Chapter 107
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The Battle of Tokoyama is over. Historically, this battle lasted for more than half a month, and the Yuan army and the Montenegrin army attacked and defended each other, each using their own means, and the result was a dead score. However, the Yuan army fought at home, and as long as it was a draw, it was considered a victory, so in the end, the Montenegrin army withdrew from Changshan and withdrew to Taihang. And this time, due to the addition of Ma Han, the battle lasted only seven or eight days, and ended with the defeat of the Montenegrin army and a hasty retreat.
After all, Yuan's army made a long detour, and he was still one step too late, and he only had time to intercept the tail of the retreating troops of the Montenegrin army, and most of them were foot soldiers. After chasing the dead and chasing the north, he killed more than 1,000 and captured 3,000 enemies, and then recovered Gengxiang and Zhending. According to statistics after the war, Yuan's army killed more than 5,300 Montenegrin troops and captured 7,000 enemies, which was enough to kill a quarter of the total strength of the Montenegrin army. From this point of view, the Montenegrin army is also bound to be defeated, and if the losses reach this point, it is indeed impossible to fight.
Although Yuan Shao was victorious, he did not actually gain much from this battle. Because the Montenegrin army took the initiative to retreat, rather than a big defeat, the baggage, grain and grass, horses, armor and so on had already been transported away, and the Yuan army captured very little. Although there were seven thousand captives, the black mountain thieves of the su zhì, who used who knows. The one who received 300,000 Qingzhou yellow turbans and organized tens of thousands of "Qingzhou soldiers" as starting capital. As a result, Wancheng was defeated, and the Qingzhou soldiers immediately rebelled, if there was no ban on rectification, it is estimated that they would run out; Fought against Lu Bu, and rushed with the state iron cavalry, the Qingzhou army was defeated, and Lao Cao also fell from his horse and burned his palm......
Of course, the above is an afterthought, and it is not yet alive at this time. But Yuan Shao has long been familiar with these thieves: no organization, no discipline, no will to fight, typical three no personnel, victory is a surge, defeat is a rush to disperse. Just like this Battle of Changshan, if it weren't for Zhang Yan's elite pillar of the Chinese army that day, and Sun Qing's iron cavalry torrent, he would have been defeated and lost a long time ago. This kind of weakness that can only be used as auxiliaries and servants, what is the use of catching more?
However, just when Yuan Shao thought that the captives were useless, Ma Han sued him. Useful! Because he wants to buy, the purchase price is Jiumen County.
Ma Han didn't open a specific price, but only asked: "How much do you think Jiumen is worth?" We don't bargain, look at the giving, count people and don't count money. ”
Such a philistine face really made Yuan Shao cry and laugh, and with a wave of his hand, he gave half of it and made it whole. Four thousand captives. At the same time, the 4,000 captives were also provided with 20 days' rations to ensure that they could be transported to Liaoxi.
In this way, together with the original more than 1,000 captives of the Nine Gates, there were a total of 5,000 captives in Ma Han's hands. One of his goals of participating in the Battle of Changshan was preliminarily achieved.
Yuan Shao originally wanted Ma Han to stay for a few more days and talk about cooperation, but Ma Han refused on the grounds that he had been away from Liaoning for too long and that government affairs were stagnant. Of course, Ma Han knew what Yuan Shao wanted. And he will never tie the chariot of the Yuan clan at this time, what he wants is to strike a balance between the Yuan clan and the Gongsun clan. So he didn't explicitly refuse, but only hinted that he didn't have more than a few thousand soldiers at the moment. It will be less than a palm, but not a city, and the strength is insufficient, and it is difficult to help.
After Yuan Shao consulted with his staff, he decided to give "assistance". Although it is not certain what the strength of White Wolf City is, in this battle, it can be seen that it can attack the nine gates with hundreds of horsemen and defeat nearly a thousand Hu horses. In time, this will be a force to be reckoned with. In particular, Ma Han's prestige among Karasuma and Xianbei Zhuhu is very helpful to the next step of the Yuan Group's Lianhu strategy. Therefore, the Yuan Group unanimously agreed to provide money and grain, iron tools, cloth and various agricultural tools, vehicles and other items. And promised that in the future, Qinghai, Hebei, and other states can establish trade with White Wolf City.
This time, Ma Han really earned it.
And the biggest gain of this trip is not only these materials and population, but Zhao Yun finally agreed to put it under his command, and there are hundreds of volunteers from Xiahoulan, Zhou Cang, Pei Yuanshao, and Changshan Wubi, plus more than 1,000 calve-hugging villagers, which can be described as a full harvest. Oh, and there's also Zhao Yingzi......
On July 22, 5,000 captives, more than 1,000 calve-holding villagers, and a large amount of supplies aided by Yuan Shao were all loaded onto 20 large ships leased from the Zhen family, and under the guidance of three sills, they sailed out of Zishui, entered the Hutuo River, and sailed to the Bohai Bay.
When the fleet entered the Hutuo River, a cavalry rushed to the bank of the river in the distance and called out loudly.
The horse ordered a small boat to row to the shore and asked what was the matter. After a short time, the boat rowed back, and the soldier presented an object. Ma Han took it and saw that it was an iron arrow, and it seemed to be a pure iron heavy arrow he used. However, the arrowhead was blunt and seemed to have struck some hard object.
Ma Han thought about it for a while, understood, turned his head and smiled at Xia Houlan and the others: "It seems that this is someone's challenge to me to make an appointment!" Well, hopefully, one day, we will have a real showdown! ”
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At the beginning of August, Ma Han returned to Beihai, Laizhou Bay. Two months ago, the bustling coast has fallen silent, and all kinds of household garbage have been cleared, except for the traces of potholed camping, it is almost impossible to see that tens of thousands of migrants were stationed here.
Ma Han has enough ships this time, and there is no need to stay in the North Sea, so he will be transferred in batches. Moreover, in terms of food, it also received strong support from the Zhen clan of Zhongshan, plus the rations provided by Yuan Shao, which was enough to support more than 6,000 people to arrive in western Liaoxi.
After the ship arrived at Laizhou Bay, Ma Han decided to divide the troops into two routes, all the supplies, horses, prisoners and calves to return to Liaoxi first, and Zhao Yun led Xiahoulan, Zhao Yingzi, Zhou Cang, Pei Yuanshao and more than 300 volunteers to escort them. Ma Han led Tai Shici, Guan Hai, and one hundred and seventy wolf tooth flying horses to Donglai, where there were still thirty wolf tooth flying cavalry warriors to answer, and to see the completion of the reconnaissance mission.
Ma Han's "main" mission this time was to explore the reality of Donglai, and the result was to go to Beihai and Changshan. To let Gongsun Du know that he sent people and boats, but Ma Han was so "not doing his job", I am afraid that he would jump three feet.
However, before going to Donglai, Ma Han still got off the boat first, and went to Duchang with Tai Shici to meet Kong Rong and Wang Xiu, and thanked these two for their strong support for their immigration work some time ago. No matter what the origin of the two is, they have indeed made great efforts to immigrate to western Liaoning, and after this work is over, it is necessary to come to thank them.
In the Duchang Prime Minister's Mansion, Ma Han saw Kong Rong again, a contemporary celebrity and Confucian with a very good complexion. Feathered crown light robe, tail fluttering, seeing Ma Han and Tai Shici, obviously quite happy, good hospitality. When asked about Wang Xiu, he replied that he had been appointed as a secret order.
Ma Han presented a gift and asked Kong Rong to pass it on to Wang Xiu as a token of gratitude. Of course, Kong Rong's share is also indispensable.
During the speech, Ma Han said. If there is still a Yellow Turban turmoil in Beihai, including Qingzhou, the White Wolf City is willing to send troops to help. Kong Rong was overjoyed by this, he had personally witnessed the combat effectiveness of the wolf's tooth flying cavalry, such an elite archer cavalry, as long as there were three or five hundred, it would be easy to break through tens of thousands of yellow turban rabble. If Ma Hanguo helps as he says, Beihai will be free from now on.
After Kong Rong became a sage. Don't you know that "vote for me with papaya, and repay it with Qiongju", and immediately expressed that he was willing to provide manpower and material resources to White Wolf City. And at a relatively low price, millet is sold. Tai Shi Ci watched it from the side, and admired it in his heart, the city guard seemed to be young. Alliances are highly sophisticated. In just a few months, from Beihai to Changshan, a large amount of support has been obtained from the Zhen clan, the Yuan clan, Kong Beihai and other tripartite forces. And set up military assistance, business and trade exchanges, for the corner of the White Wolf City, the introduction of a number of support and exhibition routes. With this lord, although the White Wolf City is small, and although the western part of Liaoning is remote, it has a lot to offer. At this moment, Tai Shi Ci can be regarded as a real peace of mind to be the horse of this white wolf camp.
The guests and hosts were talking happily, but they were interrupted by a four-hundred-mile urgent official letter.
Kong Rong took a look, his face was happy and worried, and he sighed long: "Why should the Marquis of Xiangben?" Alas! It's still important to be peaceful......" Seeing that Ma Han and Tai Shici both had the intention of asking on their faces, they handed over the Chinese dish to Ma Han.
After Ma Han thanked him, he took a look, and his heart was full: Has the battle of life and death between Liu Yu and Gongsun Zhan finally begun?
In August of the fourth year of Chuping (193), Youzhou Mu, Taifu, and Xiangben Marquis Liu Yu led an army of 100,000 to attack Gongsun Zhan. Youzhou War, Explosion!
Yuan Shao immediately stopped continuing to pursue the Montenegrin army, urgently summoned the army, paid close attention to this big battle, and prepared to wait for an opportunity to move. The Yuan shogunate was overjoyed and devised plans, and the generals also rubbed their fists one after another, urging the soldiers to step up their training and reorganize their armor.
However, before the joy of the Yuan group passed, the war ended in an eye-popping way.
It should be said that Liu Yu grasped the timing of the war well. At that time, Gongsun Zhan's troops were scattered on the Youji front, and Jixian and Yijing did not have many troops. Although Liu Yu's army of 100,000 sounds ridiculous, there are 50,000 soldiers and horses at a discount, and 20,000 soldiers at a discount.
Gongsun Zhan searched around, but there were only a few thousand people, and he felt that he was invincible, so he wanted to abandon the city and flee. I didn't expect Liu Yu's soldiers to be good at fighting - Liu Yu and Gongsun Chan are two extremes, Gongsun Chan started with war and was a madman who killed Hu; And Liu Yu is a typical pro-Hu faction, who opposes foreign wars and pays attention to peace. This can be seen from the name of his son - Liu He.
Lack of training, and even more lack of actual combat, how can such an army compare to Gongsun Zhan's elite soldiers?
However, Liu Yu was full of confidence in having twenty times the enemy's troops, considering that after conquering Jixian County, if the damage was too great, he would have to spend more energy to rebuild. He ordered that only regular combat should be carried out, and the city should not be burned. In the Three Kingdoms era, which lacked effective siege equipment, even if it was attacked with twenty times the number of troops, it would have to be besieged for a long time before it could be taken. As a result, the attack was rushed for several days, but it could not be defeated for a while.
Gongsun Zhan got a chance to breathe, gathered hundreds of elites that night, roped out of the city, set fire to the wind, took advantage of the situation to raid, entered the camp of Liu Jun, and defeated Liu Yu. Liu Yu's tens of thousands of people collapsed, and only a few people fled north to Juyong County in a hurry. Gongsun Zhan personally led hundreds of cavalry to pursue, taking advantage of Liu Yu's fiasco, low morale, and negligence in the city defense, he attacked fiercely, and the city fell in three days, and captured Liu Yu alive.
surrounded the enemy with 20 times the force, but ended up like this, which shows that Liu Yu's command and combat ability is scum. Since then, the entire territory of Youzhou has belonged to Gongsun.
In October, just after the end of the Youzhou War, the imperial court did not know about it, and even sent an envoy Duan Xun to reward Liu Yu, increase his fiefdom, and edict him to take charge of the affairs of the six northern states. Gongsun Zhan took the opportunity to worship as a former general, sealed Yihou, and supervised the four prefectures of You, And, Qing and Hebei. and secretly told Liu Yu that he wanted to conspire with Yuan Shao to become emperor, and asked Duan Xun to kill Liu Yu.
This is not that Gongsun Zhan deliberately framed him, Yuan Shao did write a letter to Liu Yu, asking Liu Yu to replace Emperor Xian and ascend the throne as emperor, so as to get rid of the central dynasty under the control of Dong Zhuo and other Western Liang warlords. It's just that Liu Yu refused. This matter is placed in any dynasty, but whenever there are such signs, no matter what you think, as long as there is a real thing, there is a mistake and you have not let it go. It's just that in the troubled times of the Three Kingdoms, there are not many warlords and princes who have this ambition, but those who have no strength have been "rectified", while those who have strength live well, and step by step turn ambition into reality.
Liu Yu happened to have no strength, so he died.
Although Ma Han paid attention to this qiē, he didn't care about it, because he had completed the task of reconnoitring Donglai, returned to Liaoxi, and returned to White Wolf City. This is the place where he wants to go! (To be continued......)
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