The city wall of Beishui City was not too high. The Han army could easily build a ladder truck that was higher than the city wall. There was no need to build another siege ladder on top of the ladder.
The soldiers below the city were working hard to push the ladder truck and put it tightly against the city wall.
The surrounding barbarian soldiers guarding the city looked at this siege monster that was taller than the city wall and were a little at a loss.
It was the first time for many of them to see this kind of thing.
They thought that the Han people's city walls were already very high, but they didn't expect that the Han people could actually create siege monsters that were even taller than the city walls.
As soon as the ladder approached the city wall, Guan Xing took the lead and jumped off the city wall from the carriage at the top of the ladder truck. After landing, he felt a little strange.
I thought that as soon as he jumped down, he would be surrounded by enemy troops, but I didn't expect that the barbarian soldier's reaction was so slow.
However, as the advanced soldiers behind him fell to the ground one after another, he didn't think too much and just rushed towards the surrounding barbarians with his long sword.
The shouts of fighting suddenly broke out.
At the same time, at the bottom of the ladder truck, the Han army quickly rushed up, using the cover on both sides of the ladder, began to climb up the ladder and pillowed the city.
As long as they climb to the top compartment of the ladder truck, they can jump from the compartment to the city wall and join the fight.
"Guard the ladder!"
Guan Xing shouted.
Seeing that the barbarian soldiers finally reacted and began to rush towards them in a swarm, Guan Xing quickly asked the first soldiers to resist with their backs against the ladders.
As long as the soldiers below rush up, the siege will be half successful.
Even if those who can be the first soldiers are not veterans of hundreds of battles, they are still brave people. They fight bravely and hold on to this place of landing.
The city wall of Beishui City was not high, and the barbarian soldiers had no experience in defending the city. Soon, ladder trucks in other places began to be set up, and countless Han soldiers began to jump off the city wall.
Not far from Beishui City, Zhuge Liang was guarded by soldiers. Watching the Han army rushing up the city wall like ants, he knew that it was only a matter of time before the city was broken.
The barbarians did fight bravely, but they did not have unified orders, and they did not know what the art of war was and what military formations were. Most of the time, they fought independently.
Moreover, many of the weapons in their hands were even made of wood, which were much less lethal than the iron weapons in the hands of the Han army.
Therefore, Zhuge Liang, like many others, did not find it difficult to counteract the rebellion.
The difficult thing is how to bring the Yi people in Nanzhong under the effective management of the Han Dynasty so that they will not rebel all the time.
At this time, only a dull roar was heard, and the city gate was finally knocked open by the car as it closed inside and outside.
"Prime Minister, the city is destroyed."
A soldier standing next to Zhuge Liang said, "As soon as the city is destroyed, I will go south and it's time."
Zhuge Liang withdrew his gaze from Beishui City and fell on the soldier, showing a somewhat hesitant expression. Finally, he said as if he had made up his mind, "Yi Qiang, you need to be extremely careful when going here."
"If...if things are not harmonious, don't show off, retreat as soon as possible, and then plan later."
The scholar cupped his hands and said with emotion, "Thank you, Prime Minister, for your concern. Since Xiaguan was valued by the late emperor, and now he is entrusted by the Prime Minister, how can he cherish this life when the Han Dynasty is in crisis? The Prime Minister is waiting for good news about Xiaguan. That’s it.”
Zhuge Liang nodded and sighed, "If it weren't for the need to win over the people of Nanzhong, I would definitely not take such risks as Yi Qiang."
The scholar smiled calmly and said, "The prime minister has long-term plans for Nanzhong, how can the lower official not know about it? Now that the lower official is the governor of Yizhou County, how can he not fulfill his duties?"
After saying that, he bowed deeply to Zhuge Liang and said, "If there is really any disharmony in Xiaguan's departure, Ziyou, the clan brother, has the style of Xiaguan's deceased brother. If the Prime Minister sees it, he can still shape it." , please also take care of me and my two brothers for the sake of serving the country."
Zhuge Liang had a look of displeasure on his face after hearing this, "Why is Yi Qiang so entrusted with the funeral? You go now, even if it doesn't work out, you have to protect yourself. I'll wait for your return."
The scholar nodded, said goodbye to Zhuge Liang, took a few followers, and headed south.
In May of the third year of Jianxing, Zhuge Liang, the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty, defeated the Yi King Gaoding in Beishui. The Yi soldiers and barbarian generals who had finally gathered together were defeated one after another.
Gaoding fled alone when the city was breached. His wife and children who stayed in the mansion were caught by the Han army before they could escape.
The Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty led his army to pursue Qiongdu. He felt that Gaoding was at the end of his rope, so he sent an envoy to Qiongdu to persuade him to surrender.
Unwilling to accept defeat, Gaoding tied up the envoys and swore an alliance with the various barbarian commanders in the city. He also killed the Han envoys at the alliance meeting and used their blood and heads as sacrifices.
Zhuge Liang was furious after hearing this and ordered his army to attack the city.
This time, Guan Xing once again ascended to Qiongdu City first, rushed into the commander's palace in the city, killed Gao Ding, and cut off his head, making his first contribution.
Just when Gaoding was defeated and killed, the rebels in Yizhou County lost Wei County, which opened the door to Yizhou County. Meng Yan, who stayed behind at Dian Lake, personally led troops to inspect the counties around Dian Lake to prevent accidents.
Unexpectedly, Li Hui, the commander-in-chief of Nanzhong's surrender, actually led his elite troops. He repeated the same trick and directly took a small road, marched to the city of Dianchi Lake, and occupied Dianchi Lake.
When Meng Yan heard about it, he hurried back with his troops, only to see that the flag of the Han army had been erected on the top of the Dian Lake city.
In anger, he directly beheaded the guard of Dianchi Lake who escaped, and then gathered the rebels from various counties in Yizhou County to surround Dianchi Lake.
It's just that the barbarians are not good at siege, let alone the sophisticated siege equipment that requires skilled craftsmen to make. Although the soldiers led by Li Hui are few, they are all elite soldiers. But the city has no good solution.
The news of Gaoding's defeat and death and the breach of Dianchi Lake reached Meng Huo almost at the same time.
"The thief Guan Xing, you and I are at odds with each other!"
In Meng Huo's tent, E Shun let out a loud roar, drew his sword and chopped down the table in front of him, with tears streaming down his face.
He knelt down in front of Meng Huo and said, "I beg King Meng to lend me an elite army. I swear to kill the head of Guan Xing's dog and avenge my king!"
"Do you want to keep going forward?"
Unexpectedly, Yong Kai on the side almost jumped up when he heard this, "I told you to retreat when Wei County was captured, but you didn't want to. We have only walked more than half of the way now, how high..."
He originally wanted to call Gao Ding by his first name, but after all, he was a little afraid of Eshun's appearance, so he changed his words and said, "King Gao Ding was defeated and died."
"Now that Yizhou County and Dianchi Lake have been captured in the rear, and Zhuge Liang's army is in front of us, we are attacked from both sides. If we don't quickly find a way to return to Yizhou, do you want us all to die here?"
Hearing this, Eshun turned his head sharply and stared at Yongkai with blood-red eyes. Coupled with his extremely ugly face, he really looked like a ferocious beast that chooses people to devour.
Yong Kai was startled, fearing that he would suddenly pounce on him and kill him, so he couldn't help but take two steps back.
"We can't go any further."
Meng Huo finally agreed with Yong Kai this time and said in a low voice, "If we go any further, we will all die on the way."
Meng Huo glanced at Eshun and said, "I know you really want to avenge King Gao, but this is not how you avenge yourself. It's not that I don't want to allocate troops to you, but that the situation is not good for us now and we need to think about it in the long term.
"
"Chief Yong is right. If we continue to move forward, we are afraid that we will all die here. That would not be to avenge King Gao, but to be buried with him. The only solution now is to find a way to return to Yizhou County.
Stabilize the rear first."
The capture of Wei County was beyond Meng Huo's expectation. At this time, the capture of Dianchi Lake made him panic. He wished he could fly back to Yizhou to take charge of the overall situation.
Seeing that Eshun was still thinking about moving on, he felt disgusted and irritated.
When Wei County was destroyed, I didn't even think of going back. I had already done my best to be benevolent and righteous. Now even Dianchi Lake has been destroyed. If I don't go back, will I be a lost dog?
But as the head of the Meng family and the leader of the barbarian kings of Yizhou County, the more times like this, the more he shows his desire to stabilize people's hearts. Meng Huo still has this in the city.
Fortunately, barbarians are different from Han people.
The barbarians usually lived in their own villages, unlike the Han people who lived in the cities and rural villages on the plains around the cities.
Otherwise, if Dianchi Lake is breached at this time, the wives and children of countless people in the army will fall into the hands of the enemy. I am afraid that the morale of the army will be in chaos before the battle.
Fortunately, Li Hui's troops were not too many, and they were already besieged by his clan brothers in Dianchi City. As long as Li Hui was trapped, there was no need to worry about him causing any big waves.
At this time, Meng Huo could only comfort himself forcefully.
Of course Eshun knew that Yong Kai and Meng Huo were telling the truth. Even if he was unwilling to do so at this time, there was nothing he could do.
After all, he only has a hundred or so songs in his hands. Without King Gao, what else can he do?
I saw him kowtow to Meng Huo repeatedly, his forehead was bleeding, "The villain is deeply favored by King Gao. I only hope that King Meng will allow the villain to go into battle and kill Guan Xing when he confronts the Han army in the future.
To avenge King Gao."
"Don't worry, I promise you that if you see Guan Xing when you confront the Han army in the future, you will definitely get your wish."
Meng Huo was overjoyed after hearing this. It seemed that E Shun was sensible and knew that he had nowhere to go. By saying these words, wasn't he taking refuge in him in disguise?
He knew that Eshun was a rare and powerful general, and it would be of great benefit to his side if he could rely on him, so he quickly agreed.
"Guan Xing is just a young man. How can he be as brave as the general? When we face him, the general will definitely get his wish and kill that man."
Guan Xing to avenge King Gao."
"Thank you so much, King Meng. As long as King Meng allows the villain to take revenge on King Gao, I will be willing to do it even if the villain is asked to act like a cow or a horse."
"Why do you want to be a cow or a horse? I am really the loyal ear of the general!"
Meng Huo quickly helped Eshun up.
"General, please listen to me. First, follow me back to Yizhou County to reorganize your troops. It's okay if Zhuge Villager doesn't come. If he dares to come, I will let him taste the power of my Nanzhong disciples!"
"I am willing to listen to King Meng."
After the three of them reached a consensus to return to Yizhou County, Yong Kai hurriedly left Meng Huo's camp and returned to his army.
"Sir, Couture was killed."
As soon as Yong Kai entered the camp, he said something directly.
I saw a soldier sitting in the camp. Hearing what Yong Kai said, he couldn't help but be a little stunned, "How could it be? When I went south, the Prime Minister once told me that all the armies in the south, except Zhu Baonai from Zangke County,
This is the person who must be killed, and everyone else must be recruited and surrendered."
"What's more, Gao Ding is the Sou King of Yueqi County, and he is highly valued by the Yueqi Yi people. If he is recruited and surrendered, the Yueqi Yi people will surely return to their hearts, so how can they kill him?"
"According to the spies and defeated soldiers from the north, it was true that the Prime Minister recruited Gao Ding to surrender. However, Gao Ding was determined to rebel against the Han Dynasty. He even killed the envoy sent by the Prime Minister to recruit Gao Ding. The Prime Minister was furious.
, then the city was broken and Gaoding was killed."
Yong Kai's face turned a little pale, "Also, Governor Li has now led his troops to defeat Dianchi..."
"Is this true?"
Before Yong Kai finished speaking, the scholar suddenly stood up with a look of ecstasy on his face, "This is really great! Where will Meng Huo run this time?"
"Sir, please hear me out first." Yong Kai had a look of embarrassment on his face, "Although Governor Li defeated Dianchi Lake, he was trapped in the city. Now he can only defend the city."
"So, isn't Governor Li waiting for the Prime Minister to lead troops to rescue?"
A look of worry appeared on the soldier's face. He thought for a moment, then cupped his hands to Yong Kai and said, "I would also like to ask General Yong to write a letter and secretly send someone to send it to the Prime Minister. Please send troops quickly and go south directly to save Governor Li."
urgent."
"Sir, how dare I disobey your instructions? It's just..."
Yong Kai pondered for a moment, but then paused.
"Just what?"
"It's just that I am a rebellious person now. If I repair the book and send it to you, how can the Prime Minister believe me?"
Yong Kai said and glanced at Shi.
The scholar knew what he meant, so he smiled and said, "This is easy to hear. When the time comes, I will sign it, write another letter, and give General Yong a token. How can the Prime Minister not believe it?"
After Yong Kai heard this, he was overjoyed and said, "That's very good! Please ask the general to write a letter quickly. At night, I quietly sent my confidants out of the camp. I hope that you can say a few nice words in front of the prime minister."
"The general was just confused for a moment, and now he has found his way back. How can the prime minister blame him? As long as the general surrenders sincerely and is willing to help the court to pacify Nanzhong as soon as possible, then he has made a great contribution. I will definitely tell the general about today in front of the prime minister in the future.
merit."
"Then I'd like to thank you sir."
Yong Kai received the assurance and quickly bowed deeply to salute.
The news of Gaoding's defeat and death and the sudden breach of Dianchi Lake frightened Yong Kai. At this time, he finally discovered that everything he had relied on before became vulnerable when the big man really freed up his hands.
Zhu Bao of Zangke County was defeated so quickly that people were caught off guard.
I thought that even if Gaoding couldn't win, they could still hold on until they arrived with their own troops. Unexpectedly, only halfway through, the connection between Wei County and Dianchi Lake in the rear had already been broken.
The former Gaoding had so much time and gathered so many people, but the speed of defeat was comparable to that of Zhu Bao.
All of a sudden, my entire group is under attack from both the front and the back. How to fight this battle?
Besides dropping, what else can be done?
Late at night, I saw a few figures moving around the Yongkai military camp and quietly disappearing into the dark night.
The next morning, Meng Huo sent someone to send a message to Yong Kai, saying that he wanted him to go over and discuss how to arrange the retreat.
The scholar waited in the commander's tent for a day, but did not see him come back. He felt bad. Just when he was trying to find a way to inquire, he heard a sudden commotion outside.