Chapter 396: The Battle of Hengshan (First Update)
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When Li Chongjiu led his army from Shiyi County to Lingshou County, he saw that the city had been replaced with a big flag with the word Youzhou on it.
The city was heavily guarded, and the soldiers patrolled back and forth with helmets and armor, and they were well organized.
Seeing the scene, Li Chongjiu couldn't help nodding happily, and at this time, he saw Xue Wanche from a distance, and Ji Chuan and the two of them were waiting in the city together.
When Li Chongjiu rode his horse to the front and back, both of them stepped forward to see with a military salute.
Although Xue Wanche captured Lingshou County, he was worried, after all, they did not directly go to reinforce Li Chongjiu, but captured the county seat, in case Li Chongjiu was ambushed by Xi Shiling, then his guilt would be great.
Li Chongjiu looked at the two of them, but there was no trace of displeasure on his face, but dismounted with a man beside him, and said to him: "Mao Gong, let me introduce to you, this is Xue Wanche, the tiger general in our army, and this is Ji Chuan, who is engaged in Langzhong. ”
The man beside Li Chongjiu hugged his fists and said when he heard this: "It turned out to be the general of the Xue family, the old general Xue guarded the east of the river, and all the people who were in harmony admired him, this Ji Langzhong, a certain has been famous for a long time, I heard the common saying of the prince of Shanggu, Your Excellency is good at giving advice, and he is a figure like Chen Ping." ”
When Xue Wanche heard this, he said, "It's false." ”
Listening to Xu Shiji's words, Ji Chuan said with an unhappy face: "Chen Ping is the one who robbed his sister-in-law and received money, how can I compare it with him, this general has thick eyebrows and big eyes, could it be Xu Dayan?" ”
Although Xu Dayan is Xu Shiji's nickname, but generally only the close Wagang brothers dare to call it that, after all, Xu Shiji is a general in Wagang Village, and he also sits in the third position, which person below dares to say so.
Xu Shiji listened to the words and said: "It is Xu, Fang is losing his words." ”
Hearing Xu Shiji's apology to Ji Chuan, Guo Xiaoke, who was standing behind him, was furious at the moment, snorted unhappily, and said: "I also heard that Ji Langzhong is known as Ji Langzhong in the Youzhou Army, and it really deserves its reputation when I see it today?" ”
Ji Chuan glanced at the other party obliquely, and said: "The name of the next is also in the ears of Wagang, it seems that Ji Chuan is still a little famous, as for Your Excellency, you will know that it is unknown at a glance, so you don't need to report your name, let the next know." ”
On lip service, Guo Xiaoke is a martial artist, where is Ji Chuan's opponent, and he can't help but be angry at the moment.
Seeing that the two were about to quarrel, Xu Shiji hurriedly said: "General Xue, Ji Langzhong's surprise attack on Lingshou County is really unexpected, and this is really not a small achievement. ”
Xue Wanche said at the moment: "Qi Shanggu Gong, Ji Langzhong wants to go to Shiyi for reinforcements, but the last general did not listen, and instead attacked Lingshou County, it was the idea of the last general, and he must be punished by Shanggu Gong." ”
Li Chongjiu smiled and said, "Didn't you send someone to tell you about the ambush in Xi Shiling before. If our army defeats Xi Shiling, it will not be enough to take Lingshou County, but you can take advantage of the situation when Xi Shiling ambushes me and take advantage of the void, and our army can take advantage of this to sweep Hengshan County in one fell swoop. ”
Xue Wanche couldn't help but be grateful when he heard this, and said: "Shanggu Gong trusts the last general, and the last general can only repay it with all his might. ”
Speaking of major events, Ji Chuan no longer quarreled, but said to Li Chongjiu: "Qiqi Shanggu Gong, at present, among the eight counties of Hengshan County, Xingtang County, Shiyi County, and Lingshou County are already in the hands of our army. ”
Xue Wanche said: "At present, among the Taihang Eight Mountains, the Flying Fox Mountain, the Military Capital Mountain, and the Puyin Mountain are all in the hands of our army. ”
Ji Chuan said: "General Xue is right, the North Fourth of Taihang Eight is Mobei, and the communication channel between Bingzhou and Hebei must be in the hands of our army, so it can be unhindered." Therefore, Jingcheng and our army are determined to win, and once Jingcheng is obtained, Hengshan County will have no danger to defend, and go down with the trend. ”
Li Chongjiu nodded, now Taihang Sanshan, so coupled with Yanshan, the key points of Hebei are all in the hands of the Youzhou army, if you go south to use troops against Dou Jiande, there are only one or two Youyan cavalry that can block you. If it is winter, the river is frozen, and the land of the Hebei Plain is unimpeded.
Although his current strength is not as good as Dou Jiande, he is victorious in terms of geographical advantages.
To put it simply, it is easy for Youzhou to attack the Xia army, but it is difficult for the Xia army to attack Youzhou. Therefore, Hengshan County, Li Chongjiu is determined to win, this county, Youzhou terrain can be consolidated. This not only occupies a geographical advantage for Dou Jiande, but also expands his own power, and at the same time, it is also a weakening and blow to Li Tang's momentum, which can be described as killing three birds with one stone.
In case Hengshan County is seized by Dou Jiande first, then the geographical advantage of Taihang Mountain, Li Chongjiu and Dou Jiande will each have half of it, then the geographical advantage will no longer exist.
Li Chongjiu said: "Wen Changshi did a good job, this time I am not in Youzhou, you can also decide to attack Hengshan County, if it is the same use of troops, fanfare, although with the strength of our army today, Hengshan County is not difficult to capture, but Dou Jiande, Liu Wuzhou's generation, will not sit idly by, in case the two of them interfere, our army will be difficult, but now we must not take it lightly, Hengshan County we must take it quickly, so as not to have a long night." ”
Everyone listened to Li Chongjiu's words and knew that although Xi Shiling was now dead and the main force of Hengshan County soldiers was annihilated, Li Chongjiu decided to go down to Hengshan County in a battle to avoid long nights and dreams.
Xu Shiji said: "Shanggu Gong, the danger of Hengshan County lies in Jingcheng, but the county governance lies in Zhending County, Zhending is not only the money and grain of Hengshan County, but also the risk of Taihang, the key to Hebei, Taiyuan is shaken in the west, and Fan Yang is shocked when it comes out of the north." If you go south to the Central Plains, Liqing River, lower plain, more than Baimajin, you can cross the Yellow River directly, such as building the water in the high house, and the horse in the middle. ”
Xu Shiji's words, Li Chongjiu quite agreed, in the history of the Northern Song Dynasty and Liao, when Jin competed, due to the loss of the sixteen states of Yanyun, the risk of losing Yanshan, so the Northern Song Dynasty built three towns of Hejian, Zhending, and Zhongshan as the defense support of Hebei to reject the Khitan.
As a result, when the Jin soldiers attacked the Northern Song Dynasty for the first time, they asked for the cession of the land of the three towns as a condition for peace, and Li Gang said bitterly that the three towns were the barrier of the country, and how could they be established by cutting them.
Xue Wanche heard Xu Shiji's words to seize the truth first, and said: "What General Xu said is very true, we must take the truth first, but the men and horses of Li Xiaoji, the king of Yong'an, are also rushing from Luzhou to Zhending, in case the enemy army enters the truth first, it will be unfavorable to our army." ”
Li Chongjiu said: "Wang Mahan, you immediately lead three thousand light cavalry to intercept the men and horses of Li Xiaoji, the king of Yong'an, as for General Xue and General Xu, the two of you will immediately send troops to Zhending." ”
"No!" The three generals listened to the order and led the troops away.
Just when Li Chongjiu had just given the order, Ji Chuan said in the foreword: "Qiqi Shanggu Gong, I just received news from Youzhou, Dou Jiande's general Liu Heimin, the prince of Handong County, and his younger brother Liu Shishan, and the general Zhang Junli sent troops to invade the territory, and now they are deployed under the city of Gu'an. ”
Li Chongjiu's eyes froze when he heard this, Dou Jiande was really not a fuel-efficient lamp, and he sent troops to pull his hind legs so quickly.
Zhuo County, under the county seat of Gu'an County.
A big man in armor straddles the earthy yellow city wall of Gu'an County.
This man is in his thirties, looking at the burly and majestic, looking forward to the majestic and heroic, as if he is singing about wine, and the geometry of life is written for such people.
This person is now Liu Heimin, a general under Dou Jiande, who is the prince of Handong County.
At present, Liu Heimin looked at the head of Gu'an County, stretched out his hand and touched the short beard under his forehead, behind him, Xia soldiers and horses were displayed like mountains, and swords, guns, swords, and halberds were like forests.
"County Prince, now that King Xia's edict to send troops has not yet arrived, our army has invaded Youzhou, which is an undeclared war against Youzhou. I'm afraid that it will be very important in the future. General Zhang Junli and Liu Heimin said......
Liu Heimin said disapprenosingly: "I'm afraid, Youzhou and my Xia Kingdom have already had a battle, and now Li Chongjiu has sent troops to attack Hengshan, if he is allowed to win Hengshan County, it will be difficult for King Xia to take it back in the future." As a general, I will make a decision on the spot, and King Xia will not blame me. ”
His younger brother Liu Shishan said unhappily on the side: "King Xia is my eldest brother, how can you blame my eldest brother for such a trivial matter." ”
Zhang Jun said: "After all, we are cutting first and then playing, and we send troops without authorization, in case King Xia doesn't want to do anything with Youzhou?" ”
Liu Heimin glanced at the other party obliquely and said: "If King Xia's ambition is to seize the world, if he wants to seize the world, he must unify Hebei, and Youzhou is on his back, like a fish in the throat." If you don't subdue Youzhou, how to fight for the world in the south. Before the will of the king of Xia arrived, there was no need to wait, so I passed my military order, and the army camped on the spot, rested for one night, and attacked the county seat tomorrow. ”
"If Li Chongjiu doesn't return to his division, I will knock down the cities in Youzhou one by one."
After Liu Heimin finished speaking, the generals under his command were all overjoyed, but Zhang Junli was not Liu Heimin's confidant, frowning and silent.
At this moment, a man suddenly rode a horse and galloped over, saying: "County Prince, King Xia's edict!" ”
"Oh?"
Everyone was stunned, but they didn't expect Dou Jiande's edict to be issued at this time.
On the side, Zhang Junli said happily: "County Prince, now that the edict of King Xia is here, let's take the decree first." ”
Liu Heimin glanced at Zhang Junli and said, "Listen to the order." ”
After saying that, all the generals dismounted together, and Liu Heimin took the holy decree directly from the other party.
Because Dou Jiande had just established the country at this time, and the yellow silk was not yet complete, the holy decree was just an ordinary white silk, and only the end was covered with Dou Jiande's seal to distinguish the authenticity.
Liu Heimin took the holy decree and read it aloud.
…… ordered Liu Heimin, the prince of Handong County, to act on his own and make decisions on the spot, and there was no need to inquire about a qiē matter......
Hearing this, the big stones in the hearts of all the generals fell, Zhang Junli looked at Liu Heimin with envy and jealousy, and said in his heart that Dou Jiande, as the king of Xia, was really generous to him, a fellow countryman.
Zhang Junli immediately said: "The last general is willing to lead the army as the vanguard and capture this city. ”
Liu Heimin glanced at Zhang Junli, and said with a laugh: "Okay, if you give the order to go down and attack the city with all your strength tomorrow, you will be beaten to Youzhou, and Li Chongjiu will be willing to return from Hengshan County." (To be continued.) )