Spies, internal agents, Niu Fu's stupidity, and Li Ru's bookishness gave Gongsun Xun a sudden turn of events at the most difficult moment. After defeating the transportation hub of Shaanxi County, nearly 10,000 surrendered troops arrived, as well as external command

The elimination of the center has completely improved the situation in Hongnong.

In fact, after receiving Niu Fu's shattered body, Hu Zhen and Li Meng behind the narrow path of Mount Laoshan immediately took a defensive posture - Li Meng stood firm on the narrow path of Mount Laoshan, while Hu Zhen immediately went south to reoccupy

He arrived at Yiyang to prevent the south road from being attacked, and formed a line with Li Jue who came to Lu's family.

Li Jue, who held an army of nearly ten thousand, while connecting with Hu Zhen, did not hesitate to ask for help from Guanzhong through Wuguan!

All in all, after this battle, although there was still a stalemate, the two sides clearly changed their offensive and defensive positions. Dong Jun east of Tongguan completely fell into panic and defensive posture, and no longer dared to fight. The previous siege drama also disappeared in an instant.

At the same time, for Gongsun Xun, if the Guanzhong issue is not taken into account, Hongnong alone and even the entire east of Tongguan can be said to have suddenly become enlightened.

According to normal thinking, at this time, Gongsun Xun should go south and east, defeat Li Jue, Hu Zhen, Li Meng, and even Duan Xuan in Luoyang in sequence, then gather the troops and population, and use all his strength to break through Wuguan, which is easier to attack.

But there is no doubt that Gongsun Xun seemed impatient. He rested for more than ten days in Shaanxi County, and after reorganizing the surrendered Guanxi soldiers... Specifically, he purged the officers first and then killed a group of them in a hurry.

A group was changed, and then the soldiers were dispersed and reorganized... In early May, they led the army directly to Tongguan.

When he arrived there, Gongsun Xun set up camp on the spot and began to build siege equipment with all his strength. At the same time, there was constant traffic in the camp every day. Reinforcements were often seen coming in, and troops on rotation were transferred to the rear to rest and recuperate. Auxiliary troops were often transported back and forth.

Liangcao - the meaning of crucify Tongguan should not be too obvious.

"If Shaanxi County falls into the hands of General Wei, Maojin will not be protected." Jia Xu looked at the dynamics of the camp with clear flags in Guanxia and could not help but frown slightly. "And Maojin is a great port with many ships, so since we can get it

, then it will be much more convenient to travel to and from the Yellow River."

"I knew Jia Jun also noticed it." Lu Bu couldn't help but raise his eyebrows when he heard this.

"What do I see?" Jia Xu laughed. "Please give me some advice from Marquis Wen."

"Why do you think Jia Jun is teasing me?" Lu Bu said, pointing to the busy and huge military camp in Guanxia. "If my prediction is correct, while General Wei is building equipment here, soldiers and horses from Hedong should be flowing to Shaanxi via Maojin.

If we go to the county, there may be a large army being amassed there, ready to take down Li and Hu generals in one go, and maybe even capture Luoyang in one go."

"Marquis Wen thinks he is a suspected soldier right now?" Jia Xu narrowed his eyes and asked, pointing to the camp with the white horse flag flying at the bottom of the plain. "Is General Wei personally acting as a suspected soldier here?"

"Not bad!" Lu Bu replied proudly.

"Why are you so sure?"

"First, although General Wei often leads troops personally, he is not a person who likes to take all the credit for himself. He is still willing to share the credit with his subordinates. In other words, he is willing to be a suspect; secondly, Hu Zhen

, Li Meng, these two guys, like Niu Fu and Li Ru, are all useless, but they can only be reused by following the Taishi for a long time, so don't talk about Han Dang, Gao Shun, Xu Rong, Zhang Liao, Cheng Lian, Wei Yue

If those people have a rough plan and enough troops, they are the young generals beside General Wei, such as Bai Mayi, such as Zhao Yun, Taishi Ci, Ertian and other generals who gradually came to know, and they are enough to kill these two people; thirdly, but

With you and me here, I don’t think Tongguan can be conquered by just 10,000 or 20,000 people, and I don’t think General Wei understands this truth... What do you think, Jia Jun?"

"Pull the whip inside." Jia Xu twisted his beard and nodded. "In this case, Marquis Wen might as well write a document to Chang'an and express his thoughts... Not to mention whether you can save the Hongnong generals, at least let the Grand Master know your plan.

Military strategy and loyalty.”

"This..." Lu Fengxian was hesitant. "I heard that the army in Shaanxi County was defeated and Li Ru's head was sent to Chang'an. Instead of sitting in Chang'an to fight, the Grand Master turned around and went back to Xiwu. Is there such a thing?

?”

"good."

"Jia Jun, you are a wise man and a native of Liang who is more trusted by the Grand Master. Can you tell me what is going on?"

"There is no other intention." Jia Xu said, clasping his hands as he looked at the white horse flag under the plain. "The grand master is old, and his eldest son died early. Now even his two sons-in-law are suddenly gone. Recently, a younger son was born, and again

How do you know that you can make a living? On the contrary, there is a ninety-year-old mother at home and a granddaughter who has not yet had haircuts... In fact, when a person gets this job, he must put the whole family first before the whole country, don't you think?"

"Uh... um."

"I heard that when the Grand Master went to Xiwu, he saw that the outer rammed earth wall was seven feet high and seven feet wide. It had been completed. He stood at the wall and sighed, saying, 'If it works, you will conquer the world; if it doesn't work, you will be able to stay here for the rest of your life.'"

Jia Xu finally sighed and said, "I'm afraid the Taishi's intention is very clear. He wants to find a place for his mother and granddaughter to live in Xiwu first, and then he turns around to ask for Guandong affairs. It's not that he doesn't care about the external situation."

"I see." Lu Bu replied slowly. "Then my memorial can be sent to the Grand Master?"

"It doesn't matter whether you send it or not." Jia Xu shook his head again and said. "Marquis Wen, why don't you understand? I asked you to send the memorial not so that the grand master could read the contents of the memorial, but so that the grand master and those who had just returned to China should send it to you.

The shady General Zuo (Dong Yue) understands your loyalty in his heart! In the past, the three generals of the Northern Army, Xu Rong, and Zhang Liao, all turned against you, and you are the only general in the army who is not from Kansai... I am not good at this thing.

Signed!"

Lu Bu was horrified, thanked him repeatedly and left.

Jia Wenhe stayed on the plains of Shangguan City, looked at Gongsun Xun's bustling camp, then looked at the sky, then looked at the Yellow River to the north, but finally left his hand and went to inspect various military affairs in Tongguanzhong.

Following Jia Wenhe's gaze to the north, only 40 to 50 miles away, is the place where the Laishui River enters the Yellow River. There is a natural crossing here, and during the Han Dynasty, floating bridges were often built to connect the two sides. It has always been famous all over the world... Yes

, here is Pujin, the famous ferry on the Yellow River, also called Pubanjin, which is the main channel connecting Hedong and Guanzhong. Business and travel have always been busy, and people are coming and going.

However, entering the mid-summer season of May in the first year of Chuping, the place seemed a bit dull and solemn.

After all, at this moment, there is no Stork Tower on the east bank here. The pontoon bridge was directly demolished by Zhang Ji who stayed behind after Guo Si led his troops to Huayin. Even the various facilities at the ferry on the west bank were swept away.

In the sky, only the huge military camps on both sides of the strait stood like two confronting monsters, which made people feel worried.

Time slowly moved forward to May 17th. It had been more than twenty days since Gongsun Xun defeated Shaanxian County. It was in the morning. Lou Gui, Tian Feng and Han Dang stood in the camp to consolidate their strength.

On the three-foot high platform, he was looking at the other side from a distance, but he didn't know what he was waiting for. At the same time, the entire military camp had been filled with smoke from the morning until now, and countless sergeants were holding their armor with the help of the auxiliary soldiers.

Ordnance, carrying swords, bows and arrows, gathered in formation inside and outside the camp gate, and even the boats at the ferry were making preparations in full swing.

After all, Zhang Ji on the west side of the river was a veteran general. He saw the three generals on the other side raising the flag and gathering together, and countless troops and horses were on combat readiness. In addition, Guo Si was not on his side at this time, so how could he not know that the other side was going to cross the river? So,

As a result, while he quickly sent people to Dongyue and Guo Si in Huayin to ask for help, he also quickly ordered the entire camp to be on alert and prepare for battle.

Of course, although he was a little nervous, and even though his nephew had died before, Zhang Ji still believed that he could hold Pujin... There are three reasons:

First, it is good that the opponent has an absolute superiority in troops, but in fact, when crossing the river to attack, the power projection is limited, and the troops arrive intermittently on the beach. Therefore, as long as Zhang Ji directs it properly, the opponent is likely to form a backlog.

The situation of putting out the fire was eventually turned into a refueling tactic... allowing the Xiliang Army to maintain an absolute strength advantage.

Secondly, although the Youzhou Army on the opposite side has a reputation for being good at fighting, and its generals are also famous for following Gongsun Xun's triumphal songs for many years, they are mostly famous for their cavalry and cavalry generals. This kind of beach landing battle is undoubtedly

It depends on whether the infantry can hold on for the first breath... but Gao Shun, the only famous infantry general in the opposite army formation, is not here.

Thirdly, the left general Dong Yue and the middle general Guo Si are in Huayin. Their troops have a total of 15,000 troops. It only takes a day and night to travel both ways. Even if they conserve their combat power and arrive slowly, they can only reach two at most.

They can arrive day and night. No matter how weak Zhang Ji is, he has five thousand soldiers and more than ten thousand auxiliary soldiers, both on horseback and foot. He is just guarding the ferry across the river. How can he not survive for two days?

In fact, the Youzhou Army on the other side should also understand these principles, otherwise they would not delay and launch an attack.

After making up his mind and seeing that the armament was complete, Zhang Ji took the lead in beating the drum and marched out. Almost five to six thousand Xiliang soldiers came out.

Among them, two thousand infantrymen were arrayed on both sides of the camp. They used songs as units, with two hundred people in each song forming a square formation. A full ten formations of infantry lined up along the river. Not counting this, there were a total of five

Six thousand auxiliary soldiers and servants were distributed with bows and crossbows, and lined up behind the infantry.

The same is true for a thousand cavalry, with two hundred cavalry in one group and five cavalry groups arrayed behind the infantry, ready to support at any time.

In addition, Zhang Ji also hid a thousand of the most elite cavalry and a thousand of the most elite infantry in the camp, ready to go into battle at any time to ensure that the landing enemy troops would be defeated as soon as possible.

Time moves forward little by little, and the three people who call the shots, Han Dang, Lou Gui, and Tian Feng, are having their last argument on the rammed-earth platform.

"Do you want to wait a little longer?" Han Dang was the first to express his opinion. "The prince still values ​​​​him."

"There is no need to wait." Tian Feng replied with a dark face. "According to what the prince said, we can only send troops after he reports back. And since his messenger arrived yesterday, then we don't need to pay attention to anything else and send troops immediately!"

Han Dangfu looked at Lou Gui again.

Lou Zibo shook his head: "Don't think too much, Mr. Righteous. Now, we have to cross the river with or without him... At this time, the enemy troops on the other side are the least and our troops are the strongest. How can we delay? Delay until the enemy's reinforcements arrive.

?"

Han Dang suddenly realized this, so he immediately resigned and went down to the general platform in person to deliver the order in front of the ferry.

The war drums rumbled, and the soldiers on both sides of the strait became nervous. As the first wave of ferries of the Youzhou Army hurriedly set sail, Zhang Ji, who was sitting firmly on the rammed earth general platform in the Hexi military camp, could not help but narrow his eyes——

He could clearly see that most of the first wave of soldiers were carrying shields, but it was reminiscent of the already famous army commanded by Gao Shun, which was also frightening!

Of course, in order to prevent arrows and to be the first to establish a foothold on the beach, the large shield was a natural equipment for the vanguard. Zhang Ji soon started laughing at himself. It seemed that he was a little nervous.

Seeing that this wave of ferries, as expected, avoided the place where the formation was complete, and targeted a place downstream far away from the Xiliang Army camp as a landing place, Zhang Ji, who regained his composure, had no time to think about anything.

, he just immediately ordered that the troops arrayed outside the camp were not allowed to move without permission, and then called the ordering officer again. However, he gritted his teeth and immediately dispatched the reserve team in order to suppress the wave of enemies on the other side and strengthen the army.

Military momentum.

However, not long after the officer who ordered the order had left, several horses galloped from the north upstream. The leader held the token and crossed the camp gate directly. When he reached the front of the general platform, he rolled off his horse under the pressure of the guards, but then

His face was panicked and difficult to control.

When Zhang Ji saw the visitor, his heart tightened at first, but then he suddenly relaxed again.

It turned out that this person was an officer sent by Zhang Ji to Heyang County, sixty miles upriver, to assist in the defense of the city. And since this person arrived, it means that the Youzhou Army must have divided its troops into two groups, trying to defend the city.

Flowers blossomed together... However, in Zhang Ji's opinion, this was ridiculous, or even a failure.

First of all, there is a city on the other side of Heyang, and there are more than a thousand defenders in the city. If the opponent crosses the river from there, even if they can barely gain a foothold, they will not be able to attack the city, which is a futile effort;

Secondly, and the most important point is that there are a number of ferries. If there are such ships, why not put them down from the upper reaches and use them here in Pujin, so that more troops can be invested here at once? And it is precisely because there are a number of ferries.

Yes, that means Heyang, which already lacks good crossings, cannot have too many troops to cross the river.

And if the city cannot be captured upstream, to put it bluntly, you can just let him cross. It will take two or three days to gather three to four thousand people, or even five or six thousand people, and then wait for the Huayin army to arrive before dividing them up.

He sent out all the cavalry and turned the lone army without the support of the city wall and lack of logistics into military exploits.
To be continued...