Chapter 279 Military Luck
But Lu Zhi said that after receiving Zhang Wen's letter, he snorted several times and handed it to Dong Zhuo.
At this time, Dong Zhuo's Hedong Army was the main force second only to the Han Army in Hebei, and it was necessary to share Lu Zhi's military reports with this person.
So Dong Zhuo looked at it once and passed it on quietly. In this way, you passed on the military report to me, and I passed it on to you, and finally everyone knew the situation.
Lu Zhi complained in his heart. He originally did not intend to discuss it openly, but just let Dong Zhuo know. Who knew that this man was so stupid that he told all the generals present about the general situation, but the matter was already here, so let's discuss it.
Lu Zhi cleared his throat and asked Dong Zhuo first:
"Zhong Ying, what do you think of Zhang Zhendong's strategy?"
Dong Zhuo remained motionless, patted his round belly and said with a smile:
"Lu Shuai, how do I, the old man, know these temple calculations? But, from my point of view, they look good."
Lu Zhi snorted without making any comments, and then asked the clan members sitting below him.
After Zong Yuan escaped from the defeat in Xingyang, he felt a little depressed. He mentioned the performance of the Hebei cavalry generals on the battlefield to Lu Zhi, but Lu Zhi said not to say anything that is not conducive to unity.
Therefore, the clan member could only swallow it silently in his stomach, because he suddenly realized that Lu Zhi and Lu Shuai were also from Hebei.
At this time, when Lu Zhi asked him his opinion on the matter, the clan member said in a deep voice:
"Zhang Zhendong's strategy is quite insightful. The Taishan bandits are not good at water warfare, and instead of marching by water, they are bringing disaster upon themselves. If we can go south and block the Taishan bandits on the waterway, we may not be able to annihilate this giant bandit."
Then the other generals also expressed their opinions, basically maintaining three types.
One is that it doesn't matter and just listens to the old commander's orders. These are some of the Northern Army officials led by Lu Zhi. The Northern and Southern Army have always recognized talismans rather than people. Now as long as Lu Zhi still holds the talisman awarded by the state, then we will just follow his lead.
Another way is to ignore it and bring peace to the Yellow Turbans in Hebei first. Those who hold these opinions are all military officials from Hebei. Every time the Hebei Yellow Turbans wreak havoc in Hebei, their losses will increase, so they have no time to control the south. When the Han soldiers from Hebei move south, how will their homeland be recovered? So no, you must not go south.
The last option is to go south to intercept. This is the attitude of the Hanoi military officials and the Youzhou cavalry generals who had fought with the Taishan Army. The former is a matter of interest. If the Taishan bandits cross the river from Xingyang north, they will definitely pass through Hanoi. Then won't they be the ones who suffer? Are your nephew Tianzhai still in your hometown? So we must go south. As for the latter, he simply has a clear understanding of the Taishan bandit's combat power and wants to seize this opportunity to take down this giant bandit.
In short, under the shogunate, one group of people and one viewpoint were all clamoring for their own interests.
In the end, Dong Zhuo couldn't stand it and hummed:
"Why are you arguing? It's your turn to make the decision? Leave it to me, old boss, and listen to Lu Shuai."
Needless to say, Dong Zhuo's figure and his rough words made him look like a wild and strong man. The officers in the army were attracted by this kind of strong man. Therefore, as soon as Dong Zhuo said this, the noisy people in the scene really became quiet one after another. .
Everyone stared at Lu Zhi, who was at the head, and heard the decision.
Lu Zhi looked at everyone with satisfaction and snorted:
"I won't tell you whether Zhang Zhendong's move is good or not. If I just say that the Taishan bandit is heading north, I will turn a blind eye to it?"
Gongsun Zan, who had been silent for the next time, suddenly asked:
"Master Lu, I don't know how to put it this way. We have seen the combat power of the Taishan bandit. It is no exaggeration to say that he is the most powerful enemy of our Han Dynasty before."
Since Gongsun Zan left before the battle last time, he was not warned by Lu Zhi, because this was what Lu Zhi meant. When going south, Lu Zhi reminded Gongsun Zan and other Hebei generals to pay more attention to protecting the strength of Youzhou's sudden cavalry. Because, he still needs to use Youzhou Tuqi to defeat the Hebei Yellow Turbans.
In fact, when Lu Zhi lent troops to Huang Wan, he thought that Huang Wan might not repay the loan. Because he was a little worried about the clan members, because the clan members were originally from Nanyang, and were from the same state as Huang Wan, so they might really lead Youzhou to ride to death.
The result was just as Lu Zhi expected. After the Youzhou Tuqi had suffered a major blow, this member still chose to stay in Xingyang to help Huang Wan. It is obvious that the blood of Hebei people was used to dye ribbons for Jingzhou people.
Lu Zhi said that it was not impossible to do this. Although he was from Youzhou, he was a minister of the country, and his interests were more consistent with those of the Han Dynasty. But the question is, should I, Lu Zhi, use these Youzhou cattle and horses? Now that you are consumed by me, how can I fight the Hebei Yellow Turbans?
So, he asked Gongsun Zan to bring the people back.
At this time, Gongsun Zan praised Fang Qiu, and Lu Zhi then scolded Fang Qiu:
"The Taishan thief is strong when he is strong, but sometimes the transformation from strength to weakness happens in an instant, in a single decision. And when I see the Taishan thief turning from weak to strong, it is during this so-called northward journey. Why? Just because at this time the only way for the Taishan thief to break the game is The way is not to the north but to the west, that is, to unite our troops to the west, there may be a chance of survival. At this time, our troops in the Gyeonggi area are empty, and the troops who can fight are either in Hebei or Henan, or in Guanxi, where the bandits can take advantage. With the power of winning and conquering, we led more than 100,000 people from Aocang to march westward. Our ancestral temple is in danger."
What Lu Zhi said described a tragic consequence for the military officials. Everyone held their breath and continued to listen to Lu Zhi:
"And once the Taishan bandits can occupy the capital, or even break through Kyoto, where can the country go? There are only two ways to go west and north."
At this point, Lu Zhi stopped talking and changed the subject. Continued:
"At that time, the Taishan bandits will continue to enter Guanzhong from the west, or go south to Nanyang to join the remaining Yellow Turban party. Maybe it will really happen."
"Then you see, this Taishan bandit chose to go north. We have 20,000 elite Han soldiers in Hebei, and 20,000 Han soldiers from Henan are our successors in the south. Even if this Taishan bandit goes north, he will still be in deep trouble. Not to mention him. We also have to deal with the relationship with the Yellow Turbans in Hebei. In short, I’ll leave it at that, Hebei is the burial place of the Taishan bandits.”
All the generals suddenly realized what Lu Zhi said, and they all felt that victory was right in front of them. I can't help but admire the old coach's foresight.
But Dong Zhuo, who was sitting next to him, sensed some meaning from Lu Zhi's unfinished thoughts just now.
Just now Lu Zhi was talking about how once the Taishan bandits occupy Kyoto, the country will hunt abroad, and he also said that they will either hunt in the north or in the west. Dong Zhuo thought about it carefully, and he was afraid that what he didn't say was the core of Lu Zhi's entire paragraph.
If it is either heading west or north, then the country will definitely hunt north. Why? Because Liu Hong was born in Hebei, and Hebei had abundant troops at this time, and if he went west, he would be blocked by Qiang and Taishan bandits.
So once Liu Hong goes hunting in the north, who will benefit the most? That is undoubtedly a powerful military official from Hebei. When the time comes, they will support Liu Hong, follow Guangwu's story, and fight back. But didn't they Hebei people once occupy the center of power? And this time, who can drive them away?
Dong Zhuo, who wanted to understand this, glanced deeply at Lu Zhi. It turned out that this person was wrong to blame the Taishan bandits for moving to the west and to the north. He blamed the Taishan bandits for not creating opportunities for the Hebei people.
Dong Zhuo smacked his lips, and once again lamented that the people of Guandong are so narrow-minded. It seems that he should be more careful in the future, otherwise he will be betrayed and still think that others are treating him well.
In addition to Dong Zhuo, everyone on the court heard Lu Zhi's unfinished intentions, including Gongsun Zan, Cui Jun and others, so there was a hint of regret in the approval.
After Lu Zhi said this, he still wanted to continue, but someone interrupted him again. Lu Zhi looked again and saw that it was Julu Man again, this time it was Jushou.
I saw Jushou holding his fist:
"Ming Gong, I think it is not unreasonable for the Taishan bandits to go north."
Lu Zhi said lightly:
"Oh, what's the point."
Jushou rarely had great ambitions and was good at strategy. He liked to discuss these grand strategic matters with others. Originally, he didn't want to disturb Lu Zhi's conversation after seeing Tian Feng's lesson, but this matter was irritating him. Not vomiting, not happy.
So he analyzed it seriously:
"If the Taishan bandits really continue to advance westward, there may be chaos. First, if the Taishan bandits enter the capital, they will not be welcomed by the powerful people in the capital wherever they go, because they are thieves and not the king's master. Therefore, it can be seen that What's more, if the Taishan bandits enter the capital, they will have to attack and defend every city. Instead of gaining strength, the Taishan bandits will fall into a real quagmire.
The second is that if the Taishan bandits continue to advance westward, although their number is one hundred thousand, they will only be able to conquer twenty thousand who are good at fighting. Once you enter the capital, you are in the middle of the journey. The eight passes of Gyeonggi will be surrounded by an iron barricade. After the Taishan bandits enter, the troops of Qinwang from all over the country will be able to trap the Taishan bandits to death as long as they encircle these eight passes. The Taishan bandits had no base and could only drift in the Gyeonggi area. The more they fought, the fewer they became, while the Han army became stronger and stronger.
Besides, the Taishan bandits may not be able to enter the capital, and they may be blocked at Hulao Pass. At that time, the Taishan bandits were blocked at Xiongguan, and our Henan Han soldiers were watching behind them, and they were defeated in an instant.
The third one is more serious. Even if the capital is one of the most prosperous places in the world, how many bandits like the Taishan bandits who come from poor mountains can avoid chaos? When the time comes, military discipline will be lost and military officials will be corrupted. How can it be difficult to deal with such Taishan thieves? ”
Finally, Jushou smiled faintly and said confidently:
"Ming Gong, in my opinion, this Taishan bandit is a master. He knows that entering the pass is a dead end, and now he is seeking survival in death. Ming Gong, such a giant bandit has such knowledge, he must not let it go. Please send troops quickly and annihilate the Taishan bandits on the waterway into the river."
Jushou's three reasons were really convincing, so as soon as he finished speaking, everyone below was whispering and conversing.
But in fact, Jushou is really much worse than Lu Zhi. Because he only understands military affairs and does not understand politics. All of Lu Zhi's methods were to consolidate military morale and declare their victory politically, but what about Ju Shu? Still too young.
In this way, Lu Zhi's efforts to run a military council to restore military morale were half destroyed by Ju Shou, a smart man. Lu Zhi was too difficult.
Lu Zhi was not angry this time. He nodded and motioned for Ju Shou to take a seat. He then glanced at the military officials in the room and sighed. Then he supported the table with both hands and leaned forward, like a man-eating tiger, exuding a raging fighting spirit. He said: < br>
"No matter whether the Taishan bandits are faint or virtuous, they are all enemies now. And what we have to do is not to speculate on the authenticity of his people here, or waste time discussing whether to go south. Instead, we must fight against the Hebei Yellow Turbans before the Taishan bandits go north. Before the camp, defeat the Hebei Yellow Turbans in one fell swoop.”
After saying this, Lu Zhi stood up directly, pointed at the map screen behind him with his chopsticks, and ordered:
"Now the Hebei Yellow Turbans are stationed in the east. I intend to divide our troops into three groups and attack the Hebei Yellow Turbans."
He drew out a command of arrows and said:
"Where are the clan members?"
The clan member lifted up his hem, walked in small steps to the front of the hall, and bowed:
"Here."
"Zong Yuan, you lead Youzhou's sudden cavalry and three thousand troops under my command, and insert them directly between Guangzong, blocking the reinforcements from the two places."
"Here." Then, the clan member bent down and lowered his head, raised his hand above his head to receive the command arrow, and then bowed and retreated.
"Where is Dong Zhuo?"
As soon as he said this, Dong Zhuo stood up with a roar, strode down the hall, and clasped his fists at Lu Zhi:
"The end will be here."
"I order you to lead the Hedong Army, as the vanguard, to move eastward and bite the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans in the direction of others. Without my order, no troops are allowed to return north."
"Here!"
Dong Zhuo clasped his fists and took the command arrow, and resolutely led the generals of the Hedong and Liangzhou factions out of the hall. However, he was stopped by Lu Zhi, who was in charge, and he had not finished speaking.
Shooting at the generals with tiger eyes, Lu Zhi said with a critical word:
"I will lead the Northern Army, Zhao State, Wei State, and Hanoi Army to follow Dong Zhuo's army. Once I bite the Qingzhou Yellow Turban, I will launch a general attack on it. In this battle, all generals must go all out. I also know that this battle is difficult, but Otherwise, how can I say goodbye to you and me? This is the autumn of our meritorious service. I would like to wish you a long military career."
The generals also roared:
"I wish Lu Shuai a long military career."
"Then let's break up."
"Here!"
Then, there was a thunder in the military mansion. All the generals withdrew and returned to the military camp to prepare for the war ahead.
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When the Han soldiers in Hebei were gearing up, Sun Zheng, the commander of the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army in Jinan Qu, who was not far away, looked at the yellow scarf forehead band in his hand with sadness, and there was a pool of blood on it.
This forehead band was worn by Zhang Liang, the general of Taiping Dao who had died in the battle. The blood stains also belonged to the general. Before he died, he passed his forehead band to his disciple Jie Sun, so that he could inherit his legacy and not Forget Huang Tian’s career.
Things have happened in the past two months, which makes even the grandson feel like he is in a dream.
Since the outbreak in April, the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army has taken root in the countryside and has deep human resources and influence. Therefore, once the uprising broke out, they successively captured the three counties of Dongpingling, Gaotang, and Linji, controlled the rural communities and pavilions around each city, and established barriers at various intersections. It can be said that the entire northern Qingzhou area was connected. .
At that time, it was the most satisfying thing for Jisun. Every day, people would come to seek refuge, and every day they would open a powerful rural dock, and the fields and grains would be divided everywhere. It was very satisfying. Jinan, Pingyuan County, and Le'an are all places where iron officials are concentrated. Once the Yellow Turban Army breaks through the county, they can immediately arm a group of troops. Therefore, within three months of the uprising, the Yellow Turban Army in the three northern counties of Qingzhou had ten troops. All in all.
Together with Du Man and Yang Mao's Taishan Army, they successively attacked Linzi and other cities, and there was a strong trend that the entire Qingzhou would become an earthly kingdom.
It was also at this time that the war was in full swing. In July, the Hebei General Road came to visit and asked the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans to organize troops to cross the Yellow River north to support the Hebei battlefield.
At that time, the commanders from all sides had a little discussion and decided to send troops. Anyway, establishing the Kingdom of Huangtian is their ideal, and going north is also to overthrow the Han Dynasty. And now that they have an absolute advantage in Qingzhou, the troops left here are too wasteful. It is better to go north to support the Hebei battlefield, which can not only help the general road cope with difficulties, but also reduce the pressure on Qingzhou's external lines.
Therefore, the three counties of Jinan, Le'an, and Pingyuan, which are close to Jizhou, served as the main force heading north. At that time, there were nine armies going north, totaling about 70,000 people.
Under the leadership of Ji Sun of Jinan, Zhang Rao of Pingyuan County, and Xu He of Le'an, 70,000 Qingzhou Yellow Turbans began to cross the Yellow River north.
Qingzhou's defense along the river is mainly garrisoned in Gaotang. It turns out that the river was not here in the early Han Dynasty. Later, during the Xinmang period, the river changed its course and passed through the north of Gaotang and entered the sea. Therefore, there is a river soldier here to guard the Gaodangjin Ferry. Unfortunately, the river soldiers were not large in number and could not withstand the incoming Qingzhou Yellow Turbans.
After the whole army has crossed the river, the most important thing behind is the important city of Qinghe Kingdom. This city is located to the north of the river and is the only way to enter the Qinghe Kingdom in Jizhou. Therefore, the Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou are also ready to take blood in this city.
But when the Yellow Turbans crossed the river in Qingzhou and launched three simultaneous attacks on the city, the Han army in the city collapsed when they saw the smoke and dust, and the entire army abandoned the city and fled. When the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans arrived, there were no soldiers in the city. In this way, this important city in Hebei fell into the hands of the Qingzhou Yellow Turban.
After that, Ji Sun ordered the destruction of the city wall of Echeng, and then continued northward, preparing to go deep into the territory of Qinghe Kingdom.
If the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans were victorious in the city, then in Xiajin in the northwest, it was an unprecedented defeat for the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans.
Xiajin was the land of the ancient Zhao Kingdom, where the Qi and Jin allied themselves. However, due to the diversion of the river, the city declined long ago, and most of the population moved from here to the nearby city of Fucheng. But it happened that such a big and small town caused Qingzhou Yellow Turbans to suffer heavy losses.
The person guarding Xia Jin is our old acquaintance, Shen Pei. After Yang Qiu's accident that year, this man was released as the chief of Xia Jin, a dilapidated and almost abandoned city.
But Shen Pei is Shen Pei after all, and his ambition becomes stronger despite adversity. After taking office, he continued to attract immigrants and reclaimed land, and he managed this small town well.
The Taiping Road uprising occurred in April this year, and as the situation in Qingzhou on the other side of the river deteriorated day by day, Shenpei predicted that the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans would definitely go north to join the battlefield in Hebei. Although Xiajin was in ruins, it was close to a river and was the only place the Yellow Turban Army must pass on their way north, so he recruited brave men and forged equipment, focusing on repairing Xiajin's city defenses again.
Many people in Xiajin City were landless refugees recruited by Shenpei. With the help of Shenpei, they settled here and regained their land. Naturally, they were willing to die for Shenpei.
Therefore, when commanders Ji, Zhang, and Xu Sanqu led their troops to approach Xiajin, what greeted them was a fortified city that was harmonious both internally and externally and with strong defenses.
The battle started very smoothly. When the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans arrived at Getang in the south of Xiajin, they were defeating Shen Pei who led a brave army out of the city. Shen Pei hurriedly responded to the battle, but was defeated and retreated to Xiajin. The Qingzhou Yellow Turbans took advantage of the victory to pursue and entered the city.
But all this is a trap set by the judge. His people had already piled firewood and poured oil in the south city of the city. As soon as the Yellow Turban Army entered the city, Shen Pei and others had already entered the wall of the inner city.
So at the order of the judge, four rockets were fired, and the fire in Nancheng shot into the sky. All the more than 3,000 Yellow Turbans who rushed into the city were burned to death.
Not only that, Shen Pei also had a cavalry team of 100 people, which he built by selling off his business, with his younger brother Shen Dai as the cavalry commander.
Before the war started, the cavalry team was hidden in Beichenggen. When the fire broke out in the city, Shendai led a cavalry team of a hundred people to tie tree branches, stir up smoke and dust, and rush towards the Yellow Turban Army outside the city.
The Yellow Turban Army outside the city was frightened by the raging fire in the city. Suddenly they saw smoke and dust rising to the north. They thought it was an ambush from the Han army and ran around in fear.
If Jisun hadn't personally led his troops to the front and defeated Shen Dai's attack, the Yellow Turban Army might have collapsed. But despite this, the Yellow Turban Army suffered heavy losses in this battle and no longer wanted to attack Xiajin.
They hurriedly packed up the people and burned, killed and looted some dock walls in retaliation. After that, they abandoned Xiajin and continued towards Ganling, the county seat of Qinghe State.
After all, Xiajin City's Shenpai had limited troops and did not dare to go out of the city to confront the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans head-on. It was left to the Yellow Turbans to continue their march north.
The defeat of Xiajin City also awakened the overly optimistic mentality of the Qingzhou Yellow Turban. It turned out that they had smooth sailing in Qingzhou. On the one hand, they had accumulated enough, and the Han army had great conflicts. On the other hand, the Taishan Army who stayed behind in Mount Tai served as an offensive force and repeatedly defeated the Han army head-on.
But now that they have left their local advantage and have no Taishan Army to attack, the quality of the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans was immediately tested in the battle of Xiajin. This shows that the actual combat ability of the current Qingzhou Yellow Turbans is not strong, and their military discipline is poor and they cannot stabilize the military formation. Once you encounter an opponent like Shenpei, no matter how many troops you have, you will still be beaten.
It was precisely with this understanding that Ji Sun, Zhang Rao, Xu He and the three people had an urgent discussion. Under Ji Sun's auspices, the two commanders were honest about their own side's true strength, so they decided that they could not attack each other along the way. If you don't attack the city, you must attack it. It's just a feint attack to cover the main force heading north. You won't care about the gain or loss of a city.
It was precisely because of this mobile strategy that the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans had smooth sailing. They crossed Ganling and went hundreds of miles north, and then were stopped at Jieqiao.
The boundary bridge is a permanent bridge on the Qinghe River outside Guangzong City. At that time, it was a Han soldier who besieged the main force of the Yellow Turbans of Guangzong to guard the boundary bridge.
At that time, the Han soldiers in Hebei had already besieged the main force of the Yellow Turbans in Hebei in Guangzong. The two sides fought repeatedly in the fortifications outside the city, and each was close to its last breath.
At this time, the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans arrived first, which directly made the Han soldiers in Hebei think that the situation was over and thieves' reinforcements had arrived. Therefore, the Han soldiers on the border bridge collapsed first without fighting, and then retreated and infected the entire army. The Han soldiers in Hebei realized that it was difficult to resist the enemy and fled in all directions. This retreat led to Julu.
After that, the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans successfully merged with the Hebei Yellow Turbans in the city. The two armies joined forces with great enthusiasm. Everyone was really full of longing for the future. Little did they know that most of them died before their military fortunes could even begin.
Driven by optimism, San Zhang sent troops together, leading more than 100,000 Yellow Turbans from Hebei and Qingzhou to pursue the Han army all the way to Julu with an overwhelming momentum.
Everyone knows what happened next. At the critical moment, Dong Zhuo came out from the Taihang Mountain Road and directly attacked the Yellow Turban Army under Julu City. The Yellow Turban Army was defeated and the hero Zhang Liang died in battle.
After this great victory, the Han soldiers took advantage of the victory to pursue it, but when Julu was repairing, the Aocang millet was cut off by the Taishan army. Unable to do so, the Han soldiers in Hebei could only move their troops to Handan to eat, until today.
During this period, the Yellow Turban Army also slowed down and tentatively deployed its forces to the east of Handan, a solid fortress on the Zhang River.
Therefore, it can be seen that before the arrival of the Taishan Army, a Hebei War will also begin.
(End of chapter)