Chapter 719 Self-Immolation
Lu County has been besieged for several days.
After Hou Feihu's troops arrived at the city, their troops were not strong enough to surround the city, so they only stationed themselves on the south side of the city.
They were not worried about the defenders escaping, and even vaguely expected them to abandon the city and escape. After all, a storming of a city would cause too many casualties, so it would be much easier to pursue them in tandem.
Liu Yao did not break out.
He is not stupid, where can he break through? There are enemies everywhere and you can't escape.
Therefore, he chose to stick to this city.
There were not many troops, only more than 3,000 people, including the first thousand people who escaped with him, and the thousands of defeated soldiers who were later taken in one after another. Finally, more than a thousand strong men were recruited in the city.
The soldiers who are willing to come back with him, even if their morale is not high, are willing to fight to the death.
Hou Feihu has attacked the city twice, but was repelled by them both times. But the temporary recruitment of more than a thousand strong men is not enough, so morale needs to be boosted.
Liu Yao knew what to do.
The army came directly to the door, captured the beautiful women in the city, and gave them to everyone to play with.
The most amazing thing is that some of them are relatives of Ding Zhuang who was recruited.
But people are so sad and cowardly. The more people there are, the more they are like this. Watching your loved ones being played with, but not daring to stop them.
Of course, a few strong people stood up and denounced, but they were quickly suppressed.
What follows is a carnival, losing integrity and human relations, and degenerating into beasts.
Several empty shops were renovated, and old, weak, women and children were led in every moment.
The chopping board made a loud banging sound when the knife and ax were chopped.
The old, weak, women and children who were pulled in were helping to process ingredients or light fires and boil water one moment, but they disappeared the next day without any resistance or disturbance. It was shocking, but also felt Of course.
After all, there are still many surrendered soldiers in this world who first dug holes for themselves while crying, and then were pushed into and buried alive without any resistance at all.
They were probably all devastated to the point of going crazy.
Liu Yao turned a blind eye to this.
In these troubled times, what haven’t you seen? Are there not many people who openly open shops selling "beef and mutton"? There is a reason why the fattest and most popular meat is called "Buxian Sheep".
In this world, etiquette is broken, music is broken, and everyone is evil. I don’t know what kind of hero is needed to turn it around and restore order.
Liu Yao asked himself that he did not have this ability. He was just drifting with the tide in troubled times. It once surfaced, even stood on the crest of the tide, enjoying infinite scenery, but it eventually sank to the bottom.
Probably, this is the fate of people in troubled times.
Drums sounded again outside the city.
Hou Feihu sent a group of captured prisoners and launched a fierce attack.
Behind the prisoner is Henan Dingzhuang.
After Henan Dingzhuang, there were also newly arrived soldiers and their tribes.
Attack according to the order, vowing to break the city and capture Liu Yao.
In a hurry, Luxian City did not have enough defensive equipment. In the two previous attacks, they had already consumed hundreds of enemy soldiers. If they continued to attack fiercely, they would have a chance to break the city before Liang Gong arrived.
But he may be disappointed.
On April 27, Shao Xun's banner appeared in the east of Lu County, and the endless people and horses almost filled the valley.
Following Shao Xun's orders, Yang Dan drove more than 4,000 troops from Hukou Pass to attack Lu County. For a time, stones were flying, and the battle was extremely fierce - competition was everywhere.
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“Feihu fought well in this battle.” Shao Xun patted his proud disciple on the shoulder and said, “The terrain in Danzhu Ridge is difficult and dangerous. Although the detour was unsuccessful, it weakened the Xiongnu forces and made them focus on one thing and the other. In the end, they achieved full success."
After hearing this, Hou Feihu was slightly moved and said: "The only thing that can be considered is to kill Liu Yao. Full credit.”
Shao Xun turned to look at the battlefield.
Hou Feihu and Yang Dan each sent their troops to attack the city.
The surrendered soldiers were crying and their morale was extremely low. Under the pressure of the Jin army, they had no choice but to move forward.
Amidst the rumbling drums, countless people poured out of the ladder truck, and then rushed straight to the city head along the long ladder.
Bodies fell like rain inside and outside the city wall, and it was extremely bloody.
The surrendered troops were quickly defeated, and then it was the turn of Ding Zhuang from Henan and Hebei.
This wave of consumption just now probably killed more than 300 defenders.
Liu Yao's soldiers are too few, and they will be almost used up in a few days.
Shao Xun was no longer interested in watching, and said to Yang Dan and Hou Feihu: "After the city is broken, all the schools will be killed, and the troops will be sent to Bianliang to dig trenches. If Liu Yao can capture him, then he will be captured, but if he can't, forget it. "
"Yes," Yang and Hou agreed in unison.
Before leaving, Shao Xun pointed his riding whip to the north and asked, "I remember, there are two roads going north from Shangdang, right?"
"Yes." Hou Feihu replied: "There are two roads, the north and northwest. One passes through Wuxiang, and the other passes through Tongtan and Xiangyuan. They are actually very close."
"Jin Zheng." Shao Xun called.
"The last general is here." Jin Zheng, wearing his helmet and shaking his armor, walked over with a clatter.
"You lead the Silver Spear Right Camp and the Luoyan Army as the vanguard. Set off immediately and take the northwest road to Jinyang." Shao Xun ordered.
“Yes.” Jin Zheng responded with great joy.
He has studied the map and knows that such a road exists - if the details are not clear, there will be several guides to lead the way.
In short, go west for twenty miles from Lu County, then turn northwest and walk forty or fifty miles to Tunliu County. From this county, go northwest for ninety miles to Tongdan (dī) County, then turn northeast and walk forty miles to Shangluiting (today's Qin County).
Go northwest from Shanghuiting for about 150 miles, cross two mountains, and reach the southeast of Qixian County. You will enter the Taiyuan Basin, which is only more than a hundred miles away from Jinyang.
In fact, it is not close, a total of four to five hundred miles, and there are many mountain roads, which are not very easy to walk. But how can we not be mentally prepared to climb mountains when fighting in Bingzhou?
Jin Zheng doesn't care, he can't even wait anymore.
After he led his troops to leave, the fighting at the head of the city became more intense, and it still did not stop after nightfall.
In the afternoon of the 28th, the soldiers also began to go into battle. At this time, nearly half of the 1,500 defeated troops who followed Liu Yao back to Lu County had been lost, and the city was crumbling.
Shao Xun led his army to leave Lu County and march northwest. They walked seventeen miles at night and slept on the road. He planned to stay here for a few days to meet with the powerful families and chiefs of Shangdang counties. them.
"What's the name of this place?" Before going to bed, he asked Yang Qin, the military governor.
"Back to Minggong, the place name is 'Sanchuigang'." Yang Qin replied: "In the past, Liu Cong sent general Qiao Zhong to attack the Shangdang, and Wang Kuang (also known as Wang Guang) and Han Rou rescued him. "
Shao Xun nodded slowly, no wonder he was so familiar with this name. It turned out that there was a war when Liu Cong attacked the party.
On the last day of April, Shao Xun bought wine at Sanchuigang and received people from all walks of life.
At this time, Liu Yao has also reached the last moment...
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"At ten o'clock, Yan Ruxuan and Huaye have a bright light, The body is like floating in the wind and moving like flying..."
At the head of Lu County City, the fighting was fierce.
Above the city tower, Liu Yao picked up his wine glass, with a sad expression on his face, and sang in a low voice.
"At twenty o'clock, the skin and body are radiant and rational, and the beautiful eyes and appearance are shining with glory..."
The reorganized surrender troops were driven by the Jin army to attack the city again, and fought with In the past, Paoze fought fiercely together, with blood and flesh flying everywhere on the top of the city, and life passing by at an incredible speed.
Liu Yao glanced at his own soldiers. There were not many people left. He couldn't stop crying. They were all good men who had followed him for many years. At this point, he was still brave enough to die, but his death was worthless.
"At thirty, when you have become famous and heard, you can carry your ambitions..."
The surrendering troops were defeated again, with heavy casualties, and retreated in embarrassment. But there was almost no respite. Another group of Hebei Dingzhuang rushed to the city and fought with Luxian Dingzhuang.
Bingzhou Dingzhuang and Hebei Dingzhuang are actually about the same strength. In other words, Bingzhou Dingzhuang is stronger, because it is so miserable here that you can't survive without being strong.
But after repeated beatings, they were still a little overwhelmed. They were beaten back and forth, and they could no longer withstand it.
“At the age of forty, my physical strength overcame my ambition, and I traveled across states and counties to return to the imperial hometown...”
Liu Yao put down his wine glass and looked at the city.
The pro-army troops who had just come down to the city to rest for a short time were forced to go up to the city to reinforce Ding Zhuang of Luxian County. After a lot of effort, they killed Ding Zhuang of Hebei Province so fearfully that he rolled down the city.
After the battle, almost all of the soldiers were injured, all of them were out of breath, and almost unable to fight anymore.
The day of death is today!
Liu Yao lost all hope, picked up the wine glass, drank it down in one gulp, and continued singing.
"At fifty o'clock, the Hezhenzhao Festival held the state's house, and the drums and bells were noisy to sing Zhao Nu's songs..."
Amidst the sound of the drums, the third group of people rushed up, this time It is Chen Liufu's soldiers and tribes.
These people have not been soldiers for a long time and do not have many skills. They are better because of their good equipment and high morale. After rushing to the top of the city, they are like tigers, charging straight and beating Ding Zhuang and Liu from Lu County. Yao's personal soldiers rushed down together.
This time, the Huns were really at the end of their fight.
No matter how much they fight, no matter how much they are determined to die, they just can't drive these people off the city.
Both sides kept screaming and people kept falling, but if you look closely, the number of defenders was melting quickly like ice and snow under the scorching sun.
"At sixty o'clock, when I was still old and my career was prosperous, I drove four horses into the Purple Palace..."
Amidst the warm cheers, the defenders finally collapsed.
Among the Jin troops swarming up the city, a majestic man holding a machete chased him while laughing: "Who dares to stop me, Feng Bachi!"
Suddenly , he suddenly saw where Liu Yao was.
Several Paoze also saw it, so they rushed over, intending to seize this great achievement.
Liu Yao drank the last glass of wine and laughed loudly: "I can't sing any more."
After that, he threw down a torch, and the raging fire immediately burst into flames, burning the entire tower. shrouded.
Feng Bachi and others subconsciously stopped and stared at Liu Yao in the firelight, all speechless.
"Singing over wine, how many years there are in life. Just like the morning dew, the past days are so bitter..." A faint singing voice came from the fire.
The fire grew fiercer and crackling.
After a while, the tower was overwhelmed and collapsed, submerging Liu Yao's entire body.
Feng Bachi sighed and said: "I don't even bother to behead people and go to the city to play."
Others, you look at me, I look at you, they are all gone too .
There is still a final resistance in the city, but it is no longer relevant to the overall situation.
After nightfall, all fighting calmed down, and Lu County was captured by more than 30,000 besieging troops.
Liu Yao, the mountain king of Hanzhong, burned himself on the tower.
(End of this chapter)