When Zhang Chong came with his troops, the fleet passed by, the mountains roared and the tsunami roared, and the color of the sky and the earth changed.
Guan Yu also came out of the stronghold to meet him. After telling him about the situation today, Zhang Chong encouraged Guan Yu a little, and the two armies joined forces.
Afterwards, Zhang Chong took over the command of the entire army and began to coordinate the attack sequence for this battle.
Zhang Chong had already made plans for the attack on Fenggao. The key to this battle was the military stronghold outside the city. If this stronghold was not broken, attacking Fenggao would only increase casualties. However, the stronghold was small but strong, and the soldiers inside regarded death as if they were home. Guan Yu was not Not knowing that he had to take out the camp first, he fought several times and suffered heavy casualties, and the soldiers from the camp did not come out, so he left them alone.
However, Zhang Chong already knew the actual situation in Fenggao City from the previous surrenders. The people stationed in the city were mainly 500 old soldiers, and then there were 500 newly recruited brave soldiers, and then the Fenggao camp troops were stationed in Xiaozhai outside the city. , these battalions are guest soldiers who are here to protect themselves, and coupled with the lack of food and equipment in the village, they are already on the verge of collapse.
Zhang Chong ordered a general to be escorted, and he saw that it was Liu Yin, the former commander of Fenggao camp, who later went on the expedition with Pang Zun. He had already slipped out of the city, but was still captured alive by Beiqi, who was patrolling the periphery of the battlefield.
At this moment, Zhang Chong asked Liu Yin to come out so that he could shout to the opposite village.
Liu Yin walked to the front of the formation and began to shout loudly to the brothers in the village:
"Brothers, surrender. Those bandits in the city would rather rot the grain in the warehouse than give it to you. Why are these people willing to sacrifice their lives? The leader of the Taishan Army has already said that as long as you surrender, you will surrender. , Those who are willing to surrender to the army will be given adequate wages and clothing, and those who are unwilling will also be given millet to return home. Brothers, surrender."
Liu Yin spoke sincerely, but although there was a commotion in the house opposite, no one spoke.
Just when Liu Yin was wondering, when did his group of soldiers become so loyal and patriotic? A response came from the camp over there, and one of the military officials said:
"Liu Tou, we really can't surrender. You don't know that after you left, Zhang Ju took all the families of the soldiers in the battalion back to the city. They said they wanted us to defend the stronghold with peace of mind, but in fact they just didn't do it. Hostages? If we surrender here, the family members in the city over there will die. Liu Tou, tell the heroes of Mount Tai that we will not leave the stronghold and ask them not to fight."
This man's words made Liu Yin stunned. His wife and children were in the village before. Doesn't that mean?
Before Liu Yin could think about it, the cry of women and children came from the top of Fenggao City. Then the women and children were pushed off the city by the people on the top of the city and fell to their death at the bottom of the city.
When Liu Yin saw the tragic deaths of his wife and children, blood spurted from his mouth and he fainted.
After killing Liu Yin's wife and children, they shouted at the top of the city over there:
"Listen, soldiers of the Fenggao camp, the time has come to be loyal to the country. This battle involves death or life. If you live, your family members will die. If you die, your family members will live, and the county will support you in the future."
As soon as these words came out, the soldiers in the Fenggao camp in the walled city burst into tears. They had been treated as abandoned sons, and they were forced to fight against the Taishan bandits. But what about them? At this time, their wives and children were in their hands, and they could only I can sacrifice my life in exchange for the health of my family.
The remaining two hundred soldiers in the stronghold, after discussion with several officials, finally decided to leave the stronghold and fight to the death with the Taishan bandits. Before leaving the stronghold, they shouted to the top of Fenggao City:
"Don't regret your promise, otherwise you will become a fierce ghost and die the same as you."
Afterwards, two hundred soldiers, armed with armor and sharp swords, came out of the battle in a lifeless manner. They launched a desperate charge against the Taishan Chinese Army with a banner with the word "Chong" standing on the east slope.
The archers of the Taishan soldiers on both sides kept firing at the charging Fenggao soldiers. Those people fell like wheat one after another, but they still charged towards the east slope high ground.
Zhang Chong and other generals on the slope were all infected by the desperate determination of these Fenggao soldiers and fell silent for a moment.
In the end, Zhang Chong waved to Tian Junyi and ordered the knight to ride out of the formation.
More than 400 cavalry troops poured down the slope like water. Sometimes they attacked, sometimes flanked, sometimes launched from a distance, and finally charged in one wave. All the 200 Fenggao soldiers who came out of the stronghold were killed. On a slope less than a hundred steps away from Zhang Chong Dahu.
When the last Feng Gao soldier, who looked like a military officer, was about to be beheaded, he suddenly faced the direction of Kyoto to the west, gave him a heavy slap, and cried out in a mournful voice:
"The country cherishes it, and I will leave it alone."
Then his head was smashed by the roaring Tarzan Cavalry.
To be honest, the desperate death of these Fenggao soldiers had an impact on Zhang Chong's Taishan Army. Like himself, they were all warriors with faith, and these good men were destroyed in the hands of the dog officials. It was really a shame. These warriors are not worth it.
But no matter what, as all the soldiers in the military stronghold outside the city died down the slope, the military stronghold was naturally broken without attacking. Then Zhang Chong ordered the entire army to bulldoze the earth in the military stronghold, directly to the Hecheng Gate Tower. Then Chen Huan and his men started shooting at the top of Fenggao City on the slope, shooting so hard that they couldn't even raise their heads.
Then in the wilderness to the east of Fenggao City, Dianwei's tribe, Li Damu's tribe, Wang Zhang's tribe, and Ding Sheng's tribe formed four square formations. Dozens of ladders were set up on the top of the city, and countless armored warriors fought up from the ladders. The top of the city was raised high, and below were densely packed Taishan soldiers waiting to board the city. They had already sharpened their swords and vowed to kill the enemies on the city.
The battle reached its climax without any preheating. Countless Taishan armored warriors rushed to the top of the city. On the high slope behind them, the sharpshooters accurately shot the Fenggao military officials on the top of the city. I can't stand it anymore.
At this time, there was a burst of drums, and a dozen powerful tribesmen with flags of "Hu Mu", "Wang", "Liu", "Pang" and other surnames on their faces came to the top of the city to support them, and they turned the crisis around. return.
When Dian Wei and Li Damu, who were supervising the battle under the city, saw this scene, they immediately ordered their respective guards to climb up Fenggao City on the ladder.
With the addition of these two invincible warriors, the Taishan soldiers truly stood firm on the top of Fenggao City. As Fenggao's flags fell one by one, the morale of Fenggao's defense began to plummet.
Seeing this situation, Hu's mother's family, which was still resisting, quickly retreated to the city with a few familiar powerful men, and then suddenly attacked and killed the guards at the east gate and opened the east gate directly.
Then more and more Taishan soldiers entered from the east gate. Some of them rushed up to the city tower and stabbed the Fenggao soldiers at the top of the city from behind. Some of them rushed straight to the county governor's office to behead Fenggao's brain. .
It wasn't until the flags of Fenggao East City had been replaced by the flags of Taishan generals that Zhang Chong smiled and said to Guan Yu:
"Now, Fenggao has been defeated. Yun Chang, come with me into the city."
Guan Yu bowed respectfully and said:
"Here."
Afterwards, Zhang Chong led his own collision team, meandering downhill and entering from the east gate of Fenggao. There were random soldiers and fighting all the way. The leader of the collision team, Dong Wang, pulled Zhang Chong's horse bridle and persuaded:
"Qu Kuai, let's wait until a few generals calm down the city before entering. The city is in such chaos right now, just in case anything goes wrong."
Zhang Chong's heart was also pounding. Hearing the cries of killing all around, and seeing the remaining soldiers gathering in front, he ordered troops to be stationed in front of the east city gate and set up a stronghold to guard the city gate as a way out.
You can't blame Zhang Chong for being cautious. There are 400 collision teams beside Zhang Chong now. No matter whether there is a sudden wave of soldiers in front of or behind him, Zhang Chong will be in trouble. It is better to station at the east city gate at this moment. It will be beneficial to both advance and retreat. .
As soon as the wooden fence was erected here, Zhang Chong asked Dong Fang next to him:
"Are the people from Mother Hu's family here?"
Previously, the people from Hu's mother's family attacked and killed the East City Gate guard and stayed at the gate. At this time, Zhang Chong asked, and the guards immediately called the people from Hu's mother's family to come forward.
Then a capable man wearing a military bow appeared in front of Zhang Chong and bowed to him as soon as he arrived:
"The servant is Hu Mufeng. I am ordered by the master of the family to lead Hu Mu's family and listen to Qu Kui's orders."
Zhang Chong knew very well whether Hu's mother's family was fighting anyway. He had seen them fighting at the top of the city before. When they saw that the city could not be defended, they acted temporarily anyway. It can be said that the two sides of snake and mouse were vividly and exquisitely played. But it is still useful at this moment. It was at Hu Mu's house, so Zhang Chong didn't expose it. He tried his best to finish Hu Mufeng's house and asked:
"What other soldiers are there in the city? Why can't they fight so hard? Are there any soldiers lying in ambush in the city?"
Hearing Zhang Chong's words, Hu Mufeng cursed in her heart, it's not that Feng Gao's soldiers didn't fight, but that your Taishan soldiers were actually better at fighting.
However, he still knew the reason for Zhang Chong's question. No wonder the thieves didn't enter the city even after they captured Fenggao City. It turned out that he was worried about Fenggao's troops setting up an ambush. He was really too cautious and too high-minded. Feng Gao soldiers.
As a powerful soldier participating in the defense of the city, Hu Mufeng immediately told Zhang Chong the reality of the city:
"Back to the canal, there were 1,000 county soldiers and 500 battalions in the city. Later, they recruited 2,000 troops, making a total of 3,500. Later, the thief Cao Chang Pang Zun led 1,000 troops out of the city, and then 500 troops were stationed outside the city, so In fact, there were only 500 old soldiers and 500 newly recruited soldiers in the city. However, during the fighting at the top of the city, the prefect Zhang Ju sent another 400 old soldiers down to the top of the city to guard his governor's mansion. Several of our powerful soldiers no longer have the strength. And even among the powerful soldiers, we persuaded four of them to fight together anyway. After the city was broken, the rest, except for those who were killed by your troops, returned to their own mansions and did not dare to No more blocking the general's swords."
Zhang Chong felt relieved, and then quickly entered the city with Hu Mu's family soldiers as guides.
Along the way, Zhang Chong's soldiers cleared the streets of remaining soldiers while shouting Zhang Chong's order to enter the city:
"Don't stay with your troops, don't kill if you throw away your weapons, don't hurt the people."
Later, the Taishan soldiers scattered throughout the city responded loudly. Under the inspection of the military law team, they only pursued and wiped out the remaining enemies without harming the civilians. Some clever Fenggao soldiers, seeing that the Taishan soldiers did not break into private houses, immediately lost them.
Weapons, abandoned their military uniforms, and hid in civilian houses. Then some Taishan soldiers saw them, and they did not pursue these people, but continued to annihilate those who resisted. At this time, the resistance in the city quickly dissipated. Those Fenggao soldiers
You know, if you want to live, just drop the knife.
At this time, Li Damu's and Dian Wei's troops on the top of the city finally finished killing the Fenggao soldiers on the top of the city, and they also descended from the city one after another, and they all gathered under Zhang Chong's banner.