Zhang Nan and Guo Mo were paying homage to a historical site under the leadership of a scribe.
I saw this wretched and thin scribe flattering the second general:
"Two generals, this is the Xinwu Palace of King Zhao. It is said to be more than 600 years old."
At this time, Zhang Nan and Guo Mo looked at the land in front of them, but their thoughts were different.
Zhang Nan saw that this was indeed a defensive point. This place was located in the northeast corner of the city, overlooking the scene outside the city. It was a good place.
Guo Mo, on the other hand, looked at the terrace where it was raining and windy, but he could still see the splendor and grandeur of King Zhao's palace in the past, and couldn't help but sigh:
"Is this the wealth of a prince? This is what a true man should be."
Yi Yang ordered Cao Kun to abandon the city and flee too decisively. At that time, before the wealthy people in the city could react, this man had already headed straight to the northeast with his servants and several boxes of family property.
At that time, how could the wealthy tribes organize city defense in such a hurry? As Taishan's army entered the city, these wealthy tribes dispersed and were eliminated one by one by Zhang Nan and Guo Mo.
Of course, not everyone is as stubborn as these rich people. For example, the wretched scribe in front of him is a down-and-out person who rarely takes the initiative to surrender.
His name was Feng Wei, and he called himself Heshuo Buyi. He had a tongue that was three feet long and horizontal, and he often boasted that he had the style to eat well. When Taishan's army entered the city, he was just a small official looking after the warehouse.
But Feng Niao seized this opportunity and took the risk to kneel down on the roadside to greet Zhang Nan, and then led the Taishan Army to take over Yi Yang's treasury, picture album.
With this success, Zhang Nan and Guo Mo were also happy, so they promoted Feng Wei to join the army as a counselor and staff officer.
When Zhang Nan asked Feng Ni if there was a suitable place to camp in the city, Feng Ni took the two of them to the ancient Xinwu Palace Terrace.
Zhang Nan stood on the platform, stamped the ground hard again, looked at the situation around him, and nodded with satisfaction.
That’s it.
…
But he said that when Yi Yang ordered Cao Kun to take his family, property, and servants all the way to the giant deer in the northeast, he saw smoke and dust rising in front of him and the sound of horse hooves beating halfway.
Cao Kun was from Guanzhong, and being praised by Dong Zhuo was naturally a kind of generosity like him, so seeing this dangerous situation actually aroused his bloodshed.
I saw Cao Kun standing on an ox cart, shouting loudly to command his troops and disciples to form a formation around the cart.
But soon, as the smoke gradually dispersed, hundreds of flags flying in the style of the Han army were revealed in front of him, and Cao Kun laughed loudly:
"Heaven will not destroy me."
Then he shouted loudly:
"Which general is that opposite?"
Soon, in the smoke and dust, hundreds of riders advanced first and surrounded Cao Kun and others. Then during Cao Kun's questioning, a general shouted in the crowd:
"I am Han Fan from Anping Country. Who are you?"
Cao Kun was confused for a moment as to how the Anping army got here, but without thinking much, he shouted to the general:
"I am Cao Kun, the commander of Yiyang. The Taishan thieves have attacked me. I am going to Julu to ask for reinforcements. You have arrived just in time. Follow me and fight back quickly. You will be able to catch the Taishan thieves by surprise."
But before Cao Kun could finish speaking, an arrow flew from the opposite side and hit him right in the heart.
The man screamed and fell directly from the carriage onto the dust.
And this arrow was like a signal, and the hundreds of surrounding riders rushed forward like wolves and tigers, hacking all the servants including Cao Kun's family to death.
Then a man who looked like a military officer used a knife to pry open a box. He was overjoyed to see that it was indeed full of money, silk, pearls and gold.
He turned around and said to the general:
"Jun Lieutenant, it's been issued."
At this time, the general rode out from behind the cover of the horsemen.
I saw that this man was full of heroic spirit, with unusually well-developed shoulders and back. He was wearing a heavy basin collar and armor, but his movements were not sluggish.
This person is Gao Lan, Julu Wei.
He stepped forward and pulled out the red arrow stuck in Cao Kun's chest, and then put it in his bag.
This arrow is engraved with his unique talisman and cannot fall into the hands of others.
Here Gao Lan was wiping the tail of his hand, and over there his soldiers were re-harnessing the horses and cattle to the cart, preparing to take them away together.
At this time, a young military officer came forward hesitantly and said to Gao Lan:
"Jun Lieutenant, this is a county magistrate with six hundred stones. Are you going to kill him like this?"
Gao Lan squinted at this person and asked:
"This man abandoned the city and ran away. Shouldn't he die?"
The military officer glanced at his colleagues who were collecting people's belongings and asked:
"Commander Lieutenant, I don't think you killed him because he abandoned the city and left. If Governor Guo knew that you were greedy for wealth and plundered 600 stones from the court, I don't think you can justify it with just one reason."
Gao Lan touched the beard on his chin and said coldly:
"Zhang Tai, are you threatening me?"
This military officer named Zhang Tai broke out in sweat when Gao Lan finished speaking. Just because when Gao Lan finished speaking, he saw that the cavalrymen had put their hands on
On the knife handle.
So Zhang Tai turned softly and said:
"Jun Lieutenant, what I mean is that since this person is Yi Yangling, he must know the true situation in the city. If he can lead the way, we will get twice the result with half the effort."
Unexpectedly, when Gao Lan heard this, he also glanced at Zhang Tai and said solemnly:
"Abandoning the city and fleeing, you are going to die, but you also want to give this person a chance to prove his guilt and meritorious service? If you want to kill him, kill him. With so much talk, do you, Zhang Tai, want to teach me how to do things?"
Zhang Tai hurriedly shook his head and said he didn't dare.
This person was then reprimanded by Gao Lan, who arranged for him to lead a team of troops as an outpost to explore the reality ahead.
This man named Zhang Tai didn't know that when he led a dozen people ahead, behind him, Gao Lan was pointing at him with a bow and arrow.
In the end, Gao Lan still didn't shoot the arrow.
Beside him, clan brother Gao Hu said doubtfully:
"Brother, why don't you kill this person? Based on the few words he said, this person can't be kept."
Gao Landan replied:
"After all, this person belongs to the Julu family and cannot die under my arrow."
Gao Hu didn't care and said:
"Brother, the Zhang family is a wealthy family, but our Bohai Gao family is not? Besides, they Zhang family and Zhang Jiao and others don't know anything about it. It's enough to just beat them into a rebellious party, and kill them with something else.
The reason? The clan brother didn’t want to kill them, so I led people up to chop them down.”
Several other generals also nodded like high-ranking generals.
This piece of Tai deserves to die. Which of these properties should not be distributed to the brothers? Julu has been unable to pay wages for a long time. If they don't find a solution on their own, will they still leave the old and the weak in the family waiting for food?
Anyone who blocks the road will die.
Gao Lan didn't comment, he just said:
"When this person dies, what's the rush? First break Yi Yang, and then we'll make a fortune."
It was his clan brother Gao Hu who heard Gao Lan's words:
"Brother, our previous mission was to raid the grain road, so we brought cavalry. Now that Yiyang has been occupied by Taishan bandits, can we still use cavalry to attack the city?"
Gao Lan laughed loudly and cracked his whip:
"Just take a good look at how my brother used cavalry to attack the city."
After saying that, Gao Lan continued to advance with the flag and banner on his back, followed by the entire army of 1,500 cavalry, heading towards Yiyang not far away.
…
"Oh no."
Zhang Nan, who was training in the military camp, suddenly saw Guo Mo, who was supposed to be guarding the city, walking quietly, and then said this to him.
Zhang Nan felt nervous, and hurriedly walked to the inner tent behind the screen with Guo Mo, and asked Guo Mo what happened.
Guo Mo frowned and said:
"A Han cavalry team is continuously plundering the docks near Yiyang. Refugees are everywhere and are pouring into the city of Yiyang."
Zhang Nan was shocked and asked quickly:
"Have you put all these refugees into the city?"
Guo Mo was stunned for a moment, then nodded subconsciously.
Guo Mo slapped his thigh and was about to go to the city wall.
Guo Mo hurriedly chased him out and asked:
"But something went wrong? Won't the people help?"
Zhang Nan walked back and said:
"Have you ever thought about what it would be like if some Han soldiers were mixed in among the common people? Or have you ever thought about how much corn the city can support?"
Guo Mo paused for a moment, then hurriedly ran, leading Zhang Nan to the east city gate.
In fact, you can’t blame Guo Mo.
Most of the generals of the Taishan Army have never encountered this kind of situation. In the past, they were the attackers, so how could they ever defend? Moreover, the political correctness of the Taishan Army for a long time made many generals subconsciously feel that it is right to protect the people.
When Zhang Nan and others came running in armor, a riot broke out at the east gate.
The people responsible for guarding the east gate were a hundred people under Guo Mo's command.
Guo Sheng, the garrison commander, had been patrolling the top of the city when he suddenly saw dust flames rising in the distance and hurriedly sounded the alarm, signaling for the people below to close the door quickly.
But who knew that a dozen Han army sergeants holding ram's horn daggers mixed into a group of refugees and attacked the Taishan army officers stationed at the city gate from behind.
These people killed the officials at the gate, and also slaughtered the common people in Guizhou at the city gate.
The people who fled here after their homes were destroyed were once again massacred by the Han army. Everyone was in a mess, making the already crowded corridor even more chaotic.
Seeing that the situation was not good, the Taishan military officials stationed in the city did not bother to put on their armor, so they crowded to close the city gate. But the front was already blocked, so how could they get up in a short time.
Seeing the enemy cavalry outside the city getting closer and closer, the garrison commander Guo Sheng sweatdropped.
But at this time, the results of studying in Suijun Academy took effect, and Guo Sheng suddenly had an idea.
He shouted to his panicked subordinates:
"Burn them all for me and throw them under the city gate."
With the backbone in place, hundreds of strawberries were quickly thrown into the city.
The craftsmen of the Han army who were hiding in the city gate and preparing to respond were unable to bear the smoke of the wormwood and had no choice but to withdraw from the gate.
But as soon as they took the lead, they were nailed to the ground by the Taishan Army shooters above.
On this side, when Zhang Nan rushed over with his soldiers and Guo Mo, he saw that his army was blocked by the common people at the city gate and in the corridor.
And the sound of the cavalry's hooves over there is getting closer and closer.
Zhang Nan yelled:
"I'm Zhang Nan, give me a knife to chop. I'll chop whoever is in the way!"
The officials, who were already blushing with anxiety, upon hearing the general's words, slashed their swords at the scurrying people.
It is strange to say that after seeing a little blood, the people who were still rushing into the city immediately ran out of the city.
In this way, Taishan's army pushed the refugees back and killed them directly at the city gate.
Then, when everyone could see the clear faces of the Han troops outside the city, the door was closed again.
In addition to the attacking Han troops, hundreds of people from nearby Guizhou were locked outside.
Listening to the rain of arrows outside the city, and the people crying and wailing.
Zhang Nan scolded Guo Mo beside him:
"This is what kindness does not control. Sometimes we cannot tolerate what we want to do."
Guo Mo looked at the severed limbs and arms beside the doorway and the smell of blood, and nodded vigorously. Obviously, he had a deeper understanding of war.
Zhang Nan then went up to the city tower and saw that the group of cavalry did not withdraw after the attack on the city gate failed, but kept driving the people near the city together.
Zhang Nan looked at everything outside the city, and his face was ashen.
Obviously, these Han soldiers were planning to drive the people away and attack the city. How dare they?
Soon, Zhang Nan and Guo Mo saw that these Han cavalry were really brave.
As the horses galloped, hundreds of refugees, each carrying some firewood, rushed towards the east gate of Yiyang, with the Han soldiers scolding and beating them behind them.
This time, there was no need for Zhang Nan to issue orders. Guo Mo issued orders to his subordinates on the city:
"Lost."
Then hundreds of arrows rained down, hitting the unarmored Guizhou leaders below the city.
After only two rounds, all the Guizhou soldiers under the city were shot to death.
There was no cheer from the Taishan soldiers on the city, and everyone gritted their teeth as they looked at the tragic deaths of the people below.
Not long after they captured Yiyang, these people were actually Han people. Why were these Han soldiers so ruthless? They simply threw these people away as firewood.
Over there, the Han cavalry outside the city saw that the Guizhou capital outside the city was consumed, and with the sound of bull horns, they withdrew to the east.
After a long while, the city was completely empty.
Zhang Nan said in a low voice:
"Let the people in the city organize the people and collect the corpses outside the city. Don't let these Han cavalry fall into our hands, otherwise we will cut them to pieces with thousands of swords. If they are killed like this, will Hebei become a ghost land and a scorched earth?"
Zhang Nan felt uneasy because he discovered the tactics of the Han army and seemed to have no way to deal with them. They were all cavalry, coming and going like the wind, completely treating the area as enemy territory and wreaking havoc at will.
Zhang Nan and the others were all infantry. As long as the Han cavalry on the opposite side did not want to fight, they would not be able to capture them anyway. But he could not sit here and guard. Once these Han cavalry were allowed to wreak havoc here, Yi Yang would still be able to survive in the end.
What?
So, Zhang Nan recruited a guard and asked him to take his feathers to Tantai in the northwest, find Guan Yu's army there, tell Guan Shuai about the situation here, and ask him to send a cavalry to assist in the battle.
But Zhang Nan didn't know that Guan Yu and his army were no longer in Tantai.
It turned out that Jushou's carefully built defense line on the bed water was destroyed in just one day by Guan Yu's fierce attack.
February 20th, Mao.
Guan Yu ordered Li Damu to lead his 1,500 men into battle.
The tribe originally had a strength of 2,500 people, but later on, Zhang Nan and Guo Mo were divided into two tribes of 1,000 men. Therefore, at the moment, Li Damu's tribe only has 1,500 men on the south bank of Qingshui.
As soon as he received the order, Li Damu's troops waved hundreds of yellow flags, divided into two groups, and waded into the river at the same time. The east road attacked Tantai, and the west road attacked Yongnian.
The leader of the East Road is Ma Bao, a powerful military general.
This warrior, who joined the army from Yingyin, rose to prominence in several battles, and his military skills were fierce.
As soon as his troops arrived on the north bank, they launched a fierce attack on Tantai. Ma Bao took the lead and attacked Tantai in just two moments. The Han army collapsed, and Ma Bao's troops took advantage of the situation to pursue them, killing dozens of thieves along the way, and others.
A military official wearing a ribbon.
The commander of the West Road was Tao Yong, an old subordinate of Li Damu, who was also one of the old men in the army. His troops climbed up the Yongnian Barrier with a large force and defeated the Han soldiers inside the barrier in three seconds.
Both groups collected their troops at noon, each received a ribbon, a seal of sixteen, no prisoners, and countless grain and fodder.
Guan Yu's troops won a complete victory in the first battle.