On May 16th, the imperial army to suppress Wang Qing arrived one after another. Duan Pengju, the leading vanguard, and Chen Zhu, the deputy vanguard, each with 10,000 horses, arrived first.
Thirty miles north of Wancheng, there is Huangshi Mountain, which is the easternmost peak of the Funiu Mountains. It is two to three hundred feet high. In the past, Huangshi Gong passed Zhang Liang's military strategy here, so it was named. It is also called Fangcheng Mountain. , North Wudang.
The two pioneers Duan and Chen saw the majesty of the mountain and said happily: "After passing here, from Wancheng to Xiangfan, the plains are vast and there is no danger to defend. If the bandits attack in large numbers, wouldn't it be a big disaster? We two Why don't we build a stronghold with our backs on this mountain, waiting for the Prime Minister's army, and cut down some large trees to prepare for making siege equipment? If the Prime Minister comes to see me and I are well prepared, wouldn't it be complimentary?"
The two of them came up with this plan and praised themselves. They immediately joined forces and formed a stronghold at the foot of the mountain. They also ordered the soldiers to go up the mountain to cut wood and pile them all in the stronghold.
The two of them rejoiced. They learned that high up in the mountain, Ban Ze and Zhang Shou were hiding, along with hundreds of elite archers. They were all hiding in the Taoist temple on the mountain. At this moment, they saw the Song army camping. , said happily: "Liu Qiaoqi was called 'Uncle Zhi' in vain. He really had a brilliant plan. How could he predict that the Song army would set up camp here?"
Immediately, they sent someone to quietly go down the mountain and quickly go to Wancheng to report.
It turned out that not long after Liu Min captured Wancheng, he heard that the imperial court had raised 100,000 troops, led by Tong Guan, to conquer the city. He was overjoyed. He looked at the surrounding terrain and thought hard: The Song Army's front troops may not dare to reach the city directly. Most likely, they will set up a stronghold at Fangcheng Mountain to await the army. Now that the vegetation is lush, why don't I use a fire plan to burn his front army first to destroy the enemy's courage.
Therefore, he laid an ambush on the mountain with Ben Baan, Second General Zhang, and five hundred archers in advance. At this moment, he heard the report from the spies from the mountain, saying that the Song Army's vanguard of 20,000 soldiers had set up camp at the foot of the mountain. , There is no way to escape from the underworld. In the past, Zhuge Kongming set out three fires to burn a name that will last forever. Today, it is fitting that I, Liu Zhibo, will become famous!"
Immediately, he rewarded the spy with a large ingot of silver and asked him to go back quickly. He ordered Banze and Zhang Shou to follow the plan and stayed up until sunset, leaving Gu Cen and Han Fan to guard the city. He personally led Lu Cheng, Zheng Jie, Kou Meng's three lieutenants and 20,000 soldiers came out of the city. They fought in soft clothes, their horses picked up bells, and rushed to Huangshi Mountain under the stars and moon.
By the third watch, all the sergeants in the Song camp were fast asleep, and the few soldiers on night watch were all in low spirits. They wished that their successors would arrive immediately so that they could go to meet Duke Zhou.
Outside the camp, in the darkness beyond the reach of torches and lanterns, the eyes of pairs of thieves gradually became fierce.
Generals Banze and Zhang Shou from the mountain sneaked down the mountain with 500 of their subordinates. Each man carried a basket on his back. Inside were bottles and jars filled with pre-prepared kerosene. Their mouths were tightly gagged and tied with a Two feet long hemp rope.
I saw these thieves lined up in a row, taking advantage of the mountain tops to look down, pulling the hemp rope and spinning it around a few times, throwing it out, and flinging the bottles and jars far away into the Song camp, which happened to be where the felled trees were piled in the back camp. Some of them were thrown far away and hit the ground above the tent. Bottles and jars were broken into pieces and kerosene flowed all over the ground.
The Song troops on patrol at night heard the noise in the rear camp and hurried to look, only to see tiny fires dotted on the mountain behind. Then, where the bow strings sounded, rockets flew like meteors, igniting the kerosene, and suddenly the sky was ablaze.
When the fire broke out, the Song camp exploded in chaos. Duan Pengju and Chen Zhu, the two vanguards, woke up and rushed out of the tent to take a look. They clapped their thighs and even complained, and hurriedly urged the troops to put out the fire. Unexpectedly, arrows rained down from the mountains behind, and they were about to rush in. The Song army who went to put out the fire shot and killed dozens of them, and the camp became more and more chaotic.
At this time, the wind was blowing from the southeast, and the fire continued to spread, causing the trees to roll down and turn into a sea of fire wherever it passed.
Seeing that the fire was catastrophic and difficult to save, Duan and Chen made a quick decision and decided to abandon the camp. They were busy arranging their troops and horses when they heard a roaring sound outside the camp, and countless thieves came to kill them in the darkness.
Duan Pengju was shocked and asked, "We are attacked from both sides, what should we do?" Chen Zhu gritted his teeth and said, "What else can we do now that this has happened? You and I will fight together to open a bloody path. When the Prime Minister's army comes, we will take revenge."
Then the two men shouted: "Anyone who doesn't want to be a ghost in a foreign land, follow me and kill him."
Poor Song soldiers, most of them didn't have any armor or weapons, so they rushed out in a panic and followed the general.
Chen Zhu took the lead and opened the way, shouting: "Zhengzhou Military and Horse Supervisor Chen Zhu is here! Anyone who blocks the way will die!" He swung a big sword in his hand and killed more than ten thieves in a row.
Kou Meng, the deputy general of the bandit army, saw General Song's bravery, shouted loudly, and came to fight with a rake. The two of them fought back and forth for three or four times. Duan Pengju rushed up to help, but Kou Meng couldn't resist the combined efforts of the two generals, and called for help: "Who is it?" Come and help me?" Before he finished speaking, Duan Pengju used the ox-head boring machine to disturb the opponent's nail rake, and Chen Zhu slashed open Kou Meng's head with his sword.
When Liu Min saw that he had defeated the enemy, he couldn't help but became furious and shouted: "The defeated general is still showing off his ferocity!" He called Lu Cheng and Zheng Jie, and the three of them came to block him. Chen Zhu beat his chest and shouted: "We are in a desperate situation." , it’s time to fight to the death to repay the king!”
Duan Pengju was infected by his heroic spirit, and he felt a surge of spirit in his chest. He laughed loudly and shouted: "What a good man! Today, you will support my brother through life and death!"
After saying that, he grabbed the horse's belly hard, and the horse suddenly jumped forward. Duan Peng stood up with his feet in the stirrups, shouting angrily: "Traitor, I will teach you how to recognize General Duan today!"
The bull-headed boring machine in his hand stabbed like lightning. He came fast and stabbed urgently. Lu Cheng was a little slow to resist, but two bloody holes were opened by him. He somersaulted and knocked him off his horse.
Duan Peng raised his hand and killed one of the enemy generals. He was so heroic that he made a circle with his sword, catching all Liu Min and Zheng Jie. He struck seven or eight times with a clanging sound. He felt a little unbearable and suddenly thought: Huh? Why hasn't Chen Zhu arrived yet?
When he turned his head and looked, he suddenly felt smoke coming out of his mouth - it turned out that Chen Zhu took advantage of the enemy general being blocked by him and rushed to the west where there were few people, and was about to break out of the encirclement.
Duan Peng held this breath of anger in his chest, feeling that his hands and feet were trembling and weak. He gritted his teeth and thought: It turns out that this guy is such a villain, and my life has been in vain.
Liu Min rolled his eyes, waved the weapon in his hand, knocked away Zheng Jie's spear, and said with a sneer: "Idiot, your companions have abandoned you, why not surrender to the King of Chu? Not only can you save your life, but you can also avenge this shame."
Duan Pengju was determined to die in his own way. Suddenly he heard that the other party was calling for surrender. He quickly abandoned his weapons and shouted: "I am willing to surrender."
Liu Min smiled and said, "You have to call your subordinates to surrender, then you can show your sincerity."
Duan Pengju nodded repeatedly, turned around and shouted: "Brothers of Suizhou, my old Duan has surrendered to the King of Chu. All of you who do not want to die in vain, please surrender with me."
When he shouted, not only did all his Suizhou soldiers and horses surrender, but many of Chen Zhu's Zhengzhou soldiers and horses also surrendered.
When Chen Zhu heard this from a distance, his liver and gallbladder were split. He turned around and cursed: "You surnamed Duan, you coward, wait until the whole family is slaughtered."
Duan Pengju scolded back: "You are a thief who sells clothes. When I follow the King of Chu to destroy the Song Dynasty, I will kill your whole family with my own hands."
After saying that, he jumped off his horse, picked up his weapon, and called for battle: "General, give me some men and horses. If I don't kill this thief, I will feel uneasy."
Liu Min touched his beard, shook his head and said: "That guy is also an idiot. Even if he goes west and fights, he will not be able to return to the army for a while. Why should he care about him? I ask you, where is Tong Guan's army now?"
Duan Pengju said: "Based on the distance, we should stay in Ye County."
A cold light flashed in Liu Min's eyes: "Ye County is only four or fifty miles away from here...General Duan, this general Liu Min, known as Liu Zhibo, is the general of the hussars under the command of the King of Chu, and the wise and brave lord! Now you have made a great achievement, you If he is willing to achieve it, he will be granted the title of marquis and general."
Duan Pengju's face was uncertain after hearing this. He thought for a while and then suddenly gritted his teeth: "Liu Qiaoqi, are you going to cheat Ye County?"
Liu Min looked at him in surprise, shook her head and said with a smile: "I'm afraid it's too late to cheat the city. I mean such and such, and such and such, are you willing to do it?"
After hearing this, Duan Pengju nodded solemnly and said: "Since I have become a minister of the King of Chu, I have no choice but to live up to my former glory!"
Liu Min laughed, reached out and patted Duan Pengju and said: "General Duan, a man who knows the current affairs is a hero. With this great achievement, how can the King of Chu be willing to treat you poorly?"
Now let’s record the results of the battle. In this battle, the Song soldiers lost more than a thousand casualties. Chen Zhu killed more than 2,000 people, and the remaining 16,000 people all surrendered.
Liu Min ordered Duan Pengju to pick out 400 to 500 close soldiers, and the rest asked Chen Jie to lead 2,000 people to escort them back to Wancheng. The 20,000 soldiers and horses of the headquarters were well fed and headed for Ye County.
After traveling for thirty miles, the sky was already bright. There was a short mountain beside the road, called Matou Mountain. The five-mile slope below the mountain was the only way from Ye County to Wancheng. Liu Min hid his army in Matou Mountain. Afterwards, Ban Ze was ordered to lead 3,000 of the elite bandits, all of whom changed into Song military uniforms and mingled with Duan Pengju's ranks.
During this period, two groups of messengers passed by from the direction of Ye County. They were used by the former army and the Chinese army for daily communication. Duan Pengju captured and killed them both.
Until three o'clock in the morning, Tong Guan's army slowly marched from Ye County. Because the messenger had not returned, Tong Guan was a little hesitant. However, relying on the large number of soldiers and generals, he still marched according to the original plan, but sent many more scouting horses.
Not long after, a detective came to report: "We met the defeated vanguard at Wulipo. Duan Peng, the deputy vanguard, reported that Chen Zhu, the vanguard, had colluded with Wang Qing to cause commotion in the camp at night. There was a hussar general under Wang Qing outside. Liu Zhibo responded, and Duan Pengju led his headquarters in Suizhou to fight to the death, but only more than 3,000 people escaped."
Tong Guan was shocked when he heard the report, and quickly ordered his troops to speed up their march and go to meet them. The messenger was waiting to pass on the order. Suddenly, not far away, Cao Cao, who was following Liu Yanqing, shouted loudly: "No, Prime Minister! What Duan Dujian said was untrue. The young general knew that he must be deceitful, so he left in a hurry. To be taken advantage of.”
After hearing this, Tong Guan frowned and looked unkind. Several confidants and staff around him were immediately furious. They pointed at Cao Cao and said: "Commander, the three armies will follow the instructions. Who are you, dare to question the commander? You should beheaded to show justice." military law."
When Lu Junyi and others heard this, their weapons in their hands tightened. Cao Cao's expression remained unchanged and he said loudly: "I deeply feel the kindness given by the Prime Minister, so I do not avoid misfortunes and blessings, but give good advice. Prime Minister, my life and death are small, and the army is big." Success or failure lies in this one move."
After hearing this, Tong Guan's face became darker and darker. The confidant next to him was about to call for someone to take Cao Cao away. Tong Guan stretched out his hand to stop him and called Cao Cao forward: "Tell me, how can there be fraud?"
Cao Cao stepped forward calmly and said: "Prime Minister, I have reported that Chen Zhu colluded with Wang Qing to cause chaos. In this case, why didn't Chen Zhu trick Duan Pengju into the tent and kill him first? How many hands and feet would be saved?" ?”
Tong Guan nodded slowly, but a close confidant next to him sneered: "That's a big fallacy! That Chen Zhu, the state's military commander, actually colluded with Wang Qing. You can see how stupid he is. Since he is a fool, it is normal for him to keep things secret. "
Cao Cao didn't even look at the guy, nodded and said: "Even if Chen Zhu is stupid, please think about it, Prime Minister, if chaos arises from within, the enemy surrounds the outside, and attacks are carried out both internally and externally, to be prepared is not to be unintentional, that is when the overlord is alive. When Lu Bu was reborn, he could only escape with his own life at most, but he was able to lead three thousand soldiers to fight out. Isn't it weird?"
The confidant said angrily: "What kind of status do you have, do you deserve to speculate on a general?"
Cao Cao seemed to have not heard anything, and said: "The most important thing is that even if he is short of horses and cannot reach Ye County for a while, now that the expedition horse has arrived, he is a defeated general and does not come with him to plead guilty. How dare he wait for the prime minister to see him?" "
The confidant opened his mouth and his face turned red instantly.
Tong Guan nodded, pondered for a moment, and asked: "Now that you have seen through it, is there any way to deal with it?"
Cao Cao said: "He only has three thousand men, how dare he charge the army? I expect there will be an ambush nearby. The prime minister called the detective horse to ask if there are any hills or dense forests around where Duan Pengju is. If there are, they must be where the ambush is."
Tong Guan called to inspect the horse and asked, and sure enough, there was a horse head mountain nearby. Cao Cao said: "Needless to say, the ambush must be behind the mountain. In this case, the prime minister might as well do this, this, and this."
After saying that, Tong Guan looked up to the sky and laughed. After laughing, he looked at Cao Cao, nodded and said: "The thieves are nothing more than a mob, and I have no joy in defeating them. So those who are happy are those who have talents like you! Who is your surname?"
Cao Cao smiled and said: "My surname is Wu and Zhi."
Tong Guan recited it silently twice, nodded and said: "Wuzhi, please contribute to the family, and I will protect your future."
Then he turned to call Liu Yanqing: "Manager Liu, since this general is under your command, this battle will be left to your department to fight."
Liu Yanqing clasped his fists with great joy: "I will obey the order!"
Immediately, he led Cao Cao back, ordered ten thousand people from his headquarters, and moved in two groups. Tong Guan led the army and then marched slowly.
Cao Cao followed Liu Yanqing, Sun An and Geng Gong, and led 3,000 men and horses in front. When they came to Wulipo, they saw more than 3,000 Duan Pengju's men sitting in neat formation.
Cao Cao glanced at it and laughed loudly: "Duan Dujian, the defeated army is still so organized, it seems like you have won the battle."
Duan Pengju panicked, raised his eyes and shouted: "Who are you? What do you know? If I hadn't managed the army well, how would I have been able to fight through the internal and external difficulties?"
Cao Cao smiled and said: "Stop acting. Chen Zhu has already made it clear. It is clearly you who surrendered Wang Qing."
Duan Pengju was shocked and said: "Impossible! He was clearly going west, how could he be so fast...ah! You deceived me."
Ban Ze jumped up next to him and cursed: "Duan, you idiot, how did you become a high official? Brothers, follow me and kill the officers and soldiers!"
Three thousand thieves jumped up at the same time, shouting and coming to kill.
Sun An said angrily: "Having seen through your tricks, how dare you come to touch the tiger's beard?" He rushed out first and met Banze. Banze poked at him with his gun. Sun An's left sword was swung away, and his right sword was only one blow. He slashed Banze head and shoulders, slashed half of his body and landed on the ground. He rushed into the enemy's army non-stop, stirring up a bloody storm with his two swords.
Duan Pengju's face was as white as paper, and he said in a hateful voice: "Since I won't leave a way for me to live, I will drag you to death with me!" He hated Cao Cao for exposing his plan, and charged at Cao Cao with his bullhead. Geng Gong shouted, and stepped forward to block him with his gun. During the fight, Cao Cao waved his big sword and led three thousand soldiers and horses directly into the opponent's formation. Although the three thousand thieves were selected, they defeated the generals when they came up, which dampened their spirit. Sun An was an invincible warrior and alone One of them broke through the formation and charged in. His ferocious appearance was frightening to see. Then he was defeated by Cao Cao's troops and was immediately torn into pieces.
When Liu Zhibo from the back of the mountain heard the report, his expression changed greatly and he said: "He actually saw through my clever plan. There must be capable people in the Song army. That's all. Now that he is prepared, how can we fight with the enemy outnumbered? I had no choice but to cut off the tail of the gecko and lead this army." Seventeen thousand people retreated first."
Before he finished speaking, someone from behind was heard shouting loudly: "Thieves from Huaixi, do you recognize the Western Army Po Han Wu?"
Youfenjiao: Zhibo sets fire to the vanguard and pursues him while he is victorious in order to achieve success. The phrase reveals the deceptive plan and the plan finally came to nothing.
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