Chapter 655 Situation
In the dense jungle, a group of people were fighting.
The mountains are so rugged that it is impossible to form a formation.
The woods are dense, and the power of arrows and the like is greatly reduced.
Obviously, this can only lead to chaotic fighting, that is, chaotic fighting and melee in small groups.
In this case, the soldier's personal martial arts is very critical and can be said to be the decisive factor.
The sergeants of the Yinqiang Right Battalion organized themselves into units of troops and soldiers, and fought against the thieves as a group.
"The Emperor of Heaven casts a spell to kill all the evil ghosts!"
"Hold on! The Heavenly Master is making a spell to call thunder!"
"What are you afraid of? After death, you will be an official. , there are tomb masters, tomb chiefs, and tomb orders underground. They are shouting in front and supporting each other. They are extremely honorable, so why should they be afraid?”
The garrison generals were mobilizing their thoughts and sending batches of monster soldiers and Taoist disciples forward to resist the offensive of Yinqian Youying.
When they were mobilizing, they almost didn't think about it, and all kinds of words came out directly, while their eyes were staring ahead and their hands were shaking slightly.
The mountain forest is so dense that people have to lower their heads when walking, and they will be brushed by branches if they are not careful.
The road is narrow and rugged, there is even no road at all, and no formation can be made.
In this battlefield environment, few people hold long soldiers because they cannot be used at all.
The arrow cannot fly very far because it is blocked by branches, trunks, vines, and leaves, not to mention the undulating terrain. It is really difficult to shoot someone.
So Shao Bing did not carry his iconic long spear at all, but held short soldiers, in groups of five or ten, echoing back and forth, coordinating left and right, and advancing bit by bit.
Our own soldiers are often cut down to the ground after a short fight.
Occasionally, there are a few brave people who rely on their martial arts, armor, or life-threatening courage to attack desperately, but they can only cause a few casualties, and they will soon be surrounded and killed by the Silver Spear Army who reacted.
When they mobilized neighboring Paoze to surround and kill them, there were people on the left, right, and front who were protecting them, covering their flanks, or taking the initiative to move forward. In short, although this broken terrain cannot form a military formation, it can only disrupt chaos, but chaos also has its own rules, and the Silver Spear Army can indeed do it.
Another point is that when it comes to a battle of the scale of five or ten people, martial arts plays a huge role.
You can have a few people who are particularly brave. After opening up the situation, you can follow up with the soldiers above to break through.
You can also have strong overall martial arts skills and outstanding quality. Although there is no special one, but the combination can often surround and kill the opponent's brave generals at the cost of a certain amount of casualties - think of Liu Ling's level back then. The warriors were besieged by the veterans of the Silver Spear Zuoying. After killing three or four people in a row, they became furious and ran away without wanting to fight.
Although there are brave men on Cao Jun's side, they have been exhausted by fighting and fighting. Not only did they fail to stop the opponent's forward pressure, but they also made their own morale low and on the verge of collapse. trend.
As a last resort, the officers promised the benefits of going underground.
It’s a pity that no one can stand up and ask: After going underground, with an average of 2,000 dan of officials serving each person, is it still worth it?
The Silver Spear Army is still advancing.
In the undulating mountains and forests, they wielded knives, daggers, axes and even various instruments, splitting bushes, pushing away branches, and moving forward slowly.
The sound of advancing footsteps, scraping branches, the collision of beetles and leaves, the sound of knives and axes digging into flesh, and dying screams are all mixed together to make one's hair stand on end.
Especially now it is getting late and the forest is extremely dark, which adds to the tense atmosphere.
Our last charge was smashed to pieces by the swords and axes of the silver spear soldiers, like waves hitting a rock.
Cao Jun’s generals even heard the heavy breathing coming from the other side.
We are already very close, so close that if the other side steps faster, they will not be able to escape.
“Withdraw!” Some officers couldn’t bear it and turned around and ran away.
As soon as he took the lead, countless people breathed a sigh of relief, rolled and crawled, and fled deep into the forest.
The Silver Spear Soldiers only speeded up their pace slightly and followed slowly, driving the broken troops down the mountain to kill.
When the sun completely set, they had already seen the relatively wide valley below the mountainside.
Without any hesitation, they rushed down the mountain.
Of course this is a dangerous move.
Crossing through high mountains and dense forests is not an easy task.
They couldn't carry long spears, and only a few people with outstanding physical strength wore iron armor, while most of them had no armor.
I only had enough water for three to five days with me. Once I finished eating and drinking, I was stunned.
When we walked around and went down the mountain, everyone was tired, breathing heavily, and their physical strength was extremely exhausted.
In this situation, if the enemy prepares a well-equipped and highly morale force at the foot of the mountain, even if they are elite soldiers with silver spears, they can barely defeat the opponent, but they will still have to pay an extremely heavy price.
But Governor Jin gave the order and it must be carried out.
He is such a person, he doesn’t even care about his own life. Whose life do you expect him to care about?
Guannan's offensive was extremely fierce, with each wave getting higher and higher. Not to mention people, even the birds and beasts in the mountains were restless.
The defenders in Guancheng were shouting and coming and going. Continuously withdraw the wounded from the top of the city, and then send in fresh troops who have recuperated. In fact, the battle has been going on for two or three days. There is no such thing as recuperating. The only difference is "tired" and "very tired" "That's all.
A large number of the defenders on the north side of Daxian Pass have been transferred to the south side to withstand Shao's army's offensive regardless of casualties.
After defeating the soldiers who had cut off the mountain trails, they rushed to Guancheng, crying bitterly, and begged to open the door. Unfortunately, it was getting dark, and the general on the tower hesitated for a long time, and finally refused.
The defeated soldiers cursed loudly. Seeing that the Silver Spear Army was also starting to go down the mountain, they turned around and fled north.
I won’t fight anymore! I took off my clothes, threw away my equipment, and hid in the countryside. Who knew if I had ever been a soldier?
The Silver Spear Army who came down the mountain didn't care about the defeated troops. They didn't pursue them at all and just let them go.
They had no siege equipment, only a few flying claws, but the enemy soldiers on the tower clearly noticed them, so this trick could no longer be used. So they could only cut down some branches and make simple antlers, which were piled on the road to prevent infantry and cavalry from rushing out of the city. The other thing is to find a way to make a simple long ladder, ready to cooperate with the main force in the front to attack the thieves.
If this can’t be defeated——
In fact, it doesn’t matter, it will not affect the entire battle situation.
After the other three armies attack, how can a pure military fortress like Daxian Pass without any depth be defended?
It’s just that their South Route Army Conference has a dull face.
According to Governor Jin’s temper, the defenders probably won’t end up well. When they first attacked Hejian, because they were in the way of bringing the surrendered troops with them, Governor Jin slaughtered all those people and left no one behind. You It's best not to mess with him.
While I was thinking about it, a huge noise came from Daxian Pass. Immediately afterwards, someone on the towers on the north and south sides shouted in unison: "No fighting, no fighting! Surrender! Surrender!"
The Silver Spear Army detoured around the mountains and reached the back of Guancheng. , seemed to be the last straw that broke the camel's back, directly deciding the outcome of the battle.
The remaining three to four thousand defenders in Daxian Pass surrendered from Kaicheng.
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On the ninth day of April, after a day of rest, Kim Jong led his troops northward and saw the outline of Linqu City from a distance on the night of the 10th.
When we get here, the terrain is actually very open.
Except for a few rivers, it is more suitable for horse racing than Henan, and is very conducive to cavalry charges.
Jin Zheng was thinking, what if Cao Yi ordered the Daxian Pass to be opened, let his infantry rush in, and then besieged him with cavalry on this plain? what to do?
He thought about it and realized it was nothing, just fighting!
The main force formed an elite formation to meet the enemy, and the auxiliary soldiers formed a camp surrounded by chariots. They then found ways to cut down wood and acquire soil to build a simple fortress.
The army carried more than a month of food and grass, and it was close to the river, so there was no shortage of food and water. The enemy army was unable to attack directly. Some people said that he was arrogant, but he looked down on the combat effectiveness of Cao Yi's troops.
When they set up camp at night, the ranger scouts who had been sent out came back and brought back two rangers from the Yangchen tribe.
"Yang Sima is besieging Linzi. There are about ten thousand soldiers in the city. They have been besieging it for several days and have not yet recovered."
"Le'an area has been recovered, and Jinan is negotiating surrender. Xi The main force has arrived in Le'an, and is dividing its troops to attack Qi State and Beihai. "Xianbei Qingqi is attacking everywhere, and can be seen outside Linzi and Guanggu cities."
Jin Zheng listened silently. Then someone brought the map and looked at it carefully.
On the day he conquered Daxian Pass, he had actually received news from other battlefields.
The Feng family in Beihai decided to sacrifice the county and the city anyway, and used their own troops to recruit thousands of soldiers and horses, waiting for the king's division to come and recruit them.
Many wealthy families in Qi, Beihai, Donglai, Chengyang, Changguang, Dong'an, Gaomi and other counties revolted.
The people of the Wang family in Yingling (descendants of Wang Xiu) took advantage of the opportunity of transporting grain and grass to burn the military grain stored near Beihai County, which greatly shook the morale of the army.
The Xu family in Beihai (descendants of Xu Qian) sent people to secretly deliver information and encourage the local people in their hometown to surrender.
In addition, Zhuxu County, not far from Jin Zheng's residence, is already in chaos.
It was rumored that several guests of the Bing family (descendants of Bing Yuan) assassinated the county magistrate, and the troops sent by Cao Yi were defeated by Xianbei cavalry halfway.
After Jin Zheng read it, he suddenly felt chilled.
My maid! He cursed silently.
What can these Qingzhou wealthy people do?
Assassinate and imprison local officials.
Burn food and military supplies.
Secret communication and leaking secrets.
Demagogue and incite rebellion.
The most important thing is that they can directly raise troops themselves.
This made Jin Zheng a little anxious.
He originally wanted to kill Cao Yi and the wealthy Qingzhou clan, but these people were too quick to see the opportunity - they would just adapt to the wind if they couldn't do anything else!
If things continue like this, he will be dissatisfied, and Mr. Liang will also be dissatisfied, right?
After Youzhou, Kim Zheng witnessed for the second time the power of a wealthy family to subvert a local government.
When no foreign enemies invade, the wealthy family cannot overthrow Cao Yi.
But once a foreign enemy invades, their weight will skyrocket, and they will even become a key force that determines victory or defeat.
Jin Zheng himself stepped in. When he was confronting the enemy on the front line and fighting fiercely, he suddenly heard that the retreat was cut off by the powerful soldiers and horses, the grain and grass were burned, and the officials and soldiers sent to recruit troops and grain were killed. , one's true and false sides were leaked, and even attacked from both sides. Can this battle be won?
I really want to deal with them hard!
Jin Zheng's eyes rolled around and finally suppressed it.
Deal with Cao Yi first, and then think about other things after defeating the old Cao Qian.
On April 11, Jin Zheng ordered a fierce attack on Linqu.
On this occasion, people in Qingzhou were panicked. The defenders of Linqu heard news of failure one after another, and their morale was particularly low.
After a few days of hasty defense, the city was already crumbling, just like Cao Yi's rule.
(End of this chapter)