Chapter 9: The Breaking Place
Yanmen Pass, also known as Yanmen County, is under the jurisdiction of the state. Because Xianbei defeated the Han Dynasty a few years ago, most of the Han people in northern Xinjiang had crossed the Yanmen Gate and entered the territory of the Great Wall. And those who still stay are inconvenient to leave, women, children, old people, and some loyal martyrs who miss their homeland.
At this time, Yanmen Pass has not been repaired for many years, and it has long been dilapidated, and Gao Ze stood on top of the city tower and looked at the few people in the city, which was also inexplicably sad. Although the city is now in tatters, you can still feel the prosperity of the past from this ruin. And this vanguard army had just arrived at Yanmen this afternoon, and when they saw the dilapidated city wall, they immediately ordered people to repair it, make it thicker, improve the defensive measures, and prepare rolling stones, wood, and oil, because the next war will be very tragic.
Suddenly, the sky was dark and overwhelming, and everyone's first reaction was that a big war was imminent. Gao Ze saw that this army was coming towards Yanmen at a high speed, and sighed in his heart
"I didn't expect it to come so quickly. Look at its size, there are 30,000 people."
It didn't take long for the charter to take several people to the top of the city tower, looking at the tens of thousands of yellow scarves in the distance, and his heart was shocked
"General, looking at the enemy's formation, there are probably 30,000 people. What should we do?" asked a lieutenant who turned to the charter
Gao Ze looked at the captain appreciatively, although this guy was a little panicked, but he reacted okay and knew what was the most important thing now.
Looking at the tens of thousands of yellow scarves in the distance, and then looking at the Han army that came overnight and never had a moment to rest, plus the dilapidated city towers now. The charter turned his head and looked into the distance, his eyes were full of expectation, which was the direction of the main force of the Han army.
"Report the situation here quickly to General Sun Ren, and we will swear to guard Yanmen Pass"
"No" a small colonel took the order and left
"Soldiers, we have no way out, we can only defend Yanmen. Fight to the last man to live up to the body of the imperial soldiers. Said the charter heroically
Although the current empire is corrupt, the majesty of the Han Empire is still deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, even if it is Dong Zhuo, who later abolished the emperor, and Yuan Shu, who usurped the Han Dynasty, I think they are still loyal and patriotic people, but later the poison of power corroded people's hearts. Suddenly, a captain below drew his sword and let out a big man
"Swear allegiance to the empire and defend the Han to the death"
The captain's shout was like a spark, instantly igniting the entire vanguard army, and the whole army above the city tower was excited, shouting in unison, "Swear allegiance to the empire, swear to defend the Han
Although the charter is only a protector, in such a time of crisis, it not only stabilizes the morale of the army, but also allows the whole army to fight the enemy with one heart and swear. After a long time, the charter recruited several captains to his side, including Gao Ze.
"Now that the morale of the whole army is high, we will discuss how to deal with the enemy next, and see that their marching speed will be less than an hour at most, and the troops will be under the city."
Look at me, people, and I'll look at you. The last lieutenant said with an embarrassed face
"General, you asked me to wait for the charge, and I naturally have nothing to say. As for giving advice, you also know that we are a group of rough people who can only wield knives and guns, and we are really not our directors," several people below also seconded with embarrassed faces
"It seems that we can only defend Yanmen and wait for reinforcements."
The charter said helplessly, and suddenly he saw Gao Ze, the captain of the righteous army, who had never said a word from the beginning to the present. I saw that his face was calm and full of bamboo. He thought of his rebel army again, and said in his heart, "I hope you don't disappoint me as I see it."
"Yunyi, you have a good plan," he said faintly, looking at Gao Ze, who was standing last
Gao Ze smiled in his heart, it seems that this will be the first battle for me to become famous in the world. Gao Ze bowed his hand
"General, the last general thought about it for a long time just now, and thought that we should take the initiative to attack, and should not be trapped in Yanmen."
The charter's eyes lit up, and not only himself, but also the rest of the people wanted to know what the leader of the rebel army who had just joined had planned
"How to be proactive"
"General, if I wait to defend Yanmen to the death, with our current strength and broken city defense. It won't take too long to be sloped by the Yellow Turban, breaking the city and dying is a trivial matter, if the Yellow Turban and Jizhou Zhangjiao converge, it will definitely affect the entire northern war situation, then the consequences will be unpredictable. Gao Ze saw that they were all silent and continued
"On the contrary, we will take the initiative and have a chance to live. The 30,000 yellow turbans we see now must be the vanguard of Cheng Zhiyuan, the commander of the Yellow Turban Qu, and we must not only block these 30,000 yellow turbans, but also exterminate them. In that way, when the main force of the Yellow Turban comes, we can only compete with the main force of our army. Otherwise, our army will still be defeated."
"General Gao, you have also seen that although the morale of our army is high now, it still can't be changed This is a tired division, not to mention exterminating these 30,000 yellow turbans, even if you insist on the reinforcements, I'm afraid it will be very difficult. And you said so much, it doesn't seem that you should talk about how to deal with the current predicament," said a lieutenant standing at the front mockingly
"Gao Ze listened to the order and gave you a talisman. Take over the entire vanguard army and exterminate these 30,000 yellow turbans for me" The charter took out the talisman and looked at Gao Ze with a firm look at which captain he said
Gao Ze glanced at the charter and was very pleased, and bowed his hand and took the talisman. The reason why he said so much was to make up his mind about the charter, otherwise it would have been a failure in the end.
"It is not difficult for our army to exterminate this yellow turban now. Their current situation is actually the same as ours, and they are also working day and night, non-stop just to control Yanmen, wait until they meet with the main force, and then march into Jizhou together. If they want to break through Yanmen now, it is nothing more than to occupy the advantage in numbers, which is higher than their morale and excellent soldiers, and none of them can compete with us. Therefore, our army will win this battle," Gao Ze continued when he saw the light in their eyes
"Our army can now divide the troops into three routes, draw out all the cavalry of our army, divide them into two routes for my Gao Shun and Gao Ran to command the two sides of the ambush and the outside of the pass, and the other way for me to personally command the main force of the Yellow Turban to attack the main force of the Yellow Turban. When the enemy army is about to approach the city and the foothold is not stable, make a decisive attack. The Yellow Turban will be defeated! ”
"Listen to you, do we have to obey you," a lieutenant said in a strange manner
Gao Ze didn't pay attention to it, but looked at the charter. Seeing that the charter was silent, Gao Ze took out the talisman and bowed his hand to the ceremony
"But it's up to the generals"
After thinking for a long time, he suddenly drew his sword and slashed off a corner of the stone bricks of the castle tower.
"The whole army obeys the order, from now on, all the vanguard troops obey the orders of Gao Ze, the captain of the righteous army, and if there is any disobedience, beheading." The charter shouted. Then he walked to Gao Ze's side
"Bow your hand, please"
"Gao Ze will live up to the trust of the general," Gao Ze bowed. Suddenly loud
"All the Army Assembled"
There were 5,800 people, all gathered at the gate of Yanmen.
"Gao Shun and Gao Ran listened to the order, and each led 1,400 horses to the left and right of Yanmen. The enemy army is about to not move, and when the Chinese army is in chaos, they will be killed together. ”
"Nuo" Gao Shun and Gao Ran took the order and left
"Zhao Yun listened to the order and ordered him to lead 3,000 infantry troops to meet the enemy head-on with me."
"Zhao Yun commanded"
Gao Ze looked at Gao Shun and Gao Lan who were leaving, and looked at Zhao Yun who was standing beside him and the three thousand elite Han troops behind him. Ambitious in his heart, Mo Yu said
"I've been waiting for this moment for a long time...