The revival of the Han Dynasty must start with Dong Zhuo

Chapter 353 Volume : The Trap Camp

Yanjin, Baima.

Gao Shun led two thousand soldiers from the Xianzhen Camp to Yanjin, and sent his deputy general to lead the troops to Bai Ma.

It was because Gao Shun got the news that the person coming to attack Yanjin was none other than Zhang He, one of the four pillars of Hebei in the past and now the chief general of Hebei.

"Zhang He really knows how to choose a place."

Yanjin is more difficult to defend than Baima.

This is because Yanjin is strictly speaking composed of five ferry crossings, namely Mengjin, Jijin, Yanshoujin, Lingchangjin and Shijijin. It stretches for hundreds of miles, connecting end to end, close to the eastern capital Luoyang and the majestic Hulao Pass, and is indeed a place that must be fought for by military strategists.

Mengjin had been burned down by the emperor long ago, so there was no need to worry about it, but the defense of the other four Jins was still a problem.

"We have few soldiers now, we can't disperse our forces any further!"

Gao Shun acted decisively and ordered his soldiers to destroy the three ferry crossings of Yanshoujin, Lingchangjin and Shijijin, and gathered heavy troops to head to Jijin, making this place the focus.

Zhang He personally led the navy to Yanjin. When he saw Gao Shun decisively burning other ferry crossings, he was also surprised and suspicious.

And when he stood on the bow and saw the Xianzhen Camp being deployed at Jijin, Zhang He did not dare to underestimate it.

It was seen that the Xianzhen Camp did not carry General Gao Shun's flag, but only erected a flag of "Xian Chen" in the center of the camp.

The soldiers of the Xianzhen Camp were all wearing strong armor, holding sharp spears, wearing short swords on their waists and carrying large shields on their backs. Some of the strong and sturdy soldiers even held heavy Han crossbows in their hands and stared majestically at Zhang He who was leading his troops to attack.

"My Hebei generals all thought that the imperial court relied on the sharpness of its cavalry to defeat our army. But today it seems that the imperial court's infantry is no less powerful than Hebei's!"

At least.

Even if Zhang He pulled out the elite soldiers [Great Halberd Soldiers] under his command, he still could not guarantee that he could defeat this trap camp with the same number of people.

Fortunately...

"Fortunately, Gao Shun's troops are stretched thin right now, so we can definitely storm!"

Zhang He ordered his soldiers to prepare warships and boats.

These two types of ships are not as tall as building ships, nor as large as fighting ships. They are both flexible and small vessels.

The head of the warship is covered with iron sheets, which can easily destroy the camps blocking the road, which is extremely convenient.

The two warships rushed towards Ji Jin first, obviously wanting to seize a foothold at the ferry first to make it easier for the Hebei army behind them to land.

Gao Shun saw Zhang He's intention at a glance and hurriedly urged his soldiers to move forward.

"Guard the dock! Don't let Zhang He get up here!"

Today's big river is a natural advantage for the trap camp.

Once the Hebei soldiers under Zhang He arrived on the shore, they could use their numerical advantage to instantly overwhelm Gao Shun's trap camp!

So now we have to fight! Fight until Zhang He is exhausted and dares not send any more soldiers to the dock!
At this moment, two extremely fast boats were approaching the dock and shooting arrows at the trap camp on the shore.

"Raise your shield!"

The movements of the Xianzhen Camp were almost uniform, and in an instant they formed an impenetrable shield wall, blocking all the incoming arrows.

Just as the soldiers on the boats were about to continue shooting, the soldier in front suddenly put down his shield, revealing the grinning Han crossbowmen behind him.

"Oh!"

The bowstring vibrates.

The two sides cooperated very well, and as soon as the large shield was lowered in front, the crossbow arrows were shot down immediately.

The crossbow arrows had extremely strong penetrating power, the distance between the two sides was extremely close, and there was no cover on the boats at all, so all the enemy soldiers on the boats were shot dead in an instant.

Seeing that all the invading enemies were annihilated, the soldiers of the Xianzhen Camp on the shore could not help but cheer for each other, and kept shouting loud slogans:

"The ambition to be trapped in a battle will lead to death but not life!"

……

Zhang He, who was riding on the ship, saw the tacit cooperation of the Xianzhen Camp and suddenly thought of what the Han general named Zhang Liao said to him during the Battle of Anyi.

"If you don't win this battle, you will never have a chance to win again!"

Zhang He just didn't take it seriously at the time, thinking that Zhang Liao was just speaking harshly to him.

But when he saw the Xianzhen Camp today, Zhang He suddenly realized that Zhang Liao's words did not seem to be a threat, but a fact.

The elite equipment of the Xianzhen Camp is not to be feared, as Hebei also has them.

The strict discipline of the Xianzhen Camp is not to be feared, because Zhang He can also train such soldiers.

However, the excited spirit of the Xianzhen Camp after killing the enemy was something that the Hebei soldiers could never learn.

"The palace soldiers!"

Zhang He was not an incompetent person, and naturally he had studied the soldiers of the imperial court.

In terms of physique, the men of Yan and Zhao are not much weaker than the men of good families in Guanzhong.

But in terms of other aspects, there is no comparison at all.

Simply allocating land to each soldier's household and resolving their worries was already a treatment that the Hebei soldiers could only dream of.

Not to mention that the imperial court also sent teachers to various military offices to teach the soldiers to read...

These are things that cannot be satisfied with money and food.

Only the system can guarantee these.

But Hebei cannot have such a system.

The land of the aristocratic families could only belong to them forever, and the path to advancement under the recommendation system could only be controlled by them.

If Hebei wants to do this, it must use external forces to carry out a tempering of blood and fire!
But how can Hebei withstand such a tough training?
And Yuan Shao, I'm afraid, doesn't have the ability to preside over such a test of blood and fire...

Without such tempering, how could he defeat the great man who has now been reborn from the ashes, and defeat the emperor holding the forging hammer?

Zhang He stood at the bow of the boat, feeling a little dazed for a moment.

Obviously the soldiers in front were still rushing towards Ji Jin, but Zhang He's mind was no longer as clear as usual as a general, and he became more and more confused.

Without tempering, it is impossible to defeat the emperor.

But if he had been tempered, what difference would there be between him and the emperor? Why did both sides continue to fight?

……

While Zhang He was thinking, the soldiers below were already becoming anxious.

The defenses of the warships and boats were too low, and with the defense of the trap camp on the shore, there was no possibility of attacking the shore at all.

Gao Shun, the leader of the Xianzhen Camp, was extremely cold-blooded. Even if many soldiers died in front of him and the water of the river turned red, Gao Shun remained unmoved. He mobilized his soldiers as precisely as a machine and guarded the battle line tightly.

If we continue to fight like this, we don’t know if we can tire the soldiers of the Xianzhen Camp to death, but we can definitely drain the morale of the Hebei soldiers!

At this moment, Zhang He no longer had any random thoughts in his mind.

After all, we are still on the battlefield. Only those who win this battle are qualified to think about their right and wrong.

Because dead people can’t use their brains at all!
"withdraw troops!"

Seeing that he could not gain any advantage, Zhang He withdrew his soldiers back to Liyang.

On the second day.

However, just after dawn, Zhang He launched a counterattack again, giving Gao Shun and his troops no time to rest.

"Continue to send ships to ram them!"

Last night, Zhang He also used his wisdom and said to the soldiers around him: "Wang Bi is right. The court does want to lead troops to attack Hebei directly."

"It is precisely because of this that Gao Shun would rather burn three ferry crossings and leave only Jijin to fight with us."

"It can be seen that Jijin is of vital importance to the imperial court, so we don't necessarily have to occupy Jijin. As long as we destroy Jijin, we can still prevent the imperial court from crossing the river!"

So Zhang He ordered his soldiers to remove the iron sheet in front of the ship, fill it with straw, strong liquor and other things, and then ram Ji Jin.

When Gao Shun saw Zhang He sending warships again, he did not take it seriously at first.

It was not until the front of the ship caught fire that Gao Shun realized it and ordered his men to quickly sink it with stones.

However, due to the hasty preparations, the ship eventually went too far and crashed into the ferry.

"Put out the fire!"

The ferry was basically made of wood, and the fire spread very quickly, engulfing half of the wooden bridge in an instant.

"attack!"

At this time, Zhang He continued to order his soldiers to drive the ships and boats towards the ferry, and they actually set foot on the ferry.

Fortunately, Gao Shun remained calm and the soldiers of the Xianzhen Camp were well-trained. After putting out the fire, they reorganized their formation and drove Yuan's soldiers into the river.

Zhang He saw that although he still failed to capture Yanjin today, the strategy of using fireboats to ram the ferry was indeed effective, so he led his troops to withdraw.

When Gao Shun saw Zhang He retreating, he had a bad feeling in his heart.

He had already guessed that Zhang He would definitely modify more fireboats and rush towards Ji Jin tomorrow.

Through today's test, Zhang He suddenly realized the importance of Ji Jin to the imperial court.

Therefore, Zhang He’s next goal will no longer be to capture Ji Jin, but to destroy Ji Jin as much as possible!

Gao Shun felt a little headache for a moment.

If Zhang He really prepared hundreds of fire ships to attack tomorrow, even if all the soldiers in the Xianzhen Camp died here, they might not be able to hold on!
I was already upset and never expected that Zhang He had another trick up his sleeve.

When Gao Shun was thinking about how to fight tomorrow's battle in the camp, a sharp and piercing sound suddenly came from outside.

There were drums and gongs.

When the soldiers went to investigate, they found out that Zhang He had sent boats to block the river at night to create noise in order to further consume the limited energy of the Xianzhen Camp.

Gao Shun wanted to send troops to drive them away, but when he thought about the insufficient manpower he had, it would be too unprofitable to let the soldiers waste their energy at this time, so he could only let the soldiers be patient.

But Zhang He is really not a human being.

When it was midnight, they not only continued to beat drums and gongs, but they even fired horns directly towards the ferry!

"Zhang He, your grandma's!"

Just when Gao Shun could no longer bear it and was about to attack, another scout suddenly came to report -

"General! The reinforcements sent by His Majesty have arrived!"

Gao Shun's eyes lit up: "Who is leading them? How many people are there?"

"It was Zhang Fei, a general under Liu Bei, the governor of Jingzhou. As for the number... there were only 300 cavalrymen!"

Only three hundred?

Gao Shun was somewhat disappointed, and his anxiety rose again: "How can we resist Zhang He's attack tomorrow with only 300 cavalrymen?"

(End of this chapter)