It was Ji Mingliang, the commander of the local army of Pengcheng County, who came to this small town. The local army has the responsibility of guarding one side. Even if the three counties are gathered to encircle and suppress Dangshan this time, Ji Mingliang cannot defeat Pengcheng County's commander.
All the soldiers and horses were brought out. Although he is a captain of ten thousand men, he actually does not have ten thousand men. The total area in the county is only more than six thousand people. This time he has mobilized three thousand men, which is already a huge feat.
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This small town is very close to Dangshan Mountain and is located on an important traffic road. It can not only block the escape route of Dangshan bandits, but also serve as an advance base for attacking Dangshan Mountain. Its geographical location is extremely important, so Ji Mingliang set up his Chinese military tent.
Here. However, this place does not belong to the territory of Pengcheng County, but to the jurisdiction of Qiao County. In fact, most of Dangshan Mountain falls within the territory of Qiao County.
While Lu Mingming was observing the situation in the town, Ji Mingliang also summoned his generals to discuss the attack. Looking at the map spread out in front of him, Ji Mingliang frowned and said in a deep voice: "People often say that Dangshan bandits are bandits.
He is ferocious and cruel, and often bloodbaths villages and towns. This place is not far from Dangshan Mountain, and it is quite prosperous, but it has never encountered banditry, which is very suspicious."
A captain laughed and said: "Rabbits don't eat grass beside their nests, maybe those thieves also understand this truth."
Ji Mingliang was able to become the captain of ten thousand men, so he had his own merits. Although the reason of the captain of ten thousand men was also reasonable, he still pondered: "There must be Dangshan's spy in this town, and there is even more than one.
According to the general's order, the people in the town will be verified and registered door to door. Even beggars are not allowed to let go! If any suspicious person is found, he will be arrested immediately! "
Another captain raised his hand and said: "General, don't worry too much. It's normal for Dangshan's informants to be here. However, the town has been sealed off. Even if those informants get the news, they can't pass it on."
Ji Mingliang waved his hand: "This clearing mission was personally arranged by Mr. Yu, so we must not take it lightly! If the clearing fails due to someone's mistake, I will behead him first and then apologize to Mr. Yu!"
All the generals were awe-struck for a moment and agreed in unison.
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The inventory and registration in the town went very smoothly, and they actually found out a dozen of Dangshan's informants here, but the biggest informant, Lu Mingxing, was safe and sound. Of course, the whole house was filled with people from "Lu Xing" to "Lu Xing".
Even the women who swept the floor were registered, and no one had the chance to leave before the army conquered Dangshan.
At the same time, soldiers and horses from Liang County and Qiao County also entered their respective positions. Dangshan is located at the junction of these two counties, and the local armies from these two counties were the main force in the suppression, with four to five thousand troops deployed respectively.
. And the local officials in various counties and counties were not idle either. A large number of officers were gathered together to assist the officers and soldiers in setting up sentries at various crossings to surround the huge Dangshan Mountain.
Two days later, the day agreed to attack the mountain came. Ten thousand officers and soldiers were divided into five groups and marched together. Despite the strict blockade, the bandits on Dangshan Mountain still felt something strange, and the guards at the major mountain strongholds were significantly strengthened. Unfortunately, Lu
If the star is not on the mountain, it would be a bit leaderless. However, relying on the favorable location, the Dangshan bandits still caused a lot of trouble to the officers and soldiers.
The trees were full of traps, and huge rocks fell from time to time on the mountain road. On the first day of the attack on the mountain, the army suffered more than 300 casualties before even encountering a large group of bandits. Although the losses were huge, Min Bo and others
The people were not anxious, and strictly followed the eight-character policy of "building strong walls and clearing the fields, and making camp step by step" as mentioned by Yu Shinan, and slowly but firmly advanced towards the mountain. Of course, such a march was very slow. After three days, the fastest team of men and horses was only
They advanced for more than sixty miles. However, after arriving here, they stopped and waited for other groups of people to ensure that they were connected end to end to avoid allowing bandits on the mountain to take advantage of the loophole.
Although this method of warfare does not progress quickly, it can minimize casualties and thus puts tremendous pressure on the bandits on the mountain.
When the officers and soldiers advance slowly, they will be more cautious, and some traps will be discovered quickly. In the later stage, these carefully laid traps can hardly pose a threat to the officers and soldiers, and the casualties of the officers and soldiers are also decreasing day by day. From the initial day of more than 300 The number of people was reduced to only a dozen people. The casualties were reduced, and the morale of the officers and soldiers was naturally boosted. As the officers and soldiers deepened, some small cottages were also discovered, and they were immediately captured by the officers and soldiers. Although these were only local troops, they were also After training for more than half a year in accordance with the requirements of the regular army, the combat quality is far beyond the comparison of these bandits. In a real hand-to-hand combat, the thieves have little ability to fight back.
The fall of these small cottages made the bandits start to panic. Some small leaders and their men began to repeat their old tricks, trying to get into the mountains and forests and take advantage of the "three no matter" zone to seek a chance of survival. But this time the officials The army came well prepared, and the bandits who escaped soon fell into the encirclement and became turtles in the urn. Some bandits could not bear the heavy pressure and had abandoned the small villages on the outside and hid in the central stronghold on the top of the mountain, preparing to concentrate their forces. They fought to the death with the officers and soldiers. Little did they know that this was exactly the result that the officers and soldiers expected.
Even under this situation, the officers and soldiers were still unfazed and advanced slowly. It was not until half a month later that they finally formed an encirclement of Dangshan Dazhai.
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Dangshan Dazhai is already a mess. Although it is not the first time that the officers and soldiers have attacked here, it is the first time that they have all been surrounded in the stronghold. Dangshan is known to have a dangerous terrain, but it is still difficult to resist the fierce attack of the officers and soldiers. The difficulty will at best cause great damage to the officers and soldiers. The most frightening thing is that there is not much food stored in the mountain stronghold. If the officers and soldiers do not attack for a long time, they may starve to death before the officers and soldiers come in.
Compared with the ordinary gangsters, the leaders were more irritable. After staying in Dangshan for half a year, these leaders also accumulated some belongings. Some even married wives and had children sooner or later. They had become this group of thieves and bandits. The group of people who got rich first have already touched the edge of glory and wealth. Now that the officers and soldiers are attacking, they may lose their lives, let alone enjoy themselves.
A tall man with a beard on his face said in a deep voice: "Brothers, the army and the army are approaching. Whether to fight or to surrender, let's make up our minds."
One of the leaders stood up and said loudly: "The officials and the gangsters are not at odds with each other. If anyone dares to say surrender, he will never be spared when the king comes back!"
Lu Mingxing is not here, and the leaders in the village are acting on their own, and no one is willing to obey anyone. At this time, even if someone wants to surrender, others have no choice. The one failure will be the outcome of a fire in the village, so even if someone wants to resist to the end, The only option was to lift Ming Lu out. In fact, when Lu Mingyue moved to fight in the world, Ming Lu had a very high status, which also made the bandits fear him.
Sure enough, after the leader carried Lu Mingxing out, no one said anything for a while.
Suddenly, another leader whispered: "I'm afraid the king has already abandoned us and escaped alone."
In fact, this is also the true inner thought of most of the leaders here, but no one dares to say it. This leader's words seemed to drop a stone in a calm pond, immediately arousing waves. The leaders began to whisper, and in some cases In people's hearts, the thought of surrender becomes deeper.
Suddenly, a middle-aged leader in his forties stood up and shouted sternly: "How dare you doubt the king? What crime do you deserve!"
"Boom", a loud noise suddenly came from outside the village gate. The leaders who were arguing here were shocked and asked: "What's going on! What's going on!"
A young man rolled in and rushed in, stammering: "Gentlemen, leaders, something bad is going to happen! Officer, the army has attacked the stronghold. One, there is an iron arrow, there is such a thing."
The commander, one, struck the village gate in one fell swoop and broke it!"
Seeing the gestures of the little minions, all the leaders took a breath of cold air. Knowledgeable people have already guessed that there is only one weapon that can fire iron arrows that are nearly a person tall, and that is the ballista. The ballista is a kind of
It is a very powerful weapon. Ordinary local armies have no equipment at all. Only in important places such as counties and cities will they install a few for defense. Now the official army actually brought the ballistae to Dangshan, which is enough to show their determination. In fact
, the crossbow is also the most powerful siege equipment that these local armies can use. In order to move such a heavy weapon to the mountain, they spent a lot of effort. There are three crossbows in total, together with special iron arrows.
, nine hundred civilians were mobilized to transport them in turns. Of course, the effect was equally astonishing. Just one attack destroyed the village gate of Dangshan Mountain.
After all, Dangshan is just a mountain stronghold. Even if it relies on the advantage of the terrain, the entire stronghold cannot be very strong. In addition to attacking and besieging, the officers and soldiers also have many methods, such as setting fire and smoke. However, this time the officers and soldiers
Obviously wanting to deal the heaviest blow to the bandits, they resorted to a forceful attack. After a short period of calm, the ballista launched a second round of attacks. Huge iron arrows penetrated the village, and one of them directly hit a thatched building.
The house was smashed to pieces, and another one strung the three minions together like candied haws.
The officers and soldiers seemed to have enough patience. After the two rounds of ballistae attacks, they did not launch a charge, but were waiting for the third round of ballistae attacks. Every time a heavy weapon like a ballistae launches an attack, it requires a lot of manpower.
After rewinding, there will naturally be a long interval between the two attacks. This interval is like waiting for the officers and soldiers, but it is a kind of torture for the bandits in the village, because no one knows what the officers and soldiers will do next.
In which direction will the round of attacks be pointed? Although three or two iron arrows cannot cause much casualties, the psychological pressure it brings to them is unprecedentedly huge, and even makes them feel a deep sense of powerlessness.