Chapter 560: Return to Changsha
For several days in a row, many soldiers fled in the Luoxian military camp, and Huang Zhong was not surprised at the beginning, before the big war, there were always some soldiers who cowered in battle, which was originally a very normal thing, and Huang Zhong also dealt with it routinely. If they do escape, they will write to the Changsha Taishou Mansion and report the list of soldiers who escaped from the battle. As for those deserters who were caught, they were all dealt with by military law, and their heads were cut off in public.
Originally, it was thought that by killing a hundred people and disposing of some deserters, it would have a great deterrent effect on the soldiers who remained in the barracks, and the number of deserters would be greatly reduced. But what Huang Zhong never expected was that there were more and more deserters, and the escape situation was becoming more and more intense, which made Huang Zhong feel strange and felt that there must be a name for himself.
So Huang Zhong personally interrogated several of the captured deserters, and sure enough, these deserters received letters from their families, saying that their families had been threatened by the government, and if they did not flee back to Changsha within the time limit, the people in the family would be punished.
Huang Zhong was taken aback, if Changsha was occupied by the enemy, his soldiers were homesick and homesick, and it was not surprising that they made a move to flee, but it was surprising that Changsha was their base camp, and the Changsha government actually wanted the officers and soldiers on the front line to escape, isn't this a strange thing?
Huang Zhong thought about it, this must be a ghost made by Huang Ling, Huang Ling is the county of Changsha County, and he is responsible for the civil affairs and military service affairs of the county, combined with the previous move of retiring from Xiangyin, this qiē is estimated to be Huang Ling's means. At the moment of the great enemy, Huang Ling did such a despicable thing for a little personal grudge. Huang Zhong couldn't help but be furious, and he couldn't wait to rush back to Changsha immediately, pull Huang Ling in front of Han Xuan, and talk about his merits.
But this matter can only be thought about after all, now that the war is imminent, Huang Zhong does not dare to leave his post without permission, but Huang Zhong can't swallow this breath no matter what, and he hates again and again, and he only waits for justice from Huang Ling when he returns to Changsha in the future, and now he can only make his own soldiers take strict precautions. As much as possible, deserters are prevented from fleeing.
But a wave has not settled. Wave after wave, Huang Zhong took great effort to stop the soldiers' flight momentum, and received a report from the scout, saying that Liu Ze had sent 20,000 horses to bypass Luo County. Detour back to Liu Yang, east of Changsha. Secretly advancing westward. Prepare for a sneak attack on Changsha.
Huang Zhong was taken aback, he couldn't imagine that Liu Ze was secretly crossing Chencang on the Ming Xiu Plank Road in Miluo, no wonder he would always garrison the north bank of the Miluo River. It turned out that he was secretly mobilizing the army, and he had already returned to the Xiangdong region, preparing to launch a sneak attack from Liu Yang to Changsha.
This is terrible, Changsha Han Xuan has always thought that he has blocked Liu Ze's offensive in Luo County, and he is completely defenseless when he thinks about it, Huang Zhong immediately thought of notifying Han Xuan in Changsha and asked him to prepare early, but after thinking about it, since Liu Ze's army has arrived under Changsha City, it is meaningless for him to defend against the enemy in Luo County, and he is very vulnerable to being attacked by the enemy on his belly and back. At this time, Huang Zhong was sober-minded, and immediately saw that the shape had quietly changed, so he immediately made a decision, set up camp overnight, and quickly retreated to Changsha.
As a general, the most important thing is to judge the situation and change the situation, if the enemy does not move, I will not move, and if the enemy moves, I will move, and the camera will go, and he will be resolute and resolute, at this point, Huang Zhong has the demeanor of a general.
If it is a flat garrison, it is necessary to prevent the enemy from pursuing the troops when retreating, but the two sides confront each other and both sides of the Miluo River, even if Liu Ze has the intention to pursue, he must first cross the Miluo River, although the Miluo River is not very wide, far less vast than the Yangtze River, and even its main stream Xiangjiang River is not comparable, but if you really want to cross the Miluo River, whether it is to prepare a ferry or build a pontoon bridge, it will take at least one or two days to complete, and when Liu Jun crosses the Miluo River, Huang Zhong has already led the army to fly away and return to Changsha.
Therefore, Huang Zhong did not need to worry about the pursuit of Liu Jun at all, but he was afraid that the army that attacked from Liu Yang would rush to his front to attack Changsha, so Huang Zhong ordered the army to stay overnight, march continuously, and go straight to Changsha.
After two days of driving, the outline of Changsha is already clearly visible, Huang Zhong sent scouts to investigate, Changsha City was not attacked in any way, it seems that he still rushed to the front of Liu Jun, Huang Zhong secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and rode his horse straight to Changsha City.
At this time, the gate of Changsha was closed, and the drawbridge was hanging high, Huang Zhong did not feel any surprise, and thought that Han Xuan had already known about the sneak attack on Changsha by Liu Ze's army, so he would close the city gate. So Huang Zhong stepped forward and shouted to the soldiers guarding the city: "I am the commander Huang Zhong, open the city gate quickly!" ”
The general guarding the city poked out half of his head and said to Huang Zhong: "It turns out that Huang Duwei is back, you wait a minute, the last general will go to report to Han Taishou." With that, the figure vanished.
Huang Zhong was very puzzled, it stands to reason that he is the captain of Changsha, and the soldiers and horses in Changsha are under his own jurisdiction, no matter what the situation, he should also open the city gate and welcome him into the city first.
When Huang Zhong was still thinking nonsense, Han Xuan and Huang Ling had already appeared on the top of the city tower, as soon as they saw Huang Ling, Huang Zhong was angry from his heart, and evil was born to the side of his guts, and he couldn't wait to step forward and pull off Huang Ling's head.
Han Xuan didn't speak, but Huang Ling spoke first with a smile: "It turned out to be Huang Duwei, didn't Huang Duwei defend against the enemy in Luo County, how could he return to Changsha, could it be that Huang Duwei had already defeated Liu Ze and returned to Changsha to report the victory?" ”
Although Huang Zhong had a fire in his belly, this was not the time to have a verbal dispute with Huang Ling, he suppressed the anger in his heart, and said loudly: "Qi Yu Taishou, the humble post received a secret report, saying that Liu Ze had sent a large army back to Liuyang, Xiangdong, in an attempt to sneak attack Changsha from the east, the military situation was urgent, and the humble post could not be reported first, so he went the extra mile and helped Changsha, please open the city quickly, and let the humble post return to the city and explain the details one by one." ”
Huang Ling at the head of the city whispered to Han Xuan: "Han Taishou must not fall for Huang Zhong, I have sent people to reconnoiter in the eastern Hunan region, and there is no movement of Liu Ze's army at all, Huang Zhong abandoned Luo County at this time, indicating that he has surrendered to Liu Ze, and Taishou must not open the city gate, Huang Zhong is here, he must have received Liu Ze's secret order, to earn the city gate, I am afraid that Liu Ze's army has already followed behind, once the city gate is opened, a rush up, Changsha can really not be saved." (To be continued......)