Chapter 304 Blood Snow
In the sixth year of Guanghe, it is night on November 9th.
In the bright cold moon, the Han troops on Chaoge City stood on the top of the city, looking at the silence outside the city, feeling homesick in their hearts.
During the half-year journey of Tieyi, they were far away from their hometown and abandoned their pastoral home to report on the king's affairs. But now, when the summer heat has passed and the cold has come, let it be that the thieves are not exterminated. The superiors were still drinking, singing and dancing, the dead bodies of the nobles were afraid of the cold, and their families were about to be enslaved.
How can we not let these good men, who only have loyalty to the king in their hearts, feel miserable and sad in their hearts?
As a major city in Hanoi, Chaoge is also where Zhang Wen, the commander-in-chief of the Han army in Henan and Zhendong general, is stationed. The overall defense is very tight.
First of all, there is a slope in the west of Chaoge City, which was originally a place for the wealthy people of Chaoge to visit their gardens. Every time here in the evening, when I look at the garden from a distance, I see mist, rain, swaying cypress trees, and the depth is unpredictable. There are geese and cranes in the sky above the forest, which is a wonderful scenery of my hometown.
But this slope has been built into a military fortress, nicknamed "Lutou Village". The soldiers and horses recruited by Zhang Wen and most of the troops in the rear were stationed here.
Around this village, there are eight more villages, which are in the same position as the deer's head.
At the same time, it is also the gathering place for soldiers from various counties in Hanoi. Therefore, Zhang Wen's military strength outside the city probably reached about 10,000 people. But obviously, the combat proficiency of these troops is definitely much weaker than that of the Qishui Camp on the front line.
A few days ago, when General Zhendong was patrolling the city, when he looked at Lutou Village from a distance, he felt that there were still loopholes in the defense, so he ordered his subordinates to establish another stronghold on Shengsheng Hill, the commanding heights near Lutou Village, to Figure guard.
So by November 9th, the entire Chaoge defense was actually the trinity of Deshengqiu, Lutou Village and Julu City Wall.
When the Han army on the top of the city looked at their hometown from afar, they were sad in spring and sad in autumn.
On the wooden fence on the victory hill, several Dangyin County soldiers were guarding the lookout, shivering with cold.
Dangyin is north of Chaoge and north of Qishui. In other words, Dangyin was already behind enemy lines at this time. When these Dangyin County soldiers were recruited by the Hanoi Prefect, Dangyin did not fall.
But now that Dangyin City has fallen, these county soldiers have become homeless and can only continue to be detained in Chaoge. But you can use your toes to know how these people will be treated.
The worst supplies and the hardest tasks are all on them.
It's like guarding Victory Hill. It's freezing cold and they're on the hill, so it's even colder. Moreover, due to the inconvenience of supplies and the lack of care of the people at the rear, these people were still hungry and full, let alone winter clothes.
So at this moment, looking upstairs, three new soldiers were surrounding their corps leader, hugging each other for warmth.
The Wu leader’s surname was Yue, and he was called Lao Yuetou. At this time, he was trembling and said to his three subordinates:
"After this round, let's go down. It's so cold."
A dark and thin soldier next to him sneered when he heard this:
"So what if we go down there? Isn't it cold down there? Those of us who are prostitutes really belong to our stepmothers, not just raised by them. Damn it, they don't treat us as human beings."
The thin black soldier said this, and the other two nodded frequently, obviously full of complaints.
In fact, the old Yue Tou also wanted to scold others, but as a small leader, it was not easy for him to scold with these subordinates, so he scolded them a few words.
The thin, black pawn is obviously unruly in temperament. Without giving up, he continued:
"Yue Tou, if you want me to say that the Han army doesn't treat us as human beings, we might as well join the Taishan Army on the other side. I heard that those who carry swords and vote over there will be directly promoted to armored personnel. Those who carry armor and vote will be directly promoted to corps commanders. That's it. I don’t bring anything with me. I just go there and have two liters of grain. Isn’t this better than staying here with the Han army?”
Seeing that the black and thin soldier was still unwilling to let go, the old Yue Tou said seductively:
"What nonsense are you talking about? What do you mean the Han army doesn't treat us as human beings? Are you not a Han army?"
When the thin black soldier heard this, he seemed to be ridiculing him. He pointed at himself exaggeratedly:
"Am I worthy?"
The other two pawns also laughed.
At this point, the thin black pawn also showed his cards, and he said to the old Yue:
"Old Yue Tou, I, Hei Chong, should just tell me directly. Several of our young brothers have already discussed that we will all join the Taishan Army. But not only us, but most of the good guys in the army will also join us. Mr. Yue, do you want to come with us?”
In order to increase his persuasiveness, the thin black pawn also whispered:
"I also heard that land distribution is about to begin in our hometown. If we stay here, our family won't be able to get it."
Lao Yuetou's eyes flickered several times, but he didn't speak this time.
He pondered for a moment, then looked at his three subordinates looking at him with eager eyes, and suddenly showed his face:
"If you vote, you are not a good man if you don't vote."
As soon as these words came out, the tense atmosphere immediately melted away. Then the one called Black Worm excitedly said to the other two:
"Look, let me tell you, our old father-in-law will definitely go with us."
At this time, Lao Yuetou laughed, but his hand had already touched the knife unconsciously.
Just as the captain was about to kill the three rebels, he suddenly heard the black insect pointing to the north and saying:
"Look, what is that?"
Everyone looked over there, what kind of scene was that?
They saw a white-robed cavalryman moving towards them at high speed amid the flying snow. The flying snow rolled up a thick curtain of snow, like a snow dragon rushing towards us.
Seeing this scene, someone on the watchtower wanted to shout, but was immediately stopped by Black Bug. He excitedly said to everyone:
"This must be Taishan's army attacking the city, let's not warn."
Hearing this, the other two nodded.
But Lao Yuetou said something else:
"Now the Taishan Army's horse speed has increased and they will soon be able to sweep into the city. Even if we don't sound the warning, people in other villages will know about it. But if we don't sound the alarm, then we will be neglecting our duties. The higher-ups will definitely not let us go. Don’t forget, we are still in the camp, and those who want to kill us are just a matter of words.”
After hearing what Old Yuetou said, Heichong hesitated for a moment, and then seeing the faces of the two robes, he had no choice but to agree.
Just like that, Lao Yuetou picked up the hammer and coaxed the alarm bell to ring, and then knocked it for more than ten times before giving up.
Afterwards, in the snowy night, all the Han troops were awakened by the sound of bells. They looked around in panic, wanting to know what happened.
But by now it was too late.
The front line of the Taishan Army, which was the first to charge, had already charged to the city wall. These selected elites climbed up the city wall using zip lines.
There are very few defenders guarding the west city. After all, it is freezing cold. How many people will stay outside to enjoy the wind? Therefore, most of the Han soldiers were captured by the Taishan Army in Nuandong.
But when the Taishan Army rushed to Beicheng, they encountered a large-scale resistance from the Han Army.
It turned out that less than a moment before they arrived, Liu Bei had already mounted his horse under the city and shouted that the bandits were attacking.
At that time, most of the Han soldiers in the city did not believe it, and a few wanted to shoot Liu Bei with their bows. But there was a military official among them who knew Liu Bei. Not long ago, he sent Liu Bei down to the city.
Knowing that Liu Bei was a figure whom all the generals in Zhendong had broken, the military officer did not dare to neglect his words and hurriedly called out to all the military officers. Because of this action, the lives of everyone in Beicheng were saved.
Although the North City was defended, the other three gates had been breached, and the Taishan Army, which was as large as a dragon, quickly entered the city from the three gates.
At this time, Zhang Chong, who was surrounded in the middle, looked determined under his bamboo hat. From time to time, he ordered Guo Zu beside him: "After entering the city, the army must not disturb the people, break down walls, or demolish houses."
There was no need for Zhang Chong to emphasize these things again, but the assault riders obviously suffered a lot this time in the snow. Zhang Chong was worried that someone on the sudden ride would be unable to bear it and do something they shouldn't.
When Taishan's army entered the city, Zhang Wen and others were drinking heavily and the banquet was in full swing.
Suddenly, the official outside suddenly rushed over and told everyone:
"The city is broken."
At that time, Zhang Wen was still rubbing his face and muttering:
"It must be the county soldiers outside the city clamoring for winter clothes."
He twisted around and was about to stand up, but after all, he had too much wine, so he stumbled and fell to the ground.
The official who came to report the news rolled and crawled to Zhang Wen's side, helping him and crying:
"General, no. Those who entered the city are all horse soldiers. They have already killed the guards outside the house and surrounded the house."
Zhang Wen was confused and murmured:
"Horse soldiers? Where did the horse soldiers come from?"
But no matter where the soldiers and horses are, I still want to see them now.
So, when Zhang Wen arrived outside with the support of his servants, he climbed up the wall to see who dared to surround Zhendong General Jie Mansion. After a few drinks, these old men dared to act wild here.
Zhendong Jiangjunjie Mansion can be regarded as a small dock wall, with the surrounding walls made of masonry. So it doesn’t look big, but it’s still very solid.
Zhang Wen was helped up the wall, and as soon as he looked outside, he woke up completely.
Where are the Han soldiers outside? The yellow turban forehead band is so eye-catching. Who else could be there besides the Yellow Turban Army? Looking closer, Zhang Wen's palms were all sweaty, because he found that those surrounded below were the Taishan bandits, whom he regarded as a serious problem.
At this time, many staff members also followed Zhang Wen up the wall and looked at the scene outside. A few timid ones fell to the ground and cried loudly.
They all regretted why they had advised Zhang Wen to wait until the snow stopped before leaving. If they had left at that time, they would have escaped and ascended to heaven long ago.
A few of them who were still calm took another closer look, then turned to the dumbfounded Zhang Wen and said:
"My lord, there are not many soldiers and horses entering the city. As long as we hold on here, the Han army outside the city will surely enter the city to support after they slow down. So, lord, don't panic. The top priority is to distribute weapons to everyone first, and we have to save ourselves."< br>
Zhang Wen was already in a state of confusion. Hearing what this man said, he nodded hurriedly.
So, several staff members took inventory of the mansion and found more than 200 ding. Then open the arsenal and arm these people.
While Zhang Wen and others were still resisting, there was a noise below.
Then they saw a fat, fair man with no beard, his hands tied to a rope and then dragged to the ground.
This person was the visitor sent by the Han Dynasty to the Han Army in Henan.
This man originally thought he could extort a sum of money and return to Beijing comfortably. Who could have expected that while he was eating hot pot and drinking wine, Taishan thieves would break through the wall and drag him here.
Among the crowd, Zhang Chong was among them. He looked at Zhang Wen on the wall of the mansion and felt a little sad in his heart.
Above is Han Shuai Zhang Wen. Is this the first handsome man he has met? Huangfu Song counts as one, Huang Wan counts as one, and Zhang Wen counts as one.
He was not sure whether Huangfu Song would live or die. Huang Wan died under his sword, and the remaining Wen would probably end up in the same way.
Zhang Chong did not storm the mansion, but asked his ministries to continue to occupy various key points in the city and then meet here. As for whether the Han troops outside the city should be taken care of? By this time, those people had not left the camp, so they had already explained their choice.
So Zhang Chong ordered his soldiers to light a brazier, then warmed a pot of wine, and said to Zhang Wen on the city:
"Is that Zhang Wen, the general of Zhendong of the Han Dynasty, Zhang Wen? I am Zhang Chong of Jinan. I wonder if I can come out and meet you. How are we doing here in the heavy snow, warming up the wine and talking about the world?"
Zhang Chong's words drifted into the wall, causing a huge uproar. They didn't expect that the person below was the giant bandit Zhang Chong, and he regarded them as nothing, so he really wanted to kill them?
Zhang Wen in the crowd had now regained his composure. He looked at the bright lights to the west and thought about the rumors he had heard below. He sighed inwardly, knowing that he was doomed.
He pushed away the crowd and suddenly gave the order:
"Kaibi, I'm going to meet with this big bandit who deceives the world and steals his reputation today. I'll ask him if he really feels at ease when he has brought so much trouble to the world for his own selfish interests?"
Everyone on the wall was trying to persuade them, but Zhang Wen had long been determined to die. He straightened his clothes and said to everyone:
"Look around. We have been around for a while. Have you seen a soldier coming to help? Everything has a cause and effect. Today's effect is the cause of yesterday. It is precisely because you treated foreign soldiers so harshly in the past that people are just watching from the sidelines today. So. , Gentlemen, please behave. Is the country looking at us in Kyoto?”
After saying this, Zhang Wen stepped down from the wall. After a while, some of the staff looked pained, but they followed Zhang Wen down. After all, the righteousness of the monarch and his ministers trumps everything else.
"Squeak~squeak~"
General Zhendong's house was opened like this.
Then Zhang Wen took the lead and led a group of subordinates to stride fearlessly through the malicious Taishan Army Halberd Road and walked to Zhang Chong.
Before Zhang Chong could speak, Zhang Wen took the wine, drank it all, and then cursed Zhang Chong:
"This world has been brought into chaos by careerists like you. Because of you, so many people in this world have died on the roadside. Because of you, so many flesh and blood have been separated from each other. You Tao thieves, you keep asking for your life for the people, but you are ashamed of your name. Punishment. But ten times more people died because of you, all thanks to you.”
Zhang Chong smiled, with such contempt.
He said to Zhang Wen calmly:
"I invite you down for a drink, not because I respect you. In fact, what do you so-called ministers have to respect? Let me ask you, do you have any thoughts on the common people in the head of Guizhou? You are just fighting for power and profit every day. ”
"Looking through the history books, what have you thought about, argued about, and fought for, none of which are for the common people at the bottom? Have you ever thought of one thing that would keep the people under your rule from being cold or starving? No, not one of them. This is it. It’s ridiculous that you ministers worry about the world!”
"Since you nobles don't think about the people, then we, the common people, have to worry about ourselves. But what about now? You start to say that we have brought chaos to the world again! Isn't the world in chaos just because of your greed? So, just Are you trying to confuse my mind?”
Zhang Chong's words made Zhang Wen's forehead bleed. With a cry, he suddenly pulled out a meat cleaver from his sleeve and stabbed Zhang Chong.
Zhang Chong, who was on the opposite side, just pushed Zhang Wen forward, removed his hands, and then inserted the meat cleaver into Zhang Wen's throat.
Zhang Wen let out a "ho" and fell to the ground, his blood staining the white snow red.
Then, the Taishan Army soldiers on both sides also drew their swords and knocked down the staff who came out with Zhang Wen. This time, Bai Xue became even redder.
Finally, the Taishan Army poured into the military mansion like a tide and planted the apricot-yellow flag on the military mansion.
Chaoge City, Yi.
(End of chapter)