Huang Jin had never experienced a real war, so he was stunned with fear when he saw this scene. When he came to his senses, the soldiers under the city had already put up long ladders on the city wall. Huang Jin, who had just woken up from a dream, shouted loudly
Said: "Shoot the arrow quickly, shoot the arrow quickly!"
Upon seeing this, Liu Xin was about to order the siege troops to retreat, but a dramatic scene happened on the top of the city.
In addition to the defenders, there are many civilians who have been temporarily recruited on the city. For the people of Jiangxia County, they have long been looking forward to the implementation of Xiangyang's policies here. Whether it is tax reduction or rent reduction, it will be beneficial to them who live in the countryside.
It is most advantageous for people at the bottom of society. These civilians came to the city with the intention of working but not contributing. They are still waiting for the Jingzhou army to enter the city so that they can live a good life in the future. Who wants to
It would be a waste of time to commit suicide at this time.
And the defenders were not much better than them. They usually lacked training, and officials often withheld food and pay. How could they risk their lives to deal with such a new force that was like wolves and tigers?
First, the peasants stepped back one after another and refused to carry the rolling logs and rocks. Several officers went over to urge them with whips, but they were pushed to the ground and beaten half to death by the peasants. When Huang Jin saw the peasants rebelling, he became even more panicked and hurriedly let them go.
The soldiers of the garrison went to drive the peasants down the city, and a chaos suddenly broke out on top of the city. The soldiers initially listened to Huang Jin's words and drove the peasants away, but unexpectedly, the soldiers and the peasants actually became a group, turned around and drove Huang Jin away.
Jin caught him.
Liu Xin was thinking about the right time to withdraw his troops when he saw that a white flag had been erected on the top of the city. Then the city gate opened wide, and groups of soldiers spontaneously walked out of the city, throwing down their swords, guns, bows and arrows, and lined up on both sides.
, welcoming the army into the city. Liu Xin turned around and smiled bitterly at the generals around him. His carefully planned encirclement and reinforcements came to nothing.
Since the situation had suddenly changed, Liu Xin had to change his plan temporarily, so he left half of his troops stationed outside the city and led the generals to station in Xiyang County. Huang Jin was escorted to the left and right, but Liu Xin did not interrogate him and directly ordered him to be beheaded.
In public display, Huang Jin's family members were all used as official slaves, and all their property was confiscated.
Liu Xin did not dare to take it lightly. After all, several envoys had fled to Jiangxia City yesterday to report the news. Dozens of scout teams were immediately dispatched in various directions to investigate the situation in Jiangxia all night. As a result, Liu Xin
Surprisingly, until the fifth watch of the next day, there was still no movement or movement in Jiangxia City, as if nothing had happened.
Jiang Xia's abnormal behavior made Liu Xin cautious. He did not lead the army directly. Instead, he asked Zhang Fei to lead 5,000 people as a vanguard to fight at the city. Huang Zu received the news of the invading Xiangyang army in a drunken dream.
Refers to the five thousand vanguard led by Zhang Fei.
Zhang Fei arrived too quickly, and Jiang Xia had not yet opened the city gates. Liu Xin was worried that Huang Zu was deceitful, so when he arrived, he repeatedly warned him not to attack the city rashly. Zhang Fei had to let the soldiers yell and curse under the city.
Huang Zu discussed with the civil and military officials for a long time, but could not come up with any results, so he had to come to the top of the city first. By this time, Liu Xin's army had already arrived.
It turned out that the soldiers Huang Jin sent out yesterday to report the news did not go to Jiangxia City. One of them had several relatives who were common people in the area under Liu Xin's jurisdiction. Naturally, they had contact with each other during the Spring Festival. I heard that they were in Liu Xin.
Life under Xin's leadership was getting better day by day, and his income was much higher than that of him who was eating royal food. When he knew that Liu Xin was coming, he was a little excited. Along the way, he tried to persuade several of his companions to surrender to Liu Xin.
Several people saw the momentum of the Jingzhou Army and knew that Xiyang County could not be defended. However, their families were all in Xiyang County, so Huang Jin sent them out with confidence. If they surrendered to Liu Xin now, their family members would die.
Undoubtedly, if they went to Jiangxia to report the news and waited for Liu Xin to capture the county, their families would not be able to survive. A few of them together decided not to go anywhere at all. They would first find a place to hide nearby and wait for Liu Xin to capture Xiyang County.
, then changed into casual clothes and sneaked back, and settled down as ordinary people from now on. As a result, their trouble made Liu Xin suspicious for a while, thinking that Huang Zu had some powerful conspiracy.
In the past two years, Huang Zu had withheld taxes and had a lot of money. It was indispensable to recruit troops. He already had an army of nearly 20,000 people. In addition to those stationed in various counties, there were more than 10,000 people in Jiangxia City.
Under the guidance of the left and right, Liu Xin already knew that the man in the middle of the city tower was Huang Zu, so he spurred his horse on his horse, took more than ten steps forward, and said loudly: "Huang Zu, in the name of Jingzhou Mu, I will withdraw."
It is your duty as the governor. If you leave the city and surrender now, you can still keep your whole family safe, otherwise you will regret it."
Huang Zu held the arrow stack with one hand and pointed at Liu Xin with the other hand and said: "Liu Xin, you are avenging private revenge and using weapons in vain. I will go to the emperor to sue you!"
Liu Xin laughed loudly: "Huang Zu, it is said that those who know the current affairs are heroes. Now you only have an isolated city in Jiangxia. I won't attack it. How long can you hold on? I'll give you a stick of incense and think about it.
Your own way out!"
After saying that, he waved his hand back slightly, and a soldier ran forward and placed a copper incense burner on the ground in front of him, with cigarettes rising slowly from it.
There was chaos on the top of the city. Huang Zu asked the people around him, "What do you think I should do now?"
Chief Shi Deng Long said: "My lord, if all counties are conquered by him, for this plan, we must either leave the city and surrender, or fight him to the death. There is no third way."
The fat man Huang She said bitterly: "Dad, everyone else can surrender, but you can't!"
Huang Zu glanced at his son, whose arm was still bandaged, and became furious. He said angrily: "It's all you who caused this huge disaster! If you don't surrender, how can you make him retreat?"
Huang She looked at Liu Xin under the city, with fire in his eyes, and said: "Father, it doesn't matter to others. If you surrender to Liu Xin, you will get a small official at the worst. But you have ignored Liu Xin's orders time and time again.
, he must hate you deeply. If he goes out of the city and surrenders, you will be the first one he kills! If we fight desperately, we still don’t know who will win."
Captain Zhang Hu also jumped out. He was originally a captain of the Jingzhou Navy, and it was he who helped Huang Zu capture Cai Mao this time. He knew better than anyone else that if he fell into the hands of Liu Xin, he would be a
What will happen? After hearing what Huang She said, he quickly said: "Sir, there are still more than ten thousand troops in the city. If we surrender without fighting, it will be ridiculed. The last general is incompetent. I am willing to lead the army out of the city and fight to the death with him!"
Another captain under Huang Zu, Chen Sheng, also stood up and said: "Sir, I am willing to go with General Zhang!"
At this time, Liu Xin saw that the incense stick in front of her had burned out, but there was no movement on the city top. She raised her horsewhip and said loudly: "Officials and people in the city, listen. I am here this time.
For the purpose of capturing Huang Zu alone, the others are not guilty. Anyone who captures Huang Zu and offers it as a sacrifice will be rewarded with a thousand taels of gold! Anyone who takes Huang Zu's head will be rewarded with a hundred taels of gold! Anyone who helps Jie commit cruelty will be guilty of the same crime as Huang Zu!"
After Liu Xin finished speaking, he beat the horse and returned to the main formation.
At this time, the gate of Jiangxia city suddenly opened wide, and a group of people and horses rushed out, led by two generals. One of them, holding a big sword, reined in his horse and shouted: "Jiangxia Zhang Hu is here, who will fight me to the death!"
Jushou said to Liu Xin: "This man was originally a naval commander, and it was he who led the troops to capture Cai Mao."
Liu Xin couldn't help being furious. She looked around and asked, "Who will come with me to capture this man alive?"
Xu Huang and Dian Wei said in unison: "I am willing to go!"
Zhang Fei, however, had already mobilized his horses and rushed out of the formation.
Zhang Hu saw a general coming out from the opposite side. He had a black face and a steel beard. He pointed a big knife in his hand and shouted: "The general who comes will be able to die!"
Zhang Fei did not answer him, and stabbed him with a snake spear that was eight feet tall. Zhang Hu was shocked and swung his sword to meet him. Unexpectedly, Zhang Fei just made a false move and turned the spear to stab his wrist.
He yelled: "Let go!" Zhang Hu felt his wrist was cold and he couldn't hold the big knife. It clattered and fell to the ground. Zhang Fei lightly stretched his arms and shouted "Come here". In just one turn, Zhang Hu was killed.
Caught alive.
Zhang Fei placed Zhang Hu across the pommel bridge, reined in his horse and returned to the formation. Chen Sheng saw him from behind, holding a spear in both hands, and rode towards him. Xu Huang saw him in the formation, took off his bow, and
Chen Sheng was shot with an arrow. Chen Sheng was shaken on his horse and fell down, with the arrow stuck in his throat.
It was a rare opportunity for Dian Wei to go into battle and kill the enemy. Seeing that both of them had made great contributions, he could no longer hold himself back. He waved his big iron halberd and shouted loudly: "Kill!"
Before Liu Xin could stop him, he had already rushed forward. Liu Xin was worried that Dian Wei had made a mistake, so he quickly ordered the drums to be beaten. Xu Huang swung his axe, and led the three armies to move forward bravely.
The army led by Zhang Hu out of the city consisted of more than 3,000 men. Seeing Zhang Hu captured and Chen Sheng shot and killed, their morale was already shaken. Before the enemy troops could reach them, they all retreated and became chaotic.
Huang Zu saw it clearly from the top of the city. He was frightened and hurriedly ordered the suspension bridge to be pulled up. Jiangxia was different from Xiyang County. There was a moat more than three feet wide outside the city. The suspension bridge was pulled up, and more than 3,000 people left the city.
Unable to enter Jiangxia, they crowded around the moat. Dian Wei had already rushed forward and rushed into the crowd. Wherever the big iron halberd hit, there were countless casualties. Xu Huang also arrived with his army later, and there was a one-sided massacre under the Jiangxia city.
More than three thousand people were killed, injured, and some panicked and jumped directly into the moat.
Deng Long was still smart and shouted from the top of the city: "Hurry up and shoot the arrow!"
Arrows rained down from the top of the city, and there was no way to distinguish between ourselves and the enemy. Liu Xin hurriedly ordered the troops to retreat. The strict training of the Jingzhou army showed that under the chaos of arrows, they still advanced and retreated in an orderly manner without any chaos. They fell to the chaos of arrows.
Those who fell were mostly Jiangxia troops.
Liu Xin looked at Dian Wei who was covered in blood, frowned and asked, "Injured?"
Dian Wei grinned and said with a smile: "It's all their blood."
Liu Xin's face darkened and she said, "Next time if anyone dares to attack without authorization, military law will be dealt with!"
Dian Wei still had a silly smile on his face and muttered: "Just be careful next time, but this time I'll kill you to my heart's content."
Liu Xin stopped paying attention to him, turned to look at Jiangxia City in front of her, frowned slightly, and asked Xu Huang: "Gongming, with this moat in front of us, how confident are we in attacking the city?"