Will hold the bow like a full moon, look northwest, and shoot the wolf. --------Northern song dynasty. Su Shi's "Jiang Chengzi. Hunting in Michigan

It is said that the Guiyang guards Chen Ying and Bao Long, led the sparse 3,000 soldiers and horses, and opened the city gate to meet the Huanggai army. The two formations were in a circle, and Chen Ying took the lead, galloped to a few hundred meters in front of the Huanggai formation, and shouted: "Hugh wants to release cold arrows!" ”

Huang Gai raised his right hand, signaled his subordinates not to release arrows, and shouted with a sneer: "How can your mantis arm be my chariot?" Why don't you descend early, what do you have to say? ”

Chen Ying shouted: "You look down on us and others, but you bully me with few soldiers." If you can win the flying fork in my hand today, Guiyang County is up to you. ”

Huang Gai laughed: "It turned out to be a fighter." Let's go, I planned to defeat you in one fell swoop, but I am afraid that you will have few soldiers and will not be convinced if you lose. Let you lose your heart and mouth today. Saying that, with a big sword, he was about to fight his horse, when a general behind him shouted: "Commander Huang! Don't use an elephant to crack a nut! "The first horse rushed forward, and it was Liu Yong, the commander of the Third Division.

Liu Yong rode a white horse, wore silver armor, and made a steel spear in his hand, coupled with his young and handsome, extraordinary momentum, like a splendid rush out of the military formation, all the soldiers applauded. Chen Ying is a hunter from a hunter's background, with small eyes and noses, poor appearance, he hates handsome students the most, and he doesn't talk to him, he raises his fork and stabs, Liu Yong raises his gun to greet him, and the two horses circle and fight in one place.

Chen Ying relied on strength, but the fork method was not very particular, Liu Yong's marksmanship came from the family tradition, but it was very strict, and did not touch Chen Ying's steel fork, but only greeted him with a flaw in his chest and abdomen. After more than a dozen rounds of fighting, Chen Ying gradually only had the ability to parry, and when Bao Long saw it, he hurriedly waved his double hammer and stepped forward to help.

Liu Yong did not refuse, and he was full of spirits, and he wanted to fight one against two. Huang Gai was annoyed by a general and yelled: "If you don't keep your word, I will capture you alive!" "Saying that he held a big knife in his hand, rode into the dust, and went straight to Baolong, it was Fu Tong, the commander of the First Cavalry Division.

Bao Long saw that there was another young general, and the generals of the Lingling Army and Horse were so young, and he raised a double hammer to seal the knife that Fu Tong slashed at his head. Fu Tong only felt a strong attack, the steel knife was knocked and flew up, knowing that the big black man on the opposite side had some strength, so he used a round of Professor Huang Zhong's fast knife, only to see the knife shadow flying, silver light flashing, dizzying.

Baolong's double hammers are heavy, and he is already strong in attack and weak in defense, but in order to deal with the fast knife, he has to fly the double hammer in front of him, resisting round after round of fast knife, and it is too late to attack. The knife was light and heavy, and after a while, Bao Long was tired and panting, and he didn't know how long he could resist, but he felt that the double hammer was getting heavier and heavier, and for the first time he deeply regretted that he had chosen such a bulky weapon.

Huang Gai watched the enemy in front of the formation, and the big flag embroidered with the word "yellow" behind him flew high, and behind the big flag was dense layers of swords and guns. Huang Gai saw that Liu Yong and Fu Tong had the advantage, heard the neighing of the horses behind him, and knew that the horses of the cavalry division were impatient, so he raised his right hand and waved his horse whip lightly, and the war drums in the army immediately roared into the sky to help the two young generals.

When the Qinglong Army heard the beat of the drums, they shouted at the same time, shouting and killing like a sea of mountains, which frightened the three thousand Guiyang troops on the opposite side were all trembling, and they all prepared to flee backwards, and even began to throw away their armor and knives and guns. Liu Yong and Fu Tong heard their own drumbeats, and they rose up to fight another round of onslaught, Bao Long was already tired and wanted to die, so he took the lead in yelling, threw the sledgehammer and ran; When Chen Ying saw Bao Long fleeing, he also turned his horse's head around and fled after Bao Long.

Huang Gai's horsewhip pointed forward, and the 10,000-strong team of the cavalry division rushed out first, following behind Fu Tong, rushing towards the enemy formation like arrows. The enemy formation was just about to receive their two commanders, but suddenly saw the opponent's army surging in, how could they take care of Chen Ying and Bao Long, they all turned their butts backwards, turned their heads and ran. The heavy weapons and armor were all thrown away, and they had to run faster than the people around them to survive, and they couldn't run anymore, so they had to lie on the ground and pretend to be dead, or surrender.

In this battle, Huang Gai did not lose a single soldier and won a complete victory, killing and capturing more than 1,000 people and capturing more than 1,000 armor and weapons. Bao Long was captured alive, but Chen Ying fled back to the city with the remnants and never came out again.

Huang Gai's army was behind, and the siege equipment was not yet in place, and he was not in a hurry to attack. After setting up the camp, the pre-prepared letter of persuasion was sent to the head of the city.

Chen Yingzheng pleaded guilty in front of Zhao Fan, and the soldiers sent a letter of persuasion to Zhao Fan. When Zhao Fan opened the letter and read it, the letter contained in the letter that Hengyang and Youxian had been blocked by the Qinglong Army, unless Zhao Fan was willing to flee to Jiaozhou, which was poor and bad, there was no way to escape, so it was better to surrender Lingling. Lingling Chen Thorn Shi is thirsty for talents, very benevolent and righteous to the generals, and attaches great importance to the people, not only can ensure the safety of Zhao Fan's family and continue to be an official general, but also can ensure that the people of a county are safe and secure, and live happily.

Zhao Fan closed the letter and sighed, he had heard about the occupation of Hengyang by the Qinglong Army earlier, and it seemed that it was dangerous to flee to Changsha, not to mention that he was also bringing his family with him. Now that the army has been defeated, if you don't surrender, I'm afraid it will bring you death.

Zhao Fan ordered someone to tie up Chen Ying, holding the official seal in his hand, and surrendered Kaicheng. Huang Gai took the official seal and said: "Zhao Taishou, sure enough, the one who knows the times is Junjie." Zhao Fan smiled and said: "The crime deserves death, and it should be surrendered as soon as possible." ”

Huang Gai's army entered the city to appease the people without mentioning it. Huang Gai ordered Liu Min, Fu Tong, and Liu Yong's troops to set out to sweep away the suburban counties under the jurisdiction of Guiyang County, and brought Liu Xian's 10,000 men to guard the Guiyang County Governance Office. He also asked Zhao Fan's family, Chen Ying, Bao Long and others to be escorted to Lingling, and let the lord leave.

The news of Huang Gai's capture of Guiyang in a few days had already reached Lingling, and the generals were overjoyed, and Chen Long also issued a commendation order for the First Army. The first phase of the strategy was successfully completed, and now Chen Long's power has spanned the two counties of Jingzhou, and the territory has increased to 11 counties under the jurisdiction of Guiyang County, including Chen, Linwu, Nanping, Ben, Leiyang, Guiyang, Yangshan, Yinshan, Qujiang, Hankuang, and Zhenyang, and the household registration has increased by more than 300,000, and the total population has reached 7.8 million.

When the dust settled in Guiyang, Liu Xian sent a report back in Xiangyang, and for the time being, Liu Biao did not move, and seemed to have no reaction to the fall of Guiyang. On this day, Chen Long was anxious that the senior generals had finished discussing Liu Biao's matter, and when it came to the Xiliang War, Chen Long said: "The matter of Guiyang has been completed, and the envoy from Jiaozhou has also been sent, and Jingzhou is also temporarily at peace with Liu Biao." The last time I talked about Jingluo Xiliang, it was a matter of time and evening. At present, regardless of what kind of actions Dong Zhuo will make, let's first take a look at the geography of Xiliang's town. ”

As he spoke, he asked Zhou Budo and said, "Yuan Zhi, have you ever prepared?" ”

Zhou Budo stood up and arched his hand and said: "Since Xun Gongda set a plan for the lord to pass through Xiliang, I have been collecting Yongliang geography. Now I have made a picture and always carry it with me. As he spoke, he took out a piece of silk cloth from his bosom, and after unfolding it, it was a military map of Yongliang and Liangzhou.

Zhou Budo hung the picture on the wall and explained to the generals: "The two states of Yongliang are mostly Gobi, deserts and mountains, the distance between the cities is far away, and it is difficult to travel by land. Therefore, Xiliang has always been famous for its iron rides. ”

Chen Long looked at the obvious several big cities on the map, namely Chang'an, Tianshui, Anding, Wuwei, Dunhuang, Jiuquan, etc., and the information in his light brain is not much different, but the traffic roads are only natural valleys and small roads such as crossing the desert.

Zhou Budo pointed to the middle of Yongliang and said: "This place is the area where the Qiang people are active, and the rebellion of Han Sui and others is also because of the Qiang people Beigong Boyu. If you want to conquer Xiliang, it is not advisable to set foot in this area, so as not to attract the siege of the Qiang people. ”

After that, he pointed to Chang'an and said: "Most of the imperial court troops and horses set out from Chang'an to conquer Xiliang. Nowadays, there are rebel armies active in the far suburbs of Chang'an, so when sending troops, they can adopt a step-by-step strategy, compress the rebels to the Hexi Corridor, and then reunite and annihilate them. However, if the rebels fled to the direction of Xianbei, they heard that it was an endless prairie, and if they wanted to pursue, they would be looking for a needle in a haystack. ”

Chen Long said: "What Yuan Zhi said is right, our focus is still on the city. However, as I said last time, our focus this time is not how to unify Xiliang, and it is not easy for us to defend the territory of Xiliang. ”

All the generals obediently looked at Long Chen and listened to him tell his true purpose.

Chen Long said slowly: "Our purpose is to welcome back the Xun You military division, and the second is to occupy Chang'an and block Dong Zhuo's passage into Luoyang. ”