Fufeng Song

The pressure Lu Yao bears is far heavier than his subordinates understand.

The total number of Huns who invaded this time was about [-].After deducting a few troops distributed in Jiexiu, Qixian and other places, Lu Yao estimated that their actual strength for the main battlefield was about [-].This number is close to three times the main force of the Jinyang Army led by Yue Shigong.Yue Shigong led his troops to confront him head-on, and he was under tremendous pressure.

In the early morning of yesterday, the messenger reported to Yue Shigong's military order: The main force of the Jinyang army fought fiercely with the Han King Liu Yuan's army. Sent to Qi County.Lu Yao is in charge of the battle in Qi County.

Yue Shigong was relieved to let a new general like Lu Yao take on the offensive and defensive in a strategic direction, which of course reflects his extraordinary demeanor of employing people; but for Lu Yao, the pressure is really great-he has to rely on the existing A force of less than 500 people resisted more than [-] Huns.

The strength of the Xiongnu army is that it has superior strength and is generally more elite than the soldiers of the Jin army; its weakness is that they crossed Jiexiu, where the Jin army was guarding, and went north, and food supply was very problematic, which was not conducive to a long battle.

Contrary to the Xiongnu, the weakness of the Jin army is their strength and combat effectiveness.No matter how confident Lu Yao was, he would not believe that the Jin army under him had the ability to face the Hu people head-on; but the Jin army occupies a favorable location, relying on the many high mountains, dense forests, lakes, swamps and rivers on the east side of Zhaoyu and Qi, sitting on the Qishan Mountain The two important places of Hejifang Mountain and guarding the Tuanbaigu pass formed a strong line of defense.

However, the transfer of the main force of the Huns broke the delicate balance of power between the two armies in the past few days.Without knowing the enemy's target, it is impossible to organize a targeted defense.The geographical advantage that the Jin army had relied on was shaky, and the battle situation fell into an extremely dangerous situation.

What was the goal of the Huns?The defenses of the two troops of the Jin army on Qishan Mountain and Jiefang Mountain were very solid, enough to withstand the siege of more than five times the strength of the troops, and this did not change due to the thick fog.Therefore, the Huns took advantage of the fog to transfer, and their goal should not be the Jin army in Qishan and Jiefangshan.

So, is their goal Tuanbai Valley?That's even more unrealistic.There are only four roads leading to Tuanbai Valley. Except for the main road at the foot of the mountain, the three small roads are rugged and difficult to pass through.More importantly, the four roads are all under the close surveillance of the Jin army, and the Huns cannot sneak across them at all.

Neither Qishan and Jiefangshan, nor Tuanbai Valley, what is the goal of the Huns?

What exactly do the Huns mean?Where would they be now?What will they do next?How should our army respond?Lu Yao pondered over and over again, only to feel a splitting headache, so he simply took the map again and looked at it carefully.

This map is often used in the military, but in Lu Yao's view, it is too simple.Many mountains, rivers and rivers are just a few smears, and the distances and distances of the roads between them are often wrong.Lu Yao simply summoned the military guide to inquire, took a pen by himself, and first filled in the relevant landforms on the map one by one.

The terrain of Qi County is high in the southeast and low in the northwest, with mountains, hills, plains, lakes and rivers, and the terrain is complex and changeable.The Qishan Mountain where he is at the moment is one of the many peaks in the south of Qixian County.The two soldiers and horses of the Jin army were stationed in the Qishan Mountain and the opposite Jifang Mountain. Not only the official road leading to the north, but also the other three north-south paths that can be passed by people are all under the Jin army's overlooking, which can be called flying birds. Difficult to cross.

The official road running across the north and south of Qixian County passes between the two mountains and leads to the county seat of Qixian County.All the residents in the county had already moved to Jinyang, leaving only an empty city.Further to the northwest of the official road is Tuanbai Valley, an important pass.To the north of Tuanbai Valley is the wilderness of Yimapingchuan, and there is no obstacle to reach Jinyang directly.

Not far from the foot of Qishan Mountain is Dragon Boat Water, also known as Houjia Water.The original east-west river course was blocked by Qishan Mountain, and it made a bend to flow northward, and finally rushed out of the mountains, and merged into Fenshui in the swamp area more than [-] miles north of Qishan Mountain.

Lu Yao frowned.Qi County is where the right part of the Xiongnu is located, so they are very clear about the geography here.But Lu Yao has served in the army in Bingzhou for many years, and there are local people in the army as village guides, and his understanding of the terrain of Qi County is not inferior to that of the Hu people.The problem is that the Qishan Mountain and Jiefang Mountain guarded by the Jin army are indeed important places, and he really can't imagine where the main force of the Hu people has moved.

He sighed insignificantly, and continued to add strokes to the map.

Lutai Mountain is on the south side of Qishan Mountain, fifteen miles away from Jingling in the south; about forty miles away from Qishan Mountain in the north, and it will be farther if you take a small road.The steep mountain shape is the watershed between Qi County and Wu Township.There is a Hucheng Valley in the mountain. Many streams gather in the valley to form a river, which is called Hugushui.The Hugu River flows eastward for tens of miles, meets Dongwo Water at an unnamed lake at the easternmost end of Qixian County, then turns to the northwest, fights and snakes along the way, and finally flows into Fenshui in the south of Tuanbai Valley.

At the end of the painting, Lu Yao was startled.

Hu Gushui!

The volume of water in Hugu is very small, and the river course is winding and the drop is so large that it is impossible to sail a boat at all, so Lu Yao didn't pay attention at first.But...if the soldiers of the Hu people are brave enough, they can make rafts and float down the river!Although this river circles a huge circle to the east, firstly, there is a lake at the confluence with the cave vortex to rest; secondly, the water volume in the lower reaches gradually increases, enough to carry a large boat; You can use the complex landforms to avoid the monitoring of the Jin army in Lutai Mountain and Qishan Mountain, and reach Tuanbai Valley, the last pass in the southeast of Jinyang!

Yes, it must be so!The chief general of the Hu people, Shi Le, was born as a horse thief in Hebei.Doesn't this kind of use of troops for victory in a dangerous situation conform to the bold and reckless way of a horse thief?It really is a ruthless character!He was indeed a desperado!

Lu Yao threw a pen and stood up, strode out of the tent, and shouted loudly: "Send the order, all the troops will rectify their equipment, and leave the camp within half an hour!"

Just as the messenger was about to retreat, Lu Yao suddenly shouted, "Wait a minute!"

What if Shi Le didn't walk the waterway of Hu Gushui?If the enemy just took advantage of the dense fog to go down the mountain and find a hidden place to hide, and our army messed up, wouldn't it be an opportunity for the barbarians to take advantage of it?Lu Yao can fully imagine that after the Jin army left the Qishan camp, if they were attacked by the Hu people, it would be a disastrous situation!The general Shi Le of the Hu people is very likely to do this, because isn't the method of hiding and waiting for an opportunity to kill the enemy also the best routine of horse thieves?

Or did the barbarians fail to act in the end?Just because of a guess, I voluntarily gave up Qishan, an important strategic stronghold, which caused the Hu people to directly threaten Tuanbaigu.What kind of responsibility should we bear for such a major command omission?

Lu Yao frowned and paced back and forth in front of the tent involuntarily.He repeatedly thought about the possible movements of the enemy, and he didn't realize that he was sweating profusely all over his body, soaking several layers of clothes.

"General! General!"

Lu Yao looked up and saw Shen Jin and He Yun dismounting from their horses and running fast.

"General Qi, we are incompetent and failed to discover where the main force of the Hu people is." Shen Jin said shamefully.

Lu Yao interrupted Shen Jin's words, and asked eagerly: "You have searched the terrain near Lutai Mountain, have you ever noticed anything strange near Hu Gushui?"

"Uh..." Shen Jin was at a loss for words for a moment.He and He Yun looked at each other, and said hesitantly: "There is nothing special about it. The south bank of Hugu River is Lutai Mountain. The Hu people cut down the entire forest land by the water, so the view is very wide. I can't wait. Dare to get too close."

"The whole forest?" Lu Yao suddenly asked loudly, startling Shen Jin.Lu Yao asked solemnly again: "Think about it carefully, are they cutting down trees to make up rafts?"

Shen Jin's eyes lit up, and he said in surprise: "It's very possible!"

He Yun added: "We have seen a lot of scattered wood stranded on the shore in the lower reaches of the Hugu River... It is very likely that they are leftovers from fabricating rafts!"

Lu Yao clapped his hands and shouted, "That's it!"

He was very excited and said loudly: "Send me an order to straighten out weapons and armor immediately, and discard all other baggage. The whole army retreats from the back mountain to Dragon Boat Water, and then boards the boat to Tuanbai Valley!"

"Board the boat?" Xue Tong, who came in a hurry, said in surprise, "Daoming, did you make a mistake? To get to Tuanbai Valley, you have to go by land! Doesn't the dragon boat lead to Tuanbai Valley?"

Lu Yao grabbed Xue Tong and pulled him to the desk in the big tent: "Old Xue, come and see!"

Now that the Hu people's movements were determined, Lu Yao had already thought of a countermeasure in an instant.Although the enemy's surprise attack regiment, Baigu, took Hugushui's waterway, it was concealed, but its speed was not fast.The Hugushui River is meandering. First, it makes a big bend to the east, and then turns all the way to the true north. The journey is no less than a hundred miles.Even if Hu Rentian set off as soon as the sun came out, he was only halfway there at this moment.

The Jin army set off at this moment. If they took the official road by land, they would have traveled more than [-] li to Tuanbai Valley.There is barely enough time, but if this is the case, it is very likely that they will run into the barbarians in the wild south of Tuanbai Valley.The barbarian soldiers were numerous and fierce, and Lu Yao would not take them in field battles.

"Therefore, we have to go this way!" Lu Yao pointed heavily at the map.He had just inquired clearly from the village guide that after the dragon boat water turned at Qishan Mountain, it went almost straight north until it entered Zhaoyuqi about twenty miles away.

Zhaoyu Qi is a well-known marsh in the world since ancient times. Those near Wu County are called Wu Ze, and those in Qi County are called Qi Sou. There are countless continuous lakes and swamps around it, and the terrain is extremely complicated.On the east side of the Longzhoushui estuary is a large area of ​​silted shoal, and on the other side of the shoal is the Xianggu water originating from Xianggu.

Xianggu water almost converges with the continuous swamps of Zhaoyuqi in this section, and then goes all the way north, passing through the north entrance of Tuanbai Valley, and finally flows into Fenshui in Yangyi County.

This route, the journey to Tuanbai Valley is at most [-] miles; not to mention that both Dragon Boat Water and Xianggu Water are large rivers with wide channels, which are convenient for boating.Moreover, in order to prevent the Hu people from stealing the dragon boat water, the Jin army had already gathered all the upstream and downstream ferry boats to take care of them.Calculate the number of ships, enough to carry Lu Yao's troops.Although it needs to be dragged by manpower to move the boat from the dragon boat water to the elephant valley water, it is not difficult for hundreds of soldiers to go together.Roughly estimating the itinerary, it only takes two hours to go around to the north of Tuanbai Valley, which will be one step ahead of the Hu people.

The art of war is like playing chess; those who compete on the screen are all opportunities, and the art of war is the same.Lu Yao said confidently: "Hu people walk by water, and we also take water! This is called using the way of others, and treating the body of others!"

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