Guo Huai saw the nervous expression on Ma Tan's face, and arched! , the general does not need to be suspicious, Xinzhen is an ambush arranged by Huai, if the general is not sincere in helping me and the state, the weapons in their hands will deal with the general's troops. But now the last general knows that the general's entry into the annexation state is to sincerely help me merge the state and deal with the Hu people. Therefore, the last general withdrew the ambush troops

After hearing this, Ma Dai oozed cold sweat on his forehead. If Fang is careless and rashly enters the city, he is afraid that he will be ambushed by Guo Huai's army, although the number of people in the city is only a thousand, it is enough for Ma Dai to eat. Lost. Guo Huai's evaluation in his heart immediately raised to a large level, knowing that this person's ability is by no means below himself, this time it is to protect his Guo family and Chen Song in the middle to pull the strings, if you want to forcibly merge the state, Guo Huai's pass will not be easy.

Ma Dai didn't know that Guo Huai's defense in history was the pinnacle, and Shu Han's repeated northern expeditions were all blocked by Guo Huai, although Guo Huai was still young at this time, and his experience was not considered to be sophisticated, but his ability was still very outstanding.

Guo Huai automatically withdrew the ambush troops, and Ma Dai's army successfully entered the eldest son, so that Shangdang County in Bingzhou was in Zhang Xiu's hands. At the same time, there was also good news from Feng Xi's side, because Huguan was in the territory under Yuan Shao's rule, so there were not many defenders. Feng Xi led the army to Huguan, taking advantage of the darkness of the night to successfully attack, and now the 5,000 army has been stationed in Huguan, even if the Yuan family sends 100,000 troops to attack. I'm afraid I won't be able to pass the Huguan natural risk.

Shangdang County is in hand, and Ma Dai's heart is a lot fixed. Guo Huai wrote a letter to Chen Song overnight. Preparing for the situation, early the next morning, together with Ma Dai and Zhang Nan, he led the army north to take Taiyuan, and the defense of Shangdang County was handed over to Feng Xi.

With Guo Huai, a person who is familiar with the situation, is here. In addition, the Guo family is a Taiyuan family, and along the way, Ma Dai almost didn't spend much effort to attack Jinyang, the Taiyuan governance office. When Jinyang City saw the arrival of Ma Dai's army, he immediately surrendered under Chen Song's order.

Entering the Thorn History Mansion in Jinyang City, Ma Dai finally met Zhang Xiu's brother-in-law Chen Song. At this time, Chen Song was obviously much more mature than ten years ago, with a calm face that did not match his age, wearing a white robe, dressed as a scribe, and looking polite.

Ma Dai naturally knew Chen Song's identity, but he was lazy, and immediately bowed after seeing him: "The last general, Ma Yue, has seen Mr. Chen. ”

Chen Song was not polite, and said with a smile: "There is no need to be polite with caution.

Ma Dai nodded his fork and said, "When the lord came, he had already instructed that after the last general arrived in Taiyuan, everything would obey Mr. Chen's orders." ”

Chen Song smiled: "That's very good. Now there are no generals in Yanmen. Only more than 30,000 troops defended along the Great Wall, and Shen Zhi led 10,000 horses to Yanmen. Resist the Hu people. Berji also went with him, and the more than 30,000 troops would be commanded by Berji

Guo Huai heard it and asked suspiciously, "Jun Heng." What about the high,,high cadre? Obviously, Guo Huai couldn't change his words for a while.

Chen Song said lightly: "Gao Gan is in Jinyang Prison at this time, so you have to be fast, otherwise the Yanmen defenders will not be able to withstand it." It would be a big deal to let the Hu people attack. Guo Huai heard this, and his heart sank, Chen Song's methods Guo Huai can also be regarded as knowledgeable, although the ability of senior cadres is not very strong, but how to say that he is also the number one person. was so toyed with by Chen Song in applause. He was first persuaded by him to go to Yanmen to defend, and then led Zhang Xiu's army into the state, and after his letter was sent, Zhang Xiu's army came to Jinyang, and he had already been captured, and the means were no less than those old people who had lived in the temple for decades.

Ma Dai heard Chen Song's words, and already had a rough idea in his heart, so he said: "Mr. Chen, Dai Ran is waiting for 10,000 troops to march to Yanmen. I'm afraid that the wild goose gate can't be guarded. Therefore, Dai thought that it was better to let Boji go to Yanmen to reorganize the army to resist the Hu people, and Dai led the troops to support later. ”

Guo Huai thought about it, and immediately agreed: "What Shen Zhi said is reasonable. ”

After hearing this, Chen Song smiled and said: "The general's command is really capable, and now he will act according to what he says." Now most of the soldiers in Bingzhou are on the front line, and it is prudent to leave 5,000 soldiers and Song, so as to clear the forces of the Yuan family and merge the state in one fell swoop

Ma Dai nodded and said, "Dai will let Zhang Nan stay, and Mr. Chen will just give him orders."

The east side of the state is due to the presence of Chen Song as an internal response. Soon subsumed under the rule. But just as Ma Dai saw in Gaodu, the people of Bingzhou did not welcome Zhang Xiu's arrival. But fortunately, Chen Song came out and persuaded the small family in Bingzhou to let them come out to calm the floating people's hearts.

The Bingzhou family is actually very clear about the situation at this time, with the death of Yuan Shao, the three sons of the Yuan family are not stop fighting, and they don't care about the situation in the state, and the Bingzhou family no longer counts on them. And to deal with the Hu people with the strength of the state family, this is simply a joke, the Hu people are not yellow turbans, the combat power is a heaven and a earth, if there is no big prince to make a move, the private soldiers organized by the family will not be able to stop it at all. At this time, Zhang Xiu became the only choice, for the inheritance of their family, the family could only cooperate with Zhang Xiu, and with Chen Song coming forward, the floating public will of Taiyuan, Shangdang and Yanmen counties was quickly suppressed. Then the news that Ma Dai led the army to participate in the defense of Yanmen came, and the original doubts of the people of Bingzhou also dissipated a lot.

Different from the situation of the three counties in the east, the people of Shangjun and Xihe counties in the west welcomed Zhang Xiu's army when they saw the arrival of Zhang Xiu's army.

It is said that Zhang Xiu led 70,000 soldiers of the Chang'an Corps and Pangulis to leave Chang'an that day, and crossed the Yellow River to Hedong in a few days, and the army marched into Bingzhou without the slightest stop. This time, the Hu people broke through the defense from the border between Shangjun and Xihe County and entered the south of the Great Wall, and this time the Hu people were also shrewd in command, and only sent a small force into Shangjun and Xihe County, while the rest of the army went around to the southern end of the Great Wall and attacked the Han army with the Hu people in the north. The strategy was obviously to destroy the Han army's defense at the Great Wall first, and remove the obstacles for the main force behind to attack.

The Southern Xiongnu plus the central Xianbei and part of the western Xianbei army totaled 250,000, which was definitely the main force of young and middle-aged people, and Zhang Xiu was worried that the Southern Xiongnu army had been scattered in Shangjun and Xi'er County after entering the state, which was extremely unfavorable to Zhang Xiu.

But when the army entered Gaonu in Shangjun and Yan'an, Zhang Xiu was immediately relieved when he received that the main force of the Hu pioneers was still in the area of the Great Wall.

Gao Nucheng County Ya, Zhang Xiu and all the civil and military were in the hall, Zhang Xiu walked to the map, pointed and said: "Now part of the 60,000 army of the Southern Xiongnu is still besieging the defenders of the Great Wall in the vicinity of the Great Wall, intending to clear the obstacles for the 100,000 army that is about to attack and merge the state from the prairie, and the other part is besieging the Shangjun Zhizhi Fu Shi City. And Huaxiong also came to the news before, Liangzhou "Wan Xianbei army said that the strength of the attack on Liangzhou has weakened, and once there is the heart of retreating, if the general is not bad, the 100,000 Xianbei army should also be ready to attack the state, and attack the place of the state. It should also be the upper gun. In this way, Kamigun will be the front line of the defense of the annexed states. And the small group of Hu troops that have infiltrated Xihe County will also be annihilated first, otherwise let them make trouble in the rear, I am afraid that it will affect the support of our army from Taiyuan and Shangdang County. ”

Zhuge Jin listened to Zhang Xiu's words, while looking at the map, and after Zhang Xiu finished speaking, Zhuge Jin said: "Now the Hu people are only raging in the north of Shangjun, and the defense line of the Liangzhou Corps led by General Huaxiong is extended to Jingbian of Shangjun, so that the 100,000 Xianbei army that is attacking Liangzhou wants to attack Bingzhou, unless it goes back to the north and attacks from the gap that the Great Wall has opened now, otherwise it is necessary to enter Shangjun from the west, and I am afraid it will not be able to break the defense line of the Liangzhou Corps stationed in Jingbian." In this way, the defense line to the west of Shangjun is still relatively stable, so the top priority should be to immediately move north, first relieve the siege of Shangjun Zhizhi, and then continue to go north to drive 60,000 Huns out of the Great Wall, as for the scattered Hu people in Xihe County, I think it is better to hand it over to Taiyuan to deal with. After all, now that the lord has only 70,000 Chang'an Corps, I am afraid that he will not be able to transfer more troops to Xihe County. ”

Zhang Xiu and Gao Shun heard it, and they both knew that what Zhuge Jin said was reasonable, these 70,000 foot soldiers seemed to be a lot of them, slightly more than the 60,000 Huns, but you must know that these 70,000 foot soldiers were the defeated soldiers collected after the Guandu War last year. Although Gao Shun has been rectified for more than half a year, his combat power has not been compared with that of the Huns. In particular, the Huns were all cavalry. Although the terrain of Bingzhou is not conducive to cavalry combat, there are still many places inside and outside the Great Wall in the north of Shangjun that are plains, and now Zhang Xiu is going to attack these places, so the problem of combat power is the most important thing to consider, and it is impossible to divide troops to save Xihe County at this time.

Zhang Xiu nodded. Looking at Jia Xu, he asked, "What does Wen He think?" ”

Jia Xu shook his head and said: "Although what Ziyu said is reasonable, although the Xiongnu are besieging Fushi City at this time, if the lord's army arrives and fights with the defenders inside and outside, it is very easy to defeat the Huns. But after the siege was lifted, the Huns knew the situation of our army. At that time, he sent a small force to infiltrate Shangjun and destroy the grain route of our army, and then the lord would be unable to take care of it

After listening to this, Zhuge was shocked, cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and he hurriedly said: "What Jia Changshi said is reasonable. I almost made a big mistake, and I ask the Lord to forgive me. ”

Zhang Xiu waved his hand and said: "Ziyu is not to blame for this matter, Ziyu has been in the Kanto and southern regions for a long time, and he is not familiar with the Hu people's tactics, and he paused for a moment and continued to ask Jia Xu: "What about the meaning of Wenhe?" ”

Jia Xu said with a smile: "Actually, Ziyu's strategy is not bad, but it is easy to have flaws in the details because he is not familiar with the Hu people. He thought that the Lord should go straight to the Great Wall first, and first consolidate the defense line of the Great Wall. And also recapture the gaps that were broken by the Huns. ”

Zhang Xiu heard it and said strangely: "Recapture the Great Wall defense line first?" Catch a turtle in the urn again! ”

Jia Xu nodded and said, "Yes." Now that the main force of the Hu people has moved south, if they go to save the Shangjun Zhizhi at this time, I am afraid that after defeating the besieging Xiongnu army, there will not be enough time to recapture the defense line of the Great Wall. And to seize the defense line of the Great Wall first and block the main force of the Hu people outside the Great Wall, then you can cooperate with Zilong, Ling Ming and Hua Xiong to deal with the main force of the Hu people outside the Great Wall. As for the Huns who are still in the Great Wall, I believe that by then, Ziyi will lead the Pofeng Battalion and the Blood Blade Battalion to merge the state, and cooperate with Junheng and Shen Yi in Taiyuan to destroy this Huns. ”

After listening to this, Zhang Xiu lowered his head and thought carefully. Although Jia Xu's strategy left a part of the Huns in Shangjun, everything revolved around blocking the main force of the Hu people outside the Great Wall and cooperating with the Liangzhou army. It seems to be risky, but it is actually safe, because now that Zhang Xiu's army has entered the state and the Hu people do not know, it will be the enemy to recapture the defense line of the Great Wall. And the Xiongnu army that remained in Shangjun was handed over to Tai Shici to deal with, so that although the Huns still had the opportunity to cut off the grain route in Zhang Xiu's upper county, they must know that if Zhang Xiu recaptured the defense line of the Great Wall, he could be connected with the Liangzhou army. Grain and grass could be transported from Liangzhou through the Great Wall.

However, if it is according to Zhuge Jin's plan, although it is a camp step by step, in fact, it has been exposed after the first battle, and it will be a hard-fought battle in the future. Moreover, if the Great Wall defense line was not recaptured, Zhang Xiu's grain and grass could only be transported from Hedong to Shangjun, and the Huns only needed to send a small force to infiltrate to cut off the grain route. The Xiongnu army only had to defend the defense line of the Great Wall and wait for the arrival of its main army. In this case, Zhang Xiu could only let Liangzhou's Zhao Yun army attack the grassland to shake the main force of the Hu people, this kind of war can not be asserted that Zhang Xiu will be defeated, but heavy losses are inevitable.

After Zhang Xiu clarified his thoughts, he said secretly: "Zhuge Ziyu and Zhuge Kongming are really brothers, they are too similar in terms of prudence, and they have to fight step by step. Although this will not be a big defeat, the losses in each major battle will definitely not be less, and the results collected will not be too much

Thinking of this, Zhang Xiu also walked to the map. He said, "So he will do what he says."

Now the Xiongnu army entered from the gap at the junction of Xihe and Shangjun, and divided its troops to attack Shangjun in the southwest and support Yanmen in the northeast, and gradually expanded the gap. Ben was going to lead the army into the West River, and then take the Huns directly to open the gap and recapture this place first. Then follow the direction of the Huns' division of troops to recapture the Great Wall defense line. In addition, Huaxiong of Liangzhou was notified to lead his infantry out of Jingbian and seize the Great Wall defense line in the northeast all the way until he joined the general's army. The cavalry of the Liangzhou Corps was temporarily handed over to Ma Teng and was controlled by Zilong. Then inform Junheng of Taiyuan and ask him to send troops to the Great Wall to intercept the Huns in the southwest, so that the three armies will attack together and recapture the defense line of the Great Wall in one fell swoop. ”

Jia Xu thought for a while, nodded and said: "The lord's army marched north from Xihe County, although it was easy to be infiltrated by the Huns in Xihe County, but it directly attacked the key points of the Huns and coaxed the source of the gap. The Xiongnu army will be divided into two parts, and then cooperate with the armies of Liangzhou and Taiyuan to sweep away the Huns and recapture the Great Wall defense line in one fell swoop.

Zhang Xiu nodded and said: "In this case" Huo Du led three thousand soldiers to stay here, the location of this city is important, and there is no room for loss. The rest of the people waited for the next morning to go out with Ben General to Xihe County, and everyone heard it, and responded in unison: "No"