"Taishi, Taishi." Jia Xu's voice pulled Kang Peng back to reality from his contemplation, and Kang Peng's determination was shaken, Jia Xu's delicate eyes shone straight out, looking radiant, pointing to the wall and saying: "Taishi, although our army has suffered quite a lot of casualties, but the casualties of the soldiers and civilians in Hanzhong are even greater, if you continue to fight like this, within three days, Hanzhong City will be broken!" ”

"What's the use of breaking?" Kang Peng muttered in despair: "It's not the people of the Han who died? The vitality is exhausted, will there be five chaos in the future? Let the aliens be strong......"

Jia Xu was stunned at first, but immediately understood that the fault of the benevolence of the Taishi woman had been committed again! Jia Xu immediately enlightened: "Taishi, Xiaosheng knows that you are compassionate. I can't bear to see the lives ruined, and I don't want to see the innocent and tragic deaths of the people, but think about it, even if you quit the army and make a truce, will the enemy be willing? Yuan Shaoken? Cao Cao and Liu Beiken? Not to mention, what is the situation in the Central Plains now, it is much worse than the current Hanzhong, Taishi, you are really for the sake of the common people in the world, you should use violence to counter violence, dominate the world as soon as possible, and end this chaotic era, this is the real mercy. ”

Kang Peng glanced at Jia Xu, and said in his heart Although you have a point, don't smile so happily in your eyes, just like others don't know that you are the number one old poison in the Three Kingdoms? Western Poison Ouyang Feng can't be your descendant, right?

At this time, the sun set, the sky has been twilight, Kang Peng saw that today can no longer break the city, so he ordered Mingjin to withdraw the troops, but at this moment the number of casualties of Dong Zhuo's soldiers has exceeded 5,000, and the casualties of the poorly equipped Hanzhong soldiers and civilians are even heavier, under the indirect blow of the catapult and the foot bow and the direct blow of the soldiers of the siege Dong Zhuo's army, at least 20,000 Hanzhong soldiers and civilians closed their eyes forever, the blood flowed on the city wall, and the corpses on the city were all over the field, and even the moat was dyed red.

Seeing this miserable scene, Kang Peng, who was about to return to the camp, suddenly rode forward, and rushed straight to the city of Hanzhong under the stunned gaze of the Hanzhong army and Dong Zhuo's army in the city.

Kang Peng's chest was boiling with blood, and he tore open the broken gong at the wall and shouted: "I am Dong Zhuo, the great master of the Han Dynasty, please come out and answer." ”

After a while, a person flashed out of the city wall, dressed in a Taoist uniform and a bamboo crown, with a long beard floating lightly, a thin face, and a bit of a fairy, the man replied: "I am Hanzhong Taishou Zhang Lu, and Taishi Dong has something to say." Although Zhang Lu's voice was not as loud as Kang Peng's shouting like killing pigs, it fluttered far away and seemed full of energy.

"Zhang Tianshi, this prime minister was ordered by the saint to rejuvenate the king to crusade against the thief Liu Yan, but the road in Hanzhong was blocked, and the prime minister had to attack him." Kang Peng shouted: "Today's situation Zhang Tianshi has also seen it, although Hanzhong is defended today, is it worth sacrificing so many soldiers and civilians?" What's more, Hanzhong can hold on to today, but not for a lifetime, Zhang Tianshi, you are a master outside the world, the ancestor of the Taoist Buddha, can you bear to see the soldiers and civilians of Hanzhong accompany you to the funeral? ”

As soon as Kang Peng's words fell, there was a sudden scolding on the city wall of Hanzhong, to the effect that he naturally scolded Kang Peng for being despicable and shameless, and deceived the Hanzhong army to allow Dong Zhuojun to step into Hanzhong. But Zhang Lu was silent, not knowing what he was thinking.

Zhang Lu waved his hand, and the city wall suddenly fell silent, and Zhang Lu said loudly: "Master Dong, it's not that the villain wants to see this scene of devastation, but because Master Dong is ambitious and intends to plot Hanzhong, Zhang Lu was forced to lead the army and the people to fight back, this Shura slaughterhouse is really caused by you Taishi Dong!" ”

"Not bad!" Kang Peng's face was indeed much thicker, and he directly admitted: "It is indeed the prime minister who wants to annex Hanzhong, but the prime minister is also for the sake of the people of the world, and even more so for the sake of the people of Hanzhong, so he was forced to want to annex Hanzhong, but this Shura field is not caused by the original phase!" Zhang Tianshi, you, do not obey the teaching, do not obey the royal way, the king is so far, you don't want to lead the people to obey, but incite innocent people to resist the heavenly army, resulting in the tragic death of the army and the people, seeing this scene, Zhang Toushi, can you be at peace in your heart? ”

Zhang Lu was also the first time to see such a shameless person, but he was blocked by Kang Peng's shameless words and had nothing to say, and after a while, Zhang Lu held back another sentence, "The Taishi army arrived, and Zhang Lu, as a county guard, had to protect the country and the people." ”

Kang Peng was secretly happy that his goal of secretly changing the concept was achieved. Kang Peng raised his head and said: "Under the whole world, it is not the king's land, the guest of the land, and the king's minister." I want to ask Zhang Tianshi, is your county head the head of the Han Dynasty? Are you keeping the land of the Great Han? Are Ann's people the people of the Great Han? If it is, if the prime minister leads the army to conquer the traitors for the saint, you should open the city and surrender, so that the people can live and work in peace and contentment, and Zhang Tianshi will not lose his position as a prince. If Zhang Tianshi wants to usurp the land and stand on his own, please also ask Zhang Tianshi to have the virtue of a good life in heaven, and open the city to let innocent people out of the city, so that they can avoid the scourge of war and not be implicated in the war. ”

Speaking of this, Kang Peng pointed to the corpses on the ground, tore open the broken gong and shouted, "See? This is the one who dies today, and there will certainly be more tomorrow! Zhang Tianshi, I beg you for the surviving people, let them take refuge in the city! This minister guarantees that during the period when the people go out of the city, the Xiliang army will never attack the city! ”

Jia Xu, who was hiding in the rear, only then did he understand Kang Peng's intentions, and secretly admired Kang Peng's poisonous plan to shake the other party. Either open the city and let the people out of the city, after this fighting, the people of Hanzhong must also have a weak will, seeing that there is a glimmer of life, they are bound to flee, as long as one person escapes, it will have a chain reaction, so that more people's confidence will collapse, and it will also have the effect of shaking the determination of the military and people in Hanzhong.

After Jia Xu understood Kang Peng's intentions, his eyes rolled, and a vicious idea immediately came out, beckoning the military musicians to call a few words in a low voice, and asked the military musicians to arrange it immediately. At this time, Zhang Lu also guessed Dong Zhuo's intentions, and secretly regretted coming out to answer Dong Zhuo, but he was squeezed here by Dong Zhuo's words, and there was nothing he could do for a while.

When Zhang Lu was worried, Dong Zhuojun suddenly remembered the sound of the piano and drums, and dozens of people sang in unison, singing the Hanzhong folk song "Wheat Ballad", "Wheat, green barley and withered, who should be the wife and aunt of the winner?" Where is the husband hitting Hu in the west? Officials buy horses, military equipment and vehicles, please drum up for the kings. This is a cheerful folk song that praises the harvest scene, but Dong Zhuojun's musicians deliberately sang it violently, and with the tragic scene of blood flowing in front of Hanzhong City at this moment, it also has a tear-jerking effect.

It is also very strange that the soldiers and civilians of Hanzhong, who were still united at the beginning, heard this ballad, as if they were hypnotized, and many vulnerable people began to cry, especially those whose relatives died on the battlefield remembered the scene of sharing the joy of family in the past, and cried even more, and in the blink of an eye, the Hanzhong army was in turmoil.

Although Kang Peng didn't know that this was a Hanzhong ballad, he saw the performance of the military and civilians in Hanzhong, and guessed the best points, and secretly praised Jia Xu's clever tactics of attacking the heart. Kang Peng struck while the iron was hot, dismounted and bowed to Zhang Lu, "Zhang Tianshi, this prime minister was ordered by the emperor to attack the city as a last resort, I beg you, the sword has no eyes, don't let the innocent people of Hanzhong die." Speaking of which, Kang Peng learned the trick of the big-eared thief again, hiding his face and crying bitterly, but it was far away from the city, and Kang Peng even saved the trouble of wiping his eyes with ginger.

From ancient times to the present, it is not that there is no commander who has cried for the enemy, but they are all bought after the victory, Kang Peng has set a record, crying for the enemy on the battlefield, the purpose is naturally to buy the hearts of the people, but there is one more - to shake the enemy's military heart. The effect cannot be said to be none, at least the cries of the people in Hanzhong in the city can be heard under the city.

Seeing this scene, Zhang Lu understood in his heart that the situation was irreparable, so he hugged his fist at Kang Peng and said: "The master is hardworking, and the villain understands it on behalf of the people of Hanzhong." Taishi, the villain also has something to ask you, please agree. ”

Kang Peng deliberately pretended to cry too much and his voice was hoarse, and he vaguely agreed a few times, Zhang Lu on the city wall naturally couldn't hear clearly, but Kang Peng's personal army captain replied loudly for Kang Peng: "Taishi said, as long as Zhang Tianshi is for the sake of the people in Hanzhong, he will agree to any conditions." ”

Zhang Lulang said: "The villain begged the Taishi to suspend the siege of the city for seven days, and after seven days, the villain is willing to lead the entire city of soldiers and civilians to surrender to the Taishi." Zhang Lu still held on to the last ray of hope, Jia Long asked him to hold out for ten days, and now only three days have passed, seven days later, the Yizhou army can arrive, Zhang Lu can fight side by side with the Yizhou army, and drive Dong Zhuo's army out of Hanzhong. If the Yizhou reinforcements are defeated by Dong Zhuojun, then Zhang Lu can also surrender to Dong Zhuojun to save the lives of his family and the people of Hanzhong, otherwise with the current state and morale of the Hanzhong army, it may be difficult to hold on for three days.

Kang Peng didn't even blink his eyelids, he immediately nodded in agreement, and the captain of his own soldiers replied for him: "Zhang Tianshi, my family Taishi has agreed, and after seven days, I hope Zhang Tianshi can keep the contract." ”

On the way to withdraw to the camp, Jia Xu complained to Kang Peng: "Taishi, you shouldn't agree, with the current situation of the Hanzhong army, our army will attack the city tomorrow, and Hanzhong will be broken." Zhang Lu's strategy was obviously a delaying tactic, he was just looking forward to reinforcements from Yizhou. ”

Kang Peng raised his head and said with a sneer: "Who said that Benxiang agreed?" It was the captain of the prime minister's personal soldiers who agreed, if Zilong and their battle with the Yizhou army was unfavorable, the Hanzhong army would take care of the prime minister, and if there was a problem, find the personal soldiers of the prime minister. ”

Jia Xu smiled bitterly, how old is the master, how can he still talk and act like a teenager? It was the captain of the pro-army who agreed, but everyone in front of the two armies heard it, and if they broke their promises in the future, not only would the enemy be condensed into a ball, but they were afraid that they would be shaken by the morale of the army. But Jia Xu thought about it, it was not a good thing for Taishi to do this, if Zhang Lu was really forced to be anxious and burned down the granary of Hanzhong, then even if he occupied Hanzhong City, he would have to bear the huge population burden of Hanzhong.

For more information on what happened next, see the next chapter, "Iron Cavalry vs. Flying Army".