In fact, the strategies of both sides were similar, and Sima Ji also made the decision to divide the troops, but the direction of the troops was facing the troops of Sima Zai, King Fanyang. Sima Ying advanced east and divided into five routes, while he went south to attack Yuzhou. In addition to Zhang Bin and Shi Chao, the other generals performed their duties.

In the history of later generations, Yang Guang had a million troops in front of him to attack Goguryeo in 24 ways, and later, the Ming Dynasty had a division of advances and attacks to promote the Battle of Sarhu. However, such wars broke out in the northeast and could not be equivalent to the Central Plains. There was only one corridor in the western Liaoning after Youzhou. The joint troops were easily cut off and the division of troops was easily defeated by each.

But the Central Plains is a place that has been developed long ago, and there is no such situation in the entire Central Plains hinterland where people are rarely visited and poorly contacted. The entire battlefield situation is clear at a glance. If you want to use cavalry to defeat each other, it depends on whether your opponent cooperates.

The four Xianbei 120,000 cavalrymen are literally just like every day in the eyes of ordinary people. However, in Sima Ji's eyes, half of these 120,000 horses can only be called string control men, not cavalry. In his eyes, the string control men are almost synonymous with garbage. An adult herder riding a horse is a string control men.

The reason is that this decisive battle between the two vassal kings is a rare and very real duel. The number of troops under the two men is very real, not a few thousand.

The troops mobilized by both sides no longer comply with the principle of concentrating forces. They are not divided into divisions for the sake of division, but must be divided into divisions.

Just early the next morning, Sima Ji stood at the top of the south gate of Yecheng and watched the endless army march southward. He almost handed over his family's fortunes to several trusted generals. On the contrary, he stayed in the Xianbei military camp of Duan Wuchen in Murong's throne, and was about to face the attack of Sima Ying's nearly 400,000 troops.

At this time, a large army was slowly advancing eastward, and various troops echoed each other. Zhao Xiang led 50,000 troops out of the Pingjin Guanzhong Army in the northeast, Sima Peiwu of the Pingjin Guanzhong Army in the southeast, and General Chen General Chen of the Western Yi School Li Tebing divided into two groups and headed straight to Hulao Pass. Behind them was Sima Ying's central army.

Sima Ying formed nearly 400,000 troops. Although he made the decision to divide the troops, the various armies responded from afar and did not get disconnected from each other. He was in charge of the central army and everything was in order. This is of course. Sizhou itself is not a big place. If Sima Ji placed the 400,000 troops in Youzhou, where could he be divided even if the troops were divided?

While Sima Ying's army advanced eastward, Sima Ji also left Yecheng to start moving westward. On the night of this day, the two sides of the river were brightly lit. In the past century, no soldier could gather more than 100,000 cavalry. Today, this rare scene appeared. Regardless of whether the components inside were water or not, how many string control men occupied, tens of thousands of cavalry pulled out was enough to change color to any opponent.

At the Dahe Ferry, this bridge specially built during the reign of Emperor Wu, once again welcomed a strange army. The riverside was already pitch black, with gusts of cold wind blowing through the river surface, and the river water slapped the embankments on both sides of the river from time to time, making a rustling sound of water in the darkness, which was terrifying in the night.

A sound of stomping came. Then it was hidden in the sound of water and wind. As soon as this vague stepping sound arrived at the ferry, the sound suddenly amplified, just like the sound of countless people stepping on the wooden board. A faint torch lit up, and a ray of light was emitted from the ferry in the entire darkness, and you could immediately see the shadows of the ferry at the ferry.

Two days ago, when Sima Ying's troops were out of Luoyang and heading straight for Hulao Pass, Sima Jiben immediately made a decision to go west from Yecheng and was preparing to intercept Sima Ying's huge army, preferably so that he could not get out of Hulao Pass.

Since ancient times, although there are eight barriers in Luoyang, these passes have not played a big role. Sima Ji, who was wrapped in a cloak, looked at the Xianbei cavalry crossing the river in an orderly manner, and said in Xianbei to Murong Ling Duan Wuchen beside him that except for the last time when the kings besieged King Zhao, these passes seemed to have not played a role for a long time. The Xianbei cavalry is not an expert in destroying cities and villages, and I do not expect you to ride a horse to conquer Hulao Pass. As long as Sima Ying's army is intercepted, I will be able to accomplish great things after I advance south to the army and win.

Seeing the two nodded, Sima Ji sighed softly and said, "You four Xianbei are the family of my wife. I shouldn't have said anything, but I have heard of your relationship with each other." The Duan Xianbei and the Murong family have a good relationship, and Tuoba and Yuwen are all on the same battlefield. Now they are friendly troops on the same battlefield. If there is anything to say until the battle is over. Otherwise, once the king is defeated, the peaceful days of the four Xianbeis are believed to be over."

If the four Xianbei tribes did not send troops to support him, there would be a possibility of reconciliation in the future. Although the possibility of reconciliation was minimal, it did exist. But it would be different if the reason was that the Xianbei had already participated. No matter what the reason was, they would have participated. Don’t think of staying out of the matter in the future. If Sima Ji was defeated, with Sima Ying’s age, the life of the four Xianbei tribes would probably be miserable in the next few decades.

If at this critical moment, the Duan Murong family and the Tuoba Yuwen family broke up each other and defeated each other, Sima Ji would not scare Murong Li and the others at all, they would be seeking death.

King Yan was relieved, who was more important than that, and he could understand the pros and cons of it. Murong Wang also knew that this matter could be big or small. Sima Ying had nearly 400,000 troops in front of him, and if they were still fighting in the internal battle, they would really not know how to live or die.

Well, Sima Ji nodded moranically. Although the bridge was stable, the cavalry crossed the river in the darkness was still very dangerous. If you were not careful, a tragedy on earth would occur. Once a person fell into the water, he would have no way to save him. Although the Yellow River is not a natural barrier, this is compared with the Yangtze River, which does not mean that the Yellow River cannot drown people.

If it weren't for the precedence, Sima Ji wouldn't have made some advances day and night. But now there is no way he would have long been used to fighting in other people's territory. The idea of ​​defending enemies outside the country has been circling in his heart, and he absolutely could not make a decision to wait for Sima Ying to come.
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