Since the outbreak of war between the two countries in June, Xingzhou Prefecture has borne the brunt of Xingyang, and the Zhou army that had conquered Xingyang last year has made a comeback, and the leader of the troops is still the governor of Zhou Xiangzhou.

Last year, when the two sides were at war, they all took the name of the Zhou army and called each other a rebel, and now that Yang Jian ascended the throne and called the emperor to establish the Sui Dynasty, everyone no longer has to fight for the Great Zhou Zhengshuo so tired, and even the color of the army is not afraid of being unable to distinguish.

The Sui army in yellow military uniforms held the city of Xingyang, and the Zhou army in black military uniforms surrounded Xingyang and fought hard to attack the city, and the tiger prison pass more than 30 miles away on the west side, the Zhou and Sui armies were also facing each other.

Outside Xingyang City, tall catapults are firing cannons, and dozens of pounds of stones are thrown to Xingyang City, these catapults are different from the previous shapes, they do not need to be dragged by manpower.

However, there were also the same catapults in Xingyang City, which also threw dozens of pounds of stones and smashed them outside the city, and many of the Zhou army's catapults were hit by stones and then disintegrated.

Of course, the catapult of the Sui army in Xingyang City also had the situation of being hit and disintegrated, from the beginning of the battle, the catapults of the two sides were competing with each other, although the hit rate was not high, but the effect was also good, the Zhou army could not ignore the catapult of the Sui army, so it could only send artillery to attack, so the rebuilt city wall of Xingyang is still intact.

New catapults continued to be erected on the wreckage of the smashed catapults, and the stones thrown by the opponent happened to be thrown back as their own stone projectiles, and both sides were two or three hundred meters away from the threat range of the bow and arrow.

Xiangzhou Governor Chi Dan was looking at the battle situation in front of him in the camp of the Zhou army, he was originally full of confidence in the southward battle, relying on the newly made catapult in his hand, the prime minister's governor Stryda brought back a drawing when he sent out to Anzhou, and what was made according to this drawing was a siege weapon, but no one thought that the Sui army actually had it.

"Could it be that Yuwen Liang secretly leaked it to Yang Jian?" There are generals who are angry, Wei Chi Xiangguo is the mainstay of resisting Yang Jian, and Yu Wenliang in Shannan is far from strong but he is a fisherman, and he took advantage of Yecheng and Chang'an to sweep the states of Shannan.

They are all cronies under the command of Xiangguo and Shu Gongwei Chi Yuan, and they have been the main force in fighting a tough battle against Yang Jian's 'rebels' for several years, and they don't think very highly of Yuwen Liang, the Duke of Qiguo, who has always performed mediocre.

"This is not good for Yuwen Xingtai, you must know that they also relied on this thing to take Xiangyang and other strong cities." Wei Chidun didn't complain much, "If Yang Jian is deliberately allowed to learn this thing, they will be the most uncomfortable." ”

"That is, there are many cavalry in our army and they are not afraid of field battles with the Sui army, and the cavalry in Shannan is afraid that they are a little stretched, if they resist the Sui army, they have to rely on the city, if the city can't hold it, then they can only run to the south of the Yangtze River." Some generals laughed.

Some generals wondered how the Sui army knew how to make this catapult, but it was relieved to think about it, after all, the Zhou army in Shannan besieged the city several times, and the Sui army knew what was going on when they saw more.

"I don't know how Shannan came up with such a sharp weapon, but unfortunately it was learned by the Sui army, this spread very quickly, if our army could have this thing two years ago, then Yang Jian would have been awarded the head in Chang'an!"

"So it can only be consumed, the Sui army is trapped in the city and has limited materials, if the wood that can be used can not be consumed by our army!" Wei Chidun came to a conclusion, of course, this is also to encourage himself, this time the army went south and divided part of the troops to the Tiger Pass, which was to block the Sui army in the direction of Luoyang and prevent them from leaving the pass to ensure that the siege was not disturbed.

"They are not afraid of timber, and when the Yellow River freezes in winter, our cavalry can cross the river directly without taking the pontoon bridge, even if it is a decisive battle outside Xingyang!"

For hundreds of years, the armies of the Southern Dynasties took advantage of the surge of the river in spring and summer to advance northward, in order to facilitate the use of boats and boats to transport grain and grass to advance with the army, and the Northern Dynasties chose to move south in winter, in order to take advantage of the freezing of the Yellow River and the narrowing of the river surface to cross the river.

Of course, that was a long time ago, because of all kinds of civil strife, the territory of the Southern Dynasties continued to shrink, first south of the Yellow River and then retreated to Huaibei, then Huainan and finally to the south of the Yangtze River, if it were not for Yang Jian's usurpation of the throne that led to a sudden change in the situation, the Zhou army now had to think about how to break through the Yangtze River on all fronts.

"It doesn't hurt to consume it, the imperial court can afford it, so you must strive to be the first and recover the entire territory east of the Tiger Prison Pass in one go!" Wei Chidun was still full of confidence, the battle was fully prepared, the food and grass for the winter were sufficient, and he did not think that the Zhou army would return with a full-line attack.

"Chief, how is the progress on Wei Chi Qingzhou's side?" A general asked, Yu Chi Qingzhou refers to Wei Chi Qin, the governor of Qingzhou, he is the nephew of Wei Chi Xiangguo and the cousin of the one in front of him, these two Wei Chi commanders are divided into Wei Chi Xiangzhou and Wei Chi Qingzhou.

"According to the news I received the day before yesterday, the battle situation in Hezhou is stalemate, and Yu Zhongwen has some means" Wei Chidun groaned, and scolded hatefully after a while: "He was so favored by the Great Zhou in his family, and he didn't want to reciprocate but helped Yang Jian usurp the throne!" ”

Yu Zhongwen's grandfather is the great Zhou Taishi Yu Jin, Yu Jin is the left arm and right arm of Zhou Taizu Yuwentai, and the two sides are sons and daughters, Yu Zhongwen's father Yu Yi married the daughter of Zhou Taizu Yuwentai when he was eleven years old, and the Yu family and Yuwen's family should have shared weal and woe, but they did not expect to choose Yang Jian at a critical moment.

In April of the second year of the elephant, Emperor Yuwen Yunlong controlled Bintian, Yu Yi, who was the governor of Youzhou, and Li Mu, the governor of Bingzhou, stood on the side of Yang Jian, who was the regent, and as a result, after Yang Jian ascended the throne and became the emperor this year, these two became the Taifu and Taishi of the Sui State.

"Then what, the first emperor looked away and Yang Jian was a son and daughter, what was the result?" Some generals disagreed, the first emperor in his mouth was naturally the wise and martial Emperor Wu of Zhou Yuwen Yong, as for the absurd Tianyuan Emperor, it was annoying to think about it.

The first emperor passed down the good and decent country, and you will be defeated in two years!

Wei Chiyun also shook his head when he heard this, Emperor Yuan was really speechless, and it was no wonder that the Yuwen family let this kind of son ascend the throne, and it was no wonder that the congregation betrayed his relatives and left, and Wei Chiyun's cousin Wei Chiyun was trusted by Emperor Wu and offended Yuwenyun, who was the prince at the time, and when he ascended the throne, he forced Yu Chiyun to die of fear.

The most suffocating thing is the Qi Wang Yu Wenxian, who is both civil and military, Yu Wenyun killed the emperor's uncle less than a month after he ascended the throne, and casually wiped out the pillar of the clan on the charge of rebellion, if Yu Wenxian is still there, where does Yang Jian have the opportunity to seize power.

Therefore, the Yuwen clan deserved to be slaughtered like a chicken and a sheep! ……

Yuzhou, outside the city of Xuanjiao, the cavalry of the Zhou army dressed in black uniforms was overwhelmed by the yellow crowd, and these cavalry of the Zhou army rushed to the city day and night, intending to take the city with the help of the inside, but they were surrounded by the Sui army several times their own.

Although the cavalry of the Zhou army fought stubbornly and tried to break through, the Sui army was surrounded by heavy surrounds, and they were now in a desperate situation.

The horse lance was broken and the saber was also cut down, facing the Sui spearmen who surrounded them, the remaining Zhou cavalry struggled to hit the other side, and then were stabbed to the ground without exception, the cavalry was entangled by the infantry and lost speed, not to mention that there were archers on the periphery.

The cavalry had an advantage over the infantry on horseback, but the trapped cavalry became an excellent target for archers, and although some of them were dressed in iron armor and shot like hedgehogs, they could not withstand a spear stab.

The phoenix that landed on the ground is not as good as a chicken, and anyone who falls off the horse can be bullied, and if he falls off the horse, he is dizzy, if he is lucky to stand up without breaking his hands and feet, he will be knocked on the head before he has returned to his senses.

Although there is a head guard, but it is still knocked on the head buzzing, and there are any ways to die next, the soldiers of the Zhou army are selected pawns and no one surrenders, so without exception, they were killed on the spot.

The hanging gate near the battlefield was a mess, and the bodies of the dead were lying on the ground, some of them were wearing military uniforms, some were dressed in civilian clothes, and the half-hidden city gate was mottled with blood, and many Sui soldiers were cleaning up the mess.

At the head of the city, dozens of men, women and children were kneeling on the ground, all of them were tied up by flowers, looking at the fighting outside the city were silent, and behind everyone there were murderous soldiers standing with swords.

A man dressed in bright light armor walked up the stairs to the city wall, followed by a soldier holding a bloody human head in his hand, and among the group of people who were kneeling on the wall, there was a gray-haired old man, who instantly turned pale when he saw the back of the head.

"Gong Xie, you gave birth to a good son!" Sima Huangfu, the governor of Yuzhou, said coldly, he looked at the people in front of him with murderous intent.

As soon as the words fell, the soldier waved his hand, and the head fell to the ground in an arc, rolling to the old man's side, he looked down at the head, the corners of his mouth twitched, and a line of turbid tears slid down his cheeks.

A middle-aged woman fainted immediately when she saw the man's head, and the two young sons beside her retreated on their knees in horror, and an old woman hugged them tightly, and the three of them trembled incessantly.

"It's come to this, and there's nothing to say." The white-haired old man seemed to have all the strength of his body drained, and he didn't speak again after speaking, and at this moment, when the disaster was coming, it was useless for him to say anything.

His Xie family is a big family in Yuzhou, and his son is the state Sima of Yuzhou, and the Duke of Shu and Xiangguo Wei Chi of Zhou have set up a line to do internal response, during which they also assisted the envoys on the side of Yecheng to help them travel back and forth between Hebei and Shannan.

This year, the Zhou army rose again, and his son prepared to start up according to the long-brewing plan, and the day is today, the Bozhou governor of the Zhou State in the east, Sima Jianhui, sent elite cavalry to attack the city, and their task was to open the city gate to welcome the king.

This is a big gamble, if he wins the bet, then his son is the new governor of Yuzhou in the Great Zhou, but unfortunately the gamble is lost, and the disaster of destruction ensues.

I don't know when the news leaked, the son who led the soldiers to open the door was intercepted by the ambush and now he was beheaded and thrown in front of him, the Zhou army outside the city came as scheduled but was still intercepted by the ambush and the whole army was wiped out.

"The people of the ghosts, the chief of the matter of collusion with the Zhou army has long known!" Huang Fuji reprimanded loudly, the Xie family is a big local family and has secretly defected to the Zhou army, if it weren't for someone to tell them, they would still be in the dark, but Huang Fuji decided to put a long line to catch a big fish, and the result was really a big fish.

"Your Majesty is aware of your intentions, and the Holy Decree was delivered yesterday." Huang Fuji decided to surprise the other party again, and even the emperor in Chang'an knew what the Xie family was going to do, which shows how the conspiracy of these people is full of leaks.

At this point, many people in the Xie family were like drowning people holding a life-saving straw, they eagerly looked at Huangfu Ji and wanted to get the good news that he would not be killed, and the old man smiled miserably.

"The men of the Xie family are shown to the public by the adults, and the minors and their female dependents are not slaves!"

"Execute immediately!"

As soon as the words fell, the wolf-like soldier held the man down, and another person drew his sword and aimed it at the neck and swung it down, and the head of the city instantly rolled to the ground, and the terrible cries came and went.

The female dependents and young children were taken away, and suddenly a person ran up to the city panting with a package on his back, first wanted to grab a female dependant of the Xie family, and when he saw the soldier draw a knife in front of him, he hurriedly ran to the front of Huang Fuji and saluted: "Sima, this and this"

"Let the woman go." Huang Fuji waved his hand, saw the man sneering at him and said "do it yourself" and turned to leave, the man turned around and ran to grab the hand of the female dependent, and walked down the tower in cringe under the gaze of the other female relatives of the Xie family.

"Servant of the Traitor!" A general scolded, Huang Fuji looked at the back of the two people and showed disdain, this person was a slave of the Xie family and the concubine of the Lang master, and then overheard the secret and learned that the Xie family and the Zhou State colluded, and the person went to the official mansion to report it.

Of course, this kind of traitor is of bad character, but Huangfu is not a stupid person who reads books, and he will not turn away this kind of villain who comes to the door to inform, since he is the first, of course, he will be rewarded, including the concubine.

It was a dirty act to have an affair with Lord Lang's concubine, and betraying Lord Lang for his own glory and wealth was full of moral corruption, and he compared his heart to his heart, and the Sui generals present did not want such a servant to appear at home.

"Governing the family is like governing the army, and this is the end if you don't rule it strictly!" Huang Fuji warned the generals around him that everyone has a lot of slaves in their families, if this kind of villain is allowed to be at home, the concubine will not be born of her own species, but secondly, and she will have no place to cry if she is stabbed in the back.

"It's a pity, if Sima Xiaoyi personally leads the troops over, it will make a lot of money." Some generals sighed, it is also to adjust the topic so as not to be depressed, the villain who betrayed the Xie family has made great contributions to them, but the servants of the traitor are not treated anywhere.

"It's okay, Sima Xiao's broken teeth this time must be much more honest." Huangfu Ji looked to the east and said easily, the Zhou army attacked the Sui State Tiger Pass east of the county this time, and the Yuzhou Governor's Mansion bore the brunt, not only the Bozhou Governor Sima of the Zhou State in the east to eliminate difficulties, but also the army of Shannan Xingtai Yu Wenliang in the west.

"Next, it's Yuwen Liang's turn!" (To be continued.) )