Chapter seven hundred and seventy third the beacon in the north corner
In the latter half of the day, troops from Hedong came out.
Zhu Biaoqin's camp, Zhu Zhong's camp, Zhou Zi'ang's camp, Chen Mengren's camp, 15,000 cavalry troops; Li Panlong camp, Huyanqing camp, Gaoxie camp, 15,000 infantry troops, a total of 30,000 infantry troops
, together with tens of thousands of people, they drove straight out of Yunkou like a long dragon.
Li Panlong and Zhou Ziang acted as the vanguard, attacking first to occupy the north and south of Izumokou, and established military camps to await backup.
Zhu Biao has money, food, soldiers and horses this year, and he doesn't plan to just wander around on the grassland and then turn back. He wants to set up a logistics camp at Izumokou, and carefully collect and sweep the large grassland in the north of Yinshan Mountain.
Last week, it was not as straightforward as last time.
In order to make the infantry match the speed of the cavalry, more than 4,000 large and medium-sized carriages were allocated for this dispatch. Half of them were incorporated into logistics, and the other half were used as carriers for the infantry.
Such a cost is not small! Zhu Biao's plan is of course even bigger. He wants to severely damage the entire Uwetuo tribe. Zhu Biao understands that he does not have the strength to kill all the Hu tribe under Uwetuo's command, so he will just inflict heavy damage...
Hugo actually built a city at Izumokou in one winter?
Li Panlong and Zhou Ziang, the second generals who received the feedback from Di Feng, couldn't believe it. In the winter, the climate in Izuyunkou is so cold that the ground is as frozen as pig iron!
"The commander really beat Uwetuo painfully..."
While Li Panlong sent people to quickly report back to Zhu Biao, he and Zhou Ziang's troops accelerated their march. Ten thousand cavalry troops and three thousand men, carrying a large amount of supplies, drove to the exit of Izumo in six days.
There is definitely no shortage of stones here, but the wall south of Izumokou is only three to four feet high. Such a height is not as high as that of the county town, which shows that the construction is very inefficient. It may have something to do with the cold climate in winter.
Li Panlong didn't know how many barbarians there were in the city. Because the barbarians didn't come out to fight at all, after She Diao'er fought a few battles with the Han army's Dyfeng, everyone retreated behind the wall.
Li Panlong tentatively launched an attack. He had three thousand men. There were many old trees around, so it was easy to make some equipment.
Three days later, Li Panlong's five thousand elite soldiers failed to capture it. They suffered nearly a thousand casualties, and anxiety gradually spread in the military camp under the city. However, Li Panlong also tested the strength of the Hu people behind the wall, and
Not too many. Compared to his five thousand people, it’s not too much!
This made him even more angry.
In the Chinese military tent, Li Panlong was in a irritable mood and kept walking back and forth in the tent. One day, the large army would arrive. How would he explain to the commander?
His chief clerk had just left. The smell of blood filled the air and the faint sounds of screams made it impossible for Li Panlong to sleep.
At this time, the tent door was opened and the chief clerk, Li Chenlong, walked in.
"How are the injured soldiers being placed?" Li Panlong asked in a deep voice.
Li Chenlong replied: "Everything has been arranged properly. But there were too many casualties today. If it continues like this, it will be detrimental to the war..."
Before he finished speaking, Li Panlong was already furious and said: "Of course I know the consequences will be unfavorable, but the bones in front of me are too hard to chew. We have been attacking for three days in a row, and we are only three or four feet tall."
The high fortification wall and a mere three thousand dismounted hounds actually blocked my five thousand warriors from entering the city. There is nothing I can do about it. What do you think I should do?"
Li Chenlong fell silent. He had noticed that he had come out a long time ago. Li Chenlong and Li Panlong were related to each other by looking at their names. The two were cousins. After Li Panlong became prominent under Zhu Biao, the Li family came over to attach and support
'Come.
When the Hu people behind the wall were obviously prepared, they were fully prepared. The city had rolling logs, hard stones, hot oil, and bows and crossbows all available. The Han army called for formation outside and insulted them, but they ignored them. They only ignored them when they attacked the city.
They will fight back.
Although the barbarians also suffered casualties, they had a natural advantage in defending the city compared to themselves.
"We only have one day left. The commander will arrive tomorrow." Li Panlong was very unwilling to lose this opportunity. He gritted his teeth and said, "If I haven't captured this city before the commander arrives, then I will."
Don't even think about raising your head in front of the commander, how can you compete with Yang Yanzhang? You must capture this city before the commander arrives with his troops.
Chenlong, go and call all the scouts in the army, release them, and carefully look for me to find a place to climb the cliff. If you can find it, I will reward you heavily!"
"Yes, General." Li Chenlong had no choice but to go out.
He came outside and called all the scouts in the army, and Li Chenlong conveyed Li Panlong's wishes.
For a time, these scouts were helpless.
"You and others must know the general's temper. If we fail to win this battle, I'm afraid you won't be able to explain. You should go and find out now to see if there is really a path from the cliff directly to Hu Hou." After Li Chenlong finished speaking, he waved his order.
They go down.
But he saw one scout still staying in the same place after the other scouts left. Li Chenlong couldn't help but frown and scolded: "Why don't you obey the order?"
"Sir, I know where it is safer to go down on the cliff!"
"What? Tell me quickly." Li Chenlong originally thought that Li Panlong's idea was a dream and hysteria, but now it seems to be really feasible!
"Sir." This scout looked very short and ordinary, about twenty-four or five years old.
He took a step forward and whispered back: "Sir, the younger one is an old scout of the Hedong Army. It turned out that the Hedong Marshal had been here several times disguised as a barbarian before he arrived. I am most familiar with the Izuyunkou area. Above right
About seven miles further from the cliff, there is a place where there are layers of rocks, which look like ladder stones when blown by wind and rain..."
"Is this happening?" Hearing this, Li Chenlong was overjoyed, but then he thought again and doubted again: "In that case, why didn't you tell me earlier?"
The scout's voice continued: "Young man... his reputation is not very good. If you tell me, the general won't believe him."
"Everything in the past is gone with the wind. It is a great achievement for you to tell this matter. I will report it to the general. After it is completed, it will be your benefit." Li Chenlong didn't care about the reputation of this scout.
As long as this thing is true, that's fine. I immediately returned to the Chinese army's tent and reported it to Li Panlong.
Li Panlong was also overjoyed, but after all, he still had some shrewdness left and was not dazzled by the sudden good news. The military prince who quietly summoned the scout team asked about the man, and heard the military prince say that the scout was dead.
He was so bad at gambling that he sold his wife and daughter, so he had such a bad reputation. He was so heartbroken.
As long as his reputation is not ruined in the battle formation, that's fine.
Li Panlong summoned the scout. "If we can drag elite soldiers from behind the cliff and leap into the rear of Hu, catching Hu Gou off guard, we can capture this city in a short time."
"After you succeed, I will reward you with a hundred gold coins and a promotion!" Thinking that the commander-in-chief will arrive in one day, Li Panlong couldn't even wait for tomorrow.
As luck would have it, in the middle of the night, a white mist filled the air and a heavy fog arose. No one could be seen three meters away.
Li Panlong was so happy that he even called God to help me, God to help me. He immediately decided to send people to carry out a night attack, and the number of people was increased from 500 to 800. The vanguard was this scout and a group of elite soldiers. They made an agreement to use the light of fire as their trust.
Li Panlong sent them out, greeted Zhou Ziang, and ordered his lieutenants to prepare to enter the city.
As time passed, Li Panlong went from waiting patiently at the beginning to becoming irritable and his mood became extremely bad.
"General. This situation is not right. Have you been ambushed?" Li Chenlong also muttered at this time, frowning and saying.
Hearing these unlucky words, Li Panlong almost flew into a rage.
After more than half an hour, the light of fire and the sound of fighting finally sounded from behind the wall. Although there was mist around, the red light of the fire was still visible.
"They succeeded. If they attack, we will also attack -" Li Panlong was overjoyed when he saw this and ordered the army to advance with a wave of his hand.
The opportunity must not be missed. It would never come back. He was unwilling to give up this opportunity to make a meritorious deed. Without any hesitation, he personally led two thousand soldiers to carry the ladder and charge ahead to kill him.
When they came to the city, they noticed something was wrong. "It's too quiet at the top of the city. Something is wrong!"
Li Panlong was a general no matter what, so he immediately woke up, shouted, and ordered the siege troops to stop.
At this time, a killing sound erupted on the wall thirty or fifty steps in front of Li Panlong, and ambush soldiers sprung up one after another, each holding a bow and crossbow, aiming downward.
"not good!"
The sound of fighting on the other side of the wall had not completely subsided. Under the light of the fire at the top of the city, Li Panlong suddenly saw the scout who had discovered the keystone, sneering at him in the crowd.
"My eight hundred elite soldiers!" His head was buzzing and about to explode. His face was full of energy and blood, and his eyes were wide open.
"Shoot!" Almost at the same time, General Hu Jinhuan at the top of the city gave the order.
Just listen to the sound of "Puff", and hundreds of arrows and crossbows are fired fiercely.
"Rat..." Li Panlong only had time to roar angrily before he was shot off his horse by random arrows. His mount turned into a hedgehog, and seven or eight sharp arrows were hung on his armor.
Li Chenlong had already sensed that something was not going well, but at first he seemed to be lucky. It was not until Li Panlong, who had sustained flesh wounds, was carried back by his own soldiers. In the mist, he finally sighed and led the remaining troops back to the camp.
Zhu Biao led his troops to the camp at dusk the next day, but to his surprise, what he saw was a defeated army.
"Asshole! Is there an undefeated army in the world? Is there an undefeated general? Is Zhu Biao's army useless after losing once?" Li Panlong was greedy for merit, which was nothing in Zhu Biao's eyes. So there is
A soldier who is not greedy for merit? A soldier who is not greedy for merit is not a soldier. However, after one defeat, Li Panlong and his men were so decadent and dejected. Zhu Biao would never allow it!
After understanding what happened, Zhu Biao was furious.
"Come here, drag him down and be responsible for thirty battles, and wake him up!" After saying this, he waved his hand, and the guards on the left and right dragged Li Panlong, whose face was red with anger, to the outside of the tent.
Li Panlong did not beg for mercy, he fought these thirty battles willingly.
After the 30th battle, in front of all the soldiers and horses of Li Panlong's army, the atmosphere in the entire military camp immediately changed.
Zhu Biao, who had great confidence in Li Panlong before, didn't even look at the status bar, but now he has to look at it. The morale of Li Panlong's department has risen to 80+.
This is a very good data, but compared with the morale of the Hedong Army, which is generally 90+, it is very low.
The anger in Zhu Biao's heart eased slightly, and he immediately issued an order that he would attack the city overnight.
Zhu Biao did not bring many troops, only 3,000 infantry and cavalry, and the trapped camp had already been filled. After gathering Li Panlong's original strength, there were 4,500 pure infantry in front of the wall.
Attacked that night, the wall was finally breached. All the Hu people behind the wall were killed, including that damn scout. But when he died, it was unclear whether he was an undercover Hu people spy, or was under the instructions of an outsider.
, but I can’t even explain it clearly.
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Xunyang County has eight more counties. Now, except for the county seat, which has not been captured by the Zheng Army, the remaining seven counties are all owned by the Zheng Army. Those facing the water in the south are Jiuli County and Xinping County, and those facing the west are Guangji County.
and Huangmei County.
Forty miles outside the county seat of Guangji County.
It's spring now and the nights are still cold.
A round moon hung high in the sky, but the moonlight was not visible, only the dim afterglow fell down.
Ding Ran, the commander-in-chief of the Zheng Army, was very experienced in using troops. After capturing the remaining seven counties in Xunyang County, he stationed heavy troops in Guangji County and Huangmei County, especially in order to prevent the Ezhou Army from suddenly coming.
In any war, no matter the situation is good or bad, no one wants to be attacked suddenly, and the same is true for Ding Ran. He doesn't want to be in the middle of attacking Xunyang County City when a surprise force appears from his side, and Xunyang County City is attacked.
The Du Yu inside is in harmony with the inside and the outside.
However, Xunyang County City was well built and the city was so high and strong that it was difficult to defeat for a while. In this case, Ding Ran had to be even more prepared for the arrival of Ezhou soldiers.
A small team of more than ten people were walking through a hidden path. Although there were not many people, they were all elite.
Although he is wearing ordinary military uniforms, the horses he sits on are all high-quality horses.
The leader looked at Guangji County, which was far behind him, and sighed with emotion for a long time: "I never expected that Zheng Ni would persist so much, and that one hundred thousand troops. Ding Ran would even move out of his old capital... Look
This time he is bound to win Xunyang County."
"Leader, how about I go inside to find out more about the situation?" Someone volunteered and said, "Let's see if we can still get in touch with the former secret agent."
The leader hesitated a little. Worrying about the lives of his soldiers was contradictory to the benefits of fighting with a large army, but in the end he chose the latter. "Put on your clothes and be careful."
The man who invited the tassel nodded, kicked the horse's belly, turned the horse's head, and urged the horse to gallop towards Guangji County.
This small team was waiting in a remote place nearby. No fire could be made at this time, and everyone took out the dry food from the horse bags. The dry food was fried rice, dried meat and the like.
Even if you take a temporary break and let your horse eat grass and water, you are still alert at all times.
Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, it was more than two hours, and the sky was already bright. The figures of the companions appeared from the front, one man and one horse, and quickly came in front of everyone.
"We have contacted the team leader. There are now 7,000 soldiers in Guangji County! They are led by Ding Ran's eldest son, Ding Pangeng." The visitor got off his horse and told what he had found out: "Now the people in the city are being forced to build the city.
It’s almost completed.”
"In that case, go back and report the news alone. Otherwise, continue to wait here." The team leader nodded, and then rewarded the person who asked for help: "Since you are the scout, it is up to you to go back and report."
"Promise!" The person who asked for the tassel responded cheerfully. This was a military order, and it was even more beneficial.
After resting for a while, this team of elite scouts completely changed into common people's attire, formed into groups of two, two, and three and rushed towards Guangji County. The more than ten horses were all led back by the people who invited them.
In Xunyang County City, thick smoke was billowing, and the sound of killings was loud. This sound could be seen even from miles away. Countless Zheng soldiers went up through ladder carts and arrow towers to kill them, and then kept falling down, turning into balls of minced meat under the city.
Blood splatters.
Another wave of attacks stopped.
However, if you stand in Xunyang County and look outside, you will see that the entire city is densely covered with troops with flags waving. The retreating enemy soldiers are arranging their soldiers and weapons a stone's throw away, and the craftsmen accompanying the army are
Ding Ding Dang Dang is assembling and repairing siege engines and ladders.
The front line was noisy, while the rear line was motionless, calm and indifferent. But at most a quarter of an hour later, Zheng Bing's new combat power would come roaring towards him again. Ding Ran managed the army well.
At this time, the city of Xunyang County was already in a panic. A battle had just ended, and the wounded soldiers were being treated.
People died from time to time, and moans and screams could be heard up and down the tower.
The dead soldiers were dragged down and burned. It was no longer winter. Allowing the corpses to pile up and rot would not only damage morale, but also bring plague.
After Du Yu's nephew Du Hongyang inspected the city, he returned to the barracks below the city with a gloomy face, found a seat, and threw his body up.
In the past few days, they had been fighting, and both sides suffered heavy casualties. Du Hongyang was not a Confucian general like Du Yu, but a brave general. However, facing Ding Ran's continuous fierce attacks, which did not hesitate to die, he was still under great pressure. With a thousand men in his hand,
In just a few days, it had lost 40% of its value.
If this continues, Xunyang City may not be able to sustain it within half a month.
"I wonder what my uncle's countermeasures are?" Thinking of his uncle Du Yu, he felt a little calmer.
He picked up the tea cup and raised his head to drink. The tea had already gone cold. Who cared about it at this time? The hot bubbles in his mouth had already made him angry.
At this time, even if you drink a cup of nectar, you can't taste the wonderful taste. This herbal tea can calm down the restless fire a little.
At this moment, someone came in to report that the prefect was coming. When Du Hongyang heard that it was not a bad thing, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief and then asked: "Where is your Majesty now?"
"Already coming this way." The man replied.
After the man said this, Du Hongyang ran out.
Du Yu, who looked tired, was coming in from outside surrounded by guards. When he saw his nephew, his eyes noticed Du Hongyang's injured left arm.
"Hongyang, are you injured?" Judging from the situation, the injury is not serious.
"Today when Zheng Ni was attacking the city, he was accidentally drilled by the gun head." Du Hongyang said lightly. His military position as Army Sima was obtained not only by Du Yu's face, but also by himself.
A whole body of martial arts.
Knowing that his nephew has a strong character and is by no means afraid of life and death, he has been able to resist attacks in the past few days, which is not inferior to that of veteran generals, which has earned Du Yu a lot of face. Now that his family is in danger, he values this nephew.
Very cool.
"Since you are injured, you should rest for a while!" Du Yu said comfortingly.
As soon as he heard this, Du Hongyang immediately said: "Comfortable, my nephew's injury is nothing, he can also help his uncle solve his problems." When father and son went into battle, the more difficult it was, the less Du Hongyang felt that he could not embarrass his uncle!
