A thousand-year-old family that began with the Battle of Makino

Chapter 261 East Red Eyebrow, South Green Forest

The thirteenth year of Xinmang (the second year of Emperor Dihuang)

In three years, the uprisings in various places became more and more powerful, but the local county and county officials were unable to control them.

Wang Mang saw that the local area was no longer able to suppress the bandits. It happened that Wang Yi, who was suppressing the rebellion in Yangzhou, successfully annihilated the Guatianyi Division in Kuaiji County and returned to the court with his troops.

Unable to let the local situation fester any longer, Wang Mang began to change the governor of the state to the state shepherd, and appointed state shepherds from various places to gather soldiers from multiple counties to work together to exterminate the bandits in the state.

Seeing how difficult it was to implement Bai Xuan's New Deal, Wang Mang even considered abolishing the New Deal, but his closest ministers knew that this could not be done.

Even when Bai Xuan heard the news, he immediately returned to Chang'an non-stop and explained to him that the New Deal was the foundation of the new dynasty. If the New Deal was abolished, the new dynasty would never have a chance to turn around.

At that time, not only Guandong, but also Guanzhong will oppose him.

Under Bai Xuanzhen's sincere persuasion, Wang Mang finally gave up this idea and instead summoned the world's great scholars to gather in Chang'an and compile important classics such as the "Chinese Classic", "Medical Classic", "Wedding and Funeral Classic", and "Literary Classic". I have found what I am good at.

But Wang Mang's own deception does not mean that the heroes in Guandong will remain indifferent.

March
In view of the increasingly complex situation in Kanto, which cannot be handled by the local government, the central government decided to step in.

The new emperor Mang ordered troops to be dispatched to exterminate the three main bandits in Guandong. Former general Jing Shang led the 50,000 elite Central Army eastward to attack the Red Eyebrow Army in Mount Tai.

The Mu Wang of Jingzhou was ordered to lead 20,000 elite troops to annihilate the Green Forest Army in Green Forest. The Mu Wang of Jizhou was ordered to lead 10,000 elite troops to annihilate the Black Mountain Army in Heishan, Changshan County.

As for the rest of the petty thieves, it is up to the local pastoralists to eliminate them on their own.

Now, after years of development and continuous battles with surrounding counties, the Red Eyebrow Army has a strength of 80,000 people, the Green Forest Army has more than 10,000 people, and the Black Mountain Army has less than 10,000 people.

After three years of fighting, today's rebel army is no longer a fledgling peasant army who just put down their hoes, but a serious rebel army.

For example, the Red Eyebrow Army has 80,000 people, of which nearly 50,000 are comparable to county soldiers, and nearly 10,000 are comparable to the Central Army.

The Green Forest Army has five to six thousand soldiers at the county and county levels, and more than a thousand soldiers at the central level; the Black Mountain Army has only a few hundred soldiers at the county and county levels, and only a few hundred at the central level.

May
Jing Shang's 50,000 elite troops arrived at Chang County to the west of Mount Tai. They learned that the Red Eyebrow Army was all living on Mount Tai. Jing Shang was going to ask the surrounding counties to cooperate in sealing off Mount Tai, and then he would slowly advance from the west.

"Arrogant!" Jing Shang looked at the messenger who was reporting angrily.

The messenger was so frightened that he was sweating profusely.

It turned out that as soon as Jing Shang's army arrived, he got the red eyebrow army to attack Fenggao, the county seat of Taishan County south of Mount Tai.

But knowing that the Red Eyebrow Army was disrupting his combat deployment, he still had to save him. If Feng Gao was captured, he would definitely be dismissed from his post and investigated by Wang Mang.

After all, since the establishment of the new dynasty, there has been no precedent of losing a county or city. This example cannot be started from oneself.

"Send the order, the army moves out of camp, and the goal is set high."

When Jing Shang's army moved south, he kept asking the counties around Mount Tai to mobilize heavy troops to guard the surrounding important towns and important places. He hoped that after the Red Eyebrow Army was defeated this time, the Red Eyebrow Army would be completely trapped inside.

Five days later, Jing Shang's army arrived at Fenggao, but the red eyebrow army had already withdrawn, leaving only the city wall full of arrows and corpses outside the city.

General Feng Gao breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Jing Shang's army had arrived.

The 50,000-strong Red Eyebrow Army attacked non-stop day and night, which made him think that Fenggao was about to fall. Fortunately, Jing Shang provided timely support. If he had been a few days late, he might have died for his country.

Before Jing Shang could rest for two days, news came that the Red Eyebrow Army was attacking Dongpingling, the county seat of Jinan County in the north.

Helpless, Jing Shang had no choice but to lead his troops northward, but this time, he only brought 30,000 people, leaving 5,000 people in Fenggao, and sent another 15,000 people to various places to assist the local defenders.

When Jing Shang came to Dongpingling, the red eyebrow army withdrew again.

A few days later, Jing Shang got the news of the fall of Ji County and was almost furious.

"A rat is not a son of man!"

But the anger has returned, and we still need to send troops to take back the county.

August
After Jing Shang went everywhere to put out the fire, he finally blocked the Red Eyebrow Army in Mount Tai. However, when he saw that he only had more than 10,000 troops left, how could he fight?
On the advice of other generals, surrounding counties were asked to mobilize troops again to join forces.

In the end, 50,000 people were gathered, including 10,000 from the Central Army and 40,000 from the local army, who entered the mountains to encircle and suppress them.

But after all, it is not the 50,000 Central Army, and its combat effectiveness is basically the same as that of the Red Eyebrow Army. Therefore, the Red Eyebrow Army and Jing Shang Army are in a stalemate in Mount Tai.

In the same month, Jingzhou Mu Wangkan gathered 20,000 elite troops and was about to go to Yundu County. After passing Yundu County, he was ready to start to attack the Green Forest Army located in Green Forest Mountain to the east of Yundu County.

Wang Kuang, the leader of the Green Forest Army, received the news and decisively led all his troops to sneak out of the Green Forest Mountain and set up an ambush at Yundu, the only route for the Jingzhou Army. The ambush site is in a valley with lush mountains and forests on both sides.

Wang Kuang ambushed his five thousand main force on both sides of the road, and then asked Ma Wu to lead the rest to cut off the enemy's retreat.

When Wang Kan's army arrived here, a general warned Wang Kan: "Zhou Mu, this is an excellent place to set up an ambush, and the birds on both sides are lingering. It is likely that someone is setting up an ambush here. It is better to stay here for two days and wait for the general." The mountains and forests must be cleared before we set off again?”

Wang Kan is a relative of the Wang clan, and is a complete vegetarian. He is confident in his literary talent, but when it comes to military tactics and strategy, it can be said that he knows everything from seven to six. He has become this person just by virtue of his status. State animal husbandry.

"Well, here is still some distance from Green Forest Mountain. How can they be here? Besides, there are just a group of mountain bandits on the left and right. They heard that the imperial army has arrived and it is too late to escape. How can they be here? It is said that there are only more than 10,000 people. The two of us Ten thousand elite soldiers, the advantage lies with me.

As for the birds not falling in the forest, what a magnificent sight this is, I can't help but make me poetic. How can it be the dangerous place you said? You are good at everything, but you are too pedantic, which sometimes ruins the scenery, otherwise He had already become the commander-in-chief of an army, so how could he still be a small Sima today? "

The general wanted to say something else, but was stopped by Wang Kan: "Okay, the imperial court has sent letters many times asking us to wipe out the green forest bandits as soon as possible. Time is pressing, so we ordered the army to speed up and pass through this place quickly."

Originally, when Wang Kuang saw the Jingzhou army passing through, he thought he had been discovered and was preparing to retreat. However, he continued to move forward after a while, and even started running. The formation of the army was slightly chaotic for a while.

When the Jingzhou Army reached the predetermined position, Wang Kuang gave an order, and several swordsmen and axemen cut off the ropes tied to high places. A large number of logs and boulders fell down. The Jingzhou Army was knocked dizzy and the Jingzhou Army was in chaos.

After waiting for a while, the archers on both sides shot the Jingzhou army into chaos. Wang Kuang ordered to charge down, and then took the lead in charging into the Jingzhou army.

Two hours later, the shouts of killing stopped in the valley, the valley fell into silence, and the entire Jingzhou army was wiped out.

Originally, Wang Kan wanted to escape under the cover of his own soldiers, but he was caught by Ma Wu and his men. As for the Sima who reminded Wang Kan, he had died in the rebellion.

In this battle, the Green Forest Army beheaded thousands of people, captured more than 10,000 people, and captured all the baggage of the Jingzhou Army.

After sending some people to escort the prisoners, Wang Kuang took Ma Wuqin and led 4,000 elite soldiers who had changed their equipment and returned to capture Yundu County and Anlu County.

A few days later, after absorbing some of the surrendered troops and recruiting more troops from Yundu and Anlu, the Green Forest Army's strength reached more than 20,000 people. Wang Kuang and others took advantage of the victory to capture Jingling and captured the great Sima Shi sent by Wang Mang to patrol. .

Taking advantage of their military morale and morale, the Green Forest Army continued to capture cities and territories in Jiangxia County. Everywhere they went, they opened prisons, released prisoners, and took out the grain from official warehouses and distributed them to the hungry poor.

For a time, the Green Forest Army gained great power, and countless suffering people fled to Green Forest Mountain.

September
The Green Forest Army's military strength reached 50,000 people, and this number was still rising. However, after capturing several counties, the Green Forest Army returned to Green Forest Mountain after discussion.

November

Jizhoumu in Hebei led 20,000 elite troops to attack the Black Mountain Army, but failed miserably. Instead, the Black Mountain Army pushed him back to the county town. He did not dare to leave the county town. The strength of the Black Mountain Army reached 30,000, but the Black Mountain Army only stayed in the mountains and in the city. He wandered outside and made no move to attack the county seat.

December

The Jingshang tribe, which was confronting the Red Eyebrow Army, was attacked by elite troops led by Red Eyebrow Army General Lu Hu in a sneak attack on the granary. A small part of the new army escaped from the mountain, and most of them were captured by the Red Eyebrow Army. Nearly 10,000 people died in the mountain.

The Red Eyebrow Army took advantage of the momentum and rushed out of the mountains to the east, constantly attacking the county town, and the army grew to more than 100,000 people.

The fourteenth year of Xinmang (the third year of Emperor Dihuang)

New Year
Wang Mang was furious when he heard that all three armies had failed. He saw that among the armies, only the Red Eyebrow Army was the most powerful and active. Later, Taishi Wang Kuang and Gengshi General Lian Dan were sent with an army of 100,000 to suppress the Red Eyebrow Army.

March
One hundred thousand new troops arrived in Taishan County. The leader of the Red Eyebrow Army fought with Wang Kuang's army in the suburbs of Chengchang. The Red Eyebrow Army was well-disciplined and brave in combat, winning the support of the people. The New Army was defeated and retreated for a while.

During the battle, Fan Chong, the leader of the Red Eyebrow Army, stabbed Wang Kuang in the thigh with a spear. Wang Kuang hurriedly fled for his life. Lian Dan was killed by Dong Xian, one of the leaders of the Red Eyebrow Army. Just as another leader Lu Hu arrived with reinforcements. , the new army was defeated.

Seeing that the army was defeated, Wang Mang panicked a little. Knowing that it would take time to assemble the army again, he appointed Bai Xuan as the Taifu, Yushi Dafu, who was implementing the new policy in Dongjun, and Guandong restructuring envoy Bai Xuan, as the Taifu, Yushi Dafu, and Pingdong Town Fu. He was given full authority to prevent the Red Eyebrow Army from advancing westward.

So Bai Xuan had no choice but to give up the new policy in Dongjun and continuously issued orders. In Dong'a County, he assembled an army of 200,000 troops, and then placed a large number of garrison troops in various important places, passes, and important towns, forming a vertical iron curtain to prevent The Red Eyebrow Army marched westward.

Fortunately, after several years of the New Deal, the entire Dongjun has been successfully restructured. Bai Xuan can supply the daily consumption of an army of 200,000 with only the grain supplies in Dongjun, plus a small amount of grain transferred from Guanzhong.

Seeing that the road to the west was blocked, Fan Chong decided to take Qingzhou and Xuzhou first, and then slowly pursue them after Lu Hu's suggestion.

April
The Red Eyebrow Army continued to conquer cities and territories in Qingxu Prefecture. With the cooperation of the insurrectionary armies from various places, it had the potential to sweep the world. In less than a month, the Red Eyebrow Army had tens of thousands of people.

In the same month, a plague broke out on Green Forest Mountain, and a large number of Green Forest soldiers and family members died of the disease. The leaders of the Green Forest Army had to consider finding another way to make a living. Finally, after discussion, they decided to split into two groups to find a new base.

One group, led by Wang Chang and Cheng Dan, entered Nanjun in the west and was known as the "Xiajiang soldiers"; the other group was the main force, led by Wang Kuang and Wang Feng, and went north to Nanyang County and was known as the "Xinshi soldiers".

June
The two groups of Green Forest Army were unstoppable and soon established a large base area. At the same time, Chen Mu and Liao Zhan from Ping Lin gathered troops to revolt. The rebel army known as "Ping Lin Soldiers" joined the Green Forest Army.

Under the mountain road, the number of the Green Forest Army reached hundreds of thousands.

On the other hand, Wang Mang breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the Red Eyebrow Army was blocked by Bai Xuan and would not advance westward for a while. He also saw that the Green Forest Army, which he had underestimated before, had developed and even invaded Nanyang County, which was not far from Guanzhong. ah.

(End of this chapter)