It was like a thunder on the ground, exploding throughout the night.
Noisy shouts rang out near Jinmingmen in the west of the city, and the crowd was excited and intensified.
Someone came in from outside the city and shouted loudly: "Mr. Chen only sinned against Da Hu, and he never asked about the threats. If you resist to the end, you will die without a burial place."
"My parents have just come from Anyang. Mr. Chen sent someone to bring them here in a carriage. He said that the family is very good. But if the fighting continues, the land will be taken over." Another person who came in from outside the city shouted.
When the sergeants heard this, they all became pale.
These words are so impactful.
If you surrender, "I will never ask for threats."
Resist to the end and "repay the sin as before".
One positive and one negative, leaving people with no way out.
Really, even if I care about Da Hu's kindness in allocating the land, I don't want to fight at this time. People are selfish. Now you have a chance to put down your weapons and go home to reunite with your parents, wife and children. The land and house are still yours.
Do you accept it or not?
If you stay in the city, you will die. Who can't see this?
After the trenches and earthen walls are built outside the city, who can rush out? And it's not just one, they dug three layers, and there really is no place to bury them.
It doesn't matter if you die, just give this life back to Dahu, but what will happen to your family? The land and house are gone, and your family will become refugees again, or slaves in the manor, who wants it?
Now that the matter has come to this, there is really no chance.
In fact, some people had vaguely thought of this before, so their morale was low and they had no intention of fighting. It was just that everyone was looking at each other and in a subtle mood, and no one got up to take the lead.
Now that those who "researched" from the Jin military camp have returned, raised their arms and shouted, breaking through this layer of window paper, then there is nothing to say.
No one will take action against Da Hu, and if they can’t bear to look down on him, then just open the city gate.
The people who were "researching" ordered a few big-bodied people and invited them to come forward together, turn the winch, and lower the suspension bridge outside the city first.
Just hearing a "bang", the heavy suspension bridge fell to the ground, spanning both sides of the moat.
More than ten people came forward, shouted slogans in unison, and struggled to open the city gate.
The others just stood aside and watched, neither helping nor stopping.
This may be the mentality of most of the soldiers in the city.
I thought of Da Hu's kindness and didn't want to do anything to him, but I also cared about my little family and didn't want to die in Yecheng. So in the end, I became a "neutral" person, sitting back and watching the few in the crowd.
People who are greedy for profit jump out.
We don't take the initiative to rebel, we don't refuse to rebel, and we don't stop the rebellion. That's what we are, complex people.
"Master Fu, someone is opening the Jinming Gate." Taobao was patrolling at the top of the city. After hearing the report from the soldiers, he raised his head and glanced twice, and then fell silent.
"Fu Jun..." the soldier reminded again.
"This is Wang Yang's plan, to get Shao's troops into the city, lay them down with bows and crossbowmen, and kill them all," Tao Bao explained.
"Master Fu, Wang Guerrille did not send any crossbowmen. There is not a single person visible on the high ground of the house. There are no resisting horses or barricades in front of the house, and there are no soldiers waiting in full formation. This——"
"Shut up, you know more about soldiers than I do?" Taobao scolded him and said, "I'm ordering everyone to go to the city and don't act rashly."
"Promise." If the soldier understood something, he said no more.
"Send another five hundred people to my mansion."
"As commanded."
Taobao waved his hand and asked the soldiers to leave. Then he found a confidant and asked him to take the official seal as a token and lower it down the city to the Jin army camp.
After doing all this, he sat on the tower on the ground, blowing the night wind, not knowing what he was thinking.
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The huge movement of the suspension bridge being lowered could not be hidden from anyone.
Nanyang soldiers who were doing "construction" all night outside saw the scene. Although they were surprised, they responded immediately.
The auxiliary soldiers retreated with their tools.
The soldiers who were on guard immediately stepped forward.
Some of the soldiers who were sleeping in the camp with their clothes on were also called up and lined up neatly to leave the camp.
After Yang Dan finished putting on his armor, he called a small governor named Yue Jian and ordered him to command a thousand people and station them in various places in the camp.
"Anyone who makes a noise without receiving an order will be punished with twenty lashes. Anyone who runs around and collides will be shot immediately, regardless of whether he is a friend or an enemy." Before leaving, Yang Dan ordered.
"As ordered." Yue Jian responded loudly and immediately dispatched men.
Most people are still sleeping.
The people who have been woken up are confused and may still be a little angry. Once they are allowed to make loud noises or even run around, it may cause the camp to roar, especially people like Yang Dan who usually treat soldiers harshly. Many people
He was full of anger and had long been dissatisfied with him. It was inevitable that someone would take the opportunity to cause trouble and cause chaos.
Therefore, in the dark night, those who run around and fight without orders will be regarded as enemies by default and can be shot with bows and crossbows without any hesitation. In short, unrest must be nipped in the bud.
After settling in the camp, Yang Dan led 1,600 to 1,600 men, all elite members of Nanyang's powerful clans. Wearing iron armor and preparing for three battles, they rushed towards Jinmingmen in a mighty manner.
The Jinming Gate was already wide open, and some people even opened their hands and shouted, expressing their willingness to surrender.
Yang Dan did not dare to take it lightly. Who knew whether it was a false surrender?
Fake surrender to trick you into entering the city, and then ambush you, which can not only win a victory and boost morale, but also make the defenders have no way out and be forced to go all the way to the dark side - Fake surrender and killing someone is too despicable, and it's very difficult
It's unbearable, and the opponent won't believe it next time.
But Yang Dan still wanted to give it a try, what if it was true?
These people under him are basically elite soldiers gathered by Nanyang's wealthy families. They have complete armor, sophisticated equipment, and continuous training. More than half of them were contributed by the Le family.
They lacked combat experience in the past, but this time they followed him north and fought many battles and killed many people. However, the remaining people matured quickly. From the beginning, they could not perform 30% of their abilities, but now they can perform 60% or 70% of their abilities.
It's done, the progress is very obvious.
Yang Dan felt that with these more than 1,600 soldiers, even if it was a false surrender, I would make it happen for you.
Even if I die, what's the point of fear? It's worth it to have so many warriors buried with me.
More than a thousand people quickly crossed the suspension bridge and rushed to Jinming Gate.
"General." A surrendered soldier came over, his face full of flattery.
"Get lost." Yang Dan kicked him, and rushed in first with a heavy sword, actually taking the lead.
Several shield bearers quickened their pace and rushed to his side, closely covering him.
Sheep Dan has a cruel temperament, but it is also very happy to give rewards.
Women who are tired of playing with themselves sometimes give them to play with, which is very generous.
When he went north to fight, he often took the lead and was unparalleled in his bravery.
Therefore, being tyrannical and tyrannical, he still managed to win over quite a number of people.
These people are just like him, ruthless, violent, and cruel. They don't regard other people's lives as their own lives, nor do they regard their own lives as their own.
To the general, this is a sharp knife that can hurt others as well as oneself. Not everyone can control it.
The army quickly broke through the barbican and entered the streets.
Yang Dan was at peace in his heart.
Some people pretend to surrender and start the killing from the city gate. He has not encountered a surprise attack, so half of the success is achieved, and the other half is left -
After arriving on the street, people were kneeling on both sides of the road, with equipment thrown at their feet, and they all shouted "Surrender".
Yang Dan looked up again and saw that there were no crossbowmen on the roofs on both sides of the street, and he immediately laughed.
"Where is Dahu?" Yang Dan picked up a person and asked.
"In...in Zhongyang Tower."
Yang Dan threw him to the ground and immediately arranged for him.
The first step is to order the surrendering sergeants not to carry weapons, to line up out of the city, and to surrender to their own side.
The second step is to send someone to notify the follow-up troops to come quickly for reinforcements. The most important thing is to report to Duke Chen.
Logically speaking, this step is enough.
Next, he should set up a defensive line and defend the Jinming Gate to prevent others from taking it back.
But who is Yang Dan? I have the credit for Po Tian, ​​and you make me wait? Damn it!
He divided the people into two, and 800 people guarded the Jinming Gate to meet the follow-up troops. The remaining 800 people were led by him personally, and went straight to Zhongyang Tower - the tower at Zhongyang Gate, the middle gate on the south side of Ye City.
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Neat footsteps sounded on the street.
More than 800 people, wearing armor and holding sharp knives, rushed into the city like gods of murder.
Everyone was breathing heavily and their faces turned red - if they could capture and kill Shi Le, how much credit would that be? I can't imagine it!
The city soon became lively.
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Shi Le had just come down from Zhongyang Tower when he heard the noise in the city.
"What happened?" he asked.
When he said this, his face was calm. To be more precise, he might have been numb.
He thought it was another army that had left without saying goodbye and escaped at night.
Although he was angry, he was powerless to control it.
The people around me all have their own thoughts, let alone the soldiers and generals who are beyond their control.
He sighed secretly in his heart.
Maybe, it's really time to go.
If people's hearts are not there, no matter how hard you struggle, it will be in vain. It's better to take advantage of the remaining prestige and take away all the people you can, find a place to breathe, and then slowly take care of people's hearts.
As for how many people he could take away, to be honest, he had no idea.
Tens of thousands of people? It's unlikely. And with such a big movement, they were attacked as soon as they left the city, and they couldn't leave at all.
Thousands of people? If it is cavalry, it is still possible, but sadly, the cavalry of all tribes is the most unreliable now.
Each of them has a leader and a large group. They originally formed a relationship with each other through kindness, marriage, and lured them with benefits. But at this time, he couldn't give them any benefits. Instead, he wanted them to die and be buried with them. Those who haven't left yet, to be honest.
Already worthy of him.
Just thinking about it silently, he felt a little depressed, and his eyes were filled with deep sadness.
"Your Majesty, it's not good. Shao Bing has entered from Jinming Gate. It seems like there are thousands of people." A messenger ran from the front and said tremblingly after stumbling off his horse.
There was still no expression on Shi Le's face. On the contrary, he looked somewhat relieved.
He found himself very calm, too calm.
Maybe, he had expected such an ending, right?
The troops who could fight were either captured and killed by the Jin army, or they were scattered in the wild. Only a few fled back to the city, and their hearts were in panic, and many of them lacked weapons.
How much fighting strength can a temporarily recruited young man have? How much loyalty can he have?
It's just a matter of time.
It's just that he has been unable to look away and can't make up his mind. Now there is no need to hesitate, the Jin army helped him make a decision.
"Your Majesty!" Left and Right hurried forward, looking anxious.
The sound of killing was getting closer and closer, and the noise was getting louder and louder.
Someone has already brought the horse, and someone else has opened the Zhongyang Gate.
If we want to abandon the city and leave, it will definitely be too late to go north, and we may run into the Jin army entering the city.
It happens that they are inside Zhongyang Gate, and it is very convenient to leave the city from here.
The only question now is, should we save the crisis? Of course, even if we save it, we will only live a few more days.
The problem of food is urgent, but the problem of people's hearts is more troublesome.
The thieves entered through the Jinming Gate. Someone must have opened the door, otherwise they would have killed them so quickly and there would have been no news at all?
Taobao? Or is it the servants of a wealthy family who are causing trouble? Or is it someone else?
In short, even if we successfully deal with it this time, there will be another time, and it won't be too far away.
"Let's go!" Shi Le thought for a moment. There seemed to be nothing in the city worth worrying about.
Wives and concubines? This is precisely the least important thing. Why should a man worry about not having a wife?
Besides, his eldest son is already in Pingyang. This son is much more important than his mother. Women will only affect my ambitions.
The army has been devastated and cannot be taken away.
subordinate?
"Send someone to inform me..." Shi Le reported the names of many people in one breath, and assigned people to each of them to inform them.
Zhang Bin, Wang Yang, Tao Bao, Cheng Xia and others were all included, and two people were sent to Santai. If they could be informed, they would be informed, and if they were not informed, forget it. I originally planned to secretly order the Santai garrison to kill the wives and concubines.
, lest they be humiliated, I decided to forget it after thinking about it, because the summoned soldiers may not be able to reach them. He is in the south of the city, and Santai is in the northwest, which is too far.
Then, without looking behind him, he got on his horse, took the reins of the two empty horses, and said, "Let's go to Xiangguo."
There are still a large number of soldiers who have divided their territories in Zhao, Julu, Changshan, Zhongshan and other counties north of Yecheng.
Went there to see if there was any chance to recruit them and wait for reinforcements from the court.
While thinking about it, Shi Le had already rushed out of the Zhongyang Gate and disappeared into the night. He was very clean and simple.
The followers closely guarded him and fled one after another.
(Uncle leader, wait a moment and I will update you tomorrow)
Chapter completed!