In the sixth year of Guanghe, it is night on November 9th.

In the bright cold moon, the Han troops on Chaoge City stood on the top of the city, looking at the silence outside the city, feeling homesickness flooding into their hearts.

After half a year of Tieyi's journey, they stayed away from their hometown and abandoned their rural homes to report the king's affairs. But now, the summer has gone and the cold has come, and the thieves have not been eliminated. The superiors are still drinking and singing, and the robes are afraid of the cold, and their families will be charged. slave.

How can we not let these good men, who only have loyalty to the king in their hearts, feel miserable and sad in their hearts?

As a major city in Hanoi, Chaoge is also where Zhang Wen, the commander-in-chief of the Han army in Henan and Zhendong general, is stationed, so the overall defense is very tight.

First of all, there is a slope in the west of Chaoge City, which was originally a place for the wealthy people of Chaoge to visit the garden. Every time it comes to the evening, when you look at the garden from a distance, you can see the fog, the rain, the swaying cypress trees, and the deep and unpredictable forest. The geese and cranes are flying overhead, creating a beautiful scenery in my hometown.

But this slope has been built into a whole military fortress, named "Lutou Village". The soldiers and horses recruited by Zhang Wen and most of the troops from the rear are stationed here.

Surrounding this village, there are eight more villages, forming an antlers-like position with the deer's head.

At the same time, this is where soldiers from all counties in Hanoi gather. Therefore, Zhang Wen's military strength outside the city probably reaches about 10,000 people. But obviously, the combat proficiency of these troops is definitely much weaker than that of the Qishui camp on the front line.

A few days ago, when General Zhendong was patrolling the city, when he looked at Lutou Village from a distance, he felt that there were still loopholes in the defense, so he ordered his subordinates to establish another stronghold on Shengsheng Hill, the commanding heights near Lutou Village. Figure guard.

So by November 9th, the entire Chaoge defense was actually the trinity of Shengshengqiu, Lutou Village and Julu City Wall.

When the Han army on top of the city looked at their hometown in the distance, they were saddened by spring and sad by autumn.

On the wooden fence on the victory hill, several Dangyin County soldiers were guarding the lookout, shivering with cold.

Dangyin was north of Chaoge and north of Qishui River. In other words, Dangyin was already behind enemy lines at this time. And when these Dangyin County soldiers were recruited by the Hanoi Prefect, Dangyin did not fall.

But now that Dangyin City has fallen, these county soldiers have become homeless and can only continue to be detained in Chaoge. But you can know with your fingers what kind of treatment these people will receive.

The worst supplies and the hardest tasks are all on them.

For example, when we were on duty at Victory Hill, it was freezing cold, and they were on the hill, so it was even colder. Moreover, because of the inconvenience of supplies and the lack of care of the people at the rear, these people were still hungry and full. Not to mention having winter clothes.

So at this moment, I looked upstairs and saw three new soldiers surrounding their corps leader, hugging each other for warmth.

The Wu leader's surname was Yue, and he was called Lao Yuetou. At this time, he was trembling and said to his three subordinates:

"After this round, let's go down. It's so cold."

A dark and thin soldier next to him sneered when he heard this:

"So what if we go down there? Isn't it cold down there? Those of us who come here as prostitutes really belong to our stepmothers, not all of them we raised. Damn it, they don't treat us as human beings."

The thin black soldier said this, and the other two nodded frequently, obviously full of complaints.

In fact, the old Yue Tou also wanted to scold others, but as a small leader, it was not easy for him to scold with these subordinates, so he scolded them a few words.

The thin, black pawn was obviously unruly in temperament. He did not give up and continued:

"Yue Tou, if you want me to say that the Han army doesn't treat us as human beings, we might as well join the Taishan Army on the other side. I heard that those who carry swords and vote over there will be directly promoted to sergeants. Those who carry armor and vote will be directly promoted to corps commanders. That's it.

You don’t bring anything with you. You go directly and you have two liters of grain. Isn’t this better than staying here with the Han army?”

Seeing that the black and thin soldier was still unwilling to give up, the old Yue Tou said seductively:

"What nonsense are you talking about? What do you mean the Han army doesn't treat us as human beings? Are you not a Han army?"

When the thin black soldier heard this, he seemed to be ridiculing him. He pointed at himself exaggeratedly:

"Am I worthy?"

The other two pawns also laughed.

At this point, the thin black pawn also showed his cards, and he said to the old Yue Tou:

"Old Yue Tou, I, Hei Chong, should just tell me directly. We young brothers have already discussed that we are all going to join the Taishan Army. Not only us, but most of the good guys in the army are going to join the army.

Mr. Yue, do you want to come with us?"

In order to increase his persuasiveness, the thin black soldier also whispered:

"I also heard that land distribution is about to begin in our hometown. If we stay here, our family won't be able to get a share of the land."

Lao Yuetou's eyes flickered several times, but he didn't speak this time.

He pondered for a moment, then looked at his three subordinates looking at him with eager eyes, and suddenly showed his face:

"If you vote, if you don't vote, you are not a good man."

As soon as these words came out, the tense atmosphere immediately melted away. Then the black insect said excitedly to the other two people:

"Look, let me tell you, our old father-in-law will definitely go with us."

At this time, Lao Yuetou laughed, but his hand had already touched the knife unconsciously.

Just as the corps leader was about to kill the three rebels, he suddenly heard the black insect pointing to the north and saying:

"Look, what is that?"

Everyone looked over there, what kind of scene was that?

They saw a white-robed cavalry moving towards them at high speed amid the flying snow. The flying snow rolled up a thick curtain of snow, like a snow dragon rushing towards them.

Seeing this scene, someone on the watchtower wanted to shout, but was immediately stopped by Hei Zhong. He excitedly said to everyone:

"This must be Taishan's army attacking the city. Let's not give a warning."

Hearing this, the other two people nodded.

But Lao Yuetou said something else:

"Now the Taishan Army's horse speed has increased, and it will soon sweep into the city. Even if we don't sound the warning, people in other villages will know about it. But if we don't sound the alarm, then we will be neglecting our duties.

The higher ups will definitely not let us go. Don't forget, we are still in the camp after all, and those who want to kill us are just a matter of words."

After hearing what Old Yuetou said, Heichong hesitated for a while, and then saw the faces of the two robes, and had no choice but to agree.

Just like that, Lao Yuetou picked up the hammer and coaxed the alarm bell to ring, and then knocked it for more than ten times before stopping.

Later, in the snowy night, all the Han troops were awakened by the sound of bells. They looked around in panic, wanting to know what happened.

But by now it was too late.

The front line of the Taishan Army, which was the first to charge, had already charged to the city wall. These selected elites climbed up the city wall using zip lines.

There were very few defenders guarding the West City. After all, it was freezing cold, and how many of them would stay outside to enjoy the wind? Therefore, most of the Han soldiers were captured by the Taishan Army in the Nuan Cave.

However, when the Taishan Army rushed to Beicheng, they encountered a large-scale resistance from the Han Army.

It turned out that less than a moment before they arrived, Liu Bei had already mounted his horse under the city and shouted that the bandits were attacking.

At that time, most of the Han soldiers in the city did not believe it, and a few wanted to shoot Liu Bei with their bows. But among them there was an officer who knew Liu Bei, and not long before, he had sent Liu Bei down to the city.

Knowing that Liu Bei was a man whom all generals in Zhendong had lost, the military officer did not dare to ignore his words and hurriedly called on all the military officers to rise up. Because of this action, the lives of everyone in Beicheng were saved.

Although the North City was defended, the other three gates had been breached, and Taishan's army, as large as a dragon, quickly entered the city from the three gates.

At this time, Zhang Chong, who was surrounded in the middle, looked determined under his bamboo hat. From time to time, he gave instructions to Guo Zu beside him:

"After entering the city, the army must not disturb the people, break down walls, or demolish houses."

There is no need for Zhang Chong to emphasize these things again, but this time they rushed through the snow and the assault riders obviously suffered a lot. Zhang Chong was worried that some of the assault riders would be unable to carry it and do things they shouldn't.

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When Taishan's army entered the city, Zhang Wen and others were drinking heavily and the banquet was in full swing.

Suddenly, officials from outside rushed over and told everyone:

"The city is broken."

At that time, Zhang Wen was still rubbing his face and muttering:

"It must be the county soldiers outside the city clamoring for winter clothes."

He twisted around and was about to stand up, but after all, he had too much wine, so he stumbled and fell to the ground.

The official who came to report the news rolled and crawled to Zhang Wen's side, helping him and crying:

"General, that's not the case. Those who entered the city were all horse soldiers. They had already killed the guards outside the house and surrounded the house."

Zhang Wen was confused and murmured:

"Horse soldiers? Where did the horse soldiers come from?"

But no matter where the soldiers and horses are, I still want to see them now.

So, Zhang Wen, with the support of his servants, went outside and climbed up the wall to see who dared to surround Zhendong General's House. These old men had had a few drinks and dared to run wild here.

Zhendong Jiangjunjie Mansion can be regarded as a small dock wall, and the surrounding walls are made of masonry. So it may not look big, but it is still very solid.

Zhang Wen was helped up the wall, and as soon as he looked outside, he woke up completely.

Where are the Han soldiers outside? The yellow scarf forehead band is so eye-catching. Who else could there be besides the Yellow Turban Army? Looking carefully, Zhang Wen's palms were all sweaty, because he found that those surrounded below were what he regarded as a serious problem.

Taishan thief.

At this time, many staff members also followed Zhang Wen up the wall and looked at the scene outside. A few timid ones fell to the ground and cried loudly.

They all regretted why they had advised Zhang Wen to wait until the snow stopped before leaving. If they had left at that time, they would have escaped and ascended to heaven long ago.

A few who were still calm took another closer look, then turned to the dumbfounded Zhang Wen and said:

"My lord, there are not many soldiers and horses entering the city. As long as we hold on here, the Han army outside the city will surely come into the city to support after they slow down. So, lord, don't panic. The first priority is to distribute weapons to everyone first, and we have to save ourselves."
To be continued...