Nanyang County has always had the same attitude towards the family members of the Zhutiandu tribe: kill them!
The yamen officials looked at each other, involuntarily put their things on the ground, and looked at Liu Xiu eagerly.
Liu Xiu looked around at the people present and said loudly: "We can't escape from this battle, and we can't escape. Whether it's public or private, we have to hold back the invading troops outside Xinye City!"
Seeing that everyone showed signs of being persuaded by Liu Xiu, Liu Tong rubbed his hands anxiously. If one person escaped, at least one more person would survive. If they fought hard with the Mang army, none of them would be able to survive.
When he was about to speak, Liu Xiu shouted loudly: "In this battle, at the most serious level, we are fighting for Zhu Tiandu, but at the most small level, we are fighting to protect our families! If all my family members are killed,
What’s the point of living alone? Today, I, Liu Xiu, will fight side by side with all your brothers, and we will either live together or die together!”
"Either we live together or we die together!" The government officials drew out their swords from their ribs one after another. The crowd was excited and shouted in unison.
"Everyone, follow me!" As he spoke, Liu Xiu walked towards the county government office, and all the government officials followed him.
Liu Tong ran forward and blocked Liu Xiu's way. He was so anxious that beads of sweat covered his forehead. He shouted in a low voice: "Axiu, are you crazy? How can there be only a few people fighting against the reckless army?"
Liu Xiu took a step forward, walked up to Liu Tong, and said: "Brother Tong, I only know that when 'there is still a chance of survival in the war, if you don't fight, you will perish', you can only choose to fight to the death!"
Hearing this, Liu Tong took a deep breath. Liu Xiu said, "If Brother Tong wants to leave, then leave quickly and go find my elder brother for rescue."
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"If Brother Tong doesn't want to leave, then organize manpower in the city as soon as possible to carry the rolling logs and stones up the city wall to consolidate the city defense!" After saying this, Liu Xiu patted Liu Tong on the shoulder and walked past him.
More than a hundred government officials behind him followed Liu Xiu with roars, and left the county government office together, heading straight for Beicheng where the Mang army appeared.
Liu Tong's expression changed uncertainly, and finally he stamped his feet, turned around and ran towards the lobby to write the mobilization document.
Liu Xiu refused to leave, so how could he escape by himself? If he did, everyone in Zhu Tiandu's department, including Liu Yan, would not let him go.
Let us say that Liu Xiu and his party brought more than a hundred government officials to Beicheng and met up with Zhu You and others. At present, the total number of them is less than 200, including 100 elite soldiers and more than 80
Named Yamen.
Looking outside the city, we saw that there were indeed more than a thousand enemy troops.
Looking at the flags carried by the reckless army, there was a big flag with the word "淯" written on it. After seeing the big flag clearly, Liu Xiu frowned and blurted out: "Could it be that the enemy is a soldier from Juoyang County?"
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Zhu You widened his eyes in disbelief and said: "No way, my lord, my eldest brother asked Deng Feng to lead two thousand troops to attack Juoyang!" The county soldiers in Juoyang should be defending the city of Juoyang now. How is this possible?
Will he suddenly come to Xinye?
Liu Xiu rolled his eyes, understanding in his heart, and said quietly: "The person leading this Juoyang County soldiers is not simple. He saw that our army was coming fiercely and it was difficult for Juoyang to hold on, so he found another way and led the Juoyang County soldiers.
Abandon the defense of the city, directly bypass the left front army, and sneak attack the new field behind our army!"
This tactic of evading the enemy's sharp edge, using the sword to deviate, and attacking the enemy's weak points by surprise is very powerful, at least it goes beyond one's own expectations.
Liu Xiu's guess was correct. This reckless army that suddenly appeared in Xinye was none other than the soldiers of Juoyang County led by the magistrate of Juoyang County.
In the battle on the east bank of Juiyang, not only the county troops suffered heavy losses, but also the soldiers of Juoyang County killed as many as one or two thousand people, including the county captains of Juoyang County.
Currently, most of the more than a thousand county soldiers in Juiyang City are newly recruited soldiers who are not very effective in combat. If you want to rely on these thousands of people to resist the menacing Deng Feng troops, it will undoubtedly be like hitting a stone with an egg.
The magistrate of Juiyang County was named Fei Jun, whose courtesy name was Deyi. Although he was a civil official, he was very strategic. Knowing that there was no way to fight, he decisively chose to abandon Juiyang and led all the county soldiers in Juiyang.
Detouring around the west bank of the Feishui River to avoid the sharp attack of Deng Feng's troops, he suddenly appeared in Xinye without anyone noticing.
Fei Jun's calculation was very clear. Now that Zhu Tiandu's troops are out in full force, the new field must be empty. It is extremely possible for his side to take advantage of the situation by surprise and seize the new field.
In this way, although he lost Zhuoyang, he regained Xinye, and his merits and demerits were equal to each other. In addition, by winning Xinye, he could also deal a fatal blow to the main force of Zhutian's capital department, and even have the chance to turn Zhutian back.
The army was wiped out in one fell swoop.
Fei Jun calculated well, but he missed one person, Liu Xiu, who was recovering from his injuries in Xinye.
After climbing to the top of the city and seeing the strength of the Mang army, Liu Xiu called Zhu You and said, "When the Mang army attacks the city, Ayou, you lead a hundred soldiers to resist at the top of the city. I will lead the government officials and leave the city."
Fight!"
Zhu You took a breath and said urgently: "My lord, do you want to go out of the city to fight?"
Liu Xiu nodded and said: "The enemy is outnumbered and we are outnumbered. With the few people we currently have, we cannot disperse and defend the city. However, the enemy's troops can disperse and attack the city. We must find a way to attack the city in a dispersed manner."
The enemies are concentrated in one place, making it impossible for them to disperse and attack the city!"
Zhu You said seriously: "I understand! My lord, you can stay at the top of the city to defend the city. I will go out of the city to attract the enemy!"
Liu Xiu shook his head and said: "One hundred soldiers are all equipped with crossbows and arrows. Only when they stay at the top of the city can they exert their greatest fighting power. Then the only ones who can go out to fight are the government officials. If you want the government officials to have the ability to go out to fight,
Courage is only possible if I lead them myself!"
The government officials are not soldiers. They do not have such a strong fighting spirit and sense of responsibility. The reason why they are willing to stay and defend the city now is just to protect their families in the city.
If there is no one with high prestige to lead them and unite them, not to mention that they do not have the courage to go out of the city to fight, even if they have this courage, when they really come into contact with the enemy, they will be defeated in one blow and will not be able to use it.
any effect.
Zhu You said with worry on his face: "But this is too dangerous! What's more, the master's injury has not healed yet!"
Liu Xiu smiled at him and said lightly: "I know my body well, so don't worry, Ayou!"
While they were talking, horns sounded from the camp of the reckless troops outside the city.
Immediately afterwards, more than a thousand soldiers from Juiyang County began to advance forward in unison, heading straight for the north gate of Xinye.
Seeing this, the soldiers standing on the top of the city raised their crossbows one after another, and the sharp points of the crossbow arrows were aimed at the enemy troops outside the city.
Liu Xiu ordered: "Wait until the enemy is thirty steps away from the city and release arrows!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the order soldiers present conveyed Liu Xiu's order.
The lethality of crossbow arrows is greater than that of bows and arrows, but it has a fatal flaw. The arrows are unstable when flying in the air. The farther the distance, the greater the deviation. Therefore, crossbow arrows are mostly used as short-range lethal weapons. For long-range killing, bows and arrows are still used.
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There are no archers among the soldiers, and the government officials do not know how to use bows and arrows. Now they can only shoot the enemy with crossbows.
After the reckless army entered within a hundred steps of Xinye, their speed slowed down significantly. The soldiers held their shields high one by one, as if they were waiting for the arrow array on the top of the city to be shot down.
However, after advancing another twenty or thirty steps, no arrows were fired from the defenders. People were now completely relieved. It seemed that what the magistrate said was true. There were no rebel troops stationed in Xinye City.
The officers and soldiers put down their high-raised shields one after another and moved forward significantly faster. In a short time, the Juiyang County soldiers had advanced to a place less than thirty steps away from the city gate.
At this moment, a muffled buzzing sound was suddenly heard from the top of the city. Before people could understand what was going on, a hundred crossbow arrows flew down from the top of the city and fell into the crowd of county soldiers. The crossbow arrows pierced through the crowd.
The sound of transdermal armor is endless.
"ah--"
Amidst a series of screams, at least 20 to 30 county soldiers fell instantly. Fei Jun, the county magistrate who was among the crowd, drew his sword, waved it forward, and shouted loudly: "Advance with shields! All troops
Hold up your shield and speed up!"
Under Fei Jun's command, the county soldiers raised their shields one after another, swung their legs and ran forward.
Most of the shields of the county soldiers are made of wood. If you are lucky, they may be able to block the crossbow arrows. If you are not lucky, they will be directly shot through by the crossbow arrows. Of course, the crossbow arrows that penetrate the shield will not cause too fatal damage to the county soldiers.
force.
Soon, the county soldiers carried crossbows and arrows and attacked the foot of Xinye City. Some soldiers set up ladders and climbed up, while others pushed the rams over and hit the city gate together.
Standing on the top of the city, Liu Xiu saw that the attacking troops were becoming more and more dispersed, and that his own defenders were also forced to disperse. He understood that he could not wait any longer.
He summoned all the government officers to him and said: "Now the enemy is attacking the city with all their strength. It is a good opportunity for us to fight back. Follow me out of the city to kill the enemy!"
If these words had not come from Liu Xiu's mouth, the government officials would have been so angry that they would have cursed loudly. At present, the people outside the city are densely packed with reckless troops. If they only go out of the city to fight, they are afraid that they will be killed by the reckless troops as soon as they leave the city.
Dismembered.
But it was Liu Xiu who said this, and he had to go out of the city to fight in person. From this point of view, there is indeed a chance to win when he goes out of the city now, otherwise Liu Xiu would not have taken the risk himself!
Liu Xiu is Liu Yan's biological brother and the veritable second-in-command of the Zhu Tiandu Department. Liu Xiu has always been victorious in battles and conquered. Within the Zhu Tiandu Department, his prestige is naturally extremely high, and people respect him.
What you say will also create an instinctive sense of trust.
After hearing his words, all the government officials shouted in unison: "We are willing to follow the general and fight the enemy to the death!"
Without further words, Liu Xiu led a group of government officials and quickly ran down the city wall.
Just when Liu Xiu and the government officials gathered in the city gate and were about to open the city gate, they suddenly heard a scream from behind: "Third brother——"
Apart from Liu Boji, there would be no other person who could call him third brother. He left the government officials behind, squeezed out of the city gate, and took a look outside. Sure enough, Liu Boji and Xu Xiling were walking towards him quickly.
Run over here.
When the two of them arrived, Liu Xiu asked, "Why are you here? Go back home quickly!"
"Third brother, what are you going to do?" Liu Boji looked at Liu Xiu with concern.
Liu Xiu didn't want to say anything more, and he knew in his heart that the more he said, the more worried he would be. He deliberately made his face gloomy, turned to look at Xu Xiling, and said: "Xiling, take Bo Ji back to your house immediately.
