Chapter 725: Madness
The next day, the various units of the Wen army recuperated, and Wen Han led the army to the south of Zhengcheng to kill all over the world. Wenhan erected a ladder on three sides, leaving only one south gate, and the other three sides were attacked by flying artillery.
Bang~~!! Bang~~!! Bang~~!!! Bang Bang~~!!
The huge cannon stones hit the entire Nanzheng City violently. The soldiers and civilians of Nanzheng were all afraid. The three teams of soldiers and horses shouted to kill the heavens, surging and moving. I saw that Zhao Yun led an army to attack the north gate, Zhang Liao led an army to attack the east gate, and Pang De led an army to attack the west gate.
Zhang Lu wore gold armor, rushed to the north gate city wall, Zhang Lu won the hearts of the people in Hanzhong, this time in the front line, such as the emperor in person, the morale of the soldiers at the north gate was shocked, with arrows, falling stones, rolling logs and other means, resisting the soldiers of the civil army.
Wen Han saw that the north gate was the strongest, and the battle was fierce. So while teaching people to send orders to Zhao Yun and recycle the offensive, he divided his troops and rushed to the east and west gates.
Then he rushed to the city on horseback, shook his whip and shouted Zhang Lu, wanting to cover up for Zhao Yun's division of troops.
"Zhang Gongqi, you have no power to return to the sky, why don't you come down early?!"
Zhang Lu saw that under the city, under the cover, embroidered robes and silver armor, and armed with guns, was the monarch Wen Han who led the invasion of the Hanzhong army, Wen Bufan. Zhang Lu's eyes widened, his anger suddenly rose, and he shouted back.
"Wen Bufan, you and I have never violated the well water in the river water, and the two parties are safe, why do you violate my Hanzhong realm!"
"Zhang Gongqi, why do you need to ask knowingly! You set up a five-meter cult in Hanzhong, demagoguery, and want to occupy the land as the king. The imperial court has long wanted to get rid of you, and this time it issued an order to send me to lead an army to crusade! ”
Wen Han shouted loudly, Zhang Lu was furious when he heard it, and shouted again.
"Wen Bufan, you don't have to be here to make a fuss! At present, no one in the world knows that the current court society is controlled by Cao Thief, and the saint is controlled by him, like a puppet! You have always been in cahoots with Cao thieves, and this time you must have made a shady deal in private, and you got an order from the court to invade my Hanzhong under the pretext of invading me! ”
"Zhang Gongqi, don't forget what you hurt my grandfather before! You have a personal enmity with me, even if there is no order from the court, I will lead an army to attack sooner or later, and take your dog's head to vent the hatred in my heart!! ”
Suddenly, Wen Han's face changed, his face was full of hatred, and he shouted angrily. When Zhang Lu heard this, he suddenly changed color again and again, and secretly said that this extraordinary article really came with revenge. At the same time, there was a little fear in my heart, secretly thinking that I must not be defeated by this person, otherwise I will be humiliated to death!
Zhang Lu had a cold face and was about to reply, but Wen Han had already pulled out his horse and left. And between the dialogue between Wen Han and Zhang Lu, Zhao Yun received Wen Han's order, so he acted according to the plan and sent his troops to the east and west gates.
When he was young, Zhang Lu successively heard reports from the soldiers of the east and west gates, and the battle situation was urgent, and he hoped that Zhang Lu would rush to the town to guard. Zhang Lu was weak for a while, and he was afraid that if he left the north gate, the north gate would be attacked here, and he was at a loss.
At the same time, Zhang Liao bravely climbed to the east gate of Nanzheng, and the guard Zhang Wei urgently ordered the soldiers to stop and kill, Zhang Liao carried Fang Tian's halberd, killed the Quartet, no one could stop him, went straight to Zhang Wei's place, and fought bravely. Zhang Wei saw that Zhang Liao was brave, and he was so frightened that his soul flew away, and he sent soldiers to the north gate to ask Zhang Lu for help.
On the other side, Pang De rode the wooden bridge built by the soldiers with wooden stakes, ran across the moat, and was inside the city gate, fighting fiercely with the soldiers of Zhang Lu's army. Yang Song feared that Pound would kill the soldiers guarding the city gate from time to time, and the city gate would be attacked by the Wen army. Yang Song was in a panic, and also sent soldiers to ask Zhang Lu at the north gate for help.
"Urgent!! Zhang Wenyuan has climbed the ladder to kill the east gate, the defenders of the east gate are difficult to resist, and I hope the lord will send troops to rescue! ”
When Zhang Lu heard this, his face changed, but he soon listened to the report of the soldiers who came from the other way.
"Urgent!! Pang Lingming has rushed through the moat of the West Gate, and is fighting with the soldiers of the Gate at this time, the West Gate is in danger, and I hope that the Lord will send troops to save him! ”
Zhang Lu trembled suddenly, and then he realized that the strength of the Wen Army was far beyond his imagination. Zhang Lu's face twitched again and again, and he shouted.
"The north gate has also been attacked by the other army! How can I spare my troops to save them! Passed on my order, ordering Zhang Wei and Yang Song to guard the city gate, if there is any loss, I will not spare it!! ”
Zhang Lu drank heavily, and the soldiers sent by Zhang Wei and Yang Song reluctantly retreated. Zhang Wei and Yang Song heard that they could only force their subordinates to stop each other.
The two armies attacked and defended, fighting until the night, Wen Han did not want the army to be tired and hard, so he ordered the left and right to blow the horn of collecting troops, and Zhao Yun, Zhang Liao, and Pang De's troops and horses listened to the order to withdraw. The tide of civilians and soldiers slowly retreated, and the northern, eastern, and western gates of South Zhengcheng were full of corpses and flesh, and the blood was intense.
Zhang Lu, Zhang Wei, Yang Song and others were all relieved when they saw the Wen army retreating, and most of the soldiers of their various units had bleak faces and eyes full of fear.
That night, Zhang Lu saw that his momentum was extreme, and knew that it was difficult to defend Zhengcheng in the south, so he hurriedly gathered to discuss with the martial arts.
"At present, the other army's sharp edge is strong, the offensive is fierce, and there are artillery stones, cloud ladders and other siege weapons, Nanzheng City is afraid that it will be difficult to defend for many days. I wanted to abandon the city and leave, go out of Nanshan, rush back to Bazhong, and prepare early. What do you think? ”
When Zhang Wei heard this, he nodded his head, and then his eyes glowed with gloomy light, and he said in a dark voice.
"If my brother wants to abandon Nan Zheng, why don't you set fire to the warehouse before leaving. Then there was a detailed work left, rumors in the city, saying that this is an extraordinary disrespect for the master, violating the holy land, so it offends Tianwei, as a punishment! In this way, the people in the city will inevitably have a grudge against Wen Bufan, and Wen Bufan will be like walking on thin ice when he gets Nanzheng City, and he will be hated and retaliated by the people of Nanzheng at any time! ”
After hearing this, Zhang Lu's eyes suddenly lit up and he sneered.
"Hmph. Brother Wei's plan is wonderful, Wen Bufan has always loved the people, and he will not be wary of the people in the city. If the people in this city succeed and get rid of this great trouble for me, then the current danger in Hanzhong can be solved without much effort! ”
"The lord must not do it!! We are the ministers of the Han Dynasty, and the treasury of the cangli is owned by the state, so how can we burn it down privately because of our own selfishness, harming the people and harming the interests of the country!! ”
Yan Pu's face changed drastically when he heard this, and he hurriedly knelt down and begged. Zhang Lu frowned, and he didn't like Yan Pu's collision in his heart. Zhang Wei was beside him, the corners of his mouth twitched, and he said in a cold voice.
"In the early years of Hanzhong, it was barren and poor. The people were afflicted by famine. The imperial court never paid attention to the remoteness of Hanzhong. If there is no my brother, the five-meter Taoism is set up here to help the people, how can Hanzhong be rich and strong today! At present, the people of Hanzhong are all respectful to my brother, and they have long supported my brother as the king!
This time, the imperial court did not feel my brother's virtue and sent Na Wen Bufan to lead the army to fight. The Han Dynasty was unkind first, and even if we had unrighteous acts, we were forced by them!! ”
"What General Zhang said is extremely true! The name of the lord is shocking Hanzhong, the benevolence is high, and whoever is not respectful in Hanzhong should be the king! It is actually the king, all of whom are in Hanzhong, that is, the lord and the prince. What the lord wants, it all depends on the will of the lord alone! ”
Yang Song had been secretly observing his words, and seeing that it was the right time to make fun of Zhang Lu, he hurriedly flattered. Zhang Lu was overjoyed when he heard this, and laughed with his vermilion mouth.
"Hahaha! Okay, good!! The words of you and the others are very much in my heart!! I have made great merit, and sooner or later I will become the king of Hanzhong. I will reward you and the other two of you again!! ”
"Lord~!!"
Yan Pu's face was anxious, and he was about to admonish again. Unexpectedly, Zhang Lu suddenly became angry and shouted.
"Stand !! off"
Yan Pu's eyes turned bitter, and he bowed heavily, and retreated in shame. After Zhang Lu retreated from Yanpu, he discussed the previous plan with Zhang Wei and Yang Song.
It was the second watch of the night, and in the city of Nanzheng, suddenly the fire broke out, and the fire was open. A raging fire broke out in the county hall and granary in the city, and the fire quickly spread to the houses, and many people in Nanzheng woke up in the middle of the night and came out in a panic. At this moment, Zhang Lu led the army to suddenly open the south gate and flee in the direction of Bazhong.
In the Wenying villages not far away, the location of Nanzheng City was full of fire, and the soldiers of all departments quickly came to report to Wenhan. When Wen Han learned that Nanzheng City was on fire, he immediately thought that it must be Zhang Lu who saw that Nanzheng could not be defended, so he burned the city and fled.
"Zhang Gongqi, you are simply crazy!!! If he is caught by me, you will be torn to pieces!!! ”
Wen Han's eyes widened, he was furious, and he drank violently. Tian Feng and Cheng Gongying hurriedly admonished and taught Wen Han to raise troops into the city to put out the fire. Wen Han acted according to the plan, so he ordered Pang De to guard the camp, Zhao Yun led a sergeant to guard outside the city to prevent Zhang Lu's army from sneaking attack, and the rest of the troops rushed into Nanzheng to put out the fire.
The fire in Nanzheng burned until dawn, the city was full of the smell of gunsmoke, and countless people in Nanzheng who had been burned by the fire wept bitterly. During this period, Wen Han heard that the granary of Nanzheng had burned down, and most of the grain was burned, so he was afraid that the people in the city would have no food, so he ordered Cheng Gongying to allocate military rations in the army for the time being. At the same time, he hurriedly sent people back to Chencang, and ordered Zhong Xuan to send food supplies on the same day.
Wen Han worked for the people of Annan Zheng for days and made arrangements. How do you know that Zhang Lu stayed in Nanzheng's meticulous work, and secretly spread rumors, saying that the recent fire in Nanzheng was Wenhan's offense to Shijun and the invasion of the holy land, so that the heavens were angry and punished. Zhang Lu won the hearts of the people in Hanzhong, and the people blindly listened to it, thinking that it was like this, so they resented Wen Han.
One day, Wen Han traveled to inspect the people of Nanzheng and traveled all the way. Suddenly, a few people who had already been ambushed here rushed out with swords and rushed towards Wen Han. Wen Han was defenseless, but fortunately, Zhao Yun reacted quickly and subdued all these people. After those people were subdued, they still refused to give up and scolded Wen Han.
Although Wen Han was attacked by these people, he was not angry, and asked them again and again why they wanted to assassinate him. Those few people shouted angrily while telling the rumors spread by Zhang Lu.
Wen Han's face was cloudy and uncertain when he heard this, and at the same time he felt quite sad about the stupidity and blindness of these people. These people mistakenly believed the rumors, and there was no malice, Wen Han did not want to punish him, and after explaining it, he ordered Zhao Yun to let him go.