He can hold the eagle bow like the full moon, look northwest, and shoot at the wolf. --------"Hunting in Mizhou, Jiangchengzi" by Su Shi of the Northern Song Dynasty
It is said that the guards of Guiyang, Chen Ying and Bao Long, led a sparse force of three thousand soldiers and horses, opened the city gate to meet Huang Gai's army. The two formations were facing each other, and Chen Ying took the lead. He rushed to stand a few hundred meters in front of Huang Gai's formation and shouted: "Don't shoot cold arrows!"
Huang Gai raised his right hand to signal his men not to fire arrows, and shouted with a sneer: "How can your mantis arm be my chariot? Why didn't you surrender earlier? What can you say?"
Chen Ying shouted: "You underestimate us, but you are just bullying me because I have few soldiers. If you can win the flying fork in my hand now, Guiyang County will be yours to take."
Huang Gai laughed and said: "It turns out that we are going to fight against the generals. Let's go. I planned to defeat you all in one fell swoop, but I'm afraid that you have fewer soldiers and won't be convinced even if you lose. Today I will let you lose with all your heart." As he spoke, he struck out with his broadsword. Heng, just as he was about to fight with his horse, a general behind him shouted: "Commander Huang! How can you kill a chicken with an ox's knife!" A horseman rushed forward quickly, and it was Liu Yong, the commander of the third division.
Liu Yong rode a white horse, wore silver armor, wielded a steel spear, was young and handsome, and had extraordinary momentum. He rushed out of the military formation like a beautiful ball, and all the soldiers cheered loudly. Chen Ying was born as a hunter, with small eyes and turned nose, and poor appearance. He hated handsome young men the most and would not talk to him. He would stab him with his fork. Liu Yong raised his spear to meet him. The two horses circled and fought together.
Chen Ying relied on strength, but was not very particular about his spear technique. Liu Yong's marksmanship came from his family tradition, but it was very strict. He did not touch Chen Ying's steel spear, but only pointed at the holes in his chest and abdomen. After fighting for more than ten rounds, Chen Ying gradually only had the ability to parry. Bao Long, who was behind the formation, saw him and hurriedly waved his hammers and hit his horse to help.
Liu Yong did not refuse anyone who came, so he cheered up and actually wanted to fight one against two. A general beside Huang Gai was annoyed and shouted: "You don't keep your word, wait until I capture you alive!" He raised his sword in his hand and rode straight towards Bao Long, who was the commander of the 1st Cavalry Division. Tong.
When Bao Long saw another young general coming, he thought that the generals of Lingling Army and Horse were all so young. He raised his hammers to seal the blow from Fu Tong's head. Fu Tong felt a strong force coming, and the steel knife was knocked into the air. Knowing that the big black man opposite had some strength, he used a round of Professor Huang Zhong's sharp knife, and saw the shadow of the knife flying, and the silver light suddenly appeared. , dizzying.
Bao Long's heavy hammers meant he was strong in offense and defensive in nature, but in order to deal with the sharp knives, he had to fly his hammers in front of him to resist the rounds of sharp knives, leaving him with no time to attack. The sword was light and the hammer was heavy. After a while, Bao Long was exhausted and panting. He didn't know how long he could resist. He only felt that the hammers were getting heavier and heavier. For the first time, he deeply regretted that he had chosen such a heavy weapon.
Huang Gai watched the enemy in front of the formation, with a large flag embroidered with the word "yellow" flying high behind him. Behind the flag were dense layers of swords and guns. There was a cold glow in the sun. The morale of Hongtian skyrocketed, and the soldiers were eager to fight. Heart. Seeing that both Liu Yong and Fu Tong had the upper hand, Huang Gai heard the neighing of the horses behind him and knew that the horses of the cavalry division were waiting impatiently. He raised his right hand high and waved his whip lightly, and the war drums of the army immediately roared into the sky. Get up and help out the two young players.
When the Qinglong Army heard the drum beat, they started shouting at the same time. The shouts of killing were like an overwhelming sound. The three thousand Guiyang Army on the opposite side were so frightened that they all trembled. They all prepared to flee backwards, and even began to abandon their helmets and armor, and throw away their swords and guns. When Liu Yong and Fu Tong heard the beat of their own drums, they cheered up and launched another fierce attack. Bao Long was already so tired that he wanted to die, so he took the lead and roared, threw his sledgehammer and ran away; Chen Ying saw Bao Long escaping and also turned around. Ma Tou, followed Bao Long and fled.
The yellow-covered riding whip pointed forward, and the cavalry division's ten thousand troops rushed out first, followed behind Fu Tong, and rushed towards the enemy formation like arrows. The enemy was just preparing to meet their two coaches when they suddenly saw the opponent's army rushing in. Chen Ying and Bao Long couldn't care less, they all turned their backs and ran away. Throw away all the heavy weapons and armor, and have to run faster than the people around you to survive. If you can't run anymore, you have to lie on the ground and pretend to be dead, or surrender.
In this battle, Huang Gai did not lose a single soldier and won a complete victory. He killed and captured more than a thousand people and captured more than a thousand armors and weapons. Bao Long was captured alive, but Chen Ying led the remnant to escape back to the city and never left the house again.
Huang Gai's troops were behind with their baggage and siege equipment not yet in place, and they were in no rush to attack. After setting up camp, the soldiers shot the prepared surrender letters onto the city walls one after another.
Chen Ying was pleading guilty in front of Zhao Fan, and the soldiers sent a letter of persuasion to surrender to Zhao Fan. When Zhao Fan opened the letter and read it, he found that Hengyang and You County had been blockaded by the Qinglong Army. Unless Zhao Fan was willing to flee to Jiaozhou, which was a barren mountainous place, he would have no way to escape and it would be better to surrender to Lingling. Lingling Governor Chen was eager for talents, he was very benevolent and righteous to surrendered generals, and he valued the common people. Not only could he ensure that Zhao Fan's family was safe and he could continue to serve as an official and general, but he could also ensure that the people of the county were safe and contented with their work and life.
Zhao Fan closed the letter and sighed. He had heard about the Qinglong Army occupying Hengyang earlier. It seemed that it would be very dangerous to escape to Changsha, not to mention bringing his family with him. Now that the army has been defeated, if we don't surrender, we may be killed.
Zhao Fan ordered people to kidnap Chen Ying, held the official seal in his hand, and surrendered to Kaicheng. Huang Gai took the official seal and said: "Prefect Zhao, those who know the current affairs are indeed outstanding." Zhao Fan said with a smile: "The crime deserves death. In fact, he should be surrendered early."
Huang Gai's army entered the city to appease the people. Huang Gai ordered Liu Min, Fu Tong, and Liu Yong's troops to set out to wipe out the suburban counties under the jurisdiction of Guiyang County, and brought Liu Xian's 10,000 troops to guard the Guiyang County seat. They also ordered Zhao Fan's family, Chen Ying, Bao Long and others to be escorted to Lingling, leaving the lord to his fate.
The news that Huang Gai had captured Guiyang within a few days had reached Lingling. The generals were delighted, and Chen Long also issued a commendation order to the First Army. The first phase of the strategy was successfully completed. Now Chen Long's power has spread across the two counties of Jingzhou, and his territory has been expanded to Chen, Linwu, Nanping, Bian, Leiyang, Guiyang, Yangshan, and Yinshan under the jurisdiction of Guiyang County. In eleven counties including , Qujiang, Hankuang and Shenyang, the household registration increased by more than 300,000, and the total population reached 7.8 million.
After the dust settled in Guiyang, Liu Xian sent a report back to Xiangyang. For the time being, Liu Biao stood still and seemed to have no reaction to the fall of Guiyang. On this day, Chen Long was anxious that all the senior generals had finished discussing the matter with Liu Biao. Speaking of the war in Xiliang, Chen Long said: "The matter in Guiyang has been completed, and the envoys from Jiaozhou have been sent. Jingzhou is temporarily at peace with Liu Biao." . The last time we talked about the strategy for Xiliang, it was a matter of time. Regardless of what Dong Zhuo will do at the moment, let’s first take a look at the urban geography of Xiliang."
Then he asked Zhou Buyi: "Yuan Zhi, have you prepared?"
Zhou Bujie stood up and cupped his hands and said: "Since Xun Gongda made a plan for my lord to pass through Xiliang, I have been collecting the geography of Yongliang. Now I have made a map and keep it with me at all times." He took out a piece from his arms. The silk cloth, when unfolded, shows a military map of the two states of Yongliang.
Zhou Busuo hung the picture on the wall and explained to the generals: "The two states of Yongliang and Liang are both dominated by Gobi, deserts and mountains. The distance between the cities is far and the road is difficult to travel. If there are no horses, camels and other loads, I am afraid that Transportation is very difficult. Therefore, Xiliang has always been famous for its iron cavalry."
Chen Long looked at the obvious big cities on the map, namely Chang'an, Tianshui, Anding, Wuwei, Dunhuang, Jiuquan, etc. They were not much different from the information in his mind. However, the traffic roads only had natural valleys and After crossing the desert and other small roads, I thought that although Xiliang was a vast land with abundant resources, it was still a wild wilderness at that time.
Zhou Buyi pointed to the middle of Yongliang and said: "This is the area where the Qiang people live. The rebellion of Han Sui and others also started because of the Qiang Beigong Boyu. If you want to conquer Xiliang, you should not set foot in this area to avoid causing trouble. The Qiang people came to attack us."
After that, he pointed to Chang'an and said: "Most of the imperial troops sent out troops from Chang'an to conquer Xiliang. Now, there are rebel troops active in the outer suburbs of Chang'an, so when sending out troops, we can adopt a step-by-step strategy to compress the rebels to the Hexi Corridor. In one area, we will gather together and annihilate them. However, if the rebels flee to the direction of Xianbei, I heard that there is an endless prairie, and if you want to pursue them, it will be like finding a needle in a haystack."
Chen Long said: "Yuan Zhi is right. Our focus is still on managing the city. However, as I said last time, our focus this time is not how to unify Xiliang. It is not easy for us to defend the territory of Xiliang."
All the generals looked at Chen Long obediently and listened to his true purpose.
Chen Long said slowly: "Our purpose is, first, to welcome back Xun You's military advisor, and second, to occupy Chang'an and block Dong Zhuo's passage into Luoyang."
