27. Competition

Just when the kingdom and Han Sui led the Liangzhou coalition army to Chen Cangcheng overwhelmingly, the royal division of the imperial court that the three auxiliary soldiers and the people had been waiting for finally arrived. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info

Qiang rebellion is the dynasty since the founding of the country has been haunting in the heart of every Han Tianzi nightmare, the Han army in order to quell the rebellion in Liangzhou, it can be said that it is exhausted, exhausted, but the effect is not obvious, although there are Ma Yuan, Ma Xian, Ren Shang, Yu Xu, "Liangzhou Sanming" and many other good ministers and fierce generals worked hard to serve, especially in the Jianning period of Duan Cheng, and the Qiang people fought 180 times, killed nearly 40,000 people, and finally put down the Xiqiang rebellion, and put down the Dongqiang rebels.

However, since the first year of Zhongping, the rebellion of Beigong Boyu and Li Wenhou began, and Liangzhou, which had obtained a short period of peace, fell into war again, and in less than four years, the rebels of Liangzhou invaded Sanfu Chongdi on two large scales, and the Liangzhou rebels have become the biggest henchman of the Han court.

Because of this, although the treasury was empty and the state was insufficient, the Son of Heaven had to take the title of Marquis of Guannei to Xiyuan for sale, but in pacifying the Liangzhou rebels who invaded Sanfu, the Han court spared no effort. More than 20,000 well-equipped and strong Han soldiers and soldiers marched westward on a large scale under the leadership of Huangfu Song, a famous general of the dynasty, and rushed to Chang'an.

In order to cooperate with Huangfu Song's war in Sanfu, the imperial court also promoted Gai Xun, who was known as a soldier to Jing Zhaoyin, and ordered to fully cooperate with the Han army advancing west to quell the Liangzhou rebels. So Huangfu Song, who had been idle for a long time since the second year of Zhongping, finally raised his eyebrows again, and was given a heavy responsibility by the Son of Heaven and a feast. Huangfu Song, who has been tested by the battle array for a long time, has already become extremely firm and cautious in his heart, also knows that he is in danger at the moment, and he does not dare to delay in the slightest as soon as the ordnance is ready, and he will lead the Han army, which consumes most of the treasury, to rescue Sanfu non-stop.

In November, after Huangfu Song led the army to cooperate with the newly appointed Jingzhao Yin Gaixun to calm the hearts of the people in Chang'an City, he did not relax in the slightest, and hurriedly led his troops to Huaili, the place where the Han army was concentrated in Youfufeng.

The newcomer Huangfu Song had already sent someone to summon the generals of the Sanfu original garrison to come to the Chinese army's big tent to discuss before he arrived. And Huangfu Song, who was anxious to understand the current enemy situation, was not idle, and saw that most of the generals of the original Sanfu garrison had arrived, so he immediately beat the drum and gathered the generals, and discussed the enemy situation and the next troop and horse dispatch with the generals on both sides.

Halfway through the military discussion, after understanding the general movements of the Liangzhou rebels who were invading Sanfu at the moment, Huangfu Song, who had been paying attention to the war in Liangzhou during his leisure, had already planned in his chest.

He was dressed in gold armor at this time, and he was in a handsome position, although he treated his subordinates kindly, but the power of life and death in the army for many years had made him develop a momentum of not being angry and self-righteous. Qing's solemn face was calm and calm, listening to the general's report in his ears, thinking carefully about the gains and losses of authenticity in his mind, and confirming some key points from time to time, as if he was confident. In addition, he was born in a family of generals, knew the length of the Liangzhou army, and had a proud record before, and the original group of proud soldiers of Sanfu actually bowed their heads to the ear, knew everything about his problems, was happy and convinced of his dispatch, and was willing to use his life under his command.

Just when Huang Fu Song secretly rejoiced in the availability of the army, the guards outside the tent came into the tent to report, and Dong Zhuo, the former general who led the army to move to Meiyang the day before Huang Fu Song arrived, arrived.

Huangfu Song's heart moved, and his eyes also caught a glimpse of the face of the three auxiliary generals who had bowed down to their ears. He pretended not to know, and waved his hand to summon Dong Zhuo in.

In a moment, the curtain of the big tent was lifted, and a middle-aged general with a tiger's back and a wolf's waist and a bearded face strode in.

Some of the three auxiliary generals who were originally obedient were secretly happy in their hearts, seeing that Dong Zhuo's style was completely unrestrained, coupled with the fact that he had always been arrogant in the army and proud of his colleagues, the newcomer Huangfu Song was eager to establish his authority, but he was afraid that the two would immediately go toe-for-tat.

Unexpectedly, in the face of Huangfu Song, Dong Zhuo did not seem to have the arrogance of Zhang Wen, who was facing the fake festival and supervising all kinds of military horses, and honestly marched and saluted, and Huangfu Song seemed to be very polite to Dong Zhuo, and the two also exchanged a few words before Dong Zhuo began to take a seat, and the position was only higher than that of Huangfu Song.

The military discussion continued, and Huangfu Song continued to dispatch people. Although he was a famous general in the world, he had just arrived in Sanfu, and the reality of the enemy army had not yet been completely determined, and Huangfu Song also knew the prestige of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry, so he did not act rashly, and arranged some military affairs to strengthen the city defense, send scouts widely, and strengthen the contact between the armies and the sharing of intelligence. At this time, Dong Zhuo, who had been quietly obeying orders, suddenly spoke.

"General Zuo, the last general has an urgent military situation to talk about!"

Huangfu frowned, and his face did not move.

Different from other generals, Huang Fu Song had specially repaired a letter to let his eldest son Huang Fu Jianshou send to Dong Zhuo before leading the army to Huaili, in addition to contacting feelings, it also revealed the expectation of joining forces with Dong Zhuo to resist the enemy and serve the country. Although Dong Zhuo did not directly express his position in the reply, he also said that he had the responsibility to serve the country, and his performance since he entered the account was decent, but he did not expect to make a mistake when he dispatched troops and horses.

"General Dong, please speak!"

As soon as Huangfu Song signaled, Dong Zhuo, who received a response, was not polite, and left his seat immediately, his burly body paced directly into the tent, looked around at everyone, his momentum was unabated, and said loudly:

"Since the Liangzhou rebels invaded the east, the Sanfu garrison has been defeated in successive battles, and the original counties west of Fufeng have been swept away. According to the report of the last general's scout, the defenders of Chencang have been surrounded by the main force of the rebels after repelling the successive attacks of the rebels, and the rebels have been unable to attack repeatedly, and their morale has declined. The last general proposed to immediately march to the rescue of Chen Cang, and when the time comes, the inside and the outside should be combined, and the rebels will definitely be defeated! ”

When talking about his own merits, Dong Zhuo, who was full of beard, smiled proudly, raised his head and stood tall and proud of everyone. Huangfu Song had also learned that Chen Cang had held on and repeatedly defeated the enemy army, but now that he had just arrived, the enemy situation was unknown, how could he risk rushing into the army, and he immediately said:

"General Dong's heart for the country is admirable, but the current enemy situation is unknown, and it will take a while, and it will not be too late to make the discussion of marching when the enemy situation is discovered!"

The meaning of Huangfu Song's words has been made very clear, it is impossible for him to take the risk of directly leading the army to rescue Chen Cangcheng, and he still needs to wait for the reality of the enemy army to be found before discussing, which also echoes the principle of "cautious warfare" in the art of war. Unexpectedly, Dong Zhuo's face suddenly changed, and his tone suddenly became a little heavier, and he continued:

"General Huangfu, the last general heard that 'when the wise man does not lag behind, the brave man does not leave behind'. At this time, if you save quickly, the city will be destroyed, and if you don't save it, the city will be destroyed. ”

Huangfu Song didn't expect Dong Zhuo to object, he didn't have time to think about it, and immediately retorted:

"Otherwise, it is better to win a hundred battles than to surrender without a fight. It is to be invincible first, and to wait for the enemy to be victorious. You can't win against me, but you can win over you. He is not enough to defend, but I have more than enough to attack. Those who have more move above the nine heavens, and those who are less fall under the nine earths. Although Chencang is small, the city is fortified, and it is not the fall of the nine places. Although the kingdom is strong, it is not the power of the nine heavens to attack what I can't help. The husband is not nine days, and the attacker suffers; Trapped in the nine places, the defenders will not pull out. The country has now fallen into the victimized land, and Chen Cang will not be able to defend the city, I will not bother the troops to mobilize the people, but take the merit of complete victory, how will I save it! ”

The kingdom went to attack Chencang, which was fortified by the city, and as long as he did not come to the rescue, the kingdom could only lose its troops and gain nothing, and the army was under the fortified city. Huangfu Song is worthy of being born as a general, a famous general in the world, and his rebuttal quoted Sun Tzu's Art of War in the form chapter, nine changes, etc., to clearly analyze the powerful gains and losses of the offensive and defensive sides. Even Dong Zhuo, who was imposing, suddenly stagnated, without his previous aggressiveness, but he still refused to give up, looked at the emperor Fu Song on the throne, and said word by word:

"I really don't want to save it!"

"If you save it at this time, you will undoubtedly be the first to be the enemy, so it cannot be saved!"

After getting the final reply of not saving, Dong Zhuo's eyes had a fierce light, and the generals present secretly said that it was not good, thinking that he was going to go crazy in public, but Dong Zhuo was unusual, and coldly threw down a sentence, "Zhuo is busy with military affairs and is unwell, so retire first!" He turned around and withdrew from the big tent, and a cold glint appeared in Huangfu Song's eyes, but he didn't open his mouth in the end, so he let Dong Zhuo go out.

When Dong Zhuo left the tent angrily, the hearts of everyone present were already in turmoil. This seems to be the discord between the generals and the commanders, so how can they break the enemy? If the newcomer Huangfu Song listened to Dong Zhuo's advice and sent troops to rescue Chen Cang, then there is no doubt that the military strategy behind it is even more inseparable from Dong Zhuo, who knows the enemy's situation better than Huang Fu Song, to point fingers, plus Dong Zhuo sent troops to defend Chen Cang City in advance, this battle was won, and when Mingtang discussed the merits, I am afraid that Dong Zhuo will become in front of Huang Fu Song.

And Huangfu Song has been on the battlefield for a long time and has been in charge of the army for many years, how could he be oppressed by strong guests, and he couldn't see Dong Zhuo's ambitions, so he immediately refuted Dong Zhuo's marching strategy, which was equivalent to giving Dong Zhuo a dismount and maintaining his dominance of the army.

But now after such a change, the atmosphere of the military discussion in the tent has also become a little weird.