The cold wind howled in the winter night, the stars and moon in the sky were darkened, and in the pitch-black Xiaopingjin military camp, Lu Bu and several of his subordinates, fully clothed, stood in twilight, looking at the equally silent north bank of the Yellow River, each in trance.
By the way, yesterday Jia Wenhe offered advice to Lu Bu and proposed a plan to use 5,000 cavalry to defeat 30,000 to 40,000 people on the other side. Lu Fengxian was doubtful about this... Although he later understood every step of Jia Xu's plan, he still
I find it a bit strange, because if this plan is followed, Wang Kuang and Yuan Shao will need to all dispatch their troops according to Jia Wenhe's "instructions".
But why?
Why do these people want to arrange the deployment as Jia Xu said? Is Jia Xu a god? This really makes people doubt the success rate of this plan.
However, Lu Bu still accepted Jia Xu's suggestion for three reasons.
One is that Lu Bu himself is unwilling to be left alone. He is a warrior country bumpkin from a border county. His starting point is too low compared to those famous families. The weak crown family moved to Taiyuan, and later to Jizhou, and then to Luoyang. He has always been discriminated against.
A marginalized person always longs to be part of the core of power. In other words, he wants to climb up too much!
In the process of climbing up, military merit is his biggest reliance. Nobles such as Cai Yong, Gongsun, Liu Yan, and Dong Zhuo are the external things he relies on most... If he wins the battle, he will not only have military merit, but also know how to fight.
Won the favor of Dong Xiangguo! He may even get the praise of his teacher Cai Yong! Because just before, because Wang Kuang was engaged in spy politics in Hanoi, he wanted to accuse the rich and powerful families in the county. He was often imprisoned and tortured, and then had others
The family members used property and people to ransom, which was like kidnapping. Cai Bojie wrote an article specifically to accuse Wang Kuang, calling him a traitor!
All in all, Lu Bu really wants to fight this battle!
Secondly, Lu Bu believed in Jia Xu's ability... Even if he had doubts about Jia Xu, he would never question Gongsun's vision. The wise and resourceful man whom Gongsun admired must have his own uniqueness.
As for the last reason, it was Lu Bu's confidence in his personal prowess and his elite subordinates... Even if Jia Xu's plan went awry this time, he would not be able to defeat him, but it was such a dark night and the Yellow River was frozen everywhere.
After all, there is no need to worry about not being able to escape.
But back to the front, what makes Lu Bu quite excited is that the first step of Jia Xu's plan has actually been successful... Just as Jia Wenhe said, the notorious Hanoi prefect Wang Kuang on the other side saw the suspected soldiers coming.
They headed upstream to Mengjin, but they didn't dare to cross the river to attack Xiaopingjin. Instead, they immediately divided their forces upstream for defensive defense.
In the afternoon, everyone saw clearly that on the north bank of the Yellow River, a full seven or eight thousand men and horses were dispatched in large numbers, chasing the suspected soldiers led by Jia Xu upstream, and the flag of Wang Kuang, the prefect of Hanoi, undoubtedly appeared on the Chinese army.
.In other words, at this time, there may be only two to three thousand remaining troops at Xiaopingjin Ferry in Hanoi on the other side of the river.
"Your Majesty, we are all ready." Huang Yuan led a sacred white horse out of the night. "The horse has bound hooves, the man has a title, and each person has two torches, but he is not allowed to light them without his life... Please give the order!"
"Cross the river!" Lu Bu put away all his thoughts, but Lu Baima took his own without hesitation and was the first to step on the ice to the north.
Five thousand cavalry, some from the Northern Army, some from Xiyuan, some from Liangzhou, some from Guanzhong, and warriors recruited from Bingzhou... If I have to mention some common characteristics, these soldiers generally have
He has enough combat experience and already had excellent riding skills before joining the army.
The combination of two and two, coupled with the equipment in the central arsenal of the Han Empire, is enough for them to stand up in front of the Kwantung Allied Forces and claim to be elite. It is not that they are outstanding, but that although the Kwantung Allied Forces have organization, equipment, and
He has great courage, but he really lacks too much war experience.
In the night, at Xiaopingjin Hanoi Ferry on the north bank of the Yellow River, the guard Wang Kuang left here, Fang Yue, had gone to bed early... As a local powerful person in Hanoi, it was too much for Fang Yue to lead his family and choose to follow the local governor.
Normal.
In fact, not only Fang Yue, but also Hao Meng, who also came from Hanoi's powerful family, was also under Wang Kuang at this time, but he followed him upstream to prepare to defend Meng Jin.
The choice of serving people, Hao Meng and Fang Yue, is actually what most people in this world do.
Don’t they know that the old master Gongsun who once ruled Hanoi has a higher rank, a higher level, and treats his subordinates better? Don’t they know that Wang Kuang’s military tactics have made Hanoi resentful? In a word, don’t they?
Did you know that Gongsun is ten times and a hundred times stronger than Wang Kuang?
But there is no way, the family is here, and they were already the leading generals in the county when Wang Kuang became the prefect... It's not that they were stupid and chose Wang Kuang, but they didn't take the risk to change.
In the same way, at this time, Zhang, as the military commander directly under Wei County, was also sent to Yuan Shao's army as support by Han Fu, the state pastor, and was in the lower reaches of Yuan Shao's army; at this time, Dian Wei also brought his fellow villagers to Chenliu
A certain Sima under Zhang Miao, the prefect, joined the army in Suanzao; at this time, Cheng Yu also exchanged letters with Liu Dai, the governor of Yanzhou, and received strategic advice from him; at this time, Yu Jin was serving as an army Sima under Bao Xin, a fellow countryman; he was even an outstanding figure in the world.
Xun, even though he saw that his hometown was about to encounter war, he chose to accept the protection of his fellow countryman Han Fu; even Jia Xu, and even the vast majority of Luoyang officials, everyone was actually the same thing... They didn't want to
Working for the tiger is not about making achievements, it's just that the new world suddenly comes, and everyone follows their instincts and chooses the most conservative or responsible approach!
After all, they have a family, they have a family, their friends, relatives, fields, possessions, everything they are familiar with is there. Why should they abandon it all to travel across mountains and rivers to find some kind of enlightened master?
And besides, are there not many heroes in this world who turn into villains?
If Dong Zhuo had died a year and a half ago, he would have been the number one loyal minister of the Han Dynasty! He would have been the only remaining conscience of the Liangzhou people!
But what now?!
I really can't blame anyone at this time. In fact, at this time, for the people of the world, what is lacking is not a tyrannical superior, but a superior who can be tolerant and leeway... However, even Gongsun, in Taiyuan,
Isn't it also tolerant to the common people but mean to the nobles?
Moreover, one thing needs to be emphasized here. It is precisely because the vast majority of people have to follow the trend due to various difficulties. Those who go against the trend, for their own reasons, or even just for their own purposes, or simply for selfishness,
Just give it a try, and those who persevere are even more admirable and even heartbroken!
Being conservative and retreating is a matter of course, but the fools of those times were even better!
Back in front of us, opposite Xiaopingjin, the military camp and ferry on the north bank of the Yellow River suddenly caught fire!
After all, Fang Yue was a famous general in Hanoi. After all, he had gathered people to defend the county as early as the Yellow Turban Rebellion, so he still had military qualities. He stood up in a hurry and quickly put on his clothes while giving repeated orders for the entire army to be purged.
, moved closer to him, and asked his trusted servants to go out to inquire about the military situation and find out the invading enemy. He also asked his subordinates who arrived first to lead troops to fortify layers of defenses along the building layout of the camp and the ferry, and to gather troops and horses.
After finishing dressing up, Fang Yue went out personally carrying his iron gun, then mounted his mount and led a group of trusted family members along the camp and the ferry street to meet the enemy in front.
To be fair, if ordinary thieves came to cause trouble, these measures would have already turned the danger around here. In the future, the history books may even record a note praising this Hanoi famous general for his well-deserved reputation.
However, as soon as he got out of the house and walked onto the street, Fang Yue himself had already sunk in his heart... At the ferry and the military camp, there were already loud sounds of killing, and the light reflected the river. But what was even more terrifying was that there were torches all around.
The enemy troops came and went like the wind but intermittently. Even though they were cavalry, there was no loud sound of horse hooves!
Fang Yue soon realized that the enemy's number and combat power were beyond what he could withstand with only two or three thousand soldiers. However, he had a duty to defend the territory, but Fang Yue had no timidity or intention to escape.
!
"Give me the order to have the entire army move closer to me. Those who cannot come, defend themselves on the spot, with preservation as the top priority! The prefect prince is in Mengjin, which is more than 20 miles upstream, and can come to my aid at any time! There are soldiers from Jizhou at the chariot general Yuan Gong.
Thirty thousand, more than thirty miles downstream, can also come to help at any time... When the two sides attack, our army will win!" Fang Yue was half encouraging the soldiers around him, and half was convincing himself.
In fact, what he said makes sense. When Ding Yuan burned Mengjin, Luoyang City could see it clearly. But now the three Jins are juxtaposed and not far apart. There is no reason why Wang Kuang upstream and Yuan Shao downstream can't see it.
There is no reason not to come to our aid!
but……
"Are you Fang Yue, General Wei's former official?" The fire light illuminated half of the street. Lu Bu and Fang Yue met on the narrow road, and then raised their spears and pointed at each other from a distance. "I heard that you claim to be a famous general in Hanoi?"
"Yue has never boasted." Fang Yue raised his iron spear and raised his hand from a distance on the horse to answer. "What's the big deal about a famous general in a county? But the name of a tiger in the world is like thunder!"
"Since you know my name, why don't you surrender?" Lu Bu, holding a spear and standing on his horse, laughed loudly. "If you can surrender, because you are so polite and have the affection of General Wei, I can protect you.
future."
"Although Yue is only a young general from a county, he still knows the responsibility of guarding the territory when he is ordered to do so." Fang Yue responded. "I'm sorry that I can't accept Lord Lu's great kindness!"
When Lu Bu heard this, instead of being angry, he became even more appreciative. However, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and said: "Such magnanimity is indeed worthy of a famous general in a county and a country. He deserves to die in my hands! Fang Yue! I am now more powerful than you in arms.
The people are more numerous than you, the weapons are better than you, and the fighting force is stronger than you... is it?!"
"good!"
"But you are so popular and polite, but I, Lu Bu, can't disrespect you as a human being!" Lu Fengxian raised his spear and held it across the horse's side. "How do you dare to challenge me alone? If you win, I won't care about the war.
The army retreats! If I win, I will kill you here in the name of your loyalty and bravery!"
Fang Yue also faced each other with a gun, not afraid, but he looked around and said: "I am not dying for Wang Taishou, but actually dying for Hanoi..."
Before he could say anything, he knew that the opponent was a powerful general in the world, but he still took the lead in charging.
Lu Bu became even more overjoyed and just raised his spear and reined in his horse to face him.
Behind the second general, the officers, soldiers and horses were all eclipsed. They never expected that the generals of the two armies would use the light of the ferry to stage a duel on the street... just like the battle between the nations seven or eight hundred years ago.
During the heroic period, the generals of both sides would train in front of the formation to decide the outcome.
But looking into the reason, it is not ridiculous.
For Lu Bu, it was partly because of the night battle that his wild nature flourished; partly because he saw that the opponent did not miss the courtesy before the battle, and he was determined to use it to greet him; but for Fang Yue, it was even more simple, the battle situation was unfavorable, and the troops and horses were weak.
, and now they meet again on a narrow road, but he is unwilling to surrender and lose his integrity. It is better to fight to the death. Not to mention a lucky victory, even if he loses, it can also save his troops from resisting...
In a moment, the two generals had already engaged in four rounds of horse fighting on the street. However, Fang Yue was more powerful than the other, but Lu Bu became more and more courageous as he fought. By the time of the fifth round, Lu Bu tried his best to slash, but Fang Yue raised his gun to block it. Both sides
The swords were paired in the air, and the latter felt his arms go numb, then he slumped back, and the iron gun in his hand slipped.
Lu Bu did not hesitate, and thrust out a spear with his backhand, hitting the opponent's throat. Poor Fang Yue, a famous general in the county, had never been defeated by anyone in his life, but because he had been a general for the whole life, he had no complaints and died immediately at Xiaopingjin Ferry.
He was thirty-four years old.
After Fang Yue died, Hanoi's Xiaopingjin garrison, which was already in dire straits due to the night attack, immediately collapsed. Although Lu Bu easily broke through, he still remembered Jia Xu's strategies and instructions, so he did not pursue them.
Instead of looting and plundering the defeated soldiers, they abandoned the defeated soldiers and Wang Kuang's camp, hurriedly recalled all the troops, and then still stopped and headed downstream towards Wushejin. That is, there were a total of 30,000 Jizhou troops in Hanoi.
The troops were stationed at Yuan Shao's camp and marched away.
Fang Yue and Xiaopingjin North Bank Ferry are just the appetizers of this long winter night.
Five thousand cavalry, their horses' hooves wrapped in linen, were in no hurry and were not slow. Under the leadership of Lu Bu, they stopped all the way along the Yellow River and quietly went east. After walking for about half an hour, when they were less than twenty miles away, Lu Bu
I saw with my own eyes that there was a fire dragon approaching quickly from a few miles ahead!
Listening to the sound of their horses' hooves and looking at the formation of fire, it is estimated that there are four to five thousand people, and they are all cavalry!
There is no doubt that the second key conclusion in Jia Xu's plan came true again. Yuan Shao sent reinforcements as a matter of course, but he actually sent out enough main force. Instead, it was just a partial force that could be completely destroyed head-on!
Lu Bu, who was already feverish, became even more overjoyed. He turned around and summoned Huang Yuan and Huang Qianjiu. Huang Yuan immediately nodded, and immediately led his own two hundred men to untie the sackcloth from the horses' hooves, lit torches, and galloped forward in a swaggering manner.
To meet... it really wasn't Lu Bu and Huang Yuan's plan. These two people didn't have the level of meticulous work. This was Jia Xu's previous order.
Huang Yuan's two hundred men galloped forward, which naturally attracted the attention of the reinforcements on the opposite side. The two armies were both cavalry, heading towards each other, and they collided head-on almost instantly.
Without waiting for the other party to speak, Huang Yuan shouted to himself: "Are there reinforcements from the cavalry generals ahead? The Xiaopingjin Ferry was attacked. I was ordered by Fang Yue and Fang Sima to invite reinforcements... Please rescue them quickly!"
The fire dragon in front stagnated almost instantly, and then hundreds of riders came over, holding torches and surrounding Huang Yuan and others. However, Huang Qianjiu only looked anxious, without even the slightest hint of panic... You know,
Huang Yuan's two hundred men did not carry any flags, let alone any signs. In addition, they had indeed fought a battle at the ferry on the north bank of Xiaopingjin, and their bodies were stained with blood, smoke, and even their wounds were real things.
Sure enough, after a brief observation, these people did not have any doubts, and soon a military order came, saying that General Yan had summoned those who asked for help to come for questioning.
Even though Huang Qianjiu had been prepared, he was surprised when he heard this: "But Yan Liang, the famous plain general who followed the cavalry general in Luozhong?"
"General Yan's name was also given by you?" The person who sent the order was furious.
"I didn't mean to offend intentionally." Huang Qianjiu knew he had made a mistake and quickly explained. "I have been to Luozhong before and I have heard people say that Wu Ju once went to Hebei to recruit warriors for Yuan Gong. Two of them were named Yan, Wen and Wen.
When you step out of the plains, you will find your true concentration, and you will be brave enough to be worthy of all men! The generals of chariots and cavalry rose up in this way, and even promoted two generals in one fell swoop. I wonder who is General Yan in front of me?"
"So that's it!" The officer who ordered the order couldn't help but turned from anger to joy. "You also know the name of my general? How about, you don't have to worry about your camp being destroyed this time, right?"
Huang Yuan looked back at the ferry on the north bank of Xiaopingjin, which was still burning, and couldn't help but smile bitterly: "You have to have General Yan see us, Fang Sima, to say it's safe, right?"
"That's right, follow me quickly!" After hearing this, the man no longer delayed, and immediately led Huang Yuan back, but did not notice that the cavalry who followed Huang Yuan extinguished their torches at the signal of their respective officers.
Two hundred people extinguished their torches, so naturally they were not noticeable among an army of several thousand people, but when they were all concentrated in one place, and they were still at the head of the entire army, how could they be noticed by those who were not far behind them?
of.
On the other side, Huang Yuan followed the person who sent the order alone. He could not walk more than a hundred steps before he came to a place where the cavalry was densely packed. And sure enough, under an umbrella and flag, there were several people dressed as officers.
Surrounded by people, Huang Qianjiu saw an extremely majestic general with complete armor at a glance.
After more than ten steps away, Huang Yuan knelt down in front of this man with a plop, then called himself a general, kowtowed and begged to send troops to rescue him.
"Didn't Governor Wang send a message in the afternoon saying that half of the soldiers and horses from Xiaopingjin came to Wushejin and the other half went to Mengjin?" Yan Liang was slightly impatient. "In that case, why was Xiaopingjin attacked and where did the soldiers and horses come from?"
"Reporting to the general, one of my commanders really doesn't know about this matter." Huang Yuan followed Jia Xu's previous explanation, acting like an uninformed mid-level officer who was suddenly attacked.
"Then what do you know?" Yan Liang became increasingly impatient.
"To be honest, General Yan, I only know that there were about four to five thousand Xiliang troops crossing the river to attack. However, the ice surface was slippery and we were discovered on the way. This allowed us, Fang Sima, to rely on two to three thousand defenders to gather together.
We are guarding the stronghold, but now the fire is spreading, I don't know how long it can hold out... Please also ask General Yan to rescue him quickly!" After saying this, Huang Yuan kowtowed to Yan Liang.
However, when he banged his head on the ground, he had already noticed some movement from the ground in the howling cold wind of winter night.
More than ten steps away, Yan Liang was sighing to himself. For some reason, he hesitated.
But at this moment, even Yan Liang noticed some huge movements that were getting closer and closer and became increasingly difficult to conceal.
And suddenly, there were screams from the front, and someone yelled with all their strength, shouting "enemy attack"!
The incident happened suddenly, and Yuan Jun was shaken on all fronts. Even Yan Liang was stunned on the spot!
It was too late, but then it was too late. Just when Yan Liang woke up for a moment, looked at Huang Yuan with angry eyes, and drew his sword, due to the fighting of the two hundred cavalry left in front, the sound of killing had already come here! And!
What's interesting is that when the two hundred cavalry arrived, they did not save their commander or fight for the many officers in front. Instead, they stopped here and even took the initiative to split the road.
Huang Yuan'er heard the dull sound of horse hoofs approaching from far away, and he woke up in his heart. Then he didn't think much, he just rolled on the ground, pointed at Yan Liang again, and shouted loudly:
"That person is Yan Liang!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a general rode a handsome white horse, like a flying general reborn, a tiger pounced on his face, and dozens of elite cavalry were already commanding him, following Huang Yuan's direction and rushing in front of Yan Liang!
In the flash of light and stone, Yan Liang hurriedly turned to raise his sword, but was aroused by the cold wind brought by the cavalry on the opposite side. He couldn't open his eyes for a while, but Lu Bu came with a spear from a distance, but it hit the opponent's throat!
What a pity for this 'General of Hebei'. He just came out of the mountain and had not yet made any achievements. He was not even called a famous general in the county. He died at the hands of the tiger general of the time. He was only twenty-eight years old, leaving only a thousand years of laughter!
I am the dividing line between famous generals
"At the end of Zhongping, the Kwantung Allied Forces joined together and agreed to attack Dong. Dong Zhuo appointed Lü Bu as the cavalry commander of the northern route to deal with Hanoi. Bu's commander was well-known and had a reputation. When he arrived at Xiaopingjin, he took 5,000 cavalry and attacked across the river.
, Fang Yue, the guard general of Hanoi, was always known as a good general. He was defeated by the army first. He fought with Bu in the middle of the road again, and died together in Wushe. People at that time regretted him. When Bu moved to fight in Wushejin, Fang Yue fought with his helmet, and Shao's general
Yan Liang, who was known as a brave man, invited him to fight. He was overjoyed and gave warm wine to Shao to strengthen his journey. When he left the army, Lu Ma, who was about to die as soon as he got together, saw that the cup in Shao's hand was still warm, so he was shocked. People laughed at him. "
"Heroes of the Late Han Dynasty".Wang Can
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