Chapter 266 Three Passes
On October 18th, Shao Xun came to Huixi Ban.
After a month of construction, several camps have been completed near the Bannan exit of Huixi.
The Qianzhai is located on the slope road. It is not big and it is difficult to squeeze in three to five hundred people.
Houzhai is located in an open area and can garrison more than 3,000 troops.
On both sides of the Jiandi River, another camp was built on each side, which was also very small, with a total of six to seven hundred soldiers stationed.
There are 4,200 Zhongwu troops stationed here.
"Lang Jun, the Zhongwu Army does not yet have a governor." After the inspection, Tang Jian reminded him dutifully.
The governor was vacant, and the deputy governor was still saying goodbye to his family at Yiquanwu, but he also didn't come over.
The Zhongwu Army is in a state of being without a general.
A war is coming, which is not a good thing.
"What do you think about letting Yuan Yanlai be the governor?" Shao Xun asked.
"Lang Jun is so optimistic about him?"
"He is a prefect after all. With this status, he can do a lot of things. The county soldiers will also be recruited, and the Zhongwu Army will be close to him. Six thousand." Shao Xun said: "When I return to Xiban, I will hand it over to him. He will be the general of the Imperial Army and will be in charge of training. Du Yin will be in charge of money, food and equipment."
< br>Tang Jian nodded silently.
Lang Jun often explains the causes and consequences to him and other close associates when doing things. His cultivation intention is very obvious, and of course he knows it.
It will take about another month for Yuan Yan’s group to arrive.
Zhuyang is a township in Hongnong County. It is located among the mountains. You must first detour to Shangluo County to the south, turn northeast at the junction of Shangluo and Lushi Counties, and follow the Luoshui River. The whole mountain road is very difficult to walk.
Thousands of people in Yuan Yan's department, large and small, supporting the old and the young, come all the way. I don't know how many people will be reduced.
Before his arrival, Chen Jin was the de facto commander of the Zhongwu Army.
In the afternoon, Shao Xun returned to Jinmenwu.
The main force is stationed at the foot of the mountain and is training constantly.
The wheat planted last month has sprouted green seedlings. Shao Xun looked over and saw that it was growing very well.
Zheng Long, the dock owner of Jinmenwu and a student of Luoyang Phase II, is very confident about the soil fertility and plants the crops relatively densely, hoping to harvest more grain next May.
The craftsmen who came with the army are repairing the equipment.
Under the leadership of county officials, the people who withdrew settled in separate areas.
When someone comes, someone leaves.
For the people of Hongnong, Shaanxi and Hu counties, Yiyang is the "rear area" and "safety".
But for Yiyang locals, Yiyang is the "frontline" and "unsafe".
People in Luoyang have fled south in large numbers, and of course there are also people in Yiyang, quite a few.
After they left, the land and houses were left behind, just in time for resettlement.
On the 19th, Shao Xun, who was personally guiding the training of the Silver Spear Army, received news: The Wang Division fought several battles with the Huns and were defeated.
The first one was in Hanoi.
The Huns plundered and were about to attack the Sima clan's ancestral mausoleum in Wen County. The prefect Pei Zheng sent his general Guo Mo to lead his army to rescue them, but they were defeated by the Huns.
The second game is in Mengjin.
The Huns army began to build a pontoon bridge to cross the river.
Situ Yue crossed Liu Tun and sent General Song Zhou to lead five thousand forbidden soldiers to block the river and reject him.
The Huns found several places in the upper and lower reaches, used small boats to sneak across hundreds of horses, detoured to the rear, and raided a team transporting grain to Mengjin.
Song Zhou was horrified when he heard that the food route had been cut off, and led his army to retreat south.
After building a pontoon bridge to cross the river, the Xiongnu caught up with Song Zhou and defeated him.
The third game was again in Hanoi.
The county people heard that Guo Mo and Song Zhou were defeated, so they suddenly started a rebellion, attacked and killed the officers and soldiers loyal to the court, and held the eunuch Pei Zheng to surrender.
That’s all the news for now.
After reading it, Shao Xun had only one feeling: the Forbidden Army was not that unbearable, at least they still dared to fight.
But there are too few cavalry.
During the Wang Mi Rebellion in May last year, the Xiaoqi Army still had two thousand riders.
There have been a lot of wars in the past two years, but instead of increasing, they have decreased. The total number has dropped below two thousand - actually this is normal, because there is no money, and Shao Xun's Yamen Army has not made up for the shortfall.
With such a small amount of cavalry, even if the frontal combat effectiveness is stronger than that of the Huns, the military strength itself is not in the same order of magnitude.
Song Zhou suffered a defeat in this battle because he did not have enough cavalry.
Of course, he also has his own problems.
As soon as the Huns cavalry cut off their retreat, they panicked and wanted to run away.
The wilderness is full of Huns, how can you run? It is better to set up a stronghold and wait for the Xiongnu to retreat - if the food brought with the army is enough.
Resisting riding with foot is too passive strategically.
What's more, there is no unified command.
Shao Xun could see that the governor Liu Tun was very conservative, and he was completely planning to let the Huns go south, and then rely on Luoyang City to defend and counterattack.
But Sima Yue stepped in and took command, sending Song Zhou to the north, which may not necessarily be on the same page with Liu Tun. As a result, the Song Dynasty was isolated and helpless. It ran away as soon as it was surrounded, and was defeated in the process.
When Liu Tun received the news of Song Zhou's defeat, he was probably confused.
Shao Xun also thought it was a trap when he put himself in Song Zhou’s position!
Garrisoning troops in Mengjin, there is no problem in blocking the river and resisting the enemy. But it requires the cooperation of friendly forces, and it is very difficult to do it alone.
Just like the problem encountered by Song Zhou, the main force of the Xiongnu could only cross the river by pontoon bridge. But they can also use small boats to ferry a small number of people and horses across the river to harass the defenders' rear. At this time, second-line troops need to counterattack to expel these infiltrated enemy troops and ensure that the front-line retreat is clear.
No one knows what Song Zhou's psychological activities were at that time. Maybe he didn't expect friendly troops to come to reinforce him, so he ran away decisively.
Thinking about it this way, it’s not incomprehensible.
The main responsibility lies not with Song Zhou, but with the higher-ups.
The battle was won!
“Send the order!” Shao Xun said loudly after reading the map, throwing it on the table.
Tang Jian immediately called a civil servant.
"Chang Can, deputy governor of the Changjian Army, led 500 soldiers and tribes to march eastward to Yiyang County. The rest of the army was led by Chen Yougen and stationed at Yique Pass. Liang County recruited a thousand men and strong men to accompany them. "Commander."
"Zheng Dong, the leader of the Yamen Military Building, led 500 people to Sheyuan Pass. Liu Shan, the leader of Yushanwuwu, led two thousand soldiers to the north, and was assigned to Zheng Dong's command." >
"Qin San, the leader of the Yamen Military Building, led 500 men to garrison at Taigu Pass. My nephew Shen led a group of 2,000 guests from Sanyuan Manor in Luoyang to go north, under the command of Qin San."
"General Huang Biao led the remaining Yamen Army, Silver Spear Army, and Manchu Army (more than 4,000 people) to station in Green Willow Garden to provide assistance to various places at any time." "He led Wu to each camp of the Tuntian Army and selected Three thousand of them were sent to Green Willow Garden and put under the command of Huang Biao."
The clerk's writing was quick and the records were completed quickly.
After Shao Xun read it, there was no problem, and Tang Jian immediately sent someone to deliver the order.
The situation changes quickly and we have to deal with it accordingly.
Shao Xun picked up the map again and looked at it carefully.
He knew that Luoyang did not fall in this year in history.
But that is history, and he is not sure now. After all, the changes have not been small.
He was not sure whether the imperial court sent people to garrison the three passes of Luonan. There was a high probability that they did not. After all, that was the so-called rear area.
The three passes of Luonan mainly defend against enemies coming from the south. In terms of the structure of the pass, the defense capability against the north is poor. But after all, it is Guancheng, which is better than a temporarily built camp. Now that we have sent people to occupy it, we have blocked the enemy's convenient passage southward.
If the Huns really wanted to attack Guangchengze, apart from sending a small group of troops to cross the mountains and infiltrate as if smuggling over, they could only go east and bypass Xingyang, Chenliu, Yingchuan, and Xiangcheng In the four counties, it is unlikely and not sudden.
Now, he has "confined" himself, the Forbidden Army, and the Huns in a basin and hills north of Sanguan, south of the river, and west of Songshan Mountain. Let him do whatever he wants.
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Chen Yougen galloped to Yique Pass on the afternoon of the 20th.
Sure enough, except for the dozens of "military officials" in Henan County who were responsible for collecting taxes, there was not a single soldier in Guancheng.
"Get out!" Chen Yougen used his riding whip to blast away several military officials who were walking towards him, and then commanded the soldiers to take over Guancheng.
There were many pedestrians and carriages in the north of Yique Pass. Seeing that the soldiers seemed to be intending to close Yique Pass, they all quickened their pace.
Some people are lucky enough to pass through Guancheng before it is closed and go south smoothly.
Some others were stopped.
The soldiers pulled out their swords and crossbows and ordered them to return north.
"General, please do me a favor and let me pass. My father is a minister..." Someone asked him kindly.
Chen Yougen came over, glanced at him, and sneered three times: "Don't talk about Shangshu Lang, it's useless even if Shangshu is here. Get out!"
"Get out of the way, I'm from Prince Wu's Mansion, I'll blind you Dog eyes!" someone yelled.
Chen Yougen slapped him with a loud mouth and ignored him.
The soldiers behind them came in and out and began to dig trenches and place horses on the north side of Guancheng. They were very busy.
The carriage of Xiangcheng Princess Sima Xiuyou squeezed to the front, and Cheng Yuantan stepped forward to negotiate.
"Not even the princess!" A captain of the Fubing team shook his head resolutely.
Cheng Yuantan was a little annoyed and even a little discouraged.
Left Guard General He Lun used the excuse of "lack of military supplies" to rob the princess's belongings in Luoyang City. Does anyone care?
A few years ago, even He Lun would not have dared to do this. But in today's world, ordinary princes and princesses cannot intimidate these warriors.
Really lawless!
But he had no choice but to continue begging for mercy.
"Wang Dun? Don't talk about Wang Dun, it won't be easy even if Wang Taiwei comes." The leader of the Fubing team glanced at Chen Yougen from the corner of his eye. When he saw that he didn't express anything, he immediately puffed up his chest. He pushed Cheng Yuantan staggering and said: "Get out of the way, don't block the way, there will be people coming out to collect firewood later."
Cheng Yuantan was so angry that his face was blue, but there was nothing he could do. .
Sima Mao heard clearly in the carriage and his face turned pale.
If I had known this, I might as well have stayed in Luoyang.
He wanted to order a turnaround, but he was unwilling to do so.
By some strange coincidence, she took out a letter from her arms.
"Princess, I am incompetent..." Cheng Yuantan returned to the car and said with a look of shame.
"Cheng Qing, take this letter and give it to the general. He will let it go." Sima Mao said.
Cheng Yuantan was skeptical about the letter. After taking the letter, he glanced subconsciously and saw the words "Her Royal Highness the Princess" written on the envelope.
He wasn't sure if the letter would be useful, but he had no choice but to give it a try.
Seeing Cheng Yuantan's return, Chen Yougen took the letter suspiciously, but after just one look, his expression changed.
There is no other reason. This handwriting and font are so damn familiar!
He was not very literate before, but he learned a little painfully in the past few years. He often copied from the copybooks given by Shao Xun.
He could recognize these six words "Her Royal Highness the Princess", even if they turned into ashes.
The regular script font and handwriting are beautiful, if it’s not written by the official of Luyang County, who is it?
He immediately handed the letter back to Cheng Yuantan and ordered it to be released.
That's not all. Fifty soldiers were ordered to escort him.
The tribes moved their horses away, and the princess’ chariot moved forward slowly.
When the people outside begging for release saw him, they made noises and even cursed.
"Go away, go away!" A soldier from the government got angry after being scolded. He hit his head with a riding crop and said, "This is the official family of Luyang County. What do you think? Get out!"
"Fart!" someone said. Without hesitation, he ran away with his head in his hands and cursed: "Do you think I am blind? That is the chariot of Princess Xiangcheng. The princess is the wife of Wang Dun of Yangzhou."
"What Wang Dun's wife? That is my general. His wife, otherwise Governor Chen can send someone to escort her? Get out of here, don’t force me to do it!" Several more people rushed up, brandishing heavy swords, as if they wanted to kill people.
The person who scolded him turned pale and walked away immediately.
Sima Mao heard the quarrel between several people from a distance, but she did not clarify.
Cheng Yuantan couldn't help but glance at her.
The princess lowered the car curtain, blocking his view.
Cheng Yuantan's heart moved and he was thoughtful.
No wonder, no wonder! There were many things he had always wondered about, but now he had answers.
This matter - alas.
He is a retainer, so it's hard to say anything.
After the storm ended, peace slowly returned to the outside of Yique Pass.
By evening, a shallow trench had been completed.
Several fires have been built beside the trench. The troops cannot rest tonight and have to burn the midnight oil to fight.
After the trench is dug, the horse pit must be dug, which is a lot of trouble.
Scattered Hun scouts have appeared on the outskirts of Luoyang, indicating that the enemy army is not far away and will arrive within a few days.
The offensive and defensive battle is about to begin.
(End of this chapter)