When everyone nearby heard this, they didn't react immediately. They were startled, and some of them were already searching quickly in their minds.
Xun Ji immediately widened his eyes and stared at Wang Zheng's young face for a moment. He remembered an official document from Yangzhou he had seen at the beginning of the year. He immediately understood the truth and jumped up in shock.
next moment.
An instinctive roar suddenly sounded: "You...are the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Thief Wang Zheng!"
"What?"
Hearing this, everyone in Xiao County nearby gasped at the same time and took a step back. They all had expressions of disbelief and disbelief.
Is this son Wang Zheng?
That...
After seeing the majestic and mighty army behind Wang Zheng, everyone knew clearly that these must be the Qingzhou Yellow Turban bandits who attacked Linzi!
It’s over!
Laments sounded in the hearts of countless people at the same time.
Doesn't this mean he has surrendered to the thieves?
Compared to the unspeakable horror of others, the one who reacted the most was still the uncle and nephew of Xunxian County Wei who came from a prominent local family.
Lieutenant Xunxian, who had been respectfully standing beside Wang Zheng just now, no longer had any smile on his face, but his face was pale, and he couldn't help but think in his heart.
Yellow Turban Thief...I opened the city gate for Yellow Turban Thief...
The more he thought about it, the more desperate he became. His feet suddenly became weak, his soles staggered, and he could no longer stand still.
He touched his forehead in pain and sighed: "The Xun family's reputation is in my hands!"
Xun Ji on the side was even more unbearable and collapsed on the ground.
Everyone knows one thing.
The nature of princes like Yanzhoumu who surrendered and rebels like the Yellow Turban bandits who surrendered are completely different!
All kinds of things in the human world were present at this moment, but Wang Zheng, who was watching with cold eyes, only felt angry and funny at the same time.
Such a disgusting reaction...
This is too much!
Although it was harmless, it was extremely insulting. He frowned slightly and shouted coldly:
"Now that you have surrendered, what's the point of doing this again?"
For the sake of his future ally, Skeleton King, and because these people surrendered voluntarily for whatever reason, Wang Zheng, although he felt very unhappy, didn't bother to argue anymore, and just said:
"Don't delay any longer. Go to the county office as soon as possible and help me communicate with the county prince...and Captain Qiao."
...
Thousands of troops entered the city, causing the small Xiao County to become crowded in an instant.
Facing these strange tigers and wolves, the people in the city were naturally panicked at first.
As for when the news spread that this army was actually Yellow Turban bandits, they were even more frightened.
The streets and alleys were instantly cleared, and the doors of every house were closed. Some people who knew something about the Yellow Turban bandits immediately concealed and buried their valuable belongings. Young women, children, and wives also smeared their faces with black ash.
Most of the Yellow Turban bandits in the late Han Dynasty were accustomed to the style of killing. After all, they like to coerce and pursue the power of numbers. In their eyes, population is naturally a very valuable existence. Relatively speaking, it is more valuable than some
The armies of the princes are much better.
But when it comes to rape and robbery, they have no scruples and do whatever they want.
That evening, the entire Xiao County was as silent as a dead city.
However, when the expected looting, burning and killing, as well as the cries of the victims that were supposed to be born, did not appear, not only the civilians who were in panic all day were temporarily relieved, but also some wealthy people who hid in the secret door cellar, in the second
Riye carefully and quietly observed.
While Wang Zheng's army was resting, another day passed.
When the sky got brighter on the third day, although most people were still hiding at home and looking at the situation outside through the cracks in the door, some poor families began to appear on the streets again in order to make a living.
They happened to be the first batch of migrant workers to rush to build siege equipment for the royal government.
It seems that there has been a change of owner, and everything in Xiao County looks the same as before.
To put it bluntly, it's just that the city gates, city walls, and the armor of the soldiers patrolling throughout the city turned into a cold black.
There was no food or drink, and there was no search or robbery. In the eyes of many civilians, this was even more harmless than the previous county officers and soldiers.
The rapid restoration of order in the city disappointed many rogues who tried to take advantage of the situation. It also made Xun Ji and other officials in Xiao County secretly relieved, but also shocked.
Such military discipline...
The bento is really Yanzhou Mu Cao Cao's army, and even the soldiers and horses under his own lord Yangzhou Mu...
Not necessarily, right?
Wang Zheng was able to put more than 10,000 of his own troops into a situation where they are now under orders. What this represents...
You can only have big plans and far-reaching plans!
As various affairs gradually stabilized, not only the ordinary people in the city, but also the operations of the Xiao County government itself were gradually restored.
The previous county prince and Lieutenant Colonel Qiao also made it clear to Wang Zheng that they only wanted to capture Pengcheng and had no intention of becoming enemies of Yangzhou Mu and invading Yuzhou.
Although I didn’t believe it, I gave up the idea of throwing myself for the Lord for the time being.
After taking absolute control of Xiao County, it resumed normal operations on the surface. In addition to leaving a thousand people here to guard the retreat and guard part of the food and baggage, the Heavenly Army was ready to move forward again.
various preparations.
At this time, Wang Zhengye, Ni Heng and others were standing on top of the east city wall, looking into the distance.
Pengcheng, one of the six great passes in China, is just east of Xiao County.
The distance between the two cities is less than a hundred miles!
Even though they have not yet glimpsed his true appearance in Lushan, his reputation has spread far and wide, and all the generals, including Wang Zheng, feel a little heavy in their hearts.
They all thought of the tragedy of the initial attack on Linzi.
With the combined efforts of several rebel armies, it took dozens of days to completely conquer the city, and for this, tens of thousands of refugees lost their lives!
Linzi is already so difficult to chew, what about Pengcheng?
Mi Heng, the only one who was not present at the time, was also infected by this somewhat heavy atmosphere. He coughed dryly and said: "General, there is no need to worry!"
He talked confidently: "If our warriors can enter the city as planned, the city will be broken, and broken quickly!"
After hearing this, Wang Zheng took a look at his own system interface and saw that the number of people in the Tianzhu camp had not increased or decreased. He understood clearly in his heart and said firmly: "Sir, don't worry about this. I can guarantee that the five hundred people led by Wu Sheng will
The Heavenly Punishment soldiers must have entered Pengcheng at this time!"
On the day he entered Xiao County, Wang Zheng had already followed Mi Heng's suggestion and detained the family members of merchants in Xiao County, forcing them to sneak into Pengcheng with batches of Tianzhu battalions.
"It's just..." Wang Zheng said hesitantly: "Even if there are insiders entering the city, can such a powerful pass really be easily broken?"
"This is inevitable!" Ni Heng flicked his robe sleeves and said solemnly: "In order to capture Pengcheng, our army traveled such a long distance just to catch it by surprise and attack it unprepared."
"Xiao County is about to fall in half a day and surrender without a fight. Since there is no movement, Pengcheng's defense must be relaxed at this moment. This is why I suggested that Major Wu lead the Tianzhu Battalion to advance into the city first and wait for an opportunity to open the city gate."
"But even so." Having said this, Mi Heng reminded again: "Pengcheng has just passed through Cao Mengde's massacre, and it is already as frightened as a bird."
"Since our army seeks a surprise attack, success or failure will only depend on the first wave of offensive."
"If it succeeds, we can go to Pengcheng soon."
"If the first wave fails, once Pengcheng's army wakes up and the city is strong and the terrain is favorable, and the subsequent counties and counties will hear the news and provide support, I am afraid it will take a long time, not to mention a few days, even a few months.
Defeat it!"
"With the sharpness of our heavenly army, what kind of city will take how many months to conquer?"
When Xu Fang heard this, he didn't seem to agree with it. Although his words were gentle, they still meant to refute: "Last year, Cao Cao was very grand and did not make a surprise attack. Didn't he also occupy Pengcheng?"
"This is the moment." Mi Heng shook his head: "That is the moment."
"Cao Cao was able to defeat Pengcheng, but it was Tao Qian who was old and ignorant, who sacrificed his strengths for weaknesses. As the saying goes, when you encounter a chasm, you gain wisdom."
"The Pengcheng people who just suffered a big loss will not take the initiative to go out of the city to fight with our army even if the guard is as stupid as a horse."
This was reasonable, and Xu Fangdeng was silent for a moment.
Wang Zhengze nodded and said: "The decision has been made, there is no need to argue anymore."
"The army will rise tonight and arrive at the outskirts of Pengcheng tomorrow."
"The time to attack the city will be in the early morning of the day after tomorrow!"