Now Situ Tai is not only worried about the situation in Bingzhou, but also angry about the attitude of the officials in Luoyang. Because from Li Li's words just now, Situ Tai learned that many officials in Yongzhou made Sishui Pass difficult to defend.
The blame was placed on him. They completely forgot that he took the opportunity to defeat Murong Cheng and annihilated more than ten Qi troops.
Thousands of people have forgotten that they ordered Sishui Pass to step up the construction of Sishui Pass. Speaking of which, only the buildings in the city that were burned by fire at Sishui Pass did not have much damage to the city walls. The real reason was that the Qi army had
The actions of a catapult on a large scale. Now, all the bets are on him. How can Situ Tai not hate it?
According to the reports from the people who stayed in Yongzhou, the person who now calls the shots in Yongzhou is the Grand Governor of Yongzhou, his elder brother. Not only that, because Situ Lei is ill, there are many major events related to the overall power of King Yong, as well as major issues.
The prince participated. In other words, the Yongzhou Grand Governor had already begun to participate in the military affairs of King Yong's forces, while he and the other Grand Governors were only the general managers in charge of the local area. However, they still had to be subject to Luoyang's control.
control.
Situ Tai was not only worried that the Yongzhou Governor was using this to weaken himself, but he was even more worried that the Yongzhou Governor was now in a central position, occupying a geographical advantage, and was likely to slowly take over the power of King Yong.
"Grand Governor, it seems that the Zhao army's actions in the northern part of Bingzhou also put a lot of pressure on Murong Cheng. That's why the Qi army and its coalition forces acted quickly. Regardless of the situation of the reinforcements, the top priority now is to resist Zhao
The army's march south. As for the rest, we are now
Put it down for the time being!" Seeing Situ Tai's expression of uncertainty, Situ Wen naturally knew what his master was worried about. But at this moment, he could only ask Situ Tai to put down these messy things and devote himself wholeheartedly to the northern part of Bingzhou and Zhao
The army went south to fight.
After hearing Situ Wen's words, Situ Tai also made up his mind a little. He also knew that at this time, he was not worrying about Luoyang's affairs, nor was he worrying about reinforcements. What was more important was to deal with Zhao Jun who had begun to take action.
, the rest can only be postponed.
"Reinforcements have not arrived, we have insufficient troops, and food and supplies are also in short supply. Especially in the past few years, our Bingzhou Army has fought with the Bingzhou Northern Army and the Turkic Cavalry, and has not properly rested and developed the area. In addition, our northern defense line east and west
It's been a long time, and now there are more and more Zhao troops in the northern part of Bingzhou, which is really difficult to deal with. Situ Wen, what do you think?" Situ Tai said in a low voice, and the anger in his heart could only be suppressed in his heart.
Situ Wen frowned and said: "Now our 30,000 soldiers and more than 20,000 Bingzhou Northern Army and Zhao Army are in a stalemate in the south of Yunzhou Prefecture. They cannot escape easily. It can also be said that the two sides have begun to officially fight. And Jinzhou
Zhao Jun is present in all areas including Taiyuan Prefecture and Fenzhou Prefecture.
Scouts and small cavalry appeared, and we had to make defensive preparations. Without reinforcements, we could only send the southern, eastern and western armies northward and set up defenses along the border between the two sides. As long as we persist for three months, we will wait for reinforcements from Liangzhou
Once we arrive, it will be much easier for us.”
Although he said it very easily, Situ Wen was not at ease in his heart. The Yong Army is different from the Zhao Army. The Yong Army is now facing attacks from three sides. In the far south, there is the Qi Army in the land of Jiaozhou. In the middle, naturally the coalition forces in the land of Yongzhou
Attack fiercely. Now in this place of Bingzhou, Zhao Jun appears again. It can be said that Yong Jun has already
In a situation where they are exhausted to deal with, the losses of soldiers, armor, equipment, food and grass supplies are huge. And what about the Zhao army? Except for the war in Bingzhou, the other states are developing rapidly. Because there is no war and the new policy is implemented, the Zhao army
In the land under the jurisdiction of each state, the people would have surplus food, the merchants would make money, and the troops and horses would be strong.
Let's talk about it now. What shocked Situ Wen when he arrived was that the Zhao army conquered the northern part of Bingzhou in a very short period of time with thunderous momentum and swallowed up nearly 100,000 Bingzhou northern troops and soldiers.
Local county soldiers. Logistics materials transported from Youzhou, Dingzhou and other areas under the jurisdiction of the Zhao army, food to appease and rescue the people, and direct descendants of the Zhao army who took over the local areas
Officials, livestock, war horses and other materials seized from the Turks allowed Zhao Jun to quickly start the new policy reforms in the northern part of Bingzhou. Because it gained the support of the people, the people supported it, and the wealthy gentry did not dare to oppose it. Therefore, Zhao Jun now
He attacked his side in the south without any scruples, which was beyond the expectations of himself and others.
As expected by Situ Wen, Situ Jian and others, after the Zhao army captured the northern part of Bingzhou, they would rest in the northern part of Bingzhou and pacify the place before taking action on their own side. This was why they sent troops to assist Cao
Because of Gang. As a result, Zhao Jun immediately launched a counterattack and faced Cao Gang and the 30,000 Bingzhou Army. The two sides were in a stalemate with the southern part of Yunzhou Prefecture and the northern part of Jinzhou Prefecture.
"This is all we can do now. While we are transferring the troops from the south and the east and west to the north, we are recruiting local young men to train them and form new soldiers." Situ Jian said bitterly, "In addition, we also asked Yongzhou to support grain, grass and troops.
We can delay the reinforcements, but not the military equipment and food and grass supplies. Half of Bingzhou is simply not enough to supply the army to resist the Zhao army's strong attack. If the south does not provide support, we will not be able to hold on here."
"Although Yongzhou is resisting the onslaught of the coalition forces, they have dangerous passes there, but we have nothing here. If Bingzhou is gone, what's the use of Hulao Pass and Sishui Pass, no matter how solidly defended they are?"
Situ Tai said coldly: "Don't worry, I will tell Luoyang about this. If you still ignore it, then we can only let Zhao Jun go south from our flank to Yongzhou. When Zhao Jun breaks through our army to intercept, don't
It’s my fault that the governor failed to resist.”
The expressions of Situ Wen and others changed slightly. The meaning of Situ Tai's words was very simple. If he really couldn't resist it and if Luoyang refused to provide support, then he would make way for Zhao Jun to move south to Yongzhou.
In other words, he will negotiate with Zhao Jun.
"Oh...right..." Situ Wen sighed secretly in his heart and said nothing more. Now, he can only hope that the Bingzhou Army can stop the Zhao Army, and the Zhao Army will not attack too fiercely. He also hopes that Luoyang can provide
Certain support. The Bingzhou Army is really too weak. This is not because of the lack of efforts of the soldiers of the Bingzhou Army, but because the foundation is like this. In addition, the enemy is the Zhao Army, and Situ Wen does not have much confidence in this.
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As Situ Wen said, the coalition's fierce attack was really related to Zhao Jun's actions.
After Zhao Xun defeated the Turkic cavalry and went deep into the Turkic grassland to win a battle, he sent people to put pressure on Murong Cheng. Originally, the Qi army and the Zhao army were both princes who attacked Situ Lei. The Qi army directly attacked Situ Lei.
The Zhao army attacked the Turks. Now, Zhao Xun had a great victory in the north and even invaded Bingzhou. However, the Qi army had no results, which made Murong Cheng's face very shameless. After all, Zhao Jun was so powerful.
Victory, but their coalition made no progress.
After Zhao Xun defeated the Turkic cavalry, he sent someone to tell Murong Cheng that if the coalition forces were still doing nothing, then it would be the Zhao army that invaded Yongzhou and occupied the center of Luoyang. At the same time, he also made it clear to Murong Cheng
, the areas occupied by both sides are their respective jurisdictions and are not allowed to attack each other.
Murong Cheng was reluctant at first, but Zhao Xun enlisted the Tang army, Yanzhou army and Xuzhou army to put pressure on Murong Cheng. He said that after he invaded Yongzhou and defeated the traitor Situ Lei, he would divide the armies. Among them,
The Tang Army divided the territory separately and enfeoffed new jurisdictions. The Xuzhou Army would also expand its jurisdiction. As for the Yanzhou Army, it would also be compensated separately. The territory under Tang Xian's jurisdiction was the largest
It was small and there was not much room for maneuver, so he naturally agreed. And the Yanzhou Army was Zhao Xun's other identity, so he naturally agreed. He even promised the Xuzhou Army that in the future, the land occupied by the Tang Army would be taken over after the Tang Army arrived at the new jurisdiction.
The existing territory of the Tang Army was ceded to the Xuzhou Army, and the Yanzhou Army would expand eastward. At this point, Xuzhou Army Li Chi also agreed to Zhao Xun's alliance.
No matter what the three parties are, they all want to expand their own strength, especially if the Qi army becomes stronger, they will all be suppressed by the Qi army. Therefore, after Zhao Xun extended his intention to form an alliance, they all put pressure on Murong Cheng.
Even now, Zhao Jun has opened up trade with the three parties, and will
As tradable items, grain and grass supplies were traded with the three princes to supplement the shortcomings of the three princes in grain, grass, armor, equipment, and war horses. In other words, after Zhao Jun now agreed not to trade some war preparation supplies, the three parties
The princes can expand their current strength.
Seeing this, Murong Cheng could only agree to Zhao Xun's request and use the areas where they attacked as their respective jurisdictions. Of course, Zhao Xun also implicitly expressed to Murong Cheng that the land Zhao Jun wanted was the northern region of the soldiers. As for the
Yongzhou and its southern part will be handed over to the Qi army. Of course, the premise is that the Qi army can capture these places as soon as possible. Even Zhao Xun's envoy implicitly expressed his willingness to support him in taking over the throne of Yan.
Under internal and external pressure and forced by interests, Murong Fu began to intensify his attacks on the two passes of Yongzhou. This also caused a sudden increase in pressure on Yongzhou, making it impossible for Bingzhou to receive effective support. In order to invade as soon as possible
Luoyang, in order to occupy Yongzhou as soon as possible, in order to prevent the Zhao army from capturing Yongzhou without
After giving in, Murong Cheng accelerated the recruitment of troops, the collection of grain and grass supplies in the states under his jurisdiction, and stormed the two pass areas. This move also made the states under the jurisdiction of the Qi army enter the stage of full preparation for war, and the pressure on the people suddenly increased a lot.
.Many young and strong men were recruited by the government as new soldiers, given a little training, and sent to the front lines.
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Compared with Murong Cheng, Situ Lei was more nervous. The Zhao army suddenly attacked and defeated the Turkic cavalry. The cavalry led by King Zhao Xun entered the Turkic grassland, causing the news that the Turkic tribes in the rear suffered heavy losses to reach Luoyang.
After that, Situ Lei suddenly felt bad.
Situ Lei knows better than anyone the strength of the Zhao army, and he also knows the situation in Bingzhou. Although in terms of territory, the Zhao army cannot compare with the Qi army. However, the Zhao army has won consecutive battles in the north and its territory has expanded rapidly.
, and because he did not get involved in the dispute between the Central Plains, Zhao
The states under the jurisdiction of the army have been in a state of recuperation and recuperation in recent years. Although Zhao Jun was under great pressure due to dredging rivers, in the states under Zhao Jun's jurisdiction, the new policy was implemented, the people were happy, and business was encouraged vigorously.
Let Zhao Jun's potential be the greatest among the princes in the world.
However, before he could make corresponding preparations, people from Bingzhou were sent to ask for help. Situ Lei immediately asked Yongzhou to send troops to support him. Although the governor of Yongzhou and Situ Tai of Bingzhou were fighting for the crown prince, he was also
Knowing the consequences of the fall of the governor of Bingzhou, he immediately prepared to dispatch reinforcements from the two passes to the north to support Bingzhou, but still
Before taking action, the Kwantung Allied Forces began to attack the two passes fiercely, making the reinforcements dead in the womb. At this time, Zhao Jun secretly began to spread rumors that Sishui Pass was difficult to resist and that the reason why reinforcements could not be dispatched was because Situ Tai set fire to it in the past.
The dangerous pass made the inner city of Sishui Pass completely defenseless. Rumors were mixed in, and when Situ Tai heard about it, he naturally had trembling thoughts.
Situ Lei knew the harm of rumors among these officials, so he sent a letter to Situ Tai, telling him to ignore it and forbidding officials from talking about the matter. However, it made Situ Tai even more difficult to calm down. He thought that Situ Lei was standing in the big picture about this matter. The prince's side made him feel resentful.
No matter what Situ Tai thinks in his heart, he still has to resist the Zhao army. In Sangqian County, the remnants of Cao Gang's 20,000 Bingzhou Northern Army and 30,000 Bingzhou Army are stationed in the three cities of this county. Among them, Sangqian City, Sangqian City is a city under the jurisdiction of Sangqian County, while Xinglong City is a city in the north of Jinzhou Prefecture.
It wasn't that Cao Gang and the Bingzhou Army didn't want to continue withdrawing into Jinzhou Prefecture, but that they were targeted by the Zhao Army. As Cao Gang retreated southward, the Zhao Army's cavalry acted like hungry wolves, biting them from time to time.
At first, Cao Gang and Yang Li, the commander of the Bingzhou Army who was in charge of the Bingzhou Northern Army, did not pay too much attention. However, as the number of Zhao troops increased and their actions became more and more rampant, they realized that Zhao Jun was on their side and behind them. An unknown number of cavalry teams have gathered.
When they arrived in Sangqian County, a total of more than 10,000 people from the Bingzhou Northern Army and the Bingzhou Army were killed in the raid by Zhao Jun's cavalry. Even the Cao clan who moved with Cao Gang were also killed by dozens of Zhao Jun's cavalry. During the raid, a large amount of property was taken away by the Zhao army. After entering Sanggan County, the outside of the city became the domain of the Zhao army's cavalry.
After Yang Li and Cao Gang gathered in Sangqian County, they prepared to continue southward. However, the forward team of more than 5,000 soldiers encountered a fierce attack by nearly 10,000 Zhao army cavalry. In just half an hour, all 5,000 coalition soldiers were wiped out. The coalition forces that left the city retreated back into Sangqian City. Later, they learned that the attacking Zhao army was actually from the Hu tribe. After investigation, they learned that this was the Eight Banners of Khitan army under Zhao Xun.
Although the Khitan people were annexed by King Zhao and began to assimilate, the designation of the Eight Khitan Banners was not cancelled. Not only that, among the Eight Khitan Banners, there were not only Khitan people, but also Mohe people, Turks, Shiwei people, and Uighurs. Foreign cavalry of various ethnic groups. These Hu cavalry, they are good at riding and shooting, and can be said to be the best among the cavalry. In addition, the Eight Khitan Banners, like the Eight Banners of Mohe, also include Han knights.
Although the two fought under the banners of the Eight Banners of Khitan and the Eight Banners of Mohe, Zhao Xun implemented the policy of accepting all foreign knights who were willing to serve as soldiers. Of course, they also needed to abide by the strict military rules and discipline of the Xiaoguo Army and obey the command of King Zhao. The reason why Zhao Xun maintained these two Hu clan banners was to recruit those foreign knights to serve him.
After Cao Gang and Yang Li discussed it, they each stationed themselves in one city to resist the Zhao army. In addition, they also reported the situation here to Jinyang City. At the same time, Zhao Xun, who had just prepared to go south personally, informed the Khitan Eight Banners soldiers in the south. An order is being issued: harass Sangqian County and never allow the 50,000-strong army to continue moving south.
In addition, Zhao Xun also ordered the Third Town Army General Xue Qinglan and the Seventh Town Army General Li Hu, who were operating in the southern areas, to increase their harassment of the southern areas of Bingzhou, and if necessary, they could storm the areas. , and even occupied these places, attracting the southern and state armies to gather north.
For a time, the fighting in the southern parts of Bingzhou, especially at the junction of the Bingzhou Army and the Zhao Army in the north, suddenly became tense. Yang Li and Cao Gang of Sangqian County sent their troops three times to prepare to send their troops south, but they were all beaten back by the Khitan Eight Banners soldiers. And Jinzhou Prefecture , Xihe Prefecture, Fenzhou Prefecture and Taiyuan Prefecture were all invaded by the Zhao army.
Forced by the tense war, Situ Tai mobilized the Bingzhou Army and local county troops from the south and the east and west, and assembled them to the north to resist the Zhao army's southward march.
At this moment, Li Huaiyuan, the general manager of Jizhou's march, led Zhao Lin's ninth town and Zhao Xiong's tenth town, a total of 50,000 soldiers and 30,000 logistics teams, fully armed and appeared in the eastern city of Shangdang Mansion.
It is also the handover place between Bingzhou and Jizhou - Huguan.
The eldest son is located fifty miles southwest of Changzhi. The city is not big, let alone grand, but the fortifications built are solid: the city wall is two feet and five feet high; along the city there is a moat more than three meters wide and two meters deep.
Internal water accumulation above the waist. Water accumulation in the body.
There are also some sharp iron products; especially the structure of the city wall is very ingenious and unique. Crossbow arrows can be used to shoot directly and sideways at different levels. They are heavily guarded and difficult to attack. At this time, there are many sentries standing on the city wall, and they become
The sentries of the team are also coming and going all the time. If they want to sneak into the city, even the elite special elites have no choice. This eldest son city and the defenders in the city are Zhang Yang’s elite troops of about 8,000 people. Anyone can
With twice the number of special elites, even if the special elites are one to ten, they are still not sure of taking this kind of city head-on. The only thing that is reassuring is that I have not heard of any well-known generals in this city, otherwise this battle would be really difficult.
Not easy to fight.
Shangdang Mansion is located in the south of Jinzhou Prefecture, in the north of Yongzhou Hanoi Prefecture, and in the west of Jizhou. It can be said that Shangdang Mansion is the junction of Bingzhou, Yongzhou and Jizhou, and the terrain is very critical. But Yongzhou and Bingzhou are the same forces.
, and Shangdang Mansion and Jizhou are separated by the Taihang Mountains, so it is not a very dangerous place.
Between Jizhou and Shangdangfu, there is a dangerous pass, which is the dividing line between Bingzhou and Jizhou. This is the Huguan of Shangdangfu.