"General, we failed to persuade him to surrender. This Liang Jun refuses to surrender!" Seeing Zhao Xun, Su Wei said with a bitter smile.
Zhao Xun said: "Without failure, even if Liang Jun did not surrender, the soldiers guarding the city would not have the determination and courage to hold on. In other words, it is no longer difficult to break the city. In addition, this Liang Jun is not determined to fight to the death, but
I just don’t want people to notice that he has betrayed Xu Jie, who was very kind to him in the past. Send the order to the whole army to rest and reorganize, and move at night."
At midnight, nearly 10,000 soldiers gathered under the city gates at the South Gate and the West Gate. Zhao Xun quietly glanced at the restless defenders on the city wall and ordered in a cold voice: "Send the order, all troops
Attack the city! Those who surrender will not be killed!"
In an instant, the sound of horns and drums outside the city rose to the sky, and countless torches illuminated the inside and outside of the city wall. "The Shanyang Army has attacked the city!" There was an exclamation, and suddenly, the tense atmosphere on the city wall finally disappeared.
The explosion turned into panic and fear.
While the defenders were still panicking, the 20,000 Shanyang troops who were ready to attack simultaneously began to attack the city from the south gate and west gate. Aerial ladders were immediately erected. Before the rear army could react on the city wall, hundreds of ladders were launched.
Just hit it.
"Kill!" Thousands of soldiers rushed out and killed under the city wall.
"Quickly, inform the county magistrate that the Shanyang Army is attacking the city!" Many low-level officers shouted urgently.
"Sir, let's stop fighting and surrender. There are twenty to thirty thousand enemy troops outside the city. How can we be their opponents? I'm afraid that before the magistrate arrives, we will be lost here. Besides, General Bai Risu
As we have said, most of Jiyin Mansion and Songzhou Mansion have fallen. We are fighting alone here with no reinforcements. Surrendering the Shanyang Army will do more good than harm to us and our families.
"
"Yes... Surrender!" Many soldiers spoke out one after another. No one stepped forward to stop the Shanyang Army from outside the city.
"Surrender, I surrender, if you are willing to come with me, open the city gate, we surrender!" A team leader shouted loudly, and in an instant, more than a hundred people responded in unison. After the first person, another one appeared soon after.
The second and third time, groups of soldiers ran down the city wall, preparing to open the city gate and welcome the Shanyang Army into the city.
The south gate was captured first, but it was not the Shanyang army that captured it, but the city's defenders who surrendered on their own initiative. Immediately afterwards, the east gate followed, and was also surrendered by the defenders.
The two gates were broken, and 20,000 troops marched into the city. There were fires everywhere, and torches penetrated the whole city like fire dragons. Under the shouts of Shanyang's soldiers, the guards in the city abandoned their weapons and surrendered one after another. As for the people,
He was also temporarily ordered to return home by the Shanyang Army.
Inside the county government office, Liang Jun listened to the loud shouts of murder outside, but he sat there motionless and sipped tea.
"Sir, the Shanyang Army attacked the city at night. A large number of our soldiers on the city wall rebelled directly, opened the city gate, and let the Shanyang Army into the city. Now, the Shanyang Army has taken control of most of the city and is attacking.
We are here. Sir, did you set fire to the treasury and flee from the city?" the guard said urgently.
Liang Jun sat there, silent and calm, as if the sound of fighting outside the door had nothing to do with him. After a while, he slowly said: "Escape? Can you escape? Sit down and wait, let the brothers
Put down your weapons and surrender, don't let them die here in vain."
"Ah...wait?" the guard exclaimed in confusion.
"There is no way out. What else can we do if we don't just sit and wait? Go and deliver the order quickly. I don't want these men to be here. It has no meaning and no value at all." Liang Jun said coldly.
On December 5, Kangfu County was captured by the Shanyang Army. At this point, the entire Songzhou Prefecture fell. This also meant that Xu Jie came to an end and the Shanyang Army officially rose.
"Magistrate Liang, you are one of the few visionary officers in the Yanzhou army. Now that Kangfu County has been lost, your allegiance to Xu Jie should also end. It is not you who betrayed Xu Jie.
, but how about breaking through the city and surrendering?" Looking at Liang Jun who looked calm in front of him, Zhao Xun said with a smile.
Hearing this, Liang Jun saluted Zhao Xun and said: "My subordinate Liang Jun is willing to serve the general."
Zhao Xun said: "Very good, our Jiyin Mansion Right Guard Army is extremely short of officers. I will let you serve as a captain in the Right Guard Army. If you do well, the post of captain is not impossible. Remember.
Look, our Shanyang Army is not the Yanzhou Prefecture Army. If you have anything you want to say, just say it directly to the leading general. If the leading general cannot solve the problem, the general will handle it. There is nothing to avoid. If you say something wrong, you will not be punished. Of course.
, you cannot slander your superiors and colleagues."
Liang Jun's face lit up and he said, "I will definitely keep this in mind."
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At the General's Mansion of the Armed Guards, Xu Dongming was worried about his defeat in the battle between the Yanzhou Army and the Xuzhou Army on the Eastern Front. Because of the defeat on the Eastern Front, the Armed Guards suffered heavy losses. If the Yanzhou Army, Xuzhou Army and Shanyang Army all came out now,
, then the Wuwei Army will be finished in Yanzhou. Therefore, Xu Dongming is now anxious and about to get angry.
However, this critical moment was finally stopped by the Shanyang Army from the north. The Shanyang Army attacked from the south and captured the Yanzhou Prefecture Army's Jiyin Prefecture and Songzhou Prefecture. This news directly confused Xu Dongming.
, yes, he was confused. At first, he was overjoyed. Because both the Shanyang Army and the Yanzhou Prefecture Army were our own enemies. When both sides fought, it was the Wuwei Army that ultimately benefited.
However, he soon understood that it was not him who benefited in the end, but the humble Shanyang Army. The Shanyang Army took advantage of the heavy losses after the battle between the Yanzhou Prefecture Army and the Wuwei Army, and took the opportunity to seize Xu Jiexia
It can be said that the current Xujie is basically finished, and the Shanyang Army, which is connected together, owns the land of the four prefectures, and it can be said that it exists on top of the Yanzhou Prefecture Army.
It seems that the current situation is better than in the past. After all, although the Shanyang Army replaced the Yanzhou Prefecture Army, he and Xu Jie have become mortal enemies. However, Xu Jie is no longer capable of fighting against the Shanyang Army, and his own Wuwei Army
, the same is true. Only the Shanyang Army can greatly expand its strength at this moment.
"Damn it, in the end, all the benefits were taken away by the Shanyang Army. Our armed guard army lost troops and generals, and almost the whole army was wiped out. It also lost a large amount of military supplies, food and grass, and lost the land of three counties to Shanyang.
Army. What is going on? This Shanyang Army General Li Feng is so damn ruthless and discerning." Xu Dongming said in a hateful voice after reading the intelligence coming back from the north.
Immediately, he smiled again and said: "Xu Jie, you are finished now. Damn it, you insist on catching me and the armed guards and beating me, and you even rope in the Shanyang Army to join the war. In the end, you will be swallowed up."
"No, we need to talk to this Shanyang Army and see their bottom line. Even if they can't be used by the prince, they can't be allowed to continue to be our enemies, and they can't even go with Situ Lei." After a second thought.
, Xu Dongming has a lot of thoughts.
After Xu Jie received the news that Kangfu County had been breached, his heart was devastated. Kangfu County had been lost. Not only could he not pose a threat to the Shanyang Army of Songzhou Prefecture, he could even threaten the western part of his Luzhou Prefecture.
Instead, they will be threatened by the Shanyang Army.
This news is not the worst. The worst thing is that the Shanyang Army has attacked from the north and south and has occupied the entire Songzhou Prefecture. The news of most places in Jiyin Prefecture has reached Luzhou Prefecture. What is even more serious is that Shanyang Army has attacked from the north and south and has occupied the entire Songzhou Prefecture.
The new policies implemented by the Yang army in the two provinces, the emergency relief provided to the victims, and the good treatment of the people were also spread all at once.
Suddenly, Luzhou Mansion began to become a little unstable. Not only the people below became dissatisfied with Xu Jie, but also the nearly 20,000 soldiers below Xu Jie began to be dissatisfied.
"Master Situ, what should we do now?" Xu Jie appeared in front of Situ Wen, as if he had aged a bit.
Situ Wen was filled with resentment towards the Shanyang Army and said slowly: "King Yong provided another three hundred thousand silver coins to the governor, but I am still powerless to appease the people and the army. We made a mistake at the beginning.
The Shanyang Army should not have been allowed to participate in the war."
Xu Jie smiled bitterly and said, "What's the use of talking about this now? I met with Li Yu yesterday and urged him to speed up the dispatch of troops. But not only did he not speed up the dispatch of troops as promised before, he actually slowed down the movement of the army. You
Do you know what this means? It means that they have abandoned our Yanzhou Prefecture Army and they no longer think highly of our Yanzhou Prefecture Army."
Situ Wen looked solemn and said, "Do you have any ideas, Lord Governor?"
Xu Jie sneered at Situ Wen and said: "The winner is the king, the loser is the bandit. If you lose, you are defeated. I, Xu Jie, admit it. The Shanyang Army treats the people well, and it can be regarded as saving my life, because my son almost became a refugee."
people. However, King Yong’s purpose may be difficult to achieve.”
"The Governor gave up? Just gave up like this? Are you willing?" Situ Wen became anxious when he heard this. He successively provided Xu Jie with a lot of money. What was it for? It was not for the land of Yanzhou. Why?
Drive the Wu Wei Army out. But now that Xu Jie has given up, doesn't that mean that all his efforts have been in vain.
Xu Jie said coldly: "Are you willing? Of course you are not. But what can you do if you are not willing? I forgot to tell Mr. Situ that my conquest of Lincheng has failed. In addition to more than a thousand who died in the battle of the eight thousand army,
, everyone else surrendered. You ask, what else can I do? If the soldiers don’t fight, do you want me to go to battle in person? Speaking of which, this is also caused by you, Mr. Situ. In the past, you encouraged me to increase taxes.
Support more troops. However, these soldiers also have families. Now, they prefer the Shanyang Army to rule them, do you understand? In order to restrain me, you have to involve the Shanyang Army. Now it’s good, you are satisfied
Alright."
Although Xu Jie's words were heavy, Situ Wen did not refute. At this moment, he already knew that he underestimated the Shanyang Army, underestimated the opponent's ambition, and underestimated the opponent's ability. As a result, what he attracted was not an ally, but an alliance.
A tiger.
"Okay, I'm here this time to give Lord Situ a warning. If Lord Situ wants to leave here, it's better to do it as soon as possible. I can't control the soldiers below." Xu Jie said with a sad face.
After that, he turned around and left without even looking at Situ Wen.
"Damn it, how could this happen?" Situ Wen roared angrily after Xu Jie left.
Not only the Wuwei Army was surprised, but also Situ Wen and Xu Jie were frightened. Even the Xuzhou Army and the Tang Army were also horrified by the sudden action of the Shanyang Army.
Xuzhou Army Li Yu, who was in charge of Xuzhou's Western Front affairs, joined forces with Xu Jie to defeat the Wuwei Army. Immediately after the Shanyang Army's changes, Li Yu had no choice but to respond to Xu Jie's request and prepare to send a large army to help in order to maintain the security of the Western Front.
.
However, the news that came immediately had to stop Li Yu. First, the Shanyang Army captured the entire Songzhou Prefecture and 80% of the Jiyin Prefecture. This news has been completely confirmed. In other words,
Now, in the central part of Yanzhou, it is the Shanyang Army who calls the shots, especially the new policies implemented by the Shanyang Army and the relief and comfort to the people, which suddenly gained the popular support that Xu Jie had lost. Now, the Shanyang Army firmly occupied Xu
The land of two lost mansions.
Immediately afterwards, the 8,000-strong army sent by Xu Jie to retake the land of Qixian collapsed under Lincheng. The battle was not fierce, just a brief battle, and then the Yanzhou army abandoned their weapons and surrendered. Now,
Li Yu knew that Xu Jie's control over his subordinates had fallen to a low point. In other words, the soldiers of Luzhou Prefecture were not willing to continue fighting, but also wanted to enjoy the peaceful life and the New Deal system brought by the Shanyang Army.
Later, Li Yu also learned that the people and soldiers in Luzhou Prefecture were indeed dissatisfied with Xu Jie, and they began to spread rumors about the policies implemented by the Shanyang Army in Jiyin Prefecture and Songzhou Prefecture. Now, he could only
He gave up continuing to join forces with Xu Jie and went to fight the Shanyang Army. He knew that if the coalition really fought, the final result would be that his side would fight against the Shanyang Army alone.
"The Xu order is over, and the Shanyang Army has become the new strong force in the central part of Yanzhou. However, I don't know what the attitude of this Shanyang Army is. But they have a grudge against the Tang Army, which should be beneficial to us. Li Fangzong, you go to Qixian County
Let’s go and meet General Shanyang or Feng Ziming to see their attitude. No matter what, I hope we can not become enemies with them. We are already enemies on three sides, and we need to have one side safe.
." Li Yu said loudly, "You met Feng Ziming once in Yanzhou City. I hope you can get a good answer."
Li Fangzong said in a deep voice: "General, don't worry, my subordinates will go all out."
Like other forces, Tang Xian also learned about the actions of the Shanyang Army at this moment. For the general of the Shanyang Army, Zhao Xun, the fake Li Feng, he could only secretly admire him and loudly praise him for his heroic qualities. He could defeat Xu
He sent troops to fight against the armed guards and defeated the armed guards. He took action at the right time and suffered heavy losses on his own side. It can be said that he was both ruthless and far-sighted.
However, he was also worried about the rise of the Shanyang Army. After all, the two sides had fought a bitter battle in the past. Of course, this did not mean that reconciliation was impossible. War and peace were common among the barbarians.
Like other forces, he sent people to Qi County to contact the Shanyang Army. Just like the forces in the past went to Yanzhou City to contact Xu Jie, but now they have changed the target.