Chapter 120: The Battle of Liangzhou (5)
In the winter of October, just when the army was resting and planning to march westward, Liu Bei received a letter from Lu Min, acting on behalf of Zhang Wen as Yang Cixue, a kind and generous elder, who had written several times to help Liu Bei. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info his son is Yang Biao, who is also a brave and loyal minister, and his grandson Yang Xiu......
Liu Bei sighed, let's recruit Yang Xiu to his shogunate in the future, don't let this kid follow Cao Cao, not to mention that Lu Min took Yang Biao's daughter, just for the sake of Yang Ci's affection, he also has to protect him.
Soon, the imperial court also reported that Yang Ci was honored and favored after his death, and posthumously presented the general of the chariot and cavalry, and he was Wenlie. This nickname is not bad, it is said to be written by heaven and earth, moral erudition, diligence and questioning, benevolence and love for the people...... Meritorious service to the people, virtue and respect......
When Zhang Wen heard Yang Ci, he was also emotional, and after leading everyone to sacrifice Yang Ci from afar, he cleaned up his mood and led the army to allocate camps and approach martial arts.
The thieves in Liangzhou saw the surging Han army, because the martial arts city wall was dilapidated and there was no danger to defend, so they abandoned the martial arts and went to protect Meiyang.
The Liangzhou soldiers gained a foothold in Meiyang, perhaps because they were close to Liangzhou, and they regained a lot of confidence. So Fu and the Han army came to fight, and they won and lost each other.
Liu Bei can't, even if he has a wide range of soldiers, and the four generals under his command, Guan, Zhang, Huang, and Yan are all famous generals in the world, but in the surging tide of cavalry, they are just self-preservation. The Liangzhou thieves didn't count the casualties, and he couldn't ignore the deaths and injuries of his soldiers. beheaded Li Wenhou the previous time, but it was just luck, because Li Wenhou had suffered a big loss at his hands, and he was unstable in his army. Now the Liangzhou thieves, under the command of Bian Zhang and Han Sui, tens of thousands of elite horsemen have advanced and retreated, and they only flexibly robbed and killed back and forth around the outer formation of the Han army, just like several fruit knives, peeling off the skin of a huge fruit layer by layer.
Han Sui and Bian Zhang didn't know how smart they were compared to Beigong Boyu, and Beigong Boyu's blood was about to rush into battle, and when he entered the Han army array, he was deep in the quagmire. Now the cavalry only robbed and killed back and forth outside the Han army's formation, which gave the Han army a headache. After the rain of arrows on both sides, you come and go, it is a real fight. Although the outermost layer of the Han army was guarded by shield soldiers, the spearmen inside were not vegetarians. But he couldn't stand the Liangzhou thief standing on the horse, condescending, and with a wide line of sight. It was a few circles, and the overall Han army suffered a lot.
Zhang Wen looked at it, it's over, this can't be done, the army is standing in this let the Liangzhou cavalry cut back and forth like this, it's too stupid. But they can't take the initiative to attack, everyone is cavalry, not to mention that they can't catch up, as soon as the formation is broken, they are given a chance to take advantage of it. What will happen then, no one knows.
So Zhang Wenmingjin withdrew his troops and looked forward to fighting again in the coming days.
The Liangzhou thieves won a small victory for a while, and went back to the city with great strength.
When Zhang Wen was at a loss, there were pro-soldiers to report, and Bao Hong, the right supporter, led the county soldiers to help, Zhang Wen was overjoyed, no matter where the people came from at this time, the more the merrier anyway.
Bao Hong is a man of five big and three coarse, with a rough appearance, but he speaks very elegantly. Seeing Zhang Wen, he said: "Ming Gong, the traitors in Liangzhou have entered Kou Sanfu, my hometown is in misery, and my father is in trouble." I was indignant in my heart, so I scattered all my family wealth and recruited village soldiers to come here, wanting to die for Ming Gong and destroy the Liangzhou traitors, and I hope that Ming Gong will accept it. ”
Bao Hong, the word Gongtu, once raised filial piety, out of Shizhou County, and then enlisted as a councilor, and went to work because of things. Living at home. When Zhang Wen heard this, he smiled and said: "The imperial court is thirsty for talents, and Bao Gongtu is here to show his talents." So he immediately went to the table and worshiped Bao Hong as the Sima of the other department.
It was rainy for several days, and neither side could come out. So he rested in the camp. Liu Bei hates this kind of wet weather, but it's okay at home, you can watch the rain from the window and read a book. But this is in the army.
On this day, Liu Bei brought Xun Yu and others to observe the mountains and rivers. On the way, he asked: "Wen Ruo, is there a strategy to break the thief in Liangzhou?" ”
Xun Yu said: "Lord, today's plan is to use the army to surround Meiyang, surround Sanque one, wait for the thieves in Liangzhou to run out of food, and then take advantage of the situation to attack, and ambush a branch of elite soldiers outside, so that you can get full merit." There is no other way. ”
Liu Bei thought about it and felt that Xun Yu was right. When the two armies face each other, the strength is about the same, and they still have to rely on their own strength and advantages, and it is useless to think about conspiracies and tricks all the time. It's like dealing with the Liangzhou soldiers, and I really can't think of any good way. Cao Cao and Yuan Shao's later battle of Guandu, that was Cao Cao's few soldiers, and he had no choice but to give it a go and burn Yuan Shao's grain and grass. Yuan Shao also suffered from too many people. There was no food in his hands, so he panicked, so all three armies collapsed.
Now that the Liangzhou thieves are entrenched in the city, they want to attack his grain storage place, which is a fantasy. If you want to eliminate the Liangzhou thieves, you must either besiege the city and attack it, or besiege the city and wait for him to run out of food. Undoubtedly, the latter has a higher harvest ratio.
Liu Bei sighed, but there was a roar of water waves in his ears. After a change of thought, he led the people and horses to the river. There is a river outside Meiyang City, what is the name, Liu Bei doesn't know. There is no mark on the map, and I want to arrest someone to ask, the army is raging nearby, and the people have already fled cleanly.
After days of rain, the river rose and became turbid. Looking at the surging river, Liu Bei turned around and asked Xun Yu: "Wen Ruo, if you dig a dike and divert water to attack Meiyang City, is it okay?" ”
Xun Yu shook his head slowly, and said: "Lord, not to mention that it takes a long time to dig the embankment, but God has the virtue of a good life, once this embankment is dug, it is not the Liangzhou traitors who suffer, and the surrounding people also suffer from this. ”
Liu Bei sighed sadly, before reading history, he always looked at digging the embankment here, digging the embankment there, when he got here, why was it so difficult. Forget it, he also experienced the power of the flood when he was a child, and he still didn't do this angry thing that day.
So he led the crowd back to the camp, and every day he had nothing to do, he talked about the game with Xun Yu in the camp, he was a stinky chess basket, but he didn't expect Xun Yu to be about the same, the two of them were half a catty and eight taels, and they played deliciously. Let Jian Yong on the side see it, crying and laughing.
A few days after the rain stopped, when the ground was no longer so muddy, Liu Bei received two letters from home. Zhuo County, and Ba County. Liu Bei read them one by one, realized his wife's deep affection, and his heart was full of tenderness. After a few more years, he will have to find a place to garrison. When the time comes, bring Juan'er, Luo Yeke, and all of them to your side. What kind of barbarian king and barbarian, his own woman, how can she be outside for a long time, and then it's a big deal to let her move her clan together.
Luo Yeke said in the letter that after Sha Mo came back, he couldn't be idle, and he wanted to return to Liu Bei's side to serve day and night. When Liu Bei's soldiers sent to Liangzhou, most of the barbarians were reluctant to go to Liangzhou, and they followed Liu Bei out for a long time, and they were homesick. And as Liu Bei moved everywhere, he also made a fortune, and he wanted to go home to see his parents, wife and children at home. So Liu Bei asked Sha Mo to bring the barbarian soldiers all the way back to Yizhou. By the way, he personally instructed Shamor to listen to the tune in front of Royek.
Liu Bei thought of Sha Mo, a barbarian, and said in his heart that this guy was only afraid that he had seen the vast world outside, and he was unwilling to go home and live in the deep mountains and old forests. Human. So he wrote back and asked Luo Yeke to tell Shamo to wait for a while, wait for the Liangzhou matter, and then come to listen to it.
Lu Heng said in the letter that her daughter will be called Father, but husband, you have been away for many years, when can you come back to see your daughter? In the letter, he said that everything is fine at home, but my mother misses you and talks about it at home every day......
When Liu Bei saw this, his heart was warm, and at the same time, he only felt that his nose was sour. He is an otaku character, if it is a peaceful and prosperous world, he would rather study and farm at home, accompany his mother and wife, and spend this life plainly. But the world is like this, in this troubled world, if he doesn't struggle and doesn't have the power to master, what will he rely on to protect his relatives and lovers in the future? Gathering less and leaving more, is it his original wish?
A few days later, the two armies had finished resting and recuperating, and each was eyeing each other with the intention of starting a battle. Suddenly, at night, there were meteors in the sky, dragging a long firelight, illuminating the Liangzhou thief camp, and then there was a meteorite, falling into Meiyang City, roaring, it was night, the fire in Meiyang City was blazing, and the donkeys and horses were screaming all night.
Bian Zhang and Han Sui have seen meteors, but they have never seen meteorites when they are so big. I couldn't help but panic, thinking that this was a bad omen, and I couldn't imagine that this was a rebellion that God felt against the sky, so he punished and warned him. Both of them were afraid in their hearts, so they wanted to find Beigong Boyu to discuss, after Li Wenhou's death, Beigong Boyu was the biggest leader of Huang Zhongyi.
When I came to Beigong Boyu's residence, I looked, okay, Beigong Boyu was kneeling on the ground, praying to the heavens with all his five bodies, and looking at the heavens not to blame. This guy is more feudal and superstitious than the Han people.
What else is there to say, the three leaders all felt that this was a warning from heaven, so their opinions were quickly unified. Let's not stay in this place, let's go back to Jincheng and have a good time. With a county of land, there are so many things to rob. It's enough to toss yourself.
So I packed up overnight and prepared to leave tomorrow. As a result, it was discovered by the Han army and immediately attacked the city. The Liangzhou thieves were like arrows, and they didn't bother to entangle with the Han army. Just keep your head down and hurry.
The Han army broke Meiyang City and found that the city had been moved clean by Liangzhou thieves. Liu Beijun was okay, and the other troops couldn't help but scream and scold. The soldiers and bandits have always been a family, but they have broken the city but have not gained anything, how can they not be in a hurry.
So he joined up a large army and pursued it at the end. The Liangzhou thieves were in a hurry, and Zhang Wen used the cavalry of the strategic force to catch up, but he didn't dare to be too presumptuous, and only intercepted one of them to fight. As soon as the Han infantry arrived, the dust settled. Thousands of Liangzhou thieves were slaughtered cleanly.
After the war, everyone discussed what happened to make the Liangzhou thieves go in such a hurry. In the end, everyone discussed and discussed, thinking that it was the cause of meteors and meteorites. Otherwise, there's no reason.
The meteorite has been found, and after the burning of the atmosphere, only a small piece remains. Liu Bei originally wanted to ask for it to come over and build weapons. Later, I thought about it, the fire at this time was afraid that it would not melt the meteorite after the impurities burned out. I heard Zhang Wen say that he wanted to sacrifice to the Son of Heaven, so he thought about it and forgot it.
Since the Liangzhou thieves have retreated, there will be no rebels in the land of Sanfu. That's good news. But Zhang Wen was not satisfied. After all, the main force of the rebels is still there. So he divided his troops and set off to Liangzhou, vowing to destroy the Liangzhou traitors Han Sui, Bian Zhang and Beigong Boyu.