Chapter 18 A Cup of Wine to Sacrifice the Yellow River
Gongsun Xun led six to seven thousand cavalry and marched eastward along the north bank of the Yellow River, even if they had to take care of the supply lines in the Yellow River... A large number of ships carried countless supplies, and ordnance flowed down the river to provide supplies for the army along the way. ...but still quickly arrived at Dongjun, and saw the flag of the Yellow Turban Army in the distance.
There is no such thing as "as fast as the wind", it is simply because Dongjun is too close to Hanoi, or in other words, the two counties are barely bordering each other across the Yellow River! Of course, the right middle man will trick Zhu Jun even more, he Walking a few dozen miles east from Luoyang, you saw the Yellow Turban Army as soon as you left the customs.
Back in front of us, just south of Chaoge City on the easternmost side of Hanoi County, across the Yellow River, is actually Yan County in the westernmost section of Dong County, which has also fallen at this time. And if Yan County continues to the east, it is Baima and Weixiang.
Among them, Yanxian County, Baima is the county seat, and Weixiang is the township, but there is a particularly strong ancient city to rely on. Yanxian County is in the west, Baima is in the northeast, and Weixiang is in the southeast. The three form a "pin" shape on the south bank of the Yellow River. Firmly guarding the three further east, and then Puyang, the capital of Dongjun, which is also on the south bank of the Yellow River. Correspondingly, a solid iron triangle defense zone on the westernmost side of the Yellow Turban of Dongjun was formed to deal with the Han army facing Luoyang.
The flag of the Yellow Turban Army that Gongsun Xun and his subordinates saw actually came from Baima City on the south bank of the Yellow River... The two characters "Huang Tian" stood high on Baima City, while the Han army passed by the embankment on the north bank of the Yellow River. Both sides can be seen in the distance across the river.
"The Yellow River passes through Dongjun and divides Dongjun into the north and the south. I don't know whether it is good or bad." Cao Cao, the cavalry captain, was wearing armor and a large cloak, leading a large number of officers and officials from the Central Committee, accompanying Gongsun Xun. He dismounted and stopped on the north embankment of the Yellow River. Then he looked at the Yellow Turban Army flag in Baima City on the south bank and sighed for a moment.
Cao Mengde was the only one with two thousand stones in the army and had a prominent position. As soon as he said this, the surrounding officers naturally followed his words and started talking.
Some people say that the Yellow River runs across the county, which is indeed not conducive to the advantage of our cavalry in the east county;
Some people also say that although it is difficult for our cavalry to cross the river, it is even more difficult for the Yellow Turban thieves to cross the river, so it is beneficial to our side... By going down the river in this way, we will first sweep the eight northern cities of Dongjun on the north bank of the Yellow River, and then cross the river to sweep them. In the cities on the south bank, there is no need to worry about the Yellow Turbans on both sides supporting each other.
And soon, probably because the two Shangguan officials, Gongsun Xun and Cao Cao, were standing here, the second view quickly gained the upper hand. For a time, everyone believed, or at least verbally believed, that the existence of the Yellow River was a great threat to the Han army. Those who have the advantage, then under the leadership of General Gongsun and Captain Cao, everyone will be able to sweep the east and north of the county, destroy the Yellow Turbans, and make great achievements!
Seeing that the fire was almost done, Cao Ah Man squinted his eyes and coughed dryly, and then said to Gongsun Xun who was holding the knife to the south and facing the wind without saying a word: "General Wen... Zhonglang!"
"Wasn't he still a general in Mengjin a few days ago?" Gongsun Xun remained motionless and just laughed and asked.
"General." Cao Cao was also shameless. In fact, Zhonglang Jiang itself is just an official rank between generals and lieutenants. "General, what do you think?"
"What can I think?" Gongsun Xun didn't even look at him, but just laughed and replied. "Before leaving Hanoi, Brother Meng De had secret discussions with his general Xia Houyuanrang all day long. But after leaving Hanoi, Then he stuck to me all day long, talking about all kinds of things. Now he takes the opportunity to encourage others to say this kind of thing... Is he planning to make some plans with his words and deeds? "
Cao A'ao's eyes narrowed even more: "General, what a clever plan!"
"It's okay to tell him." Gongsun Xun was still looking at the Yellow River in front of him or Baima City on the south bank of the Yellow River, but he also gave Cao Cao some face.
"General." Cao Cao couldn't help but speak seriously. "In the East County on the north bank of the Yellow River, the westernmost city is none other than Dunqiu, where I used to be the county magistrate..."
Not only Gongsun Xun was suddenly surprised, but most of the Northern Army officers present, and even the old troops Gongsun Xun brought from Youzhou were also suddenly... Cao Cao changed his mind after he killed Uncle Jian Shuo when he was serving as a lieutenant in the north of Luoyang.
Ren Dunqiuling, in other words, there is his foundation.
"Could Meng De mean that there is internal help at Dunqiu?" Lou Gui, Cao Cao's old friend who was accompanying the army counselor, couldn't help asking the question immediately.
"Of course!" Cao Cao couldn't help but said proudly. "If I don't hide it from Uncle Zi, I can also make a difference not only in Dunqiu, but also in Weiguo County behind Dunqiu!"
"May I ask Captain Cao, what are your preparations?" Gongsun Yue asked seriously.
Cao Cao glanced at Gongsun Xun who didn't care and kept looking southward. He couldn't help but feel a little frustrated, so he quickly said: "To be honest with you, general and colleagues, when I was in command at Dunqiu, I had a capable subordinate.
, surname is Le, given name is Jin, given name is Wenqian..."
Gongsun Xun finally turned his head slightly and glanced at this guy.
Seeing this, Cao Mengde finally became excited again: "Wen Qian is quite courageous and brave. His family was originally from Yangping, Dongjun. Later, he moved to Weiguo to the west of Dunqiu, and was taken over by me.
Zhongzhong was appointed as an official in Dunqiu County. Therefore, he was quite famous throughout the northern part of Dongjun. Now, our army was about to leave for Dongjun. I thought of him at that time and sent someone to contact him.
... He also wrote back and said that if the army is coming to Dunqiu, he can lead his family's Xiang Party into the city in advance as an internal response! And in my opinion, if the strategy is used properly, maybe Wen Qian can be used as an internal response to win Dunqiu first.
Qiu, and then let him disguise himself to defraud Weiguo!"
Everyone was talking about it for a while, but most of them were surprised and inexplicable, and then they couldn't agree more.
Gongsun Xun also nodded repeatedly: "This is definitely feasible. Le Jin Le Wenqian's name sounds like someone who can make things happen."
Cao Cao was finally overjoyed: "In that case, we might as well speed up our march and head to Dunqiu quickly, lest the Yellow Turban thieves notice and increase reinforcements."
Gongsun Xunfu shook his head again: "This matter is not urgent."
Cao Mengde couldn't help but hesitate: "The military situation is like a fire, how can we not be anxious?"
"Brother Meng De, to be honest." Gongsun Xun also sighed after hearing this, and then pointed at the river in front of him and said, "Today I watched the river rushing like a dragon, but suddenly I thought of someone... Do you know who it is?"
Although Shangguan asked, almost everyone else, not only Cao Mengde, was confused.
"Tell me," Gongsun Xun sighed even more when he saw this, even a little aggrieved. "You are able to sigh by the river today. Shouldn't you thank Wang Jing and Wang Zhongtong?"
Cao Cao was extremely speechless, and everyone else also looked at each other... It's not that everyone didn't know who Wang Jing and Wang Zhongtong were, on the contrary, it was precisely because everyone knew who this person was that they felt speechless! We are marching now, and a battle is about to begin.
As the commander-in-chief of an army, you don’t want to think about how to plan and use the plan, but instead you are here to pay homage to the ancients?!
So who is Wang Jing and Wang Zhongtong?
The answer is that this man was born in Pyongyang and was the prefect of Lujiang in the early Eastern Han Dynasty. However, this man has become famous for hundreds of years not because of his origin or his official career, but because he was the most famous person in the Han Dynasty.
There is no such thing as a great water conservancy engineering expert.
Many people may wonder why the Han Dynasty prefectures, which generally used mountains and rivers as their natural boundaries, were so messed up in Dongjun and Pingyuan... These two large prefectures were actually divided into two by the Yellow River (Dongjun
To be honest, it is actually divided into three parts), and it is not clear whether it is Henan or Hebei.
In fact, in the early Eastern Han Dynasty, these two counties were really in the standard Henan region, and their northern boundaries were all based on the Yellow River as the natural boundary.
However, at that time, the Yellow River often overflowed and interfered with the Bian River, causing misery for the people in the three states and counties along the way. Wang Jing was sent by Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty to repair the Yellow River. Under Wang Jing's governance, the Yellow River
The downstream was completely dredged and rerouted, and a strong Yellow River dam was built. The strange geographical situation of Dongjun and Pingyuan with the Yellow River running through it was artificially shaped by Wang Jing at that time.
After the river channels and dams were renovated, Dongjun and the plains became world-famous and wealthy places. Not to mention, the key point is that since then, there has been no trouble in the Yellow River throughout the Han Dynasty!
Of course, Gongsun Xun still underestimated Wang Jing... What he didn't know was that in history, the Yellow River channel renovated by Wang Jing had been running well for nearly 800 years! In the past 800 years, the Yellow River has not had any major problems due to river channel problems.
There were very few disturbances and even resolutions! This achievement is simply embarrassing to countless people who came after me!
"Wang Zhongtong..." Cao Cao paused for a long time, and could only try his best to agree. "Wang Zhongtong has indeed blessed the world for more than a hundred years, and he is worthy of being a famous official of his generation."
Gongsun Xun shook his head repeatedly: "More than just a generation of famous officials? I once built a small Xiadi in Handan. I know the hard work and benefits of water conservancy, so I am always proud of it. But today I came to Dongdong.
County, when I saw Wang Zhongtong's Yellow River embankment, I realized that my achievements were meager...Brother Meng De, we have made great achievements, but we must also distinguish between good and evil. For example, if we conquer cities and territories, no matter how high our achievements are, how can we compare with them?
How about one or two tenths of Wang Zhongtong’s achievements?”
Cao Cao was quite speechless. If he hadn't known the person in front of him for a long time, he would have thought that the person in front of him was a jealous villain who was deliberately trying to beat him up just because he came up with a clever plan to break the city.
"Nawen... what do you think the general should do?" Cao Cao asked helplessly. "Do you want to erect a monument to Wang Zhongtong after the Dunqiu is captured? You and I can write an article together?"
"No need." Gongsun Xun immediately waved his hand and said. "The century-old embankment will last longer than any other inscription... I intend to suspend the march tomorrow, and then offer sacrifices in the river to honor Wang Zhongtong!"
Cao Mengde was really speechless... For a moment, he really suspected that the person in front of him was deliberately suppressing him!
He had obviously told the other party that he had arranged an internal response in Dunqiu, but the other party suddenly stopped the march to sacrifice some famous official of the dynasty?!
Even if you raise your voice, what you say makes sense, but is it okay to fight now? Thousands of cavalry, boats on the river, and civilians, estimated to be tens of thousands of people, all stopped for a whole day just because of your whim.
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Sacrifice?! When we sent out troops before, we made trouble, chopped off people's heads, killed other people's horses... and now they are going to the river to offer sacrifices?!
However, Cao Cao was Cao Cao after all. Although he had doubts and was once angry, he finally remembered the rumored battles of the person in front of him and the personal relationship between the two, so he reluctantly maintained his posture.
However, most of the other people present probably thought that Gongsun Xun was specifically trying to beat Cao Cao to prevent him from making achievements easily! In fact, Xiahou Dun was already staring at Gongsun Xun with wide eyes! However, the attendants were there.
Zhang Fei also stared at him, so that Xia Houyuanrang, who committed murder as a teenager, did not dare to react.
After saying this, Gongsun Xun didn't even look at the faces of the others, but turned back to his horse, and then gave orders while moving forward... Listening carefully, it turned out that they were all preparing for the sacrifice in the river:
For example, tonight we will camp in a place where the river is wide and the water flow is gentle;
Another example is that the fleet on the river needs to take out a lot of ordnance and distribute it to free up the ships;
In addition, these boats must be chained together with iron ropes to build several stable platforms so that he, a man with five senses, can enter the river to pray tomorrow.
There are so many measures, it’s not like a joke at all!
There were a lot of discussions in the army, but the head of the Thousand Stone Sima from the previous trip was still vivid in his mind, and no one dared to give Gongsun Xun any advice.
Cao Mengde, the only one who has this qualification and is not afraid of the scepter, is a little sensitive at this time and cannot easily remonstrate.
As a result, these ridiculous orders were actually conveyed and executed in a short period of time.
On the south bank of the Yellow River, on the Yellow River South Embankment north of Baima City, the young commander of the Yellow Turban Army who came here to observe the enemy's situation saw the Han army's chariots and horses on the north bank of the river.
Going east...half worried, half relieved.
What is worrying is that the Han army's military strength is extremely spectacular, and it moves down the river very fast. It can be seen at a glance that it is an elite army. If they go east this time, the cities on the north bank of the Dongjun River will probably fall into a hard battle; while Song
The reason for one breath is even more solid. The river is isolated. Since the Han army chose to march along the north bank to attack the cities on the north bank, they can be more secure here.
To put it bluntly, since the uprising, the Yellow Turbans in East County have been basically invincible. Even if some cities resisted, they could not withstand the Yellow Turbans' overwhelming numerical superiority. They did not fight a few real tough battles at all. At this moment,
The imperial court is full of elites, and they have admired the names of Three Rivers and Five Schools for a long time, so they are inevitably worried. Not to mention, Baima City is located inside the defense zone, and there are only one or two thousand troops in the city at this time!
"Send fast horses to Puyang!" The anxious young commander watched the Han army gradually disappear from sight, then he felt relieved and walked down the embankment, and then hurriedly gave the order. "Tell Commander Bu
, Just like what was reported in Riyan County the other day, the Han army is huge and well-organized, heading straight for Dunqiu along the north bank. Please make a quick decision!"
After receiving the order, the people below naturally did not dare to say anything, so they hurriedly mobilized several horses and headed east to Puyang. As for Puyang, after receiving the information, Commander Qu had hurriedly went to Zhangjiao, Hebei to invite a large number of reinforcements, but at the same time,
He also fulfilled his responsibilities and continued to urge several cities in the northern part of Dongjun to concentrate elites to support Dunqiu... Needless to say, these things go without saying.
Returning to the Han army, they crossed the Baima across the river that day. Because the commander was crazy and wanted to go to the river to pay homage to the ancestors the next day, so in the afternoon, when it was getting very early, the army found a place where the water flow was gentle.
, and set up camp by the river.
Then, just as Gongsun Xun ordered, the people in the river worked tirelessly to free up the boats and connect the iron ropes. They were busy before dinner and still busy after dinner! Everyone in the army was talking about it.
But as soon as it got dark, Gongsun Yue led some armored sergeants to patrol around, forcing everyone in the camp to shut up and go to bed early.
Faced with such a situation, Cao Cao, who had confirmed that Gongsun Xun was not bluffing, sat in his military tent, completely puzzled. Xiahou Dun was beside him and was very angry, which also made him upset and shaken!
But in the middle of the night, Le Jin suddenly sent someone to deliver an urgent message overnight, saying that there were constant reinforcements from the Yellow Turban bandits at Dunqiu, and they were all elite and young men. He was afraid that if the Han army did not arrive again, it would be difficult for him to attack there.
The arrival of such a letter finally made Cao Cao, who was muttering in his heart, unable to bear it anymore. He immediately broke into Gongsun Xun's tent regardless of the fact that it was getting late!
"Brother Meng De is not resting in his tent, why are you here with me?" Gongsun Xun had already taken off his armor and was currently studying his "Taiping Jing" in the tent. After seeing the visitor, the handsome man with five senses would
I wasn't very surprised, nor was I prepared for it. I can only say that I looked indifferent.
"Wen Qi." Cao Cao, who was well-dressed and well-dressed, rarely gave serious advice. "The military situation is like a fire. Can we wait until after the war to worship Wang Zhongtong?"
"Do you have anything to say?" Gongsun Xun still looked unconcerned and did not even ask the other party to sit down.
"Le Wenqian just sent someone to deliver a message, saying that Dunqiu has received elite reinforcements from the Yellow Turban bandits entering the city one after another, and he is afraid that he will be unable to do so!"
"This is natural." Gongsun Xun clasped the "Taiping Jing" in his hand and sighed. "Our army came out of Hanoi in great force. When we passed Chaoge the day before yesterday, the yellow scarf thieves in Yan County should have known about it... Then the thieves quickly sent the message.
Puyang, Puyang quickly asked the cities in Hebei to go to support Dunqiu. Calculating the time, reinforcements from the thieves from Weiguo and other places should have arrived in a hurry yesterday."
"That being the case," Cao Cao said quickly, "Why delay? Why not march quickly to attack Dunqiu?"
"Can we win the battle by marching quickly?" Gongsun Xun asked with a smile after sitting down after a few cases. "Even if we march quickly into Dunqiu, the battle will have to start later, right? How many Yellow Turban reinforcements will arrive at Dunqiu by then?"
Cao Cao was speechless for a moment, but then he shook his head: "It's better than slowly rushing over to besiege the city and have a stalemate, right? Our army has mostly cavalry and is not good at attacking cities, but the thieves have more than 20 cities in Henan and Hebei. They take care of each other and come up with clever strategies...
...Wen Qi, that official of mine is indeed very brave, maybe he can succeed!"
"I also trust the Le Wenqian you talk about." Gongsun Xun smiled slowly again. "But even if such a situation can be achieved, how much damage will it cause? Our army has six to seven thousand people, and we bring the civilians to falsely claim that they are ten thousand.
People... the thieves occupy more than 20 cities, not just tens of thousands? If the next city has to be damaged by hundreds, it will be worse than losing! Besides, when I left before, I swore that the sources of the army were complex and unorganized. Could it be a lie?
Really? If we don’t go well in the first battle, wouldn’t it cause a huge loss of morale?”
Cao Cao raised his head thoughtfully, but suddenly narrowed his eyes and asked, "In that case, where does Wen Qi want to hit?"
Gongsun Xun smiled and said nothing.
"Wen Qi, on the day of the oath, you threatened me with killing Huan Dian's horse to establish your authority. I just pretended not to know..."
"Brother Meng De, are you too stingy?" Gongsun Xun finally stood up and smiled helplessly. "Huan's ancestral home is in the state of Pei, and he is a country party with you. How can he be angry with you because you killed his mount?"
As he spoke, Gongsun Xun bowed and took a cup from the table, then walked out with it in his hands.
"Where are you going?" Cao Cao couldn't help but feel nervous when he saw the other party walking straight out of the tent.
"Since Brother Meng De thinks I'm wasting time, I have no choice but to pay homage to Wang Zhongtong in a hurry overnight." Gongsun Xun walked out with his hands behind his back without looking back. "Do you think that everything I said during the day is false?
Really? I am really grateful to Wang Zhongtong after being separated for hundreds of years!"
Cao Cao sighed when he saw this and hurriedly chased after him.
The two of them took advantage of the stars in the sky and the lights in the camp to arrive at the foot of the Yellow River Dam. They first took a jar of wine, and then boarded a fleet of boats connected with iron ropes... At this time, they were still burning lamps and binding iron ropes, and they were very busy.
There were no three animals, no sacrificial inscriptions, and no human heads were offered. Only a thin cup of wine was thrown into the river by Gongsun Xun as a token of sacrifice. Immediately, Gongsun Xun, dressed in single clothes, took the cup and walked back proudly.
But at this time, Cao Cao, who had abandoned the wine jar, finally realized that something was wrong!
The fleet in the river, especially those big ships that had taken down their ordnance early in the afternoon and evening, were still busy at this time... but Gongsun Xun clearly no longer needed them to be connected to form a phalanx platform in the river to hold ceremonies!
"Is this going to be a pontoon bridge?" The moment he stepped back to the north bank of the Yellow River, Cao Mengde suddenly realized what he was doing! "Are you going to suddenly cross the river to hunt the white horse tomorrow morning?!"
"Why tomorrow?" Gongsun Xun, who was walking in front, laughed and responded. "Brother Mengde, tell me that tomorrow we will lead those 'elites of the Northern Army' who have never been in battle to camp directly in Baima City. They
What kind of expression will it look like? Do you still dare to be convinced by my face?!"
Cao Cao followed the other party, half at a loss for words, half anxiously asking: "Send troops overnight, and only send your confidants there, so who do you want to go? Trial Zhengnan?"
What he said actually meant that he was completely convinced by Gongsun Xun's operation, and he wanted Xiahou Dun or simply himself to take advantage of this night attack.
Gongsun Xun shook his head repeatedly in front: "Since we are fighting a white horse, naturally we have to Guan Yunchang!"
When he finished speaking, the short Cao Cao finally followed him up the embankment of the Yellow River on the north bank. Suddenly, he saw seven or eight hundred cavalry on the embankment, including Gongsun Xun's white horse followers, lined up... Under the light, the two leaders
, a man with eagle eyes and a thin beard, is clearly the main rider of Gongsun Xun, his countryman's confidant Han Dang Han Yigong; the other man has a red face and a long beard, isn't he the nine-foot giant man from the east of the river, Guan Yu Guan Yunchang?
"It's a little cooler at night in spring." Guan Yu didn't squint or look at Cao Cao. He just saluted Gongsun Xun proudly. "Your Majesty, please go back to your tent and rest peacefully. We will directly lead the troops to Baima tomorrow!"
Gongsun Xun couldn't stop laughing when he heard this, and showed the empty cup in his hand and said: "The wine has been offered to Wang Zhongtong, and I was thinking of lending some heroic spirit to Yun Chang, but I forgot that Yun Chang was not lacking in this kind of heroic spirit...
Go, go, see you and me in Baima City tomorrow!"
Guan Yu didn't answer, and he and Han Dang led the Youzhou elite cavalry and three hundred white horse followers who had been selected into the side camp near the embankment early, and went down the embankment to the pontoon... The night wind was rustling, and Guan Yunchang was very powerful.
Youzhou's elite troops looked majestic, and Cao Mengde, who looked directly at him, was so spirited that he was so excited that he actually stood on the embankment for half a day and refused to move!
——————I am the dividing line between Mercury retrograde and dispersion——————
"When the Yellow Turbans arose, Xun worshiped the general with five senses and made Cao the captain of the cavalry. He went out of Hanoi and conquered Dongjun. When he arrived at Weijun, the army wanted to cross the Yellow River to attack Baima. At night, the pontoon bridge was just completed. Suddenly, the wind and waves suddenly rose, causing the pontoon bridge to collapse.
While marching, some people in the army were saying that they were performing demonic magic with their horns stretched out, and they were frightened for a moment. Cao then dressed up his clothes and armor, and prepared three animals to sacrifice to He Bo. The three animals entered the water, but the wind still didn't stop.
In the middle of the river, the wind and waves stopped. Everyone was overjoyed, and the army was at peace. So Guan Yu and Han Dang led eight hundred cavalry, crossed the pontoon bridge at night, approached the white horses, and rode down with a drum." - "Heroes of the Late Han Dynasty". Wang
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