On the first day of November, Shao Xun returned to Nanyang, where he rested for one night and handled a large number of official duties related to the settlement of the army and refugees.
On the second day of the Lunar New Year, we continued northbound, passing through Duyang, Ye County and back to Xiangcheng.
At this time, Wang Mi, Zhao Gu and others had led their troops into the Luoshui River Valley to attack Yiyang County.
There were only 500 Zhongwu soldiers in the county, and more than 3,000 men were recruited from the people who took refuge in the city to defend it to the death.
The fierce fighting lasted for two days.
Wang Mi and Zhao Gu almost consumed all the captured old, weak, women and children, and even sent their own troops to attack for half a day.
Yiyang was on the verge of collapse, but it never fell.
When Wang Mi and Zhao Gu saw that their capital was about to be damaged, they did not want to fight and left to relieve the siege. Yiyang was unable to attack anyway and could not pose a threat.
Yuan Yan, the prefect of Hongnong, heard that the Xiongnu had entered the Luoshui River Valley and was worried about being attacked from both sides. He led nearly 5,000 Zhongwu troops to abandon the camp at Xiban and retreated to Jinmen Mountain, relying on the food and military supplies of Jinmenwu.
During the retreat, Shan Zheng, the general of Han Zhengxi, took advantage of the situation and attacked fiercely, beheading more than a thousand people. Then he led 15,000 infantry and cavalry troops to camp on the banks of Luoshui outside Jinmenwu. He was not sure whether to attack the fort by force.
Liu Can, the king of Hanoi, led more than 10,000 cavalry, skipped Yiyang, and went directly to Jinmenwu to survey the terrain.
"Shao Thief is really good at picking places." Liu Can looked at Wubao located on the mountainside and took a breath of cold air.
This kind of fortress cannot deploy troops and is more difficult to defeat than a county town located on flat ground.
Moreover, after many years of continuous reinforcement, the Golden Gate Pier has not only become larger, but the thickness and height of the wall have also been enhanced. There is also a sheep and horse wall behind the trench, which is really difficult to gnaw.
Shan Zheng, Wang Mi, and Zhao Gu looked as if their faces were earth-colored.
The location chosen by Jinmenwu was very clever. A maximum of 300 people could be sent up at one time, but their strength advantage could not be effectively utilized.
From a military point of view, this kind of fort is suitable for siege. Siege for a year and a half, see how long you can hold on.
But can we look at the problem from a military perspective now? Obviously not.
Liu Can's eyes lingered on the three of them for a while.
Single syndrome is not very stressful.
His daughter is the widow of the late emperor, and she is the general of Zhenxi and the chief of the Di tribe. As long as the court wants to retain its influence among Feng Yi and the Qiang Di tribe in Shangjun, it is impossible to force them to die.
Wang Mi was a little nervous.
It is not easy for him to gather some troops. He only has more than 30,000 troops so far. He only brought 10,000 troops for this expedition because he did not want to overly consume his own strength. But he relied heavily on the Liu Han court and had orders from above, so he did not have many
Have the confidence to refuse.
At this point, Shi Le was much tougher than him. Although Da Hu had pretended to be very nice and obedient until now, Wang Feibao had already seen through him.
He secretly glanced at Zhao Gu and found that this guy was more nervous than himself, so he chuckled secretly.
The difference in status becomes apparent at critical moments.
Sure enough, after Liu Can pondered for a while, he ordered: "In this battle, Zhao Anbei will take the lead and focus on attacking the Yuanyan camp outside Wubao."
The Zhongwu Army withdrew three to four thousand people, but they could not all be packed into Jinmenwu, let alone hide in Wubao.
The Art of War says: "Any defender who cannot advance into the country or retreat without the pavilion and barrier to resist the battle is not a good person."
To defend the city, unless it is absolutely necessary, a camp must be left outside the city to form a horn with the city.
In this way, the enemy will not be able to use their hands and feet when attacking the city, and they will not be able to deploy their troops. They will also be vulnerable to flanking attacks during the attack, and the siege equipment will be more likely to be damaged.
Yuan Yan was so courageous that he did not enter Wubao. Instead, he used himself as bait and set up a stronghold outside Wubao in a dangerous place that was easy to attack. His intention was very obvious: he had no way to retreat.
This is a fight to the death.
"Your Majesty..." Zhao Gu grimaced, as if he was about to beg.
"Don't bargain with Gu." Liu Can's face fell and he scolded.
"No." Zhao Gu did not dare to resist and agreed.
Seeing that he was more knowledgeable, Liu Can ordered Shan Zheng and Wang Mi sent archers to strengthen Zhao's troops.
He also dispatched some people from his cavalry to support Zhao Gu with cavalry bows or infantry bows.
With the help of so many archers, it should be able to greatly offset the enemy's geographical advantages, and there may be a chance of success.
After the order was issued, Shan Zheng, Wang Mi, and Zhao Gu each selected sergeants to prepare for the attack.
Liu Can and his cavalry were stationed in the Luoshui River Valley. While cutting hay and shredding it to reduce food consumption as much as possible, he was drawing maps everywhere and trying to find a mountain trail to enter Guangchengze.
His father was obsessed with Yuan Yan, but he was not.
In his opinion, the biggest obstacle to capturing Luoyang was Chen Hou Shaoxun of Jin State. Because his troops dared to continue to advance despite being surrounded by cavalry and took the initiative to launch an attack.
This large group of veterans are skilled, experienced, and determined to fight. As long as they are destroyed, Shao Xun will not be able to accumulate the same troops in a few years.
And if they cannot be eliminated as an organic formation, even if they have many battle losses, Shao Xun can slowly restore their combat effectiveness by recruiting new soldiers to fill the gaps - with the old leading the new, the soldiers grow very quickly.
It must be eliminated in an organized manner, so that the last army of Jin that is good at field warfare disappears. In this way, Luoyang and even Yanzhou and Yuzhou will take whatever they ask for.
Yuan Yan is nothing, it’s not important at all.
"Dong dong dong..." The drum sounded, and Liu Can came back to his senses and quietly watched the siege that was about to begin.
In this battle, countless people died.
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The eagle soars high in the sky, overlooking the earth.
At the ferry crossings of Mengjin and Xiaopingjin (Pingyinjin) five or six miles downstream, four pontoon bridges span the north and south, and people like ants come and go, constantly carrying things.
Continue flying eastward.
A pontoon bridge was also erected at Beiwushedu in Gong County.
In the first year of Jianwu (25), Zhu Kun sent Jia Qiang, the military envoy, to challenge General Su Mao, and sent 30,000 people across Wushejin to attack Wen.
There were also many people, horses and vehicles on this pontoon bridge. After hard work, they were transported to the Hulao Pass area.
The Yellow River meanders to the northeast, twenty miles north of Suanzao County, where there are two more floating bridges that have just been erected.
One end of the pontoon bridge is in Ji County and the other end is in Suanzao.
There is also a place here that is conducive to crossing the river. It was called Jijin in ancient times and also known as Suanzaojin.
A large group of people crossed the river southward and entered Yanzhou.
One group occupied Suanzao and Dongyan, and built floating bridges on both sides of Wenshijin to warn the Sima Yue Group in the east.
One group headed west, connected with Yuanwu and Juan County, and entered the city of Bo Xingyang on the fourth day of November.
Another group, led by Shi Chao, bypassed Xingyang and headed west, arriving at Hulao Pass on the night of the fifth day and setting up camp.
That night, Shi Chao selected his elite troops and launched a night attack.
Chaotic footsteps sounded in Hulao Pass.
Pei Chun, who had just drank to drown his sorrows and fell asleep, was suddenly awakened by a fright. At first, he thought it was a bombing of the camp. After being served by servants, he put on his armor, took a sword, and went to quell the chaos angrily.
When they reached the eastern half of Guancheng and were about to scold them, they heard fierce fighting sounds coming from the top of the city.
"This..." Pei Chun was shocked.
Is this a thief coming from the east?
Why didn't anyone come to report it?
Are all the messengers dead?
While he was in shock and doubt, he saw a group of broken soldiers pouring down from the top of the city in a chaotic manner. When he saw Pei Chun standing there with a helmet and a sword in hand, he was stunned for a moment, and then ran up in a chaotic manner.
The screams at the top of the city became more intense.
Only then did Pei Chun react. His back was soaked and he subconsciously wanted to run.
At this moment, shouts of killing also rang out from the west. It turned out that Shi Le had sent some of his men to dismount, and then drove some of the captured men to attack the city.
Looking at the firelight that reflected half of the sky in the east and west, Pei Chun understood everything. The thieves were using fire to communicate and attack from the east and west in an attempt to conquer Hulao Pass.
"Quick! Quick! Bring my horse." Pei Chun whispered.
The servant was a little dumbfounded.
Why is it that Mr. Fu is so full of thoughts of running away that he can't stop thinking about it?
"Master Fu, the mountain road is narrow. How many soldiers can the thieves send up?" The servant advised: "It seems to be huge at the moment, but it may not be able to break the city."
"You know nothing!" Pei Chun slapped him in the face and cursed: "You, a despicable person like you, can't comment on military affairs? Quickly prepare the horses. I'm going to Chen County to report to Lord Lu. Prepare a few more horses.
, If it doesn’t work, I will go to Jianye. That guy Shao Xun is ruthless, he will definitely not let me go."
After finishing speaking, he said to another servant: "Pack up some clothes so that you can buy food on the road."
The man nodded stupidly and left.
"Huh? Why are you still standing here?" Seeing that the first servant did not leave, Pei Chun was so angry that he kicked him.
The servant staggered and said nonchalantly: "Fu... Mr. Fu, there are thieves on the east and west sides. How can we escape? Lead the people to break through the enemy's formation and break out of the encirclement?"
Pei Chun was dumbfounded.
Yeah, how do I run? Wearing armor and holding a sword, can I break through the enemy's obstacles? If I have this ability, I can't run.
Thinking of this, his eye circles suddenly turned red and he almost cried.
I am going to die! Alas, I am going to die!
The servants also wept with him.
Not long after the two of them felt sorry for themselves, the first servant came over with someone pulling a cart.
The car was loaded with silks, silks, gold, silver and jade, which looked very valuable.
Pei Chun is so angry, don't you understand what "Xinruan" means? How can you run away with a cart full of belongings?
But - when his eyes fell on the car, he was stunned again.
These were all acquired when he was the governor of Xingyang. Especially the gold, silver and jade articles, which he couldn't put down and often played with. It would be a pity to just throw them away.
A sound of footsteps came from the front, mixed with the sound of beetle leaves clashing.
Pei Chun took a closer look and saw that it was Zheng Zun who had gotten up at night.
Zheng Zun also saw Pei Chun, and even saw the cart of goods, and was overjoyed: "I was still worried that the soldiers would not use their lives, but I didn't expect that the Lord had already considered it. Is this a reward for recruiting warriors?"
"Yes... yes I want..." Pei Chun was halfway through his words when he saw the servant gently tugging on his sleeve.
"Master Fu, now that we are attacked on both sides, we can't run away. Why don't we give this cart of gold and silk to the warriors and let them fight with all their strength to repel the bandit army. Only in this way can we save our lives." The servant whispered.
In the end, life is more important. Pei Chun struggled for a moment, then his expression changed and he said with emotion: "Yes, the bandit army is fierce and their offensive is fierce. Now they are preparing to spend all their wealth and recruit strong men. Zheng Langjun will handle this matter on my behalf."
Well, you must choose an elite and brave man. Money is not an issue!"
Zheng Zun stood in awe and said, "I know how righteous the Lord is."
Having said that, he immediately summoned the soldiers waiting on the street and his own tribe, promised them a generous reward, and ordered them to go to the city to guard the city.
Under heavy rewards, there must be brave men.
Zheng Zun quickly recruited 300 people and divided them into two groups. One group of 200 people went to the east city, and the other group of 100 people went to the west city.
These three hundred people are the vanguard, facing the most ferocious enemy.
Behind them, hundreds of people were marching forward with great noise.
After the new troops joined in, the fighting at the top of the city became more intense, with waves getting louder than waves.
Pei Chun waited tremblingly at the foot of the city.
It was not until after midnight that the sound of killing gradually subsided.
When the first ray of sunlight rose in the east, the sound of killing finally stopped completely.
Unknowingly, Pei Chun stood in the city for most of the night.
The armor had long been taken off. He was leaning on his sword and twitching at the corner of his mouth as he watched the bloody warriors walking down the city wall.
I want to laugh, but my mood is complicated and I can't laugh at all.
It turns out that defending a city is so dangerous, so how dangerous is it to fight in the wild?
Pei Chun had a new understanding of war and Shao Xun.
Chapter completed!