Volume 2 See the Dragon in the Wild Chapter 69 The Han Army Wins Again
However, it is said that after the rebellion of Huang Zhongyi of Beigong Boyu and Li Wenhou, it was followed by the Liangzhou overseers engaged in the rebellion of Bian Zhang (called Bian Yun before the rebellion) and Liangzhou engaged in the rebellion of Han Sui (called Han Yue before the rebellion). Bian Zhang, Han Sui, Beigong Boyu, Li Wenhou, Song Jian and others elected the Didaoren Kingdom of Longxi County, Liangzhou as the commander of the rebels. Among them, the kingdom proclaimed himself the general of Hezhong, and Song Jian proclaimed himself the king of Heshou Ping Han.
Besides, the defeated soldiers of the Heguan Qiang army ran all the way for more than 100 miles, and came to the marching tent of Bian Zhang, and Bian Zhang heard that there were only three or four hundred people left in the 5,000 vanguard army, and he was angry and afraid, and ordered that all the defeated soldiers and hundreds of households be beheaded to show the public, so as to shock the hearts of the army.
Originally, when Bian Zhang and Song Jian set off from Heguan and Caohan in Longxi County, they took 20,000 and 30,000 people with respectively. The route of Bian Zhang and Song Jian's march is also different, the purpose of Bian Zhang's march is to first take Yunwu City, and then take Zhiyang, Yunjie, and Lingju line; The purpose of Song Jian's march was to go to Jincheng City first, and then take Yuzhong City. In the end, the two armies marched eastward and captured Hanyang County, where Liangzhou Assassin Shi Zuochang was located.
Now, Bian Zhang's Heguan Qiang army has been newly defeated, the vanguard generals have also been killed, and the Qiang army is demoralized and full of complaints. Seeing the Qiang army like this, Bian Zhang did not dare to be too strict with the Qiang army, so as not to cause a mutiny. Bian Zhang thought about it again and again, and decided to lead the Heguan Qiang army to join Song Jian's Caohan Qiang army. Before the next hour, Bian Zhang led the Qiang army eastward, and after walking for more than an hour, he came to the camp of the Qiang army in Song Jian.
Song Jian saw that Bian Zhang's face was ugly, and he was shocked, and hurriedly asked; "Lord Bian, didn't you lead the army to capture Yunwu City? How did you come here again? ”
Bian Zhang sighed and said: "King Pinghan, Bian Mou is incompetent, the five thousand vanguard troops who went to attack Yunwu City only escaped back three or four hundred, and even the leader of the vanguard officer Wu Buji was killed in battle!" ”
When Song Jian heard this, he was shocked and said, "Lord Bian, do you know how many people there are in the Han army?" Who is the leader? A few days ago, Tan Malai reported that Li Mu, the Taishou of Jincheng County, led an army of more than 10,000 people to attack Xiping County! ”
Bian Zhang muttered: "According to the report of the defeated soldiers, the Han army in Yunwu City is about four or five thousand people, and the leader seems to be surnamed Xu. ”
Song Jian nodded and said, "Lord Bian, don't sigh, Gu Shanji under my account has led an army of five thousand to attack Jincheng City, and there must be good news soon." In this case, you and I, together with our troops, will first take Jincheng City, and then Yunwu City. ”
Bian Zhang, who didn't know anything about military affairs, naturally readily agreed. Subsequently, Bian Zhang and Song Jian drank and had fun, just waiting for Gu Shanji's good news. Just after that time, Song Jian's personal guards came to report, saying that hundreds of Qiang soldiers were asking to see them outside the camp, and Song Jian ordered his personal guards to bring the leader of the group of Qiang soldiers for questioning. After a while, the guards walked in with a Qiang soldier Baihu, who knelt on the ground and said in a trembling voice: "Ping...... King Pinghan, something is wrong...... Gu Shanji, the leader of the vanguard army, was killed by the Han army, and the 5,000 vanguard army was all over...... Only two or three hundred escaped......"
Song Jian and Bian Zhang were shocked when they heard this, they were covered in cold sweat, Song Jian slowed down for a while, and shouted: "Five thousand people only came back two or three hundred, what are you eating?" Why not die? Say! How many people were in the Han army? ”
The hundred households trembled, and Gu Shanji led his troops to chase and kill the Han army, and the Han army wore Qiang soldiers' clothes to deceive the camp, and told Song Jian and Bian Zhang in detail. Song Jian roared angrily: "I'm angry with Lao Tzu, tomorrow I will raise the army, break through Jincheng City, and set up troops for three days!" Bian Zhang saw that Song Jian was furious, and he didn't dare to say more.
However, he said that when Zhao Yun led the army back to Jincheng City, Xu Shu, Zhang Ji, and Fu Wei had been waiting for a long time, and the four of them came to the city tower, and the soldiers had already prepared food. Zhao Yun toasted a glass of wine to the three of them, and said with a smile: "This time, our army was able to win a complete victory, thanks to Yuan Zhi's clever plan, and thanks to the brave efforts of all the soldiers to kill the enemy!" ”
Xu Shu said with a smile: "Zilong is right, as long as our Jincheng County soldiers are of the same heart, and the army and the people are of the same heart, even if he comes to the 100,000 or 80,000 Qiang army, he will definitely have no return!" ”
Zhang Ji and Fu Wei nodded yes. Zhao Yun groaned: "Yuanzhi, Derong, Jingzhong, this time, Heguan, Caohan, the vanguard of the two Qiang armies were almost wiped out, for our army, congratulations!" But for the Qiang army, it is not a fatal blow, if I expect it to be correct, at the latest, before dusk tomorrow, the two Qiang armies will attack Yunwu City and Jincheng City. I mean, our army will take the initiative to attack again and annihilate the enemy! Three, what do you think? ”
As soon as Zhao Yun's voice fell, Xu Shu, Zhang Ji, and Fu Wei looked at each other and smiled. Zhang Ji was very surprised when he saw Zhao Yun, and said with a smile: "Zilong, it seems that the four of us have the same heart, it is 'take the initiative to attack and annihilate the enemy with the camera', Zilong should not know yet, according to Gongming's report, more than 10,000 people of the Heguan Qiang army in Bian Zhang have joined Song Jian's Caohan Qiang army!" ”
Zhao Yun nodded and muttered, "Could it be that the Qiang army wants to join forces to capture Jincheng City?" ”
Xu Shu nodded and said, "Bian Zhang is not good at military affairs, and he has already lost his courage, and it is not surprising that he will join forces." Zilong did not expect badly, tomorrow, the Qiang army will definitely march into Jincheng City. On the way to the Qiang army, our army can raid the grain transportation team of the Qiang army with light cavalry. Once successful, no matter how many Qiang troops there are, it will not help! ”
Zhao Yun nodded and said, "Okay!" ordered Xu Huang to lead an army of 2,000 out of Yunwu City; ordered Huang Zhong to lead an army of 2,000 out of Yuzhong City; ordered Luo Xian to hold the army and hold Jincheng City; Fu Wei and I led an army of 2,000 out of Ningcheng. Now is the unitary time, immediately order Huang Zhong and Xu Huang to meet at Daqingshan, fifty miles south of Jincheng City, tomorrow! ”
After receiving Zhao Yun's order, the herald immediately got out of the city tower and went out of the city, and rode towards Yuzhong City and Yunwu City.
However, he said that just after midnight the next day, Song Jian took 35,000 Qiang soldiers to go first, and ordered 5,000 Qiang soldiers to escort grain and grass slowly. Song Jian marched all the way for nearly 100 miles, and the Qiang soldiers were tired of shouting their father and scolding their mothers. At this time, the Qiang army's grain transportation team had lagged behind Song Jiansuo's department by nearly thirty miles. The Qiang army's grain transport team walked all the way for 70 miles, and the people were also sleepy and lacking, and when they saw that there was a big mountain in front of them, they could just shelter from the wind, so they stopped the grain cart and rested on the spot.
Just as the Qiang soldiers were resting on the grain cart, suddenly, the ground under the feet of the Qiang soldiers began to tremble, and several sharp-eyed Qiang soldiers howled, "The Han army is coming...... Run for your life! The entire Qiang army instantly became a pot of porridge and began to scatter and flee. Zhao Yun saw that the Qiang army had become a lost dog, and shouted loudly: "Kill the Qiang thief first, and then burn the grain and grass!" Huang Zhong and Xu Huang led 4,000 Han troops to intercept and kill the Qiang soldiers from both wings, and Zhao Yun led 2,000 Han troops to chase and kill the Qiang soldiers. Two quarters of an hour later, the 6,000 Han army killed 5,000 Qiang soldiers, and the Han army returned to the Qiang army's grain wagon and set fire to the grain wagon.
Zhao Yun looked at Huang Zhong and Xu Huang, and said loudly: "Han Sheng, Gongming, presumably, Song Jian already knew the news of the interception of grain and grass at this time, so we bet that Song Jian would come to save the grain and grass, instead of continuing to march into Jincheng City!" ”
Huang Zhong and Xu Huang glanced at each other, nodded, and said loudly: "Okay!" But by Zilong's command! ”
Zhao Yun said loudly: "Han Sheng led the headquarters of the men and horses to ambush on the left side of Daqing Mountain, Gongming led the headquarters of the men and horses to ambush on the right side of Daqing Mountain, I and Fu Wei led the army of 2,000 arrays at the foot of Daqing Mountain, when the Qiang army pursued and killed our department, you two led the army to kill, and I will return to kill, so that the Qiang thief will not return." Remember, this time our army will only chase and kill for twenty miles! Huang Zhong and Xu Huang agreed and left.
Sure enough, when Zhao Yun and Fu Wei were waiting in Daqingshan for about a quarter of an hour, a large group of Qiang soldiers were rushing towards Daqingshan. It turned out that three quarters of an hour ago, Song Jian received a report from Tanma, saying that the Han army had five or six thousand people coming to intercept grain and grass. Song Jian was shocked, fearing that the grain and grass would be lost, so he hurriedly gathered 10,000 Qiang troops and personally led the team to protect the grain and grass. At this time, Song Jian saw the smoke billowing under Daqing Mountain, and knew that most of the Qiang army's food and grass were finished, and he was even more shocked and angry in his heart. Song Jian saw that there were only about 2,000 Han troops at the foot of Daqingshan Mountain, and he did not doubt him, so he urged the Qiang soldiers to rush towards the Han army.
When Zhao Yun saw the Qiang army coming, he ordered the rear team of the Han army to change to the front team and began to retreat. Song Jian saw that the Han army was retreating, but the Han army was frightened and did not dare to fight, so he was relieved to pursue and kill the Han army. Now, this group of Qiang soldiers first marched a hundred miles in a hurry, without even eating a bite of food, and marched thirty miles in a hurry, and the Qiang soldiers reluctantly and complained after the Han army. At this time, the Qiang soldiers were already hungry and tired, and they were already at the end of their crossbows.
As soon as the Qiang army bypassed the mountain, he saw that two Han armies were killing the two wings of the Qiang army like a tiger descending the mountain. In an instant, the two Han armies came out of the formation, cutting the Qiang soldiers into several sections, and when the two Han armies turned their horses and charged again, Zhao Yun and Fu Wei led two thousand Han troops to return and rush to kill. Song Jian roared and asked the Qiang army to line up to meet the enemy, but now the Qiang soldiers, who still have the strength and time to kill the enemy, only scattered and fled. Seeing this, Song Jian had no choice but to call his guards and flee to the Qiang army camp. Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong, and Xu Huang were full of fighting spirit of the Han army, chasing and killing the Qiang soldiers in formation, sometimes intercepting and killing on both wings, sometimes chasing and killing at the tail, and the Qiang army that was directly killed was full of corpses. According to the plan, the three-way Han army only pursued and killed for twenty miles, and then reined in the army!
In this battle, the Han army suffered more than 800 casualties; beheaded more than 11,000 Qiang soldiers; burn all the grain and grass of the Qiang army; More than 6,000 usable horses were seized.
Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong, and Xu Huang did not dare to delay the time, and left the battlefield as fast as possible and returned to their respective cities!