Mi Han

Chapter 765: Yuzhang Collapses and Jiangdong Shocks

Chapter 765: Yuzhang Collapses and Jiangdong Shocks

Yuzhang County, Ai County.

With the help of the long-forgotten map in his hand, Shamoke and Ding Feng led their army to the outskirts of Ai County.

As the soldiers came out of the forest one after another, Ding Feng looked at the map in Shamoke's hand with emotion on his face.

"I didn't expect that the map Liu Jingsheng left behind would be of great help to us today."

When Ding Feng's words fell into Shamoke's ears, he nodded in agreement.

At that time, information exchange was backward and the state boundaries were as clear as national boundaries in later generations.

In this case, each state's warehouse often only stores maps and books related to that state.

But what Ding Feng didn't expect was that when he was thinking about sending scouts to explore the way, Shamoke took out a map directly from his arms.

This map records in detail the routes from Xiajuan County to Yuzhang County.

This undoubtedly shocked Ding Fengxiao again.

He couldn't understand why there was such a clear map of Yuzhang in the county government warehouse in Xiajuan.

Just when Ding Feng thought that this map was written by Shamoke, Shamoke did not take credit for it. Instead, he told Ding Feng the origin of the map.

What many people don’t know is that Liu Biao, who has always been regarded as a guard dog by the world, also had the idea of ​​seizing Yangzhou in the early years of Jian’an.

With this idea in mind, Liu Biao sent his nephew Liu Pan and general Huang Zhong to attack Yuzhang County with Xiajun County as their base.

With the cooperation of Liu Pan and Huang Zhong, the Jingzhou army once attacked near Haihun County in Yuzhang County.

Just when the Jingzhou army was thinking of making a concerted effort to advance straight into the city, unfortunately, the famous general Taishi Ci was in charge of guarding Haihun County.

Although Liu Pan and Huang Zhong were never able to get beyond Haihun County, in order to facilitate future battles, they ordered people to draw a detailed map of Yuzhang County and put it in the government treasury.

Perhaps at that time they were still thinking that one day they would rise up again and fight a decisive battle with Taishi Ci in Yuzhang.

As time goes by, the changes in the world have exceeded the expectations of many people.

With the successive deaths of Liu Biao and Liu Pan, this incident gradually faded from the minds of people in Jingzhou.

It was not until Shamoke heard about this that he put the map, which had long been covered with dust, back into use.

Looking at the map in Shamoko's hand, and then glancing at Ai County not far away, Ding Feng seemed to be encouraging and promising:

"Jingzhou will conquer Jiangdong again. This year our army will definitely not return empty-handed again!"

After saying this, looking at the thousands of Han troops gradually gathering behind them, Ding Feng and Shamoke led their troops directly towards Ai County.

The county magistrate of Ai was named Wei Wen.

Although Wei Wen was young, he was appointed as the mayor of Ai County by Sun Quan because his father had an old relationship with Sun Quan.

Ai County is adjacent to Changsha County and was once one of the important towns in Jiangdong. However, for decades, even though Sun Quan had been jumping around in the world, no enemy general had ever invaded Jiangdong.

Decades of peace are enough to numb anyone's vigilance.

But just as Wei Wen was numbly handling chores in the county government as usual, a county soldier stumbled in front of him with a panicked look on his face.

Wei Wen felt uneasy at the county soldier's unusual reaction.

However, Wei Wen only thought at this time that the Shanyue people living in the mountains and forests had come to harass again.

The Shanyue are mostly guerrillas, and they usually do not build siege equipment. Therefore, unless there is an insider, the Shanyue can rarely directly capture a county town.

Wei Wen had been in charge of Ai County for several years and had repelled several invasions by the Shanyue during his tenure.

Although the means of repelling those attacks were somewhat dishonorable, such experiences made Wei Wen no longer afraid of the Shanyue invasion.

But just when Wei Wen was thinking of summoning the county soldiers and using some "old methods" to repel the Shanyue, the report that came out of the county soldiers' mouths startled Wei Wen on the spot.

"County, county lord, there are Han troops invading outside the city!"

Han army?

Wei Wen first carefully recalled the words of the county soldier, and after confirming that he had not heard wrongly, he reacted and angrily scolded:

"Ridiculous, how could there be Han troops outside this county?"

As a member of the Eastern Wu officialdom, Wei Wen naturally knew about Lu Xun's expedition to Jingzhou.

Like most people, Wei Wen was quite optimistic about Lu Xun's expedition.

According to Wei Wen's inference, the Han army should be fighting a fierce battle with the native army that entered Jingzhou, so how could they appear outside the city?

Even if the Han army had other plans, the places they should have attacked were Yong'an, Chaisang and other important towns. What's the point of coming to this remote Ai County?

The two questions in his mind made Wei Wen's first reaction become that he thought the county soldiers were deceiving him.

After hearing Wei Wen's questioning tone, the county soldier became extremely anxious.

But at this time he didn't have time to explain too much to Wei Wen.

"The Han army has entered the city. May the county lord wish you good luck!"

After saying this, the county soldier quickly ran away for his life.

The county soldier's words and his decisive act of escaping made Wei Wen dumbfounded.

He is the head of a county, how dare he?

But Wei Wen is not stupid.

There is only one situation in which the county soldier would dare to disregard hierarchy and be so disrespectful to him.

What the county soldier just said was true!

But what does the Han army want?

Wei Wen was at a loss and walked out subconsciously.

As soon as Wei Wen walked out of the county government, he heard shouts of "Those who surrender will not be killed" echoing everywhere in the city.

These shouts completely dispelled the last bit of doubt in Wei Wen's heart.

In today's world, only regular troops would shout out these four words.

After confirming that the Han army had really entered the city as the county soldier had just said, Wei Wen was so frightened that he shuddered.

Seeing that the Han army had not yet attacked the county government, Wei Wen then made a normal decision.

run!

Wei Wen turned around and rushed into the backyard of the county government at the fastest speed in his life. After finding his mount, Wei Wen didn't even have time to bring his wife with him. He just rode out of the backyard of the county government and rushed towards Haihun.

The news of the Han army's invasion must be reported back to the court as soon as possible.

Under the leadership of some surrendered county soldiers, Ding Feng quickly led his troops to the county government in the city.

Unfortunately, Ding Feng was still a step too late.

By the time he led his troops to the county government, Wei Wen had already disappeared.

Seeing that he failed to catch Wei Wen, Ding Feng had a look of regret on his face.

Not long after, Shamoke came to Ding Feng with a happy face.

Shamoke's joy formed a sharp contrast with the regretful look on Ding Feng's face.

Shamoko saw that Ai County had been taken, but Ding Feng was not very happy. He couldn't help but ask curiously:

"In just one day, our army took over Ai County. General Ding should be happy. Why are you worried?"

Seeing that Shamoke, who was strong in body but simple-minded, did not know the consequences of Wei Wen's escape, Ding Feng could only explain:

"Ai County has been peaceful for a long time, and the defenses have been relaxed. In addition, there are no regular soldiers in the city. It is not difficult for our army to seize Ai County by surprise.

Keai County is still hundreds of miles away from Chaisang, and there are several cities along the way.

Now Ai County Magistrate Wei Wen has fled. I believe he must be carrying a seal with him. With the seal, Wei Wen can spread the news of our invasion to the entire Yuzhang County in an instant, and even send it back to Jianye in the shortest possible time. "

“Although the enemy reinforcements from Jianye will not arrive so quickly, no matter how depleted the military forces in Yuzhang County are, there will still be thousands of regular soldiers stationed there on a daily basis.

When the enemy's Yuzhang governor learned the news, it was good that he could not guess our army's purpose.

If he guesses that our army's real target is Chaisang, he will transfer thousands of elite soldiers in the county to Haihun for garrison, and then order all counties on the way from Ai County to Haihun to close their doors and fortify their walls, and then our army will be in trouble."

After following Mi Yang for many years, Ding Feng's military strategy has improved significantly.

He knew that his side was, after all, a surprise force.

What the surprise troops fear most is a strong defense and clearing of the countryside.

What’s more important is that they only have a few thousand troops.

We cannot imagine that all enemies are as incompetent as Wei Wen.

As long as the Yuzhang governor of the Eastern Wu was a man with some talent, he would naturally think of the strategy of clearing the countryside when he learned that his own side had only a few thousand soldiers.

After all, with thousands of troops, it is impossible to divide them into two groups to block Haihun while sending troops to attack Chaisang County.

Originally, Ding Feng wanted to capture Wei Wen as quickly as possible so that he would not be able to escape with the seal and report the news.

Although many county soldiers escaped during the city capture today, they may also flee to other counties to report the news.

But how can we trust the words of a county lord when we are talking about county soldiers?

The information provided by Wei Wen can be directly transmitted to the ears of Yuzhang Taishou of Eastern Wu without verification, and can also allow Yuzhang Taishou to issue orders decisively.

As for the words of ordinary county soldiers, even if some people are willing to believe them, they still have to verify them carefully.

The verification period was enough time for Ding Feng to do many things.

What a pity!

The more Ding Feng thought about it, the more regretful his face became.

While feeling regretful, Ding Feng also looked at Shamoke with some strange eyes.

Ding Feng did this because he deceived Shamoke before blaming him.

"Didn't you say there were at least 10,000 reinforcements?"

When Shamoke made such a boast in front of Ding Feng, Ding Feng had a lot of doubts in his heart, but at the same time he was also full of expectations.

Ding Feng felt that no matter how unreliable Shamoke was, he would never joke about such a thing.

Even if it was a little exaggerated, Ding Feng could accept it.

But what Ding Feng didn't expect was that after sending out troops for several days, he didn't see even a single reinforcement, let alone tens of thousands!

It's really too much.

At present, he only had 5,000 elite soldiers from his own army and 3,000 barbarian soldiers from Shamoke.

Five thousand plus three thousand equals eight thousand, where does the extra ten thousand come from? And where does the tens of thousands come from?

The more he thought about it, the angrier he became, and Ding Feng looked at Shamoke with a sharper gaze.

Ding Feng's sharp gaze made Shamoke scratch his head.

Shamoke is also very strange.

"It's been a while since the letter was sent, why hasn't Peng Qi responded yet?"

Why hasn't Peng Qi made any move yet?

That’s because Peng Qi had no intention of leading the troops alone.

A few days ago, Peng Qi specially summoned many Shanyue commanders to join him in the expedition, and under his persuasion, many Shanyue commanders also agreed to this matter.

That day, all the Shanyue chieftains left and went back to gather their troops.

After the banquet that day, Shanyue commanders came with their troops one after another to the mountain outside Jianchang City to meet Peng Qi.

As time went on, more and more Shanyue generals came with their troops, and soon the mountain could no longer accommodate so many people.

So Peng Qi was delighted with the growth of his own strength, and at the same time he ordered all the troops to gather at the foot of the mountain.

Not far from the foot of Jianchang Mountain, there is a large flat area.

But when the troops of the various Shanyue chiefs poured into that plain, the originally vast plain suddenly became crowded.

Peng Qi is the nominal leader of the Shanyue Alliance this time, and he has the authority to count the number of people in each tribe.

But when Peng Qi stood on the high mountain and looked at the crowded tents of various colors below, he couldn't help but burst into laughter.

In such a situation, why bother to mobilize troops?

At a glance, there were at least tens of thousands of Shanyue soldiers at the foot of the mountain!

Seeing that the number of Shanyue soldiers had reached his inner expectations, Peng Qi felt infinite pride in his heart.

With so many men helping the Han army to unify the country, how could Peng Qi's name not appear in later history books?

With his heart filled with heroic spirit, Peng Qi ordered the entire army to march out.

When Peng Qi's order reached the foot of the mountain, tens of thousands of Shanyue soldiers cheered in unison.

They were restless and had already become impatient waiting at the foot of the mountain.

Now that they have received the order to attack, what are they waiting for?

After cheering, tens of thousands of Shanyue soldiers rushed towards Jianchang City dozens of miles away like a tide.

The mayor of Jianchang had just received an order from the prefect Quan Cong.

From Quan Cong's order, the governor of Jianchang learned the news of the Han army's invasion.

This news was enough to shock him.

But before the mayor of Jianchang could order his men to fortify the city and clear the fields, an even more shocking piece of news reached him.

"what?

Tens of thousands of Shanyue bandits are heading towards our city?"

Mayor Jianchang was so shocked by the news that he jumped up.

After learning that these tens of thousands of bandits were fighting under the banner of responding to the Han army and were led by Peng Qi, Chang Jianchang was so shocked that he fell to the ground.

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that after the Han army captured Ai County, their next target would be Jianchang County.

From the intelligence, we learned that the number of Han troops was only a few thousand. With thousands of enemy troops defending their positions and clearing the fields, we could not say for sure that we could hold on, but we could always delay them for a while.

But the problem is that now there are tens of thousands of Shanyue bandits responding to the Han army.

So after the Han army joins forces with these tens of thousands of bandits, will he still be facing only a few thousand troops?

Jianchang is a small city, and the mayor of Jianchang knows very well that he does not have the talent of Lu Xun.

The self-aware Mayor Jianchang quickly made a decision - abandon the city and flee!

Even if Chief Jianchang knew that he would most likely be punished if he escaped.

But it is better to be punished than to die in vain.

The escape of the governor of Jianchang undoubtedly meant that he gave the city of Jianchang to Peng Qi for nothing.

When Peng Qi led his troops to the outskirts of Jianchang City, he naturally accepted the gift.

And is it just Jianchang City?

In October of the sixth year of the Zhangwu reign of the Han Dynasty, General Ding Feng, who was in charge of suppressing rebellion, and General Shamoke, who was in charge of protecting the Han Dynasty, followed the orders of Mi Yang and joined forces to launch a surprise attack from Changsha County and capture Ai County. Thus, the gate to Yuzhang was wide open.

In the same month, Peng Qi, on the pretext of receiving secret orders from Mi Yang, raised the slogan of "welcoming the royal army and expelling the Wu rebels" and called on tens of thousands of troops to attack Jianchang City. The mayor of Jianchang abandoned the city and fled.

In the same month, when these two pieces of news spread at the same time:

The four counties of Jiancheng, Yichun, Xingan and Pingdu in Yuzhang County all surrendered without a fight!

At this point, Yuzhang collapsed and Jiangdong was shaken!

What the previous generation of Jingzhou army failed to do, this generation has accomplished.

(End of this chapter)