Chapter 774: Temptation

Holding high the long knife that was still dripping blood in his hand, Captain Zhang's cold gaze swept over everyone present, and said in a cold voice: "Jizhou has an order, all counties and counties stick to the city, but there are those who retreat from the war, and the end will be as high as high, dare to ask you, who else wants to abandon the city and flee, stand up!"

Seeing that Gao Yuan's headless corpse was still bleeding, who dared to stand up and say that the city was abandoned at this time?

This lieutenant is usually silent, and he rarely interacts with people, and he is not taken seriously. However, at this moment, everyone realized that Captain Zhang still had such a ferocious method, and thinking about what he just said, everyone seemed to be a little stunned.

It has long been rumored that Yuan Shao has installed his own secret guards in various counties and counties, just to prevent this from happening now. Although it is said that the high-ranking cadres of Bingzhou and Yuan Tan of Qingzhou, one is Yuan Shao's nephew and the other is Yuan Shao's son, it is obvious that Yuan Shao has not completely let go. Just now Zhang Xiaowei said that Jizhou has an order, not a merge state pastor has an order, and it is obvious that Zhang Xiaowei is Yuan Shao's person who was placed in Yanmen. is usually unknown, but at this moment, he stood up, otherwise, this huge Yanmen City, like other cities, fell into the hands of Youzhou without the slightest resistance.

"We should obey the order of the Jizhou pastor, and swear to live and die with the city, the city is in the people, and the city is destroyed and the people are dead!

An official who is good at slapping horses on weekdays was the first to jump out, shouting slogans loudly, and sparing no effort to pat Captain Zhang's ass. Now that Gao Yuan is dead, this Yanmen has fallen into the control of Captain Zhang, and it will not please you at this time.

"That's right, with Captain Zhang leading us, what is there to fear from the soldiers and horses of Youzhou, and swear to live and die with the city!"

"Co-exist and die!"

With the first official who jumped out to echo Captain Zhang, the other officials and generals naturally spoke in response, after all, now that the knife is hanging on his head, no one will be stupid to resist, Gao Yuan's corpse is still steaming, who would dare to make a senseless resistance?

"Good!"

Zhang Li, that is, Captain Zhang nodded with satisfaction, and then said again: "Since everyone is so determined, I believe that it is not difficult to defend the city. Next, in order to show your loyalty to Jizhou Mu, in the ensuing war, I hope that you will hand over your servants and guards to the unified command of the school captain, you can rest assured, the credit obtained by your servants and guards is also counted on your heads, and the school captain will never be greedy for this credit, I don't know if you have any opinions?"

"This..."

Zhang Li's request made everyone hesitate, after all, shouting two slogans would not drop a piece of meat, and these people dared to trade prohibited goods with foreign races, so there was naturally no problem in verbally supporting Zhang Li. However, now the tension is to let them hand over the servants and guards to him to command, which makes it difficult for them. In the war, if there is no guard around to protect you, who knows when your life will be lost. Moreover, if the guards are handed over to Zhang Li, then their net worth and life will be completely tied to Zhang Li, and Zhang Li's words can make their heads fall to the ground, how can they accept this kind of thing?

Gao Yuan, who is too guarded to death, has the highest status of Changshi. However, this long history is also a child of the Gao Gan family, and Gao Yuan is also a family relationship, Gao Yuan was beheaded by Zhang Li without saying a word, how could he be one of them. Therefore, Changshi shrank behind and did not dare to say a word.

Subsequently, a seal in charge of the library stood up and said, "Captain Zhang, in order to defend the city, our guards should use their own lives. It's just that once the war breaks out, I am afraid that there will be a small disturbance in the city, and we are all scholars, if there is no guard around to protect us, I am afraid that something will happen. Therefore, we can hand over most of the guards to Captain Zhang, and leave a few guards to protect us, I wonder what Captain Zhang thinks?"

"But, each of them has five guards by his side, which is enough to deal with Xiaoxiao. ”

Zhang Li thought for a moment, and agreed to the seal's request. After all, it is natural for him to mobilize the soldiers and horses in the city, and the mobilization of soldiers and horses requires the cooperation of many seals, and finally the seal of Taishou can be used to mobilize the soldiers and horses of the whole city. Now that Gao Yuan's Taishou is dead, of course the seal is not a problem, and the rest is the documents of several other seals. Although Zhang Li can kill all the officials and generals present, and then mobilize troops and horses in their name to resist the enemy. However, Zhang Li is not a fool after all, it is enough to kill Gao Yuan to set an example, if he kills all the officials and generals present, once he repels the enemy army, then these people's families will definitely let him die a miserable death, after all, it is impossible to completely hide this matter. Therefore, Zhang Li will agree to the request of the seal.

"In this way, thank you Captain Zhang!"

"Captain Zhang is benevolent and righteous, we must do our best to defend the city!"

It is inevitable that I feel a little aggrieved in my heart, and I want my own guards to protect myself and ask for the consent of others, and then I have to thank others, which is not cool to think about. However, now that people are under the roof, they have to bow their heads. Of course, when this war is over, they will definitely take revenge if they have the opportunity, they all have families behind them, and a mere captain is not worth their attention, although Zhang Zhang is Yuan Shao's person, but if an accident happens, will Yuan Shao really fight for a school captain?

And Zhang Li, as Yuan Shao's secret guard, obviously knew what everyone present thought, but he didn't care. There are 20,000 soldiers and horses in Yanmen City, and in the face of tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in Youzhou, it is a question whether they can hold it without reinforcements, but it is too early to consider retaliation.

Subsequently, Zhang Li took over the military power in Yanmen City, because of the monitoring of Zhang Li's cronies, those officials and generals did not dare to make any moves, and they all obediently followed Zhang Li's requirements. is in full swing to prepare, just waiting for the arrival of the soldiers and horses in Youzhou.

"Knock knock!"

Early the next morning, Zhang Li, who was still resting, and the officials and generals in the city heard the eager drum sound from the direction of the city, and suddenly a spirit was excited, and hurriedly dressed and armored and ran towards the city. Zhang Zhang had already ordered that once the traces of the enemy army were found, he would immediately warn, with the sound of drums, such an eager drum, obviously, it was the enemy army from Youzhou who came.

Not long after, Zhang Zhang and a group of officials and generals arrived at the head of the city, and when they saw the situation in the distance, many officials and generals couldn't help but exclaim, and their backs were also in a cold sweat.

"Shhh

There were many officials and generals present who had never seen a real war, and even these generals were mostly gilded by some families for the benefit of their families. It can be said that Zhang Zhang was the only one who really participated in the war at the scene, and Zhang Zhang participated in the war with Gongsun Zhan at the beginning, precisely because he performed well in that war, and was selected by Yuan Shao as one of the secret guards and placed in Yanmen County. Therefore, the reaction of tension is slightly better, and others are naturally not good.

Yanmen County is the front line at the junction of the northern border of Bingzhou and Youzhou, after conquering Yanmen County, Zhao Yun and Yu Ban's two lines of soldiers and horses will be separated, one side of the soldiers and horses along Yanmen County to the south, the other road of soldiers and horses is to continue to advance westward, after conquering Shangjun and then attack south from Shangjun, so as to cover the entire Bingzhou. Therefore, the attack on Yanmen County, since Zhao Yun and Yu Ban two soldiers and horses jointly initiated, their two soldiers and horses combined with 70,000 troops, at this moment lined up in formation slowly towards Yanmen City, the army is neat, the momentum is soaring, although there are only 70,000 soldiers and horses, but it is to give people the illusion that millions of soldiers and horses are in action.

"It's... This is the soldier of Youzhou, it's terrible, can we stop it?"

A civil official who was buried at the desk on weekdays saw the momentum of the soldiers and horses in Youzhou under the city, and said something tremblingly. Of course, it was not only him, but many officials and generals present who thought the same way.

"Shut up!"

No one else can open his mouth to discuss, Zhang Zhang shouted angrily, stared at the official who spoke with cold eyes, and said in a cold voice: "Facing the enemy in battle, and there are those who disturb the morale of the army, there will be no forgiveness!"

It could be seen that Zhang Li was not joking, and he didn't see that his hands were already pressed on the long knife at his waist. Therefore, everyone could only keep silent, but the fear in their eyes did not diminish in the slightest.

When everyone in the city was frightened, Yuan Chang, Zhao Yun, Guo Jia, Yu Ban and others had already come out of the crowd and looked at the city in front of them. Although it was easy to conquer other cities before, it didn't take much effort to take it. However, Zhao Yun did not be careless because of this, and still calmly sent a team of soldiers to test it.

"A regiment, out of the ranks, siege!"

Youzhou implements the military system of later generations, and the strength of a regiment is about 1,500 people, which is just right as an outpost for testing.

"Order!"

The commander of the regiment answered loudly, waved his big hand, rushed to the front, and led his soldiers towards the city.

"Zilong, this Li Yun is a good seedling, cultivate one side well, and he can sit on one side in the future. ”

Yuan Chang looked at the group that was heading towards the city and praised it. Li Yun in his mouth is the head of a regiment, and now he is only twenty-five years old, but he has already reached the position of the head of the regiment, which shows his ability. In addition to his good military force and second-rate nearly first-class strength, his military talent is also good, he is familiar with the art of war, arranging troops, and setting up camp are all the best choices, and among the generals under Zhao Yun's command, many brigade commanders and even division commanders are not as good as Li Yun. First, because there were not many wars, there were few opportunities for meritorious service; second, because Li Yun was young, he could not be allowed to rise too quickly, lest he swell and spoil a good seedling. Therefore, it is only a regiment commander position so far, otherwise, Li Yun is enough to hold the position of division commander.

Just as the chairman of the NPC Standing Committee said, after the end of this war, he planned to let Li Yun enter the military academy for training for a few days. Zhao Yun replied, listening to the meaning of his words, obviously he had a plan.

"The men of the first battalion follow me!"

As the commander of the regiment, Li Yun did not hide in the rear like most generals, but rushed to the front line. Although "follow me" and "give me up" are only one word, they make the soldiers' spirits and spirits very different, just like the soldiers of the first battalion at this moment, after listening to Li Yun's words, they saw that he was the first soldier, and his heart was surging, and no one had the intention of retreating.

"Kill, kill, kill!"

The people of the first battalion, under the leadership of Li Yun, approached Yanmen City with high momentum, and the team of 500 people gave the officials of Yanmen City at the head of the city a feeling of facing thousands of troops.

Zhang Zhang narrowed his eyes, and secretly said in his heart that he was really elite, and such momentum made people feel extraordinary.

"Prepare the archers, as soon as the enemy approaches, shoot immediately!"

"Rolling stones, the sassal wood is in place, and the enemy must not be allowed to attack it!"

As a general who participated in the war, Zhang Zhang did not panic and calmly gave orders. His calm response made the officials feel much more at ease. With the advantage of the city wall and the 20,000 soldiers and horses in the city, perhaps, it is not impossible to block the attack of Youzhou.

"Raise your shield three times in a row!"

"Four bows and arrows ready!"

"Forward!"

Li Yun also gave orders calmly, and his outstanding performance in the war in Goguryeo's current Jili Province was valued by Zhao Yun, and he was promoted from a company commander at that time to the current regiment commander. Moreover, perhaps influenced by Zhao Yun, Li Yun is a hot-blooded young man, showing composure and calmness, and he looks like a middle-aged man in his thirties and forties.

"Shoot!"

"Shoot!"

When they entered the attack range of the bow and arrow, Li Yun and Zhang Li gave orders at the same time. There is no city wall on the side of the soldiers and horses in Youzhou, and they can only rely on the shield to block the arrows that fly from the city, however, in the face of the overwhelming arrows, it is inevitable that there will be leaks, and there will be soldiers in the arrows from time to time, fortunately, the armor developed by the Chinese Academy of Sciences is strong, and the vital parts are not hindered, but the hands and feet and other parts are shot, and the soldiers in the rear are taken to heal, and their lives are worry-free.

"The second row of archers comes forward!"

Seeing that only a few Youzhou soldiers under the city were injured and none of them were shot, Zhang Li's heart couldn't help but sink. Originally, the archers shot at each other, for the side defending the city, it definitely had a huge advantage, not to mention shooting all the enemies, at least half of the casualties, but now, they could only shoot and wound a few enemy soldiers, one is obviously the opponent's armor is strong, and the other must be elite. Although there are 20,000 soldiers and horses in Yanmen City, as Yuan Shao's secret guard in Yanmen City, Zhang Li naturally understands the combat power of these 20,000 soldiers and horses, and in the face of soldiers like Youzhou, it can be said that he is not an opponent at all. However, Zhang Li was grateful for Yuan Shao's attention, even if he knew that he might not be able to stop the other party's siege, he would not give up, and it would be excellent to delay the enemy for an extra quarter of an hour.

"The second battalion comes forward, follow me thirty steps forward, and the first battalion is ready to withdraw!"

This siege was just to test the military situation of Yanmen City, Li Yun did not rush forward, and arranged it in an orderly manner, Yuan Chang and Zhao Yun and others in the rear nodded frequently, which showed that they were quite satisfied with Li Yun's performance.

"Forward, kill!"

Li Yun roared loudly, a personal soldier beside him raised a shield to protect him, and he was carrying a bow, and every time he attacked, an enemy soldier on the city wall must fall.

"Haha, happy!"

After advancing thirty steps again, Li Yun had a general understanding of the situation of the enemy troops defending the city, and did not continue to advance, with a wave of his hand, the soldiers of the second battalion slowly retreated in formation.

The preliminary temptation is over!