On the twenty-third of the first lunar month, Liaoyang City has long lost the flavor of the New Year.
In fact, even during the two days of New Year, the atmosphere in Liaoyang City was always very depressing.
Since the end of last year, the Liaodong Army has begun to reinforce Liaoyang City.
Not only did they recruit a large number of civilians from the city to dig out the moat, but they also repaired the barbican city. A large amount of grain and grass were continuously sent from various counties in Liaodong. The Andong Protectorate even sent officials to count households in the city and organized a group of so-called
The National Guard sent out school officers for training.
All these signs indicate that Liaoyang may be facing a war.
The Liaodong Army has suffered successive defeats in the past year. This kind of thing must not be hidden. The news has long been spread throughout Liaodong, and the people in Liaoyang City also know it.
Everyone knows that a troop of soldiers and horses came from the pass. They were sent by the imperial court. It was said that they were sent out of the pass to train troops.
But for some reason, as I continued practicing, the two soldiers and horses suddenly started fighting.
Moreover, many people have heard that the Long Rui Army developed extremely rapidly. When it first came out of the border, it was relatively inconspicuous, but in less than two years, it had grown into a behemoth, directly forcing the Liaodong Army into a desperate situation.
The war is about to begin, and the sky above Liaoyang City is covered with dark clouds.
Various rumors began to circulate in the streets and alleys of Liaoyang City a few years ago, saying that Long Ruijun was going to attack soon. The news spread quickly in the city, and there were even rumors that Long Ruijun was recruiting troops, and the number of troops was so fast.
There are 100,000 people, and the champion general Qin Xiao will lead his army to the city at any time.
It is precisely because of these rumors and the numerous war preparations in the city that the people in the city are panicking.
After the new year, various rumors spread all over the city.
For example, all the counties in Liaodong have surrendered to Long Rui's army, leaving only an isolated city in Liaoyang still in the hands of the Liaodong army. Another example is that Long Rui's army has trapped Liaoyang city on the periphery, and soldiers and horses will soon arrive.
But after the Lantern Festival, there was still no soldier arriving at the city.
Even the defenders at the top of the city were afraid of Long Rui's army coming, but for some unknown reason, they looked into the distance every day, eagerly waiting for the enemy to arrive.
Sometimes waiting is torture.
In fact, the soldiers guarding the city also knew that since the general ordered the city to be repaired and had collected a large amount of food and grass from the surrounding areas, it proved that this battle was impossible to escape. Even if Long Ruijun did not appear now,
But it does appear sometimes.
The first group of soldiers and horses that appeared in the defender's sight turned out to be coming from the east.
The city gates in Liaoyang have been on strict guard for a long time, and the guards at each gate are also required to stay at the city gates to be prepared to meet the enemy at any time.
Guerrilla general Meng Yi was ordered to guard the east gate.
Originally, Meng Yi always felt that even if Long Ruijun came to kill them, they should appear in the west or north first.
After all, after Qin Xiao captured Jiashan, he used Jiashan City as a stronghold, and troops and horses continuously marched into Jiashan.
But around the time of the Lantern Festival, news was received that Long Rui's army sent thousands of soldiers and horses to pass directly through the north of Liaoyang and advance eastward, with the goal of attacking Fusong City.
However, Fusong County Magistrate Jiang Tu sent several aid messengers to Liaoyang to ask for help from Wang Xingchao.
However, Wang Xingchao did not even hold a military meeting to study reinforcements.
Although Jiang Tu unexpectedly defended Fusong, Wang Xingchao still did not send a single soldier to reinforce.
Everyone knows that given the current situation of the Liaodong Army, there is nothing wrong with Wang Xingchao's decision.
The troops in the city are already stretched thin. To reinforce Fusong City, it is definitely impossible to send more people. If you send less people, it will be a death for Qin Xiao. Although Fusong City is in danger, considering the overall situation, we can only give up completely.
However, as a result, the pressure on Meng Yi immediately increased.
Fusong County is located in the east of Liaoyang. Without reinforcements, it is only a matter of time before Fusong City falls.
As long as Long Rui's army captured Fusong, Liaoyang City would become an isolated city.
From a strategic point of view, after Long Rui's army completed the siege of Liaoyang, the next step must be to attack Liaoyang City.
The whole Liaodong people did not expect reinforcements from Xuantu County at all.
Long before the fall of Jiashan, Wang Xingchao had already transferred all the elite Liaodong soldiers previously deployed in Xuantu County back to Liaoyang. Only a very small number of troops were left to garrison in Xuantu County. It was good to be able to protect themselves, but it was impossible.
Send troops to reinforce.
Moreover, even if the soldiers and horses from Xuantu County were willing to come to reinforce them, they would only amount to two to three thousand county soldiers and horses. They were afraid that they would be swallowed up by Long Rui's army as soon as they arrived in Liaodong.
On the day of the Lantern Festival, the last messenger sent by Fusong City for help came to Liaoyang, which proved that Long Rui's army had not yet reached Fusong City at that time.
But since that day, no messengers have come. The detective horses sent from Liaoyang City a few days ago returned news that Dou Xiong was leading thousands of troops to attack Fusong. The battle seemed to be fierce, but in the past two days
Even the scouts sent out did not receive any news.
Early on the morning of the 23rd day of the first lunar month, a small number of soldiers and horses appeared outside the east city of Liaoyang with clear flags, which was the banner of Long Rui Army.
The first troops to arrive at the city were no more than a hundred men, and they were all cavalry.
They stopped outside the range of the bow and arrow, and even ate under the eyes of the defenders. Meng Yi resisted the urge to lead his men out, knowing that the battle he had been waiting for had finally arrived.
At dusk, the rear troops of Long Rui's army finally arrived, but their strength was still limited, less than a thousand people. After arriving, there was no sign of starting to attack the city, and instead they began to set up camp.
Before it got completely dark, a group of people finally approached the city, but it was obvious that they were not here to attack the city.
There were only about twenty riders, and most of the cavalrymen held shields in their hands, obviously to prevent the city defenders from shooting bows and arrows.
Although the archers on the city head bent their bows and pulled the strings, Meng Yi did not easily order the arrows to be fired. When the team of people came to the city, the shield cavalry circled the city and built a protective barrier with their shields. Several people in the middle of the shields
, Meng Yi opened his eyes and looked carefully, but found that they were all acquaintances.
The most eye-catching one is Captain Xu Shen, who is wearing armor.
Meng Yi was a guerrilla general, so his status was naturally higher than that of Xu Shen, but he knew that Xu Shen was a direct subordinate of Huangfu Yunzhao, and they had even drank together at banquets in the past.
As for the people next to Xu Shen, he also knew them, and one of them turned out to be Wang Gang, the magistrate of Donglan County.
Wang Gang was also a member of the Liaodong Army. Although he had no friendship with Meng Yi, they had met several times and were very familiar with each other.
Without waiting for the other party to speak, Meng Yi took the lead and said: "Xu Shen, you traitor, you have the nerve to come here? The general has treated you with great kindness, but you don't want to repay it, and you surrendered to the enemy and rebelled. It is simply shameless.
"
Xu Shen did not argue, but just made a gesture. Three people behind him raised their spears. On top of the spear tips, each of them had a head on top.
The heads were bloody and bloody, so Meng Yi and the defenders naturally didn't know who they were, but the opponent suddenly revealed three heads, which still caused a commotion at the top of the city.
But Meng Yi was not a fool, and he vaguely guessed something.
"The three heads are the Fusong County Magistrate, the County Magistrate and the County Lieutenant." Xu Shen was very angry and said loudly: "General Dou personally beheaded them. Killing them was not just because they were stubborn. They were
Killing the envoy sent by the general is the first crime, and the second crime is acting against heaven, and should have such a result."
"How can you be polite to the rebels?" Meng Yi naturally knew that Jiang Tu hung the heads of the Long Rui Army envoys on the top of the city. "Call me general, I will chop them into pieces and feed them to the dogs."
Xu Shen laughed and said: "Meng Yi, who in the Liaodong Army doesn't know what you are like? Your mouth is bigger than your courage. If you didn't rely on your father to make some achievements, what qualifications do you have to lead the army? You are just incompetent.
Just a senior."
Meng Yi looked angry when he heard Xu Shen ridiculing him in public.
"General Meng, there is no need for you to argue with each other." Wang Gang, the magistrate of Donglan County next to Xu Shen, said loudly: "I came here today to tell you and the brothers who are guarding the city that we have all reached this point.
, there is really no need to continue to resist stubbornly. Now everyone knows that Wang Xingchao secretly colluded with the Bohai people, and even wanted to separate the country and stand on his own, and his rebellious heart was clearly exposed. Because of this, the saint sent General Qin out, named
Military training is actually to weed out rebels for the imperial court."
He was also a soldier, so he was full of energy and his voice was very loud. Although Liaoyang City was strong and tall, he spoke loudly, and many soldiers in Chengtou Mountain could understand him clearly.
"That's nonsense." Meng Yi said angrily: "Wang Gang, you bitch dare to betray the Liaodong Army. When I catch you, I will skin you."
Wang Gang shook his head and said with a smile: "Meng Yi, you don't even dare to come out of the city gate, so what qualifications do you have to talk so loudly here? You can't catch me, but we can definitely catch you. If you open the door and confess your crime now,
The general may ask the court to plead for you. You are not the main culprit. As long as the general intercedes, it will definitely not be a problem to save your life and that of your family. But if you are stubborn and follow Wang Xingchao all the way to the dark side, not only will your life be saved, but also your life will be saved.
Even your family will be dragged down by you."
He raised his head and said loudly: "Brothers, Wang Xingchao is a rebel. If you follow him, you will only harm yourselves. General Qin and Long Rui's army are not only invincible, they also do things to quell the chaos. Western Liaoning, Camp
The two counties of Ping have surrendered to the general, and all the counties in Liaodong have abandoned the dark side and surrendered to the bright side. Now Liaoyang is just an isolated city. If you continue to defend it, you will only be buried with Wang Xingchao. Everyone!" Before he could finish speaking, a sharp arrow shot out of the city.
shoot out.
This sharp arrow was not slow at all, and it shot straight towards Wang Gang.
But the cavalry had already used shields to protect them, and with a "duh" sound, the arrows hit the shields.
This arrow was shot by Meng Yi.
He knew very well that although Wang Gang's words could not really persuade the defenders to surrender, they were too inflammatory and would definitely affect the morale and morale of the defenders.
The enemy had not yet attacked the city, but had already demoralized the defenders with just a few words. Meng Yi naturally could not allow the enemy to continue talking.
He failed to hit Wang Gang with one arrow, but without hesitation, he shouted: "Fire the arrow!"
All of a sudden, arrows were fired from the top of the city.
However, the cavalry used their shields as a wall and slowly retreated amid the random arrows, quickly out of the range of the defenders.
Xu Shen was calm and composed, looking at the city with a disdainful smile on his lips.