Dongfang Jing came all night and was supported on a horse by a general. The horse's hooves were covered with new mud.
"My lord, what do you mean, Demon Queen Su locked up Cangzhou and sent the family's army to die? This is more like a way to eradicate dissidents." Dongfang Jing said in a deep tone.
"Bo Lie, there is something wrong with this. Empress Su has put so much effort into this, and now it is equivalent to giving up the entire Muyun Prefecture."
Dongfang Jing thought for a while and said, "She figured out that the master would launch this crusade. Now, the four eagles of Cangzhou, the leader of the aristocratic family Zhang Qi, and even the entire army of the aristocratic family are all dead."
"What she is planning is not just to protect the emperor. Cangzhou is an imperial state, and originally the family was the most important. Now, it is estimated that almost all the power has been taken by Demon Empress Su."
"My lord, don't underestimate the imperial power of this small court. If you use it to make a big fuss, it may have unexpected effects."
Xu Mu was silent for a long time, "In other words, those aristocratic families in Cangzhou are blocking the Demon Queen's way?"
"Absolutely. I guess it was Zuo Shiren's flanking attack that made her change her mind and take advantage of the situation. She only defended Cangzhou and got rid of those aristocratic families. Again, her original intention was to watch the whole world.
It’s getting more and more chaotic.”
"The long bow detected that there is an unknown army in Cangzhou."
"That's it." Dongfang Jing's face remained calm, "My lord, there is no need to care about this. Just follow the original plan and conquer Yuncheng."
"If my estimate is correct, the army in Cangzhou is already repairing the city gate and preparing to defend it to the death. My lord, please do not get angry. If you attack by force at this time, you will definitely suffer heavy losses."
"Bo Lie, of course I know. In order to attack Yuncheng, I have already taken six thousand pairs of robes and armor from the Cangzhou family to see if I can open the city gate."
Dongfang Jing rarely laughed, "My lord has a clever plan. However, my lord's army of Yi Jia cannot leave hastily. It's best to wait until the war breaks out. Zhang Shun will be too busy to take care of himself at the North City Gate. My lord will take another 6,000 people and wait for the opportunity."
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"I've checked and found out that the guard at the south gate of Yuncheng is just an ordinary little general who is part of the lord's plan. In addition, I have informed Dou Tong at the north gate to act according to the original plan. In addition,
Xiao Menghuo's side, the next day or two will also arrive."
"It is certainly safer to siege the city for a long time. But no matter what, our Shuzhou army has come out together, and the defense is too empty."
Xu Mu nodded.
This time, he not only had 6,000 people, but also more than 10,000 people behind him, hibernating, waiting for the right time to follow them into the city gate.
To be honest, in the round of ambushing the family's army, Shuzhou's losses were minimal.
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The sky is getting brighter, but the sky above Yuncheng is still gray.
Zhang Shun held his sword impatiently and kept looking at the top of the city. Unfortunately, he was disappointed again. Except for the Shu people's encampment to besiege the city, no reinforcements were seen.
"My Zhang family is full of loyalists, and my father died in battle! How dare we not send reinforcements to this court!"
It was actually sent.
Wei Diao had previously sent more than 10,000 Xiaer troops. But Zhang Shun always felt that such mud-legged rebels were more like abandoned sons.
If they really wanted to rescue, why not send the most elite National Guard Battalion in Cangzhou?
"General, the big man at the bottom of the city has been fighting for several days and has been cursing non-stop." You will report in the future.
"That lunatic Mo Li." Zhang Shun said angrily.
He had seen it before. Under the due north city gate, the giant man riding a tall horse, carrying an ax, kept scolding Yuncheng.
Things like "The whole family will starve to death", "I will be a beggar after giving birth to a child, and I can't get even half a steamed bun in eight days"... these are all words like this.
It's not that he hasn't tried it before, thinking that in order to boost his morale, he specially selected a few good generals to fight with the big man. Unfortunately, out of seven, six died. One of them pretended to be dead.
He rode back to the camp with the big man to eat, then crawled back by himself.
Yuncheng's morale has dropped to freezing point in the past few days.
"Without reinforcements, our city, Yuncheng, will be in great danger." Wei Diao approached and frowned.
"Do your job well." Zhang Shun replied without a good expression, and hurriedly walked towards the city wall.
It's a pity that I haven't taken a few steps yet——
Suddenly, he heard the whining of horn trombones, accompanied by the sudden sound of war drums.
"General, the Shu people are attacking the city!"
"Shu people attack the city——"
Zhang Shun was stunned for a moment, then walked up to the top of the city, opened his eyes wide, and looked at the battle situation outside the city.
Under the gray sky and in the mist, one square formation after another was gathering outside Yuncheng. The sound of the Shu army's morale-boosting voice pierced his heart like a sharp sword.
He knew that in the past few days, the Shu people had added a lot of reinforcements, at least 20,000 to 30,000. Plus the original ones, that is to say, there were at least more than 50,000 Shu troops surrounding Yuncheng.
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"Guard Yuncheng to the death!" Gritting his teeth, Zhang Shun drew out his sword and quickly gave the order.
In Yuncheng, the vanguard battalion, defense battalion, and reserve battalion were all on standby. Under the instigation of each Cangzhou general, they rushed towards the city wall with iron bows on their backs and swords and shields raised.
The civilians who had finally organized themselves began to push the baggage of the city under the gate of the due north gate.
"General Zhang, the Shu people are going to attack the north gate! We and others will defend here to the death!" Wei Diao's face also changed greatly.
Ignoring Wei Diao's words, Zhang Shun frowned and went to the other three gates, allocating an additional 3,000 men to each gate and sending them to garrison.
"General Zhang, the enemy force at the north gate is strong——"
"What do you know?" Zhang Shun sneered and glanced at Wei Diao, "Throughout the ages, the strategy of attacking the east and attacking the west has been used rarely? If you knew the strategic art of war, the original Xia'er Army would not have lasted nearly a year.
We can’t even defeat the entire Muyun State.”
Wei Diao gritted his teeth and said nothing.
"Guard Yuncheng. I have received the information. In three days, Cangzhou reinforcements will arrive! We are the imperial masters and we will fight to the death!"
Zhang Shun's lie finally made many soldiers cheer up for a moment.
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"What, what?" Under the cloud city, Si Hu looked confused.
"Brother Tiger, the fucking attack on the city is about to start, you get back!" Dou Tong shouted anxiously.
Si Hu said "Oh", hurriedly turned his horse's head, dragged the double-edged giant ax, and ran towards the camp.
Just wait for Si Hu to run back.
Dou Tong's face regained its calm expression.
"Connect the shield formation to cover the siege rifles at the rear!"
Seriously speaking, Yuncheng's terrain is slightly convex, it is a mountain city, and there is no moat. But outside the city, Zhang Shun laid tight fortifications and traps.
There was a thick armor camp in Shuzhou, trying to clear out the trap. As soon as they got closer, they were hit by dense flying arrows from the cloud city.
Even though they were wearing thick armor, less than half of the thick-armored camp of more than 300 people died in an instant.
"Get ready to roll the logs!" Zhang Shun's eyes were cold. When the city was clearing out the wilderness, he had his soldiers transport all the trees that were cut down into the city to use as baggage for the defense of the city.
"Dou Feng, push the catapult!"
A member of Dou Tong's family, after hearing the order, turned back and roared the order.
Not long after, a series of hastily made small catapults, about ten in number, were lined up like a long wall, whistling and throwing huge rocks towards Yuncheng.
The entire Cloud City, with its ancient walls, seemed to be crumbling.
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"My lord, Dou Tong has already begun to attack the city. According to my lord's wishes, the attack will be fierce. In addition, the Xiaoman King sent people over and began to approach the city gate to contain it."
"Know."
Xu Mu turned around and glanced at the army behind him. Among them, there were also six thousand Yi Jia's "Family Army". Everyone's face revealed their fighting spirit.
"March!" Xu Mu said coldly.
"My lord has an order, march!" One by one, Shuzhou's generals began to lower their voices and pass on the order.
Not long after, the mighty 178-strong army began to march forward. This chapter has been completed!