The former name of Hejian Prefecture was Yingzhou, also known as Guannan.
This place has Zhongdu in the north and Qingji in the south. Since ancient times, it has been an important land and water crossing, and the rate road passes through it. When something happened in Youyan, there was no one who would not first look to the river. In the late Han Dynasty, this place was an important place that Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan fought for. Later, during the Wu Hu Zhuo period and the decline of the Tuoba period, and even at the end of the Sui Dynasty and the Five Dynasties, heroes rose up to compete with each other. They stayed in Yingzhou for almost every year without fighting.
When the Liao Dynasty of Khitan was strong and powerful, they also occupied this place, so they drank from Mahejin and dominated Bianluo. Fortunately, Zhou Shizong fought vigorously to recover Guannan, and the defense of Rongxia and Rongxia was strengthened, and then there was a successor of the Song Dynasty.
At that time, under the rule of the Song Dynasty, there were armies from ten states including Gaoyangguanlu, Tongying, Mo, Xiong, Bei, Ji, and Cang. Later, with the rise of the Jin Dynasty, the Yan and Zhongyuan dynasties merged into one, and Gaoyangguan was abandoned. Yingzhou Hejian Prefecture has become the center of eight states, one prefecture and thirty counties on the East Road of Hebei. It is known as "the southern prefecture of the Central Capital and the gateway to the world". It is one of the few military towns in Hebei.
Of course, these important military towns were all extremely weak after the war with Mongolia began in the third year of Da'an. With the expropriation of millet, the requisition and the signing of troops again and again, materials from all over Hebei were continuously sent to the front line. , all the mules and horses are taken away, all the young and strong men join the army, how can there be only one Hejian mansion?
The predicaments encountered by governors such as Tu Shanhang and Nian Gezhen at the local level are not isolated cases.
Up to now, the Hejian Mansion is extremely empty inside and outside. The Hebei East Road Horse and Infantry Commander's Mansion, the Ying Navy Jiedushi Mansion, and even the backbone of the Jurchens' military forces, Hebei East Road Hu Lawen Meng'an's troops and horses are only in the imperial books. nominal existence.
In the past six months, the entire military and political affairs of Hebei East Road have been maintained by Gao Xizai, a Bohai native who was urgently transferred to the inspection and transportation envoy.
The so-called maintenance means to reduce the number of troops in various delivery shops, inns, and even the fortresses located on the main transportation routes, so that the Hejian Prefecture is packed to the brim, like an iron barrel. As for the outside of the city...
In the past two years, thieves have been on the rise and gangsters are rampant. Where can I, the Hebei East Road Inspector and Transport Envoy, solve this problem?
At this time, Guo Ning's troops were attacking a city that had been depleted of many troops.
To the west of this walled city, there is a highway parallel to the Hutuo River, which leads to Zhending Prefecture and then to Dafu, many famous cities on Hebei West Road. Therefore, it was very prosperous in the early years and was once the county seat of Suning County, Hejian Prefecture. Later, it was the county seat of Suning County, Hejian Prefecture. The county seat was moved to the south of Huanglongdian, where the terrain is higher, and this area was changed to a military village.
Because Cao Cao once diverted the water from the Hutuo River into the Pinglu Canal, this walled city was called Pinglu Village.
The person guarding Pinglu Village is a general from the local prison army, leading five hundred troops.
He saw unidentified men and horses coming from a distance, and hurriedly sent fast horses and light cavalry to Hejian Mansion to ask for help. Unexpectedly, the cavalry asking for help had only been two or three miles away from the walled city when they were chased by enemy cavalry in the wilderness, in full view of everyone. Then, his head was beheaded.
The leading troops of that group, several hundred in number, were approaching quickly and immediately attacked the city.
They will all just cry out in pain.
This Pinglu Village was rebuilt on the basis of an abandoned county town. It was very large and could accommodate thousands of troops. However, the generals only had 200 prison troops under their command. Standing on the top of the city, only two people could line up per foot of the city wall. Three people, how can they fight? Not to mention that the soldiers of the prison army are local prisoners. These people are hard laborers and have not received much military training!
Only half a moment later, enemy troops outside the city divided into two groups to attack the city.
There were two groups of troops, one in each group. Li Ting's troops on the east side were the main attackers. The one who initiated the attack with great momentum was Zhang Xin's group on the west side who was responsible for assisting.
Zhang Xin's troops spread out a wide front. Some people were responsible for making noises and waving flags, shouting and feinting attacks, and some were responsible for shooting arrows to suppress the city. Zhang Xin personally led his elite subordinates in front, and the soldiers did not use ladders or the like.
The skilled soldiers held their swords directly in their mouths and climbed the city using their hands and feet. Some of them held their shields above their heads and rushed toward the collapsed corners of the old city walls.
Seeing this momentum, the soldiers on the defensive side all focused their attention to the west.
At this moment, Li Ting's troops, who had been wandering to the east of the walled city, suddenly exerted their strength. In just a moment, they smashed the resistance like a hammer smashing eggs and rushed into the walled city, while their own losses were minimal.
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It is not easy for the two armies to coordinate and cooperate to this extent in a battle involving hundreds or even thousands of troops. This kind of ability is relatively lacking among Guo Ning's generals.
This is all because since the founding of the Jin Dynasty, the generals who command the army have always been Jurchens. The tactics and routines of leading the army, as well as the rhythm of offense and defense, changes in advance and retreat, and the details of the array, are all controlled by Wanhu Bojilie and Qin Guanmeng.
In the hands of a first-level Jurchen.
Most of the generals under Guo Ning were Han soldiers along the Jiehao Great Wall and were officers by background. No matter how brave and skilled the generals at the bottom were, they would never be able to take charge of their own affairs, let alone gain the experience of commanding larger forces in combat.
Not to mention the generals, the same was true for Guo Ning himself. Back when he was fighting at the Wushabao frontier fortress, he was always involved in the battle himself and rushed to attack, creating opportunities for the subsequent large forces.
Even though more than 2,000 troops were later gathered at the Xiangjunhe camp, what he was really good at was still attacking with a small number of elites.
This situation was quickly changed after the arrival of Yizai Chucai.
It is true that Yi La Chucai is a scholar. He has no merit in martial arts, riding and archery, and has no actual combat experience. But this gentleman is really knowledgeable and is very familiar with the art of war, martial arts, and even the document circulation within the army over the years and the requirements of combat regulations.
A person like him is a staff officer in the imperial army. Even if he can support many responsibilities such as logistics, baggage, maps, files, military pay and even military aircraft planning with just one person, he is still just a staff officer.
But in the Xijunhe camp, the officers' combat experience was extremely rich, and they only lacked theoretical refinement and organization. When the Chu materials came to Xijunhe, the grassroots officers interacted with them, and they could easily use his
Support and counterattack many tips on army training, encountering enemies, and fighting.
And many of those tips can be understood in one way or another. After entering the room, the secret of using them lies in one mind.
At this moment, Li Ting was ordered to lead his troops to attack the city. A few months ago, he would have divided his troops and attacked fiercely. But now, he only slightly staggered the attack direction and order of the two groups, and naturally
Victory was achieved, and the city wall was destroyed in a moment.
The defenders of the city fought and retreated, trying to lead a small number of men to defend the mansion to the west of the walled city.
Not long after walking, the two soldiers in front of him screamed and fell to the ground after being hit by arrows.
They were about to bend down to avoid the arrow. Li Ting jumped out from behind the wall beside him. He was in the air and struck down with a flash of sword like a horse.
Dujiang subconsciously stretched out his left arm to block, and then let out a scream, and his left arm flew away from his body. The next moment, Li Ting swung the knife straight towards his face and dropped it.
The general yelled for a while, and he didn't know whether he was begging for mercy or doing something else. Unfortunately, blood burst out in front of his eyes, and most of his head fell to the ground. He didn't have to worry about anything from now on.
