Chapter 126 [Captured]
The main force of the enemy army has been transferred, and the troops in the enemy-occupied area of Weibei are weak, since Wei Chi Bodhisattva can successfully retreat with one blow, why can't the officers and troops follow suit? He decided to venture across the river for a retaliatory attack to lure the main rebel force.
He Bayue personally led 800 light cavalry across the river to raid, and the Weibei puppet government without the protection of a large army was vulnerable, and the officers and soldiers captured the two county orders placed by Wan Qiu Chounu, and captured 400 soldiers. The terrain of Weibei is open, suitable for cavalry to rush back and forth, He Batyue's troops are limited, and a hard encounter with Yu Chi Bodhisattva is to find death, so He Batyue's purpose is still to fight a decisive battle with the enemy in Weinan, and the timing of the battle must be in his own hands. Therefore, He Bayue crossed the river and returned to the south, in order to further anger Wei Chi Bodhisattva, when the official army retreated, he plundered and killed the people of Weibei.
In the eyes of the Xianbei warriors, the Han people are just the "money man" in Liu Gui's mouth, and killing a few people is nothing at all. For the common people, the official army and the rebels are the same. He Bayue also had the bad habit of disregarding people's lives on behalf of the Northern Warriors. Sure enough, after getting the news that Weibei was sacked by the official army, Yu Chi Bodhisattva immediately hurried with 20,000 foot riders. Yu Chi Bodhisattva chased to the north bank of the Wei River, and saw dozens of light horsemen of the official army wandering on the opposite bank from a distance, Yu Chi Bodhisattva was not stupid, knowing that the official army could not just have such a small number of troops, coupled with the wide and deep water of the Wei River, he hesitated and did not dare to cross the river rashly.
He Bayue shouted to Yu Chi Bodhisattva across the river, clarified his identity, and persuaded Yu Chi Bodhisattva to recognize the form and abandon the darkness as soon as possible, so that he could still save his life. Wei Chi Bodhisattva did not show weakness: our army is strong, the national strength is strong, and it is waiting to be replaced, so it is better for you to surrender to me and still keep the wealth. The two sides fought a war of words, testing each other's reality and truth, but neither of them would cross the river first. Yu Chi Bodhisattva is arrogant. The exchange of answers with He Batyue was to let his subordinates pass the word on his behalf, which caused He Batyue to become angry.
He Batyue shouted: I will talk to the Bodhisattva. What kind of thing are you, you dare to pass the word on your behalf. After speaking. He drew his bow and arrows on his horse, but when he heard the sound of the bowstring, the messenger had been killed by an arrow. He Bayue missed a hand of riding and archery skills that pierced Yang in 100 steps, which shocked the rebels on the north bank. Seeing the sun setting, after scolding for a day and getting tired, both sides went back to the camp to rest.
That night, He Batyue scattered his more than 1,000 cavalry. Every dozen horsemen were in a group, ambushing along the banks of the Wei River along the terrain. The next day, He Batyue led more than 100 horsemen to continue the war of words with Yu Chi Bodhisattva, and then, the team moved slightly to the east, and the rebels on the opposite bank also followed to the east. Seeing that there were more and more officers and troops, the rebels on the north bank became more and more confused about how many men and horses there were on the other side.
Walking and walking, He Bayue arrived at the shallow place of the Wei River, and suddenly led everyone to fight like a horse. Accelerated eastbound. Haha, Yu Chi Bodhisattva finally understood now, it turned out that He Batyue first set up an ambush. Then I saw that I couldn't wait, and now I'm running away. With such a small number of people as you. Can I make you a bargain and run away easily?
Pursue! With an order, Yu Chi Bodhisattva led thousands of cavalry to throw down the infantry and cross the river in pursuit. The water depth of the Wei River is not without the belly of the horse. Soon the rebel cavalry went ashore and attacked the officers. He Batyue led the army to run for more than ten miles, in front of him was a high ground, and a road in the middle was a good terrain for an ambush, He Batyue ordered some men and horses to lie in ambush on the high ground, and he continued to run forward, but obviously he had slowed down the speed of escape. Yu Chi Bodhisattva caught up, the mountain road was narrow, and there was no room for a large group of men and horses to advance together, and the rebel team passively turned into a long dragon.
Half of the men and horses of Yu Chi Bodhisattva crossed the hill, He Batyue's ambush suddenly killed, cut the rebels into two sections, He Batyue also turned the horse's head to kill back, two flanking attacks, Yu Chi Bodhisattva suffered the enemy on his back and abdomen, coupled with the unfavorable terrain, the advantage of more people came to naught, and Yu Chi Bodhisattva was defeated.
He Batyue made people shout loudly: Those who dismount will not be killed. More than 3,000 thieves who did not die and did not have time to escape all dismounted and became prisoners, and Yu Chi Bodhisattva was captured.
He Bayue led the cavalry across the Weishui, more than 10,000 foot soldiers in Weibei saw that the main general would be captured, the cavalry was annihilated, and they had already lost their fighting spirit. When Wan Qian Chounu heard the news of the defeat of Yuchi Bodhisattva, he was terrified, and immediately abandoned Qizhou, withdrew from the siege and went north to settle down, and set up a camp fence in Pingting as a fortification. Will He Batyue take advantage of the victory to attack?
He Bayue planned to break the thief soldiers, and collected 3,000 war horses and nearly 10,000 soldiers, and the power of the soldiers was greatly boosted for a while. However, compared to the main force of Wan Qian Chounu, the two sides still have a huge disparity in strength. He Bayue was a shrewd man, and the victory did not break his mind, and he ordered his troops to temporarily rest in Qizhou and wait for the arrival of Erzhu Tianguang's army.
Encouraged Erzhu Tianguang unusually dispatched troops quickly, and soon rushed to Qizhou to join the army with He Bayue, at this time, although Wan Qian Chounu lost more than 10,000 soldiers, but in terms of the absolute number of troops, the official army was still at an absolute disadvantage compared with the rebels, and the cautious Erzhu Tianguang also did not rashly advance.
Not in a hurry to fight does not mean that there are no ideas, Erzhu Tianguang has a plan in his heart, there are too many examples of winning more with less throughout the ages, there are Erzhu Rong vs. Ge Rong in front of this dynasty, Hou Yuan plans to earn Han Lou, there is He Bayue Zhisheng Wei Chi Bodhisattva in front of him, summing up their lessons and lessons, there is only one secret of victory: surprise, attack unprepared. Now, with the officers and troops marching on a large scale and the enemy being in full array, how can they form an attack?
The season has been in April, this year's temperature has risen quickly, cotton clothes can no longer be worn, Erzhu Tianguang will build a large camp between Wang and Wei, and began to rest the soldiers and horses with great fanfare, and at the same time release the wind: the weather will be hot and not conducive to the march, and then send troops to suppress the thieves after the autumn is cool. When the news reached the rebel camp, Wan Qian was convinced.
Because Wan Qian Chou Nu is a Hu person, he also knows the Hu people's habit of liking cold and being afraid of heat, and Erzhu Tianguang's Xianbei and Qihu soldiers and horses are naturally no exception. Since there is no fight for the time being, the weather is getting warmer, and the solar term of farming has also arrived, if you don't plant at this time, you will have to starve in the coming year, in order not to delay the agricultural time, Wan Qian Chounu sent the army to camp in the fertile field of a hundred miles in the north of Qizhou to start spring sowing.
Of course, Wan Qian Chounu did not completely relax his vigilance, he built the command center in Pingting, north of Jingzhou, with the puppet captain Hou Fuhou Yuanjin led an army of 5,000 to defend in the north of Qizhou, and the other generals each led 1,000 troops to set up camps to defend.
The arrangement was properly arranged, Wan Qiu Chounu thought that he was foolproof, and under the leadership of the Divine Beast Emperor, the Gao Ping Army began a vigorous large-scale production movement. What Erzhu Tianguang didn't expect was that the fighters came so quickly, it was so good that Wan Qian Chounu actually dispersed his troops according to his own deployment in such a short period of time.
Gaoping's army is not easy to attack head-on, and now the troops are scattered, and they are just breaking through. This is what Erzhu Tianguang Dream fans are all about! The fighter is not to be missed. That night, Erzhu Tianguang secretly ordered the light cavalry to set off overnight, and the other armies were drawn one after another, and before dawn, the officers and soldiers suddenly appeared in the camp gate of Hou Fu and Hou Yuanjin, and surrounded the rebel camp.
Hou Fu Hou Yuanjin thought that the official army would suddenly attack, so he quickly got up from the bed and called for someone to organize a defense. The rebels couldn't figure out the details of the official army, but when they heard the shouts outside the camp, the horses neighed and the people were noisy, and they were in a panic, and they were already in chaos, and Dazha was quickly destroyed and Yuan Jin was captured. The most powerful battalion of the rebels collapsed at the touch of a button, and the officers and men of the other battalions of the Gaoping Army were terrified, and the officers and soldiers won the first battle.
In order to break up the rebels, he once again issued an order: all prisoners obtained by all armies will be dismissed, and as long as the rebels surrender, they will not be blamed for the past.
The Gaoping military statues scattered everywhere grasped the life-saving straw and sent people to contact the surrender. Capture the thief first capture the king, He Bayue stared at the beast emperor in Pingting, he led Yuwentai, Zhao Gui and others to kill Jingzhou day and night, basically did not encounter decent resistance along the way, so soon the army came to settle the city, Wan Qian Chou slave of Jingzhou Thorn Shi Hou several Changgui surrendered the city, Wan Qian Chou saw that the general trend had gone, abandoned Pingting and fled in the direction of Gaoping. He Bayue led the light cavalry to pursue, until the long pit in Pingliang, Wan Qian ugly slave bullied He Bayue to keep up with the pursuers, turned the horse's head and the whole army to meet the battle.
Seeing that the enemy army had stopped advancing, He Bayue and the others also stopped their horses and prepared for battle. Before Wan Qi Chounu had set up his formation, Hou Mo Chen Chong, the general of the Zhige under He Bayue, suddenly jumped on his horse and waved his lance to rush over first, heading straight for Wan Qian Chounu. Before everyone could react, Hou Mo Chen Chong had already rushed to Wan Qiao's ugly slave horse and stretched out his hand to capture Wan Qiao's ugly slave alive. This scene is comparable to Guan Gong's stabbing of Yan Liang, and it is one of the few single challenges recorded in the history books.
Hou Mo Chen Chong, the word Shangle, the ancestor was the tribal Qu Shuai, Emperor Taiwu of Wei was a scattered tribe, and his grandfather Hou Mo Chen Yun moved to Wuchuan, and since then he has settled in Wuchuan. Hou Mo Chen Chong has the advantages of a northern warrior, good at riding and shooting, taciturn, at the age of fifteen with He Bayue to conquer Ge Rong and Xing Gao, in order to defeat General Jianwei, and later promoted to General Zhibei.
He Bayue entered the customs, naturally accompanied the army, and was promoted to the general of the Zhige because of his merits. Hou Mo Chen Chong has a brother and three brothers, all of whom are future figures. Hou Mo Chen Chong struck a blow and shouted loudly: Who will suffer death? Everyone was shocked by his momentum, and no one dared to come forward to rescue the ugly slave. He Bayue led all the cavalry to cover the kill, and the rebels were defeated. In this battle, Hou Mo Chen Chong rode into the battle to capture the enemy alive and was the first to be the first to be meritorious, and He Bayue rewarded him with the war horses, swords and gold belts of Wan Qiu Chounu on the spot.
Erzhu Tianguang then arrived and discussed the next move with the generals. The thief's head was caught, and the shape was good, but the thief's nest was not considered a final victory, so the target of the next generation of officials and soldiers was Gaoping, the nest of thousands of ugly slaves. There is also an important person in Gaoping City, the pseudo-Taifu Xiao Baokun. (To be continued......)