The news that Feng Yong led his army to Xiaoguan spread quickly, shocking Anding County.
In particular, Xiahou Ba, the guard of Yuezhi City, after learning the news, on the one hand, he sent a large number of sentinels to the direction of Xiaoguan, and at the same time, he sent messengers to Linjing in Anding County.
For a time, various sentinels and messengers came to the road.
Some of his subordinates didn't understand why the general felt as if he was facing a formidable enemy just after hearing that the Shu captives had increased their troops at Xiaoguan, so he asked:
"Since the general arrived in Guanzhong, he has always been forward in every battle. He has never been left behind. Even if a sword is thrown at him, he will not change his attitude. How come he has such a thief ambition this time?"
"Thief Feng is cunning and sinister, so I have to be careful."
As the defender of Yuezhi City, if anyone else had said these words, he would be suspected of being cowardly before fighting.
But if it was Xiahou Ba who led the night attack on Yuezhi City, took the lead and captured Yuezhi City, the weight would be extraordinary.
Compared with the new generation of maps used by the Han Dynasty, the map in front of Xiahou Ba can be said to be very crude.
The city gates, mountains, rivers, and various official roads are only roughly marked on it.
Even so, we can also see the approximate locations of Xiaoguan, Wushi City, Yuezhi City, and Linjing County, the county seat of Anding County.
Connecting these four places forms an irregular quadrilateral, with Xiaoguan and Linjing at opposite corners.
When sending troops from Xiaoguan, you can attack Wushi City on the left and Yuezhi City on the right.
In the same way, Linjing, where most of the troops of Anding County are stationed, can also support Wushi City on the right and Yuezhi City on the left.
Xiahou Ba stared at the map and explained:
"Among all the evils committed by the Shu captives, the most evil one is the Ge thieves. The only people below the Ge thieves who can cause harm to the Wei border are Zhao Yun, Wei Yan, Feng Yong and others."
"Both Zhao Yun and Wei Yan were veterans of Liu Bei's time and had experienced battles for many years. During the Battle of Hanzhong, Emperor Wu hurriedly withdrew from Hanzhong because Zhao Yun raided his supplies."
"Wei Yan guarded Hanzhong when the Shu captives were in danger, and he can be regarded as a good general."
Having said this, Xiahou Ba tapped the location of Xiao Pass on the map with his finger.
"Only Feng Yong became an official in Shu after Liu Bei's death. In less than ten years, he became famous all over the world and reached a high position at a young age."
"Now he can actually guard one side like Zhao Yun, which shows his ability."
Thinking of this person who defeated Long Pass, blocked Zhang He, pacified the Qiang and Hu, and attacked the counties of Longxi and Jincheng, Xiahou Ba couldn't help but increase his tone and repeated the previous words:
"Feng Thief is not only extremely cunning, but also said to be extremely vicious. He is accustomed to cutting off people's escape routes. However, the men he leads are among the best soldiers in Shu."
"General Zhang can be regarded as a good general in our Wei Dynasty, but he was defeated...well, I can't help but think of this person. It shows that he is indeed unique in leading troops."
"Look, everyone," Xiahou Ba stretched out his hands, lighting Xiao Guan with one hand and lighting Chang'an with the other.
"Da Sima threatened to lead the army to attack Hanzhong from the south, so Feng thief led the army from Xiaoguan in the north. It was obvious that he wanted to contain the Guanzhong army so that Da Sima could not attack Shu with all his strength.
When all the generals heard Xiahou Ba's explanation, they were all stunned.
Da Sima came from the southernmost part of Guanzhong to attack Shu, and this Feng thief came from the northernmost part of Guanzhong. The distance between the two ends was the farthest. Feng thief's move was really insidious.
"The Shu captives took advantage of Wei's unpreparedness and attacked Longyou, which greatly increased the pressure on Guanzhong. If Qixian, Chencang, Xicheng and other places are the gateways to Guanzhong, then Anding County is the northern barrier of Guanzhong."
The Shu captives sent troops from Xiaoguan and had three directions to go.
The first one is to walk south back to the middle road and arrive at Qixian County.
The second one is to go southeast and reach Wushi County.
The third one is to go east and reach Yuezhi City.
The most strategically important thing is to go back to the middle road to the south and conquer Qixian County.
Once Qian County is broken, the gate from Longyou into Guanzhong will be completely opened.
At that time, the Shu captives can attack when they advance and defend when they retreat, and the Wei initiative in Guanzhong will be completely lost.
This is true not only in Qian County, but also in Chencang and Xicheng.
Therefore, after the fall of Longguan, these places became heavily guarded by the Wei Dynasty.
"I believe that Feng thief dare not go south to attack Qian County." Xiahou Ba said confidently, "If Feng thief wants to defeat Qian County, he must first defeat tens of thousands of elite soldiers around Qian County before he can reach the Qian County city."
"By then, not only will reinforcements arrive from Chang'an, but we can also send troops from Anding County to intimidate its flanks."
"Unless the Shu captives send a large army from Longguan to cooperate, Feng thief will be defeated even if he escapes in the end."
In the past two years and more, both Han and Wei have basically had a rough idea of how many troops Longyou, Hanzhong, and Guanzhong each have.
In Xiahou Ba's view, the Shu captives wanted to cooperate with both parties to encircle Qian County. Even if all the Shu captives in Longyou were dispatched, the troops would still be barely available.
What's more, Liangzhou has not yet fallen into the hands of the Shu captives, and they still have to leave some troops to guard the west.
"What if the Shu captives go to Wushi City? After all, there is Jingshui River in Wushi City, and the road is much easier than going to Yuezhi City."
Someone asked.
"It's possible, but it's more likely to come to our Yuezhi City."
Xiahou Ba nodded:
"Because Wuzhi City is not only taller than Yuezhi City, but also flows down the Jing River, and there is a larger city behind it, Jingyang City (not Jingyang in later generations)."
"They need to break two big cities in succession before they can enter Anding County. The Jing River originates not far from Wushi City, flows through Xinping County, and finally joins the Weishui River."
The so-called Jingwei River is distinct, which means that the Jingshui River and the Weishui River merge. The Jingshui River is turbid and the Weishui River is clear. The clear and turbid water is not muddy, forming a unique landscape. (In later generations, due to environmental damage, the situation is exactly the opposite)
The meeting point of the two currents is near Chang'an.
Even if Feng Yong breaks through Wushi City, he still needs to break through Jingyang City to truly open the door to Anding County.
"As long as the two cities hold off the Shu captives for a few days, Chang'an's reinforcements can quickly move north along the Jing River to reinforce Linjing."
Linjing is the county seat of Anding County. As long as Linjing is defended, Anding is defended.
There are not too few defenders in Anding County. If the situation is urgent in the end and they gather together to confront the Shu captives, the Shu captives may not be able to take advantage.
What's more, the Wei Dynasty has a favorable geographical location and reinforcements from Chang'an.
"But Yuezhi City is different. If Yuezhi City is lost, Linjing, the county seat of Anding County, will be directly exposed to the threat of Shu captives."
Xiahou Ba said firmly:
"So I think that the most likely way for the Shu captives is to try their best to capture Yuezhi City."
Once Yuezhi City is defeated, the Shu captives can march directly to Linjing City. No matter how high the city is and the deep pond is in Wushi County and Jingyang County in front, it is meaningless.
After listening to Xiahou Ba's analysis, his subordinates all thought it was reasonable and couldn't help but admire him and said, "Good advice, General!"
"In the general's opinion, what will Thief Feng do?"
Xia Houba sneered: "The art of war says that if you attack something, you must save it. Now Yuezhi City is the place where Anding County must save it. Feng Thief must also know this."
"Even Thief Feng may have guessed that we know this. With someone as cunning as Thief Feng, he may try some tricks, so we must be careful."
"For example, a small number of troops could be used to pretend to attack Wushi City to attract the attention of Linjing Governor Hu, and then repeat the old trick and lead a large army to attack Yuezhi City."
Feng Yong led his army to break through Longguan two years ago. He first killed Pang Hui, son of Pang De, and then fought against the famous Wei general Zhang He. He became famous in one battle.
Knowing that the other party was on the other side of Longshan, how could Xiahou Ba not pay more attention?
In his opinion, Feng Yong’s most noteworthy points are three:
First, the men under his command are elite soldiers; second, they are good at running long distances; third, they are accustomed to cutting off people's retreat.
It can be regarded as an extremely difficult opponent. It is no wonder that the Shu captives asked him to lead his troops out of Xiao Pass to contain the great Sima in the south.
"So what we have to do now is to send more sentries to find out where the main force of Thief Feng is!"
"It would be fine if he went elsewhere. If he is as I expected, he will eventually come to Yuezhi City..."
Having said this, Xiahou Ba slammed his hand on the map, and his eyes were filled with fighting spirit:
"Then I want to see how powerful this Feng thief, who is called the leader of the younger generation by the Shu captives, is!"
When Jia Wenhe became a lieutenant, he was discussed privately by many people.
But those people basically used Jia Wenhe's virtue to force him, and no one ever dared to raise objections to his strategy.
After all, given Jia Xu's ability to calculate endless strategies, some people also admit that he had the plans of Zhang Liang and Chen Ping.
Therefore, Feng Junhou was called "Xiao Wenhe". The initial meaning was that this person was talented but not moral, and had evil thoughts.
But at the same time, it also proves from the side that in the eyes of others, Feng Junhou is a man of strategy.
Coincidentally, in the first year of Jianxing, Jia Wenhe died, and Feng Mingwen happened to become an official.
In addition, Feng Junhou's various actions over the years have not only caused the Shu family to suffer a lot.
Even many people in Cao Wei were tricked by this person.
Xia Houmao almost sold his own head when he sold grain, Zhang He was named a mountain climbing general, and the uncles and nephews of the Zhang family became collaborators for no apparent reason...
Not to mention participating in the Northern Expedition and leading the army to pacify the counties in Longyou and Liangzhou, etc., which can be regarded as a great military exploit.
Xiahou Ba regarded Feng Junhou as one of the thieves causing trouble on the border of Wei Dynasty, but he was not deliberately exaggerating.
So Feng Junhou stationed his troops in Xiaoguan, causing the entire Anding County to be in turmoil, and then he leisurely watched the scenery in Xiaoguan.
As the north gate of Guanzhong, Xiaoguan goes out of the pass to the north to the outside of the Great Wall, goes west over Longshan to Longyou, and goes southeast down to Guanzhong.
Xiaoguan is not a single pass. It relies on the Great Wall to the north and then transforms the entire canyon into a complete military defense system.
It was autumn at this time, when the grass in the northern grassland should be yellow and the horses are fat. Unfortunately, the Great Wall stretching across the north blocked Feng Yong's view.
Looking south, all the mountains are in sight.
The yellow leaves swirled and floated to the ground, covering them with a thick layer of fallen leaves.
Mountain fruits that cannot be named are just hanging on the branches, yellow, red, and even purple...
He reached out and pinched a bunch of small yellow fruits, put one in his mouth and chewed it. It was a little sour and had an indescribable numbness.
"Ah, why is Alang eating all these things?"
Guan Ji saw Feng Yong's mouth moving, and then saw him lifting the fruit high, raising his head and opening his mouth, ready to eat again, and immediately reached out to slap it!
The whole bunch of small fruits scattered into the air, and then fell into the grass, thorns, and under the trees...
Feng Yong opened his mouth to the sky and looked at an empty fruit branch in his hand. Only a mung bean-sized fruit was left hanging around. He didn't come back to his senses for a long time.
Guan Ji was heard saying in her ear: "Most things in the mountains are poisonous..."
"Tsk!" Feng Junhou glared at Guan Ji angrily, "This fruit is edible. I ate it when I was a kid when I went up the mountain to sweep graves."
"Sweeping graves?" Guan Ji seemed to have learned some extraordinary information and asked curiously, "Alang also went up the mountain to sweep graves when he was a child?"
"Is it possible that Alang still has ancestors buried in the mountains? Why haven't you brought my concubine to worship them all these years?"
He knew that this woman was trying to change the subject, but she happened to catch the slip of her tongue.
Feng Yong could only say vaguely: "It's not in Shu, and you can't go."
"Oh," Guan Ji nodded, "It seems that he is in Alang's school."
She consciously did not delve any further.
On the other hand, Zhao Guang, who was standing next to him, saw Feng Yong bending down to pinch the small red fruit in the thorn bush again, and he couldn't help but remind him:
"Brother, didn't we come out this time to see the terrain?"
"What's so interesting about this terrain? Does Cao Cao still dare to attack Xiao Pass at this time?"
Feng Yong carefully picked out the small red fruit, wiped off the small fuzz on the surface, and then put it in his mouth.
Well, it's sour and sweet, much more delicious than the small yellow fruit just now.
"Actually, I'm just looking for an excuse to go out and relax," he said, bending down to pull something. "Otherwise, I'd be bored in the army all day long!"
When he stood up again, he had a few more small red fruits in his hand, "Do you want to eat it, Mr. Xi?"
Guan Ji wanted to refuse, but when she saw the serious look on his face as he carefully blew off the fluff, she immediately changed her mind.
Feng Yong looked at his expression and knew what he meant: "Come on, open your mouth."
Guan Ji glanced at Zhao Guang next to her, seeming a little embarrassed.
"Take people to explore the road ahead!"
Feng Yong glared at Zhao Guang without even a wink!
"oh."
Zhao Guang climbed up in dismay.
With no one around, Feng Yong fed the small red fruit into Guan Ji's mouth: "Is it delicious?"
Although it has a little astringent taste, the sweet and sour taste suits Guan Ji very well: "Hey, this tastes pretty good. It seems to be really edible."
Seeing a few red and purple fruits in the innermost part of the thorn bush, Guan Ji pulled out the knife with a clang.
"Swish, swish, swish!"
The mountain thorn bush that Feng Junhou had just been trying to protect Xiaohongguo from, and prevented Feng Junhou from reaching into it, was suddenly cleared by the Guan family's sword skills.
Guan Ji happily reached out and picked the ripest fruits.
"Alang, do you want to eat?"
Guan Ji put one in her mouth and at the same time stretched out her hand and handed it to Feng Yong.
"Don't eat!"
Feng Yong glanced at the thorn bushes that had been chopped into pieces. The corners of his eyes twitched, and he turned around and continued walking towards the top of the mountain.
Violence, really too violent!
This mother-in-law doesn’t understand the joy of going up the mountain to pick wild fruits when we were children!
When he looked up, he saw Zhao Guang turning back: "Brother, the top of the mountain is ahead."
"Let's go up and rest for a while."
Guan Ji walked at the end with the knife in hand, still looking around, as if she hadn't had enough.
"Brother, when will we send out troops?"
"It's almost time. When the news spreads throughout Anding and Cao Cao starts to mobilize his troops, it will be a good time for us to send troops."
Feng Yong replied while climbing the mountain, "If Xiahou Ba is really capable of attacking Yuezhi City at night, he should be able to respond within a day or two."
When he heard the name "Xiahou Ba", Zhao Guang gritted his teeth:
"In this battle, I will make that Xiahou Ba regret his sneak attack on Yuezhi City!"
When Feng Yong heard this, he laughed:
"Xia Houyuan died at the hands of General Huang. Now you have married General Huang's daughter. He made you lose your general title before, and now you want revenge."
"I even wonder if you two are born to be vendettas."
Guan Ji, who was walking at the end, couldn't help but be a little confused when she heard her Alang mention this Xiahou Ba again and again:
"The Hu family in Linjing can be regarded as a county commander. Now that Hu Zun is the prefect of Anding County, I'm afraid that the Hu family will go all out to protect Anding."
"Concubine Alang does not respect Hu Zun, but respects Xiahou Ba, who is not famous. Why is this?"
Feng Yong said calmly as he walked up:
"The Hu family can be considered a big family in Guanzhong, but compared with the Guandong family, they are only second or third-rate, and about the same as the Shuzhong family."
"Have the Xinghan Society not had much contact with Shuzhong families over the years?"
Even the Li family, one of the best in Sichuan, had their clan dismembered and even their direct daughters became their concubines. What was there to be afraid of?
"Although Xiahou Ba is not well-known, what kind of reputation does Hu Zun have? He just took the name of the Hu family in Linjing and was appointed as the prefect of Anding County."
"In my opinion, Cao Zhen put these two people in Anding, obviously with Hu Zun as the prefect, but in fact, I am afraid that Xiahou Ba is the real person in charge."
Finally climbing to the top of the mountain, Feng Yong sat down on the rock.
"Although Yuezhi City is not big, and the only people Yang Tiao had at hand at that time were clan soldiers, it was natural for Xiahou Ba to lead his elite troops to attack and defeat it."
"But what I saw was his way of attacking the city wrapped in wool on a snowy night. This was something no one had done before. It can be seen that this man was not only courageous, but also thoughtful in his use of troops."
Several people were talking at the top of the mountain when they suddenly saw a person from the Dark Night Battalion in charge of security leading up the mountain.
"Your Majesty, in the past few days, the bandits led by Hu Zun have been staying in Linjing and have never left even half a step."
After seeing the ceremony, the visitor reported the news of Hu Zun, the governor of Anding, in the past few days.
When Feng Yong heard this, he laughed: "If I don't move, the enemy won't move. It seems that Xiahou Ba and Hu Zun have figured out that I am planning to lure the tiger away from the mountain."
He stood up and beat his legs, "It seems like we can't rest anymore. Let's go back to Guancheng!"
When the group returned to Xiaoguan, Feng Yong immediately summoned all military generals to hold a military meeting.
"From now on, Modao Camp, Wudang Camp, and Engineering Camp are all under the command of General Guan. I will give General Guan a commanding sword. Anyone who dares to disobey military orders will be killed!"
Feng Yong held the handsome sword and handed it to Guan Ji with his own hands.
Zhang Ni, Jufu, Wenshi and others all clasped their fists and saluted: "No!"
The next day, drums were beating loudly in the canyon where Xiao Guan was located, and people were screaming and horses neighing. Feng Yong led more than 10,000 cavalry and rebel troops out of the pass, officially kicking off the War of Peace.
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