Cao Zhi originally thought that the mine would have a miraculous effect, but it only frightened the defenders on the tower and did not blow up the city gate. After all, the mines were made with homemade explosives. The effect could not be as effective as modern bombs, and the power was far inferior.
Blast a big hole in the city gate.
Cao Zhi was slightly disappointed and thought to himself, "The so-called landmines are definitely most effective when used to ambush the road. They are definitely not effective for blowing up city gates. There are still two mines left, so they can't be used indiscriminately." Xu Zhu then organized again.
After several charges, they all returned without success.
At this time, Cao Zhi decisively gave the order to withdraw his troops. The troops retreated half a mile and set up camp, but the armies still maintained their intention to encircle Danyang City.
The Danyang soldiers heard the horns of troops on both sides of the city sounding at the same time. They all breathed a sigh of relief. This hard day was finally coming to an end. They were exhausted. There were only more than a thousand people in total, but they had to be divided.
There were really not enough manpower to defend three towers and several sections of city walls, and they were even more vulnerable to cold arrow attacks while running back and forth. Several soldiers fell limp to the ground before the enemy troops under the city had retreated. Everyone looked pale, and they all understood.
The attack on the first day was only tentative. The enemy's strength in the siege was not exhausted. A more violent attack awaited them tomorrow.
It was night, the stars were dotted, and there were lights under Danyang City. That was where the enemy troops’ campsite that was besieging Danyang City were located.
After nightfall, Mr. Xu boarded the tower due south again, looking at the lights in the distance in trance. At this time, the captain came to report military affairs, but Mr. Xu waved his hand to stop him. He was not very interested in hearing any more military affairs, and turned his head quietly.
Captain Xiang said: "As soon as dawn comes, the enemy troops will attack in large numbers, and we will all be prisoners!" When he said this, he looked sad.
Just when the captain was about to express his loyalty, he suddenly heard a commotion in the city. After a while, a military guard ran up and reported, "There is a mutiny among soldiers at the west city gate."
When the captain heard about the mutiny, his face changed color. After confessing to Mr. Xu, he hurried to the west gate. When he arrived at the west gate, he saw hundreds of people running out of the west gate. This was not a mutiny, but a defection.
The captain grabbed the spear of a soldier next to him and threw the spear at the man who was running out. With a whoosh, the spear hit the man in the back of the heart. The man was not dead for a moment and crawled towards the outside of the city. He only heard the sound of
"Father, mother, child!" the cries kept coming. At this time, the trusted generals also drew their swords and slashed wildly, but how could they stop it? Dozens of people in front ran out, followed by hundreds of people, and there was a huge chaos. Two hundred
Among the many soldiers who defected, more than a hundred people fled.
In fact, after today's battle, the soldiers in the city felt fear in their hearts. The disparity in strength between the two sides was an obvious fact. Some people also made wild guesses about the "landmines" used by the enemy during the day.
Rumors spread among the lower-level soldiers who believed in ghosts and gods that the enemy generals asked the "Thunder God" to use "Sky Fire" to annihilate them. They only gave them a warning during the day, and there will definitely be more "Sky Fire" to deal with them tomorrow. Stay tuned.
Only the flying ashes were annihilated. In panic, the few soldiers guarding the west gate could not bear the instigation and opened the gate. One stone stirred up thousands of noises. When they heard that someone was running away from the west gate, many soldiers from each team ran out.
, all want to find a way out for themselves.
Mr. Xu also saw the scene just now on the city. He sighed deeply and felt sad, knowing that the situation was over. He staggered back and walked around, and the captain came to report: "Some of my soldiers rushed out of the west gate and surrendered to the enemy camp. I rule the country."
The army is incompetent and deserves death."
Old Mrs. Xu waved his hands and shook his head, sighed, and said helplessly: "It's not your fault, go and rest! Tomorrow, tomorrow will be dedicated to the city!" At the end of the sentence, Old Mrs. Xu broke down in tears.
###### The white snow was floating slightly, and the soldiers were defeated in the streets of Danyang City, fleeing in all directions. Someone shouted past: "The east city gate, the south city gate, and the west city gate are all open! The old prefect is surrendering! Surrendering.
It's over!" After walking for a while, the number of defeated soldiers gradually decreased. The common people posted yellow paper saying "Pray for Blessings" on the door, set up an incense table at the door, and some even placed wine and syrup at the door to pay tribute to the newly appointed Sergeant Liyang.
court.
Mr. Xu held up a tray with a square seal in it. He knelt down at the south gate of the city with a dazed expression. Behind him were Danyang officials kneeling on the ground, all of whom looked sad. Since ancient times, the winner has been the king and the loser has been the loser.
Destiny is always in the hands of the victor. In the past, there were many people who massacred the city. At least a few old ministers were killed to vent their personal anger. I wonder if they can escape unscathed this time. Everyone is worried
No bottom. Including Mr. Xu, everyone was numb with panic at this time. Since they presented the city, they were ready to be slaughtered. Although they had said that they would not kill the prisoners when persuading them to surrender, but they went back on their word.
There is nothing I can do. Now I can only beg God for mercy.
Everyone had been kneeling in the cold snow all morning. As soon as they thought about it, there was a sound of hoofbeats outside the city gate, and several horses rushed in front. A big man held a big flag with a huge "Cao" written on it.
"Character.
The front group of cavalry walked for a while, and as soon as they entered the city, they immediately dispersed group by group, each going to the important facilities in the city, taking over defense and guarding.
After a while, the horns sounded in front, and hundreds of people came quickly. At the front, there were more than a hundred elite cavalry leaders, a young general wearing an iron armor, bright light armor, wrist guards, and riding boots all silver, looking glorious.
Eye-catching, a black horse covered with armor and vest came slowly. Xu Chu and Cao An were on the side, and a long team came from behind.
When they arrived at where Mr. Xu was kneeling, Cao Zhi got off his horse and helped Mr. Xu, who was shaking with ropes. He smiled and said loudly: "Old eunuch, please get up. Sirs, please get up. I am Cao Zhi, the captain of Yangzhou, and I am here to pick him up."
To prevent Danyang, first of all, I would like to thank you all for your profound righteousness, which has prevented countless Yangzhou brothers from killing each other. When we return to the same family in the future, we should put aside our past grudges, work together in the same boat, and build Yangzhou together."
The unusual opening remarks did not arouse a round of applause. All the officials held their breath and lowered their heads to listen in fear. However, they invisibly shortened the distance between them. First, Cao Zhi described the offering of the city as a defense, which was not the case at all.
Pretending to be a victor, he also said that the Danyang soldiers and the Liyang soldiers were brothers from Yangzhou and that they belonged to the same family. All the officials in Danyang were old hands who were obedient and listened to what they heard.
Their tense nerves were relieved for a moment.
Cao Zhi didn't say anything more. Seeing that Mr. Xu looked dull, he took Fang Yin and asked his servants to help him back to the mansion to rest first.
Mr. Xu was either ungrateful or frightened. He raised his stiff eyelids tremblingly, took a deep look at Cao Zhi, and silently followed the servants to the county government.
After Cao Zhi sent two military guards to escort Mr. Xu away, he followed a group of surrendered Danyang officials to the top of the city. Looking outside the city, he saw thousands of soldiers entering the city from three gates. At this moment
, I couldn’t help but feel satisfied.
The condescending Cao Zhi has just experienced the pleasure of conquering a city for the first time in his life. How can he not be satisfied with his ambition? Of course, the Cao Zhi now is no longer the Cao Zhi a few years ago. At that time, he was young and frivolous, and if he encountered
What happened today not only made me complacent, but also added a bit of arrogance. After these few years of experience, this arrogance has been almost eliminated.
But what surprised Cao Zhi was that Danyang surrendered so quickly after only one day of siege.