The Yanming of the Five Hus and Sixteen Kingdoms

Chapter 90 The King of Yan Pounds the Morale of the Yan Army and Takes Jicheng in the First Battle
The Yan army finally came to Jicheng.

This time the siege battle originally planned to send Murong Ba to take the lead, but now Yan Lord Murong Jun has led the Chinese army southward, approaching Jicheng.Jicheng is blocked by the Yan army going south. This city is an important city in the north. The monarchs of Yan Kingdom have dreamed of conquering it. Now it is heard that the defense in the city is empty, and Murong Jun intends to lead the army himself. Monopolize this power.

The soldiers under Murong Ba's tent felt dissatisfied, but Murong Ba was open-minded, he only led the army to fight against another army of Murong Ke's army, and followed slowly, defending the central army.

Unexpectedly, the walls of Ji City are high and the trenches are deep. Although there are few defenders, they are desperately resisting, and everyone has the will to die.Although the Yan army was numerous, they lacked siege equipment. In addition, Murong Jun concentrated his forces to attack its north gate in vain. The crowd was crowded and it was difficult to use its forces. However, many soldiers were shot and killed by the defenders on the city wall.

Jicheng, which was expected to be taken in two or three hours, has now been fought for three days.

On the third day, in Murong Jun's camp, his uncle Murong Ping saw the urgency of the battle, and said: "King Yan, Murong Ba's army is on the flank. For the current plan, we should lead Murong Ba's army to attack the city and fight for the whole army. open circuit."

"No!" Murong Jun threw down the military newspaper angrily, "Our Chinese army has been attacking for three days, now that Murong Ba is attacking the city, wouldn't it be fruitless, no way."

While speaking, a sergeant came to report, "King Yan, our army has suffered heavy losses, can we retreat and fight again in the future."

Unexpectedly, the king of Yan got up angrily and said: "My ancestors of the Yan Kingdom led the Yan army to fight in the south and in the north. People who are greedy for life and afraid of death are not worthy of my Yan army's athletes, come here, kill me quickly, so as to calm the army's mind."

"Your Majesty has been wronged, you have been wronged, the last general has nothing to do with it." The sergeant yelled from inside the tent.

King Yan was furious at this time, and no one dared to speak out in the big tent for a while, only to see that the man was dragged out by the left and right guards to be punished.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty can't do it. If you don't engage in battle with the enemy, you will kill the general before the battle. I am afraid that the army will be disadvantaged." Meng Gao, the personal guard beside him, advised him.

"So it's Meng Gao," Murong Jun glanced at him. Since he was promoted from Xiangxue that year, he often made him serve him. He is often cited as a personal bodyguard.

"You have always been with Guzhi, now you understand a lot about the army." King Yan's anger has gradually subsided at this time.

Meng Gao was also not good at words, he was just panicked, and said after a while, "The last general, the last general just feels that it is a pity that he died at the hands of his own family instead of the enemy."

Hearing this, Murong Ping said anxiously: "Meng Gao, you are bold."

Murong Jun signaled Murong Ping not to interrupt, and said to Meng Gao: "Talk and listen."

"Soldiers, let's go all out, then weaken twice, and exhaust three times. Now that the Yan army has been besieging the city for three days, the momentum of the Yan army seems to be exhausted. If you can no longer muster the courage to take the city in one fell swoop, but kill the general, you may be in danger. The army is at a disadvantage."

Murong Junzhi thought for a while, then smiled and said: "Meng Gao's words are very in line with Gu's intentions. Come and set up a high platform, Gu wants to personally beat the drums and supervise the battle."

Murong Ping hastily remonstrated: "Your Majesty's sword and arrow have no eyes, don't do such a dangerous thing."

The rest of the generals also said: "Your Majesty, the body of Wancheng, don't take any risks."

"The soldiers of my Yan army are all fighting the enemy bravely in front. As the lord of a country, I am sitting in the tent. How can I face the common people and the common people. This time Meng Gao can accompany and drive. I don't believe that Zhao's bow and arrow can It hurts the orphan." The soldiers in the tent saw that the king of Yan had made up his mind, so they couldn't say anything.

In the open space of Yan Guozhong's military camp, there is only a high platform with a drum on it.King Yan walked up the steps slowly in armor, and shouted to the audience: "Now the grand ambition of our ancestors of Yan Kingdom to go south is about to come true. How can it be blocked by Jicheng? Our Yan army is trapped under Jicheng, alone. It’s a mistake. There is no king of Yan in the Yan army, only Murong Jun, the drummer, beats the drums for the soldiers and helps them conquer Jicheng.”

The soldiers in the audience raised their heads and held their breath, only to see King Yan raise his club and began to beat the big drum heavily, once, twice... the drum beat all day long.

"Kill, kill, kill" shouts of killing echoed in the camp

Above Jicheng, the Yan army's offensive has stopped. On the city wall, sergeants are patrolling back and forth, collecting arrow clusters, and rectifying military affairs to prepare for the Yan army.

"Look, general." On the top of the city, Wang Tuo was patrolling. The soldiers of Jicheng guarded for three days. Although the number of soldiers was small, they killed many Yan troops. mediocre.Suddenly, in the Yan army camp, there was a sky-shattering killing sound, and everyone leaned out of the city wall to look at it.

"The drummer seems to be a high-ranking official, and there is a circle of sergeants around the stage." The sergeant with good eyesight replied.

The general Wang Tuo said viciously: "The Yan army is hateful. They deceived me and wanted to conquer Jicheng with one blow."

Wang Tuo immediately asked all the soldiers, "Who can shoot this thief?"

"The last general is willing to try." The little soldier was eager to try.

Wang Tuo saw that this person was still small, but he looked contemptuous, "You?"

"The villain has been hunting with his grandfather since he was a child. He can shoot a cunning rabbit a hundred paces away. I think I can still shoot it with one shot. If the archery skills of the lieutenant generals surpass me, the villain is willing to let this battle merit."

Everyone saw that the high platform was far away, and the boy was indeed famous for his archery skills in the army, so they retreated one after another.

"Since that's the case, let's try it." Wang Tuo handed the bow he brought to the man.

I saw that man drew his bow and set up an arrow, only drew the bow fully, and aimed at the man beating the drum from a distance of hundreds of feet.

"Whoosh" the arrow finally shot out.

On the high platform of the Yan army, Meng Gao stood guard on the side. The sun in the wilderness below Jicheng was extremely dazzling. At this time, Meng Gao saw a bright spot above Jicheng in the distance, which attracted his attention.When I took a closer look, facing the sun, I saw something dazzling, it was an arrow! "Quick, Your Majesty." After speaking, he immediately pushed King Yan away.

Above Jicheng, everyone heard the sound of the drums stop and cheered in unison.

"You are good boy"

"Young people are formidable, and they are superior to us veterans."

Wang Tuo also wanted to reward that person, at this time the paused drum sounded again.

"My lord, the Yan army has launched an offensive."

Wang Tuo patted the archer on the shoulder and said, "I didn't expect to hit it, so I will send the order to prepare the army for battle."

"Meng Gao, Meng Gao, what's the matter?" King Yan just bent down and held Meng Gao in his arms. Meng Gao gasped and said, "Your Majesty, you can be angry, but don't let it out. The city will be broken today."

"Report, Your Majesty, General Pingdi Murong Ba ordered people to send the ladder to the chariot." A soldier hurriedly climbed up to the high platform to report.

Hearing this, Meng Gao forced a smile on his lips, "Thanks to the power of General Pingdi, Jicheng can go down." After speaking, he became dizzy to the side.

King Yan said anxiously: "Call the doctor, send the doctor quickly."

The military doctor hurried forward and helped Meng Gao to rest in the tent.

King Yan stood up and said to all the soldiers: "Jicheng will be conquered today." Immediately Murong Jun raised his stick and beat the drum again, "Boom, boom, boom."

The generals and soldiers of the Yan army were all impressed, and rushed towards the gates of the cities like a tide.The setting sun fell on the city wall of Jicheng, a piece of red, the sun sank to the west, the sun finally set, and Jicheng fell.

"Kneel down!" Yan Jun soldiers captured the guard Wang Tuo, took him into the big tent, and shouted at Wang Tuo left and right.

"If it's not a war, there's no need to kneel." Wang Tuo didn't bother to surrender.The sergeant kicked him violently, only bent his legs, and collapsed to the ground, but his upper body struggled to straighten up without yielding.

"You are so strong, I will give you a happy time." King Yan gestured to the left and right, pulled it down, and showed his head to the public.

The guards dragged him down and made a public display on the school grounds.

"Bring it up." After Wang Tuo had finished dealing with it, the sergeant escorted another person over, and the first person cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, this is the person who wants to shoot and kill Your Majesty."

"Lift your head up," King Yan said.

The man raised his head slowly, but King Yan saw that he was sixteen or seventeen years old.

Seeing this, the King of Yan was a little appreciative, "You have such an arrow skill at such a young age, it's amazing. If you shoot another inch, if you are not my bodyguard, I am afraid that you will return to Jiuquan if you are alone."

The young man hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please forgive me. I was originally a hunter, and I hunted with my grandfather since I was a child, so I have a lot of experience in archery."

"That's how it is." King Yan murmured.At this moment, Yi joined the army and said, "King Yan, when the city was broken, there were still more than a thousand surrendered soldiers in Jicheng. How to arrange them?"

"Zhao's army has already left, but they are willing to defend the isolated city. It seems to be the remnants of some stubborn Jie people. They will all be pitted and killed."

"According to the order."

"Wait a minute." A loud voice came from outside the tent.

King Yan turned his head, only to see a person standing outside the tent door, very tall against the backdrop of silver armor and red tassels, the person who came was Murong Ba.

As soon as he entered the gate of the camp, Murong Ba bowed and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, I have cleared away the remnants of soldiers around Jicheng, and I am here to report to Your Majesty."

King Yan sat down slowly, motioned others to give Murong Ba a seat, and said: "Now that the city is broken, thanks to the siege equipment prepared by Badi, this fortified city can be overcome. Thank you, my king."

Murong Ba hurriedly left the table and said: "Thanks to King Tianwei, our Yan army is brave enough to fulfill the long-cherished wish of my predecessors."

King Yan couldn't help smiling when he saw Murong Ba being so submissive.

After a while, Murong Ba slowly asked again: "Your brother heard that Brother Wang wanted to kill Zhao Guo's troops?"

"Exactly. Those people must have blamed our army for being so strong. Our army is going south to conquer the Central Plains. In the future, we will conquer dozens of cities. If they are all like Jicheng, it will be a waste of troops. Guyi, Kill them all, if the princes of the world have such desperate fighters again, they will all end up like this. Let the enemy countries shudder when they hear the might of our Yan army."

Murong Ba was thoughtful, and slowly said to King Yan: "Brother Wang, do you think this matter is a little inappropriate?"

"Oh, but why?" King Yan raised his eyebrows, but he was full of doubts.

"The state of Zhao is tyrannical and innocent. The king of Yan Xingyi attacked him. He wanted to save the people and prevent them from dying, so that he could occupy the Central Plains. Now that he has the city of Ji, he will cheat his soldiers. I am afraid that this will affect the reputation of the righteous teachers of the Yan army. unfavorable."

Murong Ping was on the side, but there were complaints, saying: "These people have caused heavy losses to our Yan army, if we don't kill them, it will be hard to get rid of the hatred in our hearts."

Murong Ba leaned forward and advised, "King Yan, Uncle Ping, if you can't pacify the Central Plains and occupy the world, you will be sorry for the dead soldiers."

Murong Ba straightened up and said to the King of Yan: "Your Majesty, Ji City is surrounded by high mountains in the north and controlled by plains in the south. In addition, the city is solid, so there is evidence to advance and retreat. Duke Zhao established his capital here and it lasted for [-] years. Tigers look at the Central Plains, and open the way to go south to fight for hegemony."

"The capital is Jicheng?" Murong Jun's heart skipped a beat, he had never thought about this before.Now that Murong Ba mentions it, he also feels that the Yan Kingdom moved its capital to Longcheng because it was in Thorn City, the palace was small and the city walls were cramped.

Although Dragon City is at the foot of Dragon Mountain, surrounded by mountains and rivers, it is already much bigger than Thorn City.Now that the soldiers have entered Jicheng, it is only now that Yan State is a small country that has risen suddenly. It was originally a nomadic people on the grasslands.Furthermore, if the army is still going south to the Central Plains from Longcheng in Pingzhou for food and grass, the journey will be long and inconvenient, and they will have to pass Miyun Mountain and Yin Mountain in the meantime.If the mountain is blocked by heavy snow, if the military situation is urgent, the army may not be able to rescue in time.If Jicheng is the capital, there will be no such troubles. In addition, if the army of Yan State goes south from Jicheng, the road will be smooth and the action will be swift, and the good opportunity to annex the Central Plains will not be missed.

Murong Ba saw that the king of Yan was moved, so he persuaded him: "If my king's division is determined to be here, we should gather the hearts of the people and the army, and the soldiers and civilians of Jicheng will all be the subjects of our Yan State in the future. Now that Zhao State has no way, these People swear to defend Jicheng to the death, it is nothing more than father, brother, wife and children are here, if the king forgives his mistakes, rewards his loyalty, and accepts it for our country of Yan, it will definitely be the iron wall of the new capital of our country of Yan."

The king of Yan only changed his expression slightly, and said with a smile: "Big brother has such a plan, I am lucky for the country of Yan, the people who come here will release those surrendered soldiers according to General Pingdi's words."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Murong Ba hurriedly expressed his thanks.

"Wait a minute, this man also shot my personal bodyguard Meng Gao, Meng Gao is also a loyal man, if he releases it, he may chill the hearts of his subordinates." King Yan still had murderous intentions towards that man.

At this time, the doctor behind the camp came out, and the man picked up the wooden basin, and said to King Yan and the generals, "It's really dangerous. If you miss a few inches and hit the lifeblood, Meng Gao will die. Now the arrow is dead. Take it out, cultivate it for a while, there should be no serious danger."

When Murong Ba heard the doctor's words, he rushed to King Yan, King Yan also understood, he just waved his hand and said to the man: "Haha, you should not die."

Left and right were about to set the archer out, and after hearing what the king said, they threw him on the ground. The man got up and kowtowed to thank him.

King Yan stepped down from the commander's desk and came to Murong Ba's side, he only stroked his back, and whispered in his ear: "Brother Ba is very popular in the army, soldiers use their lives, Brother Wang is as good as he is."

Murong Ba only turned his head, and said with a slight smile, "Your Majesty was joking."

King Yan walked up to the man, helped him up and said, "You are very good at archery, so just be a royal hand by my side."

The man grabbed the ground frequently, "The villain thanked the king, thanked the king."

The guard next to him hurriedly joked to the man: "Even my colleagues, hurry up and tell me my life."

"Villain Ai Lang, thank you, my lord, for your kindness of not killing me, generals."

(End of this chapter)