At General Weilu's camp, Zhu Kui was sitting in the lobby with his subordinates. Zhu Kui took a parchment and looked at it carefully. He couldn't help but smile: "General Chariot and Cavalry can't hold it anymore and is preparing to attack and capture Qiangyang City."
, Sun Jian’s cavalry blocked the Qiang Niliang team three times in a row. The opponent’s morale plummeted, and it was time to attack.”
"In the past two months, we have successively purchased 2,000 good horses from Qianghao merchants from various places, and finally gathered 10,000 cavalry. We have been training day and night. It's time to take action." Zhu Kui stood up and threw away the information in his hand.
He said to his subordinates with a calm expression.
As the field work went smoothly, after 10,000 cavalry were divided, the remaining 5,000 people cooperated with the people to carry out the camp.
Gan Ning did not read the intelligence, and stood up directly and shouted, "Brother, our army must go this time. Otherwise, if we continue to drill, the soldiers will only become slacker as the drill progresses."
"Haha... Third brother, have you thought of any way to persuade the general to allow me to send troops?" Zhu Kui said with a smile.
"Well... Ning just thinks that there is no need to listen to Zhang Wen's general orders to attack Qiang Yang. He just needs to capture Qiang Yang before them. Who dares to say anything?" Gan Ning said arrogantly.
"Brother, Tai also thinks that what the third brother said is right. This matter is feasible. Then Dong Zhuo is going to lead his troops to attack the laird of Longyou Xianling Qiang. In fact, they have been attacking scattered Qiang in the Wangheng area of Hanyang." Zhou
Tai agreed.
Seeing that his two sworn brothers agreed to send troops privately, Zhu Kui pondered for a moment and finally asked Wang Chengdao: "A Cheng, do you agree with this too?"
"Third brother, that's what I think. Soldiers must be sent out. We can't stay here like this. But sending out troops privately is against the general's order after all. At least there must be gains when sending out troops. This way, we can confidently say that the military aircraft can be used at a moment's notice.
He passed away because there was no time to notify him."
Wang Cheng's words reached his heart, and Zhu Kui also had this idea.
In fact, the imperial court should not have sent Zhang Wen here at all. Although Zhang Wen was the third prince, his prestige was not comparable to that of Huangfu Song, or even Zhu Jun.
In addition, his position as the Three Dukes was bought with money, and he was blackmailed by the party members. As a result, today, Dong Zhuo, Zhou Shen, including Zhu Kui, all the generals and captains are unwilling to accept and fight on their own.
Perhaps only Sun Jian was friendly to Zhang Wen. It is said that last year he followed Zhu Jun to defeat the Yellow Turbans, defeated Peng Tuo for the first time, and was attacked and annihilated. It was Zhang Wen who stepped in to stop him.
Therefore, Sun Jian felt that Zhang Wen was kind to the Jiangzu people. As for Zhang Wen spending money to buy officials, his reputation was not high, and Sun Jian was not a scholar, so he didn't care at all. In addition, Sun Jian had just arrived in Liangzhou, and he did not have a clear understanding of the strength of the rebels.
Or he was eager to achieve meritorious service and rushed to the front, but ended up falling into the enemy's formation. It was Zhang Wen who led the troops to rescue him. Dong Zhuo's so-called leading the army to retreat was also based on his refusal to save him. If Zhang Wen had not arrived with the army in time, he would have been killed.
He and his family members had long since died on the battlefield.
This battle was heart-wrenching and unforgettable for a long time. As a result, I hated Dong Zhuo deeply and vowed to make Dong Zhuo pay the price.
And Zhang Wen probably knew that he needed a fierce general to quell the chaos for him. But someone like Sun Jian, who only knew how to kill and conquer, but had different political opinions, was the best to grasp.
In the end it just came together.
A few days later, Zhu Kui received news that Zhang Wen had surrounded Qiangyang City, and the Han army's 150,000 infantry and cavalry had gathered here to attack Qiangyang forcefully.
The Han army was bound to win this battle. At the same time, he also did some research and found out from the map that if Han Sui and others were defeated, they would definitely retreat to Yuzhong, so he personally led 10,000 cavalry troops there, led by Gan Ning and Zhou Tai.
, Wang Cheng, and Liao Hua went with them, while the remaining infantry stayed behind.
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In Qiangyang County, the entire county was in chaos at this time. Soldiers and horses could be seen everywhere under the county seat attacking the city. These people and horses were on par with the defenders on the city, but they represented different forces. Both sides represented the Han chariot and cavalry general Zhang Wen.
Together with Han Sui, Beigong Boyu and other Qiang allied forces...
In the past half month, the cities occupied by Han Sui and other Qiang coalition forces had been uprooted one by one, and then the food roads were also cut off. This was the biggest setback for the coalition forces after their defeat in Chang'an. If the Qiang city was defeated, it could be said that it would be pacified.
It's only a matter of time.
But now they can only hope that they can hold on.
This time, Zhang Wen's army arrived in Qiangyang, and the army launched an attack on the city overnight, with the intention of taking it in one go.
Wolf smoke billowed, the city was stained with blood, and corpses were everywhere under Qiangyang City. After two days and two nights of fighting, both sides suffered heavy casualties. Zhang Wen didn't know what he was thinking, but he turned a blind eye to all the damage. It was really strange.
The sound of drums shook the surrounding areas. Zhang Wen divided his soldiers and horses into several groups and attacked the city in batches. The new troops went up and retreated to the city to rest.
A corpse fell, and then someone came up from behind. Several times the Han army attacked the city, and even the city gates were opened, but they were beaten back again.
On the fourth day, the city was finally captured. The soldiers and horses of both sides fought in a melee. The morale of the Han army's soldiers and horses increased greatly.
Sun Jian and his generals, armed with weapons as usual, rushed into the city and killed many people.
Slowly the Qiang rebel troops retreated and retreated towards the city.
Soon dust was flying all over the city, horses' hooves vibrated, and groups of infantry and cavalry troops quickly poured into the city and started fighting in the streets.
The Qiang and Ni coalition forces were divided into seven groups: Han Sui, Bian Zhang, Beigong Yu, Wang Guo, Song Yang, Li Wenhou, and Ma Teng.
Among them, the Qiang army led by Wang Guobu, when Huangfu Song was the general of chariots and cavalry, attacked the Chencang granary, but Huangfu Song counterattacked with heavy troops, killing Chencang.
Han Sui, Bian Zhang, and Ma Teng were left mostly Han, while Beigong Yu, Song Yang, and Li Wenhou were mostly Qiang.
"Lord, I didn't see Han Sui and the others." | Huang Gai and Zu Mao held a big sword and rode their horses to kill for a few times before returning to report to Sun Jian.
"The army has broken through the government office. These Qiang rebels must have escaped. But there are soldiers and horses guarding the four gates. Where will they break out?" Sun Jian thought with a frown.
Another sound of horse hoofbeats came, and when he saw the visitor, Cheng Pu raised his head and shouted: "My lord, I beheaded Song Yang, please see!"
"Virtuousness and meritorious service!" Sun Jian glanced at Song Yang's head and asked him to put it away, and asked: "Do you know where the other Qiang rebels are fleeing?"
"I don't know, but Yi Gong followed the defeated army and should be able to find out which gate the Qiang Ni should break through."
As he said that, another fast horse galloped not far away. The knight dismounted and said on his knees: "My lord, General Han has sent us to report that Han Ni and others have broken out from the west gate. Please go and intercept them quickly."
"Let's go to the west of the city!"
The battlefield was changing rapidly, and Sun Jian worked hard, but it was a pity that it was too late.
More than 50,000 Qiang cavalry roared out. Zhang Wen still underestimated the explosive power of the Qiang cavalry. He arranged a phalanx of 20,000 Han infantry at the west gate. Generally speaking, it is not easy for the cavalry to break through the assembled infantry.
It would take at least one or two hours to rush and kill, and by then the Han army had already calmly completed the encirclement.
The Jedi's counterattack and the outbreak of the Jedi changed the entire situation. Zhang Wen, who was originally confident of victory, learned that the 20,000 infantrymen at the West City Gate were defeated by a Qiang cavalry charge in one round. Many infantrymen dispersed on their own out of fear.
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Although the infantry casualties were not very large in the end, the enemy was let go.
The infantry captain was eventually executed by Zhang Wen for failing to intercept.
After Sun Jian and Zhang Wen met, they entered the city together. Looking at the Qiangyang City that had been reduced to ruins due to the war, the two of them did not feel the joy of winning the city.
They lost more than 30,000 soldiers in attacking the city, leaving only the head of one rebel.
In front of the governor's house, Sun Jian kicked over the table and said unwillingly: "Please allow me, general, 20,000 cavalry to pursue Han Ni and the others."
Zhang Wen shook his head and said: "The army worked hard to capture the city, but they are all exhausted and should not continue to work. Furthermore, we underestimated Han Sui and the others. We thought that after successive suppressions, their combat power would be greatly reduced. The breakthrough in the afternoon was
We know that the Qiang cavalry are extremely powerful, so if we pursue them so eagerly, if the enemy attacks us in reverse, we will lose our troops and generals."
Could it be that Sun Jian didn't understand the truth of this? He was just angry. After thinking about it, he returned: "How about sending a small team of fast horses in advance, following them up, and grasping the traces. The army rests where it is, fights steadily, and advances step by step?"
"Wen Tai's words are very good!" Zhang Wen finally smiled after hearing this.