Chapter 18: Counterinsurgency
After reaching an agreement with Zhang Yu, Wang Kai immediately led more than 800 soldiers from his headquarters and 1,000 soldiers led by Zhang Yu to leave Xiafen County and head towards Qiangdao County.
After the army came to the county seat of Qiangdao, the Qiang people who stayed in the county town of Qiangdao suddenly closed the city gate.
Seeing this situation, Wang Kaidang even sent Qin Qiong to seize the city.
After Qin Qiong received the order, the soldiers under his command set up a cloud ladder and began to attack the city.
Seeing this, Zhang Yu immediately ordered his soldiers to follow the siege.
After the ladder was erected, Qin Qiong climbed up first.
Because the main force of Qiangdao County was taken away by its patriarch Yang Palm, the Qiang people in Qiangdao County did not last long before being defeated by the combined forces of Wang Kai and Zhang Yu.
Seeing that the county seat of Qiangdao had been conquered, Wang Kai immediately said to Zhang Yu not far away: "Patriarch Zhang, thanks to your help, I can take the county seat of Qiangdao." ”
"It's too serious, I'm just doing my best."
"Patriarch Zhang doesn't have to be modest, when I completely take back the power of Wudu County, I will ask Your Majesty for credit for you."
After hearing this, Zhang Yu immediately replied with a smile: "Then there is Lord Lao Taishou!" ”
Talking about this, the last resistance force in Qiangdao County was also destroyed by Qin Qiong.
After leading the army into Qiangdao County, Wang Kai, accompanied by Qin Qiong and Zhang Yu, immediately announced to the people in the county that Qiangdao County would return to the jurisdiction of Taishoufu in the future.
After that, Wang Kai left Wang Tong behind and asked him to lead 200 soldiers to sit in the county seat of Qiangdao to prevent rebellion.
After dealing with the county seat of Qiangdao, Wang Kai immediately led Qin Qiong and the remaining soldiers to rush to the rest of the county seats under the jurisdiction of Wudu County together with Zhang Yubu.
After the people of the other five counties saw the appearance of the army, they all went out of the city to greet the new Taishou Wang Kai without the slightest resistance.
Since then, Wang Kai has regained power in Wudu County with the assistance of Zhang Yu, the patriarch of Baimadi.
Wang Kaidang, who had recovered power, even sent people to Chang'an City to report to Huangfu Song and offered him a plan.
After receiving the letter sent by Wang Kai and reading it, Huangfu Song, who was sitting in Chang'an, immediately said to himself: "Although Xinhao's plan is not perfect, it is still feasible. ”
Unable to make a decision, Huangfu Song had to reply to Wang Kai and ask him to stay still for the time being.
Besides, after Wang Kai received Huang Fu Song's reply and read it, although he regretted that Huang Fu Song did not adopt his strategy, he still followed the order.
The rebels led by Bian Zhang and the official army led by Huangfu Song continued to stalemate in Chang'an City for a period of time, and Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong, the two servants of Zhongchang, jointly slandered Huangfu Song to Liu Hong because they had a disagreement with Huangfu Song.
Liu Hong listened to the slander, and immediately recalled Huangfu Song, and took back his left chariot general seal, and cut the feudal household of 6,000.
Later, Liu Hong was transferred to Sikong Zhang Wen as the general of the chariot cavalry to replace Huangfu Song, and the new general Dong Zhuo and the general Zhou Shen both served under his account.
At this time, Liu Hong had already mobilized more than 100,000 people and handed them over to Zhang Wen.
After Zhang Wen led the troops, he immediately led his troops to Meiyang County and stationed there.
And after the rebel leader Bian Zhang learned that the official army had entered Meiyang County, he also immediately led the main force of the rebel army to Meiyang County.
Besides, Wang Kai waited in Wudu County for a long time and didn't see Huangfu Song's next instructions, so he immediately sent someone to Chang'an to contact Huangfu Song again.
After the people sent to Chang'an by Wang Kai learned that Huangfu Song had already been dismissed, he immediately hurried back to Xiaban County.
Seeing the messenger returning, Wang Kai immediately asked, "Have you contacted my master?" ”
"My lord, General Huangfu has been dismissed by His Majesty, and the new commander is Sikong Zhang Wen."
"What? My master was dismissed? ”
After saying this, Wang Kai remembered that Huangfu Song had indeed been removed from office in history.
Wang Kai, who regretted it, immediately sent the messenger down and summoned Qin Qiong.
Seeing Qin Qiong, Wang Kai immediately said: "Shubao, there is bad news that my master Huangfu Song has been dismissed by His Majesty. ”
"Lord, is this serious?"
"It's true, now the commander of the crusade against the rebels has been replaced by Sikong Zhang Wen."
"Lord, if this is the case, we must not let Zhang Yu know the news, once the news leaks, I am afraid that we will face the attack of the White Horse Division."
"Hey! I knew that this was the case, and I should have sent troops first, but now that the opportunity has been lost, we can only wait for the situation of the officers and soldiers. ”
Unable to take action, Wang Kai could only stay in Wudu County and wait and see.
Let's talk about Meiyang County.
The official army led by Zhang Wen and the rebel army led by Bian Zhang fought several battles in Meiyang County, but they were deadlocked.
After a stalemate for several months, a meteor crashed into the rebel camp, and the rebels were immediately in turmoil.
Dong Zhuo, the general of the captivity, sensed that a good opportunity had appeared, and when he and Bao Hong, the right Fufeng Taishou, sent troops to kill the rebel camp.
When the rebels were in turmoil, they encountered a surprise attack by the officers and soldiers, and they were immediately killed and abandoned their armor.
Seeing that Dong Zhuo had won a complete victory, Zhang Wen, the general of the cavalry, ordered the whole army to raid, and the rebels were immediately killed and collapsed.
Bian Zhang, Han Sui, Beigong Boyu and Li Wenhou saw that the general trend was gone, and immediately gathered their defeated troops and fled.
The officers and soldiers chased and killed for a while, only to see Bian Zhang, Han Sui, Beigong Boyu and Li Wenhou and other rebel leaders begin to flee separately.
Seeing this, Zhang Wen, the general of the chariot cavalry, immediately ordered Zhou Shen to lead 30,000 soldiers to pursue Bian Zhang and Han Sui, and sent Dong Zhuo to lead 30,000 soldiers to pursue Beigong Boyu and Li Wenhou, while he himself led the rest of the soldiers and horses back to Chang'an.
After Zhou Shen led his troops to chase Bian Zhang and Han Sui to Yuzhong County, Jincheng County, Zhou Shen's general Sun Jian immediately proposed to Zhou Shen: "General, the rebels fled in a hurry and couldn't take care of the grain route, we can cut off the rebel grain route, and the rebels will definitely collapse without a fight." ”
"Wentai, the rebels have been defeated, there is no need to do anything more, we just need to besiege the city."
Seeing that Zhou Shen was unwilling to adopt his suggestion, Sun Jian had no choice but to agree.
Besides, when Han Sui, who fled to Yuzhong County, saw that the official army led by Zhou Shen was only besieging the city, he immediately proposed to Bian Zhang: "Lord Bian, the commander of the official army is driving straight in, and its grain route is bound to be too long. ”
Bian Zhang thought about it and immediately replied: "What Wen Yue said is reasonable, we will take action tonight." ”
After the sky became dark, Bian Zhang and Han Sui immediately led the army to leave Yuzhong County at night and went straight to Zhou Shen's grain team to kill.
Because of Zhou Shen's carelessness, the grain team of the official army had no protection at all, and Bian Zhang and Han Sui destroyed Zhou Shenyue's grain in a battle.
Then, Bian Zhang and Han Sui took advantage of the situation to launch a surprise attack on Zhou Shen's department.
The officers and soldiers of Zhou Shen's department were destroyed by food, and the army had no morale, and as a result, they were killed by the rebels led by Bian Zhang and Han Sui.
In the end, only Sun Jian was left to protect Zhou Shen and a few people and fled back to Chang'an City.
At the same time, when Dong Zhuobu was pursuing Beigong Boyu and Li Wenhou, he was surrounded by rebels and Huns in Wangyuan County because of his lone army.
Seeing this, Dong Zhuo immediately asked the soldiers to pretend to stop the water in Weishui to repair the embankment, claiming that it was fishing, but in fact, it was to let the army pass under the embankment quickly, and when the rebels found out Dong Zhuo's true purpose, they were already unable to catch up.