Yao Xiang didn't have time to let the locksmith in the army open the gold-plated copper box, so he hurriedly led all the soldiers and horses under his command to leave Changyi City, take Dongping and Jibei two counties, and detour into the direction of Taishan County.

In order to speed up the march, Yao Xiang asked his army to discard all the materials that could be discarded, and travel lightly, so that they could reach Taishan County within ten days and establish their own territory relying on Taishan.

As soon as Yao Xiang and his army set out from Changyi City, the scouts under Pu Hong's command learned the information and immediately sent the news back to the camp of Rencheng.

In the camp of Rencheng, the main general Pu Hong was very excited to learn the news, and immediately gathered all the generals under his command to prepare to intercept the army under Yao Xiang.

"Father, according to the scouts, Yao Xiang led the army to the northeast, and it will enter Dongping County in one day, and our army only needs to set up an ambush in Dongping County in advance, and it will definitely defeat Yao Xiang's soldiers and horses in one fell swoop and seize the jade seal of the country." Pu Jian said softly.

"Yes! Father, our army has been dormant for so long, and it's time to do something. Pu Xiong followed.

"General, give the order quickly!" The generals were even more impatient.

Pu Hong pondered for a moment and said softly: "Don't worry, wait another day, in the early morning of tomorrow, the army will start to prepare, set off before noon, and head in the direction of Dongping County, but before that, we must first eliminate all the scouts sent by Yao Xiang in Rencheng." ”

"Father, who is the scout sent by Yao Xiang, how can we judge?" Pu Jian asked.

Pu Hong smiled and said softly: "My father has already made arrangements, and I have been secretly investigating these days. Having completely figured out the scouts sent by Yao Xiang and found out their secret contacts, it is only necessary to capture some of their men and horses and torture them to dig out all the scouts sent by Yao Xiang, so as to ensure that nothing goes wrong. ”

When Pu Jian and Pu Xiong heard this, they were greatly surprised, they did not expect that they would work in the past few days. His father had already made careful arrangements. and mastered the whereabouts and secret contact of the scouts sent by Yao Xiang, and prepared to close the net.

"It turned out that my father had been prepared, so Yao Xiang would not be able to know the actions of our army. Completely blind. Father is amazing! Pu Jian hurriedly praised it.

Pu Hong smiled. "You know what?" In fact, in Rencheng, except for the scouts sent by Yao Xiang. There are several other scouts, including the scouts of the Jin army and the Yan army, all because our army has 50,000 elites, and they don't dare to despise it! After speaking, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"Why is my father so happy?" Seeing a smile on the corner of Pu Hong's mouth, Pu Xiong opened his mouth to ask.

Pu Hong explained: "Our army has enough strength to survive in the gap of a strong country, as long as our army is properly handled, whether it is the Great Jin Dynasty or the Yan State, will go all out to win over our army, isn't this a happy thing?" After speaking, he looked at the two sons beside him.

"Surviving between powerful countries, there is a danger of overturning at any time, it is not a long-term solution, we still have to have a long-term plan!" Pu Jian sighed softly.

Hearing this, Pu Hong nodded, and said softly: "You are right, this situation can only be a temporary measure, not a long-term solution, but with the current situation, our army can only do this, first stabilize the position, and then think of a good strategy!" ”

When Pu Jian and Pu Xiong heard this, they both nodded approvingly.

In the early morning of the second day, in the large camp of Rencheng, the soldiers and horses under Pu Hong were nervously assembled, ready to attack at any time.

At the same time, a small force sent by Pu Hong rushed into the contact place of Yao Xiang's scouts, captured seven or eight scouts who were sleeping, and immediately tortured and interrogated.

"General, the scouts of Yao Xiangjun have been completely wiped out by our army, a total of eighteen people." The little colonel who was in charge of investigating the matter reported with his fists in his fist.

When Pu Hong heard this, he nodded with satisfaction and said loudly: "Good job, you have worked hard, go down and receive the reward!" ”

"General Xie." The colonel clenched his fists and turned to leave the big tent of the Chinese army.

Pu Jian strode into the big tent of the Chinese army and said loudly: "Father, the whole army is ready and ready to go." ”

Pu Hong nodded, strode out of the big tent of the Chinese army, and saw that the men and horses under his command had been assembled in the camp, nodded with satisfaction, and immediately stepped on the war horse with the help of his own soldiers.

"Father, give the order to go!" Pu Xiong reminded in a whisper.

Pu Hong looked at the second son and the generals, and said loudly: "Generals, whether this battle is smooth or not, our army will no longer return to Rencheng, and will directly cross the river to the north and enter the Qinghe River and the plains, so bring everything that can be used!" ”

"General, why did our army cross the river to the north?" A general asked suspiciously.

Pu Hong thought for a moment and said softly: "Generals, I will get the news that the Wei court has transferred most of the soldiers and horses in Jizhou to the direction of Yecheng and Lukou, and now, the Qinghe River and the plains north of the Yellow River have no main army to garrison, and dozens of cities are at our fingertips, how can we miss it?" Moreover, Rencheng is located in Yanzhou, and the surrounding Jin army, Yao Xiang, Wei Tong, Zhang Yu and other soldiers and horses are very strong, which is not conducive to our army's foothold, so it is better to leave here as much as possible. After speaking, he looked at the generals beside him.

When the generals heard this, they all felt that there was some truth, such a large area of open space north of the Yellow River was much better than squeezing in Rencheng! At the beginning, the reason why they wanted to cross the river and go south was mainly because Ran Min was too powerful, and if they didn't leave Hebei, they would end up with the whole army annihilated.

And now, Ran Min has been captured by the Yan army, the Wei army has suffered heavy losses, and the southeast of Hebei has become an open space without the main army stationed, which is naturally a good opportunity to take advantage of the void, and such a good opportunity should not be missed.

"General, the last general understands that as long as our army crosses the river to the north, we can get a large area of land in several counties, which is much better than holding it in Rencheng, besides, there is no need to worry about the threat of Yao Xiang, Zhang Yu and others, and the main force of the Jin army will not cross the river to the north for a while." The general clenched his fists and said.

Pu Jian thought for a moment, hugged his fists and said: "Father, it is very convenient for the main force of our army to cross the river to the north, but what about the hundreds of thousands of people who follow our army, so many people, it is difficult to prepare in a short time, and if it is intercepted by the enemy, it will be troublesome." ”

Pu Hong thought for a moment, and said softly: "My son doesn't have to worry too much, this problem has been arranged by my father for a long time, after our army sets off, I will leave a group of men and horses to persuade the clansmen to throw away all the bulky belongings, pots and pots of things, and throw away as much as possible, and then, let them set off to the north immediately, so that they can cross the river with the main force of our army." ”

Seeing that his father had already made arrangements, Pu Jian nodded reassuringly.

Pu Hong looked at the prepared army and said loudly, "The whole army will set off immediately." ”

Soon, under the personal leadership of Pu Hong, an elite army of 50,000 marched towards Dongping County, preparing to set up an ambush for Yao Xiang's army.

The distance between Rencheng and Dongping County is much closer than that of Changyi, so Pu Hong and his soldiers and horses arrived in Dongping County one step earlier, and set up an ambush at the place where Yao Xiang's army must pass.

The Puhong army has set up an ambush, but Yao Xiang's army is still on the way, Yao Xiang has no idea about the movement of the Puhong army, and continues to move forward, getting closer and closer to the ambush place of the Puhong army.

While marching, Yao Xiang was paying attention to the dynamics of the surrounding armies at all times, and scouts from all walks of life shuttled through the marching ranks from time to time, reporting the latest information to Yao Xiang.

In the day after leaving Changyi, the Jin army and the Puhong army did not move, which made Yao Xiang feel a lot more relieved, but Dongping County was not very far from Rencheng after all, so Yao Xiang did not dare to be careless, and paid special attention to the movement in the direction of Rencheng.

Looking at the letters that reported to the normal position of Rencheng Daying, Yao Xiang's heart was a lot more settled, as long as the Puhong army did not move, he could lead his soldiers and horses to arrive safely in Taishan County, so as to develop his power step by step.

"Fifth brother, our army has entered Dongping County." After the army entered Dongping County, Yao Chang reminded him softly.

Yao Xiang nodded and asked softly, "Is the direction of Rencheng still the same as usual?" ”

Yao Chang hugged his fists and said: "Fifth brother, don't worry, when the scout reported last night, it was still normal, and he hasn't reported it today?" ”

When Yao Xiang heard this, his heart was inexplicably tight, at this time, it was already early afternoon, and it had been more than half a day since the last report last night, and a lot of things could happen in most of the day, if there was any change in the Puhong army, it was very likely that most of the time had already set off, or even arrived in Dongping County.

"The scouts in the direction of Rencheng, why haven't they reported for so long, could something happen?" Yao Xiang said nervously.

Yao Chang stared at Yao Xiang and said softly: "No, fifth brother, there are more than ten scouts planted by our army in Rencheng, even if they show their feet, it is impossible to be all of them wiped out by Pu Hong, maybe the direction of Rencheng is as usual, and the scouts are too lazy to report." ”

Hearing this, Yao Xiang sighed softly, he felt that what Yao Chang said made some sense, maybe he was really too sensitive, but at this time, it was much better to be sensitive than careless.

However, after thinking about it again, Yao Xiang was always a little worried, so he looked at Yao Chang and said softly: "It is not advisable to stay here for a long time, pass the order, let the army accelerate its advance, and arrive in Taishan County as soon as possible, and our army will be safe." ”

"Yes, Fifth Brother." Yao Chang answered loudly, and immediately conveyed the order, allowing the army to accelerate and rush towards Taishan County at a faster speed. (To be continued......)