Located in the center of Fanyang County, in the era of Emperor Jing, it once existed as a marquis of the Xiongnu King Lujiang, but now it is the garrison of the Hidden Fog Army under Wei Yan.

In Youzhou, the forces of Gongsun Zan and Liu Yu are intertwined, and the local officials are all grass on the wall, and whoever is strong will fall to whomever they want, and neither side will be offended.

Gongsun Zhan's army this time was menacing, and there was the support of the three-way army in Qingzhou behind him, and naturally there were no blind people jumping out to hinder him along the way. Based on the principle of capturing the thief and capturing the king first, Gongsun Chan did not make much effort on these people, and symbolically levied some money and food and passed.

His approach saved a lot of time on the march, but it also left a certain amount of hidden dangers. Especially after the battle of Jixian, the assembled coalition forces of local forces were scattered, some did not know what happened, and some people returned to their hometowns.

Some of these people were unwilling to fail, and after returning home, they began to make all kinds of troubles, posing a certain threat to the back of Gongsun Jun.

Zou Dan's troops were not many, and the siege was already very reluctant, and he was unable to deal with these harassers for a while. When he got in touch with Wei Yan and learned that the other party was coming for reinforcements, he got rid of Wei Yan and asked the other party to help clear out the thieves and stabilize the place. Wei Yan's main purpose here is this, of course, he will not shirk it.

He didn't have many troops under his command, and it would be too thin to divide the troops, so he chose the garrison in the county of Luxian, a place that extends in all directions, and sent a large number of scouts, where there was trouble, he would march to wherever there was something.

Moreover, the county is not far from Zhuo County, only thirty or forty miles away, if Zou Dan's besieging army changes, he can also react at the first time.

So, on the fifteenth day of December, that is, when Wei Yan had just received Wang Yu's urgent order, he was shocked and uncertain. There was also another unbelievable news from Zhuoxian.

"What? General Zou wants to withdraw from the siege and go north? Why is that? Wei Yan almost jumped up in shock.

According to Wang Yu's order, Yu Ban's Yulin Army would give priority to consolidating the defense lines of Lingqiu and Guangchang. This order is not difficult to understand, Guangchang is located in the southeast of Hengshan Mountain, is the Taihang Eight Paths, the exit of the Flying Fox Road.

The Flying Fox Road is a shortcut connecting the Hebei Plain and the Sanggan River Basin, and in Youzhou, where Liu Yu is in charge, the Sanggan River Basin is a place for the Hu people to drink horses.

Zhao Yun entered Daijun from Flying Fox Road before, intending to cut off the connection between Xianbei and Liu Yu. Back then, Zhang Chun colluded with Xianbei and Wuhuan to join the Kou. Xianbei people also took this shortcut.

Now that Wang Yu has a new judgment, he thinks that it is possible for the Xianbei people to abandon Liu Yu and attack on a large scale, and the defense of the Flying Fox Dao has become quite important. If the defense is not good, Hu rode into Jizhou through the Flying Fox Road. Pouring down into the empty hinterland of Jizhou, the situation is likely to become out of control.

After the Yulin Army changed its march route, it became difficult to transport baggage.

Although Tian Feng arrived at Wuji a few days ago, he was only a person after all, and the two counties were put in order, pacified the place, and transported grain and grass for the army. It's already remarkable that it doesn't make a mess, and it's too demanding to expect him to produce results in a short period of time.

Therefore, the speed of the Yulin Army's advance will not be too fast.

Ji Linglai, the striker, has already arrived in Tang County. He could enter the territory of Fanyang at any time, but as soon as Wang Yu's order arrived, in order to take the lead, he turned north. Went to Flying Fox Road. It is equivalent to the main force of the ban to arrive in Guangchang and complete the arming. If you divide your troops to Fanyang again, I'm afraid the daylilies will be cold.

If Zou Dan leaves again, there will only be Wei Yan's 500 troops left in Fanyang, but he will have to face a large number of enemies lurking in the shadows, as well as the 3,000 elites of Liyi.

"General Qiyu, General Zou said that there was an urgent report ahead, the Xianbei three tribes would join the alliance, and Hu cavalry more than 100,000 to besiege General Gongsun in the area of Juyong City...... The situation is critical, saving soldiers is like fighting a fire, he and General Shan of Jixian County must go to the rescue! ”

"The Tripartite Alliance? I was really fed by Kong Ming! Wei Yan was dumbfounded.

Wang Yu knew that the military situation was changing very quickly, and he didn't expect his remote control thousands of miles away to be like a finger. Therefore, the orders he gave to the generals were not dead orders, but an overall analysis of the current situation of the battle situation and the next trends. All the generals can take what they think is reasonable according to their own judgment.

Therefore, Wei Yan was not ignorant of the origin and origin of the order.

The current situation is even worse than Zhuge Liang expected. Zhuge Liang only expected that Xianbei and Xian Yufu and others in the middle would join forces to deal with Gongsun Zhan, and that Xianbei and Wuhuan in the east would merge and attack the eastern front. On this basis, Wang Yu made the decision to defend the Flying Fox Road and strengthen the defense of Piaoyujin.

No one expected that the divided Xianbei people would regroup!

Gongsun Zhan's lone army went deep and just ran into the enemy's trap, while the Qingzhou army's side, in order to respond to Gongsun Zhan's actions, the army was very scattered, and the root could not concentrate the main force to rescue. If Zou Dan and Shan Jing go to save themselves, no matter whether they succeed or not, the rest of Liu Yu's troops will resurge, and the situation will suddenly become very tricky.

"Without further ado, prepare the horses! Go to General Zou and explain it to him face to face! ”

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It was night, in Yongnu City, Xu Huang's brows were also wrinkled into Sichuan characters.

Under the flickering lights, the letter asking for help from Shan Jing looked a little dim, and even the handwriting was covered with a layer of blood, coupled with the content of the words crying blood, which made Xu Huang, who had always been very decisive, hesitate.

"Before, he told us that we don't have to go to Jixian County to help, like a thief, and now I'm running to beg for reinforcements, is this guy really stupid to be someone else?" Li Le scolded and said.

Hu Cai also snorted angrily: "Rescue? He said it easy, the brothers have traveled thousands of miles, just caught their breath, and have to march to save people, what should he be? The Heavenly Soldiers of the Six Ding Liujia? Can be summoned at will? ”

"General Komeito, you must not listen to Shan Jing!"

Seeing Xu Huang's hesitation, Li Le didn't scold and persuade, and said bitterly: "The lord's letter is clear, Hu Lu is scheming, and there are miscellaneous Hu secretly peeping, if we go west to Juyong City, maybe we will be copied by those beasts in Karasuma!" There are already hundreds of thousands of grains in Piaoyujin, if there is a mistake, the consequences are simply unimaginable! ”

Hu Cai followed and chimed in: "Food is still second, just after being anxious, I don't care about anything." As soon as he and Zou Dan left, Jixian and Fan Yang were all empty, and it would be difficult to return whether they could save General Gongsun or not. If we don't move, we can still take it somewhat, and if we go with us, we'll just wait to be made dumplings. ”

Guan Ping also said in a deep voice: "General, don't forget, General Zilong has been out of the fortress a few days ago, and he should know the situation and try to respond to the rescue, and our army is still in accordance with the established strategy and sticks to the east road." Once the east road is lost, Karasuma will attack the territory of Jizhou and cut off the gallop between the two states, and the whole of Hebei will probably be shaken. ”

Xu Huang's hand holding the letter tightened and loosened, loosened and tightened, and finally let go gently, letting the letter fall on the table, and sighed: "What the monarchs said, how can I not know, it's just, it's just ...... Watching the defeat of an ally has never happened to my hussars, if ...... It is not a pity to shake this name, I am afraid that it will tarnish the name of the lord. ”

As soon as they heard this, the three lieutenants didn't know how to pick up.

Compared with Wei Yan's embarrassment, Xu Huang's situation will only be more difficult. Wei Yan has few soldiers and light responsibilities, but Xu Huang is responsible for the entire East Road. As the third deputy general reminded, once there is an accident on the East Road, let alone the plan of the Northern Expedition, the whole of Hebei will fall into a crisis, and it cannot be done with caution.

On the other hand, Zou Dan just informed Wei Yan that he was leaving, so that the latter could be prepared. Shan Jing is an honest and unceremonious direct request for help, which has become a big problem for Xu Huang, it should not be, it should not be.

Li Le stomped his feet and said angrily: "How did it become like this with a good strategy of going hand in hand?" It's all ...... Not. Before he finished speaking, his mouth was choked by Hu Cai, but the unfinished meaning was obvious.

Gongsun Chan was competitive and aggressive, and the result was the current crisis.

Xu Huang didn't mean to pursue it, these two deputy generals from the Yellow Turban have always been open-mouthed, but they don't have any scheming or city government, not to mention that what they said is also the truth.

After putting down Shan Jing's letter asking for help, he kept staring at Yutu for a long time, and finally sorted out some clues: "The East Road must not be lost, this is a prerequisite, secondly, on the side of the allied forces in Youzhou, our army should also try to respond, if possible, Fan Yang's chief also needs assistance......"

When Xu Huang said the first sentence, the faces of the three lieutenants were all relaxed, and when they heard it, Li Le and Hu Cai were already looking at each other, and Guan Ping, who was relatively calm, also showed a shocked expression.

"General, you're not going to divide your troops, are you?"

If Xu Huang mentioned these places must be taken into account, the defense line of the Taishan army will be stretched into a long curve, and finally become a tragic formation that can be taken care of everywhere and is not good everywhere.

"The division of troops is necessary." In the face of Guan Ping's questioning, Xu Huang actually nodded very calmly: "Tanzhi, don't worry, you take a closer look at the map, the current situation is that unless our army gives up the Northern Expedition Plan and the Youzhou Allied Army, and retreats in great strides, we must at least ensure the safety of the south of Yuyang, the south bank ......of the Juma River, and Jixian County."

Jixian County is the center of Youzhou, and if you can't take it here, you can't control Youzhou. Yuyang and Fanyang are the two wings to ensure the safety of Jixian County, and they are also the forward positions to prevent Hu Qi from breaking through to Jizhou.

"At present, the various departments of our army are relatively scattered, and only our army can shoulder this heavy responsibility." Xu Huang said solemnly: "It is not feasible for the whole army to move westward, but it is incumbent on the allies to respond, and the question now is how to take care of both sides." ”