Chapter 107: Meeting Zhang Baiqi
Jiang Sheng organized the official army to fight in the east and west, which can be described as a hundred victories, and under the consecutive victories, the morale of the officials and troops was high, and the malaise of the past was changed, and the rewards of the imperial court were also followed up in time. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 infoIn this situation, the war in Jizhou has become a happy event for everyone in the capital, and the war in Liangzhou has become a big murder that everyone does not want to mention.
On the Liangzhou battlefield on the western front, Beigong Boyu, Bian Zhang, and Han Sui each waved 80,000 troops to attack the land of "Sanfu", Zhang Wen used troops in general, just passive defense, Huangfu Song, Zhou Shen and others were advised to attack as defense, but were refused.
When the news of Jizhou's victory reached Liangzhou, Zhang Wen couldn't sit still, for fear that the court would blame him, so he convened all the main generals to discuss the matter, and Zhang Wen told everyone about his worries.
Huangfu Song said: "It is not a way for the two armies to hold each other like this, and only by fighting can they get out of the predicament." ”
Zhijin Wu Yuan said: "The thief army is strong, and our army's defense is already difficult, how can we divide our troops to attack?" ”
Everyone had different opinions and argued, but Dong Zhuo didn't say a word.
"Zhong Ying, what do you think?" Zhang Wen asked Dong Zhuo, Zhong Ying is Dong Zhuo's cousin.
Dong Zhuo said: "Although we are in a disadvantageous position now, as long as we stabilize the morale of the army and wait for the opportunity, we will definitely be able to repel the enemy." If even our generals panic, it will inevitably shake the morale of the army. If you divide your troops into battle, you will give the enemy a chance to break through, and the gains outweigh the losses! ”
Zhang Wen said: "If the imperial court is to blame, how should we deal with it?" ”
Dong Zhuo said: "The so-called generals are outside, and the king's order is not affected. If you rashly attack because of the blame of the imperial court, it will not be a matter of reprimanding and degrading officials, but a loss of head. As long as you keep the land of Sanfu, even if you can't break the thief soldiers, it will be a great achievement. ”
By the middle of November, there was still no progress in the Xiliang war, but due to the tight war, it was not convenient to change generals, and the ten permanent servants reprimanded the generals of Xiliang in the name of Emperor Ling.
The opportunity for Dong Zhuo and others finally came, it was night, a huge meteor flew by, burning half of the sky, the war horses in the military camp of Bian Zhang and Han Sui were frightened and shouted, and the soldiers were all awakened, many people had already observed this strange meteor, and the ancients talked about this omen and the like.
Although Han Sui and others strictly forbade the army to talk about meteors as a sign of disaster, the signs of defeat spread in the army still spread, this is because the soldiers have been confronting the officers and soldiers for more than half a year, and they have long been war-weary, and they all want to go back to Jincheng County.
Dong Zhuo found out the news, overjoyed, and Bao Hong joined forces to suddenly attack Han Sui's camp, the thieves were already demoralized, coupled with the confrontation for a long time, the vigilance was not high, and they were caught off guard in the face of the sudden attack of the official army, and were defeated by the official army rushing into the camp.
Bian Zhang and Han Sui led the remnants of the defeated army to retreat in the direction of Yuzhong, Dong Zhuo decided to take advantage of the victory to pursue, but committed the taboo of "poor Kou Mo chase", and was alone in the depths, and was divided and surrounded by the Qiang army several times that was several times the official army, and suffered heavy losses.
On the way to withdraw the army, Dong Zhuo made the illusion of cutting off food and grass to confuse the enemy, and Han Sui decided to surround but not fight, trying to starve Dong Zhuo's army to death, but Dong Zhuo had already taken the opportunity to flee back to the base camp of the official army. After the good news was sent to the imperial court, Emperor Ling was overjoyed and named Dong Zhuo as the marquis of Taixiang and had thousands of households.
Compared with the Western Front, the officers and troops of the Eastern Front were also overwhelming, Zhang Baiqi was seriously ill, and the main battles were all commanded by Su Gu, and he was inherently brave and unstrategic, and was played by Jiang Sheng, known as an army of more than 100,000, and there were less than 40,000 left.
Jiang Sheng adopted a tolerant policy towards the remnants of the Yellow Turban and the Black Mountain Army who surrendered, except for the young and middle-aged who were incorporated into the Jizhou Army, the rest of the people were dismissed and returned to their hometowns.
The strength of the official army in Jizhou has expanded to 160,000, four times that of Zhang Bai's cavalry, what else is there to fight in this situation? Zhang Baiqi decided to surrender to Jiang Sheng.
Jiang Sheng's army had already arrived in Nanpi, and the remnants of Zhang Baiqi's army were in Gaocheng, not too far from Nanpi, so he asked people to send a letter to Jiang Sheng.
Zhang Baiqi made it clear in the letter about the surrender, but there were two conditions: one was to let Zhang Ning go, and the other was to treat the remnants of the Yellow Turban well.
Jiang Sheng was a liberation-liberation-army officer before the crossing, and he was still relatively tolerant of human nature ideologically, and the idea of killing everything had not yet appeared in Jiang Sheng's mind.
Jiang Sheng replied: Zhang Jiao's crime is one of his own, and his children should not be harmed, not to mention that Zhang Ning is not yet ten years old; As for the remnants of the yellow scarf, as long as he is dedicated to goodness, Jiang Sheng will never be embarrassed.
After Zhang Baiqi received the letter, he breathed a sigh of relief, Jiang Sheng was a benevolent person in the end, Zhang Baiqi was suddenly a little moved in his heart, and it was no longer a hateful attitude. He also saw through the ending of the Yellow Turban Army, although he still adhered to his beliefs and tried to make a comeback, but the reality made Zhang Baiqi have to think about the future lives of these believers.
Zhang Ning is Zhang Jiao's only blood, if he stays in the Yellow Turban Army and runs around, it will be difficult to survive, and the Yellow Turban Army is already in the waning mountains, just surviving. Zhang Baiqi's only wish is to let Zhang Ning live well.
Although Jiang Sheng said that it would not harm his children, can he let Zhang Ning go, can the court let go? Zhang Baiqi decided to go to see Jiang Sheng.
Jiang Sheng only took four entourages out of the city to meet Zhang Baiqi to show his sincerity, but Zhang Baiqi brought enough 200 people, Zhang Baiqi felt that he could not die now, in case the official army suddenly attacked, he could escape calmly.
After arriving at the agreed place, Jiang Sheng's entourage was shocked and secretly scolded this white horse for being despicable. However, Jiang Shengyi was bold, and he was not worried about accepting Zhang Baiqi's surrender.
Everyone was worried that Zhang Baiqi was a fake surrender, but Zhang Baiqi did not mention the matter of Jiang Sheng bringing people to meet, and Jiang Sheng himself decided not to bring troops.
Zhang Baiqi was very ashamed when he saw that Jiang Sheng only brought four entourage, so he asked two hundred people to wait in the distance and come to see Jiang Sheng alone.
"General Jiang is really a sincere person, and he really makes the guilty general ashamed!" Zhang Bai rides.
"Why did Brother Zhang say this, the world is unpredictable, and it is normal for people to be cautious. Brother Zhang asked Jiang to meet, didn't he receive my reply? Jiang Sheng has already written about Zhao'an in the letter, and I don't know why Zhang Baiqi wants to avoid talking about it.
"The letter has been received, and the subordinates have been organized to organize the materials and prepare for surrender. I asked the general to meet today, just because I had something to ask for. ”
"Brother Zhang, even if he speaks, as long as he can do it, he will definitely help."
"In Xia Nai Zhangjiao's righteous son, I witnessed the yellow scarf from prosperity to decline, and the fall in a short period of time, and I realized something somewhat, so I don't want to hurt people anymore, I can't bear to watch these soldiers from the people die one by one."