"Rally the army immediately and attack the city immediately. I will make these daring guys get the severest punishment. Capture Yangwu City. I allow you to do whatever you want. You can use the property and women in the city as you like, and kill whoever you want.
Who? I want these evil heretics to understand the consequences of being enemies of my holy religion." Meng Xiang ordered in a cold voice.
"But Mr. Meng, the brothers haven't eaten yet. When they were about to eat, they got in the way." Someone whispered.
"What to eat? If you can't capture the city, you are not allowed to eat. Listen to me. If anyone dares not to try his best, I will send him to hell. Everyone, all attack the city. No one is allowed to be lazy. We must win." Meng Xiang
roared.
Everyone was silent. Some people thought: Mr. Meng is afraid that he is crazy. He is not allowed to eat and is going to die hungry. This is too unreasonable. He is not allowed to be a starved ghost before he dies. It is simply inhumane. Back then
Why did he get on the pirate ship and join the Qingjiao? Looking at it now, this is simply the stupidest thing he has ever done in his life.
In any case, no one dares to disobey Meng Xiang's orders. Everyone is lucky and imagines that they will be lucky to survive. Even if the siege is brutal, isn't there still hope of survival? If you resist at this moment, you will be immediately killed.
Meng Xiang was killed. So it’s better to shut up.
The believers returned to their camps and silently reorganized their formations to prepare for the battle. Some took advantage of the opportunity to grab a few handfuls of the burned rice and stuffed it into their mouths. Even if it was bitter and difficult to swallow, it was better than eating nothing. Some people simply grabbed it.
Chewing raw rice in their mouths, they cursed Meng Xiang for his unlucky death. However, under strong pressure, they began to regroup and began to line up to prepare for the attack.
On the city wall, Wei Dakui, Zhao Youji and others who were watching the battle from a distance witnessed the battle in the enemy's camp. Lin Jue and others seized the last opportunity when the mist filled the air. Not long after the battle started, the morning glow spewed out from the east. The sun was still shining.
Without showing up, the temperature had risen very quickly. The fog dissipated in a short time. Therefore, everyone on the top of the city could clearly see the entire battle process after the battle started.
When Lin Jue and others swept through the enemy camp, the cheers of the soldiers and civilians at the top of the city resounded throughout the world. When Lin Jue and others encountered the crisis of the encirclement situation, everyone clenched their fists, fearing that they would not want to see
What they saw. When Lin Jue and others finally broke out of the siege and disappeared behind the dunes and trees, there was cheers on the city top.
"Amazing, amazing, Mr. Lin... really did it. I, Wei Dakui, am convinced, really convinced. It is incredible that hundreds of cavalry can pass through the camp." Wei Dakui smacked his lips and shook his head in praise.
Zhao Youji stroked his beard and laughed loudly: "Artists are bold. Compared with Master Lin, there is still a gap between us. Master Lin dared to do this because he had planned it. But we can't see this."
Wei Dakui nodded and said: "Yes. It really makes me ashamed. I am a leader in fighting, but I am not as brave as a scholar. I don't have his strategy. I am really ashamed."
Zhao Youji chuckled and said: "Wei Dutou, you don't need to be ashamed. Haven't you heard of Mr. Lin's reputation? Didn't you hear him say before that he went into the sea bandit's lair to suppress the bandits alone? How could you do such a thing?
Isn't it natural for Mr. Lin to do what he did? What is rare is that Mr. Lin is not only outstanding in literary skills, but also outstanding in martial arts. This is called a person who is perfect in both civil and military skills. I have such talents in Dazhou,
But I don’t know why it hasn’t been reused so far, I can’t figure it out, I really can’t figure it out.”
How could Wei Dakui not know about the suppression of bandits in eastern Zhejiang? The suppression of pirates was a major event for the imperial court. There was an uproar in the capital. However, in the version Wei Dakui heard, Lin Jue was just a minor role. No one wanted to believe it.
The fact that a bastard from a small businessman's family could go deep into a bandit's nest turned the world upside down. They would rather believe that it was the joint plan of Yan Zhengsu, the then magistrate of Hangzhou, and Prince Liang, and the contribution of the two commanders Ning Haijun. Otherwise, the two commanders, Yan Zhengsu and Ning Haijun,
How was a commander promoted?
This version without Lin Jue was circulated among the Forbidden Army. Perhaps the military was unwilling to damage its image. The first role in suppressing the bandits was given to an unknown bastard. Doesn't that mean that the army and the court were incompetent? All officials and
All the generals were just losers? So Lin Jue's key role was deliberately hidden.
Wei Dakui had been skeptical after hearing a conversation between Lin Jue and Meng Xiang before. He thought Lin Jue might be bragging. But now, he completely believed that Lin Jue might be the key figure in that bandit suppression.
"Master Lin and the others fled to Bolangsha. Oh, wouldn't they be able to return to the city like this? If the enemy attacked the city, wouldn't we have burned 300 men? And we would have lost Master Lin to take charge?" Huang County Lieutenant suddenly said
shouted.
"Oh, that's right. This...how is this good? Master Lin couldn't use this trick to get away, right? Don't let us all be fooled by him. He left us and ran away." Wei Dakui shouted
.
Zhao Youji frowned and glared at Wei Dakui and said, "What did Wei Dutou say? Is Mr. Lin like that? If Mr. Lin wants to escape, he can escape just outside Nancheng. Is there any need to break into the enemy camp?"
This is simply stupid. Are these words intended to shake the military morale of my soldiers guarding the city and chill Master Lin's heart?"
Wei Dakui said hurriedly: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I was quick to talk and made a joke. How could Mr. Lin be such a person? However, they really can't return to the city. What should we do? Oh, look,
, the religious bandits seem to be attacking the city. They seem to be enraged. It’s over, it’s over, now we’re in big trouble.”
Everyone hurriedly looked down the city, and sure enough, on the top of the slope, groups of religious bandits were already dispatched in a dark and dense manner. It was still rising, and the situation on the battlefield was clearly visible. Looking at the number of bandits at this moment, it was much smaller than at night.
It’s also scary. Nearly 20,000 religious bandits are densely packed like ants squirming under the city. Although most of them have no equipment, the number of people alone is scary. The defenders on the city were so dark last night that they couldn’t see
I didn't know how many people there were, so I didn't have any idea in my mind. Now that I saw the number of people on the other side clearly, my heart suddenly felt cold.
With so many people attacking the city, can it still be defended?
"Wei Dutou, it's time for you to command the defense of the city." Zhao Youji took a breath and said softly.
Wei Dakui smacked his lips and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, nodded and said: "This is the only way. At worst, I will die. I will risk my life."
"Everyone is ready to meet the enemy!" Wei Dakui's rough voice echoed over the city.
"Dong dong dong!" The war drums beat outside the city, and the black Qingjiao star-and-moon flag fluttered in the wind. The bandits set up a formation. Hundreds of ladders were already carried on their shoulders. A large group of bandits carrying firewood were released at the end.
He was ready to follow up. This time, he not only had to attack the city wall in an all-out manner, but also piled firewood and set fire to the city gate to burn down the city gate. This time, Meng Xiang was determined to capture Yangwu City and carry out a bloody massacre.
To eliminate the hatred in his heart, he was neatly dressed and brought more than two thousand elite skitarii to the rear. Once the cannon fodder rushed to the city, it was time for him to personally lead this elite group to charge.
"Send the order!" Meng Xiang raised his right hand.
A tall black flag was raised in the air. As Meng Xiang slashed his palm, the black flag swung violently towards Yangwucheng.
"Kill!" Meng Xiang roared.
"Kill!" Although they were hungry, the shouts of nearly 20,000 bandits still resounded throughout the sky.
"The Holy Duke is the greatest!" someone shouted.
"Fuck your mother, the Holy Duke." Someone cursed vaguely.
"The Holy Duke will kill the whole family." Some people were among the people cursing.
You are going to die anyway, and you are on the battlefield anyway, so what are you afraid of? No one pays attention to what they shout, and they always vent their dissatisfaction before they die. Because many people have realized that they have been deceived.
But no matter what the mood of the believers was, the large-scale siege started vigorously. Almost from the first moment the siege started, the war entered its climax. This time the believers used the swarm they were good at.
The tactic, or the tactic of relying on more to win, launched an indiscriminate attack on the east city wall, gate and other places. It would be foolish to say that the first swarm attack was when the defenders had sufficient bows, arrows and defensive supplies.
If it is an act of committing suicide, then swarming the city this time is the most correct choice. Because the defenders on the city, in addition to transporting some additional rolling logs and stones during the previous battles, and some other means to prevent close-range sieges
.Long-range blocking means have long been gone. Bows, arrows, spears, darts, etc. have all been exhausted, and they are no longer able to cause great damage and deterrence to the religious bandits.
Even so, the defenders at the top of the city and some of the people who came up with support still defended the city wall tenaciously. Logs, stones and bricks fell like raindrops, and the believers below were screaming with broken muscles and bones. Pots of boiling hot water were pouring down.
When the water was poured down, the skin and flesh of the believers below were torn apart, and they howled like ghosts and wolves. The long-handled wooden forks specially used to prevent sieges could be used to fork the upper ends of the ladders and push the ladders away from the city wall. Every time a ladder was pushed away, there were religious sticks like candied haws on it.
The crowd fell like dumplings onto the hard rocks at the foot of the city. In mild cases, arms and legs were broken, and in severe cases, the skin and flesh were torn.
In a short period of time, the defensive troops and horses at the top of the city withstood the initial fierce attack. But soon, as time passed, everything became difficult. With few manpower and lack of supplies, facing so many people attacking the city
, it seems that it is difficult to take care of everything. Here we have just repelled a wave of religious bandits attacking the city, and there are several religious bandits on the ladder showing their heads. Only half an hour later, there are already religious bandits on some parts of the city.
Climbed up.
From behind, Meng Xiang watched all this with excitement. He knew that the defenders could no longer withstand it. At this time, he had to add the last straw to completely crush the opponent. This last straw was him.
Standing behind him were two thousand carefully selected skitarii. Yesterday he had four thousand skitarii, but in the battle last night, he lost more than half. So at the beginning of today's battle, he was not willing to let these two thousand men go.
Attack, but now is the time.
"Brothers, it's time to conquer the city. The first one to conquer the city will be promoted to the Heavenly Dragon Protector. Come on, risk your life." Meng Xiang shouted to the sky, and the two thousand Skitarii behind him roared and rushed forward. Finally,
Hundreds of religious bandits holding firewood and preparing to burn the city gate also rushed forward with howls and screams.
