Chapter 68 Attacking Yingchuan and Wu Guang became famous
The false king Wu Guang led the first anti-Qin army to the west to reach Xu County. The county commander was shocked when he heard the news, and on the one hand sent people to report to the county guard, on the other hand, he encouraged the army and the people to resist, and ordered the county lieutenant to go out of the city to meet the battle. After the county lieutenant left the city, he came to a place twenty miles south of the city and first formed a formation. When the rebels arrived, the two sides met here. The county lieutenant was secretly surprised when he saw that there were many righteous soldiers, so he mustered up his courage and raised his whip and shouted: "Thief against the country, why don't you surrender early?" Seeing that his tone was not small, the false king smiled and said: "I am on the orders of King Zhang Chu, bent on eradicating Bao Zheng, you, Qin slave, should surrender me, how dare you intercept here?" The lieutenant was very annoyed, so he asked the sergeant to shout and cheer, and he picked up a spear and stabbed the false king. The fake king waved his hand, and saw that a general had already been killed in the righteous army, and he danced his double knife to take the county lieutenant, and this person was Tian Zang, the deputy general of the righteous army. The two fought for thirty rounds. Tian Zang became more and more courageous the more he fought, so he saw the flaw and slashed the county lieutenant to death with a knife. When Qin Jun saw that the county lieutenant was dead, they were all stunned. The false king then waved his sword and shouted, "Those who descend will not be killed!" When the Qin army heard the order, they fought to surrender to the rebels. The rebels were mighty and shouted together and charged forward. When everyone crossed the drawbridge, they surrounded the city.
Since the Qin State unified the six countries, the world stopped fighting, and the combat effectiveness of the Qin army was not as good as before, coupled with the brutal rule of Qin II, the army had no fighting spirit and no fighting spirit, so as soon as the two sides fought, there were many people who surrendered. The rebels approached the city, surrounded it on all sides, and fought with all their might, until it was dark. Seeing that the city was about to be breached, the county commander disguised himself, and then mixed in the middle of the crowd, and fled out of the city gate and ran in the direction of Yangzhai.
When the false king entered Xu County and the people were pacified, he solemnly announced the abolition of all harsh laws and decrees. The people all applauded, and many young and strong children bravely joined the rebel army. The false king divided the soldiers and horses into three teams: the first team was led by Tian Zang and Li Gui as the vanguard, leading an army of 5,000 to advance; The second team was led by Zhu Biao and Zhu Hu brothers with 5,000 troops in the center; After the fake king personally broke off, he took Gongsun Xin as his deputy general and Chai Jing as his military advisor. The three-way army horses rushed towards Yang Zhai, the county capital of Yingchuan County.
There was already a horse exploration report into Yingchuan, and the county Shouqiang Yuan immediately gathered to discuss. Qiang was originally the son of the famous general Qiang of the Qin State, and no one knew the real situation at that time, and he didn't take the righteous army seriously, so some people said with great contempt: "It's just a group of thieves, just send a jailer to go, there is no need to make a big move!" Some people even said arrogantly: "If the adults send troops to suppress it, it will make the people laugh." You might as well go out of the city and destroy them in the name of hunting; If you can catch all the thieves, the people will surely praise you for your wisdom and bravery! When Qiang Yuan heard these compliments, although he was happy, he still didn't dare to take it lightly. Suddenly, someone came in to report that Xu County ordered to see him. Qiang Yuan didn't know what happened to Xu County's order, so he let him see him immediately.
Xu County Ling entered the mansion breathlessly, and after seeing the county guard, he told the story of the fall of Xu County in detail, and said that the rebels were numerous and arrogant. When Qiang Yuan heard that Xu County had fallen, he knew that the situation was not good, so he asked the county commander to rest first, and then ordered Tanma to continue to investigate, and then gathered to discuss the strategy of retreating from the enemy. Suddenly, someone reported the disaster, saying that Yingyin County had also been occupied by the rebels, and the thieves were currently very rampant. County Lieutenant Lu Yuan said eagerly: "The terrain around Yangzhai is very flat, and there is no danger to defend, once the mob is killed, it will drive straight ahead, now it is better to send people to set up more than ten fences outside the city, and then let the sergeants station, this is the barrier to intercept them; In addition, we will send troops and horses to meet the battle in the suburbs alone, and resolutely do not let the thieves get close to our city, and Yingchuan will be foolproof. The county guard then followed the advice of the county lieutenant, and sent 2,000 soldiers to immediately go out of the city to set up a fence, and ordered the right lieutenant Mu Lan and the left lieutenant Yang Kuo to lead 5,000 troops out of the city and camp on the middle of the road to resist the enemy.
Tian Zang, the general of the righteous army, is rough and arrogant, and he is an impatient man, and he is bent on making his first contribution. He marched all the way to Yangzhai, and suddenly probed Malay to report that there was a Qin army intercepting him in front. Tian Zang thought for a while, and then said decisively: "I heard that 'when the two armies meet, the brave wins.'" 'We should immediately go forward and annihilate the Qin army in one fell swoop. Li Guidao: "There are two sentences after your two sentences: 'When two brave meet, the wise wins.'" 'We are on the road day and night, the sergeants are tired, and the Qin army is waiting for work, so we can't immediately go into battle? Tian Zang asked what to do. Li Gui replied: "Why don't we set up a camp, and then send spies to observe at close range, and then make a decision after grasping the situation around the enemy's camp, so that we can have the certainty of victory?" Tian Zang sneered: "If you fight a war, you have to fight to the death, where are there so many twists and turns?" Moreover, if we are in the vanguard, we should lead the charge. Li Gui said: "Now the sergeants are hungry and tired, if you want to attack, you have to wait until you have eaten, right?" Tian Zang said okay, just prepare to eat first. However, Li Gui was worried that he would lose, so he repeatedly persuaded Tian Zang not to rush into battle. Tian Zang just didn't listen to him.
After eating, Tian Zang asked everyone to get ready. At about the end of the night, he led two thousand sergeants, with the rank of one and the bell on horseback, and quietly came to the camp of Yang Kuo and Mu Lan. Seeing that the enemy camp was very quiet, he rushed straight in. But when they came to the big tent of the Chinese army, they found that this camp turned out to be an empty camp. Tian Zang was wondering, when suddenly there was a bang, and the sound of killing was everywhere. Tian Zang was shocked, knowing that he had been tricked, and hurriedly ordered to retreat. As soon as they exited the camp, they saw that they were surrounded by Qin troops, and they had already surrounded them. Tian Zang had no choice but to fight hard. In this battle, there were many Qin troops, and the rebels suffered heavy casualties. Tian Zang was surrounded by the Qin army in the middle of the fight, and suddenly there was a loud shout in front of him, only to see a member of the Qin general Hengge prancing horse killed, shouting: "Yang Kuo, the general of the Qin State, is here, and the thief still hasn't surrendered?" Tian Zang was originally brave, but because of this situation for the first time, he didn't react for a while, so he had to rush left and right, trying to find a gap to slip away. At that moment, a stray arrow came and struck him in the arm. Tian Zang was furious when he saw that General Qin was so bitter and tight, so he pulled out the arrow on his arm and threw it at General Qin. Yang Kuo hurriedly dodged, but the sharp arrow roared past, hitting one of the tooth generals behind Yang Kuo, killing him on the spot. Yang Kuo was shocked and relaxed the momentum of the attack slightly.
At this time, Tian Zang shouted angrily: "You Qin slaves, you like to use tricks when you fight, what kind of hero is this?" Come on, come on, I'll fight you for a hundred rounds! With that, he stepped forward to fight with Yang Kuo. Tian Zang rose up and killed more than a dozen rounds in a row, which made Yang Kuo dizzy, and Yang Kuo turned around and ran. Tian Zang chased after him closely. Suddenly, another general was killed, and the general also roared: "I am Mu Lan, the general of the Qin State, and the thief will look at the assassin!" As he spoke, Mu Lan brandished his halberd to give Tian Zang. Yang Kuo went back to fight. The second general surrounded Tian Zang in the middle and turned the lights to fight. Tian Zang fought the second general, and he was not timid, but because his arm was already injured and bleeding nonstop, he gradually felt powerless. After a while, he couldn't exert his strength, and he was about to be caught by the Qin army.
At this critical juncture, suddenly a group of men and horses from the southeast direction arrived, and the leader shouted: "Li Gui, the pioneer of the Chu State, is here, don't hurt General Tian!" "Kill straight into the battle to save Tian Zang. When Tian Zang saw that Li had returned, his spirits were greatly lifted, so he fought hard. Only then did Li Gui save Tian Zang and break out. When they returned to the camp, it was already dawn. After counting the soldiers and horses, there were only three or five hundred people left. Tian Zang then said ashamedly and ashamedly: "If it wasn't for the general to save me, I'm afraid that I have died under the knife of General Qin, I really regret not following your advice!" Li Gui said: "Both of us are pioneers, if you fail, I can't make a contribution." Only when we work together can we make a difference! After speaking, he bandaged Tian Zang's wound. At dusk, the Zhu brothers also arrived in the army. When the two heard that they had lost the first battle, they wanted to help them attack the Qin army and recover a little more losses, but they were persuaded by Li Gui.
The next day, the army of the false king had arrived, and when he had set up camp, he immediately raised his tent. When the false king heard that Tian Zang's sneak attack failed, he said angrily: "As a pioneer general, what crime should you be guilty of losing the first battle?" You should have been beheaded, but now is the time to employ people, and you will be beaten to the 20th board, which is also a warning to everyone, and you must be careful in the future! The generals were shocked. The false king ordered the soldiers to beat Tian Zang with twenty boards, and then repelled the big tent. Tazo returned to the camp and touched his buttocks, feeling ashamed and indignant.
The false king disposed of Tian Zang and continued to discuss the matter. Suddenly, the Malay newspaper said that the county guard Qiang had placed more than a dozen strong fences outside Yangzhai City, each of which was guarded by hundreds of soldiers, and two Qin generals were sent to meet the battle twenty miles away from the fence, and it was these two Qin generals who defeated General Tian. Military advisor Chai Jing said: "At present, there are very many officials of the Qin State who respond to the uprising, and they should first surrender to Qiangyuan, if he does not surrender, it is not too late to send troops." So the false king sent a letter to the county guard. But who knew that the Qiangyuan county guard not only did not surrender, but also killed the people who persuaded him to surrender. The false king was furious, and he discussed a plan for the siege. At this time, the military advisor Chai Jing offered a plan to the false king. The false king summoned the Zhu brothers and gave such and such orders. After the two of them received the plan, they happily prepared to go.
The next day, the false king led a large army to surround the military camp of Mu Lan and Yang Kuo, and then rushed in. Seeing that the rebels were numerous, the two generals Mu and Yang let the crossbowmen retreat from the enemy. As a result, the sergeants on both sides fired at each other for a while, and the rebels covered them with shields. Seeing that the righteous soldiers did not retreat, the two generals Yang and Mu discussed: "The enemy is outnumbered, it is better to abandon the camp and leave, otherwise we will die without a place to bury." Mu Lan said: "There are rebels everywhere, how can you get out?" Suddenly, someone came running to report that there was no one outside the camp. The second general was overjoyed, so he broke through the west gate, and sure enough, he came out. The second general came to a forest not far ahead, and when he saw that it was relatively safe and hidden, he dismounted and rested. Suddenly, two groups of cavalry came out of the woods. The leading general shouted angrily: "Qin Nu, we have been waiting here for a long time, let's die!" "It's the Zhu brothers. The two generals Mu and Yang were shocked and were about to climb on their horses and escape. But a flurry of arrows came. The two were caught off guard and hit dozens of sharp arrows and were killed on the spot. This is the strategy of the military division to encircle three sides, leave one alone, and then attack it while it is unprepared. The Zhu brothers killed Mu and Yang, and the two generals came to give orders to the fake king. So they joined forces and attacked the front.
When the army came to the city, they saw that the Qin army had densely arranged more than a dozen fences on the periphery of the city. It was still the military advisor Chai Jing who had an understanding, and he looked at it for a while and laughed: "This is simply them helping us!" The false king was puzzled, so he asked him why he had spoken like this. The military advisor said: "If we attack with fire, the Qin army will be burned to death, so why do we need to kill them?" The false king suddenly came to his senses, and asked the sergeant to immediately prepare all kinds of firearms. An hour later, the rebels fired rockets at the Qin army's fence, and nearby sergeants threw torches, smoke, sulfur, and other items inside. As a result, there was not much time, and the Qin army's fences were all on fire, and the sergeants who could not escape were all burned to death by the fire. Some Qin soldiers saw that the fire was burning badly, so they pushed to the fence and cried and ran to the city. Seeing that the fence he had carefully arranged was gone in an instant, Qiang Yuan panicked, and let the fleeing soldiers into the city, and then quickly closed the city gate.
After the fire was extinguished, the false king ordered the soldiers to shout and kill the city, and he looked at the city tower and shouted: "Qin slave! Your fires will stop my righteous division! Hurry up and dedicate the city! Otherwise, if you come in, the jade will be burned! Qiang Yuan said: "The rivers and mountains of Qin are made of iron and copper, how can you be a soldier against Qin?" I still advise you to surrender, otherwise after I catch you, I will break you into thousands of pieces!" The false king was furious, and then launched a large-scale battle......
The battle continued into the evening. Seeing that the city was difficult to capture, the military advisor Chai Jing offered advice to the false king: "You should build a watchtower higher than the city, and then look inside and then attack." The false king let the rebels erect a watchtower more than ten zhang high overnight. The next day, the king and Chai Junshi personally climbed the watchtower to watch the attack. The command flag pointed there, and there was an earth-shattering lore. In this way, the attack took turns until the next day, when the general Gongsun Novice who attacked the east gate held the halberd and attacked the city first. I saw that he was holding a big shield in his left hand and wielding a big iron halberd in his right hand, sweeping and stabbing fiercely, and the Qin army in front of him was stabbed back by him. The rebel army behind also attacked, and they pressed the Qin army together. The Qin army reported the news of the rebels' attack on the city to the county guard. Qiang Yuan saw that the general trend had gone, so he had to take his family and the remnants of the defeated army out of the west gate and run towards Yuyuan Pass.
Then the false king led a large group of men and horses into Yangzhai City in a neat line. The people of the whole city welcomed them. After the false king entered the city, he first abolished the harsh laws and regulations of the Qin State, and then appeased the victimized people. Seeing that the people were no longer bound by the Qin Law, they were all happy. A few days later, all the officials in the vicinity came to surrender. Yeongcheon County was completely pacified.