Chapter 424: Take the lead
The Battle of Nine Gates was a typical battle between users.
When Feng Xun was captured, he didn't know how many Taishan Army spies there were in the city, and where they were hiding. He also doesn't know which of the heroes involved in this goal-grabbing are involved.
Actually, Feng Xun was wrong.
What won the door this night was not as complicated as Feng Xun thought, that is, five or six Taishan Army spies took care of the matter.
But the reason why it has been so smooth is that there are two key people in it. It can be said that it was these two who completed this goal.
One of them is Guo Zhao, the governor of Feng Xun, and the other is Zhen Ku, a big grain merchant.
It turned out that after the battle of Xiangguo, Zhen Ku took the Taishan army because of Liu Hui's relationship. Later, the Foreign Affairs Department of the Flying Army, which was in charge of military intelligence, found Zhen Ku and recruited him as a spy.
Originally, Zhen Ku was unwilling, he was a big grain merchant doing a good job, why did he do such a killing business. In addition, he still knows one thing, similar to spies, often the ending is not very good.
Therefore, at first, Zhen refused without thinking about it.
But why did Zhen Ku agree again? It's really the conditions given by the Taishan Army are too good.
Taishan Jun promised that Zhen could be fully responsible for the purchase of grain from outside the country. Moreover, the people of the Feijun Foreign Division also signaled openly and secretly that after the Taishan Army defeated Zhongshan, the Zhen clan's clan production capacity was retained.
At this moment, Zhen couldn't sit still, he still knew a lot about the policies of the Taishan Army. Knowing that there is no giant room between Wei and Zhao now, all the crown families of Xuanhe in the past have been split.
And seeing that the strength of the Taishan army is getting stronger and stronger, it is already a matter of nine out of nine to take Hebei. And when the time comes, if their Zhen family is really retained, won't it directly become the number one wealthy family in Hebei?
This is undoubtedly quite tempting for Zhen.
Although the Zhen family has a little wealth and fame in Zhongshan, it is actually very low. This is not to say that the Zhen family started from a humble family, on the contrary, the ancestors of the Zhen family were also generous.
It's just a pity that when the Zhen family was generous, it was in the new reckless period, and it was a meritorious service of the new dynasty.
After that, the light and martial arts won the world, and the situation of the remnants of the new dynasty like Zhen can be imagined.
Later, it was not until Zhen Yi's generation that there was a thousand stone Shang Cai Ling in the family. So when the people from Feijun's foreign department hinted at this condition, Zhen Ku saw an opportunity to revive his family's name.
So, Zhen Ku gritted his teeth and agreed, and decided to let himself, who was half-cut into the ground, fight for the family again.
Later, Zhen Ku was sent to the north of Changshan, and let him rely on his original connections and networks to continue to camp on the side of the Han army.
Sure enough, the more chaotic the world, the more attention is paid to grain merchants. When Feng Xun moved north to the nine gates north of Hutuo, he did not forget to take Zhen bitter. It is to let him continue to deliver grain.
And Zhen Ku also mastered such a profitable channel, and his relationship with the Han officials in the city was quite good, and he soon became a long-sleeved dancer in Jiumen City.
After that, the story is simple, with the Northern Expedition of the Taishan Army, Zhen Ku was ordered to be ready to take the spy of the Flying Army into the city at any time.
Therefore, Zhen Ku relied on his own connections to operate more than ten rune festivals, providing a false identity for the spies who followed the rout into the city.
In this way, the spy of the Flying Army's foreign division was like a fish in water under the cover of Zhen Ku, not only successfully lurking, but also gradually figuring out the defenses in the city.
But there is still a lack of a key environment, they can't get the specific operational information of the Jiumen Han Army, so under the recommendation of Zhen Ku, they met Feng Xun's account governor Guo Zhao.
Guo Zhao is a local hero, knowing that troubled times are coming, and he should work hard to change his fate. Before, he pinned his hopes on Feng Xun, but seeing that this monarch was really not a lord who could fight martial arts in troubled times, he wanted to change his door more and more.
And he happens to be very familiar with Zhen Ku, one of them is a local snake, and the other is a master of food channels, and there are too many places to cooperate.
After going back and forth, Zhen Ku turned this person against him.
And after Guo Zhao learned that Zhen Ku had such a relationship, he agreed to join the gang without thinking about it. As he used to say:
"Big husband, wealth and danger are sought!"
As a result, with Guo Zhao as the internal response, the Taishan Army detectives in the city found out the information in the Nine Gates City clearly.
After that, according to the original plan. At first, the Taishan army would only attack the south gate, and at this time, no matter what the situation, let the detectives continue to lurk, and once the soldiers launched a general attack on the four gates, it would be a signal to move.
That is, when the night was ugly, the army entered the city at the south gate.
Everything was perfect, Jiang Qi at the south gate sent most of the elite soldiers out of the city to attack that night, but it was empty. Six Taishan army spies touched the south gate hole and opened the door quietly.
In this way, the Nine Gates fell into the hands of the Taishan army, and they obtained the most precious spoils of this battle.
300,000 stone millet! It is enough to supply the Taishan army on the north bank of Hutuo River for another six months.
Since then, the tide of battle has taken a shocking turn.
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When the Nine Gates City was broken, Gongsun Zhan's troops were still camping and digging trenches in Sanhe Pavilion.
But as the news of the destruction of the Nine Gates City in the south came back to the camp, an undercurrent against Gongsun Chan began to surge.
At that time, the lieutenant Gai Tong and Xian Yufu jointly impeached Gongsun Zan against Lu Zhi, who had already gone south to the Lunu area of Zhongshan State.
The two accused in the military newspaper:
"Youzhou Turquoise cavalry has been fruitless for a long time, and the soldiers are in Sanhe Pavilion. Gongsun Chan was cowardly and incompetent, only thirty miles away from the Nine Gates, did not fight with the thieves, and sat back and watched the thieves break through the Nine Gates without help. Every day, I only know how to dig and repair trenches, thinking that I will be rewarded for victory. Gongsun Zhanzhi's younger brother Gongsun Yue has a perverse temperament, especially the beetle in the army. Moreover, Gongsun Chan did not report and privately killed 16 generals. Sit and watch the friendly army break the city, fight timidly, and kill the generals. I don't know what Gongsun Chan means? ”
The military newspaper was soon sent to the base camp of the Zhenbei Army in Lunu with a galloping horse.
Lu Zhi looked at this military report and was hesitant.
Of course, he knew that Gai Tong and Xian Yufu were not simple in reporting Gongsun Chan at this time. Gai Tong didn't say anything, he was still above Gongsun Zhan, but because Xingyang and Ji Ze didn't fight well, he has now become Gongsun Zhan's subordinate.
As for the reason why Xian Yufu came out to do this, Lu Zhi could roughly guess it.
Although Xian Yujia is a native of Yuyang, Youzhou, his ancestor is the ancestor of Xianyu Wang of Beidi. Even though they are no different from the Han people now, they are still very close to the Hu people emotionally.
In terms of practical interests, Xian Yu's family and Wuhuan people in Yuyang are engaged in smuggling business together, which he Lu Zhi is also aware of.
And now, Gongsun Chan directly killed the sixteen Hu generals, and there must be something to do with it. The reason why Xian Yufu wants to offend Gongsun Chan should probably be like this.
But even if Gai Tong and Xian Yufu's reports are not pure, it can't change that what the three of them said is the truth.
Nine Gate City is obviously so important, why didn't Gongsun Chan go south to support, but what kind of Sanhe Pavilion did he fight? In such a small place as Sanhe Pavilion, Gongsun Chan fought for so many days as soon as he hit it, and now he doesn't fight, but changes it to a wai. This can't help but make Lu Zhihu suspicious.
But Lu Zhi was still very confident in Gongsun Zhan's loyalty, and he decided to provoke the general, so he wrote a note to Gongsun Zhan:
"Sanhe Pavilion is a small place, and it is not a Xiongguan heavy city, why not move forward? If Sanhe Pavilion needs such a laborer, how can it live up to my high expectations? ”
Lu Zhiyan ordered Gongsun Zan to conquer Sanheting within two days, and quickly went south to Jiumen, interspersed between Jiumen and the Wulidun camp of the Taishan army, and prevented his troops from uniting.
As soon as the sternly worded note was delivered to Gongsun Zhan, he was stunned.
He immediately realized that someone in the army was trying to harm him, and it was not difficult to guess that it must be those colleagues who had been on a par with him.
To tell the truth, Gongsun Chan was bitter in his heart, and he consciously worked hard for the country, but he was framed by the villain, but he couldn't be indifferent to Lu Shi's reprimand, he hurriedly wrote a letter of debate.
On the one hand, he said that he had been sleeping all night and did not dare to relax for a moment for the war. Then he explained the previous three things.
Gongsun Chan admitted frankly that he did not expect that Jiumen would be captured so quickly. In fact, as long as the Jiumen side held out for two more days, he would be able to surround and kill the thieves of the Three Rivers Pavilion, and then the reinforcements would be able to go south in an instant.
Therefore, Gongsun Chan frankly admitted that he was responsible for the loss of the Nine Gates.
But for the other two things, Gongsun Chan argued with reason, he said that the reason why he was so active for Sanhe Pavilion was because this place was too important. But this is really difficult to overcome, it is better to be trapped.
And now, the trench has been completed, and the thieves of the Three Rivers Pavilion are no longer enough to be troubled.
Later, for this incident, Gongsun Chan even denied it. He said that the people he killed were because of strict military discipline, and the army was undisciplined and could not fight.
In the end, Gongsun Chan emotionally implored Lu Shixin to use him, and he would do his best to serve the country.
This list was quickly sent to Lu Zhi, and then Lu Zhi did not urge Gongsun Zhan, but hurriedly led the main force to advance quickly towards Sanhe Pavilion.
In one day he traveled twenty miles.
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Although the fly camp dog Gou Gou within the Zhenbei Army is disgusting, it does not affect the overall situation.
What really affects the overall situation is when the pontoon bridge on the Hutuo water will be erected.
Now Zhang Dan has been stationed in the Wulidun camp, and asked Dong Wan to lead 6,000 people from the three captains of the rear army system to enter Jiumen City to garrison.
In order to ensure the grain road on both sides, Zhang Dan also asked the people of Jiumen to build a road from the south gate to the Wulidun camp to transport grain.
Now Zhang Dan's logistics don't have to worry, but he still doesn't have much confidence in holding the bridgehead on the north bank of Hutuoshui.
In the final analysis, the Han army on the opposite side had five times the strength of him, and its combat power was strong. When the time came, in the face of the fierce offensive of the Han army, Zhang Dan really did not have enough confidence.
Zhang Dan knew in his heart that although he had defeated Lu Zhi before, it was a trick to win. At that time, the Hebei Han army, which was only in his early 10,000s, had fought more than 50,000 Qingzhou Yellow Turbans for most of the day, and he was able to work hard. But that's it, and I still haven't been able to leave anyone behind.
And this time, Lu Zhi's reorganized Zhenbei Army gathered the elite border troops from the secluded border areas, and it had to be helped by the fierce Hu people, and its combat power should not be underestimated.
In addition, Lu Zhi is already resourceful and good at fighting, and after knowing the Taishan Army very well, it will become even more difficult.
So the pressure Zhang Dan will face can be imagined.
And Zhang Chong, who is south of the Hutuo River, is naturally clear about these.
On the day when the Nine Gates City was broken, Zhang Dan got the news here. In this way, in a short period of time, the North Shore logistics are worry-free.
But Zhang Chong is not a passive person, he knows who is the most important part of the whole battle who leads the main force to the battlefield first.
Now Lu Zhi's side has gone south, and his side is still south of Hutuo Water.
But Zhang Chong had already figured out how to cross the river quickly.
The solution is to first use the five remaining giant nest cars as a base, all of them are pushed into the Hutuo water, and then they are roped with giant chains, and then covered with logs.
In this way, not only can the troops be passed, but more importantly, the four thousand cavalry of the Taishan army can be transported to the north bank.
And now, this huge project has finally been completed after tens of thousands of people have worked hard day and night.
A magnificent pontoon bridge rises on the Hutuo River.
And now, Zhang Chong personally gave the first batch of turquoise horses to cross the river.
This time, Zhang Chong directly reorganized an advance cavalry army, and took Tian Jun, a general, as the general, to lead Li Hu's Flying Dragon Army, Xu Huang's Flying Tiger Army, and Xi Shen's Flying Leopard Army, with a total of 2,000 cavalry, and crossed the river to support the north bank first.
He glanced at Tian Jun, Li Hu, Xu Huang, and Xi Shen who were waiting at the ferry, and said seriously:
"This war is related to the great cause of our army's Northern Expedition, and I will not say anything superfluous. Just one word for you. ”
Tian Jun stood respectfully, and Li Hu, Xu Huang, and Xi Shen did the same, ready to listen to the king's instructions.
I saw Zhang Chong's heroic sentence:
"This Heshuo is a place where heroes come into play, so let's fight here, so that their generations can understand whose world is this vast land."
Tian Jun, Li Hu, Xu Huang, Xi Shen four generals Qi Nuo, and then two thousand cavalry warriors Qi Nuo, the sound of the Tuo water, even Zhang Dan on the other side of the river seemed to hear it.
Soon, Tian Jun personally led the horse, and the first one stood on the pontoon bridge, and then every fifty horses were in a team, one team crossed the river and then the next team.
It's slow, but it's safe.
It took two hours for 2,000 cavalry to cross the river one after another.
Over there, Tian Jun was already standing on his horse, bowed deeply to the king on the other side, and then said to the soldiers behind:
"Roll up the flag, the whole army will not enter the Wulidun camp, and go directly north."
This was the strategy of Zhang Chong's staff after deliberation.
Taking advantage of the fact that the enemy did not know that our cavalry had crossed the river, he also attacked the Gongsun Chan camp.
Although there were only 2,000 cavalry troops crossing the river on Tian Jun's side, there were 5,000 war horses, and in addition to the follow-up use, most of the surplus was to be sent to the Wulidun battalion to prepare for arming Zhang Dan's assault cavalry system.
An infantry corps without cavalry cannot be called a qualified corps.
In this way, night fell, and Tian Jun led two thousand horsemen to run for thirty miles, and had reached the periphery of the Sanhe Pavilion. Then he changed his war horse, wrapped his armor and title in the night towards Gongsun Zhan's camp, and hurried away.
Don't look at the two thousand horsemen, it doesn't sound like much, but in fact, even in a wilderness like Hebei, it is boundless and mighty.
In the boundless herd of horses, a young general who had not shed his hair was lying on the back of his horse, closely following the front army to charge.
At this time, the sound of horses' hooves from the ground had already woken up Youzhou Tuqi.
In the chaos and noise, the young general grinned, took advantage of the inattention of a few soldiers behind, and rushed to the front of the team with a clamp on the belly of the horse.
The commuter pass supports the family. A shares really can't be lifted, this can dive.