Hanshan City is an important gateway to Hezhou, located in the east of Chaohu Lake, two hundred miles away from Luzhou, north of the city, is a hilly area with an average altitude of 300 meters, Hanshan City to the south, the Yangtze River of all colors hit the plain, take Hanshan, and the state can be easily broken.

Hao 13 waited for three days in Luzhou and the Yingzhou Red Turban Army, but he didn't see a single soldier sent by Liu Futong, not even a letter, Mao Gui and a general were in a hurry to fight, Hao 13 knew that he couldn't wait for Liu Futong's reinforcements, and in desperation, he could only take the only 30,000 coalition troops at hand to expedition to Hezhou.

The Red Turban Army spent three days to clear the cottage fortress north of Hanshan, and on July 14, the troops were stationed under Hanshan City.

Pingzhang of Yuanxing Province, who was sitting in Hezhou, also had already detected the movement of the Red Turban Army, and had 60,000 troops in Hanshan one step earlier, led by Marshal Du's 'Tripping Horse' (person's name), guarding the throat leading to Hezhou.

Hanshan City has an important geographical location, and it is built on a hill, the terrain is very high, the city is solid, and the horses are stumped to hoard enough grain and grass to carry the baggage, but they can't hold out, Hao Shisan's several sieges are unfavorable, and the war has entered a stalemate.

The Red Turban Army set up a military formation every day, using only three-pounder cannons to bombard the city constantly, hoping to lead the enemy out of the city to fight, but the horses were stumbling and relying on the solidity of their city, and there were also a large number of catapults and artillery on the city wall, as long as the Red Turban Army entered the range of catapults and artillery, they would return fire mercilessly.

The artillery and catapults on the city wall, although not as long as Hao Shisan's artillery, but control the distance of Hao Shisan's artillery, the siege artillery must be placed on the city wall outside the range of the catapult, greatly reducing the attack power of the artillery, lead bullets hit the city wall, basically the end of the crossbow, can not be trampled on the city wall at all.

Even if it is to step on the city wall, 30,000 against 60,000, and it is still a back attack, Hao 13 does not have a complete chance of winning, and only by leading the army in the city out of the field can he be completely sure.

Sun Ziyun: "The soldiers are expensive, not for a long time", the Red Turban Army came from afar, and the Jiudun soldiers were under the fortified city, and the situation was very unfavorable.

In the face of this kind of war situation, Hao Shisan was at a loss, and discussed with Yiying the civil and military forces a good strategy to break the city.

"Let's bypass Hanshan and hit Hezhou directly!" Hao Shisan stood in front of Yutu, his eyes were red because he didn't sleep well, he pointed to Hezhou City, and said firmly.

"Boss, I'm afraid not, there are still 30,000 defenders in Hezhou, 30,000 against 30,000, and it's a siege war, if you can't quickly take Hezhou, the enemy army in Hanshan will come back to help, and it will be unfavorable to us and it!" The monkey Zhang Poyu passed through Feidong for more than a month, and sent a large number of people to spy on the intelligence, and he blocked the enemy's situation and his understanding.

"Divide the troops!" Mao Gui pointed to Yutu and said: "We divided an army to attack the city he must rescue, the Yuan army does not have troops in Hanshan, and can only divide troops from Hezhou, at that time we will bypass Hanshan and attack Hezhou directly." ”

"It's unrealistic to divide the army, we need a new force!" Hao Shisan shook his head and said.

With the meager strength of the Red Turban Army's coalition army, it is too small to fight elsewhere, and it can't create momentum, and it can't attract the Yuan army from Hezhou to help, and Hanshan also has to leave enough troops to contain the enemy, and if it is not good, it is likely to be broken by each one.

Hao Shisan's attack on Hezhou this time is a bit overestimating himself!

He originally thought that Liu Futong, as the generalissimo of the Red Turban Army, was also his sworn brother, no matter how bad it was, he could divide one or two thousand elites to help, and those 10,000 or 20,000 people could fight nest county, Quanjiao, and Wuwei at will, and they could fight anywhere, as long as they broke through one point, the current situation could be broken, but Liu Futong didn't send an army.

Fu Youde said: "Guo Zixing in Chuzhou! Let him send troops to fight Quanjiao and contain the enemy's forces. "At present, the Red Turban Army is in the vicinity, and it has enough strength.

Mao Gui and Sun Deya, the two handsomes, who worked with Guo Zixing, shook their heads like rattles, and poured a scoop of cold water on their heads: "Impossible, absolutely impossible!" Guo Zixing's things that no one can say, he refused to send troops before, that is, he will not send troops if he breaks the sky. ”

Hao Shisan had invited Guo Zixing to help before, but Guo Zixing had refused, and he staged another drama and humiliated their son-in-law, they would definitely not be able to help, even if they begged in a low voice, I am afraid it would be useless.

"Chaohu Shuixiong, the father and son of the Yu family, and the Liao Yongan brothers, recently joined forces with the rest of the Tianwan regime, Li Patou, and there are tens of thousands of sailors, if they help, this thing will definitely be done!" Shi Nai'an, who had just arrived from Luzhou to escort grain and grass, understood the surrounding environment of Luzhou, and he suggested this.

Yu Tonghe, the nephew of Chaohu Shuixiong Yu Yanyu, once served with Mengyuan Dalu Huachi Asu Nayan, was captured by Hao 13 when he broke through Shouzhou, Hao 13 liked his superb equestrian skills, and once wanted to surrender him, because he killed Zuo Junbi's younger brother Zuo Junen, for fear of causing a conflict between the north and the south Mingjiao, so he let him go, and now if you want to send people to unite, there is Yu Tonghe in the middle, and there is a great possibility of success.

"Governor Qiyu, there is a person who claims to be Yu Tonghe, and he brought two people to ask for a meeting!" Wu Liujiu reported outside the Suwei Gate.

Hao 13 was overjoyed. It's true: I want to eat milk and come to my mother, and I want my relatives to come to his uncle: "Join the army and Shi Taishou stay, and the other generals will retreat first, I will be this Yu Tonghe!" With that, he sat down on the chair of the military tent in the middle of the road.

Before he been, everyone and others retreated, Yu Tonghe was in good spirits, straddling a saber at his waist, and walked into Hao Shisan's Chinese army tent with a text and a martial arts.

"Yu Tonghe, who spared your life, has seen the noble and benevolent Governor of the Red Turban Army!" Yu Tonghe shook his chest and bowed.

Hao Shisan got up and returned the salute with the same courtesy: "Superb equestrian Yu Tonghe warrior, we meet again!" Thanks to you for your generosity in borrowing a saber from me last time, Thirteen is grateful! ”

Yu Tonghe is a grassland person, and the grassland people regard the bow and sword being taken away by the enemy as the biggest insult in their lives, Hao 13 seized Yu Tonghe's saber, and when he seized it, he said that it was borrowed, and when he let Yu Tonghe go, he said that it was returned, and Hao 13 gave him full courtesy.

"The governor has borrowed and repaid, he is really a trustworthy man!" Yu Tonghe said with a smile, "I didn't come to lend you a knife this time, I came with Li Pusheng's military order!" ”

Yu Tonghe pointed to the majestic martial artist behind him and said: "This is my clan brother Yu Tonghai, who is the best at water warfare, and the boat that operates in the wind and waves is like the horse that Yu Tonghe rides under his crotch." ”

Yu Tonghe pointed to the Confucian scholar and said: "This brother Liao Yongan is a scholar, full of knowledge, more than the fish in Chaohu Lake!" ”

Hao 13 and Yu Tonghai met with their chests, and then with Liao Yongan, and arranged for the three of them to sit on the right side of the Chinese military tent, Liao Yongan was the first, followed by Yu Tonghai and Yu Tonghe.

"I don't know how many people are here, is there anything thirteen can help with?" Hao 13 asked.

Liao Yongan said: "Mengyuan has no way, the people are not living, Yongan and his younger brother Yongzhong in Chaohu to protect themselves, first with Chaohu Shuixiong Yu's father, recently the end of the day Li Pusheng handsome army came, my three families gathered in Chaohu Laoshan Island, the public recommended Li Pusheng Marshal as the leader, Mengyuan militia Wanhu Chen also entrenched in Chaoxian County, blocked the Chaohu Lake to the Yangtze River waterway Yuxi River, but also blocked the water route of the water army, I was ordered by Li Dashuai, came to ask for annexation. ”

Wait a minute!

Hao Shisan was a little uneasy, he could hear it clearly, it was 'annexed', not anything else, with this force, there would be a ship to launch, provided that at least one city on the north side of the Yangtze River was taken.