Han Zuo Gaomen

Chapter 888

The Huainan army entered Xingyang, and the process was very smooth. Within ten days, they recovered Mi County, Jing County, Kaifeng, Zhongmou, Guandu and other counties. Xingyang County and Biankou, Huting, Juanxian, and Yangwu on the south bank of the Yellow River have not yet been recovered.

The reason why the progress is so great is that the Huainan Army is in a difficult situation this time. Guo Song, Lu Yong, Mao Bao and other troops gathered nearly 6 horses, called the [-] Army, and advanced slowly all the way.In Xingyang, there were no strong opponents. Chen Guang's rebel army was oppressed within the remaining counties of Chenliu, unable to move at all.

In the whole territory of Xingyang, only the [-] Taobao garrisons in Chenggao Hulao City and the thousands of Shikan troops in Yanjin and Huting are the only known enemy troops in the whole Xingyang.There are also bandits running between counties and towns. Although these bandits are not powerful, they are divided into many shares, like mice running in the wild, jumping out to harass them from time to time, it is very difficult to track.

On the other hand, the old voice of Guo Song was widely circulated in Xingyang. When the Huainan army marched northward, when the villagers from all over the country learned that Guo Song had led the army back, they all came to seek refuge in a steady stream.In fact, if it weren't for the entanglement of these villagers, the main force of the Huainan Army would have advanced much faster.Guo Song was so respected and supported in Xingyang, even Shen Zhezi himself felt left out.

"It is really difficult to accept the love of the villagers. I have been away from the news for more than ten years, and I have never responded to the wishes of the villagers..."

Located in the main base camp of the Huainan Army in Guandu, Guo Songyan was filled with emotion when he saw that there were many teams of villagers outside the camp trekking here with their families.

At that time, although he led a small number of troops, he repeatedly fought with ingenuity and took the lead. He defeated many times with less and repelled the attack of the Jiehu army.Returning again like this, although he led tens of thousands of people, but the old boy is gray-haired and old. He was seriously injured in the battle in Huai Shang in the old year. Put on your armor and go into battle to kill the enemy.

"If it was good enough to believe in treacherous evil back then and lure thieves into the house, maybe it could, maybe it could..."

Belief in Guo Mo at an early age caused the situation in Xingyang to collapse beyond recovery. Although Guo Song had personally killed his old enemy, this was always a knot in his heart that he couldn't let go of.Although he also understood that with the current situation, even without Guo Mo's rebellion, it would be difficult to maintain the situation in Xingyang for a long time.But the problem is that Guo Mo, a thief, was brought in by himself. It is tantamount to destroying the foundation that a lot of robes and warriors worked hard to protect. .

Hearing Guo Song's emotion, Shen Zhezi stepped forward to comfort him and said: "The general situation is falling, and the two or three should not be blamed alone. To save China, heroes and heroes will go their own way. Guohou, you can take up Li Shijun's unfulfilled ambition and lead the people to return to the country." It’s really inappropriate to let the old things go for a long time.”

"Yes, at this time, God bless the Zhuxia, and the people will be prosperous. Among the billions of trillions, you should be brave enough to drive out the barbarians and restore China! The old soldier hated himself and made the governor laugh. It's a pity that he followed Li Shi The people who went south, you will rarely have the opportunity to return to the old place."

Guo Song couldn't help but sigh again when he talked about this.In previous years, there were hundreds of people who followed Li Ju to the south, and later some stayed in Xiangyang to guard Li Ju's tomb, while Guo Song led a few people across the river to the court to ask for honor for Li Ju, so they joined Shen Zhezi's command.

Some of these old people have died of injuries, some are old, and some have different interests and turned to other places.There are very few people who have been following Guo Song all the time, and the veteran Ji Hong who died in the battle of Yongqiu was one of them.In the end, only Zhang Jing, general Li Gui, and Duan Xiu's nephew Duan Xiong were left to follow Guo Song and return to Xingyang.

"Chanting today, please see the governor. I really have something to ask. I beg thousands of people to return to the old county of Xingyang in the north. But reciting can survive for a while, and will never let the thieves invade one step!"

Guo Song said again in a deep voice.

After Shen Zhezi heard the words, he laughed and said: "Huainan has raised troops for several years, and the master Wang is extremely energetic. This northward march is a battle that must be won. Why should our generals want to fight to the death! If Guo Hou is not sure , I can’t pay you with the generals!”

Although the tone was relaxed, the meaning was quite warning. After Guo Song heard the words, he was already very ashamed, bent over and cupped his hands and said: "I am full of old feelings, and I can't settle down. Thank you for supervising me. But if it is feasible, Song still wants to lead the soldiers Entering Xingyang, a little to make up for old regrets."

Since the Huainan army marched northward, its strategy has been completely clear. After recovering Xingyang, it quickly occupied various ferries along the Yellow River, and then sought a decisive battle with Shikan across the river.But this does not mean that the later tactics will be clear. From Xingyang, the waterway of the Yellow River, which is nearly a thousand miles away, may become a decisive battle.

Therefore, when the army gathers and deploys to fight later, it must be fast and agile.Otherwise, once Shi Kan's army breaks through the Yellow River defense line and fights all the way south, when the southern Henan is empty, then this battle will be defeated.

The Huainan army entered Xingyang at this time, but it was actually somewhat reluctant.Due to the existence of Chen Guang's rebellious army, all troops could not devote themselves to this battle without any distractions, and they could not cooperate with Xuzhou army unimpeded.Therefore, it is difficult to completely defend this section of the Yellow River waterway. Once the Shikan army rushes into the loopholes in the defense, it will cause extremely bad variables.

Therefore, in this battle, Shen Zhezi planned to take the initiative and cross the river first, so as to find the time and place for a decisive battle with Shi Kan's army.He knew that Guo Song was obsessed with Xingyang, but the focus of this battle is not to defend a certain place, but to kill the enemy as much as possible. If Guo Song fails to mobilize because of his obsession, he will be in the entire combat area There is an unpredictable hidden danger.

Therefore, Shen Zhezi's original intention was not to let Guo Song sit in Xingyang, but to use Lu Yong to sit in Xingyang to prevent the Taobao army from the west from Chenggao to intervene in the war.But when he heard Guo Songli's request at this time, Shen Zhezi was in a bit of a dilemma.

Seeing Shen Zhezi groaning silently, Guo Song knelt down on one knee, bowed his head and said in a trembling voice: "Although Chan is mediocre, he also knows the plan of the governor's major affairs. Disregarding the safety of the current robe..."

"Guo Hou, why are you bothering, that's all, I will give you 3000 people to go back and forth to Xingyang."

Shen Zhezi quickly bent down to help Guo Song up, and finally decided to give Guo Song more trust.

At this time, the main force of the Huainan Army, with 3 people, gathered at Guandu in the north of Zhongmou. Because the march was too fast and there was no time to make up for it, and the army was waiting for the rear army to gather, and at the same time wiped out the wandering thieves in the countryside to protect the safety of the food road, the army did not continue to march. In the past, only a part of the army was dispatched to occupy various important locations.

Soon 3000 soldiers were assembled, and a considerable part of them were recruited by Yuzhou refugees. Since Guo Song, five other generals from Huainan accompanied them.The next day, the [-]-strong army set out west from the Guandu Camp, heading towards Xingyang County.

The Huainan army seems to be very numerous, but if it is scattered on a vast battlefield, it is actually impossible for each division to have too many troops.Therefore, more than 1000 of the 2000 soldiers are low-strength military soldiers, and the real combat force is less than [-]. In addition to [-] cavalry scouts, Guo Song has all the combat power to recover Xingyang this time.

This kind of combat power is more than enough to deal with the thieves running around in the territory. Those mob thieves are facing such a mighty Huainan army, and they can only run away with their heads in their hands. If they run slowly, they will be crushed and crushed.

However, Xingyang County is only less than a hundred miles away from Hulao City on the west side of the Sishui River, and there are also a small number of Shikan soldiers in Biankou to the northeast of it. It is possible to be ambushed from two directions.

Therefore, after Shen Zhezi dispatched Guo Song, he urgently dispatched 600 bandit-suppressing cavalry within the range of Mi County and Jing County, led by Ying Dan to escort the flanks of Guo Song's march, and immediately notify Guo Song to station on the spot if he finds the enemy. , Waiting for Luyong North to attack in Xinzheng, in order to complete.

"Guo Hou seems to be a little impatient!"

The soldier Mao Muzhi, who was urgently transferred from Mi County to the north, rushed hundreds of miles to Yangpi near Suoshui in Jing County within two days. He found that only a large area of ​​Huainan military camp stove remained near Yangpi. It should be that he first arrived at Yangpi to patrol the surrounding environment for Guo Song's army to station, but he fell behind the army instead, and Guo Song had already led the army to leave when he arrived.

This was not due to Mao Mu's lack of time. He set off to go north immediately after receiving the military order. Most of them are infantry, although the distance is far, but in terms of normal marching, they will not be thrown so far away, so it can be seen that Guo Song must be traveling day and night.

He Shannai was one of the guides recruited by the Huainan Army. Hearing that the young soldier seemed to complain about Guo Song in his eyes, he immediately felt dissatisfied. , I feel that this young soldier commander is really a little arrogant, and he has doubts about General Guo's ability!
Mao Muzhi naturally had no time to pay attention to the eyebrows and eye exchanges of these village guides. His duty was to assist Guo Song, but now he was left behind by the army, so he could only lead the crowd to continue chasing him.I finally arrived in Xingyang County in the afternoon of the second day, and found that there were a large number of trampled marks in the countryside. I was shocked and rushed straight to Xingyang County. Along the way, I gradually found a large number of villagers, men, women, and children. And enter.

More than a dozen miles away from Xingyang County, Mao Muzhi finally found out that his superior, the leader of the Huainan Army, was born.The Yingdan Office led more than [-] riders to shuttle back and forth in the countryside, restraining and maintaining the people who were pouring into Xingyang County from all directions.

"Banzhu, what happened here? How did you gather so many villagers? Xingyang..."

"It has been recovered."

There was a slightly weird smile on the corner of Ying Dan's mouth.

"Are there any ambush soldiers..."

"It has been washed away."

"Guo, Hou Guo..."

"I have already led the army to Chenggao. Don't ask, the villagers of Xingyang responded because they knew that Marquis Guo was returning to the county, and they first went down to Xingyang County to wait for the king's army. The thousand-man army of Taobao's army was directly swept away by the villagers , Guo Hou led the army to camp outside Chenggao, and has gathered tens of thousands of people. If there is still horsepower, report it to the governor quickly, and the west will be safe."

Seeing Mao Muzhi's dumbfounded expression, Ying Dan sighed and said, "You are too young. It is such a miracle that Guo Hou's soldiers recaptured Xingyang County without bloodshed. In the early years, the governor Baiqiqin Wang defeated tens of thousands of rebellious troops in Jiankang..."

　The next downwind battle is basically over, and it is time to cross the Yellow River north.In fact, during this period of time, there are not many opponents who can stand up to the front. If you don't go straight to Ganshikan, there are too many details to describe, so the description is a bit fragmented.Guo Song is really the leading general among the refugees after Yongjia. Unfortunately, his foundation is too weak to achieve greater achievements and fame.At least at the tactical level, I think he is better than many famous players in this period.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)