up troops for me?" ”

"Yes." Zhang Yongtong replied: "In the near future, the prime minister will send General Li Keshi to lead 10,000 troops to the east to help you, and General Li will also accept your command and order." ”

Yun Dingxing's old face turned into a bitter gourd face, knowing that Li Keshi was Li Jing's younger brother and Chen Fuliang's relative, but he didn't know if Li Keshi was reliable on the battlefield, so he wailed and asked, "Why didn't the prime minister send Qin Qiong and He Yanyu to help me?" General Qin Qiong is stationed in Tongguan, and General He Yanyu is stationed in Chang Ping, so it is more convenient to send troops? ”

"Old general, the prime minister said that he originally had this plan, but there was no way." Zhang Yongtong explained helplessly: "General Qin Qiong is good at cavalry warfare, and he needs his strength to fight Xue Ju Li Rail, so the prime minister can only transfer General Qin Qiong back to the Western Front to participate in the war. ”

There is another reason why Chen Fuliang didn't send He Yanyu to listen to it - He Yanyu was a great hero who followed Chen Fuliang to win Guanzhong, and it was strange that He Yanyu could feel comfortable when he let General Yun Lao command such a capricious new general. At the same time, the special position of Chen Fuliang's army in the Eastern Capital battlefield also doomed Chen Fuliang to abandon General Yun Lao, and instead use the upright He Yanyu to be in charge of the Eastern Front, so Chen Fuliang had no choice but to let He Yanyu, who was reliable in the war, continue to guard Changping and take precautions, and send a second-line army from Daxing to help General Yun.

Of course, General Yun, who is well-versed in human feelings, understands this, so General Yun's expression is even more mournful, and he says in his heart that it is troublesome, how can the old man fight this battle? The task is complicated and troublesome, even if there is no capable thug, the two deputies arranged by my eldest nephew are Xian Yuzhen and Yao Yi, one has only been on the battlefield once, and the other has only fought bandits in the county, and it is difficult to say whether it can be relied on on the frontal battlefield, and the follow-up reinforcements Li Keshi is also a master who has never been on the battlefield, and it is even more unreliable?

Seeing the timidity of the old general Yun, Zhang Yongtong comforted again: "Don't worry, old general, if needed, General He Yanyu and General Liu Jingye behind you can help you at a critical moment, and your grain road can be ensured, even if there is any accident, you can also return to Cuihan Road at any time for protection, the prime minister will not blame you, and the prime minister also knows that you are a clever woman who is difficult to cook without rice, and will never force you to face the three-way thief army head-on." ”

Hearing Zhang Yongtong's words, Yun Dingxing felt a little better in his heart, knowing that his eldest nephew did not deliberately force himself to die, but just wanted to keep the basic plate at the same time, so that Wang Shichong, Li Mi and Yu Wenhua and the three families could also take the opportunity to take advantage of it, even if he couldn't complete this complicated task, Chen Fuliang would not be able to punish himself too heavily. Then Zhang Yongtong said that he would also stay under Yun Dingxing to listen to it, and General Yun nodded and said, "It's good that the prime minister understands the old man's hardships, and the old man will try his best." ”

After taking over the complicated task arranged by Chen Fuliang with great confidence, it happened that Xizuo sent news that he found that Wang Shichong's army was carrying grain and grass to the southern city of Luoyang, and at the same time, the army was also moving to the southern city in large quantities, and it seemed that there was a plan to strengthen the defense of the southern city. Regarding this information, Yao Yi and Xian Yuzhen, who really lacked battlefield experience, were very puzzled, and they didn't understand why Wang Shichong wanted to increase troops to the chicken-like Luoyang Nancheng, but the talented Yun Lao General raised his eyebrows and blurted out: "It's not good, Wang Shichong is ready to send troops from Nancheng and take the initiative to attack Yu Wenhua's back." ”

"Wang Shichong took the initiative to attack Yu Wenhua's back?" Gao Shilian's brother-in-law was not in the first place, and said in surprise: "He has the guts? ”

"You don't have the guts to do it." General Yun replied casually: "Yu Wenhua and he has already made up his mind to take Luokoucang first, it is impossible to turn around and come to the eastern capital at this time, Wang Shichong wants to join forces with Li Mi to kill Yu Wenhua, and the only way is to take the initiative to send troops to fight Yu Wenhua and his back." ”

"Then Wang Shichong is not afraid of Yu Wenhua's Jinyong City garrison and take the opportunity to attack the Eastern Capital?" Yao Yi asked curiously.

"Don't be afraid." General Yun replied without thinking about it: "The defense of the eastern capital is strong, even if the main force of Yu Wenhua and himself comes, he can't take the eastern capital in a hurry, and now Yuan Wuda and Sima Dejia's gang have lost two battles in a row, and their military strength has been damaged, and they have to protect the hostages of the hundred officials in Jinyong City, and they have no strength to attack the eastern capital." ”

After that, General Yun added casually, "Wang Shichong is really an old treacherous man, hmph, sending troops from Nancheng to the east, Yuan Wuda and Sima Dejiao, these horsemen just want to delay his advance speed, and if he and his eldest nephew don't move quickly, I'm afraid they will have to be in a hurry." ”

This time, even Zhang Yongtong, who had been following Chen Fuliang all the year round, felt very curious, and hurriedly asked: "Old general, why is it difficult for Yuan Wuda to delay Wang Shichong's advance speed?" Hundreds of miles from Luoyang to Luokoucang, if Yuan Wuda and they move quickly, it is entirely possible to seize the advantageous terrain and temporarily block Wang Shichong's march road? ”

"Yuan Wuda, they don't have a chance." General Yun Lao shook his head, and led everyone to the side of the sand table in the eastern capital, pointed to the sand table and said: "See, Wang Shichong is advancing eastward from Nancheng, from Luoyang to Yanshi, the road is open, it is easy to travel, and the flanks are protected by Luoshui natural hazards, and the flanks do not need to worry about being raided, Yuan Wuda and Sima Dejiao crossing the river to intercept them is time-consuming and laborious, and they are a little unlucky, and they may be attacked by Wang Shichong during the river crossing." ”

"Yanshidu is the most ideal interception position for Yuan Wuda, but Yanshi Xiaocheng has always been under the control of Li Mi's thief army, and it can cover Wang Shichong's thief army to cross the river, but it really doesn't work Wang Shichong can also take the Jiushan path and appear directly behind Yu Wenhua, anyway, the Black Stone Fort is still in the hands of Li Mi's thief army, Wang Shichong is not afraid of encountering an ambush when he walks the path, and the Black Stone Fort will definitely give him an alarm in advance."

"However, if the old man is Wang Shichong, the old man will definitely go all out to cross the river in Yanshi and take the wide road on the north bank of Luoshui to enter Luokoucang. Because of this, when Wang Shichong was close to Yu Wenhua and the main force located on the south bank, there was Luoshui in front of him to defend, and there was more or less containment and cover by Li Mi's thief army in Heishi Fort, which could avoid the frontal edge of his nephew's main force, and the terrain of the Bishan Mountain Range in the north was complex, which was a favorable terrain for arranging ambushes to defeat the weak over the strong, and it was the most beneficial to Wang Shichong to fight a decisive battle with Yu Wenhua and Pifu here. ”

Speaking of this, General Yun suddenly discovered a strange thing, that is, Zhang Yongtong, Xian Yuzhen and Yao Yi looked at him, which had become no different from seeing aliens, so that General Yun couldn't help but touch his wrinkled old face, and asked suspiciously, "What's wrong with you?" What's dirty on the old man's face? ”

Zhang Yongtong, Yao Yi and the others shook their heads neatly, and then Yao Yi asked cautiously: "Old general, did you come up with your own analysis of the enemy situation just now?" ”

"Of course." General Yun nodded, and said with some sadness: "The old man can only learn by himself, in the whole world, except for the old man's nephew Ying Liang, who has become the prime minister, no one is willing to teach the old man the art of war, marching and fighting, after learning some basics from Ying Liang's nephew in Qian County, what else can the old man do except read the book of war while fighting?" ”

Yao Yi, Zhang Yongtong and the others' jaws almost fell to the ground, and they secretly said in their hearts: "This old sycophant is shameless, he really underestimates him." ”

After secretly admiring General Yun's amazing talent, Yao Yi and Xian Yuzhen and others hurriedly asked whether the self-army should take action? After thinking for a moment, our old general Yun nodded and said: "We have to make some moves, the old man grew up watching Hua and his nephew, and he has a few hairs on his body, and the old man knows that if Wang Shichong suddenly sends troops and quickly advances behind him to seize the advantageous terrain, he will definitely be in a hurry to expose his flaws, maybe he will give Li Mi and Wang Shichong a chance." The prime minister didn't allow us to let him be defeated, so we had to find a way to help him quickly, lest he show his flaws and lose in a daze. ”

"Old general, then why don't you come forward again and secretly warn Yu Wenhua and Pifu, so that he can take precautions in advance?" Zhang Yongtong hurriedly built yì road.

"There's not enough time." General Yun Lao shook his head and said in a deep voice: "The eastern capital is only a hundred miles away from Luokoucang, and only sixty miles away from Yanshi, if Wang Shichong suddenly dispatches troops quickly, it is possible to seize the favorable terrain within a day." The old man Nahua and his nephew were very stupid, and they didn't pull out the two nails of Yanshi and Black Stone Castle and pushed directly to the Luokou warehouse, and the rear was very restrained, and he turned around in a hurry to set up defenses, and he would definitely suffer a big loss, and the old man had to buy him some time to ....... ”

After pondering for a moment, General Yun Lao made up his mind and said: "Take two steps at the same time, send someone to call the police to Hua and his nephew, let him prepare quickly, and then send someone to Yuan Wuda and them to report to the police, Jian yì They hurriedly sent troops to rob the Yanshi ferry, as long as Yuan Wuda's gang of horsemen can rush to the Yanshi ferry in advance, they can destroy the bridge there, prevent the Li Mi thief army of the Yanshi from building a pontoon bridge to take Wang Shichong across the river, and then help Hua and his nephew buy enough time to turn around and respond." ”

Everyone nodded in kindness, and General Yun quickly arranged for his people surnamed Yun to come forward to do these dirty things, and then General Yun Lao moved in his heart, and hurriedly instructed his nephew Yun Fu, who was about to send an envoy to Jin Yongcheng: "Ah Fu, tell Yuan Wuda and Sima Dejiao that they just need to rest assured that they will enter the army to rob the Yanshi ferry, there is no need to leave too many defenders here in Jinyong City, and the old man will send troops to protect Jin Yong City, so that they don't have to worry that Wang Shichong's rear army will take the opportunity to attack Jin Yong City." ”

"Uncle, doing this is tantamount to directly helping Yu Wenhua and scolding him." Yunfu, who was taken aback, hurriedly reminded.

"The old man won't be stupid enough to send troops directly to fight Wang Shichong." General Yun sneered and said: "The old man sent troops to attack Jinyong City, and if he can't beat it, it is because our soldiers are incompetent, Wang Shichong dares to send troops to fight behind us, that is, he is looking for death himself, forcing the old man to fight with him." ”

Yunfu suddenly realized and hurriedly sang the promise, but Yao Yi and Yu Yu and the others over there looked at each other, and said in their hearts: "The skin is thick enough, and the heart is ruthless enough!" ”

On the first night when Wang Shichong was about to leave for Luokoucang, the early warning news that he was about to march to the Luokoucang battlefield was not only sent to Luokoucang by a fast horse. Yun Fu, the beloved nephew of General Yun, also personally ran to Jinyong City to give advice to the defenders of Jinyong City, the only one who could delay Wang Shichong's advance speed, and they immediately dispatched cavalry to seize the Yanshi ferry, destroy the bridge there and prevent Li Mi's army in Yanshi City from building a pontoon bridge, so that Wang Shichong could not quickly and suddenly appear behind the main force of Hua and his brother.

Yuan Wuda, Sima Dejiao and others were skeptical about General Yun's analysis, but considering that General Yun had no need or reason to deceive them, they also discovered the abnormal movement of Wang Shichong's army. Therefore, after discussion, Yuan Wuda and Sima Dejiao still sent 500 cavalry to the west overnight, rushing to the Yanshi to reconnoiter the situation and prevent any accidents. At the same time, the army was also prepared to go out, and when it was confirmed that Wang Shichong's main force was advancing eastward from Nancheng, he immediately rushed to Yanshidu for reinforcements.

In the early morning of the next day, the sky was just white, and the scouts of the Xiaoguo Army, who closely monitored the movements of Luoyang Nancheng, sent news from Pegasus, proving that there were indeed a large number of Wang Shichong's troops from Yongtongmen out of the city to assemble, Yuan Wuda and Sima Dejiao and others were fortunate to have already prepared, and also hurriedly gathered troops out of the city, and then as soon as it was confirmed that Wang Shichong's main force was to the east, Sima Dejiao rushed to the east with 7,000 troops, and Wang Shichong's main force launched a super-large-scale marathon race. At the same time, Yuan Wuda thanked Yun Fu and begged General Yun Lao to send troops as much as possible to help him resist the threat of Wang Shichong's rear army to Jinyong City.

Of course, Wang Shichong was very surprised by the swift reaction of the defenders of Jinyong City, but Wang Shichong was not too worried, and he believed that the generals of the Xiaoguo Army whose brain cells were squeezed by muscles could not see through their clever plans, let alone their own plans and true intentions, and said that they were just sending troops to respond, so Wang Shichong chose to leave the cavalry by his side and be ready to surprise the Xiaoguo army that hastily crossed the river, and at the same time Wang Shichong also ordered the rear army left in the eastern capital to attack appropriately and launch a feint attack on Jinyong City. Siege Wei rescued Zhao and forced Sima Dejiao to return to the army to save Jin Yongcheng.

Wang Shichong's glasses quickly fell on the ground and shattered, out of the city just walked twenty miles, there was a messenger from Li Mijun in front of him sent an urgent report, saying that in the second half of yesterday night suddenly a cavalry of the Xiaoguo Army raided the Yanshi ferry, and the Yanshi defenders who were building pontoon bridges overnight were killed by surprise, and all the six newly built pontoon bridges were destroyed, only the only solid wooden bridge was defended by Li Mijun relying on the fortifications, but it was also damaged a lot, Wang Shichong's main force not only had no chance to quickly cross Luoshui to seize the advantageous terrain, If you move slowly, the only wooden bridge may not be saved.

"How is that possible? How could those fools of the Xiaoguo Army see through the old man's clever plan? Can you still guess the old man's march route, and send troops in advance to choke the old man's entry throat? ”

After yelling in disbelief, Wang Shichong's first order was to let the army advance at full speed and rush to Yanshi to protect the ferry, and the second order was, "Send someone to give them an order to tell them that the situation of Yanshi has changed, and in order to cover the main action of our army, they must send troops to attack Jinyong City as much as possible, it doesn't matter if they can't beat it, as long as they can let the bandit army of Jinyong City know the danger!" ”

Roaring, Wang Shichong repeatedly urged the army to advance at full speed, racing against time to grab Yanshidu, but relying on the abundant body and good physique of the main soldiers, Wang Shichong's main force rushed from Luoyang to Yanshidu in just over three hours. However, what made Wang Shichong desperate was that his speed was fast, and the Xiaoguo army on the north bank was faster, when his forward just saw the shadow of Yanshi City, the wooden bridge next to Yanshi City had already ignited a skyrocketing fire, and at the same time, the flag on the north bank of Luoshui fluttered, and a large number of Xiaoguo soldiers roared like thunder, insulting and provoking Wang Shichong to cross the river to fight with them.

"Hit the ghost!" Wang Shichong waved his whip heavily, and said in annoyance: "It's only one step away, the old man is only one step away from taking the lead, what is the problem?" Can these fools have a foresight and know the old man's march route? ”

At the same time, under the Jinyong City, Wang Shichong's rear army had just been dispatched to line up under the Jinyong City, which was already unable to fight, and before Wang Shiheng, who commanded the army, gave the order to launch an attack on the city, the west side of the road was already fluttering flags, horses' hooves were like thunder, and the two thousand Chen army cavalry under the command of General Yun Lao rushed head-on. Wang Shiheng was shocked when he saw this, and hurriedly asked the army to adjust the formation to prevent the Chen army's cavalry from attacking, and at the same time sent people to contact the Chen army's cavalry generals and ask them about their intentions.

"We're here to attack Jinyong City." The commander of the cavalry attack dedicated to the envoy of Wang Shiheng, who was justified and arrogant, and said: "Your army comes first, our army can let you attack the city first, you can't attack it, and it's not too late for us to attack again." ”

"Cavalry siege?" Wang Shiheng was a little dumbfounded, "There are so many cavalry under Chen Yingliang's traitor that there is no place to put it, can he be willing to use it for siege warfare?" Also, since you are here to attack the city, why is the spearhead of the cavalry formation aimed at my waist? When I was besieging the city, you suddenly charged, will I still be able to survive? "A surprise, the six newly built pontoon bridges were all destroyed, only the only strong wooden bridge was defended by Li Mijun relying on the fortifications, but it also suffered a lot of damage, Wang Shichong's main force not only had no chance to quickly cross Luoshui to seize the advantageous terrain, if the action was slower, the only wooden bridge may not be able to be saved.

"How is that possible? How could those fools of the Xiaoguo Army see through the old man's clever plan? Can you still guess the old man's march route, and send troops in advance to choke the old man's entry throat? ”

After yelling in disbelief, Wang Shichong's first order was to let the army advance at full speed and rush to Yanshi to protect the ferry, and the second order was, "Send someone to give them an order to tell them that the situation of Yanshi has changed, and in order to cover the main action of our army, they must send troops to attack Jinyong City as much as possible, it doesn't matter if they can't beat it, as long as they can let the bandit army of Jinyong City know the danger!" ”

Roaring, Wang Shichong repeatedly urged the army to advance at full speed, racing against time to grab Yanshidu, but relying on the abundant body and good physique of the main soldiers, Wang Shichong's main force rushed from Luoyang to Yanshidu in just over three hours. However, what made Wang Shichong desperate was that his speed was fast, and the Xiaoguo army on the north bank was faster, when his forward just saw the shadow of Yanshi City, the wooden bridge next to Yanshi City had already ignited a skyrocketing fire, and at the same time, the flag on the north bank of Luoshui fluttered, and a large number of Xiaoguo soldiers roared like thunder, insulting and provoking Wang Shichong to cross the river to fight with them.

"Hit the ghost!" Wang Shichong waved his whip heavily, and said in annoyance: "It's only one step away, the old man is only one step away from taking the lead, what is the problem?" Can these fools have a foresight and know the old man's march route? ”

At the same time, under the Jinyong City, Wang Shichong's rear army had just been dispatched to line up under the Jinyong City, which was already unable to fight, and before Wang Shiheng, who commanded the army, gave the order to launch an attack on the city, the west side of the road was already fluttering flags, horses' hooves were like thunder, and the two thousand Chen army cavalry under the command of General Yun Lao rushed head-on. Wang Shiheng was shocked when he saw this, and hurriedly asked the army to adjust the formation to prevent the Chen army's cavalry from attacking, and at the same time sent people to contact the Chen army's cavalry generals and ask them about their intentions.

"We're here to attack Jinyong City." The commander of the cavalry attack dedicated to the envoy of Wang Shiheng, who was justified and arrogant, and said: "Your army comes first, our army can let you attack the city first, you can't attack it, and it's not too late for us to attack again." ”

"Cavalry siege?" Wang Shiheng was a little dumbfounded, "There are so many cavalry under Chen Yingliang's traitor that there is no place to put it, can he be willing to use it for siege warfare?" Also, since you are here to attack the city, why is the spearhead of the cavalry formation aimed at my waist? When I was besieging the city, you suddenly charged, will I still be able to survive? ”