Three Kingdoms

At dawn, Cao Jun had already pushed the siege equipment that he had built quickly to the front of the formation, and then followed the Danshui official road to attack Wuguan Pass.

 The old generals of the Han Dynasty in the early years have all withered away, and among the new generation, no one is a natural general, and no one was already experienced and self-taught at home before the chaos of the Three Kingdoms.

 Cao Ren is naturally like this.

When he was young, he only liked bow and horse, and there were no old men on the bridge throwing shoes at him, so all his military experience was accumulated bit by bit in actual combat.

 Therefore, when attacking the Wuguan Pass, Cao Ren's attitude was somewhat ambiguous.

Normally speaking, it is not a smart choice to forcefully attack the pass. After all, the defenders occupy the advantageous location and are blocked in the mountain road. What follows is a rigorous siege battle. Either the opponent will be killed or oneself will be exhausted. There is no There are too many aspects of combat skills, and it can even be said that they have little to do with the general's personal command ability, but rather with other factors that are more important, such as the terrain of both sides, the number of troops, grain and grass reserves, weather changes, and countless other factors .

These miscellaneous factors may even affect the entire battle situation more than Cao Ren's personal ability...

Cao Ren will defend the city, and of course he will also attack the city.

If Cao Ren is given sufficient troops, capturing Wuguan is only a matter of time.

 But the problem is time.

If the time is delayed for too long, then attacking Wuguan will lose its meaning.

Cao Ren sent Niu Jin to go around the back, outflank and sneak into the mountains. This was undoubtedly a dangerous strategy, but the purpose was to reduce the excessive time spent on Wuguan.

 Otherwise, even if Cao Ren captured Wuguan here, but Cao Cao defeated Tongguan, what would be the point of his success? Or maybe he delayed it too long, reinforcements from Guanzhong arrived, and then continued to attack Shang County, Shangluo, Aoguan, Lantian, etc. Even if he was covered in iron, how many nails could he drive out?

 So, even though he knew that this strategy was risky, Cao Ren had to try it.

 The key point is time.

　　　　Whoosh! 』

　　　Bang! 』

A stone bullet hit the queue of civilians who were pushing siege equipment on the mountain road, crushing the unlucky guy like a puddle of meat, like a meatball that fell to the ground and was stepped on hard. Feet, bright red flesh and blood splattered...

"Ah ah ah ah ah…"

 The civilian husband was in a panic.

The civilian husband next to the unlucky man had his face sprayed with flesh and blood, and he covered the flesh and screamed loudly.

The soldiers of Cao's army who were supervising the battle in the rear formation shot an arrow, killing the soulless and screaming civilian husband immediately.

　　　『No yelling, no procrastination! keep going! 』

 Cao Jun's team gradually calmed down and continued.

 In fact, everyone knows that there is a threat of death when setting foot on this mountain road, so they are somewhat mentally prepared, but after all, the person who died before was too tragic...

 But as time goes by, I slowly become numb.

The number of stone bombs coming from above Wuguan, especially from the catapult positions on the flanks of Wuguan Peak, continued to increase. Both the soldiers and civilians of Cao's army were almost trampling on blood and sawdust as they pushed forward.

 One stone bullet after another fell down.

Of course, the accuracy of most catapults is not very good. Some even go over the heads of the queue and fall high into the mountains; others hit the stone wall with a bang, and then the gravel falls like hail.

 But the number of people who died and the equipment that was broken gradually increased.

 The number of casualties is constantly increasing.

 Cao Ren's face was still as calm as water.

“General, it’s a shame to fight like this...” Cao Zhen sighed.

"if not? "Cao Ren said in a calm tone, "The defenders occupy a favorable location and have set up stone cannons. Is it possible that the defenders can not use them? When our army's stone cannons are set up, we will also hit them. 』

Cao Zhen was stunned for a moment.

 Cao Ren didn’t mention a word about the casualties. It seemed that those who died now were not human lives, but just the average number on the books.

What Shandong likes most is the average. No matter what is done in the court, they like vague summaries. They never clearly express what kind of average the average is. For example, although the number of casualties is high, the entire army is average. , isn’t it just a fraction?

 But who could know that the vast majority of those who died were from the lowest level in Jingxiang?

If those at the lowest level of the common people were taken out and counted separately, the data presented would be very astonishing...

 It’s just an average, and everyone doesn’t care.

"This is a stupid fight, there is no trick..." Cao Ren looked at Wuguan in the distance, "We can only see if Niu Xiaowei can create a gap... Someone is coming!" Send the order and attack the city with all your strength! Those who are timid and retreat will be killed! 』

　　　　　The general has an order! Attack the city with all your strength and kill those who retreat! 』

 …

 …

Cao's army stood up under the Wuguan Pass despite the stone bullets, and then began to counterattack on the Wuguan Pass.

　　　Boom! 』

 A stone bullet hit the battlements of Wuguan, sending rubble and broken bricks flying everywhere.

Cao Jun also set up a catapult, and under the cover of the earth **** of the mountain road, attacked the Wuguan city wall from behind the earth slope. Anyway, the city wall is so big, just a general direction and location is enough, and the accuracy seems to be better than the catapult in Wuguan...

On the top of the city, Liao Hua shouted, "Fire the arrow!" 』

 Arrows roared down like rain.

Then Cao Jun’s archers counterattacked quickly.

It's just that the mountain road before Wuguan is only a little wide. Although it can be used for carriages and horses, it is still too awkward and narrow to spread out the array. Cao Jun's archers can't spread out a huge array, so they can only move here sporadically. They counterattacked one by one, so the arrows that hit the pass were actually not very many.

 Stones, arrows, flesh and blood, sawdust.

 Liao Hua scanned the battlefield and calmly deployed his soldiers.

 He did not send all the defenders to the city wall at once, but used the resources at hand carefully.

Like Cao Ren, Liao Hua was not born into a family of military generals. All his military experience came from the martial arts hall. He was naturally a little nervous in his heart, but he was more excited. It's not because he is bloodthirsty, but because he feels that after studying Di Bao in the martial arts hall for so many years, he now has an excellent place to practice.

 The Battle of Jingzhou was just a small test before, but now it is a big event!

 Observe the enemy's movements, speculate on the enemy general's intentions, and then target them, either in defense, counterattack, or avoidance...

And at the same time, you need to pay attention to the situation of your own soldiers and generals, whether it is deployment, encouragement, or strict orders. All of these are not stated in detail in the Jiangwutangdi newspaper. The specific regulations can only be based on the knowledge you have learned. Flexible use.

 Compared to Cao Ren, Liao Hua is naturally a beginner, but Liao Hua has been studying for many years, and now is the time to apply what he has learned. He was like a tiger with newly minted claws, eager to taste the flesh and blood.

 Wuguan up and down, murderous intent permeates the air.

 …

 …

 Inside Shang County.

The news of the fierce battle at Wuguan also reached Shang County, and people's hearts suddenly became a little unstable.

So, in the dark night of Shang County, there is a hidden chicken killing... In many cases, people are in a state of disorder, just like monkeys. If you want to make the monkeys obedient, there are two ways. One is to shoot the leading monkey. , another way is to kill the chicken to scare the monkey. Although some people use both methods, most of the time, people like to use the second method, which is to kill the chicken to scare the monkey.

 Why does the monkey kill the chicken when it makes a mistake?

It's like the Han Dynasty obviously has so many corrupt officials, but it catches a small gangster and kills it...

From the cost-benefit perspective of economics, the benefits of a "monkey" being disobedient are far higher than the benefits of being obedient. If you want to change the behavior pattern of the "monkey", you need to pay a very high cost.

Relatively speaking, "chickens" are generally considered to be in the lower-middle class, and they are not difficult to kill. Therefore, there are often situations where you can't catch the monkey, but you can catch a chicken to kill.

So the question is, will monkeys really be afraid of killing chickens?

Which chicken was killed, did it really make a mistake and deserve to be killed, or was it just killed for the sake of killing?

　　When you kill a chicken in front of a monkey, who can guarantee that the monkey will not learn to be good, but learn to kill the chicken?

 Jiang Gan originally wanted to kill the chicken.

 He felt that the chicken was the head of Shang County.

But Jiang Gan never expected that he would turn into a chicken.

Jiang Gan lowered his head and looked at the arrow on his chest. The gurgling blood dyed his clothes red. Under the light of the lights, it was not bright red, but appeared black. The expression on his face was a little dazed and confused. , as if he was thinking about why he ended up like this, or wondering why the blood he shed looked black?

 Before the conflict broke out, everything seemed normal and peaceful.

 The smell of blood did not travel that far.

The screams were also isolated from Shang County by the mountains and roads.

Jiang Gan’s men also infiltrated into the people who were stranded in Shang County and began to instigate...

 Everything seemed to be going well and going according to plan.

but…

 When did the change begin?

Jiang Gan suddenly understood something, but it was already too late.

　　Yes, changes may have started to occur from the time when the people were incited.

 It’s different, it’s different!

Jiang Gan looked at the peasants standing in the distance, and suddenly felt that he was the chicken that was killed...

 He figured it out.

 Wrong, wrong…

Although the people in Guanzhong are just like the people in Shandong, they are equally reluctant to give up trivial interests, and they will be confused by all kinds of rhetoric, dominated by aroused emotions, and scream and fight together, but Jiang Gan and others forgot One thing that is different from Shandong people is...

 The promotion of the law in Guanzhong has been done more, better and more meticulously than in Shandong.

 What is the law in the eyes of people in Shandong?

 It is the Spring and Autumn Period.

To the people of Shandong, the law is harsh, unknowable, and people can make mistakes for no apparent reason, and the law does not punish everyone...

When there are many people who commit crimes, what Shandong officials want to do is to settle the matter as soon as possible, and then deal with it later and chop off the heads of those chickens. However, most people will benefit from the process of committing crimes, that is, not abiding by the rules and laws. , so for the people of Shandong, as long as someone takes the lead, they dare to go!

In the view of Shandong people, even if something happens, the ones who take the lead will be the ones who die anyway. So as long as they don’t stand out and are targeted, the advantage is that they will actually fall into their own hands, and the government will only look for those who take the lead. Beheading a chicken has nothing to do with them.

And the key is that the laws in Shandong are really unclear.

For example, in Shandong, a drunken official rode his horse and damaged the belongings of ordinary people. Whose fault was it? The verdict was that the people were at fault.

  Putting aside the facts, who dared to block the way of officials without first predicting possible dangerous situations?

Another example is when a tenant farmer quits the lease and no longer wants to work. Not only will he not get the reward for so many years of hard work, but he will also have to compensate the landlord a sum of money. The reason is that the landlord cannot find a tenant farmer to take over for the time being, so he loses money...

There are many such cases, so in Shandong, the land of the Han Dynasty, the law is not to maintain the lowest social norms and order, but to wipe the butts of officials and the landlord class. This has led to the people in Shandong's lack of understanding of the law. His extreme disdain would make him restless if there was just the slightest spark.

 This is the case with the later generations of Emperor Ming Dynasty. Everyone knows that the laws of the United States are used to protect the interests of the bourgeoisie. People without money cannot talk about legal justice. Even if an individual case is occasionally decided, the capitalists can drag the other party to bankruptcy and use various methods to Off-board moves make the opponent miserable.

 So in the Han Dynasty's land of Shandong, inciting the people was a very simple matter.

 Just take the lead...

 So both Jiang Qian and Dongligun think so.

 But what they did not expect was that the strategy that had been tried and tested in Shandong failed in Shang County.

Jiang Qian and Dongli Gun thought that the civilian husbands who had been injured due to mutual disputes must be resentful, so they only needed to instigate them a little, then induce them to benefit, and then take the lead in twos and threes, raising their arms and shouting, it was enough to start a commotion. What they didn't expect was that although the people in Guanzhong were just staring at the three melons and two dates in front of them, they showed little interest in responding to the so-called "unfair", "unfreedom", etc., and some even turned their heads. So I went to report to the official secretly.

Because in Guanzhong, although the law is also biased towards officials, that is, the ruling class, the problem is that the in-depth inspections in Guanzhong have made the law more widely spread and clearer, that is, it is more clear than in Shandong. The land became so strong that everything went awry right here...

Over the years, Jiang Gan has inspired countless Shandong people and admired the confused and ignorant expressions of countless Shandong people. He even had a feeling that he could decide life and death with one word. He had never failed in Shandong.

Even the people of the Xun family in Yingchuan were defeated by his lips and tongue.

But he didn't expect that here in Shang County, his unstoppable words would fall flat in front of the people who seemed so dull and ignorant to him.

So, Huang Wu got the news, and when he came to "go to the banquet", he brought soldiers to inspect...

 Jiang Gan also wanted to use his own words, but unexpectedly...

Jiang Gan opened his mouth, "Why...why...ho..."

He really didn't expect that the head of Shang County didn't even say a few words, but just ordered to shoot him with arrows.

 Isn’t he a famous person?

 Shouldn’t it be effective in avoiding death?

no…

 Jiang Gan fell down.

The whole place suddenly fell silent, and those Dongligun and others who had been making noise now stood in shock and were at a loss.

 Like a group of petrified monkeys.

Huang Wu shouted: "You will be captured as soon as possible!" Treason is a serious crime, but anyone who resists will be killed without mercy! 』

Who the **** can have a "cordial" conversation with a traitor in public?

Even if you say one more word, do you still need your head?

  When determining guilt in Guanzhong’s new laws, one of the most important items is “clear evidence” and no longer uses “unfounded” evidence. In other words, as long as Jiang Qian did not commit any real rebellion, he would not shoot him directly no matter how much suspicion there was. But as it was now, it was clear that he would still try to resist. …

Perhaps Jiang Gan just wants to talk and doesn't want to resist, but can Huang Wu risk himself?

Dongligun took a step forward and lay down to look at Jiang Gan. He saw that Jiang Gan had lost his life. Only one of his eyes was still staring, full of confusion and unwillingness...

"ah…"

Facing Huang Wu’s shouting, Dongli Gun was still hesitating, but felt a chill on his back!

Dongligun couldn't help but screamed. He turned around and saw that his men were staring at him ferociously. He immediately jumped away and fell to his knees with a thud. "All of them were deceived by the thieves!" It’s all him...ah...』

Isn’t it all about getting some money? Who cares about perseverance? Didn't you see that even Jiang Gan was killed? If he had moved slower, wouldn't he be the one who died?

No matter who it was, they would naturally not be able to bear such betrayal. Dongligun endured the great pain, gritted his teeth and rushed forward, rolling into a ball with the man.

　　『Kill those who resist! Huang Wu commanded, "Those who surrender abandon their weapons and kneel down!" 』

 After Dongligun and the person who rebelled first were killed together, the situation was quickly brought under control.

 Huang Wu exhaled a long breath, and then he felt that his hands and feet were cold, and there was cold sweat on his back.

"Lang Jun," the confidant beside Huang Wu whispered, "Jiang Gan and Jiang Ziyi are a famous scholar. Lang Jun killed him directly... What if Jiang Ziyi came to surrender?" 』

Huang Wu wiped the cold sweat on his head with his sleeve, "These days, people's brains are all in the shape of a dog. Who cares about celebrities... In normal times, how much money can this title of celebrity be worth... I want to be a celebrity." , at this time, we should peacefully and separately engage in trouble... The world is really in chaos, celebrities are worse than dogs... Just like this, send a message to General Huang, saying that the chaos in the city has been resolved..."