Chapter 53: Scattering and Attacking to Lead the Snake Out of the Hole
No one in Chu Yun's army would pay attention to the few farmers on the side of the road, and even if they saw it, they wouldn't pay attention to it. Not to mention that they won't go to Luoyang City to report the news, even if they do, they can still run faster than horses? Even if they run faster than horses, the walls of Luoyang City are already broken, and they can still build a new city wall in a short time? You must know that this is their own sin, and it is time for them to taste the bitter fruit.
As they got closer and closer to Luoyang City, the more people they met, and everyone could recognize them when they saw the red military uniform and the huge banner of the deputy governor of the prefecture, they were the army of the imperial court. Those Han people are crying bitterly, although the court is not a good thing, but there is no harm if there is no comparison, these Huns are too hard to oppress, almost all Han people miss the court that is still better.
But the Hu people were stupid, they knew that this was not their cavalry, these Hu people were also very easy to distinguish, most of the horsemen and those with hair and beards different from the Han were Hu people, and the scouts of the Iron Blood Army scattered out, killing every Hu who tried to escape or resist, but did not commit any crime against the Han people.
The towering city wall of Luoyang City appeared in front of the Iron Blood Army, and the forward Fang Dashan shouted excitedly, he was the forward of the Iron Blood Army, and he was also the first to enter Luoyang City, because the Huns had always been careless, when the Iron Blood Army appeared, the soldiers who charged at the city gate were in a mess, and no one thought about closing the city gate, they just wanted to escape, they were eager for their parents to have two legs. It's a pity that they are still not as fast as the four hooves, Fang Dashan took the lead and entered Luoyang City, and almost none of the dozens of city gate soldiers escaped, all of them were killed on the spot.
Fang Dashan's forwards scattered in four teams and seized the city gate according to the original plan, and then Chu Yun's Chinese army entered in a big way and went straight to the county guard's mansion. Liu Bi's left army maintained order in the city, while Guo Shuozi's right army killed the big families in the city, Chu Yun had already said that all the officials and big families in Luoyang City should be killed, either the Huns or their lackeys, Chu Yun would not let any of them go.
When Chu Yun's army continued to enter Luoyang City, the county guard of Luoyang County ordered Hu Jun to know that the Jin Dynasty army had come in, and Hu Jun was surprised, he was a member of the Linghu family, after Luoyang City was broken two years ago, he was captured by the Huns, he was not responsible for the noble bloodline of the Linghu family, but surrendered to the Huns without bones, but he didn't expect that the official position he had just sold himself in exchange for glory became a hot potato in a short time, and he regretted his death.
"I surrender, I am a son of the Linghu family. Ling Hujun took off his official robe and led a group of subordinate officials and servants of the county guard mansion to surrender outside the county guard mansion, Chu Yun has not yet arrived, and the people of the Iron Blood Army don't know how to deal with it, after all, the prestige of the family is still deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and the pressure on the group of poor people of the Iron Blood Army is very great. Seeing that the Iron Blood Army only surrounded the county guard mansion and did not make a move, Hu Jun breathed a sigh of relief, and he felt that his little fate was saved.
"The Governor is here. The iron-blooded army surrounding the county guard mansion got out of the way, and Chu Yun rode a tall red horse and walked over slowly.
"You are the county guard of Luoyang County?" Chu Yun saw the old man in Jin clothes at the front, this old man was a talent, and he was still personable at this time.
"I'm ashamed, in order to order the fox family of the Cheng clan to order Hu Jun, in order to stay useful for the imperial court, I had to take refuge in the Hu people, and now the imperial army has recovered the old capital, I am ready to abandon the darkness and turn to the light. I don't know which family the adult is, I have made the fox family inherit for thousands of years, I know one or two of all the families, maybe I am still an old friend with the ancestors of the adult. Hu Jun was surprised by Chu Yun's youth, but now that people are swordsmen and I am fish and meat, he has to pull down his face and climb the relationship.
"So it's still under my rule. Chu Yun looked at Ling Hujun and said expressionlessly, the Yan clan is the county of Shangdang County.
"Oh? Could it be that Your Excellency is a subordinate of Lord Liu Kun? I have a very good relationship with Brother Liu Kunxian, when Brother Liu Xian was in Luoyang, he also lived in my Linghu family, I don't know if Brother Liu Xian is not there, I want to see the old man." "This Ling Hujun is really a talent, and he will climb up according to Chu Yun's words.
Chu Yun smiled: "I don't know what is the relationship between Your Excellency and Ling Husheng?" Ling Hujun was stunned when he heard Chu Yun's question, how could he not know that Liu Kun killed Ling Husheng last year, and Ling Husheng's son Ling Husheng betrayed and led the Huns to break through Jinyang. This Ling Husheng really has something to do with him, he is his cousin, although it is not one, but the relationship is also very close.
"This, Linghu Sheng is indeed a member of my Linghu family, but my Linghu family has already expelled them, I believe that Brother Liu Kunxian will understand, please let me meet Brother Liu Kunxian, okay?" Chu Yun really wanted to laugh when he heard Ling Hujun's words, if it weren't for the fact that there were too many people who had no face and no skin, how could it be that after the Jin Dynasty, Huaxia was divided for hundreds of years, and it was this group of people who didn't want ancestors to give Hu people a tiger, Chu Yun really had no interest in teasing him.
"Hujun, the county commander of Luoyang County, Liu En, the county guard of Luoyang County, Bo Zhangkai, the county lord of Luoyang, Wang Nian, the county lieutenant of Luoyang County, Chang Shen, and Chang Zhen, the governor of Luoyang County, are all not there?" After Chu Yun finished speaking, the six people stood up tremblingly, they really didn't know why Chu Yun called their names.
"Very good, all of them were cut down and hung outside the county guard's mansion, all their families were confiscated, and all the descendants were uprooted. Chu Yun's face changed, and he said coldly, as soon as he finished speaking, all six of them became excited.
"My lord, don't, I am really friends with Lord Liu Kun. β
"My lord, I am willing to put aside the chaos and be loyal to the imperial court. β
"You can't kill me, my brother is serving under King Langya. β
"I don't want to die. β
Chu Yun walked in first, no matter what the six people were saying, Chu Yun would not be soft-hearted, and the rest of the hundred and tenth officials and officials were all colorless, these six people were basically all the senior officials of Luoyang County, I didn't expect this person to be so ruthless.
"Is Gao Liangcheng, Gongcao of Luoyang County, and Cheng Lu Wang of Luoyang County here?" After Chu Yun entered, Guo Yong watched the six people being killed, and then asked the remaining hundred and ten people, and it took a long time for the two of them to stand up tremblingly.
"Come in with me, and the rest wait here for orders. Guo Yong walked in with two people, the two of them were very scared, but they saw the fate of the six chiefs, entered the lobby, and saw Chu Yun holding some Luoyang literature to read with relish, the two people did not dare to speak, standing under the hall and waiting for Chu Yun to ask, during which there were soldiers constantly coming in and out to report the military situation. The two of them also listened naturally, all the officials were caught by them without running, all the 1,000 soldiers stationed in Luoyang City surrendered, 500 of them were killed, and all the families of the other people who were killed were confiscated, and all the news showed that Luoyang City had changed hands.
"Gao Liangcheng, a son of a poor family, you spent ten years step by step with your own skills and the value of the previous county guard of Luoyang County to become the Gongcao of Luoyang County, two years ago you were captured, your family was imprisoned, you had to re-serve for the sake of your family, and you were deeply valued by the county guard of Luoyang County. During this period, you defended the Han people many times and saved many people, but your own family was sick but had no money for treatment, so that your daughter died of illness, you are very good. Luoyang County Cheng Lu Wang, the nephew of the previous generation of Lu Chen, you have few literary names, forced by the Huns to go out, during the period of inaction against the Huns, you are depressed day and night, often drunk and crying at night and miss the ancestors and relatives. Am I right?" After Chu Yun finished speaking, the two of them were taken aback, how did Chu Yun know their personalities and deeds?
"Don't be surprised, I'll tell you your identity first, I am the deputy governor of the prefecture, the general of the broken capt, the county guard of Shangdang County, the acting county guard of Xihe County, and the commander of the iron-blooded army Chu Yun, I sent someone to Luoyang half a year ago to inquire about the news, so of course I know your personality, Lu County Cheng, your Lu family is in my Shangdang County, and your cousin Lu Yi is serving as the county commander in Tongluo of my Shangdang County. After Chu Yun finished speaking, Lu Wang was overjoyed, his eyes were red and tears flowed directly, in the Yongjia Rebellion, their Lu family was scattered all over the place, he thought that his family was all dead, so he had been in pain, and now that he finally heard the news of his family, he cried with joy.
"Okay, two, although my iron-blooded army has recovered Luoyang, you also know that the Huns will not give up, and there are still 5,000 Huns stationed in Hanoi County. The lone army is deep, and it is difficult to defend, so before I come again, I have decided to move the people near Luoyang to Shangdang County, and now that Luoyang City has been broken, I have asked my subordinates to take the documents of the county guard of Luoyang County to deceive all the nearby cities, let's also learn from the Huns, I want to leave a blank land for the Huns. But I need the help of two brothers who are proficient in government affairs and know Luoyang County well, I don't know if the two of you are willing to help me?" Chu Yun looked at the two of them with blazing eyes, and Lu Wang immediately said that his family was under Chu Yun, how could he not help, and Gao Liangcheng groaned for a while, and then agreed. He doesn't care much about his own gains and losses, but once the people move over long distances, then there will definitely be damage, but Chu Yun has already decided, he can't change it, and he can only try his best to help reduce the loss of the people, this guy is really a good official.
Chu Yun was busy with a lot of things next, he basically robbed all the big families in Luoyang City, this group of guys who defected to the enemy and betrayed the country were really rich, and they scavenged out countless amounts of money, and what was even more pleasing was that they scavenged a lot of grain and grass, these families were all families based in Luoyang for many years, Luoyang was torn by war, and they still had such a family background, and it was no wonder that they still lived very well. However, this kind of thing is not easy for Chu Yun to do often, these families can rely on them to commit treason, but once or twice, if they get too much, they will offend all the families in the world.
With the help of Gao Liangcheng and Lu Wang, those officials who were still conscientious were singled out, and they helped the people inside and outside Chuyun City to relocate, that is, Gao Liangcheng's official reputation was very good, so although there were many people who did not want to move, they were all ready to leave under Gao Liangcheng's persuasion. And the people outside the city, he also sent people to inform.
Chu Yun also cleaned up the Hu people on a large scale, for the Huns, Chu Yun directly killed, those miscellaneous Hu who didn't do much evil, Chu Yun absorbed them into the Iron and Blood Army, of course, Chu Yun also recruited troops in Luoyang City. Now Chu Yun has recruited more than 3,000 people, which is not bad, you must know that Luoyang is only 30,000 people, and he has killed thousands of them, and he can even recruit 3,000 soldiers.
After Luoyang was captured, Chu Yun ordered the forward Fang Dashan, the left army Liu Bi, and the right army Guo Shuzi to leave Luoyang.
A week later, Chu Yun left a thousand people to garrison Luoyang under the leadership of Guo Yong, and after the people were ready, he took everyone to move north, and he also had three thousand newly recruited Iron and Blood Army Sixth Brigade to assist, so there should be no big problem. And Chu Yun commanded 3,000 people to kill Hanoi County, Chu Yun not only wanted to sweep away Luoyang County, but also swept away Hanoi County. Don't look at the Huns, but without the taxes of Luoyang County and Hanoi County, look at how they support their hundreds of thousands of troops, you must know that no matter how rich Hedong County and Pingyang County are, they are only two counties.
Look at the current territory of the Xiongnu Khanate to know how ridiculous their strategic vision is, they have hundreds of thousands of armor, but they are fighting with the Jin Dynasty in Chang'an, and they are cheap Shile, they seem to be strong, occupying the richest Sili Prefecture, but the survival situation is not good. To the north is Liu Kun of Bingzhou, to the south is Yizhou and Jingzhou, which are loyal to the Jin Dynasty, to the west is Chang'an Xiaoting Court and Liangzhou, and to the east is Shile, who has the same bed and different dreams, and it is no wonder that they are declining more and more later. If it weren't for the King of Langya of the Jin Dynasty in the south, who sat on the mountain and watched the tiger fight, they could have sent troops to recapture Luoyang, and now Luoyang's defense force is very weak.
According to Chu Yun's idea, if the Huns did not fight Chang'an and let them fend for themselves, but attacked Yizhou, Qingzhou, and Youzhou, then they would be able to include all the Central Plains in their own hands, and Shi Le did not dare to rebel, and even later Shi Le said that the emperor destroyed the Xiongnu and Han States, which was their own self-inflicted and short-sighted.
This time, Chu Yun will first tear off the seemingly strong camouflage of the Huns, expose them to everyone's eyes, and let the Han people regain their confidence, of course, some people may say that doing so may give the Chang'an Jin Dynasty a chance to breathe, and the prestige of the imperial court will be restored, and Chu Yun will not be able to seize the world. But this is contrary to Chu Yun's wishes, if he is not worthy of the Han people, he will not be idle to fight for hegemony in the world, he knows that he is just a passerby, and practicing martial arts is his main business. When the time comes, it will be a safe corner, and the benefits given by the imperial court are enough, so he will be obedient and concentrate on practicing martial arts, if the imperial court crosses the river and demolishes the bridge, then Chu Yun is not easy to provoke, and if he can't do it, he will hide in the mountains, just let him practice martial arts with peace of mind. What's more, whether the imperial court can revive itself is a matter of two words.
Chu Yun commanded an army of 3,000 to kill Hanoi County, and along the way, he was constantly able to meet scouts who came to pay respects, and the twenty-one counties of Luoyang County were broken through thirteen in just half a month, and thanks to the order of the county guard of Luoyang County, even if they were loyal Huns, they would not suspect that they were enemies.
Chu Yun ordered them to relocate their subjects according to the original plan, and at the same time entered Hanoi County, within five days, Chu Yun broke through the three county seats, Chu Yun ordered the whole army to rest, and patiently waited for the 5,000 Xiongnu army stationed in Zhihuai County.
Chu Yun believed that with the arrogance of the Huns, and the understanding of the leader of the Hun army, they would never sit back and wait for Chu Yun to attack, and would definitely come out to fight with Chu Yun in the field, the place where Chu Yun was stationed was the battlefield that Chu Yun chose, this place was on the south bank of the Yellow River, low all around, and Chu Yun's camp was high, once the enemy attacked, Chu Yun's subordinates would attack from top to bottom by virtue of the terrain, so as to occupy a favorable position.
Chu Yun wanted to attack 5,000 people with 3,000 people, so as to break the myth of the invincibility of the Hun cavalry, and Chu Yun had high confidence in his own cavalry.
The news was deliberately spread by Chu Yun, and soon spread to the county seat of Hanoi County, Zhihuai, the Xiongnu commander who received the news, was really furious, and he still refused to listen under the persuasion of the officials of Hanoi County, and he led 5,000 elite soldiers out of Zhihuai County, killing Chu Yun's army stationed on the south bank of the Yellow River, and a shocking war was about to break out.
Gongshi Leopard's father is Gongshi Yu, a minister who helped Liu Yuan establish the Han State, and is now Liu Cong's Taizhong doctor, this official position is not too high, but only from the fourth official position, so Gongshi Yu is very unhappy, thinking that he is not reused, so he has many complaints. But his son Gongshi Leopard is valued by Liu Cong, this Gongshi Leopard is rarely brave, once served as Liu Cong's guard, and once fought two evil wolves alone in order to protect Liu Cong.
Therefore, Liu Cong appointed him as the county guard of Hedong County, crowned the general of Anguo, and even personally acted as a matchmaker and married one of his half-sisters to him, which shows the importance attached to him, his five thousand cavalry is an iron-clad Hun cavalry, not a miscellaneous army, and his main role is to deter the Jin Dynasty forces in the south.
However, his father, Gongshi Yu, was good at face-to-face, and he once told his son that his fate was to be shrouded in the face of a corpse on the battlefield, and persuaded his son not to join the army. But the public teacher leopard was overjoyed, and once said that the battlefield shroud is the natural fate of soldiers, so he resolutely joined the army.
In history, this public teacher leopard was repeatedly demoted because of his father's involvement, and became a school captain, and under Liu Cong's acquiescence, he died in a war next year, and he didn't even leave a name in the official history, but I don't know if he will still have the original fate in the face of Chu Yun this time.
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