Survival Three Kingdoms

Chapter 47
Tao Qian joined the army and participated in the planning of military affairs.Zhou Cang also often acts as a messenger and observer, traveling between the frontline troops and the headquarters. Zhou Cang spends more time on the frontline with Dian Wei and Zhang Jaw to enrich his experience.

Several Zhonglang generals under Dong Zhuo, such as Niu Fu, Dong Yue, Duan Yan, Hu Zhen, Xu Rong, etc.; Zhonglang generals have many school lieutenants, such as Li Jue, Guo Si, Fan Chou, Zhang Ji, etc. , are all tough people.Some of these people were relatives of Dong Zhuo, some were veteran generals, some were younger brothers who followed Dong Zhuo when he started his family, and some were gangsters and horse thieves who took refuge here. Dong Zhuo had absolute authority in the army.Zhou Cang was temporarily placed in the camp of Niu Fu, Dong Zhuo's son-in-law.

Both Dong Zhuo's army and Han Sui's army cautiously and tentatively attacked, winning and losing each other. Generally speaking, Dong Zhuo lost more than he won.Dong Zhuo didn't take it seriously at all, and threatened to just wait for the right time to win a big victory. Zhou Cang thought Dong Zhuo was talking big and bragging.The tug-of-war between the two sides was broken in mid-November, which was magical and incredible.

In the northwest of November, the wind was bitter and cold, and the exhausted soldiers of the two armies had already fallen asleep.The moon was bright and the stars were sparse in the sky, but in the middle of the night, a meteor with a length of more than ten feet suddenly appeared in the night sky. Half of the sky was like a pillar of fire, which shocked the horses in Bian Zhang and Han Sui's barracks. I was also stunned and at a loss by this sudden strange phenomenon.Then a fireball fell from the sky to the northwest, and the earth trembled.Zhou Cang was also awakened. He put on his clothes and stood at the gate of the camp looking out. This should be a scene of meteorites falling from the sky. He had only watched documentaries before, but seeing the real scene now is indeed spectacular.

Xiliang Qianghu thinks this is an ominous sign from heaven, indicating that the battle will be defeated, and he should stay in Meiyang to fight again, and return to the old place of Jincheng as soon as possible.Suddenly, the entire barracks was in turmoil, and it could not be quiet for a long time.Some tribes refused to listen to the dispatch of the army, and returned to the west that night.

In the early morning of the next day, Tan Ma quickly reported to Dong Zhuo the urgent military situation of the chaos in Han Sui's barracks.Dong Zhuo was ecstatic after hearing this, and immediately took urgent action: the whole army dispatched to attack Bianzhang and Han Sui's camp.Zhou Cang was speechless. Is this the result of Dong Zhuo's luck? This kind of luck is rare in a hundred years.

Not surprisingly, Dong Zhuo won a complete victory, while Bian Zhang and Han Sui were defeated and fled to Yuzhong.Seeing that the opportunity was rare, Dong Zhuo immediately led the army with Zhou Shen and others to pursue and suppress the fleeing army in two ways.Zhou Cang also took Dian Wei and Zhang Jaw to look for the feeling of beating a dog in the water.

Dong Zhuo and others optimistically believed that they would defeat the main force of the enemy and go deep into Xiqiang.Even Zhou Cang blindly believed that there was a vision from heaven, and in the ancient times when science was not developed, superstition was the cause, and Qiang Hu had completely lost his fighting spirit and only wanted to escape the punishment of heaven.

"Don't chase the poor" has always been a taboo for military strategists.Jincheng is the sphere of influence of the Qiang people, and there are large and small tribes scattered everywhere.These Qiang people are herdsmen of the tribe in normal times, but they immediately become soldiers in wartime.Han Sui, who had been struggling in Xiliang, quickly gathered the scattered tribes and divided and surrounded the two armies.

Dong Zhuo was the first to discover that something was wrong: it seemed that he was not doing his best to stop the Qiang and Hu soldiers, as if he wanted to let his own side go deeper, and lost contact with Zhou Shen's army.Dong Zhuo decisively ordered to stop the pursuit, and sent several groups of scouts to inquire about the rear and Zhou Shen's news.However, these scouting horses were like sinking into the ocean, and there was no news after they were sent out.

Big thing is bad!The army was in danger of being surrounded. Dong Zhuo ordered Xu Rong to be in the front and Dong Yue and Hu Zhen to be in the rear. The whole army retreated slowly.Seeing that Dong Zhuo's lineup was in order, the Qiang Hu soldiers could only follow behind before their own troops arrived.

Three days later, I finally saw the messenger sent by Zhou Shen, the general of the gangsters: Zhou Shen's army has been cut off, the supply of food and grass is not enough, and they are surrounded. Dong Zhuo is asked to come to the rescue.There were originally 1000 people sent by Zhou Shen for help, but only [-] were left alive.

Zhou Cang almost bowed down to Dong Zhuo's good luck. The Qiang Hu people's strategy was to lure the enemy deep, hold back one group of troops, encircle another group, and then encircle the rest.Unfortunately, Zhou Shen was the one who was surrounded and wiped out first, and Dong Zhuo had a chance to breathe.

"It's not because I don't go to save Zhou Shen, if I go to save him, my [-] troops will also go in, so what will happen in Guanzhong?" Dong Zhuo said. "You have been out for the past few days, and you don't know if Zhou Shen's army is still there. If it has been defeated, our army will face encirclement."

Dong Zhuo's opinion was supported by all his subordinates. Even Zhou Cang thought it was time for a strong man to cut his wrists. He only hoped that Zhou Shen's army could hold out for two more days at the last moment to buy some time for Dong Zhuo's army to retreat.

The army speeded up the pace of retreating, and the Qiang people obviously also got the battle report and saw Dong Zhuo's intentions. They began to attack Dong Zhuo's army in an attempt to hold Dong Zhuo back.Dong Zhuo's men fought bravely, and the Qiang attacked several times and suffered heavy losses, so they did not dare to press too hard for a while.

Two days later, when they were about to escape from the Qiang people's sphere of influence, a river blocked their way back.The river was not very wide, and horses could wade across it. However, if they were chased by the Qiang people while crossing the river, they would surely collapse, so Dong Zhuo had to camp along the river.

However, soldiers from all walks of life of the Qiang and Hu began to gather towards Dong Zhuo's army, and it seemed that there were already tens of thousands of them.The situation became more and more severe, and Dong Zhuo was helpless.

"It seems that Zhou Shen's battle is over. I don't know if he is still alive." Dong Zhuo sighed, "Our way of retreat is blocked. If we forcefully retreat, the whole army will be wiped out. The food and grass in the army are getting less and less, and we can't hold out for two days. The enemy army just wants to use up our army's food and grass, and there will be chaos without fighting. Now you can't retreat, and you can't defend, what other good ideas do you have?"

"Master Yue Zhang, let's fight, as long as we defeat the enemy on the other side..." Niu Fu said.

Hu Zhen shook his head and said, "The opponent has twice as many troops as me, so I'm afraid it will be difficult to win. Besides, if the opponent doesn't fight with me and just wants to consume us, what should we do?"

"This? Then what do you think we should do?" Niu Fu asked with staring eyes.

Silence, silence.Zhou Cang was also very anxious. Under the escort of Dian Wei and Zhang Jaw, he might escape, but his entire army was wiped out, and even if he went back, he would not be able to escape the military law.

"My lord, I would like to bring 5000 people to serve as the rear for the army." Xu Rong clasped his fists and saluted.

Zhou Cang was in awe of this poor-spoken general. He wanted to protect Dong Zhuo and the army with his own life and the lives of 5000 people.

"Okay, okay." Hu Zhen spoke first, causing everyone to stare blankly, and he continued: "Just 5000 people can stop the pursuers?"

Another blank stare, do you want to keep 2 people behind to protect you from escaping?

Xu Rong ignored Hu Zhen, and said to Dong Zhuo: "5000 people are enough, I just ask you to keep the bows and arrows, which is enough to hold off the pursuers for a day, and it is expected to be enough for the army to retreat."

"I'll think about it again, and we'll discuss it tomorrow." Dong Zhuo said, got up and left.

(End of this chapter)