After thinking about this, Zhang Ji couldn't help but become a little impatient: "But the rebel army on the opposite side is divided into Heyang and trying to sneak across there, so I want to ask for reinforcements? See for yourself, with the formation in front of you, how can I help you with reinforcements?

Go back and defend the city. General Huayin Zuo's army will arrive in two days, and I will send cavalry to help you succeed!"

"No!" The officer was panting, his face was covered with sweat, and he couldn't hold himself up even when he was kneeling on the ground. "It's not that there are people smuggling in near Jiyang, but that Xiayang, seventy miles upstream, has fallen!"

Zhang Ji stood up in shock and was at a loss: "Xiayang also has a city. If there is a sneak crossing, it is just a harassment squad. How can it be easily lost?"

"Reporting to the general, according to the Xia Yang defenders who escaped back, the enemy did not cross the river from there, but came from Caisangjin further upstream. Caisangjin is more than a hundred miles away from Xia Yang, and we were unprepared.

"The officer explained helplessly. "And according to the remnants of Xia Yang's escaped soldiers, there were five or six thousand Youzhou troops, and Xia Yang was caught off guard!"

"Fart!" Zhang Ji was furious. "How dare you lie about the military situation? Five to six thousand people are crossing the river in Caisangjin. Once they leave the ferry and attack, they will only have dry food for three days at most. If they attack for more than a hundred miles in three days, they can still fight.

And the next well-defended city?”

The officer was helpless and did not dare to say anything, but the anxious look on his face showed no sign of hypocrisy.

Zhang Ji calmed down and knew that the officer in front of him was a trustworthy person, so he asked nervously again: "Is Xia Yang really guilty?"

"That's what the defeated soldiers said." The officer said helplessly. "I heard that there were five or six thousand people. I was also worried that they would continue to go down the river to Heyang, so I hurriedly came over to ask for reinforcements in person... but

I didn’t expect that there was already a war here!”

"Forget it, let's not talk about this, do you know who is leading the troops?" Zhang Ji glanced at the Youzhou Army ferry getting closer and closer downstream, and looked confused again. "You can lead five thousand soldiers to attack in three days.

The people who conquered the city in a hundred miles should be those few people... But at this time, Gao Shun, Xu Rong, Zhang Liao, Wei Yue, Cheng Lian, and Bai Mayi among them Tian Chou, Tian Yu, Zhao Yun, and even

Tai Shici should be with Baima Yi and General Wei in Tongguan. As for Han Dang and the two military advisors, General Zhonglang, who are opposite, who can lead an army alone?"

"The enemy general is Xu Huang from Hedong. He is a general surrendered by Baibo bandits, and most of his troops are soldiers surrendered from Hedong." The officer replied seriously. "Xiayang is separated from Hedong by a river. Many people recognize him and his subordinates.

Middle man."

Zhang Ji finally laughed angrily: "According to what you said, the main force of the Youzhou Army and even the generals of the Wei at Tongguan, totaling more than 40,000 troops, actually joined forces to serve as bait for a surrendered general?!"

The officer finally became speechless.

But at this moment, a huge sound suddenly came from the south of the camp, that is, from the far downstream area. Be it Zhang Ji, the officer, and countless soldiers on both sides of the strait, the officers involuntarily stood up to watch the battle - and sure enough,

, the thousand-man vanguard force of the Youzhou Army had successfully crossed the river, and then disembarked on a solid shoal, raised their shields, shouted and charged, and collided head-on with the Liangzhou Army who had been waiting for them on the river bank, sparking a wave of waves.

Shout out to kill.

Zhang Ji could only shake his head helplessly when he saw that the other party was still calmly jumping forward from the water - this is the reason why Pubanjin needs to take special precautions. The estuaries on both sides of the river here are naturally strong and stable. It is really convenient to cross the river, otherwise it would not be possible.

It has been a battleground for military strategists for hundreds of years.

Back on the battlefield, the Youzhou Army that was selected as the vanguard was indeed extremely elite. Hundreds of people in front charged with shields, and actually formed a shield array directly on the beach. They faced several times the enemy without any fear.

There was even a vague feeling that they were evenly matched. The last group of soldiers who went down the river behind them actually knew how to turn around and raise their shields to protect the civilians on the boat, and let the civilians and auxiliary soldiers enter the water to push the boat back, and then turned to join the battle.

Being so well-trained really frightened Zhang Ji, and what made him even more speechless was that at this moment, someone among the first batch of troops to disembark actually raised a large flag with high characters in the water!

Could it be that Gongsun Xun knew that elite infantry were needed to cross the river, so he secretly let Gao Shunbu and his infantry sneak back to the east of the river? With Mao Jin in hand and dozens of days, it is not impossible to do it... With this thought, Zhang Ji

I couldn't help but feel a little dry in the mouth.

"Go back and defend the city!" Zhang Zhonglang, who had been grumpy since the death of his nephew, came to his senses and was about to send out a supervising team to go downstream. When he turned around and saw the officer, he was furious. "What the hell Xu.

Huang or Xu Rong, 4,000 or 8,000, just hold it for three days, General Zuo has an army of 20,000 and can arrive at any time!"

The officer nodded, then immediately started to walk away in embarrassment.

However, as soon as he started to move, Zhang Ji on the stage suddenly became so excited that his whole body became cold: "Come back!"

The officer was confused and could only turn around and kowtow on the steps of the general platform.

"We just said that Xu Huang should have led five thousand troops, marched hundreds of miles from Caisangdu to Xiayang in three days and conquered the city in one battle, right?" Zhang Ji hurriedly came to the other party and asked with a pale face.

.

"yes……"

"You can say that we are defeated. How many days ago was the city of Xiayang, seventy miles away from Heyang, lost?" Zhang Ji's expression became more and more uncertain. "Starting from today."

"Four, four...three and a half days ago?" The officer seemed to have woken up.

"How long did it take you to report here?" Zhang Ji's face finally turned cold.

"I got the message last night, but I just slept for two hours..." The officer finally understood what his general meant.

"Why do you have the nerve to sleep?" Zhang Ji was so furious that he pulled out his knife and chopped the man to the ground on the steps of the general platform. However, he held the blood-stained knife and screamed in the face of the other party's wails.

Pass the order. "Cut off his head and hang it on the camp gate! Then send a messenger to Huayin and tell General Zuo and General Guo Zhonglang that Xia Yang and Heyang have been lost. If you don't want the overall situation in Guanzhong to be lost, you have to travel all night to rescue me."

, first send out the cavalry at night, and then send out the infantry at night! Also, supervise the team to go downstream. Regardless of whether he is Gao Shun or whether he is trapped in the camp, I must drive him down the river quickly!"

The people around didn't dare to neglect, they just finished their wounds, cut off their heads, and asked for help. They led the supervising team to leave in a hurry. The Xiliang army camp was in chaos for a while.

However, after finally waiting for everything to calm down, Zhang Ji forced himself to calm down and sit down, but he was shocked on the spot again.

It turned out that as the ferry turned around, another wave of more than a thousand troops from the other side began to board the ship. This was nothing. The key was that a large flag with the word Zhao was hoisted on the ship that made Zhang Ji's eyes bloodshot! At the same time, the Youzhou Army

At the place where we were waiting to cross the river, we didn’t seem to want to do anything to cover up, and they unexpectedly raised the flag at the same time. Looking carefully, Han, Wei, Cheng, Tian, ​​Zhao, Taishi... were all there!

As expected, Zhang Ji was forced to sit down again with a heavy breath, and his mind gradually became clearer:

Are all the generals of the Youzhou Army here? Are all the elites of the Youzhou Army here?

But if so, what happened to Gongsun Xun of Tongguan, was he just a bait? If all the elite troops had sneaked back from Maojin, then why was the General Wei so bold and sure that no one would test Tongguan? And why was he so assured?

, hand over all the soldiers to your subordinates?

No, thinking about it carefully, this seems to be the right thing to do. Concentrating superior forces to break through one place is the essence of the art of war... Now all the soldiers of the Youzhou Army are concentrated on the other side, and there are also partial divisions to cross the river in advance to achieve miraculous results. However, here because of Gongsun

Xun was bluffing outside Tongguan so early that Guo Si's five thousand people were still unable to come back. One thing was going up and down. If we don't fight now, then when? In fact, in terms of difficulty alone, it is easier here than Tongguan.

Is breakthrough good?

Moreover, if you think about it more carefully, in fact, his own Grand Master Dong also assigned all the soldiers to his subordinates to lead them separately... However, Grand Master Dong lived in the comfort of the rear area in Xiwu, while Gongsun Xun placed himself among the enemy soldiers.

Under the front, at the same time, there should be only two groups of surrendered troops that had just been reorganized around him.

Or maybe Gongsun Xun also came here? Tongguan was just a pretense led by Xu Rong and Zhang Liao leading a group of surrendering troops?

Thinking of this, Zhang Ji finally felt a sense of fear from his heart - because no matter what the situation was, he was already in danger at this time.

Outside Tongguan, in the Youzhou Army camp covered with flags, it’s funny to say that except for Gongsun Xun and a few staff, there are not many Youzhou people here... At this time, the owner of the camp seems not to know at all

A bloody battle had begun in the north, and he was actually fishing on the bank of the Yellow River north of the camp.

"Your Majesty!" After standing by for a long time, Xu Rong finally couldn't bear it anymore and asked cautiously. "Actually, in my opinion, it's just planting flags like this to supplement the troops and arm the soldiers. It's a bluff to cause trouble."

If you can make bait for Pujin, I can do it too, you might as well have gone over in person to supervise the battle before."

"You don't understand." Gongsun Xun, who was holding the fishing rod, disagreed. "None of my three armies are really empty soldiers... As long as I am here, it may not be able to have a miraculous effect, and Caimulberry Crossing has Xu.

If Gongming is there, there may not be any achievements in the overall situation!"

Xu Rong couldn't help but sneer: "If you say that kings and princes have miraculous effects everywhere, I don't understand why, but I think it must be right. Only that Xu Huang, a mere surrendered general, led five or six thousand people

How can the Baibo bandits who surrendered achieve anything in the overall situation? If you entrust the important matter of victory or defeat to him, you will be laughed at."

Gongsun Xun didn't panic, just glanced at the other party, but smiled and said nothing.

Xu Rong was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly he knelt down in panic by the river to apologize.

————I am the dividing line between reality and reality————

"Xu Huang, courtesy name Gongming, was born in Yang County, Hedong Province. He was a county official when he was young, and had a close relationship with Guan Yu from the same county. When the Baibo bandits rose up, everyone in Hedong rebelled. Based on family planning, the heroic commander Yang Feng was appointed as the cavalry governor. Later, the Baibo bandits surrendered.

, attributed to Taizu. Taizu loved him for his bravery and honesty, and promised to send down five thousand troops to form his own army. The left and right sides were not equal. When he fought with Dong Zhuo, Taizu was about to go to Hongnong, and all the military forces in the east of the river were paid to Lou Gui.

Of the three Tian Feng and Han Dang, only Xu Huang pointed his troops to the north. Everyone on the left and right said: "Huang is surrendering the general. He is nameless and powerless. He must be incompetent." Taizu said: "You are wrong, Gongming is definitely nameless."

Yes, it is not that we are powerless. We cannot drive here for a long time. We should also break the bamboos. Who should we deal with on the north road? 'The left and right sides are no longer equal. When crossing the river to Hongnong, Taizu broke through Shaanxian County and took Maojin to make it clear.

The original strategy of building a plank road to covert Chencang was to use auxiliary troops to show off at Tongguan, and secretly sent out elite troops to Maojin. He replied to the generals of Lou and Tian, ​​saying: "The troops will retreat to Pu. You are there, and you have the responsibility to make decisions."

Only by being good at it, repaying it with publicity, and launching a general attack can we achieve a great victory. 'The left and right are benefiting from the injustice." - "Jiu Yan Shu". Volume 71. Biography, Chapter 21.
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