Fu Song

Chapter 607
On Xiayi City, there was deathly silence.

Just now, the joy of defeating Song Jun again was replaced by great panic at this moment.

The Song army did not withdraw, nor did it launch another attack.

They just escorted a group of people, and then planted some flags under the city.

Almost the entire army of [-] cavalry from Shangqiu was wiped out on that small beach. Even their chief general, the former deputy commander of the Dragon Guards, Shang Zhen, was captured alive.

The commander of the Dragon Guard Army, Xiang Hai, was killed by Qin Min during King Jing's rebellion. In that battle, the elite of the Dragon Guard Army was also defeated by the elite frontier army led by Qin Min.

After Xiang Hai's death, Shang Zhen's prestige was insufficient, and the command of the Dragon Guards completely fell into Huang Chun's hands.

In the Battle of Tokyo, most of the soldiers of the Dragon Guard surrendered to the Liao people along with Huang Chun.

But this time, the last elite left by the Dragon Guards was also completely defeated by Wei Wu.

It can almost be said that the Dragon Guard can be removed.

Under the threat of a knife, the dejected Shang Zhen yelled at the city, which was nothing more than persuading him to surrender. Wei Wu didn't expect such a yell to make Xiayi immediately bow his knees and surrender. The blow, but it can be said to be unparalleled.

There are no soldiers to help outside, and no cities to defend inside.

Not to mention a small city like Xiayi, so what if it is a big city that is impregnable?

It's just a matter of time.

The captives were taken away, and the flags of various colors were also taken away.

Below the city, cheers were thundering, and above the city, faces were ashen.

Then, they saw a few horses under the city, dragging a long thing to the front of the formation, and after a while of busy work, a long tube pointed to the top of the city.

Although I don't know what it is, but the intuition of being a soldier is still there.

All felt great danger.

Then came the danger.

There was a loud bang like a thunderbolt from the blue sky, and clouds of white smoke flew up above the Song army's position, and then, the gate tower of the east gate of Xiayi collapsed halfway, and the flames ignited blazingly. Several soldiers rolled and wailed on the ground, and some lay down on the ground without making a sound.

Huang Hai half-kneeled on the ground, trembling slightly, the girder of the fallen gatehouse was only a foot away from him, the guard who knocked him away just now was lying at his feet, the girder was pressing on his body , the blood in the mouth is gushing out one after another.

On the city wall, there was a panic.

Under the city, only at this moment was the sound of cheers that shook the sky.

Because at the moment when the loud noise rang out, all the Song troops under the city were also shocked.

It was also the first time they had seen this weapon.

With such a long range and such great power, it is much more powerful than a trebuchet.

What is even more gratifying is that such a weapon is owned by oneself.

The night gradually opened, and the Song army retreated to the distant camp one by one, and today's attack came to an end.

But the soldiers in Xiayi City didn't feel any joy at all.

Yes, just deep, boundless fear.

In the White Feather Army camp, Wei Wu looked at the dozen or so generals under his seat, and laughed loudly: "This is a cannon, a cannon. This thing is Erlang, oh oh, it is the first assistant. When the first assistant was still working as a pacifier on Guizhou Road Just researching, at the very beginning, it was just some wooden cannons. Haha, you may not know that these wooden cannons were originally used on ships. They fled in embarrassment. This kind of bronze cannon was just produced this year, and there are only a few in total, and the first and second assistants have all been sent to us!"

Everyone in the room cheered, not because of the guns, but because of the meaning behind the incident.

This represented that the status of their White Feather Army was different.

Even Zhang Jue jumped for joy.

Following the right people is very important.

If you follow correctly, the road to Qingyun will be open to you. If you follow wrongly, you will make meritorious deeds until you die, and the upward passage will be closed to you at a certain point.

"Zhang Tzu!" Wei Wu lowered his hands to stop the crowd's cheers, and was the first to call Zhang Tzu's name.

"The end is here!" Zhang borrowed strides forward.

"Today's battle in daylight, you performed the best!" When Wei Wu said this, he glanced at the Shesheng Battalion of the White Feather Army that he had brought, and the general of the Battalion immediately lowered his head.At that time, his reaction was slower than that of Zhang Jue.

Wei Wu clapped his hands, and a soldier came over holding a box and put the box in front of Zhang Zhan.

"Open it!"

Zhang Tie opened the box with some doubts. It didn't look like money, because it was easy for the soldiers to hold it over. If it was such a box of silver, it should be very difficult.

He opened the box, and then saw a box of white feathers.

In an instant, he understood the meaning of this.

Picking up a white feather, he knelt down on one knee, put the white feather in front of his heart, and said loudly: "The last general is willing to go through fire and water for the general, thank you general for your kindness!"

A total of five hundred white feathers, which directly included Zhang Bian's battalion into the sequence of the White Feather Army.

"My White Feather Army currently has ten battalions and one personal guard battalion. With you now, there are eleven battalions!" Wei Wu smiled and looked around at the other envious generals in the room, and said, "Opportunity!" It's equal, as long as you perform well, you can become a member of Baiyu! There are still battles to be fought, and it depends on whether you can make meritorious deeds!"

"Willing to die for the general!" Other generals, like Zhang Juan, who had just defected here, clasped their fists loudly to express their determination.

The feeling, including the treatment, must be completely different between being accepted as a direct line and a peripheral army.This is still something on the surface, and some inhumane but real things hidden inside are what these generals want more.

"Okay, today Bai Ri followed Huang Hai's horse, and I think he can't sit still at this time." Wei Wu said with a smile.

"General, will he come to attack our barracks at night?" a general asked loudly. "We won a big victory today, and we are finally a little slack in our hearts. That fellow Huang Hai must think so, why don't we set a trap and wait for him to rob the camp!"

Wei Wu smiled slightly: "That guy may want to attack the camp, but I'm afraid his subordinates don't want to, and there may be chaos in the city. The last way left for Huang Hai is to break out of the encirclement in the dark and escape for his life. Everyone, Huang Hai is a traitor The one who is on the list, although the ranking is a little lower, but whoever can catch him will be a great achievement."

Obviously, the breathing in the room became heavier.

One task after another began to be issued, and a famous general began to rush to receive it.

The task in the direction of Shangqiu became the focus of everyone's competition, because if Huang Hai wanted to break through, he would of course run towards Shangqiu.

After the tasks were assigned and dinner was finished, the various troops began to move towards their respective mission areas under the cover of night, and those who went to chase and intercept them were all newly surrendered troops. Most of the Baiyu Battalion was still in the main camp. Stand by.

This time, Zhang borrowed a task that was completely different from the direction of Shangqiu, to patrol the Dongsha River.

You can't be the first bird in everything.

This time in the battle of Xiayi, he has already made too much limelight.

First, he was directly promoted by the team general several times and became the general of the first battalion. Then today, because of his outstanding performance in intercepting Zhao Jun's cavalry, he was directly awarded Bai Yu by Wei Wu and became the eleventh battalion of the Bai Yu Army. Others are envious and jealous.

The rafters in his early years are rotten first, of course Zhang Jue has to work hard to climb up, but he doesn't want to be the object of others' envy, so when it's time to back down, he backs down.

In this way, it will not become the target of public criticism.

Moreover, the leisurely job of patrolling the Dongsha River is very suitable for him, and it can also relax his soldiers.

If the Yellow Sea wants to break through, there must be some arrangements, and the trapped beast will still fight. This final blow must be very fierce.

It would be the best of both worlds to save a few brothers from dying and let other colleagues praise him for his loyalty.

Sitting on the embankment, Zhang Jue chewed on the dried meat and looked in the direction of Xiayi.

The treatment after becoming a direct descendant is different.

After surrendering to the Song Army, the food looked the same as that of the Bai Yu Army, but now, after dinner, several large boxes of jerky were distributed, saying it was a supper food for the soldiers.There are not many per person, only three or five, but there were none before.

I asked Xiang Yu, my logistics officer, but the other party smiled and said that this is the usual practice.

Whose practice, Bai Yujun's practice.

It is conceivable that those people who had the same identity as me earlier do not exist now.

The jerky tastes good, it is marinated first and then dried.

It is moistened in the mouth first, soaked softly, and then chewed slowly, the taste is long.

The sound of the golden drum came faintly, and in the distance, the fire broke through half the sky.

"Damn it, they are burning the city!" Zhang Tun jumped up all of a sudden.

Xiayi is not a simple military city, there are thousands of households in it, Huang Hai actually set fire to the city in order to escape, this is to restrain the pursuers and buy time for him to escape.

"It's so vicious, I don't know how many innocent people will die this time!" The soldiers around him were indignant.

When Xiayi was on fire, the remaining Baiyu army, under the leadership of Wei Wu, all attacked and approached Xiayi.

The blazing fire lit up half the sky.

The East City Gate opened with a bang, and countless people poured out from it, not soldiers, but residents of the city.

Nearly [-] ordinary people poured out from the city gate crying and howling.

Naturally, they didn't want to come out, but they were forced by swords and guns, so they had to walk out of the house in tears, and then watched their homes being set on fire.

This time, it was impossible not to run.

Once the city gate was opened, they could only rush out of the city.

"It's impossible to fight, but there are different ways of escaping!" Wei Wu grumbled. "Ignite the fire, draw the boundary line, kill those who cross the line! Orders, bring dozens of loud voices, call me!"

Piles of bonfires were quickly lit, forming a large circle around the east gate.

"Those who come out of the fire circle, die!"

The shrill sound of blazing pierced through the sky above the fugitives, first dozens of loud voices roared, and then thousands of people responded in unison.

"Those who come out of the fire circle, die!"

Tens of thousands of people run up and look at the mountains and plains, but if everyone is gathered together, it doesn't take up too much space.

The momentum of thousands of people shouting in unison is really not small, and the running people, frightened by such a prestige, really stayed in the big circle surrounded by the bonfire honestly.

And some people who were really scared and didn't know how to run out of the fire circle were shot and killed by the white feather army mercilessly on the spot.

Only a handful of soldiers came out from the east gate.

These people threw away the weapons in their hands, and skillfully crouched on the ground with their heads in their hands.

The four gates of Xiayi City were opened at the same time, and the people who came out of the east gate were soldiers, while those who fled from the other three gates were soldiers.

Wei Wu didn't bother to deal with these deserters, since they couldn't escape very far anyway.

Those newly surrendered troops who are eager to make meritorious service will desperately try to capture more prisoners.

"Go to the city, organize people, and put out the fire!" Wei Wu said to Zhou Guang: "Old Zhou, go and pick some young men from among the captives, and follow them into the city to put out the fire!"

A fierce battle broke out in the direction of Shangqiu.

Hundreds of cavalry and thousands of elite soldiers opened the west gate at the same time as the east gate opened. After fleeing for only a few miles, they encountered the intercepting Song army, and a big battle broke out between the two sides.

As for the north and south cities, although the Song army also besieged them, their strength was far behind that of Ximen.

In the dark night, I don't know how many people quietly threw away their weapons and armor, and then ran away with their heads buried.Once blocked, he immediately squatted on the ground with his head in his arms, shouting that I am a commoner, don't kill me!
In the end, of course, they all became captives.

Zhang Jue was drowsy.

Even if some stragglers flee to his direction, there is no need for him to go out, the people below will naturally catch these fish that slipped through the net. Now the hundreds of soldiers under him are very excited and are working hard , ready to make new achievements!

A burst of noise woke Zhang Jue up. He opened his eyes a little annoyed, and shouted: "What's the matter? I was surprised. I caught the prisoners and tied them up. They will be handed over to the camp at dawn." go."

"Zhengjiang, Zhengjiang, we have caught the Yellow Sea!" The cheers from a distance made Zhang Jue jump up, completely drowsy.

"What, you caught Huang Hai, did you make a mistake? Why did he come to us?"

A group of people walked over happily hugging a guy who was tied up.

By the light of the fire, Zhang Tun grabbed the man's hair and lifted him up.

He gasped, it wasn't Huang Hai, which one!
Huang Hai doesn't recognize him, but he does.

At that time, Huang Hai was a high-ranking general with nearly [-] troops under his command.

And myself, just a small captain.

But life is so wonderful, and the reversal of current events is only a short period of two years.
The high-ranking person has become a prisoner of his own little man.

He scratched his head,
Some helpless.

He didn't want to do any more meritorious service, but he brought the credit to his door.

Looking at the Dongsha River in front of him, he breathed a sigh of relief and understood a little.

Those actions in Xiayi City were all to create conditions for Huang Hai to escape. He wanted to cross the Dongsha River to the Xiaohong River first, and then escape from the Xiaohong River back to Shangqiu!
(End of this chapter)