Chapter 597 Hanoi and Hebei
In the evening, the wind blows the wheat waves, and the autumn crops are gentle.
In the flat fields, the auxiliary soldiers hastily discarded the newly harvested millet and wheat, and hid behind the baggage carts, horses, and antlers.
The chaotic sound of horse hooves sounded, and more than 3,000 cavalrymen fought repeatedly in the wilderness.
Blood surged into the wheat field, dyeing the golden ears of wheat with a layer of blood red.
The body fell heavily and rolled over a piece of straw.
In order to save trouble, the cavalry general led his troops directly through the fields and outflanked them.
The sound of arrows piercing the air is endless, and the sound of swords and guns can be heard everywhere. On the land of Hanoi, fighting is ushering in day after day.
The auxiliary soldiers watched the scene of the cavalrymen flipping over intently, and relaxed after a moment.
The officers greeted everyone to bundle and fix the wheat that had been recovered and prepare to transport it back to the camp.
He also sent more than ten people with agile legs and feet, holding torches, and rushed into the fields.
Not long after, the blazing fire started burning, and smoke rose into the sky from the wheat field.
The cavalrymen on both sides, who were nearing the end of the fight, were separated, watching the opposite side warily while watching the fire that was gradually spreading.
There was a cry of mourning in the Xiongnu formation.
Although this is not the land they farm, it is their supply.
The autumn harvest in August is golden everywhere. Hanoi and Ji County are fertile places, and there is no shortage of food and pasture. Even if some are taken away, it doesn't matter. They can survive this year, but what about next year?
The Jin people were very vicious. Not only did they seize their grain, they even set fire to it.
This is actually not the first time they have done this.
Over the past ten days, the two sides have been constantly staged dramas of harvesting and counter-harvesting in Wen, Heyang, Pinggao, Yewang and other places. The fighting has been very fierce - no one knows how many lives have been thrown in just to get some food.
Fortunately, the Jin people did not have many cavalry, which slowly suppressed their momentum.
From the beginning, more than 3,000 cavalry were dispatched to escort the infantry to collect grain, and then it gradually became 2,000 and more than 1,000 cavalry, and the intensity became smaller and smaller each time. After all, the food in Hanoi still belongs to them.
After a confrontation for a while, both sides could not bear the casualties of continuing to fight, so they retreated in tacit agreement.
The Huns disappeared on the distant horizon.
The Jin cavalry stayed behind, wrapping up their wounds and grazing their horses.
In Hanoi today, apart from farmland there are pastures. The sparse population, stronghold-like forts, and pastures that are as tall as humans are one of the sights. It is not known how many years it will take to restore the population here.
After nightfall, the army returned to the camp, but was not allowed to enter the fort. In desperation, the sergeants could only form a camp around the car again, dig horse pits, install horse antlers, and deal with them outside the camp overnight.
In the camp, Shao Xun was talking with Wang Queer.
"The Wild King must hold on for at least a month." Shao Xun said: "Can it withstand it?"
Wang Queer was silent for a moment and asked: "How to retreat? ”
Shao Xun glanced at him approvingly.
It's not easy to ask this question. On the road of commanding operations, Wang Queer has made great progress, and has even gotten a glimpse of the mystery.
"As a general, you don't think about victory, but think about defeat first, so you can fight a hundred battles without danger." Shao Xun praised: "I am very happy that you can think so."
Wang Que'er was a little surprised. Just listen to him say: "The garrison in Yewang City must not exceed 10,000. In addition to the 5,000 elite soldiers of the East Palace and the Four Guards, there are only thousands of Zhao troops. Although these people are a threat, they are not impossible to guard against."
"However, Liu Ya's troops are missing. According to scouts and torture prisoners, he is probably in the Zhiguan and Qinshui areas with a large number of cavalry. This is what worries the students the most. From When Ye Wang retreats from the city, if he pursues him, something big may happen."
"Shi Hu is also here, and the soldiers are unknown. He is likely to be in the Shanyang area to capture Gao Yi. There are more than ten thousand people grazing, which is also a threat. "
He did not mention Zhao Gu, because although his soldiers have been in war for a long time and are not a ragtag group, their combat effectiveness is extremely limited, compared with the farming in Henan. The army and the world's soldiers are on the same level.
When the two sides are fighting, and the strength and morale of the two sides are equal, whoever performs well will win, and most of them are infantry, so there is no threat.
In addition, Zhao Gu's headquarters has been split up and used.
Some of them stayed in the town to watch the Wuhuan, Jie and Xiongnu tribes.
Part of them was guarding Wude, Heyang, Yewang and other places, and Zhao Gu himself was in Wude.
Without Zhao Gu by their side, the generals' subjective initiative is very poor, and they probably don't want to fight with the Jin army and consume their own strength.
After all, the main threat is the soldiers in Liu Ya's hands.
The Qinshui area is rich in water and grass, which is very suitable for herding horses and sheep. And this is the time of year when the cavalry has the strongest combat effectiveness. Liu Ya has been recharging his energy and must have a plan.
"How are you going to deal with it?" Shao Xun asked.
Wang Queer did not remain silent this time, and said directly: "Master Shao, please transfer Yi from the army, otherwise I won't be able to take everyone with me."
After saying that, he lowered his head in shame. .
Wang Queer has some cavalry on hand, and the main force is the Shengsheng Army, which has expanded to 1,500 cavalry.
In addition, the wealthy families in Henan gathered thousands of horses to come here.
Hundreds of soldiers and horses.
Nanyang Kingdom recruited hundreds of horsemen from the Kingdom Army (Kansai Zahu).
Li Ju sent his nephew Guo Song to bring hundreds of horses.
The total is about four thousand, which is almost enough for daily protection. It is definitely not enough for large-scale cavalry battles.
Once the army retreats, Liu Ya will definitely press all the cavalry that can move. Taking advantage of the favorable opportunity when you are exhausted and ready to return, pursue you one after another and harass you repeatedly. Maybe you can create a big battle. collapse.
"The Yi Congjun is in Gaoyang." Shao Xun said.
Wang Queer was a little disappointed, but didn't say much.
Shao Xun looked at him and knew that he was already thinking about how to cut off the queen himself.
Actually, this is useless. The Hun cavalry could completely bypass them and pursue other troops.
The Silver Spear Army is powerful, and the Wild King is not far from Heyang North City, so he will probably be able to come back.
Some combat-effective miscellaneous soldiers may also be able to come back.
But what about the others? Are all the weak auxiliaries, servants, craftsmen and even the baggage, chariots and horses thrown to the Huns?
To put it bluntly, the problem is that the combat capabilities of various departments are uneven and vary greatly.
The tens of thousands of miscellaneous soldiers may have panicked when they were harassed by three thousand Huns cavalry, and then fled for their lives, and the whole army collapsed. If they were all troops like the Silver Spear Army, the Huns could only stare and be unable to stop them from coming back and forth.
But this is impossible, because siege requires a large number of cannon fodder.
"Don't worry, Master Shao will find a way for you." Shao Xun patted him on the shoulder and said: "I asked Wang Hu and Duan Liang to bring the cavalry of the Luoyang Chinese Army over in person. It's the same as staying in Xin'an. It's all in vain. It won't be of much use. I'll try to mobilize a few thousand horses here in Hebei. What do you plan to do with them?"
After thinking about it, Wang Que'er said: "I will do it first. Hidden in Nancheng, Heyang."
"Haha!" Shao Xun couldn't help but laugh: "Who said you were honest?"
"I can do it if Liu Ya wants to treat me as a veteran. Give him a surprise," Wang Que'er said.
"Okay." Shao Xun said happily.
Wang Queer's mood didn't change much when he said this, which was very good.
He had this expression and this tone when he learned that there were no cavalry reinforcements.
It was still the same when we learned that there were a large number of cavalry reinforcements.
Neither sad nor happy, his mind is very calm. No wonder Piyong's hands were so steady during the first battle.
Some people’s personalities can be revealed when they are teenagers. It may change as you grow up, but it may not necessarily be a big change.
"When will you change your name?" Shao Xun asked.
“I won’t change it.” Wang Queer mustered up the courage to look at Shao Xun and said, “Hou Feihu said his name was very domineering and he didn’t want to change it. My name was given by my late father and I won’t change it either. "
"Okay, it's up to you." Shao Xun didn't insist, and said: "The main purpose of attacking Ye Wang in the north is to contain Liu Ya, Liu Ya, and Shi Hu. The three armies have all been restrained in Hanoi and Jijun. They have been very successful. Next, you must be stable. . If the forty thousand army is destroyed, I will be unable to attack Hanoi, and even the three cities of Heyang will be in danger."
Wang Queer nodded.
If Jin was here, he would be beating his chest, talking a lot of rhetoric, and then fighting to the death - Shao Xun even suspected that he would strip off his armor and charge with his naked body to boost morale.
But Wang Queer has a somewhat boring personality, and their styles are different.
After inspecting the battlefield in Heyang, Shao Xun was still worried and left the 2,000 soldiers he brought (4,000 in total) in Beicheng, Heyang, ready to respond at any time. Then he took more than 900 soldiers and arrived at Fangtou by boat, then went all the way north, arriving at Yecheng on August 23.
At this time, news was received that Jin Zheng had defeated Huyanmo three times and conquered Bolu with the Zhuangke tribe of the Boling Cui family.
Hu Yanmo escaped overnight and was pursued and killed by Governor Manyu for the sake of righteousness.
The noble families of Gaoyang turned against each other one after another and killed the Hun officials left behind in various places, which was exactly the same as what happened in Hejian.
Li Chong of the West Road also fought a brutal siege and captured Shiyi and more than ten villages around it. He killed more than 10,000 Shile tribesmen and advanced his troops to Zhending.
Julu Prefect Zhang Jackal defeated Kui'an for Shile's tribe at Jiumen and retreated in embarrassment, but it was no longer harmful.
The two-way pincer offensive continued to advance after repeated battles, vowing to completely destroy Shi Le.
Shao Xun immediately summoned Lu Zhi, Cai Cheng and others for questioning.
"Zhang Wu is still resisting?" He asked: "Has Linghu Ni been appeased?"
"The Governor of Jin has appeased Linghu Ni, and I have also sent people to ask, and both envoys have He was driven back," Lu Zhi said helplessly.
He is determined to become a lackey of the Huns, just like Zhao Gu and Wang Mi. Only Cao Yi knew him, but his appetite was too big.
“What is the Linghu clay picture?” Shao Xun asked curiously.
However, the fact that they did not kill the envoys, but just drove them away, proves that they are still capable and are not die-hard elements.
"He has a grudge against Liu Yueshi." Lu Zhi sighed.
"One more thing." Lu Zhi quickly reacted and said: "Shi Xi and Gao Jiang were attacked by Xianbei cavalry in Zhangwu. Shi Xi was defeated miserably, losing most of his troops and carrying several Hundreds of people retreated to Shuzhou (county). Gao Jiang lost more than a thousand troops and fled eastward in confusion. Fortunately, with the help of the local wealthy people, he captured Zhangwu (county). "
"Duanbu Xianbei actually went south. ?" Shao Xun immediately pulled out the map and examined it carefully.
If Duanbu Xianbei had enough troops, was decisive enough, and advanced quickly, it would be entirely possible for Kim Zheng to intercept his food route that had left the canal before he could react.
This is a big trouble!
"Who is leading the Xianbei troops in Duanbu? Where are they now?" Shao Xun raised his head and asked.
"The vanguard is Duan Mobo, who may have four or five thousand riders. I don't know if there are any follow-up troops." Lu Zhi said: "Duan Mobo is scattered in Wen'an and Dongpingshu."
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"Huh? No heading west or south?" Shao Xun was a little surprised.
From the perspective of military common sense, since there was a surprise attack and severely damaged the Bohai soldiers of Shi Xi and Gao Jiang, then they should rush forward quickly and find a way to cut off Kim Jong's logistics supply line. Why are they still staying there? Zhang Wu?
"They are looting..." Lu Zhi replied.
Shao Xun and him looked at each other and couldn't help laughing.
You thought he was here to give you a blow in the back and disrupt your position, but in fact he was here to plunder, and he just hit your soldiers casually to avenge you.
Shao Xun put down the map and walked around the house.
After a long time, he turned around and looked at the two of them and said, "I have to go to the north."
"No!" Before Lu Zhi could speak, Cai Cheng became anxious and hurriedly tried to persuade him. Said: "It would be too dangerous for Ming Gong to only lead his troops northward. When Hebei is first established, there will inevitably be some crazy people. Once they have other ideas, there will be less than a thousand troops, and it may be dangerous."
Lu Zhi His face was a little hesitant, but he rarely retorted. He still understood the importance.
Be afraid of anything.
Since last year, the counties and counties in Hebei have indeed surrendered after hearing the news, and the situation is very good. But what if someone sees that you have few troops and has bad intentions? This is not Henan, and most people are not closely connected with you.
Shao Xun was persuaded by them and felt that it made sense, so he gave up the idea.
"Send an order to Anyang and ask Hou Feihu to bring the Heijin Army over." He ordered.
Lu Zhi and Cai Cheng were relieved.
Nothing can happen to Mr. Chen. Once he dies, God knows what will happen to Henan and Hebei.
Jiangdong Sima Rui definitely does not have the ability to take over such a large territory.
The emperor is even less capable.
At that time, the military leaders will occupy one side and attack each other. It is unknown how many warlords the Silver Spear Army and the Black Silk Army founded by Chen Gong will evolve into.
"Ming Gong, I have something to tell you." Lu Zhi suddenly said: "It's about Youzhou."
(End of this chapter)