Chapter 840: Fighting a Thousand Miles to Conquer Liaodong

The early wind was biting, and an army quickly moved north along the plain at the foot of the mountain. The horses were trotting briskly. Some were riding alone, and some were riding in pairs pulling carts with supplies. Weapons, food and the like were all on the carriages.

The soldiers trotted along with the carriage team, constantly exhaling white air, moving their bodies, surging Qi and blood, maintaining their body temperature, and maintaining their combat effectiveness.

Wang Yan was not afraid of the severe cold. He was wearing iron armor and riding the red-maned horse he stole from Zhang Fei. He led the team in front.

Three thousand powerful guards set off from Pingguo and headed north. Wang Yan came on horseback halfway. Yesterday we marched one hundred and fifty miles, and today we marched eighty miles. The location of the attack was Xiangping (Liaoyang), where the Gongsun family was born. From now on, Gongsundu would rule Liaodong and make this place his capital.

The purpose of attacking this place is self-evident, which is to first get rid of the educated, knowledgeable, insightful and strategic people. Although they are all human beings and have the same brain, in this ancient era, there is no doubt that the brains of the wealthy people are two-dimensional compared to the brains of the Wuhuan people. Without anyone to make suggestions from behind, the Wuhuan army would be much less powerful.

Pingguo is two hundred and thirty miles away from Xiangping, and Xiangping is one hundred and twenty miles away from Xuantu. Wang Yan provided the army with good food and drink throughout the winter, and the daily training was not bad at all. According to the unorganized and undisciplined nature of the Wuhuan army and the lack of abundant supplies on the other side, the abundant supplies would not be consumed by the lower-level soldiers.

Just talking about the anti-freeze ability, Wang Yan gave his men hats and gloves. Although the fur of the clothes was not enough, they still wore two more layers, and there was thin fur inside to protect the upper body. As long as you protect the waist, abdomen, and chest of your upper body and add some warmth to your knees, your frost resistance will skyrocket. The Wuhuan and Han coalition forces on the opposite side obviously did not meet such conditions. When the weather is so cold, one hundred and twenty miles can kill them.

So when it comes to marching speed, Wang Yan and his soldiers must be far ahead of the enemy. They have traveled 230 miles, but the enemy has not even seen the 120 miles.

In the evening, three thousand soldiers were stationed in a sheltered mountain pass fifteen miles south of Xiangping, cooking pots and cultivating their physical strength. Naturally, the meal is still millet porridge, with salty pickles. We sit around the fire and drink a bowl of it, then drink two bowls of mutton and fish soup, and carefully eat a bite of small pieces of meat. We all gathered around the fire to brag, despised the Wuhuan barbarians, and talked about our family members. It was really beautiful.

No one is worried about the coming war, as if they have already won and the goal of having full grain stores and meals has been achieved. Although they wanted five thousand to fight twenty thousand, it was not like they had never fought before. Since the general Anci raised his army, he has never suffered a defeat.

The general was also sitting there, drinking millet porridge, eating pickles, and mutton and fish soup, nothing special. It’s not like he was living and eating with the soldiers. If that were the case, there was no way to explain the bearskin lining and moccasin boots in his armor, let alone the dozens of men who had disappeared this winter. Touyang, the largest floor-to-ceiling windows in the book garden, floor heating throughout the house, dedicated people to burn coal for heating 24 hours a day, and so on.

It's just that he doesn't have the conditions now. Like Huo Qubing, he brought a cook to cook for him. Wang Yan can also do this kind of thing, but he trained the cook for a whole winter, and he has already tasted salty and fat for the general, and turned into a pig. There is no way to take it out to march and fight. And now the ingredients and seasonings are much different, so we just eat them together.

The soldiers don't care what the general eats. Indeed, they are greedy even if the general eats well. But their current life is completely different from before they followed the general, and they are all satisfied. The general just wanted to eat a dragon. If they had the ability, they would slay the dragon, skin it and cramp it, and then ask the general's fat cook to cook it. They would shed tears and watch the delicious food the general eat, and they would be willing to do so.

At this time, Liao Hua sent a message to the cavalry: "Report to the general, Xuantu came to the enemy camp twenty miles north of Xiangping. Xiangping opened the city gate to send heavy supplies of food and grass, but Liao Xiaowei stopped it."

"You can send a message to Liao Hua. In an hour's time, I will attack Xiangping at night. I will order the Xiaoqi camp to stop the enemy and look for opportunities to attack at night. Be careful not to go deep. It is better to attack and disturb. Fire the camp with rockets and do not allow the enemy to rest."

"Yes, General." The signal soldier took the order and left.

Not long after, the mighty guards reported back: "General, we have killed many Xiangping scouts and watched them closely. The four gates are tightly guarded. We know that our army is coming. From the south of the city to this place, fifteen miles away, there are mountains and mountains. We have all searched and found no trace of the enemy. I guess there are not many defenders in the city."

The general nodded and said, "Eat hot food and drink some fresh soup to warm yourself up."

The mighty captain Zhang Wuyan said: "General, are you still attacking the city tonight?"

"Instead of just attacking the city, if we take Xiangping, the general will still have enough strength. We should carry out the old deeds of Changli and attack the enemy at night. Then the battle is over. Send an order to the soldiers to have a good rest. After an hour, abandon the food, grass and baggage, and take it at night. Xiangping.”

Zhang Wu bowed his hands, left the general, and told the soldiers to stop chatting and take a good rest to conserve their strength and prepare for a fight later.

The hot soup didn't stop. Although all the meat in the soup was gone, some more mutton was put in, making it sizzling. An hour passed like this, and it was already dark. The soldiers ate some meat and drank two bowls of hot soup, and then set off in the dark with the general.

In a short time, they had arrived at the south gate of Xiangping.

It is better to say that it is to attack the city than to steal it. How we captured Changli before, we will capture Xiangping now. Now that Wang Yan has gone into battle in person, there is no need to start a difficult siege battle. It will be done as quickly as possible with less effort.

So General Wang went back to his old ways and shot down the city's defenders in the flames. He shot dozens of people in succession before he taught the city's defenders to extinguish their torches. Then, the defenders and the people on the city supported the wall and looked at the enemy outside the city. They stood upright, testing Wang Yan's night vision ability, and shot five more people. Only then did the defenders on the city cower inside the wall. Dare to show your head.

So Wang Yan climbed straight up to the four-foot-high wall, reserved several ropes, drew his sword to assassinate the defenders on the wall, kept the rope position, taught his soldiers to climb up the city wall, followed the general to kill down the city, opened the city gate, and at the same time Two thousand and five hundred soldiers from outside the city rushed straight to the city gate, three thousand against four thousand, and the enemies were driven out and ran all over the city. At this point, Xiangping City was destroyed.

Looking at the general-looking man being held up by two personal guards, the armor on his body was different. Wang Yan didn't care about the name of a mortal man, and asked calmly: "Is the Gongsun family in the city? "

The general replied laboriously: "Earlier, the Gongsun family lived in the east of the city. Now the city is in chaos. I don't know if I can escape from the city."

It wasn't that he wanted to exert any effort, but he was beaten by the guards.

The personal guards are with them all day long, and they are selected from the best. All of them are tall and strong. They eat and drink well with Wang Yan and are taught martial arts. They are very powerful in combat. Fighting alone may not be as strong as many generals who have been fighting Ao since childhood, but when the army is surrounded, it is quite powerful. In addition, it is the enemy again. If the enemy leader is captured alive, why not give him a beating first?

"lead the way."

Wang Yan just waved his hand, and the two personal guards drove the general eastward. Wang Yan followed with more than a hundred personal guards and quickly rushed to the location of the Gongsun family.

As the richest man in Liaodong, the Gongsun family still has great influence in his hometown of Xiangping. The entire east of the city can be said to be the territory of the Gongsun family, with luxurious houses, wide halls, and a large group of buildings. It is estimated that the farmers outside the city all work for the Gongsun family.

When they arrived, Wang Yan didn't need to say anything. The guards simply chopped off the general with a knife, and more than a hundred people filed in. Not long after, there were loud shouts of killing.

The general put his sword hilt in his hand and walked slowly inside, circling left and right until he came to the courtyard where the shouts of killing were loudest. The more intense the resistance, the more important it is that there are important people involved.

Stepping into the courtyard gate, the guards were working together to strangle more than ten people who were resisting. In the wide open door, there was a man in single clothes kneeling firmly on the seat, looking at Wang Yan expressionlessly.

Within three minutes, more than ten people who resisted in the courtyard were strangled by the guards. The guards were not killed, but there were inevitably a few minor and serious injuries. After all, swords have no eyes.

He stepped forward to check the injury of the injured guard, and gave first aid to save his life. Those who are seriously injured cannot be taken away, and they will be sent to a private household to recuperate later. At this time, it depends on whether fate is tough or not. After all, their troops are too small and there is no way to capture this city. They can only wait until this battle is completely fought and then deal with it later.

After treating the injuries of the personal guards and sending them away, the rest of the personal guards also gathered around.

Someone reported the situation: "General, the Gongsun family has escaped. There are only some female relatives and servants here. The person in the house is Gongsun Du."

"Send the order, quickly investigate the feelings of the officials, wealthy households, and knights in the city. Those who bully the people will be killed. Those who do good to the people will be temporarily assigned to the post of city guard to stabilize Xiangping. Within an hour, they must leave the city. Order to send people Report to the Xiaoqi camp and gather with us."

"yes."

Watching the personal guards go out to make arrangements, Wang Yan walked in with a smile, like a villain: "Those who have thunder in their chests and faces as flat as a lake should pay homage to the general. I don't want you to be so heroic."

"You also know how to read and write?" Gongsun Du didn't pay attention to Wang Yan's flattery, and his words were somewhat sarcastic.

"Do you want to die?"

"Of course. If you are a thief with a yellow turban, and the big Han rebels against the thief, everyone will find it and kill him. I only serve the Han people by being loyal to the Han people."

"When I open my mouth, it is a great virtue of the country. Who can make the bones outside the city? Now you are helping Wuhuan to attack, but you are afraid that I will come here to seize your land and kill your family. Why do you need to be so high-sounding and hypocritical? And bless your grandson Nai Fei. Tiger, otherwise your Gongsun family will be dead from now on."

The general waved his hand and said, "Cut it off."

As soon as he finished speaking, a bodyguard stepped forward and slashed his head with a knife. Gongsun Du's head rolled down and he died with his eyes open.

The old boy thought that having served as the governor of Jizhou meant he was somewhat majestic, so he was playing tricks on him, General Wang, and he was really looking down on him.

This old boy didn't just want to die. He did send his family and children away. He wanted to die, but he was not ready. He wanted to fool the stupid boy.

Normally, one should have some respect for a big-shot figure who once served as a feudal official. In particular, Wang Yan and his gang were all slave gangsters in the capital of Guizhou. To have the foundation they have today, they must also value big bosses and talents.

So according to the script, Gongsun Du said that he would be loyal to the Han Dynasty, and Wang Yan should explain his political ambitions, bow once, then, and three times, and ask Gongsun Du to assist him in doing great things. Gongsun Du pretended to shirk a few words and looked reluctant, but he was really moved by Wang Yan and reluctantly agreed as if Wang Yan had no choice.

Then perhaps Gongsun Du took advantage of his status as the richest man in Liaodong to undermine Wang Yan step by step, and finally occupied the magpie's nest to plan for Wang Yan's foundation and establish the great cause of the Gongsun family.

But Wang Yan didn't want to listen to this, and didn't say much nonsense, just chopped him off. The main reason was that he didn't intend to let Gongsun Du live, and didn't intend to let Gongsun family go. It makes sense for people to fight to the death. He can't just be allowed to think about others and not allow others to think about him.

After beheading Gongsun Du, Wang Yan sat here, watching the mighty guards drive the remnants of the army here, beheaded all the officers above the captain of 50 people on the spot, promoted a person who looked pleasing to the eye, and searched for officials, rich families and wanderers in the city, and captured hundreds of people in the city to identify them. Except for two small wealthy families, because they were small in scale and had not committed major crimes, they were all chopped to death.

At this time, instead of following the script to talk to Gongsun Du about his political ambitions, he should have a good talk with the pile of corpses and blood on the scene, the two wealthy families who were still alive, the remnants of the soldiers who were beaten and still trembling, and the captured people in the city, and painted a beautiful blueprint for them.

In addition, he talked about the rules of opening the city's treasury and Gongsun's granary for relief, asking the people to supervise each other and tell each other that the general will definitely lead troops to come here again within a month, and what will happen at that time.

At this time, it was already an hour later than the time Wang Yan said. After such a long time, the soldiers also had time to rest. He immediately led the army out of Xiangping and headed north without any nonsense.

He joined the Xiaoqi Battalion led by Liao Hua five miles away from the enemy camp, but did the old things in Changli. The general led the personal guards and the Xiaoqi Battalion with 2,500 cavalrymen, and the central army broke through the enemy camp. He sent 3,000 mighty guards to attack the left and right of the enemy camp.

When the agreed time came, General Wang took the lead and led the cavalry team to charge into the enemy camp. The cavalry in the rear set fire to the camp, and the people and horses on both sides shouted loudly. The left and right 3,000 people shouted and killed with the momentum of 30,000 people.

There is a coward in people's hearts. When they encounter life-threatening things, the first thing they think of is to run. For the army, standardized, unreasonable and life-threatening training and strict military discipline are to offset this fear, so that they will not panic when encountering emergencies and can naturally form a formation to counterattack.

But unfortunately, the Wu-Han coalition did not have this kind of combat quality. They were immersed in their dreams to get the warmth in their dreams, and then they were attacked and set on fire. They woke up in their dreams and ran out of the tents without taking their weapons, and then they fled in all directions.

They were wearing thin clothes. Although the military camp was very warm, it was fatal. There were also enemy troops behind them, so of course they had to run.

Although the Wu-Han coalition had 20,000 people, they set up camps in a scattered manner and also talked about the front, middle and rear armies, but the military formation was extremely unreasonable. The military formation was divided, but it was not divided far apart. Food, grass, weapons and so on were all transported with the army.

Wang Yan led the army to break through the enemy camp and did not stop there. Unlike the previous situation, this time his troops were small and the enemy was still scattered. So he dispersed his troops and horses, a team of 800, and rushed everywhere to divide the enemy.

When Wang Yan was charging, he saw a group of more than 100 cavalrymen running for their lives. At this time, the general who still had so many people around him must be the commander. Immediately, the general ordered the cavalrymen to split into 100-man teams again, and continued to cut off in small groups, and led the guards to chase the commander.

Seeing that there were soldiers chasing them, the more than 100 cavalrymen ran faster. They were all their own people in front of them, and they didn't care about that. In order to escape quickly, they would kill anyone who blocked them.

"Take my weapon."

Seeing that they were more than 100 meters away, Wang Yan shouted and handed Ma Shuo, a gift from nature, to the guards who were following him on fast horses. He untied the strong bow from the horse's back and drew the bow and put arrows on it.

When the bow was really opened, it was like the autumn moon in the sky, and the arrows were like meteors falling to the ground. One after another, the arrows shot straight to the back of the enemy.

His cavalrymen were still far from being able to shoot on horseback. It was not something that could be done by talking, but it took years of practice to achieve it, which increased the cost of the cavalry. Although the guards following him now are well trained, the time is still short.

However, seeing the general draw his bow and arrow, the guards behind him also dispersed their formation, took down the bows and arrows on their horses, and drew their bows and shot. If the accuracy is not enough, the number will make up for it, and the dense shooting will be saturated.

Wang Yan is also very cunning. He does not shoot the people behind, but uses his good night vision to aim at the enemy in the middle. In this way, one person falls off the horse, which will affect the people behind and affect the speed of the movement behind. In addition, with the saturation attack of the guards, more than half of the people have been killed before they run two kilometers.

Finally, as the person protected in the center in front showed his figure, the general shot him off the horse with an accurate arrow. There was only a cry of surprise, and the remaining enemy cavalry fled in all directions.

Even so, they did not stop chasing and killing. Who knows if there are still important people among them. So the general shot a string of magic shots and took a lot of effort to resolve the battle.

Until then, everyone rode back, gathered the scattered horses, and asked who was leading the army.

The two sides were unfamiliar with each other. The scouts had been fighting for a whole winter, and there was no communication. Anyone who came would be killed. In this situation, there was naturally no spies to find out the situation.

Unlike the war between the princes in the Central Plains, when attacking a city, someone would say that they knew someone in the city, or someone in the city would surrender, and they could also send spies to each other...

If not, the Wu-Han coalition would not be defeated so quickly this time. Of course, they knew that Wang Yan had attacked the army at night in Changli, but now the cold winter has not ended. Although the daytime is getting warmer, it is still freezing at night. Who would have thought that Wang Yan would march 230 miles in two days, attack the city without sleeping, and not rest in the city after attacking the city, but march 20 miles to fight to the death.

Inertial thinking harms people. They think that they are like this, so they expect that the gang of king thieves from Qianshou are not as good as them. If you suffer the consequences of carelessness, you will naturally be defeated. Wang Yan can be regarded as a new trick, and he is famous all over the world. Two night attacks, two successes.

After a while, the personal guard came to Wang Yan. He kicked the dead body on the ground hard, then raised his hand and said, "General, this person is Wuhuan Shanyu Qiu Liju, who just now Among the more than a hundred cavalry, there is one of his sons. The enemy of the new generation of Fu and Guangwuwei is Su Puyan. , If you want to attack our hinterland, take Changli and Tuhe."

Wang Yan asked curiously: "It's so detailed, who said it?"

"Gongsun Du's second son, Gongsun Gong. He was shot through the belly by an arrow as a general and could hardly survive. He wanted to die quickly, so everyone told him."

"Can people be killed?"

The guard grinned: "How can we make him happy? The Gongsun family helped thieves attack us, ruined our plan, and prevented us from cultivating with peace of mind. We don't know how many people have been harmed. They should freeze to death in the wilderness and share food for wild beasts." ”

It was not in vain that I cultivated it, and I already had a consciousness of class struggle. Wang Yan laughed loudly and patted the guard on the shoulder: "You are making progress, which is very in line with my wishes. You should always keep this in mind and teach me, Paoze, that your family will be worry-free."

"This is all due to the great general's ear and face."

"Go and have a rest." Wang Yan shook his head and laughed...

It is now the Little Ice Age, and it is late at night at this time. The temperature is more than ten degrees below zero. Coupled with the wind from the north, the actual temperature is more than twenty degrees below zero. During the battle, his blood surged and he moved forward indomitably. After the battle, he was as cold as his grandson.

One advantage of this is that there is no rush to dispose of the body and there is no fear of an epidemic. It was in the camp full of enemy corpses that more than 5,000 people found the unburnt tents and cooked porridge. Everyone had a comfortable meal, and the charcoal fire in the tents became even more intense. , curled up and fell asleep.

At this time, we are not afraid that the enemy will gather and come back to attack, and we will run desperately. When the heat in our bodies is exhausted, as long as we stop for a moment, we will not be able to run again. Many of them were wearing single clothes. They were forced to wear two layers with some grass in between. They were dressed like this, and running for their lives consumed their energy and blood. It was doubtful whether they could survive the night.

They slept like this until noon the next day, and everyone calmed down. By the time they ate the food that Liao Hua had snatched halfway, it was already afternoon.

Wang Yan sent people to Xiangping and asked the soldiers and horses in the city to come out to clean up the battlefield and cremate the corpses. Then he packed up the unburnt food and grass from the enemy camp and began to march quickly again.

The soldiers are very fast. After three days here, it is hard to say how the war in other places will be. It is only right for them to provide quick support and end this war as soon as possible so that they can farm and develop with peace of mind.

This march was to cross the Liaohe Plain, march from Xiangping to Fuxin, and help Guangwuwei defeat the more than 10,000 troops commanded by Su Puyan. After this battle, we should go around the mountain road and sneak attack Liucheng, and annihilate all the enemies who will attack Changli and Tuhe.

It is 350 miles from Xiangping to Fuxin, another 300 miles from Fuxin to Liucheng, and 200 miles from Liucheng back to Tuhe. If you include the time before raising troops, from Tuhe to Pingguo, and from Pingguo to attack Xiang At an even distance, in this battle, General Wang truly fought thousands of miles away. From then on, Liaodong was determined...

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