Chapter XVII
However, he said that Lu Bu had returned to the camp, so he immediately began to rest and recuperate, and sent a herald to Yunzhong County, reporting victory on the one hand and asking for help on the other. www.biquge.info However, Lu Bu also knew that as an unauthorized soldier, it would be difficult for him to get the support of the Taishou in the clouds, even if he sent someone to ask for help from his father-in-law, when the reinforcements arrived, he was afraid that this battle would be over. Gao Ye said that if there were more than 6,000 soldiers who could fight, he would have a way to break the enemy, so he ordered the army to be stationed south of the Heihe River, ready to face the army of the Right Xian King. Since the dispatch of troops, Gao Ye has always been able to offer the right tactics at the right time. So far, he has been able to exchange 2,000 casualties for destroying more than 10,000 enemies and capturing countless battles. I only hope that Gao Ye has a proper plan this time, otherwise, it is better to go back here.
Just when Lu Bu was melancholy, he was in a very bad mood, yesterday the forward could still see the scouts of Lu Bu's army, but today the march didn't find any of them, isn't it Lu Bu who ran away? As soon as he thought of this, he sent orders one after another, ordering the army to hurry at full speed, if his own generals Dong Muhe and Mu Nata blocked Lu Bu, he still needed his own 40,000 horses to keep Lu Bu's 8,000 people on the grassland forever.
However, after marching in this way for two days, he finally received a news that made him angry, Dong Muhe was killed in battle, and 10,000 troops were wiped out! Qubei is not a good-tempered person, and when he heard such news, he was annoyed and angry, and he couldn't describe the current appearance of Qubei, and the Huns fled back more than 1,000 people, but they were all killed by an order from Qubei. even heard that Lu Bu did not leave directly, but set up camp on the south bank of the Heihe River, and his anger was even worse. This Lu Bu is too blind, right? This is to argue with me, just with your 8,000 men, what qualifications do you have to fight with my 40,000 army? Besides, even if you destroy 10,000 of my light horsemen, will you be able to immortalize one of you? It is said that there are 8,000 men and horses, and now you can have 4,000 people to reach the sky, and you are still camping in Heihe, what is this going to do, to even destroy the remaining 50,000 horses and horses of mine? Thinking of this, Qubei immediately ordered, and ordered Mu Nata to quickly march to Heihe, join with himself, and destroy Lu Bu together.
But said that Yunzhong Taishou received Lu Bu's military report, and he was also surprised, first, he didn't expect Lu Bu to attack this time, which can be described as a meritorious service, and second, he didn't expect that the right virtuous king of the Huns actually gathered a large army and came to encircle and suppress, and third, he didn't expect that Lu Bu actually had no intention of retreating, and actually wanted to fight with the right virtuous king in the Heihe area.
This Yunzhong Taishou's name is Wei You, who is a descendant of Wei Shang in the early Han Dynasty and the uncle of Wei Xu, and this Wei family is also a powerful family in Yunzhong County. In fact, when it comes to Wei Shang, it may not be very famous in later generations, but when it comes to allusions about Wei Shang, it is known to everyone.
During the time of Emperor Wen, Wei Shang served as the Taishou of Yunzhong, governed the army strictly, cared about his subordinates, and used all the military taxes to reward his subordinate officers and soldiers, and used his own money to buy cattle and sheep to slaughter, and feasted his subordinates every five days, so his subordinates were very supportive of him. The momentum of the whole army is very high, the throwing stones are over-distance, everyone is vying for the first, and the military power is shocked, which makes the Huns even more afraid. It's just that once when reporting war exploits, the number of war exploits was six different from the number of heads, and Wei Shang was cut down from his post for investigation and sentenced to prison. His friend Feng Tang, who was the director of Langzhong at the time, avenged him and spoke directly to the emperor in person, and Emperor Wen sent Feng Tang to Yunzhong with a talisman to pardon Wei Shang's sins and restore him to the official position of Taishou in Yunzhong. This is the story in the allusion cited by Xin Qiji. Wang Bo of the early Tang Dynasty also wrote in the famous article "Preface to the Pavilion of King Teng" that "Feng Tang is easy to be old, Li Guang is difficult to seal", although they all compare themselves to Wei Shang, and look forward to having a character like Feng Tang in the court, but there is no mention of Wei Shang, only Feng Tang, and because of this, Feng Tang is much more famous than Wei Shang.
Wei Shang served as the Taishou of Yunzhong, has been resisting the Xiongnu, in Yunzhong County is very prestigious, the Western Han Dynasty minister Gu Yong once said: "There are Zhidu and Wei Shang in the near Han Dynasty, and the Xiongnu dare not dare to sand in Nanxiang." Zhidu is also a very famous minister in the Western Han Dynasty, and he is also a cool official, who once served as the Taishou of Yanmen, and it is said that the Huns are afraid of his fierce reputation and dare not take a step against Yanmen. Wei You was also shadowed by his ancestors, because the Wei family was quite powerful in the clouds, Wei You raised filial piety early, plus he was also quite talented, proficient in the art of war, and sat step by step in the position of Taishou in the clouds.
But even a person like Wei You can't understand Lu Bu's current approach at all, in his opinion, the enemy is several times his own, he Lu Bu has earned so much military merit, why don't he come back quickly, he will accept it when he sees it, and he actually wants to break his wrist with Qubei again, isn't this full of food?
However, Wei You is not a mother-in-law's mother-in-law, after seeing the military report, he immediately ordered someone to set off and report Ding Yuan quickly, and he began to rectify the people and horses, preparing to help Lu Bu. Besides, he also knew that even if he didn't want to go, he would let him go when Ding Yuan read the military newspaper. Jinyang is only more than 600 miles away from the clouds, and 800 miles can be replied in three days.
Sure enough, three days later, Wei You received an order from Ding Yuan to send troops to aid Lu Bu, and Wei You ordered Li Zhu, the captain of the tent, to lead 2,000 troops to serve in front of Lu Bu's army.
At the same time, LΓΌ Bu's 6,000 men and horses were on the south bank of the Heihe River, and the 50,000 men who went to Bei had also set up camp north of the Heihe River, across the river from LΓΌ Bu's army. At this time, Qubei and Lu Bu looked at each other from a distance across the river. The Heihe River is just a tributary of the Yellow River, the water volume is not very abundant, and the whole river is not wide, but it is only a dozen meters away. Therefore, it is not a strange thing for Lu Bu and Qubei to fight in front of the two armies. After all, it's getting late now, and the people who go to Bei have just arrived, so they are just here to fight, and if you want to really start fighting, it will be tomorrow.
And on Lu Bu's side, Gao Ye had already made a plan, so Lu Bu didn't have any other meaning, and after the quarrel, he would end the quarrel and return to the camp.
Just last night, Lu Bu convened the captains to discuss the matter, and Lu Bu said: "Everyone, we have been stationed here for three days, and we are full of spirit and morale. Although he is tired from going to Beiyuan, after all, there are many people, so he can only outwit and not attack. β
"Yes, General, shall we have another night attack on him? Kill him to be caught off guard? Hou Cheng asked.
"Captain Hou doesn't have to be anxious, you and I are waiting for you and me to ask ourselves if we are left behind, but when it comes to conspiracy and trickery, we have to look at Mingxi, Mingxi, do you have any plans?" Lu Bu said with a smile.
"In fact, a night attack is also a method, but Qubei and others must be camped on the north shore, and if they attack at night, it will not help if there are fewer people, so our whole army of 6,000 men and horses will swim across now, and we must find a place to hide the troops before they can suddenly attack. Let's not talk about where to hide the troops, even if the night attack is successful, the killing and wounding are limited, and it is not enough to break the muscles and bones for 50,000 horses, but we have to stay on the north bank, if we are entangled by the men and horses who are destitute, I am afraid that we will all die here. β
"It's... yes, that's as simple as I thought. Hou Cheng was stunned and said, "What is the plan of the high school captain?" I'll hear you. β
"It's not a good calculation, it's a bad plan. Judging by the pace of Qubei's march, they will arrive tomorrow. I've been to see it, and the water level of the Heihe River is not high, and war horses can swim across it. Captain Song will take your headquarters to the east tomorrow for thirty miles and then cross the river, cross the river and settle down temporarily, only to stay at night, starting from the time of the child, until dawn, Captain Song will take your men and horses to choose the opportunity at will, to go to the vicinity of the Bei military camp to beat drums and shout to kill, just don't fight, the Huns will retreat when they kill them, the Huns will go back to rest and you continue to disturb, if you go to disturb the Huns ignore you, you will put a round of rockets on their camp, in short, they will not sleep well! After dawn, cross the Black River and come back to rest. Captain Hou, after you lead your men and horses to the west for thirty miles early the next morning, cross the river, and do the same at night, and then cross the river and come back to rest after dawn the next day. β
"Good, wonderful! Captain Gao, this Huns are already tired from afar, and we can't sleep peacefully for two nights, and then it will naturally be a big loss of combat power! Go for the raid again, and the odds are much better. Hou Cheng praised.
"Otherwise, even if you disturb him for two nights, it is not a chance to break the enemy. There are still some calculations, but it depends on the situation and cannot be determined. β
"Okay, Mingxi, let's talk about it later, Song Xian will prepare quickly, and tomorrow will be implemented according to Mingxi's strategy, there is no problem, right?" Lu Bu waved his hand and signaled Gao Ye not to continue, "Mingxi, you stay with me first, you seem to be confident this time, you stay in my tent, you can tell me immediately when you want to do something, I can also give an order immediately, after all, this fighter plane is fleeting." β
"No." Gao Ye and Song Xian gave up.
"Okay, Mingxi, can we use these 6,000 people to kill the son of a bitch, it's all up to you, let's go down and prepare."
"No!"
It is precisely because Lu Bu already has the bottom in his heart that he will accompany him to fight on the bank of the river, because Lu Bu knows in his heart that the good show is still to come!
It was already late at night, and Qubei had already gone to sleep, and the rapid march for several days really made Qubei feel tired, thinking that Lu Bu was only a few thousand people, and after only explaining a good patrol and something like that, he returned to the camp to sleep. In the middle of the moon, Qubei suddenly woke up, only to see a soldier shaking his body: "King, king, no, the Han army is attacking the camp!" β
As soon as Qubei suddenly heard the news, he took a breath of cool air and forced himself to calm down, and sure enough, he heard the rumbling war drums and shouts of killing, and Qubei hurriedly walked out of the big tent, but he was relieved in his heart, the Han army had not yet attacked! was about to give the order, but found that the drums of war stopped abruptly, leaving only the panicked shouts of the soldiers in his camp.
He hurriedly ordered people to appease the soldiers, and ordered Munata to pursue the Han army. finally settled down the soldiers and let them continue to rest, but Mu Nata's return made him feel a little stuffy, without him, when Mu Nata chased out, let alone the Han army, there was not even a ghost. He led his troops to search east for five miles, but there was nothing, so he could only come back to restore his life.
Naturally, there is no point in searching eastward, but Song Xian strictly followed Gao Ye's instructions, and after harassing him, he had to retreat in a different direction. In fact, Song Xian was not far from the Xiongnu camp at this time, but Song Xian retreated to the north, and Munata chased eastward, where can he be chased?
He returned to the big tent, just lying on the couch, he heard the war drums and shouts of the Han army, and hurriedly ran out of the camp tent, ordering people to prepare for battle, and the soldiers who had just slept in the camp hurriedly got up, took their weapons and ran out, but they didn't see where the enemy was.
But I knew in my heart that this Han army was not here to attack at all, it was simply that the army that came to disturb couldn't sleep! Go to humble and sneer, can't I really see this little carving insect skill? Then he said: "Pass my order, and when the army hears the sound of drums and shouts of killing, don't pay attention to it, just sleep on their own, and double the patrol manpower in each battalion to prevent the Han army from really attacking." β
He humbled himself and thought that he would be able to sleep in peace, and went back to his tent to rest. Half-asleep and half-awake, he seemed to hear the drums and shouts of the Han army again, and he didn't care, but after a while, his personal guards came to call him again, and he got up suddenly, and said angrily: "What's wrong?!" β
"Report, report to the king, the Han army is attacking the camp again..."
"Come on, I've already arranged it, the Han army is just bluffing, can't get in, what do the armies have to panic about, what do you have to panic about!"
"Your Majesty, this time, when the Han army saw that no one in our camp was in a panic, they actually released rockets and burned many of our tents, and the sergeants were busy fighting the fire."
"Too much deception, too much deception! These barbarians, this king wants to kill them all, kill them all! β
However, the matter will not end because of the resentment of the debei, but the more angry the debei, the happier the Han army becomes, this night Song Xian harassed a total of five times, until dawn, then crossed the Heihe River and returned to the barracks. When it came to the dawn, the heart of the humble was a lot more relaxed, yesterday was harassed by the Han army like that, all the sergeants were exhausted, and if they wanted to fight with Lu Bu today, they were afraid that it would be difficult, so it was better to let the sergeants have a good rest first.
But this Qubei can imagine that this night is the same as last night, the Han army came to harass vigorously, that is, he did not let his soldiers sleep well, and by the dawn, Qubei was already angry. But I haven't lost my mind yet, since your Han army is harassing, then I can too, I don't have to harass, just send troops across the river, and attack back and forth, what else can you do? Let Munata lead a group of men and horses, go upstream and quietly cross the river, and also give him Lu Bu a surprise attack. I'm just crossing the river here, and I'm going to have a front and back attack with him!
Therefore, Hou Cheng, who had just crossed the river upstream and was about to return to the camp, learned the news of the Huns crossing the river from his scouts at noon, and immediately sent a herald to report to LΓΌ Bu. Gao Ye received the report, and then chuckled and said: "This is a bit of an idea, Fengxian, it seems that our camp is not wanted, hehe." β
Seeing Gao Yexiao's obscenity, Lu Bu also smiled: "What plan does Mingxi have again?" β
"Yes, immediately order all the sergeants to mow the grass and hoard it in the camp. Namunatta brought 20,000 people, and it will certainly not be like we did last night, just harassing and harassing and leaving. Judging by the time, he will not be able to attack us until evening, and the camp will have more things to start a fire, and this time, I will burn him a big fire, and also extinguish the arrogance of these Huns. β
"Good! Just according to Mingxi! β
"Well, I'll prepare for the arson, Brother Fengxian, let Captain Hou's men rest for a while, and in the afternoon, you and Captain Song will set off together, cross the Heihe River from downstream, and wait for the opportunity tonight. When my fire has passed, I will cross the river downstream to meet you. Brother Feng Xian can find fighters on his own, and if you have the opportunity, you can attack their camp, but you must be careful and save yourself as the first priority. Alas, if there were two more men, the battle would have been much easier. β
"Report!" A herald came from outside the camp on a flying horse, ran to Lu Bu, knelt on one knee, clenched his fists and said: "General Yu, Yunzhong Taishou received the order of Ding Tingshi, and the special lieutenant Li Zhu led two thousand troops to come, and now it is only fifty miles away from the camp. β
"Good! That's great! Gao Ye laughed and said, "Feng Xian, you take this Li Zhu and his men and horses to cross the river together in the afternoon, with these two thousand people, in a few days, see how I let his entire army of the Right Xian King be annihilated!" β