After receiving the order, Gao Yaxian led 3,000 troops from the Xia army and immediately set off the camp to Boling County.

Originally, he didn't need to do this. Dou Jiande's 100,000 army was terrifying. At this time, the generals of the enemy were cautious and did not dare to attack, so as not to be wrapped in dumplings. However, Xu Shiji counterattacked and regained Jiumen County and took the initiative to attack.

This caused a surprise in the Xia army's original strategic plan. The garrisoned Boling County was full of scattered soldiers and brave men. If Xu Shiji attacked Gaoyang when Dou Jiande's main force headed north, he would repeat the defeat in the Battle of Guandu.

There must be no trouble in Boling County. After receiving the order, the three thousand troops were ready to go. Gao Yaxian arranged one by one. The adopted son Su Dingfang was also supervising the situation and ordered the soldiers to put all the food and grass on the grain truck.

After the two of them finished their busy schedules, stars and moons appeared in the sky. Gao Yaxian received the order of death, so he had to travel together with stars and nights to reach Boling County.

Su Dingfang rode a green horse and followed Gao Yaxian and said, "Xu Shiji in Hengshan has 10,000 troops, and Your Majesty only gave you three thousand troops, how can you resist the enemy?"

Gao Yaxian rode slowly and said, "Dingfang, why bother to be nervous? We are defending the city, not attacking. Three thousand men are enough. Besides, this may be the clever plan of Zhang Huangmen."

"Zhang Huangmen?"

Gao Yaxian smiled and said, "This time our army is in great power, but it has been stationed in Gaoyang for a long time. Why do you think it is?"

Su Ding Yan said: "A little bit of knowledge is that Li Chongjiu's elite cavalry, His Majesty and Zhang Huangmen are both worried that once our army leaves Gaoyang and goes deeper, the rear route will be intercepted by Li Chongjiu, repeating the battle of Guandu."

Gao Yaxian said happily: "You are right, it seems that the strategy of military tactics and warfare has improved a little."

"The adoptive father praised him, but the emperor humbly accepted advice and appointed talented people to hire people. How could he be comparable to Yuan Shao, who could not even use Tian Feng Jushu at the time?"

Gao Yaxian smiled slightly and said, "As the saying goes, there is no other way around. Today is not Guandu. Zhang Huangmen's plan has a deep meaning. If I had a good idea, I would go north to Zheng County and set up a formation with Zhuo County, and the two generals Luo were just feints attacking. The people around me would not exceed 5,000. Do you dare to bet with me?"

Su Dingfang said angrily: "Entertainment Father. You are here again. Who doesn't know that you are a fortune teller?"

Gao Yaxian laughed and said, "Okay, you kid has learned to be smart, too."

"But I don't understand that Gao Luo and the other two are the masters and deputy pioneers? Why are there only such a few people around you?"

Gao Yaxian smiled and said, "You will know from now on."

Three days later, Gao Yaxian led 3,000 troops to Boling County.

As soon as he arrived, he heard that Xu Shiji led his army to take the initiative to attack and had already attacked Hengyang County and stationed troops in Boling County.

Under the city of Gu'an County.

The flags with the words "Luo" fluttered high and Luo Cheng held a red spear with five red guns. He stood under the city and looked at the city.

"Youzhou, I, Luo Cheng, are finally back." Luo Cheng gritted his teeth and thought.

"General Luo," a general next to him walked forward, "General Gao only ordered us 300 light cavalry to come to Gu'an County to investigate the enemy's situation thirty miles away, but now you want us to set up a flag under the city, which is contrary to General Gao's military order."

Luo Cheng glanced at him and asked, "Why is there only one General Gao in your eyes?"

"The last general dare not," the other party lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty's military order is to let us station in Zheng County and attack Zhuo County. If we advance rashly, if the enemy sees out our army, it would be a big deal if the army is invisible to the facts of the troops?"

Luo Cheng sneered: "Idiot, do you think you can't sit still and let others see through our reality?"

Speaking of this, Luo Cheng pointed his finger at the city of Gu'an County and said, "Withfulness means strength, and strong means weakness. This is the key to military strategy. Gu'an County was just captured by Liu Heita a few months ago. Look at the city, the flags are hanging low and the soldiers are messy. Obviously, the morale is low, and our army can go down in one go!"

The general said in disgrace: "General Luo, you really want to attack the city! We are cavalry, and there are only three hundred people."

Luo Cheng snorted and said, "Whoever says cavalry can't attack the city!"

Then Luo Cheng waved his spear and said, "Transfer the order to divide the 100 cavalrymen and tie branches on their tails, raise smoke and dust to make ambush, and the remaining two hundred people follow me to the city."

"promise!"

Suddenly, two hundred cavalrymen under the city dismounted together, and several people raised their horns hanging beside their saddles. The sound of beeping horns resounded above the city.

One hour later, Gu'an County fell.

Youzhou Governor's Mansion.

In the past ten days of the decisive battle between the Xia army and the Youzhou army, Li Chongjiu's staff team was in a state of great difficulty.

Even Li Chongjiu often sat in front of the huge map for several hours and forgot to eat. Unlike the decisive battles in the past, Li Chongjiu usually followed the army and went to the front line in person. The mountains climbing in front of him flowed through the rivers, which was a living map.

However, in this battle, the two sides dispatched nearly 200,000 troops, including Zhuojun, Hengshan, Shanggu, Bohai, Boling and Hejian counties, and this half of Hebei was enclosed on a sheepskin map full of walls.

Under the sheepskin map, Ji Chuan walked around with red eyes, drawing back and forth on a piece of paper, analyzing the trends of the Xia army. Wen Yanbo was responsible for dispatching food and grass, military funds, and Chen Xiaoyi mobilized troops from various places to Ji County. The head Bo Zhao Heran drafted military orders on behalf of Li Chongjiu. The two records of Xue Wanshu and Wang Gui joined the army, and summarized the information from various places and handed over to Li Chongjiu for inspection. Then the head Bo and Li Chongjiu's military orders were sent to various departments.

There were five or six other soldiers. As Li Chongjiu's military staff, he and Ji Chuan pointed and analyzed the military situation on the map. The six Caos joined the army in the mansion, and the official duties were also delivered back and forth from each room.

In the past ten days, the officials of the Youzhou Governor's Mansion were not allowed to go home, and even conveyed any news to their families, to prevent leaks. All this effort was for this great war between Youzhou and the Xia army.

The heaven and earth are chess boards, and the generals and soldiers are chess pieces, and the two sides are arranged to fight in the Chu River and Han dynasties.

Within ten days, there was no smell of blood coming from the battlefield in the governor's mansion, no beacon smoke covering his eyes, and no rumbling sound of war drums beside his ears. However, from the paper conveying military information, there were many casualties, and many losses, and the soldiers' sacrifices were shedding blood, which instantly turned into lines of short words, even numbers.

It lacks the smell of swords and iron horses, but this is exactly what it means to plan and win thousands of miles away.

Xue Wanshu reported to Li Chongjiu: "As of now, Yongle County in Shanggu County and Gu'an County in Zhuo County have been conquered by the Xia army. Jiumen County in Hengshan County has been captured by General Xu Shiji for several days. Suicheng County in Shanggu County and Anci County in Zhuo County are being attacked by the Xia army. The news is interrupted. The subordinates have sent people to investigate and report it immediately if there is any news."

Wang Gui continued: "In addition, in Xingtang County, Hengshan County, Yongnu County, Zhuo County, there were also flags of Xia army vanguards. In addition, the commander of Yanmen Gaodu reported that Liu Wuzhou and Song Jingang once again gathered heavy troops on the borders of Loufan and Yanmen."

Li Chongjiu nodded when he heard this and said, "What do you think?"

Ji Chuan rubbed his temples with his hands, and did not speak, but instead picked up the cup from the side and drank a big sip of water. Li Chongjiu looked at the people next to Ji Chuan. These people were Li Chongjiu's staff group now. If it were now the staff group, Ji Chuan was almost the chief of staff.

These people looked at me, and I looked at you, and couldn't speak. A very young aide on the side said, "Reported to Duke Shanggu, according to my opinion, the three routes of Hengshan, Shanggu and Zhuojun have been attacked by Dou Jiande. With Dou Jiande's 100,000 troops, it is impossible for him to have such strength to attack the three routes at the same time, virtual and real. Among the three routes, there must be one to two routes, which are suspicious soldiers."

Li Chongjiu nodded when he heard this and said, "You are right, well, you are Zhao Xin, a scholar who just admitted this year. I remember you, the top of the list!"

When Zhao Xin heard this, she said happily: "I didn't think about Shanggu Gong, but I still remember the students."

Li Chongjiu smiled and looked at Zhao Heran and said, "Zhao Master is so beautiful, why do you need to be admitted to the county examination? With your current status in the Zhao family, you can gather virtuous people and not avoid relatives, and recommend them directly to me."

Seeing that Li Chongjiu appreciated his son, Zhao Heran said with a smile on his face: "Young Gu Gong is too proud. Young people cannot let him succeed too early to avoid losing his enterprising spirit. Letting him take the county trial rightfully is also to let him know the truth that his family background is unsustainable."

Zhao Xin bowed and said, "Dad told me since I was a child that I don't envy my mother. If a real man wants to achieve success, he needs to make a living by himself."

Li Chongjiu narrowed his eyes. Zhao Heran and Zhao Xin were both good at speaking and were smooth in their work. It was indeed a family of officials who had been experienced in the officialdom for a long time. Compared with Zhou Zhou, who was on the same list as Zhao Xin, his talent was not inferior to each other and his character was also good. But his current situation was very different. One person valued it for himself and the other was a minor official in the border county.

Having said that, Li Chongjiu and Zhou Xu were like Zhou Zhou more in his heart. He seemed to see himself when he was still a student, just like a piece of white paper, but when it comes to employing people, he still prefers to use Zhao Xin.

Li Chongjiu smiled and said, "I heard that my father is a loyal minister, and my son must be a loyal minister. Zhao Zhubo is now my right-hand man. In the future, the achievements of the son will never be inferior to you."

Hearing Li Chongjiu's opinion that he wanted to use Zhao Xin more, the Zhao family's father and son couldn't help but be overjoyed.

At present, the Zhao family is second only to the Lu family in Youzhou. Even Li Chongjiu needs to win over them from time to time. As the saying goes, the flower-like sedan chair lifts people, especially when the battle with Dou Jiande is at present, there must be no chaos in Youzhou.

Li Chongjiu pulled the topic back and said, "Ji, what do you think?"
Chapter completed!