Chapter 179: The Crusade (8)
Although Cao Wenzhu's entire army was annihilated, Zhang Jun did not stop, but led the whole army to Lintao. The www.biquge.info such a military town in the water has no soldiers to defend, as if it has been stripped ······ The little lady in the naked clothes, in the rough ······ of the Liang Army Shivering under the storm.
The Han army left behind watched the advance of the Liang army swaggering to set up a pontoon bridge to cross the river on the Taoshui River, and the troops approached the city in less than half a day. Then, the defenders in Lintao opened the door and surrendered······
Lintao found the Han army's grain, and Zhang Jun was overjoyed when he heard the news. He gave Chen Zhen the command of the rear army and personally rode to Lintao.
In the north of Lintao City, leaning against the city wall and facing the plain, there is a large camp of the Han army, and there are many houses in it; At this time, all the officials and generals who stayed behind had surrendered, and Zhang Jun, Wang Meng, Zhou Tong, Hu Shuo, Li Yi and others rode to the granary that had been guarded by troops.
Zhang Jun was already a little impatient, he strode into a house, only to see seven or eight cylindrical hoards standing inside, surrounded by dense bamboo strips. Zhang Jun pulled out his saber, stabbed it from the middle with a casual knife, and then pulled it to the side. Suddenly, the bamboo strips were torn, revealing the sack inside, and the wheat flowed out, Zhang Jun reached out to catch it, put it in his mouth and chewed it, and turned around and said: "How many granaries are there, how much grain is there." ”
A Han official hurriedly stepped forward and bent down and said: "Back to the general's words, Lintao originally had 7,000 grains in stock, and later in order to increase the support of the troops, another 5,000 Hu was transferred, and now there are a total of 11,000 Hu, which can be supplied to Lintao near the left army and the people for more than a month." ”
Zhang Jun's eyes lit up, his face was red, and he couldn't help but be excited. In ancient times, the biggest consumption of warfare was logistics, and it often cost two stones to transport one stone of grain and grass. At present, Jincheng and Jinxing two counties are sending grain for thousands of miles, and the pressure is extremely great.
The official hurriedly said: "The guard general Cao Shou found out that the Han army was approaching, and when he learned that the Han army had been defeated, he wanted to order the granary to be burned. The lowly envoy tricked him into the house, and the ambush soldiers took him, so that the food was saved. ”
"You're doing a good job." Zhang Jun patted him on the shoulder and said casually.
The official suddenly felt that the bones in his body were several pounds lighter, and he was even more diligent.
"11,000 Hu!" For the time being, there was only one number circling in his mind.
Although these were rations to supply the local army and the people, Zhang Jun did not think about feeding the captives and Han nationals at all······ Without the plundering and slaughter of the army, it is considered benevolent and righteous, and fighting on the enemy territory is not to quell the rebellion, and it is too polite but has no deterrent effect. The captives were taken directly back to Jinxing County, and the burden was thrown to Dou Tao. He only had to think about the rations of the army, and the soldiers could continue to fight when they were full.
"Hahahaha!" Zhang Jun couldn't control his joy and laughed to himself.
Wang Meng, Zhou Tong, Hu Shuo, Li Yi and others also smiled when they saw this, Zhang Jun turned around, slapped Zhou Tong's shoulder with one palm, looked at Li Yi again, and ordered: "Send someone to guard, let's take a look at other granaries." ”
At that moment, in front of the officials of the Han State and others, he said loudly: "Be kind to the surrendered Han'er, and the prisoners will be sent to the Caohan military village first, and then transferred back to Jinxing County." ”
As the saying goes: "If you have food in your hands, you don't panic in your heart". For a while, Zhang Jun swaggered when he walked, and his tone of voice was different. There's no way, it's a fifteen-year-old boy after all, and he was just a student in his twenties in his previous life, so he doesn't have to pretend to hold back when he's happy.
When he returned to the outside of the city in the evening of the second day, Zhang Jun did not panic when he saw this city. It doesn't matter if the Han army is shrunk inside, anyway, I have food to eat, so I will slowly figure out a way. Due to the ups and downs of his mood, he suddenly relaxed from his worries, Zhang Jun looked at Weiwu City and swore words, and scolded: "The thief raised by the son of a bitch, look at how Lao Tzu plays you to death!" ”
The crowd listened and laughed.
Zhang Jun turned to Chen Zhen and instructed: "After several battles in a row, the wounded brothers should be well treated, and it is best to let the prisoners carry them back to Jinxing County for repair." In addition, the bones of the brothers who died in battle should be collected and cremated and sent back to Jinxing for temporary storage. All those who have made meritorious contributions must also be carefully recorded, and there must be no deviation, and the Governor of Pontus will personally inspect them! ”
When it comes to the interests of everyone, Chen Zhen did not dare to slack off, and immediately took the order to ensure that nothing went wrong.
After pondering for a while, Zhang Jun said again: "Send someone to report to Han Dashuai, and then ask him to send troops to follow up." ”
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There is no need for Zhang Jun to send someone to report the victory, the land of Longxi has long been full of meticulous work and scouts of various departments of the Liang army, and within two days, Han Pu, who was sitting in Jincheng to preside over the feint attack and the Dahe defense line, knew the battle situation ahead, and the military generals and officials of Jincheng County were all surprised.
"Tens of thousands of dollars were killed in less than ten days, could it be that the people in front of me deliberately exaggerated and reported untruthfully?" The middle-aged staff member who often followed Han Pu had always had doubts about Zhang Jun's ability to fight, and at this time, he was even more disbelieving, and said, "There is still such a battle? ”
At this time, Dou Tao, who rushed from Jinxing to hear the news, listened to the words of this staff, and was not happy in his heart, and frowned: "A few days ago, more than 3,000 prisoners were sent back, and this time it was said that six or seven thousand Han troops were broken in Baiyun Dao and Lintao, and the prisoners were sent back. There are more than 6,000 living people just seen, so why not report the number of 10,000 people who have been killed? ”
Han Pu said calmly: "If the striker plays smoothly, the entire Eastern Expeditionary Army will save trouble, which is not a bad thing." The old man thought that he could continue to mobilize the army of Jinxing County to cross the river and enter the west of Taoshui for reinforcements, and hand over Caohan and Lintao City to us for defense, so that the young general could make persistent efforts to defeat Di Dao. ”
The staff suddenly said: "As long as you occupy Di Dao, it is equivalent to controlling the throat of Qinzhou, blocking the Han army from coming west to reinforce, and Longxi County will become a turtle in an urn!" ”
Dou Tao also agreed, the current momentum of the major general is in full swing, and it doesn't hurt to continue the attack. Although the purpose of this expedition was to take the land west of Taoshui, and then defend it according to the river, and bite off a large piece of meat from Longxi of the Han Kingdom, if you can go further, why not?
Thinking of this, he said: "In this case, Jincheng County should send more troops to increase the troops of the frontal feint attack to firmly attract the main force of Qinzhou." And the army of the county government also poured out of the nest and took over the vanguard army to attack the city of Caohan. And the forward of the major general's department went straight to Di Dao and quickly blocked the throat of the Han army! The Eastern Crusade army attacked on all fronts and caught it off guard! ”
Han Pu nodded in agreement,
The generals commanded. Immediately afterwards, everyone talked and laughed easily, and sighed that Han Laoshuai was strategizing, and he was determined to fight between laughter and laughter.
When the meeting was over, Dou Tao returned to a wing room temporarily vacated for him, and the other party's boasting of the generals of Jincheng was very disapproving.
He now thinks that the person who fixed the battle situation in Dingding was the young general Zhang Jun who rushed to the front, although he had adventures, but the fighter was caught well and his luck was not bad. In less than ten days, the vanguard swept away the main force of the Han army in Lintao, and quickly used troops to capture 11,000 grains and grass, which fundamentally made up for the logistical pressure of the Eastern Expeditionary Army. Although these can't be said to have nothing to do with Han Pu, at least they have little to do with it.
Dou Tao thought that he was not biased towards one side, but just reported to the general who was far away in Guzang in a decent manner. He first wrote a paperwork, and then immediately prepared to set off and go to the front line to see believing.
But after pacing back and forth in the house for a few steps, I felt that this great victory, the general and the people of Liangzhou would celebrate happily, but my own recital was too solid and had no outstanding impact at all.
He hurriedly walked to the bookcase, picked up the brush and rewrote the end, using the lyrical exclamation technique of Taishi Gong, predicting that the recovery of the entire territory of Longxi was just around the corner! Then he said that the general is a martial artist, and the young general has a big mind, and the sky will not die, and I will be a great jin; I even praised the coach Han Pu for his strategic planning, and the officers and men of all armies worked together. There are Ming lords in Liangzhou, and there are loyal and brave generals below, and the glory of the year is not far away.
Although Dou Tao is a military general, he is not a reckless man, he is from a famous family, and his writing is naturally not bad. Coupled with the excitement in my heart, I wrote it quickly in one breath, and after reading it myself, I also felt that the writing was brilliant and the words were heroic. I was very satisfied at the moment, and while I was busy transcribing it, I called my entourage to come in and explained: "When I finish writing the good news, I will immediately send it to Gu Zang with a fast horse of 600 miles!" ”
At the east gate of Guzang, the finished glyph of the three horses galloped from the avenue, and as soon as they rode far away, they shouted: "Dodge, dodge!" "To be honest, the old and young masters and sisters in the big city have never seen any chapters, but it is really rare to ride horses like this on the street in the morning, and such an arrogant battle has not been there for many years.
One of them was dressed in armor and had three red flags on his back, and this word was written on each face, which together were: Urgent! Urgent! Urgent! The man urged his horse to gallop and shouted, "Good news, good news!" The Eastern Expeditionary Army's forward major general Jun captured 10,000 Han troops in ten days······ Victory······ Great victory! ”
Countless people and passers-by were stopping to watch, and when they heard the news, they were first stunned, and then cheered. The so-called militaristic affairs are now known to passers-by in the blink of an eye. Of course, there is no harm in knowing this good news.
Jin envoys Shi Shu and Wang Chong were on their way to the court, and during this period of time, Liangzhou had completely fallen to the Great Jin, so their situation was much better. In addition, Shi Shu's literary reputation in Liangzhou is becoming more and more important, and he is the teacher of Major General Zhang Jun, so he was reinstated to be qualified to participate in state affairs.
When they heard the horses' hoofs and shouts, they called for the horses to be brought to the side of the road. This kind of urgency is rare, and he is also very curious, so he walked out of the sedan chair and looked at the galloping horse with great interest, with a calm and comfortable face.
When she heard the content clearly, Shi Shu's face smiled even more. Wang Chong on the side bowed his hand and said happily: "Brother Shi has accepted a good student." ”
Shi Shu was modest in his mouth, but he couldn't hide his smugness, he just waved his hand and said, "My teacher didn't teach him anything······"
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Outside the city of Caohan, Zhang Jun was looking west in front of the big tent of the Chinese army, and a large cloud of yellow dust appeared in the air, and the army of Jinxing County was about to arrive.
Zhou Tong rode to the tent, turned over and dismounted, glanced at Zhang Jun's gaze, and walked over and said, "Governor, the reinforcements have arrived three miles away. Han Laoshuai is really sure to win, and when we are almost done, we will pick up the Han City. There are not many defenders left in this city, and there are no reinforcements outside, and the Han army can be consumed by attacking on all sides. The credit for capturing the city of Caohan is already a sure thing. ”
Zhang Jun said casually: "It's Dou Tao and Dou Junshou who came, but it's not Han Laoshuai." Besides, let's finish gnawing the meat on the outside, and don't leave a few bones for people? ”
"There is oil in the bones, and it smells good." Han Hudao, who looked depressed. He fought too smoothly in the early stage, and Zhang Jun asked him to watch the defenders in Caohan City, but the battle of Baiyun Dao was not on the wheel, and now he is full of complaints.
Zhang Jun thought about Han Hu's words for a while, and felt that the most valuable oil and water in Caohan City was grain, and a military town like this would definitely hoard grain and grass for more than half a year in order to avoid being besieged and self-defeating.
He said, "How much grain can one person carry?" Could it be that everyone can carry back to Guangwu County, and some of them will be fine if they eat. ”
At this moment, Chen Zhen also walked towards the big tent, and when he heard what the two said, he smiled and said, "Now Han Laoshuai will not say that the lord has taken the enemy lightly." ”
The relationship between Chen Zhen and Han Pu is irreversible, this is something that everyone knows. He was able to serve under the Governor of Dadu, and it was recommended by Han Pu at the beginning. So when everyone saw him, they kept silent about Han Pu. After all, he is now equivalent to the big steward in the world army, and the staff officers, guards, logistics, and meritorious service are all in the hands of others, and no one will offend him in vain.
Zhang Jun knew very well in his heart that in addition to his own strength, there was also an element of luck in this operation, whether he could quickly get rid of the main force of the Han army in Baiyun Dao and whether the 11,000 Hu grain could be saved, there were countless possibilities in these two links.
He said quietly: "Han Laoshuai seeks stability, but the overall situation is still very sophisticated. Although he can't draw a detailed map like us, he has a good understanding of the situation of the mountains and rivers in Longxi, and let us continue to march to Didao, which is a bloody trick. ”
From the city of Caohan along the Baiyun Road to the east, to the edge of the water is Lintao City. Lintao then goes along the west of Taoshui, which is Di Dao.
Di Dao was inhabited by Di people in ancient times, so it was called Di Dao. "Historical Records: Emperor Xiaowen Benji" and "Later Han Shu Baiguan Zhi V" said: "The county has barbarians." Qin Mu Gong by the rest of the strategy, to the west, Xirong eight countries surrendered to Qin, Longdi west of Mianzhu, Qirong, Zhai Rong, successively conquered by Qin, and set up "county", "Dao" management. After the Qin invasion of Xirong, he set up Tai County (today's water area), Ji County (now Gangu County), Qidao (now Wushan County), Mianzhu Road (today's water), Di Dao and so on. Qin Shi Huang unified the six countries, expanded the territory, and began to set up "Dao" in ethnic areas for rule. The so-called "Dao" is different from the "county" in the interior. "Hanshu Hundred Officials and Ministers" said that "the county has barbarians".
As a battleground for soldiers in Longxi, Di Dao has been constantly fighting. The most famous is a raid by the Shu army in the second year of Wei Zhengyuan of the Three Kingdoms (the eighteenth year of Shu Yanxi, 255), when Chen Tai, the general of Wei Zhengxi, was forced to retreat.
At that time, the Shu Wei general Jiang Wei died of illness on the Wei general Sima Shi, and tens of thousands of people including Xiahou Ba, the general of the chariot cavalry, and Zhang Yi, the general of the expedition to the west, attacked Wei. After arriving at Caohan, he marched to Didao. Wei Zhengxi's general Chen Tai ordered Yongzhou Assassin Wang Jing to lead his troops into Didao, and after he arrived from Chencang, he led the main force to attack the Shu army.
As a result, Wang Jing underestimated the enemy, and attacked the Shu army without waiting for Chen Tai's army, and was defeated in Guguan and Taoxi, most of them were killed or wounded or fled, and the remnants of 10,000 people returned to Baodidao. Jiang Wei took advantage of the victory to besiege Di Dao City. The Wei general Sima Zhao ordered Deng Ai, the captain of Changshui, to serve as the general of Anxi, and fought against the Shu army together with Chen Tai, and sent the imperial lieutenant Sima Fu as a backup.
After Chen Tai and Deng Ai's army rendezvous, they marched to Longxi in three ways, avoiding the Shu army, unexpectedly bypassing Gaochengling (now northwest of Weiyuan, Gansu), and entering the southeast mountain of Didao, lighting fire and beating drums to communicate with the city, and the defenders saw the arrival of reinforcements, and their morale was greatly boosted. Jiang Wei's army attacked along the mountain and was repulsed by the Wei army. Chen Tai threatened to cut off the retreat of the Shu army, and the Shu army was terrified, so he withdrew his army and retreated to the bell embankment, and the siege of Didao was solved.
It can be seen from this historical battle that once the defenders stationed in Didao have sufficient defense, it is very difficult to break through. But if it can really occupy Didao by surprise, then Jin can easily threaten the main force of the Qin army that is still fighting with the Liang army that is still feintting, and retreat can choke the throat of Longxi, and Qin Zhou will have no hope of sending reinforcements again.
Zhang Jun turned back to his generals and said, "Hu Shuo is in charge of handing over the defense, and this time Han Hu's department is in charge." As soon as the Jinxing County Government Army arrives, it can set off, and the whole army is approaching Di Dao! ”