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Chapter 416 Xu Shiji's Counterattack
Hearing what Li Chongjiu said, everyone was awe-inspiring. No matter if Dou Jiande attacked Shanggu, Mount Heng, or Zhuojun, Li Chongjiu could not lose it easily.

Li Chongjiu immediately said: "There are priorities, we can divide them in order, such as Beiping, Yuyang County is in the north, Dou Jiande has no heavy troops in Bohai County, and the two counties are blocked by Yanshan Mountain, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it is not our army's key point. Where is it, this can be taken lightly."

"Then why is it so important?" Wang Gui couldn't help asking.

"Zhuo County is where our army's confidantes are, and where money and food are located. We must not lose anything. This is the most important thing."

Wang Gui nodded.

"Hengshan County has Xu Shiji's 1 garrison guards stationed. These [-] horses are all elite Wagang Army, and there are thousands of town soldiers recruited temporarily. With the danger of Taihang, it is completely possible to stick to it, and General Yuchi can come from here at any time. Taiyuan County has reinforced, so Hengshan County is slowing down."

"As for Shanggu County, even though there are Tan Zongxiao's guards and Zhao Wansan's town soldiers, if Dou Jiande attacks with all his strength, he won't be able to defend it. This is urgent."

Li Chongjiu said: "Priority and urgency. At present, Suicheng in Shanggu County has lost contact. Once Dou Jiande breaks through Suicheng, he can go straight to Yishui, or even go north to Feihu to echo Liu Wuzhou. This is an urgent and important matter. It should be resolved quickly."

Wen Yanbo said with a smile: "Shanggu Gong's words really refreshed my ears."

Li Chongjiu smiled, these are all his own experience in dealing with things in later generations, and it can also be bypassed when it comes to military strategy.

Ji Chuan said: "Right now, we can order an army to march to the banks of the Yishui River to defend Shanggu County. If Dou Jiande attacks Zhuo County, we can send this army back to Zhuo County, so that nothing will go wrong."

"Just to my liking."

Li Chongjiu was pleased, and said solemnly: "Pass down the order to let Wang Mahan immediately lead the [-] Yi guards to go south at night and rush to Yi County to station and deploy along the Yishui River."

"promise."

At this time, Ji Chuan said: "Shanggu Lord, did you order Chen Duwei who is stationed in Feihu County, and Zhao Junshou in Fanyang to also lead the township soldiers to Yishui to set up an army?"

Li Chongjiu said: "No need, Fan Yang is also an important place that cannot be left lightly, and Feihukou is an important way of the Taihang. It must be here to support Yanmen County. Don't forget that there is Liu Wuzhou behind the mountain."

Li Chongjiu's territory is divided by Taihang Mountain. To the west of the northern branch of Taihang Mountain, Yanmen County and Taiyuan County are all counted as the land behind the mountain, while Shanggu, Hengshan, and Zhuo County are all counted as the front of the mountain.Right now Li Chongjiu is in a decisive battle with Dou Jiande, so he must guard against Liu Wuzhou taking advantage of the fire to rob him.

Jiumen County, Hengshan County.

The flag with the word Youzhou has been taken down, and now the flag of the Xia army is flying high.

Soldiers of the Xia army, wearing red coats and yellow turbans, rode yellow fat horses and passed slowly under the city gate.

The people who were entering the city with their heads covered with soap towels couldn't help quickening their pace when they saw the unfamiliar faces.

In a pavilion outside Jiumen County, Xu Shiji was wearing the clothes of a woodcutter, with his hands behind his back, looking at the city built with loess in Jiumen County, thinking a little bit.

The person behind him is also dressed like a woodcutter, he is Xu Shiji's confidant general, he said to Xu Shiji: "General, this place is too dangerous, let's get back to the truth right away."

Xu Shiji waved his hand and said, "I'm here to take a peek at Xia's army. According to my opinion, Dou Jiande's army is only more than a thousand people, and the real army is not in Hengshan. If that's the case, I will take back this county tonight."

"The general is too risky."

Xu Shiji waved his hand and said, "Jiumen County is small, so the Xia army is not stationed inside the city, but outside the city. But this move is obviously extremely arrogant. With my 300 troops, I can win it. Such a good opportunity , how could I miss it."

The general said: "If our army takes the initiative to fight back, it will be of no benefit to the overall situation, and we will encounter more Xia troops... The 1 horses in Hengshan County are all old brothers from our Wagang Village. It would not be good to lose any of them. Since Dou Jiande has no intention of attacking our Hengshan County, why take the initiative to take over this stall."

Seeing Xu Shiji glaring at him, the general hurriedly cupped his hands and said: "General, please forgive me, the general will be frank in the end, all the brothers think so."

Xu Shiji turned around and said with a smile: "You, you usually like to make small calculations. If it wasn't for the fact that you really started fighting, I would have asked you to feed the horses."

The general said with a smile: "As the general said, no one has Xiaojiujiu, so who are we afraid of our brothers in Wagang Village?"

Xu Shiji nodded, and said: "Brother Wagang is a man of temperament, with clear grievances and grievances, but he must learn to take a long-term view. In the mountains, he can only sit in the well and look at the sky. After passing the mountains, his horizons will be broadened. Is it true? You just want to circle around in this Taihang Mountain for the rest of your life."

The general nodded and said, "I understand."

Xu Shiji smiled and said: "It's good to understand. Today is the wangri, and the moon will be full tonight. Pass the order, and the brothers will work hard for me. I will take Jiumen County tonight."

"Leave this to me."

The autumn wind is cool and the night is cool, and the moon is shining brightly. At this time, the Mid-Autumn Festival has not yet flourished.

At night, the soldiers of the Wagang Army quietly approached the Xia Army barracks outside Jiumen County from all sides.

Xu Shiji suddenly pressed his hand heavily, and then three hundred Wagang soldiers got up from the ground together, armed with knives and guns, and attacked Xia Jun's barracks.

General Xia Jun stationed outside the city, because the city is small and there is no place to garrison troops, so most of the troops were stationed outside the city.However, the military camp outside the city was not repaired in a day. There was no cloth for the antlers, and no cloth for the trenches.

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Xu Shiji's men and horses rushed to the outside of Dazhai, threw the hook ropes one after another, and put them on the wooden fence. Afterwards, they pulled the wooden fence with horses and easily overturned the wooden fence.

In a hurry, Xia Jun reacted quickly and rushed out of the camp.The soldiers of the Xia army, wearing red coats and yellow scarves on their heads, raised their shields and grabbed them vertically. They rushed out of the camp to fight with the Wagang soldiers, trying to block the gap and prevent the Wagang army from rushing into the camp.

But those who followed Xu Shiji to rob the camp were all the elite soldiers of the Wagang Army, Xia Jun was beaten first, how could he be prepared.

At this time, fire broke out several times in Jiumen County. It turned out that Xu Shiji took advantage of the lack of troops in the city and sent more than 20 of his henchmen to pretend to be woodcutters and traders to mix into the city and set fire to it.

The soldiers in the Xia army camp saw the fire in the city, thinking that the city had been lost, and they had no intention of fighting at the moment.

Three hundred soldiers of the Wagang Army, with the momentum of a tiger, broke through the gate of the camp in one breath, and the soldiers of the Xia army scattered and fled in all directions.

The next day, Jiumen County fell for only a few days, and Xu Shiji was restored. He defeated more than 20 Xia soldiers, captured more than [-] horses, and more than [-] pieces of armor.

Xu Shiji immediately sent people to Zhuojun and succeeded along the way to show that everything was fine in Hengshan County.

Gaoyang City.

Sitting on a big tiger-skin chair, Dou Jiande couldn't help laughing when he heard the report of the military situation ahead, and said to Zhang Xuansu: "Zhang Aiqing, you are a brilliant Chen soldier."

Zhang Xuansu smiled slightly, and said: "Your Majesty, you can accept advice with an open mind, otherwise there is no room for my minister's scheme to be used."

General Su Ding said in a dialect: "Your Majesty, I heard that soldiers are superior and should not move lightly. Right now, a hundred thousand troops stationed in Gaoyang are like swords in their sheaths. A sword without its sheath is the most frightening thing. "

Zhang Xuansu said with a smile: "General Su, this analogy is very good. The force of the army is like the force of the water. Our army is now building dams. If Li Chongjiu's main force does not dare to move lightly for a day, we can send light troops to plunder the counties. When Li Chong's nine border counties are all lost, we will advance step by step and fight steadily, which is the way to use troops."

Song Zhengben, the mastermind of the Xia Army, saw Zhang Xuansu's eloquent talk, feeling a little jealous, and said: "Reporting to Your Majesty, Li Chongjiu is not a man without a plan. He is just a small plan, and he must have a countermeasure."

While speaking, a general at the side entered the internal report and said: "Your Majesty, Youzhou urgently reports that Li Chongjiu sent General Wang Mahan to lead [-] Yiwei troops to the south and come to Yi County."

General Gao Yaxian glanced at the map and said: "Yi County, you can advance, attack, retreat, or defend. This response is enough to relieve the danger of Shanggu County."

Zhang Xuansu said with a smile: "This is not what I expected. Li Chongjiu will increase his troops, and we will also increase our troops. I implore King Xia to order a group of troops to enter Gu'an County from Yan County and threaten Zhuo County. Li Chongjiu is worried about the base camp of Zhuo County. Dare to add more troops to Shanggu County."

Dou Jiande nodded, stroked his palms and said with a smile, "A wonderful plan."

Immediately, Dou Jiande's face darkened and he said: "Gao Shixing, Luo Cheng listens to the order."

Then two generals stepped out and said, "Yes, Your Majesty."

"The two of you led your troops to set up camp in Yan County. You must not fight Li Chongjiu without my order," Dou Jiande said loudly.

The two clasped their fists together and said, "Yes."

The two had just retreated, and one of the generals said: "Hengshan County reports, two days ago, Xu Shiji led the Hengshan County government army to counterattack and defeated our army. Jiumen County has been taken back by Xu Shiji."

Cheng Mingzhen heard the words and said: "How dare Xu Shiji be so bold, if the main force of our army is in Hengshan County, wouldn't it be a self-inflicted trap?"

Counselor Ling Jing said: "General Cheng doesn't know, among the generals of Li Mi's Wagang Army in the past, Shan Xiongxin was the bravest, Wang Bodang was the most loyal, but Xu Shiji and Xu Dayan were the best at using soldiers."

Dou Jiande said: "I have also heard of Xu Shiji's reputation, if this person can be used by me, why should I be afraid of all the heroes in the world."

"Brother, why do you want to spoil your own prestige with other people's aspirations?" Everyone looked, it turned out to be Dou Jiande's number one general, Wang Fubao, who looked aggrieved.

Dou Jiande laughed loudly when he heard the words, and said: "So it turns out that Brother Wang."

Wang Fubao said: "Let someone lead an army to capture Xu Shiji and present it to His Majesty."

Zhang Xuansu frowned, Wang Fubao was the brave champion of the three armies, he had courage and decisiveness, and when he defeated Xue Shixiong, it was he who led 28 dead soldiers in front.However, Wang Fubao may not be the opponent of the resourceful Xu Shiji.

Zhang Xuansu said in the foreword: "Your Majesty, why do you need to take action against Xu Shiji? You must know that under the fortified city of Youzhou is the place where you can use your force."

Dou Jiande said: "But we also have to guard against Xu Shiji. If there are fewer people, he will attack Gao Yang. If there are more people, he will divide the troops again."

Song Zhengben said: "Your Majesty, my minister recommends General Gao, which is enough to stop him."

Dou Jiande looked at Gao Yaxian and said with a smile, "Brother, you just come with me for this trip."

Gao Yaxian clasped his fists and said: "For His Majesty's great cause, I will not hesitate to die."

Zhang Xuansu said: "General Gao only needs to guard Boling carefully, and no fault is a great achievement."

Gao Yaxian said: "Someone knows what Huang Shilang means, Xu Shiji is a famous general, I will not ignore it, just stick to Boling County."

(End of this chapter)