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Chapter 421 Rampant
Under Shouchun City, the Wei Army camp stretches for dozens of miles.

The confrontation continued, the Wei army was not in a hurry to attack, and the Huainan army was not in a hurry to defeat the enemy.

The one who was in a hurry was General Sun Chen of Eastern Wu. After driving away the political enemy, General Sun Yi of the Zhenjun Army, General Ding Feng and General Li Fei of Huwei led [-] armored soldiers to Wuli.

Zhu Yi and Lu Kang led more than [-] Xiakou remnants to join them.

Wu Jun's morale was greatly boosted.

Sun Wei ordered Zhu Yi to be the former governor, and together with Ding Feng, he led another [-] new troops to help Shouchun.

The battle reports were handed over to Sima Zhao's central army tent one by one.

But Sima Zhao didn't seem to care about the situation in front of him. The battle reports were piled up on the table, and he didn't read any of them, but stared at the direction of Taiyuan on the map.

Deng Ai was defeated a few days ago, and the news of the fall of Longyou has already made him restless.

Yesterday, news of the attack on Yanmen County came again, which made him even more uneasy.

Taiyuan is the shoulder of the Central Plains. If Taiyuan is lost, You, Hebei, Hedong, and even Luoyang and Gyeonggi will all be threatened.

This is a military threat on the surface. Politically, Yang Zheng held high the banner of the Qing emperor, and the blow to Sima Zhao was even greater.

"Yang Er is so crazy!" This is the third time Sima Zhao has said the same thing since today.

"Taiyuan is an important town in the country. It must not fall into the enemy's hands. Please order a general to guard it!" Jia Chong suggested.

This is the usual solution.

According to the battle report from Bingzhou, the western thieves engulfed the Xianbei and the Xiongnu tribes and drove them down. Blood flowed all over the place, and people's heads rolled. Fearing the massacre of the city, they had to surrender in Kaesong.

Sima Zhao was quite hesitant. If he led heavy troops to defend Yanmen and Taiyuan, the siege of Huainan would be greatly reduced.

At present, the State of Wu is coming with heavy troops. The generals of the State of Wu, Zhu Yi, Ding Feng, Lu Kang, Quan Yi, Quan Duan, Tang Zi, etc., are all on the battlefield, as well as the rebel general Wenqin and his son. In must win.

After thinking for a while, Sima Zhao turned his gaze to Zhong Hui.

Zhong Hui always looked calm and calm, "The general gathered 26 troops here, and the Wu people made a comeback. At this time, they rush to help Bingzhou, and Huainan will no longer be owned by the state in the future, and the Central Plains will be a thorn in the heart."

Compared with Taiyuan, Huainan is still much more important.

Huaibei is the defense system built by Deng Ai back then.

Beyond Huaibei, it is all the fertile land of the Central Plains.

Looking back at Bingzhou, after Yanmen there is Taiyuan, and after Taiyuan there is Hedong.

It is undoubtedly a dream for five thousand cavalry to break through the numerous passes and towns.

Sima Zhao nodded and said: "Gather 26 people, if we can't defeat Huainan in this battle, I will also lose my prestige in the world!"

Jia Chong was born in a noble family of Bingzhou, and he was naturally most concerned about the difficulties of Bingzhou, "But if Taiyuan falls, the loss outweighs the gain."

"Taiyuan can't be lost." Zhong Hui took a sip of tea and cleared his throat, "The Western Thieves seem to be powerful, but they didn't hurt me at all. Yunzhong County was occupied by Xianbei people, and Dingxiang County and Xinxing County were resettled. In the land of the five tribes of the Xiongnu, Yang Zheng wants to kill him, but he will do so, he will form a blood feud with the five tribes of the Southern Xiongnu, and in the future he can use their strength to counterattack Hexi."

Jia Chong said: "the future is the future, and the present is the present. The western thieves are attacking Yanmen, what can they do?"

"Aren't there Wang and Guo families in Taiyuan? Why are you so anxious for them? And the thieves are only here to plunder. They can't take Yanmen, and they can't take Taiyuan either." Zhong Hui said with a smile.

Jia Chong was taken aback, the meaning behind these words made people shudder.

The Taiyuan Wang family, Guo family and Sima family are not completely of one mind.

The meaning behind Zhong Hui's words is that the Wang family and the Guo family can be consumed by the hands of the thief.

Not only the Wang family and the Guo family, but also the five tribes of the Southern Huns will be hit hard.

This is too in line with the interests of the Yingchuan gentry and the Sima family.

Sima Zhao came to his senses, smiled and said, "Shi Ji is indeed Shi Ji!"

Zhong Hui's smile subsided, with a cold light in his eyes, he bowed his hands to Sima Zhao very seriously and said, "Although Bingzhou is safe for the time being, the people of Wu are coming here all over the country. If they can be defeated in one fell swoop, they can capture and kill Zhu Yi, Ding Feng, and Lu Kang. Wait for the heavy generals, and the Eastern Wu will be destroyed! Please send out more troops, the generals, and wipe out Zhuge Dan and Sun Chen with all the people in the country!"

The tent suddenly became extremely quiet.

This is to use Shouchun as bait to lure Wu people to go north.

This policy is not used for the first time.

Last year, when dealing with Yang Zheng, Zhong Hui used the same strategy, intending to use Chang'an to lure Yang Zhengdong out, so that he could fight at the foot of Chang'an city.

It's just that Yang Zheng wasn't fooled, and Du Yu ate [-] Hebei Yicong.

This strategy is useless for Yang Zheng, but it is tailor-made for Wu Guo.

Chang'an is dispensable to the current Yang Zheng.

However, for Soochow, Shouchun is bound to win, at least Zhuge Dan cannot be easily destroyed.

If you attack the enemy, you must save it, if you defend it, you must attack it.

Sima Zhao immediately went up against the case, "Great kindness, send an order to use all the soldiers from Qing, Xu, Yan, Yu and Hebei to destroy the Huai and Wu thieves!"

On the wall of Shouchun City, Zhuge Dan looked at the Wei army gathering more and more, without the slightest fear, but joyful.

All the generals were puzzled.

Zhuge Dan laughed loudly and said, "The heavenly secrets must not be leaked!"

Zhuge Dan has guarded Huainan for more than ten years and knows the climate of Huainan like the palm of his hand.

Malone glanced at the sky where the scorching sun hung high. Since May, Huainan hadn't had a single rain, and there were already signs of drought.

But today, there are thick cumulus clouds in the sky.

Maybe there is a secret.

Even if there is no secret, as Malone, what needs to be said has been said.

Zhuge Dan is not a person who accepts advice openly, and even has a faint hostility towards Wen Qin.

A burst of shouts made Malone instantly sober.

In the south of Shouchun, the sound of killing came faintly.

It came from Lijiang Shuikou.

Feishui flows north through Lijiang, passes through Shouchun and enters Huai River.

Therefore, Lijiang Shuikou has become the southern gate of Shouchun, and it has also become an important place for both sides to compete for.

Zhu Yi and Ding Feng came back with [-] armored soldiers, and Zhuge Dan had ordered Wenqin and his son to send troops to meet them.

Zhu Yi selected six thousand men who dared to die, took Ding Feng as the vanguard, and stormed the Wei army's camp.

General Shi Bao of Wei Fenwu led 4 horses and Zhoutai's [-] elite troops to attack back and forth. Zhu Yi drove the Wu army forward and fought to the death with Ding Feng and others. The two armies fought fiercely for many days, causing heavy casualties. .

Zhu Yi and Ding Feng are generals of the Wu Kingdom. They have experienced the Battle of Dongguan and the Battle of Xincheng, and they are all Jiangdong elites.

Wenqin and his son are also the titans of the world.

However, no matter how elite the soldiers were, they could only do nothing in the face of the Wei army's heavy fortifications.

The two sides repeatedly strangled for nearly a month, and Ding Feng broke into the camp many times. However, the Wei army not only possessed a geographical advantage, but also had an advantage in strength. None of Zhu Yi, Ding Feng, and Wen Qin could break through the Wei army's camp.

Just as the two sides were fighting fiercely, General Wang Jiling of Wei Zhendong led Pang Hui and Lu Fan to lead [-] cavalry, rushed to the rear of the Wu army along the path, and rushed straight to Dulu.

Before the war, Zhu Yi was worried that the Wei army would attack Anfeng, which was empty of troops, so he transported grain and grass to Dulu in the rear.

But still did not escape the scouts and espionage of Wei Jun.

Pang Hui and Lu Fan burned Wu Jun's food and grass.

Zhu Yi and Ding Feng could only lead their troops to fight and leave, and returned to Anfeng safely.

The second phase of the Huainan War ended.

(End of this chapter)