"Husband's chicken ribs, it is a pity to throw them away, and you will get nothing from eating them. If you compare them to Hanzhong, you will know that the king wants to return them." [Jiuzhou Spring and Autumn]
In May of the fourth year of Jian'an in the Han Dynasty.
Youfufeng, Yi County.
Compared with the storm in the city of Chang'an, Xi County is really peaceful and peaceful. The Qiang and Hu troops under the city came here for profit. They had their own agendas and did not dare to attack the city desperately. In addition, Huangfu Song was famous and well-organized. In just a few days,
, the Qiang and Hu mixed armies only focused on dividing their forces to plunder nearby villages and towns, instead of obeying Han Sui's orders to attack vigorously.
Looking at the disorderly camp under the city, Huangfu Song sat happily on the hut brought to him, silently counting the number of smoke in the camp opposite, and from this he estimated how many people Han Sui had in the camp.
, how many people went out to thresh the grass in the valley. Several generals under his command were stationed in various places, and only Sima Yi, the supervisor of the army's visit, stood behind him.
"As expected." Huangfu Song sighed, still looking down: "Seeing that I didn't leave the city to stop them, more and more people came out of the camp to plunder. I counted the smoke from the kitchen today, and there was actually less smoke than yesterday.
There are thousands, and the number of soldiers and horses under the city is no more than 30,000."
"Among these 30,000 people, there are still thousands of soldiers and horses who can defect at any time." Sima Yi added from behind.
Huangfu Song was silent for a moment, then suddenly said: "It's just a hardship for the people of Fufeng."
If it weren't for the fact that the Qiang and Hu people, greedy for the right to support the wind and wealth, ignored Han Sui's strict orders and looted grain, grass, gold and silver from all directions, and Huangfu Song sat back and did nothing, further fueling the opponent's arrogance, the enemy camp under the city might not have revealed such a big flaw now. Sima Yi dared to take half
You Fufeng used him as bait to disrupt his army, naturally because he believed that doing so would bring huge profits.
Although Huangfu Song verbally felt sorry for the innocent people of Fufeng, Sima Yi knew that this man who dared to kill prisoners as a Jingguan was not a philanthropic person. He thought about it and said: "Anyone who fights must have gains and losses, Qiang troubles
If it doesn't end, the people who suffer will not be limited to Fufeng."
Huangfu Song's expression changed, as if he had been persuaded by the steps he gave him, and he said naturally: "We can overcome the Qiang plague as soon as possible, so that we can live up to the great trust of the country and the court."
"Actually, today is an opportunity." Sima Yi said softly.
Huangfu Song coughed lightly in the cool breeze, but he didn't hear what he said: "What?"
"According to reports from the rear, all the princes in the imperial court unanimously discussed and decided that Pei Gong, the captain of the Sili school, would lead the Sanfu, Hongnong and other county soldiers to garrison troops to support Ming Gong." Sima Yi's voice was slightly louder, so that Huangfu Song and those around him could be heard.
Everyone else heard the good news: "We have arrived at Huaili now. We will go up the Wei River and we will arrive at Wugong in a few days."
After Xi County is Wugong County. Although the reinforcements have not yet arrived, everyone is relieved invisibly. It's not that they can't believe Huangfu Song's illustrious reputation, but the strength of the troops is really disparity, and it is difficult to boost morale for a while. Now I heard that Sima Yi
There was no concealment of "military sentiment". Although everyone did not dare to cheer because of Huangfu Song's majesty, they were very happy and exchanged excited glances with each other.
"Pei Mao is good at planning and has a humble nature. The princes of the court still believe in me!" Huangfu Song reluctantly stood up slowly on his knees. Sima Yi supported him and walked to the side of the female wall. He squinted at Han Sui's tent.
Even though he had led troops to fight for so many years, the camp set up by the opponent with a ragtag group of people was still worthless in Huangfu Song's eyes: "It's just that the troops were neglected in training, so they are useless and can only be used for support."
To hold up the scene..."
His last words were said to Sima Yi in a low voice: "Where are they going?"
"According to the itinerary, General Huwei, who has traveled the farthest, has already moved to the military capital from Yinping. In two or three days, he can join forces with General Anji." Sima Yi said, and Han Sui General Cheng Gongying defeated the prefect Liu Yao in Longxi.
After that, Huwei General Gai Shun rushed from Yizhou to Wudu to protect the flanks of Hanyang County and cut off Han Sui's road to Shu. Now Gai Shun had openly led Yang Huai and Ma Yu, two commanders of Dian Nong, to attack Longxi.
Having pinned down some of Han Sui's troops, he actually led his elite main force to sneak through the pass and enter Sili: "Recently, Ma Teng sent more of his soldiers out of the camp to collect firewood, and contacted our scouts. Not only did he detail the enemy's camp, but he also
It was mentioned that Cheng Gongying's first batch was still in Longxi."
"It's strange that Han Wenyu made such a mistake. I didn't expect that the mastermind was not here." Huangfu Song looked at him with a look of surprise. Although Cheng Gongying was Han Sui's most relied-upon counselor, he was also the most capable general. The north of Longxi County is his home base of Jincheng.
County, if the expected Gaishun led the Shu soldiers and Anji general Zhang Ji to join forces to attack Huanglong, he would suffer great losses. Therefore, Han Sui was willing to leave the most trustworthy and capable Cheng Gongying behind, while keeping an eye on him.
Only in the two counties of Hanyang and Wudu did Han Sui dare to go deep into the army alone. But what he didn't expect was that Gaishun and Zhang Ji were indeed going to join forces, but their target was not Longxi and Jincheng, but to outflank Han Sui's retreat.
"Now that Han Sui has been fighting in Yi County for a long time, the Qiang and Hu troops are becoming increasingly difficult to control, and there are Zhang Ji, Xu Rong and other troops in the rear, and they are afraid that the food route will be cut off." Sima Yi stated: "I heard from Ma Teng that Han Sui has regrets.
, I followed him into the Third Auxiliary Army just to search and shock people. Now that the goal has been achieved, it is time to withdraw."
"He is afraid that if he doesn't leave, once the emperor returns to his army, he may be destroyed before Yuan Shao is destroyed." Huangfu Song smiled mockingly: "This man is the most calculating. He wants to make a profit and hide again."
I'm going back to Qiang land to rest for a few years."
Sima Yi finally said what was in his heart: "So Ming Gong still needs to make a decision early. Now that all the troops are about to encircle him, Han Sui must be kept here!"
"You are still too impatient..." As soon as Huangfu Song finished speaking, his vision suddenly went dark, and he suddenly put his hands on the female wall.
"Ming Gong!" Sima Yi was startled, and subconsciously reached out to support the other party. He noticed that the corners of the other party's eyes were black and blue, and his arms were as skinny as wood: "What are you..."
The sudden dizziness seemed to be just a small episode. Huangfu Song quickly returned to normal. He steeled himself and looked around cautiously. When he saw that no one was noticing, he first breathed a sigh of relief and then said: "It doesn't matter, it's just a matter of time."
I missed a few nights of sleep." He looked at Sima Yi's expression as if he wanted to ask questions, and stopped him with a firm look.
"You have to learn the word 'wait' when fighting. When the kingdom rebelled, they besieged me in Chencang for more than eighty days, from winter to spring. I kept my troops stationary and refused to go out of the city to fight. I continued to pursue him until his troops were exhausted.
Defeat the enemy." Huangfu Song seemed to want to use this story to explain to Sima Yi that he was not in a hurry to use troops. No matter how Qiang and Hu soldiers disrupted the martial arts, Meiyang, when Pei Mao led reinforcements, the situation would be greatly alleviated.
only……
Huangfusong looked at the young man in front of him, smiled with satisfaction, and said with a tired face: "Actually, I'm more anxious than you... Just do as you say, contact Ma Teng today, and start the incident tomorrow...
We can't wait until Pei Mao's reinforcements arrive before defeating the enemy. Wouldn't that make us look incompetent?"
After saying this, Huangfu Song turned around and walked down the city. His back was as straight and generous as usual, giving people unlimited confidence, as if as long as he was around, the morale of the army would not be lost and the troops would not be defeated.
Sima Yi had seen this figure from behind many times, but from today's perspective, it looked somewhat like he was holding on. Sima Yi was secretly shocked and couldn't help but recall how long the other party had been in this state.
"Huangfu Song is old!" Han Sui said to Ma Teng with some joy. Recently, he seemed to be trying to encourage himself by using the reason that he was about to defeat the world-famous general to keep him here. He firmly believed that after a few more days, he would
Once the Qiang and Hu troops have collected enough grain, grass, gold and silver, and their morale is high, they can attack Yi County in one fell swoop and sweep through the three auxiliaries.
For this reason, he also tried to give confidence to Ma Teng, who was somewhat depressed: "Once people get old, they will become dim-headed. Being dim is not terrible. What is terrible is that dim-witted people still hold great power and preside over military affairs. Look at Huangfu Song
If you avoid fighting several times and insist on being trapped in an isolated city, you will lose all your energy and will be defeated in a short time."
Ma Teng looked a little gloomy, as if he was thinking about something and did not reply in time.
Han Sui keenly caught the other party's emotions and couldn't help but become suspicious: "What? Shoucheng doesn't believe what I said?"
Ma Teng came to his senses and said quickly: "I was just thinking that many people left the camp today. It is said that they even went to Meiyang, Wugong and other counties."
He was actually worried about what would happen to his family members who stayed in Chang'an. Although Huangfu Song and Sima Yi both gave him assurances, and Sima Yi even promised to persuade General Wei's son Wang Fu to help, Ma Teng still had no idea.
, or worried that the courtiers who would be furious after learning of his 'rebellion' would lose their minds.
Han Sui didn't know what he was thinking, but he breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It was for this reason. Don't worry, they most likely have my tacit approval when they leave the camp."
Seeing Ma Teng's doubtful look, Han Sui said proudly: "Fufeng is one of the three assistants. They have become increasingly wealthy in recent years. They are looting everywhere. They can frighten Chang'an and urge Huangfu Song to abandon the defense in order to attack and leave the city."
Secondly, we can seize the place, raise food and grass for our army, and cut off the reinforcements and food routes in Xi County. Even if Huangfu Song still refuses to fight with me, we can take the looted property and retreat calmly. Huangfu Song pursues us.
Then, if you don’t pursue him, his reputation will be reduced, and he will be close to death!”
Ma Teng knew that Han Sui was very popular among the Qiang people, so it was impossible that he could not restrain these Qiang and Hu soldiers. Since it was his profit, everything seemed to make sense. Huangfu Song's army was weak and he deliberately delayed Han Sui here.
, Han Sui sent Qiang soldiers everywhere to disturb the place. In the end, whether the court forced Huangfu Song to leave the city to fight, or whatever, Han Sui had the opportunity to retreat with a large amount of loot. If he withdrew, he would shock the three assistants and defeat Huangfu Song.
The strategic intention has been achieved.
Han Sui's frank confession did not make Ma Teng feel happy. He began to worry and thought about finding an opportunity to reveal the matter to Huangfu Song. He also felt that Huangfu Song must have a plan in mind and there was no need to risk it.
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"But what if Huangfu Song attacks my camp?" Ma Teng thought for a while, got rid of an unrealistic and dangerous idea, and asked deliberately.
Han Sui had already thought about it and said: "You and I have more than 20,000 soldiers together. As long as we are always on guard, he dares!"
No one knows whether Huangfu Song was faint or not, but Xi County has become useless to Han Sui now. Xu Rong, Zhang Ji and other generals are watching from behind, making him dare not take it lightly. Even if he gets Xi County, he will not take it lightly.
He dared to go one step deeper into Jingzhao. But if he was asked to abandon Yi County now and withdraw his troops back to Jincheng, he was really unwilling to let go of an opportunity to defeat a famous general in the world and shock Guanzhong.
Therefore, whether he was making strong arguments or having military tactics to follow, Han Sui had to constantly reassure himself and Ma Teng that his strategy had no problems in the general direction.
As long as the siege lasts two more days, Han Sui looked at Yixian with a ferocious look on his face, and he thought to himself; if the siege lasts only two more days, he doesn't believe that if the chaos in You Fufeng continues, the people from Guanxi in the imperial court will still be able to keep their composure!
Ma Teng thought Han Sui had some back-up plan, but he didn't expect that he actually planned to rely on himself. He couldn't help but laugh. After so many years, Han Sui still hasn't changed at all.
For the next half day and the whole night, Huangfu Song did not appear in front of anyone. It was not until noon the next day, when the sky was a little gloomy, that he rarely dressed in casual clothes, as if he had just taken a bath, and summoned the generals for a meeting.
At the rally, Huangfu Song disclosed the news that the imperial court had sent reinforcements led by Lieutenant Commander Pei Mao and General Cao Cao. Pei Mao was nearby and Cao Cao was far away. Cao Cao may not know him, but Pei Mao was the commander of all the kingdoms at that time.
The military exploits of the army in conquering Shu are widely known. Immediately afterwards, Ninghu general Xu Rong set out from Anding to attack Jieting, and Anji general Zhang Ji and Huwei general Gaishun each sent troops from Hanyang and Wudu to attack Chencang behind Han Sui.
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Everyone became excited for a moment, knowing that Han Sui had been delayed here for the past few days just to wait for all troops and horses to be mobilized. Now the situation between the enemy and ourselves is about to change, and a counterattack is about to come.
Later, Huangfu Song falsely surrendered Ma Teng, luring Han Sui into Sanfu's strategic plan and revealing it. Everyone was astonished and admired Huangfu Song's foresight. Immediately, the whole army was encouraged, drums and trumpets sounded on the city walls, and more than 10,000 defenders in Xi County turned out.
Go out and attack the enemy camp outside the city.
Huangfu Song stood on the city tower and looked at the enemy formation in the distance. Dust and mist gradually rose above the battlefield. Huangfu Song's elite Chinese army collided violently with Han Sui's spearmen, and the sound of clashing weapons and armor resounded throughout the world.
There was a cold wind on the battlefield, and the weather in May suddenly became cooler. Sima Yi, who was watching the battle, changed his expression, turned to look at Huangfu Song, and said in an anxious tone: "Ming Gong!"
"A general must be good at understanding the celestial phenomena." Huangfu Song raised his eyelids, glanced at the sky, and said indifferently: "You must know that sometimes even a light rain can turn defeat into victory and bring people back to life. You are still young, and you are still young.
There is a lot to learn." He did not look at Sima Yi, but he seemed to know what Sima Yi was thinking: "I compared the military law system of the Northern and Southern armies and trained the soldiers myself. In this battle, I am more confident than anyone else.
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Sima Yi stopped talking. He only felt that today's Huangfu Song was terrifyingly calm. He was no longer old and gentle, as if the decisive and decisive general back then had returned to the battlefield here.
Suddenly, things seemed to start to crackle from the sky. Not only did they hit the armor with a crackle, but some people who were not wearing helmets and hoods even felt their heads hurt. The fiery battlefield that was originally noisy to the sky suddenly became quiet, and some people couldn't help but
cried: "It's hail!"
The rhythm of the battlefield was immediately interrupted by hail falling from the sky. In the late Han Dynasty during the Little Ice Age, hail in May was not a surprise, but for both the enemy and us on the battlefield, any sudden accident would be a surprise.
The field tests the psychological quality of both parties.
Huangfu Song's well-trained Chinese army quickly reacted after the initial panic and began to use small shields to block it. Some of the Qiang Han miscellaneous troops led by Han Sui began to swarm around on the battlefield where the offensive and defensive lines were originally clearly defined.
It immediately fell into chaos. Huangfu Song saw the opportunity and shouted: "Drumming!"
The sound of three drums not only urged the Chinese army to advance, but also signaled an appointment with Ma Teng in advance.
A sudden change occurred on the battlefield. Ma Teng led thousands of people to suddenly kill Han Sui and other troops around him. Han Sui's troops were caught off guard and were killed and routed.
Sima Yi's eyes were always fixed on the battlefield below without saying a word. Soon, the hailstorm stopped briefly and disappeared in just a gust of wind. Only the shiny hailstones were left on the ground, and the battlefield began to show a one-sided situation.
Han Sui's military formation began to falter, and he began to retreat hastily while cursing Ma Teng for being unkind and unjust.
Sima Yi suddenly stretched out his hand, and the last hailstone like a soybean hit the palm of his hand and turned into a drop of water in an instant.
In this situation, he suddenly remembered what Huangfu Song had told him, that he and the Qiang and Hu rebels were also facing each other in Sanfu, and the victory or defeat could be changed as easily as a backhand. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel chills running down his spine.
Looking at Huangfusong's strong back, he seemed to hear the other party saying to him in an instructive tone: "You still have to learn!"