Liu Yin led the army all the way forward, passed Pingyang, and entered Yong'an. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

This Yong'an is not Yong'an, it is a county under the rule of Pingyang County, and it is the gateway of Hedong to Taiyuan County. Since the Shu army had already controlled most of the areas of Hedong and Pingyang counties, it was very smooth to travel this way. However, after Yong'an, they entered the area controlled by the Huns, and the atmosphere in the Shu army suddenly became serious.

From Yong'an to the north, is Jiexiu County, when it comes to Jiexiu, the Shu army, especially the Yong'an army, is deeply memorable, in the battle of Jiexiu, the Yong'an army because of the light enemy, was broken by the Huns, and suffered an almost devastating blow, if it were not for Luo Xian's timely rescue, the Yong'an army is likely to be wiped out.

This battle was like a pain in the skin for Luo Xian, and when he reached the realm again, Luo Zhan secretly held his breath, preparing for a shame.

The one who guarded the boundary was Hu Yanhao, the most important general under Liu Yuan. Liu Yuan's queen is the Huyan clan, the Huyan family was originally a Xiongnu noble, with this relationship with Liu Yuan, the Huyan family is even more prosperous, Huyan Yi was named the Great Sikong, Huyan Hao and Huyan Lang were named the general and the champion general, all of them are in important positions.

Jiexiu is the southwest gateway of Jinyang, Liu Yuan naturally did not dare to take it lightly, and specially ordered Hu Yanhao to lead 30,000 soldiers and horses to defend it to resist the attack of the Shu army.

Judging from the comparison of troops, the Shu army of 40,000 horses and 30,000 horses and Huns and 30,000 horses, the gap is not too big, and the Shu army does not occupy an absolute advantage, and this advantage is also likely to be offset by the geographical factors of Jiexiu, after all, Jiexiu is mountainous, the terrain is complex, and the Huns are defending with danger, and the Shu army will be more difficult when attacking.

However, now the Shu army is booming, and with the aftermath of the great victory in Hedong, it is strong to advance northward, and it is determined to win the boundary rest.

Now Yanghu's men and horses are blocked in the area of Qi County, if the Shu army wants to launch an attack on the east and west of Jinyang with the Jin army, it must first take Jiexiu, and then march from the west of Jiuze Lake, capture Zhongyang, Zishi, Daling counties, and approach Jinyang.

Jiuze Lake is a big lake in Jinzhong, starting from Daling in Qi County in the north, reaching Zhongyang in Wu County in the south, spanning the territory of seven or eight counties, about 300 miles long from north to south, 60 or 70 miles wide from east to west, the smoke and waves are vast, and the ocean is a piece. Jiuze Lake is the name of the Han Dynasty, in ancient times, it was called Zhaoyu Qize here, it is one of the ancient Jiuze, and Yunmengze and Taihu Lake are called in the world.

However, after the Tang and Song dynasties, Jiuze Lake gradually dried up and decreased, and in modern times, it simply disappeared from the map, which couldn't help but make Liu Yin feel the vicissitudes of life.

Due to the division of Jiuze Lake, the Jinzhong region is divided into the east of the lake and the west of the lake, the east of the lake is Qi County, Jingling, Zhongdu, Wu County, the main activity area of the Jin army is in the east of the lake, the west of the lake is Daling, Pingtao, Zishi, Zhongyang, the Shu army in order to achieve the goal of attacking with the Jin army, it is natural to march from the west of the lake.

As a result, Jiexiu became the first city that the Shu army had to take.

Although the other generals did not want to give up the opportunity to fight for merit, but when they thought that this battle of Jiexiu was the revenge battle of the Yongan Army, everyone took the initiative to retreat and gave the opportunity to Luo Xi.

Liu Yin didn't say anything, took out an arrow and handed it to Luo Xi, asking him to fight for the vanguard.

Luo Xi was overjoyed, received the order in hand, and went down to gather the army in a hurry.

Huang Chong said with a little worry: "Luo Xi is eager for quick success, or I am afraid of failure." ”

Liu Yin smiled and said, "Don't worry, I have my own arrangements." ”

The Chinese army of the Shu army, good at taking the lead is often the tiger cavalry army or the tiger infantry army, the Yongan army has always been considered to be a slightly inferior force in the middle of the army, especially after the defeat of the last Jiexiu, the morale of the Yongan army has been relatively low, although later the Yongan army resumed the establishment, made up for the lack of personnel, and also had a very good performance in the battle of the party, fighting alone in the valley, and achieved impressive results.

But in Luo Xian's heart, there always seems to be a haze, that is, the shadow brought to him by the battle of Jiexiu, this time the battle of the old place, it can be said that Luo Zhan is the battle of his own name, Luo Xi secretly held his breath, riveted his strength, wanted to make a difference in this battle, wash away the shame of the year.

The soldiers of the Yong'an Army also ignited their fighting spirit, with the belief that they would get up from those children, holding high the Chinese character military flag, and embarking on the journey with great ambition.

Huyanhao did not retreat in the city of Jiexiu, the terrible ability of the Shu army to attack the Xiongnu is daunting, even the strong fortress such as the Hanshan fortress was easily broken by the Shu army twice, not to mention that Jiexiu is only a county seat, whether it is the thickness or height of the city wall, it is not enough to resist the sharp firearms of the Shu army, which Huyanhao has long been self-aware, and has long given up the plan to rely on the city of Jiexiu, and expanded the defense area of Jiexiu to the entire Mianshan, Tried to take advantage of the dangerous mountain situation of Mianshan to block the attack of the Shu army.

The first pass that the Shu army wants to overcome is the Longji Ridge, the Longji Ridge is named because it is located at the back of the intersection of the two dragons, it is the first line of defense of the entire Mianshan, the terrain is steep, it is easy to defend and difficult to attack, Hu Yanhao laid down heavy troops in the Longji Ridge, and it is strictly guarded to the death, which is to block the offensive of the Shu army here.

Luo Xi led the army to the foot of Longji Ridge, and saw that the mountains in front of him were like two giant dragons coiled, entangled in one place, and where the two mountains converged, the dangerous peaks were like cutting, and the valleys were deep and forested, so he asked: "Where is this?" ”

A guide stepped forward and replied: "This is Longji Ridge, and if you cross Longji Ridge and go north for thirty miles, you will be in Jiexiu City." ”

Luo Xi grew up in Yong'an since he was a child, and he was used to seeing the dangerous mountains and rivers of Shu, and he didn't care about such a dangerous place as Longji Ridge, but Luo Xun was also familiar with military books, and knew that such terrain was the most likely place for the enemy to set up ambushes, so he immediately ordered the whole army to strengthen vigilance, suspend advance, and send scouts to explore the road first.

Hu Yanhao's garrison in Longji Ridge did not set up a formation on the mountain with great fanfare, but quietly ambushed people and horses in dangerous places, preparing to take the Shu army by surprise, but Luo Raid was very cautious, and when he saw the dangerous place, he stopped entering the mountain, so that Hu Yanhao's hope was disappointed.

A large number of Huns ambushed in Longji Ridge, the Shu army sent a group of scouts to search the mountain, I am afraid that it will not take long to find the traces of the Hun army, originally expected to be able to fight the Shu army an ambush Hu Yanhao can not bear it, really can only kill a few scouts has no practical significance for him, since this is the case, it is better to simply kill out in a big way, in Longji Ridge and the Shu army to do a big battle. (To be continued.) )