On September 13th, Zhu Youyu led his troops to the north of Zhongmou County and camped outside the city.
The south wind whistled, and the city stood firm.
Zhu Youyu looked at the dilapidated Zhongmu County, and suddenly had an illusion: one day, Bianzhou would be in such a dilapidated state, with countless soldiers climbing bravely, the sound of killing inside and outside the city was loud, and the fields were covered with fire and blood.
He suppressed these strange thoughts, took a sharp look at the sergeants running on top of the city, and ordered to set up camp.
The sergeants did everything numbly, just as they numbly watched Bianliang's strength weaken day by day.
Many people don't know why they still insist that Bianzhou is not their home, and they are not like the sergeants of Yun, Yan, Wei, and Qing towns, who have been passed down from father to son for hundreds of years, eating military meals from generation to generation, enjoying lofty status and
Generous rewards.
Maybe it's for the sake of money and food.
As a soldier, you eat food, work hard, and if the general gives you money, then you fight hard. Is it possible that others gave you more money and switched sides on the spot?
Well, it's not impossible. But how can I put it, people can't have no limits when doing such things without conscience. Maybe the next generation of warriors will become unscrupulous, but they don't plan to do that.
The King of Liang can still reward them, they can still feed their families, their lives can still go on, and they can still hold the sword firmly.
Cai Songyang was wearing the attire of an ordinary sergeant, including a Shu shirt, a hakama slave, and a wiping forehead. He had a bow tip and a horizontal sword on his waist. He held a rifle in his hand and looked carefully at the bottom of the city.
According to the intelligence gathered by Liang Ren, he was still attacking jujube in Huazhou at this moment. He didn't want to show up voluntarily and scare away the thieves he had finally recruited.
"There are quite a few rebels in Liang, including 10,000 elite soldiers and 5,000 local warriors. However, it's still a little short of taking Zhongmou with just these few people." Cai Songyang carefully inspected Liang Jun's camp from behind the female wall and said.
There are 3,000 infantry and 500 cavalry in the city. If they guard it well, Zhu Youyu and others will have to pay a heavy price even if they break the city.
"Military envoy, what should I do if the Liang people cannot attack the city and turn around and leave?" someone asked.
"This is a problem." Cai Songyang withdrew his gaze and said: "Everyone obeys the military order and is not allowed to go out of the city to fight, not even once. We put on a defensive posture to make them think that we are afraid."
In fact, most of the soldiers deployed at the top of the city are weak soldiers, and the strong men and women in the city have also been mobilized. The elite soldiers and generals are hiding under the horses and can go to the city to support at any time.
If the Liang soldiers try to attack fiercely, they will find that it is not difficult to fight and may hope to break the city.
There is no doubt that this is a trap. There is always hope of breaking the city, but they will never be able to break the city until all their retreat routes are cut off and they become a turtle in a urn.
"It would be a pity not to go out of the city and fight."
"The most annoying thing is to defend the city. It's better to fight in the field and decide whether to live or die."
"Can these strong men and women be able to do it? If we are defeated and the rebels are allowed to go to the top of the city, we won't be able to catch them in time. Wouldn't it be self-defeating?"
"Let me tell you, what if the Liang thieves take over Zhongmou? It would be better to leave an empty city for them. Then Zhu Youyu will be even more reluctant to run away, and he will be surrounded and killed."
The generals were all talking, laughing and joking.
"Shut up." Cai Songyang reprimanded and emphasized again: "You are not allowed to go out of the city to fight in the field. Anyone who dares to disobey orders will be killed without mercy."
"Yes." Everyone suppressed their smiles and responded in a low voice.
There is a risk in going out to fight in the city, that is, you may be captured by the thieves. Once the torture device is put on, you can't live or die, so don't you have to deal with everything?
After Zhu Youyu learned the information, he was afraid that he would retreat immediately. With the more than 3,000 soldiers in Zhongmou City, he was afraid that there would not be a few thieves left.
"Be alert at night, don't let anyone touch you without knowing it." Cai Songyang gave another instruction and went down to the city.
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The hazy moon emerged from the clouds, its orange light filled the earth, and the vegetation was covered with a layer of phosphorescence.
The air was somewhat humid, and the soil mixed with dew had an indescribable smell.
Qian Dalang hid in the grass and did not dare to come out.
What a pity, he just came out to steal a sheep, why did so many people come to arrest him?
Team after team of sergeants, endless, filled the mountains and plains.
Wearing brown military uniforms, they put their left hand on the handle of the knife and swayed their right hand back and forth. They moved very quickly with their feet and walked far away in the blink of an eye.
"Damn! How many soldiers are there? Why haven't we finished yet?" Qian Dalang cursed in his heart, but he lay in the grass and did not dare to move.
A mosquito landed on his neck and sucked blood happily. Qian Dalang endured it silently and couldn't help but lament in his heart.
The carriage rattled by.
The car was piled with all kinds of miscellaneous supplies. Qian Dalang had also fought in battles, and he took a sneak peek and knew that they were arrows, grain, blades, bow strings and other items.
"Go quickly, go quickly!" Qian Dalang thought silently in his heart: "When I was not a deserter, I went to Neihuang to attack the Wei soldiers and marched forty miles in one night. You should go quickly!"
But there were so many people that Qian Dalang almost collapsed.
We have to pass 10,000 people, right? Why haven’t we passed it yet? It seems that there is a second and third “ten thousand”.
Who the hell is this? Did you stab the Xia thieves in their lair? Recruited so many soldiers! Or is Zhu Quanzhong just ahead, with hundreds of thousands of Xia thieves rushing over to capture someone and claim the reward?
After the convoy passed, another group of cavalry came.
The riders led their horses and looked intently. No one spoke, and the atmosphere was solemn.
Somehow, Qian Dalang remembered that when chatting in the army, someone talked about the night patrol of Tian Chengsi military camp in Anlu Mountain. Sergeant Tianbe did not know about it in advance, but under the surprise inspection by his superiors, he immediately put on armor and formed a formation.
Standing still in the heavy snow, Anlu Mountain called the roll call, and there were many of them.
When these summer soldiers were marching, no one complained or spoke. The troops were neat and tidy, and their expressions were indifferent. At first glance, they looked like old warriors who had been fighting all year round. It was common for them to be filled with wind and sand, eat ice and sleep in the snow, and marching late at night was a piece of cake.
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I don't know why, Qian Dalang suddenly felt like crying.
The leader of the team died, and he escaped. He has been hiding ever since, with no home to return to. Not to mention drinking and eating meat, he even ate the first meal without the next meal. I really want to eat meat. Only after eating meat can I have strength. At night
Only then can you see it.
Qian Dalang lowered his head to look at the lamb in his arms, and quietly moved his body, trying to slowly move into the woods behind. Unexpectedly, at this moment, several iron-like pincers appeared on his arms and shoulders.
His big hands held him down tightly.
"Let's see how long you can endure it. Good boy, you've been lying here all night, motionless. You're pretty awesome." Someone laughed.
It’s broken! He was caught by the rangers! Qian Dalang was so frightened that he lost his soul and begged for mercy.
Wang Jianji, the envoy of the Tianxiong Army, rode by on a horse. After hearing the sergeant's report, he laughed loudly: "The sheep thief is so unlucky. Ask him where the stronghold is and call everyone over. If you can
Playing in front of the team may not be a way out."
After that, he pinched the horse's belly and went forward again.
The cavalry on foot looked at Wang Jianji with envy. The officers had many horses, not to mention war horses, and they had more than one riding horse. Unlike them, they had to lead their horses on foot.
"General Wang." Li Lin, the military commander in the left wing, actually led his horse on foot. When he saw Wang Jianji coming from a distance, he immediately saluted.
"Sometimes I really envy you. Is it your second time to fight against the Changzhi Army?" Wang Jianji dismounted and said with a smile.
"Kou Yanqing, who was beaten last time, will not be spared lightly if he beats Zhu Youyu this time." Li Lin said calmly.
He remembered the battle south of Luoyang.
The fighting was so fierce. The enemy was so tough. There were less than 7,000 people, and half of them were killed and wounded before they surrendered. If Kou Yanqing hadn't died and Hu Zhen had escaped, there would probably have been more fighting.
It was the first time that the Tianxiong Army of the Department of Martial Arts encountered such a strong opponent. Countless high-spirited classmates died in the snowstorm in Luoyang.
They could have been generals, commanders, soldiers and military envoys, but everything ended and their lives were frozen in that cold night.
"This time, we will settle the accounts with the Changzhi Army." Li Lin subconsciously touched the handle of the knife with his left hand.
The 30,000 Tianxiong Army has high morale and high spirits. Who in the world can defeat them? The Changzhi Army cannot do that, and the Tielin Army and Wuwei Army are only given shoe-carrying supplies to them.
Kill him, kill him, kill him, his head will roll, show the heroism of a warrior, and create a peaceful world.
****
Outside Weishi County, the siege continued at night.
More than 10,000 strong and loyal troops, accompanied by 20,000 young men, risked their lives to attack the city wall.
There was hot golden liquid dripping down the wall, and the screams of the siege sergeants almost rang through the night sky.
Zhang Jun couldn't bear it and stopped talking.
Guo Shaobin looked grim and ordered his soldiers to fire arrows, knocking all the retreating soldiers to the ground.
"General Zhang, I'm not cruel." Guo Shaobin sighed and said, "Let me ask you, after the battle of Xuzhou, King Xia captured more than 60,000 soldiers. How many troops were surrendered if he could keep the military number?
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"As far as the hall is concerned, the Youguo Army and our Jianrui Army." Zhang Jun replied.
"Isn't that right?" Guo Shaobin said: "It will be a secret to have such an ending. So far, among the generals such as Ge Congzhou, Zhang Shensi, Kang Yanxiao, Dai Siyuan, etc., can any one of them be able to lead the army? We still have
If you have an army, you will still have the opportunity to make meritorious deeds. And if you have made military exploits, it is not certain that a town's Jiedushi envoy will be sent out. Even if the Jiedushi envoy cannot be appointed, what about the governor and the defense envoy? Ding Hui is already the governor of Qizhou, so we should also encourage him.
Of."
Ding Hui was originally the Jiedu envoy, but he was an official from the "previous dynasty" and not counted. The defense envoy was a position in the "new dynasty" and was full of gold. There were many things in the Central Plains, and the defense envoy was the same as the governor. Once he grasped the military and political affairs, he controlled the place.
Strictly speaking, the earth emperor above was much stronger than the Jiedushi who had no name.
"What the military envoy said is reasonable. I also know it, but this battle was too tragic. The three thousand people who came from Mazhi are not necessarily enough to fully replace them." Zhang Jun sighed.
Cong Ma Zhi was a soldier and horse temporarily recruited by Qi Banzhang in Bozhou and Suzhou. After the Feilong Army returned to Anyi, Cong Ma Zhi was incorporated into the Xuzhou camp and became a de facto supplementary force.
"Don't think too much about it. King Xia said that as many as you die will be compensated, let's just fight." Guo Shaobin said: "You'd better prepare hay and horse feed quickly. I'll take charge here."
"That's fine." Zhang Jun nodded.
Hay and beans are prepared for the cavalry. They will arrive at the camp in two days, but they are not here to help in the battle, but to head towards Bianzhou in the north.
Zhang Jun knew well that the cavalry army of more than 8,000 cavalry was a tyrannical force. Logically speaking, it was impossible for Zhe Zong to let them go. The only way to transfer these arrogant men was because of the order personally issued by King Xia
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He thought for a moment and roughly understood their goal: either go to Suanzao and cooperate with the siege army to encircle the point for reinforcements; or go to Zhongmou and Bajiao Town to wait for an opportunity to raid the Liang army who came out of the city to rescue them, just like they defeated Zhu Youlun in Weishi and beheaded him.
Like more than 3,000 levels.
There is something big going on in the north! Could it be that the "Forbidden Army" is coming? Zhang Jun suddenly felt that the Xia-Liang War may have entered the final stage. The main force of the Xia Army, which had finished its rest, was about to launch the final wave of offensive against the Liang Army. If Zhu Quanzhong was defeated, he was afraid that
The only option was to retreat completely back to Bian City, where it would be destroyed in an instant.
