Chapter 14 Where is the old friend of Beimang now?
The left camp was easily breached, and under the guidance of the defeated troops, a man wearing a loose silk robe who was not crowned in time was dragged by his hair out of the burning main tent, and then was thrown in front of Gongsun Zan's horse.
"Mr. Gongsunfu, please please spare me for the sake of my brother!" As soon as he got a chance to breathe, Cui Juye, who was already frightened to the extreme, immediately leaned over and knelt down to beg for mercy.
We have already successfully identified the other person's identity and clarified the interpersonal relationship through the name of the person.
I have to say, this can be considered a certain talent.
"Who is your brother?" Gongsun Zan, who was observing the situation immediately, came back to his senses and instinctively frowned.
"My elder brother is Cui Min, the governor of Zhuojun. Together with his brother Gongsun Fan from the Fujun clan, he built the southern screen of Changping..." Cui Juye stopped abruptly in the middle of his words, because just after he reported that he had left home and had a relationship, there were still some
The hesitant Gongsun Bogui directly thrust out the long spear in his hand and pierced his chest, causing the man to lose his ability to speak and think.
Immediately, Gongsun Zan easily raised his hand and swung it. The "star-gazing general" who was highly favored by Yuan Shao in history was tossed like a piece of rag onto a pile of debris that was already on fire, and was gone.
breathe.
In other words, Gongsun Zan was excited and surprised that Yuan Shao arranged for such a idiot to be the leader of the first battalion, but he didn't pay too much attention to it, because there was never a shortage of such people in this era.
For example, the former governor of Yuzhou Kong You, the official governor of Yuzhou, left Luoyang much earlier than Liu Biao... Of course, we don't expect him to be able to unify the state like Tao Qian and Liu Biao, but as long as Runan has a population of two million, it is almost the best in the world.
, the largest smelting and handicraft base of the Han Dynasty in Nanyang, as well as an arsenal, the talents of the Yingchuan family, the fertile fields of Chen State, Lu State, and Pei State, which are the best in the world, all they have to do is to hold on to one of them in a legitimate manner.
Resources are enough to gain a foothold in troubled times.
But what about actually?
In fact, when he was still alive and in office, everyone ignored him, so that at most there were four governors of Yuzhou, one old, three new, and four, and then they died inexplicably before the chaos in Yuzhou.
Even when he died, he didn’t know whether it was due to illness or what happened.
Anyway, just like this Cui Juye, he disappeared in confusion.
Why is this happening? Because as early as during Dong Zhuo's chaotic period, ministers who were familiar with this person clearly told Dong Zhuo that Kong Ni was not worth mentioning and should not be ignored at all, because he was just a 'talker'... talking
When doing things, they have one set, but when doing things, they are useless, and they don’t know anything.
The reason why such a person can become an official is simply because he has a high family background and is good at deception.
But this is where the interesting part of history lies. It stands to reason that the so-called Troubled Times of the Three Kingdoms was the first to expose the disguise of this kind of trash, and it was this kind of trash that was eliminated at the first time. But it was exactly the Troubled Times of the Three Kingdoms that in the end, due to the long-term division
He actually raised a clan monster that combined the family and the powerful, and the clan monster in turn raised more similar trash.
What is particularly sad is that the quality and quantity of the new waste are far greater than before, so the final result is that the ethnic minorities move south, and they do not bother to practice "vulgar things", so that more and more people die.
Tragic. But the poison of this kind of waste continued with the gentry clan until the end of the Tang Dynasty.
Therefore, compared to those people, Cui Juye, who has not had his humanity destroyed by the war and has not completely fallen, is still okay. At least he still has a grasp of the overall situation of the times in order to 'maintain' his own 'stargazing'.
, he at least knew what he was doing - as for why Gongsun Zan was unwilling to give face to Gongsun Fan and Cui Min, I really can't blame him.
After returning to the scene and throwing down Cui Juye's body, Gongsun Zan immediately returned his attention to battle command.
By the way, in fact, at this point, Gongsun Zan can already claim that the night raid was a success, because many times, the night raid is the first bite of food, and it would be extremely dangerous for both parties to continue.
From the attacker's point of view, the reason for choosing a night attack is usually because one's own strength is at a disadvantage, or the opponent's fortress is too strong to be destroyed openly. Therefore, if one continues to attack, it is undoubtedly possible to fall into the opponent's camp and find it difficult to escape; from the defender's point of view,
From a perspective, the most important thing at this time is not to counterattack, but to avoid chaos... Although it is possible to successfully counterattack by arranging troops and horses to leave the camp, once the troops leave the camp and cause a collapse, it may also cause greater losses.
But then again, in this battle, the choices made by both the offensive and defensive sides seem to be so natural:
Gongsun Zan came here with the resentment accumulated over ten years. He even had the intention of committing suicide before this war, so how could he accept it as soon as it was settled?
As for Yuan Shao's side, it is simpler and more direct. They have no reason to risk fighting.
"Gongsun Bogui is so brave!" Seeing Zuo Ying being breached, Yuan Benchu, who had drunk a lot of wine and talked until he fell asleep late at night, felt a splitting headache for a moment. It was obviously caused by Gongsun Zan's successful raid.
It was exciting. "Let the front camp open its jaws, and Ju Yi from the rear camp come out together. Attack me from the front and back to recapture the left camp and rescue General Cui!"
"No general!"
"Please be patient and don't be impatient!"
"Benchu, now is not the time to lose your temper..." After the battle began, the staff and military officers in the Chinese army camp gathered around Yuan Shao, and at this time they hurriedly offered words of advice.
"Ming Gong!" At this moment, Chen Gong, as the general shogunate of Yuan Shao, ignored the unpleasantness that had happened before and hurriedly came with his sword in hand. Moreover, he was much crisper than the other staff. "My subordinates just went to the left gate.
Over there, I climbed up and took a look at the situation. I saw that the entire left camp has fallen and there is no way to save it... Please give the order quickly and let the two generals, Ju and Zhang, guard the camp carefully and strictly prohibit going out to fight without permission!"
"Gongsun Bogui has insulted me, how can I let him go?!" Yuan Shao was furious. He even took out a sword from nowhere and danced it wildly, shocking the surrounding military officials and retreating.
"If he is Gongsun Wenqi, a well-known general recognized by the world, I will just tolerate it for a while. Don't I know what this guy is capable of?! He was just a trash who hung out with Yuan Jiujiu in Luoyang all day long, and he must have something on his hands.
There are only four to five thousand riders, but while half of my elite main force is still at the boundary bridge, they dare to come and show off their power with me..."
"So what if you win, so what if you lose?" Under the firelight, Chen Gongtai felt a little impatient, and suddenly stepped forward and pressed the opponent's arms. "Master Ming, listen to me... today's battle,
It doesn't matter whether we win or lose. As long as we don't lose our main force and hold on to our camp, forcing us to fight is just a battle of wills!"
"Warrior, how can a matter of life and death for a country be a battle of spirits?" Yuan Shao became increasingly angry and frustrated as the opponent held his hands down.
"Ming Gong!" Feng Ji next to him couldn't help but persuade him. "Brother Gongtai is really right... As long as our main force is not lost, we can continue to suppress the soldiers and horses of Qingzhou counties on the south bank of the Yellow River.
Plains, then today's small defeat is nothing more than to make others proud for a while, allowing us to swallow the plains a few days later. Instead, we hastily ordered the two generals to leave the camp. In case they are involved by the defeated soldiers of Zuoying, the small defeat will become
A huge defeat that makes it difficult to maintain a controlling posture will really affect the overall situation!"
By the way, why is Yuan Benchu a fool?
He also understands this truth. Today is just a temporary gain or loss in tactics, but strategically he still has enough advantages to speak of - Wen Chou, Li Jin, Yu Jin brought the elite of Yanzhou troops to Jieqiao, Xin Ping,
Guo Tu and his men were active in Yecheng; Qingzhou local commandery and state troops were on the south bank of the Yellow River; Han Meng and Ji Yong, with some of the logisticians and most of the supplies for the expedition, were carefully guarding the city behind them.
In other words, although this is where the main force is located, as long as Yuan Shao does not die tonight, the camp here is not lost, and the main force here is not depleted to the point where it cannot gain a foothold here, then if the pincer offensive continues, Gongsun Zan will still
He will die slowly. This battle will only slow down the defeat of his people and Han Fu.
And this is the so-called high-profile attitude of using the big to bully the small and relying on the strong to bully the weak. In fact, it is also a real "decisive victory over the court" in a sense.
In short, this is indeed something to be proud of, and it is also the source of his previous proud attitude. In comparison, the battle situation in front of him does not seem to be something to be angry about.
I don't know if he figured it out or thought of something else. In short, Yuan Shao suddenly sneered, then looked at the many staff who had the same opinion around him, but finally let go and threw the long sword in his hand to the ground, and then walked towards the camp.
We went up to a high place, that is, on the rammed earth platform in front of the tent, to observe the situation.
And almost at the same time, he won the battle but refused to give up, so that Gongsun Zan, who had killed so many people in the left camp, also realized his embarrassment and powerlessness... In other words, the direction of Yuan Shaojun's camp at this time is actually very simple.
The main camp of the Chinese army plus four camps on the left, front, and right. Originally Gongsun Zan thought that he would not have much resistance after many outstanding generals and elites of Yuan's army went to Jieqiao. However, in fact, after he broke through the left camp, he was already faced with many
The three large camps, which were well prepared and tightly defended, were unable to advance at all.
The front camp opened its jaws, and the rear camp held a straight line. Each led thousands of soldiers and horses to guard the camp.
In the words of Tian Kai, who personally led the troops to test the front camp, Hejianzi's camp was as hard as bones, and Yan Gang, who drove the defeated soldiers to the back camp to test, was even more direct. He was hit by an arrow in the arm and fled in panic.
After returning - Zhang Jia was just guarding the camp and not allowing the defeated soldiers to enter. Ju Yi simply mobilized a large number of archers, ignoring his own defeated soldiers and directly shot anyone who came close to the camp in the dark. In the panic, many ghosts drove away the defeated soldiers.
The state cavalry and the defeated soldiers were crucified in front of the camp.
The two camps that do not have superior strength are difficult to conquer. The Chinese army camp presided over by Lieutenant General Gao Lan does have a few flaws... but they are only a few flaws. The troops in the camp are too thick. If they cannot penetrate to the end, by then,
If you fall into it, open your jaws front and back, and Ju Yi attack together, then the whole army will really be annihilated.
"Lord!" In the night, Guan Jing, covered in blood, emerged from the firelight on horseback and asked the military order seriously. "Where should we go?"
"Go back!" Gongsun Zan held a bloody spear in his hand and looked at the brightly lit enemy camps. He knew that Yuan Benchu, whom he resented the most, was among them, but he didn't get angry. Instead, he simply ordered. "Let all the Yi obey.
Follow me and retreat eastward, blowing the horns and gathering troops along the way!"
Everyone around was stunned, but they didn't dare to say anything after hearing the military order. Gongsun Zan's own "righteous obedience" was that he "imitated" Gongsun Xun and established a personal guard of more than a hundred people (except that he did not dare to use white horses).
), also quickly ordered to blow the horn to assemble the troops - this is the most suitable command method for cavalry troops to operate at night.
With the sound of horns and the sound of horse hooves, Yuan's army went up and down, from Yuan Shao and his subordinates who personally boarded the rammed earth platform to guess the situation by watching the firelight, all the way to the soldiers guarding the camp in the camps below, including those scattered in shock.
From the gaps in the camp and the broken troops in the left camp, almost everyone was sure that Gongsun Zan had indeed withdrawn his troops.
From a tactical perspective, this is a very rational choice.
"Lord." On the ramming general's stage, military officials came quickly to ask for instructions on behalf of Gao Lan, the deputy general in charge of the defense of the Chinese army camp. "General Gao asked Ming Gong if he wants to go out of the camp to collect the defeated troops.
And go look for General Cui Zhonglang?"
"This is natural." Yuan Shao came back to his senses and nodded immediately.
"Ming Gong, please wait until dawn!" At this moment, Feng Ji suddenly stepped forward to get in front of the military officer, and then spoke sincerely. "It is best to be careful in everything... In case Gongsun Bogui cheats and escapes, I will be careful."
What about a sudden counterattack when we open the door?"
"That's right." Chen Gong came back to his senses and hurriedly persuaded Su Rong again. "Cavalry battles come and go like the wind. Ming Gong cannot be underestimated. Moreover, with Zuoying in such a situation, Cui Juye is probably in danger.
Why bother looking for him again?"
On the general platform, Yuan Shao, who was already fully clothed, sighed, but then paused to retort: "What you guys said is reasonable, but this is not the case. Cui Juye, Cui Jigui's newly promoted person, one is Zhonglang General
, one is a cavalry captain, each with thousands of soldiers as my left and right camps... Why are you so favored? Isn't it because I want to sell horse bones for a thousand gold to win the hearts of Qinghe? To win the hearts of Hebei? Regardless of Cui Juye's life or death, after what happened last night, I am today
If you don't save me, what will you do if you fall into the eyes of Cui Jigui from the right camp?"
"Cui Jigui is no better than Cui Juye. He is a sensible person." Chen Gong also stopped and said, "I won't be angry with Mr. Ming because of this matter!"
"Cui Jigui can't do it, but other members of the Cui family can. New Qinghe locals like Ji Yong from the city can, and so can other people in Jizhou in the future!" This time it was Yuan Shao's turn to hold Chen Gong's hand. "
And even if they don't dare to complain to me, they will still have a grudge against you, Gongtai! I use Gongtai not just to appease the people of Yanzhou, but to sincerely regard Gongtai as my trust and lend it to you.
My talent can command the hearts of people north and south of the river for me... I have to think about my subordinates!"
Chen Gong was stunned for a moment, but then suddenly retreated to the audience and bowed sternly: "I am ashamed of myself!"
After saying this, the man held his sword and walked away without stopping, and disappeared into the light and shadow of the night. Yuan Shao didn't know what to do.
However, a moment later, another messenger with Ling Yu came from Gao Lan to see him. He said that Chen Gongwu had led 500 men out of the small gate on the left to go to Zuoying in search of people. There was someone before Chen Gongtai left.
The message was left to Yuan Shao, and it was better to keep the door closed tightly, and there was no need to send many people out of the camp, and if his people encountered Gongsun Zan's counterattack, there was no need to go out to rescue them.
Yuan Shao, several Xu You, Feng Ji and other confidants looked at each other in confusion, but they really didn’t know what to say... Chen Gong behaved like this, it was natural that he had the courage to do things regardless of personal safety, and he wanted to use his actions to block Cui Yan.
, the mouth of Ji Yong and all the people in Hebei. However, he is so willful, but it always makes people feel helpless.
Apart from anything else, if Gongsun Zan really wanted to kill him, how could he not save Chen Gongtai? If we really want to talk about people's hearts and interests, ten Cui giants are not worth one Chen Gongtai! The former is only half a person in Qinghe, while the latter
He is the local representative of the entire Yanzhou.
After all, Chen Gong is not only grateful for Yuan Shao's gesture, but also a little angry from last night!
But now, Yuan Benchu and others still hope that Gongsun Zan will never come back. This is the best result. But how could Gongsun Bogui just walk away?
Just when Yuan Benchu and a group of close aides and military officials were standing on the rammed earth platform, stretching their necks and staring silently at the ruined left camp, suddenly, the shouts of killing suddenly started again in the night, and everyone was panicking and followed the sound.
Turning around, he saw flames rising into the sky from the right camp behind him... At this sight, Yuan Shao almost became dizzy and fell off the platform!
It turned out that when Gongsun Zan defeated Zuoying before, he had already learned from the prisoners that the former camp leader was Zhang Jaw, who had crossed the river to attack the mountains and was famous in Hebei, and the rear camp leader Ju Yi was the man who had faced Lu Bu and rescued Yuan Shao in Hanoi.
That person, and Gao Lan of the Chinese Army Camp, although not famous, but the victory there is due to the strength of the troops, and there is no need to be too provocative... In short, none of these three places are easy to mess with, except for the right camp, the commander Cui
Although Yan is famous, like Cui Juye, he is a scholar leading recruits!
As a result, the men gathered their troops and horses and pretended to retreat, but they took advantage of the cavalry's absolute maneuverability on the battlefield and the suddenness of the carbine tactics to suddenly turn around and attack the right camp!
Unfortunately, Cui Yan was a true moral gentleman, but he was not good at leading troops, so he was negligent after the war. He even ordered to open the door to rescue the defeated troops everywhere... but was killed by Gongsun Zan who was caught off guard and broke into the camp directly!
"Shu Zi!" When Yuan Benchu saw the fire in the right camp, he forced himself to calm down and laughed angrily. "How dare you bully me like this?! Let Gao Lan lead five thousand soldiers from the Chinese army to protect Cui Jigui!"
Feng Ji and Xu You just wanted to speak, but they each shut up.
After all, Cui Juye seems to be in danger. If Cui Yan also dies, let’s not say how the local people in Qinghe are. If people in Yecheng next door know about this, people in Hebei will not support it. Wouldn’t it delay the overall situation?
Therefore, at this time, the two people in the camp who could really dissuade Yuan Shao chose to remain silent. And to be fair, their choice is really understandable.
The problem is, from Yuan Shao to these two men, to Gao Lan who got the order and hurriedly led the troops out of the camp, almost everyone underestimated the power of Gongsun Zan and the five thousand cavalry...
There is nothing that can be done about this, after all, Gongsun Zan has been eclipsed by Gongsun Xun's light for a long time.
In the eyes of everyone, Gongsun Zan may be no different from Gongsun Fan and Gongsun Yue. They are the so-called "brothers of General Wei" and the so-called "not bad". Even if Gongsun Zan suddenly rose up, broke the Yellow Turban, captured the plain, and gathered two people together at once
With a population of one million and tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, it is useless to threaten Hebei. Because in the eyes of wise men, the world still has to decide between Gongsun Xun and Yuan Shao, and Gongsun Zan is just struggling at best.
Just a spoiler.
Of course it is correct to look at it this way... But again, because these people have different perspectives, they always ignore Gongsun Zan's personal situation. They forget that Gongsun Bogui is also a typical border commander.
And he was an extremely good cavalry general.
He was educated by the children of the military aristocrats of the border counties since he was a child; he is proficient in bow and horse and outstanding in martial arts. He participated in and experienced large-scale border wars such as Zhutanhan Mountain long before the beginning of the Troubled Times. After the Yellow Turban Rebellion, he repeatedly led troops to participate in the war.
He has rich military experience... This kind of person can be ignored strategically, but if you underestimate him tactically, you will really have to pay the price.
Gao Lan moved very quickly, even in a hurry. He personally put on his armor and was the first to leave the camp, and then entered the right camp to rescue people. However, the deputy general of the main camp just saw the people who were still holding on under the fire.
Cui Yan, before he had time to ask questions, was suddenly attracted by the movement behind him just like Yuan Shao who had been on the stage before, and then he realized something in the midst of shock and anger.
It turned out that Gongsun Zan had long expected that the main camp would send people out to rescue the right camp this time, so after defeating the right camp with one attack, he did not concentrate on killing and killing people in the camp. Instead, he only left Tian Kai to lead 2,000 people to continue setting fire and killing people, and the momentum was reduced.
He then quietly withdrew with half of his troops and went around to lurk outside the central and rear camps of Yuan's army.
It should be noted that the distance between camps is very interesting... it should not be too far, because it would be difficult to support each other, and it would not be easy for each other to cause damage to the enemy forces in the gaps between the camps; it should not be too close, because if it is too close, it will be lost.
The significance of dividing the camp was lost, and the troops' efforts in preventing fire and breaking up were in vain.
Therefore, in fact, the distance between camps is preferably two to three hundred steps.
Gongsun Zan hid his murderous intention within a distance of two to three hundred steps. In the dark night, the right camp was already on fire, and the Chinese army camp was also sending out large reinforcements. There was chaos everywhere, so Gongsun Bogui was able to easily remove him.
He picked up the antlers originally blocking the two battalions, and then waited for the fighter. After Gao Lan hurriedly led the troops out of the camp, due to the distance between the camps, he, as the commander, had already entered Cui Yan's right camp in front, and the reinforcements behind him unexpectedly
There are still some who don’t have time to leave the camp!
At this moment, Gongsun Bogui did not hesitate anymore, and personally charged forward with Wang Men, Guan Jing and other confidants, leading the cavalry to trample the troops who were stuck between the two battalions!
The reinforcements, which were mainly infantry, immediately collapsed and followed their instincts to flee towards their home camp. Gongsun Zan, holding his long spear behind him, immediately broke up and rushed into the camp of Yuan Shao's army.
On the rammed earth platform, Yuan Benchu was stunned, but was speechless for a moment.
"Ming Gong, retreat quickly!" The first person to come to his senses was Feng Ji, who held Yuan Shao's waist and dragged him down. "Zhang and Ju, the two generals will be here soon. Ming Gong's body of a daughter, you don't need to
adventure……"
Xu You also hurriedly stepped forward and pushed Yuan Shao down: "Let's go, this is the end of the matter. Your personal safety is the top priority, and the rest is irrelevant... Follow Yuan Tu to the arrow tower behind to take shelter temporarily, I
Take charge of the army here and arrange the defense!"
Yuan Shao woke up from his trance, and while he was ashamed and angry, he gritted his teeth and prepared to leave Yu Fengji.
However, just when he was about to escape for a while, suddenly, a voice that was obviously unfamiliar, but also had a hint of familiarity suddenly sounded in the camp. The sound was as loud as a spring thunder, shocking half of the camp and making people angry.
Yuan Shao's ears rumbled:
"Yuan Benchu! In the past on Beiman Mountain, you insulted me in public because of your family's high status, forcing me to leave in shame and anger. Today, I broke down your camp gate, killed your favorite generals, and massacred your soldiers, but you didn't dare to come to welcome the guests.
?!"
Yuan Shao felt his blood surge for a moment, and he couldn't control himself any longer, so he returned to the general's platform again.
"Ming Gong, why should you be angry?!" Feng Ji almost cried. "In the dark night, the bow and arrow have no eyes! We must take the long term!"
"How can you care about everything in the world?!" Yuan Shao's eyes were about to burst, but he pushed Feng Ji away, then pulled out the long sword from Xu You next to him, and pointed in the direction of the sound. "
If everything is about gains and losses, how can the Gongsun family's sons be on par with the Yuan family in ten years? I have tens of thousands of people in the camp today. If I can even hide Gongsun Zan, who only has a few thousand soldiers, how can I follow him in the future?
Gongsun Wenqi is facing me. Beat the drums and fire, send out the whole army to meet the enemy, and then tell Gongsun Zan that I, Yuan Shao, am here and will not retreat today. He wants to see me, so he will come here in person!"
————I am the dividing line between old friends————
"Since Shao sent out a heavy army of Qing and Yan, across the river, Jiudu clamped down on the plain, and Zan was sitting defenseless, so he wanted to send out a surprise force to cross over Jiudu to attack. The prefect Guan Jing went to the city to persuade him, and Zan then sighed and said: 'In the past, I visited Luozhong
Shao, Shao regards me as worthless. Now here, General Wei also regards me as worthless. However, how can a man be born in this world and be depressed for a long time? Today's war is not just a matter of peace, but also worthy of the world.
I am!' Jing then said nothing, and at night, he personally put on his armor and followed him sharply... Zan, after breaking through Zuoying and killing Cui Juye, withdrew. On the way, Gu Jing asked: 'How much is Zan worth tonight?' Jingyu
He immediately replied: "It can be worth ten thousand gold!" Zan smiled and said: "It's not enough." Then he turned around and attacked again, defeated the right camp, climbed high and watched the rear army go straight into Yuan Shaozhong's camp, killing tens of millions of people, and then raised his horse and shouted to Yuan Shao.
, Yuan Ying was shocked. After asking, Jing looked back and said nothing. Jing knew what he meant, and raised his voice on his horse and said: "Today the general can overwhelm the country!" Zan couldn't stop laughing." - "Xin Yan Shu", Vol.
