Chapter 739 Cyclonus
From Tiemen garrison to Xin'an, it is only forty miles between two camps.
Coupled with the fact that there are streams on this road that can transport supplies, Liu Bei's army reached Xin'an faster than imagined.
At this time, the army could already see the Badou Mountain southeast of Xin'an.
In a team, two scholars were standing side by side, looking at the magnificent scenery of Badou Mountain with a group of officials, speechless to each other.
I saw military flags waving all over the Badou Mountain. It looked like the flags belonged to Guo Si's army. It seems that Guo Bang must have encountered some special situation, so he placed the camp at the foot of Badou Mountain.
These two scholars were Guo Fen, the shogunate secretary, and Liu Yan, the secretary of the shogunate.
After repeatedly watching the battlefield situation, Guo Fen turned to Liu Yan and said worriedly:
"It seems that the situation under Guo Shuai's command is very critical. It seems that there will be a tough battle ahead."
But Liu Yan on the side was not worried about this. Instead, he said worriedly:
"I'm more worried about us."
Guo Fen was a little confused now. He knew that Liu Yan was smarter than him.
Liu Yan was born in the Liu family in Hedong. He was famous in Beijing for a while, and even served in Zhu Jun's shogunate. However, for this reason, he was never reused during the two capitals.
Later, he joined the shogunate of General Zhengbei, and things turned around.
Guo Fen knew very well how much Liu Bei valued Liu Yan, and Liu Yan was also very smart. He knew what to say, what not to say, and how much he should say. He was very particular about what he did and what he said.
So he understood that Liu Yan would not make a mistake, so he asked:
"Uncle Kuan, have you discovered anything?"
Liu Yan shook his head and said:
"I have been wondering about one thing along the way, and that is why Zhao Yun on the opposite side dares to take the initiative to provoke us? You must know that Yuan Shao in the southeast has advanced his troops to the south bank of Luoshui. I even heard that Yuan Shu in the direction of Yique has also Defeated the Taishan Army on the front and marched along the Yishui River."
As he spoke, Liu Yan raised his left and right hands and touched them:
"In other words, the two Yuan forces will soon join forces outside the city of Kyoto, with hundreds of thousands of soldiers surrounding Kyoto. Where does Zhang Chong have the courage or confidence to use his troops on our side? This is something I have never understood? ”
At first, Guo Fen thought Liu Yan was worried about something, but when he saw this, he didn't take it seriously and said:
"Isn't this already on the surface? Then Zhao Yun just wanted to take the initiative and lure the snake out of its hole. Now that Guo Si's troops are besieged in Badou Mountain, doesn't it mean that they were ambushed by Zhao Yun? Xin'an must be surrounded by enemy troops now. I think the enemy's initial plan was to attack us from the west and then the east, and then confront the two Yuan forces. This idea is fine."
Then Guo Fen half sneered, half rejoiced:
"I originally thought that Guo Si was a mediocre general, but I didn't expect that he had some tricks. Even if he was ambushed by the enemy, he could still stay calm and camp on the back of the mountain. It seems that the enemy's plan did not succeed, but was dragged here by our army. That Yuan Shao is really lucky.”
Guo Fen's words did not make Liu Yan suspicious, but Liu Yan also understood that the current worries were only his own personal worries, and there was no substantial evidence or situation to support them, so he put aside this topic and talked about another matter. thing.
He said to Guo Fen:
"Even if the battle is won this time, I'm afraid the prince will be saddened by this. Originally, the prince was jealous of Grand Master Dong, but now he has launched the army without an order. Even though Guo Si is in front, I'm afraid he will not be exempted from punishment."
But Guo Fen didn't think it was a problem at all, so he snorted at Liu Yan:
"Hmph, if we lose this battle? What will happen next? And once we win, what will happen to Grand Master Dong?"
Liu Yan was stunned for a moment, turned to stare at Guo Fen, and finally said half-mockingly to himself:
"I didn't expect Mr. Guo to have such courage, but a prince must be a loyal minister, so I'm afraid he won't go as we want."
Guo Fen was silent, and finally said this:
"At that time, Shizu was also a loyal minister of Emperor Gengshi."
As soon as these words came out, the two of them were speechless.
……
Liu Bei's army approached Guo Si's camp without any obstruction.
It was only when he arrived near that Liu Bei could clearly see the current battlefield situation.
It turned out that Guo Si's camp was only to the west of Badou Mountain, but the apricot-yellow flags of the Taishan Army were all planted on the mountains to the east.
Liu Bei was startled at that time, thinking that the main force of the Taishan Army had come here, otherwise where would there be so many enemy soldiers.
It was precisely because of this concern that Liu Bei ordered his troops not to set up camp, but to advance one by one, entering Guo Si's camp first.
But it is very strange. Liu Bei's army meanders for several miles. The Taishan Army at the top of Xin'an City will notice it as long as they are not blind. Therefore, it stands to reason that there should be cavalry to intercept it, but by the time Liu Bei's banner is close to Guo Si's The gate is closed.
There was still no movement in the city, and even the enemy flags on Badou Mountain in the distance were just fluttering in the wind without any intention of going down the mountain.
Suddenly at this time, the gate of Guo Bin's army opened wide, and a cavalry army burst out from inside.
When the dust was flying, Liu Bei was about to shout "Zhongfu" when he saw Guo Bang appearing in front of him with his trademark laugh.
Then, Guo Si rode through thousands of people, and the saddles and horses were all changed, and then he smiled at Liu Bei and said:
"Mr. Xuande, Guo Bang has had such a hard time waiting for you."
……
Liu Bei was personally welcomed into the camp by Guo Si.
But before he could sit down on the mat with Zhang Fei, he heard a shocking news from Guo Bang.
"You said you weren't ambushed at all? Have you been camping at the foot of Badou Mountain these past few days?"
No matter how calm Liu Bei was at this time, he was panicked when he heard the news. Before sending troops, he thought about at least ten scenarios, but he never thought that Guo Bang was deceiving him.
It was also his fault that he was too anxious. He wanted to turn the tide too much. It was only forty miles, and it would only take half a day for the sentry to go back and forth.
And just because he had saved so much of the day, Liu Bei was deceived into coming here by Guo Si.
At this moment, Liu Bei's hands and feet were cold. He never expected that Guo Si had gone so wildly and rebelliously. Didn't he know that falsely spreading military reports would lead to death?
No, Liu Bei looked at Guo Bang, who was smiling very "simplely", and suddenly understood that Guo Bang's purpose was not that simple.
He's afraid that he not only wants my reinforcements, but also wants me to show up to lure him out of his hole.
If the Taishan Army really had an ambush, they would definitely surround the point for reinforcements. Such a risk would ultimately be borne by Liu Bei, but the final result would be eliminated by Guo Si.
Liu Bei secretly resented, how dare these ordinary people from cold lands dare? How dare you?
But no matter how angry or frightened he was, Liu Bei's face had regained its calmness after saying the surprised words just now. He asked Guo Si calmly:
"Guo Jun, seeing that you are so wise, do you have anything else to share with Mr. Liu?"
Guo Si secretly clicked his tongue, convinced by Liu Bei's "honesty". Originally he thought Liu Bei was going to have a fight with him, but now he didn't even say a harsh word. That's fine, the more honest you are, the more obedient you will be.
After thinking for a while, he said to Liu Bei:
"Mr. Xuande, do you think the Taishan Army on the top of the mountain outside is real or fake?"
Liu Bei pondered for a moment and said conservatively:
"Whether it is true or not, we will know after a beating? This Badou Mountain is not a dangerous mountain. Guo Jun, you have more than 10,000 troops. No matter what the opponent is, fighting a battle is not a matter of turning around." br>
But Guo Si shook his head and said to Liu Bei in a very positive tone:
"It's true and it's false."
Liu Bei was unwilling to play riddles with Guo Si, so he said directly:
"Guo Jun, the military situation is urgent now. I brought the army here not just to listen to your words. If you still have the situation in Kansai in mind, tell me everything you know."
Guo Bang was criticized, but he was not annoyed at all.
That's right. How can a person not have a temper? Otherwise, wouldn't Liu Xuande really be a mother-in-law?
So Guo Si also said bluntly:
"If I stay in Badou Mountain now, the enemy army on the other side will be fake. But if I attack Badou Mountain, the enemy army will be real. Mr. Xuande, do you understand what I am saying?"
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Understand, of course Liu Bei understands.
It's a combination of reality and fiction. It can be a suspected soldier or a real soldier. Everything depends on whether they want to fight.
Thinking of this, Liu Bei directly grasped the key:
"So the Taishan Army still wants to attack Yuan Shao? Are we suspecting soldiers here? But if this is the case, then what is Zhao Yun trying to do?"
When Liu Bei said this, Guo Si felt ashamed. He snorted:
"What are you trying to do? If I, Guo Si, hadn't been wise and decisive and brought my troops here, I wouldn't be trying to figure out Yuan Shao, but me. You, Liu Xuande, think about it for yourself. Before I came here, would you have been hiding in Mianchi? ?”
Liu Bei frowned, looked at Guo Bang very strangely, and then asked:
"Have you gotten in touch with Yuan Shao?"
Guo Bang was choked by these words. He didn't expect that Liu Bei was so sharp and discovered the loopholes in his own language.
Yes, the reason why he was so certain about the arrangement of the Taishan Army on the opposite side was because he received a letter from Yuan Shao on the east side.
At this time, Yuan Shao had already deployed 80,000 troops on the Luoshui line, and Yuan Shu's 30,000 troops were nearby. The two sides had a total of 110,000 troops, which almost blocked and controlled the entire southern side of the Yiluo Basin.
So naturally, Yuan Shao's sentry knights also got in touch with Guo Si.
Yuan Shao told him in the letter that the Taishan Army's armies were currently distributed on the north bank of Luoshui River, and neither side took the initiative to attack. However, Yuan Shao was very sure of one thing, that is, the Taishan Army had no cavalry.
As the largest cavalry regiment, the Taishan Army was so short of cavalry that it was unable to block traffic near the battlefield. So where were their cavalry?
There can only be one, and that is to go to Guo Si and the others.
After Guo Si got this information, he immediately figured it out. Then Zhao Yun is the bait, to lure him here, and then the knights of the Taishan Army lurking in Badou Mountain can attack them.
So after Guo Si arrived, he immediately camped at the foot of Badou Mountain, which was to compress the charging space of the Taishan Army knights.
Even in order to test this point, he shamelessly called Liu Bei's troops over, just to test the true intentions of the Taishan Army cavalry.
The result is obvious, that is, Liu Bei's troops came out in full force, but the Taishan Army did not respond at all. What does this mean? It shows that they have changed their tactics, so they are afraid that Yuan Shao will suffer.
But whether Yuan Shao was miserable or not, it didn't matter to me, Guo Si, so when he saw that Liu Bei had guessed it, he simply told all his plans.
Specifically, Xin'an still needs to be fought, but it cannot be fought now. It must wait until the cavalry in the mountains withdraw and attack Yuan Shao, so that he can succeed here.
Once Xin'an is captured, they will be only a short distance away from Kyoto. At that time, they can calmly look at the situation on the eastern battlefield and make the next arrangement.
In this case, Guo Si was quite proud and said:
“Mr.
Liu Bei frowned, always feeling that Guo Bang was overconfident. He wanted to say more when he heard hurried footsteps outside the tent, and then a man carrying a flag appeared inside the tent and loudly reported:
"The enemy has all false flags on Badou Mountain, and there are no enemy troops in the mountain. However, the enemy's sentries and horseback riding have left traces in the mountain. It is estimated that there are tens of thousands of horsemen."
Hearing the number of ten thousand cavalry troops, Guo Bang couldn't help but tremble, and then said to Liu Bei quite excitedly:
"How? Mr. Xuande still has any doubts?"
Seeing that Liu Bei stopped talking, Guo Si ordered in high spirits:
"Attack the entire army and march south to Xin'an."
……
In the third year of Taiwu, on May 20th, on the north bank of Jianshui River, the sky was filled with smoke and dust, and countless northern riders and horses were like dragons, covering the plain.
Since ancient times, there have been countless heroes and heroines on the plains from Mianchi to Xin'an, but there are still very few cavalry units as pure and huge as they are today.
And they were the eight thousand assault cavalry of the Taishan Army that had bypassed Mianchi before.
This morning, when the defenders of Yima City did not respond, they once again bypassed Yima, and now they had rushed to the iron gate wall.
This is another war that broke out in Iron Gate during this period. The Taishan Army and the Han Army repeatedly fought for it, which shows the importance of the Iron Gate garrison.
At this moment, when Zhang Chong, who was covered in smoke and dust, saw the alarm bell on the iron gate wall, he was not anxious at all. Instead, he asked Li Hu, Xu Huang and Zhang Liao beside him:
"How much farmland did you see along the way?"
Li Hu and Xu Huang were stunned for a moment and couldn't answer.
It's true that I can't answer it. Everyone is busy on their way, so how can they care about the farmland along the road?
But Zhang Liao pursed his lips and said uncertainly:
“There are dozens of hectares, but not many people in the fields.”
Zhang Chong nodded, and he told Generals Li Hu and Xu Huang:
"You all have to be on your own. After this battle, our Taishan Army will enter a period of rapid growth. By then, all of you will have to lead thousands, or even tens of thousands, of people to attack the city for me. And by that time, stay away. When farming and gathering land in Hebei, you need to think about supplies yourself, so if you don’t pay attention to this on a daily basis, you will suffer big losses in the future. Remember, as a general, you must not only fight, but also plow, and you must be strong with both hands.”
After giving orders to Li Hu and Xu Huang, Zhang Chong sighed again:
"I know the reality of Kansai in this battle. Their potential has been exhausted. We will destroy them after the war. As long as our army defeats Yuan Shao in this battle, the world will be settled."
After hearing this, all the generals congratulated:
"Wish me great luck in martial arts."
Zhang Chong waved his riding crop to stop everyone and said:
"These words are unlucky, I'd better leave them to Yuan Shao."
After saying that, Zhang Chong blew the horn, and then the knights, without anyone even dismounting, went straight towards the Iron Gate garrison.
When the Han army on the Iron Gate garrison was preparing to defend, no one expected that the gate wall under the city would open with a bang, and then countless Taishan Army's sudden cavalry poured into the Iron Gate wall like a tide.
In less than two seconds, the Taishan Army's sudden cavalry wiped out the defenders of Tiemenbi, and headed towards Guo and Liu's troops who were only forty miles away.
(End of chapter)