It has been ten days since Chen Chong left Quyu. During these ten days, he was completely unaware of the development of the court, and the arrival of the two Xiongnu royal families was naturally not part of the plan. Consistent with the prediction, King Xiutu did not choose to send troops to force
Instead, after a pursuit that was not carried out forcefully, the pursuers withdrew to Quyu and continued the siege.
This was originally a good sign, but what followed was an extremely bad sign. Then Chen Chong's plan encountered a catastrophic blow and was almost completely unable to advance. The reason was not other than that God did not appreciate face.
On this occasion of late spring, after several years of drought, it rained heavily in Xihe.
At first, it was just a continuous drizzle, and everyone didn't take it seriously. Chen Chong ordered everyone to take a rest in the mountains to relieve the fatigue of marching at night, and planned to go further after the rain stopped. However, Chen Chong then looked at the sky and saw that the sky was dark.
The rain clouds piled up into a sea, covering the sky and blocking out the sun's afterglow, and he secretly cried out in his heart.
Sure enough, it rained like a forest that night, with wisps of rain falling continuously, and there was no sign of the rain stopping. Chen Chong looked up at the sky, but there was nothing. It seemed like a sea of ink was rising from the sky, and even his mood became dark. He asked Wei Yan to summon Han Xian and Zhang Liao.
, General Yang Chou said directly: "We can't wait any longer, let's continue marching."
Han Xian stretched out his hand to catch the raindrops falling from his throat, and asked Chen Chong: "Is it too hasty? We have been fighting hard for a long time in the city, and we have to march at night one after another. I'm afraid the soldiers won't be able to hold on."
Chen Chong shook his head and firmly refused: "There is no time. The soil in the Xihe River is soft. If the rain does not stop, the road ahead will definitely be swampy. We are all cavalry on this trip. If we can't march quickly, how can we save the crisis?"
?" At this point, Chen Chong said in a serious tone: "We can't wait any longer. You go and organize your soldiers first. I will be the first."
Of course, it was impossible to be the first in the line. Marching in the rain at night was really difficult. Some soldiers simply leaned in front of tree trunks and fell asleep. Chen Chong didn't want any soldier to fall behind, so he picked them up one by one, which took nearly an hour.
, finally let these more than a thousand cavalry prepare to attack.
But it was still too late. On the second day, the rain was pouring, and the sky was pouring. On the first day, we only marched thirty-eight miles, and on the third day, we only marched twenty-five miles. After four days of departure from Quyu, we couldn't make it in total.
By 120 miles, it was completely different from Chen Chong's original plan, and it also cast a shadow over the psychology of the entire team.
Wei Yan then said to the army: "A man is not afraid of life and death, so why should he be afraid of mud and water? Don't worry, I will lead the army!"
This statement was directly rejected by Chen Chong.
Originally, Chen Chong planned to take advantage of King Ri Zhui's rest in Lishi to quickly advance to Yonghe County, gather the county soldiers and baggage in Yonghe County, and take advantage of Lishi's unprepared Xiongnu to ambush and fight quickly. However, the plan could not keep up with the change.
, This is not the first time that Chen Chong's tactics have been affected by weather, but the strength of his troops leaves Chen Chong with no choice in this situation.
It is no longer possible to go to Yonghe County. Although there is no news yet, judging from the situation of both sides, the Han army took the mountain road and the Huns took the highway. Even if the Huns were walking slowly, they should have blocked the road at this time.
The battlefield was muddy due to rain, and it was by no means Chen Chong’s ideal battlefield.
Where to go next? Chen Chong rested in Dongshan, pondered for a moment, and then made a plan, because he had no choice. He then ordered: "Go east, go to Gaolang, and let the whole army follow. Before reaching Gaolang
, we can’t rest for a moment! The whole army will rest for two days after arriving at Gaolang!"
So the team started moving again, changed direction, and headed towards Gaolang County. Gaolang County is located northwest of Lishi and within the Luliang Mountains. It is bounded by Guji Mountain to the east, Nanyang Mountain to the south, Yunding Mountain to the west, and Yunding Mountain to the north.
In Guanshan, only the Qiu River flowing through it and crossing the Luliang Mountains can this city be settled. But thanks to this, Gaolang is not a battleground for Xihe. At least at this time, Gaolang is definitely
It was not taken down.
The result was as expected by Chen Chong. One day later, they rushed into Gaolang City despite the wind and rain. There was no enemy to stop them. On the contrary, many stragglers who had escaped from Wang Kui's defeat had gathered in Gaolang City. After their defeat, they could not
After returning to Lishi, they could not go to Taiyuan, so they all gathered together at Gaolang. Chen Chong made a rough count and found that there were more than a thousand people in the city. It is estimated that after a few more days of gathering, the number under his command could increase to 3,000.
Until the eleventh day, when the messengers sent by the Yonghe garrison came to Gaolang, Yonghe still did not encounter the Hu army's attack. Even in Lin County, there were only Huns scouts wandering around the city, and it was very possible that the Hu army could not take a single step away from Shi.
No.
Chen Chong realized that he had made a misjudgment. He did not expect that the Huns would stay for such a long time. He quickly sent additional scouts to investigate the situation in Lishi. The results shocked him, not only during the six days he was on the road.
Even now, after the Xiongnu army entered Lishi, they fell into a strange calm and did not move for almost a day.
What exactly are these Xiongnu going to do? With this question in mind, Chen Chong began to analyze the situation again.
Not only Chen Chong, the same question also appeared in the minds of King Xiutu and others in front of Quyu City.
"What is Zadu thinking?! This is the third time! He still doesn't want to set off? Does it have to wait until all the Han army arrives before he is willing to walk out of Lishi City and surrender?" said Zhelan Wang Po Lishi.
Almost furious, he laughed angrily at the kings in the tent and said: "Everyone, Zadu has 20,000 troops in his hand. If he doesn't move, can we still fight this battle?"
Qiulin King Gu Tusheng turned around and looked sideways at Xiutu King Huliba, then looked back at Po Lishi. He took the lead and said: "Po Lishi, what's the use of being angry? As you said, Zadu has 20,000 troops under his command. Now,
Yufuluo hid in Baibo, and Huchuquan was far away in Yanmen. As a member of the Xiongnu royal family, he actually had the highest status if we were to support the establishment of Shanyu. I'm afraid he would be dissatisfied if we supported Xubu.
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Zuo Jian drank a mouthful of buttermilk from Wang Kuibu and couldn't help but burped. He threw down the pulp bag and spit out a mouthful of thick phlegm on the ground. He said dissatisfiedly to Po Lishi: "What nonsense is King Qiulin talking about?"
?At that time, King Xiutu was the one who coordinated the various ministries. The plot was successful and it was also King Xiutu who executed it effectively. The reason why King Xiutu supported Xubu Chanyu was simply because Xubu always had a virtuous reputation and high moral prestige.
What credit is there? At that time, he allowed everything, but now he is provoking thorns?"
Gu Tusheng smiled bitterly and said: "Because the situation has changed now, it is in his favor. We led an army of 70,000, but we stood at the foot of Quyu City, while he led 30,000 troops to attack Lishi and conquered Quyu in one battle.
Naixin City is a small city, while Li Shi Nai County is a big city. As a result, Zadu's popularity has greatly increased. Now he has ordered to hold his troops still, and all the ministries under his command have also stayed put. This is not something that Zadu can do alone. Presumably all the ministries
Everyone has been convinced by him."
"A bunch of jackals who don't care about the overall situation!" Po Lishi cursed: "Is it possible to wait and see at this time? When the Han Heavenly Army arrives, we can't take all the dangerous mountains and rivers, how can we win? He has such disregard for the overall situation. Is it possible that we can win?
Isn’t that the way to die?”
Huliba waved his hand to signal him to stop, and said calmly: "Then we can't ignore the overall situation. Now the rain will end without knowing when. As a result, our army can't even break through the city fence, let alone break the city? Since we already know that Yu Fuluo is there
Bai Bo is recruiting tribesmen, and it will not help us to recognize him as the Xian King of Zuo. It will suddenly disturb the morale of the army. Zadu wants us to make concessions again, so we will give it to him."
"What to give him?" Po Lishi looked at Huliba in disbelief. Although he already knew the answer, he still didn't want to believe it.
"Send a letter to Shan Yu, saying that after deliberation, we will use Zhadu to defeat Lishi and appoint Zhadu as the Xian King of Zuo!" King Xiutu had calmly made the decision, and the kings were silent for a long time without any objections.<
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So two groups of envoys were sent out in front of Quyu City. One envoy went to Xubu Shanyu, and the other envoy detoured to Lishi and asked King Zuo Rizhu to send troops again.
So on the twentieth day after the fall of Lishi, that is, the sixteenth day after Chen Chong left the city, the Xiongnu army on the middle road, which had been resting for a long time in Lishi, set off in a mighty manner and marched towards Linxian County along the official road.
.The flags are like a forest, the horses' hooves are like thunder, and all the Han people along the road are frightened. They can only pray in their hearts that the imperial knights will come to their aid as soon as possible.
At the same time, Chen Chong had completed supplies and rest in the past few days, and three thousand soldiers and horses were ready to go. Two hours after the Xiongnu Middle Route Army set off, Chen Chong set off immediately. He looked up at the sky again, and the two-week-long march
The heavy rain has ended, but there are still gloomy gray clouds in the sky. I don’t know when the sun will break out.
It's a good sign, Chen Chong couldn't help but think in his heart, but then he laughed at himself, was he too stressed? He actually believed in the omen? He took a long breath, let his chest and mind become more empty, and let go of the unfavorable things.