Hanoi.

Zhang Miao crossed the Yellow River in the south and left, Xu Dabu, the soldiers were bloodless, occupied Huai and Zhou counties, plus the Yewang who was already under control, and the state army occupied three important places west of Qinshui, the west of Hanoi, all in hand, and the strategic goal was achieved.

Jizhou Yuan Tan Juyi Department is coming slowly from the east.

Xu Da and Fang Xuanling are stationed by the Maqinshui River.

"Mr. Fang, the Jizhou army is coming, whether to fight or not, can the lord make it clear?"

"The policy of the Lord is to stabilize the west of Hanoi, to win a quick battle, and to reduce losses. As for the specific countermeasures, the lord did not explicitly state it, and he fully trusted General Tiande, and the general could be arbitrary on the spot. ”

"Xu Da understands."

As a general, the most fortunate thing is to be fully trusted. The best thing is to be given the right to make decisions on the spot.

In this way, they can give full play to their talents.

Xu Da handed the information in his hand to Fang Xuanling and asked, "Yuan Tan people, what does Mr. Fang think?" ”

"Yuan Xiansi has a plan and is anxious, and he has coveted the position of the prince for a long time. There are more treacherous and less conspiracy Guo Gong complements each other, and he must have the heart to fight with our army, vainly hoping to win a battle, and add bargaining chips in order to compete for the position of the prince. As for Ju Yi, he is just a brave general, so there is nothing to worry about. However, Wei Zheng Wei Changhui is not detailed, but his initial investment in Yuan Benchu has to be reused, and there must be something outstanding. ”

Xu Da nodded. Yuan Tan was anxious to fight, so he fought with him quickly. Send him to a defeat, destroy the sharpness of the Jizhou army, so that he does not dare to look west. ”

Fang Xuanling agreed: "If you plan properly, you can win quickly." If it is frustrated, the enemy will be frightened, and it can also relieve the pressure on Taiyuan and Shangdang. ”

Xu Da let out an "oh" and thought for a while.

Dismounted, took a spear from his entourage, walked to the Qinshui River, probed the spear into the river, and shook his head regretfully.

"General Tiande is worried, but this river?"

Xu Da nodded. "Exactly. Although Yuan Tan is impatient, he is not a brainless man. They will not dare to venture into the water. If there is a war, only our army will cross the river. However, the river is too deep and the bottom of the river is silt. Difficult to wade through. Boat ferrying or erecting pontoon bridges is time-consuming and laborious, and they must be observed by them, and they cannot be taken by surprise, and they cannot win a quick battle. ”

Fang Xuanling smiled slightly: "Qinshui." No problem! ”

"Oh?" Xu Da turned around, bowed down and said, "Mr. Fang taught me." ”

"In midsummer, the spring flood has passed, the autumn flood has not arrived, and the amount of water is not large. To the north of Yewang, upstream of Qinshui, there is an irrigation ditch built in the Qin period, although it has been abandoned, but its channel is still there. By simply clearing the blockage, the river can be diverted. ”

Xu Da's eyes lit up. But there are still concerns. "However, there is a lot of silt and sand at the bottom of the water, and it is still impossible to wade through the water."

Fang Xuanling said with a smile: "There is another good plan. ”

Explaining in a low voice, Xu Da's eyes lit up. "Wonderful!"

Fang Xuanling smiled: "Yes." After our army breaks the enemy, it will block the upstream diversion channel, and the water can become a natural barrier. ”

"That's it!"

"Ran ......" Fang Xuanling's expression was serious, "I thought that this battle was just to frustrate the enemy's spirit and make him fearful." Rather than a decisive battle. If there is an indissoluble grudge, it is not conducive to the future strategy of the lord. ”

Xu Da nodded. "This time, I only broke the enemy, not the general, and spared Yuan Tan's life."

……

East of Hanoi. Yuan Tan's team had high morale.

Successively receiving the five county towns of Dangyin, Chaoge, Jixian, Huojia, and Xiuwu, Yuan Tan's achievements this time can be described as impressive.

Guo Tu is rarely flattered, but Yuan Tan is also self-aware.

These five cities are not so much captured as robbed.

Zhang Miao did not fortify Jizhou at all and seized the cities of his allies. It is not a glorious feat.

Only by fighting a tough battle with the state army and winning it in a battle can it be a real feat.

However, the letters and reports obtained showed that the state army was cowering west of Qinshui and had no intention of seeking war.

Yuan Tan had the urge to rush through the water.

However, impulsiveness is impulsive, Yuan Tan is not stupid.

Crossing the river in a hurry will make it difficult for the army to be replenished, which is not conducive to development, and it is difficult to give full play to the superiority of one's own troops.

"Alas!" Yuan Tan sighed heavily, "Xu Da is annoying! Back then, he showed off his martial arts in Jingcheng, but this time he shrank to the west of the water, and he couldn't fight with it, and he couldn't snow the shame of Jingcheng, which was annoying! ”

Guo Tu is treacherous, and he can be regarded as a strategy.

He knew that Xu Da was powerful, and of course he didn't want to fight with him.

Bingzhou opened up iron ore trade with Jizhou, Guo Tu expected that if Bingzhou was not in short supply of military grain and grass, it would definitely not export valuable high-quality pig iron to Jizhou.

And Bingzhou has just fought a big battle with Zhang Miao and Lu Bu, and there must be little military grain and grass left in the hoard, and there is absolutely no ability to fight Jizhou.

Because of this, Guo Tucai took the initiative to ask Ying to let Yuan Tan, who he assisted, go to the army, just to get a cheap credit for Yuan Tan.

On the contrary, if it is expected that there will be a big war, Yuan Shao will personally order the generals, and Guo Tu will also find an excuse to prevaricate, and will not let Yuan Tan rush to die.

In today's situation, the state army did not show the slightest fighting spirit, and it was in Guo Tu's arms.

Harvesting the population of the city without a fight is a great credit, and it is the capital of Yuan Tan to succeed Yuan Shao in the future! It is also the capital of his Guo Tu's development!

"The soldiers who surrender without a fight are also those who are superior. Xiansi Gongzi went out this time, connected five cities within ten days, and then captured Wude, controlled the Qinshui River into the river, half a moon and six cities, and the son's record is enough to shine in the annals of history! ”

Yuan Tan inherited one of Yuan Shao's advantages, and he would never easily refute the face of others, especially those who complimented him.

It's just that this time, Guo Tu's praise is really a bit excessive, which makes Yuan Tan blush.

"Chirp!"

Yuan Tan rode his horse and galloped a few steps to catch up with Ju Yi and Wei Changhui.

"General Ju, the enemy is west of Qinshui, and our troops should quickly deploy on the east bank of Qinshui to prevent it from crossing the water and disturbing it."

"Listen to the order of the son of Xiansi."

Ju Yi is the general of the army, and Yuan Tan is the supervisor of the army. According to the military system, Ju Yi is the supreme commander.

But in Yuan Shaojun, the supervising army represents Yuan Shao, and Yuan Tan is the eldest son of the Yuan family, Ju Yi is very clear about how to place his position.

Although Yuan Tan's ability to lead troops remains to be discussed, judging from all aspects of intelligence and geographical situation, there is absolutely no possibility for the state army to launch an attack.

Since he doesn't really fight, how Yuan Tan likes to arrange it, Ju Yi will not have any objections, just let him have fun, return to Yecheng, and share the exploits of the "Lianke Six Cities" by himself.

Yuan Tan finally found the feeling of giving orders, and it was difficult to hide his excitement.

Tan thought that General Ju led his troops to quickly seize Wude, and General Tan and General Changhui, each led a unit, and rushed to the west of Yongcheng and set up camp on the east bank of Qinshui. The three places are horns of each other, which is enough to make the army of the state not dare to look eastward. ”

Wei Changhui said cautiously: "The enemy Xu Da is scheming, in the previous two battles, Zhang Junyi was defeated by Xu Da in a row, and our army is still cautious." ”

Yuan Tanyao pointed to the west. "The water is an obstacle, if Xu Da dares to venture into the water, he can't ask for it."

Wei Changhui also wanted to remind a few words, but the main general Ju Yi waved his hand to stop him. "It's according to the meaning of the son."

The Jizhou army divided its troops into three routes, wanting to seize the east bank of Qinshui, but who knew that the catastrophe of destruction was quietly coming...... (To be continued.) )