Chapter 367: The Capture of Changyi (Part I)
"Look ~ look at it is ~ it is a ladder truck, but ~ why is it so huge ~~ !!"
"Look, there's an arrow tower built on the car, and there seems to be someone on it!!"
"It's over, it's over~~!! If such a siege weapon is forced to the city, we will definitely die~~!! A burst of terrifying cries rang out. Liu Dai was also dumbfounded, but he had always been greedy for money, but the first thing he thought about was such a sharp weapon, how much silver would it cost to build!?
The answer is three hundred taels of gold!! That's almost enough for an army of thousands of people to spend for several years!!
The magnanimity of the horse's hand is simply incredible. But there is a return on investment. The value of a Changyi city is enough to make Ma Zongheng earn a lot of money.
Of course, this is also due to the fact that Ma Zongheng has thoughts from later generations, in later generations, the use and rank of weapons often determine the direction of the entire war, and even many times will evolve into a massacre. Ma Zongheng, who is familiar with the history of Greater China, naturally knows that there was an extremely dark era in Greater China, and it is precisely because of the backwardness of military weapons that he will suffer humiliation and countless casualties!
As a result, as the Yunxiao chariot continued to press, Liu Dai's army in the city became more and more frightened and panicked, and the crossbowmen under the city took the opportunity to launch a fierce attack, causing more casualties among the other army.
Finally, the chariots approached, and the crossbowmen on the chariots shot sharply, as they approached with huge ladders. Listening to the loud noise, Liu Daijun in the city was frightened again and hurriedly pushed away, but was attacked by random arrows on the chariot and couldn't get close at all.
"Kill~~!!" On a cloud chariot in the center, Pound roared loudly, holding a double halberd, walking like a fly, and walking on the ladder conflict.
"Oh no, it's the Red Lion Pound!! The crossbowman shoots quickly, and this man must not be allowed to climb the city!! A general saw it and hurriedly shouted.
Suddenly, the arrows are flying. Pang De's lion eyes were round, the double halberds flew, dancing impermeable, braving the rain of arrows and rushing forward, between the lightning and flint, he jumped and fell to the city, and the soldiers of Liu Dai around reacted and hurriedly met the surrounding.
"Hahahaha~~!! Just wait for the rats, how can you stop me~~!! Pound laughed wildly, the double halberd moved, slashed and flew, and smashed into the crowd, suddenly there was blood and light, screaming continuously, and then the deployment also stepped on the ladder to kill. At the same time, the sound of killing began again, and the soldiers on the other chariots also rushed away. Liu Daijun in the city was caught off guard, and as the shape became more and more chaotic, he seemed to have no power to fight back.
"Where is Liu Dai, come and send him to death~~!!" I saw Pound's halberd flying, immediately killing the enemy soldiers around him, with the fluffy hair, and his burly body, the lion was terrifying, and no one caught up with him.
"Lord, that red lion Pound is about to be killed, and the last general will wait for you to go first!!" At this moment, a shout suddenly rose not far away. Pound's eye was sick, and he soon saw Liu Dai, who was full of panic, and fled with the support of several soldiers.
"Hahaha~~!! Liu Dai, you old puppet turned out to be here, come quickly~~!! Pound couldn't help shouting excitedly, twisting the double halberd and breaking through. Several soldiers of Liu Dai's army led the troops to resist desperately, but with Pang De's deployment to meet them, they were soon killed.
At the same time, the soldiers under the city also continued to ride the chariot of the clouds, and they wanted to kill the city. Ma Zongheng was also eager to try, if he wasn't afraid that no one would command the battle, he would have gone to fight a long time ago.
After an hour of such a scuffle, after all, Liu Dai's army occupied the advantage of the city, and it was when there were a lot of troops in the city, so he barely regained his foothold and was about to counterattack. Ma Zongheng did not fight hard with it, and made an order to withdraw his troops. Many soldiers of Liu Daijun have not yet come to their senses, seeing that the other army began to withdraw quickly, only to know that they rushed to fight, Pang De led the number of generals and a team of soldiers to be responsible for the break, and the chasing Liu Daijun repeatedly killed and retreated, taking advantage of the crossbowmen on the cloud chariot to shoot random arrows to respond, and soon took the opportunity to retreat.
At this time, it was dusk again. On this day, only the West Gate had a war, the casualties of the two armies were very different, Liu Dai's army, which was defending the city, was suppressed by the siege weapon of the Ma Zongheng army, with nearly 1,000 casualties, while the Ma Zongheng army only suffered more than 100 casualties, and the bravery of the Ma Zongheng army and the sharpness of its weapons, in the hearts of all Liu Dai soldiers in the West Gate, it was like a lingering nightmare.
That night, Wang Qiu, who was in charge of guarding the north gate, listened to the report from his henchmen, and his already slightly pale face turned a little whiter, and he couldn't help shaking his head and sighing: "His army is strong, and there are such sharp siege weapons, the general trend has gone." Liu Gongshan, Liu Gongshan, you realized it too late!! ”
"Master, if the current situation follows Liu Gongshan, it will undoubtedly be self-defeating. I wonder what the master has planned? ”
"Eh, as a minister, I shouldn't have rebelled against the master, but I'm afraid that my family members will all fall into the hands of Ma Xi now. Moreover, if Liu Gongshan is willing to listen to my advice and cede the land to Yuan Shao, please get strong reinforcements and attack Dongjun. It is difficult to take care of the front and back, and he will definitely lose. This qiē may be providential! Wang Qiu looked lonely and a little resentful.
At this time, he suddenly came to invite him, saying that Liu Dai had summoned him to discuss important matters. When Wang Qiu heard this, he was secretly shocked, and his henchman also changed color repeatedly. Wang Qiu was silent at first, agreed, and after Liu Dai's people left, he was shocked, took out a secret book from his arms, and said: "Since the situation in Changyi has become critical, Liu Gongshan has become more and more suspicious, and I am afraid that he will also suspect me." I have a secret letter here to save my family, as long as Na Ma Xi agrees, tomorrow night at the third watch, the north gate will be offered. But if something happens to me tonight, then it is no later that the gates of the city are opened tonight. In this way, at least the innocent sacrifices of the soldiers and civilians in the city can be reduced! ”
"The villain understands!"
"Okay." Wang Qiu nodded heavily, sighed lightly, and then turned to leave.
When he was young, Wang Qiu came to the palace, and saw Liu Dai with his hair scattered, his expression was slightly crazy, and his eyes were full of resentment, and when he saw Wang Qiu, he said: "I regard you as a confidant, and now there is a matter for you to do, after the matter is completed, I will reward one hundred taels of gold, you receive the bounty, leave Changyi quickly, and vote for the new master, so far in seclusion, all by you!" ”
When Wang Qiu heard this, he couldn't help but stare at him, a hint of foreboding, so he rose from his heart, and hurriedly said, "I don't know what the lord wants to order?" ”
"Immediately send men to secretly hide in all parts of the city tonight, and hide many things that are ignited by sulfur flames and nitrate. This Changyi City is my ancestor's inheritance, even if I destroy it, I won't give it to other people with foreign surnames!! Liu Dai suddenly became extremely hideous and terrifying, and said through gritted teeth.
When Wang Qiu heard this, he was immediately frightened, and hurriedly asked, "What about the people and the army in the city?" ”
When Liu Dai heard this, he glared and shouted: "You don't need to take care of it, just do your thing!" Stand down!! ”
When Wang Qiu heard this, he hesitated for a few moments, but he still held back, sighed in his heart, and had no loyalty to Liu Dai, only pity, and after bowing, he retreated.
"Hum hum hahahaha~~! After tomorrow, this Changyi City will turn into a sea of fire, and no one can snatch it from my Liu Gongshan!! Hahahaha~~!! ”
Two watches at night. Inside the enemy tower at the south gate, Yuan Yi's face was a little incredulous, a little angry, and he gritted his teeth and shouted: "Then Liu Gongshan really wants to burn the entire Changyi City!?" ”
"That's right! That Liu Gongshan saw that the Ma Xi soldiers were strong and strong, and there were extremely terrible siege weapons, and he knew that Changyi was difficult to protect, so he wanted to destroy it! And what's even more odious is that he also wants the soldiers and civilians in the city to be buried with him!! It's hateful!! ”
"Pass my order, immediately order all the people to pack up, and leave from the south gate in the third watch, there must be no mistake!! At the same time, you will send some more detailed work to spread the news that Liu Gongshan wants to burn Changyi, causing chaos, so that our army will take advantage of the chaos to leave, and it will be even lighter!! ”
When the soldier heard this, he changed color slightly, but he knew that Yuan was kind, and this move was also to save the soldiers and civilians of Changyi, so he secretly admired it, and immediately took the order to retreat.
At the same time, in the tiger tent of the horses. After Ma Zongheng read Wang Qiu's secret book, his face sank, and he said to the generals: "The so-called those who have attained the Tao have much help, and those who have lost the Tao have little help." Liu Gongshan was unrighteous, and in the end he ended up betraying his relatives. ”
When the generals heard this, they were silent, and they all had their own understandings in their hearts.
"My master is sincere, but I don't know his family?"
"Don't worry, it won't hurt my family, even if it's a mortal enemy, I don't mean to hurt other people's families." Ma Zongheng said in a condensed voice. When Wang Qiu's henchmen heard this, they couldn't help but be overjoyed, and they thanked him, and said that his lord was summoned by Liu Dai not long ago, and if something happened to him, he would call for fire at the north gate tonight, and he could immediately take the opportunity to enter the city of Changyi.
Ma Zongheng couldn't help but look shocked when he heard this, and after rewarding it again, he quickly ordered the generals to transfer the elite and look at the North Gate Tunji.
At the time of the third watch, the south gate suddenly opened, and the city was in chaos, but there was a rumor that Liu Dai wanted to set fire to the city, and the people in the city were anxious to pack up and escape overnight. When the soldiers in the city heard this, they were shocked and angry, and they were also in chaos.
"What!! There were rumors that I was going to set fire to the city!? Only Wang Qiu and I know about this matter, could it be that even he rebelled!? In Liu Dai's bedroom, I saw him with a look of anger and madness, and he shouted angrily.
One of his henchmen was kneeling down on one knee and said hurriedly: "Now the city is in chaos, the people want to break out of the city, many soldiers are also furious when they hear it, some want to surrender to Ma Xi, and some are leading troops to the state capital to kill!" ”
As soon as the soldier's voice fell, suddenly another soldier outside the door rushed in and hurriedly reported: "The big thing is not good, Yuan Yu led his troops to flee from the south gate!" ”
When Liu Dai heard this, his color suddenly changed, and he gritted his teeth and said: "This damn Yuan Boye, I knew that he would abandon me sooner or later, so I immediately sent someone to chase and kill, I can't die well, and he doesn't want to leave the whole corpse!" ”
"But right now, there is chaos in the city, and all the soldiers have rebelled, I'm afraid!!"
"Lord, you better hurry up and escape!!"
When Liu Dai heard this, it was as if he had been stepped on by his tail, and he immediately jumped like thunder, and roared: "This is my Changyi City, even if I die, I will die here!" I'm not going anywhere!! ”
"My lord! You're... Why bother!? ”
"Yes, after all, you are a member of the Han family, as long as you keep your life, whether it is Liu Yu in Youzhou or Liu Biao in Jingzhou, for the sake of the same royal family, you will definitely be willing to accept the lord! It's okay for him to make a comeback and make a comeback! ”
"Haha?" Liu Dai listened, but he suddenly laughed madly, and the louder the laughter, in the end, he seemed to be crazy: "Hahahahaha~~!! What a comeback!? What's the comeback!? My family members were captured, the foundation was not guaranteed, and the prestige was lost, and the people of the world would only regard me Liu Gongshan as a lost dog!! What kind of face do I have to live again, you are also like a lonely ghost with me, get out, get out of me~~!! ”
After that, Liu Dai picked up the wine bottle on the table and smashed it, and the wine bottle immediately burst, and the wine spilled all over the ground. The two soldiers were full of grief, and each knocked their heads three times before leaving.
But I saw the north gate, and the fire was soaring into the sky. Soon there was an echo outside the north gate, only to hear the beating of drums, the sound of horns, and the sound of killing turbulent. When Wang Qiu heard the sound of killing, his sad face was a little more decomposed, and he said lightly: "This world should belong to heroes, Liu Gongshan, you are just a prominent passer-by in this troubled world." Open the gates! ”
With Wang Qiu's order, the gate of the city was opened, and the soldiers in the city shouted: "Liu Gongshan is unkind and unjust, and he despises the people and soldiers, I am willing to surrender~~!" ”
Under the night, the firelight is like a flying rainbow, and the war horse gallops. I saw that in the army that was rushing to the north gate of Changyi, he was the first general, holding a dragon blade, and his majestic and burly posture was like a ghost and god descending into the world, and his momentum was majestic.
This person is after Fubo Ma Yuan, Ma Xi is also!