Han Zuo Gaomen

Chapter 915
In the ninth year of Jian'an in the Han Dynasty, King Wu of Wei set down a large square tree at Shuikou to form a weir, and stopped Qishui from entering Baigou eastward to facilitate water transportation. Therefore, people at that time called it Fangtou.

Fangtou is located in Chaoge County, Ji County. It connects Qishui, Baigou, Qingshui and Weishui to the north of the Yellow River. It can be said to be a core connection point of Hebei's water transport, and its importance is almost equal to that of the south of the Yellow River. gap.

In the early years, Shile, the ancestor of Shi Zhao, wandered between the Yangtze and Huaihe Rivers and failed to invade the south. When crossing the Yellow River to the north, he first took Fangtou, and then started the great cause of crossing Hebei and unifying China.Therefore, after Shi Zhao established the country, he also attached great importance to the management of Fangtou, and built strong cities on both sides of this weir ferry, which are the so-called East and West Fangcheng.

As a hub connecting several main streams in Hebei, the terrain of Fangtou is naturally extremely dangerous.Among them, Xifang City is located in the Jiahe Valley between Qishui and Weishui. The high platform of the city foundation is completely piled up with earth and rocks, which is more than several feet above the river surface. Easy to defend but difficult to attack.

And as long as Xifang City is not lost, you can overlook the waterways within tens of miles to the left, and resist the enemy tenaciously, so that the counties, counties, counties, and countryside behind will be protected from military disasters.

The Huainan army was able to capture Xifang City, most of which was due to luck. Before the battle of Weishui, the enemy general Tian Ni died in the chaos, and then the enemy army completely collapsed. More than half of them surrendered, and most of the rest were wiped out. , there are very few who can escape.

Later, it was also because of the suggestions of those generals who surrendered that the Huainan Army realized the importance of Xifang City. Hu Run led two thousand Huainan Army plus hundreds of surrendered soldiers. , Attacking from behind, they fiercely captured Xifang City, which was only guarded by nearly a thousand soldiers.

If it wasn't for such a special time, if the Huainan army wanted to capture such a fortified city, at least they would have to invest several times their troops and completely fill it with human lives, and the price would inevitably be heavy.

Because although Fangtou is an important hub connecting several waterways, it is a man-made river after all, and the widest point is only about a hundred feet.Looking across the river between East and West Fangcheng, if a strong attack is made on this kind of waterway, it is impossible to spread out a large-scale ship array. The two fortified castles, coupled with the sniper boats on the front of the waterway, will become a corner, absolutely easy. It's hard to defend.

But now that Xifang City fell into the hands of the Huainan army, one of the triangles was broken, destroying the original defensive formation, and Xifang City became a sharp blade inserted into the enemy's vital points.

This made Yedi's army extremely passive. At least the main water system centered on Fangtou did not dare to use it at all. They could only deploy defenses southward through the Zhangshui waterway, and many flexible tactical changes were not an option. .

Today, the Huainan Army in Ji County has 3000 people defending Xifang City, 2000 people are building forts along the river to control rural counties, and another 3000 people are patrolling along the Yellow River in this section of Ji County by boats, half as a warning. , Reinforce all parties at any time.

Xie Ai, as the supervisor of the Huainan Army along the way, naturally needs to sit in the center of Xifang City.Although he is now the highest-ranking supervisor in the Huainan Army, he has not changed much because of this, and he is still dressed in a Confucian shirt and a scarf.

The reason for this is not to show any unique interest. For one thing, there is no need for that. He is not the choice of a general who will charge into battle. He has stayed behind in absolute safety for several battles since he crossed the river. This is a waste of a senior general's armor.

The second is that they don't have that strength. The battle armor of the senior generals of the Huainan Army is the most sophisticated craftsmanship in this era. Although it is not known for its bulkiness, the top and bottom drape add up to a full weight of tens of catties.Xie Ai is just a Confucian scholar, even if he has learned some martial arts and shooting skills, it consumes a lot of energy and affects his actions, but he is not as calm as he is obedient.

From this point of view, the generals of the Huainan Army who led the army to fight on the front line, thanks to the appearance of Xie Ai, Dudu Shen is finally not considered the most mediocre person in martial arts.At the very least, Dudu Shen is still good at riding, but Xie Ai is not even very proficient in riding.

However, this shortcoming is not enough to affect Xie Ai's current prestige in the army, especially for Hu Run and other generals, Xie Ai's frail image is easier to accept.

Such an image is slightly similar to the governor himself, with the same ingenuity and the same anticipation of the enemy.Since the northward advance, Xie Ai has almost exhausted his strategy. Under the circumstances that the military strength is by no means superior, he always fights at the weakest point of the enemy army. With only a few thousand soldiers, he not only defeats and defeats even more The enemy army even completed the feat of recovering Ji County.

Although Hu Run is not the old Zhaowu troops of the Dudu in his early years, he had no luck to follow the Dudu Baiqi back to the Duqin King, but there are also such commanders in the army now, and many of them praise Xie Aizhi for being able to catch up with the Dudu in his early years.This is naturally more intimate in the Huainan Army.

On the other hand, Xie Ai himself is not capable of killing the enemy, which also gives the generals under his command a chance to perform.Although Xie Ai must rely on Xie Ai to formulate specific tactical plans, it takes soldiers to work hard to realize the plan.

If a coach with a lot of wisdom and profound strategies is still the champion of the three armies, it will make his followers feel too frustrated and unable to find the value of his existence.

"How about today's face?"

Xie Ai climbed to the top of Xifang City and looked across with his hands on his forehead. The straight-line distance between East and West Fangcheng was only a few miles. If the water villages and forts along the river were included, the distance was shortened to a mere hundred zhang.

The drums and bugles of each other can be heard clearly, but because of the blocking of the river, it is difficult to communicate.Originally, there were several pontoon bridges built by boats between the two Fangchengs, but after the Huainan army captured Xifangcheng, they tore down the pontoon bridges and burned them down.

"There were three battles in the morning, and there was no movement in the afternoon. However, the scouts visited earlier, and the army secretly formed a boat in the back road, and it seemed that they were preparing for a night attack."

Hu Run pulled the blindfold and replied, there was no lack of respect for Xie Ai in his eyes.Xie Ai was able to establish prestige in the army so quickly, in addition to his amazing achievements, Hu Run's cooperation was also indispensable.

Hu Run can also be regarded as the veteran of the Huainan Army. He has been in charge of the Shengwu Army, but he has not been able to be promoted to a supervisor. At first, Xie Ai was a bit apprehensive about Xie Ai coming from behind.But later he was relieved, he is a general of the governor's disciple, in fact, the position in the army is not the focus of pursuit, if he is too obsessed with these, it will alienate the relationship with the governor.

After realizing this, Hu Run put himself in the position of an assistant with peace of mind to help Xie Ai quickly establish his prestige in the army.With such a senior qualification, he is willing to act as a deputy, and even if the other generals are a little dissatisfied, they dare not show it.

Xie Ai looked at the top of the city for a while, and then gave some adjustment instructions for the defense. Hu Run and others respectfully accepted the order, and quickly made adjustments according to Xie Ai's instructions.

Seeing that his orders were fully implemented, Xie Ai was also very grateful. He knew that he had no family background to rely on.The reason why he decided to stay in Huainan earlier was that he had offended Emperor Haozong of Liangzhou, and the other was a gamble on purpose.Now it seems that he has won the bet. The Huainan Governor's Mansion is much more inclusive than he imagined.

This time the Northward Journey is a great achievement, but Xie Ai dare not relax because of it.Now the war is only halfway through, and the most severe test is yet to come.Right now, he may not have to worry about other aspects of the battle situation, but it is not easy to consolidate the results of the battle just here in Ji County.

On the opposite side of Dongfang City, there are more than [-] troops assembled, and the Huainan Army has no advantage in terms of strength.Although the enemy can be blocked by Xifang City, Ji County is located in Hebei after all, and it is the place where the enemy has been operating for a long time.

On the frontal battlefield alone, there is not only Fangtou for assault.For example, Xiuwu, Gongxian, and Xiye, which are further north of Jijun County, and Xiye, where the Huns live together, do not have strong fortresses to use. If the enemy is willing to waste some time and attack in a detour, the situation in Jijun County is also in jeopardy. .

The reason why the enemy army is attacking Fangtou right now is that this place has the shortest distance, and it can also quickly resolve the bad influence brought about by the loss of Ji County, and quickly reverse the unfavorable situation.

After getting off the top of the city, Xie Ai was about to turn to patrol the water battalion at the front, when suddenly his own soldiers came to tell him that it was Wang Guang and others who came to see him.After thinking for a while, he turned back to the camp and ordered people to be brought in.

Wang Guang and the others were originally local snakes in Ji County, and they had surrendered in the previous few battles.Due to the cooperative attitude of these people, the Huainan army did not treat them harshly, did not restrict their freedom, but disarmed them and sent them back to the countryside, and even entrusted them with the responsibility of controlling the countryside, which can be described as extremely preferential treatment.

They entered this time in the name of rewarding the army, and they carried hundreds of grains and other things they had just looted with the team. They also nodded and bowed when facing the Huainan army commander along the way, and their posture was very low.

Along the way, seeing the Huainan Army's piles of weapons, huge bed crossbows, and hideous chariots, all of them showed full shock on their faces, and there was also a hint of envy.The bravery of the Huainan Army, they had already experienced it personally in previous battles.

However, the Huainan Army's excellent weaponry was lacking in understanding. After all, the Huainan Army at that time was only a part of the division.

However, as the Huainan Army gained a firm foothold in Ji County, the follow-up transport troops also arrived one after another, and many sophisticated and large-scale ordnance were continuously replenished and marched into the formation. Finally, these Hebei people saw the huge war power of the Huainan Army. What a profound foundation the beast has!
"This is the attitude that a truly strong army should have! Dudu Shen's commanding masters have elite soldiers themselves, and with these strong soldiers, it's no wonder that Zhongshan... Shi Jilong, a Jie slave, would have hated him on the Huai River!"

Hearing the discussion of several people beside him, Wang Guang, who was the first to surrender among them, showed a look of pride and pride on his face, and said with a smile: "Against such a powerful army, how can ordinary people be invincible! I The townspeople laughed at me before for my timidity and premature surrender, but those mediocre people don't know how powerful Huainan Wangshi is! I just don't want the townspeople to suffer innocent casualties..."

After defending himself for a few words, Wang Guang was still unsatisfied, and said: "I know that there are many thoughts in going to the countryside, and I still have a wait-and-see attitude. But I advise you to make up your mind, even if Wang The Northern Expedition has failed, and the land is returned to Hu Zhi, how can we have a place to live in peace? You all know what kind of tyrannical beast Shi Jilong is."

"Anyway, no matter what the success or failure of Master Wang this time, I am determined to follow. Rather than clinging to the remnants of the homeland, it is better to forge ahead and win the magnificence! Huainan Wang Huaren Township is a paradise in heaven, and Dudu Shen is also a wise lord. For example, Xie Duhu, you know his Where did he come from? He just joined the Dudu Mansion alone earlier, but after the battle of Ji County, he is about to become famous all over the world!"

　I don't quite understand the process of limitation and exemption. I have to move bricks during the day, and it will be too late to update when I come back. . .I will try my best to write as much as possible in these two days, thank you for your support. . .

　　
　
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