The last three kingdoms

Chapter 859
Liu Yin led the army to meander all the way, passed Pingyang, and stationed in Yong'an.

This Yong'an is not that Yong'an, but a county under the rule of Pingyang County, which is the gateway from Hedong to Taiyuan County.Since the Shu army has already controlled most of the two counties of Hedong and Pingyang, it is very smooth to travel this way.But after passing Yong'an, they entered the area controlled by the Huns, and the atmosphere in the Shu army suddenly became serious.

From Yong'an to the north is Jiexiu County. When Jiexiu is mentioned, the Shu army, especially the Yong'an army, has a deep memory. In the battle of Jiexiu, the Yong'an army was broken by the Huns because they underestimated the enemy. It was almost a devastating blow. If Luo Xian hadn't rescued them in time, the Yong'an Army might have been wiped out.

This battle was like a painful pain to Luo Xi, and when he reached Jiexiu again, Luo Xi secretly held his breath, preparing to avenge his shame.

Guarding Jiexiu was Hu Yanhao, Liu Yuan's most important general.Liu Yuan's queen is the Huyan family. The Huyan family was originally a noble of the Huns. With this relationship with Liu Yuan, the Huyan family was even more prosperous. Huyanyi was named Da Sikong, and Huyanhao and Huyanlang were named General Zhenglu and General Champion both hold important positions.

Jiexiu was the southwest gateway of Jinyang, Liu Yuan naturally did not dare to take it lightly, and specially ordered Hu Yanhao to lead [-] soldiers and horses to guard it to resist the attack of the Shu army.

Judging from the comparison of military strength, the Shu army has 4 horses and the Huns have 3 horses. The gap is not too big, and the Shu army does not have an absolute advantage, and this advantage is likely to be offset by the geographical factors of Jiexiu. After all There are many mountains in Jiexiu and the terrain is complex. The Huns defended against danger, and it would be more difficult for the Shu army to attack.

But now the Shu army is in full swing, relying on the power of the great victory in Hedong, and marching northward strongly, it is determined to win against Jiexiu.

Now Yanghu's men and horses are blocked in the area of ​​Qixian County. If the Shu army wants to launch an east-west attack on Jinyang with the Jin army, it must first capture Jiexiu, and then march from the west of Jiuze Lake to capture Zhongyang. The counties of Daling, Zishi and Daling are approaching Jinyang.

Jiuze Lake is a large lake in central Jin. It starts from Daling in Qi County in the north and ends in Zhongyang in Wu County in the south. It spans seven or eight counties. Vast, vast ocean.Jiuze Lake is the name of the Han Dynasty. In the ancient times, it was called Zhaoyu Qize, one of the ancient Jiuze Lakes, and it is also known as Yunmengze and Taihu Lake.

But after the Tang and Song Dynasties, Jiuze Lake gradually dried up and shrunk. In modern times, it simply disappeared from the map, which made Liu Yin feel the vicissitudes of life.

Due to the division of Jiuze Lake, the Jinzhong area was divided into the east of the lake and the west of the lake. The east of the lake is Qixian, Jingling, Zhongdu, and Wuxian. At present, the main activity area of ​​the Jin army is in the east of the lake, and the west of the lake is Daling, Pingtao, Zishi, and Zhongyang, in order to achieve the goal of a joint attack with the Jin army, the Shu army naturally marched from the west of the lake.

So Jiexiu became the first city that the Shu army had to take.

Liu Yin was promoted to the general of the account, and Luo Xi came out to be the vanguard without hesitation. Although the other generals did not want to give up this opportunity to compete for merit, they thought that this battle of Jiexiu was a battle of revenge for the Yong'an Army, and everyone took the initiative. He backed down and gave the opportunity to Luo Xi.

Liu Yin didn't say anything, he took out a command arrow and handed it to Luo Xi, ordering him to fight for the vanguard.

Luo Xi was not very happy. He received the order and excitedly went down to summon the army.

Huang Chong said with a little worry: "Luo Xi is eager for quick success, and he may lose something."

Liu Yin smiled slightly and said, "Don't worry, I have my own arrangements."

The Central Army of the Shu Army is usually the Tiger Cavalry Army or the Tiger Infantry Army who are good at leading the battle. The Yong'an Army has always been considered to be the weaker army in the Central Army. Relatively low, although the Yong'an Army later restored its establishment and made up for the lack of personnel, it also performed extremely well in the battle of Shangdang. Fighting alone in Guyuan, it achieved impressive results.

However, in Luo Xi's heart, there always seemed to be a haze, which was the shadow brought by the battle of Jiexiu. In one breath, he worked hard, wanting to make a difference in this battle and wash away the shame of the year.

The soldiers of the Yong'an Army also ignited their fighting spirit. With the belief of getting up from where they fell, they held high the Chinese character military flag and embarked on the journey with confidence.

Hu Yanhao did not hesitate to hide in Jiexiu City. The terrifying ability of the Shu army to attack the Huns was daunting. Back then, even a strong fortress like the Hanshan Fortress was easily breached by the Shu army twice, not to mention Jiexiu. It's just a county town, neither the thickness nor the height of the city wall is enough to withstand the sharp firearms of the Shu army. Hu Yanhao has long been self-aware of this, and has long since given up his plan to rely on Jiexiu's city pool, expanding Jiexiu's defense area to the entire Mianshan, trying to use the dangerous mountain of Mianshan to block the attack of the Shu army.

The first pass that the Shu army wanted to conquer was Longji Ridge. Longji Ridge got its name because it was located at the back where the two dragons meet. It was the first line of defense for the entire Mianshan Mountain. Longji Ridge deployed heavy troops to guard against death, and it was here to block the offensive of the Shu army.

Luo Xi led his troops to the foot of Longji Ridge. He saw that the mountains in front of him were like two giant dragons lingering and entangled in one place. At the intersection of the two mountains, the dangerous peaks seemed to be cut, and the valleys were deep and forested. He asked, "Where is this?" ?”

A guide stepped forward and replied: "This is Longji Ridge. If you cross Longji Ridge and go north for thirty li, you will be Jiexiu City."

Luo Xi grew up in Yong'an since he was a child, and he was used to the treacherous mountains and rivers of Shu. He didn't care about dangerous places like Longji Ridge, but Luo Xi was also familiar with military books, knowing that such terrain is the most Where the enemy might lay an ambush, he immediately ordered the whole army to strengthen its guard, suspend its advance, and send scouts to explore the way first.

Hu Yanhao's garrison at Longji Ridge did not set up a formation on the mountain with great fanfare, but quietly ambushed troops in dangerous places, preparing to catch the Shu army by surprise. Unexpectedly, Luo Xi was very cautious. Stop entering the mountain, let Hu Yanhao's hope come to nothing.

A large number of Huns ambushed in Longji Ridge, and the Shu army sent a group of scouts to search the mountain. I am afraid that the traces of the Huns will be found in a short time. Hu Yanhao, who originally hoped to be able to ambush the Shu army, could not bear his temper It really doesn't make sense for him to kill a few scouts. If that's the case, he might as well go out and fight a real battle between Longji Ridge and the Shu army.

(End of this chapter)