Across the Water Margin: Officials of Ximen

For a while, Wanyan Loushi and Zhongshi all chose to stand still and wait for the most suitable opportunity for a decisive battle.

Wanyan Loushi wanted to wait for the army of the planting division to run out of food, but the planting division used its body as a bait to attract the Jin army to start a decisive battle in Yuci County, defeat the Jin army in one fell swoop, and break the siege of Taiyuan Prefecture .

Because the intelligence received by the seed division was that there were only a few thousand Jurchen soldiers in the Jin army outside Taiyuan Prefecture, and the rest were troops from the Khitan, Xi, Han, Bohai and other tribes.

After seeing the thousands of iron cavalry in Wanyan Loushi's house, he thought that the elite of the Jin army outside the city of Taiyuan Prefecture was dragged down by his own army.

In this way, Yao Gujun and Zhang Haojun will definitely drive straight in, and kill this Yuci County without any resistance!

Night fell quickly, and the Song Army and the Jin Army set up their camps, lit bonfires, and looked at each other from a distance, preparing for tomorrow's fight.

Taking advantage of the cover of the night, the plantation division dispatched a few brave scouts to meet the three coming armies.

Yes, in addition to the 10,000+ army of Yao Gujun and Zhang Haojun, the 5000 troops of Lu Zhishen and Yang Zhi will also come overnight according to the plan in advance, and join the army at dawn.

The planting division asked Tan Ma to meet Lu Zhishen and Yang Zhi, and pass on new orders to them.

Lu Zhishen and Yang Zhi crossed the Shaxiong Mountain in the north and went south to Yuci. Zhong Shizhong ordered them to sneak into the woods at the foot of the Shaxiong Mountain to ambush them. General of the army, the Dajin army was caught off guard.

The division was strategizing in the army, but he didn't know that the two support armies he was waiting for could not arrive as scheduled.

According to the agreement, Yao Gujun left the Nanbei Pass and attacked northward, but encountered a sniper attack from Wanyan Balisu's army in front of Pantuo Town.

Although Wanyan Balisu was not as brave as his brother Wanyan Yinshu, the difference was almost the same.He only has [-] cavalry under his command, but he killed Yao Gujun's forward Jiao Anjie's tribe.

Jiao Anjie was in Liu Fa's army back then, and almost died in the hands of the Xixia army along with the veteran Liu Fa.Since that battle, his temperament has changed drastically, he has become cautious, and he no longer dares to underestimate the enemy.

Fearing the enemy and fighting cowardly, Jiao Anjie hastily withdrew the army, and angrily told the general Yao Gu that Shangshu Youcheng Li Gang, Privy Council Xu Han and other chief ministers lied about the military situation. How could the Jin army withdraw its troops and return north?With so many Jin troops in the north, Wan Yan Zonghan must have led the army south again.

After hearing this, Yao Gu hesitated, saying that he had promised to return to Yuci City with the Zhongjun of the Zhongshi.If you hesitate to move forward, isn't it putting your allies in danger?

After hearing this, Jiao Anjie said anxiously: "Commander! The enemy's situation is unknown, so don't rush in rashly!

The banners of the Jin Army are all over the mountains and plains ahead, which shows that the Jin Army is a large army and has no intention of retreating.

Those lords in Tokyo received false information and commanded randomly thousands of miles away. It was my brothers from the Xihe Army who really bleed and died!

Marshal, have you forgotten the lessons learned by General Liu Fa? "

Hearing Jiao Anjie's words, Yao Gu felt as if he had been poured a basin of cold water, and all his blood and courage were extinguished.

That's right, wasn't General Liu Pharaoh, the No.1 general of the Western Army back then, forced to go into battle, and was ambushed by the Western Xia Army, leading to the annihilation of the entire army?

If Wanyan Zonghan really led the main force to go south and set up a pocket formation in front, the tens of thousands of people in his hands would be in danger.

Yao Gu lost his courage, but he still said: "Jiao Anjie, if our army loses its promise, how can the Qin Feng army in the division be born? How can Zhang Hao's Fenzhou army be born?"

Jiao Anjie replied: "Commander, if our army can find out that the Jin army is abnormal, General Chong and General Zhang Hao will also be able to find that the Jin army has not retreated.

The general thought that the two of them might not march into Yuci either.How about sending someone to contact the two generals and cooperate with the three armies? "

Chapter 9 Seventeen: Yang Zhi's Strategy

After listening to Jiao Anjie's report, Yao Gu decided to slow down his marching speed, and at the same time sent envoys to contact the two friendly forces in the direction of Shouyang and Fenzhou, and approached Taiyuan steadily to avoid falling into the trap of the Jin army.

At this time, Yao Gu also did not expect that the seed division would rush forward with light clothes regardless of everything, and had already led the main force to the city of Yuci.

When Yao Gu's army slowed down, to the west of him, Zhang Hao's army in Fenzhou also stopped in Wenshui County.

Because, in front of Zhang Haojun, the Wanyan Yinshu Kejun blocked the way.

It should be said that among the three rescue troops sent by the Song court, Zhang Hao's army should be the most active.

Because Zhang Xiaochun, the magistrate of Taiyuan who had been trapped in Taiyuan City for more than five months, was Zhang Hao's father.Of course Zhang Hao wanted to repel the Jin army and break the siege of Taiyuan Mansion.

In this way, it can be said that loyalty and filial piety are both perfect, which will surely make Zhang Hao famous all over the world.

However, Zhang Hao is a man with no generals. Although he has a hundred thousand troops in his hand, he dare not go forward bravely. Instead, he follows his friendly army Yao Gu's pace, even slower than Yao Gu's army.

When he found that the Jin army was blocking the way, Zhang Hao immediately ordered the whole army to stop advancing and be on guard as if he was facing an enemy.

At the same time, Zhang Hao also sent people to Yao Gu's army to ask Yao Gu about his next battle plan.

Therefore, Yao Gujun and Zhang Haojun, who were closer to Yuci, both dawdled and could not arrive at Yuci to join forces as scheduled. Instead, the Zhongjun Army from Jingxing, Hebei, arrived at the destination earlier.

On Killing Xiong Ridge, four generals Lu Zhishen, Yang Zhi, Guo Sheng, and Cao Zheng led an army of [-] infantry across the mountains and ridges, and were rapidly approaching Yuci County.

Yang Zhi was originally from the Taiyuan Prefecture in Hedong, and this time he returned to his hometown to fight, and he is even more familiar with geography, like a fish in water.

In order to join forces with Yao Gu and Zhang Hao's two armies, the Zhongshi did not let the vanguard Lu Zhishen army who was approaching Taiyuan Fucheng go directly to the city, but let them divert to the south and rush to Yuci County.

The army of Lu Zhishen and Yang Zhi was formed with bandits and bandits from Erlong Mountain as the backbone. Not only were they extremely loyal to the two eldest brothers Lu Zhishen and Yang Zhi, but they were also particularly good at fighting and marching in the mountains.

Under the leadership of Yang Zhi, the crowd successfully crossed Shaxiong Ridge and appeared on a hill ten miles northeast of Yuci County.

"Second brothers, why are there so many bonfires down the mountain?"

Cao Zheng suddenly pointed down the mountain and said.

Lu Zhishen and Yang Zhi took a closer look, and sure enough, they vaguely saw the shadow of a small town.

Outside the small town, there are indeed many bonfires dotted around.

Yang Zhi told everyone that the small town at the foot of the mountain was Yuci County.As for the bonfire outside the city, there should be a large army camping in the wild.

"Little ones, put out the torches! There are enemy troops at the foot of the mountain!"

After all, Lu Zhishen was also from the army, and he returned to the middle army of the seed division for so long. Looking at the bonfire outside the city, he judged that two armies were fighting in the open.

Moreover, looking down from a high position, it can be seen that one army dispersed and surrounded another army.

Mr. Xiaozhong's manager and Jin Jun fought against each other!

So, which army is the army of Xiaozhong's strategy and strategy?

Following Lu Zhishen's order, all 5000 people under his command put out the torches, silently daring not to make a sound.

This hill is still more than ten miles away from the military camp at the foot of the mountain, and Lu Zhishen's army is in the woods, so maybe they haven't been exposed yet.

Generals Yang Zhi, Cao Zheng and Guo Sheng listened to Lu Zhishen's words, they all widened their eyes to distinguish carefully, and pricked up their ears to listen to the voice from the mountain.

"Brother Lu Da, according to Sa's family, it is our army who are surrounded, and the bonfires outside are lit by the Jin army.

Our army is mainly infantry, and it must be densely arrayed to fight against the enemy.

The Golden Army is dominated by cavalry, and only by running and interspersing in a wide range can they take advantage of the cavalry's impact.

Brother, look, on the plain below the mountain, the bonfire in the middle is very dense, it should be the infantry camp.