Chapter 189 Gao Qiu and Liang Zhongshu are in trouble
"No, close the city gate quickly."
After Zhang Kai led his troops to chase them out, Han Qinhu led another group of soldiers and horses, and with the help of the generals, launched a strong attack on the east gate of Daming Mansion.
Lieutenant General Zhou Jin hurriedly ordered people to close the city gate tightly and could not get out.
"Come on!"
Han Qinhu took the lead in person, wielding two drums and golden hammers and attacked fiercely.
In the previous attacks on the city, the Qi army had filled in the moat to create a piece of land that could be marched on, so even if the suspension bridge was raised, Han Qinhu could still lead his troops to attack.
"Brothers, rush with Sajia."
"Whether your city gate is stronger or my Wu Song's fist is stronger, kill me!"
"Chong~"
"superior!"
Generals such as Lu Zhishen, the flower monk, Wu Song, the Tai Sui god, Li Kui, the black whirlwind, and Qin Ming, the thunderbolt fire, led the troops to attack Daming Mansion.
All of these generals are gifted with extraordinary talents and natural brute strength, and their moves are all of the wide-open and wide-open type.
"Block it, block it, and quickly seek help from Lord Taiwei."
"Hurry and report to Master Zhongshu."
Zhou Jin's scalp was numb. These gangs were more ferocious than wild beasts. He could only lead his men desperately and rely on the city and city gates to resist tenaciously.
The west city gate is tight and the north city gate is also crumbling.
Jade Qilin Lu Junyi led the army, six generals including Tianmu General Peng Qi, Baisheng General Han Tao, Shenhuo General Wei Dingguo, Shengshui General Shan Tinggui, Jingmu Yan Hao Siwen, Choujun Ma Xuanzan, and the rest of the lieutenants stormed the north gate.
"kill!"
The double whip Hu Yanzhuo was the last one to launch an attack on the city and stormed the west gate. The iron flute fairy Ma Lin, the grimace boy Du Xing, the golden leopard Yang Lin, the leaping tiger Chen Da, the white flower snake Yang Chun, the tiger general Li Zhong, and the golden retriever Duan Jingzhu
, the arrow tiger Ding Desun, the flower Xianghu Gong Wang and other nine generals came to help, and their combat effectiveness was not weak.
Surrounded by three and missing one.
Under heavy attack from three sides, bad news spread to Zhongshu's house, causing Liang Zhongshu and Gao Qiu to panic.
"Xu Guanzhong, didn't you say it was foolproof?"
"Bullshit martial arts champion, I think he's just a waste!"
Gao Qiu and Liang Zhongshu yelled at Xu Guanzhong. It was all your bad idea. Now you see what to do.
Xu Guanzhong was worried. He shouldn't have. According to his understanding of Wu Yong, he would definitely be able to defeat Wang Lun.
Why does it seem that my plan has been completely discovered by others, and they are specifically dealing with me.
Suddenly Xu Guanzhong remembered the cat meowing on the roof earlier.
"At this point, there is no other way. I would also like to ask Lord Taiwei to distribute more money and food, encourage people with bounties, and send more people to inspect the city walls. First encourage the soldiers to defend the city, and send others to ask for help from the court."
"It's best to recruit the servants of the wealthy people in Daming Mansion to form the defense of the inner city."
"Waiting for the imperial court's new conquest army to come to our aid."
Xu Guanzhong was not a fairy. Now that he had lost his troops and generals, the situation was unfavorable, so he had to find a way to defend the city first, and then find a way to defeat the enemy.
"Hmph, if Daming Mansion is breached, it will be your fault, Xu Guanzhong."
Gao Qiu stared at Xu Guanzhong, already thinking that the responsibility for the defeat would be placed on him.
Xu Guanzhong opened his mouth, wanting to refute, but seeing the vicious looks on Gao Qiu and Liang Zhongshu's faces, he had no choice but to shut up.
It is true that the war situation was not good, and he was at fault to some extent.
Gao Qiu and Liang Zhongshu discussed it and concluded that the situation was not good now, but it was time to spend some money.
"Listen, officers guarding the city. Lord Taiwei and Master Zhongshu have issued an order. Kill a soldier of the Qi army and be rewarded with ten guan. Kill a side general and be rewarded with 500 guan. Kill the enemy general and be rewarded with 3,000 guan."
If Wang Lun is killed, he will be rewarded with thousands of crowns. Please ask the court to reward him with the title of Marquis of Ten Thousand Households."
"If the outer city is lost, you will be collaborating with the enemy and your whole family will be killed!"
Wang Ding, Liang Zhongshu's subordinate, took loads of copper coins and announced the orders of Gao Qiu and Liang Zhongshu on the gate towers of each city.
Gao Qiu and Liang Zhongshu's move was also ruthless. It is said that a brave man must be rewarded. If you kill a small soldier in the Qi army, the reward will be enough for their family to live for several years. If you kill a few more, you will have pension money for the rest of your life.
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Among the defenders, there are some family members in Daming Mansion. If they do not resist the Qi army vigorously, their families will be killed.
As a result, the Song Dynasty defenders, who were originally a little panicked, suddenly became vigilant and resisted desperately.
The originally crumbling Daming City resisted and stood up like strong grass in the wind, causing the Qi army to suffer a lot of casualties.
Liang Zhongshu Mansion.
"Sir Taiwei, with so much reward, we didn't donate enough before. Should we donate our share?"
Liang Zhongshu hesitated a little. A heavy reward would mean money.
"Haha~ Master Zhongshu, how can you still spit out this thing that you have already swallowed?"
"There are many wealthy businessmen in Daming Mansion, so just let them donate."
Gao Qiu sneered, Liang Zhongshu, Liang Zhongshu, one look at your heart is not as bad as your old father-in-law.
"But if we donate too much and those people are unwilling, what should we do if they rebel?"
Liang Zhongshu also cared about money, and naturally he was unwilling to pay this amount of money himself. Now that Gao Qiu has pointed it out directly, this evil person does not have to do it himself.
But compared to money, Liang Zhongshu valued power more, and he was left behind in Daming Mansion. Once Daming Mansion fell, it had nothing to do with Gao Qiu, and Liang Zhongshu would have to bear full responsibility, and his official title would be gone.
"Didn't Xu Guanzhong just now suggest that we gather the servants of the rich in the city and form an army to protect the inner city?"
"As soon as we collect the servants from each house, who dares to disobey?"
Gao Qiu had already thought about it. If these rich people were given three courages, they would not dare to rebel.
Gao Qiu and Liang Zhongshu joined forces and used money to secure Daming Mansion in a short period of time.
However, both the rich and the poor in Daming Prefecture were very dissatisfied with Gao Qiu and Liang Zhongshu, especially the poor people. Those corrupt officials plundered the people's wealth and wealth, and the wealthy households aided the evil and passed on the debts to ordinary people.
As a result, the common people in Daming Mansion were so unhappy that they privately cursed Gao Qiu and Liang Zhongshu as locusts. Dissatisfaction spread throughout Daming Mansion.
The Kaifeng Prefecture naturally knew about the news that Daming Mansion was under siege.
Seeing that none of the reinforcements sent could defeat the enemy, Zhao Guan's family couldn't sit still and called all the ministers to discuss.
"Organize Zhang Shuye as the general manager of the capital to conquer thieves, and command 180,000 forbidden troops to conquer Wang Lun."
"Wang Lun will not be allowed to return to the court until he is dead!"
The Emperor of the Song Dynasty also panicked at this time. Daming Mansion was the northern gate of the capital. Once Daming Mansion was captured and Wang Lun's army went south, there would be almost no danger to defend the capital, and the capital would be directly exposed to the enemy.
So this time the Zhao Guan family also spent a lot of money. These 180,000 troops were already the last mobile troops that could be mobilized in the capital.
It can be said that the victory or defeat lies with this person.
If Zhang Shuye still couldn't suppress Wang Lun, then the Song Dynasty would shift from offense to all-out defense.
The Song Dynasty claimed to have 800,000 forbidden troops, but in fact there were always people who were eating their pay, especially after Gao Qiu became the Taiwei. The weapons of the forbidden army were depleted, their training was neglected, and their combat effectiveness was reduced. Moreover, there were so many people in the army who were eating their pay, and the actual strength of the troops was
There is simply not as much as 800,000.
Moreover, the 800,000 forbidden troops were the regular army of the Song Dynasty. They not only guarded the capital, but were also the main force in suppressing rebellions everywhere.
For the Zhao Guan family, they must not only guard against Xixia in the northwest and Liao in the north from going south, but also suppress Tian Hu, Wang Qing, Fang La, and Wang Lun internally.
Moreover, the imperial court had previously sent Hu Yanzhuo, Dadao Guan Sheng and others to conquer Liangshan, which also cost tens of thousands of soldiers and horses.
Behind them were Tong Guan's 100,000 troops, Gao Qiu's 150,000 troops, etc. The number of the Forbidden Army was decreasing.
In addition to guarding the capital and some important military towns in the country, the Zhao Guan family could muster an army of 180,000 for Zhang Shuye, which was the limit.