Riding and cutting the imperial pirates of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 280 The Third County
Faced with such coquettish maneuvers by pig teammates and chickens, Wang Zheng obviously felt that his anger value was increasing rapidly.

Patience also slides in a straight line, and it hits the bottom when you see it.

But he had already discussed with Mi Heng, and if calculated according to the time, the day when Yuan Shu proclaimed himself emperor was not far away, so he was an excellent target to attract firepower.

"Since the edict is being made in Kaiyang." Wang Zheng sneered and said, "Then we will discuss this matter when we go back and put it on hold for now."

"The most important thing right now is to capture the remaining cities of Mount Tai immediately."

"Outside it?" His eyes swept over the faces of the generals one by one, and Wang Zheng said in a deep voice, "If you know the thieves, you can restore peace to one side!"

Taishan County is adjacent to Qingzhou in the north and Xuzhou in the east. It is rich in resources and is an important source of troops for the rich soldiers.

In the third year of Chuping (192), the Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou staged an uprising, smashing counties and counties of Yanzhou (Zhichangyi, southeast of Juye County, Shandong Province today), and beheading Liu Dai, the governor of Yanzhou.Jinbei Minister Bao Xin and others welcomed Cao Cao as Yanzhou pastor.

It can be said that Cao Cao's ability to become a vassal could not be separated from the great support of Bao Xin, the representative of the local power of Taishan people, in addition to the recommendation of his elder brother Yuan Shao.

It's just that after Bao Xin's death, Taishan County remained outside Cao Cao's sphere of influence for a long time.

In the third year of Chuping, Tao Qian took the lead in forming a new Kwantung coalition army, and the four parties responded. In addition to various forces in Xuzhou, several nearby prefectures also gathered together, such as Zhou Gan, the former governor of Yangzhou, Kong Rong of Beihai Kingdom of Qingzhou, and Pei Guoxiang of Yuzhou. Yuan Zhong, Xu Miao, governor of Runan.
And the only one who responded in Yanzhou was Ying Shao, the prefect of Mount Tai.

At that time, Tao Qian not only changed from the governor of Xuzhou to the governor of Xuzhou by paying tribute to the imperial court, but also moved the Xuzhou government from Tanxian County in the East China Sea to Pengcheng, posing a posture of going west and north to fight for hegemony in the Central Plains.

In this year, Tao Qian joined the camp of Yuan Shu and Gongsun Zan, and for the first time had a head-on collision with his nemesis Cao Cao, but the place was not Xuzhou, but Faqian in Dongjun, Yanzhou.

"Three Kingdoms·Wu Di Ji": "There was a gap between Yuan Shu and Shao. Shu asked for help from Gongsun Zan. Zan sent Liu Bei to station Gaotang, Shanjing stationed in the plains, and Tao Qian sent troops to force Shao. Taizu and Shao met and were defeated. Of".

In order to eliminate Cao Cao as soon as possible, Tao Qian took the initiative to attack, but he was defeated and fled.

After this battle, he was so worried that he mobilized his troops. When Xiapi Que announced the rebellion, Tao Qian did not choose to wipe it out immediately. Instead, he encouraged him to attack Taishan County. His original intention was probably to let Ying Shao resist casually. Tao Qian Then take advantage of the situation and attack Yanzhou.

Of course, he was beaten again by Cao Cao later on, which not only hurt his vitality, but also lost the hearts of Pengcheng. Just now he re-occupied the East China Sea in desperation, and it became easier to govern again.

If the original plan had been followed, although Ying Shao was vacillating at this time, he was still leaning towards Tao Qian to a greater extent. The highest officer in a county was like this, and Taishan County should have fallen in one fell swoop.

It's just that something happened in the middle, which finally made Ying Shao change his mind.

Seeing Tao Qian and Ying Shao pretending to be fighting in Fei Guo in Taishan County, Cao Song of Langya County was anxious at this time, thinking that Tao Qian had completely turned against his son, so how could Xuzhou continue to stay?

In the end, he was directly beheaded by the pursuers sent by Tao Qian.

This is bad manners!

At that time, the separatist regimes of the princes became obvious, even though there were many conquests against each other, they basically restrained each other, maintaining the principle that disasters should not hurt the family.

If we infer from reason, Tao Qian was defeated by Cao Cao once, and it is right to have grudges in his heart, but as a mature politician, if he considers from the perspective of maximizing his interests, it is more correct to capture Cao Song alive and blackmail Cao Cao Choosing to kill Cao Song is completely a trade-off, which not only provokes talk and forges a death feud, but also gives Cao Cao the best righteousness and reputation.

This is a big man who rules the world with filial piety.

Therefore, it is very likely that Cao Song's death was really because the former Sangong was too rich, and when his wealth was revealed, he was directly killed by a group of red-eyed soldiers to seize the treasure.

After this accident happened, the impact was too great. Not only did Pengcheng be slaughtered later, but even Ying Shao who was flirting with Tao Qian became impatient.

This is so unreasonable!
Zhou Mu asked me to meet his father, but Cao Song died near my territory. Will he think that Tao Qian and I did it together?
If you lose the city again.
Afraid that Tao Qian would be implicated, Ying Shao turned his face directly and began to fight against Fei Guo and Tao Qian, trying to clear up his own suspicions, but he was unable to defend himself in the end.

Perhaps it was because of scruples that directly forced Ying Shao and his Taishan soldiers to rebel. After Cao Song died, Cao Cao did not immediately attack him, but Tao Qian, the culprit, couldn't stand it anymore, and directly confronted him in the autumn of the fourth year of Chuping. Xuzhou launched an attack. Not only did the killed Xuzhou soldiers retreat steadily, but they also slaughtered the entire Pengcheng, killing hundreds of thousands of people.

Seeing Tao Qian being beaten so badly, Ying Shao was also terrified. Before Cao Cao returned to Yanzhou, he fled to join Yuan Shao.

It was also in the first year of Xingping, when the prefect of Taishan County became Liang Mao who was personally appointed and dismissed by Cao Cao, and he was quite talented, Taishan County initially became one of Cao Cao's forces, but it was still in the semi-independent state.

Because the most powerful force in Taishan County is still the "Taishan Group of Pirates" headed by Chang Xi.

Among the bandits of Mount Tai, regardless of current influence or reputation in later generations, Zang Ba is the first, but at this time he has gathered bandits with Sun Guan, Wu Dun, Yin Li and others, stationed in the East Sea of ​​Xuzhou, Not in Mount Tai.

And the only one left, Chang Xi (also known as Chang Ba), was the one who had the most trouble with Cao Cao.

In the original history, the Taishan group of bandits represented by Zang Ba first attached to Tao Qian and then supported Lu Bu. However, since the defeat of the flying general, even if they maintained a semi-separatist state, they basically belonged to Cao Cao's side, and even in Guandu. Made contributions in the battle.

Chang Xi is completely different. He surrendered many times and rebelled many times. He became so famous that Zhuge Liang had to mention it when he wrote "The Poster".

The so-called five-offensive prosperity cannot be conquered, and four-crossing Chaohu Lake cannot be achieved.

No matter what reason Cao Cao did not wipe out the Taishan bandits, Wang Zheng had no scruples.

Before sending troops, what he wanted was a complete Taishan County that was truly under his control.

Wang Zheng acted resolutely, and immediately ordered again and again: "Feng Gao Chuke, there must be a general guarding, Xu Fang, you invite three thousand troops to stay here and sit here."

"Liangfu, Feicheng, Bian County and other places are connected to Langya, which is not only a logistics channel for our army, but also a retreat route, and there is no room for loss. Zhang Rao, Lu De, and Wu Niu, you three should lead people to guard."

Looking up at the sky, the soaring smoke seemed to blacken the sky. Staring at the map on the wall, the splendid mountains and rivers represented by those ink lines were extremely quiet and docile under Wang Zheng's knife-like gaze.

"Twelve counties in one county of Mount Tai, and the remaining cities in Juping and Bo counties. In order to ask for the speed of soldiers, I will go and get them myself!"

At the end of April of the second year of Xingping.

For the sake of efficiency, Wang Zheng allocated more than half of the newly acquired experience, and obtained another [-] third-tier tiger and leopard riders, plus about [-] heavenly troops, and once again set out from Fenggao in a mighty manner, like a tiger out of the cage.

The remaining three cities to the west of Taishan County, no matter Bo County, Juping, or Shanren, even if they have prepared in advance, and even the defenders are more than expected, it is very likely that Cao Cao sent reinforcements, but they are still in absolute strength. Unable to resist, not a single city lasted for a day and fell one by one.

What was even more surprising to everyone was that Wang Zheng spared no expense of death or injury every time he attacked a city for the sake of speed. However, after such continuous battles, not only did he not weaken, but he became stronger as he fought.

By the beginning of May, the ferocious sound of war drums had sounded under the city of Ying County.

This is the last isolated city in Taishan County.

For the first time, Wang Zheng also encountered what could be called powerful resistance.

Even close to recalcitrance.

Of course, one is that Ying County has nearly 3000 defenders, and it is also a place where iron smelting is well developed. There is a natural iron mine in the northwest of the city, and the equipment is extremely elite.

The second is that since Linzi, Wang Zheng once again encountered a moat that can be called a natural moat.

But the most important reason is that it is still here. Taishan County is almost completely lost, but no matter whether the army of Jibei County or Cao Cao's main force, there has been no action. Coupled with the rapid consumption of experience during this period, Wang Zheng finally stopped fighting. Blindly attacked.

That being the case, Wang Zheng slowed down the pace and chose to fight steadily, and did not officially start the siege until Fenggao sent a large number of new soldiers and defense equipment.

On the fourth day of the confrontation between the two armies, after the recruits spent three days filling in the moat, the initial offensive was also tentatively strengthened gradually. Until mid-May, in the uninterrupted offensive, the Celestial Army finally captured the city. A section of the city wall, and it was almost able to expand the results of the battle.

At this time, Wang Zheng, who had been watching the battle, raised his eyebrows, knowing that the opportunity to launch a general attack had come!
Although he didn't use all his strength, under the rotation between the new soldiers and the heavenly army, although the offensive was inconsistent, light and violent, the defenders never dared to take it lightly. After many days, they were exhausted and exhausted.

In addition, as a lonely city, it has never seen reinforcements, and the heavenly army is constantly recruiting and intimidating.
In Yingxian County at this time, there is a large area of ​​despair among the defenders, and the morale is extremely low. Even if the county king and county lieutenant of this city are capable, they may be helpless and unable to recover.

At noon the next day, the Celestial Army launched a general offensive in an all-round way!

Under Wang Zheng's order, all the second and third rank soldiers of the Tianzhu Camp were mobilized, and countless people continued to climb the ladder upwards full of evil spirits.

During such a long period of consumption, the trebuchets, bows and crossbows in the city were basically either destroyed or completely consumed. Without the threat of equipment, the heavenly army was not afraid of casualties, and Wang Zheng didn't care about losses.

When the elite attacking ants attracted the attention of the defenders, the siege engine was pushed to the city gate by the soldiers.Then, they pushed the huge logs hung on the beams with iron chains, and hit the city gate with the metal head at the front.

Every strike was powerful, shaking the gate of Ying County violently.

Of course, the defenders on the city gate tower would not let it go. They used a small number of rolling logs and rocks made overnight to try to destroy the siege vehicles, and some people poured boiling hot water and golden juice down.The few remaining archers of the defenders were also hoisted here first, attacking the soldiers manipulating the siege vehicles.

Behind the city gate, the few remaining cavalrymen lined up and got ready.

When necessary, they would not hesitate to rush out again and fight to the death with the Yellow Turban bandits.

The sudden and violent attack made both the enemy and us very clear that today's battle is likely to be the darkest moment of Ying County.

Five batches of new recruits went up in a row, and after paying huge sacrifices, supplemented by the constant suppression of the Qingzhou step bow, the gate of Ying County finally reached the point where it was crumbling.

Seeing this, the cavalry who had already been prepared took the initiative to open the city, and rushed out of the city with a look on their faces.

Brandishing their weapons, they bravely galloped out from both sides of the siege vehicle. The light of their knives passed by, and the new soldiers who tried to escape kept screaming and fell down.

At the same time, Wang Zheng also had a sneer on his face, raised his arms high, and drew a sharp straight line. At the same time, a cavalryman roared out of the heavenly army, roaring towards the defenders.

Bandit cavalry dispatched!

From the siege of Ying County to the present, the cavalry of the official army who went out to fight in the city had fought against the cavalry of the heavenly army more than once, but in most cases, it was after they had just entered the battle and the cavalry of the official army had rushed to disrupt the order. Leaving is just contact, although I already feel that the enemy's combat strength is also good, but it is only a small contest, and there is no real decisive battle.

But this time, to the surprise of the officers and soldiers, the bandits' cavalry came too fast!

What they didn't know was that this time the enemy had changed from the second-tier light cavalry to the third-tier tiger and leopard cavalry.

When the two sides collided for the first time, to the surprise of everyone in Ying County, the battle was not so tragic.

Because almost instantly, the winner and loser were already divided, and the bandits immediately dispersed the officers and soldiers, and immediately started a unilateral massacre!

The bloody battle lasted until it was almost dark before being forced to withdraw!

The third-tier cavalry paid the price of losing fifty cavalry, and completely defeated the cavalry in Ying County. In the end, except for a few dozen cavalry who broke through in a hurry, and more than a hundred cavalry were exhausted and forced to surrender, the rest All were killed.

Although the general attack on this day failed to break through Ying County, it almost broke the city gate and completely resolved the threat of cavalry in the city. The battle of Ying County has lost any suspense and possibility of reversal.

Next, it depends on how the county monarch of Ying County chooses.

In the end is to desperately mobilize those nobles, the people are strong, and stick to it until the last moment?
Or seeing that the situation is exhausted, and finally give up resistance, just surrender directly?

When Wang Zheng thought about it, the county monarch's heart might have been shaken.
Perhaps as long as the Heavenly Army surrenders again and gives it a reassuring promise, it will make it take the initiative to open the city gate.

But when he ordered people to persuade him to surrender again, what he got was a command arrow with blood written on it:

"If you surrender to a thief, you would rather die!"

Seeing the dazzling six characters, Cang Yan appeared in Wang Zheng's eyes again, he couldn't help but grinned, and said solemnly: "That's good!"

Since it is so kind, it will be perfect for you!
After the order was issued, the Heavenly Army, which had only rested for two hours, launched another onslaught like a raging tide hitting the shore before dawn.

When the sun first rises, the city gate falls
An hour later, the top of the city fell.
After losing the biggest defensive support, under the hand-to-hand combat, the advantage of the Tianjun's combat power expanded again, and it completely tore through the last line of defense in Ying County in an instant.

Amidst the shouts of killing, countless black torrents poured into the city.

Not long after, black smoke billowed from the location of the county government office in Ying County. Knowing that the situation was over, the county lord whose name was not even known had led his whole family to set themselves on fire and died.

In the beginning of summer in the second year of Xingping, grasshoppers chirped, earthworms came out, king melons were born, and the city of Ying County was destroyed.
Taishan County completely fell into the hands of Wang Zheng.

(End of this chapter)