Xiongguan at the junction of Shanggu County and Yuyang County.

At the head of the city, Zhao Xin, a general who returned to the Huns, put one hand on the hilt of the sword at his waist, overlooking the land of the Han Dynasty under the city.

Xiongguan is built on the mountain, and the grass and trees in the city for several miles are emptied to prevent people from hiding and approaching, and the line of sight is endless.

Zhao Xin didn't expect that Xiongcheng, which the Xiongnu had been attacking for many years and had not broken through, would welcome him in because of the infighting of the Han people.

He didn't expect that the king of Han Huainan actually had contact with Yizhi Xian Dadanyu, and the two sides were cooperating to deal with the Han Dynasty.

Of course, Zhao Xin's entry into the city was restricted.

He only brought in some of the people, and disguised themselves as Han Chinese clothes.

"General Zhao."

There was also a burly young man of twenty-seven or eighteen years old standing beside Zhao Xin.

Zhao Xin only knew that the other party's name was Xiong Yan, and it was he who led people to launch in the city, and cooperated with Neiying to seize this Xiongguan.

Zhao Xin could sense that the other party had a strong military cultivation.

He estimated that this Xiong Yan might be an important person secretly cultivated by the King of Huainan.

Xiong Yan has a heroic appearance, a clear turn in his face, a cold and arrogant look, and a battle armor, which has a compelling and lofty spirit.

In fact, Xiong Yan is one of the four soldier seeds carefully cultivated by that secret force, and within it, he is known as the Four Generals.

And the surname 'bear' itself represents a lot of things.

Xiong Yanzu was a nobleman of the Warring States period.

"I have received news that there is a Han army, about 3,000 people, who left Chang'an late yesterday night and rushed to Yuyang. The leader of the troops is the champion Hou who has moved the world in recent months, and the emperor's close minister! Xiong Yan smiled.

He said it easily, but Zhao Xin's heart jumped.

He followed Wei Qing for several years and had side contact with Huo Quzhi.

I know how much Wei Qing and the emperor praise this genius general who rises like a comet and shines the Han Dynasty.

And he knows better the combat effectiveness of the Xiongnu Chinese army.

Such a team was defeated by Huo Qubing with less and more fights, which was an almost miraculous achievement in Zhao Xin's eyes, so he was secretly shocked when he heard the name of Huo Quai.

"I heard that the champion Hou has the ability to run thousands of miles, and coincidentally, I am also good at using surprise attacks to break the enemy."

Xiong Yan said proudly: "I received news that the champion Hou will be able to reach Yuyang in about one day and night. That is to say, from this moment on, he may appear outside this Xiongguan at any time to confront us.

Does General Zhao think that the news that he can arrive in one day and night is true? ”

Zhao Xin: "...... Maybe. ”

Xiong Yan smiled: "I hope he really has the ability to do this." My military cultivation is lacking a big battle to nourish my qi and seek a breakthrough, and if I can defeat this famous general, it will be very beneficial to me. ”

"If you can defeat Huo Huo, it will be of great benefit to any general.

But I suggest that the city be defended accordingly, and the strong walls of the city should be used to curb the attack of Huo Quai.

No matter how brave and strong he is, he will never want to break through this heroic barrier. Zhao Xin said.

Xiong Yan smiled: "General Zhao didn't think about setting up an ambush outside the city to attack the Han army head-on?" ”

Zhao Xin is different from Xiong Yan, he has been in battle for a long time and has long developed a cautious character.

But he could feel that Xiong Yan's military talent was very high, and he could understand some sharpness.

"Huo Qubing is not so easy to block, his way of marching is not only fast, but also very secretive, so he can take the initiative every time he attacks. If you venture out of the city, you may not even be able to find his place. "Zhao Xin has become a Taoist.

Xiong Yan disagreed:

"General Zhao seems to be not good at the method of military temple calculation, from Chang'an to Yuyang, there are only two roads suitable for marching.

The first is the official road that goes out of Chang'an and advances rapidly to the northeast, and the rest of the road is detoured, which is not suitable for marching.

The second road is to go to the Dingxiang line first, and then follow the road to the east. ”

"I have analyzed the two battles of Huo Qu's illness that shocked the world, and in order to pursue the fastest speed, there is a high probability that he will choose to leave Chang'an and go straight to my Yuyang."

Zhao Xin's analysis was correct, and he also had the same judgment.

Xiong Yan was eager to try: "On both routes, I have arranged scouts who practice the secret art of listening to the wind and investigating the earth, and they will investigate closely.

As soon as the Han army shows any traces, I will immediately launch a rush to block it, compete with the champion Hou, and make him my defeated general. ”

Zhao Xin reacted and said, "Do you want my people to respond to you?" ”

"That's right, we have tens of thousands of elites along the east line from Yuyang this time, and the Han Emperor would never have imagined why we could have so many elites available. With your 10,000 Hun cavalry, we will have more than enough to defend with the benefit of the city. ”

Xiong Yan said: "It's a pity that I'm only a vanguard, and the transfer of all soldiers and horses is not under my control."

I can mobilize only a few thousand elites, and when I defeat Huo Quai's soldiers and horses, I still want to advance some distance to the west.

The order given by the Xiongnu to Ling is to disturb the Han realm and block the Han army with me, which is very in line with the order that Shan Yu gave you, how about it? ”

Zhao Xin looked sideways slightly, and looked at Xiong Yan.

This Xiong Yan has a lot of ambitions, and he spends so much money in front of him, because he wants to defend and attack, and persuade him to take the initiative to block the Han army together.

Between the ups and downs of his thoughts, he already understood Xiong Yan's mentality.

He wanted to become famous in a war, and used Han Jun and Huo Qubing as stepping stones, so he tried his best to encourage himself to help.

Zhao Xin refused: "I advise you to be steady, you may have good military talent, but you lack actual combat experience." ”

Xiong Yan sneered: "If you don't agree, forget it, but the fighter plane was consumed in the hesitation of you waiting." ”

It was getting dark.

Xiong Yan glanced at the vast wilderness outside the city, and did not move at all: "That champion Hou has not been seen at this time, it seems that you have overestimated his marching ability.

He obviously couldn't get here in one day or night. ”

Weiyang Palace.

The sun sets.

Everyone in the study held their breath, and Huo Qu's 3,000 troops in the picture were so sharp and ferocious that they were shocking.

With the passage of time, the battle situation in the city that was broken by Huo Qubing has basically stabilized.

He led his troops to attack a city with lightning speed.

The crowd gasped slightly.

The Emperor said, "Unfold the topographic map!" ”

Dong Xu and the other attendants immediately took out a leather map of the Han Dynasty and its surrounding borders and hung it on one side.

The emperor's eyes were unusually bright and staring at the map, and he actually got up himself, took the pen on the map, and drew a red line.

That was the latest judgment made by the emperor when he saw the city that Huo Qubing had breached, and made his latest judgment on the marching route after leaving Chang'an.

It's completely different from what I expected.

After Huo Qu got sick out of Chang'an, it was right to march all the way to the northeast, but instead of going straight to the two counties of Yuyang and Shanggu, he went diagonally to Beiguan, and then went directly out of Beiguan, taking advantage of the flat and open area of the grassland edge area where the Xiongnu and Han met, and went all out to ride the horse.

Judging from the route depicted by the emperor, Huo Qubing advanced in a straight line to the east along the Beiguan, passing through the Xiongcheng at the junction of Yuyang and Shanggu County on the way, and directly hit another big city further behind the two counties.

The first target of Huo Quai's attack was Youbeiping County, which was further east of Yuyang County!

Why do you want to hit Right Beiping County first?

What is the strategic significance?

Last night, Huo Qubing was in this study, analyzing Huainan's launch, first to occupy Xiongguan, where Shanggu County and Yuyang County meet.

The second place to be occupied is between Liaoxi County and Liaodong County.

These two locations are the most important for the Huainan rebels.

After Huainan launched, it really occupied the Xiongguan between Shanggu and Yuyang first.

Huo Quai's attack on the county seat of Youbeiping County sounds unrelated to the above two important places.

But in fact, its geographical location is exactly in between.

Huo Quzhi knocked down the seemingly unimportant Youbeiping County, just like a nail between the two, splitting the two into two, and it was difficult to take care of each other.

And after occupying the county seat of Beiping, it is equivalent to isolating the Xiongguan between Shanggu County and Yuyang County, so that it loses its support, and becomes the county town of Beiping County, which has just been broken by the Han army in front and Huo Qubing in the back, and sandwiches it in the middle.

The momentum of the enemy and the enemy, because Huo Qubing captured the right Beiping County, a great change has taken place.

Youbeiping County, which was not important at all, suddenly became important because of his rush and occupation, as if it was strategically turning decay into magic, which was enough to contain the enemy's strength and make it a dilemma.

On paper, it does not seem that it is difficult to attack the right Beiping County.

But before Huo Qubing launched the offensive, no one on both sides could see the hidden importance of this point.

Everyone pondered, and all eyes were fixed on the junction of Yuyang and Shanggu County.

Only Huo Quzhi saw through the entire strategic trend from a macro perspective, and choked the opponent's throat when he made a move.

This is the essence of Blitzkrieg, where the opponent is most vulnerable and uncomfortable.

Huo Quai's blow avoided the heavy and light, and instead of attacking the Xiongcheng occupied by the opponent, he turned to capture Beiping County, which was neither Xiongcheng, but also unexpected, and the opponent was naturally underprepared.

Huainan didn't even expect that Huo Qubing would take the route of advancing beyond the border pass, and the speed of the march was unbelievable.

And there is also the inherent Han army in the city, which did not completely surrender to the enemy and responded to the situation, so it was broken by Huo Qubing in a short period of time.

The emperor and the others just saw him enter the county town of Youbeiping County, and only then did they reflect his combat intentions.

At this moment, when you look at the map, the situation is particularly clear.

In the northeast corner of the Han Dynasty, on the right Beiping County, the emperor personally wrote a big Huo character, which was dazzling.

Because of the appearance of that Huo character, the area that Huainan intended to occupy was cut in half.

This is the difference between an immortal general and an ordinary general.

It didn't seem to be difficult, but it wasn't until he finished it that the others realized that they could still fight like this.

On both sides of the enemy and us, there were thousands of troops and horses, and only Wei Qing guessed after thinking about it that his nephew might have to fight in Beiping County, instead of attacking Shanggu and Yuyang Dangerous Pass head-on.

"Look at it, only one blow to the disease reversed Huainan's plan, like a spear stabbing the throat, making it difficult for him to go up and down, and he lost his ground." Liu Che said.

Dong Zhongshu and the others were also dumbfounded, and their hearts were like stormy waves, wave after wave.

Dong Zhongshu's hair almost turned white last night, and he didn't figure out how to resolve the other party's means.

"I see, I am not prepared for it."

This is what Gongsun Hong just said.

Other generals have to be able to achieve a battle method that can only be achieved in a flash of inspiration, and in Huo Quai, Wei Qing is just a routine operation here.

"Chuan Zhen's order, let the Beiguan border army advance to the east, cooperate with the offensive to get sick, and flank Shanggu and Yuyang County before and after." Liu Che was in high spirits.

Wei Qingjin said: "Attacking Beiping County on the right should only be the first means of the foot army to get sick.

He has the ability to solve the Xiongcheng between Shanggu County and Yuyang County on his own, and he doesn't need to send troops anymore. ”

The ministers became more and more alarmed.

But if you think about it, it is Huo Quzhi's character to solve the war situation independently, relying only on the 3,000 troops he brought to defeat all opponents.

The battle is just beginning.

"The queen sent someone to ask, does Your Majesty go back to the Jiaofang Palace at night to rest?" Dong Xu took the report of the chamberlain and asked in his ear.

At this time, what else do you rest, how can the concubines go to the sick and fight to look good, I can watch for a night...... Liu Che waved his hand and asked Dong Xu to retreat.

The ministers were also full of interest, and they were full of expectations for what other means Huo Quzhi would have next, which could reverse the situation on the battlefield.

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