Wujun.
When the time was approaching sunset, Wang Lang and Xu Fang re-arranged their offensive formation. With bare eyes and gritted teeth, he directed the Kuaiji army to rush towards the west gate like a wave of fire.
"The order goes down. There are no cowards in Kuaiji. If we don't break through this city gate, we will not withdraw our troops. If anyone retreats, we will kill them without mercy!"
Wang Lang looked gloomy, holding a long sword in his hand, and established a direct supervision team with his direct lineage. If Ding Feng made such a mess, the morale of the Kuaiji army was low, and this was not a good time to attack the city.
But now he really couldn't wait any longer, so he could only take the wrong approach.
"Kaiji's son, kill him!"
In order to boost morale, Xu Fang took the lead and led his troops to charge directly.
"A certain Zhou Yu is here. Brothers, kill the enemy, shoot arrows, throw stones, whatever you do, stop me!"
Zhou Yu, wearing armor and a helmet, pulled out a long sword and stood at the front, leading by example and stimulating the fighting spirit of Jiangdong's army.
He knew that even though the morale of the Kuaiji army was low, their strength was still superior to his. As long as they attacked forcefully, they still had great hope of breaking through the city gate. The final decisive battle was coming. Whoever could hold on to the last breath would win. to the final victory.
This battle was extremely fierce. The two sides fought from dawn to dusk, and then from dusk to dawn. The sound of drums, shouts of death, and fighting above the west city gate were in full swing all night long.
Above and below the city, corpses piled up like mountains, and blood flowed into rivers. The water in the guard river had turned blood red, and both sides seemed to be red-eyed and unable to stop.
Whether Wang Lang or Zhou Yu, at this point, all they had to do was fight for the energy to persevere. They all used up every last bit of their strength, and even went into battle in person, without any reservations, to fight such an offensive and defensive battle.
The Kuaiji Army is about to advance, and they know that they can only be energetic if they take over Wu County, so they will advance without hesitation even if they face mountains of swords and seas of fire.
The Jiangdong Army wanted to defend, and the county seat behind it was the dignity of the Jiangdong Army. They would rather die in battle than retreat even half a step, so they defended it.
At this point in the battle, there was no longer any technical strategy. Both sides were fighting for their will. What Wang Lang didn't expect was that Zhou Yu, a weak young man, would persist to this point.
He had to admit that he underestimated Zhou Yu's tenacity. For ordinary generals, even if the likes of Cheng Pu and Huang Gai came to defend the city, in the face of his crazy attack without caring about casualties, the West City Gate would have already fallen into his hands. .
More than an hour later, the early sun had risen. Under the bright golden sunshine, bang-dong-dong... bursts of drums suddenly sounded, and the Kuaiji soldiers began to launch their final attack.
"Young man from Kuaiji, if you don't succeed, I will kill you." Wang Lang was completely crazy. As a civil servant, he took the lead and directly led his troops to charge.
"Brothers, block, block for me, blocking is victory!" Zhou Yu also became crazy and his voice became hoarse.
"Sir, it's not good. Their battering ram has breached a gap in the east wall, and the Kuaiji soldiers have already entered." In less than a quarter of an hour, Zhu Zhi came over in a hurry with blood on his face, shouting loudly. road.
"Dong Xi!" Sun Quan shouted.
"Arrived!" Dong Xi slashed a Kuaiji soldier who rushed up from the ladder with his sword, and immediately walked up and said.
"Let Ding Feng hold it here. You lead two hundred troops and immediately support the east gate. Hold the east wall and don't let the enemy come in!"
"No!" Dong Xi immediately threw down two hundred soldiers, shouted, and rushed towards the east city head.
"Is it really unstoppable?"
Zhou Yu looked at the bottom of the city, and saw the Kuaiji soldiers coming up like a wave of water. He couldn't help but gasp. He personally went into battle to maintain the morale of this unrepentant soldier, and he already had several scars on his body.
But still can’t hold on?
Ta-ta-ta...
At this time, suddenly, the sound of horse hooves resounded throughout the sky outside the city, shocking the two warring parties. Such a heavy and complicated sound of horse hooves must have been heard by at least a thousand people.
Sure enough, when I looked from the top of the city, I could only see the overwhelming flags shining in the distance, and a black mass of heads surging towards them.
"Hahaha... reinforcements are coming, our reinforcements are coming, brothers, hold on to your last breath, we are the winners!" Zhou Yu's eyes lit up and he roared, inspiring the last soldiers.
"Kill!" This time it was real reinforcements. Everyone could feel the unparalleled momentum of Jiangdong Army, and they all immediately cheered up and burst out with the last trace of fighting power.
"Don't be alarmed, sons of Jiangdong. Ling Cao is here, Kuaiji has been captured by General Polu, and Guo Yi is dead. You must surrender as soon as possible. Those who surrender will not be killed!"
At this critical moment, Ling Cao, who led two thousand Jiangdong cavalry and traveled day and night, finally arrived.
"The situation is over!"
Seeing thousands of cavalry join the battlefield, Wang Lang's face turned pale, as if he was dozens of years older. He was only holding the sword in his hand. He was unwilling to give in, but now, he could only be unwilling to give in.
With the addition of more than 2,000 cavalry, it became the last straw that broke the Kuaiji County soldiers. Only less than 7,000 Kuaiji County soldiers were left, collapsed, laid down their weapons, and surrendered.
Xu Fang let Ding Feng cut off his head with a knife and died in battle. In order to make the Kuaiji soldiers fight to the death, Wang Lang used too violent methods and was imprisoned by his subordinates. In desperation, he wiped his own neck and committed suicide. .
The Battle of Wuxian ended with a tragic victory for Jiangdong Army.
With Wang Lang's curtain call, it also means the death of Sima Yan, Emperor Wu of Jin Dynasty in the original historical time and space. Wang Lang's son is Wang Su, Wang Su's daughter is Sima Zhao's wife, Wang Yuanji, and her sons are Sima Yan and Zhou Yu. This battle forced Wang Lang to death and indirectly helped Taizong Xuanwu Emperor Yuan Xi a big favor.
In the sixth year of Han Dynasty (195). Zhengdan.
Zhen Mansion Pavilion
"I followed my father out of the city yesterday to go hunting, and today I wrote a poem on a whim. I've heard for a long time that my Mi'er is a talented girl who can sing and dance. Please give me some advice and consider it as your gift to me. ." Yuan Xi hugged Zhen Mixiang's shoulders.
Zhen Mi has been studying since she was a child and is very accomplished in poetry and poetry, and she is proud of it. She was very happy to hear Yuan Xi praise her like this. Pointing to a pavilion in the yard, he said: "Young Master is making fun of Mi'er. He is capable of poetry and dancing but he is only proficient in writing and calligraphy. However, Mi'er admires the young master's talent and is willing to see the young master's calligraphy."
Under the moonlight, an octagonal pavilion stood. Under the pavilion was a round stone table and four stone benches. There are bamboos and a pond beside the pavilion. Together they look very poetic.
Yuan Xi nodded, happily agreed, and walked side by side to the pavilion with Zhen Mi. Everyone has their own specialties, and the former Yuan Xi is no exception. Yuan Xi then worked hard on calligraphy and stayed at home all day long, dancing and writing, so he was quite accomplished in calligraphy. He had long wanted to show off his skills in front of others, but unfortunately he didn't have the chance. The goddess's offer today was exactly what he wanted.
"By the way, Mi'er, was your brother at home?"
Hearing this, Zhen Mi shook her head: "Second brother will return to Wu'an in the afternoon to prepare... Only third brother and I will stay here."
What Zhen Mi actually wanted to say was that his second brother had gone back to Wu'an to prepare a dowry for him, but he didn't say the words.
The bright moon is in the sky, and the spring breeze brings warmth. Sitting opposite a beautiful woman on such a beautiful day is really a great pleasure in life. Zhen Mi personally brought Yuan Xi pen and ink, spread out a piece of straw paper, brought a candle covered with a lantern, and placed it on the stone table.
"Young master, everything is ready. Everything is ready. I only need to think about it, please enlighten me!" Zhen Mi stood behind Yuan Xi with a smile, urging him, looking full of expectations.
Yuan Xi was not polite. He straightened his waist, rolled up his sleeves, picked up the brush, and splashed ink on the paper. With little effort, a masterpiece appeared on the paper.
"Yesterday, flying cavalry hunted Ye City and caught a bear with one shot. The young man galloped and shot with a heroic figure, and the Luo Shen was so beautiful that ghosts and gods were frightened. Last night, the stars and the wind were on the west bank of the Zhang River and in the east of Ye City. We miss each other and know what day it is. At this time and this night It’s embarrassing. I don’t have the wings of a colorful phoenix, but I have a clear mind.”
This is a masterpiece that Yuan Xi created by combining the later poems of Li Shangyin, Li Bai, and a poem praising Cao Pi, and adding his own inspiration. Reading it now, it turns out to be extraordinary.
Zhen Mi is talented and intelligent. After reading this poem, she understood the general meaning. She knew that this was Yuan Xi's expression of love for her, and her admiration and admiration for Yuan Xi deepened in her heart. The talent is even more admirable.
Looking at Zhen Mi's charming appearance, Yuan Xi didn't say anything, but looked at her affectionately. Silence was better than sound at this moment. Communicating with the heart can bring each other closer than communicating with the mouth. Later, after the death of Empress Gao, Zhen Mi was in charge of the harem of Emperor Taizong Xuanwu and Yuan Xi.
She stretched out her hand to gently wipe the sweat from her forehead, and smiled at Yuan Xi: "Young Master's masterpiece really opened Mi'er's horizons. Mi'er has nothing to repay, so I will give you a dance for you! In return for this, I will give you a dance!" Bar!"
Zhen Mi didn't wait for Yuan Xi to say anything, walked out of the pavilion and danced on the road paved with bluestones. Under the moonlight, Zhen Mi's dancing posture is beautiful and light, just like what Cao Zhi later wrote in "Luo Shen Fu", as graceful as a swimming dragon and as graceful as a startling giant.
Unknowingly, Yuan Xi was almost fascinated by it. Zhen Mi danced to the depths of love and couldn't help singing the lines from the poem written by Yuan Xi just now: "How can we know when we miss each other? It's hard to be in love at this time and night. I don't have the wings of a colorful phoenix in my body, but I have a clear understanding in my heart." "
This touched Yuan Xi very much. He will not be sad in this life. You are mine. Cao Pi cannot take you away, and no one can take you away!
Yuan Xi had been in Jizhou for four months without knowing it. During this period, the various forces were full of turmoil and changes, and the new year had also arrived.
The so-called Zhengdan in the Han Dynasty was the predecessor of the Chun Festival in later generations. This was also a festival that was valued in the Han Dynasty, second only to the December Day and Yingchūn. At this time, everyone in the Prefectural Mufu Mansion was busy preparing for the Zhengdan sacrifice and banquet.
Early in the morning, Yuan Xi took Xu Chu and other personal guards to deliver wine and meat to the soldiers to the barracks outside the city. It's freezing cold in the winter. Zhao Yun and Zhang Liao's four thousand elite cavalry did not need to practice equestrian skills frequently. Most of the soldiers practiced combat archery in the camp.
Gu Yong has been taking care of military affairs in the camp, and also forwarding news from all over Qingzhou to Yuan Xi. After he distributed the wine and meat, he came to the Chinese army's tent. At this time, meat was also set up on the fire plate inside the tent for roasting. Yuan Xi and others sat around drinking and talking.
Yuan Xi smiled and asked the generals: "How many war horses were sent last time?"
Yuan Xi gave one to Xu Chu, Zhao Yun, Zhang Liao, and Tai Shi Ci each of the five fine horses given by Yuan Shao.
"It is indeed a good horse from Xiliang. I hope that the young master will wait for me and thank Mr. Yuan." Zhang Liao thanked him after hearing this.
Zhao Yun also thanked him repeatedly, but then he said: "We will start a war with Gongsun Zan soon, but it is not enough for Wen Yuan and I to have a good horse. Although many new soldiers were added in the middle. But after several battles. There are actually less than 4,000 cavalry in the camp. Sir, please ask for a group of war horses and a group of elite soldiers from Qingzhou, so that our army will be more advantageous when it marches into Youzhou again."
After careful consideration, Yuan Xi nodded in agreement. At this time, the cavalry of the Jizhou Army could not be like the nomadic cavalry of Wuhuan and Xiongnu. Except for the horses that carry camel supplies, there is basically one person and one ride.
Fortunately, Yuan Shao has already contacted the Wuhuan people. Historically, the Yuan family also had a Wuhuan cavalry, and that elite cavalry was what Yuan Xi wanted to fight for.
Gu Yong came to the side and said with a smile: "Master, I have a letter and a cloak brought from Qingzhou."
Yuan Xi was stunned for a moment, and then he realized that Gao Yue and Diao Xiuer had brought something along with them. This was a very common thing in the past few months. It seemed that he had been staying in Yecheng for such a long time and was rubbing shoulders with Luo Shen Zhen Mi every day. It was really I feel a little happy and forget about Shu.
Then he laughed and chatted with a few people for a while before returning to the State Shepherd's Mansion.
Routine festival activities in the Han Dynasty were indispensable for sacrifices, and Zhengdan sacrifices were even more important. Although Yuan Xi was reluctant, he followed Yuan Shao to conduct a series of tedious ancestor worship rituals.
The subsequent banquet and visit lasted for three days. After all, he was a descendant of the Yuan clan, so he had a lot of entertainment. But this is also a good time to build relationships with Yuan Shao's direct relatives.
After Zhengdan, counties and counties all over the country began to busy preparing for the spring broadcast, as well as the matter of conquering Gongsun Zan.
During this period, Yuan Xi was also given the position of Governor "Sijin", which to put it bluntly was to supervise the manufacture of weapons and the smelting of copper and iron. And the person who serves as "General Si Jin Zhonglang" is Shen Pei, who is famous for his uprightness. After all, the three armies have not moved, and the materials have not been moved first.
Yuan Xi still knew a little about the production of weapons, but at this time he reconsidered that the ability of Jizhou craftsmen was not only to supervise the production of weapons for Gongsun Zan in the Northern Expedition. If there were good craftsmen and craftsmanship, he also wanted to promote it to other countries. Qingzhou.
The workshops at this time were actually extremely simple, and the status of the craftsmen was not high. The steel-making craftsmen braved the biting cold wind and kept quenching and beating with their upper bodies naked.
The foreman in charge saw Shen Pei, Yuan Xi and others arriving and quickly got the account books for them to check. While the account books were being checked, Yuan Xi took out some made weapons and inspected them himself. The smelting technology in Jizhou is still very advanced in this era. The steel pouring method and steelmaking are very popular.
Jizhou's crossbow manufacturing industry has inherited and developed the craftsmanship of the Qin and Korean people from other countries. The manufacturing of hand crossbows, kick-shaped crossbows and cart crossbows is very advanced. After Yuan Xidi's dealings, Shen Pei and Yuan Shao agreed to send some craftsmen to Qingzhou to teach their skills.
Finally, accompanied by the judge, Yuan Xi came to the armor building workshop.
Yuan Xi went over the production process of a set of elite armor. Only then did I realize that the armor process was really cumbersome and rigorous, and creating a good armor piece was still a rough part.
The subsequent braiding, painting, water-polishing, inlaying and lining of the outer layer are even more delicate tasks. After all, we are not yet in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, and technology and craftsmanship are still limited.
The judge said to Yuan Xi: "Zha armor is easy to make, but fish scale armor is complicated and laborious to make. There are several pieces of recently made high-grade armor in the warehouse. Sir, would you like to take a look?"
Yuan Xi became interested and went to the warehouse with Shen Pei. The foreman took out several pieces of well-made armor and introduced them respectively: "This is the black light armor, the bright light armor, the double armor, and the ring lock armor."
Yuan Xi was particularly interested in "Mingguang Armor" and "Liangdang Armor". "Mingguang Armor" is the name of a place in this era. I once saw General He Jin wearing it in Luoyang. In fact, "Mingguang Armor" is an exquisite version of ordinary fish scale armor.
Not only is the craftsmanship more exquisite, but skirts, neck protectors, and arm protectors are all available, a bright "heart mirror" is also installed on the chest and back, hence the name "Mingguang".
I remember that when Emperor Taizong Li Shimin was conquering the world, he had a black armored knight under his command. I wonder if it was similar to this kind of armor.
"If you like it, Young Master, you can ask Mr. Yuan for one or two pieces. A good horse, sharp blade, and strong armor are all indispensable for a general to go into battle." Shen Pei said with a smile.
Yuan Xi thanked him. But he was only interested in Mingguang Armor. If he put it on before it became popular, it would be an obvious target.
The "Liangdang Armor" will be the standard armor for cavalry in the future, but at this time the production technology has not yet reached the level of mass production. "Liangdang armor" paired with "equipped armor" is a standard heavy cavalry. After some inspection, Yuan Xi found several sets of "armor" as expected. He couldn't help but chuckle when he thought of the word "waistcoat".
"Why are you laughing, Master?" the judge asked, "Is there something wrong with the armor?"
"That's not true. I just want to ask how long it will take to build this costume?"
The foreman proudly reported: Young Master, I am not just bragging, but I am looking at the whole Han Dynasty. At this time, the only place that can produce armored equipment is our Jizhou. However, there are not many craftsmen who can make armors nowadays. They can produce two or three armors every month. "
The technology is not mature yet. It was only during the Northern and Southern Dynasties that it became mature and popular, and heavy armored cavalry became available, such as the baboon cavalry of Tuoba Tao, Emperor Taiwu of the Northern Wei Dynasty.
Hearing this, Yuan Xi secretly shook his head in disappointment. He originally wanted to go back with a batch of armor and equip a heavy cavalry. But looking at the storage in this treasury, there are only a few dozen pieces. Even if they are all equipped, they will not be able to form a combat force.
"Let those craftsmen teach the craftsmanship of making costumes, and then give them heavy rewards to encourage them to make costumes." Yuan Xi pointed at the costumes and ordered.
The foreman nodded in agreement, and the judge asked: "It takes a lot of time and effort to build this weapon. Do you think it can be surprisingly successful on the battlefield?"
Yuan Xi nodded. Then he said, "Mr. Zhengnan doesn't know about war. Maybe he doesn't know. If we can build an armored cavalry outfit with thousands of riders, then no battle formation in the world can stop our army."
Emperor Taiwu Tuoba Tao and Emperor Taizong Li Shimin relied on this to dominate the world and no one could surpass them.
The judge was dubious. But he also ordered the foreman to do as Yuan Xi said. In fact, Yuan Xi's requirements were too high. At this time, it was not like the Southern and Northern Dynasties when armor technology was mature. Most of the cavalry at that time were heavy armored cavalry. In history, during the Battle of Guandu, Yuan Shao's tens of thousands of cavalry only had more than 300 vests.
"Our army is fully equipped and we will attack Gongsun Zan in more than a month. The time has come for the young master to make great achievements," Shen Pei said.
"Mr. Cheng Zhengnan, I hope everything goes well." Yuan Xi said with his hands raised. He looked at the "violent weapons" in the treasury and realized that a new round of annexation and conquest was about to begin.
Yuyang, Youzhou.
Although spring has begun, the north wind is still howling fiercely. The village was peaceful, and the villagers were enjoying the last free time before the spring broadcast at home.
Suddenly, the chaotic and noisy sound of horse hooves approached from far away, and the sound of horns and whistles gradually surrounded the entire village.
"The barbarians are coming!" "Hide quickly!" The village was in chaos for a while. When escaping, the four-legged Hu people could not outrun the four-legged people, so the villagers could only hide in prepared escape places.
Groups of Wuhuan cavalry poured into the village. They dismounted in groups and began to search and search houses. If the villagers resisted, they would be hacked to death with random swords. However, the folk customs in Youzhou were fierce, and the village warriors organized by the men in the village gradually gathered together and relied on the preset terrain to defend several courtyards in the center of the village.
But the villagers who couldn't escape to the center of the village suffered disaster. The wails of women and the sounds of men fighting could be heard sporadically across the land.
Wuhuan soldiers loaded all the grain, money and silk that the villagers had not brought with them onto their war horses. Because of resistance, massacres of Jiān Yín began to occur.
However, the Wuhuan soldiers were unable to launch an effective assault in the narrow village. Facing the villagers who were defending at high risk, they were helpless without causing more casualties.
The leader of the Wuhuan soldiers on the horse shouted in Wuhuan dialect: "Guliqi, take your people and rush in for me. Hurry up, if the Han soldiers come, it will be a waste of time."
As soon as the leader of the Wuhuan soldiers finished shouting, the alarm horn sounded loudly, and then the sound of fighting came, and the Wuhuan soldiers at the entrance of the village were squeezed in.
"The Han soldiers are coming!" "It's Gongsun Zan's Han soldiers!" Wuhuan soldiers shouted and shouted.
The leader cracked his whip a few times and shouted: "Stop for me, get out of here from the left, and line up outside to fight those Han soldiers!"
A group of Wuhuan soldiers were about to retreat, but the infantry of Gongsun Zan's army poured in from all sides of the village. The infantry did not give the Wuhuan soldiers a chance to mount their horses and gallop, so they fought closely at close range.
The cavalry of Gongsun Zan's army in front blocked the entrance to the village, forcing the Wuhuan soldiers to fight in a melee with the infantry.
Although the whole battle was not big, it lasted for half an hour. Except for the leader of the Wuhuan soldiers who escaped with more than a hundred people, Gongsun Zan's army annihilated nearly 300 Wuhuan soldiers in total.
The village chief and some respectable people came to a young leader of Gongsun Zan's army and thanked him and praised him constantly.
The village chief sighed: "Master Tian, although you asked us to take precautions in advance, many people still died. You have to avenge this for us!"
Although Gongsun Zan was not Yuan Shao's opponent, and he still could not escape the end of destruction in the end. He was still the stepping stone for Emperor Xuanwu of Taizong, Yuan Xi, to become an emperor. However, Gongsun Zan was on the border, guarding the Han soil and the Han people, so it did not prevent him from being a It's a pity that the national hero met the giant Yuan family.
