The general who defended the city led his soldiers to fight fiercely with the royal army that rushed up the city wall. He was very anxious when he saw many cavalry rushing into the city first.
He wanted to shoot at the enemies outside the city from a high position, and he also wanted to lead his troops down the city wall to kill the enemies who broke into the city. However, more and more Yu Dynasty soldiers rushed to the city wall.
The city is about to fall!
In the past, it was easy to defend the city but difficult to attack it. None of the soldiers and generals here in Annan thought that the soldiers and horses of the Yu Dynasty would have such powerful cannons, which not only had a long range but also greatly increased their power. They could blast the city gates with just a few rounds of artillery.
It's open.
Li Chengmu led his cavalry into the city and frantically harvested the enemy's heads. Such a fierce force frightened other Annan soldiers who had not yet approached and fled in panic. Those who could not escape from a close distance immediately threw away their weapons.
I knelt on the ground, fearing that I would move my head first if I was too late.
Xiang Rongrang, who was commanding the rear, used his telescope to see Li Chengmu rushing into the city desperately. Without any hesitation, he immediately ordered the captain of the guard beside him, "Bring people into the city to protect the fifth master, and make sure he is unharmed."
return!"
The guard captain hesitated for a moment, "Then, sir."
Although the Fifth Master is important, he is Xiang Zongbing's personal guard. Of course, in his mind, Xiang Zongbing is more important.
Xiang Rongrang looked around and saw that except for Li Chengzhan, Li Chengli and Li Chengyi who stayed where they were, only the silly fifth master of the palace rushed into the city with his troops. There were many guards around these masters.
There is no need to worry about his personal safety at all.
Following his gaze, the captain of the personal guard naturally saw the soldiers and horses guarding here. He immediately stopped hesitating and immediately ordered some of the personal guards to ride their horses and follow the team into the city.
As more and more soldiers and horses rushed into the city, the wall of Xiangzhou was occupied. Xiang Rongrang led several men into the city and climbed up the wall.
Standing on the city wall, worried about Li Chengmu who rushed into the city to kill the enemy, he picked up his telescope to look for him.
In fact, Li Chengmu was easy to find after entering the city. He was surrounded by the most people. Perhaps under his influence, they were all a group of soldiers who marched forward bravely. They scolded Fang Qiu and advanced at a very fast speed. In today's chaotic Xiangzhou
The city is very easy to recognize.
Xiang Rongrang looked at this scene, and then looked at Li Chengzhan, Li Chengyi, Li Chengli and others who had been hiding in the rear since the war, and had to sigh in his heart, how could there be such a big difference between the same father?
In Xiangzhou City, under the influence of a green figure, there were cries, screams, and chaotic sounds of horse hooves everywhere. Any Annan soldiers who resisted were killed wherever they passed.
More Annan soldiers fled to other city gates. They wanted to escape from other city gates before Yu's army controlled them.
Human potential is unlimited, it just depends on whether you are forced into a desperate situation.
In order to survive, the soldiers of Annan ran to other city gates because they hated my mother for giving birth to two legs.
Escape quickly and escape, and you will have great potential in the future!
If you escape slowly, you will die and there will be no chance of a comeback!
Annan's generals who defended the city knew that in this case, military orders could not be conveyed at all, and no soldiers would listen to him at this time, which meant that there was no way to organize the soldiers to fight back.
The situation quickly collapsed, and the Annan generals who defended the city could only break out of the city with a group of soldiers in embarrassment.
Li Chengmu had long noticed that Annan's guard, Chang Da, was a coward who didn't even dare to raise a flag in order to escape for his life. How could the Annan soldiers who were fleeing in all directions come to him?
However, this just made it convenient for him.
"The west gate is the farthest from the enemy. It will take time for them to control it. Let's kill it and attack through the west gate!"
Annan's guard general Da Da glanced at the burning houses in the city and the officers and soldiers of the Yu Dynasty who were pursuing them, and said to the people around him.
As soon as he finished speaking, with the sound of gunfire, the guard behind him groaned and fell to the ground after being shot.
Zhang Da was startled, and turned around to check what was going on behind him. He saw that many soldiers running behind him had been shot and fell to the ground. It was almost impossible for them to be killed immediately after being shot. The screams of the soldiers who fell to the ground,
It really provoked the nerves of the fleeing soldiers who were running ahead.
Li Chengmu noticed that the Annan soldiers in front were running faster, and quickly ordered everyone to shoot indiscriminately.
"Boom boom boom!"
As gunfire rang out, the enemy troops in front suffered heavy casualties again.
Dayu was chasing Li Chengmu's soldiers on horseback, and dealt heavy blows to anyone who got in the way.
Annan's guard general Da Ya could not escape the fate of being captured. After being captured alive, he tried to break free from the shackles, but in the end it was in vain.
After being escorted to the top of the city, Zhang Chang was kicked in the crook of his foot by Feng Tu, causing his body to kneel on the ground uncontrollably.
Li Chengmu looked contemptuously at the enemy general kneeling in front of him, pointed at the city and said, "Look at the scene below, does it look like purgatory?"
Chang Chang raised his head and looked into the city, condescendingly, and now he could see the miserable scene in the city more clearly.
Everywhere you look is a purgatory on earth!
The situation was one-sided. The soldiers and horses of the Yu Dynasty set fire everywhere and shot Annan soldiers to death. However, any civilians who dared to resist did not escape the fate of massacre.
The yamen and the military camp were ablaze. Seeing this scene in front of him, Chang Chang's eyes were full of grief, anger and despair!
Xiangzhou City is finished this time!
Li Chengmu and Feng Tu naturally caught his expression in their eyes.
Feng Tu thought about the ruins he saw at the border when he came, and his face showed the pleasure of revenge.
He stepped forward and bent down and patted Zhang Chang's face, "How does it feel to see your soldiers and people being slaughtered? It feels very painful, right? Do you know that when you picked up the butcher knife and pointed it at our people, Dayu, there were some
Have you ever thought about retribution? Have you ever thought that you will one day be massacred by us?"
Of course, it was impossible for Zhang Chang to understand Feng Tu's words, but there was an interpreter beside him who conveyed the original words to him.
After hearing what the translator said, Zhang Chang shouted excitedly, "You bunch of beasts, our general will not let you go. Just wait for the general to take revenge for Xiangzhou City!"
Before the translator could speak, Feng Tu kicked him long and said, "You have a very stubborn temper. You are still so arrogant after being captured, and you dare to yell at us. Be careful to get your dog's head!"
As he said this, he paid no attention to the enemy general who did not understand the language, but asked Li Chengmu: "Fifth Master, how will we arrange the prisoners this time?"
Because they still have a lot to do, they must clear Xiangzhou City before enemy reinforcements arrive.
There are many factors that trigger a war. For example, in this battle of Xiangzhou, revenge is not the only purpose of the soldiers of the palace.
The supplies and captives in Xiangzhou City are all needed by the palace.
Li Chengmu looked at the east city wall in the distance. Flags were fluttering on the wall over there, and the coach this time was there.
He said calmly: "All the generals from more than a hundred households will be taken back to wait for the father, queen, mother and concubine to deal with them. All other prisoners will be taken back to work as coolies to contribute to our construction in Lingnan."
"What about the people in the city?"
"Of course, take him back!" Li Chengmu couldn't bear Feng Tu's further questions this time, and pointed at Da Da, "Take him back and follow me to see Commander-in-Chief Xiang."
Xiang Rongrang was arranging people to plunder all the supplies and people in the city, quickly load them into cars, and drive the prisoners back to Siling.
"General Xiang, what's the value of taking these people back? Rather than wasting food, it's better to leave them here." Li Chengzhan didn't understand the use of dragging Xiang Rongrang with these burdens. It was simply a waste of food.
Xiang Rongrang looked at the long line of grain transporters and smiled: "Second Master, sometimes some things cannot be measured in terms of grain and silver."
"What do you mean?" Li Chengzhan didn't understand what he meant.
While fanning himself, Long Yutian explained to him with great interest: "Second Master, do you know what the current ratio of men to women in Lingnan is?"
Li Chengzhan shook his head.
Long Yutian raised two fingers: "According to the registration information of Princess Salt Shop, many refugees fled to Lingnan in the first half of the year. The current ratio of men to women in Lingnan is one to two, which means that there are more men and less women. Yin is strong and Yang is weak, and Yin and Yang are weak.
The balance has been lost. This situation will not cause problems in the short term, but in the long run, it will eventually affect the stability of Lingnan."
Those who can escape to Lingnan in disaster years are mostly men who are physically stronger than women. More men than women will lead to social problems.
In this case, the best solution is to increase the number of women.
Li Chengzhan was just lazy and not stupid. When Long Yutian said this, he looked at the women in the prisoner team and understood.
He showed no expression on his face, but he sneered in his heart. It was good that the untouchables at the bottom gave them food to eat, but why should they care about their reproduction?
A great victory in Xiangzhou City, a quick victory. It took less than three days to plunder Xiangzhou City, leaving only ruins and ruins to bear witness to the disaster that the city had experienced in the past few days.
Bian Yuehong was far away in Liangshan, Annan. Four days had passed since he received the distress letter from Xiangzhou City. At that time, he did not know that Xiangzhou had already fallen.
They then delayed sending troops and generals for another day, which was equivalent to a delay of five days. By the time they arrived at Xiangzhou City, the day lilies were already cold.
Of course, they could not reach Xiangzhou City this time because they were ambushed halfway, and the reinforcements suffered huge losses. They lost their troops and their generals were reduced by half. They were chased by the enemy and fled back to Liangshan.
Bian Yuehong looked at the soldiers and horses who fled back in embarrassment, and his teeth were broken!
After so many years in the army, he has never lost a city. He didn't expect to lose a city this time while fighting in his home country!
However, it would be useless for him to be angry at this moment. He finally decided to send more troops to reinforce Xiangzhou City.
This time the reinforcements were not ambushed again and arrived at Xiangzhou City unimpeded.
In the end, the Xiangzhou City left to them was just a ruin. If they wanted to rebuild it, how much effort would the court spend on it?
Moreover, the most important population for building the city is gone, and Xiangzhou City is almost a ruined empty city, destined to decline.
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Returning to Siling, Xiang Rongrang wrote a good news and rushed to the capital.
After seeing off the messenger, Long Yutian waved his fan and asked with a smile: "What are Mr. Xiang's plans now? Where are we going to attack next?"
When Xiang Rongrang heard this, he knew that Long Yutian must have an idea in his mind, so he humbly asked for advice: "Sir, what do you think? Why don't you tell me for everyone's reference?"
Long Yutian smiled and nodded, expressing his thoughts.
"The three cities of Xiangzhou, Liangshan and Bianyuan are in different geographical locations, forming an inverted triangle. Liangshan is at the middle point of the triangle, and Bianyuan is the farthest from Xiangzhou.
Bian Yuan was the last to receive the news this time, so we don’t know whether they have sent reinforcements or not. We will know when the news comes from Ye Bushou. However, it doesn’t matter whether they send reinforcements or not.”
As he spoke, he glanced at everyone and stroked his beard, "The important thing is that Liangshan's reinforcements have gone to Xiangzhou City. If we attack Bianyuan at this time, then the Liangzhou soldiers and horses in the middle will go to Xiangzhou."
, it will be a bit difficult to return to support Bianyuan. By the time they return from Xiangzhou to Liangshan, and then from Liangshan to Bianyuan, we may have captured Bianyuan City."
Searching Bianyuan City again, even if the exhausted reinforcements finally arrived at Bianyuan, he believed that all that would be left to them would be a dilapidated empty city.
If the supplies and population of the two enemy cities are continuously searched, the palace's soldiers and horses can stay at the border longer, while the enemy has to worry about food and grass. If the siege is successful, it will lay the foundation for
This is a victory in the border encirclement and reinforcement campaign.
It is basically impossible for Annan to save the war situation.
King Qian was overjoyed after receiving the good news!
This was his first victory since coming to Lingnan, so he decided to celebrate it well.
When Xia Jing received the news that a banquet was going to be held in her house, Zeng Yan had already sent out the posts to everyone.
Hongmei warned: "Princess, the banquet will be held in three days. This is the first banquet held in the palace to entertain all the forces in Lingnan. As an old lady in the palace, it would be great fun if you didn't attend, so for the sake of the palace
To save your face, please don’t run out these days.”
Xia Jing was just a little surprised when she first heard the news. Now she was lying on the soft couch and said nonchalantly: "I know, I'm not very young, but it's my mother's heart that I care about."
Hongmei was helpless: "I can't help you. It would be great if Aunt Cui was here. She would take care of these things. Then it would be much easier for us little maids."
Speaking of Aunt Cui, she was the princess who wanted to marry into the palace, and the Xia family helped her get married.
The main reason is that the wife of a wealthy family has several capable servants. Moreover, Xia Jing is married to a prince and becomes a princess, so the Xia family naturally takes her seriously.
I just didn't expect that this time Xia Jing choked to death. In order not to accompany Xia Jing to hell, Aunt Cui specifically asked the palace to give her a body bond and promised to let her return to the countryside to retire.
"Speaking of Aunt Cui, how did she leave the palace at that time, or whose relationship did she leave, and who allowed her to leave the palace to take care of herself?" Xia Jing already knew from the maid that this Aunt Cui was interested in her.
I'm a little curious about the matter.
Hongmei hesitated after hearing this and asked, "Do you need me to go find out more about this?"
Xia Jing nodded, "This matter can be investigated."
Why did the original body choke to death after having a good breakfast?
Perhaps because she was choked to death and suffered from brain itching, Xia Jing has no memory of that incident, so she doesn’t know what the original owner went through at that time.
This Aunt Cui was the original body's personal nanny at that time. She must have been by her side when the original body was choked. Since she did not serve her master well and caused him to choke to death, she, an unsatisfied slave, wanted to live in the house for retirement.