The backbone of the city is the military camp. Basically, the thousand soldiers guarding the north city are in the military camp, and there are less than fifty people at the top of the city.
The lights were brightly lit in front of the military camp gate, and Zhang Yun led his soldiers to lurk fifty steps away. At this time, two soldiers standing guard at the gate fell down almost at the same time. Two black figures appeared behind them and opened the camp door.
"Be quiet!"
Zhang Yun led two thousand soldiers into the military camp silently, and the gate of the military camp slammed shut.
.........
At this time, 20,000 cavalrymen had appeared three miles away from the military camp. In the darkness, they could clearly see the military camp in the wilderness ahead. Pei Xin stared at the head of Nanzheng City with solemn eyes.
At this time, two rockets rose into the sky from the top of the city, and bright red flames drew an arc in the air.
Pei Xin coldly ordered: "Attack the entire army and completely destroy the enemy!"
Twenty thousand cavalry began to gallop, their swords were unsheathed, their spears were straightened, and their murderous intent began to burst out.
The soldiers moved faster and faster, and the ground began to tremble.
The officers and soldiers of the Hanzhong Army in the military camp were awakened by the muffled thunder on the horizon. They felt that the earth was shaking. They were at a loss. They stood up and walked out of the tent and looked around. They had never fought with the cavalry, so they did not know that it was a cavalry kill.
Coming.
Cao Liwei was also awakened, but he reacted, stood up, and said sternly: "Sound the alarm!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a rapid alarm sounded outside the gate of the military camp, 'Dang! Dang! Dang!'
When the soldiers in the military camp were panicking, suddenly, as if a mountain collapsed and the ground cracked, 20,000 cavalry rushed into the camp from both sides, just like the Yellow River bursting its banks and swallowing the military camp in an instant.
The soldiers were so frightened that they turned around and ran wildly. Cao Liwei got on his horse and shouted: "Retreat to the city! Retreat to the city!"
He led a large number of soldiers to rush towards the county town. Only by escaping into the county town could they have a way to survive.
The county seat was very close to the military camp, only one mile away. In just a few moments, Cao Liwei led his army to the city wall.
"Open the door immediately!" Cao Liwei shouted.
Zhang Yun took aim, and he was the only one in the entire army riding a horse. The string was loosened, and a wolf-fang arrow shot out like lightning. Cao Liwei was unable to dodge. The arrow hit his left shoulder, and the armor-piercing arrow penetrated his chain chain.
A, Cao Liwei shouted, turned over and fell off his horse.
Suddenly, arrows were fired from the top of the city. The soldiers of the Hanzhong Army were caught off guard and fell down one after another.
"Surrender without killing!"
In the distance, soldiers were faintly shouting from the military camp. Seeing that the enemy army had been completely defeated, General Pei Xin issued an order to accept the surrender.
At this time, Yang Xuanying led five thousand cavalry to cover up the enemy from behind. Thousands of Han Chinese soldiers had no way to retreat. They didn’t know whether the commander was alive or dead, and they didn’t know who was taking the lead. One by one, the soldiers took off their armor, threw away their weapons, and knelt down to raise their weapons.
Hands surrender.
The battle only lasted half an hour and ended. The sneak attack of 20,000 cavalry routed the Hanzhong army like a scourge. More than 3,000 people were killed, more than 10,000 people surrendered, and more than 1,000 people fled in the darkness.
Missing.
At dawn, thousands of farmers were seen coming from all directions, escorting the captured fleeing soldiers. These soldiers hid in farmers' homes, trying to escape the pursuit of the cavalry, but were caught by the farmers.
After Cao Liwei took office, military discipline was lax. Farmers near the military camp became the biggest victims. Stealing chickens and dogs was a trivial matter. Peasant women were frequently violated. The nearby farmers hated the soldiers, so the soldiers fled into the villages, which immediately triggered the farmers' anger.
In response to their siege, these soldiers took off their armor, discarded their weapons, and were unarmed. Hundreds of soldiers were killed on the spot by the angry farmers.
The fleeing soldiers who were brought over were basically disabled, their bones and tendons were broken after being beaten, and they were covered in blood.
Pei Xin ordered his people to appease the villagers and asked the soldiers to bandage the wounds of the injured deserters. At this moment, gongs and drums were playing in Nanzheng City, and the excitement was boiling. Pei Xin rushed people to inquire about the situation. After a while, the soldiers came back and reported, "
General, the people of Nanzheng are beating gongs and drums to welcome us to seize Hanzhong."
It turned out that the people in Nanzheng City did not know about the fierce fighting outside the city last night, and the small-scale fighting in the city did not disturb the sleeping people. It was not until dawn that the residents in the city discovered that the soldiers patrolling the streets were no longer the Hanzhong Army, but
The Jin army came from Chang'an, and the flag on the city was changed into a black dragon flag with a red background.
The people suddenly burst into joy, and the whole city of Nanzheng was boiling with gongs and drums. People ran onto the streets and beat bowls and basins, and the streets quickly turned into a sea of jubilation.
This made Pei Xin a little puzzled. Zhou Yi said with emotion: "It's no wonder they are so excited. A dou of rice is one hundred and fifty cents, and a dou of salt is one thousand three hundred cents. In Chang'an, a dou of rice is fifty cents, and a dou of flour is only thirty cents."
Wen, the price of salt is one hundred and thirty cents per dou, the household tax is one hundred cents per person, and there is only household tax. They have tea and wine tax, shelf tax, household tax, commercial tax, cloth tax, all of them add up to at least ten guan.
, In the words of His Highness Prince Jin, our arrival is to overthrow the mountain that is pressing on them, how can they not be excited."
Pei Xin nodded and smiled: "In that case, I will simply fight to be dismissed from office and go directly to Chengdu."
Everyone will laugh heartily...
In the afternoon of that day, Guo Song led the logistics team to arrive in Hanzhong.
The key to the success of this sneak attack on Hanzhong lies in the word "sneak attack", which caught the Hanzhong army by surprise.
Pei Xin led the generals out of the camp to welcome the arrival of the lord.
"See Your Highness!" Pei Xin knelt down on one knee and saluted.
See you, Your Highness!" The generals knelt down and saluted.
Guo Song turned over and dismounted, smiled at everyone and said: "Generals, please stand up, everyone has worked hard."
Pei Xin knew what his lord was most concerned about, so he stepped forward and said: "In these captures of Hanzhong, only three of our troops were killed, and it was due to accidents. Twenty-one were injured, and the injuries were not serious."
"very good!"
Guo Song nodded approvingly and asked: "How is the enemy's situation?"
"Your Highness, we have captured more than 11,600 people, killed more than 3,300 people, and more than 1,000 people have escaped. However, many of the fleeing soldiers were killed or captured by nearby villagers. Many of them were soldiers.
He has done many evil things, and the villagers are deeply abhorred."
"Where is General Cao Liwei?"
Guo Song asked strangely: "Why haven't you heard from him?"
"He was injured and fell off his horse. He was captured by the enemy's surrendering soldiers and is now being held in the camp."
Guo Song nodded, "Let him go later. Those of the Hanzhong Army who are willing to follow him back to Bashu will also be released. Those who are unwilling to leave will stay and reorganize and become our soldiers."
"Follow the order!"
Surrounded by everyone, Guo Song walked into the military camp. The military camp was the main camp of the Hanzhong Army. Since no fire attacks were used, the main camp was preserved intact.
Guo Song came to the Chinese army tent and sat down. He smiled at the generals gathered together and said: "I know everyone is confused and has many questions in their minds. Why should we attack Hanzhong? Is it really because military supplies have been seized? In the future
Do you want to return Hanzhong back? I can tell you clearly that once Hanzhong is occupied by us, it will never be returned to the Southern Tang Dynasty."
There was a burst of warm applause in the big tent. Everyone had only heard that there was a conflict between the King of Jin and the Southern Tang Dynasty, which triggered this raid. Once the conflict is resolved, will it be returned to the Southern Tang Dynasty? This is something that everyone is very concerned about.
So Guo Song's clear answer made everyone relieved.
Guo Song waved his hands to calm everyone down, and continued: "We were indeed detained by the Hanzhong army because of important supplies, but this was not the reason why we attacked Hanzhong, but an opportunity. Hanzhong always threatened Guanzhong and Chang'an. At the beginning,
Wei Gao's Northern Expedition started from Hanzhong and entered Guanzhong very smoothly. Hanzhong not only had multiple routes to enter Guanzhong, but also threatened Longyou. From the Chu-Han conflict and Zhuge's Northern Expedition, we can see Hanzhong's
It is strategically important, so if Hanzhong is not in our hands, Chang'an will not be truly stable."
Guo Song's words completely reassured the generals, and they all left to deal with the logistics supplies.
At this time, a soldier reported: "General Zhang is bringing the head of the Liu family to ask for an audience!"
Guo Song smiled and said: "Invite them in!"
The Liu family in Hanzhong is said to be the descendant of Liu Bei, but it is an indisputable fact that Liu Bei's descendants were massacred during the Yongjia Rebellion. It is possible that some of them escaped back to Bashu by chance, but even if it is true, it is of little significance.
However, Guo Song still attached great importance to local snakes in various places and tried to win over them as much as possible. This was of great significance to him in consolidating his territory.
Not long after, Zhang Yun came in with the Liu brothers. They were both in their fifties, of medium build, and looked a bit like businessmen. They came in and knelt down to pay homage.
Zhang Yun introduced: "This is the head of the family, Liu Wanshan, and his brother Liu Wanyu!"
"Two Kunzhongs, please rise!"
Guo Song asked the soldiers to bring chairs for the three of them to sit down.
"Liu Canjun should know how much food is left in the city now, right?" Guo Song asked Liu Wanyu with a smile.