The ninth chapter of the Song Dynasty to take Dai Dai
When Duke Zhuang of Zheng returned to Xingyang, he raised his troops and strengthened his troops. At the same time, he sent people to lobby Lu, Qi and other vassal states to invite them to attack Song together.
Duke Zhuang of Zheng made a promise to the State of Lu: "As long as the State of Lu sends troops, all the lands of the Song State that will be captured in the future will be given to the State of Lu." Prince Hui indeed agreed to send troops.
An important official in the Qi State was named Yi Zhongnian, and he had a good personal relationship with Prince Hui. The envoy from the State of Zheng told him that Prince Hui from the State of Lu had agreed to send troops, so Yi Zhongnian also expressed his willingness to send troops.
There was a small vassal state called Xu State, whose title was baron. When they heard that Qi and Lu were going to send troops, they wanted to follow them to make some money and expressed their willingness to send troops.
In this way, the Zheng envoy went out for a tour and contacted three vassal states. Zheng Zhuanggong felt that there were enough, so he prepared to go to war with Song.
On the agreed date for the peace meeting, Prince Hui of the state of Lu and Yi Zhongnian of the state of Qi arrived with their own soldiers and horses respectively. The state of Xu did not arrive. Duke Zheng Zhuang did not care. Anyway, the state of Xu came to join in the fun, and it did not matter whether he came or not.
The princes of Zheng, Qi, and Lu held a blood-blood alliance ceremony. The three armies converged and attacked the Song Dynasty with great momentum.
Gongzi Hui volunteered to fight in the vanguard. In the first battle, he defeated a Song army and captured more than 200 enemies. The morale of the army was greatly boosted for a time. Next, the coalition forces were divided into two groups, one led by Lu Gongzi Hui, to attack the Song Dynasty. In the city of Gaocheng, Duke Zhuang of Zheng assigned the men and horses of General Ying Kaoshu and Prince Lu to Prince Hui. On the other hand, Yi Zhongnian, a senior official of Qi State, took command and attacked Fangcheng. Duke Zhuang of Zheng sent generals Gao Qumi and Gongzi to lead the troops. Assistance. Zheng Zhuanggong himself was in charge of the central army.
The army of the Song Dynasty was retreating steadily. Song Shanggong hurriedly asked the ministers for advice. Kong Fujia, the great commander of the Song Dynasty, said: "Uncle Zheng leads the army personally, and the country must be empty. We should ask Wei and Cai to send troops together, and the army will attack directly Xingyang. The siege of Song Dynasty can be solved."
Duke Shang of Song Dynasty said melancholy: "Wei Guo Zhouxu is dead. The new king will not come to the throne soon. Will he agree to it?"
Kong Fujia said: "Wei Guo asked us to fight against Zheng Guo, and we went. This time we are in trouble, Wei Guo should help us. And Cai Guo, we can also ask them to send troops."
Duke Shang of Song Dynasty sent envoys to the Kingdom of Wei with a try attitude. Unexpectedly, Duke Xuang of Wei accepted the gift and immediately decided to send troops.
The soldiers and horses of Song and Wei met first. Kong Fujia said to the general of Wei: "Soldiers are valuable and speed is important. We are doing a sneak attack, and the chance of victory lies in one word, quick." So, the armies of Song and Wei did not hesitate. When Cai Guo's troops arrived, they secretly marched towards Zheng Guo.
Halfway through the journey, Cai's soldiers and horses also arrived. The three armies converged. Kong Fujia became the commander-in-chief of the three armies. He abandoned the main road, took a small road, and went straight to Xingyang, the capital of Zheng.
When the allied forces of Song, Wei, and Cai suddenly appeared under the city of Xingyang, the people of Zheng were really unprepared. Fortunately, Xingyang has always been a battleground for military strategists. After many wars, the city was strong. Kong Fujia's Three Kingdoms only defeated the outer perimeter. The defenders were unable to attack the city.
Prince Hu and Jizu were guarding the city while sending people to report the news. When the news reached Duke Zheng Zhuang, the allied forces of Zheng, Qi, and Lu led by Duke Zheng Zhuang had just captured Gaocheng and Fangcheng in the Song Dynasty.
Duke Zhuang of Zheng called Gongzi Hui and Yi Zhongnian over, pointed to the big flag outside the camp gate and said: "You two, please look at the four words 'Purpose to Heaven' on that flag. Now, we have captured two cities in the Song Dynasty. I I think Song Gong should have been convicted of his crime. I mean, we can hand over the mission and accept it as soon as possible."
Prince Hui was in high spirits and said: "The Song army has just been defeated, and our army is taking advantage of the victory. It would be a pity to withdraw our troops at this time."
Duke Zhuang of Zheng had no choice but to tell the truth: "I just received an emergency report that Duke Song attacked Xingyang. I have to go back to rescue him."
Yi Zhongnian said: "Oh, then I and Master Zheng will go with Uncle Zheng."
Duke Zheng Zhuang thanked him: "To deal with the Song Dynasty, my country's strength is more than enough. I won't bother you two. Oh, and one more thing. For the two cities we just captured, do you think they are one for each family, or..."
Yi Zhongnian said: "The territory of Qi is vast. This small city is not worth mentioning. Just think of it as Uncle Zheng's carriage fare."
Duke Zhuang of Zheng hurriedly said: "No, no, the two of you came to help. Zheng Guo is very grateful. We haven't given a cent of the thank you gift, so how can we dare to ask for trophies? I would like to make a suggestion. Master Hui fought bravely along the way and made great achievements. Since Yi Dafu is so humble, why not give both cities to Lu?"
Yi Zhongnian had no objection, and Gongzi Hui did not refuse. Gaocheng and Fangcheng captured by the coalition forces returned to the State of Lu.
At this point, Gongzi Hui and Yi Zhongnian admired Duke Zheng Zhuang very much. When they parted, the three made an alliance. The oath read: "The three countries of Zheng, Qi and Lu are of one mind and help each other. If they lose their trust, God will not tolerate it." "
Duke Zhuang of Zheng said goodbye to his son Hui, and Yi Zhongnian took his countrymen and horses and traveled back through the starry night. Before he entered the state of Zheng, he received news that the Song army had retreated. Duke Zhuang of Zheng laughed secretly: Kong Fujia really counted him right. Okay. But am I, Uncle Zheng, easy to mess with? He ordered spies to be sent out to find out the marching route of the Song army.
As for Kong Fujia, he expected that Zheng Zhuanggong would return his troops to rescue him, so he calculated the time and saw that it was almost done, so he sent troops to grab some grain and livestock outside Xingyang City, and captured a group of young and middle-aged people, and then quickly retreated. .
Kong Fujia ordered to evacuate Zheng State by taking the main road. General Wei asked: "Kong Sima, why did you choose to take the main road?"
Kong Fujia said: "We came here for a sneak attack, so we took a small road. When we returned, the Zheng people must have thought that we would return secretly, so they set up an ambush on the small road. Uncle Zheng has already come back to rescue us. I guess this At that time, he was eagerly waiting for us on the small road. But I didn’t want to take the small road, so I took the main road.”
The generals of Wei and Cai laughed loudly and nodded in agreement. Kong Fujia also laughed proudly.
The allied forces of Song, Wei, and Cai took the main road, and it went really smoothly. There was not even a shadow of Zheng soldiers along the way. They left Zheng and walked for a day before arriving at the border of Dai. Dai was located in Shangqiu, Henan Province today. It is located in the east and north of Minquan County. The country's gentleman's surname is Marquis. Its geographical location is just between the Song Dynasty and the Zheng Kingdom.
Dai City, the capital of Dai State, is located in the middle of the road, with rolling hills on both sides. Kong Fujia gathered his troops and sent people to borrow the road from Dai Jun.
Dai Jun was worried that he would be robbed, so he refused. He ordered the city gates to be closed and mobilized troops to prepare for any eventuality. Kong Fujia was furious and immediately ordered the capture of Dai City.
When General Cai Guo heard that Kong Fujia was going to attack Dai Guo, he came in a hurry and urged him not to cause trouble.
Kong Fujia said: "Now the world is in chaos. The heroes are fighting each other and each has his own opinion. If I don't take the small country of Dai, it will be taken by other countries in the future. The troops and horses of the three kingdoms are here, why not swallow it in one go?"
General Weiguo lit the fire from the side and said: "What Kong Sima said is absolutely true. Taking Daicheng is easy. Why should the general hesitate?"
General Cai Guo heard what the generals of Song and Wei said and had no choice but to agree. In this way, the soldiers of the Three Kingdoms opened up their formation and launched an attack on Daicheng.
Unexpectedly, although the state of Dai was small, its soldiers and civilians were united. Dai Jun personally went into battle and defended the city together with the soldiers and civilians. The soldiers and horses of the three kingdoms of Song, Wei, and Cai blocked the south gate of Dai City and took turns to attack, but they could not capture it for a long time.
Seeing that it was getting late, Kong Fujia ordered the camp to be set up and asked the soldiers to bury pots and make rice.
Dai Jun took this opportunity to quickly discuss the matter of moving reinforcements. Suddenly a spy came to report: "Zheng Guo's general, Prince Lu, has come to rescue Dai Cheng."
Dai Jun was overjoyed and immediately sent someone to contact him. After a while, the Dai people quietly opened the north gate and let the Zheng army enter the city...
The next day, the troops of Song, Wei, and Cai continued to attack the city. The city walls were covered with Zheng flags, and the soldiers defending the city were all Zheng soldiers. Young Master Lu stood majestically at the top of the city. Under the city, the attacking soldiers
I was very shocked. At this moment, Master Lu shouted loudly: "Generals of Song, Wei, and Cai, you have worked hard. Thank you for your help and helped me take Dai City. Master Lu would like to thank you."
The generals of Song, Wei and Cai looked at each other in confusion.
Kong Fujia immediately understood what was going on, and he cursed: "You are waiting to take advantage of the situation. I will not return to the court until I destroy you." As soon as he finished speaking, the city gate opened wide. Zheng Guo's troops came out like a tide.
The three kingdoms of Song, Wei, and Cai could not resist, and soon after the battle, they abandoned their helmets and fled away. The Zheng army held fast and chased the defeated soldiers all over the mountains and plains.
Kong Fujia and generals Wei and Cai fled back to their home country with only a few remaining soldiers.
In this battle, Gongzi Lu took back all the food, materials, personnel, etc. that Song, Wei, and Cai had plundered from Zheng State in one fell swoop. He also seized a large number of materials and weapons abandoned by the soldiers and horses of the Three Kingdoms. It was a great gain.
win.
It turned out that after Duke Zhuang of Zheng found out about Kong Fujia's marching route, he changed his original plan of setting up an ambush halfway. He thought: Kong Fujia wanted to take Dai City, and it would be better for me to take it than to take it from others. He used a tactic of taking advantage of the fire, called
Young Master Lu followed the plan. Then it happened that Young Master Lu pretended to save Dai and took advantage of it.
It's a pity that Dai Jun wasted his enthusiasm and didn't wake up until the country was destroyed. His covetous heart is hard to guard against.
Duke Zhuang of Zheng defeated the three kingdoms of Song, Wei and Cai in one fell swoop, and he became famous ever since. Most of the princes from other countries were afraid of him. Some people in Zheng's court flattered him and touted him as the overlord of the princes. Duke Zhuang of Zheng was very proud.