An army of nearly 400,000 refugees lined up in a chaotic formation, under the guidance of various coalition forces.
After two or three days, we finally arrived at Linzi City.
For Wang Zheng, after traveling to this era, there should be no buildings that could make him have any shocking thoughts.
After all, I was used to seeing tall buildings in my previous life.
But Linzi still surprised him so much that a hint of shock flashed in his eyes.
Has a state governed a county in ancient times reached this point?
He was surprised at this.
I have never been to this city in person before, but I only took a few glances from a distance and just took a general look.
Now that he could see it clearly, he really had doubts.
I can only say that as a history novice, I naturally don’t know what the city of Linzi represents.
Before the Eastern Han Dynasty, this city with developed industry and commerce had long occupied the largest and richest throne in the Central Plains.
During the Spring and Autumn Period, during the reign of Duke Huan of Qi, Linzi had more than 40,000 households and a population of more than 200,000.
During the Warring States Period, during the reign of King Xuan of Qi, the number of residents in Linzi reached more than 70,000, and a conservative estimate of the permanent population is close to over 500,000.
In the early Western Han Dynasty, it was even more exaggerated...
At that time, Chang'an, the capital city, only had 80,000 households, while Linzi had more than 100,000 households and a population of over one million, so it was known as "bigger than Chang'an".
No one other than the emperor's brother and beloved son can rule here!
If he were not the emperor's half-brother and beloved son, he would not be conferred the title of King of Linzi.
The richness and majesty of this city can be seen clearly.
Even now, in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, under the turbulent times, with wars and wars intruding, Linzi is already at its peak, and Linzi is already much inferior.
But it still retains a lot of the elegance of the "Five Capitals of Han".
It was also one of the largest cities in the Eastern Han Dynasty and even in the world at this time.
Even Wang Zheng was amazed by such a city, let alone others.
There is also the moat that is nearly 18 meters wide at its widest point, and the city wall that is more than ten meters high...
Except for Xu He, who had visited this place many times, almost all the rebel leaders were shocked by such a majestic appearance.
Even well-informed people like Yu Jin and Zhang Rao are not immune.
It has been a few days since Xi'an County was captured, and most of the rebels in Qingzhou have been gathering here during this time.
Xu Xuan from Linzi City was not blind, so he naturally took countermeasures early.
Nowadays, the three city walls facing the north are vaguely covered with various equipment.
Densely packed flags, swords, guns, arrows, rolling logs, stones...
There are also more than a dozen of the most frightening trebuchets, bed crossbows...
"What we want to attack...is it such an important city?"
It stands to reason that everyone has been educated by Wang Zhengxu and others before, so they should be mentally prepared.
It's just that after all, what you hear is deceptive...
It's another thing to see it with your own eyes.
Although the leaders of these rebel forces had some doubts before, they were not completely discouraged.
After all, everyone has conquered more than one city since the uprising.
Speaking of which, in terms of the number of sieges, Wang Zheng is probably the one with the fewest among the seven or eight families.
But now...
Even before the fight actually started, many people were already feeling shaken.
Someone like Chen Jiao, who is a little scheming, would rather attack a few more counties and coerce more refugees to attack again.
However, when he put forward this opinion with a forced smile, Wang Zheng and Xu He looked at him faintly at the same time and did not hear it.
Chen Jiao did not dare to speak anymore.
Those four glances made him feel colder than the weapons shining brightly on the city wall.
When other people saw this scene, they also stopped mentioning similar topics.
Driven by Xu He, more than 400,000 refugees slowly took their positions and tightly surrounded Linzi City.
This first step alone took almost a day.
In 221 BC, the army of the Western Qin Dynasty marched into Linzi with great success, and the King of Qi surrendered without a fight, which represented the complete end of the Warring States Period.
From then on, the concept of great unity lasted for thousands of years and penetrated into the soul of every Chinese person.
It even brings the only imperial values on earth.
Only the supreme emperors of the Celestial Dynasty will be evaluated by future generations as divided into unified kings and separatist kings.
Nearly four hundred years later, another famous political figure led the army and pointed at Linzi.
The last one, the last time, was His Majesty the Supreme Ancestral Dragon.
This person, this time, is a yellow turban bandit who is as cheap as a piece of grass.
………
After completing the encirclement, all the forces began to set up camps in front of the north city wall on the next day.
There were countless people, and there was a constant stream of cars and horses.
It was originally a peasant uprising army with low quality, but now there are seven or eight families working on their own, and the arrangement process naturally seems chaotic and disorderly.
Coupled with the chaotic flags, inconsistent clothing, and the noise of countless accents...
With such a large number of people participating, it should have been a majestic and majestic conquest scene...
Nowadays, it is more like a large-scale downtown.
When Xu Xuan and a group of Linzi officials saw this scene at the top of the city, they immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
Although the number of 400,000 people still puts a lot of pressure on them, at this moment, seeing this scene still makes everyone more confident in defending the city.
But Xu Xuan's face had just calmed down a bit, but when he saw a camp on the left side of the city, his expression was startled again.
Compared to other places, it is particularly conspicuous.
With an orderly soldier galloping back and forth on horseback, everyone was either wearing black clothes or wearing black armor...
Even the most ordinary refugee must wear a black scarf as a mark.
Looking at it, it looks like a black torrent, criss-crossing back and forth until it forms a perfect black hole.
Upon closer inspection, Xu Xuan even let out a sigh, and he discovered more differences here.
It's not just uniformity.
The progress of the camps in this area, although seemingly slow, is in order.
The opponent first formed the trench for anti-cavalry, and then placed a row of anti-cavalry trenches, fence walls, etc. that had been prepared in Guangrao.
The camp site is even more meticulously laid out.
At a glance, there are actually six camps, organized from the outside to the inside.
From the outside to the inside, it looks well organized.
Other officials were attracted by Xu Xuan's surprise and turned their attention everywhere.
The next moment, everyone looked equally shocked.
One of the young men, dressed as a military commander, changed his expression instantly!
His name is Li Jiayuan, and he is a captain.
He was also a member of the Yanzhou Army before, but he happened to encounter the Qingzhou Uprising when he was transporting supplies. At this time, the county lieutenant Dong Lin died in battle again, so Xu Xuan regarded him as his savior and forced him to stay.
Linzi's de facto top officer in city defense.
"Captain Li." This scene fell in Xu Xuan's eyes, and he quickly asked:
"what do you think?"
"Is this the so-called King Thief who was reincarnated by General Tiangong?" Li Jiayuan looked at the big flag fluttering in the wind and said in a deep voice.
"If this camp is set up like this, it means that the other party is proficient in military affairs."
As he spoke, he shook his head, seeming to find it quite difficult.
"Proficient in military affairs?"
Hearing this, Xu Xuan was stunned. This evaluation is not low.
"Is it an exaggeration?" He asked: "Wang Zheng was just a young man with little knowledge before. How could he deserve such an evaluation?"
"That means he has other talents under his command!" Li Jiayuan pondered for a moment and said:
"You know the end of the year is coming when you see a fallen leaf. This camp decoration seems simple, but it is practical and cannot be done by reading some military books."
"This person must have been on the battlefield for a long time, knowledgeable about military affairs, and..."
"And what?"
"The final general is not sure..."
Li Jiayuan hesitated for a while, but decided to tell the truth: "It's a bit like Cao Zhoumu's military style."
Although the other party didn't say it clearly, Xu Xuan had already heard the implication, and his face suddenly darkened.
This means that some generals in Cao’s army have already joined Wang Zheng!
After all, it is impossible for ordinary soldiers to be responsible for setting up the camp, so there is no need to talk about experience.
If it is as Li Jiayuan expected, then the trouble will be big.
It is easy to get a thousand armies but hard to find a general.
If a general is here, the threat posed by these 400,000 refugees to Linzi will increase dramatically in an instant!