The First Military Division of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 454 Meng Jian
"Who are you waiting for?"

Zhang Xiu, who was marching in a hurry, asked the three strong men tied in front of him.

"General Qi, we are the messengers sent by the magistrate of Xinping County to Qinchuan for help."

The leading man saw that this army belonged to Liu Bei's side, so he hurriedly explained to Zhang Xiu his intention.

"How is the situation in Xinping County now, can you find Xianbei soldiers and horses?"

Zhang Xiu's task is to rush to Xinping first, and stabilize the situation there, so as to wait for the arrival of Chen Ziming's army.

"General, when we came out, we found that Xianbei's rangers were active outside the county seat, but they should be Xianbei's scouts. There were not many of them, and they were driven away by the county magistrate."

Another big man hurriedly said: "General, my county magistrate learned that the Xianbei army is coming to attack, and has moved all the people in Xinping County to Xinping County, and organized training for the strong men, so that they are ready to defend Xinping. However, the Xianbei army is too strong. That's why our county magistrate sent me to Qinchuan to ask for help."

"Oh?" When Zhang Xiu heard this, his heart moved slightly, and he asked, "Who is your county magistrate who has such courage?"

It is fair to say that civil servants have some martial arts skills. After all, in this troubled world, it is difficult to survive without some self-defense skills, but civil servants dare to lead people out of the city to drive away Xianbei soldiers and horses.

"Our county magistrate's name is Meng Jian, and his style name is Gongwei. He is a man of great talent." The pride and admiration on the big man's face made Zhang Xiu arouse a lot of interest in Meng Jian.

"It's not too late, you wait to lead the way." After Zhang Xiu asked about Xinping's situation, he immediately led the army to continue to set off, and sent someone to tell Chen Ziming about these things.

When Chen Ziming received the messenger sent by Zhang Xiu, he immediately convened everyone to discuss, "Xinping County is not a strong city, and it is difficult to resist Xianbei's tens of thousands of troops. We must arrive before Xianbei breaks the city."

Xinping is now gathering the people of the entire Xinping County. Once the city is broken, they will face a bloody massacre. This is what Chen Ziming does not want to see.

"I'm still two days away from Xinping, and the Xianbei Rangers have already appeared outside Xinping County, which means that the Xianbei soldiers and horses are not far from Xinping. With the strength of the Xianbei soldiers and horses, I'm afraid we haven't arrived at Xinping County yet. , Xianbei will attack this city."

Xianbei are all cavalry, very fast, and most of them are infantry, and the distance is far away, so it is too late anyway.As for whether Xianbei can break through Xinping City, no one will consider it, because without a large army guarding it, it is impossible for Xinping to block Xianbei's attack.

Although Xianbei is not good at attacking cities, this is talking about those fortified cities guarded by regular troops. At this time, Xinping is just a group of farmers with weapons, and the county wall is not high at all, and there is no danger to defend. Wan Xianbei's army can be broken with a single charge.

"General Zhang Xiu's forwards are all cavalry, and there is time to reinforce Xinping, but General Zhang Xiu has only 5000 troops, and he is far away from the enemy of the Xianbei army." Ma Chao's words made everyone silent. Xianbei's tens of thousands of troops is not enough, if Zhang Xiu insists on leading troops to fight against Xianbei's army, he will die.

"No matter what, Xinping must be rescued. Zhang Xiu was ordered to protect the people of Xinping, and to hold back the Xianbei army until our army arrives." Chen Ziming led the army to set off immediately, not wanting to waste time.

In the era of war, few people valued the lives of the people too much. If they exchanged the lives of the troops in their hands for the lives of the people, few princes would be willing, even if [-] soldiers were exchanged for [-] people, they would not be willing.

Because soldiers and horses are their own capital, they are the guarantee for their own family and life, their prosperity and wealth, and what the people are, they are just lowly producers. In the eyes of those princes, as long as they have soldiers in their hands, no matter how many people are Go loot it.

They don't lack people, what they lack is soldiers and territories in their hands. With soldiers and horses, everything is there. This kind of thinking is not only shared by a few people, but by most of the princes.

However, it is not that there is no one who does not value the lives of the people more than his own strength. Regardless of whether there is falsehood or exaggeration, at least Liu Bei is such a person, because he has done such a thing. No matter what the reason is, Liu Bei has done it. enough.

Chen Ziming, who came from later generations, absolutely does not have this kind of thinking. In Chen Ziming's view, the lives of the people are above all else. All dignitaries and troops should serve the people. Soldiers should fight for the people, because soldiers themselves come from People, after retiring, they are still people.

"accelerate......"

From time to time, there were orders to speed up. No matter how tired the soldiers were, they had to move forward if their legs were not broken after the order was issued. Time is life.

When Zhang Xiu received Chen Ziming's order, he frowned. It wasn't that he was unwilling to go all out to save the people in Xinping, but that he was thinking about how to save them. There was no choice whether to save them or not. This was a military order.

But how to save them needs to be carefully thought out, otherwise, not only will his five thousand troops fail to complete the mission, but they will all go in to complete the mission and save the lives of his subordinates. This is the duty of the commander.

"Rush to Xinping City first." What Zhang Xiu can do now is to rush to Xinping City. It is only meaningful to arrive before the Xianbei army breaks through Xinping, otherwise it will be useless to calculate more.

"My lord, another [-] Xianbei cavalry are coming to the county town"

With a short beard and a black face full of fortitude, Meng Jian, who has been running around for a long time after wars, is no longer as green as before, and his firm and piercing eyes give people a feeling of trust. .

After knowing that the Xianbei soldiers and horses were not far away, he straightened his body and strode towards the tower. He had to take the lead and let everyone see his figure, otherwise the hearts of the people would be turbulent, how to stop the Xianbei soldiers and horses from attacking.

"My lord, everyone is ready to follow your orders."

The captain of Xinping City is also the commander of the military in Xinping City. A school lieutenant in command of [-] county soldiers, the combat effectiveness of the county soldiers is stronger than those of the county government. His complexion is not good.

"En." The fierce general glanced at the captain, nodded in satisfaction, but decided in his heart, if this battle can be passed safely, if this person does not grow, he must not continue to use it. At such a critical moment, with a look of fear on his face, how can he be safe? people's hearts.

"Listen up, all of you!"

Meng Jian came to the tower, looked at a group of strong men who were busy on the tower, and shouted loudly: "Xianbei soldiers and horses are coming to attack, we can only save the family behind you by fighting to the death..."

"You have no way out, and you will die if you go out of the city. The only way to survive is to defend the county seat and keep the Xianbei people out of the city..."

(End of this chapter)