I am Li Shimin of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 121 Capture of Mei County
The night was dark and everything was silent, and the Bingzhou army outside Mei County was still lighting torches and surrounded Mei County.Seen from a height, it seems to be a huge dazzling star ring surrounding the ancient city of Mei County.

The Bingzhou army besieged but did not attack, and the defenders on the city gradually got used to it, hiding in twos and threes in sheltered places and dozing off.

What they didn't know was that the Bingzhou army besieging the south gate was not only 5000 people, but nearly 1 troops were hidden under the darkness, and under the cover of night, they had quietly approached the city wall.

In Mei County, under Xu Xiao's careful planning, more and more soldiers sneaked towards the destination, avoiding checkpoints or removing obstacles along the way, it seemed that the actions were extremely smooth.He rushed to the gate of the city.

Suddenly I heard a loud voice shouting: "Who dares to surrender to the enemy! Hurry up and surrender, or you will be killed without mercy!"

When all the soldiers heard this loud shout like a bell, they were startled. They followed the sound and saw that the familiar figure was clearly visible under the light of the torches, even the bearded and haired face could be seen clearly.

This person is Zhang Xiu, the guard of Mei County.

Suddenly, a large group of people suddenly appeared above the city gate, with their bows and arrows drawn, the sharp arrows pointed directly at the crowd, ready to go.

Only then did everyone realize that their whereabouts had been exposed.

Seeing that he was surrounded by Zhang Xiu's soldiers and horses, there were strong soldiers in front and behind, and there was no way to escape.

A general in the team shouted loudly: "Brothers, don't believe his nonsense, fight them, open the city gate to welcome General Zhang!"

Now it is a dead end, so naturally we can only live to death!There may be a chance of survival if you kill it.

Looking at the group of rebels in front of him, Zhang Xiu's murderous intent suddenly appeared, and he said fiercely: "Kill...no...pardon..."

"Whoosh..." A burst of arrows ruthlessly shot at the besieged "rebels", with a shrill voice that pierced the night sky.

Under the leadership of the leader of the "rebel army", although they tried their best to attack the city gate and try to open the city gate, the defenders were obviously well prepared and did not give them any chance at all.

The city gate was surrounded by the siege railroad, and it was impossible to break through. Looking at the rebels who were surrounded by heavy siege, Zhang Xiu felt the pleasure he had not seen for a long time and the sense of accomplishment of defeating the conspiracy of Zhang Liao's army.

"Hmph, you still want to break through my city gate with your little ability, and you don't know what to do."

"Kill..., kill..."

Just as Zhang Xiu was enjoying the thrill of killing and complacent, he suddenly heard the sound of killing from the south gate.

Hearing the shouts of killing coming from a distance, Zhang Xiu was frightened for a moment, lost ground.

In the blink of an eye, he seemed to have come to his senses, turned around and swung his knife instantly, and slashed at the person behind him.

"puff…"

The sharp blade pierced through Zhang Xiu's vest immediately, and then protruded from his chest. Zhang Xiu's strong body trembled suddenly, and the strides he had just taken suddenly stopped, and he lowered his head with some difficulty, but saw himself There was a long blade protruding from his chest, with a cold blade.

Slowly, bursts of boundless void enveloped him, and Zhang Xiu seemed to be able to feel that his vitality was passing away little by little.

Zhang Xiu's canthus was about to split, and he stared at the person behind the black hand, the hatred in his eyes made the person sweat profusely.

"General Zhang, none of us want to die. Your hatred cannot take our lives." The person behind looked at Zhang Xiu who was dying with a complicated expression, and shouted at the guards: "Zhang Xiu is dead!" , Those who don’t want to die will drop their fucking weapons.”

Seeing that their general was dead, most of the soldiers put down their weapons one after another. To them, life was more important than anything else. Dong Zhuo, Li Jue, and Zhang Ji were all dead.

Zhang Xiu, you are a rising star, what kind of climate can you become.

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Zhang Xiu's confidant Zhang Ye was the one who did the trick. At first, Zhang Xiu had a premonition that Xu Xiao might rebel, because he had heard that Xu Xiao and Xu Rong seemed to have a close relationship, but before there was any conclusive evidence, he asked Zhang Ye to monitor Xu Xiao. trend.

What he didn't expect was that Zhang Ye had already been persuaded by Xu Xiao, and the two colluded with each other to give him a slap in the face.Sending troops to the north gate was a bluff, but it was actually covering up the south gate's attack by soldiers and horses. As a result, Zhang Xiu fell for it.

However, people didn't expect that Zhang Ye would actually kill Zhang Xiu before Zhang Xiu killed him. This kind of decision is also something ordinary people can have.

In fact, after the death of Dong Zhuo and Li Jue, most of the Xiliang army had lost their courage to fight again, but Zhang Xiu insisted on avenging his uncle and fighting Li Shimin to the end. This naturally made many generals very dissatisfied.

It's no surprise that this happened.

After Zhang Xiu died, the rest of the army in the city also lost their fighting spirit. Except for some of his hard-core fighters, everyone put down their weapons and surrendered.

In this way, Jiancheng in Mei County was finally taken down under the cooperation of Xu Xiao and Xu Rong.

Zhang Liao and Xu Rong led the army into the city, wiped out the remaining enemies, and captured the former Xiliang Army of nearly ten thousand Yuan who had surrendered.

This battle not only captured tens of thousands of Xiliang troops, but also captured millions of stones of grain, tens of thousands of taels of gold, and a large number of rare treasures.

Seeing the mountain of grain, Zhang Liao laughed heartily: "Haha, our army has made a fortune this time, and we won't worry about grain in a short time. My lord must be very happy."

He hurriedly ordered Li Shimin to tell him the good news. Li Shimin's food reserves had been almost exhausted in the previous Guanzhong War.With these grains and these golds, the Bingzhou Army is bound to usher in great development.

In the final analysis, war is not only a competition of military and manpower, but also a competition of material and financial resources.

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Having just pacified Mei County, Zhang Ye and Xu Xiao, led by Xu Rong, headed towards the coach Zhang Liao. They seemed to be discussing something along the way, as if they had made a great determination.

Seeing these two men, Zhang Liao did not despise them at all because they came from the old Xiliang army. Instead, he was very happy and encouraged them, "You two generals will join our Bingzhou Army, and you will definitely not regret it. In our army, rewards and punishments are clearly defined. You have made great contributions today, and I have reported your achievements to the general, and I think they will be reused by the general."

Xu Xiao and Xu Xiao showed joy on their faces, and suddenly paid homage again: "General Zhang, we two are willing to help the general wipe out Han Sui and Ma Teng's rebels, please do it!"

Zhang Liao and Xi Zhicai looked at each other, and both smiled imperceptibly, which seemed to suit their wishes.

"Haha, you two generals, you are commendable for your loyalty and courage. The military adviser and I happen to have something that I want you two to do. I wonder what you two want?" Zhang Liao said mysteriously.

"But according to the general's order, we will never refuse." The two said in unison.

"Okay! Sure enough, I saw the two generals correctly." Zhang Liao looked at the two with satisfaction, and leaned over them and said softly.

The north gate was wide open, and a group of thousands of "defeated generals" headed towards Xiliang under the leadership of Zhang Ye and Xu Xiao...

(End of this chapter)