"Plop...... Plop ......" Guo Shao's heart has not stopped from the extreme excitement.

The battle of Deng Fei's troops in the front is still continuing, and the follow-up troops are advancing along the bloody road. Guo Shao felt that the horse's hooves were a little slippery, which was not an exaggeration, and the blood on the street was really flowing, as if it was raining. The surface of the irregular stone slab is smoothed, and the blood that has not dried is sticky and flowing on the stone slab, and the horse's hooves will slip if they are not careful.

The blood pooled in the gaps between the stone slabs, darkening in color and revealing terrifying lines...... It's like a crack in the earth.

The corpses in multiple places are stacked on top of each other, and they are already piled up! The smell of blood on the street was disgusting, like a slaughter field.

It is not the first time that Guo Shao has experienced a battle formation, and it is not the first time he has seen a corpse, but the dense clashes that occurred in this street and alley are affected by the terrain, and the corpses are very concentrated, which looks very terrifying. He listened, screams and pleas for mercy drifted through the air, and humanity was enduring extreme conditions.

"In China, almost all of the cities are guarded by the depth and alleys, and the most important thing is the walls, so there are very few street battles...... This is also the reason why it was easy for the Khitan soldiers to be fooled after breaking the door in the defensive battle of Wuzhen Town in Hedong last year......" Guo Shao muttered to himself in a low voice, his heart couldn't calm down, as if he could only clear up his thoughts by making up his thoughts.

He immediately ordered his own soldiers: "Go to the north to find Li Chuyun and storm the east gate!" "Order Yang Biao's department to intersperse the west gate from the city to the west!" "Go out of the city and send an order to Wang Zhang's department, after the south gate is opened, rush straight from the central avenue in the city, and then attack the west gate!"

Guo Shao issued a series of orders, focusing on seizing three city walls (with the Water Gate to the north) in order to break down the resistance of ** as soon as possible. The heralds on the scene actually had a big loophole, only took a small banner and ordered the flag, without any evidence, Guo Shao did not have the opportunity to write it himself, and many generals could not tell who wrote it. However, in such a chaotic and urgent situation, ** does not seem to have a chance to brush tricks.

A large number of men and horses of the Zhou army fought along the horizontal street to the south gate, Guo Shaoce immediately stepped forward to see that there were still a number of ** in the city gate and on the city wall who were desperately resisting, and they had been surrounded by the Zhou army. Iron hooves trampled, guns and bayonets chopped, the scene was very tragic.

More than half of the casualties in this piece have been killed, but they are still desperate. Guo Shao was very surprised, remembering that some people said that the classical army was about to collapse if it was 10% killed, but the casualties at the south gate were at least 50%, and there was no chance of winning, and the air was full of arrows thrown by the Zhou army. Tang Bing was slaughtered and had no power to resist.

Someone among the centaurs kept shouting: "Put down your weapons and you will be spared!" "Surrender on your knees!"

But in despair, one after another screamed and roared, and the successive servants did not surrender and did not collapse. ** One of the generals shouted: "Rather die in battle!" Repay the grace of Liu Gong! ”

Desperate shouts resounded throughout Shouzhou, and Guo Shao couldn't help but be in awe of this army. Who doesn't cherish life, who isn't afraid of death? When a person, or even a group of people, can reach the point of "sacrificing oneself for righteousness" as Mencius said, then he must be sincere!

Guo Shao looked up and suddenly saw a tall old man with gray hair standing on the city tower, lamenting in the wind. Is he Liu Renzhan?

"Gong Liu!" Guo Shao shouted loudly, "The general trend has gone, why bother to let the soldiers die in vain!" Why not keep up a little bit of grace and accept failure? ”

The old man followed the voice and shouted, "Who is under the city?" ”

"The Great Zhou Army Shouzhou recruited Guo Shao, the main general of this battle." Guo Shaodao.

"Hahaha......" Liu Renzhan laughed frantically.

Guo Shao stopped talking and waited quietly that Liu Renzhan would give in and give him a little time to regain his senses.

Sure enough, after a while, Liu Renzhan shouted: "Brothers, put down your weapons!" Please accept Liu's worship, Liu can't stand you......" said and bowed to the city for a long time.

The army looked back, and a military general first dropped his weapon and knelt down under the city, and then there was a "ding-ding-clang" sound, and countless blades were thrown down.

Guo Shao was also on the front side of his body on the horse, saluting Liu Renzhan who was bowing.

"Guo Dashuai ......," Liu Renzhan said, "The old man has a request, don't slaughter the unarmed soldiers who have surrendered, and don't slaughter innocents in Shouzhou." If you can agree, the old man is willing to kneel down and ask for sin! The old man is willing to lead the father and son of the Liu family to apologize for their crimes with death! ”

"Liu Gong, victory and defeat on the battlefield are commonplace. I am the victor, but I still respect you...... I grant your request! Guo Shao said.

But not slaughtering the city does not mean not collecting money and sharing the spoils, Guo Shao heard that whenever the fortified city is breached, it will be slaughtered by the army to vent hatred and murderous spirit, and the treasury of the Shouzhou government and the family capacity of the big households make up for the emotions of the soldiers? Since he promised Liu Renzhan, he didn't know if he could do it. At that moment, he shouted to the surrounding Zhou army movingly: "Whether it is the people of 'China' or the soldiers and civilians of the Southern Tang Kingdom, they are all descendants of Yan and Huang. We are fighting here in a bloody way to dominate the world, to end the war, and not to let the endless civil war continue. Killing people is not for massacre, but for saving people......"

"Guo Dashuai!" Liu Renzhan was slightly excited and said, "The scenery on the city tower is spectacular and very beautiful, why not go to the city to talk about it?" ”

"Good!" Guo Shao replied loudly. The surrounding generals persuaded the soldiers: "Lord...... Let him come down and be surrendered. ”

Guo Shao shook his head: "Liu Renzhan doesn't disdain to do such things. Come with me. ”

Liu Renzhan said a few words to the people next to him, and several people went down from the city wall, Liu Renzhan said loudly: "I will send someone to inform all the gates to stop resisting, I hope Guo Dashuai can keep his promise in public." ”

Guo Shao didn't answer, put the sword in the scabbard, and sent it forward, and walked towards the stone steps on the inner side of the city wall, surrounded by the generals and soldiers. Both sides were crowded with Southern Tang soldiers, who were still resisting and fighting just now, but now they all looked at Guo Shao in awe.

Walking up to the city, I saw a piece of Zhou soldiers outside the city rushing towards the south gate, and it was really magnificent! Tens of thousands of Zhou troops were running outside the city, as if the whole world was a sea of people, and Shouzhou City was just a ship in the ocean. The shout shook the mountains and shook the sky.

"The old man has seen you, I didn't expect to be so young......" Liu Renzhan calmly faced the sea of people outside the city, and turned back to Guo Shao and said.

Guo Shao smiled: "I have also met Liu Gong, it seems that it is twice, once at the west gate and once at the south gate, and you still want to shoot me with a bed crossbow." ”

"Haha......" Liu Renzhan laughed, almost laughing out of tears.

Guo Shao said: "If you kill me at that time, this Shouzhou can be guarded until the grain and grass are exhausted." However, I don't think I've really beaten you......"

Liu Renzhan was slightly surprised: "Guo Dashuai is still so modest when he is young, there is no need." He looked at the gap in the city wall on the left, and seemed to understand what Guo Shao was referring to.

Liu Renzhan shook his head and sighed again, staring at the land of Huainan for a long time.

"The old man is not a person who can't afford to lose, I'm quite convinced. If I can take precautions in advance, you won't be able to attack this opening......"

"No one could have predicted that this thing would come out for the first time." Guo Shao said honestly.

Liu Renzhan sighed: "No. After all, I was too underestimated and made a big mistake! Why do you do it when you dig tunnels outside the city and blatantly build mountains out of the city, so why do you do it...... It's nothing more than a feint to hide people's eyes and distract people's eyes. I have been deceived and despised for you. The old man has lived most of his life, but he made mistakes here...... To despise an opponent is to despise oneself. ”

He also said: "The Zhou army is strong, how can a person who has no ability be the commander of more than 100,000 horses, how can he be appointed by the emperor of the Zhou Dynasty as an envoy?" Alas! It's too late to regret!

If the old man can be a little less negligent, even if he doesn't know that you will bomb the city, he can guess your intention to feint and paralyze our army, and he will definitely be on guard, then the city defense deployment will not be what it is now, and the victory or defeat is unknown! ”

Guo Shao smiled and said, "Liu Gong is still not convinced. ”

Liu Renzhan said: "Afterwards, what is the use? ”

Guo Shao said: "No matter what, I can't let you go." If you are released, the Southern Tang Kingdom will definitely continue its life, and the Huainan Battle will be more difficult to fight. There is no point, Liu Gong! The unification of the world is the general trend and the way of heaven. The sooner the countries are destroyed and unify the world, the more people can be saved from the scourge of war, and more women and children will not lose their husbands, sons, and fathers. Liu Gong understands the righteousness, don't you understand this truth? ”

"Alas!" Liu Renzhan sighed deeply and said with a wry smile, "I understand, I don't plan to spare my life." But each man is his own master...... The old man was deeply favored by the emperor, and he enjoyed glory and wealth for many years, and he deserved to die to apologize. ”

After saying that, he suddenly pulled out his saber and said loudly: "Defeated under Guo Dashuai, the old man will not lose!" ”

"Gong Liu!" Guo Shaoxiang couldn't save him, so he hurriedly shouted, "The lord wants to die, where are the soldiers?" ”

The soldiers next to Liu Renzhan had already stepped forward to hug his arms, and some protected his neck. Guo Shao rushed forward with an arrow step and snatched Liu Renzhan's sword.

Liu Renzhan frowned and said, "Why don't you let me die?" I will not surrender, I will die Xie Huangen, Xie Shouzhou soldiers and people, die as you deserve! ”

"It's harder to live than to die." Guo Shao looked at him, "A true warrior is to face a difficult situation, not to run away from a hundred deaths." I respect Liu Gong as a hero, why bother to die based on it? ”

"It's not helpful to say more." Liu Renzhan said.

Guo Shao stalked and said: "But not every general of the Zhou army treats the people of Huainan like me, Liu Gong doesn't say that he wants to ask for the life of the Huainan army and people, maybe you can do something for the people if you live." And now they simply leave it alone, isn't it duplicity?

"Hugh to provoke me!" Liu Renzhan said, "Carving insects have small skills. Liu Renzhan was stunned for a moment, remembering that he had said this sentence himself before the war.

Guo Shao said: "How about waiting for a while to calm down and then think about it?" If a man is bent on death, no one can stop him. ”

The city wall seemed to be a stage, where a few people were in front of the crowd, as if they were performing a play.