As the front line was filled with smoke and the flames of war raged, the rear of the Great Zhou Dynasty could no longer be suppressed.
In the past winter, the people of the Great Zhou Dynasty, who had been living in misery, slowly accumulated their anger and resentment towards the aristocratic families in their hearts. Like a trickling stream, they gathered into a volcano, ready to erupt at any time and destroy everything.
The war had finally allowed this volcano to find a point to erupt.
On the tenth day of the fifth month, the valiant general Qin Qiong led the Fourth Corps of the Brave Tiger Army. After a series of battles, they were the first to break through the defensive line of the Dan Yang Army from the west and entered the hinterland of the Ludong Province.
Once the gap was opened, it could no longer be plugged.
In the next few days, Red Eagle led the 2nd Corps and the 3rd Corps led by Zhao She broke through the defensive line of Ludong Province from the east and followed them into the hinterlands.
The success of the left and right wings made Sun Bin feel much more at ease. He calmly commanded the First Corps and the Fifth Corps to guard the middle road and stall the main force of the Scarlet Yang Army.
According to Sun Bin's plan, he would arrange for the left and right flanks to outflank Pengcheng, and then cooperate with the central army to encircle the Red Sun Army, gradually nibbling away at the enemy and forcing them into a desperate situation.
Although the Dan Yang Army had the geographical advantage and their commander, Tian Dan, was also a famous general, they were not strong enough. More importantly, the army was short of rations and fodder and could not last long.
It was precisely because Sun Bin saw through the enemy's weakness that he adopted the siege tactic. After a long stalemate, the Dan Yang Army could only surrender when Peng City ran out of provisions.
But what happened next completely changed the direction of the war.
After the two armies broke through the defensive line, they did two things. First, they would continue to expand the battle results. They would cooperate with each other from the inside and outside, continuously widening the gap that they had opened. Then, they would completely destroy the entire section of the enemy's defensive fortifications to relieve their worries.
The second was to send out a vanguard force to occupy the cities around Peng City and establish a stronghold.
On the thirteenth day of the fifth month, the First Division of the Fourth Corps of the Brave Tiger Army, as the vanguard of the left wing, was ordered to arrive at Xiapi City, preparing to capture the city and use it as the forward base of the left wing.
Xiapi City was located in the northwest corner of Peng City. It was the only way to reach Peng City. Although it was just a county, the city was very strong. Moreover, there were six thousand soldiers of the Dan Yang Army stationed in the city. It was not easy to attack.
The result was out of everyone's expectations.
At nine o 'clock in the morning, the First Division launched an attack on Xiapi City.
The earth-shattering battle spread from the top of the city wall all the way into the city, evoking the already restless emotions of the citizens in the city.
When it was close to noon, when the two armies were fighting fiercely, a group of "mobs" suddenly rushed into the county office, injured the runners, detained the county magistrate, and raised the flag of resistance against the Great Zhou Dynasty.
Affected by this, the entire Xiapi City was in a mess.
The sudden riot spread rapidly from the county government. Seeing that the county government had fallen, more and more people joined in the riot. They opened the granaries and looted the shops.
As the riot spread to the area near the city wall, the Dan Yang City Guards panicked. They didn't know if they should suppress the riot or defend the city wall first.
Upon seeing this, the Great Xia army launched an even more ferocious attack.
Without logistical support, the Dan Yang Army suffered heavy losses. Both sides fought fiercely until three o 'clock in the afternoon. The surviving Dan Yang Army had no choice but to surrender.
The city of Xiapi was conquered by the Xia Dynasty in one day. The biggest contributor was the mob at the beginning. The Great Zhou Dynasty finally paid the price for their cruel rule.
And this was just the beginning.
The riot in Xiapi was like a small flame that completely ignited the anger of the people of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Encouraged by this, more than ten riots broke out in the Ludong Province within a day.
As a result of this, wherever the Great Xia army went, the cities surrendered at the mere sight of them.
After receiving the news, Sun Bin made a prompt decision. He ordered the armies on the left and right wings not to besiege Pengcheng, but to immediately lead the army north and take advantage of the hard-earned "popular support" to conquer the whole territory of Ludong.
It had to be said that Sun Bin's decision was very wise.
In the following week, the armies on the left and right wings of the Brave Tiger Army were like two giant dragons that plunged into the hinterland of Ludong Province. Responding to the riots everywhere, they conquered one city after another.
The riots provided assistance to the Great Xia army in besieging the cities. The arrival of the Great Xia army further encouraged the riots and intimidated the county yamen as well as the local garrisons. Both sides promoted each other like a rolling snowball. They rapidly conquered more than half of Ludong's territory at the speed of several cities per day.
In the end, seeing that the war situation was good, the armies on the left and right wings again divided their troops into divisions and rapidly advanced to the north. The speed of the siege was greatly increased.
On the 20th of May, apart from the surroundings of Pengcheng, the whole of Ludong Province belonged to the Great Xia.
The upheaval was too sudden. Lord Chunshen was so scared that his face turned pale. He gritted his teeth and simply ordered the main force of the Danyang army to withdraw into Pengcheng.
Following that, Lord Chunshen took the initiative to contact Ouyang Shuo and requested to submit to the Great Xia.
Looking at Lord Chunshen in the video, Ouyang Shuo had a complicated expression. Lord Chunshen, who was once proud and arrogant and regarded him as his arch-enemy, was now only respectful.
The nature of a businessman allowed Lord Chunshen to quickly let go of the pride in his heart.
This call not only concerned Lord Chunshen's fate, but also the fate of the entire clan. If Ouyang Shuo insisted on not accepting Lord Chunshen's submission, it would undoubtedly be a disaster for their clan.
Their six years of hard work would all turn into bubbles.
"Give me a reason to accept your submission," Ouyang Shuo said indifferently.
Lord Chunshen's heart trembled. He forced a smile and said, "The main force of the Danyang army still exists. If we defend Pengcheng to the death, the Great Xia will also have to pay a huge price. Both sides will suffer. This is not what you wish to see, right?"
Ouyang Shuo smiled. "This may not be so. I wonder how many days of rations Pengcheng has? Ten days? Five days?"
"This …"
Lord Chunshen paused again. He knew that he could not show weakness at this time, otherwise his only bargaining chip would be gone. He swallowed his saliva and calmly said: "As long as we defend to the death, there will always be a way."
"This reason is not enough." Ouyang Shuo shook his head.
Lord Chunshen was helpless. He knew that he did not have the capital to bargain with Ouyang Shuo now. If Ouyang Shuo said it was not enough, then it was not enough. After thinking for a while, he said, "As long as Pengcheng is not destroyed, we cannot rule out the possibility of Qin, Tang and Song supporting Handan. Accept my submission, and there will be no more variables in the battle of Great Zhou. "
Hearing this, Ouyang Shuo nodded.
The Brave Tiger Army was like a hot knife through butter on the battlefield in Ludong. The Hedong Army had bypassed the Northern Frontier Army's advance in Jingdu Province, but they were very cautious and were still contending with the Great Zhou Imperial Army around the border.
There were two reasons.
Firstly, the capital province was the foundation of the Zhou Dynasty after all. Its welfare was relatively good and the people were stable. Even though a large-scale riot had broken out in Ludong Province, the Capital Province was still very calm.
Secondly, he was worried that the allied forces of the three states would send reinforcements to Handan.
In order not to fall into the enemy's trap, the two armies could only fight steadily and not advance too quickly.
Just as Lord Chunshen said, once the Danyang army surrendered, Ludong Province would belong to the Great Xia. When the Brave Tiger Army moved north, Qin, Tang and Song would not get involved in this mess.
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