The army set out in the early morning of the 23rd and marched eastward for three consecutive days.
The "tail" on the back is getting longer and longer, but I don't dare to do it.
Shi Le was not ready to go south in a big way, and it was not the time for horses to fatten in autumn on the grassland. Zahu was still at home fattening livestock and had not received an "employment contract" from Dahu.
Shao Xun looked at the cowering Jie, Wuhuan, Xiongnu and even Han cavalry and laughed.
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By this time they had arrived in Dongwuyang.
The battlefield five years ago has been submerged in weeds.
At that time, Gou Xi led tens of thousands of soldiers and soldiers from Henan to cross the Yellow River north, and won a series of great victories in Wuyang in the east. He attacked the city and destroyed the stronghold, which was unstoppable.
Ji Sang, a member of Shi Le, was beaten to pieces.
Several years have passed, and the situation has changed, leaving people at a loss as to what to do.
Gou Xi was forcibly driven out of Yanzhou by Sima Yue. After arriving in Qingzhou, he could no longer stand. He was defeated by Cao Yi and returned to Yanzhou.
What would have happened if Gou Xi had not been driven away by Sima Yue at that time? Maybe things would have been much better than now.
After all, it was he who led the Yanzhou soldiers to achieve the myth of consecutive victories, and it was he who prevented the rebel army from going south and poisoning Yanzhou. He still has some foundation.
But there are no ifs in history. Times have changed and it will be much more difficult for Gou Xi to come to Yanzhou than before.
Now is the time to end him.
If you want to steal my territory, you must be prepared to die.
There is a ferry in Dongwuyang County called Cangtingjin.
In the sixth year of Jian'an of the Han Dynasty (201), Cao Cao sent troops to the river to attack Yuan Shao at Cangting and destroyed it.
Shao Quanzhong also wants to cross the river now.
In fact, some people have already begun to cross the river and go south.
The boatmen of Cangtingjin were caught before they could escape. They drove their boats dejectedly and ferried boatloads of people and horses to the other side.
Shao Xun divided his troops and occupied Dongwuyang and Yangping counties, recruited manpower, and cut down wood to build a pontoon bridge. There was no need to build a good bridge, it could only be used temporarily.
The large army took the opportunity to rest and recuperate here.
At noon on the 28th, the crudely constructed pontoon bridge was finally completed. It was shaky when walking and almost tipped over.
But it doesn't matter, as long as you can defeat the enemy.
Shao Xun led more than a thousand cavalry to cut off the rear in person, and occasionally charged forward to scare off the surrounding Huns cavalry.
Ten days have passed since he appeared in Jijun on the 18th.
For Shi Le and Shi Chao, these ten days should be confusing.
I don't dare to mobilize the cavalry, because there are quite a lot of people on the opposite side, and I only fought two or three times, and I suffered some hidden losses.
As for mobilizing infantry, there was no time at all.
The Jin army marched too fast and did not take care of their horses at all. They abandoned many injured donkeys, mules and horses along the way, just for the sake of speed.
In such a situation, it was really difficult to pursue them, so they watched them march along the Yellow River and rushed to Dongwuyang.
Now it seems that we have to cross the river and return to Yanzhou. This should be a good thing, right?
But what's the point of him going back and forth like this?
First leave Yanzhou and cross the river to go north, then cross the river and go south back to Yanzhou. It's a damn urgent march!
The cavalry's rapid march comes at the expense of horses. I really don't understand them.
Of course, it's not like there aren't smart people who can see something fishy, ​​but it's none of your business, so let's keep it a secret. Risking being hunted and killed, sending a message to Cao Yi, Zhao Gu, and Gou Xi? Why?
On the first day of July, more than 6,000 troops appeared on the south bank of the Yellow River - or the east bank.
After taking a short rest, I calculated that the remaining food was less than what I needed for seven days, so I stopped delaying.
Wuhuan's light cavalry advanced first, followed by Fu soldiers, mounted infantry, Shao's own soldiers, and Liangzhou's horses walked at the rear.
The entire army surged southward, passing through Fan County on the afternoon of the second day of the lunar month without entering, and galloped toward the southeast.
At noon on the third day of July, we arrived northeast of Onozawa.
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On the third day of July in the fifth year of Yongjia of the Jin Dynasty (311), after a long journey, brothers Gou Xi and Gou Chun led their troops to the south of Jinxiang County.
Xia Houheng, the Prime Minister of Qiao State, led a vanguard of 3,000 people to Dongmin City and faced the Gou Xi brothers across the He River.
Behind him, large armies gathered one after another, with a total of no less than 20,000 people - most of them were farmers recruited from Qiao and Pei countries.
For Gou Xi, now was a good opportunity, because after Zhao Gu invaded Mount Tai, he went to Lu and attracted more than 10,000 people from Li Chong's army.
After receiving the news, he left the camp east of Onozawa almost overnight, and the entire army headed south to Jinxiang.
He got a precious window of time: first defeat Xia Houheng's weak troops, and then march eastward for a decisive battle with Li Zhong.
But what puzzled him was that Shao Xun was still raising food and grass in Kaocheng, and the Silver Spear Army had not yet been dispatched, but was only practicing in Chenliu.
Does he really not want to go to war with me?
Gou Xi didn't believe it at first, but now he is really shaken.
The Silver Spear Army he relies on to control all directions has not moved at all and is still hiding in Kaocheng. Does this look like it is about to take action?
But this is fine.
With the title of Commander-in-Chief of the military forces of the six states in hand, as long as he is given time, it will be much easier to take over the two states of Henan and Yan. Although Xia Houheng, the Prime Minister of Qiao, did not know who listened to the temptation, he actually brought Qiao to Pei and other two states.
Ding Zhuang came to intercept him, and Gou Xi even doubted whether he was acting on his own initiative.
"Brother!" More than ten riders retreated from the other side of He River. The leader was Gou Chun. It turned out that he personally led people across the river to investigate.
"Brother, Xia Houheng only has a few thousand soldiers. I don't know which family members got it together." Gou Chun ran over panting and said: "The camp is quite organized, but there are not many people.
, try to attack?"
The staff looked at me and I looked at you, and they all wanted to say something. In the end, all of them were dejected and silent.
The staff who have followed this meeting are all relatively loyal. The matter has reached this point, and they have no choice but to survive in death.
Gou Xi pondered for a long time.
After traveling for so long, the army was actually a little tired.
If it were the old troops he led before, this would be nothing. But this group of people now has too many new soldiers, but they are not as durable as the veterans.
However, he quickly made a decision: "You have to build a bridge. As soon as it is completed, you will immediately select the best troops to cross the river and attack the bandit camp."
"No." Gou Chun loudly accepted the order and left.
Gou Xi took a long breath.
No time, really not much time. Shao Xun can't get away now, but if he is allowed to recover, Gou Xi doesn't believe that he can just sit back and watch him establish a foothold at the junction of Yan, Yu, and Xuzhou.
Because he has the greatest resources: the great general, the great governor, the governor of Qing Xu Yu, and the military affairs of the six states of Jing and Yang.
Shao Xun is just a general of the Imperial Army, not Fang Bo. Therefore, he has always focused on training the Silver Spear Army, because it is his private army. Regardless of whether he is a ninth-grade officer or a first-grade officer, these soldiers belong to him.
He himself realized this.
The territory gained entirely by relying on the Silver Spear Army to intimidate all directions is not stable, but no one challenges him.
From now on, the battle for the hegemony of Yanzhou has begun. Whoever wins will be the master of Henan.
Fortunately, Shao Xun was hesitant, not decisive at all, and tried to delay himself by delaying the attack.
Ridiculous, ridiculous!
It is not difficult to build a pontoon bridge for a small amount of water. After dark, it is almost completed.
In the camp, there were sergeants everywhere with their heads bent on eating.
No one said anything, because Gou Shijun (Gou Chun) was not a good person, and he was more ruthless in killing people than his great governor.
The recruits didn't know it before, but after some people were beheaded without warning, they all understood.
Some smart people even guessed that the reason why the Gou Xi and Gou Chun brothers failed in Qingzhou was probably related to harsh punishments and random killings.
"Dong dong dong..." Drums sounded in the camp.
The sergeant who was still eating quickened his movements.
Those who had finished eating stood up one after another, and under the leadership of the officers, formed an array in the open space outside the camp.
The battle has actually begun.
On the south bank of the pontoon, a few warriors wearing heavy armor were already charging forward with large shields and sharp blades in hand.
The Qiao army on the opposite side attacked the floating bridge once, but failed to move it. After leaving more than a hundred corpses, they retreated hastily.
The heavily armored warriors gave chase and almost broke into the camp, but in the end they slowly retreated due to the lack of troops.
But they have already established a foothold on the south bank, and the large force can cross the river at any time. It is only a matter of time before they capture this camp.
"Dong dong dong..." The drum sound continued.
Now it no longer means gathering troops, but advancing troops.
In the queue, the officers yelled at the clumsy new recruits because they couldn't understand the golden drum and couldn't distinguish the flags, and had to be constantly reminded by the officers.
In the chaos, people from one building after another were driven across the river, formed up on the other side, and then launched an attack on the Qiao army's camp.
The battlefield was suddenly filled with arrows and stones.
The Qiao army guarded the camp, but there were only three thousand people. The advantage was that most of these three thousand people belonged to various tribes, so they still had some combat effectiveness.
Gou Xi's army has a large number of people and some elite veterans. Although this will demoralize them, they can still fight.
Gou Chun, who was responsible for attacking the stronghold, did not hesitate at all. He first let the new soldiers charge, and then decisively threw in the old soldiers, using them as the spearhead to launch a swift and violent attack.
The battle entered the bloodiest stage from the beginning.
By midnight, the second pontoon bridge was also built, more and more Gou Xi soldiers crossed the river, and then began to attack the camp from the other direction.
The fighting became increasingly fierce.
Although the Qiao and Pei troops guarding the camp were quite skilled, they lacked combat experience and were thrown into confusion by attacks from both sides.
At the beginning of Yinshi, all the pavilions and barriers outside the camp were breached, the trenches were filled up, and the earthen walls were demolished to pieces.
At half past nine o'clock, the sky was already turning white. One of the camp gates had been breached. The defenders set fire to repel the enemy, and then frantically pulled in debris and baggage vehicles to block the gate.
Gou Chun was furious and killed more than ten people on the spot and ordered another attack.
Gou Xi also crossed the river and rushed over. Looking at the battlefield where the sound of killing was loud, he frowned slightly.
"Brother, in half a day, or at most one day, this fortress will be broken." Gou Chun comforted him, thinking that his brother was worried about the war.
"I just received news that a large group of people is coming from the south, numbering no less than five thousand," Gou Xi said.
"Who are they?" Gou Chun was surprised and asked, "Could it be the Yamen Army led by Li Zhong?"
"It doesn't seem like it." Gou Xi shook her head and said, "It's not the garrison at Linqiu. It should be soldiers sent from Pei and Qiao."
There are their cavalry outside the city of Linqiu in Puyang, and they report every day, but so far there has been no movement.
There are no enemy troops in the direction of Jiyin.
Gou Xi breathed a sigh of relief.
Come on, come on, it's just five thousand reinforcements, we'll fight them all together.
Just as the fighting on the south bank of He River was getting more intense, the army led by Shao Xun had arrived at the eastern border of Juye County at lightning speed.
After taking a short rest, they, who had shrunk to about 5,000 people, continued to move forward - some people fell behind one after another along the way.
At noon on the fourth day of July, when Gou Chun entered the camp and Gou Xi led his troops to fight fiercely with the reinforcements, Shao Xun had already arrived at Jinxiang County, only forty miles away from the battlefield.
Chapter completed!