In the evening, the soldiers of the Beijing camp in front of Sishui Pass were cleaning the battlefield, collecting arrows, broken soldiers, flags, and burying corpses. Everything was quiet and solemn. From time to time, crows in the mountains and forests flew by, pecking. He was eating the dead bodies on the ground and suddenly saw a small group of cavalry galloping past the official road. They were frightened and flew to the mountain forest.
Throughout the afternoon, the Beijing cavalry was divided into dozens of groups in teams of fifty, chasing the bandits who were scattered across the endless wilderness and running wildly. As night fell, they gradually returned.
At the city gate, Jia Yun was dressed in a red uniform of the Han army, covered with black armor, and holding a wild goose feather sword in her hand. She raised her eyes and looked at the official road in the distance, looking past the cavalry from the Beijing camp who came from time to time, waiting for Guo Yong. Ying Shen returned Qu Guang.
Although Jia Yun is Qu Guang's personal soldier, he rarely goes into battle to fight with a sword because he is a member of the Jia tribe. Even though Jia Heng has never said that military generals need special care, and Jia Yun has never regarded himself as such, Qu Guang still Will take care of you intentionally or unintentionally.
It really corresponds to that sentence. The war in the Beijing camp is not about fighting and killing, but about human relations.
"The general is back." At this moment, the soldiers standing high on the city gate tower and looking far away shouted loudly, and then cheers came from the city gate tower.
Hearing this, Jia Yun quickly raised her eyes and saw smoke and dust rising from the official road in the southeast direction, obscuring her sight. Pairs of cavalrymen seemed to be rushing in from a distance, seventy or eighty riders. They were already approaching in a matter of breaths, but the flags were not flying, and some of the sergeants were listless and looked tired.
Qu Guang, who was leading his bodyguard in pursuit of Gao Yue's remnant soldiers, took the reins of his horse and approached the front of the Sishui City Gate. He made a sound and slowly slowed down his horse, and the cavalry behind him gradually followed him into the city gate.
Jia Yun quickly trotted all the way and followed the cavalry into the city gate, clasped her fists and said, "General, you are back."
Qu Guang turned over and dismounted, handed the horse to Jia Yun, and said: "Let me drink water and feed you with fodder." Then he dragged his heavy body towards the barracks built in the city gate.
At this time, Lieutenant General Kang Shaowei, who was checking the baggage in the treasury, heard that Qu Guang had returned, and quickly led a group of soldiers to greet him. He cupped his fists and said, "General Qu, have you ever chased the bandit leader Gao Yue?"
Qu Guang's face was not very good-looking, his eyes were cold, and he said angrily: "I led the people and chased them all the way to Zheng County. Who wants to meet a group of bandits who are supporting me? We fought with them for a while, and after losing some soldiers, the bandit leader fled to Zhongmou." Let’s go to the county, where the bandits are strong, and I have few soldiers, so it’s hard to go deep.”
When Kang Shaowei heard this, he secretly thought it was a pity, and then followed Qu Guang into the barracks.
Qu Guang entered the barracks, picked up the teapot and drank the half-warm tea with a sip of it. Then he wiped the water drops on his beard and asked loudly: "Do you want to send it to Jieshuai?" A military report?"
Kang Shaowei said: "After the bell, after defeating the enemy invaders, I have already ordered several teams of horses to report over."
Qu Guang asked: "How will the battle be after I leave?"
"Except for a few hundred or two hundred bandits, the bandits fled to the mountains and forests, and their scouts were still searching. They were either dead or captured. They were almost wiped out. The captured bandits said that this time it was Gao Yue who led the old camp for a sneak attack. Their men were originally There were 6,000 people, and 4,000 were brought to Kaifeng Mansion, and now most of them have been lost. "When mentioning this, Kang Shaowei also sounded a little excited. There has never been such a great victory since the formation of the Beijing camp.
And the most important thing is that a basic judgment has been made on the number of bandits entrenched in Kaifeng Mansion. A total of four thousand people have gone.
Qu Guang asked quickly: "How many thieves are there in Kaifeng Mansion now?"
Kang Shaowei said: "The bandits are bluffing. Except for Gao Yue's troops, there are only more than 10,000 people in Kaifeng Mansion who can really fight. Many of these are bandits entrenched in western Henan and some bandits from Shandong. As for The others are all civilians who have just put down their hoes, and they add up to fifty or sixty thousand, which is called one hundred thousand."
Qu Guang frowned and said, "That's quite a lot, fifty or sixty thousand people. How can we still suffer from scabies? It's clearly a concern."
Kang Shaowei seemed a little hesitant, but still said: "There are also some surrendered Henan Dusi officers and soldiers who received the surrender certificate and were organized into bandits. There are not many, about five or six hundred people."
Qu Guang's face was gloomy and he whispered
He said, "When Kaifeng is recovered, the imperial court will decide what to do." After hearing this, Kang Shaowei stopped mentioning the matter.
Qu Guang said: "Without further delay, Lieutenant General Kang, you immediately lead three thousand cavalry to cross the river to the north and stop the enemy's escape northward in the Yanjin area. Although you barely won a victory, you can't ruin the commander's arrangement."
This is also what Qu Guang mentioned to Kang Shaowei before, the strategy to prevent bandits from escaping when encountering the police. We cannot wait for Jia Heng to come to Sishui Pass and send troops to deploy, and immediately take the initiative to block it.
Kang Shaowei said: "The general will set off now."
With that said, he got up and left without further delay.
Qu Guang said, with an ugly look on his face, still a little annoyed and whispered: "Although most of the main bandits have been wiped out in this battle, there is no guarantee that the bandits will not escape to other provinces. If we capture the bandit leader..."
At this time, the soldier beside him, Jia Yun, answered: "General, don't be upset, our army is all cavalry. Even if the enemy bandits flee in four directions and use light cavalry to capture the remaining bandits, there is no need to worry about them corrupting other states and counties." .”
Qu Guang waved his hand, nodded, and said: "This can only be like this." Gongyi County, Henan Prefecture
Towards evening, the western sky was filled with sunset, dyeing the entire western sky red. The more than 20,000 cavalrymen led by Jia Heng did not enter the county town. Instead, they dismounted on the plain three miles southwest of the county town and rested for a while, giving their horses a rest and food. Forage, people eat dry food. Due to the rapid march, I carried dry food with me for three days, and I can barely make enough for dinner at the moment.
"Military report from General Qu of Sishui Pass." At this moment, a captain in Jinyi, carrying a military report in his hand, jogged all the way to Jia Heng and a group of personal guards.
Liu Jixian, a member of the Qianhu family in Jinyi, quickly reached out to take it, turned around and handed it over: "Jie Shuai."
Jia Heng was surprised for a moment, stretched out his hand to take the military report, lowered his eyes and frowned gradually.
The military newspaper roughly recorded the origin, course, and results of the battle at Sishui Pass. Qu Guang fought against three thousand bandits led by the bandit leader Gao Yue, and won a complete victory. Most of the bandits were wiped out in one fell swoop. The bandit leader Gao Yue also fled to Kaifeng Prefecture. Qu Guang Guang personally led his troops to pursue him.
"Sir?" Princess Xianning looked at Jia Heng curiously. Seeing his serious face, she put down the scallion oil pancake wrapped in brown paper and handed it to Xia Houying. She thought to herself, "Did something happen over there in Guancheng?" ?」
Xia Houying, who was standing next to Princess Xianning with a knife, took the pancake, Liu Ye's thin eyebrows were condensed, her clear eyes were bright and shining, and her eyes fell on the military newspaper in Jia Heng's hand.
General Jia Heng handed the report to Princess Xianning and said with a smile: "Your Highness, please take a look. We just fought with bandits at Sishui Pass and wiped out three thousand enemy bandits."
Deployments are deployments, and everything is changing rapidly on the battlefield. Since Gao Yue is so unwise, there is nothing wrong with Qu Guang's move. As for the rest, he can just think of other ways.
"Oh?" Princess Xianning said in surprise, then quickly took the military report, lowered her beautiful eyes to read it, and said in surprise: "The first battle at Sishui Pass killed three thousand cavalry and captured countless others?"
Several other generals who gathered around also circulated and discussed happily. The news spread for a while, and the cavalry, which had been a little tired and demoralized, regained their high fighting spirit. Jia Heng looked at this scene and thought to himself, this is good, at least the morale will be high, and when they get to Kaifeng Mansion, the generals will fight bravely to take the lead.
Princess Xianning remembered Jia Heng's frown just now and asked with concern: "Sir, does this allow the bandits to be alerted in advance? Does abandoning Kaifeng's city and fleeing elsewhere disrupt the previous arrangements?"
Jia Heng said softly: "The two armies are facing each other. The fighter opportunities are fleeting and cannot be limited to deployment. Now the top priority is to adapt to the situation and make arrangements again."
Strategically, we can deploy strategies in advance, but tactically, we cannot micro-manage "move the machine gun five meters to the left", and the battlefield situation changes at any time according to the fighting situation between the two sides. Who would have thought that Li Yunlong, the commander of the Second Division, directly penetrated Huaihai, causing chaos? Into a pot of porridge?
Princess Xianning nodded and said: "General Qu reported to the army that remedial measures have been taken and sent three thousand cavalry to the Yanjin line to monitor the rebel army's escape north."
Jia Heng mused: "Now that the bandits are injured, I am not worried about the north. They are either escaping to the border of Shandong or going south to the Jianghuai River. We need to be prepared for these two areas in advance. Fortunately, we have many cavalry and strong mobility. "
The original worry was that Gao Yue would lead his men to bandits.
Attacking, it would be a bit embarrassing to break through the county seat, but now that most of its main force has been lost, this risk has been reduced a lot.
Princess Xianning had a look of surprise on her pink face and asked, "What do you mean, Sir, the bandits might escape southward from Kaifeng Mansion?"
Jia Heng shook his head and said: "When the thieves are defeated in this way, most of them will have doubts. But if we want to leave behind the mob that has finally gathered, I'm afraid we won't abandon it easily. Of course we have to guard against it. We still need to block it in advance." , but now that the bandit cavalry has been wiped out and their mobility is restricted, it is no longer possible to pose a threat to Jianghuai, Yingchuan and other places. When they reach Sishui Pass, they will send fine cavalry to intercept the line between Kaifeng and Runing, as well as Juxian and other places. We can’t wait until we are stationed in Zheng County before allocating troops.”
Therefore, Qu Guang's victory this time was to take the initiative to attack. In one battle, most of the main force of the bandits was wiped out. The kind of military power that could disrupt an entire province was cut off by half. But at the same time, it also completely awakened the bandits, making the perfect idea of catching them all in one go a little more effective. points of uncertainty.
The latter can only be prevented and adjusted through corresponding strategies, but the idea remains roughly the same, with encirclement, suppression and total annihilation as the top priority.
"After dinner, we need to speed up the march." Jia Heng looked at Princess Xianning who was looking thoughtful, then looked at Liu Jixian aside, and ordered: "Let Jinyi and the soldiers from the Beijing camp use flying pigeons and express delivery. Report victory to the court."
No matter what, the main force of thieves and bandits was defeated, which was a good start and could calm the hearts of the emperor and courtiers a little.
Liu Jixian raised his hand and said yes, then took the order.
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Late at night, the city of Sishuiguan was shrouded in darkness. A bright moon in the sky was as bright as silver, shedding thousands of rays of light. The pine oil torches on the city gate tower made a burning sound of "coffee crackling", and under the crenellations of the city gate, The flames in the black charcoal brazier kept beating in the evening breeze, and the faces of the Han soldiers near the crenellations of the city gate tower turned red.
Among the rows of buildings in Guancheng, one of them is the official office of the Guan Yamen at Sishui Pass. Behind the courtyard, in the wing room, Qu Guang is sitting in the side room with the help of Jia Yun and several soldiers, putting a blanket on his back. Jin Chuangyao was used to bandage the wound, and there was a clearly visible knife wound on his shoulder. It was injured by Gao Yue's sword when he fought with him.
Before Qu Guang entered Guancheng just now, he was worried that it would affect the morale of the army, so he did not mention the matter to deputy general Kang Shaowei. The injury was on his back and was covered by his cloak, so Kang Shaowei did not notice anything was wrong.
After Qu Guang arranged the defense of Sishui Pass and Guancheng, he returned to his residence and ordered his soldiers to help apply the golden medicine.
"General, apply medicine to the wound, change it twice a day, and it should be scarred in three to five days." Jia Yun now helped Qu Guang wrap up the white gauze, put the vial of gold medicine into the suitcase aside, and took the medicine. He took the towel that the soldier had changed, squeezed a basin of hot water, washed his hands and said.
Qu Guang put on his clothes and asked with a smile: "Jia Erlang, who did you learn this medical skill from?"
Jia Yun washed her hands and said with a smile: "My uncle at home opened a medicine shop. I went there to play medicine since I was a child, and I saw the doctor there who had treated me."
Qu Guang encouraged with a smile: "Good boy, why don't you let Commander Jie arrange a position as a military doctor for you? If you can treat more people, you can also be granted the title of wife."
"It is more practical to follow the general to fight and make achievements. Besides, following the general all the way, I feel that the more I think about this battle, the more knowledge I have." Jia Yun wiped her hands, with a simple and honest smile on her handsome face.
Qu Guang knew that this was Jia Yun euphemistically mentioning to him the taboos of going into battle, so he smiled and said, "How about you practice the whole set of marksmanship I taught you?"
A smile appeared on Jia Yun's face that resembled "Sun Shiwan" and she said: "General, I have been able to practice it again."
"Okay." Qu Guang was about to say something. At this moment, he suddenly heard the voice of the soldiers from outside, "General, the army of the Commander-in-Chief has arrived outside Guancheng. General, please go and greet them."
Qu Guang's face changed, he stood up quickly, took the Yanling knife from the table, and said to Jia Yun: "Let's go over to greet you. I thought it was time to come over now."
However, when Qu Guang led a group of soldiers to greet the visitor, he saw Cai Quan coming with three thousand cavalry.
At this moment, Cai Quan, under the retinue of his own soldiers, stood up
He dismounted and said with a smile: "Lao Qu." After saying that, he stepped forward to hug Qu Guang and pat his shoulders.
Qu Guang shouted "hiss".
Cai Quan's expression changed slightly and he quickly asked: "Lao Qu, what is this?"
"I fought with the bandit leader Gao Yue and was slashed by the knife in his hand." Qu Guang explained, looking at Cai Quan and seeing no one around him, he asked, "Where's Commander-in-Chief?"
"Jie Shuai is still behind, and he probably won't be here until tomorrow morning. He heard that Guancheng sent a lot of people to Yanjin, so he sent a horse to urge me to come over and help." Cai Quan smiled. , as he spoke, he ordered several thousand households around him to lead their troops and horses to settle the situation.
Hearing this, Qu Guang led Cai Quan towards Guan Yamen under the light of pine oil torches on both sides, and asked, "Have you received the military report before? How do you say it?"
Cai Quan said: "What else can you say? Let me lead the troops to rush for reinforcements and say that your defense, General Qu, is empty. Don't make any mistakes."
"I have a thousand soldiers and horses to defend this place. Even if the thieves and bandits come with a hundred thousand troops, I will not be afraid." Qu Guang said with a solemn expression on his face.
"General Qu is so heroic!" Cai Quan laughed and said, then followed Qu Guang into Guan City.
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The night was deep and everything was silent. Only the sycamore trees under the bright moon made a rustling sound in the spring breeze.
In Kaifeng Mansion, in the study in the backyard of the Yamen Hall, Shao Yingchen was wearing a blue gown, standing with his hands behind his hands, looking out the window at the quiet night.
"Mr. Shao, are you not asleep yet?" At this moment, with a steady and firm voice, Gao Yue's general Zhan Weiyong entered the study with heavy steps and asked. Shao Yingchen turned to look at the person. , asked: "Brother Zhan, have the city's defense arrangements been made?"
The red-faced general in front of him, who was twenty-seven or eighty years old, was also one of Gao Yue's thirty-six cavalry. He was entrusted by the general with the important task of guarding Kaifeng because of his serious temperament and skill. Moreover, he was one of the few who did not have the habit of banditry for many years. general.
"The arrangement has been made, and according to the wishes of sir, it is strictly forbidden to harass local businesses and people." Zhan Weiyong said, frowning, and said coldly: "Some people are too shameless. They were killed by the officers and soldiers when they were ordinary people." The oppression, now that they have entered the city, is even more vicious than those officers and soldiers, they are like animals! Sir, more and more people are gathering, and it is getting harder to restrain them."
As Gao Yue's troops conquered the city of Kaifeng, the bandits who were used to robbing houses burned, killed and looted. There were also some criminal thieves who were originally imprisoned by the government. Now they joined Gao Yue's troops. Military discipline was even worse and lawless. The city of Kaifeng was A catastrophe has ushered in, and it can be said that the people of Kaifeng Mansion hate the thieves and bandits to the core.
After Shao Yingchen had previously persuaded Gao Yue but blocked him, he still did not give up the idea of trying to restrain the bandits and military discipline, and asked Zhan Weiyong, who stayed in Kaifeng, to strictly control the heroes of all walks of life in Kaifeng City and suppress lawlessness.
Zhan Weiyong always admired Shao Yingchen, a military think tank, and acted according to his words. On this day, he had many conflicts with heroes from all walks of life and green forest heroes.
"Sir, just now, my men had a conflict with some members of the Tiger Gang who had taken refuge with my eldest brother. They killed five or six of the other party before the other party gave up." Zhan Weiyong said with a frosty face, frowning and shaking his head. : "Since entering the city, I feel that some of the old brothers have also changed. Either they are drinking and playing with money, or they are leading their brothers to find those older girls and younger wives in the city to mess with. We followed my elder brother and raised the army for the sake of heaven. To promote righteousness, now everyone comes to Kaifeng to join the group, it’s a shame.”
This is the scene after the fall of Kaifeng in the past few days. The basic social order has been chaotic. This is why Gao Yue hastily sent troops to Sishui Pass, because the longer it takes, the less able to restrain these heroes.
Shao Yingchen sighed and said, "I used to see some in Runing Mansion, but now in provincial capitals like this, it's even worse."
"No, according to this, it is better not to come down from Jitou Mountain. Originally, we were going to kill those corrupt officials, but now they are ten times worse than those corrupt officials." Zhan Weiyong said with a cold snort.
As Gao Yue's troops grew like a snowball, especially after the capture of Kaifeng Mansion, their momentum was unparalleled. Instead, his troops were mixed. At this moment, there were more than a dozen groups of large and small forces entrenched in Kaifeng City, and
Each has its own territory, and the old brothers in Gaoyue's old camp were also led to a bad atmosphere.
Shao Yingchen was worried and said: "Now it depends on the general. If we can capture Sishui Pass and threaten Luoyang City, we can reorganize these people."
After saying that, he asked again: "There is no news from the general?"
Zhan Weiyong took a sip of tea, put down the tea cup, and said: "Not yet, but according to common sense, we are almost ready to win Sishui Pass."
Shao Yingchen shook his head and said worriedly: "It's hard to say."
"Mr. Shao, are you worried that your elder brother will be on a business trip?" Zhan Weiyong frowned and asked worriedly.
Shao Yingchen's face was solemn, his eyes were bright and dark, and he sighed and said: "Today I have thought about the situation again. I am afraid that no matter how slow the imperial court is, after Kaifeng Mansion is broken, they should be aware of it. The general is leaving. .....I'm afraid I won't be able to break through Sishui Pass by surprise."
Ever since Gao Yue led his brothers to plan a surprise attack on Sishui Pass, he had been a little worried and even regretted that he had not persuaded Gao Yue before.
When Zhan Weiyong heard this, his expression changed slightly, and he said anxiously: "Sir, what you are saying is that the reinforcements from the imperial court have arrived?"
Shao Yingchen sighed and said: "Even if there are no reinforcements, how can Henan Prefecture not send troops to defend the pass? I originally wanted to give it a try, but now I feel it is a bit reckless."
The main reason is that Gao Yue was unwilling to give up and insisted on giving it a try. In fact, no one could resist it. Luoyang City was right in front of him, and he led three thousand cavalry with well-equipped armor and weapons and a high-spirited king. He might not be able to defeat him in one battle. , Moreover, Gao Yue has never fought with such abundant troops in so many years!
Once Sishui Pass is captured, tens of thousands of troops will follow up, sweep through Heluo, and capture Luoyang. Thinking about it makes your blood boil, but it is destined to be a fantasy.
While the two were discussing, Shao Yingchen frowned and looked outside in surprise. There was clearly a restless sound coming from outside, which was extremely clear in the quiet midnight.
Zhan Wei's face changed slightly, and he called the soldiers outside the corridor and said, "Go and see what's going on?"
However, as soon as the soldiers arrived at the Moon Gate, they suddenly heard several people outside shouting, "The boss is back."
Even after entering the city, these bandits from Jitou Mountain still did not change their previous name for Gao Yue.
"Mr. Shao, the boss is back." Zhan Wei said in surprise.
Shao Yingchen frowned, and his heart thumped. Coming back at this time... I'm afraid it wouldn't be a good thing.
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