Why did Chang Miao's army suddenly appear outside Luoyang City?

This matter also started when Chang Miao received an urgent secret letter. At that time, Chang Miao was far away on the battlefield in Goryeo, and the secret letter did not come from the imperial palace in Chang'an, but was sent by Liu Xianzhi of Taiyuan.

As early as when Liu Xianzhi led Liu Qian's order to Taiyuan, Liu Xianzhi repaired a letter and ordered someone to send it to the Liaodong Army in a hurry. The letter explained that his father raised troops into Beijing, and his intention was not only to help the emperor quell the chaos, Liu Qian himself had the intention of rebellion, Liu Qian had 150,000 heavy troops, and if the Liaodong Army did not rush back to help, it would be difficult to protect the Beijing division. Liu Xianzhi said in the letter that he would try his best to mediate to delay Liu sneaking into Beijing, but the situation was urgent, and he asked Chang Miao to rush to the aid immediately to defeat the rebels.

Chang Miao, who received this letter, did not need to confirm the authenticity at all, because no one would make such a joke about his father. Even if what Liu Xianzhi said is not true, then he is suspected of rebellion if he rashly leads the troops into the customs. But if Liu Yan's courtiers did not return to the army to rescue the emperor because he was afraid of this crime, then he would die and could not be redeemed. Therefore, Chang Miao immediately decided to retire and save the driver.

But at that time, it was at war with Goryeo, so how easy was it to withdraw from the army? Moreover, this route to the army has to bypass Liaodong and pass through the land of Hebei, which is too far away. After careful consideration, Chang Miao decided to return reinforcements by sea, and if he went directly to Dengzhou or Laizhou in Shandong by sea, then the speed of the army from there would be greatly increased. But there is a fatal problem with this plan, that is, Zheng Menglong's sailors are still outside Pyongyang at the moment. How can he be informed to withdraw the sailors and bring his own reinforcements?

The stakes are high, and there is no room for error. Therefore, Chang Miao decided to send a secret letter to Zheng Menglong by land and water. The waterway is easy to manage, but someone by land must break through the heavy defense of the Goryeo army to Zheng Menglong, and after discussion, Gao Dingbian took the initiative to ask Ying to take over this arduous task. In fact, Gao Dingbian's martial arts are indeed outstanding. I am afraid that it will be difficult to pick a more suitable candidate than him in the entire Liaodong Army.

Subsequently, Chang Miao led his army to launch a full-scale attack on Anzhou City, and the whole purpose of this attack was to cover Gaoding Bian and break through the enemy's defense line. Sure enough, the unsuspecting Goryeo army quickly abandoned the defense outside Anzhou City and retreated into the city, and Gao Dingbian disappeared into the night with five elite cavalry.

Chang Miao immediately arranged a strategy for retreating, and the eastern front was commanded by the veteran He Ling to retreat to the domestic city; On the western front, Su Chengdong was responsible for retreating to Yizhou City, while Chang Miao led the Tiger Guard Battalion and 10,000 cavalry to Yizhou City to prepare supplies and wait for Zheng Menglong's sailors.

The entire withdrawal went very smoothly. Because the withdrawal was completely unexpected by the Goryeo army, and Chang Miao had taken advantage of the death of the emperor to take the Goryeo army by surprise, the Goryeo army hardly took any active measures. It wasn't until they found out that even the Zheng Menglong army that surrounded Pyongyang had withdrawn, and it suddenly dawned on them that the country of silk had really withdrawn this time. But at this time, the Liaodong Army was already on the north bank of the Yalu River, and had made sufficient defensive preparations. And Chang Miao had already led the troops on the way back to China.

There was also a small episode in this withdrawal operation. That is, the deputy commander of the Tiger Guard Battalion, made Zuo Sige Wang Hanxin demoted to ordinary soldiers.

The reason why Wang Hanxin was demoted to a soldier was because he violated Chang Miao's taboo and violated military orders.

Having to abandon the captured Goryeo city, the enraged Wang Hanxin took the survivors of the massacre by the Goryeo army in the Huwei camp to take brutal revenge on the Goryeo villages and towns on the way out. There were more than forty villages along the way, six small towns were burned down by them, and more than two thousand civilians died. For this reason, Wang Hanxin also delayed the arrival of Yizhou City.

Wang Hanxin's behavior deeply touched Xue Boren's bottom line as a military general - as a martial artist, he can't inflict harm on defenseless people. And in the face of the commander's stern questioning. Wang Hanxin refuted it for the first time.

"When the Goryeo army slaughtered our village, did they think that they should not inflict harm on the defenseless people! I'm just doing this to make the Koreans feel the pain of war! ”

Xue Boren said angrily: "You know that the other party's actions are evil. But are you willing to go along with the other party and do this kind of ugly thing? ”

Wang Hanxin was silent when he heard this. Seeing that he had eased up, Xue Boren tried to calm down his emotions and asked, "Do you dare to act like this in the future?" ”

Xue Boren meant to give Wang Hanxin a step, and he really couldn't bear to punish this kid in the end. But who knew that Wang Hanxin raised his head and replied: "My lord, I will still do this!" ”

Xue Boren was so angry that he even puffed out his beard, and in a fit of rage, Xue Boren tied Wang Hanxin and sent him directly to Chang Miao's big tent.

Chang Miao, who learned of this, was also furious, knowing that such an act would definitely cause extreme disgust among the people of Goryeo, and if he crusaded against Goryeo again in the future, he would pay an even heavier price. But in the face of Chang Miao's questioning, Wang Hanxin still didn't bow his head: "Lord Duhu, I know very well that this matter is wrong!" It was ordered by me and had nothing to do with my brethren! I admit how you want to punish you! But as long as I have breath left, I'll do it again next time! ”

Facing this dead duck with a hard beak Wang Hanxin, Chang Miao also made a difficulty. If his crime is really to be repeated, it is not too much to behead him for public appearance, because he has violated military orders and mistaken military schedules and slaughtered civilians, but it is a pity to really kill him. From Chang Miao to ordinary soldiers, everyone thinks that Wang Hanxin is a rough and gangster boy, but I don't know why everyone doesn't hate him, and even likes him. If he could bow his head and admit his mistakes and promise not to do it again, Chang Miao really wanted to forget it, but this kid admitted his mistakes and admitted his mistakes, but he declared that he would definitely do it again next time. In the end, Chang Miao decided to beat Wang Hanxin with forty military sticks and demote him to an ordinary soldier to serve in the army.

This time, Wang Hanxin caused an uproar in the Liaodong Army, and although he became an ordinary soldier after the incident, his reputation was even louder than before. The nickname of "Cannibal Red Tiger" spread far and wide, and his prestige in the Tiger Guard Camp was even higher, especially the soldiers who slaughtered the village with him but were protected by him. It wasn't until Gao Dingbian criticized Wang Hanxin after returning with Zheng Menglong's army that Wang Hanxin's arrogance was suppressed. It's strange to say that Wang Hanxin didn't even give Chang Miao face, but he obeyed this righteous brother and didn't refute a word.

Xue Boren had to think that there was a fatal flaw in the decision to order Gao Dingbian to deliver the letter, that is, without Gao Dingbian suppressing it, Wang Hanxin, a bastard boy, would get into trouble. If the couture side is here, then this thing may not happen at all. And now he has to pick up Wang Hanxin's burden, because at present, there is only one deputy commander left in the Tiger Guard Battalion. (To be continued......)