Just as Jiang Wei was leading his army sneaking forward in the dense forest of Taiyuan, Liu Yin, who had been waiting eagerly for it, finally received the first good news since Jiang Wei left.

"good!"

After Liu Yin read the secret letter sent back by Jiang Wei, he couldn't help but slap his thigh:

"As expected of Jiang Boyue!"

After saying this, he raised his head again, looked at Hangu Pass in front of him, and shouted:

"Someone is coming!"

"General?"

"Pass my order, the entire army has rested and reorganized, and will continue to attack Guancheng tomorrow!"

"Here!"

Just when the beacon fire at Hangu Pass was ignited again, the war broke out again north of the river, as if they had made an appointment.

The first person to come into contact with the Wei army was not Feng Duhu who was leading the army walking on the Zhiguan Road, but Shi Bao who set off from Gaoping Pass and prepared to attack the eldest son.

The first barrier for the eldest son, to the east of Danshui, the Wei army was already well prepared.

"General Zhonglang, this thief is already prepared!"

Hu Zun, who followed Shi Bao to observe the enemy's situation by the water, couldn't help but feel worried, "Are our troops insufficient?"

"According to what the spies reported, the bandits have set up camps to guard any place where it is easy to cross the water, and there are beacon fires every three miles along the water's edge."

"The vanguard sent by the last general tried to cross the water several times, but was discovered by the thieves and had to retreat."

The pioneer in Hu Zun's mouth was none other than his own son, Hu Fen.

Hu Fen was eager to achieve success. After clearing away the Wei army scouts on the west bank, he once thought of erecting a pontoon bridge before the arrival of the army.

But I didn't expect that the rebel generals on the other side were not mediocre people. They were extremely defensive and had to camp on the west bank to wait for the army.

Shi Bao raised his telescope and looked towards the other side. He saw many camps and villages on the other side, and knew that what Hu Zun said was not a lie.

Thinking in his mind, Shi Bao asked:

"Going upstream from here, have you ever looked at everything?"

Hu Zun pointed to the upper reaches of Danshui and asked.

"Upward from this water is the Danshui River Valley. The valley is surrounded by dangerous mountains on three sides. Behind the dangerous mountains in the north is the Stone City Pass, which is the second line of defense for the rebels."

Shi Bao put down the telescope and followed what Hu Zun pointed at, with a look of surprise on his face:

"Could it be that place where the Zhao army was gathered and annihilated during the Battle of Changping?"

"The general clearly knows that this is exactly the case."

At that time, he was still trying his best to find a way to engage in smuggling. How could Shi Bao not know about Shangdang, a famous place?

The reason why hundreds of thousands of Zhao troops failed to escape was because of that river valley.

The valley is surrounded by mountains on three sides, and there is only a narrow valley mouth to exit.

At that time, the Qin army only needs to follow behind, quickly block the mouth of the valley, and then use the high mountains on three sides to surround the Zhao army in the valley.

Even if Zhao Kuo tried to fly out with his wings, he was afraid that he would be shot down by the Qin army.

And because of the special terrain of the river valley, it would be difficult for the Zhao army on the periphery to come over for reinforcements.

As long as Bai Qi's deployment speed is fast enough and he can send partial divisions in time to occupy the favorable location, he can easily block Zhao Jun's reinforcements.

The main force of the Zhao army in the river valley has no other option but to starve to death.

It's hard to say that Bai Qi deliberately wanted to starve Zhao Jun to death, or at least starve them to the point where they had no strength at all and could not move, so he delayed for so long before finally accepting Zhao Jun's surrender.

Anyway, if it were Shi Bao himself, he would do this.

After all, it is definitely dangerous to accept the surrender of hundreds of thousands of enemy troops whose morale has not dropped and their physical strength is still there.

But wouldn't it be much easier if there were hundreds of thousands of enemy troops who couldn't even stand up, were killing each other and eating human flesh, couldn't even believe their robes, and even had to be wary of each other?

As for why Zhao Kuo led hundreds of thousands of troops into this trap that was obviously a pocket formation when he knew there was a Qin army just downstream of the valley mouth, probably only those involved in the matter knew.

Shi Bao himself definitely did not dare to lead the army inside.

Therefore, although Danshui is long, the most suitable place for crossing the water at the moment is really only the downstream section of the valley mouth.

Hundreds of years ago, the Qin army probably faced the Zhao army across the water here, right?

Shi Bao could think of this, and naturally the generals of the Wei army on the opposite side could also think of this.

Therefore, the two sides had a tacit understanding and each stationed a team of troops at the mountain passes on both sides of the valley entrance to monitor the other side.

"Tell the whole army to immediately cut down wood and make rafts. I will test it today to see how prepared the thieves on the other side are."

When Hu Zun heard this military order, he couldn't help but feel worried:

"General Zhonglang, the soldiers arrived in a hurry from Gaoping Pass. They were a little tired along the way. Why not let them rest today..."

Shi Bao raised his arm, stopped what Hu Zun said, and explained:

"General Hu, I asked the soldiers to move forward in a hurry all the way, just to let the Wei thieves know that I am eager to regain Shangdang."

"Now that we're here, if we don't show some urgency, how can we make the Wei thieves believe that we are in a hurry to cross the water?"

Hu Zun suddenly realized:

"Zhong Lang is planning to confuse the thieves?"

"No, it's not just confusion."

Hu Zun was the commander-in-chief of the Tu-Chen Army, and the Tu-Chen Army was the main force in this battle. Naturally, Shi Bao wanted to make it clear to Hu Zun about some plans.

"What I have to do is to mobilize as many thieves from the party as possible."

"So the way we confuse the thief is to really hit him until the thief doesn't dare to have any remaining strength."

"Really?" Hearing this, Hu Zun became more and more puzzled:

"General Zhonglang, please forgive me for speaking frankly. Even if we are in a hurry to cross the water, it is best to plan ahead..."

It was clear that when General Zhonglang was at Gaoping Pass, he planned well and had the style of a general.

Why is it that when you get here, you feel a little reckless?

Shi Bao laughed:

"General Hu, I am in a hurry to cross the water. As I said, I just need to attract the thieves as much as possible."

"If they don't come, then we will really fight them and take the opportunity to cross the Danshui. If they come, there will be someone on the other side of Huguan to cut off their retreat."

"Anyway, it's not us who are anxious, but them."

When Hu Zun heard this, he suddenly realized:

"General Zhonglang means that we create opportunities for General Zhendong?"

"Of course."

General Zhendong is his noble man. How can he dare to compete with General Zhendong after regaining Shangdang's great achievements?

After regaining Shangdang, it's time to show off your talents.

The eagle's claw must have the consciousness of the eagle's claw.

Shi Bao considers himself to be Zhongdu Hu's minion, so naturally he has to consider issues from Zhongdu Hu's standpoint in order to be worthy of Zhongdu Hu's cultivation.

Those powerful families in Shangdang had no chance to deal with them before.

Now they actually dare to collude with thieves to cause trouble. They simply don’t know how to live or die!

Hu Zun naturally didn't know what Shi Bao was thinking, but when he heard Shi Bao's plan, he couldn't help but feel admiration in his heart:

Zhongduhu is really a good minister!

If it were someone else, how could he not take the credit?

However, the generals under Zhongduhu, although separated by thousands of miles and unable to communicate, were able to cooperate so well. Not only did they not have the slightest intention of competing for credit, but they took the initiative to humbly give up the credit. How rare it is!

No wonder the big man has won many battles over the years.

The soldiers are elite and brave, and the generals are united, so why worry about failing to achieve a great cause?
Chapter completed!