Soldiers come to the world

Bingzhou has always been the sphere of influence of the Xiahou family. From the earliest Xiahouyuan, to Xiahoudun, and then to Xiahoushang, the army of Bingzhou has always been in the hands of the Xiahou family, and Taiyuan City is the top priority of Bingzhou.

After Xiahoudun took away 3 elite troops from Taiyuan, the Cao army in Bingzhou was reduced to 5000 troops, and another [-] troops were allocated to Zhang Yun to guard Jingxing. The defenders in Taiyuan City were only [-]. However, the reserves are insufficient, which has become a heart disease for Xia Houshang, the main general of Taiyuan.

After many years of occupation by the Huns, Bingzhou formed a pattern of Southern Han and Northern Hu, with Taiyuan County as the boundary. To the north of Taiyuan County is the livestock area of ​​the Hu people, while to the south is the agricultural area where the Han people are concentrated. The agricultural area is mainly concentrated in Pingyang County. , Hadong County, Hanoi County and the southern part of Shangdang County.

Although the Xiongnu in Bingzhou had perished for four or five years, it did not change the pattern of Northern Hu and Southern Han. On the contrary, a large number of southern farmers abandoned their land and fled to Guanzhong, which made Bingzhou's agriculture even more withered.

The biggest impact of the decline of Bingzhou's agriculture on Cao's army is that there is not enough military rations. Every year, 20 grains are transferred from Hebei to supplement the shortage of military rations.

Today's winter came very early, only in mid-November, and the first heavy snow fell in Bingzhou. At the same time, Xia Houshang also fell into a state of extreme anxiety. It was too late to transport it back to Taiyuan, and there was only 20 shi of military food reserves in Taiyuan City, which was only enough for his army to feed for two months.

Xia Houshang stood on the top of the city, looking at the heavy snow fluttering in the sky, his eyes were full of contradictions and hesitation. This was the second heavy snowfall in Bingzhou, and the sky and the earth turned gray.

Xia Houshang received an eagle letter from Zhang Yun yesterday, and learned that the [-] main force of the Han army was besieging Jingxing. No wonder no trace of the Han army was found in the south of Taiyuan, and they all killed Leping County.

In the letter, Zhang Yun suggested that he send troops southward to raid Huguan County in Shangdang County, which is an important logistics area for the Han army, so as to relieve the strong pressure on Jingxing.

Although this suggestion is good, Xia Houshang is an extremely cautious person. He has only [-] troops. If he goes south and encounters the Han army turning around and counterattacking, the consequences will be disastrous. Xiahoushang really does not have the guts.

Besides, even if he had the guts, he would rather send troops south to the counties of Pingyang County to collect grain. Raid Shangdang Huguan County.

Xia Houshang sighed, turned around and went down the city wall, and returned to the Governor's Mansion of Bingzhou. He changed his clothes, returned to the Yibing Hall, and stood alone in front of the sand table, thinking silently.

At this time, a personal guard reported from the hall: "Captain, Army Division Mao is here!"

Xia Houshang nodded, "Invite him in quickly."

Mao Junshi is Mao Jie. He was appointed as the military division of the Governor's Mansion of Bingzhou to assist Xia Houshang in guarding Bingzhou. He advocated that the troops should not be dispersed, especially when facing the situation of the strong Han and the weak Cao, they must concentrate their forces to defend the key points. His plan was finally adopted by Xiahou. Shang adopted, for this reason Cao Jun gave up most of Bingzhou counties and counties, and defended Taiyuan City and Jingxing.

Xiahoushang himself has some ability, otherwise he would not stand out from the many Xiahou's children, but compared with his fathers Xiahouyuan, Xiahoudun and others, Xiahoushang still has a certain gap. First, his force is slightly weaker, and second, his overall strategy is different insufficient.

It was also for this reason that Xia Houshang relied heavily on Mao Jie, and almost obeyed his advice. Mao Jie walked into the lobby and smiled and said, "The governor is worried about Jingxing?"

Mao Jie had heard about the siege of Jingxing by the main force of the Han army. It happened that Xia Houshang sent someone to invite him, so he guessed that it must be for this matter.

Xia Houshang hurriedly bowed his hands and saluted, "Not only about Jingxing, but also about the shortage of food, I also want to discuss it with the military adviser."

Mao Jie nodded, walked slowly to the sand table, stared at it for a moment, and then said, "Is the governor going to respond to Zhang He's suggestion and send troops to raid Huguan?"

Xia Houshang sighed, "I'm still undecided. In fact, I want to take advantage of the Han army's siege of Jingxing to quickly go south to Pingyang County and transport food and grass back to the north."

Mao Jie smiled slightly, "In fact, Huguan also has a large amount of food and grass for the Han army. The governor is worried that the attack on Huguan will be intercepted by the Han army. I'm right!"

Mao Jie's words hit Xia Houshang's heart, and he said with a wry smile: "That's right!"

"Actually, I have a plan. I wonder if the governor is willing to give it a try?"

Xia Houshang was overjoyed, and hurriedly bowed to salute, "I would like to listen to the good advice of the military master!"

Mao Jie calmly said: "I've been thinking about a problem recently. The main general of the Han army who attacked Bingzhou this time is Guan Yu, and the military adviser is Zhuge Liang. They are all surrendered generals from the Jiaozhou Department. If the incident with Ma Chao didn't happen, I can still do it." I think it is Liu Jing who is broad-minded and tolerant, but before the Ma Chao incident, how could Liu Jing still trust Guan Yu and Zhuge Liang so much? It's kind of weird."

"What does the military division think is the reason?"

Mao Jie said slowly: "I think Liu Jing is actually taking this opportunity to test Guan Yu and Zhuge Liang."

"But. What does this have to do with us?" Xiahou asked puzzled.

"Of course it has something to do with us. We can infer from this that Liu Jing will not let Guan Yu and Zhuge Liang play too much. For example... let them retreat after they have captured Jingxing. I think Liu Jing will not let them occupy the entire territory of Bingzhou. Let them monopolize one side, but there are hidden dangers!

Xiahou was still silent and speechless. He didn't take Mao Jie's analysis seriously. After all, it was only Mao Jie's guess. How could they measure Liu Jing's kingly intentions? If Mao Jie's plan was based on his guess, then Xiahou Shang would rather not adopt it.

Mao Jie also realized that Xia Houshang's resistance was clear, he smiled and said: "I got off topic, my plan has nothing to do with this."

"I would like to listen to the plan of the military division!"

Mao Jie realized that Xia Houshang was a very practical person, and he would not guess the strategy and tactics of the Han army, but only make decisions based on the current situation. In this case, he could not speak too profoundly, but must be practical and easy to understand.

Thinking of this, Mao Jie smiled and said: "We are short of food, and the Han army should know about it. We plan to go to Pingyang County to transport food, and the Han army can also think of it, but our plan must be beyond the Han army's thinking."

Xia Houshang regained his energy immediately, and hurriedly said, "What is the specific plan?"

Mao Jie picked up the wooden pole and pointed it at Jiuyuan County in the north of Taiyuan, "At present, there are still tens of thousands of Huns in the north of Bingzhou. There are at least [-] Huns in Yu County, they have no military guards, and they have at least millions of cattle and sheep in their hands."

Before Mao Jie could finish speaking, Xia Houshang came to his senses immediately and clashed his hands with excitement, "Why didn't I think of that? Millions of cattle and sheep! It's enough for my army to last for a year."

Mao Jie smiled slightly and said: "Preserving beef and mutton is very simple. We also have an ice cellar in midsummer. It is no problem to store the slaughtered beef and mutton in the ice cellar for two or three years. In this way, the governor does not need to send troops south. However, in order to confuse the Han army, I suggest that each send an army to Pingyang and Huguan."

After finishing speaking, Mao Jie looked at Xia Houshang and saw that he seemed to be a little hesitant. Mao Jie knew that Xia Houshang was worried about Jingxing's safety, so he said with a smile: "As for Jingxing, if Zhang He can't defend Jingxing Pass, then he can Withdraw eastward and defend Weize Pass, and even retreat eastward to defend Tumen Pass. In short, as long as Zhang He does not surrender to the Han army, the Han army will not easily get through Jingxing. What does the governor think of recapturing Jingxing?"

Mao Jie's suggestion made Xia Houshang nod again and again. Not only was the strategy of seizing the Huns' cattle and sheep excellent, but Xiahoushang also knew that there was nothing he could do about Jingxing, so he could only rely on Zhang Yun to hold on. This was indeed the best plan. As for the raid on Huguan to force the Han army to retreat, it is simply impossible. How could the Han army not gather heavy troops in Huguan for defense.

He immediately said: "According to the strategy of the military division, I will personally lead the army north to Jiuyuan County."

That night, Xia Houshang ordered two school lieutenants to lead [-] troops each to pretend to be [-] troops, rush to Pingyang County to collect food, and went to Huguan to raid the logistics center of the Han army, while Xia Houshang led [-] troops northward under the cover of heavy snow. Yu County and Jiuyuan County are planning to rob the Huns of their cattle and sheep.

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On the top of Jingxingguan City, Zhang He watched the Han army camp. At this time, the heavy snow had stopped, and the inside and outside of the city wall were covered with thick snow. Under the sunlight, the snow was dazzlingly white.

Zhang Yun's expression became more and more dignified. He had been observing here for half an hour, and he found that the Han army camp was very quiet. Although there were troops active, there were no more than a thousand people.

"Strange!" Zhang He said to himself.

"What did the general find?" asked the generals next to him.

"Look at the Han army camp!"

Zhang He pointed at the camp of the Han army from a distance and said: "According to common sense, after a heavy snowfall, the first thing to do is to clear the snow on the big tent, otherwise the snow will turn into ice and it will easily collapse the big tent, but the Han army Isn't it strange that there was no movement in the camp, and no one cleared the snow?"

Zhang He's reminder made everyone realize the abnormality. It was true. Although there were Han soldiers patrolling around, the Han army camp was extremely quiet.

At this time, everyone thought of a terrible possibility. After all, the heavy snow day and night blocked the sight of the city, and no one knew what happened in the Han army camp.

"General, let me try it out!" a tooth general couldn't help asking.

Zhang Xi didn't say a word. He only had [-] troops left. If the Han army was cheating and luring them out of the city to attack the Han army's camp, the troops he sent would not be able to return. was a heavy blow.

Zhang Yun shook his head, "Don't worry, wait a little longer and continue to observe the movement of the Han army."

For the whole day, Zhang He never left the city wall, and at dusk, he was almost sure that the Han army camp was empty, and it was by no means a trick to lure troops.

The gate of the pass city was opened wide, and Zhang Yun led two thousand Cao troops to kill out of the city, and went straight to the Han army camp.

Zhang He didn't care about these patrolling soldiers of the Han army. He led his army to rush out of the Han army camp. Zhang He's judgment was not wrong. The Han army camp was indeed an empty camp, empty, without a single Han soldier.

But at this moment, there was loud drumming all around, and Zhang Bao and Guan Xing each led [-] troops to fight out from both sides. The leading [-] cavalry were extremely fast. This blocked Zhang He's retreat.

Zhang He was taken aback, and led his troops out of the barracks, only to be surrounded by ten thousand Han troops. There was a sound of crossbows, and thousands of Han soldiers fired arrows at random. .

The battlefield became quiet again. Thousands of Han soldiers raised their crossbows together and pointed coldly at more than a thousand Cao troops. Zhuge Liang appeared in the army. Do not surrender?"

Zhang He looked at the corpses and wounded soldiers all over the ground, and then at his subordinates. They were all panicked and had no fighting spirit. He couldn't help but sighed, and ordered: "Give up your weapons and surrender!"

The soldiers put down their weapons and took off their armor one after another. Zhang He got off his horse, fell to the ground and shouted: "Zhang He is willing to surrender!"

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