At the end of the Han Dynasty: a stingy husband from his hometown

Chapter 287 Blasphemy
Xiang Hong led the army into the Shan Kingdom. They had just advanced more than fifty miles, and the auxiliary ministers of the Shan Kingdom were already riding lightly on horseback to greet them.

"The Grand Governor personally led the heavenly troops to help our country resist the invasion. Such a kindness will never be forgotten by the Shan Kingdom."

Even though he was facing the auxiliary minister of the Shan Kingdom, who was almost equivalent to the prime minister of the Han Dynasty, Xiang Hong did not get off his horse. Instead, he asked in a deep voice: "Have the provisions and sergeants been prepared?"

The auxiliary minister of Shan State hurriedly said: "In accordance with the order of the Grand Governor, [-] troops have been gathered in the capital, and the food and grass are ready."

Xiang Hong nodded slightly and said: "This time I will lead the army to the south. His Royal Highness the King of Chu requires a quick victory, so without too much delay, let's lead the troops directly to wipe out the Piao Kingdom."

Shan State is indeed not big, and its area is not as large as that of Yongchang County.

This is because today's Shan country cannot be compared with Myanmar in later generations, and is only equivalent to the northern region of Myanmar.

After Xiang Hong took over Shan's 7000 troops, he immediately took food, grass and baggage with a total of [-] people and rushed towards Pyu in a mighty manner.

The capital of Piao country is Piaomiao.

After the leader of the Piao Kingdom listened to his subordinates translate Zhou Qi's proclamation against thieves, he could not help but feel a little scared in addition to his anger.

The anger was naturally because they had no choice but to kill the Han envoy because the other party was too arrogant and domineering.

However, in the memorandum, all the responsibility was put on Piao Guo, describing Piao Guo as a small barbarian state that did not know etiquette and justice, did not know the power of the Han Dynasty, was arrogant, overbearing, and bold, and dared to attack and kill Han envoys.

How could the leader of Piao not be angry when he saw his country being slandered like this?
However, it is true that Piao killed the Han envoys, and the reputation of the Han people is obviously better than that of Piao. After this message is spread, perhaps even many people in Piao will really think that their country is unreasonable.

Needless to say, fear.

Even if it is separated from the powerful empire in the north by the Shan State, even if the Chu State is only one of the vassals of the Han Dynasty, it is definitely not comparable to the Piao State.

After receiving popular science from the Han envoys, he knew the seriousness of attacking and killing the Han envoys, and was also worried that the Chu State would use all its strength to destroy him.

The only good thing is that the total number of troops coming to attack the Shan State this time is less than [-], and there are still [-] Shan soldiers with low combat effectiveness.

The entire Piao Kingdom can recruit 5000 soldiers and horses. If the soldiers are desperate, they can even gather [-] young men.

However, the leader of Piao State would not do that unless absolutely necessary, because it would shake the foundation of the country.

The leader of Piao Kingdom believed that it was a fool's errand to overthrow his country with just 7000 people.

He hurriedly summoned the generals of the Fu State and the Zhu State. Both of them were famous generals of the Piao State. They were not only proficient in military tactics and strategies, but they were also very brave in person.

It was precisely because of these two generals that Piao was able to suppress Shan.

"Chu and Shan have jointly invaded our territory. Do the two generals have a strategy to retreat from the enemy?"

Facing the inquiry from the leader of the country, General Zhuguo immediately stepped forward and said: "As far as I know, the invading troops are only more than 2 people. I would like to lead [-] people to meet the enemy. I will be able to defeat the enemy army!"

The leader of the Piao Kingdom pondered for a moment, and then said: "This time there are Han people involved. It is no different from the previous wars with the Shan Kingdom. The generals of the Zhu Kingdom must not underestimate the enemy."

"I will transfer [-] troops to you. As long as you defend the dangerous places and cities along the way, I will take the initiative to fight the enemy."

"With such consumption, when they run out of food and supplies, they will retreat without a fight."

Although the general of the Zhu Kingdom was a little unimpressed, he did not dare to disobey the king's order and immediately said: "I will live up to the king's trust!"

The general of the Zhu Kingdom dispatched his troops, and the leader of the Piao Kingdom looked at the general of the Fuxing Kingdom again and said: "I will give you the most elite three thousand cavalry and two hundred elephant soldiers in the country, and keep an eye on the war at any time. , prepare to rush to the aid of General Zhuguo."

"During this period, you will also recruit young people from various places, form them into an army, and distribute equipment."

"I have a hunch that this crisis will not be easy to overcome."

The general of the auxiliary country also took the order and left.

Just when Piao State had started national war preparations, Xiang Hong had already led his army to invade Piao State.

At the beginning, the general of the Zhu Kingdom still had some disbelief in evil and sent troops to fight Xiang Hong many times, but the number was not very large.

Facing the temptation of General Zhu Guo, there was no need for two thousand Han soldiers to take action. Gao Ding and the barbarians from various tribes all rushed over with roars.

The Pyu Kingdom can be considered a farming civilization. Compared with the extremely brave barbarians who make a living by fishing and hunting, the combat effectiveness of the two sides is not at the same level.

If the opponent is well equipped, it may be possible to crush the equipment.

It is a pity that although the country of Piao is rich in furs, due to its tropical climate, the soldiers basically do not wear armor. Instead, they wear two rows of armor connected by bamboo pieces on the chest and front straps.

On the other hand, although few barbarians could own armor before, they now belong to the people of the Chu State. This war was also initiated by the Chu State, so they were naturally equipped with armor.

Considering the hot weather here, Xiang Hong also specially collected a lot of vine armor from Wu Tu Gu, the leader of Ugo Kingdom.

Rattan armor not only has amazing defensive power, but is also very breathable and feels cool when worn, making it very suitable for fighting in the tropics.

The battle between the barbarian soldiers wearing rattan armor and the soldiers of the Pyo Kingdom was completely a dimensionality reduction attack. The two sides fought several times, and the barbarian soldiers were defeated with minimal casualties.

After feeling the powerful fighting power of this group of enemies, the general of the Zhu Kingdom finally understood his fear, and then he began to pay attention to the country's leader's strategy to defend against the enemy.

Next, the Pyu State army no longer fought head-on with the coalition forces. Instead, they occupied favorable terrain and cities, choosing to focus on defense.

It has to be said that this strategy of the leader of Piao State was very successful, and it indeed greatly delayed Xiang Hong's advancement.

Especially after arriving at a city built on mountains and rivers, General Zhu Guo personally led an army of [-] to garrison here and chose to stay in retreat, completely blocking Xiang Hong's path forward.

Xiang Hong took Fazheng and other generals to observe the city's defense outside the city, and then couldn't help but sigh: "I never thought that there is such a dangerous city in Piao Kingdom."

When Fazheng heard this, he smiled and said: "Compared to the passes in Yizhou, what is this small city? If it weren't for the fact that there were only two thousand Han soldiers under the command of the governor, this city could be destroyed even if it was attacked by force."

Fa Zheng is not bragging.

The Han people can be regarded as first-rate in both defending cities and attacking forts. Unfortunately, most of their soldiers are barbarians and Shan people. Their military discipline is loose and they are not good at this.

If they were forced to attack the city, Lei would be defeated as long as he suffered a slight setback.

This is why, in this era, there is a saying that one Han is the Wuhu. The most powerful thing about the Han people is not their physical strength, but their super discipline and tacit understanding of cooperation.

Xiang Hong nodded when he heard this, but still said: "There is a saying in the art of war: the first is to attack the enemy, the second is to attack the enemy, the second is to attack the army, and the third is to attack the city. Even if it is replaced by Han soldiers, if they want to forcefully attack this city, I am afraid that There will also be heavy casualties.”

"Xiaozhi is very resourceful. I wonder if there is any other way to seize the city?" Fazheng said with a smile: "Since the governor doesn't want to attack the city, how about attacking the army?"

When Xiang Hong entered the Pyu Kingdom, although he did not have any large-scale battles with the Pyu soldiers, there were many small-scale conflicts. He felt that the combat effectiveness of these Pyu soldiers was not very good.

He immediately said: "It would be best if we could attack the army."

"But the opponent's general can't retreat. No matter how much our sect yells at him, he just ignores it. How can he attack his troops?"

When Fazheng heard this, he smiled and said: "Don't the Shan Kingdom have a thousand cavalry? The governor can let these cavalry cooperate with the barbarians to disperse and plunder, rob the statues and cattle and return."

Xiang Hong asked: "Is Xiaozhi intending to use this to lure them out of the city? What if the other party ignores them?"

Fazheng smiled and said: "Commander, please let me show off for a moment. Just do as you are told."

Out of trust in Fa Zheng, Xiang Hong didn't say much and acted directly according to the plan.

It didn't take long for the news of the coalition's plundering to reach the ears of the generals of the Zhu Kingdom in the city.

The left and right people said hurriedly: "General, you can't just sit back and watch the other side plunder our people!"

However, the general of the Zhu Kingdom was frightened by the barbarians wearing rattan armor and did not dare to go out of the city to stop the coalition forces from looting. He had to find an excuse for himself and said: "There is a word in the Han people's art of war, that is, strong walls clear the field. "

"The purpose of our defense of the city is to exhaust the opponent's food and fodder and make them collapse without a fight. We just forgot to secure the wall and clear the country before."

"They are looting everywhere now, just to help us strengthen the walls and clear the fields, but they can only be arrogant for a while. When the nearby villages are looted and the fields and houses are burned, it means that they have cut off the possibility of obtaining food locally."

"So don't be afraid of them robbing and killing people. This will only aggravate their sins. As followers of the Buddha, we, the Buddha, will naturally punish us and get rid of these Han Chinese who are full of evil!"

Good guy, I have to say good guy.

By plundering your own people, you are helping yourself to check for leaks, fill your gaps, strengthen your walls and clear your country.

By massacring one's own people, one is aggravating the enemy's sins in the hope that the Buddha will punish them.

Fortunately, Xiang Hong and others did not hear such remarks, otherwise they would have been laughed to death. At that time, General Zhu Guo would have won without a fight.

The looting went unexpectedly smoothly.

What shocked Xiang Hong and Fazheng was that they actually snatched back thousands of cattle, most of which were cattle with beautiful fur and excellent breeding.

Xiang Hong's eyes shone, he touched the shiny fur of the cattle, and couldn't help but sighed in disgust: "I didn't expect that there are so many cattle nearby. If we occupy the entire Piao Kingdom, how can we get more?" How many cattle?"

Fazheng did not answer, but pointed to the cattle and said, "Whether we can lure them out of the city depends on these cattle!"

The next day, five thousand barbarians and more than a thousand cattle set up stoves outside the city and boiled water.

Immediately afterwards, the collected statues were also brought over.

city ​​wall.

General Zhu Guo looked at the actions of the barbarians outside the city from a distance, and felt a little uneasy in his heart. He couldn't help but ask his trusted general: "What are they trying to do?"

The trusted general looked at the posture of the barbarian soldiers. Although he had some guesses in his mind, he did not dare to say them out. He just shook his head and said: "I don't know."

At this moment, E Huan was seen holding a square halberd and clapped his horse forward. He raised his weapon and pointed at the people in the city. He said loudly: "The governor is merciful. I know that the food is not good for you and others, so I specially asked us to chop down the statues for firewood today." , slaughter the oxen for food, and after cooking, leave half of it for you to eat when you go out of the city!"

On the city wall, after hearing what the translator said, General Zhu and all the soldiers were all frightened and then extremely angry.

"They are blaspheming the gods by chopping the idols for firewood and slaughtering the sacred cows for food. Aren't they afraid of being punished by God?"

Even General Zhu Guo was shocked. He didn't expect that someone would dare to do such a thing.

As everyone knows, although Buddhism had been spread to the Han Dynasty at this time, no one believed in it at all. What the Han people believed in was basically Confucianism.

As for cattle, although the slaughter of cattle was prohibited in the Han Dynasty, these cattle were the property of the people of Piao. There was no psychological burden to kill and eat the meat, but it was just a pity.

What's more, Fazheng deliberately avoided the Han people and let the barbarians come over to slaughter the cattle. They had no psychological burden and just wanted to kill the cattle for meat as soon as possible.

"General Zhu Guo, if we just sit back and watch so many statues of gods being chopped up and burned for firewood, and if we just sit back and watch so many sacred cows being slaughtered and ignore them, I'm afraid we will also be blamed by the gods!"

The confidant general's eyes were splitting, and he knelt on the ground and said loudly.

"Please ask the general to open the city gate. Even if we all die in battle, we will still take back the statues and sacred cows!"

"We are sworn in with these blasphemers!"

"Kill all these blasphemers!"

The actions of the barbarian soldiers immediately angered the defenders in the city. They knelt beside the general of the Zhu Kingdom and demanded to go out of the city to fight with the coalition forces and take back the statues and sacred cows.

General Zhuguo also feared the gods. Seeing how people's hearts could be used, he sneered in his heart: "These stupid Han people probably don't know how powerful the influence of gods on soldiers is."

"On the contrary, I want to thank them for making the soldiers under my command full of hatred and courage!"

In ancient battles, the level of morale could completely affect the outcome of a battle. Nowadays, the officers and soldiers in the city are full of indignation and murderous intent, and the coalition forces fighting out of the city may not be their opponents.

Thinking of this, General Zhu Guo immediately drew his sword in his hand and shouted sternly: "Send my military order, open the city gate, kill all those blasphemers, take back the statues and sacred cows, and let them see the power of faith!"

"Kill all the blasphemers and take back the statues and sacred cows!"

"Kill all the blasphemers and take back the statues and sacred cows!"

"Kill all the blasphemers and take back the statues and sacred cows!"

In an instant, a roar like a mountain roar and a tsunami came from the city.

Not long after, the city gates opened wide, and General Zhu led [-] Piao soldiers with red eyes, charging towards the five thousand barbarians.

With the blessing of faith, these soldiers of the Piao Kingdom were like crazy bulls. They seemed to have forgotten life and death, roaring and charging forward with extremely terrifying momentum.

When Gao Ding, E Huan and others saw this, they couldn't help but turn pale with fright, and hurriedly shouted: "Retreat, retreat quickly!"

(End of this chapter)