Chapter 24: The autumn wind rises and the white clouds fly
In a ruthless war, time is the most ruthless.
AD 184, the autumn of the seventh year of Han Guanghe.
On August 24th, civil strife broke out among the Yellow Turban Army in Xiaquyang City. Some young marshals with strong backgrounds launched a rebellion and tried to kidnap the local general Zhang Bao to surrender to the Han army outside the city, but this triggered a military conflict within the city.
The Yellow Turban Army loyal to Zhang Bao and the wavering Yellow Turban Army engaged in a large-scale firefight. As a result, the Han army entered the city in large numbers. In desperation, the leader of the Yellow Turban Army loyal to Zhang Bao led the drunken General Di Gong in the city.
He raised fire on the high platform and burned himself, preferring death to surrender.
In the past, the Yellow Turbans of Zhang Bao's tribe, which had more than 100,000 troops, marched across northern Hebei and swept through six counties, were destroyed.
However, it may be because the really decisive battle had ended long ago by the Hutuo River. This battle was boring, especially since Zhang Bao and quite a few leaders committed suicide, so there were not many decent military achievements. I would like to be like Zhang He in the river.
To be recognized as an official Sima of another department after one battle would be a bit of a fantasy.
Of course, fortunately, the treasury in Quyang City was not affected too much. The goods collected from six counties were easily taken over by the Han army. Then General Wu Guanzhonglang was still as generous as ever. With a wave of his hand, all the goods were left to Guo Dian.
Except for part of the money and grain, the Julu Prefect rewarded almost all the other goods.
For a time, the military sentiment inside and outside the city was abuzz.
On August 26, before Gongsun Xun's good news was sent to the center, Dong Zhuo from Guangzong in the south formally handed over to Huangfu Song who hurriedly came from Runan, and got into the carriage to Luoyang obediently.
Go... There is nothing we can do about it. When Dong Zhongying came up and made a strategic misjudgment, which completely ruined the siege progress, this end was basically doomed.
What awaits him is undoubtedly the same fate as Teacher Lu Zhilu - a reduced death penalty, and he can wait for the amnesty with peace of mind!
When the news came, Gongsun Xun had no choice but to submit another memorial, asking for preferential treatment to the former Dong Fangbo in exchange for his contribution.
On the fourth day of September, the imperial envoy arrived. He did not mention any rewards or merits and demerits, but asked Gongsun Xun to quickly raise his troops to the south and encircle Huangfu Song.
It can be seen that the imperial court is really impatient to wait... After all, as long as Zhang Jiao is not dead, the central government will be uneasy. And now that it is getting to the end, the emperor and the central government are getting more restless and unable to wait.
On September 7th, after bidding farewell to Feng Xin, Prime Minister of Changshan, and entrusting all kinds of public and private affairs including the Zhen clan to him, Gongsun Xun, together with Guo Dian, the prefect of Julu, Cheng Pu, and Zong Yuan, led the army together.
After the selection, 30,000 elite soldiers were sent directly to Guangzong.
However, what left everyone a little surprised and speechless was that on the second day after Gongsun Xun left, that is, the eighth day of September, the overall situation of Guangzong suddenly seemed to be settled!
Huangfu Song never expected that Zhang Jiao would die just a few days after he arrived at Guangzong City!
This is simply black humor!
In a few months, three to four hundred thousand troops were raised, from south to north, from east to west, and the war spread across seven or eight states and nearly thirty counties. The leader of Taiping Road, who was known as Fu Shui, saved hundreds of thousands of people.
The teacher died of illness just like that.
A few months ago, tens of thousands of people believed that this man could overthrow the Han Dynasty and establish Huangtian's foundation. A few days ago, the court was gritting its teeth. In order to kill this man, it repeatedly changed its commanders and urged the army to join forces... But
At this time, this man turned into a cold corpse in Guangzong City, and could no longer turn around.
The city was completely deserted inside and outside, and the cries were loud. It was impossible to achieve this in a show. And seeing Zhang Liang abandoning the outer camp and rushing into the city, Huangfu Song, as a veteran of hundreds of battles, immediately realized that the fighter plane had arrived, and this man fell from the sky.
If you don't eat the big pie, it will be a waste!
You must know that at this time, the Han army under the city had 40,000 troops brought by Lu Zhi at first; then Dong Zhuo brought 10,000 Xiliang troops; and now Huangfu Song brought more than 20,000 troops from Runan... combined forces
With nearly 70,000 troops, the troops are not weak at all! In addition, Dong Zhuo's Xiliang soldiers and even the Qiang troops also have special respect for Huangfu Song, a famous family member in Xiliang, so there is no problem of uncoordinated command.
So, in the early morning of that night, Huangfu Song launched his entire army and rushed directly to the Yellow Turban Army camp located in Qinghe outside the city and in Guangzong City.
As mentioned before, half of the 100,000 people were with Zhang Jiao inside the city, and the other half were with Zhang Liang outside the city, relying on each other. At this time, Zhang Jiao was newly mourned, and the Yellow Turban Army outside the city was desperate; secondly, the commander
Zhang Liang had just entered the city at this time, and there was no real commander outside the city; thirdly, the strength comparison between the two armies was indeed to a certain extent.
And it’s a night attack!
Therefore, the Yellow Turban Army collapsed in one battle. There were more than 50,000 people outside the city. No less than 20,000 died in the battle, and no less than 10,000 escaped. The rest... chose to turn around and head towards the boundary river between Qinghe Country and Julu County outside the city.
The Qinghe Kingdom got its name from the Qinghe River and died in the river. On the contrary, it echoes the Buji tribe who died in the Zhuohe River, which makes people sigh.
After this battle, although Zhang Liang still led tens of thousands of people to defend Guangzong, the Yellow Turban Rebellion was actually put down.
In the final analysis, this had nothing to do with military affairs. It was Zhang Jue's death that made most of the Yellow Turban Army lose the meaning of survival and struggle. Without him, the Yellow Turban Rebellion was destined to disappear quickly under the attack of the Han army.
It was under such circumstances that in mid-September, Gongsun Xun led his troops to Guangzong City.
The banners of the 30,000-strong army coming from the north were fluttering in the wind, and the war horses, baggage vehicles, and sergeants continued for more than ten miles. Under the complicated eyes of the Yellow Turban Army and the hundreds of thousands of officers and soldiers inside and outside Guangzong City, they arrived at their destination almost easily.
, and immediately began to set up camp.
As for the head coach Gongsun Xun, he didn't have time to greet many acquaintances in the Han military camp, so he immediately joined Huangfu Song. The two Zhonglang generals, who had cooperated once without any embarrassment, rushed straight to a hill below the city.
Climb up to see the situation.
"Wen Qi, let's see." The two generals were wearing cloaks and riding tall horses, leading their subordinates, personal guards, honor guards, and flags to a hilltop. They looked very powerful, but Huangfu Song simply said,
He introduced the enemy's situation directly when he opened his mouth, and his words were as gentle as ever. "Guangzong City has been besieged by your mentor Lu Gong and Dong Zhonglang General Dong Gong. In fact, it is already on the verge of collapse... I am just waiting for you to come, and we will conquer it in one go."
"
Gongsun Xun stopped his horse to observe carefully, and then immediately nodded in agreement.
After all, Huangfu Song was telling the truth... some things can be seen clearly with the naked eye.
With the help of the fortifications built by Lu Zhi, Dong Zhuo and Huangfu Song re-engaged the siege. This made Guangzong City, which was previously unparalleledly strong, now dilapidated.
Looking at it, the whole city is in a state of decay. The simple protective fortifications on the city wall are almost completely lost, and the defensive sections are seriously missing. In many places, there is a lack of defenders in large sections... Gongsun, who has already used Tushan once in Xiaquyang.
Xun was well aware of this situation, which seemed to be the result of the Han army's projectile suppression from the mountain.
In addition, Gongsun Xun even saw a piece of the city wall, and it actually felt like it was crumbling.
"That's a tunnel." Huangfu Song pointed to the city wall and said. "With the cover of the earth and mountains, we dug a tunnel, then piled firewood in the tunnel and set fire to it. The foundation of that section of the city wall had been burnt, so we used the wood to hit it.
, I’m afraid the whole piece can be pushed with just a little bit of force.”
"In fact, Mr. Huangfu has already done his best." Hearing this, Gongsun Xun couldn't help but laugh. "My help seems to be superfluous."
Huangfu Song also shook his head and laughed, but did not deny it, because there was really no need: "It's just a lucky coincidence. Who would have thought that Zhang Jiao suddenly died of illness? Once he died, everything would stop. It shows that destiny is in the Han Dynasty and not in the other generation."
As soon as these words came out, for some reason, Gongsun Xun unexpectedly felt a sense of desolation and emotion. Therefore, the autumn wind rustled, and the two generals stood side by side in silence for a moment.
After a long while, Gongsun Xun continued to ask: "In that case, does Huangfu Gong have any ideas or arrangements? Let's end this battle as soon as possible to give Luoyang an explanation!"
"Yes, I do have an idea." Huangfu Song nodded slowly. "Wenqi, before Lu Gong ordered the entire army to surround this city, it was because Xiaquyang in the north relied on each other, and he was worried that they would flee and join together.
Zhang Bao caused trouble and chaos. But now, Zhang Bao is dead, Quyang has been decided, and there are so many cavalry you brought to support, so it doesn't matter so many things. I intend to let Guangzong siege the city on three sides, and then
Concentrate all the elite troops to storm this city wall, forcing the 50,000-strong Yellow Turban bandit Zhang Liang's troops to flee towards the Zhang River and Julu River, and then hand over to your cavalry to chase and kill... What do you think?"
Gongsun Xun thought for a moment and immediately understood what the other party meant.
In fact, with the battle situation at this point, no matter how hard we fight, there is no problem. Even the post-event rewards for coaches like Gongsun Xun and Huangfu Song are no problem... From the central point of view, it is very simple. Gongsun Xun killed Zhang Bao.
, Huangfu Song forced Zhang Jue to death, and the rest of his achievements did not have much impact on these two generals.
What really needs to be considered is the mentality of your soldiers.
Here in Huangfusong, the 20,000 soldiers who moved from Yingchuan to Runan and then here are fine, but the 40,000 Han troops and 10,000 Xiliang troops who have been wasting under the city have nothing... nothing
There is no reward for merit, only hard work.
Therefore, this large city, which gathers the wealth of Wei County, Julu County, Anping Kingdom, Qinghe Kingdom and other places, and supplies the logistics of one hundred thousand Yellow Turban Army, needs to be given to these soldiers to make a fortune.
It sounds a bit barbaric, but there is nothing that can be done about it. Huangfu Song's arrangement took into account both the division of spoils and the reasonable distribution of war. It can indeed be said to be comprehensive.
At the same time, Gongsun Xun, who had already fed his troops, seemed to have no reason or room to object.
"I heard that there are some Qiang people in Guangzong's army?" Gongsun Xun, who was convinced, was about to agree, but he remembered the descriptions written by Xu Rong, Cao Cao and others to him after Lu Bu showed his power, and then suddenly frowned.
Mei asked.
"Yes!" Huangfu Song was puzzled. "They were brought by Dong Zhongying after he recruited soldiers and horses from Xiliang before... There are not many people. They are mixed with the Xiliang cavalry to form a team, maybe two to three thousand people!"
"Allocate them together to serve as my pursuers!" Gongsun Xun said indifferently. "After all, there are still 50,000 Yellow Turban troops in the city. Once they escape, it will be difficult to do their best..."
"They worked hard to besiege the city..." Huangfu Song was startled for a moment, but then smiled bitterly. "Why should Wen Qi be like this? If there is a shortage of cavalry, I will give you all the cavalry guards I brought from Runan."
"As long as the Qiang soldiers!" Gongsun Xun refused to give in. "General, don't pretend to be confused. Don't you really know what I mean? Xiliang is so unstable and disloyal. If these aliens become addicted to robbing and develop a rebellious heart,
What should I do if they rebel as soon as they return? If they are not of my race, they will have different minds. This is something I have learned since I was a child in western Liaoning! If Duke Huangfu feels that they are working hard, he can reward them with some wealth in advance, or I can reward them.
But we cannot indulge them in the heart of the Han Dynasty!"
This time it was Huangfusong's turn to be silent.
However, after a while, he finally nodded with all his strength: "Wen Qi is so straightforward, I have nothing to say, but I have one thing to say first, I am from Liangzhou and you are from Youzhou, so there are some
Things are not what you think... As far as we Liangzhou people are concerned, Qiang and Han people have actually been mixed among the people for a long time. You have to treat them as human beings. Moreover, they are serving the country after all.
, the distinction between ourselves and the enemy is clear and unmistakable.”
"I am not so unreasonable." Gongsun Xun sighed. "Young Master Huangfu doesn't have to worry about me killing them all on the way... After all, he is a national soldier serving the country, so I am not so unreasonable."
Huangfusong smiled awkwardly... but said no more.
"Isn't this move by the handsome man with five senses a cover-up?" Just when the two commanders were discussing the strategy and wanted to turn around and go back to their camps, a scribe next to them suddenly couldn't bear it any longer. "We are concerned about the matter in Liangzhou."
Don’t the people of this state understand that they have to be taught by a general? Did you know that since the Sanming period in Liangzhou, there have been so-called frequent Qiang rebellions, but the majority of them are Han people? If you think that we Xiliang people are not loyal, then don’t just
I am concerned about two or three thousand Qiang cavalry, but I am afraid that it would be appropriate to take away the ten thousand Xiliang soldiers, my prince, and a weak man like me! Moreover, with the decline of the Han Dynasty and the instability of the hinterland of Hebei in the Central Plains, is it possible?
Isn’t it known to everyone? Aren’t there any ambitious people in the other twelve states who would have had distracting thoughts about the Han Dynasty after seeing such a situation?”
The speaker was an acquaintance, Yan Zhong, and his words were extremely rude. It could even be said that his words were filled with too much resentment and could be called extremely rude.
Lu Fan, Lou Gui and others who followed were fine. They just looked at this man with interest, while Han Dang and other warriors couldn't help but glared at him. However, this man was not afraid, and there were many people who were just like this Huangfu.
Song's Xiliang personal guards rushed forward to protect this man.
However, the most interesting thing is the attitude of Huangfu Song and Gongsun Xun. These two people have clearly made an agreement, but at this time they actually allow their subordinate warriors to be so confrontational... Obviously, when it comes to the reputation of their hometown, even if they are as gentle as Huangfu
Yizhen is definitely not as kind as he appears on the surface.
As for Gongsun Xun, I don’t know what he can rely on.
After a confrontation, Gongsun Xun took the lead and said with a smile:
"Huangfu Gong, I heard that Duke Zhu over there in Nanyang has paid off all his hard work. I think the Yellow Turban Rebellion will soon be over. However, although the Yellow Turbans are settled, this year's autumn harvest will be scarce, and the world's turmoil has undoubtedly been revealed...
…You and I are commanding a large army, and we need to give an account to the people of the world... I wish to do it for the public good.”
After saying this, Gongsun Xun no longer cared about it, but turned around, reined in his horse and walked away, leaving his opponent standing on the mountain with a grim expression.
After waiting for a while, Huangfu Song probably felt bored and led his troops back to the camp.
However, after entering the tent, Yan Zhong, who had been aggressive before, suddenly dismissed the sergeants and ordered people to carefully guard the left and right sides. Then he said some earth-shattering words to the tired Huangfu Song.
"Junhou!" Yan Zhong actually turned from anger to joy at this time. "Did you see that even people like Gongsun Xun felt that the Han Dynasty was in danger of collapse? He seemed to be extremely loyal, but in fact he said
These words show that the person is also uneasy about the situation, so that he is shaken and uneasy... This is a God-given opportunity!"
Huangfusong slowly raised his head, glanced at this famous member of his township party with an expressionless face, and then asked softly and calmly: "Where did this good opportunity come from?"
"Junhou!" Yan Zhong's expression was ferocious, and he saw blood with his sword. "Today, those who are good at using soldiers are nothing more than monarchs and generals with good features. Moreover, there are elite soldiers in the world. Now the general has 70,000 elite soldiers. He is the only one who can fight.
With 30,000 troops at your side, it is not impossible to win over... In this case, why not defeat Zhangjiao first and win the hope of the world, and then go south to claim control and grant General Baima the land of Youzhou. If the two of them join forces, if they succeed, they will conquer the world.
, what about separatist rule in Hebei? The mediocre lord is in Luo, with a awn on his back, and a general with good features is uneasy, let alone a general with higher virtues and merits."
Huangfusong looked at his fellow countryman and suddenly laughed: "I, Huangfusong, work hard day and night and never dare to forget the word loyalty and sincerity in my heart. Why should I be uneasy if that's the case?"
Yan Zhong also shook his head and laughed: "Your Majesty, although the words of Mr. Wu Guanzhong today are a bit rude, they still reveal people's hearts... Do you know that my brother wrote a letter from his hometown, saying bluntly that Liangzhou is in turmoil and will be reversed this winter? Autumn day
After that, it will be winter, right?"
Huangfusong's expression suddenly changed.
At the same time, in the northern military camp where the camp was still being set up, Lou Zibo couldn't bear it any longer and finally praised Gongsun Xun in public: "Junhou sells a good show!"
Gongsun Xun sneered and ignored the flattery from his confidants. However, in the bleak autumn wind, facing the beautiful rivers and mountains in front of him, he slowly became solemn again.
——————I am the dividing line of the southern scale——————
"After Taizu went to Quyang in peace, he entered Guangzong and joined forces with Emperor Fusong, with a hundred thousand soldiers. By then Zhangjiao had died, Nanyang was gradually becoming peaceful, and everyone in the world knew that the Yellow Turban incident was over. At night, Song's confidants, so they all ordered
Yan Zhong paid an audience with Taizu and said: "What is rare but easy to lose is the time; when the time comes and does not turn around, it is the odds. Therefore, the sage moves in accordance with the times, and the wise move according to the odds. Today, the general is using rare luck to follow the changes."
How can you protect your reputation if you don't take care of your luck and fail to take advantage of the opportunity?" Taizu asked slowly, "What do you mean?" Zhong replied, "Today, the only people who are good at fighting are generals and Duke Huangfu.
, The best soldiers in the world are also among the two monarchs. If the two monarchs take the yellow scarf first and gain the reputation of the world, then the mediocre leader will be disturbed. How can the general feel at ease?" Taizu laughed and said: "I have been in public all day long and have never forgotten my loyalty. Why is it uneasy?
"Loyalty retreated in shame." - "Heroes of the Late Han Dynasty". Wang Can
PS: Sorry, I suddenly fell asleep around eleven o'clock.
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