Chapter 518: General Zuo’s Military Position, Crossing the River
By the time Cheng Xi led his army to the west bank of the Daliao River, there was no sign of Wu Jun's cavalry on the river bank, and the pontoon bridge built by Wu Jun had long been washed away by the rushing water.
The larger pontoon bridge temporarily built by the Wei army in the river has been half repaired, and they will soon be able to cross the river and head west through Shoushan Mountain to relieve the siege of Xiangping. Cheng Xi looked at the fast and somewhat turbid Daliao River water.
The Daliao River is located in the alluvial plain of the lower reaches of the Liao River. The soil on both sides of the river is loam and loamy clay deposits. The terrain is flat and the river channel is meandering and changeable. It is a curved river channel.
Flood erosion can easily cause bank collapse, and rivers often change course in severe floods.
Historically, the Liaohe River had many natural bends, so there were many old river channels and river forks. You can see many old river channels and river forks wherever you go along the way.
There are many withered yellow reeds growing along the river, swaying gently in the breeze. There is no sign of any danger at all. Cheng Xi is in a good mood at the moment, and everything looks beautiful naturally.
He secretly thought in his heart that today was a great opportunity for him to make a contribution. He must seize it and catch the Wu army by surprise, who was still besieging Xiangping City. Although the Wu army was stronger than the Wei army in a water battle, it was not good in a land battle. It was best to fight
Just capture the supreme commander of the Wu army alive and completely reverse the situation in Liaodong!
If he could make such a great contribution, the Prime Minister would personally meet him. He would not dare to aspire to military positions such as General of Chariots and Cavalry, but he would still dare to take military positions such as General of the Front, Back, Left and Right than General of the Four Expeditions.
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Of course, it would be better if he could be moved to a place in the hinterland of the Central Plains where he could make money. If he could be promoted to a former general, then Cheng Xi would be considered a truly glorious ancestor. After all, the front, rear, left, and right generals of the Wei Dynasty were still
It's quite valuable, but not everyone can take it.
Among the five good generals at that time, four seats were occupied by the front, rear, left and right generals, plus a chariot general Zhang He.
Apart from the former general Zhang Liao, there are the right general Yue Jin and the left general Yu Jin, both of whom followed Emperor Wu to conquer all directions.
Le Jin was short in stature, but very courageous. He served as a clerk under Cao Cao. Later, he helped Cao Cao recruit more than a thousand soldiers, served as a fake Sima, and was trapped in the position of Chen Duwei.
Later, in the Battle of Puyang and the Battle of Yongqiu, Le Jindu made contributions to the first victory, so he was named Guangchang Tinghou.
In Anzhong's campaign against Zhang Xiu, Xiapi's siege of Lu Bu, Shooting Dog's attack on Suigu, and Xiaopei's siege of Liu Bei, Le Jin made great contributions and was awarded the title of Captain of the Conquering Bandits.
In the Battle of Guandu, Le Jin beheaded Chunyu Qiong, and made many meritorious deeds in the subsequent campaign against Yuan Shao's remaining forces.
After that, he defeated the Yellow Turban Army and pacified Le'an County (now Binzhou, Shandong).
In the war against Yuan Tan, Le Jin successively made contributions in the battle of Yecheng (now part of Linzhang, Hebei), the battle of Nanpi (now part of Cangzhou, Hebei), and the battle of Yongnu (now part of Wuqing, Tianjin).
In the eleventh year of Jian'an (206), Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty granted Le Jin the title of General Zhechong.
Commander Le Jin's army took the north route and attacked the remaining senior officials of Yuan Shao's army stationed at Huguan (now part of Changzhi, Shanxi Province). They made some gains, but failed to capture the city.
After that, Le Jin and Li Dian attacked Guan Cheng together. Le Jin and others defeated Guan Cheng, and the Haibin area was pacified.
Le Jin was ordered to station his army in Yangzhai (now part of Yuzhou, Henan Province). After that, Le Jin followed Cao Cao to conquer Jingzhou and was ordered to garrison Xiangyang. Le Jin successively defeated Guan Yu in Xiangyang. Su Fei and others attacked, surrendered the Nanjun barbarians, and defeated Liu Beilin.
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After that, Le Jin followed Cao Cao in his crusade against Sun Quan, gained a holiday, and stayed in Hefei City.
Yu Jinze was originally a subordinate of Bao Xin, but later led his troops to join Cao Cao.
Recommended by General Wang Lang, he was appointed Army Sima by Cao Cao, and was ordered to lead the army to attack Xuzhou Guangqi (now Weishan, Shandong).
After that, Yu Jin followed Cao Cao in the southern and northern wars, and made contributions in the wars with Lu Bu, the remaining Yellow Turbans, Yuan Shu, and Zhang Chao. In the second year of Jian'an (197), Zhang Xiu feigned surrender, and Cao Cao was defeated and led his army back to Wuyin (now part of Henan Province).
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Yu Jin restrained his troops and retreated while fighting. On the way, he found Qingzhou soldiers looting wounded soldiers, and Yu Jin led his army to repel them.
The Qingzhou soldiers complained to Cao Cao. After Yu Jin returned to the camp, he did not explain to Cao Cao the reason for attacking the Qingzhou soldiers. Instead, he built defensive facilities first, and then met Cao Cao to report what happened after the completion.
When Cao Cao heard Yu Jin's explanation, he admired him very much. Cao Cao combined Yu Jin's achievements before and after and named him the Marquis of Yishou Pavilion.
After that, Yu Jin followed Cao Cao and made contributions in the Battle of Rangcheng, the Battle of Xiapi, and the Battle of Shedog.
During the Battle of Guandu, Yu Jin was the vanguard and led his troops to defend Yanjin (now Yanjin, Henan).
After that, Yu Jin and Le Jin attacked Yuan Shao's camp, burned more than 30 villages and killed thousands of prisoners.
Yu Jin was ordered to garrison at Yuanwu. During this period, Yu Jin defeated Yuan Shao's troops at Dushijin. When Cao Cao confronted Yuan Shao, Yu Jin personally defended Tushan and boosted the morale of the army. After defeating Yuan Shao, Yu Jin was promoted to partial general due to his meritorious service.
In the seventh year of Jian'an (202 years), Yu Jin was ordered to attack Liu Bei with Xiahou Dun and others. Liu Bei faked defeat and set up an ambush. The two led their troops to pursue them, but they were ambushed and defeated.
In the eleventh year of Jian'an (206 years), Yu Jin's good friend Chang Xi rebelled again. Yu Jin led his army to surround him, ignored his surrender, and killed him in accordance with military laws.
In the twenty-fourth year of Jian'an (219), Pang De and others led an army to rescue Cao Ren. However, they were flooded by Guan Yu and captured and surrendered.
After that, Lu Meng led his army to attack Jingzhou, and Yu Jin belonged to the Wu State. When Sun Quan proclaimed vassal status to Cao Pi, Yu Jin was able to return to the Wei State. Even though Yu Jin had surrendered to the Wu State, it brought some shame to General Zuo's military position, but such a military
A job is not something that just a cat or a dog can get.
Cheng Xi thought that after this battle, he would be able to achieve even the military position of General Zuo. Then he returned to reality from fantasy and asked around: "Is there any trace of Wu Jun ahead?"
The ranger commander who returned from the reconnaissance reported with courtesy: "General, no Wu troops have been found within a radius of dozens of miles. The nearby cities of Liaoyang, Liao Brigade and other cities are still under the control of Wei."
Cheng Xi nodded with satisfaction and said: "Okay, it seems that our soldiers in Liaodong are still worthy of a battle. I ordered the front to build a pontoon bridge as soon as possible. This afternoon, I will lead the army to appear at the foot of Xiangping City to break the siege of Prefect Zhang!"
The soldiers who were still building the pontoon bridge in the water all clasped their fists and said, "No!" and then continued to invest in the important construction. In order to build the pontoon bridge, the Wei army brought some small wooden boats and planks from Jixian.
Half an hour later, a simple pontoon bridge large enough for four horses to cross the river was built. Cheng Xi waved the whip in his hand and said: "Soldiers, cross the river!"
Two thousand cavalrymen crossed the river quickly. The horses' hooves stepped on the wooden planks and made a loud "dah-dah" sound, which was so clear and sweet to Cheng Xi's ears...