After Ruan Chao, Ruan Kuan and Ruan Shoujie learned that Xianyou had fallen, they rushed to Xifulie without stopping.
Xifulie, next to Luocheng, is the center of Jiaozhi and the foundation of the Ruan family.
No matter how anxious Ruan Shoujie was about his immortal journey, he still planned to withdraw to Xi Fulie first, consolidate troops, horses and supplies, and make long-term plans.
They went up the Zhujiang River, and when they passed the Xijiang River, Ruan Kuan suddenly stopped the three armies.
"Stop, stop!"
Ruan Chao was anxious to return to the reinforcement base, stopped his horse and said, "What's wrong? Now is not the time to rest."
Ruan Kuan was indeed spoiled and his physical strength was very low. He took the opportunity to dismount his horse, sit on the ground, waved his hands and said: "No, in front of you is Liren Mountain. After passing Liren Mountain, you have to walk through a line of gorges. The people of the Central Plains have always been cunning. Their military books say that soldiers
, trickery. Are they really going to attack Xi Fulie? Will they go directly to Liren Mountain to ambush themselves?"
Among the three Ruans, Ruan Shoujie is known as Lei Gong. He doesn't like to use his brain.
Both Ruan Chao and Ruan Kuan had certain strategies, especially Ruan Chao, also known as Ruan Yougong, who was the strongest and most strategist.
Historically, the Ding tribe led Jiaozhi, and the attack on Ruan Chao was the most laborious, losing four generals and even losing for a time.
However, because I was worried about the safety of the stronghold, I didn't think about it in detail.
After Ruan Kuan's reminder, Ruan Chao reacted instantly and said: "What Nephew Kuan reminds me is that this is a move that the Central Plains people say is to save the enemy if you attack it. Sun Tzu's descendants have used it..."
For a moment, he couldn't remember what Sun Bin called.
After a pause, he said: "I know there is a way that can bypass Liren Mountain, but it will take two days. For safety's sake, take a detour!"
Ruan Chao quickly issued a detour order.
Ruan Kuan's buttocks were not even hot from sitting. When he saw that the army was already moving, he stood up cursing.
In the Xianxian Gorge that Ruan Chao and Ruan Kuan talked about, there was indeed an ambush waiting in the mountains and forests.
The leading general was Guo Jin, the army commander this time.
Guo Jin was born into a poor family, but he was suave and willful. He liked to associate with heroes and righteous men. He was obviously a poor servant. Wherever he went, he was surrounded by people, including his younger brothers.
Living in troubled times, this kind of person is the most terrifying.
The local rich young man thought that one day he would rebel and become a disaster, so he secretly planned to kill him.
But Guo Jin was a handsome man, and the woman Zhu couldn't bear the unexplained death of Guo Jin, so she informed Guo Jin.
Guo Jin fled to Jinyang with his brothers and defected to Liu Zhiyuan. From then on, he rose to great heights, pacified Hebei, wiped out bandits, and made great achievements for the Later Han Dynasty and the Later Zhou Dynasty.
When Luo Youdu conquered the Northern Han Dynasty, Guo Jin also made great contributions.
Guo Jin was a talented man who despised money and loved giving, but he was very murderous. If his soldiers disobeyed orders even slightly, they would definitely be put to death. The same was true for the internal management of maidservants, who would kill them at every turn.
Luo Youdu also had a headache about this.
Guo Jin is really capable and can fight well. He doesn't have the weird habit of bullying the people of the Five Dynasties. Instead, he treats the people very well.
When he was governing Weizhou, the people of Weizhou specifically asked the court to erect a monument to record his deeds. When he transferred to Mingzhou, the people of Mingzhou also requested to erect a monument to praise Guo Jin.
It can be seen that Guo Jin's governance methods are indeed remarkable.
In view of Guo Jin's character, Luo Youdu thought about it and decided to leave him in Annan and let him use his benevolence and murderous intention to deal with the natives of Jiaozhi.
Be reasonable to those who are reasonable, and beat those who are unreasonable until they are reasonable. Those who are arrogant and unreasonable will be chopped with a knife.
"First Evolution"
Guo Jin went south this time and made great progress all the way. After taking Luocheng, he found the local topographic map and saw that the first line gorge of Liren Mountain was the only way for San Ruan to pass through. He immediately sent his troops south and set up an ambush in the first line gorge.
After waiting for two full days, Guo Jin received a report from a scout. In half a day, Sanruan's troops would enter the first-line gorge.
Guo Jin had not met any decent opponents along the way, so he held back his energy and waited for San Ruan to enter the encirclement.
Until dusk, Guo Jin didn't see a single person.
He kicked the guard next to him and said, "Go and ask, why aren't you here yet?"
In order to avoid being discovered by San Ruan, he withdrew his scouts early and waited for the enemy to enter the urn.
Therefore, I didn't know that San Ruan had already taken a detour.
It wasn't until scouts were sent out again to investigate and through the traces left by the movement of tens of thousands of soldiers and horses that they discovered that San Ruan had taken a detour.
After hearing the news, Guo Jin blinked his eyes, took a long time to react, and shouted: "Oh, this is being underestimated by the other party!"
He turned around and shouted: "Brothers, stop hiding. If someone wants to die, then we will help him."
With Guo Jin's military level, it was not difficult to guess that the opponent, who was familiar with the terrain, had anticipated an ambush in the Xianxian Gorge and wanted to bypass Liren Mountain to avoid the ambush and support Xi Fulie.
But who are you looking down on?
They thought there was an ambush in Xianxian Gorge, so there were no troops to attack Xi Fulie?
You didn't even deal with the ambush in the first line of gorges, but just circled back and got into the middle of the two armies?
When Ruan Chao, Ruan Kuan, and Ruan Shoujie went through all the hard work and bypassed two mountains and arrived at Xifulie.
Xifulie has been captured by the Central Plains Army. Just one day ago, the Central Plains Army captured Xifulie.
After receiving the news from the people who were fleeing, Ruan Chao immediately glared at Ruan Kuan. If he hadn't proposed a detour, they would have arrived in Xi Fulie two days ago.
At that time, Xifulie had not yet fallen, and there was still room for recovery.
Now?
Ruan Kuan shrank his head. He did not expect that Zhongyuan did not set up an ambush on the way, but chose to attack Xi Fulie.
The limitations of Jiaozhi restricted their vision.
In their minds, there is no choice for both parties to go together, only one of the two.
Being poor and accustomed, they simply did not realize that to attack Jiaozhi with the size of the Central Plains, it was not a matter of choosing two from two, but a matter of choosing three from three, choosing four from four...
With enough troops, more flowers will bloom.
Before Ruan Chao could take a breath, Guo Jin led his troops to appear behind him.
There was no hesitation and no chance for San Ruan to breathe.
Guo Jin directly ordered the attack.
They marched leisurely from the main road, resting every ten miles.
San Ruan's army, on the other hand, traveled day and night on footpaths around the mountains, resting only for a few hours each day.
Physical strength and morale are not on the same level at all.
With this contact, the advantage of the Central Plains Army was immediately reflected.
There was no need for formations or tactics at all, and the Central Plains soldiers directly gained an overwhelming advantage.
Ruan Chao, Ruan Kuan, and Ruan Shoujie were arranging their troops to support the rear army. Zhang Zangying, who had captured Xifulie, took the opportunity to open the city gate and led his troops to kill the general.
Guo Jin has 15,000 troops, Zhang Zangying has 10,000 troops, and San Ruan's troops are only 18,000 at full strength.
Morale, physical strength, combat power, armaments, tactics and even military strength are all at a disadvantage.
Not even the slightest chance of winning.
Under the help of Guo Jin and Zhang Zangying, the Ruan family's coalition forces, the strongest in Jiaozhi, were almost completely wiped out.
Ruan Shoujie, the most valiant Thunder Lord, died of exhaustion, and Ruan Kuan died in the rebellion.
As for the treacherous and cunning Ruan Chao, he escaped the pursuit of the Central Plains Army, but encountered kind-hearted natives in the barren mountains and rivers while escaping, and no more news was heard from him.
The Ruan family faced the Central Plains army and was destroyed in a dramatic way.