Han Dang is stronger

Chapter 79
Ever since he sent someone to contact Xiang Kang quietly, the distant cousin of Qin Ershi Hu Hai's Tongxian County Prime Minister Yanji has never had a good night's sleep. Every night he dreamed that all the secrets were leaked, and he was sent to prison After being humiliated and tortured, he was loaded into a prison car and taken to Xianyang. Like his ten distant cousins, Princess Daqin, they were executed in a bus in the downtown area.Every night he was awakened by nightmares, and his wife who was sleeping next to him kindly inquired about the reason, but Yan Xie didn't dare to tell the truth, so he could only keep the secret in his heart, and the pressure was as great as a mountain.

After his confidant family successfully brought back Xiang Kang's autographed letter, Yan Ji, a distant relative of Emperor Qin who had been worried that the young commander would not tolerate him, was relieved a little. Also after receiving the news of the fall, Hao Ba, the right captain of the county with deep roots in Tong County, would suddenly ask for help from the Qin Army in Xu County, and forced himself to accept it immediately, and went to Wenxu County on the spot. Ask the Qin Army in Xu County to send troops to help resist the upcoming attack by the Young Marshal Army.

Originally, he was not fully sure that he could open the city gate without anyone noticing. Of course, Yan Xie didn't want to invite the Qin army from Xu County to make trouble, but he had no choice. He couldn't find any reason to object to rejecting Hao Ba's proposal, and he was afraid that Hao Ba would see that he had the intention of surrendering, so he could only send a letter to Xu County for help in the name of the county magistrate, while quietly comforting himself, secretly said: "There is no need. Too worried, in the current situation, it is too late for the counties in Sishui County to sweep the snow in front of their doors, and Xu County may not agree to send troops."

The matter was completely beyond Yan Xie's expectations. Not only did the Qin army in Xu County agree to send troops to rescue, but the reinforcements they sent over even rushed to Tongxian City, which not only completely crushed Yan Xie, but also secretly opened the city gate to welcome the young marshal's army into the city. Yan Xie was driven to a dead end—Yan Xie knew very well that if Xiang Kang had doubts about the authenticity of his intention to surrender, as long as Xiang Kang deliberately let out a little bit of rumors, he would be doomed immediately.

It's not bad, Xiang Kang accepted Yan Xie's explanation very reasonably, and expressed his understanding of Yan Xie's being forced to ask for help, but Xiang Kang made a difficult request for Yan Xie to encourage the Qin army from Xu County to settle in Tong County At the same time, judging from the comparison of troop strength, Yan Xie also broke into a cold sweat for the Young Marshal's Tongxian battle-the troop strength is not much different, and the Qin army in Tongxian County has a city to defend. Ti Xiangkang couldn't think of any hope of winning.

Then, the actions of the Tongxian Qin Army also made Yan Xie raise his heart to his throat. It was only when the Tongxian Qin Army sent troops from the north gate in the middle of the night that Yan Xie, who was completely emptied by Hao Ba, knew that the Tongxian Qin Army was going to I went to sneak attack on the camp of the Young Marshal Army overnight, and immediately went into a dizzy situation one after another. I wanted to send someone to report to Xiang Kang but it was too late, so I could only silently pray for God's blessing to let the Young Marshal Army guard the camp and survive. This surprise attack by the Qin army in Tongxian County. ——Otherwise, once the Young Marshal suffered a big loss, it would be difficult for Xiang Kang not to suspect that Yan Ji was deliberately helping Hao Ba and others to deceive him.

The cruel truth soon told the cowardly Yan Xie that he was worrying for nothing, and Yan Xie finally realized that he had actually made a choice that was too correct. In the middle of the night, Yan Xie was pleasantly surprised It was extremely exciting to see the Qin Army from Xu County, who planned to ambush the Young Marshal's Army, turned the tables and fled back to the camp in embarrassment under the pursuit of the Young Marshal's soldiers. Then at dawn, Yan Ji saw with his own eyes Hao Ba's equally distressed leader. The Qin army in Tongxian County rolled back to the north gate of Tongxian County, and a group of young commanders and soldiers showing off their might behind them chased and killed them.On the surface, Yan Xie and other Tong County officials were surprised and desperate, but in his heart he burst into laughter, and couldn't help saying viciously to Hao Ba's banner, "Zhuzi! You have today too!"

No matter how gloating in his heart, he still had to go through the scene. After a group of Zitong County met Hao Ba, whom he hated so much, Yan Xie pretended to ask for warmth first, and then asked impatiently: "Hao Bahou You Lieutenant, what is the loss of our army?"

"I haven't had time to count, but there must be a lot." Hao Ba replied with a sullen face, spit out a mouthful of thick phlegm again, and cursed: "The son of a bitch is so fucking cunning, he has already expected it." I will go to sneak attack on his camp, and I have made full preparations early, and I will shoot arrows so that I can hardly even get close to the fence of his camp!"

"Hao Youwei don't need to get angry, victory or defeat is a common matter in military affairs, if you lose this time, you can win it back next time."

Hao Ba didn't bother to talk to Yan Ji's consolation, but he just yelled at the other Tong County officials: "Has the Xu County Army sent someone to contact us? What was their loss last night?"

It was also a coincidence that at this time, the liaison messenger of the Qin Army in Xu County arrived in a hurry and introduced to Hao Ba that the Qin Army in Xu County disappeared with death last night, losing a total of more than 380 people, and nearly a hundred soldiers who fled back to the camp were also injured. .Hao Ba was shocked when he heard this, and said in surprise: "Brother Wang, why did you lose so much? Forty percent of the army was wiped out in one battle. How should we fight next?"

"Hao Youwei, why don't we let our friendly troops from Xu County enter the city and garrison them." Yan Ji took the opportunity to suggest: "Let our friendly troops from Xu County retreat into the city, so that they can rest at ease and use their strength to hold on." Wouldn’t it be wonderful to kill two birds with one stone in the city of Tong County?”

"Let Brother Wang and the others enter the city to station?" Hao Ba was a little tempted, but hesitant, and said, "But all of them are withdrawn to the city, isn't it too passive? Also, Brother Wang may not agree to it. He can't prevent the thieves from going south to attack Xu County in time."

Although I don't really understand why Xiang Kang tried his best to persuade the Qin army in Xu County to enter the city to station, but in order to complete the task Xiang Kang gave to show his loyalty, Yan Xie did his best, and it was rare to get close to Hao Ba's ear, whispering Whispered: "Lieutenant Hao You, we can only hope to defend Tong County if we ask Xu County troops to enter the city and station them. Xu County troops continue to be stationed outside the city. The army will be completely isolated and helpless, and once the city of Tong County is breached by rebels, not only will our lives be in danger, but our wives, children, and property will also be difficult to protect."

Yan Xie's words just hit Hao Ba's heart. What Hao Ba, who was born in a wealthy family in Tong County, was most afraid of was that the young commander's army would break into the city of Tong County and ask him to settle the old accounts, loot his family's property, and slaughter his wife, children, and children. .So for the sake of his own interests, Hao Ba nodded quickly, and immediately asked the messenger of the Qin Army in Xu County to bring a message to Wang Kai, urging Wang Kai to bring the Xu County army into Tongxian City as soon as possible. For example, Hao Ba also sent the prisoner from Tong County, who was completely obedient to his words, to the Qin Army Camp in Xu County to persuade Wang Kai to move the camp for him.

Because he really needed to rest at ease, even though he knew that stationing in the city would be too passive in the case of a serious injury, Wang Kai thought twice, and finally agreed to accept the suggestion of the Qin army in Tongxian County, and gave up the city at noon that day. Outer camp, with the remaining more than 600 troops stationed in Tong County.Hao Ba, who had all his wealth in Tongxian City, was overjoyed when he heard the news, and hurriedly dragged Yan Ji and other Tongxian officials to the city gate to greet him. As a result, the Tongxian defenders received a lot of reinforcements, and by virtue of the favorable location, the battle situation in Tongxian County was rebalanced.

On that day, both the Young Marshal Army and the Qin Army needed time to rest and clean up the battlefield. There was no conflict between the two sides, and each other lived in peace.However, at noon the next day, the young marshals stationed in the upper reaches of Tongshui suddenly pulled out their camp and moved southward, crossed Tongshui and moved to the southwest corner of Tong County, where they re-encamped five miles away from the county seat.The defenders on the city reported the situation to Hao Ba, Wang Nai and the others. Hao Ba, Wang Nai and the others were not surprised, and said coldly, "Want to attack the city? Come on, let's see if your gang of mobs can take Take down our heavily guarded Tong County!"

Having said that, for the sake of prudence, Hao Ba, Wang Nai and others asked the soldiers in the city to closely monitor every move of the young commander, always guarding against the tricks of the scheming young commander, and took turns several times that night. Going up to the city to inspect the enemy's situation, what I'm afraid of is that the young commander will repeat his old tricks, and come sneaking at night and suddenly attack the city of Tong County.But fortunately, such a situation has never happened. In the young marshal's camp where the fortifications are not yet complete, there are only some drumbeats from time to time, telling each other that the troops are safe, and there is nothing unusual. Gradually relieved, let the soldiers sleep peacefully in the city.

However, by the next morning, Hao Ba, Wang Nai and others gradually realized that something was wrong. Although the sound of drums was still heard from time to time in the camp of the Young Marshal Army, there was no movement of soldiers in the camp. Seeing the smoke from cooking in the morning, Hao Ba and Wang Nai became suspicious, and hurriedly sent people out of the city to check the camp of the Young Marshal.As a result, Hao Ba and Wang Nai were also surprised by the news brought back by the scouts—the camp of the Young Marshal Army was empty, and the army did not know where it had gone!
"There is no one in the bandit's camp? How is that possible?!" Hao Ba exclaimed, "There is no one, so who is beating the drums in the bandit's camp?"

"Report to Hao Youwei, we were fooled." The scout said with a mournful face, "The thieves tied a few sheep upside down to the drum, and the sheep's hooves beat the drum, so they made a sound!"

"Hanging the sheep to beat the drum?!" Hao Ba was dumbfounded, and he roared after a long while: "Xiang Kang, this traitor, how much bad water does he have in his stomach? He only lied to us once with a shameless trick the night before, why did he use a shameless trick again last night?" Lied to us?!"

"Where did the rebel army go?" Wang Kai was more concerned about the whereabouts of the main force of the young marshal's army, so he jumped up and asked loudly.

"Reporting to Wang Zuowei, I don't know yet." The Qin army scout replied truthfully, and then said: "But judging from the footprints and ruts, the rebel army should have gone to the south, in the direction of Xu County."

Before the scouts of the Qin army finished speaking, Wang Kai's face was ashen. After finally recovering, Wang Kai hurriedly yelled: "Brother Hao, send scouts to investigate quickly. If the thieves really go Xu County, I have to go back to rescue immediately, the main force of Xu County has been brought here by me, there are only a few hundred defenders in the city, it is absolutely impossible to stop the attack of the thieves!"

Hao Ba hastily agreed, and quickly sent a large number of scouts to the south to investigate, looking for the whereabouts of the main force of the Young Marshal. Wang Kai quickly sent an order to the Xu County Qin Army to prepare for departure, so that they could go south and return at any time. Aid the county town of Xu County, his hometown.But in the afternoon, the scouts sent out flew back, saying that the Young Marshal's army was indeed marching towards Xu County along the official road.Wang Nai didn't dare to be negligent when he heard the report, and hurriedly said to Hao Ba: "Brother Hao, no, I have to go back to defend the city immediately, otherwise, Xu County will not be able to keep it."

"But you suffered heavy losses the night before yesterday, and you may be intercepted by thieves on the road. I am afraid it will be difficult to bring all the remaining troops back to defend the city." Hao Ba reminded.

"That's exactly what I want to say." Wang Kai said, "Brother Hao, it's time for me to ask you for help. Send me a support army and help me go back to defend the city."

Hao Ba didn't want to agree, but he had just owed a huge favor to Qin Jun of Xu County, no matter how thick-skinned Hao Ba was, he was too embarrassed to refuse.So after hesitating again and again, Hao Ba could only say reluctantly: "I don't have many troops here, so I can only borrow you a team of 500 people. But you have to be careful, that traitor Xiang Kang is really too cunning, you have to Prevent him from laying an ambush on the road and sneak attacking your army."

"Don't worry about this. I am familiar with the terrain in the south. Except for the Chonggang Mountain area, which is suitable for ambush, the other places are open plains, and there will be no danger." Wang Kai replied confidently. Hao Ba reluctantly nodded, and immediately ordered himself Hao Xiang, the younger brother of his family, led a team of 500 people, and went out of the city with the Qin army in Xu County, and rushed south to Xu County for reinforcements.

It was Shen time in the afternoon when they set off, and no matter how hurriedly they marched, it was of course impossible for the Qin army to catch up with the main force of the Young Marshal's army who had already set off southward in the middle of the night yesterday, and was forced to sleep in the open near the Shuangzhai Pavilion that night.Then the next day before dawn, Wang Kai, who was anxious to go back to rescue the old nest, hurriedly urged the army to set off, leading the army all the way southward, but the hard work paid off. At noon the next day, the Qin army, who was marching at full speed, caught up. The rear team of the Young Marshal Army.As a result, seeing that there were many enemies coming, only the rear of the young commander's army with hundreds of people in the area did not dare to fight the Qin army, so they ran wildly to the south. In half an hour, the pursuit reached the only mountainous area of ​​Chonggang Mountain with complex terrain in this area.

Then, of course, the rear army of the Young Marshal Army rushed into the mountainous area of ​​Chonggang Mountain without hesitation, but Wang Kai decisively ordered to stop the pursuit, and explained to Hao Xiang next to him: "I can't chase anymore, the mountain ahead is high. The dense forest and the narrow roads are the only places where the thieves can set up an ambush. If we chase them directly, we may encounter danger."

"Then what should we do?" Hao Xiang asked.

"It's getting late, let the army rest overnight, and send more scouts into the mountain to search to see if there is any ambush by the rebels." Wang Kai replied: "If not, we will directly cross Chonggang Mountain tomorrow. Let’s bypass Chonggang Mountain and go south. Fortunately, the mountainous area beside Chonggang Mountain is not far from Xu County, no matter whether we make a detour or not, we can reach Xu County before sunset tomorrow.”

Hao Ce, who was also unwilling to take risks, nodded his head when he heard it, and immediately agreed. Wang Nai and Hao Ce immediately ordered the army to rest on the spot. As a result, the order was just issued, and the tired and hungry soldiers of the Qin army immediately lay down on the ground. On the side of the road, gasping for breath, Wang Nai sent many soldiers who were familiar with the surrounding terrain into the mountain to detect possible ambushes of the young commander's army.However, what surprised Wang Nai and Hao Ce was that the scouts who entered the mountain quickly reported back, saying that the young commander who had fled into the mountain had already rested not far away, and did not flee directly.

"Strange thing? Why didn't the thieves run away? Still want to lure the enemy? I can't be fooled?"

When Wang Nai was surprised, the strangeness reappeared. Amidst the sound of war drums, the soldiers of the Young Marshal who had fled into the mountainous area before appeared in front of the Qin army again.And then, when the Qin army hurriedly assembled to prepare for the battle, more young commanders lined up and walked out of the mountain road, and walked to the rear army with a grinning grin. At the same time, Xiang Kang's young commander's banner also appeared on the mountain road middle.

Seeing this scene, Wang Nai finally came back to his senses, and exclaimed, "The thieves didn't want to ambush, they wanted to fight us! Such treacherous thieves, knowing that we found that their main force is in power, they must immediately Turned around and retreated, even hid the main force in the mountain road, and led us over to send troops for a decisive battle!"

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"Damn it, fortunately, I realized in time that the Tyrant Qin army must be more familiar with the terrain than I am. I would definitely suspect that there was an ambush hidden here, so I changed my mind and didn't arrange an ambush." He clamored proudly, and said arrogantly: "But it doesn't matter. If you can't fight an ambush, you can fight a decisive battle. More than 2000 troops will fight you with more than 1000. I don't believe that you can't win! This is already eighty or ninety miles away from Tong County. I think you can How much can you escape!"

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Qin Jun finally understood that the strategic intention of the Young Marshal was not an ambush but a decisive battle. Wang Nai was also caught in a dilemma. Let's fight.Run away, although this is a plain, it is easy to escape, but the distance to the rear is too far away. It is a miracle that the army can keep the three achievements when they barely escape back to Tong County, and they will no longer have the strength to hold Tong County firmly. .

With no other choice, Wang Nai could only grit his teeth and say to Hao Xiang: "Brother Hao Xiang, I have no other choice but to gamble. We rushed up, drove the rebels back into the mountains, and then withdrew our troops and retreated."

After thinking about it, Hao Xiang nodded and said, "Okay, Brother Wang, you go up first with the army, first entangle the thieves who have already walked out of the mountain path, and then I go up to help you."

Wang Nai agreed, and immediately urged the Xu County army under his command to launch a near-suicidal charge against the young commander's team who had already walked out of the mountain. , and then went up without hesitation, and fought with the Xu County Qin Army.Wang Kai, who was eager for the young commander to do this, was overjoyed when he saw it. In addition to shouting desperately to encourage the soldiers to fight with their lives, he kept looking back at the Tongxian army behind him, hoping that the Tongxian Qin army would come forward to help him, and help him take the main force of the young commander. stuck in the mountains.

It's a pity that the Qin Army in Tongxian County stayed still all the time, and when the Qin Army in Xu County was completely engaged in a fight with the Young Marshal's Army, the Qin Army in Tongxian County suddenly waved the command flag, and the whole army turned around together, and ran back and forth.Wang Nai felt struck by lightning when he saw it among the rebellious army, and immediately yelled, "Hao Xiangzhuzi! I'll fuck your mother's eighteen generations of ancestors!"

No matter how much you yelled at them, it was useless. Seeing the friendly troops running for their lives, the soldiers of the Qin Army in Xu County were in an uproar.At the same time, a group of cavalry carrying the banner of the Young Marshal's Army suddenly rushed out of the woods in the mountainous area to the northeast in the distance. Although the distance was a bit far away, and the Tongxian Qin Army's fleeing pace was extremely fast, they still couldn't run on four legs anyway, and were soon gradually overtaken by the cavalry of the Young Marshal Army.

——By the way, although Xiang Kang didn't expect the Qin army in Tongxian County to be so disloyal before, leaving the Qin army in Xu County to escape alone, let alone Xiang Kang, anyone with a little bit of military common sense will The highly mobile cavalry will never be deployed inside the mountainous area, but will only be deployed in a convenient position to attack, so the cavalry of the Young Marshal Army can appear in time, smashing the dream of the Qin army in Tongxian County to escape first.

When the young marshal's cavalry bit the tail of the Tongxian Qin army and slowed down the retreat speed of the Tongxian Qin army, Xiang Kang's banner had already walked out of the mountain road.Looking at the situation on the battlefield, Xiang Kang decisively pointed at the Qin army in Xu County who had been entangled, and shouted: "Destroy this enemy first, and then go to chase and kill the enemy going north. Our cavalry is entangled. They can't escape! This time, I want to take Tong County and Xu County together!"

(End of this chapter)