While the Han army surrounded Jingxing, Zhou Buyi also led his troops to set off from Xindu. Liu Xie knew that his mission was the most dangerous, so he wanted to allocate him 20,000 troops, but Buyi declined. p>
When Zhou Buyi came to see the emperor, he was already wearing an armored skirt and a sword on his waist. Only the iron armor was left unworn. But even so, he could not suppress the temperament of a scholar. He said with a smile: "I am going to live in mediocrity.
I just move in and out quickly, so I can’t bring many people with me. If your Majesty cares about my safety, you might as well give me more good horse flags to guarantee victory.”
Liu Xie was convinced of this. He took out a poplar wood bow with crane pattern and lacquered gold from the weapon racks on both sides of the camp, handed it to Zhou Buyi and said: "Unfortunately, there are too many corrupt officials in the court, so I am not allowed to go to the battlefield. I can only
I’ll use this bow to cheer you up.” Zhou Buji clasped his fists after hearing this, and then left with a big smile and the bow. He only brought about 6,000 cavalry with him on this trip, but each of them had two servants.<
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According to the current situation, the Liao army gathered its main force in the area of Zhuoxian and Yijing, with about 60,000 troops, almost ten times the number of Zhou Buyi. And Zhou Buyi needed to lead his troops from Wuruan to Zhuoxian.
We crossed the plains between the two to attack Juyong behind Zhuoxian County. There were also 20,000 Liao soldiers left in Juyong City, enough to guard the dangerous point. After all, in the past few years, there has been a confrontation between the East and the West, and no matter who defended Juyong, there was no way.
The record of Guancheng being conquered. Therefore, the soldiers who went on the expedition were in trouble and really didn't know how to win.
Zhou Bujie said he was going in and out quickly, but he was not in a hurry after leaving the battle. He was clearly riding a fast horse, but he only marched eighty miles a day. Although it was early winter and the weather was freezing, for the cavalry,
Galloping on the cold and hard plains, even traveling two hundred miles a day is no problem. Therefore, the officers and soldiers in the army are somewhat complaining, thinking that the general is only favored by the Holy Family, and actually does not know how to fight.
But on the fourth day, after Zhou Buji arrived in Tang County, he suddenly ordered the army to change their flags and fly the flag of Marshal Guan Yu. Then he issued a message to the surrounding people, claiming that he was the vanguard of Guan Yu's troops and that the army would arrive soon.
Imperial Township, a decisive battle with the Liao captives; at the same time, he ordered his subordinates to build camps around Tang County, enough to accommodate tens of thousands of people. Only then did the Han soldiers realize that they undoubtedly had the intention of attacking in the east and in the west.
In order to deceive Cao Zhen, Zhou Buyi was meticulous in every detail. He hung more flags and made more smoke in the camp during the day, and lit more bonfires at night. He sent all his soldiers to patrol the camp outside and let the horses roam outside.
In addition, he followed Dong Zhuo's old wisdom and ordered the remaining soldiers to take turns leaving the camp at night and re-camping during the day. Although the men were tortured enough, when the scouts from Zhuo County came to watch, they saw Guan Yu's
The banners and the horses that were drinking water and eating grass by the river were all frightened, and they thought they must be the main force of the Han army. After reporting it to Cao Zhen's army, Cao Zhen was doubtful. Although he ordered his men to repair the fortifications and prepare for them, he still sent troops to Tang County.
Go scout.
Seeing this, Zhou Buji knew that Cao Zhen had believed Cao Zhen, so he immediately ordered the entire army to assemble, claiming that he would relieve the siege of Zhuoxian County. At this time, he ordered the entire army to run, and in just one night, they went straight to the Liao camp in Zhuoxian County.
At that time, the light of day was beginning to appear, and the vast land could be seen at a glance. Several miles away, Zhou Buyi's men could see a fortress spreading like a long snake, surrounding an ancient city. Zhou Buyi ordered his men to fight more
The torch, like a mighty fire dragon, flew around Zhuoxian. Within half an hour, he circled Zhuoxian. The Liao troops in the camp did not know how many people were coming, and they were frightened when they saw this.
The soldiers stood guard in front of the antlers, always ready to fight. However, when the sky got slightly brighter, and in the mist, they saw the Han army slowly retreating to the southwest. The Liao people breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that the enemy army was coming to check on their side.
After setting up the arrangement, seeing that there was no gap to take advantage of, he slowly left.
Little did they know that Zhou Buyi had just retreated ten miles, and suddenly turned towards the mountains to the west and quickly went north along the flat road on the side of the mountain. At this time, there were no scouts following him, so he slipped to the north of Zhuoxian without anyone noticing. The soldiers were there.
I rested once in the mountains, ate some dried meat, and stuffed a few mouthfuls of snow into my mouth, then slept against my horse before continuing my journey north.
Probably no one thought that the Han army could cross Zhuoxian, so the journey was very smooth. Even the local Wubao thought they were sergeants under the rebel general Gao Lan. For a while, the world seemed to become extremely quiet, as if
They couldn't tell each other apart. Bu Dou led the cavalry to explore the ups and downs of the mountains, just like appreciating the waves of a big river. Then at noon the next day, he saw two overlapping waves in the waves from a distance, and the junction actually extended out.
One road leads to Jundu Xing, and in the center of Xingkou is Juyongguan City.
At this time, Juyong Pass was still hidden in the mountain roads. Although Zhou Buyi had reached his destination, he did not know the terrain, so he did not dare to rush in. Instead, he sent people to climb up from the mountains and forests on the side to observe the terrain around Guan City.
.Unexpectedly, after climbing up the Xiliang Mountain south of Guancheng, I was surprised to find that there were not many people in the south of Guancheng. Going northwest again, I heard the sound of drums and fighting shouts faintly from the distance, and I discovered that there was a large army in the north.
Attached to the siege, I carefully looked at the flags of the siege party. There was a blue and white wolf flag painted on it. I knew that Tuoba Liwei from Yunbei had arrived.
The Xianbei people erected ladders and built watchtowers in front of the pass. Even though the arrows on their heads were like locusts, the soldiers rushed forward one after another as if they were not afraid of death. Even though there was a long forest above them, they still smashed into it with their heavy armor and fought with each other.
The defenders on the city fought for their lives, and the narrow city wall was crowded with soldiers from both sides. Almost every blink of an eye, some people fell down, and others continued to pour in.
The Xianbei people's attack was so massive that it restrained a large number of troops in Guancheng, and those who retreated also settled down to rest under the tower. This led to some omissions in the defense in the south. Seeing this, the scouts hurriedly wrote down several easy-to-attack locations, and then
He quickly reported back to Zhou Buyi. When Zhou Buyi heard about the situation, he couldn't help but laugh and said: "I wanted to accomplish a great feat on my own, but I didn't expect to share it with King Heng."
After that, he ordered his generals to attack Guancheng. The Han men on horseback tied up wooden sticks as ladders and suddenly appeared in the south of Guancheng. Before the guards in the city could gather, dozens of people climbed up on the ladders and occupied a section of the city wall.
Then Zhou Buyi ordered his subordinates to still fly Guan Yu's flag. When the Liao army in Guanzhong saw this, they were all shocked and said to each other: "Why did Guan Huhu suddenly come here? Could it be that the army to the south has been defeated?" Then they heard a warrior general.
The Liao people who blocked the front were cut into two pieces, and they stepped forward and shouted: "I am Liao Hua, the captain of Ningwu School under Marshal Guan. If you want to die, come and fight!"
This statement immediately caused a commotion in the Liao army, and then it quickly calmed down. Zhang He, who was behind, was about to urge the soldiers to move forward, but suddenly noticed something strange, and then he saw the soldiers in front dropping their weapons like falling leaves.
The Han troops who were rushing to the city surrendered. He was in shock, but before anyone could stop him, he saw a big hand flashing out from his side and covering his mouth and nose. It turned out to be Yu, the bodyguard beside him.
Use him for merit. Zhang He was caught off guard and struggled for a moment. He was hit on the head again and lost consciousness. He was then tied up and sent to the Han army's tent.
Naturally, the remaining Gao Lan troops could not make any trouble. Tuoba Liwei took the opportunity to break through the northern city gate and captured and killed him. At this point, Juyong Pass fell back into the hands of the Han army.
The news that the Han army had taken back Jingxing and Juyong reached Zhuoxian almost at the same time. Cao Zhen could hardly believe it. He confirmed it several times and went to personally ask the retreating defeated soldiers. Only then did he feel that something was wrong. But as the commander-in-chief of the entire army,
He knew very well that he could not show his cowardice at this moment, so he still forced himself to remain calm, ordered his trusted followers to gather the defeated soldiers together, and strictly ordered them not to spread any news.
After returning to the military tent, Cao Zhen sat in front of the case for a moment, and it was as if the building collapsed. It was really unimaginable to him that the originally good situation had collapsed in an instant. In front of the huge monster of the Western Dynasty, it was as worthless as a rotten tree.
As soon as he was exposed to the sun, he wanted to calm down and think hard about the way to reverse it. But he couldn't calm down for a long time. In the end, he could only touch the long bow painted black with his hand and sigh as if he was sad.
Cao Zhen knew in his heart that this war was probably going to fail. If there was still a chance to turn defeat into victory, it would not be on the battlefield here, but in Xuzhou, thousands of miles away in the south. Sun Quan had four states and nearly 200,000 troops under his command.
We have many good generals and advisers. If we fight to the death with the Western Dynasty, the outcome is still uncertain. But judging from past experience, Sun Quan’s order was dim and intended to separate the regime, so he would never take such a risky move. Therefore,
He couldn't help stroking his bow and sighing to himself: "We have made an alliance with the rats, as of today."
While he was feeling sad, he suddenly heard the sound of drums outside the tent like rain, followed by deafening shouts. Cao Zhen was shocked by this, and he didn't care about being sad in the camp, so he immediately went out to watch. It turned out that the Han army in the city suddenly opened the door to attack the camp, and then
A fierce battle began with the Liao army. The sound of killings on the battlefield not far away was so loud that it seemed to encompass the universe. Smoke, dust, and fire also rose immediately. Cao Zhen immediately called his close associates and led the crowd to rush to the source of the sound.
The Han army attacked Gongsun Mo's troops to the west. When Cao Zhen arrived, he saw him leading his cavalry fighting with the Han army. When he was about to greet the Han army, there was a strange sound in the air, and an arrow suddenly passed through Gongsun Mo's mouth.
The back of his head was pierced, and Gongsun Mo didn't even have time to show a panicked expression before he fell off his horse and threw a cloud of dust on the ground, while his mount continued to run forward.
This incident shocked Cao Zhen, who immediately hid among his soldiers, not daring to show his identity, and only commanded with flags. Fortunately, the Han army only planned to go out of the city to kill for a while, and had no intention of breaking out. They killed one
After an hour, he returned to the city. Although the time was short, the scene of corpses lying on the ground and blood flowing everywhere really made Cao Zhen heart palpitate. He ordered his men to clean the battlefield and looked at the city in front of him without saying a word. Everyone knew that he was there.
Think of ways to break the situation and don’t bother.
Unexpectedly, after Cao Zhen returned to camp, he lamented privately: "Could it be that all the best athletes in the world have fallen into the puppet dynasty?" No one could answer.
At this point, Cao Zhen was already thinking about a retreat strategy.