Great Han Empire

Chapter 191
Sun Jian believed that Tao Qian's views were too conservative, and that recruiting the rebels was also contrary to the will of the court and His Majesty.

Sun Jian said with a serious expression: "My lord, the pursuit is imperative, and there should be no hesitation. It doesn't matter whether the rebels are luring the enemy, fleeing due to lack of food and grass, or whether something major happened in Xiliang. It doesn't matter, the important thing is that the enemy now has only 7 people, even if June Thunder appears later, they will only have 10 people. With the strength of both sides being equal, it is impossible for the rebels to eat us. Now everyone It doesn't have the strength to eat up the opponent in one bite."

"We are willing to fight the enemy, but now the rebels don't want to fight us, so we have to chase them. We can keep chasing until the enemy stops and engages us."

"During the pursuit, there are definitely dangers. The possibility of the rebels ambushing us and defeating us is not ruled out. However, this is nothing to be afraid of. Our soldiers' morale is booming now, and their fighting spirit is high. As long as Lord Taiwei is determined, we can Resolutely chase to the end and never give the enemy any chance to breathe. The rebels can't stop chasing if they want to stop, and they don't have time to set up traps. We just need to grasp the marching rhythm between the various troops and coordinate the various troops The cooperation between them is absolutely foolproof."

"If you don't pursue the rebels, this matter will definitely spread to Luoyang, and it will become a trick for the villain to attack and slander the Taiwei. If your majesty finds out, what will he think?"

Zhang Wen nodded in agreement, and turned his eyes to Huangfu Li.

Huangfu Li said something that made Zhang Wen very uncomfortable.

"What should we do if the rebel army divides up to lure the enemy after the troops enter Liangzhou?"

Zhang Wen looked at Tao Qian.

Tao Qian said: "My strategy is to join forces and seize Hanyang first. No matter what tricks the rebels play, we don't care. As long as we gain a foothold in Hanyang, the rest will be easy."

Of course Zhang Wen would not accept Tao Qian's approach.The expenditure of Xiliang's anti-rebel army can only last until the beginning of July. Only Zhang Wen, Yuan Pang, Gai Xun and Fu Xie know about this matter.According to Tao Qian's stable approach, the suppression of the rebellion in Xiliang this year will definitely not be completed.

Zhang Wen looked at Sun Jian.

Sun Jian said loudly: "If Bian Zhang wants to lure the enemy to go deep and seize the opportunity to attack us, this strategy of dividing the troops is naturally necessary. When the strength of the two sides is almost the same, the use of the strategy of dividing the troops is of great importance to both sides. It’s all a loss of strength. The only rebel forces that can play a diversionary role are the Qianghu cavalry from Thunder in June and the 5 horses of Beigong Boyu in the north of Hanyang County.”

"General Dong and June Jinglei have fought many times, and they have rich experience in dealing with them, and their strength is almost the same. If June Jinglei comes to lure the enemy, the Taiwei will send General Dong to deal with it. If conditions permit, General Dong can take the opportunity to recover Wu Capital County. If Beigong Boyu leads his troops into Hanyang immediately after withdrawing from Duyang to Anding County, the Taiwei Lord will send Li Zhonglang to lead [-] Jizhou troops to meet the enemy. At the same time, he can order Li Zhonglang to take Anding County at an appropriate time. .”

"In this way, Bianzhang's 7 troops are left in Hanyang, which is evenly matched with us. There is no doubt that Bianzhang wants to defend Hanyang. So, how is he going to deal with us?" Sun Jian said very confidently: " We have been chasing him closely, what can he do."

Zhang Wen readily obeyed.

Tao Qian was very anxious, and hurriedly stopped him: "Master Taiwei, Mr. Sun's method seems relatively safe, but it is actually extremely risky. Mr. Taiwei, you'd better think twice before acting rashly."

Zhang Wen thought to himself, Sun Jian's plan is very good, there is nothing wrong with it.The biggest variable is that Xiliang's troops are all concentrated in Hanyang, which is not conducive to fighting.But he already had a countermeasure in mind.He had secretly warned those Xiliang soldiers last time that if anyone dared to openly shelter the rebels again, he would be killed on the spot without mercy.He didn't believe that, between favors and beheading, the officers of the Xiliang army would choose to behead.As for Beigong Boyu, I am afraid it will be difficult for his troops to appear in Hanyang County.He is still full of confidence in the leopard.

"Gongzu, tell me, what is the risk of Mr. Sun's method?" Zhang Wen asked with a smile.

"What if Bianzhang retreats to the Yellow River in one go? Can our grain and grass transportation keep up?" Tao Qian shouted.

Zhang Wen was taken aback.

Sun Jian's face changed slightly.He thought for a while, and said: "It is not very likely that Bian Zhang will give up Hanyang County. He seems to have no reason to retreat to the Yellow River. If Bian Zhang really retreats to the Yellow River, after we chase it, It is indeed a bit troublesome. Once the food and grass run out, we will withdraw our troops. But I always feel that the possibility is unlikely, why does he have to give up Hanyang and lure us to his door?"

Zhang Wen also felt that Bian Zhang would not do this.Once the rebels were defeated by the Yellow River, it would be a disaster for the rebels. Not only did they lose the buffer zone of Hanyang County, but they also directly brought the flames of war to Jincheng.Isn't it a little too crazy.

Zhang Wen immediately vetoed Tao Qian's opinion and insisted on ordering the whole army to pursue.

To be on the safe side, he asked Sun Jian to rush to Zhou Shen's army chasing at the forefront with his orders, and asked Sun Jian to assist Zhou Shen to be careful to prevent the rebels from counterattacking.

Tao Qian was very anxious, said a few ugly words in a fit of anger, and was immediately sent by Zhang Wen to the rear camp to be responsible for the transportation of grain and grass.

Li Wenhou was dark and thin, not tall, with a flat face, and there was nothing special about it.He used to be a bandit, he often robbed the rich and gave to the poor, and he specialized in fighting against corrupt officials. He was very famous in Jincheng and Longxi.The biggest case he did was to open a warehouse to release grain, killing dozens of people in the county mansion of Fanghan County, Longxi County.Later he was arrested, but the government has not caught him for more than ten years.His reputation as a hero is spread all over the southern part of Liangzhou, who will catch him.

Li Wenhou looked at Lingtai Mountain in the distance, and said to Beigong Boyu beside him, "Boyu, we have returned to Liangzhou."

Beigong Boyu smiled and said: "Why, you haven't seen your wife for a few days, are you homesick?"

Li Wenhou said with a smile: "When I arrived at the boundary of Liangzhou, I felt much more at ease. It seems that Zhang Wen went to chase and kill Lao Bian with all his strength."

"I don't know what happened to Lao Bian and the others?" Beigong Boyu said worriedly, "When will we hear from them?"

"Hurry up. In ten days or so, we will be back in Wuzhi City. There must be news of them when we arrive in Wuzhi City. Don't worry, who are Lao Bian and Mr. Wen Yue? How much can Fatty Dong take advantage of?" ?” Li Wenhou said indifferently, “Maybe, they have already returned to Hanyang.”

Beigong Boyu shook his head and said, "It's more than 400 miles from Meiyang to Quail City in the north, but [-] miles to Hanyang in the west. We haven't reached Quail City yet, how could they come? They're still walking all the way. Let's hope they're all right, or we're in trouble."

Li Wenhou smiled coldly and said, "What's the trouble?"

Beigong Boyu glanced at him, and said: "According to the schedule, we should rush to Meiyang and Laobian to meet up first, but after we arrived in Duyang, we didn't make it so late that..."

Li Wenhou's face darkened, and he said unhappily: "Boyu, you mean to blame me."

Beigong Boyu sighed, but did not make a sound.

"Boyu, if I hadn't ordered everyone to come to Meiyang a few days later, would we have gone home so easily now? Look, we don't even have a chaser behind us, and everyone returned home happily. Home, such a good thing, did I do it wrong?"

Beigong Boyu glanced at him, and everyone could see the dissatisfaction on his face.

"Hey, Boyu, are you out of your mind? We are brothers, do you know?" Li Wenhou looked at Beigong Boyu and shouted, "Our brothers have the final say on matters in Xiliang, but you insist Playing with horses, they forced Lao Bian and Han Wenyue to join the team, and you even gave up the position of coach to Lao Bian. But how did Lao Bian and Han Wenyue deal with us? Tell me, do they treat us as brothers? "

Beigong Boyu glared at him.

Li Wenhou's words touched Beigong Boyu's dissatisfaction that had been smoldering in his heart, a strong dissatisfaction.

Li Wenhou was still rambling on: "Old Bian told Mr. Wenyue that now we are the lords of Xiliang, and we want to do things for the people of Xiliang. , Kill them all, how will we gain a foothold in Western Xinjiang in the future? I just can't figure out, who are the rich and powerful people who don't collude with the corrupt officials of the government? Who don't oppress and torture us poor people? I will kill them all It’s been decades, but now I’m still wrong, the people I’ve killed for decades shouldn’t have been killed. Then who should be killed? Is it our brother?”

"So many people starved to death last winter, what are Lao Bian and Han Wenyue doing? They are all in the city, visiting those powerful and powerful people in Wubao. Let's not talk about eating and drinking, and discuss how to make money this year. How do you bribe the eunuchs of the court, do you want to surrender, is this the brother you are talking about?"

"Surrender? How? Surrender? Why should they surrender? Besides betraying our brothers and using our heads to flatter them, how else would they surrender? When everything has come to this point, you still worry about their lives and deaths?" Li Wenhou said excitedly, "Think about it." We have a few more days to live by ourselves."

Beigong Boyu grinned and ignored him.

"The old man is the coach? I think the coach is Mr. Wenyue. What are you and my brother now? Are you the deputy commander? Does your words matter? Now even Mawan doesn't pay attention to us, don't talk about people like Yang Qiu .”

"Wenhou, don't talk about it, everyone knows these nonsense things, what are you talking about?" Beigong Boyu interrupted him impatiently, "We still have 5 horses in our hands, and they didn't want to touch us if they wanted to. so easy."

"Boyu, it's too easy to move you." Li Wenhou said disdainfully.

"What do you mean?" Beigong Boyu asked loudly unhappily.

"If you continue to treat them as brothers, you will die soon." Li Wenhou shouted viciously.

Beigong Boyu was taken aback for a moment, unable to speak for a while.

The scouts flew to report that the vicinity of Lingtai Mountain was safe and sound, and the road was unimpeded.

"Let's camp near the Ling River today. Cross the river tomorrow morning, and we can arrive at Quail Goblet City tomorrow afternoon." Li Wenhou said to Beigong Boyu.

Beigong Boyu was in a bad mood, so he waved his hand casually and let him do it.

Anding County only has a population of 4 to [-], and basically all of them live in the eight counties in the county and in villages outside the city. In addition, there are some Qiang people on both sides of the Yellow River.Anding County is sparsely populated, and there are hundreds of miles of uninhabited places everywhere.

Lingtai is located in Quail City, Anding County. It is a deserted place, surrounded by mountains, with beautiful mountains and clear waters.Lingtai is named after Lingtai Mountain. Linghe River passes through Lingtai Mountain, flows into Jingshui, and then flows into Weishui River.

Because they have already reached the boundary of Liangzhou, and they can return to Quail Goblet City tomorrow, the soldiers are in a relaxed mood, talking and laughing.In the big camp by the river, the bonfire burned until midnight before it gradually went out.

Beigong Boyu was in a bad mood and couldn't stand the persuasion of Li Wenhou and several subordinates, so he got very drunk.

He is in pain.He rebelled only because one of the lieutenant Hu Qiang's subordinates was too shameless and killed people in his clan. He couldn't hold his breath and led the clan to rebel.Who knew that when he called out from the top, responders gathered like mushrooms after rain.He couldn't get off the tiger, and he couldn't do it if he wanted to.But he has self-knowledge, knowing that he is a Qiang, illiterate, and unable to lead everyone to resist the encirclement and suppression of the Han court.The strength of the Han army was deeply ingrained in the hearts of the Qiang people.So he and a group of brothers coerced Chi Bianzhang and Han Sui to rebel, and he even willingly gave up the position of coach.But then things developed beyond his expectations.

The Han people, especially the learned people like Bian Zhang and Han Sui, have their own understanding and way of doing things about rebellion, and their solutions to various matters are far from the ideas of Beigong Boyu and his gang.The simplest thing is that Beigong Boyu hopes that his tribe and soldiers will be richer after the rebellion, and be able to distribute and enjoy the spoils independently.But Bian Zhang and Han Sui firmly grasped the right to distribute the spoils. Apart from distributing the most basic living needs of the soldiers, they collected all the surplus and used it centrally.After the rebellion, everyone is poorer than before. Who can accept this?Contradictions arise from this.Then there is the command of the army.After Beigong Boyu gave up the position of coach to Bian Zhang, he quickly became a decoration, and his words had no weight. Some old subordinates in the past also switched to Bian Zhang and Han Sui, which gave Beigong Boyu a great impact. .As time went by, all kinds of contradictions piled up, and they finally quarreled.After defeating Zhang Wen last year, Beigong Boyu led his troops to the north alone, and was active in Anding County and Wuwei County. He became more and more alienated from Lao Bian and the others.

Beigong Boyu was very disappointed.How could decades of brotherhood become so ruthless in the blink of an eye.Whose fault is it?
The moon tonight is like a semicircular piece of white jade, warm and aura.It hangs high in the air, filling the entire Lingtai Mountain with soft light.

At the foot of Lingtai Mountain, an army of 1 cavalry and [-] infantry formed hundreds of huge square formations.The soldiers looked solemn and stood silently in the night wind.

Li Hong let go of Xian Yufu's big hand, and said with a slight smile, "Brother Yuxing, take care."

Xian Yufu patted Li Hong's shoulder vigorously, turned around and mounted his horse, and galloped away without saying a word.

Immediately the army of infantry began to move.

Riding on his horse, Li Hong watched them leave silently, until the last infantry soldier merged into the darkness, he was still watching without moving.

This was the first battle for the troops after they arrived in Xiliang. The first battle was against fifty thousand enemies, and Li Hong felt very depressed.It is said that Xiliang people are tough, and Xiliang's troops are brave. After hearing too much, I naturally feel a little uneasy.Although he was full of confidence in this surprise attack, he was still nervous and a little worried when he was fighting in a completely unfamiliar environment for the first time. Command 5 people and two arms of infantry and cavalry to fight on the same battlefield.Li Hong believed that his soldiers were very powerful in fighting, and it would be no problem to defeat the Xiliang rebels, but he was afraid that his soldiers would suffer huge casualties because of this battle.

Beigong Boyu's troops are all composed of Qiang people belonging to the prefectures and counties of Liangzhou. Although they are not regular cavalry, considering the bravery and martial nature of the Qiang people, their combat effectiveness is still quite strong, at least more than [-] The Yellow Turban Army should be strong.Most of these soldiers are herdsmen and slaves belonging to the various tribes of the Qiang and Hu. They lived in various states and counties in Liangzhou and served the Han court for many years. Some tribes have been engaged in farming while grazing.Because these belonged to the Qiang Hu, they did not need to invade the Han Dynasty, nor did they need to fight with other Hu tribes, so as time went by, these tribes gradually despised traditional military training, and changed it to several times a year Once a year, or even give up completely.Therefore, most of the Qiang people have no formal training and no experience in cavalry combat. At best, they can ride and shoot.Compared with the fighting power of the overseas Qianghu, there is a big gap.Of course, some Qiang people who have entered the country for a short time, such as Xianling Qiang, are still very powerful.

Both Sang Yang and Zuo Yan warned Li Hong of this plan.Such a large-scale attack, a battle involving 10 people, will definitely not end in a short time.Once the sneak attack is prolonged and the enemy recovers and organizes an effective counterattack, the battle situation may fall into a stalemate.At that time, the outcome will be hard to say.

Li Hong was also worried about this matter.

Zhao Yunce immediately stepped forward and softly called out, "My lord, my lord..."

Li Hong let out a breath quietly, as if he wanted to throw away all the anxiety and tension in his heart.

"Let's go." Li Hong said loudly.

Li Hong led Zhao Yun, and a dozen attendants rushed towards the darkness like flying.

With an army of [-] cavalry, [-] black panthers immediately started.

On the bank of the Ling River, in the camp of the Xiliang rebels, the sound of a huge ox horn suddenly broke the tranquility of the night, and the desolate and rapid sound of the horn resounded through the night sky.

It was as if someone dropped a boulder on the quiet lake, and the quiet rebel camp suddenly boiled like a frying pan.

On the west side of the river bank, within sight, a surging army of iron cavalry rushed towards them like a tidal wave, with earth-shattering roars.

Li Wenhou flew out of the big tent.

He was stunned, his mouth opened wide, his eyes widened.He didn't know how such a huge cavalry army suddenly appeared in this deserted place, and he suspected that he was dreaming.

He screamed nervously: "Stop..., get on your horse and stop..."

(End of this chapter)