Chapter 680 Fierce Battle
When Bao Tao's army engaged in the first round of battle, all the officials in Kyoto felt as if they were facing a formidable enemy.
Even though Zhu Jun repeatedly emphasized that all the princes should sit in the Yazhai and take charge of the war, how could these ministers, whose worldly sophistication has been honed to the top, ignore it?
To put it bluntly, the faster the information is grasped at this time, the faster one can escape than others.
These principles have been continuously verified in several political struggles in Kyoto in recent years.
Therefore, these ministers came anyway, and a group of disciples carried them on shoulder carts and sent them to the north wall of Kyoto.
It was also at the valley gate that these pampered ministers witnessed the raging offensive of the Taishan Army. For a moment, there was silence and panic all day and night.
In fact, not only these officials, but also many officials on the city walls were frightened by the killing sounds rising to the north.
Many of these people had just been recruited. Although there were many veterans standing by to suppress them, they still couldn't control themselves from wailing and cursing to embolden themselves.
They were also cheering for Pao Ze on the barrier outside the valley gate. For a while, the city was covered with flags and noisy noises.
This bluffing attitude fell silent after the Taishan Army took the lead in conquering the wall.
In fact, the Taishan Army's offensive was still conservative, and it did not attack all sides from the beginning. When the quality and morale of the defenders in the city were not clear, the various departments still just gathered on various sides, waiting for the unified dispatch of the base camp.
On the opposite side, the Leopard Tao Army, which had just taken the lead of the Luobei Group, had an unexpected success.
It turned out that the first battle was so tough, and the Bao Tao army had already expected to pay a heavy price. However, they did not expect that the barriers of the subsequent camps were unexpectedly weak.
There are a total of twelve fortresses in Luobei, and their distribution pattern is that there are five on the side near Beimang Mountain, with Changpingcang as the core, and plum blossoms in front and back. The remaining seven are all close to the Changguang Temple outside the valley gate, with it as the core and distributed on the left and right.
Therefore, Zhu Jun set up two captains in total in Luobei Qunbi to be in charge of the front and rear camps. They were Gucheng Fan Qi and Zhongmu Pan Zhi.
Although these two people are not from the royal family of Gyeonggi, they are powerful people in their respective villages. Pan Zhi, in particular, has a small literary style and is a popular figure in Gyeonggi circles.
But unfortunately, under the general trend, there is no room for the romance of one or two people. When Zhu Jun recruited the heroes of Kyoto to join the army, Pan Zhi joined the army and became one of Zhu Jun's captains.
The position of lieutenant was originally a great position for the military attache of the Han family, but now it is no different from an ordinary military officer due to excessive rewards.
At this moment, when Guo Mo, the leader of the Leopard Tao Army, chose to continue the attack, Fan Qi was in charge of the first five barriers.
When Zhu Jun originally selected him as the former captain of the Luobei Fortress, he was very optimistic about this young warrior.
He and Pan Zhi are different. Pan Zhi is a supporter from outside the shogunate, while Fan Qi is a figure in his own pocket. During the Battle of Weihan, he planned several successful military operations, which is good. Military staff officer.
Originally, when choosing the person in charge of the Luobei Barrier Defense Line, Zhu Jun planned to let Pan Zhi be in charge, but in the end, after thinking about it, he still couldn't rest assured that he didn't have one of his own.
So, he put Fan Qi in charge of this line of defense.
Originally, Fan Qi did a very good job. He successively dug trenches and built walls in the Changpingcang area to prepare for the subsequent offensive of the Taishan Army.
But the fearlessness of Bao Tao's army in taking down the front camp wall despite huge casualties made Fan Qi suddenly fearful in Cang Ping Cang.
In the following several maneuvers, he advanced and retreated out of control, completely losing the calmness he had when he was in the rear shogunate.
He didn't send reinforcements when it was obvious that they should be sent. When he should have stood firm, he sent out troops rashly and was ambushed by Bao Tao's army. After several maneuvers, Fan Qi did not dare to move again.
In fact, this cannot be blamed too much on Fan Qi, because he has been working as an assistant officer all year round and rarely presided over specific work. Originally, he should have needed a few more years of training to reach his current position, but time was short. Without waiting for anyone, he was placed in a position beyond his ability by Zhu Jun.
Don't think that dispatching military power is easy. It actually requires the military commander's ability to withstand pressure and battlefield experience.
On the battlefield, the situation is changing rapidly. If you want to dispatch troops in time, you must predict the changes in the battlefield in advance. If the prediction is successful, you can set your own rhythm. But once the prediction is wrong, it will be the price of human life.
At this moment, with hundreds of lives weighing on Fan Qi's shoulders, he panicked and made more and more mistakes. He was so wrong that he dared not move anymore, so the result was doomed.
Opposite him, the leader of the Leopard Tao Army, Guo Mo, was undoubtedly experienced. He had been observing the movements of the Han army from the rear. When he saw signs that the Han army in Changpingcang was moving out, he decisively ordered the fifty men under his command to move out. The tooth soldiers were dispatched to ambush the reinforcements.
On the communication line, hundreds of Han troops who had just dispatched from Changpingcang were hit in the head by the tooth soldiers of the Leopard Tao Army lying behind the dam before they could reach the barrier under attack.
When these unprepared Han soldiers saw the armored soldiers rushing out with helmets and whips, many of them fled in panic. Without even a fight, they dispersed towards the west.
Coincidentally, when the second northern fortress fell, the Han soldiers in the other fortresses were so frightened that they fled from the fortress and evacuated the battlefield to the west.
There are also camp generals and officers in these fortresses, and they also implore the officials and soldiers under their command to inspire their conscience and work hard for the Han Dynasty.
But one of the rough officials replied with a wry smile:
"Isn't this Han Dynasty yours? What does it have to do with me and other fighting men? When we are eating meat, we are not there? When we are desperate, we are there? Are you talking about this?"
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The general tried to persuade him with tears in his eyes, but the kindness between these officials and the Han Dynasty was over.
This is how people are, if you don't accumulate enough kindness and bonds in normal times, and finally at the critical moment, you ask others to work hard, then I'm sorry, the kindness is not enough!
In fact, there is a saying that although they have never been favored by the Han Dynasty, these Han soldiers have never fought badly.
It's just that when the war reaches this point, it's no longer enough to just fight tooth and nail. If the enemy is so strong, he will die if he continues to kill him. The previous fights have already paid off these days' wages, and now it's time to think about yourself.
So these people took off their armor, cut off the flags, and then fled towards their hometowns.
Finally, looking at the Han soldiers fleeing in all directions, these battalion generals knew that the situation was over. After shouting to the sky, they also dressed up as civilians and fled the battlefield.
Regarding these defeated troops, Guo Mo from the rear hurriedly ordered them to be let go, and then ordered all frontline units to quickly seize the opportunity and seize the barrier.
As a result, the drum horns rose loudly in the north, and the Leopard Tao Army moved forward bravely, taking down three fortresses one after another, and for a time there was no obstruction to the Cang Ping Cang core fortifications of the Luobei Group Wall.
At this moment, Fan Qi closed his eyes in despair as he looked at the tragic situation outside the wall where people were fleeing with their flags down.
He had no way to survive. Before the war, Zhu Jun had already given orders to the camp generals in the surrounding suburbs and supervised them at all levels. The front camp retreated, and the rear camp killed the front general. The rear camp retreated, and its generals were killed by the four gates.
So Fan Qi jumped out of Changpingcang and fell to his death amidst the exclamations of all his subordinates.
After a while, Changpingcang surrendered.
After fighting for an hour and a half, Leopard Tao's army destroyed all five fortifications on the outskirts of Luobei and went on a rampage. When Chang Pingcang fell, there was optimism in the rear, and Pan Zhi suddenly felt the pressure doubled.
In the original distribution of troops, although the first five walls were smaller in number, they had the most elite and largest number of troops. The seven rear walls were mainly responsible for maintaining the supply lines within Kyoto City and the front five walls.
Zhu Jun had a good idea, and also considered the supply line from the city to the suburban fortress, but unfortunately, the Han soldiers in the northern suburbs had no need for these, and they collapsed without any protracted battle.
Therefore, with only a small number of troops, Pan Zhi decided to abandon the six outermost barriers and concentrate all his troops on the long-term hope at the core.
This dynasty continued the capital system of the former Han Dynasty and set up a pavilion five miles outside the boundary of each city gate to strengthen the outer defense of Kyoto.
This is the case with Changping Cang. It is a pavilion barrier outside the valley gate and a permanent military fortification. It is indistinguishable from Chang Pingcang in the north in terms of military defense.
Therefore, Pan Zhi's idea is good, and he hopes to rely on a stronger long-term optimism to withstand the pressure of Bao Taojun.
But when Zhu Jun, who was at the head of Beicheng City, saw that the Han soldiers five miles away were abandoning their barriers and moving towards Changping Optimism, he was so anxious that he jumped up and down.
Regardless of the presence of all the ministers, Zhu Jun cursed:
"The child has misled me, the child has misled me."
At this moment, Zhu Jun felt sad, as if he had seen the result.
Sure enough, as Pan Zhi's side shrank its troops and entered the Changtan area, the Leopard Tao Army's assault cavalry who had arrived nearby did not hinder them at all and let these people in.
They only carried out an assault on the last wave of Han soldiers. After annihilating the last dozens of Han soldiers, these Taishan Army assault cavalry directly gave up Changlan Optimism, and then went straight to Gumen.
Pan Zhi, who was optimistic, was quite happy at first, seeing that most of the tactical objectives were achieved, but when he saw the back of the Taishan Army's sudden cavalry flying away, his heart skipped a beat, as if he understood what he had done wrong.
Of course Pan Zhi did something wrong, and very wrong.
Why did Zhu Jun build seven barriers in a row in the Changtan area before? In addition to covering the supply lines to the outer five walls, the more important thing is to compress the Taishan Army's military lines and prevent them from having too much room to expand.
These seven barriers are spread out front, back, left and right, protecting the city wall in the north of Kyoto. With these seven barriers in place, it will not be easy for the Taishan Army to rush to Kyoto City.
And now? As Pan Zhi abandoned the other six barriers and shrunk his troops, although he retained his strength, he lost room for maneuver.
The subsequent actions of the Taishan Army quickly verified this guess.
After allowing the Han soldiers on the outer barriers to retreat into Changlan, Bao Tao's army quickly took over these six barriers. After occupying these six barriers, they not only surrounded Changlan in the middle, but even relied on these six He built a fortress and gained a frontline position to launch an attack on Kyoto City.
After compressing the Han soldiers to one wall and completely occupying the northern communication line, the Taishan Army's strength advantage began to truly show.
Watching various military units continuously coming out from the foot of Beimang Mountain and then merging into the outer barrier, Pan Zhi's hands and feet were cold, and he knew that he had gotten into a big trouble.
But there is still a chance!
After Zhu Jun on the North City realized that there was something wrong with Pan Zhi, he immediately asked his general Guo Gong to lead three thousand elite troops out of the city to intercept the Taishan Army.
Guo Gong is a direct descendant of the Guo family in Luoyang. Unlike his family, which was passed down through generations with a literary style, Guo Gong chose to join the army very early and was a general that Zhu Jun valued when he pacified the Runan Yellow Turbans.
In another dimension, Guo Gong also showed his prominence in the turmoil of the times. He ruled Yuzhou and had tens of thousands of elite soldiers. He can be said to be the last remnant of Zhu Jun's line.
In this era, Guo Gong is still serving under Zhu Jun. At this moment, he will lead three thousand elite soldiers from the Weihan battlefield to fight against the Taishan army!
In the dark doorway, Guo Gong, wrapped in iron armor and wearing an iron mask, quietly looked at the slowly opening city gate in front of him.
After him, countless armored officers panted, touching the iron swords and hammers in their hands like a group of hungry beasts.
A murderous aura permeated the darkness.
When the city gate was fully opened, the dazzling sunlight from outside shone in, and the roar and noise from outside the city also poured into the ears of these Han soldiers, so the breathing became louder.
Guo Gong closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and after his eyes adjusted to the sunlight, he raised the iron spear in his hand, raised his arms vigorously, and then rushed out like a tiger and leopard.
Behind him, hundreds of armored soldiers followed and rushed towards the officers and soldiers of Bao Tao's army who appeared.
As a result, flesh and blood flew everywhere, and howls filled the field.
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After the war started, Zhang Chong returned to the Beimang Mountain camp. He wanted to receive a group of guests.
They were all common people near Gyeonggi Province. After hearing that Taishan's army had arrived at Beimang Mountain, they brought the only food, rice, fuel and firewood they had left at home to meet Taishan's army.
The Taishan Army's military discipline has always been strict, and no one has violated any place where the army has passed. Not only does it not confiscate the people's food, it does not demolish the people's houses, but it also relieves every difficulty and solves the emergency wherever it goes.
It can be said that the Taishan Army is the biggest anomaly in the world. An army whose essence is violence actually makes the people forget its violent side and just treat it as their own children.
In fact, this is the Taishan Army's greatest wealth.
It is precisely because of this reputation that many people from Gyeonggi East Road traveled hundreds of miles to come here just to see King Zhang who gave them food.
Many of them received a large amount of grain after Zhang Chong captured Aocang. Although many years have passed and the food has been eaten long ago, this kindness is still there and becomes more and more precious in this difficult world.
Because at that time, a handful of rice could support a younger brother in the family and keep his younger sister at home. So Zhang Chong scattered hundreds of thousands of shi of corn in Aocang, which meant that hundreds of thousands of people lived as a result.
So, when the news that King Zhang went to Luo reached the east road of Gyeonggi Province, these people marched towards Luoyang in groups. They took the food at home to see King Zhang.
In the past, King Zhang gave me a bite to eat, and now I want to repay King Zhang.
They avoided hunting groups in the countryside and endured hunger in order to leave an extra grain of millet for the Taishan army.
So when they appeared in front of Zhang Chong, they were all skinny and smelly.
But looking at the grain piled outside the tent, although it is not much, it is the last grain for these people. Zhang Chong smiled, smiling, tears streaming from the corners of his eyes.
It turns out you are such a lovely group of people.