Chapter Eighty-Eight: The Battle of Bluestone Bridge [1]
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Yanbei also believes in the truth that the four seas are his home, but his starting point is different. If there is a word that can explain the exhaustiveness of Yan Bei's life, Yan Bei guesses that that word may be one word.
Snatch.
Used as a verb.
Everything in Yanbei comes from this, and everything he relies on deceit and violence to snatch it.
Without robbery, Yanbei could only be a slave of Xiangping riding sheep and driving horses.
So Yanbei loves to snatch it very much!
But now, someone is coming and robbing him of everything.
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"General, the scout has reported that there is a large team of people and horses on the west bank of Liaoshui!" Sun Qinghuo hurriedly rushed into Yanbei's camp on the east side of the bluestone bridge, opened the tent curtain and bowed to the ground, bringing up a piece of iron leaf fluttering, "But the scouts found that the banner of the enemy army was not Gongsun...... It is the banner of Mengzi. ”
"Mengzi banner? I didn't wait for Gongsun Zhan, but waited for Meng Yi...... This person is a Zhonglang general who has been promoted through hard work, and he should not be underestimated. Yanbei sat on the stool with a golden sword, and the generals under the tent knelt in two columns on the left and right, each wearing armor and a dark color on his face before the battle, Yanbei looked at Sun Qing, who bowed down under the tent, and asked: "The number of enemy troops, how long will it take to arrive at the riverside?" ”
Sun Qing's face was not good-looking, like every general present, they were wholeheartedly preparing for battle, guarding against Gongsun Zhan and his three thousand horsemen. Even if Gongsun Zhan was famous, no one would think that Gongsun Bogui's 3,000 soldiers and horses could break their crowd, but when Yan Bei asked about the number of soldiers and horses of Meng Yi, his face was a little afraid and bitter.
"General...... The enemy army had more than 10,000 troops, and he could cross the Liaoshui in six hours. ”
There were more than 10,000 men and horses, and the military strength of the two sides was equal.
In the camp, with the sound of Sun Qing's lack of confidence, there was a sound of gasping.
Meng Yi's soldiers and horses were obviously not coming at them, and the imperial court rarely sent more than 3,000 troops to various places to quell the rebellion. Under the elite army policy of the Eastern Han Dynasty, most of the Han troops in the formation were professional soldiers, such as the period men lang and the material officials, almost all of whom were the sons of lower-level nobles, and their combat power was superb and strong.
The target of the more than 10,000 Han troops when they came must be the mighty more than 100,000 Wuhuan people...... Perhaps, no matter who they are, the Han army will attack Yanbei?
Break a butterfly on the wheel!
But Yanbei didn't think so, he never thought he would lose.
"You all know the significance of this battle. You exiled Han generals, outlaws in Montenegro? This battle, just like the struggle you once fought for your life with the sky, if you win, you will take root in Liaodong, you will all become the new scholar clan in Liaodong, others will be named in Liaodong and even Youzhou, your family will take root in this land, you will have your own Wu Fort, your own land, your own wealth. ”
Yan Bei didn't speak hard, but looked at his subordinates with a long-suppressed fanaticism in his eyes, "Of course, if we lose, we will lose our lives." But are you afraid of losing your lives? I'm not afraid! I'm just afraid that I won't get ahead and die? I've never been afraid! This rebellion has been going on for far too long, and many people will die in this battle, either you or me. ”
"But even if Yan dies here today, Yan has no regrets, he can fight with the court generals with his small body, and it is enough glory for someone!" The fanatical look on Yan Bei's face could no longer be suppressed, and the arm holding the hilt of the knife was trembling, "Take out your courage, let their army be bleeding tonight, and displace their families tomorrow!" ”
Which man who begs for a life between blood and iron will have a merciful heart?
Yan Bei took out the ring knife, sat on the stool, and gave orders to the generals with a blade and pestle: "Gentlemen, lead the soldiers and horses into the formation that has already been laid out, once the two armies engage, the left and right flanks will be outflanked, and they will open their jaws to do what they want to do...... Even if you can't beat them, you have to leave them without food! ”
"Brother, what about me?" Everyone has already made arrangements, only Yan Dong feels idle, he inherited the bravery of the Yan family, but his brother as the leader does not arrange any tasks for him, so that he often feels unable to raise his head in the army, "Please brother let me lead a team!" ”
All of a sudden, all the generals lowered their heads and remained silent, who didn't know how much Yan Bei protected this younger brother, and he would let Yan Dong lead a team of soldiers and horses? Joke.
As expected, Yan Bei smiled and waved his hand and said, "You lead a team?" Okay, Sun Qing's subordinates will teach you to command, and you two will give me a good guard of Xiangping City! ”
One sentence made everyone smile on their faces, the more than 10,000 soldiers and horses on their periphery were not finished, and no one wanted to touch the shadow of Xiangping City.
In the preparation stage of the battle, Yanbei divided the next battlefield from Xiangping City to Liaoshuidong, and unless it was defeated all the way, it was impossible to let the war spread to Xiangping City. The generals knew such a thing, and Yan Dong also knew it.
His face was not very good-looking.
Yan Dong couldn't help but look at the old man sitting on the side, the initiator of the rebellion in the north that spread to several states with his own selfishness, Zhang Chun. In comparison, Yan Dong was even happier when he was under Zhang Chun, although he was treated as a proton at that time, and was sandwiched by Zhang Chun all the way to Fat Rucheng.
But there, Zhang Chun really saw him as a subordinate, and he could rely on everything he had learned to really do something. Instead of being by my brother's side, still like a child.
Yan Dong felt that he had always been regarded by Yan Bei as an ignorant child. Even though he knew that his brother was the only person in the world who treated him without asking for anything in return, this feeling made him unable to raise his head, and even the entire army regarded him as a child.
Sensing Yan Dong's unpleasant expression, Yan Bei didn't say anything.
When this battle is over, maybe he can't wait for this war to end, once he sees the dawn of victory, he will have to pick a time to talk to Yan Dong, but not now.
"Ladies and gentlemen, we have gathered so far, and this battle is the beginning of our generation's fame!"
The troops and horses were tilted, and several military formations moved on the east bank of Liaoshui, accompanied by drums and military music, and those flying flags symbolized the arrival of a bloody battle.
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On the bank of the Liaoshui River, the reeds on the riverbank in the summer night swayed gently, Yanbei rode a horse on the bank and looked westward, and the military formation of the Han army in the distance was getting closer and closer.
In half an hour at most, the enemy scouts will send back news that there are rebels on the other side of the bridge.
Beside him was not a henchman, but the former leader, the rebel general Mitian, Zhang Chun.
After Zhang Ju's death, Zhang Chun seemed to have aged many years all of a sudden, and he no longer had the same spirit as he once was. Qiu Liju did not complain about Yanbei's behavior without the slightest surprise, and drove his troops and horses to the subject state of Liaodong, leaving only the 4,000 horsemen of Su Fuyan, the king of Wuhuan, to follow Zhang Chun.
Zhang Chun didn't want to leave, he didn't plan to avenge Zhang, although all the power of the soldiers and horses under his command was taken away by Yanbei, but Zhang Chun still wanted to see it...... Along the way, he was chased north by Gongsun Zhan, even if Guanzicheng was besieged for half a year, he didn't kill a few people under Gongsun Zhan.
He wanted to see if Yanbei could help him vent his anger and take revenge.
"Erlang, are you going to use six thousand soldiers and horses to block Meng Yi?" Zhang Chun didn't understand Yanbei's troop arrangement, just looking at these soldiers and horses, he said a little bottomlessly in his heart: "With all due respect, although the Xiaoya Army is elite, it is difficult to stop Meng Yi...... I asked Su Muyan to help you attack if necessary, but he is the king of Wuhuan and will not work hard because of the war of our Han people. ”
Because of the great unification after the annexation of the Qin Dynasty to the Six Kingdoms, it was overthrown by the talents of the Six Kingdoms to establish a new Han Dynasty, and the Han Dynasty experienced the rule of Wenjing and the whip of the Han Dynasty.
Han people above all else, Han people above everything!
Yan Bei smiled a little lightly, a smile appeared on his weathered face, nodded lightly to Zhang Chun, glanced at the mountains on both sides of the north and south, and did not say anything to Zhang Chun.
What do you want him to say, there are still enough of his subordinates on the other side of the mountain, ready to devour Meng Yi's soldiers and horses alive?
Yanbei does not have this self-confidence, the so-called battle situation is changing rapidly, before the end of a war, there is no way to know the victory or defeat in advance, only the most clever generals can accurately guess the enemy's every step of the arrangement before the battle is carried out.
And General Yan is obviously not the most brilliant general in the world. He can only imagine the enemy as elite as possible when deploying, and guess the enemy's fighting spirit as high as possible...... In order to cheer up the outlaws under him, drum up a song to rush to the sky, and fight to chase the north!
On the left and right sides of the river, the tall reeds swaying with the evening breeze, this kind of reeds all over the small river bay is called the green gauze tent, which can be used by the homeless people to build thatched huts. But on this night, the atmosphere of slaughter made the toads jumping on the green pebbles dare not move.
Yan Bei said to his subordinates, "Meng Yi has been in battle for a long time, and he will not be the first to make a move on the first night. ”
After saying this, he ordered the two scouts who stayed on the riverbank to be broken into pieces, and along the Liaoshui River into the reeds on the opposite bank, waiting for the opportunity to shoot the enemy's scouts and secret posts, and send the news back in time.
In those days, there was only one way to deliver the news in the night battles, and each daring scout carried a light bow and arrows soaked in animal oil, and once the enemy army moved, they set fire and shot into the sky...... As for whether the Chinese army camp on the east bank of the Liao River can see it, it is considered the destiny of each one.
Because Yanbei knew that although Meng Yi would not take the lead, the first small battle would inevitably take place on this night, between the scouts of the two armies.
In war, scouts play the role of a winning opportunity, and each scout is the most dangerous and critical pawn in wartime. And on this chessboard where life is a gamble, the first move of the two armies is often to fight with scouts and change their opponents.
Keep your scouts and kill enemy scouts as much as possible. Whoever has no scouts is blind.
Yan Bei understands this truth.
Meng Yi understands better.