Fan Jishe led Chaoge's army and wanted to make a surprise attack on Jiangcheng to force the monarch to make changes. However, he unexpectedly encountered Pingyang's army led by Han Buxin.
Before Fan Jishe left, Zhong Xingyin had given him instructions, knowing that they might also encounter this situation. Therefore, after Fan Jishe learned of the information, he was not too panicked. He immediately ordered his people to stand ready to attack Han Buxin head-on.
Han Buxin led the army first, and Wei Chi led the rear.
Han Buxin was also very worried about Zhao Yang's safety, so he led the army in person and met Fan Jishe's army. It was reasonable but also unexpected.
What he didn't expect was that Zhong Xingyin and Fan Jishe would split their troops in Jiangcheng under such circumstances. I didn't expect that they were really going to commit such a rebellious act.
However, Han Buxin did not panic. He ordered his people to immediately install the chariot on the spot, ready to fight at any time!
The two armies faced each other thirty miles away from Taiyuan. Han Buxin went to the front line in person to explore the enemy's situation. But Fan Jishe only left all this to his own Sima Supervisor.
The next day, the chariots of the two armies lined up in the front line. The roar of the chariot gradually grew louder and louder.
Both sides beat drums and marched almost simultaneously.
To the south of Jinyang, the long and wide river valley is also very flat. It can be said that it is a flat river, which is suitable for chariot battles. Therefore, the chariots of both armies swept over.
The two armies were fighting, and the chariots in the front row collided, causing people to fall over. The subsequent tanks continued to attack the front line, followed by the infantry.
As the impact of the chariot dropped sharply, another close encounter ensued.
The Fan family's chaoge master was originally trained carefully by Fan Yang for many years. Although Fan Jishe has neglected to practice in recent years, as the saying goes, sharpening a gun before battle is not as bright as it is bright. After this period of polishing, these Chaoge soldiers have regained a certain degree of combat effectiveness.
As for Han Buxin's Pingyang division, it was also the combat strength that the Han family had reserved and reserved over the years. When Fan Yang was in power, the Han family focused on building Pingyang, so this team also had considerable combat effectiveness.
The two armies faced each other, and the battle was extremely fierce. Han Buxin took the lead and charged forward. Therefore, although the number of Pingyang's pioneer army was far less than that of Chaoge's army, it was completely worthy of the Fan clan.
The fighting situation between the two sides was at a stalemate for a while.
But gradually, Fan Jishe's troops had the advantage after all, and Han Buxin's First Army soon began to show signs of fatigue. Coupled with excessive battle losses, they were about to be unable to hold on.
At this time, Wei Chi, who was in the rear, heard that Han Buxin was in contact with Fan Jishe, and immediately led a Ruicheng army to kill them.
In the end, they merged with Han Buxin. In this way, the numbers of the two armies were basically equal. The morale of Han Buxin's army was also greatly boosted.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Fan's Xianjun Sima immediately ordered his troops to retreat in order to preserve their strength.
Fan Jishe was dissatisfied when he saw that his army was defeated. When Sima returned to camp, he immediately rebuked:
"The winner is still undecided, so why give it a gold medal?"
Fan's Sima knelt down on the ground and said in a trembling voice:
"My lord, I don't know. The reinforcements led by Wei Chi have arrived. Our troops are no longer dominant. Moreover, the enemy's morale is now at a high level. Fighting to the death is definitely not the best option. Otherwise, if our side suffers heavy losses, even reaching Jiangcheng will be useless." !”
Fan Jishe's eyes widened and he asked gloomily:
"Then... in your opinion, what should we do now?"
Fan Shi Sima said:
"I'll retreat to Jinyang, meet up with the doctor from the Bank of China, and let's make further calculations!"
Fan Jishe wanted to fight back to Jiangcheng to regain the Fan family's promised land. However, seeing Han Buxin and Wei Chi's armies fighting in high spirits, it was indeed insurmountable.
Fan Jishe thought about it. He was young and had never encountered any major problems. With no choice but to go back to his uncle Zhong Xingyin to make a decision.
Han Buxin won the battle, and seeing that Chaoge's army showed signs of retreat, he was not in a hurry to pursue them. Instead, he and Wei Chi hurriedly wrote to the Marquis of Jin: Zhongxingyin and Fan Jishe had evil intentions and wanted to attack Jiangcheng. .
When Jin Hou Wu saw this battle report, he was also frightened, and immediately asked Xun Shu next to him:
"Xun Qing, the Xing family and the Fan family really have evil intentions. They are really committing heinous crimes!"
Xun Shu saw that the time was ripe and immediately bowed and said:
"Zhong Xingyin and Fan Jishe have betrayed their ancestors and forgotten their virtues. It seems that their suspicion of rebellion has been confirmed beyond a doubt!"
Xun Shu's words completely confirmed this matter. In other words, he, Xun Shu, is the rivet to this coffin board of Zhongxing and Fan!
Jin Houwu took a deep breath and said fearfully:
"It seems that Zhao is still a loyal person! Now, with the power of one city, he has prevented this disaster for me, and his contribution is really no small feat!"
Xun Shu said:
"The Zhongxing family and the Fan family are certainly ambitious, but the Zhao family is probably not innocent. I believe that the Zhao family is the first to kill Zhao Wu from Handan!"
Jin Hou Wu glanced at Xun Shu strangely:
"Xun Qing, hasn't the Handan matter been decided before? Why do we need to bring up the old matter again?"
Xun Shu said:
"Zhao Wu of Handan is guilty, but after all, Handan has lived through four generations and has been separated from the great clan for a long time. How can Zhao Yang kill him casually with just one word? The incident in Handan could have eased, but it was Zhao Yang who insisted on going his own way and finally intensified it. Handan. Therefore, I think that although Zhao Yang seems to be innocent, he is actually guilty!"
Jin Houwu still wanted to protect Zhao Yang, so he couldn't help but sigh:
"Well, after all, Mrs. Zhao, this matter happened for a reason. Let's not mention it for the time being and let's discuss it later!"
Xun Shu responded:
"promise!"
Now that all the six ministers are away, only Xunshu is guarding Jiangcheng, and he always inadvertently reveals to the king that the Zhao family seems to have done this intentionally, but in fact, he is no different from the Zhongxing family and the Fan family.
Although Jin Houwu had his own ideas, his heart was biased towards Zhao. However, under Xun Shu's subtle influence, he was somewhat shaken.
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Fan Jishe withdrew back to Jinyang and found that Zhongxingyin had just experienced a disastrous defeat. He couldn't help but start to feel a little pessimistic:
"Uncle...I'm afraid we're going to die this time!"
Zhong Xingyin asked Fan Jishe about the situation and couldn't help but look in the direction of Jinyang:
"It seems... Han Buxin and Wei Chi, these two idiots, will arrive here soon. If they cooperate with Jinyang by then, it will be really difficult to deal with them!"
Although Fan Jishe's side retained its strength due to Sima's timely retreat, Zhong Xingyin's side also suffered heavy losses. Although it was not injured, its morale was collapsed.
Gao Qiang opened his mouth, but stopped talking. Zhong Xingyin noticed it and asked:
"Gao Qiang, what else do you have in mind?"
Gao Qiang said helplessly:
"At this point, my lord has no way out. Since Dr. Fan has already fought with Han Buxin, and Han Buxin is here on official orders, I am afraid that my lord's rebellion will be ignored by the monarch. It’s true!”
Bank of China Yinhan said with a face:
"I am not asking you to analyze my situation, but I am asking you how to break the situation!"
Gao Qiang pursed his lips slightly and replied:
"I think that since we have reached such a situation now, it is better to promise a heavy reward to the entire army and speed up the attack on Jinyang. If we win this battle, maybe we can change the king's mind!"
(End of chapter)
