Chapter 80: Rush
Dong Zhuo attacked the Qingfengling ferry at night?!
Wang Kuang fell asleep for a moment, got up all of a sudden, and hurried to the county hall with a cloak and a coat, still a little unbelieving in his heart. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
When I arrived in the lobby, I saw a few soldiers who had fled miserably and returned to report the news, and two of them were known to Wang Kuang, who were the defenders sent to the Qingfengling Ferry during the day!
Wang Kuangcai was immediately convinced of the news of Dong Zhuo's night attack!
What to do?! Wang Kuang was a little stunned all of a sudden!
You must know that at the beginning, whether it was a few strategists under Yuan Shao or a few of their princes, they all agreed that Dong Zhuo was now embattled and overstretched, and would never take the initiative to go to war, only to guard the eight passes of Luoyang first, sweep away Baibo, pacify Guanzhong and the court, at least there are still a few months, not to mention that there are ministers such as Zheng Tai, Wu Qiong, and Zhou Yu in the court who secretly assisted to prevent Dong Zhuo from sending troops.
This time, Dong Zhuo made a big show in Pingyin and Mengjin, they all thought it was a bluff, and the separation of troops and horses was just in case, who would have expected Dong Zhuo to launch a surprise attack?
Wang Kuang was in a state of confusion for a while, and it wasn't until the county man next to him reminded him that he came back to his senses and hurriedly ordered: "Hurry up and invite Cui Yuanjun to come." ”
The Cui envoy in his mouth is Cui Jun, the Taishou of Xihe, a famous man in Hebei, born in the Boling Cui clan, and the son of Cui Lie, the former Taiwei, who is quite strategic and respected by Wang Kuang.
Not long after, Cui Jun, who was dressed in a scribe's uniform and wearing a scarf on his head, came quickly.
Wang Kuang hurriedly said the situation of the Qingfengling Ferry, Cui Jun's face suddenly became solemn, and he asked for some details, and said in a deep voice: "The ferry has not moved and the rear has been robbed, this must be a roundabout raid, and Dong Zhuo's Qianghu soldiers have always been fierce in battle, and the Qingfengling Ferry is in danger."
Wang Kuang was anxious all of a sudden, he has been recruiting troops recently, but until now there are only more than 4,800 soldiers and horses under his command, and there are more than 3,000 at the Qingfengling Ferry, once the 3,000 people are wiped out, most of his strength will be gone, how can there be capital as a prince all the way!
"No! Be sure to send reinforcements! Wang Kuang said categorically.
Cui Jun shook his head and said, "Be cautious on public holidays. ”
Wang Kuang said in a deep voice: "Now the main force of Dong thieves is fighting with Bai Bo in Hedong, what is left in Luoyang is only the men and horses that have been absorbed, and the combat power is not strong, it is a surprise attack, and the three thousand soldiers and horses I arranged at the ferry are not without resistance, Han Hao has always been cautious and brave, not to mention that there are a thousand fierce Black Mountain thieves, Dong Zhuo is not so easy to get, at this time it must still be a fierce battle, as long as the reinforcements are sent quickly, there is something to be done." ”
"This ......" Cui Jun also hesitated, Wang Kuang's words were not unreasonable, although he felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't say anything.
Moreover, the location of the Qingfengling ferry is indeed very important, once it is broken, Heyang City will be in danger.
Just when he hesitated, Wang Kuang had already hurriedly ordered: "Quickly order Fang Yue to rush to Qingfengling Ferry overnight with a thousand soldiers and horses for reinforcements!" ”
Cui Jun advised: "You must be careful along the way to prevent Dong thieves from ambushing the soldiers." ”
Wang Kuang waved his hand and said: "It's okay, there is an army of Yuan Che cavalry in Heyangjin in the east, how can Dong Zhuo divide so many soldiers and horses to ambush, it is expected that there will be no more than 3,000 soldiers and horses to raid the Qingfengling Ferry, even if there is an ambush, it is also near the Qingfengling Ferry, I order Fang Yue to be careful." ”
Cui Jun said: "Transfer out a thousand soldiers and horses, now there are only more than 1,000 soldiers and horses left in Heyang City, and the defense is empty, so you can borrow some soldiers and horses from Yuan Benchu to guard Heyang City." ”
"That's exactly how it should be!" Wang Kuang clapped his hands: "After dawn, I will send someone to see Yuan Cheqi." ”
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Wang Kuang and Cui Jun were not wrong in estimating the number of troops that Dong Zhuo could send to raid the Qingfengling Ferry, that is, about 3,000, and Dong Zhuo really couldn't send it now.
And because there is an inside line in Luoyang, the princes of Kwantung have control over the whereabouts and defensive locations of the generals and captains under Dong Zhuo, and they naturally have an understanding of Xiaopingjin.
As for Zhang Liao, a military Sima in his early twenties, they didn't care at all.
But neither Wang Kuang nor Cui Jun expected that it was this unknown military Sima, a young boy, who actually led 3,000 people to raid overnight, and solved the battle of Qingfengling Ferry within an hour, and without pause, he rushed to Heyang City overnight!
Its decisiveness and audacity are unbelievable.
Fang Yue, who was sent by Wang Kuang to reinforce the Qingfengling ferry, had just left the city less than eight miles before he was ambushed by Zhang Liao with his troops!
At the beginning, Dong Huang gave Zhang Liao 200 strong bows, Zhang Liao did not waste them, and selected soldiers who knew archery from the army, and gathered 200 archers, one hundred under Yang Han, who was proficient in archery, and the other 100 were led by Zhang Liao himself.
In this ambush, Yang Han was in the north, Zhang Liao was in the south, and the 500 Qiang Hu soldiers under Wang Fang were led by Zhao Wu, in the west, and Gao Shun led 500 people in the east to break the rear.
After Fang Yue, who was in a hurry, and a thousand reinforcements entered the ambush circle, one hundred archers under Yang Han and one hundred archers led by Zhang Liao attacked first, and then Gao Shun's five hundred soldiers and five hundred Qiang Hu soldiers under Wang Fang attacked from east to west.
These thousand reinforcements were awakened in a deep sleep, their limbs had not yet recovered, they were drowsy, and they were in the worst state, how could they resist when they were caught off guard, and they were defeated almost instantly!
Seeing that the battle situation here was decided, Zhang Liao was completely crazy!
He left 500 Qiang Hu soldiers under the command of Gao Shun, and let Gao Shun be responsible for the ambush here, and he broke away from Zhao Wu and Yang Han, and first ordered Yang Han to take more than a dozen people to go to Heyang City again to ask for help in disguise as Hanoi soldiers, only saying that Fang Yue encountered 500 thieves on the way and could not win in a short time, for fear of missing the reinforcement event.
At the same time, Zhang Liao ordered Zhao Wu to bring 400 people to ambush three or four miles away from Heyang City, and he took more than 50 elites to Heyang City!
Zuo Ci has gone to investigate the situation of Heyang City, Heyang City is only a county seat, because the Eastern Han Dynasty has been stable for more than 100 years, Heyang City is in the interior, no military defense system has been established, the original city has long been dilapidated, and because Heyang City has Qingfengling Ferry and Heyangjin as a line of defense in the east and west, after Wang Kuang raised troops, Heyang City was only slightly repaired, and now the city wall is broken in many places, and the height is not more than Zhangxu, in addition to the city gate, other places are only two bricks thick.
After Zhang Liao learned of this situation, how could he be polite.
In Heyang City, after Wang Fang received Yang Han and other Hanoi people's request for help, he should not be deceitful, he heard that there were only 500 thieves, and he did not panic, and sent 500 people out to support.
These 500 reinforcements went out of the city for three or four miles, and they were ambushed by Zhao Wu, and Yang Han, who led the way, suddenly attacked and assassinated the general, and the 500 reinforcements were in chaos and were quickly defeated by Zhao Wu and others.
This place is already extremely close to Heyang City, and the defenders in Heyang City heard the faint sound of fighting, and couldn't help but be shocked, and reported to Wang Kuang.
Overnight, Zhang Liao used the Qingfengling Ferry Battle that had ended, between virtual and real, encircled and lured reinforcements, and launched waves of ambushes like lightning, approaching Heyang City step by step, making his soldiers extremely excited and not tired at all.
But Hanoi Taishou Wang Kuang was completely stunned, and overnight, unconsciously, there were only 300 soldiers and horses left under his command! And the battle that I don't know is already approaching Heyang City.
Wang Kuang hurriedly called Cui Jun to discuss, and Cui Jun also heard the sound of fighting at this time, realized that the situation was wrong, and hurried over.
When he came back to his senses, he was also a little confused, now Heyang City, counting Wang Kuang's 300 soldiers and his more than 500 soldiers, is only 800 people, once the enemy comes to attack, how can he still hold it?