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Chapter 356

In early April, under Ganzhou City, the Zhangye River water had been cut off and diverted, and the water in the moat outside Ganzhou City was close to drying up.

A large number of soldiers of the Guiyi Army braved the arrows and stones, and like ants, they kept filling the trenches outside the city with packed soil and stones.

At the same time, the large trebuchets of the Guiyi Army continued to throw stones into Ganzhou City. The turrets at the east gate of Ganzhou had been smashed, and the residential buildings in the east of the city were basically destroyed.

The sound of crossbows was fired in the dense area, but they were not fired at the crowd, but specifically towards the city wall, because the soldiers could use the arrow shafts of the crossbows to climb up.

More than a dozen nest chariots are watching every move in the city from all directions in the west. Whenever there is a movement of troops and horses, they will immediately notify the generals outside the city through drums and flags.

Outside the east gate and south gate, the peasants piled up several earth walls with soil that were about the same height as the city wall.

Countless marksmen, armed with divine arm bows and wooden crossbows, are firing suppressively at the top of Ganzhou City.

Unlike in history, where the Liao and Xixia took turns besieging the city and fought for almost a year before conquering it, the Guiyi Army's east-west pincer attack only lasted less than a month, and Ganzhou City was on the verge of being broken.

This is inevitable, because the Han army is not only good at field battles, but also better at attacking cities.

The experience in this area is too rich. No matter what kind of city you are, countless experiences have been accumulated over thousands of years, which are far beyond what the Khitans and Dangxiang people can compare with.

Moreover, this time the Guiyi Army can be said to be a large force, and they want to kill Ganzhou with a thunderous force. Zhang Zhao recruited 4,000 Guiyi troops in Liangzhou, 4,000 soldiers from six divisions, and 3,000 Han infantry from six divisions.

There are also three Shandong tribes and Huizhou and Yuanzhou with 4,000 archers and more than 30,000 civilians, a total army of 15,000 people and more than 30,000 civilians.

This was Zhang Zhao's unprecedented generosity since he returned to Hexi.

At the same time, Zhang Zhao, as the ambassador of Longyou Jiedu in Hexi Province, ordered his father-in-law Cao Yuanzhong to observe and deal with the two states of Guasha and send all 4,000 Guasha rebels to the rebel army, and 10,000 civilians to march eastward from Suzhou.

Ganzhou Renyu Khan organized a field battle to resist, but was quickly defeated by the armed six knights of the Guiyi Army. He did not even meet Zhang Zhao's army, so he had to retreat to Ganzhou City.

At this point, important towns such as Xiedan, which were controlled by the Uighurs in Ganzhou, fell one after another. The Uighurs could only stick to Ganzhou in the hope of wearing out the Guiyi army.

This is a correct strategy. Considering the current situation in Hexi and the fact that Zhang Zhao, the rebel army in Guasha, has requisitioned a total of 70,000 people at once.

This consumption is not easy. With the current food reserves in Liangzhou, it can only last for three or four months at most.

But the idea is beautiful, but the reality is harsh. Ganzhou Renyu Khan was originally prepared to spend three or four months to wear out Zhang Zhao, but Zhang Zhao would not give him this opportunity.

The Uighurs are a horse race and are not good at defending the city. They are no match for the Guiyi army. They fought for only one month and were already on the verge of destroying the city.

If it weren't for the decades-long feud between Ganzhou Uighurs and the Guiyi Army, which prevented them from surrendering, civil strife would have broken out in the city.

The Guiyi army from the west was brought by Cao Yuanzhong himself. As soon as he arrived, he delegated command to Luo Tongda, the military envoy of the Yamen, and he went directly to Zhang Zhao's tent.

He said he came to talk to Zhang Zhao about his love for his son-in-law, but he was actually saying that he would not hold on to the command of the thousands of rebel troops.

Zhang Zhao also admired Cao Yuanzhong's actions. Since he left with the younger generation of the Guiyi Army last time, there is still some gap between the two sides.

After all, Zhang Zhao left and did not choose to end Cao's rule over the Guiyi Army. This created a situation where the two Guiyi armies coexisted.

But what Cao Yuanzhong did today was equivalent to sending the Guiyi army and territory in Guasha to Zhang Zhao's hands.

Zhang Zhao also said that he would ask the court to make Cao Yuanzhong the Duke of Qiao County, and appoint him as the deputy ambassador of Longyou Jiedu in Hexi Province and concurrently as the governor of Shazhou.

Brother-in-law Cao Liulang Cao Yanlu is the governor of Yizhou. As for Cao Yuanzhong's current envoy duties such as Guasha Erzhou Jiedu Observation and so on, he will be removed.

However, this is not without its sequelae. Just looking at the longing look in Cao Yanlu's eyes at Zhang Zhao, I am afraid that this governor of Yizhou cannot be fooled by a false title.

You know, Cao Yanlu, Cao Sanniang and Cao Jiuniang were born from the same mother. Their only older sister and younger sister were given to Zhang Zhao. How dare you use false titles to fool me?

"Your Majesty, someone in Ganzhou has submitted a letter, willing to surrender Khan Renyu's head!" Zhebu Jiashi came over with a letter written on brocade and silk and said.

Zhang Zhao didn't even look at it, and threw the brocade silk into the fire and burned it, "No! In Ganzhou City today, even Renyu's flesh is not allowed to surrender.'

Cao Yuanzhong, Cao Yanlu and his son also nodded in agreement. More than 20 years ago, Ganzhou Uighur soldiers came to Dunhuang City and forced Zhang Zhao's father Zhang Chengfeng to recognize Ganzhou Renmei Khan, who is now Renyu Khan.

Having a father as a father is a great shame and humiliation for all the rebels.

This kind of humiliation can only be washed away with blood. Many people who experienced that humiliation personally are still alive.

Neither emotion nor reason would allow the Ganzhou Uighurs to be let go easily, at least the head of Renyu Khan alone would not be enough.

"Your Majesty, all the gold has been excavated under Ganzhou City, now it's time to blast it!"

As soon as he said no, Shi Chongmin came over to report the good news. After more than a month of digging, the explosives had been delivered to the gate of Ganzhou City.

There was a loud bang and an explosion that shook the sky. Cao Yanlu was so frightened that he sat down on the ground. Cao Yuanzhong's face also lost all color.

Amidst the flying sand and rocks, the city wall of Ganzhou's east gate collapsed instantly, leaving a huge gap.

Shen Nianli, who was at the front, roared, and six heavy-armored infantry took the lead and rushed in, followed closely by the party archers, and the heavy-armored soldiers from the Guiyi Army and Hanshandu were at the back.

The crowd of people wearing black armor rushed straight in like a black torrent. The Ganzhou Uighurs, who had already lost a large number of soldiers in the Suzhou War, did not resist for a few moments, howled and lost the ability to resist, and were swept away.

Scattered everywhere.

Ganzhou City, the palace of the Uighurs, was the place where the resistance was fiercest. Everyone from the Yaogeluo family gathered here.

The soldiers who returned to the rebel army could only fight with them house by house, and important figures of the Yao Geluo family were constantly being captured.

Zhang Zhao interrogated them one by one and asked the prisoners to identify them. All members of the Yao Geluo family had their hands smashed before being beheaded.

Mrs. Cao Sanni was wearing men's clothing and even had a leather armor on her body. She looked at the Yao Geluo family members who were constantly being pulled out, and tears instantly blurred her vision.

Under the faint sunlight, the cousin Suo Sanlang who could play the harp with his slender fingers and spoke slowly and slowly, like the warm sunshine, returned to Cao Yannai's mind so clearly that it had been blurry for a long time.

His appearance became clear in an instant.

Another member of the Yao Geluo family was escorted and dragged in front of Zhang Zhao. This was a teenage boy who looked to be about the same age as Suo Sanlang back then.

When the young Uighur man saw the hammer stained with a large amount of blood and flesh, he screamed in horror and kept struggling desperately.

But he was being held by two majestic soldiers. Even though he struggled fiercely, he was still ruthlessly pushed to the ground.

"Erlang, spare them!" Cao Sanniang, with tears in her eyes, suddenly stopped her.

Zhang Zhao hesitated for a moment, then nodded. He had already killed more than a dozen members of the Yaogeluo family just now. It would be really pointless to continue killing them.

"In the whole city of Dasuo, all the close brothers of Renmei, Di Yin and Renyu will be killed. As for the side brothers, as long as they did not participate in the siege of Dunhuang in the past, God has the virtue of good life, and they will be exempted from death and punished as mirrors.

Hard labor on a mountain of iron!”

As soon as Zhang Zhao's voice fell, thunderous cheers rang out. Dozens of soldiers laughed and escorted a man in yellow robes out. It was Yao Geluo Renyu, the Khan of Ganzhou.

Manxiong and Dunzhu each grabbed one of Renyu's arms and pinned him down on the bloody cement floor in front of Zhang Zhao.

Before the attack, Zhang Zhao ordered Cao Yijin to paint a portrait of Renyu Khan, the daughter of the Uighur who had married to Ganzhou, in order to prevent him from falling out of his shell like the golden cicada he had captured at Miaoquan.

"Is this person Yaoge Luo Renyu?" Zhang Zhao called three groups of people in succession to confirm. One of the two groups of prisoners was Cao Yijin's grandson and the son of the previous Aduyu Khan.

The seven or eight-year-old child, who had been renamed Cao Yansi, looked at the man in yellow robes with hatred, because Aduoyu was killed by Renyu.

"Brother-in-law, this person is none other than the evil thief Renyu!"

‘Choke!’ Zhang Zhao pulled out the horizontal knife from his waist, then signaled Dunzhu and Manxiong to let go of Yao Geluo Renyu.

He looked up to the sky and roared loudly. The Ganzhou Uighurs that led to the destruction of the Jinshan Kingdom of Zhang Chengfeng in the Western Han Dynasty finally ended in Zhang Zhao's hands.

As soon as Yaoge Luo Renyu got out of control, he immediately staggered and started to run away. Zhang Zhao yelled: Father! Today, I will avenge you. Our Zhang family has finally avenged its previous shame!'

After saying that, Zhang Zhao flew forward and slashed Yao Geluo Renyu's neck with the horizontal knife in his hand.

The head soared into the sky and flew into the distance with bloody flowers. The headless body ran for a few steps before falling to the ground with a thud.

"For those who have more than a hundred Uighurs in Ganzhou, all the men will be punished with hard labor on Mount Jingtie, and the women with gold and silk will be rewarded for meritorious officials. The rest will not be held accountable. All armies are not allowed to commit adultery or indiscriminate killing!'

"I will obey the king's order!" the soldiers of the rebel army all around promised loudly, and cheers spread everywhere!


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