"When you leave Sichuan and Shaanxi, you enter Chu; when you leave Chu, you enter Sichuan and Shaanxi. There are many mountains and mountains, and all four roads are accessible." Shengwu Ji
July 12, the third year of the Han dynasty.
Jingzhao, Lantian County.
"We're here." Tiger Guard General Gai Shun saw the dark mountains getting closer and closer to him. He straightened his back on the horse, waved his whip and pointed: "We only need this last hurdle to reach the mountain."
After receiving the edict on June 8, Gaishun mobilized his troops and horses that night and led the army to leave Chang'an. In the past twenty or thirty days, he successively defeated bandits and evil-doing Qiang and Hu settlements in Xinfeng, Gaoling, Wannian and other counties.
, achieved countless gains.
The strategy he and Yulin Lieutenant General Xu Rong formulated was to divide their forces to attack, one east and one west. Xu Rong led the Yulin cavalry to exterminate Feng Yi's bandits and the evil Qiang and Hu. Gaishun led Huben to exterminate the bandits in Fufeng County.
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The two agreed to go from north to south, and after wiping out Feng Yi and all the bandits in Fufeng County, they would meet in Lantian and work together to deal with the bandits entrenched in the southern part of Jingzhao. Not only were their soldiers tempered by the flames of war, becoming more elite, but even
Gaishun himself also gained a lot of experience in marching and combat due to his personal experience on the battlefield, which was not found in military books, and Gaishun benefited a lot.
General Xu Rong, who was riding side by side with Yulin Zhonglang, was already exhausted after a day's march. At this time, he cheered up and looked coldly at the dark mountains in the southeast, and said cautiously: "The muddy water comes out of Lantian Valley and you are drowning.
Turn the Lantian Valley into a ridge, and use the Lanqiao River as a source of pleasure. The mountains, valleys, and streams in the Lantian Valley are mixed and scattered, and there is very little flat land, which is most suitable for hiding bandits."
Gaishun had also seen a lot about the geography and people of Guanzhong in the past few days. He immediately said: "Further to the southeast is Yiliu City. The city is right at the mouth of the valley, where the Wuguan Road must pass. It is the important town of Lantian. It is not early today.
I might as well camp and rest at Yaoliu, and it won’t be too late to go into the mountains tomorrow morning.”
"No." Xu Rong said flatly, and then glanced at the mountains that were gradually blending into the night, and said with some anxiety: "After passing Yaoliu, go south, and not far from the mountain road is Yaoguan. That is the Qin Dynasty
The checkpoints were set up, one to the south and one to the north of Wuguan in the south, to guard the mountain road. I remember that Fan Chou and others stationed their troops here, and later sent their troops north to join Li Jue."
Speaking of this, Xu Rong glanced at Gaishun secretly, but unfortunately he couldn't notice any change in Gaishun's expression in the dusk.
Xu Rong paused, put aside the topic, and continued: "Now there is no soldier in Aoguan, and the place is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Liu Xiongming, the leader of the thieves, will definitely defend this pass when he hears that our army is coming. It is said that soldiers are valuable and quick.
, we must stop less, we should march all night to seize this pass, so that we can be safe."
When it came to war, Geshun had no doubts about Xu Rong's plan. He thought about it and said, "Wang Chang!"
Wang Chang, the tiger warrior whom Gai Shun admired the most recently, immediately rode over and said with great enthusiasm, cupping his fists: "My subordinate is here!"
"You pick two of the three hundred who have a good view at night, give up your baggage, go to the front along the Wuguan Road, and occupy the Aoguan Pass for me first!" Gaishun instructed.
"Here!" Wang Chang responded immediately and was about to turn around and go back, but was stopped by Xu Rong.
Xu Rong knew that Wang Chang had been quite effective in recent battles, and he fell in Gaishun's eye. Gaishun wanted to use this to promote him as a confidant, which was no secret in Xu Rong's eyes.
However, the matter was so important that in order to avoid causing displeasure to the other party, Xu Rong could only speak as euphemistically as possible: "The Yulin army is mostly cavalry and is inconvenient to fight on mountain roads, so this battle must be dominated by tigers and warriors. I recently discovered that one of my men,
He is cautious by nature, which suits my temperament very well. But I haven’t registered my merits yet, so I wonder if I can go with him?”
Gaishun was a simple man and failed to realize that Xu Rong was worried about the young Wang Chang. Instead, he regarded the other party's gentle admonishment as seeking military glory for the person he admired, which was inconsistent with his intention of choosing Wang Chang to fight in the front line.
It's a coincidence.
He was happy to be a favor and immediately replied: "Okay, the person General Xu has chosen must be right, so let him and Wang Chang lead the troops there."
Xu Rong secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Although the emperor reused him many times, he still felt that he was not a close confidant. He was always worried about slander and fear of ridicule. He wholeheartedly supported Gaishun and took it as his priority. Fortunately, Gaishun
Although he has reached this high position at a young age and has a promising future, apart from his personality that is often arrogant among young people, he is still able to be courteous and virtuous in other aspects and is good at listening to advice.
Immediately, he rode his horse quickly and slowly, and finally arrived at Yaoliu at dusk and when the moon rose from the east mountain.
After receiving the order, Wang Chang got this opportunity to make a meritorious service. He was excited and eager to try. He thought of his friend Yulinlang Hou Zhe, who was also in the army but stayed behind in Weiyang Palace for some reason. Wang Chang and Hou Zhe were
In the army, he is a noble man and loves his brothers, but privately he is also competitive and competitive.
Hou Zhe practiced diligently every day, and his proficiency with bow and horse was far superior to that of Wang Chang. If he went to the battle this time, he would definitely achieve great success. It would not be difficult to transfer a local army lieutenant as a school captain or a captain. Unfortunately, he was unlucky, so he agreed to stay in Chang'an.
His name happens to be in Qianyu Linlang.
Originally, Wang Chang wanted to help him with things. It would have been an easy thing to exchange this with others. After all, he could always find soldiers who were unwilling to risk life and death on the battlefield, and instead of going to war, he could get some money to support his family. Who knew that Hou
Zhe was unwilling to say anything and was as stubborn as a stone.
As a result, Wang Chang went out with the army, gained a lot of military exploits, and was appreciated by Zhonglang General Gaishun. But Hou Zhe could only stay in Weiyang Palace, standing on the steps in front of the palace all day long, holding a halberd, and occasionally accompanying the emperor.
Go horse riding in Shanglin.
Seeing that Wang Chang was about to achieve another great achievement, this time it seemed to him that this great achievement was easy. All he had to do was walk faster and occupy an unguarded level. Although he felt a pity for his friend Hou Zhe, this was all.
As for their respective lives, in the future, when Wang Chang becomes the captain of the school, or can speak well in front of General Gai Zhonglang, we can find opportunities to promote him.
Wang Chang worked very quickly. In a short time, he gathered more than 300 people, put down their baggage, wore only light armor and held a knife, and soon left the army behind.
Among them was also a young military commander. This man had a fair face, a straight face, and a somewhat elegant temperament. Wang Chang originally wanted to have a good relationship with him and get acquainted with him, but after just one glance, he did not dare to continue.
As he continued to get close, his unruffled and self-defeating aura was not something ordinary people could withstand.
From the mouths of several Yulin Lang who came with him, we learned that this person's name was Xu Huang, who was originally a small official in Hedong. He later surrendered to Yang Feng of the Baibo Army for some unknown reason. Then after several twists and turns, Yang Feng returned to the imperial court.
Because he was good at archery, horse riding, and archery, he was admitted to the Yulin.
After knowing the other person's background, Wang Chang immediately gave up the idea of making friends. After all, he was also a hereditary tiger warrior who succeeded his father after his father died. His family had a long history, so how could he associate with someone who had been a Yellow Turban bandit?
It’s been so long since those people from Liangzhou returned, but Xu Huang finally found an opportunity to go online.