In the fifth month of summer, 80,000 Xinfu troops led by Chen Chong have been running in the mountains of Bingzhou.
They first entered Pingyang from Hedong, and then crossed Huoda Mountain and Jie Mountain one after another. As soon as they entered Taiyuan County, they encountered continuous heavy rain, making the road muddy. But Chen Chong arrived at Zhaoyu Lake and looked at the ripples on the surface of the lake under the rain.
, the people around looked at Chen Chong's plain military flag blankly, and Chen Chong suddenly remembered that since the last time he entered Chang'an, he had never entered Bingzhou again. If he thought about it carefully, it had been thirteen years ago.<
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Then they went up the Fenshui River, and after arriving in Jinyang, they turned around and passed through Longshan Mountain, and then entered the Yangtze River. The narrow mountain forest was releasing a refreshing fragrance, and there were constantly flocks of birds circling overhead.
It was like a dark cloud shrouding people, reminding them of the upcoming battle. In addition, they were walking extremely slowly, and they did not know what the fighters ahead were like, which made the mood of the soldiers as obscure as the hazy sky.
When they finished walking this nearly 400-mile winding mountain road and finally crossed Leitou Mountain, their eyes suddenly opened up. After the mountains separated at the pass, they quickly extended to the east and west. Looking from a distance, they could only see on both sides.
The vague and vague shadows of the vast mountains highlight the dark plain below. A few miles further north, a group of people carrying the flag of the Western Dynasty came to meet them.
The leader, Chen Chong, was very familiar with him. It was Meng Da, the Cavalry Commander who was transferred from Sili Mansion to Jinyang Ba Mansion. After being admitted to the Chinese army by the envoy, he recognized Chen Chong at a glance and immediately rode over to pay homage and said: "Thank God, the envoy
Jun, you are finally here!"
Chen Chong sensed something was wrong from the words and asked, "What happened? Could it be that Pingcheng was lost?"
Meng Da lowered his head and replied: "General Du Liao passed away!"
Chen Chong was shocked when he heard this and immediately asked Meng Da to describe the details. Only then did he learn the cause and effect, which made him sad and happy at the same time. Before the war, the general in the army died without fighting. This was really frustrating, but Gongsun Zan came
The actions and arrangements made before his death did indeed delay the Dongren's offensive and gave him time to rest and regroup. For Gongsun Zan's resolute and reckless command style in the past, this was really valuable.
Chen Chong knew the details of the battlefield and no longer hesitated. He immediately led his troops to the city of Mayi. It was already Gengchen in June. When the two armies met, they were like rolling iron waves, with cold light overflowing. The Westerners suddenly took courage and raised their voices.
Phew. And Chen Chong passed through this huge crowd and entered Mayi City directly.
When he met Liu Bei again, Chen Chong found that he was sitting alone in front of the table, holding his sword as if he was thinking, and his eyebrows were lowered, looking depressed. He suddenly knew that Gongsun Zan's death was a big blow to him. Chen Chong saw this
, then asked: "The sick sword still scares thieves, how can the old sword shine?"
When Liu Bei saw Chen Chong arriving, he raised his eyebrows and immediately replied: "How easy is it to kill someone? It's difficult to live alive." His tone was sonorous and his eyes were firm. He was still the same as he was twenty years ago, but his hair was now speckled.
, showing a lot of gray hair.
The two then discussed the next military affairs. Chen Chong first asked about Liu Bei's treatment of Gongsun Zan's remaining troops. After Gongsun Zan died of illness, Liu Bei sent Zhu Hao to Zicheng to take charge of the overall situation, while the remaining troops were handed over to Wen Ze for the time being.
Here, Liu Bei said to Chen Chong: "Wen Ze does not have enough prestige to command all of them, so we still have to use some of Bo Gui's remaining troops. I heard that Zhao Zilong is under the command of Yunchang. It is better to transfer him over now and let him and Wen Ze divide the command."
Liu Bei was deeply impressed by Zhao Yun's killing of Cao Hong, and wanted to entrust him with an important task. Naturally, Chen Chong also highly praised it.
Then came the treatment of Juyang's Quyi tribe. Although the Quyi tribe had less than 30,000 people, it could not be used as a large army in the field. But now he occupied a dangerous place and attacked head-on. It would be difficult to achieve results in a short time, and it might be in vain.
Let Cao Cao obtain the fighter plane, but if he ignores it, Qu Yi will endanger the flank of the Western Army. In the future, he will fight with Cao Cao's main force, which will inevitably produce many variables. Liu Bei was hesitant and waited for Chen Chong to join him, just to ask for advice on this.
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Chen Chong laughed when he heard this and said: "If we want to fight against the evil tiger, how can we not get rid of the lackeys first?" Then he changed his expression and said solemnly: "Go, we must go! If we don't get rid of repeat thieves like Qu Yi, how can we calm people's hearts?"
"When the guards on the side heard this, they could hear a bit of anger. They couldn't help but think that people like Chen Shijun were angry at Qu Yi, and they were afraid that this person would definitely die.
Let's talk about Qu Yi, who was stationed in front of Wangtao City. After Chen Chong arrived in Mayi, he also got the news quickly. Xia Houyuan came to discuss with him and asked him what his plan was. At first, he didn't take it seriously and replied to Xia Houyuan: "
Zang Hong has no food and no support. He is trapped on the plain and can still hold on for several months. Am I not as good as Zang Hong?" Obviously he plans to continue to hold on in Juyang.
But in fact, both of them knew in their hearts that this was just a statement. Based on Cao Cao's tactical arrangement, although it was clearly intended to win through a joint battle, Ju Yang was the eye on the overall situation, and the existence of Qu Yi's troops determined
Whether the Eastern Dynasty could gain a strategic advantage or not, there was absolutely no room for error. Therefore, as soon as they learned of Chen Chong's arrival, the two men immediately returned to Wohu Mountain and set up four ambushes in hidden areas on the side of Liuling Mountain, planning to follow the route.
Fight every step of the way and buy yourself time.
On the way back to the army, the scouts came back with news that after Chen Chong arrived in Mayi, he publicly announced to the army that he would behead Qu Yi and that he would attack the whole army soon. Qu Yi and Xia Houyuan's men were greatly frightened, but Qu Yi
But he remained calm and smiled at everyone: "This is just Chen Chong tricking me into withdrawing my troops. If he really wanted to attack, he would have come directly. Why did he say anything? Don't you know that to win, you must keep silent and take surprise?"
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When the generals think about it carefully, it is indeed true. Now it is difficult for the Western Dynasty to take care of the beginning and the end. With the layout of Crouching Tiger Mountain, even if the Western Dynasty sends 80,000 people to attack, it will be difficult to achieve results. The only thing that can be worried about is that the entire Western Dynasty army will be defeated.
However, this move is too risky. If you are not careful, your army will be in a dilemma and the morale of the army will be shattered. I think the Western Dynasty was just hoping to scare people with deception and make them retreat without fighting.
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However, two days later, the scouts again sent news, claiming that after the Western Army took a short rest, they actually numbered 300,000, formed a formation and marched ten miles towards Juyang. Look at their vanguard, densely covered with fine armor, and a wave of flying cavalry.
We have entered Longtan Lake at the Liuling Mountain Pass. The momentum is so frightening that only a few thousand people are probably left to guard the outside, while all the other tribes have already been dispatched.
When Qu Yi heard this, he couldn't believe it. He guessed in his mind: "Maybe we should put up more torches and flags to scare people!" But his previous guess was wrong and he couldn't say it clearly. He could only urge the scouts to explore again and report again, and ordered
Qu Guang led his ambush army to defeat his vanguard.
It was already late at night when the order was sent down. Qu Yi was concerned about the military situation and the war, so he sat and looked at the map in the tent and waited for the news. He thought that the news would not arrive until dawn, but unexpectedly, only more than two hours later, Qu Guang came back first. Qu Guang came back first.
When Yi saw that his armor was covered with dirt, his body was in a mess, and his waist was still wrapped with a piece of wound cloth, his heart suddenly sank. He immediately stood up to support him and asked in a low voice: "How did you encounter the enemy?"
Qu Guang replied in a hoarse voice: "The thieves opened the way with three hundred elite cavalry. When no one came to meet them, I led the crowd to attack them. However, they were unmoved and counterattacked our army. They were defeated in one attack! Our three thousand troops were defeated in one fell swoop."
Of the remaining people, only a thousand or so people were able to escape."
When Qu Yi heard about the battle, he couldn't help but be horrified. Although the people he arranged for Qu Guang were not his own veterans, they were all elite soldiers who had fought for a long time. But now they were beaten one to ten. He couldn't help asking: "Who is this?"
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Qu Guang replied: "Looking at the flag, it should be the 1st Light Vehicle Division of the Chinese Army, led by Ma Dai himself." Before Qu Yi could continue to think carefully, he reminded him repeatedly: "Sir, the Western Army is advancing so fast.
I'm afraid we have to reach the mountain this morning!" Qu Yi was stunned when he heard this, sat back in front of the eucalyptus and looked at the map, and was silent for a long time.
Early the next morning, before Mao hour, Ma Dai's army arrived in front of Crouching Tiger Mountain. They were not in a hurry to attack, but lined up and ate around them, treating the troops who had arrived first as if they were nothing. Soon after, all the Western Army's troops
The front troops were converging in a steady stream like a stream. In order to show their astonishing power, each division of the Chinese army also wore five-color flags. At noon, the sun emerged from the clouds, reflecting the flags with the armor of the soldiers under them, and instantly reflected a large area.
The dazzling colorful light makes it impossible to tell where the person is.
When everyone under Qu Yi's command saw the great appearance of the Western Army, they couldn't help but feel fear, and they all came to ask Qu Yi for arrangements. Qu Yi did not expect that the Western Dynasty was so determined, and felt hateful and afraid in his heart, so he had to go to Xia Houyuan again and said: "
If there are 100,000 people, we can still defend this place, but now that the Western bandits are using all their strength, we are no longer able to resist."
Xia Houyuan naturally heard the cowardice in it, but he was burdened with Cao Cao's heavy responsibility and felt that he could not give up easily, so he said: "You wait until I send a message to the marshal. After the marshal's handwriting arrives, it will not be too late for us to withdraw."
However, the next day, the Western Army began to spread its flanks, making a gesture of encircling Crouching Mountain. At the same time, it detached a separate army, seemingly intending to cross the Hun River and cut off the Eastern Army's retreat.
Seeing this situation, Qu Yi went to Xia Houyuan to argue with him, but Xia Houyuan still refused to withdraw. Qu Yi couldn't help but think to himself: I'm not seeking death by surrendering to the Eastern Dynasty, so why should I sit here and wait for destruction? If he doesn't withdraw, why should I withdraw?
Can you take my head off?
Once he made up his mind, Qu Yi no longer hesitated and immediately ordered his subordinates to pack their belongings and go down to Crouching Tiger Mountain that day. By the time Xia Houyuan received the news, Qu Yi's troops had already gone down five miles from the mountain. Xia Houyuan was shocked.
But at this point, he could no longer hold on to the mountain, so he had to set a fire in the mountain and retreat down the mountain under cover of the smoke and fire.
Seeing this situation, the Western Dynasty did not pursue it deeply, but followed it and watched the Eastern Army withdraw from Juyang, Fanzhi and Nao County. After the Eastern Army completely entered Dai County from the Sanyin Mountain Trail, Liu Bei stayed here
Three thousand people were sent down, led by Guo Xiu, to build Wubao to prevent the Eastern Army from entering again.
Although this battle did not involve a battle with Qu Yiyi's troops, it could be considered as achieving the original goal of removing the threat from the flanks. Since there had not been a major battle, the Western Army did not rest and reorganize, and immediately returned to Mayi to aid Pingcheng.