Chapter 21: The Siege of Ji County
After the rebels of the kingdom and Han Sui rushed to Ji County, they immediately surrounded Ji County and prepared to attack the city.
Fu Xie in Ji County learned that the rebels were besieging the city, he immediately came to the city tower, and shouted to the kingdom and Han Sui outside the city: "Kingdom, Han Sui, you and others are originally ministers of the Han family, why do you want to join the rebels to rebel?" ”
Suddenly hearing Fu Xie's voice, Han Sui and Wang Guoduo immediately hesitated, because they had planned to order the siege of the city.
Immediately after, Han Sui and Wang Guo, under the escort of their own soldiers, came to a place not far from the city of Ji County.
Looking up, when Han Sui and the kingdom saw that the person who spoke out was really Fu Xie, the kingdom immediately replied: "Fu Taishou, my kingdom is not a person who ignores righteousness, if it weren't for Geng Tingshi's appointment of the corrupt official Cheng Qiu, we would never do something rebellious, and now that the big mistake has been cast, we can only go all the way to the dark." ”
Hearing the kingdom's words, Fu Xie immediately replied: "Kingdom, if you abandon the darkness and turn to the light, I will definitely save your life." ”
When the kingdom heard this, he immediately hesitated, because no one was willing to raise an army to rebel unless it was absolutely necessary.
Han Sui found out that the kingdom was moved by Fu Xie's words, and he immediately answered: "Fu Taishou, now that the Holy Lord favors the eunuchs, your words will not have any effect at all, if we hand over the military power to accept Zhao'an, there is only a dead end waiting for us." ”
As soon as Han Sui finished speaking, the kingdom immediately recovered from his hesitation, because Han Sui's words woke him up, and he immediately completely dismissed his intention to surrender.
Seeing Han Sui's words, the kingdom no longer hesitated, and Fu Xie also dispelled the idea of persuading the kingdom.
At this time, Han Sui said again: "Fu Taishou, I have heard that you treat the people well and respect you from far and near, we don't want to be your enemy, if Fu Taishou moves out to withdraw his troops and leave, we can not send troops to pursue." ”
When Fu Xie heard Han Sui's words, he laughed and replied, "Since I eat Hanlu, it is impossible for me to escape." ”
When Wang Wang heard this, he then persuaded again: "Fu Taishou, are you afraid that we will not believe in our words? My kingdom can guarantee here, if there is a soldier chasing Fu Taishou, I will kill these soldiers with my own hands. ”
"Kingdom, Han Sui, you don't have to bother talking anymore, I, Fu Xie, am not greedy for life and afraid of death, if you want to fight, then I will fight."
Seeing that Fu Xie was dead-headed, Wang Guo immediately said to Han Sui: "Lord Han, Fu Taishou is so strong, what should we do?" ”
"Lord Wang, now there is basically no official army in Liangzhou, as long as we break through Ji County, we will be allowed to gallop in Liangzhou, since Fu Taishou is unwilling to abandon the city and leave, then we will fight until Fu Taishou takes the initiative to evacuate."
After thinking carefully about Han Sui's words, Wang Kingdom replied: "Lord Han, I agree with your opinion, but try not to hurt Fu Taishou's life, he is a rare good official. ”
"Lord Wang, don't worry, I have my own measure."
After the rebels repaired overnight, Han Sui immediately sent his subordinate Zhang Heng to lead an army to attack the city.
Seeing this, Sima Ma Teng, the army who was waiting on the city tower, immediately commanded the soldiers to start defending the city, but the rebels were strong, and Ma Teng was very difficult to defend.
When Fu Xie learned about it, he immediately rushed to the city tower with a long sword in his hand to kill the enemy.
When the soldiers defending the city saw Fu Xie personally go into battle, they immediately suppressed the momentum of the rebel attack with high morale.
Besides, when Ma Teng saw Fu Xie personally going into battle, he immediately killed Fu Xie's side and said, "Fu Taishou, why did you come to the city too?" It's dangerous on the castle tower, so you'd better go down quickly! ”
"Ma Shoucheng, since my Fu Xie ordered the city to be defended, I can't let the soldiers shed blood and sacrifice in vain, after all, if I agree to Han Sui and the kingdom's suggestion, they should all live."
When Ma Teng heard this, he was immediately moved.
Immediately after, Ma Teng said respectfully: "Fu Taishou, since this is the case, then Shoucheng will protect you and kill the enemy with you." ”
"It's okay, I have Shoucheng by my side, and my heart is very peaceful!"
After a day's offensive and defensive battles, Han Sui and the kingdom persuaded Fu Xie again, but Fu Xie was determined to fight the rebels to the end.
In the following days, Han Sui and the kingdom sent troops to attack the city every day, and persuaded Fu Xie to escape every day, but Fu Xie did not change his mind at all.
On the seventh day, that is, the day agreed with Wang Kai.
Ji County's manpower and material resources have finally come to an end.
Ma Teng, who was defending the city, saw that there were basically no soldiers left around him, and the materials for defending the city were basically exhausted, so he immediately said to Fu Xie beside him: "Fu Taishou, there is basically no resistance in the city, and the next time the rebels attack the city of Ji County, it will be broken." ”
Hearing this, Fu Xie asked, "Shoucheng, how many days have we been guarding for a total of days?" ”
"If you count today, it's the seventh day."
Fu Xie suddenly thought to himself: "Is there still one day left, Xinhao Xian's nephew, I Fu Xie has done my best, I hope you can pass on the military situation in Liangzhou in time." ’
Thinking of this, Fu Xie said to Ma Teng: "Shoucheng, you are tired after guarding me for so long!" The next time the rebels attack the city, you can lead your troops to surrender. ”
"Master Fu, what do you mean by that?"
"Shoucheng, my Fu Xie has already put life and death aside, you are still young, and there are still good years waiting to be explored, I don't want you to die here with me, you will go down to the city tower now, and when I die, you will lead your troops to surrender!"
"Master Fu, how can I, Ma Shoucheng, be greedy for life and afraid of death? I won't go down to the city tower, I want to live and die with Master Fu. ”
When Fu Xie heard this, he immediately drew his sword and put it on Ma Teng's neck and said angrily: "Ma Teng, this is a military order, I order you to leave the city tower immediately, if you disobey the order, I will cut off your head now." ”
Seeing Fu Xie's serious expression, Ma Teng finally sighed helplessly, and replied: "The last general, Ma Teng, obey the order!" ”
Seeing Ma Teng leave the Ji County Tower, Fu Xie suddenly showed a relieved smile.
After a while, the rebels launched another siege on Ji County.
Seeing this, Fu Xie killed the rebel soldiers who climbed the city tower with the determination to die.
When the rebel soldiers saw Fu Xie coming, he immediately killed Fu Xie with his sword, because the soldiers who climbed the tower at this time were Qiang soldiers, and they did not know who Fu Xie was.
With Fu Xie's death, the officers and soldiers defending the city soon lost their sense of resistance.
When Ma Teng learned that Fu Xie had died, he endured the grief in his heart and led his headquarters to ask Han Sui and the kingdom to surrender.
With the breakthrough of Ji County, the rebels' road to the Sanfu area was already flat.
At the same time, after a seven-day long journey, Wang Kai finally led his army to Chang'an City.
The defenders of Chang'an City immediately closed the city gate after seeing Wang Kai's subordinates.
When Wang Kai saw that the defenders of Chang'an City had closed the city gate, he immediately stepped forward and shouted: "I am Wang Kai, the Taishou of Wudu County, and I have an urgent military situation to report to Zhang Sikong today." ”
After hearing Wang Kai's shout, the guard on the city tower immediately replied: "Wang Taishou wait a minute, now that the rebels are rampant, I have no choice but to close the city gate, and I will open the door after I show it to Zhang Sikong." ”
"Please also ask the general to go quickly, the military situation is urgent, and I can't wait long."
When the captain of the city guard heard this, he immediately confessed and hurried to the city.