Three Kingdoms: I will act as a substitute for the Hunjun

Chapter 130 Cao Cao serves as Zhang Liao’s deputy

In Hanoi, Liu Ming led a large group of troops to march towards Wen County.

The general situation of the enemy has been figured out. The Bai Bo army originally had 30,000 troops in Hanoi. The war losses plus the surrender of the army resulted in the loss of more than half.

Guo Tai, the commander-in-chief of the Baibo Army, entered Hanoi and directly brought 30,000 horses. He was also assisted by 5,000 Xiongnu cavalry. Including the original garrison, there were a total of 50,000 people in Hanoi.

What's even more terrible is that there are a large number of Baibo thieves who are constantly rushing from Hedong to Hanoi. It seems that they want to complete the battle and capture the Dog Emperor in one fell swoop.

In addition to Wen County, they have taken advantage of the situation to capture Yewang, Heyang and other cities, burning, killing, looting and forcibly coercing the population to expand their military strength.

Therefore, time does not wait for us, and we cannot delay any longer. We must give these thieves a hard blow as quickly as possible.

As the prefect of Hanoi, Zhu Jun took charge of all Hanoi government affairs in Huai County and provided strong rear support for the war when the capital was short of food and grass.

Because Lu Bu was hit by an arrow in his arm, he did not participate in the expedition this time. He had to persuade him to stay in Pinggao County.

This time he was going to fight the Baibo Army. Just in case, Liu Ming left all the 5,000 Baibo soldiers originally commanded by Xu Huang with Lu Bu to stay at home.

He took Gai Xun, Cao Cao, Zhang Liao, Xu Huang, and Liu Biao to Wen County to suppress the bandits with 20,000 people. Zhang Liao served as the vanguard officer, and after Gai Xun joined forces, Liu Ming served as the central army.

Pinggao City is very close to Wen County, and there is no need to open roads through mountains or build bridges when encountering water. Zhang Liao's pioneer battalion arrived at Wen County City first.

Zhang Liao did not go to Huai County to relieve the siege last time and missed the opportunity to perform meritorious service. This time he was eager to perform meritorious service. Two thousand infantry and 800 cavalry formed a formation in front of Wen County.

Zhang Liao carried a hook, sickle and broadsword in his hand and showed off his power in front of the city, and his soldiers came forward to challenge the enemy and scold him.

In Wen County, Han Xian, Yang Feng and the Xiongnu general Qubei were discussing countermeasures. Suddenly, soldiers came to report that the army was challenging in front of the city.

The three people hurriedly went to the top of the city to check. They saw that although the number of officers and soldiers was small, they were in high spirits and had high morale. In front of the formation, a young general stood on horseback and raised a sword, looking majestic.

Yang Feng and Han Xian looked carefully among the officers and soldiers and found no Lu Bu, so they were relieved.

But Yang Feng also had a deep impression on Zhang Liao. He was almost caught by Zhang Liao in Pinggao City. If Xu Huang hadn't tried his best to protect him, Yang Feng might not be what he is today.

"It's ridiculous, how dare you come and make noise with just a few people?" the Hun general next to him said disdainfully, "You two, let's plunder the formation for a certain person on the city, and see how he can take his head and kill the army's spirit! "

After saying this, he turned around and went down to the city, and ordered five hundred Huns cavalry to leave the city.

Qubei was an effective general under Yu Fuluo, the Chanyu of the Southern Huns. He was also a famous warrior on the grasslands, so he did not take the young general in front of him seriously.

He immediately urged the war horse to swing the steel fork, rushed forward and stabbed Zhang Liao when he was distracted.

Zhang Liao didn't panic, raised his knife and knocked the steel fork away, and said in a deep voice: "Zhang's sword will not kill the nameless ghost. The thief will report his name."

"Go - Bei." Qubei shouted and waved his fork to attack again.

To force? Zhang Liao got angry when he heard this. Are you scolding me?

He immediately wielded his hook and sickle and fought with this barbarian general.

During the fight, Zhang Liao discovered that this Xiongnu general was really talented, especially because he was very powerful. The steel fork danced in the wind, and he was so powerful that he could kill for fifteen rounds without deciding the winner.

Zhang Liao thought, what can I do with my martial arts skills by fighting a barbarian with brute force?

At that moment, he used his superb martial arts skills, and the hook and sickle flew up and down, appearing and disappearing.

Qubei, who had always relied on brute force to win, suddenly became panicked. He was overwhelmed by what he could do and could only defend himself without the ability to fight back.

puff!

After only five rounds, Qubei couldn't resist, and his wrist was hooked by the hook and sickle, and a large piece of flesh was torn off, causing blood to drip from his body.

"Ah!" Qubei screamed, and immediately lost the battle. This battle was impossible to win.

Zhang Liao raised his knife in the air and pointed forward. This was a secret command, which was "Kill!"

"Kill!" The officers and soldiers immediately rushed forward like a tide.

The Huns soldiers retreated quickly.

The Xiongnu soldiers were all cavalry and fled relatively quickly. They were about to flee to Wenxian County.

Zhang Liao picked up his bow and arrow, aimed it at Qubei, and fired an arrow.

puff!

Hitting Qubei's back, Qubei shook his body and almost fell off the horse. Finally, he hugged the horse's neck and fled into the city.

On top of the city, Han Xian ordered arrows to be fired to respond.

Zhang Liao had no choice but to withdraw his troops and set up camp ten miles away from Wen County, waiting for the follow-up Chinese army to arrive.

In Wen County, Han Xian and Yang Feng took Qubei into the city and hurriedly found a medical officer to come and pull out an arrow for treatment. Fortunately, the arrow did not hit the vital point and there was no danger to his life.

"The vanguard of the official army is so brave. When the Dog Emperor's army arrives, the small Wen County can't stop it." Yang Feng said, "It's better to ask the commander for help quickly."

Han Xian was convinced, so he immediately wrote a letter and sent someone to send it to Yewang County to Mrs. Guo.

Guo Tai was in the county government office after listening to his subordinates' reports on the amount of property plundered during these days. He couldn't help but feel very good. It seemed that it was right to move to Hanoi. This batch of property was enough to support the Baibo Army through this winter.

"Report—urgent report from Wen County!" Suddenly a military report came.

Mrs. Guo took it and took a look and was shocked - Wen County was attacked by the army, and the Huns general Qubei was injured.

"Quickly go and invite Yufuluo Shanyu." Mrs. Guo ordered.

Yu Fuluo was originally the son of the Qiangqu Chanyu of the Southern Xiongnu. Last year, in order to suppress the rebellion of Zhang Chun and Zhang Ju, the Han Dynasty sent troops to the Southern Xiongnu. The old Shanyu attached great importance to this matter and sent his most beloved son Yu Fuluo. He personally led troops to aid the Han Dynasty.

Unexpectedly, there was a coup in the Southern Huns this year, the Qiangqu Chanyu was killed, and the rebel general became the new Chanyu.

Yu Fuluo then led his army to stay in Han Dynasty and established himself as Chanyu. In fact, his own strength was not very strong.

The Han court now has too much time to take care of itself, so the protection and support for them is not sufficient. So after Guo Tai and others uprising in Baibo Valley, Yu Fuluo colluded with them and plundered everywhere to make a living.

Soon, Yu Fuluo was invited over, and Mrs. Guo handed over the battle report.

"You dare to hurt my general, you are really hateful! This court is even more hateful than I imagined!" Yu Fuluo threw the battle report on the ground and said loudly, "I heard that the Dog Emperor does not have many troops, so we should gather together All the troops should be surrounded and annihilated in one fell swoop to avoid future troubles."

He now hates the Han court with all his heart, because the reason why the Southern Huns had a coup was because the Han court continuously recruited the Huns to send troops to fight, which caused dissatisfaction among some large tribes.

However, the old Chanyu Qiangqu showed favor to the Han court and responded to almost every request. Finally, after another conscription, several large tribes launched a coup, killed Qiangqu, and took away the Chanyu's position.

Yu Fuluo, who was responsible for leading the troops on the expedition, was wandering in other places like a lonely ghost. However, the Han court did not provide adequate support. All kinds of dissatisfaction added up and turned into resentment.

Mrs. Guo thought for a while and said: "Whether the Dog Emperor is going to Wen County is still unknown, but Shan Yu is right. We should concentrate our superior forces and teach the officers and soldiers a severe lesson."

He immediately sent an order to leave 5,000 people to guard the wild king, and he took 20,000 people plus 5,000 Xiongnu cavalry to go south to Wen County.

... After Liu Ming led his army to the Wenxian camp, Zhang Liao reported on the early combat situation.

"Wenyuan, thank you for your hard work!" Liu Ming encouraged him, and immediately asked the army chief to write down Zhang Liao's achievements.

"The Baibo thief can't retreat, what should we do?" Zhang Liao asked.

Everyone was talking about it, but they couldn't come up with an idea for a while.

Wen County itself has 15,000 rebel soldiers. It is definitely useless to attack the 20,000 people by force. It may not be possible to defeat the enemy with only increased casualties.

"The thieves will definitely not waste time with us like this." Gai Xun, the experienced commander of the army, said, "The reason why they can't come out is that they are waiting for reinforcements."

Liu Ming looked at Xu Huang and said, "Gong Ming knows a lot about the Baibo Army. What do you think?"

Xu Huang thought for a while and said: "Mrs. Guo entered Hanoi this time just for your Majesty. Therefore, when you hear that your Majesty is coming to Wen County, you will definitely lead your troops to come. Your Majesty also needs to prepare a complete response plan."

"If the thieves concentrate all their main forces in Wen County to confront our army, then the situation will be extremely unfavorable to the officers and soldiers." Liu Biao said, "Your Majesty, please also send more troops and horses from the capital."

"General Jingsheng is right," Kuai Yue said. "There are only 20,000 officers and soldiers. If the main force of tens of thousands of thieves gathers here, your Majesty will be in danger."

He originally followed Zhang Liao, but during this period he and Liu Biao had a similar feeling in Pinggao County. The two talked about literature and martial arts, and it was late for them to meet each other. The more they saw each other, the more they felt they were meant for each other.

"Don't think about good things." Cao Cao shook his head and said, "Jian Shuo doesn't even send out rations or weapons, how can he send out troops? There are no troops around to mobilize, so we can only rely on ourselves to find a way."

Liu Ming thought for a while and felt that he was a bit shabby as an emperor. According to what he had heard in some novels or storytelling in his previous life, why didn't the emperor command an army of four to five million to conquer the army himself?

But now I don’t even have 40,000 to 50,000 yuan, only more than 20,000 yuan.

And the thieves tended to be outnumbered. According to his knowledge of the Baibo Army in his previous life, if the Baibo Army in Hedong and Hanoi were added up, the total number should be more than 100,000.

The difference is five times, and if you are not careful, you will become passive or even die on the spot.

Fortunately, his generals are brave enough, and his soldiers are much better than the Baibo bandits, including their weapons and equipment.

If they really start a fight, he won't be afraid.

However, the thieves also had five thousand Huns cavalry to help them, which was more troublesome.

Compared with the elite cavalry, the big Han couldn't compare with the Huns.

At present, the Yueqi battalion in Liu Ming's army is considered to be the elite cavalry. They showed their prowess with Lu Bu in the battle against the Black Mountain Bandits in Huai County, but they also suffered serious losses, especially when Lu Bu was trapped in a tight siege, nearly half of the Yueqi were directly damaged.

At present, there are only 1,000 people left in Yueqi Camp.

Another cavalry force is the Northern Army's Tun Cavalry Battalion. The Tun Cavalry Battalion suffered some losses during the last He Jin rebellion and has not had time to replenish it. Currently, there are still more than 1,700 people left.

In addition to Zhang Liao's 800 Bingzhou wolf cavalry, the total number of cavalry is only 3,500.

In terms of number, there were 1,500 less Huns cavalry.

In addition, the Baibo bandits were still entering Hanoi from Hedong in a steady stream, constantly replenishing their troops, but Liu Ming did not have such a generous follow-up force.

"The only plan for now is to fight quickly and capture Wen County before Guo Tai's reinforcements arrive." Liu Ming thought for a while and said, "Once the thieves gather together, the officers and soldiers will have less room for maneuver."

Everyone nodded in agreement.

"Then make siege equipment as soon as possible." Gai Xun said, "Wen County is not high, so we don't need large-scale siege weapons. We only need standing items such as ladders and flying claws."

"This matter will be handed over to Colonel Yuan Gu (Gai Xun)." Liu Mingdao.

"Your Majesty, don't worry, I'll take care of it." Gai Xun promised with clasped fists.

At this moment, a flag officer suddenly came in and reported: "Your Majesty, a large number of people are gathering towards Wen County!"

"No, the thieves' reinforcements have arrived." Cao Cao said quietly.

"Go and have a look." Liu Ming stood up and went out of the tent, and everyone followed him.

Liu Ming stood on the observation deck and watched, and sure enough he saw a large number of people coming from the north to Wen County, but the details were unclear.

But this didn't bother Liu Ming. He took out his monocular and looked over there carefully. Sure enough, there were a large number of Baibo thieves. Although there were no neat queues and uniform clothes, there were enough people. They were all densely packed with people. Tens of thousands of people.

Although there were telescopes to help, they were still ten miles apart and could not see the details clearly. For example, how cavalry and infantry are matched, etc.

"How is it, how to fight this battle?" Liu Ming said and handed the telescope to Cao Cao.

Cao Cao looked at it for a while and then handed it to the people next to him. Everyone took turns observing.

They all had great admiration for Liu Ming's telescope, which could clearly see the enemy's secrets in the distance at a glance.

"Hmph." Zhang Liao snorted coldly, "It is said that the Huns' cavalry is powerful. Zhang often fought with the Huns and Xianbei when he merged with the state. They also had two shoulders supporting one head, and their combat power was not that great. Out of reach.

"Zhang Liao is willing to ask for an order to lead my Han cavalry to attack the Huns! If we lose, I am willing to serve as a military order!"

In commanding the cavalry, Zhang Liao was also a good hand, no worse than Lu Bu.

Lu Bu relied more on his personal courage, and he could clear a path for the soldiers and cavalry by himself, while Zhang Liao paid more attention to condensing the combat effectiveness of the entire army.

"Okay!" Liu Ming praised, "I will let Meng De be your deputy! Lead the cavalry to fight the Huns."

"Obey the order!" Zhang Liao and Cao Cao clasped their fists together to receive the order.

"But after all, the imperial troops are at a numerical disadvantage and need to prepare a backup force." Liu Ming continued, "Jing Sheng led the Shesheng Battalion to guard the camp, and Yuan Gu and I led two thousand infantry to support them. "

When Zhang Liao heard this, he was extremely moved.

The general fought in front, and the emperor personally led the troops and then responded. What a favor. But now this favor fell on himself.

"Your Majesty, you can't." Zhang Liao still understood the general situation and said, "How can your Majesty, with his body of thousands of people, venture into dangerous places? It would be better for your Majesty to stay in the camp."

"Yes!" Gai Xun also advised, "Your Majesty is safe and sound in the camp, so all the soldiers can free their hands and feet to fight."

Everyone also offered advice one after another.

Liu Ming smiled and said: "If I can't be in front of the battle, how can I be called a personal expedition? Besides, I'm just supporting you from the rear. There's not much risk. As long as you play better at the front, I'll be safer at the back. No need to persuade me any more. .”

(End of this chapter)