I am not in the position of Zen [Three Kingdoms]

After the victory of Meiji's first battle, Lu Bu led his troops back to the surrounding counties to recuperate.The horses of the Huns were killed and injured, and more than half of the hundreds of official cattle of the Han army were lost.All these were brought back by the Han army, and the horses were distributed to the people who had little food, and the beef was used to reward the bloody Han army.The local people set up a big pot on the open space, lit a bonfire, and took the initiative to cook for the Han army.A few days later, Lu Bu personally led his troops to take advantage of the victory and pursue them, advancing northwestward, liberating counties and towns occupied by the Huns along the way, and the morale of the Han army was greatly boosted.

On the other hand, the 5000 people led by the prefect of Taiyuan County to Dingxiang County were counterattacked by the Xiongnu's [-] troops after taking back five counties.Both sides fought and suffered heavy casualties.After fighting hard for a long time, the Han army lost to the Xiongnu and had to retreat.

After retreating in embarrassment, a well-equipped Han army rushed out from behind the hillside and cut off the pursuing Huns.The first person, white horse and white armor, is very dazzling in the sun.This person has a face like purple jade, eyes like bright stars, and holds a silver gun.He yelled at the panicked Bingzhou army: "I am Zhao Zilong from Changshan, and I am here to help you by the order of the emperor! Don't panic, and fight again with my whole army!"

He rushed into the enemy's army first, and after picking up more than a dozen people, he rushed to the front of the opponent's forward leader, but he killed the opponent in ten rounds.Then he took the opponent's head and went back to his own line to recuperate for a while, and then led a team of white-clothed elite generals in.Entering and leaving the room is like entering no one's land, very brave.

The prefect of Taiyuan County was very surprised. After confirming that it was his own people, he made a decisive decision, stabilized his position, and reorganized the army to launch a counterattack against the Xiongnu.After a great battle, the Han army won and beheaded five thousand Hu people.The Xiongnu had to temporarily retreat to Chengle County and Tongguo County in Dingxiang County, where they became horns of each other and were ready to attack again at any time.

The Han army returned to station in two nearby counties. The two counties were looted by the Xiongnu, and all grain, cattle and horses were taken away.The local people warmly welcomed them, took out the last rations hidden under the water tank and under the bed, and cooked for the army hungry.

The governor of Taiyuan County recognized that it was the Jizhou army, and thought it was very strange. After all, the imperial court issued an edict to reprimand Yuan Shao for his disobedience. He went to visit Zhao Yun, the leader of the rescue army, immediately after the war.

Zhao Yun took out the emperor's imperial edict and said with a hearty smile, "Don't worry about the eunuch, Zilong was ordered to support Bingzhou, and he is not the same person as the rebellious minister Yuan Shao."

It turned out that after the imperial court issued an edict to denounce Yuan Shao's disobedience, the Changshan County Department in Jizhou wanted to get rid of Yuan Shao's shackles and return to the imperial court.Most of them are loyal to the Han Dynasty and do not want to bear the reputation of rebellious officials and thieves.Later, Gongsun Zan was ordered to attack Yuan Shao. After the news came, the Changshan County Department decided to rebel against Yuan Shao, killed the governor sent by Yuan Shao to supervise Changshan County, and elected Zhao Yun to lead the Changshan Army to join the crusade against Yuan Shao.

They originally wanted to go to Gongsun Zan to fulfill their loyalty.But as soon as Yuan Shao's cronies were killed, joy fell from the sky. The legendary commoner guard came to the door with the emperor's edict.

The emperor praised the loyalty of the local soldiers, and made Zhao Yun the prefect of Changshan County, and ordered him to lead the army to rescue Bingzhou, which was occupied by the Xiongnu.With the approval of the emperor, everyone in Changshan County was very happy, and surrounded the commoner guards to ask why the emperor paid attention to them.

The commoner guard said mysteriously: "The emperor's eyes are like a torch, and he can distinguish the loyal and the traitor very clearly. The loyalty of the generals, the emperor has already expected that he will come to Changshan County more than two months ago, and has been waiting for you for a long time. "

Everyone carefully looked at the edict appointing Zhao Yun as the prefect of Changshan County. Sure enough, the handwriting had been written for a long time, and the signing date was more than three months ago.

Everyone was very surprised, and took out the imperial edict to help Bingzhou for a closer look.

The commoner laughed and said: "This ink is newly written, but it was sent over by the emperor's order of three hundred miles."

Jizhou has strong soldiers and horses, and sufficient food. Zhao Yun, who has the ambition to serve the country, has settled in Changshan County, rectified the food and grass, and immediately set off with [-] elite cavalry.

The prefect of Taiyuan County praised Zhao Yun's loyalty. That night, the generals of the two armies gathered together to discuss the next step.The prefect thought: "Our soldiers are exhausted, and we have experienced another great battle. Many people have been injured. We should rest up and fight again in ten days."

Zhao Yun said worriedly: "The five counties we recaptured from the Xiongnu have all been plundered by the Huns, and their vitality has been severely damaged. There is no food to supply us for the ten days. I heard that Bingzhou has always been short of food. I'm afraid the supply is not enough. The soldiers are not full, how will they go to the battlefield?"

The grain transportation officer frowns: "There is a shortage of food and grass in the rear, and everyone saves it from their mouths to supply the front line. Even so, the food transported every day is only enough for the soldiers to eat a half-starved meal a day."

Zhao Yun sighed: "Chang Shan's army has almost run out of food, so we have to find a way to get back the food that the Xiongnu robbed."

A young general replied: "General, the news sent by the scouts is the same. The surplus grain in Dingxiang County has been taken away by the Xiongnu and hoarded in the Red Flower Valley. It is really difficult to get it back."

Zhao Yun raised his graceful chin and asked, "Safflower Valley?"

The young general replied: "General, Honghua Valley is a dangerous place in Dingxiang. It is easy to defend and difficult to attack. The surrounding mountains are dangerous, and there is only a sheep farm path in the middle to enter. The grain is stored on the path, and the cattle and sheep are raised here. They all have gates made of tall stones. Not only that, but the stockade on the southern mountain was also occupied by the Huns, and there were 1000 guards, condescending to guard the grain.”

Hearing this, Zhao Yun was a little worried: "If the opponent pushes down the rocks to resist, it will be very difficult to send 3000 people to attack the mountain. If you go straight to the path, you will be ambushed. No wonder the Huns hide their food here."

The prefect of Taiyuan County also found it difficult: "I heard that the Huns also transported the catapults from the original cities. If they cannot attack for a long time, it will be terrible if they are flanked by the Huns' reinforcements at the foot of the mountain. It is very likely that the entire army will be wiped out. It is really tricky."

The military supervisor said: "You two generals don't need to worry. When we divided our troops into two groups, the mission given to us by the governor was to contain the enemy. Now that we have defeated the enemy and beheaded five thousand, we have done a good job. If we don't Enemy, let's retreat first and go back to join the governor."

The two leaders had no better solution, so they had to temporarily withdraw their troops.It's just that the land was occupied by the Huns, and the places where the march passed were full of mourners, and the people's livelihood was withered.If it retreats, the Han army will be uneasy from top to bottom.

At night, thinking of how hopeless the warmly welcoming local people would be if they were abandoned, Zhao Yun didn't want to sleep, so he personally led his troops out to investigate.I met a small group of Xiongnu soldiers who went out to investigate dozens of miles away.He shot several times in a row and killed more than ten scouts.His own soldiers were also very brave. They took out their bows and arrows and shot to death the defeated soldiers who wanted to escape. Not a single Hun escaped.But after a while, twenty enemy soldiers' heads and twenty intact horses were harvested.

Seeing the clothes of the Huns, Zhao Yun had an idea and ordered: "Take all their corpses and horses back without leaving any traces."

In the next few days and nights, Zhao Yun continued to lead people to ambush and kill the small cavalry of the Huns.

Five days later, the prefect of Taiyuan County and Zhao Yun decided to go all out. They chose three thousand strong soldiers and let them eat as much as they wanted. They even ate their food after five days. The horse ran quickly to the safflower valley.

Fortunately, there was no large-scale interception on this road, but only a small group of Huns cavalry.Because the march was fast and they rushed straight to the destination, the Huns had no time to react.

When we arrived at Honghua Valley half a day later, the sky had gradually darkened.A corner of the setting sun hangs obliquely on the top of the mountain, as if it could sink at any time.

Zhao Yun led a hundred people to put on the clothes and weapons of the Huns, and rode on the horses of the Huns.Pretending to be a defeated soldier, he rushed towards the mountain of Honghuagu.It was dark, but it was not yet time to light the torches.The Huns couldn't see their faces clearly, so they could only ask loudly which one they belonged to.

A dozen or so Han soldiers who could speak the Xiongnu dialect quickly replied in nonsense: "Brother, we are sent by Chengle County to transport grain. The Han army is chasing after us. Let us in quickly!"

"We were sent by King Youxian to transport grain, but we were attacked and the grain truck was lost!"

These people shouted anxiously, and the flag of the Han army could be seen in the distance.The Huns believed their words, opened the high fence on the mountain peak, and put them into the mountain village.

As soon as the door was opened, the Han army swarmed up, took the hundred-steel-steel sword behind it, and hacked the Huns guarding the door to death.Zhao Yun is still at the forefront, rushing to the forefront.He is not only good at shooting, but also a first-class shooter.Wherever the arrows went, the Huns fell.

The Huns guarding the village fled in disorder, and the Han army at the foot of the mountain also took the opportunity to attack. In order to avoid being accidentally injured, the Han army wearing Huns' clothes took out a red silk cloth from their pockets and tied it tightly on their heads.Those carrying axes, those carrying guns, and the Han army wielding big knives chased after the Xiongnu.The battle didn't end until midnight.

The prefect of Taiyuan County, who was familiar with the enemy’s style, once discussed with Zhao Yun: “The Huns are proud and afraid of punishment. The power came to the Red Flower Valley to attack us."

After the Han army occupied the village, Zhao Yun personally led people to repair the gate of the village and stationed troops here.The beacon signal was ignited again to deliver the message.

The prefect of Taiyuan County believed that the Huns were good at fighting on horseback, and the army was mainly cavalry, which came and went like the wind.After the defeated remnants of Honghua Valley fled back, within two days, King Youxian would gather troops to attack.So he planned to ambush a group of Huns with about [-] riders on the only way to the Red Flower Valley to share half of Zhao Yun's pressure.

At this time, it is the time when the crops are green and yellow, and the grains in the fields have not yet grown, and it is still early for the autumn harvest.The local people's grain, cattle and sheep were all taken away by the Xiongnu, and the last bit of grain hidden was offered to the Han army to eat.It was heard that the Han army had captured the Red Flower Valley where the Huns stored grain, cattle and sheep, and was about to continue guarding there. The locals took up arms and followed.As many young men were killed, many of these armed ones were old men and women.The prefect of Taiyuan County originally wanted to refuse. The Han Dynasty marched and fought, and never won by numbers.But the guard persuaded: "Even if they are left here, they will not be able to survive without food."

A few days later, the news of Taiyuan County's prefect and Zhao Yun's great victory was conveyed by pigeons released by the civilian guards accompanying the army, and it was immediately reported to Liu Xie's case.Liu Xie was dark and dignified, and quickly called important officials into the palace to discuss matters regardless of the darkness of the night.

"Although the Han army has achieved great victories one after another, the military situation from the front shows that most of the young and strong were killed by the Huns." Liu Xie seemed hesitant: "Even if the Huns are killed, Bingzhou will not be the same. I have an idea, I want to Hear your opinions."

The author has something to say: In fact, from the perspective of a rational person, it is indeed necessary to give up Bingzhou.Bingzhou is really poor, with low food production.Livestock, while ok, is often robbed.Except for the city, the defense forces in other places are also insufficient, and there are few people.