Chapter 58: Falling
After Han He learned the details, he arranged for Wei Han and other generals to rest and wait until it was dark to attack the city directly.
But not long after Wei Han withdrew from the military tent, Ji Chang hurriedly entered the tent:
"Ji Chang has seen General Han."
"The son of the world is exempt from courtesy, I don't know what the son of the world is here for."
"Old General Han, seeing that the city is in front of him, Ji Chang once again asked for his life, asking to lead the army into the city to capture Yin Yang City."
"The general has repeatedly stated that the siege of the city is not child's play, His Royal Highness the Prince is a body of ten thousand gold, if there is a mistake, how can the general explain to the king. Moreover, the defenders of the Xian army are by no means idle, and the little Yin Yangcheng actually caused our army to suffer 50,000 casualties, even if the last battle tonight is for the safety of His Royal Highness the Prince, His Royal Highness the Prince of the World will not be allowed to fight. ”
"Old General Han, if this son has to fight!"
"Then don't blame the old man for military law!" Han He pushed Ji Chang back.
Since the beginning of the siege war, Ji Chang has repeatedly asked for Ying, but Han He has refused. Ji Chang is a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers, he only knows the joy of rushing and killing, and he ignores the tragedy of the siege at all.
The third son of the dignified King of Jin, charging into battle is not only not conducive to the siege of the city, but also adds to the burden, and a large number of personnel are needed to cover and defend the prince of a country.
Imagine that if the son of King Jin died on the way to charge, would King Jin be able to let Han He go, of course not.
However, Bai Liyan was happy to see Xi Chang personally attacking the city, he couldn't find a way to make the Jin army retreat, if he captured Xi Chang alive, hehe, Han He would have to retreat.
But the sky did not fulfill people's wishes, Han He ordered Wei Han's army to repair in the afternoon and then attack the city overnight, but the result could not wait for dark, Wei Han led the army to fall ill more than 300 people one after another, and the number of sick people after dark increased sharply, rising to more than 1,600 people, together with the wounded camp doctor to carry more than half of the sick.
The medical officer ordered Qiu Yan to report to Han He quickly.
"What kind of illness is this?"
"It is very similar to the plague that has been rumored recently, I am afraid that General Wei Han led the army all the way, and he has been contaminated with the plague and brought into the army, it has only been half a day's work, and most of my injured battalion Langzhong is sick, if it develops like this, there will be a major change tomorrow."
"Can the spread of the disease be stopped?"
"General Hui, this disease is fierce and rapid, and it is difficult for the old man to diagnose it for a while."
"Hiss......" Han He thought thoughtfully: "You stand down." ”
"No!"
Not long after Qiu Yan retreated, Han He thought twice and decided to attack the city in advance.
Shaoqing sounded the drum of the gathering generals and raised the account to discuss the matter, but unexpectedly, only two-thirds of the governors, captains, and commanders under the metropolitan governors came. Under the question, half of them fell ill in this half a day, and before that they had only fallen ill more than 1,600 people, and in the blink of an eye, their efforts soared to more than 2,000.
At this time, Wang Shuo said:
"Old General Han, since you have decided to attack the city, you should attack the city quickly, so as not to delay the fighter plane!"
The old man had this intention, but he never thought that the plague would be so ferocious, and more than 2,000 soldiers fell in half a day. According to the general's order, the army crosses the river on three sides, with the shield in front and the bow and crossbow in the back. ”
"No!"
Wang Shuo received the order and immediately ordered the siege of the city.
At the same time, Yin Yangcheng observed the Jin army's movements, and Zhao Xun realized that the Jin army wanted to attack Yin Yangcheng at night, so he gathered soldiers in the east of the city and made a final speech:
"Soldiers, we are waiting to drink the water of the river and eat the king's Lu, now the Jin army is attacking my city and occupying my land, my generation can only effectively die to repay the country, this general is determined to fight to the death with the Jin thieves here, if there are people who are greedy for life and afraid of death, they will leave quickly, and they are willing to fight with this general to the last breath to step forward!"
The voice fell, the footsteps rang out in unison, there were fifteen or six hundred people in front of them, more than eighty percent stepped forward, and the others were all foreigners who were forced to join the army, Bai Liyan stood beside Zhao Xun, and of course this step was exempted.
"Good! The rest of the people are not our military and civilians, this general ordered the school soldier Wei Xian to lead you to wait behind to break through, if there is a glimmer of life, you will run for your life! ”
When the words fell, Zhao Xun's eyes turned to Bai Liyan (Wei Xian):
"Wei Xian, if you can kill it, you will definitely report Yin Yang's matter to my king, and this general will thank you again!"
Zhao Xun raised his hand to salute, and Bailiyan replied:
"The general's words are serious, and he will go all out of the encirclement and send the news back to Xianguo!"
Before the two of them could finish speaking, the sentry above the tower shouted:
"The Jin army is crossing the river!"
Hearing the news, Zhao Xun turned to everyone again:
"All the troops listen to the order and immediately respond to the battle!"
"No!"
Everyone spoke in unison, and immediately flocked to the ruins and broken walls in the east of the city. According to the arrangement, Bai Liyan led the remaining more than 200 foreigners behind, waited for Zhao Xun to engage the Jin army, and rushed south to kill.
Tens of thousands of people of the Jin army surrounded the Fu River, and there were also warships patrolling the river on the river, crossing the river from a number of pontoon bridges in the east, south and north, and after crossing the river, they lined up to fight and march step by step, forming the second encirclement circle of the inner encirclement.
In the sound of drums and trumpets, nearly 10,000 Jin troops who crossed the river quickly approached the city with neat steps, and when they were only fifty paces, a person from the Jin army suddenly came to the outside of the city and shouted:
"Where is Zhao Xun, the commander of the Xian army!"
Not long after the words fell, Zhao Xun lay on his stomach among the rocks and shouted:
"If you want to fight, you will fight, and persuade you to surrender and avoid talking!"
"General Zhao really would rather die than surrender!"
Han He rode a horse to the front of the Jin army, and at this time, Zhao Xun was lying on the rocks and saw it very clearly:
"You are Han He!"
"It's the old man. General Zhao and the old man have been fighting for more than a month, and I never thought that this little Yin Yangcheng would be able to stumble over my army of more than 100,000 for more than a month. Presumably, General Zhao wondered why the messenger sent had not moved to rescue the troops, and the general could imagine knowing! ”
Hearing this, Zhao Xun was sure that Ding Su was caught by Han He.
Seeing that Zhao Xun was silent at this time, Han He continued:
"The old man admired the general's courage very much, and he was able to make people sneak attack Yin Yang between the old man that night, and let people pretend to be our army to sneak out of our army's camp.
It's a pity, this day is not as good as a person, and the general's news was finally delivered to Jiang Hai, but it's a pity that it is not a person. I'm afraid General Zhao doesn't know yet, your family Xiangguo Gongsun Yue is only worried about Zhiguo's northern offense, and then he doesn't come to your aid. As everyone knows, the national strength of the country is empty, and it can only be invaded in the north. In this way, it can be seen that Gongsun Yue is just empty and talented, and he has nothing to learn.
Now, the general trend of your Xianguo has gone, the old man respects your General Zhao's integrity, if the general descends to me, the old man will guarantee the general as my general of the Jin Kingdom, so it is not in vain that General Zhao learns all his talents. ”
Han He chattered for a long time, but it was nothing more than persuading him to surrender, how could Zhao Xun lower him.
"Hmph, Xiu's rhetoric deceives the general, if you want to fight, why bother, you just go back, you can let go and fight!"
When the words fell, Zhao Xun withdrew from the city and did not respond. Seeing that the persuasion was fruitless, Han He immediately rode back to the east bank of the Fuhe River and prepared to attack the city.
At the same time, Bai Liyan heard Han He's shouting, and her mood can be imagined.
The Jin army knows everything about the government and the opposition in Xianguo, and even knows everything about sending letters, so it is no wonder that Xianguo is in a difficult situation, and he feels that the prime minister of Xianguo is a fool.
At present, the situation of the following countries is clear, the national conditions of the Xianguo are worse than those of the Zhiguo, and the treasury of the Zhiguo is empty.
Besides, to the west of Zhiguo is the great Sun Kingdom, and the northwest is close to the eldest grandson of the Sun State, and the Changsun Kingdom has not suffered a disaster, so Zhiguo rashly sent troops, and his Changsun Country is blind, and he will not immediately attack you backhanded.
Such an obvious "international" situation, a single party with such a stake cannot be seen through, and it is still possible to hold a high position in the Xian country for many years, and implement the reform of the law, which has changed back and forth, and it is true that the Xian country is about to disappear.
This nerd is a nerd, let the nerd be in power, more terrible than corrupt officials, corrupt officials, and powerful ministers, this nerd doesn't know how to write the word "death"!
Han He's tongue failed to move Zhao Xun, the Jin army pressed the situation step by step, the atmosphere in the city was unprecedentedly tense, the old and weak women and children were concentrated in the west of the city, once the Jin army killed in, the dead were all soldiers, and the common people had a great chance of survival.
At this time, the air was filled with an uneasy atmosphere, the Jin army approached the city, several people fell down every step, and then fell in a row after a few steps, and when they were about to arrive outside Yin Yang City, without any warning, the Jin army fell in rows, like dominoes, falling in pieces.
There were nearly 10,000 Jin troops crossing the river, and more than half of them fell on the siege road, and at the same time, the Jin army on the other side of the Fu River was also not spared, like harvested wheat, planted in pieces, and could not get up once it fell.
Han He was disgraced when he heard the news, could it be that the salty army fish died and the net was broken and poisoned? !
"What's going on, why is the sergeant under the blockbuster!"
"Old General Han, this matter is not good, you should attack the city quickly!" Wang Shuo pleaded.
"Kill the old man!"
"No!"
Wang Shuo received the order, and when the war drums were beating, the Jin army attacked the city in a big way.
At the same time, Zhao Xun in the city shouted:
"Kill me!"
At the sound of an order, the Xian army jumped off the city and pounced on the Jin army.
When the two soldiers shouted that the horses were neighing and the soldiers were staggered, when the Xian army rushed into the Jin army array, the Jin army's overwhelming momentum came to an abrupt end, and the Jin army's forward fell in rows and fell "into the army", and fell without warning and preparation, so that the Xian army "entered" the Jin army without effort, and the Jin army was defeated without a fight.
Baili Yan fell close behind, and only encountered sporadic resistance along the way, and the rest of the Jin army stood like a ghost, turning around and running. Baili Yan was on guard, and immediately found Zhao Xun:
"General Zhao, beware of fraud, our army quickly retreats to the city to wait for battle."
"Good! The army obeyed the order and quickly retreated to the city to wait for the battle. ”
Bailiyan was worried that the city would be empty after the Xian army came out from the east, and the Jin army would attack Yin Yangcheng from the north and south, but after returning to the city, he found that the Jin army that surrounded the city from the north and south fell for no reason, and most of the remaining half of them ran away by themselves.