Although he offered to surrender, he was just following the ancient practice of attacking a city with large armies. Wang Zheng had no high expectations in his heart.
After all, when they attacked the country a few days ago, they still encountered extremely strong resistance.
Even so, it was of little use. It didn't even survive the first wave of the Heavenly Army's offensive, and the damage caused wasn't too great.
But having learned from the past, Wang Zheng gave up.
Zan State knew very well that half of Langya County had fallen.
Under such circumstances, as an isolated city, they still refused to surrender in a desperate situation, which could only prove one thing again.
The yellow turban bandit brand is really notorious in this era.
Only when it comes to a real life-or-death situation will those officials, Confucian scholars, and nobles consider surrendering. In that case, they still have to cover it up.
Surrendering without a fight... is almost impossible.
Xuzhou, which is already somewhat prestigious, is still like this, while Yuzhou, which currently has no momentum...
forget it.
Of course, Wang Zheng knew in his heart that there was actually a way to make the enemy flee and surrender without fighting.
That is the Mongolian and Manchu tribe that imitated later generations.
When they took a look at the original artifact in the picture, they sacrificed a big killer weapon, which was to massacre the city.
Killing to the extreme and cruelty to the extreme can naturally shock people's hearts and break down resistance.
After all, no matter what time, those who are not afraid of death, and even have a loyal family, are always in the minority.
Besides, it's actually not too difficult to find a reason to be a traitor.
But the massacre...
Wang Zheng shook his head secretly, he couldn't do it.
At the very least, he wouldn't consider doing it unless it was absolutely necessary.
Even though the soul of future generations hidden in his body has been baptized by more than a year of troubled life to the point of being almost ruthless, Wang Zheng now does not hesitate to kill people and does not mind killing them, but deep down in his heart, he cannot take the lives of ordinary people seriously.
, treat it as if it were nothing.
Can be massacred...
But if it was just to shock, thousands of human lives would have to be sacrificed. Wang Zheng would not be able to overcome the hurdle in his own heart.
That’s all.
There is a system, so just take it by force along the way!
This was what he was thinking when he invaded the country of Zang.
...
After the announcement, Wang Zheng no longer cared about the reaction of the people in Xiao County, but immediately ordered the entire army to set up camp and cook.
The so-called half an hour is not so much for the other party to consider whether to surrender, but as a time for oneself to rest and recuperate.
Xiao County is a county under the jurisdiction of Suzhou City, Anhui Province in later generations. It is located in the suburbs of Xuzhou and on the southeastern edge of the North China Plain. It has a temperate monsoon climate. By mid-spring, compared to other counties where the Heavenly Army came all the way, it is
Much warmer.
Under such a climate, and because both Wang Zheng and the Tianjun were confident that they could capture Xiao County quickly, the crude camp was naturally set up extremely quickly.
As time slowly passed, the generals also came over one after another.
Xu Fang first reminded: "General, the army is running out of food and grass, and there are only ten days left."
Wang Zheng nodded, looked around at everyone, and said: "After the sons and gentlemen are full, have a cup of tea and then attack the city immediately."
"Before sunset, I want the city gates to be opened wide!"
"promise!"
Since the strategic purpose was directly aimed at Pengcheng, facing such a powerful pass, Wang Zheng chose to raid on Mi Heng's suggestion, and naturally he did not bring much food reserves.
As for the siege equipment, except for a few trebuchets, they were also planned in advance. After the capture of Xiao County, the nearest town to Pengcheng, they were quickly manufactured.
To be able to support it until now, in addition to a wave of reinforcements in the country of Zeng, there are still many regular sentries who are marching along the road.
For example, a whistleblower is a whistleblower. Although it is said to be a whistleblower, it is actually a robbery.
Those merchants and villages along the way can only be said to be unlucky when they encounter the heavenly army at this time.
Perhaps apart from the bottom line of not committing meaningless killings, Wang Zheng would only hypocritically talk about benevolence, justice and morality when he had capital.
...
Glancing at the bottom of the city, seeing this large group of unknown enemy troops starting to set up camp, the military attachés next to the young general looked increasingly solemn.
See the subtleties and know the work.
Just by looking at such rapid but orderly movements, one can tell that the strength of these more than 10,000 soldiers and horses is by no means an illusion.
After several people looked at each other in confusion, a middle-aged military attaché finally stepped forward under the urging of his colleagues.
"Captain Qiao." He asked the young general in a low voice: "What should we do?"
"What should we do?" Lieutenant Qiao glanced at him angrily: "It's just that the soldiers will block it, and the water will cover it!"
"I'm going to discuss it with the county prince now. You just need to be more vigilant and defend with all your strength."
"Shou?"
Although this answer was expected, it still greatly disappointed everyone on the scene, and some people even looked ugly immediately.
The middle-aged man couldn't help but said: "Captain, you and I both know the situation in the county."
"Even if we bring together all the old, weak, sick and disabled, we will still have less than a thousand soldiers!"
"There are clearly over ten thousand soldiers and horses on the opposite side, and you can tell at a glance that they are warriors capable of hundreds of battles. How do you ask us to defend it, and how can we defend it?"
"If you can't hold it, fight to the death with all your strength!" The young man snorted coldly, looked around at everyone, and said in a serious tone: "Mr. Yuan treats me very well, Qiao Hong will never betray his master and surrender!"
I treat you very well, but I don’t treat me very well!
After hearing this, everyone on the scene complained secretly, and the atmosphere instantly became strange.
As if he noticed something, the young man was startled. His eyes slowly moved around the whole place, and his face became more and more righteous.
"You guys, don't worry."
"We in Xiao County have high walls and well-equipped soldiers. Based on the favorable geographical location, even if we cannot outnumber the enemy, we should be able to hold on for a few days if we insist on holding on."
"I will go and discuss with the county prince, and I will immediately send a messenger to ask for help from the governor!"
While speaking to calm people's hearts, the young man walked quickly towards the city.
Seeing the other party's figure leaving in a hurry, the middle-aged man sighed and looked down the city again, feeling confused for a while.
"Mr. Xun, don't listen to the nonsense of a coward like Qiao Hong!"
At this time, another military attaché walked up to the dumbfounded middle-aged man and reminded him in a low voice: "It's Cao Jun on the other side!"
"Cao Jun..."
Upon hearing this, the military attache named Xun was stunned and looked over.
"That's right." The military attache continued to lower his voice: "I have a grudge against Mr. Yuan, and he is eyeing my Yuzhou. Now he has quietly entered my country of Pei and reached my Xiao County. Who else can there be besides Yanzhou Mu now?"
"Look at the clothes and colors of the soldiers and horses under the city..." the military attache slapped his thigh: "This is exactly the characteristic of the Yanzhou Army."
"It's Cao's army that's invading," the military attaché surnamed Xun asked nonchalantly, "So what?"
"Hey!" Seeing his slow reaction, the military attache sighed helplessly, but he didn't dare to say anything anymore. After thinking about it, he made two mouth sounds.
"Tu..." The military attaché surnamed Xun kept repeating the words with a puzzled look on his face. As soon as he said the first word, his whole body trembled and he finally came to his senses.
"You mean?"
"That's right..." the military attache said anxiously: "Didn't the general below the city just say that he only gave us an hour to think about it. If we choose to resist... Do we in Xiao County have to suffer the same fate as Pengcheng?
?"
Seeing that the military attache surnamed Xun seemed to be still hesitating, the military attache couldn't bear it anymore and directly said a heart-breaking sentence.
"Mr. Xun, you and I are both from Xiao County, and our families are all in the city."
"But Qiao Hong and the County Lord... are not like that!"
These words shocked the military attaché surnamed Xun, and his heart, which had been wandering at both ends, began to slide rapidly in a certain direction.