Death. There are very few people who are not afraid of death. At least, there is no such person in this camp. Everyone shuddered subconsciously after hearing Yu Wen Zhiji's words. Yu Wen Zhiji was right. Since they chose to surrender to After the Yuwen family, they have no way out. If they follow the Yuwen family, they may still have a chance to survive. If they betray the Yuwen family, even if the Yuwen family doesn't kill them, they will already be regarded as members of the Yuwen family's comrades. How could they let them go? All they can do now is to follow the Yuwen family closely without any dissent.
After saying these words, Yuwen Zhiji once again swept around the crowd, then shook his sleeves and left the tent. Only the ministers were left looking at each other in confusion. In the end, each of these ministers sighed. They left one after another.
After Yuwen Zhiji left the big tent, he naturally would not go to Wenrou Township to enjoy it like his elder brother. Yuwen Zhiji directly found a horse, left the military camp, and rushed towards the battlefield outside Wei County.
As soon as he arrived at the edge of the battlefield, he heard the shocking shouts of killing coming from the front. Yuwen Zhiji's face immediately darkened. Immediately, Yuwen Zhiji clapped his horse and stepped forward. Soon he came to the siege troops. In the military formation, the commander of this army was none other than Meng Bing, who had been promoted to General Ying Yang. Seeing Yu Wen Zhiji suddenly coming, Meng Bing was also startled. He immediately rushed to Yu Wen Zhiji's side. Yuwen Zhiji cupped his fists and shouted: "Master Yuwen."
Yuwen Zhiji nodded slightly. Then he looked towards Wei County in front of him. He shouted in a deep voice: "How is it?"
Although Yu Wen Zhiji asked this meaningless question, Meng Bing also knew what Yu Wen Zhiji asked. It was just about how the war was going. Immediately, Meng Bing replied in a deep voice: "Don't worry, Lord Yuwen. Now Wei There are not many defenders left in the county. The general can guarantee that Wei County will be captured within three days."
Meng Bing had obviously learned about the time limit set by Yu Wenhuaji from Feng Pule. So when Yu Wenzhiji asked about the war, Meng Bing also determined the time limit for the destruction of the city. However, after Yu Wenzhiji heard Meng Bing's answer, he... He shook his head and hummed with a gloomy face: "It's too slow to break the city in three days. I want you to break Wei County before dark today."
Yuwen Zhiji suddenly shortened the time to capture the city so much. Meng Bing was also shocked and shouted hurriedly: "Sir, this, this, how is this possible? Although the defenders of Wei County have been reduced sharply, there are still some Even if I have the remaining strength, the last general, the last general, etc., they will not be able to conquer Wei County within today, even if they fight to the death. Please allow me a day or two, sir."
"No." Yu Wen Zhiji firmly rejected Meng Bing's request and said in a deep voice: "General Meng, I also know your difficulties. But the battle of Wei County cannot be delayed any longer. To be honest, You said, there is no food in the army now. If Wei County cannot be conquered today, then our army will run out of food. We can't wait another three days."
Yuwen Zhiji's words were true. Meng Bing was shocked. No one thought that the army would be out of food. Now that I think about it, it's almost the same. The rebels took a lot of food with them when they left Jiangdu. Only However, they found nothing along the way. The food had long been plundered by the three forces of Wang Shichong, Dou Jiande and Gao Kaidao. It has been more than half a year since they arrived here from Jiangdu. The rebels have always relied on people from Jiangdu. The food supplies brought by Jiangdu are considered very good to be able to survive until now.
Meng Bing also fell silent at this time. As a general, of course he understood what would happen to an army if it ran out of food. Especially an army like the rebels where almost everyone shouted to fight. No wonder Yu Wenhua They are unwilling to go anywhere else even if they live or die. It turns out that the only hope for the rebels now is Wei County in front of them. Break through Wei County and seize all the food in Wei County. Maybe they can support it for a while. Otherwise. The rebels will only face the crisis of being out of food and defeated.
Thinking of this, Meng Bing also gritted his teeth and cupped his fists at Yuwen Zhiji and shouted: "Master Yuwen, I understand. Please rest assured, Master Yuwen. I will go into battle personally. We will capture Wei County before sunset today." After saying that, Meng Bing directly pulled out the saber from his waist, turned his horse's head and rushed towards the battlefield ahead.
Seeing Meng Bingshen leading the soldiers to fight, Yuwen Zhiji curled up the corner of his mouth and revealed a sly smile. The so-called food shortage was actually just used by Yuwen Zhiji to deceive Meng Bing. Although the rebels were indeed running out of food and grass. . But it’s not that we can only support today. We just don’t use this method to stimulate Meng Bing. I’m afraid Meng Bing won’t fight with all his strength. Yuwen Zhiji knew very well that Sima Dekan intended to betray the Yuwen family before, but was killed. Meng Bing and other generals, who had a close personal relationship with Sima Dekan, were also dissatisfied with the Yuwen family. If it weren't for the fact that there was no way out, they would have rebelled against the Yuwen family long ago.
Taking a deep breath, Yuwen Zhiji continued to rush towards several other battlefields. He also used the same method to trick the generals into attacking the city with all their strength. After walking all the way, he finally returned to this place. Yuwen Zhiji Ji Zhangmu looked from a distance, and his face suddenly lit up with joy. He saw that Meng Bing had already taken the lead in rushing to the head of Wei County City, and cut off the flag on the head of Wei County City in one breath. For a moment, the rebels who were originally in low morale The fighting spirit was also rising. The fighting outside the city gates became more intense. Two hours later, Wei County was captured.
After entering Wei County, the first order Yu Wenhuaji issued was to plunder the resources in the city. Whether it was food or money, whether officials or ordinary people, they were all within the scope of the rebels' plunder. Wait until nightfall. The entire Wei County was on fire. Screams echoed in the night sky above Wei County from time to time.
The culprits who caused all this, Yu Wenhua and Yu Wenzhi, and their two brothers, were sitting in the backyard of the Wei County Sheriff's Mansion, drinking glass after glass of wine. They probably felt that the screams coming from outside were too harsh. Yu Wenhuaji directly recruited the palace maid musicians brought from Jiangdu and asked them to play, play and sing beside them, thus covering up the screams.
These palace maid musicians used to play and sing for Yang Guang, and their level was naturally not bad. But along the way, they also saw Yu Wenhuaji's methods. Compared to Yang Guang, they were a hundred times more brutal, so they played beside him. When I was playing, I was also trembling and cautious. And this song was born from my heart. Playing it with such a mood, the song naturally became sad and desolate.
Listening to this sad and desolate tune, the mood of Yu Wenhuaji and Yu Wenzhi and the brothers was not much better. The brothers just drank in silence without saying a word. This dull atmosphere made them even more sad. The maid accompanying them was frightened. Even Yuwen Wenji’s two sons, Yuwen Chengji and Yuwen Chengzhi, who were drinking with the brothers, were so frightened that their faces turned pale.
"Brother." After a long time, perhaps because he drank a lot of wine, Yuwen Zhiji said with a drunken look: "Now we only have more than 10,000 soldiers and horses left under our command. In addition to food and grass in Wei County. There is no longer any place to defend. We still need to find another place to stay."
After Yu Wenzhiji finished speaking, his eyes moved to Yu Wenhuaji. But Yu Wenhuaji seemed to have not heard what he said at all. He was still holding the wine and pouring it into his mouth one cup after another. From time to time, he would still use his hands. The maid next to her touched her clothes. How dare those maids disobey Yu Wenji? They could only endure it, or even lose their smiles.
Seeing Yu Wenhua's attitude, Yu Wen Zhiji also frowned and said in a deep voice: "Brother, we can't stay in Wei County for long. In half a month at most, we will leave here and find another place to live. .Where should we go next? Brother, have you ever thought about it?"
When Yu Wen Zhiji asked this question, there was already a hint of displeasure in his tone. Yu Wen Zhiji's two sons were also startled when they heard this. They looked at their father and uncle in cold sweat, but they did not dare to He made a sound. But Yu Wenji still acted as if he hadn't heard anything. He continued to caress the palace maid next to him unscrupulously, while drinking wine. He seemed to be immersed in the gentle land of this beautiful woman with wine and couldn't extricate himself.
Seeing Yu Wenhua's appearance, Yu Wenzhiji couldn't bear it anymore. He stood up directly and walked quickly to Yu Wenji's side. At this time, Yu Wenji picked up a glass of wine and was about to put it into his mouth. Yuwen Zhiji grabbed his wrist and shouted loudly: "Brother, you can't go on like this. I'm talking to you. Do you hear me?"
Yuwen Zhiji grabbed his wrist like this. Yuwen Zhiji's face immediately darkened. He threw away Yuwen Zhiji's hand. At the same time, he also threw the wine glass in his hand aside. He stood up with a sudden sound. He pushed Yuwen Zhiji on the chest. He actually pushed Yuwen Zhiji back three steps. Immediately afterwards, Yuwen Zhiji's face was ashen. His eyes were full of bloodshot eyes. He stared at Yuwen. Zhiji just yelled: "Did I hear it? Did I hear it? You talk about it. Just ask me again if I heard it. Then what did I say? Did you hear it again? You asked me what I can do What can I do? You want to rebel. You want to kill the king. Have you ever asked me for my opinion? Now that you are desperate, you want to ask my opinion. I tell you, I have no opinion. No."
Yu Wenhuaji roared angrily, but he burst out all the grievances that had been stagnated in his heart. He was originally a man with great ambitions and talent. But because he was born in a noble family like Yuwen's family, Yu Wenhuaji was very confident in himself. Now that things have come to this point, Yu Wenhuaji is blaming all the faults on others. In his opinion, everything is the fault of others and has nothing to do with him. In addition, he drank so much wine. As soon as the energy came to his head, Yuwen Zhiji in front of him became the target of Yuwen Zhiji to vent his grievances.