After Zhao Yun and Wang Ling rescued Lulong, the situation in Hebei began to change drastically. As soon as the Xindu army came to the border, the fort masters from all over the country ceased their activities. In less than ten days, there were no pedestrians on the roads between Hebei and Cangzhou.
Without tigers and wolves, if the Wubao gate had not been bolted and locked, it would have been like a peaceful season. The Hebei rebellion that was so vigorous a month ago had only about a few thousand people left who were unwilling to surrender, but they did not dare to compete with the army, and instead headed north.
Take refuge in Cao Zhen.
However, Cao Zhen remained motionless despite the invasion of Han troops. In turn, he transferred 3,000 pairs of Han army uniforms from Juyong Gaolan's headquarters and transported them to Luzhao's headquarters guarding Lulong. Then he ordered
A group of cavalry pretended to be Han cavalry, broke into the Luzhao army formation, fired arrows at the defenders on the city, informed the Han army that the Han army had advanced to the limitless area, and falsely claimed that the main force of the Liao army would arrive in the near future, hoping that the defenders in the city would break out.
Join it.
Wang Ji had been besieged for many days. He didn't know the situation in Hebei, and he was already anxious. Now that he saw reinforcements coming from far away, and the troops on the road under the city were preparing to relieve the siege and move troops, he naturally believed it. After he got the belief, he didn't care about the letter.
Although he was not named, he led his army to break through the encirclement the next day. Luzhao's troops suffered a lot of casualties due to lax defense, but Wang Ji's troops finally left Lulongsai behind. This important town in Youzhou fell into the hands of the Liao army.
The hand means that Liu Xie's plan to cut off his return has failed.
After Zhao Yun learned the news, he was quite helpless. Lulong was lost, and there was no point in holding on to Tuyin. He could only return to Quanzhou with Wang Ji and report the military situation to Liu Xie. However, within two days, Xindu sent Sima Yi
He brought a letter and ordered Wang Ji to dismiss him on the spot and return to Beijing to wait for his fate. He also ordered Zhao Yun to annex Wang Ji's headquarters and use Sima Yi as his deputy general to threaten and contain the Liao army so that it could not act rashly.
Zhao Yun was very puzzled by this discussion. After all, the Liao army had clearly stated that it was besieging Zhuoxian, so how could it easily move its troops? If he wanted to lead his own troops to contain it, could it be that he wanted to storm the Liao camp? Under the premise that the enemy was prepared, the casualties of attacking the camp would be the highest.
It's disastrous, not to mention the outnumbered enemy. If you're not careful, your strong troops will be defeated and their morale will be depleted.
Seeing that Zhao Yun was confused, Sima Yi explained Liu Xie's intention to him. It turned out that in the emperor's view, since he could not block the return of the Liao army, he could only do the next best thing and annihilate Xiahou Yuan's troops in Jingxing first. Xiahou Yuan was the host of the Eastern Dynasty.
As long as the general can be captured and killed, it will definitely depress the morale of the Liao army and boost the morale of the Han army, sweeping away the decadence caused by unfavorable battles in the past few battles. But now the Liao army's camp has become stronger and stronger. In addition to besieging Beifu, there are also
I have spared no effort to assist Jingxing. As long as this accident can be eliminated, the Eastern Dynasty army will set up an ambush at Jingxing, and Xiahou Yuan will definitely die.
After finding out the arrangement of the Han army at Jingxing, Zhao Yun couldn't help stroking his beard and saying with a smile: "Since the arrangement is like this, then I have confidence in my heart." He also couldn't help but sigh: "It's pitiful that Xia Houyuan, a generation of heroes who have been in power for decades, is about to die.
It’s such a sad place to be in a foreign country.”
Xia Houyuan's troops were in Jingxing at this time, and they were not unaware of the movements in Hebei. After seizing Guancheng, he continued to dispatch scouts to the surrounding areas to inquire about information, and he soon understood that he was in a dangerous situation of being double-teamed from the east to the west. His subordinates
All the generals advised him to withdraw north as soon as possible, but Xia Houyuan insisted on holding on. He said to his tribe: "Now that I am in the strong city of Jingxing, I mobilize tens of thousands of Western bandits out of only ten thousand. Isn't it like the ancestor Kunyang did?"
Formation? This is an extraordinary time. If you want to achieve extraordinary achievements, you must have extraordinary courage. I will fight to the death and will not retreat!"
When everyone saw the commander's strong ambition, they dared to admire him, so they discussed how to set up defenses in Guancheng. Unexpectedly, Xia Houyuan said again: "Now that the enemy is coming with heavy troops, they will underestimate us and do not set up defenses. Why not send out troops for a surprise attack? We will surely gain something."<
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That night, Xia Houyuan led 3,000 light cavalry to the west and entered Taiyuan County. Even though he was in the heart of the enemy's territory, he was in a calm mood. The moon in the sky was like a Wu hook with its light shining, casting an indifferent halo that seemed to be absent on the earth.
, the Liao cavalry ran in the moonlight mixed with darkness and cold light, as if they were passing through one mottled world after another. What Xiahou Yuan was always most proud of was his marching speed. His subordinates said privately
He was so proud of his "five hundred in three days and one thousand in six days" that he read "The Biography of Xiang Yu" every night and encouraged himself with the victory of the overlord Julu.
At this time, there was no one to restrain him from leading an army. Xia Houyuan even let go of his temper and galloped wildly. Even in the deep mountains and dense forests, he had no scruples. The horses were like a torrent. He had inquired about good news before setting off, and Liu
The Leopard Division was currently stationed at Woniu Mountain, no less than a hundred miles away from Jingxing. He planned to arrive overnight and launch an attack on the camp in the early morning.
When he was still a few miles away from Woniu Mountain, Xia Houyuan led the crowd over a hill and rested on the spot. He looked at the sky and found that the moon was dimly lit and that dawn was about half an hour away, so he took the
The confidant went forward to spy on the enemy so that he could choose the direction of attack. He soon saw the Han army camp, but the layout in front of him was far beyond what he saw.
In the Han camp in the distant mountains, there were patrol lights everywhere, flying back and forth like stars, which dazzled Xia Houyuan. It turned out that after Liu Xie transferred Wang Ji back to Luoyang, he strictly ordered military discipline to all departments, regardless of whether they encountered enemies or not.
But if there is any slack, the generals will be held accountable. Then many guards were sent as governors. All the Han army knew that the emperor was powerful and had a ruthless temper, and they were all afraid. Therefore, all the subordinates strictly followed the military orders.
I dare not relax even late at night.
Xia Houyuan couldn't find a flaw in the south of Woniu Mountain. He was so worried that he thought of observing the Han camp from the north. As a result, while walking, he unexpectedly encountered a group of jackdaws in early winter. When the jackdaws saw horses galloping under the trees, they immediately jumped up.
A group of them flew up and shouted into the sky. The sound sounded like ghosts calling for their lives. This alerted the Han army's secret sentry not far away, and they immediately reported to Liu Bao in the Han camp: "In the mountain col not far away,
There seems to be something strange. Do you want to send troops to investigate?"
Liu Bao did not dare to delay, and immediately ordered 5,000 men to go out for reconnaissance. He happened to bump into the Liao army resting in the south. The Liao army was stunned and at a loss, and hurriedly went to find the commander Xia Houyuan. Unexpectedly, Xia Houyuan was stopped by the Han army at this time.
On the way, there was no way to join the crowd. Then rumors spread. Some said that the coach had been killed first, and others said that the coach had betrayed the court and went to Jinyang to surrender to the enemy. So he didn't even bother to bring the things he should bring, and he was scrambling to get them first.
He ran towards Jingxing.
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Because they were too panicked, some people took their bows and forgot their arrows, or took their arrows and forgot their bows; some people rode other people's horses, and then let others ride away their own horses; what's even more ridiculous is that some people got on the horses.
But he forgot to take off the reins, and just circled around the hitching post. Everyone was running the same way back and forth, but because the situation was so chaotic, they forgot the way up the mountain, so they had to run down in the dark, and many people stepped on it.
They fell in the air, some had their heads smashed, some were trampled and their waists were broken, and they were wailing and crying, making a mess.
Xia Houyuan, who was not far away, could hear this clearly, but he had no choice but to do it. He was led by his cronies to find another way to go eastward. He was devastated for a while, but he still retained a trace of luck in his heart, hoping that he could survive before the Han army reacted.
Returned to Jingxing. But when he returned to Jingxing, the Han army had not arrived yet, but most of the soldiers had heard the news of the failure and had fled in all directions. Only about 400 people were left waiting for him in the city.<
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Xia Houyuan tried to send people to bring the deserters back, but things are often like this. Once you want to make up for it, it is too late. The deserters swooped out like moths, only to be surrounded by Han troops coming from all directions.
These Han armies were like a large, well-organized net, but no prey could escape from it, and most of them were hunted by Wei Yan.
At this time, no matter how unwilling Xia Houyuan was, he could only find a way to go north to meet Cao Zhen. The roads leading east and west from Arrow Feather were blocked, so Xia Houyuan could only escape through Nanxing Township in the north. In order to avoid being discovered by others,
He deliberately walked along the mountains and picked some untrodden mountain roads. Although the speed was slower, no one noticed it. It was very hard to eat and drink. They used up the scythe along the way and could not burn it in the winter.
Water cannot be used to roast the prey, so it is almost like drinking blood and caring for hair.
By the time they walked out of the sixty-mile mountainous area, it was already four days later. Of the more than 400 people Xia Houyuan had brought, there were only less than 100 left. They met a rural pavilion on the road, as if there was rain after a long drought.
He immediately drew his sword and went to the pavilion to grab food. As he entered the pavilion, he ran into a group of people. It turned out that dozens of Han troops were resting in the pavilion. When the two armies met, they were shocked, but they were so close.
It was too late to leave, so they just fought hand to hand in the road.
Xia Houyuan still had a horse at this time. When he saw the killing in front of him, he wanted to get on the horse and shoot arrows to protect him. He grabbed the bridle of his mount, stepped on the stirrup with his left foot, and kicked on the ground to get on the horse, but suddenly he felt dizzy above his head.
His eyes suddenly darkened. Although he had already sat on it out of habit, he had to hold on to the saddle to catch his breath. After a while, he calmed down and felt that the scenery in front of him was shaking. Only then did he remember that although he was compared with Xiang Yu, he was already better than Xiang Yu.
I am sixty years old, and I am no longer a young man physically.
Even so, he still rode forward, wanting to relieve the soldiers in front of him, but when the Han soldiers suddenly saw a knight running over, they thought that this was the leader of the team, and they raised their bows and shot arrows at him.
When it flew towards him, Xia Houyuan leaned down to dodge, and actually dodged away. This made him feel better. Just as he was about to get up and shoot back, unexpectedly, another arrow flew in front of him, hitting Xia Houyuan between the eyebrows.
The surrounding soldiers were a little confused when they saw the commander standing in a daze on the horse, but soon, Xia Houyuan swayed on the horse and fell down suddenly. The commander was dead, and the rest of the troops could only abandon their troops and surrender. Until this time, the battle continued.
Only then did the Han soldiers realize that the old man between his eyebrows was actually Xiahou Miaocai, who had been in Hebei for more than ten years. They quickly cut off his head, cleaned it, and sent letters to report their merits. At this point, Jingxing