Chapter 158 Siege
When Zhang Chong came with his troops, the fleet passed by, the mountains roared and the tsunami roared, and the colors of the heaven and earth changed.
Guan Yu also came out of the stronghold to meet him. After telling him about the situation, Zhang Chong encouraged Guan Yu a little, and the two armies joined forces.
Afterwards, Zhang Chong took over the command of the entire army and began to coordinate the attack sequence for this battle.
Zhang Chong had already prepared plans for attacking Fenggao. The key to this battle lay in the military stronghold outside the city. If this stronghold is not broken, attacking Fenggao will only increase casualties. But the stronghold was small but strong, and the soldiers inside regarded death as if they were home. It was not that Guan Yu didn't know that he had to pull out the stronghold first. He fought several times and suffered heavy casualties, and the soldiers did not come out, so he left them alone.
However, Zhang Chong already knew the reality in Fenggao City from the previous surrender. The main ones stationed in the city are 500 old soldiers, and then there are 500 new recruits. Then, the Fenggao camp is stationed in Xiaozhai outside the city. These soldiers are guest soldiers and they are for self-protection. In addition, the soldiers in the village are There is insufficient food and equipment, and it is already on the verge of collapse.
Zhang Chong ordered a general to be escorted, and it turned out to be Liu Yin, the former commander of the Fenggao camp, who later went on the expedition with Pang Zun. He had already slipped out of the city, but he was captured alive by Beiqi, who was patrolling the periphery of the battlefield.
At this moment, Zhang Chong asked Liu Yin to come out, just to ask him to shout to the opposite village.
Liu Yin walked to the front of the formation and began to shout loudly to the brothers in the village:
"Brothers, surrender. Those bandits in the city would rather rot the grain in the warehouse than give it to you. Why should these people sacrifice their lives for them? Qu Kui of the Taishan Army has already said that as long as you surrender your weapons Those who are willing to join the army will be given adequate wages, and those who are not willing will be given grain to return home. "
Liu Yin spoke sincerely, but although there was a commotion in the house opposite, no one spoke.
Just when Liu Yin was wondering, when did his group of soldiers become so loyal and patriotic? A response came from the village over there, and one of the military officials said:
"Liu Tou, we really can't surrender. You don't know, after you left, Zhang Ju took the families of all the soldiers in the battalion back to the city. He said he wanted us to defend the stronghold with peace of mind, but in fact, he just kept doing it. Hostages? If we surrender here, the family members in the city will die. Liu Tou, please tell the heroes of Taishan to stop fighting if we don’t leave the village.”
This man's words made Liu Yin stunned. His wife and children were in the village before. Doesn't that mean?
Before Liu Yin could think about it, the cry of women and children came from the top of Fenggao City. Then the women and children were pushed off the city by the people on the top of the city and fell to their death at the bottom of the city.
When Liu Yin saw the tragic deaths of his wife and children, blood spurted from his mouth and he fainted.
After killing Liu Yin's wife and children on the city wall over there, they shouted:
"Listen, soldiers of the Fenggao camp, the time has come to be loyal to the country. This battle involves death or life. If you live, your family members will die. If you die, your family members will live, and the county will support you in the future."
As soon as these words came out, the soldiers in the Fenggao camp in the walled city burst into tears. They had been treated as abandoned sons, and they were forced to fight against the Taishan bandits. But what about them? At this time, his wife and children were in their hands, and he could only sacrifice his life in exchange for the health of his family.
The remaining two hundred soldiers in the stronghold, after discussion with several officials, finally decided to leave the stronghold and fight to the death with the Taishan bandits. Before leaving the stronghold, they shouted to Fenggao City:
"Don't regret your promise, otherwise you will become a fierce ghost and die like you."
Then, two hundred soldiers, armored and armed, came out of the battle lifelessly. They launched a desperate charge against the Taishan Chinese Army, which had a banner with the word "Chong" standing on the east slope.
The archers of the Taishan soldiers on both sides kept firing at the charging Fenggao soldiers. Those people fell like wheat one after another, but they still charged towards the east slope high ground.
Zhang Chong and other generals on the slope were all infected by the desperate determination of these Fenggao soldiers and fell silent for a while.
In the end, Zhang Chong waved to Tian Jun and ordered him to ride out of the formation.
More than 400 cavalry troops poured down the slope like water. Sometimes they attacked, sometimes they attacked sideways, sometimes they shot from a distance, and finally they charged in one wave. The two hundred Fenggao soldiers who left the stronghold all died on the slope less than a hundred steps away from Zhang Chong's banner.
When the last Feng Gao soldier, who looked like a military officer, was about to be beheaded, the man suddenly faced the direction of Kyoto to the west, slapped him hard, and cried out:
"The country cherishes it, and it is time for the servant to leave."
Then his head was smashed by the roaring Tarzan Cavalry.
To be honest, the desperate actions of these Fenggao soldiers had an impact on Zhang Chong's Taishan Army. Like him, they are all warriors with faith, but these good men were destroyed at the hands of the dog officials. It is really not worth it for these warriors.
But no matter what, as all the soldiers in the military stronghold outside the city died down the slope, the military stronghold was naturally broken without attacking. Then Zhang Chong ordered the whole army to push the earth slope in the military stronghold until it was as high as the city gate tower. Then Chen Huan and his men started shooting at the top of Fenggao City on the slope, shooting so hard that the people below could not even lift their heads. .
Then in the wilderness east of Fenggao City, Dianwei's tribe, Li Damu's tribe, Wang Zhang's tribe, and Ding Sheng's tribe lined up in four square formations. Dozens of ladders were set up on the top of the city, and countless armored warriors climbed up from the ladders to the top of Fenggao City. Below are densely packed Taishan soldiers waiting to board the city. They have already sharpened their swords and vowed to kill the enemies on the city.
The battle reached its climax without any preheating. Countless Taishan armored warriors rushed to the top of the city. On the high slope behind them, the sharpshooters accurately shot the Fenggao military officials on the top of the city. I can't stand it anymore. At this time, there was a sound of drums, and a dozen powerful tribesmen with flags of "Hu Mu", "Wang", "Liu", "Pang" and other surnames were raised to the top of the city to support them, and they turned the crisis around. return.
When Dian Wei and Li Damu, who were supervising the battle under the city, saw this scene, they immediately ordered their respective guards to climb up Fenggao City on the ladder.
With the addition of these two invincible warriors, the Taishan soldiers truly stood firm on the top of Fenggao City. As Fenggao's flags fell one by one, the morale of Fenggao's defense began to plummet.
Seeing this situation, Hu's mother's family, which was still resisting, quickly retreated to the city with a few familiar powerful men, and then suddenly attacked and killed the guards at the east gate and opened the east gate directly.
Then more and more Taishan soldiers entered from the east gate. Some of them rushed up to the tower and stabbed the Fenggao soldiers at the top of the city from behind. Some of them went straight to the county magistrate's office and wanted to behead Feng Gao's brain.
It wasn't until the flags of Fenggao East City had been replaced by the flags of Taishan generals that Zhang Chong smiled and said to Guan Yu:
"Now, Fenggao has been defeated. Yun Chang, come with me into the city."
Guan Yu bowed respectfully and said:
"Here."
Later, Zhang Chong led his side of the collision team, meandering downhill and entering from the east gate of Fenggao. There were random soldiers and fighting all the way. The leader of the collision team, Dong Wang, pulled Zhang Chong's horse bridle and persuaded: < br>
"Qu Kuai, let's wait until a few generals calm down the city before entering. The city is in such chaos right now, just in case anything goes wrong."
Zhang Chong's heart was also pounding. Hearing the cries of killing around him and seeing the remaining soldiers gathering in front, he ordered troops to be stationed in front of the east city gate and set up a stronghold to guard the city gate as a way out.
You can't blame Zhang Chong for being cautious. There are four hundred collision teams next to Zhang Chong. At this moment, whether there is a sudden wave of soldiers in front of him or behind him, Zhang Chong will be in trouble. It's better to station at the east city gate now, it will be beneficial for both advance and retreat.
As soon as the wooden fence was erected here, Zhang Chong asked Dong Fang:
"Are people from Mrs. Hu's family here?"
Previously, the people from Hu's mother's family attacked and killed the East City Gate guard and stayed at the gate. At this time, Zhang Chong asked, and the guards immediately called the people from Hu's mother's family to come forward.
Then a capable man wearing a military bow appeared in front of Zhang Chong and bowed to him as soon as he came:
"The servant is Hu Mufeng. I am ordered by the master of the family to lead Hu Mu's family and listen to Qu Kui's orders."
Zhang Chong knew very well whether Hu's mother's family was fighting anyway. He had seen them fighting at the top of the city before. When they saw that the city couldn't be defended, they temporarily turned around. It can be said that the two sides of the snake and mouse were vividly and exquisitely performed. But Hu Mufeng’s family was still needed at the moment, so Zhang Chong didn’t expose it. He tried his best to finish Hu Mufeng’s house and asked:
"What other soldiers are there in the city? Why can't we fight so hard? Are there any soldiers lying in ambush in the city?"
Hearing Zhang Chong's words, Hu Mufeng cursed in her heart, it's not that Feng Gao's soldiers didn't fight, but that your Taishan soldiers were actually better at fighting.
However, he still knew the reason for Zhang Chong's question. No wonder the thieves didn't enter the city even after they captured Fenggao City. It turned out that he was worried about Fenggao's troops setting up an ambush. He was really too cautious and looked up to Feng Gaobing too highly.
As a powerful soldier participating in the defense of the city, Hu Mufeng immediately told Zhang Chong the reality of the city:
"Huiqu, there were one thousand county soldiers and five hundred soldiers in the city. Later, two thousand soldiers were recruited, making a total of three thousand and five. Later, the thief Cao Chang Pang Zun led a thousand soldiers out of the city, and then five hundred soldiers were stationed outside the city. So In fact, there were only 500 old soldiers and 500 newly recruited soldiers in the city. However, during the fighting at the top of the city, the prefect Zhang Ju sent another 400 old soldiers to guard his governor's mansion. Several of our powerful soldiers no longer have the strength, and even the powerful soldiers, we persuaded four of them to fight together. After the city was broken, the rest, except those who were killed by your troops, returned to their own homes and did not dare to do so. No more blocking the general’s sword.”
Zhang Chong felt relieved, and then quickly entered the city with Hu Mu's family soldiers as guides.
Along the way, Zhang Chong's soldiers cleared the streets of remaining soldiers while shouting Zhang Chong's order to enter the city:
"Don't stay with your troops, don't kill if you throw away your weapons, don't hurt the people."
Later, the Taishan soldiers scattered throughout the city responded loudly. Under the inspection of the military law team, they only pursued and wiped out the remaining enemies and did not harm the people. Some clever Fenggao soldiers, seeing that the Taishan soldiers did not break into private houses, immediately threw away their weapons and uniforms and hid in civilian houses. Then some Taishan soldiers saw it, and instead of chasing these people, they continued to annihilate those who resisted. At this time, the resistance in the city quickly dissipated. Those Feng Gao soldiers knew that if they wanted to survive, they just had to drop their swords.
At this time, Li Damu's and Dian Wei's troops on the top of the city finally finished killing the Fenggao soldiers on the top of the city, and they also descended from the city one after another, and they all gathered under Zhang Chong's banner.
At this time, Fenggao City was really broken.
(End of chapter)