In this battle, Zhang Bu's army still had much more troops than the Han army, but Zhang Bu obviously did not learn the lesson of the previous day's defeat, and he still neglected to take precautions against the Han army's cavalry.
The second decisive battle between the two sides was almost a replica of the decisive battle on the first day. At the beginning of the battle, the infantry of the Han army and the infantry of Zhang Bujun had a head-on confrontation. The two sides went head-to-head with each other, and the fight was extremely fierce.
When the battle between the two sides reached a fever pitch, Geng Yan once again led his cavalry to break into Zhang Bujun's infantry square from the flank.
The cavalry rushed into the formation, causing chaos in Zhang Bujun's unsuspecting front army. The soldiers scattered in all directions to avoid the cavalry, and there was no formation at all.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, the Han army's infantry advanced with all their strength. Zhang Bujun's front army could no longer resist and was severely defeated. In this battle, Zhang Bujun was defeated miserably. Corpses were everywhere, and many ravines were destroyed by Zhang Bujun.
Filled with corpses.
After two days of fighting, tens of thousands of the 200,000-strong army commanded by Zhang Bu were killed. Among them, more than 40,000 were killed and more than 50,000 were injured. Only a dozen or so soldiers were left to fight.
Ten thousand people, it can be said that the camp is full of wounded soldiers.
After this battle, Zhang Bu no longer dared to lead his troops into battle. The army of more than 100,000 people huddled in the camp and was in panic all day long.
At this time, Zhang Bu's spies in Luoyang sent back information that Liu Xiu was gathering troops in Luoyang and wanted to conquer Qingzhou himself.
It's true that misfortunes never come singly. Zhang Bu can't bear the burden of just one Geng Yan, and now Liu Xiu wants to conquer Qingzhou himself. Once Liu Xiu leads the Han soldiers to attack, is it possible for his side to win?
After hearing the news that Liu Xiu was coming to Qingzhou in person, Zhang Bu completely lost his will to continue fighting.
Because of two consecutive days of fierce fighting, Zhang Bu expected that the Han army was exhausted and needed to rest and reorganize. He ordered all the soldiers to quietly evacuate the camp at night and return to Zichuan.
However, Zhang Bu miscalculated again this time. Just when Zhang Bu led more than 100,000 soldiers to quietly evacuate the camp, on their way back to Zichuan, they encountered an ambush set by Geng Yan.
In this battle, Geng Yan completely defeated Zhang Bu. More than 100,000 soldiers of Zhang Bu's army were in chaos, like a pile of scattered sand. The Han army who ambushed them rushed up and killed them like tigers entering a herd of sheep, killing everyone they saw.
, killing everyone they met. Zhang Bujun's soldiers were so killed that they cried for their fathers and mothers.
Zhang Bu desperately commanded his soldiers to flee towards Zichuan. Zhang Bujun ran in front, and the Han army chased behind. Zhang Bujun ran all the way, and the Han army chased them all the way. The number of dead and wounded was countless.
Its number.
In order to cover Zhang Bu's escape, Chongyi personally led a group of death squads to stop the Han army's pursuit.
So powerful is Chong Yi, who can be called the most powerful general in Qingzhou. Going to stop the Han army's pursuit is like throwing a stone into the sea. There is only a little splash, and then there is no more.
Already.
After the huge crowds of Han troops rushed past, there was hardly a complete corpse to be found on the ground. The death squad headed by Zhong Yi just disappeared, turning into one of the many broken limbs and broken arms on the ground.
If the battle on the second day was miserable enough for Zhang Bujun, then the battle this time was terrible for Zhang Bujun. People ran and died along the way. They ran from dusk to dawn, and from dawn to sunset.
Zhang Bu's army ran from Linzi to Chenmishui. Zhang Bu and his brothers Zhang Hong, Zhang Lan, and Zhang Shou hurriedly boarded a boat and crossed the Chenmishui by boat. Only then did they escape.
A few of their brothers ran away, but most of the soldiers below failed to escape.
The distance from Linzi to Chenmishui is nearly a hundred miles, and along the way, Zhang Bujun's corpses are everywhere. The Chenmishui River is almost filled with Zhang Bujun's corpses...
This is the entire battle of Linzi. In this battle, Geng Yan defeated 200,000 infantry troops with less than 100,000 troops. It can be said that in this battle, Zhang Bu completely lost the ability to continue to compete with the Han army.
The Battle of Linzi also became the most decisive battle for the Han army to quell Zhang Bu's forces. Geng Yan, who led the army in the battle, must definitely take the first credit for the complete victory in this battle.
Judging from the fact that Geng Yan led the Eastern Expedition, it seems that the Eastern Expedition was not difficult to fight. At least Geng Yan fought it much easier than Gai Yan. From this, it can be inferred that Geng Yan's ability to command troops is better than Gai Yan's.
In fact, this is not the case. When Geng Yan was in charge of the Eastern Expedition, Gai Yan had already laid a good foundation for him. During the Eastern Expedition, Gai Yan faced three enemies: Liu Yong, Dong Xian and Zhang Bu.
During Geng Yan's Eastern Expedition, Zhang Bu was the only opponent left. As for Liu Yong and Dong Xian, they had already been eliminated by Gai Yan and Wu Han. It can be said that Geng Yan took over the Eastern Expedition and gained a ready-made advantage.
Of course, there is no doubt that Geng Yan’s own ability to lead troops in battle is outstanding. Because he is good at commanding cavalry, even when he is commanding infantry, he can still see many characteristics of cavalry. The most conspicuous and eye-catching point is,
Due to their high speed, Geng Yan led his troops without giving the enemy any time to prepare. As if with wings on their backs, the Han army suddenly arrived at the enemy's city, catching the enemy by surprise.
Liu Xiu, who was in Luoyang, received the battle report of the Battle of Linzi. After reading the battle report, Liu Xiu was overjoyed. At the same time, he no longer had to go to Qingzhou.
In the Battle of Linzi, Geng Yan had already wiped out Zhang Bu's main force. There was no need for him to go to Qingzhou. If he insisted on going to Qingzhou, it would look more like going to Qingzhou to compete with Geng Yan for credit.
He was already the emperor, and it didn't matter to Liu Xiu whether he had merit or not. Moreover, Liu Xiu never worried about the ministers' achievements. He had always had such confidence.
Liu Xiu immediately wrote an edict to Geng Yan. First, he commended Geng Yan and the soldiers of the Eastern Expedition Army in the edict. Later, he reminded Geng Yan in the edict to guard against arrogance and impetuosity. When the enemy is strong, I am weak.
When we are strong, we need to be cautious. When we are strong and the enemy is weak, we need to be even more careful and be careful to guard against the enemy's counterattack.
Soon, Liu Xiu's edict was passed to Geng Yan. Geng Yan handed the emperor's edict to the generals for circulation. After reading it, the generals of the Eastern Expedition were all happy and said: "General, after the battle at Linzi, Zhang
Bu has been seriously injured, so our army should take advantage of the victory to pursue it and take Jixian directly!"
In the Battle of Linzi, the Han army almost defeated Zhang Bu's main army of 200,000 men, and captured more than 2,000 vehicles in terms of supplies alone.
In the entire Eastern Expedition, this was the first time that the Han army had captured so many trophies, and the morale of the soldiers below was as high as a rainbow.
Seeing that the morale of the generals was at its peak, Geng Yan nodded with satisfaction and immediately sent an order for the army to continue marching eastward and enter Juxian County in Zichuan.
Zhang Bu and the remaining defeated generals who were lucky enough to escape back to Jixian County did not dare to stay in Juxian County after hearing the news that the Han army was pursuing them. Zhang Bu took the remnants of his troops and fled southward.
The Han army led by Geng Yan occupied Jixian County almost without any bloodshed. Then Geng Yan personally commanded the main force of the Han army and continued to pursue Zhang Bu.
The defeated general Zhang Bu fled to Pingshou in Beihai County like a bereaved dog. Shortly after arriving in Pingshou, Su Mao arrived with reinforcements.
After Dong Xian was defeated, Su Mao fled to Zhang Bu and took refuge with Zhang Bu. Zhang Bu treated Su Mao very well, giving him soldiers and horses, giving him territory, and letting him recharge his batteries.
This time, Zhang Bu led his army to Linzi for a decisive battle with the Han army. He also wrote a letter to Su Mao, asking him to lead troops to help.
Su Mao was not timid and actually brought all his troops to reinforce Zhang Bu. As a result, Zhang Bu had already started fighting with Geng Yan before Su Mao arrived at Linzi.
With this attack, he was completely defeated by Geng Yan. The entire army was wiped out and all the main force was lost.
Su Mao learned that Zhang Bu was defeated in Linzi and fled to Pingshou, so he had no choice but to lead his troops to Pingshou and join Zhang Bu. After the meeting, Su Mao showed great dissatisfaction with Zhang Bu.
You wrote to me and asked me to send troops to assist you, but I was only halfway there and you rushed to fight the Han army. What's going on?
Furthermore, who is Geng Yan? He was one of the founding heroes who followed Liu Xiu to pacify Hebei and laid the foundation of Hebei. If you take the initiative to attack him, aren't you crazy?
Su Mao kept complaining about Zhang Bu, but Zhang Bu knew that he was in the wrong and stayed with him. He repeatedly said that it was his own fault that led to today's unfavorable situation.
Things have already turned out like this, and Zhang Bu also looks very upset. What can Su Mao do to him? Next, it is useless to blame Zhang Bu. Su Mao suggested to Zhang Bu to assemble all the soldiers and horses in Beihai.
, materials were concentrated in Pingshou, where our side had a decisive battle with the Han army.
Zhang Bu had no objections and followed Su Mao's wishes, recruiting troops and horses from Beihai County, hoarding grain, grass and supplies, and assumed a posture of fighting the Han army to the end.
The situation in Qingzhou was reported back to Luoyang. After Liu Xiu read it, his mind changed and he said cheerfully: "I am in Luoyang, so I should help Bo Zhao!"
The ministers in the court did not understand what Liu Xiu meant. Liu Xiu asked Zhang Kun to draft an edict and write an edict. This edict was more like an announcement.
It states that no matter whether Zhang Bu kills Su Mao or Su Mao kills Zhang Bu, the court will not blame the one who survives for his actions, and will also grant him a title of marquis for the rest of his life.
Prosperity and wealth.
Liu Xiu's move seemed inconspicuous, but in fact it was very damaging and cruel. The content of the edict issued by Liu Xiu was spread to Pingshou not long after.
Su Mao disapproved of Liu Xiu's edict. He had defected from Liu Xiu, and no matter how generous Liu Xiu's conditions were, he would not be able to return to Liu Xiu.
But Zhang Bu's ideas are completely different from Su Mao's. If the battle reaches this point, if he continues to persist, he will only be fighting a trapped beast, and the final outcome will be death.
As the saying goes, it is better to live than to die. Moreover, if he is willing to surrender now, Liu Xiu will make him a marquis. Although it is two levels lower than his current throne, being a marquis is not bad!
After Zhang Bu thought about it, he decided to surrender to Liu Xiu. Zhang Bu used the excuse of discussing military affairs to lure Su Mao to the Chinese Army tent. Without saying a few words, Zhang Bu gave a hint, and the ambush troops surrounding the Chinese Army tent started to rush.
Rush in.
Su Mao was shocked, looked at Zhang Bu in disbelief, and asked sternly: "Your Majesty, I, Su Mao, have traveled thousands of miles to come to your aid with my troops, and yet you treat me like this?"
Under Su Mao's questioning, Zhang Bu looked ashamed, but he still waved his hands to the soldiers around him, signaling them to take action. The soldiers held ring-shou knives and rushed to Su Mao. They raised their knives in unison and attacked Su Mao.
Hacking.
Su Mao can be regarded as a famous general in the early Eastern Han Dynasty.
He was from the Green Forest Army. When Ru Ziying proclaimed himself emperor, Su Mao ordered Liu Xuan to lead the army to pacify and kill Ru Ziying. Later, Su Mao followed Liu Xuan's order to resist the Red Eyebrow Army. After being defeated by the Red Eyebrow Army, he fled to Luoyang.
, took refuge in Zhu Tuna.
Later, Zhu Kun surrendered to Liu Xiu, and Su Mao followed Zhu Kun to Liu Xiu's command.
But because Su Mao was incompatible with the Han soldiers and had many conflicts, he finally betrayed Liu Xiu and took refuge with Liu Yong. After Liu Yong was defeated, he turned to Dong Xian, and after Dong Xian was defeated, he turned to Zhang Bu.
Su Mao had a large circle of separatist warlords east of Luoyang. Whenever he was defeated, Su Mao could always find a chance to escape. But he never expected that he would not die in the hands of the Han army in the end.
He died in Zhang Bu's hands.
Zhang Bu ordered Su Mao to be killed, cut off his head, sent an envoy to the Han army, and told the Han army that he was willing to surrender to the Han army.
Geng Yan, the general of the Han army, accepted Zhang Bu's surrender and personally escorted Zhang Bu to Luoyang.
Liu Xiu personally met with Zhang Bu in Luoyang, and as promised, he did not kill Zhang Bu and also conferred the title of Marquis of Anqiu on Zhang Bu.
Anqiu is also in Beihai County, not far from Pingshou. Liu Xiu canonized Zhang Bu as the Marquis of Anqiu, which is equivalent to granting Anqiu County to Zhang Bu.
Although Zhang Bu's fiefdom was in Anqiu, he could only live in Anqiu, but could not settle in Anqiu. Liu Xiu ordered an Anqiu mansion to be built in Luoyang, so Zhang Bu and his family could only settle in Luoyang.
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To put it bluntly, Liu Xiu just didn't feel comfortable leaving Zhang Bu in Qingzhou, nor did he feel comfortable letting him go anywhere else. Only by placing him under his nose did Liu Xiu feel most at ease.
