Will Ming

Wang Pao looked at the dozens of ministers in front of him with a serious face, suppressing the anger that was about to explode in his heart: "Yanyun's army has only attacked the city for half a day, and they have already killed the top of the city three times. If it wasn't for my advance A reserve team has been arranged, I am afraid that the Yanyun army will have already attacked the city wall within half a day!"

He turned around and pointed at Xiahou and asked: "Tell me, why are the soldiers unwilling to use their lives?! I have already promised that as long as Mingzhou is guarded for a month, everyone will get a hundred acres of land! Everyone will be promoted to captain , a hundred taels of silver! Come and tell me, is my reward not enough!"

His screaming was not loud, but it seemed extraordinarily loud.The defenders of the city wall took advantage of the short time when the Yanyun army retreated and sat on the ground to rest. Hearing the shouts, he couldn't help but look towards the city tower.It's just that the eyes of these soldiers are empty, without any emotion.

In half a day, more than 3000 people have been lost on the city wall.

This is the first time that it is not difficult for the soldiers of the Zhou army to know that the side that defended the city suffered more losses than the side that attacked the city.Thousands of catapults bombarded Mingzhou City indiscriminately for an hour, and the walls of the city were smashed into a mess.The originally seemingly solid defense was almost instantly destroyed by Yan Yunjun's catapult.

Countless watchtowers collapsed, and the horse's face was smashed beyond recognition.Many of the spikes on the city wall mountain were smashed to pieces before they could be used. As for the heavy crossbows fixed on the city wall, they suffered heavy losses.

Now the city wall is nothing but broken stones, and it looks horrible.

If it weren't for the fact that the gate of the city had already been blocked, the Yan Yun army would have already entered the city by now.Even so, the solid and huge city gate was blown to pieces.The masonry blocked inside was also blown out into a big hole. Although Yan Yunjun's losses were almost as heavy, if the fight continues like this, the so-called impregnable Mingzhou City will not last long.

After an hour of smashing, Yan Yun's army began to attack the city.Before the soldiers of the Zhou army on the city wall moved away the piled up boulders, the huge siege vehicle slowly moved up. The building vehicle, which was higher than the city wall, could carry more than [-] bows and arrows. hand.Coupled with the suppression of tens of thousands of archers outside the city, the defenders on the city wall could not raise their heads at all.

The density of feathered arrows is so dense that it is heart-palpiating, and there are feathered arrows stuck in even the gaps in the bricks and stones on the city wall.The city tower is covered with a layer of white feathers, which looks tragic and magnificent.Occupying an absolute advantage in long-range weapons, Yan Yun's army attacked the city wall three times. If Wang Pao hadn't personally led the reserve team to the city to fight, no one would dare to say whether Yan Yun's army would have created a half-day attack on Ming. State miracles to come.

"His Majesty……"

Xiahou's expression of refusal was extremely ugly, and he felt angry when he heard Wang Pao scolding him like this.

"Your Majesty, you have also seen that Yan Yunjun's catapult carts are too many and powerful, and the unknown firearm in their hands is still more powerful than the catapult carts. The soldiers under your command are not desperate, But they lost a lot at the beginning, so let them fight the stone?"

"you!"

Wang Pao stared fiercely at Xiahou's unwilling face, but he didn't attack: "It's because I was too anxious, General Xiahou...you have been standing on the top of the city since the Yanyun thief attacked the city, I know You have also done your best. But I still hope that General Xiahou can take more responsibility, since I have entrusted you with all the defense matters, I still trust you."

Xiahou refused to sneer in his heart, and said to himself, who else have you ever loved besides yourself?

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I said before that I will live and die with the city wall of Mingzhou. As long as I have my breath, I will stand on the wall and never retreat!"

"With General Xiahou here, my heart is at ease."

Wang Pao nodded, and glanced at the soldiers sitting crookedly on the city wall resting on the ground, his face gradually regained his calm, but his heart was still hard to calm.Yan Yunjun's offensive was unusually fierce, and he knew that Li Xian must have noticed his arrangement.After all, Li Xian was still worried that Qilu's foundation would be destroyed.Those prairie barbarians are like wild wolves, they only know how to burn, kill and loot, and they are like locusts passing through wherever they go.

Qilu is now the largest farmland for Yan Yunjun.

Qilu is not chaotic, even if Yan Yun's army is defeated, there is no need to worry about the useless retreat.

Just because he understood this point, Wang Pao came up with such a risky idea.All or nothing, really all or nothing.Now in his position, if he wants to survive, he can only take risks.He knew that compared with Li Xian, there was no comparison at all.

Li Xian is now sitting in the world, with millions of soldiers.There are generals who can fight and soldiers who can fight.There are tens of millions of people, there are those huge granaries built in the Sui Dynasty, there are soldiers, and there are countless money.As for him, the capital in his hands now is just 20 recruits whose combat power is completely incomparable to Yan Yun's army, an isolated city.

If you don't make a dangerous move, how can you win?

Put all your eggs in one basket, if you win, it will be God's pity.If he loses, he is worthy of his ambition.

"This is the first day!"

He said loudly: "My country and society will last tens of thousands of years!"

…… Xiahou refused to let him sit on a rock to rest, and kicked away a corpse of a Zhou army beside him: "He said it lightly, what rewards a hundred acres of land, what rewards a hundred taels of silver, everyone Dufeng Xiaowei... No matter how loud the words are, who will believe them? When Yang Guang was trapped in Yanmen by the Turks during the Great Sui Dynasty, he made such a promise. But after he escaped, he said nothing. Don't mention it, how many soldiers' hearts have been chilled?"

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"It's good for our Emperor, it's useless to promise these rewards at this time!"

Luo Dahai, the captain of his personal soldier, also sneered: "Even if they really hold on for a month, will the Yanyun army be willing to retreat? Now the only thing standing in front of the Yanyun army is the city of Mingzhou, not to mention a month, it counts as a day." It is impossible for Li Xian, the King of Yan, to withdraw his troops! At worst, he will leave an army of 20 to surround him for two or three years. By then, all the people in the city will starve to death and do not need to be beaten. One hundred acres of Xuntian... To tell the truth, he What to give? Mingzhou City is so big, if there is no land, how can we divide the city bricks? One city brick instead of one mu of land?"

Luo Dahai leaned forward and said, "General, I think what Pei Ju said makes sense."

Xiahou Burang hummed and said in a low voice: "At first I thought that Mingzhou City was impenetrable, even if it couldn't last for a month, could it be that it couldn't last for half a month? But today I saw Yan Yunjun's methods and I woke up. If the fight continues like this, I'm afraid Mingzhou won't be able to hold it for a few days!"

"Instead of waiting to die after the city is broken, it's better to make a plan early!"

"Intend?"

Xiahou Burang sighed: "It is said that King Yan is a very difficult person to fathom. If he surrenders without a fight, he will look down on him! I heard that Zhang Gongjin, the general under King Yan, caused a lot of losses to the Yanyun army because he defended Chang'an. , but was reused by the King of Yan. It can be seen that the King of Yan attaches great importance to loyalty, so..."

He lowered his voice and said: "I plan to defend for a few more days, and I will do my best to defend the city. I also want to let King Yan know that I, Xiahou, will not let the general guard the city. Otherwise, if he is in a hurry to surrender, he won't even know who I am. Reuse? Besides, Wang Pao is watching too closely now...the army in the city is still sufficient, and there will inevitably be mistakes in a hasty uprising, and it will be over if Wang Pao is aware of it. After a few days, when the defense of the city is the most difficult hit, and caught Wang Pao off guard!"

"The general is brave and resourceful!"

Zhou Dahai said flatteringly: "If this matter is done, King Yan will look at you with admiration!"

Pei Ju's Mansion looked at Fei Liu who was dying in front of him and sighed: "I know you are a spy of Yan Yunjun, but you refuse to admit it. I admire your courage and perseverance. Now you are a dead end, and I am also a dead end... ...It's ridiculous to think about it, I was half a glorious life, but my death was not as heroic as yours."

Fei Liu sneered: "Master Pei, I've already confessed to you, so why make sarcastic remarks?"

Pei Ju shook his head: "My own life is still in danger, so I don't have the leisure to ridicule you. I came to you... because the Yanyun army is attacking the city very tightly, and the guards in this mansion are a little lax. I will find a way to let you go." Go out...you take me to the hiding place of your spies, and when the city is broken, can you say a few words for me in front of King Yan?"

"Master Pei... your mind is already in a mess."

Fei Liu gave Pei Ju a disdainful look: "The reason why I'm still alive is because I'm really greedy for life. But to me, death is nothing to be afraid of. And you are so afraid of death that you are in a panic, so you come to beg me? Haha ...does it make sense?"

"Ugh……"

Pei Ju nodded involuntarily: "Unexpectedly, what you said caught your mind. I am really afraid of death... and I am reluctant to part with glory."

"Then do something that can save your life and your glory, why bother talking to me?"

Fei Liu sneered, closed his eyes and stopped talking.

"To keep my glory and life?"

Pei Ju repeated it in a murmur, then laughed at himself and said, "It's just an idiot's dream.

... After lunch, Li Xian went to Daxi Changru's tent, looked at the old man lying on the bed and smiled apologetically: "I still broke my promise, I planned to leave everything to Xu Shiji when I arrived in Mingzhou, I will accompany you for a walk on the grassland. But something happened, and I can't get away for the time being."

He sat down next to the bed and pulled the quilt for Daxi Changru: "However, the war won't last long. We will go out when news from Chen Que'er and Li Daozong Xue Wanche come back."

"Need not"

Daxi Changru smiled and said: "Actually, I want to go to Saibei, just because I want you to spend more time with me, an old man. Now I can watch you all day, what is there to be dissatisfied with? I have become more and more lazy recently , but lying down all day and talking to Xiao Di Qingqing and the others is very comfortable and comfortable."

Just as Li Xian was about to speak, a guard outside suddenly said urgently: "My lord, General Xu Shiji invites you to go back to the tent to discuss matters... It seems that something has happened in Mingzhou City!"

Li Xian hummed, helped Daxi Changru cover the quilt and got up: "Master, rest well, I will let Xiaodi come over to accompany you later."

After speaking, he turned around and left the big tent.

When I returned to the big tent of the Chinese army, several major generals in the army had already arrived.

"Lord!"

There was some joy on Xu Shiji's face: "Let's go to the high slope over there to see!"

He handed the clairvoyance to Li Xian. Li Xian smiled and didn't ask any questions. He quickly walked up the high slope facing the south gate of Mingzhou City. View in the direction of the state.

"Is it on fire?"

Li Xian put down his clairvoyance, a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes.

"Could it be that Wu was not good at what they did?"

"It's not like the spies did it!"

Xu Shiji pointed in the direction of the south gate and said, "The fire was very big, and it wasn't one place or two places. The whole south city was burned at about the same time. The fire started suddenly. We don't have many people in the city, so it's impossible to ignite such fires at the same time." There are many places. Moreover, just now the minister sent people to approach, and there was a lot of shouting and killing in the city, and it seemed that many people were fighting."

"It's not ours, who else can it be?"

Li Xian frowned, but he couldn't think of who stabbed Wang Pao in the back at this time.