Han Zuo Gaomen

Chapter 1412
Wucheng is an important county in the Eastern Commandery. It is actually the land of Zhao in ancient times. It is flat and open, with no hills on all sides.

Dongwu City has a long history. As early as the Spring and Autumn Period, the Jin State built a city here in order to prevent the Qi State from attacking.Time has passed, and today's warfare is no longer the ancient chariot charge in the Spring and Autumn Period, but more flexible and changeable. Tobu City is located in the plains of Hebei, with no danger on all sides, and its strategic importance has been repeatedly reduced.

Such a geographical environment naturally has its advantages and disadvantages. The disadvantage is that there is no danger to prove.The advantage is that there will be no long-term and large-scale wars in the territory, which is also of great benefit to the preservation of local vitality.

So today's Tobu City, although it can't be said to be a strategic garrison, can also be called a famous city in Hebei because of its profound cultural origins.For example, the famous Qinghe Cui and Zhang clans who are famous in the county all live here for generations, and the rest have the surnames such as Lu, Chen, and Yin. Even if they are not well-known, they are all local tyrants with deep roots .

In Wang Shi's original strategic plan, Tobu City did not belong to the middle battlefield, so after regaining Tobu City, Shen Mu's army on the East Road did not expand westward, but continued to attack Bohai counties and counties in the north.

But the plan always failed to keep up with the changes. While the East Road Master was advancing triumphantly, the Yanzhou Army on the right wing of the center was suppressed by the Shangbai Jie Army after the initial victory. Threat from Shangbai Jie Army.

In addition, before and after autumn, another army of Jie State, [-] Youzhou Army led by Shi Bin, the son of Zhang Wugong, entered the Bohai battlefield, and the advancement of the Bohai Sea was somewhat hindered, so the East Road Wangshi also postponed the pace of advancement. The main force stayed in Bohai County, while some troops returned to Tobu City and launched an offensive to Guangzong in the southwest.

When Jin Xuangong, who had just conquered Shangbai, felt that Ran Min, the general of Jie, was not lacking in heroism in troubled times, but Ran Min, who was fighting in the orthodox army in Beiqiu, Qinghe, did not agree with this, but felt a kind of difficulty and irritability.

The Ranmin tribe was stationed on a mountainous mound more than [-] miles away from the west of Beiqiu. A tributary of Qingshui passed around the mound. However, because the Jin army built a dam on the Linqing river in the upper reaches of the south, this river was very difficult. It has already entered the dry season.

A few miles to the northeast of the mound, there is the Jin army camp in Dongwu City. The camp is not too large. It is built on a dilapidated dock wall, and the garrison strength is between 3000 and [-].

It has been more than ten days since the two armies have confronted here. The dry river between the camps was originally slightly muddy, but after a period of time, the cavalry's iron hooves have trampled on it, and it has already become extremely hard. Because of the abundance, the earth color glowed a strange dark red, and there was a disgusting stench in the autumn wind.

Ran Min stood on the railing, due to the recent frequent killings, his beard and hair were stretched out, and he looked majestic without being angry, making people awe-inspiring.Ben Shibiao stood behind him, all of them were silent, looking up at the Jin army camp in the northeast.

Since the confrontation between the two sides, there has never been a day without fighting, and the scales vary, and today is no exception.

On the battlefield under the mound, there are hundreds of riders coming and going to fight.Although Ran Min's army is a newly formed army, it has absorbed the essence of all parties in Xiangguo. Afterwards, it has been honed in many battles in Guangping territory, and they are all extremely capable. Against the elite cavalry in the Qingxu Army of the Southern Kingdom, they still have no obvious disadvantages.

Hundreds of people from the two sides fought back and forth on the battlefield several kilometers wide. Although there were no banners, they could clearly distinguish the enemy from the enemy.Most of the horses used by the Jin army were Hexi war horses, which looked much more handsome than the Sai horses of the Jie army, and the soldiers had bright armor and neat bows and knives.

It was Su Hai, Ran Min's confidant, who led his troops to fight today. He had a strong body, and his armor was tight on his body. He looked extremely burly, and even the war horse under his crotch looked a little short.

At the beginning of the battle, the advantages of the cavalry of the Jin army in all aspects were revealed. When they were hedging, the horses did not arrive, but the arrows arrived first. At such a distance, the Jie army with simple weapons could not fight back.

Su Hai was the first to strangle and dodge, and Wu Zi followed behind him like a shadow, but there were still knights who had not had time to control their horses to change their charge, and were pierced by the Jin army's powerful arrows, and died on the battlefield.

The Hexi warhorses have strong explosive power, especially for short-distance charges. Even though the knights of the Jin army are much heavier than the Jie army, they are still slightly faster in terms of speed.

After one round of flying arrows, with the bow on the saddle and the knife in hand, the condensed sharpness of the fine cavalry plunged directly into the ranks of the Jie army, and the thin battle formation was penetrated in an instant. There were about a hundred Jie army cavalry Being led off the track of rushing in, he was coerced and divided with the slashing of the Jin army's rangers, surrounded and massacred.

The defeat in the first battle was already a reality that the Jie army had to grit their teeth to bear. The all-round strength gap made them dare not expect to be able to kill the enemy with such force when fighting the cavalry of the Jin army.

But the current small setback did not cause the Jie army to collapse. Although the formation was divided into two parts, the cavalry in the two parts were still struggling.

The hundreds of knights of the Jie army surrounded by the soldiers of the Jin army continued to attack outwards. Due to the lack of weapons, most of them used spears that were made more easily. However, under the cutting of the Jin army's sharp swords, these The lethality that the spear can cause is really limited. Even due to the drastic changes in the position during the battle, some spears clearly stabbed the body of the Jin army knight but were blocked by the hard armor, and the spear shaft broke frequently in the hand.

However, their continuous outward assaults still had a certain impact on the Jin army's charge.Although the soldiers of the Jin army are well-equipped, their riding skills are relatively inferior to those of the Jie army.

The southerners learn water and the northerners learn riding. Although Qingxu kings are mostly young and elite recruited from various places in Qingxu, they cannot be regarded as southerners in the strict sense. existing.In addition to the absolute elites of the Fenwu Army and Hongwu Army, even the Hanoi Cavalry Corps led by Han Huang is actually slightly inferior to the Jie Army in terms of average riding skills.

But this gap is actually not fatal. Master Wang has a multi-army combination, and he does not rely solely on cavalry to defeat the enemy. In addition, the overall level of equipment is far superior to that of the Jie army, which is enough to make up for this gap.

However, if it is in a specific regional battlefield, such as the current small-scale cavalry battle, the disadvantage of riding skills is still relatively large.Although the Jie army was unfavorable in the first battle, and the casualties were greater than the gains afterwards, but with their superb riding skills, they can temporarily maintain the fight without defeat.

The impact from the inside line also brought opportunities to Su Hai, the Jie general on the outside line. Taking advantage of the obvious gaps in the Jin army several times, he led his cavalry to roam and bite like cunning jackals. There were a lot of casualties.

Especially as the battle continued, there was also a gap in horsepower. The Jin army was already heavily armored, while the Hexi horse had plenty of horsepower and explosive power for short distances, but it did not have a long battery life. Saima has obvious disadvantages.

Of course, there is no lack of excellent war horses with both explosive power and endurance in the Jin army, especially the famous Hexi dragon horse. .However, such excellent war horses are still in the minority after all, and they are mainly supplied to the real ace troops such as Shengwu and Fenwu, and cannot be popularized by all first-line king division troops.

In the past, the rhythm of the battles during this period of time was often the same. In the first battle, the king of the Jin army stabilized the front line of the Jie army. The Jie army had little power to fight back. He was under strong pressure and was chased and defeated by the Jin army.

However, if they can survive the first round of the Jin army's fierce attack, the battle situation will gradually deflect, and the mobility of the Jin army cavalry will gradually decline. Although they still have the advantage of equipment, it is no longer the case for the Jie army. is an invincible opponent.

The [-] cavalry of the Jie army this time were fresh troops brought to the front by Ran Minfang since Shangbai for a long time. Their fighting will can be said to be tenacious, and the leader personally held the formation to watch the battle, and they did not retreat.

Although the initial battle situation was unfavorable and nearly [-] soldiers were lost, but as the horsepower of the Jin army declined, the initiative gradually fell to the Jie army.Gradually, the situation on the battlefield changed. The cavalry of the Jin army who had been rapidly interspersed and roaming among the troops of the Jie army gathered in the middle area, while the cavalry of the Jie army spread and roamed around the four sides. Harvesting the lives of the soldiers of the Jin army.

"Su Hai's power, can't he be the leader of ten thousand soldiers?"

Seeing the reversal of the battle situation, Ran Min, who was watching the battle, had a brief smile on his face. Although the overall strategy was becoming more and more unfavorable to him, he was still able to suppress the Jin people on this part of the battlefield. The morale boost was huge too.

It's not that he fantasizes that he can restore the overall decline of Jie Kingdom with his own strength, but his own department can have a unique performance in all battles, which will naturally make the Lord rely on him more.Where the situation will develop in the future, no one can say with certainty, but as long as you have a fierce and brave army in your hands, you will always be a little more calm than the duckweed that has no attachments.

Although the words were praising his generals, they were not complaining for himself.

Today, he is still just a rising star in the Jie Kingdom, far from being a high-ranking general. A veteran general like Ma Qiu is obviously guilty of losing the land of Ye. The Lord still entrusts Ma Qiu with the important task of guarding the Kingdom of Xiang. And he successfully stopped the advance of the Jin army to the north by virtue of his few weak people, and his meritorious deeds were spread to the middle school early, but he was unable to match the reward.

Ran Min also understands that the reason for this is that in the final analysis, his background is still shallow, and he does not have a strong backing in the country.Although a certain alliance had been reached with Boling Duke Shi Zun in Xiangguo last year, due to the involvement of the former prince Shi Sui, Shi Zun didn't have enough say in the country to provide him with more support.

At present, one of the emerging powers in the country is Zhang Wugong Shi Bin, who should be called Zhang Wuwang now.After moving to Xindu, in order to stabilize the hearts of the people in the country, the lord finally proclaimed himself emperor, abandoning the irrelevant title of Great Zhao Tianwang, and those who were appointed by the princes were also promoted to be kings.

Zhang Wu Wang Shi Bin, the old town of Youzhou, was originally the master with the most military exploits among all the sons, now he went to the country to go to the rescue, and led the Youzhou army to the south to rescue, and fought several times with the Jin army in the Bohai Sea. , At last the situation was restored a little bit, which also made the Lord very happy. He gave all the military affairs of Bohai, Zhangwu, Hejian and other counties in the east of Jidong. Among the kings, there was no such victory.

In addition to his own power, King Zhang Wu also has a powerful ally, Zhang Ju, the governor of Youzhou. At present, the country is in decline, and there is only half of Jizhou and the whole territory of Youzhou left. Zhang Ju, the governor of Youzhou, has also become famous. Now the number one Fang Bo governor in the country.

The combination of a powerful Zongwang and a powerful town general, if it wasn't for the rebirth of the Liaodong Murong tribe that had already belonged to the Jie Kingdom in midsummer, there would be almost no suspense about the choice of the successor in the middle school.Although Zhang Wu Wang Shi Bin's matrilineal family is humble, but after the tragic death of several incompetent brothers, he has come from behind, which is not to be underestimated.

At present, the Jin army is divided into groups, and the general trend of the Northern Expedition, the struggle for heirship in the country has to come to an end for the time being.Although King Zhang Wu was almost dominant, in order to maintain the hearts of all parties in the country who resisted powerful enemies, the lord did not directly canonize him as a prince.

It is precisely because of this that the other princes have not completely lost their chances to fight for the reserve position. Even the Duke of Puyang, Shi Kun, who was captured by the Jin army before, had to take advantage of this benefit to be named King Wu'an. Guard Xiangguo and restrain Maqiu.

Compared with other princes, the combination of Shi Zun and Ran Min is a bit out of reach.Because the late prince Shi Xi corrupted the state affairs and caused the fall of Xiangguo and put him to death, the empress Zheng was also implicated and deposed. Shi Zun, who was originally a son-in-law, was in a much more difficult situation because he didn't even have a king's title.

After the lord moved the capital, Ran Min was ordered to stay in Xiangguo, and because he was rejected by Ma Qiu's troops who retreated to Xiangguo, he left Xiangguo and transferred to Guangzong.Right now, he is far away from Xindu, the ruling core of the Jie Kingdom. Even if he wants to change his family, he has no chance at all.

Of course, the current Ran Min did not have such thoughts.On the one hand, he realized that in the current situation, no matter who he relies on, it is better to have enough power to protect himself. If he chooses an overly powerful prince such as Zhang Wu Wang Shi Bin to rely on, it will be difficult for him to have the current independence situation.

On the other hand, Shi Zun's difficult situation is also temporary.Although he lacks military skills, his ability to win over people's hearts is his strength. Not to mention that Ran Min formed an alliance with him after a short contact. Before the Lord decided to move the capital, it was not without resistance, and it was deeply rooted in many places. The tyrant was unwilling to abandon his family to follow, Shi Zun came forward to persuade many people in the process.

In the current management of Xindu, the Lord also relies heavily on Shi Zun at the beginning, but Shi Zun has not been named king for the time being just because the empress is newly abolished and does not want to give people the impression that the order will be changed from day to day.

Although Ran Min was on the front line, he had frequent correspondence with Shi Zun from the middle school.Shi Zun had no lack of plans in the letter, saying that Ran Min would rest assured to fight on the front line and strive for outstanding performance. Transferred back to the country for another appointment.

"The corruption in Jixia is very powerful, and this situation is no longer where you and I are. After the slaves return to the country, I will also try my best to invite everyone out of Julu and Zhongshan, and attract all parties to use them to become you and me." Hongtu..."

Ran Min was quite convinced of Shi Zun's foresight. At least at the moment, although he was fighting brilliantly on the front line, when it came to the future, he was actually at a loss and had no idea.

Shi Zun focused on the Julu, Zhongshan and other prefectures behind Xindu. In his opinion, he had a clear view. The Southern Kingdom's soldiers are strong, and they can only have a deep understanding after actual battles. There are many frontline generals who are pessimistic. Naturally, Ran Min was no exception.

No matter how outstanding the battle feats are on the front line, it is a peripheral force that can be given up to the Lord, just to buy time for the construction of the Xindu line of defense.

Today's Xindu is said to have assembled 30 armored soldiers. This number is naturally exaggerated, but there are still tens of thousands of soldiers in poor countries. Although the southern country is menacing, it is not easy to fight quickly.

Shi Zun was able to choose to operate and develop behind Xindu without fighting for a moment, so the pressure on the frontal battlefield was naturally borne by Zhang Wu Wang Shi Bin and others who are currently in full swing.If this plan can really come true, he and Shi Zun will rest at the rear and gather strength to recuperate, and it may not be impossible to come from behind and counter the rest.

Of course, the current situation is treacherous, people's hearts are changing, and Ran Min will not completely trust Shi Zun.The reason why he chose to leave Xiangguo and defend Shangbai was actually because of his own calculations.

The reason why Ran Min was willing to take risks and guard the front line was naturally to increase his strength.He has coveted the beggars in Guangzong County for a long time. Even if he can't use them for himself, it is very necessary to maintain a good relationship with them.Among other things, just placing the base camp in Shangbai is a complete show of favor to Li Nong, the begging general.

Today's Li Nong, guarding Yanmen and deterring Daibei, is definitely the leading general in Xiajie Kingdom.

The begging army is very xenophobic, and Ran Min doesn't expect to be accepted and even loyal to them in a very short period of time, but if he can form a deep friendship by helping Li Nong defend his homeland, if he can cooperate with Shi Zun to avoid the rear If you lead your troops to Zhongshan with your thoughts, you can echo with Li Nongda of Yanmen, and you will have the weight of half of the remnants of Jie country!

It's just that the xenophobia of the begging army is much more serious than what Ran Min imagined.When he rushed to Shangbai full of enthusiasm, the begging army who had stayed behind in Shangbai had already retreated into Guangzong, and they were not lukewarm about his arrival.

Even if he used his troops fiercely in the future to prevent the Jin army from going all the way, so that Guangzong was not directly invaded by the Jin army, Guangzong's begging work still had no expression of gratitude to him, not even basic material supplies and assistance, let alone He directly rejected the proposal to send troops to attack the Jin army with him.

For these stubborn and self-defense guys, every time Ran Min thinks about it, he almost gnashes his teeth with hatred. The Jin army's offensive is so turbulent, and it is only a matter of time before the troops come to Guangzong. Do these people still expect to be able to stay out of the world and not be disturbed by military disasters?
"When the southern army is defeated and withdraws to Shangbai, we must negotiate with Guangzong!"

Ran Min thought to himself, after he arrived in Shangbai, he was confronted with the scene of the Yanzhou Division of the Jin army advancing violently. Several vicious battles annexed part of the defeated army, and then he was busy suppressing the Jin army in Guangping. Time and energy communicated and negotiated with Guangzong Qihuo.

However, it is obvious that all the ministries of the Jin army have stepped up their pressure, and the power that Ran Min currently possesses has reached its limit. In order to resist the Jin army that came down from Dongwu City's counterattack, almost all of Shangbai's available troops were taken by him. Pulled to the battlefield here.

Although the current situation is still under control, Ran Min is also very clear that his troops are already at full strength, and they are in danger of being broken at any time. If they don't think of a way out, it is very likely that they will not be able to retreat even if they want to.But when he thought of not being able to attract Guangzong to beg for his own use, he was always a little bit unwilling.

There are so many thoughts in his heart that he can't be happy about the advantages on the battlefield in front of him.

And just as he was meditating, another exclamation suddenly came from beside him. He hurriedly raised his eyes and saw that the situation on the battlefield had changed again. The horse under the command of the general Su Hai suddenly fell down, and the surrounding soldiers were eager to rescue them. The siege formed by the Jin army suddenly disintegrated, and the soldiers of the Jin army in the battle formation also seized this rare opportunity, tightened their cavalry and rushed directly to the place where Su Hai fell off the horse.

At the same time, horseshoes thundered again in the opposite Jin camp, and hundreds of reinforcements rushed straight into the battle formation.

"The thief An dares to harm my strongman!"

Seeing this, Ran Min let out a loud roar, stretched his arms and bound his armor, leaped over the horse, holding a two-edged iron spear with a whole body in one hand, and a half-foot-long hook halberd in the other hand, leading more than three hundred horsemen to himself while shouting. Also rushed to the field!

　The character Ran Min, based on the atmosphere on the Internet, does not want to write more, but it is really inevitable.Don't talk about merits and demerits, just talk about the title of Heavenly King, regardless of the pre-Qin period, after Qin Shihuang, it is actually a very nondescript title.The most used one was during the period of the Sixteen Kingdoms, when Jin Zhun, a loyal minister of the great Han Dynasty, usurped the Liu family of the Xiongnu, and became the first king of heaven.After that, Shi Le and Shi Hu both regarded this title as a transition before becoming emperor.None of the serious leaders of the Han regime used this title, and Ran Min also directly referred to him as Emperor Wei.Qianyan gave him this title because he essentially did not recognize him as the orthodox emperor of the Han people, so it is very awkward to say that Wu Mourning Heavenly King is the savior of the Han people. , even Liu Yuan, who was a Hun, didn't use this trick
　　
　
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