Chapter 324 Thrilling
On the first day of November, Shao Xun returned to Nanyang, where he rested for one night and handled a large number of official duties related to the settlement of the army and refugees.
Continuing northbound on the second day of the lunar month, returning to Xiangcheng via Duyang and Ye County.
At this time, Wang Mi, Zhao Gu and others had led their troops into the Luoshui River Valley to attack Yiyang County.
There were only 500 Zhongwu soldiers in the county, and more than 3,000 men were recruited from the people who took refuge in the city to defend the city to the death.
The fierce fighting lasted for two days.
Wang Mi and Zhao Gu almost consumed all the captured old, weak, women and children, and even sent their own troops to attack for half a day.
Yiyang was crumbling, but it never fell.
Wang Mi and Zhao Gu saw that they were about to hurt their own capital, so they did not want to fight and left to save the siege. Anyway, Yiyang was unable to attack and could not pose a threat.
Hongnong Prefect Yuan Yan heard that the Huns had entered the Luoshui River Valley and was worried about being attacked from both sides. He led nearly 5,000 Zhongwu troops to abandon the camp at Xiban and retreated to Jinmen Mountain, relying on the food and military supplies of Jinmenwu.
During the retreat, Shan Zheng, the general of Han Zhengxi, took advantage of the situation and attacked fiercely, beheading more than a thousand people. Then he led 15,000 people on foot and cavalry to camp on the banks of Luoshui outside Jinmen dock. He was not sure whether to storm the fort.
Hanoi King Liu Can led more than 10,000 riders, skipped Yiyang, and went directly to Jinmenwu to survey the terrain.
"Thief Shao is really good at picking places." Liu Can looked at Wubao located on the mountainside and took a breath of cold air.
This kind of fortress cannot deploy its troops and is more difficult to defeat than a county town located on flat ground.
Moreover, after years of continuous reinforcement, Jinmen Pier has not only become larger, but the thickness and height of the wall have also been enhanced. There is also a sheep and horse wall behind the trench, which is really difficult to chew.
Shan Zheng, Wang Mi and Zhao Gu looked at each other with pale faces.
The location of Kinmen Pier was chosen very cleverly. A maximum of 300 people could be sent up at one time, but their strength advantage could not be effectively utilized.
From a military perspective, this kind of dock is suitable for siege. Stay around for a year and a half and see how long you can hold on.
But can we look at the problem from a military perspective now? Obviously not.
Liu Can's eyes lingered on the three of them for a while.
Single symptoms are not very stressful.
His daughter is the widow of the late emperor, and she is a general in Zhenxi and a chief of the Di tribe. As long as the imperial court wanted to retain its influence among Feng Yi and the Shangjun Qiang Di tribe, it would be impossible to force them to die.
Wang Mi was a little nervous.
It is not easy for him to gather some troops. He only has more than 30,000 soldiers so far. We only brought ten thousand people with us on this expedition, just because we didn't want to waste our strength too much. But he was relatively dependent on Liu Han's court and had orders from above, so he didn't have much confidence to refuse.
At this point, Shi Le was much tougher than him. Although Da Hu had pretended to be very good and obedient until now, Wang Feibao had already seen through him.
He secretly glanced at Zhao Gu and found that this guy was more nervous than himself, so he chuckled secretly.
The difference in status becomes apparent at critical moments.
Sure enough, after Liu Can pondered for a while, he ordered: "In this battle, Zhao Anbei will take the lead and focus on attacking the Yuanyan camp outside Wubao."
Zhongwu The army withdrew three to four thousand people, but they could not all be packed into Jinmenwu, let alone hide in Wubao.
The Art of War says: "Any defender who cannot advance without a gate or retreat without a pavilion or barrier to defend himself from the battle is not a good person."
To defend the city, unless it is absolutely necessary, a camp must be left outside the city to form a horn with the city.
In this way, the enemy will not be able to use their hands and feet when attacking the city, and they will not be able to deploy their troops. They will also be vulnerable to flanking attacks during the attack, and the siege equipment will be more likely to be damaged.
Yuan Yan was so courageous that he did not enter Wubao. Instead, he used himself as bait and set up a stronghold outside Wubao in a difficult terrain and convenient for attack. His intention was very obvious: he retreated. There is no way to retreat, so we have to fight to the death here.
"Your Majesty..." Zhao Gu grimaced, as if he wanted to beg.
“Don’t bargain with me.” Liu Can’s face fell and he scolded.
“Promise.” Zhao Gu did not dare to resist and agreed.
Perhaps seeing that he was more knowledgeable, Liu Can ordered Shan Zheng and Wang Mi to deploy archers to strengthen the Zhao department.
He also transferred some people from his cavalry to support Zhao Gu with cavalry bows or infantry bows.
With the help of so many archers, it should be able to greatly offset the enemy's geographical advantages, and there may be a chance of success.
After the order was issued, Shan Zheng, Wang Mi, and Zhao Gu each selected sergeants to prepare for the attack.
Liu Can and his cavalry were stationed in the Luoshui River Valley. While cutting hay and shredding it to reduce food consumption as much as possible, he was drawing maps everywhere and trying to find mountain trails to enter Guangchengze.
My father has an obsession with Yuan Yan, but he does not.
In his opinion, the biggest obstacle to capturing Luoyang was Chen Hou Shaoxun of Jin. Because his troops dared to continue advancing amid the cavalry siege and took the initiative to launch an attack.
This large group of veterans are skilled, experienced, and determined to fight. As long as they are destroyed, Shao Xun will not be able to accumulate the same troops in a few years.
If they cannot be eliminated as an organization, even if they have many battle losses, Shao Xun can slowly restore their combat effectiveness by recruiting new soldiers to fill the vacancies - with the old leading the new, the growth of soldiers The speed is very fast.
It must be eliminated in an organized manner, so that the last army of Jin that is good at field warfare disappears. In this way, Luoyang and even Yanzhou and Yuzhou took and asked for everything.
Yuan Yan is nothing, it’s not important at all.
"Dong dong dong..." The drum sounded, and Liu Can came back to his senses and quietly watched the siege that was about to begin.
In this battle, countless people died.
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The eagle soars high in the sky, overlooking the earth.
At the ferry crossing between Mengjin and Xiaopingjin (Pingyinjin) five or six miles downstream, four pontoon bridges span the north and south, and people like ants come and go, constantly carrying things.
Continue flying eastward.
A pontoon bridge was also erected on Beiwushedu in Gong County.
In the first year of Jianwu (25th year), Zhu Kun sent the envoy Jia Qiang and the general Su Mao to bring 30,000 people across Wushejin to attack Wen.
There were also many people, horses and vehicles on this pontoon bridge. After hard work, they were transported to the Hulao Pass area.
The Yellow River meanders to the northeast, twenty miles north of Suanzao County, where there are two more pontoon bridges that have just been erected.
One end of the floating bridge is in Ji County and the other end is in Jujube.
There is also a place here that is conducive to crossing the river. It was called Jijin in ancient times and also known as Suanzaojin. A large group of people crossed the river southward and entered Yanzhou.
One group occupied Suanzao and Dongyan, and built pontoons on both sides of Wenshijin to warn the Sima Yue Group in the east.
The first group headed west, conquered Yuanwu and Juan counties, and entered the city of Bo Xingyang on the fourth day of November.
Another group led by Shi Chao bypassed Xingyang and headed west. They arrived at Hulao Pass on the night of the fifth day and set up camp.
That night, Shi Chao selected the elite and launched a night attack.
The sound of chaotic footsteps sounded in Hulao Pass.
Pei Chun, who had just drank to drown his sorrows and fell asleep, was suddenly awakened by a fright. At first, they thought it was a camp bombing. After being served by servants, they put on their armor, took a sword, and went to quell the chaos angrily.
When they reached the eastern half of Guancheng and were about to scold them, they heard fierce fighting sounds coming from the top of the city.
"This..." Pei Chun was shocked.
Is this a thief coming from the east?
Why no one came to report it?
Are all the messengers dead?
While he was in shock and doubt, he saw a group of broken soldiers rushing down from the top of the city. When he saw Pei Chun standing there with a helmet and armor and a sword, he was stunned for a moment, and then ran away in a chaotic manner. Go up.
The screams at the top of the city became more intense.
Only then did Pei Chun react. His back was soaked and he subconsciously wanted to run.
At this moment, shouts of killing also rang out from the west. It turned out that Shi Le sent some people to dismount, and also sent some of the captured men to attack the city.
Looking at the firelight that reflected half of the sky on the east and west sides, Pei Chun understood everything. The thieves were using fire to communicate and attack from the east and west in an attempt to conquer Hulao Pass.
"Quick! Quick! Bring my horse." Pei Chun whispered.
The servant was a little dumbfounded.
Why is Fu Jun so full of thoughts of running away that he can't stop thinking about it.
"Master Fu, the mountain road is narrow. How many soldiers can the thieves send up?" The servant advised: "It seems powerful now, but it may not be able to break the city."
"You know nothing!" Pei Chun slapped him in the face and cursed: "You, a despicable person like you, can't comment on military affairs? Quickly prepare the horses. I'm going to Chen County to report to Ambassador Lu. Prepare a few more If it doesn't work, I'll go to Jianye. That guy Shao Xun is ruthless and he won't let me go."
After that, he said to another servant: "Pack up some clothes for buying on the road. Food.”
The man nodded stupidly and left.
"Huh? Why are you still stunned here?" Seeing that the first servant did not leave, Pei Chun was so angry that he kicked him.
The servant staggered and said nonchalantly: "Fu... Mr. Fu, there are thieves on the east and west sides. How can we escape? Lead the people to break through the enemy formation and break out?"
Pei Chun was dumbfounded.
Yes, how to run? Wearing armor and holding a sword, can you break through the enemy's obstacles? If I have this ability, I would still run away.
Thinking of this, his eye circles suddenly turned red and he almost cried.
I am going to die! Alas, I am about to die!
The servants also wept with him.
Not long after the two of them felt sorry for themselves, the first servant came over with someone pulling a cart.
The car is loaded with silk and satin, gold, silver and jade articles, which look very valuable.
Pei Chun is so angry, don’t you understand what “thin and soft” means? How to run away with a cart full of belongings?
However - when his eyes fell on the car, he was stunned again.
These were all obtained when he was the governor of Xingyang. Especially those gold, silver and jade articles that I love and play with often. It would be a pity to just throw them away.
A burst of footsteps came from the front, mixed with the sound of the collision of beetle leaves.
Pei Chun took a closer look and saw that it was Zheng Zun who had gotten up at night.
Zheng Zun also saw Pei Chun, and even saw the cart of goods, and was immediately overjoyed: "I was still worried that the soldiers would not use their lives, but I didn't expect that the Lord had already considered it. Is this a reward for recruiting warriors? "
"Yes...yes, I want..." Pei Chun was halfway through his words when he saw the servant gently tugging on his sleeve.
"Master Fu, now that we are attacked on both sides, we can't run away. Why don't we give this chariot of gold and silk to the warriors so that they can fight with all their strength and repel the thieves. Only in this way can we save our lives." the servant whispered.
In the end, life is more important. Pei Chun struggled for a moment, then his face changed, and he said with emotion: "Yes, the bandits are fierce and their offensive is fierce. Now they are preparing to spend all their wealth and recruit strong men. Zheng Langjun will handle this matter on my behalf." Well, you must choose an elite and brave man. Money is not a problem!"
Zheng Zun said in awe, "I know that the prince is very righteous."
After that, he summoned him immediately. The soldiers who were waiting on the streets and their own tribes were promised generous rewards and ordered to go to the city to guard the city.
Under heavy rewards, there must be brave men.
Zheng Zun quickly recruited 300 people and divided them into two groups. One group of 200 people went to the east city, and the other group of 100 people went to the west city.
These three hundred people are the vanguard, facing the most ferocious enemy.
Behind them, there were hundreds of people marching forward with great noise.
After the new force joined in, the fighting at the top of the city became more intense, with each wave getting louder than the next.
Pei Chun waited tremblingly at the foot of the city.
It was not until after midnight that the sound of killing gradually became quieter.
When the east side was slightly, the first sun rose, and the sound of the kill finally stopped.
Unconsciously, Pei Chun stood in the city in the middle of the night.
The armor had been taken off for a long time. He held his sword and watched the bloody strong man walking down from the head of the city, and the corner of his mouth pulled.
I want to laugh, but I feel complicated and can't laugh at all.
It turns out that the city is so thrilling, so how dangerous is the field?
Pei Chun has a new understanding of the war and has a new understanding of Shao Xun.
(End of this chapter)