This day was the tenth day of the first lunar month, and the Wei River was still frozen. Under the morning sunlight, the entire river reflected some indescribable brilliance.
Thanks to the rebels' confusion, the Han army successfully moved out of camp and formed a horizontal formation, which stretched for fifteen miles. Then, under the leadership of the generals of the Han army, they rolled all the way to the west.
The Han army was well-organized, with flags flying, and dazzling armor. There were also many cavalry among them. As they marched along, they could be seen miles apart just by the smoke and dust they brought up.
After walking a few miles, we saw the rebel camp right in front, but the rebels showed no tendency to leave the camp. Instead, they only intensified their deployment within the camp. It was obvious that they were determined to defend the camp.
When Gongsun Xun saw this, he no longer hesitated. While he ordered to stabilize the position, he immediately ordered seven generals, Lu Bu, Xu Rong, Han Dang, Bao Xin, Gai Xun, Huangfu Li, and Li Jue to come to his canopy and listen to the order...
… Gongsun Xun made up his mind only last night and marched out with his entire army today. Many of the officers below were unaware of this and had to give orders before the formation.
"We are facing a duel in battle. As generals, you are only allowed to obey orders and are not allowed to speak eloquently!" Gongsun Xun, riding on the divine white horse, glanced at the generals, gave a warning, and then directly called them by name. "Yi Gong.
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"My subordinate is here." Han Dang immediately answered with his hands raised on his horse.
"The enemy camp is separated by the Wei River to the south, and the ice conditions are unknown. Don't pay attention to it. You will leave the infantry with me in the center, and only lead two thousand Hanoi knights to encircle it from the north... If the enemy is defeated, let them forcefully cross the Wei River, but
Don’t allow them to escape from the north!”
"Here." Han Dang was neither happy nor angry, and accepted the task easily.
"Bo Jin!" Gongsun Xun ignored him and continued to point to the next person immediately.
"Your Majesty, please give me the order!" Xu Rong immediately got off his horse and bowed under Gongsun Xun's umbrella. He could not hide his excitement in his movements and words.
"Same for you, put down the infantry and me, and bring along the Hedong knights and your own cavalry camp. Li Jue and Huangfu Li's cavalry of ten thousand people will also be under your command..." After saying this, Gongsun Xun paused for a moment.
After a pause, he glanced at Xu Rong, who was getting more and more excited, and asked in return, "Do you know how to fight?"
"I know." Xu Rong raised his head and responded. "The gaps between the enemy camps are sparse and the layout is simple. There is no intention of companies and camps guarding each other. We should quickly drive large groups of cavalry into them and isolate them. If successful, the front and rear of the enemy camp will not be able to see each other.
, and being trapped within the strength of our army, morale will inevitably collapse, and the infantry can easily break the stronghold!"
"Good!" Gongsun Xun praised. "Can you do it?"
"If you can't do more than 12,000 cavalry, won't your reputation be wasted?!" Xu Rong responded. "The prince has entrusted me with a great responsibility, and I will definitely live up to him."
"Then do it." Gongsun Xun immediately laughed, but then turned to look at a man who looked a little panicked. "Fengxian!"
"General!" Lu Bu quickly held the horse's reins and saluted with his hands.
"Dismount." Gongsun Xun ordered boldly.
Lu Bu was startled for a moment, but he hurriedly dismounted, and then followed Xu Rong's example and bowed to General Wei's umbrella on the ground. However, contrary to everyone's expectations, Gongsun Xun also dismounted his umbrella at almost the same time.
A divine white horse, and then helped the opponent up with one hand.
"Come up and try!" Gongsun Xun gestured slightly.
Lu Bu was at a loss for a moment.
"The prince asked you to get on his horse!" Xi Zhicai sneered from the side. "The war is urgent, don't delay."
Only then did Lu Bu suddenly realize, and then he climbed onto Gongsun Xun's divine white horse in a daze. Only after he sat down on the horse did he really react, but he didn't know what to say, and instead he flinched.
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"I will give you the priority!" Gongsun Xun stood under the horse and was stern when he saw this. "I gave you a mere horse, why do you do this? In today's battle, I still have to put you first."
Lu Bu came to his senses slightly, quickly reined in his horse and left under the umbrella that represented Gongsun Xun's identity, and then reluctantly handed over his hand: "You are so kind to me, how can I dare not serve you as a brave husband?"
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"The key to this battle depends on you." Tian Chou had already offered his horse to the side, but Gongsun Xun ignored him. "In addition to the Shesheng Battalion and the Henan Knights you led, I will send the White Horse Yi Cong and the
you……"
When everyone heard this, they all became pale.
It should be noted that when Gongsun Xun gave up his mount before, the people around him did not react so much, but when he gave up his white horse Yi Cong and handed it over to others to command, he was still at the forefront, which was a bit unbearable. Xi Zhicai, Tian Chou, etc.
Everyone wanted to say something to stop it, but they had no choice but to think that Gongsun Xun had spoken beforehand...that they were not allowed to violate his military orders when it came to the battle.
Lu Bu was even more speechless, but his expression of excitement was inevitable after all.
"I have only one military order for you." Gongsun Xun stepped forward and stood under the opponent's horse, staring at the man with his head raised and said. "With your posture as the greatest tiger in the world, lead the world's best elite cavalry and fight with me.
Go forward without hesitation, pierce through the gaps in the enemy camp, and rush directly to the gate of Chencang City... If anyone blocks it, no matter who it is, they will be crushed and flattened by me! Don't worry about what's behind you, Xu Bojin will follow!"
"Here!" Lu Bu said loudly on his horse. "I will not let you down."
"If you don't let me down, I won't let you down either!" Gongsun Xun shook his head under the horse and sighed. "Fengxian, I had already written the memorial when I came here, and I had someone send it directly to Luozhong.
Well, you and Bo Jin were the first to take the lead, and all the generals here today have reported... The memorial said that we defeated the rebels and beheaded tens of thousands... Don't let me lose face in front of the general!
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When Lu Bu heard this, he became even more excited.
Turning around, Gongsun Xunfu pointed at Li Jue and Huangfu Li again: "You two must listen carefully to Xu Bojin's command and fight well. Don't lose the face of Dong Gong and Huangfu Gong, and don't betray me."
performance."
The second generation must have been told by Dong Zhuo and Huangfu Song, so they simply expressed their stance.
"I won't say more about Jing Zhaoyin and the cavalry captain. Since the cavalry in front is victorious, you can drive your troops forward and attack the camp directly." Gongsun Xun finally warned. "This battle depends on whether the front and rear are close.
Don’t lose your chance!”
At this moment, Gai Xun and Bao Xin certainly had nothing to say.
"In that case, let's all go!" Gongsun Xun then turned around and put on an ordinary white horse, returning under his umbrella again. "Colonel Lu went first, Colonel Xu followed, and all the infantry followed... General
This order was given to General Zuo. The former general knows... If you are well prepared, you don’t need to ask me. When Captain Lu attacks, you can beat the drums to encourage him and mobilize the whole army... Everyone, we must win this battle and restore peace to Guanzhong!
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Having said this, Gongsun Xun finally drew his sword and gave the order to start the war, as if he had fulfilled his final responsibility as a military commander.
All the generals raised their hands on their horses and led the others away. Under Gongsun Xun's serious eyes, the white-horse Yi Cong immediately went out into battle, preparing to follow Lu Bu.
However, before the generals could really disperse, Lu Bu suddenly turned around, dismounted his horse in front of the umbrella cover and saluted: "Your Majesty, please give me a name for this horse!"
Gongsun Xun was stunned for a moment under the umbrella, but suddenly he laughed: "Let's just call him Lu!"
Lu Bu was overjoyed, so he got on his Lu Baima again and turned around.
At the same time, in the rebel camp, Han Sui, the strongest and most powerful man, was also hurriedly making arrangements.
"Wen Yue." Cheng Gongying hurried over from outside the camp, sweating profusely.
"How?" When Han Sui saw his most trusted right-hand man returning, he quickly put down his military division and stepped forward to greet him.
"Ma Teng, Li Xiangru, and Huang Yan all said that they are willing to believe you, but the belief must be a trick by the other party. During this war, they are willing to go through danger together." Cheng Gongying hurriedly replied. "Ma Teng is willing to release two thousand cavalry from the camp.
Li Xiangru is willing to send 800 cavalry, and Huang Yan is willing to send 1,000 cavalry..."
"That means there are less than four thousand cavalry?" Han Sui lamented. "There are more than a hundred thousand troops on both sides, and there are nearly 167 cavalry on the opposite side. What can four thousand cavalry do? In the end, we still have our own thoughts and each have their own ideas.
Picture! The most hateful thing is that guy from the Kingdom, he doesn’t even want to believe me!”
Cheng Gongying was silent for a moment.
In fact, what Gongsun Xun could think of, how could he not think of these people with so much combat experience?
The gap between the camps is too large, and it is easy for them to be divided by the opponent's cavalry, and then defeated separately. In such a situation, if you want to respond, there is only one way, and that is to gather a strong cavalry to fight against the cavalry.
, while preventing the opponent's division and encirclement, while going around to rescue and ensure that the camp is not lost.
Moreover, at this time, the so-called brave man wins when he meets on a narrow road. If the cavalry can win, the overall situation will be successful. The Liangzhou army may not be just dreaming about winning.
However, it goes without saying that the Liangzhou cavalry was elite and brave, and their numbers were not bad. However, it was absolutely impossible to concentrate all the cavalry and achieve something like the Han army did. Han Sui asked for help and contacts from all sides.
, called on everyone to send out cavalry and use it jointly (he dared not say that they would use it uniformly), but only four thousand cavalry came.
This is the most direct manifestation of the so-called alienation and the projection onto the battlefield.
"Ma Teng is quite honest. He has two thousand of his three thousand cavalry, and the remaining one thousand is used to save his life. Huang Yan is also honest. He is the weakest and does his best. But Li Xiangru, obviously
I have three thousand cavalry, why only eight hundred?" The more Han Sui talked, the more helpless he became.
"Do you want me to persuade Wang Guo and Li Xiangru again?" Cheng Gongying asked helplessly. "The Han army has at least 156 cavalry. Now they only have 4,000 cavalry. Adding our 5,000, it is only 9,000.
It is indeed not enough...but if the kingdom can provide three thousand more, and Li Xiangru can provide another thousand, plus the bravery of our Liangzhou cavalry, it may not be impossible to accomplish the task."
"There's no need to go." Han Sui shook his head repeatedly. "The Han army will come as soon as they say it will come...it's too late."
"Then... nine thousand cavalry?" Cheng Gongying was still helpless.
"Shi Rong." Han Sui dragged the opponent Wei Wei for a few steps in the camp. The guards behind him naturally stayed far away and blocked the others. "The nine thousand cavalry will be defeated. The current plan is to save as much as possible.
, why do we need to release all our cavalry?"
"In that case." Cheng Gongying's heart moved slightly, but he suddenly became serious. "Wen Yue, you should use all your cavalry, and you should take the initiative to lead this army!"
Han Sui immediately reacted - if he really wants to preserve his strength, these five thousand cavalry are the real strength. Moreover, if this battle is really defeated, firstly, the cavalry will easily escape, and secondly, after the war, the ownerless cavalry will only instinctively follow him.
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but……
"Who will guard the camp if I leave?" Han Sui thought for a moment and immediately asked.
"I'll guard it!" Cheng Gongying answered immediately without any fuss.
Han Sui was stunned for a moment, then shook his head immediately: "You are my confidant like brothers and sisters. It's not worth losing you for a large battalion! It's better to find a fool to support you like I supported the kingdom back then..."
"Wen Yue!" Cheng Gongying sighed helplessly. "The battle hasn't started yet! I just asked you to lead the cavalry just in case, so as not to delay the war. But if you follow your arrangement, this camp will be lost.
, if you lose, you will lose... Do you have no confidence at all in this battle?"
Han Sui was silent for a moment, but after all he told the truth to the person he trusted most: "To be honest with Shirong, the reason why I chose Wang Guo as the leader when I went on the expedition was because I believed that this battle would be defeated, because the situation in Luoyang was not that bad.
At this point, how could Guanzhong be defeated? Yesterday, when I met the three opposing generals, I became more willing to fight. After being alienated by the opponent's suicide note last night, and today all the soldiers and horses are unwilling to contribute, they are even more desperate.
The spirit of victory.”
"You have also been in Liangzhou for several years, and you are actually losing your momentum to the opponent?" Cheng Gongying was speechless immediately. "After all, our army is not weak, and it is quite powerful."
"That's not how it was calculated." Han Sui sighed. "Although our army looks strong, the Qiang and Han are mixed together, making it difficult to unify power. Everyone has their own thoughts. And among the 50,000 Han troops, 20,000 retreated from Liangzhou.
The elite veterans who came back, there are 20,000 Guanzhong disciples who defended their homes and the country, and the remaining 10,000 are also the elite of the Luozhong Forbidden Army... The soldiers are not as good as the opponent, and the general is not as good as the opponent. If Chencang could not be defeated before, it should be retreated early."
"Then you can't do this!" Cheng Gongying sternly admonished. "The war is imminent. If I fight hard, life and death are still in my hands. But if I retreat without fighting, my life and death will be handed over to others...
You don’t need to say anything more, I will guard the main camp, you lead the cavalry to support each camp, fight hard first, and then talk about other things."
After all, Han Sui understood the pros and cons, so he immediately nodded in agreement... However, just when he was about to immediately order all his cavalry to march out of camp to meet the enemy, he couldn't help but turn around and hold Cheng Gongying's hand: "Shirong
, if things are really impossible, don’t be rigid and surrender as soon as possible! Gongsun Xun loves your talents, and Huangfu Gong and Dong Gong are our Liangzhou natives. If you surrender, you can still save something."
Cheng Gongying smiled bitterly and repeatedly pushed the opponent to mobilize his troops. Then he called Yan Xing, the bravest among the generals, and told him to try his best to protect Han Sui.
Although Yan Xing was a little embarrassed by Gongsun Xun yesterday, his clan members were all in Liangzhou, so there was no way he could refuse, so he immediately agreed.
However, here Han Sui, Cheng Gongying and others were still preparing. Suddenly, the ground was shaking all over the camp, and then there were shouts of killing, and the sound of drums was faintly approaching along with the smoke and dust in the distance, as if the Han army was fully prepared.
, immediately dispatched a large group of cavalry to attack.
Han Sui did not dare to delay any longer. He immediately mounted his horse and led all his cavalry out of the camp from the west gate at the back, trying to unite with the supporting cavalry such as Ma Teng and others to intercept the incoming Han cavalry.
However, when Han Sui hurriedly gathered his cavalry behind the camp and turned eastward, trying to meet the enemy head-on, he was a little pale when he came up. It turned out that even though smoke and dust were everywhere, the camps were already in a panic and entered a battle-ready state, but everyone
But he could clearly see that the vanguard cavalry of the Han army in front of him were all white horses, and they rushed into the gaps between the camps in an instant!
Although the appearance of the first person cannot be seen clearly from a distance, seeing that he is tall and quite heroic, and that he is riding the famous white horse in the Xiliang army, really makes people think a lot.
Han Sui looked at it from a distance. He was astonished like everyone else at first, but then he was overjoyed: "Gongsun Xun is in danger himself. He is really asking for his own death! The road between the camps is not wide enough. Take this opportunity to send out the brave men in the army quickly."
, take this person face to face, if you can capture and kill him before the battle, not only will this battle be worry-free, but it will be won quickly!"
When the Qiang Han leaders on the left and right heard this, they also woke up one after another, and each led his brave men to face him. Only Yan Xing remembered the instructions of the newly crowned public hero, and stayed where he was to protect Han Sui. But he saw many brave men around him.
All the soldiers rushed out until they reached the white horse cavalry formation in the east. Not many Han knights reacted to save the people. However, Han Wenyue sighed, turned his head again, and stood facing the west.
Moreover, before the people around him could ask, Han Sui directly said with emotion to the confused Xiliang cavalry behind him: "Swords have no eyes, Wen Qi is my old friend, if I can't capture him alive, how can I bear to see him face to face?"
What about suffering? But if two armies are fighting, such a situation is impossible."
After saying this, Han Wenyue suddenly became awe-inspiring again, and then he continuously mobilized his troops and generals. While continuing to call on the warriors in the army to come forward to capture the people, he also urged the cavalry from all departments to integrate together and prepare to take advantage of the situation to counterattack.
But for some reason, the people around him kept shouting, and many soldiers just looked to the east of the battlefield, but few paid attention to him. Even Yan Xing was anxiously calling him back.
"Is it so fast?" Han Sui thought that the overall situation behind him had been decided, so he couldn't help but turn around in surprise, but when he turned around again, he couldn't help but feel at a loss.
It turned out that Han Sui had taken advantage of the situation when the White Horse Yi Cong was in the gap between the camp and sent out five or six groups of elite cavalry. Among them, there were more than ten people in each group of cavalry, and the leaders were all well-known in the Xiliang army.
The brave man means to take lightly.
But just by turning around and turning around, and saying some nonsense in the middle, all these cavalrymen disappeared... as if they had not been sent out at all.
"Is Baima Yicong so capable?!" Han Sui was stunned for a moment, then became frightened. "No wonder Gongsun Wenqi dared to take risks himself..."
After saying this, the whole army will press forward.
However, due to the lack of proper deployment of the troops, the leader, Gongsun Xun, relying on the extremely powerful Luma under his crotch, actually drove alone to more than a hundred paces away. Han Sui was stunned and became more and more confused.
However, Yan Xing recognized from a distance that this man was not Gongsun Xun, but a brave general of the Han army who appeared out of nowhere. In a hurry, his men came out on horseback and bravely moved forward to try to stop this man.
It is said that Lu Bu, who was riding on the Lu horse, had been studying piano and pretending to be a scholar for several years in order to pursue an official career. He had many grievances. He only showed his posture as a border commander warrior under Guangzong City once, and he was killed once. But he was happy.
It's still not as enjoyable as it is today... because he has never held such elite cavalry as White Horse Yi Cong?
Just now, fifty or sixty people moved forward to pick him up. They killed several rebel leaders in iron armor with one spear and one spear at a time. But when they raised their heads, their guards were also attacked by white horse followers with hidden dragons and crouching tigers.
They were wiped out one after another.
A brave general and a powerful army are more than just adding up.
Therefore, Lu Fengxian became more murderous. Seeing that there seemed to be a general commanding ahead, he actually ignored the thousands of rebel cavalry on the opposite side. He immediately rode his horse to the west and continued to lead Bai Ma Yicong and his cavalry forward bravely.
Take this person.
But the horse under his crotch was extremely fast, so he was one step ahead.
Yan Xing urged his horse forward and drew his spear, ready to charge forward. However, Lu Bu rushed closer and saw Han Sui's posture with his own eyes. How could he get entangled with someone who was obviously a servant of the general? He just raised his hand and swung Yan Xing's spear.
Open it, and with one turn of your hand, you can easily stab this man under the horse!
Poor Yan Xing, a well-known Xiliang family, had to become a general to protect his family after his uncle committed suicide. Before he could get a chance to wash away his reputation as a rebel, he was knocked off his horse by Lu Bu with a spear, and was trampled to pieces by the Han cavalry who caught up.
All thoughts disappeared with the passing of life.
However, his death was somewhat effective. Han Sui had always known Yan Xing's abilities. He was already timid when dozens of brave men disappeared in an instant, and now he saw this person whom he had mistakenly identified as
Gongsun Xun's men killed the best warriors in his army so easily, and then they sheathed their spears and bent their bows, as if they were coming towards Han Wenyue, and their fear reached the extreme.
Between life and death, this figure like the Nine-Meandering Yellow River turned out to be a horse, and he leaned over and hurriedly hid in the rebel cavalry formation.
Lu Bu was furious. He shot an arrow and killed another person. He rushed into the formation with his spear and fought while looking for the person. Behind him, the white horse cavalry came. It turned out that he was following behind. With a small force, the leaderless people were killed.
The Liang cavalry retreated continuously, and then gradually began to collapse.
In fact, this was not only the case where Lu Bu faced Han Sui, but also on other fronts that stretched for fifteen miles.
The main force of the Han army's cavalry, under the command of Xu Rong, followed Lu Bu and swarmed into the gaps between the camps, easily destroying the connection between the camps and directly engaging the cavalry on the opposite side. Immediately, Gai Xun, Bao Xin, and Huangfu
Song, Dong Zhuo's generals were also ordered to march forward bravely with infantry and attack the enemy camp.
The Han army charged at the enemy with their cavalry and approached the stronghold with their feet, but they were all in a state of destruction at the first touch.
It can only be said that Han Wenyue’s foresight is worthy of the Nine Bends of the Yellow River.
————I am the dividing line between the eighteen plates of the Yellow River————
"In the past, Taizu got a horse called Lu, and he spoke to the owner about it, or gave orders to go away. Lou Zibo was standing by and admonished: "If you sell it, there will be a buyer, and if you give it away, there will be a recipient, which will harm the owner again.
, would you rather not worry about yourself and move it to others? And the words that the husband's divine horse hinders the master are all about ordinary people. Ming Gong Shenwu is conceited about his luck, why worry about it? "Taizu was good at it, so he was fine for several years." -
—"Shilin Miscellanies". Recorded by Yan. Anonymous
