Volume 1 The Yellow Turban Rebellion Chapter 132 The Battle of the Long Society (2)
Guo Bin no longer knows how to learn, and he should know that Huangfu Song broke the Yellow Turban Army of the Changshe and used fire to attack. However, the book only says that the Yellow Turban Army camped according to the grass, and then there was a night party with a strong wind, and Huangfu Song made people set fire inside and outside, and Zhu Jun and Cao Cao's army arrived and was defeated. As for why it coincided with a strong wind, what kind of wind was blowing, and how it set fire inside and outside, I don't know anything.
When Guo Bin first arrived at Changshe more than half a month ago, it was the fourth month of the lunar calendar, and the weather was just about to get warmer, and the wind was still dominated by the northwest wind. If you want to set fire to the Yellow Turban Army camp, Changshe City is in the downwind direction of the fire, although it will not spread into the city and cause a fire in the city, but the smoke is indispensable.
When the time comes, not to mention that the official army pursues the Yellow Turban Army, it is difficult to defend the city.
Moreover, it was still early summer, and the vegetation was in full bloom, and the wilderness was lush and green, and the leaves were just covered with fresh green. If the fire is ignited at this time, it is still a question whether the grass and trees can be ignited, that is, the fire that was barely lit in the upwind direction of the Yellow Turban Camp is probably also too much smoke and less flames, and the fire is difficult to spread, so the damage that can be caused to the Yellow Turban Army is extremely limited.
It wasn't until later, combined with the geographical knowledge he learned in his previous life, that Guo Binfang suddenly realized that after many investigations and inferences.
Because China has a temperate monsoon climate, the monsoon is particularly pronounced. In mid-June, the summer monsoon suddenly prevails in the Yangtze-Huaihe Basin, which is the beginning of the rainy season in the Yangtze-Huaihe Basin. Since the fifth month of the lunar calendar, there will be a southeast monsoon blowing. Until this time, the wind direction around Changshe City was really suitable for the official army to set fire to attack.
It was only in the middle of summer, when the weather became hotter and the Yellow Turban army could no longer stay in the blazing sun, that they migrated further north to escape the heat. The Yellow Turbans put long grass and branches on top of the bushes for shade, and after a few days of exposure to the sun, the felled grass and trees will lose their moisture and gradually dry up. It was also until this time that the Yellow Turban Camp was full of fire-starters such as hay and firewood that could be ignited. Otherwise, how can a lush bush in midsummer catch fire?
Therefore, Guo Bin's way of inferring the cause from the result is regarded by everyone as resourceful, knowing astronomy and geography (although Guo Bin's high school geography level in his previous life is worthy of this title at this time). In this era, as a general, all-night astronomy is a must-have talent. "The Art of War" said: "Heaven, yin and yang, cold and heat, and time system." Therefore, "Sima Law" said: Winter and summer do not prosper teachers, so they also love the people.
Therefore, Guo Bin's mastery of astronomy is a strong proof that he is a qualified general. His plan before the Battle of Changshe was officially disclosed a few years later, and everyone regarded this battle as one of the most important wars that Guo Bin experienced in his life, and became a very convincing material for Guo Bin's name to be suffix with the word "military strategist".
On this day and night, the not very strong southeast wind blew a lot of the heat inside and outside Changshe City, until after midnight, Guo Bin's army did not come to harass, and Bo Cai Fang breathed a long sigh of relief. For six or seven consecutive days, Guo Bin never sent anyone to attack the camp, thinking that it was because the weather was getting hot and it was difficult to conquer the camp, so Guo Bin gave up the attack.
The Yellow Turban Army, which has been devastated for nearly a month, finally has a rare opportunity to take advantage of the summer breeze to get a good night's sleep.
Until dawn came, there was no one outside the Yellow Turban Camp. Even the sentries set up after Guo Bin's repeated attacks on the camp were so trapped that they couldn't open their eyes, and six or seven hundred cavalry came out of the mountains north of the camp.
These cavalrymen walked with great caution one by one, with their horses picking up bells. Look at everyone's outfits, one by one, wrapped in leather armor, short plackets and pants made of felt, pigskin boots on their feet, a knife with a ring around their waists, and a pot of feather arrows hung on the left and right sides of the horse's neck, which is full of fire oil.
When the group came to the vicinity of the Yellow Turban Camp, they saw that there were really few guards in the north of the camp. When a hundred special soldiers worked in pairs and stepped forward to quietly solve the sentry, a gap of one mile was opened in the north of the camp. After all this was done, some special soldiers had already shaken the fire fold, lit the torch, and shook it into the air a few times.
After Guo Bin received the news, he was very determined, and after giving the order to do ~ according to the plan with the unique birdsong of the special soldiers, he sent fifty people over to take over the position of the decapitated Yellow Turban Army sentry, so as not to be discovered prematurely by the Yellow Turban Army patrolling the night.
These special soldiers only carried a pot of feather arrows behind their backs, and at least eight clay pots filled with fire oil were hung on the horses' butt ~ strands and horses' necks, and their task was to sprinkle fire oil all over the Yellow Turban Battalion.
In the past six or seven days, Guo Bin ordered the army to lurk in the camp in the mountains, and did not come to harass with great fanfare, but the 100 special soldiers were not idle at all. They took advantage of the night's kung fu and the light body kung fu they had practiced for many years in the rivers and lakes to sneak into the Yellow Turban camp silently. Changing into shabby clothes, in pairs, wander around the Yellow Turban camp and explore the terrain.
The number of people in the Yellow Turban camp reached more than 200,000, not only the local Yellow Turban Army in Yingchuan, but also the Taiping Taoist believers who came from Jingzhou and Yangzhou, so it was not uncommon to see a few people who were born in front of them. In addition, the management in the Yellow Turban Army was very loose, and there was no rule that the camp tent should not be run around at night. It is also all the grass creation of the Yellow Turban Army, and they are all high-rollers who have been in the rivers and lakes all the year round, where do they understand the rules in the barracks? It's just a matter of slowly groping one step at a time. And the ignorant army is also one of the very important reasons why the peasant army that initiated the uprising often ends in a crushing defeat.
When there were a few strange sounds of birds chirping in the Yellow Turban camp, Guo Bin knew that the special soldiers had already succeeded, and with a swing of his spear, he ordered the drumming to be beaten.
"Pass! Open! Open! Open! ”
The sound of the drums spread far away in the dark night before dawn, and not only the waves in the Yellow Turban camp could hear it thrillingly, but also the Huangfu Song, who was anxiously waiting at the head of the Changshe City, could hear it clearly. Hearing the agreed drum sound in the north of the Yellow Turban Camp, the war drums on the head of the Changshe City were also "clear!" Open! Open! The ground rang out.
For a while, Bo Cai in the Yellow Turban Camp could only hear "Tong!" on all sides! Open! The drums of war sounded, and he sat up in fear. couldn't help but secretly say: "There are officers and soldiers on all sides? Could it be that the army supported by the imperial court has already arrived at Changshe? Could it be that Lu Zhi has already defeated the great sage and good teacher? ”
The more he thought about it, the more panicked he became, and before he had time to put on his battle armor, Bo Cai picked up the iron pole and ran out of the tent.
When Guo Bin waited for the drum to sound, he waved the Xuanlong spear, led Guan Zhang and the two of them and six hundred iron horsemen, and rushed to the Yellow Turban camp. As soon as the drum was blown, the special forces lurking everywhere lit fire together. In an instant, nearly 100 fires in the Yellow Turban Camp were on fire at the same time, and the smoke spread into the sky, illuminating the Yellow Turban Army Camp before dawn as bright as day.
The soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army were not able to meet their armor one by one, and most of them rushed out in a hurry with the blades next to the pillow. But I heard the rumbling sound of horses' hooves, and the nightmare of the past few days was once again enveloped in my heart.
Under the instructions of the special soldiers along the way, Guo Bin led 200 cavalry straight to the Yellow Turban Army's big tent, and was encountering Bocai, the commander of the Yellow Turban Army, who was naked ~ naked ~ and running out of the big tent with an iron pole. When Bo Cai saw Guo Bin, he naturally gritted his teeth with hatred, and he didn't care about commanding the army to fight the fire, so he took the iron flat burden and rushed to Guo Bin.
Guo Bin didn't say anything, accelerated his horse, and rushed towards Bocai.
Bo knew that his strength was not as good as Guo Bin's, and Guo Bin borrowed the horse's power at this time, so how powerful was this shot? didn't dare to take it hard at the moment, so he had to take two steps back and block the Xuanlong spear wielded by Guo Bin with an iron flat barrley. He is also an old fritter who has been in the rivers and lakes for many years, and he is a master of the staff, so he naturally knows that the long weapons of guns, sticks, and sticks are used to make generals, but in fact, they cannot be completely distinguished. For martial arts masters, it is not difficult to use bullets ~ good spears to use stick tricks, and for a master of guns like Guo Bin, it is even more easy.
Bo Cai was afraid that if he blocked, he would just fall into Guo Bin's trick, and at that time, Guo Bin's spear would borrow the power of blocking, and the head of the gun would jump wildly and drill violently, even the gods would not be able to save themselves. Therefore, Bocai's position of blocking is also very tricky, and he uses the center of the flat pole to the head of the Xuanlong spear, so that Guo Bin can't borrow his strength, and he can't take the opportunity of the spear head to turn around and go straight into the middle palace. Then taking advantage of his more flexible movement on land, he knocked Guo Bin off his horse again.
The abacus played well, but after all, Bocai had only lived in the rivers and lakes for a long time, and he had fought a lot with people in the rivers and lakes, but he had never been in the battle formation, and he had no chance to fight and train with the generals of the DPRK and China. Therefore, he miscalculated the strength of Guo Bin's blow, which led to the complete ineffectiveness of the originally prepared tactical plan.
Guo Bin has been learning from Guan, Zhang, and Zhao Yun for a long time, and has deliberately trained his riding skills for a long time.
Why? Because the harness was not yet complete at this time, an important prop was missing from the harness, which was the stirrup.
To say that at this time it was not completely without stirrups, the production of any object could not appear out of thin air, and the horses ridden by nobles and high-ranking officials in the Han Dynasty today all had stirrups. However, this ~ stirrup is not only different from the actual stirrup in later generations, but also plays a far role in riding.
At this time, the so-called stirrup is actually a single stirrup. The so-called stirrup is only hung on one side of the saddle, and it is only used to assist in getting on the horse. After a person rides a war horse, his feet will be pulled out of the single stirrup~ and he will use his double~ legs to clamp the horse's belly and ride. This way of riding requires strong leg strength and endurance, so the cavalry at this time is not suitable for long-distance galloping, and it is very easy to fall off the horse during battle.
Guo Bin has no worries about this, with his brute strength, it is naturally easy to clamp the horse's belly, so he naturally has the advantage of fighting immediately than others.
Guo Bin instigated the war horse to speed up and rush towards Bocai, and at the beginning of the first battle, he only heard the gold and iron exchange resounding in the night sky, and Guo Bin's Xuanlong spear was really swept away by Bocai. I saw that the empty door in front of Guo Bin's chest was wide open, if he fought on land, I was afraid that he would have given someone a shot straight through the empty door earlier, and his life would be lost.
However, Guo Bin used the power of Bo Cai's blocking to draw a big circle of the Xuanlong spear, and when the war horses staggered, the tip of the spear was on Bo Cai's neck. How sharp is the Dragon Lance? Coupled with the divine power of Guo Bin's arms, and the power of horsepower and Bocai blocking, it is equivalent to a blow from the combined force of the three parties.
Suddenly, Bo Cai only felt that the world was spinning, and he saw his headless body trembling and slumping to the ground.
In this way, Bocai, the general of the Yellow Turban Army who had defeated Zhu Jun and surrounded the 40,000 troops on the southern road of the imperial court in Changshe City, and one of the eight disciples of the great sage and mentor Zhang Jiao, was quietly beheaded on the spot after only one battle with Guo Bin.