It took less than twenty days from the death of Dong Zhuo to the time when the Liangzhou generals decided to counterattack Chang'an. Dong's army of 80,000 soldiers, led by Niu Fu and Dong Yue, abandoned Shaanxi County and headed west, passing through Hongnong County, the seat of Hongnong County.
, that is, during the Qin Dynasty, five thousand soldiers were stationed at Hangu Pass, and another five thousand soldiers were stationed at Taolinsai. The purpose was simply to protect the rear of the army and avoid a sneak attack from behind by Gai Yin of Luoyang when attacking Chang'an.
Although Dong Jun retained 10,000 troops, he continued to recruit strong men and subdue mountain bandits along the way. Therefore, the number of people not only did not decrease, but continued to increase. When they crossed Huayin and were about to enter Jingzhaoyin, the army was already able to cross.
The number is one hundred thousand.
At the same time, the generals in Liangzhou learned that Guan Yu had led tens of thousands of troops and stationed in Yishi, Jie County and other places under the control of Dong Jun in Hedong. The troops reached Puban and Dayang, and the war was about to break out. What was worse was that Gai Jun's reaction was
Their imagination was much faster, and they had personally sent their troops southward. King Qin's wishes were fully expressed, and Gai Yinye had led his troops eastward and entered Hongnong.
Then, Li Meng, the captain of Wuguan, sent envoys across the mountains and ridges. After hard work, he finally found the army. He said that Yuan Shu, the herdsman of Jingzhou, also raised his flag to serve the king. They were delayed for some time on the way. Even if the two sides have not started fighting yet, they are not far away.
The envoy quoted Li Meng as saying that although Wuguan was a famous fortress in the Three Qin Dynasties and an important pass in the pass, he only had 10,000 troops and could never compete with the power of a state. What's more, he had to worry about internal and external attacks from Chang'an. If Niu Fu, Dong Yue and others
If nothing is done in the short term, then... I didn't say what happened next, but all the generals in Liangzhou understood that there were two options: escape or surrender.
The generals in Liangzhou are all worried about Zhongzhong. There are enemies in the north, east and south. The situation is extremely serious and they are in danger of destruction at every turn. The only good thing is that they are not without helpers. If they fight alone, they will face
In such a predicament, not to mention engaging in battle, the army might collapse and flee before entering Jingzhaoyin.
In Chang'an, while Wang Yun was using his close relatives and villagers, he was also purging Dong Zhuo's remaining party. Today, the court can be said to be inferior to one person and superior to ten thousand people.
In the beginning, in order to suppress Huangfu Song, Wang Yun promoted Lu Bu and shared the government with him. This move was actually equivalent to squeezing Huangfu Song out of the core, and then took away his military power. So far, no one inside or outside Chang'an could threaten him.
Status. As for Lu Bu, a warrior, what kind of talent can he have in governing the country? The so-called sharing the government is just talk, no one will take it seriously. Lu Bu himself does take it seriously. However, Wang Yun is powerful, so although he is not angry, he has no choice but to endure.
To straighten out everything in Chang'an, Wang Yun then turned his attention to the east. He had never paid attention to the Liangzhou generals. He believed that once Dong Zhuo died, they would become a group of lonely ghosts. Now I am a swordsman and he is a fish.
, let him be hacked and killed. Ever since Dong Zhuo's death, there have been two voices in the court, either calling for surrender or for attacking. Wang Yun leaned toward the latter, especially Niu Fu. Dong Yue killed the emperor's envoys one after another. Just as he was planning
They attacked the generals in Liangzhou and defeated them one by one. Suddenly they heard that the armies from Hedong and Hongnong had joined together, and together they raised Dong Cheng and swore an oath to Shaanxian County. They said they had more than 100,000 troops and headed straight for Chang'an.
Obviously, the unity and tenacity of the Liangzhou generals were beyond the expectations of Wang Yun and his courtiers. It was unbelievable that although the situation in Chang'an was already established and there were foreign troops, the Liangzhou people still had the courage to fight.
The Chang'an court knew very well that Niu Fu and Dong Yue were as strong as their own, so how could they get more than 100,000 troops? However, Wang Yun quickly changed his attitude and never mentioned attacking. Because attacking at this time was tantamount to a decisive battle with the opponent, so-called killing the enemy.
One thousand, self-loss of 800, even if he wins, the loss will not be small. Facing Gai Jun and Yuan Shu who will come later, he may not be able to do anything. After all, although he has a reputation of getting rid of thieves, if he does not have the strength to complement him, he will not be able to protect himself.
Be replaced by others.
The most important thing now is to preserve our strength.
Wang Yun took Wei General Huangfu Song as his commander to guard Zheng County and resist the generals of Liangzhou. Zheng County is located in the easternmost part of Jingzhao Yin and is adjacent to Hongnong County. Dong's army must pass through this place if they want to reach Chang'an.
The number of troops gradually assigned to Huangfu Song's command reached more than 17,000, including 10,000 from Huangfu Li's tribe, 5,000 from Duan Suan's tribe, and more than 2,000 from Jingzhao Yinjun.
Huangfu Li was Huangfu Song's nephew, whom Wang Yun could not win over and was always afraid of. Duan Xuan was from Liangzhou and had not defected when Dong was executed. Naturally, Wang Yun could not trust him, and the county soldiers were among the miscellaneous soldiers.
From this, we can see Wang Yun's intentions. Although he allocated more than 17,000 troops to Huangfu Song, they were not of the same mind as Wang Yun, and they all had the intention of killing someone with a borrowed knife. In the capital, Wang Yun
He firmly holds more than 20,000 Shangliyuan camp elites and more than 10,000 imperial troops. These are the ones he values and plans to cultivate into his direct lineage. As long as they are there, Gai Jun and Yuan Shu will not dare to act rashly even if they reach Chang'an City.
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"General, the rebel advance has reached thirty miles..."
Huangfu Song held his hand on the city battlement, listened to the report of his scouts, nodded silently, and asked: "How many people are there on the other side?"
"At least thirty thousand," the scout replied in a deep voice.
"..." All the generals around took a breath. The forward number was 30,000, so the rebels numbered at least 100,000, more than five times our own. Moreover, Zheng County is just an ordinary county seat, and it is not as high as a city.
The wall is thick. Now everyone no longer dares to hope for victory. Even if their commander is the invincible Huangfu Song, the latter is a man after all, not a god, and the difference in strength is too far. All generals with a little knowledge know that unless
Zheng County was defeated, otherwise Wang Yun would never send troops to help. They could only hope to defend until Gai Jun or Yuan Shu arrived. This was their only chance.
Huangfu Song didn't seem to notice the worry in the eyes of the generals. He raised his eyes and looked at the end of the world, as if he could see through the reality of his opponent. Suddenly, more than ten riders came into view and galloped towards Zheng County.
Huangfusong frowned slightly. Zheng County has a radius of ten miles, and there are many horsemen everywhere. The opponent can break through the layers of defenses and break in. It can be seen that he must be an elite warrior in the army. Sure enough, more than 20 Han soldiers surrounded them, and the rebels
Not afraid at all, they used bows and crossbows at a distance and swords and swords at close range. In just half a moment, they killed all the Han troops and only five or seven of the rebels fell.
"The traitor bullies people too much," Shangguan Hong pressed his hand on the handle of the knife and said angrily. He is a direct disciple of Huangfu Song. He is about thirty-three or five years old. He has a long body and ape-like arms, handsome appearance and heroic spirit. He was born in Liang.
The Shangguan clan, a wealthy family in Hanyang in the prefecture, was good at riding and shooting, and was good at hooking and fighting. His reputation for bravery and stability was well known in Hanyang, and he was always respected by the Qiang and Hu.
In the first year of Zhongping, Shangguan Hong followed Huangfu Song to Guandong as a Sima and quelled the Yellow Turbans. During this period, he had many military exploits. He moved to Yulin Zhonglang General. Later, his father was mourned and he returned home to observe mourning for three years. The mourning was completed this year.
, it happened that Huangfu Song plotted to eliminate Dong due to the death of his aunt. Shangguan Hongda was overjoyed and joined the anti-Dong camp without a second thought. In fact, he had long seen Dong Zhuo's ambitions. Before the latter entered the capital, he and Chang Shi
Liang Yan, Huangfu Li and others urged Huangfu Song to kill him, but Huangfu Song refused to die because he had not received the imperial edict. Shangguan Hong was outstanding in martial arts, so he disguised himself as a guard and followed Li Su to attack Dong Zhuo in Beiyemen.
He stabbed his tui with a halberd. Because he had successfully eliminated the thieves, he paid homage to the Cavalry Commander and returned to the Huangfu Song family.
"Teacher, let me kill these rebels." After Shangguan Hong finished speaking, he saw the rebel cavalry continuing to penetrate deeper into the city, seemingly intending to charge straight into the city. The provocation was particularly obvious. Shangguan Hong became even more angry and gritted his teeth. Eyes glowing red.
Huangfu Song glanced at Shangguan Hong indifferently and said: "Zigang, I once told you that although you are very talented, you are too violent. If you don't get rid of this violent spirit, it will be difficult for you to become a good general. I I thought that three years of hard work and filial piety would make you calmer, but unexpectedly, it didn't change at all."
"Teacher..." Shangguan Hong opened his mouth.
Huangfu Song ignored his disciples and turned his gaze back to the outside of the city.
Shangguan Hong was about to speak, but Huangfu Li quietly stopped him.
Although the rebel cavalry was brave, there were only ten of them in the end. Facing a steady stream of Han army's light cavalry, they were all killed in the city.
Huangfusong raised his head and looked at the sky. It was late in the day, and there were still two or three hours before sunset. There was definitely no chance of fighting today. According to normal war predictions, the battle would usually take place tomorrow afternoon, but the Liangzhou generals are currently The most lacking thing is time. Maybe the first offensive will be launched at noon next year, or even in the morning. Huangfu Song turned around and gave some instructions to the generals, and then went down to the city. His son Huangfu Zuo, nephew Huangfu Li and their disciples, and more than ten personal guards People followed closely behind.
Huangfu Li stared at his uncle's broad back, hesitated for a while and said, "Sir..."
"Huh? What's the matter?" Huangfusong paused and slowed down.
"The prince was persevering. He first served Dong Zhuo, protected countless scholars, and then executed Dong Zhuo. He did great service to the country. However, looking at all the things he has done since he came to power, it is probably not the blessing of the Han Dynasty." Huangfu Li said with a solemn face. , obviously he has been holding it in his heart for a long time.
"..." Huangfu Zuo, Shangguan Hong and others couldn't help but look at each other. Huangfu Li said what they wanted to say but didn't dare to say.
"In the face of a powerful enemy, if you don't think about good strategies to defend against the enemy, how can you talk about the court?" After Huangfu Song finished speaking, he was silent for a while and then said again: "The prince is a loyal minister."
Huangfu Li shook his head and said: "Loyal ministers are not necessarily good ministers. Now that the Han Dynasty is declining, what the court needs is a state assistant, such as an lord...like a prince. He is self-conscious and does not listen to others' opinions. He is arbitrary in his actions and appoints people close to the party. , do this...".
Huangfu Zuo also felt deeply and sighed: "If it weren't for the prince being jealous of you, how could we be in this situation today?"
Huangfu Song was an open-minded man with an open-minded temperament, but he was not a clay figure after all. Faced with Wang Yun's pressure and exclusion step by step, how could he not have any resentment, but what could he do if he was dissatisfied? Is it possible that there would be another coup? In that case, The Han Dynasty was really hopeless. So he smiled bitterly and said: "If I were in the position of a prince, I would definitely do better than him. I may not..."
Huangfu Li Xiaosheng retorted: "At least it won't be worse than now."
Huangfusong said helplessly, "Let's not stop here, let's get over this difficult situation before talking about other things..."
"Can you pass this level?" Not only everyone, but also Huangfu Song had doubts in his heart.
Dong Zhuo was good at divination, but he was fundamentally different from Jiao He, the governor of Qingzhou. The latter made predictions before the battle. If it was favorable, he would fight, and if it was unfavorable, he would retreat. Whether he would fight or not all depended on God. Dong Zhuo relied on divination to be firm. One's own confidence and even military morale.
As the saying goes, what is good at the top will be worse at the bottom. The wind of divination pervades Dong Jun, such as Dong Yue, Hu Zhen, and Li Jue, all of whom are good at this method. If we talk about the most crazy person, it must be Niu Fu. Those who wear several famous 筮s are very close to each other, and they will occupy every battle, almost catching up with Jiao He.
In the evening of that day, Dong Jun recruited a village more than ten miles away from Zheng County and set up a camp based on it. Niu Fu couldn't wait to get into the courtyard of a green house and invited a divination expert to calculate tomorrow's eclipse.
It was the most advantageous time to fight, so Niu Fu did not doubt that he was there, and immediately ordered an attack on the city during the eclipse tomorrow.
What the hell is this? Dong Jun's generals cursed in their hearts, and Hu Zhen, Li Jue, and Guo Si all looked displeased. It was already late at night when the army completed setting up camp, and if they attacked the city during the eclipse tomorrow,
The soldiers have to set out before dawn. They have to fight at full capacity and have less than three hours of rest time. How much combat effectiveness can the soldiers exert if they don't get enough sleep?
However, Dong Jun's officers and men all believed in divination, and even if they were dissatisfied, they could not refute it.
It was pitch dark the next day, so Dong Jun started to light fires and cook food, while the civilians dragged siege equipment out of the camp. Some of these large war tools were owned by Dong Jun and had been moved from the Luoyang arsenal earlier.
They are extremely fine, and some are made from huge trees collected from Hongnong and the mountains on the border of Beijing and Zhao, and are temporarily made by craftsmen and civilians. They are not very durable, but they are more convenient.
Niu Fu was sleepy-eyed and looked down by the guards. He put on his armor and hastily swallowed the meat. He stood up and went out. Before he could go out, he saw Dong Yue leading Hu Zhen, Dong Ji, Hua Xiong and other generals to inspect the camp.
, arrange for the soldiers to eat. Generals pay more attention to their chests, skills, and talents. The soldiers' minds are not that complicated. They will support whoever is good to them. A leaf knows the autumn, and Dong Yue has more military morale than Niu Fu, so it is not enough.
Strange.
Do you dare to die if you wake up so early? Niu Fu cursed secretly, put on a smile and walked over.
Hua Xiong stood behind, seeing Dong Yue and Niu Fupi chatting with each other with smiles, he curled his lips secretly, why bother to compromise, there is no need at all, according to his wish, just kill them.
In Hua Xiong's eyes, the dozen armored guards around Niu Fu, except for Zhihu Chi'er, are like earthenware dogs. They can kill every one of them in just ten breaths. The so-called Zhihu means Yue Zhihu.
, Yuezhi was very powerful before the Han Dynasty. It was originally nomadic in Dunhuang, Jiuquan, Zhangye, and the Qilian Mountains. Maodun, the greatest Chanyu in the history of the Xiongnu, once served as a hostage in the Yuezhi Kingdom. Later, with the rise of the Xiongnu and the decline of Yuezhi, the Yuezhi was no longer able to survive.
They did not move westward, but many Yuezhi tribes stayed in Hexi and the Qilian Mountains and merged with the Xiongnu. When Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty expanded the territory and included the four counties in Hexi into the territory of the Han Empire, the Yuezhi people became many naturalized Hu people in the Han Dynasty.
A type of people. For example, Gai Jun's subordinate who first ascended Zhonglang General (Hu)'s car is the Yuezhi people. However, because his tribe has lived in harmony with the Qiang people for several generations, the Han people often call them Qiang and Hu.
Hua Xiong is more than eight feet tall, with the body of a tiger and the waist of a wolf. He is extremely majestic, but Chi'er is not inferior to him, even more so.
Once their eyes touched, it was difficult to separate them, and they didn't give up until Niu Fu left.
Hu Zhen saw it and chuckled: "Bo Hao, you are a captain in charge of thousands of troops. If you capture Chang'an, you may be directly promoted to a general. Why compete with a military guard?"
"That's why I'm angry." Hua Xiong snorted heavily, "A mere soldier dares to look directly at me. I will kill him one day to vent his hatred."
"..."
Huangfusong woke up early in the morning, and the intelligence constantly sent back by frontline scouts proved that Dong Jun would launch an attack in the morning, which was consistent with the results he deduced yesterday, or even earlier.
All matters regarding the defense of the city had been carried out a few days ago, and there was nothing that required him to do anything personally. Huangfusong ate breakfast slowly as usual.
Huangfu Zuo felt a little anxious in his heart. It is said that he has experienced many battles. Fierce battles such as the Yellow Turbans, long-lasting battles such as the fight against Han Sui, and thrilling battles such as the killing of Dong Zhuo. It can be said that he has experienced hundreds of battles, but he just can't be as calm as his father. If he
He compares himself to a small hill, and his father is like a big mountain, an unattainable mountain. I can never reach his height.
After dinner, Huangfu Song and his son got up and went out of the gate, came to the east of the city, and climbed onto the tower. The generals who were nervously preparing for the battle immediately put down what they were doing and gathered around.
"General..."
"Zhonglang..."
Huangfu Song nodded one by one and looked to the east. On the horizon, he saw endless black slowly moving. The sun was not very high, and it was almost in the sky above the black. The sun shone brightly, adding to the gloomy and murderous army.
Somewhat masculine.
Slowly, the rebel army gradually became clear. The black armor mirrored the sun, the clouds and flags crimson sky, and the military appearance was very spectacular.
"..." Everyone on the city fell silent.
They fought against the Yellow Turban bandits, the Xiliang rebels, and the Qianghu. Even if they lost power for a while, they never lost confidence. Countless glorious histories over the past hundreds of years told them that the Han army was the strongest.
big.
However, this time, they had no confidence, because what they were about to face was also the Han army, an elite Han army several times their own.
The densely packed rebel formation was divided into three, and the left and right wings circled to the north and south of the city respectively. Even so, with the front facing the east, the Han army still had to face too many opponents, forty to fifty thousand.
"Dong, dong, dong, dong..." In the army formation, the sound of war drums suddenly sounded, and the sound was like muffled thunder, causing the blood in the bodies of the soldiers on both sides to surge up, straight to the brains, everyone's face was red, and their ears were red.
I couldn't help but feel a little rough.
"Dong dong dong dong..." The drum sound became faster and louder, and gradually became a roar. In the end, there was only the rapid and intensive drum sound left in the world, and nothing else.
Thousands of "behemoths" slowly drove out of the formation and began to move toward Zheng County. They seemed to be rushing toward the city. Their sharp angles and ferocious looks made people worry about the city's guards, wondering whether they could withstand their continuous impact.
The height of the chariot is ten feet, which is enough to overlook the whole city. There is nothing to hide as far as the eye can see, which is convenient for command. The shorter ones are also several feet, which is equivalent to the height of the city wall. Soldiers can jump directly to the top of the city without the pain of climbing.
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Behind the large combat equipment are countless ladders...
"Kill -" shouted loudly, and everyone joined together. The shouts of killing were overwhelming and shook the whole country.
The soldiers followed the siege equipment and poured into Zheng County like water.
In an instant, the shouts of death were like thunder, arrows were like rain, and the bloody battle in Zheng County was about to begin...