There is a strange atmosphere permeating Bianliang City.
As the Luoyan Army approaches the city, the atmosphere in Bianliang City is naturally extremely tense. But this tension is filled with many other emotions. Expectations, yearnings, pessimism, fear, disappointment and other emotions are present in this city.
The city filled with thousands of people was filled with smoke. The whole city was no longer peaceful both on the outside and on the inside.
On the one hand, Lu Zhongtian and his generals and officials imposed stricter restrictions on the people in the city. It was originally just a curfew, but now it has developed into an all-weather martial law. There are many checkpoints on the streets of various cities and towns, and the people have actually lost their absolute freedom.
Most of the freedom. The people's life has been reduced to an extremely tight situation. All the food and materials have been confiscated, and they rely on the distribution of rations from above. In the beginning, they could barely cope with it, but now, even the most basic rations
It was no longer possible to make a living. What's even more disgusting is that Lu Zhongtian began to recruit men on a large scale. Some of them were directly recruited into the army to make up for the shortage of soldiers and horses, and some became coolies to carry wood, stone and mud bags to strengthen the city fortifications. Up to five
Sixty-year-olds, down to children in their teens, were all forced to join the army or work as coolies. Every day, vicious soldiers captured strong men everywhere in the city. Resistances and massacres also occurred from time to time.
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Under this situation, the people in Bianliang City hated Lu Zhongtian to a certain extent. Therefore, in response to the large army outside the city, they wished that the Luoyan Army could break through Bianliang as soon as possible and rescue them from the dire straits.
Come out. They hope that the Luoyan Army will launch an attack and kill the old thief Lu Zhongtian and all his men, so that their lives can return to normal.
The people of Bianliang City used to be the most stubborn group of people. For a long time, the Luoyan Army was a rebel bandit in their eyes. But now, they desperately hope that this rebel bandit will rescue them. This
It has to be said that it is quite ironic. To some extent, the people of Bianliang think that they are vested interests and that they are a special group of people, so their thinking and behavior are different from people in other places. Until now,
Only then did they truly realize that they were not special at all, they were just ordinary people. Lu Zhongtian showed no courtesy or mercy to them, and their lives were no more valuable than the people in other places. They understood this, so they became more
panic and even more looking forward to the arrival of the Luoyan Army.
One thing is very strange. The scholar-bureaucrats and officials in the city have been much more active recently. After the Jurchens withdrew their troops, banquets in the city have become more frequent than before. Those who followed Lu Zhongtian and the former Zhou officials and generals who supported Lu Zhongtian
We, those scholar-bureaucrats and celebrities and students had constant banquets. Each banquet was more luxurious and lewd than the last, as if they were competing with each other. This made people feel somewhat strange. At this time, they actually still
Looking for fun, this is indeed puzzling.
However, as long as you get closer to their hearts, you will know that their behavior is not surprising. These people are all loyal to Lu Zhongtian. Whether it was for glory and wealth or because of circumstances, they are all sinners of the Great Zhou Dynasty. They
Following Lu Zhongtian, they really expected to get the benefits they wanted, but the situation changed.
Up to now, many of them have actually understood one thing, that is, Lu Zhongtian is afraid that he will be doomed. The Luoyan Army is approaching the city. As insiders of Lu Zhongtian Group, they naturally all know how terrifying this soldier is.
Many people have fought against the Luoyan Army. Those who have fought against the Luoyan Army are more desperate than others. In fact, within the entire Lu Zhongtian Group, there is an extremely decadent feeling of impending doom.
Atmosphere and mood. These people are not fools. They know that once the Luoyan Army breaks through Bianliang, they will be liquidated. So on the one hand, they are extremely cruel to La Zhuang Ding and drive the people to carry earth and rocks to build fortifications and arrow towers, trying to stop Luoyan
The army was attacking the city. But on the other hand, they were extremely frightened in their hearts. They felt that their end was coming.
Under this kind of mentality, they naturally want to seize the last moment to have a carnival and feast. If they don't indulge in enjoyment now, they may not have the chance in the future. They have this crazy mentality of doomsday, so they indulge in enjoyment
, without any scruples.
When the army came to the city, on the one hand it was the tragic situation of living in water and fire, lack of food and clothing, and being forcibly recruited into the army. On the other hand, it was the final madness of singing and reveling every night. The entire Bianliang City showed this strange look at this moment.
The two extremes of life, and the many weird and decadent emotions resulting from them.
Naturally, Lu Zhongtian was in a terrible mood recently. The Jurchens just ran away, and the Luoyan Army came in force. Lu Zhongtian knew that he was the target of the Luoyan Army at the moment. Lu Zhongtian felt fear in his heart, and after evacuating from the Jurchens
, Lu Zhongtian did not have a good sleep or a good meal. He convened countless meetings to discuss countermeasures, but no one could provide him with the best countermeasures.
"With the blessing of God, Prime Minister Lu will be able to turn misfortunes into good fortune and turn disasters into good fortune. So there is no need to worry about the attack of the rebels. Under the majesty of Prime Minister Lu, these clowns will disappear."
These are the words said by the flatterers around him. He usually hears that he is a person blessed by God, a saint helped by God, and can turn misfortunes into good fortune, etc. Although he knows that they are false, Lu Zhongtian feels calm in his heart.
It was very useful. But at this moment, hearing such words again seemed like a kind of ridicule to himself. Therefore, upon hearing this kind of flattery that had no practical effect, Lu Zhongtian angrily shouted them back and even ordered them to be killed.
Hit dozens of boards to vent your anger.
"Don't worry, Prime Minister Lu. The city of Bianliang is strong and can be used by millions of people. There is no need to fear the rebels. What about the Jurchens? Isn't it just that they can't be attacked? Prime Minister Lu only needs to order the troops to recruit Latin soldiers and prepare defenses day and night."
The Luoyan rebels will not be able to attack us even if they take ten years. Unless they grow wings and fly in. Even if they fly in, they will still die in our hands."
This is the second type of statement, which is probably the words of his trusted generals. Their suggestion is to massively expand troops and strengthen defense. This suggestion seems to be well-thought-out, but Lu Zhongtian knows that this is precisely because they have no confidence in their hearts.
After saying such words, the people in the city were already complaining. Lu Zhongtian knew that his image in the eyes of the people had plummeted, and he was probably the object of their hatred. If the entire city's soldiers and civilians could unite as one and support him, Lu Zhongtian would say.
the same enemy
Under the anger, the city can be defended. But now, the hatred of the same enemy is probably wishful thinking. Forcibly recruiting Latin soldiers will make the people even more angry. Lu Zhongtian is a well-educated person, and he certainly knows how terrible the anger of the people is.
The entire city is afraid that it will turn into a volcano that is about to erupt, and it may explode and erupt at any time, causing chaos.
Of course, Lu Zhongtian had to admit that this was probably the only feasible suggestion. He had no other choice but to defend the city. Defending the city would require a large number of troops, and he currently has less than 80,000 troops.
It was completely insufficient. He could only use the people as cannon fodder and use their lives to protect Bianliang. As for the extreme danger contained in this, he could only ignore it for the time being.
In addition to these two suggestions, there is a third suggestion. Although this third suggestion is the result that Lu Zhongtian hopes to see most, it is probably impossible to achieve it. But Lu Zhongtian has no intention of giving up. He has secretly
At this time, even if it is the last chance, he will fight for it. Of course, everything is based on actively preparing for war and fighting to the death. To this day, Lu Zhongtian has no way out and can only face it calmly.
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It was April, and spring was already falling around the capital. Outside the southern city, the camps of 160,000 troops covered the area for several miles. The Luoyan Army finally developed from a banditry in the Funiu Mountains to today.
No one could have imagined that such a huge army and horse would ever see such a day.
The Luoyan Army has been camped outside Nancheng for two days, but the siege has not yet begun. Although the Luoyan Army soldiers have already been gearing up and eager to try, their commander Lin Jue has not issued an order. Anyone who knows the inside story understands that,
Marshal Lin must have not prepared to attack the city, or he had not thought of a strategy to attack the city.
Indeed, although the Luoyan Army in front of us has strong soldiers and horses, it has an invincible and powerful commander like Lin Jue, it has formidable mysterious firearms, it has the iron-like military discipline and fighting will of the Luoyan Army, and it has high morale to defeat the Jurchens. It seems that at this moment
They will crush all opponents. But calm down and think about it carefully, the 160,000 Luoyan Army seems to be missing something if they want to capture Bianliang City. This is also after Lin Jue decided to attack Bianliang City, many people found
Lin Jue revealed one of the reasons for their worries. This Luoyan army lacked nothing but one thing, and that was siege equipment that could break into the city.
The city defense of Bianliang City is unparalleled in the world, but the Luoyan Army does not have any equipment that can be used to attack the city. There are no cloud vehicles, siege vehicles, or ram vehicles. If the ladder is an siege equipment, it is barely enough.
It's the same. But everyone understands what the cost of attacking the city with ladders is, and whether the Luoyan Army's current strength can withstand the consumption of this method of siege. After all, the Jurchens have learned from the past, will the Luoyan Army make the same mistake again?
No? Anyone who knows Lin Jue knows that Marshal Lin will not make such a stupid decision. He will not sacrifice the lives of Luoyan Army soldiers to attack the city, and it will probably bring about a failure.
Therefore, although Lin Jue's inaction was worrying, it was understood by many core personnel. They knew that Marshal Lin must be thinking of a solution. As for what the solution was, they did not know.
