Chapter 899: Jingzhou's Rout

Lian Po's mistake made Qin Jun gradually lose control.

The Qin army was already racially diverse and there were many factions. The sergeants may not be convinced by Wu Qi who was suddenly appointed as the governor. Otherwise, Fu Jian would not have eagerly arranged for Fu Rong to accompany Wu Qi to Shouyang.

For Lian Po, the chief general, the sergeant didn't even look down on him. In addition, Murong Chui and Yao Chang were suddenly relieved of their military power, which made the Qiang and Xianbei soldiers dissatisfied, and they naturally became more unscrupulous when they left the base camp.

By the time Lian Po realized that the situation was wrong, it was already too late.

As a veteran and a famous general, Lian Po has rich experience in running the army. He knows that the more grassroots fighters, the more he likes to stand in line and form a small circle.

The only way is to continue to connive, so as to buy people's hearts.

In ancient times, there were not a few generals who intentionally allowed their soldiers to enter the city to burn, kill and loot. Even some famous generals had this habit as a reward and welfare for the soldiers.

Between benevolence and righteousness and victory, Lian Po chose the latter.

Lian Po's "knowledge" made the generals of the Qin army quite satisfied, and their resistance to the chief general was slightly relieved, but there was no restraint, and his actions became more unscrupulous.

Where the army passed by, the lives were devastated, and the people complained and suffered unspeakably.

Even if bandits entered the city, they were not so cruel. For the people who have been living in the south, they have never experienced such a crime. While they are afraid, resentment is also sprouting in their hearts.

For those refugees who fled here from the north, it is inevitable that the previous escape career will be heard. This time, they had no escape, and they were cornered at once.

Although Lian Po couldn't bear it, he was powerless and could no longer stop it. In the back, even the soldiers of the Alien Legion followed to commit crimes.

As the chief general, the only thing Lian Po can restrain is the 50,000 soldiers of Handan City. In this way, the soldiers of Handan City complained about the general.

"Don't worry about scarcity, but about inequality."

This time, Lian Po became a different person inside and out.

As the army advanced, the reputation of the Qin army's cruelty spread like wildfire in Yuzhou. When the people in front got the news, they were frightened and evacuated the city ahead of time one by one, and fled into the deep mountains.

Before leaving, the common people hid the food, but if they couldn't hide it, they simply burned it. No matter how cowardly a person is, when he is cornered, he will explode bloody.

In addition to fleeing to the mountains, there are also tough soldiers who are ruthless against the soldiers of the Qin army who are alone. There are more and more cases where the soldiers of the Qin army go out and never return.

The further south the army advances, the more difficult it becomes.

At first, the Lian Po Department transported a large amount of food and grass to the base camp, but in the mid-term, even their own food and grass had to be searched everywhere to raise everything.

The morale of the army was hit hard.

If things continue like this, Lian Po's department is afraid that they will need the base camp to provide food and grass. This makes the face-saving Lian Po feel ashamed and refuse to open his mouth to the base camp.

In order to raise rations, the marching speed became slower and slower.

Stopping and stopping all the way, on the eleventh day of the battle, Lianpo's troops finally passed through Yuzhou and entered the territory of Jingzhou. Yuzhou in the Eastern Jin Dynasty was far from the whole of Yuzhou in the Three Kingdoms period, but only the southern part of Yuzhou.

In contrast, Jingzhou is equivalent to the size of ten Yuzhous.

When Lian Po's army entered the territory of Jingzhou, it was like a fish entering the sea, and the sea and the sky suddenly became brighter. Lian Po also quietly breathed a sigh of relief, as long as Huanchong's troops are defeated, the hard days will come to an end.

But as soon as the army arrived in Jingzhou, Lian Po got bad news: "The 30,000 troops that Fu Rong sent to Jingzhou before have been wiped out by Huanchong's troops."

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Why did the 30,000 Qin army stationed in Jingzhou suddenly collapse? The matter had to start from the night when Ouyang Shuo learned that Wu Qi had been appointed as the interim governor by Fu Jian.

That day, Ouyang Shuo discussed with Jia Xu until late at night, and one of the arrangements was to target the 30,000 Qin troops in Jingzhou.

Ouyang Shuo knew very well that once these 30,000 Qin troops were reformed by Wu Qi, it would be a big disaster. On the contrary, before Wu Qi came into contact with this army, this army was just a pile of mud.

The Battle of Feishui in history has proved how unreliable this Qin army is.

Therefore, Ouyang Shuo visited Xie Shi overnight and asked Xie Shi to give Huan Chong an order to attack the Qin army in Jingzhou and wipe them out to eliminate future troubles.

At that time in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the Huan family that Huan Chong belonged to was a big family that could compete with the Xie family. Huan Chong himself is also an experienced veteran. The 100,000 troops under his command have all been on the battlefield, so they are not weak.

Although not as good as the Beifu army trained by Xie Xuan, Huan Chong's ability to compete with Xie Xuan in the east and the west shows that the 100,000 army is still very effective.

Huan Chong got the order and took the initiative to attack. The 30,000 troops in Jingzhou naturally suffered and were defeated in the first battle.

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Upon receiving the news, Lian Po remained silent, feeling uneasy for the first time in his heart. Before arriving in Jingzhou, Lian Po sent a liaison officer to enter Jingzhou to get in touch with the three Qin soldiers and agree on the meeting place.

The liaison officer has been away for a long time, which already makes Lian Po puzzled.

Now that the truth is revealed, for the first time, Lian Po paid a little attention to Huan Chong's tribe, whom he hadn't met yet.

Of course, just a trace.

According to the information provided by Fu Jian, Huanchong's troops had no more than 100,000 troops. Not to mention that Lian Po leads 250,000 troops this time, even with only 150,000 alien troops, Lian Po is confident to defeat Huanchong's troops.

The combat power between the two is not on the same level at all.

Huanchong's defeat of 30,000 Qin troops this time was not enough to make Lian Po feel jealous. In the base camp, Lian Po had seen what kind of gang the so-called million Qin army was.

"Okay, is that interesting?"

Looking at the central part of Jingzhou from a distance, Lian Po was full of confidence. The only thing that made Lian Po afraid was the news that the lord sent someone halfway, saying that there was also a foreign army going south in the Eastern Jin Dynasty.

It's just that Lian Po doesn't know anything about the number, composition of arms, and leading generals of this alien army. On the way south, the Qin army did not encounter any obstruction, which made Lian Po very puzzled.

"Even if you are faster, how much faster can you be?" Lian Po muttered to himself.

If Lian Po knew that the 100,000 troops of the Eastern Jin camp going south this time were all cavalry troops, and they would rush to Jingzhou day and night under the leadership of Ma Chao, he would not be so confident.

In view of the "misconduct" of Lian Po's army in Yuzhou, Ma Chao's troops had already arrived in Jingzhou six days earlier.

Huanchong's troops stationed in Jingzhou didn't stop after they wiped out 30,000 Qin troops, and immediately went north to join Ma Chao's troops.

Four days ago, the two armies had successfully joined forces.

In such a critical battle, four days is enough to change the course of a war. The moment Lianpo's army set foot on the land of Jingzhou, a large net had been laid quietly, waiting for the prey to take the bait.

Lian Po's mistake in Yuzhou changed the outcome of a war.

Originally, Ma Chao followed the king's order, just to hold back Lian Po's army. Unexpectedly, Lian Po's army committed suicide and acted mischievously in Yuzhou, giving Ma Chao's army a chance.

After joining forces, Ma Chao and Huan Chong hit it off and prepared to present a big gift to Lian Po's army.

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On the twelfth day of the battle, Jingzhou, Jiangxia County, the outskirts of Anlu City.

Jiangxia County is the only place to go south from Yuzhou to Jingzhou, and Anlu is the county seat of Jiangxia County. Further south of Jiangxia County is Nanping County, which is also the place where the famous Battle of Chibi took place.

Anlu City was built on the Weishui River, and it can be regarded as a strategically important place.

Lian Po's army wanted to enter the central part of Jingzhou, and Anlu was the place they must pass through.

Twenty miles to the north of Anlu City, there is a dense forest, with hills on both sides, and there is only one road in the middle.

At about eleven o'clock in the morning, Lianpo's army walked on the mountain road, mighty and mighty, winding and circling along the mountain road, with no end in sight, it was truly spectacular.

"General, the terrain here is narrow, and it is the easiest place to set up an ambush. Is there any possibility of fraud?" the deputy general asked.

Although Lian Po was old, his body was still strong, riding on a tall horse, he looked like a veteran, when the lieutenant general asked him this question, he stroked his beard and said with a smile: "The enemy is still hundreds of miles away, how can they come to ambush? "

"The last general is worrying too much." The lieutenant general said sarcastically.

At this moment, an accident happened.

However, thousands of flags were suddenly raised on the hills on both sides, and rumors and shouts came and went. Looking around, there are shadows in the bushes and woods, and there are so many soldiers hiding, which makes people's expressions change.

"No, there is an ambush!" Lian Po was shocked.

As soon as I said it, I saw countless arrows raining down on the slopes on both sides. The enemy army was condescending and ambushed again, which caught Lian Po's army off guard.

In an instant, Lian Po's army suffered heavy casualties.

"Stand in place, the archers fight back!"

Lian Po is worthy of being a veteran. He knows that the mountain road is long and long. If he thinks about rushing out of the mountain road, he will never be able to. For the current plan, only by facing the enemy in front of the battle can we have a chance of survival.

The army of 150,000 aliens is quite calm, after all, they are all elite troops carefully selected by the territories. But the 100,000 Qin army was even worse. They were suddenly attacked and lost their positions.

Although restrained by a foreign liaison officer, it is just that it will not collapse as in history. As for an immediate counterattack, it is absolutely impossible.

If you don't run around with your head in your arms, you have made great progress.

It's just that the counterattack of Lian Po's army is obviously a little weak. After all, one is at a high place and the other is at a low place. Naturally, there is a huge gap, which cannot be made up.

Seeing this, Lian Po glanced at the hillsides on both sides. Because it was too long, it was impossible to judge how many enemy troops were hidden in the grass.

Maybe there are only tens of thousands of people, maybe there are more than a hundred thousand people.

Lian Po speculated that this army was by no means Huanchong's troops. They didn't have the guts to do so. The only possibility was that the lord told them that the alien troops from the Eastern Jin camp went south.

"Forget it, the brave wins when we meet on a narrow road."

Lian Po gritted his teeth, made up his mind, and ordered the troops to go up the mountain and launch a reverse charge. If you have been nesting on the mountain road, you can only be beaten passively. Only by rushing to the top of the mountain will you have a chance to win.