Jiangzhou, Hezhong Prefecture, fifty miles of Fenshui River bank between Zhengping County and Jishan County.

The rain began on the night of August 28 and continued for three consecutive days. This sudden rain not only caused the temperature to drop sharply, but also stopped the pace of the Qin Domain's army from moving south. The autumn rain continued, the water level of the Fen River also soared, and the 50,000 Qin troops who went south were stationed in the four cities of Jishan, Zhengping, Longmen and Quwo on the north bank of the Fenshui, and the defense line stretched for hundreds of miles. The soldiers and horses of the ten towns of Chang'an received Wang Chongrong's defeated soldiers, stationed on the south bank of Fenshui, went down the village along the riverbank, and relied on the cities of Baibi, Wenxi and Jiangxian on the south bank to confront the Qin army across the river.

The two sides confronted each other across the river, and both took advantage of this autumn rain to slow down the pace. The war, which was originally on the verge of breaking out, is also slowly cooling down. But this is just a cooling, not a dissipation. For the Qin army, it swept the two towns of Hedong and Zhaoyi in succession, and quickly captured most of the Hezhong area, which was unexpected. However, this also brought some minor troubles, and the offensive was too smooth, so that the Qin army added a large area of occupation, and the new occupation area, the officials who took over could not be in place for a while, and the Qin army had to leave a lot of soldiers and horses to garrison each place. At the same time, the Qin army moved too fast, and in the blink of an eye it had reached the southeast of the river, which made it difficult for the logistics to keep up with the transportation of heavy baggage.

The farthest distance of the grain cart is the most effective offensive range of the Qin army. The supply of logistical baggage determined the offensive of the Qin army.

The suspension of soldiers and horses on the north bank of Fenshui is also helpless. The temporary garrison on the north bank was just right to rest the troops and horses, and at the same time, waiting for the officials in the rear to take over the newly occupied area, and the arrival of supplies of grain and grass.

As for the official army, in the face of the imposing Qin army, they did not dare to fight Fenshui rashly. Just at this time, the autumn water continues. When the river is surging, take a break for a while. They also need to wait for the arrival of the grain and grass, as well as the fundamental latest situation, and make new adjustments.

But no matter how it rains. No matter how the water rises, this battle will not end, this is just the calm before the storm, and both sides are like two fierce beasts that they want to meet, adjusting their postures and accumulating strength. Deliver a fatal blow to the opponent.

There is only one Hezhong Town left in Hezhong Prefecture, and Chang'an will never give up, and he will not dare to give up.

Although Puzhou is small, it is extremely important. This is the triangular intersection area of Guanzhong, Hedong and Henan, and it is also the throat of the wrestling between the east and the west.

Historically, this place has been a battleground for soldiers and a strategic core place. The decisive Battle of Yubi in the Eastern and Western Wei Dynasty, and the Battle of Baibi between Li Tang and Liu Wuzhou, which determined the life and death of the emerging Tang Dynasty, all took place here. The outcome of each campaign plays a crucial role.

Although Yang Fugong said that he had been staying in the deep palace. is not as long as his brother Yang Fuguang, who has been in charge of the army for a long time. But Chang'an is not without people who don't know the soldiers, and the key point is not to attack Luoyang directly, but to fight for Hezhong Mansion. Whoever controls Hazhong Province will be able to occupy a high position in this decisive battle. For Yang Fugong, Taiyuan has been lost. If the river is lost to Puzhou again, it will be worse than losing Luoyang. If the Qin army gets Puzhou, then he can not only stabilize the occupation of Luoyang, but also open the side gate Pu Han in the pass, and can cross west into the pass at any time. It can even directly threaten Tongguan, in that way, the entire land of Kanto can no longer be defended.

Holding Puzhou can cut off the northern part of Luoyang, and then it can also recover Taiyuan, a strategic place where the East and the West compete for power.

At all costs. Both sides will not give up Hezhong Fu or Puzhou, and this will inevitably be a decisive battle between success and failure.

In Jishan County, the commander of the 50,000 Qin army was Lin Wei, the Duke of Anguo. His subordinates are the Duke of Baoguo and the Duke of Ningguo. At the same time, there are three young young generals, Wang Yanzhang, the second Taibao iron spear general, Gao Siji, the third Taibao white horse silver spear, Li Cunxiao, the fourth Taibao tiger general, and Guo Wei, a rising star of the Intelligence Department, as well as Liu Yunniang, Li Siyuan, Li Cunxin, as well as Song Wen, Lin Xi, Zhang Cheng and other generals of the Shanxi garrison.

Lin Wei was both a little excited and a little wary of being able to lead the army and command the offensive this time. This is a crucial battle, if it is fought well, it can defeat the allied forces of Zhuzhen in one fell swoop, and the Qin army can not only stabilize Luoyang, but even enter Guanzhong in one fell swoop. If you don't fight well, then the newly defeated states in Hezhong, even Zhaoyi and Taiyuan, may be recaptured by the coalition forces. There are dozens of generals in the Qin army, whether it is Cui Anqian or Zhang Zimian, or Zeng Yuanyu and Zhao Li, they are all generals who have made meritorious contributions and can stand alone. Others such as the Thirteen Taibao, Gao Jiajiang, Zhao Jiajiang, Guo Jiajiang, etc., the famous generals in the Qin army are like clouds, and the fierce generals are like rain. Generally speaking, although he is a high lord in the Qin Domain, he still does not have too many dazzling achievements when it comes to commanding troops. If it weren't for King Qin's insistence that he should lead the Hedong armies, he would not have had the opportunity to serve as the commander of the army.

As the righteous brother of the King of Qin and one of the few princes, he must win this war. Many people were a little careless about the Qin army's string of victories, but he would not. He knows very well that there are many others on the other side, and he must not be careless. What's more, now is not the time to be happy, the King of Qin has already told him, and the goal this time is no longer to seize Taiyuan, or to sweep Hebei and Hedong. At present, the situation is very good, the Qin army already has strength, as long as it is fought well, this time it will not only be able to take Luoyang, but even defeat the Zhuzhen coalition army. And now, as long as they can defeat the coalition army, then it can even be said that this will be the last big battle, and no one in the world will be able to stop them from pacifying the world in the future.

At the beginning of the war, even if Li Jing said these words to him personally, he would never believe it.

But now, in less than half a year, the Qin army has swept away the two towns in Hebei, won the three towns in Hedong, plus most of the Hezhong, and one Luoyang, the Qin army's results are not brilliant. With such a dazzling record in front of him, his trust in King Qin has risen to an unprecedented height. Even if King Qin said now that he would sweep the world by the end of this year, he would not feel that this was too much.

Thinking of King Qin, who was still sitting in Luoyang City at this time, Lin Wei's eyes were full of confidence.

50,000, this is just the vanguard of the Qin army's soldiers and horses, the war machine of the Qin domain has been fully activated, and in this decisive battle, the Qin domain can mobilize 300,000 elites to come south. For the Qin Domain, whose standing army has now reached 800,000. Fight a big battle, fight a decisive battle, and none of them are afraid.

What's more, it's still in a flat place like Puzhou. It is very suitable for the motorized army and warfare of the Qin army. The Qin army has a standing army of 1 million, of which 200,000 are on duty in four phases, and the entire Qin army maintains a standing army of 850,000 at any time. Among them, there are 200,000 cavalry. Even if it was the infantry of the Qin army, it was also a highly mobile mounted infantry.

Fifty thousand at this time. It's just a pioneer.

In Luoyang City, there are also 50,000 Qin troops, and more soldiers and horses are coming one after another. In Hebei and Hedong, as many as 100,000 soldiers and horses were receiving orders to rush to the front.

The Qin army was waiting for the supply of grain and grass and the arrival of follow-up soldiers and horses, and Yang Fugong was also waiting.

He was waiting for Tian Lingzi's general Gao Renhou to lead the soldiers and horses of Sanchuan and the soldiers and horses of the five towns of Liu Jurong of Shannan, as well as the soldiers and horses of Zhu Wen. Although he had 300,000 horses in his hands, even if there were only 50,000 Qin troops on the opposite side, Yang Fugong did not dare to fight.

Shangzhou Wuguan.

Gao Renhou, the envoy of Dongchuan Jiedu, was pacing in the camp under the pass, and Yang Fugong sent several urgent letters urging the soldiers to come over several times a day. Just now, he received another letter urging him to send troops. This is the eighteenth reminder.

"Gao Shuai, you don't really plan to send troops north to reinforce Yang Fugong's eggless man, right?"

In the tent of the Chinese military camp, a fat man with a white face and beard was wearing a brocade robe, leisurely holding a crystal clear jade cup and drinking crimson wine. looked at Gao Renhou's hesitant expression. Said with a sneer. He is Tian Lingzi's righteous son, and he is also the overseer sent by Tian Lingzi. The 50,000 soldiers and horses in Sanchuan were commanded by Gao Renhou, and he was the supervising army.

Gao Renhou returned to his seat and sat down, picked up his wine glass, and drank a glass of red wine.

"Gong Chen, Li Jing's offensive is too fast, before that, no one expected the Qin army's offensive to be so rapid. According to a certain point of view, Yang Fugong alone is by no means Li Jing's opponent. ”

"Gao Shuai, you are too worried, Yang Fugong has now gathered more than 300,000 soldiers and horses from thirteen towns. The Qin army in Hedong was only 50,000. I think it's just that Yang Fugong has no eggs and doesn't dare to fight. Chen Jingzhong himself is also a eunuch, but he despises Yang Fugong as an eggless.

"Three hundred thousand? There are only 100,000 capable fighters. ”

"You care about him 180,000, even if he only has 8,000 people who can fight?" Chen Jingzhong smiled with a sinister smile. "Don't forget one thing. Before coming out, Tian Gong explained it clearly. Do you really think that we are here to reinforce Yang Fugong this time? ”

Gao Renhou frowned a few times, and sighed secretly in his heart. Of course, he did not forget what Tian Lingzi had told him when he summoned him before sending troops, and before Yang Fugong's brother contacted Chengdu, Tian Lingzi unexpectedly agreed. This matter made him very puzzled, but what Tian Lingzi said when he summoned him that day made him understand it immediately. Tian Lingzi's explanation is very clear, they are not here to help Yang Fugong this time, but to stab them in the back.

Tian Lingzi is by no means an atmospheric person, on the contrary, he is a person who will repay him. He is still haunted by being favored by Yang Fugong's brothers and losing power. Not to mention, not long ago, Yang Fuguang turned against Dongchuan Jiedu and made Yang Shili betray him, which is even more unforgettable. Now that Chang'an is being beaten by Li Jing, he is still too late to be happy, how can he really send troops to help him. That is, Yang Fugong is now in a hurry to go to the doctor, and he believes Tian Lingzi's promise. If Yang Fuguang was still there, seeing that Tian Lingzi agreed so easily, regardless of his previous suspicions, and sent troops to help, he would definitely be vigilant as soon as possible.

"Gao Shuai, Tian Bus is very clear, the purpose of this trip is to take advantage of the chaotic battle between Li Jing and the Yang brothers, and come to the back. Let them fight, our task is to take the opportunity to take the Wuguan, and then enter the pass and take Chang'an. Then greet Tian Gong and His Majesty and return to Chang'an to reorganize the dynasty. ”

Gao Renhou sighed secretly in his heart, "But Gong Chen, his lips are dead and his teeth are cold, if Yang Fugong's army is defeated, I am afraid that not only Luoyang will be Li Jing's in the future, but Chang'an will also fall into his pocket." ”

Chen Jingzhong smiled gloomily, "Gao Shuai, do you really think that you have won a few battles and exterminated a few groups of small thieves, and you will be regarded as an invincible Li Jing?" Don't take Tian Gong and Chen Dashuai's words to heart? You are so bent on helping Yang Fugong, how many benefits did he give you, and what high-ranking officials and nobles did he promise you, huh? ”

"Chen Gong Mo wants to slander, Gao's appreciation of Tian Gong and Chen Dashuai is remembered in his heart, how can he forget. said something just because he didn't want to bear the trust of Tian Gong and Chen Dashuai. ”

Chen Jingzhong-for-tat, "If Gao Shuai really thinks so, then now we should conscientiously abide by the previous explanations of Tian Gong and Chen Dashuai." Instead of half-heartedly, eating from the bowl and still looking at the pot. ”

was robbed of white by this meal, Gao Renhou was called a famous general in Xichuan, and he was speechless at this time. Although he is the commander of 50,000 soldiers and horses, he also knows that these 50,000 soldiers and horses are the soldiers and horses of Tian Lingzi and Chen Jingxuan, if he really dares to have other ideas, he is afraid that he will become a prisoner in the blink of an eye. He wanted to explain a few more words, but when he saw that this was the case, he sighed and lowered his head and drank the sullen wine.

Chen Jingzhong saw that he pinched Gao Renhou, with a gloomy smile on his face, and he was extremely proud in his heart. He put up a guard on his own, and even gave a direct order, and the whole army continued to stand by.

As for Gao Renhou's statement that after Yang Fugong's defeat, Li Jing would seize the two capitals, Chen Jingzhong did not take it to heart at all. In his mind, they sent troops this time to recapture Chang'an on the secret order of the Duke of Tian. Therefore, Yang Fugong's life or death is none of their business. Let Yang Fugong's coalition army suffer a little loss from Li Jing, which will be good and beneficial for them to seize Chang'an. What's more, he felt in his heart that Yang Fugong had 300,000 horses, even if he couldn't recapture Taiyuan and Luoyang, he could still do it if he fought with Li Jing and blocked Li Jing's westward advance.

What Li Jing will defeat Yang Fugong and wave his army west into Guanzhong and the like, it is just Gao Renhou's alarmism. Gao Renhou is a martial artist, and he exaggerates it, but it's just to have more bargaining chips to speak. He thought he had seen through Gao Renhou, so he would naturally seriously consider the analysis that Gao Renhou said.

Yang Fugong's messengers were drawn several times a day, and kept rushing to urge them to go north, but the 50,000 Sanchuan soldiers and horses stationed under the Wuguan in Shangzhou kept saying all kinds of excuses, that is, to stop. Today is the lack of grain and grass transportation in the rear, tomorrow the main general in the army is sick, and the day after tomorrow the sergeant is sick for water and soil service, etc., for many days, Yang Fugong's messenger has broken his leg, but the soldiers and horses of Sanchuan are still immovable, and not a single soldier is sent!