Chapter seven hundred and fiftieth chapter Liu Yong again
Zhang Bu's killing of Fulong was tantamount to a complete break with Liu Xiu. Not long after Zhang Bu killed Fulong, a rebellion suddenly broke out in Suiyang City. Liu Yong's remaining troops gathered in Suiyang City suddenly attacked the Han troops stationed in Suiyang.
The army launched an attack.
The Han army was poorly prepared, and there were only about 10,000 Han troops stationed in Suiyang at full strength. They rushed to fight, and the situation was already very passive.
At this time, Liu Yong, who had fled to Huling, and Su Mao, who had fled to Guangle, gathered tens of thousands of troops and attacked Suiyang with great fanfare.
With Liu Yong's army cooperating internally and externally, the Han army stationed in Suiyang finally couldn't hold on any longer and was forced to evacuate Suiyang. With the withdrawal of the Han army, Suiyang returned to Liu Yong's hands again.
The news that Fulong was killed and Suiyang was lost reached Luoyang almost at the same time. After Liu Xiu learned the news, he immediately summoned his ministers to discuss countermeasures.
Fu Zhan, who had lost his beloved son, looked much older, with wet and red eyes. Upon seeing this, Liu Xiu comforted Fu Zhan with kind words.
At first, he did not approve of Fulong's mission to Zhang Bu, thinking that Zhang Bu was greedy for profit and would be difficult to conspire with. However, at that time, Fu Zhan, Song Hong and others supported Fulong's mission to appease Zhang Bu.
Now that something like this happened, Liu Xiu felt a little regretful. If he had persisted a little longer and refused to let Fulong go as an envoy, things would not have turned out like this.
"Your Majesty!" Wu Han took the lead to break the dullness in the hall, stepped out of the queue, saluted Liu Xiu, and said in a deep voice: "We are willing to lead the army to Suiyang and behead Liu Yong's son!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Gai Yan came out, raised his hands and said: "Your Majesty, I am willing to lead the army again to attack Suiyang!"
Looking at Wu Han and Gai Yan who volunteered, Liu Xiu fell into deep thought.
Gai Yan was undoubtedly more experienced in fighting Suiyang, but it is undeniable that Gai Yan also made mistakes in fighting Suiyang. He allowed Liu Yong to escape successfully and failed to eradicate the root cause, which led to today's chaos.
Seeing that Liu Xiu didn't speak immediately, Wu Han said loudly: "Your Majesty, in this battle, the humble minister will definitely take off Liu Yong's head to commemorate Doctor Fu's spirit in heaven!"
When Fu Zhan heard this, he raised his head, first looked at Wu Han gratefully, and then looked at Liu Xiu eagerly.
Gai Yan argued with reason: "Your Majesty, Wei Chen besieged Suiyang for several months and is familiar with every plant and tree in Suiyang. For this battle, it is more appropriate for Wei Chen to go there."
Wu Han clicked his tongue inwardly, a little dissatisfied with Gai Yan competing with him.
You previously led troops to the Eastern Expedition, and you have made many military exploits and received rewards from His Majesty. However, you were frustrated due to the Southern Expedition. Now you are in urgent need of meritorious service to make up for your mistakes and restore your prestige in the army. At this time, you are still arguing with me.
What.
"Your Majesty..." Wu Han was about to speak when Liu Xiu waved to him and said: "Zi Yan and Ju Qing, each can lead a group of troops and attack Suiyang together. In this battle, you two need to work together. You can only
Win, don't allow defeat, take Liu Yong's head and return to Luoyang to see me!"
As for Zhang Bu, Liu Xiu can't take action to deal with him now. Things have priorities, and the top priority is to first get rid of Liu Yong, a thorn in his side and a thorn in his flesh.
When Wu Han and Gai Yan heard this, their eyes lit up. They both bowed their hands and saluted, and said loudly: "I obey your order! I will definitely live up to your majesty's mission!"
Liu Yong's denunciation aroused the anger of the Luoyang court. Liu Xiu sent Grand Sima Wu Han and Huya General Gai Yan, commanding a total of 150,000 troops, to send troops to Yuzhou again to attack Liu Yong.
After coming out of the palace, Gai Yan caught up with Wu Han, bowed his hands to him, and said, "Mr. Wu!"
Wu Han turned around and saw Gai Yan approaching quickly. He stopped, turned around, cupped his hands and said, "Ju Qing!"
Gai Yan said: "It was not that General Mo wanted to compete with Wu Gong, but Liu Yong's resurgence. The fault did lie with General Mo. During the Eastern Expedition, General Mo allowed Liu Yong to escape by chance, which led to today's chaos."
Wu Han burst out laughing, smiled bitterly, patted Gai Yan's arm, walked side by side with him, and said: "Ju Qing allowed Liu Yong to escape, which was only a small mistake, but my setback in the Southern Expedition was a big mistake.
It's just a favor from His Majesty and no punishment."
The two of them looked at each other and smiled bitterly, feeling quite like brothers in need. The two of them were talking and walking forward. At this moment, someone from behind called out: "Da Sima, Grand General!"
Looking back, I saw Fu Zhan walking towards me tremblingly. The two of them quickly held their hands and said, "Fu Situ!"
Fu Zhan returned the gift with his hands and choked with sobs and said: "Quuzi was young and ignorant. He may have been arrogant by nature, but he was devoted to the Han Dynasty. He died tragically in Ju County this time. Liu Yong and Zhang Bu were both the culprits. I hope
Great Sima, great general can seek justice for Quan Zi..."
At this point, Fu Zhan burst into tears and made a move to kneel down to Wu Han and Gai Yan. Seeing this, they were both frightened and hurriedly supported Fu Zhan who was about to kneel down.
Gai Yan said with emotion: "Don't worry, Fu Situ. In this battle, Yan will definitely take Liu Yong's head. If Liu Yong is allowed to escape again, Yan Zi will raise his head to Your Majesty and apologize to Fu Situ!"
Wu Han held Fu Zhan's arm and said with a serious face: "Doctor Fu died for the Han Dynasty and died in Jixian County. The Han Dynasty is fully responsible for this hatred!"
After hearing what they said, Fu Zhan cried so much that he almost fainted several times.
Wu Han and Gai Yan, one on the left and the other on the right, helped Fu Zhan back to his carriage. Even if he lowered the curtains, he could still hear Fu Zhan crying in the carriage. Wu Han and Gai Yan looked at each other, their faces
My heart was very solemn.
During this Eastern Expedition, many people were eagerly waiting for them to win the battle. Before they could lead their troops to the expedition, both of them felt the pressure on them.
Wu Han looked at Gai Yan and asked, "Do you have any good ideas for this battle?"
Gai Yan said sternly: "I thought that Wu Gong and Yan could divide their troops into two groups and go straight to Suiyang to trap Liu Yong first and prevent him from escaping again. The other group could take Guangle and kill Su Mao.
Removing Liu Yong's right-hand man will also prevent Suiyang and Guangle from being able to form a cornerstone."
Wu Han nodded while listening, pondered for a moment, and then said seriously: "I can lead the army to capture Guangle first, and Ju Qing can lead the army to trap Suiyang first!"
Gai Yan thought for a while and felt that Wu Han's arrangement was also feasible. He said: "Su Mao is very powerful in Guangle. In this battle, Wu Gong must not underestimate the enemy!"
Wu Han smiled and said proudly: "My son Su Mao is only a man, so there is nothing to worry about!"
Su Mao was originally an old minister of Gengshi. He was defeated in the battle with Chimei and defected to Zhu Kun. Then he attacked Hanoi and was defeated by Kou Xun and Feng Yi. Finally, he surrendered to the Han Dynasty along with Zhu Kun. After that, he felt that he was not being reused.
, and then defected and surrendered to Liu Yong.
He was such a rebellious guy, how could Wu Han take him seriously?
Looking at the arrogant Wu Han, Gai Yan felt quite worried, but he understood Wu Han's character and did not want to persuade him too much. If he persuaded him too much, it would be counterproductive.
Not long ago, Grand Sima Wu Han and Huya General Gai Yan led a Han army of 150,000 people, marched from Luoyang in a mighty manner and headed straight for Yuzhou.
Because the goals of the attack were different, the two armies did not march together, but marched separately. Let's talk about Wu Han, who led 80,000 Han troops and slept in the open and wind all the way to Guangle.
Su Mao, who was in Guangle, had already heard the news of the large-scale attack by the Han army, so he led his troops to huddle in Guangle City, and at the same time sent people to Suiyang for help.
After Liu Yong returned to Suiyang, he summoned the remaining troops. Now he has gathered tens of thousands of troops. In addition, Liu Yong's general Zhou Jian has gathered a hundred thousand people in the Huling area. After careful consideration, Liu Yong felt that Guangzhou
Su Mao of Le was still extremely important to him and he had to save him. He immediately ordered Zhou Jian to lead his army to rescue Guangle.
After receiving Liu Yong's order, Zhou Jian immediately led more than 100,000 troops under his command and marched towards Guangle.
Zhou Jian was still on his way to reinforce Guangle, but Wu Han, commanding the Han army, had already launched a fierce attack on Guangle City.
Wu Han had two lieutenants under his command, the hussar general Du Mao and the strong crossbow general Chen Jun. When attacking Guangle, Wu Han personally led a group of Han troops, and Du Mao and Chen Jun each led a group of Han troops to attack Guangle City from three sides.
Su Mao is indeed not very good at leading troops in battle, but he is very good at defense. The defenders in Guangle City only had 30,000 troops at full strength, but under Su Mao's command, they managed to withstand 80,000 troops.
A strong attack by the Han army.
The Han army's siege on the first day failed, the second day's siege failed, and the third day's siege still failed to break through the city defense of Guangle.
After three consecutive days of strong attacks, nothing was achieved. Instead, Wu Han suffered huge casualties, which made Wu Han red-eyed.
On the fourth day, Wu Han continued to launch a strong attack, but Du Mao and Chen Jun both stopped him. The former said: "Gong Wu, our soldiers have been attacking the city for three consecutive days and suffered heavy casualties. We are also short of troops and horses, so we should rest for two days."
Let’s go!”
Chen Jun then said: "Guangle City has high walls and is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Now that our army is exhausted, while the enemy's army is waiting for work, it is very disadvantageous for us!"
Wu Han frowned, looked at Du Mao and Chen Jun, and finally accepted their opinions and ordered the entire army to rest for two days.
During these two days of rest, they did not do anything, they just stopped attacking the city for the time being. Wu Han ordered his Han army to set up camp around Guangle City, intending to surround Guangle City with company battalions.
Guangle is not a small city, and the Han army only has 80,000 soldiers and horses. Now it is unrealistic to set up company camps and surround the huge city of Guangle.
In this regard, both Du Mao and Chen Jun raised objections to Wu Han and believed that this move was not feasible.
Wu Han insisted on his opinion. If he could not encircle the city, then he would set up a small camp every one or two miles. In short, he wanted to surround Guangle City and make it difficult for the people in the city to fly.
Now Wu Han was getting angry, and he was ready to fight Su Mao to the death.
Wu Han's move was indeed quite bluffing. Seeing the Han army outside the city surrounding Guangle and setting up barracks, the garrison soldiers inside the city were all frightened. Even Su Mao,
After watching the Han army encircling the city, I was grinning secretly.
Just when the Han army began a new round of strong attack on Guangle City, Zhou Jian led more than 100,000 Liu Yong's troops and rushed to Guangle.
The arrival of Zhou Jian immediately changed the battle situation in Guangle. In the battle of Guangle, originally the Han army was larger and Liu Yong's army was smaller. Now that Zhou Jian brought an army of more than 100,000, the situation was immediately reversed, and Liu Yong's army was larger.
The Han army is small.
When the main force of Liu Yong's army arrived in Guangle, the Han army was attacking the city. Wu Han was shocked when he heard the news. Su Mao's reinforcements came early or late, but they arrived just as his side was attacking the city. Now,
Our side is about to face a situation of being attacked from both sides.
At this time, it was not easy for the Han army to stop attacking the city and retreat. Zhou Jian's army of more than 100,000 people would not give them this chance.
Wu Han made a prompt decision and ordered Du Mao and Chen Jun to organize his main army and withdraw from the siege battlefield. He personally commanded two thousand Youzhou assault cavalry to attack Zhou Jian's troops.
Wu Han issued the order. In the eyes of normal people, he was simply crazy. You must know that Zhou Jian commanded an army of more than 100,000 people. He only led 2,000 cavalry to attack. This is crazy, but Wu Han dared to
Do this.
What seems impossible in the eyes of others is nothing to Wu Han.
