Chapter 566 Jia Heng: Report victory to the court!
?????????In the evening, the soldiers of the Beijing camp in front of Sishui Pass were cleaning the battlefield, collecting arrows, cutting off soldiers, flags, and burying corpses. Everything was quiet and filled with a sense of solemnity. From time to time, there were
The crows in the mountain forest were flying around, pecking at the dead bodies on the ground, feasting on them. Suddenly, they saw a small group of cavalry galloping past the official road. They were frightened and flew to the mountain forest.
????????Throughout the afternoon, the Beijing cavalry was divided into dozens of groups in teams of fifty, chasing the bandits who were scattered across the endless wilderness and running wildly. As night fell,
Return gradually.
????????At the city gate, Jia Yun was wearing a red uniform of the Han army and a black armor. She held a wild goose feather sword in her hand. She raised her eyes and looked at the official road in the distance, looking past the Beijing troops who came from time to time.
The soldiers of the camp are waiting for the return of Qu Guang, the general of Guo Yong's camp.
???????Although Jia Yun is Qu Guang's personal soldier, he rarely goes into battle to fight with a sword because he is a member of the Jia tribe. Even if Jia Heng never said that the generals would need special care, Jia Yun never said
Although he prides himself on this, Qu Guang will still take care of him intentionally or unintentionally.
?????????I really agree with that sentence, the war in the Beijing camp is not about fighting and killing, but about human relations.
"The general is back." At this moment, the soldiers standing high on the city gate tower and looking far away shouted loudly, and then cheers came from the city gate tower.
Hearing this, Jia Yun quickly raised her eyes and saw smoke and dust rising from the southeast on the official road, obscuring her sight. Pairs of cavalry were flying from a distance like a surging tide.
Running forward, seventy or eighty horsemen were approaching in a matter of breaths, but they did not carry their flags, and some of the sergeants were also listless and looked tired.
Qu Guang, who was leading his bodyguard in pursuit of Gaoyue's remnants and returned, took the reins of his horse and approached the front of Sishui City Pass. He made a "hush" sound and slowly slowed down his horse. The cavalry behind him also gradually slowed down.
Follow and enter the city gate cave.
????????Jia Yun quickly trotted all the way and followed the cavalry into the city gate, clasped her fists and said, "General, you are back."
Qu Guang dismounted, handed the horse to Jia Yun, and said, "Let me drink water and feed you with fodder." Then he dragged his heavy body towards the barracks built in the city gate.
At this time, Lieutenant General Kang Shaowei, who was checking the baggage in the treasury, heard that Qu Guang had returned and quickly led a group of soldiers to greet him. He cupped his fists and said, "General Qu, have you ever chased him?"
To the bandit leader Gao Yue?"
Qu Guang's face was not very good-looking, his eyes were cold, and he said angrily: "I led the people to chase them all the way to Zheng County. Who wants to meet a group of bandits who are supporting me? I fought with them for a while and broke some."
Soldiers, the bandit leader fled to Zhongmu County. The bandits are very powerful there, and I have few soldiers, so it is difficult for them to go deep."
Hearing this, Kang Shaowei secretly thought it was a pity and followed Qu Guang into the barracks.
???????? Qu Guang entered the barracks, picked up the teapot and sipped the half-warm tea at the spout, then wiped the water drops on his beard and asked loudly: "
Are you sending military reports to Jieshuai?"
?????????Kang Shaowei said: "After the bell, after defeating the enemy invaders, I have already ordered several teams of horses to report to them."
???????Qu Guang asked: "How will the battle be after I leave?"
?????????"Except for a few hundred or two hundred bandits, they fled to the mountains and forests, and their scouts were still searching. They were either dead or captured. The entire army was almost wiped out. I heard from the captured bandits that this time it was Gao Yue who led the army.
They brought the old battalion over for a sneak attack. They originally had 6,000 men, but they brought 4,000 to Kaifeng Mansion. Now they have lost most of them. "When mentioning this, Kang Shaowei also sounded a little excited. This has never happened since the formation of the Beijing camp.
Such a great victory...
????????And the most important thing is that we have made a basic judgment on the number of bandits entrenched in Kaifeng Mansion. A total of four thousand people have gone.
?????????Qu Guang asked quickly: "How many thieves are there in Kaifeng Mansion now?"
Kang Shaowei said: "The bandits are bluffing. Except for Gao Yue's troops, there are only more than 10,000 people in Kaifeng Mansion who can really fight. Many of these are bandits entrenched in western Henan."
Some bandits came from Shandong, and the others were just civilians who had just put down their hoes, adding up to fifty or sixty thousand, which is said to be one hundred thousand."
Qu Guang frowned and said, "That's not a lot, there are fifty or sixty thousand people, but here we are still suffering from scabies. It's clearly a worry for everyone."
Kang Shaowei seemed a little hesitant, but still said: "There are also some surrendered Henan Dusi officers and soldiers who received the surrender certificate and were disrupted and organized into bandits. There are not many, about five or six hundred
people."
?????????Qu Guang's face was gloomy and he whispered
????????? said: "When Kaifeng is recaptured, the imperial court will decide what to do." After hearing this, Kang Shaowei stopped mentioning the matter.
Qu Guang said: "Without further delay, Lieutenant General Kang, you immediately lead three thousand cavalry to cross the river north to stop the enemy's escape northward in the Yanjin area. Although you barely won a battle, you still can't.
It ruined Jieshuai’s arrangement.”
This is also what Qu Guang mentioned to Kang Shaowei before, the strategy to prevent bandits from escaping when encountering the police. We cannot wait for Jia Heng to come to Sishui Pass and send troops to deploy, and immediately take the initiative to block it.
?????????Kang Shaowei said: "The general will set off now."
???????? said, got up and left without further delay.
Qu Guang said, with an ugly face, still a little annoyed and whispered: "Although most of the main bandits have been wiped out in this battle, there is no guarantee that the bandits will not escape to other provinces. If we capture the bandit leader...
..…”
At this time, the soldier beside him, Jia Yun, answered: "General, don't be upset, our army is all cavalry. Even if the enemy bandits are in disarray and flee, use light cavalry to suppress the remnants of the captured thieves.
There’s no need to worry about them corrupting other states and counties.”
???????? Qu Guang waved his hand, nodded, and said: "This can only be like this." Henan Prefecture, Gongyi County
????????Towards evening, the western sky was filled with sunset, dyeing the entire western sky red. The more than 20,000 cavalry led by Jia Heng did not enter the county town, but dismounted on the plain three miles southwest of the county town.
After a short rest, the horses were allowed to rest and eat fodder, while the people ate dry food. Due to the rapid march, I had carried dry food with me for three days, and I could barely make do with dinner at the moment.
"Military report from General Qu of Sishui Pass." At this moment, a captain in Jinyi, carrying a military report in his hand, ran all the way to Jia Heng and a group of personal guards.
???????Liu Jixian, a man from a thousand households in Jinyi, quickly reached out to take it, turned around and handed it over: "Jie Shuai."
Jia Heng was surprised for a moment, reached out to take the military report, lowered his eyes and frowned gradually.
The military newspaper briefly recorded the origin, course and results of the battle at Sishui Pass. Qu Guang fought against three thousand bandits led by Gao Yue, the leader of the bandits, and won a great victory. He wiped out most of the bandits in one fell swoop.
The bandit leader Gao Yue also fled to Kaifeng Mansion, and Qu Guang personally led his troops to pursue him.
"Sir?" Princess Xianning looked at Jia Heng curiously from the side. Seeing his serious expression, she put down the scallion oil pancake wrapped in brown paper in her hand and handed it to Xia Houying.
What happened over there?"
Xia Houying, who was standing next to Princess Xianning, took the pancake, her thin eyebrows were condensed, her clear eyes were shining brightly, and her eyes fell on the military newspaper in Jia Heng's hand.
General Jia Heng handed the report to Princess Xianning and said with a smile: "Your Highness, take a look too. We just fought with bandits at Sishui Pass and wiped out three thousand enemy bandits."...
????????Deployment is deployment, the battlefield is changing rapidly. Since Gao Yue is so unwise, there is nothing wrong with Qu Guang's move. As for other things, he can just think of other ways.
"Oh?" Princess Xianning said in surprise, then quickly took the military report, lowered her beautiful eyes to read it, and said in surprise: "In the first battle at Sishui Pass, we killed three thousand cavalry and captured countless others?"
???????? Several other generals gathered around also circulated and discussed happily. It spread for a while. The cavalry, which had been a little tired and demoralized, regained their high fighting spirit. Jia Heng looked at this
One scene, secretly said, this is good, at least the morale is high. When they arrive at Kaifeng Mansion, the generals will fight bravely to take the lead.
Princess Xianning remembered Jia Heng's frown just now and asked with concern: "Sir, does this allow the bandits to be alerted in advance? Does abandoning Kaifeng's city and fleeing elsewhere disrupt the previous deployment?"
Jia Heng said softly: "The two armies are facing each other. The fighter planes are fleeting and cannot be limited to deployment. The most urgent task now is to adapt to the situation and make arrangements again."
????????Strategically, you can deploy strategies in advance, but tactically, you cannot micro-manage "move the machine gun five meters to the left", and the battlefield situation changes at any time according to the fighting situation between the two sides. Who would have thought that the commander of the Second Division could
Li Yunlong directly penetrated Huaihai and turned into a mess?
Princess Xianning nodded and said: "General Qu reported to the army that remedial measures have been taken and sent three thousand cavalry to Yanjin to monitor the rebel army's escape north."
Jia Heng pondered and said: "Now that the bandits are injured, I am not worried about the north. They are either escaping to the border of Shandong or heading south to the Jianghuai River. We need to be prepared for these two places in advance. Fortunately, we brought
It has many cavalry and strong mobility."
?????????The original worry was that Gao Yue would lead his men to run away.
It would be a bit embarrassing to break through the county seat, but now that most of its main force has been lost, the risk has been reduced a lot.
Princess Xianning had a look of surprise on her pink face and asked, "What do you think sir, the bandits might escape southward from Kaifeng Mansion?"
????????Jia Heng shook his head and said: "When the bandits are defeated, most of them will have doubts in their hearts, but if we want to leave behind the mob that has finally gathered, I'm afraid we won't abandon it easily, and of course we have to guard against it.
, it is still necessary to block it in advance, but now that the bandit cavalry has been wiped out and their mobility is restricted, it is no longer possible to pose a threat to Jianghuai, Yingchuan and other places. When they reach Sishui Pass, they will send fine cavalry to intercept the line between Taofeng and Runing.
, and Ju County and other places, we cannot wait until they are stationed in Zheng County before allocating them."
?????????So Qu Guang's victory this time was to take the initiative to attack. In one battle, most of the main force of the bandits was wiped out, and most of the military power that could disrupt a province was cut off. However, at the same time, it also completely awakened the bandits and allowed them to
The perfect idea of catching everything in one fell swoop is a bit more uncertain.
????????The latter can only be prevented and adjusted through corresponding strategies, but the idea remains roughly the same, with encirclement, suppression and total annihilation as the top priority.
"After dinner, we need to speed up the march." Jia Heng looked at Princess Xianning who was looking thoughtful, then looked at Liu Jixian aside, and ordered: "Let Jinyi and the soldiers from the Beijing camp
, express the victory by flying pigeon to the court."
????????No matter what, defeating the main force of the bandits is a good start and can calm the hearts of the emperor and courtiers a little.
????????Liu Jixian handed over his hand and said yes, and took the order.
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???????? Late at night, the city of Sishuiguan was shrouded in darkness. A bright moon in the sky was as bright as silver, shedding thousands of rays of light. The pine oil torch on the city gate tower made a burning sound of "coffee crackling".
, and under the crenellations of the city gate, the flames in the black charcoal brazier kept beating with the evening breeze, and the faces of the Han soldiers near the crenellations of the city gate tower turned red...
Among the rows of buildings in Guancheng, one of them is the official office of the Guan Yamen at Sishui Pass. Behind the courtyard, in the wing room, Qu Guang is sitting next to Jia Yun and several soldiers.
With help, I put gold wound medicine on my back and bandaged the wound. I saw a clearly visible knife wound on my shoulder. It was injured by Gao Yue's sword when he fought with him.
Before Qu Guang entered Guancheng just now, he was worried that it would affect the morale of the army, so he did not mention the matter to Lieutenant General Kang Shaowei. The injury was on his back and was covered by his cloak, so Kang Shaowei did not notice anything was wrong.
After arranging the troops to defend Sishui Pass, Qu Guang returned to his residence and ordered his soldiers to help apply the golden medicine.
"General, apply medicine to the wound, change it twice a day, and it should be scarred in three to five days." Jia Yun now helped Qu Guang wrap up the white gauze and put the vial of gold medicine into it.
He put the suitcase aside, took the towel that the soldier had changed, twisted a basin of hot water, washed his hands and said.
Qu Guang put on his clothes and asked with a smile: "Jia Erlang, who did you learn this medical skill from?"
????????Jia Yun washed her hands and said with a smile: "My uncle at home opened a medicine shop. I went there to play medicine since I was a child, and I saw the doctor there who had treated me."
Qu Guang encouraged with a smile: "Good boy, why don't you let Commander-in-Chief arrange a position as a military doctor for you? If you can treat more people, you can also be granted the title of wife."
????????"It is more practical to follow the general to fight and make achievements. Besides, following the general all the way, I feel that the more I think about this battle, the more knowledge I have." Jia Yun wiped her hands, her handsome face
The smile is honest and sincere.
Qu Guang knew that this was Jia Yun euphemistically mentioning the taboos of going into battle, so he smiled and said, "How about you practice the whole set of marksmanship I taught you?"
????????A smile appeared on Jia Yun's face that resembled "Sun Shiwan" and said: "General, I have been able to practice it again."
????????"Okay." Qu Guang was about to say something. At this moment, he suddenly heard the voice of the soldiers from outside, "General, the army of the Commander-in-Chief has arrived outside Guancheng, please come."
The general went to meet him."
Qu Guang's expression changed, and he quickly got up, took the Yanling knife from the table, and said to Jia Yun: "Let's go over to welcome you. I'm thinking about what to do now."
It’s time to come over.”
However, when Qu Guang led a group of soldiers to greet the visitor, he saw Cai Quan coming with three thousand cavalry.
????????At this moment, Cai Quan stood up under the guards of his own soldiers.
????????? got off the horse and said with a smile: "Old Qu." After saying that, he stepped forward to hug Qu Guang and patted his shoulders.
???????Qu Guang shouted "hiss".
???????Cai Quan's expression changed slightly and he quickly asked: "Lao Qu, what is this?"
"I fought with the bandit leader Gao Yue and was scratched by the knife in his hand." Qu Guang explained, looking at Cai Quan and seeing no one around him, he asked, "Where's Commander-in-Chief?"
?????????"Jie Shuai is still behind, and he probably won't be here until tomorrow morning. He heard that Guancheng sent a lot of people to Yanjin, so he sent a horse to urge me to come over quickly.
"Reinforcement." Cai Quan smiled, said, and ordered several thousand households around him to lead their troops and horses to resettle.
Hearing this, Qu Guang, under the light of pine oil torches on both sides, led Cai Quan towards Guanya, and asked: "Did the Commander-in-Chief receive the military report before? How do you say it?"
????????Cai Quan said: "What else can you say? Let me lead the troops to rush for reinforcements and say that your defense, General Qu, is empty. Don't make any mistakes."
????????"I have a thousand soldiers and horses to defend this place. Even if the thieves and bandits come with an army of 100,000, I will not be afraid." Qu Guang looked solemn and said loudly...
"General Qu is so heroic!" Cai Quan laughed and said, then followed Qu Guang into Guancheng.
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????????The night is deep and everything is silent. Only the sycamore trees illuminated by the bright moon make a rustling sound in the spring breeze.
????????In the study in the backyard of the government office in Kaifeng Mansion, Shao Yingchen was wearing a green gown, standing with his hands behind his hands, looking out the window at the quiet night.
"Mr. Shao, are you still asleep?" At this moment, with a steady and firm voice, Gao Yue's general Zhan Weiyong entered the study with heavy steps and asked
Shao Yingchen turned to look at the visitor and asked, "Brother Zhan, have the city's defense arrangements been made?"
????????The red-faced general in front of him who was twenty-seven or eighty years old was also one of Gao Yue's thirty-six cavalry. Because of his serious temperament and skill, he was entrusted by the general with the important task of guarding Kaifeng, and he was
He is a rare general who does not have the habit of banditry for many years.
????????"It has been arranged, and according to Sir's wishes, harassment of local businesses and people is strictly prohibited." Zhan Weiyong said, frowning, and said in a cold voice: "Some people are too shameless.
, when we were ordinary people, we were oppressed by the officers and soldiers, but now that we have entered the city, they are even more vicious than those officers and soldiers, just like animals! Sir, more and more people are gathering, and it is getting harder to restrain them."
????????As Gao Yue's troops conquered Kaifeng City, the bandits who were used to robbing and looting homes burned, killed, and looted. There were also some criminal thieves who were originally in government prisons. Now they joined Gao Yue's troops, and military discipline was even worse.
, lawlessness, the city of Kaifeng Prefecture ushered in a catastrophe, it can be said that the people of Kaifeng Prefecture hated the thieves and bandits to the core.
?????????After previously persuading Gao Yue but prevaricating him, Shao Yingchen still did not give up the idea of trying to restrain the bandits and military discipline, so he asked Zhan Weiyong, who stayed in Kaifeng, to impose strict orders on the heroes of all walks of life in Kaifeng.
Add restrictions and suppress lawlessness.
?????????Zhan Weiyong always admired Shao Yingchen, a military think tank, and acted according to his words. On this day, he often had conflicts with heroes from all walks of life and green forest heroes.
"Sir, just now, my men had a conflict with some members of the Tiger Gang who had taken refuge with my eldest brother, and they killed five or six of the other party before the other party gave up." Zhan Wei said with a look on his face.
Shuang frowned and shook his head and said: "Since entering the city, I feel that some of the old brothers have changed. They are either drinking and making money, or they are leading their brothers to find those older girls in the city, and the little wives are ruining them. I
When I followed my eldest brother and raised the army, it was to serve heaven and advocate justice, but now everyone comes to Kaifeng to join the army, it's a shame."
???????This is the scene after the fall of Kaifeng in the past few days. The basic social order has been chaotic. This is why Gao Yue hastily sent troops to Sishui Pass, because the longer it takes, the less able it is to restrain these people.
A heroic man.
Shao Yingchen sighed and said, "I used to see some in Runing Mansion, but now in provincial capitals like this, it's even worse."
????????"No, according to this, it is better not to come down from Jitou Mountain. Originally, we killed those corrupt officials, but now they are ten times worse than those corrupt officials." Zhan Wei said coldly.
He snorted and said.
????????As Gao Yue's troops grew like a snowball, especially after the capture of Kaifeng Mansion, their momentum was unparalleled. Instead, his troops were a mixed bag. At this moment, there were more than a dozen groups of large and small forces entrenched in Kaifeng City, and
????????Everyone has his own territory, and the old brothers in Gao Yue's old camp were also led to a bad atmosphere.
Shao Yingchen was worried and said: "Now it depends on the general. If we can capture Sishui Pass and threaten Luoyang City, we can reorganize these people."...
?????????As he said that, he asked again: "There is no news from the general?"
?????????Zhan Weiyong took a sip of tea, put down the tea cup, and said: "Not yet, but according to common sense, we are almost ready to win the Sishui Pass."
Shao Yingchen shook his head and said worriedly: "It's hard to say."
"Mr. Shao is worried that his eldest brother will be on a business trip?" Zhan Weiyong frowned and asked worriedly.
Shao Yingchen's face was solemn, his eyes were bright and dark, and he sighed and said: "Today I thought about the situation again. I'm afraid that no matter how slow the imperial court is, after Kaifeng Mansion is destroyed, it should also
I have noticed that the general is here... I am afraid that I will not be able to break through Sishui Pass by surprise."
Ever since Gao Yue led his brothers to plan a surprise attack on Sishui Pass, he had been a little worried and even regretted that he had not persuaded Gao Yue before.
?????????When Zhan Weiyong heard this, his expression changed slightly, and he said anxiously: "Sir, what you are saying is that the reinforcements from the imperial court have arrived?"
Shao Yingchen sighed and said: "Even if there are no reinforcements, how can Henan Prefecture not send troops to defend the pass? I originally wanted to give it a try, but now I feel it is a bit reckless."
?????????Mainly because Gao Yue was unwilling to give up and insisted on giving it a try. In fact, no one could resist it. Luoyang City was right in front of him, and he led 3,000 armored and well-appointed cavalrymen.
It may not be impossible for Gao Yue to defeat him in one battle. Moreover, Gao Yue has never fought with such abundant troops in so many years!
?????????Once we seize Sishui Pass, tens of thousands of troops will follow up, sweep through Heluo, and capture Luoyang. Thinking about it makes our blood boil, but it is destined to be a fantasy.
While the two were discussing, Shao Yingchen frowned and looked outside in surprise. There was clearly a sound of restlessness coming from outside. It was extremely clear in the quiet midnight.
?????????Zhan Wei's face changed slightly, and he called the soldiers outside the corridor and said, "Go and see what's going on?"
?????????However, as soon as the soldiers arrived at the Moon Gate, they suddenly heard several people outside shouting, "The boss is back."
????????? Even after entering the city, these bandits from Jitoushan still did not change their previous name for Gao Yue.
"Mr. Shao, the boss is back." Zhan Wei said in surprise.
Shao Yingchen frowned and his heart thumped. Coming back at this time might not be a good thing.
