In the ninth year of Jian'an in the Han Dynasty, King Wu of Wei was at the water mouth and placed a large beam of wood to form a weir, which stopped the Qi River and entered Baigou to connect the water transport to connect the water. Therefore, the people at that time called it Fangtou.

Fangtou is located in Chaoge County, Jijun, and connects several water flows north of the Yellow River, such as Qishui, Baigou, Qingshui and Weishui. It can be said to be a core connection point for Hebei's canal transportation, and its importance is almost equivalent to the diplomat south of the Yellow River.

In the early years, Shi Zhao's first ruler Shi Le wandered between the Yangtze River and the Huai River but failed to invade the south. When crossing the Yellow River to the north, he first took Fangtou, and then opened up the great cause of crossing Hebei and unifying China. Therefore, after Shi Zhao Liguo, he attached great importance to the operation of Fangtou. He built a strong city on both sides of this dam, which is the so-called Fangtou City in the east and west.

As a hub connecting several main streams in Hebei, the terrain of Fangtou is extremely dangerous. Among them, Xifangcheng is located in the Jiahe River Valley between Qishui and Weishui. It is completely stacked with earth and stone. It is more than several meters above the river surface. Even if the rainstorm water rises, it is difficult to be submerged. The terrain is easy to defend and difficult to attack.

As long as Xifangcheng is not lost, you can overlook the waterway within nearly dozens of miles, and stubbornly resist the enemy, so that the Ji County, County and Township behind you can avoid invasion of military disasters.

Most of the Huainan army was able to capture Xifangcheng because of luck. In the battle of Weishui, the enemy general Tian Ni died in the chaos, and then the enemy army completely collapsed. More than half of them surrendered, and most of the remaining ones were annihilated, and very few could escape.

Later, it was also due to the suggestions of the surrendered generals that the Huainan Army realized the importance of Xifangcheng. Hurun led two thousand Huainan Army and hundreds of surrendered soldiers. Taking advantage of the fact that the war had not yet spread, he attacked from behind and strongly attacked Xifangcheng, which was guarded by nearly a thousand soldiers.

If it weren't for such a special opportunity, the Huainan Army would have to invest at least several times the force and use human life to fill it, and the price would be heavy.

Although Fangtou is an important center connecting several waterways, it is a manually-built river channel after all, and the widest part is only about a hundred feet long. East and West Fangcheng is surrounded by rivers, if it is strongly attacked, it is impossible to spread a large-scale ship array on such waterways. The two strong city fortresses, coupled with the sniping of boats on the front of the waterway, will become a horn-like momentum, which is absolutely easy to defend and difficult to attack.

But now Xifangcheng fell into the hands of the Huainan Army, and a triangle broke into pieces, destroying the original defensive formation. Xifangcheng became a sharp blade inserted into the enemy's confidant.

This made the Ye army extremely passive. At least this water-based trunk road centered on Fangtou was no longer used. It could only be deployed to the south through the Zhangshui water channel. Many flexible tactical changes cannot be chosen.

Today, 3,000 of the Huainan Army in Ji County defended in Xifangcheng, 2,000 people built forts along the river to control rural counties, and another 3,000 people patrolled the Yellow River in Ji County on boats, half of which was warning and half of which were used to reinforce all parties at any time.

As the supervisor of the Huainan Army along the way, Xie Ai naturally needed to sit in the important area of ​​Xifangcheng. Although he is now the highest supervisor in the Huainan Army, he has not changed much. He is still dressed in a Confucian shirt and a Lunscarf.

The reason for this is not to show any unique interest. There is no need for that. He is not the choice of a general who charges in the battle. Since crossing the river and heading north, he has been in an absolutely safe rear place, and there is no need to waste a high-level general's armor for this.

Secondly, he did not have that strength. The armor of the senior generals of the Huainan Army was the most exquisite craftsmanship in this era. Although it was not known for its bulk, it weighed dozens of kilograms in total. Xie Ai was just a Confucian scholar. Even if he had learned some martial arts and shooting skills, he consumed his energy and affected his actions. He was not as calm as he was.

From this point of view, the Huainan Army and the generals who led their troops to fight on the front line, thanks to Xie Ai's appearance, Governor Chen was finally not the most mediocre person in martial arts. At least Governor Chen was still Qi Zhan, but Xie Ai was not even proficient in riding skills.

However, this defect does not affect Xie Ai's prestige in the army now. Especially for Hurun and other generals, Xie Ai's weak image is more easily accepted.

This image is slightly similar to the governor himself, with the same wisdom and the same prediction of the enemy's victory. Since advancing north, Xie Ai can almost be said to have made perfect plans. With no advantage in his military strength, he always fought against the weakest aspects of the enemy. He only defeated a few thousand soldiers, not only defeated the enemy with a larger number of enemies, but also completed the feat of recapturing Ji County.

Although Hu Run was not the former Zhaowu subordinate of the governor in his early years, and had no luck following the governor of the governor in his hometown to return to the capital to serve the king, there are also such commanders in the army, and most of them are able to catch up with the governor in his early years. This is naturally even more close to each other in the Huainan army.

On the other hand, Xie Ai himself does not have the strength to kill the enemy, which also gives the generals under his command a chance to show their performance. Although the specific tactical plans have to be formulated by Xie Ai, turning the plan into reality requires soldiers to use their lives to achieve it.

If a coach with many wisdom and profound strategies is still the best in the three armies, it will make his followers feel too discouraged and cannot find the value of his existence.

"How is the opposite today?"

Xie Ai climbed to the head of Xifangcheng and looked at the opposite side with his hands. The straight distance between East and West Fangcheng was only a few miles. If even the water villages and forts along the river were counted, the distance was shortened to only a hundred feet.

The horns of each other can be heard clearly, but due to the obstruction of the river, it is difficult to be the same. Originally, there were several floating bridges built by boats between the two Fangchengs, but after the Huainan army seized Xifangcheng, it dismantled and burned the floating bridge.

"I fought three times in the morning, but there was no movement in the afternoon. However, the scouts visited earlier and their troops were secretly ganging up in the back road, as if they were preparing for a night attack."

Hu Run pulled his eyes and replied, with respect for Xie Ai in his eyes. In addition to his amazing achievements, Xie Ai was also indispensable for his cooperation.

Hu Run is also a veteran of the Huainan Army. He has always been in charge of the Martial Army, but he has not been able to provide supervision until now. At first, he was a little tempted to Xie Ai from the future. However, he felt relieved later. He was a disciple of the governor. In fact, his position in the army was not the focus of his pursuit. If he was too obsessed with these, he would alienate his relationship with the governor.

After understanding this, Hu Run also put himself in a position of assistance to help Xie Ai quickly establish prestige in the army. He is willing to regard himself as a deputy, and even if the other generals are a little dissatisfied, they dare not show it.

Xie Ai looked over the city for a moment and made some adjustment instructions on the defensive matters. Hu Run and others were all respectfully ordered and soon made adjustments according to Xie Ai's instructions.

Seeing that his orders were fully implemented, Xie Ai was also full of gratitude. He knew that he had no family background to rely on. Even if he was full of talent and knowledge, it would be difficult to make a name for himself in the future. He decided to stay in Huainan, one was to offend the Haozong of Liangzhou, and the other was to bet on purpose. Now it seems that he has won the bet, and the tolerance of the Huainan Governor's Office is much greater than he thought.

This time, North Advance is a great achievement, but Xie Ai dared not relax because of this. Now that the war has only been in half, the most severe test has not yet arrived. He may not have to worry about other battle situations at present, but it is not easy to consolidate the results of the war just here in Jijun.

On the opposite side, there were more than 10,000 troops gathered, and the Huainan Army did not have any advantage in terms of military strength. Although the enemy could be blocked by Xifangcheng, Jijun was in Hebei after all, and it was the place where the enemy had long-term management.

On the front battlefield alone, there is not only Fangtou for attack. For example, Xiuwu, which is further north, Gongxian County, and Xiye, where the Huhu live together, there are no key forts available for utilization. If the enemy is willing to waste some time on the roundabout attack, the situation in Ji County will be in danger.

The reason why the enemy attacked Fangtou at present is that the distance here is closest, and it can quickly resolve the bad impact of the lost Ji County and quickly reverse the unfavorable situation.

After getting off the city, Xie Ai was still waiting to turn to the frontier water camp to patrol, but suddenly his personal soldiers came to tell him that it was Wang Guang and others who came to see him. After thinking about it, he turned back to the camp and ordered the people to be attracted.

Wang Guang and others were originally local tyrants in Jijun, and surrendered one after another in the previous battles. Due to the cooperation of these people's attitudes, the Huainan Army did not treat them harshly and did not restrict freedom. They just disarmed and released them back to their hometowns, and even entrusted them to control the countryside. This is extremely preferential.

This time they came in, they took the hundreds of hu of grain and other items with them with the team in the name of rewarding the army. When they faced the commanders of Huainan Army along the way, they nodded and bowed, and their posture was very low.

Along the way, I saw the Huainan Army's stacked weapons, huge crossbows, and ferocious chariots. They all showed a lot of shock on their faces, and there was a hint of envy. They had already understood the bravery of the Huainan Army in the previous battle.

However, there is some shortcomings in understanding the excellent use of the Huainan Army. After all, the Huainan Army was only a part of the division at that time, and it was light and simple, and only sought quick victory, so it did not show much advantage in the use of the machinery.

However, as the Huainan Army gained a foothold in Jijun, the army that transported the baggage in the future arrived one after another, and many exquisite and large-scale military weapons continued to replenish the march formation, which finally allowed these Hebei people to see what profound background the huge war beast of the Huainan Army had!

"This is the posture that a truly strong army should have! The royal army under Governor Shen has elite soldiers and strong soldiers. With these sharp metals and irons, no wonder Zhongshan... Shi Jilong, a Jie slave, had to hate him in the Huai River!"

Hearing the discussion of several people beside him, Wang Guang, as the first one among them, showed a proud look on his face, and said with a smile, "I can't fight against such a strong army, how can ordinary people fight against me? I know that the villagers laughed a lot before, and I surrendered early, but those mediocre and vulgar husbands did not know how powerful the Huainan King's Division is! I just don't want the villagers to make innocent casualties..."

After defending himself for a few words, Wang Guang was still unsatisfied and said, "I know that I have many second thoughts in the countryside, and I still have the intention of waiting and seeing success or failure. But I advise you to make up your mind. Even if the king's army failed to achieve the Northern Expedition this time and the countryside returned to Hu Zhi, will we have room for peace? You all know what kind of tyrannical beasts are Shi Jilong Dog Thief?"

"Anyway, no matter how successful or failure the King of the King is, I will be determined to follow him. Instead of holding the countryside, it is better to strive for success and achieve success! Huainan King Huaren Township is a paradise in heaven, and Shen Governor Chen is also a wise ruler. For example, Xie Guigu, do you know the origin of his person? He was just a single person in the Governor's Office earlier, but after the merits of Ji County, he is about to be famous all over the world!"
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