When Yu Wenmona arrived at the foot of the mountain, he sent knights who could speak Chinese to publicize the news of the change of ownership of Shihuo Mountain in front of the Han army. Both the White Deer Banner and Yan Gang's head were present, and the facts were as irrefutable as ironclad. This made the Han army
Jun was greatly frustrated.
Gongsun Zan was suddenly in an extremely embarrassing situation. He could not break the court in a hurry by attacking upwards. Instead, he would be taken advantage of by the enemy forces behind him. But if he retreated, his way back was cut off. Where could he retreat to? He couldn't help but curse Yan Gang.
Incompetent. But the matter had come to this, and cursing had no effect. Gongsun Zan did not dare to fight anymore, and finally slowly descended the mountain, brought the army back to the camp at the foot of the mountain, and then made plans.
Gongsun Zan originally planned to set up more guards at the first court gate he captured. The Xianbei people who came down the mountain now had their hands free to deal with the Yuwen tribe behind them. As long as the future troubles could be eliminated, there would be room for any action. But it didn't work.
Coincidentally, at this time of deep winter, heavy snow fell from the sky, and the vast snowflakes were like clouds overturning the sky. Suddenly the sky and the earth were one color, and everything was white as far as the eye could see.
The weather was so cold that even though the Han army wore winter clothes, their skin was cracked, their hands and feet were stiff, and their movements were much sluggish. Gongsun Zan sent some elites to fight with the Ministry of Culture and Culture, and these Xianbei people were prepared with snow-proof furs and warm cheesecloths.
For a time, the Han army was unable to defeat them, so they had to huddle in the camp again, lighting fires to keep warm day and night, waiting for the cold wave to pass.
But the daily food expenses of the 60,000-strong army were an astronomical figure. With the food routes cut off, how could they last long in front of the Xianbei people? After two days, the Han army changed its diet from three meals a day to two meals a day.
, Even so, in another month, the army’s food will be exhausted.
In order to solve this situation, Gongsun Zan also came up with a strange strategy. He suddenly ordered all the troops to eat dry food first, so that there would be no smoke in the camp for two consecutive days. He wanted to make the illusion that the army had no food and the soldiers were exhausted.
Lure the Xianbei people into taking the initiative to attack the camp.
But Kebi was able to sit firmly on the top of the mountain and was not fooled. In the past few days, he abandoned the court gate one after another and gave the illusion of failure, which also resulted in a lot of casualties among the troops, who were in urgent need of training. Kebi was able to look at the situation at the bottom of the mountain and pay attention to the various ministries.
The leader smiled and said: "The terrain is inaccessible to the Han people, and the roads are covered with heavy snow. They have no way to go! Why should we fight with them? In more than ten days, when the snow melts, we will go directly to the mountain to collect the corpses. Wouldn't it be the best thing to do?
Easy?"
Seeing that the Xianbei people were not fooled, Gongsun Zan had no choice but to resume his diet and find another way. In the severe cold winter, although he tried to save on food and use simple food, he still consumed more food than usual. However, after more than ten days, the Han army had to start killing
The horse was boiling soup. Due to hunger and the fact that the Han army used ice and snow to boil water for drinking, many people were not acclimatized to the climate and contracted diseases. There were not enough medicinal herbs in the army, so people died almost every day.
The morale of the army became increasingly low. Soldiers often stole horses and tried to escape back to Youzhou through the trails. When Gongsun Zan found out, he was furious and ordered that all those caught would be beheaded. Even so, he could not stop him.
In a blink of an eye, it was the first month of the year. In order to boost morale, Gongsun Zan summoned his soldiers to practice martial arts and shoot trees. The winner was rewarded with bacon. He personally drew a three-stone strong bow and shot at the target, and the arrows were not missed. He also ordered the knights to remove the needle points and use them.
The drummers beat cowhide drums to cheer up, and the sound shook for more than ten miles. Kebi could hear the drums, and asked Ju Luohou to order the ministries: "Gongsun Zan is running out of food and grass, and he plans to fight to the death! All ministries are strict
Prepare for war. If he moves, we will all move! We will never let go and return to Juyong!"
His guess was good. Gongsun Zan felt that if he stayed here any longer, his entire army might be wiped out, recreating the outcome of the Battle of Baitanshan. Moreover, after his defeat, he could return to Youzhou and reorganize his army with the help of Liu Yu. But
At this time, Liu Yu had forced him to leave. His defeat would probably overthrow the entire Youyan, so he had no choice but to fight to the death. He ordered that the entire army prepare for a breakout. After three days, they would pull up camp and raise their troops, with Tian Kai and Xian Yu behind him.
Assist as forward.
But after the military order was passed down, the army was quite uneasy. Privately, the Han soldiers said: "We don't have enough food, we don't have enough strength, and we have killed some horses. How can we fight with Xianbei? Even if we win by luck, how can we go away?"
How about traveling hundreds of miles back home? I’m afraid we’ll all starve to death here!”
In fact, not only the infantry of the Han army, but also Gongsun Zan's heart was unprecedentedly uncertain. It was like a gambler who had lost half of his chips and wanted to sit down at the gambling table and win back all the money he had lost.
I am also afraid that I will lose all my last fortune and all my expectations will be in vain.
This mentality of worrying about gains and losses reached its peak on the last day. It was still dark and the stars were still shining dimly. Gongsun Zan suddenly woke up from his dream. He called his guards and asked: "Have you heard the sound?"
?" The guards all looked at a loss and said they had never heard of it. But he said with great certainty: "Beilu has made some move, come with me to see it."
After that, he climbed up to the watchtower and looked to the south. It was still dark, and the Yuwen Department in the south was ten miles away. Just standing on the watchtower, he couldn't see anywhere. As far as he could see, he could see the vast darkness on the white snow.
The shadow was as dim as ink, and everyone said it was probably the prince's illusion. But Gongsun Zan was extremely sure, and he said: "I can hear the sound, and there must be movement in the south!"
They just stood on the watchtower until dawn. The cold wind in the morning was as cold as a knife, and the faces of the accompanying guards were numb. There was no movement in the south, so they persuaded Gongsun Zan to return to the camp. He was still needed to organize a joint battle today. At this time
At that time, Gongsun Zan pointed to the south and said, "Who is that?"
Everyone looked over and saw more than a dozen red-armored knights galloping towards here. Although they were few in number, they held high a banner with the word "Han" in it. This made the Han army cheer and boost their morale.
Gongsun Zan originally planned to greet him in person, but before leaving, Gongsun Zan suspected that it was a ploy by the Xianbei people, so he asked Zhao Yun to go greet him instead. After Zhao Yun rode out and confirmed with the visitor, Zhao Yun held a silk letter in his hand.
He came back and said: "Your Majesty, they are General Duan's men. They have military orders from Sili Xiaowei and are here to relieve us."
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"Is it the dragon's head's arrangement?" Gongsun Zan quickly opened the silk book and saw Chen Chong's official and private seals on the back of the letter. He was relieved and hurriedly welcomed the visitor in.
The envoy was Wang Gai, the second son of Wang Yun. As soon as he entered the camp, he directly stated his purpose. It turned out that Duan Yan had learned the news that Gongsun Zan had marched into the royal court, and had already prepared to lead his troops to rendezvous. Unexpectedly, he had just ordered more than 10,000 soldiers to join him.
After receiving the news that Gongsun Zan was besieged, Duan Yan knew that the safety of Youzhou was at stake and did not dare to delay. He led his army from Pingcheng to the north and occupied Daiqing Mountain slightly west of Huangshi Cliff. He also forced Yu Wenmona away, and finally opened up.
Road. Now Gongsun Zan can retreat to Bingzhou, then transfer from Pingcheng to Dai County, and return to Youzhou.
Knowing that they could return home safely, all the generals persuaded Gongsun Zan to agree. However, Gongsun Zan was unwilling to do so. He hesitated for a moment and asked Wang Gai: "Can you lend me some food and grass? Not only my army is hungry and cold now, but the Xianbei dogs have been running for days."
We have fought hard and are exhausted. As long as you and I attack here together and capture the Xianbei Chanyu, how can there be any war in the north?"
Wang Gaihun didn't expect Gongsun Zan to say this. He didn't know how to answer the question for a moment. After a moment of silence, he slowly replied: "Mayi still has 50,000 dendrobium grains in stock, but how to use it is not up to me."
"I entered the prince's camp and saw that there were many sick soldiers in the prince's army. Do I still have to continue the war?"
Gongsun Zan said: "Then the king should hurry up and ask! My current soldiers are naturally important, but did the soldiers who dumped their bodies here die in vain?"
Wang Gai had no choice but to ride back immediately and report the matter to Duan You. After hearing this, Duan You couldn't laugh or cry, and scolded him: "Gongsun Bogui has lost his mind because of the loss. What are you talking about in Mayi Yicang? Military aircraft are changing rapidly, how can you do it?"
Such delay? You don’t have to go anymore, I told Yang Shangshu to let him pass."
Chen Chong attached great importance to this battle, so he sent Yang Hui to serve as a supervisor. After Duan Xuan told Yang Hui about the matter, Yang Hui did not dare to delay and asked Linghu Yuan to lead the way and led dozens of horsemen to Gongsun Zan's army.
Just after Wang Gai left, Gongsun Zan spent a day arranging the army, only to find that the 60,000-strong army he brought with him had only more than 40,000 people left. The nearly 30,000 knights who originally accompanied him on the expedition were no longer strong enough.
Of the 20,000 people, there are only 6,000 who can ride horses. Not to mention continuing to fight, it is probably not easy to retreat to Pingcheng. Therefore, when Yang Hui arrived at the army, he did not need any more persuasion, and Gongsun Zan agreed to withdraw.
Go south.
Kebineng on the mountain also received the news from Yu Wenmona. He watched the Han army camp at the foot of the mountain and hesitated whether to go down the mountain to pursue. But looking at the white snow around him, he thought about how many reinforcements had come from Bingzhou, and finally decided to
He gave up. He sighed to the adults in various ministries: "The luck of the Han people is not over, and warriors are emerging in large numbers. If we want Xianbei to rise, it will take more than one or two battles!" So he gave up the idea of pursuing. p>
The Yan people walked out of Danhan Mountain one after another, and then walked north. They walked for two days in a row before arriving at the junction of Daiqing Mountain and Shuangtai Mountain. After passing the mountain road, they were where Duan Xuan's tribe was. But the first person to greet them was
The howling cold wind outside the mountain made the Yan people wrapped in furs shiver with cold, and the remaining horses also shivered. Looking back at the way they came, more than a thousand people couldn't keep up with the team and fell in the wind and snow.
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Duan Xuan and his generals were waiting here to welcome them. Even though they were prepared, they couldn't help but be surprised when they saw this scene. They quickly asked their subordinates to add thirty mouthfuls of hot soup for them to keep warm and drink.
Here, Gongsun Zan's troops rested for five days before reluctantly continuing southward and arriving at Yanmen. Duan Yan originally received Liu Bei's message that he would return to Bingzhou soon, so he wanted Gongsun Zan to stay temporarily until he arrived.
At that time, the two sides renewed their old friendship. However, Gongsun Zan lost nearly half of his troops at this time and was ashamed to talk to Liu Bei. At the beginning of the first month, he led his army eastward and returned to Youzhou from Dai County.
After this battle, Gongsun Zan was seriously injured. Due to insufficient troops, he recalled Gongsun Fan and Gongsun Xu, and moved the soldiers from Zhongshan and Changshan counties to Zhuo County. Although Yuan Shao suffered a setback in Dai County, he benefited
At this point, they finally regained the two counties without any blood and regained control of the nine counties in Jizhou.