Once Yan Ding died, there were no strangers in the team. Yuan Li felt that the air was much fresher. Even though he was still hungry, it did not hinder his good mood.
When he is in a good mood, he has time to care about the situation outside.
It's a pity that there are few people here. The guards need to go a long way to get some information, and their information is not very accurate. Some people actually say that there are talented people in the Zhao family army who can draw thunder to open the city gate, so the Zhao family army
Defeated more than a dozen cities in a row.
Yuan Li sneered after hearing this. They relied on their true ability to fight as governors. If they were able to recruit strangers or draw thunder from the sky, it must be those outside who used the name of immortals to weaken their ability as governors.
But Yuan Li didn't know that this statement had spread throughout the Central Plains at an extremely fast speed, and even King Langya and Director Wang of Jiangdong had heard about it.
Contrary to Yuan Li, King Langya believed that Zhao Hanzhang was interested in the throne.
He worriedly said to the king: "The power of kings is granted by God. Zhao Hanzhang's move is obviously to use the name of an immortal to show that she is the rightful ruler. She is now dominating the Central Plains and has occupied Sizhou. Even the Emperor of Han died.
With her hands, if she really becomes emperor, no one can stop her."
If you have the name of an immortal, I'm afraid many people will agree to surrender.
To be honest, looking from the north to the south, whether in terms of population or geographical location, Zhao Hanzhang's winning rate is higher than his.
Director Wang said: "If she really proclaims herself emperor, I won't worry anymore. The emperor is still here, and if she dares to proclaim herself emperor, the leader of the alliance can issue a proclamation in the name of the royal family and destroy the rebellious ministers and traitors."
King Langya: "What Mao Hong means is that this is not the information she released?"
Director Wang shook his head, "I have always wondered about one thing. Pingyang City is strong and it is the capital of the Han Dynasty. It has abundant food and troops. How could Zhao Hanzhang capture Pingyang in three days? He rushed into the Pingyang Palace in half a day."
He said: "If there is no internal response, then she must have a weapon to attack the city. This may be the thunder mentioned in the rumors."
King Langya laughed: "I have never heard of such a thing in the world. This matter is mostly a rumor. Is there really a god who can help her?"
Director Wang said quietly: "They may not be gods, but they may be really capable people. Four years ago, who would have thought that colored glaze worth thousands of gold could be made in a Central Plains workshop, and that it could have so many forms, and only fifty coins would be enough.
Can I buy a clear and bright glass mirror?”
"There are also ironware produced in Yuzhou. The Zhao family's military weapons are unique in the world; there is also their bookstore and paper shop. Not only the paper, but also the price of books has been reduced in the past two years. Zhao Hanzhang definitely has a lot of capable craftsmen. She can
It is not unusual to create new siege weapons."
When King Langya heard this, he became worried and asked, "What should I do?"
Wang Dao said: "King Yuzhang and other royal bloodlines do not know life and death. The leader of the alliance should treat the virtuous corporal and obtain the approval of the Jiangdong gentry and conquer the south first. As long as the emperor is here, she will be a rebellious minister and traitor if she dares to go further. If she does not go further, in order to fight against the Xiongnu, she will
We can only support the royal family, and King Yuzhang and others are missing, so you, the leader of the alliance, are the most legitimate candidate."
King Langya nodded repeatedly and asked in a low voice, "What if she finds King Yuzhang?"
Director Wang also lowered his voice, "I have sent people to search for them in various places. As long as we find them first, Zhao's people will not be afraid."
"This is one point. We can also make other arrangements," Wang Dao said: "Now is a critical moment. The leader of the alliance can order officials and celebrities from all over the country to come to Jianye to discuss important matters."
Director Wang said: "Don't they want to go to the Northern Expedition? They have to discuss sending troops. Will they have to go through Yuzhou?"
King Langya understood it immediately, responded repeatedly, and immediately asked people to send messages to officials and celebrities from all over the country.
Zhao Ming also heard this rumor. Unlike King Langya, he knew that the rumor was true, but it was not an immortal, but Fu Tinghan.
Seeing what Qiu Wu carefully escorted to the army, he asked: "Is this the one that opened the gate of Pingyang City?"
Qiu Wu respectfully replied: "That's what Dalang Jun said. We have modified the interior according to the drawings given by Dalang Jun. When the time comes, we just need to light a fire and throw it out like a stone."
Zhao Ming walked around it, thinking of the mining situation he saw when he went to the mine, and nodded, "Is Zhao Ju ready?"
"Yes, I sent someone to escort ten barrels there, and the rest are here." Qiu Wu asked, "Do you want to give them to General Xun?"
Zhao Ming thought for a while and then shook his head: "This matter is not urgent. I will leave it to him during the counterattack tomorrow."
After a pause, Zhao Ming said: "During this period, you must keep an eye on me and don't leak anything."
Qiu Wu responded solemnly and said: "Don't worry, my men are all loyal to the girl."
The weapons workshop is particularly important. The people Zhao Hanzhang selects are all slaves with death contracts, and the lives of the whole family are in her hands.
Zhao Ming turned around and returned to the main tent. Chen Siniang followed him and couldn't help but ask: "Prefect, don't you believe General Xun?"
Mengxian County fell and Xiayi was besieged. Zhao Ming hurriedly ordered all counties and counties to bring troops to come to aid, especially the central and western parts of Yuzhou. They were not in danger of falling now and could mobilize troops.
Chen Siniang came here in response to an order, and she was obeying Zhao Ming's orders at this time, but she still had to listen to Xun Xiu in matters of war.
Zhao Ming glanced at her, because she was rescued by Zhao Hanzhang and was the person Zhao Hanzhang enabled. Zhao Ming trusted her very much and said: "It's not that I don't believe it, but I want to be careful about sailing the ship of ten thousand years. Xun Xiu is too arrogant, I
Don’t worry about him.”
Soon it was time for a major counterattack. Zhao Hanzhang gave an order and the Zhao army began to throw gunpowder at the gate of Mengxian County regardless of the cost.
When the first gunpowder exploded, the whole city trembled. Everyone on the tower and in the city turned pale. Some even shouted loudly: "It's a thunder from the sky, it's a thunder from the sky. Zhao Jiajun really has immortals to help him!"
"Shut up!" Zhixiong was furious and yelled: "Hurry up and get your bow and arrows and bed crossbow. Where is the bed crossbow? Shoot it out for me, shoot it out!"
The city gate in Mengxian County was renovated by Zhao Hanzhang. It is made of iron on the outside and wrapped with wooden boards and iron sheets on the inside. It is basically a layer of wooden boards and iron sheets, and then a layer of wooden boards and a layer of iron sheets. There are a total of twenty-six layers. There are
Once the mechanism is locked, it is as heavy as a thousand pounds. It cannot be broken open by hitting it from the outside, and it is not even easy to explode.
Two explosive barrels were fired, but they only exploded two or three layers of iron sheets and wooden boards.
Zhao Hanzhang never thought that one day the city gate she had specially built would protect her.
At the beginning, Shi Le also invaded Meng County at a great cost. I heard that they besieged the city for a month. If he hadn't attacked Zhao Ju and lured Xun Xiu and others out of the city, the city could have been defended for half a year with this gate.
Seeing that the explosion could not open the city gate, Fu Tinghan immediately targeted the city tower.
Zhao Hanzhang also asked Yun Echelon to prepare. At the same time, on the other side of Meng County, Xun Xiu also launched a fierce attack. He led his men to break through Jiehu's defense line, but was quickly beaten back.
This is just a small town in Meng County, but there are so many Han soldiers stationed in it?
Facing Zhao Ming's gaze, Xun Xiu was a little annoyed and organized another attack. This time he took the lead and rushed to the front.