Chapter 446: Conquer everything and take Hongnong
He Tao was successful, and Zhang Ying also passed down the order, and the army built a bridge to cross the river. Pen~Fun~Pavilion www.biquge.info Zhang Ying is a person of high art and courage, she wants to take advantage of the fact that the enemy army is still in the dark, and she will plan and leave the ambush set up by Dong Yue on the bank of Candlewater.
The preparations for erecting the pontoon bridge had already been completed, and the officers and men of the army were already familiar with building the bridge, and after a short time, a pontoon bridge appeared in front of everyone.
As He Tao sent back the good news, the army rushed to the opposite bank. Those Dong Zhuojun who were ambushed in the grass behind the rocks in the forest were still naively waiting to dig a dam and release water, not wanting to be a god general, Li Yi and Zhao Yun each led an army, and suddenly wrapped Dong Yue's ambush soldiers into dumplings.
Dong Yue was beaten and fled, and returned to Hongnong with the remnants of the defeated army. Dong Yue, who returned from defeat, was annoyed and ashamed, and scolded Fan Chou before giving up.
Li Yi's army won a big victory, and should have taken advantage of the victory to attack the city, but the Hongnong county town was tall and strong, easy to defend and difficult to attack, if it was forced to attack the city, not only would it have to pay heavy casualties, but also help the defenders boost their morale.
"The soldiers are treacherous, only by surprise and unpreparedness can they achieve an unexpected victory! Our army should not be bound by traditional tactics and stick to fighting for one city and one place. Take advantage of the paralysis of the defenders of Huxian County, quickly send troops and horses to attack it! Zhang Ying came up with a surprising strategy.
Since the dispatch of troops, they have been destroying the city step by step, and if the strategy is changed temporarily, the enemy's position will be greatly disorganized. Li Yi thought for a moment, but still made up his mind.
Sun Tzu's Art of War: If you don't expect to win, you will lose first. From Hanguguan to Hongnong, the army advanced by leaps and bounds, and in less than a month, it connected several cities. Since there are cattle stationed in the east of the river, and the Yellow River is about to freeze, the cities along the line are under its threat at any time. At the same time as the surprise army attacked Huxian, Li Yi also made defenses. Li Meng was stationed in Xin'an to assist in the defense of Hangu Pass and Huangchi. Hua Xiong's troops entered Shaanxi County and were responsible for supplying grain and grass to the front.
To make the rear foolproof, Li Yi's army made the illusion of encircling Hongnong, and Zhao Yun led a team of men and horses to attack Huxian County in the starry night.
Zhao Yun rushed to the city of Huxian at dawn, took advantage of the lax defense of the enemy city, and ordered the army to quickly climb the city. The guard Wang Fangwan did not expect that Zhao Yun would launch a surprise attack on him, and it was in the most neglected morning. Like Li Meng, Wang Fang was also a wise and brave general, and he ordered his soldiers to be on standby at all times, ready to go into battle.
But it takes a while to enter the city head position from the rest camp, and Zhao Yun led the army, taking advantage of this short gap, personally led the soldiers to climb the city, and with the rope with a hook thrown onto the city wall, the Northeast Han was as light as a raccoon cat and as fast as an ape, and his strong body quickly climbed to the top of the city.
As Zhao Yun was the first to reach the top, he grabbed one of the enemy's spears, and the spear flew up and down, rushing up to the defenders, and fell to his feet in pieces. The Northeast men were brave and good at fighting, and when they saw the main general fighting bravely, the morale of the whole army was extremely high.
Today's Dong Zhuo soldiers, the army is scattered and has no fighting spirit, and when he sees that the position at the head of the city can be missed, the word escape arises spontaneously from his heart. The two armies formed a sharp contrast, the attackers were unmatched, and the defenders fled for their lives, giving up the eastern city of Huxian County to Zhao Yun.
With the opening of the east city gate, the unstoppable cavalry rushed into the city, stepped on the jade dragon horse, and a bright silver spear in his hand, Zhao Yun was like a tiger with wings, unstoppable, and no one could beat him.
Wang Fang saw that the general trend had gone, so he led the remnants of the defeated army out of the city to flee for his life, but he did not expect to be caught up by Zhao Yun. There was no way to escape, Wang Fanggou jumped off the wall in a hurry, he shook the big gun, and Zhao Yun fought for a while, and fought for five rounds in World War II, because Wang Fang's skills were not as good as others, and he was captured alive by Zhao Yun.
The main general was taken prisoner, and the few remaining defenders also gave up resistance, most of Wang Fang's army was captured, and Huxian was occupied by Zhao Yun.
After uprooting the stronghold of Huxian, Dong Jun faced an extremely embarrassing situation. Not only did Hongnong become an isolated city, which made the defending soldiers panic all day, but Huayin was also exposed in front of Li Yi, and there was a possibility of falling at any time.
Dong Zhuo is beyond the reach of Hongnong, and he can only hope that Dong Yue and Fan Chou will stick to it for a long time. As the gateway to Guanzhong, Huayin must not be missed, Huayin County is lost, and Guanzhong will be defended without danger.
After Li Yi suddenly moved westward, Li Ru expected that all the cities of Hongnong would change hands, and he offered Dong Zhuo a plan to withdraw the defenders of each city as soon as possible and concentrate on guarding Huayin. But giving up a county in vain, how could Dong Zhuo be willing to give up?
Seeing that Dong Zhuo wanted to trap the wolf and was unwilling to abandon the child, Li Ru had no choice but to retreat, and he suggested that Dong Zhuo build a Xiongguan at the Huayin Pass to block the pace of Li Yi's army.
Because Dong Jun was losing and retreating, he lost the opportunity to compete with Li Yi, and now he is defending according to the danger, which is no longer a clever strategy. Especially the Yellow River is about to freeze, even if there is Xiongguan blocking the way, Jianzhou soldiers and horses can still attack Guanzhong. The construction of the pass can only create trouble, so that Li Yi's army rations cannot be replenished.
Dong Zhuo weighed it again and again, and still adopted Li Ru's suggestion, but due to the late start of construction, only half of the Xiongguan built by Huayin Pass was built, and its defense capability was greatly reduced.
Whether to give up this unfinished project made Dong Zhuo very troubled. However, Li Yi did not take advantage of the victory to pursue, which gave Dong Zhuo a chance to breathe and continue to build the pass.
Why didn't Li Yijun go straight to the Yellow Dragon? Because with the elongation of the battle line, not only is it difficult to supply, but Hongnong, the nail, is also a threat that must be eradicated.
Li Ru made another plan, ordering Niu Fu to gather troops and horses, looking for an opportunity to harass Li Yi's supplies and rear. In order to eradicate the worries, measures need to be taken to drive Niu Fu out of Hedong County.
Zhang Ying had already made a bamboo in her chest, she spread out the map, pointed to Hedong County, and said: "Send someone to contact Yu Fuluo of the Southern Xiongnu, carry out a north-south attack on Niu Fu, and solve this trouble as soon as possible!" ”
Yu Fu Luo is the Southern Xiongnu Shan Yu, and its full name is Luan Ti Yu Fuluo.
In the twenty-fourth year of Jianwu, the Xiongnu were divided into the Southern Xiongnu and the Northern Xiongnu. The Southern Xiongnu had a relatively friendly relationship with the Han and gradually became attached to the Han Dynasty. During the period of Emperor Ming, Emperor Zhang, and Emperor He, the Han Dynasty used troops against the Northern Xiongnu several times, and under the attack of the Southern Xiongnu and the Xianbei tribe, the Northern Xiongnu were defeated several times, and the Northern Xiongnu were driven to the northern Xinjiang area. Since then, the Northern Xiongnu can no longer form a climate, and the Han Dynasty has intermittently attacked it, so that the Northern Xiongnu have been divided many times, some have descended to the Han, and some tribes have moved to Central Asia and even West Asia, due to the loss of contact with the Han, their whereabouts have been recorded.
Zhang Ying is talking about the Southern Xiongnu, who were placed in the Hetao area after they were attached to the Han Dynasty, and lived together with the Han, Qiang, Qianghu and other ethnic groups. The Southern Xiongnu moved at the beginning and became a barrier for the Han Dynasty to resist the Northern Xiongnu. After the Northern Xiongnu were driven to the west, the status of the Southern Xiongnu was not as good as before, and even to the point of being slaughtered by others, in the middle and late Eastern Han Dynasty, there were many cases of the Southern Xiongnu being arrested, replaced, forced to death and even killed by Han officials. (To be continued.) )