I am Li Shimin of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 16
"Everyone, the barbarians are coming to attack our Yanmen. Fortunately, with the information provided by Gan Xinghan and the others, we have made some preparations in advance, repairing the city defense, preparing supplies, and urgently recruiting a large army. The preparations are now complete. , so that our army will not be caught off guard." Prefect Huangfu calmly analyzed the current situation.

Seeing that everyone's expressions were very solemn, he continued: "Information from the front shows that the enemy has 1 troops, all of them are cavalry. Our army is less than [-], and the cavalry is less than [-]. Do you want to be rescued? How to save? I told you to wait here because I want to hear everyone’s ideas and see how to solve the crisis in front of me.”

At this time, he had already received a letter from Zhang Yi, the governor of Bingzhou, saying that he would send 2 troops to support Yanmen, but Huangfu Festival did not tell everyone at this time.

After Huangfu Jie finished speaking, he glanced at the people in the hall from the corner of his eye, implying that everyone can speak freely.

A partial general named Yan Liangyi stood up and said: "Master Taishou, I believe that the Hu people are uncharacteristically attacking Mayi with great fanfare, and they must not be planning for a small Mayi. From the perspective of the last general, the ultimate goal of the Hu people It may be Yanmen Pass, and it is very likely to ambush us on the only way our army must pass at this time."

Huangfu nodded, motioning for him to continue talking.

The partial general surnamed Yan saw that the prefect did not deny his point of view, so he continued: "With the current strength of our army, there is no need to worry about defending the various passes. If we divide our troops to rescue Mayi, the strength is obviously insufficient, and it is very likely that we will be killed. The barbarians divide and attack them, and when the Yanmen pass is empty, the barbarians are bound to seize this dangerous pass, and the hinterland of Bingzhou will surely be devastated."

"According to the humble opinion of General Mo, since the Hu people want to use Mayi to lure and annihilate the main force of our army, it is better for us to wait and see what happens, ignore it, and guard the Yanmen Pass and Loufan Pass. Ketu will naturally retreat."

After listening to Yan Liangyi's speech, all the generals discussed a lot, some were in favor and some were against, and the room was noisy for a while.

"Silence! How can you make such a noise?" the prefect Huangfu shouted angrily.

A burly man came out of the crowd, knelt on one knee, clasped his fists and said: "Master Taishou, the general thinks this is a good time to eliminate the main force of the Hu people."

"Oh, let's hear it." Huangfu Jie nodded noncommittally, letting him continue.

This person was none other than Gan Xinghan, who was previously taken under Li Shimin's command. He was promoted to be the captain of Yuanmen because of his meritorious service in investigating information on the grassland.This time, he also made an exception to participate in the military meeting.

So Gan Xinghan continued: "The general thought that what General Yan Liangyi said was true. The Hu people's goal is very likely to be Yanmen Pass. But we are responsible for guarding the land. If we sit back and watch Mayi be destroyed, it will really insult my great man Tianwei. Face the people of Yanmen."

"Talk about your idea of ​​defeating the enemy. You don't need to talk about it." Huangfu Jie said impatiently.

Gan Xinghan actually wanted to rescue Ma Yi very urgently in his heart, because there was Li Shimin who had just joined the army and his brother Zhang Liao, but he did not disclose this relationship, and Huangfu Jie and others did not know about it.Li Shimin asked them not to disclose it to the outside world for the time being, so as not to be considered selfish by others.

"Since the enemy is going to ambush me to rescue Mayi's soldiers, we might as well use the plan..." Gan Xinghan said his thoughts in full.

After hearing Gan Xinghan's strategy, Huangfujie made repeated calculations in his mind. It is very feasible to add 2 horses supported by Zhang Yi, but the key to this plan is to defend Mayi, exhaust the barbarians, and wear down their energy.

As for the army that found the Hu people in ambush, it should not be difficult to find a way to avoid the Hu people and take a detour to Mayi.

"Lieutenant Gan, according to your strategy, Ma Yi must hold off the Hu people for more than half a month, so that we have a chance of victory. In your opinion, can Ma Yi hold on for so long?" Huangfu Jie said in his heart The question was uttered.

"Reporting to the prefect, the city of Mayi is solid, the county lieutenant Li Shimin is brave and resourceful, and has the courage of a thousand men, and there are nearly a thousand people in the city. In a short period of time, Mayi should not be lost. If we continue Send 2000 people to support first, and if they hold for 15 days, there will be no problem." Gan Xinghan replied very firmly.

Hearing what Gan Xinghan said, Huangfu Jie no longer hesitated, so he ordered: "Okay! All the generals listened to the order and ordered Gan Xinghan to be the former captain of the army. He led two thousand soldiers and horses to rescue Mayi in the starry night, and told Li Shimin to stick to it for 15 days. Otherwise, the military law will be followed! The scouts in the army will spread out to me, and quickly find out the place where the Hu people are ambush, and the other generals will prepare their troops and prepare for battle at any time."

Everyone said in unison: "Follow the general's order!"

After finishing the arrangements here, he asked the scribes in the prefect's mansion to organize the situation of the Hu people's invasion of the border into a military report and report it to the governor's mansion.

At this time, Gan Xinghan quickly led his troops to Mayi for support, led a thousand cavalry and a thousand infantry, and took Cao Wenbao with him.

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As early as after Qibilli gave Helian his advice, that night, Helian ordered his general Qiu Mu to bypass the Han Chinese scouts under the cover of night and lead the troops to Sangmen, the only way from Yanmenguan to Mayi. They lay in ambush around the valley, waiting for the main force of the Han army to come to help them, and annihilate them in one fell swoop.

In order to deal a fatal blow to the Han army, Helian sent [-] troops to Qiu Mu, carrying dry food for ten days, vowing to wipe out the main force of the Han army.And Qibili also told him an excellent place to hide soldiers.

After galloping all night, the army led by Qiu Mu arrived at the place where the ambush was located, and found the mountain depression that Qibili had mentioned. Qiu Mu saw that it was really hidden, but he was also very curious as to how Qibili knew about it.

In addition, he sent a team of elite scouts to hide above the valley to observe the enemy's situation and wait quietly for the arrival of the main force of the Han army.

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Besides, Li Shimin's defense of the city seems to be in jeopardy.

Early in the morning of the second day, the barbarians started the crazy "siege mode", as if they were going crazy, teams of thousands of people roared and attacked the city wall.

Li Shimin commanded calmly on the city wall, and teams of burly and strong men carried arrows, rolling logs, and stones to the city wall non-stop.A large pot was set up on the city wall, and the fire was boiling, and a stench came out of the pot. This is the notorious "golden juice".

Every crenel on the top of the city has been prepared by Li Shimin in advance with rolling wood and stones, and Min Zhuang can carry them up at any time.Bingzhou is mountainous, and there are huge boulders and other stones in abundance. Li Shimin prepared for a full month and stored a large number of stones.

The ancient surgical medical conditions were backward. If they were poured by this kind of hot fecal water containing a lot of bacteria, the wound could not be treated basically, and they would eventually die due to wound ulceration.If you are unfortunately hit by a stone, the end will naturally be very miserable.

"Ah...ah..."

The shrill screams didn't stop at the moment when the Hu people attacked the city. Rolling stones, wood, and pot after pot of "golden juice" ruthlessly attacked the Hu people who were trying to climb up the city.

After three consecutive days of fierce attack, corpses littered the grounds of the city, and the charred corpses exuded a stench.

Although I am fully prepared, my troops are really stretched. According to the attitude of the Hu people, I can't last for a few days.Now he can only wait for the reinforcements from Yanmen Pass, but he still has an inexplicable worry in his heart, feeling that the reinforcements may not be so easy to rush over.

On the other side, more than 2000 reinforcements led by Gan Xinghan and Cao Wenbao marched towards Mayi with great fanfare. Naturally, they could not hide from the eyes of the Hu scouts. Soon the Hu scouts who were ambushing in the Sang River Valley discovered their whereabouts and reported them immediately. It was given to the leading general Qiu Mu.

After Qiu Mu got the news, he was also extremely puzzled, "Why there are only more than 1000 people, obviously not the main force of the Han army, and the order I got was to attack and rescue the large troops in Mayi."

Although this Qiu Mu was not very resourceful, he also knew that if he made a move at this time, he would be exposed, and the plan to encircle and wipe out the main force of the Han army would fail completely, so he finally chose to stand still and let this small group of troops go.

At the same time, he also reported the information here to Helian in time, and boldly guessed that this is a small "reconnaissance force" of the Han people just to test whether there is an ambush along the way, and it is expected that there must be a large army following behind.

Qiu Mu quickly told the scouts to take the trail back to the camp to report what he had discovered and his conjecture.

After about four or five hours, Helian received the news from Qiu Mu...

(End of this chapter)