Whether it is its own topography or the actual deployment of troops, Taishan County is the absolute center of Qingyan.

To the east of Taihang Mountain, the terrain gradually decreases, and Dongyue Taishan is one of the few commanding heights in Shandong. After Yongjia, the world was in turmoil, and Taishan County was once occupied by the homeless handsome Xu Niche.

Xu Gong took advantage of this danger, and brought the capricious, cunning and treacherous characteristics of the exile marshal to the fullest, wandering between various forces in a vain attempt to meet the source, whether it was to unify the Hebei state or to the Jin Zuo who sent the river table, they lacked much loyalty at all, and repeatedly rebelled and surrendered, and during this period, his people did have a profound impact on the changes in the power of the lower reaches of the Yellow River.

Xu Gong was entrenched in Taishan County, and it was not until the first rebellion of Jiangdong Wang Dun that he was defeated by Shi Hu of the Qi Kingdom. After Xu Niche was escorted to Xiangguo, Shi Le ordered someone to put him in a leather bag and drop him from a hundred-foot building, and he fell to death more than once, but also cut his heart and liver to share with others, and killed all the 3,000 soldiers of Xu Niche, which shows his hatred for Xu Niche's capriciousness.

Now that Qingyan has been restored by Wang Shi, Taishan County is so important and naturally attaches great importance to it. After Shen Mu sat in Mount Tai, this realm became the absolute military center of Henan in the lower reaches of the Yellow River, with tens of thousands of troops all year round, and the essence of the Xuzhou militia in the old years was led out to create the Hongwu Army, and the rest were all in this, including a considerable part of the brave veterans who followed Shen all the way from Jiangdong.

The city of Mount Tai where the army sits is located, set up by the thick Mount Tai mountains, the city is tall and majestic, the camps inside and outside are neat and majestic, the Wenshui goes around the border, overlooking the land of Qilu at the foot.

Taishan City is a pure military city, even if there are villages and houses around, they are all directly under the jurisdiction of the royal army. Even in the entire Taishan County, there is a lack of private property of large households, whether it is the county and county guards, or the township Yongtun households, a manpower and property, the first to meet the military degree first.

The troops of the Wang Division stationed in Taishan City are not responsible for production at all, except for combat tasks, which are to train and maintain combat effectiveness. It is like a treasure knife that has been polished for a long time, ready to go north to harvest Hebei thieves at any time.

It took more than a day for the battle report to be delivered to Taishan City.

"Did the army really move?"

Shen Mu was not surprised that there was a disturbance in the defense line along the river, as early as when he received the order to move to the platform, and even before that, he was mentally prepared for this. But when he heard that it was the one who was lost, and that there were tens of thousands of enemies who came to attack, Shen Mu's face still sank suddenly: "The dog cub is afraid that it is too late to die!" ”

Different from Meng Lang's posture when he was with his old friends in previous years, Shen Mu, as the governor and general of the highest military governor of Qingyan and Xu, naturally has a majestic cultivation, especially in front of a group of generals, his posture is even more solemn and majestic.

More than a dozen generals under the tent were at the table, and seeing the anger on the governor's face, they all made a statement of wanting to fight. In recent years, the focus of Xingtai has been on the development of the western front, and relatively speaking, they will inevitably be left out in the cold.

Although they surrounded the Yellow River and constantly harassed each other, there was never any large-scale war, which also made these generals who were eager to make meritorious contributions look forward to it.

Shen Mu shouted angrily in his mouth, but there was a bit of solemnity between his eyebrows and eyes, which showed that he was not as contemptuous of Shi Xuan's army as he said. Or it can be said that what he cares about now is not Shi Xuan, who is attacking the fortress, but the actions after the kingdom of Qian.

With such a heavy responsibility, Shen Mu's eyes are naturally much higher than those of the generals. Every year, even if he does not return to Luo to report on his work, he must often communicate with Xingtai, especially with the general, and he has been speculating for a long time about the strategic arrangement of Xingtai and the reaction that the northern state may have.

On the surface, it seems that the transfer of Shandong's army to the east was only due to the sudden outbreak of the southern invasion of Saihu and the emergency response of the generals, but similar adjustments, Xingtai had already planned for a long time, and the main intention was naturally to cut off the connection between the isolated state and its shadowy forces.

Even if it is still troubled at the beginning, this is an inevitable trend, and there is no need to take chances. Because of the existence of fangtou in the middle road, there is no worry about it for the time being, and the most likely thing that the army is most likely to invade is Shen Mu's capital area.

Shen Mu supervised the land of Qingyan and Xu, among which Qing and Yandu were across the river from the country, and the border line was long. Therefore, the choice of which direction the army chose to attack from is also a very debatable matter. In addition to the defense that can be more focused on trade-offs, it can also give a glimpse of the strategic thinking after the country.

Shi Xuan's army attacked the fortification, which has to be said to be out of Shen Mu's expectations, and it also deviated from the general's prediction. Because when they discussed it before, they all felt that if the country moved, from a strategic perspective, Le'an on the north side of Qingzhou should be the primary target.

Le'an is in the northernmost part of Qingzhou, and it is also where the Yellow River flows into the sea. Relatively speaking, this place is still remote in the sphere of influence of the Wang Division, and the overall control is lighter. Once the Qiang army entered Kole'an, the only troops that Wang Shi could mobilize at the first time were Shen Mu, who stayed behind in Taishan County to respond to emergencies, and several inland towns in Henan did not dare to be easily mobilized, so as to prevent the army from being transferred from the mountains and directly into the heart.

It is easier to succeed in capturing Le'an or the first point, although Le'an is on the edge of Qingzhou, but it does not mean that it is not important, first of all, this is the center of the confluence of the river and the sea, based on this, you can quickly plunder Jinan and even take the Guanggu city in the center of Qingzhou. Once the state of Qian has gained a foothold here, the significance of the entire Yellow River defense line will be greatly reduced, and the land of Huaisi will also be directly threatened.

There is also a more important point, that is, Le'an is close to the sea, and Xingtai has also used this as a base in the past few years, gradually strengthening the influence and restraint of Xianbei in Liaodi through the sea route, making the suffering of the belly and back of the country more erosive.

If the state occupies Le'an, it can hold the head of Henan, and the upper can cut off the shackles of Xingtai to Donghu, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone. This is also a strategic idea to play from the corners and then forge ahead in the Central Plains.

Le'an seems to be at a declinted angle, but once it is lost, the balance of the left and right layout of the platform is bound to tilt sharply, and there will be a considerable round of emergency correction next, and there will be many fighters that can be grasped by the country in the process.

Therefore, the area that Shen Mu focused on defending before was still the north of Qingzhou, and even Xu Mao's naval army was directly stationed in Le'an, Qingzhou, in case of a large-scale attack by the State of Qingzhou, Guanggu of Qingzhou also arranged for Xu Ning, the general of Yuanxuzhou, to guard it all the year round.

If it weren't for the fact that it was not ruled out that the Kingdom of Qian would attack from elsewhere, such as the current loss of the Qiang, Shen Mu would even want to move the town of Le'an himself, just to be foolproof. It's not that other places are not important, it's just that the gains and losses are not as touching as Le'an.

Now the state of Qian did not attack Le'an, but directly took the shackles near the middle lane, which inevitably made Shen Mu a little embarrassed. Although he did not turn a deaf ear to his defense of the Piercing, it was not comparable to the importance he attached to Le'an, otherwise there would not have been a serious shortage of the Piercing Defense's strength as soon as the Lu Yongshui Army was withdrawn.

The loss of the sword can be said to be his miscalculation, and it can also be said to be a miscalculation of the country. Although the Jin army's stalls spread out very much, it will definitely not give the Qian State the opportunity to launch a strong attack one after another. Although the silk piercing goes straight to the heart of the green Yan, this realm is also hidden in the wilderness, and it is by no means the soft persimmon that it seems on the surface.

Moreover, after the country chose this place as the target of attack, no matter how the war developed later, the possibility of maximizing profits was completely eliminated.

But Shen Mu still didn't dare to relax on this, he wouldn't be so hospitable as to sit back and watch the Qiang army crisscross his metropolitan area. After suppressing the anger in his heart, Shen Mu summoned a few army commanders who had withdrawn from Jinjin to inquire in detail about the battle situation, and when he heard that Gao Zhong knew the enemy situation in advance, and after seeing that he was defeated, he destroyed most of the camp defense, and then donated himself to the country and died in the palace, Shen Mu couldn't help but sigh.

"Although you are invincible, you can kill many people and not insult the spirit of my king, which is also valuable."

At present, the specific letter from the front line has not been returned, and Shen Mu does not praise it too much, the reason why he has this emotion is because he did not have a good impression of Gao Zhong's person before, and the aura of Haoqiang and self-care is too strong, which is a little incompatible with the overall atmosphere of Wang Shi, and he really didn't expect that his person could burst out with such a heroic spirit when the matter came to an end.

Shen Mu had secretly decided in his heart that although the loss of the land was not a deed worthy of praise, if it was verified that Gao Zhong's deeds were really heroic, he would ask for a mourning honor for others anyway.

Ordered someone to lead those soldiers down and settle down temporarily, Shen Mudang spread out the defense map around the fort and began to arrange how to encircle the counterattack and recapture the fort.

In fact, Shen Mu was already familiar with the various defense arrangements in the realm, and there was no need to follow the map. In addition to being angry, he was not satisfied with just driving away the Karma army that came from the south.

In previous years, in order to cooperate with the development of the strategy on the Western Front, Shen Mukong had a strong army in hand, but he also had to spare his troops, and did not dare to make trouble in the lower reaches, and his mood was more or less depressed. Now that the strategy of the Western Front has basically been laid, if there is any expansion in the future, it will be the various ministries competing for progress. And they, the long-lonely Henan powerhouses, really need to show their edge again.

Shen Mu's initial arrangement was not surprising, similar to the rehearsal many times, nothing more than mobilizing troops to fill the defense line, not allowing the Qian army to flow in all directions, waiting until the encirclement was formed, and then seeking to encircle and annihilate it.

In these aspects of affairs, experienced veterans such as Li Hong and Cao Na will naturally not make any low-level mistakes. Even if there is any inconsistency between the cooperation and is taken advantage of by the enemy, there are strong troops of Taishan County under the command of Shen Mu himself in the rear.

When most of the generals were ordered to enter the camp and gather the army to kick out, Shen Mu pointed to one of the generals and ordered: "Mo Zhong, you don't have to go to the bar, you can lead your headquarters to Le'an, and tell Xu Diran that you don't need to go west, Xu Ning leads your troops north into the river defense, and waits for my military order behind the road." ”

As he spoke, he quickly wrote two warrants to each of his own soldiers, and the first one ordered: "Fly to Fenwu Shen Yun, I want him to go to the slip platform within ten days to stand by, if there is any delay, I will go to the stage to participate in his delay in the fighter." ”

The other instructed: "Hurry up to Fangtou and say thank Ai, and pick me up in Ye in mid-September." ”

Speaking of this, he said viciously: "The Shi family animals want to steal my defense, I want to let his father and son have no harvest of autumn grain, and starve to death this beast!" ”