Chapter Seventy-Six: What to Do
Baiya Mountain is located on the north bank of the Yellow River in the southwest of Jiyuan and the upper reaches of Mengjin.
The rocks near the river bank are vertical and horizontal, and the topography is peculiar.
During the Northern and Southern Dynasties, Hou Jing built a city on the mountain.
During the Northern Wei Dynasty, Liang general Chen Qingzhi guarded Mengjin Beizhongfu City (Heyang Beicheng), Yuan Hao based on Nancheng, "Xiazhou righteous warriors guarded Hezhongzhu".
Erzhurong attacked the northern city and did not fight, and the armies of the two sides confronted each other across the river.
Seeing that the war was unfavorable, Er Zhurong sent He Basheng, Er Zhuzhao, and Dugu Xin as the vanguard, cut wood and built rafts, avoided Mengjin, crossed the river from the upper reaches of Kipshijin, detoured to Luoyang, and captured Yuan Hao in one fell swoop.
Today, how similar is it to the great battle between Er Zhurong and Yuan Hao!
Shao Xun built a pontoon bridge in the lower reaches of Mengjin, but did not give up after two failures, and dispatched boats to ferry people north to attack the area of Shama Causeway, regardless of casualties.
After ten days, the battle of Shama Causeway became more and more intense, and gradually attracted everyone's attention. So, on such a rainy night, the army crossed from Kipshijin in the upper reaches of Mengjin and occupied the north bank in one fell swoop.
It is almost the same as Er Zhurong back then, the only difference is that the direction is reversed.
On the second day of the ninth month, thousands of auxiliary soldiers who had already crossed the river went up to Baiya Mountain to build a camp after building the camp at Kip Shijin Ferry.
By noon on the third day of the first month of September, more than 20,000 soldiers had crossed the north bank, of whom nearly 10,000 were elite soldiers of the Silver Spear Army, several thousand were the Tuntian army accompanying the expedition, and another 5,000 were displaced people from the south bank, Ding Zhuang.
Throughout the interior and exterior of Kip Shijin, the sound of trumpets is deafening, and trenches, earthen walls, and barracks are being built at a speed visible to the naked eye, and all kinds of military materials and grain and grass are slowly gathered here.
They're actually on their feet.
As long as the back road is stabilized and the post road is no longer muddy, it can go east and fight a decisive battle with the Xiongnu.
It was also on this day that Yicong arrived with hundreds of cavalry troops, all the way to the west, and walked forty miles at night until he reached the eastern border of Dongyuan County before returning.
"How?" In the early morning of the fourth day of the ninth lunar month, after Shao Xun finished breakfast, he read the official letter in the camp and asked casually.
"It's not a good road." Yicong Governor Manyu replied: "There is no way to take the cart, you can only pass people and pack horses, and if you are not careful, you will fall to death and be injured, it is forty or fifty miles away from Dongyuan County, if the enemy army is prepared, there is no place to bury." ”
"Then don't fight." Shao Xun smiled: "What a big deal." ”
Walking northwest from Kip Shijin, there is a difficult path, crossing Wangwu Mountain, and reaching the territory of Hedong County.
This road is dangerous for even the sheep herders, let alone the army.
But if you don't take this road, you have to pass through the Yiguan in the north, and then pass through the Wangwu Mountains to the hinterland of Hedong.
Yiguan is one of the eight Taihang provinces, and the Xiongnu also sent soldiers and horses to guard it.
Historically, after the Qin army captured the Wei Yuandi (now Yuanqu), it went out of the Guancheng many times to compete with the princes.
There is a reason why they are not stupid, they don't take short roads, and they have to take long roads.
After forcibly crossing the north bank, Jin Zheng, the governor of the right battalion of the silver spear, suggested that he should march all the way to the northwest, cross the mountain path, and attack the east of the river.
As for the grain and grass, of course, it is fed by war.
If it is not successful to feed the war with war, then kill the draft animals to satisfy hunger, and even eat human flesh, in short, to give the Huns a little shock - since Cao Wu's defeat in Dayang, the Great Jin Dynasty has not invaded the territory of Hedong for several years.
Shao Xun sent someone to investigate the road, and now that he heard the report, he decided to give up.
In the future, I will find a way from Yiguan, and I am not in a hurry.
What's more, fighting Hedong will not help the war situation at all, and if it is not done well, it will expand the war in an all-round way and turn it into a strategic decisive battle between the Han and Jin countries.
The time is not ripe!
"The ground has been dry for two days, and it is much harder, and there will be a group of cavalry troops crossing the river in the morning, and in the afternoon you will lead your troops eastward to lead the army." After reviewing the last official letter, Shao Xun put it in a wooden box, handed it to the messenger to take away, and then instructed: "Don't come hard when you encounter a thief army, fight if you can, let it go if you can, but send the news back." ”
"No." Seeing that Shao Xun had no other instructions, Man Yu left quietly.
Inside and outside the camp, the sergeants went back and forth, busy.
Overall, it's much more regular than the previous two days, but I don't know what to do next? Listening to Ming Gong's meaning, the army still wants to go east?
But who knows? The situation on the battlefield is ever-changing, and no one knows what will happen next.
Only a few of the plans that were made before the war were able to be carried out in their entirety.
At least, the location where the northern city of Heyang was planned to be built was occupied by the Xiongnu, should you take it back?
On the Xin'an side, the imperial court is newly defeated, and the people around Luoyang are panicking, do you want to rescue?
In the direction of Yanzhou, the main force is all transferred to the west, and only the government soldiers and the Tuntian army are guarding the house.
None of this is known.
After Man Yu returned to the camp, he led people to wash the horses, feed the horses, and in the afternoon, with a total of more than 1,000 cavalry, all the way to the east, to the north bank of Mengjin, eighty miles downstream.
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It was only on the night of the second day of the ninth month that the Xiongnu rangers brought the news back to the camp of Shamati.
At that time, the camp was brightly lit, and more than 30,000 paces rode the battalion for several miles, and the momentum was extremely strong.
On this night, Liu Fu, the king of Bohai, had just finished inspecting the camp and returned to the tent to have a drink with Wang Zhang.
"The Shangdang intercepted Liu Kun's messenger, and his people moved to Yuanzhou County, hoping to meet Pingyang in October and attack my Han." Liu Fu smiled: "What a arrogant person, I can't figure out how many catties and taels I have, it's really ridiculous." ”
Wang Zhang also laughed.
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Liu Kun has extremely distinct advantages and disadvantages.
The advantage is that he is famous and good at soothing miscellaneous beards.
The disadvantage is that the ability is not good, and the people who are dissatisfied with him and disperse are similar to the people who come.
Moreover, he has many problems that scholars should have.
He takes medicine and eats loosely, indulges in lust, often has no clear directors, and does not distinguish between good and bad.
Just recently, there was a person named Linghu Ni who came from Jinyang to vote, and he was false.
Mud father Sheng, is the Jinyang Protector, Liu Kun's general.
Because Liu Kun favored Xu Run, and let him be the Jinyang Order, Zhi Run was arrogant and interfered in political affairs, which made Hu Sheng repeatedly admonish. Kun was angry, and Xu Run took the opportunity to blow the wind again, and Liu Kun killed Ling Husheng.
Ling Hu Ni ran away in a hurry, took refuge in the big Han, and told the inside story of Jinyang one by one.
The Son of Heaven was overjoyed, and with Linghu Ni as the forerunner, he persuaded the generals of Jinyang to surrender, and enabled Liu Yao, the king of Zhongshan, who had withdrawn to Pingyang, and ordered him to kill his troops to Jinyang together with Wang Cang of Hanoi.
Liu Kun went east on the pretext of going to Hebei to recruit troops, leaving Hao Xu and Zhang Qiao to guard the army.
Jinyang has no soldiers and no food, it is impossible to defend the city, plus Linghu Ni persuaded many people to surrender, this time there is a great chance to take Jinyang.
Wang Zhang is very satisfied with this.
How many years have passed, and Jinyang can finally be taken, so that the location in the mountains and rivers of the state can be fully controlled, wonderful!
"After Jinyang took it, he was lonely and persuaded His Majesty—" Liu Fu raised his glass and said with a smile.
Before he finished speaking, he saw that his relatives would open the big tent and enter.
Liu Fu reluctantly put down the wine glass and asked, "What's the matter?" ”
The general did not hesitate and reported directly: "There is news from Kip Shijin that the Jin army crossed the river in a big way and seized the ferry. ”
"What?" Liu Fu was fixed there, holding the white jade cup tightly in his right hand, and his green tendons were exposed.
The pro-general repeated it again.
"When did you cross the river? How many people are there? Wang Zhang asked quietly.
"It should be thirty days and nights." The general added: "The Jin thieves are now overhauling the walled city, thinking that they will hold on. According to the scouts, there should be no less than 10,000 thieves. ”
Liu Fu was still in a state of shock and did not come back to his senses.
Wang Zhang was silently calculating.
The figure of "10,000 people" should be credible, as it was extrapolated from the number of ships owned by the Jin army and the frequency of ferries in a day.
10,000 people crossed the river, but it's troublesome!
"Kip Shijin may mobilize troops to encircle and suppress near Kip Shijin?" Liu Fu finally calmed down, Huo Ran got up, and asked.
Wang Zhang shook his head.
Kip Shijin is not the focus of defense, after all, it is eighty or ninety miles upstream. Previously, 3,000 soldiers were stationed, but they only played the role of monitoring and harassment, and later 1,500 infantry soldiers and 500 cavalry soldiers were transferred, and only 1,000 soldiers remained.
These 1,000 people, not only to guard the imperial camp, but also to divide troops to inspect the riverbank, is really not enough.
If the Jin army crossed the river from this side and attacked at night, it would only have to face a few hundred foot soldiers. It rained heavily on the night of the thirtieth, and these people may have been unprepared—alas, Wang Zhang sighed, and took every precaution, but in the end he was struck by the voices of the people, and there was no help.
Liu Shi immediately spread out the map.
Wang Zhang's eyes were sharp, and he saw that his hands were a little trembling, and he sighed even more in his heart.
Liu Fu's gaze swept across the map.
Probably only there are soldiers in Yiguan, but they are the people who are transferred to guard the pass in turn, and they cannot be moved lightly, and the number of people is only four or five thousand, so it does not play a big role.
"Can you let Your Majesty personally enlist?" Liu Fu's face became more and more anxious, and he didn't choose to speak.
"The general is cautious." Wang Zhang reminded softly.
Liu Fu reacted, unable to sit down, breathing a little short, his eyes rolled around, obviously still trying to figure out how to solve it.
"General, this matter still needs to be reported to Pingyang." Wang Zhang said.
Liu Shi glanced at him with a pleading gaze.
Wang Zhang avoided his eyes and said to himself: "General Zhenyuan is in Jizhou, General Zhenxi is in Fengyi, King Zhongshan and King Hanoi have gone to Jinyang, and General is in Hanoi." Now Hebei can be used, in addition to Shile, the only thing that can be used in Hebei is the forbidden troops guarding the surrounding areas of Pingyang. If these soldiers move, they must have the permission of the Son of Heaven. ”
"There are still more than 30,000 steps to ride in the Shama Causeway camp, and there is still a chance!" Liu Fu couldn't listen to Wang Zhang's calm analysis, and interrupted directly.
"More than 33,000 people, Shi Le, Zhao Gu's soldiers and horses account for more than 20,000, they can defend the camp, if they fight with Shao thieves, do they really have a chance of winning?" Wang Zhang asked rhetorically.
Liu Fu can't be right.
"Field? Garrison? Liu Fu reacted immediately and said in surprise: "The Chinese army is saying that the Shao thief may lead the army eastward and attack my camp?" Isn't that a chance? ”
"He may come, but it's hard to say whether he has a chance." Wang Zhang sighed: "The military situation is urgent, let's report to the Son of Heaven first." ”
Liu Fu's face turned pale.
Wang Zhang didn't look at him, got up and said goodbye, returned to his tent, and picked up a pen to write.
A moment later, the messenger rushed out of the camp and headed for Binh Duong via Yiguan.
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