Chaos of the Three Kingdoms Summons

Chapter 2109: The father and son of the Zhe family defended Dongjun, and Tan Daoji and the golden cicada escaped from their shells

The guards Zhao Kuangyin arranged in Dongjun were the father and son of Zhe Kexing and Zhe Keshi, the generals of the Zhe family.

Although people in the Central Plains are now panicked, Zhao Kuangyin is still very confident in these two father and son.

First of all, these two father and sons are indeed capable and capable of taking on this important task.

Secondly, there was a blood feud between the two father and son and the Jin army. Among the generals under his command, they were the ones who were destined not to fall to the Jin army.

And people like these two father and son are the people Zhao Kuangyin wants to reuse at the moment. For the remaining ones, no matter how powerful they are, he has to be more defensive.

Previously, Xue Wanche led troops to attack Xiaopei. The Xiaopei defender who died in the battle was the son of Zhe Keshi and the grandson of Zhe Kexing.

Zhe Keke is already in his 50s and almost 60s, but at this time, the white-haired man is sending the black-haired man, and his direct grandson is killed in the battlefield. Of course, he will fight the enemy to the death, even if he risks his life, he must fight with the enemy. The opponent fights to the end.

In history, Zhe Kexing is the fifth generation of Zhe family generals.

It is said that the general family inheritance will decline after three generations, but the Zhe family has not. Moreover, in this generation, it has made the greatest contribution and the most in external battles! This generation can be called the most dazzling generation of the Zhe family.

According to the record on Zhe Kexing's epitaph: "We fought with the Westerners for hundreds and seventy times, but were not defeated and captured tens of millions." He fought one hundred and seventy battles with Xixia and never lost. At that time, he was known as the "Zhejia Soldier". This shows that his invincible deeds were praised by people.

Zhe Kexing initially served in the military government. Later, the Xixia often invaded the border. When the Xixia invaded Huanqing, he was ordered to send troops from Hedong to rescue. According to records, Zhe Kexing was familiar with military books and strategies, and was resourceful and good at making decisions. At this time, he saw the right opportunity to seize the Jialu River and occupy the favorable terrain. , after a battle between the two sides, Zheke went on this battle, killed more than 400 enemies, surrendered more than 1000 households, and captured tens of thousands of horses and livestock. He was promoted to prefect for his meritorious service.

Later, when the imperial court attacked Xixia, Zhe Kexing led his troops as the vanguard. On the way back, Xixia Chief Meabao Wu Liang led ten thousand cavalry to pursue him. He asked for instructions from the rear, and Zhe Kexing formed his troops and waited for the arrival of the enemy. Zhe Kexing waited for the enemy to cross the mountain pass and suddenly attacked. He defeated the Xia soldiers and killed them. Death will protect Wu Liang.

After that, he guarded Jialu River, built eight villages, and guarded the border for 30 years. During this period, he loved the soldiers, won by surprise, and had the most military exploits. People called him "Zhejia soldiers", and he served as an observation envoy to Qinzhou.

His son Zhe Keshi was also a famous general in history.

He has been very brave and resourceful since he was a child. He is a natural master of horseback riding. He has never learned the art of riding and archery. He can master riding and archery skillfully just by getting on a horse. I have to say that this is a gift! His martial arts skills are very high, and he can be said to be a person born for fighting. According to historical records, "He is brave before he is crowned, and he is capable of galloping and shooting without being accustomed to it." People at that time praised him as "a true general."

Not only is he highly skilled in martial arts, but he is also strategic. In a battle with the Xia Army, he showed his full effect. One year, the Xia Army invaded with 100,000 people. Zhe Keshi learned the names of the enemy's beacon guards through information from the intelligence department, and came up with a clever trick to pretend to be the leader of the Xia Army. , shouting the names of these soldiers loudly and commandingly, deceiving them one by one from the stage, and then killing them one by one.

The enemy no longer had a beacon to convey the news, and he was like a blind man. He was also brave. He personally led 8,000 cavalry around the enemy's back. He used a detour strategy and reached the enemy's rear. This was like the current blitzkrieg, where he suddenly attacked the enemy. The army launched a fierce attack from the rear, rushing left and right to kill, and almost captured the Xia army marshal alive, the Empress Dowager Liang, who was known as a war madman.

Since the Jin army in Dongjun was just a partial division, it had no advantage in terms of strength or generals.

At that time, Wei Qing was ready to concentrate his main forces and win the battle against Chen Liu. Although Yuchi Jiong was a famous general, he was no match for Zhe Kexing and his son, especially since the Zhe family and his son had the help of Youzhou cavalry.

It is also a shame that the overall morale of Xuzhou soldiers declined because of the incident in Xuzhou.

Moreover, the food and grass in the hands of the Zhe family and his son were very tight, and it was a day when they had one meal but no next meal.

All kinds of factors were combined, and Yuchi Jiong was able to persist until the end of the Chenliu War, and he could barely complete the task of guarding the flanks of the Qing soldiers and horses.

After the Battle of Chenliu, Wei Qing marched forward with his troops and horses. On the other hand, he assigned 20,000 troops to Tan Daoji to cooperate with Yuchi Jiong to attack from both sides from the other direction to solve the Dongjun flank in the north.

For Zhe Kexing and his son, the biggest trouble was not whether they could defeat the Jin army, but the problem of not being able to fight at all.

With the end of the Chenliu War, the situation in Yanzhou changed drastically, and Zhao Kuangyin's forces could not guarantee the food and grass problem of Dongjun.

A large part of the reason for the defeat of Zhe Kexing and his son was the problem of food.

Especially the Youzhou cavalry is also here. The cavalry consumes food and grass much more than the infantry.

Although the Youzhou cavalry at this time cannot help Zhe Keke and his son, on the contrary, as time goes by, it is likely to become a burden.

Zhe Keke and his son were courageous, knowing that gathering so many soldiers and horses in Dongjun, which lacked food and grass security, was tantamount to slow death.

So under Zhe Fei's suggestion, before Tan Daoji's troops could surround them, the Youzhou cavalry jumped out of the quagmire of Dongjun and moved to Jiyin and Tiandan to cooperate with each other to maximize the efficiency of the anti-Jin forces. .

As for Zhe Keke and his son, their troops were mainly infantry, and there was no way they could jump out of this quagmire before Tan Daoji surrounded them. Moreover, since Zhao Kuangyin handed over the important land of Dongjun to them, it was impossible for them to retreat directly if there was any difficulty!

However, Youyan Cavalry Commander Ying Quliang and deputy general Kuang Zhang, both of whom were extremely thoughtful, did not leave obediently so easily. Instead, they waved their hands and made a gesture of advancing towards Jiyin. After that, he took advantage of the night to turn back and quickly attack Tan Daoji's troops who were coming from the direction of Chen Liu.

Youyan Iron Cavalry has a total of 20,000 elite cavalry, and Tan Daoji also has 20,000 horses.

However, Tan Daoji had only 5,000 cavalry among the 20,000 men, and the remaining 15,000 were mainly infantry.

Although both sides seem to have the same strength, the configuration of their forces determines that in terms of actual combat strength, the 20,000 horses of Youyan Iron Cavalry are definitely much higher than the 20,000 horses of Tan Daoji.

In this battle, fortunately, General Ren Ao led three thousand soldiers and horses to fight to the death, and then Tan Daoji led the army to defend the danger and stabilize the position.