For more than a hundred years, the Western Army has been fighting endlessly against Dangxiang, opening up frontiers and opening up borders with great or small results from time to time. The soldiers are brave and good at fighting, and brave generals have emerged in large numbers. This time when the Red Husband invaded the south, the imperial court issued an edict to the king of soldiers and horses in the world. The biggest
Expectations still fall on the Western Army.
However, during the Northern Expedition against Yan, the imperial court transferred the main forces of the Jingsheng and Xuanwu armies to Hedong to participate in the war. In order to prevent the Dangxiang people from making any changes, the other main troops of the Western Army were mainly sent to the border states bordering Dangxiang.
The Chihu people brazenly tore up the peace treaty. After the Tianxiong Army, the Jingsheng and Xuanwu armies were also destroyed in Yunshuo. The situation changed so fast that it was dizzying to see.
King Qin issued an edict to Chang'an Mansion, and Miao Yanxiong, the general manager of the horse and infantry capitals of all roads in Shaanxi, Zheng Huaizhong, the Qinfeng Road economic and pacification envoy, was appointed as the chief and deputy general manager of the army and horse capital of the camp, and Gao Chunnian, the transfer envoy of Shaanxi, was appointed as the supervisor of the army (supervisor of the army and horse capital of the camp).
I don't dare to slack off at all, but it is the cold season and the roads are blocked by ice and snow. It is not easy to transfer all the regular troops, Fan Yong and Xiang Zhuang from the border states.
The front army, which was mainly composed of cavalry, also waited until the 20th of the first month to assemble at Chang'an Mansion where the Shaanxi Transfer Envoy Department and the Qinfeng Road Economic Strategy and Appeasement Envoy Department were located.
However, within the territory of Da Viet Shaanxi, there are rugged mountains and rivers, but few flat rivers. The Western Army has been fighting endlessly with the Dangxiang people for more than a hundred years, but they mainly focus on attacking and seizing fortresses. They rarely penetrate into the hinterland controlled by the Dangxiang people for long-distance operations. In addition, the source of high-quality war horses is limited.
Feeding was extravagant and the entire Western Army had a very limited number of cavalry; the main focus of operations was to cover the flanks, which was an embarrassing task.
Therefore, even if the Western Army gathered 10,000 cavalry as the front army, they would not dare to march eastward rashly.
It was delayed until the beginning of February, when the 40,000 soldiers and horses of the left and right armies were assembled, and the first batch of 50,000 reinforcements of the Western Army was led by Zheng Huaizhong, the deputy commander of the troops and horses of King Qin's camp, from Chang'an Prefecture and Tongguan.
The land opens up and moves eastwards.
In February and June, Zheng Huaizhong personally entered Hangu Pass with his cavalry; February 6 was also the day when Cao Shi led the Han army in Lanzhou and arrived at the gate of Gong County.
At this time, the soldiers and horses from the west wing of the Red Army also arrived in front of Hangu Pass.
If Cao Shili's troops can successfully capture Gongxian, Yanshi and other cities, and completely control the passage at the northern foot of Songshan Mountain, the Chihu people will send the main force to the west, intersperse to the west of Mengjin, and finally block the Western Army Qinwang's troops and horses.
There is no intention to advance eastward at Hangu Pass.
However, Cao Shili failed to capture Gong County until the 13th.
Chihu was in Yanshi, and the western wing division west of Mengjin only had 3,000 cavalry. Of course, it was impossible to engage in a head-on confrontation with the 50,000-horse reinforcements of the Western Army that had entered Hangu Pass.
The commander of the Chihu East Route Army did not dare to rashly deploy an additional 20 to 30,000 elite cavalry to Luoyang and west of Mengjin to join the west wing division before making full preparations and when the retreat route might be cut off at Gongxian.
In that case, if you are not careful, the entire west wing of the army will most likely suffer disaster.
During this period, the Western Army's reinforcements also used Mengjin and the fortress west of Luoyang that had not yet fallen to move their troops and horses eastward step by step.
There were only 3,000 cavalry on the west wing of the Chihu Division. Seeing that the space for galloping was being compressed step by step, they could only move back step by step.
Cao Shili's withdrawal from Gong County was actually forced by the situation west of Mengjin and Yanshi. Especially when he gave up the siege, the forward troops of the Western Army's reinforcements had already arrived on the west bank of the Yiluo River at the southeastern foothills of Mang Mountain.
They all crossed the Yiluo River and surrounded Yanshi.
By this time the weather has returned
It's getting much warmer and the ice on the Yiluo River has become thinner.
Zheng Huaizhong sent a group of troops from the upper reaches of the Yiluo River to the east bank of the Yiluo River. On the 16th, he assembled boats and built a pontoon bridge on the Yiluo River. In order to avoid being surrounded, the red cavalry on the west wing had no choice but to abandon Yanshi and retreat to Gong.
The camp at the mouth of Yiluo River in the north of the county was withdrawn.
The Western Army's reinforcements recaptured Yanshi on the 17th. At this point, the passage from Gong County to the south to Yanshi, as well as Luoyang and Mengjin to the south and west of Yanshi, were completely opened.
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"I am lowered to the post of Zheng Huaizhong, Deputy Chief of the Military and Horse Command of Shaanxi Province (Transport Envoy of Shaanxi Road, Gao Chunnian, Superintendent of Military and Horse Command of Shaanxi Province, and Wu Wenche, Transshipment Officer of Northwest Beijing Road). I have met His Highness!"
King Jing Zhao Tuan retreated into Gong County under the escort of Xu Huai and his troops. Qiao Jien, Chen Yougui, Gao Huihong and others immediately hoped that King Jing Zhao Tuan could take refuge in Luoyang City, where the city is high and the pond is deep.
Although King Jing Zhao Tuan insisted not to seek refuge in Luoyang City, where the supervisory departments were located on North Beijing Road, Chihu's partial division quickly bypassed Hulao Pass and entered Gongxian and Yanshi territory, blocking the road from Gongxian to Luoyang.
But the news that King Jing Zhao Tuan had taken refuge in Gong County had already reached Luoyang.
The main force of the Forbidden Army in Luoyang Prefecture followed the northwest route of Beijing to appease the envoy, and Zhengzhou Defense Envoy Sun Huacheng went to Zhengzhou to defend the enemy. In addition to thousands of Xiang troops and Xiang Yong, there were only three thousand Forbidden Army left in Luoyang City to assist in the defense.
Wu Wenche, who stayed behind in Luoyang, did not dare to send troops to reinforce Gong County rashly at that time.
Although the forward camp of the Japanese troops at this time was stationed at the mouth of the Yiluo River three or four miles north of Gong County, the Western Army's reinforcements had already recaptured Yanshi, and the passage from Luoyang to Gong County had also been opened, and Wu Wenche did not
Dare to neglect again, he immediately entered Gongxian city with the deputy commander of the Western Army's reinforcements Zheng Huaizhong, the military supervisor Gao Chunnian and others, surrounded by forward soldiers and horses.
"No need to be formal, Zheng Jinglue and all the princes will come into the hall to talk!" King Jing Zhao Tuan personally walked to the corridor of the side hall to welcome Zheng Huaizhong, Gao Chunnian, Wu Wenche and the forward generals of the Western Army's reinforcements, and invited them to enter the hall.
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Zheng Huaizhong, Gao Chunnian and others calmly followed King Jing Zhao Tuan to the side hall. However, Wu Wenche secretly looked at the expressions of King Jing and Qian Shangduan and others beside King Jing anxiously.
Judging from the situation when Gongxian was besieged, Wu Wenche didn't think there was anything wrong with him dragging his limited troops to Luoyang City, but it didn't mean that King Jing died in Gongxian or was captured by the Red Husbands with the fall of Gongxian.
If he were captured, he would not need to bear responsibility for this.
Although Gongxian was finally defended, it did not mean that King Jing had no resentment towards him.
Wu Wenche followed Gao Chunnian as he walked into the main hall, feeling uneasy in his heart.
Even in his opinion, King Jing, who was not favored by the officials, could not decide his future, but he would be embarrassed if he was scolded in person.
"Wu Wenche, why do you look so distracted? Is it because the barbarians are still alive and Bianliang is still under siege, so you feel uneasy?" King Jing Zhao Tuan walked into the side hall, but he was not eager to invite everyone to take a seat, but was interested in it.
He looked at Wu Wenche and asked.
"Bianliang is still trapped in a heavy siege, and barbarians have ravaged the Huaihe River. Wen Che is really having trouble sleeping and eating. He hates that he is weak and cannot go into battle to kill the thieves himself," Wu Wenche bowed and said, "and His Highness took refuge in Gong.
The county has been harassed by Japanese soldiers for so many days, and Wen Che has been unable to rush to help. He delayed seeing His Highness today, and feels even more guilty. He also asks the Highness to punish him!"
"The gain and loss of Luoyang is related to the safety of the country. You don't act hastily for me, but guard Luoyang for Dayue and the country. What's wrong?"
King Jing smiled and said,
"Besides, when I arrived in Gong County, it was not impossible that I had the opportunity to seek refuge in Luoyang. Qiao Jien and Gao Huihong both advised me to go to Luoyang, but I did not agree. I asked Qiao Jien and Gao Huihong at that time: Dai Viet was in a national crisis, the mountains and rivers were broken, and the people were massacred.
, as a prince, if I don’t step forward and call the soldiers and civilians to defend the city at this time, but I run away and avoid it, how can I be worthy of my ancestors of the Zhao family? I didn’t leave, I decided to stay in Gong County to take charge of the defense.
You see, I can still keep Gong County safe, right?"
Wu Wenche, Zheng Huaizhong, Gao Chunnian and others all looked at Qiao Jien, Chen Yougui, Gao Huihong and others in surprise and suspicion.
Yes, King Jing was in Gongxian. Not only did Gao Huihong rush to report it before Gongxian was besieged, but Caizhou also sent a letter mentioning it; even when the Japanese soldiers attacked Gongxian, Mengjin’s sentry stationed at Mang on the other side of the Yiluo River.
From the top of the mountain, one can roughly see how fierce the attack and defense were.
However, they did not know the specific process of Gong County's defense, nor did they know what role King Jing played in it.
They even thought that King Jing simply fled to Gong County. The reason why Gong County was able to be defended was because Qiao Jien, Chen Yougui, Gao Huihong and others presided over it.
Entering the side hall at this time, although King Jing has not invited everyone to take a seat, from the order in which Qian Shangduan and others followed King Jing, not only Wu Wenche, Zheng Huaizhong, and Gao Chunnian saw some problems.
Zheng Huaizhong was the envoy of Qin Feng Road's strategy and pacification. As a scholar in Gaochunnian, he was in charge of the wealth and food of Shaanxi's Fifth Road, so his actual status was higher.
Although they did not work in Beijing's North Road, as officials of the imperial court, they went to Chang'an Prefecture to take up their posts, or returned to Bianliang to report on their duties. Every time they passed through Gong County, they would come to pay homage to the imperial mausoleum.
Therefore, they all knew Qiao Jien, Chen Yougui and Gong County Magistrate Gao Huihong.
If Qiao, Chen, and Gao were in charge of the garrison affairs of Gong County, generally speaking, they would have to follow King Jing into the side hall, and at most they would have King Jing's palace Yishan Qian Shangduan interpose among them.
As the guardian of the mausoleum, Qiao Jien's own rank is not inferior to that of Wangfu Yishan, but now not only Qian Shangduan is walking in front of Qiao Jien, but there are also seven or eight generals wearing armor and wearing swords at their waists who are walking in front of Qiao Jien and others.
Entering the side hall; Qiao Jien, Chen Yougui, Gao Huihong and others acted as if they were taking it for granted.
King Jing has the most distinguished status. Of course, he can disrupt the order of seniority according to Pin Yi, but with so many people entering the hall and taking their seats, there should be an explanation and a rule, right?
Are they ranked according to their achievements in defending the city?
Qiao Jien, Chen Yougui, and Gao Huihong are not the real people in charge of defending the city?
"We learned that His Highness was in Gong County and were worried about His Highness' safety. We came to see him in a hurry, but we didn't know the details of Gong County's defense. We also asked Your Highness to inform us that the Hulu should be driven out of the Central Plains, so that we can all take credit for it.
"Gaochunnian bowed and said.
When Zhengzhou fell, the North-West Route of Beijing pacified the envoy, and the Zhengzhou defense envoy Sun Huacheng did not know whether he was alive or dead. Therefore, there is no theory that the Western reinforcements were controlled by Sun Huacheng.
Therefore, at this time, Miao Yanxiong, the general manager of the military and horse capital of Shaanxi's various camps, and Zheng Huaizhong, the deputy military commander, who were still stationed in Tongguan, and Gao Chunnian, the military and horse commander, became the supreme commander of the Western Front; Gao Chunnian, as the military and horse commander of the camp, naturally
He is responsible for all instructions, rewards and punishments.
"Ah, I haven't introduced you yet..." King Jing Zhao Tuan seemed to have thought of Zheng Huaizhong, Gao Chunnian, Wu Wenche and others who still didn't recognize Xu Huai, Wang Ju, Lu Xiong, Xu Wujiang and others...
