Volume 3 Chapter 59 Beiding Liaodong[3]
From early morning to early afternoon, Su Muyan stayed in the city, taking the Wuhuan warriors with him. Taking a step back is the homeland, and the Wuhuan warriors have no way out, they would rather die in battle than see their wives and children become slaves. Moreover, Su Muyan did not allow them to retreat, and in the attack of the catapults, those who retreated in panic were immediately beheaded. Fear, excitement, and bloodlust were intertwined, and the Wuhuan soldiers who had lost their way out sacrificed their lives and forgot about death, regardless of life and death, stepping on broken bricks, soil, flesh and bones, and blood, and repelled the attacks of the Han army over and over again in the broken walls and the sea of corpses and blood. Blood poured out from the Wuhuan people, from the Han people, from the bodies of all the warriors, and sprinkled on the city, and the narrow city head of the Tuhe River was painted black and red with blood......
In a trance, Su Fuyan heard a familiar voice for a while. The distance was a little far, and the voice seemed small, and Su Fu hesitated for a moment before he reacted. After listening for a moment, the voice grew louder and louder. Due to the location, Su Muyan couldn't see the situation outside Bauhinia Mountain, but the shouts of killing and the roar of thousands of galloping horses all declared the same thing.
"Reinforcements are coming! Reinforcements are coming! β
Su Fuyan couldn't help but shout loudly with joy. Hearing that the reinforcements had arrived, there couldn't help but stir at the head of the city, and the Wuhuan warriors suddenly felt that their bodies that were already unmanageable had regained their strength. Fighting back another attack, they couldn't help but shout. The voices were full of joy, and the stone bullets that followed could not dampen their joy. If given a choice, they would rather be powdered in the wilderness than be a target in the city.
"Are reinforcements coming? It's coming so fast! β
Seeing the Wuhuan people cheering at the head of the city, Tai Shici smiled:
"Go ahead! The warriors have been waiting for a long time to open a gap! β
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On the left side of the battlefield, a group of cavalry stood quietly. In this offensive and defensive battle of the city, the role of cavalry was minimal. The only Wuhuan 300 cavalry assault was also under the blow of traps and stumbling, and it collapsed in an instant. So, no one will pay attention to them.
With a white horse and a silver spear, dressed in black armor, Zhao Yun stood in front of the cavalry. As soon as the gap in the wall was opened, he would immediately lead five hundred elite horsemen into the city, and try to create chaos so that the Wuhuan people could not effectively weave resistance. Zhao Yun didn't quite understand how to open a gap in the city wall, but he didn't care about this, as a middle-level officer, that was not something he should consider, obeying orders was just that. Moreover, this is also his first formation - his first appearance in the army, Zhao Yun hopes that he can have a good performance.
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Su Muyan was rejoicing, but when he heard "boom~", the city wall trembled. What's wrong? The Wuhuan warriors didn't know why, so they couldn't help but stop cheering, and looked around, all they saw were blank eyes. There was an eerie silence in the city of Tu River. Then, smoke and dust rose into the sky, and a section of the city wall collapsed, revealing a gap seven or eight feet wide. The Wuhuan warriors standing on it fell involuntarily, and the Wuhuan people who saw this scene all stopped moving, and the blood on their bodies seemed to be coagulated......
Zhao Yun rushed into the city, just in time to see the stunned appearance of the Wuhuan warriors, wielding his spear, and assassinating three people in a row, but he did not resist. Zhao Yun was slightly surprised, and he also knew that the opportunity was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, so he didn't stop for a moment, and rushed straight in. Five hundred cavalry followed closely behind Zhao Yun, and after the cavalry, a large number of infantry also swarmed in......
The city is broken!
The anger of the Wuhuan people who reflected it fell to the bottom, and a few people let out a desperate roar, rushed up, and were turned into corpses by many knives and guns in a very short time. But the many Wuhuan people shouted, turned around and ran......
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On the 23rd, Tai Shici led the front army to successfully complete the landing plan;
On the 24th, Tai Shici led 7,000 infantry and advanced to the city of Tuhe;
On the same day, Sun Qiyun led the cavalry to cross the Xiaoling River, and the soldiers came to the city of Tuhe to join Tai Shici;
On the 25th, Tai Shici, with the cooperation of Wang Chenglin, conquered Tuhe City and beheaded Su servants
On the same day, Sun Qiyun broke the Wuhuan reinforcements and slashed the battle;
On the 26th, Sun Qiyun and Wang Chenglin were on the way to pursue, and the Wuhuan reinforcements sent later + broke the Wuhuan reinforcements (so far, the Wuhuan of the three counties has basically lost its combat effectiveness);
On the 27th, Sun Qiyun's troops came to Liucheng, Wuhuan surrendered without a fight, captured 230,000 people, and Wuhuan of the three counties was destroyed);
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Zhang Han put down the briefing all over the ground, looked up and said with a smile:
"The pioneer's hands and feet are very fast, Cheng Gao will be disappointed this time......"
Xi Zhicai had already read the briefing, and said with a smile:
"My lord, disappointment is inevitable. However, Cheng Gao is a person who understands the general situation, and he should still be happy. Besides, the war is in the ascendant, and Chenggao has an opportunity......
By the way, this time it got off to a good start and captured a lot, so the lord can also breathe a sigh of relief? β
"Where, most of these people are slaves, and most of the slaves are Han people, and this group of people wants to go from those who are free, and this is half gone. As for the captured Wuhuan people, most of them are old and weak, women and children......"
complained on his lips, but Zhang Han smiled.
For the alien race, Zhang Han's idea is: wielding a big stick in one hand and holding a carrot in the other. Generally speaking, a tribe that surrenders without resistance can become a Han citizen after serving five years of hard labor and enjoy all normal treatment; And stubborn
of the tribes, all of them were slaves.
It is said that Shanggu Wuhuan should be classified as the former. However, Zhang Han recruited soldiers on a large scale, and every family in Shanggu Wuhuan was a military household. Moreover, Shanggu Wuhuan has helped the Han guard the border for many years, and Zhang Han also needs an example, so he gave preferential treatment. As for the three counties of Wuhuan, the consistent enemies of the Great Han State, they surrendered only after a complete defeat, and they were dealt with most severelyβall of them became slaves. The elderly, the weak, women and children were sold to private individuals, and men over the age of 14 were to become official slaves and undergo all kinds of heavy manual labor under supervision. In fact, Wuhuan of the three counties is also another example set by Zhang Han.
Anyway, Zhang Han is very happy to be able to take the Wuhuan of the three counties lightly - no matter how small the mosquito is, it is still meat. Besides, Zhang Han's strategic focus is still in the Central Plains. People are all snobbish, and the battle of Wuhuan in the three counties of Dingding played the prestige of the Han army. On this basis, a little pacification can ensure the safety of the Northland.
Zhang Jian has assisted Zhang Han in handling political affairs for many years, but what he pays attention to is different. This is also a matter of course, under Zhang Han's rule, there are a lot of jobs, Zhang Han refuses to go back on his word, and Zhang Jian can't help but be stretched. Speaking of which, Zhang Han is always in charge, and Zhang Jian is responsible for the specific arrangements. Zhang Han not only wanted the horses to run fast, but also wanted the horses not to eat grass, so he naturally embarrassed Zhang Jian.
"Congratulations, congratulations!" Zhang Jian said a few words casually, without the slightest joy on his face, hesitated, and then he persuaded him solemnly: "Lord, killing too much is not a good thing......
Seeing Zhang Jian's full of benevolence, righteousness and morality, Guo Jia listened to it for a while, and finally couldn't help laughing, and laughed out loud. Everyone understands it, but they don't realize it.
"Yuanxi, killing is indeed not a good thing," Xi Zhicai joked: "But on the battlefield, there are no eyes for knives and guns, and you have to win the battle before you can take care of catching slave......s."
"That's true," Zhang Jian is not an unreasonable person, no matter how important a slave is, he can't compare to his own warriors, "However, after this battle, even 30,000 adult men have not been caught, but the beheadings are close to 20,000. This damage is too great! If this continues, I am afraid that North Korea alone will not be enough to solve the problem......"
"This ......"
Xi Zhicai didn't know what to say for a while. This is also a problem, at this time, the purpose of provoking a war in the north is very clear, and Zhang Jian's statement is not unreasonable.
Zhang Han nodded slightly when he heard this, and felt the same way:
Yuanxi's words are reasonable. However, having said that, we are in the rear, far away, and do not understand the situation at the front, so we cannot directly intervene in the war at the front. So be it! Equate the merit of capturing a warrior with a decapitation, and at the same time, the captive can receive an additional reward, which is considered a lot of loot......"
"Well, that's a good idea! However, will the front-line generals still be given the authority to dispose of it......"
Xi Zhicai was afraid that the generals in front would be constrained, so he would make a wrong decision.
"Of course! Wen Zang, I will not deprive the generals of their disposal authority......"
How to dispose of the prisoners, of course, the front-line generals must have full power. Zhang Han will not do anything to waste food due to choking. Speaking of slaves, Zhang Han suddenly remembered something, so he turned around and asked Xu Ling:
"Nakabuchi, what's the situation in Wajima......
Xu Ling is now back in charge of Bo Cao, he is a clever man, and he is sober. When Zhang Han mentioned Wadao at this time, he was naturally talking about the slave trade:
"My lord, the situation in Wajima is good......"
Over the years, the Zhang clan basically monopolized the trade of Wajima. Luxury goods such as ceramics, silk, sugar, and wine were sold to Wajima, as well as daily necessities such as salt and iron. The purchases included pearls, green jade, sulfur, calamine, timber, and gold, silver, and copper ores. Anyway, what is sold is consumables, and most of what is bought is various resources. Wajima is a good place with a large population and a lot of resources. There are more than 100 countries on the small island, there are many nobles, and the sales of luxury goods are especially good. The Wa people were very hard-working and willing to trade with the Zhang family, and half of the timber for Haiqu shipbuilding came from Wajima.
In the foreign trade of the Han Kingdom, slaves have always been an important import commodity. Zhang Han lacked labor, so he inevitably hit the idea on this. Since the beginning of this year, Zhang's fleet has begun to buy slaves in large quantities. Due to the proximity of the islands, the Japanese people are hard-working and obedient, so they are widely welcomed.
"Wajima is now the queen of Himiko, and there are forty-seven kingdoms under it, but each has soldiers and horses, and the situation is similar to the Spring and Autumn Period, which respects Zhou Tianzi and respects his throne without fact. To the south of the Queen's Kingdom, there are still dozens of countries such as the Dog Slave Country, all of which are of the Wa race, each with its own king......"
Xu Ling gave a brief introduction to the situation of Xia Wa Island. Let's talk about the slave trade. Wajima entered the slave society for a short time, but before that, there was a great turmoil on the island, and many people were reduced to slavery. Speaking of this, Xu Ling's words became vague.
In fact, there were a lot of slaves in Wajima, but after the Zhang family bought them in large quantities, there was still a gap between supply and demand, and the price rose all the way. In just half a year, the price of slaves in Wajima quadrupled. It is conceivable that it is very profitable to plunder the people as slaves. There are many countries in the island, and the lords collect their own taxes and lead their own soldiers and horses, as if they are a country of their own, and there have always been many contradictions between them. The plundered slaves could be exchanged for a great deal of wealth with the fleet, and many lords had people loot slaves from neighboring countries as bandits. In other words, Zhang encouraged this behavior in disguise.
Recently returned fleets have reported that the situation in Wajima has been tense recently, and there have been open clashes in some areas; There were lords who ordered a lot of iron and wanted to get a weapon, even if it was a high price.
β¦γ There are all kinds of indications that in the near future, the source of slaves on Wajima will be widespread, and the price will gradually decrease. β
Well, that's a good idea. Raise the price first, incite them to plunder slaves from each other, wait for the lords to fight, and then sell arms, and reduce the actual price of slaves by raising the price of military commodities such as weapons and iron. When the time comes, even one or two wise people will not be able to stop others from attacking him.
"That's it! However, you must pay attention to the safety of the fleet, and don't be robbed......"
Zhang Han made a joke, and without waiting for Xu Ling to answer, he continued: "The sale of weapons is still strictly prohibited. First, you can increase the price, and second, you can limit the quantity......"
For the time being, Zhang Han did not give up his plot against Wajima. The influx of a large number of weapons may lead to a shooting of oneself in the foot.
"Yes, my lord!" Xu Ling replied briskly, "Wajima doesn't need too many weapons, we are working the exquisiteness of weapons and armor......
The country of Wajima is not large, the scale of the war is also small, and the military service system is even more different from that of the Han Dynasty. The standing armed forces of the general state, known as the "samurai", are very few in number. Usually there are only a dozen or even a hundred or ten people in a country, and even Queen Himiko has only more than 300 samurai. In the event of war, a large number of lords will be recruited - the combat effectiveness is very poor and can be ignored. Therefore, every time the weapons and armor sold to the Japanese people, they are all in the single digits, and the friendship is very good, that is, a dozen. However, the decoration is extremely exquisite, often disregarding practical performance, and it is inlaid with pseudo-gold and glaze, and inscribed with elaborate ornamentation.
"My lord, the messenger of Gongsun Du asks to see you again!"
As soon as the slave affair came to an end, Xi Zhicai moved on to another matter.
"Oh, Liu Yi? Any new ideas......"
Liu Yi is a close confidant of Gongsun Du of Liaodong. The three counties of Wuhuan must have been, and Gongsun Du immediately sent Changshi Liu Yi to cross the sea.
Gongsun Du is ambitious, and he still has vision. There is a huge difference in the strength of the two sides, and Qingzhou is going all out to the east, which is definitely not something that Liaodong can resist. Gongsun Du concentrated all his strength, and he could gather sixty or seventy thousand troops, which was stronger than Liaodong. However, this amount of troops is really a drop in the bucket for Zhang Han. The navy ran rampant at sea, and the supply lines were greatly shortened. If you can not fight this battle, of course Gongsun Du is not willing to fight.
Zhang Hanxing had 100,000 soldiers, and the east refers to Liaodong. The main force has not arrived, and the vanguard has destroyed the Wuhuan of the three counties, which is really prestigious. Now, the army of 100,000 people gathered in Liaoxi, and it is obvious that the intention is particularly unfinished, and the surrounding forces are not worried in their hearts. Gongsun Du sent envoys with the heads of a few fleeing Wuhuan heads to the Liaoxi Labor Army; On the other hand, he sent Liu Yi to Xindu to negotiate, hoping to delay some time. The army is on an expedition, and it will change for a long time. As long as Gongsun Du escapes this time, he may not be able to go further in the future.
The time is approaching July, the rainy season in western Liaoning is coming, the coastal road is a vast ocean, and the traffic is almost cut off. In summer and autumn, the Bohai Sea is high and turbulent. Supplies are not easy, and the offensive is not a good time. Liu Wenbiao rested the army and settled the Han people. As for the negotiations, Zeller was perfunctory. To put it bluntly, this is not something he can call the shots.
"Well," Xi Zhicai shook his head, "Liu Yi said that he could go to Liaodong Hou and Pingzhou Mu and send protons, but he still asked to lead the four counties of Liaodong for Liaodong Taishou and Pingliao General ......"
Gongsun Du broke Goguryeo, successively annexed the two counties of Xuan and Lelang, and set up the county of Daifang, calling himself the Marquis of Liaodong and the Mu of Pingzhou. It was when he was full of ambition that his predicament was very different from Han Fu's, and the asking price was much higher. The last time Liu Yi met, he opened his mouth to be the Marquis of Liaodong, the pastor of Pingzhou, the general, and the assassin Shi, and they all had to take real positions. Zhang Han flatly refused.
Zhang Han admires Gongsun Du a little, and he can become the hegemon of East Asia by himself, which can be regarded as a talent. Ambition is not an issue. To this day, the princes of where the road have no ambitions, and Han Fu has thought about supporting Liu Yu. However, this time and that time. Without conditions, ambition will naturally be put away.
However, Gongsun Du's request was by no means something that Zhang Han could agree to. With the requirements of Gongsun Du, it is already like a prince. Hugh said that he was Gongsun Du, that is, Zhang Han's subordinate generals, Zhang Huan, Wu Zifang, Zhang Lu and other right-hand men, all of whom were empty generals, and they could not open a government office.
"Oh, Bonghyo, what do you think?"
"If Gongsun Du is willing to send his family and relatives to Xindu, this request can also be agreed to for the time being......"
Guo Jia's words hit the nail on the head. If it is a son, Gongsun Du can give it up. However, no matter how ruthless Gongsun Du is, he will not risk all his family and relatives. As long as Gongsun Du sincerely takes refuge in him, the rest of the things can be done slowly.
"Wen Zang, what do you see?"
"Well, it should be."
This request is a bit harsh, and Gongsun Du may not agree. However, Zhang Han's 100,000 troops pointed to the Korean Peninsula, and the location of Liaodong was too important, and Gongsun Du had to show sincerity.
Zhang Han nodded. Some things can be bargained, some can't. To this day, Gongsun Du is not qualified to bargain.
"Okay! That's it! Order Liu Wenbiao and Huang Tingzhen to prepare for the attack......"
Once Gongsun Du resists stubbornly, Liu Wenbiao points to the south, and Huang Tingzhen waves his army to the north, as long as Xiangping and the Yu clan are taken, the four counties of Liaodong can be determined. In August of the first year of Xingping (194), the grandson of Liaodong surrendered.
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