Chapter 1046 The army marches into Fenjiang

Chapter 1046 The army marches into Fenjiang

A few miles of distance is just a matter of seconds for the cavalrymen running at high speed. As the sound of galloping horses got closer and closer, the soldiers and civilians in Jinzhou City were also rushing to move various city defense equipment and materials to the top of the city. Everyone was sweating nervously.

When the soldiers lined up on the top of the city to meet the enemy, the enemy cavalry finally arrived at the foot of Jinzhou City. There were thousands of cavalrymen and a large number of replacement war horses.

These enemy troops paused for a moment in the east of Jinzhou City, but did not immediately launch an attack on the city. Instead, they adjusted their mounts and riding equipment, and then jumped on their horses under the eyes of the soldiers and civilians in the city and continued to go north.

"What are these enemy soldiers going to do?"

The defenders on the top of the city were stunned when they saw this scene. Looking at the enemy troops running farther and farther to the north, they were a little confused about the situation for a while, but their tense heartstrings were slightly relaxed.

In any case, as long as the enemy did not directly attack Jinzhou City, they would be happy. Before the sudden arrival of the enemy, they responded hastily, and inevitably had many omissions. Apart from other things, even the soldiers' armor and weapons were not fully supplied. Once the enemy launched an attack immediately, they would certainly be in a state of panic.

Now, no matter what the reason, the enemy army went around the north of the city and did not launch an offensive against Jinzhou City, which always gave them an opportunity to continue to strengthen the city defense and be able to fight the enemy in a better state.

Not to mention that ordinary soldiers and civilians secretly called it lucky, Xian Yushirong and other generals who were preparing for battle on the top of the city saw this scene and their hearts suddenly sank. They all showed worry in each other's eyes: "The enemy army lightly cavalry passed Jinzhou without attacking, which must be to go north to seize the dangerous places of the pass! The troops of Nanshuozhou and other places have just crossed the border to the east, and the defense of the northern border is weak. Once disturbed by the enemy, everyone will be terrified!" "Yes, the thieves used the rebels in the north of Yuzhou as bait, pretending that they were going to Heluo, misleading our country to deploy heavy troops in the east, but unexpectedly they were going to Jinyang. Now that the thieves' tracks have been explored, the harm has not been deep. We must not defend this city. We should send divisions to chase and chase the thieves. We must not let the Qiang thieves block the pass and intercept the north and south!" After the initial panic, the generals defending the city also saw the intention of the Wei army, and Moduolou Jingxian immediately spoke again. The road from Jinzhou to Jinyang is not smooth. The Fen River flows down from Lingshi into a valley between two mountains. The road is narrow, winding and rugged, and is called Queshu Valley. This section of the road is difficult to travel but easy to guard. Once it is occupied and blocked by the enemy, it will be difficult for the Jinyang Division to reinforce from the south.

In this way, the entire Jinzhou area will become an enclave, and it will be difficult to communicate with the Jinyang area. By then, the Western Wei army will advance again, and the situation will be several times more critical than it is now.

The only way now is to take advantage of the fact that the main force of the Western Wei army has not yet advanced here, and quickly send troops out of the city to defeat the light cavalry going north, to ensure the smooth flow of the Fenshui military road, and then quickly report the change to Jinyang for help. As long as the passages between each other can be kept open, Jinyang will have a steady stream of reinforcements to the south, and even if the enemy is fierce, they can defend the city.

However, Wei Can was already frightened and uneasy at this moment. When he heard that his generals actually wanted to go out of the city to meet the enemy, he immediately shook his head and said: "The enemy's surprise attack, we have fallen behind in terms of strategy, and now the people in the city are still panicking. Defending this strong city can calm people's hearts. If we force the soldiers to go out of the city to fight, it will be a short attack on the long, which is absolutely not advisable!"

At present, staying in the city still makes Wei Can panic. Hearing that Moduolou Jingxian actually suggested going out of the city to fight, Wei Can naturally refused to agree. If it is feasible to go out of the city, wouldn't it be better for him to just run back to Jinyang?

"Please rest assured, the king, if the enemy really has a large army, they will not go around the city without attacking. It is precisely because their front division is advancing too fast that they need to go north to block the reinforcements. If I stay in the city, it will be exactly what the enemy wants!"

Moduolou Jingxian saw that Wei Can was so timid, so he hurriedly advised in a deep voice, and even took the initiative to request to take the task of attacking the enemy.

However, Wei Can still refused: "It is still unknown how many troops the bandits will have. The current defenders in the city may still be insufficient. At this difficult time, you still want to divide our forces. What is your intention? Are you planning to take advantage of the fact that the bandits have not yet completed the siege and lead your troops to escape? There are many roads from north to south, how can a brigade of bandits cut them off? Sending messengers from various routes to Jinyang to report the change and seek help is fine, but if anyone wants to divide the defenders and flee to other places, I will punish them by military law!" Hearing Wei Can say this, all the generals could only shut up, and then they led their troops to continue to repair and strengthen the city defense to deal with the attack that would come soon. At this time, in the suburbs north of Jinzhou City, there was a team of armored soldiers guarding under the pond on the side of Fenshui River. The leader was Gao Le, who was the vanguard general leading his troops to the north. After the large group of troops rushed to the north, he led hundreds of elite soldiers to ambush here, preparing to ambush the troops attacking from Jinzhou City. As a result, nearly an hour had passed, and there was still no sign of any troops attacking from the direction of Jinzhou City. At this time, the troops heading north sent someone back to report that they had captured Gaoliang Bridge in the north, and asked whether to rest on the spot or continue to attack.

After a little hesitation, Gao Le gave up ambushing the enemy here. He first led his troops to Gaoliang Bridge in the north. After checking here, seeing that it was still early, he decided to continue northward along the Fen River to attack the next target.

From Jinzhou, the next Northern Qi garrison city to the north is Hongdong City. This city is also built near the Fen River. The scale of the city is not very large, and the garrison has about a thousand soldiers.

When they saw a large group of enemy troops appearing outside the city, the defenders of Hongdong City were shocked. A large army had just passed through this area not long ago, and the personnel in the city were still a bit chaotic and undecided. In addition, there was the important town of Jinzhou to the south, so the defenders in the city could not help but be a little slack.

When the enemy cavalry suddenly attacked the city, the first thing the guards thought of was not to defend the city, but to flee directly to the north of the city. Even though there were still some soldiers who rushed to fight, they did not even have time to close the city gate. After a strong attack, the city was captured.

All the way from Xiangling along the Fen River to here, Gao Le's troops could not help but feel a little tired. After capturing the stronghold of Xiahongdong City, they did not continue to advance northward, but settled in the city to rest for a while. It was a pity that the supplies in Hongdong City were very limited. After all, they had just been eaten up by the army, so the group could only feed their horses with the food and grass carried by the army.

War has always been an act of extreme resourcefulness and courage. Once the war starts, the situation will change rapidly. Previously, Mo Duo, Lou Jingxian and others wanted to take the initiative and attack and kill the enemy's forward Qingqi before the main force arrived. Although they were stopped by Wei Can sternly, they were still somewhat dissatisfied. They felt that Wei Can, the commander, was timid. Like a rat, it delays the opportunity to fight.

However, nearly two hours after the first enemy army crossed the border, another enemy cavalry rolled in from the south, and its number was far greater than that of the previous team. Watching the formation of their team, they carried There are also more equipment and baggage.

This second enemy cavalry team numbered seven to eight thousand people. After arriving outside Jinzhou City, they did not go directly around the city like the first team. Instead, they led their troops directly to the east of Jinzhou City. They built a tamped earth platform on the Piyuan in front of the city, and soon a fort was built outside the city.

"You despicable men are relying on your own strength. Before, you asked for orders to go out of the city to fight. Now you can see how the thieves are doing. If I agreed to go out to fight at that time, how would I fight against this bandit army again?"

Wei Can stood on the city tower and watched the enemy troops build their camp. He felt nervous and worried, but he couldn't help but stare at everyone and said. After everyone heard this, they were speechless for a while, and they could only bow their heads and say nothing.

Not to mention the Northern Qi soldiers who were trapped in the city, the Western Wei Dynasty no longer concealed its true intentions after showing its fangs.

As early as Wei Xiaokuan learned that the Jinyang Division of the Northern Qi Dynasty was heading east to Yecheng via Jinzhou, he immediately informed Tang Gong. Then the Tongzhou 30,000 Division, which had been on standby for a long time, crossed the river from Pujin and entered the Hedong area, and then followed the Sushui River. Marching north, they met up with Fennan people and horses at Baibi City. There were nearly 60,000 horses, led by generals such as Wei Xiaokuan, Gao Le and Liang Shiyan, and headed north between the original ravines of Emei Mountain in Fennan.

At the same time, the general Han Guo, who had previously been appointed as the governor of Fenzhou and was stationed in Dingyang City at the southern foot of Luliang Mountain, also led three thousand troops, together with Ji Hu, Liu Kuzhen and other thousands of troops, and came south to strangle Huagu and others in northern Fenzhou. The land cut off the connection between Yongzhou and Jinzhou in the Northern Qi Dynasty.

From Jiangjun to Jinzhou in the north, there were dangerous places like Qiaoshan and Mengkeng on the way. The terrain was rugged and difficult to navigate, making it inconvenient for the army to advance and retreat. To the north of Mengkeng was the location of Xiangling City of the Northern Qi Dynasty.

After the army arrived, Wei Xiaokuan moved the weir to raise the water level of the Fen River. At the same time, he personally led his elite troops to cross Fenxi and then detour to the north of Xiangling City to attack the city, directly erasing the line of sight to the south of Jinzhou. After that, Gao Le and Liang Shiyan successively led the elite cavalry to advance northward, while Wei Xiaokuan led the rear troops to continue northward while quickly reporting the results of the battle to the south.

At this time, Li Tai had also led his army to the vicinity of Tongguan, and ordered Yang Zhong to continue leading the forward force of 20,000 troops to march into Hongnong. When the battle report from Wei Xiaokuan arrived at Tongguan, Li Tai no longer concealed the movements of the army, and immediately ordered the entire army to cross from Fengling to the north and enter Hedong. He himself also led the main force across the Yuncheng Basin and headed north along the Sushui River. March.

As for Yang Zhong, who was confusing the enemy at the front, he stopped advancing after arriving at Hongnong. Instead, he led his army directly from Hongnong to the north and entered Shaozhou on the north bank of the Yellow River. He met with the Shaozhou governor Yang Guo who had been preparing for a long time. After joining forces, they passed through the mountains on Guzhong Road and also entered the Hedong area.

From then on, the Wei army's strategic intention was completely exposed. After gathering, its army did not follow the previous route and advance to Heluo. Instead, they poured directly into the east of Hedong and charged northward with great momentum!

At this time, Northern Qi had gathered heavy troops in Heluo, Heyang and other places. Unexpectedly, the old enemy they were waiting for would let them go this time.