The siege tower was pulled close to the city wall by oxen, and then a section of wood "creaked" as the treads were placed on the city wall.
During the whole process, Zhishi's soldiers did not see an arrow shot down from the city wall. They were about to approach the city wall when they heard a shout that all the walls were filled with their own troops.
What the hell???
Are the defenders on the city wall the army of Lao Zhijia? Then who were the Jin troops who were attacking the city fighting?
Zhiyao had only told some middle- and high-level officers in advance, and there was no way he could spread the news too widely that the Zhongxing clan would act as an internal agent.
In fact, telling one thing to a second person risks leaking the secret.
Therefore, although Zhiyao brought troops from another family to the north of "Puyang" today, he did not inform in advance what was going to happen. In addition, the first batch of soldiers who arranged to attack the city were all soldiers from the Lao Zhi family, and the soldiers from the other families were all captured.
Arranged at the back.
When the siege troops approached the bow and arrow shooting range of the city wall defenders, many people from other families felt something was wrong.
No matter what mode of war it is, as long as it takes place in the cold weapon age and there are archers in the army, the archers will definitely be the first to attack.
The defenders on the city wall did not shoot arrows, and the advancing Zhishi archers also did not shoot arrows. This is not weird. What is weird?
People who reacted faster had guesses, but they doubted whether their guesses were reliable and did not dare to confirm them.
It wasn't until Zhishi's soldiers began to board the city, but the fighting still didn't break out. Only those who had originally guessed it finally confirmed it, but they still looked like their jaws dropped.
The soldiers of the Zhi family who climbed onto the city wall were very confused. When they saw the soldiers on the wall tearing off and shooting the family crest belonging to the Zhongxing family, their confused mood did not ease much. On the contrary, they became even more confused.
What happened? However, the officer's order was not to attack, and Zhongxing's soldiers did not attack. After the two sides stared at each other for a short time, Zhi's soldiers began to march into the city.
The soldiers of the Zhongxing clan stayed in place for the time being.
To be honest, the Zhongxing clan soldiers who had just received the order were no less confused than the Zhi clan soldiers, and even felt far more stunned than the Zhi clan soldiers.
I'm just confused. Anyway, except for senior officers, the rest of the people are not qualified to choose themselves. They just carry out any orders.
Zhiyao arrived when Zhongxing's troops left the city and came over after confirming that things would not happen again.
He got out of the car first and saluted Zhong Xingyin as a junior. The two confirmed some things again, and then invited Zhong Xingyin to get on his chariot.
Some people present at the Zhi family recognized Zhong Xingyin. When they saw Zhi Yao and Zhong Xingyin riding in the same car, they began to make speculations in their hearts.
Not many people in the Zhongxing family knew Zhiyao, and they realized what was going on when they saw Zhiyao performing the junior ceremony to Zhongxing Yin.
"Are we going back to Jin?"
"Is the Zhi family supporting us and launching a counterattack against the Zhao family?"
"The Zhi family and the Zhongxing family are originally one family..."
Too many thoughts appeared in the minds of everyone in the Zhongxing clan. The original confusion did not disappear, and new confusions emerged.
Although most of them were confused about what happened, they were generally happy to see the results.
Regardless of whether the Zhi family supports the Zhongxing family to counterattack the Zhao family, or whether they will be included in the Zhi family, the situation is not a bad thing for them.
After all, who wants to live in exile? Besides, the Zhi family and the Zhongxing family come from the same clan, so joining the Zhi family would not have a big psychological burden on them. It would be even better if they could join the Zhi family with the permission of the family owner.
"I am Zhiyao! Fang defeated Qidu and returned with the looted weapon!" The chariot Zhiyao was riding moved in the Zhongxing clan's military formation, and he shouted loudly.
Because of his young age, his voice did not sound strong, and he even sounded a bit unpleasant because he shouted too loudly.
The disappearance of "Linzi" once captured by the Jin army has long been spread among the coalition forces. Qi Junchujiu, who was ill and went to war, died immediately after learning the news. After hearing the news, the Zhongxing family felt that Zhiyao was really amazing.
!
Zhiyao saw the soldiers of the Zhonghang clan looking at him with surprised eyes. Many of the soldiers of the Zhonghang clan simply saluted. Gradually, the cry of "Gongsun Mighty" appeared in the military formation, and gradually turned into shouting slogans in unison.
In the distance, Zhao Bolu, Wei Ju and Han Geng have not come back to their senses yet. Of course they recognized Zhongxing Yin. First they saw Zhongxing's army marching out of the city, and then they saw Zhi Yao and Zhong Xing Yin riding in the same car. Only Zhao Bolu, a fool, thought that
Zhiyao captured Zhong Xingyin, and Wei Ju and Han Geng were completely frightened.
"This..." Han Geng secretly glanced at Zhao Bolu who was enjoying himself, then turned his gaze to Wei Ju, and asked in confusion: "The Xun family merged?"
Wei Ju shook his head and said, "It's just a merger. The Zhongxing clan is no longer the Zhongxing clan."
During the wave of civil war, the Fan family and the Zhonghang family suffered heavy losses. More importantly, the internal people were disorganized and it was impossible for them to be as strong as they were before the civil war broke out.
Wei Ju felt that a more accurate statement was that the Zhi family's annexation of the Zhongxing family was unstoppable, or that Zhong Xingyin took the initiative to merge the Zhongxing family with the Zhi family.
Therefore, it is probably a situation of "I want to fight to the death, why did the Lord surrender first?" The difference is that the clansmen and vassals of the Zhongxing clan hate the Zhao family, who is not from the same clan and has always made the wisdom to protect the Zhongxing clan after the outbreak of the civil war.
Shi.
When Zhiyao heard the shouts of the Zhongxing clan's army, she completely relaxed and thought: "Now even if Zhongxing Yin wants to rebel, it will only cause chaos to the Zhonghang clan's soldiers."
Their various activities here will not delay the rest of the troops from attacking the city.
Zhi's troops that have entered the city are commanded by Cheng Shuo, Zi Lu and Ran You. They know exactly what they should do. Only when encountering a situation beyond the preset plan do they need to ask Zhi Yao for instructions on what to do.
Now, Cheng Shuo led his army to attack the palace city, while Zilu and Ran You led their troops to attack the defenders on the west and south from inside the city.
Cheng Shuo is approaching the palace city. It would be best if he can take advantage of the situation and rush in. If not, it would be best to cut off the palace city's connections with the outside world.
Zilu and Ran You helped the friendly forces outside the city to enter the city, and the friendly forces gathered together to continue to expand the results.
Why did the Zhongxing clan's troops leave the city instead of cooperating with the Zhi clan's troops to attack "Puyang"? This is the peculiarity of the times, and it is also the need to slow down the mental state, and then gain a consensus on the ideological stance.
Zhiyao reviewed Zhongxing's army on the battlefield, accompanied by Zhongxing Yin. It was considered a very formal handover ceremony.
Next, Zhiyao will distribute the extra flags he brought with him to the Zhongxing clan's troops, allowing the Zhongxing clan to directly complete the identity change and become a member of the Zhi clan.
Zhong Xingyin, who had been silent throughout the military parade, was observing Zhiyao, watching Zhiyao finish what he had to do, and said in a hoarse voice: "The four thousand soldiers here will be handed over to Yao. The more than three thousand people in the city will also return.
With you."
There were more than 4,000 Zhongxing clan troops who lined up out of the city, probably around 7,000 in number.
So, the Zhongxing clan has a total of about 10,000 troops in "Puyang" city, right?
Zhong Xingyin did not hand over all his troops, and got off the chariot after it stopped.
Zhiyao will definitely get off the car.
"I will go to Qidu, the people of the country, the cities..." Zhong Xingyin paused, suddenly changed the subject, and then said: "If you had shown your talents earlier, why would you have done this?"
From now on, the Zhongxing clan members who are still in the Jin Kingdom will change their prefixes and use "Zhi" in front of their names to become members of the Zhi clan.
How much of the cities belonging to the Zhongxing clan can be obtained by the Zhi clan depends on how Zhishuo fights for them and whether he can suppress the Zhao, Wei and Han clans.
Zhiyao didn't take it seriously when faced with Zhong Xingyin's sigh.
Any period of time has its own environment. At that time, the Fan family and the Zhongxing family were so prosperous that it would not change at all because of the Zhi family. It would be good if the Zhi family was not targeted.
That is to say, it is now obvious that Zhongxingshi is in trouble and needs Zhishi to protect him, which is why Zhongxingyin has his current mentality.
"Uncle, I will take care of you here." Zhiyao saluted and said solemnly: "Qi will definitely be able to return to the Zhongxing clan!"
What Zhong Xingyin wanted was this sentence. With a smile on his face, he nodded to Zhiyao and left with more than 3,000 troops.
How the ongoing "Puyang" war will develop will not be mentioned for the time being.
Zhao Yang, who was in the camp, received the news and did not see how Zhi's troops occupied the northern city wall of "Puyang". Instead, he saw Zhongxing's troops leaving the city to be inspected by Zhiyao and recognized Zhongxing Yin from a distance.
"So that's it? No wonder Zhizong is so confident that Zhiyao can attack Puyang in one day!" Zhao Yang felt as if he had eaten a fly.
Of course, it is not true that Zhao Yang complained about why Zhi Suo did not use this trick earlier.
Whether something can be done depends on time and who will perform it.
If you are just smart, Zhonghangshi may agree to some requests, but if you are reluctant, you will be very reluctant, and things will not go smoothly.
Let’s face it, it’s true that Zhizhuo is the head of the Zhi family, but Zhiyao is the future of the Zhi family, and what the Zhongxing family wants is the “future”!
This is because even if the winner of the civil war has been determined, the internal turmoil in the Jin Kingdom will not disappear so quickly, and a new pattern will not emerge so quickly. It will still be entangled for at least another three to five years, and even more time will be consumed.
To put it bluntly, the old Zhizhuo probably won’t have the time to restore the Zhongxing clan. The only people who can restore the Zhongxing clan will be Zhishen or Zhiyao.
Then, Zhishen's ability is just like that. How could Zhong Xingyin, who has been reflecting after the blow, not understand that hope lies in Zhiyao?
"Lord, do you want to send troops to pursue him?" Gubu Ziqing saw that Zhao Yang was in a daze and had to ask this question.
Who to pursue?
Of course it was Bank of China Yan who was evacuating with about 3,000 troops!
Zhao Yang was very hesitant. If they had conquered "Puyang" before, they would definitely chase Zhong Xingyin when they saw him escaping.
Now the one commanding the siege is Zhiyao from the old Zhi family!
Zhao Yang wanted to send troops to pursue him, but he actually did it, and it is difficult to determine the subsequent development...
"This is another appearance for Zhiyao. Zhizhuo even did such a shameless thing. It is obvious that he wants to improve public opinion for Zhiyao's plundering the ritual utensils of Qi. The interests of the Zhao family are involved, and besides..." Zhao
It was difficult for Yang Yang to weigh whether to pursue or not.