Another autumn rain falls, and a chill arises spontaneously.
There is no more new pasture for a long time.
Except for a few varieties with strong cold resistance, most of them have turned yellow and withered.
Not growing means that there is no new grass, and you can only eat the dry stock grass - which will be eaten sooner or later.
In the mountains west of Jinyang, livestock move from time to time to mountain valleys and river valleys, like an army of locusts, swarming in groups and gnawing away pasture grass and even shrub leaves.
Some livestock have been slaughtered and made into preserved meat, which is stored in Jinyang, Yangchangcang and Loufan Gucheng.
Some were driven forward and carried by auxiliary soldiers as food and fodder for the army.
Only the strongest ones were left in Taiyuan, Xinxing, Shangdang, and Leping. The government had prepared winter fodder for them so that they could thrive next year.
Within a few months, the army stationed in Bingzhou went through some adjustments.
Most of the young men and soldiers from various places who went out for the first expedition were dismissed. Now that the expedition is about to go out again, some new ones have been recruited, which can be regarded as a rotation.
Shao Xun transferred the group of people who had previously attacked Jijun and Hanoi to Jinyang.
His troops numbered tens of thousands, and after eliminating the old and weak, 20,000 people were included in the military register. This time, more than 16,000 people were recruited.
As a result, the sergeants gathered in Jinyang included two battalions of silver spears, all Yi Congjun, a slightly expanded Luoyan Army and two thousand Xianbei cavalry - the rest had received their rewards and returned home.
In addition, He Lun also led 5,000 troops and horses to help, and the four counties of Chen, Liang, Nandun, and Xincai recruited 5,000 strong men.
Yanzhou's original military strength was 20,000, but after many years of fighting, many were lost. Now there are 15,000, so they were organized into three battalions, led by Tang Jian, Manheng, and He Lun.
Liu Qia had been in poor health this year and could no longer engage in high-intensity military command, so he retired from the army and resumed his old career as an assistant to the shogunate.
But just yesterday, Shao Xun ordered him to come to Xingxing and serve as the prefect.
As for the Taiyuan Grand Administrator, Shao Guang, the Superintendent of the General's Office, took over the post - the last King of Taiyuan had died and the country was in ruins.
On September 15, Duan Mobo led the Luoyan Army and more than 4,000 Xianbei Qingqi to march westward, acting as the vanguard.
The troops marched very quickly and arrived at Yangchangcang on the 18th.
On the 24th, we arrived at Loufanjianmu City.
On the 28th, we set up camp a few miles east of Xiurong City.
In the early morning of the 29th, the two sides' cavalry clashed on the north bank of the Fen River. Each lost more than ten cavalry and then retreated. This was the first confrontation since the second phase of the battle.
On the last day of September, Shao Xun arrived at the east of Xiurong City and camped in the mountains.
In the evening, I took my two sons to observe the enemy's situation.
They actually launched an attack on the day they arrived without stopping at all.
Silver Spear Zuoying acted as a sharpshooter and rushed straight to the south bank of Fen River (actually the Lan River) along the temporary pontoon bridge.
More than a thousand people with spears, shields, strong bows and crossbows, strong bridges and strong horses attacked the enemy, and directly scattered the enemy troops who tried to cross the bridge to attack.
The Silver Spear Army that crossed the river did not secure the bridgehead first like other troops, but chased the enemy's broken troops and slaughtered them until they reached the bottom of Xiurong City before retreating.
When more than five hundred heads were hung in the woods on the south bank of the Fen River, the enemy troops at the head of Xiurong City were all horrified.
If you lose morale in the first battle, what will you do next?
On the first day of October, more than 10,000 people crossed the river, camped on the east and west sides of Xiurong, and began to build siege equipment.
There are still a large number of soldiers stationed on the north bank of the Fen River, and some of them have even begun to prepare weapons and prepare to go upstream to the ancient city of Fenyang in the north.
The city was in dilapidated condition, and the defenders were frightened birds like Liu Yasheng, so it was not difficult to defeat.
Shao Xun handed over this task to Jin Zheng.
It's so arrogant to start a war on both sides.
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Hou Feihu has arrived at Zhiguan, and the general of the future army has taken over the command.
Also coming with him were thousands of people from Heijin Zuoying.
The troops at Zhiguan Camp also underwent rotation.
The Dingzhuang recruited from Taishan and other counties have returned, and were replaced by 12,000 Dingzhuang from the six counties of Yangping, Zhaojun, Guangping, Pingyuan, Qinghe, and Bohai.
The Yang Family Trilogy is still here.
Not only did they not leave, but they also added 2,000 people. The reason was that after watching the battle, the supervisors thought that the Yang tribe was well-equipped, brave and skilled in fighting.
The overall martial arts and military level of the children of the Yang family are better than those of other aristocratic families, and they do not look like a cultural family.
Therefore, those who are able should work harder.
Not only did the Yang family army not get rest and recuperation, they continued to increase their troops and attack Zhiguan.
In addition to these two troops, there were also 5,000 light cavalry of General Liu Quan of Heqing Town, more than 1,700 cavalry of the captured army, and thousands of homeless people from Hanoi and Jijun.
The reason why so many troops are hoarded on this battlefield is because of the convenience of supplies.
Nowadays, the autumn rains are continuous and the water level of Qinshui River has not dropped too much. As long as the watercraft is not particularly large, it can usually reach Yewang City. The transportation cost is very low, so it can garrison a large army.
But the supplies can only be transported outside Zhiguan.
Zhiguanxing is one of the eight mountains in Taihang, located in Wangwu Mountain - the story of Foolish Old Man Moving the Mountain happened here.
The mountain has three levels, the easternmost one is where Zhiguan is located.
More than fifty miles west of Zhiguan is the second mountain, called "Qiziling". The Han Dynasty built Jiguan here to replace Zhiguan - historically this was the national boundary between the Northern Qi and the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and at this time it was the county boundary between Hedong and Hanoi.
Twenty miles to the west of Qiziling was Wangwu City (located in the south of Wangwu Mountain in present-day Wangwu Town). It was added by the Huns a while ago. It was a warehouse city and a military town, with two thousand soldiers stationed there.
Further to the west is Dongyuan County, Hedong County (southeast of today's Yuanqu).
From Dongyuan County to the west is the third mountain. There is a pass on the mountain, which is called "Hankou". After passing this pass, you will leave Wangwu Mountain and reach the flat and fertile upper reaches of Shuishui - Wenxi County, the hometown of the Pei family in Hedong.
nearby.
Liang Gongying was a wise man, and no woman was licked in vain.
Concubine Pei was licked so lovingly that she not only gave birth to three children for him, but she also had an unexpected surprise...
As one of Shao Xun's most valued disciples, Hou Feihu knew the inside story. His battle plan took this into consideration.
"Don't attack the front too hard." After Hou Feihu observed the terrain for two days, he called General Wuya Yang Quan and Heqing Town General Liu Quan and said, "The defenders only have three to four thousand people. If we attack too hard, Liu Xian will
Maybe he will jump over the wall in a hurry and fly to Pingyang to ask for reinforcements."
"If we don't attack fiercely, how can we attack?" Liu Quan was puzzled.
"General Liu, I heard that you made a detour before, why did you fail?" Hou Feihu looked at Liu Quan and asked.
"The Luck Road is not good." Liu Quan sighed and said: "Forty miles northwest of Heqing, there is a trail that goes straight into the king's house. But it is troublesome for a single person to walk on this trail. The mules and horses frequently stumble and fall into the valley, and vehicles cannot pass. Four
I walked through the ten-mile mountain road with insufficient armor and equipment, and I was very tired. I didn't meet any thieves at first. The men went around killing, looting, and even setting fires. However, they couldn't attack head-on. They happened to encounter a group of Huns' light cavalry and were defeated directly.
, not many people have returned. Compared to a few months ago, there are more Wangwucheng, which is difficult to fight."
Hou Feihu said nothing and asked his soldiers to get the map again and look at it carefully.
After a long time, he looked at Liu Quan and said, "You still have to take a detour, but this time you have to wait for the opportunity."
"What opportunity?" Liu Quan asked subconsciously.
Hou Feihu stared into the distance without answering.
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In the wilderness to the east of Zhichi City, tens of thousands of imperial troops and government soldiers gathered on the spot.
The Forbidden Army is the main attack, and the government troops are suppressing the formation. They have been attacking for more than ten consecutive days.
On the high platform, Yang Hui, the governor of the Longxiang shogunate, held his hand on the railing and said with a smile: "Liang Gong has countless soldiers and horses, and they are brave and difficult to defeat. But in my opinion, the ones who are best at attacking the city are the Luoyang Chinese Army."
Supervisor Cheng Xia laughed and said: "After the three cities of Xin'an, Baichao and Xiashi were captured, it was like a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood. It's time to practice no matter what."
"How about Li Chong's attack on the city?" Yang Hui turned to look at Cheng Xia and asked.
After the first phase of the battle, Li Chong led 5,000 Liang Dingzhuang troops to camp in Jinyang. He was left as a general to take care of all directions.
With most of the military power taken away, there was naturally no need for an official of Cheng Xia's level to serve as a supervisor, so he went south to Jianchi to serve as Pei Kuo's supervisor - Pei Kuo was the commander-in-chief along the way, and Yang Hui was his deputy.
"Jingxing Xiongguan has been broken, so naturally he is good at attacking cities." Cheng Xia said with a smile.
Why do these warriors like to compete so much? They have to compete for everything, and Cheng Xia is helpless.
Hearing this, Yang Hui smiled and said no more. He pointed to Zhuchi County and said, "Zhuchi was originally in the mountains to the south. The Xiongnu built a city here and set it up in Zhuchi County. The city was built in a hurry and it was not big.
Put up to two or three thousand defenders at most."
Cheng Xia raised his head and looked forward.
Both the Jin and Han Dynasties had Jianchi County, and they faced each other like tit-for-tat. However, Jianchi County of the Xiongnu was really not big, so it couldn't hold many soldiers. After all, it had to be stuffed with various supplies, grain and grass. It would be good to have more than two thousand soldiers.
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But there were more than just that, there were actually three thousand defenders outside the city, who had built relatively complete forts, forming a powerful horn with the city.
Since the siege, the imperial troops have broken down two forts and killed more than a thousand thieves.
The soldiers also captured one and killed hundreds of thieves.
Now there is only one left, located in the west of the county town, with thousands of garrison troops, seemingly ready to run away at any time.
It is said that Liang Gong and Liu Cong have different offensive and defensive powers, but how can the Forbidden Army and Wang Mi not be the same?
From being passively beaten at the beginning and defeated in consecutive battles, to barely holding on and fighting tremblingly, to counterattacking step by step, the offensive and defensive momentum also changed during this period.
To put it bluntly, it's actually nothing.
When the Forbidden Army died, Luoyang Wubao was replenished with strong men. When there were not enough men, the refugees were replenished. In short, there was a constant supply of soldiers.
The replenishment of equipment and food is also very critical, which means that training will continue and the military inheritance can be better continued.
Therefore, the combat effectiveness of this unit is gradually improving.
As their opponent, Wang Mi did not receive enough supplements.
There is no problem that Wang Mi can replenish his troops. After all, there are too many refugees, so the size of his army is still quite large so far.
The replenishment of equipment was not sufficient. Especially after the loss of Xin'anye near Baichaowu, the ability to make weapons was greatly reduced. The Pingyang court sent some over from time to time, but it was not enough.
This is actually the gap in national strength, and there is nothing we can do about it.
A messenger came riding a horse not far away. After reining in the horse from afar, he jumped down, trotted to the high platform, and handed over a military report.
Cheng Xia stretched out his hand to take it, opened it and said, "Thank you! General Huwei Shao defeated the Mi soldiers and came out of Xiaoshan Mountain, across the Chichi and between Shaanxi City."
After Yang Hui heard this, he was happy and a little sour at the same time.
Cheng Xia smiled from ear to ear.
Unexpectedly, among all the soldiers and horses, they were the first to make progress. As the supervisor, he can also share the great achievements, how wonderful!
Chapter completed!