Chapter Thirty: The First Battle of the Yellow Turban
Li Ru looked at everyone with lustful eyes, and then said: "In my opinion, it is better to let Captain Jia go. Captain Jia has always been brave and resourceful, and he will definitely be qualified for this battle."
Jia Rong didn't understand why Li Ru was still targeting him. He was already very serious and careful in his work.
After listening to Li Ru's analysis, Dong Zhuo repeatedly claimed that it was right and ordered: "Zhiyuan, lead your troops immediately to fight against the Yellow Turbans. There must be no mistakes. This battle can only be won but not defeated."
Jia Rong raised his hand to Dong Zhuo and said: "General, don't worry, I will definitely complete my humble duty."
Seeing the development of the situation, Guo Si became anxious. He originally thought that Dong Zhuo would send his capable general Hua Xiong to fight in the first battle. Unexpectedly, Li Ru came up with such an idea to Dong Zhuo. Guo Si immediately stepped forward and saluted Dong Zhuo and said
: "General, Beizhi is willing to fight the Yellow Turbans with Jia Xiaowei; Jia Xiaowei's soldiers are basically infantry, and Beizhi's soldiers are basically cavalry. Beizhi believes that working with Jia Xiaowei, we can defeat the Yellow Turbans in one fell swoop."
After listening to Guo Si's analysis, Dong Zhuo thought that there were about 10,000 Yellow Turban soldiers in front, and it would not be appropriate to send Jia Rong's troops, so he agreed to Guo Si's request.
Therefore, the task of going to fight against the Yellow Turbans was completed by Jia Rong and Guo Si.
After the generals returned to their own troops, Dong Zhuo looked puzzled and said to Li Ru behind him: "Xianxiong, why did you send Jia Rong there? I originally planned to let Hua Xiong go. Hua Xiong is brave and brave."
, we will definitely be able to defeat the Yellow Turban soldiers in front of us in one fell swoop.”
Li Ru respectfully replied: "My lord, the yellow turbans in front are not of concern. What combat effectiveness can a group of soldiers composed of common people have? I mainly want to test whether Jia Rong is loyal to the lord."
Dong Zhuo suddenly said: "So that's the case, but Jia Rong has always been serious about his work in the army. There is nothing wrong with him."
"It's not right to do things seriously. This Jia Rong is not simple." Li Ru said in a cold tone.
Dong Zhuo still didn't understand what Li Ru meant, but he didn't delve into it. He was very relieved about this son-in-law. Basically all military affairs in the army were handled by him. He had a lot to do to reach this point.
of credit.
After Jia Rong returned to the team, he immediately sent all sentinels to the location of the Yellow Turban soldiers ten miles away to inquire about the specific situation.
Then he and Guo Si led more than 2,200 cavalry and more than 2,000 infantry to the Yellow Turban soldiers ten miles away. Along the way, sentries kept coming back to report information about the Yellow Turban soldiers ahead.
Preliminary information shows that there are about 11,000 Yellow Turban soldiers in the front, some of them are old and weak, women and children, and some are ordinary people carrying farm tools for plowing. The specific number of elite soldiers is unknown.
Jia Rong rode his horse to Guo Si's side to discuss how the next battle should proceed. Guo Si's sentinels had also reported back the military information ahead. Guo Si learned most of the situation of the Yellow Turban soldiers ahead.
After research by Jia Rong and Guo Si, they decided to use cavalry to charge and kill, and the infantry to fight after the cavalry disrupted the Yellow Turban soldiers' positions. That is, the infantry was responsible for cleaning the battlefield, and the cavalry was the main force.
After careful consideration, Jia Rong said: "Brother, if we divide the cavalry into two parts, you and I will each lead a part of the troops to attack the Yellow Turban soldiers' position. This will give the Yellow Turban soldiers the illusion that our army is powerful, and it will be easier to disrupt their position."
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Since it was his first time to fight with the Yellow Turban soldiers, he didn't know much about the specific strength of the Yellow Turban soldiers. This was also the first time Jia Rong used cavalry to fight, so Jia Rong seriously discussed with Guo Bang how to defeat more than 10,000 Yellow Turban soldiers. After all, his own side
The two troops combined totaled less than 5,000 people.
After listening to Jia Rong's analysis, Guo Bang nodded and said: "My second brother's words are reasonable. There are two thousand cavalry under my command, and I am responsible for attacking the Yellow Turban soldiers' position from the front. You attack from the side."
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Jia Rong knew that Guo Bang was taking care of him. If he attacked the Yellow Turban soldiers' position head-on, he would definitely encounter great resistance. After Guo Bang divided his cavalry among a thousand men, the number was not as large as the cavalry under his command.
"Brother, this time I will attack from the front. I have studied with him for so long. I want to test the results of what I have learned. This will also help me improve in the future." Jia Rong declined in another way.
As if he saw Jia Rong's little thoughts, Guo Bang laughed and said: "In that case, I will take it as my second brother, but you must pay attention to your own safety when charging on the battlefield."
Jia Rong nodded in agreement.
Ten miles away, the cavalry arrived in the blink of an eye.
When approaching the camp of the Yellow Turban soldiers, Jia Rong found that the Yellow Turban soldiers were already waiting. It seemed that there were capable people among the Yellow Turban soldiers.
His first task was to attack the Yellow Turban position. Jia Rong ordered 1,200 cavalry to attack the Yellow Turban soldiers in a roundabout way. Roundabout attack is a common way of cavalry combat, mainly using the powerful impact of the cavalry to cause the greatest damage to the enemy's position.
Destruction is the best way to disrupt the enemy's position.
The Qiang cavalry of Jia Rong's tribe still maintained their past habits. When they approached the Yellow Turban soldiers' position about 150 steps, they loaded their bows and arrows and fired at the Yellow Turban soldiers.
The Yellow Turban soldiers were all wearing coarse clothes and had no armor to cover their bodies. When arrows passed by, the soldiers fell to the ground like wheat.
Jia Rong did not have strict requirements for the weapons used by his cavalry on the battlefield, as long as he used them smoothly.
The head-on collision between the two armies began. The cavalry led by Jia Rong took out a variety of weapons. The soldiers used weapons of all kinds, maces, broadswords, spears, as long as they could be named, Jia Rong's cavalry
It will appear in the team.
However, Guo Bang's cavalry all used long spears, leaping on their horses and raising their spears to kill the Yellow Turban soldiers.
Jia Rong was riding on a high-speed horse, holding a long knife in his hand, and cut a Yellow Turban soldier into two pieces with one blow, and then rushed deep into the Yellow Turban soldiers' position. Seeing the bravery of the general, the cavalry following Jia Rong shouted
, slashed the weapon in his hand at the Yellow Turban soldier.
The Yellow Turban soldiers suffered numerous casualties as they were charged and trampled by the cavalry.
The Yellow Turban soldiers have never experienced such a war. In the past, when fighting, their own armies came to the county town, and they did not need to attack the city at all. The county magistrate, county guard, etc. would abandon the city and flee, and then enter the city to plunder, and then attack
Depart from the next city.
The cavalry led by Jia Rong did not encounter much resistance and took the position of the Yellow Turban soldiers in a detour. Although there were some elite soldiers among the Yellow Turban soldiers, they were in a small number after all and could not withstand the attack of more than a thousand cavalry.
Seeing that the Yellow Turban soldiers suffered numerous casualties under the charge of the cavalry led by them; the Yellow Turban soldiers saw their companions falling one by one under the charge of the cavalry. The Yellow Turban soldiers were all so frightened that when they saw the cavalry coming, they gave way one after another;
Jia Rong sighed in his heart, what kind of soldiers were these? They were clearly a group of common people who carried farm tools on their shoulders and rebelled. Moreover, he led the cavalry to charge, and he did not see that they had a general to deploy soldiers.
Although Jia Rong couldn't bear to raise the butcher's knife to them, now they are rebels. This is a battlefield, and the Yellow Turban soldiers are the enemy. All he has to do is to destroy the enemy. There is no sympathy or lack of sympathy; he was cultivated in the army in his previous life.
Habits always remind Jia Rong: "Don't be merciful when dealing with your enemies, otherwise you will only be hurt."
Seeing that the enemy was powerful, the Yellow Turban soldiers fled in all directions.
At this time, a thousand cavalry led by Guo Si arrived and joined Jia Rong's soldiers and the fleeing Yellow Turban soldiers. Jia Rong led his 200 cavalry to kill where the Yellow Turban soldiers were most concentrated. Jia Rong's
The first method was to divide and encircle the station, that is, to disperse the enemies and then kill them one by one.
After chasing the Yellow Turban soldiers for more than ten miles, Jia Rong and Guo Bin led the cavalry troops back.
At this time, the infantry who arrived later were responsible for cleaning the battlefield, and the captured Yellow Turban soldiers were gathered together.
Jia Rong immediately sent troops to inform Dong Zhuo that all the Yellow Turban soldiers in front had been wiped out.
In this battle, more than 4,000 Yellow Turban soldiers were killed and more than 2,000 were captured. About 4,000 Yellow Turban soldiers escaped, but our own losses were very small. Jia Rong's 200 cavalry lost more than 30 cavalry. Guo Si
The cavalry lost about 200 men, and the infantry suffered no casualties.
Half an hour later, after receiving the news, Dong Zhuo arrived in person with more than a hundred cavalrymen. He was very happy to hear the results reported by Jia Rong.
If he won the first battle with very little loss and reported it to the Han Emperor, he would definitely get a lot of rewards, so Dong Zhuo seemed very excited.
Dong Zhuo pulled Jia Rong affectionately, and Guo Bang said: "You two have made great contributions to defeating the Yellow Turban soldiers this time. I will definitely report it to the Holy One and ask for credit for you."
Jia Rong and Guo Si hurriedly thanked them.
The reason why the victory was so smooth this time was because these Yellow Turban soldiers were wandering behind the Yellow Turban army, picking up some small bargains. Most of them were ordinary people, and there were also many old and weak. There were only more than a thousand Yellow Turban soldiers who were truly capable of fighting.
Only then did Jia Rong and Guo Si easily defeat the Yellow Turban soldiers. Before the original plan could be implemented, the Yellow Turban soldiers had already started to flee.
After the battlefield was cleared, Li Ru arrived with his army. Listening to the results reported by Jia Rong and Guo Bin, Li Ru thought deeply for a while. According to the news, the Yellow Turban rebels attacked the city and plundered the territory all the way. How could they be so unbearable?
Attack, the reason why I said that the Yellow Turban soldiers were incompetent was just to reassure Dong Zhuo. I didn't expect that the Yellow Turban soldiers were really incompetent.
When Jia Rong told Li Ru the specific situation of the battlefield, Li Ru suddenly understood.
Dong Zhuo reluctantly took out 200 war horses and rewarded them to Jia Rong and Guo Si to show their merit. In fact, it was also to win over his subordinates.
What Jia Rong lacks now is war horses, so he is naturally overjoyed; he still has a lot of pre-Qiang cavalry in his team, and he can fight as soon as he mounts his horse, so he doesn't have to worry about the source of cavalry at all.
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