Jingzhao, Xinfeng.
After Tianshu camp and Zhaoyao camp combined their forces to defeat Tongguan, they then advanced to Huayin to defeat it.
Later, in order to quickly expand the results and regain various places in Guanzhong, Zheng Lue and Tian Luo decided to divide their forces. Tian Luo went north to attack Linjin and regained Feng Yi. Zheng Lue continued to march westward and attacked Chang'an!
In the Chinese army's tent, just after Zheng Lue had finished his meal, the scouts brought two old men.
As soon as the scout said that this was the general, the old people all bowed down and cried in tears.
The Hu people have occupied Guanzhong for sixty or seventy years!
In the past year, when the Han people in Guanzhong heard that the Jin Dynasty's Northern Expedition had successively recovered the five prefectures of Henan, Xu, Yan, Qing, and Si, they secretly left the pass in groups and wanted to flee to Sili. Unexpectedly, in addition to various passes, even mountain passes were blocked by the Qin army. Although some escaped here and there, most of the Han people escaped the Qin household registration investigation and still lived in the mountains as half bandits and half civilians.
Recently, the Jin army has won a great victory and defeated the
In Tongguan and Huayin, the Qin army was almost defeated. The Yan soldiers reduced their strength and retreated to Chang'an. In the end, they even abandoned Chang'an and fled for their lives.
The Han people who were trapped in the mountains were able to sneak out of the mountains to inquire. They heard from the people in the city that they knew that the Jin Dynasty army had arrived, and that the heroic cavalry troops were once again stationed in Sizhou to support the people. They rushed to tell each other and were overjoyed.
"An was collecting medicine outside the mountain and was found by several military lords. Please forgive An, the general." A white-haired old man kowtowed.
Zheng Lue hurriedly helped the old man up and sighed repeatedly, "It is the responsibility of the country and the dynasty to leave behind the people. Who are the common people to blame? The compatriots in Guanzhong suffered from the loss. Zheng Lue apologized to the fathers of Guanzhong on behalf of the Xiaoqi army." After that, that's it. Three deep bows.
The old people were so excited that they all fell to the ground and burst into tears.
Zheng Lue's generals were also lamenting. They quickly helped the old people to sit down and ordered them to bring military rations and vegetable soup to satisfy their hunger.
"Do you two old people know how to collect medicine?"
The old man who was asked nodded: "My brother teaches me, he also knows a little bit about medicine!"
"General, the Han people are suffering! The Hu people don't regard us as human beings and kill us at will. In addition, the law states that if the Han people kill the Hu people, they must pay with their lives. On the contrary, the Hu people only need to pay for a piece of sheepskin..."
"After so many years, the Huns left and the Jie people came again. The Jie people came to an end, and the Di people came again. Now the Xianbei Bailu have also come. Anhan's life is worse than death..."
The old people were crying and complaining about the atrocities committed by the Hu people, and the generals in the tent all looked livid, clenching their fists and gritting their teeth in anger!
In the past hundred years, except for the great Sima Huanwen who arrived near Chang'an, no Han army has entered the pass in large numbers.
"There are seven members of my family, and now I am the only one left! My mother-in-law, my children, and my grandchildren were all killed by barbarians! It has been almost twenty years since I killed a barbarian and fled to the mountains to hide my name!"
"The family's land was robbed, my daughter-in-law was raped to death, one of my sons died under the arrows of the barbarians, the barbarians robbed the food and burned the house, and the grandchildren starved to death... Four members of the family were gone."
What the two old men said made the generals here filled with indignation, wishing they could rush into Xinfeng City now!
The head clerk, Yang Tan, frowned coldly and said nothing. Under the case, his big hands were tightly squeezing the flesh of his inner thighs!
"Old people, thank you for your hard work. The hard days of the past will no longer exist. We have driven away the Di people, and now we will defeat the Xianbei Bailu. When Guanzhong is restored and the farming order is implemented, everyone will have land and live a peaceful life. ." Zheng Lue slapped the table and ordered the military officials, "Please take the three old men down and have a good rest."
"Old man, please."
After a while, Zheng Lue passed down the order, and all the generals and commanders in the camp were ordered to rush to the big tent to discuss matters!
"General, Gao Gai and Su Chongqin have already fled. Please send troops to attack Xinfeng City immediately. As long as we capture Xinfeng, we can bypass Ba City and directly attack Chang'an. If Chang'an Yi moves, Guanzhong will be shaken, and the rest of the counties will surely be affected." Afraid of the might of my army, surrender without a fight!"
The master of Zheng Lue's building strongly urged that troops should be sent out immediately. He did not understand why the army had not launched an attack after besieging Xinfeng for many days.
"General, I would like to be a vanguard. If I can't capture Xinfeng, I'll ask you to engage in military law!"
"I am also willing to be a pioneer officer and issue a military order!"
"General——"
"General..."
For some reason, Zheng Lue was repeating a sentence in his mind when he was discussing matters in the big tent, a sentence Xu Zongwen said to him before he left Luoyang.
"Fourth brother, you are straightforward and reckless. You only know how to fight on the battlefield, but you don't know the slightest bit of writing. This is not good! After all, you are in charge of the Swaggering Battalion and control the life and death of thousands of brothers in your hands. You must know strategy..."
"Lu Meng was like you in the past, but he studied the art of war every day. Later, he crossed the river in white clothes and Dongwu captured Jingzhou. You want to become the second Lu Ziming!"
Xu Zongwen had said before when he advised Zheng Lue to study more and become literate. Xu Zongwen had given many instructions to Zheng Lue when he first took charge of the Swaggering Camp. Xu Zongwen did not forget to give these instructions before he left for Guanzhong. Zheng Lue still remembered these.
Therefore, it seems to have become a routine to always have a copy of "Spring and Autumn" on his desk.
Zheng Lue came back to his senses, looked at his subordinates who were already eager to try, and turned his attention to the chief secretary Yang Tan who had not said a word yet.
In the past two months of fighting, Yang Tan and Zheng Lue have established a tacit understanding of being collaborators. Yang Tan coughed, cleared his throat and said: "Everyone, there are 20,000 enemy troops in Xinfeng City, and our army only has 20,000 enemy troops. Half of the enemy's army is still weak, so our siege force is still insufficient. If we take the initiative to attack again, wouldn't it be like hitting a stone with an egg?"
"Yangzhubu's words are wrong!" Deputy General Peng Hu stood up and retorted: "General, I will attack Yiyang with my swagger camp, defeat Mianchi, go to Hongnong, and seize Xin'an. Until we enter Tongguan, we will win every battle and attack the city. , has already become a destructive force! The morale of the whole camp is high, and they all hope to follow the general to kill the enemy bravely, win military honors, and receive rewards."
The reward for the Xiaoqi Army is three times, or even ten times, that of other armies of the Jin Army!
Because of this, Xu Zongwen was able to win many battles. In addition to the title Xu Zongwen could not afford, Xu Zongwen would not be stingy with official rewards.
"Although the enemy army is now large in number, we have already defeated the enemy army for a while outside the city. The enemy army has lost all courage! A small Xinfeng can actually stop our army from advancing. I asked the general to order an attack on Xinfeng. My subordinates do not believe it. Our army of ten thousand tigers and wolves cannot defeat those defeated generals!"
Peng Hu was not a direct descendant of the Xiaoqi Army. He was a subordinate of Captain Shen Chong. When Xu Zongwen Qianqi attacked Luoyang, Shen Chong took the initiative to join forces and cooperated with Zhuge Kan inside and outside. At that time, it was Peng Hu who was responsible for opening the north gate of Luoyang to welcome Zhuge Kan into the city.
Shen Chong was stationed in Luoyang, and when the Qiaoqi Army held a military election, Xu Zongwen allowed all battalions to participate. Peng Hu stood out and won the first and second place. The first place was Zhuge Kan's deputy general Han Xun!
Han Xun was specially recruited into the Suzaku Camp to serve as the leader of the building, while Peng Hu chose to join Zheng Lue as a personal guard.
In the Battle of Yiyang, Peng Hu proposed to lead troops to attack the city. He took the lead and was the first to climb to the top of the city. After that battle, he was promoted to captain. Now in less than two months, he has become Zheng Lue's deputy general!
"The Xianbei people have been dormant for many years, and now only Murong Chui can be considered successful. After Murong Chong fled to Bingzhou, the entire Chang'an Sanfu has become our possession! A mere Xinfeng will never be able to withstand the force of the Xiaoqi Army. Damn it, you don’t have to worry too much about this.”
Zheng Lue's few words immediately appeased the generals in the tent.
As long as the general is willing to attack the city!
In the past few days, only one team of the General Battalion in the army was busy day and night. They were very busy, but no one was allowed to inquire about the information without permission. No one had received the military order to attack the city, and the soldiers were so anxious. Looks like an ant on a hot pot.
Zheng Lue squinted his eyes, holding a military report in his hand and lowered his eyes, and said in a cold voice: "But the Yan soldiers in Xinfeng are different from other places, we can't let them go easily!"
According to reports, there are actually only more than 5,000 Yan soldiers in Xinfeng City, and the rest are almost all family members. These are all genuine Xianbei people, subordinate to Su Qinchong, the Taiwei of Murong Chong's puppet Yan Kingdom.
This group of Yan soldiers followed Murong Hong all the way from the pass into the pass, burning, killing, looting, and committing all kinds of evil!
Although King Fu Jian of Qin was a Hu, he reused Han ministers, implemented Han laws, and focused on benevolent governance. He allowed Guanzhong to recuperate for nearly twenty years, and the Han people gained unprecedented peace!
After the Battle of Feishui, the Murong Hong brothers raised troops in Guandong and defeated Fu Rui, Dou Chong and Yao Chang. In order to quickly attack Fu Jian, Murong Hong chose to cross the Yellow River from Pu Ban, bypassing Tongguan, and directly marched into Huayin. On the way to Chang'an, Yan soldiers were brutally massacred in every city, village and town they passed!
Whether it is Yiyang, Hongnong, Xin'an or Tongguan, these places are all garrisoned by Qin soldiers. Huayin is actually an empty city. Murong Xian has long since fled with Murong Chong, and the Xiaoqi army has not even seen the hair of the Yan soldiers.
Now that it was easy to surround these unscrupulous people in Xinfeng, how could Zheng Lue just destroy the city?
What's more, according to recent military reports, after these Yan soldiers captured Xinfeng, they slaughtered tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians in the city. The corpses were transported out of the city and burned. Even the last remaining bones were brutally dumped on the moat by the Yan soldiers. middle!
To deal with these beasts, Zheng Lue will make their lives worse than death!
Burning the city, this is the punishment Zheng Lue is planning to inflict on the Yan soldiers!
Treat others in their own way.
To deal with these Xianbei Bailu, we must use special methods to make them always remember that the Han people are no longer two-legged sheep!
As for the military regulations of the Knight Cavalry, there is no prohibition on using fire attacks against the enemy.
surrender? This is something Zheng Lue would never allow to happen!
Drive out the barbarians and restore China. This was the slogan of the Northern Expedition first proposed by Xu Zongwen. It is now regarded by the Jin court as the most important program of the Northern Expedition!
Isn’t killing the Xianbei Bailu just in line with this slogan?
After Zheng Lue thought about it, he patted the wooden case and issued the first order with his tiger-like roar: "Assemble all the Wanjun divine crossbows in each building of the entire camp and use the fire starters assigned by the brothers in the accompanying crossbow camp." All the objects are launched into the city, and the crossbows cannot be stopped for a moment until they are used up!"
The reason why Zheng Lue did not order the siege in the past few days was because he was waiting for the crossbows and fire starters made by his brothers who were in charge of the camp. For this reason, he mobilized a thousand people to participate in the basic production. It took him nearly ten days and nights to complete the ten items. Ten thousand crossbow arrows and five thousand kilograms of kindling materials.
Fire starter, this is a new siege weapon that was completed by the skilled craftsmen in the camp after nearly a hundred experiments with saltpeter, charcoal, and sulfur under Xu Zongwen's instructions. It can explode in an instant, causing huge damage!
According to military information from Luoyang, this object can destroy city gates and is an out-and-out siege weapon!
Xu Zongwen named it Zhentianlei, which means the thunder of heavenly punishment inflicted on the enemy!
Zhentian Lei was successfully tested half a month ago. Once it was successful, Xu Zongwen ordered the generals to send personnel to each battalion of the Knight Cavalry Army for the commanders of each battalion to try it out.
Because it cannot be carried with the army, it needs to be produced on site, which is very time-consuming. The other battalions are unused. Currently, only Zheng Lue is preparing to attack Xinfeng City.
On the night of September 23rd, the moonlight was hazy.
Zheng Lue led the central army generals and two hundred armored knights out of the camp gate and advanced quickly, arriving at the front line in less than half an hour.
After the military symbols were combined, the army in the camp immediately set off, adjusted the bow and crossbow camp, installed bows and crossbows under the city, and prepared to shake the sky with thunder.
