Han Shizu

Chapter 154
Rest and recuperate, it took another day.

Now that he has made the decision to attack, there is no room for talking until there is no result.Including Gao Xingzhou and other generals, they quickly unified their understanding, coordinated the armies, and prepared for the offensive. Gao Xingzhou was still deployed in front of the battalion.

However, in the direction of the attack, there were objections again.Gao Xingzhou suggested that the southern city be the main direction of attack. After all, the Han army was mainly attacking this gate before, and the soldiers are most familiar with the city defense and military defense here, and the moat is almost filled.
But Murong Yanchao felt that Ye soldiers were also aware of the situation at the South Gate, so the Nancheng side was also the focus of the rebels' defense.He suggested that it should do the opposite, and attack the other three gates, so as to get the effect of attacking when it is not intended to attack when it is not prepared.

Seeing that the dispute was gradually rising, it was Su Fengji who stood up and made a more simple and rude suggestion: "The imperial court's [-] troops are here, and the rebel army will be exhausted with a few soldiers. There is no need to prioritize and attack together."

Liu Zhiyuan was tired of the situation where there were always objections to every discussion, so he made a decision and attacked with all four sides.However, primary and secondary are still very necessary. Although chaotic warfare may work, it is too disorderly.After carefully weighing the pros and cons, he still decided to focus on Nancheng as the main attack. The victory was in hand, and he would rather follow the familiar path than find a new one.

Under the emperor's will, the Han army outside Yedu started to move like a war machine, and the various armies and battalions were in full swing to prepare for the siege of the city.The "siege behemoth" that had consumed a lot of manpower and materials before was pushed to the front line, and the selected soldiers who rushed to the city were attached to it, ready to move, and only waited for the attack order to launch an attack.

The anti-insurgency army has been blocked under the city for so long, and the soldiers and civilians are tired of it. Liu Zhiyuan's arrival has a significant effect on improving morale. Basically, they muster their strength and break through the city in one fell swoop, ending this difficult tug-of-war.Under Liu Chengyou's suggestion, the clerks accompanying the army formed a propaganda team, consoling and encouraging the various armies and battalions, basically choosing the direction of the soldiers and civilians to declare: break the city, return home, and spend the winter.

In the process of preparing for the attack, Liu Chengyou personally selected several soldiers with loud voices in the army, divided them into four waves, and entered the four gates of Yedu. They took turns shouting into the city with a simple "amplifier" they made.For some reason, Gao Xingzhou and others did not think of such things as damaging morale and reducing their will to resist.

For this reason, Su Fengji also took the initiative to invite Ying, and wrote a flamboyantly eloquent "Letter to the Army and People of Yedu for the Son of Heaven's Conquerment and Rebellion", Liu Zhiyuan felt quite a headache after reading it.

When Liu Chengyou saw it, he directly abandoned it, and wrote a short paragraph in person, just two sentences, concise and to the point: the court punishes the head of the rebellion, and the rest are ignored.Inside and outside Yedu, whoever takes Du Chongwei's head will be named Marquis.

In the early morning of the 22nd, when all preparations were pending, Liu Zhiyuan climbed up to observe the battle in person.As a result, raindrops floated in the sky, and they became bigger and bigger, and the attack stopped.It is impossible to attack the city in the rain, especially in the cold autumn rain, and everyone is very depressed and cancels the battle plan.

After preparing for so long, when it was about to make a move, God made a mistake, and I was extremely aggrieved.According to the weather in the past few days, fog and frost are common, and it should not be rainy.

God bless the rebels?The soldiers and common people at the bottom are ignorant. If this kind of thinking is provoked by someone with a heart, there will definitely be big problems.Even though the control of the Han army was strict, morale would inevitably decline after such a toss, and the majestic momentum of Liu Zhiyuan's presence was broken by a rain.When Liu Zhiyuan returned the imperial tent, his black face was terribly gloomy, and it seemed to be even darker.

What makes people feel more depressed and depressing is that it rains for a whole day, it is not heavy, but it is annoying.It was raining and foggy, and the entire Han army camp was shrouded in a rain curtain. If you looked around, you could see the boiling water vapor, which was eye-catching.The cold raindrops hit the face, and the coolness seemed to penetrate into the bottom of my heart.

"The autumn wind and autumn rain are so sad!" In front of the imperial tent, Liu Chengyou sighed softly.

Shaking the raindrops on his body, he raised his numb legs, and wiped the mud on the soles of his feet on a railing in front of the tent.

Inside and outside the tent, there are obviously two worlds, cool and warm.Turning into the "book tent", it is even warmer like spring. There is a stove with charcoal burning, but the smell is a bit heavy.

"Father." Liu Chengyou called out.

Liu Zhiyuan sat behind the court case, as if he had been sitting there for a long time, with a gloomy expression on his face, just like this cold day, strangers should not get close.

"Sit." Liu Zhiyuan was not very interested in talking to Liu Chengyou.

Liu Chengyou grilled it in front of the stove to remove the chill attached to the face before sitting down.Looking at Liu Zhiyuan: "Are you in a bad mood?"

"Ask knowingly!" Liu Zhiyuan squinted at Liu Chengyou, and then took out a memorial from the case: "It was transferred from Tokyo, and Meng Shu was restless again. The Shu army attacked from three directions, trying to take Fengxiang and Jingzhao. Hou Yi and Zhao Kuangzan went to the imperial court to ask for help."

The servant brought the memorial to Liu Chengyou, Liu Chengyou read it for a while, his brows furrowed, and he raised his eyes to Liu Zhiyuan: "This is trying to take advantage of the fire!"

"First Gao Congjiao, then Meng Chang, these separatist princes jumped out one by one. These are all the evil results caused by the delay of the war!" Liu Zhiyuan didn't seem too excited, but the resentment and anger in his tone I can't restrain myself.

"Guanyou has been disturbing for so long, and it will be difficult to calm down after a while. The road is far away, and the imperial court is now stretched, and it is beyond the reach. We can only rely on the strength of Fengxiang and Jingzhao towns to stop the Shu army!" Liu Chengyou Beside, said with a sigh.

"The Shu army is humble and weak, let alone has no generals, so there is nothing to worry about. Those who have ulterior motives are what I worry about." Liu Zhiyuan said in a deep voice.

Liu Chengyou's eyes wandered to Liu Zhiyuan: "Are you referring to Hou Yi or Zhao Kuangzan?"

Liu Zhiyuan said coldly: "Since I accepted Zhao Yanshou's submission, Zhao Kuangzan expected nothing to happen. Only this Hou Yi, who has served in the west for many years, was suspected of having an affair with Western Shu during the previous dynasty. Let alone now , the Shu army came to force, if it turned against, then the situation in Guanyou will be completely corrupted!"

There was some helplessness on Liu Zhiyuan's face.

Liu Chengyou's expression was also a little dignified: "No matter what, the court has to prepare for the worst!"

"I have ordered Zhao Kuangzan of Jingzhao, Zhao Hui of Shanzhou, Shi Kuangyi of Jingyuan, and Xue Huairang of Tongzhou to defend themselves. No matter how chaotic Guanyou is, Heluo cannot be harmed!" Liu Zhiyuan said.I always feel that his arrangement is not much different from no arrangement, but the bottom line is quite clear.

"We can only take care of Guanzhong when Wei Bo is in chaos!" Liu Chengyou said: "For the current plan, we should destroy Yedu as soon as possible!"

Hearing what Liu Chengyou said, Liu Zhiyuan couldn't help cursing: "This damn rain!"

"You came to see me, what's the matter?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Chengyou just came back to his senses, raised the corner of his mouth, and said to Liu Zhiyuan, "I'm here to offer you a plan to destroy the city."

His eyes couldn't help turning around on Liu Chengyou, he didn't seem to pay much attention to it, and asked, "What's the plan?"

"Zhang Lian, the commander of Yan soldiers in the city, is willing to lead his subordinates to surrender to the imperial court anyway!" Liu Chengyou said.

Liu Zhiyuan's eyes lit up immediately, and he hurriedly asked, "Really? Why didn't you report it earlier?"

Liu Chengyou explained: "In the past two days, I sent Deqingdu to command Guo Rong to be responsible for contacting this matter. Now that it is basically confirmed, I dare to report this matter."

"Okay! Erlang, well done!" Liu Zhiyuan's expression changed from cloudy to cloudy and cloudy to sunny.However, a trace of doubt soon appeared on his face: "Is it credible?"

"Since the great Han came out of Hedong, countless Yan soldiers have been recruited and surrendered. Even Zhao Yanshou can entrust Youyan. What is a mere two thousand Yan soldiers? You just need to give him a guarantee, rest assured, and think about it." No difference." Liu Chengyou said: "Furthermore, if they want to surrender, they must first show us their sincerity!"

"what?"

"Create chaos in the city first, and cover up the defenders in the city. If there is no chaos in the city, our army will not attack!" Liu Chengyou replied.

"Zhang Lian also sent people to inform them of the real situation of the defenders in the city. It was reported from the city that the rebel forces are deployed!" Liu Chengyou took out a map of the city's defenses from his pocket, and handed it to Liu Zhiyuan: "In addition, Zhang Lian revealed that the army in the city was in turmoil, and the soldiers were very determined to surrender. There was no longer enough food and fodder, and the rumors of "sufficient soldiers and sufficient food" before were all preached by Du Chongwei, intending to bluff and cause the court to cast a slap in the face."

Liu Zhiyuan observed with the deployment map, his stiff face softened a lot.

"Yan Jun made an additional request."

"Say!" Liu Zhiyuan waved his hand in a good mood.

"After the city is broken, let it return to its hometown."

"This matter is easy to hear!" Liu Zhiyuan said grandly: "Youyan is also in chaos, if the other generation's heart is fierce, I will let him go."

"Instruct the commanders of the various armies to come to the imperial tent to participate in the military meeting." After speaking, Liu Zhiyuan ordered impatiently.

This rain was probably just a test of the patience of the Han army. It lasted all day and midnight, and finally stopped at midnight.At dawn on the second day, the sky was still gray, and in front of the South Camp, Sun Li led [-] well-selected and well-equipped soldiers to stand by.The task of the main attack was earned by his neck thickening.

There are more than two thousand strong soldiers, carrying dry planks, ready to pave the road.Because of the rain, the road surface is muddy, making it inconvenient for heavy siege equipment such as cloud carts to advance.

"Master, why is there still no movement? Is there really an internal response in the city?" It was extremely cold in the early morning, and one of the commanders under his command couldn't help but rubbed his hands and asked, "It's almost dawn, and the soldiers are almost frozen to death."

"If the officials say yes, then there will be!" Sun Li's opponents yelled and scolded at every turn: "Listen to the owner of this chamber, pass the order down, and when the signal is received, there will be chaos in the city. Give the owner of this chamber a little more dexterity. If anyone delays, I will kill him after the battle!"

"Yes!"

After another half a moment, the surrounding area was still dark and foggy, but it was much brighter.Finally, there was a burst of killing from the city.

The Han army outside the city still did not move until the sound of killing approached the city gate, and a few ostentatious white flags were erected from the top of the city, and there was a burst of roaring drums in the Han camp below the city.

After receiving the order to attack, just like a good drill, pave the road and push the cart at the same time.The front of the battalion was not far from the city wall, and soon, several cloud carts were pushed to the bottom of the city and reached the top of the city.The defenders on the city were obviously really messed up, and they didn't have a sluggish counterattack like before.

Seeing this, Sun Li stepped out with his sword straight out, and personally led the soldiers under his command to charge up against shields and swords.It took almost no effort to successfully reach the top of the city, and the stream continued.

At this point, I am not afraid of any conspiracy in the city.

(End of this chapter)