The battle that took place in Xiangzhou was not isolated. At the same moment that the Battle of Xiangzhou took place, Zhu Si personally led an army of 80,000, falsely claiming to be an army of 300,000, crossed the frozen Yellow River, and arrived at Huaizhou on the north bank. Just a few days ago,
A few days ago, Tian Xu proposed to hand over Huaizhou to Zhu Si in three months, but Zhu Si could not wait any longer.
Three days after the envoy Han Song left Yuancheng, Zhu Si personally led the army and marched towards Huaizhou. The Wei army in Huaizhou was about 15,000 people, led by Tian Xu's brother Tian Hua.
Tian Hua was originally a supervisor of the army. When his father Tian Chengsi came to power, Tian Hua was a fatuous and incompetent man who indulged in drinking and sex all day long. The same was true for his more than a dozen brothers, none of whom was successful, which made Tian Chengsi very sad.
Disappointed, he handed over the feudal town to his nephew Tian Yue to inherit.
The army in Huaizhou was led by veteran general Zhao Lun. He was a veteran general who was highly regarded by Tian Chengsi and Tian Yue. He had rich combat experience. After Sima Li led his army to surrender to the Jin army, Tian Xu was afraid that Zhao Lun would also surrender to the Jin army.
He secretly ordered Tian Hua to seize power.
Zhao Lun was old and his descendants were all hostages in Yuancheng. He did not have the determination to burn everything like Sima Li, so he happily handed over the military power to Tian Hua and returned to Yuancheng with only a few followers.
Tian Hua only knows how to fight cocks, drink and play with women, but how can he lead an army in war? When he heard that Zhu Si personally led an army of 100,000 to attack Hanoi County, he was immediately panicked and quickly invited his deputy general Lu Jian to discuss countermeasures.
Lu Jian was very tactful. He understood Tian Hua's thoughts and said cautiously: "I feel that since Zhu Si personally leads a hundred thousand troops to the north, it will be a large-scale attack. They will inevitably attack Weizhou. Once Weizhou is cut off, we
There is no way out, not to mention that we only have 15,000 people. How can we withstand the attack of a hundred thousand troops? I suggest that we should conserve our strength and return to Yuancheng. What does the general think?"
Lu Jian's words touched Tian Hua's heart, and he kept saying: "Withdraw the troops! Withdraw the troops immediately and return to Yuancheng."
Lu Jian said again: "If we retreat, Zhu Si will definitely send cavalry to pursue us. It is better for the general to lead 10,000 troops to go first, and humble the army to lead 5,000 troops to stop the rear and cover the general's withdrawal. If he unfortunately dies in the battle, I beg the general to take care of my wife."
Mother and son."
Tian Hua was greatly moved and pulled Lu Jian away and said: "If the general really has three strengths and two weaknesses, your parents are my parents, and I will support them for you!"
Several of Lu Jian's soldiers nearby rolled their eyes when they heard this. What about his parents? Both of his parents have died long ago. His wife and children are also in his hometown, not in Yuancheng at all. This idiot Tian Hua really believed it.
Of course Tian Hua was not stupid, but he was insincere. He immediately led 10,000 troops to evacuate Weizhou.
Lu Jian stood at the top of the city and watched Tian Hua's army retreat. He couldn't help but sneered. The Wei army was full of idiots like Tian Hua. The Wei state was like a grasshopper after autumn. It didn't take a few days to get up and let him go.
This kind of hopeless feudal town service, just dream!
Early the next morning, Zhu Si's army arrived in Hanoi County. Lu Jian immediately opened the city and surrendered, and dedicated more than 100,000 stones of military rations in the treasury to Zhu Si. Zhu Si was delighted and immediately made Lu Jian a general and the Duke of Hanoi.
As the governor of Huaizhou, he ordered Lu Jian to continue to guard Huaizhou, and he continued to lead the army towards Weizhou.
At the same time, Zhu Si's three armies, totaling 100,000 men, entered Weizhou, Bozhou and Weizhou respectively. Li Na also led an army of 80,000 again into Dizhou and Dezhou. Tianxu sent general Meng Xiyou to lead three troops.
Ten thousand troops faced Li Na, but were defeated by Li Na's army in a sneak attack in Liaocheng. Meng Xiyou was killed in battle, and the entire thirty thousand army was destroyed.
As the two armies entered Hebei, the entire north bank of the Yellow River was filled with smoke and wheels rolling.
People dragged their families and fled north on a large scale. Almost all the people in the Wei State had one wish, to flee to the Jin State. Normally, the Wei State strictly prohibited people from moving north. Now, affected by the war, the Wei State has no time to take care of itself. No one can anymore
As a result, large-scale exodus began.
At this time, Guo Song also personally led an army of 80,000 to Mingzhou. A few days ago, his vanguard, Zhang Yun, had led an army of 3,000 scouts to sweep through Zhu Si's army hidden in Xiangzhou and capture Xiangzhou.
That morning, Guo Song led his army to Qingzhang County in the southeast of Mingzhou and established a Jin army camp here.
The Dongzhang River flows through more than a dozen miles away from the county seat, and on the other side is Weizhou. It is about 80 miles away from Yuancheng, the capital of Wei State, and the army can reach Yuancheng in one day.
Guo Song stood by the river and looked at the woods and villages in the distance on the other side. Liang Wu said uneasily: "Your Highness, Zhu Si and Li Na sent troops quickly and seized the opportunity. This place is not far from Yuancheng, why don't we take the first step?"
Capture Yuancheng?"
Guo Song smiled lightly and said: "To strike first does not mean that they will have the last laugh. They have occupied the land in Hebei. If I don't admit it, can they stand firm? Let them make trouble first. When they have made enough trouble, we will strike later.
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Speaking of this, Guo Song pointed to the villages on the other side and asked the magistrate of Qingzhang County: "Are there any villagers in those villages now?"
The county magistrate shook his head and said, "Your Highness, those villages are now empty. As early as a few days ago, after the border patrol troops withdrew to Yuancheng, the people from the border areas crossed the border on a large scale. On the one hand, they felt that our side was safer, and on the other hand, they felt that our side was safer.
On the one hand, it’s also because prices here are cheap and there are almost no taxes.”
"How many people have crossed the border now?" Guo Song asked again.
"I don't know about other places, but there are more than 8,000 people from Qingzhang County alone who came from the other side."
There are more than 8,000 people in one county, and these are refugees in border areas. If the entire Wei people fled north, wouldn't it cost hundreds of thousands?
Guo Song had already thought about this problem before, and he also ordered the Counselor Hall to actively respond to it, but this kind of rescue that mobilizes a large number of manpower and material resources will take a certain amount of time.
Guo Song turned around and asked the marching Sima Lu Zhan: "How many tents do we have in Mingzhou and Jizhou?"
Lu Zhan took out a pamphlet and read it, bowed and said: "Your Highness, Mingzhou has 6,000 large tents in stock, Jizhou has 11,000 large tents, and Youzhou has about 20,000 large tents in stock. If
Together with the large tents we have as backup for the army, we can collect a total of 40,000 large tents."
Guo Song nodded and said to Liang Wu: "Immediately set up two refugee camps in Qingzhang County of Mingzhou and Qinghe County of Beizhou. No fences are needed. The tents in Qinghe County and other tents in Youzhou are in Qingzhou.
Build a camp in Zhang County."
"I humble my duty and obey orders!"
Liang Wu thought for a while and said: "Now that the north is frozen, ships cannot sail. I suggest using sleds for transportation. Transporting on the river is actually faster than ships."
This plan is good. Guo Song nodded and said: "It can be implemented!"
He then said to Lu Zhan: "Assist General Liang to build the camp first. Regarding the management of the refugee camp, a large number of officials from Chang'an and Taiyuan will come to take over."
Liang Wu had participated in the establishment of many refugee camps in Hexi and had rich experience. Guo Song was not worried when it was left to Liang Wu to operate.
At this time, a soldier reported: "Your Highness, General Zhang, the scout commander, is here!"
Guo Song had ordered General Zhang Tuo to lead 10,000 troops to Xiangzhou and replace Zhang Yun's scout army, but he did not expect Zhang Yun to come back so quickly.
Guo Song said happily: "Let him come to see me quickly!"
Not long after, Zhang Yun rode forward, clasped his fists and said, "I'm sorry to see you, Your Highness!"
Guo Song smiled slightly and said: "You have worked hard to capture Xiangzhou this time. I read your report, and it is indeed unexpected that there are two Li Bao. Fortunately, you discovered it in time, otherwise there would be a misjudgment and we would have suffered heavy losses."
Zhang Yun indeed made a misjudgment. He initially thought they were a group of bandits and bandits, so he ignored them and prepared to split up the scout army to occupy the counties in Xiangzhou.
But he didn't expect that the opponent turned out to be an elite army. Thanks to Zhou Fei's accurate judgment, he saved the precious scout army from heavy losses.
"Reporting to Your Highness, the first credit this time should go to General Zhou. Thanks to his accurate judgment, he did not make any mistakes in sending troops."
Guo Song nodded, "I know how to distinguish rewards and punishments. Now I urgently need to understand the situation in the states of Wei. You can divide the scout army and send it down as soon as possible!"
"I humbly obey orders!"
An hour later, the three thousand scouts were divided into thirty scout teams and went to various states of Wei to investigate the situation. Zhang Yun and Zhou Fei also each led a scout team southward.
As soon as Guo Song returned to the headquarters of the camp, a soldier came to report, "Your Highness, a scribe named Wang You has come from outside the camp, and he is here to see your Highness!"