Gongsun Zan launched attacks on Sanhe Pavilion on the side of Guangyang Road for three consecutive days, but failed to defeat them.
Taishan general Mao Shao used his own example to effectively illustrate that with a thousand people united as one and defending a strategic stronghold, even if the enemy is five times his size, they cannot defeat him.
But for Mao Shao in the village, although the village has no worries now, as the main force of the Zhenbei army continues to move south to Sanhe Pavilion, the pressure on his side will become greater and greater, so he also hopes that Zhang Dan on the outside can deal with it. He comes to the rescue.
In fact, Mao Shao did not know that when Gongsun Zan launched his third attack on the 21st, Zhang Dan actually dispatched a support force to rescue Mao Shao.
On July 21, after completing the excavation of the nine outer fortifications, Zhang Dan sent Pan Zhang to dispatch the remaining 1,000 men from his headquarters to rescue Sanhe Pavilion.
Zhang Dan had no expectations for Pan Zhang's actions, because fighting on the great plains, the side lacking cavalry was too passive. He just wanted to convey a signal to his subordinates in Sanhe Pavilion:
"We will not abandon you."
Sure enough, as soon as Pan Zhang led his thousands of troops to the north, he was detected by Gongsun Zan's detective sentry.
He was worried about how to capture the enemy in Sanhe Pavilion, so he offered such a big gift, and naturally he was not going to let it go. As long as he eliminated the reinforcements of the Taishan Army from the south and captured the heads of their flags, he would naturally be able to improve the morale of the rebels in the pavilion. A huge blow.
In this way, Gongsun Zan dispatched Gai Tong, Lu Fang, Gongsun Yue, Gongsun Fan, Shan Jing, Xian Yufu and other tribes, with the cooperation of local tyrants Xiangqu, to prepare to ambush Pan Zhang's tribe at the fourth watch with all flags and drums silenced.
At the same time, in order to protect the security of the rear route, Gongsun Zan also left the Yue Cavalry Colonel Zhou Zhong to continue the diversionary attack on Sanhe Pavilion, so as to prevent the stronghold from knowing that his reinforcements had arrived.
After proper planning, at dawn on July 23, Gongsun Zan immediately led two thousand horsemen to raid Pan Zhang's camp. However, who knew that the sneak attack, which was supposed to be foolproof, did not achieve the expected results.
It turned out that after Pan Zhang went north, although he was worried about the safety of his men at Sanheting, he also knew that he was actually in a very dangerous situation.
The first is that they have no cavalry to block them, which makes their field of vision very narrow and extremely easy to be ambushed. The other is that they have too few troops. Once they fight the Han cavalry in the wild, they will be unable to handle it. Finally, he is worried, don't do it because of his If Bian was defeated and people in Sanhe Pavilion were panicked, then the gain would outweigh the loss.
Therefore, Pan Zhang took a step-by-step approach from the beginning and established strongholds to guard against night attacks.
Therefore, intention is better than lack of intention. Although Gongsun Zan's cavalry was heavy, it could not break through Pan Zhang's stronghold gate immediately, so the so-called defeat became a delusion.
In this way, Gongsun Zan could not do anything to Pan Zhang, and Pan Zhang could not do anything to Gongsun Zan, and the two sides fell into a stalemate again.
At the same time, the main force of the Zhenbei Army in the north was getting closer and closer. If Gongsun Zan could not remove Sanhe Pavilion and open up the passage for the army to go south, the original advantage of the Han army would be compromised.
Therefore, Gongsun Zan sought advice from the commander of the army, Shi Guanjing.
Guan Jing and Gongsun Zan were both students of Lu Zhi, but compared to Gongsun Zan and Liu Bei, Guan Jing was the student who received the true teachings of Lu Zhi. He knew everything about Confucian classics, prophecies, and strategy, and he was actually the leader among the scholars in the north.
Gongsun Zan also relied heavily on this senior brother, so he often asked around him whenever anything happened.
Faced with Gongsun Zan's request for advice, Guan Jing said frankly:
"According to Jing's original intention, Lu Division should not send troops to Heshuo at this time. It's a shame that Zhao Jun's clever words coaxed Lu Division's troops to go south."
Gongsun Zan was quite surprised by Guan Jing's answer. When he was in Shangquyang before, although he also felt that Zhao Jun's words were fancy, he still admitted in his heart that what Zhao Jun said made sense.
If we don't take advantage of Taishan's army to seize the opportunity and move south now, wait until the opponent has sufficient food supplies and seize the nine gates as a defensive node, then we will be passive.
Moreover, Gongsun Zan also had something in his heart, that is, if it were not for Zhao Jun, Gongsun Zan would not go south to make pioneering contributions. But the Guan Jing in front of him has always been Gongsun Zan's trusted senior brother, and he still attaches great importance to his opinions, so he asked this question.
Guan Jing directly listed the following reasons to Gongsun Zan:
"It's a hot summer in July, and even Hebei is extremely hot. Our army has many cavalrymen, and they are from the north, so they are not resistant to heat. The troops behind are steaming, hungry, thirsty, tired, and exposed to diseases. How can we drive the soldiers to fight?"
Even if people can bear it, how can horses? What's more, our army is full of miscellaneous people and has many worries, so we will definitely have the desire to return north. Once one person flees and a hundred people follow him, the army will be shaken. At that time, Master Lu will
Regret, so what can I do?”
In fact, Gongsun Zan was convinced after Guan Jing only gave this reason, but Guan Jing did not stop and said something that was deep in Gongsun Zan's heart.
Guan Jing said indifferently in a deep and cold tone:
"The commander is still too optimistic. The Xianbei are rebellious, the Wuhuan are traitors, and the Xiongnu are cunning. They all have the intention to invade China. The spies of the three tribes are all over the north. Whenever something happens in China, everyone knows about it. Now I gather in the north.
We are fighting against a thief in Mount Tai. It would be fine if we can achieve great feats with thunder, but once the winter and summer are extended, it will be dangerous. There are many barbarians in our army, and they know the strength of our army. By that time, the tribes outside the wall will know that I am disadvantageous.
, Chengxu joins the invaders, with today’s power, can we possibly save the leader and the tail? When the time comes, the soldiers in the north will be in trouble, how can we have the face to explain to the elders in our hometown? "
At this time, Gongsun Zan's eyes were already red. He was a Han supremacist and wanted to kill all the Hu people. It turned out that because Lu Shi was suppressing him, he couldn't bear to ruin the overall situation, so he turned a blind eye to the Hu people in the army.
Eye.
But now when he heard what Guan Jing said about the consequences, he couldn't sit still anymore and wished he could kill all the barbarians among his generals right away.
Fortunately, he still had sense at this time and knew that he could not do this. Regarding Guan Jingdao, now that the matter has come to this, the top priority is to break Sanhe Pavilion and ask him if he has any plan.
But Guan Jing really gave Gongsun Zan some advice.
After the ambush of Pan Zhang's reinforcements failed, Gongsun Zan began to move out with his entire army, constantly looting nearby villages, and drove all the villagers to Sanhe Pavilion.
The Yan soldiers were originally foreign soldiers, and there were many Hu people, so their military discipline can be imagined. Along the way, there were Han people who were fleeing and being killed, and the Hu people's horses were full of captured women, pots and bowls, and some useful items.
Something to hold on to.
After driving all the people from nearby villages into the camp, Gongsun Zan suddenly invited sixteen of his Hu generals to enter the camp in the name of reward.
When the Hu generals who were still in the camp having sex with the woman heard that Gongsun Zan wanted to reward them, they all rushed into the big tent first.
At this time, Gongsun Zan had already hidden the strong men under the tent. When the Hu generals arrived, he would stand out and capture them behind the tent and tie them up.
There was a Hu general who mumbled awkward Chinese and said angrily:
"You Han people are so unreasonable. It was your commander-in-chief who invited us to go south, and now you are treating us like this? Can you bear the anger of your commander-in-chief?"
Gongsun Zan ignored him at all, and then a guard of soldiers came forward, captured the barbarian's head, and smashed the man's yellow teeth with the handle of an axe.
The ferocious scene frightened the other barbarians. They knew that something was wrong, and Gongsun Zan was afraid that he would kill them all.
So, a Wuhuan cavalry general, using very standard Chinese, kowtowed to the ground and cried bitterly:
"General, we are guilty of having sex with prostitutes in the camp, and we shall be punished by death. But General, please see that a war is imminent, why not let us die on the battlefield, so as to repay the general's kindness."
This Wuhuan general is a eloquent person. If it were an ordinary Han general, he would probably agree to it in person.
But they happened to meet Gongsun Zan, the "white horse captain" who was famous beyond the Great Wall.
As a result, sixteen heads were chopped off, and the tent was filled with blood.
When some nearby barbarians heard the shouts of their chiefs, they also came out with armor on and marched towards the big tent with troops.
Seeing that a mutiny was about to happen, Gongsun Zan, dressed in blood, came out of his tent, stood at the military gate and angrily scolded the rebellious soldiers:
"Let's see who dares to violate our military laws!"
These Hu soldiers knew Gongsun Zan and knew that he was very brave. They also saw the Han soldiers pressing nearby. These Hu soldiers, who had lost their leading Hu general, knew that the situation was over and had no choice but to surrender.
In the end, these Hu soldiers were split up by Gongsun Zan, and they were no longer one unit.
After successfully eliminating the hidden danger in the army, Gongsun Zan began to implement the Guan Jing policy.
Generally speaking, his strategy can be summed up by the word "siege".
Since I can't take it down and your village is on a strategic passage, I will surround you inside. This perimeter is to dig a deep moat directly outside Sanhe Pavilion, and then build a wall outside.
The Taishan Army inside was trapped to death.
Sanhe Pavilion was small, so once the Han army used this strategy, it would not take long to win without a fight. Therefore, although this strategy was not exquisite, it was extremely useful.
So Gongsun Zan began to drive the refugees captured nearby to dig trenches outside Sanhe Pavilion.
Mao Shao, who was in the stronghold, saw that the enemy army began to change their tactics, and after a little thought, he understood what the other side was going to do.
Because when he was captured, the Taishan Army used this tactic. Do you think Mao Shao could not remember it fresh?
Therefore, Mao Shao took advantage of the Han army's construction and led his troops to attack the walls several times, often several times a day, seriously damaging the Han army's construction progress.
In this way, Mao Shao from Sanhe Pavilion fought for three days for Zhang Dan and Dong Fang.
In the past three days, the entire battle situation has undergone earth-shaking changes, greatly reversing the entire battle situation.
July 23rd was the first day after Pan Zhang's troops moved north.
The Taishan Army ended its truce for several days and began to launch a fierce attack on Jiumen.
At the fifth watch, the Taishan Army sneaked into Jiumenwaihao with two battalions of 1,000 men each, and filled the trench with soil. But when they were rushing to fill the second trench, the Han army on the Jiumen City discovered that they fired the following arrows, and the Taishan Army grabbed the trench.
The team's attack was blocked.
The former enemy commander-in-chief Dong Fang saw that the offensive was stalled, so he ordered the second group to prepare for replacement. This time he sent 800 long archers, who all fired fire arrows and burned the watch sheds on the Jiumen City.
The remaining five hundred armored men launched an attack amidst the fireworks above.
However, the guard at the south gate attacked by the Taishan Army was obviously a qualified military official. Facing the alternating attacks of the Taishan Army, he responded calmly.
On the one hand, he ordered his sergeants to overturn the burned watchtowers to the city walls, and then ordered everyone to cover the burning spots with sand. On the other hand, he ordered his warriors to roll stones to block the armored soldiers of the Taishan Army under the city.
The armored warriors who were running with ladders were directly hit head-on. They were not afraid of the Han army's arrows, but they were afraid of the golden juice of rolling stones.
For a time, there were cries of mourning below the city head.
Dong Fang saw the heavy losses in the city and hurriedly waved the flag to order the third team to come forward.
Over there, the Han army on the top of the city also saw a general standing on the slope. Seeing that he was equipped with gold drums and ceremonial guards, they knew that he was the leader of thieves.
So, the men in the city sent 200 accurate archers to shoot at Dong Fan who was on the high place. Arrows rained down like rain, but Dong Fan didn't get hurt by one arrow. Everyone thought he was a god.
After the armored soldiers at the front were withdrawn, the third round of rotating troops had filled in all three heavy barriers at the back and reached the city root for cover. This time, they took the siege equipment brought up from the rear and began to attack the city under the city root.
Build a defensive position.
There are crash carts crashing under the city gate, ladder carts raising ladders under the city to transport troops, and giant carts directly against the city wall to provide shelter for the sergeants below.
The various methods of siege did not make the siege smooth. Because for the defenders at the head of the city, no matter what kind of equipment you use, it cannot change the fact that they are all made of wood and are afraid of fire.
So under the command of the city guard general, dozens of torches were thrown down from the top of the city, burning the siege equipment that Taishan Army had finally brought up.
Seeing the raging fire under the city, Dong Fang, who was supervising the battle in front of the formation, paid gold to withdraw his troops, and asked the people around him in shock:
"Does anyone know who the guard general of Nanguan is? I thought that Jushuo's defender was unparalleled in the world, but I didn't expect to see one who was good at guarding the city today."
Faced with this problem, everyone will be ashamed and speechless.
At that time, two generals of Wang Zhang, the commander of the Youjun system, stood out and asked to fight. They were Deng Chong and Shi Lang, both of whom were brave generals in the army.
Dong Fan shook his head and finally gave up the attack during the day.
That night, the Han army on the top of the city lowered two hundred warriors, followed the wooden planks laid on the trench, and reached the Taishan Army's camp. They were about to burn its equipment and equipment. Suddenly, the torches were lit, and they were surrounded by the Taishan Army.
live.
Needless to say, the result after that was that except for some Han soldiers who surrendered in fear, the rest all fought hard and died.
Dong Fang also learned from these prisoners who the Han general guarding the south gate was.
It turns out that this person's name is Jiang Qi.
Dong Fang silently kept this person's name in his mind.
Jiang Qi's failure in the night attack on Taishan's army did not affect his defense of the city on the second day.
Dong Fang successively ordered Li Cun, Zhang Neng, Li Wu, Zheng Xiang and other brave generals from the right army system to attack the city one after another, but none of them could conquer it.
That night, in order to save his army's morale, the city guard Jiang Qi once again launched a night attack on the city, but was once again defeated by the patrolling brothers Lu Kuang and Lu Xiang.
In the end, only Jiang Qi and dozens of others fled back to the city in embarrassment.
The morale of Taishan's army was greatly boosted.
During the day on the second day, Dong Fang suddenly changed from normal and ordered the entire army to launch a general attack at the four gates, changing the original strategy of siege three and attack one.
This time, Dong Fang directly sent out all his troops, using elite warriors as the vanguard, to attack the four gates.
As expected, the Han army was caught off guard, and the two brothers Lu Kuang and Lu Xiang jumped up to the city from the east gate. At this time, Feng Xun, who was in the city, led his guards and reinforcements to the top of the city to help in the battle.
The battle was so intense that both sides were exhausted, and the Han army finally drove the Taishan army off the city wall.
But this night, Jiang Qi and others once again made a surprise, and issued a military order with Feng Xun, gathering 800 brave soldiers, and launched a third night attack on the city.
This time, Jiang Qi was sure that the Taishan Army would not be prepared.
But they didn't expect that this time, before they could reach the gate of Taishan Military Camp, chaos broke out in the Nine Gate City behind them. Then an army emerged from the darkness and rushed towards the opened Nine Gates.
Not long after, the Nine Gates City was destroyed.
Does anyone know how the Nine Gate City was broken?