The Maojin knife from the late Jin Dynasty

Chapter 55 Wang Kan’s defeat

Wang Kan really had a headache these days. First, the scout battle suddenly became intense.

Wang Kan originally didn't know what was going on, but since the scout war happened and the other party could take advantage, naturally he would also take advantage sometimes.

By capturing one or two scouts, it was easy to know the news about Chu King Liu Cong's reinforcements, and even Wang Bin, the governor of Jizhou, had his head cut off.

After hearing these two pieces of news, Wang Kan couldn't help but feel dizzy.

His plan to attack from both sides and send troops together was aborted before it even started. More importantly, Liu Cong, the puppet Han king of Chu, actually came over.

Compared with Shi Le, a guy who seemed to be able to defeat him alone, Liu Cong, a hypocrite, was completely different.

That was when the Han and Jin Dynasties defeated the coalition forces of Liu Kun and Wang Kuang in the Battle of Changping, and then invaded Luoyang several times and even besieged Luoyang.

When I was in Luoyang, I saw Liu Cong's brave men. Such an opponent would give me a headache!

But before Wang Kan could think about how to solve it, Pei Xian, a long-time historian, decisively expressed his position:

"Liu Cong is invincible in the field. It would be a bad idea for me to wait to cross the Yellow River and fight him. It is better to retreat across the Yellow River first and then make plans!"

Wang Kan said that it was impossible to judge whether this matter was true or false, and he asked the soldiers to check whether this matter was true or false.

Pei Xian said that Wang Kan was stupid, but in the end, considering that Wang Kan was the coach, he said he would give it a try.

Then Wang Kan also began to take the initiative to send out scouts to investigate. First of all, he found traces of a large number of soldiers and horses coming from Wei County. Looking at the dust flying in the sky, there were at least 5 people.

At the same time, in order to let the scouts on the opposite side see Wang Bin's lime head, Shi Le deliberately created a loophole so that the scouts could see Wang Bin's head.

When these two pieces of news came back, Wang Kan had a headache.

All night long, I was thinking about what I should do next. After all, if Liu Cong came with the main force of the Han army, he would definitely die if he continued to stay on the other side of the Yellow River.

Although he has been boasting that he has an army of 20, in fact it is only an army of [-].

Moreover, most of them were county soldiers recruited along the way, and the real main force was less than 1 people. If they really faced Liu Cong's tiger and wolf army, I was afraid that I would die thinking about it.

Wang Kan was thinking about how to withdraw his troops so that he could successfully retreat across the Yellow River, but Pei Xian integrated the two pieces of information and made a decisive judgment, that is, Liu Cong really sent reinforcements, and Wang Bin was dead.

If you don't want to die, you have no choice but to run away decisively!
Although Pei Xian is as timid as a mouse and ignores common things, he has great moral character and a high reputation, very similar to his father Pei Kai.

However, his father has a comment about Yi Kai Fang Yan, which probably means that his father's ability is about the same as Wang Yan.

In modern times, you can understand this sentence as a curse. In any case, his father is more or less a moral gentleman, more or less better than Wang Yan.

Pei Xian was also very self-aware, and even in a crisis situation, he showed his potential and decisively moved to Huainan with some of the elites he could control.

Because even if Pei Xian uses his own toes to judge, he can't beat Liu Cong.

I came to the battlefield to gain military merit. I heard that anyone in Shi Le could do it, so I came to do it myself. But if I really encounter a tough situation, then it’s up to you, Wang Kan. I’ll help you in Huainan!

Wang Kan looked at Pei Xian's determination to leave immediately and switch to fighting. For a moment, he didn't know whether he was betrayed by Pei Xian or whether Pei Xian had the demeanor of a famous general in ancient times when he retreated. He seized this opportunity. So precise.

But the only thing Wang Kan knew was that Pei Xian left with this group of elites from the Jin court, causing his original plan to block the news of Liu Cong's arrival to go bankrupt, and the entire military camp was suddenly panicked.

The original county soldiers didn't know who Liu Cong was, but Pei Xian actually ran away. This made the remaining Jin army's main force instinctively be a teacher and popularize knowledge among these county soldiers, what is the number one hunk of a hypocrite.

All in all, although the entire military camp was still able to maintain order, people's hearts immediately dispersed at the moment Pei Xian decisively escaped!
However, when the house leaks, it rains continuously all night, and misfortune always seeks misfortune.

At this moment, the Xiongnu and Han troops rushed towards their camp like wolves smelling blood.

There was no skill, just brutal force. Shi Le's army directly launched a three-sided attack. In almost half an hour, the turbulent army was completely defeated by the opponent, and was defeated like a mountain. Wang Kan looked at everything in front of him and was filled with confusion.

"If Pei Xian doesn't run away and the morale of the soldiers is not shaken, he may not be able to defeat the opponent, but there will be a way to defend him after all!"

Wang Kan was unwilling to give in. He was really unwilling. If he had it to do over again, he would definitely kill Pei Xian to sacrifice the army!
But now, Wang Kanneng could only use the sword in his hand to fight with the Han army until countless spears stabbed him directly in the abdomen.

The general died in hundreds of battles, but he could never retaliate to the king again.

"He actually fought to the end!" Liu Tai looked at Wang Kan's body and couldn't help but sigh, "Let's bury him alive!"

Liu Tai has more or less respect for the soldiers who fight to the death on the battlefield, and he can also understand them.

As long as one is born into a relatively good family in this world, even if one escapes back, they will be more or less in peace.

After all, because of the Nine-Rank Zhongzheng system, the higher the top-level aristocratic family is, the higher the cost of failure is. Therefore, it is quite common for the top-level aristocratic families to either surrender or escape when they arrive on the battlefield.

But for generals who have climbed up from humble beginnings, if they lose, they basically have no chance to make a comeback.

Therefore, more people choose to die in battle and use their own death in exchange for Jin Ting's care for their family.

Of course, there was no such awareness of this kind of thing after Yi Guan traveled south.

Because the world was really in chaos, and generals were scarce resources. As long as they survived the war, people would have a high tolerance for them even if they lost.

After all, at least he has fought and lost battles, led troops, and gained experience. Who knows if the next one to come up will be even worse than the one who lost the battle.

But now, it can only be said that Wang Kan happened to be at this point in time. If he did not fight to the death, but escaped with his own soldiers, and actually hid for a year and a half to save his life, there would be no problem.

"This is the end of the war, and we finally have some breathing time!" Zhang Bin came to Liu Tai's side and said slowly, "The successful capture of Wang Kan this time was all thanks to the general's planning!"

"I also heard from General Shi Le that you have added a lot of plans based on my plan. You are really a great talent!"

Liu Tai looked at Zhang Bin. Liu Tai really admired this kind of person who could further refine his strategy.

But Liu Tai did not invite him. After all, General Huben was just Wang Mi's subordinate, and he had no qualifications to open a government.

If you can train your own soldiers, you can keep Chu Hui by your side as your prisoner.But what reason can I use to invite Zhang Bin? ?
I have no reason at all!Why should people follow you?
Just because you are a time traveler?Just because you defeated the enemy?

hehe!This guy doesn't need a strong general, he needs a monarch!

It's as if at the age when he was most powerless, he met the person he wanted to have the most, and there was nothing Liu Tai could do!

"Haha, General Liu Tai, thank you for your help in this battle!" Shi Le came over at this moment and said with a smile, "General, what are you going to do with these prisoners next?"

"Some soldiers and prisoners from Qingxu's native place were selected for me. As for the other prisoners, the general can do whatever he wants!" Liu Tai looked at Shi Le and said with a smile.

Zhang Bin couldn't help but feel shocked when he heard this, and his eyes changed slightly when he looked at Liu Tai, becoming firmer.

Because Zhang Bin understood that Liu Tai and he were not the same people after all. He wanted to go back to Qingzhou and would not stay in Jizhou.

If Liu Tai is willing to stay in Jizhou and use Jizhou as his foundation, Zhang Bin is willing to take a gamble, even if Liu Tai looks like he is only 15 years old now and has no descendants.

But since Liu Tai's target is Qingxu, it is impossible for him to abandon his clan and go to Qingzhou.

"Easy to say!" Shi Le thought thoughtfully after hearing this, but said, "Can I ask in detail?"

Liu Tai said: "There is nothing to say. I was kicked out of Qingzhou and I will eventually go back.

Not only me, I think my uncle also thinks the same as me. If we use more young soldiers, we can do more in the future! "

"I understand, I understand!" Shi Le nodded and sighed, "The world has only seen Liu Huben use his troops like a god, but no one has seen you, Liu Huben, put such effort into every detail!"

As he spoke, white snow began to float in the sky. Liu Tai stretched out his hand and sighed, "It's snowing!"

"The snow in the north is very heavy. It seems like there is no need to bury these corpses. The snow lasts for several months at a time. It seems that we don't need to worry about the plague!" Shi Le couldn't help but sigh. .

"Let's deal with it!" Liu Tai said, "Even if we can't erect a monument for them, at least they can be buried in peace!"

Hearing Liu Tai's words, Zhang Bin bowed slightly to Liu Tai, expressing his respect for Liu Tai's move.

"General Liu Tai is so kind!" Shi Le couldn't help but sigh at Liu Tai after hearing what Liu Tai said.

But looking at Liu Tai, there was more or less a certain distance and inferiority in his eyes.

Because Liu Tai is a Han, Zhang Bin is a Han, and most of the people who died are Han, but he is not, he is not a Huns, nor a Han, he is a Jie tribe!

After all, I can't empathize with Liu Tai!

Liu Tai nodded to Shi Le and left, then began to deal with post-war matters.

Touch-ups after cuts, digging pits, and burials. In the loneliness of the heavy snow, the army quietly sang "Battle City South" to send back the souls of the soldiers who died in the battle.

Under the heavy snowfall, Liu Tai and Shi Le's troops also withdrew their troops and returned to Yecheng to rest.

Liu Tai also expanded his army this time. Xindu's army, Tian Tian's army, and even Qingxu soldiers selected from Wang Kan's prisoners allowed Liu Tai to directly expand to 1 people this time.

Of course, compared to Liu Tai, Shi Le has made a big turn this time. Unlike Liu Tai, he has no requirements for soldiers. As long as they can afford weapons, he can't wait to recruit them to serve as his soldiers.

So it was originally only 8000 people, but now it has been directly expanded to 5000 people. In terms of actual military strength, it is much more than Liu Tai.

At the same time, the two of them also wrote a battle report to Liu Yuan. Since they had won the battle this time, it didn't matter what they wrote in the battle report.

In fact, the awards for the two people came quickly.

Because of the failure of the attack on Luoyang and Shi Le's failure at Feilong Mountain, the morale of the entire Huns and Han Kingdom was very low.

Therefore, Liu Yuan was quite generous with the reward this time, or it may be said that the Huns and Han Kingdom needed such an example.

He awarded Shi Le the title of General Zhendong, and granted him the title of Duke of Ji County. He was still the governor and king of Ping Jin.

Of course, Liu Tai's reward was to be named Zhu Xuhou, but Liu Tai's military position was not promoted.

Because Liu Tai is too young to be promoted to a military position, if he continues to be promoted, do he want to be a 20-year-old general?
However, fortunately, the Han Dynasty had already produced a general who was at least more perverted than Liu Tai today.

Therefore, Liu Tai is not the so-called indispensable enfeoffment, and he is not afraid that Liu Tai will not fight in the future, and even when granting rewards, he can still do so.

That is not to promote Liu Tai, but to upgrade the grade of his position, and even expand the real power of his position, making this position a low-status but powerful position.

For example, the position of General of Hussars was initially a general with a minor title, but Huo Qubing was promoted to the top military position second only to the rank of General.

At the same time, because the Xiongnu and Han Dynasties were more or less Xiongnu, even though Liu Yuan was quite Chinese, he did not pay much attention to military power.

Therefore, Liu Tai is still General Huben, but he officially names the Huben army under Liu Tai, granting General Huben still the arbitrary power to recruit, but the number of soldiers directly under his command cannot exceed [-].

Because the Xiongnu generally had a limit of [-] cavalry, so when it was changed to a Han position, the limit was [-].

Of course, the Xiongnu and Han kingdoms would not send anyone to check, but supplies such as crossbows, arrows, and armor were given to 1 people.

The biggest difference between the Huns and the Han Dynasty is that they do not attach much importance to military power.

Or maybe because of the Huns' habits, their control over military power was not as great as that of the Han Dynasty.

Adhering to the nature of only being strong, and coupled with the fact that no matter how Chinese the Huns are, there are still traces of the tribal system, this makes the Huns control the military power, which is as ridiculous as the United States controlling guns.

In other words, limiting the size of the Huben Army is already quite restrictive in Liu Yuan's opinion.

But this is like asking an alien to ask you, a job that works forty hours a week, has two weekends off, has lunch break, annual leave, sick leave, a working environment that includes three meals a day, and can only get an average salary as a salary Do it or not.

Therefore, Liu Tai actually felt the same as Wang Mi. He felt that the rewards from the Huns and Han Dynasty were generous, and working for him seemed quite tempting.

(End of this chapter)