retaliate

Chapter 1274
The 14th year of Dagan has passed, and on the first day of the new year, Wei Ming led his subordinates to spend in the outskirts of Sangju.

Tens of thousands of soldiers ate in the big camp, steaming.

"There is meat today, but it's a pity that there is not enough wine." Liao Jie, the head of the company, said: "The Duke said that Sangju is not a big city. When Jiancheng is captured, there will be enough wine and meat."

Wei Ming looked at the soldiers who were devouring the food, and said, "If you take down Chang'an, let alone eat meat, women can also play casually."

Liao Jie said with a smile: "When we arrive in Chang'an, I'm afraid everyone in the city will run away."

"Can't run." Wei Ming shook his head, "Where can they go? If there is no food to eat, they will starve to death halfway. Staying, maybe there is still life."

Liao Jie hesitated for a moment, "The last time Huangzhou massacred the city, there were some objections in the army."

"Who?" Wei Ming's eyes were slightly cold, "But those from the Tang Dynasty?"

Liao Jie nodded.

"They know nothing. If there is no Huangzhou massacre, how can Songzhou go down in one go?"

A horse came slowly, approached, and dismounted.

In the afternoon, the siege continued.

Wu Zhang smiled, "At this moment, it's all about self-protection."

"I'm waiting for my wish!"

From time to time, a sergeant was shot because he went out with his head, and rolled down the city.

The defenders sheltered from the cold wind below the city, and lost the will to continue fighting.

As soon as they came into contact, they showed more aggressive methods than the previous two days.

"That dog thief actually conspired against him!" Liao Jie gritted his teeth.

A rebel hacked and killed four people in a row with a knife. After being stabbed twice, he still killed another person before falling down.

When the wooden ladder reached the top of the city, the remaining defenders were wiped out with just one shock.

But it is obvious that this kind of sharpening their guns in front of the battle is not as good as the sophistication of the rebels.

Sima Wuzhang sat comfortably, still dealing with political affairs.

"Where are the people? Where are the reinforcements?"

That night, the people in the city knew that the city would be destroyed tomorrow, and all the women put plaster on their faces, or replaced them with men's decorations.And men are trying to think about how to make themselves look more honest...

"Sima!"

"Old man, I'm waiting for you!" Liao Jie had no cultivation and retreated to the back.

"set off!"

The densely packed infantry were marching slowly, and at first glance, it looked like countless ants were moving.

The army is dispatched.

The smell of blood on the top of the city was strong, Liao Jie retched a bit, gasped and said: "Gather the young and strong in the city, how long can we hold on?"

Wu Zhang looked at them, and said with relief, "I, Datang, should rejuvenate again."

Wei Ming is Shi Zhongtang's core team member and his confidant.Therefore, even the urging seems to be more tactful.

Wu Zhang came with the last reserve team, shot intensively with archers, and then stepped forward with long spears.

"Stop it!" Wu Zhang ordered.

Liao Jie's expression relaxed, when the scouts arrived again.

Wei Ming's face turned blue, and he said: "Please report back to the Duke, five days, within five days, Sangju will be destroyed."

Amidst the howling, the faces of those soldiers were pale.

Wu Zhang fell.

Near noon, Liao Jie came.

"What do you mean?"

Wei Ming said angrily: "Incompetent!"

Zhang Yi said, "It still depends on Liao Jie."

"Most of the defenders have lost, and the rest will be wounded, and the city will surely be destroyed tomorrow." The general who led the army to attack the city today laughed.

Before long, they heard the sound of hooves.

At this time, the people in the city came out.

The two went to the top of the city, only to see smoke and dust billowing in the distance.

Sangju belongs to the hinterland of the south, and there are troops from southern Xinjiang in front, so there are not many people in Sangju.

Wei Ming shouted.

"kill!"

"Tell the Duke, tomorrow, break the city!"

He tried his best to swing the knife, but because of the missing arm, the horizontal knife deviated from the direction.

"Tens of thousands!" Liao Jie smiled wryly, "Our Sangju has only 5000 people, how can we be an opponent?"

Wei Ming led the team himself.

Seeing this, the young and strong people in the back yelled and ran away.

The rebels were outraged.

"I'm afraid of slaughtering the city."

Teams of scouts are rushing back desperately.

"Shi Zhongtang is ambitious and has been accumulating strength. Chang'an gave him all the money, food and weapons that should have been given to northern Xinjiang. Every year from the beginning to the end of the year, there is an endless stream of convoys going to southern Xinjiang. The adopted son of your majesty and noble concubine Well! Naturally, he is loyal, at least stronger than the so-called Yang Ni from Northern Xinjiang."

The siege equipment built long ago began to advance.

The rebels came in like a tide.

"The Duke is watching us, and the little Sangju is standing in front of us. In three days, can we break it?"

Wu Zhang looked at Liao Jie in disbelief.

Liao Jie sat down slowly, and said weakly: "How could it be so, how could it be so!"

In the morning light, the rebels appeared.

"Wan Sheng!"

When he got to the top of the city, he asked, "Where is the envoy?"

The same is true for Wu Zhang, but he remained calm, "After a fight yesterday, the soldiers have practiced their skills. Today they are much calmer."

"Shangzhou Sima, Wuzhang."

On the second day, the performance of the defenders was even better.

"How long do you think you can hold on?" Liao Jie asked.

On this day, more than half of the defenders lost.

"Today, we must break the city!"

A detachment of cavalry arrived outside the camp and was led in.

Someone peeked out through the crack of the door.

"it is good!"

Wei Ming raised his hand and said solemnly: "For the Duke!"

"The courage of an army!" Wei Ming said: "Get ready!"

The bravery of the rebels overwhelmed the defenders.

Wu Zhang looked at those soldiers, cupped his hands, and then climbed up the steps.

The sound of horseshoes was like thunder, and it became more and more dense.

"It's no wonder we don't have reinforcements here."

The defenders cheered.

……

"General, there is only one person at the head of the city."

Wu Zhang ordered the army to open the supply of wine and food.

Walked behind Wu Zhang.

Every time, Wu Zhang can be seen.

The remaining defenders ate a big meal in rotation.

A group of young men rushed over and were killed in a short while.

Wu Zhang sneered and said, "But look at it now, Northern Xinjiang has never gone south, but Shi Zhongtang is attacking the city."

"What use is he alone!"

It was an extremely contemptuous slogan that dismissed the defenders as nothing.

"Damn it!" Liao Jie gritted his teeth and said, "This kind of general who dominates one side should not be done by a foreign race."

This is the trick.

Wu Zhang took advantage of the cessation of this wave of offensive, and said loudly: "The rebels said they would destroy Sangju in three days, and now there is still half a day left, Sangju is still here!"

Teams of cavalry rushed over happily.

One after another, the defenders walked up in silence.

Under the banner of the Central Army, Wei Ming looked at the top of the city, and Zhang Yi beside him introduced: "Shangzhou Inspector Liao Jie is famous for his generous and elegiac poems. It is not easy to fight with him in charge of Sangju's defense."

dawn.

Seeing the sun go down, Wei Ming took a deep breath, beheaded the general who came to plead guilty, and then attacked the city himself.

"This is the old man's fate." Liao Jie smiled and said, "I used to have a thousand words in my chest, but now I only have one sentence..."

"The old man is here, and you are also waiting!"

Wu Zhang put the finished documents on Liao Jie's case, and Liao Jie waved his hand, "I don't care about these things at this time. Hurry up and get the young men in the city to gather."

The enemy broke through the city again and again, and the defenders must gather superior forces to counterattack and drive the enemy down.

The rebels attacked more and more fiercely.

He looked at the sky with a smile, looked at Wei Ming who was walking over and raised his horizontal knife, and said, "Old man, I will live up to Datang."

"Is this the New Year's day?" Liao Jie stomped his foot, "Forget it, there is death."

He raised his head and roared, "I am Datang..."

The rebels were coming in menacingly.

Wu Zhang got up and suddenly rushed forward.

"The envoy is wise." Wu Zhang said, "However, the rebel army is strong. At this moment, the longer Sangju resists, the more fully prepared the follow-up counties will be."

"That's right. But the mantis' arm is nothing more than a cart."

He looked around and said, "Repay the king with one death!"

The enemy is shouting.

Wei Ming said in a deep voice: "Return to the Duke, in three days, Sangju will be destroyed."

Wei Ming was overjoyed.

"It's fine if you don't resist."

"Shi Jun had a fever last night and said he would come later."

The cavalry dodged, and the infantry stepped forward until they were more than a mile away from the city.

Da da!

"kill!"

After holding on for three days, they completed their task.

Everyone around followed suit.

Wu Zhang rushed up, and just when the rebels were about to jump up, he slashed his head with a knife.

Shi Zhongtang set up three thousand tiger and leopard cavalry following the example of Xuanjia cavalry in northern Xinjiang, led by the mighty general Ashina Zheming.

Wu Zhang shook his head, "It was okay before, but after the rebels slaughtered the city in Huangzhou, the people dare not."

The sound of horseshoes came, and everyone turned their heads to look.

"Get out of the way!"

"General Wei."

"I'm afraid I won't be able to keep it tomorrow."

Someone looked out through the crack of the door and saw Wu Zhang walking alone.

The waning moon is still hanging in the sky, and the radiance is cool and cold on the street, and Yiqi came alone.

The defenders were also ready to surrender.

Wei Ming inspected the past all the way, Liao Jie followed beside him, looking at the faces of the aliens, he was suddenly in a trance.

In the afternoon, the top of the city was breached, and the rebels had rushed into the city.

Wei Ming laughed and pointed at Wu Zhang, "What about you?"

The hearts of the people are unstable, and the morale of the army is not much better.

"My lord, Wei Ming's army is dispatched."

The people were talking.

Near noon, Wei Ming ordered Jin to call.

The envoy didn't want to offend him, and said with a smile: "Before the official came, the Duke said that Wei Ming used his troops too ruthlessly, and his sharpness was only second to Zhe Ming. However, Zhe Ming is not as good as him in the overall situation."

The voice gradually became louder, but Wu Zhang was unmoved.

He looked at Liao Jie, "Let me say a few words! Give encouragement to the soldiers."

The people who were worried about the massacre of the rebel army did not feel sleepy.

Wei Ming stood firm, Liao Jie stepped forward and presented the seal with both hands, "I am willing to surrender."

"You have to find a way!" Liao Jie sighed, "I don't know when the reinforcements will arrive."

"It's too late." Wu Zhang shook his head.

Wu Zhang said: "The lower officials have already ordered them to prepare, but after the massacre of Huangzhou, we can't expect too much."

The people are ready to meet the rebels.

"For the Duke."

Wu Zhang is back and forth to rescue.

A sergeant came up.

And then another...

"I'm afraid the city will be destroyed tomorrow."

Liao Jie, the governor of Sangju, walked back and forth in the lobby like an ant on a hot pot, and went out from time to time to look outside, as if he could hear the footsteps of the reinforcements.

At the top of the city, Wu Zhang sat down slowly, panting with his back against the battlements.

"The original Zhang Xianggong did a good job. Even Zhang Chumao is better than Shi Zhongtang." Liao Jie suddenly looked sad, "The youngest son of the old man will go to Chang'an to prepare for the imperial examination at the beginning of the year. The old man has prepared a few poems, ready Congratulations to him, now..."

"It's Wu Sima."

Wu Zhang, who lost one arm, stood there, looked at Wei Ming who had climbed up to the top of the wall, and said with a smile, "Here?"

Wei Ming nodded slightly, "This man is brave and will be of great use after he surrenders."

A rebel climbed up the wooden ladder.

"The enemy is coming." Liao Jie looked around, most of the defenders looked pale.

"Fire arrows!"

"Definitely!"

"Maybe I will go to work as a coolie!"

Arrows rained down from the city's head.

"Tomorrow." Standing on the top of the wall, Wu Zhang said, "Put it off until tomorrow."

Wu Zhang ran wildly at the top of the city, and just drove away a wave of rebels, and then another wave came.

The atmosphere here is relaxed, but Sangju City is gloomy.

When the sun went down, the rebels retreated with hatred.

Wei Ming saw this scene and asked, "Who is this person?"

The news of the massacre in Huangzhou came, and the people of Sangju changed their faces when they heard the name of the rebels.

It is a good sign that the Governor of Yizhou has surrendered!
This also made up for the fault of not breaking the city for three days.

As soon as the New Year's breakfast was finished, Wei Ming called the generals to discuss matters.

Everyone laughed.

"Yes!"

The rebels began to withdraw.

"Master, tens of thousands of rebels are coming this way."

Three days!

Wu Zhang said: "Before the general trend, personal life and death honors and disgraces are nothing. This old man has only one thought." He got up, looked at the rebels, and said, "Kill a few more rebels!"

The rebels retreated leisurely, and even took advantage of the inexperience of the defenders to chase them down. A counterattack almost broke the city. Fortunately, Wu Zhang was nearby, and led the reserve team to drive down the rebels who almost broke through in front of Liao Jie. .

When the sun sets, the top of the city looks dilapidated.

Liao Jie's face was in pain from the morning wind.

The enemy army fell under the city, and the archers mixed in it raised their heads and shot arrows at the top of the city.

"This is about surrendering the city!"

Just as he was about to speak, he saw pawns appearing in the distance.

Wei Ming said: "Since the army was raised, it has broken three states in a row.

Men, women and children knelt down.

"it is good!"

"Why do you have to stick to it for half a day?"

"Alright!"

Wu Zhang stood there, covered in blood.With the evening wind blowing gently, he suddenly smiled and said, "It's done."

Holding a knife, Wu Zhang saluted in the direction of Chang'an, "Chen Wu Zhang, bid farewell to Your Majesty today."

Liao Jing hesitated to speak.

He drew out his long knife, pointed at the top of the wall and shouted: "Our Southern Border Army..."

The scout came, his face was livid, he didn't know if he was blown by the cold wind, or he was afraid in his heart.

Wei Ming looked at his subordinates, "I made a promise to break the city in three days. If I can't break it in three days, I will go to the battle myself. Wait... enter the death camp!"

In the first wave of attacks, although the morale of the defenders was good, they suffered heavy casualties due to the long absence of battle.

Wu Zhang said, "Two or three days."

Wei Ming was annoyed and swung his knife.

This is the rule that Wei Ming established recently.

Wu Zhang washed the brush, hung it on the pen holder, got up and said, "Master, let's go!"

Wei Ming said contemptuously.

"Siege!"

"There will be no reinforcements."

He ran tirelessly, slashing and killing...

The women hugged their children, wishing they could fly away with their wings.

Wu Zhang stood alone on the top of the wall, footsteps came from behind him, followed by Liao Jie's voice.

Liao Jie was overjoyed.

The rebels came, and there was a lot of movement.

The remaining defenders are all looking at Wu Zhang.

"Siege!"

At the top of the city, Wu Zhang was analyzing to Liao Jie, "Most of our army has never fought, and the enemy army is all tigers and wolves, so Sangju cannot be kept."

Wu Zhang has practiced and commanded in front.

The generals trembled in their hearts, "Take orders!"

This knife can be said to have instilled souls into the defenders.

The last team of scouts entered the city, and the gates were closed.

In the early morning of the third day.

"There are only 5000 men and horses in the city, and most of them have never been in battle. Our army is all tigers, and one can count as ten." Wei Ming said contemptuously: "I said three days, not a random promise. In fact, in my opinion, Sangju can be broken in a day!"

Wei Ming saw it, "It's Wu Zhang!"

"He who understands current affairs is a hero." Liao Jie's face turned red.

The envoy approached and said, "The Duke of the state asked, when will Sangju be captured?"

A sergeant who lost his arm knelt down, "We can't hold it anymore."

Amid the cheers, the siege began.

Da da!

Wei Ming returned to the camp.

Knife light flashed.

Wu Zhang and the defenders were excited at this moment, and continued to counterattack.

"Three days to break the city!"

He turned his head and said with a smile: "We gave the rebels a head-on blow."

Liao Jie pressed the handle of the knife, "Then die for the country!"

"We can stand it!"

He drew out the horizontal knife and shouted: "Today, there is only death!"

"The rebels said they would destroy the city in three days. If the city is really destroyed in three days, the arrogance of the rebels will become more arrogant, and the subsequent states and counties will become more timid."

"It's Wu Sima."

They got together in twos and threes, talking about what would happen if they surrendered.

The banner at the head of the city fell together with the head.

Work hard for 15 years, the fourth day of junior high school.

The city of Shangzhou was broken, and Liao Jie, the governor, surrendered to the enemy.

Sima Wuzhang died in battle!

(End of this chapter)