Chapter One Hundred and Twenty-Three Removing Clothes and Accepting Industry
"After three days of separation, we treat each other with admiration." Biography of Jiang Biao
After several battles, although Cheng Yin and others were defeated first and then won, barely regaining some morale, Cheng Yin still suffered heavy losses. Now he retreated to Jie County, with only 20,000 troops left on hand, plus the troops collected from along the way.
As well as the young and strong people who were forcibly recruited in the city, there were actually 30,000 to 40,000 people.
Compared with Cheng Yin and others who were more confident, Xu You was well aware of the impending situation. He was a little flustered. Even though he was resourceful, there was no other way he could think of at this time. At this moment, Fan
He first sent a message saying that he had returned from Shangdang with 20,000 reinforcements, and Zhang Yan from Hongnong also sent a message saying that he had captured Shaanxi County and could hold on to his retreat at any time.
These two pieces of news seemed to give Xu You a reassurance, making him cheer up again. In the eyes of Cheng Yin and others, this was more like a pearl of wisdom in their hands, and it also stabilized the morale of the army invisibly. Xu You knew that Jie County was against
The importance of Anyi meant that he had to delay here before Yuan Shao defeated Hu Pass. So he immediately ordered to step up the consolidation of the city defense and selected two to three thousand archers from Cheng Yin, Hou Xuan and other powerful tribes who followed the rebellion.
, hiding behind the female wall, ready for battle, planning to fight to the death with the imperial army.
Shortly after Zhang Meng escaped from an ambush and returned, the emperor immediately sent Yu Lin's and Hu Ben's armies to march north to attack Cheng Yin. Yu Lin's lieutenant general Xu Rong led 12,000 infantrymen to travel day and night along the river to relieve the county. The Southern Army
With Xu Rong as commander and Gaishun as deputy, they marched with drums beating, flags flying, armor dazzling, and the army in full glory.
At this time, the southern army had already arrived at the city. They looked at the county wall from a distance, and quietly set up camp under Xu Rong's leadership. On the next day, the generals were in the big tent, and one by one they asked Xu Rong for a battle with high spirits.
It seems that the ambush and setback at Changshui Camp a few days ago did not hurt the morale of the Confederate army. On the contrary, because of this, they were a little gloating about the misfortune and wanted to fight a good battle to show the Northern army.
Xu Rong estimated that it would take about three or four days for the emperor to arrive with the Northern Army. When he saw Yu Lin again, Huben's morale was high, but Cheng Yinxin was defeated, his troops were poorly equipped, and he still defended the short city and was in a desperate situation. Therefore, he also
He wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to defeat Cheng Yin in one battle and increase the prestige of the Confederate Army.
Even so, what he said was: "There are many capable people around Cheng Yin, who are extraordinary thieves and bandits. You must not underestimate the enemy and rush forward. The southern army is the elite of the imperial court. If they lose too much for the sake of a county,
, even if you win in the end, it will be disgraceful.”
At this time, Xu Huang truthfully told the truth about what he had seen yesterday. After hearing this, Geshun muttered: "Our army is small and it is not appropriate to divide our troops to block the four gates. Why not gather together in the south of Jie County to achieve results? Wait until Huben ascends the city.
On the verge of battle, if we open the city gate and let the Yu Lin cavalry charge, I don't believe Cheng Yin can withstand it."
Xu Rong asked calmly: "What if the enemy is defeated and flees?"
Gaishun had already made a plan: "I went to the archery tower yesterday to take a look, and found that most of the rebels were on guard in the south city, but all the elite troops were in the east city. In my opinion, there must be a trick, maybe the opponent had already planned to retreat, and they could ambush them.
At the east gate ferry, during this period, the cavalry can be used to cut off the food routes, disturb the morale of the rebels, and force them to rebel."
Xu Huang, who was sitting at the bottom, couldn't help but raise his head and glance at Gai Shun. He originally thought that someone who could appreciate someone like Wang Chang must be a mediocre person. Who knew that Gai Shun was also meticulous in his plans? Such a person, initially
Why do you think so highly of Wang Chang?
Xu Huang could not wait to sigh with emotion, but Xu Rong had a serious look on his face and stroked his beard and said: "To the east of Jie County, you can take a boat to Anyi in the north, or you can go south to Maojin and cross to Hongnong. You must be careful. Gai Lang will arrange it
It's OK. In that case, let's invite the Huben army to go to the city tomorrow to fight. If it goes well, then so be it. If it doesn't, there's no need to force it. At worst, the two armies will face each other. Let's see how many days the food and grass in the city can last. Gongming."
"My subordinate is here."
"You will lead your two thousand Yu Lin Cavalry to guerrilla on your own, mainly to intercept the enemy's food routes and monitor the reinforcements." Xu Rong always focuses on stability in war, and strives to obtain the greatest results at the lowest cost. He warned: "
Your Majesty has spoken beforehand. The most important thing in this battle is that nothing is leaked. Cheng Yin, Hou Xuan and the rebellious heroes who joined him were able to escape once in Puban, but they cannot escape a second time! Because the old affairs must be carefully planned, they would rather besieged than attacked, which allowed them to escape.
, we must gather together and annihilate all enemies here.”
Although it is still the same as before, with Gaishun as the main leader and Xu Rong as the assistant, Gaishun has learned a lesson and no longer dares to underestimate Xu Rong, who has no temper for anyone, is worried about slander and is afraid of ridicule.
It is important to know that Xu Rong can climb up from the bottom of the army step by step, and can gradually clear the mark of being a remnant of the Dong family, and control a quarter of the elite of the Forbidden Army. It can be seen that the skills of Xu Rong's way of dealing with people are far from that of Ge Shun, a young boy.
Comparable.
Therefore, when he went north this time, Gaishun changed his previous mistakes and treated Xu Rong as his son-nephew, truly making him the priority in everything.
Xu Rong's words were weighty enough. Although he had gradually gained the emperor's trust and his family and life were no longer as precarious as they were at the beginning, he still maintained the habit of being cautious in his words and deeds. Therefore, he still turned around and asked
To Gaishun, the nominal head coach: "What will Gai Lang think?"
Gaishun smiled and said, "That's how it should be."
So Xu Rong ordered all the troops to take a short rest and ordered the whole army to have a meal at noon. Then Gaishun organized the recharged Tiger and Ben troops and prepared to charge towards the south gate of Jie County. Gaishun majestically stood in front of the formation
, I saw Wang Chang, Huben's servant, standing at the front of the team, standing with the ordinary Huben servants.
Gaishun's brows twitched, but he turned his horse and left without even looking at him.
Wang Chang sighed softly, not knowing what he was thinking. A sinner like him who had implicated Gaishun and ruined Gaishun's future was not worth letting Gaishun look at him differently.
Immediately, the command flag was waved, and the military order to attack the city was officially issued. Six thousand tigers and warriors roared in unison and rushed towards the breach in the southern city.
Cheng Yin and others on the top of the city quickly led people to defend. They saw four ladders being held high by Huben towards the low new wall, and they were placed on the female wall with a bang. The rebels on the top of the city also reacted at this time.
When they came over, some tried to overturn the ladder with long poles, and some kept shooting arrows from the top of the city, shooting down the tiger who was climbing the ladder with both hands. In just a few breaths, both sides tried their best in Nancheng.
They were fighting each other, bows and arrows were flying all over the sky, and screams were heard one after another.
Cheng Yin thought that it was rare for the imperial court to have a Northern Army center camp, but he did not expect that the Southern Army Tiger Ben was so brave. He had been trained for a long time and knew to protect his head and other important parts when the ladder fell.
Especially those who jumped into the city were even more difficult to deal with. They gathered in twos and threes, each armed with swords, shields and spears, and worked together.
Under the city wall, there were people using shovels to dig at the place Xu Huang had instructed in advance. The mud wall that had been hastily built was immediately riddled with holes.
Cheng Yin chopped up a group of tigers and beni with one knife, and saw that the remaining two were reunited with others. He raised his knife and shouted: "Drive them off!"