In the first year of Zhongping in the Eastern Han Dynasty, on September 6, 184 AD, Zhang Mancheng attacked hundreds of miles overnight and succeeded in a surprise attack. His bodyguard Liao Hua fought to the death to protect his lord. General Zhu Kui of Weilu was defeated and his whereabouts are unknown. Ten thousand soldiers scattered.
The Yellow Turban Army's envoy Zhang Mancheng pursued him all night, but he encountered Wang Cheng's troops who also came overnight to join Zhu Kui. The forward was defeated, and Guan Hai's 800 light cavalry entered and exited three times, killing 3,000 of the superior envoy's heads in a row.
Zhang Mancheng had many generals and challenged him repeatedly. Wang Cheng, holding a three-pointed two-edged sword, was besieged by four yellow scarf thieves. However, in more than 60 rounds, he was killed one by one by his horse. Zhang Mancheng was shocked. The two armies suddenly started a stalemate.
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In the military tent, Wang Chengduan was sitting above him, with one hand on his knees, clenched into a fist. An officer and soldier in disheveled clothes was kneeling below.
"Tell me, how is my third brother?"
The voice was full of eagerness and murderous intent. Speaking of which, Wang Cheng, who was nearly seventeen years old, already had nearly a thousand lives on his hands. In future generations, even countries in Europe that do not have the death penalty would be unable to pardon such criminals.
In addition, due to his high martial arts skills, he always has a certain power when speaking, which is especially obvious to civilians and soldiers.
The officer and soldier replied with some trepidation: "Last night there was a fire and there was great chaos in the camp. I saw from a distance that Lord Liao Hua was protecting the general and broke out from the southeast. What happened next, I don't know."
After Wang Cheng heard this, he felt relieved and said to Guan Hai: "As long as the third brother stands out from the encirclement of the army, with his martial arts skills and Yuan Jian's protection, Zhang Mancheng's men will definitely be unable to do anything to him. He must have just been separated."
You'll be back in a few days."
When he said this to Guan Hai, he actually wanted to tell him that my third brother is not dead yet, so you should be more at ease.
"I will send out sentries everywhere to inquire about the news. By the way, do we want to send someone to notify the camp under Nawan City?"
Earlier, after receiving Du Hong's military report, Zhu Kui sent someone to inform Wang Cheng of the latest military arrangements.
Seeing the sincerity on Guan Hai's face, he sincerely surrendered to Zhu Kui. His previous behavior seemed to be a villain's heart, so he looked closer and said, "Of course I have to send someone to inform Brother Gan."
Mr. Hexi, even if Third Brother is not here, we still have more than 30,000 soldiers and horses, why should we be afraid of Zhang Mancheng? From tomorrow on, you will invite battle every day to see how Zhang Mancheng will deal with it?"
When Guan Hai heard this, he thought for a while: "It doesn't matter if you invite a fight. None of those bastards are opponents of a certain family. But what if Zhang Mancheng sends his army to attack directly?"
"Send the army to attack directly? I can't wait for him to come. Our army has five hundred powerful crossbows and three thousand bows and arrows. If he attacks my camp, he will never come back."
Wang Cheng shook his hand and snorted coldly.
At the foot of Wancheng, the official army was stationed in the stronghold. Gan Ning and others received it. Zhu Kui was defeated and disappeared. He was shocked and quickly called everyone to discuss.
"No, I have to go find Brother Kui!" Shu Shu'er, with tears in her eyes and a worried look on her face, shouted and was about to go out. However, brother Qin Dahu saw the opportunity and quickly grabbed him and stopped him. The two of them were Zhu Kui.
He deliberately stayed to take care of Shu Shu'er, for fear that she would suddenly go to the battlefield and have no one to take care of her.
"Sister-in-law, don't mess up. You are not allowed to leave the stronghold until my brother comes back. Don't forget that you are now a general's personal soldier. Since I am temporarily acting as a general, this is a military order."
Gan Ning stood up and said that although he was usually impulsive and caused trouble, he also understood the current situation and was most afraid of panic, otherwise he would be taken advantage of by the Yellow Turbans in the city.
He sat back down with a "Huh" sound. Before leaving, Zhu Kui warned him not to do anything willful. This is a military camp. Gan Ning is the main general, supplemented by Xi Zhicai. Anyone who disobeys the order will be killed. Furthermore, she also
Understand the current situation and stability is the best policy.
"Sister-in-law, Miss... Ning is rude." Seeing Shu Shu'er sit down, Gan Ning quickly apologized.
Seeing that it finally calmed down, Xi Zhi put down the letter he had just read and said: "Marquis Wang Jun has contained Zhang Mancheng. Once the general is defeated like this, the original plan will be messed up. We must block this news within ten days and then disperse our troops to defend it."
No one is allowed to enter or leave the four important roads. We are pretending to besieging the city. I expect that Zhao Hong and others will not dare to go out of the city to test. In the end, a large number of sentries will investigate the surrounding areas and Zhao Hong will never be allowed to contact Zhang Mancheng in the city, otherwise the consequences will be worrying."
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"The previous campaign was able to trap Zhao Hong's traitor soldiers in the city, but because the general conquered three cities in a row, his morale was high, and the Gan Junhou defeated three traitor generals in a row, Zhao Hong was timid and did not dare to fight. It has been a long time, and he will be defeated.
See through reality."
"If the general can return within ten days, he will fight hard to capture Wancheng, and then slowly pursue Zhang Mancheng. If not, the army will first retreat to Luyang, and then look for the general for future plans."
When Gan Ning heard this, he understood why Zhu Kui had always taught him to respect counselors. Once he analyzed this plot, he had a clear idea of what to do to best benefit the situation.
"Now that I have learned the lesson, sir, I will write to brother Wang Cheng and tell him my decision. I think he will understand. But my second brother and Zhou Cang are still in the city..."
"Don't worry. After several drills, Lieutenant Zhou should have gained Zhao Hong's trust. As long as he doesn't rebel immediately, his life will not be in danger. With them here, next time we face Zhang Mancheng, we will also have internal support, and we will still be very good.
Good dark chess." Xi Zhicai smiled.
On that day, Gan Ning began to lay out a siege on all sides of the city. He pretended to have 20,000 people at each city gate, and sent out sentries in groups of three. He prohibited anyone from appearing on all roads in the forest and killed them on the spot.
War is the place where the most innocent people are killed. In every war, innocent people die in vain. A general who worries about killing people in vain is definitely not a good general. The kindness of a woman is something that a famous general would not do.
At the foot of Wancheng, the officers and soldiers suddenly mobilized their troops, which naturally attracted the attention of the yellow scarf thieves in the city. Zhao Hong and other thieves looked at the city gates on all sides and found that the officers and soldiers were surrounding him. They were greatly surprised.
"Second Commander, I'm so happy. The officers and soldiers are divided. There are 20,000 troops under each city gate. We might as well go out first and kill the arrogance of the officers and soldiers so as to vent the arrogance we have been feeling these days." Huang Shao on the side quickly suggested.
road.
"Is that so?" Zhao Hong asked doubtfully.
"The officers and soldiers came all the way and deployed their troops. They were all excellent. It is obvious that there are people under their command who are well versed in the art of war. Moreover, Luyang and other three counties have been defeated. They must know the reality of our Wancheng from them. But we still don't know the strength of the opponent. We are afraid of being defensive.
There is a trick to lure me out of the city."
After Huang Shao heard this, he also felt that it made sense. He also learned that the officers and soldiers who came before were originally from the Yellow Turbans of Yingchuan. He was not expected to be more elite than them, but General Weilu's military ability was beyond their reach.
"Wait a few more days, I hope the divine envoy will come back soon." Zhao Hong sighed helplessly, and for the first time, he began to feel confused about his future.
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Nanyang, Feishui.
According to official history, Cao Cao was careless when he attacked Zhang Xiu. The opponent took advantage of Zhang Xiu's aunt's drinking and reveling time to launch an attack. General Dian Wei, his eldest son Cao Ang, and his nephew Cao Anmin were killed in the battle. Cao Cao was almost killed.
Shui Yujin came to rescue him and he was able to survive. Cao Cao called this "the disaster of Jieshui."
On the bank of the Qishui River, a team of more than ten people led their horses in the river, drinking water in large gulps. They seemed to be extremely thirsty, and so were the horses beside them.
The leader, a young general, poured large amounts of water on his face to clean the blood on his face and at the same time to wake himself up.
In the distance, a fast horse galloped over, came to him, and said: "My lord, the pursuers have all gone north. It should be safe now!"
The young man raised his head and saw that it was Zhu Kui, the Weilu general who had just been defeated.
After the defeat last night, he first headed north, where there were reinforcements, but Zhang Mancheng was chasing closely. In the end, Zhu Kui had no choice but to go the other way, turned his horse's head and ran south along the Huishui River.
Zhu Kui handed the visitor a water bag and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Yuan Jian. You should have deceived the main pursuers. Then just be careful of Zhang Mancheng's scattered pursuers. We will come back when we return to the rear army's stronghold."
revenge."
This battle was due to his carelessness. Ever since he went north to fight against the Yellow Turbans, he had been going smoothly. His successive victories made him a little complacent. He knew that Zhang Mancheng was about to arrive in Wancheng. Before he knew the whereabouts of the enemy, he did not pay attention to Zhang Mancheng's advance army and underestimated him.
He was defeated by a night rush.
In fact, the soldiers and horses under Zhu Kui are not as elite as the Shen Shang Army. They were all born in the Yellow Turbans. However, the morale of the soldiers has always been strong, and the officers and soldiers are well commanded, so they are naturally stronger than the Shen Shang Army. The Yellow Turban Army
This characteristic of being prone to collapse upon failure can actually be easily trained over time.
"My lord is wise, Thief Zhang would never have thought that my lord would go south in the opposite direction." Liao Hua praised: "The soldiers are all tired, can they rest on the spot?"
Zhu Kui glanced at the soldiers who had escaped with him, with a tired look on his face. He looked around and saw nothing strange, and nodded: "Then rest for two quarters of an hour, then cross the river and go around."