Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 336
In order to defeat the Black Mountain Army, Yuan Xi planned for a long time, so naturally he would not ignore all possible details.

But Yuan Xi was not without mistakes, he also ignored factors outside of himself, leading to a misjudgment.

That is, Yuan Shang didn't send troops to Montenegro because of the meritorious service, but turned around to attack Zang Hong.

This was an accident that Yuan Xi knew, but he couldn't change the plan because of it. After all, if all accidents were included, it would be very difficult to do things.

In this way, the pressure on the Black Mountain Army was much less, and they chose to go north, so that Yuan Xi could only choose to head-to-head with the Black Mountain Army.

He still can't understand, even if Zang Hong rebelled, why did Yuan Shang personally lead troops to destroy the insignificant Dongwuyang instead of occupying the extremely important Black Mountain Passage for entering Bingzhou.

Although Yuan Shang's character is not good, is he this kind of person who doesn't distinguish between serious and important?
At this time, Yuan Xi put this question to the back of his mind for the time being, and he was listening to Guo Jia talking about how to defeat the former army of the Black Mountain Army.

Yuan Xi led people to lure Yang Feng away, Tian Yu led more than 2000 people to defend the main road, and the Black Mountain Army also stood still, waiting for Yang Feng to return, and then wiped out Tian Yu's army.

But Yuan Xi had just left, and Guo Jia, who was preparing for Beixincheng, got the news and started to act.

The mules and horses used by Yuan Xi for his urgent march had already returned to Beixin City and started to carry a large amount of luggage.

Siege equipment.

These instruments were built secretly by Yuan Xi when Ju Shou and Xu You took office together.

These things are much smaller than ordinary siege equipment, and of course their power has also dropped a lot. Ju Shou and Xu You didn't know why at the time, but they still built them honestly and hid them in Beixin City.

Although these instruments are not large, they are quite a number. If it weren't for the many craftsmen among the refugees in Beixin City, Yuan Xi might not be able to complete them when he returns.

When Yuan Xi was about to leave, he sent a letter to Guo Jia, so Beixincheng mobilized most of the labor force, and transported these engineering equipment into Montenegro day and night, to the place where the two armies faced each other.

When the local assembly started, everyone began to realize that these small equipment were specially built for the complex terrain in the mountains!

Because of its small size, it is a trebuchet that can be erected on a hillside.

The width is very narrow, but the wheels are large, which is suitable for pushing the car on the mountain road.

It is like a watchtower that has only two legs but can be erected obliquely on a tree trunk.

Everything is for fighting in the mountains!
Along with them, there are thousands of civilians who can manipulate tools.

The combination of these people and Tian Yu's forces had the effect of one plus one greater than two, so hundreds of catapults and cloud towers were erected and bombarded the Black Mountain military camp.

The Black Mountain Army was hesitant at the beginning, and the offensive towards the opponent always slowed down, but it turned out that the Youzhou Army did not stop the offensive at night!

After being harassed all night, they endured sleepiness the next morning and angrily launched a counterattack.

However, although the Black Mountain Army has a large number of people, the narrow mountain roads and steep hillsides make it impossible for them to use it at all. Instead, they are blocked by the well-equipped Youzhou Army according to the fortifications of the camp. The casualties were heavy.

The Black Mountain Army did not have Yang Feng in charge, and Da Hong, who liked to charge forward, also died. After a day of attack, he made no progress, but lost a lot, so he had to retreat.

The leaders of the Black Mountain Army didn't sleep well the night before, and they fought all day the next day. Naturally, everyone was exhausted. Thinking about the same for the Youzhou Army, both sides should have a good rest at night, right?
As a result, that night, the leader of the Montenegrin Army was attacked by fire bombs including catapults, and the camp was full of flames.

Fortunately, there were several small streams in the Heishan military camp. After the soldiers finished putting out the fire, it was dawn and everyone was exhausted.

There was a Black Mountain general who was extremely angry, and wanted to pull out soldiers to fight to the death with the Youzhou army, but was persuaded by others, saying that everyone is sleepy and morale is low, and they couldn't win yesterday, so today will be a show?

Yu Digen said: "The tiger's subordinates are extremely cunning. They used tricks to trick us before, and now they want to make us exhausted and take the opportunity to defeat us!"

"They won't let us rest. I suggest that the whole army retreat dozens of miles to rest."

Someone laughed and said, "That's because you got tricked, not us!"

"If Commander Yang comes back and finds that we can't defeat a mere 2000 people, what shame will we have?"

Yu Digen blushed, "What do you care about face now?"

"Even if you can't retreat all of them, you should retreat half of the people. After resting, come back and change defenses, and let the people in front of you rest!"

"Otherwise I won't be able to sleep well, how can I fight this battle?"

Someone said depressingly: "It's so fucking weird, more than 1 of us are forced to sleep by more than 2000 people!"

"Aren't they tired?"

After hearing this, everyone nodded their heads one after another, puzzled in their hearts.

But they were right, the Youzhou army really took turns to take turns to rest.

However, in order to get a good night's sleep away from the battlefield, the tired soldiers who came down from the battlefield let the mules and horses pull the carts to rest ten miles behind, and then came back with mules and horses to rest on the spot.

On the mountain road behind the Youzhou Army, the only thing that could not get a rest was the hundreds of mules and horses that transported soldiers day and night. It was true that the mules and horses were used as mules and horses.

Along the way, exhausted mules and horses were constantly skinned and boned, and turned into rations for the soldiers.

Mules and horses are not human beings. Humans need to rest, but mules and horses don’t. Just work is enough.

This kind of Yuan Xi benefited from the inspiration of the actions of the reactionaries of later generations. Even in the feudal society, this act could be regarded as unconscionable, but it won precious time and energy for the sergeants, and gradually dragged the Black Mountain Army into the quagmire.

On the fourth night, after the Black Mountain Army suffered a larger night attack, the soldiers began to collapse and bomb the camp.

Taking advantage of the confusion, they escaped from the burnt barracks and rushed into the vast mountains and forests, just to get a good night's sleep.

There were so many fleeing people, and they were so exhausted, many of them even fell asleep shortly after running away, regardless of what happened in the camp behind them.

So much so that when Tian Yu took people to clean the battlefield the next day, he found that there were people lying all over the mountains and plains. Many people were not dead, but sleeping soundly.

As soon as the soldiers bombed the camp, the generals of the Black Mountain Army knew that something was wrong, and they tried their best to calm down, but who in the dark could save such a chaotic situation?
At this time, Yu Digen and others saw the Youzhou army opening the gate of the village and preparing to attack with the whole army. Knowing that the general situation was over, they hurried back and fled.

So with Guo Jia sitting in the town to plan and Tian Yu leading the troops to supervise the battle, the Black Mountain Army only lasted for four days before collapsing across the board.

On the mountain, the Black Mountain army trampled on each other at night, dead bodies were everywhere, and the mountain was full of food and supplies. Tian Yu took the opportunity to lead people to cover up and kill for twenty miles.

While cleaning the battlefield, the two set up companies and camps on the mountains along the way according to the previous plan. When they were ready, they slowly approached the hinterland of Montenegro, opened up the pass in the middle, and joined forces with Yan Rou.

Yuan Xi calculated the time when the Black Mountain Army collapsed, and it happened to be the time when he and Yang Feng were fighting, and he didn't know whether Yang Feng was dead or alive. Anyway, even if she rushed back, she was already hopeless.

Yuan Xi checked the records counted by Guo Jia, and found that although the Youzhou Army suffered a lot of casualties, it was much better than the Black Mountain Army.

Of course, it was because Yuan Xi's soldiers were well-armed and the number of equipment was suppressed, but the most important thing was that he asked Hua Tuo to bring volunteer doctors with him this time, so that when a soldier was injured, he immediately started treating it.

Although Yixue has a word of righteousness, it is definitely not free of charge without reservation. At least in the selection of official positions in the future, participating in the practice of medicine and treatment is a rigid condition.

In particular, doctors in the military and Chinese medicine are a bonus item, and doctors and doctors who want to show their ambitions in the volunteer school cannot avoid it.

Hua Tuo once said to Yuan Xi, "The ambition of this old man is to exhaust all the skills of medicine, cure diseases and save people, and write a medical book that can be handed down from generation to generation, so he can follow the son to personally go to danger."

"However, not all people who study medical skills can think like an old man, maybe they are just eating for a living."

"If they insist on not going to the battlefield, how will you punish them?"

Yuan Xi listened, pondered for a while, and said, "Then let them fend for themselves."

Hua Tuo was quite surprised when he heard this, "That's it?"

Yuan Xi smiled and said, "That's good."

"As long as they don't use medical skills to harm people, our efforts will not be in vain."

"In their later lives, as long as they can cure diseases and save people, and spread medical skills to the public, even if only one person can be saved, that's enough."

"Sow the seeds, some can bloom, some can't even germinate, even if you harvest, the fruits can be divided into different sizes."

"But it can't be said that they didn't work hard, sometimes it's just that the circumstances are different."

"I only hope that the efforts of my husband and I can bear fruit in this land in the future, so that more people can taste the fruit."

After hearing this, Hua Tuo stroked his beard and laughed, "My master understands what you mean."

"The old man will try to live as long as possible, and see how far the young master can go."

Yuan Xi smiled and said: "A sword has no eyes on the battlefield, so you must take care of your health, sir."

After hearing this, Hua Tuo said with lingering fear, "Don't mention it!"

"Arrows from both sides rained down the sky that day, and a few feathered arrows shot through the tent, rubbed against my body and plunged into the ground, almost scaring me to the point of peeing!"

"My disciples and I are all wearing sackcloth, so we don't need Liuya!"

Yuan Xi slapped his head when he heard this, "It was my negligence. Next time a war starts, I will transfer a few flatbed wagons to cover the medical staff during their rescue."

Such details were gradually discovered during Yuan Xi's marches and battles, and Yuan Xi wrote them into the method of military training. He believed that one day, he would train the soldiers under his command to become a unique team. army.

The news that the Heishan Army was almost half of the elite North Route Army defeated by the Youzhou Army quickly spread to several nearby counties.

Those who have thoughts about Montenegro suddenly became anxious.

Yuan Shang sat in the tent, slapped the bamboo slips on the table, and said displeasedly to the next general: "It's just a Dongwuyang, why can't you beat it after fighting for so many days?"

"If Father knows, how should he look at me?"

Under the tent, the ugly Zhang Yun was all there, and several people thought what to do, Dongwuyang is a big city, which is not easy to fight.

Zang Hong was quite popular in the city, and he had the will to die, under desperate defense, even Hebei Santingzhu had nothing to do for a while.

Siege and defense is basically ground meat. Most of the time, you only need to see which side will run out of food first, and there is no rush at all.

Yuan Shang originally thought that after taking down Dongwuyang, he would still have time to go to Heishan to take advantage of it. At this moment, Yuan Xi heard that Yuan Xi had broken through the northern line of the Heishan Army, and suddenly lost his composure.

(End of this chapter)