Chapter 472 Late Night
The bright full moon was dragged deep into the dense clouds, and the earth became dark.
The river breeze blew, mixed with the fishy smell of water, and seemed to be mixed with a little rain.
There was silence inside and outside Fangtou, and the entire camp seemed to be completely asleep.
Inside the Chinese army's tent, it was almost time, and Shao Xun was still negotiating with the shogunate officials who came from Henan.
"The main force of the Yi Cong Army will be transferred back to Henan, and you and others must cooperate closely. Zhuwubao is very critical. They are needed to provide food, place the wounded, and inform the news." Shao Xun said: "Maybe we can't capture the main force of the Xiongnu. , but as long as one or two troops are hurt, they will restrain themselves. "
Today is September 25th. It has been almost twenty years since the Huns invaded Henan. Since crossing the river from Jibei, they have mainly ravaged Jibei. The three commanderies of Bei, Gaoping and Dongping have just shifted their focus to Jiyin and sent two small-scale partial divisions into the territory of Puyang and Liang. It may be to disturb the sight, or it may be to further test the situation in various places in Henan and encircle and suppress the local areas. There are only a few cavalry weapons left.
Shao Xun ordered the main force of the Yi Cong Army to withdraw. In fact, he made some choices.
Of his cavalry unit, there are currently more than 500 cavalry remaining in Heyang Beicheng, and the rest have brought Fangtou.
According to the order Man Yu just received, he led two thousand riders back south, so there were not many people left in Fangtou, almost 800 riders.
This is already the minimum, anything less is inappropriate.
It also means that he gave up his plan to counterattack. Without a large-scale cavalry, even if Shi Le was defeated, he would not be able to pursue him, because you cannot safely pursue Shi Le's cavalry group.
Choosing and choosing is nothing more than giving up one aspect and strengthening the other.
"Ming Gong, some counties and counties have floating hearts and seem to be unstable. The shogunate has sent people to comfort them. But there are still some counties and counties that are standing still. Do you want to send someone to urge them?" Yu Liang, who joined the army, said.
"Which counties?" Shao Xun asked with a focused gaze.
"The two counties of Taishan and Lu were on the back of the Xiongnu, but they closed their doors to protect themselves, and not a single soldier was sent out." Yu Liang said.
Shao Xun looked at Yu Liang.
Yu Liang was a little embarrassed and lowered his head.
"Yuan Gui. I heard that there is a civil uprising in Runan, do you know about it?" Shao Xun suddenly asked.
“What?” Yu Liang was surprised. This had not happened before when he left Xuchang. When did it happen?
"I just received a military report. Zhang Xiaoer from Fufeng was dissatisfied with being sent to the river. He gathered a crowd to revolt, captured Yang'an County, and killed the commander. Li Mazi, a Pingyang man from Gebei, revolted, destroyed dikes, killed officials, and fled eastward. Ruyin, conquer Linyang." Shao Xun looked at Yu Liang expressionlessly and said, "Do you want to listen to their banner?"
"This..." Yu Liang's face turned pale. Beads of sweat broke out on his forehead.
“Concentrate on business matters and don’t think about things that you have and don’t have.” Shao Xun said.
"Yes." Yu Liang responded with difficulty, looking a little dazed.
He suddenly thought of the admonitions of the local officials when he inspected the rivers, lakes and ponds, and he felt a little regretful. It seemed that he had indeed acted too hastily.
But what he is most worried about now is not how to put down the civil uprising, but whether it will leave an irreparable bad impression on Mr. Chen. In his anxiety, his thoughts were lost, and he wished he could fly back to Runan right now and kill all the rogues one by one.
After teaching Yu Liang a lesson, Shao Xun looked at Liu Anzhi, who was working as a lieutenant, and said: "There are strong men from the five counties in Chenjun who have been practicing for many years during the off-season. Some of them even fought in the Battle of Zhemati. , leave it all to you. The small villages can be abandoned, and the personnel should be gathered together, at least every five battalions, to prepare for the enemy's surprise attack. Remember, the Silver Spear Army has turned south to quell the civil uprising. They won't be able to go to Chen County for a while, so we can't take it lightly."
"Yes," Liu Anzhi said loudly.
He had reason to be excited.
Even if one child is born in a family, there are tens of thousands of people. How many people in this world can command tens of thousands of troops?
Well, his army of tens of thousands is too weak, because it is stationed in place and will not gather on a large scale, but it is still a considerable force, which means that his status in the shogunate has been improved to a higher level.
Thinking of this, I took a peek at Yu Liang.
If there had been no civil uprising in Runan, maybe Chen Gong would have asked Yu Liang to lead the army, right? After all, he was in the army.
Liu Anzhi secretly stabilized his mind, continued to sit upright, and listened carefully.
"Let's talk about the transportation of grain and grass..." Shao Xun said.
At this time, outside the Chinese army camp, the rapid sound of horse hooves broke the silence of the night.
A war horse stopped outside the camp and whistled for a while. After some negotiation, the defenders lowered the ladder and led him into the camp.
Soon, rapid footsteps fell outside the Chinese army’s tent.
Liu Ling, who was like a door god, went inside to report the situation and then brought him in.
"I had no plans to build Fangtou South City, but now I think it is a good opportunity. We will do our best to raise food and grass. If there is enough, build both cities. If not -" Shao Xun's voice stopped. Come down.
He looked at the messenger gently and said, "Your name is Tang Xin, right? You have a younger brother in the Yamen Army."
"Mr. Chen actually remembers me..." the messenger said in surprise.
"Tell me, what's the matter?" Shao Xun smiled and asked.
"Reporting to Lord Minggong, Shi Le sent troops to attack the front army camp at night. The offensive is very urgent. General Hao please mobilize the Silver Spear Army for reinforcements." The messenger said. "Is this unbearable?" Shao Xun said displeased: "Could it be that he was derelict in his duties, was careless, and allowed people to touch him without realizing it?"
The messenger was speechless. right.
"Let's go up to the high platform and have a look." Shao Xun waved his big hand, left the camp, and led everyone to the high platform of the middle camp.
There were blazing fires inside and outside the former military camp, and the sound of killings increased from small to loud, from far to near.
Indistinctly, people kept falling down on the camp wall, both on the attacking side and on the defending side. It looked like the fighting was very fierce.
Shao Xun has been fighting for a long time, and he knew at a glance that Hao Chang was touched by someone during a night attack.
This kind of thing is very common in ancient times, because it is difficult to stay tense for a long time.
"Send an order to Jin Zheng and send out four troops for reinforcements." Shao Xun ordered.
The messenger left quickly.
Shao Xun gave the order easily, and Liu Anzhi and others were not in a hurry.
Although the fighting at the former military camp is fierce, it will not be breached for a while. Although Hao Chang has been with Mr. Chen for so long, he still likes to make a fuss.
Such a person cannot achieve great things.
It’s good to have one less competitor.
In the Chinese army camp, Jin Zheng ignored the dissuasion of the generals and dressed himself up neatly. When he walked to the equipment rack, he picked up a weapon and walked out of the camp gate - well, it was a bit pretentious, but the silver spear soldiers basically knew how to use several weapons. As a senior officer, Jin Zheng practiced martial arts all year round. It is true that any weapon can be used.
In front of the camp gate, Jin Zheng was holding a sharp steel knife.
While waiting for the troops to form, he looked at the knife in his hand with gentle eyes. He gently stroked the back of the knife with his left hand, from the handle to the tip. Then he turned his wrist and stroked the knife back along the surface. handle.
After doing all this, he took a deep breath, looked forward, and said: "Let's go!"
"Kill!" More than two thousand people roared in unison and rushed out with murderous intent.
On the high platform, everyone continued to chat.
"The soldiers who attacked this night should be soldiers summoned by Shi Le from Wei, Zhao, Guangping, Yangping, Julu, Qinghe and other counties." Shao Xun pointed to the north where half of the sky was red, and said : "This year he also captured Zhongshan, Changshan, Gaoyang and other counties, gathered surrendered soldiers and refugees, and distributed farmland. What he did was quite disturbing."
"Hebei has many famous mountains and swamps; He recruited many miscellaneous men and taught him the art of farming and animal husbandry. Almost all the beggar troops surrendered and were used by him. This year, Shi Le would have had a great harvest. If he hadn't crossed the river and attacked, the king of Youzhou would have been destroyed. I'm afraid this person won't be able to survive for half a year."
Why did Wang Jun lose? Not only was Youzhou weak, but more importantly, Wang Jun was surrounded by enemies, and no one was willing to help him.
I had a falling out with Tuoba Xianbei before, and they had a big battle and failed.
Then he had a falling out with Wuhuan, and his son-in-law Su Shuyan surrendered to Liu Han and looted Youzhou.
Then continue to fuck Liu Kun.
First, Liu Kun sent his tribe member Liu Xi to sneak back to Zhongshan secretly to recruit soldiers. When Wang Jun found out, he was furious. He immediately transferred the troops who were fighting Shi Le from the front line, attacked Liu Xi, and killed him.
After defeating Liu Xi, Shi Le made great progress and successively captured the counties of Zhongshan and Changshan. Wang Jun was frightened and prepared to return to fight against Shi Le, but he was afraid that he would not be able to defeat him, so he called Duanbu Xianbei, who had had a falling out with him, to help him fight.
But the people in Duanbu Xianbei were afraid of being framed by Wang Jun and refused to call.
Wang Jun was so angry that he bribed Tuoba Xianbei with a large sum of money to help teach his son-in-law a lesson and attack Duanbu Xianbei.
Tuoba Yilu was so greedy for wealth that he ignored his past grievances and sent his son Tuoba Rilu to lead troops to attack Duan Bu and defeat him.
At this time, it was completely impossible for Duan Bu Xianbei to help Wang Jun anymore.
Wang Jun's rule in Youzhou is in danger.
Actually, it’s quite strange to think about it. This guy actually had a falling out with everyone around him, and his behavior was so chaotic that it was very uncomfortable.
Shao Xun once had some doubts about whether he could help Wang Jun out of the mud.
Even if he is helped up for a while, this guy will probably act randomly again and eventually kill himself.
"Ming Gong, is Shi Le really planning to keep wasting it?" Yu Liang looked at it for a long time and found that after the reinforcements arrived, the enemy's offensive suddenly stalled. There was a stalemate for a moment, and then they were slowly pushed out. Pushed, but they didn't seem to give up, another batch of reinforcements arrived, trying to save the defeat.
"Yuan Gui, after fighting for so long, haven't you seen it?" Shao Xun said: "Shi Le is serious this time. He has brought out all his old tricks, regardless of casualties, and fought fiercely. Another cavalry army broke in. Henan is burning, killing and looting everywhere, and even near Luoyang, there are bandits and generals riding around with three thousand people. At this time, if I resist, Shi Le will have nothing to do. If I don't want to lose all my old base, I can only retreat. If you can't stand it, it's not easy to retreat when the thieves are watching. If you are not careful, you will be defeated."
After hearing this, Yu Liang felt a little ashamed.
At the critical moment, he was still causing trouble, alas.
"Go back and work hard. The overall situation of Henan depends on you and others to support me." Shao Xun waved his hand and said: "There is nothing to see. The overall situation of tonight's battle has been decided."
(End of this chapter)