The Jagged Cavalry of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 500 499 Jingzhou Storm (11)

The sudden appearance of two support troops completely disrupted Zhang Xiu's layout, and reinforcements from Yangdi City came one after another, not only these two soldiers and horses, but the counties under Yingchuan County heard that Yangdi was suffering from the enemy. The army's attack, the county magistrates rushed to Yangdi City to support with only a few hundred militia teams in the county.

In addition, passionate youths from various counties organized spontaneously, carrying kitchen knives, shovels, wooden sticks, sledgehammers, sickles, etc., all iron sharp blades or blunt weapons that can hurt people Picking them up, they flocked from all counties to Yangzhai, the county seat, to rescue the good prefect Yang Xiu in their hearts.

Zhang Xiu's army is like a huge stone, the moment it falls into Yingchuan County, it will definitely cause ripples, and these ripples are enough to swallow Zhang Xiu.

Yang Xiu has been the prefect of Yingchuan for several years. During his tenure, Yingchuan County has been governed in an orderly manner. People do not pick up things on the road, close their doors at night, and there are no thieves. Moreover, Yang Xiu has a clear distinction between public and private, and he does not shy away from relatives and nobles when he enforces the law. Even if relatives break the law, they are treated equally. There is no luck at all, and it can be described as a model among local officials.

It is precisely because of Yang Xiu's achievements that Yang Xiu has become a good official in the hearts of the people of Yingchuan County, and he is also a minister who has repeatedly tried to transfer him away but failed.

One side of water and soil nurtures one side of people. When Yang Xiu was appointed as the prefect, he was still a young and energetic young man, but a few years later, Yang Xiu not only married a wife in Yingchuan, but also gave birth to a son.His wife is the famous Zhong family in Yingchuan, and the niece of Zhong Yao, the governor of Yongzhou.The marriage between the Yang family and the Zhong family enhanced Yang Xiu's personal prestige to a certain extent, and Yang Xiu also surpassed his father Yang Biao in the prefect of Yingchuan, becoming the most popular one in the past century. The prefect is even more famous, and he is an influential figure that the prefects of all counties strive to emulate.

And for all of this, Yang Xiu has to thank one person, that person is Zhang Yan, king of Yan. If Zhang Yan hadn't asked Yang Xiu to be the prefect of Yingchuan, he would not have such proud achievements, let alone marry the good wife he is now. , Yang Xiu was very satisfied.

After Liu Chong and Wei Xu's reinforcements arrived, they immediately attacked Zhang Xiu's army from behind. After street fighting, Zhang Xiu's army would be attacked basically wherever they went. Even a three-year-old child had to pick up stones from the ground and throw them at Zhang Xiu's army.

The news of Zhang Xiu's order to massacre the city was also spread among the people in Yangzhai City, which angered the people in the city even more. .

At the same time, reinforcements from all over Yingchuan joined the battle immediately, and the situation of the war was reversed instantly.

Reinforcements arrived one after another, up to [-] to [-], and some reinforcements were on their way, but they surrounded Zhang Xiu's army.

Zhang Xiu never dreamed that his action would be so useless this time, and it was like stabbing a hornet's nest, causing countless hornets to hover above his head. If they all wanted to sting him, he would definitely Will be stung alive.

Standing on the wall of Wengcheng, Yang Xiu was overjoyed to see such a scene, so he cooperated with the reinforcements and attacked Zhang Xiu back and forth.

No matter how powerful Zhang Xiu's army is, they are still a little timid in the face of such a powerful momentum. They can't move forward, and they can't retreat. They are completely surrounded and cannot break through. They can only fight with the enemy here. exhausted.

The battle lasted from noon to dusk, and both sides suffered heavy casualties. Although Yang Xiu's side had a large number of people, their combat effectiveness was not as good as that of Zhang Xiu's army. Although Zhang Xiu's army was strong in combat effectiveness, they were already exhausted after a day of fierce fighting with the enemy. Unbearable, the two sides are at such a stalemate here.

In the evening, the wind and cloud in the sky changed color, and the cloud was once again densely covered in the sky above Yangdi City. Then it covered the ground with a thin layer, covering the mountain of corpses and sea of ​​blood near the city wall of Yangdi City.

Zhang Xiu dragged his tired body and looked around at the soldiers around him. Now there are only less than [-] soldiers left in the [-] army, and there are still many wounded soldiers.It was getting dark, the army hadn't eaten for almost a day, the soldiers were exhausted, both cold and hunger eroded them, if they couldn't make it out of the encirclement, even if they weren't killed by the enemy, they would die in the middle of the night. Frozen to death by the harsh winter.

When Zhang Xiu was full of worries, a loud shout suddenly came from the tower of Wengcheng: "Prefect Zhang, I am Yang Xiu, the prefect of Yingchuan, and I want to meet with you. I wonder if you would like to?"

Zhang Xiu had heard of Yang Xiu's name a long time ago. After all, Nanyang bordered Yingchuan, Zhang Xiu had heard of Yang Xiu's reputation for a long time, and had also sent people to Yangdi City to inquire about Yang Xiu.When Zhang Xiu knew that Yang Xiu was just a scholar, with no strength to restrain a chicken, and not very good at using soldiers, he didn't take Yang Xiu seriously.

But today, he finally learned how powerful Yang Xiu is. Yang Xiu's greatness does not lie in his ability to command the army. His greatness lies in his personal charm. This alone is enough to command tens of thousands of soldiers. Many people were willing to die for him, and with a plate of loose sand, they actually resisted Zhang Xiu's elite division.

It has to be said that Zhang Xiu has a new understanding of Yang Xiu.

After hearing Yang Xiu's call, Zhang Xiu responded, "If you have anything to say, just say it here! I can hear your voice."

Yang Xiudao: "In this case, then I will be blunt. It is getting late, and Zhang Taishou's army has fought fiercely with our army for a day. In a day, there is no drop of water. I am afraid that I am already hungry, and I am too hungry. You are already exhausted. Besides, Zhang Taishou and you are still surrounded by our army. I am afraid that it will be very difficult to break through. Now, I will give Zhang Taishou two ways. One is to lead all the troops to surrender immediately. Zhang Taishou guarantees that as long as you surrender, no one will die, and you will receive due preferential treatment, provide you with shelter to keep out the cold, and give you food to satisfy your hunger..."

Zhang Xiu knew that it was Yang Xiu who was trying to persuade him to surrender, so he snorted coldly and asked, "What about the second way?"

Yang Xiu said with a smile: "The second way doesn't require me much. If we stand in a stalemate for another night, many of you will be frozen to death tomorrow morning, and we won't need to do it at all. If this stalemate continues, you The entire army will be wiped out. Moreover, some of my reinforcements have just arrived, and most of them have not yet arrived. When all our reinforcements arrive, you can only wait to die."

Zhang Xiu and his subordinates listened carefully, and all the subordinates also looked at Zhang Xiu expectantly. None of them wanted to die like this. They were all concerned about their wives and children, imagining I was able to go home and reunite with my family.Even Zhang Xiu himself thought so, who would want to die if nothing happened?
However, Zhang Xiu didn't reply for a long time. If he just surrendered, then he would be too shameless. He was actually defeated by a scholar, and if it was spread later, where would Zhang Xiu's face be? ?
But Zhang Xiu changed his mind and thought about it again. About 2 people around him were looking at him eagerly, waiting for his answer. As long as he said a word, they could all be saved. People will die because of him.

On the left is heaven, on the right is hell, Zhang Xiu's heart is surging, what should he do?
"Mr. Zhang, as the so-called ants are greedy for life, let alone you are all upright people? The life and death of these people depends entirely on Mr. Zhang's words, and life and death are also between Mr. Zhang's thoughts. I hope Mr. Zhang can carefully consider it." I also ask Zhang Taishou to understand a truth, those who win are not necessarily heroes, and those who lose are not necessarily cowards." Seeing Zhang Xiu's thoughtful look, Yang Xiu continued to persuade him to surrender.

As soon as Zhang Xiu finished speaking, a group of confidantes around Zhang Xiu gathered together, knelt down on the ground, and said to Zhang Xiu: "My lord, my wife and children are all in Nanyang, and the whole family is counting on me. Waiting for one person, if I wait to die, they will definitely not be able to survive, I hope the lord can think carefully, if we surrender, at least we can start all over again, if we die, there will be nothing."

The rest of the people hastily echoed, most of them had one opinion, that is to surrender!
Zhang Xiu frowned, glanced at his confidant Hu Che'er, and asked, "What do you think I should do?"

Hu Che'er said: "If my lord can save tens of thousands of lives with one word, even if it will damage your reputation, so what? Please ask yourself, my lord, many of these brothers follow the lord all over the world. How often have you been greedy for life and afraid of death, but now our army is forced by the situation, and it is not a crime of war, so you don't have to be too entangled, my lord."

Zhang Xiu pondered for a moment, then took two steps forward, and said to Yang Xiu in a clear voice: "Mr. Yang, I agree to your conditions. I, Zhang Xiu, are willing to surrender for the lives of nearly 2 people. Please, Mr. Yang. Keep your word, don't slip your words, otherwise I, Zhang Xiu, will not let you go even if I am a ghost!"

After Yang Xiu heard Zhang Xiu's answer, he was immediately overjoyed, and immediately said: "Prefect Zhang, don't worry, I will definitely fulfill every word I said."

The battle, which lasted for a day, finally came to an end when night fell. Zhang Xiu led Hu Che'er and [-] soldiers, all of whom surrendered.

Yang Xiu was very happy, so he ordered people to bury the pots and cook food for these soldiers according to his instructions, and specially vacated a place in the city as a place for these soldiers to live in, so that they could spend a cold winter. night.

In addition, Yang Xiu sent a large army to monitor and supervise every move of these soldiers. After all, these people were forced to surrender, and they were all well-trained regular soldiers. It will also make Yang Xiu and the others overwhelmed.

After negotiation, Yang Xiu asked the subordinates of Liu Chong and Wei Xu to take care of the surrendered soldiers, and then sent people to send Liu Chong, Wei Xu, Zhang Xiu, Hu Che'er, and county magistrates who came to rescue him, as well as those who spontaneously organized The big and small leaders who got up gathered in the hall of the government office and held a banquet.

Regarding Zhang Xiu's matter, Yang Xiu wrote a letter and sent it to Pengcheng overnight to ask Zhang Yan to see how to deal with Zhang Xiu.

(End of this chapter)