Chapter 2 The Horse Hunting Dare to Come Out Together
At the end of May, Gao Shun led 10,000 troops across the Yellow River and arrived at Baima. Immediately, Yan Gong led the guard general Gongsun Xun and immediately held a military meeting without even looking at his own son.
The generals in the army who had already received the news were naturally excited, because Xia Houyuan was a horse card, and he was the spring horse with the first horse card. This feat was enough to make all the people who had experienced seven appearances together but no one enjoy the title.
The generals in the army were jealous of him.
"Su Qing has worked hard to cross the river, so he stayed behind at Baima to monitor Puyang." Gongsun Xun's words were concise and concise, and he said at the beginning. "The rest of the entire army of 40,000 came out and followed me to fight! Gongming!"
"My subordinates are here!" Xu Huang immediately came out.
"To the north of Pu River and to the east of Jujube, the enemy has four cities, one large and three small, for cover. They are Yanxian, Weixiang, Wating, Taocheng, Weixiang, Wating, and Taocheng. The three cities are in front of the white horse.
, I will give you all the entrustments!" Gongsun Xun sat in the tent, held up his knife and raised his voice to dispatch. "The deadline is noon tomorrow, we must capture it, and after the three small cities are captured, we will immediately deploy defenses to ensure that Cao Cao's army on the south bank of Pu River
The main force is not allowed to break through the Pu River to support the defense from the front!"
"Here!" Xu Huang took over without hesitation the toughest and most difficult task of attacking and blocking, but with the least credit.
And this also made other generals excited for a moment.
"Jun Yi!" Gongsun Xun suddenly shouted another name that made people raise eyebrows.
"Your Majesty is here!" Zhang Jia immediately came out excitedly.
"Yanxian County is a big city, it is difficult to attack, but there is no pressure to stop and support, so I will give you five thousand infantry." Gongsun Xun calmly ordered. "I don't care about anything, as long as you take this city, then defend it, and
Just make sure that Xia Houyuan replenishes you and escapes, other matters outside the city have nothing to do with you!"
"Here!" He opened his jaw and immediately shouted the order.
In other words, as a surrendered general, Zhang Junyi has always been stationed in Yexia, but he is not one of the so-called "Yexia generals". Instead, he has been holding the official position of Wei Commandery, and his status is not comparable to that of other generals.
The generals compare themselves to each other.
However, this time he was first able to lead the troops recruited from Wei County to attack Baima from Xu Huang, and then after the troops from Wei County were actually absorbed by Xu Huang's troops and reorganized into a field army of 10,000 people, he was able to lead 5,000 troops to fight alone, just like Gongsun.
Xun deliberately cultivates...how can he care about combat missions?
In fact, although it was still a peripheral attack, and it was the most difficult city to conquer, the people didn't care at all, but were particularly excited.
At this time, with the three generals Xu Huang, Zhang Jaw, and Gao Shun taking their respective roles, the remaining real generals in the tent are none other than Han Hao of the Central Guard, Pound of the Yi Cong Guard, and Zhang Liao, the partial general.
...There are also ten thousand people in the army led by Zhang Liao. Gongsun Xun is directly under the Central Army, and there are fifteen thousand people including white horse Yi Cong.
However, after listening to the official positions, it was known that Pang De and Han Hao would definitely be escorting Gongsun Xun on behalf of the Chinese army, so Zhang Liao was naturally excited for a while.
"Wenyuan!" Gongsun Xun called Zhang Liao as expected.
"I'm here!" Zhang Wenyuan became even more excited.
"You and Gu are together," Gongsun Xun ordered in a deep voice. "Go to the south of Suanzao and the north of the upper reaches of Pu River... If Cao Cao really intends to rescue Xia Houyuan, he will definitely march from there!"
Zhang Liao was startled and almost blurted out: "In this case, who is going to fight Xiahou Yuan's headquarters in Suzhou, Xucheng, and Yanjin?"
However, as soon as he spoke the words, the partial general immediately woke up and leaned over to apologize: "I am presumptuous."
"It's okay." Gongsun Xun replied and glanced at Jia Xu who was standing to one side.
The latter understood, and immediately stepped forward as a military advisor to explain: "General Tian Yu led his headquarters and Shangdang, and Taiyuan recruited tens of thousands of troops; General Cheng Lian led his headquarters and Shuozhou, and Yanmen recruited tens of thousands of troops.
General Yang Kai led his headquarters up the valley and recruited tens of thousands of troops from the county; General Tian Chou led 6,000 Wuhuan cavalry; Captain Yuwen Heita led 5,000 Xianbei and Zahu cavalry; and the two captains Liu and Zhang (Yu Fuluo,
Xu Bu ranked second) each led three thousand Huns cavalry... All of them had already crossed Sanjin, Luoyang, and were stationed around Luoyang behind Hulao Pass. His Highness had made up his mind before, and under the control of Military Advisor Lou, all the troops moved to the ditch and the Chanchou area.
The main attack tomorrow is the duty of these generals. They will cross the ditch and attack Suanzao, Xucheng and Yanjin. No matter where Xiahou Yuan is in the three places, they should be able to capture it in one battle."
As soon as this introduction came out, not only Zhang Liao, but also the other generals in the tent were silent for a moment.
Each of them counts, which one is not a famous general for a while? And now combined with what happened before, how can they not react? What painted Cao Cao as a monkey, what about the slow confrontation on the white horse, what about the rain blocking the cavalry, what about the forward attack...
…Is Gongsun Xun the kind of person who looks forward and backward?
Obviously, the Yan Gongjia Wei general had the idea from the beginning to lure the main force of Cao Cao's army to cross the Pu River, so that the other party would be caught in the attack of two heavy army groups in the Luoyang area and the Baima area, so that they could be defeated as soon as they came up.
This decisive battle set a tone.
Even considering the late arrival of Gao Shun and Zhang Liao, Luoyang and Sanjin in the west were all crossing together. There were not only Ye's colleagues who went to Bingzhou to gather troops there, but also Cheng Pu's local soldiers and horses from Sizhou. Who knows where?
Bian is the real strength!
However, Cao Mengde didn't fall into the trap. In the past few decades, Cao Fenwu just sat in Pingqiu behind Pu River, and then dispatched the reinforcements that gradually came from behind in an orderly manner... All the elites with combat experience and capable of field combat stayed behind.
Stationed on the side, armed but inexperienced auxiliary troops were dispatched to dense urban agglomerations across the Central Plains to build one line of defense after another.
It must be understood that during field battles, the local armed civilians and auxiliary soldiers with very little combat experience cannot be the opponents of the field elites. However, once they have a city to rely on, they will form an effective replacement with the field elites who attack the city.
Than, so this arrangement is definitely a matter of course.
Gongsun Xun was furious because of Wang Can's poem written on the military raft a few days ago. Part of it was because of Wang Can, and part of it was because Cao Cao's stability had thwarted his strategy of luring the enemy, Duke Yan. I'm afraid it was also the case.
Something that is difficult to explain clearly.
The generals all had their own thoughts, but Zhang Liao, who had lost the opportunity to attack, as the vanguard of Gongsun Xun's headquarters, led his troops seven or eight miles out of the Baima Camp, and then suddenly realized something - in order to capture Xia Houyuan's troops.
A mere five thousand cavalry, even counting the garrisons in several cities on the south bank of the Pu River, was only a mere ten or twenty thousand. However, the Duke of Yan actually invested a full eighty or ninety thousand field army in one go!
Of course, it is completely understandable, because this formation was originally prepared for Cao Cao's monkey, not Xia Houyuan's horse.
It is common sense that monkeys are more valuable than horses.
Back to the present, after breakfast that day, the 40,000-strong army suddenly rushed out from three sides of the already spectacular White Horse Camp, immediately alarming the city garrisons on the south bank of the Pu River of Cao Jun... But
It was too late, because the proportion of cavalry in the main force of the Yan army was too high and the number was too large. Many Central Plains soldiers may have never seen so many cavalry troops in their lives!
The infantry behind the Yan army had just left the camp together with the ox carts and horse carts transporting armor and equipment, and the forward cavalry had basically arrived along the Pu River. A large group of cavalry roared in and immediately blocked the battlefield in effect, causing
The city could only raise fire and smoke to report the news to the other side of Pu River...and then passively wait for reinforcements.
if not?
With such an extreme military disadvantage, what can they do?
However, speaking of rescue, an important and interesting thing is that the Yan Army's Baima Camp and Cao Cao's Pingqiu Camp are both thirty miles away from the nearest point of Pu River. However, Baima is to the east, Pingqiu is to the west, and
The Pu River flows roughly from west to east, slightly to the north, so the distance between the two sides reaching the closest point to the Pu River is about thirty miles.
Thirty miles is a very interesting number for the army. In the early industrial era, infantry could march thirty miles a day if they could maintain combat effectiveness. A sudden march, also known as a rush operation, could march sixty miles a day.
Miles is the limit; and in the earlier medieval times, that is, this year, it was the same all over the world. For ordinary infantry, the limit of thirty miles per day for long-distance marches has not changed, but the sudden and rapid march is restricted.
With the development of the times, it has been reduced a lot. Infantry who can march thirty miles before fighting again are definitely top-notch elites.
In other words, assuming that Cao Cao immediately dispatched his army after seeing the beacon smoke, it would take three days to rescue the cities on the north bank of the Pu River directly facing the White Horse Camp; if he reacted, he abandoned these cities and went directly from Pu River
Upstream, that is, crossing the river due to Pingqiu to rescue Xia Houyuan, it will take two days; the best situation is that Cao Cao and Xia Houyuan wake up together after seeing the beacon smoke, and then go out together, then by around noon or afternoon of the next day, the two sides may still be in Pu
We meet in the water area.
But the problem is... eighty to ninety thousand field elites were mobilized, including an estimated thirty to forty thousand cavalry. How could Gongsun Xun, who even personally led a large group of cavalry to supervise the battle, give them this opportunity?
Gongsun Xun also issued a death order to Xu Huang and Zhang Zhi. They must capture the four large and small cities on the south bank of Pu River before noon on the next day, and then connect the cavalry to completely seal the rescue route! By then, the entire north bank of Pu River will be destroyed.
The narrow area from the east bank of the sewer to Baima Camp and Weixiang will be densely packed with 80,000 foot soldiers and cavalry. Will Cao Cao dare to come?
"Wenhe, do you mean Cao Cao will come tomorrow?"
In the evening of the same day, Gongsun Xun and the main force of his headquarters, plus Zhang Liao's troops, totaling 25,000 people, successfully marched to the wilderness south of Jujube in the middle of the night, and then began to set up a stronghold and camp. However, after settling down, Gongsun Xun
And because the march along the way aroused my thoughts and doubts, I summoned one of the two military advisors accompanying the army, Jia Xu and Jia Wenhe.
"I will definitely come, but I will definitely not cross the river to fight!" Jia Xu seemed to have expected this question, and actually opened his mouth and gave an exact answer.
After hearing this, Gongsun Xun sat on the couch and was stunned for a long time, but finally sighed: "Wen He's intelligence is truly unparalleled in the world, and what's even more rare is that he can always see into people's hearts... As you said, Cao Mengde will definitely come to save him, but
There will never be a real fight!"
Obviously, this Duke of Yan was extremely convinced by Jia Xu's judgment.
In fact, the logic behind Gongsun Xun's doubts is very simple - he mobilized such a large force, such elite troops, and adopted such rapid and violent means to hunt down a mere Xiahou Yuan. From a military perspective, Cao Cao's rescue actually had little significance.
, Cao Cao's troops on the north bank of Pu River, including Xia Houyuan, could not expect Cao Cao to break through Gongsun Xun's heavy troops in a short time to complete the rescue; however, the problem is, how could Cao Cao not rescue?
That's Xiahou Yuan! That's seven cities and a port!
If Cao Jun forces a hasty battle across the river, he is likely to lose a large number of troops on the north bank of the Pu River in vain. But if he does not save him, people's hearts will be scattered!
It was precisely when he thought of this that Gongsun Xun suddenly became confused - what if he were in Cao Cao's position?
However, Jia Xu made it clear that it was possible to send troops but not fight, to confront each other across the river, and then leave after the dust settled in the north.
"Then what should we do?" Gongsun Xunfu asked again. "Can we make some adjustments?"
"Under this situation, adjustments can of course be made, but it depends on whether Your Highness is more interested in Xia Houyuan or more interested in Cao Cao." Jia Xu calmly replied. "If you are interested in Xia Houyuan, then we will launch troops according to the original plan early tomorrow morning.
Head south, that is, towards the Pu River, and set up defenses along the river, in order to connect with General Xu Huang and Captain Zhang Jia, and completely lock them; and if you are more interested in Cao Cao, then why not break camp tomorrow and head north to the Suanzao City.
Take a walk and clear a space on the other side of Pu River... In this case, if Cao Cao leads his troops to Pu River and does not advance without a single soldier in front of him, it will naturally reveal his unwillingness to rescue... Although
At that time, it can be deduced that there is an ambush on the other side of the river, but how can it be hidden from the real people? However, in this case, there will inevitably be dislocations and omissions in the encirclement. If Xia Houyuan abandons the rest of his subordinates and only leads the cavalry to escape from Yanjin overnight,
, I might as well let him get out of this gap tomorrow!"
Gongsun Xun sighed directly: "Xiahou Miaocai is definitely not someone who abandons his subordinates and leaves."
Jia Xu immediately nodded in understanding.
"Actually...why doesn't Cao Mengde want to risk his life to save Xiahou Miaocai? This is a person like his closest brother, and he is a real general with an average arm!" Gongsun Xun couldn't help but sigh again after making up his mind.
"This is the helplessness of the superior." Jia Xu sighed slightly. "Private relationships are private relationships, and state affairs are state affairs... If we really lose, by then everything will be overturned, and the person who dies will not just be Xia Houyuan!"
"That's why I said that this is a national war, and we can't be careless at all." Gongsun Xun responded calmly. "Cao Mengde and Liu Xuande were really forced to the point of burning their boats, and our chances of victory are not as great as we imagined.
However, the arrogance and coquettishness in the army is so pervasive that it is difficult to conceal the arrogance and coquettishness of the subordinates... For example, my original intention was that A Ding should stay in Ye and take charge, but his mother insisted on sending him.
This battle is bound to be won, and I want Ading to gain some qualifications...and because of the turmoil surrounding the establishment of the crown prince and the affairs in Liaodong, I can't refute his mother's wishes at this time."
Jia Xu responded silently.
"Does Wen He have any good ideas on how to deal with the arrogance in the army?" Gongsun Xun further raised his head and asked.
Jia Xu spread his hands and smiled bitterly: "The swords and soldiers are gradually rising. After a long period of fighting, the arrogant and charming anger will naturally disappear. If you want to go quickly, you have to kill another Wei Yue. How can you kill a general without any reason?"
Gongsun Xun couldn't help but laugh: "So, if Xia Houyuan dies, Cao's army will be united in hatred and be purged for a while?"
Jia Xu shook his head and didn't answer.
Gongsun Xun nodded to each other, but said no more - war is always a reality made of absurdities. God knows what will happen to Xia Houyuan? And God knows how Cao Jun will react after this battle?
After a speechless night, Gongsun Xun ordered the whole army to go north and approach Suanzao on the next day, leaving Cao Cao with a place to cross the river. And just as he had guessed, Xia Houyuan did not abandon his troops and flee alone. On the contrary, in his consciousness
After he was suddenly surrounded, Cao Cao's general made a decisive decision and mobilized five thousand cavalry from Yanjin to the south overnight, trying to gather Xucheng along the way, and Suanzao's troops escaped together.
However, in the early morning of this day, shortly after his troops left Xucheng together with the defenders of Xucheng, suddenly Yan army troops came from the direction of the ditch to the west, and more and more troops came. In the end, it was only one morning, and they were completely
The army beyond imagination almost covered the narrow area around Yanjin, Xucheng, and Suanzao.
For a time, it seemed that the flags of the Yan army were everywhere!
It turned out that in order not to miss the deadline, Tian Yu and other generals used their previous war experience and the fact that the sewer water was only an artificial river, so they took advantage of the large number of people to build the bridge overnight, and at dawn, the entire army crossed the sewer and attacked Xiahou Yuan!
The quantity of the army is not of the same magnitude at all, and the quality is not good either... The main force of Xia Houyuan's army, the five thousand cavalry that Cao Jun has always regarded as a treasure, are basically all horses that have been born and raised in the Central Plains for several generations, and they are used for large-scale cavalry battles.
The experience was even more lacking, so as soon as the two sides encountered each other, Xia Houyuan's tribe was defeated like an avalanche, and then became the target of the Yan army's cavalry.
And as the troops of the Yan Army gradually gathered, especially in Yanjin, Xucheng had become vacant, and the attack troops booked there moved closer to the combat area... At this time, Xia Houyuan, who was in the midst of a rout, finally realized what he was.
What a desperate situation we have fallen into!
This is not a battle at all, it is a hunt!
As a prey, what should I do at this time? What can I do?!
————I am the difficult dividing line————
"Xiahou, the Cao family, has been married for generations, so Dun, Yuan, Ren, Hong, Xiu, Shang, Zhen, etc. are close to the old heart and soul, and they are more valuable than the left and right, so they can work hard." - "Old Book of Yan". Volume 2
