Chapter 21: Ambition and Self-satisfaction (Part 1) (Revised)
In late July, the weather gradually turned colder, but there were still two main battlefields in Hebei, one under Guangzong City in the south and one under Xiaquyang City in the north.
However, the situation between the two places, which had been at loggerheads for several months, was now completely different.
At Xiaquyang, after the battle across the river, almost everyone from the center to the localities, from the army to the civilians transporting grain knew that the city could be conquered in one battle as long as the siege layout was completed. As for Guangzong, for
As for the returning officers and soldiers, it was undoubtedly a bit depressing.
"Mengde!"
In the evening, seeing Captain Cao Cao riding back from the Chinese army's tent, Xiahou Dun, who was waiting at the gate of the camp, couldn't bear it anymore. As soon as he met him, he asked on the road. "I have followed your instructions.
The camp was re-erected, but some yellow scarf thieves came to peek and were driven away... What did the military council say?"
"What can I say?" Cao Cao dismounted his horse, rolled his neck, and then he laughed for a moment and led the horse into the camp. "Now that the camp has been stabilized, it is natural to rearrange the siege! The equipment destroyed by the Yellow Turban thieves needs to be re-arranged.
Fortresses that have been bulldozed must be rebuilt, and the surrounding strongholds, mountains, and trenches that have been taken away must be regained..."
"Isn't this a waste of all your previous efforts?" Xiahou Dun, who followed him, felt embarrassed for a moment. "How can you still laugh?"
"In this situation, as a soldier with two thousand stones, if I don't laugh, how can I still cry?" Cao Cao said disapprovingly. "Even Mr. Dong, he was smiling in the tent just now, and he didn't lose even half a point.
ambition."
Xiahou Dun sighed: "I know you have to take care of the morale of the army and not lose your dignity, but our camp is full of veterans who have fought in many places. Do you really think you can hide it from them?"
"It's not to hide it from them, but because the general should start from himself to boost morale." Cao Mengde glanced at the soldiers in his camp, but still disagreed. "Our army is in such a situation. Although the offensive is temporarily frustrated, it is only an offensive.
Frustrated. Looking at the overall situation, the situation of the Yellow Turban Thieves becoming increasingly depleted, will it change because of their return this time? We still have the advantage."
"Who doesn't know this?" Xiahou Dun became more and more anxious. "The key is progress! That day, I followed General Wu Guan Zhonglang and fought in several places. Breaking thieves and making meritorious deeds was as casual as drinking water and eating. Why was it so hard to get to Guangzong?"
"In my opinion, Dong Gong and Lu Gong are not incompetent people." Cao Cao came to the tent in his camp, casually threw the horse rope in his hand to a guard, and went directly into the tent. "It's just Guangzong here.
The rebel army is large in number, but they are generally good at fighting, and most of them believe in Taiping Dao. The leader of the army, Zhang Liang, is also a prudent person... That's why it was postponed to this point."
"Didn't Quyang also say before that the soldiers will be vast and the city high and the river wide?" This time it was Xiahou Dun's turn to disagree. He chased into the tent and avoided the people around him, but he took the opportunity to speak more directly. "Five senses"
How will Zhonglang kill Zhang Bao in one battle and only have 20,000 soldiers left? Let me tell you, whether it is Lu Gong before or Dong Gong now, not to say they are incompetent, but they all have a vain reputation."
Unexpectedly, this time Cao Cao did not directly deny it. He stopped in the tent and sighed for a moment: "Isn't there only one person in the world who can use soldiers like a god like Wen Qi? We can't generalize it. If that's true.
To compare, if you and I are not older than him, this situation is not as good as that of Lu Gong and Dong Gong!"
This time it was Xiahou Dun's turn to laugh: "I won't say it anymore. Meng De has not studied military affairs before, so naturally he is not as good as a general with five senses. But now you have only been in the army for half a year, and you are already proficient in the general affairs of the army. I think you will do it in the future."
He can also become a famous national general and live up to his life ambitions and the trust of his elders."
Cao Cao suddenly changed his color.
Xiahou Dun realized that he had made a mistake, so he quickly changed his words and asked: "The fifteenth day of the seventh month is the time for Meng Qiu to offer sacrifices. We happened to move camp at that time and missed the opportunity. Should Meng De find some incense and candles to offer sacrifices to Duke Qiao at this time?"
That's right, Qiao Xuan is dead.
He died in May, but it was a mess at that time, and the road from Luoyang to Qiaoxuan's hometown of Liang was not very safe, so he was not buried in time. He waited until Huangfu Song led his troops to Runan to win consecutive battles and stabilize the surrounding situation.
Only then did the Qiao Xuan family wake up and return home... Of course, at this time, both the imperial court and the disciples and former officials of the Qiao family in the world were also thinking about mourning. Even Cai Yong specially set out to Liang Guo to help write
A monument was erected, and Cao Cao learned of the other party's death in Guangzong.
"No need." After thinking for a moment, Cao Cao slowly shook his head. "If your achievements are not yet accomplished, how can you offer sacrifices to your old friend? Let the military commander and above come to the tent to discuss the siege and battle." At this point,
Cao Mengde added a little bit of information. "I think what Duke Dong means is that he wants to fight the traitors for a while tomorrow to restore morale, and then go back to siege the city again... Tell these things to Le Wen Qianhe when you call people.
Li retreats from them and lets them get ready, maybe this is a place where they can show their faces."
Knowing that he had aroused the other party's concerns, Xiahou Dun did not dare to say any more, so he quickly retreated and went to organize a small-scale military meeting in the camp.
A night of silence.
Early on the next morning, sure enough, Dong Zhuo, the commander-in-chief of the Han army, came up and dispatched almost all senior officers, and gathered the elites from all departments to go out of the camp together. When they arrived at the gate of Guangzong City, the army flags were raised in a mighty manner.
, slowly straightened his head and headed towards the hill below the city that was previously taken away by the Yellow Turban Army.
This earthen mountain is located outside the west gate of Guangzong City. There is also a temporary camp on it. It was built by Lu Zhi before and was used to monitor the rebel soldiers at the west gate. When Dong Zhuo chose to turn around, Zhang Liang personally left the city.
Seizing the past...there is indeed something to be said for it from a strategic perspective.
But the mountain is not too high to absolutely suppress the city gate tower in front of it, and the area is not too large to be called a decisive thing. Therefore, this time Dong Zhuo led the crowd to raise the flag and came slowly... It means a challenge.
Obviously greater than taking.
Zhang Jiao in the opposite city and Zhang Liang who set up camp outside the city also immediately understood what the other party meant. In addition, they also needed to boost their morale, so soon the two armies reached a tacit understanding and each gathered more than ten thousand elites in Guangzong City.
There was a confrontation with each other in the open space outside the west gate.
Among them, Zhang Jiao personally came to the gate tower on the west side of Guangzong City to watch the battle, while Zhang Liang personally led his troops to the mountain, and Dong Zhuo personally led his troops to the front of the battle to watch from a distance.
By the way, compared with the previous few years, Dong Zhongying's figure at this time was actually plumper and a bit more old-fashioned... There are reasons for this. For example, after arriving in the official career of Hedong Prefecture, for a poor family in a border county
As far as the children are concerned, it has come to an end, and people cannot see the future; for another example, his eldest son suddenly died of illness last year, leaving only a biological granddaughter, although he still has nephews, sons-in-law, and even concubines.
I can still give him children, but this blow is unquestionable.
Of course, having said that, Dong Zhuo from Xiliang is Xiliang Dong Zhuo after all, and he has his own heroic spirit. Although the shock of his son's death made him temporarily decadent and his figure was a little out of shape, he soon adjusted.
Come back and try to focus all your thoughts on your personal achievements.
This time, he actually heard some rumors, and then took the initiative to ask for a battle... and finally got his wish, becoming the general of Dong Zhonglang.
However, the first military action after holding the festival put him into a deep pit, which is another matter.
"Come here and ask them, do they know about Zhang Bao's defeat at Quyang? If you know, ask them what they think. If they don't know, tell them again!" Dong Zhuo did not ride a horse, but stood on a car.
Among the tall chariots that were easy to command, after both sides were in formation, he sneered and waved to summon a personal guard to explain.
By the way, there was no sense of loss on the face of General Dong Zhongying at this time, as if it was not Dong Zhongying who had an uncertain future. In fact, let alone the Xiliang soldiers and Hedong soldiers that Dong Zhuo brought this time.
Even Cao Cao and Lu Zhi's subordinates greatly admired each other's attitude and magnanimity.
Back in front of me, Dong Zhuo's personal guard who was born in Xiliang heard the order, he immediately accepted the order, and then galloped towards the enemy's formation. Unexpectedly, as soon as he arrived at the foot of the mountain, before he could speak, he was greeted by a group of enemies.
There was a rain of arrows, and he died immediately from the arrows.
At this time, the entire Han army was angry.
Dong Zhuo became even more furious: "The clown is trying to kill my beloved general. If I capture Zhang Liang, I will cut him into pieces...Who will capture this mountain for me?!"
Although they are also attacking Tushan, it is different from crossing the river in Xiaquyang. The strength of the Han army here is not weak, and the combat power of the Han army is much stronger than that of the opposite side, so it is just a simple attack.
So, following Dong Zhongying's shout, everyone in the army was gearing up and asked for battle one after another.
"Rong is willing to kill thieves for the country!" Amid the calls for war, Xu Rong, a two-thousand-stone captain, actually volunteered.
"I've known Captain Xu's abilities for a long time." Dong Zhuo quickly turned around in the car to appease him. "But it's just a mountain of earth, and the number of troops can be hundreds of people at most. Why do you need two thousand stones to go into battle in person?"
Just when Xu Rong was about to say more, Dong Zhuo took advantage of the situation and pointed at the person beside him: "Fan Chou, the person who died just now was a native of your country. Can you fight?"
The Xiliang warrior named Fan Chou immediately stood up and dismounted: "General, please send me archers and crossbowmen to protect me, and send another one to back me up. I will go and avenge my countrymen!"
Dong Zhuo nodded with satisfaction for a moment, then encouraged him repeatedly, and at the same time ordered the military commanders to concentrate the armor for use by Fan Chou's troops. Naturally, the people around him had nothing to say.
With the sound of drums rumbling, Fan Chou led two to three hundred Xiliang warriors, each wearing armor and holding a shield and holding a sword and a spear, and went straight to the mountain. They looked quite impressive.
However, Cao Mengde had seen a lot about such brave charging into battle, so he didn't take it seriously.
In fact, like many people, his eyes had long been involuntarily attracted by another group of people on the battlefield... It was a cavalry force of more than a thousand people pouring out from the central army behind him.
The leader was a military commander named Li Jue, who came out this time to suppress and support Fan Chou's tribe with crossbows.
As for why this thousand-man army attracts attention, it is because most of them are Qiang people... disheveled hair, left-fold sheepskin, and they make strange noises when riding horses... Although Cao Cao and others have long known about Dong Zhuo's
There were many Qiang people among the Xiliang soldiers brought here, and they had been seen by the Chinese army once or twice, but this was the first time they had gathered together to officially go into battle, so after all, they were inevitably curious.
After all, before the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the Qiang Rebellion was the most routine war in the Han Dynasty. For these people, they had long admired their names.
"Hebei is empty. Wouldn't it be inappropriate to let these Qiang people come to the interior?"
Looting and causing trouble?"
"Who says it's not the case?" Cao Cao frowned as he saw the Qiang cavalry shouting strangely, galloping left and right and firing their bows. "However, military discipline is a trivial matter. I'm afraid there are some ambitious people among these Qiang people. This time
Cong Zheng knew that the Han Dynasty was suffering from such a great chaos, and when he returned to Xiliang, he had other ideas... The country could not withstand another great chaos."
Xiahou Dun was slightly startled, but became more serious.
But at this moment, the battle situation had changed. Fan Chou was indeed Dong Zhuo's favorite general. He was quite brave. With the support of the Qiang soldiers behind him, he actually led his troops to charge halfway up the mountain.
, and it was unstoppable. At the same time, Zhang Liang himself actually retreated hastily down the mountain from the side under the protection of the left and right.
The battle went so smoothly that Cao Cao almost instinctively sensed a hint of danger in the cheers beside him. Dong Zhuo, who was fighting against Guangzong's Yellow Turban for the first time, also looked hesitant for a moment... Are the Yellow Turban thieves so unbearable? This is in Zhangjiao.
Under the supervision of the police!
Sure enough, at this moment, there was a sudden movement on the battlefield - when Fan Chong climbed to the top of the mountain, suddenly, a group of soldiers and horses with heads wrapped in yellow scarves and armor, with generally strong physiques and extremely majestic personalities, poured out from behind the mountain.
They forced Li Jue's tribe back directly and trapped Fan Chou on the mountain.
At the same time, the west gate of Guangzong City opened wide, and Yibiao's well-equipped cavalry also rushed out! One of the two leaders was a stout man with a thick beard, and the other was tall, with an incredibly long spear in his hand.
"It's the two thieves Zuo Bi and Zhang Ba!" Gongsun Zan, who was sitting next to Xu Rong not far from Cao Cao, couldn't help but his eyelids twitched when he saw these two people, and his handsome face instantly twisted. "There are also those who were hidden before.
The yellow scarf warriors behind the mountain... how dare the thieves cheat?!"
Without waiting for someone to explain to Dong Zhuo the origin of these two elite troops of the Yellow Turban Army, Zuo Miao and Zhang Ba actually led the Yellow Turban Army's cavalry troops regardless of the situation and charged directly into the Han army's formation. The Yellow Turban Warriors were even more reasonable.
Ignoring Li Que's troops who were separated, they went straight to attack the mountains that lacked long-range weapons.
Fan Chou on the mountain was trapped in a tight siege. The generals in front of the Han army saw the cavalry charging directly in front of their own formation. They were almost immediately shocked and the situation of the battle was reversed in an instant.
————I am the dividing line of instant reversal————
"Chun Ji Xiaoyi crossed Hutuo and took charge of it on the left. Guo Dian, the governor of Julu, took charge of the right. They all took the bows and arrows with their own hands and fought with unparalleled courage to seize the camp. As soon as the thieves made a slight move, Taizu saw the opportunity and sent thousands of soldiers from the river to attack first.
, to reunite relatives and lead righteousness, he crossed the river from Chijie and went straight to the bandit commander. The central army was in chaos, and the thieves on the left and right were frightened, so they retreated quickly, hoping to join the central army. Seeing this, Chun led a small number of soldiers to cut off the thieves' return. A little encouragement from the left and right, Chun
Nai said: "There are many whistle-blowers in the camp, but they are all ignored. Only the man with good facial features will be gifted and talented, with outstanding talents and virtues. He must be the one who will restore peace to the world. And he regards me as a national scholar, and I am promised to be a rear guard."
, Although I am rough, I also know that I should repay it with my body, and I will have no regrets even if I die.' Then he fought, wearing seven wounds, and died in the formation. Taizu won, and he sighed greatly when he heard that he was the first to fight with pure Kung Fu.
, and carved an inscription on it, which still exists today." - "Shilin Miscellaneous Notes". Yan Anonymous
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