Gao Renhou stood in the Wei Village after it was set on fire by the Bian army, and he had a clear understanding in his heart.
Since the troops were dispatched, they have been as quick as the wind and attacked like a tide. They first conquered Shihao and then won the Yaoshan Mountain, completely cutting off the enemy forces in Qianhao Village to the west.
This bandit army must either surrender or die. There is no third way to go, unless they can hold on until the main force of the Bian Army comes to their aid, but that will probably be difficult to achieve.
The sergeants are counting items in the stronghold.
Before retreating, the rebels set a fire to block the pursuers and fled in a panic.
After the Xia army occupied the village, they sent out troops to put out the remaining fires and put out the remaining fires. They also cleared out a lot of baggage from the village, which were all left by the Bian army, mainly various equipment for defending the village, and their value could be large or small.
The captured Bian army flags, golden drums, and more than 2,000 prisoners have been sent to the rear for the main army to persuade the defenders of Qianhao Village to surrender.
After Qian Hao Zhai, this section of the road will become a thoroughfare. With Wei Zhai controlling the post road, even if the main force of the Bian Army comes over, it will feel extremely uncomfortable, just like when Marshal Shao sent his troops eastward, but had to leave a large number of troops to consolidate the rear. Same.
As for why we shouldn’t set up a stronghold on the road, it’s very simple. The terrain is high, there are no mountain springs and streams, and we can’t dig wells to get water. So why bother setting up a stronghold and wait until we die of thirst? Linzhou is thinking of ways to expand the outer city and include a spring. There is no water within the city wall, and the city will collapse without attack.
After cleaning up the stockade, Gao Renhou ordered the sergeants who followed him to seize the time to repair the damage.
He estimated that the Bian army was coming to capture this stronghold, otherwise the Ruzhou Group in the south and the Luoyang Group in the east would have to take a detour to communicate, which would be very inconvenient.
On the night of May 30th, like Liu Kangyi, Fu Cunshen, who advanced with light troops and advanced quickly, led his troops to Yuzhai.
The soldiers were panting from exhaustion, and the auxiliaries, chariots, horses, and baggage were all left behind. Only two thousand soldiers came over, with no equipment or armor.
Fortunately, there were no enemy troops nearby and no one could threaten them.
"General Fu, what do you think the Bian Army will do next?" Gao Renhou looked at the bright night sky on the top of Mount Wei and suddenly asked.
"At the foot of the mountain to the west of this village, there is a road leading to the south, thirty miles to Shazha Valley and Shazha City. This road was opened in the 14th year of Zhenguan, and there are many people coming and going. Thirty miles southeast of Shazha, you can reach Yongning County."
Place names such as Shazha and Yongning are quite famous in the ears of the military generals of the state and dynasty.
In the second year of Qianyuan, "(Historical) Siming sent his general Li Guiren to attack Shaanzhou with 5,000 cavalry." Shence general Wei Boyu led 3,000 Anbeiting infantry to counterattack. The cavalry was frightened and was defeated again. Hundreds of cavalry charged and killed them, and they were defeated.
Wei Boyu became famous in just one battle when he used a small number of infantrymen to chase down the superior rebel armored cavalry.
"There is also a road in the southeast of this village, which leads to Huixizan. After a half circle, you can reach Yongning."
Huixi is famous for Feng Yishi. He fought with Chimei in the west of Mianchi and was defeated. He ran away in a hurry and returned to camp with only a few people. He took this road.
The stream is four miles long, two feet wide, and two feet five feet deep. The road opens on the hillside on one side.
"Both Shazha Road and Huixi Road can lead to Yongning, and then go up the Luoshui River to Luoyang." Fu Cunshen obviously had some knowledge of the nearby mountains and rivers, and he said: "There are bandits in Yongning. Why?"
To ensure the safety of Shazha and Huixi, we will send a large army to attack our stronghold."
If the stronghold is set up on a mountain, there is water and food, and as long as a large army is stationed, then as Ma Di said, "being condescending is as powerful as breaking bamboo", but there is no need to "put it to death and survive", and the situation is still much better than that of Jieting.
The village is located near Huguo Village. Strictly speaking, this is the northernmost part of Yongning County. The village controls two roads to the south and one road to the east. It can be said to be the key among the keys.
Liu Kangyi lost this place, and I don’t know what he was thinking at the time. Perhaps he had too much credit for defeating the Xia army, and he was more willing to strive for more dazzling results than to defend the fortress in an ordinary way.
"Needless to say, the north of this village goes through Mianchi, Xin'an County and Luoyang. It is the road that the commander took when he left east last year." Fu Cunjian said: "If nothing happens, the thieves may attack with a large army.
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"The fortress is difficult and dangerous, and it is difficult for thieves to attack it. Now that General Fu knows the key, I can rest assured and return to the west." Gao Renhou cupped his hands and said: "There are already mountain people in Xiashi heading east. In a few days, there will be more
Thousands of people came here to help repair the fort and guard it. I will keep the captured Bian army equipment here, which may be used to arm the Dangxiang Mountain people. The mountains here are continuous, and may be put to great use."
To say that Henan is a plain is actually a huge misunderstanding.
In fact, according to later statistics, Henan has more than 44% of the mountainous and hilly area, mainly concentrated in the west. Part of the plain is still a basin, surrounded by mountains.
This kind of terrain is too much to call it a plain. Mountain people can still adapt to this environment very well.
"Thank you, General Gao." Fu Cunshen saluted solemnly.
Gao Renhou smiled with satisfaction.
As an old man, he likes young people who know etiquette. Fu Cunshen has a cautious and honest personality, so he will have more contacts in the future.
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Outside Qianhao Village, which is dozens of miles west of Wei Village, the process of persuading them to surrender has also entered its final stage.
After learning that the Guzhai had been lost and that the connection with the east (the Gudao Road) might be cut off at any time, the Qianhao Town Army was in a dilemma.
There is enough food to eat and enough arrows, but is it really necessary to hold on?
The road to Wei is difficult and dangerous, and the Xia army is in the hands of the Xia army. They can go down the mountain to cut off the road at any time, isolating Qianhao Village from Tuhao Village, Mianchi County, Shuangqiao Village, etc. to the east.
It can be said that their chance of victory here is very small, unless the Bianzhou side comes with a large force and joins forces with the Ruzhou direction in the south to attack or prepare for the Wei stronghold and open up this road. But is it possible?
Hu Zhen has so many soldiers? Prince Dongping’s main army is not in Luoyang.
Li Tangbin waited patiently in the camp. The prisoners and flags had been displayed to the defenders in the camp, and the envoys who volunteered had also entered the camp to persuade them to surrender. Now they can just wait for the results.
Li Tangbin still hoped that the defenders would surrender as soon as possible because he wanted to build a city here.
It's not the earthen and wooden fort in Qianhaozhai, but a serious city. It doesn't need to be covered with bricks like Huaiyuan New City, but it can't be too simple. It must be able to garrison a large army, store a large amount of supplies, and be used as a city. Military barrier city.
This city will be located next to the post road, and together with the Wei Village, it will serve as a solid base to threaten the enemy's westward advance.
When the Later Zhou Dynasty (Northern Zhou Dynasty) and the Northern Qi Dynasty clashed, this mountainous area was a place of repeated contention.
Xin'an County is the result of the Northern Zhou Dynasty being blocked by peripheral fortresses and unable to attack Luoyang. Since I can't attack Luoyang, I will build a city as a base for advancement and at the same time to protect the rear.
He mentioned this matter to the commander-in-chief, and the commander-in-chief's opinion was to "act according to circumstances."
Now that the war has reached this point, the opportunity has indeed been seen, and the construction of the city can officially begin.
Of course, if the Qianhao Zhenjun is willing to surrender and guard the horns with the newly built city, that would be great.
"No news yet?" Li Tangbin, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly asked.
"Not yet." The staff member shook his head and said.
"Eat!" Li Tangbin stood up and walked to the table.
The staff did not react for a moment and were a little dumbfounded, but the soldiers quickly brought out a few dishes of side dishes and fruits, and then went to cook soup cakes.
Naturally, the soup cakes have been cooked enough, and there are various civil servants and assistants in the tent, including generals, Yuhou and so on.
Li Tangbin ate very quickly. After eating the side dishes, dried meat, and fruits, he also ate all the soup cakes. Then he pushed the bowl and chopsticks, closed his eyes and leaned on the bed, as if thinking about something.
He looks very calm and relaxed, and he is worthy of being the commander-in-chief personally selected by the commander-in-chief.
"Reporting to the envoy, someone's head was thrown down on Qianhao Village." Suddenly someone reported loudly outside the tent.
"Come in!" Li Tangbin stood up and walked around the table and looked at the door of the tent.
Yang Can, the commander of the Tianzhu Army, walked in accompanied by a scout.
"After reporting to the envoy, there was a sudden loud noise in Qiangan's stronghold, and a man's head was thrown from the wall of the stronghold. We risked our lives and sent people to retrieve it, but it was not the envoy's head. According to the prisoners of the Bian Army, This is the head of Li Qianqiu, deputy envoy of the regiment training of Songzhou." The scout reported in detail, but before he could say anything, he was kicked by Li Tangbin and staggered.
"If you dare to speak half-heartedly in the future, you will be punished by twenty lashes." Li Tangbin scolded, but the corners of his mouth turned up in a wide arc unconsciously, which was unusual for a serious general like him.
"Congratulations to the envoy, the matter is settled." Everyone congratulated one after another.
Li Tangbin had no expression on his face and walked out of the tent directly, looking at the tall village wall in the distance.
Another head was thrown on the wall of the village, but this time there were more heads, more than ten heads. The shouts in the village became clearer. Even standing here, Li Tangbin could still faintly hear the voices coming from the wind. The sound is just not clear.
"Creak-" After a stick of incense passed, the gate of Qianhao Village opened wide, and the sound suddenly became clear.
The sergeants of Yicong Army, Heyuan Army, and Jishi Army standing nearby could even hear the shouts of "Xuzhou soldiers have rebelled." The morale of the soldiers was greatly boosted, and they all looked at the Chinese army's tent to see if there was a flag to march.
Li Tangbin did not give an order, but said to the left and right: "Unexpectedly, after the Silver Sword Capital, Xu Bing still has such bloody nature."
"Quan Zhong was suspicious and drove Xu Bing here to die. Now he is reaping the consequences."
"Which one of Xu Bing, Yun Bing, and Yan Bing is willing to die for Quanzhong? Zheng Huabing, who was annexed earlier, is stubborn and willing to fight for Quanzhong."
"Under normal circumstances, Xu Bing would still be willing to fight for Quanzhong. Without him, the money and food will be distributed in full, but now he is on the verge of death, how can he be willing to fight to the death?"
"Not only did Xu Bing die, but it was also Hu Zhen. Did Quan Zhong really trust him again? The Huazhou soldiers were tossed here and there. I am afraid that sooner or later they will all be beaten, and they will all be Xuanwu soldiers in the future. Quanzhong is a man who is suspicious and suspicious. , I see it right.”
"Coming out! Coming out! Are the Qianhao Zhenjun going to leave the stronghold and surrender?"
Everyone was talking and excited.
The expression on Li Tangbin's face gradually became richer. He just heard him say: "The stone trench, the dry trench, and the three villages of Hu and Guo are all available. The Bian bandits have lost their master and apprentice, and the situation suddenly becomes clearer. Send my order, and Master will start building the city immediately." , day and night. If the manpower is insufficient, tens of thousands of people will be mobilized. After gathering the surrendered troops, the Jishi Army will stay behind, and the Heyuan, Tianzhu, and Yicong armies will follow me eastward. The Shaanxi-Guo Army, tell them to come over quickly. If you don’t come back, will you think I don’t know how to kill someone?”