Chapter 257: Making an attack in the east and attacking in the west
Wang Kuang arrived in Chaoge County with dozens of large and small cars carrying his family and retainers. Yuan Shao personally went out of the city to greet him. Wang Kuang was defeated and ran away. Naturally, he did not deserve such treatment. However, in the final analysis, Wang Kuang ended up in this situation because of him.
If you blame or alienate someone, you will inevitably give people the image of being mean and unkind.
Therefore, at this time, Yuan Shao must show his tolerance and generosity, so that people will think that you are worthy of help. After all, no one is a saint, and no one can make mistakes. Who can be sure that he will not become the second one in the future?
Wang Kuang?
Seeing Yuan Shao standing in the winter wind, looking at him with a smile, Wang Kuang couldn't help but be moved, and said: "General, I... I'm ashamed, I'm ashamed..." He should indeed feel ashamed, because at this time, all Dong Zhuo's troops had withdrawn to Henan.
Yuan Shao took Wang Kuang's hand and laughed loudly and said: "Victory and defeat are common matters for military officers, not to mention Zhao Fu and Cheng Huan's obstruction, which led to the defeat. There is no need to worry about it. Let's go to the city to talk."
Walking into the warm spring-like hall of the Cavalry General's Mansion, fine wines and delicacies were already prepared. Dozens of celebrities and heroes from all over the world came to greet them one after another. Even Hanoi natives Zhu Han, Liu Xun, Director Zhang and others did not show any abnormalities. Wang
Kuang felt even more ashamed and sighed repeatedly.
"What are your plans for the official holiday?" Xu You asked, and dozens of eyes fell on Wang Kuang.
Wang Kuang lowered his head and pondered. When he walked to Ji County and Chaoge, he had already heard that Huang Zhong had driven away Dong Zhuo's army and took over Huai County. Of course he wanted to return to Huai County as soon as possible, but he just abandoned the city and ran away.
Not long ago, how could he have the face to meet the people of Huai County when he returned now? Moreover, Huang Zhong may not be willing to give up the benefits he has obtained. It is not appropriate to stay here with Yuan Shao. At this moment, he has no soldiers and no food, so he relies on Yuan Shao to give others.
He has no ambition, so now he only has one choice left...
Return to your hometown and recruit troops.
His hometown is Taishan County in Yanzhou. It is known as "the county connects the mountains and the sea" and "Taishan Mountain is dangerous". The people are many and healthy, good at martial arts and have high strength. It has been a place where elite soldiers have been sent out since ancient times. He plans to go home and recruit three soldiers.
With five thousand elite soldiers, once he has the strength, it will not be too late to take back Hanoi County. Anyway, he has the hat of Hanoi Prefect, and no one can take it off even if he wants to.
Wang Kuang expressed his thoughts and was unanimously recognized by everyone. They all said it was very good and they toasted and wished success.
The banquet was coming to an end when a servant of the Yuan family came over in a hurry and handed Yuan Shao a letter. Yuan Shao looked slightly surprised after reading it.
Xu You, who was sitting next to Yuan Shaoxia, asked, "What's wrong?"
Yuan Shao glanced sideways at Xu You. He was the only one in the hall who dared to ask him questions rashly. He handed him the letter and said calmly: "Huang Hansheng's letter was written by Li Feng Colonel Zhang (Yang) Zhishu during the battle with Dong Jun."
Chest, severe wounds, death."
The lobby suddenly fell silent. Zhang Yang was not a cat or a dog. He was Gai Jun's deputy general in Hanoi, and his status was second only to Huang Zhong, the general in the army. His death was a big blow to Gai Jun. Huang Zhong sent this message
The letter simply hinted that the damage to our side was serious and Hanoi County would be used as compensation. At least the eight newly occupied counties would not be returned.
"This is really a hot potato." Xu You smiled bitterly and took the letter.
Yuan Shao comforted Wang Kuang in a whisper, saying that he would never deprive him of his position as the governor of Hanoi.
Wang Kuang forced a smile, stayed for a while, excused himself from the banquet because he was drunk, and left Chaoge the next day.
What is worth pondering is that he did not cross the Yellow River eastward and return to his hometown via Dongjun. Instead, he went south to Chenliujun and entrusted his family to Zhang Miao, the prefect of Chenliu, and then returned home with dozens of personal guards and retainers.
This move seemed to be seeking the far away. He could have left his family in Chaoge and asked Yuan Shao to take care of him. Why go to Zhang Miao?
Yuan Shao watched Wang Kuang's every move indifferently, and then turned his attention back to Jizhou...
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Just after the Battle of Heyangjin, Dong Zhuo immediately mobilized 30,000 infantry and cavalry, and headed south under the command of Hu Zhen, the prefect of Dongjun. They passed through Dagu Pass and Liangxian, and arrived at Beiluyang County, Nanyang County, Jingzhou, where Sun Jian, the general of Polu, was stationed.
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Dong Zhuo first launched his troops from Yinpingjin to attack Heyangjin. He sent his elite soldiers to cross from Xiaoping to the north, circle around Wang Kuang's back, and defeat him. This was a plan to attack Wang Kuang from the east and attack the west. After Wang Kuang was defeated, Dong Zhuo immediately sent his troops south. This was another
A way to attack the east and attack the west. So when Sun Jian learned that Dong Zhuo and Yuan Shao were going to war, he thought it was a God-given opportunity. While reporting to Yuan Shu, he organized 30,000 soldiers and swore an oath in Luyang City. He counted Dong Zhuo's sins, vowed not to defeat the national traitor and vowed not to return.
Thousands of soldiers responded loudly, and the slogan "Unless the traitors defeat the country, they will never return" resounded in the sky above Luyang. However, just after the army had walked twenty miles, they suddenly discovered dozens of enemy cavalry, and then the boundless Dong Zhuo army. As you can imagine
The mood of Sun Jian and the Jingzhou soldiers at that time...
There was no suspense in this battle. Facing the tens of thousands of Dong Jun's cavalry that came at a rapid speed like a raging sea, the 30,000 Jingchu men collapsed at the first touch and fled southward. The 20,000 Dong Jun infantry behind them cursed their opponents.
To no avail, they went out in all directions to capture prisoners. Occasionally, some particularly angry people stabbed the surrendered people to death with a knife to vent their anger.
Sun Jian quickly fled back to Luyang with hundreds of horsemen. At this time, the objects of sacrifice to heaven were still there and the crowd had not dispersed. Everyone looked at Sun Jian and others with their mouths open as if they were bereaved dogs.
Sun Jian didn't say anything and rushed towards the city gate. A certain knight behind him took pity on the villagers and shouted: "Run! Dong Zhuo is coming to kill..."
Everyone looked at me and I looked at you. I don’t know who shouted and dispersed.
After Sun Jian entered the city, he boarded the city and looked at the people and soldiers huddled outside the moat. He turned to the city gate guards and said, "Close the city gate."
The gate guard couldn't bear it and shouted: "General..."
"Qiang" Sun Jian took out his sword from its sheath, cut off his head with one blow, pointed at the other person with the bloody blade and said: "Close the city gate."
The man looked into Sun Jian's bloodshot scarlet eyes and responded with a trembling "promise".
After a while, the city gates slammed shut, blocking thousands of people from outside the city. The people knocked on the city gates and walls, asking for the door to be opened. But when they found it impossible, they immediately yelled and cursed. And some people began to go around.
Running along the city wall, these people are undoubtedly smart people. Sun Jian did not close the east and west gates. Of course, the moment Dong Zhuojun arrived at the city, he would close the last glimmer of life. If it were spring, summer and autumn, the people could sneak into Lu
Mountain, you can jump into the Kuan River and you can always escape with your life. Unfortunately, it is winter now and everything is in vain.
Sun Jian had no time to pay attention to the people. Since Luyang was close to the Juan River in the south and did not need to be defended, he sent 5,000 infantry in the city to the north, east and west walls. These 5,000 people were originally Sun Jian's "fallback" if something went wrong.
, I didn’t expect to use it so quickly. In addition, Luyang was his base for attacking Dong Zhuo, and there was no shortage of equipment, food and grass.
As Dong Jun's cavalry appeared in sight, Sun Nuoguo closed the east and west doors without giving the opponent any chance.
In the first battle, he defeated Sun Jian and captured more than 20,000 people. This contribution was enough to make him a marquis. Hu Zhen was in a very happy mood. Surrounded by many guards, he came to the north of Luyang City and was surprised when he saw the tightly closed city gate.
, Sun Jian's 30,000-man army was wiped out. Could it be that he still resisted stubbornly? Or did he want to sell for a price? Thinking of this, Hu Zhen appointed someone to persuade him to surrender. The envoy didn't even arrive at the city. He didn't even have time to say anything before he fell to the ground.
Hu Zhen was furious and secretly cursed Sun Jian for not knowing how to commend himself. When the infantry from the rear arrived, he immediately ordered an attack on the city. Contrary to what he imagined, there were many more troops in Luyang City than he had imagined. They were besieged on three sides and surrounded by several people.
Despite the fierce attack, Lu Yang remained motionless and as stable as Mount Tai. He captured a prisoner and asked, and learned that there were still five thousand soldiers in the city. Knowing that he could not defeat them, he led his army back more than ten miles. At this time, the civilians and prisoners were already under the surveillance of Dong Zhuo's army.
Set up camp.
That night, Hu Zhen and the generals held an urgent discussion and decided that the king would lead 3,000 troops to escort tens of thousands of Jingzhou prisoners back to Yin, Henan, to avoid any accidents during the process. Fan Chou led 7,000 cavalry to set off at night, bypassing the Juishui River to the west, and go south to see if they could
No, Hu Zhen used the remaining troops to attack Luyang, which would serve as a nail for Dong Jun to seize Jingzhou.
The next day, Dong Jun's troops were divided into three groups. Before Hu Zhen attacked the city, he sent another envoy to persuade him to surrender. Sun Jian was resolute and had a grudge against Dong Zhuo, so how could he surrender? Naturally, another innocent life was lost. Hu Zhen sighed and had to attack hard and fight with
Compared with yesterday, the intensity of the Liangzhou Army's siege today has been more than doubled, and it is extremely fast and fierce. This is because the various siege weapons in the capital's arsenal were only transported early this morning. If Hu Zhen hadn't urged the civilians to rush all night, the time would have been even longer.
Night.
But it is said that Fan Chou led five thousand horses westward to the end of the Shuishui River, turned southeast, and galloped towards Pheasant County, intending to go south to attack Wan County, the seat of Nanyang County. Pheasant County was the only way to go, and because Pheasant County was sandwiched between Wancheng and Luyang
In the meantime, there was a purpose to monitor Sun Jian. Yuan Shu paid great attention to it and asked the Wan people to hire Wen Zhongye to guard it with 20,000 soldiers. Ye Li and his thousand cavalry were also stationed here.
When he heard that Dong Jun's troops were arriving, Ye Li was not afraid at all, and urged to go out of the city for a decisive battle, but Wenpin refused. Nanyang was dry and cold in winter, and the usually soft land was now as hard as a piece of iron, which was perfect for the cavalry to charge and gallop. Going out of the city to fight and commit suicide was not a problem.
Both.
Ye Li was very unhappy, thinking that Wenpin was timid and timid. Wenpin smiled at this. Ye Li was a slave of Yuan Shu's family and a cavalry commander. He had always been a close confidant. It was better not to make the relationship too tense. He said: "
Dong Jun's thousands of cavalry came lightly equipped, so they would definitely be short of food and could not last long. The best way to defend the city was to defend it. However, it was not possible to defend it to death. The captain could lead a thousand cavalry and five thousand infantry and cruise through Pheasant County to Bowang.
Block Yangjian, and by taking advantage of the favorable location and people, we intercepted and killed Dong Jun and looted his cavalry."
"This is a great plan." Yeli's anger turned into joy, and he turned around and left without further ado. Wenpin looked at Yeli's back and frowned slightly, worried that his actions would become passive due to his bellicosity, so he whispered
When he stood next to him, the other party nodded and left.
After Yeli left the city, he hid in the mountains with 6,000 people and stayed there for five or six days. The person who was ordered by Wenpin to monitor him looked confused. How could this man be an impulsive person? He was extremely patient. Sometimes he thought
Advise the other side to send troops quickly. After all, Yeli was the Xianling King. How can a person who leads a race be a common man? His rude appearance has confused countless people. Wenpin is not the first, and he will never be the last.
Ye Li is like a hungry wild wolf. Even though he is dizzy with hunger and his limbs are weak, he lowers his chest and stares at the prey with his dark eyes. He will never get up until he is close at hand.
A few days later, a cavalry of several hundred people passed by. Yeli finally showed his fangs, surrounded by infantry, and the cavalry attacked. The infantry and cavalry cooperated, killing the opponent in an instant, and then leading hundreds of horses and disappearing with the army.