Chapter 729: Destroy the Northern Wei Dynasty
Doulu Luyuan and those Wei ministers who had a small abacus in their hearts and did not want to accompany Wei to the funeral secretly discussed in the mansion and instigated the soldiers to launch a mutiny, and the news quickly spread to the cadre camp outside the city through secret channels.
"Oh? This is a good thing for us, it seems that the tense situation has forced some people in Chang'an City to find a way to protect themselves! ”
After Zhao Junsheng finished speaking, he remembered that the siege equipment would be completed in two days, and said to everyone: "According to the report from the craftsman battalion, according to the current construction speed, all the siege equipment we need will be completed in two days, and then we can attack the city, and all the armies will be ready to attack the city in these two days!" ”
The generals were about to stand up and agree, but Shen Hui stood up first and said, "King, the minister thinks that the siege is better postponed for a few days!" ”
Zhao Junsheng remained silent, not angry because Shen Hui blocked his order, and raised his hand calmly: "Tell me your reason!" ”
"King, Chang'an is not a county seat, nor is it an ordinary county or state city, it is the capital of all dynasties, it is a pity to break it, and as the capital of all dynasties, it has high walls, there are 10,000 regular troops, and more than 10,000 armed strong men, even if we have complete siege equipment, it is not easy to break it, once the siege war starts, it will definitely be a heavy loss!"
"Now that civil strife has started in Chang'an City, why don't we wait for them to kill each other, and then reap the benefits of the fisherman?"
Dongfang Chen's words seem to be very reasonable, let Chang'an City mess up first, their own people beat their own people, and when they are exhausted, the cadres will start to attack the city again and will get twice the result with half the effort, maybe they don't need to fight at all, and when they are exhausted internally, the cadres will enter the city to pick up ready-made!
However, Zhao Junsheng is from a different perspective and has a different starting point for looking at things, and he must make decisions from the perspective of the overall situation.
"Shen Qing has a point, but the situation does not allow Lone to wait any longer, Marshal Hua is still fighting with the Southern Dynasties, the northern defense line is frequently attacked by the Rouran people, Tuyuhun and Beiliang are not very honest, so the matter of Chang'an City must be resolved as soon as possible, Lone does not have much time to spend here, and Qianguo can't afford to wait!"
Speaking of this, Zhao Junsheng said categorically: "According to the established plan, the siege will start in two days, no matter how heavy the price is, capture Chang'an City within ten days!" ”
Tens of thousands of people from nearby counties were collected to collect stones and polish them into stone bullets for siege, and carts from surrounding counties were requisitioned to transport siege equipment and supplies.
The defenders outside Chang'an City saw a group of civilians outside the city who were several miles long pulling ordnance materials with carts, and they all felt a chill in their hearts.
Could it be that this Chang'an City is the last place where Wei is buried? A large number of defenders and generals felt desolate for a while, and their morale was once low to the bottom.
In the middle of the night, the defenders in Chang'an City do not know how many people hide in the corner and cry secretly.
The state of Wei has finally come to the day when the death knell is ringing!
Two days later, Zhao Junsheng ordered the cadres to attack the city.
Before the sun had risen, the smell had already risen, and the heat was unbearable, not only the cadres outside the city were extremely hot, but the defenders on the city wall were sweating one by one under the baking of the heat absorber of the city wall.
The neat and dense phalanx outside the city was motionless, occasionally there were a few neighing sounds of war horses, countless banners hung weakly, and the faces of every soldier were dripping with sweat.
The defenders on the city wall were holding their weapons with sweat in their hands, and I really didn't know if they would be able to hold their weapons in a later fight.
On the tall conductor's platform built of wood, Zhao Junsheng sat under the canopy and closed his eyes to recuperate.
The sand in the hourglass next to him was gone, and Shen Hui took a step forward and bowed his hand: "King, the time has come!" ”
Zhao Junsheng's eyes suddenly opened, and a terrifying light burst out of his gaze, "Siege!" ”
"The king has an order, and all armies will attack the city!"
The drummer picked up two sledgehammers and smashed them at the drum: "Knock, knock, knock······"
The trumpeter raised his long horn and blew: "Woo-woo-woo-"
Before the military formation, Gao Jinzhi, who was riding on horseback, pulled out his sword and pointed in the direction of the city wall, and shouted: "Attack-"
Countless cadres and soldiers rushed to the city wall with shields in their left hands and swords in their right hands, and a large number of soldiers carried siege ladders and mixed in them, and the sound of shouting and killing made the defenders on the city wall tremble, and they all looked nervous and panicked.
"Huhuhuhu······" One after another, trebuchets fired stone bullets, which flew through the air and made a long whistling sound.
"Boom, boom, boom······" Stone bullets smashed on the city wall or in the houses in the city, and suddenly the rubble flew and the defenders who were hit screamed and screamed in pain.
The defenders were so frightened that they looked for places to avoid this thrilling danger.
After the two rounds of stone shell attacks, the besieging cadres and generals had rushed to the vicinity of the city walls, and the trebuchets had stopped.
Countless shouts of killing filled the city walls inside and outside, and they could be heard from more than a dozen miles away.
A siege ladder was erected on the city wall, and the cadres and soldiers with strict training and rich siege experience were very skillful in climbing the ladder, and the cadres and soldiers waiting under the ladder all held their shields above their heads and looked up from time to time.
Follow-up bed crossbows, battering rams, wheeled ladders and well railings have appeared, the siege battle has entered the white-hot stage at the beginning, the offensive of the cadres is very fierce, there is no reservation at all, it is simply to go all out, a vow to break through Chang'an City in the shortest possible time.
War and fighting for life are beast-like acts, so everyone on the battlefield has turned into a wild *** war that has lost their minds at the moment, and there is no time to think when they fight, and all the actions they do are the way to deal with it under instinctive reactions, and many people don't know who they died in when they die
From time to time, people fell on the city walls, on the ladders, and on the well railings, and blood was constantly spilled on the city walls and the ground.
Zhao Junsheng got up and walked to the railing of the command platform, and he stared at the scorching sun like all the soldiers to watch the siege battle.
Such a ferocious siege battle caused casualties on both sides to soar, and at the end of the day, the defenders, who were far inferior in combat effectiveness and demoralized, lost more than 2,000 men; The cadres and generals with strong combat effectiveness, a large number of siege equipment, and high morale also lost more than 1,000 men.
Such heavy casualties and unfavorable circumstances made the Wei ministers in the city feel like a knife hanging over their heads, which made them feel more anxious and urgent.
At night, the ministers of Wei were a little desperate, and they began to visit the defenders without scruples, openly persuading them to lead the army to surrender after killing Buliu Guli and Xi Juan, so that not only did they not have to die on the city wall, but they could also get preferential treatment from the cadres.
The generals of the defending army, who had long been unwilling to fight, saw that so many ministers of the Wei court supported surrender at this time, and only Buliu Guli and Xi Yan and other bigwigs were still holding on, so they knew that the time had come.
Late at night on the second day of the siege, the defenders, who had once again suffered more than 2,000 casualties, could no longer bear it, they no longer wanted to fight with the cadres, and nearly 3,000 defenders and soldiers entered the mansion of Buliu Guli under the leadership of the capital pastor, Anding Hou, and Anxi general Yu Wenling, and rushed into the courtyard after killing the guards.
Buliu Guli was hacked to death by the rebels, and several of his brothers were in charge of guarding the city wall, but they were also killed by the rebels.
Xi Xuan, who got the news, knew that something was wrong, and immediately gathered his troops to protect himself, but Yuwenling then led the army to fight with it, and the three nearby streets were bloody, and the corpses were covered with the ground, and the nearby people and residents were so frightened that they hid under the bed and shivered.
At dawn, the battle ended. Xi and his son died in the rebellion, most of the troops were killed, and a small number surrendered.
The cadres outside the city were preparing to attack the city, Zhao Junsheng raised his hand and was about to give an order, when Shen Hui next to him shouted: "King, please look at the city tower!" ”
Zhao Junsheng looked at the city tower, and saw that the suspension bridge on the city tower was slowly lowering, he immediately put down his hand and looked carefully, after the suspension bridge was lowered, the city gate slowly opened, and a team of cavalry escorted several minister-like people rode out on horseback, and the leading minister held a scepter.
When the group got closer, Zhao Junsheng asked, "Who is the one holding the scepter?" ”
Li Ji walked over and arched his hand and said, "King, it's Doulu Luyuan!" ”
Zhao Junsheng was stunned: "Is this old guy?" Is he here to negotiate? ”
"I heard that there were a lot of shouts and killings in the city last night, and there was a lot of noise all night, but I am afraid that the situation in the city has changed, and they may come out to surrender, or they can come to negotiate!"
Zhao Junsheng said in his heart, whether it is to surrender or to negotiate, Lao Tzu continues, there is no need to negotiate negotiations, surrender is okay, it must be unconditional!
Zhao Junsheng asked the generals to get out of the way, Doulu Luyuan came over with a few retinues, and the cavalry guarding them was blocked out of the military formation.
The high sense of superiority completely disappeared in Doulu Luyuan's heart and body, and he knelt under the high platform with a few followers and kowtowed respectfully, shouting: "Doulu Luyuan greets the king!" ”
Zhao Junsheng leaned on the railing and looked at Dou Luluyuan kneeling under the high platform, thinking that this old thing was still so down, no wonder he was so prosperous in the Northern Wei Dynasty.
"Why did the old lady go out of the city today to see the lonely place?"
Doulu Luyuan still knelt, straightened up and raised his head and said: "The king, the traitors Bu Liuguli and Xi Xuan, who caused trouble to the dynasty and held the emperor hostage, have been beheaded by the ministers and others last night, and the remnants have also been cleansed. In addition, the ministers and generals of the court have served the court for many years, and they have contributed a lot in the battle to exterminate Buliu Guli and Xi Huan and other traitors, and they also ask the king to give a reward, so that the soldiers can open the city gate and surrender! ”
Zhao Junsheng sneered in his heart, it had come to this point, and he was still thinking about getting benefits for himself, he said expressionlessly: "Let all the soldiers in the city put down their weapons and surrender out of the city, as for the rewards of the relevant meritorious people, Lone will consider it, don't talk to Lone about the conditions, there is no room for negotiation in this matter, otherwise the whole city will be slaughtered!" ”
Under the strong power of Zhao Junsheng, the defenders in the city opened the city gate in horror and surrendered, and the Northern Wei Dynasty died!