Meng Da obviously didn't have much contact with Zhang Xi and didn't know Zhang Xi well, so he was worried.
Meng Da must have heard of Zhang Xi's "cautious use of troops" combat style, but Meng Da certainly could not have imagined how "careful" Zhang Xi could be in using troops.
Zhang Xi has never been the kind of person who is blindly confident in his own judgment once he makes a judgment. Sometimes, he even doubts whether his judgment is right or wrong.
In fact, on the third day after Meng Da and Ma Dai took the order to leave, Zhang Xi felt that his judgment was not safe enough. Therefore, he ordered Zhang Yi to lead five thousand troops and go to Beizhong City in the southwest of Wen County to fortify .
Beizhong City is not a big city. It is not even a city in the first place.
Beizhong City was a small stronghold established by Cao Wei on the north bank of the Yellow River in order to deal with the threat from the south bank of Mengjin Ferry. It stationed troops here to monitor the movements of the Han army that occupied the south bank of Mengjin Ferry.
Now, Zhang Xi has led his troops to occupy Mengjin Ferry, and has pushed the front to the northeast and reached Wen County. So Beizhong City is on the side and rear of Zhang Xi.
Strictly speaking, Beizhong City is just a military stronghold that can accommodate thousands of people, and it is not a solid city.
Sending people to this place to set up defenses was actually an arrangement made by Zhang Xi who was worried about changes in his flank.
The two flanks of Zhangxi are along the Yellow River on the southeast side. A little further across the Yellow River is Dongjun of Yanzhou.
In that place, Sima Yi is desperately calling for reinforcements. Wherever Wei Yan, Jiang Wei and others are fighting, it is basically impossible for Wei reinforcements to arrive from that direction.
Therefore, what Zhang Xi is really worried about is the southwest side. He asked Zhang Yi to station troops in Beizhong City just in case. The scale of five thousand people can not only ensure that Zhang Yi will not be easily defeated by the enemy, but also allow Zhang Yi to There is time for prompt warning.
Zhang Xi's side was not as prepared as Meng Da had expected.
As for Qin Lang, Qin Lang led 20,000 Hedong County soldiers, and there were no accidents when crossing the Wangwu Mountain Road. They entered Hanoi County from Hedong County very smoothly.
The first thing Qin Lang did when he led his troops into Hanoi County was to seize Zhi County and establish a foothold into Hanoi County.
Qin Lang originally thought that the Shu thieves could cross the river from Heyang and enter Hedong County with cavalry along the official road. Zhi County along the official road should have been under the control of the Shu thieves for a long time. It would take some delay to capture it. time.
But who would have thought that the flag of Cao Wei is still hanging on the top of this city.
Uh. How could Hanoi's rich clan be so loyal to the country? !
Well, whether he is really loyal to the country and vows not to surrender, or the Shu thieves have just entered Hanoi and have no time to deal with Zhi County. Zhe County still hangs the flag of Cao Wei, which is a good thing for Qin Lang.
Since you are still flying the flag of the Wei Dynasty, if the Wei army is going to enter the city, you, the magistrate of Zhi County and the noble families of Zhi County, can't stop it, right? !
In this way, Qin Lang occupied Zhi County with almost no effort.
After occupying Zhi County, Pei Qian, who accompanied Qin Lang and joined the army, stepped forward.
Qin Lang also had his own reasons for taking Pei Qian into the mountain.
During the process of crossing the Wangwu Mountain Road, it was impossible for Qin Lang to carry too much food and supplies, and it was impossible for Hedong civilians to follow the army into the mountains.
In other words, after crossing the Wangwu Mountain Road, Qin Lang's 20,000 county soldiers were in a state of lack of logistical supplies.
After occupying Zhi County, if Qin Lang continues to advance eastward, he must obtain enough grain and grass. At the same time, he also needs to have enough civilians to help Qin Lang transport the grain and grass, so that Qin Lang's army can fight in the front without worries.
Obviously, to achieve this, the flag of Wei alone may not be enough.
Hanoi is different from Hedong. Although Hedong County was looted once by Qiang and Hu cavalry, in general, with Hanoi County and Bingzhou blocking the front, and the geographical advantages of Wangwu Mountain and Taihang Mountain, they did not receive too many direct threats. .
Therefore, the aristocratic families in Hedong County have a relatively gentle attitude towards Wei, and are still willing to continue to support Wei.
But Zhang Xi, the Shu bandit in Hanoi County, is now in Wen County. If they are really cornered, if they directly choose to surrender to the thieves, Qin Lang will have no choice but to be paralyzed.
In this case, the flag of Wei was not easy to use in Hanoi County, so Qin Lang took Pei Qian with him.
The Hedong Pei family is the representative of the Hedong family.
Qin Lang can be regarded as the official representative of the Wei Dynasty, and Pei Qian is the representative of the powerful families in Hedong.
In Hanoi now, the official appeal is not easy, but the Hanoi family is still part of the Hedong family. No matter which power Hanoi belongs to in the future, the family will still be a family after all.
As the head of the Pei family in Hedong, Pei Qian is also a celebrity in Hedong. His reputation, as well as the interests of the Hedong family he represents behind his back, are much more useful at this time than Qin Lang, who represents the official Wei Dynasty.
Pei Qian personally came forward and invited the heads of several small aristocratic families in Zhi County, as well as the heads of the Hanoi County aristocratic families in Zhi County, and personally mobilized them to mobilize their servants, tenants, and even hermit households to form a team of people to transport grain and open up their own family. The grain storage warehouse provided the necessary military rations for Cao Wei's army.
As for Qin Lang, he only needs to be a tool at this time. He nods and agrees to whatever Pei Qian says, and doesn't say a word about anything else.
Pei Qian is an old fox. He came forward to call on the Hanoi families to support Cao Wei. On the one hand, he was forced to do so because Hedong County was still under Cao Wei's control.
On the other hand, even if Hanoi County fails to defend this time, it will not be the Pei family that will be unlucky, but the aristocratic families in Hanoi County.
Therefore, Pei Qian kept deceiving, and dared to impose any conditions. He even promised that once the war was won, the various farming stations set up in Hanoi County could be cancelled, and the ownerless land would be rewarded to the Hanoi family.
Anyway, the Hanoi aristocratic families with real brains should be able to understand the meaning of this. With such a favorable condition, the price and risks to be paid are probably not small.
Of course, if you can't hear a big family, it means that the people in this family have no foresight at all, and they deserve to be cannon fodder.
But life or death has nothing to do with him, Pei Qian.
And Qin Lang's side is not a fuel-efficient lamp.
Now that the situation was critical, Qin Lang allowed Pei Qianlan to make promises, but from beginning to end, Qin Lang only nodded, but did not say a word to cement these promises.
If Hanoi County can be defended, then Qin Lang will naturally have reason to default on the debt. If Hanoi County cannot be defended, even leaving a written contract will be useless.
An old fox and a young fox worked together to collect enough food and grass for the expedition in Zhi County, but there were still some shortcomings in transporting food to the people.
But it doesn't matter. Pei Qian, an old fox, and the talkative person of aristocratic families in Zhi County, have begun to spread the news in the western counties of Hanoi County to win the support of more aristocratic families.
In this way, Qin Lang's biggest problem after entering Hanoi County was solved.
After that, Pei Qian began to urge Qin Lang to quickly lead his troops to Wen County.
On the one hand, Pei Qian's rhetoric looks very nice, but the people who can fool the past are basically the aristocratic families in Hanoi. There are really not many aristocratic families in Hanoi who can survive in this troubled world. It's a pure fool.
Pei Qian deceived people, and these Hanoi aristocratic families cooperated to be deceived, but they were just used to fool Qin Lang for the sake of Pei Qian's face and the 20,000 soldiers Qin Lang brought.
In other words, this batch of food and grass was just a one-time thing to fool each other.
On the other hand, the Shu thieves still don't know about Qin Lang's crossing of Wangwu Mountain Road. In this case, even Pei Qian, a person who doesn't know much about military affairs, knows that he should be quick with his troops.
In the past, the logistics supplies were not in place, and it was difficult for Qin Lang to send troops. But now, there is enough food and grass for the expedition, so Qin Lang cannot give Zhang Xi time to notice and prepare.
After all, that is Zhang Yuanchang, a famous general in the world. With Qin Lang's ability, there is definitely no chance of winning with open swords and open guns. Only a quick sneak attack is Qin Lang's only chance to win.
Therefore, Pei Qian urged Qin Lang to advance his troops and attack the flanks of the Shu thieves in Wen County.
If Qin Lang can achieve certain results in Wen County this time, then the Hanoi Family may continue to provide Qin Lang with the necessary supplies of food and grass. If the siege of Wen County can be relieved, no matter what method is used, I am afraid that the Hanoi Family can also help Qin Lang blow a " The Great Victory of Hanoi" came out.
But if Qin Lang can't do it and is repelled or even defeated by Zhang Xi, then it's hard to say whether the flag of Wei will still be hanging on the wall when he returns to Zhi County.
There is a saying that Pei Qian is quite kind. Before Qin Lang sent troops, he explained all the causes and consequences clearly. The rest depends on Qin Lang's own performance.
(End of chapter)
