The first prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 39
Houshu over there was busy defending and preparing for war, and the sergeants of Dazhou here were not idle either. They were busy taking Fengzhou.

Da Zhou is really handsome and strong now, not only Da Zhou's own army is fighting, but even the Shu army who surrendered to Zhou Jun has also joined Zhou Jun's fighting camp.

After Wang Jing, Zhao Kuangyin, Zhao Xu and others entered Qinzhou, only a small number of Zhou troops were left to take charge of the city's defense.

The rest took a short rest and immediately advanced to advance into the second state of Cheng and Tier to expand the results of the battle.

At this time, the defenders of Qinzhou, after being brainwashed by Zhao Xu and Miao Xun, were disrupted and incorporated into Da Zhou's army.

That's not to mention, under the supervision of the Dazhou army, Zhao Xu and the others also asked Zhao Yu and other surrendered generals to lead a part of the original Qinzhou defenders to attack Cheng and Tier two states.

Zhao Ting and the others also understood that Zhou Guo was only inspecting them. Although they offered the city and surrendered, they may not be able to gain the complete trust of Da Zhou.

Letting them attack the city and Tier [-] prefecture together is a test for them, or this war is their vote of honor for Da Zhou.

Aren't you sincerely relying on me, Da Zhou? Now I will give you a chance to show it. You can take Cheng and Jie Erzhou down.

This is also true for the surrendered general of the Shu Kingdom. He understood this meaning, so he used all his strength to finally take down the two prefectures of Cheng and Tier after half a dozen and half persuasion.

Well, next, they will complete the last goal of this expedition, Fengzhou. After taking Fengzhou, Dazhou will completely complete this Western Expedition.

At this time in Fengzhou, the defenders are very strong, and the guards are already very strict. Compared with the previous three states, I don't know how much stronger it is.

After Emperor Meng Chang learned that Qinzhou surrendered without standing, he immediately appointed Wang Huan as the envoy of the mighty army and Zhao Chongpu as the capital supervisor, and immediately rushed to support Chengzhou and Jiezhou.

Just when Wang Huan and his men hurried to Chengzhou with their soldiers, they got the news of the fall of Chengzhou and Jiezhou.

The two of them saw what was the point of going to Chengzhou and Jieerzhou now, they were already occupied and hungry, so they should turn their horses around and surround Fengzhou!
When Wang Jing and others led the army to the city of Fengzhou, Wang Huan and Zhao Chongpu had already obtained the military power of Fengzhou and took on the mission of defending Fengzhou.

Wang Huan and Zhao Chongpu are definitely not for nothing, they built the entire Fengzhou city like an iron bucket.

Wang Jing and Xiang Xun have launched a fierce attack on Fengzhou City for several days, and the troops have also attacked the city countless times.

But every time when he was about to climb to the top of the city, he was beaten down by the troops led by Wang Huan and Zhao Chongpu who took the lead.

Zhou Jun suffered heavy casualties for a while, and suffered the biggest setback since the Western Expedition. Even if Hu Li was defeated, there were not as many casualties as this time.

Wang Jing and the others felt deeply regretful at this time, why didn't Zhao Kuangyin and his son take part in this battle?
It's all right now, I waited for others to lose troops and lose generals, so I didn't bite the bullet and invite them back!
It turned out that before the attack on Fengzhou, Wang Jingxiangxun and others agreed that this was the last battle of the Zhou army, so there was no need for Zhao Kuangyin and his son to participate.

Since their father and son came to the Northwest battlefield, they have made great achievements repeatedly. Needless to say, Zhao Kuangyin is brave and resourceful, and is invincible on the battlefield.

The key is that his son, Zhao Xu, is just a little monster. Look at the three states we conquered, which state does not have his shadow.

Let's talk about recovering Qinzhou. It was Zhao Ting who he went to the city alone to persuade. The whole army knew about it, and this time Chengzhou and Tierzhou were the ones who suggested that Qinzhou's surrender generals persuade them to surrender in front of the battle.

In the end, I also knew that it was successful again. If it goes on like this, what else do we have to do? If we go to the Northwest for our feelings, the great contribution is all yours.

It's like marrying a daughter-in-law. I build a house, find a matchmaker, make a dowry, hold a banquet, and I'm almost done, but the one who enters the bridal chamber is you, Zhao Xu.

You father and son can't take all the credit for this. This time Wang Jing and Xiang Xun combined, and Zhao Kuangyin and his son were sent to escort the army's food and grass.

Zhao Kuangyin and his son also understood their intentions, and they didn't feel aggrieved in their hearts. Anyway, the men's credit is enough, so I won't argue with you, so I can relax for a while.

After a few days of leisure, Xiang Xun came to the door, not for anything else, but to invite them to attack Fengzhou together.

Their contribution to defeating Fengzhou in advance is also great, but if it is later, even if Fengzhou is captured, the casualties will be great, and Chai Rong will blame them if he does not blame them.

Because just now there was another imperial decree from Bianjing, Chai Rong had appointed his confidant Han Tong as the Marquis of the Horse Infantry Army in the southwest camp, and came to Fengzhou City to assist Wang Jing and Xiang Xun.

And they are asked to recover Fengzhou as soon as possible to reduce the casualties of soldiers.

They wondered why His Majesty sent Han Tong to help in the battle. Is he dissatisfied with our war?

This must be the case, otherwise send someone. Thinking of this, the two feel that it is urgent to capture Fengzhou.

When Zhao Kuangyin and his son saw them coming, they also knew their intentions. They also wanted to end this war as soon as possible and return to Bianjing as soon as possible.

Zhao Xu's advice to them was really simple, cut off their food, grass and water.

The two of them were afraid of brains, yes, we only know how to attack the city, but we don't know how to think of other ways.

The people in their city must eat and drink. Where does the grain and grass come from, and where does the water come from? It is said that there is not much water in the city and they must go outside to get water.

After thinking about these two people, they immediately sent people to investigate. It turned out that the city went to a river outside to fetch water every few days. At first, everyone didn't pay attention to this.

At the same time, the provisions of the Shu Kingdom were also transported from the northwest, and the former spies Junran did not find these.

After receiving this information, Wang Jing frowned first, why didn't he think about this before?
Then he became happy again. If the water source and grain road were to be controlled, the Shu army would be defeated without attack. He immediately dispatched his generals to lead troops to these places.

Sure enough, it didn't take long to see a group of Shu troops coming to fetch water, and there was no suspense that all of these Shu troops were captured alive. .

At the same time, the grain trucks of the Shu Army were also rounded up by the Zhou Army, and now Fengzhou City was in chaos.

The people had no water to live and cook, and the soldiers were short of food and water. A sense of sadness began to spread in the city, and nothing could stop it.

Zhou Junneng even ate and drank before the battle, and yelled at the same time, so that the people in the city could come here to receive water and dry food.

At first no one dared to go, but after a person who was too hungry went out of the city and had a full meal, he came back safely.

People began to slowly rush out of the city.

Wang Huan originally wanted to kill these people who went out, but was stopped by Zhao Chongpu.

What he meant was that they couldn't kill all the people, and they just went out for a meal, so it wasn't a big deal.

At first it was only common people who did this, but later some soldiers secretly changed into common people's clothes and went out of the city.

At the end of the development, some of them surrendered to Zhou Jun's camp openly and aboveboard, these Wang Huan.Zhao Chongpu knew all about it, but he was already powerless.

Seeing many soldiers here, they have different thoughts. Everyone is a soldier for something, not just for food and clothing.

Now that you can’t eat, drink or watch, who can work for you? Besides, Dazhou’s soldiers are strong and strong, and our broken city without water and food can last for a few days.

Many people came down from the city at night and sneaked into the Houzhou camp to beg for peace.The treatment was not bad, and it inspired some soldiers even more.

Zhao Xu thought this was a good opportunity. He thought that Wang Jing suggested that Fengzhou should be attacked immediately. Wang Jing himself led the team and suddenly launched a general attack on Fengzhou city.

At this time, Fengzhou's troops were weak, coupled with the lack of water and food for a few days, their bodies had already lost their strength, and their combat effectiveness dropped sharply. They were soon rushed to the city by the Hou Zhou army.

This time Wang Jing personally supervised the battle, and the Hou Zhou army moved forward bravely, and soon occupied the gate tower of Fengzhou, and successfully opened the gate of Fengzhou!

Meng Chang didn't know people well in the past, but this time the two he appointed Wang Huan and Zhao Chongpu were very conscientious.

This can also be regarded as the proudest thing he has ever done in his life.

After capturing Fengzhou City, Wang Huan and Zhao Chongpu immediately led the guards and launched a desperate street battle with Zhou Jun.Most of these people are their own soldiers, who live and die with them.

But heroes are no match for many people, but it is a pity that they are too few in number, and they are not opponents of the Great Zhou army at all.

After annihilating the sporadic resistance of the remaining troops in the city, Wang Jing sat in the center of the city. Zhao Xu and Xiang Xun led the army to surround Wang Huan and the others and launched a fierce attack on them.

Under Zhao Xu's attack, Wang Huan's soldiers were basically wiped out, and Wang Huan was also injured by Zhao Xu's sword.

Zhao Chongpu was also captured alive by Zhao Kuangyin. He tried to commit suicide but failed, and the old man vomited blood and fainted in anger.

Fengzhou returned to Da Zhou's hands!Since then, the task of the Western Expedition has been basically completed.

(End of this chapter)