Gongsun Du, who proclaimed himself the Marquis of Liaodong and the pastor of Pingzhou, although he had some ambitions to tear the soil and seal the territory, but for the Han Dynasty, which was declining, he still had more merit than demerit. Because of his existence, at least during the troubled times of the Three Kingdoms, the Han people still occupied a large area of the Liaodong Peninsula and the Korean Peninsula near the Yalu River, which was unimaginable even in later generations.

Gongsun Du is so civil and military, it stands to reason that there should be a few outstanding among his many subordinates, but unfortunately there is not even one. Not to mention the first-class strategists and generals, there is not even a second-rate strategist and general in front of Gongsun Du's account! For example, Han Zhong, who had just lost Binxi City, although he was still loyal to the Gongsun clan, was simply a scum in terms of commanding troops.

In order to guard against a possible attack on Youzhou, Gongsun Du deployed 40,000 troops in the four cities of Changli, Fuli, Binxi and Xihe west of the Yiwulu Mountain Range, and built a tight defensive line, including 10,000 Changli garrisons, 7,000 Binxi garrisons, 8,000 Xihe garrisons, and 15,000 Fuli garrisons.

With such a dense force, defended with the help of the cover of the city, it stands to reason that it can at least resist the attack of 50,000 troops from the western Liaoxi side, but the actual situation is so vulnerable that the heavily garrisoned Binxi City was captured by more than 2,000 cavalry led by Xu Huang in half an hour......

On the evening of the thirtieth day of the Chinese New Year's Eve, after Xu Huang led his army to capture Binxi, he did not immediately send troops to pursue Han Zhong, who abandoned the city and fled, nor did he carry out a brutal massacre in the city, but carried out the grain, grass and arrows stored in the various warehouses in the city as quickly as possible, and then quickly evacuated in the second half of the night, and did not take a single prisoner when he left the city.

Xu Huang dispatched this time, and the soldiers under his command were each equipped with three horses, if you add more than 4,000 Liaodong horses captured after taking Binxi City, it is equivalent to more than 10,000 horses to transport grain and grass, so the warehouse in Binxi City has not been emptied, it can only be said that Gongsun Du has indeed made a bloody investment this time.

Early in the morning of the first day of the third year of Xingping. A huge team of horses marched through the ice and snow, and the warriors leading the horses all had excited smiles on their faces, and they were boasting about the hearty surprise attack of the previous night.

The commander of the left battalion asked Xu Huang with some puzzlement: "General, why don't we bring more than 4,000 prisoners in the city back to Yangle?" Even if there is a fear that they will run out of food, they should be summarily executed, lest they become our enemies again in the future. ”

Xu Huang asked the commander of the left battalion: "When have you ever seen the eldest prince order the execution of prisoners?" ”

The lieutenant of the left battalion hurriedly shook his head.

Xu Huang continued: "Killing prisoners is ominous, if we break the rules set by Gongzi, when we fight with the enemy army in the future, the enemy soldiers will resist to the end, and then our casualties will increase." Shall you and I bear such a sin? Besides, if we can capture the defenders of Binxi City once, can't we capture them a second time? Keeping these troops and not killing them can not only show the benevolence and righteousness of our army, but also cause trouble to Gongsun Du's army, why not do it? ”

The lieutenant of the left battalion seemed to understand it, and the lieutenant of the right battalion asked Xu Huang again: "General, since we are going to make trouble for Gongsun Dujun, why don't we burn the grain, grass and military materials that we can't take away from the warehouse before leaving?" ”

Xu Huang replied: "The purpose of our surprise attack on Binqi this time is just to snatch grain, grass and arrows. Now that it has been successfully achieved, why do more things that hurt nature and reason? I left Han Zhong soldiers and some food and grass, and when he came to his senses, I would find a way to cover up the matter. Gongsun Du will not remove the guards of Binxi City, and we will have a chance to clean up Han Zhong's waste in the future! It's much easier to deal with a frightened defeated opponent than it is to deal with a new opponent who doesn't know the details. ”

The three lieutenants all understood what Xu Huang meant, and admired Xu Huang's city government and strategy even more.

On the night of the first day of the new year. Xu Huang led the army quietly back to Yangle City. Although there were only two hundred soldiers left behind in Yangle, they had been safe and sound in the past two days, because no one would have thought that Xu Huang would run out of Lu to find trouble with Han Zhong during the Chinese New Year. The craftsmen in Yangle City thought that the cavalry of the Liao Army had been drunk in the past two days. They all lay asleep in the camp......

However, when Xu Huang returned with a full load, Han Zhong, who fled to Xihe, saw Wang Jian, the guard of Xihe, and trembled and told the story of Binxi's loss. Wang Jian was also shocked when he heard that Changli and Binxi had been captured one after another, and hurriedly sent a scout horse to reconnoiter the enemy's situation, and soon learned that Changli and Fuli were not attacked, and Xu Huang only attacked Binxi City with less than 3,000 soldiers and horses, and immediately withdrew after succeeding, and did not stay in the city.

Wang Jian said to Han Zhong: "General Han, this time you carelessly lost the guest, if you are known by the eldest prince stationed in Fuli, I am afraid that the trouble will not be small!" The eldest prince in Wang Jian's mouth refers to Gongsun Kang, the eldest son of Gongsun Du, who is not the same as the eldest son surnamed Liu in Jicheng.

Han Zhong looked at Wang Jian with a pleading face and said, "Brother Wang, for the sake of your and my friendship for many years, can you help my brother cover up this time?" After all, Xu Huang just looted some grain and grass and left, I only need to return to Binxi to reorganize the team, and Fuli can't figure out the truth and truth. ”

Wang Jian said hesitantly: "I'm afraid that this matter will not be covered up!" There is no impermeable wall in the world, and the paper can't contain the fire after all, if I help you deceive together, I'm afraid that the worst will also be affected! ”

Han Zhong turned his heart sideways and said in a deep voice: "Brother Wang, don't worry, Han will not let you do it in vain!" The 10,000 acres of fertile land and 5,000 slaves I gave to Brother Wang outside Xiangping City, and I should thank you for helping me this time! ”

"Oh, Brother Han is so polite! We brothers, how can we sit back and watch you fall into danger, this time it's easy to talk about...... It's easy to say! ”

After Han Zhong bought Wang Jian, he straightened out the soldiers who fled with him to the river, and then quickly returned to Binxi, and then led five thousand soldiers out of the city to amuse, and then reported to the direction of Fuli: The defenders of Binxi discovered the enemy's traces on the night of the thirtieth day of the Chinese New Year's Eve, and after two days of fierce fighting, the enemy who came to attack was eventually repulsed, and Binxi City was safe!

Gongsun Kang, who was stationed in Fuli, was very satisfied after receiving Han Zhong's news, so he reported to his father who was far away in Xiangping: Recently, the Liao army has repelled several attacks, and the western front is as stable as a rock.

Gongsun Du was very happy to see his son's letter, and immediately asked Yang Yi to raise a large amount of money and grain, and then sent someone to send it to Fuli as a reward for the soldiers. Gongsun Kang won his father's approval and felt that he had a lot of face, so he rewarded half of the money and grain sent by Xiangping to Han Zhong, who had made meritorious contributions in battle, Han Zhong did not dare to swallow these benefits alone, and gave half of it to Wang Jian.

Xu Huang, who was secretly paying attention to the enemy army on the Eastern Front, sneered in his heart when he learned that Han Zhong dared to hide from the sky and the sea, reversing black and white. He sent someone to quietly go to Binxi to send a letter to Han Zhong, reminding Han Zhong that he intended to let him go this time, and if he didn't know what to do and how to advance and retreat, it would not be like this next time. After receiving Xu Huang's letter, Han Zhong didn't dare to make a noise, so he hurriedly prepared a generous gift and asked people to quietly send it to Yangle City, begging Xu Huang to leave him a way to live.

Xu Huang was not polite to Han Zhong, accepted this gift that was not in vain, and as soon as Han Zhong's people left, he immediately sent someone to take these gifts to meet Su Yanfu, the big leader of the Wuhuan people in Liaodong, and exchanged some food and forage from Su Yanfu.

In this way, the problem of grain and grass for the 3,000-degree Liao army in Yangle City has been solved, and it is estimated that there will be a surplus until May.

Although Xu Huang won a surprise victory, he was not complacent, he didn't even report in detail to the Lingzhi Military Department about the surprise attack on Binxi City, but only reported that he had solved the problem of grain, grass and arrows, and could always hold on to Yangle City.

Xian Yuyin, who was in Lingzhi City, learned about Xu Huang's outstanding performance in Yangle City from intelligence channels, but the first thing that came to mind was the eldest prince Liu He. At that time, Xian Yuyin asked Liu He for one of Murong Ping and Sun Li to be his lieutenant, but Liu He rarely did not agree this time, forcing Xian Yuyin to accept Xu Huang, who had just come to Youzhou from Baibo Valley, as his deputy.

Xian Yuyin thought about it now, and realized that the eldest prince really didn't have anything to say to himself, and he was willing to assign a brave general like Xu Huang, who was both wise and brave, and a rare one, to the Duliao army. Xian Yuyin wrote back to Xu Huang, encouraging him to continue to command the battle according to his own ideas, but he should also pay attention to his own safety and not be in a hurry.

Xian Yuyin reported the results of the battle to the Jicheng Command Office and asked for Xu Huang and three thousand soldiers to be credited. After Liu He received the request, he waved his pen and wrote on it: "Be brave and strategic, learn and apply, this battle can be a classic case of Wutang for officers at all levels to study and study!" ”

The lecture hall is one of the two martial arts academies that will be established in accordance with Youzhou's established strategy after the secret meeting with Juyong last year, and it will specially train middle- and high-ranking officers in various armies, so that they can systematically master various tactics, learn correct command methods, understand Youzhou's strategic planning, and enhance their horizons and ideological level. If the battle of the surprise attack on Binxi City was selected as an example of the martial arts hall, it would naturally be a rare honor, and it would be a great encouragement for both Du Liaojun and Xu Huang.

In addition to the martial arts hall, there is also a martial arts academy that selects and trains low-level officers from among the soldiers, Liu He named it "Dahan Xingwu Military School", referred to as "Xingwu School", which is still in the process of site selection and preparation. Compared with the lecture martial arts, the Xingwu School is larger in scale, teaching basic military skills and abilities, once it is established, it will inevitably put Liu He under the great pressure of public opinion. (To be continued......)