CHAPTER XXVII
Han Yuan suddenly received a military order, and he wanted to send his troops to Bei'an Mansion to join the army. The military order was issued directly from the state capital, bypassing Nanping Mansion, which shows the urgency of the situation.
Han Yuan couldn't help but worry, last time Wang Bingyun was defeated and died in Weixian, he lost a lot of men and horses, and the remaining officers and soldiers in Gaoyang City actually couldn't even make up four battalions.
Han Yuan was puzzled, didn't Bei'an still have 50,000 troops, what happened, the state wanted to transfer the defenders of the two prefectures, who were already empty, to Bei'an?
What he didn't know was that the situation in Yuezhou was completely out of the control of the imperial court.
It's really hard to imagine how long the anti-king Zhou Xuan has been preparing for this rebellion. As soon as Zhou Xuan got into trouble, more than a dozen county guards acted for him and successfully booby-trapped the secretary of the prefecture. Less than a month after the incident, the land of the two prefectures of Yuezhou was included in his hands.
Zhou Xuan got into trouble, and he didn't know what price was offered, and many local officials who were originally loyal to the imperial court took refuge in him, and even the governor of Yuezhou finally gave up the city of Yizhou after swaying for a while. The anti-king of this Xia country has completely divided the land of a state.
Zhou Xuan's vision was fierce and decisive, and soon after Yuezhou was captured, he launched an army of 100,000 to attack neighboring Chuzhou. Thinking about it, he had already figured out the reality of Chuzhou.
In the first battle of Jingyang, more than seventy percent of the officers and troops in the entire Chuzhou were turned into white bones, and all prefectures and counties were empty and abnormal. Zhou Xuan chose to attack at this time, which can be said to have found the right time.
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In Goyang County, although Han Won was worried, he did not dare to disobey the military order, and immediately began to prepare.
Because he was worried about the safety of Gaoyang City, Han Yuan specially left a battalion of men and horses led by Ermao to defend the county town and prevent them from going out with the army.
"Brother Han, why did you leave me to guard the city? I want to go into battle and kill the enemy! Why don't you keep Ma Erhan? Even if it's the brothers of the Hu family, it's okay. ”
In the barracks, Ermao was quite unhappy after hearing Han won's decision. He is eager to go to Bei'an Mansion with Han Won to kill the enemy and make contributions.
Han Yuan said solemnly: "Ermao, this Gaoyang City is the place where I have my roots, and I don't feel at ease when I hand it over to others." Of all the brothers, I trust you the most, and with you guarding Gaoyang, I can kill the enemy with peace of mind in front of me. I'm sorry brother, this time the situation is special, I hope you can take care of your sister-in-law for me. ”
The sister-in-law in his mouth refers to Jiang Luoyue.
Although Ermao was still reluctant, he had always only obeyed Han won, not to mention that Han won had already said this, he really couldn't refuse, so he had to acquiesce to Han won's arrangement.
Han Yuan only transferred three battalions of soldiers and horses, adding up to about 3,000 people.
With 3,000 men and horses, not to mention swords, guns and armor, a lot of food and grass are needed to march day and night.
The meaning of the state pastor is to let the officers and soldiers of Zhulu first prepare their own military rations for the 10th day, and after arriving in Bei'an Mansion, the state city will transport the follow-up grain, grass and baggage one after another, and then distribute them to the officers and soldiers of all roads. There is no way to do this, the rebels are menacing and overwhelming, and the state pastor can only beg the imperial court to send reinforcements as soon as possible, while seizing the time to collect soldiers and horses from all over the country. Before the reinforcements arrived, the governor only hoped that the officers and soldiers from all walks of life could keep the rebels in Bei'an Province for a while.
The departure is imminent, and the won will go to Jiangfu to say goodbye to the river and the moon. The two still met in Liantang.
Before coming, Han Yuan prepared a stomach, and when he really saw Jiang Luoyue, he forgot all about it. After thinking about it for a long time, he still spoke:
"Yue'er, wait for me to come back and marry you."
Jiang Luoyue's eyes were slightly red, thinking that she had just cried, she already knew that Han Yuan was going to go on the expedition.
She also had a lot to say to Han Yuan, but she couldn't say anything at the end, she only sobbed slowly: "Han Lang, the slave family, the slave family must wait for you."
Han Yuan felt pity in his heart, and couldn't help but hold her in his arms, and said in a low voice: "You're good, I'm at ease when I'm outside."
Jiang Luoyue raised her head, looked at Han Yuan's face stupidly, and nodded for a long time: "I'm fine, and you are okay."
Those who have lost their souls are just farewell.
Han Yuan didn't want to delay any longer, he was afraid that he would be reluctant to bear the person in his arms, so after a hurried kiss on Jiang Luoyue's face, he resolutely left.
There are many things that are more important than children's personal feelings when a husband walks in the world! Han Won remembered that his younger brother once said that he was a person who did great things. If you want to do great things, you can't care about the comfort in front of you.
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Han Yuan rode a white horse and took three thousand Gaoyang disciples to leave the county town and go to Bei'an Mansion.
When everyone reached the boundary of Dongning, Han Yuan gradually understood what happened in Yuezhou. He suddenly had an ominous premonition in his heart: there were 100,000 rebels in Yuezhou, and they all came prepared. And Chuzhou's side was full of a rabble of people who hurried to the front line, and the total of them was less than 70,000.
I'm afraid this battle will not be easy to fight. In other words, it is destined to be unwinnable.
Han Won is almost certain that this battle, Chuzhou's side will definitely lose. Then all he has to do is to try to preserve his strength as much as possible, and not to be stupidly used as a substitute for the dead.
"The three battalions are all in command, listen to my military orders. When everyone arrived in Bei'an Mansion, they restrained their subordinates, and gave the military rations to other counties as much as possible, and did not come out in any way. ”
During the march, Han Yuan suddenly commanded Ma Erhan, Dahu, and Erhu.
Ma Erhan is not a stupid person, he has understood what Han Yuan means by saying this.
He immediately replied, "Mark it and obey!"
Although the big tiger and the second tiger were confused, seeing that Ma Erhan only obeyed his fate, the two of them were embarrassed to ask more, lest Han Yuan think they were stupid.
Three thousand men and horses traveled for more than ten days, and finally arrived at the capital city of Bei'an.
Han Won originally planned to delay on the road, but the food and grass were not prepared enough, so he couldn't delay. He didn't know what happened in Yuezhou before, and he only prepared grain and grass for ten days, and when the grain and grass were eaten, he could only go to Bei'an Mansion and other state cities to replenish.
I heard that Han Yuan came with soldiers and horses, and the secretary of Bei'an Prefecture specially sent someone to receive them. Han Yuan beheaded the thief and was given a knighthood by the Son of Heaven, almost all officials in Chuzhou knew about it. The crowd still gave him some face.
Gao Yang's 3,000 soldiers and horses were arranged to live in makeshift tents, while Han Won and other officers lived in relatively comfortable official residences. Because the officers and soldiers had not yet arrived, everyone temporarily stayed in the prefecture to wait for the next arrangement of the prefecture.
After a few more days, the state city finally sent a general to command the armies. This time it wasn't Feng Shi, because he behaved too clumsily, the state pastor didn't believe in Feng Shi's ability anymore. The general sent this time was surnamed Gu Mingfeng, and the word was opened.
Gu Feng is about fifty years old, about eight feet tall, with thin eyes and long hair, and an extraordinary bearing. Just looking at the appearance, it is much more reliable than the previous Feng Shi. However, many times, people's appearance and ability are often inversely proportional.
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Chuzhou and Yuezhou are bounded by the Daling River, and Chang Gung Mountain is blocked. Jiangdong is Yuezhou, Jiangxi is Chuzhou; The north of the mountain is Yuezhou, and the south of the mountain is Chuzhou.
In the current situation, the rebels have crossed Chang Gung Mountain, and will soon cross the river to launch an attack on Bei'an Province.
The war was imminent, and most of the 70,000 officers and soldiers in Bei'an Province were panicked and had no intention of fighting. Many people know that this time I am afraid that the battle will be more auspicious, including Gu Feng.