In the spring of March, the vast and undulating Youzhou is vast and majestic.
The Yanshan Mountains are outlined vertically and horizontally, the mountains and forests are green and green, the Laishui River flows slowly, the birds are singing and the flowers are fragrant, and the uncanny workmanship of nature paints a beautiful and moving landscape picture.
But at this time, Gu'an County was in the midst of a thrilling decisive battle, and the troops of both sides had reached their limits.
After Gongsun Zan underestimated the enemy and was defeated, he actually suffered little loss. Only the thousands of chasing cavalry encountered an ambush. However, a defeat caused a slight decline in morale. In addition, Zhuojun was attacked at this time, and Gongsun Yue was defeated by Gao Lan Zhanghe.
Defeated, lost ground before and after, and fell into a dilemma.
Gu'an County was severely damaged during the Yellow Turban Rebellion. After Gongsun Zan became the shepherd of Youzhou, he rebuilt a city on the basis of Gu'an County. Because it was close to the Yishui River, he named the city Yi.
Beijing.
In history, Yuan Shao launched an army to attack Yi Jing, and Gongsun Zan died here. However, at this moment, Gongsun Zan has not reached the embarrassing situation in history, and he still has some strength that he can rely on.
After Gongsun Yue was defeated, he fled into Yi Jing. Yuan Shao appointed Gao Lan as his general and Zhang He as his deputy general, surrounded Yi Jing, and at the same time divided his troops to support Kuitou Tadun.
In addition to Kuitou, Tadun, Wuyan, and Su Puyan, the Xiongnu actually also had a hand in it. When Yu Fuluo led troops into the territory of the Han Dynasty to help the Han Dynasty put down the Yellow Turban Rebellion, they encountered civil strife among the Southern Xiongnu.
Luo's father was killed and he was forced to stay in Han.
During the crusade against Dong Zhuo, in order to disperse Liu Bei's strength, Yuan Shao used a trick to ask his nephew Gao Gan to contact the Huns and the central Xianbei to go to Youzhou to cause rebellion, and transferred Gongsun Zan away, which caused a certain conflict between Yu Fuluo and Gongsun Zan.
After Gongsun Zan returned to Youzhou that time, he drove them back. The Huns returned to Bingzhou and were scattered in Shuofang County, Wuyuan County, and Yunzhong County in Bingzhou. They mixed with the Xianbei in the central part and were called Xiutu tribes.
Later, Yu Fuluo died of illness, and his younger brother Huchuquan became the Chanyu. This time Yuan Shao spent a lot of money to lure Xianbei south again. Naturally, he would not forget the Huns and also invited them to enter the pass.
Xiu slaughtered various tribes and Wuhuan people, and a large number of Hu people participated in the battle for Youzhou. At the same time, at the end of January, Gongsun Du also agreed to Yuan Shao's conditions and sent troops to attack Youbeiping, Yuyang and other places.
There was a war in Youzhou, and all the officials appointed by Gongsun Zan in various counties were killed. In terms of military strength, he was at a great disadvantage.
Historically, Gongsun Zan relied on the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans as infantry, but now both Cao Cao's Qingzhou Yellow Turbans and Gongsun Zan's Qingzhou Yellow Turbans have been accepted by Liu Bei. Therefore, the number of infantry that Gongsun Zan can use is not much, only 20,000 to 30,000 people, most of the troops
They all relied on the Wuhuan leaders of Xianbei and Shanggudai counties in the east.
But Gongsun Zan himself was too strong-willed. In his early years, he had conflicts with Qiu Liju, Wu Yan, and Su Puyan because of Zhang Chun's rebellion. Later, when the central Xianbei and Xiutu tribes invaded south, he also had conflicts with the central Xianbei and Yu
There was a conflict between Fuluo and Fuluo, and the two sides became mortal enemies. Gongsun Zan suppressed their trade, making it difficult to adjust the current conflict.
Since these things all happened in history, such as Zhang Chun and Zhang Ju's rebellion, and the southern invasion of Xianbei and Xiutu tribes in central China, they are all clearly recorded in history books. Historically, when Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty was still alive, he sent Ding Yuan to
After solving the Xianbei and Xiutu tribes in the central part, Liu Yu was sent as the shepherd of Youzhou to deal with Zhang Chun and Zhang Ju.
Many details have changed now, but it is undeniable that with Chen Mu's ability at that time, it was impossible to prevent and influence the invasion of the barbarians outside the Great Wall. At the same time, he did not know that it would cause many chain reactions later, so he simply could not
There is no way to help Gongsun Zan solve these troubles.
The result of this is that except for a few allies in Youzhou, Gongsun Zan actually made enemies on all sides. He had many friends and even more enemies. Many barbarians who had offended him in the early years or later wanted to get rid of him.
Fast and completely unfixable.
Coupled with Yuan Shao, the current Gongsun Zan does seem to be surrounded by enemies on all sides.
The sky was dark and gloomy.
After the defeat in Shanggu, Gongsun Zan began to withdraw his troops towards Yijing.
However, most of the enemies are barbarian cavalry, and many of his troops have infantry. Even if Nanlou, Huaitou, and Suli are all barbarian cavalry, the infantry will still slow down the cavalry, causing them to move slowly.
Withdrawing to the vicinity of Laishui River, they were overtaken by the enemy.
Gongsun Zan had to form a stronghold to defend on the spot, and at the same time let Nanlou, Huaitou, and Suli each lead their own tribes to roam around the periphery, find the right time to send troops to help, and resist the first wave of enemy attacks.
At this moment, by the Laishui River, there is a vast plain to the east, undulating mountains to the north, and the remnants of the Yanshan Mountains can be seen in the distance. The river flows slowly to the west, and Gongsun Zan's camp rises above the wilderness to the south.
When Bu Dugen's vanguard troops arrived, he did not take action immediately, but stayed where he was and watched.
Gongsun Zan's troops were busy building camps at this time, with a large number of wooden fences rising from the ground. If they attacked at this time, it would be the same as Gongsun Zan's attack on Ju Yi last time. It seemed to be a perfect choice. But for Bu Dugen, he
Never attack without seeing all enemies.
Don't fight uncertain battles, this is the best experience taught to these grassland peoples by the cunning prairie wolves on the vast prairie.
really.
After a while, the scout who went to investigate came back and reported that there was a large number of enemy cavalry in the southwest.
Bu Dugen decisively ordered a retreat.
Not long after he withdrew his troops, Nanlou's troops came over to kill him, but they were completely defeated.
This is just a small confrontation in the early stage.
As more and more enemies arrived, groups of Hu cavalry appeared on the vast plains beside the Laishui River.
Watchtowers began to be built on the mountains, yurts began to be erected by the river, and a large number of horses grazed by the river. They occupied the upper reaches of Laishui River and dumped horse dung into the river, polluting the water sources downstream, making Gongsun Zan's camp extremely uncomfortable.
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In Gongsun Zan's camp, Tian Yu and Guan Jing stood beside him on a watchtower, watching the situation in the distance from a distance.
"How many days do we have water storage left?"
Gongsun Zan didn't care how many enemies there were, he was more concerned about the morale of the soldiers in the military camp.
If the upper reaches were polluted, the soldiers would be short of water. If he hadn't had the foresight to reserve a large amount of water resources in advance, the soldiers might have been defeated by now.
"There are still about three days to save water."
Guan Jing reported to him: "If the enemy cannot be defeated within three days, I'm afraid..."
"Um."
Gongsun Zan narrowed his eyes and said calmly: "We will attack the camp tonight."
The night is silent.
It was already the third moment of human determination. A crescent moon in the night sky was hidden behind dark clouds. The cool moonlight shined from the edge of the clouds, illuminating a small piece of bluish-white sky and even the edges of the dark clouds were stained.
A touch of white frost.
The earth was completely dark, except for the light of the fire in front of the camp, and there were dark and hazy shadows everywhere.
More than 500 people quietly concealed themselves at the gate of the Wuhuan camp on the east side. Because there was no order, they did not dare to move rashly, and they all hid in the shadows of the grass and trees.
Compared with the Han people who are good at making camp camps, the production level of the Hu camps is obviously not up to par. Apart from the crooked wooden fences, there are almost no fortifications on the outside, no trenches, no subsidences, and no iron caltrops to resist horses.
It was as crude as a large cattle, sheep and horse pen.
Gongsun Zan personally led the team, together with Yu Tiankai and two more brave military commanders in the army. When they got closer to observe, they saw that there were only three or two clusters of torches shining on the wall of the stronghold, and a few sentinels could be seen vaguely.
Tian Yu took a brief look at the scene on the wall and was making calculations in his mind. A military commander beside him had already whispered: "The Xianbei people are not well-defended. They must not have expected that we would dare to kill them. Let the soldiers disperse one by one to find others."
Climb the wall of the village with a ladder and seize the gate of the village..."
"It's not that easy."
Even Gongsun Zan could see that although the Xianbei people's defense was indeed crude, the Hu people's camps were extremely scattered due to their habits.
For example, the Xiongnu tribes of Xianbei and Wuhuan who came to attack Gongsun Zan this time. Xianbei has Kuitou, Fuluohan, Budugen, Qianman, Kezui, and Queju. Wuhuan has Tadun, Wuyan, and Supuyan.
, the Xiongnu had the Huchuquan tribe and the Liubao tribe.
These large tribes are not together at all, and there are even countless small tribes scattered below them.
The entire wilderness by the Laishui River stretches for more than ten miles and is dotted with countless tents, ranging from hundreds to thousands to hundreds.
Once a fight breaks out, even if you destroy a camp with thousands of tents, you will only destroy a large tribe.
There are still more than a dozen large tribes, and it is impossible for you to wipe out all the enemies in a short period of time, and you may even be counterattacked by the enemies.
Tian Yu had also lived at the border for a long time, so he naturally knew that the Hu people were different from the Han people. He thought for a long time and suddenly said to Gongsun Zan: "General, when Duke Xuande sent us back to Youzhou last time, there should be some Molotov cocktails left on the ship."
"Yes, there are some more."
Gongsun Zan recalled that those Molotov cocktails were left over from the burning of Ju Yi. They were originally used to deal with Gao Gan. Unexpectedly, Gao Gan didn't know that a ship was coming to pick him up and ran away to other places, so he saved them.
Later, after Liu Bei left, these Molotov cocktails were simply given to him. They are now kept in the army and occasionally used as strong drinks.
"There are many?"
"There should be... less than a thousand bottles left."
"Why is there only so much?"
Tian Yu was puzzled.
Although Gongsun Zan himself was reselling spirits outside the customs, his base for making liquor was in Yuyang. After the fall of Yuyang, his inventory was probably robbed by others, so his army had long been out of liquor.
The Molotov cocktail Liu Bei gave him has been drunk by some generals in the army recently.
But Tian Yu knew about this. It was normal and he had to maintain morale. But he remembered that there should be four to five thousand bottles of Molotov cocktails left at that time. Even if all the lieutenants and soldiers in the army were all drunkards, only one or two Molotov cocktails were left.
I can't drink that much in a month.
Gongsun Zan said solemnly: "Nanlou Huaitou Suli and others complained to me a few days ago, saying that the tribal children suffered heavy casualties. I know they are blackmailing me and want to increase the price. I can only give away most of the wine to them.
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"These barbarians are really..."
Tian Yu's face became serious. He also knew that Hu people are mothers if they have breasts. It would be good if Nanlou and others can still stand by Gongsun Zan at this juncture. It doesn't matter if they give them more money.
But it's not too late to talk about adding more money later. At this time, isn't it adding insult to injury and taking advantage of others' danger?
What's more, these Molotov cocktails now have a more important role.
Gongsun Zan said: "I know what you want to do, but if you ask them for it now, I'm afraid it will be too late. In three days, the water source in the army will dry up. By then, morale will be weakened and it will be difficult to maintain."
Tian Yu thought for a while and said: "It doesn't matter. Even if there are only a thousand bottles, it should be able to dampen the enemy's morale and make them fear us in the decisive battle."
"good."
Gongsun Zan turned to the two army commanders and said: "Let all the crossbowmen come forward and surround the village gate from both sides. Each team disperses to ambush on both sides to make way for the road. When the fire comes, the enemy will inevitably flee in panic. You can let the crossbowmen
Set up an ambush and shoot them all, whether they are enemy reinforcements or fleeing enemies!"
"clear!"
The two army commanders nodded.
Gongsun Zan said to Tian Yu again: "Guorang, go back to the camp and collect all the incendiary bottles for use."
"good."
Tian Yu replied.
Gongsun Zan ordered Tian Kai again, "You go and gather all the cavalry. I will lead the team myself. They all obey my orders and take action! Everyone is ready to fight! When you take action, you must be ruthless and fast, regardless of the cost!"
"only!"
Tian Kai got the order.
Several people quietly retreated.
This time I came here to observe the enemy's camp at close range.
Once you figure it out, you should know how to fight.
Although the Hu people live scattered, they are generally divided into three camps.
The Xianbei people, Wuhuan people and Huns each occupy one part. The Xianbei people are on the east side, with the largest number, closer to Gongsun Zan's camp. The Wuhuan people are on the west side, closer to the river. The Huns are the least, on the north side, slightly
Stay away from them.
Gongsun Zan decided to target the Xianbei people first. In fact, there were also many Wuhuan people. This time, the leaders almost mobilized in full force. There were almost 40,000 troops one after another, and the Wuhuan people dispatched more than 30,000 people.
In addition to more than 10,000 Huns, there are about 80,000 or 90,000 Hu soldiers gathered here. Gongsun Zan has about 20,000 infantry and cavalry, plus Nanlou and other troops, there are only 78,000 or 80,000, so there is a gap in strength.
But this gap is actually not very obvious, and wars are often not decided by numbers. There are too many unexpected factors, and no one can tell who will have the last laugh.
The moon is dark and the wind is high.
The gate of Gongsun Zan's camp opened, and the infantry came out first, but then the cavalry galloped forward in a mighty manner.
The sound of galloping horses was particularly noticeable at night, and the Xianbei people heard the sound from several miles away.
Suddenly, many people from the six Xianbei tribes woke up and almost instinctively began to run to the stables in the direction of the rear camp, preparing to mount their horses and fight.
However, the Xianbei people were not in chaos at this time, because such things often happened on the grassland. The enemy tribe suddenly attacked at night. At this time, they had to prepare their horses and weapons immediately before the enemy was close, whether they were escaping or running away.
Counterattack depends on the intention of the tribal leader.
The leaders of the six Xianbei tribes had different reactions. Kuitou and other tribes immediately asked the soldiers to move toward the front camp in preparation for a counterattack. Qianman and other tribes asked the soldiers to move toward the rear camp and took the horses first to see the situation.
Even before the war started, the atmosphere was already very serious. The two sides were only a few miles apart and had arrived in an instant. At this time, all the Xianbei people had just arrived at the stables and those who were faster got on their horses.
And Gongsun Zan's cavalry all grasped the Molotov cocktails and torches in their hands!