After two consecutive setbacks, the Huns army fell into an uncomfortable silence. Even though it had stopped in front of the newly built Quyu City for a week, this did not mean that the Huns' rebellion would end here. On the contrary, time passed.
and space are on the side of the Huns. Just because of the absolute numerical superiority of the Huns army, they have more tactical and strategic choices. Chen Chong knows this well.
Therefore, during this period of time, Chen Chong was only doing two things: one was to ask for reinforcements. While he was requesting reinforcements from Wang Yi, the prefect of Hedong, he was also uploading battle reports and emergency documents to the court. At that time, the Dongping Army promised by the emperor was also calculated at the same time.
Chen Chong simply sent Meng Jian, who was staying in Yonghe, to Shangdang to inquire about the news, and was ready to welcome Liu Bei's annexation.
The second is to observe the situation. Now that the Huns have changed, the entire border war of the Han Dynasty has become turbulent. Zhang Chun, it is entirely possible that the kingdom's rebellion is connected with the drastic changes in the Huns. But for Chen Chong, the most important thing is the Baibo Army's
Once the Baibo Army defected, the entire army would be surrounded on three sides with no room for retreat. Fortunately, the Baibo Army was originally considered a party of King Zuoxian, and Guo Da himself was quite trustworthy, so for the time being
There is no such sign, but Chen Chong still has to send people to contact Guo Da from time to time, and he must not be allowed to join the ranks of King Xiutu.
In addition, there is another thing. As the commander-in-chief of the entire army, Chen Chong ordered Yang Hui, who was guarding the city in Lishi, not to relax due to the fortification of Quyu. This was because except for the official road blocked by Quyu, the fact was that
There is also a mountain road on the mountain. Starting from the opposite side of Baibo Valley, you need to cross seven mountains in succession before you can climb over Luliang Mountain and insert it into the official road between Lishi and Fenyang. If Hu Jun detaches a large army to take this mountain road
After successfully attacking Lishi, Quyu was surrounded from both sides and could no longer hold on.
Chen Chong thought about it again and again, and finally added an order. If encountering special circumstances, he could make his own decision and retreat to Zhongyang, but no matter what, do not leave the city to fight.
He took over the entire Bingzhou county army in a hurry, but he was not familiar with the generals in Bingzhou. "Sun Tzu" said: "Know yourself and your enemy." The important thing is not only to be familiar with your own troops and food, but more importantly, to be familiar with your generals.
Some people are good at defense and some are good at attacking. People's talents will not change according to the commander's thoughts. Therefore, the most important thing for an excellent commander is to let each general stay in his best position. Nowadays, time is tight, Chen Chong
We can only settle for the next best thing, as long as each general can perform his or her own duties and survive the Huns' early offensive.
The idea is good, but he still has some worries. The current people's heart in Lishi City is shaking, which cannot be controlled by Yang Hui alone.
Chen Chong's letter had just been delivered, and a dozen officers had gathered in the prefect's mansion to request for discussion. The leader was Taiyuan Army Sima Wang Kui. He was wearing military armor and holding an iron helmet, and said coldly to Yang Hui
: "Master Yang, I am in charge of Taiyuan's military affairs and have nothing to do with Xihe. However, because of Zhang Gong's dispatch and your care, I was able to lead more than ten thousand men to garrison Lishi.
Now that the governor has suffered an unexpected incident, Chen Shijun led eight thousand county soldiers to guard Quyu, which is enough. However, Taiyuan is weak. We heard that the Hulu divided their troops and went to Taiyuan, but we are sitting in the trapped city in Lishi. It cannot be said that we have failed in our duty.
I also hope that the Registrar will understand that it is urgent for us to return to Taiyuan to support you!"
Yang Hui first showed his affection, but Wang Kui and others were unmoved. In Yang Hui's desperation, Shi Tao came up with a plan and stepped forward and said to the generals: "It is obvious that you are enthusiastic. It stands to reason that I will
There is no need to stop it. It is just a war. It is not a human plan, but also a destiny. Those who obey the destiny will always be disadvantaged. Those who go against the destiny will be strong but poor. The ancestors can achieve the victory of Kunyang with only a few thousand, and it is the sun that shines. Today, you gentlemen
Go far away, use the few to attack the many, use the weak to attack the strong, just like that time.
The ancestor of the world has the red talisman of "Liu Xiu sent troops to capture Bu Dao", which means that he can conquer everything. The kings use the weak to attack the strong, why not make predictions before proceeding?"
This was quite reasonable, so Wang Kui agreed, and Xu Shu and Shi Tao quickly went to invite a fortune teller and asked him to do a divination for this trip. The fortune teller was in his eighties at the time, his beard and hair were all white, and his hands and feet were as thin as
He used fifty yarrow roots to deduce the corpse. After a while, the result came out. The hexagram sign was "water and fire are not in balance".
Fire is on the water, but it has not been saved; a gentleman is careful to distinguish things. It can be said to be a bad divination. Yang Hui once again took the opportunity to advise: "Gentlemen, now that God has sent a warning, why are you still not alert? If you go against the trend.
, not only was our hometown difficult to protect, but we also lost our own lives. As long as we stick to our duties, unite as one, stick to Lishi, and wait for the imperial court's reinforcements, what's the difficulty in recapturing Taiyuan?"
Wang Kui's face was ashen. He hesitated again and again, and finally said angrily: "I have made up my mind, and I hope the chief will not dissuade me. Why should I be afraid of death? My fellow villagers gave birth to me and raised me. They have suffered for a long time. How can I stand still?"
Sit back and watch? As a county soldier, it is your duty. If the emperor takes responsibility in the future, will the chief secretary take care of it?"
Yang Hui was speechless, so Wang Kui immediately went out and summoned about 7,000 Taiyuan County soldiers in the city, each carrying three days of rations. They left Lishi that night and set off straight along the Fenyang Road in the north. p>
At noon on the second day, Wang Kui had already traveled eighty miles, and he still had less than twenty miles to go to Yangchangcang, the transfer hub between the Xihe River and Taiyuan. He planned to rest here for a day.
After replenishing military supplies, they went straight to Jinyang. Jinyang is the largest city in Bingzhou and has sufficient food and grass. Even if it is besieged by the Hulu for a year, it can continue to hold on. In addition, the Huns are not good at attacking cities. As long as they hold on and wait for help, they will be able to hold on until the Huns
Retreat.
Just as he was planning this, a row of chaffinches suddenly flew past in the sky between the forest roads, as inconspicuous as flies among the vast sky. But Wang Kui still noticed them. Not only that, he also noticed that the air was filled with a...
A familiar yet unfamiliar smell.
It’s the smell of cattle and sheep!
How could there be the stench of cattle and sheep here? But he immediately knew the answer. The ground in front began to tremble, just like the ground under their feet. A billowing smoke was being thrown high under the sky, and the blurry figures in the distance gradually gradually
It is clear, but the first thing that is clear is the flag they carry: the goshawk flaps its wings and chases the sun.
This flag is familiar to all soldiers and civilians in Bingzhou. It is the flag of Zuo Ri Zhuwang! Both sides are galloping. They did not expect that the other side would appear in this position at this moment. The mountain road here is narrow and there is no room for return.
, even though they knew that moving forward would be an unprepared bloody battle, the two sides could only not retreat even one step, speed up the attack, and fight to the death on this narrow mountain road!
When meeting on a narrow road, the brave will win. This is an eternal truth! Wang Kui ordered his soldiers to unfurl the banner of the Han army, then clamped the horse's belly and drew the bow to shoot. His bow was made of ten-year-old green ox horn, and the bow string was made of blood deer sinew.
When the bow string is fully drawn, it can shoot a hundred and fifty steps. Wang Kui fully draws the bow string, and the arrow feathers are flying. As the arrows shuttle, the faces of the two armies are clearly visible, and Wang Kui can even see them.
The arrow feathers are shaking up and down in the neck of the Hu man holding the flag.
Blood trickled down the horse's back, and another man quickly took the flag with quick eyes and hands. Hundreds of people in front and behind him shouted angrily at Wang Kui. Wang Kui smiled brightly, put away his long bow, pulled out his knife, and shouted: "Death"
! Die! Die!" The soldiers also shouted in unison: "Death! Die! Die!"
But he saw a man among the Huns wearing mink clothes, riding a black body and a tall horse with a white forehead, speeding up to the front. He also saw that he had his bow string fully drawn. Wang Kui felt a cool breeze blowing from the inside out.
After turning over his internal organs, he hurriedly crouched down to hide from the arrow, and then there was a crisp sound. He looked back and saw an arrow fluttering between the flagpoles.
Before Wang Kui could laugh at his opponent's poor archery skills, the Han army just heard three more "dings" in succession. The Han army's flagpole was hit by three arrows in succession, but there was only a hole in the flagpole. Before the Han army could react,
, the flagpole suddenly fell down in front of everyone, and the big Han flag, as red as the sun, hit the formation of the Han soldiers in the rear along with the flagpole, and another burst of smoke was stirred up in the smoke. The Han soldiers in the rear only saw the big flag falling, and it was unknown.
Therefore, the pace has stagnated.
In this lag, the outcome of this encounter has already been decided.
Wang Kui was not able to return to his hometown. He withstood two attacks from the Huns and broke the blade of his saber. However, the soldiers in the rear could no longer organize a decent counterattack. When he was slightly exhausted, a Huns followed him.
He cut off his head with a single blow through the gap in his chest. He saw his body being trampled like dust by the horses, his armor and horse hooves playing music like rain, and then he lost consciousness forever.
Then the Huns put his head on the flagpole, and together with his soldiers, his black hair was flying like dark clouds in front and back of Lishi City. The Huns cheered like a night owl. Then the Huns discovered
, Lishi City is an empty city.
After Wang Kui set out, Yang Hui only had more than 2,000 people left in the city and it was difficult to hold on. At Xu Shu's suggestion, he simply started to evacuate. When leaving the city, Yang Hui sealed the gate of Lishi City and burned down everything in the city.
After the Huns entered the city, they could only see the ashes that had not been completely extinguished and the smoke rising everywhere.
But in any case, the governor's mansion in Xihe is no longer in the hands of the Han army.