The Maojin knife from the late Jin Dynasty

Chapter 91 Tian Tian’s hesitation

Liu Taizhizhu was in control, because he had been hoarding for a year and had sufficient preparations and food. The Huns and Han Dynasty behind him had eliminated the main armed forces of the Jin court, and could support them at any time after the fall of Luoyang.

Of course, this is the mentality, so Liu Tai doesn't need them to come over.

But as for Gou Xi, how much food do you have to support an army of [-] to confront you here?

After all, with the heavy losses to the Jin court, the situation will only turn more and more to his side, and Liu Taike is not anxious at all.

In contrast, although Gou Xi is heading here with his army and his morale is at a high level, he still holds the war-free card.

If he wants to come and attack his camp, he will arrange bows and arrows to serve him. Anyway, he has many arrows and is not afraid of using them up.

But as long as Gou Xi is unable to defeat him, the morale of Gou Xi's army will inevitably decline.

As for retreat...retreat is not so easy to retreat.

He was able to retreat because he had implemented his thoughts on his soldiers, allowing them to remain calm and orderly even during the retreat.

But the soldiers under Gou Xi's command were just for food. Gou Xi could lead them with military discipline, but when military discipline could not maintain the authority of the entire army, it was the time for Gou Xi to completely collapse.

At this moment, Gou Xi also looked at Liu Tai's camp angrily. As the strongest commander of the Jin Dynasty in this era, he naturally knew his own weaknesses.

During this period of time, I first repelled Sima Yue's conquest, and then sent troops to support Luoyang. The soldiers were very tired from the coming and going, and the food and grass were constantly being consumed.

The only good news is the recruits they have recruited. The training they have received during this period has gradually transformed them from recruits into veterans.

But this definitely does not mean that with this army, he can capture the military camp Liu Tai defended with all his heart.

In Gou Xi's opinion, Liu Tai's commanding ability is at a normal level and has been improving, but it has not yet reached his own level.

However, Liu Tai's ability to manage the army allowed his soldiers to unleash incredible combat effectiveness.

I originally thought that relying on military discipline to run the army was enough to be invincible, but I didn't expect that I would encounter a stronger opponent in running the army.

It’s as if all the soldiers under Liu Tai’s command are suffering from amnesia, and they fight with no regard for their lives. What kind of ecstasy soup did Liu Tai pour into these soldiers?

Because of facing such an opponent, Gou Xi couldn't let his soldiers retreat.

Because retreating was really a technical task for ancient armies, even Cao Cao, whose true military level reached the 72nd general level, had suffered more or less from retreating.

Especially when the opponent is a very disciplined force, but your own discipline and organization are not as good as the opponent's, a retreat is likely to directly cause a major rout.

Because of this, Gou Xi knew the weaknesses of his army.

The soldiers in his army include veterans he has accumulated over time, as well as recruits he has recruited for half a year. Although it seems that 5 people are many, the real core is not many.

If they were all veterans, then Gou Xi would dare to be as calm as Liu Tai who retreated from Linzi to stationed in Changguo after knowing that he was coming.

But the problem is not that if more than 5 people retreat without any reason, it will have a huge impact on morale.

As long as Liu Tai pursues and the rear army he left behind does not resist, the situation will collapse.

As for the design centered on the retreat of the entire army, it is tantamount to putting one's own life and death directly on the gambling table. For Gou Xi, it is really not to this extent.

Gou Xi listened to the news constantly coming from Luoyang and knew clearly that she had to deal with Liu Tai quickly.

If Liu Tai is not dealt with and other Xiongnu and Han people are free to deal with him, then he will be in real danger.

However, Gou Xi saw Liu Tai blocking Changguo like an iron bastard, blocking his way to attack Taishan County.

At the same time, he is like a dead pig who is not afraid of being scalded by boiling water. He is just consuming it here with himself, and Gou Xi has no way to eat it!
And the arrows in Liu Tai's army seemed to be inexhaustible. Every time he attacked the camp, he shot them out for free.

As long as you can't attack, these arrows will be picked up by them and used again, but even so, the arrows are not shot indiscriminately by you, which caused considerable trouble for Gou Xi's soldiers to attack.

Because even though veteran Gou Xi was released by Liu Tai, his armor was not returned, so the armor-wearing rate was not high to begin with.

As for newly recruited soldiers, it would be great if they can choose weapons. If you want to wear armor, just dream!

As for bows and arrows, they give full play to the spring characteristics of bullying the weak and fearing the strong. When facing an armored person, if a hundred arrows can kill one person, thank God. But when facing an enemy without armor, the bow and arrow can be used to cut grass. .

This is also an important reason why Gou Xi clearly has the advantage in strength, but still can't take down Liu Tai's barracks. That is because he is reluctant to use his elite soldiers, but he is shot back by bows and arrows with new soldiers.

Gou Xi felt a headache as she pressed her temples. She couldn't take Liu Tai's barracks. She really couldn't take this barracks!
What all famous generals hate most is this kind of turtle-shell enemy who only focuses on defense and competes with you for food consumption.

Encountering such an opponent, Bai Qi scratched his head, and Zhuge Liang was vomiting blood. He is not afraid of being greedy, but is afraid that you are not greedy!
"However...since you did not choose to stop fighting, but chose to confront me, it means that you still want to have a showdown with me...but how should I lure you out!" Gou Xi pondered. .

Compared with Gou Xi's contemplation, Gou Chun, who was sitting in Linzi, didn't look good.

Because of the locust plague and Gou Xi's frequent use of troops during this period, even though Gou Chun had taken a knife to borrow food from the wealthy families, these wealthy families could not come up with food. At this moment, in order to raise food, Gou Chun I don’t know how much hair I lost.

On this day, Gou Chun was also working hard as usual to find a way to raise food for his brother.

But soon a guard came over to report, "General, there are bandits coming from the north!"

"North? Could it be that Wang Jun is sending his army south?" Gou Chun looked confused and said, "He is ready to surrender to the Huns and Han!"

When Gou Chun thought of this thought, his hands and feet became cold for a moment. If this happened, there would probably be no room for recovery for the entire north.

"No, no, it's the begging army. The begging army is attacking Linzi!" said the guard.

"The beggar army? It's the beggar army that made a lot of noise on the other side of the Yellow River last year?!" Gou Chun didn't understand how the beggar army could cross the Yellow River and come to Qingzhou.

Gou Chun breathed a sigh of relief. He was not afraid of the begging army or anything like that.

So Gou Chun reorganized his military equipment. It seemed that the beggar army was only coming with more than ten thousand refugees in tattered clothes. He couldn't help but snorted and personally ordered the guards of Linzi City to go out to fight.Facing the charge of Gou Chun's army, these more than [-] people were crushed and completely defeated in a short time.

But what Gou Chun saw next was a large, dark area, an endless sea of ​​people. These people were in ragged clothes and looked like zombies. At this moment, their eyes were full of bloodshot eyes, and they rushed towards Gou Chun crazily.

"Retreat! Go back to the city!" At this time, Gou Chun couldn't see that he had accidentally fallen into the opponent's bait.

But it is no longer easy to retreat at this time. These people do not regard their own lives as their fate at all.

The weapons in their hands are even more dazzling, such as dung forks, planes, wooden guns, and even bricks.

What they want is for the army under Gou Chun, the cultivator, to fight tooth and nail. Even if the army under Gou Xi's command is really elite, they will inevitably lose troops and generals under the attack of these people who are not afraid of death.

Even if Gou Chun retreats to Linzi City and wants to reorganize his resistance, Linzi city itself is not a strong city.

Not to mention that under Gou Xiwei's name, almost no one took action against Linzi City. In addition, Gou Xi focused his main resources on the army, so Linzi City's defense was really not very strong.

At this time, Gouchun went out to fight in the city and was defeated, which greatly shook the morale of Linzi City.

Therefore, the war lasted from day to night. Linzi City was directly attacked by the begging army, and the begging army poured into Linzi City.

Immediately they began to destroy and plunder, especially food, which almost all the begging soldiers immediately scooped into their mouths.

For every beggar, this feeling of being able to have a full meal is really great!
Tian Tian couldn't help but feel shocked when he saw that the city of Linzi had been captured by him.

Looking back on his experiences in the past six months, Tian Zhen now thinks about it with a bit of sadness.

Looking at these beggars just for a bite of food, I couldn't help but recall the scene after I arrived in Jizhou.

It can only be said that the land ravaged by locusts is really miserable. Corpses are everywhere, and it has become a common thing to exchange children for food. After coming out of Taishan County, I once again saw such a hellish scene that I didn't want to remember.

This made Tian Tian suddenly realize that he was not living in a stable world again, but it was precisely under the leadership of Liu Tai that he could truly bring land and stability to the people.

Tian Tian discovered for the first time the importance of Liu Tai, and the glory and sense of mission Liu Tai said about resisting the Jin Dynasty and restoring the Han Dynasty.

Therefore, Tian Zhen, who was not the first to revolt, took three hundred soldiers and began to organize a begging army with ease.

Taught them formation tactics, led them to capture villages and capitals, helped them survive the cold winter, and now.

For the beggar army, I don't even have to work as hard as Liu Tai to raise soldiers, because Liu Tai at least needs food to maintain order.

But he doesn't need it. As long as he gives these struggling people a little mist of hope, they will follow him to death.

But now Tian Zhen led them to capture Linzi. Seeing them venting their anger in Linzi City like wild beasts without reason, Tian Zhen fell silent.

Some of them beheaded the people of Qingzhou in order to grab a bowl of wheat rice. Some of them broke into the homes of wealthy families to vent their desires. Some of them even crawled on the body of the undressed woman who had fainted and directly ate her flesh and blood.

At this moment, Linzi was completely transformed into a hell on earth. Tian Tian thought that he could do nothing to the local people like Liu Tai did when he entered Taishan County, but he could accurately attack the local powerful so that more people could survive.

But in fact, he couldn't control this group of beggars who had almost lost their minds.

At this moment, they were completely transformed into beasts controlled by hunger and desire. After they broke through Linzi City, all they wanted to do was vent their anger!

Not only them, but also the three hundred personal guards who came with him, some of them also joined the carnival.

They had lost the military discipline they had observed day and night when they were around Liu Tai, and the civilized sense of honor that a strong man brought by reading Chinese books from time to time. At this moment, they just wanted to indulge.

Because these people did not know the specific mission, they only knew that Gou Xi took them away from Taishan County, thinking that they had left Li Tai.

But they are indeed Tian Tian's confidants, otherwise Tian Tian would not have chosen them from so many soldiers.

And they may not hate the environment of Liu Tai's army, but they do hate that in Liu Tai's army, they can't do this and that, and they can't do military discipline. Compared with it, being an official army is not as wanton and free as being a beggar army commander.

Most of the 300 of them became camp commanders and even battalion commanders with more soldiers.

This is a much more enjoyable life than they had before. Faced with the sudden loss of the power to control others, many people are quite addicted.

At this moment, they had successfully captured Linzi. They wanted to continue living such a happy life, rather than returning to Liu Tai's army and continuing to fight against the Jin Dynasty and restore the Han Dynasty.

After all, whether the Han Dynasty is revived or not, what does it have to do with me? For me, only the fine wine and food in my mouth, and the graceful beauty under me are worthy of my attention. How comfortable this life is!

They once hated bullying by power, but now they enjoy using their power to bully others.

They want to maintain such a life, but they also know very well that the number of rogues seems to be amazing, but whether they face Gou Xi or Li Tai, they are probably no match for the other.

Not to mention that Linzi originally had enough food for Gou Xi to fight. Don’t they know that they can survive for a few days after they come and plunder like this?

Therefore, they need Tian Zhen, and they need Tian Zhen to continue to lead them to defeat Gou Xi and Liu Tai.

Even when Tian Zhen captured Linzi, he was still in a daze. When he was holding a celebration banquet, he was already pinned down to the main seat with various hands and feet.

There were even more people below shouting: "The governor of Qingzhou, the governor of Qingzhou, the general should be the governor of Qingzhou!"

"Qingzhou Governor!" Tian Tian felt excited when he heard this title, but when he saw the subordinates below him toasting continuously, his eyes became a little confused.

Tian Tian finally understood why Liu Tai would talk to him when he was asked to implement this plan, because Liu Tai's eyes had already seen the scene where he couldn't help himself.

And two paths have appeared in front of him, whether to cooperate with Liu Tai's tricks, or to become the king and dominate...

The only thing Tian Tian felt relieved was that he didn't need to make such a choice now.

Because the decisive battle between Liu Tai and Gou Xi will definitely determine the winner first as he captures Linzi!

(End of this chapter)