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

Chapter 509: Elite soldiers formed Yecheng and was besieged, Chang'an broke through Hanoi and surrendered.

February

The Bai army's 15,000 men and the Jin army's 30,000 men rejected each other at Yecheng.

Bai Zhai himself led the five military camps as the central army, asked Yuan Hua to lead the Qiangnu Battalion as the left army, and Bai De's Hussars Battalion as the right army.

Sima Jiao divided 30,000 people into three echelons, divided into front, middle and rear armies, with each army having 10,000 people.

In Sima Jiao's understanding, the Bai army had been in peace for a long time and must have neglected the war. His own troops were superior and could easily defeat Bai Zhai.

Soon, sand and rocks were flying, and the wind was blowing in the wild. The Bai army remained motionless due to their usually strict military discipline, while the Jin army staggered here and there, and their formation was in chaos.

Seeing this, Bai Zhai ordered the strong crossbow battalion of the left army to fire arrows and fire at the Jin army indiscriminately with intensive firepower. He also ordered the hussars battalion of the right army to leave the formation and bypass the enemy's formation while taking advantage of the wind and sand.

Sima Jiao saw that his front army had been thrown into chaos by the White Army's arrows and wind and sand. He quickly ordered his subordinates to suppress it with his own troops and re-formed a battle formation. He also ordered the central army to circle to the right, fight against the wind, and attack the White Army's left. military.

Two quarters of an hour later, the wind and sand subsided, and both sides were finally able to see each other's formation.

I saw that the middle army of the Jin army was already more than a hundred steps away from the left part of the Qiannu camp and was about to attack the formation, while the front army of the Jin army was still in the process of reorganizing the army.

Bai Zhai ignored the Qiannu camp, and instead ordered the Chinese army's fifth barracks to attack while the Jin army's front troops were not reorganized.

Ju Fu, the general of the Jin army's central army, was overjoyed to see that the Bai army's strong crossbow camp not only did not retreat, but also did not send reinforcements, but instead attacked its own front army.

Immediately lead people to quickly approach Qiannu Camp.

Duan Jie, the commander of the Qiangnu Battalion, saw that the Jin army was only thirty steps away from his own side. He very calmly ordered his soldiers to shoot the last box of crossbow bolts, then abandon the crossbow and draw the sword.

Because the White Army's strong crossbow camp used repeating crossbows made by Zhuge Liang, the last box of crossbow arrows caused huge damage to the Jin army at an extremely close distance.

In an instant, a large number of Jin troops fell, and the Jin army's momentum was stagnant.

In order to avoid the crossbow arrows, Ju Fu reined in his horse and circled in circles. When he saw that the arrows on the opposite side had ended, he shouted:

"The enemy's crossbow bolts have been exhausted, and we will make great achievements today. Kill!"

Under Ju Fu's foreknowledge, the enemy troops were all crossbowmen, and their close combat capabilities should be lacking. As long as the strong crossbow camp was defeated, they could attack the enemy's army and win the greatest military success in this battle.

Unexpectedly, the moment they came into contact with the White Army's strong crossbow camp, they suffered huge losses.

The crossbowmen of the White Army are all selected strong men. They are all tall and strong. They can cut thick wood with one sword. They form a small formation, then one team, one team, one song, one unit, and finally form a battalion.

This kind of large formation within a small formation directly turns the location of the Qiannu Battalion into a meat grinder. When a Jin soldier enters this formation, he has to face at least three enemy troops from three directions at the same time.

Ju Fu relied on his martial arts skills to forcefully break through a formation, but was approached by Duan Jie. He saw Duan Jie using his bow and arrow, and shot Ju Fu off his horse with one arrow.

Ju Fu was hit by an arrow in his left arm and was in unbearable pain. Seeing Duan Jie move forward with his sword, he quickly cooperated with his troops to retreat.

Duan Jie couldn't catch him and had to fall into a fight. But the Jin army was in great danger and was already on the verge of collapse.

Let's talk about Bai Zhai, who led the Fifth Military Camp to attack the Jin army's front army. It was very smooth. With the cooperation of the various arms of the Fifth Military Camp, it was like cutting tofu with a knife, dividing the Jin army into two halves.

When Sima Jiao saw the ferocity of the White army, he was frightened and wanted to order the rear army to go to support, but fortunately his discerning counselor stopped him:
"Your Majesty, no, the enemy army originally had three formations, but now only two formations are visible. Only the cavalry formation is missing. They may have reached the flank of our army. If we let the rear army support us, the entire army will inevitably be annihilated.

Now that the front and middle armies are weak, it is better to order the troops to retreat. The king will use the rear army as support to cover the retreat of the two armies, which may preserve the strength of the troops to the greatest extent. "

"Okay, okay, I will follow your words."

"Ding Ding Ding!"

The clear sound of ringing gold resounded throughout the battlefield. Ju Fu, who was fighting with the Qiannu Battalion, heard it like a fairy music. He immediately led the remaining soldiers to retreat back, and the Chinese army also collapsed on the spot.

In order to retain the Jin army as much as possible, Bai Zhai ordered the right part to be surrounded and the left part to be spared.

Just when Ju Fu thought he had escaped and ascended to heaven, the Baiguo Hussar Battalion appeared on the battlefield, originally preparing to defeat the Jin Army's rear army. However, the Jin Army's rear army remained still and had to attack the Jinzhong Army.

In the end, Ju Fu was beheaded by Bai De's formation. The Bai army beheaded more than 10,000 people and captured 5,000 people. Sima Jiao led 15,000 remaining soldiers to retreat to Yecheng and wait for reinforcements.

Bai Zhai coordinated the strong crossbow camp with the five military camps, each with 2,500 men, distributed in Nancheng and Dongcheng to prevent the Jin army from leaving the city.

He also sent out hussar battalions to roam around the southeast of Yecheng to block reinforcements coming from other counties.

Because he had few troops and was unable to attack the city, Bai Zhai had no choice but to have a stalemate with Sima Jiao in Yecheng while writing letters to the country asking Bai Yan to send reinforcements.

March
The cavalry of the Han and Zhao armies suddenly arrived at Chang'an City. The Chang'an garrison of the Jin army was unprepared and had no time to close the city gate. Zhao Ran led the rebel Jin soldiers to deceive the city.

Chang'an was captured by the Han and Zhao troops, and Sima Mo, the king of Nanyang who was stationed in Chang'an, was killed.

The Han and Zhao armies looted and plundered Chang'an, and Chang'an was plunged into a sea of ​​fire.

May
Liang Zong, the prefect of Fufeng, Zhu Hui, the prefect of Xinping, Jia Ting, the prefect of Anding, and Qute, the governor of Yongzhou, gathered an army of more than 50,000 people under the banner of King Qin Sima Ye and attacked Chang'an.

Liu Yao sent troops to fight with him, and was defeated in consecutive battles. Finally, he was trapped in Chang'an by Qu Te and others.

May 20

Yuan An's army and Liu Jie's army were in a stalemate in Hanoi County and the result was achieved.

When Yuan'an was dragging the Han and Zhao troops to the Yewang, Zong Kuo, the prefect of Hanoi, took the "Order to Cut Down the Hu" and successfully persuaded the magistrates of Wen, Heyang, and Zhi counties to surrender. He led 6,000 people gathered from the three counties to arrive at the Yewang. king.

The available troops under Yuan An's command reached 13,000.

On that day, Yuan'an took five thousand battalions as the vanguard and successfully broke the formation. Liu Jie led 20,000 defeated troops and retreated into Yewang City to defend themselves. May 21

Yuan'an personally led the elite soldiers battalion and the reinforcements from three counties to continue to surround Ye Wang. That night, taking advantage of the darkness, he quietly ordered Zhou Ji to lead the five thousand battalions to leave the camp.

June
Zhou Ji led his troops to bypass Yewang and captured Qinshui County. The entire Hanoi, except for the 20,000 Han and Zhao troops in Yewang City, had fallen into the hands of the Bai Kingdom.

After Liu Jie got the news, he led his men out of the city in a surprise attack that night in the name of returning to the court to ask for help. Ran Long, the prefect of Han and Zhao Hanoi, stayed to guard the wild king and wait for domestic reinforcements.

On the second day after Liu Jie left, Ran Long led the Ye Wang garrison of 10,000 people and surrendered to Yuan'an. At this point, the threat of the Bai Kingdom in the west was finally gone.

If Han and Zhao wanted to launch troops against the Bai Kingdom, they could only attack the wild king from Gaodu, or cross the Yellow River north from Henan County. Otherwise, they had no other choice.

June 11

Yuan'an left Zhou Ji with 5,000 troops, and left the Yewang with 5,000 battalions, elite battalions, and Ran Long's squadron.

Zong Kuo, the governor of Hanoi, also began to exercise his duties as the governor of Hanoi.

On the one hand, Zong Kuo abolished all the unreasonable policies implemented by Han and Zhao in Hanoi, and on the other hand, he re-appointed capable officials to serve as county magistrates, county magistrates, etc.

As for the magistrates of the three counties who originally surrendered, they have all returned to Chaoge with Yuan'an and accepted the arrangements of the Bai Kingdom.

After initially stabilizing the place, Zongkuo began to advise farmers, rebuild water conservancy, inspect the Yellow River dams, repair official roads and other measures to benefit the people.

The people of Hanoi, who were deeply oppressed by the Huns, finally saw their dawn.

July
After learning that Hanoi had fallen, Chang'an suffered successive defeats, and even lacked military rations, Liu Cong had no choice but to order Liu Yao to lead his army to withdraw from Chang'an and wait for another attempt next year.

After Liu Yao received the order, he plundered more than 80,000 Chang'an ladies and gentlemen and withdrew from Chang'an City, remaining in Pingyang.

On the other side, Duan Bu Xianbei, Tuoba Xianbei, and Murong Xianbei were, as Liu Cong expected, willing to form a short-term alliance with Liu Cong.

In order to gain the support of the Tuoba tribe, Liu Kun, the governor of Jin Bingzhou, who had always relied on Tuoba Xianbei, had to go to court many times to have the Bai Kingdom labeled as rebellious.

In addition, Wang Jun, the Grand Sima of the Jin Dynasty and the Commander-in-Chief of Youji and other military forces, was also instigated by his Wuhuan people and Duanbu Xianbei, claiming that the Bai family had seen the world in chaos and had an opportunity to take advantage of it, so they made them warlords and separatists. of princes and kings.

There is also a report from Sima Jiao, the general of Zhenbei, saying that the Bai Kingdom attacked Yecheng without any reason. They were just attacking the city and seizing the land, and seizing the city of the Jin Dynasty. If the court did not express it, the people of the world would be afraid of dissatisfaction.

Sima Ye entered Chang'an under the pressure of Wang Jun, Liu Kun, and Sima Jiao, in order to gain their support.

In addition, Gou Xi, Fu Zhi, Xun Fan, Sima Rui and others did not care about the Bai family. They only thought about their own one-third of an acre, so they did not express their attitudes towards the Bai family in the table.

This made Sima Ye think that the Bai family had lost the hearts of the people, so he issued an edict: "Everyone who finds the Bai family's rebellious ministers and traitors will be punished."

Because since Yanhan was usurped by the Sima family, the Sima family has used various means and methods to attack the prestige and sanctity of the Bai family.

Coupled with the news that the imperial court intends to block the Bai family, it makes it difficult for the world to hear the voice of the Bai family except for the Baiguo Company, the Baiguo Escort Bureau and other extended forces of the Baiguo.

Then, the works of Bai's disciples such as "Bai's Spring and Autumn" made Bai's reputation in the world the lowest in history since the Han Dynasty.

Nowadays, the world is in turmoil. Shi Le and other barbarians are wandering across the land of China, hunting Han people, which makes Bai's voice unable to be heard.

It is already equivalent to what the Bai family was like at the end of Qin Dynasty.

Therefore, this edict issued by the Jin court confuses the people of the world, making many scholars and common people think that the Bai family has also fallen, and is similar to those aristocratic families who compete for power and profit.

Many scholars and heroes who were originally preparing to leave for the Bai Kingdom to fight the national disaster also stopped and returned to their hometowns, waiting for the new Ming Dynasty.

What's more, their inner pursuits were shattered and they became disheartened. From then on, they retired to the mountains and forests and stopped caring about worldly affairs.

Only a small number of determined people were not deceived by the court and had to overcome all difficulties to reach the Bai Kingdom.

July

In Chaoge, Bai Yan accepted the surrender of surrender ministers and generals such as Ran Long, the governor of Hanoi and Zhao Dynasty.

Ran Long was appointed Guanglu doctor, and the county magistrates of the three counties all obtained higher official positions in the court than the county magistrates.

September
Bai Yan took Yuan'an as the general of the guard and led 10,000 new troops, as well as the palace camp and the elite camp, a total of 20,000 people, to rush to the Yecheng battlefield.

October
Yuan'an's army arrived at Yecheng.

In the past few months, Bai Zhai used the hussar camp to successfully defeat the reinforcements sent by Dunqiu and Yangping counties, killing a thousand people and capturing 3,000 people.

However, Bai Zhai did not find a chance to let the 10,000 people from Leping enter the city to join Sima.

October rd
Bai Zhai asked Yuan'an to lead the Dianzhong camp to attack the west city, and Yuan Hua to lead the elite soldiers camp to attack the east city. He himself led the fifth military camp and the Qiannu camp to attack the south city, and the remaining 10,000 troops were recruited as successors.

October th
Under the cover of the Qiannu Battalion and with the help of the siege equipment produced for several months, the Fifth Military Battalion successfully broke through the defense line of the south city of Yecheng and opened the city gate.

The Hussar Battalion crossed the moat and entered Yecheng.

Yecheng was officially declared to have fallen.

Under Zhang Guang's desperate cover, Sima Jiao fled from the north gate, and Zhang Guang was captured by the white general Ma Xie.

In the end, the White army beheaded 2,000 people and captured 10,000 people.

Sima Jiao fled to Guangping, raised the banner again, recruited volunteers, and resisted the Bai rebels.

(End of this chapter)