I Xiaoxiong

Chapter 131 The Battle of Runzhou ([-])

Under the city of Runzhou, dozens of rebel soldiers were pinned to the ground, begging for mercy loudly.

". General, please forgive me."

"I have led the horse for the son."

"give me one more chance."

Following Wang Yang's wave of his hand, the law enforcement officers swung their knives together, and dozens of heads of soldiers who were afraid to fight rolled down.

Looking at this scene, Yuan Heng in the city didn't feel lucky at all because he defended the city, but felt cold because the rebels had such military discipline.

Although the siege of the left general Wang Bing of the rebel army was repelled by the Runzhou defenders and left corpses all over the ground, the defenders on the city also lost hundreds of people.

For the more than [-] rebels, the casualties of more than a thousand people are insignificant.And the morale of the rebels did not slump because of this.

From their call signs, Yuan Heng could hear the morale of the opponent. Under such circumstances, he could even be sure that if there were no reinforcements, it would take three days.

Runzhou can only guard for three days at most.Many of the defenders belonged to the old troops of the King of Wu. Although the first floor of the generals and schools were all cleaned up, there were not a few soldiers who were grateful for the kindness of the King of Wu.

There must be internal spies and hidden piles in the city, but they are still dormant, and they may jump out at any time to take advantage of the chaos and offer their doors, such as tonight.

Under internal and external troubles, no matter how strong the city wall is, it can't resist the crumbling of people's hearts.

But Yuan Heng can only hope that Jiangbei's reinforcements will come to help as soon as possible.

It was getting dark, and the rebels withdrew their troops and returned to camp.Here, the King of Wu only brought a few guards, as well as his chief minister Gu Xianglin and his confidant Qian Luo to walk in the camp.

Occasionally, when I saw a saluting soldier, I would say a few words to the other party.

"I have seen the king."

Zhao Deyu saw the officer dressed as a school lieutenant in front of him, and thought for a while: "Zhang Gui. I remember you, that year when a wild boar rushed to the field hunting, it was you who killed the wild boar with a spear."

Zhang Gui was originally just a guard of the palace, but after King Wu raised his troops, he became a captain with [-] troops. Although he has some courage, what is a captain in a [-] army?
But I didn't expect that such a high-ranking figure as the prince could remember him, and I was a little flattered.

Zhang Gui grinned and said, "Unexpectedly, the prince still remembers me."

"Hahaha, you are Gu's benefactor, how can Gu forget?" Zhao Deyu's attitude was very easy-going.

When Zhang Gui heard this, he hastily bowed down and said: "I dare not be the benefactor of the prince, the generations of my Zhang family have eaten the food of Prince Wu's mansion, and the prince is my benefactor of the Zhang family. "

Zhao Deyu personally helped Zhang Gui up, "There is no need for this, I just hope that you can make meritorious deeds alive."

"Thank you, Lord."

Zhang Gui, who was just a guard of the palace before, had tears in his eyes.Before King Wu's uprising, he was just one of the eight hundred guards in the palace, and the prince can still remember him.
Behind him, Gu Xianglin and Qian Luo secretly admired Zhao Deyu's behavior of buying people's hearts.

"It's still a bit hasty, if you are giving the lonely king some time."

Looking at Runzhou City in the distance, Zhao Deyu sighed.

Gu Xianglin said: "This is also a helpless move. After all, no one thought that the imperial court would suddenly attack, but they don't know what went wrong."

According to Zhao Deyu's thinking, when he raises an issue, at least Jiangnan should pass the call without bloodshed.

After all, he lived in the south of the Yangtze River for generations in the Prince Wu's Mansion, and among his supporters there are many big families and powerful people in the south of the Yangtze River.

What he did not expect the most was that last year, he was suddenly dismissed from his post in Tokyo. Otherwise, he would be able to cross the river and drive directly to Huainan if he raised his army based on Jianye.Then control Jianghuai, collect Lingnan states to the south, and collect Jingxiang, Hongzhou and other places to the east.

Cutting off the imperial court's water transportation, Gyeonggi Province and Guanzhong will inevitably be in chaos due to lack of food.

This is also a plan that was agreed many years ago.

Now that he hastily mobilized troops, although it looked like he was splitting bamboo, Zhao Deyu was still worried about it, and he was far less calm than he appeared on the surface.

Several people walked out of the camp, watching the jade rabbit rising eastward, Zhao Deyu suddenly sighed: "The bright moon here should be the same as that in Shangjing."

And Chang Shi Gu Xianglin said: "The month of going to Beijing should be the same as this month."

When Zhao Deyu heard it, he was taken aback for a moment, and then he laughed heartily and said, "Hahahaha, Xianglin has the talents of the world. If you are the prime minister, you are far better than Li Fuzhi and Xieqian."

Gu Xianglin was born as a descendant of the Gu family in the south of the Yangtze River. He has a certain celebrity demeanor and has always been pretentious. However, because he was deposed in the imperial examination as a southerner, he gave up the idea of ​​becoming an official. Later, he was invited by the King of Wu many times. Only then did he finally become the governor of the palace

Gu Xianglin also smiled and said: "It's not easy, how about being a servant for me when the prince enters the capital?"

"Hahaha, it's a deal."

Qian Luo next to him was silent, and he even wanted to laugh.The imperial army is coming soon, and you still want to enter Shangjing to become the emperor's prime minister?

If it weren't for the fact that he was too deeply bound to Wu Wangfu, he would have jumped ship to survive.

"Why is Brother Qian so low?" Gu Xianglin asked after seeing Qian Luo's expression.

Qian Luo said: "I'm just thinking, after all, our plan has been revealed. Now that Hebei is about to be settled, the king of Yan has stationed troops outside the pass and has not moved. We will fight against the imperial court's million-strong army. If we can't quickly control Jianghuai, When the imperial army arrives, it will be dangerous."

Gu Xianglin said: "Brother Qian is talking about Honglian Tao?"

Qian Luo nodded and said, "Exactly."

Gu Xianglin also nodded, "It is very possible that Hongliandao's gang of idiots have always liked fishing in troubled times."

At night, in the city of Runzhou, the Chen residence was brightly lit.

The Chen family is a big family in Runzhou City, and it is no exaggeration to say that they are powerful.The head of the family, Chen Yao, is in his prime in his 30s.

Standing in the main hall, the courtyard is full of servants, and the hall behind him is full of members of the Chen clan.

"I, Chen, how about taking you on weekdays?"

The steward of the family, Chen Sanhui, said: "The kindness of the master to us is as great as a mountain. We all escaped from danger. Only by giving us a bite of food can we survive. If there is anything the master needs, please tell me."

"Yes, Patriarch, please give me instructions if you have anything to do. We will go through fire and water, and we will do whatever we want."

"Yes, Patriarch ordered."

Chen Yao looked at the crowd and nodded and said: "Okay, then I'll be blunt. In the past few days, King Wu has gone north to seek rebellion and has surrounded Runzhou City. He can't attack today. The city was massacred."

"Ah this."

After hearing this, everyone was a little flustered.

Chen Yao continued: "Fortunately, I have some relationship with King Wu's mansion. King Wu promised me that if I open the door to dedicate the city, it will be closed and nothing will happen. Each participant will be rewarded with two hundred guan."

Everyone was a little scared when they heard the slaughter of the city just now, but now they are completely attracted by the number of two hundred guan.

"Patriarch, we listen to you, and we can do whatever you say."

"To listen to the master."

Chen Yao smiled and said, "Okay."

At night, at midnight.

Chen Yao led dozens of clansmen and more than 100 trusted family members to pick up the weapons they had kept in their possession. Among them, several members of the Chen family, including Chen Yao, wore two crotch armors, but they didn't have pockets.

When they reached the intersection, there was another team facing them. The number of people was similar to that of the Chen family. Although the face of the other party could not be seen clearly because of the dark lights, Chen Yao knew that the people on the opposite side belonged to the Bao family, a big family in the city. Like him, they were all prepared to open the city gate for the army of King Wu outside the city.

Nearly 300 people from the two families gathered on the main street, watched the little sparks at the city gate, and then prepared to gallop over to open the gate.

The patriarch of the Bao family, Bao Fei, said, "Brother Chen, why does it feel wrong? Why is this street so quiet?"

When Bao Que said this, Chen Yao also felt that the street was unusually quiet. It is said that there was just a battle during the day, and the gates of the city should be guarded, and the streets should all be transporting supplies. Why is this so? Quiet?

While hesitating, a group of hundreds of people had already driven to the bottom of the city. They were about to rush to kill the gatekeeper sergeant according to the plan, then open the city gate, lower the drawbridge, and join the rebels outside the city.

All of a sudden, countless torches lit up on the top of the city at almost the same time, and the city was brightly reflected, and it was even possible to clearly see that all the officers and soldiers were holding stringed crossbows in their hands.

"Let go." Li Zhaoxin, standing on the top of the wall, waved his hand.

With one order, hundreds of crossbow arrows were fired in unison, and the team of nearly [-] people was too crowded. A wave of arrows directly killed dozens of them, and everyone realized that they were deceived and wanted to run back. The officers and soldiers around them lined up.

Ma Gang led [-] soldiers to block the intersection and advanced steadily. If the rebels wanted to escape, they had to slam into the army formation of soldiers with their lives.

Even in an army that has no fighting spirit, wearing armor and forming a good formation to face the chaotic party formed by servants and slaves, there is no suspense.

The servants of Chen and Bao's families were like turtles in a urn, one after another fell under the rain of arrows, wailing like thunder, and their way of life was blocked by the officers and soldiers, and they could only be beheaded to death.

Outside the city of Runzhou, Wang Yang led [-] soldiers and quietly approached the city gate only a hundred paces away. Hearing the screams, he knew that the plan to open the gate with hidden stakes had failed.

A burst of arrows rained down on the city in an instant, causing more than a hundred casualties to the rebel army.Wang Yang had no choice but to lead his army back.

"Aye has a clever plan. The heads of Chen Yao and Baofei are here. The rebels have already killed all of them. Why is Aye worried?"

Yuan Gang was very excited and carried the two heads to the top of the city, but saw Aye with a worried expression on his face.

Yuan Heng sighed and said, "This is only the first day."

(End of this chapter)