Three Kingdoms

Chapter 3226: A turmoil derived from Chaoge

County soldiers in Chaoge County, wearing a mixed military robe and a pair of armor with many armor pieces missing, holding a long gun and shouting: "Those who want to enter the city, move faster!" 』

The voice is lazy and the tone is 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 fast pace.

Several men carrying a large bundle of firewood, half-bent, were mixed in 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 solved by city residents themselves.

Of course, ready-made firewood cut by a woodcutter will do, but even among the people living in the city, most people have no spare money. Most of the residents in these cities will be in a relatively poor state for a long time. They have to work every day for their own food rations for the next day. If they have no income one day, they will be hungry the next day. There is not much spare money to use for extra money. expenses. Relatively speaking, their own labor force is extremely cheap, which 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 prosperity of the people is not the primary goal of the country's governance, but a means to serve the overall interests of the country. Shang Yang believed 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. .

 It's just that 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 woodcutters entering 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 did not immediately warn or close the city gate.

Perhaps it was because the incoming group of soldiers was 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 suspension bridge.

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 exhausted, 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 man 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 subordinates at the front secretly poked the military academy in the previous camp, "Answer!" 』

 The military academy at Chaogewai Military Camp quickly surrendered after Wei Yan rushed into the military camp.

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 Chao Ge, the Military Academy hesitated again...

 Because he is a Chaoge person.

 Sacrifice your life for the Emperor of Han Dynasty?

  Sorry, may I ask whether the emperor of Han Dynasty has a lot of nose hair or not, and is his height 7 feet 2 or 6 feet 8?

 The Military Academy and the Emperor of Han are really not familiar with each other.

So you are risking 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 are also unfamiliar.

 But the Chaoge in front of him is 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 seemed to be breathing a little unsmoothly, "Ahem! It's me! me! 』

A head stuck out from the top of the city, staring at it in the afterglow of the setting sun, "It's you, I said, are you **** 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 order?" Bring it to me! 』

Unknowingly, Wei Yan and others had approached the city wall.

 The suspension bridge is still not 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 arms 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 school 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?" ! Without the county's order, you can't come in... Hi! Why are you sweating so much? 』

The Military Academy suddenly started running 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 bowmen behind the queue, who were hunched over to hide their figures, suddenly straightened up in response to the order, opened their bows and fired furiously! The arrows roared out!

 The people responsible for shooting are all veterans who are good at shooting. The city guard on the top of the city leaned out to shout again. He was caught by two arrows without warning. One of them hit the chest, and the other happened to hit the neck and penetrated out. , his body suddenly shook, and then he fell straight down from Chaoge City on his head and feet!

Chaoge’s city wall 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 be. Therefore, it looks very dilapidated. Although there are crenellations and female walls on the city wall, they are also dilapidated.

 After all, there have been no large-scale wars here since the decline of the Black Mountain bandits.

 Until this very moment!

Chaoge city guard was shot dead, and the military camp military school 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.

Chaoge’s garrison, Wei Yan has already settled the military camp outside the city, and those in the city are not so much the garrison, but rather the constables, patrolmen, or servants of the officers who maintain the security of the city. Therefore, after Wei Yan learned about the relevant situation, he immediately attacked Chao Ge to avoid long nights and dreams.

Although risks 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 coming, 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 can't roar back and forth like Tai Shici, but Wei Yan also has the advantage of mountain soldiers!

The climbing ability of 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. A cliff!

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 at the foot of the city, and together with other soldiers who were good at shooting, suppressed the defenders at the top of the city.

 Wei Yan's archery skills are good. Although they are not as good as Huang Zhong's skill of hitting the Yangtze with every shot and every step, there is basically no problem in suppressing the defenders on these cities. He half-opened his bow, and only when the defenders on top of the city showed their heads would he immediately open his bow and aim for rapid fire.

Above Chaoge City, the defender just wanted to stick his head out and tried to fight back when he was shot by an arrow and died on the spot. And those defenders who want to hinder the mountain soldiers from climbing, as long as they accidentally expose a little more of their body, arrows will come whizzing 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 it be said that they could be cut off immediately? There are ropes connected to the hooks, but they 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 frightened screams on the top of the city continued, which seemed to prove what a big "surprise" Wei Yan and others' surprise attack brought to the Chaoge defenders!

Until this moment, chaotic gong warning sounds sounded in the city, mixed with distorted screams of panic, and spread far away.

This method of special operations, which evolved from the tactical maneuvers of the hussar general Fei Qian, is similar to that of later generations of special operations, and seems to be particularly appealing to Wei Yan. Every battle was like walking on a tightrope, which made Wei Yan feel particularly comfortable. 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 of the Han Dynasty, and even the armies of the subsequent Tang and Song dynasties, they were still accustomed to fighting in formations, with unified command based on orders and flags, advancing or retreating, and then fighting. Especially after the Song Dynasty, civilian officials intervened in military affairs on a large scale, using rigid tactical battle plans as a stage for them to show themselves. If they won, they would use their ingenious strategies to strategize, and if they lost, they would not be able to implement them properly and not understand them carefully. Spirit…

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. Song garrison panic situation. Now the defenders at the head 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 to 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 the other three gates also had the same city guards. If these people came over, they would inevitably take over the current chaotic situation here. Bringing greater trouble to Wei Yan.

　　　　Commander, do you want to use gunpowder? ! 』

 The guard asked Wei Yan at the side.

Wei Yan thought for a moment and shook his head, "Wait a moment." 』

Wei Yan did not have a lot of 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, the amount of gunpowder that Wei Yan could use was actually very limited. If possible, Wei Yan would prefer to capture Chaoge without using gunpowder, and 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, used both arms and kicked his feet together, and climbed 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.

 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 unfortunate 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 with one strike. 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 more. The defenders at the other city gates behind were jumping and yelling, and while they were encouraging the defenders to continue rushing upward, they heard a burst of screams suddenly coming from inside the city gate!

Wei Yan laughed loudly and said, "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 Chao Ge, whose swords and guns are unsteady and whose blades are all rusty and dull, they undoubtedly have a certain crushing ability...

The city gate's 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.

At the top of the city, Wei Yan raised his arms and called out, "A certain person is under the command of Qiao Qi, Wei Yan, Wei Wenzhang!" Today we are asking for help from thieves, who dares to stop me? ! 』