Chapter 66: Defending the West River and encircling Dingxiang
Xihe County.
The prefect, as well as the two Xianbei school captains Qianzhao and Xie Jun, as well as the supervisors appointed by Wu Zhi, the governor of Youbian, to come to Xihe: Xiahou Xuan, as well as Xiahou Feng, Xiahou Xian, Yu Huan, etc., were discussing the details.
After deploying the defensive plan, everything was prepared as early as three days ago.
First, he ordered the magistrates of the four counties of Zhongzi, Zhongyang, Guyuan and Jiexiu to mobilize the best young soldiers in the county and rush to various fortresses in the territory. They set up ambushes with the county soldiers and moved a large number of rolling logs in the nearby mountains.
Stones were placed at the top of the city, on the hillsides that Xianbei must pass through, and other places.
In addition, all the wheat grain in the countryside outside the county city was harvested in advance, and all the people were moved into the city, trying to keep the walls strong and clear, so that the invading Xianbei people would not get the slightest advantage.
After making all these preparations, the group just waited for the Xianbei invaders to fall into the trap and come to their doorstep.
At the head of the city of Xihe County, Xia Houxuan wears a crane-tailed silver hood, a snow-colored sea animal skin soft armor, a 'Quality' sword hanging from his waist, and a red cloak. Looking from a distance, he looks like a fairy.
Generally, Xia Houxuan also understands that he will not go into battle to kill the enemy in person this time, so he wears the clothes like this. Otherwise, he is too courageous and dare not be so showy. After all, he heard his father talk about Guan Yunchang when he was a child.
He was the one who stabbed Jin Jia Yanliang to death in the midst of thousands of troops.
At this moment, he, Yu Huan, Xiahou Xian, and Xiahou Feng were inspecting the deployment inside and outside the city.
Although the three brothers Xia Houxuan, Xia Houxian, and Xia Houfeng were only teenagers, they were all sons of generals after all and had good family backgrounds, so they all had a general understanding of troop formations and formations.
When Xia Houxuan saw the deployment in the city, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart. With this move, Xie Jun was worthy of being a famous general in hundreds of battles. Such deployment can indeed maximize the combat power and transportation inside and outside the city.
"Brother, count the days. Xianbei came to Xihe in just a few days. There are no swords on the battlefield. Since you have arranged everything, brother, I think we should go back to the inner city and be honest.
Come on."
Xia Houxian looked at the smoke and dust in the distance, always feeling a little uneasy.
After all, they are just a few teenagers.
Xia Houxuan couldn't help but be stunned after hearing his cousin's suggestion. He remembered the days when he, Xi Di, and his master Yu Gui were in Jingzhou a few years ago. That time, the master saved the governor of Jiangdong who was kidnapped by a traitor.
Lu Yan, the son of the president of the mainland, rode westward for a day and a night, fighting the barbarian king Moshako in Yiling with his exhausted body. After being plotted and captured, the battle between Soochow general Gan Ning and the barbarian king Moshako was to save Lu Yan.
, has always been a shadow in his heart. The bloody and cruel battlefield has always been the most resistant and disgusting thing in Xia Houxuan's heart.
Two years ago, the fierce battle between the master and the Wu general Pan Zhang in order to save himself and his brother Xi was a nightmare that Xia Houxuan couldn't get rid of. This battle took the master's life.
"elder brother?"
Xia Houxian saw Xia Houxuan was in a daze, so he reminded him again.
Xia Houxuan, who woke up from his trance, nodded: "Let's go."
Thirty miles away from the border of Xihe County, the tireless Xianbei Fuyi King Kebi Neng and his 100,000 wolf cavalry finally stopped, full of joy and determination.
Kebi could see that Xihe County was close in front of him, so he reined up his horse and said loudly: "Instruct the three armies to camp where they are, rest their horses, barbecue and rest. Everyone has a good meal and a short rest. Be energetic tomorrow morning and follow our lead."
The king attacks Xihe County with all his strength!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!" After receiving the order, Xie Guini and Suonu immediately sent their men to convey the order.
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Bingzhou, Taiyuan.
The residence of Prince Guiyi.
Although Bu Dugen is a serious Khan of Xianbei, he has been attached to the Central Plains for many years and is no longer the same as those Xianbei adults who rode horses in the grasslands, grilled meat and drank blood.
Gradually, he also wore wide robes and long sleeves, and he also imitated Wei Guanyi. He rarely held up a large ox bone bowl, sat astride the Hu bed, and surrounded the fire of roasting sheep so boldly.
Have a drink.
Sometimes he misses the old days. However, as time goes by, he falls in love with the life of the Han people even more.
For nothing else, just for that mysterious sense of tranquility and comfort.
After staying in the Central Plains for a long time, he found that he really liked everything here.
At this moment, King Bu Dugen of Guiyi was still sitting in his study as before, toasting with local celebrities specially hired by him and talking about Chinese poetry and classics.
This is something Bu Dugen, who loves the cultural heritage of the Han people, must do every day no matter how busy he is.
"Sir, I have recently read the classics of Confucius and I am quite puzzled by this sentence. I hope you can give me some advice."
"Your Majesty, please tell me. I will definitely tell you everything I know."
Bu Dugen bowed again and then asked:
"What does it mean to be ignorant but not embarrassed, and not to be a gentleman?"
The scribe smoothed his beard, smiled slightly and said: "Qi Gui Wang, these eleven sentences say that people have talents in themselves, but others don't know it. If this person can make others unaware of his talents,
, if he doesn’t get angry easily when he doesn’t respect himself, then he is a well-deserved gentleman.”
When Bu Dugen heard this, all the doubts in his mind disappeared immediately, so he was very happy and immediately raised his glass of wine:
"Mr. Xie is trying to explain my doubts. I am not very talented and knowledgeable, which makes me laugh."
"Your Majesty, you are too modest. Your Majesty, you will do your best. Given time, you will definitely achieve success in your writing."
The two of them touched their wine vessels and drank the wine in one gulp.
At this time, a guard outside the study asked to come in.
"Come in." As soon as Bu Dugen saw the visitor, he knew that the visitor must report the movements of Kebineng in the north.
"Your Majesty, my subordinates have already found out that Ke Bineng, the king of Fuyi, is personally leading the troops and is stationed outside Xihe County with Master Xie Guini."
"Is the news true?"
"Your Majesty, it is absolutely true."
"good!"
When Bu Dugen heard this, he was so happy that he stood up and slapped the table.
"Come here, take my armor, swords and horses, and order three thousand knights. After I report to Governor Wu, I will rush to Xihe County immediately!"
"promise!"
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Under the Xihe County City, at this moment, there are all the Xianbei wolf cavalry that are as dark as dark clouds.
Under the wolf flag of King Fuyi, King Kebineng of Xianbei stood majestically in front of the formation. On the left was Xieguini, on the right was the warrior Suonu. Behind him were Kebineng's fifty-six soldiers and twenty-eight wolves.
Guard and twenty-eight goshawk guards.
Ke Bineng was wearing a black three-layer wolf skin armor, holding a mixed iron and black gold sword weighing more than thirty kilograms, riding a black eight-foot-tall black horse, looking at the guard Xianbei captain at the top of the city.
Zhao Lian Zi Jing, laughed out loud:
"How about Qianzhao? I didn't expect this time. I didn't expect that the king would personally come to attack Xihe County!"
Looking at the arrogant King Kebineng of Xianbei, who was riding a horse and wielding a sword in the city, laughing and showing off his power, he just smiled coldly and did not reply.
Ke Bi was speechless when he saw Qianzhao. He thought that Qianzhao was frightened by him, so he became more presumptuous. He laughed and said:
"Pianzhao, pianzhao, in the past, the king of Japan fell into the hands of you, Liang Xi, Tian Yu and others many times. Have you ever thought that you would have this day? Look at the few old, weak, sick and disabled people around you.
, how to fight with me? It is better to be more open-minded and surrender as soon as possible. I can also consider sparing your life and protecting the people of this county. If you still want to resist stubbornly, I will attack the city later.
I will teach you that no cattle or horses are left in Xihe, and no scrap of armor is left!"
Qianzhao looked at the arrogant Ke Bineng and the dust and smoke gradually dissipating in the distance. He calculated in his mind that most of Ke Bineng had rushed to the city. He understood that the time had come, so he no longer showed weakness. He shouted and scolded Ke
Bi Neng said:
"Shameless traitor, how dare you lead a group of mad dogs to offend my great Wei Tianwei! Little did you know that you are about to die, yet you still dare to run rampant here! Open your dog eyes and look at the big flag behind you.
What are the words written in it, and how can you be called the King of Fuyi again?"
After hearing Qianzhao's words, the Wei troops at the top of the city burst into laughter. This time, it was the Wei troops' turn to laugh at the Xianbei Wolf Cavalry.
When Ke Bi Neng heard this, he was already furious. At this moment, he just wanted to go straight to the city, tear off Lian Zhao's head and make him a wine bowl messenger.
"Damn it, wolves, hurry up to the top of the city and chop them into pieces!"
After Kebineng gave the order, the mighty general Zonu immediately led his men to attack the city that had been prepared in advance, and attacked the outer city of Xihe County from three sides like a tide.
There is a saying in the art of war that besieging an army must be blocked. Kebineng believed that the same is true for attacking a city. If you attack three sides and leave one side behind, the Wei army will have the desire to escape. Once the Wei army wants to escape, it will definitely be defeated.
Originally, Kebineng wanted to provoke Qian Zhao and lure the opponent out of the city. Unexpectedly, he was angered by the opponent first, so he could only send the siege team prepared in advance to forcibly attack the city.
It was a last resort tactic, but Kebi was confident that those old, weak, sick and disabled people at the top of the city who looked vulnerable would definitely collapse at the first touch.
Just when Ke Bi was immersed in his sweet dream, Qianzhao waved his command flag at the top of the city. In an instant, countless fully equipped elite Wei troops appeared out of nowhere on the top of the city. In an instant, thunderous rocks and rolling logs appeared on the top of the city.
Like thunder from the sky, it struck the heads of the Xianbei warriors who were struggling to attack the city.
Not only that, but there was a sudden commotion behind most of Kebineng's Wolf Cavalry.
This was Xie Jun who had led the elite ambush in advance. At this moment, Jie Jun saw the summons and sent the order, and immediately dispatched the ambush army.
"Not good!" Although Ke Bineng was brave and reckless, he was not stupid. Ke Bineng, who always regarded himself as a talented man, immediately understood that he had been ambushed.
"Quick, retreat to the north, break through the encirclement, hurry, retreat quickly!"
The Xianbei soldiers, who were in a mess, were rushing towards the north behind them. Suo Nu saw that the situation was not good, so he immediately stopped attacking the city and fled with Ke Bineng.
When Xie Jun saw the Xianbei soldiers running away like crazy, he immediately ordered the soldiers to open a gap.
He understood that although the Xianbei wolf cavalry were defeated and fled at this moment, he could not confront them head-on. What he needed to do at this moment was to let go of these Xianbei mad dogs, and then chase after them.
Jie Jun and Qian Zhao did not expect Kebi to react so quickly and make a prompt decision. After receiving Qian Zhao's order, Jie Jun immediately led all the cavalry and took advantage of the victory to pursue the enemy and drive north.
In this battle, although Kebineng was not injured, he still lost nearly 20,000 wolf cavalry, so the Wei army had already won a great victory.
At this time, a scout boarded the Xicheng Tower to report:
"I am reporting to the captain that Guiyi King Bu Dugen has led 3,000 Wei Xianbei cavalry to the east city gate. They say they have been ordered by Governor Wu to pursue Kebineng!"
"Okay, prepare cooked meat noodles immediately, let King Guiyi and his troops rest for a while, have a good meal, and then immediately go north to pursue!"
"No!" the scout followed the order and left.
After arranging all the arrangements, they wanted to follow Bu Dugen to pursue the enemy, but they were stopped by Xia Houxuan:
"Captain Qian, you can't go together to pursue us."
Qianzhao was confused and asked puzzledly: "But why?"
Xia Houxuan said nothing, but whispered eight words:
"Your Majesty, if you are in trouble, go to Licheng as soon as possible."
Qianzhao, who was not good at inquiring about information, was shocked when he heard this. He asked in surprise: "Why did the young master say this?"
Xia Houxuan frowned and said:
"It will be difficult to explain the whole story to the general for a while. In short, I ask the general to trust me and calculate the distance. The general will quickly speed up the boat and go down the river. In less than three days, we can reach Licheng County.
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Although Qianzhao was doubtful, the overall situation of the war in the north had been decided, so he had nothing to worry about. In addition, since Xiahou Xuan was a good friend of His Majesty, he should not lie to him.
Having figured it out, Qianzhao stopped asking questions. He saluted Xia Houxuan and solemnly said: "In this case, let's say goodbye!"
"Captain, take care of yourself!
Qianzhao did not dare to delay. After making some preparations, he immediately headed south.
Xia Houxuan immediately ordered Xia Houxian: "Go to the prefect's mansion quickly, send a message to Yanmen, and ask Colonel Tian Yu to quickly go to Yunzhong and intercept Kebineng in Dingxiang area!"
"Yes, brother!" Xiahou Xian saw Xiahou Xuan's instructions and did not dare to delay, so he made arrangements immediately.
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Kebineng, who wanted to preserve his strength, led 80,000 wolf cavalry and ran all the way. Three days later, he finally arrived outside Dingxiang County. At this moment, he finally understood why he was not encountered by the Wei army in Dingxiang County when he came.
Blocked.
It was not at all what I had found out. It was said that the Wei army was unprepared and unable to stop it because it was all supporting Youzhou.
The reason why they went south without any hindrance was entirely due to the Wei army's strategy. They had long expected that they would put their main force in Bingzhou, and they had long known that they might launch a surprise attack on Xihe County.
At this moment, Ke Bineng, who was blocked in the south of Dingxiang County City, only had endless regret and anger in his heart.
"Send the order, all the troops dismount, have a hearty meal, and when they are full, they will follow my king to break out of the encirclement to the north, rush through Dingxiang, and return to the grassland!"