On October 18, Shao Xun arrived at Huixi Ban.
After a month of construction, several camps have been completed near the southern exit of Huixi Ban.
The Qianzhai is located on the slope road and is not big. It would be difficult to squeeze in three to five hundred people.
Houzhai is located in an open area and can garrison more than 3,000 troops.
On both sides of the Jiandi River, another camp was built on each side, which was also very small, with a total of six to seven hundred soldiers stationed.
There are 4,200 Zhongwu troops stationed here.
"Mr. Lang, the Zhongwu Army does not yet have a governor." After the inspection, Tang Jian reminded him dutifully.
The governor was vacant, and the deputy governor was still saying goodbye to his family at Yiquanwu, but he also didn't come over.
The Zhongwu Army was in a state of being without a general.
A war is coming, which is not a good thing.
"What do you think about letting Yuan Yanlai be the governor?" Shao Xun asked.
"Does Mr. Lang think so highly of him?"
"After all, he is the prefect. With this status, he has many things to do. The county soldiers will also be recruited, and the Zhongwu Army will number close to six thousand." Shao Xun said, "I will leave it to him when I return to Xiban.
Yes. Chen Jin will be another deputy governor. He is the general of the Forbidden Army, in charge of training, and Du Yin is in charge of money, food and equipment."
Tang Jian nodded silently.
When Lang Jun does things, he often explains the causes and consequences to him and other close associates. His cultivation intention is very obvious, and of course he knows it.
It will take about a month for Yuan Yan's group of people to arrive.
Zhuyang is a township in Hongnong County. It is located among the mountains. You must first detour to Shangluo County to the south. At the junction of Shangluo and Lushi counties, turn northeast and follow the Luoshui River. The entire journey is mountainous, which is very difficult.
Walk.
There are thousands of people in Yuan Yan's department, large and small, supporting the old and the young. They come all the way. I don't know how many people will be reduced.
Before his arrival, Chen Jin was the de facto commander of the Zhongwu Army.
In the afternoon, Shao Xun returned to Jinmenwu.
The main force was stationed at the foot of the mountain and was training constantly.
The wheat planted last month has sprouted green tender seedlings. Shao Xun looked over and saw that it was growing very well.
Zheng Long, the dock owner of Jinmenwu and a student of Luoyang Phase II, is very confident about the soil fertility and plants the crops more densely, hoping to harvest more grain next May.
Craftsmen who came with the army were repairing equipment.
The people who withdrew were led by county officials and settled in separate areas.
When someone comes, someone leaves.
For the people of Hongnong, Shaanxi and Hu counties, Yiyang is the "rear area" and "safety".
But for Yiyang locals, Yiyang is a "frontline" and "unsafe".
People from Luoyang have already fled south in large numbers, and of course there are also people from Yiyang, quite a few.
When they left, the land and houses remained, just in time for resettlement.
On the 19th, Shao Xun, who was personally supervising the training of the Silver Spear Army, received news: The Wang Division fought several battles with the Xiongnu and were defeated.
The first one was in Hanoi.
The Xiongnu looted and attacked the Sima clan's ancestral mausoleum in Wen County. The prefect Pei Zheng sent the governor Guo Mo to lead his army to rescue, but they were defeated by the Xiongnu.
The second game is in Mengjin.
The Xiongnu army began to build a pontoon bridge to cross the river.
Situ Yue crossed Liu Tun and sent General Song Zhou with 5,000 forbidden troops to block the river to resist the attack.
The Xiongnu found several places in the upper and lower reaches, used small boats to sneak hundreds of horses across, detoured to the rear, and raided a team transporting grain to Mengjin.
When Song Dynasty heard that the food route was cut off, they were horrified and led their troops to retreat south.
After the Xiongnu built a pontoon bridge to cross the river, they caught up with Song Zhou and defeated him.
The third game was again in Hanoi.
When the people of the county heard that Guo Mo and Song Zhou were defeated, they suddenly started a rebellion, attacked and killed the officers and soldiers loyal to the court, and took the eunuch Pei Zheng to surrender.
That’s all the news for now.
After reading it, Shao Xun had only one feeling: the Imperial Army was not that unbearable, at least they still dared to fight.
Unfortunately, there are too few cavalry.
During the Wang Mi Rebellion in May last year, the Xiaoqi Army still had two thousand riders.
There have been a lot of wars in the past two years, but instead of increasing, they have decreased, and the total number has dropped below two thousand - in fact, this is normal, because there is no money, and Shao Xun's Yamen Army has not made up for the shortfall.
With such a small amount of cavalry, even if the frontal combat effectiveness is stronger than that of the Huns, the military strength itself is not in the same order of magnitude.
Song Zhou suffered a defeat in this battle because he did not have enough cavalry.
Of course, he also has his own problems.
As soon as the Huns cavalry cut off their retreat, they panicked and wanted to run away.
There are Huns everywhere in the wild, how can you run away? It is better to set up a stronghold and wait for the Huns to retreat - if the food carried with the army is enough.
To resist riding with foot is too passive strategically.
What's more, there is no unified command.
Shao Xun could see that the governor, Liu Tun, was very conservative and planned to let the Xiongnu go south and then rely on Luoyang City to defend and counterattack.
However, Sima Yue intervened in the command and mobilized Song Zhou to go north, which may not necessarily be on the same terms as Liu Tun. As a result, the Song army was isolated and helpless, and ran away as soon as it was surrounded, and was defeated in the process.
When Liu Tun received the news of Song Zhou's defeat, he was probably confused.
Shao Xun also thought it was a trap when he put himself in Song Zhou's position!
There is no problem in garrisoning troops in Mengjin to block the river and resist the enemy. However, it requires the cooperation of friendly troops. It is very difficult for an army to do so alone.
Just like the problem encountered by Song Zhou, the main force of the Xiongnu could only cross the river on a pontoon bridge. But they could also use small boats to ferry a small number of people and horses across the river to harass the rear of the defenders. At this time, a second-line force was needed to counterattack to expel these infiltrators.
of the enemy's troops to ensure a clear path of retreat for the front line.
No one knows what Song Zhou's psychological activities were at that time. Maybe he didn't expect any friendly troops to come to reinforce him, so he ran away decisively.
Thinking about it this way, it’s not incomprehensible.
The main responsibility does not lie with Song Zhou, but with the higher-ups.
This battle is won!
"Send the order!" Shao Xun said loudly after reading the map, throwing it on the table.
Tang Jian immediately called for a civil servant.
"Chang Can, the deputy governor of the Long Sword Army, led five hundred soldiers and troops eastward to Yiyang County. The rest of the army was led by Chen Yougen and stationed at Yique Pass. Liang County recruited one thousand men and placed them under his command."
"Zheng Dong, the leader of the Yamen military building, led 500 men to garrison at Shenyuan Pass. Liu Shan, the leader of Yushanwuwu, led two thousand soldiers to the north, and was assigned to Zheng Dong's command."
"Qin San, the leader of the Yamen Army, led 500 men to garrison at Taigu Pass. My nephew Shen led 2,000 guest troops from Sanyuan Manor in Luoyang to go north, under Qin San's command."
"General Huang Biao led the remaining Yamen Army, Silver Spear Army, and Mansion Army (more than 4,000 people) to station in Green Willow Garden to provide assistance to various places at any time."
"Take Wu Qian to each camp of the garrison army, select three thousand strong men, and send them to Green Willow Garden and hand them over to the command of Huang Biao."
The clerk's writing was quick and the records were quickly completed.
After Shao Xun read it, there was no problem, so Tang Jian immediately sent someone to deliver the order.
The situation changes rapidly and must be dealt with accordingly.
Shao Xun picked up the map again and read it carefully.
He knew that Luoyang did not fall in this year in history.
But that was history, and he was not sure now. After all, the changes had not been small.
He was not sure whether the imperial court sent people to garrison the three passes of Luonan. There was a high probability that they did not. After all, that was the so-called rear area.
The three passes of Luonan mainly defend against enemies coming from the south. In terms of the structure of the pass, it has poor defense capabilities against the north. But after all, it is a pass and it is better than a temporary camp. Now that we have sent people to occupy it, we will block it.
This is a convenient passage for the enemy to go directly south.
If the Huns really wanted to attack Guangchengze, apart from sending a small group of troops to cross the mountains and infiltrate as if smuggling over, they could only go east and detour through the four counties of Xingyang, Chenliu, Yingchuan, and Xiangcheng. The possibility was slim.
It's big and not sudden.
Now, he has "confined" himself, the Forbidden Army, and the Huns in a basin and hills north of Sanguan, south of the river, and west of Songshan Mountain. Let him do what he wants.
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Chen Yougen galloped to Yique Pass on the afternoon of the 20th.
Sure enough, except for the dozens of "military officials" in Henan County who were responsible for collecting taxes, there was not a single soldier in Guancheng.
"Get lost!" Chen Yougen used his horsewhip to blast away several military officials who came towards him, and then commanded the soldiers to take over Guancheng.
There were many pedestrians and carriages in the north of Yique Pass. Seeing that the soldiers seemed to be intending to close Yique Pass, they all quickened their pace.
Some people were lucky enough to pass through Guancheng before it was closed and went south smoothly.
Others were stopped.
The soldiers of the government pulled out their swords and crossbows and ordered him to return north.
"General, please do me a favor and let me pass. My father is a minister..." Someone asked him kindly.
Chen Yougen walked over, glanced at him, and sneered three times: "Don't talk about Shangshu Lang, it's useless for Shangshu to come. Get out!"
"Get out of the way, I'm from Prince Wu's Mansion, I'm blinding you!" Someone yelled.
Chen Yougen slapped him with a loud mouth and ignored him.
The troops behind him were coming in and out, digging trenches on the north side of Guancheng, setting up their horses, and were very busy.
Princess Xiangcheng Simimao's chariot pushed to the front, and Cheng Yuantan stepped forward to negotiate.
"Not even the princess!" A leader of the Fubing team shook his head resolutely.
Cheng Yuantan was a little annoyed and even more discouraged.
General He Lun of the Left Guard used the excuse of "lack of military supplies" to rob the princess's property in Luoyang City. Does anyone care?
A few years ago, even He Lun would not dare to do this if he had the courage to do so. But in today's world, ordinary princes and princesses cannot frighten these warriors.
Really lawless!
But he had no choice but to continue begging for mercy.
"Wang Dun? Don't talk about Wang Dun. It's not easy to do anything even if Captain Wang is here." The leader of the Fubing team glanced at Chen Yougen out of the corner of his eye. When he saw that he didn't express anything, he immediately puffed up his chest and pushed Cheng Yuantan away. He staggered and said: "Get out of here, don't block the road, there will be people coming out to collect firewood soon."
Cheng Yuantan was so angry that his face turned green, but there was nothing he could do.
Sima Maobao could hear clearly in the carriage, and his face turned a little pale.
If I had known this, I might as well have stayed in Luoyang.
He had the intention to give the order to turn around, but he was unwilling to do so.
By some mistake, she took out a letter from her arms.
"Princess, I am incompetent..." Cheng Yuantan returned to the car and said with a look of shame on his face.
"Cheng Qing, take this letter and give it to the general. He will let it go." Sima Mao said.
Cheng Yuantan was doubtful about the letter. After taking it, he subconsciously glanced at it and saw the words "Her Royal Highness the Princess" written on the envelope.
He wasn't sure if the letter would be useful, but he had no choice but to give it a try.
Seeing Cheng Yuantan's return, Chen Yougen took the letter with doubts, but when he saw it, his expression changed.
There is no other reason than this handwriting and font are so damn familiar!
He was not very literate before, but he learned a little painfully in the past few years, often copying from copybooks given by Shao Xun.
He could recognize these six words "Her Royal Highness the Princess" even turned into ashes.
The handwriting is beautiful in regular script. If it’s not written by the official of Luyang County, who is it?
He immediately handed the letter back to Cheng Yuantan and ordered it to be released.
Not to mention this, fifty more soldiers were ordered to escort him.
The tribesmen moved the horses away, and the princess' chariot drove forward slowly.
When the people outside begging for release saw him, they made noises and even cursed.
"Go, go, go!" A soldier from the government got angry when he was scolded. He hit his head and face with a riding crop and said, "This is the official family of Luyang County. What do you think? Get out!"
"Fart!" someone said without hesitation. He ran away with his head in his hands and cursed: "Do you think I'm blind? That's the chariot of Princess Xiangcheng. The princess is the wife of Wang Dun of Yangzhou."
"Which Wang Dun's wife? That is my general's wife, otherwise Governor Chen could send someone to escort her? Get out of here, don't force me to do it!" Several more people rushed up, brandishing heavy swords, as if they wanted to kill someone.
The person who scolded him turned pale and immediately walked away.
Sima Maoyao heard the quarrel between several people from a distance, but she did not clarify.
Cheng Yuantan couldn't help but glance at her.
The princess lowered the car curtain, blocking his view.
Cheng Yuantan's heart moved and he was thoughtful.
No wonder, no wonder! He has always been confused about many things, but now he has the answer.
This matter - alas.
He is a retainer, so it's hard to say anything.
After the storm ended, peace slowly returned to the outside of Yique Pass.
By evening, a shallow trench had been completed.
Several fires were built next to the trench. The troops could not rest tonight and had to burn the midnight oil to fight.
After the trench is dug, the horse pit must be dug, which is a lot of trouble.
Scattered Hun scouts have appeared on the outskirts of Luoyang, indicating that the enemy army is not far away and will arrive within a few days.
The offensive and defensive battle is about to begin.
Chapter completed!