Han Dang is stronger

Chapter 310 The Battlefield on the Northern Front (1)

It is possible to do bad things with good intentions, and it is possible to do good deeds without intentions. Zhou Zeng, the chief civil officer of the Han army, and Chao Zhi, the general of the Han army who specialize in looking after Xiang Kang's house, unintentionally sold a big favor to Uncle Zhou.

Uncle Zhou also only found out when he returned to Xianyang that Zhou Zeng and Chao Zhi did not transfer the [-] recruits they urgently recruited from Shangjun to Xianyang in order to relieve the soldiers from traveling back and forth. Nu, Diaoyin, Yangzhou, Fushi and other places were armed on the spot and formed into an army. When Uncle Zhou led his army northward, he would join them and incorporate them into the main force for use.

Logically speaking, although the decision made by Zhou Zeng and Chao Zhi did reduce the hard work of recruiting recruits from Shangjun, it was not conducive to Uncle Zhou getting familiar with the army quickly and allowing the army assigned to him by Xiang Kang to form combat effectiveness as soon as possible.However, after learning of this situation, Uncle Zhou not only did not get angry and complained, but on the contrary, he thanked Zhou Zeng and Chao Zhi with a smile on his face, and said excitedly: "Uncle Ya, Lieutenant Chao, I really didn't expect you to meet with me." You are so good, you actually assigned all the best recruits to this subordinate, I really don’t know how to thank you.”

"Best recruit team? What do you mean?"

Zhou Zeng and Chao Zhi were confused together, and after listening to Uncle Zhou's explanation, Zhou Zeng and Chao Zhi realized that since Shang Yang's reform, Shangjun soldiers have always been the best production base of Qin's elite soldiers. The entire Qin army team, without exception, is the elite troops of the Qin army. Even if the princes outside the pass encounter the Guanzhong Qin army, which is known as the old Qin, they can occasionally fight a few teeth and win a few battles. The Qin army in Shangjun basically didn't have any good fruit to eat. The troops of Zhao, Wei and Han, who were the first to bear the brunt, were all as big as a fight when they encountered the Qin army in Shangjun, and they were three points timid before fighting.So when he heard that Zhou Zeng and Chao Zhi had allocated all the recruits recruited in Shangjun to him, Uncle Zhou was of course overjoyed, and he was very grateful to Zhou Zeng and Chao Zhi.

"Treatment! You pay for the dinner tonight! Also, if Zhang Han, Dong Yi, and Sima Xin are killed and the treasures and jades captured, we must share them!"

Before Uncle Zhou's explanation was finished, Chao Zhi couldn't wait to yell, while Zhou Zeng stroked his beard and said that he hadn't had a big banquet for a long time, and hoped that Uncle Zhou could know the truth and don't force him to My own boss will give him small shoes to wear in the future.Uncle Zhou laughed loudly, and said, "Okay, a big banquet is a big banquet! But Zhou Xiangguo, there is a very important issue at the end, and I ask you to take care of it."

"Does General Zhou want to talk about food and grass?" Zhou Zeng guessed Uncle Zhou's request.

"That's right, it's grain and grass." Uncle Zhou nodded and said, "Places like Yunzhong, Yanmen, and Daijun are all sparsely populated. Regarding the issue, the final general has to ask Xiangguo to take more care."

"No problem, this is also my duty." Zhou Zeng agreed without hesitation, and then said: "Don't worry, general, the autumn harvest has just passed, and our main force can replenish food and grass on the spot in Ao Cang. The grain and grass reserves in Guanzhong are very sufficient. , so you just need to fight in front with peace of mind, I will definitely try my best to ensure your supply of food and grass."

"Thank you, Xiangguo." Uncle Zhou hurriedly cupped his hands to express his gratitude, and said, "The troops and horses have not been moved, and the food and grass go first. I also ask Xiangguo to organize people to start transporting grain to Yunzhong County today. The more the quantity, the better."

Zhou Zeng, who is good at internal affairs, agreed without hesitation, and he really started to organize civilian husbands to transport grain and grass northward on the same day, and hoarded it to Yunzhong County for use according to Uncle Zhou's request. The various specific conditions of the army recruits, and by the way, made their own combat plans public, and decided to lead the Han army recruits directly north to Yunzhong County, where they would join forces with the Han Army Wangling Division previously stationed in Yunzhong County. Menhe Daijun, first killed Dong Yi and Zhang Han, and finally, with a condescending momentum, they went straight to Taiyuan from north to south, annihilating Xiang Yu's best friend Sima Xin in one fell swoop!
The matter was not over yet. That night, when the civil and military soldiers of the Han army gathered together to enjoy the prison banquet that Uncle Zhou paid for himself, Uncle Zhou decided to send an envoy to Jinyang, the county seat of Taiyuan, to contact Sima Xin and persuade Sima Xin to follow the example of Shen Yang. Abandon Chu and return to Han, do not provide Zhang Han and Dong Yi with food, grass, money and food support, let alone send troops to help them directly.

Needless to say, upon hearing this, poor Mr. Uncle Sun is of course ashamed immediately, but fortunately, Uncle Zhou is not as black-hearted as Xiang Kang, and he will immediately force Mr. Uncle Sun into battle whenever there is such a dangerous task. He just decided to send an ordinary envoy to contact Sima Xin, and Mr. Shusun turned his worries into joy, and praised Uncle Zhou for his strategic planning and decisive victory thousands of miles away. He deserves to be Xiang Kang's most trusted man. Generals of the army and so on.

After a lot of intensive preparations, four days later, Uncle Zhou finally led about [-] recruits from the Han army and set off. He took Yunyang, which is just north of Xianyang, and went north to Diaoyin along the Chidao left by Qin Shihuang. Before that, tens of thousands of Han soldiers and civilians had already transported a large amount of grain and grass to the north, and the grain trucks on the road were like ants, stretching for more than ten miles, and the momentum was extremely large.

Zhang Han, Dong Yi, and Sima Xin's secret actions are not blind. Of course, there is absolutely no way to hide such a big move of the Han army from their careful eyes. Therefore, Uncle Zhou led the army just northward to the vicinity of Diaoyin, which is the closest to Xianyang Sima Xin had already received the relevant information, and also knew the destination of the Han Army's grain team, and Uncle Zhou's strategic plan was to go north first and then go south, and kill Zhang Han and Dong Yi before attacking himself.

Immediately afterwards, the envoys of the Han army, who traveled lightly and easily, also rushed to Jinyang, and politely handed over a letter written by Uncle Zhou to Sima Xin, asking Sima Xin to immediately stop all military support to Zhang Han and Dong Yi, and return One is to emulate Shen Yang and abandon Chu and return to Han.Needless to say, Sima Xin, who had a close relationship with the Western Chu Army, refused Uncle Zhou's request. While expelling the envoys of the Han army from the country, he sent someone to contact Zhang Han and Dong Yi, and told them about Uncle Zhou's actions and purpose. , Let Zhang Han and Dong Yi prepare for the response as soon as possible.

In addition, in order to facilitate sending troops to reinforce Zhang Han and Dong Yi, Sima Xin gathered his main force in Jinyang early in order to send troops north at any time to keep his northern barrier.

On Dong Yi's side, after Sima Xin sent the information to Dong Yi who is currently stationed in Yanmen County Zhishanwu, Dong Yi really wanted to act first, and sent troops to take down Yunzhong County first, and then relied on the Yellow River to deploy defenses. Yi only had about [-] troops in his hands, and he had to rely on his allies Zhang Han and Sima Xin for food and military supplies, so he had no confidence in completing this operation alone.So in desperation, Dong Yi could only write his plan into a letter, and sent a fast horse to Dai County to contact Zhang Han, suggesting that Zhang Han should work together with him.

On Zhang Han's side, after receiving the urgent report from Sima Xin, Zhang Han sent people north immediately to contact the current Xiongnu Shanyu Maodun, asking him to send troops to help him resist the Han army's attack, but because Maodun is currently Busy with conquering the Qushe, Dingling and other countries in the north, Zhang Han was not sure whether he could get reinforcements. He could only actively prepare his troops for battle, giving priority to how to gather the strength of the three armies in the north of Shanxi to resist the imminent attack of the Han army. attack.

Under such circumstances, after receiving Dong Yi's letter suggesting that he should act first, Zhang Han couldn't help laughing, saying: "This Dong Yi really hasn't changed at all. He just knows to act first when things happen. How can he not think about it? If we send troops to attack Yunzhong County first, it will only hit Zhou Shupifu's arms and give Zhou Shupifu and us a chance to fight quickly."

"Your Majesty, Uncle Zhou wants us to send troops to attack Yunzhong County first?" General Nei Shibao asked curiously.

"Of course." Zhang Han replied: "The area around Yunzhong and Yanmen is vast and sparsely populated, food and grass are extremely scarce, and supplies are all supplied from the rear. If there is a slight difference, there is a danger of running out of food in front, so Uncle Zhou went north this time. , I definitely hope to have a quick battle with us. If we want to be the first to attack Yunzhong County, we will definitely hit Uncle Zhou's arms. So in this battle, our best way is to adopt a strategy of sticking to it , first drag Zhou Shupifu, and slowly find a way to attack his grain path, and then launch a counterattack and annihilate his bandit army."

"Brother, what should we do?" Zhang Ping asked quickly.

"Reply to Dong Yi and tell him not to act rashly." Zhang Han replied, "Hurry up and set up a strong camp in Shanwu first, and prepare for a long-term defense. As for us, the main force will dispatch westward as soon as possible for reinforcements." Shanwu, bring more food, grass and military supplies, first help Dong Yi defend Shanwu, and then plan to counterattack."

Zhang Ping, Nei Shibao and others nodded in agreement, and Zhang Han also hurriedly wrote back to Dong Yi, asking him to act according to his own arrangement, and then decided to personally lead the army to reinforce Shanwu, leaving Zhang Ping to lead the army to guard Dai County and protect Dong Yi. own lair.

At the same time, Uncle Zhou also led the main force of the Han army's partial division to join up with the recruits from Gaonu and Yangzhou successively. After the recruits from Zhishang County joined forces, Uncle Zhou stopped the [-] Han troops to rest.The slow-moving Han army grain transportation brigade continued northward to Yunzhong County according to Uncle Zhou's order, and did not stop at Fushi.

After resting for two days, the [-] new troops assigned by Xiang Kang to Uncle Zhou were finally reorganized and completely formed a whole. Uncle Zhou also called the generals of the Han army this night to announce the next action plan. All the generals thought that Uncle Zhou was going to decide to go northward the next day, but Uncle Zhou suddenly said: "Order the whole army to prepare for departure. Tomorrow morning, march to Wubaoting in Fushi County and cross the Yellow River there. Attack Lishi!"

The tent was full of uproar, and none of the civil and military soldiers of the Han army screamed out loudly, and asked, "General, did we hear correctly? We marched into Wubao to cross the river and attack Lishi? Didn't you say that you were going to march from Yunzhong County to attack the wild goose?" Men and Dai County, and then go south to attack Taiyuan County?"

"If I didn't let the wind out, wouldn't Mr. Sima Xin send his main force to Lishi to stop us from crossing the great river (Yellow River)?" Uncle Zhou smiled back and said, "If I didn't let the wind out Letting them out, how could Zhang Han and Dong Yi obediently set up a high fort in the deep ditch in Yanmen County, waiting for us to attack them? Missed the best time to reinforce Sima Xin in advance?"

Wen and Wu of the Han army continued to be dumbfounded, and then Chongda said: "General, so you are planning to attack Lishi from the very beginning? If that is the case, then why do you let our grain transportation team continue to go north instead of taking our The grain and grass are left directly on the skin and used?"

"Of course, it's to prevent Sima Xinpifu from setting up an eyeliner in Fushi. He guessed that we would attack him suddenly and send his army to Lishi to rescue him all day and night, so we can only make our food transportation team work harder."

Uncle Zhou smiled even more happily, and said: "But don't worry, you won't be hungry. Although there is not much food in Fushi City, it is enough for us to eat for a month. Also, after taking Lishi, Lishi Zishi, Wu County, and Jiexiu in Shidong must have a lot of food, even if we don’t have the road to transport food, we don’t have to worry about running out of food and grass.”

After saying that, Uncle Zhou turned to Wu Gui, the prefect of Shangjun who was next to him, and said with a smile: "Mr. Wu, I won't make it difficult for you. How much food was taken from you? When our food transportation team comes back, I will ask them to return it to you in full. .”

"The general has already said that he is most loyal to the king. Even if you take all the food in the Xiaguan county's storehouse and don't return it, the subordinate will never complain." Wu Gui, the young commander in chief, replied with a smile. He also said: "Although Fushi is remote, there are still many fishing boats along the river. If the general needs it, the subordinate officials can send people to collect boats along the river overnight, and gather them at Wubao Pavilion for the general to listen to."

"Thank you so much, Commander Wu." Uncle Zhou expressed his thanks, and said, "Also, I have to ask Governor Wu to work hard. Before tomorrow morning, we must prepare enough food and grass for fifteen days, so that we can take it away when we leave."

Wu Gui immediately sang a promise, and in order to save time, he left immediately and went back to act according to the order. Uncle Zhou also gave Yang Xi an order, asking Yang Xi to lead the cavalry first the next morning, and rush to Wubaoting to protect the pier and skin care The ships collected by the government for the self-army are also responsible for detecting the enemy's movements on the other side of the Yellow River.He also specially instructed Yang Xi that if the enemy's reaction was too slow and failed to send troops from Lishi to the ferry fortification in time, the Han cavalry could boldly cross the Yellow River and seize the ferry on the other side in advance, so as to ease the difficulty for the Han infantry to cross the river.

The matter was not over yet. After quickly arranging the specific matters for the attack on Fort Wu, Uncle Zhou wrote a book in person, and sent an order to the Han Army's grain transportation team and the Han Army's Royal Tomb, so that the Han Army's grain transportation team After seeing the order, he immediately withdrew to Fushi and sent the grain and grass to the Jinshi front line for use. At the same time, he allocated [-]% of the grain and grass to continue northward and transported it to Linhu (now Dongsheng County) for use.As for the order to Wang Ling, Uncle Zhou asked Wang Ling to lead his army from Yunzhong County to Linhu immediately after he found out that the Shanwu enemy had divided his troops to the south, to join the Han army's grain transportation team and station in Linhu. Fifteen days, and then implement the next tactical plan...

After everything was arranged properly, early the next morning, Uncle Zhou led [-] Han troops to march eastward suddenly. Taking the cavalry as the vanguard, they took the county road and went straight to Wubao on the bank of the Yellow River. When the cavalry arrived at the Wubaoting Ferry first, the Sima Xin Taiyuan Army guards on the opposite bank were stunned to find that the Han army's sudden arrival had already posed a fatal threat to them!
The sky sometimes likes to help evil and suppress good. The shameless sneak attack of the Han army's partial division is already despicable enough. Luck also resolutely stood on the side of the Han army cavalry. Seeing the sudden arrival of the Han army cavalry with a strength of up to [-], the number was not enough. The [-]-strong Taiyuan Army Wharf defenders didn't even have the courage to resist a little bit. The Baichang took the lead in fleeing for their lives, and the soldiers even dispersed. Only a very small number of people fled to Lishi overnight to warn the police.Seeing that there was an opportunity, Yang Xi did not hesitate to use the small number of boats at the west bank wharf to cross the river, and seized the ferry wharf on the opposite bank without any effort.

What's even more outrageous is still behind. Although a few dock guards fled overnight and returned to the Taiyuan Army Linting camp not far to the west to warn the police, but the Taiyuan Army Linting with a strength of more than [-] people was afraid to go out at night. The battalion was in danger, so Leng didn't dare to dispatch a single soldier to the ferry overnight to prevent the Han army from crossing the river. Then it was only at dawn the next day that Linting's Taiyuan army cautiously left the camp and marched westward to the pier. Checking the situation, and seeing that most of the cavalry of the Han army had crossed the Yellow River, Linting's Taiyuan army ran away immediately. Scattered, and took advantage of the situation to seize the camp of the Linting Taiyuan Army.

Finally, after another day, the main force of the Taiyuan army and county soldiers in Lishi hurried to the vicinity of Linting to check the situation. But by this time, not only had all the cavalry of the Han army crossed the Yellow River, but the main force of the infantry of the Han army had also arrived. After reaching the west bank of the Yellow River, many pontoon bridges were built on the Yellow River.Then there was no need for the Han army infantry to take action. The Han army cavalry charged only by wielding a saber and directly killed the Lishi County soldiers. When he came in front of him, he immediately dismounted and surrendered. He didn't even have the courage to escape back to Lishi and continue to defend the city.

Then, the Lishi county magistrate who surrendered before the battle also easily helped the Han army persuade Lishi to open the city and surrender directly, allowing the Han army soldiers to easily take down Lishi county without a single soldier.And when Uncle Zhou curiously asked why Lishi’s magistrate and county magistrate surrendered so resolutely, Lishi’s magistrate and county magistrate replied confidently: “Because Sima Xin is not worthy to be the king of Taiyuan! , Either increase the tax today, or increase the tax tomorrow, and slaughter us Taiyuan people like fish and meat, and we don’t want to be his people for a long time.”

Uncle Zhou smiled, and said to himself: "Sima Xin has no choice but to do this. He has to prepare his troops for battle and is ready to help Xiang Yu attack us at any time, and he also has to provide Zhang Han and Dong Yi to go north to fight. Of course, the money, food and military needs are only It could be exploiting his people. But that's fine too, the more unpopular Mr. Sima Xin is in Taiyuan County, the better it will be for me."

(End of this chapter)