After nearly six months of contact and deployment, generals from Youzhou, Qingzhou and Xuzhou successively led their armies to Jinyang. Among them were old men who had been famous for a long time, as well as juniors who had become famous, but they were all talented people with real talents and learning. On the Youzhou side, there are General Fenwu Gongsun Zan, General Bi Wei You, Colonel Tian Kai of the Inquisitors, Lieutenant of Jianyi Xian Yufu, Colonel Yan Gang of Wuhuan, Lieutenant of Zhenwei Shan Jing, Military Commanders Ma Tianyu, Yan Rou, and Youzhou Biejia.
Worked with Tian Chou and others. Except for Wei You, Xian Yufu, Tian Kai and the Central Route Army, the rest of them all followed the North Route Army.
Qing and Xu are slightly less, including Chen Deng, the captain of Dian Nong School, Zang Ba, the captain of Qingzhou School, Chang Xi, the captain of Taishan School, Zhao Yu, the military commander of Xuzhou, Ma Taishi Ci, the military commander, and Tao Qiuhong, the commander of Pingyuan County. They lead many troops.
They were mainly infantry, and many of them were Taishan bandits. However, after Tao Qian came, he recruited them all and assigned them important tasks of border defense. They were also familiar with the Dongping Army, so they were also sent by Tao Qian. These people all joined Chen Chong.
Middle Route Army.
The gathering of so many talents in one city is extremely rare even in Luoyang. The soldiers who participated in the challenge against Dong did not know the specific plan of the challenge, but when they saw this scene, they couldn't help but sigh: a gathering of heroes, wisdom and bravery.
, Dong Zhuo is a three-headed and six-armed ghost, how can he withstand this blow from the universe?
By the beginning of June, the summer harvest in Bingzhou was initially on track, and the army in the middle had been preparing for many days. Chen Chong began to hand over miscellaneous tasks, handing over the review of Xun County to Sun Qian, handing over the summer harvest to Xu Shu, and handing over all other matters to Yang, the prefect of Xihe.
As for the defense of Yanmen, he asked Qin Yilu and Ling Huyuan to be cautious and stationed them in Pingcheng. Bian Rang, the prefect of Yanmen, was already handling government affairs in Mayi. Chen Chong was quite worried, so he
He warned him: Military affairs are important and should not be taken lightly. If the military situation is urgent, do not make arbitrary decisions. You can directly send a letter to Jinyang and have reinforcements to defend against the enemy.
On June 17, everything was ready, and Chen Chong, the governor of Bingzhou, led the troops on the middle route to leave Jinyang. Liu Bei and Zhang Feinan sent Chen Chong ten miles to Ganyang City. Liu Bei smiled at him and said: "We have traveled thousands of miles. Whether we can clear the clouds and see the sun will depend on the court."
Jian, you are doing what you want." Chen Chong held the riding crop and cupped his hands and replied: "I am just taking a front stand. It is up to you, Xuande, to decide whether I can succeed. Wait until I send the message. Then you will lead the army and set off. Remember to ask for more
Just listen to other people's advice." The three of them broke their willows and said goodbye.
Previously, the baggage required for the southward march had been escorted to Shangdang by Chief Secretary Jian Yong in advance, and was ready to be transported to Shangdang's eldest son. This was also the starting point of the Central Route Army's southward march. The baggage was mainly grain, horse feed, winter clothes and weapons, including dry food.
Fifty thousand dou, as well as wheat cakes, cheese and other items, as well as salt and salted pickles to supply humans and animals. The horse feed includes horse straw and dweed beans, which are packed in sacks and handed over to pack horses for transportation. In addition to armor, weapons also
There are 1,500 crossbows, 2,500 spare bow bags, 5,000 spare bow strings, 650,000 arrows of various kinds, and 5,000 long swords and swords. This does not include the bows and arrows carried by the Central Route Army.
Knives and other items.
Following Jian Yong as he escorted the baggage to the south, there were only 10,000 cavalry troops from the Central Route Army. While escorting the baggage, they also served as scouts to find out information about Dong Zhuo's subordinates who were directly under the jurisdiction of Tianjing Pass.
Similarly, when so much baggage was transported here, it was impossible for the Liang people at the foot of the mountain not to notice it. They all thought that the people would join the war soon. Wang Fang, who was on the front line, heard the news and also took people to try to go up the mountain.
, tried to attack the baggage, but after walking halfway down the mountain, Wang Convenient gave up, saying that the hillside was too shaky, and there was no shortage of people and horses. If he attacked from a high position, how could his 20,000 people resist? So he attacked at the foot of the mountain.
Five thousand people were left in each city and Kui City to guard them at all times.
On May 21st, when the main force of the Central Route Army entered the eldest son, Chen Chong heard that Wang Fang was ready, so he said to the generals: "The first battle of the entire army, I want to fight it easier, but now Liang people are blocked."
At the foot of the mountain, most of our troops are infantry. If we cannot attack for a while, our morale will be easily damaged. We should find another way."
So he ordered all the infantry to take half a month's worth of dry food, and the remaining baggage was temporarily escorted by the cavalry to the front of Tianjing Pass to act as a suspect. In fact, he led the infantry westward from the eldest son to the Qinshui River. This was not because
Chen Chong didn't want to bring extra luggage. In fact, although Tianjing Pass was steep, it was also the only road between Shangdang and Hanoi that could be traveled by horse and cart. However, for the same reason, he changed his trip from Qinshui to Taihang Mountain, which also increased the risk of unexpected events.
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However, the accompanying generals were quite suspicious. Tian Kai, the captain of the Imperial Army who had fought side by side with Gongsun Zan for many years and was a famous warrior in Youzhou, said suspiciously: "The mountain road is steep, and most of our troops are infantry. Going over mountains and ridges like this.
I'm afraid the damage is not small. Even if we come out of Qinshui, our soldiers will be exhausted. How can we still fight?"
Chen Chong shook his head and said with a smile: "Being tired now is completely different from dying more on the battlefield. And on the battlefield, what matters is courage and wisdom. Being able to do things that others can't do, and doing things that others can't do.
Doesn't it reflect our wisdom and courage as generals? What's more, I have already prepared for it."
The so-called preparations are the troops of Wei Yan who are leading the way. Now Wei Yan has been with Chen Chong for three years and is now eighteen years old. He is handsome and tall, and is a well-known handsome man. He was promoted to Army Sima by Chen Chong and his subordinates.
Leading more than a thousand men, he was well-known in the army for his bravery in battle and his courage to fight to the death.
In the past three months, Chen Chong asked him to lead his men to practice climbing on Longshan Mountain day and night. In mid-May, he asked him to explore for a way out by the Qinshui River. After January, he had initially found a feasible path. Although there were some ordinary people on the road
Where they could not pass, they tied ropes and climbed down with bare hands. They built a ropeway with wooden stakes and iron hooks on the mountain platform, and marked it with red ocher stones. In the mist in the early morning, they seemed to be walking between white clouds.
Traveling back and forth, the bonfire in the mountains at night looks like stars in the sky.
The army moved forward along the path they opened. The soldiers in Bingzhou believed in Chen Chong and Wei Yan, but the soldiers in Youzhou and Xuzhou were still frightened at first. After all, there are cableways across two mountains, and their lives are entrusted to a rope.
They took themselves too lightly. But when they saw that the faces of the people were as usual, and the dignity of warriors made them not want to lose their courage, they still braved the bullet and crossed over.
As a result, the mood became calmer and quieter, and the mountain roads became smoother and smoother as they walked. The soldiers looked at the forest and sea, listened to the long calls of wild geese, and smelled the misty clouds in the mountains.
Even tiredness can no longer be felt. Chen Chong paraphrased Zhuangzi's famous saying: "The morning bacteria don't know Hui Shuo, and the crickets don't know Spring and Autumn. This is why the young years are not as good as the big ones. Nowadays, everyone can be regarded as a happy world, how can those cool people compete with
How can we match him?" After hearing this, the soldiers felt that it made sense and called themselves the Master of Danian.
But even so, the sergeants on the middle route walked in the mountains for ten days. On the second day of June, the soldiers in front finally set foot on the plains. They were about to cheer for crossing the Taihang Mountains, but they were told to stop by the generals.
, it was night at this time, and the surroundings were quiet. Because of the war, there were not many refugees here, but you could see that the Qinshui River was like a long silver ribbon under the moonlight, winding toward the southeast, and surrounding it impressively on the other side of the river.
There is a city next to it, and that is Qinshui City.
This was the first city that Chen Chong planned to capture, but Chen Chong was not prepared to attack in a large scale. He said to Wei Xuan who came with him: "The Liang people are not strong enough. Their defenses in the two cities of Xicheng and Kuicheng are the limit."
, so it is not difficult for us to capture Qinshui, but it is not far away from Qinshui, about forty miles away. If there are Liang people scouts here, it will be bad to find out the news. This is what we are going through the mountains this time
"Excuse me, is it just to capture a small city? You lead three thousand infantry to the front to block their return routes to the southeast. I will then lead my troops to negotiate with them. I think we can defeat them without a fight." p>
Wei Xu took the order and left. He led his infantry across the Qinshui River and made an arc in the southwest. An hour later, Chen Chong estimated that they had reached their position, so he led the remaining army southward. The footsteps of 40,000 troops were loud enough.
Awakening the residents in the city, the Qinshui Order hurriedly came on stage to observe the situation, only to find that both the north and south banks of Qinshui were occupied by Chen Chong's men. They really did not expect to be raided. After a brief commotion before dawn, they decided to surrender. Chen Chong
Successfully settled in Qinshui.
The soldiers who entered the city were extremely happy. No matter how magnificent the scenery in the mountains was, they could finally have a good sleep in a house that was sheltered from the wind and rain and free from mosquito bites. However, Chen Chong had no such plan, so he immediately held a meeting in the tower.
During the military meeting, all the generals were called together and said to them: "I know you have all worked hard, but now that we have descended from the mountain, we must seize the opportunity and capture one more city before the Liang people react."
, the more momentum you have, the more confident you can be in Nanyang Yuan Shu. I hope you will persist for one more day and run fifty more miles!"
He immediately arranged for hot water and fire food to be boiled in the city so that the soldiers could have a hearty meal before marching. The soldiers were not without complaints, but they also knew that there would not be many fierce battles, so they still tried to cheer up and get rid of the fire.
Yingpai served mutton and soup cakes. After all, steaming food can best cheer up a warrior's mood.
At this time, Chen Chong also assigned tasks to everyone: Wei Xuan guarded Qinshui, Tian Kai led 10,000 troops to Bo County, Wei You led 10,000 troops to Zhi County, and he personally led the remaining troops to take Heyang and Heyang directly.
Meng Jinguan.
On the early morning of the third day of June, a red-purple light just emerged from the darkness in the sky. Forty thousand infantrymen had divided into three groups and rushed southward from Qinshui. They were anxious to get a good sleep, so
Counting the distance, they hurried on. When sunset was about to fall again, the Liang people's scouts had not yet reacted. A team was still transporting supplies from Mengjin as usual, intending to transport them to Xicheng.
But just four or five miles away, they ran into Chen Chong's advancing army. They saw the banners of the enemy shining in the afterglow from a distance, and they were all frightened and asked sadly: "How can we encounter enemy troops here? Could it be that we encounter enemy troops here?"
It's Xicheng, have all the guards in Kuicheng been killed?" Then he hurriedly threw down his baggage and fled to Mengjin Pass.
Chen Chong was able to surround Heyang County and Mengjinguan, and seize all the ships on the north bank of the river.