Chapter 848: Capture the City
On July 15th, the sky was dim.
The thick horse's hooves fell on the ground, motionless.
There was a slight amount of dust and sand on the ground, which swept around for a while and then gradually rose.
The horse blinked, turned its head impatiently, and snorted.
On the horse's back, a figure stood in the glow.
His face is calm and his eyes are firm.
At the age of thirty-seven, he is no longer young, and he has not been able to accomplish many things.
But these are troubled times, the broken mountains and rivers need people to clean up, and the anxiety almost consumes all human energy.
Some scholars were annoyed by the requisition of grain and military service. They always complained that they were fighting all day long, either in the middle of a war or on the way to a war. Almost all the resources in the elite land of Yuyan were devoted to the war and could not be used for anything else.
But they forgot that if this person did not fight day and night, the people of Henan and Yanzhou would become two-legged sheep, and the battle line would not move all the way north beyond the Great Wall.
If he does not fight the war day and night, the north will become several countries, civilization progress will be impossible, and significant regression will be very likely.
Every generation has its own mission.
In order to end the troubled times, to eliminate the threat, and to avoid the tragedy of cannibalism, he tried all means, made many compromises, and delayed the reshaping of society.
He needs prestige now, he needs huge prestige to coerce the entire society, to make up for the huge flaws in his origin, and to allow the scholars who control social resources to act according to his will, regardless of whether those people respect him or love him He still despises him, looks down on him, or hates him and curses him.
Nothing matters.
He does not need their love or hate, as long as they can be intimidated by his authority and obey his orders.
The golden sunshine gradually rises.
He tucked his horse under his belly and strolled forward.
The soldiers of Silver Spear Zuoying put their spears at their feet and checked various instruments quickly.
Their expressions are calm, their movements are skillful, and they are full of rhythmic beauty.
The yellow-headed sergeants lined up to the designated place with neat steps.
After standing still, I stood in the wind, completely silent.
The government soldiers had already put on their helmets and flailed their armor, and looked at the shouting thieves at the top of Pingcheng indifferently, just like looking at animals or objects.
The servant soldiers are also in formation.
There were fifteen or six hundred people behind Zhai Shu. King Meng granted him amnesty. They no longer had to fight in this war and could only serve as auxiliary soldiers and do chores.
A habitual act of trickery actually resulted in such serious consequences that all those who survived were frightened. If there is another conscription next time, I'm afraid I won't dare to do this.
On the high platform in the rear, his son, his generals, his staff, his puppets and his prey were all watching him quietly.
Shao Xun got off his horse and stood in front of Luonan Mansion's military formation.
"What's your name?" He looked at an officer wearing two crotch armor and asked.
"Feng Bachi."
"Oh? But when you attacked Ji County, you made me a beautiful concubine?" Shao Xun thought about it and asked.
"Exactly." Feng Bachi said with his head held high.
"Brilliant!" Shao Xun praised, then pointed his riding whip at Pingcheng and said, "Do you dare to make more money today?"
"Why not!" Feng Bachi said loudly.
Shao Xun laughed, punched Feng Bachi on the shoulder, then pulled him out, faced everyone, and said, "Do you know this person?"
"Yes!" At first, there were only a few people. Shouted sparsely.
Shao Xun asked again: "Do you know this person?"
"Yes!" the sergeants of Longxiang Mansion in Pingqiu shouted in unison.
"General Feng got a beautiful wife in Jijun." Shao Xun said.
Everyone was stunned at first, and then burst into laughter.
Feng Bachi looked at everyone proudly. Who in Pingqiu doesn't care about - uh, envies my wife?
"I like the most strong men to climb the city behind me first. What's the point of having an official title and a beautiful wife!" Shao Xun said with a smile: "There is no such thing as Pingcheng. There are carriages in Liang Palace and Ningshuo Palace. Ask yourself. I just want it.”
Everyone’s eyes lit up after hearing this.
Who wouldn’t envy Feng Bachi’s ready-made examples?
He has a loving wife and a beautiful family, his family business is in good order, and he has become visibly wealthy.
I first became a Sima of another department, and then promoted to a deputy general, which is like the foundation of a local wealthy family.
Huang Zheng, the military governor, gently pushed Feng Bachi.
Feng Bachi woke up and yelled: "Everyone brags about how powerful he is on weekdays, but now he is mute? If we capture this Bird City, those who have done meritorious service will have generous rewards. When has the king ever broken his promise?"
After hearing this, an officer from the army spontaneously waved his hands and said: "Destroy Pingcheng!"
"Breaking Pingcheng!" Everyone shouted in unison.
"Destroy Pingcheng!" The shouts became more and more enthusiastic, so much so that soldiers from Luonan Prefecture and Chenliu Prefecture soldiers shouted.
Shao Xun laughed, and after the noise gradually subsided, he came to the front of the Huangtou Army formation.
Everyone looked at him.
During the flood, King Liang personally came to Hebei, which helped them survive. In the eyes of the Huangtou Army officers, this is God, unmatched by anyone.
Shao Xun looked at the man who was about thirty years old and asked: "Do you have any heirs?"
"Thanks to the king's favor, I already have a wife and children."
"How are you doing? ?”
“My family has more than thirty acres of land and I can eat enough.”
The man subconsciously licked his lips and said: "I have raised sheep, but I still don't want to eat them."
"How can a strong man have no meat to eat?" Shao Xun said: "After conquering Pingcheng, I was given two sheep."
The man’s face was full of surprise.
Huang Zheng summoned twenty soldiers and shouted in unison: "If we break the city of Ping, we will give you two sheep."
"If we break the city of Ping, we will give you two sheep." Huang Tou The military officers heard this and told the soldiers around them one by one.
The atmosphere immediately became lively.
"Destroy Pingcheng!" Thousands of soldiers shouted in unison.
There is nothing more effective than financial incentives. This is what the soldiers work hard for. Even the soldiers and silver spear soldiers cheered after hearing this.
Shao Xun got on his horse and said loudly: "We have survived the flood and the epidemic, what other difficulties in the world can stop us? After hundreds of miles of conquest, the wealth and fame are right in front of us, why not take them? ? Now - take this city for me!"
After that, he ordered the drums to be beaten.
The morale had just been boosted and the enthusiasm of the yellow-headed sergeant had not yet faded. He took the lead and launched the first battle pushing the siege equipment.
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The defenders at the top of the city have been watching the city in silence. Tens of thousands of people chanted in unison, and their morale was getting higher and higher, but their morale was decreasing little by little.
Two days ago, a large number of cattle, sheep and livestock were captured by the Jin army. They passed outside the city and were sent to the south across the mountains and plains for everyone to see.
Later, the herdsmen from various tribes who were captured in the wild were forced to attack the city and kill their own people. How could this morale be high?
In fact, there are many people in the city who are worried that their relatives have been kidnapped by the Jin army and are missing, and their morale has dropped to an extremely low level.
I don’t want to fight. Many people don’t want to fight.
Defending the city is extremely wrong. They are not good at it, and they put their loved ones in danger. I don’t know who thought of it.
The number of earth platforms outside the city has increased to seven, and arrows are being fired all the time.
The ladder truck advanced little by little, seemingly slowly, but in fact it arrived at the city with determination.
"Bah!" The hook in front of the flying ladder firmly hooked the top of the wall.
The defenders woke up from a dream.
The chiefs shouted and asked people to push the cars away.
In an instant, a denser rain of arrows fell from above their heads, making these exposed Xianbei people scream in agony.
The big shield was raised, making a constant clanging sound, and the person holding the shield even felt the huge pressure coming from the surface of the shield.
The chief personally raised the ax and chopped the hook with all his strength, causing fire to fly everywhere.
"Hoo!" Several crossbow arrows flew in unison, causing horrific damage among the dense crowd.
One of them penetrated directly through the large shield, sending the man holding the shield flying out along with the two soldiers behind him.
One shot hit the chest of the chieftain who was holding his ax high to chop, and the huge impact pushed him backwards, wedged deeply into the tower.
"Clang!" The big ax flew out of his hand, and the chieftain's mouth and nose were filled with blood. He stretched his hands forward with difficulty, and finally fell down.
“Kill the thief!” The yellow-headed soldiers walked through the belly of the ladder truck and climbed up one by one.
When the first person stuck his head out, he was immediately shot to the ground by an arrow.
The second man stepped forward holding a large shield, followed the ladder lying horizontally, and rushed directly to the top of the city with quick steps.
I saw him yelling, the veins on his forehead were exposed, and he didn't care about anything. He only held the shield in front of him, and quickly rushed into the crowd of enemy soldiers, creating a small chaos.
The third and fourth people followed closely, then the fifth and sixth people...
On the long ladder, the sound of arrows piercing the air continued, and most people rushed towards them, He just fell to the ground and made no sound again.
Someone rushed to the top of the city and was stabbed by a spear. In desperation, he grabbed the barrel of the gun. As soon as the enemy soldier let go, the man stumbled and fell to the bottom of the city with a scream.
Someone was holding a sword and shield. Before he could stand firm, several spears came at him. He blocked them with left and right, and was finally pushed down by the huge brute force.
Someone just wanted to kill the thief, but his feet were unstable and he was caught by a hook that came from nowhere. The screams gradually faded away and disappeared among the dense crowd.
There were also people holding shields who were beaten to the ground with swords and wooden sticks.
"Bang!" The wooden shield fell apart.
He laughed miserably and yelled: "My life is back to the king."
While shouting, he pushed forward with all his strength, and there were no traces on his head, shoulders, back, or legs. After being beaten so many times, blood finally flowed all over the floor.
More people rushed up.
The two sides were crowded at the top of the city, with almost no place to stay, and they could not even swing their weapons. They could only stare angrily, yell, and chop and stab with clumsy and ridiculous movements.
The sound of a sharp knife entering flesh is endless.
The screams were almost drowned in the man's passionate roar.
The blood quickly soaked into the ground, and then flowed down the wall, forming horrific bloody curtains.
People in the city kept coming up for reinforcements, and they were horrified when they saw the mountains of corpses.
People kept getting into the ladder truck below the city, climbing up with all their strength, and then rushing up the ladder to the top of the city.
Looking from a distance, more than ten people fell down from the south wall of Pingcheng with almost every breath, including both friend and foe.
With every breath that passes, the number of people on the city is increasing.
Under the crowds, both sides had no plans and were almost using their most primitive instincts to attack their opponents.
There are many scenes of two pairs rolling down the mountain holding each other.
In the melee, he didn't know whether he was stabbing the enemy or one of his own.
Everyone is going crazy.
Unless you see it with your own eyes, you never know how much strength a man can burst out at the moment of life and death.
Unless you see it with your own eyes, it is hard to believe that an honest and humble Tian Shefu can bite his enemies with his teeth like a wild beast.
No time to regret, no time to fear, no way out.
"Kill the thief!" Another wave of people rushed up.
These are soldiers with silver helmets and silver armor. They are good at using spears, but they each hold a shield in their left hand and a sword in their right hand. They are as skilled as if they have practiced the sword and shield technique from the beginning.
The addition of new forces caused a sudden change in the situation at the top of the city.
The battle lines gradually moved back.
People who originally fell onto the city walls now mostly rolled down along the horse paths and steps.
Ji Shou, who was already fifty years old, was leading the way. He couldn't even pull him back. He hit the enemy hard with his thick wooden shield. As if there was infinite power in his body, he pushed a large group of people directly onto the horse path.
It seemed like someone had stabbed him in the calf, which made him even more angry. He grabbed a brazier nearby and covered the face of the person who stabbed him.
The stench of burnt flesh spread everywhere, and the screams were earth-shattering. Ji Shou didn't seem to hear anything, so he kicked the enemy soldiers down instantly. The hot charcoal flew in the wind, and the enemy soldiers who were charging up were covered in water and fled away.
"Whoosh!" An arrow struck, hitting his chest.
Ji Shou fell to his knees weakly.
The arrow was blocked by the iron armor and did not penetrate very deeply into his flesh, but he still felt the strength in his body slowly draining away.
The robes jumped past, followed the horse path, and used their momentum to directly rush into the crowd of thieves and soldiers.
Ji Shou leaned on the city wall, breathing heavily.
He thought of that year.
Hu Wufuzhi read the memorial text in the river. He was dividing the meat among the trackers in the temple, and he saw his former little brother Zhao Huai at a glance.
Perhaps, from that moment on, he was destined to take this path.
But he has no regrets, because this is the right way and the only way out for lowly people like them.
"Haha! With my head, I will send King Liang to Luoyang to become the emperor." He didn't know where the strength came from. He stood up with difficulty, picked up a spear from the side, and stumbled Rushed down to the city.
The figure is slow and the steps are crooked, but he moves forward indomitably.
(End of this chapter)