Chapter 450: Hard work! Gan Loach takes the refugees and attacks the city
Afterwards, Guan Cong bowed deeply again and said respectfully:
"Young Master, there are some words that I shouldn't have said, but His Highness the Prince... now he only obeys the Young Master's words, but he has no choice but to do so! In addition, I have always had a confusion, that is, His Highness
Does he really want to help the Zhou family, or does he just want to become king on his own?"
Li Ran took a deep breath.
"If he can become a holy king and a wise master, and benefit the people, there is nothing wrong with him even if he can establish himself as a king!"
Li Ran knew that there were actually many regicide kings in this era, and many of them had achieved hegemony. For example, Duke Huan of Qi was a Ming Dynasty ruler, but he also killed people in order to seize the throne.
Brother's suspicion.
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At least Wang Zichao has not taken this step yet. All he has done is to get back what belongs to him, which is not considered a fault.
"If it is true as the young master said, then it would be great. However, when the situation stabilizes, even like King Chu Ling's, when he becomes more and more famous and becomes famous, will he still be able to not forget his original intention?
This is indeed difficult to know!”
When Li Ran heard this, he clasped his hands behind his back and couldn't help but fell into deep thought.
"I dare to ask you again, young master. What do you think, how did King Chu Ling treat your young master back then? King Chu Ling could be regarded as a meritocratic man who knew people and was responsible for their duties. But in the end? But he still can't escape.
He was arrogant and complacent and refused to listen to good advice. In the end, he brought it upon himself and Qianxi was humiliated! The young master had experienced all of this with his own hands, so I guess there is no need for me to say more here."
Li Ran thought about this for a long time and could only sigh. People's character will indeed change as the situation develops. All he hopes for now is that the princes will not make the same mistakes as King Chu Ling.
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On the fifth day when the city was besieged, Gan Loach finally obtained supplies from the rear and launched a new round of attacks.
The city had already made preparations and tried its best to resist. However, Li Ran was still not at ease, so he went up to the city wall to watch the battle.
Wang Zichao also put on uniforms and armor, and sat there personally. Sun Wu and Fan Li commanded the defenders to hold on, which can be described as clear-cut, panic but not chaos.
At this moment, Sun Wu suddenly ordered everyone to stop shooting arrows. Prince Chao Qi asked:
"What happened?"
Sun Wu hesitated for a moment and then immediately replied:
"Your Highness, the enemy drove a large number of refugees in front, but the army hid behind the refugees..."
Wang Zichao and Li Ran looked around and saw a group of common people in the front line, supporting the elderly and the young, rushing towards this side. There were a thousand people, and they were in a mess. They were obviously refugees.
The army behind them followed closely behind.
The soldiers on the city wall couldn't bear to shoot these refugees. When the enemy attacked the city, it would be difficult to defend it, so they had to kill these refugees in the end.
This is really a cruel and vicious move, but it often works wonders.
Wang Zichao looked at these refugees and fell into deep thought for a moment. Li Ran also knew that this move could shake the morale of his own army. If not handled properly, the consequences would be endless!
Li Ran pondered and said:
"Open the door! Let the refugees in!"
Wang Zichao was shocked.
"Sir, it's important to defend the city..."
"You are vicious and evil. If your Highness really kills these refugees, not only will the facts be confirmed, but once word spreads, it will definitely chill the hearts of the people in other places. If His Highness leaves this mark, he will have a hard time becoming a king in the future.
Difficult!"
At this time, the prince said to his favored minister Yin Buyi:
"But who knows whether these refugees are real or fake? Regardless of whether the refugees are allowed into the city, Ganlu's army will take advantage of it. Just say that among these refugees, there will probably be spies among them. If they are allowed into the city,
There will definitely be endless troubles!”
It's not that Li Ran didn't know this, but there was really no way to solve this situation.
Sun Wu saw Li Ran was in trouble and immediately said:
"Wu then led 2,000 people out of the city to meet them, and blocked Gan Loach's army outside the city, allowing these refugees to enter the city! Then we will carefully screen these refugees! You must not be accused of massacring refugees by others.
head!"
The Prince's Dynasty has not yet established a firm foothold, and he is deeply aware of this.
"Then thank you General Sun for your hard work..."
Sun Wu immediately led two thousand troops, opened the city gate, detoured to the enemy's flank, and charged to kill them.
When the Gan army saw this, they immediately divided their forces to greet each other. The two armies met each other and suffered casualties. However, the refugees poured forward to the city gate. The soldiers in the city were also ordered to come to meet them. In order to prevent chaos, these refugees were sent to the city gate.
Placed inside the city wall.
Although Sun Wu was brave, there were too many enemy troops, and he was instantly trapped in the enemy formation. He rushed left and right, but could not get out. Some Gan troops divided into two groups, besieging Sun Wu all the way, and attacking the city gate all the way.
Come.
At this time, Fan Li led another two thousand troops to rush out of the city and block the Gan army's separation. However, Sun Wu and Fan Li were not connected head to tail, making it difficult for them to respond to each other, and they were surrounded by the Gan army.
The Gan army came to surround them with almost several times its strength, intending to annihilate them all. Suddenly, both Fan Li and Sun Wu were trapped in a tight siege. When the prince saw this, he made a decisive decision and ordered his people to attack quickly to rescue them.
The refugees had entered the city at this moment, and the defenders dispatched another 8,000 troops, using several chariots to attack the enemy formation. For a moment, the people were on their backs, and this made Sun Wu and Fan Li breathe a sigh of relief.
The two of them took the opportunity to gather all the remaining troops together, and their morale increased greatly. Sun Wu and Fan Li rushed to the front and took the lead. They quickly joined the eight thousand reinforcements, destroyed the chariots, killed the horses, and did not leave them to the enemy.
Started to retreat towards the city gate.
Seeing that the city gate was wide open, the Gan army couldn't miss the opportunity, so they led the army to charge. Sun Wu and Fan Li retreated into the city, and arranged the remaining troops to enter the city in an orderly manner. When the last soldier returned, more than a dozen of them rushed in.
The Gan army at the front arrived.
Fortunately, an ambush was set up in Wengcheng early. Chu Dang waved his Sange halberd, and the other defenders also used spears to attack the Gan troops who came forward and beat them on the spot.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! After the vanguard retreated, the defenders immediately closed the city gate with all their strength, and the soldiers on the city wall also threw huge trees and rocks down to block the Gan army. Two
The foot-thick wooden door slowly closed, and after the bolts were inserted, several more people moved huge trees to block the city gate.
Most of the Gan army rushed to the city, but saw another flow of water on the city, and huge trees fell down one after another. Knowing that it was really difficult to attack again, they had no choice but to withdraw their troops with gold.
Although they managed to win this fierce battle with the personal bravery of Sun Wu and others, they also paid an extremely heavy price to save the refugees.
Even so, Li Ran still didn't dare to neglect, and had to let the two of them identify the refugees. Later, he asked Guan Cong to help, on the one hand, he settled the refugees, and on the other hand, he also interrogated them one by one.
In today's battle, although Li Ran's side suffered certain losses, fortunately, Wang Zichao did not bear the reputation of massacring refugees after all, and Gan's army also suffered heavy casualties and suffered a loss of morale. Therefore, the result was unfavorable.
It's not too bad.
Li Ran and Wang Zichao stood on the city wall, looking at the refugees who were identifying them. They looked at each other and sighed at the same time.
Wang Zichao said:
"Sir, there are too many worries in defending the city like this. I'm afraid we will suffer a big loss in the end!"
Li Ran replied:
"Your Highness, don't worry, I have already devised a plan! Now, it's time for us to take the initiative!"
Wang Zichao looked at Li Ran in surprise.
"Sir, Chao Neng obtained the capital in order to lure Gong Jian to take the initiative! If we follow the same pattern, we may make the same mistake as Gong Jian!"
When Li Ran heard this, he only smiled slightly and said:
"Haha, as the saying goes, 'defend with integrity, win with surprise', this moment is the same as that moment!"