Early on the fourth day, Peng San and other peasant army boys started a new day of work with shovels on their shoulders. Peng San was all smiles and kept laughing while digging. Just last night, the living
The king of hell rewarded him with a gold bar. It was just a matter of a few words, and he got a gold bar, but he made those guys jealous. At noon, many people who were jealous of gold bars stood on the mountain and shouted, "Hu Xiucai, you have water in your head."
If it doesn't work, Yichuan City will be flooded with one hundred thousand officers and soldiers, and you are still waiting to die inside. Come out quickly, your old lady said, let you go out to dig soil, you can earn ten pounds a day digging
rice home."
For a time, there was a lot of noise outside the city, shouting about everything. You can take home ten kilograms of rice after digging the soil for one day. The salary is so gratifying. Not to mention, many peasant soldiers in the city were tempted and asked whether they wanted to be soldiers.
Is it just for food? Since the Great Famine, everything was looted by the rebels, so that if you don’t serve as a soldier, you will have no food. They don’t have any big ambitions. They come to be soldiers more to survive than to fight for their lives. And one day
Ten kilograms of rice is really impressive.
Zhang Xianzhong was breathing rapidly and could only curse shamelessly. He couldn't bear it anymore, so he immediately called his soldiers to whisper a few words. At this time, Zhang Xianzhong completely lost the maturity and calmness he should have. He had lost confidence in defending the city.
Now the officers and soldiers have come up with so many tricks. If we don't fight back, the guards will really run out to help dig holes and pile up mountains of earth.
The ancient city of Yichuan has become desolate and cold. A light rain is misty, and the dark sky is like a curtain, with ancient oppression. The black smelly water flows until it merges into the long river.
The officers and soldiers besieged the city for many days. The defenders at the top of the city were panicked, but the people inside the city gradually calmed down. As time passed, they found that this so-called war seemed to have nothing to do with them, neither the officers and soldiers, nor Zhang Xianzhong, they thought.
No one knows what they want, but ordinary people know what they want. After years of famine, disaster has swept across northern Shaanxi, and there is a shortage of food, and most people don't have enough to eat.
Nowadays, many people are confused. They don’t know why they are fighting, they just want to live a good life. Therefore, at the beginning, they were still afraid, but gradually they no longer have anything to worry about. Life is already so miserable.
What else can’t be lost?
Of course, Zhang Xianzhong couldn't have the same idea as ordinary people, so he had to do something. It was drizzling, and his vision was blurry, but he could still see the busy figures outside the city. The drizzle fell from the sky, but it could not stop the people outside the city. The rain washed away
, the road was muddy, and it was definitely impossible to continue to pile up mountains of earth, so thousands of young and strong peasants dug ditches in high spirits. The ditches were dug deeper and deeper to the west, and Zhang Xianzhong's eyes almost went straight when he saw them.
He didn't understand what the people outside the city wanted to do at first, but after looking for a long time, he finally figured out that they were going to dig ditches to divert water and divert the Danyang River that traversed the north and south of Yichuan City. The Danyang River crossed from north to south.
In the entire city of Yichuan, most of the drinking water in the city was taken from the river. Zhang Xianzhong gritted his teeth with hatred. He was really shameless. Why couldn't he defeat an army of 100,000 people, but he used so many evil methods?
Zhang Xianzhong stood at the top of the city, looking helplessly at everything in front of him. Two days later, the moat was finally blocked, and all the river water diverted to flow west. The accumulated river water in the city also flowed out because the water level in the south of the city was too low.
In just one day, the river in the city slowly dried up, and the people in the city stood by the river, staring blankly.
Li Cui hugged a large wooden basin with four children behind him. There was no water at home, so he thought of going to the river to get water. But as soon as he walked out of the alley, he saw people standing by the river. He finally squeezed to the front.
He looked into the river, but he couldn't take a breath and almost fell into the river. Li Cui's hands were trembling and his face turned pale. What on earth is going on? It's just that he didn't have enough food. He didn't even have water now.
Gotta drink.
Li Cui looked at the skinny children behind him. Tears were in his eyes, and they fell down. The days were getting more and more sad. The couple worked hard all day, but they still couldn't get two mouthfuls of food. One meal a day, and they still had to eat.
They were not full. As the officers and soldiers besieged the city, it became even more excessive. In the past, if they were given a day's work, they could get a few thick flour pancakes in exchange for it, but now it was better, and they were only given half a piece of black pancake. Zhang Xianzhong and the others did not care about this, and showed off
It’s clear that the people don’t care whether they live or die. Although half a cake is too little, if you get some chaff and turn it into a coarse cake, you can still survive. But now even the water is cut off, how can you survive?
Li Cui was confused and his head was empty. At this time, the eldest son stretched out his dirty hands and said timidly, "Mom, there is a well over there at the winery. Let's go there to get water. I...I'm hungry."
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Yes, Shuijing. Li Cui finally came to his senses and led a few children towards the wine shop. After passing through several alleys, as soon as he turned the corner, Li Cui saw that Shuijing was crowded with people, and even more
Many people shouted loudly, "We are not going to let anyone live anymore. A bucket of water costs ten coppers. Are you trying to steal the money?"
Li Cui stood behind and almost fainted when he heard that a bucket of water cost ten copper coins. The couple only earned ten copper coins by helping out for a day, which was not enough to buy food. Now a bucket of water costs ten copper coins.
At this time, the cowardly and weak Li Cui was angry. He couldn't live anymore. What was there to be afraid of? He threw the basin on the ground and led a few children to rush in. Since he wouldn't let anyone live, then no one would.
Working, he found a wooden stick and looked at the fat leader of the rebel army who was standing on a high place collecting money. Li Cui whipped it hard. The fat leader was collecting money happily. The officers and soldiers were able to cut off the water and water well.
I saw the opportunity to make a fortune, but I was not prepared for a gust of cold wind, and with a bang, flowers bloomed on my head.
He stretched out his hand and touched it. His hands were covered with blood. The fat man yelled and cursed loudly, "You bitch, how dare you attack me? Come on, arrest this stinky woman. I will beat her to death with my own hands."
The fat leader was extremely angry. He was considered a well-known figure in Yichuan, but he didn't expect that being beaten to a bloody head by a bitch was simply an insult.
Since Li Cui was like this, she had already given up. She no longer had any hope in the so-called rebel army. If Zhang Xianzhong wanted to take care of it, the previous food problem should be solved. Since Zhang Xianzhong and others don't care, they can only find a way on their own.
The times are actually the same. People just want to survive and live better. When they can't survive, they will become a group of mobs. There are no rules. There is only one word in their eyes, and that is "rob".
The water grabbing incident led by Li Cui was a trigger. For a time, many villains in the city took the lead in causing chaos. They began to attack the residences of the leaders in the city, burning, killing, and looting. For a time, Yichuan City became a city of mobs.
, many wealthy households were robbed, and some were even dragged to the street and beaten up. The wealthy households felt that they were wronged, and they had not offended anyone. How could they be treated like this? In one day, many people were
After being robbed, the family became even poorer than the poor. Looking at the dilapidated home, they wanted to cry without tears.
Outside Yichuan City, the young men continued to pile up mountains of earth. After the rain, the sky cleared, and the mountains of earth became hard after being washed by the rain. These young men were in a good mood. They had only worked for a few days and received a lot of money.
, and also sent several bags of rice and noodles to their families. After living for so many years, they have never been so happy. They feel that the officers and soldiers are a group of Bodhisattvas.
I had food and drink, a happy life, and I felt more energetic when working. I was working with great energy. There was a bang, and a guy screamed loudly, "Ah, what are you doing? We are our own...ah...
..Brothers, run quickly, the villains in the city are coming out."
The young men looked up and saw that several groups, hundreds of peasant soldiers, were fully armed and came to kill them. Those who were standing on the mounds pulling baskets were all killed. The young men were immediately angry. These guys have the ability to fight.
Officers and soldiers, why are you shouting at your own people? If you have the ability, you will be given food. I don’t know who shouted, and the young and strong men rushed towards more than a hundred peasant army soldiers with shovels and other weapons in their hands.
The young men suddenly burst out with endless fighting power, and slowly surrounded hundreds of peasant army soldiers. In just half an hour, the officers and soldiers who came from behind cooperated with the young men and wiped out a group of peasant army soldiers. Zhang Xianzhong
Standing on the top of the city, eyes blazing fire, traitors, all traitors!
Before Zhang Xianzhong could curse, several city patrol leaders came over in disgrace, "Something bad has happened. There are riots everywhere in the city. I don't know how to deal with it now. The big leaders still have to think of a way."
Zhang Xianzhong felt depressed for a while. What the hell, are the people in Yichuan City crazy? After hurriedly returning to the city lord's palace, he finally drove away the mob. Zhang Xianzhong gathered the chief consuls in the city and discussed for a long time.
I didn't come up with any good ideas. In the end I had to turn a blind eye. There were too many mobs, so how could I control them? And at this moment, if chaos broke out in the city first, how could Yichuan City be defended?
We generally understand the cause of the incident, but Zhang Xianzhong has no way to do it. There is not much food in the first place, so he can only provide for his own people first. The soldiers only eat two meals a day, and they are not enough. How can they care about the common people?
As for the water wells, Zhang Xianzhong was even more ungrateful. Those wells were held by his subordinates for some benefit. If they were not allowed to do so, who would follow Zhang Xianzhong in rebellion?
Chaos broke out in Yichuan City. Even Tie Mo didn't expect this. Looking at the information in his hand, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and said, "Tsk, tsk, that guy Zhang Xianzhong is busy now. It seems that there is really hope to use the smallest possible method."
The price is to take this city."
The military tent was very large. The curtain was opened and a breeze blew in. Hai Lanzhu also shook his head. These nobles were really unlucky. Throwing the information aside, Hai Lanzhu smiled inexplicably, "I think we can
We have attacked Yichuan City. After this riot, many people will probably welcome us into the city. Of course, if we can bring food into the city, the mob will become obedient people."
"In short, it is better to attack without force if possible. Yichuan City has gone through hundreds of years, and the city's defense must not be underestimated. It would be a pity to destroy such a fine city." Tie Mo crossed his forehead with his finger and thought carefully.
He sat up straight and said, "Well, let's stick to the original plan. Don't worry about any changes in the city. Let's find ways to build pressure first and try to deal with some of the rogue troops outside the city."
Tie Mo was so cautious, but Hai Lanzhu didn't say much. In the blink of an eye, May came, and before you knew it, more than 100,000 troops had been besieging the city for half a month, and the city of Yichuan seemed to have encountered a more serious war.
It’s a big plague, and countless contradictions have not exploded in this plague.
The riots in the city did not stop. The mobs who had tasted the sweetness continued to attack the wealthy households in the city. For seven or eight consecutive days, the wealthy households lived in panic. They did not even dare to go out for fear of being caught and beaten.
Suddenly. In this turbulent situation, the officers and soldiers who had been standing still finally made new moves. More than 30,000 troops and horses stationed in the northwest began to move towards Ansai City, of which the total number of cavalry troops reached more than 20,000.
, such a huge combined infantry and cavalry army put huge pressure on the direction of Ansai City. At this time, Zhang Xianzhong finally understood why the officers and soldiers were not in a hurry to attack Yichuan City. They wanted to bypass Yichuan City and attack Ansai City directly.
Fortress.
Ansai is not only a city, it is the final guarantee to support the war situation in northern Shaanxi, and it is also the final retreat. Once Ansai City falls, it will probably directly bring about the collapse of confidence. Zhang Xianzhong looked quite helpless, and followed Zhao
Lin's Tianzhu Mountain army was wiped out, and the entire Shangluo was no longer threatened, and the officers and soldiers had no worries. With sufficient troops and a stable rear, they dared to bypass Yichuan City directly.
Strength, or strength, if you have a strong force, can the officers and soldiers be so arrogant? At this time, I really hope that Wang Ziyong can send troops to help. If the relationship with Wang Ziyong hadn't been too stiff before, he wouldn't be so passive. According to the current war situation
If things continue to develop, Wang Ziyong will definitely help. Of course Wang Ziyong understands the meaning of lip-destroying teeth, but he doesn't know what price he will pay when the time comes.
Zhang Xianzhong didn't know what else he could do, but he couldn't sit still and wait for death.
In Ningzhou City, Qingyang Prefecture, Wang Ziyong was sitting in the room with a gloomy look on his face. The leaders around him were all silent and did not dare to breathe. As the Living King of Hell led his troops into Shangluo, Cao Wen's edict followed.
He also shifted his focus elsewhere, and the pressure around Qingyang Mansion was much less. At the beginning, Wang Ziyong was quite happy, thinking of using the hands of the King of Hell to teach Zhang Xianzhong, a wolf cub, a lesson, and wait until the right time
, and then swallowed Zhang Xianzhong's troops.
Wang Ziyong hated Zhang Xianzhong so much that he didn't care about the other party's life or death at all. However, he had to take care of Zhang Xianzhong's rebel army. Letting the living king of hell lead his officers and soldiers to destroy Zhang Xianzhong's troops would not do him Wang Ziyong any good at the moment.
The officers and soldiers were heavily hoarded in Shaanxi. Without Zhang Xianzhong and the rebels, Wang Ziyong was not confident that he could face the encirclement and suppression by so many officers and soldiers alone. He wanted to see the excitement first, but he did not expect that the Tianzhu Mountain side was defeated so quickly.
, this is completely different from what Wang Ziyong expected.