According to their own intelligence, the number of Yan troops in Ankou City is not quite a lot at present, the defeated army of Leize County and the defeated army of Yisu County are all gathered in Ankou City, with at least more than 100,000 troops, and Ankou is a big city, the city walls are high, and there is a moat outside the city, even if the Jin army has the upper hand in strength, it is not easy to take down Ankou.

Lin Haotian made a detailed analysis of the information he had obtained, and finally decided that the troops would divide into two routes, one to continue to attack Ankou according to the original plan, and the other to bypass Ankou and continue to advance southward.

Now that he had tasted the sweetness of the speed of the soldiers, the Yan army that was caught off guard was no match for his own soldiers, and he didn't want to waste precious time here in Ankou.

Lin Haotian's decision did not receive all the support of his officers, and many generals in the Chinese military tent raised objections, including Ding Feng.

Ding Feng frowned tightly and said: "My lord, our army is already extremely dangerous to fight deep into the enemy's territory, if we divide our troops to fight again, the danger will be even greater, please think twice!"

Zhang Bufan stood very firmly on Lin Haotian's side, he laughed strangely, and said: "After fighting all the way, our army will be invincible and invincible, and the combat strength of the Yan army is not to worry about at all, what is the danger at all? In my opinion, the tactics of the adults are correct, if you want to fight, you will be taken by surprise and caught off guard. ”

Lin Haotian nodded with a smile and said meaningfully to Ding Feng: "I also decided to divide the troops to fight after some careful consideration. Assault all the way south, stabilize the rear all the way, echo back and forth, and look at each other, there's nothing wrong with it!"

"But after all, our army is fighting in a different place, in case the end of the song is cut off......"

"Who will cut it off? Is it the local army of Yanguo? Haha-" Lin Haotian looked up and laughed, raised his hand and pointed at Ding Feng and said: "The people who command the army are the better at fighting the more they fight. As for you, the more you fight, the less courageous you become, Ding Feng, don't forget, you are the commander of the First Legion, and I am in the First Legion of Dajin. There are no people who are greedy for life and afraid of death!"

Ding Feng was red-faced when he was accused by Lin Haotian in public, lowered his head, and didn't speak again.

Originally, Bi Wu also wanted to persuade Lin Haotian, but when he saw his current attitude, he swallowed back the words that came to his mouth. He sighed in his heart, just like he said at the beginning, the adults are now carried away, and they don't take Yanguo in their eyes at all, of course. Yan Guo's lack of preparation just grew up the adult's feelings of contempt for the enemy.

Wang Han asked, "I wonder which legion your lord plans to divide to the south, and which legion will attack Ankou?"

Lin Haotian nodded and smiled at everyone: "You should all learn from General Wang Han, this is what you should ask!" After a pause, he restrained his smile and said: "This commander led the Fourth Army to advance southward, and the First Army, the Second Army, and the Hanlin Army stayed here and worked together to capture Ankou!"

His voice had just fallen. Wang Han immediately answered: "The last general is willing to go south with the lord." ”

Lin Haotian was stunned and laughed again. said: "Sure enough, it is still General Wang Han's most trusted tactics!"

Wang Han secretly smiled bitterly, on the contrary, he didn't trust the adult's tactics too much to take the initiative to go south with the adult. The commander of the Fourth Army is Gu Liangyun, where does Gu Liangyun have the talent of a general, once he encounters a change, can he quickly and accurately respond?

Lin Haotian pondered for a moment. He said: "Okay! ”

Now he didn't care which legion he commanded, even if it was a ragtag army composed of a group of rabble, he was confident that he could lead them to capture Xuangu Pass in one fell swoop.

Lin Haotian made the decision to divide the troops into battle, leaving the First Army, the First Army, and the Fourth Army to continue to storm Ankou. He himself led the Hanlin army to capture the Xuangu Pass.

You must know that the distance between Ankou and Gengu Pass is not close, and there is almost a county in between.

Let's talk about Lin Haotian, he led the Hanlin army to bypass Ankou and continue to advance south.

As he expected, the towns south of Ankou did not expect the Jin army to suddenly kill in front of him, as if it fell from the sky, the defenders were not prepared, either rushed to meet the battle, or fled, in less than ten days, Lin Haotian's Hanlin army actually passed through the entire Yisu County as if it was in a no-man's land, and attacked the territory of Shuangtang County.

The war has been so far that it has been too smooth for the Jin country, all the way to Shuangtang County, with a smooth wind and water, and even a head-to-head hard battle has not been fought, and the most common thing that the soldiers of the Jin army see is the ass of the Yan army.

This war, which was initiated by Lin Haotian and was not even favored in the Jin country, was unexpectedly successful in just one month.

At this time, whether it was the court of the Jin State or the Jin army that went deep into the Yan country, people saw the dawn of victory, and the desire to win became more sufficient.

Jin Guo saw the hope of victory, but on the other hand, Yan Guo's side was like a mourner, and the already chaotic Yan Guo court was even more chaotic at this time.

Now, Yin Xiang has returned to Zhaoyang with King Yan's coffin, but no one in the court cares about how to bury Yin Ji, and all people talk about is the war in the north.

The first person to challenge Yin Xiang was Yin Yuan.

Yin Yuan has always proposed peace and temporarily accepted the conditions of the Jin State, but he didn't expect Yin Xiang to make his own claims and send Bu Ying to fight against the Jin army. According to the current situation, I believe that Shuangtang County will not last long, once Shuangtang County is broken through again, the Jin army can be inserted into the hinterland of Yanguo, and it can threaten Zhaoyang, the capital of Yanguo.

In the court, Yin Yuan asked Yin Xiang in public who gave her the right to send troops to fight without knowing the court?

Yin Xiang was silent under Yin Yuan's questioning, but Zhang Situ couldn't stand it anymore, and stood up and said: "Second son, the first king is gone, and the prince has the right to mobilize the army. ”

"Prince?" Yin Yuan looked at Zhang Situ and said, "General Zhang, why do you call the third sister the prince?"

Zhang Situ frowned and said: "When the adults were alive, they mentioned more than once that they wanted to make the third princess the prince......

Without waiting for him to finish speaking, Yin Yuan stretched out his hand and said, "Where is my father's edict?"

"This ...... There will be no end to it, and when the adults die, they will not have time to leave a testament. ”

"So it's empty words, since there is no evidence, how can you scream nonsense?" Yin Yuan's face became gloomy. His eyes glared at Zhang Situ angrily.

"This ......," Zhang Situ said.

Yin Xiang took a deep breath and said, "Brother Wang, the enemy is current, I don't think now is the time to discuss who is the prince. ”

Yin Yuan's fierce gaze finally moved away from Zhang Situ, and he looked at Yin Xiang and said, "Okay! Let's talk about the war in the north. The Jin army has now entered Shuangtang County, and if it continues to be defeated like this, it won't be long before the Jin army will reach Zhaoyang, third sister, do you know how big the disaster is this time?"

Yin Xiang secretly clenched her fists, and a big hat was buckled on her head! She said with a straight face: "General Bu is one of the best generals in my Dayan, I believe that General Bu will definitely be able to stop the Jin army, and even be able to repel the Jin army!"

"What nonsense!" Yin Yuan waved his sleeves and said, "Now the Jin army has broken through the two counties. But where is your General Bu? None of the urgent documents that have been sent back mention him, so where is Bu Ying now?"

Yes, where are Bu Ying and his army of 200,000 now? Since Bu Ying led the army north, it was like a stone sinking into the sea, there was no news, and Yin Xiang never received a battle report from him.

Seeing that Yin Xiang frowned and didn't speak, Yin Yuan sneered. said: "Maybe Bu Ying has now led the army to surrender to the Kingdom of Jin, Sister Wang." This is the 'pillar material' that you reuse!"

The eldest prince Yin Ting stood up and said: "Okay, the second brother and the third sister don't quarrel anymore, now it seems that Bu Ying can't count on it, let's discuss which general to send to resist the Jin army first!"

At this time, Yin Ting showed the demeanor of a brother. put on a posture of focusing on the overall situation, but there is still a hint of slander hidden in and out of the words.

The fifth son, Yin Yu, covered his mouth and chuckled, and said softly: "Don't forget, Buying's family is still in Zhaoyang, and Buying is treasonous. His family should be beheaded!"

When Yin Ting and Yin Yuan heard this, they both nodded their heads and agreed: "The third brother is right!"

Looking at these brothers of hers, Yin Xiang closed her eyes and took a deep breath, she really couldn't listen to it anymore, she suddenly turned around and walked outside the main hall, and at the same time said without looking back: "You guys just discuss it slowly here, however, General Bu will never commit treason, let alone surrender to the Jin people, if anyone dares to touch a single hair of General Bu's family, this palace will fight with him!"

"Third sister, don't go, third sister......" Yin Yu looked at Yin Xiang's back and summoned again and again, but the latter didn't seem to hear it, and after a short time, the person had disappeared outside the main hall.

Yin Yu pursed his lips, shook his head and said indignantly: "What kind of attitude, they are all spoiled by their father!"

Where is Bu Ying now? The Yan Imperial Court did not know, and the Jin army did not know that even the Jin army did not know that the Yan State had sent Bu Ying to resist their attack.

Let's say that the Hanlin army led by Lin Haotian, on this day they attacked the Sandaogou area of Shuangtang County, and further south from here is the county seat of Shuangtang County, Linqi.

According to the news sent back by the detective, Linqi is heavily guarded by Yanguo, and on the two wings of Linqi, Siping Town and Linhe Town each have a family army of Yanguo.

The county town of Linqi and Siping Town and Linhe Town are in a state and are not easy to attack.

What should he do next, Lin Haotian specially found Wang Han and discussed countermeasures with him.

Now the Jin army is advancing to Sandaogou in Shuangtang County, and if it continues to move south, it is bound to fight with the Yan army in Linqi, the county seat. Wang Han's opinion is very simple, that is, steady and steady, although there are many Yan troops gathered in Linqi, but most of them are only defeated troops, morale is not high, and the defense is not sufficient, if you launch a strong attack, you will be able to break through the city defense of Linqi within three days.

After listening to his opinion, Lin Haotian shook his head again and again, and said: "Three days, after three days, even if we can take Linqi, when we advance to Xuangu Pass, the Yan army is already prepared, how can our army still be able to attack it?"

Wang Han frowned and asked, "What do you mean by ......?"

The old trick was repeated, giving up attacking Linqi, and taking the Xuangu Pass by detour. is the so-called surprise victory, if you want to fight, you will be caught off guard by the Yan army. Lin Haotian said confidently.

"This ......" Wang Han pondered for a moment, shook his head again and again, and said, "No, never, my lord." It's too risky. ”

Lin Haotian looked up and smiled, and said: "When we hit Ankou, we just went around the city, from Yisu County to Shuangtang County in one go, and now in the face of Linqi, why can't we go around the city?"

Wang Han Zhengse said: "My lord." This is not the same, when we fight Ankou, we can go around the city, because there are our reinforcements in the rear, even if the front is blocked, we have no worries, but now, we have no backup, and we have no response. If we continue to go around the city, once we can't defeat the Xuangu Pass, our army will fall into the siege of the Yan people. ”

Lin Haotian was happy and asked, "How many soldiers do we have now?"

Not understanding why he asked, Wang Han said cautiously: "Excluding the soldiers who were assigned to garrison the towns along the way, there are less than 80,000 soldiers available now. ”

"Then how many Yan troops are there in Ankou City?"

"Hundreds of thousands of people were reported. ”

"The attacker is less than 80,000, but the defender has more than 100,000 people, and there are two other family armies to assist in the defense. According to normal people's thinking, our army is bound to be hindered by Linqi. If only our army could go around the city. Directly take the Xuangu Pass, and they will definitely be able to kill the defenders of the Xuangu Pass by surprise, I think, they never dreamed that our army would suddenly kill the Xuangu Pass. So, avoid Linqi. Going straight to the Xuangu Pass seems to be risky, but the real one is the most secure tactic. Lin Haotian explained his thoughts to Wang Han in detail.

After listening to Lin Haotian's analysis, Wang Han still shook his head.

Lin Haotian's tactics seem to have a little truth when he hears it, but think about it carefully. The element of adventure is too great, and the own side has no understanding of the situation on the Xuangu Pass side now, if it really follows Lin Haotian's tactics, avoids Linqi, and directly takes the Xuangu Pass, what if the Xuangu Pass side has already taken precautions? At that time, the own side will not be able to attack strongly, and the retreat will not be successful, and the front and rear will be surrounded by the Yan army, and there is a danger that the whole army will be annihilated.

Wang Han said: "My lord, the last general still thinks that it is too risky to bypass Linqi and take Xuangu Pass directly, and it should be fought steadily." ”

Lin Haotian said slowly: "Soldiers, treacherous ways! What we pay attention to is to win by surprise, fight steadily and steadily, that is a tactic that only talented and incompetent generals can use, in short, I have made up my mind, you don't have to persuade again, if you are really not at ease, I will take 20,000 elites first, what do you think?"

Alas! Wang Han sighed secretly, how could he rest assured that Lin Haotian would only take 20,000 soldiers to fight Xuangu Pass, he stiffened his head and said with a wry smile: "Everything depends on the adult." ”

"That's right!" Lin Haotian laughed.

According to Lin Haotian's intentions, the Hanlin army gave up attacking Linqi, changed the direction of travel from Sandaogou, and went straight to Xuangu Pass.

The terrain of Shuangtang County is not as flat as that of Leize and Yisu Counties, and there are many dangerous mountains and ravines in the territory, so it is not easy for the army to march. In order to speed up the march, Lin Haotian gave the order to go down, and the whole army gave up the large baggage, only brought simple clothing and rations, and went into battle lightly.

Along the way, the Hanlin army passed through many dangerous places, and to Wang Han's surprise, there were no ambushes from the Yan Kingdom in many suitable places for ambushes, and it seemed that the Yan State was really defenseless against its own tactics of avoiding Linqi and taking Xuangu Pass.

However, Wang Han still did not dare to take it lightly, and on the way to the march, he kept sending spies in the army to the front to investigate, and he must be foolproof.

Lin Haotian was far less nervous than him, in Lin Haotian's mind, it was impossible for the Yan army to set up an ambush on this road, and they would never have thought that they would bypass Lin Qi anyway.

Five days later, the Hanlin army marched to the area of Xuangu Pass without danger.

Xuangu Pass is located in the south of Shuangtang County, the terrain is a typical two mountains and a ditch, and Xuangu Pass is located in the middle of the ditch, blocking the only road tightly.

The city wall of Xuangu Pass is extremely high and solid, the height is enough to be three zhang and three open, the width is also thick, the road on the city wall is not less than three meters, even if a few horses run side by side are more than enough.

Look carefully at the head of the city, the banners on it are unfurled, the armor is like a forest, and as far as the eye can see, they are all Yan soldiers and Yan generals.

Lin Haotian, who rushed to the front of the army, watched for a moment, nodded again and again, and praised: "What a dangerous place!"

As he spoke, he said to Wang Han beside him: "As long as our army can take Xuangu Pass, the three counties of Lei Ze, Yisu, and Shuangtang in Yan Country will belong to our Jin Kingdom." ”

Wang Han smiled bitterly, it is true to say so, but the premise is that he can fight. Judging from the current situation, the defenders in the Xuangu Pass are not defenseless, and their own army has already killed in front of the pass, but the defenders in the city are not panicked at all, and the number of defenders seems to be quite a lot.

He said in a low voice: "It seems that the Yan army in Xuangu Pass has already taken precautions, my lord, is our army attacking or withdrawing the same way?"

Lin Haotian was happy and said: "Since our army has already fought under the Xuangu Pass, how can there be any reason to retreat without a fight?

"Yes, my lord!" Now, even if you have to bite the bullet, Wang Han intervened to receive the order, and then, passed down the commander's order, and the front army was in front of the pass, ready to attack.

For a while, the sound of horns and drums in the Jin army camp came and went, the sound of footsteps and the friction of armor were connected.

Soon, a Jin general was killed in the camp of the front army of the Jin army, and when he was still a hundred steps away from Xuangu Pass, he stopped his horse, and then raised the spear in his hand, pointed at the Yan army on the opposite side of the city and shouted: "Wait and listen, I am Wei Chong, the general of the Jin State Hanlin Army, if there are still people in the city who don't want to die, it's too late to open the city gate and surrender, if not, when our army breaks through the city, the chickens and dogs will not be left!"

The golden general came to hover in front of the Xuangu Pass, pointing at the defenders on the head of the city and shouting, and after a short time, the gate of the Xuangu Pass opened, and a team of Yan troops rushed out from inside. (To be continued......)