The garrison was in chaos that night, but the dinosaur army took advantage of the night to attack the city. Therefore, including Huangfu Yunzhao, they concentrated their efforts from top to bottom and prepared for the attack.
When daybreak came, Long Rui's army did not have a single soldier to attack the city.
However, the soldiers guarding the city were already quite tired.
Huangfu Yunzhao judged that Qin Xiao's troops had just arrived. After the Jiping War, Long Rui's army was exhausted and did not attack the city immediately. It must be recharging its strength.
Although Shunjin City is much grander and stronger than Jiping City, to be honest, among the cities in the four northeastern counties, except for Liaoyang City, which is the seat of the Duhufu, almost all other cities are difficult to defend.
Firstly, there is no moat, and secondly, there is no urn city as the first barrier. Once the enemy attacks the city, they will directly face the city gate.
The Liaodong Army initially prohibited cities from digging moats and building urn forts because they were worried that if there was a rebellion in various places, it would be more difficult to siege the city when suppressing the rebellion.
Who would have thought that one day he would be the one trapped in the city?
While the defenders were preparing their troops, the atmosphere inside the Hongyan Tower in the city was solemn.
Nearly a hundred gentry in the city were placed under house arrest in Hongyan Tower.???????????????
Although the Hongyan Building has three floors and many separate rooms, it can barely accommodate a hundred people, but most people can only sleep on the floor.
Liang Zongyi sent people to deliver bamboo mats, bedding and other items, but winter was about to come and the weather in the Northeast was cold. The temperature dropped sharply at night. A group of pampered gentlemen crowded into the restaurant to eat and sleep, but they were also miserable.
Outside the restaurant, Liang Zongyi even arranged for more than 20 county guards to guard the restaurant. The front and back of the restaurant were locked, and there were people patrolling around the restaurant day and night. Several surrounding streets were also blocked.
Although people in the restaurant can't go out, people outside can't get close to the restaurant either.
Mr. Qiu was old and had high prestige, so he was placed in a separate room with another person.
The shopkeepers and waiters in the restaurant were also left here to provide food and drink for everyone.
Although Liang Zongyi placed everyone under house arrest and forced them to pay money, he still tried his best to arrange their lives as well as possible.
After all, these people have to spend at least several thousand taels of silver, so they will not be treated badly in terms of food and drink.
In Mr. Qiu's room, four people ate together, with three dishes and one soup. It was not very rich, but at least they had wine and food, so it was pretty good.
Although these dishes are not bad and quite exquisite, few people here have no appetite.
Everyone in the restaurant was forced to write handwritten letters and have them sent to their homes to raise money.
Mr. Qiu was finally forced to donate 40,000 taels of silver. This was by no means a small amount for the Qiu family, and would definitely be taxing.
Several other people also donated a lot of money. When they thought about their vitality being severely damaged by the Liaodong Army, they were filled with resentment.
"Bandits!" After a while, someone finally couldn't help but cursed in a low voice: "Who are the rebels? I really don't think everyone understands."
Mr. Qiu immediately said: "Brother Changde, be careful what you say!"
"Now that things have happened, what else can we say with caution?" Brother Changde said angrily: "My Hu family is a native of Yingping. After eight generations, the Hu family had already taken root here before the Liaodong Army came to the Northeast."
He clenched his fists and said with an angry face: "When the Northeast was in the most chaos, we gentry were never imprisoned without reason. Government raids have always been done, but where can there be such greedy and shameless people as the Liaodong Army? They are trying to squander the land.
, they have occupied so much of our land, and now they are holding a knife to our necks and are ruining our fortunes. This is even more hateful than those bandits and bandits."
A person next to him also sighed in a low voice: "Brother Changde's words are rude but not rude. If Qin Xiao really started an army to cause rebellion, how could the imperial court turn a deaf ear to it?"
"Mobilize the Youzhou Army to go out and suppress the bandits. The Liaodong Army is attacking from both sides. How long can the rebels hold out?" Another person said: "Hong Fu's question is not wrong. Since Long Rui's army is in rebellion, why has the Youzhou Army not taken any action?
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Brother Changde sneered and said: "What kind of person is Qin Xiao? He put down the rebellion in the south of the Yangtze River and killed the prince of Bohai in Kyoto. At a young age, he was entrusted with important tasks by the saint and sent to train troops outside the pass. This man was highly regarded by the saint and had a bright future.
Wuliang, do you think a person like this would start an army and cause chaos out of nowhere? What is the benefit of him causing chaos?"
"Yes, what Brother Changde said is on point." The man next to him also sneered: "It is known to the whole world that Wang Xingchao supported his own troops. The people of the Liaodong Army were distributed in various locations in the four northeastern counties. There were several officials sent by the imperial court.
There is no place to stand. Whether the Long Rui Army is plotting a rebellion or the Liaodong Army wants to separate and establish itself, anyone with any brains will know it."
Brother Changde said: "??????????????? There were rumors before that the real purpose of Qin Xiao leading the troops out of the customs was not to train troops, but that the imperial court sent him to check and balance Wang Xingchao. Xiling
The loss shocked the world, and the imperial court wanted to regain Xiling, but it was worried that the Liaodong Army would take the opportunity to separate and establish itself, so the sage sent Qin Xiao to keep an eye on Wang Xingchao. There is no room for two tigers in one mountain, and Wang Xingchao was hampered by Qin Xiao everywhere, and even lost Liaoxi, which must have been in his heart
I was so angry that I wanted to mobilize my troops to drive Long Rui's army back to the pass...!"
"That's right." Someone immediately said: "Huangfu Yunzhao led nearly ten thousand troops from Liaodong. He originally wanted to attack Long Rui's army."
"So it's clear who the rebels are." Brother Changde said bitterly: "Liang Zongyi and these beasts took the opportunity to raid us. We donated money this time. Do you really think it's just an end? Long Rui's army has already arrived at the city.
If the siege continues, the Liaodong Army will use various reasons to ask us to pay for it." He looked at the people present and said in a low voice: "I am now thinking of a very terrible consequence."
Several people looked at him.
"Judging from the situation, since the war has begun, Long Rui's army will definitely fight to the end." Brother Changde said softly: "Even if they can't attack for a while and retreat, they will definitely continue to fight."
"you mean?"
"I'm only worried that if the Liaodong Army defends this city this time, but they also know that they can't hold on for a long time. When Long Rui's army withdraws to rest, they will withdraw to Liaodong." Brother Changde whispered: "What do you think, Huangfu Yun
What will Liang Zongyi do when he retreats?"
Several people looked at each other, and Mr. Qiu, who had been silent until now, finally said: "They are going to take away everything in Shunjincheng!"
"Huangfu Yunzhao defended the city to buy time, and Liang Zongyi began to search for property." Brother Changde said: "They are going to wipe out three feet of Shunjin City. When they evacuate, they will take away the gold, silver, treasures, grain and grass in the city, leaving a
Give the empty city to Qin Xiao." After a pause, he continued: "Maybe they will also take us to Liaodong."
As soon as this statement came out, everyone's expression changed slightly.
Mr. Qiu nodded slightly and said: "The princes under house arrest in the restaurant are all Shunjin gentry. The Liaodong Army is worried that after the city is broken, the Long Rui Army can use us to appease the people. If we are taken away, there will be a riot in Yingping."
, leaving trouble for Long Ruijun."
"Then what should we do?" Someone on the side asked anxiously: "Our wealth has been looted by them. When we arrive in Liaodong, Wang Xingchao will only treat us as cattle and horses." Brother Changde said: "The Hu family has been established for hundreds of years, then
I mean I won’t leave at all.”
"When the time comes, they hold a knife to their necks and what can they do if they don't leave?"
"Had I known this, I should have defected to Liaoxi earlier." Brother Changde sighed, "Qin Xiao implemented the land equalization policy in western Liaoning, which won the hearts of the people. Moreover, he treated the gentry in western Liaoning well and returned the fields seized by the Liaodong army.
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"What's the use of talking about this now?" Mr. Qiu also stroked his beard and sighed: "I really hope that Long Rui's army can break through the city as soon as possible and enter the city. The only one who can save us now is General Qin."
Brother Changde said: "If we were not under house arrest, we could secretly discuss how to bring Long Rui's army into the city. Now that we are locked up here, we can't spread a word, and we can't use any strength."
The people in the city are against each other, but Huangfu Yunzhao has no intention to care about it at the moment.
He was dressed in armor and personally in charge of Xicheng.
Although the enemy troops outside the West City did not start to attack the city, they had already begun to take action. At dusk, they had already begun to set up their formations.
The ladders and assault vehicles used in the siege have been set up, and the messengers are passing orders back and forth in front of the formation. Judging from the situation, it seems that the siege is about to begin.
Moreover, he had received news that Qin Xiao had mobilized thousands of troops from the troops outside the south city to go to the east gate, under the banner of "Yu Wen". Apparently, the enemy general Yu Wen Chengchao was responsible for attacking the east gate.
In addition, Gu Baiyi also dispatched thousands of people to the north gate. Before dark, Long Rui soldiers and horses were deployed outside the four gates of Shunjin City.
The enemy forces outside the east gate and north gate were weak, and Huangfu Yunzhao knew that the main attack direction of Long Rui's army could only be from the west gate and south gate.
In comparison, the west gate is the main direction for enemy forces to attack.
Although there are a large number of soldiers and horses outside the south gate, Qin Xiao does not have siege weapons in his hands. A large number of siege weapons are in the hands of Gu Baiyi, and he has already sent the siege weapons up. This posture has made it clear that the enemy is going to use
Ximen is the main direction of attack.
He had 6,000 soldiers and horses in his hands. Although Liang Zongyi was ordered to quickly recruit young men in the city, he could not supply too many men in a short period of time, so Huangfu Yunzhao's deployment still relied on these 6,000 men as the main force.
The east gate and the north gate were obviously not the enemy's main targets, and the pressure they endured was very light, so Huangfu Yunzhao deployed 600 men at each of the two gates, leaving 5,000 troops. The west gate was under the greatest pressure, and the three gates were under the greatest pressure.
Thousands of defenders guarded the west gate, while the remaining two thousand people, led by Xu Shen, guarded the south gate.
The night wind was howling, and the enemy troops outside the west gate were deployed until dark. They seemed to have completed their deployment, but they still did not attack the city.
Huangfu Yunzhao did not dare to take it lightly. His eyes were like daggers. After a while, he finally heard the sound of horse hooves. The enemy did not let the infantry take the lead in attacking. Instead, hundreds of horsemen rushed towards the city gate.
Huangfu Yunzhao was surprised.
In a siege battle, cavalry is used as the vanguard to rush over, but no general with a little common sense would arrange it like this.
Even if the cavalry is allowed to rush to the city gate, without any siege weapons, do they have to rely on sabers to split the city gate?
And without shield protection, the light cavalry charging over would be like a target.
Huangfu Yunzhao really didn't understand why Gu Baiyi arranged it like this?
The archers at the top of the city had already bent their bows and set arrows, waiting for the cavalry to rush into range.