Because the new emperor and the King of Song took action, martial law was promulgated in the entire Dongcheng County.
Bells sound in the morning and drums sound in the evening. The bells ring to open the door, and the drums ring to close the door.
After the city gate is closed, the city guarding officer cannot open the door without permission. It has been dark for a long time now, and the gate of Wei County City has been closed for more than two quarters of an hour.
"Ah——" Uncle Dub came to his senses after being shocked, and hurriedly advised Wang Jiuling: "Sir, you can't do it. Opening the city gate again after closing requires the order of the captain. You just want to get close to General Jiao again.
Hou, please wait a minute or two." Rules cannot be broken, especially those at the bottom cannot break the rules. This principle applies not only to the government and the public, but also to the military.
"The order of the captain?" There are two to three thousand troops in Wei County, divided into three parts: front, middle and rear. Wang Jiuling is the commander of the rear army.
He laughed and waved his hands indifferently. As he blurted out what he just said, a group of soldiers guarding in front of the city gate tower began to shake the wooden pulleys hanging the suspension bridge, and the shouts spread below, first of all the heavy wooden pulleys.
The sound of the bar falling to the ground, followed by the creaking sound of the city gate opening, came one after another. There was no need for the order of the captain in the city. As long as Wang Jiuling gave the order, Wei County would be undefended by the city gate.
"My lord, my lord." Uncle Dub held the battlements with his backhand and watched the suspension bridge slowly falling on the moat outside the city. He was very anxious. He called out twice in succession, "No way, absolutely no way -"
The last word "de" was not uttered. The uncle who turned to look at Wang Jiuling was stunned, and drops of cold sweat instantly ran down his forehead.
It was this glance, just when he said the four words "Never do it", the uncle saw the infinite murderous intention contained in Wang Jiuling's cold eyes. In an instant, the uncle saw
It became clear that Wang Jiuling had the authority to open the city gate not because of his friendship with Jiao Ming, but because the two had some agenda.
The anxious eyes darkened instantly, and then revealed a pitiful look of begging.
"If you had said that 'get', I believe you would be a dead person by now." She gently patted the uncle's cheek, and a cold smile appeared on the corner of Wang Jiuling's mouth.
There are only less than 3,000 defenders in Wei County. As the Sima of the rear army, Wang Jiuling has more than 800 men and horses, and it is believed that there are 300 or 400 people. He is on duty tonight, and the people who boarded the north gate are all him.
A soldier whom his subordinates can trust.
The Song army entered the city quietly.
"I only obey your orders." Cold sweat was still streaming down Uncle Dub's forehead. It wasn't until he heard Wang Jiuling's faint "Yes" that his tense body relaxed.
Behind him, he was surrounded by Wang Jiuling's confidants. Dubbo had enough reasons to believe that if he made the slightest move, he would be killed on the spot. Thinking of the disaster he had just escaped, his body became weak.
It's too dangerous to be weak. If you don't wink at all, you will be doomed!
"It's just - can they succeed? If not, won't I still have to die?"
Uncle Dub looked back at his deployment. The two team leaders had already taken over the military power and led the soldiers down. He couldn't help but sigh sadly in his heart. Uncle Dub was really good at what he did.
Without the fear of his life, Uncle Du's mind immediately became much more flexible. Looking at more than a thousand people slowly entering from the city gate, and Wang Jiuling who had complete control over the city gate, only two thousand people could survive.
It seems very possible to capture Wei County, whether by calculation or not. However, Dongcheng County has troops stationed in all counties, ranging from one or two thousand to two or three thousand, not to mention Lanmei Mountain, Yugu Road, Shehu Valley and other places.
The troops are ready. Although there are not many people in each county, compared to Jiao Ming after the First World War, Wang Jiuling's troops should not be much less. No matter how you look at it, it will be impossible. Jiao Ming and Wang Jiuling are simply looking for death!
Before the sound of gnashing of teeth could be heard, Dub suddenly looked out of the city dumbfounded and saw countless black shadows in the distance rushing towards the city gate like a tide. "It's probably twenty or thirty thousand at least!" Dub.
There was no need to express his shock, he opened his mouth stupidly, and he couldn't get along.
"Eh--" Weixian County Wei Shangpingnan, who was having a meal at home, suddenly seemed to hear something, and his brows furrowed sharply. "The sound of fighting is the sound of fighting-" He was shocked and put down his bamboo chopsticks.
Shang Pingnan listened carefully again, and there was a faint cry of killing coming from the north. While he was greatly frightened in his heart, he immediately stood up. As a county lieutenant of Wei County, he could not help but retreat at this juncture.
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"Husband, what's wrong?" Looking at her husband, whose face suddenly turned serious, Shang's heart suddenly tightened. Shang Pingnan looked at his gentle wife and young son, and felt panic in his heart, but there was a hint of panic on his face.
He gave a bright smile and said, "Nothing, I just left something at the county office, so my husband went to get it. Madam and Wen'er... will continue to eat."
Shang Pingnan gave Shang a reassuring smile before leaving, but at this time, Shang was as motionless as a wooden man. He looked straight at Shang Pingnan, with crystal tears falling from his eyes.
Overflowing. The sound of fighting in the south was getting louder and louder. In just two sentences, even a weak woman like her had already heard it.
Shang Pingnan had a bad premonition in his heart, and seemed to feel that the road ahead was dark, but even though he was extremely reluctant to give up, his responsibilities still made him rush out of the house without hesitation after covering his whole body, carrying a two-foot-long spear. "Follow me.
——" He got on his horse, waved his gun at the ten followers who had already assembled behind him, and ran towards the city's lieutenant colonel.
No matter what happens, if Wei County wants to stand firm, it needs the highest military leader in the city to lead the military commander to stabilize the country. Because Wei County is not as good as Xinghe, and the defenders of Xinghe are all county soldiers, while the defenders of Wei County
The troops were all from outside the prince's army. As a county lieutenant, Shang Pingnan had a total of three to four hundred troops.
The sound of fighting became more and more intense, and soon spread from the north of the city to the east and west of the city. Zhu Biao was also afraid that the army would not be well disciplined and difficult to control after entering the city, so before entering Wei County, he issued a strict order to the soldiers, whoever dared to burn
Kill the predators without mercy!
By the time the defenders in the city realized something was wrong, the Song army was already outflanking the east and west gates from the city wall. The situation in Wei County was determined. Although the defenders were still resisting piecemeal, they could no longer stop the Song army.
There are steps forward.
By the time Shang Pingnan hurried to the house where the lieutenant colonel lived, the barracks in the south of the city were already full of Song troops, and the sound of fighting had spread throughout the city.
It's really because the Sanli City in Wei County is too small.
While being surrounded on all sides, the main force of the Song Army rolled like a mountain, crushing them all the way towards the county government.
Facing the county government guarded by hundreds of princely troops, Wu Boniu, who rushed into the city first, felt a little resistance.
"Kill, kill for me——"
Wu Boniu raised his right arm with the big knife in his hand, and then clamped his legs violently on the horse. The war horse suddenly felt the huge pressure and pain coming from between its ribs. It raised its head and hissed loudly, and galloped towards
A small formation of three to four hundred princely troops in front of the county government rushed over.
As the horse galloped, Wu Boniu held the horse's rein tightly with one hand and held the broadsword behind his back with the other hand. The sharp blade flashed with a cold light under the light of the fire.
"Stab——" the prince's army commander standing in the front row of the small array roared at the top of his lungs. Wu Boniu galloped wildly, and the killing power he brought with him can be imagined, and the first person to bear the brunt of this killing power was the man in the front row.
The military commander stared at Wu Boniu with a pair of blood-red eyes, as if there was only one Wu Boniu left in the world at this moment, who was riding towards him to kill him!
In the chest, the heartbeat was pounding, and a silent sense of suffocation filled the prince's body.
As he roared, a spear held tightly in both hands was thrust out, and together with more than a dozen spears thrust out from the left and right at the same time, they formed a small forest of spears, with sharp weapons as well.
Flashing with fierce murderous intent, he might take Wu Boniu's war horse, or take Wu Boniu himself.
"Looking for death -" He snorted with disdain in his heart, and Wu Boniu showed a ferocious smile on his face. There were no crossbows, just small soldiers. If he was still afraid, he would have gained the position of captain in vain. The horse galloped faster,
Just when the war horse was about to touch the thrusting spear, his right arm moved upward, and with the momentum of the war horse, a cold light flashed out like a half-moon arc.
More than a dozen spears and sharp spears were either thrown away or chopped into two pieces. The cold light continued to move forward like a white streak. While it dazzled people's eyes, it also blocked the five or six soldiers of the Prince's Army.
It slipped past my waist.
"Ahhh..." A scream like a ghost suddenly resounded in front of the county government office. Wu Boniu's first blow not only broke through the forest of guns, but also cut in half five or six soldiers, among whom was the military commander.
"Ah ah -" Wu Boniu did not hesitate after he succeeded in the blow. He handed the knife handle to his left hand, held the knife in both hands, and immediately made another half-moon arc-shaped slash in front of him, and six or seven more people fell to the ground.
After the military commander was killed, the three to four hundred princely soldiers who had gathered together immediately lost their minds. Seeing how brave the enemy generals were, they dared to resist again. Most of the soldiers turned around and fled to the north of the city.
To go was to abandon the troops and surrender on the spot. Only a few soldiers were led by a few uncles and retreated into the county government to defend themselves.
"Break open the door and fight in -" Wu Boniu was blocked by the surrendering prince's army. When he chased him to the front steps of the yamen, the gate of the county government office had been closed by the remnants of the prince's army. But this could not stop Wu Boniu.
They sent people to surround the county government office and occupy the county treasury. At the same time, they asked people to find a wooden pillar to use as a bumper. It is not a city gate. The gate of the county government office cannot be strong enough.
Looking at Shang Pingnan again, he found an empty house in the city where the military commander "borrowed", so he hid his head and rushed to the south camp, gathering more than a hundred stragglers along the way. It was a pity that at this time
The southern camp had been annihilated by the Song army. The prince's army in the front and the middle surrendered if they were killed. The leading military officer also died in the battle, and he was shot off his horse by an arrow from someone unknown.
Seeing that there was no way he could do anything, Shang Pingnan had no choice but to turn around and run all the way to the county government office.
However, he only had more than a hundred troops in his hands, and most of them were defeated troops with low morale. How could they be the opponent of the Song army whose morale was rising? Before he could lead his troops to the county government, he was stopped by a group of Song soldiers on the way.
When they bumped into each other, the Song Army Sima saw that he had found a piece of fat meat that he had brought to his door. Naturally, he was merciless and rushed out with his troops. With just one impact, Shang Pingnan's men collapsed and surrendered.
"Zhu Shuai, he is the only one left in the city!" Zhu Biao did not go to the county government office where corpses were everywhere, but went directly to Nanying. On the way, he met Shang Pingnan, who was alone and still resisting stubbornly with his back to the wall.
The army commander smiled and pointed at Shang Pingnan, who was standing with a gun. But Zhu Biao knew that he did not kill him. It's not that he didn't have crossbowmen under his command. When he got close, he fired a shot. How strong is Shang Pingnan's martial arts? Yes.
Can withstand it.
"Why haven't you taken it yet?"
Zhu Biao nodded slightly. Men in the army are like this. They all know that the enemy will be defeated at the first touch and it is better to surrender, but for those who are loyal and unyielding and refuse to retreat, even if their own side suffers heavy losses, they admire them in their hearts.
"Look, I'll capture him alive right now."
Just as Army Sima was speaking, a dozen soldiers holding large nets and long ropes had already jumped up from behind.
But Army Sima did not let them attack immediately, but looked at Shang Pingnan with a smile.
"Shangxian Lieutenant, those who understand current affairs are heroes, you'd better surrender!"
"As a guard, Shang, it would be a great shame if the city fell. Why should I live with this burden on my back?" Shang Pingnan had no regrets on his face as he shook the spear in his hand.
Zhu Biao raised his eyebrows when he heard this. He said that Zhengshuo's philosophy has already been deeply rooted in everyone's hearts. Although the Five Kings Rebellion decades ago severely damaged the authority of the Zhou Emperor, it was just like this.
There are some people who "bring order to order" and have orthodox thoughts, who no longer want to see the world's people miserable and separated, and wars and wars causing harm to the world.
He has a fierce nature and a loyal will. There should be many people like Shang Pingnan in the future. They are not comparable to the magistrate of Wei County who knelt down and surrendered.
"Ignore your life?" Zhu Biao smiled broadly, "The new emperor is not like a human king, nor is he a real dragon in the world. Why don't you choose a tree to live like a bird?"
"Hmph. Don't talk nonsense like this. Shang's heart is as solid as stone. He who serves his country to the death is a man of great loyalty." Shang Pingnan's face was full of Mu Lie, he was really determined.
"Dou Bing, take it with me." Zhu Biao didn't waste any more words. Shang Pingnan's demeanor obviously couldn't be persuaded by just a few words. He didn't have that much time to waste time on him now, and he didn't want to be polite to him.
, immediately ordered Dou Bing to go up and take action.
"No!" Dou Bing raised his hand and flew up. His long sword was unsheathed in mid-air, and silver light shone down like falling snowflakes.
Shang Pingnan's martial arts is good and has reached the first-class level. But against those who have penetrated Ren and Du's two meridians for many years, he is unable to struggle at all.
After three blows and two blows, he was captured alive in less than ten moves. And Shang Pingnan's capture also officially represented the complete destruction of the resistance of the Prince's Army in Wei County. After all, the latter only had 2,000 people and faced ten times the pressure.
The Song army was more numerous than his own, so the mantis was naturally crushed to pieces.
"Congratulations, Commander--" Dong Qiaosheng, the chief registrar of the army, hurriedly walked into the hall, with some blood stains on his hem that he had accidentally stained. "According to the inventory, there are more than 500 horses in Wei County, including healthy donkeys, mules and horses (also known as horses).
There are more than 700 mules, which are the offspring of male donkeys and female horses, and about 1,000 large and small vehicles."
"So it can only carry five thousand soldiers at most?" Zhu Biao frowned.
This quantity is really small.
In this different time and space, although the problem of the steering mechanism of four-wheeled carriages has not been solved like in ancient China, the popular carriages among the people are still two-wheeled cars.
Compared with the four-wheeled flat carriage that Zhu Biao wanted, the ride was not at the same level.
Just like a small sledge compared to a large sledge, there is a huge difference.
Zhu Biao asked Dong Qiaosheng to pay attention to the carriages and horses in the city. Naturally, his intention was to use carriages to carry infantry for an external assault. This was not the first time he had done this.
"The Central Plains is rich, and mules and horses are not hard to find. In addition to horses and vehicles in the city, you can immediately collect them from the countryside outside the city. Four-wheeled flat-bed carriages for transporting goods are the easiest, and vehicles used by wealthy families can also be used.
, remove the baffles on all sides of the carriage, and lengthen and widen the floor. There is no need to consider the reaction of the gentry and wealthy households.
Anyone who dares to obstruct him will be punished as a traitor."
At this critical moment, his own army has an absolute advantage in strength. Zhu Biao is not prepared to compromise with the unworthy gentry inside and outside Wei County. His plan leaves about 2,000 troops in Wei County, with the main force of 20,000.
Five thousand people are marching westward at full speed, taking Fangshan and the intersection by tomorrow morning, and attacking the county town at dusk at the latest. After hearing the news, Yang Fu has already dispatched troops to Xinghe County...
"Chen An, Zhang Fuyang." After Dong Qiaosheng left, Zhu Biao thought for a moment and then issued a marching order, "You two each lead your own troops and horses and rush to Fangshan intersection with the vehicles already in the city. Tomorrow
At noon, be sure to take it with me."
"I will obey my orders." Chen An and Zhang Fuyang bowed and waited for orders. Because of the 'smoothness' of this journey, these two people had already somewhat accepted Zhu Biao.
In any case, did Zhu Biao take advantage of Jiao Ming and Wang Jiuling's trick, and now he led 30,000 troops across Qishan Mountain and occupied Wei County? This is an achievement, this is a fact.
According to Fang Shan, the two cities at Jiaokou each had less than a thousand troops, while Chen An and Zhang Fuyang each had 6,000 troops. It was not easy to capture the city.
"After you two capture the two cities, you don't need to keep troops to garrison. You will only send one of each to escort the grain and grass back to Wei County. In addition, collect carriages, assemble the main force, and march to Dongcheng County."
"Nuo——" The two generals congratulated in unison and turned around to go down.
"I just don't know how many Prince's troops are left in the county?" Zhu Biao muttered in a low voice. There were originally 30,000 garrison troops in the Dongcheng county. Now that Li Chang's army has rebelled, Yang Fu has sent troops to suppress it. I don't know how many troops have been diverted.
How many troops will Yang Fu mobilize? Five thousand or ten thousand?
"What should I do, what should I do?" Yanxiang, the chief minister of the county town of Yanfu, sat stiffly on a chair in the lobby like a dumb chicken, mumbling to himself, his mind was so muddy that he didn't even know what he was talking about.
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