Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 560

In March, pick sangjin.

In the early spring, the vegetation gradually emerges, and the greenery begins to cover the mountains and fields.Above the big river, the ice bridge collapsed, and the river was roaring.

Wei Yan held his long sword and stood on the west bank of the river, surrounded by generals and schools, talking about the marching plan from time to time.

Wei Yan looked down at the soldiers who were about to cross the river at the foot of the hill, and said, "How is the terrain on the other side of Wang Hexi (Wang Si)?"

Wang Si said calmly: "General Zuo is subordinate to the Governor of Shuozhou, and now I am ordered by the Prime Minister to arrange the boats for General Zuo so that he can cross the river. The rest of the military orders are shared by the Prime Minister and Deng Shuofang. There is no order. If General Zuo wants to know the enemy's situation, it is better to send soldiers across the river to test it out. I may send out soldiers to serve as the general's guide."

Wei Yan glanced at Wang Si and said, "In this case, let's send soldiers as guides!"

When he arrived here for the first time, due to his rush, he had no time to explore the terrain on the west bank. Seeing Wang Si here now, he thought he was inquiring about the situation.Unexpectedly, Wang Si is usually only in Hexi for re-mapping, and he doesn't know the situation in Hedong.

Wei Chang, Wei Yan's son, cupped his hands excitedly and said, "Father, my son is willing to lead the army to investigate the enemy's situation for the army."

Looking at the other side of the river, Wei Yan squinted his eyes and said, "Yes, Bo Sheng led a hundred people to ride across the river to investigate the enemy's situation. If there is no ambush, just wave the flag as a signal."

"promise!"

After finishing speaking, Wei Chang excitedly joined the scouts and crossed the river with others.

After about two quarters (half an hour), Wei Chang, who was investigating on the other side of the river, raised his command flag to indicate that the other side of the river was safe and could cross the river.

"Cross the river!" Wei Yan stroked his beard, very satisfied, and waved his hand, signaling the army to cross the river.

Wei Hu stretched out his hand to stop him, and said: "Wait a minute, General Zuo. Captain Wei has just joined the army, and he crossed the river to investigate within two minutes. Investigate one or two to prepare for an ambush. Or let the tiger cross the river to investigate for the army."

Wei Hu, courtesy name Huaiwen.Born in Jingzhao Webster, his father lost his father when he was young, his family was poor, and he lived in the countryside with filial piety. Because of his robustness, his clan members paid for him to learn how to ride.Since the Great Han entered Guanzhong, he was recruited into the Habayashi Guard because of his bravery.Appreciated by Liu Chan last year, he discovered his talent in military strategy, and was sent to the army as Sima.

Seeing Wei Hu's intention to accuse Wei Chang of his lack of ability, Wei Yan was eager to protect his son, and said with a soft snort, "This army is the commander, not you. Besides, Huaiwen needs to know the changes on the battlefield, this is not the result of the two sons of Habayashi Wei's deduction of the battlefield." thing."

With that said, Wei Yan pressed his sword down the mountain and ordered: "Command Liao Hua to lead the army across the river. Set up a camp on the other side of the river to prepare for the enemy's attack."

"promise!"

After all, Wei Yan said that he was still on guard after a long battle, and he did not lose his vigilance.

Wei Hu opened his mouth and wanted to say something.The good general and school beside him took his hand and motioned him not to talk too much.

But Wei Hu only hesitated for a while, thinking that the war is the first priority, he said bravely: "In this case, General Zuo, Hu is willing to cross the river with General Liao at the front."

"Can!"

Wei Yan glanced at Wei Hu coldly, and replied.In his eyes, Wei Hu's current actions are provoking his own authority.

"Thank you, General!"

……

Not long after, Wei Hu got off the boat, stepped on the land on the west bank of the Yellow River, and ordered his left and right: "Set up a camp and line up, and send scouts out to prepare for the Wei people."

Before the words were finished, Wei Chang led dozens of cavalry in the field and was fleeing in a hurry, shouting: "There are enemy troops~"

Immediately afterwards, the broken stones on the ground shook, and a sound that seemed to be thunder was transmitted.

The Han soldier who had experienced hundreds of battles subconsciously shouted: "There are enemy cavalry, quickly form an array."

Wei Hu's mind came up with the words 'strike at halfway', and then he reacted and shouted hysterically: "Set up a spear array to prepare for the enemy's cavalry, raise the flag to signal General Liao, our army is ambushed."

"promise!"

Facing the unexpected Wei army, Liao Hua, the chief general, was still on the boat, and he was fighting with his back.

On the other side of the river, Wei Yan's face turned pale at first, and he quickly calmed down. He asked Liao Hua, who was about to cross the river, to remove the soldiers in the boat, let the crossbowmen cross the river by boat, and sent out unmanned boats to meet the Han soldiers on the other side.

At the same time, the flag of Wei Jun appeared in the field and among the ravines, and the "Guo" banner fluttered on it.Hundreds of Wei cavalry galloped along the river, and a large number of infantry appeared in front of the Han army that was hastily formed.

Guo Huai was condescending, looked at the Han army rushing to fight, and chuckled, he wanted to avenge Wei Yan today, and Yixue was defeated by him to the shame of He Huang.

"The cavalry fell into the formation, followed by the infantry, and defeated the Shu army's formation."

"promise!"

The flag of the Wei army was waved, the bugle sounded, and the five hundred cavalry rushed to the Han army formation, and the infantry in the rear accelerated their pace.

A few years ago, Zhang Shan, who was taken under the name of Guo Huai, listened to the military order, gripped his spear tightly, and rode out on horseback.

The unique smoke and hooves of the cavalry made them look like a flood, as if they could easily cut through the sparse army formation, which made the panicked Han soldiers even more panicked.

In the next moment, Wei Qi headed by Zhang Shan slammed into the Han army formation like a sharp iron cone.The spearmen of Han pawns who formed hastily in the first row were instantly overturned by the surging Wei cavalry, or someone was pierced by a speeding spear, or someone's shield was crushed by a horse's hoof.

The chaotic Han soldiers fell into disorder completely, they groaned, screamed, shouted, and fled.

Wei Hu rode on a war horse, swung a knife and hacked several deserters to death, and ordered his subordinates to keep their backs against the Yellow River to maintain the army formation, shouting: "The chaos will die, and those who enter the battle will live."

Seeing the approaching Wei Qi and the panic of his own soldiers, Wei Hu raised his long spear and galloped out, rushing towards Wei Qi who was slashing at the Han soldiers.

Seeing Wei Hu rushing, the three Wei riders grabbed the reins and charged towards him in three directions: left, right, and middle.

Without fear, Wei Hu waved his long lance, fended off the spear piercing the chest and abdomen, and pierced Wei Qi's chest along the direction of the spear.Facing the left and right enemy cavalry, Wei Hu let go of his long lance, bent over and dodged the left spear, and quickly grabbed the right cavalry's spear and pulled him over.

While the horses were galloping, Wei Zu's right rider was thrown to death by Wei Hu. Wei Hu turned his horse, holding Wei Qi's spear, caught up with the already timid left rider, and stabbed him under the horse.

With such a brave appearance, the morale of all the soldiers under his command was greatly boosted, they cheered loudly, and stabilized their troops.

Facing such a brave Wei Hu, Wei Qi kept double-teaming him, trying to attack and kill him here.Wei Hu didn't like to fight either, but broke out from the crowd and returned to the army formation to command.

Guo Huai on the slope said with emotion: "I didn't expect that there would be such a fierce general. Shu generals really deserve their reputation for being good at fighting."

At this time, Liao Hua also came by boat with a large number of crossbowmen, and shot at Wei Qi on the shore, which made Wei Qi retreat slightly, and a large number of infantry followed.

Under such circumstances, in order to escape for their lives, the terrified Han soldiers pushed against each other and fought to get on the boat, but they were scolded by the Han soldiers on board.

However, Wei Hu's troops were boarding the ship in an orderly manner. He personally led the elite rear guard to repel the attack of the Wei soldiers, and did not board until all the hundreds of soldiers under his command boarded the ship, and Wei Hu was dripping with blood.

This made Liao Hua, who was standing at the bow of the boat, say to the left and right: "Although we lost this battle, but we can win a general, it's a blessing or a misfortune."

"Exactly."

On the west bank, Wei Yan looked at the shameful face of his eldest son Wei Chang in front of him, and then looked at Wei Hu on the boat, feeling mixed emotions in his heart.

Finally, when he thought that he crossed the river to attack Beiqu and was seen through by the Wei people, and was ambushed again, he sighed and said: "Tell the detailed battle report to the prime minister, and recommend Wei Hu for this general. He also said that our army crossed Sangjin and captured Beiqu." The strategy was broken by Wei General Guo Huai. Ask the Prime Minister about our army's marching plan, whether to go south to join the army."

"No!" The official said.

After a pause, Wei Yan glared at Wei Chang, and said, "Go back and reflect on it."

"promise!"

In this battle, Guo Huai attacked halfway across the river and captured more than [-] people from the Han army, destroying Zhuge Liang's plan to cut off Hedong, Taiyuan, and Shangdang from Beiqu.

(End of this chapter)