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Zhao Wuxian lied in his letter to Chen Heng, not only did he have 30,000 armor soldiers, but he also counted the labor of the people and the 3,000 Handan troops he had collected, and he didn't even have 20,000 soldiers......

However, he also told the truth, after the news of the fall of the Zhongxing clan spread, the counties that were originally subordinate to the Handan clan felt that they could not protect themselves, and under the fear that Zhao Wuxian sent light cavalry and scattered soldiers to create an army of imminent arrival, Xiyang County surrendered first.

Subsequently, with the assistance of the soldiers of Xiyang County, Fan's last territory east of Taihang, Yongyu, was also difficult to support. Soon after being besieged by a small group of Zhao soldiers, the county officials and those who were unwilling to surrender to Zhao thought that Zhao's army was coming, so they abandoned the city and crossed the river to Weiguo on the other side.

Now south of Huanshui and north of Qishui, there are only 5,000 households left in the Dayi......

By this time, the Marquis of Jin and Zhibo in the west had declared the Zhao clan a rebel, razed the lower palace, and besieged Geng County, and he had learned the news through the Han clan. And the situation in the eastern Lu country is not optimistic, since June has been suffering from sporadic attacks by the Qi country, this painless harassment has officially turned into a large-scale march of tens of thousands of people since late August!

In the case of being attacked on both sides, the Zhao clan is faced with a choice, a strategic choice, which is more important, which is related to the chance of victory and the future of the country.

During this period, Yu Wuzheng persuaded Zhao Wuxian like this: "It is better for the Shuai army to march west from Mengmen, join up with the Zhao soldiers of Jinyang, seek an opportunity to defeat the Zhi clan in one fell swoop, and then enter Jiangdu, so that the Qingjun side can be realized!" ”

But some people objected: "If this is the case, the price that the Zhao army has to pay is too great, with more than 10,000 soldiers marching westward, looking for a decisive battle against the enemy army several times its size, although it will end the war quickly, but even if it wins, it will be a disastrous victory." The Zhao family is likely to suffer heavy losses, but it has allowed Wei and other watchers to pick up the advantage. ”

Zhao Wuxian is self-aware, although he is in the name of the Qing monarch, but in fact he is not the same as Zhu Laosi in the early Ming Dynasty: Zhu Di can usurp the throne if he conquers Nanjing, but what can the Zhao family do even if he tries his best to conquer Jiangdu, and the Marquis of Jin is just a puppet. The Zhi clan can take him back to the territory. Once the blow misses, the main force will be trapped west of Taihang, and Hanoi and Lu Guohe, who are left behind, may be completely lost.

After the westward expansion strategy was repudiated, some retainers from the Lu state persuaded Zhao Wuxian to return to the Lu state first, defeat the Wei and Qi, and then turn around to deal with the Zhuqing west of Taihang, and similarly, some people objected to this plan.

"Otherwise, Qi is negative and Haidai, and the territory is thousands of miles. With a population of 400,000 households, it is not something that can be defeated if you want to. The last time the Qi State was defeated by the Zhao family, I must remember it, I heard that the Marquis of Qi did not train the people in the country for a month, and he was eager to take revenge on the shame, and the main force went east to fight with Qi and the battle of Heji, maybe after more than ten major battles and dozens of small battles, he could really defeat the Qi people. But at that time, the Zhao clan must have been exhausted, and Jinyang in the west was isolated. It's really not a good strategy......"

In this way, Zhao Wuxian's retainers secretly nicknamed the "General Staff" expressed their opinions, but they did not agree with him after all.

Now although the Zhao clan has won a big victory, the situation is still not optimistic, and it is also unfortunate to fall into the phrase "three holes of cunning rabbits", and their battle line is divided into three:

The first is the Western Front. Composed of Jinyang and Han's territory, Changzi County and other cities scattered in the hills and basins, Jinyang has 10,000 soldiers, and Han's more than 10,000 guards.

The second is the Eastern Front. That is, on the border of Qilu, Zhao Wuxian left two thousand soldiers on the Lu side, as well as half of the three armies, which were also more important than attacking.

The third is from Hanoi all the way north, to the central front of the Bai people, including Weiguo, where the Zhao army is not dominant, but the morale is overwhelming!

Looking around now, the enemy on this front no longer dares to fight with Zhao Wuxian, the most powerful military force is precisely the wandering soldiers of Chen's army of more than 10,000 people, Zhao Wuxian and Chen Heng are also "old friends", he knows that this conspirator is never willing to fight to the death with Zhao, and the two sides can even make some deals to divide up the remnants of the Zhongxing clan.

Zhao Wuxian finally said his plan: "It's no problem for the second line of the east and west to hold out until winter, don't forget the second and third sons, winter is the most powerful ally of the Zhao family, once it is winter, whether it is the western front or the eastern front, the enemy army will be helpless!" ”

In this day and age, winter is the army's worst enemy......

He stood up and announced, "But in the middle of the line, once winter comes, we will not be able to move an inch. Among the three lines, only the middle line is dominant, so it is better to maximize this advantage! So I decided to concentrate my forces, open up the situation from the middle line as soon as possible, and strive to break through the obstacles before the winter snowfall, and hit Handan, Bairen, and Jingcheng! ”

"Midline? Jing Chen? "The retainers looked at each other, the west is Jinyang, the core of Western Zhao, and the east is the foundation of Eastern Zhao, Lu State, these two places have been attacked, according to common sense, troops should be sent to rescue, but Zhao Wuxian decided to let them hold on for the time being, but should start from Handan, Bank of China?

Zhao Wuxian began to explain his reasons: "The Handan clan has lost two masters in a row, and the people's hearts have been scattered, and it has become a rotten hollow bamboo, which only needs an army of people to poke through. The three thousand soldiers of the Handan clan have also been captured for several months, they are deeply disciplined by the military officials, and basically accept the reality that the Zhao clan is the lord of Handan, and it is also their lord. ”

"Handan is broken, and then there is the Dongyang and Hejian of the Zhongxing clan, and the Rongdi tribe in Gufei and Hejian are all Zhongshan wolves who are fighting against their masters, and they are divided into carp and Zhai Fengdi to agitate, and it is not difficult to move them to launch a rebellion."

"After clearing the middle bank and eliminating the threat from the rear, the most convenient way back to Jinyang is also the most convenient shortcut to the Zhi clan's lair! When the time comes, an unexpected strategic maneuver of the enemy will be formed, return to Jinyang in an arc-shaped manner, send the armor of Dongyang and Taiyuan, and then go south along the Fenshui, and the Han clan will sweep Zhuqing, then Jiangdu can go down! Of course, because of the location, it can also stabilize the eldest son county and watch the changes in the country. ”

In the process of conquering Dongyang, the Zhao clan will become stronger and stronger, and finally complete the snowball of the middle line, first the middle and then the west, and after winning the Jin civil war, and finally turn back to solve the eastern front, this is Zhao Wuxian's strategic plan!

At the end of August, the autumn harvest was over, and Zhao Wuxian left 5,000 people to garrison Hanoi, and he led the main force to the north and began to besiege Zhongmou County.

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As the retainers said, Zhongmu is a large city of 5,000 rooms, which was originally Weidi, the northern boundary of the Weiguo, and then belonged to the Jin Dynasty, and then belonged to the Zhao family.

It is not only a military center in the Jin State's expansion of foreign annexation wars, but also a transportation hub between Qi, Jin and Wei, and the only way to go north to Handan and Bairen.

Zhao Wuxian looked at the lush forests from afar, and the earthy yellow outer Guo of Zhongmu appeared on the horizon, and couldn't help but say with emotion: "When Zhongmu set up a county, Jin Pinggong asked Zhao Wenzi and said, 'Zhongmu is an important place in the Jin Kingdom and an important town in Handan. I want to choose a good county order, who should I send? Zhao Wenzi recommended his enemy Xing Bozi and claimed that 'personal enmity is not business'. He is such a person who does not avoid hatred on the outside and relatives on the inside, if the Jin State can govern like him, why is it so divided and fighting, but unfortunately I didn't have the opportunity to see my great-grandfather's demeanor......"

Zhao Wuxian's imperial art teacher Wang Sunqi was beside him, and he said: "The prince wants to travel with Zhao Wenzi, but do you know, who died early that Zhao Wenzi wanted to travel with?" ”

Wuxian smiled: "Of course I know that my great-grandfather and uncle passed by the Jiuyuan cemetery and said that if the scholars of the past dynasties buried here can be resurrected and travel together, who does it mean?" Wenzi is the one who belongs to Fan Wuzi, he is the first generation of the head of the Fan family, he does not forget his teacher, he does not lose his friends, and he chases after him without help, and retreats without ......"

Wang Sunqi said solemnly: "But time has passed, and now it is precisely the descendants of Fan Wuzi who perished in the world, if Wenzi is reincarnated, with his character that is easy to touch the scene, I don't know how to sigh." ”

Zhao Wuxian smiled: "You're right, it's like the doctor of Zhongmu County recommended by Wenzi back then was the virtuous Xing Bozi, but now he is the traitor of the Zhao family who governs here!" ”

Wang Sunqi sighed and said: "Yes, Zhongmu is not as easy as the two counties that were easily captured before, there are many strong cities here, relatively wealthy, and easy to defend and difficult to attack, I am afraid it will take a lot of time." Zhongmu Zaichen Buddha, I have met this person a few times, with all due respect, although he is a villain who has turned his back on the monarch, he is also a talent, and he is the most capable minister of the Zhao family in the past, second only to Dong Zi......"

Zhao Wuxian's eyes suddenly shrank like a needle, Buddha's heart, the person who left his name in the history books because of Confucius in later generations, judging from the various deeds that Zhao Wuxian had heard about this person, he was by no means an idle person, no wonder it took more than 20 years for the two generations of Zhao to settle the Zhongmu City in history, which is the first hard bone that Wuxian faced since the Song City! (To be continued.) )