Chaofa Yedu Bridge, Twilight White Majin.

Baimajin is located near the Henan slipway, and in the north is Liyangjin. As for the section of Fangtou in Liyang, it is the concentration point of the Yellow River. In previous years, when Shi Zhao was strong, in Henan, Huaibei, including Guanzhong, captivated and looted civilians, and in the core areas of Xiangguo and Yecheng in the north, boats and ships mostly left the Yellow River and went north from here.

From Liyang upwards, through Hutuo, Zhangshui, etc., in the middle section of Weishui, you can reach Yecheng within one day. Therefore, on this section of the waterway, not only is it prosperous, but there are also many warehouses along the way, which is the most essential section from Hebei to the Central Plains.

However, with the civil strife in Liyang, although Shi Kan was sitting in Yedi, he was incompetent, so the surroundings of Liyang were also rapidly chaotic. The prosperity is gone, and it is declining.

A few days ago, Shi Kan Zaitong's army came south, and now in Liyang alone, more than 60,000 soldiers have been gathered, and the Yedi in the rear is still conscripting soldiers and husbands, and they are coming along this river.

After these soldiers arrived in Liyang, they directly stayed in those warehouses and mansions that had long been idle, saving them the trouble of building camps again.

Such a large-scale gathering of soldiers was extremely stressful for Shi Kan. Although he inherited a considerable part of the inheritance of the Qianguo Kingdom, such as a large number of materials stored in Yecheng including Liyang and other places in the early years, after the consumption of the past few years, there is not much left. Moreover, the military leaders of Yedi are seriously divided, and they lack much in local management, and they are not enough to replenish them, so it is inevitable that they will sit on empty seats.

Therefore, in order to prepare for this big war, Shi Kan can be said to have put all his family resources on the line, and even allocated part of his troops to the close families in exchange for their financial support. At the same time, he organized a cavalry team to sweep the perimeter of Yedi in order to plunder and collect people's reserves.

Originally, if it was just a southern disaster, Shi Kan would not be embarrassed to this point. After all, he can become the lord of Yedi, and he also relies on his strength, originally Shi Zhao Hussar, Che Cavalry and other forbidden armies are all in his hands, and these alone are tens of thousands of elites. Even if those powerful clans and military leaders were strong, they didn't dare to disobey him too much, and only dared to restrain him from the side.

But now, not only the Huainan army is on the banks of the Chen River, but also in Xiangguo. The constraints of the two parties made him dare not be too tough. But in any case, the army has finally been assembled now. As long as the army can be assembled, it will still be under the orders of the King of Wei on the whole, and although those military leaders also join the army as troops, they will be able to exert far fewer constraints.

However, due to the defeat of the front, Deshikan fell into passivity, and the huge army could only shrink in Liyang, and it could not be spread at all. Therefore, after Shi Kan arrived in Liyang, even if he knew that the enemy army on the opposite slipway had not yet been fully in place, he did not dare to launch a direct attack, fearing that he would be crushed by the Huainan naval army downstream upstream on the way to cross the river.

Therefore, during this period, the two armies were only wrestling with the competition of a few river banks. In this regard, the Yedi army has the upper hand, but at the general strategic level, seeing that more and more troops are gathering in the slipway, the Huainan army is more stable, and it has begun to gradually transfer the naval army with the slipway as the center. Because of the loss of Fangtou, the Yedi army has become more and more at a disadvantage.

In such an anxious confrontation, what made Shi Kan even more uneasy was that rumors gradually spread in the army, all of which were about some important generals in the army repairing books in Henan and preparing to surrender to the enemy. These rumors have spread so vividly that they have begun to shake the morale of the military.

In the large camp near Liyangjin, Shi Kan personally supervised and beheaded dozens of soldiers who had searched the army for spreading rumors. At the sound of an order, dozens of heads rolled down together, and a depressing smell of blood filled the school field. And the generals and commanders of the various departments lined up in the school yard were also silent for a while, and they did not dare to speak out.

Shi Kan was wearing heavy armor, and he seemed to be majestic, but in fact, he smiled bitterly in his heart. He knew that with such a fanfare execution, many rumors that were still hidden in the shadows would spread faster later.

But now, he couldn't do better. In the rumors, it has already been mentioned that the name of the general is going to lead his troops to surrender to the enemy, and those who have a heart have already known it. If he still doesn't say anything, people's hearts will become even more panicked, especially the generals involved in the rumors, and they will be even more uncomfortable.

At present, he chooses to severely punish the soldiers who spread rumors, as a way to show that he will never be affected by rumors. But in this way, more ordinary soldiers who have been kept in the dark will learn about it.

So at such a moment, he still chose to compromise. Regardless of whether those generals are suspected of defecting to the enemy, we will not investigate it at this time, because the stakes are too large, and if we choose to pursue and execute those generals, the situation will become more serious and uncontrollable. Even if the best outcome does not provoke a mutiny, so many generals are involved, and the command of the entire army will collapse.

Dozens of human heads were regarded as Shi Kan's explanations and warnings to the generals, and they were hung on the flagpole to show the battalions, and the soldiers were forbidden to discuss the matter in private.

Then Shi Kancai summoned a few more heavy generals into the account, took off his armor and sat down for a while, and then sighed suddenly.

Several generals in the big tent saw Shi Kan like this, and their expressions were also depressed and eccentric. Because speaking of which, they took the initiative to initiate this deception strategy, hoping to introduce the Huainan Army into the middle of the army and strive for some initiative.

Moreover, when they made the plan, they also calculated that the Huainan army might turn around and publish those fraudulent surrender letters to shake the morale of the army, in their plan, if the Huainan army did this, it would show that the other party did not have the sincerity to surrender, but could strengthen the stubborn resistance of the soldiers.

However, what they didn't calculate was that there were too many people involved in this surrender list! There are so many that even they themselves don't dare to track down who is the real and who is the fake one, which can be described as self-defeating and self-inflicted.

After a moment of silence, a general named Zhang Cang in the banquet said in a deep voice: "It was planned before, no one from the You family was present, but it was rumored that his family was also secretly connected with the southern thief. If the king doesn't dig deeper, I'm afraid he will become a traitor......"

When Shi Kan heard this, he clenched his fist and slammed it on the bookcase, and his face was even more gloomy. Because of this self-defeating strategy, not only did it fail to cause any trouble to the Huainan Army, but it put great pressure on his own heart.

So many people have dedicated their books to sincerity, is it true, or is it an exaggeration by the Huainan Army? Or is it that only these people who have been announced are suspected of defecting to the enemy, and everything else is absolutely innocent? What's more, could it be that such an important northland sect as the Guangping You clan is framed by the old enmity of Yedi, hoping to use his hand to get rid of the You clan and then carve up its people?

At least he knew that this Zhang Cang was talking about studying the You family at this time, and his purpose was not simple.

Seeing that Shi Kan was silent, Han Yong, a descendant general he brought from Huaibei, said: "Brother You, who has been a general in the country for a long time, is not surprising that his name is in Henan. Even if it is cast into the southern thief, it may not be used, and most of the southern thieves framed this matter. ”

"Mostly? Ha, if something happens less than half, I'm afraid that my life will be crowned for the dog thief. ”

Zhang Cang laughed inexplicably, and said no more.

"The head fell to the ground first, and the matter was stopped!"

After hearing this, Shi Kan roared, his tone was extremely irritable, and then he said in a deep voice: "Xifang City is occupied by the enemy, so I can't be calm. Guo Changshi wrote a letter before, saying that the enemy army was stubbornly holding on to the geographical advantage, and relying on good weapons, and repeatedly fought without success, so he asked for help. General Liu will receive the headquarters, I will add you another 2,000 cavalry, and immediately go to help in the battle, you must take the fang head as soon as possible! ”

After hearing this, the general surnamed Liu stood up and gave up his hand, and was about to leave the big tent, when the general named Zhang Cang spoke again: "King, the last general feels that there is no need to be too attached to the fang. Why did the southern thieves come quickly? First trapped Chen Guang, and then locked Heluo, the army went straight to Hebei, so our army had no time to deal with it. Now the two armies are facing each other along the river, and it is dangerous to take Fangtoucheng, which is difficult for our army to take, and it is also difficult for the southern thieves to take it. As long as the southern thieves can be blocked in Fangxi, it may not become a big disaster. ”

Shi Kan was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then raised his hand and signaled, "Go on." ”

"The southern thieves are actually using Fangxi as bait to seduce our army. But looking at its military movements, all the way to the speed, it can be known that it must be simple, the barren land of Jiangdong, the people of the island, even if there is a little thin storage, it is difficult to withstand the long-term use of the army. Because the southern thieves entered Hebei lightly, they did not dare to look aside, and the battle was all based on sharp courage, and it was difficult to make a long-term plan. ”

"However, Guo Changshi reported back to the thieves of Fangxi with strong armor and heavy weapons, and the material use was full......"

A general next to him said in his mouth, not quite agreeing with Zhang Cang's statement.

"What's so strange about the treacherous behavior of the soldiers, the slightest deception? Jiangdong has been in drought for a long time, Henan has been in chaos for a long time, and it is because of lack of use, so it is used to bully people! ”

When Zhang Cang talked about this, he was already determined: "Previously, Shen Weizhou's lone army went deep into the sour jujube, and he was captured by Xinle Gong. His people in Jiangdong have always been accustomed to enjoying themselves in peace and enjoyment, if there is no hidden feeling, how can they be willing to take risks? ”

When everyone heard this, there was no lack of agreement for a while, despising the people of Jiangnannan is a long-standing tradition, and they did not dare to think deeply because of the brilliant achievements of the Huainan Army's northward advance, and now they heard Zhang Cang's analysis and some strange actions of the Huainan Army before.

"At present, our army is holding the river line, which seems to be stable, but in fact, it cannot be decisive in an instant. Moreover, the southern thief boat can take advantage of the river, and our army cannot take advantage. However, if you retreat slightly to the river line, pretend to retreat lightly, and take the reckless actions of the thieves in the south, it will be difficult to press, and you will definitely cross the river to chase after you. At that time, our army will avoid the southern thief boats, and we will be able to surround and kill them with rangers and archers! ”

Zhang Cang finished speaking in one breath, and the current trap of the army lies in the passive response to the enemy, and the enemy army is directly blocked on the north bank of the Yellow River, and there is no depth to rely on at all. If the army can retreat a little and make way for the river line, on the one hand, it can avoid the unfavorable battlefield of water warfare, and on the other hand, it can also give full play to the advantages of geography and cavalry, and destroy the enemy army in the movement.

When the rest of the congregation heard this, there was no shortage of people frowning and pondering the feasibility of this tactic. To tell the truth, seeing the boats and boats of the southerners on the river makes people feel terrified, they have tens of thousands of troops here, and they are not even enough to cross the river, if there is a water war, it is really not optimistic.