The army set out in the middle of the night, moving quietly.
More than ten miles away from Luoyang, Liu Cheng suddenly ordered the main force of the army to turn northeast and head toward Xiaopingjin.
However, he did not inform the pioneer officer Du Kai, but the three thousand rangers led by Du Kai still headed west to Hongnong County, Shaanxi Province.
Although the county and general school officials were puzzled, they did not express any doubts.
Shaanxian County belongs to Hongnong County and is located on the edge of the Yellow River.
It is the best place to cross the river to Hedong.
Liu Cheng originally wanted to lead his army to Hedong, but he temporarily changed his mind and asked the pioneer officer Du Kai to go to Hedong alone, while he Lead the main force to Xiaopingjin and prepare to cross the river to Hanoi County.
Most of the main force of the Baibo Army is attacking Hedong County.
Logically speaking, Liu Cheng should lead the main force to Hedong.
However, according to relevant information obtained, part of the Baibo Army has already attacked Taiyuan, Shangdang County and Hanoi County, and captured Hanoi County.
In some areas, Hanoi County was close to Luoyang and separated by the Yellow River, which posed too great a threat to the capital, so he decided to lead the main force of the Northern Army to Hanoi County to eliminate the threat from Bai Bo's army in Luoyang.
After walking for a while, Liu Cheng took out a tips bag and gave it to Zhang Liao and said: "Send someone to deliver this tip bag to Du Kai and ask him to act according to the instructions in the bag."
"Yes, my lord," Zhang Liao agreed after taking the kit, and sent his own soldiers on fast horses to chase Du Kai's three thousand rangers.
Jia Xu was riding beside Liu Cheng.
When he heard Liu Cheng's arrangement, he asked: "My lord, I want to clear out the bandits in Hanoi first, and then deal with the bandits in Bingzhou and Hedong.
But it will take a lot of time to go back and forth." ah" Liu Cheng sighed: "Yes, I also know that Hanoi and Hedong are separated by Shangdang, blocked by Wangwu Mountain and Taihang Mountain.
The road from Hanoi to Hedong is difficult.
If several passes such as Huguan, Tianjingguan and Jiguan are invaded, We have to spend a lot of time and troops to attack, but the bandit army in Hanoi County is too close to the capital and poses a great threat to the capital.
We must first wipe out the bandit army in Hanoi County and then send troops to move westward. ".
Jia Xu smiled and said: "I think that my lord does not need to attach too much importance to this Baibo bandit army.
The bandit army is just a bandit army after all.
Although there are many people, they are just a mob.
They cannot occupy the city for a long time after capturing it, so The subordinates concluded that most areas in Hedong, Hanoi, Shangdang, and Taiyuan were still under government control.
The local officials did not have the ability to send troops to pursue and suppress them, but the defenders The city is sufficient, but it is not easy for the bandit army to capture the big city.
They can also attack some small cities with weak city defenses and low walls, and they are worried about being surrounded and suppressed.
Therefore, after they capture it, they will loot and leave quickly.
It is impossible.
The subordinates who have been entrenched for a long time believe that we must first find out where the main force of the bandit army is currently and the strength of the bandits, and then make targeted arrangements for dispatching troops to suppress it."
Liu Cheng thought about Jia Xu's suggestion and nodded: "Wen He is right.
Regarding the news about the bandit army, my general has sent people to investigate.
I believe there will be news soon.
No matter what, we still Let’s go to Hanoi first and then talk about Du Kai.
Over there, my general has asked him to go to Hedong to look for the bandits first, and wait for the opportunity to attack if he can, or leave if he can't.
The main task of his three thousand pioneer cavalry is to contain the bandits in Hedong and prevent them from attacking Hedong. cause more damage."
Next to him, Zhu Jianping reminded: "My lord, although it is already winter and the dry season, our army has 30,000 troops.
It will only take several days to cross the river.
We need to send people to prepare ships in advance."
Liu Cheng smiled and said, "Don't worry.
I ordered Zhang Ji to send people to Mengjin two days ago to order the local government to collect boats, planks and other tools, and organize manpower to build a pontoon bridge on the river.
It is the dry season now, so it shouldn't be very difficult to build a pontoon bridge."
By the time our army reaches the ferry, I believe the pontoon bridge has been built, and our army will be able to cross the river without waiting."
The biggest difficulty in building a pontoon bridge is to drive piles in the river and fix the boat to withstand the impact of the water flow.
Fortunately, it is the dry season, the water level has dropped and the flow is gentle, which is suitable for water operations.
However, with today's technical means and materials, the difficulty is still not high.
Small.
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This is the first time Jia Xu and Zhu Jianping have heard of the floating bridge.
They have never seen it and cannot comment on it.
Thirty thousand troops walked all night and only rested for an hour along the way.
They arrived at Xiaopingjin Ferry in the afternoon of the next day.
As expected, a wide pontoon bridge on the river had been built, and there were many local officers and soldiers stationed at the bridges on both sides.
When Jia Xu, Zhu Jianping and the soldiers of the Northern Army saw a wide bridge made of boats and timber across the river, they couldn't help but exclaimed.
It turned out that the bridge could be built in any other way.
The various units of the army crossed the river in a certain order.
Liu Cheng and others stood on horseback and observed from a high place.
Jia Xu said: "This bridge is really strange.
Building such a bridge temporarily in a few days can indeed enable the army to move as quickly as possible."
Crossing the river at a speed, it shouldn’t be used for a long time.”
Liu Cheng shook his head and said: "It can't be used for a long time.
After all, it is wood piling.
It will rot quickly if it is soaked in water for a long time.
When the water level rises in the spring and summer next year, the water flow is rapid, and the wood piles and boats will definitely be washed away.
Zhang Liao, Send the order and send two hundred people to guard the two sides of the pontoon.
At the end of the bridge, after the army crosses the river, the pontoon bridge is allowed to be open to the people on both sides who need to cross the river, and reasonable bridge tolls are charged.
However, the principle of priority use of the bridge must first be ensured by the military.
Everything must be used for military messengers, food, grass and ordnance.
Make way, and be careful to prevent infiltration and destruction.”
"Follow your orders" All 30,000 horses crossed the river in only two hours after speeding up.
However, Liu Cheng did not order a rest, but forced the army to continue marching.
It was not until the evening that the army had gone another thirty miles before ordering the army to camp.
The soldiers of the Northern Army were very tired after walking for a day and night.
After dinner, they went back to their camps to sleep.
Apart from the snoring coming from each tent, the only sounds left in the camp were the footsteps of patrols and the friction of weapons and armor. .
Not long after nightfall, Wang Yue was ushered in by the guards at the camp gate and asked to "meet the general."
Liu Cheng sat on the horse without moving and asked, "Is there any news about the bandits?"
"We have found some information," Wang Yue said, took out the silk from his arms, opened it and said, "The name of the bandit leader of the White Wave Army is Guo Da, and some people also call him Guo Tai.
According to the investigation, this person was once the General Tiangong of the Yellow Turban Army.
One of Zhang Jiao's generals led some of the Yellow Turban remnants to hide in the Baibo Valley in Hedong Province after the Yellow Turban Rebellion was put down.
After several years, the rebellion resumed in February this year.
At the beginning, the movement was not very powerful, but the officials from various places in Hedong County continued to deceive the superiors and subordinates.
After a few months, the officials of Hedong County were unable to suppress this bandit army, so they still submitted a petition to the court.
However, the late emperor's death happened to coincide with the death of the late emperor.
The various forces in the DPRK and China are vying for power and creating chaos, and the memorials sent by Hedong County have disappeared.
As a result, the bandit forces have grown stronger and stronger, and the destruction has become more and more serious."
"Two months ago, Dong Zhuo actually got the news and ordered his son-in-law Niu Fu to lead an army to suppress the Baibo Army.
However, he was defeated during the battle with Guo Da and had no choice but to retreat to Shaanxi.
Guo Da also united to move inward.
The Xiongnu Chanyu Yufuluo in the Fen River Basin successively attacked Taiyuan and Hanoi, and went south to Hedong, which caused a shock in the capital."
"Guo Da has generals Yang Feng, Han Xian, Li Le, Hu Cai and others, each leading a troop.
The bandit army has a strength of about 100,000.
Now Guo Tai's general Yang Feng leads 30,000 people and The Xiongnu Chanyu Yu Fuluo is in the northern part of Hanoi, Guo Tai and Li Le are in the central and northern part of Hedong, with 50,000 troops; Han Xian and Hu Cai are leading 20,000 troops in Shangdang generation."
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After hearing this, Liu Cheng said: "The area where they are entrenched is too vague.
This general needs more accurate information.
Next, we will focus on checking which counties in the north of Hanoi Yang Feng and Yu Fuluo are active.
Guo Da, Li You can check the information about Le, Han Xian and Hu Cai later."
Wang Yue cupped his fists and said, "I understand."
After crossing the river, the weather became colder and colder, and the temperature changes became more and more obvious.
Fortunately, it did not rain or snow.
Under the leadership of Liu Cheng, the army marched sixty or seventy miles every day, passing through Heyang, Wenxian, In all prefectures and counties, local officials and noble families offered some food, grass, wine, meat, and food to the army.
Liu Cheng was not polite and asked people to accept them all.
However, these officials and noble families were very stingy, and the total amount could only feed the army.
A few days.
Six or seven days later, they arrived at Huai County, the seat of Hanoi County.
The original governor of Hanoi County was Wang Kuang, but Wang Kuang was killed by Liu Cheng before he could take office.
The court never appointed a new governor of Hanoi County.
Therefore, when the bandits entered the northern part of Hanoi from Shangdang, no one from the local government organized military and civilian resistance.
Although some wealthy families had some soldiers to protect their courtyards, they were not united and could not effectively resist the bandits and could only retreat to their own buildings.
Wubao, but after all, the strength of Wubao and the small number of guards were defeated by the bandit army and the Southern Huns soldiers who had an absolute advantage in strength.
The county magistrate Zhang Fan, the chief Bo Yang Jun, the chief secretary Zhao Zi, the chief Han Hao, the captain Fang Yue, the general Chang Lin, and the government official Wang Xiang led the officials and people to wait outside the city to greet Liu Cheng's army.
"I'm waiting to see the general.
The general is finally here.
If the imperial court doesn't send a large army to quell the rebels, Hanoi will be in ruins."
Zhang Fan, the county magistrate, bowed and said sadly.
Liu Cheng reined in his horse and stopped, jumped off his horse and raised his hands: "Everyone, please get up."
"Thank you General" The officials got up.
Zhang Fan, the county magistrate, introduced other officials of the prefecture and the local gentry to Liu Cheng.
Finally, he pointed to a camp in the northeast of the city and said: "General, the lower officials and other colleagues, as well as other gentry and merchants in the county, are preparing for the army.
Some people worked hard for the army with food, grass, wine and meat, and organized soldiers and civilians to build a simple camp for the army.
Please don't dislike it, general."
Liu Cheng turned around and saw that there was indeed a simple camp in the northeast of Huai County.
He suddenly understood the thoughts of these officials, civilians, gentry and merchants.
The purpose of building this camp and preparing to work hard was to prevent the army from entering the city.
They were worried that the army would loot and destroy the city after entering the city.
Yes, they think we are bandits.
Liu Cheng was secretly angry in his heart, but he did not show it on his face.
He smiled and said: "Okay, thank you all and the Hanoi gentry, merchants, soldiers and civilians for thinking so thoughtfully.
Let's go."
Let’s go into the camp and have a look”: