On October 18, the first year of Dashun, Hexi County.

Hexi County is affiliated to Hezhong Prefecture, but it is on the west bank of the Yellow River. Since the founding of the State, the ownership has been changed repeatedly. One time belongs to Tongzhou, the Guannei Road, and the other time belongs to Hezhong Prefecture, which belongs to Hedong Road, is currently occupied by Hezhong.

Hexi County is probably in the territory of Pingmin Township, Dali County in later generations. The other side is Hezhong Prefecture Hedong County (now Yongji), which is also the only way for Hezhong Town.

The relevant city on the bank of the Erli River in Hexi County is called "Xiguan City".

The relevant city on the bank of the river in the west of Hedong County is called "Dongguan City".

A city built on the central river bank is similar to the three cities of Heyang.

There is a floating boat bridge built with a width of about 200 steps, connecting the three cities. Before the ninth year of Kaiyuan, it was connected by bamboo and then iron chains to facilitate the navigation of north-south ships and avoid breaking the shipping.

Four iron oxes and four iron men are placed on both sides of the river to fix the iron chains. Two iron pillars are cast under each iron ox, one in front and one behind, and are more than meter deep underground.

Xiguan City, Zhongli City, and Dongguan City are called "Pujin Pass".

The state and dynasty had a system. There were post roads on all sides of the capital. There were six towers in total, and Pujin Pass and Tongguan each lived one.

The post roads where these two passes are located are also two main roads that enter Chang'an from the east.

"Zhao Suizhan, this city and this pass are clearly in Hexi, why is it occupied by the river? It is as if a thorn is on the back, which makes people feel uncomfortable." Shao Shude, standing on the top of the pagoda, pointed to the county town to the east, and Guancheng asked.

"At the time of the Deyuan period, the court appointed Hezhong Defense Guard and Puguan Envoy. Next year, he was promoted to Hezhong Jiedu and Puguan Defensive Guard and has been inherited since then." Zhao Guangfeng was indeed well-read. He asked casually and could tell you clearly the times, and he was worthy of being a Jinshi.

This is unreasonable! Dashuai Shao was angry.

Shouldn’t such a strategic channel be half of each person?

The three cities of Puguan are all stationed in Hezhong soldiers, and there are less than 300 miles from Chang'an. Do you take the saint seriously?

"After I finish rectifying the affairs of the five prefectures in Weibei, I will talk to Wang Chongying about the affairs of Hexi County." Shao Shude got down the pagoda and said.

"Why did the Grand Marshal play with people?" Zhao Guangfeng smiled and said, "The court also does not want to see me occupy Hexi."

"The court still doesn't want me to seize Tongzhou." Shao Shude also smiled.

Tongzhou has a population of 300,000 to 400,000 people, which may not be a big deal in Hebei, but in Guanzhong, it is a first-class county, and is currently only slightly inferior to Huazhou.

After receiving the imperial edict, Shao Shude led his main force to travel south, with a total of 10,000 Tielin troops, 7,000 Tianzhu troops, 5,000 Feixiong troops, 8,000 Yi's army, and a total of 40,000 infantry and cavalry.

With the great name given by the imperial court, 40,000 troops rushed into the empty Tongzhou. Six counties in the seven counties surrendered when they heard the news. Only Fengyi County (i.e. Tongzhou, now Dali) defended itself in a closed door and did not surrender or fight.

Let him go!

Shao Shude had appointed Zang Dubao, the envoy of Tianxiong Army, as the slashing envoy of Qingdao. He crossed the Luo River in advance and set up camps on the south bank.

He led the main force of the central army to head south along the Yellow River and occupied Chaoyi County (now Chaoyi Town, Dali County), less than 30 miles west of the Hexi River.

"The rebel general Hao Zhenwei besieged Huazhou for more than ten days but failed. How can he use to break it now?" On the way to Chaoyi, Shao Shude asked Zhao and Chen's two aides.

"The strategy formulated by the Grand Commander is feasible." Chen Cheng first replied: "The main force surrounded Tongzhou, and Zang's army envoyed his troops to camp on the south bank of Luoshui, which made Hao Zhenwei think that our army would fight with him."

"If he wants to come to a decisive battle, he will not be able to find it. He will just be more than ten thousand tired soldiers. I can defeat him in one battle."

Shao Shude asked someone to spread the map and carefully look at the mountains and geography of the two prefectures in Hua.

Hao Zhenwei failed to wipe out Wang Bian's troops in one fell swoop halfway. He had already failed halfway.

Wang Bian took the 500 cavalry lent to him by Shao Shude and rushed back to Huazhou, and later he returned one after another. There were still 1,000 soldiers in Huazhou City, so he relied on these 3,500 people to recruit the people and defend them until now.

Hao Zhenwei had only more than 10,000 troops, and he was suddenly attacking the city of Huazhou. It was very difficult to attack, but he couldn't bear to leave. He was really a dilemma.

What's worse is that he had been deprived of all his posts by the court. After he was exhausted, the seven counties in Tongzhou, which were empty, were also lost to six counties. Faced with such a situation, Shao Shude didn't know what to do if he was relocated.

Perhaps he could only seek survival in death, return to Tongzhou quickly, cooperate with the defenders inside and outside, and defeat the main force of the Shuofang Army.

It seems a bit fantastic, but this is indeed his only way.

"The general's military use has always given people the impression that he is to be steadily and steadily. The same is true for his current situation. The main force besieged Tongzhou, and the south bank of Luoshui also sent an army to camp and station it. It is extremely safe." Zhao Guangfeng smiled and said, "Tielin Army, Yi joined the army, and Feixiong Army all appeared outside Tongzhou City in two days, and the 5,000 infantrymen of the Tianxiong Army were also monitored in Luonan, but the Tianzhu Army was missing..."

"All cavalrymen are out, be sure to expand the search scope. The bandit army must not be allowed to approach Tongzhou, and they must not be allowed to know the reality of our army." Shao Shude ordered: "Shayuan Supervisor takes it first. There should be horses from each town in the garden. First, the Feixiong Army will be matched with them. After the battle is finished, then compensation will be given to the court."

Shayuan Jian is under the jurisdiction of Taipu Temple. It is a pastoral prison located in Guanzhong by the imperial court, located in the south of Tongzhou City. It was originally a horse farm, but now it has degenerated into a "food base". A lot of cattle and sheep are raised for court banquets, sacrifices and food courts to use. Most of the livestock offered by each town are fostered here and are sent to Chang'an regularly.

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Outside Huazhou City, Hao Zhenwei couldn't sit still, seemingly calm and relaxed.

"Master General, our family is all in Tongzhou. If we are held by the Shao bandits, our morale will collapse." Although Hao Zhenwei has been deprived of all his posts, the army is still called the governor of the Zhenguo Army.

"The Shao bandits have 100,000 troops besieged Tongzhou, and there are only 2,500 soldiers in the city. Even if they are sent to join the army, it will not last long, the general!"

"Where did he get the army of 100,000? At most, 50,000."

"It's just that 50,000 troops besieged the city and attacked day and night, how long can they defend?"

"He really wants to attack Tongzhou?"

"Where is there any fake? There is a messenger who came from the north to ask for help. He said that Shao's bandits were in Chaoyi, Hancheng, Baishui, Heyang and other counties, and they collected food and grass and sent them all to Shayuan Supervisor."

"Fengxian, Meiyuan, Fuping, and Pan County in the west are indeed collecting Minzhuang and food, and intending to cross the river to send it to the city of Tongzhou. The military cavalry has seen it from afar, and the Minzhuang team is endless."

"To do such a big battle, I am determined to break through Tongzhou."

"Master General, if you don't think of a solution, once Tongzhou is lost, someone in the army will secretly communicate with Shao Zhe."

"Bang!" Hao Zhenwei slapped the table hard, stopping the generals' discussions.

He underestimated this thief! Hao Zhenwei felt a little bored.

He uses military force without any leakage and is fully equipped. He likes to use his power to suppress people, attack the weak with strong force, and fight the less with more.

Even if the troops on both sides are similar, the thief will use various despicable means to weaken the morale of the opponent and shake the morale of the army. When the combat effectiveness drops significantly from the peak, he will fight with a decisive force with a thunderous force.

If only he had cut him with one knife in Shuozhou! He wouldn't have had the worries he had today.

Hao Zhenwei stood up and glanced at the generals. Most of them were the personal soldiers and generals who followed him from Fengzhou to the south.

No matter how good the other person is, Shao Zhe is, he is still righteous. He will release all his family members who are trapped in Tiande Jun City. He will hear that the captured generals can survive.

This person's mind is indeed OK, not the kind of villain who will retaliate against the slightest.

"I believe you know this situation. It is a quick decision, but it is not good for a long battle." Hao Zhenwei said: "Shao Pirates fought for ten years, but he has never seen him play any new tricks. This time, he must have used Tongzhou as bait to lure me forward, and then tens of thousands of troops came out together to wait for the effort to attack me ten thousand tired soldiers."

"This person uses military force and attaches great importance to 'power'." Hao Zhenwei said while recalling.

Sun Tzu said: "Those who are good at fighting seek out the power, but do not blame others, so they can choose people and take the power."

Judging from the current situation, Shao Shude has indeed created a trend: First, the 40,000 army has high morale and well-trained forces, and its power is under the top; Second, the Tongzhou army has been besieged with weak forces, and the Tongzhou army's family is in the city, worried; Third, there is a great reputation in the court, and the surrounding counties either surrender to the wind or cooperate very well, with food and grass, and the Master is ready to be harmonious; Fourth, the Tongzhou army all wanted to return to help, and rushed to the road, and its strength was greatly declining, while the Shuofang army was waiting for labor...

A big sound is as rare as a sound, and a big trick is as clumsy as it is.

This person has never fought a very exciting battle, a soul-stirring battle, but he can win.

The momentum is used to the extreme.

But you can't say this to the generals, you're discouraged!

The capital is not as high as others, and the "power" aspect is still so passive, so there is no choice.

Hao Zhenwei is also an old corps. He really hates fighting such a battle without choice, but this time he has to fight. Unless he doesn't care about anything, he leads his army to join Wang Chongying and his son or Zhu Quanzhong.

"Slowly withdraw the troops in the past two days and get rid of Wang Bian's entanglement." Hao Zhenwei finally made a decision and said, "If he dares to go out of the city to pursue him, we will just annihilate him in one battle. If he dares, he will return north and first defeat the Luonan camp of Shao's bandits, and then take advantage of the victory to defeat the enemy in one fell swoop."

"In this battle, our army is in a state of mourning soldiers. Tens of thousands of Tongzhou soldiers work together to rescue Jiaxiao, and they will definitely be willing to fight to the death. Shao Zhe went down from the camp in the way, and it seems safe, so don't you stop hearing about returning to the army?" Hao Zhenwei shouted: "The advantage lies in me!"

The expressions on the faces of the generals were extremely wonderful.

The Grand Marshal is the Grand Marshal. This analysis does sound a bit reasonable.

Forget it, as long as the soldiers believe it, it is better to be willing to fight to the death than to be defeated. Now this bird looks like a bird, and there is really no other choice.

Everyone looks at me, and I look at you, and I always feel that some of them have secretly met Shao Zhei.

"In this battle, there will be advances but not retreats, and I will be invincible." Hao Zhenwei said: "I will send the reward tomorrow."

"The generals are wise!" the generals said in unison.
Chapter completed!