In Chaoge City, the bloody killings had just ended.
Yang Dan led two thousand people and marched along the street wall, driving the rebel Shuiwu Fort residents as the vanguard, killing hundreds of remaining enemy soldiers and even accidentally injuring a small number of surrendered soldiers.
The Wubao commanders looked at Yang Dan with pale faces.
Others knelt beside a corpse and cried bitterly.
That was his son. After his early conversion, he and his troops were besieged by the people of Wubao who were loyal to Da Hu, and he persisted until the last moment.
Yang Dan took hundreds of soldiers from Nanyang Lejia and killed them all together with the surrounding enemy soldiers, making no distinction between friend and foe.
Even his son was beheaded by Yang Dan before he could say a word.
Theoretically, this is accidental damage.
It is impossible for Li Chong to take out his anger on Yang Dan just for the sake of surrendering someone from Hebei. He can still tell the difference between the seriousness and the seriousness.
Therefore, this dumb loss is finally settled.
Yang Dan licked his mouth, wanting to kill this person too to avoid future troubles.
But there were too many people around, and it was inconvenient to do it. I had to think of a way later.
The private soldiers of the Nanyang family quickly took control of various key points in the city, drove the surrendered Hebei people away, and ordered them to visit Li Chong.
Yang Dan walked into the county government office and looked at the corpses on the ground with an expressionless face.
People in Hebei are fighting each other and killing each other. What does it have to do with him? The only thing that makes him unhappy is that all his belongings have been robbed, although there are not many valuable things in the county government.
The food stored in the city is even more scarce. I just sent someone to do a rough inventory and found that there were about five or six thousand husks of millet, more than 2,000 husks of wheat, and less than 2,000 husks of miscellaneous grains. It was very pitiful.
This small amount of food is enough for the three thousand defenders to last for a month.
A few three to four hundred households may still have some food stored in their homes, but how many days can they last? If real fire is fired, the defenders will be unwilling or unable to surrender, and in the end they will only be able to plunder all the food in their homes and leave the people behind.
The pot is boiling. This kind of thing has not been uncommon since the late Han Dynasty.
After inspecting the county government office, Yang Dan climbed to the top of the city again.
He brought two thousand wealthy soldiers from Nanyang to guard the four gates. This is the most important place.
Just now four thousand more Nanyang soldiers came in, and they were divided to defend the city.
The last four thousand people camped in the old camp in the east of the city, competing with Chao Ge.
Governor Li Zhong has already told him that he will be responsible for the defense of Chaoge County. This is the forward stronghold for taking over Fangtou South City. It is very important and must not be missed, so ten thousand people were arranged to guard it.
In addition, this is actually a reward.
Those who break the city first will naturally be treated differently, even though they are picked first.
On the east bank of Qishui, there are still convoys of baggage vehicles coming to Chaoge.
This is necessary.
If you don't take advantage of the favorable opportunity before Shi Le's main force has returned and the Zhiquliu cavalry has been repelled to transport supplies, when will you plan to transport them?
If Li Chong planned to continue to lead his army northward, cross the Qishui River, and attack Dangyin, then Chaoge County would be his logistical fulcrum—Dangyin, as the name suggests, is located on the south bank of the Dangshui River.
To be honest, he didn't think it was a good thing for Li Chong to go north. But he was the governor and was under the military orders of Duke Chen, so what else could he say? Besides, he heard that Duke Chen was going to send more troops to this route...
Well, that's all, let's just fight and knock him down if he's dead.
The desolate sound of horns resounded in the wilderness.
The cavalry brigade headed north again, heading towards Qishui - Qishui originates from the mountains and first goes from west to east in Jijun, then turns south.
"You are so desperate!" Yang Dan glanced at them with a complicated expression and said with emotion.
****
On May 23, within the Kaocheng shogunate, generals and assistants were coming in and out, constantly gathering all kinds of news.
Shao Xun sat on the couch, his eyes wandering around the map on the wall.
The recliner was swaying, and his body was swaying along with it, and his mood was very relaxed.
The war can be said to have begun, because Li Chong, the commander-in-chief of the left wing, has led his troops northward.
Song of Kechao on the 19th.
On the 20th, the vanguard cavalry entered Qishui and seized the stone bridge.
On the night of the 21st, the army set up camps on the north and south banks of Qishui River.
The distance from Fangtou to the south and north from the Second City to Jijun and Chaoge County is about thirty miles.
Traveling northeast from Chaoge, it is about eighty miles to Dangyin County, Wei County, where you need to cross the Qishui River.
From Dangyin North, we crossed Danshui and arrived at Anyang County about 40 miles away.
Crossing the Huan River from Anyang to the north, we can reach Yecheng by walking another forty miles.
The whole journey is more than 190 miles, less than 200 miles.
In the two hundred-mile journey, except for the first section of more than thirty miles, the remaining one hundred and sixty miles cannot use rivers and can only transfer materials by land. In addition, three east-west rivers need to be crossed in the middle to conquer Dangyin and Anyang.
A city blocking the post road.
For Shao Xun, the risks slowly began to increase.
For Shi Le, opportunities gradually began to appear.
The news coming back from Yecheng has been intermittent, and has completely stopped recently. Shao Xun does not know where Shi Le is.
Perhaps, he was collecting food while heading south, and was not in a hurry to return to Yecheng immediately.
Haha, my little mind is quite vicious.
Shao Xun closed his eyes and sketched another marching route in his mind.
Light footsteps sounded, followed by the sounds of trays and bowls.
"In the past, in order to defeat the Yuan Tan brothers, Cao Mengde built a cannon, dredged the waterway, and traveled northeast from Baigou." A familiar voice rang in his ears.
Shao Xun did not open his eyes and continued to listen.
"In Hebei, no matter how unstable people's hearts are, it is still easier for Shile to supply supplies than for you. If you are not careful on the way north, you may risk the entire army being wiped out."
"You have built the south city of Fangtou and dredged the Qishui River. The fleet can enter Fangtou from the river. Wouldn't it be safer to go down the Baigou River and collect Liyang, Dunqiu and other counties?"
"Cao Mengdes followed the Baigou to Neihuang, turned to the northwest, and went up against the Huan River. The army supplies went straight to Anyang, and then went north to surround Yecheng."
Shao Xun raised the corners of his mouth slightly and sighed: "It's good to study. You are knowledgeable about the past and the present. These days, some generals are illiterate and don't study. They are worse than you as a flower slave."
How did Cao Cao attack Yecheng?
In fact, it was not that they rushed directly to Yecheng and then surrounded it as most people thought.
In fact, he faced the same dilemma as Shao Xun, how to transport supplies to Yecheng city smoothly, safely and at low cost.
Moreover, Shao Xun faced a worse situation than Cao Mengde, because Shi Le had a lot of cavalry, which was more difficult to deal with than brothers Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang - it was not about strength or people's hearts, but mainly about the types of troops.
It is indeed extremely risky to transport grain directly from Fangtou to the north.
But if we follow Cao Cao's example and use ships to travel in a triangle, transport the grain to Anyang by water, and then transfer it by land, it is only a journey of forty miles, but it is much safer.
Many wars since the Han Dynasty have been fought around grain roads.
"I'm leaving." Shao Xun sat up, picked up the tea bowl and took a sip, keeping his eyes on the map.
There were only cities, mountains and rivers on the map, but as the supreme commander, who was planning wars almost day and night, he "saw" the number, strength and location of the troops next to the cities, mountains and rivers.
But when we went further up to the central area of ​​Hebei, it was completely blank.
The assassination of the governor was not omnipotent, and Yu Chen had only recruited some of the people. He did not know where Shi Le was, how he arranged the situation, and how he planned to fight.
Therefore, since ancient times, military books and strategies have always emphasized the principle of "first making yourself invincible, and then making the enemy victorious." The reason is that you do not have the eyes of the sky and cannot know every move of the enemy, so you must first make yourself invincible.
It must be watertight, stable and impeccable, and then catch the enemy's mistakes and defeat them in one fell swoop.
Of course, it is easy to say it, but not so easy to do it.
This not only tests the level of the commander, but also the ability of the generals below, and even the subjective initiative, battlefield reading ability, and adaptability of mid-level officers can influence the final battle situation.
War does not necessarily mean you are strong and you will win if you can fight it. There is uncertainty in it.
"So urgent? The Silver Spear soldiers haven't arrived at Fangtou yet, right?" Concubine Pei came over and massaged his head.
"Although we won the first battle, it was not that safe." Shao Xun said: "Yin Qi, the deputy governor of the Yi Cong Army, died of his injuries. I have withdrawn his troops. With just a few cavalry, we have to open the way to gain time and cover the ground.
The convoy formation is not enough to protect the fleet and even to chase and defeat the enemy. If Shi Le wants to defeat me, he can only rely on the cavalry. This is his only chance."
"Now that you have made up your mind, go ahead." Concubine Pei said, "There are three thousand people here in Kaocheng, which is enough to defend the city. Tang Jian, Liu Qia, and Man Heng are stationed along the river.
Do you want to go north?"
"These farmers and soldiers have average combat power, so we should stay in Henan." Shao Xun pondered for a moment and said, "Besides, I am also worried that something will happen to the east, or even to the south."
"Is there enough food and grass?"
"This year, many places have reported poor crop seedlings, and the harvest may be poor during the autumn harvest. It's better to use it sparingly now."
"As long as you know it." Concubine Pei straightened his robes and said, "Don't take risks. You have lost one or two games now, and your muscles and bones will no longer be broken."
Shao Xun nodded slightly.
There is also a difference between defeat and defeat.
If the defeated army is a miscellaneous force, it is harmless. To put it darkly, it is not necessarily a bad thing.
If the one who loses is a direct force, then he will become Liu Xiu, and even want to be Liu Xiu, but he won't be able to do so. After all, his status is far inferior to others.
"After I leave, Yanzhou will be quiet. Even if there are Hu cavalry going south to harass, they should stay behind closed doors and don't act rashly. Anyone who dares to come here to request troops and horses will not be allowed." Shao Xun finally warned.
"Okay." Concubine Pei nodded and looked up out of the window.
The sun is scorching at noon, and the soldiers are fighting in silence.
She felt tremendous pressure just as an outsider.
As the saying goes, a single move can affect the whole body. People who are involved wholeheartedly have much more to consider than she does. The worries during this process can be imagined.
The poem only talks about defeating the enemy while talking and laughing, deliberately concealing the heart-wrenching steps and meticulous preparations, making people think that war is a very simple thing, which is ridiculous.
"Will Liu Cong..." Concubine Pei suddenly thought of something and asked.
Shao Xun didn't answer for a long time.
Maybe this problem also bothers him.
Chapter completed!