Ji Han Liu Zhang

Very rare.

The autumn wind rises suddenly, and the autumn moon is boundless.

Han Sui stood on the top of the Fuhuan City, looking at the Shu army camp outside the city. He saw fires in the Shu army camp like stars, as if the night stars were reflected on the earth. Looking around, the Shu army camps were connected in an endless circle, circling the Fuhuan City without any gaps.

"Ah." Han Sui withdrew his gaze from the Shu army camp. He sighed softly, and his tall body bent slightly. On his face, the former high spirits were no longer there, leaving only the vicissitudes of time.

After the defeat at Xiangwu City, he headed west and fled with Song Jian to Song Jian's old nest, Fuhan. When they arrived at Fuhan, they had no chance to breathe. The Shu army had surrounded Fuhan City on all sides, like an iron barrel, like a dragnet, leaving them nowhere to escape.

Han Sui lowered his head slightly, with an indescribable look of dejection. He was very clear about the current situation. It was not a wise choice to hold on to the isolated city without any reinforcements. Sooner or later, Fuhan would be broken by the Shu army, and they would be captured by the Shu army.

He could not escape, nor could he hold on. It seemed that he had only one choice now, which was to surrender the city of Fuhan to Liu Zhang, hoping that Liu Jiyu would be magnanimous and forgive him. Given Liu Jiyu's reputation for benevolence, his chances of surviving were probably about 70%.

"General." At this time, Han Sui's trusted adviser Cheng Gongying came over with a piece of silk book in his hand.

Han Sui took a quick glance and asked softly, "What is this?"

"It was a document of surrender shot into the city by the Shu army." Cheng Gongying also responded softly.

Han Sui looked toward the moonlit mountains and forests in the distance. After a pause, he said, "What does the document say?" Han Sui hoped that the document would spare the life of those who surrender, so that he could surrender to Liu Jiyu. However, he felt that such an idea was too cowardly. His expression, which originally contained beautiful hopes, suddenly turned cold.

"Liu Jiyu said in the document..." Cheng Gongying's tone was very low, but still as calm as ever: "It said that the general and Song Jian had rebelled against Liangzhou for more than ten years, causing great harm and harming many people. He went to Liangzhou to conquer the general and Song Jian. As for the others, as long as they surrender, he will forgive them. In addition, there will be a great reward for those who can capture and kill the general and Song Jian."

Listening to the surrender document that sounded like a death sentence, Han Sui did not show any fear on his face. Instead, he smiled and said, "Sir, please tie me up and take me out of the city to claim the reward."

"General, are you still in the mood to joke at this time?" Cheng Gongying frowned, which was rare for him, and his expression was no longer as calm as before.

Han Sui put away his smile, straightened his face, and said to Cheng Gongying: "Sir, I am not joking. Now there is no reinforcement from outside, and we are only an isolated city. This is not allowed in the art of war... Sooner or later I will fall into the hands of the Shu army and be beheaded for the Shu army. I think it is better to give this achievement to my family, so that I can die a worthy death and rest in peace in the nine springs."

Cheng Gongying remained silent. Based on his understanding of Han Sui, he could tell the truth in Han Sui's words. Han Sui was indeed not joking, but was discussing something serious with him.

"General, let's not talk about this matter anymore. Now we should think about how to get out of this situation." After a moment, Cheng Gongying replied.

"Escape?" Han Sui looked at the endless Shu army camps outside the city of Fuhan and gave a bitter smile. "How can there be any chance of escape? The world is so big, but I am trapped in this small city of Fuhan."

Han Sui in the south of the city had no fighting spirit and was just waiting to die, while Song Jian in the north of the city was full of fighting spirit. He tore up the surrender document shot into the city by the Shu army and angrily cursed: "Liu Jiyu, if you want Nai Gong's head, then come and attack the city. It is useless to shoot such divisive documents into the city."

Song Jian was extremely angry because the document shot into the city by Grand Marshal Liu Jiyu stated that the rest of the people would be pardoned, but he and Han Sui must be beheaded in public.

He understood that the Shu army intended to weaken the fighting spirit of his soldiers and at the same time alienate the close ties between him and his soldiers. After all, except for him and Han Sui, everyone else could be spared from death as long as they surrendered. It was natural that some of his men would become disloyal and do rebellious things.

"Despicable." Song Jian cursed in his heart. He decided to give a big reward to the soldiers tomorrow and work with them to strengthen their fighting spirit and hold on to Fuhan City until the situation changes.

Song Jian, who had ruled Fuhan for more than ten years, was confident that he could withstand the attack of the Shu army with his carefully repaired and renovated Fuhan City. The food and grass in the city could last for a year, and it was impossible for the Shu army to attack the city for a whole year.

"As long as we hold on, there will be a chance." Song Jian encouraged himself. He believed that as long as they held on to the city of Fuhan, there would be a day when things would turn around.

The next day, Song Jian ordered the chef to slaughter cattle and sheep and gave his soldiers a good meal. Then he encouraged his soldiers, saying, "I am in Fuhan, with well-trained soldiers and sufficient food. It is a foolish dream for the Shu army to defeat Fuhan. You should hold on for a few months. When the Shu army is old and tired, I will defeat the Shu army for you."

After saying that, Song Jian moved out the treasures from the treasury and let the soldiers and officers take them themselves. He just smiled and looked at the scene as if he didn't care at all, and even urged the soldiers to take them themselves.

As they ate delicious food and drank fine wine and took possession of gold, silver and other valuables, the officers and soldiers in the city of Fuhan became excited. They shouted "Long live the king" and wished Song Jian a happy birthday.

Seeing the morale so high, Song Jian nodded with satisfaction. He looked very happy, but only he knew that his heart was bleeding. After all, the wealth accumulated over the years had been distributed, and the treasury was now empty. Being greedy for money, he felt extremely distressed.

"Let's first drive away the Shu army, and then take back the property... The property is still in Fuhan City, and it's still mine." Song Jian comforted himself and made a promise to himself in his heart.

After motivating the soldiers, Song Jian put on his helmet and armor and personally went to the north city wall to inspect the city. If he wanted to defend the city for a long time, the most crucial time would be the first ten days or half a month.

This is because the morale of the attackers is the highest and their strength is the most abundant at the beginning of the siege. As the defenders hold their ground, they will gradually become tired and their offensive will become weaker and weaker, so the city of Fuhan can be held for a long time.

For three consecutive days, Song Jian, who was on duty on the city wall, did not wait for the Shu army to come and attack the city. It was not until the fourth day that the Shu army took action. A number of large thunder chariots were pushed in front of the city of Fuhuan.

'Thunderbolt Chariot?' Although Song Jian was in the western borderland, he had heard that the Shu army had a terrible siege weapon called the 'Thunderbolt Chariot'. It was named because the sound it made when firing cannonballs was like thunder. Moreover, the Thunderbolt Chariot could destroy any city, and no strong city could resist it.

Song Jian did not take the rumored Thunderbolt Chariot seriously. He believed that it was just the Shu army's self-boasting, exaggerating the Thunderbolt Chariot's terror to intimidate the enemy. After all, there are many things in the world that are in name only and not real, and the Thunderbolt Chariot is one of them.

However, Song Jian's self-confidence was instantly shattered after the thunderbolts from the Thunderbolt Chariots. At that moment, Song Jian had only one thought in his mind: "How can there be such a terrifying weapon in the world?" The Shu army's Thunderbolt Chariots were 120 steps away from the city of Fuhan, out of the range of the crossbows of Fuhan, but the Thunderbolt Chariots ignored the distance of 120 steps and fired stone bullets as big as human heads at the walls of Fuhan.

First, several soldiers who were looking at the Thunderbolt chariots outside the city were smashed to death, then the battlements on the city wall were smashed down, and then the pillars of the city gate tower were knocked crooked, causing the city gate tower to shake constantly, as if it was about to collapse.

"Hold on, quickly, hold on." Seeing the crumbling city gate tower, Song Jian shouted loudly, asking his soldiers to use the defensive wooden pillars to support the collapsing city gate tower.

However, no one responded to Song Jian's command. Most of his soldiers, like him, stayed close to the outside of the city wall in order to avoid being hit by the stone bullets shot by the Shu army, and thus losing their lives in vain.

It was also because the commander Song Jian timidly hid behind the city wall and did not dare to take the lead to personally maintain the city gate tower that was about to collapse. As a result, his soldiers followed suit and hid cowardly, not daring to step forward.

"I've kept you in vain." Seeing that the city gate tower was about to collapse, Song Jian was in a hurry. He waved the whip in his hand and whipped the guards on his left and right, asking them to quickly support the city gate tower with damaged pillars.

However, Song Jian's personal guards, who were being whipped by Song Jian's horsewhip, did not obey orders and went forward to support the city gate tower. Instead, they moved away from Song Jian in order to avoid being whipped.

When Song Jian and his subordinates were in a panic and did not dare to step forward to maintain the city gate tower that had lost its support, the city gate tower swayed for a few breaths and then collapsed in front of it where the support was lost.

After a loud rumbling sound, Song Jian saw that the center of the city wall was covered by the collapsed wood, stones and other debris from the city gate tower. As the city gate tower collapsed, the city wall inevitably became a little chaotic. The soldiers were panicked because of the collapse of the city gate tower and dared not stay on the city wall anymore. They went down the city tower along the horse path.

"Come back, come back to me." Song Jian roared helplessly. At this moment, he no longer claimed to be alone, but called himself "I". He originally planned to hold on to Fuhan and wait for the right time, but now it seems that he is just a flower in the mirror and a moon in the water.

At the foot of Fuhan City, Liu Zhang saw the city gate tower suddenly collapse. He felt that he had a good opportunity, so he shouted: "Xingba, Zhongye."

"Yes." Gan Ning replied loudly.

"Here." Wen Pin also bowed in response.

"Attack the city." Liu Zhang didn't say much. He just pointed his finger at Fuhan and briefly said two words.

Gan Ning and Wen Pin responded with a "yes" in unison and turned to head towards Fuhan City. They each led their personal guards, intending to capture Fuhan in one fell swoop and gain the credit of being the first to reach the city.

The rumbling sound of the marching drums sounded at the right time, continuously, urging the soldiers' blood to boil. Gan Ning and Wen Pin were also excited. Now the enemy's fighting spirit was in chaos and they had no idea how to defend. It was a good time to capture the city of Fuhan.

Without using the so-called battering rams and ladders, Gan Ning held a long chain and threw it towards the top of the city wall of Fuhan. One end of the long chain fell on the battlement of the city wall. Gan Ning pulled it down, and the buckle of the long chain instantly got stuck on the battlement. He pulled hard again and felt the stability of the long chain. Gan Ning bit the ring-handled knife in his mouth, kicked the city wall with his legs, and quickly rose to the top of the city wall of Fuhan.

Gan Ning had extraordinary skills and could have climbed the city wall using a long chain, but Wen Pin did not have such skills. He only used a simple ladder, leaned against the city wall, and then climbed up along the ladder.

Almost at the same time, Gan Ning and Wen Pin each rolled over and landed on the top of the city wall of Fuhuan. The two looked at each other, smiled at each other, and then picked up their weapons and killed the Liangzhou bandits who still had the courage to defend the city, providing a safe environment for the soldiers who were going to climb the city wall later.

With the joint efforts of Gan Ning and Wen Pin, more and more Shu soldiers climbed up the city wall and defeated all the Liangzhou bandits who had some fighting spirit left. They captured the city wall, and then Gan Ning ordered Gan Jiu to open the city gate and welcome in the Shu army.

Song Jian, who was originally defending this side of the city wall, was particularly panicked at this moment. He knew that his soldiers had lost their courage and had no intention of holding on, so he went down the city wall early and headed towards the south of the city. He planned to meet up with Han Sui, and together they rushed out and left the deadly place of Fuhan.

Song Jian moved quickly and arrived at the south of the city quickly. When he saw the big flag with the word "Han" hanging on the south wall, he felt a little relieved. He climbed up the wall along the horse path and came behind Han Sui. After taking a few breaths, he spoke to Han Sui.

"Brother Han, the north of the city has been captured. Fuhan can no longer be defended. The only way to survive is to break out..."

Song Jian called out to Han Sui, waiting for him to agree immediately. However, what puzzled Song Jian was that Han Sui just looked at the Shu army's camp and did not respond for a long time.

"Brother Han, follow me and break out of the city." Song Jian shouted.

At this time, Han Sui turned around and looked indifferently at the impatient Song Jian. Han Sui's trusted adviser Cheng Gongying and his fierce general Yan Xing stood behind Han Sui and also looked at Song Jian indifferently. Among them, Yan Xing's eyes were extremely cold.

"Brother Han." Song Jian noticed that the atmosphere was a little unusual. He took a step back carelessly and swallowed secretly.

"Do it." Han Sui responded, but his response was not the answer Song Jian wanted, but an extremely cold murderous intent.

Following Han Sui's order, several of Han Sui's personal guards behind Song Jian stabbed Song Jian's waist and abdomen with the ring-handled swords in their hands. The blade went straight through Song Jian's body, and the tip was shining with blood.

"Han Sui, you...you must know that even if you surrender, Liu Zhang will still take your life." Song Jian said angrily before he died. He pulled up the document that the Shu army in front shot into the city.

"I know, I know." Han Sui lowered his eyes and replied to Song Jian calmly.

"Why?" With doubt and unwillingness, Song Jian, the hero who had ruled Fuhan for more than ten years, fell down. The moment of the curtain fell.

Fu Han, trapped. (End of this chapter)