Although Lezheng and the others already understood some things, they were still surprised. They thought that they were just doing something with a little effort, but the people would give them so much help. They were really a little bit scared.
Lezheng and the others marched towards Chencang singing loudly. Qianyang had no news at all, because there was no gap in the siege this time. They were completely surrounded! How could they be allowed to slip out and attack Lezheng and the others from front to back?
Therefore, Qianyang had no news at all, and thought that all the troops of Kunyu Kingdom were surrounding here.
Let’s talk about the Longzhou governor and governor who escaped.
The scouts sent out by Chen Cang also brought back all the information. Therefore, as soon as the two arrived, the old general immediately tied up and pushed them out and beheaded them in public. Although it had some deterrent effects, as Kun Yu's kingdom got closer and closer, the question about Kun Yu
The good news of Yu State's army also spread more and more.
There is light and beauty on that side, but there is darkness and hopelessness on this side. If the farming people were not so dependent on the land, they would probably have gone away like the nomads with the sound of horse hooves.
The old general was sitting alone in the room thinking, with the current morale, how to face the army of Kun Yu with high morale and popularity?
When he first learned that the Kunyu Kingdom was continuing to advance, the old general thought that Qianyang had also been captured, but when he learned that they were divided into two groups, he was surprised.
According to intelligence, the Kunyu Kingdom only had a little more than 100,000 troops. How could they dare to divide them into two groups, whether they were besieging the city or attacking the city, even if they were divided 50-50, it would definitely not be enough. Later, it was discovered that the attacking army only saw cavalry.
The old general was puzzled again, how could he attack a city with only cavalry?
The more situations he found out, the more the old general felt collapsed. He had been fighting for a lifetime and had never encountered such an out-of-control situation!
Of course, Le Zhengyuan cannot only bring cavalry. The infantry are all sitting in infantry vehicles. From the outside, these infantry vehicles look like baggage vehicles. With such mobility, they can advance very fast, but they can fight well with the people.
Relationships take a lot of time.
Two weeks later, the old general got the news. The Kunyu Kingdom was still one day away from Chencang. The old general immediately ordered the city gate to be closed. However, there were too few people left in the city, especially those who had no property in the city.
Everyone left the city. In the past, during the war, the people crowded into the city, but this time, the people rushed out in droves.
The veteran sighed secretly:
If it is so unpopular, Zhao will be doomed!
One day later in the evening, the army of Kunyu Kingdom appeared near Chencang, but there was a group of people standing between them and Chencang City. These people were the surrounding people.
Hyun Ge Lezheng reminded that it is possible to win over the people, but they must not let the people feel that under the rule of Kunyu Kingdom, they can still have food and clothing even if they do nothing. In that case, not only will they fail to win over the people, but they will be discouraged.
Resistance arose, so Lezheng paid great attention to them along the way, just to make them feel that their lives were headed forward, unlike the infinite darkness under the rule of the Shi family. Therefore, this group of people did not make unreasonable troubles, and crossed the road as if welcoming a savior.
Welcome, some people even provide the troops in the city and the location of some important facilities.
Along the way, everyone was often hit by pies falling from the sky, and happiness came so quickly that they didn't know whether to hug or carry them.
Everyone thanked the people and told them where they were safe, and then the two groups said goodbye.
As we walked further, we saw the city of Chencang.
The whole of Shaanxi has a rich history. In the five thousand years of China's history, Shaanxi has played an important role since ancient times. The historical sites are also three steps, one post, five steps and one outpost. It seems that every step you take can brush shoulders with history.
Baoji has been an important city since ancient times. This city alone has endless history. Therefore, the city in front of Le Zhengyuan and the others is incomparable to Longzhou and Qianyang.
After setting up camp in a safe location, the old general did not attack rashly. He never understood why the opponent only had cavalry and did not intend to attack the city?
I stood on the city wall and watched for a long time:
It is true that there are not many people. This number seems reasonable. After all, there are many people who want to besiege the city.
But I still can’t convince myself:
What is the purpose of bringing so many people here? To plunder resources? But judging from the way they walked along, it was not for the purpose of plundering.
Standing on the city wall, I saw them lighting up lamps at night. There were not many tents and not many lights. The entire camp was almost dark, indicating that there were indeed not many people:
So why exactly?
After looking at the army of Kunyu Kingdom again, he got down from the wall and returned to his house, but he couldn't sleep well even after tossing and turning.
After finally falling asleep, I was suddenly woken up by the sound of banging on the door. When I woke up, I heard the sound of artillery fire coming from the city wall. Without asking, I knew what the door was banging on.
The old general quickly put on his clothes, opened the door, and without waiting for the other party to speak, said:
"Have you come to attack the city? How is the situation?"
The one who knocked on the door was one of his generals, and he said quickly and simply:
"It's okay for now. They just threw firecrackers on the city wall."
The old general hesitated:
"Firecrackers? They say that Master Zhuo's army is good at using cannons. Are they talking about firecrackers? What use can those things have?"
The general mumbled something hard:
"Well, please go and see for yourself, sir."
When they were approaching the city wall, there was a roaring sound. The old general lifted up the curtains of his car and saw that there were dense red dots flying towards the city wall outside the city wall, and then there was another burst of explosions.
The general reminded:
"Sir, be careful. We are getting closer to the city wall, and those firecrackers will fly here."
The old general hummed, put down the curtain, and climbed up the city wall with all sorts of concerns in his mind.
I originally thought that I would see cavalry charging at the city gate, and the two sides were fighting to the death. But when I came up, I saw my own army huddled behind the crenellations. I carefully observed the opposite side, and then looked at the opposite side. There was peace under the city wall, and the other side was in darkness.
, its position can only be determined when lighting firecrackers and shooting firecrackers.
Look at the exploding firecrackers again. Although Zhao Guo did not buy a crossbow, the old general, as a soldier, also knew that it was impossible for a crossbow to bring such a large roll of firecrackers into the city, and it was still so far away.
I didn't see them bringing siege guns during the day. What on earth could have brought the firecrackers in?
A soldier came to report that all the gates except the east gate had been attacked.
The old general once again felt that he was about to collapse. He had lived for more than fifty years and experienced battles of all sizes, but none had ever left him so helpless. He was hiding outside the shooting range. Unless he left the city, he couldn't think of a single weapon.
The arrow shot past.
Looking up to the sky and sighing, he suddenly realized that it was only the fourth watch. He had been irritated for a few days and couldn't help but curse:
"Are these bastards from Kun Yuguo an iron man? Let's start the fight just now in the evening, and forget about exhausting these bastards to death!"
The soldiers also wanted to scold and were very angry, but they were not of high rank and did not dare to scold without scruples like the old general.
There was silence after this wave of firecrackers. The old general squinted his eyes and looked at the opposite side, but he could not see anything in the darkness. There was not even a bit of light in the camp of Kunyu Kingdom. He turned around to check the casualties. There were no dead, but there were no injured.
After arranging the guards, the old general went to see how each gate was under attack.
There was an endless stream of people transporting the wounded on the road, and the people coming and going were quite serious. They had a straight face and didn't care about their surroundings. They just immersed themselves in doing their own things.
The old general really had the urge to pull out his hair. Before anyone could see him, he had lost a lot of money.
The already sleeping city became lively again. People who had not left the city were hiding in their courtyards, peering out through the cracks in doors and windows.
After dawn, the surrounding city wall was a mess. Although the remains of the firecrackers had been cleaned up, the black mark left after the explosion would not be cleared in the future. Even if there was only a black mark left, the trajectory after the explosion was clearly recorded.
Such marks can be seen outside the city wall, on the city wall, and in places close to the city wall, one on the left and one on the right, densely packed, as if they had experienced a very fierce battle.
Such a scene cast a shadow on everyone's heart. Looking at the Kunyu Kingdom camp, there was smoke and chatter and laughter, as if nothing happened.
The old general carefully checked again and confirmed that except for the siege ladder, they did not bring any siege equipment such as siege cannons. He was even more puzzled as to how those firecrackers got into the city.
In the camp of Kunyu Kingdom, after breakfast, some standing guard, and some sleeping, Le Zhengyuan discussed the next battle with the generals, and a soldier Le Diandian came in and reported:
"The common people have sent us firecrackers again." (To be continued)