At the same time, in the camp of the rebels outside the city, Yao Chang also convened the leaders of various sects to discuss and redeploy his troops.

The strength of the east gate has weakened, and each has transferred 2,000 people to the south gate and the north gate, and the original deployment of the troops at the west gate remains unchanged, and at the same time reminds the leaders that although the defenders in Linyi City are only 30,000, they are all elite, and once they rush out of the city, they will have a great impact on the righteous army, and they must be vigilant and must not be negligent.

After a brief adjustment of the deployment, the leaders dispersed.

Yao Chang transferred the 4,000 people of the Shandong Righteous Army that he was originally stationed at the east gate to the south gate and the north gate, so that the defensive strength of the north and south gates reached about 18,000 respectively, while the strength of the east gate was about 10,000, and the deployment of troops at the west gate was 15,000.

If Wanyan Huhe's nephew really led an army of 10,000 to break through from the west gate, as he said in his letter, and the rest of the defenders went out of the city from the north and south gates, then there would be a battle between the south, the north, and the west gate, which might not be too fierce, but enough to cause an impact on the rebels.

And this kind of impact, Yao Chang is happy to see, there are so many righteous troops, they should pick and choose through a real battle, those who dare not fight, those who are afraid of war, should go home to farm, and those who stay can participate in the big things.

At noon, the closed north and south gates of Linyi opened almost at the same time, the huge suspension bridge fell to the ground, a horn sounded, and countless defenders poured out of the city gate and rushed straight to the rebel positions outside the city!

"Brothers, kill! Kill into the city, it's everything! ”

As soon as the rebels who had been on guard for a long time saw the defenders out of the city, they immediately raised their weapons in their hands, and rushed towards the defenders with their legs amid the shouts of the leader.

A moment later, the defenders and the rebels crossed a distance of 100 zhang and met each other in short combat, and a melee of 10,000 people began!

The defenders are brave, the rebels are desperate, and they are rushing head-on, and they will not give in!

Outside the north and south gates of Linyi, there was only a few miles wide open space, and 40,000 or 50,000 people on both sides were in a melee.

For a time, the sound of killing shook the sky, and flesh and blood flew sideways!

In the battlefield, the weak died instantly, and the brave were invincible, and no one dared to approach.

A small battlefield where no one has a way out, this is a slaughtering ground destined to eliminate the weak.

While the rebels at the north and south gates were fighting with the enemy troops who rushed out of the city, the east and west gates were still closed, without the slightest intention of opening the city and attacking at the same time.

Yao Chang was in the camp of the rebels outside the east gate, and the spies sent to collect battlefield information on the periphery of Linyi City, through the brief battle reports that were constantly sent back, he found that the defenders in the city seemed to be desperately trying to break through the defenses of the northern and southern rebels, and did not go out of the city to make a show as Wanyan Huhe said in the letter, and surrendered to the rebels after a little attack.

So what's the problem?

Yao Chang still hasn't been able to figure out who is wrong, is it Wanyan Huhe or his nephew?

At this time, he didn't have time to go to Wanyan Huhe again, and even if he was pulled out, he couldn't solve the problem.

If the northern and southern fronts are broken by the defenders of Linyi, the rebel army lacking unified training and unified command will surely collapse, and taking Linyi will become an empty word.

So he immediately ordered the dispatch of the rebels outside the West Gate, each with 2,000 people, to support the South Gate and North Gate battlefields respectively to strengthen the defense of the north and south.

The battle lasted for half an hour, and on the battlefield between the north and the south, the two sides were entangled, and it was difficult to inseparable.

Just when Yao Chang thought that the defenders of Linyi were going to continue to strengthen the attack in the north and south, he suddenly heard a report from the spies: The west gate was wide open, and a large number of enemy troops appeared, and they were charging fiercely!

Hearing the news, Yao Chang did not panic, but made up his mind, and at the same time kept Wanyan Huhe's nephew Wanyan Xizheng in his heart.

The enemy army at the west gate rushed out of the city, and the battlefield outside the north and south gates was already inseparable, and there was no time to take care of it, so it was not affected in any way.

A quarter of an hour later, the spies who were watching the battlefield of Ximen reported that the enemy army in Xicheng had broken through the siege of the righteous army and broke through to the west, with tens of thousands of people, most of them having war horses, and they were extremely fast and could not catch up!

After a while, the spies outside the west gate came to report again: the righteous army in the west of the city has entered the city and captured the west gate!

After another quarter of an hour, the south gate and the north gate came to report that the enemy army was retreating into the city.

Upon hearing the news, Yao Chang immediately turned on his horse and rushed to the vicinity of the South Gate battlefield, ordering hundreds of his guards to shout in unison: "Linyi Commander Wan Yan Xizheng has fled from the West Gate, the West City Gate has been broken, surrender quickly, you can avoid death!" ”

"Wan Yan Xizheng has fled from the West Gate, the West City Gate has been broken, surrender quickly, you can avoid death!"

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A series of shouts rang out dozens of times, and quickly spread to the depths of the battlefield.

When the rebels heard the news, their morale naturally doubled, while the Linyi defenders were instantly crushed and were already at a disadvantage, but now it was even more difficult to resist the attacks of the rebels, and there were countless casualties for a while.

Seeing that there was a rebel army at the head of the city, it was true that the west gate was lost, and the defenders outside the south gate had no hope of returning to the city, so they threw down their weapons and surrendered.

The battle in the north of the city continued, and it was not until the rebels appeared on the city that they fought from behind and the battlefield became one-sided. In this way, it was impossible to advance or retreat, and the defenders of Linyi, who were in a desperate situation, had to abandon their weapons and surrender on the spot.

Most of the officials of the state capital who had nowhere to flee in the city were killed by the rebels who rushed into the city, and only a few were left to hide and escape.

As the commander Wan Yan Xi fled, nearly 10,000 defenders surrendered, most of the government officials, including Zhizhou, were killed, and Linyi City soon fell into the hands of the rebels.

The rebels from all walks of life cleaned up the battlefield and controlled the four gates, except for the rebels, no one was allowed to enter and leave the city gates, and Linyi City was taken over by the rebels in a chaos.

In the evening, the rebels from all walks of life summed up the results of the battle: in this battle, more than 9,700 enemies were killed, more than 12,200 people were captured, more than 36,820 quintals of grain and grass were seized, 18 boxes of copper coins, 7 boxes of gold, silver and jewelry, weapons and armaments were not counted, and a small amount of cloth and materials were seized.

As soon as Linyi was taken, the leaders of the rebels from all walks of life gathered in Yamen, the state capital where the camp of the Shandong rebels was located, and demanded that Yao Chang fulfill his promise to distribute food and money.

The rebel army was very chaotic and numerous, Yao Chang did not want to cause more trouble, and immediately distributed half of the food and money to the leaders of the rebel army who did not join the Shandong rebel army, and then let them distribute it to their brothers.

After the distribution of money and food, a small number of rebels began to evacuate, but the vast majority of them stayed in Linyi and did not leave, because no one controlled, the rebels were scattered and had no military discipline, and the big households and ordinary people in the city were robbed by the rebels from all walks of life, in order to save their lives, a large number of people began to flee.

Destroying the city was not Yao Chang's original intention.

However, of the nearly 60,000 rebels, only 20,000 were under his direct command, and he told the other rebel leaders who were stranded in the city about this, but most of them did not care.

Seeing that nearly half of the people of Linyi City fled for their lives, Yao Chang had to gather to discuss the matter and announce the decision.

"We have already won Linyi, what should we do next? What do you guys think? ”

"Leader Yao, why don't we attack Jeju? I heard that there was more food, gold and silver treasures hoarded there! ”

"Let's fight Mizhou, Mizhou is easy to fight, and there is a lot of food in the city!"

"I think we should go north to fight Weizhou, and Weizhou also has food!"

"Just the little food in Weizhou and Mizhou, how many people are enough to eat? We're 60,000 people. If you want to fight, you can fight Dayutthaya, and the nearest one is Jeju. ”

"Jeju is still too far away, I think I should go south to hit Haeju, less than two hundred miles, three or two days to get there."

"How long has Haizhou been fighting, how can there be anything? Besides, it's not a city occupied by the golden dog, how can you fight? ”

"Don't quarrel, I want to fight you, my Shandong Righteous Army will not fight, and in three days, I will lead the Shandong Righteous Army back to Yidu City." As for Linyi, what has become of the chaos that has been robbed by us? There is no money, no food, and no people, so I can't drink the northwest wind for ten days and half a month. I proposed that Linyi be handed over to the Song army in Haizhou, and the rebels would return to various places. No matter what you think, the Shandong rebels will evacuate Linyi in three days. If anyone wants to come with us, I'm welcome. ”

Yao Chang's words shocked the leaders of the rebel army with high morale.

"Leader Yao, we have more than 60,000 rebels from all walks of life, and our morale is booming, so it's not appropriate to disperse like this, right? It's time to take advantage of the victory to pursue and take a few more cities! The leader of the rebel army immediately objected.

"Take the city? What is the purpose of our city? Is it just to rob food and money? If so, what's the difference between us and the golden dogs that squeeze us! Is it worthy of the word 'righteousness' of the rebel army? If you haven't thought about it before, now, right here, please think about what is the purpose of your leading rebel army! ”

Yao Chang questioned the leaders repeatedly, and the hall was suddenly silent.

After a while, Yao Chang said again: "If you can't think clearly, I'll give you a few suggestions, if you want to take advantage of the chaos and set yourself up as the king, then you can pull people to attack the city and make a wish to be an official, if it is because of the oppression of the golden dog, if you want to resist, you don't want to be oppressed and oppressed anymore, then now your goal has been almost achieved, there are not many golden dogs in the whole Shandong, if you want to take your brothers to eat, live a peaceful and stable life, and now you get the food and money, you can go back, you don't have to follow the righteous army, If you have great ambitions and want to oppose Jin and return to the Song Dynasty, then follow us to Yidu, pacify the whole of Shandong, and return to the Song Dynasty! ”

"What you want, what your brothers want, think clearly. If you want to join the Shandong Righteous Army and conspire with great things, tell me, I will arrange the selection, once you join the Shandong Righteous Army, the soldiers will have food and salary, and the Yamen will supply them by the Shandong Jiedu Envoy, although it is not much, it is still no problem to eat well. ”

After Yao Chang finished speaking, he quietly glanced at the leaders of the rebel army in the hall.

I saw that the leaders of the rebel army had different expressions on their faces, and they seemed to be affected by Yao Chang's words, and began to seriously think about their own whereabouts.

"Okay, let's do this today, if you want to go home, you can leave immediately, if you want to continue to attack the city, as long as you can fight, go straight to fight, if you want to join the Shandong Righteous Army, after thinking about it, come to me."

After Yao Chang finished speaking, he left the council hall directly, leaving behind a group of pensive rebel leaders.