So seeing the cavalry of the Tiance Army attacking like this, Rao is five thousand rebels have been on the battlefield for a long time, and they are also a little at a loss, what should I do?

Seeing the rebels with a blank face, Li Hong knew that he had overestimated the rebels in front of him, and it was estimated that the other party had never seen so many cavalry charging in his life.

"Kill!"

The rebels were in a state of confusion, but it was good news for the Tiance cavalry, seeing that the rebels did not organize a counterattack, the cavalry on the flank rushed directly in.

The shield that blocked it was directly lifted away, the horse lance was waved, the horizontal knife was mighty, and the knife fell to the ground with a human head on the ground.

"Kill!"

After paying a certain price, the cavalry that made a detour to the flank broke through the army formation of the 5,000 rebels, like a tiger entering a flock of sheep, killing all sides.

Immediately after that, the cavalry on the front also clashed in formation, and at the beginning the five thousand rebels could still resist one or two, but as more and more people fell, the formation of these five thousand people also collapsed.

Slaughter!

In front of the cavalry of the Tiance Army, they were like beasts, mercilessly slaughtered.

With the collapse of the only elite of the rebels, the entire rebel army fell into chaos, and many rebels even laid down their weapons and fled directly.

"Pass the order, you can't let a rebel run away, and those who don't surrender will be killed directly!"

Seeing that his most elite troops didn't even hold on to a stick of incense, they were rushed by the cavalry of the Tang Army and collapsed.

At this time, the resistance in Wang Jianzhao's heart had long been abandoned, and a chill rose on the back of his head.

"Is this the cavalry of the Don Army?" Wang Jianzhao, who was pale, muttered.

"General, let's run away, or it'll be too late!"

Looking at Wang Jianzhao in a daze, the general next to him was a little anxious, and hurriedly urged.

"Run? How to escape? Just with us inferior horses? Wang Jianzhao laughed at himself.

"Surrender or kill!"

"Surrender or kill!"

30,000 rebels, it is impossible to kill them all. Those who are young and strong can be released into the army, while others can be repatriated to their place of residence.

At present, Shannan Dongdao is sparsely populated, and the fields are barren, and people are needed to cultivate them.

In addition, these rebels are basically two-legged, where can they run past four-legged war horses, after seeing that there is no hope of escape, these rebels have laid down their arms and surrendered.

As for Wang Jianzhao, he wanted to change into the clothes of ordinary soldiers and escape, but he was recognized by a rebel general who wanted to make meritorious service and failed to escape.

After several hours of fighting, 30,000 rebels were killed, 8,000 were captured, and 2,000 fled into the mountains and forests, and the Tiance army could not pursue.

Although 2,000 escaped, 30,000 rebels were defeated in this battle, and he lost less than 2,000 cavalry, which was a great victory.

Moreover, this rebel army was annihilated, and Zhao Delu of Xiangzhou lost an important reinforcement.

Without this reinforcement, Zhao Dexuan, let alone defeat the imperial army, whether he can hold Xiangzhou is a question.

The news of the annihilation of the 30,000 reinforcements led by Wang Jianzhao near Yicheng soon spread to the city of Xiangzhou.

After learning the news, Zhao Desu was furious in the house, and the porcelain didn't know how much it was broken, and even some servants and maids were affected, and they were directly hacked to death by Zhao Deyu on the spot.

Without this support army, the army in Zhao Deyu's hands was suddenly a little stretched.

Although he armed some young men in the city during this time, so that Xiangzhou City had an army of 50,000, this still could not make Zhao Deyu confident.

Of the 30,000 garrisons in various states and counties, less than 10,000 came.

Very simply, seeing that Zhao Delu was about to be defeated, these people did not want to send their army over to die, but sat on the shore to watch the fire, and even sent people to contact the Tang army to discuss the matter of surrender.

Many of these rebel generals were generals of the former imperial army, but they had no choice but to surrender to the enemy because they were defeated by Qin Zongquan.

Qin Zong was powerful before, so they were happy to stay under Qin Zongquan.

Now that Zhao Delu was about to fall and Qin Zongquan was too busy to take care of himself, these generals had other ideas.

So now Zhao Delu has less than 60,000 troops in his hands, except for 20,000 elites, the others are all rabble.

In addition to being cannon fodder, it is useless!

And the reinforcements on Qin Zongquan's side will take at least ten days to arrive, and there are only 50,000 troops.

Ten days?

It's not much, but it's better than nothing.

However, the premise was that he had to insist on ten days before he could do it, so Zhao Delu asked his henchmen to arrange the city defenses while sending people to negotiate the terms of surrender.

But now, the imperial court has the initiative, and Zheng Congyan's requirements are more demanding.

surrender the army, and then let Zhao Delu serve as the assassin of a state, and persuade His Majesty to give him a county uncle.

And only gave Zhao Deyu two days to think about it, and he didn't wait for it to be outdated.

A history of stabbing in a state? Hand over the army? And another earl just sent away?

Zhao Delu thought that this was an insult to him by the Tang court, not to mention whether the Tang army could break through Xiangzhou or not, and gave such insincere conditions.

Angry is angry, but Zhao Dejun still sent someone to mediate with Tang Jun and tried his best to delay time.

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Two days later, Zhao Deyan still did not agree to hand over the army and surrender out of the city, Zheng Congyan naturally would not consume with the other party.

The reason why he was willing to give the other party these few days was nothing more than that the Tiance cannon needed to be assembled, and the stone bullets also needed to be mined on the spot, which took time.

After preparing for so many days, if there was a malfunction outside, the eighty Tiance cannons under the jurisdiction of the three forbidden armies were assembled, and Zheng Congyan ordered to put forty of them each at the north gate and the west gate of Xiangzhou.

Behind the Tiance cannon, there were 30,000 forbidden infantry waiting for the battle, and after the Tiance cannon finished dropping bombs, they launched an attack.

The movement of the imperial army obviously alarmed the rebels in the city, and seeing that the imperial army was planning to attack, Zhao Deyu was also anxious, but he didn't expect the other party to really give two days.

Soon a messenger was sent out, "Zheng Dutong, my family marshal promised to return to the imperial court, but it takes time, doesn't the imperial court give this time?" ”

"Hmph." Zheng Congyan had a gloomy face, "Want to delay time? Dream on. Pontus has given you time, and since you are not sincere, Pontus will not have time to spend it with you. Since your family commander is unwilling to surrender, let's see the real trick under your hands! ”

came to make him want to leave, but Zhang Jun stood up, "Dashuai, since the rebels have no sincerity to surrender, why don't you kill this person to sacrifice the flag when they launch a siege today?" ”

came to make his face change greatly, thinking that the other party had detained his own young marshal before, he couldn't help but be anxious, "Zheng Dutong, the two armies will not fight to make it!" ”

Zheng Congyan was a little hesitant, but Liu Kui and Li Hong also agreed, so he ordered the soldiers on the side, "Come on, drag this person down, and kill him to sacrifice the flag!" Zhao Dexu not only rebelled, but also preyed on the people, causing the people of Shannan to live in poverty, and this crime should be punished. ”

"Zheng Dutong, spare your life!"

"Zheng Dutong, I'm just a messenger, you can't do this."

"Young marshal, save me!"

Zhao Kuangning on the side couldn't help slandering in his heart, save you? I can't protect myself!

Don't look at him not being tied, but more than a dozen Tang Army soldiers looked at him, he couldn't run even if he wanted to, he could only stand honestly, maybe he wouldn't suffer yet.

"General Zhao, how long do you think Xiangzhou Chengqiang can hold out?" Zheng Congyan turned his head and looked at Zhao Kuangning with a smile.

"This... Zhao Kuangning's face was bitter, and suddenly a miserable scream came, which startled him, knowing that it was the one who came to make him slaughtered, "I don't know this below." ”

"If you don't know, see for yourself."

Zheng Congyan smiled slightly, and then ordered the cannon to move.

"Ready!"

"Put!"

"What are they doing?"

"They're attacking!"

"So far, shoot over?"

Although the forty Tiance cannons on a city wall were a little sparse, after the real fire, the scene was shocking, and Zhao Kuangning was even more surprised for a long time.

Where have the rebels in Xiangzhou City seen such a scene, let alone such a powerful trebuchet, when they watched the forty stone catapults coming, the rebels on the city tower stood there dumbfounded.

"Boom, boom!"

Each loud bang represents a stone projectile falling to the ground, and although many of them fall outside the city, those that fall on the walls and inside the city are very powerful.

"Boom!"

The rebel soldiers standing on the tower felt the tower shake twice, their bodies were a little unsteady, and the sound was filled with smoke and dust.

After the smoke and dust cleared, a large hole was smashed into the city wall not far away, and a spherical stone projectile with a diameter of more than one foot was sunk into the big hole for several feet, which can imagine the power of this stone bullet.

The stone bullets are constantly flying towards Xiangzhou City, and the power of each stone bullet is amazing, as long as it hits, it is a bloody storm, and the power can be seen.

Rao didn't quite believe that the Tang army could attack the city, and Zhao Deyu, after seeing the powerful stone bullets in the city, he couldn't help but swallow his saliva, and his confidence in his heart was gone.

"Devil! Heaven is angry! ”

"God is angry!"

The rebels on the tower of the city were already frightened, and even the loud scolding of the generals next to them could not change the status quo, and the soldiers who had been temporarily recruited fled one after another. Even the rebels, who were regarded as elite by Zhao Deyan, were frightened by the power of this stone bullet and stayed away from the city wall.

"Give me all back!"

Seeing that his men were scattering and fleeing, a rebel general with his own soldiers was behind to stop him. At first, the deserters did not take it seriously, but the rout eased as the general ordered the fleeing soldiers to be killed.

"Boom!"

Suddenly, a stone bullet flew from outside the city, and in the eyes of everyone, the stone bullet seemed to have eyes, and smashed directly at the rebel general.

Under the gaze of these soldiers, the general who had just ordered the soldiers to flee was directly blown into meatloaf by stone bullets, and his head was smashed flat, and he did not even have a human figure.

Some rebels next to him vomited directly on the spot, where had they ever seen such a cruel scene, and with another loud noise, these rebel soldiers scattered in a crowd, and no one stayed at all. For them, there was hell near the walls, and the people who had prevented the soldiers from defecting had run away, and they were still complaining about why they didn't have four legs.

After dozens of rounds of projection, the city of Xiangzhou, which is known as impregnable, has become riddled with holes, none of the city walls are intact, and even several city walls have been smashed out of wide openings, which can pass through cavalry.

"Collect the troops!"

Seeing that the goal had been achieved, Zheng Congyan turned around and set off towards the camp, leaving everyone stunned.

(End of chapter)