Outside the city, smoke rose from the Zhongyi Town artillery group, and the gunpowder fuses on the thunderbolts burned. Each thunderbolt weighing more than 20 kilograms was thrown out, and the explosion was astonishingly powerful.

"Fire!" the officers roared loudly in front of the artillery group.

Black thunderbolts fell on the city head one after another.

On the city, Zhang Rou's men and horses were immediately hit by the explosion and were blown away like rats.

In the past, Zhang Rou's troops were under the command of the Mongols and one of the six major towns of the Han army. The Zhang family's troops were very elite and relied on by the Mongols.

The situation is different now. Zhang Rou's department has suffered two devastating blows in a row. Now his subordinates are all newcomers and do not have much combat power at all.

This was one of the reasons why Zhang Rou abandoned the city and hid in Weizhou when she heard that Zhao Tai's troops had entered Daming Mansion.

Zhang Rou stood at the top of the city and saw dozens of black dots rising into the air, drawing an arc in the air, and getting bigger and bigger as they fell, heading towards him. He did not panic, showing the strength of his general family. quality.

"Boom, boom, boom" explosions sounded. His men and horses were not as calm as he was. The recruits at the top of the city immediately screamed in horror and ran away with their heads in their hands.

Zhang Rou stood stubbornly at the top of the city. Thunderbolts exploded beside him. The violent air wave swept across a section of the city wall with rubble and hit Zhang Rou, leaving a trace of ferocity on his face.

"Zhao Tai, you bullied me too much!" Zhang Rou gritted her teeth.

He had already given way to the city and took the initiative to show weakness. Unexpectedly, Zhao Tai would not let him go.

At this time, after several rounds of bombardment, the city of Wei County was in a mess, and the defenders were completely in chaos.

Although the Thunder Thunder has appeared for some time, not all Mongolian troops have seen it.

The folk customs in Hebei are fierce and martial arts, so Zhang Rou recruited a large number of new soldiers from Weizhou, Bozhou and other places.

Many of these people are very tough, but when faced with thunder-like thunder that can kill several people at once, even martial arts masters feel scared.

When the city was in panic, under the banner of Zhongyi Town, Zhao Tai stood on horseback, with a large number of infantry behind him. After getting into formation, they stood ready.

"Commander!" Sun Li looked at the city from a distance, listened to the thunderous sound, and felt the vibration of the city. He couldn't help but said to Zhao Tai: "We have this weapon, and I think we can break the city in one day!"

Zhao Tai smiled and said: "If you destroy Wei County and kill Zhang Rou, what good will it do to me?"

Sun Li was stunned for a moment, "Destroy Zhang Rou, and when Mongolia attacks Shandong, we will have one less enemy!"

Zhao Tai nodded, "It is true that there is one less enemy, but not killing him will be more effective!"

Wang Bin saw that several people did not understand, so he immediately explained for Zhao Tai: "If Zhang Rou is killed, the Mongols may directly take over Hebei, and then the pressure on us will be even greater."

Zhao Taidao: "My purpose is to make Zhang Rou surrender. Of course, if he is stubborn, I will have no choice but to destroy him."

Zhao Tai's plan is to let Zhang Rou be Li Fen's second.

Historically, Zhang Rou supported Mongolia, but Zhao Tai would continue to torture him and teach him to take the correct route.

When Zhongyi Town troops approached Wei County, Zhao Tai ordered to blast them with thunder. At the end of the day, the mood of the defenders in the city almost collapsed.

In a day's bombardment, nearly a thousand defenders were killed and injured, and the morale of the defenders was low. Fortunately, Zhao Tai did not take the opportunity to attack the city, otherwise the city would have been named Zhao.

During the break in the bombardment, Zhao Tai sent soldiers to shout at the city. Some people who had little confidence in Zhang Rou came out of the city to surrender to Zhao Tai that night.

Under this situation, the defenders in Wei County became panic-stricken and began to worry about their own future.

The biggest dilemma of warlords is that they themselves have no political opinions and their subordinates have no ideals. They are mostly gathered together because of their interests.

This situation makes it difficult for the army to unite as one to gather and disperse when the situation is unfavorable.

Zhang Rou knew that the morale of the army was weakened and the battle could no longer be fought.

If Zhao Tai attacks the city, then Wei County will be defeated.

In the festival hall of the Commander's Mansion, Zhang Rou listened to the explosion of thunder and said with a dark face, "I don't want to fight with Zhao Tai, but Zhao Tai bullies us too much and is unwilling to let us go. Yesterday he shelled all day , killed and injured more than a thousand of us, and many undecided brothers in the army secretly left the city last night to join Zhao Tai. Now Zhao Tai is very likely to attack, what countermeasures do you have?"

Everyone in the festival hall lowered their heads. No one answered Zhang Rou's words. They all looked quietly at the young marshal Zhang Honglue.

Zhang Honglue took courage and said, "Commander Father! Zhao Tai has not yet attacked the city, but we have already suffered heavy losses and the morale of the army is shaken. According to this situation, Wei County may not be able to defend it!"

Zhang Rou frowned. As an old commander, he had rich war experience. He actually knew very well whether he could hold on.

At first, Zhang Rou felt that Zhao Tai was seeking death by opposing Mongolia and would be destroyed sooner or later.

Therefore, when Zhao Tai soldiers came to the city to persuade him to surrender, he just sneered and ignored him.

Now it seems that his view of the general situation between Mongolia and Zhao Tai may be correct. After Wokuotai defeats Kaifeng, he will definitely turn around and deal with Zhao Tai, but he may not see that day.

Because before Wokuotai dealt with Zhao Tai, Zhao Tai might have already dealt with him.

This is a bit embarrassing and gives Zhang Rou a headache.

Zhang Rou looked at the counselor with a gloomy face, "Mr. Qian, I have considered your suggestion. Maybe you can give it a try!"

Hearing this, Qian Yifeng raised his head and looked at Zhang Rou, "General, you are wise. When the Tang Dynasty was first established, the Turks came to the outskirts of Chang'an. Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty rewarded Jie with the wealth of Chang'an in exchange for the withdrawal of the Turks' troops, which allowed the Tang Dynasty to recuperate and raise troops. Time to prepare for war. After several years, the Tang Dynasty had strong troops and horses. Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty sent Li Jing and Li Ji to send troops. They defeated Jieli Yinshan and captured Jieli Khan and returned to Chang'an. Therefore, the commander gave Zhao Tai some gold and silver and asked him to retreat. It’s not something shameful, it’s a wise thing to do.”

Zhang Rou came down the steps and said, "Yes, let Zhao Tai withdraw his troops first. When Wo Kuotai Khan destroys the Kingdom of Jin and conquers Zhao Tai, it will not be too late for me to take revenge today."

Zhang Rou originally planned to fight to the death, because he knew that Zhao Tai could not attack Wei County for a long time. As long as he persisted until Wokuotai and defeated Kaifeng, he would win and it would be considered a great achievement for the Mongols.

Now he found that he couldn't hold on at all. He couldn't wait for the Mongolian army to come to help, so he could only change his mind and hope to bribe Zhao Tai to withdraw his troops.

Zhang Rou comforted herself in her heart. When Liu Bang and Li Shimin faced powerful enemies, they bribed them. This was just a temporary measure and not a shame.

Everyone in the festival hall looked at each other and breathed a sigh of relief. They couldn't help but salute in unison and expressed their deep approval, "The handsome man is wise."

Zhang Rou immediately ordered: "Mr. Qian, please go out of the city to talk and meet Zhao Tai to see what conditions he has before he is willing to withdraw."

Qian Yifeng immediately clasped his fists and said, "I humbly accept my order!"

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