Chapter 412 Destroy the dry and pull the rotten, crushing all the way!
It's night.
The wind is slightly cool.
The moon and stars are sparse.
Hu Bang marched for one day and camped outside.
At this moment, inside the large tent of the Chinese army, a lamp was as bright as a bean.
A slightly burly man was standing in front of the cowhide map, lost in thought. Beside him, seven or eight generals gathered around him, as if they were discussing the attack.
This person is none other than Hu Bang.
He pinched a wisp of beard under his chin, frowned, and turned to look at the crowd: "Generals, judging from the current situation, our success or failure is directly related to the survival of Bingzhou."
"If you have any opinions or suggestions, feel free to speak your mind. I, the general, will listen attentively and accept them with an open mind. If I adopt the opinions of you generals, I will certainly mark your merits in the future."
However, many of the generals below remained silent for a long time without letting out a single fart. It was not that they had no ideas, but they just didn't believe in Hu Bang.
This guy always takes the great credit for himself and leaves some minor credit to others. Sometimes, he even kicks you away when he makes a mistake and takes all the credit for himself.
Faced with such a general, the subordinate generals are naturally too lazy to cooperate, so even if they have ideas, they are unwilling to tell him unless it is necessary.
After waiting for a long time, Hu Bang's expression gradually became solemn, and his bright eyes swept across the room full of civil and military personnel. The anger in his heart actually burned, but he did not explode directly, but said coldly:
"how?"
Hu Bang took a deep breath, raised his head high, and looked at the civil and military forces in the tent: "Are you all mute? Or are you simply ready to give up the attack?"
"Guo Huai!"
Seeing that there was still no reaction from everyone, Hu Bang simply started to select people, directly naming them: "You are the son of Guo Jian, the governor of Yanmen County. You have been skilled in bow and horse since you were a child, and you are proficient in the art of war. Don't you have nothing to say?"
"General."
Among them, the young general Guo Huai took a step forward, leaned forward and handed over his hand: "Although I have some ideas, the general has insufficient information, which makes these things unreliable, so it is better not to say anything."
In order to control the entire army, Hu Bang took full control of the camp's security, scouts, messengers and other functional units in his own hands. Others could only listen to his orders and had no autonomy at all.
Even Guo Huai, the young general he had always liked, still had some complaints at this moment: "So far, we only know that the enemy troops are stationed at the entrance of Luliang Mountain, and we don't even know the specific terrain conditions."
"You..."
Guo Huai put his hands on his hands and said softly: "Let me wait and give you some advice!"
Next, Wang Jiaxiao general Wang Lan immediately agreed: "Yes, the art of war is just an empty shelf. How can we propose a rational strategy without the support of actual intelligence?"
Immediately afterwards, Wen Hui, a young general from the Wen family, also stepped out: "The general thinks that the general should explain the information that was discovered during the day to everyone first, and then he can come up with a reasonable strategy."
"Yes, it should be so."
"I don't know what the hell, where did you get the advice?"
"Isn't this embarrassing?"
"..."
In an instant, all the civil and military officials in the tent agreed, and every one of them had complaints in their hearts.
Hu Bang knew that if he concealed himself any longer, he would inevitably offend the public, so he waved his hand and said calmly: "Didn't I forget, General? I have been marching during the day, so I have no time to share the information with you."
Guo Huai bowed his head and said: "In that case, it's not too late for the general to tell us now."
Wang Lan patted his chest and promised: "As long as the general's information is detailed enough, I will naturally make suggestions."
Wen Hui nodded: "Brother Wang is right."
...
"good."
Hu Bang responded and glanced at everyone: "In that case, I will share the information with you. Please listen carefully. The current enemy commander should be Li Kan from Hedong."
"The banners of his troops are scattered all over the place, and there are crowds of people every day. Judging from Guozao, the total force should be more than 5,000 people, all of whom are elite soldiers and horses under Zhang Liao."
"There is no need to talk about Luliang Mountain, you all know it."
"but......"
At this point, Hu Bang changed the topic and said coldly: "This narrow passage is the passage Bai Di used to walk. It is very narrow and overgrown with weeds. Although it has been rested and repaired, it is still easy to defend and difficult to attack."
"Especially at the entrance of this narrow passage, the mountains on both sides are steep, and there are faint flags between the trees. It seems that there are soldiers and horses stationed there. There are antlers, iron pear and other defensive equipment at the entrance of the camp. It means that there are more than 10,000 people.
I still don’t dare to test it easily.”
"also,......"
"..."
Hu Bang combined the map and summarized the information he had learned to all the civil and military officials in the tent: "Okay, that's about it. If you generals have any opinions, you might as well speak up."
Everyone thought for a long time.
Guo Huai frowned and said softly: "General, from the analysis of the intelligence just now, I think you have fallen into a trap. The traitors spread flags widely in the camp and there are five thousand people cooking stoves. It should be an illusion.
"
"oh?"
Hu Bang was stunned for a moment: "Illusion? How did you deduce it?"
Guo Huai said softly: "Zhang Junshou has ten thousand elite soldiers. If you want to destroy such a force, I'm afraid it won't just be as simple as ambush. You must at least attack from both front and rear."
"This is the reason why after Commander Zhang entered the narrow passage of Luliang Mountain, Chen Gong quickly led his troops and blocked the entrance. Zhang Liao and Chen Gong would definitely attack from both front and rear to eliminate Commander Zhang."
"And how many people are there in Chen Palace?"
Guo Huai shook his head and said disdainfully: "The soldiers and horses under his command are just the result of recruiting Li Kan, Hou Xuan, and Cheng Yin's troops. The total strength is only 8,000."
"General, just imagine:"
Regarding this, Guo Huai was not polite and said to the point: "Chen Gong will leave five thousand troops at the entrance, and he will only lead three thousand troops to fight. Is this feasible?"
"Don't forget, the narrow road in Luliang Mountain is relatively long. Even if you are ambushed, you can kill half of the people, which is the limit. In other words, even if Commander Zhang is ambushed, you can have at least 5,000 soldiers and horses, or even more."
"And once he realizes that he has been tricked, he will definitely try his best to rush to the rear. Chen Gong lacks generals under his command, and all his troops are subordinates. How can he resist?"
hiss-!
Hu Bang was surprised and couldn't help but gasp.
He nodded with great interest: "Yes, it is completely impossible for three thousand miscellaneous soldiers to withstand the five thousand, or even seven or eight thousand elite troops guarded by Commander Zhang."
"General Xiao Guo can guess, then Chen Gong must naturally realize that even to stop General Zhang, he has to have an equal amount of troops!"
"How to calculate..."
Hu Bang's eyes suddenly brightened, and he suddenly realized: "Chen Gong must have at least five thousand troops, or even more, up to six thousand or seven thousand troops, to be able to do it."
"Chop suey!"
Hu Bang felt as if his intelligence was being rubbed against the ground.
If it hadn't been for Guo Huai's reminder, I might still be confused by the enemy's appearance to this day.
The current strength of his camp must be empty. The total strength will not even exceed 3,000 people, only 3,000 people. He only needs a wave of charges to wipe them out.
certainly!
Hu Bang couldn't admit it like this, otherwise it wouldn't prove that he was a scumbag?
He frowned, and Yang Zuo asked tentatively: "How sure are you about this?"
Guo Huai pondered for a moment: "At least 70%!"
Hu Bang asked: "What about the remaining 30%?"
"Of course the general needs to investigate more carefully."
"snort!"
Hu Bang snorted softly: "If it could be easily detected, would you still wait until now?"
Guo Huai said softly: "This matter is easy to hear. The general can send people to climb the mountain and conduct reconnaissance in the woods. If there are few people, it proves that the camp is relatively empty. If there are at least a hundred people, it proves that the general is wrong."
hiss-!
Hu Bang took a breath and pondered for a long time: "Well, it makes sense. I will send someone to investigate immediately."
Guo Huai nodded and said: "We will rush to Luliang Pass tomorrow. The general will arrange people as soon as possible."
Hu Bang said sonorously: "Of course it is."
"Here comes someone."
"exist."
"Hurry up and wait in peace, and go to the mountains on both sides of Luliang Pass to find out information."
"Here."
Afterwards, Hu Bang discussed with Guo Huai and others for a while, and then returned to their camps.
Early next morning.
The rooster crows the dawn and the morning glow fills the sky.
Hu Bang's team set off again, heading towards the entrance of the Luliang Mountains.
At about noon, Hu Bang, who was marching, heard a long announcement from the front:
"Report—!"
Hu Bang raised his eyes and looked.
But when he saw his own scout Juechen coming, he leaned over and said, "General, the news came back from the direction of Luliang Mountain. There are not many soldiers and horses on the mountains on both sides. Looking down from a high place, at least half of the pots and stoves are fake. They only light the fire, not the fire."
Make food."
"ah?"
Hu Bangdun was startled and his eyes were as wide as bells.
At this moment, he finally realized that he had been deceived: "Okay, what a Li Kan! He actually dared to deceive me in this way. It is simply unreasonable. I have to smash him."
"Here comes someone."
"exist."
"Quickly send an order to Guo Huai, Wang Lan, Wen Hui, and Li Hu to take charge of escorting grain and grass. I, the general, must rush to the entrance of Luliang Mountain and set up camp first."
"Here."
Immediately, the messenger flew out and shouted at the top of his lungs:
"Guo Huai, Wang Lan, Wen Hui, and Li Hu listen to the order. You will escort the grain and grass before leaving. General Hu will set up camp first."
"Guo Huai, Wang Lan..."
"..."
When orders are issued one after another.
Guo Huai secretly breathed a sigh of relief and turned to glance at Wang Lan: "Brother Wang, what you said is indeed right. This kid is trying to steal the credit again. Such a general owes God to deal with him!"
"rest assured!"
Wang Lan said with absolute certainty: "General Xu Huang will punish him on behalf of His Majesty the Emperor. This time we deliberately delayed it to see how he was tortured!"
"Isn't this bad?"
Guo Huai frowned and said softly: "Hu State has a lot of troops. It is impossible for General Xu Huang to destroy them alone."
Wang Landan smiled: "It is indeed impossible! But defeating them is certain. We will escort the food and grass behind and rush behind them. When they fight together and break up, we will then rush out, outflank them in front and in front, and kill them."
“This way, you really get the best of both worlds!”
Guo Huaien nodded: "Very good! Very good! Wen Hui, where is Li Hu..."
Wang Lan nodded: "They already know, brother Guo, just don't worry."
Guo Huai bowed and held up his hands: "It seems that from today on, we are the people of Nanyang Hanting, and we will need to support each other in the future."
Wang Lan handed over his hand and said: "Nanyang has always relied on true ability. Brother Guo is proficient in the art of war and has good plans. His future prospects are bound to be limitless. It is Lan who should ask Brother Guo for support."
Guo Huaidan smiled and shook his head: "How dare you! We are all from Bingzhou, so we should support each other."
Wang Lan said kindly: "That's how it should be."
*****
Entrance to Luliang Mountain.
military camp.
Through the camp gate, gazing at Hu Bang who was already arrayed outside the city, Li Kan shouted at the top of his voice: "Captain Hu, we are old friends. I'm afraid it won't be a good idea to meet each other like this."
"Now, I can give you a chance. As long as you can put down your weapons and join His Majesty the Nanyang Emperor, I guarantee that you will live a good life and at least get the official position of a school captain."
When Hu Bang heard this, he was somewhat moved, but he knew how much he weighed. If he was in the Hanting of Chang'an, he could still manage to get by, but if he entered the Hanting of Nanyang, he would have to exhaust himself to death.
"Let me ask you."
Hu Bang shouted at the top of his lungs: "Have you signed a responsibility letter this year?"
Li Kan nodded: "Of course I signed the responsibility letter. If you come, you will also have to sign the responsibility letter, but you should be the responsibility letter of a school lieutenant, not an ordinary army commander or military prince."
hiss-!
Hu Bang felt like his hair was exploding.
This is ridiculous, a captain-level officer signed a letter of responsibility and then surrendered. Even the army commander and the military prince were not spared.
You must know that according to the military system of the Han Dynasty, only officers who have reached the rank of captain can be regarded as an independent combat unit and have a certain degree of autonomy.
Therefore, it is normal for officers at the rank of captain to sign a letter of responsibility. But officers such as Army Sima and Junhou, who have only low-level military positions at best, are actually required to sign a letter of responsibility?
Hu Bang's heart suddenly galloped with thousands of horses galloping!
This horse is no ordinary horse, but a famous grass-mud horse!
At this moment, a feeling of resistance arose in Hu Bang's heart. He didn't even bother to talk nonsense to Li Kan anymore. He looked around at the troops who had already formed up and gave a sonorous order:
"kill!"
Give an order.
Winter! Winter! Winter!
In an instant, the golden drum shook the sky.
Then, the shouts of killing suddenly started: "Kill—!"
Li Kan sighed, without much expression on his face.
But see...
Enemy soldiers poured into the city like a tide, holding their weapons high. In the front row were sword and shield soldiers and spearmen, all wearing leather armor and walking as fast as flying. They leaned on their shields to guard against missing arrows.
Judging from the equipment alone, they are indeed the elite of Hu Bang's men. They are not at the same level as the Wang family, Wen family, Guo family, and Li family.
However, this proved that Xu Huang's guess was correct. Hu Bang had indeed abandoned the Wang family, the Wen family, the Guo family, and the Li family, and he was going to take all the credit this time.
In this way, the tribes of the four major families can be protected to the greatest extent, and at the same time, the number of soldiers and horses under Zhang Liao's command can be preserved in the future, so that the number of troops will not be reduced as the battle continues.
"Crossbowmen prepare."
Li Kan slowly raised his hand and stared at the other person closely.
The team behind them immediately heard a creaking sound. This was a signal for the soldiers to twist their bows and set arrows, and to stretch the full moon. As long as the distance was reached, they could release arrows to kill the enemy.
Closer!
A little closer!
Closer!
...
"put!"
Give an order.
The soldiers released their fingers from hooking the bow strings, and the sharp arrowheads roared into the sky in an instant, easily crossing the tall camp gate, drawing a beautiful arc in the air, and then overwhelmingly covered the enemy.
Phew! Phew! Phew!
The sound of arrows missing and piercing flesh was heard one after another, followed by a large number of enemy troops falling to the ground like wheat, but this did not seem to stop the enemy troops from charging. Wherever you looked, there were still a large number of enemy troops charging bravely.
"Ha ha!"
Hu Bang stared at the attack of a wave of arrows, feeling happy instead of angry.
Because this sparse wave of arrows is enough to prove the emptiness of the troops in the camp. A conservative estimate is that the opponent only has a thousand men, or even less.
With such a force, it is impossible to stop them. Even though the opponent has deployed a lot of defensive equipment outside the camp, they still cannot stop them.
In this regard, Hu Bang has absolute confidence: "On this point, we will definitely win!"
Hu Bang took a deep breath, let out a cry, unsheathed his sword, pointed angrily at the camp, and shouted at the top of his lungs: "Charge, charge me, they don't have many soldiers and horses in the camp, charge me!"
"kill-!"
The morale of the officers and soldiers soared, and they rushed towards the camp gate like wolves and tigers.
Li Kan led his soldiers and horses to resist "desperately". The arrows in his hands were lost and he quickly shot them. His spears penetrated the gap in the camp gate and stabbed back and forth, killing a large number of enemy troops.
but......
The number of enemy soldiers is simply too great.
They rushed forward one after another, fearless and fearless. Each one seemed determined to take down the camp. They pushed the tall camp gate until it creaked and rattled, almost collapsing.
Peng!
One of the wooden pillars of the gate was broken, and many soldiers broke in directly with half of their bodies.
Peng! Peng!
One after another, the gate pillars collapsed.
...
Li Kan felt that the time had come, and without any hesitation, he gave a sonorous order: "Brothers, leave quickly!"
Hula—!
All the soldiers turned around and ran away, in great embarrassment.
Hu Bang was overjoyed and shouted at the top of his lungs, "Go!"
Peng!
The gate collapsed completely.
Wuyangyang's soldiers and horses rushed in violently.
Hu Bang galloped on his horse, carrying a long sword, and rushed into Li Kan's camp.
However, just as he was waving his long sword and preparing to knock out the last bit of energy from Li Kan's defeated troops, some smoking short sticks suddenly flew over from the sky.
"This is......"
The fighting in Taiyuan County has been going on for half a month.
The reason why Zhang Liao's troops are invincible depends on the deterrent power of fire, thunder and bullets.
Although Hu Bang had never seen such a thing, he had heard survivors talk about it, and it was a short stick that emitted green smoke.
Although this thing is relatively small, its power is really astonishing. A dozen of them can cause a large area. The flying stones can also hurt people's lives. It is simply terrifying.
In particular, do not ride in front of it. The horse will usually be frightened and make some unexpected moves, and it is very likely to lose its life!
Various descriptive words surged up in Hu Bang's mind. His eyes widened, and his whole body seemed to be filled with lead water, but there was no movement at all.
certainly!
It wasn't that he didn't want to rein in his horse and turn around, but he was too frightened to move. He could only watch helplessly as the fire and thunder bullets turned from a small black dot into a short stick and landed in front of him.
Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
...
Explosions sounded one after another.
The ground was dusty and small pebbles were flying.
As if for just a moment, the soldiers beside Hu Bang poured a large amount of blood, mixed with severed limbs and arms, splashing everywhere. Hu Bang was so frightened that his face turned pale, his heartbeat increased, and his eyes stared like bells, almost bursting!
Xiyuxu—!
Suddenly, Hu Bang sat down, his horse raised its head and neighed, its front hooves suddenly jumped up, and then it ran uncontrollably. The soldiers along the way were knocked away one after another, and some were even killed on the spot.
"Uu—!"
Hu Bang tightened the reins urgently, but the war horse was completely out of control and kept running wildly. He only occasionally changed directions, throwing the original formation into pieces.
Although the explosion ceased within a moment, a wave of arrows followed it and enveloped it in an instant. The density this time was more than twice that of the last time.
Phew! Phew!
Although Hu Bang kept waving arrows and missing, he was still hit by two arrows. His horse was hit by three arrows when he sat down. He continued to run wildly with pain and neighing, trampling the whole place.
"kill-!"
A strong cry of death suddenly sounded.
On the left and right sides of the camp, a large number of soldiers and horses suddenly appeared.
A powerful general riding a tall horse and holding a giant axe, slashed out with a diagonal thrust: "You little thief of Hu Bang, please accept your fate."
Hu Bang turned around and glanced at the other party, his eyes almost bursting with shock: "Ah? Is it Xu Huang?"
He was not afraid of Li Kan, after all, Li Kan had obeyed his command before, but Xu Huang was different. As the main force of the White Wave Yellow Turban, Hu Bang had defeated him many times. Hu Bang had developed a natural fear of Xu Huang.
now!
The opponent appeared in such a posture, which frightened Hu Banghun so much that he almost flew away.
He subconsciously clamped down on the horse's belly, reined in the horse with both hands, and shouted at the top of his lungs: "Hurry up, we've fallen into a trap."
The situation of the battle changes in an instant!
Xu Huang held a giant ax in his hand and started killing from left to right. His moves were wide open and close, showing his unstoppable courage: "Quick, kill him to the maximum extent possible without making any mistakes!"
Originally, Xu Huang wanted to kill the general in the midst of thousands of troops, but after all, his body had just recovered and his strength had not returned to its peak state. If he charged in and attacked easily, he would most likely get the root of his disease.
In order to achieve long-term development and not lose big because of small things, Xu Huang only attacked ordinary soldiers and did not hunt down Hu Bang personally, but gave the military exploits of killing Hu Bang to the four major families of Bingzhou who were about to arrive.
Seeing that the important thing had been accomplished, Li Kan felt ecstatic in his heart and shouted loudly: "Brothers, fight back! Come with me to fight back! Avenge the dead brothers!"
"Kill me—!"
This roar was like thunder.
It also completely vented the hatred in Li Kan's heart.
All the soldiers immediately raised their weapons and shouted in response: "Kill—!"
Phew! Phew! Phew!
The sword flashes and the blood flows like a river.
Hu Bang galloped his horse wildly and kept charging outward: "Brothers, our follow-up troops will arrive immediately. Come and hold me back. You must hold up."
"General, look!"
Suddenly, a soldier raised his hand and pointed at the billowing smoke in the distance: "It should be our reinforcements coming."
Hu Bang looked up, ecstatic in his heart: "That's right! They are our reinforcements. Brothers, follow me to fight back!"