More than 10,000 barbarian troops were completely wiped out by Lian Dan, and Lian Dan's troops were not more numerous than the barbarian army.
Terrible! Liu Yan sighed in his heart, the army commanded by Lian Dan was really terrifying!
When the cavalry led by Lian Dan arrived at Hanzhong City, the city gate was already open, and a welcoming team of county officials headed by Wang Xun, including Liu Xiu, Liu Yan, Feng Yi and others, were already in the city. Been waiting outside for a long time.
Seeing Lian Dan walking at the front of the team, riding a tall horse, followed by many generals and guards, Wang Xun adjusted his crown and official robe, then trotted forward to meet him, bowed his hands and saluted, and said: "I'm lowered to the rank of Wang Xun, and see General Lian!"
Lian Dan sat upright on his horse, looking down at Wang Xun who was bowing and saluting. This was not the first time that Lian Dan and Wang Xun had met. They had known each other for many years. Before Lian Dan was transferred to the capital by Wang Mang, he served as the chief of staff. Zhou Mu.
Zhou Mu was not a small official. After Wang Mang became emperor, he changed the name of the governor to Zhou Mu, and his powers were much greater. He was not only responsible for supervising the officials of the entire state, but also in charge of the military power of the entire state. He could be called a feudal official.
Today, his position is equivalent to the commander of a military region, and he also serves as the first chief executive of several provinces.
Since he was Lian Dan's old subordinate, Wang Xun was naturally aware of his temper and behaved respectfully in front of Lian Dan without daring to show any slights.
He bowed and didn't hear Lian Dan speak for a long time. Wang Xun broke into a cold sweat and was feeling anxious.
He didn't know how long it had passed before he heard a sound coming from above his head. Just as he was about to straighten up, he heard Lian Dan say: "Master Wang, I heard that the barbarians almost captured Hanzhong County?"
Wang Xun shivered with excitement, his legs softened, he knelt on the ground with a thud, and hurriedly kowtowed forward.
Lian Dan sneered and asked slowly: "Don't you know the importance of Hanzhong County to our army? You almost lost Hanzhong County to me!"
Wang Xun stuck his buttocks out, put his forehead to the ground, and said in a trembling voice: "General Lian doesn't know something. The reason why the county is trapped is because of the fault of Captain Tang Heng! Tang Heng was eager to perform his meritorious service and made the mistake of rashly advancing. Especially in Qianqian. Shan was ambushed by the barbarians, resulting in the annihilation of more than 10,000 officers and soldiers of the county army. If Tang Heng had not neglected his duty, the county city would not have been left without troops, let alone be beaten several times by the barbarians and ask General Lian for rescue!"
Tang Heng, the captain of Hanzhong County, was promoted by Lian Dan. He narrowed his eyes and asked, "Where is Tang Heng now?"
Wang Xun said hurriedly: "General Lian, Tang Heng...died in the battle on Qianyou Mountain..."
"What I'm asking is where his body is!" Lian Dan had already heard about Tang Heng's death in battle.
"Has been sent back to Tang Mansion."
"Oh!" Lian Dan responded first, then sighed softly, and said quietly: "Tang Heng has been familiar with military books since he was a child, and he is quite talented as a general. However, his temperament is too headstrong for his own use. If he can have virtuous people around him to help him, , there would be no disaster like today."
The implication is that the Tang Heng he promoted was not an incompetent person. He was defeated by the barbarians only because he had no one to help him. By saying this, he was removing himself from the responsibility of knowing people who do not understand. go out.
Wang Xun was a veteran in the officialdom. Hearing Lian Dan's words, he immediately understood what Lian Dan was thinking. He said with a tearful voice and choked with sobs: "Master Tang made the mistake of underestimating the enemy and advancing rashly, and he died tragically at the hands of the barbarians. The lower official has also neglected his duties. If the lower official could have seen the barbarian's trick earlier and warned Mr. Tang, then... this kind of disaster would not have happened! Please ask General Lian to punish the lower official!" As he spoke, Wang Xun Kowtow forward again.
Haha, Wang Xun is still as good as before! Lian Dan's cold expression softened a little, and he waved his hand and said, "Okay, Wang Xun, get up and talk."
"Thank you, General Lian! Thank you so much, General Lian, for not punishing me!" Wang Xun stood up from the ground tremblingly, then took two steps to the side, leaned down and said, "General Lian, I have prepared the carriage, please." The general rides into the city."
After running all the way to Hanzhong, Lian Dan was indeed tired. He nodded, jumped off his horse, and got into the carriage arranged by Wang Xun. Then, Wang Xun also hurriedly got in.
Liu Xiu, Liu Yan, Feng Yi and others were also in the team welcoming Lian Dan, but Lian Dan didn't go towards them at all, let alone talk.
Watching Lian Dan get into the carriage, Liu Xiu secretly murmured in his heart: So this is the famous General Gengshi, Lian Dan!
Lian Dan is not too old, in his early forties, tall and burly, slightly overweight.
He has an average appearance, short eyebrows, small eyes, a flat nose, a big mouth, and a full face of beard.
Because he was born in the Qin Dynasty, Lian Dan had a fierce aura about him.
Liu Xiu had heard a lot of rumors about Lian Dan in the past. To sum up, there were two main points. One was that he was good at fighting, and the other was that he was cruel. Today he finally met Lian Dan in person.
Liu Yan was indignant at Lian Dan's arrogance.
The fact that the county town was able to be defended had nothing to do with Wang Xun. It was entirely due to them, the rebels, fighting the barbarians desperately. As a result, after Lian Dan arrived, he didn't say a word to them or even look at them. He completely treated them as rebels. exist.
Feng Yi heard Liu Yan's low hum and reminded him meaningfully: "Bosheng, Lian Dan is even smaller-minded than Wang Xun!"
But his power is a hundred times greater than that of Wang Xun, so he must not show any dissatisfaction in front of Lian Dan. Once he is jealous of Lian Dan, there will definitely be no good consequences.
Liu Yan could hear the underlying meaning of Feng Yi's words. He took a deep breath and slowly loosened his clenched fists.
As the carriage entered the city, Liu Xiu, Liu Yan and others followed the carriage and walked towards the city.
In the city, both sides of the streets were lined with onlookers. Seeing the carriages in which Lian Dan and Wang Xun were riding, people whispered to each other.
In the carriage, Lian Dan sat cross-legged. Wang Xun sat next to his subordinate, carefully poured a cup of tea, handed it to Lian Dan, and said with a flattering smile: "General, this is the best Mengshan nectar this year!"
Mengshan nectar is produced in Yizhou, but not many people live in it. Most of them are paid tribute to the emperor for drinking.
Lian Dan took the tea cup, blew on the tea foam, took a slow sip, then sighed comfortably and said with a smile: "The tea from Yizhou is still delicious!"
"Yes, yes, if the general likes it, I have a lot of them prepared here!" Wang Xun said with a smile on his face.
Lian Dan put down his tea cup, looked at Wang Xun, and asked slowly: "I heard that it was the barbarians blocked by the rebel army who defended Hanzhong County?"
"Uh..." Wang Xun looked ugly. After hesitating for a moment, he still lowered his head helplessly and said, "Yes... that's it, General."
As a prefect, it was his duty to defend the city, but in fact, he had not been on the battlefield in the past few days of defending the city. It was all dependent on the rebels and the people in the city fighting the barbarians on the top of the city. He just sat back and enjoyed the results. .
If he were in front of others, he might be able to exaggerate his actions, but in front of Lian Dan, he didn't have the courage and could only tell the truth.
Lian Dan rolled his eyes at him and said: "You can't even grasp the merits of defending the city, and you actually gave it to the useless rebels."
Wang Xun lowered his head and whispered: "I hope the general will forgive me."
"Just find any excuse and send away all the rebels in the city. In this way, no one will be able to take credit for you in the memorial to your Majesty." Lian Dan said slowly.
In the battle of Hanzhong County, the 20,000 barbarian army was wiped out. This credit is not small. Most of the credit naturally belongs to Lian Dan. After all, his timely rescue and annihilation of the main force of the barbarian army, and the remaining part of the credit
, he is not willing to share it with the rebels.
Wang Xun rolled his eyes, his thoughts moved, and he said happily: "The general means that I should find a suitable opportunity to kill the remaining rebels..." As he spoke, he raised his hand and did
A cross-cutting gesture.
Lian Dan yawned and said, "I have thought up the idea for you. As for how to do it, you can figure it out yourself. There is no need to ask me."
"Yes, yes, I would like to thank you, General, for your support! Thank you, General, for your support!" As he spoke, Wang Xun kowtowed to Lian Dan repeatedly.
Lian Dan raised the corners of his mouth, smiled lightly, picked up the tea cup again, and drank the tea slowly.
The carriage was moving forward. Suddenly, several masked people stood on the roofs on both sides of the road. They were dressed in the clothes of ordinary people, just like ordinary people, except that their faces were covered with gray cloth.
In his hands, he held a crossbow machine.
Several men in black fired crossbow arrows at the carriage.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
Arrows flew down from the roof and were nailed to the carriage board one after another, making a series of snapping sounds. The carriage board broke with the sound, and the crossbow arrows were shot directly into the carriage.
The technology of Han crossbows is very mature, ranging from one stone to six stones.
One stone weighs one hundred and twenty kilograms. The power of a one-stone crossbow is already very great. Like the six-stone crossbow, it already belongs to the category of siege crossbow. It can penetrate the arrow stack, but cannot be pulled apart by manpower alone. It requires large-scale special equipment.
Assist.
The effective range of the big yellow crossbow used by the Han army can reach 400 meters, which is close to 300 steps when converted into steps. The range of bows and arrows is usually 100 steps. It can be said that the range of crossbows is nearly three times that of bows.
The crossbow cannot completely replace the bow on the battlefield. The main reason is that the crossbow has a fatal weakness, which is that the arrow tail of the crossbow arrow has no feathers or double feathers. It will drift when flying in the air. The farther the distance, the greater the deviation.
In terms of stability, it is far inferior to bows and arrows.
In terms of precise lethality at long distances, crossbows are indeed inferior to bows and arrows, but at close range, the advantages of crossbows are far greater than that of bows and arrows. This is why the Han army equipped crossbows on a large scale.
At this time, the crossbow arrows shot from the roof easily penetrated the wooden boards of the carriage and shot directly into the carriage.
After all, Lian Dan was a military commander and a veteran of the battlefield. When he heard something was wrong, he immediately lay down in the car and pulled Wang Xun, who was also in the car, down on top of him.
This sudden round of crossbow arrows stunned everyone at the scene. Immediately afterwards, the second round of crossbow arrows flew down again, and still all shot into the carriage of the carriage.
At this time, the cavalry under Lian Dan's command reacted first. Dozens of cavalry rushed forward, surrounded the carriage, and protected the carriage. At the same time, people shouted loudly: "There is an assassin! Capture it."
assassin--"
When the masked men on the roof wanted to shoot crossbows again, the cavalry on the street had already picked up their crossbows and fired crossbows at them.
Three masked men were unable to dodge and were hit by crossbow arrows. They rolled down from the roof and fell to the ground screaming.