Chapter 338 The collision between Ma Fujun and the coalition forces
Ma Fujun led the army and sent troops towards Xinzheng from Yangcheng and Shiqiu. Zhao Kuo personally led the main army out of Yangcheng, while Meng Ao led a partial army out of Shiqiu. After actually coming to Korea,
Zhao Kuo had just seen the suffering suffered by the Korean people. The cultivated land everywhere was barren, and bones could be seen on the roads. There were also many people kneeling and begging on the side of the road.
They were completely numb. They were sitting next to the bones of their relatives. They looked into the distance blankly. Whether it was the army of South Korea or the army of Qin, they turned a blind eye. They no longer cared. Even if it was life or death, they didn't care.
I don’t care anymore. Hungry is probably not the most painful thing. Watching your loved ones starve to death in front of you is the most painful thing. Those who have lost their parents and children have already died in their hearts.
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Many cities in South Korea are empty at the moment. The coalition forces don't even need to burn down people's houses, bury well water, or dismiss local people. The cruel disaster helped them do all this in advance. Zhao
Kua was in the military car, looking at the miserable conditions on the roadside, and his heart was even more painful. As a son, a father, and a good man, he could not imagine watching his parents, children, and wife starve to death.
In front of you, you are helpless, how painful it is.
Zhao Kuo blamed himself extremely. If he had made up his mind earlier, perhaps so many innocent people would not have died.
He looked at the soldiers around him and issued an order to bring these poor Koreans to a nearby city, give them a place to live, provide them with food every day, and prepare them to participate in next year's spring planting as soon as possible. Zhao
Kuo even took out military rations to settle these people, and told Lu Buwei at home, asking him to send more supplies and send officials to pacify the newly occupied areas in a timely manner.
South Korea was originally weak, and with the successive years of disasters, they were no match for Qin. Zhao Kuo captured several cities in a short period of time without encountering any resistance. Zhao Kuo rescued South Korea many times.
After the common people, there was even a common people uprising and seizing local officials to surrender to the Qin State. Those hungry Koreans were looking forward to the day when the city was captured even more than the Qin State.
At this time, the coalition forces gathered in Wei State and headed towards Xinzheng, led by Pang Gong.
Pang Gong ordered Lian Po to lead 100,000 elites to go north to block Meng Ao's advance, while he went to rescue Xinzheng, hoping to block the Qin attack through the tall and solid Xinzheng. Lian Po was attacked as soon as he arrived in South Korea's territory.
, however, the people who attacked him were not the Qin army... but the people of South Korea. Lian Po had just arrived at Guan with his army and was preparing to rest here. At night, the local Koreans suddenly launched an attack.
attacked.
They set fire outside the military camp, burned the food and grass, and launched an attack on the coalition forces with wooden sticks and even farm tools such as hoes. After Lian Po woke up, he thought it was a sneak attack by the Qin people and immediately stood up and commanded the army to counterattack. However, when
When he saw the angry Korean people holding farm tools, he was stunned. These farmers were no match for the coalition forces. Lian Po quickly repelled them and even killed many of them.
But Lian Po's heart was extremely complicated. Not only Lian Po, but also the soldiers in the coalition army. It was clear that the Qin people came to conquer them, and they came to help the Koreans. Why did the Koreans treat themselves like this? That night
, there were flames burning everywhere, and the ground was full of corpses. Lian Po was worried that the Qin people would take the opportunity to attack, so he could only stay up all night and send out scouts in turns to inquire about the situation.
The same thing happened to Mr. Pang. The Korean people here could not go out because of the order of the King of Han. When they heard that Ma Fujun was rescuing people all the way, they were all eager for Ma Fujun to come earlier and save the people.
They, but they are waiting for these coalition forces to come. The coalition forces will not relieve the people, and they do not have so much food. On the contrary, they will ask the people everywhere to help them build fortifications...
These forced the angry Korean people to take up arms and begin attacks on the coalition forces.
Even before the coalition forces encountered Zhao Kuo, their losses were already considerable.
When Pang Gong came to Xinzheng, the King of Han came out to greet him personally. Pang Gong paid homage to the King of Han and then to General Teng of South Korea, and then he followed them into the palace. When the King of Han saw these people arriving at Xinzheng, they were already gone.
Worrying about the past, the coalition army has more than 200,000 people, and the number far exceeds that of Qin. What else is there to worry about? Sitting next to them is Xiang Yan, but his reputation is not obvious and he has not won the favor of the King of Han.
of attention.
Sitting at the banquet, Pang Gonggong said seriously: "If you want to guard against Qin's attack, you can only station your army in the three cities of Xinzheng, Shanshi, and Maling, and hold on until Qin retreats...
"The young man Teng stood up and said: "If we insist on holding on to these three cities, what should we do if the Qin people take a detour to cut off the supplies of the coalition forces? Aren't these 200,000 people going to be annihilated? The coalition forces still have to worry about Qin.
The country is surrounded."
Pang Gong glanced at him and then said: "What Ma Fujun is good at is mobile warfare, not difficult battles. Besides, I have brought enough food this time... If we go out of the city to fight, I am afraid that we will all be defeated by Ma Fujun.
Therefore, we can only hold on. In addition, if Zhao soldiers encounter Ma Fujun in the wild, they will most likely choose to surrender. Only by defending the city can we prevent them from rebelling..."
"What if the Qin people come around?"
"Then we will directly bypass Hangu Pass and attack Qin's belly..." Pang Gong said, then he looked at King Han and said seriously: "Please don't care about the gains and losses of one city or one place. Now
In this situation, we can only choose to stick to it. If the general of Qin is not Ma Fujun, he can take the initiative to attack..." Pang Gong didn't know what he thought of and fell silent. Young Xiang Yan actually didn't agree with Pang Gong very much.
suggestions.
You clearly have the advantage in numbers, but you still can't hold on?
However, he was not qualified to put forward his own suggestions in front of Pang Gong. Even Chunshen Jun had asked him to obey Pang Gong's military orders and not act without authorization. Pang Gong said that he must stick to it, so naturally others did not dare to have any opinions.
, the same is true for King Han. After talking about these things, Pang Gong officially made the deployment. He led the soldiers of Zhao State to defend Xinzheng, while Xiang Yan and Teng led the troops of Chu State and South Korea to defend Xinzheng.
Maling.
As for Lian Po, of course he would transfer to the Shan clan for defense.
The King of Han somewhat disagreed. He preferred that Teng could stay in Xinzheng. After all, this was the capital, and he did not want troops from other countries to be stationed here. However, Pang Gong sternly rejected his request. Even though the King of Han was displeased,
There was no other way. Lian Po also received Pang Gong's order and hurried to Shan's City. Shortly after he left, Meng Ao came to Guan with his army and opened a warehouse to stock up on grain as rumored.
Pang Gong spent the whole day on the city wall, watching the situation in the distance. Finally, four days after arriving in Xinzheng, Ma Fujun's army finally appeared outside Xinzheng, and the mighty Qin army appeared here.
, Wu Chengjun's flag was flying, and Pang Gong seemed to be able to see Zhao Kuo standing there, watching him. The appearance of the Qin people indeed caused a commotion in the Zhao ** team on the city wall.
The other party is Ma Fujun.
How does Zhao people accept this?
Perhaps out of pain or out of anger, the soldiers of Zhao State started to make a noise, and some of them roared at the top of their lungs toward the city. Duke Pang did not stop him. He just calmly looked at the Qin army in the distance. The Qin people
There were no siege equipment prepared, and it seemed that they did not want to storm the city. So what did Ma Fujun want to do? At this moment, Zhao Kuo was at the position of the front army, calmly looking at the city in the distance.
Pang Gong is also courageous. He knows that he has never participated in any fortified battles, so he placed the soldiers of the coalition forces on three cities and could not hold on. Indeed, such a city is really difficult to attack, especially
The location of these three cities allows them to rescue each other. If they continue to advance with their troops, these people can cut off their own supplies, and maybe they can repeat Lord Xinling's highlight moment.
A veteran is worthy of being a veteran.
Zhao Kuo was not in a hurry to attack the city. He only ordered Wang Jian to go to Maling and Meng Ao to go to Shanshi, forming a confrontation with the coalition forces. At the same time, Zhao Kuo was constantly making siege equipment.
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After a period of time, Zhao Kuo took the lead in attacking. Wang Jian led his army to attack Maling. The men stationed here were Xiang Yan and Teng of Chu. The soldiers of Qin approached the city step by step.
, the archers began to suppress the city wall. When Xiang Yan could only raise his shield to fight back, Xiang Yan finally realized the power of Qin. Although it had more troops than the enemy, the enemy could still suppress it with arrows.
Live yourself.
However, Xiang Yan also showed the demeanor of a general. He first encouraged the Chu soldiers and promised them that those who killed the Qin people would be generously rewarded. Later, he also arranged for war supervisors. Soldiers who dared to leave their defensive area would be punished.
He was executed. Afterwards, he personally led his soldiers to fight back. The siege lasted for more than two hours. Qin relied on its strong suppression power to scale the city wall many times, but unfortunately Xiang Yan pushed him back.
After several repeated attacks on the city, the Qin people's line began to become chaotic. Soldiers fled the battlefield in many places. Looking at the chaotic scene under the city wall, Xiang Yan immediately realized that this was a good opportunity...
He laughed loudly and said, "It's time to attack!", but Xiang Yan hurriedly stopped him and said, "You can't attack. General Jingyang once told me that Wang Jian of Qin State was a very cautious person. His actions today
There is something abnormal, and this defeat may be an attempt to tempt us to attack..."
When all the Qin people fled the battlefield and the city became empty, Teng said displeasedly: "You have lost a good opportunity." After saying that, he ignored Xiang Yan and turned to leave.
, Xiang Yan looked at the grain and grass baggage discarded by the Qin people in the distance. After struggling for a long time, he still decided not to hold on. He believed in his own judgment. The Qin people were definitely deliberately tempting him to attack. The Qin people could not be so easily captured.
Defeated!
Wang Jian waited for a long time in the mountains and forests outside the city, but did not wait for Xiang Yan to attack. Then he helplessly said to the people around him: "I originally thought that after Jingyang's death, the generals of Chu were not worth mentioning. I didn't expect that.
, This Xiang Yan can be so cautious, it seems that defeating the Chu State is not an easy task." After Wang Jian's plan failed, the two sides could only continue the stalemate.
Pang Gong knew that he was no match for Ma Fujun, so he chose to delay Ma Fujun's attack by using the method of holding on.
At this time, Lian Po discovered that Qin's main army had bypassed the Shan clan and advanced towards the rear. Faced with Qin's abnormal behavior, Lian Po also made arrangements immediately.
He hurriedly sent envoys to find Pang Gong and asked Pang Gong to prepare. He left an army to defend this place, and the rest of the army launched a pursuit in the direction of the Qin army.
At the same time, Zhao Kuo's main army stationed outside Xinzheng also began to move in the direction of Shanshi City. Pang Gong couldn't sit still. He first sent an army to rescue Shanshi, and he also did a good job
In preparation for attacking the Qin mainland, if Zhao Kuo wanted to join forces with Meng Ao to attack Lian Po, then he could choose to join forces with Lian Po to attack Zhao Kuo, or simply advance towards the Qin mainland.
This of course means that Pang Gong's strategy of holding on has failed. Faced with Zhao Kuo's risky move, Pang Gong has no way to stand still.
Sure enough, Meng Ao, who had bypassed Shanshi City, suddenly fought back and fought with Lian Po. Zhao Kuo also led the main force, preparing to attack Lian Po from both sides. When Pang Gong led the army to attack Zhao Kuo's main army,
, but encountered Zhao Kuo's ambush halfway. Zhao Kuo's target was not Lian Po, but Pang Gong's main force. When the Qin people rushed out from both sides and the chariots rushed into the Zhao army, both sides
Immediately a brutal fight began.
Zhao Kuo stood on the military chariot, looking at the Zhao and Qin people who were dying in the distance. He endured the pain in his heart and commanded. Zhao Kuo's strategic direction was simple. The chariots tore the two wings, and then the infantry
The soldiers came to advance forward, but even such a simple strategy was played out in Zhao Kuo's hands. Zhao Kuo's attack was very rhythmic. The chariots fought back and forth without making breakthroughs, constantly attracting Zhao Kuo.
The country divided its troops to reinforce the two wings, and the infantry on the front also advanced in turn.
Lian Po wanted to return for reinforcements, but Meng Ao led his army to bite him and not allow him to leave the battlefield.
Zhao's soldiers had almost no morale and retreated continuously during the battle. Fortunately, Pang Gong's backup plan, which he had arranged in advance, worked. The army he originally sent to reinforce Shanshi and the garrison within Shanshi arrived soon.
To reinforce the battlefield, at this time, Zhao Kuo chose to retreat, and Qin's army quickly disappeared on the battlefield. This caught Pang Gong off guard and hurriedly led his army back to Xinzheng to aid, while Meng Ao also stopped
The entanglement with Lian Po immediately began to take detours again.
At this moment, Xiang Yan heard the news that Pang Gong was in a bitter battle, and asked Teng to stay in Maling, while he led the Chu army to leave the city and go to the rescue.
Wang Jian, who had been waiting for a long time, and Zhao Kuo, who hurried over, opened their bags and waited for Xiang Yan to get in.