When the army went out, the common people rushed to give these soldiers things that their families could not bear to eat at ordinary times. Many soldiers had red eyes, and many old people even asked their young people at home to work hard to practice martial arts and then join the army.
,Faced with such a scene, Xu Huang was moved again.{.
Jiang Yu led five hundred cavalrymen and galloped away in the direction of Hanyang County, leaving only smoke and dust billowing along the way.
Jia Rong led 2,000 cavalry in the center, 500 cavalry were led by Ulan and were escorted back. The remaining cavalry, more than 100 people, were placed in Lingzhou City to maintain contact with the army at all times. Before leaving, Jia Rong also told Zhang
An army was immediately recruited to protect Pingxiang. Lone Wolf's 120 soldiers had been sent to the front line by Jia Rong three days ago to obtain more intelligence for the army.
Since they were all cavalry, the Xiliang army marched very fast, and the scouts were spreading in all directions desperately. In ancient times when communications were extremely backward, scouts were the eyes and ears of an army.
The counties and counties along the way were very cooperative and tried their best to support the Xiliang army with food and grass supplies. They even opened their troops to Jia Rong. Jia Rong also looted along the way. As long as he thought it was useful, he would load up everything and take it away. It was inevitable to go to Pingxiang.
It was a hard battle. As for the life and death of these counties, Jia Rong was not worried. After all, he was not a saint.
Jia Rong was not polite about this. Since he had such cannon fodder, why let the soldiers loyal to him die? Nearly two thousand infantry were gathered along the way, all of which were handed over to Zhang Wei's management. The infantry of the Xiliang Army were scattered in various places.
County, Zhang Wei's power has become much smaller. A team of two thousand people can just comfort Zhang Wei. Even if Zhang Wei doesn't value these things, Jia Rong must do it.
In fact, Jia Rong's army can be regarded as a strange flower in the Han army. In an era when there were many infantry and few cavalry, it was very difficult to form such a cavalry of more than 3,000 people. In addition,
The war horses in the Upper Central Plains are all castrated and are one-time consumables. War horses are even more precious. Three thousand war horses cost more than three thousand men. War horses must be carefully fed and their forage must be careful.
A small part of the war horses in Jia Rong's army have not been castrated. The Qiang people have superb riding skills. In their view, only strong horses can match warriors. In this way, many war horses can be used as horse breeds, which solves the problem of some of the Xiliang army.
The war horse problem.
The situation along the way was quickly passed to Jia Rong through a famous scout, including some important information from the front. It was also passed to the army through the hands of Lone Wolf. Based on the information obtained, it was deduced that Han Sui's Xiliang Army was advancing in Jincheng County.
The rectification can be completed before Han Sui reaches Pingxiang City.
Seven days later, Jia Rong led his army to the outside of Pingxiang City. Looking at the low walls of Pingxiang City, Jia Rong smiled bitterly, could such a wall withstand an enemy charge? Even if the Qiang troops did not have siege weapons,
They have already conquered Jincheng County, so what kind of siege tools they can't get, and with a figure like Han Sui in the army, they cannot be underestimated.
It is true that there is Li Wenhou among the Qiang people, but this rebellion combined the Xianling Qiang and Han Sui Bianzhang, so we have to pay attention to it. If you are not careful, you will die and the country will not be destroyed, and Jia Rong will only gradually
Forgotten.
Jia Rong wanted to retreat, but Dong Zhuo was stationed at Longguan and wanted to supervise the army.
Jiang Yu had already arrived at Pingxiang City first, and the county magistrate and county officials did not dare to neglect and went out of the city to greet him.
Jia Rong's reputation had already spread throughout the government and the public when the Yellow Turban was defeated in the Battle of Changshe. Coupled with last year's Qiang War, no one dared to underestimate this young general.
After cordially greeting the county magistrate, Jia Rong led the army into the city. People were already standing on both sides of the street, and it seemed that there was a sense of welcome, whether these people were sincere or not.
From these people, Jia Rong did not experience the enthusiasm and heartfelt welcome of the people in Beidi County and Lingzhou. In comparison, they looked at them coldly.
Under the command of the county magistrate, the army was stationed in the city. Three hundred personal guards followed Jia Rong like a shadow. According to Li Li's training, Jia Rong's absolute safety must be guaranteed no matter what the circumstances.
A qualified bodyguard will not hesitate to sacrifice his life.
Three hundred personal guards followed, but Jia Rong didn't take it seriously. During a war, anything could happen, so it was good to take precautions before they happened.
Jia Ronggang walked into the county government office, and three hundred personal guards surrounded the county government office. If outsiders saw it, they would think that something big was going to happen in the county government office.
Jia Rong smiled bitterly at the county magistrate beside him and said: "There is no way, these are all personal guards. Magistrate Liu understands."
Magistrate Liu said it was nothing, but in his heart he had long despised Jia Rong. He had never seen any general go out with so many soldiers. He was obviously afraid of death, and Jia Rong was nothing more than that.
The county magistrate of Pingxiang, whose surname is Liu, is a very thin old man. According to Magistrate Liu, the people of Pingxiang have mostly fled when they heard that the Qiang army was about to attack, leaving only those who are unable to leave their homeland.
There are only a few old people and only a few young adults.
The county government office naturally became the place where Jia Rong worked. As for County Magistrate Liu, he was waiting on the side. At this time, there was no such thing as respecting the old and caring for the young. Otherwise, Magistrate Liu could stand on the wall to persuade him.
The rebels surrendered.
On the day Jia Rong arrived, he immediately posted a notice in Pingxiang. Young adults who were fifteen years old could voluntarily go to the county government to sign up for the militia. They would be paid ten dollars per day, and the fifty thousand guan brought by the Xiliang Army could be used.
I have no intention of taking it back.
Fifty thousand guan is definitely a huge fortune in today's Han Dynasty. It is so big that it is unimaginable. Just imagine that a guan is equal to one thousand qian, and 50,000 guan is 50 million yuan, 50 million 50 yuan.
Baht money lasts a long time even if you count it.
No matter when, money is easy to use. As a future person, Jia Rong understands the meaning of this sentence better. However, County Magistrate Liu disagreed with Jia Rong's notice. In his opinion, even if he doesn't have to spend this money
, as soon as the notice is issued, people will also apply.
On the second day after the notice was posted, there was no longer a small number of followers gathered at the gate of the county government office. Most of them were middle-aged and elderly people, and there was no longer a small number of young and middle-aged people.
Except for those who were particularly old, Jia Rong recruited all of them to form a team of more than a thousand people, all of whom lived in the city. Jia Rong did not have to pay for their meals. This army also has a very good name, militia.
After receiving the news from Lone Wolf, the vanguard army of the rebels (let's call Han Sui Bianzhang and the Qiang rebels the rebels) would reach Pingxiang in three days. Time was running out, and Jia Rong immediately prepared a series of countermeasures.
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The first thing to do is to close the city gate tightly and block all the backs with big stones, leaving only the north gate. If reinforcements or something come, you don't have to bother to move it away.
Blocking the city gate can save the army's strength even more. The most important thing at the moment is to strengthen the city wall. Now a team of nearly 7,000 people has been assembled in the small Pingxiang City. They are all on the field. Jia Rong personally takes the command and watches.
As the city wall gradually thickened, Jia Rong's heart relaxed a little.
In order to prevent Han Sui, an old fox, from digging tunnels to attack the city, many urns have been buried in the city. As long as the Qiang people dare to do anything on the ground, the city will be informed immediately.
If time permits, Jia Rong will even dig deep trenches outside the city so that soldiers can fight the enemy in the trenches.
Today's Pingxiang City is not only impregnable, but it is also not comparable to what it was three days ago. The entire Pingxiang City is shrouded in intensive preparations, and large rocks and trees are being transported into the city desperately.
When the vanguard of the rebel army arrived at the foot of Pingxiang City, the city walls were covered with flags and swords, making all the rebel soldiers take a breath of air. How long would it take to break such a city, even if tens of thousands of troops attacked together?
, unlike the Han army, this time the rebels gathered in a hurry and lacked food and grass. They wanted to take advantage of the harvest season to make a fortune in the Han Dynasty. The counties they encountered before were basically captured in one charge.
Encountered any decent resistance.
The bravery of the Han soldiers made the rebel soldiers dare not look down upon them. The majesty of the Han Dynasty for many years has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. This is why the Han people feel superior to others.
The large black characters embroidered on the flag made many rebels even more chilly.
In terms of momentum, Jia Rong's Xiliang army has already won the victory. If you carefully observe the troops on the city wall, you will find that many of them are old and weak. However, the nearly 6,000 Han soldiers are not from this rebel army.
What the vanguard team could capture, the reason why the rebels were able to attack Pingxiang City so quickly was because other counties and counties only recruited temporary soldiers with little combat effectiveness. They could clearly see some of the situations on the city wall, and the rebels outside the city.
The military vanguard was also relieved. There was a group of temporarily formed troops in the city of love.
Jia Rong, fully armed, stood on Pingxiang City, staring closely at the two thousand rebel vanguards outside the city. The rebels had come from afar and were already a little tired. Among the two thousand people, there were more than a thousand.
infantry.
Deliberately weak, it was also to paralyze the rebels who came from afar. The three thousand cavalry that had been assembled in the city were quietly waiting for Jia Rong's orders. The eyes of the Qiang soldiers showed a bloodthirsty light. The Qiang people admired the most.
The most important thing is force, and the best way to test force is war. Qiang soldiers are not fools. The warriors they admire are not only strong generals with outstanding skills, but the key is to be able to continuously lead them to win battles.
The rebel troops outside the city were also sizing up the Han troops in the city. Suddenly, a general discovered something and communicated with the general next to him, sometimes letting out bursts of arrogant laughter.
Seeing that the rebel vanguard outside the city had lowered their vigilance, Jia Rong made a gesture to the three thousand cavalrymen who were already ready to go below the city. The north city gate, the one facing the rebels, creaked open, and the three
Thousands of cavalry rushed out of the city and attacked the rebel vanguard not far away.
Jia Rong walked down the city wall, climbed onto his horse, slapped the horse's back fiercely, and the horse ran out of the city like an arrow from its string. Three hundred guards followed closely, and Xu Huang also joined the battlefield with a spear.
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