Chapter 82: Surrender without a Fight
Chenzhou belongs to Kaifeng Mansion, Luyi belongs to Guide Mansion, although the two cities are not in one mansion, but the two places are actually close to each other, and you can arrive in one day if you go fast.
On October 17, there was light snow in the sky, and the climate was already a little cold, and in the city of Chenzhou, several villagers wore bloated cotton jackets and stood guard on the city wall around the fire.
In the fifteenth year of Chongzhen, which place consumes talents the fastest, it is undoubtedly Zhongzhou Henan.
Within this year, first the governor Li Xianfeng hanged himself, and then Gao Mingheng took over the governor for less than half a year, and because of the fall of Kaifeng City and returned to his hometown, the officials of the three divisions of Henan have always been vacant.
In addition, Yang Wenyue, the governor of Baoding, was dismissed because of the unfavorable aid to Bian, the governor Ding Qirui was imprisoned, and the governor Hou Xiangang took office, and he was also dismissed because of the fall of Kaifeng.
These governors and governors and other big officials have been in Chongzhen for fifteen years, and they have lost at least five in Henan, and the losses of other officials are even more heavy.
At this time, Henan counties were dilapidated, and the imperial court was no longer capable of managing Henan, so there were no longer officials, and Chenzhou and other places were in a state of no own, and the local squires were strong, and they paid for their own money and grain, and recruited people to protect their own safety.
This situation is very similar to the situation in which the Yellow Turban Army rebelled at the end of the Han Dynasty and the local heroes took advantage of the situation.
At this time, in the cold weather, several villagers scolded their mothers while roasting the fire, and the first leader plucked the flint with a wooden stick, and unconsciously glanced out of the city, and the whole person was suddenly stunned.
A few miles away, on the white snow, a large figure suddenly appeared, like a carpet, slowly moving forward.
The leader suddenly stood up with a "pout", looked out of the city, and after a closer look, his face instantly panicked, and he turned around and shouted: "It's over, there is an enemy!" ”
The villagers who were roasting the fire stood up and rushed to the edge of the city wall, and saw thousands of people in the distance, looking at Chenzhou.
With so many people, the words of the leader Fang Cai have already defined Chen Zhou's character, that is, it is going to be over, and many villagers immediately panicked, "Boss, there are at least more than 2,000 people!" How good is that? ”
The leader stretched his face, and he didn't have a strategy to deal with it, but turned around and shouted: "Quick, hurry up and inform Dai Dangjia." ”
In the vast field outside the eastern city of Chenzhou, two thousand soldiers wearing cotton armor and black scarves appeared outside the city wall, slowly stopping in the cold wind, and the team was slaughtered.
Gao Yihuan was wearing iron armor, hanging a war knife on his waist, wearing a phoenix-winged helmet on his head, inserting a pheasant feather, and riding on a yellow horse majestically.
The weather was gloomy, the cold wind was gusting, and behind him, a strong man carried a large flag two feet high, the flag was black, and the word "high" was embroidered in the middle.
Under the banner, more than a dozen brigades rode on mules, each holding a weapon, and gathered behind Gao Yihuan.
Behind the flag, more than 2,000 soldiers lined up in the cold wind, and the soldiers holding rattan cards stood in a row one after another, forming a shield wall, followed by the spearmen of Rulin, and then the carts of the firecrackers and the logistics team, and the whole team was silent and murderous.
On the city of Chenzhou, Haoqiang Dai Jinghong hurriedly came to the city, and when he saw the people outside the city wearing armor, he couldn't help but shrink his neck.
The second brother of the high school will go to the battlefield immediately, whether he can fight a tough battle, it is not easy to say now, not much in terms of appearance, he already has some elite appearance.
At this time, Wu Shizhao urged the mule and came to Gao Yihuan's side, he looked up at the lonely Chen Zhoucheng, and then asked: "Du Wei, is it a fight or a move?" ”
Gao Yihuan squinted at Chen Zhou, there were not a few enemy soldiers on the city wall, only one flag fluttered in front of the city tower, looking weak.
"The official army is not stationed in Chenzhou, the city is now occupied by the local tyrant Dai Jinghong, he doesn't have many men, we don't need to fight, we can surrender, we can't surrender, it's not too late to fight." Gao Yihuan's fierce eyes looked at Chen Zhou, and there was a trace of excitement in his heart, after all, this was the first time he had eaten a county town alone.
Wu Shizhao nodded, Chenzhou and Luyi are adjacent to each other, and many people in Chenzhou have gone to Luyi, and they can be said to be clear about the situation in Chenzhou. If Dai Jinghong had known each other, he would have made a wise decision.
"Shizhao, you pull the formation apart, let the people in the city take a look, and if you don't surrender, you will die. Xian Gang, Huang San, you follow me to watch the city. Gao Yihuan continued, then pulled the reins of the horse, led more than ten people to leave the army, galloped to the city of Chenzhou, carefully observed and inspected the city wall, and prepared to come forward to surrender.
Wu Shizhao saw Gao Yihuan coming out of the battle, so he immediately turned his head and ordered: "All departments are ready to prepare, if the turtle grandson in the city does not know each other, whoever is the first to kill the head of the city will be rewarded by the captain." ”
Gao Yihuan reined the horse under the city, and saw that although Chenzhou is a historical city, the city is not high, and the moat has dried up, so it is really ordinary, so he smiled and said: "Huang San, you shoot accurately, throw a letter into the city, and ask those birds to open the city and surrender, and I will keep them safe." ”
Huang San was wearing cotton armor and a fur hat, and the mule was hanging with a bow and a pot of arrows.
After a short time, the mule arrived in front of the city gate, Huang San immediately bent his bow and arrows, shouted, and an arrow shot directly at the flagpole at the head of the city, and the arrow pole shook again and again, making a buzzing sound, and almost broke the flagpole at the head of the city.
If Huang San was riding a war horse, it could really be said to be majestic, but the mule under his crotch fell very badly, and he lost his demeanor.
Mules are generally used to pull carts and lead steps, but if you charge on a horse, it is equivalent to finding your own death.
But said that Dai Jinghong stood at the head of the city, saw the people under the city, and couldn't help but feel a little weak in his heart, wondering where this was the elite soldier, and the people under the city shot an arrow at the head of the city, right in the middle of the flagpole, which immediately made his heart sink.
The current situation in Henan can be said to be a fight between the gods, affecting the pond fish, and the battle between the official army and the Chuang army, which made hundreds of villagers in Chenzhou City tremble and panic, for fear that they will come over.
Now more than 2,000 horsemen suddenly came to the city, lined up to attack, and everyone was even more terrified, as if they were on the edge of the abyss.
"Boss, please look!" One of the leaders removed the shaft of the arrow and presented the letter.
Dai Jinghong hurriedly unfolded the letter and read it, and his face suddenly became a little cloudy.
Under the city, after Huang San shot an arrow, he rode back on a mule, and the second brother took the lead in cheering him.
Seeing this, Jin Xiangang and the others also soared in pride, and bet that if Dai Jinghong did not surrender, they would be able to take Chenzhou City in half a day at most.
When the second brother Gao saw Huang San running back, he was about to turn the horse's head and lead everyone back to the battle, waiting for the city's reply, but just as he was about to turn the horse's head, a loud shout suddenly came from the city, "Is Luyi Gaodu Lieutenant outside the city?" ”
When Gao Yihuan heard the sound, he originally wanted to turn the horse's head, but it turned into urging the horse to move forward, and the soldiers who were holding the flag behind him immediately followed, and they moved forward a few steps together, Gao Yihuan reined in the horse's reins, and replied loudly: "If it is fake, what does the city have to say?"
There was a noisy discussion from the city, and after a while, a person poked his head out and replied loudly: "Since we are the high capital lieutenant of Luyi, we are willing to surrender~"