Chinese New Year

Chapter 655 Situation
In the dense jungle, a group of people were fighting.

The mountains are rugged and it is impossible to set up a battle formation.

The forest is dense, and the power of arrows and the like is greatly reduced.

It is obvious that the only way here is to fight a chaotic battle, that is, a chaotic battle or a melee among groups.

In this situation, the soldier's personal martial arts skills are extremely critical and can be said to be the decisive factor.

The soldiers of the Silver Spear Right Camp formed groups of five and ten, and charged with short weapons, engaging in a fierce battle with the bandits.

"The Emperor of Heaven casts a spell to kill all the evil spirits!"

"Hold on! The Heavenly Master is performing a ritual to summon thunder!"

"What are you afraid of? After you die, you will be an official. In the underworld, there will be tomb masters, tomb assistants, and tomb commanders to obey your orders. You will be surrounded by people and honored. What is there to be afraid of?"

The defending generals were conducting ideological mobilization and sending batches of demon soldiers and Taoists forward to resist the offensive of the Silver Spear Right Camp.

When they were mobilizing, all kinds of words came out of their mouths almost without thinking, while their eyes were fixed on the front and their hands were trembling slightly.

The forest is so dense that people have to keep their heads down when walking, or they might get scratched by branches if they are not careful.

The roads were narrow and rugged, or there was no road at all, and it was impossible to deploy any formation.

In this kind of battlefield environment, few people carry long weapons because they cannot use them at all.

Arrows cannot fly far before being blocked by branches, tree trunks, vines, and leaves. Not to mention the undulating terrain, it is really difficult to shoot a person.

Therefore, Shao Bing did not carry his iconic spear at all, but instead held short weapons. He worked in groups of five or ten, responding to each other and coordinating left and right, advancing forward little by little.

Our own soldiers were often chopped down after just a few rounds of fighting.

Occasionally there would be a few brave men who relied on their martial arts, armor or fearless courage to charge desperately, but they could only cause a few casualties and would soon be surrounded and killed by the Silver Spear Army who would react quickly.

When they mobilized their neighboring comrades to surround and kill them, there were people around them to cover them, or to protect their flanks, or to take the initiative to move forward. In short, although this broken terrain could not form a military formation, they could only fight a chaotic battle, but chaotic battles also have rules, and the Silver Spear Army can indeed do it.

Another point is that when it comes to a battle involving five or ten people in a group, martial arts play a very important role.

You can have a few particularly brave people, open up the situation, and then lead the miscellaneous soldiers above to break through.

They can also have overall strong martial arts and outstanding qualities. Although none of them are particularly outstanding, when combined together they can often surround and kill the enemy's brave generals at the cost of certain casualties. Back then, a warrior of Liu Ling's level was besieged by veterans of the Silver Spear Left Camp. After killing three or four people in a row, he became scared and didn't want to fight anymore, so he ran away.

Cao's army certainly had some brave men, but as the fighting went on, most of them had been consumed. Not only did they fail to stop the opponent's pressure, but they also caused their own morale to drop, and they were on the verge of collapse.

As a last resort, the officers promised benefits to the soldiers after they went underground.

It’s a pity that no one has stood up to question: After going underground, each person is served by an official with a salary of 2,000 stones. Is it still valuable?
The Silver Spear Army is still advancing.

In the undulating mountains and forests, they brandished ring-handled swords, short clubs, axes and even various tools, splitting the bushes, pushing aside the branches, and advancing slowly.

The sounds of footsteps, branches scraping against each other, armor and leaves colliding, knives and axes entering flesh, and screams of the dying mixed together in a way that was truly creepy.

Especially as it was getting darker, the forest was extremely dark, which added to the tense atmosphere.

The last wave of their charge was shattered by the swords and axes of the Silver Spear Army soldiers, like waves hitting rocks.

The officers of Cao's army could even hear the heavy breathing coming from the opposite side.

They are already very close, so close that if the other side speeds up, they will not be able to escape.

"Retreat!" An officer couldn't bear it anymore and turned around and ran.

As soon as he took the lead, countless people breathed a sigh of relief and crawled away into the depths of the mountains and forests.

The Silver Spear Army soldiers only slightly quickened their pace and followed slowly behind, driving the fleeing soldiers down the mountain.

When the sun had completely set, they could already see a relatively wide valley below the mountainside.

Without any hesitation, they rushed down the mountain.

This is certainly a risky move.

Crossing the mountains and dense forests is not an easy task.

They couldn't carry spears, and only a few people with outstanding physical strength wore iron armor, while most people were unarmored.

I only had enough food and water for three to five days. Once I ran out of food and water, I was dumbfounded.

When we went down the mountain, everyone was tired, breathing heavily, and had exhausted a lot of energy.

In this situation, if the enemy prepares a well-equipped and highly motivated force at the foot of the mountain, even the elite soldiers with silver spears may be able to barely defeat the enemy, but they will have to pay a very heavy price.

But Governor Jin has given the order and it must be carried out.

He is just that kind of person. He doesn't even care about his own life. Whose life do you expect him to care about?
Guannan's attack was extremely fierce, with one wave higher than the other. Not to mention the people, even the birds and beasts in the mountains became restless.

The defenders in the city were shouting and coming and going. They kept withdrawing the wounded from the top of the city and sending the fresh troops who had gathered their strength. In fact, the battle had lasted for two or three days, and there was no such thing as gathering strength. The only difference was between "tired" and "very tired".

A large number of defenders on the north side of Daxian Pass have been transferred to the south side to withstand the Shao army's offensive regardless of casualties.

After the soldiers who were blocking the mountain paths on both sides were defeated, they rushed to the city gate, crying and begging to open the gate. However, it was already dark, and the officers on the city wall hesitated for a long time and finally refused.

The fleeing soldiers cursed loudly. Seeing that the Silver Spear Army had also begun to descend the mountain, they turned around and fled north.

I won't fight anymore! I took off my clothes, threw away my weapons, and hid in the countryside. Who knows if I was a soldier?
The Silver Spear Army who came down the mountain didn't care about the defeated soldiers at all. They didn't pursue them at all and let them go.

They had no siege equipment, only a few flying claws, but the enemy on the tower had obviously noticed them, so they could no longer use this trick. So they could only cut down some branches, make simple deer horns, and pile them on the road to prevent infantry and cavalry from rushing out of the city. Another way was to find a way to make a simple long ladder to cooperate with the main force in front to attack the thieves.

If this doesn't work -

Actually, it’s nothing and will not affect the overall battle situation.

When the other three armies attack, how can Daxianguan, a purely military fortress with no depth, be defended?

It's just that their southern army will lose face.

Judging from Governor Jin's temper, the defenders will probably not have a good ending - when they attacked Hejian, because the surrendered soldiers were in the way, Governor Jin slaughtered all of them, leaving no one alive. You'd better not mess with him.

While he was thinking, a huge commotion was heard from inside Daxian Pass. Then, on the city walls on both sides of the city wall, people shouted in unison: "No more fighting, no more fighting! Surrender! Surrender!"

The Silver Spear Army's move of circling the mountains and going around to the rear of the city gate was like the last straw that broke the camel's back and directly determined the outcome of the battle.

The remaining three or four thousand defenders in Daxian Pass opened the city and surrendered.

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On the ninth day of April, after a day's rest, Jin Zheng led his troops north and saw the outline of Linqu City from afar on the night of the tenth day.

Once you get here, the terrain is actually quite 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, allowing his infantry to rush in, and then besiege him with cavalry on this plain? What should he do?
He thought about it and realized that it was nothing, just a fight!

The main elite troops lined up to meet the enemy, while the auxiliary soldiers set up camp around the carts, and then found ways to cut wood and take soil to build a simple fortress.

The army carried more than a month's worth of food and fodder, and as it was close to the river, there was no shortage of food and water. The enemy was unable to launch a head-on attack - some people said that he was arrogant, but he just looked down on the combat effectiveness of Cao Yi's troops.

When they were setting up camp at night, the cavalry scouts who were sent out came back and brought back two cavalrymen from Yang Chen's tribe.

"Sima Yang is besieging Linzi. There are about 10,000 soldiers in the city. They have been besieging for several days and have not yet recovered."

"Le'an has been liberated, and Jinan is negotiating surrender. Xi's main force has arrived in Le'an, and is dividing its forces to attack Qi and Beihai."

"The Xianbei light cavalry attacked everywhere and could be seen outside the cities of Linzi and Guanggu."

Jin Zheng listened silently, then asked someone to bring a map and looked at it carefully.

On the day of conquering Daxian Pass, he had actually received news from other battlefields.

The Feng family of Beihai openly rebelled, surrendered the county city, and used their own troops to gather thousands of soldiers and horses, waiting for the royal army to come and recruit them.

Many powerful families in Qi, Beihai, Donglai, Chengyang, Changguang, Dong'an, Gaomi and other counties and states rose up in rebellion.

The people of Yingling Wang family (descendants of Wang Xiu) took the opportunity of transporting food and fodder to burn the military rations stored near the Beihai County City, which greatly shook the morale of the army.

The Xu family of Beihai (descendants of Xu Gan) sent people to secretly deliver intelligence and instigate local people to surrender.

In addition, Zhuxu County, not far from Jin Zheng’s base, was in chaos.

It was rumored that several guests of the Bing family (descendants of Bing Yuan) assassinated the county magistrate, and the troops sent here by Cao Yi were defeated by Xianbei cavalry halfway.

After reading it, Jin Zheng felt a chill.

Your mother is a slave! He cursed inwardly.

What can these Qingzhou nobles do?
Assassinate and imprison local officials.

Burn food and military supplies.

Secretly communicate and leak secrets.

To mislead the people and incite rebellion.

The most important thing is that they can also raise an army directly.

This made Jin Zheng a little anxious.

He originally wanted to kill Cao Qi and all the nobles of Qingzhou together, but these people were too quick to seize the opportunity - they could do nothing else but change their attitude according to the situation!

If things go on like this, he will be dissatisfied, and Lord Liang will also be dissatisfied, right?

Since Youzhou, Jin Zheng witnessed for the second time the power of a powerful family to overthrow a local regime.

Without foreign invasion, the powerful families could not overthrow Cao Wei.

But once a foreign enemy invades, their weight will increase sharply, and they will even become the key force that determines victory or defeat.

Jin Zheng put himself in the shoes of the enemy. When he was confronting and fighting with the enemy on the front line, he suddenly heard that his retreat was cut off by the troops of the powerful families, the food and grass were burned, the officials and soldiers sent to recruit soldiers and grain were killed, the strength of his own side was leaked, and he was even attacked from both sides. Can he win this battle?

I really want to give them a good beating!
Jin Zheng's eyes moved around, but finally he suppressed them.

First deal with Cao Yi, and after getting rid of Old Cao, think about other things.

On April 11, Jin Zheng ordered a fierce attack on Linqu.

At this time, the people of Qingzhou were in a panic, and 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 Wei's rule.

(End of this chapter)