Chapter 260 Calm (Additional update for the alliance leader Zhejiang East Observation Envoy)
Liu Cong sent troops to surprise Maojin, and it went away as quickly as it came.
Many things on the battlefield are like this. I set a tactical intention and then race against time to implement it. If it succeeds, it is also successful; if it fails, it is not surprising.
Obviously, Liu Cong's tactical intention failed.
The five thousand cavalrymen who rushed for hundreds of miles to attack Maojin, in the end only ran back 1,600 cavalrymen.
That night, another two hundred riders came back.
The next day, I came back for another hundred rides.
Then there was none.
It is said that some people have broken through the pass, but there is no clue where they are now or whether they are still alive.
When Liu Cong received the news, Liu Yuan's envoy, Zongzheng Hu Yanyou of the Han Dynasty, had just arrived.
Liu Cong didn't have a good look on him.
One is because of the news of defeat.
The second reason is that this man is not very capable, and the court really has no official position for him, so he can only be regarded as Zongzheng - Hu Yanyou is the son of Hu Yanyi and the nephew of Queen Hu Yan.
Moreover, this person’s attitude is very bad.
"The Emperor has ordered us to return to the court!" Hu Yanyou pulled Liu Yuan's tiger skin and responded loudly in front of the generals.
Liu Cong glared at him with eyes that wanted to kill someone.
"You..." Hu Yanyou took a half step back, a little scared.
"Your Highness." Da Honglu Fan Long stood between the two of them and said with a smile: "Victory and defeat are common matters for military strategists. The country that leads the bow on the grassland has more than 100,000 cavalry, but today it only lost thousands of troops. What's there to be afraid of? The Emperor has always cared for His Highness, and now that he has returned to the battlefield, His Highness can still be the vanguard."
When Fan Long said the first half of his sentence, Liu Cong was still fine. reaction. When he heard the second half of the sentence, his face brightened slightly.
Fan Long observed his words and knew that the persuasion was effective, and he was secretly relieved.
He knew the King of Chu very well and knew that he had a very stubborn temper and a strong competitive spirit. He was easy to get into trouble and might not be easily persuaded.
The launch of the army in October has been decided for a long time. There are 50,000 cavalry and more than 100,000 infantry. The attack on Luoyang is the minimum goal.
It had been decided a long time ago that King Chu would be the vanguard. After all, there were few in the Han clan who were good at fighting.
The King of Chu Liu Cong is one, the King of Shi'an Liu Yao is another, and the King of Ruyin Liu Jing is also one, but the latter two are not His Majesty's sons, so there is still a difference between them.
Fan Long actually doesn't agree with Liu Cong being a pioneer.
The military system of the Han Dynasty is different from that of the Jin State. It has always had heavy cavalry and light infantry. The vanguard commander Ding Ran commanded the cavalry, which can be said to control the elite of the country.
Once Liu Cong becomes the vanguard, 50,000 elites will be selected from the Xiongnu headquarters, Han army, Jie Zhong, Wuhuan, Hexi Diqiang, Xianbei tribes and Daibei Zahu, a total of hundreds of thousands. The ride is about to be handed over to him.
Liu Cong’s temper can only be said to be good or bad.
Fan Long was very worried. Once he was frustrated at the gate of Luoyang City, when it was time to retreat, he refused to retreat no matter what. He even overruled the emperor's will and insisted on winning the battle before leaving.
This is the most basic thing.
Chu Wang Cong may not be able to do it.
"Since the emperor's edict——" Liu Cong paused when he said this.
Wang Mi stood aside, not knowing how to describe his mood. But now he has no choice. Fortunately, all the capital has not been lost, so he can start from scratch.
Hu Yanyou became arrogant again and looked at him with a sneer.
What about the emperor? Without the support of the Huyan clan, the emperor would not be able to secure his position.
Liu Cong is either a great victory or a great defeat in battles. How can you say that?
"Then withdraw the troops." Liu Cong said the second half of the sentence with difficulty: "But-"
Fan Long and Hu Yanyou's hearts rose again.
"You can send part of the cavalry army to ambush outside Hongnong City. If the bandits come out of the city to pursue them, they may be killed." Liu Cong said again.
Fan Long sighed secretly in his heart.
The King of Chu still refused to give up and wanted to make a fortune before leaving.
But it’s okay to send cavalry to ambush.
If there is no ambush, just retreat, simply and neatly. Moreover, one should indeed be prepared for Yuan Yan to leave the city to pursue him. Although he has been beaten to the point where he has little strength, it is unlikely that he will leave the city.
"I am only responsible for conveying the order. How to withdraw is up to Your Highness." Fan Long said.
Liu Cong nodded and immediately sent the order.
After a while, more than 10,000 cavalrymen who were marching began to turn around and return to Hongnong.
At noon on the second day of September, the army returned to Hongnong.
There was silence inside and outside the county city, as if the previous brutal siege did not exist.
Liu Cong glanced at the city head with hatred, the big flag with the word "垣" flying high, as if laughing at him.
"Retreat!" He flicked his riding whip and headed towards Xuejin.
Wang Mi's tribe has already withdrawn a group of people to Hebei, and now there are still 15,000 to 6,000 people left in Henan.
After receiving the order, they broke out of camp one after another and crossed the river in batches.
The remaining four thousand Huns cavalry were cruising far away, monitoring Hongnong City.
In the past, they were extremely eager for the enemy to abandon the fortified city and then siege it in the wilderness.
But now, I don’t have that much thought.
Having suffered two big losses in a row, I have lost my morale and need time to recover.
The entire retreat was very peaceful.
The two sides seemed to have a tacit understanding, thus ending the war that lasted for half a month.
When the last group of Huns cavalry left, they dismantled and destroyed the pontoon bridge.
Inside and outside the river, calm was restored again.
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On the second day of September, Shao Xun accompanied the last batch of evacuating soldiers to leave Dayang County and arrived at the south bank.
Almost like Liu Cong, he ordered the floating bridge to be burned down to isolate the north from the south.
After arriving in Shaanxian County, the entire army went straight to Hongnong without rest.
When passing Qili Pass, he stopped and took a look. The battlefield has been cleared, but there are still less obvious blood stains, broken arrows, and broken weapons left in the grass ravines.
"Remember it." He said suddenly.
The soldiers brought in desks, pens, ink, paper and inkstones, and the clerks sat down to prepare records.
"Liu Cong is a man of strong temperament, unwilling to admit defeat, and irritable." Shao Xun said: "The style of military use-"
"Bold and courageous, willing to take risks."
"There are only two outcomes for this man's war, a big victory or a big defeat."
The writing was written quickly and quickly.
"Liu Cong has a strategic strategy in fighting and can see the key at a glance. In front of him, pretending to be mysterious can easily be self-defeating. A steady and steady tactics is most suitable for dealing with this kind of person." Even if he is an enemy, Shao Xun does not want to overdo it. slander.
In fact, he gave Liu Cong a neutral evaluation and did not look down on him just because he had just won.
Liu Cong sent cavalry to attack Maojin. It was indeed a bit risky, but his tactical intention was very bold.
After a little deduction, we know that our main force is in Dayang, Hebei. Liu Cong used the high-speed maneuverability of the cavalry to attack the empty Maojin and burn the pontoon bridge. How much damage will it cause to Shao Xun? trouble.
It’s just that Shao always fights smoothly.
When leaving the Erling Tombs of Koban, Li Chong was left to garrison with thousands of troops to guard his retreat.
When heading north to Dayang, Zhang Gu and Yu An were ordered to ambush Qili Pass in the southwest of Shaanxi County. They even assigned armored cavalry to them. This was also a tactic to stabilize their retreat - don't expect it to happen. Ambushing the enemy was just a matter of preparation. He was satisfied to return without success, because it meant that the enemy did not come to steal his retreat.
In history, there were many generals who liked to advance quickly with light troops. Some of them even entered the history books and were praised by others.
But the rapid advance of light troops means huge risks, and the better is to be surprised.
Once the enemy is prepared, he will most likely fail to succeed and may even suffer serious losses.
When Liu Cong met Shao Xun, it can only be said that he was unlucky. He happened to meet the turtle school who likes to fight hard and fight stupidly.
If he meets a general who also likes to take risks, he might succeed.
So, there is nothing to laugh at the enemy.
Each general has a different personality and style.
In fact, Shao Xun sometimes wants to try Liu Cong's fighting style, because he is stable in fighting, but sometimes it is easy to miss good opportunities - some fighters require you to reduce your own safety redundancy and risk He risked defeat, but he was reluctant to take too big a risk.
"It is particularly important to analyze the enemy general's character and style." Shao Xun added one final sentence.
After the paperwork was recorded, it was submitted.
After reading it, Shao Xun felt that there was nothing wrong with it, so he handed it back and said: "After the class, it will be included in the "History of the Silver Spear Army"."
"No." The clerk took it carefully.
After returning home, I need to polish it up and compile it into the war history. This will be used in Liang County martial arts teaching in the future.
The army continued to move forward and arrived at Hongnong on the fifth day of September.
Prefect Yuan Yan personally went out of the city to greet him.
Shao Xun looked at this man carefully.
He is not good-looking, short and stocky, his skin color is even a little dark, and his hands have thick calluses.
Is this really a scholar?
Or is it that the gentry in the border areas who have been facing the threat of war for a long time are different from the gentry in the Central Plains?
"Yuanfu Jun has done a great job." Shao Xun smiled and said: "You have deceived me."
Yuan Yan smiled bitterly and said: "If the governor hadn't come to help, Hongnong Sooner or later it will fall."
Shao Xun looked at the more than a thousand Hongnong County soldiers arrayed in the distance and asked: "How many soldiers do you have left?"
"More than 1,600." While the two were talking, they had already arrived. Arriving in front of the county soldiers arrayed in formation, Yuan Yan said: "We also recruited some strong men. After the Xiongnu withdrew, they dispersed and returned home."
Shao Xun nodded, looking at these repeated Soldiers who have experienced war.
"Shao Sima."
"General Shao."
Several officers couldn't help shouting.
"Oh? Wait--" Shao Xun took a closer look, and it looked familiar.
"We are members of the East China Sea Kingdom's army, and we followed Captain Mi here."
"It's you!" Shao Xun happily walked over, held hands, and said in surprise: " Seeing an old friend, everyone was very happy.
While he was talking, more than ten people came over and said in unison: "See Shao Sima."
Shao Xun looked at it and didn't know him very well, but he still pretended to be happy and said: "I'll have a drink with you tonight."
In order to march westward to Chang'an, Sima Yong, Mi Huang served as the prefect of Hongnong as General Xizhonglang, and brought with him 1,500 royal troops.
When he came from Guanzhong Banshi and became Sili Xiaowei, Mi Huang took away all the backbones again, leaving about a thousand people behind.
Now that several years have passed and many wars have occurred, I don’t know how many of those thousand people are left.
Yuan Yan watched silently.
At this time, he finally realized the influence of this famous Luyang County Duke.
He has led soldiers wherever he goes.
The dozen or so people he talked to were considered the backbone of the county soldiers and had rich experience.
If he wants to take over the Hongnong County soldiers, there probably won't be many obstacles.
After talking to the military academies, Shao Xun, surrounded by the army, entered Hongnong County.
When entering the city, he asked Yuan Yan: "The Xiongnu army is very large, and they will invade in large numbers sooner or later. Does Mr. Fu have any strategy?"
"Can Mr. Shao make it clear?" Yuan Yan said.
"If the Huns gather more than 100,000 troops to invade, Hongnong cannot hold it. How about retreating to Yiyang?" Shao Xun looked into his eyes and asked.
Yuan Yan was hesitant to make a decision.
He is a prefect, and he has the responsibility to guard the land. He can't just leave. This is difficult.
(End of this chapter)