Chapter 244: The Battle of the Outside of Cyprus (12)
Guo Bin was listening to the intelligence coming from everywhere at the observation post of the Chinese army, and the dynamics on the battlefield everywhere flew like snowflakes, and it was with Guo Jia's help that Guo Bin was kept busy. It was only at this time that he knew how happy it was to have Xi Zhicai by his side, because all these jobs were done by Xi Zhicai.
Selecting useful information from a complex body of information and making a correct analysis is not as easy as you think. This is not only a mental work, but also a physical work, Guo Bin now secretly sighs that he really has a specialization in the art industry, although he has only been busy for half a day, he has already been dizzy. Compared with the busyness in this half day, Guo Bin would rather attack the Yellow Turban Army joint camp outside the city of Changshe.
Seeing that the fire below gradually decreased, the hearts of the Han army gradually rose. Under the billowing smoke, it was not clear what was going on in the valley, but now that the smoke had cleared somewhat, the situation in the valley was revealed. I saw that the Xianbei army, which was scorched black below and cut into several sections by the fire oil, was huddled together to survive in the fire. I saw that all over the valley you could see Xianbei soldiers in groups of dozens of people, these soldiers were all charred black, and I don't know whether they were burned by the flames or blackened by the ashes in the smoke that covered the sky, but they all stumbled, like drunk drunkards, and they didn't think they had the strength to fight again.
In addition to these people, there were many Xianbei soldiers lying on the ground, looking at them lying motionless on the ground, thinking that they had fainted or been burned to death in the fire.
At this moment, suddenly a burst of earth-shaking cheers broke out at the mouth of the valley in the south, and suddenly the drums vibrated loudly, and the shouts were loud, like the earth falling into the sky, like a mountain avalanche, and everyone was shocked. Su Shuang said even more anxiously: "Isn't there something wrong with Guan Yun's strengths?" ”
Guo Bin has an inexplicable trust in Guan Yu, which may be an emotion that traditional Chinese will have, so he only said lightly: "I think it is Yun Chang who has made meritorious contributions." Don't panic, just wait a moment and you'll find out. ”
When everyone heard this, they all looked suspicious, but they didn't dare to question it openly. Before the battle, he openly questioned the main general, and caused trouble to the morale of the army, even if he was killed, it was not impossible. Although Guo Bin is extremely lenient, he has no superiority to his own people, but he is extremely authoritative among the generals.
Even a rough and irritable reckless man like Zhang Fei, or a fierce general like Guan Yu who is quiet but has a good bearing, doesn't dare to blow up in front of Guo Bin. Especially in front of the army, once the arrangement of this battle is agreed, except for Xi Zhi, who can discuss countermeasures with Guo Bin at an emergency moment, the others can only bow down to orders.
Just when everyone was skeptical, Shannan rushed up to a small school, Guo Bin is now deaf and clear-sighted, and from a distance, he saw that the excitement in the eyes of this small school was difficult to hide, and he secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.
When the little school ran closer, Guo Bin glanced at him and drank: "Panicked, unorthodox!" ”
When the little colonel heard this, he was shocked, hurriedly adjusted the military uniform on his body, and saluted: "Enlighten the lord, there is an important military report!" ”
Guo Bin nodded and said, "But Yun Chang won?" ”
The little colonel couldn't hold back the smile on his face anymore, and said loudly: "Lord Qiqi, half an hour ago, Xianbei Dashan Yu and Lian led five hundred soldiers to extinguish the fire out of the valley, but were intercepted by General Guan's army. General Guan fought with him, but after only seventy or eighty rounds, he was cut off his horse! The soldiers he led wanted to retrieve the corpse, but General Guan led the army to defeat him, and he was awarded the head! ”
Suddenly, there was a cheer in this small forward command post, and it was Wang Yun, who almost jumped up excitedly. Angrily slashing the enemy chieftain and exalting his prestige in a foreign land has always been the dream of every Chinese man, especially the Central Plains people who have this dream. Since ancient times, the people of the Central Plains have not lacked the pride and romance of throwing pen to paper, and now they have witnessed this historical moment, how can they not make people rejoice?
Only Guo Jia heard the news, but he didn't react too violently, and even frowned slightly, and then let go.
Guo Bin said: "Where is the head of Helian? ”
The little school hurriedly took off the package he was carrying, put his hands on the table in front of Guo Bin, and said, "The head of Xianbei Dashan Yu Helian is here, please check it!" ”
Guo Bin nodded, but did not open the package, but stretched out his hand and pointed at it, and said to Guo Dadao behind him: "Spread it all over the three armies, and then hand it over to Zhang Yide." Let him inform the Xianbei soldiers outside the valley to weaken their military hearts! ”
Guo Da received the order, turned around and strode away.
Guo Bin said: "Yun Chang has taken the lead, I can also launch a general attack when I look at the situation in the valley!" ”
Everyone knew that the final moment of this battle was coming.
After Qianman and Lian led the people to leave, he ordered the army to prepare to march. However, he was a first-time leader, and his experience and prestige were lacking, so it was quite difficult to command.
Moreover, most of the elite, the troops who directly belonged to the commander of Xianbei Shan Yu have been taken away by Helian, and the rest are the armies of the various departments that Helian has tried to keep over the years, except for the 5,000 troops that Helian had assigned to him. Each of these small tribes is not very large in number, but when they come together, they are huge. Now in the southern expedition, the most powerful force that can be brought out among the various tribes is indeed the leader, so most of the tribes are led by tribal chiefs or the designated heirs of the chieftains.
These people, when they are in the company, they are called obedient, and they are called so unkindly when they are in front of the big orders and in the back. But now, as soon as Helian led the army to leave, they went back to the camp to rest, and as for the news of the opening, many people did not even convey it. When Qianman himself went to tell the story, they sincerely vented their bitterness on him, and although the reasons were all kinds and sounded very reasonable, they always refused to send troops.
Qian Man was so angry that the chiefs of these various ministries were obviously delaying under the pretext of procrastination, which was obviously not taking themselves seriously. But if he wanted to use force, Qian Man didn't dare. This is the first time he has led the army alone, is it not a test for Yu Helian to take on this big thing? According to his usual temper, it is not impossible to hold a knife on the neck of these chiefs. But such a brutal method, not to mention that it will not work, will definitely be scolded by Da Danyu afterwards.
Qian Man had no idea, so he had to go to the camps of various departments to persuade him bitterly, and he said all the good things until it was past noon, and the army officially started. But even if it was opened, these miscellaneous cavalry were also smiling and smiling, without the slightest rigor and prudence when marching, as if they were going out.
Qianman, who was at the front of the procession, temporarily forgot the unhappiness of the morning, and was now very complacent. He is the son of Helian, the grandson of Da Dan Yu Tanshi Huai, and he often takes a lot of noble children in the royal court to be naughty and mischievous on weekdays. But either stealing someone's new daughter-in-law, or throwing croton into the trough of the horse pen, it is not as chic and interesting as it is now.
Although these aristocratic lords are also very respectful to themselves on weekdays, Qianman knows that it is all for the sake of his grandfather and father's face. But now that he and Lian are commanding an army of 20,000 to the south, I am afraid that this will frighten the little friends who followed him to put croton in the manger.
However, the army had not traveled for many miles, but they saw black smoke rising from the direction of Thang Long Valley in front of them. When Qian Man saw this, he was shocked, and hurriedly rode a fast horse to investigate, while urging the army to move quickly. After walking for dozens of miles, he saw a cloud of smoke and dust in front of him from far and near, and when he got closer, he knew that it was a scout sent out. The scout also took two horses, and came straight to the banner of Qian Manshuai.
When Qian Man saw it, he knew that there must have been a major change in the army in front of him, so he hurriedly waved his hand to stop the advancing army.
When the returning scouts approached, Qianman recognized the people who had come with the scouts. But although he knew him, he was not very familiar with it, because he was not a close guard to Lian Danyu. At the moment, Qian Man was puzzled in his heart, because he grew up in the royal court of Shan Yu, and the close guards of He Lian were all cronies of He Lian since he was a child, so he was considered Qian Man's uncle, and Qian Man was very familiar.
At that moment, Qian Man said loudly: "Puluo, didn't you go south with Da Danyu?" Why did you run back alone now? Don't you want to retreat? ”
Puluo rolled the saddle and dismounted, wiped the sweat mixed with the dust on his forehead, and said: "The eldest prince has misunderstood, his subordinates were ordered to come back for help!" ”
Qian Man exclaimed, "What? Whose order did you come back? Can there be a warrant for a large order? Why didn't Da Shan Yu send his personal guards? What is that billowing smoke ahead? This crackling and random questioning, what was exposed was not the uneasiness in Qian Man's heart?
Na Puluo just knelt and kowtowed, and said, "The villain came back on the orders of the patriarch of the tribe, but he was not sent by a big order. ”
Qian Man held the scabbard with his left hand, pulled out the sword with his right hand, and said angrily: "Good for you, you Puluo, you dare to leave the army without permission, fork him left and right with me, and behead him for public display!" ”
Pu Luo hurriedly breathed a sigh of relief and said urgently: "The eldest prince is angry, so the villain has not been ordered by the general Da Shan Yu to come, not to flee from the battle, but the army was ambushed by the Han army in the Shenglong Valley, and Da Dan Yu is trapped in the valley. It was the patriarch of the tribe who saw that the enemy's combat strength was extraordinary, and it was difficult to win in a hurry, so he asked the villain to come back for help! ”
Qian Man was shocked, and Lian was the great Shan Yu of the Xianbei clan, and the martial arts under his hands were extremely strong. Therefore, in the Xianbei tribe that admires heroes, and Lian Danyu has always been the idol of many children. But now the idol has been ambushed by the Han army, and he can't get out of the valley, which is really far from the impression in his daily life.
However, now that he got the news, where would Qianman delay, and hurriedly convened the chiefs of all the tribes to discuss countermeasures.
Everyone was shocked when they heard Qian Man's relay. It can be said without subtlety that in the nearly three years that He Lian succeeded Xianbei Dadanyu, although he had torn apart the Xianbei clan, it was something that was beyond the control of manpower. Once a person is in a high position, it is inevitable that his ambition will swell. The adults of these Xianbei tribes in the west and east were naturally obedient when Da Dan Yu Tan Shi Huai was alive, but once Tan Shi Huai Shan Yu died, their ambitions began to surface. Taking advantage of the opportunity of Helian Gangyi succeeding to the throne and busy cleaning up the headquarters directly under him, he became independent as soon as possible and developed his own strength, which no one could stop.
However, the methods shown by He Lian when he cleaned up the various departments that were close to the royal court had to make everyone tremble. Therefore, in the hearts of the Xianbei chieftains of these directly subordinate tribes, the prestige of Helian is extremely high. Otherwise, if the name of this great Shan Yu alone is relied on, how can he mobilize everyone to die for him?