Chapter 28: Forcibly Shifting and Living in One Branch (Part 1)
The military situation was like a fire. Since Gongsun knew that war was inevitable, he immediately sent troops.
Among them, Pang De first led fifteen hundred thousand Yi followers and quickly set off from Jinyang City. Relying on the smooth roads of the Jinzhong plain and the speed of the cavalry, he seized the west entrance of Jingxing (later Niangziguan area). Later, Gongsun Fu personally led the remaining Yi followers.
He and the county soldiers in Jinyang City slowly set off to the end of Jingxing, and gathered other county soldiers stationed in various cities in the county along the way... It is not that no one advised Gongsun not to take risks lightly, but considering the five thousand soldiers and horses, even if
Although he cannot defeat Zhang Yan, he can still protect himself. In addition, since General Wei is here, there is no reason for others to deal with the matter of fighting, so he can only give some advice.
But four days later, Gongsun finally led Gongsun Yue, Lou Gui, Tian Feng, Xi Zhong, Xun You and others, plus 3,000 county soldiers and 500 righteous followers, and arrived at the west entrance of Jingxing without any danger, and gathered together.
Vanguard troops.
It was autumn, and everyone reined up their horses and walked into the Jingxing Passage. They saw the yellow and green valleys on both sides of the autumn day, and the terrain was dangerous and majestic. It was quite impressive, but everyone had no intention of looking at the scenery and just stared at it.
The terrain thought to itself.
In contrast, Lou Gui came up and asked Pang De about the military situation as a matter of course: "Ling Ming, you arrived more than a day earlier than us. Have you ever explored Zhang Yan's camp and the distribution of its troops?"
"Report to the military advisor." Pang De looked a little embarrassed when he heard this. "When the general arrived here, he took control of the pass and immediately sent out sentries, but he has not returned them yet."
"It's not your fault." Lou Gui nodded slowly after hearing this. "Before Dong Zhuo's rebellion, Zhicai and I followed the emperor back from Sanfu. We had passed by Jingxing and knew that Jingxing seemed to be a dangerous passage.
, in fact, there is a different world... But if we calculate the time, we should be able to come back tonight."
"As for the situation in Jingxing, please ask the military advisor general for advice." Xun You, who had always been silent, also took the initiative to inquire.
Lou Zibo is naturally indescribable.
"First of all, from the west pass to the foot of Dazhai Mountain at the east pass, it is about sixty or seventy miles long..."
"Secondly, the terrain here is like a spindle, with sharp and dangerous ends, but the middle is divided into two passages, the north and the south. The south passage is dangerous and straight, while the north passage is wide and winding. However, both the north and south passages have mountain valleys and valleys in the middle.
There are even villages and markets in peacetime.”
"Of course, the passages to the Taihang Mountains are naturally opened on the north and south roads... As I remember correctly, the passage from Zishan where Zhang Yan lives to Jingxing is on the south road forty miles away from here.
In a valley near the East Pass."
"In addition, there is a fast-flowing vine water that meanders in it, crossing it twice in the center... This is the river where the Marquis of Huaiyin fought his last battle!"
Lou Gui talked eloquently, and Xun You and others also nodded one after another.
Many of the staff and generals who had come from Chang'an were starting to wake up... Most of them had always regarded Jingxing as just a long mountain road, with at most a dangerous setting, but now they heard
Only then did you understand what was going on.
But think about it, in Han Xin's last-ditch battle, his opponents Chen Yu and Li Zuoche led an army of 200,000. The two sides even faced off across the river for several days and set up camp before starting the battle. How could there be a narrow passage here?
In fact, even if the 200,000-strong army is just a boast, if you divide it in half, add auxiliary troops, and have 100,000 civilians, the terrain here is destined to be extremely complex.
Two internally forked passages, a river crossing the passage, countless valleys where troops can be stationed and hidden, countless forked roads leading to the Taihang Mountains, and finally the dangerous passes on both sides when the passage merges into one, this is
A complete but still very crude military map of Jingxing.
After saying this, Lou Gui, who had been silent in Jinyang before, still did not stop. Instead, he looked further at Gongsun who was riding on a white horse and surrounded by everyone: "Junhou!"
"I know what Zibo means." Gongsun couldn't help but hold the horse's reins and chuckled when he heard the shout. "Zibo wants to say that with Zhang Yan's posture, this battle is inevitable, and among our five thousand soldiers and horses, there are two
Thousands of elites... or rather, fifteen hundred elites... against twenty thousand bandits, it is not impossible to defeat them, but if we have to imitate the Marquis of Huaiyin and fight against the odds, it would be a bit difficult... right?"
"That's right." Lou Gui immediately responded calmly. "This is exactly what I mean. Since ancient times, there has never been a famous general like the Marquis of Huaiyin, and the Marquis of Huaiyin has never used troops like a man who fought against the odds... But this battle is the most famous one since ancient times.
The most clearly recorded case in history, the plans of both the enemy and ourselves, the process before and during the war, and even the post-mortem analysis by the Marquis of Huaiyin, are all recorded in the annals of history. Even those who are not familiar with the art of war, as long as they have read the "Historical Records" printed by Amway
, I’m afraid everything is clear. I dare to ask the Lord, does Zhang Yan know? Since he knows, will he still commit the same mistakes as Chen Yu?"
"What about?"
While they were talking, everyone had arrived at the first broad valley inside the pass, where Pound was stationed, and they dismounted one after another. Although Gongsun dismounted and walked, he continued to talk to Lou Gui, and the people around him also followed suit, and then raised their eyebrows.
Ears listen.
"For example," Lou Gui got off his horse and pointed to a small river (a tributary of Mianman River) outside the camp. "When Zhang Yan entered Jingxing, where would he set up a stronghold? At that time, a last-ditch battle, as the name suggests, meant that both sides
After a confrontation across a river in the middle of Jingxing, the Marquis of Huaiyin could use the waterway to divide his troops, with the main force setting up a stronghold behind the river, while the dispatch department would detour Gaoyi with two thousand light cavalry to hide behind the opponent's camp... If Zhang Yan was not east of the Mianman River
Instead of waiting on one of the two roads, what if he grabs the Mianman River and sets up a stronghold against the water first? What if he simply retreats to the east entrance of Jingxing, which is far away from the Mianman River and is extremely narrow and dangerous?
How to prepare for a last-ditch battle?"
"Uncle Zi is wrong in what he said." Gongsun did not enter the large tent reserved for him in the camp. Instead, he walked directly with his knife in his hand, walked through the camp to the east, and stopped for a moment when he came to the river in front of the camp.
Many people, including Wang Lang, who came here with integrity, followed him. "Zhang Yan will never camp at the east pass. At most, he will send a small number of troops to guard there to prevent troops from Changshan direction from pouring into the pass to attack him from both sides..."
Lou Gui was slightly startled, but unexpectedly did not refute.
"You must know that he is now a bandit. Zishan is just a larger one among the forty or fifty mountains in Bei Taihang. He has at most 10,000 people under his direct command. With 20,000 people, he must have urgently summoned the surrounding tribes of Jingxing! In other words, Zhang
More than half of Yan's troops must belong to the surrounding bandit leaders. Those bandit leaders will not allow the camp of the main force to leave the fork road that retreats into the Taihang Mountains, let alone give up that passage to me." Gongsun did not care about the other party's reaction.
Instead, he stared at the river, Fu Daowu said to himself. "For the same reason, he will not easily cross the Mianman River and set up a stronghold with his back to the water...because his tribe also does not allow him to take such risks."
Lou Gui nodded slowly and agreed.
When Gongsun Yan arrived here, he looked around and gradually became awe-inspiring: "We have always talked about the elite army and the rabble, but what is the elite army and what is the rabble? What is the difference? In fact, the elite army is better than the rabble.
Not only are the soldiers taller and stronger, and the weapons are more complete and durable, but it is also not just the soldiers who are well fed and how many rewards they are given, but more importantly, the orders and prohibitions are implemented so that the generals can use their fingers like arms, so that they can take the initiative on the battlefield at any time...
In fact, the key to the Marquis of Huaiyin's last-ditch battle is not to risk his life and survive, but to seize the initiative throughout the whole process! And this is what I said about the wisdom of the Marquis of Huaiyin!"
Lou Gui's heart moved slightly, and he opened his mouth to speak, but closed his mouth anyway, and glanced at the people beside him. Interestingly, Xun You also happened to look over, and then both of them drooped their eyelids.
"Did you hear it?" After Gongsun said these words, he finally looked around and stared at a group of Yi Cong who were dressed exceptionally neatly beside him.
But it was a group of new followers led by Zhang Ji, Liu Zhang, Jia Kui, Yang Xiu, Fazheng, and Meng Da.
These young people who had been following Gongsun and most of them had only joined in Sanfu changed their colors when they heard this... With their intelligence, they had already understood what Gongsun meant.
"Not to mention that the world is in troubled times, no one has the right to escape from the war." Gongsun stared at this group of people who had always been regarded as "civilian obedience" and sneered. "I just want to say that since you people have become my righteous followers,
From now on, don’t think about being able to stay out of the war. In this battle, no matter how old you are, no matter what position your father and brother hold, you must step forward with your sword in hand, and then life or death depends on your fate, success or failure depends on you!"
Pang De was the first to couldn't help but laugh.
That night, the sentries and cavalry turned back one after another, but just as Gongsun expected, Zhang Yan sent 20,000 troops from the Taihang Mountains to Jingxing, and then went directly to the south valley east of Mianmanshui, near the entrance where they retreated to the Taihang Mountains.
A camp was set up, and then a mere two thousand people were sent to the east pass of Jingxing further east to guard and evacuate.
Therefore, Gongsun did not hesitate, and immediately broke camp on the second day, marched along the tributary of Mianman River, and marched all the way to the hometown of Han Xin that shocked the world. He built a pontoon bridge in a swaggering manner, and on the third day, he crossed the river boldly, and arrived at Han Xin's hometown.
Between the mountains and the river, the village is down.
"General Wei...General Gongsun...White Horse Thief..." Just when Gongsun set up his stronghold, ten miles away, in Zhang Yan's camp, in the so-called Chinese army's main tent, a man with thousands of people called him
The leader of Yang Feng was about to express his opinion, but he didn't know how to address Gongsun, so he changed his words three times.
"Let's call him General Wei. After all, it is the order of the imperial court and everyone in the world knows it." Zhang Yan, who was sitting in the middle and wearing iron armor, was helpless for a moment.
"Yes, General." Yang Fengsu knew Zhang Yan's temper and used the latter's favorite title. "What I mean is that since General Wei underestimates our Zishan Army, he should show us how powerful he is...
...Tonight, while they have just arrived and the camp is not in place yet, and we are familiar with the terrain, we can directly go over there, light a fire, and the army will rush up, and we can finish the matter in one day!"
Zhang Yan laughed dryly, but before he could answer, another person sitting in the tent frowned and said: "General Wei, a famous general in the world, where can you attack by surprise? And he is arrayed with his back to the water. He is not looking down on us, but imitating Huaiyin."
Hou Guce, this is just to show his determination to fight to the death! I would like to say that it is time to defend the camp. Anyway, General Zhonglang had already said when he summoned us before that we would only wait for a few more days to wait for the large number of friends from Nan Taihang to arrive.
We can retreat to the mountains, so why risk going out to fight?"
Zhang Yan carefully looked at this man named Baique, who was actually probably a leader from a county in Hejian, and couldn't help but frown... However, he also had no comment on this person's opinion, and instead simply gave up.
Expulsion order:
"I know what you all mean. Let's all go back today!"
Since General Zhang Yan, the leader of the Northern Taihang Alliance and the Zishan bandit who claimed to have hundreds of thousands of followers, had given the order, although these people were chatting with each other, they all respectfully left.
"Bai Qi stays!" Zhang Yanfu shouted again after the first person on the left also stood up.
Zhang Baiqi, also known as Zhang Sheng, sat down again without saying a word under the unsurprised eyes of the other leaders.
"They are all slippery!" As soon as the others left, Zhang Yan no longer acted like a general who was facing a difficult situation, but just became slumped.
"Maybe your peers are also talking about your pretentiousness at this time!" Zhang Sheng, who was wearing single clothes and getting thinner and thinner, still had an expressionless face. "A mere bandit actually wears the crown of a lieutenant general..."
"I am the general who has been pardoned by the imperial court!" Zhang Yan said with anger. "If we didn't use the system to control them, Beitaihang would have become as chaotic as South Taihang! What's more, I have tens of thousands of followers and a population of 100,000.
Hundreds of thousands, and Taihang stretches for thousands of miles and is wide for hundreds of miles. It is no less than a large county in the world. Can't it be worth one or two thousand stones?"
"But the reason why they are willing to submit to your control is not because of your reputation as a general who can solve difficulties, but because you Zhang Yan are strong and brave, and are good at commanding troops. It is also because Zhang Niujiao appointed you as their leader before he died, and even more because
No one can take your place!" Zhang Sheng showed no mercy. "A thief is a thief, how can he become an official?"
"A few days ago, I had someone carefully read the history books printed by Amway for me on Purple Mountain, and I found out that Yingbu had also been a thief!" Zhang Yan seemed to have calmed down suddenly, and her tone was particularly calm.
Zhang Sheng was stunned for a moment, and then he realized: "Did Yuan Shao's envoy use this to persuade you?"
"Yes." Zhang Yan replied proudly. "How similar is the current situation in the world to that of the Qin and Han Dynasties? And how similar are I and Yingbo? We both know that General Wei is strong, while Yuan Shao is slightly weaker, just like King Xiang and Liu Bang
Generally speaking; as a thief, I once followed General Wei, just like Ying Bu followed King Xiang... But now that the two powers are fighting, I only need to be like Ying Bu and frustrate General Wei, which will be enough to achieve great success!"
"This makes sense, and it seems to be your goal." Zhang Sheng mused. "You never expected to defeat General Wei, but as long as General Wei fights in the front, you will use Taihang Mountain as your foundation, harass him from all sides, and wear him down.
Finally, it will be enough to achieve great success... It really makes people speechless. But..."
"But Yingbu was later killed by Emperor Gaozu and his body was cut into six pieces... Is this what Bai Qi wanted to say?" Zhang Yan asked back, causing Zhang Sheng to shut up immediately. "I will not be as ignorant as Yingbu, just a mere person.
The thieves actually expect to be a king with a different surname for a long time and still keep their fiefdoms? Isn't this asking for death? If there is a day when we can succeed, or if I just wait for Yuan Benchu to unify Hebei, I will be happy to abandon the army and settle down to be a short seller.
It would be a pity for the general and the marquis to restore the Chu surname and make our Chu family the first family in Changshan."
Zhang Sheng nodded slowly, his jaw trembling slightly: "I should have thought of it a long time ago... This thing can probably only be between Yuan Shao and you, General Wei cannot be with you! Because if you surrender directly to General Wei, where did you come from?
Granting the honor to Hou Yinzi for his merits? I’m afraid that two thousand dan will be left idle immediately.”
"Actually, there may be a chance, because General Wei is quite generous in employing people, so he may not really let me go, but I don't dare to bet...because you also know our background...it has only been a year since he took charge of Chang'an.
There have been many, but I haven't done anything. Maybe he is already dissatisfied with me and wants to get rid of me soon." Zhang Yan sighed with emotion, but then stood up and came to Zhang Sheng, leaning down to face her sincerely. "And Bai Qi you?
We are in the same situation as me. The people below are just fine, but the two of us who surrendered to the general Wei may not have a future with Yuan Chaqi... If you can make a bet with me, in the future I will succeed and retire, and I will definitely pay tribute to Yuan Shao.
I recommend you there and ask you to lead my old tribe and fight for one side. In the future, you may be able to make a wife and become a founding prince!"
Zhang Sheng raised his head and stared at the opponent, and nodded slowly: "In that case, please tell me, General Zhonglang! What do you want in this battle?"
"Simple!" Zhang Yan turned around and sat down, facing each other seriously. "Although General Wei has a small number of soldiers, he is an elite. With his wisdom, he must know that our army is full of good and bad. Maybe he really despises us before we line up behind the river, so he
, I want to turn against the host and become a guest, and follow the strategy of Huaiyin Marquis to put him to death and survive later. On the one hand, he will deceive defeat to lure him to attack my camp, and on the other hand, I will send elites to surround him and attack his camp, making him lose his footing... Bai Qi feels
how?"
"Okay!" Zhang Sheng also raised his voice. "If it works, we will become famous all over the world. If it doesn't work, the worst we can do is retreat into the mountains... Anyway, we just wanted to 'scratch King Xiang's back'! Why not?
?”
"That's what I meant!" Zhang Yan was overjoyed.
I am the dividing line of overjoyedness
"The letter sent tens of thousands of people to go ahead and go out with their backs. The Zhao army laughed when they saw it." "Historical Records". Biography of the Marquis of Huaiyin
ps: It’s really not my fault this time, it took me twenty minutes to upload...the server kept crashing, and I finally copied and uploaded it on my mobile phone.
