Three Kingdoms

tricolor flag.

Exhibition into the wind.

Fei Qian looked up and felt many things in his heart.

What is a gentry?

If we use a tree as a metaphor, then the crown of the noble clan exposed is its reputation, and what is buried under the soil is the foundation. Those intertwined branches, deep roots, and interconnected with each other are the foundation for a noble clan to settle down and live. the most important thing.

Now, under Fei Qian's Zhengxi tree, some vines and shrubs are beginning to cling to it...

The closest ones around Feiqian are naturally the soldiers who have been following him since Bingbei. After many battles, they can be regarded as more or less elite tiger warriors, blowing a whirlwind throughout Bingbei Pass!

This whirlwind swept up the entire Bingbei and whizzed down, destroying Baibo and defeating Xianbei. The entire Bingbei land is now basically in hand. Even the local snakes in Guanzhong, no matter how famous they are, will not be able to win this time. Under the influence of Zheng's rebellion, in order to avoid disaster and being implicated by Chi Yu, they also hurriedly went to Fei Qian to flatter him, and expressed their willingness to serve under the Zhengxi Sanse banner.

In the eyes of these people, at least at this stage, there is indeed no army in Guanzhong that can fight as well as General Zhengxi's, and no one can stop General Zhengxi's horses. In this case, why not bet on it? Especially after repelling Yang Biao's soldiers and horses several times, these Kansai nobles were more or less dissatisfied with Yang Biao. A Guan clan family that was almost invincible in the world was just placed in the middle of the horse's hooves by Zhengxi. As they stepped on again and again, no one could avoid murmuring in their hearts.

In fact, after Zhengxi replaced the Zhong family and entered Guanzhong, Fei Qian's military power had already intimidated these noble nobles in Guanzhong. However, at that time, these guys were still somewhat proud of their status. Of course, if General Zhengxi was Fei Qian begged them, and they reluctantly agreed. After all, they were still on their own land...

But no one expected that Feiqian, who had just decided to visit Guanzhong soon, would go south like lightning, crossing the chasm as if it were flat ground. Before the nobles and nobles in these places could react, they took Hanzhong directly!

It really startled people, but I didn’t expect that what was even more scary was behind...

Although many Guanzhong gentry heroes did not participate in the Zheng family's rebellion, they were actually watching the show with their arms folded, ready to join in at the last critical moment. However, they never thought that General Zhengxi was just putting up a pretense. I had my net bag ready at the beginning, ready to catch fish!

The Zheng family, the Pang family, and a few other gentry heroes who were deeply involved, turned the land into a white ground, no, a red ground, almost overnight. It really scared the Guanzhong gentry clan into dumbfounding, and what happened next was naturally Act quickly...

It used to be just on the surface, but now it's time to come up with something practical. It used to be that the old grain and bad horses were only used reluctantly to make up for the number. This time, they were quietly replaced with new grain and healthy horses, and only the ones with more and no less were delivered to the door.

As for any dissatisfaction?

Are you kidding me? If they were in Zhengxi's position and encountered a rebellion among their subordinates, the attack would probably be ten times more severe than Zhengxi's!

In fact, even if the Zheng family succeeds, it is impossible for the Zheng family to directly ascend to the throne, because the lower class has always been tolerated by the noble families. That's why Zheng went to Yang Biao. Unfortunately, both Zheng and Yang Biao seemed to be inferior in terms of military strength and means compared with Fei Qian, the general who conquered the west.

Is this Heluofei clan finally going to raise its head in this generation?

Therefore, when Fei Qian led his troops to the north, after several battles, the number of horses not only did not decrease much, but actually increased slightly. If those injured horses recovered, the number of cavalry would definitely increase even more. . After all, although Guanzhong has been torn to pieces, it is only for ordinary people. No matter how stupid the Guanzhong gentry are, how can they not accumulate some under the continuous exploitation of several or even more than a dozen generations? Background?

Compared with other places, places like Longyou in Guanzhong were originally the horse breeding areas of the Han Dynasty. These places were so powerful that even if they only had a fort, they could produce dozens of good horses. Therefore, they knew that the battle on the day of Zhengxi , the war horses have been lost a lot, and they need to be replenished, so you come up with fifteen and he comes up with twenty, which can be regarded as a token of their sincerity that the two parties have reached a settlement on the Zheng family matter and come to an end...

In fact, Fei Qian did not intend to kill all the nobles and nobles in Guanzhong at first. It was like punishing officials by catching the big ones and releasing the small ones. When the water is clear, there will be no fish.

If you want to change, you must start from the top. If the upper levels have no determination to change, no matter how much else they say, it is just empty talk. Chinese people are used to the top-down management model. If Fei Qian wants to change the so-called conventions and rules formed over the past three to four hundred years, he will naturally Need to hold the authority at the top.

And above this authority, there are two hands holding it.

One hand represents Shandong, with the surname Yuan.

The other hand represents Shanxi, with the surname Yang.

Because the Shanxi gentry have been severely suppressed for so many years, the Yang family has always had less say in the Han Dynasty than the Yuan family. Now, the two Yuan families are competing for the right to speak in Shandong, but the Yang family seems to be declining more and more. There is no one to use Biao, so he actually uses such a dull general as his commander.

Surrounding Taoshan, what do you want to do?

Fei Qian originally built Shoushan Academy firstly to train his own civil servants, secondly to promote the sinicization process of the Hu people, and thirdly to win over the Shanxi gentry. After all, the current academic style is at its peak in Shandong, and Yang Biao Gu Qiu Xing, his subordinate, surrounded the academy without saying a word. Aren't he afraid of chilling the hearts of the Shanxi nobles?

Of course, perhaps Yang's move was to cut off the foundation of Fei Qian's development, but even so, it doesn't make sense. It's like lifting an ax to chop down a tree, but hitting his own feet... …

Although Yang Biao has gradually become no different from the Shandong gentry, even in court he rarely says a word or two for the Shanxi gentry. Many people seem to have forgotten that the Yang family actually represented the Among the Shanxi nobles, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty promoted Yang Biao to balance the power of the Yuan family, but the effect was not good.

Fei Qian sat on the horse and pondered for a while, still not quite understanding why Yang Biao would make such a move...

But no matter what, since he built the Shoushan Academy, he couldn't let it be destroyed!

What's more, although Xun Chen's report did not say anything about the condition of the academy, Fei Qian still had a bad premonition...

"Yang family..." Fei Qian looked up at the three-color battle flag, murmured something, and immediately gave the order, "Send the order, let Zilong Ziyi speed up, and make sure to reach Pingyang before tonight!"

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Although everyone has their own way of life, some people are born with a pair of green eyes. They will beep a few times when they see anyone, but they don’t know that only fools will think that the world is full of fools, and they can’t wait to drink the water in their own buckets immediately. There are sounds, but smart people are often silent, observing the flaws, but basically not talking about them, and only taking them out when needed.

Smart people each have their own intelligence, but stupid people are always stupid in one place. In Buddhist terms, it’s nothing more than greed, anger, and ignorance. It’s not that they don’t understand, but that they can’t see through it, or they don’t want to see through it. .

Is Wuqiu Xing a fool?

It wasn't complete, at least Guan Qiu Xing still had some ideas in his mind, and he didn't make any short calculations. In fact, he may not know that his actions last night were somewhat wrong, but can he admit it? Can he admit it?

Because his surname is Wuqiu, not Yang.

The siege plan originally formulated by Guanqiu Xing has turned into ashes along with the black smoke rising from the rear camp...

The changes in the hot and cold weapons of human warfare are an earth-shaking change. It not only eliminates the increasingly thick armor, but also allows soldiers to carry more food and grass and continue fighting for a longer time. For the Han Dynasty, which was still in the cold weapon period, food and grass were almost equal to the combat effectiveness of an army.

Guanqiu Xing was unwilling to admit that he had made a mistake, so he had to find a way to break the situation before the morale of the army was weakened. Therefore, attacking the city directly became his only option.

In fact, at this moment, Guanqiu Xing still could not figure out how such a thick camp wall was breached? It was clear that those who attacked the rear camp in Zhengxi were also cavalry and did not have heavy wall-breaking equipment. How could they break through the camp and break into the camp easily?

Although after dawn, Guanqiu Xing gathered the remaining soldiers in the rear camp for questioning, but he did not ask for a reason. He only said that there was a fire in the camp, and then there was chaos. Then the Zhengxi Cavalry rushed into the camp. What was the specific process? There is never an accurate explanation of what happened...

Could it be that these guys in the back camp opened the door themselves?

An idea appeared in Guanqiu Xing's mind that he thought was a bit ridiculous, but he immediately denied it. Who would seek death in the face of a powerful enemy?

Of course, at this moment, Guanqiu Xing couldn't remember whether his previous response was a mess. Anyway, mediocre people naturally think that everyone is a fool, just like a chicken that always chirps but no one pays attention to it, or a tiger that roars. The sound shocked the mountains and forests.

To deal with the city, it is natural to need ceremonial equipment, such as catapults and the like. Although it became famous because of the Battle of Guandu, it does not mean that it is difficult to find traces before Guandu. This time the Yang family asked Guanqiu Xing to attack Pingyang, so they also brought some killer weapons, and they brought them all out this time. , displayed under Pingyang City.

After all, this is a big family that has been around for hundreds of years, so why don’t they have some bottom-of-the-line items?

It's just that these utensils are not easy to make. Firstly, there are not many craftsmen who know how to make them. Secondly, these are no better than tables, chairs and benches. They can still be used even if they are three to five centimeters different. If there is a slight deviation and the center of gravity is unstable, it will hurt someone before they can. I hurt myself, so the project speed is not very fast. So far, I have only built six catapults, five cloud towers, and eight rams.

There is another half of the quantity in Luoyang, which is quite precious. Yang Biao can give Guanqiu Xing these instruments, so his expectations are extremely high...

Rushing a car is normal, but Yunlou and catapults are not. Of course, this is also Guanqiu Xing's last trump card. In order to keep it secret before, even the craftsmen who accompanied the army were also carried with them in the central army. Seeing that the situation collapsed now, There wasn't much of it, so they threw it all on the card table.

As for the reason why these siege equipment did not shine in the Han Dynasty, it is actually very simple. Because the pre-Qin Dynasty was defeated too quickly, and the main enemy of the Han Dynasty was still the Hu Yi. Could it be that they still carried heavy and inconvenient siege equipment? Are you going to fight the Huns or Xianbei who mainly have cavalry?

In addition, defending a city is never about defending. Such heavy and heavy offensive equipment is too close to the city or camp. If the opponent's counterattack troops attack, it will be easily destroyed and burned. It takes a lot of effort to build it, but it will not be of much use. It feels somewhat tasteless. It was not until the later rise of the Mongolian Western Expedition that the technology of returning cannons was introduced, and these stone cannons truly became powerful siege weapons.

Now, Guanqiu Xing has put these catapults and cloud towers into use regardless of the situation. The most fundamental reason is that he hopes to revive morale with these siege equipment, and with the help of these siege equipment , conquer Pingyang City as soon as possible!

The catapults in Guanqiu Xing were set up not far away, about 200 steps away from the trenches hastily dug in the second ring of Pingyang City. Next to each catapult, in addition to the full-time guard of a hundred soldiers, there were also Nearly two hundred auxiliary soldiers and civilians were busy operating, working together to carry the stones onto the catapult, and then struggling to pull the ropes, and finally watched the stones of different sizes being thrown high and hitting Pingyang. city ​​wall.

Every time a stone was thrown, the soldiers in Guanqiu Xing's army cheered. After all, in this era, such equipment is already very rare and valuable. The morale of the soldiers in Guanqiu Xing seemed to be gradually rising with the throwing of stone bullets...

Guan Qiu Xing almost came out in full force this time, and all his soldiers were displayed in front, not for anything else, but to let everyone see clearly that what happened last night and this morning was just an accident, and it did not mean that Guan Qiu Xing could not fight. What's more, Xun Chen took advantage and retreated, which further confirmed Guanqiu Xing's suspicion. Even though the Zhengxi cavalry was very good, they did not dare to fight him head-on!

He can't afford it if he fights for it!

Anyway, the rear camp has been destroyed, and most of the baggage has been lost. There is no point in sending people to guard the camp. It is better to tear it out and get full success!

Of course, in Guanqiu Xing's mind, there was another consideration but he could not announce it to others. The food and grass were burned. Although some of the food and grass were burned in each camp, it would not be much. If some people were lost during the siege, it would also save money. Got some rations...

Under the urging of the soldiers, some of the civilian laborers collected from the east of the Hongnong River lined up to transport soil and stones towards the front; some filled the stones like slings amidst the sound of orders. Among them, one by one was thrown towards the city head; others were responsible for pushing and carrying the Yun Tower, approaching Pingyang City step by step...

On the battlefield, arrows and stones were flying, and the shouts of killing were like thunder. Guanqiu Xing's soldiers risked their lives and kept attacking the Pingyang City. In the area where the catapults focused on, large and small objects on the city wall were smashed. Through the gaps and holes that emerged, the arrows fired by archers from both sides crisscrossed in the sky. As the attack unfolded, corpses quickly piled up under the city. The fighting was so fierce and the war clouds were so thick that even the sunset It was as if he was so shaken by this bloody battle that he wished he could fall down quickly, so as to avoid the murderous aura soaring into the sky!

"Push the stone cannon closer!"

Wuqiu Xing frowned and ordered.

After all, the catapult was not accurate, and it was not thrown high enough. Many stones did not fall on the city head, but hit the city wall. Although the city wall was also smashed into big holes, I wanted to leave it like this. It is still impossible to knock down the city wall, not to mention that the stones hit on the city wall bounce back, which also caused a lot of trouble to the soldiers of Guanqiu Xing. Some unlucky people were inexplicably killed by their own stone bullets... …

"Quick! Quick! Keep attacking and kill those who are timid!"

Guanqiu Xing kept urging the soldiers to move forward. He was not afraid of casualties, and even vaguely hoped for more casualties. Anyway, he only needed to bring down the Pingyang defenders before he collapsed...