Yedu is not the ancient Ye County (now Linzhang). It is not the same place as Yecheng since the Han Dynasty and Wei and Jin Dynasties. After the changes of the times, it is no longer enough to be the same place. It is just that since the end of Han Dynasty, Cao Cao was granted the title of King of Wei, and Yedu was the capital.
After that, for a long time, Wei and Ye were the same, with the same place and different names.
The city name of Yedu during this period was Yuancheng, which originally belonged to Weizhou and now belongs to Guangjin Prefecture. At the beginning of Tongguang in the later Tang Dynasty, Weizhou was renamed Xingtang Prefecture, built as Tokyo, and later changed to Yedu. During the Shi-Jin Dynasty, it was renamed
The Xingtang Prefecture was called Guangjin Prefecture and was still called Yedu.
It is a lonely autumn day. At this time, Yedu has become a city of sorrow, shrouded in desolation and indifference. It is silent and the atmosphere is particularly depressing. After all, the city has been besieged for two months. The soldiers who are besieging the city are always the besieged party.
The pressure is even greater. Especially in this situation where the city is alone, there is no food inside, and there are no reinforcements from outside.
Outside the city, there were continuous Han army barracks, which locked Yuancheng tightly, suffocating the Ye soldiers so that they could not move.
On the Nancheng side, there are heavy traces of fighting. The previous attack should be the main direction of the Han army. Behind the city wall, the few Ye soldiers were huddled and curled up, but the cool breeze still couldn't help blowing through their armor robes.
Drill inside.
These Ye soldiers on the city were placed on defense on the city wall, and more people were hiding in the barbican city. However, it seemed that they were not very concerned about it. Since the last time the Han army was repulsed after a strong attack, there were still more than ten days.
There was no movement. In addition, Du Chongwei sent people to completely block all the city gates, and he was determined to hide in the city.
Since the siege, the city of Yedu is still strong, but the morale of the soldiers and civilians in the city has been extremely low. Du Chongwei is not loved by the army, let alone the hearts of the people, and the two losses of Lujiadian have made him even worse.
Being able to resist until now, Du Chongwei also used all his methods. First, he sent people to spread the word in the city that the Han army wanted to massacre the city after breaking it, and intimidated the military and civilian officials; second, he organized several teams to patrol day and night.
Supervision and strict legal restraint; third, there is still a powerful Yan army in the city, which serves for them, and is even more relied on by Du Chongwei than those Ye soldiers; fourth, they wantonly squeeze the soldiers and people in the city and plunder their food
goods to supply military needs. However, he had a large amount of money and food stored in his house, but he was stingy about rewarding soldiers...
The enemy's situation is such that the failure to capture it is basically the problem of the Han army itself. Of course, it is not just a problem of the generals' incompatibility. The Han army under the city, including the Forbidden Army, is a second-class army of the Han Dynasty, with no greater combat power.
For that reason, Gao Xingzhou's conservative style of play was added.
In fact, from the beginning of the siege, except for the previous fierce attack, the two sides did not engage in many confrontations. The scene of this city attack and defense battle did not look so cruel.
But the cruelty of war is not limited to the direct manifestation on the battlefield. The destruction of civilians is the most serious. In addition to the remaining 30,000 Ye soldiers, there are more than 100,000 civilians in the city. These people became Du Chongwei
The object of exploitation, and as the war situation worsened, he was already regarded as a burden.
The situation of the people in Weibo, especially in the Guangjin Mansion, is also difficult to describe. In the previous period, the imperial court issued an order to camp the Han army in Yedu to keep food in the state. After receiving the order, the Han army did the same, taking advantage of the autumn harvest.
Troops were constantly sent to the countryside to collect grain in conjunction with local officials.
In name, it was requisitioning, but in reality it quickly evolved into robbing. At first it was just robbing food, but later it was almost robbing people and food. The Han army's frontline fortifications could not be wasted on the physical strength of the imperial soldiers in building them.
Up to now, more than 100,000 people have gathered under the city of Yedu to counter the rebellion, and more than half of them are young men recruited from nearby areas.
As a result, on the Nancheng side, as time went by, the stronghold set up by Gao Xingzhou was steadily moved to the bottom of the city. It was very close, only two arrows away. Basically, as long as the Han army left the camp, they could run for a few seconds.
With just one step, he could directly enter the stage of storming the city... Du Chongwei did not react much to such threats. He almost watched helplessly as the swords of the imperial soldiers touched his nose.
A hill in the southeast of the city was originally a lush forest, but now only a bare patch is left. The trees in the middle, along with the sand, gravel and soil, have turned into the camps under the city.
It was cold and depressing inside Yedu, and the Han army outside the city was actually not much better. With the two armies in a stalemate, military management was particularly cruel. In the past few days, many soldiers have been killed for violating military law.
Some of them lost their lives just because they made noise for no reason.
Fortunately, compared to the defenders in the city, the life of the officers and soldiers of the imperial court was easier. At least there was basically no shortage of supplies. The food may not be good, but it is enough to fill the stomach. The weather is cold, and the imperial court has replenished a lot of autumn and winter quilts.
Jia Gaoxing Zhou dragged his old body and kept patrolling to appease the morale of the soldiers.
In comparison, the tens of thousands of people who were kidnapped and summoned to serve in front of the army were much miserable. Although they did not deliberately mistreat them, they were like dogs when they were working hard in front of the army.
During this period of time, nearly two thousand people fell under the city of Yedu. Some died of exhaustion, some died of illness, some were dealt with by military law, and some were killed by the defenders. Some time ago, the temperature dropped suddenly, and one night
After coming down, more than 400 people froze to death...
In the south camp, behind the stronghold, there is an open space. The autumn wind is blowing on the ground and withered grass is flying. The craftsmen recruited are concentrating on building siege equipment. They are all big guys, with nests, carts, ladders, wooden curtains, and people moving around.
The sound of knocking and banging made by the workers unloading materials, coupled with the mournful chirping of cicadas nearby, made it look particularly sad.
Guo Rong led a team of people on a patrol and stopped to observe. He called the supervisor in charge and asked about the progress. The cool wind blew on his face, which already hurt a little. Guo Rong had a grimace on his face.
, looked around, gave some instructions, and led people to the north.
In front of Nanying Village, the civilian men of the First Battalion, under the command of the military supervisor, were reinforcing and repairing the forefront of the stronghold. They had a tough attitude and would mercilessly reward anyone who was slacking off. When Guo Rong arrived, he
Seeing this scene, I didn't have a strong sense of justice, so I went up and said something decent to show my kindness.
Participating in this counter-insurgency war, Guo Rong truly realized what it means to be kind without commanding troops. Compared with the previous defeat of the Khitan in Luancheng, when he was so passionate and enthusiastic, killing him with corpses everywhere, and blood flowing like rivers, it was not
What I felt was that I felt very happy.
However, in the face of this kind of civil war, the Han soldiers and civilians fought brutally, which touched Guo Rong even more. As mentioned in the introduction, the degree of bloodshed between the two sides on both offense and defense was not too high, but the fierce battle involving more than 200,000 people inside and outside the city had a huge impact.
, the wide impact and serious consequences made him feel even more depressed.
Guo Rong knew the sufferings of the people, and also knew what Wei Bo and even the people in the north and south of the Yellow River had done to suppress the rebellion. As a general of the imperial court, even though he couldn't bear it, he had to work for the common people in order to win the war.
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Guo Rong noticed the numb and indifferent eyes of the men who were repairing the fortress. They looked at the supervising sergeant, even with hatred in their eyes.
Climbing a sentry tower in front of the camp, Guo Rong looked towards Yuancheng, his eyes almost solid. After a long time, he sighed, and then his cold expression became more determined: No matter what, this war must end as soon as possible!
"General Guo!" A messenger hurriedly found Guo Rong.
"What's the matter?"
"The emperor's imperial chariot is approaching, and the commander-in-chief summons you to return to the army and prepare to welcome him!"