"Han Lin, go and trade supplies with Zhao Xun's people. I'll leave the business to you. You should know what to do and how to do it!" Situ Hao explained to Han Lin with a cold look in his eyes. Now that he thought of it,
, Situ Hao naturally would not give up the opportunity to strengthen his strength. He was very interested in King Yong's chair.
After a pause, Situ Hao said again: "My father is also planning to send an order to Lao Si, asking him to gather the troops in Bingzhou and retreat to Feng Ling's Mansion to rest. I suspect that my father has the intention of reinstating Lao Si's power. I cannot
If not, do you have any preventive measures?"
Sima Hanlin, Yang De, Chief of Staff Shi Xuqiwen, and Tang Lin, who was in charge of the secret agent, were all slightly shocked. They suddenly understood what their master wanted to say, that is, they did not want the Fourth Young Master to come back, or in other words, they did not want the Fourth Young Master to come back.
The young master came back with a large group of troops.
"Grand Governor, the prince has given the order, I'm afraid..." Yang De said hesitantly.
Situ Hao's face turned cold and he said in a condensed voice: "Tell me, where will the old man arrange the fourth child when he comes back?"
Han Lin said in a deep voice: "The Zhao army has left, and the Qi army and the allied forces beyond the two passes are the biggest threat. When the Fourth Young Master comes back, he will naturally garrison the fortress to resist the Qi army in Yongzhou. After all, the Fourth Young Master was once a powerful
After defeating Murong Cheng once, the Grand Governor, in this way... the prince is only afraid of the Fourth Young Master..."
Situ Hao said sternly: "Damn old guy! The fourth brother has lost the land of Bingzhou, and he still wants to settle in Yongzhou. What do you mean, where is the governor?"
After scanning a few people with his sharp eyes, he murmured to himself coldly: "No one can take my governor's seat." Then he stared at Tang Lin and his tone became even more gloomy, "Tang Lin, intercept and kill the order.
Messenger, can you do it?"
As the leader of the secret agents under Situ Hao, he naturally knew how to answer at this moment: "Report to the Commander-in-Chief, there should be no problem here!"
"Grand Governor, wait a minute. The prince's order has been sent to Bingzhou. If the Fourth Young Master returns to Luoyang, the prince will find out. Even if the fourth prince cannot come back, the prince will be able to see the problem. At that time, the Great Governor, you will be the first to bear the brunt!
"
Han Lin shook his head and said: "Judging from the Fourth Young Master's previous actions, he is already ready to evacuate directly. The prince's military order is nothing more than to preserve the Fourth Young Master's strength, allow the Fourth Young Master to evacuate in a legitimate manner, and avoid fighting.
There is a conflict between the Zhao army. So, is there any military order from the prince?
, the Fourth Young Master will not stick to Bingzhou. I am afraid that the Fourth Young Master's withdrawal to Yongzhou is already a certainty. In this case, the strength in the hands of the Fourth Young Master will be weakened. As long as the direct lineage in the hands of the Fourth Young Master suffers heavy losses, when they arrive in Yongzhou, even if the prince is divided
His troops and horses are still not afraid."
"Therefore, it is imperative for the Grand Governor to do this. However, those who intercept the messenger must still act carefully. It is best to let him die in the open, in front of the soldiers in Hanoi Prefecture, and die as a refugee who became a rogue bandit.
Of course, we have to imprison him for ten or eight days first. By then, the person who brought the order will have arrived with the military order, but by then things have already become a different situation."
Situ Hao nodded slightly and said in a deep voice: "Tang Lin, you should handle this matter. You should know very well what to do."
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Although Zhao Xun sent people to negotiate with Situ Lei, it did not mean that Zhao Xun stopped attacking the Bingzhou Army. Zhao Xun's army besieged the Bingzhou Army Yang Li's troops and the remnants of the Bingzhou Northern Army Cao Gang in Dingping
.The rest of the army and Ji
Li Huaiyuan's troops came from the state, and attacked from east to west across the counties in the southern part of Bingzhou. Because of the strength of Zhao's army and Situ Tai's first escape, the Bingzhou army in various places was completely defeated, and the defenders and local officials surrendered one after another.
When Zhao Jun's envoys Deng Zhongyao and Situ Lei completed the agreement, Zhao Jun had occupied the entire southern garrison of Bingzhou except Fenzhou and Changping. At the very least, there were no organized buildings in the remaining prefectures.
Bingzhou Juncun
Here. Zhao Xun was also very surprised by this. He did not expect that his soldiers would move so quickly and the Bingzhou army would be defeated so quickly. So, Zhao Xun had to send an order to Youzhou to send more low-level officials to various places to restore the state.
Local officials govern.
"It seems that Situ Tai, the governor of Bingzhou, doesn't have many troops anymore. Instead of forcing him with force, it is better to attack him directly. My lord, why not just let Li Huaiyuan and other generals lead their troops to attack directly. Subordinate
Guess, the Bingzhou Army at this moment,
I'm afraid that I have no intention of resisting. Those who are willing to fight to the death with Situ Tai, except for the more than 15,000 sergeants he originally brought from Yongzhou and later allocated by Yongzhou, and the rest of the soldiers, spread the message down. "Zhen.
Army General Yang Hu said eagerly.
"Haha... General Yang, are you in a hurry to conquer the enemy city in front of you, so you are pretending to talk about the southern land? Zhang Yuanjing said with a hearty smile.
Yang Hu chuckled and said: "I still can't hide it from you sirs. However, the situation at hand has become clear. Even if Yongzhou sends reinforcements at this moment, we are not afraid. What's more, Situ Lei will not dare to dispatch too many people. Otherwise, we will not be afraid.
, Murong Cheng is not eating
Su. For Situ Lei, this Murong Cheng is the real number one enemy. He will not abandon Yongzhou, which is crucial to him, for the sake of the lost Bingzhou. When the time comes to capture Situ Tai,
Let’s see if he will send troops into Bingzhou territory.”
Zhang Yuanjing smiled and said: "The matter has indeed become a foregone conclusion. It is not a problem to capture Situ Tai. However, for us, keeping Situ Tai and letting him return to Yongzhou is more meaningful than being captured by us. For us, it is more meaningful to keep Situ Tai and let him return to Yongzhou.
, as long as the Bingzhou Army is left behind, Situ Tai has no bearing on the overall situation, and letting him go back will be beneficial to us."
Before Yang Hu could refute the question, Zhao Xun nodded and said: "Yes, letting Situ Tai go is to save Situ Lei's face and prevent Situ Lei from shifting his focus to us. After all, I have already sent people to
Discuss with Situ Lei whether this is worth it. If Situ Tai is taken, it will be difficult to deal with it.
Understood. Secondly, Situ Lei is not young anymore. With four sons together, we can let them fight for that chair. For us, this is better than a hundred thousand soldiers. However, what we have in front of us is
It is indeed time to resolve the remnants of the two armies. Yuan Jing, do you have any ideas?"
Zhang Yuanjing and Wei Zilin looked at each other, and Zhang Yuanjing said: "As for Situ Tai of Fenzhou Prefecture, we can directly send people to talk to him and ask him whether the no longer existing Governor of Bingzhou or King Yong is more important. In addition, Bing informed
Some information from the Yongzhou Governor, his eldest brother, who was not far away sending troops to support him. In addition,
We can also inform him of the meaning of our discussion with his father Situ Leihe. With his intelligence, he should understand the meaning. However, we request that he cannot take away the army originally belonging to Bingzhou. If he is willing, we are willing to let him
He successfully fought his way back to Yongzhou. Judging from my subordinates, this Situ Tai will definitely agree."
"As for the Bingzhou Army and the Bingzhou Northern Army in the three cities of Dingping, we need to use thunderous momentum to break through the two small towns and threaten the final Dingping County. By then, they have no choice."
Zhao Xun nodded and said: "Okay, let's do it! Yang Hu, you lead your troops and some of the soldiers to attack Dingyang City. I personally attack Dingyun City and capture these two cities. This will be the prelude to resolving the situation of merging the state."
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"I accept the order!" Yang Hu was overjoyed and respectfully accepted the order.
The next morning, when the sky was bright, more than ten horn horns were blown simultaneously in Zhao Jun's camp. The whimpering sound resounded throughout the heaven and earth, straight into the sky, and the huge cowhide drum in the army also sounded with a poisonous roar, like thunder.
Generally, it shook the heaven and the earth, and as the drums sounded, groups of Zhao army soldiers continued to walk out of the camp and lined up.
In the main tent of the Chinese army, Zhao Xun sat on the main seat, Wei Zilin sat on the second seat, and Yang Hu and Zhang Yuanjing led the troops to Dingyang City yesterday afternoon. The generals did not squint, and sat with their heads held high.
and their respective positions. For today's battle, the soldiers are already mentally prepared. After all, it has been three days since they arrived, which has put heavy pressure on the enemy forces here and cut off the connection between the three cities.
.
Zhao Xun looked at the generals who had arrived and said: "You must have made preparations for the attack. The enemy in front of you is already a turtle in the jar. Today, we will take over this place. In this city, we will fight together."
He Dasheng. The officers and soldiers of each department will attack the city according to the predetermined momentum. There is only one requirement. During the siege, no one is allowed to retreat without orders. Anyone who retreats will be killed according to the military order. Today, the city will be broken."
"Follow the order." The captains of all the departments responded in unison, and then followed the order.
Thousand-man phalanxes were arranged neatly one after another, and the huge siege equipment moved in unison. They were still surrounded by three towers. They mainly attacked the west gate. In the direction of the west gate, more than fifty catapults were neatly arranged in a large order.
formation, in infantry
Slowly approaching the city wall, they were surrounded by more than a hundred carriages, ten large manholes, and two hundred shield vehicles. More than 10,000 siege troops and horses had been dispatched at one time. In addition, there were more than 20,000 Zhao soldiers in the rear.
The army was ready to break into the city and charge into the city.
Dingyun City was not originally very tall, but under the accelerated construction and rule of Cao Gang and Yang Li, Dingyun City had changed greatly. This was also the reason why Cao Gang and Yang Li dared to divide their troops when the Zhao army came.
One of the reasons why Dingyang City and Dingyun City were stationed separately instead of returning to the same place was, of course, also because Cao Gang and Yang Li did not want to be trapped in one place and stand on their own.
The wall of Dingyun City is more than a thousand meters long, so it is impossible for tens of thousands of people to rush in at once. Even if so many people rush to the city, they are all targets. Even if there are more than 10,000 people, looking from the top of the city wall, they are still targets.
It was completely dark. Don't forget, the defenders only numbered more than 10,000 people.
The catapults stopped about 800 to 1,000 meters in front of the city, and began to load and calibrate. There was a carriage beside each catapult, and the carriage was loaded with countless stones. Of course, if we were attacking
When the city is fortified, it will definitely be equipped with kerosene bombs and thunderbolts. As for this place, it is obvious that they are no longer needed. The two soldiers guarding the city were already panicked and their faces turned pale.
"My lord, it seems that attacking these two cities is no longer too difficult. The enemy army is already frightened and their morale has dropped sharply. As for Cao Gang and Yang Li, if they want to be the horns of each other, they may be miscalculated.
Yes." Wei Zilin said with a smile.
"Cao Gang and Yang Li belong to two sides. They don't have good cooperation. How can they fight with us? Furthermore, there is only this small area left, surrounded by our Zhao army.
What's the use of dividing the troops and garrisoning them in the land? If Situ Tai's Bingzhou Army is still there, it would be good to be able to provide support. As for now, it will only let them disperse their troops and let us defeat them one by one." Zhao Xun looked a little sarcastic.
Said meaningfully.
Wei Zilin nodded and said: "Yes, internal discord is the most fatal part. However, no matter what, their defeat cannot be changed."
"Your Majesty, all the ministries are ready and waiting for your Majesty's military orders!" The messenger sent back the information about the siege army.
"Siege the city! All ministries take the lead!" Zhao Xun shouted sharply.
Subsequently, the messengers loudly conveyed Zhao Xun's military orders. Then, dozens of messengers not far from Zhao Xun waved the colorful command flags in their hands and gave orders to the forward troops.
"The Shenji Battalion is ready to launch!" As the general shouted, more than fifty catapults fired at the same time, and more than a hundred stones were thrown into the air. In an instant, like a swarm of locusts rising into the sky, covering the entire sky
It was all covered, and a large shadow was like a black cloud, crushing towards the fortified city.
Because these stones were temporarily picked up from the surroundings, they were of different sizes and weights, so after being thrown out, their flight trajectories were also different. After a while, these live bullets fell down, and some of the flying stone bullets directly hit them.
In the water of the moat, there are splashes of water
, some stone bullets that were larger than a human head hit the thick city wall, making a loud bang, leaving a white mark on the wall and falling into the moat, but more of them hit the city wall.
Although the soldiers on the top of the city are hiding behind the battlements and in the hiding caves on the top of the city,
, feeling the trembling collision of the city wall, the veterans who had experienced many battles leaned in the cave with calm expressions, while the newly recruited soldiers looked around nervously. Some brave soldiers even hugged each other with their hands.
He held his head and buried it between his thighs, trembling with fear.
Many of the garrison soldiers were so panicked under this situation that they dropped their weapons and fled in all directions. But then, they became the next to die. Suddenly, on the city wall,
There was a lot of wailing.
However, even if the hiding soldiers were naturally immune to the attack of stone bullets, the exposed battlements on the top of the city as well as the temporary arrow towers and crossbows on the top of the city were not immune. The huge boulder passed through the sky with a huge
The strong force hit the arrow tower made of bluestone and giant wood, and immediately brought up a cloud of flying stones. Each arrow tower was hit three or two times by stone bullets. The city was still densely populated before.
More than half of Ma's arrow tower collapsed after Pianxuan, and the rest were also severely damaged. There were not many intact ones left. There were still many stones scraped across the city head and fell into the residential buildings behind the city. Although there were many residential buildings
They are all made of stone and wood, but the roofs are mostly made of tiles and thatch. As long as they are hit by stone bullets, big holes will inevitably be made, and the people inside will inevitably be affected.
For half an hour, more than fifty trebuchets were continuously throwing live ammunition. The stone bullets, large and small, with different edges and corners, brought a huge blow to the Bingzhou Northern Army and the Bingzhou Army defending the city. This blow was not only
It was the casualties suffered by the defenders, but more importantly, it was a blow to morale.
"The infantry advances, the crossbowmen advance, be ready!"
At this time, the trebuchets began to use stone bullets of uniform sizes to facilitate target calibration and cover the advance of the infantry. Zhao Jun's infantry took action while the trebuchets suppressed the defenders. They did not seem to care at all about the attacks on the city wall.
The defenders were advancing rapidly. It must be said that at this moment, the defenders on the city wall had not yet woken up from the fierce attack by Zhao Jun.
"Zhao Jun is here, hurry up and get ready to fight... Hurry..." On the city wall, some veterans and officers yelled sadly, and at the same time they picked up their bows and arrows and started shooting. However, this was intermittent and sporadic.
Dozens of arrow clusters are nothing to fear for thousands of soldiers...
When they were three hundred meters away, Zhao Jun's essential chariot crossbows also stopped and began to load ordinary fine steel crossbows. However, the archers and infantry continued to move forward, entering a distance of two hundred meters, and a chaotic sound was heard from the top of the city.
roar
Sound. Presumably, the garrison soldiers who were hiding in the cave were hurriedly attacking the city wall under the orders of the officers. They were hiding behind the battlements, fearfully avoiding the stone bullets falling from the sky, and guarding carefully.
"Stop shooting!" Seeing that his own soldiers were approaching the city wall, Zhao Jun's trebuchets stopped shooting.
At this time, the messy top of Dingyun City also began to suffer casualties from the shooting of Zhao Jun's archers. Because the phalanx of soldiers reached a distance of about a hundred meters, the phalanx of archers formed a formation and began to fight with the city.
The defenders above fired at each other, while the two infantry phalanxes also pushed the carriages towards the moat.
"Kill!" The shouts of killing shook the sky for a moment, reaching into the sky. With a buzzing sound, thousands of arrows formed a dense rain cloud of arrows in the sky, shrouding the city. The rain of arrows like locusts immediately covered the city.
Their heads were shrouded, and a few nervous recruits couldn't stand the oppression and exposed their heads, but only a small head was revealed, and the whizzing arrow feathers were
It penetrated through his head, and the entire city wall was covered by countless arrows. The arrows continued to hit the shield array of the shield soldiers on the top of the city, just like rain hitting banana trees, making a crackling sound.
The soldiers were hit by arrows, and as soon as a crack appeared in the shield formation, dozens of arrows shot in, taking away several lives.
"Erect shield...erect shield..."
"Counterattack...shoot arrows to counterattack...quickly..."
Perhaps out of extreme fear, the defenders also began to fight back crazily. Of course, those who were timid and escaped have become among the corpses on the ground.
However, it is obvious that the defenders did not have as high a morale as the Zhao army attacking the city, nor were they as close and orderly as the Zhao army. Although the defenders on the city began to fight back, compared with the huge arrow rain group of Zhao army,
The defenders' arrow rain was obviously much thinner, but after all, the defenders were standing at a high place, and the arrows had a much farther range. The defenders' arrow rain had just flown into the air when Zhao Jun's second arrow rain came.
, the two clouds of arrows collided together, and countless bows and arrows fell out of the air.
At this time, the strength of Zhao's army was revealed, the sharpness of the armor of Zhao's envoys was also revealed, and the strength of Zhao's soldiers was also revealed. The defenders were no match at all. Of course, the defenders' 10,000
Five thousand people were guarding four sides. The eight thousand defenders in the west now turned into about six thousand, but the number of archers was only less than three thousand. It was difficult to suppress the Zhao army's more than five thousand archers and two thousand crossbowmen.