Chapter 305: The Great Defeat of the Officers and Army
The imperial army was gradually approaching Jian Mingyue's territory, and Jian Mingyue wanted to try to assassinate the commander, but was stopped by Yan Chixia. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć info Yan Chixia knows a lot more about the famous factions in this copy than Jian Mingyue, since he said that the stealth technique and the wall piercing technique are not enough, Jian Mingyue has to weigh it. If the assassination fails, it's okay, and if you trap yourself in it, you'll be in trouble.
Although Jian Mingyue had killed such a prestigious demon king as the old demon of Montenegro, she did not dare to underestimate other masters. Although the old demon of Montenegro is very angry, his actual combat power is really not very good, a "Diamond Sutra" can kill him, Jian Mingyue took half an hour to consume him, is it still very strong? If she met a real master, she didn't dare to say that she would definitely win. So, let's not take the risk.
The means of assassination cannot be used, and the army under Jian Mingyue may not be able to win because of it. Although this army has not fought a strong battle since its establishment, it has always been well-disciplined and trained very hard. However, the army of the imperial court has long been decayed, even the most elite troops are just the big ones among the short, and their combat effectiveness is very worrying. In the face of such an opponent, what is Jian Mingyue afraid of?
In addition to the troops left behind in various places, Jian Mingyue was able to bring only 20,000 people to the front line. And the imperial court made a big determination this time and mobilized a full 80,000 troops. The strength of the two sides on paper is very different, so Jian Mingyue can only take a defensive position at the beginning and stabilize the defense line first.
After the arrival of the imperial army, she first tried to attack a few times, and Jian Mingyue found that the imperial army's army was worse than she imagined. Not only are they weak in combat, but they are also divided into five or six factions, stumbling on each other and dragging them back, which makes Jian Mingyue even more relieved, even if the commander of the imperial court is Sun Wu Zai, it is difficult to lead such an army to victory.
You can't cheat with spells, and Jian Mingyue's strategic command is not given for nothing. Anyway, she has been a commander several times, and she has commanded both cold weapons and hot weapons, plus her spiritual attributes are dozens of times higher than ordinary people, she can definitely be called a famous general. After confronting the imperial army for half a month, the two sides went back and forth with their own tricks, and they actually defeated the famous general of the imperial court and took a lot of advantages.
It's just taking advantage and it's just taking advantage, at most, let the imperial army damage some skin, and if you want to completely defeat the other party, it's still far away. So she asked Yan Chixia to sit in the guard of the pass, and she led the cavalry of only 1,000 people to attack the opponent's back road. The army of the imperial court was large in number and consumed, and the food eaten every day alone had to be counted by "carts". As long as the food supply is cut off, the imperial army will collapse without a fight.
At first, the officers and soldiers were defenseless, and they were succeeded by Jian Mingyue several times. When the commander of the court realized Jian Mingyue's attempt, he immediately counterattacked, first hiding the soldiers in the grain cart, and suddenly killing when Jian Mingyue came to rob the grain. But Jian Mingyue found out from a distance that the grain truck was not filled with grain but ambush soldiers, so naturally she would not be fooled. After that, the officers and soldiers used the strategy of cavalry following behind, and as long as the army escorting grain and grass held out for a while, the cavalry could rush to support. This time, I caught Jian Mingyue's traces, but Jian Mingyue only led a thousand cavalry, not only burned grain and grass, but also defeated three thousand court cavalry head-on.
In desperation, the officers and soldiers simply sent 10,000 troops to escort them, not seeking to exterminate Jian Mingyue's small army, but only to safely deliver food to the front line. But even with an army of 10,000, it is very difficult to get food security to it. Jian Mingyue harassed her around from time to time, and every time she appeared, the officers and soldiers had to wait for her, but by the time the officers and troops set up their formation, Jian Mingyue would have disappeared long ago.
What's even more excessive is that Jian Mingyue doesn't rest at night, either beating gongs or rolling, so that the officers and soldiers can't rest at all. If you think that Jian Mingyue is just harassing and ignoring it, then wait for bad luck, and if you are rushed and killed, at least one hundred and eighty people will die. When they went on the road listlessly the next day, there were always fallen trees, collapsed bridges, and thorns on the road, which made it difficult for the officers and soldiers to walk.
The journey was originally just seven days, but it was not completed for more than half a month. It finally arrived, but because of the delay, I had to go on another trip immediately. The commander of the imperial court was ruthless, and this time he sent 20,000 people! Half rest and half vigilance, see what other tricks you have. However, this time they did not encounter any harassment on the way there, and when they arrived at the small town where the grain was stored, they found that this place had been breached, and all the grain and grass had been burned!
This is a big trouble, the grain stored in the grain storage point is the ration of the 80,000 army for three months, and if you want to collect so much grain and grass and send it over, it will take at least two months. There was no food for such a long time, and the army of 80,000 starved to death.
When the news reached the front line, the court marshal suddenly exploded! How tightly guarded is the grain station, and how did Jian Mingyue break through it? With just a thousand cavalry, can you break through the city? That's, isn't it? After careful questioning, I found out that Jian Mingyue disguised herself as an officer and soldier of the imperial court, and mixed into the city from the side of the imperial court pretending to be a team carrying grain, and then suddenly burst out and killed people. The garrison general hurriedly led the army to besiege, but Jian Mingyue was simply not a human being, and actually forcibly killed the defender in front of the garrison among the ten thousand troops and cut off his head. As soon as the defender died, the officers and troops below were all in chaos, and they were defeated by a mere 1,000 people.
At this time, it is pointless to find out how the grain storage point was breached, the key is what to do now. The commander of the court was also very decisive, and immediately ordered the withdrawal of the army. But how could Jian Mingyue let him withdraw so easily? As usual, they used various methods to block the way, not seeking to kill the enemy, but only to delay time.
There was not much grain and grass left in the imperial army, and after being delayed like this, it was finally not enough. So the officers and soldiers began to find their own way out, scattering and plundering the common people. But how much food can the common people have? Even if they were robbed, it would be impossible to supply 80,000 mouths.
If there is not enough food to eat, they can only save it, first three meals a day are changed to two meals, and then the dry ones are changed to Xi's, and then Xi's food can't be drunk, so they can only kill horses and eat meat. When I finally persevered to the next grain storage point, I found that this place was also burned! At this time, all the spirits of the officers and soldiers were scattered, and they suddenly didn't even have the strength to stand up.
Just when the officers and soldiers were all beaten and lost their spirits, Yan Chixia led 20,000 troops to pour out and catch up. There was no need for both sides to fight, and the officers and troops collapsed directly, and they fled for their lives. But their hungry legs and feet were weak, and they couldn't escape far, and most of them were finally captured. When the number of people was counted, it was found that at least 60,000 people had been taken prisoner, and less than 20,000 had escaped.
This battle was a complete victory, and the results were extremely brilliant. But the 60,000 captives also gave Yan Chixia and others a great headache. Their total army is only 30,000 men, and there are only 20,000 here, but the prisoners are three times as many as theirs. And 60,000 people have to eat and drink, how can they have so much food?
As soon as this problem was told to Jian Mingyue, Jian Mingyue solved it easily. First of all, there is the food problem, when Jian Mingyue broke through the grain storage point of the official army, it was not completely burned, but she moved a large part of it. She has a systematic backpack, which can store ninety-nine bags of grain in one compartment, and then temporarily clear out the things that are not very important in the backpack, and she can take away almost 100,000 catties at a time. A few trips back and forth with the Wind Resisting Technique can transport most of the grain away. The rest was burned again, so that the officers and soldiers thought that they were all burned, and they would not think of searching for a place to hide grain nearby. Now all we need to do is bring food back, and we can feed these 60,000 captives for a long time.
As for the issue of detention, it is easy to deal with them, and it is not enough to turn them all into rebels? As for the possible rebellion in the future, before joining the rebel army, a grievance meeting was held, and they each complained about how corrupt the current court was, and how much they had suffered because of the excesses and miscellaneous taxes. When the time comes, they will naturally be biased towards the rebels in their hearts and voluntarily join the rebels.
Of course, there are also vested interests attached to the imperial court, but such people are a minority after all, and they are screened out, and then they are examined for major crimes. Those who are enough to kill their heads will be killed, and those who are not enough to kill their heads will be sentenced to hard labor for different years according to the severity of the crime.
After listening to Jian Mingyue's solution, Yan Chixia only admired it, and immediately followed it. Within a month, more than 56,000 of the 60,000 officers and soldiers had become rebels, and more than 3,000 of the remaining 4,000 had committed enough crimes to kill their heads. Just killing more than 3,000 people at a time still made Yan Chixia hesitate. There are still too many kills, and if you get karma because of it, it will be too worthless.
Jian Mingyue listened to Yan Chixia's concerns, and was also a little stunned. She already had a headache with the karma she already had, and if she got some new ones, her life would never have passed. So she rolled her eyes and came up with another idea, escorting these 3,000 people to the place where they had committed a great crime, and letting the local people deal with them. If the people let them go, they can live, if the people hate them so much and beat them to death, then it's none of Jian Mingyue's business.
This trick is a bit of a blame for people, so that the common people take the karma for them. Yan Chixia was a little unimpressed at first, but then she thought about it, these people were bad people, and the people who had enmity with them would not have karma if they killed them. If even revenge is added to karma, then the way of heaven is too unfair. So after hesitating for a while, I agreed.
When these officers and soldiers who committed serious crimes were handed over to the common people for disposal, most of them did not survive, and they were killed lightly, and many of them were bitten to death. Later, Jian Mingyue and Yan Chixia found that not only did they not have karma, but they also had merit.
In fact, to put it bluntly, the way of heaven is the heart of the people, and the way of heaven determines whether a person should have karma or merit, which is basically the same as people's hearts. Jian Mingyue avenged the people, and the people were grateful to Jian Mingyue, so they naturally had merit. (To be continued.) )