Chapter 121: The Battle of Liangzhou (6)

Zhang Wen was in a hurry, because of the climate. The www.biquge.info of the pen "Fun" made him have to quickly launch the last offensive in the second year of Zhongping. Then, if you want to use the army again, you can only wait for the next year without a great opportunity.

Although Liangzhou does not have as much wind and sand and lack of water as in later generations. But at this time, compared with the land of the Central Plains, it is still a bitter cold place in the hearts of scholars and ordinary people.

Liangzhou is not only sparsely populated, but also very cold in winter. Liu Bei also knew that after the last battle of Dongyue, it was no longer suitable to launch another offensive in terms of baggage, physical fitness and morale of the soldiers.

This time, it was still the five armies advancing together, Dong Zhuo, Zhou Shen, Tao Qian, Liu Bei, and Sun Jian each led a large army to Liangzhou. And Zhang Wen led the rear army to suppress the formation, and Yuan Peng sat in Chang'an. Bao Hong, as a baggage officer, provided support for the army of Zhulu in terms of grain and grass.

Liangzhou, under the jurisdiction of the county of twelve, the county ninety-eight. Liangzhou Thorn Shizhi is located in Longxian County, Hanyang County, which is rarely separated from Hanyang County and Ji County. At this time, the Liangzhou assassin was Yang Yong, and after the nerd Song Xiao was requisitioned back to Beijing, he took up this hot position.

At this time, the situation in the counties of Liangzhou was chaotic, and the most remote places such as Dunhuang and Jiuquan were fine, either deserted or deserted. Jincheng County has fallen in the whole territory, Longxi County is in Liuchaohan City, and Song Jian led the Qiang people to make a rebellion, which is a disaster for several counties. Later, in Hanyang, Anding, Beidi and other counties, there were Qiang tribes who rebelled, and there were Han people who could not survive and became bandits who were rampant for a while. These bandits and Han people also robbed, and the Qiang people also robbed, and they did everything they could. Since Yang Yong took office, his hair has turned much whiter.

Song Jian is okay to say that he is very smart, and he chose a relatively remote position to be the king and hegemon, and no one cares about him for a while. After this guy repelled a few county soldiers who came to crusade, he was extremely inflated, and even began to call himself the king of Pinghan, and then put a hundred officials as prime ministers. This farce in history lasted for more than 30 years, until the nineteenth year of Jian'an, Cao Cao ordered Xiahou Yuan, Zhang He and others to lead an army to break through the city of Caohan and capture Song Jian and others.

Han Sui, Bian Zhang and others were much more arrogant, and led the Liangzhou elite cavalry to swagger across from Hanyang County, and Yang Yong actually retreated in Longxian County, and he didn't dare to send troops to stop it. Without him, Yang Yong has very few soldiers in his hands, and if he really wants to go out of the city to intervene, he will have to sacrifice his life for the country. He didn't want to die yet, he wanted to live a few more years.

So Han Sui, Bian Zhang and others fled back to Jincheng County all the way without danger.

However, Dong Zhuo and others are not slow. Followed all the way into Liangzhou. The Han army was cold, and the treatment was different, and the counties along the way burst out with enthusiasm, giving money, food, and people to sacrifice the army.

With a mass base, the Han army was much easier. So he repaid the favor, and along the way, he wiped out countless thieves who occupied the mountain as kings. Hanyang County is clear.

Soon, the scouts in front of him understood that the Liangzhou thieves were in Yuzhong. Zhang Wen was very puzzled, there is a small city in Yu, although there is a natural danger of the Yellow River, but the river level here is gentle, easy to cross. I don't know what confidence the Liangzhou thieves have to defend here. The Han army stopped in Warrior City, Zhang Wen was quite cautious, he didn't want to be busy for so long, and he capsized in Liangzhou. Not too much, the news came, and he rode tens of thousands of people to come to help.

After hearing the report, Zhang Wen breathed a sigh of relief. Now that the reason has been found, there is no need to be afraid. So Dong Zhuo sent 30,000 soldiers to go to the crusade against Xian Lingqiang. Then the rest of the generals besieged Yuzhong City.

Liu Bei was sick. This illness came at an inopportune time. He originally thought that with his long years of martial arts practice and strong body, he would not get sick at all. But he was wrong. In the past two years, there have been many wars, from Yizhou to Jingzhou and then to Liangzhou. It can be said that most of the time, he does not have a moment to spare. From Sanfu to Liangzhou, the weather changed suddenly along the way, and Liu Bei blew the northwest wind for several days in a row, so he fell ill without warning.

Liu Bei fell ill and wrote to Zhang Wen, asking Dongzhonglang to lead the army in the shogunate Zhonglang Xun Yu on behalf of the army. So he agreed. However, Liu Bei's army was placed in the position of the reserve. Although the generals were unhappy, they saw Liu Bei's face and endured it.

Liu Bei also knew what Zhang Wen meant, and since he led his army to the west, he has won even battles. It's also time for someone else to get some oil and water. Liu Bei has no permission, just to be idle and clear his mind.

As soon as Dong Zhuo left, Zhang Wen sent Zhou Shen to lead 30,000 people to cross the river to surround Yuzhong City. The armies are complementary. Before leaving, Sun Jian said: "General Zhou, the thieves in Liangzhou are in Yuzhong, and the small people in Yuzhong City are widowed, so there must be no food." The thieves will inevitably go out to carry grain. Sun is not talented, and he is willing to lead 10,000 people to go first and cut off his grain route. And the general led the crowd behind, followed by a large army. The Liangzhou thieves must be sleepy and dare not fight. If it abandons the elm and leaves, we will lead the army behind and fight for it, and Liangzhou can be determined with a drum. ”

Zhou Shen thought that Sun Jian wanted to compete with him, so he was willing to let Sun Jian go first. Just don't listen. General Dangkou is much tougher than Sun Jian's brand, and the so-called official level crushes people to death. Zhou Shen refused, and Sun Jian had no choice but to follow Zhou Shen to eat ashes.

As a result, Zhou Shen led troops to besiege Yuzhong City, but Bian Zhang and Han Sui divided their troops outside the city. After Zhou Shen's army crossed the river, it attacked the Kwai Yuan at night, this place is a dirt mountain, not high or low, close to the Yellow River, but easy to defend and difficult to attack, is choking Zhou Shen's back road. If Zhou Shen wanted to transport grain from across the river, he would inevitably be harassed by the Liangzhou thief army. Now it's good, 30,000 elite soldiers besieged Yuzhong City, but the rebels cut off the grain route, it depends on who can't hold it first.

Sun Jian, Tao Qian and the others didn't dare to cross the river, if they were halfway through, the thieves would attack halfway, even if they couldn't suffer a big loss, they would definitely not be able to please them. This kind of loss-making business, Sun Tao and the others are old in the military, so they are not going to do it.

Zhang Wen couldn't help but have a toothache when he saw that the situation had become like this. Zhou Shen's lone army hung on the other side of the river, although it would not be wiped out by the rebels, but there was no food in the army, and after a long time, he was afraid that he would not be able to hold on. What to do? Find a way to cross the river.

On this day, Zhang Wen raised his army and laid a pontoon bridge at the place where the Yellow River was slow, intending to forcibly cross the river. Who ever wanted to be seen by Bian Zhang on the top of the mountain, so he led an army to the riverbank, just to prepare fire oil arrows, and waited for the Han army to reach the middle of the river, so that they could enjoy a good meal. Zhou Shen got Zhang Wen's signal and led the army to greet him. In Yuzhong City, Beigong Boyu led more than 10,000 elite horsemen, and the trailing attacks were continuous. In front, Han Sui led the army to fight.

Although Zhou Shen is not afraid, he is also difficult to care about. I had to turn around and go back to the camp again, and I couldn't hold out. Zhang Wen saw that the other side was well prepared, so he had no choice but to retreat.

This plan failed, Zhang Wen had another plan and prepared to cross at night. At this time, the river water was cold, and many soldiers were uncomfortable. Enduring the chill to the bone, he touched the half-repaired pontoon bridge at night, and then entered the water from the center of the river, trying to swim across the river. Who would have thought that the thief army would have thought of this a long time ago, Bian Zhang led the rebels to lurk on the river bank, waited for him, saw a strange sound in the river, and knew that it must be the Han army. When the footsteps became denser, a drum sounded, and countless arrows roared out from the riverbank. Pity countless Han'er, shivering all over the body from the cold, and before he could untie the wine bag on his waist and slow down, he was nailed to death on the riverbank by the black pressed feather arrow.

On the other side of the river, Zhang Wen heard countless screams, knowing that this plan had been revealed, he was angry in his heart, his fists were clenched and squeaked, and he finally shook his sleeves and gritted his teeth: "Withdraw!" ”

Tossed overnight, the death plus disappearance, a total loss of more than 2,000. Zhang Wen's heart ached. For several days the general was not called for deliberations.

This night, Liu Bei was in the tent, and after resting for more than ten days, he finally got better, and he recuperated for several days, and now he only feels refreshed. So he was inactive for a long time and got up. I'm going to go out of the camp.

Yan Yan next to him persuaded: "Lord, the night is cold, you are in good health, it is better to rest early." ”

In the days when Liu Ke was away, Yan Yan played more of the role of a pro-army general. Liu Bei shook his head and said, "It's okay, I'm thinking about it quietly, and it's good for my body to recover." ”

Seeing that Yan Yan wanted to persuade again, Liu Bei smiled and said: "Be upright, I have also practiced martial arts since I was a child, how can my body be so weak." And relax. ”

Yan Yan didn't say anything anymore, but just followed Liu Bei with the knife.

There was no moon tonight, but with the help of the blazing bonfire in the camp, Liu Bei could still see the hazy shadows in the distance. In the past few days, although Liu Bei has ignored the military, he knows everything about everything. In his opinion, this year's campaign is completely hopeless. Now I can only pray that Zhou Shen can get out of the way. Don't lose too ugly.

However, if you want to withdraw from the army, you have to give Zhang Wen's order. Liu Bei was thinking about it again and again, but he heard a small strange sound coming from a distance. He has seen a significant improvement in his hearing and vision since the crossing. Much more sensitive than the average person. After listening to it again, his face changed sharply, and he said: "Keep upright, give the order to beat the drum, and then send someone to report to Zhang Che to ride, there is an enemy attacking." ”

The drums in Liu Bei's camp rumbled, and all the camps of the Han army were shocked. I don't know what's going on. After a while, it became clear that the Liangzhou thieves on the other side of the river did the same, crossing the river at night and attacking.

If Liu Beifa hadn't thought it was early, the Han camp would have been attacked. However, since it was discovered in advance, it proved the defeat of the rebels.

Bian Zhang was on the other side of the river, rejoicing, but he was so angry by the sudden surprise of the Han army that he was out of mood. So he ordered Mingjin to withdraw his troops. The Liangzhou thieves rushed to the Han military camp, shot all the arrows in their hands, and then quickly retreated, disappearing into the darkness like a tide.

Zhang Wen wanted to lead the army out of the camp to pursue, but was persuaded by Liu Bei and Sun Jian. The road is dark at night, and there is a fear of ambushes. So Zhang Wen followed his words and stopped the troops and did not chase them. The congregation will be ordered to return to the camp to rest.

The Liangzhou rebel general was bound to pursue the Han army, so he led a group to hide on the way, shivering from the cold, but did not see half of the Han army. was so angry that he jumped to his feet and scolded, and when he saw that the sky was slightly bright, he had to retreat to the camp with a disgraced face.

After this incident, Zhang Wen has understood that nothing can be done. So he ordered Zhou Shen to choose the opportunity to withdraw from the army, and then make plans.

In December, Zhou Shen abandoned the heavy camp and led the army to retreat slowly. Beigong Boyu and others led a large army to follow behind, all the way to the river, seeing that Zhou Shen was marching cautiously and had no opportunity to take advantage of, and there were countless Han troops on the other side of the river to respond. I had to watch Zhou Shen retreat. The strike army returned to Yuzhong without mentioning it.