Two days after the announcement of the army, Baibo tribes have been distributing ordnance in Yuanyin and reorganizing the military system.
Since Chen Chong recruited and surrendered Bai Bo, Bai Bo has won every battle and gained a lot in the war between the Xiongnu and Xianbei. During the three years of recuperation, refugees from the north and south of Qiang and Hu came to join him, and the number has gradually expanded from the 70,000 at the time of surrender to 120,000. , even after the defeat of Huayin, there were still more than 100,000 people. After successfully inciting the army and the people, everyone elected Han Xian as Baibo's commander-in-chief and Yang Feng as deputy commander-in-chief. Each commanded more than 50,000 men. Excluding the old, young, women and children, there were 40,000 capable warriors.
But what to do next, the two acted in a hurry and without a comprehensive plan. At this time, Beizhonglang General Zhang Ji finally came up with Huangfu Song's complete layout and told them: "The imperial court has sent 20,000 cavalry troops, and they are in Luliang. Traveling through the mountains, we arrived at Fushi City yesterday."
This was completely different from what Yang Feng thought. He was dismayed by it and accused Zhang Ji: "Among the Xiongnu tribes, the Tiefu tribe is the most adept at fighting. The Tiefu tribe has 30,000 men and their cavalry is known as wolf cavalry. How can you be so gentle? Are you trying to bring us to death?"
Zhang Ji was quite indifferent. He pressed his hands gently and said with a smile: "Why is Commander Yang confused? Now one of the Bingzhou heroes is in Hedong and the other is in Henan. They are both restrained by the king's division. The only troops Chen Chong can use are Xiongnu reinforcements. You and Liu Bei have newly trained Jin soldiers. And the imperial reinforcements can equal the Huns. With a force of 40,000, what do you have to fear when facing Liu Bei's newly trained soldiers?"
Han Xian understood the meaning of the song and said with a smile: "There must be some strange people among the reinforcements to appease the Huns! Why doesn't General Zhang reveal something?"
"Han Shuai is really a wise man!" Zhang Ji clapped his hands and said with a smile: "Coming with the army is the new governor of Bingzhou, the former general of Liao Dynasty, one of the three Ming Dynasties of Liangzhou, and the son of Duke Ranming (Zhang Huan), Zhang Chang and Zhang Wenshu! Two! Don't be anxious, Commander, there is no need to worry about skin care, as tonight, the imperial troops will arrive!"
In the middle of the night, a group of men and horses rushed from the west with fire in hand. The leader was Zhang Xiu, Zhang Ji's nephew. His group had about 10,000 men. They were all carefully selected warriors in the army. They looked particularly majestic among the Baibo soldiers and civilians. Bai Bo's soldiers and civilians didn't know where they came from, and they were all surprised. Zhang Ji led Han and Yang forward and asked Zhang Xiu, "How was it on the way?"
"After Wang Xiaowei and Zhang Shijun arrived in Fushi, they talked alone with Helian Fan Moye. The Helian tribe and the Dugu tribe of the two Xiongnu tribes of Tiefu all changed their minds when they learned that their uncle had said that Baibo would be surrendered. Now they have surrendered in Kaicheng. Commander Zhang is convening the Tiefu tribe in Fushi, which may take a while. He has agreed with Youxian King Helianfanmo that after the gathering is completed, he will lead his army straight to Meiji and establish a chanyu!"
When Han and Yang heard this, they both breathed a sigh of relief, and Zhang Ji gave a thumbs up and said: "Okay! That's it, we won't have any worries when we send out troops!" He asked again: "When you come, Jian Does General Wei have any instructions?"
"The troops occupy the Xihe River and head towards Jinyang. Send out the army immediately without delay!"
At Yin time the next day, Han Siam led 3,000 vanguard troops across the river and entered the city from the entrance of Quyu. Quyu City was originally jointly managed by Han Siam and Xihe County Government. During the period when Han Siam returned to Huanyang, the people in the county The government officials and city guards are all under the jurisdiction of the county magistrate Zheng Yan. At this time, Zheng Yan had already rested. When the city guards saw that the county magistrate Han Xian had returned late at night, with three thousand soldiers behind him, they all found it strange. They asked Han Xian why, and Han Xian took out a forged official document from Chen Chong and said it was Chen Chong's official document. The city guards believed that the secretly dispatched reinforcements from the south were true, so they opened the city gates and allowed Han Siam to lead his troops into the city. …
At this time, it was the time of the curfew. Han Xian openly divided his troops into two groups. He personally led one into the county government, pulled out all the officials who originally belonged to Xihe County, and then killed them all with one knife. Even Zheng Yan, who had worked together for three years, was not in trouble. The two of them had not seen each other for the last time, let alone spoken a word. Bai Bojun dragged him out of the room, stuffed him into hemp grass, and with a swipe, his head fell to the ground.
The other route was led by Zhang Ji. He infiltrated into the army and went straight to the south gate of Quyu. After deceiving the city gate with official documents, he immediately ordered to guard the south gate and control all the hundreds of city guards at the south gate. Soon They were all killed in the wilderness. The terrain of Quyu is dangerous, and the only way to travel is through the city gate. At this time, the south gate is blocked, and the ferry is occupied by Baibo's army. The remaining county soldiers in the city will only face a massacre.
After the completion, Zhang Ji lit two open flames at the south gate as a signal, and the sergeants on the east bank crossed the river one after another. The footsteps and noise of soldiers and horses soon spread to the entire Quyu City, and the civilians in the city woke up in a daze. , only to realize that the city was filled with the faint smell of blood, and the streets and alleys were densely packed with soldiers and horses.
When they still didn't know the reason, Yang Feng said to Zhang Ji again: "In this city wall courtyard and in the countryside, there are many people who have been favored by Chen Chong. They are either the rebels who were seduced by Chen Chong to betray Baibo, or Chen Chong's followers." If anyone among the miscellaneous Huns recruited by the Xiongnu rebels against Chen Chong, we will never be able to pacify him, so we might as well kill them all!"
Zhang Ji pondered for a moment, nodded and said: "Good!" So Bai Bojun and the Liang people joined forces, armed with swords, and knocked on the door. Those who did not want to open the door used brute force to break into the door. After entering, they searched and looted all the living people. Driven into the streets, it took half a day. All the people in the city were forced out of the city alleys, and then tied up with ropes and formed into long lines. These sergeants led them to the bank of the river like cattle and sheep. They pointed their swords and halberds at the rolling river and said, "Jump in!"
Who wants to dance? With his hands tied, going into the water would inevitably lead to death. Many men cursed the Baibo army for being ungrateful. The Baibo soldiers were also quite suspicious of this. However, Liang Ren ignored these and beheaded those who yelled, and said to the Baibo soldiers: "Since you are working for the imperial court, why do you hesitate to kill some rioters? If you want to be rich, this is a common thing!" Then the remaining ten thousand people in the city were forced into the water.
As the sound of people being thrown into the water continued, the cries gradually became quieter. After more than ten people were finally thrown into the river, it was already dark again, and there were already swollen corpses floating on the water. Looking back at Quyu City, it has completely turned into a military camp. It is clear that the sergeants are carrying fires back and forth, but I clearly feel that the streets are empty. Tracing back to the reason, it turns out that there is no urban atmosphere in or around Quyu anymore.
On the other hand, after Han Xian captured Quyu and waited for half of the army to cross the river, he led his troops south and headed straight for Lin County. In the past few years with Chen Chong, what he has learned the most is the principle that time waits for no one, and troops must be deployed quickly.
There was very little movement in the city of Quyu. When many herdsmen in the countryside saw the chaos in the city, they hurried south to Lin County to report the news. The magistrate of Lin County was no longer Liu Hu, but Cheng Zugong, the former county magistrate. But they didn't know the reason or what happened in Quyu. They only said that some sergeants were killing people in the city at night. I'm afraid they killed hundreds of people. But they couldn't tell how many people were involved in the rebellion, let alone who was leading the rebellion. …
Zugong immediately discussed with the people in the county government and came to the conclusion that the incident at Xiaoying occurred probably because Han Siam had been away from the city for a long time and there was no one to suppress the troops in Quyu County. Although there have been no camp roars in Bingzhou in the past few years, they were common occurrences when Zhang Yi was there. Considering that this year's harvest was not good and wages were in arrears, camp roars were indeed to be expected.
So Zugong informed Lishi and mobilized more than 600 soldiers from the county, planning to go to Quyu County to check the situation, led by the thief Cao Rong and Zhang Gan. If there is a chaos in Quyu that has not yet been calmed down, then block the road and wait for reinforcements from Lishi. If the chaos in Quyu has been calmed down, ask the county magistrate Zheng Yan if he needs soldiers to deal with the aftermath. If he can help, he will help, and if he can't help, he will return.
Zhang Qian led his troops and marched north at noon. They didn't think it was a big deal. They were chatting on the road, and the topic quickly changed from the roar of the camp to this year's harvest. They each asked about the harvest at home. After sighing for a while, they finally talked about the state capital's salary in gold and silver. What are the best things to buy on the black market?
After a while, someone pointed to the river and said to Zhang Qian, "Chen Jun, what do you think that is?" Everyone looked over and saw something gray and yellow moving in the green grass by the river. Zhang Qian took it with him. Seven or eight people walked over, and it turned out that a soaked man was vomiting by the river. He had obviously fallen into the river, and had just climbed to the shore and lost strength.
Upon seeing this, Zhang Gan went up to help. After laying him down, he pressed his chest a few more times. The man said "wow" and vomited out all the river water and gastric juice. He woke up and was about to say thank you. When he saw Zhang Qian and others carrying knives, he couldn't help shouting and was about to run away. Zhang Qian saw this strangely, so he grabbed him and asked him for a long time. Only then did the man understand the situation and informed Zhang Qian of the current situation in Quyu: It turns out that Quyu was being massacred by a large army, and the Baibo army had turned against him!
Everyone was shocked. In the midst of panic, they felt that the ground began to shake again. The shaking was familiar and unfamiliar, but Zhang Qian quickly reacted and shouted: "The Baibo bandits are coming! Escape quickly!"
As soon as these words came out, all the soldiers immediately got into a mess and said they wanted to retreat quickly, but only about fifty of them had war horses. Those who responded quickly left the group on horseback, while those who responded slower were grabbed and dragged by their colleagues, making it difficult for them to leave. Zhang Gan was secretly anxious in the team. He turned around and saw the white flag tip in the distance. He turned to his subordinates and said: "Those without horses ran into the reeds, and those with horses divided into several groups and ran towards the mountains." !”
The remaining people dispersed like birds and beasts. Zhang Gan and Qi Qi rode up Dongshan. Looking back, they saw a vast white wave of knights filling the road like a torrent. Several infantrymen who ran slower were shot by their forwards with rain of arrows, and then they rushed towards Lin without looking back. County offices flocked to them. The knights around him were frightened by his momentum and were speechless.
After a long time, someone asked Zhang Qian: "Are we still going back to Lin County?"
Zhang Gan shook his head and said: "The Baibo bandit army is more than ten miles long. How can Lin County hold it? When we arrive, Yonghe County will be defeated. There are not even a thousand county soldiers there."
The other seven people fell silent. At this time, Zhang Gan turned to the southeast and said to the remaining subordinates: "Let's go to Lishi. The dragon head is still in Lishi. He will always have a way." When they heard this, their spirits were lifted, and they all followed Zhang Qian and ran towards Lishi.
On July 24, all five Baibo counties rebelled, and Lin and Yonghe were defeated one after another. Chen Chong got the news in the middle of the night. Zhang Ji's army was heading towards the direction and was less than thirty miles away from Li Shi. .
