Chapter 688: Besiege and attack reinforcements

Yanmenwai

Qin Sheng divided the Jintai army into four. Qin Sheng led one team by himself, and the other three teams were led by Zhou Da, Chen Jinlong, and Meng Jingfeng respectively.

The three teams each performed different tasks, and the team led by Qin Sheng acted on the move.

In Zhou Da's team, Xiao Kun teamed up with Zhu Dazhuang to assist Zhou Da.

The Jintai Army is internally called the Guards because this group has been with the Qin family for the longest time.

Meng Jingfeng's team was assisted by Lu Dayou and Feng Su. Internally, they are jokingly called the Xuantu Sect.

Chen Jinlong's team, assisted by Gao Lei, Ding Han, Yan Tianqing and others, belongs to the Liaodong faction.

Zhu Peng looked left and right. He, the original copycat owner of Liaoxi County, and others like him, eventually ended up in Liu Ye's team.

"Come, let's allocate tasks." Qin Sheng summoned his generals to allocate tasks.

Zhou Da, Chen Jinlong, Meng Jingfeng and others looked at each other, what mission? Master Liu divided them into four teams. Didn't he plan to have them take turns attacking the city, working day and night to capture Yanmen as soon as possible?

They had just begun to attack the city and tested the strength of the Xianbei army stationed at Yanmen, but they had not yet begun to exert force.

Their backing in Pingzhou is very strong. With their strong backing, they are confident that they can capture Yanmen as soon as possible.

Qin Sheng said, "Two tasks, one is to attack the city, and the other is to ambush the reinforcements."

"Currently, the main force of Xianbei is in Leping. Yanmen and Xingxing are under attack. They will definitely send troops back to support."

Zhou Da, Chen Jinlong, Meng Jingfeng and others nodded and agreed with his speculation.

Zhou Da thought for a moment and said, "Sixth Master, we can increase the intensity of the siege and capture Yanmen before the reinforcements arrive. Then the whole army enters Yanmen, where there is a city to rely on, where they can relax and wait for the reinforcements. It’s a good idea.”

Currently, his personal guard is responsible for attacking the city. He has already tested the strength of Yanmen's guards. He is confident that he can capture Yanmen as soon as possible.

"The art of using troops is to encircle it ten times, attack it five times, and fight it twice. You have learned the art of war well." Qin Sheng first confirmed his suggestion, and then pointed out calmly, "However, those who are good at using troops will be defeated." It is better to use one's troops than to fight, and to defeat one's city instead of attacking it."

"With all the Jintai Army under siege, Yanmen can be captured as quickly as possible, but this is too rigid."

"Furthermore, if Yanmen is besieged, the generals guarding the city will inevitably ask the Xianbei Royal Court for help. The Xianbei army guarding the city will inevitably resist, because they are counting on reinforcements."

"As a result, it will be very difficult for our Jintai army to attack the city. Only by shattering their hopes will it be easy to capture Yanmen."

Qin Sheng used the strategy of encirclement and reinforcements in this battle. By besieging Yanmen, he induced Xianbei to send reinforcements to Yanmen. They ambush halfway to intercept and kill the enemy's effective reinforcements.

Qin Sheng knew very well that it was important to regain lost territory, but at the same time, it was also important to eliminate Xianbei's effective combat power. This can ensure that Xianbei will not be able to retaliate against them in Pingzhou.

It would be a shame to miss this opportunity for an ambush.

Now they hold sharp weapons such as explosives, which are very suitable for tactics such as encirclement and reinforcements.

This explosive still has flaws. It would be nice if it could be thrown with external force like a Molotov cocktail. The thought flashed across Qin Sheng's mind.

"Master Liu, this method is wonderful."

"This method is better than surrounding Wei and rescuing Zhao."

If they expend great efforts to capture Yanmen first and then garrison the city, they would be leaving Xianbei reinforcements outside, which would be too uncontrollable. Only by using Liu Ye's method to eradicate the root causes can future troubles be eliminated forever.

In short, Yanmen and the others want reinforcements to die for them.

Under Qin Sheng's arrangement, the guards led by Zhou Da were responsible for continuing the siege, while Meng Jingfeng's Xuantu squad and Chen Jinlong's Liaodong squad were responsible for ambushing and destroying the reinforcements.

After the two teams set off, the siege battle on Yanmen's side continued.

"Attack the city, don't stop." Zhou Da shouted loudly.

"Use the trebuchet!"

"Use all the Molotov cocktails!"

Their trebuchets in Pingzhou were modified by the Seventh Engineering Institute, as were other siege weapons.

"I will use all the long-range siege weapons!"

"Don't be sorry if Yanmen's city wall is broken, it just happens to be demolished and rebuilt!"

They no longer care about these low and broken city defenses.

Zhongshan City

Yang Yingqin decided to evacuate, but before evacuating, they decided to implement the strategy of strengthening the walls and clearing out the wilderness of Zhongshan City, intending to leave Zhongshan City in Pingzhou in a mess.

"Go quickly!" Dali's soldiers drove the people away.

Some brave people begged the soldiers, "Sir, can we not leave?"

"Stop talking nonsense, pack up quickly and leave!"

Facing the eviction, the faces of the people in Zhongshan City were full of sorrow, and there was a faint anger on the faces of the young people.

Now the Dali army is driving the people towards Julu.

Not only that, they were also ordered to collect or burn the grain in the fields.

The reason why they are still persisting in the war between Dali and Pingzhou is because the autumn harvest is coming soon and they are reluctant to part with the crops in the fields!

The price of food is so high now. They are counting on the autumn harvest to harvest food to survive the winter and last until next year.

It will take some time for the grain in the fields to fully mature. If we harvest it now, it would be considered good to get 10% or 20%. Isn't this a waste?

The people are very resentful, and many people are saying privately, can't the military lords like Dali just ignore them? Can't they be allowed to stay in Zhongshan?

If they stay, they will have food and will be treated well by Pingzhou.

Can't we just let them return to Pingzhou?

They are not surrendering to Xianbei!

It is true that they are the people of Dali. They worked hard and paid taxes and performed corvee before. At a critical moment, why can't Dali think about ordinary people like them?

When we went to Julu, the people had no fields, no houses, no food, how could they survive?

An officer walked by and ordered the soldiers, "Get ready to light a fire. This field is all burned."

The common people couldn't help it, and couldn't bear to look away.

"Burn your mother, burn her!" A young man couldn't help it and threw himself at the soldier holding a torch. "This is food, this is life! Damn you, haven't you ever been hungry?"

One person moved, and the other young people also moved. One by one, they rushed forward and grabbed the torch, "Yes, they burned our food and went to Julu. Do you care if we are hungry?"

"What does it have to do with us people if you want to evacuate after losing the battle? Why are you forcing us to leave?"

The fight started, and the people nearby couldn't help but stepped forward to help.

When the officers in Dali saw this scene, they were shocked and angry, and shouted loudly, "You unruly people, dare to attack the soldiers? I've rebelled against you!"

When the people heard the scolding, they hesitated for a moment and became timid in their actions.

Someone in the crowd shouted loudly at the right time, "So what if we rebel? If you don't give us a way to live, we will die if we rebel, and if we don't rebel, we will die!"

Another voice echoed, "That's right, if you want to leave, just leave. Are we people stopping you? You eat our people's food and drink our people's food. You were beaten like a lost dog by Pingzhou, and you can't see us people live." A peaceful day, right?”

"The crops we have worked so hard to grow are burned when asked. Why are you so vicious?"

No, the people rioted.

When Yang Yingqin arrived, he saw this scene.

The crowd was furious.

The people were unwilling to leave.

After using force to stop the riot, he advised, "Fellow fellows, we asked you to leave with us because we are worried that your lives and property will not be protected after Zhongshan City is occupied by the Pingzhou army."

Faced with his earnest words, the people did not buy it, "General Yang, you want us to follow you to Julu, that's fine, but how do you arrange for so many of us people?"

"We went to Julu and there is no food. Do you care?"

"There's no place for winter, do you care?"

Yang Yingqin was speechless.

An old man said seriously, "Without food, people will die."

Yang Yingqin added, "I know you are reluctant to leave. When you arrive in Julu, the difficulties are only temporary, but is there anything more precious than life?"

"But the Pingzhou Army never harms the common people."

"We won't leave. This is our home and our roots. Why should we be driven away!"

"You Da Li army can leave if you want! If you dare to order the crops to be burned or to attack civilians, we will immediately open the city gate and let the Pingzhou army in!"

"If you don't let us live, let's all die together!"

Faced with such a one-sided public opinion in favor of Pingzhou, Yang Yingqin was frightened. From this incident, it could be seen that the people of Zhongshan City were sympathizing with Pingzhou. There must be some work from the Pingzhou Propaganda Department, but he did not expect that Pingzhou would be so popular among the people. .