The Maojin knife from the late Jin Dynasty

Chapter 129 Thunderbolt Car

"What a pity!" Li Nong looked at Duan Wenyuan who had come over, but did not take the risk to fight Duan Mobo.

After all, his number was too small, so when he saw Duan Wenyuan coming this way, Li Nong gave up the idea of ​​chasing Duan Mobo, but he also let Duan Mobo escape.

However, Duan Mobo went on an expedition with [-] Xianbei soldiers, but when he came back he only had a few people around him. Such a blow was already a big blow to the Duan family's Xianbei, which had a relatively small population.

Therefore, Duan Ji's six family members did not hesitate and immediately evacuated with their soldiers and rejoined Qi Hong.

Zhao An also wrote a battle report and sent it directly to Liu Tai in the rear. As for Zhao An himself, he began to mobilize a detachment from Bohai County and began to penetrate the battlefield behind enemy lines to the area north of Bohai County.

After all, the combat mission on the battlefield behind enemy lines is to mobilize the people and take action against the enemy's logistics and lone soldiers.

Just staying in Bohai County will not be effective. The only way is to penetrate into the enemy's Hejian County and Zhang County.

Compared with the three counties of Jizhou where Chu Hui laid the foundation through the land equalization order and the military system, the infiltration work of Hejian County and Zhang County was naturally much more difficult.

But I have to thank Wang Jun for his long-standing policies and Qi Hong's old-era warlord style, not to mention the Xianbei tribe who went south to massacre the people of Bohai County.

Therefore, Hejian County and Zhang County were naturally not much better, and the local people also enjoyed the treatment as if they were in war.

This made Zhao An want to infiltrate Hejian County and Zhang County. It was not rootless, but the development was not as smooth as Bohai County. In just one month, he could immediately integrate each village into a force.

Needless to say, just getting the people of Hejian County and Zhang County to believe in Zhao An will take time to settle.

At this time, Liu Tai, who was still preparing supplies at the rear, quickly received the message from Zhao An.

"Zhao An has done a great job. From now on, do the Xianbei people still dare to treat our Chinese warriors like cattle and horses?"

As Liu Tai spoke, he handed the letter in Zhao An's hand to Chu Hui, feeling more or less relieved.

When Chu Hui heard what Liu Tai said, he took the battle report from Liu Tai's hand and read it, and said to Liu Tai:

"In this way, from now on, the hearts of the people in the three counties of Jizhou will belong to my great Han Dynasty, and the land that used to be flat will now have copper and iron walls!"

"We are still too weak, so we can only let the people suffer this disaster!" Liu Tai sighed.

"The Duke is kind." When Chu Hui heard Liu Tai's sigh, he also said to Liu Tai from the bottom of his heart, and then said,
"With Zhao An as support, especially after killing the Xianbei soldiers, Wang Sang should have received the news, and I believe his heart can calm down. After all, we have invested a lot in Nanpi City, and this city is not that good. Breached!"

With Zhao An leading the people to gain an advantage in the battle with the Xianbei cavalry, the front line became much more stable.

Chu Hui went to the front line and personally deployed the defense line. He knew clearly that as long as Nanpi City did not become an isolated city, Qi Hong would not be able to defeat it for a while.

In fact, as long as it was ancient times, it would take at least half a year to capture any city that was united in defense.

The most important thing is to cut off the connection between the inside and outside of the city through siege, and consume the food stored in the city.

For example, after Qi Hong surrounded Nanpi City, he had no intention of attacking Nanpi City.

Just building siege weapons on the periphery seems to be unprofessional, but in fact this is the most normal way to siege a city.

Because such a high-pressure environment can put considerable pressure on the people and soldiers in the city, especially if all the surrounding small counties and villages in Bohai County except Nanpi City are conquered, and Nanpi City becomes an isolated island, it will be easier to attack. .

As long as you are a commander with a normal IQ, he will not fight you when your morale is high and you are well fed and clothed.

On the contrary, he will fight you decisively when you have no information, are hungry and cold, and have a shaken will.

Therefore, Liu Tai did not lead his troops towards Nanpi City carelessly, but prepared step by step.

First, Liu Tai believed in the strength of Nanpi City and the effectiveness of Zhao An's opening up the battlefield behind enemy lines.

Second, he needs to wait until Qi Hong invests enough resources to fight against a tiger riding a tiger.

At that time, if Qi Hong gives up, all the resources he invested in attacking Nanpi City in the early stage will be in vain, and he will only be able to pay for the food expenses on the road.

But if Qi Hong doesn't give up, then he will have to face a head-on fight with the elite Liu Tai has been recharging for some time.

No matter what the choice is, it will not be an easy task, so this requires Qi Hong's decision-making.

Liu Tai said to Chu Hui, "This time Zhao An mobilized the people's actions. You can sort out and summarize them and let the military historians record them."

"Is the governor planning to make this incident a precedent?" Chu Hui couldn't help asking Liu Tai.

Chu Hui hesitated and said, "But if the people become unruly, it will be difficult to manage even if Bohai County is recovered in the future."

"Nothing happens, and it may not be a rule. It's just that during the war, all our eyes are focused on the major cities.

In fact, these villages in various counties may be the vast majority that we have ignored.

Especially if the foreigners are waiting to burn, kill and loot on our Chinese land, then we need to let the people understand that the foreigners are on the same side as the Western Jin Dynasty. If we want to avoid being slaughtered by the foreigners, we need to fight against the Jin and restore the Han Dynasty, and surrender to the Han Dynasty. ! "

Liu Tai said thoughtfully at this moment, "As for management, as long as the people are dedicated to the big man, this is the foundation. As for other things, they can be solved continuously!"

To be honest, Liu Tai sometimes had a headache as to how to mobilize the people to fight against the Jin Dynasty and restore the Han Dynasty.

After all, for many things, only if the people are willing to listen, what you say, and what you publicize will be useful.

If the people don't want to listen to you, if you insist on propaganda, it can't be said to be useless, but it will only get twice the result with half the effort.

But this time Zhao An had a confrontation with the Xianbei tribe. In just one month, he quickly integrated the local people with his army, making the local people accept the idea of ​​​​reversing the Jin Dynasty and restoring the Han Dynasty.

This made Liu Tai understand that he should actually develop northward instead of continuing to stay towards Qingzhou.

Because the further north you go, the more acute the ethnic conflicts become. Likewise, the people in the north are more aware of the ferocity of the alien races in the north and the hardship of their own lives.

No matter what the big man said, at least he beat the foreigners like dogs.

Now at the Jin court, not only did the court fail them, but the princes enslaved them, the nobles exploited them, and even foreigners came to plunder and massacre them.

It can be said that Liu Tai considered Zhao An's strategy of establishing a base behind enemy lines more tactically.Because the way to use troops lies in the combination of right and wrong, Zhao An is a strange force to constantly target the opponent's organization and logistics.

Watching Zhao An successfully integrate the people of the entire Bohai County, Liu Tai understood that maybe this strange army could not only be used in tactics, but also in strategy.

Through national awakening, he will continue to deepen the recognition of himself by the grassroots people, and he will be able to train the grassroots people through retired soldiers, and then let military history record affairs, thereby strengthening his control over the grassroots.

At the same time, through the Land Equalization Order and the Mansion Army System, it is possible to at least allow the people to form a certain degree of resistance at the grassroots level.

Not to mention letting them fight against the gentry, but at least it can form a certain degree of restraint on the gentry bureaucracy.

Of course, this model can play a very good role in external defense warfare.

The most important thing is that this model is difficult for others to learn even if they want to.

Because the foundation of this model is not management methods and systems, but a belief that can unite everyone's common dream, that is, the unified belief of reviving the Han Dynasty.

After all, the Han Dynasty did not perish because he was weak and corrupt and was cast aside by the people.

You must know that the Yellow Turban Uprising broke out in the era of Emperor Ling at that time. When a normal dynasty encountered this situation, it would either collapse directly or quell the war, allowing the population and land to be released by quelling the war.

Next, the emperor began to make targeted repairs. It would take 200 years for the country to perish. This is normal.

For example, the Tang Dynasty, although it was Zhu Wen who finally destroyed it, actually the Tang Dynasty died after the Anshi Rebellion.

It's just that the Anshi Rebellion freed up enough land and population, allowing future generations to move around on the old system, slowly nail the Tang system, and then bury it at the normal pace.

The same goes for the Han Dynasty. Huangfu Song put down the Yellow Turban Rebellion. Although it sounds a bit cruel, it actually made more living space for the Han Dynasty.

Theoretically speaking, if the Han Dynasty can survive for 200 years by quelling the Yellow Turban Rebellion, then there will be no problem at all if it continues to decay and grow old.

However, Dong Zhuo disrupted the government and Cao Wei usurped the Han Dynasty, causing the Han Dynasty to die suddenly in his prime.

This will make people instinctively think about the beauty of the big man when he was strong, instead of thinking about whether the big man would have become like the Sima family now if he continued to live another 200 years, allowing foreign races to dominate China. Racing on the land.

Therefore, Liu Tai held high the banner of the Han Dynasty. In the eyes of the wealthy families, this banner was not as important as practical interests.

But it is different for the people at the bottom. They are personally harmed by alien races.

When military historians held high the banner of the Han Dynasty and entered those closed northern villages, they would naturally reunite under the banner of the Han Dynasty.

Liu Tai asked Xi Jian to make a silent note. He didn't need it now, but when he counterattacked Wang Jun's area, he would hold high the banner of Han nationalism and shout the slogan "Drive out Xianbei and restore the Han Dynasty." Can you further gain the support of the people of Youzhou?
Liu Tai didn't know, but there was nothing wrong with letting Xi Jian record it first.

Xi Jian listened to Liu Tailuo's orders with divergent thinking, but he couldn't help but sigh at Liu Tai's long-term vision.

Qi Hong was clearly leading an army of [-] to attack Nanpi City at this time, and Wang Sangdu was still resisting on the front line. However, after receiving the battle report from Zhao An, he no longer had any worries. On the contrary, he was already thinking about counterattacking Youzhou. .

This made Xi Jian couldn't help but ask Liu Tai, "Provincial Governor, aren't you worried about Qi Hong's attack on Nanpi City?"

“The retreat of the Xianbei cavalry announced that we had won this battle at the grassroots level.

Although Qi Hong is a good general, he has not seen this in his eyes. Otherwise, if it were me, I would never let the Xianbei cavalry retreat like this.

Although this does not mean final victory, it at least gives us the foundation to still contain Qi Hong even if we lose Nanpi City.

What's more, the resilience of an army supported by the people will not allow Qi Hong to easily attack Nanpi City! "

Liu Tai said calmly, "Continue to prepare supplies. If Wang Sang can last one more day, it will be more beneficial to us!"

The fact was exactly as Liu Tai had judged. After Zhao An successfully drove the Xianbei cavalry back to Qi Hong's camp, he immediately contacted Wang Sang who was guarding the city in Nanpi.

After all, Nanpi City was built on the river. Now the river is frozen, so they can directly enter Nanpi City from the ice to report the news.

Even if Qi Hong wanted to completely blockade the ice, it would be impossible for people to stand on the ice for a long time, because it was not uncommon for soldiers to fall off the ice.

Although this man was rescued by soldiers on the same patrol, he died of a cold not long after.

Therefore, Qi Hong only established coastal defenses on the shore. It was enough to have people guarding them during the day. He really asked the soldiers to continue patrolling the ice. What if this happens again!
However, after getting in touch with Zhao An, Wang Sang couldn't help but feel confident.

After all, there is no shortage of personnel and materials in the entire Nanpi City. The only worry is that I am afraid that I will become an isolated city and I don’t know how long I will be stationed there.

Now that he knew the situation outside, Wang Sangdan was naturally confident to garrison this city.

And Qi Hong saw that the Xianbei cavalry chose to come back instead of continuing in Bohai County or even plundering further north.

Qi Hong then understood that Zhao An had ruined his plan to ask for directions.

Originally, I thought that this group of murderous Xianbei cavalry would encounter Liu Tai, so that I could have a more accurate assessment of Liu Tai's army.

But now seeing that the Xianbei cavalry was defeated by a group of villagers, Qi Hong had to feel disappointed.

Therefore, Qi Hong didn't hesitate at all, and he didn't care about his siege weapons. He was not prepared enough, and he needed to fight Nanpi City head-on.

So almost as soon as the Xianbei army came back, Qi Hong began to order the siege!
In an instant, the thunderbolt car carefully built by craftsmen threw a large number of stones and hit the outer wall of Nanpi City!

Falling rocks fell one after another. Although these rocks were not very accurate, as long as the soldiers were hit by these rocks, they would definitely turn into flesh and they would not be able to save them even if they wanted to.

Wang Sang, who was on the city tower, saw this scene and was not worried at all. He immediately waved the flag to convey the signal, allowing the soldiers on the outer wall to hide in the dug caves built to hide soldiers, so as to reduce the possibility of being hit as much as possible.

However, the temporary walls on the periphery, which were not considered strong at first, quickly collapsed under the rubble.

When Qi Hong saw that the outer wall of the Nanpi city wall had collapsed, he was satisfied and stopped throwing thunderbolt chariots and ordered the soldiers to attack.

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