Shao Xun, who set out from Luoyang, spent several days crossing the Yellow River and arriving at Hanoi County - a place that is still a royal territory.
The army did not stop, but turned directly to the northeast, towards Jijun.
On the first day of October, Yu Chen climbed to the top of the city of Jijun. He looked at the silvery army in the distance and breathed a sigh of relief.
At critical moments, my son-in-law is still reliable!
He had gritted his teeth and expanded the county's troops to five thousand.
There is no military reward, just food, in order to resist the Huns.
But my family knows their own affairs, and a mere five thousand county soldiers may be able to defend the city, but they will leave the wilderness to the harm of the Xiongnu.
The Huns acted like thieves, coercing young men into the army, and then driving them to attack more fortress walls to obtain more money and grain.
In this case, what's the point of defending the city? The Wubao commanders are not fools. Seeing that the court is unable to rescue, it is obvious which way they will turn.
You know, Hebei and Luoyang are not at odds with each other.
"Dong dong..." The drum suddenly sounded. Yu Chen was shocked and looked around.
Fortunately, there was no enemy attack, it was just that the army continued to move forward after reorganizing its ranks.
Yu Chen was at the top of the city and could clearly see the whole picture of the reinforcements.
The army, about 20,000 strong, marched forward in a long line.
Sidecars, baggage cars are placed on both sides.
Scouts and cavalry were cruising around the outside, and from time to time they would send back news of their detections.
There is a baffle on the outside of the sidecar, so you can't see clearly what's going on inside, but you can vaguely see the soldiers' equipment and armor, and it's obvious that there are people sitting on it.
There are also people on the baggage train, including sword and shield bearers, foot archers, crossbowmen, and spearmen, all moving forward with the cart.
The infantry and horses walked in the middle, divided into four columns, one after another, holding flags high and high-spirited.
Every time they travel a certain distance, each unit stops to arrange their queues, then beats drums and continues moving forward.
This soldier walked very slowly, probably unable to cover thirty miles in a day, but he was very vigilant along the way and was ready for battle at any time.
Yu Chen is now considered a soldier.
Some armies know how to hurry and are even still marching at Shenshi (three to five o'clock in the afternoon).
When camping, they only set up a spot at the intersection to stop the horses, and then set up a tent to sleep, without even leaving the camp.
In this way, claiming to travel sixty miles a day, eighty miles or even a hundred miles a day is just a boast - to put it bluntly, it means increasing the marching speed at the expense of reducing safety.
Some troops set up camp in the afternoon while the sun was still in the sky. They had ditches, walls, and horses ready, and they did not hesitate to spend two hours on this.
Even in order to find a place with woods (to cut down trees and build a stronghold), sometimes we would rather travel less and only walk twenty miles a day. When camping at night, we must have a strong camp instead of sleeping in a tent in the open air.
His son-in-law is obviously the latter.
Some baggage vehicles even carry wooden stakes and posts for erecting fences. It is better to set up camp every afternoon and break out early in the morning, without bothering to do so, to reduce the possibility of someone stealing the camp.
With so much experience, could it be that a god-man really came to this world?
The army quickly marched to the vicinity of the county town. After Yao Yuan, the commander of the other department, went up to the city to ask for instructions, Yu Chen went out of the city with him to greet them.
"Fu Jun."
"Junhou."
After the ceremony, Yu Chen stepped forward, took Shao Xun's hand, and said with emotion: "The Huns have arrived and have already broken Yecheng. However, Pei Xian, Wang Kan and others either ran away with their heads in their arms or tied up their troops on the river. They patrolled and refused to advance. The only one who came to save the people of Hebei was the emperor."
"Pei Yuzhou didn't come?" Shao Xun was startled.
When he was in Hanoi, Pei Xian sent an envoy to command Shao Xun's army to rescue Yecheng. He then led people across the river and headed north to help. Is this a lie?
"Xian——junhou really doesn't know?" Yu Chen asked in surprise.
"I've been searching for traces of the Huns all the way. I really don't know," Shao Xun said.
"Pei Yuzhou has withdrawn his troops," Yu Chen said.
Shao Xun was stunned for a moment.
Seeing that he was really surprised, Yu Chen explained: "Just three days ago, Wang Mi and Liu Ling led their troops southward and sent a small group of people to cross the river. After Pei Yuzhou found out the enemy's situation, he ran south all the way, not knowing where he was going. .”
"Where are the soldiers? Where are his soldiers?" Shao Xun asked.
"After Pei Yuzhou fled, the generals led their troops back south and retreated."
"What a thief!" Shao Xun stopped giving face to the Pei family and cursed on the spot: "If he falls into my hands, he will be killed!"
For some unknown reason, Pei Xian abandoned the army and ran away. However, his running away directly destroyed the morale of the Yuzhou soldiers.
When Sima Gai, the king of Fanyang, was in Xuchang, soldiers from Yuzhou put down the rebellion in Hebei and killed all sides.
After Sima Hui died violently, Gou Xi took over and still beat Ji Sang so hard that Shi Le fled in panic.
Now that Gou Xi has left, what kind of crooked melons and cracked jujubes have been replaced?
Wang Mi defeated Xuchang, and the Yuzhou soldiers were pinched by Sima Yue to avoid fighting.
Wang Mi stationed troops in Hebei, but Pei Xian ran away and the Yuzhou troops retreated.
After doing this again and again, the Yuzhou soldiers who were once still able to fight were considered useless, and their morale completely collapsed.
Damn it, what kind of bullshit is this? The fact that the Huns are able to achieve success is inseparable from these bullshit celebrities!
In the past, the governor of Jizhou and Yu abandoned Yecheng and fled. Later, the governor of Yuzhou, Pei Xian, abandoned his army and disappeared.
Can you still be officers? If you can't be officers, quickly make room and replace them!
grass!
"Where is Ding Shulun (Ding Shao), the governor of Jizhou?" After calming down, Shao Xun asked again.
"In Anping, it seems that we won't be sending troops, but we will just stick to it." Yu Chen replied.
"Where is the Governor of Yuzhou?"
"Wang Shiwen is in Xuchang and will not come." Yu Chen sighed.
Wang Shiwen was born in the Wang family of Donghai. He was the grandson of Wang Su, the son of Wang Qian, and the nephew of Empress Wang Yuanji of Sima Zhao. He is currently the general of Nanzhong Lang and the governor of Xuchang.
Shao Xun frowned and thought.
Chen Yougen listened for a long time, his eyes widened, and he couldn't help but said: "Did Duke Yu make a mistake? Can Wang Mi scare Pei Yuzhou away? Five months ago, I was waiting to beat Wang Mi hard in Ru River. Under Luoyang City,
The army was defeated, and less than ten thousand people escaped across the river. Can such defeated generals scare away the governor of a state?"
Yu Chen's face turned a little red and he obviously felt very embarrassed.
Li Chong, who had been promoted to deputy governor of the Yamen Army, lowered his head and remained silent, obviously very disappointed.
Wang Queer and Jin San had no expression on their faces, but they couldn't hide the contempt in their eyes.
It would be understandable if you ran away when you met Liu Yuan, but if you were scared away by Wang Mi, it would be really unreasonable.
Could it be that Sima Yue avoided the battle before and let Mi's soldiers attack Xuchang, so everyone overestimated Wang Mi's strength? But he was clearly defeated at Luoyang City. The main force was lost. How many soldiers are there now?
Chen Jin, who commanded an auxiliary army, laughed in his heart.
He comes from a noble family, has been living in Beijing for many years, and has met many people.
He Yu, Pei Xian and others have great reputations and indeed have talents, but most of them are in literature and etiquette. It is really difficult for them to serve as governors or even lead troops in war.
Now that both of them have run away, they are both "favorite generals" appointed by the Taifu. I don't know what the reaction of the Xingyang shogunate was when they heard about it.
Haha, to be honest, Taifu might as well bow his head to Gou Xi and invite him back. Although Gou Xi has no family background and a humble background, his achievements are there. Let him lead the Yuzhou soldiers and maybe defeat Wang Mi.
Shi Le's generation.
You have to use famous people, you have to look at your background, you have to be narrow-minded, and you can't tolerate outsiders. This is the result now.
To put it bluntly, even if you have to use famous scholars, you should at least choose the right person.
Chen Jin didn't even know what to say.
After experiencing so many things, he no longer believes in superstitious origin.
Shao Xun, Gou Xi and even Zhang Fang were able to fight better than these people, and they could fight much more.
The four generals Wang Chan, Hao Chang, Lou Quan and Lou Bao looked at each other and sighed secretly. If it was not Gou Xi who invaded Hebei but Pei Xian and He Yu Zhiliu, would they have succeeded long ago?
Sima Yue, what a joke!
However, this kind of person even defeated the King of Chengdu, which only makes people feel aggrieved.
"Send an order and set up camp on the spot." Shao Xun ordered: "Send another envoy to report to Luoyang and Xingyang to ask the emperor and the Taifu to make a decision."
"No." Tang Jian quickly went to arrange a messenger.
Yu Chen already understood, and Marquis Lu Yang didn't know that he was alone, so he felt a little discouraged.
Is the overall situation in Hebei really irreversible?
****
In Jijun, in Linlu Mountain where Shangdang was handed over, Wang Sang retreated in disgrace.
There is a peak in Linlu Mountain, commonly known as "Big Head Mountain", which is very steep.
There are also fields and springs in the mountains, and thousands of households gather to protect them, led by Yu Gun, a scholar from Yingchuan.
Yu Gun lived a simple life, worked hard on crops, and led the people to farm in the mountains.
When someone comes to mourn, they must be mourned. When someone meets someone, they must build the funeral carefully. Work must be done first, and leisure must be done later. Words must be deeded, and deeds must be done safely.
It can be said that he is fair in dealing with things and leads by example, so many people in Linli follow him and call him "Yu Xian".
Whenever there was a war, the four sons Yu Zhi, Yu Mia, Yu Ze, and Yu Su, born to his ex-wife Xun and his step-wife Le, would be sent to the front line in person, leading the Yu clan and tribes as vanguards to force the thieves back.
Such a dangerous fortress with a united front and a backbone cannot be easily conquered.
Wang Sang tried it, but lost more than a thousand troops and had no effect, so he retreated.
At the foot of Datou Mountain, Liu Ling put one foot on the horse's back and looked at Wang Sang with a smile.
"Has Wang Sanqi given up?" he asked.
Wang Sang was the minister of Sanqi of Liu Han.
His elder brother Wang Mi was granted the title of Lieutenant of the Sili School, added to the rank of Shizhong, and was promoted to special rank. Wang Mi firmly resigned, Liu Yuan firmly invited him, and finally took office.
Liu Ling became General Pingbei.
"I've given up." Wang Sang said with a dark face.
"Just give up." Liu Ling jumped off the horse and said: "When you attacked Linluwu, I led my troops to sweep some villages and forts. I got six to seven thousand men, and I gave you half."
"Didn't Shi Le ask us to hand over all the young men?" Wang Sang asked.
Shi Le was the commander-in-chief, and his orders were very strict: the number was limited to 50,000 people, and they would be withdrawn when they were full. Moreover, only strong men could be captured, and the old, weak, women, and children were not to be harmed, but they were still ordered to stay where they were and farm.
Liu Ling smiled nonchalantly and said, "Your brother is not dead yet, so he is going to be stoned now?"
Wang Sang's face turned darker.
Liu Ling never talks about virtue and often makes people embarrassed.
But he didn't dare to bring trouble against Liu Ling, for no other reason than he couldn't defeat him.
"Let's go and meet up with the servant. He also captured tens of thousands of people." Liu Ling stretched out his big hand like a leaf fan, picked up Wang Sang like a chicken, and dragged him down the mountain.
He said at the same time: "Ji County has never suffered much harm and is very wealthy. Nowadays, most of the people are fleeing south and taking shelter in the county. Let's lead the army south and see if we can make a fortune."
The three counties of Wei, Ji, and Dunqiu were the scope of activities designated by Shi Le. The main purpose was to steal money, food, and people.
Everyone is in favor of this combat goal.
Who doesn't like to grow the army? That's what you did when you were a bandit, it's your old job.
It seems that these three counties have little military strength, so it is easy to acquire them.
As for Wang Kan, Pei Xian and the like? Haha, look at how bearish they are, they are just relying on the river to prevent them from going south to Henan.
A bunch of rats!
Sima Yue is a rat among rats, not worth mentioning.
This time I made the right decision to vote for the King of Han. Hebei is so empty. It would be a fool not to take advantage of the opportunity to gain some benefits.
Chapter completed!