I, Liu Bian, Sanxing Han Dynasty

Chapter 13 Inside and outside Ji County

Han Sui, formerly known as Han Yue, was brought along by the Qiang rebels Beigong Boyu and Li Wenhou at the beginning of the Liangzhou rebellion because he and Bian Yun, who also worked in Jincheng County, had a good reputation. Later, the two changed their names to Han Sui and Bian Zhang and became the leaders of a group. Later, Huangzhong Yicong, who went to suppress the rebellion, joined the rebels under the leadership of Song Jian and Wang Guo.

Back then, they took advantage of the Han Dynasty's unpreparedness and plundered all the way to Sanfu.

After being pushed back to Jincheng County, civil strife broke out within the rebels. Beigong Boyu, Li Wenhou, and Bian Zhang all died. Han Sui, Guo Guo, and Song Jian annexed the tribes of the deceased.

After the civil strife, Han Sui and Song Jian elected the kingdom as its leader, and the kingdom called itself Hezhong General, and recruited Li, the prefect of Longxi, who responded to the rebellion, to join Ma Teng.

All these rebel leaders had the experience of serving as officials in the Han Dynasty, and the kingdom's central army tent was almost the same as the Han army. The flank of the army was defeated and it was impossible to attack the city that day before resting and recuperating.

After the incoming Han army retreated into the city, the bandit leaders came to the kingdom's camp to discuss things.

Wang Guo asked about the origin of the two Han cavalry, but no one present knew.

Han Sui once visited Luoyang and knew that the distance between Luoyang and Hanyang County was more than a thousand miles. He analyzed: "Although I don't know where the two Han cavalry came from, our army has been marching non-stop every day since Geng Bi's death. , sixty or seventy miles a day, the counties along the way did not even know Geng Bi's death, and they all fell in a single battle. I think that Luoyang may not know the news of Geng Bi's death at this moment. No matter where they came from, these two Han cavalry, in a short time No more reinforcements will arrive in Hanyang. However, to prevent accidents, we still need to send more scouts and send people to Sanfu to investigate."

Although Li Shen and Ma Teng were newly attached, they still had soldiers to speak to.

Li Shen said: "There are few soldiers in the city of Ji County. Even if we add these two troops, there will definitely be less than 3,000 people. It's just because the city is strong and difficult to attack by force. If not some troops are left to guard here, we can take advantage of Luo." If Yang is not prepared, he will drive directly to the land of Sanfu. At that time, Chang'an will be captured and a crusade will be issued. The world will surely be shaken, and heroes will surely respond. With Sanfu as the base and Liangzhou as the backup, the generals of Hezhong can also take advantage of the situation. "

As a man of two thousand stones, Li Shen certainly did not want to plunder from thieves, but to truly rebel.

Hanyang is six hundred miles away from Youfufeng and Jingzhao Chang'an is eight hundred miles away.

It would take no more than ten days for a mixed march of foot and cavalry to reach Chencang, west of Youfufeng. If Qingqi goes first, it will be faster, at most five or six days. This is all on the premise of retaining combat effectiveness.

Han Sui did not agree with Li Shen's idea, nor was he as ambitious as Li Shen. He retorted: "Before our army attacked Sanfu last time, although we did not capture Ji County, the defenders of Ji County lacked cavalry at that time. , only the power to defend the city.

Today is different from the past. It is important to know that trapped animals are still fighting, not to mention these two elite Han cavalry? If our army goes east to Sanfu, what will happen if the Han cavalry escapes and disrupts our retreat? Besides, as Xiangru said, it would be extremely difficult to capture Chang'an. "

Han Sui then suggested to the kingdom: "The cavalry entering the city today are like turtles in a urn. Our army only needs to block the four gates in Ji County and attack the city. By then, the Han cavalry will dismount and defend the city. It will be like cutting off an arm, and they will be destroyed." It’s easy.”

Wang Guo couldn't make a decision for a while. He understood that Han Sui's words made the most sense, but it was undeniable that the prospects described by Li Shen made Wang Guo's heart beat.

Li Shen heard this and advised again: "General, your troops are valuable and your speed is great!"

The kingdom thought over and over again, but finally reason prevailed and decided: "Hurry up and build siege equipment. We will continue to attack the city tomorrow. I will personally supervise the battle!"

Finally, he sent someone to send a message to his subordinates who were recruiting soldiers in the rear to urge them.

The kingdom is in high spirits, and now he has conquered Liangzhou with 30,000 soldiers. When he consolidates all the counties and recruits 100,000 soldiers, where in the world can he not go? In the future, I will rarely go to Chang'an to circle the land.

……

Hanyang County, Ji County. The rebels stopped attacking the city, and Yang Hui, who had been hiding in the city with Fu Gan, also came out to assist Fu Xie in arranging the treatment of the wounded and the comfort of the families of the deceased.

When everything was ready and the Han cavalry led by Huangfu Li and Liu Bei were placed, Fu Xie finally had time to understand the ins and outs.

Fu Xie sighed: "If Shida and Xuande come a quarter of an hour late, I'm afraid I won't be able to see you."

Huangfu Li knew that what Fu Xie wanted was not comfort, and said bluntly: "Before I left, I heard my uncle lament that without the help of Marquis Shi, he would never have sent troops so quickly. My uncle asked his nephew to tell Duke Fu that the ups and downs of his official career are only temporary. Well, you might as well wait for the day to come."

Liu Bei also said: "If it weren't for the help of Marquis Shi, how could Bei be able to talk to the prince here."

After hearing this, Fu Xie was very emotional: "I have only been away from Luoyang for a year, and I don't know about Shi Hou. I really have no information."

After saying a few words of emotion and calming down, Fu Xie quickly got down to business.

At this time, he learned from Huangfu Li and Liu Bei that Geng Bi had suffered a mutiny and died. This was what the latter asked after capturing the rebel scouts, which was enough to show how fast the rebels were marching.

Fu Xie said: "When Geng Bi didn't listen to my advice and acted hastily, I knew this day would come. After I submitted a letter to the court, I have been preparing to defend Ji County, but I didn't expect Geng Bi to be defeated like this. Soon, Longxi Governor Li Xiangru and Army Sima Ma Teng also joined the thieves. This matter must be known to Luoyang as soon as possible."

Huangfu Li replied: "We have found traces of the rebels today, so we have sent people to send urgent military information. But no matter how fast the army is, it will take more than a month to come from Luoyang, which is 1,700 miles away. I dare to ask Mr. Fu , how is the food and grass in the city? How many manpower are there?"

Fu Xie knew the population and food in the city well, and said: "The city in Ji County is not big, and there are already county soldiers. After Geng Bi left, I recruited them nearby. Excluding casualties after the battle today, there are more than 700 people. I will talk to the civilians again in the past few days. With more training, we will be able to defend the city. Now that we have two more troops, manpower is no longer a problem."

But there was no problem with the manpower, but the food and grass were a little unsustainable. He made a rough estimate and found that the food in the city was barely enough for three months. According to his original plan, if there was no war, it would be enough to last until the winter wheat outside the city matured.

But now there is a strong enemy outside, and with the two new troops, the war horses are big eaters of food, and the time that the government's food can be sustained is immediately halved, so the food problem is immediately stretched.

You know, even if the North Korean army comes, it will be difficult to immediately lift the siege of Ji County.

The three of them were all knowledgeable soldiers, and no one mentioned killing a war horse or cutting off one's limbs.

On the contrary, they easily reached a consensus: there is a shortage of food in the city, but what about outside the city?

With such an elite cavalry, wouldn't it be a waste not to rob him?

Fu Xie immediately took out the surrounding map and started planning in detail with Huangfu Li and Liu Bei.

　One mile in the Eastern Han Dynasty is about 415 meters

　　

　

(End of this chapter)