Chapter 65: Zhao Xincheng (II)

From ancient times to the present, traitors have emerged one after another.

In fact, there are countless foreigners who surrender to me, such as Ashina Simo, such as Qi He Li, and like Zhao Xin, who first surrendered to the Han Dynasty because of the defeat of the army, and then surrendered to the Xiongnu after the defeat of the army, it is very rare......

Zhao Xin was originally a small king of the Huns, but later defeated and surrendered to the Han Dynasty, changed his name to Zhao Xin, was entrusted by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty to be reused, made a lot of military achievements, and was named the Marquis of Xi.

In the third year of Yuan Shuo, the military minister Shan Yu died, and his younger brother Yi Zhi Xian Shan succeeded to the throne. The military minister Shan Yu Prince Yu Dan was humiliated and humiliated, so he fled to Han.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty named him the Marquis of Zhi'an.

Yizhi slanted to accept Yu Dan because of his resentment against the Han, and repeatedly sent troops to Daijun, Yanmen, Dingxiang, Shangjun and other places to plunder. The Xiongnu Youxian King used the Han Dynasty to attack its "Henan Land" under the pretext that the Han Dynasty had also repeatedly sent troops to invade Shuofang County of the Han Dynasty.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty is eloquent and strategic, and the empire is strong, the soldiers are wide, so he decided to send troops to counterattack, in 124 BC, the Han envoy Wei Qing, Su Jian, Li Fu, Gongsun He and other generals more than 100,000 people attacked the right Xian Wang, the right Xian Wang was defeated, the loss of more than 15,000 men and women, more than 10 people of the king, and "tens of millions" of livestock.

The results were brilliant.

However, there were also losses, the right general Su Jian, and the former general Zhao Xinsuo led more than 3,000 cavalry, and almost all the troops were wiped out. Su Jianning died and did not surrender, and was shown to the public by the head of the owl, while Zhao Xin surrendered to the Huns.

After Yi Zhi Xian Shan received Zhao Xin, he was named "the second king" because he had been in the Han army for a long time and was familiar with the military situation in the Han land, and his wife was his sister, trying to use him to deal with the Han army. Zhao Xin proposed that Yizhi leave the Yinshan area and migrate to Mobei to lure the tired Han soldiers, and led the army to build a city at Yan Mountain (Yanran Mountain is Yu Dujun Mountain, now Hangai Mountain) at the southern foot of Yanran Mountain, and guarded the gateway to Mobei.

Seven years later, that is, in the fourth year of Yuanzhan, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty ordered Wei Qing and Huo Qubing to lead 50,000 iron cavalry to attack in the desert of North Vietnam.

Yi Zhixian followed Zhao Xin's strategy, put elite soldiers in Mobei, and waited for work.

The Ministry of Wei Qing sent more than 1,000 miles of troops to meet Yi Zhi Xiandan. The Han army formed a camp with Wugang chariots and 5,000 troops to attack the enemy. It was twilight, flying sand and dust, and the Han army opened its wings horizontally and encircled it, and the fighting spirit was fierce! Yi Zhi slanted to see that the Han army was strong, he was afraid in his heart, and he couldn't win, so he led his relatives to break through with hundreds of personal soldiers. The Han army pursued and killed hundreds of miles, until they reached the city of Zhao Xin, and saw that Zhao Xin had already taken precautions, and led tens of thousands of elite soldiers to line up here, and immediately attacked.

"Seven marches of the car, rushing to be idle, encircling Shan Yu, and going north to Yan."

Wei Qing broke Zhao Xincheng, but because of the serious damage, he had to stop here, and the Huns accumulated corn to eat the army, and Yi Zhi and Zhao Xin fled back to Mobei in embarrassment.

On the other hand, Huo went to the sick department from Dai County, rushed into the gallop for more than 2,000 miles, crossed the bow and Lushui and engaged the Xiongnu Zuoxian King, and also won a complete victory, killing more than 70,000 people, breaking the dragon city, the land of the Xiongnu sacrifice to the sky, sealing the wolf Juxu Mountain, Zen in the main peak of the wolf Juxu Mountain, Guyan Mountain, and returning from the Hanhai Sea.

The two armies were victorious, but the results were very different.

Is Wei Qing's ability not as good as Huo Qu's disease?

Naturally not.

Although Wei Qing did not have Huo Quzhi's sharpness, his march had always been steady, and he did not think about victory before defeat, and his military talent was even higher than Huo Quzhi's.

The reason why he failed to achieve the glorious military exploits of Huo Quzhi's "Sealing Wolf Juxu" is because of the existence of Zhao Xincheng.

This mountain is built according to the mountain, tightly choking the pass of Yan Mountain, from which to the north you can go along the pass of Yu Dujun Mountain over Yanran Mountain, enter the hinterland of Mobei, and reach Longcheng. Although Wei Qing captured Zhao Xincheng, he was tired and seriously damaged, and he did not dare to rashly enter the hinterland of Mobei, in case he was harmed by the remnants of the Hun cavalry, so he had to return to the court.

It can be seen from this that Zhao Xincheng's strategic position is so dangerous!

Otherwise, Le Shi Yanran may not have anything to do with Dou Xian, and Wei Qing will do it.

Just imagine, if the two armies are all the way to Shi Yanran, all the way to the wolf Juxu, how strong is that?

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Youtun Wei went all the way to the north, and when he approached Zhao Xincheng, the heavy snow fell one after another.

Snow abuse and gluttony.

Fang Jun looked at the clouds that were gathering thicker and thicker in the sky, like Xi Xuehua, and ordered the troops not to stay, and arrived at Zhao Xincheng in one go, before stationing.

It seems that Xue Yantuo's life is not easy this winter, even heavy snowfall, I am afraid that Mobei has already suffered a white disaster, the reason why Dadu set up to lead the army into Monan, in addition to wanting to force the Tang Dynasty and relatives, and waiting for the opportunity to occupy Dingxiang, is also not without the intention of stabilizing the interior.

Historically, the best way to transfer internal contradictions has been to wage a war......

"Dashuai, there is Yan Shan ahead!"

Xue Rengui rode his horse to Fang Jun's side and rode away.

The speed of the horse did not decrease, Fang Jun raised his head, and looked at the mountain beam in the north through the heavy snow.

As the remnant vein of Yu Du Jun Mountain, Yan Mountain is also majestic, spanning hundreds of miles.

Between the wind and snow, you will see a towering mountain city standing at a pass of the mountain range, if you want to enter the hinterland of Mobei from this, you must pass through this pass, quite a bit of a husband and a man can not open the posture.

"Zhao Xinqi is shameless, but he still has some talent."

Fang Jun praised.

Just talking about the location of Zhao Xincheng, it can be seen that Zhao Xin has won the essence of the Han military, for the Huns who have never been proficient in the art of building cities, it is simply a wealth given by God, and it is no wonder that Yi Zhi Keshan after Zhao Xin surrendered, he was named "the second king" and other extremely high official positions.

Xue Rengui raised his head on horseback, faced the wind and snow, and laughed indulgently: "Even if it is the Dragon Palace Tianque, in front of the gunpowder of my right guard, it is just a clay clay sculpture, a native chicken and a dog!" What's more, just Zhao Xincheng? The marshal, the last general asks for an order, Gan is the vanguard of the army, break through Zhao Xincheng within two hours, and ask the marshal to drink and sleep in the city tonight! ”

Fang Jun squinted slightly, thought about it, and said, "But!" ”

Soldiers are fast.

The Tang army has implemented this purpose, and the army has marched wildly against the wind and snow, and will definitely not give Xue Yantuo any chance to breathe and relax calmly. At present, Chekole has fled all the way, and must have arrived in Zhao Xincheng, and the city has taken precautions.

But who would have thought that the Tang army would rush thousands of miles and arrive at the foot of Zhao Xincheng but would not even rest and recuperate, so they would suddenly attack?

Surprise and unpreparedness for attacking the enemy is the gist of the victory.

Besides, with firearms in hand, any city in this era is like paper paste in front of Fang Jun, but it is wantonly destroyed and irresistible!

Taking advantage of the fact that Chekol had just arrived in Zhao Xincheng, the defenders in the city had not yet had time to deploy, and the Hu tribe near Zhao Xincheng must not have had time to be recruited to assist in defending the city.

As long as Zhao Xincheng is captured, from here to the heart of the Hu people in Mobei, there is no natural danger to defend, and in front of the Tang army with muskets, it will be like a weak little daughter-in-law, bullying and ravaging at will!

Xue Rengui received the order, caught up with his soldiers with an excited face, accelerated his horse, slowly broke away from the large army, and advanced towards Zhao Xincheng.

How can you not be excited?

As a son of the Han family, Meng Tian, Li Mu, Wei Qing, Huo Quzhi, Dou Xian and other famous generals who have made great achievements in foreign wars have been heroes in their minds since childhood, and generation after generation regards them as heroes who have been worshiped all their lives!

Now, this desolate land covered with ice and snow under our feet has the footprints left by those Han heroes.

Tracing the footsteps of the heroes of his predecessors, he marched all the way to the heart of the Hu people, conquered everything, and then Le Shi Yanran and sealed the wolf Juxu......

What could be a nobler pinnacle of life?

As long as you step through the Yu Overseer Mountain and drink the water of Ma Anhou, even if the horse leather shroud, what does it matter?!

If the husband dies, he will die, and his name will go down in history, and he will surpass Mount Tai!

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Zhao Xin on the city.

The mud is familiar with leather armor, and the beard is dancing in the cold wind, and the scouts around him are endless, constantly transmitting the battle reports in front of him.

Looking at the fire-like red faintly revealed in the wind and snow in the distance, tens of thousands of Tang troops attacked and killed like lightning, and they were secretly frightened.

raided thousands of miles, and reached the city of Zhao Xin, but he didn't even want to repair it, so he brazenly attacked the city?

Was it the reckless and incompetent commander of the Tang Army, or was he full of confidence and never took Zhao Xincheng in his eyes at all?

Remembering Chekler's warning before leaving, Ni Shu frowned and waved his big hand: "Prepare for battle!" ”

The Tang Army's decision to brazenly attack the city made him a little passive. Zhao Xincheng is located at the foot of Yan Mountain, there are many rivers nearby, every summer the river is abundant, the water and grass are fertile, and there are countless scattered tribes gathered on the left and right. Originally, he planned to recruit all the young and strong men of these tribes to gather in Zhao Xincheng and hinder the Tang army's attack with absolute superiority.

There is no need to go out of the city to fight, just need to hold the city, it will not be long before the Tang army, which has no supplies, will have to retreat, and then he will lead the army to chase and kill from behind, and the Tang army will flee in panic like a lost dog.

But he never thought that the Tang army was so brave and fearless, and launched an attack as soon as they arrived in the city......

Well?

What's going on with those cars covered with thick wooden planks?

There is no ladder, there is no crash, is it possible that the Tang army wants to rely on these turtle cover-like things to attack the impregnable Zhao Xincheng?

Suddenly, Ni Shu remembered Chekler's warning words before: the Tang army has a kind of cart, covered with wooden planks, not afraid of rolling wood and stones, and can easily blow up the city......

Ni Shu was uneasy in his heart, and resolutely ordered: "Immediately go down from the city with a rope and destroy these cars for Lao Tzu!" ”

He didn't understand how the Tang army blew up the town of Wuchuan, which was high and thick-walled, but since this kind of car appeared so strangely, it must have something to do with it. It doesn't matter if you don't understand Tang Jun's intentions, as long as Lao Tzu destroys a car like yours, then it's fine?

Checkler is really stupid, he can't think of such a simple way......