As early as more than ten days ago, Dong Zhuo broke through the enemy's defense line at the mountain pass. After the mountain pass was blocked, Dong Zhuo immediately understood that they had fallen into a trap. If the main force of the opponent's army was on the other side of the river, how could they defeat the soldiers of the heroic camp?
They were besieged in Huazizimo. Although the fighting power of the Xiaoyong Battalion was not high, it was first-rate in detecting the enemy's situation. If there were not most of the Kushan army on the opposite side, I am afraid they would have escaped long ago.
And the other party has absolutely no confidence in swallowing the thousands of troops in the heroic camp.
Sure enough, Huang Zhong came to report that the envoy was deceitful. He jumped off the top of the city with Nisejia in his arms. When he learned about this, Dong Zhuo was furious. He believed that this was because Huang Zhong failed to perform his duties and did not take care of himself.
Seeing that the two of them had failed the Han army's plan, Jia Xu was so angry that he could not persuade him. He transferred all his soldiers to the mountain pass. Except for Sun Jian's men, they were still guarding the river bank.
After the soldiers gathered, Dong Zhuo ordered a strong attack, dug passages, and even built bridges and roads over mountains and ridges. About 30,000 soldiers from the North and South launched a strong attack. The Kushan people did not expect that the Han army's attack would come so quickly.
There were only more than 20,000 of them at the mountain pass, and more than 20,000 people still did not receive supplies for four or five days. It is ridiculous to say that in their own territory, they were burned and their supplies of food, grass and luggage were burned.
As a result, they were not able to resist for too long in front of the powerful Han army. In this battle, Colonel Guan Yu won the first victory. During the battle, he rushed into the enemy's camp and killed the opponent's general, making
Kushan collapsed on all fronts, with no one to command, and everything was in chaos. How could Dong Zhuo let go of such a good opportunity? With a fierce attack, he actually wiped out the entire Kushan army of 20,000 people.
Guan Yu's reputation for bravery has been so powerful that even a fool like Hua Xiong could not help but shake his head and praise: "The bravery of Immortal can rival mine!"
The gains from this battle were huge. The Kushan army only had 50,000 troops. This was an elite force recruited from all over the country by the King of Kushan. However, in the first battle, Dong Zhuo killed nearly 10,000 people and captured many more.
Nearly ten thousand people were killed, and the Han army suffered more than 5,000 casualties, and captured countless flags and weapons. Although this battle gave Guishang a head-on blow, the Han army also suffered many casualties, so Dong Zhuo camped at the mountain pass.
Figure it out slowly.
As for Kushan, the 20,000 pioneers were wiped out, and everyone was shocked. The King of Kushan was especially furious. What made him most angry was that the scouts had not been completely wiped out until now. They were scattered behind the army and burned.
With food and grass, he captured the inn. He thought he was catching a turtle in a urn, but he didn't expect it was a wolf entering the sheepfold. On the one hand, he was organizing a defense line against Dong Zhuo's army, and on the other hand, he was trying his best to search for these scouts.
When he successfully wiped out all the scouts, the front line was already in danger. Dong Zhuo's army captured four cities in a row in more than ten days, but the Kushan people refused to give in. The two sides fought fiercely, with each other winning or losing.
The people here took advantage of the terrain and climate to fight the Han army, but they still failed to stop the Han army and were forced to the vicinity of King Kushan's camp.
In the Han army camp, Dong Zhuo sat in front of the case, looking at the crude map in front of him, feeling a little distressed.
"What is this? This is the map you drew??"
Dong Zhuo asked displeasedly, and Xu Huang said helplessly, "Dong Gong, we are not familiar with this place. The mountains and forests here are densely covered. Every time we go to search, we are repeatedly ambushed by the Kushan people... How can we draw such a map?"
, We have tried our best..." Dong Zhuo sighed helplessly. These days, he has really suffered a lot. If he doesn't know the terrain here, he can't deal with the endless attacks of the Kushan people. He can't even find water sources.
arrive!
At this time, he missed that army very much. If they were here, he would probably turn the expedition outside the Great Wall into a local battle, and he would ambush the Kushan people! Unfortunately, there is no whereabouts of them until now. , he asked helplessly: "Is there still no whereabouts of the brave camp? Is this what the soldiers who went to search for the situation said?"
"Yes, yes. They said that the Kushan people besieged the Xiaoyong Camp in a mountain, set fire to the forest, and completely destroyed the Xiaoyong Camp." Xu Huang said.
Dong Zhuo smiled, shook his head and said, "Forget it, let's continue searching." As soon as he entered the mountain pass, he continued to search for the whereabouts of the Xiaoyong camp. There was news about them almost every day, all from being captured. The Kushan soldiers learned that in their mouths, this heroic battalion was somewhat mysterious, but every time they found out, they were all wiped out.
In the past twenty days, there have been more than a dozen news about the complete destruction of the Xiaoyong Camp, but soon they will receive news about where the Xiaoyong Camp has appeared again and what big things they have done. They have become accustomed to it. , Therefore, now that they hear such news, they don’t care. Anyway, in a few days, they will still hear news about them. Those people can run like rabbits. How can the Kushan people catch them? ?
Due to the powerful deterrence brought by Dong Zhuo's army, the Kushan people have been retreating. These days, Dong Zhuo did not consume too much strength and stretched the battle line a long distance. He knew in his heart that the Kushan King Dong Zhuo began to be afraid, and Dong Zhuo was very upset. If he could know the opponent's retreat route at this time, and send out elite cavalry to pursue him, he would still be able to gain something. What a pity! The heroic camp is not there!!
Dong Zhuo always had a happy face. The expedition to Guishuang went so smoothly. If this continues, the position of Taiwei is getting closer and closer to him. Hahaha, it seems that the war will be over without waiting until the end of the year. When the time comes, I will return to Luoyang in glory and serve as a lieutenant. I must put on the crown uniform of a lieutenant and see what it feels like.
In this march, more than ten days passed.
On this day, Dong Zhuo was talking with Jia Xu in the camp. Suddenly, a soldier came to report. He looked a little anxious. After breaking into the camp, he bowed to Dong Zhuo and said, "Dong Gong!!! Lieutenant Gongsun... He came back..."
"Ah? My brave camp is back?!" Dong Zhuo was overjoyed and asked with a laugh; "Where are they! Take me to pick them up!!" He pushed the soldiers and walked out of the camp with a smile, but found that The soldier's expression was strange and not happy. He was a little suspicious. Could it be that the heroic battalion had suffered too many casualties? No matter what, he had to receive them well. They were the army with the most outstanding contributions in this war.
As soon as he walked out of the camp, he saw a group of generals standing outside the school grounds and surrounding him. Dong Zhuo quickly walked out, pushed aside the few people in front of him, and walked to the front. When the generals saw Dong Zhuo coming, they were speechless. , quietly, with his head lowered, this weird atmosphere made Dong Zhuo feel really uncomfortable. When he looked in the middle, the doctor was lying on the ground, treating Gongsun Zan.
On the other side, there was a man lying with his hands and feet twisted.
Dong Zhuo slowly walked over. Gongsun Zan was lying on the ground. The doctor was wiping cold water on his mouth. Little by little, Gongsun Zan looked so terrifying at this moment. Most of his hair was burned. There were only a few strands of hair hanging on his head, and there were hideous burn marks everywhere on his head. On his face, half of his face was completely invisible, completely burned, and he had no openings, and his teeth could be seen.
Some of the clothes on his body were directly stuck to the flesh and blood. Such a tragic sight made Dong Zhuo tremble. He gritted his teeth and looked to the other side. On the other side, there was a soldier lying. He was completely gone.
The human figure was completely black and breathless, like charcoal. It only had the shape of a person. He had been burned to death long ago. The remaining hand was raised high, as if he wanted to grab something.
Dong Zhuo closed his eyes and was speechless for a long time.
The doctor shouted: "He's awake, he's awake, some people are here to lift him, be careful!" Hearing his cry, Dong Zhuo rushed forward, stretched out his hand, and gently grabbed Gongsun Zan's right hand.
Holding his back, he and several other generals lifted him up. Gongsun Zan wanted to speak, but his mouth kept moving, but no words came out.
"Bo Gui, it's okay. You are back. When you come back, don't speak..." Dong Zhuo said, carefully taking him back to the tent and putting him on the bed. The doctor hurriedly came over to give Gongsun Zan something to drink.
In the hot water, Gongsun Zan stretched out his hand tremblingly, trying to catch Dong Zhuo. Dong Zhuo stepped forward, and tears kept falling from Gongsun Zan's eyes.
"Don't cry, Bogui, it's okay, you are back..."
"Yangjiashan...save..."
"Positive...."
Gongsun Zan only said a few words, then fainted again and became unconscious.
Dong Zhuo didn't say anything, turned around and walked out of the camp. Looking at his twitching face, the generals felt a little afraid. At this moment, Dong Zhuo once again became the furious bear. He couldn't be provoked. After walking out of the camp, Dong Zhuo roared:
"Hua Xiong!! Hua Manzi!!!"
"Mr. Dong!" A confused Hua Xiong squeezed out from the crowd. He looked at Dong Zhuo, wondering why he called him.
"Bring your cavalry!! Open the way in front!! The army sets off, Yangjialing!!"
"Here you go!"
Immediately, the army set off, and even Jia Xu followed, leaving only Huang Zhong and Qu Yi to guard the camp. Hua Xiong, as the vanguard, opened the way in front and ran all the way. Dong Zhuo, with a cold face, led the army to gallop.
Along the way, Hua Xiong could also encounter some small-scale Kushan troops. He went up to kill them and gained some military merit!
After half a day of running wildly, the army arrived at the so-called Yangjialing.
Hua Xiong came to report quickly and came to Dong Zhuo's side. He shook his head and said: "Mr. Dong, we seem to have found the wrong place. The mountains and forests here are completely dark. Let alone the brave camp, there are no birds or animals.
..." Listening to Hua Xiong's words, Dong Zhuo was speechless and led everyone to the front. Sure enough, the entire mountain forest was pitch black, with billowing black smoke still rising in some places.
There were burn marks everywhere and there was a choking smell.
Dong Zhuo dismounted and walked into the forest step by step. He suddenly remembered that more than ten days ago, the scout had reported that there was a huge fire and black smoke in the northeast. At that time, he said with a smile, this
There must have been a fire in a camp somewhere in Kushan, and the fire spread through the mountains and forests...
Everyone stepped on the ash ruins and looked at the few dead trees that were still burning around them. Their moods became increasingly heavy and uneasy. Finally, they reached the west side of the mountain and everyone stopped.
On the ground, countless corpses can be seen.
Some of them are just pitch-black bones, shattered on the ground, and some of them can be seen as human figures, with their heads buried under their knees, facing the ground. There are also some horse bones scattered around the human bones, and some are
The two corpses were intertwined tightly.
Dong Zhuo looked at this scene with a dull expression.
In his mind, such a scene appeared. The soldiers buried their heads in the ground in the pain of the fire, dug the soil with their hands, and perished in the fire. The horses kept licking them under the huge fear brought by the fire.
The owner who fell to the ground while licking it was eventually swallowed up by the flames. Others, bearing the blazing flames on their bodies, hugged the enemy and died together.
Among the generals, whispers of sobbing gradually appeared.
Dong Zhuo's eyes were red, he was gritting his teeth, and his whole body was shaking with anger. He was speechless, and his whole head seemed to explode.
Hua Xiong looked at this with some confusion, turned his head and looked at Guan Yu beside him.