27. Sudden ambush
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Boling County, or rather Boling Kingdom, is a geographical name that has often been hidden from people's sight in the history of the Eastern Han Dynasty - when you look at the various maps of the Eastern Han Dynasty, you will not see this place name and the traces of it in qiē, and when you look at the maps of the Three Kingdoms period, you will not be able to see the scaly claws represented by this place name.
In fact, compared to the subsequent history in which this place name was completely engraved in the long scroll of Chinese history because of the existence of a certain high-ranking lord, the current Boling County, although it also has a special status in the Eastern Han Dynasty, is far from reaching its peak.
Of course, even so, during this period, there was also a well-known figure here in the romance - that is, Boling Cui Zhouping, who was friendly with the god Zhuge Kongming, and Cui Jun, the second son of the Cui family, who had been the Taishou of Xihe and the general of Huben Zhonglang in history, and was the first to use the word "copper smell" in the history books.
The story between Cui Jun and Cui Lie's father and son has been mentioned before, and it can be seen from this incident that Cui Jun was also a scholar and a heroic man at least when he was young, so later the unlucky father was thrown into the prison by the Xiliang Army because his son ran to Yuan Shao to plot against Dong for him, and was purged in the "Great Purge" before leaving Luoyang.
Of course, because of the appearance of Li Shushi, this Cui talent did not appear in Xihe, but practiced in the Liang State of Yuzhou for several years, and now because of his father's death, he was somewhat disheartened, so he said goodbye to Yuan Shao and began to travel the formation of the world.
Boling, since this word has a mausoleum in it, it is naturally like those famous ones in the land of Sanfu, such as: Maoling, Pingling, Duling, Baling...... and so on, all of which arose because of the existence of the mausoleum of a certain prominent person.
What kind of inextricable contact does the master of Boling have with the second emperor of Huan Ling, I won't discuss it here, anyway, as long as you know that because of this master, Boling County, the seat of Boling County, which is easier to find on our map, is a prosperous place for material circulation and business travel, whether it is in Jizhou or looking at the entire Han Dynasty.
Even after experiencing the Yellow Turban Rebellion and being besieged by Zhang Niujiao's troops many times, it was still well restored under Liu Hong's care, and now as an important town in the north of Jizhou, it has a very important position both economically and militarily.
"Sure enough, even if it hadn't been sacked by the Yellow Turban Thieves, those greedy Karasuma and Xianbei people alone made the difference between Youzhou and Jizhou like heaven and earth. Although the eldest brother's move was a little impatient, it was also a helpless move. ”
Accompanied by the officials under the command of Jizhou Assassin Shi, Gongsun Yue, who led the elite soldiers to infiltrate Jizhou in the name of "righteous obedience", looked at the market in Boling, which was far more prosperous than the eastern part of Youzhou, and couldn't help but have some illusions - if such land could be included in the rule of the Gongsun family, then for the Gongsun family, not only did they have the cost of expanding the army, but more importantly, the troops under the command of Gongsun Zhan could also obtain more sophisticated equipment and more abundant grain and grass because of this huge financial resources.
Don't look at the reputation of the most elite unit under Gongsun Zhan's command, "White Horse Yicong", which can be said to be resounding in the north, and at the same time, this army also has its combat effectiveness that matches its reputation, but Gongsun Yue, as the commander of Baima Yicong, has a deeper understanding of the situation of this ace army under Gongsun Chan than others.
Yes, the selection criteria for this unit are indeed one out of ten, and those who can become officers of this unit are even more out of a hundred, that is to say, Bai Ma Yi is fully qualified to become a middle-level officer from the grassroots officers to other troops in Youzhou.
But the disadvantages of this force are also very obvious.
Originally, as the frontier force in the northeast of the Han Empire, although Bai Ma Yicong already had a little taste of private soldiers, he still did not withdraw from the border soldiers of the Han Dynasty - just like Dong Zhuo's Flying Bear Army, even if the whole world knew that the army only listened to Dong Zhuo's orders, no matter who else gave orders to it, it would only have a certain effect if it did not violate Dong Zhuo's orders, and it needed to be a commander recognized by the Flying Bear Army. But after all, most of the time, Dong Zhuo followed the orders issued by the Han Empire, so this army naturally received a certain amount of material supplies from the military department of the Han Empire - even if this amount may be very limited due to the surname of this army and other reasons, so that Dong Zhuo and the Xiliang military families who supported him had to pay out of their own pockets to maintain, which also deepened the private military surname of the Xiliang Army.
The same is true of the White Horse Righteous Cong.
Although it is not as strong as the surname of Xiliang Army, the origin of Bai Mayi's name from this army is Gongsun Zhan's deterrence and suppression of those Hu people in the northeast, and the Flying Bear Army is also condensed by the personal charm and military exploits of the founder. Therefore, although it is not as strong as the reading power surname of Xiliang Army, it will definitely not let those masters who are responsible for the supply of the army treat this army as their own sons, and it is good to be able to maintain the basic supply of supplies.
And this is still the white horse righteous servant before the first war in Guanzicheng.
The impact of the Battle of Guanzicheng on Gongsun Zhan is so great that it continues even a few years later. Faced with the dilemma of Liu Yu's constraints on the outside and the lack of experienced and capable veterans inside, although Gongsun Chan still maintained his prestige, so that those Hu people still did not dare to make a mistake in front of him, but in the face of no one and no excellent equipment to make up for the situation, Gongsun Chan insisted on it was not easy, it can be said that even if there was no introduction like Han Fu and Yuan Shao, Gongsun Chan had already coveted Jizhou.
After all, there has always been a thorn in Gongsun Zhan's heart, which is deeply rooted in his heart, not Liu Yu, the top boss who makes him feel angry every time, nor is it always with the mud but more or less biased towards Liu Yu, the junior brother of the Liu family, Liu Bei, but the original battle against Dong was originally something he had been looking forward to for a long time in his heart, hoping to make the prestige of the Youzhou Army completely overwhelm the Xiliang Army and the Bingzhou Army. Otherwise, with Gongsun Zhan's toughness, how could he just pay such a small price and return to his hometown in Youzhou.
It's not that he doesn't have enough guts, but he really doesn't dare to put together the last bit of seed in his hand!
This is Gongsun Zhan's helplessness, and as Gongsun Zhan's most relied on right and left hand, how could Gongsun Yue not know it.
Therefore, Gongsun Yue, who wanted to share the worries of Gongsun Zhan, wanted to lay down the rich land of Jizhou in order to obtain enough materials and wealth, and with these, coupled with the soldiers from the bitter cold land of Youzhou, the strength of Gongsun Zhan's army really reached the level of competence to compete for the power that the Han Dynasty had lost buried in this chaotic world.
Finally, after taking a deep look at the prosperous Boling, Gongsun Yue left there without looking back, because he also knew very well - if he wanted Gongsun Chan to become the ruler of Jizhou, then that Yuan Shao would be his eldest brother's biggest or even the only enemy, even if Gongsun Yue did not know how much Yuan Shao's energy was, but he knew very well that it was by no means comparable to Gongsun Chan.
Crossing the Zhulong River, the largest river in Boling County, and continuing southward, we reached Anping County, the gathering place of the Boling Cui clan. After that, all the way to the east, you will enter the predetermined location where the Gongsun Zan army, disguised as the Jizhou army, intends to ambush Yuan Shao's army, which is located in a vast area in the southern part of the Hejian Kingdom.
Unlike Youzhou, which is full of mountains and undulating mountains, there are very few undulating terrain that can be seen here, and it can be said that the terrain is basically a relatively flat plain.
However, if you think that this will be the most popular battlefield for the cavalry, who can spread their hooves and run three times from east to west if they wish, you are mistaken.
"I said it's endless, why is it that after such a while, we have already waded through one big river, four small rivers and seven small streams, and even sitting on horseback I already feel wet!"
Although he is now 23 years old, he has seven or eight years of military experience, and he can be regarded as an out-and-out veteran, but in such a team, he can still be regarded as a young man.
After all, although it is not such an elite as Bai Ma Yicong, considering the combat effectiveness of the soldiers under Yuan Shao, Gongsun Chan did not come up with any new recruits or the old, weak, sick and disabled to pit Gongsun Yue, his trusted subordinate, so this army can definitely be regarded as the top-ranked Cun Zài under Gongsun Chan in terms of combat effectiveness.
Even so, the young veteran was still extremely uncomfortable with the troops' march during this time, and for him, he preferred the mountainous hills and hard rocky roads of Youzhou to the soft soil and the softer river beaches and even mud and shoals that he encountered from time to time.
"You kid is so ignorant, if you had seen those meadows and rivers in western Liaoning, you wouldn't have said such a thing. There are many rivers and rivers, but they are all fields, so you don't have to worry about accidentally getting stuck in them. If you walk through the grassy road in the southwest of Liaoning, you will know what the real 'difficult road' is. In that place, tsk, a rain in the summer can cause flash floods to block the roads, and in the winter I heard that there will be waist-deep snow......"
The person who took over the conversation was a veteran from Liaoxi County who was nearly forty years old, although he was just an ordinary military commander in his position, and he did not have too many skills and military merits, but in terms of knowledge, he still had more time than these young people.
"Don't scare other people's children, say it so scary, as if you have walked through it many times."
"I'm not a child, and I killed five Karasuma people with my own hands in the battle before the winter last year."
"Haha, what are five people, Lao Tzu not only killed six Karasuma people, but also one of them is a ten-captain."
"Shhhh What is the head of the Ten Masters, Lao Tzu has cut off the heads of three Ten Masters, and he also helped Lord Gongsun Da kill a shaman and centurion of the Karasuma tribe, otherwise how could Lao Tzu still be your chief here. ”
As a result, the original stubbornness of the marching route turned into a competition of personal bravery and merit, and the building was completely crooked to the limitless.
However, no matter how crooked the building, it is an indisputable fact that these men from the central part of Youzhou are not adapted to the terrain here, even if it is not the first time they have set foot on the land here.
The land here is very fertile, because the Yellow River, the mother river, is like its surname, moisturizing the earth, and at the same time, it often has some small tempers, constantly rolling back and forth on the vast Central Plains, although because of the huge size, such a cute move often hurts countless mistakes, but it is undeniable that it is this kind of selling cute behavior that has the beauty and richness of the Central Plains.
Of course, just as rolling on the floor and selling cuteness will always make the carpet crumple, the rolling Yellow River lady always leaves a lot of "folds" in the "carpet" every time she leaves—those lakes, swamps, and rivers are a constant reminder of the history and encounters of this place.
These traces sometimes disappear under the constant gnawing of humans and the scorching weather, but because of the heavy rain and declining population density in Jizhou in recent years, the water network here is no less than that of the water towns in the south of the Yangtze River, and most of it has been preserved - especially in this rainy summer, which makes the river wide and deep.
Gongsun Yue once asked the villagers nearby, and he wanted to know how many rivers there would be in this area, but what surprised him was that after accumulating and eliminating them, he found that there were more than 100 rivers in length from Boling to Hejian, which is not very vast, and this number may increase because of the rainy season.
The wide and turbulent river, and the swaying reeds on both sides of the river, made Gongsun Yue have to be careful when crossing each river, lest his subordinates be swept away by the rushing river or lost in the forest-like reeds.
The largest river in the south of the river is the Hutuo River, whether it is from the water volume, the width of the river surface or the length, this river originating from the territory of Bingzhou all the way eastward and finally flowing into the Bohai Sea is the first place in the south of the river, and even its widest place is as wide as six kilometers, that section of the river is expected to be called a river, but rather a shallow lake, which is commonly known as "xx lake".
Although there is no such wide river channel in the river, because of the rainy season, some sections of the river have a bit of a lake. This made it more difficult for Gongsun Yue's troops to move, even if they did not lack the guidance of the villagers.
The summer wind continued to blow over the reeds, bringing up bursts of pure white waves, and the water and the sky were pure colors, and from time to time birds could be seen hovering over the river, exhorting unexplained cries before turning away.
"This is the most suitable place to cross the river in this area, although it rained a few days ago, which made the river much wider, but it is already the shallowest water depth compared to other places, and the current is not ...... turbulent."
The local guide was chattering about the situation to Gongsun Yue, apparently hoping that Tongguò's actions would be more lucrative from the rather generous owner of the money around him, which was a rare good "business".
Although most people will choose to hide in the mountains and forests in the face of war, it is true that there are a small number of people who are not afraid of war, but will regard war as an excellent opportunity to get ahead or change their lives.
"Really? So you know how many people are in this area, and why we haven't seen anyone for so long. In addition, the neighborhood seems to be too quiet, and there are no frightened birds and beasts to be seen in such a big movement. ”
"Maybe it's because the army arrived that they all fled, after all, I'm the most daring one in our village."
Although he was still not completely at ease in his heart, Gongsun Yue couldn't find any flaws, but because of his cautious and steady surname, he couldn't help but stop his war horse and carefully observe the movements around him, not letting go of a single grass, a tree, a bird and a beast.
Suddenly, Gongsun Yue felt that the reeds on the bank of the river not far away seemed to have some strange feelings, and every time his gaze swept there, there was always an inexplicable feeling of palpitations, as if there was some fierce beast hidden there.
Could it be that there is an ambush in that reed?!
He has been following his brother Gongsun Chan for several years, and Gongsun Yue is also a person who has gone through several encounters between life and death, and the kind of battlefield intuition that although it is said to be mysterious and mysterious, but it is true and is believed by every warrior, his first reaction is that he may have entered the enemy's ambush circle.
But at this time, reason reminded him that this kind of thing was too difficult to accept no matter how he looked at it.
After all, he couldn't believe that such a stealthy operation along the way would be ambushed by someone who had appeared and set up an ambush in advance.
Or is it just a coincidence? It's just that some blindless mountain bandits accidentally bumped into their own troops?
No, it can't be, those mountain bandits will never give themselves such a great sense of oppression!
Gongsun Yue immediately denied the conjecture of luck.
"General Gongsun, why did you suddenly stop, if we can't arrive at the predetermined position as planned, I'm afraid that we will miss the opportunity to fight. As you can see, finding new opportunities requires more time to find the right ones. ”
The Jizhou official who was in charge of the liaison between Gongsun Yue and Jizhou came to Gongsun Yue's side, although he frowned slightly, but he didn't show more affection, after all, he knew very well what kind of identity he was and what kind of existence the other party was.
"I ......" and just when Gongsun Yue wanted to explain the reason for his behavior to the other party, a reflection suddenly caught in the corner of his eye.
That kind of reflection is very familiar to Gongsun Yue, who is a military general, because it is the light reflected by metal weapons, because only metal weapons can reflect a cold light, bright but with a deadly aura.
There really is an ambush!
But just when Gongsun Yue was about to give an order in his heart, dark clouds suddenly rose from the white reeds, completely blocking the entire sky with a bitter chill, cutting off the light and heat brought by the sun to the earth, making people fall from the scorching summer to the Sanjiu Ice Cave almost instantly.
"General Gongsun, what are you ......?"
It's just that before the Jizhou official, who noticed Gongsun Yue's rapidly changing expression, said the question in his heart, he couldn't say anything more, or he didn't need to ask Gongsun Yue opposite him anymore to know what was going on. It's just that perhaps for this man who has reached middle age but is still a small official, the most wronged thing about him now may be that he has suffered the end of a good ship before he even has a death f1ag.
Thinking that if he accumulates a few more unjust souls here, maybe he may still be able to become a qualified earthbound spirit.
And this situation may give birth to the surname...... Seems to be quite large.
Because, those troops from Gongsun Zhan's command seemed to have been stunned by this sudden ambush.
Obviously, they never dreamed that they would be attacked so violently here, which was completely beyond their imagination.
Who the hell is it, who the hell ambushed them.
This is the same cry in the heart of every soldier who is unwilling to die. (To be continued.) )