Chapter 46: Zhang Wen Admonishes the Son of Heaven, Zhu Jun Attacks Wancheng
"Zhu Jun has made great achievements twice, so how come he can't do anything in front of Wancheng?"
"This..." Deng Sheng was a little unable to answer. He was not on the front line of the battle, so how could he possibly be able to answer?
"If Zhu Jun can't defeat Wancheng, then replace him!" Liu Hong was a little annoyed for a moment, his emotions were too rational, and he slapped the table and said.
Your Highness and all the officials were shocked again. They knew that the emperor was moody recently, but just when he was replaced by Dong Zhuo, his entire army was wiped out, and now he has to be replaced by Zhu Jun. Isn't this pushing himself into a pit of fire?
Everyone looked at Liu Hong's confusing operation. Only Sikong Zhang Wen came out and said: "Your Majesty, please calm down. Changing generals at the last minute will not be beneficial to the war!"
Of course, Liu Hong couldn't be persuaded by a light word, "Is it possible that I want to see the rebels continue to be rampant? It's been a hundred days now! Do we have to wait for hundreds of days? A year? Do we have to wait until the rebels attack? Luoyang?"
Liu Hong's sudden rage frightened everyone.
Zhang Wenze continued to persuade with sincerity: "Your Majesty, Bai Qi of the Qin State and Le Yi of the Yan State were both famous generals in the world and recorded in history. They both defeated the enemy after many years of hard work. You Zhonglang The general has already made great achievements in war while he was in Yingchuan, and who among the government and the public is more suitable than him?"
These words calmed Liu Hong's mood a little.
"It is taboo for military strategists to change generals when approaching an army. Your Majesty should give General You Zhonglang some time, not to mention that the change of generals in the north resulted in a huge defeat."
"Hmph! Then I will give Zhu Jun some more time. If he still cannot capture Wancheng, don't blame me for punishing him for his inability to punish the thief." Liu Hong said still coldly.
As soon as these words came out, His Majesty's officials couldn't help but think of Lu Zhi and Yuan Wei, a guard in the Eastern Han Dynasty who was imprisoned. He was so talented that he could not lose his mind! It is getting harder and harder to live in these days. People without talent and virtue are flourishing, and they are dedicated. We tried our best, but couldn't get any results, and everyone's heart felt a little cold.
The court meeting dispersed in a thrilling manner. The first thing Zhang Wen did when he returned home was to send a message to Zhu Jun, wanting to urge him to attack the city as soon as possible. Everyone has seen the fate of the previous Yuan Wei. If Zhu Jun makes no further progress, I am afraid that Zhang Wen will also be implicated.
Now that Yuzhou has reached peace, it is not as difficult to send a letter to Wancheng as before. A few days later, the letter left Guangcheng Pass and went straight south to reach Zhu Jun.
Zhu Jun felt a little helpless after reading the letter. He was running for his life for the great cause of the Han Dynasty, but the emperor was sitting in the court trying to replace him again and again. This matter would be a bit uncomfortable for anyone.
"General Zhu, there must be someone in the court trying to stir up trouble. In my opinion, you should clear up your side first!" Sun Jian slammed the table, saying that he could not stop talking without surprising anyone!
Zhu Jun had no intention of scolding Sun Jian, "Hey! As a minister, you must be loyal!" He just said it slowly, as if reiterating his life creed to restrain his behavior.
Sun Jian also understood the choice behind Zhu Jun's words and didn't say anything more.
"Call Qin Taishou to come over and discuss the matter of attacking the city! Capture Wancheng as soon as possible!"
During the Yellow Turban period of June in Wancheng, the divine envoy Zhang Mancheng was killed by Qin Jie and never left Wancheng again. After Zhu Jun arrived at the boundary of Wancheng, he met Qin Jie and organized several small-scale sieges during the period. The effect was Not ideal.
So he planned to be like Lu Zhi and lay siege to Wancheng without attacking it! But now Zhang Wen's letter had made it clear that if he did not capture Wancheng, he would probably end up like Lu Zhi.
Qin Jie came soon, and the three of them sat in the big tent.
"Prefect Qin, I received a letter from the court today, urging us to take Wancheng as soon as possible. I want to hear your opinion?" Zhu Jun asked. This is the joint army between him and Qin Jie, so naturally he wants to ask for the other party's advice. Opinions and ideas.
"General Zhu, I only follow your lead. We will do what you say!" Qin Jie heard about Zhu Jun's successive victories and had been getting along day and night in recent days. He still admired Zhu Jun very much.
He has been besieging Wancheng for several months, spending countless amounts of military supplies and achieving nothing except killing Zhang Mancheng.
"I plan to launch a large-scale siege tomorrow to explore the background of the bandits!" Zhu Jun expressed his plan.
At the same time, Sun Jian's eyes were also shining. It was a pleasure for him to face an attack head-on. What he feared most was to encounter an enemy like Wancheng who had shrunk. He always felt that he had no power to use.
"General Zhu, I am willing to be the vanguard and explore Wancheng for you!" Sun Jian immediately asked for orders. No one in the entire army could compare to him in fighting without risking his life!
"With you here, the position of pioneer will naturally not be left behind." Zhu Jun also said with a smile. He had seen Sun Jian's bravery along the way. If it weren't for Sun Jian, there would have been more troubles along the way.
Qin Jie also said: "The last general will obey General Zhu's orders!"
"Okay! Make arrangements to go down as soon as possible and attack the city early tomorrow morning!"
Early the next morning, the army formed a formation outside Wancheng, and the momentum went straight to the bullfight!
"Qu Shuai! It's not good! The Han army is about to attack the city again!" Han Zhong, Sun Xia and others were so anxious that they rushed into Zhao Hong's bedroom.
It was very embarrassing after entering. Zhao Hong was sleeping with a good-looking woman in his arms. He jumped up in shock at these words. Seeing the two people barging in, the woman on the side hurriedly pulled the quilt to hide herself.
"What's going on? Why are the Han troops here again!" Zhao Hong hurriedly put on his clothes and armor.
"I don't know! Qu Shuai, go and have a look!"
This time the siege came without any warning, and the three of them, who were already timid and panicked, especially Han Zhong, were even more anxious and at a loss what to do at this moment.
Zhao Hong came to the top of the city tower and saw 20,000 Han troops arrayed under the city. He couldn't help but swallowed his saliva, and then pretended to be calm and shouted: "Zhu Jun! You haven't learned a lesson from the first two attacks on the city, have you?"
Zhu Jun heard this as if he had heard a joke, and laughed out loud: "Hahahahaha! My kid, how dare you say such arrogant things when you can't hide in Wancheng!"
Although Zhao Hong was afraid in his heart, he could not lose his momentum on the surface, "If you, Zhu Jun, are really capable, attack my Wancheng!"
Zhu Jun didn't bother to argue with Zhao Hong anymore. With a wave of his hand, the flag and drum officials began to wave their flags and drumsticks.
The dull sound of war drums sounded, "dong dong dong!" Each sound was like a knock on the hearts of the Han army and the Yellow Turban Army.
Sun Jian stood up first and shouted: "Build a ladder!" Several ladders were quickly pushed out and climbed onto the city wall of Wancheng.
The Han infantry, led by Sun Jian, rushed towards the tower as if they had been given blood.
The sound of shouting, beating and killing resounded outside Wancheng!
"Hurry! Block up all the gaps! You, you, go down quickly and find someone to transport the rolling logs to me!" Seeing that Zhu Jun was serious, Zhao Hong also urgently directed everyone.
It has to be said that Zhao Hong and others are really a mob. They have been in Wancheng for so long and have not organized any training for the Yellow Turbans under their command. Up to now, no one in the army knows how to shoot arrows, and no bows and arrows have been prepared.
Even the rolling wood was only prepared after seeing Zhu Jun arrive. Several people only drank and had fun in Wancheng every day, allowing their soldiers to rob the people.
Sun Jian was the first to climb the city wall. Before he could get off the ladder, swords, guns and sticks were swung at him with the force of the wind.
"Well done!" Sun Jian sneered and responded with the ancient ingot sword in his hand. The ordinary yellow turban thieves were no match for Sun Jian, and several of the weapons were broken in response.
Sun Jian also took this opportunity to successfully jump onto the city tower. With his back against the city wall, he used several swords to kill all the Yellow Turbans who tried to stop him from climbing the city.
"Come closer to me!" Sun Jian shouted loudly, and kept waving the ancient ingot knife at the surrounding yellow scarves, using the knife in his hand to carve out a foothold on the wall of Wancheng.
The infantry were constantly being transported upwards on the ladders, and the team on the tower was getting bigger and bigger, becoming somewhat evenly matched with the Yellow Turbans.
The soldiers who climbed onto the tower moved closer to Sun Jian and started fighting under the leadership of Sun Jian.
"Come on! What are you afraid of!" Zhao Hong was angry, because the yellow scarves around him seemed to be scared by Sun Jian, and they all ran back.
Han Zhong, who was standing aside, could not stop sweating on his forehead. He said, "I'll call someone!" and then disappeared without a trace.
Zhao Hong thought to himself: This guy is unreliable! He was the one who took the lead in escaping last time, and this time he also escaped in the face of battle. He will definitely look good after winning this battle!
The rolling logs were gradually carried up to the tower and lowered along the ladder, which temporarily eased the situation. Many Han soldiers were injured by the rolling logs and fell off the ladder.
Except for the ladder behind Sun Jian, no Han troops could climb up the other ladders for the time being. Sun Jian was suddenly the only one on the tower.
Zhu Jun was also worried at the foot of the city. Wancheng is a big city, and there are no bows and arrows prepared. Who knows how many rolling logs Zhao Hong has prepared? At least judging from the continuous release of the rolling logs, there should be a lot of reserves!
It is probably not advisable to attack hard, and this time the foundation of the Yellow Turban has been discovered. During the entire defense process, no one fired a bow and missed an arrow, which shows that Zhao Hong's Taoism is very shallow, at least he is by no means Zhu Jun's opponent. !
Zhu Jun already had a big plan in mind, and the most important thing right now was to see how Sun Jian could retreat safely.
The soldiers who were attacking the city quickly retreated and took the ladder back with them. At times like this, the value of the ladder is actually more than that of the soldiers. Even if a few soldiers are lost, they still have to take the ladder with them. return.
Only a ladder was left behind Sun Jian for Sun Jian to retreat.
The soldiers on the tower also heard the sound of ringing gold clearly, but at this moment they were in a dilemma. The army had withdrawn, and they could not kill all the bandits no matter how hard they tried.
If you want to retreat, you are afraid that as soon as you reach the ladder, the enemy's swords, guns and clubs will fall on you.
Just when everyone didn't know what to do, Sun Jian spoke as a general, "Everyone withdraw! I will cut off the rear!"
What a statement, full of arrogance!
"What should you do, Sun Sima?" a soldier asked.
"Retreat quickly, I have a way to escape!" Sun Jian said firmly. In fact, he had no way to escape. At this moment, he was only thinking about how to try his best to save the lives of his soldiers.
His principle in life is to share joys and sorrows with the soldiers and lead the way in battle! He has never violated it!