Zhang Xiaochun stood on the city wall, looking down with a sneer, followed by several generals behind him.
"Sir, do the Liangshan bandits really want to attack our Taiyuan City? Looking at the number of their soldiers, there are more than 100,000. It seems that they have transferred all the soldiers here." A general said.
"Humph, you are overestimating your own capabilities." Zhang Xiaochun said coldly.
He looked down carefully for a while and found that the Liangshan military camp was extremely carefully arranged, with almost no gaps for attack. It seemed impossible to take the opportunity to attack the Liangshan military camp.
"You guys, be careful!" Zhang Xiaochun said as he walked forward.
"Yes, sir! But, sir, if the enemy forces keep besieging the city, what should we do?" said a general.
"How is this possible to keep besieging the city? Winter is coming, and it is impossible for them to stay outside in such cold weather." Zhang Xiaochun said casually.
Although he felt that Taiyuan City was very strong and could not be captured by Liangshan, he was still a little wary, so he lived and ate on the city wall that day and did not leave the city wall at all.
There are four city gates in Taiyuan City. There is a huge house next to the west city gate. The plaque of the house is engraved with the character "Yang". The silver-hook iron painting of the character "Yang" expresses a heroic spirit from it.
Come, this is the ancestral home of the Yang family in Taiyuan.
The Yang family in Taiyuan is where the Yang family started. The ancestor of the Yang family, Yang Ye, was originally a famous general in Hedong. Later, after surrendering to the Song Dynasty, he came to the northwest from Hedong and began to guard the northwest. However, in his hometown in Taiyuan, he has always been a famous general.
There is a group of people from the Yang family stationed there.
However, since the generals of the Yang family began to decline, the Yang family in Taiyuan also declined. Now the head of the Yang family in Taiyuan, Yang De, is the guard general of the west city of Taiyuan City, and the rest of the Yang family also serves as some insignificant officials in Taiyuan City.
In the courtyard of the Yang family's ancestral house, Yang De was standing there in armor at the moment, and there was a young man standing next to him.
The leaves in the yard fell one by one, making people feel extremely desolate. Yang De has been silent, and the young man beside him has an anxious look.
"Father, do we really want to help Liangshan?" Finally, the young man couldn't bear it any longer and couldn't help but ask.
"Not bad!" Yang De nodded and said.
"But how can we, the Yang family, be so loyal to us in the past and do such a thing?" the young man asked.
"Loyalty? Do you know what loyalty means? More than 150 years ago, my Yang family was an important minister of the Later Han Dynasty, and then surrendered to the Song Dynasty. Do you think this is loyalty?" Yang De asked lightly.
"This...but that year was when the Song Dynasty dominated the world, and it cannot be compared with now. The Later Han Dynasty had already declined, and it was only a matter of time before it was replaced by the Song Dynasty. Our surrender to the Song Dynasty was nothing. Now if we help Liangshan
If so, that would be a traitor and a traitor, unfaithful and unfilial." The young man hesitated for a moment and said.
"It was indeed the time when the Song Dynasty was dominating the world, but now it is also the time when Liangshan is dominating the world. We can naturally help Liangshan." Yang De said.
"Father, how could you say such a thing? Liangshan is just a bandit, how could you have such an idea?" the young man said in disbelief.
"Showing loyalty, the court is unjust! Since the emperor succeeded to the throne, Hua Shi Gang has been greatly promoted, and the people of the world have been oppressed. Now there are gangs of thieves everywhere, and there are people who occupy the mountains and become kings everywhere. I heard that the people in Jiangnan are now panic-stricken.
, there is a possibility of rebellion at any time. The Song Dynasty is already on the verge of collapse, and those who can replace the Song Dynasty are none other than Khitan, Nvzhen or Liangshan, so I want to assist Liangshan and find a way out for my Yang family." Yang Dedao
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"But father, the imperial court still has 800,000 forbidden troops and 300,000 Western troops. Together with the garrisons from various places, the number of troops exceeds two million. In the face of such troops, no bandit is vulnerable to a single blow." The young man said.
"We, the soldiers, know best what the Imperial Court's Imperial Guards look like. The so-called 800,000 Imperial Guards can be completely ignored. As for the garrison troops in various places, they are not trained very much on weekdays. They are scattered and can only play a very limited role. The Imperial Court's only
There are only 300,000 Western troops left, but I have just received information that Zhong Shidao personally led 200,000 Western troops to attack Hedong, and they have been defeated by General Lin of Hedong! Under such circumstances, do you still think that the Song Dynasty can't
Will the country be destroyed?" Yang De asked.
"Is this true?" the young man said in disbelief.
"Of course it's true! I personally sent people to investigate in the south. The news I got was that Zhongshi Dao was defeated. Of the 200,000 Western troops, less than 100,000 were able to return to the northwest! The rest were either scattered around or have already
Captured or killed by Liangshan, the Western Army was indeed defeated by Liangshan!" Yang De said.
"The Western Army was actually defeated. Is the imperial court really going to perish?" the young man said, somewhat lost.
Although the Yang family is a family of soldiers, most people do not read poetry, but this young man is an exception. In addition to practicing martial arts, he often reads some Confucian classics. He even wanted to take the imperial examination, but was rejected by his father.
Stopped it. In his heart, loyalty to the emperor is the most important thing. Now that his father has made such a decision, it is really difficult for him to accept it.
"Tonight, you and the hero Shi Qian from Liangshan will leave Taiyuan City and go to the Liangshan military camp. I have already discussed it with the people in Liangshan and will wait for my torch to signal the signal. Once the torch is lit, it will be the day when the city gates will be opened.
.When the Liangshan soldiers and horses enter Taiyuan City from the West City Gate, it will be very simple to occupy Taiyuan City." Yang De said.
Nian took a deep breath and said.
"Very good, be ready to leave." Yang De said.
Yang De turned around and left, heading towards the west city wall, leaving the young man alone here.
The young man looked up at the sky, a little hard to make a decision.
He stood for a long time, suddenly stamped his feet fiercely, and said: "How come I, Yang Xianzhong, have become such a mother-in-law? My father has already decided, that's it. I will go out of the city to meet the people of Liangshan tonight! From now on, I will never have to be loyal to someone else."
The imperial court, I, Yang Xianzhong, am also a member of Liangshan!"
Late that night, Yang Xianzhong and Shi Qian were let down from the city wall with ropes, and they quietly headed towards the military camp in Liangshan.
In Yang Xianzhong's arms, he carried his father's autograph letter, which contained all the plans. In addition, as Yang De's only son, he went to the Liangshan military camp this time, in a sense, as a hostage in order to gain Liangshan's trust.
After Yang Xianzhong met Zhu Wu, he decided to open the city gate according to the weather for three or four days. After that, Yang Xianzhong was actually sent to Wu Song and Li Ying, and told Wu Song and Li Ying the news.
Because Wu Song and Li Ying's 20,000 troops are at the west gate, they will definitely be the first to attack the city.
Wu Song arranged for Yang Xianzhong to stay, and then went outside the military camp with Li Ying.
The cold wind was howling at this moment, but the two of them seemed to have no feeling at all as they stood there. After their martial arts had been practiced to their level, the cold and heat were no longer intrusive.
Both of them were admiring the Taiyuan City in front of them. It was indeed the strongest city in the north. Just looking at the height of the city wall, ordinary ladders would definitely not be able to climb it. What's more, there is a moat formed by the Fen River below, and the water of the Fen River is extremely high.
It is so turbulent that it is almost impossible to fill up the moat.
If there were thousands of trebuchets attacking Taiyuan City day and night, it would indeed be possible to capture Taiyuan City. However, without siege weapons, it would be almost impossible to capture Taiyuan City by relying solely on the bravery of the soldiers.
"When the city gates open, I will take 5,000 people into the city first, and then you will take the rest of the troops." Li Ying suddenly said.
"I'd better lead the troops in first," Wu Song said.
"No! What if Yang De is defrauding us? What if there's a trap inside? It's too dangerous inside, so don't go in. It's okay if I die, but it's not okay if you die." Li Ying said with a smile.
Wu Song snorted coldly, feeling very unhappy in his heart.
He knew that it must be because of his status as "the governor's brother". Because of this status, many people were unwilling to let him take risks, including Li Ying.
"Needless to say, I'll go in first and you'll take care of me from behind! This time I am the highest commander of the Shuibo army, and you need to listen to me." Wu Song said coldly.
Li Ying smiled bitterly. He did not expect that his kind intention would be rejected by Wu Song, and would also cause Wu Song's displeasure. He wanted to persuade him again, but Wu Song had already turned around and left, heading towards his military camp.
More than 100,000 troops have been under Taiyuan City for three days. They have been besieged but not attacked for these three days. The atmosphere in Taiyuan City is very tense. Zhang Xiaochun is a little doubtful and doesn't understand what Liangshan is doing.
Some generals said that Liangshan might be waiting for the arrival of siege weapons. Zhang Xiaochun thought about it carefully and felt that it made sense. He had already looked down carefully and found no siege weapons, so after being trapped for a while
Relaxed again.
That night, it was extremely dark, and neither the moon nor any stars could be seen. At this moment, 15 torches suddenly lit up on the west city gate. These 15 torches were lined up in a row.
Row, unusually dazzling.
When he saw these 15 torches, soldiers immediately rushed to Wu Song's military camp. Wu Song stood up in an instant. He hurriedly lit up 5,000 soldiers and rushed towards the Xichengmen in less than half a quarter of an hour.
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At this moment, the west city gate has been opened and the suspension bridge on the moat has been lowered.
Wu Song rushed to the front, followed by countless soldiers behind him.
Along the way, Wu Song felt a little uneasy. He was actually worried that this was a trap. But no matter what, he had to go in and be harsh. If he lost this opportunity, it would be difficult to attack the city.
After passing through the city gate, they did not encounter any ambush. At this moment, a middle-aged general arrived with dozens of soldiers. The middle-aged general went straight to Wu Song and said, "This is the general of Liangshan."