The beginning of the Three Kingdoms Cheng Yuanzhi

Chapter 26
The next day, when there was no more trouble, Cheng Yuanzhi ordered his troops to march in a hurry and went straight to Changshan.

It won't work if we don't speed up, and we don't have enough food.

Two days later.

Changshan County Governor.

Knowing that the Heishan bandit army had arrived at the city and breached the west gate, and that they were about to enter the city in a short while, the eunuch Sun Jin was shocked and ordered his troops to guard the inner city. Zang Min asked for help.

Changshan is only a hundred miles away from Zhongshan. It takes three or four hours to walk, and it only takes more than one hour to get there by fast horse.

Zang Min was very distressed at this time.

Wearing armor but no helmet, he sat upright in the gazebo in the backyard of the Prime Minister's Mansion, raised his neck with a wine bottle in his hand, and downed it.

In the first year of Xiping (172), Xu Zhao, a native of Kuaiji, rebelled in Juzhang, Jiangdong.

The imperial court appointed him as the governor of Yangzhou and led his troops to put down the rebellion. He put down the rebellion after three consecutive years of fighting.

It happened that the Qiang, Hu and Xiongnu invaded and plundered the border in the northwest. In August of the sixth year of Xiping (177), Zang Min, then the Xiongnu Zhonglang General, asked the imperial court for war. The imperial court then sent Xia Yu, Tian Yan and Zang Min to lead the army. Ten thousand cavalry were divided into three groups to defend the enemy.

The three generals all won the first battle, and the Qiang, Hu and Xiong retreated one after another;

The three generals then led their troops out of the Great Wall, into the grasslands, and chased them for more than 2000 miles. On the way, they were accidentally ambushed by a plan and were defeated by Tan Shihuai. Almost all the troops under their command were wiped out.

The three escaped on light horses only to escape.

After returning to his teacher, Liu Hong was furious. He wanted to kill the three of them in order to sue tens of thousands of dead soldiers. After thinking about the merits of the three of them, he had to intercede with all the officials.

After a few years of waiting until the Yellow Turban disaster was stopped, Zang Min was appointed as the Prime Minister of Zhongshan.

In these years, Zang Min has always sighed and regretted his mistakes. Ten years ago, he was the governor of a state. Eight years ago, he was a general of the Xiongnu, with a high position and a bright future.

If all goes well, his official career will be towards the generals of the four towns, the generals, and the three princes.

Unexpectedly, he invited war and caused trouble, and his mistakes turned into hatred. Today, he has become a minor state minister.

How can a person who has been a governor still sit in the position of prefect?
How does this make him happy?

He often thought that if time could be turned back, he would never owe a call to war, and even if he asked for a fight, he should accept it as soon as it was good, instead of chasing him for more than 2000 miles.

As soon as they entered the grassland, the world was vast, and they didn't know the direction of the east, west, north, east, and west. The imperial army didn't know where there were mountains or where there was water. However, the barbarians kept harassing these gates, luring the officers and soldiers to go to the ambush.

At that time, the army was on an expedition, the army was exhausted, the geographical advantage was lost, and the harmony of the people and the people were not in our hands, so how can we be undefeated?
It's a pity that none of the three who were dazzled by the victory realized this...

"Alas!" Zang Min sighed heavily as he lowered his wine bottle.

At this time, a personal soldier rushed over and shouted from a long distance: "Report——"

"Zang Guoxiang, thousands of black mountain bandits have besieged Changshan County, and the prefect Sun Jin sent someone to ask for help!"

"Oh, thousands?" Zang Min suddenly became sober from his drunkenness, and immediately started to fight. He was waiting for the order to send troops to rescue, when his heart suddenly moved, and he pressed down and asked:

"Is this true?"

"Subordinates don't know the truth or falsehood." The soldier replied honestly.

"Why don't you hurry up and investigate?"

"promise……"

Looking at the soldiers leaving in a hurry, Zang Min frowned and thought deeply.

Panyingtao County was plundered by the Black Mountain Army in the past, using the method of diverting the tiger away from the mountain and laying an ambush halfway. According to the news reported by Dong Zhao, the Black Mountain Army has tens of thousands of people, and the military discipline is strict.

But today, only a few thousand people attacked Changshan County?
In this way, he couldn't help but be careless.

Now he can no longer stand the wind and rain, if there is any mistake, he can only become the county magistrate.

Zang Min faintly felt that the ultimate goal of this gang of Black Mountain thieves must not be Changshan County, but his Zhongshan Kingdom.

Changshan County, which is close to the Taihang Mountains, is almost the poorest place in Jizhou, while Zhongshan is the richest place.

Why did the black mountain bandits, who traveled hundreds of miles, give up the rich and become poor?
The rebel army asked for nothing more than grain, grass, gold and silver.In the whole of Jizhou, Zhongshan has the most of these things.

Well, there must be something strange about this matter, and the truth remains unchanged, and we will wait and see what happens.

……

Without reinforcements, the outer city was destroyed, and only a few hundred soldiers remained, how could Changshan County stop the five thousand Black Mountain Army?
Everyone's mind was filled with a big question mark, and at the same time, it was as cold as falling into an abyss.

At this time, the outer city has completely fallen under the control of the Black Mountain Army, and the people in the inner city are already shackles.

Cheng Yuanzhi rode his horse down the wall with a menacing aura.

He was waiting for the right time to attack the city.

Sun Jin stood on the tower of the inner city, her heart was full of despair, but her face remained calm, barely maintaining her composure.

At this time, he couldn't be timid.

It was late winter and early spring, and it was cold and windy, and the armies of both sides faced each other across the inner city wall.

The north wind was blowing, the flags were roaring, and the murderous spirit gradually became stronger.

Although many of his troops were old, weak and lazy, Cheng Yuanzhi's army was still unbelievably neat. The infantry held their shields in front, the bow soldiers were in the middle, the five hundred elite cavalry held the ground, and the food and grass troops fell to the rear.

This is a force with strong combat effectiveness, Sun Jin secretly complained.

According to common sense, at this time, Cheng Yuanzhi, as the party with a sure chance of winning, should use good words to persuade him to surrender, so as to avoid further casualties and maximize his benefits.

Even Sun Jin thought so, so although he was timid, he was not panicked.

Not long after, Li Er reported the general situation of this battle.

There were originally 5000 soldiers in the whole army. Because they had never participated in the war, the 68 elite cavalry and [-] grain and grass soldiers were still the original number. Only [-] of the [-] main soldiers were killed, and one was missing. one.

But the half-sized boy has been tied up now, waiting for the commander to deal with.

Now, there are 4930 troops left in the army, and the main infantry is 3930.

As for the officers and soldiers, 240 people were killed in battle, and [-] people surrendered. It can be said that almost all the soldiers in the outer city were wiped out.

According to intelligence speculation, there will not be more than 600 soldiers in the inner city.

Due to the high speed of the troops, the Changshan defenders were caught off guard and failed to close the city gate. The Montenegrin army broke into the outer city and suffered heavy casualties.

The soldiers stationed in the outer city saw that the situation was not good, and fled in all directions. Most of them were wiped out, and a small number fled into the inner city.

In addition, a very small part was deliberately put into the water by the Black Mountain Army, and rushed out of the east gate.

Cheng Yuanzhi waved his back force two, held up his long sword and said:

"Warriors, the court is corrupt and the gentry is cruel. We are good people, but we are on the verge of death due to lack of food and clothing. We have to exchange sons for each other, and are forced to become bandits. Today, we will enter the city and kill all the gentry. Open warehouses and release grain to the people!”

"Go into the city and release food to the people!"

"Kill all the gentry and distribute food to the people!"

"..."

The crowds in the Black Mountain Military Headquarters were passionate, and the sound shook the whole field for a while, and the city tower trembled slightly.

"Crazy...all crazy."

Sun Jin muttered to herself in a daze, suddenly remembered something, and quickly poked her head out and shouted:
"Is this Zhang Yan from Montenegro coming down from the city? I am Sun Jin, the prefect. Can you listen to me?"

Cheng Yuanzhi swung the long sword in his hand, and the people behind him fell silent for an instant without saying a word.

Orders and orders are prohibited, and there are limits to advance and retreat.

Everyone on the watch tower was terrified.

Cheng Yuanzhi smiled slightly, but he didn't immediately order to attack the city.

Anyway, the slogan "Kill the rich and help the poor" has been shouted out. It will take some time to prepare siege equipment and break down the resistance will of the officers and soldiers in the inner city. There is no harm in wrangling, so he said loudly:
"That's right, I'm Zhang Yan. I don't want to change my name or surname. Prefect Sun, why don't you have anything to say, but it's okay to say it."

You say yours, it's up to me whether you listen or not.

Thinking of this, Cheng Yuanzhi secretly rejoiced: Uncle, this handsome man treats you well, you are the scapegoat, I will take advantage of it...ah no, the prestige belongs to you, and the benefit belongs to me.

Sun Jin cleared her throat: "You are originally from Changshan County, and you don't want to serve your hometown, but instead attract the troops to attack, what's the reason?"

You nerd, your brain is so funny, you dare to talk so hard when I am overwhelming the city. Cheng Yuanzhi laughed:
"This Commander is indeed a native of this place, but this side treats me very poorly, and this Commander has nothing to repay, so the only way to repay it is with blood!"

Sun Jin looked at the soldiers with different expressions behind him, and said helplessly, "Marshal Zhang, if Sun surrenders from the city, will he be spared the disaster of swordsmen?"

Seeing that the siege equipment had arrived, Cheng Yuanzhi answered him with actions.

"Warriors, attack the city!"

Under the tall inner city walls, the Black Mountain Army approached step by step. Seeing that there was no way out, Sun Jin urged everyone to fight to the death.

The rhetoric is also very simple, "The words of a thief cannot be trusted. If a thief breaks the city, he will not leave any chickens or dogs behind."

Cheng Yuanzhi didn't mind this, and rode away with Zhang Yang to watch the battle.

After winning the first battle, the morale of the Black Mountain tribe was high, and they seemed to be planning to perform well in front of the commander, and rushed to the tower without fear of death.

Sun Jin turned to look left and right: "How many soldiers are there in the city?"

"It's less than five hundred..." The subordinate said with a weeping face, and Sun Jin's heart was shaken by what he said.

There is a saying in the art of war: if you double it, you will attack it, and if you double it five times, you will surround it.

Ten times the difference in strength...

Until now, Sun Jin still couldn't figure out, what did the Black Mountain Army look at in Changshan County?

If you want money and food, why don't you go and rob Zhongshan County, there are many good things there, Changshan County is so poor.

Want to siege and occupy places?Because Changshan County is close to the well, and it is on the side of Taihang, since ancient times, it has been used to prevent wild animals and savages from attacking the city. Therefore, the city is tall and divided into inner and outer layers.
The most important thing is that the visitor calls himself Zhang Yan, and Zhang Yan is from Changshan County. Even if a person from Changshan County becomes a bandit, how can he attack his hometown?

No... Zhang Jiao is from Julu, and the first thing he captured was Julu. This prefect seems to understand something...

While Sun Jin was in a daze, the Black Mountain Army had already attacked the city wall and stood firm.

The battle was fierce, and the Montenegrin army seemed to have been drugged. They were too brave, and the officers and soldiers couldn't resist it at all.

Cheng Yuanzhi saw that a member of the Montenegro army, who had been stabbed several times and lost an arm, rushed up to the tower still screaming, hugged an officer and soldier with a long gun, jumped off the tower, and died together.

Cheng Yuanzhi was dumbfounded, and suddenly realized that his one-size-fits-all approach was wrong, and these soldiers could still be saved.

As the number of officers and soldiers decreases, the will to resist becomes weaker.

In less than a moment, the inner city was completely occupied, and a bundled-up Sun Jin was delivered to Cheng Yuanzhi.

He lowered his head, his expression was gloomy, because he talked too much, his lips were chapped, as if he had aged a lot all of a sudden.

I won't kill you, you're a sad hair thread Yuanzhi secretly slandered, ordering his subordinates to detain him so that he can be taken care of.

Li Er leaned over and said with a smile: "The majestic majesty is invincible, the battle of Changshan City will surely shake the world..."

Cheng Yuanzhi waved his hand: "It's good that it's almost here, and if you blow it again, you'll go to heaven."

Zhang Yang glanced at Li Er contemptuously, but said nothing, he could not do such flattery.

Yu Du, Sun Qing, and Bai Rao wanted to flatter each other, but they all stopped talking. Yu Du changed his words:
"Marshal, let me wait to see if the original plan will be followed..."

"No, let me think twice." Cheng Yuanzhi shook his head, frowning and thinking.

Until this meeting, I still didn't understand that this group of miscellaneous soldiers are so powerful!

Could it really be that there are raging soldiers, and a nest will be fierce?
His original plan was to attack hard all the way and consume the more than 4000 useless miscellaneous soldiers. Even if they could not be consumed, he would leave them to the government to have a headache.

Now, plans are changing.

After this battle, these soldiers are already truly elite.

(End of this chapter)