The Maojin knife from the late Jin Dynasty

Chapter 96 The Collapse of the Begging Army
Everyone under Tian Tian's command is full of their own little thoughts.

But in the face of Tian Zhen's decision to attack Liu Tai, the real thing was coming. Everyone thought that Linzi did not have much food reserves, and they did not have the capital to garrison the city.

Tian Tian's words, "I've plundered Liu Tai's food and grass, and come back to discuss future development!" were a reminder to them not to think about defending the city and killing Liu Tai.

It is better to let his men eat first and fight directly with Liu Tai. Only then will he be qualified to talk about the future.

Of course, for these soldiers of the beggar army, this is definitely not a matter of them and others carrying out devastating plunder on the entire Linzi these days.

It is entirely because Gou Xi, the governor of Qingzhou, clearly used Linzi as his base, but the result was such poor development.

It had only been a few days since I and others had plundered it, and the city didn't even have much basic food.

When everyone thought of this, they all knew that they had to get rid of Liu Tai and plunder Taishan County in order to survive.

Therefore, under the command of Tian Huang, facing Liu Tai's army, Tian Huang's begging army fed everyone, conveniently plundered the last bit of food in Linzi, and led the begging army directly to the mighty March in the direction Liu Tai came from!

The area in Linzi is mainly flat and there are basically no defensive facilities.

Therefore, Liu Tai's army almost met the beggar army led by Tian Zhen head-on. Liu Tai was a little stunned by the number.

"This number... Although I knew it was more than 30, there is a huge difference between seeing this astonishing number on the battlefield and seeing it on paper!" Liu Tai looked at the vast number. The begging army couldn't help but sigh.

However, Liu Tai did not have any fear about this. After reorganization, there were almost 3 people including the newly recruited servant army.

With 30 normally trained soldiers facing off against [-] beggars, Liu Tai didn't think he would lose!
"Zhou Ping, continue to command the army and push forward in a cone formation. The infantry is in front, the spearmen are in the back, and the archers are shooting straight ahead to cover the front. Go forward, go forward, go forward again, don't stop for me!" Liu Tai ordered to his soldiers.

"Yes!" Zhou Ping responded in a deep voice after hearing Liu Tai's order.

"Zhao An, your cavalry should not participate in the war immediately and wander outside the battlefield.

When the enemy is defeated and flees, your cavalry will follow and chase them in the rear. Don't push them too hard, but don't let them stop either.

They must be unable to stop, eat, or sleep, and they must not be able to care about the defeated soldiers who fell on the road due to exhaustion.

These people will be handed over to the follow-up troops for processing. "Li Tai said seriously.

"It's your order!" Zhao An responded when he heard Liu Tai's words, saying that he had completed the task.

"Liu Ming, Ge Xin, you lead your headquarters and follow me, and we will attack together to defeat this beggar army when necessary!" Liu Tai said.

"Yes!" Liu Ming and Ge Xin both responded.

Following Liu Tai's arrangements, Liu Tai chose the most upright attack method when faced with these 30 or more begging troops, with the purpose of completely defeating this group of begging troops directly from the front.

Let their fear of Liu Tai be engraved in their bodies and souls.

Liu Tai's arrangement is quite confident, even a bit arrogant to a certain extent.

But in fact, it is not only Liu Tai who has this kind of natural arrogance, even all the soldiers under Liu Tai's command believe that this kind of pride is natural.

Gou Xi was the most famous commander in the entire Jin court, and Liu Tai defeated him majestically on the battlefield.

There is no conspiracy, only one's own hard power. Such a victory is a spiritual baptism for both Liu Tai himself and the soldiers under Liu Tai's command.

If they had some reservations about their own strength and Liu Tai's strength before.

After all, every time Liu Tai came up, he would stand firm and clear the field, waiting for help. He acted like I'm so weak, so I'll defend first.

But when it comes to the decisive battle, Liu Tai can decisively give it a go. At least all the soldiers believe that as long as Liu Tai is not forced to charge with his own bodyguards, it means that Liu Tai is the leader after all. Someone with a trump card.

And when Liu Tai charges with his bodyguards, all he has to do is follow the charge and win!

After all, Gou Xi has been defeated, so who else is there?
And Gou Xi, the most famous general in the Western Jin Dynasty, became Liu Tai's stepping stone and completely made Liu Tai famous.

If Liu Tai's army were in the supernatural world, after defeating Gou Xi's army, it would probably be a typical example of being able to level up after defeating the opponent.

With this mentality, when the soldiers faced the beggar army, they naturally recognized Liu Tai's arrangement.

Because they also believed that they didn't need any strategy at all when facing these beggar troops composed of northern people. All they needed was to defeat them from the front, because they and others were Liu Tai's army.

Tian Tian commanded the army and watched Liu Tai's army approaching step by step in a frontal attack posture.

This had to make Tian Tian take a deep breath. To be honest, he really hoped that Liu Tai could deal with the beggar army.

He understood that there was no future for the beggar army to continue to cause trouble. They had enough to eat today only because they looted Linzi.

But such robbery cannot save everyone. The only one who can really save the beggar army is Liu Tai.

Tian Zhen knew the number of beggars under his command. If his family members were included, the number might be 50.

There are now 30 beggar troops on the battlefield. Tian Tian really doesn't know how Liu Tai can stop such a large beggar army.

How did Gou Chun fall? Could it be that his soldiers were not elite enough?No, there are too many beggars!
But Liu Tai chose a frontal war, but with such an astonishing number, even if he wanted to take the initiative to send it, he would have to create an opportunity for himself to send it!
Tian Tian felt extremely upset and could only bite the bullet and go ahead. He just hoped that Liu Tai's decision was correct.

Just when such thoughts flashed through Tian Zhen's mind, the armies of both sides collided.

Zhou Ping looked at the number of beggars all over the mountains and plains, and felt a little uneasy in his heart.

But looking at Liu Tai who remained motionless beside him, Zhou Ping's confidence could not help but increase further.

General Liu was here, but what was he afraid of?
Thinking of this, Zhou Ping ordered the archers who had been prepared to shoot a wave of fine arrows forward!

In an instant, the begging soldiers did not expect that the rain of arrows falling from the sky was already coldly harvesting their lives.

In a real elite battle, although arrow rain cannot be said to be just a means of coping, in most cases the damage it can cause to elites wearing armor is really too limited.

There are even many situations where arrows are inserted all over the body. The arrows taken out after the war weigh more than ten kilograms, but none of the arrows can completely penetrate the armor and kill the soldiers.

At this moment, as the troops in front formed a military formation, some people were standing forward with large shields, some were holding swords and shields at any time, and some were holding long spears to attack randomly, making the front row completely become a hedgehog. There is nothing we can do.

Of course, if the fighting will of the beggar army can be as fearless as when they fought Gou Chun, they would even want to pounce on him and bite him fiercely even if they die.It is really not easy for Liu Tai to win, at least he will pay a heavy price.

But the problem is that they have eaten enough in Linzi City in the past few days, and they even started to have ideas as they appeared on hilltops one after another.

Under such circumstances, the fighting will of the beggar army was greatly weakened.

It can be said that the Beggar Army is such a magical army.

When they are strong, they can even face the best armies in the world. When they are weak, any army with all the armor can chase them away.

The key to their fighting strength is whether they have eaten enough.

The fuller they eat, the weaker their combat effectiveness. When this group of beggars has no food to eat, they can unleash incredible combat effectiveness.

However, Liu Tai did not attack Linzi immediately and focused on reorganizing the servant army. To a certain extent, he also hoped that these beggar troops could enjoy themselves for a few days.

Because the essence of the begging army belongs to the unorganized and undisciplined peasant uprising army.

It was Liu Tai who single-handedly asked Tian Tian to incite the beggar army to revolt. Doesn’t Liu Tai know their biggest weakness?

For such an army, don't fight them in a decisive battle when they still have nothing.

Because they were barefoot and not afraid of wearing shoes, this beggar army really had nothing, and when even eating was a problem, even a commander like Liu Tai, who had always been determined, absolutely did not want to come into contact with them.

But now they are wreaking havoc in Linzi City. They don't say that everyone can eat to their heart's content. At least the bottom class can eat, and the middle and upper class commanders and generals can enjoy power and beauties.

The beggars, who had never felt so happy, immediately began to degenerate at an incredible speed.

Even if they haven't lost the courage to fight, most of them will let others go first and then go ahead based on the situation.

As for why Liu Tai understood this, it was very simple. Wang Mi and Liu Tai also fought against the peasant uprising army.

At first, Wang Mi's words were true among the rebels, but when the vast majority of the rebels had enough to eat, mountains began to appear one after another.

When Wang Mi still wanted to rely on the so-called brotherly loyalty to restrain the mountains, everyone knew the result of the original attack on Luoyang.

To be honest, if Tian Zhen chooses to defend the city, Liu Tai may have some trouble dealing with it.

But now, Liu Tai looked calmly as he watched his army advance forward step by step like a mountain!
Yes, the number of the beggar army is ten times that of his own, but war is useful if there are more people, so it is too simplistic to think about the purpose of war.

The soldiers at the front were wearing armor, holding large shields, and were equipped with long spears. If the beggar army did not have the belief to fight to the death and wanted to break through such an army formation, it would be underestimating Liu Tai, and even more underestimating Gou, who was defeated by Liu Tai. Xi.

When the beggar army could not break through the front army, the arrows shot by the archers at the rear became the most deadly harvester for the beggar army.

Who leaves them without armor, who leaves them with only numerical superiority.

Against this kind of peasant rebel army, archers are often the best at achieving astonishing results.

It is said that the Changshui Camp of the Three Rivers and Five Schools in the Han Dynasty was specially used to deal with such unarmored opponents.

Under the command of Zhou Ping, the archers who never stopped took full advantage of the position of Changshui Camp, drawing bows and shooting arrows to harvest the battlefield.

At this moment, the beggar soldiers truly felt that they were facing a regular army.

The military formation set up by this army cannot be broken by himself and others, and the arrows fired by this army are so cold and sharp.

As the wails continued, the morale of the beggar army dropped at a speed visible to the naked eye. They were organized but not numerous, and it seemed that they were not far away from the collapse of the entire army.

If they had not captured Linzi, they would have to bite the soldiers of this regular army even if they died in order to survive.

But after capturing Linzi, they did not dare to move forward in order to survive. Instead, they began to retreat step by step.

At this moment, Liu Tai's Tiger and Ben troops are moving forward steadily step by step. If the begging soldiers don't want to die, they can only retreat step by step.

Under the command of Zhou Ping, Liu Tai's army began to aim in the direction of Tian Tian and continued to advance!
The beggar soldiers thought of Tian Huang at this time, and they risked their lives for Tian Huang, the leader who led them to conquer Linzi.

But their efforts could not stop Liu Tai's army from crushing them like mountains.

But they tried their best, but couldn't even stop the advance of Liu Tai's army, and were directly shot into a hornet's nest by falling arrows!
After all, if hard work pays off, then the armor on the Huben Army will be in vain!
"It's finally over!" Looking at the scene in front of him, Tian Tian took a deep breath and said loudly, "Brothers, rush with me!"

In an instant, the beggar soldiers, who had almost completely lost their will to fight due to the uniform strength of the Tiger and Ben army, couldn't help but have a gleam of hope in their eyes.

At least at this moment, Tian Tian stood up and there was still hope for him!
"Haha!" Liu Tai couldn't help but smile as he looked at the scene in front of him, and then said, "Let's kill their hopes!"

At this moment, Liu Tai's headquarters took advantage of the situation and dispatched, as did Liu Ming and Ge Xin.

As the three people rushed out, the beggar army, which had no organization at all, collapsed instantly.

The only feeling the beggar soldiers felt was as if a group of beasts were running over them. An army like theirs had no resistance at all in front of Liu Tai!
Liu Taigen, on the other hand, charged all the way, killing all the strangers he didn't know, and finally reached Tian Zhen.

Tian Zhen mustered up the courage to rush towards Liu Tai. Perhaps only he knew how much courage he had to do this.

It's just that he came here to see Liu Tai kill him or capture him, so he watched Liu Tai coming towards him. He even took the initiative to leave the guards around him and rushed towards Liu Tai without hesitation. He didn't know They thought he was a powerful general comparable to Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.

But Liu Tai knocked the spear out of Tian Tian's hand with just one move, and stuffed a paper ball into his arms, as if he had grabbed a handful but missed it.

Liu Tai said quickly, "Keep running away and just do what is written on the paper!"

Tian Tian was stunned. He didn't expect that he was not offline yet. He immediately shouted, "Liu Tai, don't be complacent, I, Tian Tian, ​​will come back!"

Following the shouting, Tian Tian chose to run away without looking back.

Tian Zhen was almost the confidence of the entire begging army. With Tian Zhen's retreat, the already shaky begging army completely collapsed.

They completely lost the courage to fight. They could not defeat the army in front of them, so they could only follow Tian Zhen and escape.

And watching these people start to run away, Zhao An, who had been on one side, started to chase them!
　An elder in the family has passed away. I may be busy with this recently and try to ensure that the update is stable. However, the remaining two bonuses may need to be postponed for a while, but they will definitely be updated this month. Don’t worry.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)