Therefore, at the end of the day, from time to time, Sima Xing or lower-level generals came and asked to take the initiative to assume the task of the first line of defense. They shouted harshly: This is the glory of a warrior, we can't...
Words like this drove Le Yun's head crazy. In the end, Le Yun also got up and angrily scolded these angry young generals, and brought out military orders to order them to obey him at this time.
In fact, military orders are not as strict and cumbersome as later generations. The core one is to obey the commander's orders. As for the punishment for those who violate military orders, it depends on the commander. It may be beheading, may be demoted to a slave, or it may be just a small punishment for the army.
There is no expressly prescribed punishment
After a day of tossing, Le Yu saw that everyone was gradually settling down and cooperating with the battle plan he had made. His forehead was filled with enthusiasm, his pride and ambition were aroused, and he immediately wrote a letter (that is, a bamboo slip) and sent it.
A close clan member rushed to the Yingshan Defense Area and ordered Jiang Xue to stay in the Yingshan Defense Area for more than seven days before retreating. Otherwise, he would be reported to the chief for dereliction of duty.
According to Le Jun's estimation, the terrain of Yingshan is more dangerous than that of Beishuiquan. Although there is a huge disparity in military strength, the terrain complements each other. Jiang Xue, Jiang Shen, and Shengfan each held their positions for seven or eight days. When they arrived, he was just in time to attack Hua.
Xi proposed a one-month deadline to defeat the mountain garrison, defeat the enemy in time before the food and grass were exhausted, and return in triumph, which would not have much impact on morale, but could also add a bit of tragedy and cruelty to this glorious victory.
While Le Jun was dreaming about his fictitious dream, Jiang Xuefu over there received the bamboo slip and became furious. He pointed at the messenger and yelled: "Little Le Jun, you have no experience in marching or fighting.
Such an order is too much to bully me!"
The messenger was too frightened to say anything. He kept kneeling on the ground and trembling.
"You go back and tell Le Yun. If he has the ability, he can report it to me. Jiang Xue is not afraid of these despicable cowards! It's just a daydream for him to stay here for more than seven days. If our army's casualties exceed three thousand, we will retreat immediately. It won't take half a moment.
I won’t stay here any longer!” Jiang Xue roared.
The messenger was driven out of the army camp by several sergeants. He slipped back to Beishuiquan in disgrace and cried to Lejun about Jiang Xue's rudeness and arrogance.
"What a disgusting Jiang Xue, you are... you really have no military discipline, no military discipline! How dare you make fun of my military orders from Le Ruan? Well, I will be the first to hold you accountable in the future!"
After hearing the cry of his confidants, Le Jun was so angry that his face twitched unconsciously with anger.
After blasting away the cronies sent by Le Yun, Jiang Xue calmed down and methodically deployed the battle preparations according to his original plan. What to do and to what extent. He, Jiang Xue, knew better than Le Yun.
There is no need for Lejun to point fingers at him from dozens of miles away.
The detective horses sent out kept bringing back the latest trends of the mountain garrison.
"Report, a vanguard force of 10,000 people from the Shan Rong appeared in the Chaihe area. It is only more than 20 miles away from our Yingshan defense line. The army is mainly composed of young hunters, and the speed of advancement is very fast. The specific location of the main force of the Shan Rong has not yet been discovered."
"Report, the Shanrong vanguard force is accelerating and is less than ten miles away from our army."
While Jiang Xue listened to the report, he occasionally glanced at the map out of the corner of his eye. He did not pay attention to the rapid advance of the mountain garrison because the ground in the last few dozen miles was very difficult to navigate, and it would be the fastest way for them to reach their defense zone. Two days later, he would be more concerned about the progress of the defenses at these two passes. This would be the key to the battle in a few days.
The advance of the Shanrong vanguard was already very fast in terms of itself; but in terms of the development of the war, it was very slow. The road was rugged, and there was a little snow and even a thin layer of smooth ice in some places, making it difficult to walk. By the time they arrived at the Yingshan defense line, Jiang Xue's troops had probably built a relatively complete small defense system at the two passes and were ready to attack.
In the evening two days later, Tan Mafei reported that the frontline troops of the mountain garrison had arrived in front of the pass. Jiang Xue immediately took several soldiers and horses to the first pass defense line to inspect
The undulating fence formed a giant dragon that meandered around, completely blocking the entire pass and sealing off the inside of the fence. Twenty or thirty arrow towers towered over it. However, due to terrain restrictions, the main function of the arrow towers was to watch the enemy and strategize. , the role of commanding operations is opposite, and the attack role of the arrow tower pales in comparison.
Under the fence, there are already thousands of spear throwers and archers standing densely packed, fighting from a high position in the narrow pass. Long-range weapons are the most effective suppression weapons because the area of the pass is not too large, and the four thousand troops are divided. Deployment looks pretty crowded here
From the outside, although this temporary fortification is simple, the sparrow is small and has all the internal organs. It is like a sharp fish bone stuck in the throat of the mountain garrison. Before the fence is breached, at least The Changyang people inside are relatively safe.
Similar to this simple defense line, in addition to the two main lines of defense in Yingshan, there are three other lines of defense. Currently, the remaining three lines of defense are also being stepped up. As long as the pass in front is delayed for enough time, the front line has not been breached, and the rear defense line has not been broken. The fortifications have been built again. In other words, if the mountain garrison wants to cross the Yingshan defense line and enter the Beishuiquan area, it must first break through these five lines of defense. Casualties will definitely be inevitable.
In addition to plundering grain, grass and daily necessities, the main purpose of the mountain garrison going down the mountain was to plunder the population. Although Jinling was large, the climate, terrain and other environments were relatively harsh, and the population was unable to grow much in the cold weather. In the winter season, some mountain garrison tribes will kill the elders in the clan alive and eat them as rations. Although this method is cruel, it can reduce the pressure on their respective clans and create a certain amount of food.
The Shanrong vanguard troops were shocked to see the Changyang tribe's army appear here. For a moment, everyone was inexplicably excited. A small group of several hundred Shanrong troops launched a tentative charge towards the pass. However, their attempt was quite limited. He was defeated. Before he could reach the fence, he was suppressed by a dark rain of arrows. He retreated in embarrassment, leaving behind more than half of the corpses.
Jiang Xue stood on a towering arrow tower and watched from a high position. He sneered at the several line commanders next to him and said: "It seems that these mountain garrison vanguard troops are no different from the ordinary mountain garrison teams I conquered."