Back to Longshang, in September last year, Lu Bu was defeated at Jincheng, losing more than 10,000 yuan in one day. Later, Han Sui led his army to pursue him, and lost ground one after another. In the past two years, he captured the counties in the southern part of Wuwei.
All were lost, and many of the warriors recruited under his command died one after another in the snow, and they had to retreat to Lingzhou in defeat.
This battle had a great impact on Longshang. The Liangzhou Qiang people thought that Lu Bu had a sure victory and many people wanted to join him. Unexpectedly, Han Sui was able to use another clever plan to reverse the situation. As a result, they fell with the wind and had just settled eastward.
, they could only rest for a few days, and now they dispersed to the west again, and then went to Han Sui.
This made Lu Bu very angry. Except for the Battle of Gaoling, he had never suffered such a defeat. The reason for the defeat was that he mistrusted Liu Xiongming and made the traitor his confidant. This experience made him feel so humiliated.
In Liangzhou, a reward was announced, saying that those who could offer Liu Xiongming's head would get a thousand gold pieces, and those who could offer Jiang Zheng's head would get five hundred gold pieces, in order to vent their shame and anger. But since they had already been defeated, such behavior was just to add to the jokes.
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Under such circumstances, Lu Bu sent Zhang Chang to ask for help from the imperial court, hoping that the imperial court could once again send reinforcements, money and food. After Chen Chong heard about it, he immediately transferred ten thousand people from Dong Cheng's army to the north, and arranged for Wei Gu to recruit troops in the Hedong area until Yanxing Liu.
In March of that year, more than 10,000 people were recruited and sent to Beidi County. In addition, Lu Bu spent a lot of money to expand his army in the past six months and recruited 10,000 people. As a result, he had about 60,000 soldiers under his command, which was even better than before the battle of Jincheng.
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Lu Bu was so violent that he naturally wanted to avenge his shame. But what he didn't expect was that on March 19, Han Sui actually sent an envoy to Lu Bu and said: "I want to bring 50,000 troops each to the general. Yu Fengyi
A showdown in front of the mountain." The words and attitude were very contemptuous, which made Lu Bu furious. He whipped the envoy on both sides with a riding whip in public, and scolded: "What a villain, Han Sui, dares to compete with me? If it weren't for the villain's treacherous plot, Han Sui would
The thief is already a withered bone!"
Unexpectedly, the envoy had blood foaming at the mouth, but he still smiled and said: "The general said that, does he dare not fight with Han Gong? I thought the general was a hero in the northern border, but now I see him, he turns out to be the dog-eared guard!
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Lü Bu was agitated by this and flew into a rage. He drew his dagger in front of everyone and cut off the messenger's nose with a wave of his hand. Seeing the messenger covering his face underneath him and wailing, he scolded him again: "How dare you say such a thing! I, Lü Bu, am a great husband, five years old."
How could a former Iron Knight, with a hundred thousand soldiers under his command, be humiliated by Han Sui? Go back and tell Han Sui, if you are a real man, don't break your promise!" In this way, I accepted Han Sui's invitation.
So Lu Bu took control of more than 60,000 people, leaving only 5,000 troops to guard Fuping, and then sent his troops south again to meet Han Sui's appointment.
The location of the battle is Fengyi Mountain, about fifty miles northwest of Gaoping City. It is in the remnant of Liupan Mountain. It has undulating hills and crisscrossed ravines. It is not fertile soil for farming. But this plateau overlooks the entire Gaoping Basin. Once there are people and horses, they will
Traffic, whether heading south or north, is threatened by it. It can be said to be an important military area in Anding County.
In the spring of the first year of Jianning (AD 168), Duan Jiong, the captain of the Qiang Guards, fought against the various Qiang species of Xianling at the foot of this mountain and won a great victory. He was then given the title of General of Po Qiang. Today, people pass by here and still remember it today.
Being able to see the remains of the battlefields of our predecessors, horse bones in the stone, and rusty swords under the grass, we have to recall the martial arts events of our predecessors.
Last year, Lu Bu recruited the Qiang people at the foot of the mountain, built walls and forts, and took this place under his control, gaining a great advantage in stabilizing Yang Qiu. And Han Sui made an appointment with Lu Bu here to fight, obviously for a battle.
The plan is to regain the lost territory and completely block Lu Bu in the north. But if Lu Bu wins, the Gaoping Basin will change hands, the impact of Jincheng's defeat will also dissipate, and Lu Bu will regain the initiative in Longshang.
Therefore, both armies did not dare not to prepare carefully.
On the sixth day of April, Lu Bu led a group of people to climb a mountain from the mouth of Shixiakou and go upstream along a small river called Baiyangshui. The cavalry from the state capital lined up in a long line on the flat ground beside the river. People and war horses were on the cliff.
They looked like ants underneath, and the iron armor they were carrying was shining in the sun. The quiet water flow was just below their feet, and soon disappeared into the rugged mountain road. The rainy season has not yet come, and most of the rivers are still dry, with no water.
There are some weeds floating back and forth in the place, like floating clouds on the water, covering the ripples of light, sometimes intertwining, sometimes converging or separating, stretching downward.
Lu Bu looked forward in a daze. Walking thirty miles further south, you will reach Fengyi Mountain Fort. There are large green woods on both sides. The mountains behind the woods gradually rise, and there is a faint trail behind the mountains.
The shadow of the mountain reaches the sky. Occasionally, a black spot sways in the forest, like leaves blowing in the wind. The scout in front said: "That's a crow. There is a large persimmon forest on the south slope of the mountain. After the Qiang people left, the crow was there."
Settled down a home."
Lu Bu thought: "Where is Han Sui now?"
Although Lu Bu believed that he would win the field battle, Liang Ren's plan in the battle at Jincheng really impressed him. Looking back afterwards, Lu Bu had to sigh at the boldness of the plan. Therefore, he was extra careful in this battle.
There were constant scouts on the road, lest the enemy might devise another trick.
The scouts who came back from Gaoping in the south said that soldiers were gathering in Gaoping City one after another. Apparently, various units of the Liang Army were gathering from Jitou and Boluogu Trail to Gaoping City. There are currently about 20,000 people in the city, and it is expected that there will be another ten days.
Only then can they all arrive and come to fight.
When Lu Bu heard this, the tension in his heart eased a little, but then he thought again, could it be that they lured me here and cut off my return at the river in the north? So he braced himself again and waited for the report from the scouts at the rear until two days later.
, Lu Bu led his army to the foot of Fengyi Mountain. When the news that nothing happened in the rear came, he let out another breath.
Fengyi Fort was not big and could only accommodate about 7,000 people living in the fort. So Lu Bu sent his soldiers to lead the cavalry with Cao Bao to the Ranma River in the southeast corner of the plateau to monitor the movements of the people in Gaopingliang, while he led most of the troops.
, stationed at Mayingshui, five miles south of Fengyi Fort. The Qiang people built a mountain camp here, which could accommodate officers to stay here, but most of the soldiers and horses had to find cliffs by themselves and sleep in them. At night, the strong wind blew from
The wind blowing from the northwest made the thick shields outside the tent clatter. Listening to these sounds, the new recruits began to miss the warm night in the pub.
Before setting off, Lu Bu distributed a pot of scalding wine to every soldier in Lingzhou, and also invited some Qiang girls to sing and dance among the troops. This scene was deeply engraved in the minds of the public, especially the children of Hedong.
They couldn't sleep and missed their hometown all night long. The sergeant commented: "If General Fenwu thinks of his wife and concubines who are fasting and practicing spiritual practice, it will be even more difficult to fall asleep."
It turned out that before leaving, Lu Bu's concubine Wang Diaochan held a gathering of Buddhist monks in Lingzhou, and invited nearly a hundred eminent monks from India to pray for the soldiers on the expedition. Diaochan had been a Buddhist for many years, so she asked the eminent monks from Guishang
Zhidukara, how can we protect the soldiers' safe return? Zhidukara said: "As long as you make the vow to sacrifice your life, practice the eight fasts, bathe every morning, burn incense, change your clothes, hold sandalwood in your mouth, burn incense and hang flags, and recite the Avalokitesvara Sutra every day,
Then everything will be safe." Diao Chan then set up a golden body of the Buddha in the palace, took off her silk clothes and dresses, put on pure patchwork robes, sacrificed herself to practice and pray for blessings. Before leaving, Diao Chan said to Lu Bu: "The day when my husband comes back is
When I leave the palace." In this long night now, she must still be wishing the soldiers far away victory.
Another seven days passed in this way, and the Liang army in Gaoping was still converging, with no intention of heading north for a battle. This made Lu Bu impatient to wait, so on April 15th and 16th, he sent out troops one after another.
Three times envoys came to make an appointment and asked when they planned to attend the appointment.
The envoys all saw Han Sui. He was sitting high on the table, but he didn't say anything clear. At one time he said that the battle would take place in five days, and at another time he said he didn't know the time yet and asked the envoys to go back first. These actions puzzled Lu Bu. Some of his subordinates said, maybe
The general marched cautiously, but Han Sui saw that there was no opportunity to take advantage of him, so he was already afraid. Some people said that maybe Han Sui was repeating his old tricks, making us relax, but then unexpectedly appeared again.
At this time, Zhang Liao offered his advice and said: "General, I would like to go to Gaoping to observe the strength of the enemy camp. If the enemy is strong, then our army can fight. If the enemy is weak, then he must have a deception. Our army should withdraw to the river and recapture it first."
Lost ground."
Zhang Liao is one of the few fierce generals in Lu Bu's army, but what is even more rare is that Zhang Liao is extremely meticulous in his observation after fighting in the battle. He can often detect omissions and flaws in the changes in the enemy's formation, so he can often criticize and criticize weaknesses.
One blow achieved a miraculous effect. When Lu Bu was hesitating, he was very happy when he heard that Zhang Liao dared to take a strange risk. He shook hands with Zhang Liao and said with a smile: "Good brother, if we can really get the truth from the truth, you will be the first to contribute in this battle!"
Zhang Liao then went south to Gaoping. To the north of Gaoping City was the Liang army camp. When Zhang Liao passed by, he carefully observed the surrounding layout and found that the Liang army camps were scattered and the soldiers were old and weak. Even so, based on a rough calculation, there were only a few Liang people in front of the city.
Just over 20,000 yuan, this made Zhang Liao suspicious. Then he met Han Sui and asked when he would challenge him. Han Sui was still vague, which made Zhang Liao even more alert.
Therefore, after leaving the city, Zhang Liao did not return to the army immediately. Instead, he hid in a mountain forest northeast of Gaoping City to observe the situation in the city. In the middle of the night, when the moon was shining brightly and cicadas were chirping occasionally, Zhang Liao suddenly heard a crow calling from the south.
A group of crows flew up among the shady trees on the avenue. Under them, a black shadow like a dragon could be seen slowly leaving the city. It was estimated that there were about three thousand people. And at midnight the next day, there was another group of people outside the city making loud noises and playing trumpets.
The triumphant song came and slowly entered the city.
Zhang Liao immediately understood and reported to Lu Bu that there was no large army in Gaoping City. Han Sui's plan to fight was probably to contain our army here, but his real intention was probably elsewhere. In less than two days, the scouts from the north would arrive.
The report said that there seemed to be people coming and going on the north bank of the river. Lu Bu was immediately convinced that the soldiers in Gaoping were just suspicious soldiers. So he immediately recalled Cao Xing, planning to lead his troops back to the river and retake the Shuanyin Ferry first.
On April 20th, when Lü Bu was about to break camp and march, Gaoping's Liang army suddenly left the city and headed north, appearing in front of the Ranma River. Lü Bu turned his army around and faced off with the Liang army across the river. Seeing that the Liang army wanted to engage in battle, Lü Bu
, then slowly withdrew the army, seemingly only to contain him and not daring to fight in the field with Lu Bu.
Lü Bu was more convinced of Gao Ping's intention to serve as a partial army, because he would be an empty army and would not have the guts to fight decisively. Therefore, after he retreated, Lü Bu ordered all the troops to rest temporarily and withdraw again tomorrow. He himself took off his armor, ate food, and fell asleep early.
, unexpectedly, in my sleep, I was suddenly awakened by a noisy cry of killing.
He hurriedly walked out of the camp and saw that a fire had been set in the south camp. Many knights on fast horses were killing among the soldiers of the state capital. Howls and whines came one after another, mixed with arrows piercing the sky in the wind.
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It turns out that Jia Xu had two large camps in Gaoping. One was placed in a grand place in the north of the city, where the old and weak members of the army were stationed, and the other was placed in the bow-backed beam in the south of the city, where the elite of the Liang army was located. This is clear.
In the dark, Zhang Liao only knew one thing but not the other. He also thought that the Liang army had another surprise force in the north. In fact, the Liang people had planned to fight with all their strength from the beginning.
After showing weakness to Lu Bu for the last time during the day, Han Sui led his troops to attack Fengyi Fort at night. Ma Teng, Cheng Gongying and other troops directly destroyed the southern camp, and then defeated Lu Bu's camp in one fell swoop. Lu Bu knew that he would be defeated and could only lead hundreds of soldiers.
The trapped camp fled northward in a hurry.
So far in this battle, Lü Bu's army suffered numerous casualties and was imprisoned. No more than 4,000 people were able to return to Lingzhou, and Guanzhong was also greatly shaken. Lü Bu's five years of hard work in Longshang were completely destroyed in one night. p>