Han Shizu

Chapter 150
Yedu is not the ancient Ye County (now Linzhang), and it is not the same place as Yecheng since the Han Dynasty and Wei and Jin Dynasties. After the changes of the times, it is no longer enough to be the same place.It's just that since the end of the Han Dynasty, when Cao Cao became the king of Wei and made Ye the capital, Wei and Ye have been the same for a long time, belonging to the same place and different names.

Yedu in this period, named Yuancheng, originally belonged to Weizhou, but now belongs to Guangjin Prefecture.At the beginning of Tongguang in the later Tang Dynasty, Weizhou was changed to Xingtang Mansion, named Tokyo, and later changed to Yedu.During the Shijin period, Xingtang Mansion was changed to Guangjin Mansion, which was still called Yedu.

Autumn is lonely, and Yedu at this time has become a city of sorrow, shrouded in bleakness and indifference, silent, and the atmosphere is particularly depressing. After all, the city has been besieged for two months.The besieged city is always the party under siege, and the pressure is even greater.Especially in this isolated city, lack of food inside, and desperate reinforcements from outside.

Outside the city, there were continuous barracks of the Han army, which tightly locked the Yuancheng, strangling the Ye soldiers so that they could not move.

On the Nancheng side, there are heavy traces of fighting. The previous attack should be the main direction of the Han army's attack.Behind the city wall, the few Ye soldiers huddled and curled up, but the cool wind still couldn't stop piercing through their armored robes.

These Ye soldiers on the city were arranged on the city wall for defense, and more people hid in the urn city.However, it seems that they are not very concerned. Since the last Han army's strong attack was repulsed, there has been no movement for more than ten days.In addition, Du Chongwei sent people to completely block all the city gates, and he was determined to hide in the city.

Since the siege of the city, the city of Yedu is still strong, but the morale of the soldiers and civilians in the city has been extremely low.Du Chongwei was not loved by the army, let alone the people, and he was hit even harder by the two losses of the Lujiadian.

To be able to resist until now, Du Chongwei also tried his best.One, he sent people to preach in the city that the Han army wanted to slaughter the city after breaking through the city, intimidating the military and civilian officials; There is a mighty Yan army that works for it, and is even more relied on by Du Zhongwei than those Ye soldiers. There is a lot of money and food in Zhongtun, but they are stingy with rewarding soldiers in Zhou Dynasty.
The enemy's situation is such that the failure to capture is basically the problem of the Han army itself.Of course, it wasn't just a matter of disagreement between the generals. The Han army under the city, including the forbidden army, was a second-class army of the big Han. Their combat power was not as strong as that, and Gao Xingzhou's conservative style of play was added.

In fact, from the beginning of the siege, except for the previous onslaught, the two sides did not have many confrontations. This battle of attacking and defending the city did not look so cruel on the surface.

But the cruelty of war is not limited to the direct manifestation of the battlefield.The civil damage is the most serious. In addition to the [-] Ye soldiers left in the city, there are still more than [-] civilians. These people have become the targets of Du Chongwei's exploitation. For cumbersome.

And the situation of the people in Weibo territory, especially in Guangjin Mansion, is also hard to describe.In the past, the imperial court issued an edict that the Han army should be camped in Yedu, because the food was in the state.Under the order, the Han army did the same. Taking advantage of the autumn harvest, they continued to send troops to the countryside together with the local government to collect grain.

In name, it was expropriation, but in fact it quickly turned into looting. At first, it was just grabbing food, and later it was almost grabbing both people and food.The Han army on the front line should not waste the physical strength of the court soldiers to build it.Up to now, under the city of Yedu, more than [-] counter-insurgency troops have gathered, and most of them are young and strong recruited from nearby conscripts.

As a result, on the Nancheng side, as time went by, Gao Xingzhou's stronghold was steadily moved to the bottom of the city, very close, only two arrows away. Basically, as long as the Han army came out of the camp, they ran Du Chongwei didn't react too much to such threats, he almost watched the swords of the imperial soldiers and horses hit his nose.

A hill in the southeast of the city was originally a lush forest, but now there is only a bare area. The trees in it, together with the sand, stone and soil, turned into the camps under the city.

The inside of Yedu was cold and oppressive, and the Han army outside the city was not much better. When the two armies were facing each other, the rule of the army was especially cruel. These days, many soldiers have been beheaded for violating military laws.Some of them lost their lives because of making noise for no reason.

Fortunately, compared with the defenders in the city, the lives of the soldiers of the imperial court were easier, at least there was basically no shortage of supplies.Eating may not be good, but it is full.The weather was cold and cold, and the court added many autumn and winter quilts. In addition, Gao Xingzhou dragged his old body and kept patrolling to appease the morale of the army.

In comparison, the tens of thousands of people who were captured and called to serve in the army were much miserable. Although they did not intentionally abuse them, they did hard work in front of the army. In those days, people were not as good as dogs.

After this period of time, there were nearly 2000 people who fell under the city of Yedu.Those who died of exhaustion, those who died of illness, those who were dealt with by military law, and those who were killed by the defenders.Some time ago, the temperature suddenly dropped, and more than [-] people were frozen to death overnight.
In the South Camp, behind the stronghold, there was an open space, the autumn wind was blowing, and the withered grass was flying. The recruited craftsmen were concentrating on making siege equipment.They are all big guys, nest carts, ladders, and wooden mantles. People who are unloading materials are coming and going around them.

Guo Rong led a group of people to inspect and pass by, stopped to observe for a while, called the supervisor in charge, and asked about the progress.The cool wind was blowing on his face, already hurting a little, Guo Rong had a bitter face, looked around, gave instructions, and led people to go north.

In front of the southern camp, the peasants of the first battalion, under the command of the military supervisor, reinforced and repaired the frontier fortress.When Guo Rong arrived, seeing this scene, he didn't have a sense of justice, so he went up and said something decent to show his kindness.

Participating in this anti-insurgency war, Guo Rongcai truly realized what kindness does not control soldiers.Comparing to how passionate and passionate he was when he broke Khitan in Luancheng before, he didn't feel anything, instead he was very happy to kill his corpses all over the field, and blood flowed like rivers.

However, in the face of this kind of civil war, the soldiers and civilians of the Han Dynasty brutally killed Guo Rong, which moved Guo Rong even more.As mentioned in the foreword, the level of bloodshed on the offensive and defensive ends of the two sides was not too high, but the fierce battle of more than 20 people inside and outside the city had a great impact, spread widely, and the consequences were serious, which made him feel even more depressed .

Guo Rong knew the sufferings of the people, and he also knew what Wei Bo and even the people in the north and south of the Yellow River had paid for this rebellion.And as a general of the imperial court, even though he couldn't bear it, he had to work the common people for the victory of the war.

Guo Rong noticed the eyes of the civilian men who were repairing the fortress. They were numb and indifferent. They looked at the supervising sergeant with hatred in their eyes.

Climbing up to a sentry tower in front of the camp, Guo Rong looked towards Yuancheng, his eyes were almost fixed. After a long time, he sighed, and then his cold expression became more determined: In any case, this war must end as soon as possible!

"General Guo!" A messenger hurriedly found Guo Rong.

"What's the matter?"

"The emperor's imperial chariot is approaching, and the commander-in-chief summons you to return to the Chinese army, ready to welcome you!"

　I feel a little watery about myself, and I will pay attention. There is not much content until the end of the first volume, but it still takes some time.It's impossible for me to jump directly to the protagonist's enthronement.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)