The county soldiers in Chaoge County were dressed in miscellaneous military robes and a double-armor with many armor pieces missing. They were holding a long spear and shouting: "Those who want to enter the city, move faster!"
His voice was lazy and his tone was also lazy.
The person seems to be still standing here, but his mind has probably gone to the next level.
The people who returned from collecting firewood also walked towards the city at a tight pace.
Several men carrying a large bundle of firewood were half-bent, mingling among the crowd.
Most of the ordinary residents in these cities carry a basket or a basket on their backs. After all, there are some mushrooms and wild vegetables along the way, which are also supplements to the food at home. However, it seems that the few men who simply go out to collect firewood also
It doesn't seem so out of the ordinary.
This kind of firewood-collecting activity was a common way of life for urban residents in the feudal dynasty.
Unlike later cities, due to long-term suppression of commerce, commodity logistics and transportation in general counties have shrunk. Procurement in ordinary villages is solved by agreed large collections, and some items needed on weekdays
, especially daily consumables, such as firewood, etc., need to be provided by the city residents themselves.
Of course, selling ready-made firewood cut by woodcutter will do, but even among the people living in the cities, most people do not have spare money. Most of the residents in these cities will live in a relatively poor state for a long time.
They have to work every day for their own food rations for the next day. They have no income one day and will be hungry the next day. There is not much spare money to use for additional expenses. Relatively speaking, their own labor force is extremely cheap.
Yes, this may be the result of China’s deliberate policy suppression since ancient times.
This may be related to the former Qin Dynasty when China established a great unification.
Although Shang Yang was killed in the end, his ideas were actually inherited by the rulers. Shang Yang's reform thoughts were deeply influenced by Legalism. He emphasized the prosperity of the country and the authority of the monarch. Under this concept, the people's
Prosperity is not the primary goal of national governance, but a means to serve the overall interests of the country. Shang Yang believes that through strict laws and systems, the enthusiasm of the people can be effectively mobilized and they can contribute to the prosperity of the country.
If the people are too wealthy, they will be left flat. How can they contribute to the prosperity of the country?
Therefore, this set of methods has also been learned by later capitalist countries. The people must be poor. If they accidentally make the people a little rich, then monetary and financial means will be used to make the people's wealth shrink year by year, such as mild inflation.
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However, continued poverty will torture people's hearts, making most people just for a bite of food, and eventually it will evolve into a situation where they can ignore everything just for food...
Just like now, the system clearly requires careful inspection of the woodcutter people who enter the city, but the Chaoge County soldiers who are about to go on duty don’t have much thought about it at all. As long as everyone opens their pockets,
If you drop a copper, the inspection is completed.
There is no charge for leaving the city, but there is a charge for entering the city, one copper per person, no less for the elderly and the weak.
Amidst the impatient urging of the Chaoge County soldiers, I suddenly saw a line of soldiers in the distance, stepping on the brilliance of the setting sun, gradually heading towards Chaoge County...
Chaoge's county soldiers were stunned for a moment, then squinted their eyes, but they didn't immediately warn, let alone close the city gate.
Maybe it was because the incoming group of soldiers were holding the flag of Cao's army, maybe it was because Chaoge had been peaceful for too long, or maybe it was because the county soldiers were not vigilant at all when they were just eating and drinking. Anyway, until this group of soldiers left
When they got close, they hurriedly woke up, hurriedly coaxed the people near the city gate in, and then closed the city gate with all their strength, not even having time to close the drawbridge.
Wei Yan was in the queue, squinting at Chaoge County.
Although he was wearing a tattered military robe to hide his figure, and the days of running around had made his body somewhat tired, the city in front of him and the upcoming risks still gave him adrenaline.
It secreted out involuntarily, making him feel that the power all over his body was about to spurt out!
"Come...ahem, who is coming!"
The person shouting in the city didn't know whether he was swallowed by the wind or choked on his own saliva. He coughed several times before he managed to shout hoarsely.
Wei Yan's men at the front secretly poked the military academy in the previous camp and said, "Answer!"
The military academy at Chaogewai Military Camp quickly surrendered after Wei Yan stormed into the military camp.
When faced with the threat of death, the Military Academy immediately gave up.
But when Wei Yan was taking him into custody and preparing to repeat his old tricks to sneak into Chaoge, the Military Academy hesitated again...
Because he is a Chaoge person.
Dedicate your life for the Emperor of Han Dynasty?
Sorry, may I ask whether the Han Emperor has a lot of nose hair or not, and whether he is 7 feet 2 or 6 feet 8 tall?
The Military Academy and the Emperor of Han are really not familiar with each other.
So you risk everything for Prime Minister Cao?
Sorry, may I ask how big is Prime Minister Cao's waist and how much is the jade he is carrying worth?
The Military Academy and Prime Minister Cao were also unfamiliar.
But the Chaoge in front of him was familiar to him!
There is his family in the city, including his parents and wife!
The military commander in the military camp raised his head, and his breathing was not smooth, "Ahem! It's me! It's me!"
A head protruded from the top of the city, staring at it in the afterglow of the setting sun, "It's you, I said, are you fucking crazy? Bringing so many people here almost scared your brother to death..."
The city guard at the top of the city seemed to be a talker. He muttered and cursed for a while, and then said: "Where is the county commander's transfer order? Bring it to me!"
Unknowingly, Wei Yan and others had approached the city wall.
The suspension bridge still hasn't been pulled up.
The Military Academy was stunned for a moment, of course he had no transfer orders.
The scene was a little awkward for a while.
Wei Yan moved his arm covertly, and soon someone in the queue, under the cover of the shields of the soldiers in front, secretly took off his bow and drew out the arrow...
The military academy was stabbed again, and his head was covered with sweat.
On the one hand, he was worried about whether his wife and children in the city could be saved if he really opened the door. On the other hand, he was also afraid that if he was discovered, even if Wei Yan and others did not go in, what would happen to his family in the city?
They will not be implicated as family members of traitors...
A few breaths feel like years.
The city guard on the top of the city may be joking, or he may be warning, "Did you forget to bring it with you? You can't get in without the county's order... Hey! Why are you sweating so much?"
The military academy suddenly ran forward violently, shouting as he ran, "They are spies! He...ah..."
Wei Yan was in the queue, his eyes like lightning, "Do it! Seize the city!"
The queue roared and ran forward, while the bow soldiers behind the queue, who were hunched over to hide their figures, suddenly straightened up in response to the order and opened their bows to fire furiously!
Arrows roared out!
The people in charge of shooting were all veterans who were good at shooting. The defender on the top of the city leaned out to shout again. Unexpectedly, he was hit by two arrows, one in the chest and the other in the chest.
It happened to hit the neck and penetrated out. Suddenly, the body shook, and then fell straight down from Chaoge City with head and feet!
The city wall of Chaoge is made of rammed earth and stones. Many of the green bricks covering the outside have peeled off and have not been repaired as they should. Therefore, it looks very dilapidated. Although there are crenellations and female walls on the city wall,
But it is also in dilapidated condition.
After all, since the decline of the Black Mountain Bandits, there have been no large-scale wars here.
Until this moment!
The Chaoge city guard was shot and killed, and the military school in the military camp was shot to death under the city gate after running a few steps. The sudden change almost shocked the county soldiers on the Chaoge city wall!
Everyone seems to be shouting, but no one knows what others are shouting.
Not all cities have drills and have plans to be attacked. Especially for degraded marginal counties like Chaoge, it seems normal to have lax armaments, slow response, and even undue mistakes.
As for Chaoge's defenders, Wei Yan has already settled the military camp outside the city, and those in the city are not so much defenders as they are policemen, patrolmen, or servants of officers who maintain public order in the city. So Wei Yan is here
After understanding the relevant situation, we immediately launched a sneak attack on Chaoge to avoid a long night and many dreams.
Although the risk may exist, Wei Yan still feels that it is within his control, and his men really need a larger territory to replenish and repair for the next battle!
The city gate may not necessarily be able to be opened. Wei Yan had considered this before he came, but he did not expect that the weak-minded Military Academy would recklessly warn the city at the last moment...
Wei Yan knew that the initial chaos was the most critical time. If he could not seize the city gate in the first time, then the raid would be meaningless, and the damage of the storm would bring a large number of wounded, which would lead to his
plans are in trouble.
The biggest difference between him and Tai Shici is that his soldiers are mountain soldiers.
Wei Yan couldn't roar back and forth like Tai Shici, but Wei Yan also had the advantage of mountain soldiers!
The climbing ability of the mountain soldiers is definitely beyond that of many ordinary soldiers. For ordinary people, they can only look at the Chaoge City Wall with sighs. In the eyes of Wei Yan's mountain soldiers, they may not be able to catch up with some of the soldiers in the Taihang Mountains.
Cliffhanger!
Wei Yan gave an order, and a soldier took out a five-claw hook, quickly waved it twice, and then hung it directly on the top of the city with a clanking sound!
Wei Yan stood under the city and suppressed the defenders at the top of the city with other soldiers who were good at shooting.
Wei Yan's archery skills are good. Although he is not as good as Huang Zhong's skill of hitting the Yang with a hundred shots and a hundred steps, there is basically no problem in suppressing the defenders on the city walls. He half-opened his bow, and only the defenders on the city walls could be suppressed.
Only when your head is exposed will you immediately draw your bow, aim and shoot quickly.
Above Chaoge City, the defenders just wanted to stick their heads out and tried to fight back when they were shot by an arrow and killed on the spot. And those defenders who wanted to hinder the mountain soldiers from climbing, as long as they accidentally exposed a little more of their bodies,
The arrows also roared in the blink of an eye!
Some defenders subconsciously swung their swords to cut off the five-claw hooks, but those five-claw hooks were made of fine steel. How could they be cut off immediately? There was a rope connected to the hooks.
, but those are outside the city wall. If you want to cut them off, you have to lean out. Once you lean out, you will be targeted by Wei Yan and other shooters.
The continuous screams of terror on the top of the city seemed to prove what a big "surprise" the raid by Wei Yan and others brought to the Chaoge defenders!
It was only at this moment that the chaotic gong warning sound sounded in the city, mixed with the distorted screams of panic, and spread far away.
This method of special operations evolved from the tactical training of General Fei Qian, which is similar to that of later generations of special operations, seems to be particularly appealing to Wei Yan. Every battle has the feeling of walking on a tightrope, which makes Wei Yan feel special
Shu Shuang. Turning things that others think are impossible into reality and doing things that others dare not do may be Wei Yan's way of trying to prove that he is different.
For most armies in the Han Dynasty, and even those in the Tang and Song dynasties, they were still accustomed to fighting in formations, commanding in unison with orders and flags, advancing or retreating, and then fighting. Especially after the Song Dynasty, civilian officials
The generals are involved in the military affairs on a large scale, using rigid tactical battle plans as a stage for them to show themselves. If they win, they will use their clever strategies to strategize. If they lose, they will not be able to execute the generals in place and not understand the spirit carefully...
Real combat must be flexible. How can we conquer the world with just a formation map drawn by the rear's imagination?
Wei Yan's advantage happens to be this. He never sticks to a certain point. His unconstrained ideas and the elite mountain soldiers he leads are all strong fighters. Coupled with sophisticated equipment, they form the shape of the current dynasty.
The panic situation of the Ge defenders. Now the defenders at the top of Chaoge City no longer know how they should organize their defense. They just rely on the city wall to resist subconsciously, and hope that there will be a leader who can tell them what they should do!
Chaoge City was stirred by the warning gong, and the other city gates began to make the same sound.
The city guards Wei Yan killed were only from the city gate in front of him, and there were the same city guards at the other three gates. If these people came over, they would inevitably take over the current chaotic situation here.
Bringing greater trouble to Wei Yan.
"General, do you want to use gunpowder?!"
The guard asked Wei Yan from the side.
Wei Yan thought for a moment and shook his head, "Wait a moment."
Wei Yan and the others did not have much gunpowder. On the one hand, it was inconvenient to carry, and on the other hand, it would inevitably get damaged and damp when traveling over mountains and ridges. Therefore, in fact, the amount of gunpowder Wei Yan could use was very limited. If possible,
Wei Yan hoped to capture Chaoge without using gunpowder, but to save the gunpowder for a more valuable or dangerous moment...
On the city and in the city, the shouts were almost mixed together.
"Hold down the city!"
Wei Yan shouted, and arrows shot out rapidly, creating a short gap for the soldiers who were about to climb up.
Amidst the roar of arrows, several mountain soldiers had already turned over and rushed into the battlements!
"good!"
Wei Yan threw the bow away, took a few steps forward, grabbed a free rope hanging from the five-claw hook, then used both arms and feet to climb halfway up in the blink of an eye!
This kind of movement cannot be completed smoothly without considerable training and certain skills.
It's like watching firefighters climb ropes very fast and as light as a swallow in later generations. But if you have never been exposed to it, even if you have the strength, you will probably only be able to jump around in place.
For Wei Yan and others who have climbed the Taihang Mountains, crossed mountains and climbed cliffs, the city wall of Chaoge is indeed a bit unsightly...
The mountain soldiers who climbed up the city wall first roared, formed formations with each other, and steadily expanded the occupied area, providing a safer and wider space for their comrades who climbed up later.
But after Wei Yan also scaled the city wall, the offensive and defensive situation suddenly reversed.
Wei Yan held a knife in his hand and roared forward. Before the Chaoge defenders who came to support could form an effective formation, he chopped one person to death with one knife and conveniently put the spear stabbed by another defender under his arm.
, he grabbed him easily and dragged him in front of him. With a knee strike, the unlucky defender turned into a rickety human shield. Wei Yan swung him sideways and hit several other people who came over.
The bodies of the defenders rolled into pieces, and one of the defenders even staggered and couldn't keep his steps, and immediately fell from the top of the city screaming!
There were defenders who wanted to pounce. Wei Yan's sword flashed with lightning and cut off one defender's arm, including the head and half of his arm. The knife went with him, and also cut open the thigh and crotch of another defender.
Blood suddenly sprayed all over the sky, dyeing the surrounding area blood red!
The defenders who came to help from other city gates were immediately overwhelmed by Wei Yan's momentum and couldn't help but retreat back, not daring to surge up any further. The defenders at other city gates behind were jumping around and yelling, and were agitating.
As the defenders continued to charge upward, they heard a burst of screams suddenly coming from inside the city gate!
Wei Yan laughed loudly, "The city is destroyed!"
The soldiers who had earlier disguised themselves as firewood collectors and sneaked into the city now took advantage of the chaos and started to take action. Most of the attention of the Chaoge defenders was attracted by Wei Yan and others to the city wall. There was simply nothing inside the city gate.
Not many defenders!
Although the mountain soldiers who sneaked into the city in disguise were unable to wear armor and their defense power was reduced, when they suddenly broke out, the competition was not about defense power, but attack power. And these elite soldiers under Wei Yan were
Facing the defenders like Chaoge, whose swords and guns are unsteady and whose blades are all rusty and dull, they undoubtedly have a certain crushing ability...
The city gate bolts were removed, and more soldiers poured into the city!
Countless voices sounded chaotically, converging into one earth-shattering sound!
"The city is broken!"
The people in the city ran in panic.
And on the top of the city, Wei Yan raised his arms and shouted, "Such a person is under the command of Qiusi, Wei Yan, Wei Wenzhang! Today I am begging for thieves, who dares to stop me?!"
