When Gao Sheng walked into the military mansion with a group of military officials, Dong Fang was looking at the military report with a livid face.
Seeing Gao Sheng coming, Dong Fang stood up shyly and bowed:
"Ashamed, it's all my fault, Dong Fang."
Gao Sheng helped Dong Fan up, thinking that Dong Fan must be held responsible for this chaos, but it was not appropriate to talk about this at the moment. The most important thing was to unite sincerely and quell the chaos first.
Therefore, Gao Sheng, as soon as he came up, set the tone for this matter:
"There must be people from the Han court behind this matter. No one is behind this. How can these remnants of local tycoons have the courage to cause trouble, and how can they act in unison? But the top priority is not to find this person, but to take action immediately.
Military power will quell the rebellion. No matter how late it is, more people will be dragged in. By then, the pressure will be great."
Recruitment envoy is the official official name of Dong Fang. Zhang Chong appointed him as the recruitment envoy of Heji camp, Quan Juan, and the soldiers of Lin two counties, in charge of dividing the fields and uniting.
Dong Fang looked at Gao Sheng gratefully and regained his composure. He first looked at the military officials present and then asked:
"Detective, how is the investigation?"
A nimble military officer immediately came out of the queue and replied:
"Returning to call for envoys, the rebellion is mainly concentrated in the Juan County area, especially the dock walls and settlements on both sides of the waterway. So the enemies are probably connected in series along the waterway."
The man who spoke was Zhao Kang, the flag-carrying general of the Heji Army. He was originally the flag-carrying general of the flying army. He was ordered to lead hundreds of flying soldiers to join the Heji Army, specializing in sentry riding.
After Zhao Kang finished speaking, Hei Fu frowned and said roughly:
"Then what else is there to say? Just send troops to kill them. Hang all those who are causing trouble."
Heifu's words represent the thoughts of most military officials.
If you dare to cause trouble, you will be killed!
Dong Fan said nothing and looked at Gao Sheng to see what he had to say.
Gao Sheng nodded and said:
"Although killing can only cure the symptoms, it is the most effective. Now put down the rebellion first, and later we will have to think about the root cause."
Dong Fang understood what Gao Sheng meant, even if the powerful people behind them did not rebel, they would probably be liquidated.
Sighing, Dong Fang threw away other thoughts and ordered:
"Heifu, Wang Han, and Ma Wu obey the order."
The three generals came out to hold fists:
"exist!"
"You and other three generals will each lead their headquarters. Heifu will clear out the enemies east of the river, and Wang Han will clean up the enemies west of the river. Ma Wu will specially patrol the south to detect whether there are Han soldiers from the south taking the opportunity to move north."
"Here!"
Except for Xi Shen who was stationed at Linqiu with his troops, all the other generals came out following this order.
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In Juyang County, about forty miles away from Juan County, Chuiting.
The magistrate of Juyang County is sending off a large army.
Outside the pavilion, Juyang County Magistrate Liu Chen raised his wine cup and said to the three people in front of him:
"Bian Jun, Li Jun, Cheng Jun. I wish you all the best to go and make great achievements, and you will be successful soon. Drink a lot."
"Drink full."
After speaking, the three people opposite Liu Chen all drank.
These three people are none other than Bian Chong, the commander of the Jiyin army, one is Li Qian, a powerful man in this county, and the other is Cheng Li who escaped from Dong'a before.
This time they gathered together to eradicate the Yellow Turban bandits entrenched in Juanxian and Linqiu areas in one fell swoop. The person who ordered this expedition was Zhang Chong, the prefect of Jiyin County, who really couldn't stand these thieves in his own country. The territory was rampant, so after the Yanzhou army collapsed and Bian Chong returned with Jiyin soldiers, he issued this order.
It is also true that although Juanxian and Linqiu are on the left side of Dongjun, they do belong to Jiyin County administratively. It is no wonder that Hu Zhangchong regarded them as a thorn in his side and a thorn in his flesh.
Bian Chong's family is still a poor family now, but in the thirty years of Hedong and thirty years of Hexi, in the original history, his family also became a famous family in the Jin Dynasty, but I don't know if his family still has this good fortune in this life.
Of course, there is no need to say more about Li Qian next to Bian Chong. Four years ago, his brother died in battle and he himself was imprisoned. Later, if it weren't for the struggle between the upper-level officials in the court, which made it difficult for Zhang Chong to take action, he would have died. But later, Li Qian decisively joined Zhang Chong's subordinates. Relying on the waterway from Juyeze to Xingyang, the Li family prospered in the past four years.
But this time when the prefect ordered troops, he did not dare to neglect. He selected thousands of troops and joined forces with Bian Chong to form a large recruiting army.
Bian Chong and Li Qian didn't have any strategy, so they prepared to sweep away the enemy with their troops. But at this time, the arrival of Cheng Li made them even more powerful.
In May, the Taishan Army's Dianwei tribe captured Dong'a. Cheng Li and the Xue clan successfully broke through and traveled all the way to Jiyin. Cheng Li's judgment at that time was that the Taishan bandits would continue to fight west, and even if they reached Puyang, they would not be very successful. It is safe, but there is not much civil unrest in Jiyin to the south, so it is a good time to go and seek refuge.
Their first stop was Juyang. One of their classmates, Wei He, was a powerful man here. The Wei family in Juyang was one of the leading wealthy families in the county. Their ancestors, Wei Ba and Emperor He, became Jiuqing. He is an authentic descendant of the Qing clan.
Wei He took Cheng Li and others in, and then he saw the Taishan bandits marching westward, first defeating Puyang, and then defeating Huang Yanzhou. At that time, no one said anything about the Taishan bandits entrenched in Juan County and Linqiu. What kind of crusade is this? It would be great if we can continue to block it! I'm just afraid that Taishan's army will be like this.
But then the main force of the Taishan Army went south. This was really a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, so Zhang Chong had the idea to destroy the remaining troops.
At this time, Wei He recommended Cheng Li, because he knew that his classmate was a really resourceful person, and more importantly, he was really ruthless, which was exactly what he needed at this time.
Zhang Chong gave Cheng Li a try and let Cheng Li do his best. He didn't expect that he really had something. I don't know how he did it. Anyway, it was originally the Juan County and Linqiu areas that seemed to be run by the Taishan Army into iron barrels. , and suddenly there was chaos.
The rest is simple. With Bian Chong as the auxiliary, Li Qian as the auxiliary, and Cheng Li as the mastermind, a Han army of 2,000 people quickly assembled and headed towards Juan County.
They replenished their supplies in Juyang, were entertained by the magistrate of Juyang, and then headed towards Juan County. This was also part of Cheng Li's plan. He expected that if the local tyrants in Juan County rebelled, the Taishan bandits in the city would definitely After leaving the city to quell the chaos, when the city is empty, they will naturally capture it in one fell swoop.
As for the rebellious local tyrants who had attracted all the troops, no one cared about their life or death.
After all, it was their choice!
Forty miles away, they set off in the morning and marched at high speed. When it got dark, they were almost ten miles south of Juan County.
Seeing that it was getting late and the risk of a night raid was too high, Bian Chong ordered to camp in this wilderness for repairs.
Because it was expected that the main force of the Taishan Army had dispersed to suppress the rebellion, Bian Chong's battalion did not follow the wartime regulations, including holding back horses, trenches, and night patrols. On the contrary, Li Qian's battalion was organized rigorously, because for him, He said that the predecessors' songs he had brought out were Li's biggest asset, so he had to be cautious.
When the county soldiers of Jiyin fell asleep, Li's tribesmen continued to build Juma. Not only that, Li Qian ordered his nephew Li Dian to personally lead a group of people to watch the night. In this way, Li's tribesmen continued to work hard. Go to sleep.
At that time, a Jiyin soldier got up at night to go out for convenience because of a man's old habit. Then in the darkness of the night, he heard the heavy banging of people outside the camp.
He became alert, walked sleepily to the fence, and looked over there. He saw a dark mass of cavalry, tying ropes to the fence.
He became frightened and immediately shouted:
"The yellow turban thieves robbed the camp."
It was quiet at first, with no sound, and then soon the entire camp was boiling with excitement. Countless people wearing single clothes picked up their weapons and came out of the tent in fear to see where the yellow scarf thieves were.
Then there was a loud bang, and the fence on the north was opened by galloping horses. Then in the darkness, countless cavalry poured into the camp, slashing at the ignorant county soldiers.
In the big tent, Bian Chong, the commander of the army, was awakened by the fire. He suddenly sat up from the couch. He kicked the sleeping guard while shouting outside the tent:
"Call all the soldiers and get on your armor quickly."
After saying that, some guardsmen took the armor and put it on Bian Chong. Seeing that there were guardsmen putting epaulettes, ribbons, and cloaks on him, Bian Chong thought for a moment and asked people to put them away. He didn't want to be so conspicuous.
When Bian Chong came out of his tent, he saw that the north side of the camp was already on fire, and there were frightened and defeated soldiers everywhere. As for how many enemy soldiers had entered the camp, he couldn't tell.
Bian Chong immediately asked the soldiers to set up torches, but someone advised that this was too dangerous, and Bian Chong scolded:
"What kind of danger is this? The only real danger is when there is no light."
Sure enough, as soon as the lights came on, the frightened county soldiers nearby finally saw that the chaos was only in the north, and they felt relieved. In the previous situation, a chaos was almost about to happen, but it was directly calmed down by Bian Chong's move Already.
This person can be considered brave and resourceful.
But the light also attracted the attention of the Taishan Army's sudden cavalry.
This group of sudden cavalry that attacked the camp were none other than Ma Wu's hundred cavalry sent by Dong Fang earlier.
Mawu was captured by Zhang Chong during the Battle of Two Rivers from the cavalrymen who came north from Nansan County of Taishan County. At that time, Zhang Chong led 800 cavalrymen to go south, just as hundreds of cavalrymen from Nansan County went northward.
At that time, Ma Wu was one of the Han cavalry generals. After the First World War, Ma Wu and many other Han cavalry generals surrendered, and Zhang Chong simply recruited him into the Taishan Army's assault cavalry.
This man was proficient in bow and horse. In Zhang Chong's eyes, he was a warrior and had the ability to master horses. However, such a brave man could only serve as a general in the Han army. Later, Zhang Chong asked him privately and found out that Ma Wu
He turned out to be a descendant of Ma Cheng, the 28th general of Yuntai, the founder of the People's Republic of China. However, when the news reached his grandfather Ma Xuan, Ma Xuan, who was actually responsible for protecting the Qiang, was seduced by the Qiang people and rebelled against the country.
In the end, he was chased and killed by the Han army.
At that time, Ma Wu had two sons, one was Ma Feng and the other was Ma Yi. The former committed crimes against the people and the latter took over the nobility. And Ma Wu was the son of Ma Feng. He was the son of a sinner and could only serve on the battlefield.
Ma Wu, who had experienced this, naturally did not think much about the Han Dynasty. As a wandering subordinate, he clearly realized that the Han Dynasty was in decline and could no longer be restored by manpower.
So he said to his father:
"There will be trouble in the world. My husband should make contributions to the world to benefit the world. An Deng will be a sinner for the rest of his life!"
Finally, he joined the army and eventually became a cavalry general in the Feixian camp.
Later, this man joined the Taishan Army's assault cavalry, and because of his courage and ability in fighting, he was highly appreciated by Zhang Chong. He accumulated merits along the way and became a cavalry general, and was finally assigned to Dong Fang.
Previously, he had received military orders from Dong Kan and was cruising in the southern area of the county. He actually discovered a Han soldier heading north. On the one hand, he sent a message to Dong Kan in the rear, and on the other hand, he lurked secretly, preparing to give this group of people a powerful blow at night.
At this moment, Ma Wu's horse was flying, and he was riding in the Han camp with hundreds of cavalry, as if he was in a deserted land. Suddenly he saw a light rising in front of him. He sighed at the courage of the Han lord, and urged his horse to lead the sudden cavalry.
Come and kill.
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The Jiyin County camp on the opposite side is boiling, and the Li family camp here has already woken up.
Li Dian, who had been patrolling, immediately set up torches on all sides, lighting up only the twenty steps in front of the Dazhai. But obviously, Ma Wu and other cavalry only targeted the Jiyin camp and did not come to harass them.
Li's Trilogy.
As soon as Ma Wu saw Li's camp, he knew that it was not something they could capture with their small number of troops. Instead of dividing the troops, it would be better to directly deal a severe blow to the careless Jiyin soldiers.
When the torches were lit at the Jiyin business opposite, Li Qian, who was fully dressed, also walked up to the watchtower and stood side by side with his nephew.
Li Qian observed the chaos on the other side, and then looked at the movements outside the stronghold at night. He estimated that the number of Taishan bandits was not large, so he decisively ordered:
"Mancheng, please quickly order 400 armored soldiers to support Commander Cao. You lead the troops first, and I will dispatch from behind to wipe out this group of bandits."
Li Dian had already been eager to give it a try. After receiving his uncle's order, he went on in a hurry. Then he used a trick to let his subordinates, Faqu Qu, have only two torches, and lead his troops to support Bian Chong.
As soon as we arrived at the village, we saw that the fighting had stopped and there were cries everywhere.
Li Dian went straight to the north, and in the end he only saw dozens of enemy cavalry disappearing into the night.
Secretly feeling sorry for him, but also knowing that he couldn't pursue him in the dark, Li Dian went to find Bian Chong to see if he had any instructions.
But who would have expected that as soon as Li Dian arrived, he heard bad news:
"What did you say? Bian Bingcao is dead? How did he die?"
It was Cheng Li who was asked this question by Li Dian, and he was a little embarrassed, because after all, this matter was related to him.
Previously, Bian Chong ignored the objections of Cheng Li and others and insisted on using only torches to stabilize the morale of the army. In the end, the morale of the army was stabilized, but it attracted a concentrated fire from the Taishan bandits on the opposite side.
The general on the opposite side was quite brave. In the light of the fire, Ma Jinlian picked off four or five soldiers. Bian Chong became anxious, drew his bow and shot an arrow at the general. The arrow was inserted into the enemy general's armor. I don't know if it caused any harm.
However, the enemy general retreated due to this general, but after a while, he sounded a horn, and the enemy cavalry cruising nearby heard the sound and came, slashing and smashing the swords of the guards in the outer circle, which was not life-threatening at all. of.
Seeing that the troops were failing, Bian Chong wanted to boost morale.
But Cheng Li was worried that this would expose the general, so he advised Bian Chong to calm down, saying that Li Qian was brave enough to do his job and would definitely come to help. If he entangled the enemy for a moment, they would all die on the spot.
But just as Cheng Li was talking to Bian Chong, an arrow flew wildly and hit Bian Chong's throat directly.
Bian Chong didn't say a word and fell to the ground.
When Cheng Li came to his senses, the Taishan Army's assault cavalry that attacked the camp disappeared like a tide again amid the sound of horns.
In this way, the Han army went out for battle without fighting, and the general was dead. The whole camp was gloomy and gloomy until dawn.