Northern Dynasties

Chapter 535 Soldiers Arrive in Fancheng
The people in Jingzhou were not familiar with Li Tai's style of conduct, so they made a lot of noise and excitement when he made a casual move.

Originally, Li Tai should be the biggest suspect in the robbery of the three missing people, but under his operation, the suspicion on him disappeared, and he also established a heroic and righteous image to the public.

Of course, not everyone thinks he is innocent. After all, too many coincidences often represent strangeness, and it is not a clever and unimaginable trick to call a thief to catch a thief.

However, even if some people still have such doubts, they dare not talk about it publicly, especially the three sufferers, instead of doubting the new envoy, they are still expressing their gratitude to the new envoy.

The earthen platform in the east of Jingzhou City has now become a major scenic spot here, and many people can't help but come here to watch.The rewards such as silk and gold placed on the earthen platform can be said to be full of visual impact, and from time to time some people come on stage to receive rewards for providing clues, which also greatly enhances their sense of participation.

For a while, the people inside and outside Jingzhou City even forgot their original intention, hoping that the excitement would continue.And the new envoy did not disappoint them. When the silk rewards on the high platform decreased at a speed visible to the naked eye and were about to be exhausted, another state official drove an ox cart to pull a cart full of silk. silk to supplement.

Since the erection of this high platform, in just a few days, tens of thousands of pieces of silk have been distributed in front of everyone's eyes, which has also greatly shocked the onlookers. I really feel the heroism of this new envoy who will follow his words.

As for Li Tai who was the one who started all this, of course he didn't really have too much money and no place to put it, so he spent it everywhere.

He created such a big show for the people of Jingzhou, the first gain is that he gained a strong sense of presence. I believe that in the case of intensified turmoil in the past few days, people who have not heard of him in the entire Jingzhou government should be Running out.

As a local military and political chief, the importance of presence and popularity is beyond doubt.Without these two points, it would be very difficult for his voice and will to reach the people in the territory. Not only will he be blocked by those local tyrants, but he will not get the attention of the people.

Another important point is that through this incident, these local forces planted the seeds of suspicion among each other, and lured their manpower into this kind of meaningless consumption through heavy money, so that they could not be effective. Combining in tandem, they jointly fight against the new military and political chief.

For Li Tai today, things that can be solved with money are really not a problem, and the money spent basically stays in the country and can still flow back. Soon the people of Jingzhou will be able to appreciate his real means up.

When all the forces in the territory were addicted to this and couldn't extricate themselves, Li Tai was not idle.

He himself used this period of time to take over and understand Jingzhou's state affairs, and at the same time let the troops he brought get a full rest, and sent Qingqi scouts to cross the territorial boundary between the two countries and go deep into the territory of Yongzhou in Nanliang to investigate the enemy's situation and geographical conditions. Prepare for the next battle.

Time flies quickly when he is busy, and the ten days left by Li Tai for the other party will soon end, and he has a general understanding of the situation, so he immediately started to prepare for the attack.

The officials of Jingzhou recently had a lot of fun looking for someone for the considerable bounty. When the order of the state government was formally issued, they realized that the time to send troops came so soon!
Now they have a preliminary understanding of Li Tai's style of work, and it is useless to try to persuade the admirals so far. Those who have not yet completed the assigned tasks are rushing to make amends, while those who have completed the tasks are just to make amends. Hurry to the state capital to pay a visit.

In the state hall, Li Tai put on his military uniform again, and said in a deep voice to the crowd in the mansion: "Today's army is raised, it is not me who is good at fighting, it is really the southerners who bully others too much! I took advantage of my Jingzhen's lack of defense and gathered a crowd to come here." Gong, after making such a provocation, there is still no repentance, and you deceive me that there is no one in Jingzhou! How can you forgive me if you violate my territory and do not correct your mistakes!"

All the generals of his subordinates also responded loudly after hearing the words: "The last general will follow the order of the governor and fight the enemy bravely. It will be a shame!"

Seeing their high spirited appearance, other Jingzhou officials expressed their opinions one after another after being infected by this. Although their voices were not uniform, the atmosphere of going forward was finally created.

Following Li Tai's order, all the generals responded with a bang, and they filed out of the hall and went to the military camp outside the city to gather troops.Soon a total of [-] elite troops assembled outside the moat called Caogou outside the city, waiting to set off.

Although the troops Li Tai led to the south this time were not the [-] troops he claimed, they were still quite large.This time when he was fighting the Southerners for the first time, although he had asked others for advice before, he had no real combat experience. Therefore, he also kept a conservative plan, starting with [-] elites, while the rest of the troops stayed behind.

Of course, this is not the only group of people who are really going to fight in Nanliang. Quan Zhongzun will also lead a thousand elite soldiers from the headquarters to go out with the army.At the same time, all the powerful Hu chieftains in Jingzhou also received orders of varying numbers, and they also made up 5000 troops, which is an army of more than 1 people.

When Li Tai was out of the city to inspect the troops, the troops of the headquarters and Quan Zhongzun's tribe aside, they focused on inspecting the local troops in Jingzhou, and found that although the number was not five thousand, the gap was not too big.

It can be seen that the policy of spreading coins after he entered the country was quite effective. Even if it was only out of the desire for profit, these local tycoons still obeyed his orders.

More than 1 horses were divided into three parts: front, middle and back. Zhu Meng was in charge of leading one thousand cavalry ahead, and formed a forward with two thousand Jingzhou soldiers, and set off first to clear the way for the army.

In the middle, there were [-] cavalry, [-] Jingzhou soldiers, and Quan Zhongzun's troops to form the Chinese army, led by Li Tai himself.The rear was led by Linghu Yanbao. In addition to the food and supplies needed for the army to go out, there were also many empty vehicles driving with the army.

For Li Tai, this battle was a small test, so he did not formulate too complicated tactical plans and attack targets. After setting off, the army headed straight for Xiangyang along the west bank of the Feishui River.

The distance from Rangcheng to Xiangyang is about 200 miles, and the journey is mostly in the plains, and there are no dangerous fortresses.Only along the banks of the Feishui River, there are several fortresses that double as Jindu Wharf.Facing the passage of troops from the Western Wei Dynasty, these fortresses were naturally closed, and the soldiers and civilians in the forts were in full swing.

Faced with these meaningless fortresses, Li Tai did not order to capture them one by one, but went straight to Fancheng on the north bank of the Han River.While the men and horses in the middle road were still marching, Qingqi from the front road had already arrived not far outside Fancheng City, and attacked and attacked the dock buildings around the city, clearing the battlefield for the army to enter the siege city.

Zhu Meng had followed He Basheng back to Kansai from the Southern Dynasty, so he had a good understanding of the offensive and defensive tactics of the Southerners. He knew that in addition to relying on water and boats, the Southerners also had very powerful long-range weapons such as bows and crossbows. Large and small defenses must have the combat organization of a strong crossbow team.

Therefore, when he selected the first team to attack the dock, he was flexible and strong, good at climbing and using swords and shields. Gun gouging, impact damage to the defense line.

At the same time, he also personally led the fine cavalry to fight on the flanks to prevent the enemy's reinforcements from crossing the defense line.Whenever an enemy dares to cross its own line of defense and rush into the plains, it immediately uses cavalry to outflank and attack.

Under Zhu Meng's precise dispatching and command and the brave soldiers fighting bravely, they successively broke through the three docks set up by the enemy in the docks outside the city, leaving a gap in the northeast of Fancheng that could reach directly under the city gate.

Although the defenders here were fully prepared for war, they couldn't help being amazed at the amazing combat effectiveness of the Western Wei army when the actual battle started.When they saw that the nearby docks were broken one after another and the defenders in the fort were either killed or captured, the other defenders of the docks were also frightened and depressed, and their fighting spirit disappeared.

However, the overwhelming offensive of the forwards of the Western Wei Dynasty did not last long. When they launched an attack on the largest garrison along the river, they were stubbornly obstructed and resisted. Hundreds of lives.

Seeing that those Jingzhou tyrants who were in the same company had shown embarrassment and had no intention of fighting again, Zhu Meng also knew that it would be futile to attack again.

His forward troops were not many, and the equipment he carried was also limited. He could only burn down the three conquered fortresses under the noses of the enemy, and then left a few miles north of the fortress named Xiazuogarrison on the east side. The demarcated camp was stationed, and someone was sent to report the results of the battle here to the rear.

(End of this chapter)