The Maojin knife from the late Jin Dynasty

Chapter 123 The outbreak of war
With a large number of soldiers supporting Nanpi, he did not have to huddle all his soldiers in Nanpi City.

At the same time, there is enough personnel to fill in the outer wall outside Nanpi City, making the entire defense system more three-dimensional.

At least if Wang Junruo sends troops to attack, it will not be easy for them to take Nanpi unless the defense facilities outside are chipped away bit by bit.

In addition to sufficient personnel, the material reserves are also quite abundant, not to mention that the city has gradually accumulated enough food and grass to last for six months, and small dried fish are being replenished one after another every month.

Among the supplies delivered every month, arrows are almost inevitable. Liu Tai seemed to be deeply afraid that he would not have enough arrows, so he unknowingly had more than 500 million arrows in stock in Nanpi City.

Wang Sang looked at the current material reserves in Nanpi City, so he was naturally full of confidence in holding Nanpi City for more than half a year. Staying in such a city was full of security. Wang Jun would definitely have to pay a bloody price if he wanted to take advantage of it.

But for Liu Tai, if the scale of his poultry farms hadn't limited his access to raw materials, and if there weren't 1000 million arrows stuffed in each city's munitions depot, there would be no sense of security.

Moreover, Liu Tai also found that he had a shortage of scientific and technological talents.

Needless to say, I just asked for Zhuge Liannu to be reproduced, but as a result, Zhuge Liannu has not been reproduced for me yet, let alone Ma Jun's version of the enhanced version of Zhuge Liannu.

If this kind of crossbow arrow can be reproduced, then I will decisively follow the Qin Dynasty's strong crossbow route.

Needless to say, compared to fighting cavalry on foot, which requires human lives, if we can develop a special long-range archer unit that can shoot within 500 meters to within ten meters, then there is nothing to be afraid of even if the opponent is a cavalry.

Even if ancient technology cannot achieve the cross-generational power of modern firearms, to a certain extent, the crossbow is a special weapon that can completely reproduce industrialization.

Because this kind of thing is relatively simple to use, the initial investment is very large at most, but as long as you can modularize any crossbow, each part can have a corresponding production factory.

When you arrive at the front line, as long as you are a soldier, you can quickly assemble a crossbow. Even if there is a problem with the crossbow, you can directly replace a part and continue to use it. Liu Tai's goal has been achieved.

But the problem is that after Liu Tai made this request to Jie Fei, Jie Fei burst into tears and said, lord, I really can't do it.

However, he changed the subject and asked if the general didn't mind, could he find some more agency masters, such as the Ma family, Zhang family, and Xiangli family?

Jie Fei relied on his instincts after working under Liu Tai for many years. When he heard Liu Tai make this request, he knew it was a big trap.

Jie Fei said that he is just an ordinary craftsman. He can't imagine what kind of crossbow this is, such as modular processing, unified product parts, and plug-and-play parts.

Liu Tai was helpless about this. He was so disgusted by his subordinates. Are there no mechanical geniuses like Zhang Heng and Ma Jun in this era?
If you tell me a request, they will work overtime and come up with actual samples the next day.

How is it like now, when I only have such a small request, but I still need to rely on time to slowly accumulate skills.

However, no matter what preparations Liu Tai made, he finally faced a test at this moment.

Qi Hong led his cavalry to the other side of the river. When he saw that Nanpi City was on full alert, he couldn't help but frown.

"The response is so fast!" Although Qi Hong came here to try his luck, he didn't expect that he hadn't even crossed the river yet. As a result, the Nanpi City Gate had been completely closed, leaving him no chance. Chance.

"General, I took the cavalry to search. All the bridges crossing the river within a hundred miles of Nanpi City have been destroyed. Even the piers of some stone bridges have been knocked down by water. If we want to cross the river, we may need to build pontoons. OK!" The deputy will report to Qi Hong.

For the cavalry, it would be very dangerous to cross the river without a bridge. People always instinctively refuse danger.

"The opponent is more cautious than we thought! But all the bridges have been demolished, aren't they ready to counterattack?"

Qi Hong felt a little puzzled. He thought he would defend after taking Nanpi, but he never expected that the opponent's defense would be so thorough. Even the stone piers of the bridge were pushed down. It was obviously not the result of his own attack. .

Just like this, Qi Hong also gave up the plan of storming.

After all, his main goal this time was a test. Although he didn't have a fight with the opponent, even Qi Hong himself felt a bit of a pity.

But as a mature general who can command independently, Qi Hong knew very well that it would be a mistake if he lost his mind and forced the cavalry to wade into the water to attack Nanpi.

Now it's at least certain that the next time we attack Nanpi City, I'm afraid there will be something to chew on!

Therefore, after Qi Hong determined that he could not rely on his own cavalry's surprise attack to seize Nanpi, he came and left in a hurry. He barely stayed for long before he chose to evacuate without any hesitation.

"What a decisive decision! This Qi Hong is really a strong man!" Chu Hui couldn't help but sigh when he saw the scene in front of him.

"In the future, Duke Ming will have a decisive battle with Wang Jun. Firstly, he needs to break the Xianbei cavalry, and secondly, he needs to be careful with Qi Hong!"

When Wang Sang heard Chu Hui's words, he felt that Chu Hui was a bit too ambitious. He said:

"Please Chu Biejia, don't worry. I, Wang Sang, am here in Bohai County. Even if Qi Hong approaches with hundreds of thousands of troops, I can still resist him!"

"With the general here, how can Duke Ming be worried?" Chu Hui said with a smile,
"In this case, the three counties of Jizhou have asked General Wang to garrison them. I have completed my affairs in Jizhou and will soon return to Linzi to report to Duke Ming what I have seen in the three counties of Jizhou."

The most important thing for Chu Hui when he came to Jizhou was to implement the land equalization system and the military system in the three counties of Jizhou.

Originally, Chu Hui still needed to slowly train his soldiers and cultivate their organization and discipline. This would be a long process.

But this time Qi Hong came, it was a good exercise and test. Although the two sides did not really break out a war, his mobilization of the soldiers in the process was not false.

This time these soldiers were able to reach the defense system where they should be before Qi Hong attacked. Naturally, these soldiers will do better next time.

Therefore, this time Qi Hong tested the reality of Nanpi, and Chu Hui also used this test to complete the test of the soldiers. It is hard to say who suffered more, but at least both sides achieved their goals.

And Wang Sang was somewhat reluctant to let Chu Hui leave. After all, Chu Hui really saved himself a lot of trouble here.

But Wang Sang knew better that Chu Hui could be more effective when he was by Liu Tai's side, and he only sent Chu Hui a few miles away when he left.Qi Hong returned to Wang Jun and reported the incident to Wang Jun, saying that it was better to deal with Liu Kun completely first, and then concentrate on dealing with Liu Tai, otherwise it would be difficult to capture Nanpi City alone.

Of course, if you want to attack Liu Tai this year, you must at least wait until the river near Nanpi City freezes, otherwise you will suffer a big loss if Liu Tai crosses the river and attacks him.

Wang Jun still agreed with Qi Hong's judgment, and Wang Ti insisted on it. Wang Jun made up his mind to completely wipe out Liu Kun's strength in Jizhou before fighting Liu Tai decisively.

At the same time, Shi Le wanted to develop, but with Yuan Yan as a buffer zone between Liu Tai and him, after the two sides began to trade with each other, they began to develop toward the northwest of Jizhou and Bingzhou, and Liu Kun was the first to bear the brunt.

As for the Xiongnu and Han Kingdom, they were not idle. From Liu Cong to Liu Yao, they wanted to beat Liu Kun crazy.

One of the very important strategic significances of bringing Shi Le back to the north is to defeat Liu Kun, not to mention himself.

Therefore, whether intentionally or unintentionally, the entire north has almost formed a unified attack on Liu Kun's forces.

At this moment, Liu Kun was surrounded by enemies and found it difficult to resist. Especially Liu Kun's own celebrity style began to come into play again. Xu Run, a native of Henan, was favored by Liu Kun because of his proficiency in music.

However, this man was incompetent and domineering. His general Linghu Sheng asked Liu Kun to get rid of Xu Run, but he was framed and killed by Xu Run. His son Linghu Ni was extremely angry about this and defected to the Xiongnu and Han Dynasty to lead the way.

After Liu Yao had the leading party Ling Huni, he decisively attacked Jinyang, but Liu Kun ordered Zhang Qiao to resist. The two armies fought in Wuguan, Zhang Qiao was defeated and killed, and Jinyang was in danger.

Taiyuan prefect Gao Qiao and Liu Kun drove Hao Yu to Jinyang to surrender to Liu Can. Liu Kun abandoned the city and fled, so Liu Yao entered Jinyang.

Of course, Liu Kun's whole family died in this crisis.

It can be said that at this time Liu Kun's territory in Jizhou was divided between Shi Le and Wang Jun, and his foundation in Jinyang was destroyed by Liu Yao and Liu Can.

By this time, normal people have no chance of turning defeat into victory. At most, they just want to find someone to join them!

But how could Liu Kun be a normal person? At this moment, he once again used his succubus talent as Queen Jing of Zhongshan and decisively approached Tuoba Yilu for help.

Tuoba Yilu respected Liu Kun very much because of Liu Kun's loyalty. In addition, he felt that Liu Can and Liu Yao would just occupy Jinyang City, but he actually killed Liu Kun's biological parents, who were not related by blood. He couldn't help but launch an army in anger. , support Liu Kun in revenge.

Tuoba Yilu sent his eldest son Tuoba Liuxiu, nephew Tuoba Pugen, generals Wei Xiong, Fan Ban, and Ji Dan to lead tens of thousands of troops as the vanguard to attack Jinyang, and he personally led an army of 20 as backup.

The Xiongnu and Han soldiers were defeated in one battle. It can only be said that the Xianbei people beat the Huns as if they were blessed by special effects.

Liu Can seized the road and ran wildly, Liu Cong experienced life and death several times, and their generals, Liu Ru, Liu Feng, Jian Ling, Zhang Ping, Xing Yan, Fu Wu... dozens of people were killed in battle, and the soldiers were left dead for hundreds of miles.

It can be said that this battle directly caused the Huns to be afraid of Xianbei. At least they did not dare to attack Liu Kun again before Tuoba Yilu died. It also made the Huns overestimate Liu Kun's ability by another level, at least behind the scenes. The Xianbei cavalry are really hard to mess with.

And Liu Kun did not expect that with the help of the Xianbei cavalry, he would beat the Huns just like a father beating his son.

He couldn't help but express his gratitude to Tuoba Yilu, and asked Tuoba Yilu to continue marching and directly attack Pingyang, the country of the Xiongnu and Han Kingdom.

However, although Tuoba Yilu treated each other with courtesy, he was still quite sincere but cruel, saying:
"I didn't come early, which caused your parents to be killed. I really feel ashamed. Now that you have regained the jurisdiction of Bingzhou, and I came here from afar, the soldiers and horses are exhausted. I will wait until later to take action. Liu Cong is not all of a sudden It can be eliminated.”

Of course, maybe Tuoba Yilu, a kind man, felt embarrassed to refuse Liu Kun, so he gave Liu Kun more than 1000 horses and 1000 cattle and sheep, and even asked his generals Ji Dan and Duan Fan to stay with their soldiers. Come down and continue to defend Jinyang with the help of Liu Kun.

It can be said that if it weren't for the fact that Liu Kun's origin is not as vague as Liu Tai's, I am afraid that anyone who sees this scene will think that Tuoba Yilu is Liu Kun's biological father, or treat Liu Kun as his biological father.

However, after this disaster, although Liu Kun regained Jinyang, his original power across the three states of Youzhou, Hebei, and Xianbei was completely wiped out.

Not to mention that Jinyang was captured by the Huns cavalry, and the people inside were slaughtered and plundered by the Huns. Although they were recaptured, their vitality was inevitably severely damaged.

At least compared to Shi Le, Wang Jun, and Liu Tai who are currently developing vigorously, Liu Kun's vitality was seriously injured after such a fight, and he almost completely withdrew from the world's struggle for hegemony, leaving only lingering in Jinyang.

However, with Liu Kun's withdrawal, Wang Jun turned his attention to Liu Tai.

Especially after the autumn harvest, when it snowed heavily and the rivers froze, Wang Jun hardly waited. This time he asked Qi Hong to lead [-] infantry and cavalry, with Xianbei cavalry as the vanguard, and attack south of the Bohai County seat. Skin.

This world may be because of Liu Tai. Wang Jun has not yet expressed his intention to proclaim himself emperor, or maybe he wants to chop off Liu Tai's head and use his power to proclaim himself emperor.

No matter how you put it, Wang Jun was able to unite his subordinates to work together without seeking his own death.

The power of thunder brought about by this was quickly felt by Wang Sang on the front line.

But this time, the river outside Nanpi City froze, no longer blocking Qi Hong like last time.

At this moment, Qi Hong's men were almost stepping on the frozen river, arriving in front of Nanpi City as if they were walking on flat ground.

Wang Sang did not take the risk to attack Qi Hong. After all, Qi Hong had the advantage of cavalry. It would be easy for him to take the initiative to attack, but if he was entangled by the opponent, it would not be easy to defend.

Wang Sang followed the Nanpi City defense system that Chu Hui had set up when he was there, and prepared to patiently fight a protracted battle with Qi Hong.

The war between Liu Tai and Wang Jun broke out completely.

"Wang Jun, your timing is really accurate!" Liu Tai couldn't help but sigh slightly, but he didn't mess up his position.

Immediately began to convene a meeting of civil servants and generals to discuss the next step.

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