Chapter 216—A Feast for Crows (12)
On November 16, 266, Eastern Wu launched a full-front counterattack against the Jin army.
The strength of this counterattack was very strong, especially the private soldiers of each family actually rushed to the front. It's not the usual style of Soochow at all.
There's no way. Jin and Wu had been fighting under this Xiling City for months, and each other was exhausted. At this time, Guan Yi's covetousness for Xiling was already obvious. Eastern Wu was very anxious to drive the Jin army away, and then let the morale of the defenders in Xiling City drop to the bottom. Before Guan Yi's hand was stretched out, he really grabbed Xiling in his hand.
For the Jin army, because the damned pig teammate Bu Xianbu and the second master were killed, they didn't rush out of Xiling City to cooperate with their own attack. Therefore, this battle of this side can be regarded as a complete failure. With this attack of Soochow, the defeat and withdrawal of troops along the river is a very good choice.
However, since it is a withdrawal after defeat. This time in Xiangyang, someone will inevitably take the blame for this defeat. So who is going to take the blame? Of course, you are the descendants of the five good generals.
Therefore, Wang Hun simply issued the decision that the whole army would retreat and the Luoyang reinforcements would be cut off.
"Hmph, this Wang Xuanchong is really shameless! Some time ago, I kept driving the children of our families to storm the wooden wall of Wu Gou. As a result, our 3,000 children are now less than 2,000. At this time, you still let us break off?! Even with Ziyu's troops, our army will have a total of more than 3,000 people! How to block the bite of tens of thousands of Wu dogs? ”
"Hey, Boyang don't be impatient. These are all things that we, the relics of the Great Wei, must experience. Therefore, the old man was very sure at this time, even if Si Wencao in Xishu and the Dianxiao in Dongwu did not rescue our family. We must also reverse this rebellion! ”
"Hey! Brother Meng Xiao. That being said, but now more than 3,000 of us are about to be surrounded by tens of thousands of Wu dogs! Oh, I'm not afraid we'll be wiped out. But didn't everyone say that night that they were going to Shangyong? Surrender Wu Dog here, we are really going to Jiangxia to be pigs! ”
"Hehe, this may not be!" Zhang Hu smiled slightly, then turned his head to his son Zhang Tong and said, "Raise your grandfather's banner!" ”
"No! Children, let these Wu dogs look at the banner of my Zhang family's eight hundred warriors again! ”
Due to his long-term garrison on the western front of Cao Wei, the name Zhang He had little deterrent effect on the military and civilians of Eastern Wu. But the name Zhang Liao, that is the nightmare of Dongwu for decades!
In 215 AD, Cao Cao led the main force to conquer Zhang Lu. Sun Quan took advantage of Cao Cao's westward direction to take Hefei. On the night that Sun Quan's army arrived under the city of Hefei, Zhang Liao led 800 warriors to launch a night attack. The Eastern Wu general Chen Wu was beheaded, and Song Qian, Xu Sheng and others were beaten to the point that they fled from the battle. almost rushed to Sun Quan's big tent.
The next day, Zhang Liao led 7,000 Hefei defenders to fight Sun Quan's 100,000 army. Zhang Liao rushed into the enemy formation, and the follow-up Wei soldiers were all brave. Killing the soldiers of Soochow was shattered, causing the collapse of the entire army of Soochow! If it weren't for Zhou Tai sacrificing his life to protect the master, Lu Xun would have responded in time. I can't say that Sun Quan's battle will be explained in Hefei.
After that, on the ground of Soochow, if any child is not well-behaved, he cries and makes noise at night. The words used by parents to intimidate their children are: cry again, cry again Zhang Liao will come!
Not only that, after the Eastern Wu Dynasty, the common people of the Southern Song Dynasty, Qi and Liang Chen were scared of children and said that Zhang Liao was coming. This custom was also accepted by Japan, which had been in frequent contact with the Southern Dynasties at that time. In modern society, a common phrase used by Japanese people to coax children is also "Liao comes to come". It can be seen that in the battle of that year, the entire Soochow was really painful to the bone marrow.
Even in 222 AD, Zhang Liao was already sick and dying, and he also slapped Lu Fan, who heard the news and wanted to steal a handful of chickens, into a pig's head!
The name Zhang Liao, for Dongwu, is an extremely murderous, but undefeatable devil!
Therefore, when Zhang Tong played the banner of "Yanmen Zhang" and "Eight Hundred Warriors". The advance speed of the entire Soochow army slowed down in unison.
"This is the opportunity! Brothers, nephews, and nephews. Survive the Dead! Impact! ”
With Zhang Hu's order, Zhang Xiong, Xu Ba, Le Zhao, Xu Cong and other descendants of Cao Wei's founding generals seemed to be possessed by Qi ancestors. The body exudes an unparalleled aura. With the soldiers under his command, he launched a counterattack against tens of thousands of Wu troops!
At this time, it was already mid-November, and the temperature around Xiling was already close to 0 degrees. The ground began to slowly dry and harden. Especially the Wu army is attacking the Dazhai of the former Jin army at this time. The ground was very flat and suitable for cavalry charges. Therefore, the cavalry of Zhang Hu and others suddenly gained speed and quickly penetrated into the army of Eastern Wu.
With the constant wielding of the spear, the madness of the war horse galloped. Because of the pursuit, the already loose formation of the Eastern Wu army quickly collapsed.
"No more! It's really Zhang Liao's rebirth, it's not something we can stop! ”
"Yes, I was frightened by Zhang Liao's name since I was a child. Now I shudder when I hear the name! ”
"Retire! Retire! ”
"Help! Run! Zhang Liao is here! ”
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"Hahahaha~~~ A group of local chickens and tile dogs! Such a Wu dog, how can he shelter us. After this battle, I am even more convinced that the future we are waiting for can only be in Weixing County! ”
Although the soldiers of Eastern Wu trembled because of Zhang Liao's banner. But of course, the generals of Soochow will not be fooled by a mere banner. However, at this time, the coaches of Soochow actually didn't want to fight.
What are you kidding, the ones who are rushing to the front now are the private soldiers of the various families in Soochow! Of course, the Jin army did not retreat, of course, they had to work hard, and now the large army has obviously retreated. Of course, it is best for the troops of this palace to be able to eat, if it takes the lives of many of their own private soldiers to eat. Well, it's better to shake your head quickly.
As a result, Dongwu Mingjin withdrew his troops. Zhang Hu and others finally successfully withdrew from the battlefield.
"Two uncles, brothers, Cong can only be sent here. I hope that you will really be able to revive my Great Wei when you go to Weixing. In Luoyang, you should pray for all of you. ”
"Ziyu Gaoyi, we are grateful. When I returned to Luoyang, please bear with me. If Emperor Wei Wu blesses us, we will meet again one day. ”
"No! If you can really return to Luoyang one day, Xu Cong will definitely be the one who opened the city gate! Two uncles, brothers, there will be a period later! ”
"Ziyu take care, there will be a period later!"
November 20th. After making brief contact with the pursuers of Eastern Wu, Xu Cong and the others' troops retreated to Linfu County. Then the private soldiers of Zhang Hu and others had a small fight with the Luoyang Chinese army led by Xu Cong, and Xu Cong quickly retreated north. After that, Zhang Hu and others led the remaining more than 1,000 private soldiers to set off towards Xincheng County in the northwest.
On the other side, as the Jin army retreated, morale in Xiling City began to drop sharply - because everyone in the city knew that in the case of a complete cut off foreign aid. The fall of Xiling is inevitable.
"Hey! Why didn't I get out of the house when I got dizzy! This Wang Xuanchong is also useless, how can he say that he will leave! ”
It's a pity that regret and complain now are useless. For the private soldiers and domestic slaves of the step family. When the Lord's family still has a glimmer of life, they will not betray the Lord's family. But when the main family is dead, then they will have a lot of thoughts. So at this time, the second master of Bu needs to think more about how to appease his subordinates.
On November 17, the day after the Jin army was repulsed, all the trebuchets of Eastern Wu moved to Xiling City. Shooting at Xiling City began to fly in the sky.
The trebuchets did not drop live ammunition, but various notices. These proclamations are repeated in one sentence: only the Bu clan, and the rest are not asked!
On the 18th, the footman reported to the step that there was a secret meeting of a few junior officers in the city. The content of the rally is unknown.
On the 19th, one of the soldiers of the Bujia private army, led by his Qu Commander, tried to steal the city gates. It was suppressed in time by the Bu family's Wudifficult Army.
Beginning on the 20th, many private soldiers of the infantry family took advantage of their rotation to fall down the city from the Xiling city wall by rope at night, and went out to surrender to the camp of the Eastern Wu Army!
The entire Xiling City is already panicked and crumbling.
On the night of the 23rd, there was even an incident in which the defending soldiers of the entire section of the city wall, up to 300 soldiers on duty, collectively crossed the wall and surrendered. By this time, he was in complete despair.
That night, Bu Xi killed all his wives and concubines. and ordered the footman to command the most hardcore henchmen of the Bujia to lay hay everywhere in Xiling City.
"Hey, it's good to send my two sons to Fuling County, otherwise my Bu family will be dead. Hum! Shi Gongxu, Sun Hao! Don't be complacent! Xiling, I won't give it to you like this! This is where my father and brother have worked hard for more than 30 years, and when the city is broken, I want this city full of young and old to be buried for my family! ”