Chapter One Hundred and Ninety Nine Swords of Crossbow
"A arrogant and despicable nature, under the pretense of being powerful, will act out at the first opportunity, which is a good recipe for physical disaster." [Old Book of Tang·Biography of Wei Siqian]
The news that Angels Xu Jing, Fazheng, Ma Dai and others were detained by Fu Luohan quickly crossed the Great Wall and was first spread to Yunzhong, Wuyuan and other counties. After preliminary discussions, Sun Ce, Gaishun, Zhou Yu and others decided to
Before waiting for the court's response, they first sent troops outside the wall to cooperate with Bu Dugen to deter Fulohan.
Since the border troops in Bingzhou were commanded by Sun Ce, the general of Liao Dynasty, and Gaishun, the general of Huwei respectively, the boundaries of the defense areas were clearly defined and they were not subordinate to each other. As a result, the brothers Bu Dugen and Fu Luohan were in conflict this time, and the two could not reach an agreement on their powers.
, Everyone is eager to make achievements, and no one wants to be inferior to others.
Sun Ce wanted to send his lieutenant Chen Wu and others out of the fortress, and Geshun also wanted to send people out of the fortress. Originally, Gaishun had suffered a lot because Zhou Yu inspected the border defenses and wanted to highlight Sun Ce. He had no chance to compete with Sun Ce, the general who conquered the Liao Dynasty.
Yes, but who gave him a new subordinate, Colonel Zhang Fei, with a background?
Liu Bei's old subordinates were promoted from the second line one after another. It was obvious that this was a new trend in the court. Gai was determined to take advantage of this trend and even ignored the opinions of Zhou Yu, the general who protected Xianbei in his eyes.
People on both sides had their own ideas, but they couldn't mobilize all of them. Bingzhou still needed to leave a certain amount of troops to defend against the Xianbei and remaining Qiang forces in the west, so the final compromise was to replace the soldiers from the county with the soldiers from the border army.
Set off to Xiang to help you reach your roots and wait for the court to make adjustments before discussing again.
But what no one expected was that Bu Dugen, who had received the "support" of the imperial court, could not wait to launch a decisive battle with Fulohan. At that time, the two sides gathered a total of nearly 70,000 riders, among which Bu Dugen recruited nearly 70,000 horsemen from various tribes.
Forty thousand people were prepared to defeat Fulohan in one fell swoop. But the result of the battle was that Bu Dugen suffered a major defeat. His troops were no match for Fulohan's men who had conquered the war in the Western Regions. In the end, he only led
More than ten thousand people retreated to the Great Wall and asked for asylum from the Han Dynasty.
What is remarkable is that when the two armies were fighting fiercely, two cavalry generals broke away from the army and suddenly led more than a thousand armored cavalry to attack Fu Luohan. Fu Luohan fled in panic. The two generals took advantage of the situation and rushed to pursue them.
He was about to catch up when he was about to catch up. Suddenly, a man came up from the diagonal thorn and shot an arrow with great force, hitting the Mingguang armor of a cavalry commander. Fu Luohan's personal guards also rushed forward.
Seeing the situation, the two generals had no choice but to take advantage of the enemy before they could encircle them. They waved their arms and shouted, and led their armored cavalry to gallop back. These two cavalry generals were not Bu Dugen's subordinates, but they were the first batch of Shuofang sent to support them.
County Lieutenant Chen Dao and Cavalry Commander Cao Ang.
"What a pity." Under the Great Wall, Chen Dao and Cao Ang were discussing the useless war around the campfire: "If Bu Dugen hadn't insisted on showing off his strength and wanted to compete for face in front of the tribes, we would have been able to attack earlier.
, how could it be defeated?”
"Fortunately, the daily training was not wasted. Today's battle did not embarrass our Han army in front of the Xianbei people." Chen Dao turned around and looked at the vigilant county soldiers around him. Most of these were trained by him in Shuofang County.
The only difference between the soldiers who came out and the soldiers in the border camp was their weapons. Now that they were equipped with armored soldiers, this difference was no longer in his eyes.
Cao Ang also nodded, and he actually had a share of credit for the formation of these cavalry: "It's a pity that there are too few. If there were three thousand armored cavalry, I would be able to break through Fulohan's army today, and I would not be able to capture Fulohan."
That’s it!”
"If I had known that you had the ambition to be a champion, you wouldn't be able to bring a army like Shuofang County to you." Chen Dao joked, "I think you might as well ask for orders to go to the Western Regions and travel around the world. The Protector of the Western Regions is your uncle." Right? With him here, and with your strength, you won't have to worry about making great achievements."
"Don't make fun of me like that. It's every man's dream to imitate the champion." Cao Ang has become very familiar with Chen Dao after spending several years together. Although they are superiors and subordinates, they have long been close friends: "Don't you want to? ?The county soldiers in Shuofang, Yanmen, and Yunzhong counties are among our most elite. If we don’t have great ambitions, how can we keep the county soldiers on par with the border troops at all times?"
At this moment, Chen concealed his smile and shook his head: "You don't understand, I can't compare with you."
He was a general recruited by Zhu Jun when he sent troops to Yuzhou many years ago. He was laid off from the army during the dispute between Zhu Jun and Dong Cheng. After many twists and turns, he was transferred to Shuofang as a county captain. Now that Zhu Jun has been dead for many years and the old troops have been separated, who will remember Chen in the distant frontier? Arrive?
Compared with Chen Dao, who has no backer and is not taken seriously, Cao Ang can truly be regarded as the proud son of heaven. There are many celebrities in the Cao and Xiahou clans. As the eldest son of Cao Cao, it is really rare for him to stay in Shuofang for so many years. No matter what the outcome of this war, Cao Ang's promotion and transfer is almost foreseeable.
"Why can't you compare?" Cao Ang said anxiously: "I have praised you to Aweng many times in my letters at home. After this war, I will recommend you to Aweng again."
Chen Dao was about to say something when he suddenly stared at the dark Great Wall and said, "Someone is coming."
"Who is it?" Cao Ang's first thought was that the Bingzhou Army in the Great Wall had sent troops to meet him. He stood up and was about to make a move when he saw a fire dragon walking in the darkness, and a large group of cavalry rushing towards them holding torches. , many people still speak half-baked Chinese and incomprehensible Qiang dialect.
"Cao Zixiu! Why don't you welcome me?" A familiar voice came from the darkness. The man was wearing a suit of armor worn only by the captain of the nearby camp. His appearance was somewhat similar to that of Cao Cao, but his figure was much taller.
"It's Zi Heshu!" Cao Ang suddenly became excited and immediately ran over and met the man hand in hand. He was very excited: "Aren't you under the command of General Anxi of Liangzhou? Why are you here in Bingzhou?"
It was Cao Ang's cousin, Captain Cao Chun, who came here. Since Bingzhou only had more than 20,000 elite soldiers, in order to cope with the possible war, the imperial court specially transferred troops from Liangzhou, led by the heroic general Zhang Meng. Cao Chun He had a deep relationship with Cao Ang's uncle and nephew, and he was the first to ask for orders to leave the fortress after learning the news.
After briefly explaining their purpose of coming, Cao Ang asked about their current situation. The soldiers at the frontier were much more elite than those in the interior. Equipped with armored cavalry, they were not at a disadvantage against the Xianbei cavalry. Although they were inevitably defeated in the end, they still had to flee. The casualties were not large.
"This time the imperial court has transferred 15,000 people from Liangzhou, and they have arrived at Yanmen. General Zhang has met with Sun and Gai. All the troops in Bingzhou have gathered, and they can cross over just waiting for General Right to lead the Southern Army. The Great Wall fights Hu Yi." Cao Chun brought the latest news.
"Yulin, Hu Ben is also here?" Cao Ang said in surprise. Even in the last crusade against Wuhuan, the Northern and Southern armies were not dispatched, but only part of Luoyang's Eastern Army was dispatched. This time, the imperial court actually sent out even the most elite Southern Army. If it is sent out, it must be a full blow.
Cao Chun said: "This time the imperial court is determined to use all its strength to attack Fuluohan, and the princess's safety must be ignored."
"Where is the angel?" Chen Dao asked a key question. In a sense, the princess represents the face of the royal family, and the angel is the face of the court.
Cao Chun remained silent. It was obvious that the imperial court had also prepared the worst for this. After a long time, he whispered softly: "Now we can only hope that the imperial court will use its power to overwhelm others and win one or two battles so that Fu Luohan will know that Han
The army cannot be bullied, maybe you can change your mind."