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Jingxing is located in the middle of Leping County. It is known as the "fifth pass of the eight passes and the sixth pass of the nine passes in the world". It is a key crossing between the Jin and Hebei, and a place that must be fought for by military strategists throughout the ages. Han Xin's battle against the waters occurred in Jingxing.

Although the Han army had stationed troops on the south bank of the Yellow River, the ten thousand navy troops could easily enter Hebei from the Yellow River and the sea surface. To the west of Hebei, it was also crucial to open a road from Bingzhou to Hebei, and Jingxing is this strategic path.

Compared with Jingxing, Cao's army paid more attention to Fukouxing. Fukouxing is located in the south of Jingxing and can reach Yedu directly. Xiahou Dun led 20,000 troops from Fukouxing to Yedu, and there were heavy troops stationed on the eastern pass of Fukouxing.

But Liu Jing was not interested in Fukou. He wanted to open up the road from Bingzhou to Hebei. Jingxing was his ideal goal. However, it was not so easy to capture Jingxing. Cao's army also deployed heavy troops at Jingxing Pass, led by famous general Zhang He to guard it.

Jingxing starts from Shangai County, Leping County in the west and ends at Jingxing County in the east. It is about a mile long and can be used for grain trucks, mules and horses. It is actually a crack in the hiking mountain, which runs across the mountain range and becomes a strategic road for crossing the mountain.

There are mainly two dangerous passes on Jingxing Road, one is Weize Pass near the entrance to the west, which is Niang Pass in later generations, and the other is Tumen Pass at the exit to the east. Currently, due to insufficient troops, Cao's army mainly stationed in two dangerous passes in Leping County and Niang Pass.

In mid-November, 20,000 Han troops arrived in Leping County under the leadership of Zhuge Liang, and at this time, heavy snow had just fallen in Bingzhou. The plains, mountain ridges, rivers and forests, and the entire Bingzhou land turned into a snow-capped world.

The army led by Zhuge Liang did not walk fast. After passing Beishan, it took a day to walk for just ten miles. It was not until dusk that it arrived in Leping County. Leping County is known as the seven mountains, two rivers and one plain. The hiking mountains run through the area, and you can see majestic and steep mountains everywhere, and you can't see the end at a glance.

Leping County is located on the hillside of a steep mountain. It is a county town built against the mountain. The walls are made of huge stones and are strong and tall. It is not so much a county town as a strong fort.

There are 2,000 troops stationed in the city, led by a school captain. The county town is located just next to the official road to Jingxing. If the Han army is a large army and civilian, the city must be pulled out first. Otherwise, the Cao army in the county town will easily cut off the food, grass and supplies of the Han army.

Zhuge Liang sat in a carriage, looked at the county town on the mountainside through the car window, and smiled at the general Wang Ping who was riding a horse and following him, "What do you think of Zhang He?"

Wang Ping sneered and said, "This person is brave, but he is poor in wisdom and has few troops. He has to be garrisoned in two places. Perhaps it would be a pity to think that this county town is not used. So what if we ignore it?"

Zhuge Liang smiled and said, "General Wang is worthy of being a wise general praised by the King of Han. It is indeed worthy of his reputation. Zhang He divided his troops to garrison, which was indeed an unwise move."

Speaking of this, Zhuge Liang said lightly: "But I just used a little trick, and the garrison in this county town will be wiped out."

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Twenty thousand Han troops marched northward in the vast snow. The Cao army soldiers standing on the head of Leping City were watching the Han army's every move with caution. There were 2,000 troops stationed in Leping County. The captain who commanded the Cao army was named Wang Xing, a native of Hejian County. He was about forty years old and was the general of Zhang He, the general of Leping County Princess Zhang He.

Wang Xing was appointed by Zhang He to lead his army to station in Leping County, mainly to restrain the Han army's attack on Jingxing from the side. Leping County was about ten miles away from Jingxing Pass, which was just right for Leping County to assist Cao's army in guarding the main force.

Wang Xing stood on the city wall with a big knife in his hand, staring at the Han army passing by in a cold look in the distance. He could see clearly that this Han army was lightly equipped with light troops and did not carry food and supplies. Perhaps they thought it would be easy to capture Jingxing Pass and obtain food and grass replenishment within the Pass!

A sarcastic smile appeared on Wang Xing's face, and the big knife in his hand tightened.

At night, the biting cold mountain wind was passing through the cliffs like a knife, making sharp roars. The defenders of Leping County had already adapted to the roar of this mountain wind monster. The city was particularly quiet. Several soldiers on duty were curled up in the corner of the wall wrapped in blankets, and only a few soldiers were looking down. They seemed to hear some unusual movement.

At this time, a small black dot rushed towards the county town. This was a scout of a cavalry in Cao. Soon after, he rushed to the top of the city and asked loudly: "Can General Wang be there?"

"What's the matter?" asked a military marquis on duty.

"Go and report to General Wang quickly and discover the Han army's food and supplies team."

At this time, the chief general Wang Xing also quickly walked to the battlement. The Cao army soldiers curled up on the wall stood up one after another. Wang Xing leaned down and asked, "What happened?"

"Report to General, we found the Han army's baggage and grain team, right on the west path."

Wang Xing looked up to the west and saw a large forest on the west, covering the path leading to Jingxing Pass to the north. Only then did he realize that the Han army's baggage team was walking another path.

"How many grain trucks and how many guard soldiers are there?" Wang Xing asked anxiously again.

"About a thousand grain trucks, more than five guards, their food and supplies trucks are very heavy and they are walking slowly!"

Wang Xing pondered for a moment and immediately shouted: "Send the order, the army gathers immediately!"

Their mission was to intercept the Han army's rear baggage. Zhang He did not let them come here to watch the fun. A quarter of an hour later, Wang Xing led two thousand soldiers out of the city gate. Wang Xing took the lead and led his army to the forest to the west.

About two miles away from the county town is a black pine forest that is dozens of miles long. At this time, the pine forest is also covered with snow, with black and white mixed together. On the other side of the pine forest is a small path leading to Jingxing Pass. It is actually an official road. This official road looks a little narrow from the beginning.

At this time, on the official road, a team of food and supplies was creaking and clamoring toward the north. The team of food and supplies was composed of more than a thousand carriages, each carriage was pulled by two horses. The snow on the ground had been trampled by the convoy, and the ground was muddy, and the march was particularly slow.

At this moment, a sound of frightening birds flying into the air came from the pine forest. The soldiers of the food guard team immediately became alert and picked up their shields and visited the pine forest.

"It's Cao Jun!"

Suddenly there was a shout from the team. Countless black shadows rushed out of the pine forest, and arrows were fired at once. Many of the carts were pulled and the horses were shot into arrows. The screams were neighing. The Han soldiers fled to the snow on the other side. The groom who drove the cart also jumped out of the cart and ran with the soldiers. In just a moment, the Han soldiers on the official road fled cleanly.

Two thousand Cao army soldiers ran out of the pine forest. They cheered and easily obtained a large amount of Han army supplies. However, the chief general Wang Xing was a little uneasy. These supplies were easily robbed. Is it so easy to lose the logistics of the Han army?

At this time, a soldier exclaimed, "General, it's not right!"

Wang Xing was shocked and hurriedly urged him to come forward and asked, "What's wrong?"

The soldiers lifted the tarpaulin covered on the cart, and the cart was filled with hay. Wang Xing quickly ordered to check all the grain trucks, and there were constant shouts of soldiers, "There is all hay here!"

"There is no food here too!"

Wang Xing was stunned for a moment, then shouted, "No, withdraw quickly!"

He had already realized that this baggage team was the Han army's plan to lure troops, and it was not the real baggage team at all, but it was already a little late at this time. He could only hear the sound of drums in the distance, and fires suddenly appeared on both sides of the road. Two Han troops came to fight from left to right. It was Guan Xing and Zhang Bao, two young generals, led 5,000 people to fight against Cao's army.

The Cao army soldiers were in chaos and turned around and ran into the pine forest, but the pine forest had been blocked by the Han army. Ten thousand Han soldiers came from all directions, and arrows were like rain, causing Cao army soldiers to wail and wail all over the field.

The chief general of Cao's army, Wang Xing, led Yu Xiangbei to break through, but happened to meet Zhang Bao. Zhang Bao had the style of his father, roaring like thunder, and the snake spear was as fast as a flash of lightning. He took Wang Xing down a horse with one shot, and stabbed him to death with another shot.

The main general was killed and his retreat was cut off. The two thousand Cao troops were exhausted and they knelt down and surrendered, begging for mercy. At the same time, eight thousand Han troops were killed at the foot of Leping County, with only the remaining defenders on the city. Even if they had a strong city, they could not defend it. The Cao troops had no fighting spirit and had to open the city gate to surrender to the Han army.

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The news that Leping County was taken down by the Han army did not reach Jingxing Pass. At this time, Jingxing Pass was already facing a great enemy. Twenty thousand Han troops were at the city. Jingxing had two passes west of the hiking mountain. One was Jingxing Pass at the entrance of the valley road, and the other was located in the middle of Jingxing, which was Weize Pass.

Zhang He led a thousand defenders to guard the city of Jingxing Pass. Jingxing Pass is a grand pass about two miles long. On both sides are steep cliffs, behind him is the entrance to Jingxing. Whether it is a business trip to Hebei or the army crossing the mountain, they must pass through the city of Guan. If the Han army wants to seize Jingxing, Jingxing Pass is a stumbling block that cannot be bypassed.

Zhang He thought that the Han army would attack Yuan with all its might first, but he did not expect that the Han army would attack Jingxing Pass first. This made him feel a little regretful. If he had known this, he would not have let Wang Xing guard Leping County, but should have concentrated his troops to guard Jingxing.

In fact, Zhang He had serious differences with Xiahou in Bingzhou strategy. Zhang He believed that defending Jingxing and several hiking passages in the north would be beneficial to the overall situation. Bingzhou was not important in the overall situation of Cao Wei, and Hebei was the key. He asked Xiahou Shang to divide at least half of his troops to guard Jingxing.

But Xiahou Shang did not pay attention to Jingxing. On the contrary, he focused more on defending the Yuan Dynasty. It was natural for him to have this idea. Bingzhou was the territory of the Xiahou clan, but Hebei was not. However, due to Zhang He's further request, Xiahou Shang barely allocated 5,000 troops to Zhang He to guard Leping County, including Jingxing.

But the Han army did not attack Jingxing immediately, but instead set up a camp about two miles away from Guancheng. For two consecutive days, a continuous stream of Han army drove from the south and continued to settle in the camp. Zhang He secretly inferred that at least 40,000 Han troops were stationed outside Jingxing Pass.

In this way, the pressure on the original side was gone. At the critical moment when the Han army was fully attacking Jingxing, shouldn’t Xiahou Shang do something?

Zhang He hopes that Xiahou Shang can divide his troops to relieve his pressure. Once Jingxing is lost, the Han army will launch a large-scale advance to Hebei, and the consequences may not be that Xiahou Shang can afford.

Zhang He pondered for a long time. He was a subordinate. He could not ask Xiahou Shang to do anything. He could only tell Xiahou Shang the truth. The main force of the Han army launched a large-scale attack on Jingxing. He could suggest that Xiahou Shang could lead his army south and raid the empty logistics area of ​​the Han army.

Zhang He immediately wrote a letter and asked Xinying to send Han army information and his suggestions to the original.

In the Han army camp, Zhuge Liang stood in front of the tent with his hands behind his back to observe the sky. He was so focused that he saw that the sky was covered with dark clouds and cold wind was cold, and he saw another heavy snow coming.
Chapter completed!