The entire Qingzhou is full of war and war may come at any time. Time is really urgent for Sima Yong. After all, it is really impossible to carry out such a large-scale transfer of personnel and materials without some time.

Chen Qian has been good at fighting for a long time and immediately grasped the key to the battle in Qingzhou. Although the Taishan Road is not the only road to Qingzhou, the Bingzhou army came from Yanzhou and was the only road to enter Yanzhou at the fastest speed. When fighting, it is important to be a soldier. Think from the perspective of others. If Chen Qian was Cao Liang, he would definitely choose to advance from the Taishan Road first. Therefore, whether he can defend the Taishan Road will be the key to this battle in Qingzhou.

Sima Yong's thoughts were on Linzi, and he seemed not keen on guarding the path of Mount Tai. Chen Qian argued with reason, and Sima Yong finally agreed and allocated 20,000 people to Chen Qian to guard Mount Tai.

Although there were fewer 20,000 troops, the Taishan Road was a dangerous place after all. It should be almost the same to use the steep pass to block the Bingzhou army's attack. Chen Qian did not rush to him, so he lit up his troops and headed straight for Mount Tai.

Mount Tai is called the head of the Five Mountains. Legend has it that Mount Tai was transformed after it was created by Pangu's creation of the world. Therefore, the Chinese have worshipped Mount Tai since ancient times, and there is a saying that "Mountain Tai is peaceful, the world is peaceful." Most of the emperors and monarchs of all dynasties held feudal ancestral sacrificial sacrifices on Mount Tai. Literature and scholars from various dynasties also like to visit here and leave behind many excellent works of poetry.

Confucius said, "Climb the southern mountain and the small Qilu, and climb the Taishan Mountain and the small world." This shows the magnificence and wonder of Mount Tai. Mount Tai spans the land of Qilu, and extends four or five hundred miles east-west. The mountains are covered with green mountains and are almost natural, with great momentum and towering heights.

After Chen Qian arrived at Mount Tai, he was not in the mood to enjoy the beautiful scenery here, but devoted himself to the combat state. The more steep the Mount Tai, the more beneficial the situation was for Chen Qian. What he wanted was the effect of being the one man as a barrier and not being able to open ten thousand men.

Although the Bingzhou Army can also advance east along the Yellow River and detour through Jinan, the Qingzhou Army can also be processed downstream by the Sima Army's dam break. Although the main stream of the Yellow River was changed from the jujube, other rivers were still injected into the Yellow River, especially the Ji River in Qingzhou, which can also be fully utilized. As long as the Bingzhou Army takes the line in Jinan, the Qingzhou Army does not mind going again to replace the army with water.

So although the Taishan Road is extremely steep and difficult to walk on, the Bingzhou Army will probably pass here. Chen Qian's troops stationed at Hukou Cliff in the eastern section of Taishan. It is like a tiger's mouth and the terrain is dangerous. It is a must-pass place to go east to Linzi.

Chen Qian is also an experienced general. He deployed 20,000 troops on both sides of the Hukou Cliff and occupied the dangerous situation. As long as the Bingzhou army passes here, they can push the huge rocks down from the cliff and block the road. In this way, no matter how many Bingzhou army has, they will be trapped in Mount Tai. As for if they want to seize the Hukou Cliff, they must climb the steep cliff. The Sima army is already ready to fight, and they can kill as many as they come.

In war, it is important to have a good time, place and people, but not the amount of troops. Chen Qian is stationed in Mount Tai and relies on the advantage of the situation. This can completely fight the Bingzhou army.

In Chen Qian's opinion, Sima Yong did not understand military affairs at all, and only knew to defend the city of the state. He did not see how the letter was thrown away, so he naturally would not know the consequences of defending Linzi. If Sima Yong was willing to allocate more people to him, Chen Qian could completely block all the roads, so that the Bingzhou army would have no hope of crossing Mount Tai.

However, other roads are not accessible to ordinary people. Unless they are apes or the like, they can climb them. It is completely impossible to rely on a large-scale army to pass through those steep mountain roads. Chen Qian naturally rested at the worry. He gathered heavy troops on Hukou Cliff and was ready for battle.

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After conquering Linqiu, Yanzhou Prefecture City, the Left Army received an order from Cao Liang to march quickly and take advantage of the situation to advance eastward and take direct to Qingzhou. Deng Ai led his troops to Dongping. The two countries of Dongping and Jibei were surrendering each other. Deng Ai took two places without a single soldier, and then continued to advance eastward and headed straight to Taishan County.

The prefect of Taishan County was Chen Ji, a native of Huainan, and was the younger brother of Chen Qian. After hearing the news that Chen Qian led his troops to station in Hukou Cliff, he led more than a thousand soldiers from Taishan County to Chen Qian overnight. Now the Bingzhou army is coming in a large-scale attack, and all parts of Yanzhou are surrendering. Chen Ji wants to block the Bingzhou army with thousands of people, which is like blocking a chariot by the mantis arm.

If it weren't for Chen Qian's sake, Chen Ji would have surrendered like the North and Dongping Jibei. I heard that the Bingzhou Army treated surrendered officials very favorably. If there was no bad record, it was likely that they would be able to retain their original position.

Everyone knows the current situation. Cao Liang is as powerful as a rainbow, while Sima Shi is defeated again and again. It is an indisputable fact that the world changes its masters. If you want to continue to be able to serve as an official, you must take the initiative. When you truly become a prisoner of the defeated general, it is not easy to take up your original position.

After thinking about it, Chen Ji finally decided to surrender to Chen Qian. After all, Chen Qian was his cousin and his family. Chen Ji was able to become the prefect of Mount Tai because of Chen Qian's help. The future of surrendering to Cao Liang was uncertain, so he finally abandoned the city and left at Hukou Cliff and defected to Chen Qian.

When the Left Army arrived in Fenggao, there was almost an empty city. Not only the prefect and the county soldiers were missing, but even the people in the city fled to the mountains to take refuge. After all, when they left Fenggao, they were in the deep mountains and forests. The Taishan people used this method many times to avoid war. Although they also heard that the Bingzhou army was a benevolent and righteous army and never bullied the people, they still heard it as a vain. The ancestors' methods allowed generations of Taishan people to live peacefully. Therefore, when they heard the news of the war, the Taishan people scattered and fled into the mountains and searched for it again.

Deng Ai didn't care when he saw the empty city. The people's stay or leave were their own choices, and no one could force them. But after the war, they would eventually come back. After all, no matter how good the mountains are, the conditions are extremely difficult.

Deng Ai ordered the Bingzhou army to enter the city, and he would not take the people in absurd manner, every brick, every tile, every grass, every tree. Those who violate the orders would be dealt with according to the military law and would never be forgiven. Even if there was no one in the city, they would have to be completely uninfringed. This is the tradition of the Bingzhou army and the key to winning the hearts of the people in the world.
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