The weather was getting colder, so Liu Xiang was cooking porridge, adding rice, various beans, dates, and raisins.
Today is the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, and later generations have the tradition of drinking Laba porridge on this day.
There was no such thing in the Han Dynasty.
He doesn't care, he just wants to drink Laba porridge on this day.
Liu Xiang cooked it very seriously. He had been cooking it for almost half an hour. The rice was rotten, the beans were hard, and the raisins were very expensive.
taste not good.
He drank a full jar.
My stomach hurts as I hold myself up, and my heart is still empty.
I looked up at the leaden clouds. It had been cloudy for three days. I thought it was going to snow. The Anping Army galloped hundreds of miles and retreated to the valley near Wuji County. If they did not avoid the wind and snow, their horses would freeze to death.
But the snow never fell.
Since the beginning of winter, not a single snow has fallen.
Liu Xiang was looking forward to the snow. As soon as the heavy snow arrived, the Han army would have to retreat, and he would not have to waste time here.
Nearly a month has passed, and more than ten battles have been fought. Hundreds of thousands of grains of grain and grass, hundreds of thousands of feathered arrows, and countless baggage have been burned. In order to maintain the marching speed, only a small part has been brought back, and there is no way to distribute it to the army.
People, I feel so sad.
But war is like this, and there is no room for the slightest kindness. The cruel, cruel, and despicable ones are often the ones who win.
Compassion does not command troops.
During this period, the enemy advanced and we retreated, moving east and west, and the fighting was quick. Liu Xiang kept the sixteen-character mantra of guerrilla warfare firmly in his heart, but he had not yet grasped the essence of this method of warfare.
Connect theory with practice, verify one by one, and learn slowly.
Now I have only learned the first four characters.
The Anping Army was all cavalry and had many horses. They used their speed to bully the Han infantry.
This is called a trick that can be eaten all over the world.
Huangfu Song had disguised himself, ambushed, intercepted, and surrounded him.
But in the face of four thousand elite cavalry, those who were pretending to be a grain transport team were eaten. The ambush could not be concealed from the many scouts. With Liu Xiang's cautious character, he used thousands of cavalry to act as scouts, just to guard against the enemy's ambush.
Those who were intercepted were defeated by the cavalry.
Surrounded by nimble cavalry, they could not catch them.
The Anping Army rushed forward in a day and covered a hundred miles. How many men and horses were needed to complete the encirclement? The cavalry speeded up, but would the infantry dare to chase them? After marching for hundreds of miles, if the cavalry still had breath, the infantry would run to death.
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There were less than 3,000 Sanhe knights under Huangfu Song. By the time he tried his strategy, more than half of them had been lost. He missed the fifth battalion of the Northern Army very much. If the elite of the Northern Army were still there, how could Liu Xiang be so arrogant?
This evil thief was wiped out.
However, the Northern Army was wiped out in one battle, and it is difficult for a clever woman to make a meal without straw.
Liu Xiang involved 30,000 to 40,000 troops. Under Quyang City, the Han army no longer dared to divide its troops. The hundreds of thousands of Yellow Turbans in the city were not just decorations. Do you really think they would not counterattack?
In order to fear that Zhang Bao would be plotted against, Shi Aqian went to the city and shot a lot of arrows into the city. There were only two sentences on it: "Reinforcements have arrived. Guard the city with peace of mind. It is signed as Liu Xiang, the envoy of the gods."
If Huangfu Song played a trick to reduce the number of soldiers and pretended to divide his troops to chase the reinforcements, but in fact he was ambushing the troops to lure the Yellow Turbans out of the city, it would be the end of the world.
I hope Zhang Bao will be more cautious, Liu Xiang doesn't want to lose this barrier yet.
At this time, the Han army's camp was filled with misery and mist. The weather was getting colder and colder. People were freezing to death every day. Their morale was about to be unsustainable. Unlike the Anping army, they made jackets to keep out the cold months in advance.
The troops were stretched thin, the city could not be attacked, and it became unsustainable.
"Liu's cavalry is powerful, like a strong wind, and like lightning when it goes out. It is difficult for our army to cope with it, and supplies are becoming more and more difficult. Food and grass are scarce, winter clothes are destroyed, and many soldiers die of cold and hunger. General, withdraw your troops." Cao Cao felt bitter in his heart and advised.
Admonished Huangfu Song.
Guo Dian, the governor of Julu, also came out to second the proposal: "General, it is better to retreat to Yatao to repair it, and then come back to attack the moth thieves when the weather gets warmer."
Liang Yan, the chief historian, also tried to persuade him: "Your Majesty, please take it as a decision."
Huangfu Song stroked his beard slowly, and after his subordinates calmed down, he calmly reprimanded: "As a general, how can you mess up your position? How can you lead an army if you are impetuous?"
"I'll admit my mistake later."
"Zhu Gongwei has passed the Ying Tao, and 20,000 troops are searching for Liu's thieves in the south. I want to send out heavy troops to attack from both sides and completely wipe out the evil thieves who are wandering around."
Cao Cao rolled his eyes. If I had known that the reinforcements had arrived, I wouldn't have paniced. He took the command arrow while cursing and listened to Huangfu Song assigning tasks.
"With 8,000 men marching out in seven groups, each with a distance of 20 miles, and sending out multiple sentinels to search and advance. If 70,000 troops attack from the north and south, they will surely be captured. I have more than 10,000 troops with me, and I will sit under the city and besiege it.
Yellow Turban Moth Thief."
"The last general takes orders."
Huangfu Song reminded everyone again: "When you send out troops, you must do so with great fanfare and no need to be secretive."
Cao Cao thought he was crazy and quickly admonished him: "If the thieves in the city know that our army is going south, they will definitely send troops to attack. How can we resist with more than 10,000 soldiers and horses in the city? The general is the commander-in-chief of the army and has a very important stake. How can he take such a risk?"
Yan Zhong, a famous scholar from Liangzhou who accompanied the army, also tried to persuade him: "If a son of a rich man cannot sit down in the hall, the king will think twice."
Huangfu Song stroked his beard and said with a smile: "The imaginary should be real, and the real should be imaginary. The way to use military force lies in one mind. You can act according to the plan. I have already made a plan in my heart."
Everyone went down to organize the army.
Not long after, the army came out and ran south in a mighty manner.
The Yellow Turbans in the city were overjoyed, and they all sent messengers to help them, but they never showed up. They were originally uneasy, so they were not lying, right?
Today the Han army is heading south. Reinforcements must have arrived. Judging from the Han army's vigorous movements, this divine envoy must have a large army and can be saved.
The morale of the Yellow Turban Army soared, and they all asked for battle. They wanted to go out of the city to overthrow the Han army, but Zhang Bao was hesitant. Others didn't know what the divine envoy was, but he knew very well that Liu Xiang and his two brothers had no grudges.
Well, why would we send troops to help?
There is a conspiracy here.
The old thief Huangfu tricked me, he is really treacherous!
Someone will not be fooled.
Zhang Bao ignored the actions of the Han army and ordered all ministries to be more vigilant and defend the city. The two armies faced each other across the city wall and remained motionless.
This behavior angered a general in the city. He found Zhang Bao and bluntly stated that he would go out of the city to kill the enemy and coordinate the reinforcements from Liu Xiang, the envoy of the gods.
His words were sharp and his behavior was rude. He was beaten with twenty military sticks and went back to his room to recuperate angrily.
Liu Xiang received a report that the Han army was heading south that day. This place was only forty miles away from Xiaquyang. How could he not know about the Han army's big move?
"Go to the south and look for me. You can find me by circling the earth. I'll watch you play monkey tricks." Digu said and then ordered loudly:
"Order all ministries to hide carefully."
Don't move at this time. Only when the Han army moving south has gone far can you see the reality and Huangfu Song's intention, and then the fighter plane will appear.
Liu Xiang waited for three days and rested his horse comfortably in the valley. This place faced south and the harsh north wind could not invade. The Anping army escaped the cold current leisurely.
The Han army searched for three days in the cold wind, shivering, and found nothing. Seventy or eighty thousand people were scattered over hundreds of miles, and they were so cold that they cursed.
On the eleventh day of the twelfth lunar month, the sun was shining brightly in the sky, and Liu Xiang had been dispatching troops for a whole month. He finally met Huangfu Song.
There was no sneaking or night attack. The Anping Army had nearly 4,000 cavalry, coming from the south in a big way, blowing up the dust in the sky, and drove directly to the Han Army's camp.
Huangfusong felt bitter in his heart, and his plan to conceal the truth was exposed.
He would rather be attacked at night. The Yellow Turban cannot bear to fight at night and can easily escape at night.
Liu Yicheng, at such a young age, was so difficult to deal with. His plan was seen through, his army was hundreds of miles away, and his defeat was certain. He himself was defeated and died, and the Yellow Turban was difficult to control, and he would surely sweep the world again.
Rebellions continue in various places. The Qiang, Hu, Beidi, Southern Barbarians, and Baiyue all raise armies. Why is the great Han Dynasty so troubled?
He wanted to save things. Since Liu Xiang claimed to be a clan member of the Han Dynasty, let him become a real clan clan member of the Han Dynasty. If he could be persuaded to help protect the Han Dynasty, with his methods, the Han Dynasty would be lucky.
Huangfu Song rode a black horse and accompanied his bodyguard to talk to Liu Xiang in front of the formation.