Chapter 3578: Kill and kill

The Cai private soldiers fought back frantically against the Di people. At the beginning, they could also rely on their unexpected effects, causing a large number of casualties and injuries to the Di people. However, with the arrival of the Di people's son, the casualties of the Cai private soldiers increased.

Although the armor worn by the Cai family's private soldiers is better than that of the Di people, they do not carry a large number of war shields and heavy armor after all.

That thing is so conspicuous. Occasionally, a few are acceptable. If there are more, it will definitely cause alertness.

So under the divine spray and bows, the Cai private soldiers were relatively at a disadvantage. They did not bring many bows and arrows, and now they could not even fight back.

The Di people had poor frontal fighting, but the long-range bows and arrows were pretty good. This is one of the reasons why the Di people could use them to defend the city. However, now the bows and arrows that were originally intended to be used to deal with the cavalry were turned to Cai Mao and others to enjoy.

The two sides fought fiercely at the door opening.

From time to time, people were shot by arrows, stabbed by guns, and slashed by knives. They were bleeding and sprayed around, making the door holes red.

The number of Di people was large, but Cai Mao and others snatched the door hole, which restricted the attack surface of the Di people and could not be hit in for a while.

Driven by anxiousness and anger, the Di people general's son opened another city gate and tried to go around and attack Cai Mao.

The Cai family private soldiers under Cai Mao were also good, but after all, the situation was not good for them. Under the counterattack of the Di people, their casualties increased rapidly.

Cai Mao then realized that his private soldiers were no longer as strong as they were back then...

Or, the intensity of war has increased now!

In the early years, as soon as the Cai family's private soldiers came out, they could chase the bandits and sects in Jingzhou. Although the Cai family occasionally played the role of the sect thief, they could even fight with Jiangdong for a long time. Undoubtedly, the Cai family's private soldiers were the first in Jingzhou at that time!

However, now, the training and combat ability of Cai's private soldiers are generally still maintaining their original level, and it is inevitable that they cannot keep up with the changes of the times.

If there is no foreign aid, it would be no easy task to deal with Fang Ling with Cai Mao and the others alone.

Zhuge Liang did not want Cai Mao to die in Fangling, but wanted Cai Mao to know something. So after the scout reported that the inner gate of Fangling City was wide open and the Dongshan camp was rioted, he began to lead the soldiers forward. Halfway through, he happened to see the son of the Di general who made a fool of himself and actually opened another city gate...

This made Zhuge Liang not know what to say, so he simply waved his hand and let Shamoko lead the people to play freely.

Shamoko, who had long been unable to hold back, jumped up from his hiding place, pulled out his battle knife, raised his arms and shouted: "Kill!"

Shamoko led five hundred elite soldiers out of the valley and ran away.

Zhuge Liang and the remaining soldiers came to support him.

Shamoko led his tribe members to rush forward, like a running wild horse, showing off his will.

And what's interesting is that because most of Shamoke and others have disheveled hair, when Shamoke appeared in the eyes of the Di people in Fangling, the Di people initially thought they were friendly troops from other places. Until Shamoke and others rushed to them, they cut down several Di people with their swords, and then the Di people understood and quickly warned them.

『Dangdangdangdang--』

The urge to warn gong sounded, and the Di people who were attacking Cai Mao and others in front of the door were in chaos.

The Di people were about to be killed, which was a huge psychological blow. Now it has finally improved a little, and a new enemy has rushed out from the flank, which has immediately made the Di people feel a little panicked.

On the other side, when he heard Shamoke's roar, Cai Mao and others who were trapped in the door hole immediately became excited, burst out with combat power again, pressing forward, and trying to repel the Di people.

The young Di leader was panicked for a moment and didn't know what to do.

Cai Mao caught Fang Ling guards off guard, but Cai Mao did not take advantage of this opportunity to control it. Instead, he made the Di people counterattack and suppressed it. Now Shamoke's sudden attack broke out, disrupting the situation that the Di people had finally maintained, and suddenly there was serious chaos.

In the end, the general's command ability and overall strength are the ultimate battle.

Shamoke was not clear about Zhuge Liang's specific ideas and tactical arrangements, but if we only talk about force, this guy could be the top presence in Fangling battlefield at the moment.

Moreover, the dozen or twenty tribesmen who came out with Shamoko were carefully selected and brave. They each had some special martial arts. They rushed into the Di people's array, just like a group of wolves rushing into the flock of sheep.

Some of the Di people tried to resist, but they could not resist Shamoko's impact at all.

The original plan was to take a detour to attack Cai Mao's Di people behind him turned around and fled, and Shamoko led his people to chase and rush into Fangling City.

Under the repeated attacks, the Di people could no longer make any waves. As Shamoke and Cai Mao merged, Fang Ling was immediately broken.

Under the protection of the guards, Cai Mao arrived in the city and saw the corpses in a row on the streets, Shamoke and others who were wiping the sword with the fabric on the corpse. He couldn't help but feel a little bulging.

Cai’s family has their own plan.

He originally wanted to use Zhuge Liang or Li Dian's troops to achieve the stability of Cai's family in Jingzhou and the sustained interests, but unexpectedly, Zhuge Liang saw through his intentions and did not impatiently participate because of Cai's "referendum". Instead, he asked Cai Mao to hand over the "referendum letter".

Now that I have seen the combat effectiveness of Shamoko and others with my own eyes, Cai Mao has a new understanding of his own strength...

From the appearance of these people to the fight resolution, it is at best a meal.

The Cai private soldiers were unexpectedly beaten and even killed. Although these guys also took advantage of the surprise attack, their efficiency was obviously several times stronger than the Cai private soldiers!

For a moment, Cai Mao's heart was up and down.

He now needs to readjust his original plan...

But this also means that the proportion of Cai’s family has decreased!

When Cai Mao was extremely upset, Zhuge Liang appeared on the street with a smile, "Uncle Cai, are you okay?"

Cai Mao saw that it was Zhuge Liang's commander, and as soon as he felt a little joy, he saw the cold eyes from Shamoke on the side. He immediately trembled in his heart and stepped forward to bow to him, "Thank you, Kong Ming for helping me... I... I've been separated for so many years..."

Zhuge Liang and Cai Mao knew each other.

In Jingzhou, most of the children of the gentry are in the same circle, just like the same gentry circle in Yingchuan.

Zhuge took a few steps forward and helped Cai Mao up, with a gentle smile on his face, "Uncle Cai, now is not the time to reminisce about the past... It's better to take Dongshan Camp together and talk about other things, how about it?"

Cai Mao took a deep breath, then lowered his head to the younger age and lower seniority in front of him, "Everything... is followed by Kong Ming's instructions..."

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Heluo.

Near Luoyang.

Fei Qian summoned Pang Tong, Zhang Liao and others to discuss matters before the army.

Taking over Heluo is the primary military goal at present, but it is obvious that Cao Cao's strategy of using Heluo as a buffer in exchange for more time is also an open plot on the table.

It is not realistic to expect to easily capture Luoyang.

The next attack strategy of the Cavalry Army was to recover Luoyang and then use Heluo as the advance base to attack the Central Plains.

With Yique Pass and Taigu Pass already in hand, the Cao army wanted to send reinforcements, leaving only the route of Luyuan Pass and Sishui Pass, Mengjin and Xiaopingjin.

These four places are closer to Luoyang, Mengjin, which is also the focus of the attack of the next cavalry army. The attack on Luoyang's city will only launch an attack after controlling these peripheral passes.

"In Mengjin, two thousand troops were led by Commander Jiang to attack him, and half of his horse and stance..."

Fei Qian said.

Mengjin is not big. Although the terrain is staggering, it is like Xiaopingjin, which is to defend the north of the river, so it is not difficult to attack Mengjin on land.

Jiang Jie left the line and received the order.

Fei Qian's eyes fell on the map's selves again.

Zhuyuan Pass is a shortcut from Luoyang to Xu, and Chen. The pass is located on Elingban, between Taishi Mountain and Shaoshi Mountain. The road is dangerous and has twelve bends, circling and returning, so it is called Zhuyuan Pass.

"Wenbo, the terrain of the terrain of the Yuan Pass is dangerous, so you should take it wisely. If you seize it forcibly, it will inevitably cause too much damage..." Fei Qian said to Zhu Ling, "Are you sure you have one thousand infantrymen and five hundred cavalry?"

It is not that Fei Qian does not value Zhu Ling, but that the cavalry cannot be deployed at the foot of the siege pass. In Mengjin, because it is possible to be attacked by soldiers from Xiaopingjin and Hanoi County, more cavalry need to be investigated and guarded. At the siege pass, it is obvious that infantry is more important than cavalry, and with more people, it cannot be deployed on the mountain road, and the burden of military and food is heavier.

Zhu Ling also took the order with great enthusiasm.

Fei Qian nodded. The targets of the Cavalry's attack in the near future are Mengjin, Xiaopingjin, and Luyuan Pass. If Jiang Jie and Zhu Ling are progressing smoothly, then after Mengjin, Xiaopingjin, and Luyuan Pass are cut off, Luoyang's only escape route or reinforcement route is the only way to escape, or reinforcements, and this is also a tactical strategy to surround the three ques and one.

After Jiang Jie and Zhu Ling took the order, Fei Qian was left with Fat Niao and Zhang Liao.

Compared with Jiang Jie and Zhu Ling, who are performing tactical battles in small-scale areas, Pang Tong and Zhang Liao both need to control the direction of the entire battle at a higher level, which is also a key task that Fei Qian must communicate and unify before the war.

"We waited to take Heluo," Fei Qian's eyes swept across Pang Tong and Zhang Liao, and then landed on the map again, "Can we eliminate the walls of Shandong?"

It is obvious that Cao Cao is now trying to create a sense of crisis of the insecurity of the Central Plains, so that these Shandong people can accumulate again under the banner of Cao, just like the last time he faced Dong Zhuo.

However, this time the "leader" must be Cao Cao.

Pang Tong touched his chin, "Shandong's hearts have been different for a long time, and it is difficult to unite. There are many struggles between Hebei and Henan. For example, our army conquered Heluo and entered the Central Plains. It was time for him to join forces, and Hebei might not have time to unite..."

Fei Qian nodded, "However, now that we are entering the Central Plains, we must join forces with the local gentry. If we handle it improperly, we will definitely not lose the final result, and there will be a lot of trouble in the later stage."

Fei Qian and Pang Tong had a brief count before. After entering the Central Plains, if you want to stabilize the place, you have to transfer at least about 30,000 people to replenish them into the countryside. Moreover, as the territory expands, the number of these grassroots officials will be even greater.

"At present, the grand entrance examination of the Shoushan Academy and Qinglong Temple is only more than a thousand students every year..." Fei Qian sighed slightly, "If it is urgent, people are insufficient, they must compromise with the gentry of Shandong... If it is slow, all ethnic groups in the Central Plains will gather for the Cao family... Not only that, attacking the Central Plains at this moment will inevitably lead to a sharp reduction in grain production in the Central Plains... When the autumn harvest is obtained, the people will not be able to eat, and they will feel resentment..."

Pang Tong turned his head to look at Zhang Liao, and then said, "What the lord said is to the point. This battle with Luoyang is easy, and it is not difficult to enter the Central Plains. Only by garrisoning it for three or five years without chaos will it be difficult."

Money cannot be born out of thin air. All wealth is created by human labor, and the ruling class exploits the surplus value of the lower class people, obtains taxes and ingests wealth. This is the same in ancient and modern times, both in China and abroad. The key is where the wealth intake is used and how it is used.

Zhang Liao listened aside, and did not interrupt rashly.

He was not sure why Fei Qian said this at first, after all, he probably said it once before, but after seeing Pang Tong's eyes, Zhang Liao understood that these things were probably explained to him again. After all, military operations require Zhang Liao to command on the front line. Once the military command and logistics civilian support on the front line cannot cooperate with each other and become disconnected, the positions of the two sides will be different, which will inevitably lead to huge contradictions.

Just like Bai Qi and the King of Qin.

The current situation is indeed very similar to the Qin State's Hangu that year, and Fei Qian was obviously unwilling to step on the trap of the Qin King again, so he deliberately discussed with Pang Tong at the military meeting and explained the current situation and the difficulties he faced in the future, which is a very necessary thing.

The power politics of Bai Qi's conflict with the King of Qin is a structural conflict between military merit groups and royal power.

As a typical representative of the rise of Qin's military merit system, Bai Qi's personal prestige has formed a military authority system independent of the royal power. According to the "Warring States Policy", Bai Qi beheaded more than one million enemy troops in his life. This kind of worship mentality formed by the image of "man slaughter" among the people of Qin has constituted a structural threat to the legal authority of the Qin king. Moreover, because of this threat, Bai Qi refused to go out on the war many times before the Battle of Handan. It was a case of "unfavorable time" and "the princes rescued soldiers to the coming". It was on the surface a difference in military judgment, but in fact it was Bai Qi's struggle for the war decision-making power. This conflict between military judgment power and the monarch's final decision-making power is also an inevitable contradiction in the process of centralization.

However, like the King of Qin, Fei Qian needed an absolute obedience, which was different from the old system of the Han Dynasty, a brand new level of military generals and a new class of military meritorious lords.
To be continued...