How to repel the invading Qiang soldiers as quickly as possible?

This is the most concerned issue of coach Zhang Wen at present, and it is also the most urgent and urgent issue.

Bian Zhang and Han Sui betrayed the country and surrendered, led the Qiang soldiers to counterattack the Han Dynasty, and even more so, they actually started the idea of the tomb cemetery of the Han dynasty in the past dynasties, and the shock caused by this incident was definitely no less than the previous "Yellow Peril".

Although everyone knows that there must be a mountain of burial treasures buried in the Wangzun Cemetery, who has the courage to do so since ancient times? Want to dig up someone's ancestral grave? Is it still the ancestral grave of the king's family in the whole world?

This Han Sui is simply a monarchless father and a great rebellion.

No matter what Han Sui's purpose was to get involved in the Wangzun Cemetery, it is undeniable that his current limelight is unmatched for a while, and his fame has completely overshadowed the "Yellow Peril" Yu Dang, and the "Little Heavenly Master" Zhang Baiqi, although it is notorious.

In response to this matter, Zhang Huang had a feeling of schadenfreude, knowing that he had taken the biggest notoriety for Zhang Liang before. Who would have thought that in order to quickly extinguish the "Yellow Peril" in the Han Dynasty, it was clear that the general Zhang Liang was not dead and insisted that he was dead, Zhang Liang was willing, and took the opportunity to escape into the background, and continued to develop believers to start the next wave of anti-royal and anti-aristocratic struggles, but Zhang Huang was arrested by the imperial court and became the leader of the Yellow Peril Yu Party, and the huge reward of 50,000 taels of gold is still posted at the gates of the large and small counties.

And now that Han Sui has become "famous" in one fell swoop, Zhang Huang is relieved, after all, no one wants to be regarded as a typical example of "great evil" by people all the time.

It is said that this time Liu Hong, the son of the Han Dynasty, was completely angry. You must know that when the great sage and good teacher Zhang Jiao raised the anti-flag, this Son of Heaven was just frightened at most, and it is not difficult to guess that the Son of Heaven was completely angered by Han Sui's rebellious actions.

The ancients said, the emperor was angry, and the corpse was thousands of miles away, Liu Hong, the son of the Han Dynasty, was certainly not as domineering as the kings of the overlord countries in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, but his anger was not trivial. He only had two requirements for Zhang Wen. Beat the Qiang soldiers and kill Bian Zhang and Han Sui!

It's a simple requirement, but it's a difficult one to implement. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that after the Qiang soldiers under the command of Han Sui defeated Dong Zhuo, defeated Hanyang County, and supported the wind on the right, their morale was very frightening.

Why did Huangfu Song's attack before have no effect? Is it his manager's problem?

No, that's because the morale of the Qiang soldiers who have won consecutive battles is too terrifying, and the fierce and vicious fierceness when they go into battle, as well as the brutal way of fighting for their lives, directly completely suppressed the Han army in terms of momentum, and the latter couldn't raise his head.

As the so-called good woman is difficult to cook without rice. Even if Huangfu Song is a fierce general who sweeps the world through the yellow turban, but the soldiers under his hands are not angry, he has no way.

No, Huangfu Song, who was unfavorable in the first battle, was exploited by the eunuch who had sinned against him, and the latter instigated Liu Hong, the son of heaven, to directly push Huangfu Song to the end.

Now that Zhang Wen has replaced Huangfu Song as the commander of the Liangzhou rebels, he is under even more pressure. He was arrested by the Zhuangding, and was arrested by the Son of Heaven Liu Hong and the imperial court, which clearly showed that he was acting as a firefighter. Well done, the Son of Heaven rewarded and the court praised. If you don't do a good job, Huangfu Song is a lesson from the past.

You must know that Zhang Wen is not Huangfu Song, after all, Huangfu Song is the heir of the famous Huangfu family of the tiger generals of Yanmen, and he has a father who served as the Taishou of Yanmen. There is also an uncle who is known as one of the "Three Mings of Liangzhou", and his prestige in the military is higher than Dong Zhuo. It is no exaggeration to say that as long as Huang Fu Song himself does not die, he does not commit heinous crimes such as rebellion. Then, even the Son of Heaven will not rashly execute him, at most he will get rid of his official position. If it is more serious, he will be sent to prison so that he can learn a lesson.

Compared with Huangfu Song, Zhang Wen's foundation is too shallow, he only became a captain of his boss because of his prosperous official fortune and left and right, to put it bluntly, he has good connections in Beijing, but his grades are mediocre.

If he angers the Son of Heaven, the Son of Heaven will really kill him.

Because of this, Zhang Wen is desperate to make a difference, even if it is only a few small victories. This can somewhat reassure Liu Hong, the Son of Heaven, about him, doesn't it?

So, at the military meeting the next day, Zhang Wen finally formally raised this issue to everyone in the tent.

In fact, in yesterday's banquet for Dong Zhuo, Zhang Wen had already proposed it, but Dong Zhuo and Huangfu Song did not make a clear statement at the beginning.

Fools can see that Dong Zhuo and Huangfu Song are full of distrust of each other: Dong Zhuo resents Huang Fusong for not saving him when he sees death and refuses to send troops; And Huangfu Song still suspects that Dong Zhuo deliberately lost to Han Sui in order to preserve his strength.

To put it bluntly, neither of them thought that it was his or his fault that the Liangzhou Rebellion had become so inextricable now.

Dong Zhuo lost Di Dao's nest fire because he was calculated by Huang Fu Song, and Huang Fu Song felt that Dong Zhuo let him be punished by the Son of Heaven and make a fire, and no one wanted to be the first to speak, so they invariably pretended to be deaf and dumb and pretended not to hear.

Anyway, yesterday was a banquet, and it wasn't a formal occasion.

But today is different, today Zhang Wen is asking them as the commander of the first army, and it is not appropriate for them to put on a non-cooperative attitude at this time.

It is precisely because of this that Dong Zhuo and Huangfu Song are very sensible.

As we all know, before considering detailed tactics, it is necessary to negotiate a grand strategic approach that suits the current situation.

To put it bluntly, the first thing to discuss is to attack or defend, and as for how to attack and defend, it is not too late to discuss in detail after discussing the grand strategy.

Huangfu Song was clear about this, so he said without hesitation: "Be guarded!" ”

Zhang Wen immediately froze.

In fact, he Zhang Wen is inclined to take the initiative, and his deputy general Zhou Shen is also a staunch supporter of the attack. There is no way, the former is forced by the pressure of Liu Hong, the Son of Heaven, and the imperial court, while the latter is a face problem that oppresses the Han military.

Because last year, Zhang Huang almost wiped out the entire Northern Army in Jizhou, which was no less than a resounding slap to the Han military. And this year, Han Sui attacked so recklessly, which made the face of the Han military rest?

If they can't get a hearty victory, the Han military, which is already inferior to the civilian circle, will not be able to raise its head in the future.

"Shou?" Zhang Wen repeated Huangfu Song's words dryly, his expression was very embarrassed and surprised, and he suspected that he had heard it wrong.

Huangfu Song glanced at Zhang Wen, and was not restrained at all because he was currently white: "If you know that you can't win, you will keep it." ”

As soon as these words came out, Dong Zhuo and Sun Jian glanced at Huangfu Song meaninglessly.

Huangfu Song's words are very straightforward: Since the Qiang soldiers are now violent, they know that they will not win if they take the initiative to attack. So what are you going to do with it? Wouldn't it be nice to keep the cemetery honestly.

Zhang Huang also felt very surprised, because in his impression, Huangfu Song was a famous general with a very strong attack, but thinking about it carefully, Huangfu Song had defended the Yingchuan Yellow Turban in Changshe for two months, and he was relieved.

Originally, according to his qualifications, he was not qualified to participate in this meeting, but Huangfu Song took the latter with him out of the idea of cultivating his nephew Huangfu Li, and Dong Zhuo naturally did the same. And the rest of the big people in this account have no objections, after all, they also have some appreciation for this young general called "Zhang Xiu", the only regret is that such a young handsome man mistakenly followed the ambitious Dong Zhuo.

But no matter what. On occasions like this, Zhang Huang and Huangfu Li could only listen, not speak. However, this also gave Zhang Huang the opportunity to observe Huangfu Song up close and see what kind of uniqueness he had in the use of soldiers.

Seeing Zhang Wen looking at him dumbfounded, Huangfu Song hesitated for a moment, and finally made an explanation.

"The so-called keeper, the confidant also. If I know that I have a reason to win, then I will stick to it and treat the enemy with a reason to win. Then send troops to attack it, and there is no victory. ”

Huangfu Song's explanation was not unexpected, it was nothing more than a defensive counterattack, even Zhang Huang could think of it. The question is how to implement this grand strategy after it is proposed, which is what Zhang Huang wants to steal.

But what he didn't expect was that before Huangfu Song could say the specific tactics, Zhou Shen, the general of Dangkou, raised an objection.

"Cowardly without a fight. Kill morale. …… When the commander first took charge of the army, and wanted to hold on to it before he tried a battle, wouldn't he grow the enemy's ferocious arrogance and destroy the morale of our soldiers? ”

Obviously. Zhou Shen advocated taking the initiative, because the Han military needed a hearty victory to save the face that had been torn off by Zhang Huang.

Huangfu Song frowned when he heard this, and said in a deep voice: "It is unwise to know that you are invincible and the enemy!" ”

Zhou Shenyi's whole face turned red when he heard this, and he said angrily: "If you haven't fought, how can you say victory or defeat lightly?" ”

"Only by knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent can one not be defeated. If you know the reason, then attack it; If you can't win, keep it. …… I don't know who I am, I don't know myself, I attack rashly, and I will do it! Huangfu Song glanced at Zhou Shen and calmly counterattacked: "There is no doubt that you will be defeated!" ”

"Huangfu Yizhen!" Zhou Shen took the case and angrily pointed at Huangfu Song and trembled angrily, but because of Huangfu Song's identity, he finally endured his anger and gritted his teeth and scolded: "The general of the defeated army is also worthy of boasting!" ”

With that, he snorted and left first.

What's the situation?

Zhang Huang, who was confused, was confused on the side, and said in his heart that Huangfu Song and Zhou Shen were not both from the Han military? Why is the relationship so strained?

How did he know that the Han military was also divided into many factions, among which the border guards had the highest status in the past dynasties, and the representative forces among them were Yanmen Taishou, Huqiang Lieutenant, Duliao Lieutenant, etc., the status of the generals in Guannei and Guanzhong was slightly inferior, and the status of the generals in the south was the secondary.

This level of status directly affects the power of the soldiers, the number of soldiers under their command, and the annual salary allocated by the imperial court. As we all know, the army is the most short of money, and sometimes for the sake of money to pay soldiers, the chief general is not allowed to know the law and break the law, and privately trade with domestic merchants and even foreigners, arms trade, war horse trade, and even private slave trade, this kind of disgraceful thing is absolutely common and endless at the border gates.

It is precisely because of this that the relationship between the various factions in the military is actually not harmonious, and in addition, the current general He Jin seems to have the idea of merging the military power, which makes all kinds of contradictions in the military even more intense.

There is no doubt that if the general He Jin wants to control the military, in addition to the Dong family, a competitor who is also a relative of the Beijing Division, he also needs to suppress the Huangfu family in the north, unless the Huangfu family is willing to support him.

However, the political line of the Huangfu family has always been impartial, only loyal to the Son of Heaven and the imperial court, He Jin wants to get the support of Huangfu Song, to be honest, it is a little difficult.

Dong Zhuo touched his beard and looked thoughtful. He was thinking about whether to follow Li Ru's advice and get closer to the general He Jin. After all, Dong Zhuo's reputation in the military is not good, and he has no foundation in the Beijing Division, if he can be next to the high branch of the general, it will be beneficial and harmless to him.

If Huangfu Song is willing to join the command of the great general He Jin, then he Dong Zhuo can only honestly continue to run Longxi, after all, no matter how proud he is, he will not blindly think that he is better than Huangfu Song, and he will be favored by the general; But if Huangfu Song rejected the general's kindness. Then, when he, Dong Zhuo, goes to join the general, the general will definitely show full welcome.

As the so-called plan can't catch up with the changes, Dong Zhuo, who originally planned to pit the Han military again, suddenly found that there was an excellent opportunity in front of him, as long as he performed well in this campaign, I believe that the general He Jin would definitely show enough goodwill to him if he failed to win over Huangfu Song.

But before that, let's get the right to speak first.

Glancing at the empty seat of General Zhou Shen, Dong Zhuo didn't say anything more.

Although the contradiction between Zhou Shen and Huangfu Song has nothing to do with his Dong Zhuo, it is undeniable that Dong Zhuo does not think that Zhou Shen's greedy and reckless approach will have any effect. Although this attitude actually represents the general attitude of the Son of Heaven and the imperial court.

In Dong Zhuo's view, the overall strategy of defensive counterattack proposed by Huangfu Song is accurate, but the problem is that the commander and deputy marshal, and even the emperor and the court behind it, will not necessarily support this seemingly negative strategic approach.

The general direction of taking the initiative is in front of him, and it is useless to say anything, so Dong Zhuo is very interested in not debating. He felt that an unmistakable defeat was needed to sober up the Son of Heaven and the bigwigs in the court, and to make them realize that war was not as simple as they thought.

Anyway, if he loses, there is a general Zhou Shen who carries the black cauldron, and Dong Zhuo is not afraid. Huangfu Song is not afraid.

Unexpectedly, Dong Zhuo and Huangfu Song glanced at each other in unison, and when they found that the other party seemed to be observing themselves, they couldn't help but feel a sense of pity after being stunned.

Sure enough. After a long period of hesitation, coach Zhang Wen finally decided to take the initiative. Because the Son of Heaven ordered him to repel the Qiang soldiers as soon as possible, as for how long is this "as soon as possible", a month? Two months? Zhang Wen didn't dare to speculate. But if you can get a big victory in a few days, I believe this will definitely meet the expectations of the Son of Heaven.

Dong Zhuo and Huangfu Song tacitly did not speak. Now that this has come to this, what else do they have to say? The only thing they can do. is to at least do some achievements in the following initiative, so as not to be used as a scapegoat by the angry and angry general Zhou Shen.

"Zhang Shuai, don't attack!"

I have to say that Sun Jian does not have a city like Dong Zhuo and Huang Fu Song, his ideas are relatively simple, as Huang Fu Song said before, he doesn't think that now is the best time to take the initiative.

But unfortunately, although Sun Jian was recommended by Zhang Wen, the latter did not listen to his advice in the end.

Three days later, Zhang Wen, the general of the cavalry, mobilized the whole army and officially launched a campaign against the Qiang soldiers under the command of Han Sui, and the two forces launched a desperate struggle in Meiyang County.

During this period, Huangfu Song took the initiative to ask Ying to lead the troops to guard the Wangzun cemetery. Zhang Wen was helpless and Zhou Shen was angry about this obviously uncooperative attitude, but the problem was that they couldn't raise objections, after all, the Wang Mound Cemetery was very important, if there was a case, he Zhang Wen and Zhou Shen would be useless even if they died tens of thousands of times.

"That bastard!"

After learning about Huang Fu Song's measures, Dong Zhuo gritted his teeth, secretly hating that he was not as smart as Huang Fu Song after all, and even ignored such a clever plan to protect himself. It is not difficult to guess that as long as Huangfu Song guards the Wangzun Cemetery well, even if Zhang Wen and Zhou Shen are defeated in the main battlefield, the Son of Heaven will not blame him. On the contrary, the Son of Heaven may also be surprised that Huangfu Song was able to defend the cemetery when the master was defeated, and he was not guilty of the past and restored his position.

Thinking of this, Dong Zhuo became even more angry, and scolded Huangfu Song behind his back: "Opportunistic, sideways!" ”

Looking at Dong Zhuo's sour appearance, Zhang Huang was also amused in his heart: Obviously, you are not as fast as Huangfu Song's reaction, who is to blame?

But then again, Dong Zhuo also has his own way, that is, he politely rejected Zhang Wen's appointment to ask him to lead the army alone, and took the initiative to serve as a military officer.

The excuse is very simple, the troops under his command, the Longxi Army, have not arrived on the battlefield, and the war is approaching, if he serves as the general of the first army, he may have unfavorable factors because the soldiers do not know the generals and the generals do not know the soldiers.

With this kind of justifiable excuse, Zhang Wen has no way to take him at all.

As a result, Zhang Wen's two most important generals, Huangfu Song and Dong Zhuo, respectively began to "paddle" in this campaign, and after learning of this, Zhou Shen, the general of Dangkou, was even more jealous.

Fortunately, Zhang Wen also has a tiger general Sun Jian by his side, although he is also a member of the military, although he also does not support General Dangkou's plan to take the initiative, but Sun Jian still out of his kindness to Zhang Wen and did his best to assist him.

Sun Jian's strength Zhang Wen is clear, after all, Sun Jian not only assisted Yangzhou assassin Shi Zang Min to defeat the Huiji rebel army, but also made great achievements when he served as the Sima of Zhu Junjun's army in the "Yellow Peril", so he recommended Sun Jian to serve as Zhou Shen's deputy. After all, Zhang Wen himself is not very good at military affairs, although he is nominally the commander, but all the preparations are arranged by Zhou Shen.

But the problem is that Zhou Shen, the general of Dangkou, didn't know where he learned that Sun Jian did not advocate taking the initiative, so his attitude towards him was also very cold.

The confrontation between Zhou Shen and Han Sui was actually the confrontation between Hu Daorong's cavalry and the Han cavalry. The former's strategic policy is very clear, that is, relying on the harassment of cavalry and assisting the infantry to lay down key garrisons, that is, the war of "fighting for territory" in the art of war, in order to create favorable geographical conditions for future wars.

It is undeniable that this is a common plan used by Han generals, but the question is, why did Zhou Shen think that the Han cavalry could gain an advantage in the competition with Hu Daorong cavalry? You must know that the Yue cavalry battalion and Changshui battalion that are the best at this kind of tactics in the northern army were all disabled by Zhang Huang, although the Sanhe cavalry is also famous, but for the mixed team of Hu cavalry and Qiang cavalry under the command of Shang Han Sui, to be honest, Huangfu Song, Dong Zhuo, Sun Jian and Zhang Huang are not optimistic, who calls today's Han cavalry generally inferior to Qiang, Hu, Wuhuan, Xianbei and other foreign cavalry.

Sure enough, the cavalry of the Qiang and Hu tribes, which were full of morale and flourishing under Han Sui's command, showed their terrifying strength in the encounter, and Zhou Shen not only successfully recaptured the key mountains, valleys, streams, walls and other dangerous terrain from Han Sui, but also lost more than seven or eight thousand cavalry.

Zhou Shen, who was embarrassed and angry, would easily admit his defeat to Huangfu Song, Dong Zhuo and other juniors, and attack again after a few days of silence.

Because he learned that Han Sui had an army carrying grain from Xiliang to Meiyang, he wanted to intercept this batch of grain.

But unfortunately, it was Han Sui's trick, he saw through Zhou Shen's eagerness to achieve victory, so he deliberately exposed the team carrying grain to the scouts of Zhou Shen's army, the purpose was to use this batch of military rations as bait to catch Zhou Shen's big fish.

Under Han Sui's heavy ambush, the general Zhou Shen was defeated and retreated, and the 30,000 troops were almost wiped out, leaving only a few hundred people who escaped back to Meiyang County with him.

This hearty defeat spread to the DPRK and China, and they had been clamoring to put pressure on Zhang Wen, demanding that Zhang Wen kill the Qiang soldiers and capture Han Sui as soon as possible.

The next day, the politically neutral ruling Jinwu Yuan Peng was ordered to go to Meiyang on horseback to replace Zhou Shen as the deputy of coach Zhang Wen.

In this regard, Huang Fusong, Dong Zhuo and Zhang Huang all expressed their joy to see it. (To be continued......)