The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms - Vol 10 Chapter 304

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When Guo Jia and others came, they just saluted, and everyone sat down.

Xunzhen asked Guo Si to surrender to Liu Biao, and Liu Biao had agreed, and now Liu Biao’s envoy was in the camp and told Guo Jia and others.

Yuan Sui, the chief historian, Sima Xuankang, Chen Yi, the chief clerk, and others listened and looked after each other.

Guo Jia chuckled softly and said, “Ming Gong, I used to look at Guo Si as a martial artist, but now I look at him, but I underestimate him, and I don’t know that he also has a plan to take chestnuts out of fire.”

“Fengxiao, what do you think I should do with this matter?”

Guo Jia thought for a while and said, “Ming Gong, we can only leave it for now.”

Xuankang interjected and said, “Let’s leave it for now?” He frowned and said, “If we leave it alone, wouldn’t Li Guo and other counties in the west of Nanyang County fall into the hands of Liu Jingsheng? And Guo Si is also a traitor. What the sage hates, before sending the troops, the sage also told him that he hoped that Duke Ming would capture him, and ‘capture Si to offer him as a saint’ was one of the goals of Duke Ming’s crusade against Yuan Shu, how could he tolerate him surrendering to Liu Jingsheng!”

Guo Jia said: “Sima’s words are true, Liguo and other counties may fall into Zhennan’s hands because of this, but one is that our army has not yet attacked Wan, and there is no way to dispatch the main force to attack Guo Si; There is a conflict with Liu Zhennan, so there is no good plan for the current plan. It can only be left for the time being… Duke Ming, Jia Zhi’s stupid opinion, we can wait for the attack on Wan County and eliminate Yuan Shu, and then make another plan on this. .” After a pause, he smiled again, “If Liu Zhennan really dared to accept Guo Si’s surrender, Duke Ming, this would actually be a good thing for Duke Ming.”

Xuankang pondered and said, “Your intention is to wait for Yuan Shu to be annihilated, and then use the excuse of ‘hidden traitor’ to attack Xiangyang? … But what we agreed on before the war was not to destroy Yuan Shu. Liu Zhennan, is it better to maintain the old alliance with him first?”

“As long as the handle is on me, when to use troops, don’t let Duke Ming have the final say?” Guo Jia smiled slowly.

Xun Zhen thought about it for a long time just now, and the same result came to mind. After listening to Guo Jia’s suggestion, he asked the rest of the people, Yuan Sui, Chen Yi, etc. also had no other good ideas, and they all agreed with Guo Jia’s suggestion, so Xun Zhen adopted Guo Jia’s suggestion. At this point, a decision was made.

It is to put the matter aside for the time being, and discuss it later after the capture of Wanxian County and the capture of Yuan Shu.

Putting this topic aside for the time being, Xun Zhen and Guo Jia and others said: “Wan County is a strong city, with plenty of soldiers and enough food, so it is difficult to be surrounded and then attacked, so after the three counties of Kruyang, Ji, and Ye, although our army has I have entered Bowang, Zhi and other counties, which are not far away from Wan, but I did not immediately go to Bowang in person, nor did I immediately order the various ministries to launch an attack. Liguo, Wan and other counties were surrounded by heavy siege, and what they did was that they hoped that the Yuan Highway Department could be transferred out of the city. Send troops to fight… But I didn’t expect Guo Si to surrender Liu Jingsheng! It seems that we can’t wait any longer, we must immediately send orders to the front-line departments to immediately launch the offensive against Bowang, Zhixian and other places!”

But it turned out that since the beginning of the attack on Luyang and other counties, Xunzhen never led the main force to fight, but instead stationed in Yingchuan, and only divided his troops to attack Luyang and other counties. These counties were only the first line of defense in the northern part of Nanyang County, and he did not need to go out in person, but there was another reason, that is, he wanted to lure Yuan Shu to send reinforcements. However, Yuan Shu did not send many reinforcements from the beginning to the end, and Le, who was ordered to rush to aid Lu Yang, retreated halfway because of cowardice. Therefore, his strategy failed.

It was after the capture of Luyang that Xun Zhen violated the principle of “soldiers are precious and speedy”, and he did not launch a fierce attack on Bowang and other counties. In order to lure Yuan Shu into sending troops out of Wan, hoping to wipe out some or most of the guards in Wan County in the field, Wan County would be much easier to fight. However, this intention of his has not been realized so far, and it can be inferred that it has also failed.

If Guo Si hadn’t surrendered to Liu Biao, Xun Zhen could still use a dull knife to kill people, and slowly think of a way to fight. He believed that sooner or later, he would be able to put enough pressure on Yuan Shu, through the repeated low morale of his army, Wanxian City would be destroyed. The turmoil in the hearts of the people, etc., forced him to send troops out of the city to fight.

But the problem is that now there is such an unexpected situation that Guo Si surrenders to Liu Biao, Xun Zhen can no longer fight slowly.

He can only change the deployment.

Guo Jia and others thought so.

Guo Jia said: “What Duke Ming said is very true. The Japanese army reported that Liu Hu and Kuaiyue were very urgent to attack Chaoyang. Once Chaoyang was shot down by them, there would be few new field soldiers in the north of Chaoyang, and they would probably benefit from it. Even at that time, If Guo Si sent troops from Liguo and Shunyang to the east, and he had already surrendered to Liu Zhennan, would Zangba block or not? There would be a dilemma. In this case, Liguo, Shunyang and Chaoyang, the champion of Xinye, Rangxian The three counties of Anzhong and Anzhong may also be won for Liu Zhennan! And even, it is not impossible for Liu Hu and others to capture or surrender Liu Zhennan in Nieyang, Jiyang, and Yuyang between Xinye and Wan counties! The current policy seems to be no longer suitable

Instead of attacking, they should immediately send orders to the front-line departments to quickly capture Bowang and other counties and encircle Wan County; then, before the southern part of Liuzhen, capture or control Nieyang, Jiyang, Yuyang, and together with the champion, Anzhong, Rang County and other places must not be taken by Liu Zhennan! ”

So on the same day, Xun Zhen passed the front line to besiege Yang Feng and Zhang Fei in Zhixian County and Western Hubei, and Sun Ce, who was in charge of attacking Duyang, Wuyin, and Biyang, ordered them to immediately launch the most violent offensive against the counties and demanded. They captured these counties in the shortest possible time; they also encircled Bowang’s Wenpin, Taishici, Li Tong, Wenwei, Xunxi and other ministries, and told them to prepare for battle, and when he arrived, they began to attack . At the same time, Xun Zhen led Xin Ai and other troops to depart from Luyang, headed south to Bowang, and personally went to command the battle to besiege Bowang.

——The siege of Bowang, Xun Zhen personally went to direct it, because compared with Zhixian and other places, Bowang had the strongest city and the largest number of defenders. More importantly, it was reported that the defenders in the city were not only happy Yes, and there are Yang Hong and Ji Ling.

…

Zhixian County and Xi’e County are both to the west of Bowang.

Zhixian County is in the northwest of Bowang, and Xi’e is in the southwest of Bowang.

The person who attacked Zhixian was Yang Feng’s department.

Yang Feng has been in Zhixian for four days, and has made two tentative attacks on Zhixian.

The county seat of Zhixian County has the eastern foothills of the Funiu Mountains to the west and the Ganshui River to the south. In the east of the city, just like the defense situation in Luyang County, there is also a camp outside the city, echoing the horns in the city. That is to say, the most suitable area for Yang Fengbu to siege the city is only the north of the city.

The defender of Zhixian County was named Liang Gang. He was one of the generals under Yuan Shu’s account. His position in Yuan Shu’s army was not as good as Zhang Xun and Qiao Rui. He was from Runan and was in the same county as Yuan Shu.

After receiving Xun Zhen’s order, Yang Feng summoned his generals to discuss the method of attacking the city.

Just like when Yu Jin fought Luyang, he wanted to fight beautifully; this time, the fight against Zhixian was the first battle after Yang Feng surrendered to Xunzhen, and he also wanted to fight beautifully. After Xu Huang and other generals arrived, Yang Fenghu sat on the table, looked around at the crowd, stroked his beard, and said, “The order of the chariot and cavalry troops has arrived, and I ordered my department to immediately launch a general attack on Zhixian County, and asked us to conquer it as soon as possible! It’s these few days of attacking the city, Zhixian County is backed by mountains and rivers, and the east of the city has its barracks, the task of attacking is not easy, what good strategies do you have for this battle?”

About a dozen people were summoned to participate in the military meeting, all of whom were generals such as Sima, Duwei, Cavalry Duwei, and Colonel Lieutenant of other ministries under Yang Feng’s tent.

Everyone is from Hedong, but they don’t have to worry about others not understanding their words, and they don’t need to speak Luoyang mandarin. There were four or five people in a row, and they said a few suggestions.

Or say casually, “The onslaught is”, or opportunistically say, “The main force of our army gathers and surrounds for a few days, and I am afraid that he will not surrender”?

When Yang Feng heard this, he was not satisfied.

Before Xu Huang spoke, Yang Feng knew that Xu Huang had a plan, so he asked Xu Huang and said, “Gongming, why don’t you speak?”

Xu Huang said: “After several days of temptation to attack the city, as the general said, the town of Zhixian is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Now if you want to overcome it quickly, if you attack it by force, I am afraid that it will not be feasible, and you can only take it by means of calculation.”

“What’s the plan?”

Xu Huang said: “General, the last commander found out that Liang Gang is impatient, and the last commander wondered if he could start from here to defeat him?”

In his early years, Xu Huang was a county official in Hedong County. His family was a big surname in Yang County. When he was a boy, Xu Huang had studied and read books, while the rest of the generals under Yang Feng’s account were mostly Qingxia, He was born as a bandit, so he was sitting among the generals at this time. Although Xu Huang was strong and strong, and he lived in the military for many years, his complexion was also thick/dark, but under the contrast, he actually showed some Confucian generals.

Yang Feng was surprised and said, “Liang Gang is impatient? Gongming, where did you come from?”

“General, after sieging the city for the past few days, the last general has specifically sought out the village elders and tyrants outside the county, and questioned them. It was from them that he learned of Liang Gang’s personality and his impatience.”

But these few days, when the city is not being attacked, the rest of the generals don’t want to have fun. Xu Huang invited many elders and tyrants from the villages outside the county to the camp and asked them about Liang Gang and Liang Gang’s generals. temperament.

Liang Gang has been stationed in Zhixian County for a long time. The characters of him and his generals, including the details of the guards inside and outside the city, are naturally known to the local elders and tyrants, and because Liang Gang’s troops often violated the common people, The local scholars have long hated him and his minions, so when Xu Huang asked, they did not hide anything, and told Xu Huang everything they knew.

Yang Feng was stunned and said, “Gongming, how do I hear the news? In the past few days, you have been in and out of your tent, and many local scholars have come and gone. I thought you were trying to get some oil and water, but it turned out that you were doing this. !… Well, even if Liang Gang is impatient, how do you want to overcome this?”

“General, in addition to the last general, it has been discovered that the guard of the thief camp outside the city is not only Liang Gang’s son, but also because Liang Gang has no son, he loves his son. Liang Gang loves his son, and his sexuality If you are impatient, then the general will be foolish. When our army attacks the city again, why not attack the camp outside the city? The general will predict that Liang Gang will definitely go out to the city to rescue him. If you take advantage of the trend to attack the city, can’t Zhixian be able to conquer it?”

Yang Feng was overjoyed and said, “Okay! This is a very good policy!”

He ordered the generals to follow Xu Huang’s policy.

Deploy on the day, take action the next day.

Xu Huang brought in 500 elite soldiers, and squatted on the only road from Zhixian County to the camp outside the city. Yang Feng ordered the other generals to lead his troops, together with the people’s husband, etc., to make a huge stance to attack the county town of Zhixian; when the siege battle started, he led the remaining troops and attacked the camp outside the city in the east of the city.

The soldiers under Yang Feng’s tent were originally part of the Baibo Yellow Turban Army. They have been soldiers in Hedong since the fifth year of Zhongping, and they have hardly stopped fighting for nearly ten years. They are all veterans with rich combat experience. The combat power is still quite strong, and it is also under the direct supervision of Yang Feng. After this struggle, the camp outside the city could not be held.

Liang Gang looked at him from the top of the city, suddenly woke up, and shouted: “So the siege is fake, Yang Fengzhen is going to fight, it is our army’s camp outside the city! This camp outside the city must not be lost! We must help immediately! ”

When the general was shocked, he hurriedly discouraged him and said, “General, don’t send troops out of the city rashly! If it is in the middle, what should I do?”

Liang Gang angrily said: “How did Lu Yang lose it, have you forgotten? If the camp outside the city is lost, my defenders will lose their horns! How can we defend this city?”

Another general dissuaded him and said, “General, but now the thieves have surrounded my city on both the north and east sides, and even if you want to help, you can’t get out of the city!”

Liang Gang said: “Have you not seen it yet? Most of the thieves attacking the city are civilians! How can you stop me from the people in the district!”

“But the general…”

Liang Gang pressed his sword and said angrily, “I have made up my mind! I will lead my troops and go out of the city to help immediately! Those who dare to resist again will be punished with the crime of Ju Jun!”

The general risked his death to persuade him and said, “The general is the lord of my city. Even if you want to help foreign camps, you can’t lead the troops to help yourself!”

“Aren’t you afraid of my military law?” Liang Gang was worried about the safety of his servant, but he was not willing to follow advice, but he knew it would be for his sake, but he didn’t kill him, but just frightened him fiercely.

The generals did not dare to persuade.

Liang Gang ordered more than a thousand soldiers and horses, led them personally, and rushed out from the east gate of the city. Nearly half of the Fengbu troops besieging the east city wall were civilians, and they were not enemies of Liang Gang.

As expected, the enemy troops who attacked the city were easily killed and scattered. Liang Gang, with high fighting spirit, urged the troops to rush to the foreign aid camp.

However, on the way to the outer camp, they suddenly heard the sound of drum horns, and a troop of soldiers and horses rushed out from both sides.

The leader was Xu Huang.

Xu Huang’s prancing horse took the lead, serving as a soldier, wearing armor and carrying spears, and crashing into Liang Gang’s army first, followed by dozens of cavalrymen with spears and whistles. And behind the cavalry are the infantry screaming and charging. Liang Gang slapped his eyes in panic and looked around. There were already enemy figures on both sides of the road. From a distance, the dust filled the air, and he didn’t know how many enemies were in the dust.

——But in the dust, there are actually not many enemies, the dusty momentum is just Xu Huang’s bluff.

Liang Gang’s department was in chaos.

Although Liang Gang tried desperately to order, it was of no avail. After resisting for only half an hour, his soldiers turned around and fled into the city. Seeing that it was impossible for Liang Gang to do anything, he had no choice but to retreat to the city under the **** of more than 100 personal soldiers left and right.

In the half-hour chaotic battle, even though the troops and horses led out of the city led by Liang Gang were defeated with less victory, the 500 soldiers that Xu Huang brought were scattered all over the battlefield. More, only thirty or forty steps to ride.

When he saw Liang Gang fleeing, Xu Huang didn’t have time to organize troops and horses to intercept him. After chasing all the way, it turned out to be the east of Zhixian County!

A soldier next to him wiped the sweat from his forehead and shouted loudly, “Captain! Don’t chase after him any more!”

The generals who stayed in the city had already dispatched troops to respond to Liang Gang and others.

Looking back, the closest allies to Xu Huang’s small army were also a mile or two away, and in the meantime and near Xu Huang and others, all of Liang Gang’s troops were defeated. If you chase him again, it is very likely that you will be surrounded by enemies instead.

“You can conquer the city in one fell swoop! If you are afraid of the public, you can return it!” Xu Huang hurried his horse with a spear and greeted the east gate of Zhixian County. After Gang waited, he rolled forward and had no intention of retreating!