Chapter 58 - Encounter with bandits, roundabout raid
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Shouchun City, in the military camp of the Chu army.
Early in the morning, Gan Ning entered the camp, gathered his brothers, and after breakfast, he went to transport back the grain and grass that had been robbed of the Han army according to the opportunity of last night. In this way, the group set off from Shouchun City.
When the group came to a distance of twenty miles from Shouchun, the scouts in front suddenly came to report that a large number of troops were found in front. It seems to be heading towards Shouchun.
When Gan Ning heard it, did he pay it back? Hurriedly asked the soldiers to hide in the reeds on both sides of the road and wait for the changes.
After a while, I saw a group of troops wearing tattered armor, coming towards them. Moreover, all of the soldiers in this team are yellow and thin, listless. There was no war intent on his face, and he shrugged his head one by one. Every now and then, someone will fall.
"Damn, so many bandits?" Gan Ning looked at the people in the past and subconsciously scolded.
Gan Ning looked at this unit, and after almost half of it, he immediately jumped out of the reeds with his men. And that army was obviously taken aback by Gan Ning and the others who suddenly jumped out. Yes, even the weapons fell to the ground with a "clang".
"Those who descend will not be killed! Drop your weapon! I heard Gan Ning clench the knife in his hand and shouted loudly.
And the soldiers of the Chu army are also ready to fight one by one. Unexpectedly, the team in front of him, after Gan Ning's roar, actually put down their weapons one by one and knelt on the ground to beg for mercy.
Half an hour later, after inquiry. Only then did Gan Ning know that the unit in front of him was a real Jiujiang army, not a bandit.
It turned out that after the Battle of Qixia, Yingbu led an army of 100,000 to pursue Xiang Yu who fled with Han Xin. But he didn't want to, the Jiujiang army was ambushed by the Chu army on the road. Yingbu was killed in battle, and when the Jiujiang army saw that the kings were dead, they surrendered one after another, but at that time, Xiang Yu had no time to care about them, so he could only let them all go where they were.
And this group of people, at a glance, knew that the Han army would not be able to go back, and if they returned to Jiujiang, they might also be charged with escaping. So they made an appointment to fall into the grass together.
But when the 60,000 Jiujiang Army fell into the grass, he realized that this bandit was really not easy to do. What you want to eat, what you don't eat. Relying on ordinary robbery, the food problem of 60,000 people cannot be solved at all.
After a few days, someone couldn't help it and secretly ran down the mountain. Everyone saw that there was no way to fall into the grass, so they began to run away, and those who had a home in Jiujiang all ran home together.
And the group in front of them is a family member who has long been separated in the war or is no longer alive. They couldn't go anywhere, so they could only stay on the mountain.
Today is the third day that this group of unlucky people is hungry, and several leaders look at their brothers, and they fall down hungry one by one, planning to take a risk, and go to harass the surrounding small county towns, thinking that with 20,000 people, it is enough to take a small county town, first eat enough, and then try to do big things. didn't want to, but let this Gan Ning encounter it.
Now it's okay, 20,000 people, and they have become prisoners of the Chu army again! Without exception, all of them were escorted back to Shouchun by the Chu army. And the Jiujiang army in front of him was obviously hungry and crazy, and also said that as long as he could eat, he was willing to follow Gan Ning. So, as soon as a good show was staged, I saw that at the gate of Shouchun City, a thousand Chu troops had just gone out for less than an hour, and they escorted 20,000 people back.
Even Tian Feng was made a mess by the scene in front of him. After Gan Ning's explanation, it suddenly dawned on me. Ordered people to guard this batch of Jiujiang troops.
And Gan Ning, with more than 1,000 people, ran again.
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At this time, Zhang Er also led more than 30,000 people under his command to attack continuously, and drove 800 miles in two days, and had arrived less than 200 miles away from Shijiazhuang.
Zhang Er was really exhausted from watching the soldiers and horses, so he had to stop to rest and let people hurriedly bring letters to his son Zhang Ao.
And Zhang Ao, who was staying in Shijiazhuang, also received a letter from his father. When I opened the letter, the content made Zhang Ao very happy.
I saw the letter said: "A certain has brought 10,000 elite soldiers, come to reinforcements, now less than 200 miles away from you, I hope the soldiers do not panic, defend Shijiazhuang." At that time, when my army stabs, we can completely annihilate the Huns! ”
Zhang Ao hurriedly passed the letter to the soldiers below and checked them one by one. When the defenders of Shijiazhuang saw this letter, they were also very happy, and they couldn't wait for the reinforcements to arrive now and completely annihilate the Xiongnu outside the city. The sluggish morale is rising again
At noon, the Xiongnu launched another strong attack, and this time, the Xiongnu actually brought the tools of siege. If it weren't for Zhang Ao's hand, he would have prepared the golden juice early, but I am afraid that Shijiazhuang has already let the Huns break through!
In the Hun army. Hu Hui stopped: "Temujin, I didn't expect that this thing you asked people to make is really easy to use!" You see, the Han army is almost overwhelmed. ”
"Hahaha, the eldest brother has won the prize, this thing is called a ladder. It is one of the most common siege tools. Temujin said with a smile in the face of the compliment.
"Oh? The most common tool? Why hasn't Big Brother seen it before? Hu Huizhi was a little puzzled, to say that he was well-informed, he really hadn't seen this long ladder in front of him.
"Big brother, this is normal that you haven't seen, this is what I saw in the Han book, I saw that Shijiazhuang was difficult to fight, so I ordered Kublai Khan to find someone to build it according to the drawings." Temujin said truthfully.
"Oh? Han Chinese books? When I heard it, this thing came from those books of the Han people, and the original joy disappeared without a trace in an instant.
"What? Big brother, what's the problem? Temujin looked at the face in front of him, which became darker and darker, and he couldn't bear to ask.
I only heard Hu Hui stop "humming" and said: "Temujin, although this thing is good, but I advise you to read less Han books, you don't know, why the current big order is not you." Father Khan, it is because you read these books that you are angry with you. ”
"But ......," Temujin was about to retort. But I saw that I stopped and turned around and left. When it came to his mouth, he could only take it back.
Looking at the distant Huhui, Temujin clenched his fists with both hands, and his eyes were full of murderous intent. Oh, yes! How could he not know why his father Khan would pass on this position to his brother.
But what did you do wrong? Isn't it just learning some Central Plains culture? Why did this big single position become my brother's. Now that my brother has actually mentioned this matter, does he really look down on me Temujin? Temu's heart thought secretly.
At this time, Temujin's heart was born. Even Temujin didn't know that something in his heart was also quietly planted!