I, Liu Bian, Sanxing Han Dynasty

Chapter 36 The style of famous generals

Huangfu Song also refused to listen and explained: "The rebels were defeated and the morale of the army was scattered. It was the time to chase the North. Han Sui had fled first and had no time to wait for work. If Han Sui had the intention to counterattack, he would have done so that day. Union with the Kingdom.

Moreover, achievements are hard to achieve but easy to fail, and opportunities are rare but easy to lose. I am loyal to the country, so how can I consider myself? "

The commander is working hard without caring about his own life, so the soldiers can't complain, besides, the military glory is right in front of them.

Taking into account the insufficient pursuit ability of the infantry and logistical problems, Huangfu Song left most of the troops and horses to Zhu Jun to clear out the remaining rebels in Youfufeng. He led eight thousand cavalry, including Dong Zhuo's subordinates, to pursue them. Kill the people of the kingdom.

On that day, Huangfu Song crossed Longshan Mountain and entered Hanyang County, not giving the kingdom a chance to breathe.

The Han army was exhausted and the kingdom's condition was even worse.

After entering Hanyang County, the kingdom followed the traces left by Han Sui along the way and learned that Han Sui deliberately avoided the scope of Ji County.

But Huangfu Song attacked again, and Li Shen, Huang Yan and others died one after another in the pursuit. It took the kingdom five or six days to almost cross Hanyang County and completely get rid of Huangfu Song, leaving only more than 3,000 riders around. .

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The two cavalry units led by Huangfu Li and Liu Guanzhang wandering around Ji County originally numbered 1,600 people. After half a year of war, casualties and losses of horses, there are now less than a thousand cavalry who can still go out to fight in the city. .

If these thousands of cavalry were in full force, they would only need to send scouts around to guard against their surprise attack, but now that they were on the run, Han Sui naturally did not want to cause trouble.

However, things did not go as planned. In the Bidao County of Hanyang County, which is close to Longxi, the scouts sent by Han Sui discovered the existence of these Qianqi.

Thanks to Han Sui's careful thinking, his tribe was the most intact, and together with the rebels and supplies gathered to guard the counties along the way, there were more than 30,000 infantry and cavalry, and they still retained a certain degree of combat effectiveness. The person's return is like an arrow.

Han Sui did not abandon the infantry like the kingdom did, but asked Yan Xing, who had followed him since childhood, to lead his 3,000 cavalry to stop and contain the 1,000-cavalry Han army. Han Sui, with his infantry and baggage, did not change his speed and prepared to continue crossing. Longxi County, go back to your hometown in Jincheng.

In fact, not only Han Sui led an exhausted army, but Liu Bei and others were also exhausted.

There was a shortage of food in Ji County. In the past, they could still grab the food roads passing nearby. Now that the defeated army was retreating, naturally there was no one to transport food to the warehouse. Their strategy of using war to support war suddenly lost the basis for use.

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei also tried to break through with personal force, but Yan Xing, who was of the same age as them, was not a mediocre person. He had superior troops and did not give them a chance at all.

Logistical pressure forced them to watch Han Sui enter Longxi.

Liu Bei pounded his palms with his fists and said regretfully: "It's a pity that there is insufficient food, so we can only let the traitors leave."

Huangfu Li said: "My dear brother, our army only has enough dry food for tomorrow, so we should turn back to Ji County."

During the discussion, a scout came to report that Han Sui found traces of the rebels on his way and was burying a pot for cooking.

Huangfu Li asked for details. The scout estimated that there were about two to three thousand people, all cavalry, and they looked very embarrassed. The most important thing is that he did not encounter the rebel scouts.

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei both asked for battle.

Huangfu Li was also decisive and looked at Liu Bei: "We can fight."

Liu Bei said: "You can fight!"

The kingdom was looking at the still fresh horse dung, thinking that they were about to catch up with Han Sui, but suddenly they heard the sound of horse hooves in the distance.

He originally thought that the path Han Sui took was safe, but after experiencing the setbacks of these days, he felt discouraged and less vigilant under the ups and downs.

It was Ma Teng who woke up first and shouted: "The enemy is attacking, mount your horse!"

Only then did Guo Guo react and shouted: "Mount your horse and prepare for battle!"

I don't know how many people came, and when faced with a desperate situation, the kingdom was aroused and shouted to the soldiers: "The way home has been blocked. Only by defeating the enemy can we return home!"

Finally, this group of defeated troops had the last vestige of fighting spirit.

But too slow! Before the originally chaotic formation could be straightened out, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were like two sharp knives thrusting straight in, directly crushing the rebels' last vestige of fighting spirit.

Ma Teng and his troops, who were the first to react, were at the rear. They were not as lax as the Kingdom's side and could still maintain their formation. Guo Guo was asking for help, but Ma Teng didn't even look at him. He took advantage of the Han army to attack Guo Guo's headquarters and ran away from the flank without looking back.

Just like the kingdom abandoned Song Jian that day.

Wang Guo had no time to curse and was about to flee with Ma Teng, but he saw a red-faced Han cavalry general holding a horse spear and heading straight towards him at the head of the horse.

The kingdom relied on its bravery and knew that it was difficult to avoid the pursuit, so it rode up to meet him with spears in hand.

In just one round, he gave away his own head.

With the kingdom dead, the remaining rebels either died or fled.

After cleaning the battlefield, the food in the rebels' pot was still warm.

The next day, Huangfu Li and Liu Bei formally joined forces with Huangfu Song.

Huangfu Song sighed sadly when he learned that Han Sui had entered Longxi. The baggage he carried also did not support his pursuit into Longxi County.

However, even if Han Sui's troops were taken away, Huangfu Song's battle could definitely be regarded as a great success.

Huangfu Song's style was merciless when it came to rebels, whether he was dealing with the original Yellow Turbans or the current rebels composed of Qiang Han.

Of the 100,000 rebels who besieged Chencang, more than 30,000 were directly killed by Huangfu Song's men. Those who did not escape into Longxi County were still being hunted.

Afterwards, when the grain roads were clear, Huangfu Song sent troops to regain the entire territory of Hanyang and part of Longxi County.

Huangfusong sat in Ji County and waited for Luoyang's next order.

If you want to completely wipe out the Liangzhou rebels, you must add more people and more money.

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Complete the task of eradicating evil!

When Liu Bian saw the good news from Huangfu Song, he very much wanted to mobilize the country's resources to wipe out the rebels in one go.

But Lu Zhi poured him a basin of cold water with his own hands.

Facing the rebels in Sanfu will get twice the result with half the effort. Now to attack Jincheng, the offensive and defensive momentum will be different.

The most important thing is that the largest population in Liangzhou is the Qiang people, followed by the Zahu people, and the Han people are the least.

Issues such as grain and grass that originally required the rebels to consider became difficult problems for the Han army. Each boundary in Youfufeng, Hanyang, Longyou, and Jincheng meant a sharp increase in grain and grass transportation losses.

The current imperial court is still short of money and food, even though winter wheat has been gradually put into storage.

The Yellow Turban Rebellion and subsequent local rebellions directly led to the treasury losing half of its revenue.

The rebellions in Youzhou and Jingzhou have not yet subsided. Although these two places currently do not need money and food from the court, the taxes that should be sent to Luoyang must not be thought of.

After the initial fever, Liu Bian also realized through Lu Zhi's analysis that it was unrealistic to attack Jincheng rashly given the current situation of the Han Dynasty.

There are still rebellions in various places, so how can we mobilize the power of the whole country in one place?

(End of this chapter)