Chapter 308: The county seat of the Cousin's Clan
Zhao Yi has made a good start for the western expedition, and now that the imperial army has been stationed in the county seat of Biaoshi, whether it is Cao Cao or Sun Jian, they all want to make the first contribution.
Cheng Pu's request to fight may have been instructed by Sun Jian. For Cheng Pu, who wanted to take the initiative to fight, Zhao Yi did not refuse, agreed to Cheng Pu's battle, and told Cheng Pu to be careful, in case he was defeated, he could quickly break away from the enemy.
Zhao Yi's words greatly touched Cheng Pu's self-esteem, and Cheng Pu snorted lightly: "If the last general can't cut off the head of the enemy general, bring it up to see him." ”
Sun Jian's eyes flickered when he heard Cheng Pu's words, and he glanced at Zhao Yi with a resentful gaze, secretly saying in his heart that Zhao Yi was cunning, knowing that Cheng Pu had a strong temperament, Zhao Yi used this kind of language to arouse Cheng Pu's anger.
Originally, Sun Jian asked Cheng Pu to go to war to test the strength of the Qiang generals, but if the strength of the other general's strength was not good, Cheng Pu just happened to kill him and made a great achievement. If the other party has some means, Sun Jian will call Cheng Pu back and ask Zhao Yi to send Xu Huang to fight.
Xu Huang is a heroic person, and he seems to have some ability, but if he hasn't seen Xu Huang make a move, no one can tell how this person's martial arts are, so he can take this opportunity to try this Xu Huang's catties.
But as soon as Zhao Yi said what he said just now, Cheng Pu, who has a strong sense of self-esteem, will definitely fight to the death, and it is not ashamed to die on the battlefield as a general, if he flees in a cowardly battle, it will be a shame.
Seeing Cheng Pu rushing out of the military tent in a rage, Sun Jian called out Huang Gai: "Please general, sweep the battle for General Cheng Pu." "This so-called plundering array is a general who helps the battle, and the ugly thing is that it is a person who puts cold arrows.
When the general on his side was about to die, the general who swept the formation shot an arrow, even if he couldn't shoot the enemy general, he could win time for his own general to escape. The so-called Three British War Lu Bu is such a thing.
The general guarding the county seat of the Biao clan was none other than Beigong Boyu's younger brother Beigong Boyu, who had just opened the city gate to collect the soldiers and horses of Baipi Mountain into the county seat.
The general who led the troops to ambush in Baipi Mountain was Beigong Boyu's cronies, and Beigong Boyu naturally knew him, and when he saw the general leading his troops back, he was busy asking about Baipi Mountain.
Speaking of the incident of Baipi Mountain, the general's face turned red, and he did not hide the matter and explain it, and explained that it was his own reason, which caused heavy losses to the soldiers.
When Beigong Boyo heard the general's words, he didn't blame the general, because judging from what the general said, even if he did it in Beigong Boyo, it might not have such a result.
The general blamed himself: "If the last general had been more cautious, the five thousand soldiers might not have been wiped out." ”
Beigong Boyo comforted the general twice, saying that the casualties of the soldiers on both sides were inevitable, and the general was afraid that the county town would be lost, so he called the soldiers to return, what a crime.
After listening to Beigong Boyo's two words, the expression on the general's face softened a lot. The lieutenant general was indignant: "Zhao Yi acted treacherously, the five thousand cavalry were all archers, our army didn't notice it for a while, so it suffered a big loss, if it was a real battlefield rush, how could our five thousand soldiers die so easily." ”
The general rebuked the adjutant general: "We didn't guess Zhao Yi's strategy, which led to the annihilation of all the soldiers in his department, all of this is our fault, do you think that heroes and heroes are self-appointed?" Looking at the adjutant general, the general shook his head slightly, because he knew that his subordinate generals would not do much.
Capable generals will find their own shortcomings in their failures and correct them, and only those generals who do not want to make progress will make excuses for their failures. For a general like himself, victory is victory, and defeat is defeat. Because war will never give them a chance to explain.
The soldiers at the city gate came to report and said: "General Qiyu, the imperial army has been encamped less than fifteen miles from the county seat. ”
"It's coming so fast." Beigong Boyo frowned, and he didn't expect Zhao Yi to have such courage to dare to set up the camp fifteen miles away from the county seat.
Originally, Beigong Boyo thought that Zhao Yi would station the official army in the village or in the nearby city, but he didn't expect Zhao Yi to station the soldiers in the wilderness, wasn't he afraid that he would lead the soldiers to raid his camp?
On the same day, Zhang Wen's army entered Liangzhou, and his style of action was the same as Zhao Yi's, and he also camped in the wilderness, Beigong Boyu seized this opportunity, relying on the fast horses and spears of the Qiang soldiers, broke through the official camp overnight, and killed tens of thousands of officers and soldiers, resulting in the defeat of Zhang Wen's army.
It is impossible for Zhao Yi not to know about this, but now Zhao Yi is acting like this, but why? Beigong Boyo expressed his doubts.
The general stroked his long beard and groaned for a while to express his opinion: "According to Zhao Yi's previous style, he may have been prepared. If it weren't for that, he wouldn't have acted like that. According to the general's analysis, either Zhao Yi has the means to guard against the impact of his own soldiers, or he has a way to destroy his soldiers' fast horses and spears. Whichever of these two speculations came true, it was quite unfavorable to the Qiang soldiers.
Moreover, there are not many troops in the county seat now, which is not suitable for attacking the camp. If the officers and soldiers are not prepared, it is fine, but if they are prepared, then the soldiers who enter the ambush are afraid that they will suffer heavy losses.
Beigong Boyo nodded constantly when he heard the general's words, and felt that what the general said made sense, Zhao Yi acted cautiously and would definitely not put the army in danger. However, Beigong Boyo was not worried, and now there are 40,000 Qiang soldiers in the county, and they are united with the surrounding counties. If the official army attacks the city, Beigong Boyo also has a way to defeat the enemy.
Beigong Boyu sent someone to tell Beigong Boyu about this matter, and he sent soldiers to guard the conspicuous area of the city and wait for the attack of Zhao Yi's army.
"Now that the county seat of my cousin is impregnable, it is not comparable to the Goguryeo tribe and the county seat of Guangning that day, I want to see how Zhao Yi attacks." Beigong Boyo snorted lightly.
The general just wanted to remind Beigong Boyo that although our side now has the advantage, we can't be careful with Zhao Yi. But before he could say this, a soldier came in and said, "General, there is an enemy general calling for battle under the city." ”
"Oh?" Beigong Boyo raised his eyebrows, and said in his heart that when Zhao Yi first arrived in the county seat of the cousin, he sent a general to call the battle without waiting for recuperation, what is the purpose of this? "Which general can go to war and make such a contribution?" Beigong Boyo glanced around at the general standing in the hall, although his actions towards Zhao Yi were a little strange, he still had to face the battle.
The lieutenant general bowed and stood up: "The last general is willing to go." ”
Beigong Boyo nodded and allowed the deputy general to fight: "This battle is related to the morale of our army, and the general must not take it lightly." "Although this deputy general is a little reckless, but his martial arts are extraordinary, and it is perfect for dealing with this kind of fighting, killing, and killing.
The deputy general of Beigong Boyo also understood, and said that the general could rest assured. He walked out with a large knife.
Cheng Pu called for a long time and finally saw the city gate open, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he looked up and down at the deputy general who came out with a knife across the horse, he didn't speak, and shouted loudly and rushed towards the deputy general with a weapon in his hand.
Zhao Yi and Sun Jian watched from the side, compared with Zhao Yi's light breeze, Sun Jian seemed much more nervous, and every time Cheng Pu fought with that lieutenant, he couldn't help but clench the hilt of the sword, for fear that Cheng Pu would lose.
The lieutenant's martial arts are really good, and he fought with Cheng Pu for thirty rounds, but he didn't fall behind, Cao Cao praised beside him: "The Qiang people really have fierce generals." ”
Zhao Yi chuckled, took out the crossbow arrow to see the right time, pulled the switch, and the crossbow arrow turned into a black shadow and pierced directly into the chest of the deputy general, the deputy general's movement of raising the knife suddenly froze, and his body shook twice and fell to the ground.
Cheng Pu didn't expect Zhao Yi to suddenly make a surprise move, and by the time he reacted, the deputy general had already died.
Seeing this situation, Beigong Boyo, who was watching the battle at the city gate, scolded loudly: "Despicable! He immediately ordered his soldiers to release arrows, and Cheng Pu blocked a few feathered arrows and returned to the camp.
When he saw Zhao Yi, he snorted lightly: "Why is the general so troublesome?" The enemy general is gradually exhausted, and the last general only needs to fight him for another thirty rounds to kill him. Cheng Pu didn't care about Zhao Yi grabbing credit from him, but was shameful about Zhao Yi's behavior.
On the battlefield, the two generals paid attention to fairness, and although Zhao Yi acted like this, he was despised for his victory.
Sun Jian also looked down on Zhao Yi's behavior, but he was very jealous of Zhao Yi. People like Zhao Yi who do not act according to convention are the most terrible enemies and the most difficult to fathom.
Zhao Yi didn't feel ashamed of his actions, battlefield battles focus on results, if you fail in a decent fight, the court will only investigate your dereliction of duty, and will definitely not reward you for your decent actions. Zhao Yi is quite direct in doing things, and his goal has always been clear, that is, to knock out his opponent simply and directly. As for what method to use, Zhao Yi didn't care.
In Zhao Yi's words, whether it is sprinkling lime or knocking on a stick, as long as he can win the battle, he will use whatever means he has, and the last thing he is afraid of is embarrassment.
Faced with Cheng Pu's questioning, Zhao Yi only said: "A soldier is the way to survive." ”
When Sun Jian and Cao Cao heard this, Qi Qi chuckled lightly, and secretly said that Zhao Yi was a real villain. However, a real villain like Zhao Yi is the person who can win the battle on the battlefield, and it is precisely because of his unscrupulous means that he will catch the enemy off guard.
Sun Jian and Cao Cao did not entangle much about this matter, and after returning to the barracks, Cao Cao expressed one of his concerns: "General, our camp is so close to the county seat of the Biao clan, in case of a surprise attack by the Qiang soldiers, how should our army respond?" Cao Cao thought that Zhao Yi was prepared to guard against the attack of the Qiang soldiers, but it had been enough hours since the camp tent was set up, and the officers and soldiers had not prepared at all, which made Cao Cao quite worried.
Zhao Yi was not worried about this: "The more relaxed our soldiers are, the more the enemy will not be able to figure out our reality. I wish the defenders of the city would come out of the city and attack the camp, for I have prepared a gift for his men. ”