Kingdom of Heaven and Han

Chapter 569

Outside Yique City, Wang Ruohai entered the commander's tent, and said to Wang Xiao: "The day before yesterday, Zhang Yin killed the defenders in the west of Luoyang, and met Mr. Dong. The two met at night, but they didn't know why, and it was not pleasant. Mr. Dong Back in Shou'an, I ignored Jie Shuai's order to adapt it."

Wang Xiaolie said: "It must be what Zhang Yin said that caused Dong Xian to be suspicious. It's normal. Dong Xian is used to being a prince and is not used to being restrained by others. There is no need to rush this matter, and Zhang Yin cannot be allowed to do it." .Where is Yuan Gai? Tell him to enter Luoyang immediately, and call on Mr. Dong if necessary."

Wang Ruohai said: "Yesterday Yuan Ji arrived at Longmen, where he set up various departments of the Chinese army."

Wang Xiaolie nodded: "A military commander is used to giving orders, not euphemistic in speaking. Letting them say the same thing, and letting Qian Jue say it, have completely two effects. It is inevitable. If a commanding officer has something to say, he can’t speak directly and think twice, how can he fight? Let Zhang Yin not have to intervene in this matter, and leave it to Yuan Ji. Zhang Yin can’t do it well, but Yuan Ji can’t.”

Wang Ruohai said yes.Said: "By the way, as our prisoner, Meng Bangxiong's attitude is very arrogant. He was asked to persuade him to surrender in front of Yique City, but he said that his family should not be blamed after the war, and he wanted to keep his family safe. He even wanted to guarantee He is an official, and no one bullies his family, so he is willing to go to the city."

Wang Xiaolie laughed and said, "What is this fellow thinking? Go and call him, and tell me clearly!"

Wang Ruohai said yes, and transferred out the handsome account.

Li Yanxian said: "There are still [-] soldiers and horses in Yique City. Meng Bangxiong thinks this is his bargaining chip. If he doesn't agree with him, he will not persuade him to surrender. Maybe the soldiers and horses in the city will resist desperately? In his opinion , I am still valuable."

Wang Xiaolie said: "He thinks too much. The artillery regiment has arrived, how many days can Yique City be defended? One day? Two days? I just don't want to meet with swordsmen unless it is a last resort because the city is from the Song Dynasty. I really want to resist, but how can I tolerate him!"

While talking, Meng Bangxiong was brought in, and stood there looking at Wang Xiaolie proudly.

Wang Xiaolie said: "Boss, there are only 5000 soldiers in Yique City left under your command. To this day, there is no room for recovery. If you can go to the city to persuade the city to surrender, I can spare your life." , to be an ordinary citizen in the future. If not, then there is only one dead end!"

Meng Bangxiong said: "I have been wandering the streets since I was a child. What scene have I never seen? Commander Jie don't need to scare me! There are five thousand soldiers in the city. If you want to destroy the city, you will always have to pay the price of thousands of people. My requirements are not high. After Shuai wins, he wants to keep my family and property safe. I stayed behind in Xijing for two years and saved a fortune. If you don’t let me be an official, I’ll be a rich man, isn’t it too much?”

Wang Xiaolie said: "You stayed behind in Xijing for two years, how many people were killed because of this? How many people's wealth did you rob? Liu Yu established a puppet Qi, and you immediately sold yourself and became an official of the puppet Qi! People like you If you are a rich man, who will trust my army? Needless to say, if you are willing to go to the city to persuade you to surrender, I will save your life. If you are not willing, I will behead you tomorrow! Thousands of soldiers and horses, I want to see how long they can defend!"

Meng Bangxiong sneered, apparently not believing what Wang Xiaolie said.

Wang Xiaolie shook his head.To Wang Ruohai: "Attack the city tomorrow! Cut off the sacrificial flag first!"

After finishing speaking, he waved his hand and ordered Meng Bangxiong to be taken down.

Seeing Wang Xiaolie's resolute attitude, Meng Bangxiong felt flustered.It's just that he still doesn't believe that Wang Xiaolie will really give up his pawn and order his subordinates to attack with flesh and blood.When the city of Yique was built, Wang Xiaolie mobilized elite soldiers and strong generals to build it very strong.The younger brother Meng Bangjie is good at leading troops, and he doesn't believe that he can be breached so easily.

After escorting Meng Bangxiong out, Wang Xiaolie stood up and stretched himself.Said: "After breaking Yique City, we should go north to Luoyang City. Luoyang, a thousand-year-old city, is not comparable to other places. Whether we can do well in Luoyang is also a test for us!"

Li Yanxian said: "It's not wrong that Luoyang is a thousand-year-old city, but it's very dilapidated now. According to Zhang Yin, there are only two to three thousand houses in the city, and there are large farmlands inside the outer city. Even the most prosperous places are now dilapidated. "

Wang Xiaolie said: "This is equivalent to drawing on white paper. Although it is difficult, there are few constraints. Go to bed early tonight, and tomorrow the artillery will attack the city!"

Early the next morning, Meng Bangxiong was pulled up by the soldiers.I ate a bowl of meat and a fish for breakfast, drank three bowls of wine, and was tied up.

Until now, Meng Bangxiong still didn't believe that Wang Xiaolie would kill him like this.Laughing while eating meat, shaking his head again and again.After being pushed to the front of the city, a big man supported him on one side, but he still didn't believe it.Even until a big man raised his knife, Meng Bangxiong still thought he was scaring himself.

When the time of Chen arrived, Tian Cheng, Hou Yu of You, said loudly: "The time of Chen has arrived, ready to attack the city! Left and right, cut off Meng Bangxiong's sacrificial flag!"

As Tian Cheng's voice fell, Meng Bangxiong watched in surprise as the steel knife of the big man beside him was raised high and fell like lightning.His head fell to the ground, his face was still full of disbelief, and his eyes were fixed on the executioner.

Meng Bangxiong was beheaded in front of the formation, the artillery commanded Song Yan to command his men, and the muzzle was aimed at the city wall on the left side of the city gate.

With a roar, gunpowder smoke rose, and a large section of the city wall collapsed.The soldiers defending the city were shocked, not knowing what to do.I have lived for so many years, and I have never seen such a siege.Dozens of iron pipes emit black smoke, and the city wall collapses?

Commander Dai Yuchang, commander of the rear, pointed forward, commanded Li Yan to roar, and led his subordinates to rush towards the gap.

When attacking Junzhou, it was also a round of artillery that collapsed the city wall.Now attacking Yique, the city wall still can't stop a round of artillery.this is normal.To build a city wall, there is one before the artillery, and one after the artillery.In the normal development of history, the spear and the shield always ebb and flow, and there will not be too much difference between the two.Now Wang Xiaolie's artillery has skipped several stages at once, and of course the old city walls can't stop it.Moreover, dozens of cannons are always fired at the same time, which is really killing a chicken with a sledgehammer.

Li Yan ascended the city first, and the defenders barely resisted.The army from behind roared in, rushing straight into the official hall in the city.

Seeing it from a high place, Wang Xiaolie sighed.This is a city built by myself, and I didn't expect it to be so vulnerable to my own artillery.It seems that when the city is built in the future, the city wall must consider artillery, and it will be built in a different way.

In less than half an hour, the gates of Yique City opened wide.Meng Bangjie led his generals and was brought in front of Wang Xiaolie.

Wang Xiaolie said: "Why bother! I have been besieging the city for several days, and you surrendered a long time ago, so it is not like this. Now, what else do you have to say?"

Meng Bangjie said: "Jie Shuai's troops are like heavenly soldiers, and I am willing to surrender!"

Wang Xiaolie was stunned for a moment.He killed Meng Bangxiong himself, thinking that as a direct brother, Meng Bangjie would probably fight to the end.Where did you think that after the city was broken, it would return immediately?These two brothers are really interesting.

After thinking for a while, Wang Xiaolie said: "Your brother Meng Bangxiong was captured by me, and I asked him to come to the city to persuade him to surrender. In the end, after all, he was unwilling. Before attacking just now, I had already beheaded him before the battle! You are brothers, are you really willing to surrender to me?"

Meng Bangjie smiled wryly: "My elder brother always does things inexplicably. Now that he is dead, what can we say?"

Wang Xiaolie nodded, not knowing whether to believe Meng Bangjie's words or not, he didn't know what to say for a while.

After a while, he said: "If you surrender, you will be managed as surrendered troops. I have my own system here, which is different from other places. In the next few days, if you perform well in the surrendered battalion, there is still room for you opportunity to serve the country.”

After speaking, he ordered these people to be taken aside.

Wang Ruohai said: "This Meng Bangjie is really interesting. He stayed in Yique City for several days without fighting or surrendering. Now that my brother has been killed and the city is broken, he is about to surrender immediately. Commander Jie, can you trust me?"

Wang Xiaolie shook his head: "How do I know? There are all kinds of people in the world, how can I guess accurately? I have to put him in the surrender camp first and see how he behaves."

(Happy Mid-autumn Festival!)

(End of this chapter)