Chapter 1355 Hao Zhao's Plan
As early as after he became the commander-in-chief of Yuci City, Han Jing had already begun to make preparations, but he always thought that he would face the Black Mountain bandits, not the Tang army in front of him. However, after several months of preparation, Even if he really faced the Tang Army of 20,000 to 30,000, he was not afraid, let alone the Tang Army who had transformed from the Black Mountain Bandit Army in front of him.
Tens of thousands of Tang troops stopped a few miles east of Yuci City. The tens of thousands of troops separated into two schools of infantry and came toward the north and south of Yuci City. The rest of the troops stopped on the spot. It seems that they are preparing to set up camp and prepare for the next siege.
"There are three but one missing... to avoid looking down on a certain family too much." Han Jing snorted coldly and snorted disdainfully.
After waiting for nearly half an hour, when the smoke and dust in front of him dispersed slightly, Han Jing was basically sure that there were less than 30,000 infantry on the opposite side, and there were indeed only more than a thousand cavalry. Just as he was about to call a messenger, hundreds of cavalry lined up from most of the Tang army, joined the cavalry wandering outside the city wall, and headed west of Yuci.
Han Jing was stunned and immediately realized, no, the other party is trying to block the connection between Yuci and Taiyuan to the west. Thinking of this, Han Jing said to the bodyguard beside him: "Come here, send five teams of cavalry immediately. Carrying the general’s warning message, we divided it into five routes and sent a warning to Jinyang.”
Soon, a military official under him wrote a warning and urgent report and handed it to Han Jing's hand. Han Jing hurriedly read it, and after confirming that it was correct, he took out the general seal from his belt and sealed it solemnly. , and then handed it over to the official for sealing. Immediately, several personal guards received the urgent report and hurried downstairs.
A moment later, Yuci opened the door again through a small crack, and fifty Zhao Jun cavalry filed out of it, then divided into five teams, divided into five directions, and ran towards Jinyang.
Almost at the same time they left the city, nearly a thousand Tang Army cavalry appeared in the southwest corner of Yuci City, chasing the Zhao Army cavalry coming out of Xici. The cavalry from both sides chased and killed each other on the plain outside Yuci City. . The west gate of Yuci City was closed again after the cavalry left.
On the east gate tower, Han Jing finally breathed a sigh of relief after receiving the news that several of his cavalry had escaped the pursuit of the Tang army's cavalry. The sooner the news reached Jinyang, the more prepared Jinyang would be.
But his relaxation did not last long. An hour later, Han Jing saw a scene that horrified him. Behind the Tang Army camp, further east, a puff of smoke rose into the sky. Soon after, a puff of silvery white dust rose into the sky. A huge torrent appeared in his eyes, and tens of thousands of white war horses appeared in everyone's sight.
"It's over." A thought came to Han Jing's mind. He had been fooled. The Tang army did not only have a thousand cavalry, but tens of thousands. Among them, there were more than 10,000 white horse followers directly under Zhao Yun, the commander-in-chief of the Tang army. So only a few hundred cavalry appeared at first. This was entirely a strategy of the Tang army, who wanted to pass this wrong information back to Taiyuan.
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In the middle of the Tang Army, Zhao Yun'an sat on the jade lion that illuminated the night, listening to the intelligence reported by the messengers from all over, but his eyes turned to Yuci City to the west.
"General, several of the messengers from Yuci City have escaped from the encirclement and annihilation of our cavalry and are heading towards Taiyuan. Now Yuci City has been surrounded by our legions..."
At this moment, another messenger came to the Chinese army: "General, most of the cavalry has arrived and is waiting for the general's order."
Without thinking much, Zhao Yun said: "Send an order to Zhao Zhi to lead a school of white horse Yi Cong to the west of Yuci to cut off the connection between Yuci City and the other cities in Zhao State. Tell Zhao Zhi that if there is a cavalry from Yu Ci, The second city fled, I will only ask him."
"No!" The ordering soldier took the order and left.
After the messengers left, Zhao Yun ordered again: "Send someone to persuade us to surrender!"
Soon, a Tang Army junior high school officer came out of the crowd and headed towards the west gate of Yuci City. He stopped two hundred steps away from the city wall and shouted towards the city wall: "People in the city, listen, I am here to serve you." The order of General Zhao, the Pingbei general of the Tang Dynasty,
I have come to advise you, if you can open the city gate and surrender, General Pingbei is willing to intercede with the king on your behalf and spare your lives. If you are stubborn and break the city, you will be killed without mercy! "
As soon as he finished speaking, Han Jing shouted outside the city: "Don't talk too much, just fight to the death!"
After saying that, Han Jing bent his bow and nocked an arrow, and with a "swish" sound, he shot an arrow a hundred steps outside the city. Although he was still nearly a hundred steps away from the young general of the Tang Army who was trying to persuade him to surrender, it had clearly shown his attitude. .
Seeing this, General Tang stopped talking, turned his horse's head, and returned to Zhao Yun.
After he left, Han Jing ordered all the gates in the city to be blocked with huge rocks, and a war was imminent.
Han Jing's guess was correct. Zhao Yun had this idea. Now the Shadow Guards had already received the news that Lu Bu led the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry to support him north, so Zhao Yun planned to lure Lu Bu back and then eliminate him in Taiyuan. This plan was exactly right. It was written by Hao Zhao.
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The place Zhao Yun chose for Lu Bu was in a valley between Langmeng and Yu County. This place was later named Shiling Pass, and was called "Baipi Pass" and "Shiling Town" in ancient times. It is located in the north of Guancheng Village, Xizang, and two miles north of Shangyuan Village, Dayu Town, Yangqu County. It is the dividing point between Xizang and Taiyuan. It is adjacent to Xiaowutai in the east and Guanmao Mountain in the west. The mountains are steep and the passes are majestic. It has been a battleground for military strategists in all dynasties. It is a transportation hub from Taiyuan to Dai, Yun, Ning, and Shuo. It is known as the gateway to Taiyuan Xinding.
Of course, these did not appear in the late Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period. Shiling Pass really appeared in historical records. It should be the Wude period in the early Tang Dynasty. The Turkic army crossed Shiling to invade Bingzhou. However, its dangerous location has existed since ancient times. Zhao Yun was not aware of this at first. However, since the Black Mountain Army generals joined, the Black Mountain Army's understanding of Bingzhou gave Hao Zhao a flash of inspiration, so a plan to encircle and annihilate Lu Bu's army appeared in front of Zhao Yun.
The battle in Yuci City ended quickly in just one day. Hao Zhao and several other young generals led a school of soldiers to attack the city. Under the fierce attack of tens of thousands of troops, Han Jing finally held out for less than a day and was defeated. Afterwards, Zhao Yun's army entered Yuci, resting while waiting for the response of Taiyuan City and the arrival of the follow-up troops of the Black Mountain Camp.
Hundreds of miles away in the north, a great battle was also going on.
On the grassland between Yunzhong City and Xianyang City, tens of thousands of cavalry were fighting. It should not be said that a cavalry of about 20,000 cavalry was being beaten by a cavalry of more than 10,000 cavalry and fled in panic. It can be said that they had no power to fight back.
Chapter 1355 Hao Zhao's Plan
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