Chapter 8: Military Merit (2)
Duan Chang pulled Gao Huan to a secluded place and said: "I think it's also because of the personnel scheduling arrangement of the **** Division, in fact, the old man was very puzzled when he learned that you were out of battle for the first time that day, it stands to reason that he would not arrange such an important position of Fuyang Shu to the general who went out for the first time." After that, Duan Chang glanced at Gao Huan and confirmed that Gao Huan was not moved by this.
"But I think General Gao, you are indeed extraordinary, and you have made great achievements in slashing the enemy chief in anger for the first time. This kind of momentum is by no means comparable to my generation, if the next time the general is on the expedition, I am willing to go with the general and fight together. Duan Chang seemed to appreciate Gao Huan very much. Presumably the arrogance of Yang Yu, the military secretary, Duan Chang likes to deal with the rising star Gao Huan.
Gao Huan's frowning brows instantly stretched when he heard this, if there was really a veteran like Duan Chang to assist him next time he went out into battle, then he really didn't have to panic, and he could learn some marching techniques behind the old general.
"Is what General Duan said just true?" Gao Huan held Duan Chang's hands with both hands, for fear that the other party would regret it.
"Hehe, a gentleman is hard to chase after a horse!" Duan Chang patted Gao Huan's shoulder and smiled.
"Well, at least there is hope to save my life now." Gao Huan secretly thought, when I slowly follow Duan Changxue, I don't dare to think about meritorious service, and it will not be a problem to save my life.
In the big tent of the military camp, all the officers of the top platoon of Huaishuo Town have arrived, it is said that Wei Kegu's army has captured Wuchuan, and the meteor is pressing towards Huaishuo, it is the dark clouds that want to destroy the city, and the atmosphere in the whole big tent is very depressing.
Gao Huan sat in the fifth position on the lower left, and his current position was the position of an infantry captain in charge of 800 people. On the opposite side was Hobat, who was his equal. Compared with some low-level officers who are still standing, from repelling robbers and rescuing Shangshu's daughter, to resisting 8,000 rebels and killing enemy chieftains alone, Gao Huan's promotion has become a myth among them, and a dream representing the transformation from cloth clothes to generals has become a reality, just like Toyotomi Hideyoshi's god-like status in the hearts of the Japanese people thousands of years later. It's just that Gao Huan himself doesn't know these things.
"Gentlemen, this time the situation is critical, Po Liuhan Baling sent Wei Kegu to lead 100,000 grass robbers to attack our Huaishuo, at present, Wuchuan Town has been captured, the town will be killed, and the people are brutally tortured, we must not follow in the footsteps of Wuchuan, we must work together to prevent the momentum of the thieves." When he came up, Yang Jun explained the current situation straight to the point.
Seeing this, Yang Jun cleared his throat and said loudly: "You only need to hold Huaishuo with peace of mind and hold off the thieves, the imperial court has sent General Wei and Linhuai Wang Yuanyu of the eastern road to be the commander, and the 80,000 officers and troops of Pingcheng will come to support in a few days." ”
Seeing that everyone was still talking, Yang Yu also said loudly: "Ladies and gentlemen, since the imperial court has sent a large army to suppress the anti-thieves, we should bear the worries of both the food monarchs, and it is also the time for us to rush into battle to kill and reimburse the imperial court." Everyone performs their duties, just fulfill their duties, and when the army arrives, they will definitely be able to kill Han Baling and take Wuchuan in one fell swoop and recover the fertile field. ”
"Well, that's good." Seeing that everyone was quiet, Yang Jun said: "Now start assigning the ...... of the arming management area."
Gao Huan's team was really arranged in Fuyangshu, which is at the forefront, and it seems that this is all Yang Yu's "credit". Gao Huan hates him now, and his teeth itch. However, Duan Chang offered to be stationed in Fuyang with Gao Huan, which moved Gao Huan, this old man may not take such care of his own son. Perhaps this operation was not trivial, Yang Jun was also worried that Gao Huan's calf was stationed in Fuyang for fear of problems, so he agreed to Duan Chang's request.
Since everyone scattered to prepare for the enemy, Gao Huan led his men to Fuyang to garrison the next morning after bidding farewell to his parents and sisters.
Gao Huan led his troops to the Fuyang garrison area, only to see a long trench built along the north and south sides of the Fuyang garrison city, Duan Chang was directing the generals to keep digging at the head of the city, and everyone was in full swing.
"Old General Duan, what is this for?" Gao Huan is now following Duan Chang, but he is easy to learn.
"The little general doesn't know that now the main force of our army is on the defensive. I have sent someone to burn all the weeds in the three miles around the city, and build a long trench to block the enemy from surrounding, and I have built a camp on Fuyang Mountain, personally stationed in person, if the enemy comes to attack the city at night, I will lead my troops to attack the city, if the enemy comes to rob the camp at night, the little general, you ......" said and looked at Gao Huan laughing and said nothing.
"I'll go out of the city and outflank each other, so that the two of us can take care of each other in a corner, am I right?" Gao Huan looked excited.
"Haha, the little general is worthy of his fame, he is really smart, that's right." Duan Chang stroked his beard and laughed loudly.
In the past few days with Duan Chang, Gao Huan did learn some techniques for marching and arranging formations, such as how to choose a location for the military camp, how to find out the enemy's situation, how to choose a marching route, etc., but the real formation arrangement, Duan Chang did not teach him, as if he was going to personally rehearse it for Gao Huan at that time.
In the evening of that day, the two were chatting in the camp when they suddenly probed the Malay newspaper: "The enemy's vanguard is less than ten miles away from here. ”
Gao Huan and Duan Chang immediately split up and prepared to defend.
When it was dark, I saw that many people came to the west under the pressure of the black, and the open fire was fighting. Gao Huan looked out from the arrow tower in the garrison at this time, and the number of enemy vanguards was at least 10,000, but now in the small land of Fuyang, there were only 1,200 defenders, half of whom were still on the Fuyang Mountain next to it. How to resist so many enemy troops, Gao Huan's heart began to be nervous.
I saw that these thieves were seventy or eighty meters away from the city, and they stopped in battle to prepare for the siege of the city, and several generals on horseback walked in the front, and one of them was a bearded man wearing a yellow scarf and a beard and said loudly: "Listen to the people in the city, we are the troops of the real king of the Huns, and the vanguard army is coming to the city, and those who know each other will erect and surrender the flag early, so as not to destroy the city and the lives of the people." ”
"Damn, you still know that life is ruined, so you will bring people to attack me." Gao Huan scolded in his heart.
"General, the enemy is coming to the city, what should we do now?" The subordinate generals began to get anxious again.
"yes, what do you say?" Gao Huan turned his face and asked.
"Huh?!" Everyone looked at each other in disbelief, this master general didn't know how to deal with the enemy's siege!
Fortunately, Gao Huan watched some ancient military TV series in his previous life, remembered some pictures of defending and besieging the city, and then ordered: "Pass my order, the archers are ready to shoot arrows, the front gate is blocked for me, prepare some fire oil and stones on the city tower, and wait for my order to attack." ”
At this moment, the order was issued in one go, and everyone was first stunned by his unbelievable reaction, and now they listened to the many orders he gave in one breath with a blank face.
"What are you doing, hurry up, gogogo!" Gao Huan clapped his palms and scolded loudly.
Seeing that the generals began to get busy, Gao Huan was inexplicably excited.
It is said that the enemy army under the city saw that there was no answer in the city, and was about to attack the city, when he heard a person in the city ask loudly: "Who is making noise in the city?" Don't you sleep at night and bring so many people to me to hunt? ”
"Who are you?" The Yellow Turban man looked up and asked.
"Who are you? Get your name in! Gao Huan asked rhetorically.
"Hmph, I am General Wei's forward governor Zhao Zuoyou, known as the four-armed god! If you know what's interesting, get out of the city and die! lest the uncle do it. Zhao Zuoyou looked proud.
"Oh, it turned out to be a tearing brother, looking up for a long time." Gao Huan was still playing haha on the city tower to delay time.
"Damn, don't talk nonsense with Lao Tzu, and get down and die!" Zhao Zuoyou was a little angry.
"If you tell me to come down, I'll come down? Aren't I too faceless, but your father and I are a decent official, how can I let you, the villain, drink around? After that, all the officers and soldiers on the upper floor of the city laughed.
Zhao Zuoyou was really annoyed, turned around and shouted angrily: "Give it to me!" Take this city and take that kid's head, I will reward you with silver money and two girls! ”
"Kill!" The enemy army under the city began to act, this Fuyang Shu is sitting in a small city, the length of the front is only about 200 meters, the height of the city is only four or five meters, nearly 10,000 people and horses are a little unable to swing, only to see that there are two or three thousand people in front of the city ten columns, each carrying the stairs and starting to attack the city.
"Shoot the arrows!" Gao Huan gave an order, and the hundred archers standing on the city tower swooped out, and many people fell on the opposite side in an instant, but Zhao Zuoyou was outnumbered, and shot a few, and immediately more people filled the vacant seats and surrounded them.
"Throw stones! Bow and arrow ignition! Shoot! Gao Huan ordered again.
Even so, there was a steady stream of enemy troops coming up from behind, and a few even climbed the stairs up the walls! The situation is starting to be critical.
At this tense moment, a cannon was suddenly heard, and the sound of killing on Fuyang Mountain shook the sky, and a group of officers and soldiers under the leadership of Duan Chang went down the mountain and attacked Zhao Zuoyou's ass of the Chinese army.
Zhao Zuoyou suddenly heard the sound of killing behind the position, turned his head and shouted: "Follow me, turn around and kill the next wave first!" With that, he turned his horse and rushed to Duan Chang and them.
Originally, Duan Chang and their sneak attack were successful, and the enemy's rear team was about to collapse, but Zhao Zuoyou's order allowed the thief army who was blocking the front to go to the city wall to find a target that could attack and vent in an instant, and the situation was immediately very unfavorable to Duan Chang, and he was retreating to the mountain in defeat.
Suddenly, the gate of Fuyangshu opened, and Gao Huan stood at the gate of the city on a horse and shouted: "Brothers, the meritorious service is today, kill me!" Four or five hundred officers and soldiers behind him poured out and pounced on the Chinese army led by Zhao Zuoyou. Gao Huan hesitated on the edge of the drawbridge under the city, he was still afraid of death, but there was one sentence to say, no one is an outlaw, who is not afraid of death if he is not cornered?
Seeing that the city gate had been closed, Gao Huan secretly cursed in his heart: "****, it's neat to close the door!" "Now I can't do it without rushing, so I have to leap my horse and carry a gun and rush to the enemy line.
To say that Gao Huan's martial arts are indeed average, but at that time, the six northern towns of the Northern Wei Dynasty were all ethnic minorities, and he was very good at kung fu immediately. Three days into a five-day army? In a word, this kid is a bit good at horseback riding and slashing, and he should be safe to save his life.
Saying that Gao Huan and Duan Chang pulled back and forth in two times, Zhao Zuoyou was tired of running for his life, screamed, and came at Gao Huan with a knife.
Seeing this, Gao Huan was so frightened that he turned his horse and left, retreated to the city and shouted: "Open the city gate quickly, let me in!" ”
No one in the city answered, seeing that Zhao Zuoyou was killed in front of him, Gao Huan cursed in his mouth and fled to the long trench embankment next to him.
"Phew! Where can the little cub escape, grandpa will kill you today! After saying that, he took three steps and made two steps, flew forward and grabbed Gao Huan's tail and dragged it back, about to slash it over. The horse's tail was in pain, and with a neigh, he kicked back with two hind hooves, and with a scream, Zhao Zuoyou flew out more than ten meters like a kite with a broken line, and the ghost head knife in his hand did not know where to go, and the person fainted.
Gao Huan gasped for breath in shock, and scolded in his mouth: "I bought a watch last year, and I almost hung it in the hands of this guy, but fortunately, my horse is powerful!" Then he patted the horse on the neck with his hand.
The next battle was simple, the leaderless thief army was disarmed by the officers and soldiers, of course, some of them fled in chaos, in short, this battle was fought, captured the enemy chief Zhao Zuoyou alive, beheaded more than 2,000 people, captured nearly 6,000 people, only 21 people were killed on their own side, and 236 people were wounded, but they obtained countless enemy weapons, grain and grass, in short, Gao Huan really made a lot of money in this battle.
So this person really depends on luck, such as Gao Huan, who was confused twice in a row and made a great contribution to the big brother who took the lead on the opposite side, which is really lucky. In Xiao Yueyue's words: Am I proud?