Lu County has been besieged for several days.
After Hou Feihu's troops arrived at the city, their troops were not strong enough to surround the city, so they only camped on the south side of the city.
They were not worried about the defenders escaping, and even vaguely expected them to abandon the city and escape. After all, a storming of the city would cause too many casualties, so it would be much easier to pursue them in tandem.
Liu Yao did not break out.
If he is not stupid, where can he break through? There are enemies everywhere and there is no way to escape.
Therefore, he chose to stick to this city.
There were not many troops, only more than 3,000 people, including the first thousand people who escaped with him, and the thousands of defeated soldiers who were later taken in one after another. Finally, more than a thousand strong men were recruited in the city.
The soldiers who are willing to come back with him, even if their morale is low, are willing to fight to the death.
Hou Feihu has attacked the city twice, but was repulsed by them both times. However, the more than a thousand strong men recruited temporarily are not very good, so morale needs to be boosted.
Liu Yao knew what to do.
The army came directly to the door, captured the beautiful women in the city, and gave them to everyone to play with.
The most amazing thing is that some of them are relatives of Ding Zhuang who was recruited.
But people are so sad and cowardly, and the more people there are, the more they are like this. They helplessly watch their loved ones being played with, but they dare not stop them.
Of course, there were a few staunch people who stood up and denounced, but they were quickly suppressed.
What follows is a carnival, where they lose their integrity and human relations and degenerate into beasts.
Several empty shops were renovated, and old, weak, women and children were being led in every moment.
The chopping board made a loud banging sound as the knife and ax chopped.
The old, weak, women and children who were pulled in were helping to process ingredients or light fires and boil water one moment, and then disappeared the next day without any resistance or disturbance. It was shocking, but they took it for granted.
After all, there are still many surrendered soldiers in this world who first dug holes for themselves while crying, and then were pushed into and buried alive without any resistance at all.
They were probably all devastated to the point of going crazy.
Liu Yao turned a blind eye to this.
In these troubled times, what haven't you seen? Are there not many people who openly open shops selling "beef and mutton"? There is a reason why the fattest and most popular meat is called "unenviable sheep".
In this world, etiquette has collapsed and music has collapsed, and everyone is a villain. I don’t know what kind of hero is needed to turn it around and restore order.
Liu Yao asked himself that he didn't have this ability. He was just drifting with the tide in troubled times. He once surfaced and even stood on the tide, enjoying unlimited glory, but he would eventually sink to the bottom of the water.
Probably, this is the fate of people in troubled times.
Drums were beaten again outside the city.
Hou Feihu sent a group of captured prisoners and launched a fierce attack.
Behind the prisoner is Henan Dingzhuang.
After Henan Dingzhuang, there were also newly arrived soldiers and their tribes.
Attack in accordance with the order, vowing to capture the city and capture Liu Yao.
In a hurry, Luxian City did not have sufficient defensive equipment. In the previous two attacks, they had already consumed hundreds of enemy soldiers. If they continued to attack fiercely, they would have a chance to break the city before Liang Gong arrived.
But he may be disappointed.
On April 27, Shao Xun's banner appeared in the east of Lu County, and the endless people and horses almost filled the valley.
Following Shao Xun's orders, Yang Dan drove more than 4,000 soldiers from Hukou Pass to attack Luxian County. Suddenly, arrows and stones were flying, and the battle was extremely fierce - competition was everywhere.
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"Feihu fought well in this battle." Shao Xun patted his proud disciple on the shoulder and said: "The terrain of Danzhu Ridge is difficult and dangerous. You repeatedly sent people to make detours. Although you were unsuccessful, you weakened the Xiongnu forces and made them focus on one thing and not the other.
In the end, it was all done.”
After hearing this, Hou Feihu was slightly moved and said: "Only when Liu Yao is killed can we achieve full success."
Shao Xun turned to look at the battlefield.
Hou Feihu and Yang Dan each sent their troops to attack the city.
The surrendered soldiers were crying and their morale was extremely low. Under the pressure of the Jin army, they had no choice but to move forward.
Amidst the rumble of drums, countless people poured out of the ladder truck, and then rushed straight to the city head along the long ladder.
Corpses fell like rain inside and outside the city wall, and it was extremely bloody.
The surrender troops were quickly defeated, and then it was the turn of Ding Zhuang from Henan and Hebei.
This wave of consumption just now probably killed more than 300 defenders.
Liu Yao's soldiers are too few, and it will take a few days to use them up.
Shao Xun was no longer interested in watching, and said to Yang Dan and Hou Feihu: "After the city is broken, all the schools will be killed, and the troops will be sent to Bianliang to dig ditches. Liu Yao will be captured if he can, but if he can't, forget it."
"Yes." Sheep and Hou agreed in unison.
Before leaving, Shao Xun pointed his riding whip to the north and asked: "I remember, there are two roads going north from Shangdang, right?"
"Yes." Hou Feihu replied: "There are two roads, the north and northwest. One passes through Wuxiang, and the other passes through Tongtan and Xiangyuan. They are actually very close."
"Jin Zheng." Shao Xun called.
"The general is here." Jin Zheng, wearing his helmet and armor, walked over with a clatter.
"You lead the right battalion of Silver Spear, and the Luoyan Army is the vanguard. Set off immediately and take the northwest road to Jinyang." Shao Xun ordered.
"Yes." Jin Zheng was overjoyed and responded.
He had studied the map and knew that such a road existed - if the details were not clear, there would be several guides to lead the way.
In short, go west for twenty miles from Lu County, then turn northwest and walk forty or fifty miles to Tunliu County.
From this county, go northwest for ninety miles to Tongdi County, then turn northeast and walk forty miles to Shangluiting (today's Qin County).
Travel about 150 miles northwest from Shanghuiting, cross two mountains, and reach the southeast of Qi County. You will enter the Taiyuan Basin, which is only a hundred miles away from Jinyang.
In fact, it is not close, a total of four to five hundred miles, and there are many mountain roads, which are not very easy to walk. But how can we not be mentally prepared to climb mountains when fighting in Bingzhou?
Jin Zheng didn't care, he couldn't even wait any longer.
After he led his troops to leave, the fighting at the head of the city became more intense, and it still did not stop after nightfall.
On the afternoon of the 28th, the government soldiers also began to go into battle. At this time, nearly half of the 1,500 defeated soldiers who followed Liu Yao back to Lu County had been lost, and the city was crumbling.
Shao Xun led his army to leave Lu County and march northwest. They walked seventeen miles at night and slept on the road. He planned to stay here for a few days to meet with the powerful families and chiefs of Shangdang counties.
"What's the name of this place?" Before going to bed, he asked Yang Qin, the military governor.
"Back to Minggong, the place name is 'Sanchuigang'." Yang Qin replied: "In the past, Liu Cong sent general Qiao Zhong to attack Shangdang, Wang Kuang (also known as Wang Guang), and Han Rou rescued him, but he was defeated by Sanchui.
Gang.”
Shao Xun nodded slowly, no wonder he was so familiar with this name. It turned out that there was a war when Liu Cong attacked the Shangdang.
On the last day of April, Shao Xun bought wine at Sanchuigang and received people from all walks of life.
At this time, Liu Yao also reached the last moment...
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"At ten o'clock, the face is like a splendid flower, and the body is like the wind, and the body is like flying..."
At the head of Lu County City, the fighting was fierce.
On top of the city tower, Liu Yao picked up his wine glass, looked sad and sang in a low voice.
"At twenty, the skin and body are radiant and well-organized, the eyes are beautiful and the appearance is shining with glory..."
The surrendered troops who had finished reorganizing were driven by the Jin army to attack the city again, and they fought fiercely with the former Pao Ze. Blood and flesh were flying everywhere on the city head, and lives were passing by at an incredible speed.
Liu Yao glanced at his own soldiers. There were not many people left. He couldn't stop crying. They were all good men who had followed him for many years. At this point, they were still brave and unafraid of death, but their deaths were worthless.
"At thirty, when you have become famous and heard, you can carry your ambitions..."
The surrender troops were defeated again, suffering heavy casualties and retreating in embarrassment. But with almost no chance to breathe, another group of Hebei Ding Zhuang rushed to the city and fought with Luxian Ding Zhuang.
Bingzhou Dingzhuang and Hebei Dingzhuang are actually about the same strength. In other words, Bingzhou Dingzhuang is stronger, because it is so miserable here that if you are not strong, you cannot survive.
But after repeated beatings, they were still a little overwhelmed. They were beaten back and forth, and they could no longer withstand it.
"At the age of forty, my physical strength can overcome my ambition, and I cross the state and county to return to the imperial hometown..."
Liu Yao put down his wine glass and looked at the city head.
The pro-army troops who had just come down to the city to rest for a short time were forced to go up to the city to reinforce Ding Zhuang of Luxian County. After a great effort, they killed Ding Zhuang of Hebei Province so fearfully that he rolled down the city wall.
After the battle, almost all of the soldiers were injured, all of them were out of breath, and almost unable to fight anymore.
The day of death is today!
Liu Yao lost all hope, picked up the wine glass, drank it down in one gulp, and continued singing.
"At fifty o'clock, the lotus poles are fighting to hold the country's house, and the drums and bells are noisy and the Zhao girls are singing..."
Amid the sound of drums, a third group of people rushed forward, this time Chen Liufu soldiers and his troops.
These people had not been soldiers for a long time and did not have many skills. They were better equipped and had high morale. After rushing to the top of the city, they rushed straight like tigers and attacked Luxian Ding Zhuang and Liu Yao's soldiers.
Get down and catch up.
This time, the Huns were really at their wits end.
No matter how hard they fight, no matter how much they are determined to die, they just can't drive these people off the city.
Both sides kept screaming and people kept falling, but if you look closely, the number of defenders was melting quickly like ice and snow under the scorching sun.
"At sixty o'clock, when the year is over and the industry is prosperous, I drive four horses into the Purple Palace..."
Amidst warm cheers, the defenders finally collapsed.
Among the Jin troops swarming up the city, a majestic man holding a machete chased him while laughing: "Who dares to stop me, Feng Bachi!"
Suddenly, he suddenly saw where Liu Yao was.
Several robes also saw it, so they rushed over, intending to seize this great power.
Liu Yao drank the last glass of wine and laughed loudly: "I can't sing anymore."
After that, he threw down a torch, and the blazing fire immediately burst into flames, covering the entire tower.
Feng Bachi and others subconsciously stopped and looked at Liu Yao in the firelight without saying a word.
"Singing over wine, life is like a morning dew, the past days are so bitter..." A faint singing voice came from the fire.
The fire became more and more fierce and crackling.
After a while, the tower was overwhelmed and collapsed, submerging Liu Yao's entire body.
Feng Bachi sighed and said: "I don't even bother to behead people and go to the city to play."
The others looked at me and I looked at you, and they all left.
There is still a final resistance in the city, but it is no longer relevant to the overall situation.
After nightfall, all fighting calmed down, and Lu County was captured by more than 30,000 besieging troops.
Liu Yao, the mountain king of Hanzhong, burned himself on the tower.
Chapter completed!