In later generations, the terrain of eastern Shandong was generally characterized by Mount Tai, Mount Lu, Mount Yi, etc. running from east to west and isolated from north to south.
Of course, it is impossible for such a long east-west mountain range to be unsuitable for carriage and horse traffic.
Laiwu Valley is a very critical road connecting the north and south sides.
The southwest valley mouth of this road is in the southwest of present-day Laiwu, and the northeast valley mouth is in the southwest of present-day Linzi. Zishui River and Wenshui River each have a section of it. This is also one of the routes of Liu Yu's Northern Expedition. The main force went north from Daxian Mountain and left the Laiwu Valley.
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There is Laiwu County in the valley, which was established by the Han Dynasty and has been occupied by Cao Yi for several years.
On March 28, when Shao Xu, Duan Pixi and others attacked from behind and defeated Cao Yi's troops guarding the river, Yang Chen personally led more than 30,000 cavalrymen from Mount Tai to Mou County (near today's Laiwu).
), officially entered Laiwu Valley.
On the last day of March, Guangyi, a former official of Yue Prefecture and born in the Guang family of Le'an, led a hundred people out of Laiwu County and headed southwest.
Because there had just been a series of heavy rains, the mountain streams gathered together, flowing all the way into Wenshui River, southwest into Lu River, all the way into Zi River, and northeast into Qi River.
Guangyi and others went upstream along the Zi River. Along the way, they saw mountains on both sides of the mountain that were continuous and very steep. There were also deep and dark places with trees, which looked very scary.
Considering that the post road has been in disrepair for a long time, it is even difficult to walk. If there is an ambush, it will be really difficult to move.
After walking for several miles, Guang Yi saw a group of knights leading horses and walking in the distance. After sending people to negotiate, he got the commanding general named Yang Quan and led 500 horsemen as the vanguard, heading straight to Laiwu.
"General Sheep." Guang Yi waved from afar.
"Is there just wine sacrifice ahead?" Yang Quan sat on the horse's back and shouted.
"Le'an Guangyi is here to greet Master Wang." Guangyi asked his followers to stay behind and stepped forward alone, and soon saw Yang Quan.
This is a young man who must not be more than thirty years old. He is tall and long, with thick arms. When he saw Guangyi, he fell to the ground, turned over and dismounted.
Guangyi's eyelids twitched.
Maybe it had rained, and it was a soft land by the river. The thick and long horse pole in Yang Quan's hand sank directly into the ground, making people swallow their saliva just looking at it - he was hit by this thing when he was charging on horseback.
Chest, can you stabilize your body shape?
Yang Quan stepped forward.
Two soldiers also came forward, one to lead the horse for Yang Quan, and the other to fetch the spear.
I don’t know what happened, but the man pulled for a long time, but couldn’t pull the horse out. So he called another person, and they worked hard together to pull out the horse that had been stuck in the mud, and lifted it up one after the other.
Holding this heavy horse warfare weapon, he followed Yang Quan.
"How is Laiwu?" Yang Quan glanced at the person who followed the light and asked.
"Cao Yi sent a general to suppress Laiwu, and he got the whole county drunk and tied up. More than 2,000 of his tribe were killed and scattered by the local wealthy people. Therefore, I asked Master Wang to come quickly, otherwise something might happen." Guang Yi bowed.
A salute, said in a hurry.
Laiwu was originally a county under Mount Tai, and was captured by Cao Yi a few years ago. The local wealthy family had a close relationship with the Taiyang clan, so they naturally rebelled against it.
Two days ago, they gathered seven or eight hundred people. They first knocked down the generals sent by Cao Yi and imprisoned them. Then they raided Cao's soldiers and drove them away. If nothing else happens, Guanggu must have got the news, and they will probably send the third general.
The second wave of troops is coming, so you have to move quickly. You must capture Laiwu before the enemy so that the army can have a place to stay.
"Didn't Cao Yi claim to have more than 100,000 soldiers? Why did he send more than 2,000 people?" Yang Quan waved his hand and asked someone to bring the horse over.
"There are more than 100,000 strong men, but where can we get more than 100,000 soldiers?" Guang Yi smiled bitterly and said: "There are only 20,000 people who can fight, half of them are Gou Xi's surrender, and the rest are mostly demon thieves.
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It is said that the title "demon thief" was not invented by Guang Yi, but was the official title given by the Jin court to Tianshi and Taoist disciples.
The world has been in chaos for more than ten years, and the Jin Dynasty has many opponents, among which -
There is "Ni". Although Shao Xun is often called a "thief", in fact he is a rebel within the system, so it is appropriate to call him "Shao Ni".
There are "thieves", usually peasant rebels and the like.
There are "captives", usually barbarians.
There are "demon", which refers specifically to religious rebels.
Guang Yi said that Cao Yi had ten thousand demon thieves, which were ten thousand die-hard members of the Celestial Master Dao.
As for the more than 100,000 soldiers, that is pure nonsense.
When Shao Xun was attacking Hebei, he even said in his memo that "Henan has 500,000 soldiers." This was all a lie.
"In that case, there is no need to hesitate." Yang Quan thought for a while, called a personal attendant and said: "You return quickly, the general will give the information to Governor Yang, and ask him to send silver spears to the center camp, and the light troops will advance quickly.
Rush to Laiwu."
"As ordered." He then mounted his horse and left.
Yang Quan also mounted his horse and shouted: "Go to Laiwu."
The five hundred Yang tribes all mounted their horses and said: "Let's go to Laiwu."
Hundreds of riders rode along the Zi River, slowly picking up speed.
The road was in disrepair and was muddy and slippery after the rain. From time to time, knights fell to the ground, and from time to time, horses were accidentally injured and fell to their knees in pain.
Yang Quan didn't even look at it, he kept calling on everyone to speed up and keep up.
After a while, Laiwu City was already in sight.
At the top of the city, there were people shouting and raising tents, focusing their eyes as if they wanted to see clearly which side their cavalry belonged to. After confirming, they hurriedly opened the city gate and let Yang Quan and his party in.
"Prepare meals, horse feed, and medicine for injuries. If you have donkeys, mules, and horses, bring them as well, without fail." When Yang Quan flew off his horse, he shouted and ordered.
Guang Yi followed him into the city. When he dismounted, he felt that his butt was no longer his. He bared his teeth and scolded: "What are you still standing there for? This is the son of Yang Sima."
Upon hearing the news of the Yang clan, all the officials stood in awe, and their hands and feet immediately became agile.
In this area of ​​Mount Tai, the words of the Yang family are more effective than those of the Emperor.
To put it bluntly, if the Yang family had helped Cao Yi, this battle would still have been fought. In fact, if it hadn't been for the desperate resistance of the Yang family, where would Cao Yi be now? It might not be Guanggu City, he might have conquered Qingzhou
, eroding the entire eastern half of Henan.
Yang Quan entered the county government office, took a piece of baked Hu cake, and took some black beans from the soldiers, spread it on it, and while eating, he said: "Don't slack off, rest for two hours, Shen Shichu will set off on time
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The reason for the break is not that the man can no longer run, but the horse.
Horses are so fucked up, they don't feel well, and they won't run until they are full. If you force them to run, they will foam at the mouth and fall to their knees as they run. When you encounter a horse with a bad temper,
He might even hit you with a horse's hoof.
To put it simply, humans can grit their teeth and persevere through willpower, but horses cannot. This is why Napoleon once lamented that “horses don’t understand patriotism.”
Guang Yi listened to Yang Quan's words and felt his heart pounding.
Isn’t this Yangjiazi too energetic?
After Yang Quan finished eating half of the cake, he took a cowhide water bag, drank a few big sips, and asked, "Are you still willing to lead the way just by offering wine?"
"I am already white and have no official position." Guang Yi smiled bitterly and said, "General Sheep uses his troops as fast as lightning. It is rare to see him."
"I studied with Mr. Liang," Yang Quan said.
At this time, a look of admiration and even reverence appeared on his face, and he said: "In the battle of Gaoping in the past, Liang Gong returned from Luoyang and rushed for hundreds of miles. He fought quickly and made people admire him. Then he chased Jin all the way.
Yes, the strategy of using troops is astonishing. By the way, there is also a detour to Hebei and an attack on Gou Xi. Alas, such a wild and unconstrained strategy cannot be accomplished by the Taibai Star Spirit."
Guangyi was stunned.
This Yang Quan really worships Liang Gong, and he doesn't hide it at all.
Guang Yi thought about it carefully, is Mr. Liang really that good? Have I misunderstood? Many people in Yue Mansion looked down on him in the past.
After he raped his mistress Pei, more and more people didn't want to see him. Guang Yi also felt that this was a bit bad, but he didn't dare to say anything openly.
This Yang Quan only sees the good points of Liang Gong and is a pure flatterer, Guang Yi thought bitterly.
After resting until midnight, hundreds of riders continued to move forward, heading northeast.
After nightfall, due to bad weather, everyone had no choice but to dismount and move forward on foot.
In the middle of the night, on the north bank of Zi River, we encountered a group of infantry holding torches and advancing noisily in the direction of Laiwu.
In the dark night, I couldn't see my fingers, and I had no idea how many people were coming across from me.
In a hurry, without any hesitation, Yang Quan ordered the cavalry to mount the high slopes on both sides, cock their horn bows, and shoot a hail of arrows in the direction of the enemy's advance.
The screams suddenly became continuous.
The enemy soldiers came very quickly. They were not wearing armor or carrying long soldiers. After being suddenly attacked, they fell into chaos.
"Kill the thief!" Yang Quan jumped out with a loud shout, regardless of whether his troops were fully gathered.
More than two hundred people followed closely behind, armed with horseshoes, horn bows, ring-headed knives and other equipment, and pursued the enemy in the direction of retreat.
When we meet on a narrow road, the brave wins.
In a dark valley, what's the difference between ten thousand people and a thousand people? You don't even know how many enemies are on the opposite side. It's easy to scare yourself when you're nervous.
The Yang Family Army is slightly better.
They are tied by blood relatives, with generations of slaves as the backbone, and are supplemented by years of training and well-equipped troops. The degree of organization is very high. Along the narrow Zishui River Valley, they shout for fierce battles and are unparalleled in their bravery.
Before the fight, Yang Quan also sent more than 20 people with agile legs and good eyesight to carry small riding drums on horseback and stumble around in the mountains and forests. Whenever they stopped at a place, they would beat the war drums.
, tearing out the throat and shouting to beat and kill.
The enemy army was stunned by the fierce and life-threatening fighting style of the Yang family army, and retreated step by step, making a lot of noise.
In the pitch-black environment, sometimes when someone bumps into one of their own, they will scream in fright, and then draw swords to attack each other.
When the drums sounded from all directions, they became even more frightened, running around like headless flies, hacking and killing.
There were still more than 3,000 Cao soldiers in the rear formation who were on the march. They heard the collapse of the more than 1,000 men in the front formation and the sound of killings everywhere. When the drums were beating, they heard that a large group of Shao soldiers had arrived and there was an ambush among them, so they turned around.
Just leave.
How could such a retreat be so simple in the dark night?
To put it crudely, the more people there are, the greater the disadvantage.
There were also some people in the Yang Family Army who fell behind and sometimes failed to distinguish between ourselves and the enemy. However, they had fewer people and were relatively more organized, so their losses were relatively small, and they had always maintained a forward pursuit.
Cao Cao's army was in trouble. There were four to five thousand men in front and behind. When they retreated, they were crowded. Then they were frightened by the sound of drums and killings. They shouted, made loud noises, pushed each other and even stabbed each other. The enemy was not close yet.
He first lay down on the ground, while the remaining people were still highly nervous, panting heavily, and most of their physical strength was exhausted. Seeing that they were no longer able to fight, they had to be taken care of and rectified by the rear.
But how could Yang Quan give them such an opportunity?
He led more than 200 people in a loose formation, holding horses, bows and knives, and shouted to kill. The enemy troops he encountered rushed towards the mountains and forests on both sides.
Yang Quan didn't care about them and kept chasing them.
At dawn, the valley road suddenly opened up.
The exhausted Yang Quan turned his head and looked behind him. There were only seventy or eighty people left. They were all exhausted, and their legs felt like they were filled with lead and could not move.
Look at their expressions again, but they are full of excitement. Obviously, in a dark melee last night, they were in chaos, and the enemy was also in chaos, but the enemy was in chaos even more completely. I don’t know how many people died in Laiwu Valley, I don’t know how many
People ran into the mountains and forests for their lives, and I don’t know how many people accidentally fell into the Zi River and drowned...
Definitely not more than half of them will succeed in escaping in the end.
Yang Quan looked at the panicked enemy soldiers in front and the looming city on the distant horizon, and smiled.
This dangerous road in Laiwu Valley is firmly in their hands.
When the follow-up main force arrives, they can send troops to Linzi and directly attack the heart of Cao Yi.
Chapter completed!