The strategy has been decided, and the troops are divided into three units.

One group was commanded by Ganling, and continued to besiege Ji County to guard against reinforcements from Hanyang and Nan'an; some of the soldiers were led by Zhang Liao, responsible for defending the attacked cities and the mountain passes in Longdi; the last group was Yang Feng leading 6,000 troops to rush to the upper reaches of the river in the northwest to intercept Wei Kangzhou soldiers who might have been on the way back to the aid.

From Yue Zuli of Ji County, he arrived at Dahe, and from Guzang to return to Songyin and to Dahe, the distance between the two roads was not far away. Yang Feng's army sent troops in advance and took seven days to get ahead to the Dahe Ferry.

The state soldiers stationed at the ferry were vulnerable and surrendered to the rushing Yang Feng army. However, all ships near Hejin were recruited to the ferry on the other side. Yang Feng army could not take the opportunity to destroy the state soldiers' crossing boats and blocked the state soldiers on the other side of the river.

Once Wei Kang's state soldiers return, they have the convenience of boats and oars, and they have greater initiative. They can search for other ferries along the river to cross the river. Yang Feng, who led the troops to intercept reinforcements in Ji County, adopted a conservative strategy of deploying defense and interception along the river, then they would need to build a large number of fortifications such as beacon towers and camps. During the interception process, they would inevitably fall into a dilemma such as spending time and being stalemate and being short of passive defense.

There is no such dilemma in this regard when actively intercepting Wei Kang's state soldiers.

But Yang Feng's army had to take more risks. After all, the military strategy is full of military tactics, "Don't chase the enemy but don't stop the enemy from returning home." Faced with the large number of soldiers in Liangzhou who were eager to return home, they would be bravely intercepted with disadvantaged forces, and it is inevitable that they would fall into a hard battle. This huge risk of hard battle was also something that Yang Feng and the generals were unwilling to try rashly.

The only thing worth trying at the moment is that Yang Feng pretended to give up the Hejin Ferry, which he occupied, was actually ambushing the troops near the ferry. When Wei Kang was halfway through the army, he gave another order and shouted out, killing the Liangzhou soldiers who could not look after each other, and without leaving any armor.

This is not only in line with the military strategy of "attacking half a cross", but also in line with the army's idea of ​​besieging the city and fighting aid, and quickly fighting and deciding. After thinking about it, Yang Feng immediately decided to adopt this plan and quickly sent cavalry to search for secret places suitable for ambushing soldiers on the east coast.

Ma Chao, Tuo Ying, Tuo Yi, and Tuo Yi, these young military generals from Liang people are also among them.

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On the east bank of the river, Ma Chao, who was searching for the location, met with the returning Tuo brothers.

When he learned that Ma Chao also found nothing, Qu Guang couldn't help but smile and said to himself

"We searched all over this section of the river and found several places suitable for scouts to lie in ambush and look out, but there are very few places suitable for hiding the army. Either the distance is too far or too easy to be discovered by enemy scouts."

Speaking of this, Qu Guang refused to look at Ma Chao and continued

"My brothers are good at Hebei and know very little about the geography of Liangdi. But did not Ma Jun live in Liangdi for a long time and know the border situation well? How could he not find a secret place suitable for the ambush of the army?"

"Brother Guang." After the uprising and violent changes, Tuo Ying, who had undergone a transformation, noticed the strangeness in Qu Guang's words. He glared at Qu Guang, who was causing trouble, and stopped him from provoking Ma Chao, the unruly wild horse.

Ma Chao is not favored by other generals, but the Tuo family's children are just a few of them who can cause trouble everywhere.

Ma Chao was not angry immediately. He glanced at Tuo Ying, and a smile suddenly appeared on his cold face.

"I found the place, I'm afraid you won't dare to go!"

"Ha, why don't we dare to go?" Qu Guang saw Ma Chao showing disdain, and he snorted and responded without being outdone.

Seeing this, Ma Chao smiled coldly. In front of the Tuo brothers, he raised his whip and pointed to the other side of the water.

"There is an abandoned river embankment there. It is suitable for ambushing large groups of people. The terrain is low and just blocked by hills. Not only can there be no trace here, but the enemy generals standing on the opposite bank of Hejin can also see the movement of the ambush. The levee on the opposite bank is the best place where the army hides and hides."

"Absurd, we have only heard of it. We ambushed near Hejin and sent troops to attack him halfway. We haven't heard of it that we ran to the other side to ambush the enemy first. Once the army is exposed, it is not a way to seek death."

When Qu Guang heard Ma Chao's words, he disagreed and immediately retorted.

Ma Chao was too lazy to pay attention to him and continued

"What if there is a suitable place to set up an ambush on the east bank? The scouts who crossed the river in the enemy are not blind. They expect the enemy to return to help in a hurry and not find out the way to achieve the victory of "half-crossing attack". It is better to cross the river quietly by yourself, circle around and run behind the enemy's crossing the river and launch a raid!"

"How can we secretly cross the river to the other side of the river and lack ships?"

Tuo Ying's eyes lit up. He did not look down on him like Qu Guang, but then asked about the details of Ma Chao crossing the river.

Ma Chao didn't hide his own personalities, and said again

"There are a blessing for a small number of enemy troops on the other side to defend the ferry and ships. As long as the army pretends to evacuate, they will not pay attention to other trends of the army. The Qiang people are good at building a sheepskin raft. They are lighter and faster than the bamboo rafts of the Han people. Just find a few sections of the river with gentle water flowing, and then disperse the entire army into several batches, and use rafts to cross the river in secret. One day is enough to cross the army."

After listening to Ma Chao's words, Tuo Ying was silent.

He thought about it and felt that Ma Chao's plan was more successful than the conservative "half-cross attack". Although it was a bit risky to use sheepskin rafts to secretly cross the river in batches, General Yang wanted to attack the crowd with a small number and fight quickly. How could such a war of fighting against the big with a small number of people without risk?

Tuo Ying believed that Ma Chao would not say these words to them for no reason. Perhaps he had a embarrassed status and wanted to convince them privately first, and then join forces with them to build a strategy with Yang Feng, suggesting that Yang Feng change his combat strategy, send troops to cross the river secretly, and change the ambush land to the opposite bank of the river.

In any case, this is actually an opportunity for oneself.

However, if they jointly establish a plan, will Yang Feng, as the main general, be suspicious, accept it, and temporarily change his strategy?

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One day later, the official road leading from the mouth of the leek and the west bank of the river was on the official road.

"Yang, are you too cautious? After entering the territory of Purple Yin, you deliberately slow down your marching speed and rested in Purple Yin City for a night. Do you know that the Hejin Ferry on the east bank has been captured by Guanzhong soldiers!"

During the march, after learning that the east bank of Hejin Ferry fell, Wei Kang, who was eager to return to the army to rescue Ji County, finally had a gap with Yang Fusheng, who was cautious. He summoned Yang Fu to work in the state and complained to him about the military situation ahead.

After hearing Wei Kang's words, Yang Fu was silent for a while before continuing to speak

"General, it is indeed an urgent task for us to return to the army to rescue. However, the troops and horses in Guanzhong are still eager to win. At present, both sides are like yaks who are fighting with horns and eager to win. The more anxious the side, the more likely it is to make mistakes. Once there is a mistake, it will give the opponent an opportunity to take advantage of it, and it will be difficult to escape the humiliation of losing his troops and killing the generals."

"Weapons are the major affairs of the country, the place of life and death, and the way of survival. We must observe. We are cautious in marching so that we will not give the enemy an opportunity to take advantage of it. Next, we only need to retreat safely to Ji County, meet the reinforcements of each city, and force the soldiers and horses of Guanzhong that are alone in the deep, and the siege of Ji County can be resolved without fighting. Those who are good at fighting will seek power and not blame others. This is the way to seek victory in a steady manner!"

"And the ships crossing the river have been gathered at the west bank ferry. Even if the enemy occupies the west bank ferry, as long as the ships are still under the control of our army, we can still find Hejin and cross the river to meet the enemy."

"If the enemy general divides his troops to defend the river, he will be in a dangerous situation where the army is 'in-one and weak'. Our army can first pretend to cross and disturb it, and then accidentally cross the river and defeat the enemy in one fell swoop!"

Yang Fu said the words in a complete and thorough manner. No matter how anxious Wei Kang was, he could no longer blame him. He could only continue to march and rush to the Hejin Ferry.

But seeing that the army had arrived at the ferry on the west bank, Zhao Ang, who was leading the army in front, suddenly sent someone to send orders, hoping that the entire army would stop and seize the time to rest and rectify the troops.

Wei Kang thought there was something new about the enemy on the other side, so he hurriedly urged the horse to rush to the front army to find Zhao Ang, who was leading the army, to ask about the situation on the other side.

"Zhao is engaged, but has the enemy troops occupying the ferry on the other side made new noise?"

Wei Kang, who rushed to the front army, saw Zhao Ang who bowed his head and pondered at first sight. He hurried forward to learn about the latest situation of the enemy on the other side of the strait.

When Zhao Ang saw Wei Kang arrive, he quickly saluted and reported.

"General, according to the report of the guards at the ferry, the enemy troops on the other side have abandoned the ferry and have led their troops to withdraw!"

"Ah?" Wei Kang was shocked, and he asked hurriedly again

"Then where did this enemy army that seized the ferry without intercepting our army?"

"There is no relevant military newspaper yet."

"Then, you can send troops to take down the ferry on the other side first!"

"We have sent troops to cross the river by boat."

"Okay, can there be ambushes near the ferry?"

"The scouts crossing the river have searched and no suspicious enemy hiding places have been found."

"That's great! This is the nearest ferry to Ji County. We must ensure that it can safely carry the ship. The enemy troops who seized the ferry must be unable to destroy the ferry, and they are not strong enough troops. They dare not divide their troops to defend the river, so they simply return to the army to encircle Ji County. This is God's mission, and Zhao is engaged. You can arrange a large army to cross the river as soon as possible!"

After Yang Fu's previous analysis, Wei Kang also had a certain understanding of the current situation of the enemy and us. After learning that the enemy's army abandoned the east bank ferry, he quickly made the judgment that "the enemy went deeper and weakly divided the troops and returned to the army to encircle Ji County". He immediately urged Zhao Ang to cross the river as soon as possible and return to the army to rescue the besieged Ji County.

However, when Zhao Ang looked at Wei Kang's joyful expression, he looked at Wei Kang with caution and expressed his opposite opinions.

"General, this enemy army is very different from the Liang land in the past. The army received a report. The Guanzhong troops that marched into Yongliang are now strong troops under Yan Xing. They followed their east and west to fight and were invincible. The enemy generals Gan Ling, Yang Feng, Zhang Liao and others were not unscheming people. Last year, Han Sui's army was defeated by them, and they were absolutely willing to underestimate the enemy."

"Now the enemy is coming and going, abandoning the ferry crossing and leaving. To prevent fraud, the army needs to cross the river carefully!"
Chapter completed!