"You mean, Qiang reinforcements stayed outside Huangkou Valley for a while before withdrawing?"

After a short rest in Ruyin County, Xie Xuanweijie led 30,000 infantry soldiers from the Northern Palace to march towards Huangkou Valley where Mao Xiuzhi had his pockets. According to time estimates, they should have met Qiang reinforcements halfway up, but they came all the way, and even Qiang scouts did not discover them.

At this time, Xie Xuan and Wei Jie had already met with Mao Xiuzhi's cavalry. After listening to Mao Xiuzhi's report, Xie Xuan couldn't help frowning. It was obvious that someone in the Qiang army had seen through his plan!

"Reported to the commander, the Qiang reinforcements were stagnant five miles away from Huangkou Valley. When the last general sent a scout to inquire, the Qiang reinforcements had already changed into the rear army and began to retreat in an orderly manner!" Mao Xiuzhi said respectfully.

"The last general is afraid of being caught in the enemy's plan to lure the enemy, so he dare not chase and restrain him!"

"You did the right thing to do!"

Xie Xuan nodded and said, but his expression was not very good. According to his estimate, the number of reinforcements from the Qiang tribe should be no less than 50,000. If the 50,000 Qiang troops could be eaten, the Qiang tribe would be greatly damaged. It would not be impossible to defeat Xuchang in one fell swoop after joining the Yuzhou army.

In this case, the Northern Expedition will have a good start. Even if you are unable to continue to move north in the future, it will be enough to shock Fu Jian!

Now that the abacus is empty, Xie Xuan will inevitably feel a little regretful.

"Master Xuan, Yao Chang's seat is not all incompetent. He himself is a rare military master. Compared with Murong Chui, it is reasonable to be misunderstood!" Wei Jie glanced at Mao Xiuzhi, then said to Xie Xuan.

"Let's wait until we go to Yiyang to meet with the Yuzhou army before we make a long-term plan!"

From a time perspective, the Qiang reinforcements felt that Huangchuankou should have been rushing non-stop and had no time to arrange ambush and lure the enemy. Mao Xiu was more cautious, less enterprising, and missed the opportunity. Although Wei Jie did not say it out loud, it did not mean that he didn't know what he knew. He believed that Xie Xuan must have known what he knew.

When the Qiang reinforcements arrived at Huangchuankou, the entire army would be weak and their combat effectiveness would decline sharply. If the cavalry of the Northern Mansion who was waiting to work took the opportunity to come out and chase after him, even if they could not completely wipe out the Qiang army, they would at least be severely damaged and expand the results of the battle!

Mao Xiuzhi should have been affected by the incident of being trapped in Yingchou Gorge during the last rebellion of Kuaiji. He was afraid of making another mistake, which led to missing this opportunity!

"The command of the troops, the command of the rear army of Ruyin County, abandoned the guards of Ruyin, set off immediately, and the entire army rushed to Yiyang to meet with the Yuzhou army!"

After Wei Jie finished speaking, Xie Xuan smiled slightly and issued a new military order again!

"Wang Hong obeys the order, you and Mao Xiuzhi lead all the cavalry to rush to Yiyang first. After arriving in Yiyang, you do not need to enter the city. You can set up camp fifty miles north of Yiyang!"

"Wang Hong received the order!"

Wang Hong's face did not change, but just glanced at the Weijie with gratitude!

…

Because it had just rained heavily and the road was muddy, the speed of the army was greatly affected. It took only two days to go from Huangkou Valley to Yiyang. When Xie Xuan of Weijie led 30,000 infantry soldiers from the Northern Palace to Yiyang, it was already the evening of the fourth day. The 20,000 rear troops led by Tan Daoji, Sun Wuzhong and others arrived in Yiyang two days after Weijie and others arrived.

Yiyang County is only a little larger than Ruyin County. The city has 50,000 Yuzhou troops stationed. After the Northern Palace soldiers joined it, they could only station the central army in the city, and the latter army set up camp outside the city east of Yiyang County.

"Brother is worthy of being the first general of my Jin Dynasty. Before I arrived in Yiyang, the Qiang tribe lost 20,000 cavalry. Such achievements are amazing!" As soon as everyone met, Xie Yan said to Xie Xuan without hesitation with praise.

The 20,000 Qiang cavalry in Ruyin County suppressed his Yuzhou army in Yiyang County and did not move at all. Xie Xuan solved the biggest problem for him as soon as he came. How could he not admire him?

"Brother Yan is too proud!" Xie Xuan said with a smile.

"It's just that Brother Yan missed the opportunity this time, which made Brother Nan a little disappointed!"

Xie Yan was stunned by the fact that the Wei Jie smiled and nodded. Xie Yan would not know the news that the Northern Palace troops captured Ruyin County, and he would not be unclear about the movements of the Qiang army in Xuchang City. Qiang reinforcements went out of Xuchang and rushed to Ruyin to support him. Xie Yan did not take the opportunity to send troops, cut off the retreat of the Qiang reinforcements and allowed them to return to Xuchang safely. This is what Xie Xuan meant to be disappointed!

"Brother, please forgive me. Xie Yan has not thought about cutting off the Qiang reinforcements' retreat!" Xie Yan blushed slightly and said apologetically!

"It's just that Yiyang City is weak in defense. If Xie Yan leads troops out of the city, the city will definitely be empty. If Yao Chang takes the opportunity to send troops from Xuchang and head straight to Yiyang, Yiyang will definitely be lost. By then, our army will have to retreat one way!"

Xie Yan was able to lead his own army and guard Yuzhou, and he had his own uniqueness, and he was not a stupid person. Soon he realized what Xie Xuan said meant.

Xie Yan is not Mao Xiuzhi, but his Xie family. Xie Xuan naturally doesn’t have to worry too much when he speaks. Xie Xuan then continued, “Brother Yan can think so, I believe Yao Chang can also think that at this time, you just need to insert flags in the city, lay out suspicious soldiers, and then quietly lead the troops out of the city. This matter will definitely be done!”

"Xiao Yan, when facing the enemy, don't stick to the rules. You must act according to the situation and act with the camera, and then make a quick decision. Only in this way can you predict that the enemy will be the first and will be invincible!"

"Every word of the eldest brother is a pearl, Xie Yan has been taught!" Xie Yan couldn't help but feel ashamed. It was not that Xie Xuan said that he had not thought about it, but he had not made a quick decision and had a problem similar to Mao Xiuzhi!

"Now the Northern Mansion Army and the Yuzhou Army have already met. What is the next plan for the elder brother? Will he take advantage of the opportunity to regain Xuchang?"

Xie Xuan shook his head slightly and said, "Xuchang was once the capital of Han, Cao Mengde, a hero of the generation. The city was strong, easy to defend and difficult to attack. There were tens of thousands of Qiang troops in the city. The strong attack only caused casualties, which was unwise!"

"Xiaojie, what do you think?"

Wei Jie pondered for a moment before saying, "As Xuanshu said, Xuchang City is strong in defense, easy to defend but difficult to attack. Direct attacking Xuchang is the best way to attack Xuchang!"

"But we can adopt the strategy of erosion. First take Nanyang, then capture Nanyang, and then divide the troops into two groups, reaching Pingdingshan and Luohe. At that time, Yao Chang will definitely not sit idly by and will leave the city to fight us!"

"Will Yao Chang sit and watch us capture Nanyang?" Xie Yan said suspiciously after pondering for a moment.

"Of course not. Nanyang and Xuchang are in a horn. Yao Chang will definitely not sit still and watch Nanyang fall into our hands!" Wei Jie said with a smile.

"There is no naval commander of the Qiang tribe. We can let the navy led by Liu Shenjun enter the Ru River from Huai River and spread the troops along the Ru River between Pingding Mountain and Xuchang. In this way, the Qiang army in Xuchang City will not dare to act rashly, and can only watch us capture Nanyang!"

"This plan of Xiaojie is just what I want!" Xie Xuan said with a smile when he nodded silently.

"Originally, my plan was to eat up 50,000 reinforcements from the Qiang tribe, and directly attack Xuchang City with both water and land. This plan is no longer feasible. The small-level roundabout and erosion plan is the best strategy to capture Xuchang now!"
Chapter completed!