Since Zhang Lu occupied Hanzhong, he obviously sent people to repair and reinforce several passes on the passage from Guanzhong to Hanzhong.
The terrain of the wall of the Maling Army Village is dangerous, and it is difficult to reinforce the wall with stones.
It's too big, and it's hard to find materials, but wood is always available, and there's wood everywhere on the mountain.
The walls of Maling Military Village were reinforced and raised by Zhang Lu's people with thick timbers.
On weekdays, it was fine.
However, in the event of a war, in order to prevent the enemy from attacking with fire, the wooden walls must be removed first.
Water is poured on the wall to prevent fire.
In winter, after water is poured on the wall, the outside of the wall is too smooth and difficult to climb.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh" Several sharp arrows penetrated the darkness and hit several soldiers standing guard on the wall.
The sentries slowly fell down and lay on the female wall outside the wall.
Dong Cheng immediately waved his hand and roared: "Go" "Buzz buzz" there were a few more soft sounds of bowstrings, and several iron hooks with ropes were shot onto the wall of the village by bows and arrows.
The soldiers who had been well prepared got up from the ground and ran quickly towards the wall.
With steel knives in their mouths, they grabbed the ropes and climbed up the wall with their strong skills.
After the first few soldiers climbed up, they immediately stood guard on the wall and checked whether the shot sentry was dead.
The second group of soldiers continued to climb.
The defenders in the military stronghold did not expect that someone would launch a sneak attack on the military stronghold late at night.
This was an extremely dangerous matter.
The defense of the military stronghold and the vigilance of the defenders were too weak, and Dong Cheng's soldiers easily entered the stronghold.
After the defenders on the city tower were quietly cleared, the soldiers were finally discovered by the patrolling defenders when they descended the wall and entered the village, and a fight broke out on the spot.
But these imperial soldiers who entered the stronghold knew their mission.
They divided some of them to resist the defenders who were constantly coming out of various barracks, and the other part immediately opened the stronghold gate.
The screams in the village became louder and louder.
Dong Cheng and his soldiers who were waiting outside were so anxious that sweat broke out on their foreheads.
Finally, as the gate of the village creaked, Dong Cheng's eyes lit up.
He saw the gate of the village slowly open. , immediately raised his sword and took the lead in rushing towards the village gate: "Kill!"
The cry of "kill!"
instantly resounded throughout the entire Maling Mountain Forest, startling countless birds and beasts in the dark night.
The imperial soldiers and horses rushed into the Maling military stronghold unstoppably.
Dong Cheng slashed and killed while shouting: "Wang Ding, lead the people to the back door of the military stronghold.
No one is allowed to escape, otherwise you will be the only one to ask."
General Wang Ding responded loudly: "It's brothers, follow me."
There was complete chaos in the military stronghold.
People were being hacked to death, and people were being injured and falling to the ground howling miserably.
Arrows shot down lanterns, which fell to the ground and burned the fodder on the ground.
Some people fell to the ground when they died, and torches were lit.
The military flag was raised, and a fire was quickly set off in the military stronghold.
The defenders became even more panicked and had no intention of resisting.
The battle ended in less than half an hour.
There were only 500 defenders in the military stronghold.
In addition to more than 200 people who were killed, more than 200 people were captured alive.
Dong Cheng sheathed his sword and asked the people around him: "What time is it now?"
"When you first get ugly" Dong Cheng thought for a while and then ordered the general: "Send the order, prepare a large number of torches, notify the brothers in the camp to come quickly, and the army will continue to set off in two quarters of an hour."
"Yes" the general agreed, then hesitated for a moment, pointed to the prisoners squatting on the ground holding their heads and asked: "Sir, what should I do with these prisoners without being considerate, leaving them here but needing to stay?"
Soldiers are guarding us.
We now have less than 1,800 people in total.
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We don’t have enough troops."
Dong Cheng frowned and asked, "What do you think?"
The general cupped his fists and said: "Sir, the only way is to kill them all, otherwise these prisoners will have a great influence and drag on us."
"But they have already surrendered.
Killing them again would be too cruel and would harm the peace of the world."
Dong Cheng hesitated.
The general admonished: "Sir, this is not the time for women to be benevolent.
If we cannot reach the Hanzhong City on time, not to mention what Lord Sikong will think of you, General Zhang Liao will not be able to pass the test.
Mercy cannot control the army." ,grown ups" Dong Cheng's heart tightened.
The general mentioned Liu Cheng, which reminded him of his identity.
He was Dong Zhuo's relative general.
He was not killed with Dong Zhuo because he was in Li Jue's army at the time and was not there.
Chang'an, if I were in Chang'an, I'd be afraid that the corpses would be rotten by now.
Liu Cheng would already be broad-minded if he didn't settle accounts with him after his fall.
If Liu Cheng had any suspicion about him, he would be doomed.
Thinking of this, Dong Cheng gritted his teeth and said: "Kill" "yes" Zhang Lu misjudged the situation and underestimated the combat power of the imperial army.
Zhang Liao launched an attack on the Hanzhong Army from Yangping Pass, attracting all the attention of Zhang Lu and the Hanzhong Army.
The siege was a real attack, not a real attack.
Feint attack, thus creating excellent conditions for Dong Cheng's sneak attack.
The Huwei army brought by Zhang Liao this time has undergone rigorous and systematic training for several years.
After the initial bloody battle, it soon broke out with strong combat effectiveness.
This made the defenders Zhang Wei and Yang Ren, Yang Ang and others were very timid.
After the introduction of a wave of attacks, a loud sound of gold was heard in the distance, and the imperial army retreated like a tide.
Zhang Wei, Yang Ren and others were leaning on their weapons and panting violently.
They realized the seriousness of the problem.
The fighting power of the imperial army seemed to be getting stronger day by day.
They were a little immature in the first two days, but now, they felt afraid.
The soldiers were not afraid of death when fighting alone, but they were also impeccable when working together.
They had a very tacit understanding, and their killing moves were clean and neat, without any sloppiness.
Based on this performance, Zhang Wei and others estimated that Yangpingguan would only last ten and a half days, and they would not be able to take advantage of the defense.
The soldiers under his command would be frightened when they saw the soldiers of the imperial court, and they would be frightened into weakness.
The battle at Yangping Pass will continue, but it is time for Liu Cheng to march towards Xiliang.
On October 20th, Liu Cheng led an army of 50,000 people from Chang'an and marched towards Jincheng.
After Dong Zhuo's Xiliang Army was reorganized and trained, there were still 60,000 people left.
This army was renamed the Baoxiong Army.
The 50,000 people who set off this time Thirty thousand of them were drawn from the Violent Bear Army, and the remaining 20,000 were from the Huwei Army.
During this expedition, in order to train the young people, Liu Cheng kept Guo Jia, Liu Ye, Chen Qun, Mi Heng and others with him.
The army marched at a normal speed.
Considering that it might be necessary to attack the city, among the 50,000 troops Thirty thousand were infantry and twenty thousand were cavalry.
That evening, Liu Cheng's army had entered Tianshui County and camped on the south bank of the Weishui River.
There were endless tents along the river, during which countless soldiers were busy.
Liu Cheng took Guo Jia and several other young people for a stroll along the river.
Liu Cheng looked at the slowly flowing Wei River and asked: "When Han Sui and others rebelled, the imperial court also sent Huangfu Song, Zhang Wen, Dong Zhuo and others to attack him successively, but they were unable to do anything to Han Sui every time.
We have been defeated several times and suffered heavy losses.
What is the difference between us this time and the past?
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We are also attacking Han Sui.
Will we be defeated in front of Han Sui like Huangfu Song, Zhang Wen and Dong Zhuo and others?"
Several young people began to think about it.
Others had not figured it out yet.
Guo Jia cupped his hands and said: "Master Sikong, students think that the situation now is completely different from that back then.
Back then, Huangfu Song, Zhang Wen, Dong Zhuo and others went to war.
At that time, there were too many constraints from within the imperial court, and Han Sui and others have no worries.
Now our imperial army has no internal constraints, and Han Sui is facing the unfavorable situation of fighting on two sides.
This is one; second, the eunuchs were in power at that time, and Han Sui and others used the banner of eradicating the eunuchs to gain momentum.
It is vast and takes the initiative, while the court is passive.
Third, some people in the government and army had sympathy for Han Sui and other rebels.
After all, because they wanted to please the eunuchs, the local government exploited the Qiang people too much.
Many people in the imperial government and the army resented the eunuchs and deliberately gave way to the rebels during the battle.
If the military leaks information or fails to do its job, this is also The war took a long time, but now our imperial army also has an unfavorable factor, that is, Jincheng is originally the territory of the Qiang people.
If our imperial army enters Jincheng County, it will have the worry of penetrating into the enemy's territory, and there will be a shortage of food supplies.
We must consider the possibility of being attacked."
Liu Cheng stopped and turned to look at Guo Jia and asked, "What Fengxiao said is not unreasonable.
Regarding Han Sui's possibility of sending troops to attack our grain road, I wonder if Fengxiao has any good strategies?"
Guo Jia thought for a while and handed over his hands: "There is no need to worry about the east of Tianshui, but after entering Tianshui, it is a dangerous zone.
There are Qiang people living everywhere here.
They are hostile to the imperial court.
There is no guarantee that they will not unite as small tribes."
Attack us Moreover, only a thousand days to be a thief, there is no reason to guard against thieves for a thousand days, unless in Korea So we placed spies around us, otherwise we will never know when and where they will attack our food roads.
In addition, if Han Sui breaks into pieces and takes us all in a circle, things will be troublesome.
From the student's point of view, if we want to fight a war.
To win, the initiative must be in my hands and not be led by the enemy.”
"How to take the initiative" Guo Jiadao: "First, spread out the eyes widely.
Although the area west of Tianshui is the territory of the Qiang people, we are still mostly Han people.
It is not difficult to deploy the eyes to grasp the strong movements.
As long as the Qiang people make large-scale movements, our army can Get the news in time.
Second, we must not give Han Sui a chance to lead us in circles.
We must force him to fight, no matter how hard we are forced.
He was killed, but the Qiang people could.
The students suggested sweeping through the Qiang settlements.
In recent years, the Western Qiang rebellion was mainly caused by the Qiang people.
It would not be an exaggeration to take tough measures against these Qiang people.
Cleaning up these Qiang tribes could prevent them from covering up Han Sui.
Army, prevent them from providing food, grass and soldiers to Han Sui.
After the Qiang people suffer too much loss, the Qiang people's heroes will force Han Sui to fight us."
After hearing this, Liu Cheng was very happy and said: "Following the filial piety is indeed known as a genius.
Let's go back to the camp to summon the generals to discuss matters."
Han Sui was not surprised that the imperial court sent troops to conquer, nor did he feel afraid.
Huangfu Song, Zhang Wen, Dong Zhuo, Sun Jian and others were all ordered to lead their armies to attack, but Han Sui was defeated by these famous generals with fewer defeats and more victories. , the court at that time really had nothing to do with him.
At the peak of Han Sui's life, he had 100,000 troops under his command.
Of course, these rebels were mixed, with only 30,000 to 40,000 actually capable of fighting.
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The rest were just fake weapons, and they could only wave flags and shout from behind.
If we really want them to go into battle, then No more.
Now those who were just trying to make up their numbers have long been dismissed by Han Sui, leaving more than 30,000 people who can fight.
Otherwise, his two or three counties would not be able to raise so many soldiers and horses
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