In the dense jungle, a group of people were fighting.
The mountains are rugged and it is impossible to get into position.
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 Yinqiang's right battalion formed a group or even a unit, 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 doing a method to summon thunder!"
"What are you afraid of? After you die, you will be an official. When you go underground, there will be tomb masters and tomb masters. The tomb order will obey orders. They will be cheered in front of you and supported by others. You are extremely honorable. Why should you be afraid?"
The garrison generals were mobilizing their thoughts and sending batches of monster soldiers and Taoist disciples forward to resist the offensive of the Silver Spear Right Battalion.
When they were mobilizing, all kinds of words came out of their mouths almost without thinking, while their eyes were staring ahead and their hands were shaking slightly.
The forest is so dense that people have to lower their heads when walking, and they may be bumped by branches if they are not paying attention.
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 a person.
Therefore, Shao Bing did not carry the iconic long spear at all, but held short soldiers, in groups of five and ten, echoing back and forth, coordinating left and right, and advancing little by little.
Our own soldiers were 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.
And when they mobilized nearby Paoze to encircle and kill them, there were people on the front, back, left and right who were covering for them, or covering their flanks, or taking the initiative to move forward. In short, although this bad terrain could not form a military formation, it could only disrupt the battle, but the battle was chaotic.
There are also methods for chaotic warfare, 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, the role of martial arts is quite large.
You can use a small number of people who are particularly brave, and after opening up the situation, they can follow up with the soldiers above to break through.
They can also have strong overall martial arts skills and outstanding qualities. Although they are not particularly outstanding, the combination can often surround and kill the opponent's brave generals at the cost of a certain amount of casualties - think of those days when martial arts of Liu Ling's level suffered from the Silver Spear Zuoying.
The veterans laid siege to them and 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 tended to collapse.
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 advancing slowly and slowly.
The sound of footsteps advancing, branches scraping, nails and leaves clashing, knives and axes digging into flesh, dying screams, etc. all mixed together to make one's hair stand on end.
Especially now that it was getting late and the forest was extremely dark, it added 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.
They are already very close, so close that if the other side quickens their pace, they will not be able to escape.
"Retreat!" Some officers couldn't bear it anymore and turned around and ran away.
As soon as he took the lead, countless people breathed a sigh of relief, rolled and climbed, and fled deep into the mountain forest.
The silver spear soldiers only quickened their pace slightly, followed slowly, drove the broken troops, and killed them down the mountain.
When the sun completely set, they had already seen the relatively wide valley below the mountainside.
Without any hesitation, they rushed down the mountain.
This is of course a dangerous move.
Crossing the mountains and dense forests is no 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 three to five days' worth of food and water with me. Once I finished eating and drinking, I was stunned.
When we walked back 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?
The offensive in Guannan 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. They were constantly pulling the wounded from the top of the city, and then sending in fresh troops who were recuperating. In fact, the battle had been going on for two or three days, and there was no recuperation at all.
When it comes to things like Rui, the only difference is "tired" and "very tired".
A large number of the defenders on the north side of Da Nang Pass have been transferred to the south side to withstand Shao's army's offensive regardless of casualties.
After defeating the soldiers who had intercepted the mountain trails, they rushed to Guancheng, cried bitterly, and asked for the door to be opened. But it was already dark, and the general on the tower struggled for a long time, and finally refused.
The defeated soldiers yelled and cursed. Seeing that the Silver Spear Army also began to descend the mountain, they turned around and fled north.
I don’t want to fight anymore! I took off my clothes, threw away my equipment, and hid in the countryside. Who knows if I have 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
There were infantry and cavalry 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 doesn’t work out——
In fact, it's nothing, and it won't affect the entire battle situation.
After the other three armies attack, how can a purely military fortress like Da Nang Pass without any depth be defended?
It's just that their South Route Army Corps has no shame in their faces.
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 the surrendered troops, Governor Jin slaughtered all those people and left no one alive. You'd better not mess with him.
While I was thinking about it, a huge noise first came from Daxian Pass. Then, on the towers on the north and south sides, people shouted in unison: "No more fighting, no more fighting! Surrender! Surrender!"
The Silver Spear Army's detour through the mountains and behind 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 the city.
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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.
Once 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 Da Nang Pass to be opened, let his infantry rush in, and then besieged him with cavalry on this plain? What should he 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's supply of food and grass, and 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."
"The territory of Le'an has been recovered, and Jinan is negotiating for surrender. The main force of Xi's army has arrived in Le'an, and is dividing its troops to attack Qi and Beihai."
"The Xianbei Qingqi are attacking everywhere. They can be seen outside Linzi and Guanggu cities."
Jin Zheng listened silently, and then asked someone to bring a map and look 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 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.
There were many wealthy families in Qi, Beihai, Donglai, Chengyang, Changguang, Dong'an, Gaomi and other counties revolting.
The people of the Wang family in Yingling (descendants of Wang Xiu) took advantage of the opportunity of transporting grain and fodder 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 Kim Jong's residence, was already in chaos.
It is rumored that several guests of the Bing family (descendants of Bing Yuan) assassinated the county magistrate, and the troops sent by Cao Yi here were defeated by Xianbei cavalry halfway.
After Jin Zheng read it, he suddenly felt chilled.
My maidservant! He cursed secretly.
What can these Qingzhou wealthy people do?
Assassinate and imprison local officials.
Burning food, grass and military supplies.
Secret communication and leaking secrets.
Demagogue people and incite rebellion.
The most important thing is that they can also 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 take advantage of the opportunity - they would just take advantage of the situation if they couldn't do anything else!
If this continues, he will be dissatisfied, and neither will Mr. Liang, right?
After Youzhou, Kim Zheng witnessed for the second time the power of a wealthy family to subvert a local government.
When there is no invasion from foreign enemies, the powerful clan 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 troops 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, the officials and soldiers sent to recruit troops and grain were killed, and the reality of his own side was leaked.
, and even being attacked from both sides, can this battle be won?
I really want to deal with them severely!
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, and the defenders of Linqu heard news of defeats 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.
Chapter completed!