Chapter 226 Earthshaking Changes

Chapter 226 Earthshaking Changes

Chapter 226 Earthshaking Changes

The wind gradually died down, but the snow fell even harder.

This is an unusually cold winter.

Some people didn't take it seriously.

Some people were smiling because some counties and towns in Ji County planted winter wheat in accordance with the order of the imperial court.

The heavy snow can effectively kill insects and prevent the wheat seedlings from being frozen. Perhaps we can have a good harvest in May next year.

Some people are worried that such abnormal weather may lead to disasters next year.

But now is not the time to worry about the harvest.

In the open wilderness, the cavalry galloped across the battlefield, shouting loudly.

In the wind and snow, bows and crossbows became useless, so the rangers turned to the most direct method: face-to-face combat.

Cavalry commander Duan Liang, with more than a hundred knights, reined in their horses and turned back.

The charge just now directly dispersed the enemy. But they did not retreat, but slowly gathered their troops and gathered in front again.

"Kill!" Duan Liang led the way, with more than a hundred riders following closely behind.

The horse snorted and trotted away.

The knights held their spears and halberds at an angle, neither fast nor slow.

After a moment, the horses began to speed up and the expressions on the knights' faces became solemn.

It's faster.

"Whoosh!" More than a hundred spears and halberds were lowered at the same time.

The horses on the opposite side also sped up and rushed towards the cavalry.

A fierce collision soon came, and the wind and snow were mixed with the crisp sound of weapons clashing and continuous screams, and perhaps the painful neighing of horses.

Nearly three hundred riders from both sides passed each other.

Almost at the same time, the empty horses that had lost their owners ran around in the snow and scattered everywhere.

Duan Liang reined in his horse and stopped again.

He looked at his own team, which had shrunk greatly, and without the slightest hesitation, he shouted, "Kill!"

The cavalrymen, who numbered less than a hundred, responded in unison.

There was silence for a while on the other side, then he suddenly turned his horse's head and disappeared in the wind and snow.

"Chase!" The cavalry soldiers squeezed their horses' bellies and disappeared in the wind and snow.

After the fighting, there was silence on the battlefield.

A few horses came back, stood in front of their owners, and licked them gently.

The master would not move anymore, his blood gradually cooled, and his body was slowly covered by the wind and snow...

Half a day after the Cavalry left, a convoy appeared in the distance.

The carts were on both sides, the infantry were in the middle, and the cavalry were on foot at the back, leading their horses. It was a huge procession of about four thousand people.

The scouts returned from time to time and reported intelligence from various places one by one.

The enemy troops were divided into several groups and were plundering various villages and fortresses.

They also had scouts, and after hearing the news that the government troops were coming, they retreated and disappeared into the wilderness.

However, some bandits either did not receive the message or had given up, and were still besieging the fortress wall.

Outside a fortress in Fulu Township, Gong County, the sound of killing was deafening.

The fort lord Xing Wei held a halberd and swung it vigorously, instantly sweeping away three or four bandits.

Seeing how brave the leader was, the morale of the soldiers was greatly boosted. They fought bravely, exchanging wounds and lives for each other, and finally repelled the enemy's offensive.

Xing Wei wanted to laugh, but he was so exhausted that he couldn't laugh.

Can you repel attacks once, twice, or three times? Can you repel attacks five or ten times?

A slight change in his thinking led to his unwillingness to surrender at first, and after he got really angry, both sides could no longer save the situation.

At this time, even if he wanted to surrender, he didn't dare to do so, and the bandits who were sheltering the defeated soldiers outside the fort would not accept their surrender.

When both sides fight to the end, one of them must lie down exhausted, unless an outsider comes to rescue them.

Have it?

Xing Wei smiled bitterly.

Their family was from Handan, and because their father and grandfather had served as the magistrate of Ji County and Gong County, they settled here and became a local household in Ji County. But after all, they had only been in business for two generations, and his generation had not held any official positions, only serving as a minor official in the county, and they did not have enough connections with the local big families.

The other forts probably wouldn't come to rescue them. Moreover, the bandits were so numerous that they probably couldn't protect themselves.

It’s over. The family business has been passed down to the third generation, and it’s going to be destroyed in my hands.

Thinking of this, Xing Wei couldn't help but shed two lines of tears.

"Boom boom..." The sound of drums rang out.

Xing Wei was startled and called his sons and nephews, saying, "Help me up and fight the thief."

No one came to help him, and everyone just stared blankly into the distance.

Xing Wei was startled and struggled to get up, looking towards the south, but he was also stunned.

A large flag with the word "Shao" was flying high, and a team of hundreds of people was marching quickly.

Faster than them were the knights, who dismounted their horses a hundred steps away and quickly gathered together.

Some were gathering the horses, some were fighting, and some were patrolling around on guard. The series of actions were quick and smooth, as if they had been rehearsed countless times, and no time was wasted in each step.

"Swoosh! Whoosh!" The crossbow arrows fired out seemed to have little effect in the wind and snow, causing only limited chaos.

But this was enough. They quickly rushed forward, wielding their heavy swords, and more than a hundred people rushed forward and launched an attack from the side and rear.

The hundreds of infantrymen who were hurrying behind them also quickened their pace and rushed over closely. "Open the gate, charge out of the fort!" Xing Wei reacted immediately and gave the order.

Several nephews and nieces woke up as if from a dream, and they all went down the village wall, led the villagers who had retreated to rest for a while, and rushed out of the fortress shouting.

Being attacked from both sides, there is basically no suspense.

Heavy swords chopped and chopped, heads rolled all over the ground, and the gushing hot blood dyed the snow red, so dazzling.

Long spears stabbed into flesh in rows, reaping lives more efficiently than heavy swords.

The bandits had been fighting for a long time and were exhausted. They were suddenly attacked and could not hold on any longer, so they retreated subconsciously.

At this moment, more than 200 strong men from the fort rushed out from behind and gave them the final blow.

The more than 3,000 bandits who were besieging the fortress were defeated and fled in all directions.

The old thieves mounted their horses and galloped away.

The new thieves followed behind, stumbling and crying.

The palace soldiers mounted their horses again and gave chase.

The infantry of the Yamen Army killed and hacked indiscriminately without mercy.

The north wind was howling and the snow was falling heavily.

In the boundless wilderness, people were hunted like animals, falling one by one in the snow...

Near Liu Village, Chengshan Township, Gong County, dozens of Liu clans gathered together to protect themselves, along with 300 dependent farmhands. Each household sent out one man, and followed the sudden attack of the Yamen Army to chase them northwards...

In the north of Gong County, the former governor of Ji County, who had retired to his home, received the news and ordered his eldest son to lead his servants to attack and raid more than a hundred thieves who were resting in the village...

In just one day, the situation changed dramatically.

Ji County was rarely ravaged by rebellious armies, and the local tyrants, clans, noble families, and even wealthy businessmen who kept guests were not in the habit of surrendering.

If no one comes to rescue them, given the overwhelming strength of the bandits, they will sooner or later compromise like the manor owners and fort commanders in Wei County.

But there is no "if" in this world, and the government troops just came.

After carefully comparing Shi Le and the imperial court, they found that Shi Le was the more evil one. The money and grain he robbed was enough for the imperial court to collect taxes for several years, and they also wanted them to send men to work. Why hesitate? Just do it.

Can people like Liu Yuan and Shi Le still rule the world?

Well, it’s a bit like overdrawing the last bit of habitual trust that the Hebei noble families and powerful people had in the imperial court.

In their inherent cognition, Shi Le and Ji Sang are similar, just thieves who will not last long.

Liu Yuan, like Qi Wannian, Zhang Chang and others, will be wiped out sooner or later when the imperial court has time, even though Wang Mi has already reached the city of Luoyang this year and shaken their "faith" a little.

The rapid changes in the battlefield situation made Wang Sang and Liu Ling, who were collecting money, food and people, dizzy.

They had no idea what was going on and thought that Ji County Governor Yu Chen had gone crazy and was sending county troops north to challenge them in a decisive battle.

"We were careless." Wang Sang kept sending people to various places and ordered all the tribes to get closer to him.

Liu Ling had a serious expression on his face. After repeatedly asking several messengers, his face finally fell and he said in disbelief: "It may not be Yu Chen, but Luyang Hou Shao Xun."

Wang Sang was startled and asked in surprise, "Why did Shao Xun come to Ji County instead of staying in Liang County? Why didn't anyone at the court remind him?"

Haha, just like the Jin court was not clear about the internal situation of the Huns, Liu Han was also completely in the dark about the internal affairs of the Jin court.

What's more, most of the seven generals who went east were from outside the army. Does Liu Yuan value you very much?
"The number of soldiers brought by Marquis Luyang should not be less than 10,000." Liu Ling rubbed his hands, his face conflicted, as if he wanted to fight but also didn't want to fight.

"Jin Gang Nu, are you crazy?" Wang Sang pushed him and asked, "How many people have you recovered?"

"More than 3,000, most of them are newcomers," said Liu Ling.

After saying this, he smiled and said, "Send someone to inform your brother, and bring Yan Xiong over as well. The four of us will get together and slowly figure out a solution."

"What about Shi Le?" Wang Sang asked.

"Of course we have to pass the message." Liu Ling waved his hand impatiently and said, "If we want to deal with Shao Xun, we have to get Shi Le's cavalry here. Are you confident that you can win a battle with Shao Xun in the field?"

Although they often teased Shi Le, they really couldn't do without him at critical moments.

The local government troops in Hebei were indeed not good enough, and the problem was that they were not very good either, not to mention that there were a large number of newly conscripted men in the army. When the cavalry was at a stalemate with the government troops, it was often Shi Le's cavalry that made the final decision and solved all the problems.

If Shi Le didn't come, they really had no confidence in defeating the thief Shao.

"Then let's wait for Shi Le to come." Wang Sang sighed.

Why is Shao the thief so lingering?
After the defeat in Luoyang, they spent five months slowly reorganizing the remaining troops, and eventually the morale of the army stabilized.

This time, leaving Taihang Mountains and rushing towards Hebei is the best opportunity for them to expand their troops after they have completed their reorganization, just like they did in Henan before.

As a result, they had just collected less than 10,000 people when they were chased by Shao Xun, and they had no time to reorganize.

To be honest, if there weren't so many people outside, Wang Sang would have wanted to cry.

Why is it that every time I expand my army and my team becomes extremely large and has not yet formed combat effectiveness, you chase and attack me? You are specifically targeting me, right?

Liu Ling ignored what Wang Sang was thinking, and called a few messengers. After giving them some instructions, he turned around and said, "I have ordered all the troops to retreat to Linlu to extend the food route for Shao thieves. Next, it depends on Shi Le. If he is not sure, we should retreat and forget about those jars and pots."

"Okay." Wang Sang nodded and agreed without hesitation.

After saying this, he also found a messenger to pass the message everywhere.

When you are a bandit, the first trick to staying alive is to be decisive.

It's impossible for Shao to stay in Hebei every day.

He will return to Liang County sooner or later. Then we will have plenty of opportunities to go east and plunder.

However, if we can defeat the army brought by Shao Ze, it will greatly boost morale.

The reputation of Marquis Luyang for his skill in war spread to both sides of the Yellow River.

Killing this famous general of the Jin court is more effective than killing ten mediocre generals. From now on, the counties of Hebei can walk sideways at will, right?
Thinking of this, Wang Sang's heart suddenly warmed up.

He glanced at Liu Ling, and Liu Ling was also looking at him, with a feeling that they understood each other tacitly.

(End of this chapter)