At the end of June in the third year of Datong of the Han Dynasty, Pei Zhan, the envoy of the Ding'an Army of the Great Zhou Dynasty, who was named the King of Zhou by the young emperor Xian Yuan, had led his army to besiege Jizhou for more than two months. He did not expect that the remnants of the Chengde Army in Jizhou would be so difficult to deal with.
In the past two months, the Ding'an Army has been attacking hard almost every day, but they are unable to break through Jizhou City.
Jizhou is the foundation of the German army. Zhao Tieguai has been running it for many years. It can be said that Jizhou's city defense is not much worse than that of Kaifeng City. Over the years, Jizhou's city walls have been raised a lot.
There are countless arrow towers and a large number of ballistas installed at the crenels. And everyone in the Chengde Army knows clearly that they have no way to retreat. If Jizhou is lost again, the Chengde Army will really be wiped out from the world.
Zhu Sanqi led the cavalry to attack thousands of miles, and rushed all the way back to the Chengde Army station to seize the command. Of course, he killed many people. At the mourning hall erected for Zhao Tieguai by the Chengde Army generals, Zhu Sanqi killed him in one fell swoop
He killed all the more than a dozen generals who opposed him with thunderous and clean methods. Then he won over some swaying centrists and promised high-ranking officials and generous salaries. In the end, he controlled more than 200,000 German troops with great danger.
in hand.
However, his foundation was not stable, and his control over the army was far less arbitrary than that of Zhao Tieguai. Although many generals ostensibly regarded him as the governor, they did not take him seriously at all. After his military orders were issued,
It is often difficult to implement. Many generals who lead troops abroad do not return to the base camp, but take their troops to fly away, further weakening the strength of the German army. Even those who stay have ulterior motives, and no one will really treat Zhu
Sanqi's orders were carried out unconditionally. They all had soldiers in their hands, and these soldiers were their bargaining chips. It was impossible for Zhu Sanqi to kill all the generals, he needed these people to control the army.
But it was obvious that Zhu Sanqi could not command the army like an arm and a finger. Therefore, when faced with the crazy offensive launched by the Ding'an Army led by Pei Zhan, the Chengde Army retreated steadily. Many generals took the opportunity to leave and lead
The men and horses under his command randomly found a big mountain to become the king of the mountain. The 150,000 Ding'an Army attacked the Cheng De Army, which had nearly 300,000 troops, but the latter was unable to fight back. When the Cheng De Army retreated to Jizhou, its strength was less than 7
By the time Pei Zhan gathered the defeated troops and besieged Jizhou, the strength of the Ding'an Army had increased to nearly 400,000.
Pei Zhan originally thought that the ancient city of Jizhou could not stop him from unifying the territory of the Zhou Dynasty north of the Yellow River, and he did not think that Zhu Sanqi, who had lost consecutive battles, was his opponent. If the Chengde army was really willing to fight, it would not be where it is now.
At this point, it was because of the disunity within the German army that Pei Zhan took advantage of the victory and pursued him all the way to the Jizhou City. But what he didn't expect was that just because he pushed too hard, he would be at the end of his rope.
The remnants of the Chengde Army united as never before. Those generals of the Chengde Army who usually defied Zhu Sanqi finally understood that they could only survive by sticking together.
Zhao Tieguai was a great man of his generation. Originally, Huanghe thought that the territory of twenty states was under his control. The loyalty of these states and counties to the Chengde Army was entirely based on the lustful power of Zhao Tieguai.
.If a person disobeys his orders, he will massacre his entire family. If a city disobeys his orders, he will massacre all the officials and soldiers. But Zhao Tieguai died, and the loyalty that seemed unbreakable before was instantly wiped out.
There is always a rebellious mentality in human hearts. No one can guarantee that Pei Zhan's rule will be more benevolent than Zhao Tieguai. However, the officials who were overwhelmed by Zhao Tieguai still turned to Pei Zhan one after another. To the south of Jizhou
In more than a dozen states, Pei Zhan made great progress and gained a large area of land with almost no losses. Jizhou was the hardest bone he had encountered since the Northern Expedition.
Jizhou's city defense is solid, and all kinds of city defense weapons are complete. And as the base of the Chengde Army, the city's food, grass, weapons and equipment are also sufficient. Even if the Ding'an Army besieged Jizhou for two years, the Chengde Army will not run out of food and weapons.
The situation was completely empty. Moreover, the German army, which had no way to retreat, fought as fiercely as a pack of wild wolves this time, and no longer looked as decadent as before.
As long as the defense method can kill and injure the enemy, Cheng Dejun has thought of it. Conventional weapons such as bows and arrows, rolling wood and thunder stones, nail platoons, and boiling oil are already handy for them. However, some of them are not as good as they are, but they are astonishingly powerful.
Their weapons of mass destruction were used with great proficiency. For example, the fragrant juice that gave the Ding'an Army a headache, nausea, disgust, but no way to resist it.
The so-called fragrant juice should not be associated with perfume or anything else. The fragrant juice is not fragrant, but extremely smelly. It is obviously made of boiling excrement and urine and then pouring it on the city wall on the heads of the Ding'an Army soldiers who were attacking the city. The smell is unbearable.
It is said that if hot fecal juice is poured down, burns will definitely occur. And these disgusting liquids are extremely infectious to wounds and can make the wounds worse. In this era of lack of medical treatment and medicine, injured soldiers often die.
Due to infection, they often have to endure pain for several days or even months before dying. The pain they endure can be imagined.
Cheng Dejun would pour thousands of pots of fragrant juice from the city walls every day. Fortunately, Jizhou was a large city with a population of hundreds of thousands, otherwise the amount of feces consumed every day would be a shocking figure.
The stench outside is overwhelming, but the sanitation level in the city has reached a very high level. The people's domestic garbage, as well as the garbage they pulled out, were boiled and simmered in big pots, and finally became extremely stinky.
of fragrant juice.
There is also a weapon called nail raft, also called wolf tooth beat, which is a weapon for defending the city. Wolf tooth beat, as the name suggests, is a wooden raft studded with wolf teeth nails. The wolf fangs are mentioned in the "Military Bei Zhi. Utensil Style" written by Mao Yuanyi of the Ming Dynasty.
Pai is described as follows: Langya Pai is made of elm locust wood, five feet long, four feet and five inches wide, and three inches thick. It is made of hundreds of spiked iron nails, all five inches long, weighing six taels, and cloth
Nail it on the beater, protrude three inches from the wood, insert a bladed knife on all four sides, nail rings on the four corners, use a rope to slide and twist on the pulley, and hook it to the city. If the enemy ants attack the city, they will pull up the beater and drop it, making it difficult for them to attack.
Think about it, if a heavy wooden raft filled with large iron nails is knocked down from the city wall, how much damage it will do to the soldiers on the side of the city. Often after the wolf fangs are smashed down, the soldiers defending the city will hit them.
When it was pulled up, there was still a corpse hooked by nails hanging underneath.
The German troops defending the city were not short of food, weapons, and fighting spirit. They were on the verge of death and had no other option but to fight to the death. Therefore, in a sense, they were in a state of near invincibility.
The situation. Zhu Sanqi ordered the soldiers to widely publicize the city's people, saying that once the city is breached, the Ding'an Army will massacre the city. Many people spontaneously organized themselves to help defend the city, although they were not trained and did not understand
How to kill people, but they can transport weapons and equipment, make weapons in the workshop, and of course, they can also burn incense.
Now that I think about it, maybe burning that thing is also a kind of torture.
Zhu Sanqi was very fortunate that it was precisely because of Pei Zhan's pressure that he had the opportunity to completely control the Chengde Army. Although the Chengde Army now has less than 70,000 troops left, compared with Zhao Tieguai's most glorious
The 500,000-strong army in that period was far different, and they were basically on the same level, but there was no doubt that these 70,000 people belonged to his Zhu Sanqi army. Although there was still more or less the imprint of Zhao Tieguai, it was undeniable.
What is surprising is that he has succeeded Zhao Tieguai and become the soul of this army. Although the number of 70,000 people is small, it is better because of its unity. The Chengde army has grown out of the dross and has grown into an iron army after the experience of war.
Zhu Sanqi is confident to defend Jizhou City, and firmly believes that as long as he can defeat Pei Zhan, then he will officially and uprightly step onto the stage of history and become a general who will leave his name in the history of Qing Dynasty! As long as he defeats Pei Zhan,
The shadow of Zhao Tieguai that shrouded his heart will also completely dissipate. On the day when the Ding'an Army retreats, the Chengde Army will change its surname to Zhu!
Every day, Zhu Sanqi would personally climb the city wall to inspect the defense. He slept and ate together with the soldiers, winning the respect of everyone. He was a qualified commander, and his affinity was unmatched by Zhao Tieguai.
At the same time, he does not just give favors blindly. When dealing with those who do not obey orders, whether they are generals or soldiers, his methods are ruthless. He is fair, so he has won the morale of the military.
Although Jizhou was besieged, Zhu Sanqi was not depressed at all. On the contrary, he was very excited. Because it was precisely because of this siege that he completed the change in his role. On the contrary to Zhu Sanqi, Pei Zhan
I'm in a bad mood. Extremely bad, quite bad, terrible.
After more than two months of siege, the 400,000-strong army could not break through Jizhou. How could he be happy? Battle reports from the rear were sent to the camp one piece a day. That damn Han King Liu Ling, who should be cut into pieces, led 100,000 soldiers.
The large army disrupted his rear. Kaifeng and Zhengzhou were closely linked, with hundreds of thousands of troops, but they did not dare to leave the city at will. Therefore, the Han army was unscrupulous when attacking other state capitals, conquering Huaizhou first, and then Weizhou.
The front was pointed directly at Huazhou. If Huazhou was lost again, the Ding'an Army would have to walk hundreds of miles more on its way back south to Kaifeng, and the consequences would definitely not be as simple as just walking a few hundred miles more.
Fortunately, Huazhou has 50,000 soldiers left behind. With 50,000 people defending, facing twice the number of enemies, as long as they can't hold on, there should be no way for the Han army to win. But Pei Zhan's headache is that the Han army is not
It can be said that Huazhou is not the only option to attack. It can be said that what is in front of the Han army is a large area of state capital with an unstable foundation that was only occupied by the Ding'an army. The Han army can pick and choose at will, just like entering a brothel.
After paying the money, he could choose beautiful girls at will. The only difference was that the Han army did not intend to pay the bill.
Pei Zhan looked away from the map and rubbed his sore forehead.
I hope Huazhou can hold on. He sighed in his heart: "Come here, hurry up and send my order to Kaifeng for 800 miles to Li Tianfang. Tell him that if the Han army attacks Huazhou, let him lead the troops north.
Waiting for an opportunity to attack the Han army from the north and south with the defenders of Huazhou, we must ensure that Huazhou is not lost!"
Before he finished speaking, he heard someone running outside shouting: "Battle report! Urgent battle report!"
Pei Zhan frowned and scolded: "Why are you so panicked? How unbecoming is it to yell!"
The messenger who delivered the battle report was covered in dust and blood. He fell to the ground and said breathlessly: "Report to the King of Zhou that Huazhou...has been lost!" (To be continued)
