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Chapter 10 Reinforcements

 In the Battle of Hekou, Cao Cao really gained his reputation. After Chen Chong reported the memorial to the emperor that day, the emperor read it and considered it again and again. He still felt that something was wrong. He met Chen Chong the next day and said that he wanted to change the reward.

In addition to personal letters and edicts appointing Bian Rang, Chen Chong originally planned to use Jian Yong as an envoy, bringing 30 million Yanxing 5 baht and 600,000 Dendrobium wheat noodles as military rewards. He also planned a plan in Henan County.

Eight hundred households were newly established in Hanchang Township as a settlement for Cao Cao, and Cao Cao was granted the title of Marquis of Hanchang Township.

But the emperor still felt that he was too little, saying that it was rare to have a good minister like Cao Qing in Guandong, so he should not treat him lightly, so he promoted Cao Cao to a former general, increased his household by two hundred, and gave him a Zhongxing Sword to show the emperor's kindness. From then on.

, the three Zhongxing swords forged by the late emperor all had new owners, one for Liu Bei, one for Lu Bu, and one for Cao Cao. When the government and the public heard about it, they all spoke favorably of it, and the three were collectively called the Three Generals of Zhongxing.<

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It's just that the ideas of the government and the opposition were not conducive to the war in Yanzhou. After Cao Cao captured the three counties, he temporarily rested in Rencheng. When Liu Bei arrived with his army, it was already the third day of September. They continued to march eastward and spent half a month to expand their results.

He also successfully captured Lu and Dongping, and came to Jibei.

In just three months after the Linzi Rebellion, the Montenegrin Army, which once had more than 600,000 soldiers and more than 100,000 warriors, has been reduced to the point where most of it has been defeated and defections have become widespread. There are only 30,000 warriors left and less than one knight.

Wan is in such a state of desolation. Now he is trapped in the middle school of Jibei Kingdom. In this area with a radius of less than a hundred miles, he has to repair his sword in a hurry to face an enemy several times stronger than himself.

At this time, the Han army was divided into two groups, one was led by Liu Bei and was stationed in Fucheng, and the other was led by Cao Cao and was stationed in Ningyang. The two groups were at the angles of each other, and their fronts were directed towards Lu County and Gang County. Zhang Fang received this

Under pressure, he had to continue to shrink his troops, abandon the northern cities, and besiege Sheqiu and the two cities of Gangxian. He had submitted a surrender form to Linzi, asking these former comrades to save him because of their old friendship with them in the same expedition.

Life.

At this time, five young officers of the Han army climbed up Pishan Mountain and looked at the terrain around Gang County from the top of the mountain.

"I'm afraid it won't be easy to defeat this!" The young man who spoke was Fazheng. At this time, he was wearing a light military uniform, a red cap, a round-neck brocade coat, and long trousers and deerskin boots.

He looked like a Confucian scholar when he met Chen Chong last year. The people accompanying him were all bureaucrats in Liu Bei's shogunate, namely Meng Da, Zhu Hao, Wei Qi, and Huangfu Jianshou.

He sighed to his companions and pointed with his fingers from west to east along the Wen River. The view on Pishan Mountain was wide, and the two cities were located on the plains. Everyone could see Snake Hill on the north bank and Gang County on the south bank.

Meng Da, who was accompanying him, disagreed. He also pointed to the two cities and said: "Why did Xiaozhi say this? Although these two cities rely on the water to help each other, our navy is far superior to the thieves. All we need to do is to order General Guan to float into the water and cut off the enemy."

They are just two isolated cities. Our army is five times that of the enemy, and we can surround the city on three sides, so what should we fear?"

Fazheng smiled when he heard this, shook his head at Mengda and said, "Zidu, why have you forgotten? Winter is coming soon. It's deep and cold in the middle of winter, and the rivers are covered with ice. How can there be any navy to speak of?"

Jing, but when Meng Da heard that Liu Bei's uncle was named Liu Zijing, he changed his name to Zidu to avoid taboos, so Fazheng called him this.

Meng Da blushed and said sarcastically: "Even so, it's probably not difficult for our army to break the city!"

Fazheng stared at the two cities and said slowly: "Otherwise, it is most difficult to destroy the city in winter. Under the cold weather, firstly, the soldiers' fingers are cold and it is difficult to climb the ants; secondly, the ground is hard and it is difficult to build mountains; thirdly, The soldiers marched and fought one after another, and people's hearts returned..."

Speaking of this, Fazheng stopped talking, but Meng Da and others could imagine the difficulties in attacking the city, and their faces became a little ugly. Only Zhu Hao, the son of Zhu Jun, who had followed the army on the battlefield, said with a smile: "What Takahiro said is indeed true, but is it not true for the Montenegrin Army? On the battlefield, morale comes first. Now they have left their hometown and are sitting in Chou City. If there are no reinforcements to save them, they may not be able to hold on for long."

"What I'm worried about is the reinforcements from the puppet dynasty!" Fazheng said loudly. He first pointed to the faint sky in the northwest: "That's Yunmeng Mountain", and then pointed to the rolling mountains to the southeast below his feet: "That's Shimen. "Mountain", and then based on this analysis, he said: "If there is a bandit army coming from Yunmeng Mountain, it can cut off the retreat route from the north, making our army unable to advance or retreat. If there is a bandit army coming north from Shimen Mountain, they can cross the glacier and attack by surprise. The north road is under the city, but the south road is difficult to respond to."

Speaking of this, Fazheng couldn't wait any longer. He got on his horse and said to his colleagues: "Let's go, I want to advise the general to withdraw the troops from the north route and concentrate his troops first to attack Gang County!" Then, without waiting for the others to respond, he shouted loudly and rode down the mountain.

These five people had been together for a year, and they all knew that Fa Zheng was as impatient as a thunderbolt, so they were not surprised and hurriedly caught up with them on horseback. The group descended from Pishan Mountain and traveled west for twenty-three miles, then crossed the Wenshui River and headed north. After six miles, we finally arrived at the main camp of the Han army.

When they found Liu Bei, Liu Bei, Zhang Fei and others were reviewing a batch of equipment that had just arrived. Some of the equipment in this batch was not well maintained, and some of the swords and axes were rusty. Zhang Fei was extremely dissatisfied and reprimanded the soldiers who were transporting them. .Zhang Fei was born as a butcher, and when it came to scolding, no one in the army could match him. The faces of the several uncles who were being trained turned red, and their fists were clenched purple.

When Liu Bei saw Fazheng and his entourage approaching, a smile appeared on his face. He turned around and pulled Zhang Fei down first, and asked these uncles to lead others to sharpen their knives. He emphasized to them that this would not be an exception. The four uncles were granted amnesty and hurriedly joined the soldiers. They pushed the equipment towards the warehouse.

At this time, Liu Bei slowly said to Fazheng and others: "Xiao Zhi said that we were going to explore the terrain today? What was the result? What were the findings?"

Fazheng did not hide his secrets, and immediately informed Liu Bei of what he had learned today and his suggestions. He also said: "The rebel army only has two cities left and is at the end of its rope. But if they don't surrender now, they must have asked for reinforcements. The general must not be careless. If you underestimate us, if we fail to win this battle, the imperial court will fall to the ground, and the bandit army will rise again from the dead!"

Liu Bei looked embarrassed when he heard this. He thought to himself, now that our troops are divided into two groups, we just want to establish a strong presence in Yanzhou, win a battle, and show a difference with Mengde on the south side. At this time, we will change the arrangement so that the north group and the The southern road converges. Even if we win, what's the use? It's just that Meng De's troops are indistinguishable.

He thought about it in his mind, but he couldn't say it with his mouth. He just heard him say: "What Xiaozhi said is naturally reasonable. But our army is now pursuing victory and is not defeated. Being too cautious will also affect the morale of the army. We can only attack one city.

It’s hard to get all the credit, and I don’t know how long the hard battle will last. It would be a good thing if the enemy troops sent reinforcements when they attacked Snake Hill! In the past two years, the country has been unable to defeat the rebels. Isn’t it because the rebels were unwilling to leave the city because of the deep trenches and high fortresses?

If there are really reinforcements from thieves, this should be a happy event for our army! We can wipe out the thieves right here!"

After saying this, Fazheng also felt that there was some truth in it. But then he thought about it. Since ancient times, when marching and fighting, we have always hoped that the war will be more certain, and there is no saying that we hope that the more enemy troops are, the better. It seems that the situation in front of him is

My lord, you have worries in your heart!

So he suggested that if we want to attack Sheqiu by force, we must set up a camp at Yunmeng Mountain and Pishan Mountain, and divide the troops to garrison them as cover, so as not to be attacked internally or externally. Liu Bei also thought this plan was good, so he nodded in agreement.

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Three days passed in the blink of an eye, and it was already September 27th. At midnight on the same day, Liu Bei held a military meeting. He mentioned that Cao Cao on the south road had begun to attack the city on the 25th, and asked the generals how they were prepared. The morale of the generals was high.

, they all say they are fully prepared and just waiting for the war to begin.

Upon seeing this, Liu Bei was extremely satisfied, so he took Liu Mi, Tai Shi Ci, and Wang Sheng as the vanguard, each leading 10,000 people, and began to attack the city after noon.

During the days when the Han army was preparing, the Black Mountain Army was naturally not idle. They carefully repaired the fortifications inside and outside Sheqiu City: there were trenches outside the city and watchtowers, inside the city there were corridors, urns, horse walls, and crossbow platforms and wooden curtain channels at the top of the walls.

, there are thorns at the foot of the wall, listening to the rolling stones, and various measures, as if they want to live and die with this city.

However, Liu Bei had sufficient troops for this trip, and there was nothing to worry about in terms of supplies and supplies. Although the Montenegrin Army was fully prepared, it still could not stop the Han Army's advance.

Liu Bei sent sergeants to attack every day without pushing forward the progress. He only set a goal: to demolish a watchtower today and deal with a section of trench tomorrow. In addition, he was brave and fearless to die. Within half a month, the outer wall of Sheqiu was breached by the Han army.

The trenches were also filled in by the Han army, and then under the command of Liu Bei, the generals began to pile up mountains of earth on all sides. If the situation continues at this rate, Sheqiu City will probably be captured by the Han army if it lasts for another month.
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Liu Bei was extremely satisfied with this and sent envoys many times to inquire about the battle situation in Gang County.

Unlike the Sheqiu side, the battle in Gangxian was much more difficult. After all, the two sides had a bloody feud: Zhang Fang killed Cao Cao at the front, while Cao Cao slaughtered Puyang at the back. Zhang Fang insulted Cao Cao, and Cao Cao used his heads to build the Jingguan.

.Only blood can wash away this hatred. Later, Cao Cao cut off the tongue of the head of Jingguanzhong and threw it into the city as a threat. Zhang Fang still sent people to insult Cao Cao's father and ancestors, and also sent people to insult Cao Cao's father and ancestors, and also threw the tongues of the pigs in the city.

The ears were cut off and thrown back to Cao Jun as an insult.

After half a month, both sides suffered heavy losses. The army gradually became infected with the disease, and soldiers fell down and vomited every hour. But even so, both sides were furious, and no one was willing to show any weakness.

At this moment, the reinforcements that the Montenegrin Army had been waiting for finally arrived.

An army of about 40,000 people slowly walked out from the mountains of Mount Tai. They held high flags with patterns of mountains, sun and clouds, and were stationed in the area of ​​Feicheng, fifty miles north of Snake Hill. Feicheng stands on Niushan Mountain to the north and Baiyun Mountain to the south.

It is located in a narrow plain surrounded by two foothills. Further south of Baiyun Mountain is Yunmeng Mountain, and at the foot of the mountain is the grain road of the Han army.

Another legion of about 30,000 people crossed from Yimeng Mountain through the State of Lu and crossed the Surabaya River. They quickly captured Wenyang, which was already occupied by Cao's army. Their flags were patterned with plain waves, and their clothes were different from the ordinary yellow scarves.

Wearing long trousers and narrow sleeves, similar to Hu clothing. Guan Yu knew as soon as he heard that it was Bai Bo's army who had arrived.


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