Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty

In the middle of September in the fourth year of Xiande (957 AD), Jinju.

In the east of the river, there are "mountains and rivers in the outside and inside". Hedong is also the northern middle zone on the Chinese chessboard. It has always been the core of offensive and defensive forces from the east and west in the north; it is also a corridor from the north to the Central Plains. The corridor of the basin between the mountains is a place where wars have been prone... such as the battle of Changping (Gaoping), such as Jinzhou (Linfen).

Now Jinju is once again shrouded in the flames of war.

It is the dry season, Fen Shui flows slowly to the west, and the towering towers on the east side of the river and the stacked mountains on the opposite bank Lvliang Mountain face each other. To the south of the city, the sky was covered by dust and fog, and the horses and soldiers in the yellow dust were like clouds and fog.

Ballistas and stone bullets flew randomly in the air, and the "squeaking" and "banging" crashing of wood rubbing were mixed with people's screams, and there was a lot of noise under the city wall.

Murong Yanzhao looked at the countless siege equipment under the city and the dust that obscured the sky, staring round his eyes and said, "Why didn't the rebels rush up to attack the city this morning? Is it going to blow the city!"

As soon as the voice fell, there was a sudden loud bang, and a big stone fell on the wall outside the tower. The gravel and bricks splashed suddenly, and several soldiers around hugged their heads to avoid. "Ah..." a soldier hissed screaming while holding his thigh, "My leg!"

Xiang Gong looked over, turned his head to Murong Yanzhao and said, "In case it explodes, just plug the gap, and call the young man to repair overnight."

Murong Yanzhao frowned and said, "The key is when the court reinforcements can come? Li Chongjin is also marching towards Jinju. Jinzhou will be besieged by 60,000 troops. Can we hold this point?"

Xiang Gong groaned silently.

Murong Yanzhao said again: "It's nearly a thousand miles from Tokyo to Jinju, and Guo Shao is too late. It seems that you and I are really going to die here!"

A strong smile appeared on Xiang Gong's face: "Death on the battlefield and the shroud of horse leather has always been the ending I expected. As a soldier of the martial arts, is there a better way to die than this?"

"Xiangjieshuai..." Murong Yanzhao's broad face in the middle of his beard showed a touch of movement.

Xiang Gong patted Murong Yanzhao on the shoulder and said: "If Guo Shao fails, I will lead the Zhenan Army's two thousand cavalry out of the city for a decisive battle; I will leave Jinzhou with full control over the course of Jinzhou, and will never force it."

At this moment, there was a loud bang, and Xiang Gong and Murong Yanzhao's expressions changed, and they felt that the city walls seemed to tremble. In an instant, the earth and rocks near the east side of the city wall splashed, and a large cloud of white smoke rushed up to the sky.

Immediately afterwards, another puff of white smoke rushed out in front of the fence under the city. The gunpowder took off rapidly, and soon half of the city wall was enveloped in gunpowder smoke, and nothing was seen.

The screams from far away soon passed through, looking into the distance, about two hundred steps away from the rebel fortifications, the smoke was raging, many people holding their heads in the fog, the horses panicked, and a large number of horses roared. Gallop.

"The wall didn't collapse?" Xiang Gong shouted a moment later.

The surrounding area was quickly enveloped by smoke, and the voice of "cough cough cough..." was everywhere, and Murong Yanzhao's voice said: "Fuck! Nothing, the city wall did not move, the smoke is too big..."

At this moment, Zhang Jianxiong, who was deployed on the north-south main road, gave a loud shout, and his horses hooves suddenly roared. Zhang Jianxiong ignored the frightened horses and led the cavalry to swarm to the place of heavy smoke.

...

"Forbidden army reinforcements are coming!" A military commander entered Li Jixun's army account and hurriedly reported.

The atmosphere of Li Jixun's ministry just because of the failure of the bombing of the city and rushing his camp into a mess, the news was even worse, and there was an uproar in the crowd.

"Impossible!" Li Jixun said angrily, "Tokyo is a thousand miles away, did the imperial army fly over with wings!"

The incoming military commander said: "The last general doesn't know. The banner is'Guo Shao, Grand Marshal of the World Soldiers and Horses.' The Guanzhi Brigade is all elite soldiers and all equipped with war horses; where there are so many horses except for the Forbidden Army..."

Zhao Kuangyin's black face was very gloomy, and he was embarrassed to speak for a while.

Li Jixun asked, "Where are the people?"

The military commander said: "The general came from Jiangzhou, and the enemy arrived in Jiangzhou. The governor who surrendered only half a month ago is definitely going to surrender again... The general waited for the weakening of the troops and had to leave that place first."

"Jiangzhou is only a hundred miles away." The staff reminded.

Li Jixun asked: "How many people?"

The general replied: "It looks like... there are twenty thousand."

Li Jixun paced back and forth in front, "It may be the left arm of the Tiger Jie Army, which is Guo Shao’s direct line. The horse should be mobilized and supplemented from various armies. The Tiger Jie Army is mainly infantry, and the mounted infantry does not need to care about the pre-war horsepower. Consumption; just ran so fast... but he should have left some people on the left side to guard the situation in Tokyo, and these people may also be mainly not from the Tigers."

Everyone watched Li Jixun's decision. At this time, Li Jixun turned around and said, "There are only 20,000 people, and it's still a battle! Taking advantage of the long way to come, the troops are exhausted, let's go forward for a decisive battle!"

Zhao Kuangyin couldn’t help it, and hurriedly advised: “Don’t! The Forbidden Army has the best combat power in the world. Brother Li doesn’t have much advantage in the number of soldiers. He is also a local soldier, so the chance of winning is not great; in addition, you are facing south, There are Jinju defenders behind, they are very likely to go out of the city to attack Brother Li's stomach and back."

Li Jixun said: "Then Brother Zhao thinks what to do?"

Zhao Kuangyin said: "For the present plan, retreat to the north and retreat into the Northern Han Dynasty, waiting for Li Zhong to enter the army and join forces, and then we can decide the victory or defeat."

Li Jixun shook his head and said: "A few days ago, someone came from Tokyo to report that there is no movement from the imperial army; plus the time spent on the road, it took only twelve days. In other words, Guo Shao's department rushed from Tokyo in twelve days at most. Jiangzhou. At these speeds, only a hundred miles apart, we can win? Unless everything is lost, what do I eat for tens of thousands?

Besides, we always ran to the north, we were a little confused, and Xiang Gong was about to go out of the city and get down! "

Zhao Kuangyin sighed: "Li Chongjin, Li Chongjin! This is not a big deal!"

Li Jixun also scolded: "The dog | has walked more than five hundred miles a day, and it hasn't been there yet. Others have walked more than eight hundred miles late."

Zhao Kuangyin pondered for a long time and said with a serious face: "Immediately build a pontoon bridge on the Fen River, and the army withdrew to Luliang Mountain on the spot, confronting Guo Shao and Xianggong across the river, first defending the line and waiting for Li Zhongjin to arrive."

Li Jixun frowned and said: "Li Chongjin knows that we are trapped in Luliang Mountain, will he stand still? Guo Shao may first go north to deal with Li Chongjin, and then withdraw to deal with our ministry. At that time, he can only retreat to the northern mountainous area of ​​Guanzhong. The terrain is complicated and the land Barren, tens of thousands of us will be dragged down."

Zhao Kuangyin said: "There is no other way. If you go south for a decisive battle, you will be defeated by the enemy! I hope Brother Li can make a decision soon."

Li Jixun rubbed his hands: "Okay! The horse passes the order and immediately build a bridge over the river as soon as possible."

Zhao Kuangyin said: "Work overnight, the more bridges, the better; if the enemy soldiers come quickly, they will defend themselves against the water."

...Jiangzhou city gate opened wide, and the governor led the officials, soldiers and civilians to kneel on the ground along the way. The governor looked up on the yellow thick dragon-patterned flag, "Marshal Guo Shao of the World Soldiers and Horses", and another line of the words "we are called to conquer rebellion". He shouted: "The thief army is coming fiercely, and the officers and soldiers are few, so as to save the people of the city from being squandered, they have to drop it... Although the people have fallen, the heart is in the great Zhou..."

Guo Shao wore heavy armour ~www.readwn.com~ and he pointed to the round robe official on the ground and said: "This Marshal forgives you for your innocence, and the official resumes his duties and protects the people. No mistake!"

"Xiaguan, thank you, Marshal Guo, for your kindness!" Regardless of his decency, the governor squatted his head on the loess.

At this moment, Shuqi rolled up the loess and rushed from the post road. One of the knights got off their horses, knelt down on one knee and clasped their fists, saying, "I'm going to report to Grandmaster Guo, Li Jixun's thieves are building a bridge in Fenshui."

Guo Shao beckoned, Tan Dashi hurriedly bent forward and unfolded a map. Guo Shao took his whip and pointed: "The other side of Fenshui is the Luliang Mountain area. Li Jixun intends to delay time across the river." He turned to Shi Yanchao and said, "History forward, you immediately control the Crane Horse Army to advance to Li Jixun's army and march overnight." Turned around and said, "Ma Quanyi, you immediately control the crane bow and arrow straight behind."

"Get the order!" "The final commander!"

Guo Shao also urged: "Shi Yanchao, you are tired of the marching soldiers and horses tonight, and you must not fight lightly. After arriving in Jinzhou, you will camp and rest and wait for the main force. Your purpose is to threaten Li Jixun's team and force him to line up to fight. I dare not hurriedly cross the river."

Shi Yanchao said calmly: "I understand." r1058()