Although Kuitou is brave, he is not stupid. He also knows that if there is no suitable siege equipment, cavalry alone will not work. Therefore, Kuitou once again asked Yuan Shao's envoy, even if he did not send troops to assist, but People who must provide siege equipment and instructions, teach them how to use the equipment,
To be honest, Kuitou’s conditions this time were not too excessive. All he asked for was some "heavy equipment" and dozens of "instructors". However, such conditions depended on whom he proposed to. If this condition was proposed to Liu Xin, it would definitely be rejected categorically. The reason would be very simple. The country’s weapon is not even easy to show to others, let alone put it in the hands of others.
It’s a pity that Kuitou’s object is Yuan Shao who is raising the conditions. In Yuan Shao’s view, this is a victory he won in the negotiations. Naturally, there is nothing he cannot agree to.
The transport of siege equipment would naturally not be done by the Xianbei. At the request of Kuitou, the senior officials sent him 20,000 civilian husbands. The Xianbei people rode tall horses, and these Taiyuan civilians could only walk. Dragging a heavy vehicle, the speed naturally cannot keep up with the pace of the Xianbei people. The cruel and irritable Xianbei kept urging, ranging from two whips, to severely slashing with a knife, and it took a short distance of more than 100 miles. Nearly a thousand people died under the scimitar of the Xianbei people, and the road from Taiyuan to Daling became a road of blood and tears.
Before the Xianbei army set off, Yuan Shao also mobilized his troops to march towards Liyang. Two days ago, Cao Cao had already handed Liyang City back to Yuan Jun, and Cao Cao’s army also withdrew south to Puyang, assuming a posture of westward marching. The army he transferred to Li Yang included one hundred thousand Wuheng cavalry. In fact, Yuan Shao could set off directly from Yecheng and attack Hanoi first, then Luoyang, but he had his own little calculation.
Although there is an agreement that the advanced Luoyang is the king, it is estimated that no one will seriously implement this verbal agreement. Even so, Yuan Shao is still unwilling to fall behind. In any case, he must enter Luoyang before Cao Cao.
The geographical location of Liyang is very special. If you build up heavy troops here, you can not only form a huge pressure on Puyang at any time, but also block the road of Cao Jun’s westward advancement. It can be said to kill two birds with one stone. Therefore, Yuan Shao will especially return Liyang when he negotiates with Cao Cao. As a prerequisite,
At this time, both Liu Xin, Yuan Shao, and Cao Cao have deployed many detailed works on the other two sides, and at the same time strengthened the blockade of their own borders. However, only Liu Xin’s Phantom Spy was the only one who had the conditions to send out the information obtained in time. , The method they use is naturally to pass on the book by flying pigeons,
The news of Yuan Jun’s troops going south was quickly reported to Hanoi. After learning of this, the 280,000 troops gathered in Hanoi began to move towards Dangyin. The people of Hanoi County didn’t know that so many people gathered around them.
Although the news has been blocked, the movement of the army towards the shadows still chooses to proceed at night. The arterial roads that Liu Xin spent vigorously built in various counties played a huge role at this time. Even in the dark, wide roads can guarantee the army. Move forward quickly, without even lighting the torches, and the stations along the way can provide drinking water and dry food.
At dawn, all 50,000 cavalry and 230,000 infantry from the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Corps arrived in Dangyin City. In order to conceal their whereabouts, the team did not camp, but lived in Dangyin City. In the homes of the people outside, Hanoi was not poisoned by Dong Zhuo Xiliang army because it was in Guandong. However, the Han army has been helping the people to do this and that for many years. It has already won the hearts of the people. Not only the people in Hanoi, but also the people in many places. They all regarded the soldiers of the Han army as their own family members. Therefore, a whole 280,000 army was thrown into the dangyin at once, and it seemed to have disappeared. Outsiders could not see any clues at all.
However, Yuan Jun’s unconcealed maneuvers across the border inevitably fell into the eyes of the Han army. In fact, Yuan Jun’s maneuvers were not only unconcealed, but could even be said to be a joke. The soldiers took the opportunity to harass the villagers. , Looted property, humiliated women, and went in a mess,
Generals at all levels were told that this time they were transferred to Liyang not to fight Cao, but to attack Luoyang. Yuan and Cao’s armies fought in Liyang for more than a year. Yuan Shao’s army did not know how many times they were transferred from Yecheng. To Li Yang, the villages along the road have been harmed by them many times. I don’t know how many times they can find any valuable things. So some people who don’t open their eyes set their sights on the Hanoi county on the border. They didn’t dare in the past because Yuan Shao had a strict order not to offend Liu Xin, but now they have no scruples. They are going to fight Liu Xin anyway. What's the big deal if you grab one first, not to mention that Hanoi has become more and more prosperous in the past few years. Jealous,
Among the counties under the jurisdiction of Hanoi County, Dangyin is in a relatively advanced position. The north, east, and south directions belong to Wei County of Jizhou. Yecheng is the seat of Wei County and the base camp of Yuan Shao. Yuan Jun transferred from Yecheng to Liyang, and must pass through the border of Dangyin. The few unopened generals of Yuan Jun also set the target of looting in Dangyin.
However, there are many people who have this kind of thinking, and not many people who really dare to do it. There are only two Yuan Jun in this brigade. These two Yuan Jun Lieutenants, one is called Yao Qi and the other is called Ma Liu. I participated in the battle in Liyang and escaped several times. Although a small soldier was slowly promoted to the position of school lieutenant, the monthly salary did not increase much, and there was not much benefit in the course of the battle. I was unwilling. Yao Qi and Ma Liu decided to try their luck.
They didn’t dare to go to Dangyin City, but they searched the countryside in Dangyin. In the eyes of Yao Qi and Ma Liu, there shouldn’t be any problems. Therefore, in broad daylight, these two Yuan Jun Lieutenants took them with them. Four or fifty trusted soldiers quietly left the brigade and sneaked into the territory of Dang Yin,
Thirty miles southeast of Dangyin, there is a small town called Beicheng. There are about 500 households in the town. Because it is close to the border, besides farming, there are not a few people doing business in the town. Most of the people are wealthy.
The town is no different from normal times. The people who planted the land went to the fields with farm tools before dawn. The shops on both sides of the street also opened their doors early, but outsiders didn’t know. At this time, every family in the town There are more than a dozen soldiers hidden,
The third army stationed in Beicheng town and several nearby villages. The commander was Guan Yu, who had just been transferred. The soldiers who had settled in Guan Yu took Guan Ping and a few soldiers to the streets to take a look. They went into battle. Father and son soldiers, brothers in the war, this time Guan Ping was able to go out with him, but he still received special care from Liu Xin. In addition to taking care of Guan Yu’s father and son relationship, Liu Xin did this to allow Guan Ping to grow up as soon as possible under Guan Yu’s guidance. stand up,
Father and son Guan Yu changed into casual clothes and were strolling in the market. Suddenly they saw a farmer with blood on his face, dragging a hoe and rushing in. The farmer ran and shouted, "Come on. , There are robbers,"
These people have all been warned. If they encounter an enemy or a robber, their first choice is to find a place to hide. There is nowhere to hide, so they desperately ran back to the town for help. Therefore, when a hand-held steel knife, Yao Qihe is fierce and evil. When Ma Liu appeared in the field, some clever farmers hurriedly hid, while the slower ones were hacked and killed on the spot. The farmer had the strength to knock over a Yuan Jun soldier with a hoe, then turned and ran. , And Yao Qi and others didn’t carry bows and arrows, so they could only chase them wildly, but they didn’t run as fast as the farmer.
Because they are in the border area, the opposite side has been fighting for more than a year. The young people in the town usually organize some training. Hearing the shout of the farmer, some young people gathered here, but most of them Qingzhuang has already gone to work in the field, and not too many are left in the town. Some people panic.
But when Guan Yu said loudly, "Don't panic, let them in."
Everyone in the town knows this red-faced man who is a senior general in the army. After listening to his words, everyone remembers that there are tens of thousands of soldiers living in and out of the town, and they can't help but calm down.
Guan Yu asked the farmer about the situation. He knew that only a few dozen people had come, and it was probably Yuan Jun who was on the opposite side. It was just that the farmer was busy running for his life and did not see clearly. Guan Yu then pointed to several people and said, "You , You, you, and you, go call out all the soldiers who live in the house,"
Several people responded, and Guan Yu turned to the others and said, "Don't panic, don't panic. What should you do? If Guan is there, nothing will happen."
While talking, Yao Qi and Ma Liu showed up in the town with more than 40 people. One of them was covered with blood. He was injured by the farmer with a hoe. Yao Qi and Ma Liu saw nothing in the town. Beware, I couldn't help being overjoyed, turned his head and said in greeting: "Brothers, rush, whoever grabs it is whoever grabs it."
I don’t have to say it too clearly, anyway, looking at the clothes of the people in the town, the life is quite comfortable, this time I will definitely be able to return with a full load.
Yao Qi and Ma Liuchong were at the forefront, and the soldiers they had brought scattered also, rushing towards the shops on the street and the homes of the people. Soon, screams came over and fell on The soldiers of Yuan Jun behind heard that it was the voice of their companions, which was even mixed with the screams of Yao Qi and Ma Liu.
These two can be considered as having experienced battles, and they were brought down as soon as they entered the house. How dare those soldiers who followed rushed in and turned around and ran away. However, they hadn’t run a few steps before. Blocked by a group of soldiers, one person struck the long beard first, and said majesticly: "Guan does not want to kill people today,"