Shortly after the battle of Fenyin, Huangfu Song buried the prisoners alive on the spot, then moved his troops south to attack Huayin. At the same time, Dong Min recruited a Qiang army of 7,000 people from the north and sent Fu to the north.
Xun led the army and marched day and night to rejoin the Yin-Jin forces. In the battle of Huangfu-Song, he lost no more than 2,000 men. Now that they have received reinforcements, their military might is even more powerful. Before, the tribes in Guanzhong met Gongsun Zan in private, but now they saw 30,000 bannermen galloping across the Wei River.
Everyone stopped and was frightened.
Guo Da from Huayin was the first to receive the news and was quite shocked. He said to Han Xian, Yang Feng and others: "Before in Jinyang, I often talked about military affairs with General Fenwu. I just felt that he was very good at training troops. Although I didn't know
The situation changed, but he had a strong character and was considered the best choice to be a general. Now he is defeated in a single battle. Are all Dong Thief's men composed of heavenly generals?"
But a defeat is a defeat, and they must quickly think about how to deal with it. Li Le analyzed: "Although Puban has been destroyed, Anyi is still there, and Bingzhou's military rations can still be supplied. However, in this way, we can guard Huayin.
The army is alone, but it occupies a dangerous position. It can be said to be a thorn in Lianggou's side, and it must be removed first. If we look at Lianggou's movements today, he is definitely coming towards us. But we don't know whether our army will defend or retreat?"
Han Xian quite agreed. On the issue of defense and retreat, he first stated his point of view: "Although our army occupies a dangerous position, it is still alone and can hardly achieve anything. Although I do not know the number of enemy troops, since we can defeat Fenwu, we must be
There are more than us. Although the location is dangerous, we should not defend it. It is better for us to join forces with General Zhengxi and have nearly 40,000 soldiers and horses. Even if the cold dog attacks from east to west, it will be difficult to achieve success."
Guo Da pondered for a moment and saw that Xu Shu, the military advisor who was accompanying him, said nothing about this. He asked him for his opinion again. Xu Shu said, "I don't know what the news is about the South Route Army, so I dare not say more."
These words enlightened Guo Da, and he said to everyone: "We must not retreat!"
When Chen Chong planned the Northern Route Army, he told all the generals that the reason why he divided the river into three routes was to contain the Liang people and prevent Dong Zhuo from returning westward. Now that one of the three dangers has been lost, if Guo Dazi and Liu Bei meet up,
It's another danger. At that time, the Liang people are attacking from east to west in Maojin. They may not have to worry about the defense, but they can only sit back and watch the two armies outside the city respond, allowing Dong Zhuo's main force to retreat to the west safely.
The design will be completely useless, and the march on the south road will naturally return in vain.
After thinking about this, Guo Dacheng rushed to build barriers and repair the city walls in Huayin, and sent envoys to inform Liu Bei and Chen Chong of the news respectively. He urged the South Route Army to send out troops in advance, and hoped that Chen Chong would lead the Middle Route Army to attack Hangu Pass and force Dong Zhuo's main force.
Return support.
On December 29, which was New Year's Eve, Huangfu Song's army arrived in the north of Huayin.
Huayin is located in the north of Huashan Mountain, south of the Weishui River, and west of the river. It is called the junction of the four counties of Hongnong, Hedong, Fengyi, and Jingzhao. It is actually the most important place in Guanzhong. The river passes through Luliang Taihang and starts from Huayin.
After that, the Zhongtiao Mountains and the Qinling Mountains on both sides of the bank suddenly tightened, forming a narrow and long corridor of two hundred miles to the east. Until it crossed Maojin, the river flowed straight down and surged out, depositing the sediment in the upper and middle reaches.
North of Luoyang.
Twenty-five miles west of Huayin, there is an ancient peach forest fortress, which was built by the people of Kuching. It is located in a mysterious valley, with deep forests and dense trees, and it becomes dark during the day. It was called a dangerous place by the people of the time.
, the so-called Tongguan in later generations was located here. Guo Dal ordered Li Cai to lead five thousand people to guard here, and he also led the remaining ten thousand people to guard in Huayin City.
With such a defense, Huangfu Song's army stationed at the Wei River in the north for half a day. Huangfu Song personally investigated the defense of Huayin with his scouts. Huayin was originally no more than a small city, but it has been more than a month since Guo Da settled in. He repaired the fortifications day and night and made the city high up.
The height of three feet was increased to more than four feet. Three layers of trenches were dug outside the city, and a layer of wooden walls and a layer of antlers were built outside the trenches.
Huangfu Song returned to the army and said to the generals: "This is not a place where we can fight. We will continue eastward."
Yang Ding, the general of Yulin Zhonglang, asked him: "Chariots and horses, Huayin is a dangerous place with two rivers. How can we not fight if there is hope?"
Huangfu Song said with a smile: "The enemy has penetrated deep alone and has no support from Puban. Although it occupies a dangerous position, it is just an isolated city. Our army neither lacks food or clothing, nor has it been ordered to attack the city and plunder the land, so why bother to fight?"
He can just leave."
So the cavalry marched majestically eastward. At this time, the river had not yet thawed. They abandoned Huayin and Taolinsai on the south bank, crossed the river directly, and headed towards Dayang from the north bank.
Guo Da and others stayed on the city tower that day to watch the Liangren's forest flags arrive at the north bank of the Wei River. He quickly warned the whole city and circled the city with noisy gongs and drums to put the entire army on alert. Not long after,
Above and below the city, on the wooden walls of the trenches, there are fully armed warriors. These remnants of the Yellow Turbans are looking at the army on the other side with hatred. The handles of the knives in their hands are covered with sweat. Although they are nervous, their hearts also yearn for revenge.
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Unexpectedly, the Liang people only waited and watched on the north bank of the Wei River and did not attack for a long time. When the soldiers were all tired, they saw the Liang people move. The commanders were all refreshed, but those troops had not yet attacked the city.
, but turned the horse's head and ran straight to the east like a stream.
The march of the army brought up snow dust in winter. Huayin's sergeant Bai Bo saw the snow dust running on the plain and did not dare to leave the city. After all, no one wanted to leave the city defenses that had been repaired for many days and fight with the Liang people who had just won a victory.
The result of the battle was that they were at a loss as everyone sat and watched in vain as Liang Ren disappeared from sight. For half a day, the soldiers were chilled by the cold wind, but in the end their efforts were in vain, which had to be discouraging.
Thinking about Liang people's actions, Guo Da suddenly remembered something, and then he came to his senses. He secretly cried out that it was terrible: the weather was cold and the ground was freezing, and the river was frozen. The river that used to be a dangerous river has now become a smooth road. Liang people can't ignore Huayin.
Rapidly advance eastward, and Guo Da and others cannot stop it.
If they go out of the city to intercept, Baibo's army will risk losing the city, but if they sit back and watch the Liang people advance eastward, Liu Bei's army will be in danger of being destroyed. After a day of discussion in Huayin, the commanders finally decided to abandon the city and pursue the pursuit.
Guo Da and others' main plan was that if they encountered the Liang people on the road, the cavalry would stop and continue to confront the Liang people; if the Liang people wanted to fight the cavalry, they would lead the army back to Taolinsai, and as long as it delayed, until
During the freezing flood season, the river thawed and turned into rapids, and the north and south banks could not communicate. They clung to Taolinsai, but they could still trap people in Liang to death.
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In the second year of Chuping, on the first day of the first lunar month, the Baibo Army came out from Huayin and ran eastward along the river on the south bank. At this time, heavy snow began to fall from the dome again, and the snowflakes were as big as cypress leaves, stacked one by one on the knights' heads.
The armor also covered the occasionally exposed loess in the wilderness, covering the knights with a layer of snow velvet and covering the earth with a layer of white clothes. There was a bit of coldness and dampness from the melted snow in the air, but it disappeared at this moment.
, which made Guo Da feel a little worried.
They followed Liang Ren's trail on the north bank for half a day, but the wind and snow quickly buried it, leaving only a vast white patch. At night, the snow was two feet deep, almost burying the human legs, and the horses were exhausted.
Bai Bojun had to rest in the mountains and forests for a night.
At night, the sergeants raised bonfires in the forest, but they still could not drive away the cold. Xu Shu went to check the supplies, while the marshals gathered to roast dried meat and discuss military matters. Guo Daxian asked Yang Feng: "Where should the Liang people go?
"?" Yang Feng pondered for a while and said: "They traveled one day earlier than us, but it was freezing cold here and the mountain road was difficult to walk. They could only travel thirty miles further than us!"
Guo Da nodded in agreement. He broke off a branch and used the tip to draw a map on the snow. He warmed his hands with the heat and analyzed: "Liang people traveling eastward like this must be heading straight to meet Dong Zhuo.
But Liu Shijun occupied two counties, and they were separated by the other side of the river. They couldn't sneak around the city. I expected that they would take a rest in Hongnong, and then go straight to Dayang with all their strength. What do you think?" p>
Han Xian remembered the banner of the Liang people and put forward a new suggestion. He said: "The current coach of the Liang people is Huangfu Song. Huangfu Song is not such a reckless person. He is famous for his accurate calculation of troops. Although he has left our army behind
Behind us, but Huangfu Song will not ignore our pursuers. He may not be able to circle around Hongnong, waiting for an opportunity to fight with us."
"Then as planned, if he fights, we will retreat, as long as we delay it." At this point, Guo Da looked at the snow velvet still piled up outside the mountain forest, and couldn't help but sigh: "It's just today.
There is also heavy snowfall, and I’m afraid it will take a lot of night when the river thaws this year.”
Yang Feng disagreed and said with a smile: "It's just a day, so why worry about it? Even if the battle fails, the worst we can do is retreat to the state. Drinking in the spring, admiring the stars in the summer, hunting elk in the autumn, and warming up by the fire in the winter are just the same.
Happy, why bother worrying about it?"
Guo Da's eyes were quite displeased, but Yang Feng still said: "When I was in Jinyang, I saw Long Shou working so hard for the court. He was busy from Mao hour to Xu hour every day. He was less than thirty years old and had white hair on his head.
It's quite eye-catching. Brother Guo, great things in the world cannot be accomplished overnight. Back then, Wang Mang was in chaos and it would take more than ten years for the ancestors to revive the Han Dynasty, let alone the current dynasty?"
Guo Dazhi said: "I joined the Taiping Tao because the Great Master said that we should rebuild a peaceful world."
After these words, several people were silent and hurriedly ended the military meeting, each going back to camp to think about their thoughts.
Early the next morning, the Baibo Army set off again. They walked through the deep snow, wrapped their horses' hooves with towels, and continued to run eastward with difficulty. The heavy snow stopped at midnight the next day, but Guo Da estimated the distance and found that he had only traveled more than ten miles.
, he couldn't help but feel a little impatient, and ordered the soldiers to speed up and eat lunch on the horse.
Baibo's soldiers had long been accustomed to hardship and did not complain to the officers. They strictly followed military orders. However, Guo Da knew in his heart that the soldiers were in such a state that it would be difficult to fight if they encountered the enemy. But the Liang people must be the same way.
, considering the overall situation, he still moved forward ruthlessly.
They traveled a little faster in the afternoon and walked about twenty miles, but there was still no trace of Hongnong County. Guo Dazheng was worried that he could not make it in time, and suddenly he heard Xu Shu, who was walking with him, murmur: "No, something is wrong."<
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"What's wrong?" Guo Da asked.
"Where are the traces? Where are the traces of Liang Ren?"
"It's all covered by yesterday's snow."
"What about today's traces?"
Guo Da was stunned and looked into the distance. The snow in front of him was completely white and there was no sign of anything. But they had walked more than thirty miles. It stands to reason that they had caught up with Liangren's footsteps yesterday. The wind and snow would stop today.
Yes, their traces today should be revealed.
But apart from the white snow and the sky and the earth, there is only the river and the mountains on both sides.
Guo Da was horrified. He ordered as quickly as possible: "Array! Array!"
But it was already too late. He suddenly discovered that the velvet on the ground was trembling slightly. Gradually, the trembling made a sound in the snow, like distant thunder rolling down the mountains. There were some sleeping wolves in the mountains.
, at this time, he also wailed in panic.
Before the thunder could reach us, the mountains and forests on the south bank suddenly burst into flames. Thousands of flying fire points fell from the sky. Some hit the snow and turned into a wisp of white water smoke. Some hit the bodies of people and horses.
, the screams of people and the neighing of horses intertwined. It turned out that this was an arrow tied with pineapple and lit with fire. The fire and smoke surrounded the horse team of the White Wave Army, and it was following countless hidden arrows.