Warring States Series: 198.The Yang Zhai Defender of the Chu Invasion of Jin

Qinghua Jian "Lineage Year", Volume 21: (Chu invades Jin)

In the seventh year of the reign of King Jian of Chu, the Song Dynasty mourned the Duke of Chu and told Song Sicheng [Lippi] of the covenant (weak?). Office. Wang ordered Mo Aoyang to lead the division to dinggong, chenghuangchi, and chengyongqiu. Jin Weisi, Zhao Huan, and Han Qizhang led their divisions to besiege Huangchi, and [Tong] returned to Chu. In the second year, Wang ordered Mo Aoyang to lead a division to invade Jin, to conquer (seize) Yiyang, and to encircle Chi'an to restore Huangchi's division. Wei Si, Zhao Huan, and Han Qizhang led their divisions to rescue Chi'an, and the Chu people retreated from the siege and fought with the Jin division on the Great Wall. Chu Shi was useless, abandoning the curtain and retreating at night. Chu complained with JinGu.

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As mentioned above, when Zhang Youqi, the general of Yiyang Shou of Handi, learned that there was some disturbance at the city gate, he knew that it was the Chu people who had fled a few days ago.

Zhang Youqi's body trembled, and he shouted with his hand on the city wall, pointing at the county lieutenant and shouting, "The rapid increase of troops must retake the city gate!" ”

Zhang Youqi's side let people go to seize the city gate, but the Chu army had already attacked, some besieging the city, some killing the city gate.

Inside that city gate there was a response to destroy the city gate, and outside there was a Chu army forcibly invading, and as soon as the large army entered the city, it was still able to resist, and the defenders of the city were gradually defeated and retreated.

Zhang Youqi saw the situation and knew that Yiyang could not be defended, and instead of wasting troops here, it was better to withdraw. Thinking that the Chu army was coming, and the Reinforcements of the Jin State were not so fast, only when the reinforcements arrived would they have a chance to retake the city. This Zhang Youqi is also a person who does things cleanly and neatly, since he has a judgment, he will never drag mud and water, and at the sound of an order, he leads everyone to flee from the north gate.

Besides, the general of the Chu army took Yiyang almost effortlessly and sent people around to look for the general who was defending the city, but was told that he had fled. The attack on this city is simple, from the soldiers crossing Luoshui to the end of the siege, but one day, it is really fast.

After making arrangements for the deployment, Na Chu came to the Yiyang City Mansion and sat down in the general's seat, "Come, go and tell Lord Mo Ao quickly, just say that I have successfully taken Yiyang, and Qu Heng is waiting for Lord Mo Ao in Yiyang." ”

It turned out that the general who led the army was Qu Heng, the general of the Chu Army's Jing Corpse Array, and the people he led were the generals of You Que.

Mo Aoyang was really very happy to receive Qu Heng's good news, at this moment the Chu Chinese army had joined the Zheng army, and with this good news, Mo Aoyang gave an order to accelerate the army' advance, and the city that was captured this time said that it could not be lost anymore.

So why did this Qu Heng come to besiege the city in advance? It turns out that there is another mystery in this.

On that day, Mo Aoyang, in order to gather a large army, wanted to march towards Han Jin. Doctor Xu Shang made some divination, and concluded that it was obscure, and carefully analyzed, interpreting it as a ghost god rest can not be clearly indicated. Since the ghosts and gods rested, everything had to be on their own, so Mo Aoyang asked the king of Chu to ask for the sacrifice of the ghost gods and the ancestors, in order to ask the gods of the mountains and rivers to bless each other, and the gods of the ancestors to bless each other.

Only this time, Mo Aoyang, in order to temporarily change the offensive strategy, told the King of Chu that the original plan was to capture Han Jin Yiyang and Chi'an, but it was changed to three cities, and the three cities of Chu army attacked together, so that the three Jin could not be combined. If the three Jin soldiers are divided, there is no need to be afraid. The King of Chu consulted with the courtiers, agreed with Mo Aoyang's statement, and made the following arrangements.

Namo Aoyang was the commander of the Chinese army, commanding 700 multipliers, and Qu Heng changed the You Que department to the Right Army, unified the 200 multipliers, and attacked and captured Yiyang. At this time, Zheng Guo,the crown prince of Zheng Guo, was already the new Duke of Zheng, and that Ji Ugly had already returned to the throne of heaven, and was led by the 400 multipliers of the courtesy name "Zheng Gonggong", and was also assigned to the jurisdiction of the Chinese army, but only for the left army of the Chinese army.

Sima Zhaozhuo commanded the left army, unifying 550 passengers, and Zi Xu general Zuo Guangbu, the front army of the left army, unified 250 passengers, and the soldiers and horses attacked Yang Zhai.

The Right Army of The Emperor Heiqi unified 550 passengers, and Xu Qi took the Right Guang, as the front army of the Right Army, unified 250 passengers, and the soldiers and horses of the road attacked Chi'an.

This time, the Chu army sent a total of 2,500 troops, 150,000 troops, 400 hezhengguo, and a total of 174,000 soldiers and horses.

The three-way army, the Chinese army and the left army came out of Luyang Prescription City, and then divided into two roads, while the right army directly sent troops from the self-analysis and took the red bank directly. The land of analysis is the fiefdom of the ancestors of Hei Qi, who was named the king of Chu as the king of Chu, and was hereditary.

Moreover, before the Chinese army left fangcheng, Mo Aoyang talked to Qu Heng, "General Qu Heng, now I have a plan that can make Yiyang change hands without effort." ”

"Oh, what's the big deal?" Qu Heng's eyes lit up.

"If we can combine the inside and the outside and break the city gate of Yiyang, then our army can easily win the city." Mo Ao Said.

"How can the law of internal and external integration be combined?" Qu Heng asked again.

"And you come with your ears." Mo Ao beckoned Qu Heng and whispered in his ear, "You choose some shrewd and capable subordinates, disguise themselves as refugees or businessmen, and rush to Yiyang in advance to mix among the people of Yiyang." Our army marched slowly, confusing the eyes of the Han and Jin people, and you led your troops to detour and quickly advance towards Yiyang. In this way, Yiyang will only deploy troops to guard against our army, and seeing that the army is still far from Yiyang, it will certainly slacken off. And at this time, you led the Que troops to suddenly appear under Yiyang City, then Yiyang must be panicked, then the soldiers lurking in Yiyang took the opportunity to open the city gate, the defenders in the city will not be able to defeat your troops, so Yiyang can be obtained! ”

"Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful! The adults are very good at this plan, I will arrange it! "That Qu Heng was overjoyed.

"Wait a minute, you need to guard against the interrogation of the Yiyang officials, if it is not a good caliber, once the interrogation will reveal the horse's feet, but instead lost the lives of the soldiers." Mo Ao reminded.

Qu Heng smiled, "Rest assured, my lord, I will know." You'll have to drink the wine I'm waiting for! With that, This Qu Heng withdrew from the tent.

This Qu Heng selected shrewd soldiers from the personal guard, and after another training, he made them secretly go to Yiyang, and there was a scene that had happened before.

In addition, the chu army left the headquarters of Sima Zhao, left Fangcheng and went straight to Yang Zhai (陽翟, in present-day Yuzhou, Henan).

The General of that Yang Zhai was Han Xiang, and originally the Chu army was out, and this Han Xiang also paid attention, but seeing that the army seemed to be marching in a northwesterly direction, although it was defensive, it also relaxed a lot. However, as soon as this side relaxed, it received an urgent military report, and all the way the Chu army was separated from the army, and at this moment it was rushing to Yang Zhai.

This Han Xiang was shocked to hear this, did not dare to hesitate, and immediately wrote a letter, and quickly sent it to Pingyang.

That defensive matter was also urgently launched, this Han Xiang was also a talent, knowing that the Chu army was coming, Yang Zhai was afraid of success by relying on the defense of the soldiers alone, and without saying a word, he mobilized the people of the city, and forcefully contributed money and money, and for a time the city was full of soldiers. Moreover, this Han Xiang also came up with a method of resisting the enemy, although it did not work, but the good villains could block it. That is to make the fathers and daughters and children in the city cut the sharp bamboo batch and bury the bamboo batch within the arrow range outside the city, so that if the Chu army wants to attack the city, it must first remove these sharp bamboo, otherwise it will not be able to advance, so as to give the reinforcements time. This Han Xiangling thought of a plan, that is, to dig large and small pits or ditches outside the city, and if the Chu soldiers wanted to attack the city, there were these ditches and pits, and it was difficult for the equipment to be pushed in, and it was difficult for the soldiers to do it.

Na Zhao Ling led his troops to the city, and was about to attack the city, but when he saw these stumbling blocking facilities in front of him, he pointed to these bamboo criticisms, "This Yang Zhai defender is really talented, and he can come up with these children's playful tricks to hinder my army, you say ridiculous?" The Chu army general smelled it and laughed.

That Han Xiang was above the city, coldly staring at the Chu army, hearing the Chu army laughing, and couldn't help but shout angrily, "Oh, that Chu army, you wait for the unprovoked army to enter my Jin land, but you violate the covenant of the Son of Heaven?" Could it be that he really regards his own family as a barbaric place? ”

"My Chu state army is raising troops to cut you down, and since it has the reason to cut you down, how dare you utter evil words?" Beware of the time when the city is broken, when you are in a different place! Zi Xu scolded.

"I'm afraid that if the city is not destroyed, your Chu army will flee in ashes." Tell you that when you know, my Jin army will be able to reach it in three days, I would like to ask, how did your Chu army capture my Yang Zhai in three days? You have to practice the method of escape! By the way, how did I forget, you Chu Jun is extremely good at escaping, and you are already familiar with the road, so you don't have to practice. Han Xiang laughed loudly.

The Chu army was recently forced to defeat by the Jin army, but it was a pain in the heart, and within two hundred years, the Jin and Chu armies were exchanged, and most of them ended in the defeat of the Chu army, and the escape experience was full. Han Xiang's ridicule immediately made Chu Jun blush, but he was also embarrassed and angry.

"You erector, full of nonsense, when I break the city, I will crush your corpse into ten thousand pieces!" Zi Xu pointed at Han Xiang angrily.

When Han Xiang heard this, he took a wine lord and drank it on his neck, and then handed it to the next person, "Ben will enjoy the beautiful scenery here, waiting for your Chu army to attack." This Han Xiang also pointed to the bamboo batches at the feet of the Chu army, "Ben will kindly remind, Oh, you are waiting for the bamboo batches under your feet, but there are poisonous snakes, and when you wait to take them out, you must be careful." If you have been poisoned by snake venom, the antidote is hard to find! ”

"My lord, how did you tell them our secret?" A general heard Han Xiang's words and hurriedly pulled Han Xiang's arm to try to stop him.

"It doesn't matter, my Jin people are bright and upright, not as treacherous as the Chu people's nine-headed bird and seven tricks." Han Xiang said.

Such a speech reached the ears of the Chu army word for word, and the Chu army did not believe Han Xiang's words, but looking at the general's posture, what Han Xiang said was true, and he couldn't help but feel afraid of the bamboo criticism. No one wanted to suddenly wear a poisonous snake when pulling out the bamboo batch. Moreover, these bamboo batches are within the range of arrows, and they have to guard against arrows and snakes, is it not a dilemma?

When Na Zi Xu saw that Chu Bing was timid, he couldn't help but shout loudly, "Don't listen to the nonsense of the Jin people, if it is a poisonous snake, how can they put it in?" Aren't the Jin people afraid of poisonous snakes? And fix it first, and attack the city tomorrow! ”

The Chu army found a place to camp. Zi Xu came to Sima Zhao's tent and discussed the siege with him.

"Lord Sima Lord, I am afraid that what General Yang Zhai said today is probably true, and if this is the case, there will really be no small obstacle to the siege of the city." Zi Xu Dao.

Sima Zhao, holding his beard, said, "But it is indispensable, there are many poisonous insects in the north, and the Jin people cannot say that they understand the law." ”

"I am going to wrap the soldier's hands in sackcloth so that there may be snakes and insects that can resist." Zi Xu Dao.

"Yes, then order the military lang to prepare more antidotes in case of accidents." Sima Zhao said, "I didn't expect this Yang Zhai general to come up with these methods to resist the enemy, but he is a personal figure!" ”

"Okay, I'll arrange it!" Zi Xu said and turned and walked out of the tent.

Speaking of Yang Zhai City, the generals surrounded Han Xiang and laughed, "The adult is really bold, facing such a large army, he can talk and laugh." With the help of General Sun, I am afraid that the Chu people will have to be careful, and this tomorrow will attack the city to see how he removes the bamboo batches that stand in the way. Haha, this strategy is really wonderful! ”

"I am facing a strong enemy, although I must be careful to deal with it, but I must not miss my timidity." I drank alcohol above the city tower so that the Chu army could not understand our unreality. However, when the Chu army was pulling out those bamboo batches, if it touched the object, I really couldn't think of what kind of expression the Chu army should have. Haha..."

"Oh? yes! Haha..." Some people reacted and laughed along with it.

Some people who didn't know why, seeing the situation, asked, "What makes a few generals so funny?" ”

"I'll know when I see you tomorrow!" Those people kept it secret.

"I'm waiting to laugh and laugh, but the defense of the city must not be careful, if the city is breached before the reinforcements arrive, then I can only cry!" Han Xiang smiled and said solemnly.

The generals surrendered their hands in unison, knowing that although Han Xiang was usually approachable and good at mingling with the generals, once he was serious, he must listen to the orders carefully, otherwise the military orders would come down, but they would be meticulous.

The next day, the Chu army came to the city again, and a row of soldiers armed with shields and armor walked in the forefront, followed by some soldiers with sackcloths in their hands, each carrying a bamboo basket with a lid, which was used to hold snakes and insects. The two rows of Chu troops cautiously advanced forward and slowly entered the range of the bow and arrow, but Han Xiang stood on the city wall and did not come down to open the bow. After the Chu people carefully collected a few bamboo batches, they did not find any snakes and insects mentioned by the Jin people, and thought to themselves, this Jin people can really scare people, I am afraid that these are all scaremongers. Even Zi Xu and Zhao Lu watched from behind, and they also thought it was true.

When the Chu army saw that no snake worms came out, they sped up their speed. But just then, someone shouted, "Ah! ”

When the Chu army heard this, Qi Brush turned his head to look at the screaming soldier, and Na Zi Xu also leaned forward and asked in a loud voice, "What is the situation?" ”

"It's shit! This bamboo stick buried a bubble of shit! vomit! The soldier threw away the bamboo batch in his hand, and the foul smell directly stimulated the nasal cavity and mouth, and he couldn't help but vomit.

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The content behind this book is very little circulated in the history books or folk literature, so few people know about it, but it is an extremely crucial thing in the Warring States period, and several major events that occurred during this period, if it were not recorded in Qinghua Jian's "Department Year", would surely be submerged in the torrent of history.

By consulting a large number of papers and literature, combined with the "Department Year", the author sorted out the next four major battles:

Zhao Yue Fa Qi (also known as Qi Xiu Great Wall),

Chu invaded Jin (also known as the Battle of Fangcheng),

Marquis of the Three Jins (also known as the Three Jin Dynasties, three branches of the Jin Dynasty),

Three Jin Dynasty (also called Into Prince Ding, Battle of Wuyang).

After these four wars, the world entered the era of "Seven Heroes of the Warring States".

This book is a long serial novel, based on the content of the 2400-year-old Bamboo Jane "Department Year" collected by Tsinghua University, and it is also the author's hobby to examine the history of the Spring and Autumn Warring States.

I hope that everyone will not plagiarize, if there are multiple consecutive reprints, please also indicate the source, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble to each other.