Tang Dynasty Mingyue Song Dynasty Pass

Chapter 727
One hundred thousand troops besieged the city, the military flags covered the sky and the sun, the dust was flying, and the horseshoes shook the ground with great momentum.

The officials and common people in Hangzhou City, have never experienced such a situation, whether it is the court officials or the common people in the city, they all trembled.

Hangzhou Palace.

Qian Chu sat on the Golden Luan Hall, helpless, with a sad face.

"Unexpectedly, unexpectedly, the old army in Heiyundu is still so fierce. It has not been out for 30 years, and it is not inferior to the past. We sent two groups of elite soldiers, led by Song Chengli and Sun Chengyou, to rescue Yuezhou and Wuzhou respectively. Both soldiers were defeated, one was defeated and killed, the other came back sick, the main force of 5 was buried like this, and now there are only [-] imperial troops in the city, how can we resist the [-] tigers and wolves outside the city?"

Qian Chu asked all the civil and military officials.

In the hall, Yuan Dezhao, the old prime minister, Shen Huzi, the minister of Tongping Zhang, Huang Yi, the judge of the marshal's mansion, Cui Renji, a member of Zhongshushe, Luo Sheng, the commander of Zhongzhi in front of the hall, Zhang Zhi, the doctor of Guanglu, and the ministers of civil and military affairs of Wuyue were all there. fell silent.

"Officials, the top priority is to issue an edict to ask the governors of Xiuzhou, Suzhou, and Huzhou in the north to move troops to rescue them. In addition, continue to write to the two generals Cao Bin and Pan Mei in the Southern Tang Dynasty asking for help. We only need to Persevere for a year and a half, rescues come one after another, and the black clouds outside the city are short of food and grass, so maybe they can retreat." Tongping Zhangshi Shen Huzi stood out of the train, clasped his fists and made a plan.

Qian Chu pondered for a moment, then nodded slightly, this is a safe way.

"Okay, Shen Qing's family will arrange for the reinforcements. For the defense, Huang Qing's family, the judge of the marshal's mansion, and Luo Qing's family, the commander of Zhongzhi in front of the palace, are responsible for resisting the army of Heiyundu outside the city!"

"Follow the order." The three of them accepted the order.

.........

"Kill ah-"

The [-] army divided into four city gates and began to storm the city. Ladders, rain of arrows, trebuchets, and chariots were used in conjunction with each other to storm the city.

In ancient times, a city was the political, economic, and cultural center of a country and a place. It was densely populated and had a prominent position. It became a battleground in a normal national war, as important as a male pass.

Moreover, there are princes, nobles and large merchants living in the city, and there is not much surplus food in the countryside outside the city. Most of the food produced every year has to be handed over to the masters of the feudal city, nobles, government offices, etc., so that the city and the surrounding area can be hoarded. It can be said that occupying a city is equivalent to occupying a piece of property in this area.

It can also use the hoarding in the city to support the war and expand itself with supplies. In ancient times, the revolutionary policy of encircling the city with the countryside would not work.

This is also when the two countries are at war, the main force is used to seize the city. Even if the city is not connected by the Great Wall or other fortresses, few generals will lead troops around this city to attack the next city, because this will lead the army to go deep and be defeated. It is even more unwise for a person to cut off the back and be attacked by the enemy.

Even the food and grass in the rear cannot be transported in, so in ancient wars, apart from the fighting on the frontier battlefield, it was the battle for the cities, which needed to be advanced one by one.

These days, the army of Heiyundu has built some siege equipment in advance, such as front vehicles, rush vehicles, towers, ladders, folding bridges, etc., as well as dozens of vehicles cut from temporary logging last night to pave the moat and trenches. .

At this time, under the city of Hangzhou, it was surrounded on all sides, flags fluttered, and countless bright weapons shone with a faint cold light under the sunlight.

The vanguard army has already begun to attack the city, and arrows roared out, covering the top of the city, and then the ladders, rush cars, and building cars were all used.

The Wuyue imperial guards in the city are also defending bravely, because they know very well that once the city is broken, the country of Wu will be completely destroyed.

Hangzhou City is the capital of Wu and Yue, and it is full of people from the Qian family, as well as civil and military officials and their families, so nothing can be lost.

The soldiers on both sides worked hard, fought bloody battles, and killed each other.

Waves of soldiers from Heiyundu rushed up like a tide, and then some people were shot by arrows, fell to the top of the city, or were hit, and died tragically under the city.

Due to the high walls and thick walls of Hangzhou City, it was not easy to conquer, and the two sides formed a stalemate in attacking the city.

The [-] reinforcements who came from Huzhou were ambushed and killed by Su Chen and Lu Zheng. They besieged the city and fought for reinforcements, which had some effect. They wiped out Wuyue's domestic army and Qin Wang's division. As time went by, without reinforcements, the city of Hangzhou Breaking is just a matter of time.

"General Su, what should we do next? Hangzhou City has been fighting for half a month, but we still can't take it down for a long time. Both sides are injured. Are we really going to besiege for half a year? Will things change later?"

After Lu Chaoqun withdrew his troops at dusk, he discussed matters in the big tent and expressed his worries.

Su Chen hesitated, and said: "Siege of the city is just a bad idea. Next, if we want to take Hangzhou City, we should try our best to outwit it and persuade Qian Chu to surrender."

"How to persuade him to surrender? Will Qian Chu be willing to go out of the city and surrender until the end of the mountain and the end of the road?" Lu Chaoqun expressed his doubts.

"We have tried, but the royal family and generals in the city are not willing to surrender!" Qi Ying added.

Su Chen smiled and said: "If we rely solely on us to persuade you to surrender, it must not be enough. After all, in their eyes, we are all rebels and a group of generals. After they surrendered, they faced the danger of beheading. If the lord behind He and Mr. Han Xizai and others all came to the city to gather civil and military officials from our side, and we can show them to the Qian Chu royal family and those officials, and make a promise that as long as Qian Chu surrenders, after the establishment of the Wu Kingdom, he can be crowned king, and the rest of the officials The dignitaries will not be embarrassed, and will continue to use them as officials of Wu, so that they can mobilize the hearts of the soldiers without bloodshed."

"This plan is very clever! General Su can see through human nature and figure out the mentality of Qian Chu and officials in the city. This plan may really work."

Lu Chaoqun even began to admire Su Chen. This person's tricks are often ingenious, just right, and in line with the timing.

Su Chen continued: "We are just short of the city of Hangzhou. The Wuyue Kingdom has already existed in name only. The time is ripe to welcome the lord Yang Ling to the north and bring the ministers of civil and military affairs from the rear. As long as Qian Chu and others are recruited, they will be ready You can enter the intact city of Hangzhou and announce the restoration of the Wu Kingdom, which will startle the world and serve as a deterrent to the world."

"It makes sense!" Everyone around agreed.

Lu Chaoqun nodded and said: "Okay! Then act according to this plan, General Su, you are very close to the lord and have a good relationship with the ministers in the rear, so I will write a letter for you and send someone to Citong City to persuade the lord and the rear. Minister, you can come north."

Su Chen replied: "No problem, I will write a letter of remonstrance when I return to camp tonight, and send someone to Zaitong City early tomorrow morning."

(End of this chapter)