Chapter 207: Self-righteous Mahan
Tao Kan sternly said to the surrounding soldiers: "You listen to the general, I am a general, but at the same time I am also a soldier, the general is not here to watch the battle, the enemy army has not been annihilated, as a commander, he should be responsible." ”
After Tao Kan finished speaking, he put on his armor and led the army to kill, a platoon of cavalry came out with sabers shining, and the cavalry was followed by musketeers and archers responsible for ambushing the fleeing enemy troops. Before the enemy could recover from it, another group of men and horses suddenly collapsed.
Park In-seok fled to the mountain with his own entourage, and when the others saw that the coach had run away, they had to find a place to escape, and they couldn't die here! In desperation, some Baekje soldiers jumped into the river and swam upstream.
The Baekje army was killed by the Jin army to the point that ghosts cried wolves, called fathers and mothers, corpses were everywhere, and the fish in the rivers were all red. All over the mountains, arms, thighs, heads, and people screaming at night. In this battle, all but some Baekje generals fled, and all the rest were annihilated.
When the prime minister heard that the army had lost the battle, he hurriedly found the king of Baekje and said with relief: "It doesn't matter, victory or defeat is a common thing in soldiers." Although we have suffered a temporary setback, we still have an army of 150,000 in the south? ”
Since the king of Baekje heard the news of the defeat at the front, his heart has not been low, and he doesn't know what to say when he looks at Park In-seok and the others in embarrassment. At this time, he also understands that his country may not be able to be protected! At this time, a good news came, it turned out that during this time, the southern Baekje army and the army fighting against Mahan won the battle, annihilating as many as 30,000 main forces of the Mahan army and capturing many high-ranking generals of the other side.
This news made the Baekje military and civilians very excited. The King of Baekje was overjoyed! If this is the case, Baekje will have a lot of military salaries and grain after the destruction of Mahan within a month. By that time, even if the Great Jin army came, it would be too late. When Park In-seok and several other defeated generals heard such good news, they immediately came to their senses and immediately reorganized the army and strengthened the city wall to prevent the Jin army from sneaking attack.
At this time, the prime minister said: "As long as we hold the capital for a month, Ma Han can be destroyed!" Don't look at the Jin army's temporary dominance, it's just temporary, how long can they survive without food and grass? Our capital is impregnable, and there is plenty of food and grass! In a month we will have an army of 100,000 to come to our aid. ”
Hearing this, the king of Baekje laughed, and the temporary shadow disappeared. The news soon reached Tao Kan. He was also taken aback, there had been no news since Ma Han's envoy left, and it seemed that he couldn't count on Ma Han, and of course he didn't count on the other party in the first place.
While Tao Kan and Baekje were facing off in the north, Baekje and Mahan in the south also engaged in a series of confrontations. It turned out that when the envoy of Ma Han returned, he immediately asked King Chen to send someone to meet the Jin army in the south to land.
On Jeju Island, Zhou Za trained his subordinates to familiarize themselves with the terrain and climate. While waiting for news from Ma Han. In order to stall for time. He deliberately delayed the landing on the grounds that the army lacked food and grass.
One day, the guards came in from outside and said, "My lord, Mahan has sent someone!" ”
Zhou Za was shocked, Ma Han couldn't stand it so soon? He hurriedly summoned him, only to see the people sent by Mahan sneaking into the big tent. After seeing Zhou Zha, he hurriedly knelt on the ground and said, "Tell the general on the order of King Chen." Our grain and grass will arrive in ten days. ”
Hiss! Zhou Za thought in his heart: Why did Ma Han suddenly become generous? In the first few times, King Chen was unwilling to pay grain and grass to Dajin under various excuses. It seems that the Great Jin sent troops to help them. But now that the other party has suddenly sent grain and grass, it seems that the situation in Malaysia must have changed dramatically.
Zhou Za guessed correctly, at the beginning, King Chen was really stingy and unwilling to pay grain and grass to Da Jin. It turned out to be at the time of the return of the Mahan envoy. The Mahan army had just won a battle and wiped out more than 10,000 people in Baekje, a victory that made Mahan think that Baekje could be driven away without the help of the Great Jin.
Zhou Za waved his hand disappreciatively to let the person sent by Ma Han go back, and warned the other party: "Go back and tell you King Chen, the army is ready to cross the sea, I hope he will not lose his words." ”
In fact, in his heart, he didn't look down on the Mahan people at all: what are they! If it weren't for the fact that Da Jin had taken a fancy to the other party's land, Da Jin would have been too lazy to care about the life and death of the Ma Han people. I just won a battle, I don't know that the sky is high and the earth is thick, and the bull can say that the dead are alive! Bragging is a set, looking at it is a group of rice buckets, what kind of army can such a person bring, no wonder he was defeated by Baekje.
At this time, the king of Chen was facing the retreating front-line army, although he was not very happy to let the Jin army intervene in the affairs of the peninsula, but for the sake of the country, he had to rely on the power of the Great Jin. He has his own Xiao Jiujiu in his heart, and on the one hand, he hopes to use the Great Jin to drive out the invading Baekje people, but on the other hand, he does not want the Great Jin to affect his rule due to the excessive influence of the Great Jin in Mahan.
Recently, the situation has become more and more critical, and he has to accept the fact that the Jin army has landed in Mahan, and just as he is secretly distressed, a guard ran in from outside in a panic, and shouted: "King, King, we, we have won!" ”
"What? What's going on? King Chen was taken aback, how could the news of the defeat on the front line a few days ago turn into victory in a blink of an eye?
It turned out that the Baekje army relaxed their vigilance after seeing that the Mahan army was vulnerable, and they fought one victory after another, and the news of victory was frequently reported. But he didn't expect that when the 20,000 army attacked the capital of Mahan, they were suddenly ambushed by the Mahan army and annihilated.
The Mahan army took advantage of this opportunity to fight hundreds of miles in one day. Many of the defenders of the city saw this posture and threw down their weapons and surrendered. Within two days, the Mahan army broke through Jeonju and approached Tanhyeon, which was the gate to the capital of Baekje.
At this time, King Chen couldn't sit still excitedly, and hurriedly found someone to discuss countermeasures. It's hilarious! The ministers in the palace are in chaos! Some say this, some say that. King Chen is so angry! This group of garbage, drinking, and playing with women has a way of making them dare to kill them.
"Everyone, let's talk about it, do we still have to accept the landing of the Great Jin?"
"The king, the minister thinks that there is no need, and now Baekje has been frightened by our army, and there is no need for reinforcements at all. If the Dajin people come and don't want to leave...... "A minister gave King Chen an idea, and then found an excuse to delay the grain and grass, as long as the grain and grass are not there, the Dajin will never send troops from Jeju Island."
Zhou Za was just ready to send troops, but he was poured a basin of cold water by the Ma Han people, and when he received the news that the Ma Han people had canceled the operation, he finally became furious. Although this situation was something he would have liked to see, he was still blown up in his lungs. He felt like a clown being called around by the Mahan people.
"Grandma's, if there are any more Mahan people coming in the future, I will beat this master out with a stick!"
What do the Mahan people think of the Great Jin army? When they are happy, they give a bone, and when they are not happy, they kick them away. Zhou Za was furious in his heart, if it weren't for the military order, he would have killed the capital of Malaysia in one fell swoop.
However, now that he heard the person sent by Ma Han say this, he could only temporarily dismiss the idea of entering Ma Han and continued to hide on Jeju Island and wait for an opportunity. The messenger went back and told the specific situation of the Jin army, and King Chen and the ministers were relieved to send Tan Xian. This time it wasn't that cheap.
After Baekje's defeat at the front, he quickly sent a general to lead reinforcements. After receiving reinforcements, the defenders set up three battalions of ambushes in dangerous places on the periphery of Tanhyeon Castle, and stayed in the city to respond. The morale of the Baekje soldiers who remained behind in Tanhyeon was appeased by the defenders and the money offensive was immediately high, and they all asked for battle.
When Ma Han heard that reinforcements from Baekje had come to Tanhyeon Fortress, the commander of Ma Han's army, Yi Bor, didn't care, because his 100,000 army was like a tiger descending the mountain! Take fifteen cities in one fell swoop. The generals and soldiers of the Mahan army were arrogant and did not care about Baekje's movements.
Yi borrowed the Baekje people just defeated the Baekje people Zhengzhi is complacent, and he thinks that the Baekje people are very hateful, they can't beat the Jin army, and they see that our Mahan army is easy to bully, this time I will let you see the strength of our Mahan army.
He immediately ordered his troops to attack Tanhyeon Fortress in three ways, and the Mahan army successfully reached the periphery of Tanhyeon Fortress, which was surrounded by three mountains, and only through the three mountains could it attack Tanhyeon Fortress. With an order, the Mahan army began to rush to the top of the mountain, but the Baekje soldiers relied on the favorable terrain and the Mahan army began to fight.
Four attacks in one day were defeated by the Baekje army, with countless casualties, and Mahan's morale began to fall and spread. Seeing that morale has plummeted, how can I get it? The Mahan people hurriedly convened a military meeting, and there was no good way. It's just fighting, more ruthless than anyone.
Early the next morning, Yi borrowed orders his henchmen to be the vanguard. At this time, the Baekje garrison also adjusted his tactics, and the garrison ordered yesterday's soldiers to rest and recuperate, and the soldiers in the city went up to reinforce them. The garrison even personally led more than 300 people to supervise the battle, and the presence of the garrison on the front line greatly boosted the morale of the Baekje soldiers.
The Mahan people were repulsed several times, and even their leading generals were killed by the arrows of the Baekje soldiers in the last charge, and Yi Yu was greatly shocked, and Yi Yu had no choice but to order the troops to be withdrawn.
At this time, Yi borrowed to know that the Baekje people were really not so easy to deal with, so he immediately asked the Great Jin in the north for help, asking the Jin army to make a false impression of attacking the capital of Baekje to make the Baekje army return and create confusion in the Baekje army.
In view of the need to consume the Mahan army for the time being, Tao Kan ordered his subordinates to create the illusion of attacking the capital of Baekje. As a result, the king of Baekje believed! Immediately ordered to send men and horses from all over the country to reinforce the capital of Baekje, in fact, there are enough soldiers and horses in Baekje City! There were 100,000 regular troops, but the king of Baekje felt that the more the safer.
Hearing that 5,000 men would be able to defend Tanhyeon Fortress, the king of Baekje hurriedly transferred 15,000 men from Tanhyeon. Hearing the transfer of people, no matter how powerful the guards are, they can't stop it. The morale of the army was weakened, the combat effectiveness declined, and more than 5,000 people died on the battlefield. With the help of the Great Jin, the Mahan people quickly captured the city of Tanhyeon. (To be continued......)