Chapter 19: Yuan Tan is killed
After capturing Bohai County, the soldiers and horses of Liaodong repaired for two days.
handed over Fuyang, the county seat of Bohai County, to Gongsun Gong and Xu Miao, and the rest of the county was conquered by the two of them; The coastal county seat of Bohai County has also been taken by Tai Shici's navy.
Gongsun Kang sent Ji Ling and Liu Xun with 20,000 soldiers and horses to attack Hejian County; He led people to attack Yuan Tan's lair: Pingyuan County.
Yuan Tan's current generals are: Han Meng, Jiang Qi, Lu Kuang, Lu Xiang, Cen Bi; Wenchen has Guo Tu and Xin Commentary.
The two most promising people, Gao Ran and Xin Bi, were sent out to resist Gongsun Kang alone, and the result was that both surrendered.
Zhang Liao sent Xu Sheng to attack Jinan, and he and Guan Hai attacked Pingyuan County.
I didn't expect Yuan Tan to resist fiercely. With the help of Guo Tu, Lu Kuang, and Lu Xiang, Pingyuan County defended well.
Zhang Liao attacked for a month, and the battle losses on both sides were about the same, with thousands of soldiers killed and wounded. There has not been the slightest progress.
Yuan Tan has transformed the city walls of Pingyuan City into a large bluestone. A lot of bouncy fishing nets were also hung on the city walls. The stones thrown by the stone throwers in Liaodong fell into the soft fishing nets and did not play a decisive role.
Han Meng and Jiang Qi's personal bravery is no less than that of Zhang Liao and Guan Hai. Therefore, Yuan Jun often opened the city gate and fought with Zhang Liao outside the city.
Both sides had each other's casualties, and the dead and wounded were all lieutenant generals, and there was no problem with the main generals.
Han Meng is known as "Hebei Yizhengliang", which means that he is even more awesome than "Hebei Siting Zhu". In front of the second army, he once repelled the siege of Ruan Xiaoer, Ruan Xiaowu, and Ruan Xiaoqi.
Xun You once mentioned him: "Han is sharp and underestimates the enemy."
It means that Han Meng is brave and unscrupulous, and despises the enemy. You can get rid of him with a stratagem.
Zhang Liao also sent people to deceive and guide Han Meng to pursue, wanting to ambush him.
But Guo Tu had already considered Han Meng's character in advance, so he warned Han Meng that he was not allowed to leave the city wall 2 miles away.
Han Meng admired Guo Tu's resourcefulness very much, so he obeyed Guo Tu's words. resolutely did not pursue, which made Zhang Liao want to scold his mother.
In this way, until Gongsun Kang's army came, Zhang Liao did not capture Pingyuan City.
After Gongsun Kang arrived, the three brothers Zhang Liao, Guo Jia, Guan Hai, and Ruan all came to visit.
A group of old brothers, who haven't seen each other for more than a year, are very happy to meet.
Gongsun Kang set up a banquet to entertain everyone, and at the same time introduced Gao Ran and Xin Bi to them.
After the banquet, Gongsun Kang left Guo Jia and said to him: "Fengxiao, with you as a ghost, Zhang Wenyuan shouldn't be able to capture Pingyuan City for a month." β
Guo Jia didn't answer, just blinked.
Xi Zhicai smiled slightly, shook the feather fan, and said: "Where you can't attack, it's obvious that you will leave the credit and reputation to the lord." β
Gongsun Kang then understood, and scolded with a smile: "You slippery heads, you still have ghost thoughts now." It seems that Zhang Wenyuan also knows that he will grind foreign workers. β
For this, Gongsun Kang was speechless, but it was not easy to say anything.
After all, not everyone is a simple-minded, straightforward Liaodong person. As long as it's not a matter of principle, be a little cautious. What's more, it is to help himself establish his prestige and reputation.
Since he wants to be famous, he will raise a big one, Gongsun Kang decided to go shirtless and kill the enemy.
Let's say that the next day, Gongsun Kang lined up 10,000 soldiers and horses, personally carried a big iron gun, and challenged in front of the second army.
Champion Hou's bravery has been famous all over the world, and now no one dares to despise him.
But Han Meng is known as "Hebei Yizhengliang", even if Lu Bu comes, he dares to come forward and try to fight.
So Han Meng also carried a big gun and came to the front of the formation. Prepare for a battle with Gongsun Kang.
Gongsun Kang smiled slightly, and said to Han Meng: "General Han is sharp and underestimates the enemy, and you can't be entrusted with a big task, so I have no intention of subduing you." β
Han Meng heard it inexplicably, what do you mean by "I don't plan to subdue you"? We're still on the opposite side now, okay?
He waved his gun and said, "Please advise the champion Hou."
Gongsun Kang meant to take Han Meng's prestige, and he didn't say much at the moment, knocked the horse's belly, and urged the horse to step forward.
Two people, two horses, and two big guns fought together.
Han Meng's martial arts are indeed extraordinary, but in terms of gunmanship, the moves are exquisite, not as good as the Luo family's marksmanship; In terms of strength, it is not as good as Gongsun Kang's iron steel bar.
So after fifty rounds, he was pressed and beaten by Gongsun Kang. Gongsun Kang wanted to see Han Meng's martial arts, so he let him show it.
When the hundred rounds arrived, Han Meng also used his marksmanship over and over again. Gongsun Kang was no longer used to him.
I saw Gongsun Kang holding the gun in both hands, and with a strong pick, the iron gun in Han Meng's hand flew into the air.
Gongsun Kang's spear head swung into Han Meng's throat with a swing of his hand. The big iron spear was still strong, and it took Han Meng off the horse and flew it up. At this time, Han Meng's big gun had not yet fallen from the air to the ground.
The change happened in an instant, and the soldiers on both sides felt that it was a blink of an eye, and Han Meng was stabbed to death by Gongsun Kang!
Gongsun Kang's big iron spear shook, shook off the blood of the spear head, raised it obliquely, and shouted: "Rush and kill!" βγ
10,000 Liaodong iron cavalry urged the horse forward, brandished the Xiangyang iron sword, and began to slaughter the soldiers of the Yuan army.
Yuan Jun cried for his father and mother, and rushed to the city first. The Liaodong Iron Cavalry pursued them until they were shot back by the strong bows and crossbows of Guo Tu's soldiers.
A good killing, and thousands of Yuan soldiers were killed.
Gongsun Kang returned to the camp victoriously, with a spring breeze on his face, and today can be regarded as a move on his muscles.
can kill Han Meng, which means that he can completely kill a general of Yan Liangwen's level.
Yuan Tan got revenge, but he was terrified. Han Meng is the most capable general under him, and even he is not the opponent of Champion Hou, and Pingyuan County is really dangerous.
Guo Tu suggested that Yuan Tan surrender.
There is a precedent for Yuan Xi in Youzhou, and perhaps surrendering the champion Hou is not a bad thing. You can also take the gold, silver, jewelry, grain and grass looted over the years and return to Jizhou safely.
Yuan Tan was moved, so he sent Xin Ping to surrender.
Unexpectedly, Xin Ping was a meat bun beating a dog and never going back.
When he arrived at the camp of the Liaodong army, the person who came forward to receive him turned out to be his own brother Xinbi. Xin Bi said that the sky was all over the place, and Xin Ping was moved by Xin Ping's heart, not to mention that Xin Ping originally surrendered on behalf of Yuan Tan, so he simply stayed in the Liaodong military camp.
Gongsun Kang accepted Xin Ping's surrender, but not Yuan Tan's.
He sent Xin Ping's entourage back to the city and said to Yuan Tan: "Xiansi, you have been fighting with me in Liaodong for more than a month, and you have killed nearly 10,000 good sons in my Liaodong. Isn't it a little too late to talk about surrender now? I'm going to kill you! lest anyone in the future think that I am soft-hearted and resist everywhere! β
Yuan Tan had no choice but to strengthen his defense, and he was able to hold on for a day.
Gongsun Kang did not delay the time and directly used the ballista.
This ballista is much more powerful than a catapult. The nets did not work at all, they were torn to pieces by iron spears.
From the morning to the afternoon, dozens of ballistas bombarded for four hours. Each iron spear shattered a large piece of bluestone.
Even the city wall built of large bluestone could not withstand such a bombardment. Finally, a gap in the city wall was opened more than 50 meters long.
Yuan Tan understood that the general trend was gone, and the old tears flowed, and he committed suicide in the City Lord's Mansion.
There are also legends: Yuan Tan couldn't do it himself, and it was the Liaodong soldiers who forced him to commit suicide after they came to the city lord's mansion.
Whether it was suicide or suicide, Yuan Tan was dead anyway.
The Yuan family's power has lost a large piece of territory.
After Jiang Qi, LΓΌ Kuang, LΓΌ Xiang, Cen Bi, Guo Tu and others were captured, they all asked for surrender.
Gongsun Kang did not want to accept the surrender of one of the princes, but the surrender of the princes' subordinates and generals was still acceptable.
Just like the company of later generations, after the acquisition, you can still leave some old employees of the original company and continue to use it.
Therefore, Gongsun Kang accepted the surrender of these people, but was only treated as idle personnel, and could not let them lead troops for the time being. And the soldiers of the Yuan army will be taken to mining and labor reform in accordance with the prisoner regulations in Liaodong.
(End of chapter)