Beidi County was originally established by the Qin State when it destroyed the Yiqu State and took its land. It was originally a large county with more than ten counties under its control. However, after more than 400 years of changes, it has now been reduced to a small county that only controls two counties. .
One of these two counties is called Niyang and the other is Fuping. Among them, Niyang is the seat of Beidi County.
Since the main forces of the Wei army in Guanzhong are concentrated in Qixian, Qixian and the Wei River line, the northern counties and counties in the hinterland of Guanzhong have very few troops. The two counties have only a few hundred troops combined.
Therefore, when Yang Qing's 5,000-strong army entered Beidi County, they captured Niyang and Fuping counties in just two days, and successfully captured and killed hundreds of Wei troops and officials.
It was a pity for Yang Qing that he did not capture and kill Qi Kuan, the governor of Cao Wei's northern region. This guy quickly abandoned the county and ran away when he saw the opportunity. However, the two county magistrates of Niyang and Fuping were not so lucky. Because they refused to surrender, they were both killed by the Han army in the siege.
After breaking through Beidi County, Yang Qing did not take much pause and led the cavalry non-stop into Feng Yi County in the east. Because Beidi fell too quickly, Feng Yi and his soldiers and civilians had not yet received the news, and were caught off guard and were captured again. The Han army defeated three cities in a row, and the Han army directly attacked Feng Yi County and ruled Linjin.
Feng Yi County was called Zuo Feng Yi in the Pre-Han Dynasty. It was called this because its jurisdiction was east of Chang'an, the capital. The opposite was You Fufeng, whose jurisdiction was to the west of Chang'an. Therefore, Zuo Feng Yi, Youfufeng and Jingzhao counties are collectively called Sanfu, which means the three Jifu surrounding the capital Chang'an.
After Cao Pi usurped the throne, Zuo Fengyi was renamed Feng Yi County and led to eight counties: Jin, Heyang, Xiayang, Chongquan, Suyi, Xiagui, Lianshao and Pinyang.
Although there are eight subordinate counties, the total number of county soldiers in Feng Yi County is less than 2,000. The reason is that at the beginning of the year, the main forces of the Guanzhong counties were all deployed by Xiahou Mao to defend Chang'an.
Although Cao Zhen later became responsible for the defense of Guanzhong, he did not release these county soldiers, but kept them with him until now. This gave Yang Qing the opportunity to rely on five thousand cavalry to traverse the hinterland of Guanzhong.
When Sun Yun, the governor of Cao Wei's Feng Yi hurriedly rushed to the city wall and saw thousands of well-dressed and murderous Han cavalry outside the city, his heart was first filled with fear, and then turned to anger.
The reason why he was frightened was naturally because he was startled by the sudden arrival of thousands of Han cavalry. There were only more than a thousand soldiers and horses in Linjin City, and he did not have much confidence to defend the city with this small force.
As for the anger, it was directed at the officials of Beidi County and Dai Ling and others in Qixian County. Thousands of Han troops were coming from the west, but he did not receive advance warning, so he failed to prepare in advance, so he was in trouble today.
"What do these people do for a living? Didn't they say that Yang Qing was over there in Qixian County? Why did he suddenly come to Linjin with thousands of cavalry? I must ask the emperor for a copy of his Dailing." Sun Yun shouted angrily.
Linjin County Magistrate Jiang De on the side stepped forward to persuade: "Master Fu, now is not the time to hold people accountable. Let's think about how to defend the city, right?"
"Well." Sun Yun took a deep breath after hearing this, barely suppressed his anger, and said: "How else can we defend? You go and recruit Minzhuang to go to the city to help defend.
In addition, I notified all the big families in the city in my name, saying that I would temporarily lend them my servants and private soldiers for the safety of Jin Dynasty, and asked them to give their full support to the state affairs. "
"promise."
Jiang De also felt that this treatment was very appropriate, and he responded readily and then went down the city wall.
"Song Sima, please quickly mobilize two teams of capable troops. Before the Shu army besieges the city, immediately report to General Chang'an and Luoyang to request support." Sun Yun turned around and ordered another military attaché.
This Song surnamed Sima, whose single name is Qin, is Sima among the soldiers of Feng Yi County. Because General Wu Gui, the lieutenant general of Feng Yi County, is under the command of Cao Zhen in Chang'an, he is currently commanding more than a thousand soldiers of the county in Linjin City.
Song Qin quickly clasped his fists and said, "No."
Linjin is not a small town, and there are not a few Wei troops in the city. Therefore, the Han army did not build some simple ladders like before and launched the attack. The Han army was divided into two teams. One team set up camp under the command of Liu Yin, and the other team set up camp under the command of Liu Yin. Under the leadership of Tao Gong, he cut down trees to build siege equipment.
Although the Han army is all cavalry, they are also good at dismounting and fighting on foot, and Liu Yin and other generals are veterans of the military revolution, not to mention there are hundreds of prisoners serving as coolies, so the various preparations before attacking the city are It was well organized and looked like a large-scale attack.
"Your Majesty, why did you choose to show your name in Linjin?" Zhang Yi asked in confusion outside Linjin.
It turned out that in order to confuse Dai Ling in Qixian County, Yang Qing led his troops without revealing his identity all the way to the attack. Now that the time was right, he deliberately raised the general's flag so that the Wei officials in the city could report to Cao Zhen, in order to induce Cao Zhen to send reinforcements. .
This was also the reason why he did not immediately order the siege of the city and seal the various passages.
Yang Qing smiled and explained: "Because now it is time to implement the second phase of the plan."
"The second phase of the plan?" The puzzlement on Zhang Yi's face became a little heavier.
Yang Qing said: "That's right. Bo Qi, you don't have to be impatient. We'll discuss it together when Xiuran and the others finish their work."
By evening, the camp was finally built and a lot of siege equipment had been built. The sergeants went back to the camp to rest, but Yang Qing and others gathered in the commander's tent to discuss the next move.
"Your Majesty, I wonder what the second phase of the plan mentioned earlier is?" Zhang Yi asked after everyone sat down.
Liu Yin and others were also curious and listened carefully. Yang Qingdao: "I have been advancing wildly in the past few days, breaking five cities in a row and turning Beidi and Fengyi counties upside down. I expect Cao Zhen will send reinforcements to attack us soon. The primary purpose of sending troops south is It can be said that it has been achieved. Now it is time to implement the second phase of the plan.”
He stood up and walked to the wooden map, pointed at it and said: "As long as Cao Zhen sends reinforcements, Chang'an will be empty. Our army is not entangled with Feng Yi and the puppet Wei reinforcements, but suddenly returns to the west of Jingshui River and quickly moves south, aiming directly at Chang'an. Give Cao Zhen another hard blow.
At that time, Cao Zhen will definitely summon reinforcements from all directions to rescue him. In this way, his carefully arranged defense in Guanzhong will be completely disrupted by our army. Once the defense is disrupted, the prime minister will have an easier time, and maybe there will be a good opportunity to defeat the Wei army. As for when I wait, I can take the opportunity to annihilate the enemy or retreat north.
This is the second phase of a certain plan. What do you think? "
After hearing such a bold and fantastic idea, everyone's blood boiled and they were sincerely convinced. They all expressed their willingness to work with Yang Qing to promote this plan.
"Just envoy, if the reinforcements sent by Cao Zhen are not large, then Chang'an will not be empty. In this way, the troops and horses deployed by the Wei army on the Wei River may not necessarily be mobilized." Zhang Yi suddenly thought of something. unstable factors.
Yang Qing smiled and said: "That's why I asked the sergeant to display the general's flag today. I think my head is worth some money to Cao Zhen.
Moreover, our army penetrated deep into the hinterland of Guanzhong and destroyed the city along the way. The momentum was huge and shocked the Wei court. In the eyes of the Wei people, our army's behavior was extremely arrogant and provocative. Cao Zhen must have wanted to annihilate us all so that he could deal with it. The pseudo-emperor Cao Rui gave an explanation.
Therefore, the soldiers and horses sent by Cao Zhen will definitely not be a handful. A few thousand people will definitely not be enough. If you want to annihilate my five thousand elite cavalry, you will need tens of thousands of soldiers and horses. "
"So that's the case. I'm deeply impressed by you for your long-term plan." Only then did Zhang Ni understand the true intention of Yang Qing's banner today and said sincerely.
Yang Qing smiled and waved his hand when he heard this, and said: "Of course, after our army kills Chang'an, Feng Yi will also leave some troops here to deal with the Wei reinforcements. I wonder who is willing to stay?"
"Your Majesty, I would like to stay." As soon as he finished speaking, Feng Chong stood up and responded.
Yang Qing laughed and said: "Haha, even if you don't recommend yourself, I intend to let you stay. We have many enemies and few, so we have to use guerrilla methods to deal with them. You were good at this method when you were in Nanzhong. You It is most appropriate for me to ask you to stay."
"Yes, I reassure you that I will definitely drag the Wei reinforcements to Feng Yi." Feng Chong also assured with a smile.
Yang Qing nodded and said, "Okay, now we just wait for Cao Zhen to take the bait."
