Chapter 378 Chai Rong and Zhao Kuangyin(1/2)
"Dear fellow villagers, war has begun again. If you don't want to lose your life, you can temporarily escape into the mountains to take refuge."
"Fortunately, the gentleman was foresighted and reminded us to build thatched huts and store grains in the mountains and forests, otherwise we would be recruited by the government to transport grains again."
"You are always taking good care of us. This military disaster must help all the villagers avoid it."
"What should we do if the government pursues the matter afterwards?"
"Don't worry, the Xianbei people may not be able to win."
In a village west of Wancheng, led by a young man, the villagers of the village fled into the mountains and forests to avoid the arrival of military disasters.
The Northern Qi army confronted the Xia army, and Gao Huan ordered the recruitment of rural tyrants in the territory to transport food and grass, and build camps.
The rural brave men who were conscripted to participate in the war may not be able to come back alive. If the Xia army fights here, it will be another catastrophe.
The young man calculated in advance that there would be chaos in the war and arranged for villagers to build thatched huts in the mountains to store food and grass. Once the war was in chaos, he would immediately flee into the mountains and forests to avoid the war.
With his ability to predict the uncertainty, he avoided several war chaos within a few years and was never involved in a great struggle.
Xianbei cavalry came to recruit the village heroes and food and grass in the village, but the village was empty and there was no surplus grain.
"The villagers in this village dared to escape from corvee service. When they repelled the Xia army, they returned to the village and all killed them!"
The Xianbei cavalry failed to find the villagers here and was furious.
The villagers of this village fled into the mountains and forests, lived in thatched huts in the mountains and forests, barely experiencing the winter.
"My husband, are you still not planning to come out?"
A woman fiddled with various wooden parts and mechanisms, and the charcoal fire in the brazier was burning between her and the young man.
If the Mohist family's bird slips are here, they will definitely be shocked when they see what the woman is fiddling with, because the parts and mechanisms that the woman fiddled with are exactly the same as those of the Mohist school's mechanisms.
"I just want to be a mountain villager."
The young man took a powerful crossbow made by a woman and secretly praised him. His wife's Mohist skills were really magical and he could achieve them.
"I'm afraid that someone will go back on his word by then."
The woman continued to fiddle with the mechanism, and a slap-sized mechanism beast actually started to move.
“…”
The young man smiled bitterly, and no one knew his husband as much as his wife.
The young man used branches to draw out various hexagrams of Qimen Dunjia on the sand and gravel around the brazier and deduced them.
The two of them are proficient in Qimen Dunjia and the other is proficient in Mohist mechanisms.
It started snowing outside.
On the walls of Daliang City, generals such as Li Ji, Xue Rengui, Qi Bi Heli, Zhang Shigui, Cheng Yaojin braved the wind and snow to climb the city and observe the movements of the 150,000 Song troops outside the city.
Zhao Kuangyin personally commanded the Song army and besieged Daliang City.
The Song army set up camp outside the city, repaired the siege equipment, and prepared to attack Daliang City, and conquered this important town in one fell swoop.
"Fortunately it was the cold winter, and the Song army could not flood the beam, otherwise it would be a bit tricky."
"There are many powerful generals under Zhao Kuangyin, and Zhao Pu is also the military advisor. In the territory, there are no less than 300,000 troops, so it is not appropriate to fight head-on."
"Maybe I can try to break through one of the camps."
"I heard from the lord that Zhao Guangyi, the younger brother of Zhao Kuangyin, is a proud man, but his talent is insufficient. If we know which camp Zhao Guangyi is in the Song army, we might be able to defeat him to strengthen our army's momentum."
"Try to capture the scouts of the Song army alive and torture the situation of the Song army."
Li Ji, Xue Rengui and others discussed how to defeat the enemy.
Li Ji's army had 80,000 troops.
Zhao Kuangyin mobilized 150,000 Song troops to besiege Daliang City.
This is not all Zhao Kuangyin's troops. Zhao Kuangyin left at least half of his troops to defend the three cities of Bianzhou, Songzhou and Bozhou.
"That person seems to be Zhao Kuangyin."
Li Ji saw a group of Song army generals appear in the camp of the Song army. The stars surround the moon and surrounded a middle general and came out to observe the city defense of Daliang.
Among the Song army, only Zhao Kuangyin had this treatment.
Xue Rengui took off the bow and arrow behind him and locked Zhao Kuangyin in the middle.
If we can take the heads of the enemy general among thousands of troops, then the Song army outside the city will collapse without fighting.
"Go!"
Xue Rengui let go of the bowstring, and the air around him swayed, and a stream of light shot out!
"Protect Your Highness!"
The Song generals around Zhao Kuangyin were all shocked. Xue Rengui actually shot an arrow from several hundred meters away, and this arrow was very powerful!
The moment Xue Rengui took action, Zhao Kuangyin drew out his sword and blocked Xue Rengui's archery skills.
The bow and arrow rub violently against the sword body, and it shifted due to the blocking of the long sword, and passed by Zhao Kuangyin.
Zhao Kuangyin took two or three steps back because of the force contained in the bow and arrow.
Zhao Kuangyin looked at the long sword in his hand, and cracks appeared on the sword body.
"What a terrible force... it should not be too close to the city wall..."
Zhao Kuangyin realized that there was a sharpshooter in Daliang City, so he ordered to avoid Xue Rengui.
Xue Rengui was in charge of Daliang, and Zhao Kuangyin was scared and sweated.
"The person who wants to shoot His Highness should be Xue Rengui, a famous general who has three arrows to determine Tianshan Mountain."
Zhao Pu inferred that it was Xue Rengui who wanted to shoot Zhao Kuangyin just now.
"Xue Rengui...if this person can be used by me, that would be great."
Zhao Kuangyin couldn't help but salivate when he thought of Xue Rengui who had three arrows to attack Tianshan.
Even Zhao Kuangyin was not as powerful as Xue Rengui.
"Hmm?" Suddenly, Zhao Kuangyin looked at a figure on the wall of Daliang City and felt deeply uneasy, "What's going on? Why am I worried?"
When Zhao Kuangyin looked at the Xia army generals, the Xia army generals on the city wall were also looking at the most popular Zhao Kuangyin.
"Zhao Kuangyin, it's been a long time since I saw you."
After Chai Rong surrendered to Zhang Hua, he led his troops to Daliang. At this time, he was observing Zhao Kuangyin's Song army on the city wall.
Zhao Kuangyin had many subordinates, who were also Chai Rong's old subordinates.
Even Zhao Kuangyin himself was Chai Rong's subordinate.
Zhao Kuangyin has his current glory because he replaced Chai Rong's position.
"Zhao Kuangyin's Song army is very strong."
Lin Renzhao was wrapped in a tiger-skin coat, holding a steel stick in his hand, and stood with Chai Rong.
Chai Rong, Lin Renzhao and Zhao Kuangyin both had grudges, and the two joined forces to take revenge.
"What I lost will be taken back by myself."
Chai Rong was not impulsive, nor was he in a hurry to show his identity in front of Zhao Kuangyin and others, but was waiting patiently for the opportunity.
Zhao Kuangyin walked around the city wall, roughly figured out the city defense of Daliang City, and made plans to siege.
On the other hand, Sima Yi's 150,000 Jin troops besieged Changshe Town, guarded by Fan Zhongyan's army.
"Sima Yi, I have been serving you for a month. It's time to return to Shandong."
Wang Yanzhang was ordered to lent to Sima Yi for a month. When the time came, he was ready to return to his territory.
"I have paid enough money to Zhu Wen to let you serve me for another month. This is his handwritten letter."
Sima Yi handed over the letter from Zhu Wen, one of the princes of Shandong, to Wang Yanzhang.
"Although I don't know what agreement you have reached with your lord, since it is the lord's order, I will serve you for another month."
When Wang Yanzhang checked the content of the letter, he was indeed a handwritten letter from his lord Zhu Wen.
"The lack of a powerful general, it's indeed passive..."
Sima Yi's heart was as if it were cut by a knife.
In order to keep Wang Yanzhang, Sima Yi gave Zhu Wen tens of thousands of taels of silver.
Sima Yi did not have a suitable general, so he had to borrow powerful generals from other princes, but the cost was extremely high.
In Chen County, Sima Zhao led his troops to stay in the main city of Sima Yi's power.
Sima Zhao and a team of personal soldiers patrolled the city himself.
"An urgent report ahead, get out of here!"
The cavalry returning from the front rushed in the streets and looked down upon themselves, causing chaos in the streets.
A child had no time to hide, and saw that he was about to be trampled by a running war horse, suddenly a majestic figure blocked the child, smashed it out with one punch, and shocked the war horse to death!
To be continued...