The military situation in Luoyang was extremely urgent. Xu Zong confidently judged that Xie Xuan would rush to Luoyang after receiving his letter. He personally led a thousand men deep into the enemy's territory, and the remaining four thousand men took the boats brought by Xie Xuan to the south to carry supplies and extend the old route of the Yellow River. Heading north, the plan is for the two armies to meet up at Jijin Ferry and head north to Dangyin, which is where Murong Chui's grain garrison was!
Sure enough, Xie Xuan's army had been stationed in Xingyang for less than half a day. Xie Xuan didn't even get hot when he sent an urgent military message from Luoyang asking for help. There was no way, the importance of Luoyang to the Han family was not comparable to that of any city!
Xie Xuan: "Jianwu General Liu Laozhi, Sun Wuzhong and He Qian who joined the army, you and the other three will lead an army of 10,000 as the vanguard to march westward to aid Luoyang. Time does not wait for us, so set off immediately!"
"Promise!" Liu Laozhi and others promised with clasped fists.
If Xu Zongwen knew that Liu Laozhi led his troops to rescue Luoyang, he would probably not go deep alone to join Murong Chui in hunting Yecheng.
Who is Liu Laozhi?
Four words, the God of War of the Jin Dynasty.
In the Battle of Chenxian County, he was defeated by Maodang, with nearly 10,000 casualties. In the Battle of Yongqiu, almost all of the more than 3,000 soldiers assigned to him by Xie Xuan died in the battle.
Let's talk about the Battle of Lihu. Xie Xuan once again allocated him 5,000 men. At first, it went smoothly and he captured two cities in Juyang.
As a result, when they arrived at Lihu Fortress, Liu Yan pretended to fail and set up a pocket array. Liu Laozhi was so happy with his success that he couldn't help but get in.
Good guy!
This time there were 5,000 people and there wasn’t even a scum left!
Xie Xuan looked at Liu Laozhi and suddenly remembered his glorious record. He couldn't help but say a few words: "Dao Jian, if you lose again this time, I'm afraid I won't be able to protect you."
"Captain, my subordinates will never embarrass you this time!" Liu Laozhi pulled out his sword, and there was a sound. Liu Laozhi actually cut off the little finger of his left hand in front of everyone!
"What are you doing?" Xie Xuan was stunned, and hurriedly asked a military doctor of traditional Chinese medicine to come over: "Quickly give General Liu some medicine and bandage it."
After Xie Xuan waited for Liu Lao to finish loading the medicine pack, he immediately took off the sword from his waist and said, "This is the sword your Majesty gave me in the Taiji Hall. I will lend it to you. I hope you will live up to my trust in this battle!"
"Thank you Captain."
Liu Laozhi led his people out of Xingyang City, and Xie Xuan entered the Xingyang Prefect's Mansion. On the south bank of the Yellow River, Pei Qing led the baggage fleet and the main army to the north along the river.
To the south of Xingyang, the lower reaches of the old Yellow River are to the north, to the east of Jijun, and to the south of Dangyin. There are two Jinjins on the Yellow River. Jijin is in the north and Yanjin is in the south. It is less than 200 miles away from Xingyang and can be reached in half a day by following the river. .
The thousand elite cavalry led by Xu Zongwen and Xi Jian did not bring any baggage. They marched northward with light troops, took a detour to practice martial arts, and went straight to Dangyin along the Taihang Mountains. The distance was slightly farther, about three hundred miles.
"How long does it take to reach Dangyin on a starry night journey?"
"It will take two days without stopping."
Xu Zongwen turned his head and ordered with a stern face: "Go ahead, keep going, and stop eating when you reach the Yangtze River. Otherwise, everyone involved in this mission will be demoted by one level for delaying military affairs!"
"No!" Xi Jian, Tian Luo, Zhang San, Zhang Si and others who followed him replied seriously.
"Tonight, I have to work hard to keep my promise, sir. The journey is long, and the pain of traveling is unavoidable." Xu Zongwen seemed to have a different face, and turned to care about Xi Jian.
Of course, Xi Jian knew that Xu Zongwen had always been a master of military affairs and was very particular about speed. He set off from Linzi City and marched for more than 1,500 miles, passing through so many important towns of the Qin State. It only took ten days to capture Luoyang. .
In other words, for the 1,500-mile straight-line distance from Linzi to Luoyang, Xu Zongwen still took a route around Yuzhou. The total distance was at least 2,000 miles, and Xu Zongwen only took seven days!
If it had been anyone else, this would not have been possible even in a month.
"What's the big deal about such a trivial matter?" Xi Jian tightened his grip on the reins: "General, this trip is determined to win. If we can arrive at Dangyin earlier, perhaps we can take advantage of Murong Chui's army gathering to attack Yecheng and attack Dangyin. Yan Jun's food road, Murong Chui will definitely be in trouble."
At this time, all the Dangyin defenders are in a boudoir dream, right?
When the bloody storm suddenly breaks out, will we be able to fight?
"Yes, General Dangyin is indeed determined to win, but we still don't know how many troops are left in Dangyin. News of the Jin Yiwei has not yet arrived..."
As the commander of the Jinyiwei, Pang Bai has the backbone of the Jinyiwei under his command. Under the backbone, the Jinyiwei agents, spies, agents, torturers, postmen, etc., who are responsible for investigation, have grown to thousands of people, and are now distributed among the most widely warred divisions in the Central Plains. Zhouzhou, Yuzhou, Yanzhou, Jizhou and even Bingzhou.
After the Northern Expedition officially ends, Jinyiwei's forces will immediately enrich the states and counties in the south and northwest. This is already the most important task that Xu Zongwen has arranged for Pang Bai in the next stage.
At present, Jinyiwei's activities are limited to the vicinity of three important cities: Luoyang, Xingyang, and Yecheng.
As for Dangyin, because of its remote location, the Jinyi Guards lacked manpower. It was not until Xu Zongwen was about to go north to Yecheng that Pang Bai hurriedly transferred manpower from Xingyang to Dangyin to obtain more military intelligence, which would help Xu Zongwen make a more thorough and detailed plan. layout.
"Actually, it wouldn't be faster for us to join forces and go north along the river. Wouldn't it be faster to land at Jijin and then besiege Dangyin?" Xi Jian said the question in his heart straightforwardly.
Leaving the near for the distant is not Xu Zongwen’s style.
Xu Zongwen closed his eyes, then suddenly opened them and said: "Although we are seeking the distance at the moment, the world will eventually be unified one day, so it is not a bad idea to explore the way first. What if I, Xu Xiao, are lucky enough to lead troops into the company again? Aren’t we familiar with the roads in Zhouzhou and Jizhou?”
Unify the world!
Hate it, Xi Jian hates it!
He hated himself for not thinking that Xu Zongwen had so many strategic intentions in taking a detour overland to attack Dangyin.
Xi Jian knew that Xu Zongwen always focused on the overall situation, but he did not expect that Xu Zongwen also had such profound meaning in a mere sneak attack on Dangyin's marching route!
After all, it is underestimated!
Xu Zongwen made a gesture, and the rear team immediately followed. One thousand fine riders and two horses hurriedly rushed to Dangyin.
On the old road of the Yellow River, on the waterway from Xingyang to Dangyin, Pei Qing and the generals were having a meal.
Just now the scouts from the shore came to report that Murong Chui had eight thousand men and horses left to guard Dangyin City.
Pei Qing was very worried about the attack by Xu Zongwen and his party. He picked up a pair of chopsticks and immediately stopped. He just picked up the water glass and put it down again, feeling restless.
He suddenly remembered something Xu Zongwen told him before leaving. Before leaving, Xu Zongwen asked him to collect sacks, the more the better, and take them all with him to Dangyin City.
He really didn't understand the profound meaning of Xu Zongwen's move, so he could only follow it.
"That's all, the general will let me know when the time comes."
After thinking about it, Pei Qing hurriedly called people over and said: "Order the sailors to speed up. We must arrive at Jijin tomorrow morning and join forces with the general as soon as possible. Only by taking down Dangyin can we have a better chance of winning!"
"promise."
"Come here, bring some food to Murong Bao. Don't let me starve him to death. This prince-general of Yan Kingdom is still of great use!"
"By the way, don't leave Pingyuan Gong Fu Hui behind either."
"promise!"
Murong Bao, son of King Murong Chui of Yan, and Fu Hui, son of King Fu Jian of Qin, were captured by the Jin army during the Battle of Luoyang and the Battle of Xingyang launched by Xu Zongwen. Secretly, they followed the Jin army and fought everywhere under Xu Zongwen's orders. A sex trip is no exception.
