Shutian Mansion was already in chaos. The central capital was captured by the Zhennan army at lightning speed, which frightened Zhou Dazhong. Before that, he had not received any news. Unexpectedly,
The Zhennan army has arrived at the door of the house. Shutian Mansion still got the news from passing merchants. None of the people Zhou Dazhong sent to inquire about it have returned yet.
As for the people who went after Zhu Tianjiang and the fourth prince, they had already returned to the city yesterday. These people pursued all the way north and ran for hundreds of miles without finding anyone, so they could only return without success.
Zhou Dazhong sat in the government office anxiously. Many officials from the Chengwu faction in Shutian Mansion were imprisoned by him. Since his father and aunt had already taken action, Zhou Dazhong no longer needed to hide.
"Sir, all the troops and horses in the city have been arranged. According to our defense strength, I am afraid that we can hold on for at least half a month." Yao Yiping came in and said. He has been appointed by Zhou Dazhong to take charge of the city defense and take charge of the Shutian troops and horses.
"As long as we can hold on for half a month, we can wait for reinforcements. What I'm worried about now is that we may not be able to hold on for even ten days."
Zhou Dazhong frowned. According to the previous plan, when his father joined the army, he and Zhongdu became a logistics base. Shutian Mansion and Zhongdu Mansion had enough money and food to ensure the supply of the northern camp. But now such a team has emerged.
Zhou Dazhong started to have a headache.
"Report~!" A herald ran in, "Sir, a large army has arrived from the direction of Zhongdu Prefecture. It is currently less than five miles away from our city."
"What? Arriving so soon? Where are the scouts we sent out? Why weren't they notified in time?" Yao Yiping said angrily, eyes wide.
Zhou Dazhong was startled. Their scouts had sent out several groups, but they didn't get the news until they were almost at the city gate. Zhou Dazhong didn't expect that the twenty or so people sent out would all die under a thin sword. The last wave of people
Fortunately, Lin Feng had already met up with Zhu Tianjiang and did not let him run into him.
"How many armies are coming, and who is the leader?" Zhou Dazhong asked hurriedly. What he was most worried about was that Guo Tianxin personally led the army. In that case, it would not be against them, but directly rush to the capital to relieve the siege. If Guo Tianxin is so fast
They arrived at Shutian Mansion, which showed that Emperor Chengwu had already made preparations.
"Report to your lord, the coach's surname is Zhu, and he is flying a pig flag." The herald said carefully.
"What, pig flag?" Zhou Dazhong and Yao Yiping looked at the herald in surprise, wondering if they had heard wrongly.
According to the meaning of the Dafeng flag, the tiger symbol is the flag of the general, indicating that the number of the army is more than 30,000. The auspicious beast is the flag of the general, usually less than 30,000. Next is the bird flag, which represents the number of people less than 10,000.
.But this 'pig' symbol is completely unheard of.
"My two gentlemen, they are definitely pig flags. The scout made it very clear." The herald replied affirmatively.
Zhou Dazhong looked at Yao Yiping and wanted to get the specific number of people represented by the pig flag from him.
"I'm not sure about this either. I think we'd better go to the city wall and have a look." Yao Yiping was also confused and couldn't figure out what was going on.
On the road from Zhongdu to Shutian, Zhu Tianjiang was as embarrassed as if he had eaten bitter gourd. If he hadn't accidentally raised his head and sneezed, he wouldn't have known that he was carrying a pig flag. As long as the military flag is raised, it doesn't mean that
If you take it back, take it back. The flag will not fall until the man is dead. This is the rule of the army. Zhu Tianjiang was so depressed. He really wanted to pull Guo Ying into the car and give her a fierce ###. This is the best.
From now on he will wear the pig flag. The soldiers are very superstitious and will never change the flag unless the commander changes.
What saddened Zhu Tianjiang the most was that the pig was still painted in such a festive manner, and those who didn't know it thought it was a gift. Fortunately, Lin Feng's appearance made Zhu Tianjiang depressed, but also full of surprises.
"Master, why did you run away from the capital?" Zhu Tianjiang felt much better when he saw Lin Feng, otherwise he really wanted to hit the flagpole and die.
"You brat, if I hadn't come, would Zhou Dazhong have let you out of the city so easily?" Lin Feng sat in the coach's car and looked at Zhu Tianjiang leisurely.
Lin Feng has been waiting for the arrival of the army on this road from yesterday. He thought that Zhu Tianjiang would fight back to Shutian Mansion as soon as he joined the army, but he didn't expect Zhu Tianjiang to attack Zhongdu.
Zhu Tianjiang was startled, and then he realized that it was Lin Feng who helped them rescue them from that crisis. Zhu Tianjiang looked at Lin Feng gratefully. With his joining, they would have an extra super killer.
When Guo Ying saw Lin Feng, her jaw dropped in surprise. "Old gardener, why are you here?"
"Yingzi, no matter how old or young you are, you have to call him grandpa. He has a very good relationship with you." Zhu Tianjiang got so excited that he almost revealed Lin Feng's secret love history.
"Haha, girl Ying, your grandmother didn't worry about your safety, so she asked me to protect you." Lin Feng looked at Guo Ying kindly, and there was a vague shadow of Ruolin in her body.
Guo Ying was even more confused. How could an old gardener who didn't talk much all year round have the ability to protect her? Furthermore, how could her grandma let him protect her?
Zhu Tianjiang saw Guo Ying's doubts and said quickly, "Yingzi, this old man is my master. His reputation is so famous that he can scare a donkey to death. Of course, the gardener is just the master hiding his identity. He arrived
The purpose of Guo Mansion is to secretly protect your family."
"Protect our family? Is it the emperor's order?"
"That's right, it's the late emperor's order. Don't ask, ask your grandma later, she will tell you." After Zhu Tianjiang finished speaking, Lin Feng just smiled bitterly and said nothing.
Guo Ying looked at it for a long time, but she couldn't see how capable the old gardener was. Since Tianxiang said so, she couldn't ask any more questions. Maybe there might be some government secrets involved.
"Sir, we are still two miles away from the city. General Wen asked you whether you want to camp on the spot or go directly to the city?" A messenger ran over from the front of the team to ask for instructions.
According to normal combat procedures, the army must camp two miles away to make arrangements for holding down the formation, and then line up to call for formation.
"Go directly to the city. Even if we don't start fighting, we still want to scare that bastard Zhou Dazhong." Zhu Tianjiang had no marching experience at all, so he wanted to show off his power first.
Outside the city gate, 30,000 troops formed a square formation. Wen Ruhai stood at the forefront of the team astride his horse and crossed his spear. Zhu Tianjiang's 'handsome car' drove to about fifty meters away from the city gate and stopped. Due to the distance
The city gate was too close, so Zhu Yi and Zhu Er followed closely without worry. Lin Feng sat in the car, drinking wine carelessly.
Zhou Dazhong stood on the city wall with his mouth wide open in surprise. Isn't this the damn Zhu Tianjiang? When he saw Lin Feng next to Zhu Tianjiang, Zhou Dazhong trembled slightly.
Yao Yiping and Tang Qili stared wide-eyed. When did this guy become the commander-in-chief of the army? According to the principles of the Dafeng Ministry of War, one must obtain a holy order before he can become the commander-in-chief. What's more, what does this pig flag mean?
"Zhou Dazhong, I have taken over Zhongdu and Shutian Mansion according to the emperor's secret order. I ask you to open the city gate immediately and hand over the government power of Shutian Mansion. Otherwise, I will carry out a crusade according to the serious crime of treason." Zhu Tianjiang stood there.
In the car, he shouted at the top of his lungs.
This commander-in-chief? Zhou Dazhong’s teeth were trembling with anger. How dare a small sixth-rank official to call him ‘this commander-in-chief’ after showing a pig flag?
"Zhu Tianjiang, when did the emperor issue the imperial edict, why didn't I know? You still have a pig flag hanging, you are just a private army." Zhou Dazhong shouted.
"I have received a secret order from the emperor, do you care? By raising this sacred pig flag, I am telling everyone in the world that joining my team will have meat to eat. Why, come and bite me if you don't accept it." Zhu Tianjiang
He looked like a scoundrel and scoundrel. Now that he had raised this flag, he was willing to risk everything.
"Hmph! Not to mention it is an oral edict, so what if there is an imperial edict. I have received the Queen Mother's decree and have canceled the temple title of Emperor Wu. I have ordered the soldiers and horses in the world to supervise the palace and only obey the orders of Kun's harem." Zhou Dazhong gritted his teeth.
said.
"Fuck, I've already seen that the Zhou family is going to rebel. You're dead. Don't run away when you're paralyzed." Zhu Tianjiang turned around twice in the car angrily, took off a stiff bow, nocked an arrow and shot.
This bow was found by Guo Ying in Zhongdu Mansion Yamen. It is a hard bow made of python skin. It cannot be pulled open without a few hundred kilograms of strength. Zhu Tianjiang did not know this, and the arrow bounced out. At most, there was
Seven or eight meters away.
Lin Feng leaned against Che Xuan and rolled his eyes. Zhu Yi was so embarrassed that he was too embarrassed to look at the trembling arrow in front of him. Wen Ruhai simply raised his face, he would rather see the birds flying by in the sky.
Such a shameful scene.
Zhu Tianjiang coughed in embarrassment and pointed his finger at the arrow stuck on the ground. "Did you see it? If you dare to stand in this position if you have the ability, I will challenge you to a duel."
The officials of the Shutian Mansion on the city wall looked down with big eyes and small eyes. They all had an idea in their hearts. This guy must have been thrown by his mother when he was young.
Zhou Dazhong smiled contemptuously, "Zhu Tianjiang, our Shutian Mansion is not the central capital. If you have the ability, come and attack. I swear to advance and retreat with Shutian Mansion."
Zhou Dazhong dares to be so arrogant. He does have the capital to be arrogant. The loss ratio in siege battles is generally three to one, which means that unless the opponent has three times the strength, he will attack by force. The soldiers and horses in the city plus the jailers arrest Hefu.
There are 15,000 Yamen officials. Moreover, Yao Yiping has made sufficient preparations in advance. Shutian Mansion can be said to be easy to defend but difficult to attack. Zhou Dazhong has already sent a letter to his father for help, and the northern rescue army will arrive in ten days.
If it was Guo Tianxin who led his troops to attack, Zhou Dazhong might be afraid. But when he saw it was Zhu Tianjiang, he felt relieved.
"Okay! Since you insist on seeking death, don't blame me for being rude!" Zhu Tianjiang said, raising the golden pen in his hand.
Wen Ruhai took a look and raised the spear in his hand. The cloud echelon team behind him was ready. As long as the coach gave the order, he would rush forward at all costs. Although Wen Ruhai felt hasty, but in this situation
, he must not say anything to stop it. The coach is the morale of the army. Even if there is a mountain of swords and a sea of fire ahead, as long as the coach gives the order, he has to grit his teeth and go through it.
Zhu Tianjiang spun the golden pen in his hand twice in the air, "Give me the order to retreat two miles and set up camp!"
Zhu Tianjiang gave an order, and everyone on and off the city heaved a sigh of relief. Even though Zhu Tianjiang didn't understand military affairs, he was not stupid. The opponent was well prepared. Under such circumstances, a strong attack would mean that they would all die together. Besides, those in Zhongdu
The new recruits who have been recruited will probably be able to escape in a single fight.
The army retreated two miles, and Wen Ruhai divided half of his troops, led by three commanders, and went around to the back of Shutian City to block the back door. Wen Ruhai was not afraid of Zhou Dazhong coming out of the city to fight. The Zhennan army was best at facing attacks on the ground.
.
"Tianjiang, I'm really worried about you ordering an siege today. On the surface, Shutian Mansion is more adequate than I expected. The rolling wood and thunder stones on the city gate are all in order. If we attack by force, the casualty rate will probably be extremely high." Wen Ru
Hi said worriedly.
Zhu Tianjiang nodded, "I have also thought of this, so I don't plan to attack blindly. Uncle Wen, we will stay outside the city for the next few days. Take this opportunity to train your troops."
"Guard? Are you just leaning in like this?" Wen Ruhai looked at Zhu Tianjiang strangely. Not only him, but also the fourth prince and Yu Gege in the tent were also confused.
"Heaven comes, there is enough food and grass in Shutian Mansion City, even if we guard it for three months, they will not starve to death." The fourth prince couldn't help but say.
Looking at everyone's confused looks, Zhu Tianjiang smiled slightly and said, "I'm not good at arranging troops, but it's not difficult to break this city. Although there is enough food in Shutian Mansion City, we still have to drink water. We only need to trap the city.
By cutting off the mountain streams flowing into the city, tens of thousands of people and horses in the city can cut off their water reserves in two days. In a few days, the city itself will be in chaos." Zhu Tianjiang said confidently.
Wen Ruhai heard this and shook his head, "Heaven falls, although it is spring now and there is little rain. But I estimate that there are at least dozens of wells in Shutianfu City, so cutting off the water source is useless."
Zhu Tianjiang chuckled and said, "Uncle Wen, don't worry, I guarantee that they won't dare to drink any water from the wells in the city. Don't forget that there are also a bunch of stick brothers hidden in the city. Inform them to put some poison in the wells."
, this is their specialty. If there is no water source, let them set a few fires. In less than three or four days, the people in the city will rebel."
When the people in the big tent heard this, they thought this was too poisonous. Yu Gege couldn't bear it and said, "Brother Tianjiang, doesn't that mean that all the people in the city will suffer as well?"
"There is no way. In a war, being able to protect oneself is victory. Only when the people in the city are forced into panic will they stand up and fight. In order to survive, the people have no choice but to join us. Zhou Dazhong wants to fight, but I refuse to fight, so I
It will kill him like this." Zhu Tianjiang said in his heart that he wanted to play dirty tricks, but I have many tricks, and this is just the beginning.
Wen Ruhai was not so merciful. Since Zhu Tianjiang was sure to cut off the water source in the city, this was indeed a clever plan. Moreover, the morale of the soldiers recruited was not yet stable, and it would take time to adapt and train.
"When the sky comes, I will immediately order people to dig canals and divert them to cut off the mountain streams. Fortunately, this is not Zhongdu Prefecture and there are no lakes, otherwise it really won't work."
"Uncle Wen, I'm sorry to bother you about cutting off the flow of water and military matters. Also, send someone to pay close attention to the north to prevent reinforcements from arriving." After Zhu Tianjiang finished his instructions, Wen Ruhi immediately went to arrange manpower.
Zhu Tianjiang walked out of the tent, and Zhu Yi and others were standing beside the handsome car waiting. Lin Feng sat leisurely in the car and talked to Guo Ying. Zhu Yi and others did not know his true identity, they only knew this
The old man was Zhu Tianjiang's master and the gardener in the general's mansion. Zhu Tianjiang knew that Lin Feng didn't want to be public, so he told everyone to call him Lao Lin. Zhu Yi and others didn't have much interest in Lin Feng. They thought that only Zhu
With Tianlai's little kung fu skills, his master couldn't be any better.
Zhu Tianjiang once again led his troops to the outside of the city to observe the layout on the city wall.
"Zhu Er, is there any way to inform the brothers in the city?" Zhu Tianjiang asked.
Zhu Er shook his head, "The city wall is very tightly guarded. I'm afraid Zhu Yi doesn't have the ability to climb over it secretly. The pigeons in the city are all sent over long distances, and there is no way to contact them at close range." Zhu nodded, expressing his agreement with Zhu Er.
According to Er, he really doesn't have the ability to deal with so many people. Qinglongwei is good at assassinations, not head-on group fights.
Zhu Tianjiang frowned, "How about shooting the news in with an arrow?"
Zhu Yi visually measured the distance and said, "Sir, the thickness of this city wall means that even if it is shot through, it will fall into the hands of the officers and soldiers."
Zhu Tianjiang's mind began to work quickly. Based on the knowledge from his previous life, he quickly thought of a way.
Zhou Dazhong and Yao Yiping stood on the city wall, guarding the main entrance in person. No one could say when Zhu Tianjiang, a fool, would get mad and order an attack on the city.
Two hours passed, and there was still no movement outside the city. The soldiers on the city wall wished they would never attack the city.
At this moment, sky lanterns suddenly rose outside the city, and the sky lanterns floated into the city in the direction of the wind. Zhou Dazhong and Yao Yiping looked at it in surprise, wondering what the meaning of lighting up the sky lanterns in broad daylight was.
This sky lantern is very strange. There are long paper ribbons floating under the sky lantern. Each ribbon has a line of large red characters written on it, which reads, "The sky will turn black and everything will be dry." This sentence is where the stick sticks.
Suzaku is the code word of this sect, slam represents the whole city, inverted sky chimney refers to wells, black means poison, and letting things dry means letting people set fire at will.
When the Zhuque messengers at Niangan District in the city saw, "Poison is being put into wells all over the city and fires are set randomly," they immediately understood Zhu Tianjiang's intention. Although Zhou Dazhong had ordered the entire city to search for the people in Niangan Department, these people from all walks of life
They are all hidden very deeply. Those who are arrested are basically ordinary people.
"Sir! What's wrong, the stream flowing into the city has been cut off." A commander ran up the city wall to report.
Zhou Dazhong glanced at it, snorted coldly, and didn't take it seriously. The stream flowed into the entrance of the city. Yao Yiping had already ordered people to set up a scaffolding. Once the outside army wanted to enter from there, the huge stones on the scaffolding could be used immediately.
It fell down to seal the entrance. Moreover, the water surface was covered with thorns, and it was impossible to wade in from the water surface. The opponent's cavalry could not enter from there, and even if a small group of infantry could come in, they would die. Moreover, there were dozens of wells in the city, and Zhou Dazhong
Don't worry about water shortage at all.
The sky is getting darker, and the soldiers on the city wall are even more nervous at night. When attacking the city at night, the death rate is much higher than during the day.
A curfew has been imposed in the city. In the darkness, figures climbed over the wall and climbed over the spine. Bags of prepared poison were tied around their waists. The Anzi at the sticky pole not only poisoned the well, but also killed some dead chickens.