Prancing Horse Xiliang

Chapter 272
The weather is getting warmer and the snow is starting to melt.

Xun Yu was so busy that his feet never touched the ground, and he never lived in peace all winter.Chang'an was initially determined, and the situation in the Sanfu area was corrupt. How to manage it was a big problem. Most of the counties did not have county magistrates, so they had to implement military control temporarily.

But the problem is that it is really difficult to straighten out government affairs if military control is implemented.

Xun Yu was busy visiting the gentry in Guanzhong every day, but with little success.

Those Guanzhong gentry have a lot of opinions on Luo Zheng, and would rather spend time at home than become an official.

Jia Xu, an old fox, sees that going on like this is not the way to go, he uses threats and lures, and the old ones are not soaked in oil and salt, so he wins over a group of young people who are eager to make contributions, and then uses this as a step to beat the old ones.

No, he really discovered a talent for him.

Fazheng, the son of Fayan, is extremely quick-witted and quite strategic.

After Jia Xu compared it, he greatly appreciated it and immediately recommended it to Luo Zheng.

Luo Zheng had some impressions of Fazheng, and it was recommended by Jia Xu, and he was immediately extended as an army adviser and Jia Xu's deputy.

When the Guanzhong gentry saw it, it was a big deal.

For a rookie with no qualifications and background, to be able to be reused and directly enter the center, this is not bad.

With an example, the Guanzhong gentry began to slowly turn the wind.

It is human nature to pursue fame and wealth, and the gentry are also human beings, so there is no exception.

The reason why the Guanzhong gentry had a bad impression of Luo Zheng was because Luo Zheng had massacred the gentry, and he silently resisted out of self-protection, not because he really regarded fame as dung.

Now that he has the opportunity to be an official, and he can still be a high-ranking official, who will continue to do nothing.

Especially those who think they are talented, but have always been underappreciated, can't bear it even more.

Spring is about to start, Xun Yu has to organize spring plowing, select officials, straighten out government affairs as soon as possible, all kinds of worries, so he has been so busy that he doesn't even have time to write family letters, let alone go back to Long County to visit relatives.

The Sansuke area has just been laid down and has not yet stabilized completely.

Luo Zheng's family is still in Long County, and I haven't seen him for a winter, so Xun Yu naturally couldn't see his wife and son.

In February, the spring breeze turns the fields green.After a winter of silence, the land of Central Plains and Guanzhong boiled again.

As soon as the snow had melted, Gao Shun led his troops out of Zheng County, and the soldiers headed straight for Huayin.

Upon hearing the news, Zhang Ji hurriedly led his army to Huayin to resist the enemy, and ordered his envoys to ask Li Jue and Yang Feng for help.

Li Jue lost tens of thousands of soldiers and horses last year, and he hated Zhang Ji. In addition, last year's autumn grain harvest was short, and the spring just started was the time when money and food were most scarce. There was no money to pay for the soldiers who died in battle, so how could they have the strength to send troops? .

Yang Feng finally sent Xu Huang to continue to lead an army of [-] troops, and came out of Bing Township to help.

Chang'an, Luo Zheng's mansion.

Cheng Ying quickly stepped into the side hall, and said to Luo Zheng: "My lord!"

Luo Zheng'h' sounded, "Is there any news?"

Cheng Ying replied: "Xiao Zuo has sent back news that Xu Huang, general of Yang Fengzhu's department, led [-] troops to Huayin to the south, and fought against General Gao Shun's [-] troops in the area around Bing Township and Zhang Ji. Around a thousand."

"Oh! Very good."

Luo Zheng nodded slightly, but frowned again.

Jia Xu, the old fox, observed the words and expressions, and immediately knew what Luo Zheng was worried about, and immediately said: "My lord, this attack on Anyi is a temporary plan. stop!"

Luo Zhengdao: "If this general doesn't go in person, who can be worthy of this job?"

Jia Xu stroked his beard and said, "Your Majesty, there are many generals who can recruit good fighters. You only need to condemn one general to lead the army."

Cheng Ying also nodded again and again and said: "What the military adviser said is very true, and I completely agree with it."

Luo Zheng immediately understood that Jia Xu was euphemistically admonishing himself to give more opportunities for the commanders and generals to practice and perform, and not to do everything by himself, otherwise what would the commanders do.

The surprise attack on Anyi was just an unplanned strategy, and even if it didn't work out, it wouldn't affect the overall strategy of Helue Guanzhong.

That being the case, it is better to give the opportunity to the generals who lead the troops.

Generals are made by fighting, and only in battles can they make great progress.

With the continuous expansion of the territory under his rule, the opponents and various situations he faces will become more complicated, and it is impossible for him to be in multiple places. important.

Therefore, it has become a top priority for the generals who lead the troops to sharpen and grow as soon as possible.

Luo Zheng asked: "But who can lead the troops?"

Jia Xu said: "I think that General Zhang Liao is not competent."

"Zhang Liao?"

Luo Zheng thought about it, and said decisively: "Shan, according to Wenhe's opinion, quickly summon Zhang Zhao to come."

"As ordered!"

A soldier had already promised, and immediately ran out.

At the north gate of Huayin, Zhang Ji climbed to the top of the city surrounded by his own soldiers to observe the battle in the distance.

After Xu Huang's army arrived, they did not enter Huayin City, but set up a camp several miles to the north of Huayin. way in.

If Gao Shun attacked Xu Huang, Zhang Ji would lead his army to attack Xu Huang's rear.

If Gao Shun attacks Zhang Ji, Xu Huang will definitely lead his army to rescue him.

A few miles away, the drums were shaking, and the sound of killing was boiling. Standing on the top of Huayin City, although it was not very clear, one could roughly see that Gao Shun's army was attacking Xu Huang's camp, and it didn't look like a feint.

"uncle!"

Zhang Xiu said anxiously: "Xu Huang only has [-] infantry, so I'm afraid he won't be able to stop Gao Shun's onslaught!"

Zhang Ji frowned and said, "Wait a minute, don't underestimate the enemy, lest you fall into the trap. Has Jinrong forgotten Li Lizhi's defeat?"

"This……"

Zhang Xiu was startled, and his eyes were awe-inspiring for a moment.

Last year, Li Li was lured out of the camp by Gao Shun's design, and was defeated in the first battle. Not only were more than [-] soldiers almost wiped out, but Li Li was even beheaded by Gao Shun on the spot. How could such a bloody lesson be forgotten.

However, Gao Shun led the army to storm Xu Huang's camp, and the situation was really not good.

Originally, Xu Huang had few soldiers and horses, so it would be very difficult to withstand Gao Shun's onslaught.

More importantly, Xu Huang came to help. Now that Zhang Ji's army is hiding in Huayin City, Xu Huang's army not only has to face the onslaught of Gao Shun's army alone, but also Zhang Ji has not sent troops to rescue, but it is somewhat unreasonable up.

Zhang Xiu felt that if she changed herself, she would probably run as far as she could. Whoever likes to take advantage of this kind of person should go.

However, that guy Xu Huang has some skills.

Gao Shun's army stormed several times, but failed to break through Xu Huang's camp.

Because of this, Zhang Ji felt that Gao Shun was feigning an attack, so he kept his troops on hold, not daring to go out of the city to rescue Xu Huang, lest he fall into Gao Shun's plan to divert the tiger away from the mountain, who knows that Xu Huang's army is about to turn against the sky.

When it was almost evening, Gao Shun led the army back.

Xu Huang ordered the soldiers to take the time to repair the camp defense, and at the same time patrolled the camp in person with a sullen face.

"General!"

A lieutenant general looked at Xu Huang's face and said angrily: "The Lord Sheriff asked us to help Zhang Ji defeat Luo Zheng, but now we are fighting Gao Shun's army here, but Zhang Ji is hiding in Huayin City. What's the point of coming out?"

"Don't whine!"

Xu Huang waved his hand and said, "Zhang Ji only has nearly ten thousand soldiers left. The combined strength of our two armies is not as strong as that of Gao Shun. I heard that Li Jue's nephew Li Li was lured out of the camp by Gao Shun. Fighting and breaking, Li Li even died on the spot, and was decapitated by Gao Shunxiao, how could he be careless. What Zhang Ji did was right, maybe Gao Shun just wanted to lure Zhang Ji's army out of Huayin."

The deputy department said angrily: "But Gao Shun has been attacking our army's camp these few days. He is going all out, so he has no energy left to deal with Zhang Ji's army. If Zhang Ji doesn't send troops again, our army will defend for ten days at most. I can't live in the camp anymore."

Xu Huang thought for a while, then said in a deep voice, "Persist for a few more days, if Zhang Ji still doesn't fight, we'll go back to Hedong!"

"As ordered!"

The deputy department was refreshed and walked quickly.

At night, Gaoshun camped.

"General, what will Zhang Jin do if he doesn't fight?"

A small school looked at the expressionless Gao Shun, and couldn't help asking.

Gao Shun's brows loosened a little, and he said, "Zhang Ji is worthy of being a veteran of hundreds of battles, not Li Li's recklessness. Our army has stormed Xu Huang's camp for nearly ten days, but this man still stands still. It's forbearable enough!"

A general asked: "Then should our army continue to attack Xu Huang's camp?"

"Of course I want to fight, why not?"

Gao Shun said in a deep voice: "If Zhang Ji stays still, our army will first defeat Xu Huang's camp, and then deal with Zhang Ji. However, Xu Huang, as a guest army, came to Hongnong to help in the battle, but Zhang Ji did not move. The longer the delay, the inevitable Even if Xu Huang knew that Zhang Ji was right to stand still, the soldiers under his command would not think so. Huang will definitely lead his army to retreat, and will not fight our army to the death again!"

The general nodded repeatedly and said: "The general is right, but Xu Huang has never heard of this one. He is very good at leading troops. Our army stormed the East Camp of the He Army for nearly ten days, but we were unable to break through its camp. This Xu Huang is really a character!"

Gao Shun took it seriously and said: "Although the Hedong Army is a bit poorly equipped, they are well-organized and well-defended, leaving our army no chance to take advantage of it. Xu Huang is indeed not a simple character. This shows that there are many capable people in the world. Come out in large numbers, we must not be proud and complacent and underestimate the heroes of the world, and at night you need to personally lead the troops to watch the night in turn to prevent being attacked by Xu Huang."

"As ordered!"

All the generals responded in unison, as they have always done, and they would keep watch at night without Gao Shun's orders.

Gao Shun, as the commanding general, got up three or four times every night to personally inspect the camp defenses and cheer for the soldiers guarding the mansion.The master will lead by example, how dare the commanders and schools below not fulfill their duties and neglect their duties.

The next day, the army went out again to attack Xu Huang's camp.

Zhang Ji could see clearly from the top of Huayin City, but he still hesitated whether to send troops to support them.

Zhang Xiu personally took the scouts to inquire about the military situation, and came back not long after and said to Zhang Ji: "Uncle, Gao Shun is indeed attacking Xu Huang's camp with all his strength, not a feigned attack. If our army does not send troops to support, Xu Huang may be very difficult If we defend the camp, it is really possible that Gao Shun will break it one by one, so my nephew thinks that our army must take the initiative to take the initiative to spread the pressure for Xu Huang."

Zhang Jin thought for a while, then said, "Okay, how many defenders are there in Gaoshun's camp?"

Zhang Xiudao: "I don't know the details, but according to my nephew, Gao Shun's army to attack Xu Huang's camp should be between [-] and [-], so the remaining troops in Gao Shun's camp should be [-]. to four thousand."

Zhang Jidao: "In this case, Jinrong can lead [-] soldiers and horses out of the city to attack Gaoshun's camp!"

"My nephew obeys!"

Zhang Xiu accepted the order bravely, and immediately rushed down to the top of the city, and went out of the city to gather troops.

On a mound on the left side of Xu Huang's camp, Gao Shun stood on his horse under the guard of dozens of soldiers, watching the battlefield hundreds of steps away with a blank expression. The army was indeed attacking Xu Huang's camp, but It was not as tragic as imagined.

Luo Zheng didn't let the soldiers' lives be used to fill the city, and the generals under him naturally remembered this instruction.

If more than ten thousand troops press on with all their strength, at most one day and one night, the winner will be determined.

Just like attacking Chang'an, the troops will never retreat until the city is destroyed, but the price paid is heavy.

Most of the time, there are offenses and defenses, advances and retreats, one round of fighting, and another group of people continue to fight. No matter which side is in command, they will try their best to avoid endless fighting.

Even if it is the side with superior military strength, it will try to avoid this kind of behavior that hurts the enemy by one thousand and hurts itself by eight hundred.

Because once the enemy army cannot be defeated and the battle falls into a stalemate, even if they can completely kill the enemy army, they will definitely suffer a lot of casualties. This is the result that every commander is unwilling to see.

Therefore, more often than not, the two sides in the war will exercise restraint. Even if they take turns to attack, the side with the superior force will try to consume the physical strength of the opponent's soldiers until more and more soldiers are injured and the physical strength is almost exhausted. Only then will the superior forces be concentrated in one battle to break through, and all achievements will be achieved in one battle.

Gao Shun is using this tactic now, Yu Wan's army is divided into ten teams to attack Xu Huang's camp in turn, while wounding Xu Huang as much as possible, while looking for opportunities to attack Xu Huang's camp.

But it's a pity that Xu Huang's camp defense is very tight, and there is no chance at all.

At least there is no chance for the time being, and the only choice is to attack.

There are not many soldiers who actually died in battle, but the number of wounded soldiers is quite a lot.

Fortunately, Luo Zheng has never spared no effort in the treatment of wounded soldiers. Except for the long-distance cavalry raids, most of the time the army has a large number of military followers, and the injured soldiers will be treated as soon as possible.

All kinds of linen, herbs and other materials needed to treat wounded soldiers were brought in sufficient quantities when the troops were dispatched.

As long as there are enough supplies, the wounded soldiers will not die. They can pick up a knife and chop someone with a flesh wound within a few days. Those with a slightly serious injury can recover their mobility after lying down for ten and a half months, unless their limbs are severed or their love is fatal. hurt.

Luo Zheng recuperated in Liangzhou for two years, saving not only food and grass, but also these materials.

Wars are fought not just by soldiers, but by all aspects.

The sages have summed up the real truth, the people are rich, the country is strong, and the country is strong, the army is prosperous.

This is not empty talk, but an eternal truth.

Only when all kinds of materials are enriched, the combat effectiveness of the army will become stronger, and the injured soldiers can be treated in the first time, so that the injuries will not deteriorate and die, thus becoming a real veteran.

And a real iron-blooded army is composed of countless such veterans.

The fierce battle was still going on, and the wounded soldiers were continuously carried over and sent to the rear army immediately.

The doctor who went out with the army would first pick out the more serious wounds and treat the wounds first. After the soldiers returned to the camp, they would give more detailed treatment to all the wounded soldiers. After all, this is a battlefield, not a medical center.

The doctor who went out with the army only needs to ensure that the injuries of the seriously injured soldiers will not continue to deteriorate.

Gao Shun looked at the battlefield ahead expressionlessly, silently counting the dead soldiers in his heart.

Although the [-] field soldiers are well-trained, most of them are new recruits. It is inevitable to panic when they go to the battlefield. This is something that every soldier and even the commander of the army must experience. Veterans.

The lives of recruits are also fragile, and the death rate in the death field is much higher than that of veterans.

What Gao Shun can do now is to minimize the number of soldiers killed in battle. It doesn't matter if they are injured or bleed, as long as they don't die or become disabled on the spot, they still have the opportunity to kill people with a knife.

"Report-"

At this moment, a scout on a horse galloped quickly from afar.

Gao Shun's expression froze, and he immediately turned his head to look over.

The scout soldiers rushed forward and reported loudly: "Report, General, Zhang Ji has sent troops."

"Zhang Ji sent troops?"

A smile appeared on the corner of Gao Shun's mouth, but it was a little cold.

The surrounding generals also clamored. After waiting for almost ten days, the old fox Zhang Jin was finally willing to come out.

Gao Shun waved his hand fiercely, "Go, follow the plan!"

"As ordered!"

All the generals responded in unison and hurriedly followed.

(End of this chapter)