In Yanxi Town, west of Xin'an City, Wu Shu looked at the city wall in front, looked angry. He turned around and said angrily: "There is only a small town ahead, and the Song army is less than a thousand. Our army has been ineffective in attacking for three days, so there is no such thing as this!"

Zhou Qi said: "The King, Yanxi Town, also known as Tiemen Pass, is located between two mountains. It is the most dangerous thing to keep the road to the west. There was no city here. After the Song army arrived, it urgently built the city, which was difficult for a while."

Wu Shu looked at the city and frowned. After a long time, he said, "Wang Xiaoliu's army has broken through Tongguan, and the troops are aimed at Guanzhong. If we delay here and are attacked by Wang Xiaoliu, China and foreign countries will be shocked. The third prince's army is in Fengxiang. If he is attracted to his army to return to the rescue, we will not be punished for all crimes! From tomorrow, we will divide the entire army into ten armies, and we will take turns to attack the city day and night!"

Seeing Wu Shu's expression was cruel, Zhou Qi didn't dare to say anything, so he had to agree.

Yanxi Town is not far from Xin'an County, and is at the intersection between two mountains, shaking the westward intersection. This is originally an inn, but there is no city. After the Song army arrived a few days ago, it urgently built a dirt city. The Jin army was not good at siegeing the city, but in the face of such a city, it was blocked. In fact, Yanxi Town is not big. Although the terrain is dangerous, it is very far from Mianchi in the rear, and it is not suitable for long-term persistence.

Xue Cheng got off his horse and arrived at the bank of the Yellow River. He looked at the Hezhong Prefecture City opposite. It was quiet on the Yellow River and there was no one there.

After looking for a while, Xue Cheng asked the personal soldiers beside him and said, "Can you find it clearly? Are there no defenders in Hezhong Prefecture City opposite?"

The personal soldiers crossed their hands and said, "It has been found clearly that there is no Jin army on the opposite side. The guards of the city were a general of the dynasty who surrendered to Jin, named Jixiong. When we heard that our army was coming, Jixiong had already opened the city gate and was willing to surrender."

Xue Cheng nodded and said, "This is the best. The Hezhong Prefecture opposite is Puban, which has been a strategic important place since ancient times. The Jin army lacked enough troops. After occupying Guanzhong, even such a place did not set up large troops to defend, which is really a death sentence!"

This is the characteristic of the Jin army. No matter how important the place is, if it is broken or robbed, it will be abandoned like a piece of shoes. Not to mention Hezhong Prefecture, even Kaifeng Prefecture, Henan Prefecture, and Jin army do not send troops to guard it. The Song army did not attack, not because it could not attack, but because it could not defend it.

If the Song army has enough and elite enough, there will be loopholes everywhere in the defense line of the Jin army. If the troops are insufficient, it will be mutton entering the tiger's mouth, and it will be very pleasant to capture the city and siege, but it will be quickly faced with the Jin army's siege. Most of the time, the Song army has no luck to come back alive.

The Jin army's arrangements naturally have advantages and disadvantages. The disadvantage is that they do not control the local area enough and cannot be effectively occupied after breaking through. If the enemy is strong enough, it is easy for the opponent to recover lost territory. The advantage is that they have always maintained strong mobile forces on the front line, and good steel is used on the blade. As long as the opponent's regular army is defeated, the resistance force in the rear can always be extinguished. Over time, you can use the demobilized officials to manage the local area.

After Xue Cheng captured Tongzhou, he arranged a large amount of seized materials to Guozhou. He led his troops to turn east and rushed straight to Hezhong Prefecture. At this time, the troops in this area were empty and he had almost no resistance.

Slowly walking down the embankment, Xue Cheng reached the ice surface of the Yellow River. He stomped his feet hard and said, "This winter is cold, and the ice on the Yellow River is thick enough. The water flows in this area are smooth and you can cross the river. Let me continue, and the army will cross the Yellow River in the early morning tomorrow!"

Wang Xiaoli stood outside the house and looked up at the sky. After a while, he returned to the house and said to Li Yanxian: "The sky is cloudy again, maybe it will snow again in the next few days. There will be a lot of snow this year."

Li Yanxian said: "It's not particularly cold this year, it's just that there's so much snow."

Wang Xiaoli nodded, entered the house, sat by the fire to cook. It would take a while before he could get warm all over.

Wang Ruohai looked at the official document on the side and suddenly said, "Xue Cheng arrived by the Yellow River and said that there was no Jin army opposite, and the defenders all surrendered to the city. Don't talk about Hezhong Prefecture, if you are willing, you can always occupy Jiangzhou."

Wang Xiaoliu said: "We lacked troops and it was useless to occupy so many places. Tell Xue Cheng that his main task was to cooperate with the defenders of Shanzhou after occupying Hezhong Prefecture and delay Wushu's army advancing westward."

Wang Ruohai nodded and said again: "Xue Cheng suggested that after occupying Jiezhou, he would support Shanzhou. However, he had no intention of going south, and there would be no use for more defenders in Shanzhou. It would be better to go around behind Wushu's army and let Wushu have concerns."

Wang Xiaoli nodded without saying a word. After a while, he said, "The south of Jiezhou is all mountainous areas, so it is not easy to go around Wushu."

Wang Ruohai said: "There are many rebels in the mountainous areas, each occupying a large number of people. It is not difficult to cooperate with them and constantly attack the Jin army coming from the west. Moreover, when he heard the arrival of the imperial army, many people took the initiative to contact him."

After hearing this, Wang Xiaoli stood up suddenly and went to the table to look at the map. After a while, he pointed to the map and said, "If you follow Jiangzhou and cross the river through Yuanqu, will you be at Mianchi?"

Wang Ruohai nodded: "Yanqu is the ancient ferry crossing of the Dahe River, and the Mianchi is not far from the river."

Wang Xiaoli said to Li Yanxian: "The ruler comes over and see. If so, Xue Cheng's march route can be changed."

Li Yanxian arrived at the table, looked at the map and said, "The meaning of comforting is-"

Wang Xiaolei said: "After Xue Cheng occupied Hezhong Prefecture, he advanced all the way and occupied Jiangzhou. From there, he went south through the Yuanqu Ferry, and after Wushu's army occupied Mianchi, he crossed the river and attacked Wushu's army. When Ruowushu returned to his army and could not resist, he went south to Yongning and joined forces with Dong Xian. Wushu was so brave that he dared not return to Luoyang again, and he could do nothing to do with Xue Cheng's army. In the future, no matter whether Xue Cheng returned to Lu or Ruzhou, there would be no large army to stop him. With his support, it would be much easier for Shao Yun to defend Shanzhou."

Li Yanxian looked at the map and hesitated: "If Xue Cheng does not have an army to support him, he will be alone in the enemy's territory, so he is afraid it will not be easy."

Wang Xiaoliu said: "The Yuanqu area is different from other places. There are many rebels and continuous villages there, and many of them are related to Zhai Zhenfu. It is much easier for our army to enter and have them to support it. The only problem is that the three thousand troops need a lot of food and grass, so you should prepare early."

After lowering his head and thinking, Wang Xiaolei said, "This matter is decided by Xue Cheng in front. Tell him that if it is possible, it is best to cross south to Yuanqu and join the rebels in the mountains to threaten Wushu's retreat. He should prepare food and grass in Jiangzhou, and at the same time bring some money to the rebels in the mountains. Tell him that the food and grass must be prepared in advance and should not rely entirely on the supply of the rebels. If this is so inconvenient, the army's actions will be decided by Xue Cheng himself."

Wang Ruohai said yes. He drafted the official document immediately.

At this time, with Guozhou as the center, Wang Xiaoli had established a document system in Weiyang and Xue Cheng's army, which was convenient and fast. Even in the farthest Weiyang army, the official document was no more than five days.

At this time, the entire battle had been fully launched. Shao Yun, Jia He and others led Li Yanxian's old subordinates to occupy Shanzhou and block Wushu's army step by step. After Xue Cheng occupied Tongzhou, he crossed the Yellow River to the east and occupied Hezhong Prefecture. Wei Yang occupied Weinan and approached Jingzhao Prefecture. In the Jin army, Wushu was in Xin'an and could not break through Yanxi Town for a while. Wanyan Yinshuke, who was left in Hedong, had the main force in Taiyuan, and the southernmost end of the army was arranged in Jinzhou, hundreds of miles away. Wanyan Huo's female army was in Yuanzhou, and Eliduo's army was in Fengxiang Prefecture, and both were hundreds of miles away. The surrounding area of ​​Jingzhao Prefecture was empty.

Marking the power of the Jin army on the map, Wang Xiaoli said: "This is a rare opportunity. Our three thousand troops will traverse Guanzhong and are unstoppable. If we cannot take this opportunity to visit Jingzhao Mansion, it would be a pity! If we block Wushu's army, Wei Yang can enter Jingzhao Mansion. This is great news, which is enough to boost the morale of the army. And we can take away the wealth plundered by the Jin army in Guanzhong, and make sure to make a profit!"

Li Yanxian said: "If Eliduo returns to the army from Fengxiang Mansion, Wei Yang is not very good."
Chapter completed!