After conquering Hangu Pass, Sun Jian did not stop and immediately held a military meeting with his generals. Everyone said that the capture of Hangu Pass was so fast that the rebels must have been unimaginable. This was a great opportunity to take advantage of the victory and pursue the victory. It was time to quickly lead the troops to attack Xin'an. Once Xin'an was breached, Dong Zhuo was trapped in Mianchi County. The overall situation will be decided.
Sun Jian also held this opinion. Hangu Pass has been broken, but Dayang has not yet been broken, and the overall initiative has returned to his side again. After some discussion with Chen Chong, he decided to lead the army forward first, while Chen Chong transferred supplies at Hangu Pass and escorted the prisoners in the city back to Luoyang. Only Dong Zhonglang would lead Dong Yue to the front line.
Beforehand, he brought Dong Yue, who had bound himself, to the military tent, and asked with a smile: "Brother Bochao, your father-in-law said before that if he had not died, our army would never be able to capture Guancheng. Why is it that now Guancheng has been defeated?" Damn, sir, is he still here?"
There was a burst of ridicule from the generals in the camp, causing Dong Yue's face to turn red. Fortunately, his hair was disheveled and he was lying on the ground exhausted. No one saw his face. It took him a long time to speak, but he could only say reluctantly: " I am blind, thinking that Hangu is extremely dangerous, and that no mortal can defeat it. I don’t know that the general is so powerful, like a god, that I just made such crazy remarks."
Everyone laughed loudly when they heard this, and Sun Jian was also happy, but he did not say anything, saving some face for Dong Yue. He stepped forward, untied Dong Yue, and helped him up. Dong Yue still did not dare to peep, and only heard Sun Jian say: "I want Brother Bochao to lead the way for me, and show my righteousness to the counties of Xiliang and help me." Kuang Fu She Ji, I wonder what Brother Bochao thinks?"
Dong Yue quickly prostrated himself and said in a trembling voice: "General, if you have a mission, how dare Dong Bochao disobey him?"
The army on the middle route continued westward on the 26th of the first lunar month. After walking for nearly 20 miles along the winding mountain path, in the afternoon, we saw the two mountains dispersing to the north and south. Our eyes suddenly opened up. The forward saw a camp at the foot of the mountain, with King Qin's flag flying. It was obviously the ancestor of the ancestors. Maobu's new establishment, and on the hills far to the northwest, they can also see flags fluttering like a forest, but the flags are different, with the banner of rebellion. It is obviously the camp of the Liang people.
The two armies faced each other across Jianshui.
Sun Jian was at the front. When he saw this, he immediately ordered the entire army to stop advancing in the mountain road and hide their bodies. Then a messenger was sent to the Zumao camp to inquire about the news. Half an hour later, the messenger rode back to report that, just as Chen Chong had planned, after they entered Hangu Pass along the trail from Yiyang, the Xin'an defenders discovered that Hu Zhen, who was guarding Xin'an, sent 10,000 infantry and cavalry to intercept Wei Yan. Zu Mao took the opportunity to defeat Wei Yan on the south bank of Jianshui. After losing more than 3,000 men, the Liang people had to camp on the north bank.
Hu Zhen heard that the war was not going well and knew that Hangu Pass was critical, so he hurriedly sent 6,000 additional cavalry. In the past few days, the Liang people tried to cross the river and attack Zu Mao several times, but to no avail.
Sun Jian was overjoyed when he heard this, and said to the accompanying generals: "I was originally worried about how to break the city, but I didn't expect that all the defenders of Xin'an are here. Please encourage me, if I win this battle, I can go straight to Mianchi!" The general agreed suddenly, and then Sun Jian smiled at Dong Yue and said: "Brother Bochao, after I win, I will leave the matter of recruiting Xin'an to surrender to you." Dong Yue smiled bitterly and bowed. …
After the arrangements were completed, Sun Jian sent another messenger to ask Zu Mao to prepare for the attack across the river, and made an appointment to attack together at dinner time. The signal was the smoke of the dinner. After finishing the instructions, Sun Jian personally rode his horse and went to all the tribes in the road to give orders, saying that after defeating the enemy today, they would eat at the foot of the mountain immediately.
At this time, Sun Jian was dressed in crimson attire, wearing a red turban, riding his iconic night-haired horse, running among the soldiers. Seeing the confident figure of the commander riding his horse and raising his whip, the soldiers all showed admiration. They discussed privately: The so-called god of warriors is probably nothing more than the general Polu.
The commander-in-chief of the Liang army on the other bank was Fan Chou, the captain of the Shenyuan camp. After three consecutive failed attacks on the camp, he was planning a fourth offensive on the south bank. Several army commanders under his command were unwilling to fight again and persuaded him: "Hangu Pass Shang We have food in reserve, enough for three months. There are only a few moss thieves in front of us, and there were no small setbacks before. It’s just that the sergeants are a little tired after fighting one after another. Why don’t you be so anxious as the captain should order the soldiers to rest for a few days?"
Fan Chou angrily refused, and replied: "The morale of the army is low. Although we have thousands of miles of mountain defense, can we really value it?" Even so, he thought about it again and again, and knew that it was difficult to do what the public wanted, and forcing an attack would only be effective. This made the soldiers even more war-weary, and finally agreed to let the soldiers rest for two days, while he himself studied where to attack next time.
In the evening, when the sky darkened early, Huotouying served the general a portion of cooked pork shoulder. Fan Chou was chewing it while thinking about the war. Suddenly, a soldier came in and said: "Captain, the thieves on the other side have moved!" After hearing this, Fan Chou hurriedly put on his armor and took his knife and left the camp. He stationed the camp on a high hill and walked a few dozen steps out of the camp. You can see the movements on the other side from a distance.
In the Jing people's camp, there are faint sparks and smoke rising in the dusk. It is obvious that dinner is being cooked in the camp. However, on the bank of Jianshui, it is clear that there are Jing people holding torches high and their troops divided into three columns. Cross the river by wading in the stream. Judging from the number of people, they must have turned out in full force.
Now in early spring, the stream has thawed, but the river has not opened due to floods, causing the water level in the stream to be low and shallow. The Jing people could wade through the water on foot, but the weather was cold and the spring breeze was sharp. When Fan Chou crossed the river before, many soldiers reported that their feet were cold after wading, so they were unable to move, which led to repeated defeats. Nowadays, the Jing people are smaller in number than the Liang people, and they even take the initiative to cross the river and assume an offensive posture. It is obvious that something extraordinary has happened and they have another strange move.
Fan Chou meditated for a moment and suddenly remembered that when he was trying to stop the Jing people, some strange soldiers came out from the mountains and forests on the flanks. They were dressed in light clothing and did not hold bows and arrows. They only took knives and then killed them, but they were on the hilly cliffs. It was like walking on flat ground when traveling through the mountains, and Liang people suffered a great loss for this. Fan Chou thought about the war, slowly smiled, and murmured: "If you want to repeat the same trick, will I fall into the trap a second time?"
He immediately ordered his troops to go down the mountain to meet the enemy, but he was cautious and left another three thousand people in the camp on the hill in case the Jing people raided from behind.
It soon entered the dark night, and the moon slowly rose from the Western Mountain. The cold moonlight made the field of vision slightly clearer. After crossing the river, the people holding fire slowly gathered into three larger squares, and then gradually approached the mountain. . The cool people on the southern mountainside waited for them to get closer, and then they shot arrows down the mountain one after another. Unfortunately, the visibility was not good at night. Although they aimed at the torch, many people still misjudged the distance, and many of the arrows missed. Many of them were nailed to the wooden pillars of the people in the front row, and the sound of injury was like a few broken stones thrown into the lake, without causing much waves. …
Still holding the sword to see the red, Liang Ren put away his bow and arrow, turned to draw his sword and waited for the Jing Ren to approach. Time gradually passed. When the Jing Ren marched to a hundred steps away from Liang Ren, one group of forwards suddenly stopped, and the other two groups of forwards also Then they stopped, and the two sides faced each other across several bushes. You could vaguely see the fire in the enemy's eyes.
On the contrary, it was the Liang people who couldn't hold it back first. Someone shouted loudly in the dark night, and all the Liang people responded. They held knives in hand and rushed down the mountain road. Like mercury leaking to the ground, the entire Jing people in the south of the hills were The army was soon surrounded by the Liang people, and the sound of fighting and the sound of gold and iron resounded throughout the valley.
Fan Chou looked down from the hill. In just two moments, the Liang people had the upper hand on the battlefield. This made him feel more gratified and confirmed his suspicion that the Jing people would most likely have a back-up plan. , and it was most likely that the thousand people surrounded the mountain. He ordered the remaining three thousand people to hide in the camp. When the enemy appeared, they would swarm forward. He himself held a knife in his hand and joined more than twenty relatives. Sui is hiding under the shade of a tree, always ready to risk his life.
Another three-quarters of an hour later, a few sounds came from the mountains and forests to the north. After a while, it gradually turned into a rustling sound of stepping on leaves. The sound got closer and closer, until Fan Chou saw several bending Jing people coming from the tree. An outline emerged from the jungle, and he was delighted: Sure enough, we've been waiting for it! He immediately stepped forward, raised his sword and said with a smile: "You are so ignorant, I have been waiting for a long time!"
The commander went into battle confidently, and the rest of the soldiers followed suit. But contrary to their expectations, although the Jing people who saw them looked shocked, they only hesitated for a moment and immediately got entangled with the ambush soldiers. There was no fear on the Jing people's faces. Once the war started, there was no easy truce, and Fan Chou could only lead his troops into the formation. Only then did he realize what was different: there was a steady stream of Jing people, far more than his own!
When they finally woke up, many of them were in panic. The fighting spirit quickly drained away like a river. The Jing people easily occupied the Qiuyuan. Whenever they found Ryo people who were resisting, they concentrated several times their strength to surround and beat them hard. . When Dong Yue's figure appeared in the Jing army, the Liang people in Qiuyuan completely collapsed and no longer wanted to fight.
The Liang people who were fighting on the mountainside also noticed something strange on the Qiuyuan. Looking back, they saw numerous figures shaking in the camp, and then the Jing people gradually appeared on the hillside. They reorganized on the Qiuyuan, Soon, a burst of cheers came from the Qiuyuan and reached the Qiuyuan side. Only then did the Liang people hear clearly. What they were saying was: "The enemy general will be beheaded! The enemy general will be beheaded!"
When Sun Jian appeared on the southern hillside carrying Fan Chou's head, the Liang people were panicked. They stopped fighting, abandoned the trapped Jing people one after another, and fled towards Xin'an. The Jing people now lacked cavalry and could only follow and kill them on foot. The Liang people abandoned countless corpses and fled westward.
Sun Jian and his generals pursued the defeated troops all the way to the gates of Xin'an City. Unaware of the situation, Hu Zhen opened the door to receive the defeated troops. Unexpectedly, the Jing people immediately rushed into the city. The Jing people were furious and the officers lost control. They went all over the city at night, whether on the walls or under the walls, killing everyone they saw. They also invaded the county government and openly set fire to it, and the smoke of gunpowder rushed up to the stars. The county residents could only use beams and pillars to hold up the doors of their houses, hoping and praying until the sun rose.
The city finally became quiet, and gradually some people boldly opened their doors and cautiously looked outside the courtyard. I saw blood coagulating on the waterway, corpses leaning on each other, and a few Jing people wandering on the streets like ghosts. They quickly closed the courtyard door again, as if these things had nothing to do with them.
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