Hengdao Sixteen Kingdoms

Chapter 252 Xiangguo
Compared with the singing and dancing in Jicheng, the city of Xiangguo is gloomy and gloomy.

Ran Min was breathing in a hurry, his face was constantly distorted by anger, two lines of white air spewed out from his nose, and the smell of blood in the air was stronger than ever.

The onslaught on Xiangguo failed again.

The city was covered with the corpses of Wei Jun, and the Jie people were mocking and insulting wantonly at the top of the city.

"Your Majesty, Li Dudu sent a letter, awarding meritorious persons, and urging Your Majesty...to retreat..." Farao said cautiously.

The surrounding generals were even more silent, but they all had some kind of hope in their eyes.

After besieging the city for more than three months, only two sub-cities were broken, and the morale of the Wei army fell to the bottom.

When the cold wind hit, the anger on Ran Min's face suddenly disappeared, "Where is the watch?"

Farao quickly handed it over.

Ran Min read it carefully, and after reading it, he glanced at the generals, "He persuaded me to retreat, what do you guys think?"

The Shangshu ordered Liu Qun to cup his hands and said: "Xiangguo is in a hurry, and the Murong clan is watching. Shi Kun, Yao Yizhong, Duan Kan, and Zhang Ping are divided into various places. It is not a long-term solution for the country to fight but not cultivate. For the subordinates, it is better to occupy Bingzhou first, cut off Shi, Yao, Duan, Zhang and others, and unite the forces of Jizhou and Jizhou, use Yanzhou as a aid, and then fight for Xiangguo!"

After Ran Min established the state, Li Li, Zhang Ping, Feng Yang, Gao Chang, the old Shihu generals of Bingzhou all refused to accept Ran Wei, and sent their sons to the Murong family to proclaim themselves ministers.

For more than a year, Zhang Ping rose from Taiyuan, and Feng Yang rose from Shangdang.

There is only Taihang Mountain between the two places and Jizhou.

Especially Shangdang Feng Yang is the biggest threat to Yecheng.

To win Bingzhou, you can attack Xiangguo from the west and south.

Liu Qunzhi said that he was old enough to seek the country, but Ran Min looked at the towering city walls of Xiangguo and wondered.

This is what he dared to say. Ever since the whole family of Wei Ji was killed, everyone feared Ran Min more than respected him.

Gao Kai's surrender made their hearts hang even more, especially the generals of the Qihuo Army.

Although Ran Min didn't make a statement, it didn't mean the matter was over.

Wang Tai, General of the Right Guard, said: "The soldiers are exhausted and need to rest urgently. Your Majesty will retire at this time. You can go back to Ye City to regroup and make a comeback."

"Gao Kai's surrender to the Murong Clan greatly weakened the morale of our army. Our army's worries are not external, but internal." General Hu Mu said.

"Have you ever thought that if our army retreats, Shi Zhi will gain momentum? At that time, the Hu people in Hebei will join them, and the Murong family will follow behind. It is even more impossible for our army to break through this city. Therefore, everyone should complete their efforts. In one battle, break through Xiangguo in one go, and then you can compete with the Yan thief and the land of Youyan!" Ran Min didn't say a word, but breathed out a breath of white air from his mouth.

Liu Qun is old enough to seek the country, but Ran Min is used to cutting through messes quickly, and he has come this way all the way, and he succeeds every time.

Only by quickly resolving Xiangguo can Ran Min recuperate and fight the Murong clan.

Wang Tai glanced at Liu Qun, but Liu Qun remained silent.

Speaking of this, all that should be said has been said.

"Willing to fight to the death for His Majesty!" Zhou Cheng knelt down on one knee.

"Okay, you are the vanguard, and I am the queen. If you attack this city, everyone will be promoted to the third rank, and the children of the city, Qian Boer and others, will take it at will, and the sword will not be sealed for ten days!" Ran Min raised his arms and shouted.

This order undoubtedly awakened the animal nature of Wei Jun.

After the promulgation of the order to kill the Hu people, Qian Bo, the children of the Hu people, gathered in the city of Xiangguo.

The wages of avarice is death.

Why not be able to kill Hu for revenge and loot property?
The morale of Wei Jun was pushed to the peak in an instant.

"Children's money and silk, take it as you like!"

Wolves yelled one after another, and in an instant, Xiangguo shivered in the cold wind like a lamb surrounded by wolves.

"Kill, kill, kill!"

All the animal nature of the Wei army became murderous, and they flocked to Xiangguo city one after another.

A more tragic battle ensues.

Feathered arrows, rolling stones, and thunder wood covered the sky, constantly devouring the flesh and blood.

Under the city of Xiangguo, blood flowed like a river.

The city was also full of swords and spears. Wei Jun who climbed up the city wall seemed to be crazy. When he saw the man with deep eyes and high nose, he was furious.

The battle lasted from noon to evening.

Every inch of Xiangguo's city wall was stained with blood and dead souls.

This is not an ordinary war, but a vendetta.

If Shi Zhi is defeated, the Jie family will disappear from then on. Similarly, if Ran Min is defeated, all the problems accumulated by Ran Wei will explode.

Ran Wei has fought all the way to where he is today, and Ran Min knows very well that he cannot be defeated.

There are desperate and crazy people everywhere on the city wall.

Wei Jun disemboweled him, still charging forward with his sword and spear.

The Hu people had their hands and feet cut off, and with their last breath of strength, they threw the Wei army off the city wall.

Many people's weapons were broken, and they directly bit the enemy's throat with their fingers and teeth.

At this moment, all the people fighting on the top of the city turned into wild beasts.

And people who don't want to become wild beasts can't avoid the knife from the supervisory team behind them. As long as they take a step back, someone will immediately cut them with a knife...

Ran Min stood at the foot of the city with his sword in his hand, and there were arrows passing in front of him constantly. His ambitions would reach their peak after breaking through Xiangguo.

However, when the city was crumbling, a heavy snow fell down.

The bloody water on the city quickly solidified into ice, and the young and strong in the city poured water on the city wall one after another.

The Hu people knew that when the city was broken, they would die without a place to bury them. Men, women, and children all helped to fight and suppressed the Wei army with their lives.

Even at this moment, Wei Jun is still fighting to the death.

At night, the dripping water turned into ice, and the city couldn't stand people at all. Many Wei soldiers were frozen to death because their bodies were wet, and the Wei army's offensive had to stop.

"I can't retreat!" Zhou Cheng raised his knife and moved forward, but was carried off the top of the city by the guards in a blink of an eye.

Ran Min looked at Xiangguo in the cold night, like a stone statue.

This time he tried his best and failed to capture, even he was a little frustrated.

"Your Majesty, the night...is getting dark, you should return to the camp to rest." Farao appeared behind him.

A meteor pierced the dark night sky, pressed extremely low, and went from north to south.

"You are good at divination, what is the sign of this master?" Ran Min's deep voice was as cold as the night wind.

"This is the direction in which destiny finally returns to the south. Both Xiangguo and Yanguo are in the north, which is a sign of great auspiciousness." Farao stared at Ran Min's face, saw a sneer at the corner of his mouth, and hurriedly said, "But today is like chaos, Yinghuo Darkness is not conducive to battles, travel, and burials."

"The Jin family is also in the south, so doesn't the destiny belong to Jiangdong?" The chill on Ran Min's face faded a lot.

Farao said: "Sima's abandonment of the northern kingdom has been abandoned by the destiny. If he can stabilize the country, he must come from the north."

"The whole army is ordered to rest, the wounded are sent back to Yecheng for resettlement, the dead are rewarded with money and food, the remains are buried on the spot, the livestock in the army are slaughtered, and all the soldiers are rewarded." Ran Min looked back at the night sky, and the shooting star had long since disappeared. The howling wind remained.

In February of the second year of Ranwei Yongxing (351), Xiangguo was besieged for nearly four months. Zhao Zhu Shi Zhi was terrified, went to the emperor's title, called himself Zhao Wang, and sent envoys to Jicheng and Shitou for help.

(End of this chapter)