In addition to Huan Wen, those who are paying attention to the situation in Yuzhou are also Yao Xiang of Shouchun.
Yin Hao was defeated, his soldiers rebelled, and the cities in Huainan surrendered directly to Yao Xiang.
The Huainan refugee commander Guo Cao kidnapped Liu Shi, the local official in the town, and surrendered to Yao Xiang. The people in the two Huaihe Rivers were also disappointed with Jiangdong, and most of them returned to Shouchun. Yao Xiang took the opportunity to recruit the refugees, expand his army by 70,000, divide the governors, and persuade peasants to teach. Sang, the momentum is revived.
He also sent an envoy to Jiankang to report Yin Hao's crimes, and apologized, saying that he could not help himself and was willing to guard Huainan for the imperial court.
The Jiangdong gentry were frightened and gathered heavy troops to fortify themselves in Jiangbei.
"The governor defeated Yin Hao and broke the Northern Expedition to Jiangdong. Wang Xun Yin will never give up." Quan Yi, who joined the army, said with his hands in hand.
Wang Liang, the chief historian, also advised: "We are all from the north and cannot be tolerated by Jiangdong. Huainan is sandwiched between the north and the south. Zhang Yu's today is our tomorrow. Once Li Yue regains his strength, he will cross the Huaihe River to attack me. Why not Go west and return to your homeland.”
Most of Yao Xiang's subordinates are strong men from Guanxi and have a deep obsession with Guanzhong.
Most generals in the army agreed with Wang Liang's words.
"The Central Plains was captured by Li Yue, the Murong family dominated Youyan, the Jin Dynasty was located on the left side of the Yangtze River, and Huan Wen straddled Jingxiang. The four forces were firmly established and unattainable. However, chaos arose in Guanzhong, Fu Jian proclaimed himself emperor, and rebellions broke out everywhere. , the commander-in-chief should first take Luoyang, and then go north to Hedong, and with the help of the heroes of Bingzhou, advance into Guanzhong." Xue Zan, who joined the army, said with a cup of his hand.
He was born in Sanxue, Fenyin. As long as Yao Xiang can go to Hedong, he will gain local support.
Yao Xiang frowned. He himself hoped to return to Guanzhong and fight Fu Jian, but this road was not easy. "But if Fu Xiong, Li Yue, and Zhang Yu fight against Yuzhou, how can our army survive?"
Quan Yi's eyes were gleaming, "The three armies are fighting in a melee, and the commander-in-chief has a lot to do."
The more chaos there is, the greater the opportunity.
"The Fu family defeated my 40,000 elites and took away my homeland. This hatred is irreconcilable." Yao Xiang's hatred for the Fu family is still greater than that of Li Yue.
"I have a plan, but it's like fishing in troubled waters!" A sly smile appeared on Yao Chang's face...
Mi County.
The light cavalry of the Heiyun Army arrived at Mi County before the Di Qin army.
After receiving the news of Zhang Yu's defeat, the defenders in the city had already retreated, leaving an empty city.
The Heiyun Army occupied Mi County. Fu Xiong was not slow in moving and turned south. The army went down the Ying River and attacked Yangdi. Yangdi is also an important town and is the seat of Yingchuan County. It is located in the south of Mi County. Northwest of Xuchang.
It has been famous for its dense population since ancient times.
"If he takes Yangzhai, we will take Xuchang!" Li Yue made a decisive decision and led his army towards Xuchang.
If Xuchang is captured, he can directly order Yangzhai.
But unexpectedly, Fu Xiong seemed to have noticed this. The army bypassed Yangzhai and marched into Xuchang. They marched unscrupulously in Yuzhou and did not care about the rear at all.
This made Li Yue confused, "Zhang Yu has deployed a large number of troops in Yangdi. Isn't Fu Xiong afraid that his retreat will be cut off? Where is Zhang Yu?"
Zhang Shengye said: "Zhang encountered 30,000 troops and retreated to Changshe!"
Li Yue stared at the cowhide map and felt that the situation was a bit strange.
Yangzhai is located in the middle of Yingchuan River and has a large population. Fu Xiong can conquer the city and sweep Jiaxian, Xiangcheng, Luyang and other places to the south, and plunder at least 100,000 people.
But Fu Xiong remained unmoved.
There is also Zhang Yu, whose retreating place is even more strange. He did not defend the fortified city of Xuchang, but pushed it to Changshe in the northeast...
Just like deliberately giving way to the road to Xuchang.
While he was thinking about it, the scout brought another shocking news.
Yao Chang led five thousand Qiang cavalry up the Ying River and arrived at Xiangcheng, also peeping at Xuchang.
The surrounding forces, except Huan Wen, all came as they should.
When Li Yue's eyes fell on the map again, he suddenly felt that Changshe, Xuchang, and Yangzhai were like a bloody mouth, waiting for him to drill into it.
Changshe can cut off the Wei River to the north and the Gushui River to the south.
But Fu Xiong went down the Ying River and blocked the road to the west.
In this era, cities and official roads were close to the river.
The current situation means that Fu Xiong and Zhang Yu can block the Heiyun Army's retreat at any time.
Li Yue had a flash of inspiration and said to Cui Hong one after another: "Fu Xiong and Zhang Yu are secretly colluding!"
Cui Hong cupped his hands and said: "The two of them set up an ambush to besiege our army in Xuchang!"
Following this assumption, everything makes sense.
Otherwise, Xuanyuan Pass would not have been breached so quickly, and gateway cities like Mi County would not have been left unguarded.
The situation is very obvious. Fu Xiong only wants the population and will never gain a foothold in the Central Plains. Li Yue not only wants the population, but also the territory, and even the people of Zhang Yu...
Given the lesser of two evils, even in a different place, Li Yue would choose to cooperate with Fu Xiong.
Once these tens of thousands of Heiyun troops are defeated, the two of them can carve up Yanzhou.
"What a courage!" Li Yue couldn't help but admire Zhang Yu and Fu Xiong's imagination.
The possibility is extremely high that if he cannot conquer Xuchang, his division will be exhausted, his troops will be exhausted, and his supplies and supplies will be insufficient. Zhang Yu will block the north and Fu Xiong will block the west, and he will not be able to escape.
Looking back, this plan is not very subtle, but it is very insidious.
Li Yue has been "friending" with Zhang Yu for so many years, and he knows his nature as a simpleton all too well.
Know yourself and the enemy, and you can fight a hundred battles without danger.
"Then Yao Xiang reached out, does he also want to get a share of the pie?" Li Yue stared at the south side of Xuchang.
With his current strength, he is more than enough to deal with Zhang Yu.
Dealing with Zhang Yu and Fu Xiong was barely possible.
But if we were to deal with Zhang Yu, Fu Xiong, and Yao Xiang, we would be powerless.
Of course, these are all speculations, but at this critical moment, it’s better to believe it than to believe it doesn’t.
There is a saying in the art of war: If you count more, you will win, but if you count less, you won't win. What's more, what if you don't count?
Tactically, heroes such as Fu Xiong and Zhang Yu must not be underestimated.
In this world where people are killing each other all day long, everyone has become extremely smart.
Cui Hong touched his nose and said, "In the Fangtou War, 40,000 of Yao Xiang's elite troops were killed by Fu Hong. The two families have a deep hatred. They should not form an alliance. Even if they form an alliance, the three parties must have bad blood."
"Can't we take Xuchang?" Zhang Shengye looked at Li Yue nervously.
Even if they can defeat Zhang Yu and Fu Xiong, they still have Yao Chang and Yao Xiang behind them.
This battle is really a battle between dragons and tigers.
Except for Murong's double jade, almost all the heroes from the world came.
Cui Hong cupped his hands and said: "When Wei Wu attacked the Yuan brothers, Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang worked together, but Wei Wu slowly attacked Hebei, and the Yuan brothers were at war with each other. Now it is unfavorable to advance. There is a strong city in front and an ambush behind. It is better to lead the troops to fight back. In Jing County, Zhang Yu, Fu Xiong, and Yao Chang will fight hard."
Li Yue was a little moved by this suggestion.
But Cui Hong only paid attention to the Yuzhou battlefield and did not pay attention to the situation in the entire world.
If he lingers in Yuzhou for a long time, will the Murong family stand still and watch them swallow Yuzhou?
It is July now, and the autumn harvest is about to begin. By then, Murong will have enough food and grass, and the autumn is high and the horses are fat, so they will definitely ride southward!
Unable to defeat Zhang Yu this time, Li Yue had a hunch that he might never be able to defeat Yuzhou.
"If you don't enter the tiger's den, how can you catch the tiger's cubs? Since our army is on guard, we are not afraid that the two of them will join forces and send all Chen Liu's garrison south. They want to besiege us, but we will counterattack them!" Li Yue said solemnly.
Yuzhou is right at the doorstep of Yanzhou, and Li Yue can invest an endless supply of troops and material resources.
Fu Xiong and Yao Chang both came from afar.
(End of chapter)
