Chapter 36: Zhou Zong's Siege
"You say, these rangers have done a lot of evil, but there are any physical evidence?" Yang Lian pointed to the ranger who was kneeling on the ground again. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
"Yes, yes!" The people said one after another, and soon, many victims came out and strongly accused the Ranger of the crime, under the obscenity of the Ranger, some women died of humiliation, and when the Ranger was strong, they did not dare to resist, and then someone made the decision and came out one by one to complain strongly.
Yang Lian quietly waited for everyone to finish, then looked at the ranger and said, "What do you have to say?" ”
Feeling Yang Lian's murderous gaze, the ranger climbed a few steps on the ground, kowtowed again and again, and said: "Yang Jiedu, we are all fascinated by ghosts for a while, so we did something wrong, and I hope that Yang Jiedu will spare his life." ”
The ranger said repeatedly, but soon, it was drowned out by the angry scolding of the people.
Yang Lian raised his hand again, signaling everyone to be quiet, and after the surrounding was quiet, Yang Lian slowly spoke, and said: "Fellow villagers, under the rule of this section, such things are absolutely not allowed to happen. Come on, kill them on the spot! The head of the dead folks is sacrificed. ”
"Whoa!" Zhang Wenji said, and stepped forward with a few soldiers.
Ranger still wanted to resist, but in front of the elite Tang Army, they couldn't do anything at all, two soldiers held down the shoulders of a Ranger Er, one soldier pulled out a long knife, the snowy blade flashed with cold light, Ranger Er struggled desperately, trying to get rid of the control of the Tang Army, but it had no effect at all.
"Brush!" The long knife slashed, the blood flashed, a good head rolled down, blood spurted out, rushed out a few feet away, several people dodged in a hurry, and were doused with warm blood.
A human head fell, and soon, the rest of the people were also killed with a knife, blood flowed on the ground, and the smell of blood drifted around with the breeze, inhaling into the nostrils, a little itchy. Someone couldn't help but sneeze a few times.
"Yang Jiedu, all the rangers have been ambushed!" Several pro-soldiers held the head of the ranger in their hands and walked up to Yang Lian.
"The death of a man is great, and he is buried in peace." Yang Lian said, looking at the people majestically, but the words changed and said, "Fellow villagers, the evil ranger has been killed this section. ”
"Thank you Yang Jiedu!" The people shouted, and the sound of the mountains and tsunami shattered the sky.
The sound of the mountain and the tsunami sounded for a long time, and even the sound could be faintly heard on the other side of the Qiantang River, Shao Keqian, who was stationed on the north bank, heard the sound, was startled, and hurriedly led his troops out, but found that there was nothing.
The smell of blood in the air was still there, Yang Lian raised his voice, and said: "Fellow villagers, you can receive you in this section, and you can distribute grain and fields to you, and if you want to return to your hometown, you can also return to your hometown." However, if someone dares to do something that is sorry for this section, the fate of these rangers is his example! ”
Yang Lian made a loud noise, and the hearts of the people were very shocked, and the ranger who had just died was even more secretly surprised in their hearts. Some people choose to kneel, at this time, they can have something to eat, they can continue to survive, who is not the same to serve?
"I don't force you in this section, someone wants to go to Yuezhou, just prepare Li Keran, Yuezhou has prepared rice porridge, and fragrant steamed buns, as long as you go, you can eat enough. If you don't go, you won't be forced to stay in this section. Of course, it's still the same sentence, if you go to Yuezhou, someone dares to betray this section, and you will be beheaded all over the house, and you will not be merciful! Yang Lian finally said.
People, you look at me, I look at you, and in the end, several patriarchs made up their minds, bowed to Yang Lian, and decided to follow Yang Lian to Yuezhou.
Under the organization of Tang Bing, this group of homeless people endured hunger, slowly stood up, and supported each other to advance towards Xiaoshan, a distance of more than ten miles is not far, but these people have a lot of physical exertion, and it was not until dusk that they arrived in Xiaoshan.
On the way to Xiaoshan, Yang Lian received news that on the other side of the Qiantang River, Wu Yue's army had sneaked in, but there were not many of them, and Yang Lian only left fifty elite horsemen to cut off the road. When they arrived in Xiaoshan County, in the small city, the Tang soldiers were ready, and on a spacious square, they set up a large camp, which was full of tents, which was where the displaced people lived.
Yang Lian has the advantage of providing a place to live, so that it is convenient to manage, as long as he sends someone to guard the gate of the camp, every move of the displaced people will be firmly monitored by him. When the displaced people entered the city, they first received rice porridge, and they were hungry for a few days, so they first drank rice porridge to warm their stomachs, otherwise they would eat too quickly, and their stomachs would not be able to bear it, and they might be strangled to death.
After drinking two bowls of rice porridge for one person, the people's complexion was much better, and although they were still not full, they were not hungry. Yang Lian asked them to rest for a while, and then eat steamed buns later. Taking advantage of this time, Yang Lian summoned several older elders and asked about the situation.
Through cross-examination, Yang Lian had a clearer understanding of the situation north of the Qiantang River, and he was a little puzzled, why did Zhou Zong behave like this? According to an old man, the Zhou sect had captured at least more than 3,000 people, and they didn't know what to do.
According to the itinerary, within two or three days, Zhou Zong rushed to the outside of Hangzhou, but with his troops, it was obviously unrealistic to want to storm Hangzhou.
After Yang Lian inquired, he asked Zhang Wenji, who stayed in Xiaoshan, to be on guard, and led his troops back to Yuezhou. On the Yuezhou side, after preparation, the sailor has already found out the situation in Hangzhou Bay. After a period of rapid expansion, Qian Hongyu's naval warships increased sharply to seventy, considering that Wu Yue was good at water, so some of the new naval forces should still have combat effectiveness.
Now that the lime array of the Tang army has lost its effect, it can only be hard to fight with Wu Yuejun, and it is not known who will kill the deer. That night, after Yang Lian discussed with Fang Jinzhao, Lin Renzhao and others, he decided to wait for Zhou Zong's side to kill in Hangzhou before making the next plan, and the adjustments made by Qian Hongyu may have flaws.
Zhou Zongbu burned and looted all the way, the villages along the way became a ruin, and the fields were also burned down. Zhou Zong captured more than 5,000 people, all of them old and weak, women and children, and he had already figured out how to attack the city.
After arriving in Hangzhou, Zhou Zong set up a large camp, and the west was guarded by Zhou Ye, a small general, and in Lin'an, Wu Yueguo also had a quite powerful Yijin army, which had to be defended. When Zhou Zong set up a camp, Qian Hongyu got the news, but he did not attack easily, he had the tall city wall of Hangzhou as a cover, which was conducive to a long-term war, and the food in Hangzhou was sufficient, even if the food was exhausted, he could also send a sailor to fish in the sea.
After Zhou Zong set up a large camp, he sent scouts to inquire about the news, and after finding out the situation in Hangzhou, Zhou Zong decided to launch an attack.
The army set up a command platform outside the city of Hangzhou, Zhou Zong looked inside the city, his eyes were cold, he waved his hand, and asked Zhou Hongzuo to act according to the plan.
Zhou Hongzuo took the people of the headquarters, escorted the old and weak women and children out of the barracks, the captives were tied up with ropes, and turned into a rock sugar gourd, driven by Zhou Hongzuo, the captives ran towards Hangzhou City. There were Tang troops on all sides, and they could only enter the city.
Qian Hongyu stood at the head of the city, and on the side, there were courtiers such as Yuan Dezhao and Wu Cheng.
Yuan Dezhao's personality was relatively weak, and when he saw this scene, he couldn't help but say: "Zhou Zong is really hateful, using such tricks!" ”
Qian Hongyu pursed his lips, and after a while, said, "Two prime ministers, what should I do now?" ”
"Humph!" Wu Cheng snorted coldly, after all, he was born as a military general, and his personality was relatively strong, he stared at the outside of the city, he had already made a decision, and said: "Great King, Zhou Zong's intention is obvious, he wants to take advantage of the king's kindness, once the city gate is opened and the people flock in, the Tang soldiers hidden in it will take the opportunity to seize the city!" ”
Qian Hongyu clenched his fists, he believes in Buddhism, and his heart is good, if he says that the person is extremely evil and kills, then it is enough, if he wants to kill the defenseless people, he can't do it.
Yuan Dezhao shook his head and said, "King, these people are all the people of Wu Yue Kingdom, you can't just kill them." ”
"So what should I do when I see Prime Minister Yuan?" Wu Cheng asked.
Yuan Dezhao didn't have a better way for a while, and fell silent.
At this time, the old and weak women and children were driven by Zhou Hongzuo, less than a hundred steps away from the city wall, and the cry came, which made people panic.
Wu Cheng arched his hand and said, "King, if you keep interrupting, you will suffer from it." ”
Qian Hongyu bit his lip, very angry in his heart, Zhou Zong did this, it was too much. The crying outside the city was getting louder and louder, and Qian Hongyu was actually a little flustered.
Wu Yanfu was on the side and said: "King, as long as you hold Hangzhou, you will have a chance to counterattack, now our army's naval division is still strong, and Suzhou is also in the hands of the envoy of Wu Jiedu, as long as it resists Zhou Zong's tricks, Qian Jiedu counterattacks in Suzhou, and can cut off Zhou Zong's retreat." ”
Wu Cheng saw Zheng Guogong helping, nodded also, and said: "King, if Zhou Zong retreats, Yang Lian is alone, the army is not much, and there is no hope of capturing Hangzhou, he will also retreat." ”
Qian Hongyu's eyes flickered, but he still didn't speak.
Wu Cheng knew that the king was still too soft-hearted, and in addition, he didn't have much confidence in repelling Yang Lian. Wu Cheng himself has no confidence, but he will definitely not show it. Wu Cheng made a color to Zheng Guogong Wu Yanfu. Zheng Guogong Wu Yanfu is a relative of the emperor, and when the king was young, Zheng Guogong played with him and had a great relationship. Even if he did something wrong, he wouldn't blame the king.
Zheng Guogong also knew, he nodded silently, walked up slowly, and looked out of the city, at this time, the old and weak women and children were getting closer and closer, and the distance was less than thirty steps, and he could already see the frightened faces more clearly.
"Soldiers, take up the bows and arrows in your hands and keep the enemy out of the country!" Zheng Guogong said loudly, and Yu Guang glanced at the king.
Qian Hongyu didn't react, at this time, his mood was complicated.
The crossbowmen hesitated, and most of the soldiers raised their bows and arrows, resting their feathers on the bowstrings, waiting for an order.
"No, no!" Yuan Dezhao said that he was filial in his life, and naturally he didn't want the king to do such a thing.
Qian Hongyu's eyes were red, and suddenly, he flicked his sleeves, turned around and left, he walked faster and faster, and soon disappeared from Yuan Dezhao's sight. (To be continued.) )