Han Zuo Gaomen

Chapter 1218

In mid-May, the Bashang Wilderness, where the essence of Sanfu is located, does not have much abundance of water and grass. The biggest feeling for people is that it is noisy, noisy, full of people, shoulder to shoulder, and there is almost no idle land as far as the eye can see.

Although it is so densely populated, it has nothing to do with prosperity, but chaos to the extreme.All kinds of disputes and private fights are almost endless, and scenes of chaotic evils such as bullying the weak and the crowd bullying the few are happening every moment and everywhere.

From south to north, Bashui cut this piece of plain into two parts. To the west is the chaotic Bashang wilderness, and to the east, beyond a river, is the camp of the Jin Army Middle Road.

Du Hong walked out of the Bashang Field under the guard of nearly a thousand elite soldiers, looking across the water at the enemy camp, his eyes were full of worry.In the more than 20 days since the Jin army's forward Ranger appeared on the edge of Bashang, he was not completely sitting in the city waiting for the Jin army to attack, but set up several lines of defense around him to organize a counterattack to hinder the advance of the Jin army.

However, these few counterattacks not only failed to achieve any results, but also exposed the weakness of his control over the army.Some troops even crossed the Bashui River with their front feet, and then dispersed on the opposite bank with their back feet, completely unwilling to go far to meet the enemy.

The only consolation is that even if those soldiers mutinied, they did not escape too far. After wandering in the wild for a period of time, they often returned to Bashang with the refugees from all walks of life.

The Jin army's offensive was too fierce. Thousands of cavalry wandered between Ba and Chan.During the attack on the middle road, many dock walls that had stood in the countryside for decades were ruthlessly blasted away, and the villagers had nowhere to hide, so they could only swarm into Bashang.

Now in the Bashang Fields, the number of living people has increased exponentially. Even Du Hong was surprised by this state, not knowing that there are so many living people living in the countryside.

However, the surge in the number of people did not bring any increase in Du Hong's strength. On the contrary, the Bashang defense line he had previously managed was already fragmented and nothing remained after repeated attacks.

The swiftness and fierceness of the Jin army's offensive far exceeded the imagination of these Jingzhao tycoons.Originally, in their view, Du Hong occupied Chang'an and had a bad record of forging Emperor Min's edict, so he should be the first target to be attacked no matter what.Before conquering Chang'an, the Jin army should have no time to pay too much attention to the surrounding countryside.As long as they stay within their respective villages, they can avoid the most dangerous situation that bears the brunt.

But the facts proved that they still underestimated the fighting power of the Jin army. Maybe the opponent really took Du Hong as the primary target of the crusade, but it didn't take much energy and time to deal with them.The astonishingly powerful stone cannons are displayed outside the dock wall, and few dock walls can remain intact after a round of fierce bombardment!
Without the protection of Wubi, those rural households had even less courage to face the Jin army's king in the open countryside. Some simply surrendered, while others scattered in the countryside and approached Bashang.

Especially in Lantian, Xinfeng, Baling and other counties on the main marching route of the Jin army, the township tyrants suffered heavy losses, and only two or three out of ten survived in Wubi. As for the remaining ones who made recalcitrant postures, they were all blasted away by stone cannons.

These township tyrants fled all the way to Bashang, but they did not accept Du Hong's control. They gathered their own tribesmen, seized the divided area on the slope plateau, and temporarily established a foothold, which made Bashang, which still had some order. Shangpiyuan was in extreme chaos for a while.

Not long after Du Hong had established himself here, someone found his trail, and soon a townsman led his soldiers to come here, and shouted from a distance: "The Jin army ravaged the country violently, and the general has tens of thousands of people. , did not dare to go out to fight and save the folks..."

Hearing such reprimands, Du Hong's teeth were itchy with hatred. If he was not worried about causing turmoil on the plateau and giving the Jin army an opportunity to attack, he really wished to kill all his men here!

After Du Hong's whereabouts were leaked, it also caused a lot of confusion around. Many townspeople rushed here, some scolded him for being timid and dare not fight, some asked him to choose a good resting place for his family, some Others asked him for the goods and other things they had aided before.

In order to avoid causing greater disturbances, Du Hong could only walk northward along the Bashui River under the protection of his guards, until he arrived near the Baqiao Bridge, and the noise around him gradually stopped.

The general guarding Baqiao was Du Hong's confidant named Zhang Shi. Seeing the lord coming here, he came forward to report the military situation: "Our department was ordered to intercept the cofferdam on Weishang. The waterway is full of silt and flooding. The Jin army can be temporarily blocked. East of the mountain..."

Hearing the general's report, Du Hong's face finally relaxed a little. This is a rare piece of good news recently.The Jin people's navy is strong, and their prestige has long been spread to the outside world. Once they drive along the Wei River and enter the territory, the situation will become even worse.

But this bit of good news is not enough to reverse the overall disadvantage.In particular, the many chaos in Bashang made Du Hong lose the confidence to stick to this place. If those fleeing villagers could obey his orders and fight back, he still had the confidence to fight a decisive battle with the Jin army in Bashang. This is impossible. Once a war started, the first reaction of those villagers would definitely be to continue to flee backwards, destroying his camp layout.

"People's hearts are scattered, morale is eroded, and Chang'an is no longer a place to defend. The only way to do it now is to let go of it. Take my useful pawns, protect my useful body, get out of danger first, and then choose a good opportunity to counterattack..."

Facing his confidant general, Du Hong no longer concealed his true thoughts.The hundreds of thousands of people living in Bashang are a heavy burden that is too heavy for him to bear. If he stays here, the final result can only be to wait for death together.But if all of them fled, the hundreds of thousands of panicked people would be enough to delay the pursuit and give him a chance to escape.

But even if he is running away, he can't just slap his ass and leave. After all, he had an agreement with the villagers before. If he broke the agreement easily, he would be hated by the villagers. After being reorganized, it will turn into a vanguard to chase and kill him.So before fleeing, he had to make some preparations.

After returning to the base camp of Shiji City, Du Hong sent people to the Bashang Fields to invite the chiefs of the clans in troubled villages to discuss how to fight against the attack of the opposing Jin army's king division.

After receiving the news, the chiefs of the township and clan also weighed their own. Although they were in trouble and their township resources were taken away, their population and power of the township had not been lost. It was not that there was no worry that Du Hong would take the opportunity to annex them. With their own strength, they really can't see the hope of defeating the Jin army and regaining their property. They still need one person to stand up to the entire village power.

Therefore, except for a small number of people, the vast majority of the township clan leaders still came by appointment. In a short time, two to three thousand people gathered outside Shiji City just from the direct descendants of each family.

Du Hong didn't underestimate these township tyrants just because they were in trouble, he still went out to greet them in person with all the courtesy, and sighed after everyone gathered: "It's really unexpected that the Jin army cheated to attack me in the name of the king's teacher. The rural environment is especially tyrannical to the Xiongnu and Jiehu! The army passed by, the rural situation collapsed, and none of them were left intact..."

When everyone heard this, they were furious for a moment. They had experienced the pain of bereavement, and they were full of tooth-gnashing hatred when they were frightened by the Jin army.When it comes to the pain, there are many people who can't help crying.

"The family feud is deep and unbearable. I summoned you here today to awaken my Guanzhong Erlang's spirit and fight the enemy to the death in the Bashang field!"

Du Hong raised his arms and roared angrily, and then his cronies brought a large number of boxes and cages and placed them under the hall. Many gold and jade heavy goods, not only my private savings for many years, but also the recent support from folks, but the country will be gone, so what is the pity for the heavy goods. Today I will be here to reward the soldiers. Do you have the courage to go to Ba with me? Go up to the raiding formation to supervise the battle?"

Hearing Du Hong's generous statement, everyone was very excited for a while.So a group of people clamored towards the Bashang field, carrying besides these pearls, jades and treasures, there were also a large amount of silk, furs and other things, and even many weak women gathered together with these treasures, and as a reward.

Soon, the soldiers under Du Hong's command and those powerful domestic slaves opened up an open space on the overcrowded Bashang, gathering a large amount of gold and silver goods, as well as beautiful women.Du Hong boarded another dock wall and announced the military order loudly, saying that any desperadoes who dare to cross the river to attack, as long as they can bring back an enemy's head, they will have all the wealth and beauty in the field.

A man's great desire is nothing more than money and sex. Such a naked temptation quickly caused an uproar on the plateau, and the people all burst into great enthusiasm. If it weren't for the large number of soldiers surrounding the area to protect them, they might have already restrained themselves. Can't help going forward to loot.

As Du Hong's military order spread to all parties, there was no shortage of strong forces on the plateau who had begun to organize spontaneously, rushing to the bank of the Bashui River, throwing the floating board into the current, and rushing to the opposite side noisily.

The Jin army also responded quickly. First, more than a thousand cavalry galloped out and shot along the river. A large number of swimmers drowned and were not allowed to land. .

On the opposite side, many soldiers rushing to the front, seeing such a bloody and cruel scene, gradually felt regret in their hearts, but at this moment they couldn't help themselves. Many people fell into the water directly under the momentum.

In the end, this section of the Bashui River was even filled up with human corpses and sticks, which made the way for the people behind to rush and kill more obvious, and more and more people boarded the other side, with a stable foothold, and then they went to the other side. Launched an attack on the Jin army camp.

However, how could this group of people break down the solid and solid camp of the Jin army with their bloody courage and disorderly rush?

"The Jin army's vigor is hard to control. The disaster of the country is not a crime of war! Its soldiers killed the wilderness, and they have no mercy for the lives of our villagers! Even though I intend to fight here, everyone can see that this is just a waste of life. This futile move. Even though my heart aches, but in order to preserve one or two local vitality, I also ask everyone to follow me to retreat to other places, temporarily avoiding the edge, and there will always be a chance to avenge this great revenge in the future!"

Du Hong pointed to the bloody battlefield near Bashui, and said with a sad face.He did not hesitate to use thousands of lives to create a picture of bloody killings, just to disintegrate the determination of these villagers who insisted on staying here, and fled outside under the coercion of them.As long as he has these well-known local tyrants in his hands, there is still a possibility for him to make a comeback in the future.

On the contrary, if he really fled alone and left these country tycoons here to be managed by Jin people, these people would definitely chase him down and kill him in order to clear up the suspicion and claim credit for favor!
Of course, in addition to this, he also had extravagant hopes that he might really be able to use this motivation to overwhelm the opposing Jin army camp with a huge force. If that happens, everyone will be happy.But obviously the facts in front of him tell him that his idea is purely superfluous, and the strength of the Jin army is far beyond what these mobs who only rely on blood and bravery can match.

The demeanors of those country tycoons are also unpredictable at the moment, and before they have time to make any decisions, some villagers outside the dock wall have already started rushing away from the guards outside the property and looting, seeing that the chaos is about to spread to all directions.

At this moment, Du Hong didn't give them too much time to think, and directly ordered the elite around him to surround them with half coercion and half protection, rush out of the dock wall, leave Bashang, and go straight to Chang'an behind.

Although he was also deeply distressed by the tens of 10 people in Bashang, he might not have the opportunity to sit on such a large number of people for the rest of his life after giving up this time.

But it's a pity that he is not strong enough, and he will only explode himself if he tries to swallow the sea. The Jin army is so unscrupulous in driving Shengmin westward, which is naturally what they are aiming at.Otherwise, Jingqi, the forward of the Jin army, would have arrived in Bashang a long time ago. If there was a strict blockade, how could those bereaved dogs be able to reach Bashang unimpeded.

Not only could he not take away these living people in Bashang, but he even had to give up his original governance of the people in Chang'an.You must know that the Jin army's cavalry had escaped his monitoring a few days ago, and I don't know where it has wandered. Perhaps this time it was within the Jin army's plan to abandon the city. Maybe they will be attacked by the Jin army along the way, and if they want to really escape, they will inevitably have to fight hard.

However, it's not like he didn't have no plans. Earlier, Yao Yizhong, a Qiang man from far away, had no lack of intention to build a retreat.Although the old Qiang is not credible, but he is eager to return home, and it is inevitable to collide with the Jin army.

(End of this chapter)