The last three kingdoms

Chapter 1043 Jia Chong's end
In this era, there is no clear boundary between civil servants and military generals. Many scholars with literary and Confucian backgrounds can also become famous generals of a generation, such as Zhuge Liang, such as Sima Yi, and the current generals of Jin State Yang Hu, Du Yu and Zhong Hui. They are also well-educated scholars.

But Jia Chong and Yanghu Zhonghui are slightly different. After all, Jia Chong spent most of his life in the court, and the time he spent leading the army was extremely limited. Jia Chong had never fought much. Most of the military affairs are just hearsay. All of Jia Chong’s military knowledge comes from the art of war he learned when he was young. That’s why he is blindly confident that 10 people will fight 4 people, thinking that he can surely win.

It's a pity that Sun Tzu's Art of War only taught Jia Chong to encircle him when he was ten, attack when he was five times, and divide when he was twice as many. He didn't know that there are many factors that determine the success or failure of a war. The advantage of military strength is only one of them, and it does not occupy the main force. The kind of status.

The shock brought to Jia Chong by the sharpness of the cavalry of the Shu army is beyond words. You know, the cavalry of the Wei and Jin Dynasties ruled the world back then, but things have changed, and the cavalry of the Shu army is so powerful.

Now, apart from lamenting, Jia Chong can only stay in Huai County, waiting for rescue.Although Huai County is besieged on all sides, Jia Chong is not too worried. After all, Huai County is a county town, and the city defense facilities are not bad. There are still 7 to [-] troops in his hands. He still has considerable confidence. He believes that there should be no major problems if he waits for a few months.

It is already autumn, and in one or two months, it will enter winter. In the middle of winter, when the dripping water turns into ice, it is not the best time to use troops. As long as we can survive this winter, maybe the battle situation will turn around.

It's a pity that Liu Yin didn't give Jia Chong such an opportunity at all. A mere Huai County was really not in Liu Yin's eyes. The reason why Liu Yin besieged Huai County and didn't attack it was just to use Huai County as a bait. Lure Sima Yan to send more Jin troops across the river to attack.

But Sima Yan didn't take the bait. Firstly, Luoyang's troops were limited, and secondly, there was heavy rain in the upper reaches of the Yellow River, and the water in the Yellow River soared. up.

The "rumbling" explosion awakened Jia Chong from his sleep. The Shu army chose to attack at dawn, and the siege troops were already in place at dawn. In order to reduce the casualties of the siege troops, Liu Xu directly used gunpowder, and used a trebuchet to throw the gunpowder bullet directly to the head of Huai County. Amid the rumbling explosion, the city wall of Huai County was almost destroyed.

Now the Shu Army has a sufficient reserve of gunpowder, so when they attacked Huai County this time, the Firearms Battalion did not hesitate to use gunpowder, and threw as many firearms as possible into Huai County City to open up a smooth road for the infantry to attack the city.

When Jia Chong got up from the couch, he felt the world was spinning, as if the earth was shaking, the house was shaking, and Jia Chong couldn't even stand still.

Could it be an earthquake?Jia Chong was a little puzzled, but this seemed to be different from an earthquake. The earth would only vibrate after every violent explosion. If there was an earthquake, how could there be such a loud sound?

"What's the matter?" Jia Chong asked his soldiers.

Someone reported: "Report to Master Situ, the Shu army has begun to attack the city."

Jia Chong was startled in horror, and then he remembered the firearms owned by the Shu army. When the Shu army captured Chang'an, it was the firearms that were used. Although Jia Chong didn't see it with his own eyes, in the imperial court's report, the firearms were exaggerated It has become an extremely powerful weapon, which can attack cities and pull out villages, and is invincible.

At this moment, Jia Chong had already felt the terrifying power before reaching the city. Amidst the rumbling explosion, the whole city was in a shaking state. It is not difficult to imagine the devastation on the other side of the city wall.

If Jia Chong had some fantasies about defending Huai County when he hadn't seen the power of firearms, but now he has no fantasies at all, it's over, this time it's really over!

Jia Chong suddenly understood how well-intentioned it was for Yang Hu to set up deep trenches and high fortifications in Yecheng. The Shu army had invincible cavalry in cavalry battles, and invincible firearms in attacking the city. Such an army is almost invincible Except for Yanghu's trench fortifications, there is almost no way to counteract it.

It's a pity that before this, almost no one understood Yang Hu's good intentions, and many people still laughed at Yang Hu's setting up a prison, instead of trapping the enemy, they tied themselves.It was only after several defeats that Jia Chong realized how wise Yang Hu's strategy was.

Those who wake up, wake up by mistake.

When Jia Chong understood this truth, he was already besieged on all sides when he was defeated. He understood that the Jin State had lost the final chance to win. After the Battle of Hanoi, the Jin State had completely finished.

"Lord Situ, the Shu army has already broken through the city and entered the city. My lord, break through the siege quickly. If you don't leave, it will be too late." The Chinese army hurriedly reported to Jia Chong.

The firearm attack of the Shu army completely destroyed the defense that the Jin army had worked so hard to build. The entire city of Huai County was almost flattened. Without the power to resist, all four city gates fell in a blink of an eye, and the Shu army was entering the city in mighty force.

Jia Chong's plan of sticking to it for several months ended up being nothing but sticking to it for an hour or two. The entire Huai County fell into chaos, and the Jin army who had lost the confidence to resist surrendered one after another. It's like entering the land of no one.

Jia Chong had completely lost his ability to control the Jizhou army, so he had to lead the more than 1000 soldiers he brought this time to break through the siege.

But when the four gates have been sealed, no matter how brave these 1000 people are, it will be useless. Seeing that there are fewer and fewer personal guards around him, Jia Chong is still a long way from the city gate, and wants to break through It has become a daydream.

If we continue to fight, there is no hope in sight. Jia Chong didn't want to die, so he decided to surrender, but when he just ordered someone to raise a white flag, a stray arrow jumped out of nowhere by chance. It just penetrated Jia Chong's throat.

Jia Chong's eyes widened, with despair and unwillingness, he fell off the horse.

Just like that, Jia Chong died...

(End of this chapter)