Yu Jun

At first, there was doubt on Cheng Taishan's face, but soon the doubt disappeared and turned into anger. At the same time, he was dripping with cold sweat and his whole body was cold.

On the official road, the common people appeared in front of him.

The people who fled Jeju thought they could escape the war in Wangju, but they didn't expect that they became something that could be brushed away like dust, and were driven back by the Wangju garrison like cattle and horses.

This is Tang Baichuan's amazing weapon.

It was indeed a surprise force, because Tang Baichuan had not thought of it, not even Mo Lingfeng and Wu Jin in Jeju City.

Their intelligence, agility, and planning were completely miscalculated this time.

Cheng Taishan's hands and feet were cold. Seeing the people rolling over him, he subconsciously wanted to open the city gate and let the people back into the city. However, the next moment, he found that he could not open it.

Once the city gate is opened, it can never be closed again.

There are more than 100,000 troops outside the city, with sophisticated crossbows and hidden gunpowder. Once they swarm into the city, they can almost see the defeat of the Mo family's army. Even if they can resist it, they will suffer heavy casualties. It will be difficult to resist the next attack - here is the Mo family. The army only has 30,000 troops.

But he soon discovered that he couldn't do it without opening the city gate.

What is rolling in is not the enemy army, but the people. Mo Lingfeng guarded the border, repelled the golden captives, and won a good reputation in the world. Now that the uprising is happening, it is the king who forces his ministers to rebel. He has no choice but to abandon the people at this time. , all the previous efforts made to get things done justifiably will fall short.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel horrified.

Tang Baichuan's plan was so vicious that he wanted to drive out all the people in Jeju City even if he had to bear a bad reputation.

Only then did he truly feel the panic of being in a desperate situation.

Smashing his fist heavily on the wet city wall, he couldn't help but curse: "Son of a bitch!"

After smashing it, he turned to look at Mo Lingfeng. Mo Lingfeng's face was expressionless, with only a little cold light coming out of his dark pupils.

She didn't panic too much about the situation in front of her. In a flash, she already understood that the city gate had to be opened.

But how and when the city gate opens is in her hands.

This is a huge crisis, but it can also become another sharp blade in her hand, stabbing the already decayed dynasty.

She looked at these poor people in ragged clothes, stumbling around with their families, and there was no pity in her eyes: "How many people are there in Jeju City?"

Cheng Taishan was stunned for a moment, then replied: "There are nearly 70,000 people on the yellow list, but there are too many people who go with the ships, and there are less than 40,000 people living in the city all year round."

Although there is a dock in Jeju City, the city's shipping department is harsh and the people are poor. Anyone who has a way has to run away.

The remaining 40,000 people ran away cleanly before Mo Lingfeng closed the city gate.

The people on the official road are still moving forward in a steady stream, with no end in sight.

Mo Lingfeng stretched out his hand and pointed far away: "Not all the people who escaped from Kuan and Jizhou will stay in Wangzhou. Among these people are the people of Wangzhou."

Cheng Taishan's nervous palms were sweaty, and he nodded when he heard this: "Yes, they are probably homeless people in Wangzhou."

There was movement behind him. Soldiers ran up the tower in pairs and separated themselves in various places. Before they could stand still, they saw the crowd on the official road in chaos. They all stared in disbelief.

Zhong Tao pressed his hands on the city wall. After seeing everything clearly, he kicked the wall hard: "The man named Tang doesn't do human affairs! What can I do? It doesn't matter if the city gate is opened, it doesn't matter if it doesn't open!"

Nomad Qing walked up to Mo Lingfeng and asked in a low voice: "General, why don't you open the south city gate?"

There is a big river outside the south city gate. Tang Baichuan has not built ships, so he will not be able to attack for a while. The city gate has also been opened, so that he will not be criticized by the world.

Whether the people can swim through the water or not depends on fate.

Mo Lingfeng waved his hand: "Anyone can see through such little thoughts, and it will make people laugh in vain." Cheng Taishan punched the city wall again: "The worst is that he and Tang Baichuan will die together!"

Mo Lingfeng sneered: "There is a huge difference in size between me and him, so it's not worth it."

"Prepare for war!" She stretched out her right hand and stood by her side, signaling everyone to shut up.

The military flags are waving, bows and arrows are drawn on the city towers, long swords are unsheathed, wooden curtains are standing on the ground, horses are kept in line inside the city gate, oil pans are rolling, and fires are raging.

The Yongzhen Army gave way to the road and drove the people all the way to the bottom of the city tower. Even the trenches were filled with people. When the Yongzhen Army harassed the city, they were injured by sharp knives hidden in the trenches. They planned to fill up the trenches. However, as soon as a layer of soil was laid, there was rain, and the mud directly filled the car, so we could only let it go.

The faces of the people were dirty and frightened. They were crowded together like mules and horses. Everyone was shouting. When they got together, it became a "buzzing" sound, like a wet gray mist that neither rose nor fell. , no one listens.

Some people tried to retreat, but the soldiers held their swords in their scabbards and kept them going forward - forward, and forward, until everyone was piled under the tower.

After walking for thirty miles, the exhausted people didn't know what to do and looked around blankly. They were not used to war, and their faces were not numb.

While they were at a loss, a sharp horn sounded from the Yongzhen military barracks, rising into the sky, and the "buzzing" sound stopped immediately.

The army assembled in full view of the public. The vanguard team pushed forward vehicles, ladders and other objects, and placed them one by one behind the people, followed by crossbowmen and archers, row after row.

After the archers, there are sixteen cowhide drums.

Behind the drum, Tang Baichuan rode in front, and Sun Tzu Mingle rode behind, leading the elite infantrymen who stood solemnly with long spears in hand.

The formation is no longer a small square array, but is in the shape of an arrow. Once the city gate is opened, the elite will rush into the city with lightning speed.

After the infantry, there is the cavalry led by Wu Tianyou. After that, they are all elite. The generals come out together and no longer hide their front.

Everything is ready to attack the city at any time.

Sun Tzu Ming raised his head and shouted: "Listen to the soldiers in Jeju City. Your Majesty has a benevolent purpose for this. Open the city gate and hand over the traitors. Let the past be forgotten and give you a hundred taels of silver to return home!"

No one made a sound on the city tower, and there was silence. Mo Lingfeng's eyes swept over the people and the Yongzhen army, without any emotion, as if he was looking at a dead thing.

There was a sea of ​​people below, but no one responded to her gaze. After a moment, the people suddenly became commotion.

They understood their situation.

"Open the city gate!"

"Open the city gate quickly!"

"Let us in, we are from Jeju!"

The sound was surging, and the people crowded in front of the city gate took turns slapping the city gate with their hands. Some people hooked their fingers into the slippery gaps in the city wall and climbed up, but soon fell down.

Sun Tzu Ming shouted three times, but stopped when no one responded. In the silence, half of the people's souls were frightened, their whole bodies were numb, and they could not even knock on the door.

At the same time, the sound of drums sounded.

After three "dong" sounds, the archers stepped forward and fired thousands of arrows towards the tower.

The wooden curtain on the city tower was used as a shield to resist. When the Yongzhen army briefly changed their strings, they quickly retaliated and shot sharp arrows.

The Mo's army had heavy bows, sharp arrows, and accurate arrows. Even though there were armored shields below, some soldiers were still hit by arrows.

The people of Jeju saw an arrow piercing the soldier's eye. The soldier screamed and fell to the ground with his heavy armor, dying in pain.

The people were stunned, their faces turned earth-colored, and they shouted loudly. (End of chapter)