Chapter 299 Attack on all fronts?
Under the gloomy sky, the dark clouds hung so low that they almost reached the top of the mountain.
It was a bit hot, there was no wind, it was sticky, and it made people feel out of breath.
Suddenly, a bolt of lightning pierced the sky and illuminated the river bank covered with reeds.
Fine raindrops fell, and there was a curse in the reeds.
A moment later, dozens of small boats rowed to the shore, and the war horses standing tall in the cabins were revealed.
The water splashed and the horses neighed.
More than a hundred riders quickly landed on the shore. After a short rest, they rushed out under the leadership of the guide.
The golden lightning was like the claws of a mad dragon, flying fiercely in the air.
The raindrops gradually became denser, and the sound of horse hooves became more rapid, showing the owner's urgent mood.
Close, getting closer.
"Whoosh!" An arrow flew out, and the farmer who was packing up his equipment in the field fell to the ground.
Exclamations continued, and the farmers fled in all directions.
They were panting and full of fear. Even if they were running away, they would try their best to follow the field ridges, not wanting to damage the crops that were about to be harvested.
"Whoosh!" Another arrow flew out.
In the field, a body fell to the ground, crushing a piece of wheat.
Blood seeped into the ground, and the dying farmer's eyes widened with anger. He subconsciously supported the wheat that was crushed by him, and gradually became silent.
"Boom!" More than a hundred riders rushed into the wheat field, took a shortcut and rushed towards the main entrance of the fortress wall.
There was a young man holding a spear at the main gate, hesitating, looking at the enemy cavalry that was rushing towards them, and at the same time looking at the retreating fort residents.
Among them are the relatives he has been with day and night, the friends he has grown up with, and his childhood sweetheart girl...
He hesitated, he couldn't be so heartless.
Some people are already urging him to close.
His hands were trembling, tears filled his eyes, and his hands seemed to have great power.
"Boom!" Thunder exploded in my ears.
"Poof!" As soon as a horse ran in front of him, the long spear penetrated his body violently, picked him up, and held him in the air.
The boy finally saw his relatives.
They were knocked to the ground by the enemy's cavalry, and they didn't know whether they were alive or dead.
The boy saw his friend.
He was slashed by a saber, and blood rose into the sky.
The boy saw the girl.
She was brought down to the ground by an arrow, and was trampled by the horses that followed.
"Hoo!" The boy's remaining consciousness felt the sound of the wind. He managed to open his eyes and found that he had been thrown away.
An enemy cavalry has already rushed into the courtyard wall, and everyone is panicking and running around.
It’s over! This is his only remaining consciousness.
"Bang!" The body was thrown into the crowd.
He hit seven or eight men who rushed out.
More and more enemies are pouring into the yard. They are extremely fierce and well-equipped.
In a matter of seconds, the resistance of the fort residents was shattered.
Especially a heavily armored general with a tall build and amazing strength. One person, one shield and one sword can kill several people in a row, which is unstoppable.
There are seven or eight sharpshooters behind the general.
They abandoned the soft horn bows and replaced them with hard bows for infantry warfare. They could shoot wherever they pointed, which was a great deterrent.
"Boom!" Thunder sounded again, covering up the shocking screams.
When the overwhelming rain curtain covered the entire earth, the battle was over.
The enemy cavalry is ferocious, cunning, and very sophisticated. It is obviously not the first time that they have done this kind of sneak attack.
The remaining dozens of men among the fort residents were tied up, driven into the courtyard, and left to soak in the rain.
The old man began to cook and prepare food for the enemy riders and their horses.
The woman was dragged into the room, and obscene laughter and cries continued to sound.
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It is almost evening, and the setting sun is making its final struggle, refusing to fall easily.
On the high hills, hundreds of people blocked the only mountain road.
Their expressions were solemn, and they did not dare to express their anger when they looked at the dense crowd at the foot of the mountain.
The crowd at the foot of the mountain was not chaotic. On the contrary, it was quite organized. There were swords, guns, swords and halberds, and golden drums and flags.
They didn’t pay attention to the crowds on the mountain.
These people have yellow faces and thin muscles, their clothes are thin, and the weapons in their hands are rusty and unfit for use. There were even people holding farm tools, manure forks, and wooden sticks, and their bodies were shaking uncontrollably.
They were once part of this group of people, and he knew their strength very well, and he knew what they were thinking.
Poor? Doesn't exist.
In troubled times, one has to kill or be killed, and the heart has long been hardened. As long as there is a trace of weakness, you will not survive now.
Someone had already gone up the mountain. After shooting a few arrows and killing a few people, there was a commotion on the mountain road.
After a long time, someone closed his eyes and waved his hand.
The sunset finally fell, leaving only a trace of remaining blood in the west.
The only remaining grain was pulled out.
The skinny cattle and sheep were driven out.
Some people were crying on the mountain road. How could they live without food, cattle and sheep?
More people looked sad but did not stop.
There are still ten and a half days of food rations left. With this time, maybe we can find a way to survive?
If you can’t, just borrow food.
If you can't borrow anything, go to Dawu Fort and sell yourself as a slave, as long as you can survive.
The leader seems to have read books and knows how to read.
I saw him asking for a moment, then took out a piece of yellow paper and scrawled a gift list.
A moment later, under the gaze of everyone, he went down the mountain alone and came to a general surrounded by a large group of sergeants.
He held his head high, his chest straight, his back straight, his fists bowed, and then he raised the gift list high above his head.
A sergeant came forward, took down the gift list and handed it to the general.
The general looked at it casually and asked: "How many are hidden?"
The general's soldiers all sneered and looked at him with playful eyes.
"If the general kills them all, I have nothing to say." The leader looked directly at the general and said in a deep voice: "My village is small and cannot withstand the general's attack, but before dying, I can always pull a few The general laughed, then pointed his hand and said: "Hit me!"
The soldiers rushed over, covering their heads with whips and scabbards. It was smashed down and the leader of the village was covered in blood and fell to the ground.
Because of the severe pain, his whole body arched up, but he never said a word or begged for mercy.
"Stop!" said the general.
The soldiers stopped and retreated.
"Send out a team of fifty men." The general stretched out a hand and said, "I'll send someone over to pick them, and then leave after picking them. How about it?"
"Okay..." The leader muffled on the ground. The voice responded.
Soon someone picked him up and carried him up the mountain.
The mountain road is narrow and the bushes are dense.
While looking around, the mountain path was covered with dripping blood, which reflected the setting sun on the horizon.
The army at the foot of the mountain is still marching towards unknown distances.
In troubled times, you kill me, I kill you, everyone goes with the flow and cannot help themselves.
The small village trembled in front of them and endured the humiliation. But when they encountered stronger enemies and were defeated, they were the ones crying.
Perhaps, this is troubled times.
This world needs a hero to emerge from the sky, hold a three-foot sword, level the world, and reshape the mountains and rivers.
In this way, the people in the village can farm with peace of mind at the foot of the mountain.
Life may still be poor, with constant work all year round, but there is no need to be displaced and the whole family can be reunited.
During the Sheri Festival, you can share some wine and meat as a sacrifice.
During the summer solstice, you can reward yourself by eating rice dumplings.
In the mid-winter month, make salty rice with your family.
During the twelfth lunar month...
The son can grow up in peace and marry the girl next door.
After her daughter grew up, she married into a neighboring village and occasionally took her children home to visit her.
Fifty people of Ding Zhuang in the village were quickly picked away.
They burst into tears. Amid the impatient urging of the officers, they bid farewell to their loved ones - a real farewell, as they would probably never see each other again in this life - staggered down and merged into the boundless army. middle.
Today, one or two years later, if they are lucky enough not to die, they will be "lucky" to participate in more such incidents.
The difference is that now they were the victims, and then they were the perpetrators.
Until someone can put an end to this.
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The breeze picked up and blew a few leaves onto the table.
Wang Yan raised his head and stared at the old tree in the courtyard.
It was still full of vitality last year, but this year it suddenly failed. In early summer, the ground was covered with fallen leaves.
The tree is sick.
The world is also sick.
He picked up the memorials on the desk and sighed.
The Xiongnu invaded in a large scale, and their troops divided into groups and rushed towards them.
Shi Le, from Puyang State in Yanzhou, rode southward and plundered wantonly.
The funny thing is that there were only more than a hundred cavalry at the beginning, which frightened Yanzhou Mu Sima Yue's army to mobilize frequently, as if they were facing a formidable enemy.
When he found out that there were only a few hundred cavalry, he was so angry that he cursed those who lied about the military situation for not knowing how to count and making a fuss out of a molehill.
But they soon suffered a loss.
More and more enemy cavalry were crossing the river south, and they ambushed a large army that came to drive them away.
The thieves rode around and killed them, completely annihilating the three thousand infantry troops sent by Sima Yue, leaving corpses everywhere.
"Shi Le is getting better and better at fighting..." Wang Yan vaguely remembered that in the Battle of Yema Gang a year and a half ago, Shi Le was still a fool who only knew how to act recklessly, and an army of 60,000 was wiped out.
A year and a half later, Shi Le moved around in Jizhou, Youzhou, and Yanzhou, but he matured a lot.
Sure enough, everyone is making progress, just Situ...
Wang Mi unexpectedly crossed the river from Wenshijin, attacked the fortress wall along the way, collected grain and grass, and joined the army in Ding, who seemed to be heading south to Chenliu again.
The beggar commander Chen Wu was very nervous and went out to Fengqiu County in order to stop the enemy.
Liu Cong and Liu Xian besieged Shanyang, Wude, and Huai County in Hanoi.
Yes, like Shangdang County, Hanoi County has never been fully occupied by the Huns.
Both the Jin and Han sides appointed governors of Shangdang and Hanoi respectively, and they faced each other and fought for each other repeatedly.
The prefect of Hanoi in the Jin Dynasty was Guo Mo, and the prefect of Shangdang was Yang Zong. They both only occupied a small piece of territory in the county and struggled to support it.
The Huns probably wanted to eat Hanoi, Jijun, and Dunqiu all in one go, and wipe out the Jin stronghold north of the Yellow River.
But we do not rule out the possibility that they will go south immediately.
Youwei General Li Yun was originally a beggar commander. After Sima Yue left Yanzhou, he chose to stay in office, unwilling to give up the hard-earned official position.
The emperor tried to win over him many times and had great trust in him.
When he heard that Liu Cong had arrived in Hanoi, Li Yun asked himself to lead 5,000 soldiers to the north, with two months of food and grass, and set up a stronghold to defend Fupingjin.
He is a man who dares to fight and fight hard. No matter how he ends up, his courage is indeed commendable.
After Cao Yi, the commander of Wang Mi’s expedition to the east, led his troops back eastward, he was so powerful that he turned the empty eastern Yanzhou into chaos.
The three counties of Jibei, Dongping and Taishan were penetrated by it, and Dongping was directly occupied.
Then Cao Yi went straight to Langya Kingdom and occupied the entire territory. His number of soldiers increased to 70,000 to 80,000.
Currently, his troops are reorganizing, eliminating the weak and retaining the strong, and accumulating food, grass and equipment. Once completed, they will probably go back to their hometown in Qingzhou.
The Huns made a big scene this time!
Wang Yan frowned and looked at a map left to him by his daughter Wang Huifeng.
There are densely written small characters on it, to the effect that the Huns are blooming everywhere, but many places may be false moves, and their real purpose is Chenliu and Xingyang.
Founding in the east and attacking in the west? Wang Yan smiled bitterly.
The Xiongnu came and went like the wind, so it was indeed possible to use this trick.
But what if you see through it? How you respond is the key.
He looked in the direction of Xingyang on the map.
After many years, he still feels that this person is the only one who is reliable.
(End of this chapter)