Wang's division launched a large-scale northern expedition in May, and the troops were divided into three routes, of which the Han Huang Department of the Western Route Army was mainly responsible for blocking the Taihang Road and clearing out the rogue people in western Hebei. The Shen Mu Department of the East Road laid a good foundation in southern Hebei last year, and after the start of the war, the momentum was also rapid, and the troops threatened the Bohai and other places in the Bohai Sea, which were already a few rich counties under the control of the Qianguo State in a very short period of time.

As for Xie Ai, the middle route army, after receiving Yedi, he went straight to Xiangguo in Jizhong. At the level of the major battlefields, there have been no large-scale battles since May.

As for the specific battlefield, the Yanzhou soldiers on the right flank of the Central Route Army fought two tough battles.

In addition to the troops withdrawn from the front line such as Ma Qiu, Zhu Bao and other generals were sent to lead nearly 20,000 troops to the south and set up a garrison in Lieren County along the bank of the Zhangshui River in the northeast of Yedi, hoping to cause some obstruction to Wang Shi in Guangping County, so that the Central Route Army and the Eastern Route Army could not achieve cooperation.

The Yanzhou Mansion Soldiers were formed by the original Xuzhou militia as the main body, and then formed by Ding Zhuang, a native of Hebei in the early years of the Central Plains War, and had been in charge of Henan fortresses such as Huatai and Baima.

After Hurun replaced Li Hong to take over the military affairs of Yanzhou, he also took the lead in crossing the river to the north in early May, recovering Dunqiu, Guantao and other Hebei counties one after another, and launched a large-scale battle with Zhu Baobu of the Lie Army outside the Lieren City, and with the condition that more than 10,000 soldiers and the troops were temporarily at a disadvantage, he defeated the main force of the Lieren City of the Lie Army in a very short period of time, and successfully captured this fortress near Zhangshui, so as to ensure the control of the southern section of Zhangshui by the Wang Division.

After the victory in the first battle, the rest of the battle did not go smoothly. Due to the fact that there was no encirclement of superior forces in the city of Lieren, the main force chose to withdraw voluntarily, and there were still tens of thousands of soldiers who withdrew from the battlefield, and this part of the army also brought great trouble to the subsequent march.

In the early days of the Yanzhou army, it was mainly composed of foot soldiers, and there was no cavalry combat unit except for more than 1,000 light cavalry scouts. And those who withdrew from the Liren City had a large number of ranger mobile forces, and after withdrawing from the battlefield, the counterattack was very fierce, coupled with the addition of Shi Min's new force from the Shangbai region, the Hurun Department suffered a lot of losses.

In mid-August, the Fenwu army rushed east from Jizhong and cooperated with the trap set by the Yanzhou army, severely damaging this part of the Qianjun army, and the main general Zhu Bao only fled. Although the actual gains in this battle were not many, it completely broke up the organizational structure of this road, which was originally barely able to maintain a number of people, but after the war, it dispersed into more than a dozen wandering forces.

In the past period of time, although the general Zhu Bao is still trying to collect the rout, but the results are not significant, the current state of the army is already disheartened, and there is no fixed supply point around the realm, so the army has basically lost the combat effectiveness of the main force of the Wang division head-on.

Thanks to the help of the Fenwu Army, the Hurun Department continued to advance north to reach present-day Yanping. However, the Fenwu Army is now the most important mobile force of the Middle Road King Division, and it needs to shoulder the responsibility of the entire Middle Road Battlefield, and it is impossible to escort the Hurun Department all the way alone.

Not having enough cavalry strength is the biggest disadvantage of the Yanzhou army. Moreover, the positioning of Hurun's department is to serve as the center of the battlefield on both wings, and both wings have important combat missions, and there is no large number of cavalry to supplement them in a short period of time.

Because the Hurun Army could only be temporarily stationed in Yanping, the main task was to ensure the construction of the Eastern Route Army as the fulcrum of Linqing's advance.

However, all the kings and divisions are vying to advance, and Hurun naturally can't be satisfied with standing still, especially since the state of Qian has lost control of this border county. It can be said that as long as the soldiers of the Wang Division are in the city, they can directly take over the strongholds of these counties and counties without attacking at all, and the only hidden danger is those scattered in the suburbs and infested with the cavalry.

Although these cavalry fought fiercely in the field, they lacked the means to attack the fortifications, and as long as the royal division could successfully enter the stronghold of the city, they could only be helpless.

Because of the lack of mobile forces in hand, Hurun continued to gradually advance the front to the north through frequent dispatches and close echoes from front to back. Moreover, the back road is still increasing troops in a steady stream, and the troops in Hurun's hands have gradually reached more than 20,000 people, in addition to maintaining more than 5,000 soldiers in Yanping to ensure the echo of the Linqing fortress, through this cross advance, it has basically controlled the city strongholds in the entire territory of Guangping County.

However, the lack of cavalry strength is a tactical disadvantage that is difficult to ignore, and although the Zhu Bao Department of the Qiang army no longer has a big threat, there is a more vicious and cunning opponent in the rear, that is, the Shi Min Department near Guangzong in the north.

Yan Shimin is vicious and cunning, and it is by no means an exaggeration. Earlier, when the Fenwu Army came to fight in the east, his people showed courage and led his troops to break out of a gap in the encirclement of the Fenwu Army, causing a considerable part of the Fenwu Army to flee along this gap.

It is precisely because of this that Zhu Bao's subsequent integration and defeat of the army was very unsmooth. Many of the cavalry of the fleeing Karma army no longer trusted the chief general appointed by Shi Hu, the lord of the Karma, and chose to take refuge in Shi Min, a brave general who had a life-saving grace for them.

Therefore, Shi Min has become the most threatening general in the region, with at least 5,000 cavalry under his command, and his people have placed their camp in Guangzong Shangbai, which is beyond the reach of Wang's soldiers.

In addition, in the harassment against Wang Shi, Shi Minbu was also active.

Because Hurun had lost his rash advance and was too greedy for the gains and losses of the city, his troops were scattered all over Guangping. This has undoubtedly weakened the advantage on the regional battlefield and increased the logistical pressure sharply. In the past month or so, there have been no less than seven or eight of Wang Shi's various baggage teams in Shi Min's headquarters alone, and even two strongholds have been uprooted.

Moreover, Shi Min is not the same as the greed of ordinary generals, and the baggage obtained is evenly divided among the soldiers. His subordinates had a team composed entirely of Jin people's children, which was used to dispel the vigilance of the local tyrants and tyrannicals against the Qianhu, so as to reach contact with these local forces, and agreed to bribe these people to act as their eyes and ears by dividing the spoils of war equally, so as to more accurately attack the transfer of materials from the various strongholds of the king's division.

In this way, the original results have become the disadvantage of the Hurun army. The troops scattered in various cities are threatened by the thieves, and they can neither be calmly withdrawn nor given up, and the safety of military transportation is not guaranteed.

Therefore, Hurun has been in a lot of trouble during this time. When the war is fought in such a situation, the advantage turns into a disadvantage, and he, the main general, is really to blame.

In the final analysis, he is still too eager to prove himself, although he has followed the general for a long time, but he lacks the experience of being alone, in the early years in Fangtou as Xie Ai's deputy, and then as the general of the Shengwu Army, Nei Gonghe Luo, even led an army out of battle not much.

After advancing north, he was promoted by the general to replace Li Hong, a veteran of the war, in charge of the Yanzhou Military Government, and there was no shortage of soldiers in Yanzhou who were originally from Xuzhou.

Some time ago, the general entered Yanping, but he did not blame Hu Run, but he also comforted him: "The collapse of the country is imminent, the general trend is coming, how can one or two cunning jackals save it?" The king, the land and the people, when they take it, they will take it, this is exactly where the king and the master are doing, and there is no reason to hesitate. The current disadvantage, but for the time being, when all roads are in Yuli, how can thieves be rampant for a long time! ”

Although the general was relieved, Hurun still couldn't let go. He is not only a general in Taiwan, but also a protégé of the general, from a ruined son of Jiangzhou, and now he has become a royal minister.

Soon after the general's inspection, he allocated 5,000 war horses to the Hurun Department, and the construction of the Linqing side was temporarily ended, and Shen Mu supported 3,000 cavalry, which finally made the strength in Hurun's hands a qualitative improvement.

Previously, the stalls were too big, and they were unable to cope with the guerrilla sneak attacks of the Qiang army, but now they have enough cavalry strength in their hands, and the overall situation in Quang Binh County can be revitalized.

However, Hu Run also fully understood the cunning of the enemy, and although the power in his hands surged, he was not in a hurry to fight.

As the general said, the fall of the state is the trend of the times, and it is not the top priority of the king to fight for strength and courage in a short period of time, no matter how vicious and cunning the opponent is, it is just a battle of trapped beasts.

In the final analysis, this is a battle for the whole country, a battle of the general trend, although the opponent can be rampant for a while, but there is no strong support behind it. Today's world is no longer the old years of Yongjia where all parties are fighting, you can fish in troubled waters, and wait for opportunities to grow.

Huan Yi rushed to Yanping from Xiaqiushu, and there was no need for Hurun to personally receive the appointment of officials at this level, but others in the army did not know Huan Yi's identity, and Hurun, as a retainer of the general, was always too arrogant, so he still took a little time to meet Huan Yi in person.

For this young man who has been assessed by Xie Ai, Hu Run does not doubt his talent, but only briefly explains the situation in Quzhou, and by the way, reveals the plan of the Yanzhou army to attack Guangzong in the future, which can be regarded as a kind of care.

If Huan Yiguo has the talent to make some auxiliary cooperation, Hurun is naturally willing to ask for credit. If you can't, then stay in Quzhou honestly, and the safety is still guaranteed, and after Wang Shi uprootes Guangzong, it can be regarded as a kind of seniority.

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