"The general will not control his mind and his soldiers will not move with restraint. Even if he wins, he is lucky to win because it is not an attack on power." [Wei Liaozi Attack on Power]
Time goes back to six days ago, that is, the first day of May in the third year of Chuping.
After Dong Zhuo died and the troops in Chang'an were stabilized, Fenwu General Lu Bu and Cavalry Captain Li Su and others rushed to Hongnong on Wang Yun's order to attack Dong Zhuo's son-in-law Zhonglang General Niu Fu.
During the march, Lu Bu and others, together with former left general Dong Min and general Wu Kuang, collected scattered soldiers from various counties. Except for Duan Xuan, the Zhonglang general who was stationed in Huayin, who was ordered to withdraw his troops and return to Chang'an for other appointments, they arrived at Hongnong County.
, Lu Bu has nearly 20,000 troops.
After arriving in Hongnong, Lu Bu first sent someone to persuade Niu Fu, the Zhonglang general stationed in Shaanxian County, to surrender. However, he sent several envoys one after another, like a mud cow drowning in the sea, but received no response. Lu Bu knew that Niu Fu had no intention of surrender and wanted to betray him.
He was not afraid of stubborn resistance. After a day's preparation, he personally led the army to suppress the rear. He sent the eager cavalry captain Li Su and others to lead three thousand troops as the vanguard, and took the lead in launching an offensive against Niu Fu.
Niu Fu knew that Xu Rong, Duan Xuan and other fringe figures could be surrendered, but he, as a relative of Dong Zhuo, could not surrender. After learning that Duan Xuan and others were pardoned, he had no chance of pardoning him, but immediately
He sent people to contact Li Jue and other generals who led tens of thousands of troops to attack Yingchuan, and prepared intensively for the ensuing battle formation.
However, the news of Li Jue and others had not yet arrived. Instead, the generals in the three auxiliary and Hongnong counties did not resist as expected and turned to the wind. Instead, Lu Bu marched quickly and attacked first.
Niu Fu quickly calmed down in his panic. After learning that Lu Bu's forward was just a little-known Li Su, he immediately made a series of arrangements and sent the general's army out of the city to Canglong in the southwest of Shaanxi County.
An ambush was set up in the stream.
Li Su came all the way to accept the surrender of the army. He had never encountered a battle. He was complacent and unprepared for Niu Fu's ambush. When passing through the narrow mountain road of Canglong Stream, the team was immediately defeated by Niu Fu's army that suddenly poured out. Li Su paused for a moment.
They resisted, so they fled in a hurry with Chen Wei, Li Bai and other hundreds of riders.
Niu Fu sent his confidants behind Li Su, and Chi'er, a Hu man from Yuezhi, pursued him one after another. His men were all Qiang and Hu Yi Cong who followed Dong Zhuo across Xiliang. Their bows and horses were strong, and they chased down Li Su for several miles.
They were all in dire straits and suffered heavy casualties.
By a stream, Li Su understood that if he didn't find someone to break up the rear, all of them would die here. So he made up his mind and acted like a coward who could no longer stand being driven away by Chi'er like a cow or a sheep.
He ordered people to place the flag on the ground to show that he would never retreat. He also summoned the brave soldiers from Bingzhou and the fake Sima Chen Wei who participated in the assassination of Dong Zhuo: "The bandits are so powerful that we are exhausted from running around. I'm afraid it will be difficult to hold on anymore."
, I order you to take people to Hongnong immediately and ask for help from General Fenwu, and I will defend you against the pursuers, otherwise, we will all die here!"
Chen Wei hurriedly said: "No! There is no subordinate in the world who abandons the commander and ignores things. It should be me and others who want to cut off the army. I also ask the captain to lead his people to retreat quickly!"
Li Su was happy in his heart, but his face showed anger, and he shouted at Chen Wei: "Are you trying to make me a coward? I have given the military order, but how dare you disobey it?"
Army Commander Ma Li Hei also advised: "The matter is urgent, the barbarians will be chasing us soon. Please consider the overall situation and don't refuse!"
After saying that, the two men called on their subordinates to sandwich Li Su's horse between them. Li Su, half forced and half obedient, crossed the flag, yelling and cursing as he rode his horse to the west.
At this time, Chi'er led the Qiang and Hu Yi Cong suddenly appeared at the end of the road. The remaining two hundred cavalrymen fled into the mountains and forests before they could mount their horses. Chen Wei and Li Hei charged forward, shouting loudly but were indifferent. In the panic,
During the battle, Chi'er took the lead and stabbed Li Hei off his horse. His head was not cut off, but was trampled to pulp by the horses' hooves behind him. Chen Wei was horrified when he saw this, and stopped organizing any resistance, so he turned his horse and ran away.
Chi'er scattered his troops to kill the fleeing soldiers. He felt very happy when he saw those soldiers who had no time to escape threw away their weapons, knelt down and begged for mercy, or collapsed in the shallow water of the stream, gasping for air and waiting to die.
Lu Bu's reinforcements arrived at this time.
The first to enter Chi'er's field of vision were more than 300 infantrymen. This army was well-equipped and well-equipped. Their armors and fighting tools shone brightly in the sunset, emitting brilliant light, but they could not feel the warmth at all. Instead, they felt warm to the bones.
The murderous aura made Chi'er's heart tremble.
This is the elite Bingzhou army under Lu Bu. They were favored by Dong Zhuo and Wang Yun, and were equipped with a large number of armors originally belonging to the imperial imperial army. They were known as the ones who could defeat every attack. Under the leadership of Captain Gao Shun
, not afraid of the scattered Yi Cong Qiang soldiers under Chi'er, and killed the Qiang soldiers until they were defeated.
Chi'er couldn't believe that mere infantry could kill more than a thousand of his cavalry. He immediately restrained his men and gathered into a group to launch an assault. Unexpectedly, before the cavalry could rush into Chenchen's camp, Chenchen's camp quickly made both sides retreat.
Open to make way for a wide passage. With a burst of intensive hoofbeats, a large group of cavalry, led by the Cavalry Captain Zhang Liao, suddenly came out. They were prepared and unintentional. In addition, Chi'er's troops were involved in the ambush and were long-term soldiers.
The pursuit had long been exhausted. At this time, when encountering a strong enemy, Chi'er did not dare to resist and hurriedly led the people to retrace their steps and escape.
Zhang Liao and Gao Shun only pursued briefly and then stopped. At this time, the front army suffered a disastrous defeat and the morale of the army was unstable. It was not suitable to continue rushing to Shaanxi County. After receiving a reply from Lu Bu from the rear, the two men immediately led the army with Li Su and Chen Weier.
The people returned to Hongnong County.
The night breeze is cool and the bright moon is high.
In the temporary residence in Hongnong County, Fenwu General Lu Bu was sitting on the throne, and the remaining generals were standing or sitting on both sides.
Li Su and Chen Wei were kneeling in the middle.
Chen Wei's situation was better. His courage to fight to the death gave him a good impression in Lu Bu's heart, and he escaped from danger. On the contrary, he was blindly arrogant, mistakenly entered an ambush, and abandoned the army as soon as the battle began.
, Li Su, who was running away in embarrassment, was tied up with ropes and knelt on the ground in disheveled clothes.
"I, the son of Bingzhou, have never surrendered or fled since I raised my army! Today you led the army out of control and were ambushed. You didn't think about resistance. You abandoned the army and retreated behind. It really destroyed the morale of our army!" Lu Bu raised his eyebrows.
Leng Yan shouted and asked: "Tell me! What crime do you deserve!"
"General, spare your life! This subordinate only fell into Niu Fu's treacherous plot by accident. General, please leave your sinful body temporarily and let your subordinates serve in front of the battle!"
"It's not that easy!" Lu Bu said. Li Su claimed to have killed Dong Yuangong. He was domineering in the army and wantonly expanded the power of party members. Even Li Hei, a military commander in Bingzhou who was brave and participated in the execution of Dong, went to him.
, this made Lu Bu feel a great threat. It was easy to catch Li Su making a mistake this time. If he didn't take advantage of this opportunity to kill him to eliminate future troubles, how long would it take?
"Gao Shun!" Lu Bu planned to let Gao Shun be the mastermind; "If you were in charge of military law, what would you do?"
"The defeated generals should be beheaded in public to encourage the soldiers to serve their lives and not to be timid!" Gao Shun said expressionlessly.