XVI. Attack and Surrender

"You have to climb the city wall!"

The early morning fog lifted, and the walls of Anfeng stood silently.

But above and below the city, the shouting and scolding converged. The army defending the city and the thieves attacking the city are all men who are native on the side of the Huai River.

Turning over and over just a few words, it is nothing more than a change of way, greeting each other's whole family. The victor is happy in his mouth and proud in his heart. The scolded eyes were scolded, and the heart was on fire, eager to kill the other party's whole family.

The officials and thieves were not separated, there were undried blood stains on the city walls, and there were corpses on the ground that were not completely stiff. The scolding is just an appetizer before the fight, and only when the living become dead can the evil anger in the heart be released.

Zhu Chongba and his brothers, when they first arrived at Anfeng City, tentatively attacked a battle, and the city was heavily defended.

To attack such a heavily guarded city, there is only one way in a short period of time, and to attack it without life.

Therefore, when Zhu Chongba gathered his brothers to study countermeasures, everyone smiled bitterly and said this.

Gotta fucking climb the walls again!

Xu Da, Tang He, Zhou Dexing, Fei Ju, Lu Zhongheng, Cao Zhen, Geng Junyong, father and son, etc., these Zhu Chongba's most trusted partners formed a circle, and they were all looking at their backbone, Zhu Chongba.

"Draw lots!"

It is imperative to break the city, Zhu Chongba's eyes were red, he looked over one by one, and said in a deep voice, "Whoever draws it will take people and go up, and after breaking the city, you can take the good things casually." If he dies, the family will give him 2,000 silver, uncles and aunts, younger brothers and sisters, and we will support him for the rest of his life! ”

Everyone agreed in unison, "Medium!" ”

Life and death are fateful, and wealth is in the sky. If the dead bird is facing upwards, it will not die for thousands of years!

In the silent thoughts in everyone's hearts, Zhu Chongba held a neat pair of chopsticks in both hands, perhaps too hard, and the green tendons on his hands loomed.

"I'll come first~"

Xu Da spat into the palm of his hand, his eyes staring at the chopsticks in Zhu Chongba's hand.

However, at this moment, a voice suddenly came from behind him.

"Why don't you call us in the lottery, could it be that Manager Zhu thinks that only you Haozhou people are heroes?"

Everyone looked back in amazement, only to see a burly man, with sharp eyes, a messy beard on his face, and a man from the south and the north, right behind them, with a tense face and a little disbelief in his eyes.

Mao Gui!

Xuzhou Red Turban Zhao Junyong's general, when Zhu Chongba annexed Xuzhou Red Turban, there were several Zhao Junyong's diehard disobedience, or this Mao Gui appeased.

He said that in troubled times, it is better for brothers to have food than to starve to death, and tens of thousands of brothers cannot be affected because of the death of one person.

However, for Zhu Chongba's partners, he is not a veteran of Haozhou, and he is not a native of Huaixi, so although Mao Gui is brave and good at fighting, he has always been excluded from the core circle.

Zhu Chongba smiled, "It's because we didn't think about it enough, Brother Mao Gui, you come too!" ”

"I won't come!"

However, Mao Gui shook his head, and before everyone changed color, Zhengse said, "Manager Zhu, leave the work of climbing the city wall to me!" ”

Zhu Chongba looked at Mao Gui, the latter's eyes were resolute and resolute, and he nodded slowly, "Okay, Brother Mao Gui, you go first." If you can't come back, at home~~~"

"No one!" Mao Gui smiled, "If you die, the manager will just find a place to bury me and pour a few glasses of wine!" ”

After speaking, he turned around with a laugh and shouted to the soldiers, "Lao Tzu wants to climb the city wall, who will come?" ”

"I'll follow Brother Mao!"

"Go together, go together!"

Among the old strokes of Xuzhou Red Scarf, Mao Gui stood up with hundreds of laughing and laughing men who put life and death out of the way.

"Let's take a look, such a good man, he didn't pay attention!"

Zhu Chongba smiled self-deprecatingly, "Beat the drums, attack the city!" ”

On the city wall, the defenders, who were scolding dryly, had just drunk their saliva and were about to continue, when they heard the war drums under the city.

"Haozhou thieves are attacking the city!"

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"Fifth brother, the navy army led by Liao has arrived."

"Chief, the artillery is in place!"

"Fifth brother, I'll take people to the first wave!"

When Tu Cheng was in front of him, Zhu Wu's subordinates on the front were in a posture, preparing to attack the city, and on the side of the river, Dingyuan's naval army was also ready.

Attacking from both sides, when Tu Cheng can't hold it!

News continued to reach Zhu Wu's ears, and the generals around him asked for battle.

Zhu Wu stared at the city wall and said slowly, "The dumplings are all in the pot, what's the hurry?" Lan Yu, bring pen and paper! ”

"Huh? Huh! ”

Lan Yu agreed, but she was confused in her heart, what are you doing with paper and pen? Fifth brother wants to make a poem? His handwriting is not as good as mine!

In an instant, the pen and paper were brought over, and Zhu Wu grabbed the pen and wrote on the paper one by one.

"I, Zhu Wu, raised an army, aiming to overthrow the tyranny of Mengyuan, not to kill and loot. Since the beginning of the army, the Dingyuan army has broken the city three times, has not harmed the lives of ordinary people, preferential treatment of soldiers, does not extort gentry, and robs large households. Among the demoted officials, the virtuous men continued to govern the people.

There are three thousand tigers, and they arrive at the land of Youyan, and the dragon flies to the ninety-five, and the rivers and mountains of the Han family are reopened.

Look at the princes in the city, think of the people, and descend!

If it does not fall, the army will break the city, and under the nest, there will be eggs. Why let the people of the whole city suffer unjustified calamities! ”

After writing, Zhu Wu slowly blew on the paper, waited for himself to dry, and said, "Send it to the city and show it to the prefect of Dangtu!" ”

At this time, in Dangtu City, people were panicked. In the mouth of the rout soldiers who fled back to the city, the Dingyuan army was like the devil who came out of the Shura Hell, cruel and murderous, and completely desperate.

The people panicked, the officials were in chaos, and the soldiers were afraid. Before Zhu Wu could fight, the hearts of the people in the city were scattered.

When the prefect Li Xi was discussing with the officials and village elders in the yamen and the city, how to deal with it, Zhu Wu's letter arrived.

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"Unexpected!"

After reading Zhu Wu's letter, the prefect Li Xi's originally cloudy face warmed up a little.

Seeing that the prefect was like this, the officials and leading figures in Tucheng were a little curious.

"My lord, what is written in the letter?"

Inside the room, a person asked Li Xi. This person is a famous Confucian Taoan in the city, and he is also a friend of the prefect.

"Look!"

The prefect handed the letter to Tao An, and the others gathered around regardless of their identity.

"If what Zhu Wu said is true, let's ~~~"

After reading it, some people were silent, some people stopped talking, and some people talked about him left and right.

It's okay to fall! It's not a shame. If the red scarf really breaks the city, a few people here can survive!

It's just that no one dares to say this descending word. Dayuan is severely punished, in case the imperial army counterattacks after a day, those who say that they surrender to the enemy today, I am afraid that the whole family is better than death.

"Everyone!"

Just as everyone was at a loss, a man in his thirties stood up.

Seeing this, the prefect Li Xi hurriedly said, "What is Chaozong's opinion?" ”

This person is a dynasty sect, named Wang Guangyang, although he is not a native of Tu, but he has a very high reputation in the city, this person is a son of Confucianism, and he is a Jinshi who has passed the Great Yuan in high school.

"Don't dare to be a high see!" Wang Guangyang said with a smile, "There are tens of thousands of troops outside the city, and there are no more than 10,000 defenders in the city. For the people of the city, and for our own net worth, why not drop it!

Facing each other across the river from the state, Zhu Wu occupied the state last year, what is it like to be with the state, everyone has a number in their hearts! ”

Everyone nodded again and again, Hezhou does not say that he lives and works in peace and contentment, but he is no different from the court, Zhu Wu is not like other thieves, who kill people for fun and harm the people.

Wang Guangyang continued, "People have given us steps and given us face, let's not hold on to it." If the army really enters the city, we will descend again, but the daylily is cold! ”

Tao An said, "Chaozong is reasonable! ”

The others also nodded again and again, and the prefect Li Xi sighed and said, "Okay, since that's the case, for the people in the city to suffer less from the sword soldiers, let's surrender!" ”

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"Fifth brother, what are you waiting for? I'll take someone with me! Erhu muttered quietly beside Zhu Wu.

Since crossing the river, it was Chang Yuchun's trapping camp that landed, and it was Fu Youde who captured the barbarian Hague alive.

Those who have made contributions are all later people, and they, Zhu Wu's old brothers, have not made an inch.

Not only the two tigers are anxious, but the other old brothers are also anxious!

"Hurry a ball!" Zhu Wuzheng scolded with a smile, and when he saw Lan Yu coming in a hurry, he said with a smile, "But the city has spoken, and it has fallen!" ”

In the winter of the twelfth year of Yuan Zhizheng, Zhu Wu of Hezhou led a large army across the river, first broke through the Yuan general Barbarian Hague, and killed 10,000 enemies. Attack to the city of Tu, when the city of Tu surrenders.

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On the way back to Guangzhou, wait for the plane to get off the plane, and there is still after getting off the plane.