Cao Jun quickly set off, bypassed Jingxing, and made a surprise attack on Taiyuan.
As the leader, Zhang Yan led an army of 30,000 people through the Black Mountains and then through the Taihang Mountains. They walked for almost nine days, bypassing many fortresses, and finally arrived at the west side of the mountains. Although the process was difficult, the road was also difficult to walk. , but the advantage is that it is safe and will not be discovered by the enemy.
Coming down from the mountain, Zhang Yan looked forward and said, "Two generals, this is Taiyuan. You can reach Yuci and Jinyang by crossing the water through the cave. How are you going to fight?"
Zhang Liao originally came from Bingzhou and was very familiar with the situation in the state. He spread out the map and looked at it. After thinking for a while, he said: "Our troops are divided into three groups. I will attack Yuci and Meng Qi will attack Jinyang. Let's attack these two groups first." We have captured this place, and the eastern part of Taiyuan is in front of us. There is no barrier anymore, and the remaining counties can basically surrender. If the lord comes in, we can occupy the central part of Bingzhou in one fell swoop."
"What do you think of Meng Qi?"
He looked at Ma Chao.
"Which place has stricter defenses, Yuci or Jinyang?"
Ma Chao said, and then said: "Of course I have no problem."
Zhang Liao said: "Of course it's Jinyang, which is relatively far away from us."
Ma Chao said: "When Wenyuan captures Yuci, I should be able to arrive at the gates of Jinyang City and launch an attack. After Wenyuan's attack, come over immediately to assist me in attacking Jinyang. How about that?"
Zhang Liao nodded and said: "Okay!"
They all thought it was feasible to fight this way.
"How to arrange the third route?"
Zhang Yan asked.
Zhang Liao said: "The third route, General Zhang, is led by you. Firstly, you can meet General Xiahou and others, and secondly, send troops into Jingxing to assist the lord in controlling Jingxing and entering Bingzhou. How about that?"
Zhang Yan nodded and said, "I have no problem."
"Then take action!"
Ma Chao also wanted to make meritorious deeds, so he stopped trying.
After deciding on the next strategy, Zhang Liao acted first and went directly to Yuci. Ma Chao set off after Zhang Liao.
They crossed the water along the hole and went all the way to the west. The army moved quickly and did not hide at all, but it marched in a hurry and at a very fast speed. The main purpose was to catch the enemy by surprise. After all, most of Bingzhou's troops were taken away by high-ranking officials. Now Either die in battle or surrender.
Within Bingzhou, the various counties and counties must not have many guards.
Fight quickly, as long as the speed is fast and the enemy cannot react, their advantage will be revealed in this way.
Zhang Liao arrived at Yuci first. The whole army rested for an hour, ate some dry food to replenish their strength, and then launched an attack directly. Ma Chao continued to follow the river to Jinyang, and shocked the whole county of Taiyuan at the fastest speed.
Zhang Yan stayed at the exit of Jingxing, and first sent 1,500 people into Jingxing to kill at the passes. He himself stayed at the exit and waited for almost a day, and finally saw Cao Jun's flag appearing in the forest. There has been unrest within Taiyuan.
The news of Gao Gan's death and Yuan's defeat quickly spread within Bingzhou.
In addition, Cao Jun's rapid attack on Yuci and Jinyang sent a message to the locals that the Yuan family was almost gone. Cao Cao began to rise and was about to annex the state. If they were willing to surrender, they might be fine, but if they resisted, they would die. !
The wider the spread of these messages, the greater the sensation they cause.
Especially Zhang Liao was already attacking Yuci, which shocked many people in Bingzhou.
"General Zhang!"
Xiahou Dun came out of the mountain and met Zhang Yan first.
Zhang Yan saluted and said: "General Xiahou, General Gao and General Zhang, go over there."
As he spoke, he raised his finger and pointed in the direction from the south to Shangdang County, and continued: "I will arrange for people to continue to lead the way for you. General Zhang Wenyuan is already attacking Yuci, and General Ma Mengqi should also be attacking Jin. Positive."
"Are they that fast?"
Xiahou Dun didn't want to fall behind, so he immediately said: "Let's go to the party and set off immediately!"
"yes!"
The soldiers behind him responded in unison.
Zhang Yan said: "I have to go to Jingxing to escort the lord into Taiyuan, so it is inconvenient for me to go to war with you."
This is understandable to Xiahou Dun, who quickly led his troops south, and also wanted to show their merits in front of Cao Cao.
After arranging everything, Zhang Yan felt that the pressure on his body was relieved a lot, and finally led his troops into Jingxing, waiting for the opportunity to join forces with Cao Cao and clear all the military fortresses and pass fortresses on Jingxing.
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Cao Cao's actions were slower than Xiahou Dun and Zhang Liao's.
When Zhang Liao started to attack Yuci, Cao Cao entered Jingxing and soon encountered a military fortress. This fortress was not particularly difficult to conquer, but Xia Houyuan led his troops to push it across. After taking the high ground, he continued to go deep into Jingxing. .
The army followed in a mighty manner, filling the entire mountain road like a long dragon.
Marching in this environment, countless scouts were constantly dispatched, worried about any emergencies.
As they went deeper, they faced not many military fortresses, so they pushed through a few, and then encountered a military fortress stationed according to the terrain. This fortress was very tall, and its outer periphery was built with hard stone. It spanned the entire Jingxing Mountain Road is generally not easy to break.
The guards of this fortress were all frightened when they saw Cao Jun's sudden attack. At the same time, they were confused, why was Cao Jun already here?
Normally, it shouldn’t be!
Unless the senior cadres are gone.
They haven't received any specific news from the outside. They don't know that Gao Gan is really gone, and 90% of the Yuan family is gone. However, they must stick to this place and rely on the terrain to confidently block Cao Jun. Despite this, they are still very nervous, fearing that Cao Jun's strength.
"We'll wait in peace, go over the mountain and go around here, and see if we can contact Wenyuan and the others."
Cao Cao raised his head and glanced at the mountains on both sides of the mountain road. The mountains here were relatively steep, but they were not impossible to climb, but they were more difficult.
At this time, there were also some former Montenegrin soldiers following the army.
The scouts were unable to climb over, so they selected suitable men from among the Montenegrin soldiers to climb over.
They acted quickly and left the army.
Cao Cao calmly ordered to camp and rest, waiting for the results of the scouts, but did not attack the fortress immediately.
Chen Zhou followed the army, raised his head and glanced at the fortress in front, and said: "We have contacted Wenyuan and the others. Our side will be the main attack, and let the people from Wenyuan's side raid the back of the fortress while we attack."
This is a relatively conventional way of playing.
Cao Cao and the others all thought so. After listening to Chen Zhou's words, they nodded slightly to express their agreement.
"Act according to Watanabe's plan."
Cao Cao nodded and said.
Arrange it immediately and continue to wait.
They waited calmly, but the soldiers in the fortress couldn't calm down. Seeing Cao's army approaching the border, they were definitely nervous and anxiously prepared to defend.
Not long after Cao Jun waited, the scout came back.
"Lord, we have made contact. It is Zhang Yan who is in Jingxing and is cooperating with us!"
"good!"
Cao Cao understood that the plan was stable and told the scouts Chen Zhou's suggestion. He asked the scouts to climb over again and told Zhang Yan to agree on a time to attack and capture this strongest military fortress at noon tomorrow.
