On February 14, the 21st year of Hong De's reign, in Qinyang County, Hedong County, the Second Northern Army had prepared the siege equipment needed to attack Tianmen Pass. .Updated fastest
After consulting the military leader, Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Southern Liang, Pang Huan, the deputy general of the Northern Second Army, led 20,000 troops and set out to attack Tianmen Pass.
As the previous prince, Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, also had ten clan guards to assist him.
Of course, this was only once, because of the more than twenty years of fighting for the right to inherit the throne, during the tragic civil strife in Daliang, the Shunshui Army and the Shunshui Army were at war with each other, which not only made Wei weak for more than ten years, but even five years later.
When I learned that the Chu State was facing a formidable enemy when it launched an army to conquer, it also caused Zhao Yuanzuo, the King of Nanliang, to lose forever five loyal clan guards who could be called humeral arms.
Even his clan guard chief Meng Shuo was killed by Sima An, the former emperor of Wei clan who was now the general of the Dangshan Army. So when Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, was exiled, only Meng Shuo's brother Meng Shuo was left with him.
Luo, as well as Pang Huan, Yang, Chen Ji and Zhao Qi, a total of five Zongwei.
Let’s not mention the other four Zongwei, let’s talk about Pang Huan first.
Pang Huan was not born as a commoner. He was from the Pang family in Yuguan. His ancestor was said to be a general stationed in Yuguan in the Liang Kingdom.
Speaking of Yuguan, in fact, this pass was originally used by the Liang State to resist the attack of the Wei State. However, after the Liang State was defeated and the Wei State annexed the Liang State, the Yuguan Pass became dispensable. Over time, it became
From a garrison pass, it became a county town.
The Pang family's ancestors also settled in Yuguan after being relieved of military power. After a few years, they developed into a prominent family.
I remember that more than a hundred years ago, the Yuguan Pang family was still very famous. It is said that the first generation of Wei Wujun at that time recruited many of the Yuguan Pang family's generals and children to join the army, making the Yuguan Pang family famous in the local area.
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However, after the Battle of Shangdang in Wei and Han, the entire army of the first Wei Wu army was wiped out, and the Yuguan Pang family inevitably began to wither.
In fact, not only the Yuguan Pang clan, but also many clans in the Wei State were all generals and military households. However, due to three things, these general and military households in the Wei State were unable to recover.
One of them is the Battle of Shangdang between Wei and Han. At that time, the entire army of the first Wei Wu army was wiped out. It can be said that a generation of all the generals and military families in the Wei state died.
After all, the reputation of Wei Wujun was so great at that time that all the children of military families who wanted to serve the country and join the army rushed to defect to Wei Wujun. Who would have thought that the unstoppable Wei Wujun would be defeated in front of the Korean cavalry?
The second thing is that the Shunshui Army and the Yu Shui Army are at war with each other.
Zhao Yuanzuo, who was still known as King Jing at that time, and Zhao Yuan, King of Yu, just like Zhao Hongrun, the current King of Su, had such a high status in the hearts of the people of Wei that when the two princes formed an army, the generals from all over the country
The children of the family went to seek refuge one after another.
As a result, due to the battle for the right to inherit the throne, the two Wei corps, Shunshui and Yushui, fought against each other, and in the end they almost died together. As a result, the children of the generals and military households in Wei State suffered heavy casualties.
As for the last one, it was the Xiao family conspiracy incident. The former Nanyan general Xiao Boyuan secretly communicated with South Korea and attempted to rebel. This incident also involved many generals and military households.
It can be said that the feud between Shunshui and Yushui, coupled with the Xiao family's rebellion, caused the death of a generation of generals and military households in Wei State, so that they were trembling with fear when facing the powerful enemy Chu State with a vast territory and dense population.
Of course, the reason why Pang Huan became Zongwei has nothing to do with the three things mentioned above. His father and brothers died on the battlefield in Hedong County. At that time, the Wei State lost Tianmen Pass and Mengmen Pass and sent troops
Attacking Hedong County of Wei State, therefore, Wei State mobilized troops and horses from various places and sent them to Hedong County to stop the Korean army.
Estimating the date, Pang Huan's father and brothers died in the battlefield, and Sima An's father died in the Tianmen Pass in the same battle.
This is also the reason why the relationship between Pang Huan and Sima An was very good during the Zongwei period.
Of course, the relationship between the two has already dropped to the freezing point. After all, Sima An originally killed Meng Shuo, and Pang Huan and other clan guards around Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, also killed several other clans of Emperor Wei who Sima An regarded as brothers.
Wei, it would not be an exaggeration to call both sides enemies.
I remember that after Meng Shuo, the chief of the Zongwei of Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, was killed by Sima An, Zongwei Yang took over as the chief of the Zongwei. However, Yang was inferior to Pang Huan in commanding troops and horses. It was for this reason that Pang Huan
He served as deputy general of the Second North Army.
Perhaps in the eyes of many people, Pang Huan is unknown, but in fact, this person is quite remarkable. In the civil war between Shunshui Army and Yu Shui Army, Pang Huan fought with Li Zheng, Shao Hu and Sima An respectively.
People have competed with each other, and neither can do anything to the other. Looking at the current achievements and status of the latter three, one can roughly estimate Pang Huan's ability as a proper warrior.
But why did a powerful general like Pang Huan suffer a disastrous defeat at the hands of Tianmen Pass guard Bao Yuan?
In fact, it was not a disastrous defeat. It was just that when Pang Huan was attacking Tianmen Pass, Bao Yuan led his cavalry around him through the mountain path and took his retreat.
On flat ground, cavalry has a natural advantage in attacking infantry. It doesn't matter that Bao Yuan has a lot of cavalry under his command, and the Northern Second Army led by Pang Huan are all infantry, so the former wins and the latter loses. This does not directly reflect Bao Yuan's victory.
After all, the strength of the two armies is not equal to Pang Huan's, and there is no comparison.
At least, Pang Huan did not think that his defeat at the hands of Han general Baoyuan last year was because his skills were inferior to others.
Of course, there is no meaning in clamoring like a lost dog. Therefore, no matter what, Pang Huan hopes that the attack on Tianmen Pass after the beginning of spring will be fruitful. It is best to conquer this pass and redeem last year's defeat.
However, just as he led the 20,000-strong North Korean Army to Tianmen Pass in a mighty manner, the scold cavalry who was scouting for news in the front came back with news that countless Korean cavalry were heading here.
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At that time, even a general like Pang Huan was so frightened that his complexion suddenly changed after hearing the news. Without saying a word, he ordered his soldiers to go back the way they came and garrisoned in the forest they had just passed. As for what kind of catapult
, Jinglan, chariots, etc., I can’t care about them at this moment. When they are all abandoned, of course the lives of the soldiers under my command are more important.
Although the forest is bare after winter, it is obvious from the outside, but it can play a certain role in restricting the Korean cavalry.
No, after Pang Huan and his 20,000 troops were stationed near the forest, the countless Korean cavalry that the scolding cavalry mentioned actually appeared in front of Pang Huan.
Thousands of cavalry rushed in, the ground shook, and the mountains shook. This was not enough to describe this Korean cavalry, because the number of this Korean cavalry far exceeded 10,000. It was like a mountain torrent. As far as the eye could see, the Korean cavalry was everywhere.
, unstoppable.
There must be at least 30,000 to 40,000 cavalry, right?... What is the madness of the Korean army?
Standing next to a tree, Pang Huan immediately issued an order: "Go down with the order and prepare to fight!"
After giving the order, he squinted his eyes and looked at the Korean cavalry standing far outside the forest.
He had a vague suspicion that the Korean troops at Tianmen Pass, at least the cavalry, might be deployed in full force this time.
But why?
Are you planning to attack Qinyang? No, the current battle situation in Hedong County is that the Korean army does not have an advantage...
Although he had some doubts, in fact Pang Huan did not believe his guess.
Because although the Second Northern Army has only 50,000 men, the Second Northern Army is still backed by the 50,000 Wei Wujun of General Shao Hu. This second-generation Wei Wujun who inherited the designation of the Great Wei Wujun has not directly participated in the war so far, but is only responsible for assisting defense.
, to support and protect the Wei armies on all sides.
In this case, it is meaningless for the Korean army at Tianmen Pass to take the initiative to attack Qinyang. It will only attract the Wei Wu army of General Shaohu and increase the burden and pressure on Tianmen Pass.
What's more, even if you intend to attack Qinyang, there is no need to send out tens of thousands of cavalry to raid the formation, right?
This is the first battle after the beginning of spring. It won't be a life and death fight right away, right?
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Pang Huan thought this was a bit strange.
What made him feel even more strange was that after noticing them in the woods, the Korean cavalry did not launch an attack. Instead, they focused on destroying those catapults and jinglan carts. The behavior of these people trying to destroy these siege equipment was very strange.
, he actually used the weapon in his hand to chop and crack. This feeling was not like the purpose of destroying these siege equipment, but more like the act of casually slashing twice to relieve boredom.
What do these people want to do?
Pang Huan crossed his arms and stared at the Korean cavalry in the distance.
Although the other party showed no intention to prepare for an attack, Pang Huan still did not dare to be careless, let alone lead his sergeants to evacuate directly. He suspected that this was a trick of the Korean cavalry to keep him away from the forest.
But thinking about it carefully, Pang Huan felt that this didn't make sense.
In desperation, he had no choice but to fight here with this group of Korean cavalry. The two armies were about one or two miles apart from each other.
In this way, from morning to afternoon, Pang Huanjun did not dare to stay away from the forest, and the group of Korean cavalry did not seem to have any intention of leaving.
Pang Huan hated this so much that he couldn't figure out what the Korean cavalry on the opposite side were doing. They were fighting or retreating. The two sides were just wasting their time here, staring at each other.
I don't know how long it took, but a soldier shouted in surprise: "Look in the direction of Tianmen Pass."
After hearing this, Pang Huan turned his head and looked at Tianmen Pass, faintly seeing green smoke curling up in the sky around Tianmen Pass.
Pang Huan was stunned: Tianmen Pass was attacked? Who is attacking Tianmen Pass? Is it Zhao Run's King Su army?
But when he turned around and looked at the Korean cavalry outside the forest, he saw no movement from them, and Pang Huan felt that something was wrong again.
If Tianmen Pass was really attacked, would there be any reason for these Korean cavalry not to quickly return to the rescue?
So, he squinted his eyes and concentrated on observing the green smoke over the Taihang Mountains. Only then did he realize that the direction in which the curling green smoke was rising did not seem to be at Tianmen Pass, but in the direction of Gaodu.
If Gaodu is attacked, these Korean cavalry will also rush back to help... But now this group of people has made no movement, not even the slightest sign of panic. In other words, those green smoke that looks like fire smoke are mostly Korean troops.
I made it myself... Gaodu? Fire smoke? Hmm?
Touching his chin, Pang Huan showed some strange expressions on his face.
...The Korean army at Tianmen Pass didn't want to burn down the granary in Gaodu and then evacuate from Shannan? (To be continued...)