novelraw Chapter 124
Chapter 124
Somewhere in the mountains
The Qi army was eating millet rice with their hands, and a man with a knife-shaped jade pendant on his body said: "Chief Changche, what should we do next?"
Chief Changche wiped his mouth and said: "We will not rob the enemy's grain transport team for the time being. In case the enemy secretly lays an ambush, wait a few days and then ambush the enemy after a few days!"
A tribe leader asked: "Why wait a few days before ambush the enemy?"
Chief Changche replied: "First, the enemy's generals are also Those who are familiar with military tactics may have ambushes. Secondly, we must confuse the enemy and make them think that we will no longer ambush them. They will definitely relax their vigilance. It is easy to ambush an unwary grain transport team, but it is difficult and even dangerous to ambush a prepared grain transport team! "
A clan leader nodded and said, "Well, just listen to the words of the Changche clan leader."
The Ju army transported grain many times in a row, and the Qi army did not harass them. The vigilance of the Ju army also decreased, and they even felt that the war was over long ago.
One day, Du Bozhen led his soldiers to transport food, and the centurion next to him said: "General, I think the Li army is afraid of us? After all, our army is a regular army, unlike them, who are just a bunch of mountain village folks."
When Du Bozhen was about to laugh, thousands of Li soldiers rushed out from the surrounding area. The Zhu army had no time to react and was immediately in chaos. They were beaten back step by step by the Li soldiers, and even the centurion who just boasted was beaten to death by a Li soldier with a hoe.
Du Bozhen could only leave the food and grass behind and flee to the camp with the remaining soldiers. A few Zhu soldiers who were afraid of death surrendered in a hurry, but the Li army didn't care about these surrendered soldiers at all and directly chopped off their heads.
A tribe leader picked up a sword used by a soldier of the Ju army and said to the tribe leader of Changche who had just come over: "Taiwan leader, the swords of the Ju army are so sharp. How did they forge them?"
Taiwan leader took the bronze sword and looked at it, and said: "The forging process of this bronze sword should be different from ours. I heard that the Ju Kingdom learned from the Central Plains on a large scale. I guess this forging process should be learned from the Central Plains. I feel that we, the other three countries of Bashu, are a bit behind. Others have already begun to change on a large scale. From their weapons, we can know that the Ju Kingdom is no longer the current country, and their ambitions have already exploded!"
A tribe leader laughed and said: "Learning the culture of the Central Plains, I guess they have forgotten their ancestors! How can the culture that has been left behind be thrown away!"
Taiwan leader of Changche shook his head and said: "No, I guess the owner of this Bashu land in the future will be the Ju Kingdom. Well, let's not talk about that. Let's burn the food and retreat!" - Yes! …………
After listening to Du Bozhen's words, Zhou Borui said: "You continue to transport food and grass, and set up an ambush immediately this time!" - Yes!
Du Bozhen led his troops to transport food again, but this time the transportation was no longer like before.Only a small number of soldiers were there to escort them. Instead, there were 1,000 people, and the number of grain transport vehicles for this grain transport was directly increased to 50!
Du Bozhen carefully led the army along this steep mountain road. On a cliff, several soldiers of the Qi army saw the grain transport team and hurried to report to the chief of Changche.
When the chief of Changche heard that there were 1,000 people raising seedlings and the scale of the grain transport team was much larger, he frowned and thought for a while and said, "It's a bit difficult! Let's forget it and let them go!"
Suddenly, a chief objected, "Chief Changche, the enemy suddenly transported so much grain, it must be that there is not much grain in their camp, otherwise it would be impossible to send so many people to transport so much grain, so I think if we ambush this grain transport team, in case the enemy can withdraw, why don't we send troops!"
The chief of Changche thought for a while and said, "Okay , you take 2,000 people to ambush the enemy. If our country is strong, we won't waste time on this! "
When Du Bozhen's army was marching, a large number of Li soldiers suddenly rushed out from all sides, but the Qujing clan did not flee in fear, but quickly formed a formation. Du Bozhen also ordered: "Shield soldiers in front, archers in the middle, and halberd soldiers in the back!"
The two sides began to fight hand-to-hand. Relying on the advantage of the formation, the Ju army fought back and forth with the larger number of Li soldiers. Suddenly, the lid of the grain transport cart was opened, and five soldiers in armor jumped out of each grain transport cart. These soldiers wore leather armor, bronze helmets, and held swords. This was the new army of the Ju State!
The joining of the armored soldiers instantly made the battlefield one-sided. The Zhu army fought more and more bravely, and the Qi army was defeated and fled. Du Bozhen ordered: "The whole army pursues! Archers shoot arrows!"
Countless arrows were shot at the fleeing Qi soldiers, and the Zhu soldiers also chased the Qi soldiers. In the end, the Qi soldiers fled into the mountains, and the Zhu army stopped chasing.
In the camp
Du Bozhen reported the situation of the battle just now: "Our army suffered more than 70 casualties, and our army beheaded more than 700 enemy soldiers and captured more than 200 people!"
After listening, Zhou Borui nodded and said: "Good! Not bad! Attack the city tomorrow!" - Yes!
The next morning, the soldiers on the walls of Qiyi were still drowsy. Suddenly, a soldier shouted in surprise: "The enemy has left the camp, the enemy has left the camp!"
The Qi soldiers watched the soldiers of the Ju army coming out in a line, pushing heavy ladders and battering rams, especially the dozen catapults at the back! The general of Qiyi pretended to be calm and said: "The whole army defends!"
The brutal siege began from then on. Countless stone bullets and arrows were shot at the city. Dozens of ladders were leaning against the city wall. The Ju army pounced on the Qi army on the city wall like a ferocious wolf that had been hungry for several days. The Qi army fought against the Ju army with difficulty.
The court of the State of Pi
The Marquis of Pi was still drinking and chatting happily with his ministers, when suddenly the garrison commander of Pi rushed in covered in blood and said, "It's bad, Your Majesty! The enemy is attacking the city frantically, and we can't hold it anymore!" When the Marquis of Pi heard that the city could not be defended,Zhu was immediately panicked and hurriedly asked the ministers: "Everyone, the city can't be defended, where should I go?"
A minister stood up and said: "The only way now is to flee to Shu for refuge!" After hearing this, the Marquis of Qi hurriedly said: "Okay, go to Shu for refuge immediately!"
As soon as the voice fell, everyone in the court hurriedly went to pack up, and the Marquis of Qi also drove away to Shu with his trusted ministers.
The general of Qiyi saw that his king was so useless. He didn't go to the city wall to boost morale in front of the enemy, but ran away directly. He chuckled and said: "It's strange that this country doesn't perish!" Then he drew his sword and committed suicide!
In the afternoon, the capital of Qiyi was conquered by the state of Zhu.
The Zhu army poured into the capital of Qi like a tide. Zhou Borui stood on the chariot and led his personal soldiers into the capital.
Zhou Borui led his troops into the palace of the State of Li. A soldier came over and said, "General. The king of the enemy country seems to have escaped."
Zhou Borui nodded and said, "Order the entire army not to rob any of the people in the city. The items in the palace are not allowed to be looted at will. All must be transported back to the capital!" - Yes!
Zhou Boduan and his generals continued to check the palace of the State of Li. Suddenly, they saw an altar in the palace. The entire altar was made of huge stones and had a strong smell of blood. The altar was decorated with human heads. A general said with disgust, "It is indeed a barbarian country. It even uses human sacrifices!"
Zhou Borui also nodded and smiled, "Otherwise, how can we break through their capital!"
All the generals laughed after hearing this. Zhou Borui said, "Hurry up and submit the battle report to the king." - Yes!
Zhu State Court
After receiving the battle report, Du Shujie, the Marquis of Zhu, stood up excitedly and looked at the ministers below and said with a smile: "The capital of the State of Qi was breached by our army, and our army has occupied the State of Qi!"
After hearing this, the ministers shouted: "Long live the king! Long live the king!"
Du Shujie ordered: "Tell Zhou Borui that after completely controlling the State of Qi, immediately attack the State of Shu!"
Suddenly, Sima Changzhongxue stood up and said: "Your Majesty, you can't! Although my State of Zhu has become strong after years of development, the State of Shu cannot be underestimated. After all, they are also our suzerain state, and there must be a lot of strength in the country. Our army has just destroyed a country. If we start a war again, I am afraid it will lead to failure! The Art of War says: It is dangerous to go on a long expedition! " Du Shujie nodded after hearing Sima's words and said, "Then according to Sima, what should we do?" Chang Zhongxue said, "To preserve the results, I estimate that if the State of Qi is destroyed, the State of Shu will not give up and will definitely lead a large army to help the State of Qi recover. It will also send a large army to attack our State of Zhu. I think our army should immediately prepare for the attack of the State of Shu!" Du Shujie nodded and said, "Well, then according to Sima's words, the State of Shu will definitely attack Jiameng Pass to attack our State of Zhu. Who will defend this pass?" Chang Zhongxue said firmly, "I am willing to"I will guard Jiameng Pass!"
Du Shujie said happily: "Okay! I will give Sima 6,000 people, plus 2,000 people in Jiameng Pass, a total of 8,000 people! I hope Sima can guard this pass well!"
"I will definitely live up to your trust!" Chang Zhongxue said with a bow.
——Your Majesty is wise!
Under Baojiang City, Qiang Yong has been besieging the city with his army for more than ten days, but still adopts the siege without attacking. All the generals are a little dissatisfied. One general said dissatisfiedly: "General, why do you besiege but not attack?"
Qiang Yong explained: "Why not attack mainly to let the enemy relax their vigilance, let the enemy relax their vigilance, and then take the opportunity to attack fiercely! Now our army has been besieging for more than ten days, and we can attack the city. In the past ten days, I have also prepared a method of siege by tunnels. We cannot always be restricted to one method of siege. We need to use two methods to better capture this city! "
After hearing this, all the generals suddenly realized it, and another general said: "General, then may I ask if the tunnel has been dug?"
Qian Yong smiled and said: "Of course, the next step is to attack from both inside and outside!" - Yes!
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