Chapter 271 Who can stop me?
The news of the successive fierce battles in Luoyang was not able to spread in time.
Victory cannot boost the morale of other battlefields.
If you lose, the enemy will give you a big publicity.
This is a problem of information transmission.
Fortunately, Shao Xun closed the three Luonan Passes in time, so that the main force of the thieves was restricted to the Luoyang Basin. Those who occasionally penetrated to the south of Sanguan were immediately chased and intercepted by mounted soldiers and tribesmen, and were eventually eliminated one by one.
The Huns later learned that if they could not break through these three gates, no matter how many small troops they sent to infiltrate south, they would just give the Jin army heads, which was useless.
However, they are not interested in going south now. Multiple battlefields have been opened in the Luoyang Basin, so they have no intention of paying attention to them.
In the areas of Shaanxian County and Xia Shi, Wang Mi's tribe retreated quickly, as if they were very reluctant to engage in a fierce battle with Shao Xun's tribe, even though the combat effectiveness of the Zhongwu Army on the opposite side was very doubtful, and it was not as good as Shao's army.
Liu Jing is still staying in this area, doing nothing at first, but recently he encountered a little trouble: Sima Mo, the king of Nanyang who was guarding Guanzhong, was persuaded by Wei Fu, the military counselor to offer wine, and sent generals Chun Yuding and Zhao Ran Leading an army of 20,000 men to the east, it seemed that they were going to leave Tongguan to attack Liu Jing, and they were also going to cross the river from Pubanjin and invade the territory of Hedong.
No matter which direction he took, it was enough to make Liu Jing feel nervous.
To some extent, they are more afraid of the Jin army in Guanzhong, because they often use money and silk to lure barbarians and gather large groups of cavalry, which is more difficult to deal with than the infantry of the Luoyang Forbidden Army.
Pei Chun, the prefect of Xingyang, sent Li Ju to lead his army westward to attack the Wubao of Zhao Gu and others, vowing to eliminate these rebels.
Because Shi Le did not go south, Xuchang Governor Wang Shiwen and Chariot General Wang Kan, under the strict orders of the envoy who risked his life to break out of Luoyang, led an army of 15,000, crossed the Yellow River north, and entered the territory of Jijun. Attack Hanoi and cut off the Huns' return route.
Shan Jian, the governor of Jingzhou, heard that Luoyang was besieged, and ordered the counties to select brave men and send them to Xiangyang, planning to gather 5,000 elite soldiers and go north to rescue Luojing.
Pei Dun, the governor of Xuzhou, organized 10,000 troops and marched westward with the intention of joining the capital to aid the capital. However, he did not go far just after leaving because he was not given enough money and food. In addition, Pei Dun was severely punished in the local area and was unpopular. The crowd made a noise and dispersed, and Pei Dun had no choice but to return to Xuzhou.
Yangzhou lost 20,000 people last year (Battle of Changping), but the governor Zhou Fu has always been loyal and loyal to the emperor. Even though he was at odds with Sima Yue, he still sent 5,000 people northward. This meeting has already Set off.
Sima Yue's close confidant, Wang San, the governor of Chenliu, gathered three thousand troops and entered the territory of Xingyang, intending to pass Chenggao Pass and enter the Luoyang Basin.
In short, after the Huns suddenly arrived and Luoyang was besieged, all the states and counties in the world immediately sent out reinforcements within their capabilities to help the king - they were not necessarily to help Sima Yue. In fact, Sima Yue was not like that With great appeal, these people are helping the imperial court and the emperor.
This is actually a "will test".
At least in October of the third year of Yongjia, the Jin Dynasty barely passed the test of will, and the hearts of the people were still there!
Shao Xun received some news one after another in Jiuqu.
To be honest, he was a little surprised. This zombie-like court can actually summon so many troops of King Qin, gathering from all directions, it's really a ghost!
As a result, his ambitions moderated a little, and he became "loyal"...
The first sound of the drum sounded in the land of Jiuqu.
The auxiliary soldiers immediately took action.
Hurry up to feed the unfed draft animals, quickly put away the unpacked utensils, quickly take out the unprepared dry food and put it in a place where it is easy to access. In short, it is a bunch of chores...
Second The toms sounded.
All the draft animals were yoked, the vehicles began to move, and the auxiliary soldiers began to be divided into various camps, led by officers to assemble and prepare for departure.
The soldiers began to inspect the equipment.
For a moment, the sound of a knife being drawn into a sheath was heard endlessly.
The spare bow strings were tied to the quiver, and everyone counted the arrows in the pot. If there were less than thirty arrows, they immediately asked the auxiliary soldiers to get them.
The war horse was also led out for a few steps to warm up.
The third tom sounded.
The soldiers began to put on each other's armor in pairs and inspect each other's equipment.
The stringed step bow hangs on the left side of the waist, the ring-shou knife hangs on the right side of the waist, and the spear is in the hand, no problem.
A few baggage cars next to the marching column contained long-handled axes, hooks and sickles, wooden poles, rifles and spare equipment.
The officers began to confirm which corps was on which sidecar, who would rotate with them, and who were the reserves supporting these two corps...
Everything was in order.
To this day, the Silver Spear Army is considered an elite unit. Although Shao Xun always feels that they are not good enough, their level is still too low, and they need to practice more...
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When the first sidecar slowly went downhill and appeared in sight, the Huns suddenly became commotion.
In the past two days, they divided the four thousand cavalry into three parts and took turns to harass them. Apart from paying the price of more than a hundred casualties, they gained almost nothing.
I am so tired!
Hearing that the army's food and grass supplies were less than half a month's supply and that Luoyang could not be captured, everyone was very anxious and wondered what the point of staying here was.
For example, the infantry in front of me may only be worth a little over 10,000 in total, but it is very sophisticated.
Yes, that is sophistication.
Perhaps in the eyes of other people, skills, discipline, and equipment are very important, but in the eyes of these Huns cavalry, the sophistication of these soldiers is the most annoying. They know when to do something and who does what. The more I gain confidence, the less afraid I will be of their harassment.
Even among thousands of troops, they eat when they need to eat and sleep when they need to sleep. Even if the soldiers on the outside are beaten to pieces and the sound of killing is loud, they can still sit on the ground calmly and eat water to restore their physical strength. Even hiding behind large shields, ration bags and sleeping clothes.
This army must have been in existence for a long time, at least four or five years, and it has experienced a lot of battles. Every one of them is a damn capable killer and will not collapse easily. The day before yesterday, the conquering general Hu Yanhao ordered them to turn west and harass the troops in turn, making them eat poorly, sleep poorly, consume a lot of energy, and lose a lot of physical strength. Then he personally led the main force to surround and kill them in one fell swoop. .
Standard hunting tactics of prairie pack wolves.
It means following and harassing the prey all the way, biting it from time to time to make the prey bleed. In panic, it will throw itself into confusion, exhaust its energy, and finally collapse and be eaten by the pack of wolves.
But after accompanying them to "practice" for a day and a night, it seemed to have no effect.
There are four thousand riders in total, divided into three parts. Only a few thousand riders can rush up to harass you at one time, and no one will look at you.
They also have cavalry who are good at hand-to-hand combat. They recharge their batteries when they don't have a chance, and they suddenly attack when they have a chance, causing the Han cavalry to bleed continuously.
My maid!
The carts were rolling, the horses were rustling, and the long dragon-like cart was moving forward unstoppably.
Shao Xun is wearing a golden armor given by the emperor of the Jin Dynasty and holding a treasure bow given by the emperor of the Han Dynasty. He looks majestic and looking forward to Zixiong.
No tactic is perfect.
The vehicle formation can only deal with pure cavalry troops. If it is a mixed army of infantry and cavalry, it will be a bit troublesome.
For example, what should you do if someone ambushes you on both sides of the road and hits you with a catapult?
Liu Yu thought about this problem.
His solution was to hang curtains on the cars on both sides to buffer the falling rocks.
The car array is mobile, so as long as you carry it through this section, you will be safe. After all, the catapult is almost impossible to move. Moreover, the catapult's range is very impressive, its accuracy is even more impressive, and it doesn't take long for it to fall apart.
So this tactic is basically useless. Besides, the Huns can't use this tactic now. Where are their infantry?
Fire attacks are even more useless than throwing stones, because fire prevention is easier.
The real trouble is that the opponent has infantry who are good at fighting. They attack in turns regardless of casualties, leaving you unable to rest and recover, and eventually collapse.
To put it bluntly, even if we surround you with superior forces and wear you to death, the final casualties may not be smaller than yours. In fact, it is just a gamble - it is not not worth it. Gein can use the car array to cover long distances. The mobile ones must be well-trained elite infantry. Annihilating them can greatly damage the opponent's morale.
The current Liu Han army does not have the ability to annihilate this mixed force of Silver Spear Army, Fu soldiers, and Valiant Cavalry Army, even if they only have more than 6,000 soldiers.
On the night of the 30th, the car array stayed at the foot of Shou'an Mountain.
On the first night of November, we camped at Ganshuikou.
The so-called Ganshuikou means the place where Ganshui enters Luoshui.
Ganshui originates from Luti Mountain in the south. There is a city on the mountain, but it is abandoned - Lu Ji's "Luoyang Ji": "Twenty-five miles southwest of Henan County, Ganshui comes out and flows north into Luo. On the mountain There is Gancheng, which is the city of Gan Gong. "
It is actually the old city of Gan State in the Spring and Autumn Period.
Du Yu once annotated Zuo Zhuan: "Gan Zhaogong, the prince led him, and he lived in Gan."
It is worth mentioning that this city was still used by people until the Later Han Dynasty, and It's a solid city built with stone slabs - but I don't know if the stones on the city wall are "cultural relics" from the Spring and Autumn Period.
Before falling asleep, Shao Xun also made a special "memo". If there is a chance in the future, Gancheng must be renovated and converted into a military base.
Ganshui River flows through the side of Gancheng. There is no shortage of water in the city. There is still a small amount of cultivated land on the mountain, and there is more wasteland in the plain below the mountain. This is a natural dock.
As for claiming this city means extending the power deep into Henan County, this is not a big deal.
Early in the morning on the second day of the lunar month, we broke camp and set off, continuing to the northeast.
The distance between Ganshuikou and Luoyang is only about forty miles. With the cavalry surrounding them, even if we go slowly, it will only take two or three days.
No matter how stupid the Huns are, they will try their best to intercept them.
But the strange thing is that they did not increase their troops. What happened in the past two days?
Shao Xun ignored him and continued to move forward. In the evening of the same day, he advanced to the west bank of Jianshui and set up camp. He looked across from the ancient city of Han and Henan - the seat of Henan County of the Eastern Han Dynasty. It was built on the basis of the Imperial City of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty and is located in today's Imperial City of Luoyang City. The park was abandoned at this time (late Jin Dynasty), and the county seat of Henan was moved to Luoyang City.
At this time, the Huns finally reacted.
Four thousand riders remained on the west bank to harass, and more than ten thousand riders rushed to the east bank of the stream, watching eagerly.
That night was not peaceful.
Outside the temporary camp consisting of sidecars, baggage trucks, and wooden fences, the sound of horse hooves never stopped.
From time to time, Huns would approach and shoot arrows, or beat gongs and drums, thinking they were harassing.
In the vast darkness of night, a large group of infantrymen arrived quietly under the cover of darkness, crossed Jianshui to the west, and set up camp on the spot.
Further away, there were thousands of horse-riding infantry selected by Wang Mi, traveling all night to come to Jianshui.
Shao Xunzhong got up at night and climbed to the high platform to overlook the wilderness.
The camp was set up to the west of Jianshui. There were Huns cavalry on the east bank, and behind the camp on the west bank, there were Huns following all the way.
There is a tiger in front and a wolf behind.
Are you trying to stop yourself from crossing the river, or are you getting ruthless and trying to annihilate them together?
He doesn’t know.
He only knew that the food and grass he carried with the army could last for twenty-seven days, and he also harvested nearly two hundred injured and dead horses along the way.
I don’t know if the Huns’ food and grass can last for seven days.
Come on, I will cross the river tomorrow, who can stop me?
(End of this chapter)