Chapter 375 Borrowing Troops
Shi Le also came to Dongping.
Looking at this empty wilderness, he had the illusion that it only took 20,000 to 30,000 cavalry and tens of thousands of infantry to penetrate it and drink from the Yangtze River.
Immediately, I smiled to myself, it was just a breakthrough, not a stable rule.
When you cross the counties of Henan, the local nobles will pretend they have not seen you, and will even give you money and food to ask you to leave quickly. But if you want to be a local tiger and stay and rule, it's not that simple.
After two years of wrangling with the Hebei gentry, Da Hu has understood this.
The three states of Yu, Yan and Xu are easy to win but difficult to conquer.
Once Yangzhou and Jingzhou send large armies for the Northern Expedition, the Henan nobles are likely to defect there instantly and provide them with supplies.
Henan is not his territory, so there is no need to work too hard.
"General." Taobao and others rode forward.
"Are you ready?" Shi Le stopped his thoughts and asked.
"General, give the order." Everyone said one after another.
“Let’s go!” Shi Le waved loudly, and a large group of cavalry followed closely behind, filling the entire wilderness like mercury pouring down the ground.
Before them, thousands of infantry troops had already set off early, aiming directly at Linqiu.
In the direction of Juancheng, the city gate is closed in broad daylight.
The governor Yang Hao pretended to be calm and stood at the top of the city, constantly boosting morale.
The Huns did not stay under the city for long, and disappeared after a while.
For them, looting property is more important. He only has seven or eight days' worth of food and water on him, and it's better to leave the fortified city to the infantry.
Shi Le, Liu Ya, Jin Zhun, and Hu Yanyan, each leading a cavalry force ranging from several thousand to more than ten thousand, rushed into the eastern part of Yanzhou.
On the 26th, Shi Le entered Puyang.
On the 27th, Jin Zhun invaded Gaoping, Liu Ya wreaked havoc in Jibei, and Hu Yanyan entered Mount Tai.
At this time, three pontoon bridges have been repaired in the Dongwuyang area, and more and more infantry are crossing the river. More than a hundred forts have been built in the counties of Jibei, Dongping, Gaoping, Rencheng, Taishan, and Puyang. Surrender and donate money and food.
At the same time, Cao Yi and Zhao Gu had been traveling south from Qingzhou for several days, but they did not come to Yanzhou.
The entire eastern Henan region is smelly.
Cao Fu sat in Xuchang. Although he was old and lacked energy, he still managed to gather his energy and formulate strategies at this critical moment.
"The news has been cut off again, damn it." Chen Yougen slapped his hand on the stone table and said angrily.
Li Chong looked calm and said nothing.
This is not the first time we have fought with the Xiongnu. What does it mean if the information is cut off?
At this time, don’t be smart and send any messengers, it’s too dangerous.
"Yougen, are the people gathered enough?" Cao Fu, who was taking a nap, suddenly asked.
Xiaohong served some snacks to the three of them, then gave Chen Yougen a fearful look and slipped away.
"That's almost it. There are more than 7,000 auxiliary troops in total." Chen Yougen said: "Can we fight for a while?"
"Can we do one person and two horses?"
< br>"No."
"How about getting together the donkeys and mules?"
"If we wait another ten days, we might be able to get them together." Chen Yougen said: "However, the military situation is like a fire. Do you need to wait?"
Cao Fu was silent for a moment and said: "You go to Chen County first to help defend Yangxia, Chen, Xiang, and Ku counties. I am worried that if there is no large army to suppress the formation, Chen Gong will count. Years of hard work will be ruined. Besides, you'd better go to Lu Yuzhou."
After learning that the Xiongnu crossed the river from Dongwuyang, the string in Lu Zhi's heart suddenly tightened. stand up.
He immediately wrote to Xuchang, asking to send a group of troops over, and named the soldiers.
From Fugou to Xiang, there are mostly earthen enclosures for two to three hundred miles, with camps as units. There were only a few hundred men in a local siege, which would definitely not be able to withstand the siege of a large group of enemy troops, so Xuchang was asked to send reinforcements.
"Yamen Army." Cao Fu looked at Li Chong again and said, "Stay in Xuchang for the time being. Duke Chen's family members are all in the city, so there must be no loss. I have sent 5,000 soldiers from Xuchang to Kaocheng to listen to King Donghai , commanded by the concubine.” After sending out 5,000 soldiers, there were almost 5,000 soldiers left in the city.
Cao Fu does not trust these newly attached armies and must be suppressed by the Yamen Army.
The four new soldiers of the Silver Spear Army and the five thousand garrison troops were led by Hou Feihu and went to Weicang to collect ships in case of emergencies.
Lao Cao put on a posture of defending the city.
Not the best choice, but it is a satisfactory response.
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September 25th was another sunny day.
On the Yang Canal, boats are lined up one after another, almost reaching the horizon.
Yangqu is an artificial canal flowing through Luoyang since the Han Dynasty.
In the west of Luoyang City, it is called the "Qianjin Canal". After passing through Daxia Gate and Guangmo Gate in the north of the city, it winds southward, passes through Jianchun Gate and Dongyang Gate, and then goes all the way east to connect with Luoshui at the boundary of Gong County. This section is called "Jiuqudu".
After Shao Xun passed through Gong County, his fleet and convoys went west along the artificial canal of Jiuqudu and stationed outside the gates of Jianchun and Dongyang.
The reason why Taicang is built inside Dongyang Gate is actually for one reason: to facilitate unloading.
On the day Shao Xun arrived, Wang Yan, Xun Fan, Liu Tun, and Liang Fen went out of the city to meet each other.
"Have the Huns retreated?" Shao Xun asked, pointing to the messy battlefield.
"This matter depends on Liang Gong." Wang Yan knew that Shao Xun was anxious and immediately explained: "When he learned that reinforcements were coming, the Huns attacked Dongyang Gate and Jianchun Gate fiercely, but the forbidden troops fought hard. It happened that Liang Gong's soldiers Then, the Huns fled." Shao Xun nodded.
He is too lazy to compete with Liang Fen for the title of King of Qin, there is no need.
More than 70 watercrafts were loaded with more than 300,000 tons of grain. This contribution is even greater.
He just wants to figure out one thing now.
"Lieutenant, you have been in Luoyang from beginning to end. Do you think the Huns are serious about fighting?" Shao Xun asked.
Wang Yan hesitated for a while and said, "It doesn't look like it."
Shao Xun understood.
Even people like Wang Yan who don't know much about military affairs can see that the Xiongnu's offensive is no longer fierce, which only means one thing: the Xiongnu's goal is not Luoyang.
This is the same as his previous judgment.
"Where did the Huns retreat to?" he asked again.
"Retreat to Mengjin." Liang Fen stepped forward and said: "I sent Bei Gongchun to lead the army to pursue and defeat the enemy. Some of the Huns fled westward, passing through Xin'an, and most of them retreated to Mengjin. Mengjin that There were many people nearby who tried to ambush Beigong Chun, but failed. When the Liangzhou soldiers retreated, they saw fire rising into the sky in the direction of Mengjin. The Huns must have burned the pontoon bridge and retreated to the north bank. "
"There are people in Hanoi. How many enemy troops are there?”
“Only I can answer this for you.” Liang Fen took a deep look at Shao Xun and decided to sell his favor, saying: “My unit has captured the thief general and learned about the hypocrite. Wang Can of Hanoi once stationed himself in the wild, and then went east to patrol Jijun. "
When Shao Xun heard this, he suddenly felt enlightened, and the fog of war that had been shrouded in the sky was finally torn away.
There are two possibilities: 1. The Xiongnu attracted him to Luoyang and surrounded and killed him in the city; 2. The Xiongnu avoided the reality and attacked the two states of Yan and Henan.
The first one may have been ruled out.
Now it is basically certain that the Huns have attacked his lair.
"Quan Zhong, why don't you enter the city to see the Emperor?" Wang Yan asked from the side.
Shao Xun looked at the ships that were unloading cargo one after another, shook his head and said: "Lieutenant, can you think of a way to gather more manpower and vehicles to speed up the unloading of food? I am anxious to return reinforcements. "
Wang Yan was startled and said: "The emperor wants to gather all the armies to drive out the remnants of the Xiongnu army, you..."
"Drive out the birds!" Shao Xun yelled: "Thieves. Don’t act rashly if you don’t know. Who knows how many Huns there are in the wild?”
Wang Yan nodded silently.
Xun Fan and Liu Tun also looked ashamed. It was obvious that they did not try hard to remonstrate with the emperor.
To be honest, they were very satisfied with Shao Xun's behavior in escorting the grain to Beijing. It not only solved Luoyang's urgent need, but also greatly boosted the morale of the defenders.
It would be really disappointing if he didn't come.
He proposed mutual tolerance for the sake of the country. No one can do without the other. It can be said that one will be prosperous and one will suffer. Do you really think that in despair, the court has no means to check and balance you?
Fortunately, he is here and he is indeed a good character. Be bossy and domineering, as long as you can do things.
Now that he wants to leave, it actually makes sense. There is no need to make things difficult for him.
With the 14,000 cavalry brought by Wei General Liang Fen, food is available, and the morale of the defenders has been greatly boosted. There should be no serious problems next.
Wang Yan didn't waste any time and immediately sent people back to the city, mobilized some of the city's defenders, collected carts, and prepared to leave the city to unload food.
Shao Xun breathed a sigh of relief.
The Yang Canal connects the Zhaiquan, Tianyuan Pond, Green Pond, Jiulong Pond and other lakes in the city. If you wait for the watercraft to enter the city one by one through Shuimen (a waterway hole in the city wall, located near Dongyang Gate), you can anchor. Unloading the goods later was too slow and he couldn't wait.
But even so, it will now take two or three days to unload all the goods.
Forget it, after walking all this way, the soldiers were physically and mentally tired and needed to take a break and replenish some supplies.
Seeing that nothing happened, Xun Fan and Liu Tun took their leave and returned to the palace to report.
Shao Xun took Liang Fen and Wang Yan to talk for another conversation.
"Mr. Liang, can you lend me your cavalry?" Shao Xun asked.
I feel a little embarrassed to say this.
Liangzhou soldiers belong to Zhang Gui, and their mission is to be the king of Qin. They just did not go back for the time being because of the fall of Chang'an.
The imperial court temporarily handed over this force to Liang Fen. If the road is opened in the future, they will probably have to go back.
What's the point of following you to fight now?
Liang Fen did not say whether he agreed or disagreed when he heard this, but said: "There are still more than two thousand cavalry and more than two thousand six hundred infantry. I can let them go to fight with you with an order, but - —"
"I owe Mr. Liang a favor," Shao Xun said, "I will pay it back in the future."
Wang Yan sighed beside him and said, "There is no one else. I will put it bluntly. In this situation, no one can live without anyone. If you help Quan Zhong once and let him take care of the trouble, if the Huns come to Luoyang again, Quan Zhong can come to General Liang. If you help others, you will help yourself."
Liang Fen was silent for a moment, and suddenly said with emotion: "Mr. Chen led 20,000 troops all the way up the road, breaking through many obstacles and arriving at Luoyang. Such strong combat power is rare."
Shao Xun looked at him and waited. below.
“That’s okay.” After experiencing this, Liang Fen had some thoughts in her mind. She just heard him sigh: “I will ask Bei Gongchun to come over in a while, and you can discuss with him how to move.”
"Thank you, Mr. Liang." Shao Xun bowed and thanked him sincerely.
He had a vague feeling that Liang Fen and Wang Yan seemed to have guessed the movements of the main force of the Huns.
After thanking Liang Fen, Shao Xun looked at Wang Yan again and said, "Lieutenant, can the court be accommodating and lend me the Xiaoqi Army?"
Wang Yan glared Big eyes.
(End of this chapter)