"Yesterday, brethren, because of our negligence, many brothers were killed and wounded in ambushes, although we destroyed the enemy. But it is a shame for us that those who have died cannot be resurrected, and this shame must be erased with countless victories. Now that the gates are in front of our eyes, what do you say we are going to do, brothers?"

"Capture the city gate, I am invincible, and I will not retreat!"

"I am invincible, and I will not retreat!"

"Kill!"

Under Huang Sheng's loud encouragement, the soldiers of the first division were in high morale and rushed towards the city gate with a roar.

"General, there is an enemy army attacking the city!"

Responsible for guarding the east gate is Han Zheng, a deputy governor of Taiyuan County, as a deputy governor who obtained an official position by family connections, of course Han Zheng will not personally sit at the head of the city, but rest in a house near the east gate. Therefore, he sent his subordinate Han Liu to take charge.

Just look at their surnames and know that they have something to do with the Han family. Han is the descendant of the Han family, and Han Liu is just a descendant of the side line, because he will come to trouble, he has a relationship with Han Zheng, so he is mixed into the position of a small leader. Han Liu was originally the sixth in the family, many people called him Han Liu, and his real name was not Han Liu, so in order to have a relationship with Han Zheng, he asked Han Zheng to give him the name Han Liu.

Han Zheng sounded like he was just a deputy lieutenant, and he didn't seem to have a big official position, but in fact, he didn't.

First of all, Du Wei, in the Western Han Dynasty, Du Wei is divided into horses, Feng Che, county Du Wei, etc., the Du Wei is not the husband of the princess, but the driver of the emperor's deputy car (the main car is the palm of the servant), and the Du Wei of Feng Che is generally awarded to the relatives or meritorious officials. And the county commander is actually the county captain of the Qin period, such as the Beidi Governor, the acting county commander, etc. It is the military governor of a county, and all the lieutenants have a rank ratio of 2,000 stones, which is roughly equivalent to the current commander of the city military division, and the deputy lieutenant is like the deputy commander, which shows that the power is not small. The ordinary lieutenant is also more than 2,000 stones, the same as the captain. The Eighth Lieutenant (Han Dynasty Special Forces) and the Captain Gokarasuma are 2,000 stones, but this is actually not comparable. Due to the transcendent status of the eight captains, Emperor Wu was set up to consolidate the imperial power and train cavalry to conquer the Xiongnu; And the captain of the guard Karasuma is the guardian of Karasuma, which is equivalent to the emperor's envoy. Therefore, strictly speaking, the lieutenant is actually the same as an ordinary lieutenant, except that the lieutenant is the commander of the regional garrison, and the lieutenant is an officer of the standing army.

When talking about a certain general, calling him a certain general seems to be higher than Ge, and it seems to be very common to call him a lieutenant or a captain. The reason why there is this feeling is mainly because in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, local divisions, competition for hegemony, and all forces in order to win over military generals, and engaged in a bunch of miscellaneous generals, the so-called miscellaneous generals are simply not certified by the imperial court, and they are a little useful in troubled times, and these miscellaneous generals are thrown into the trash in peacetime. In fact, in peacetime, the position of lieutenant or lieutenant is more useful than that of a general.

In order to restrain the generals, in peacetime, these generals with the title of generals do not have the right to command the army, and only when it is used in wartime, the emperor will give the general the power to command the army. This is not the case with captains or captains, who all have fixed soldiers and horses. Therefore, in peacetime, it is more terrible to provoke a lieutenant or lieutenant than to provoke a general, after all, people have soldiers in their hands, and they can dispatch troops and horses to suppress you in minutes. From the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty to the Three Kingdoms period, because of the rise of miscellaneous generals, the lieutenant and the lieutenant gradually fell out of the limelight, and after the establishment of the Jin Dynasty by the Sima clan, the authority of the lieutenant and the lieutenant was slowly reduced, and eventually became an ordinary position, so that later generations felt that the lieutenant and the lieutenant were very inconspicuous. But, at least in the current period, the lieutenant is still very valuable.

"General Ben saw it, and he still needs you to say it!"

Han Liu looked at the Youzhou soldiers and horses rushing in the distance outside the city, and responded indifferently. Relying on Han Zheng's flattering relationship to obtain this position, Han Liu's ability is not obvious. Although he was only a subordinate of the deputy lieutenant, Han Liu regarded himself as a general in front of the soldiers below, and let those soldiers call himself a general to show his status. After thinking for a while, Han Liu said, "Since the enemy army is attacking the city, this matter should also be reported to Lord Duwei, and someone should be sent to give an order." Also, tell the Captain that with General Ben in charge here, he will definitely keep the enemy troops out of the door, so that they will not be able to enter an inch. ”

"Yes!"

After receiving Han Liu's order, the soldiers next to him rushed towards Han Zheng's residence.

Not long after the soldier left, the soldiers and horses of Youzhou got closer, and Han Liu suddenly stared at his eyes, looking at the dense Youzhou soldiers and horses under the city, I am afraid that there are not tens of thousands of people. With 500 troops on the head of the city, can they stop the other party?

He shouted to the soldiers beside him in a trembling voice: "Hurry up and send someone to tell Lord Commander that the enemy army has tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, and I am afraid that we will not be able to hold it with this little force in our hands, so please go to Lord Du Commander to ask for reinforcements! Otherwise, the east gate will definitely be lost." ”

And Han Zheng was able to obtain the position of deputy lieutenant, naturally relying on the relationship of the family, and his ability was average, when he heard the soldier's report, he waved his hand and said casually: "The county commander said that the north gate is the direction of the enemy's attack, and it is impossible to have a large force of soldiers and horses at the east gate, even if there are enemy troops, it is just a feint, so don't take it to heart." So, we do what we have to do, and it won't be long before the enemy retreats. ”

"Lord Duwei is clever, and the little one is very impressed!"

As the so-called upper beam is not right and the lower beam is crooked, Han Zheng is also blind to his name, and his character is bad, and most of the subordinates selected are flatterers.

"Haha!"

Han Zheng listened to the soldier's sycophancy, but he didn't feel ashamed, but laughed smugly. It's just that when Han Zheng was still laughing, another soldier ran in eagerly.

"Lord Captain Qiyu, there are enemy troops attacking!"

The soldiers who came to report the news again were the soldiers sent behind Han Liu, who knew the situation of the Youzhou army outside the city, and their tone seemed to be very eager.

Han Zheng frowned dissatisfiedly, and shouted: "Captain Bendu already knows about this matter, but there are only a few enemy troops, so you are so panicked, how can you afford to take on a big thing? Let the soldiers at the head of the city do what they want, do you want to supervise Captain Bendu, it is simply unreasonable." ”

Although Han Zheng was furious, the soldiers who came to report still cautiously continued, "But, Lord Duwei, I have seen that the enemy army has tens of thousands of soldiers and horses..."

"What?"

Han Zheng, who was still indifferent, listened to the soldier's words, and suddenly fell off the wooden bench in fright, with a look of disbelief, probably thinking that he had heard it wrong, and asked again: "What did you say, the enemy army has tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, are you sure you didn't say it wrong?"

"How dare the little one say that the enemy army has tens of thousands of soldiers and horses. ”

“…”

After a moment of silence, Han Zheng suddenly jumped up and scolded: "I fuck your old mother Han Zheng, and swear to Lao Tzu that there will be no large number of enemy troops at the East Gate, what is the matter with these tens of thousands of soldiers and horses? What are you still doing in a daze, why don't you go to Han Zheng to move the rescue troops quickly, can you rely on our five hundred soldiers and horses at the East Gate to stop the enemy's tens of thousands of soldiers and horses? I say that you Han Zheng's ancestors are eighteen generations, bastards, if Lao Tzu is finished, he will not let you have a good time. ”

"Yes!"

The soldiers who came to deliver the message from behind were startled by Han Zheng's posture of scolding his mother, and it took a long time to react, and hurriedly ran towards the city guard, asking for reinforcements.

After the soldier left, the soldier who had come to report the news came to Han Zheng and whispered, "Lord Captain, I'm afraid it's too late to ask for help at this time." There are only 500 soldiers and horses above the city, and the enemy army has tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, and at most two rounds of attacks on the city will be lost, and the east gate will fall in a moment. It will take at least a quarter of an hour to go to the county commander for help, and with the five hundred soldiers and horses in the hands of the captain, it is unlikely that he will be able to defend the east gate in a quarter of an hour. ”

"That's what you said!"

With such a simple calculation, Han Zheng was naturally able to figure it out, and when Han Qi's reinforcements were sent, it was estimated that he would not even have scum left. Therefore, we must not pin our hopes on Han Ke. Suddenly, thinking of the command of his clan uncle Han Lu, at the critical moment, to save his life first, at least whether the city can be defended, and what does it have to do with them? Thinking of this, Han Zheng quickly made a decision.

Looking at the soldier in front of him, this guy knew his mind and eyesight, and it was not bad to take it with him, so he hurriedly ordered: "You will follow Captain Bendu in the future, you should go to Captain Bendu's personal soldiers now, let them clean up, and then follow Captain Bendu out of the city together." Once the city is broken, the east, west and north gates will not be safe, only the south gate is the best place to get out of the city, you let the Bendu Captain's personal soldiers pack up and go to the south gate to meet the Bendu Captain, remember, you must be fast! Also, don't alarm too many people!"

"Yes!

The soldier took the order and hurried away, Han Zheng glanced at the empty front, and snorted coldly in a low voice: "Han is a bastard, Lao Tzu was almost killed by you." This mess depends on how you clean it up, Lao Tzu will run away first, hehe!"

After speaking, Han Zheng also hurriedly packed his bags, and now he abandoned the city and fled, he definitely couldn't return to Jinyang City, so he could only spare Jinyang City and continue to go south. If Youzhou's soldiers and horses are blocked in Jinyang City and can't continue to advance, when the war is over, it doesn't hurt for him to return. If Jinyang falls, it will basically declare the destruction of the state, and there is no need to worry about the pursuit of senior cadres.

Soon, Han Zheng finished packing up and quietly ran towards the south gate.

"The brothers of the first brigade follow me, can you wash away the shame, it is today, I am invincible, and I will never retreat!" Lu Teng carried a big knife and rushed to the front line, roaring hoarsely.

"Brothers of the third brigade keep up, don't be compared to the first brigade!"

Yu Chang, the brigade commander of the Third Brigade, also roared angrily, the reason why there was this competition was caused by the quarrel between him and Lu Teng. If he can't save face for the first division, I'm afraid that after the battle is over, Huang Sheng doesn't know how to clean up the two of them, so no matter what point it is, the first division must take Yangqu City first.

"Give General Ben the strength to feed, you must block the enemy, our reinforcements will be coming soon!"

Seeing the dense Youzhou soldiers and horses under the city, Han Liu's face turned white. However, after finally getting to his current status, Han Liu was unwilling to give up easily, so he could only secretly cheer up and insisted on not running away. Of course, it was also because Han Liu was a side disciple of the Han family, so he naturally didn't know the order that Han Lu secretly issued, and Han Zheng didn't tell Han Liu about it, so as not to fall into the prestige of their descendants. If Han Liu knew about this order issued by Han Lu and the news that Han Zheng had packed up and run away, he was afraid that he would vomit blood and die.

"The archers press the formation, and the others rush with me!"

Lu Teng calmly gave an order, and sent a thousand archers to suppress the enemy army at the head of the city, the enemy army at the head of the city was only 500 people, and the archers were only about 100 people. Therefore, the other soldiers of the 1st Brigade easily carried the siege ladder close to the city wall, and several ladders leaned towards the city wall, and the soldiers climbed up one by one and launched the siege operation.

"Why hasn't Lord Captain come yet, and how long will it take for our reinforcements to arrive?"

Han Liu looked at the Youzhou army swarming towards the city, he was already so frightened that his legs and feet were weak, and he couldn't help but muttered in his heart. Seeing that the soldiers in Youzhou were already approaching the city, Han Liu suppressed his fear and shouted: "Give it all to me, you can't let one enemy army climb to the top of the city, otherwise, no one will have good fruit to eat, kill me!"

While giving the order, he retreated to a safe position in the rear, Han Liu's martial arts were average, and he didn't have any command skills, he only knew how to let the soldiers rush and kill, and the others didn't know what else to do.

"General, my subordinates can't find Lord Duwei, Lord Du Wei may have escaped!"

The soldiers who sent the message sent two, and Han Zheng had not yet come, so Han Liu sent his own soldiers to investigate, but who knew that he got such an answer, and he was suddenly struck by lightning.

"How could it be..."

Han Liu was a little incredulous, why did Han Zheng escape like this? An order had already come from Jinyang City, the enemy army was attacking the city, but anyone who retreated without a fight would be killed, how could Han Zheng dare to do this? Han Liu, a sycophant person, let him make plans and not do it, but let him think carefully but he was very expert, after thinking about it, he understood that it must be the people of the Han family who had other plans, Han Zheng naturally knew as a descendant, and he was just a side lineage, how could he be qualified to know such news?

Gritting his teeth, Han Liu was resentful in his heart, not only hating Han Zheng for not saying goodbye, but also hating the Han family for not taking him, a side child, in his eyes. Sooner or later, he will return this account.

"General, the Captain has run away, what should we do now?"

The words of the soldiers beside him came to his ears, and Han Liu thought about running away for the first time. However, as soon as he thought about it, he knew that Han Zheng had the protection of the Han family, so naturally there was nothing to do, and he was just a side child, and he might be pushed out as a scapegoat when the time came.

The thought in his mind turned sharply, and soon, Han Liu made a decision.