Chapter 256: The End of the Gongsun Clan (Part II)
Yan Gang, who was attacked by the enemy on his back, had no time to adjust the formation of the troops, and could only watch the cavalry led by Zhang He charge the infantry under his command to pieces. In order to avoid the instant collapse of the troops, Yan Gang stepped forward to stop Zhang He, but after fighting for less than five rounds, he was stabbed to death by Zhang He with a shot, and went down to Huangquan to accompany Nagongsun Zhan.
As soon as Yan Gang died, the 3,000 infantry had no one to command, and they were soon divided and surrounded by the Youzhou cavalry, so they had to lay down their arms and surrender, and they were taken prisoner in a daze.
Zhang He won two battles in a row, but he was not arrogant and underestimated the enemy, he asked Yan Gang's head to be cut off, and then escorted more than 4,700 surrendered troops accumulated from the two battles to the north, and came to Lu Longsai two days later.
In order to survive, Li Yizi was forced by Zhang He, so he had to come to the bottom of the Guan Tower with Yan Gang's head in his hand, and shouted to the two thousand soldiers left behind in the Guan: "Listen to the brothers on the Guan, Lord Taifu has an order, so that the Zhigong Sun clan wants to do wrong, and they are ambushed one after another. Lu Longshou General Yan Gang resisted stubbornly, and now he has also been awarded. You and others are all Han soldiers, not private soldiers with one surname, so they should switch on and off to welcome Wang Shi to station, and obey General Zhang's dispatch in the future! ”
When they learned that Gongsun Zhan had died and Yan Gang had his head cut off, they knew that Liaoxi was about to change, so it didn't take long to open the gate and welcome Zhang He into the pass.
As Li Yizi said when he persuaded him to surrender, although these soldiers were under the command of Gongsun Zhan, they were still soldiers of the Han Dynasty after all, so it was not a violation of any law to switch on and off to welcome the generals who were sealed by the Han Dynasty.
Moral righteousness seems to be nothing more than a reason and an excuse, and sometimes even self-deception, but it cannot be discarded at any time. For example, the reason why Gongsun Zhan dared to blatantly lead the army to attack Liu Yu's territory this time was because he and Yuan Shao, Gongsun Du, Cao Cao and other powerful forces put a usurpation hat on the heads of Liu Yu's father and son. Although it may not be convincing to the people of the world, there is a reason to send troops.
Now that the Gongsun clan has been defeated and died, Liu Yu has taken back the premeditated hat, but no one has defended Gongsun Chan, so it is natural for the soldiers to choose to change camps. If it was not Zhang He but the Wuhuan people who came to knock on the pass this time, it is impossible to say that the 2,000 defenders in the pass would still fight back and stand for help by virtue of the advantage of the terrain, because their duty is to guard the safety of the pass.
There were many barracks in Lulongsen, and there were many reserves of grain and grass, which was just convenient for accommodating more than 4,000 prisoners and cavalry brought by Zhang He. Zhang He was not in a hurry to attack the weak Lingzhi City. However, when he came to Lulongse, he valued the convenience of being easy to defend and difficult to attack, which was conducive to the garrison.
After settling down in Sene, Zhang He did not immediately send troops to seize the order, but while rectifying the military discipline and order in the city, he sent people to the direction of Jicheng to send a message to ask for instructions on the next action.
Now there is only one Gongsun Xu who does not know military affairs and two thousand frightened defenders in the Zhicheng City, and Zhang He can go and take them at any time if he wants. What Zhang He really cares about is the Gongsun family in Lingzhi County. Whether to eradicate it or force it to leave Liaoxi, Zhang He couldn't make up his mind for a while.
Before leaving, Liu He had reminded Zhang He that he did not need to eradicate the remnants of the Gongsun clan. But it didn't say that all the remnants of the Gongsun clan would be released, and how to grasp the scale of this really made Zhang He a little uncertain.
If Zhang He gritted his teeth and was ruthless, he would cut down the grass and eradicate the roots of the Gongsun clan in Lingzhi County. When the time came, Liu He was displeased, but it was self-defeating. Zhang He was not afraid of carrying a cruel and murderous black pot on Liu He's back, but he was worried that he would leave Liu He with the impression of disobeying orders.
Because I can't tell Liu He's true thoughts. Therefore, Zhang He was not in a hurry to make a move, but stationed the soldiers and horses in Lulongsai, which could not only deter the Wuhuan people outside the fortress, but also leave enough time for the Gongsun clan in Lingzhi County to respond, and by the way, let the troops who were fighting for a long distance get a full rest.
It is said that Liu He just returned to Jicheng from Juyong County, and received Zhang He's request for instructions, and after learning about Zhang He's results, Liu He was very satisfied, and did not mind Zhang He kicking the ball back in the matter of disposing of the Lingzhi Gongsun family, but immediately replied to Zhang He, praising his practice of suppressing the rebellion in Youbeiping County along the way, and also recognized his clever combat strategy of setting traps to lure the enemy out of the city. As for how to deal with the Gongsun family in Lingzhi, Liu He gave a clear opinion this time, that is, those who are willing to avoid trouble in other places can open the net, and those who insist on resisting to the end will be killed.
In a word, the Gongsun clan can no longer stay in Lingzhi and Liaoxi, but they can choose whether they live or die.
Liu He also clearly told Zhang He that he would be promoted to the commander of the Youyan Army after the beginning of the year, and he would lead an army of 20,000 to ignore Jizhou, and he would be even more majestic and domineering in the future.
Upstairs in Mingyue, Zhang He held Liu He's reply, and had a deeper understanding and understanding of the eldest prince's mind and bearing.
Two days later, Li Yizi, who had been a prisoner for a while, was sent back to Lingzhi City by Zhang He.
Zhang He told Li Yizi that he could choose to continue to obey the Lingzhi with Gongsun, or he could persuade the Gongsun clan to take a boat from the wet water into the sea to avoid trouble, and in short, he would lead a large army to receive the Lingzhi ten days later.
After Li Yizi saw Gongsun Xu, he hugged his nephew and cried, and then persuaded Gongsun Xu to quickly pack up his things and follow him to take a boat to the overseas Japanese slave country to avoid trouble, and from then on stay away from Youzhou and no longer be afraid.
The Japanese slave country in Li Yizi's mouth is the Sun Turtle Kingdom in later generations. The Book of Han? It was once recorded in the Geographical Chronicles: "There are dwarves in the Lelang Sea, divided into more than 100 countries, and they come to offer them when they are young." At that time, the Wanu State had often sent envoys to pay tribute to the Han Dynasty, and Lelang County was in Youzhou, so it is not surprising that Gongsun's caravans often went to the Wanu State to carry out maritime trade.
At first, Gongsun Xu refused to agree, saying that he would go south to Qingzhou by boat to join Tian Kai, and then avenge his father. Li Yizi scared Gongsun Xu, saying that Tian Kai was now alone in Qingzhou, and sooner or later he would be killed by Yuan Shao and Cao Cao.
Gongsun Xu is far less backbone and ambitious than his father Gongsun Zhan, who was bluffed and deceived by Li Yizi, and finally dispelled the idea of defecting to Tiankai in Qingzhou, and agreed to move overseas with Li Yizi, and from then on he became a rich son who was comfortable and happy.
The three most powerful brothers in the Gongsun clan, Gongsun Zhan, Gongsun Yue and Gongsun Fan, have all been defeated and killed. Now that Li Yizi and Gongsun Xu, who can say the above words, have the idea of running for their lives again, the whole family has completely lost its backbone, and hundreds of people of all ages have to quickly pack up their things and prepare to go to sea with Gongsun Xu.
On the eighth day, Chinese New Year's Eve, hundreds of members of the Gongsun family, who had all packed up their stalls, loaded their wealth and savings onto the ships docked at the dock outside the city, and left in a miserable cry.
The emaciated camel was bigger than the horse, and even if the Gongsun clan reached this kind of field, there were still dozens of large ships that could sail in the sea waiting at the place where the water entered the sea, just waiting for Li Yizi and Gongsun Xu to arrive from the inland river. Then you will transfer to a big ship and sail away.
In winter, the northwest wind blows in the north, just pushing the sea ship out of the Bohai Sea to sail to the southeast of the Uno country.
Some took advantage of the chaos in the city to flee to Feiru City and Tuyin City, some infiltrated the mansion manor of the Gongsun family and moved the large and bulky household goods back to their homes, and some people deliberately created chaos and then robbed, raped and murdered......
Two days later, Zhang He led 3,000 Youzhou cavalry to Lingzhi, and more than half of the 2,000 defenders in the city broke up and fled, and the rest were some who were bold and not afraid of death. Prepare to change the master and continue to eat military rations.
After Zhang He entered the city, he immediately posted notices everywhere to reassure the people, sent troops to the streets to maintain order, and resolutely cracked down on and suppressed those who dared to hold weapons to confront the officers and soldiers. For those who deliberately create chaos, they are even more merciless and killers. At the beginning, Zhang He used to be in Jizhou Duzhen Gaunt Tao City, and he had rich experience in how to govern the city, so that after his drastic governance, the branch city had a new look. Finally into the regular.
After stabilizing the Lingzhi city, Zhang He organized the cavalry under his command and the more than 5,000 surrendered troops into three routes, one of which stayed behind in Lulongsai. All the way continued to advance eastward to recover Feiru City and Linyu City, and the other way sat in Lingzhi as a mobile force.
As a result, the long territory south of the Great Wall of Liaodong had fallen into the hands of Liu He, while the area north and east of the Great Wall remained controlled by the Wuhuan people, Xianbei people, and Gongsun Du.
When Zhang He was attacking the city in western Liaoning, the confrontation between Xu Rongjun and the Liyi Department in Jizhou also came to an end.
Lu Yi, who had a gray nose under Nanpi City, was unwilling to withdraw to the territory of Qinghe, so he calculated to ambush Xu Rongjun, who came to reinforce Nanpi, south of Zhangshui, but failed to do so.
Liu and his troops never fought alone, and the generals of each army would maintain contact with friendly forces near the battlefield before marching and arranging formations, so as to ensure a favorable situation for the joint against the enemy. After Xian Yufu thwarted Koji's attack under Nanpi Castle, he did not hide in the castle and be complacent, but immediately sent a detailed city to reconnoiter the movements of Kojiyi's department, and sent the observed enemy situation back to Nanpi at the same time, and also sent it to Xu Rong's department who rushed to reinforce him, so that Xu Rong could make accurate judgments and countermeasures.
Xu Rong learned that the danger of Nanpi had been lifted, and his heart was no longer worried and anxious, in order to attract the army of Liyi near Zhangshui, so he deliberately slowed down the march, and made several gestures of wanting to cross Zhangshui to the south, but in the end he hesitated to continue to wander on the north bank.
Koyi's troops were lying in ambush ten miles west of Beipicheng near the south bank of Zhangshui, and they craned their necks and waited for Xu Rongjun to cross the river, but they were fooled several times and were all empty and happy.
Koji Yi, who originally wanted to make a handful of money before leaving, suddenly realized that something was wrong, he was here to calculate Xu Rong, in case Xu Rong deliberately used himself as bait to hang him on the south bank of Zhangshui, and when the time came, Gaoyi sent a large army to break the queen, and Xian Yufu in Nanpi City went out of the city to help in the battle, then he became the prey of being besieged!
After figuring out how powerful it was, Koji Yi no longer dared to hold it up, and hurriedly led the troops to retreat in the direction of Xiuxian. (To be continued......)
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