Han Hai Tang Ergui

At this time, the county seat of Pingxiang in Xingzhou and the county seat of Jize in Mingzhou were very close to each other, less than thirty miles away.

Zhangshui runs between two counties, Pingxiang County is in the northeast of Zhangshui, and Jize County is in the southwest.

Of course, the location of the county seat of these two counties is also quite different from that of the later Republic period.

In particular, Pingxiang County is still far away from the later Pingxiang County of Xingtai City.

Of course, the biggest difference is that the river course of Zhangshui is completely different from that of later generations. This section of Zhangshui in later generations is called Fuyang River, but now, Fuyang River does not exist at all.

Therefore, Liu Zhiyuan could not rely on the slightly undulating terrain of Pingxiang County to stop Zhang Teng, so he could only cross the Zhangshui River and send his troops to the north of Jize County, which has a flatter terrain, otherwise he would not be able to face off across the river.

In fact, Xiazhai in Jize County is not the best choice, and it is not even the best choice to use Xingzhou as the base camp in Hebei. If you want to operate Hebei from Hedong, the best place is Hengzhou.

Hengzhou, that is, Shijiazhuang City in later generations, from Hedong to Hengzhou, the waterway has the convenience of Hutuo River and Mianman River, and the land route has natural dangers such as Jingxing Mountain and Jingxing Pass. It has always been the best choice to go out of the Hebei Plain from the Hedong mountainous area .

Moreover, Zhengding and Changshan, where Hengzhou is located, have produced many fierce generals since ancient times. We often say that Yanzhao heroes are produced in this place the most.

If Liu Zhiyuan could gain a foothold in Hengzhou and recruit elite soldiers from Hebei, it would really be a way out.

It's just that Zhang Tie knew the importance of this place better than him, so he entered Tokyo, and he made Zhengding Huangfu Yu the number one loyal minister in Tianzi, and he also rewarded Zhengding heroes who followed Huangfu Yuli to fight against Khitan.

Not to mention that Zhang Tie's financial resources are not comparable to Liu Zhiyuan's, but if Huangfu meets this brand of Tianzi No. [-] loyal minister, it will be terrible. This is simply a pass for Zhengding heroes!

Now in Zhangzhou, as long as you say that you are from the hometown of King Zhongmin of Changshan, people will give you a high look when you walk on the road, thinking that you are naturally a loyal minister.

Not to mention that at this time, the concept of hometown is very heavy, Zhang Ting treats Huangfu Yu this loyal minister solemnly, the golden signboard is shining, and many Zhengding athletes are even less willing to discredit this signboard.

So even if Liu Zhiyuan went to Hengzhou to recruit people in person, not many people from Hengzhou followed him.

Liu Zhiyuan chose Xingzhou as a last resort. Although Xingzhou's geographical location is not as good as Hengzhou's, it also has a precipitous pass and natural dangers, which can block the roads in and out of Hedong. It can be regarded as the second choice after Hengzhou cannot be stabilized.

It's just that he didn't expect that Zhou Guo's cavalry were so difficult to deal with, and since they were entangled, they couldn't get rid of them at all.

At the same time, the rangers in Hedong also detected the news that the main force of the Zhou army had reached the south of Nangong.

The Hedong Army has only [-] cavalry, and almost [-] infantry.

However, more than [-]% of the Zhou army is cavalry, even if it is infantry, it is also mounted (musle) infantry, and the marching speed and soldiers' load of the two sides are completely different.

Even if both sides use their feet to travel, the Hedong army, which doesn't even have many donkey carts, must march with armor, while the Zhou army can let horses, mules, ox carts, donkey carts, etc. carry armor, and the Hedong army can easily double.

Under such a gap, the Hedong Army will be overtaken sooner or later, and then Zhou Jun will beat the Hedong Army with full of energy, and everything will be over.

So Liu Zhiyuan could only stop, let the army rest for a few days, and directly fight the Zhou army.

On May 23, Zhang Tie led an army of [-] to Pingxiang County. Pingxiang County, which originally had three to four thousand residents, was like a ghost, with no one left.

Because they entrusted Zhang Tie's blessing, they ran away early and disappeared.

This is not an irony, but it is really thanks to Zhang Tie's blessing. Otherwise, with the morality of the Hedong Army, he ran for more than a hundred miles in disgrace, and he was already full of resentment. .

However, Zhang Ting pursued so tightly that the Hedong Army had no time to harm the local people, so most of the people in Pingxiang County managed to escape and saved their lives.

As soon as Zhang Tie arrived in Pingxiang County, he took Zhang Cheng, Zhao Kuangyin and other guards to the edge of Zhangshui. As expected, the pontoon bridge more than ten miles up and down was burned down, and the ferry boat disappeared.

A dozen fishermen along the river were killed, and the rest disappeared without a trace. Zhang Tie only found an old fisherman who was dying of illness, so sick that even the Hedong Army didn't bother to kill him.

Seeing him pitiful, Zhang Ting couldn't bear it, so he asked the army doctor to find two auxiliary soldiers to carry him back to the barracks to see if he was still alive.

"Saint, the minister is good at water, you can take the night to cross the other bank to find out the arrangement of the Hedong Army!"

Zhao Kuangyin saw Zhang Fu frowning, and immediately came forward very dog-leggedly, and directly received a difficult task.

This is not a good job, who knows how many bright and dark whistles the opposite army has set up by the river, and if they fail, they will lose their lives.

If others pleaded for orders like this, Zhang Tie would definitely hesitate, but Zhao Kuangyin!Well, I won't feel sorry for Zhang Shengren after he dies.

Done?Of course it's better.

Of course, Zhang Tie still had to show some concern on the face, "Are you sure? If it doesn't work, don't force it. Liu Zhiyuan is as anxious as a bereaved dog. It's not worth my loss to the general."

Um?no?How can a man say no?He also heard that the sage cared so much about him. Zhao Kuangyin, who had just turned 20 years old, jumped up with a cry.

"But please rest assured, the sage, I will definitely be able to complete the task!"

All right!That's what you said, so Zhang Teng nodded, "Okay! After you go back, you can choose warriors and cross the river to investigate the situation in the Hedong army camp."

After finishing speaking, Zhang Tie looked at Zhang Cheng beside him again, "Zhang Cheng, what do you think Liu Zhiyuan is waiting for?"

On the surface, this is a question of nonsense, but in fact, it is a question of unifying thoughts.

Zhang Cheng turned around and said to Zhang Ting: "Sage, Liu Zhiyuan is in a hurry to jump over the wall, and is in a hurry to fight us. He is in a hurry, so let's take it easy!"

As soon as Zhang Cheng finished speaking, Zhao Kuangyin immediately picked up the words, "Saint, the reason why Liu Zhiyuan can put on the appearance of fighting against the saint lies in his popularity.

But now that he withdrew his troops from Beizhou, his decline was immediately evident. I expected that when the news came back to Taiyuan, someone would plan to take his whole family to receive the reward, and it is true that he can take a while to fight again. "

Zhao Kuangyin, who was born in a typical military school family of the Five Dynasties, naturally knew the temperament of the warriors at this time, and saw Liu Zhiyuan's greatest danger more accurately than Zhang Cheng, a Hexi Han who was rescued by Zhang Tie from Kumo.

Zhang Ting turned his head. Zhao Da, who had just turned 20 years old, was still a little chubby, and his complexion was a little fair. There was a twinkle in his eyes, which was the look of a child looking at his father, eager for his father's praise.

well!Let's talk about Zhao Da, he is really well-behaved, he can always agree with the leader, he has good knowledge, and he seems to be even more loyal.

More importantly, as a general, he can overcome the biggest shortcoming of warriors at this time - greed for money, and at the same time have the bravery of warriors at this time, and dare to stand up when encountering critical moments.

damn it!No wonder Guo Rong in history trusted him so much, he almost regarded him as his son.

Zhang Tie actually thinks highly of Zhao Kuangyin, and the reason why he is hanging on to him now is that Zhang Tie hasn't figured out how to arrange this guy yet.

This guy Zhao Da is good at everything, but his ambition is too big. In the key position of the pro-military, Zhang Teng dare not use him even if he is killed. If he is released, he is a little younger.

"Da Lang is right!" Facing this kind of gaze and his men who risked their lives, even if he was Zhao Da, Zhang Tie couldn't help but appear very affectionate.

"So let's not rush to fight them. Liu Zhiyuan wants us to cross the river, but we don't want to cross the river!"

That night!Zhao Kuangyin led [-] warriors and crossed the Zhanghe River from the upstream Fushui overnight to investigate. The Zhanghe River was cold and far less enthusiastic than Zhao Dawan's desire to climb.

And here, through Zhang Cheng and Zhao Kuangyin's dissemination, Zhang Ting's idea of ​​crossing the river temporarily, but confronting the Hedong army first, won the support of the entire army.

Although the Hedong army can obtain continuous supplies through Xingzhou, half of their food, grass and supplies are in the hands of Guo Wei in Shexian County, and they can't last long just by transshipment through Junji Pass.

Although it is also very difficult for Zhang Ting, after the siege of Beizhou is lifted, the supplies located south of the Yellow River can be continuously sent to Beizhou through the Yongji Canal and then go overland.

In terms of the difficulty of transshipment, the two sides are similar, but in terms of the abundance of materials, not to mention Hexi and Guanzhong, Henan alone, and Hedong are completely incomparable. The longer the delay, the more beneficial it will be for Zhang Tie.

Not to mention that, as Zhao Kuangyin said, after Liu Zhiyuan left Beizhou, the fate of the Hedong Group was doomed.

Do not!It should be said that since Zhang Tie personally led [-] cavalry to defeat the Khitan, the fate has been doomed.

So Zhang Ting ordered Luo Shande, a boar, to line up the front army, and led four thousand troops to camp at the narrowest part of the Zhangshui River.

I personally led 5000 people back to Pingxiang County, and let the army station in Pingxiang County, but the people in Pingxiang County still did not come back, and the empty houses were just for the army.

After everything was settled, Fu Yanqing came to look for Zhang Ke.

Before Beizhou was besieged, although Fu Yanqing had become Zhang Ting's father-in-law, it was hard to call the relationship between the two of them very close, but at this moment, they finally became close.

Fu Yanqing showed his loyalty. You must know that Zhang Tie was prepared for Fu Yanqing's unstoppable test and Beizhou's occupation by Liu Zhiyuan.

The 8000 people of Feng Hui and Shanzhu Luo Shande is to prevent this from happening.

If Beizhou is occupied by Liu Zhiyuan, then Feng Hui and Luo Shande will occupy Linqing County of Beizhou. The camel whirlwind guns of Shenji Battalion are all under Luo Shande's command, which is enough to hold Linqing, and then wait for Zhang Ke to return to the army and join the Hedong Army in Beizhou decisive battle.

But Fu Yanqing not only showed enough loyalty, but also showed his strategy perfectly, turning Liu Zhiyuan around.

And in history, this professional head of state is indeed not simple.

Especially in the military, on the basis of famous ancient generals such as Wei Qing, he improved the formation of riding a bicycle with a rifle.

It uses folk farm vehicles, and uses strong ropes to tie the vehicle and cattle together, and then covers the cattle with shelters to prevent the cattle from moving, helping infantry overcome the fear of cavalry attacks.

Because it is more concise and easy to make, it has been used until the Southern Song Dynasty. It is a magic weapon for the two Songs, especially the Hebei towns in the Northern Song Dynasty to fight against the Liao cavalry.

Zhang Ting heard that Fu Yanqing had arrived, so he quickly invited him in. Fu Yanqing was also smiling.

Because he made the right bet, Zhang Ting was indeed a hero who could rule the world. Twenty thousand cavalry easily defeated the Khitan [-] cavalry, and once again beheaded the Khitan emperor. At this point, the threat of the Khitan people can basically be said to have been completely lifted.

"The sage is going to force the army to surrender to the east of the river? The minister is still in the east of the river, and he is still a little thin-faced. He is willing to communicate with the sage. Now that they are at the end of their way, they already know themselves when they think about it."

Zhang Ting understands Fu Yanqing's feelings, he is from Hedong and Daibeicong after all, and he certainly doesn't want to see the Hedong and Daibei warrior group come to an end.

What's more, if the mountains and rivers inside and outside the river are in a hurry, they will not be able to calm down in a while.

Fu Yanqing saw that Zhang Tie had never ordered a decisive battle across the river, thinking that he had a strategy of attacking the mind first and fighting second.

But Zhang Tie shook his head slowly, he didn't want to recruit warriors from Hedong and Daibei Group now.

Although these guys seem to be at the end of the road now, they are not good people. The arrogance of almost 200 years will never fade away just because they simply entered a desperate situation.

According to the virtues of warriors at this time, recruiting surrender can be said to be a bad idea, and it is the only way after there is really no other way.

If Zhang Tie recruited them at this moment, they would think that Zhang Tie was nothing more than rich, armored, and good horses, and they would never be too convinced.

Surrendering now is nothing more than turning the decisive battle into small-scale conquests one after another.

Only when Zhang Yu subdued these people with thunderous means and killed them with heavy casualties, they would suddenly realize that they would come over and hug their thighs, as if you beat me so hard, big brother, it turns out that you are the most ruthless in the world human emotions.

Reminiscent of the fact that Japan is in the mid-to-late period of Heian, and that the first shogunate, the Kamakura Shogunate, will be born in another 200 years. Zhang Tie doubts that the dog's virtues of Japanese samurai were learned from the five generations of samurai at this time.

So Zhang Ting decided to fight first. The Hedong warriors really wanted to surrender, but not now, but after they had knelt on the ground.

And realistically speaking, in this era where productivity is not particularly developed, merger wars are actually a collective activity of grabbing other people's cakes, eating the biggest piece, and distributing the rest to the subordinates.

If all the warriors in Hedong were recruited to surrender, where would Zhang Tie's own generals get their fertile fields, wealth, beauties, and official hats?
These people have followed me for more than half of Hebei, and they will be able to make great contributions immediately. Now you suddenly say that the decisive battle will not be fought, and no one will feel uncomfortable.

So we still have to fight, kill a batch and subdue another batch, and finally move the core of them to Tokyo to truly stabilize Hedong.

So Zhang Shengren pondered for a moment, looked at Fu Yanqing and said: "Hedong warriors, tigers and wolves too! They followed Emperor Wu, Zhuangmiao, Mingmiao and even Shi Jingtang to enjoy the wealth and honor, and An Neng easily surrendered? The only way is to let the tiger fall into Pingyang and turn the wolf into a dog." , to make the best use of it.”

Fu Yanqing then knew what Zhang Tie was thinking, and instead of talking about these things, he chatted with Zhang Tie for a few words and left.

Zhang Ting didn't move, but Liu Zhiyuan couldn't. Moreover, in the past few days, Liu Zhiyuan encountered serious trouble. During his hasty retreat, he caught a cold and fell ill.

Don't underestimate the infection of wind and cold. In later generations, it is just a matter of a few pills, but at this time, it is a somewhat troublesome disease. If you don't take a good rest, it can be fatal.

The so-called disease comes like a mountain, and the disease goes like a thread, just like a cold and a cold. Once infected, the disease is a process of continuous strengthening, and it can last for ten days and a half months without subsiding.

For an old man like Liu Zhiyuan, who suffered from the root cause of his illness in his youth, it is especially scary.

Liu Zhiyuan had only been ill for two days, and he felt his chest was on fire, his head was groggy, his body was chilly and tired, and it was getting worse.

He could only quickly call Liu Yun, the eldest son of his father and brother Liu Chong, to be the commander of the personal guards to prevent the disease from leaking out.

But this thing, the more you hide it, the easier it is to spread it everywhere. It was only blocked for two days, and it was rumored that Liu Zhiyuan was dying of illness.

So Liu Zhiyuan could only pull himself together and come out to preside over the military discussion.

In the Yamen of Jize County, all the generals in Hedong were relieved when they saw Liu Zhiyuan coming out with a serious face, only Wang Jun kept beating his heart.

It is now May, and Liu Zhiyuan is still wearing such bloated clothes. Although he claims to be a little sick, he is isolated from the inside and outside of a little ailment, and he dare not announce it at will. Obviously, it is not as easy as he said.

Today's military discussion has a new face, that is Wang Jingchong who broke out from Fuyang City.

This person can be regarded as quite valiant, led more than ten people to hammer down in the middle of the night, broke through the three blockades set up by Yan Jin, and ran to Liu Zhiyuan to report.

"Your Majesty, General Yan Jin of the Zhou Dynasty was the commander in chief. He supervised [-] soldiers and horses to besiege on all sides. Three days ago, he used the Hexi demon fire to destroy the southern city of Fuyang. Fortunately, Guo Yanei led the army to stop it and repelled the Zhou army.

Although food and grass are still abundant in the city, there are only four thousand soldiers. The soldiers are fighting day and night, and many of them cannot sleep day and night. They are extremely exhausted, and the situation is at stake! "

Guo Wei was appointed by Liu Zhiyuan as the Jiedu Envoy of Zhangde Army in Xiangzhou and stayed behind in Yedu. Of course, Guo Rong was the commander of Ma Budu in Zhangde Army Yamen, so he was also called Guo Yanei.

It seems that Guo Jin was the leader of the defense of Fuyang this time, but in fact, after Guo Jin was driven away by Yin Zhengqi (Yin Yaozi) when he was serving as the Jiedu envoy of the Baoda Army in Fuzhou, Guo Jin lost his army and horses.

He can't command Guo Wei's Zhangde army at all, so the commander of Fuyang's city must be Guo Rong.

Liu Zhiyuan nodded in relief when he heard the words. He was worried that Guo Rong would sell Fuyang City after more than a year under Zhang Kai's command, but now it seems that he is trustworthy.

But comfort is comfort, the crisis in Fuyang is not something he can solve with comfort, he must find a way to relieve the siege of Fuyang.

The best way to solve the siege of Fuyang is of course to send troops directly.

But now he only has more than [-] people in his hands, and it doesn't work if there are too few. If there are too many, the Zhou army on the opposite side of Zhangshui will definitely come to attack.

So now there is only one way, and that is to defeat the Zhou army across the river first, and then go south to relieve the siege of Fuyang.

Just at this time, Tan Ma came to report that Shi Hongzhao, the commander of the Wujie Army, came from Shexian County with a large amount of food, grass and military equipment.

The distance from Shexian County to Jize County is about [-] li. It seems that Guo Wei sent Shi Hongzhao to lead the army eastward after receiving Liu Zhiyuan's order.

This time Shi Hongzhao not only escorted a large amount of luggage, but also brought Wujie Army and some Fengguo Army, a total of more than 50,000 people. In this way, the strength of Liu Zhiyuan's troops was strengthened to nearly [-] people.

There are too many people, and the consumption is high, but it is always a good thing. Liu Zhiyuan suddenly felt that the cold pain in his body seemed to be better, and at this time, the soldiers below also started to clamor.

This time, it has been more than five months since Liu Zhiyuan dispatched troops from Hedong. Most of the soldiers did not even spend the Lantern Festival at home. They ran from Taiyuan in Hedong to Hengzhou in Hebei, and then from Hengzhou to Beizhou. , and now came to Xingzhou again.

It is also thousands of miles away!Now many people don't want to run away, they just want to have a good fight with Zhou Jun, enjoy the wealth when they are alive, and they are destined to die here when they die.

This is a typical thinking of the five generations of dental soldiers. If you win a battle, you will eat a lot of meat, drink in a big bowl, and take care of your money. If you lose, you will lose your head and have a big scar.

Who is patient about defending the city?What confrontation?How can it be as happy as the white knife entering the red knife and coming out?

Liu Zhiyuan was in trouble, not because he didn't want to fight now, but because Zhou Jun and the others on the opposite side couldn't come over?

Shi Hongzhao, who was full of resentment while rushing on the road, and killed his younger brother at the mouth of Hezhang Valley, jumped out and said to Liu Zhiyuan.

"Then let's pull out the camp and retreat three miles to make room for the Zhou people. If they don't dare to cross the Zhangshui, Emperor Shaotian will stop leading troops to fight."

Su Fengji really wanted to roll his eyes at Shi Hongzhao, how could he be so foolish as to give up the natural danger, but he wouldn't open his mouth, because Shi Hongzhao didn't like to see literati the most, if he dared to open his mouth, he would definitely be caught and sprayed,
But what Su Fengji didn't expect was that the generals in the room applauded Shi Hongzhao's proposal.

Even Liu Zhiyuan was a little moved, and Murong Yanchao yelled strangely: "I will retreat three miles, and then when the Zhou army is halfway across the river, a certain family leads Hedong Jianer to attack Zhou army with the force of thunder, half of them If you are still in the water, you will definitely lose!"

Wang Jun couldn't help being a little stunned. It would be miserable enough to be chased by a wolf running around without fighting this battle. Isn't it a bit unlucky to attack again halfway across the river?
The actions of the Hedong Army were immediately reported to Zhang Ting by Shan Zhuer Luo Shande.

The Hedong army retreated from the village for more than three miles, and was still loudly insulting Zhou Jun as a softie by the Zhangshui River, so they dared not cross the river.

Zhang Tie couldn't help but buckle his head, pinch his mother, I'm still thinking about how to cross the river, why don't you just give me the steps?
"My lord, the Hedong thieves seem to open the door to steal, but they must have the intention of attacking halfway. My son, please use the Youyu Linwei headquarters as the vanguard to cross the river first and cover the army."

Li Cunhui was bored, and when he heard that there was a battle to fight, he immediately jumped out.

"Saint, I am a [-]-heavy soldier with silver spears, and I have long been looking forward to making meritorious deeds to kill the enemy. The Duke of Shouchang County, Youyu Linwei, is a sharp horse. It is not a waste to use it for foot combat. Veteran, please cross the river first!"

Feng Hui didn't get any credit all the way, so he hurried out to ask for his life.

"Saint, I, Shenwei Town, have always been the vanguard of the army, and cross the river as the vanguard!"

Xue Huairang, the commander of the left battalion of Shenwei Town who sent the letter, saw that the pioneer's errand was about to disappear, and hurriedly asked for orders.

Immediately afterwards, all the generals started to scramble for it, and Zhang Tie waved his hand. These guys all saw that the market of Hedong Group was going to die, and wanted to go up and pick up cheap ones.

This is not necessary. The Hedong Army is only at a disadvantage now, but it has not been defeated. It is obviously inappropriate to treat the Hedong Army as a soft persimmon now.

"All at ease, generals, let Liu Zhiyuan hang out for another day, and I will make arrangements for the day after tomorrow!"

When everyone heard what Zhang Ting said, they immediately understood, because Zhang Zhaozhong and Zhang Zhao, the left and right commanders of the Shandu infantry army, arrived yesterday with [-] elite infantry, and the emperor still wanted to use his troops at the most critical moment. trump card.