In the Battle of Hekou, Cao Cao really gained his reputation. After Chen Chong reported the memorial to the emperor that day, the emperor read it and considered it again and again, but still felt that something was wrong. He met with Chen Chong the next day and said that he wanted to change the reward.
In addition to personal letters and edicts appointing Bian Rang, Chen Chong originally planned to use Jian Yong as an envoy, bringing 30 million Yanxing 5 baht and 600,000 Dendrobium noodles as military rewards. Hanchang Township was newly established with 800 households in Henan County as a settlement for Cao Cao, and Cao Cao was granted the title of Marquis of Hanchang Township.
However, the emperor's intention was that he was still too young. He said that it was rare to have a good minister like Cao Qing in Guandong and that he should not be treated lightly. So he promoted Cao Cao to a former general, increased his household by two hundred, and gave him a Zhongxing sword to show the emperor's kindness. Since then, all three Zhongxing swords made by the late emperor have new owners, one for Liu Bei, one for Lu Bu, and one for Cao Cao. When the government and the public heard about it, they all spoke favorably of it and called the three together the Three Generals of ZTE.
It's just that the ideas of the government and the opposition are not conducive to the war in Yanzhou. After Cao Cao captured the three counties, he temporarily rested in Rencheng. When Liu Bei arrived with his army, it was already the third day of September. They continued to march eastward, spent half a month to expand their results, and successfully captured Lu and Dongping, and came to Jibei.
In just three months after the Linzi Rebellion, the Black Mountain Army, which once had more than 600,000 people and more than 100,000 soldiers, was reduced to the point where most of them were defeated, and only about 30,000 soldiers surrendered. A state of abjection. They are now trapped in the middle of Jibei Kingdom. In this area with a radius of less than a hundred miles, they have to face enemies four times as powerful.
At this time, the Han army was divided into two groups, one was led by Liu Bei and was stationed in Fucheng, and the other was led by Cao Cao and was stationed in Ningyang. The two roads are at the horns of each other, and the frontline of the army is directed towards Lu County and Gang County. Under this pressure, Zhang Fang had to continue to shrink his troops, abandoning the northern cities and besieging Sheqiu and Gangxian cities. He has submitted a surrender form to Linzi, asking these former comrades to save his life because of their old friendship with them in the same expedition.
At this time, five young officers of the Han army climbed up Pishan Mountain and looked at the terrain around Gang County from the top of the mountain.
"I'm afraid it won't be easy to defeat this!" The young man who spoke was Fazheng. At this time, he was wearing a light military uniform, a red turban on his head, a round-neck brocade coat, and long trousers and deerskin boots. He looked like a Confucian scholar when he met Chen Chong last year. Those who accompanied him were all bureaucrats in Liu Bei's shogunate, namely Meng Da, Zhu Hao, Wei Jian, and Huangfu Jianshou.
He sighed to his companions and pointed with his fingers from west to east along the Wen River. The view on Pishan Mountain was wide, and the two cities were located on the plains. Everyone could see Snake Hill on the north bank and Gang County on the south bank.
Meng Da, who was accompanying him, disagreed. He also pointed to the two cities and said: "Why did Xiaozhi say this? Although these two cities rely on the water to help each other, our navy is far superior to the thieves. We only need to order General Guan to float into the water and cut off the enemy." They are just two isolated cities. Our army is five times that of the enemy, and we can surround the city on three sides, so what do we have to fear?"
Fazheng smiled when he heard this, shook his head at Mengda and said, "Zidu, why have you forgotten? Winter is coming soon. It's cold in the middle of winter, and the rivers are covered with ice. How can there be any navy to speak of?" However, when Meng Da heard that Liu Bei's uncle was named Liu Zijing, he changed his name to Zidu to avoid taboos, so Fazheng called him that.
Meng Da blushed and said nonchalantly: "Even so, it won't be difficult for our army to break the city!"
Fazheng stared at the two cities and said slowly: "Otherwise, it is most difficult to destroy the city in winter. Under the cold weather, firstly, the soldiers' fingers are cold and it is difficult to climb the ants. Secondly, the ground is hard and it is difficult to build mountains. Thirdly, The soldiers marched and fought one after another, and people's hearts returned..."
Speaking of this, Fazheng stopped talking, but Meng Da and others could imagine the difficulties in attacking the city, and their expressions became a little ugly unconsciously. Only Zhu Jun's son, Zhu Hao, went to the battlefield with the army and said with a smile: "What Xiaozhi said is indeed true, but why is the Black Mountain Army not the same? On the battlefield, morale comes first. Now they have left their hometown and are sitting in the city of Chou. If no reinforcements come to save them, , I’m afraid I won’t be able to hold on for long.”
"What I'm worried about is the reinforcements from the puppet Korea!" Fazheng said loudly. He first pointed to the faint sky in the northwest: "That's Yunmeng Mountain", and then pointed to the rolling mountains to the southeast below his feet: "That's Shimen. "Mountain", and based on this analysis, he said: "If there is a bandit army coming from Yunmeng Mountain, it can cut off the retreat route from the north, making our army unable to advance or retreat. If there is a bandit army coming north from Shimen Mountain, they can cross the glacier and attack suddenly. The north road is under the city, but the south road is difficult to respond to."
Having said this, Fazheng couldn't wait any longer. He got on his horse and said to his colleagues: "Let's go, I want to advise the general to withdraw the soldiers and horses from the north route and concentrate our troops first to attack Gang County!" Then, without waiting for the others to respond, he shouted and rode down the mountain.
These five people had been together for a year, and they all knew that Fa Zheng was as impatient as a thunderbolt, so they were not surprised and hurriedly caught up with him on horseback. The group descended from Pishan Mountain, traveled west for twenty-three miles, then crossed Wenshui River, headed north for six miles, and finally arrived at the main camp of the Han army.
When they found Liu Bei, Liu Bei, Zhang Fei and others were reviewing a batch of equipment that had just arrived. Some of the equipment in this batch were not well maintained, and some of the knives and axes were rusty. Therefore, Zhang Fei was extremely dissatisfied and publicly reprimanded the soldiers who were transporting them. Zhang Fei was born as a butcher, and no one in the army could match him when it came to scolding. The faces of several uncles who were being trained turned red, and their fists were clenched purple.
Liu Bei saw Fazheng and his party approaching, with a smile on his face. Turning back, he pulled Zhang Fei down first and asked these uncles to lead others to sharpen their knives. He emphasized to them that this would not be an exception. The four uncles were granted amnesty, and they quickly walked towards the Treasury with their soldiers pushing their equipment.
At this time, Liu Bei slowly said to Fazheng and others: "Xiao Zhi said that we were going to explore the terrain today? What was the result? What were the findings?"
Fazheng did not hide his secrets, and immediately told Liu Bei what he had learned and suggested today, and said: "The rebel army only has two cities left and is at the end of its rope. But if they don't surrender now, they must have asked for reinforcements. The general must not be careless. Don’t underestimate us, if we fail to win this battle, the imperial court will fall to the ground and the traitor army will rise again!”
Liu Bei looked troubled when he heard this. He thought to himself, now my troops are divided into two groups, just because I want to establish a strong presence in Yanzhou, win a battle, and show my difference from Mengde on the southern route. If we change the layout at this time and let the North Road and South Road merge, even if we win, what's the use? It's nothing more than saying that Meng De used his troops like no other.
He thought about it in his mind, but he couldn't say it with his mouth. He just heard him say: "What Xiaozhi said is natural and reasonable. But our army is now pursuing the victory. If we are not defeated, being too cautious will also affect the morale of the army. We only attack one city. It’s hard to get all the credit, and we don’t know how long we will have to fight hard. It would be a good thing if the enemy troops send reinforcements when they attack Snake Hill! In the past two years, the country has been unable to defeat the rebels. Isn’t it because the rebels are unwilling to leave the city because of the deep trenches and high fortresses? If there are really reinforcements from thieves, this will be a happy event for our army! We can wipe out the thieves right here!"
After saying this, Fazheng also felt that it made some sense. But then he thought about it. Since ancient times, when marching and fighting, they all hope that the war will be as sure as possible. There is no saying that they hope that the enemy will be as large as possible. It seems that the lord in front of him has worries in his heart!
So it was suggested that if we want to attack Sheqiu by force, we must set up a camp at Yunmeng Mountain and Pishan Mountain, and divide the troops to garrison them as cover, so as not to be attacked internally or externally. Liu Bei also thought this plan was good, so he nodded in agreement.
Three days passed in the blink of an eye, and it was already September 27th. At midnight on the same day, Liu Bei held a military meeting and mentioned that Cao Cao on the southern route had begun to attack the city on the 25th, and asked the generals how they were preparing. The morale of the generals was high, and they all said they were fully prepared and were just waiting for the war to begin.
Upon seeing this, Liu Bei was extremely satisfied, so he took Liu Mi, Tai Shi Ci, and Wang Sheng as the vanguard, each leading ten thousand people, and began to attack the city after noon.
During the days when the Han army was preparing, the Montenegrin army was naturally not idle. They carefully repaired the fortifications inside and outside Sheqiu City: there are trenches outside the city and watchtowers, there are corridors and horse walls inside the city, there are crossbow platforms and wooden curtain canals at the top of the walls, and there are pear fields at the foot of the walls to listen to rolling stones. Various measures are taken, as if to match the This city lives and dies together.
However, Liu Bei had sufficient troops for this trip, and there was nothing to worry about in terms of supplies and supplies. Although the Montenegrin Army was fully prepared, it still could not stop the Han Army's advance.
Liu Bei sent sergeants to attack every day, and there was no need to push the progress. They only set a goal: to demolish a watchtower today and deal with a section of trenches tomorrow. In addition, they fought bravely without fear of death. Within half a month, the outer walls of Snake Hill were breached by the Han army, and all the trenches were filled up by the Han army. Then Liu Bei commanded Next, the generals began to pile up mountains of earth on all sides. If this speed continues, Sheqiu City will probably be captured by the Han army if it lasts for another month.
Liu Bei was extremely satisfied with this and sent envoys many times to inquire about the battle situation in Gang County.
Unlike the Sheqiu side, the battle in Gang County was much more difficult. After all, the two sides had a bloody feud: Zhang Fang killed Cao Cao at the front, while Cao Cao slaughtered Puyang at the back. Zhang Fang insulted Cao Cao, and Cao Cao used the heads to build the Jingguan. Only blood and water can wash away this hatred. Later, Cao Cao cut off the tongue of the head of Jingguanzhong and threw it into the city as a threat. Zhang Fang still sent someone to insult Cao Cao's father and ancestors, and cut off the ears of the pigs in the city and threw them back to Cao Cao's army as an insult.
After half a month, both sides suffered heavy losses. The army gradually became infected with the disease, and soldiers fell down and vomited every hour. But even so, both sides were jealous, and no one was willing to show any weakness.
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At this time, the reinforcements that the Montenegro Army had been waiting for finally arrived.
An army of about 40,000 people slowly walked out of the mountains of Mount Tai. They held high flags with patterns of mountains, sun and clouds, and were stationed in Feicheng, fifty miles north of Snake Hill. There is Niushan Mountain in the north and Baiyun Mountain in the south. It is a narrow plain surrounded by two foothills. Further south of Baiyun Mountain is Yunmeng Mountain, and at the foot of the mountain is the food road of the Han army.
Another legion of about 30,000 people crossed from Yimeng Mountain through the State of Lu and crossed the Si River, and quickly captured Wenyang, which had been occupied by Cao's army. Their flags are patterned with plain waves, and their clothing is different from the ordinary yellow turbans. They wear long trousers and narrow sleeves, similar to Hufu. Guan Yu knew as soon as he heard that Bai Bo's army had arrived.
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