Han counter current

Chapter 794 Soldiers Arriving in Jingnan 1

Chen Feng dispatched troops fast enough that he didn't even need to discuss with other ministers above the court, and he didn't even have time to report to the emperor.

Besides, the soldiers and horses in Yongliang and Chang'an only knew the word Chen Feng, and they didn't know that there was the emperor of Han Dynasty. Without Chen Feng's order, others could not mobilize the local garrison.

Xu Huang soon led [-] infantry and rode south. He was assigned to guard Yongliang for so many years. Seeing other colleagues fighting across the river and helping his lord to unify the north, Xu Huang still had a lot of regrets in his heart.

He is a famous military commander, and he is also a very capable general, so how could he be willing to waste all his talents on trifles such as training troops in the field? If he had a choice, he would of course be willing to go to the battlefield and make an indelible contribution.

Fortunately, Chen Feng didn't forget him. When he encountered such a change, he immediately dispatched him to the south, and even asked Xiangyang to assist him. It was obvious that he wanted to give him a great contribution.

As for Guiyang, although it is not yet in chaos, due to Liu Bei's accidental death, people are already in panic. Those forces loyal to Liu Bei are likely to fall apart.

"How about it, haven't you found out yet? Where did the assassin come from, and where did he escape after he succeeded? Don't you have any clues?"

Liu Bei was killed, and his subordinates are now busy looking for a way out, only the personal general Chen Dao is trying to find out the whereabouts of the assassin.

"Returning to the general, it was too chaotic at that time, and we didn't have time to react. Moreover, among the assassins, there were obviously some masters. The group of people who assassinated the lord may have mediocre martial arts skills, but the one who blocked the reinforcements was beyond our power.

That one person blocked dozens of experts, including the general, and killed 12 of them. Although the opponent took advantage of the narrow terrain, it was beyond the reach of ordinary experts.

After the chaos, a wave of thieves opened the west gate and escaped. Our soldiers were unable to catch up. After losing the trace of the thieves, there was no news. The subordinates really did their best. "

It's not that these personal generals don't do things, it's just that the situation is too chaotic, and now that the generals are busy fighting for power, even if they want to do things, they can't get the support of other garrisons.

"General, the most important thing right now is to protect the safety of the young lord and mistress. The other generals have two hearts at the moment, the second master and the third master have disappeared, and the military adviser is far away in Jiangdong. Only the general comes out to preside over the overall situation." , it is possible to stabilize people’s hearts.”

The school lieutenant who had crossed paths with Chen Dao before due to Cao Guiren's matter is now following Chen Dao's side. At this critical moment, he really needs someone to take charge of the overall situation.

"There are about [-] soldiers and horses in the city. Those who directly obey my orders are only one thousand white-eared elite soldiers and one thousand of the lord's personal soldiers. The rest of the city defense army does not have military power with me. Let me preside over the overall situation. Other generals will not obey orders. to mine."

Chen Dao didn't want to stabilize people's hearts, but he was not clear about the situation in the city. Although the two thousand soldiers he could mobilize were the most elite part of the city, their numbers were limited after all.

"Even though there are thousands of difficulties, I ask the general to put the young master first."

The other school lieutenants and captains next to him knelt down to beg for orders. Right now, there must be many generals who want to hold Liu Bei’s family members hostage, and some even want to replace them. If even a loyal person like Chen Dao doesn’t stand up, then Liu Bei’s family members are probably To suffer.

"Forget it, the last time is the end of this master-servant relationship. Come, seal the mansion, and put the whole army on alert. I will go to see the mistress, and you will be on standby at any time."

Chen Dao is a qualified general, although sometimes he is a little pedantic, but once he made up his mind, his vigorous and decisive character was undoubtedly revealed.

Soon, after obtaining the consent of Liu Bei's wife, Chen Dao recruited some generals in the army in the name of Liu Chan, and then beheaded several dissidents with vicious means.

Within two days, Chen Dao recruited more than 6000 soldiers and horses, and the generals who were willing to cooperate with him also commanded about [-] people. In this way, the rest of the people did not dare to give up their hearts, and Guiyang City stabilized in the shortest time. .

It's a pity that before Chen Dao had time to reinforce the city's defenses, Ma Dai's [-] cavalry arrived first.When old rivals meet, a fight is unavoidable.

After a field battle, Ma Dai led the troops to retreat and blocked the main road leading to the outside world from Guiyang.Chen Dao fought against Ma Dai with 700 soldiers and horses, losing more than [-] people in exchange for a respite.

Fortunately, Chen Dao had rectified the city's defenses in advance, and he had inspired the army through this field battle. Otherwise, Ma Dai's 3000-odd elites might have taken Guiyang City directly.

"Come on, send people to Wuling and Lingling immediately to ask for help, tell them that the young master is in Guiyang City, let them send troops in the shortest possible time, in addition, continue to send people to contact the military division, and be sure to ask the military division to come back as soon as possible to take charge of the overall situation. "

Back in the city, Chen Dao gave many orders one after another. Although the enemy army now only has more than [-] people, Chen Dao could sense that the battle would not end so easily.

"Unexpectedly, Ma Dai's movements would be so fast, forcing our army to build defenses on the periphery. The nearest large enemy force here should be Huang Zhong who is guarding Changsha. If he also sends troops, I am afraid it will be with It will arrive in a few days.

However, this battle was not without a turning point. Ma Dai only had [-] cavalry, and it was okay to block the road and escort the grain and grass.

Huang Zhong could mobilize more than 1 soldiers and horses at most, and the defenders in the city were no less than [-], and the supplies were complete. As long as the reinforcements came in time, Huang Zhong would not be able to reap the benefits.

I hope that after receiving the news, the military division can persuade the Jiangdong navy to attack Changsha, so as to relieve the pressure on our army. In this way, the crisis of this battle will be over. "

Many people think that Chen Dao is just a reckless man, not a qualified general, but in fact, his ability to command troops is the strongest among Liu Bei's generals.

After all, he is an outstanding child from the Chen family in Runan. After all, he has received a good education since he was a child. Before following Liu Bei, he also had the experience of leading an army alone. This is much better than half-baked guys like Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.

It's a pity, under Liu Bei's command all these years, besides training, he was the captain of the personal army, and he had almost no chance to go outside. Once there was a good time, Liu Bei would give priority to Guan Zhang.

In these years, Chen Dao's only wonderful performance was probably the last time he led a small number of infantry to resist Ma Dai's four thousand cavalry, bought time for Liu Bei's escape, and then gathered the defeated soldiers and horses to save Liu Bei. loss.

However, that time, Liu Bei did not give him any rewards.Because, at that time, Chen Dao had already been dismissed from the military, and he mobilized the more than 2000 elites by falsely passing on military orders, coupled with his own prestige.

Liu Bei's own vision and courage made him unable to let go of a general like Chen Dao. This is also an important reason why his military talents have always withered.

Chapter 795 Soldiers Arriving in Jingnan 2

The development of the matter did not exceed Chen Dao's expectations. Just four days after Ma Dai arrived, Huang Zhong led 4000 elites to arrive, and more than [-] soldiers and horses were on their way to escort food and grass.

In this way, the war between the two sides was unavoidable. Huang Zhong came from a long way, and his troops were not superior. Fortunately, Ma Dai's more than [-] iron cavalry deterred the enemy in the city, so he had enough time to rest and set up camp.

"Attacking at this moment is very likely to defeat the enemy, but Ma Dai's iron cavalry must be patrolling outside the city. If our army dispatches less, there is a danger of being cut off from the rear.

If there are too many dispatches, it is difficult to guarantee that those with two hearts in the city will not take the opportunity to make trouble, which is really difficult.Forget it, I'm always worried about doing this, what kind of battle is there to fight, let's attack first and then talk. "

After transforming from the captain of the personal army to the leader of the army, Chen Dao quickly adapted to this role, and his hidden talents were quickly revealed. If Liu Bei could reuse him a few years earlier, I am afraid that he would not have ended up like this Let's end.

Outside the city, in the temporary camp of the Changsha Army, a group of generals under the leadership of Huang Zhong seized the time to build fortifications. It seemed that Huang Zhong had already sensed that the enemy would attack soon.

"General Huang, our cavalry has already lined up. Do you think this Chen Dao will really take the initiative to attack?"

Ma Dai came here on horseback. He went south first after receiving Huang Zhong's order and urgent report. In terms of position and qualifications, Huang Zhong was above him. Therefore, Huang Zhong is the commander-in-chief of the army this time.

"Care is the best thing. Our army hastily arrived. The food and grass are still in the rear. We can't stand any defeat. The morale of the army in the city is not stable. Chen Dao urgently needs a big victory to stabilize the hearts of the people. Therefore, he wants to win, but we don't want to lose. , and must be handled with care.”

Huang Zhong still admired this young general of the Ma family.In his eyes, Ma Dai's martial arts are not top-notch, but at least they are second-rate and top-notch.

The most important thing is that this guy has extraordinary leadership skills and is good at judging the situation. Moreover, Chen Feng has repeatedly praised Ma Dai's ability in private. Before sending Huang Zhong to Changsha, he had repeatedly told Huang Zhong to cooperate with Ma Dai. When Ma Dai asked this question, Huang Zhong answered generously.

"General Ma can be regarded as leading the army since he was a child, and he is no stranger to this situation. There is another thing. My lord has sent spies to collect information on the princes from all walks of life in the world and the outstanding generals and counselors under his command. Chen Dao is one of them. , and has been appreciated by the lord.

The lord once said that Liu Bei has the means to attract talents, the virtues to convince talents, and the cheekiness to rob talents, but unfortunately, he does not have the ability to appoint talents, let alone the awareness of cultivating talents, so the talents under him never Not much on the surface.

This Chen Dao's background is even better than you and me. He was in the army when he was young, and served as a captain when he was young. In terms of talent, vision, and knowledge, he is not bad.

It's a pity that when he joined Liu Bei, he only brought [-] children from his hometown with him. Instead, he dismissed [-] Han troops because he insisted on morality, which made Liu Bei displeased.

In addition, this person's military training can only be extraordinary, and Liu Bei's subordinates have no other talents in military training, so Liu Bei has always asked him to command his own soldiers and organize and train recruits. On the surface, he valued him. any chance.

If you think about it, you also know that whenever Liu Bei has any chance, he will give priority to the two of Guan and Zhang. In terms of martial arts, these two people are probably not inferior to me, but in terms of their talents in commanding troops, coupled with their personality flaws, they are at best a Second-rate generals.

More importantly, Liu Bei lacked courage. In order to strengthen his strength these years, he kept accepting bandits, bandits, remnants of the Yellow Turbans, and other soldiers and horses, but he could not completely subdue these soldiers and horses with vigorous means. In playing a balanced strategy, he never thought of releasing a general like Chen Dao.

Therefore, this guy, Chen Dao, ended up with a low reputation and mediocre ability because he followed the wrong person.Today he is facing our army, and he has no worries in the past at all. Therefore, we must deal with it carefully. "

Huang Zhong obviously knew more about the inside story, and had a general understanding of Chen Dao's background and talent, so he was so careful in dealing with it.Ma Dai also showed a cautious look when he heard about it. After all, he had fought against Chen Dao several times, and he had learned Chen Dao's talent.

"That's right, now that the general said that, I've come to my senses. The previous time, Chen Dao used [-] infantry to resist my [-] cavalry. Although the loss was twice as much as mine, it is undeniable that what he did was better than any of Liu Bei's men. Everyone is nice.