Chapter 236 Dismal
Juancheng, Dan.
When Gao Sheng walked into the military mansion with a group of military officials, Dong Fang was looking at the military report with a livid face.
Seeing Gao Sheng coming, Dong Fang stood up shyly and bowed down:
"Ashamed, it's all my fault, Dong Fan."
Gao Sheng helped Dong Fan up, thinking that Dong Fan must be held responsible for this chaos, but it was not appropriate to talk about this at the moment. The most important thing was to unite sincerely and put down the chaos first.
Therefore, Gao Sheng, as soon as he came up, set the tone for this matter:
"Recruiting envoys, there must be people from the Han court behind this matter. No one is behind it. How can these remnants of local tycoons have the courage to cause trouble, and how can they agree on it? But the top priority is not to find this person, but to take action immediately. No matter how late the rebellion is, the more people will be dragged into it, the greater the pressure will be."
Recruiting Envoy is Dong Fang's official official name. Zhang Chong appointed him as the Recruiting Envoy of Heji Camp and the soldiers of Quanjuan and Lin counties, in charge of dividing the fields and uniting.
Dong Fan looked at Gao Sheng gratefully and regained his composure. He first looked at the military officials present and then asked:
"Detective, how is the investigation?"
A nimble military officer immediately came out of the queue and replied:
"Returning to call for envoys, the rebellion is mainly concentrated in the Juan County area, especially the dock walls and settlements on both sides of the waterway. Therefore, the enemies are probably connected in series along the waterway."
The person who spoke was Zhao Kang, the flying army flag-bearing general of the Heji Army. He was originally a military commander who carried the flag of the flying army. He was ordered to lead a hundred flying soldiers to join the Heji Army, specializing in sentry riding.
After Zhao Kang finished speaking, Hei Fu frowned and said roughly:
"Then what else is there to say? Just send troops to kill them. Hang all those who make trouble."
Heifu’s words represented the thoughts of most military officials.
If you dare to cause trouble, you will be killed!
Dong Fan said nothing and looked at Gao Sheng to see what he had to say.
Gao Sheng nodded and said:
"Although killing can only cure the symptoms, it is the most effective. Now put down the rebellion, and later we will have to think about the root cause."
Dong Fang understood what Gao Sheng meant, even if the powerful men behind them did not rebel, they would probably be liquidated.
Sighing, Dong Fan put aside other thoughts and ordered:
"Heifu, Wang Han, and Ma Wu obey orders."
The three generals came out to hold fists:
"Here!"
"You and other three generals will each lead their own troops. Heifu will clean up the enemies east of the river, and Wang Han will clean up the enemies west of the river. Ma Wu will specially patrol the south to detect whether any Han soldiers from the south take the opportunity to move north."
"Here!"
Except for Xi Shen who was stationed at Linqiu with his troops, all the other generals came out following this order.
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In Juyang County, which is less than forty miles away from Juan County, there is Chuiting.
The magistrate of Juyang County is sending off a large army.
Outside the pavilion, Juyang County Magistrate Liu Chen raised his wine cup and said to the three people in front of him:
"Bian Jun, Li Jun, Cheng Jun. I wish you to go and make great achievements, and you will be successful soon."
"Drink full."
After speaking, the three people opposite Liu Chen all drank.
These three people are none other than Bian Chong, the commander of the Jiyin army, one is Li Qian, a strong man in this county, and the other is Cheng Li who escaped from Dong'a before.
This time they gathered together to eradicate the Yellow Turban thieves entrenched in Juanxian and Linqiu in one fell swoop. The person who issued the order for this conquest was Zhang Chong, the governor of Jiyin County. He really couldn't stand these moth thieves running rampant in his territory, so after the Yanzhou Army collapsed and Bian Chong came back with the Jiyin soldiers, he issued this order.
It is true that although Juanxian and Linqiu were on the left side of Dongjun, they did belong to Jiyin County administratively. It is no wonder that Hu Zhangchong regarded them as a thorn in his side and a thorn in his flesh.
Bian Chong's family is still a poor family now, but in the thirty years of Hedong and thirty years of Hexi, in the original history, his family also became a famous family in the Jin Dynasty, but I don't know if his family still has this good fortune in this life.
Needless to say, there is no need to say more about Li Qian next to Bian Chong. Four years ago, his brother died in battle and he himself was imprisoned. Later, if it weren't for the struggle between the upper echelons of the court and the central government, which made it difficult for Zhang Chong to take action, he would have died. But later, Li Qian decisively joined Zhang Chong's men. Relying on the waterway from Juyeze to Xingyang, the Li family prospered in the past four years.
But this time when the prefect ordered troops, he did not dare to neglect. He selected thousands of troops and joined forces with Bian Chong to form a large recruiting army.
Bian Chong and Li Qian didn't have any strategy, so they prepared to sweep away the enemy with their troops. But at this time, the arrival of Cheng Li made them even more powerful.
In May, the Taishan Army's Dianwei tribe captured Dong'a. Cheng Li and the Xue clan successfully broke through and traveled all the way to Jiyin. Cheng Li's judgment at that time was that the Taishan bandits would continue to fight westward, and even if they reached Puyang, it would not be safe. On the contrary, there was not much civil unrest in Jiyin to the south, so it was a good time to seek refuge there.
Their first stop was Juyang, where one of their classmates, Wei He, was powerful. The Juyang Wei family was one of the leading wealthy families in the county. His ancestor Wei Ba and Emperor He became Jiuqing, and he was an authentic descendant of the Qing clan.
Wei He took Cheng Li and others in, and then he saw the Taishan bandits marching westward, first defeating Puyang, and then defeating Huang Yanzhou. At that time, no one said anything about the Taishan bandits entrenched in Juan County and Linqiu. What crusade? It would be great if you can continue to block it! It's because I'm afraid that Mount Tai's army will become like this.
But then the main force of the Taishan Army went south. This was really a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, so Zhang Chong had the idea of killing the remaining troops.
At this time, Wei He recommended Cheng Li, because he knew that his classmate was a really resourceful person, and more importantly, he was really ruthless, which was exactly what he needed at this time.
Zhang Chong gave Cheng Li a try and let Cheng Li do his best. I didn't expect that this person really had something, and I don't know how he got it. Anyway, the Juanxian and Linqiu areas that seemed to be run by the Taishan Army into iron barrels suddenly fell into chaos.
The rest is simple. With Bian Chong as the auxiliary, Li Qian as the auxiliary, and Cheng Li as the mastermind, a Han army of 2,000 people quickly assembled and headed towards Juan County.
They replenished their luggage in Juyang, were entertained by the magistrate of Juyang County, and then headed towards Juan County. This was also one of Cheng Li's strategies. He expected that if the local tyrants in Juan County rebelled, the Taishan bandits in the city would definitely come out to quell the chaos. When the city was empty, they would naturally capture it in one fell swoop.
As for the rebellious local tyrants who had attracted all the troops, no one cared about their life or death.
After all, it was their choice!
For forty miles, they started in the morning and marched at a fast pace. By the time it gets dark, we will be less than ten miles south of Juan County.
Seeing that it was getting late and the risk of a night raid was too high, Bian Chong ordered to camp in this wilderness for repairs.
Because it was expected that the main force of the Taishan Army had dispersed to suppress the rebellion, Bian Chong's battalion did not follow the wartime regulations, including holding back horses, trenches, and night patrols. On the contrary, Li Qian's first camp was very rigorous, because for him, the predecessors he brought out were the Li family's biggest asset, so he had to be cautious.
When Jiyin's county soldiers fell asleep, Li's troops continued to build Juma. Not only that, Li Qian ordered his nephew Li Dian to personally lead a group of people to watch the night. In this way, Li's tribe fell asleep from exhaustion. When he was ugly, a Jiyin soldier got up at night to go out for convenience because of a man's old habit. Then in the darkness of the night, he heard a heavy bang outside the camp.
He became alert, walked sleepily to the fence, and looked over there. I saw a dark mass of cavalry, tying ropes to the fence.
He was frightened and immediately shouted:
"The yellow turban thieves robbed the camp."
It was quiet at first, with no sound, and then soon the whole camp was boiling. Countless people wearing single clothes picked up their weapons and came out of the tent in fear to see where the yellow scarf thieves were.
Then there was a loud bang, and the fence on the north was opened by galloping horses. Then in the darkness, countless cavalry poured into the camp, slashing at the ignorant county soldiers.
In the big tent, Bian Chong, the commander of the army, was awakened by the fire. He suddenly sat up from the couch. He kicked the sleeping guard while shouting outside the tent:
"Call all the soldiers and get on your armor quickly."
After saying that, some soldiers took the armor and put it on Bian Chong. Seeing that there were soldiers putting epaulettes, ribbons, and cloaks on him, Bian Chong thought for a moment and asked people to put them away. He didn't want to be so conspicuous.
When Bian Chong came out of his tent, he saw that the north side of the camp was already on fire, and there were frightened and defeated soldiers everywhere. As for how many enemy soldiers had entered the camp, he couldn't tell.
Bian Chong immediately asked the soldiers to set up torches, but someone advised that this was too dangerous, and Bian Chong scolded:
"What kind of danger is this? The real danger is when there is no light."
Sure enough, as soon as the lights came on, the frightened county soldiers nearby finally saw that the chaos was only to the north, and they felt relieved. In the previous situation, a chaos was almost going to happen, but it was calmed down by Bian Chong's move.
This person can be considered brave and resourceful.
But the light also attracted the attention of the Taishan Army's sudden cavalry.
This group of surprise cavalry that attacked the camp were none other than Ma Wu's hundred cavalry that Dong Fang had sent before.
Mawu was captured by Zhang Chong during the Battle of Two Rivers from the northern three counties of Taishan County. At that time, Zhang Chong led eight hundred cavalry to go south, just as hundreds of cavalry from the three counties in the south were heading north.
At that time, Ma Wu was the top general in the Han cavalry. After the First World War, Ma Wu and many other Han cavalry generals surrendered, and Zhang Chong simply recruited this man to join the Taishan Army's assault cavalry.
This man is skilled in bow and horse. In Zhang Chong's eyes, he is a warrior and has the ability to master horses. But such a brave man could only serve as a general in the Han army. Later, Zhang Chong asked him privately and found out that Ma Wu was actually a descendant of Ma Cheng, the 28th general of Yuntai, the founding general of Pingshu. However, when the news reached his grandfather Ma Xuan, Ma Xuan, who was actually responsible for protecting the Qiang, was seduced by the Qiang people and rebelled against the country. In the end, he was hunted down and killed by the Han army.
At that time, Ma Wu had two sons, one was Ma Feng and the other was Ma Yi. The former committed crimes against the people, while the latter attacked the nobility. And he, Ma Wu, was Ma Feng's son, the son of a sinner, and could only serve on the battlefield.
Ma Wu, who had experienced this, naturally did not think much about the Han Dynasty. As a wandering subordinate, he clearly realized that the Han Dynasty was in decline at this time and could no longer be restored by manpower.
So he was talking to his father:
"There will be trouble in the world. My husband should make contributions to the world to benefit the world. An Deng will sin for the rest of his life!"
In the end, he joined the army and eventually became a cavalry general in the Feixian camp.
Later, this man joined the Taishan Army's sudden cavalry, and because of his courage and ability in fighting, he was highly appreciated by Zhang Chong. He accumulated merits along the way and became a cavalry general, and was finally assigned to Dong Fang.
Previously, he had received Dong Fang's military order and was cruising in the southern part of the county. He actually discovered a Han soldier heading north. On the one hand, he sent a report to Dong Fang in the rear, and on the other hand, he lurked secretly, preparing to give this group of people a powerful blow at night.
At this moment, Ma Wu's horse was flying, and he was riding in the Han camp with hundreds of cavalry, as if he was in a deserted land. Suddenly he saw a light rising in front of him. He sighed at the courage of the Han lord general, and urged his horse to lead the sudden cavalry. Come and kill.
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The Jiyin County camp on the opposite side was boiling, and the Li family camp here had already woken up.
Li Dian, who had been on patrol, immediately set up torches on all sides, lighting up only the twenty steps in front of Dazhai. But obviously, Ma Wu and other cavalry only targeted the Jiyin camp and did not come to harass Li's tribe.
As soon as Ma Wu saw Li's camp, he knew that it couldn't be defeated by their small number of soldiers. Rather than dividing the troops, it would be better to directly give the careless Jiyin soldiers a severe blow.
When the torches were lit in the Jiyin business opposite, Li Qian, who was fully dressed, also walked up to the watchtower and stood side by side with his nephew.
Li Qian observed the chaos on the other side, and then looked at the movements outside the stronghold at night. He estimated that the number of Taishan bandits was not large, so he decisively ordered:
"Mancheng, please quickly order 400 armored soldiers to support Commander Cao. You lead the troops first, and I will dispatch from behind to wipe out this group of thieves."
Li Dian had already been eager to give it a try. After getting his uncle's order, he went on in a hurry. Then he used a little trick to let his subordinates face Qu with only two torches, and then led his troops to support Bian Chong.
As soon as they arrived at the village, they saw that the fighting had stopped and there were cries everywhere.
Li Dian went straight to the north, and in the end he only saw dozens of enemy cavalry disappearing into the night.
Secretly feeling sorry for him, but also knowing that he couldn't pursue him in the dark, Li Dian went to find Bian Chong to see what instructions he had.
But who would have thought that as soon as Li Dian arrived, he heard a piece of bad news:
"What did you say? Bian Bingcao is dead? How did he die?"
It was Cheng Li who was asked this question by Li Dian, and he was a little embarrassed, because after all, this matter was still related to him.
Previously, Bian Chong ignored the objections of Cheng Li and others and insisted on keeping the torch to stabilize the morale of the army. In the end, the morale of the army was stabilized, but it attracted a concentrated fire from the Taishan thieves on the opposite side.
The general on the opposite side was quite brave. Under the firelight, Ma Jinlian killed four or five soldiers. Bian Chong became anxious. He drew his bow and shot an arrow at the enemy general. The arrow was inserted into the enemy general's armor. He didn't know whether it caused any damage.
However, the enemy general retreated due to this general, but after a while, he sounded a horn, and the enemy cavalry cruising nearby heard the sound and came, slashing and smashing the swords of the guards in the outer circle. It didn't look like they were life-threatening at all. of.
Seeing that the troops were weak, Bian Chong wanted to boost morale.
But Cheng Li was worried that this would expose the general, so he advised Bian Chong to calm down, saying that Li Qian was brave enough to do his job and would definitely come to help. As long as he entangled the enemy for a moment, they would all die on the spot.
But just as Cheng Li was talking to Bian Chong, an arrow flew wildly and hit Bian Chong's throat directly.
Bian Chong didn't say a word and fell to the ground.
When Cheng Li came to his senses, the assault cavalry of the Taishan Army who attacked the camp disappeared like a tide again amid the sound of horns.
In this way, the Han army went out to fight without fighting, and the general was dead. The whole camp was gloomy and gloomy until dawn.
(End of chapter)