Chapter Ninety-Five: The Son Breaks Out
The pouring rain was like a burst in the sky, covering the whole world. Full // this // small // say // net
The rain crackled on the cowhide tent. It adds a bit of creepy atmosphere to the silent night.
Click, a flash of lightning appeared.
The miserable white light shone on Zhang Mancheng's face, making the somewhat thin body evaporate with Sensen's ghostly aura.
He stood behind the door of the Chinese army's tent, watching the rain outside getting heavier and heavier, but he didn't say a word with his hands behind his back.
In the big tent of the Chinese army, there are more than a dozen pine oil torches, and the flames are swaying, illuminating the big tent very clearly.
Seventeen or eighteen Qu Shuai, whose head was wrapped in a yellow scarf, sat quietly, and more than thirty eyes were locked on Zhang Mancheng.
"Sun Xia."
After waiting for a long time, Zhang Mancheng spoke.
A Qu Shuai stood up and arched his hand: "The last will be." ”
"How many days has it been since we attacked Wanxian?"
Sun Xia thought for a moment, "After tonight, it's been twenty-nine days. ”
"What about our losses?"
"Dashuai, in 29 days, we have suffered more than 23,000 casualties. However, nearly 40,000 Catholics came from all over the world. Compared with when we arrived in Wanxian, the number of people has increased by more than 10,000. Moreover, after this period of war, the requirements of the commander have been initially met, and the combat effectiveness of the soldiers has increased tenfold compared with the beginning. ”
"Twenty-three thousand ......"
Zhang Mancheng took a deep breath. In the air, there was still a smell of blood, but it was diluted a lot by the rain.
As if he were talking to himself, "More than 23,000 parishioners are gone?" If this revenge is not avenged, how can we be human beings? ”
In the big tent, the silence continued.
After a while, another Qu Shuai got up. "Marshal, it's almost time to implement the plan."
"Zhao Hong, you sit down first."
Zhang Mancheng waved his hand with a smile, and then returned to the coach's seat and sat down, "Your talent has always been favored by me, and among the twelve Daqu marshals in the south, you will achieve the highest achievement in the future." But just like any other humble background, you can't hold your breath. It is important to know that the more critical the time, the more you need to be calm. At this point, you can't compare to Feiyan. ”
"Handsome ......"
Zhao Hong lowered his head a little ashamedly. looks like Shi Shiran.
The commanders in the big tent all laughed. This Zhao Hong is not like them, most of them are born with mud legs, and they are serious and broken. Earlier, there were some thin fields in the family, who had practiced martial arts and read books, and were one of the few generals who could read and write.
Zhang Mancheng also laughed for a while. Let Zhao Hong sit down.
The smile on his face gradually faded, and he said with a solemn expression: "After many hard battles, presumably the local officials and soldiers of Wanxian County are almost there." To be honest, I admire the guards of Wanxian County, who can still hold on in the face of such a crazy attack. But it's time for their good fortune to come to an end...... Tonight, I want to attack the four cities together and take Wanxian. ”
"I am willing to be dispatched from the commander."
"Zhao Hong......"
"The last general!"
"I order you to lead your men and horses to attack Simon. Remember. Regardless of the losses, you must take the West City and join me in the city. Sun Xia, give you two channels of soldiers and horses. attack the east gate; Han Zhong led two canals of men and horses to attack Nancheng. The rest of the generals attacked the northern city with their commanders. The three cities of the east, west and south must maintain enough pressure on Wanxian County and launch an attack from Zishi. ”
"Whoa!"
The generals stood up and intervened.
Watching the generals walk out of the big tent, Zhang Mancheng stood at the door of the big tent of the Chinese army again with his hands behind his back, and muttered to himself: "It's over!" ”
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When the child was young, the rain became so heavy that it was impossible to even open one's eyes.
The pine oil torch was extinguished and lit, lit and extinguished. The firelight came and went, and it looked extremely weird. The three cities of Wanxian County, the sound of shouting and killing shook the sky. The Yellow Turbans launched a general attack. Attacking like a tidal wave, wave after wave.
Jars of pine oil were smashed down the city, and rain mixed with blood flowed down the walls.
The offensive and defensive battle in Wanxian County has reached a white-hot level. In this moment, life becomes meaningless.
Zhang Mancheng held the reins of the horse and wore a helmet through the armor.
Holding the cold blade of the big knife tightly, he looked at the silent Beicheng in the distance, and suddenly shouted: "Attack!" ”
These two words, as if squeezed out of the lungs, carry a stiff bloody breath.
Almost at the moment when he gave the order to attack, the war drums roared, and countless Yellow Turban soldiers rushed towards the northern city.
The archers frantically shot at the city, and the ladder was set up on the wall.
And the soldiers at the head of the city also frantically launched a counterattack, and in an instant, the silence of the northern city was drowned out by the sound of tearing and killing.
Dozens of soldiers, carrying thick ramming logs, rushed under the city gates under the cover of archers. Their heads were covered with a huge cowhide, and shields were there to protect them from the stones that fell from the city. Bang, bang, bang...... The walls seemed to tremble as the timber crashed against the gates.
"There are people under the city, stone them to death!"
Countless stones rained down, filled with pine oil, and smashed down by the lit jar.
The shield blocked the attack of the stone, and the cowhide, which had been wet by the rain, kept the pine oil at bay.
After hundreds of impacts, only a loud bang was heard, and the solid gate was suddenly slammed open. The Yellow Turban soldiers were in high spirits and launched an attack with a roar. Zhang Mancheng straddled the BMW, with a big knife in his hand, "Yellow Turban Lux, attack with me!" ”
Behind him, there were 2,000 cavalrymen, all bright and bright.
This is also the most elite person in Zhang Mancheng's hands, which is a few points more elite than Li Damu's Yellow Turban Lux.
Two thousand horses charged in the rainy night, and the horses' hooves splashed a puff of muddy water and stuck to the side
On the scarf pawn.
But everyone didn't care, and there was only one thought in their minds: to break Wanxian.
The impact of the cavalry was very terrifying, and before the north gate of Wanxian County could react, Zhang Mancheng had already rushed into the city gate with people.
But as soon as he entered the city gate, he found a strange ring-shaped urn city.
Zhang Mancheng secretly screamed in his heart, and was about to withdraw from Wanxian, when he heard a loud bang, and a pile of earth, stones, bricks and tiles leaned down from the city gate tower, blocking half of the city gate in an instant. The Yellow Turbans who couldn't dodge. Hundreds of people were stoned to death.
Immediately after, a banging sound sounded on both sides of the urn city.
A group of archers appeared on the top of the city, and without saying a word, arrows rained down.
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There were about 1,000 people who rushed into the urn city with Zhang Mancheng, shouting desperately, waving the weapons in their hands to dial the carving. But how can the locusts be completely stopped by the raindrops? In addition, after entering the city, they found out that they had fallen for the trick, and the Yellow Turban wrestlers also panicked.
The city of the urn is not just a flying locust, the humble city wall presents a trapezoidal slope.
There are logs on top of it, and if you look closely, you will see it. In fact, most of them are beams in some houses.
The rolling logs that one or two people hugged together, or the rolling logs that should be made from the pillars of the house, rolled down from the city wall several feet high. The power of the rolling log itself, coupled with the distance and impact generated by the slope of the city wall, has a great power when it falls. One by one, the yellow turban wrestlers were knocked off their horses by the rolling logs. Before he could stand up, the horse's hooves had already trampled down in a panic.
Xun Li, Sha Moke, and Qin stood on the wall of the urn city, looking at the struggling thieves in the urn city expressionlessly.
"It's called catching a turtle in an urn!"
Xun Yu said coldly, then waved his hand to let Shamoke come up, and pointed to Zhang Mancheng, who was struggling to the death: "Third brother, that guy seems to be a leader, take him down, I want to live!" ”
"It's easy!"
Shamoko didn't say a word, and picked up the thistle bones. Run down the walls.
Because there are many logs on the city wall, there is a place for Shamoko, who grew up in the mountains.
He scurried down the city wall, and when he was still three or four meters away. Soar into the air.
"Anti-thief, hit!"
The iron thistle bone smashed towards Zhang Mancheng with the wind roaring.
Zhang Mancheng was already a little stunned, and he couldn't figure out why the other party came down from the urn city a few feet high, and instinctively raised his knife to greet him.
Clang!
The thistle bone smashed into the blade. Shamoke's strength is not necessarily much smaller than Dong Li's, and in addition, he is more powerful when he pounces in the air. The blade was smashed and bent, Zhang Mancheng's arms were numb, and the tiger's mouth was dripping with blood. The huge impact made his chest feel even tighter. A mouthful of blood spurted out. The mount under the crotch screamed, and the four hooves fell to the ground, knocking Zhang Mancheng off the horse.
Shamoko also landed on both feet at this time. Holding the iron thistle bones in one hand, and picking up Zhang Mancheng's belt with the other, he rushed towards the city.
It may seem like a slow thing to say, but at the time it was just a blink of an eye.
The Yellow Turban Lux, who was making a final counterattack, did not know what had happened, and the coach was arrested.
It was even more panicked, and the locusts in Urn City were even denser. The wailing of the yellow turban wrestlers and the screams of the war horses were mixed together. Dozens of Yellow Turban soldiers who climbed over on the hill-like dirt slope at the city gate happened to see the Yellow Turban wrestlers who were shot by locusts like hedgehogs lying in a pool of blood, and they were a little stunned for a while when they saw that their most respected handsome man was taken away.
Qin was extremely excited, and ordered someone to tie up Zhang Mancheng, who was captured by Shamoke, and press him on the head of the city.
"Taiping Road anti-thief, wait and see, who is this!"
Qin yelled loudly at the Yellow Turban soldiers under Wanxian County. A few Qu Shuai looked up and shouted: "It's Da Shuai, Da Shuai was caught by them!" ”
The Yellow Turban soldiers, who were originally attacking frantically, slowed down their offensive.
"If you don't retreat, don't blame Ben for being too ruthless, and immediately behead your handsome!"
"Retire, retreat!"
Several of the commanders shouted loudly, and immediately sent people to inform the commanders of the other city gates.
The shouting of killing gradually stopped. Zhang Mancheng finally woke up and found that he was tied up with five flowers, and a rag was still stuffed in his mouth.
Under the city, Zhao Hong and others hurried over.
"Let go of my handsome!"
Zhao Hong's eyes were red, and he roared sharply. Zhang Mancheng is like his biological father, and he can be said to take great care of him. There are two fathers and sons who are famous in Taiping Road, one is Zhang Niujiao and Chu Yan, and the other is Zhang Mancheng and Zhao Hong. Since joining Taiping Dao, Zhang Mancheng has attached great importance to Zhao Hong, and has promoted him from an ordinary humble man to Qu Shuai.
Qin figured out who was being captured, and was ecstatic.
"Immediately retreat thirty miles, or I will kill your commander immediately."
What to do? Zhongqu Shuai, you look at me, I look at you, they all lose their minds. Zhang Mancheng whined, meaning to say, "You guys don't care about me." Continue to attack ......"
But with a cloth stuffed in his mouth, no one else knew what he was talking about.
Seeing Zhao Hong leading people to retreat slowly, Zhang Mancheng was in a hurry and fainted.
Seeing the Yellow Turban Army retreat, Qin and the others all breathed a sigh of relief. The design of the urn city in the city can be said to be a pioneering achievement. In fact, it has also proved that the urn city in this city is more obvious than the urn city built outside the city.
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Zhang Mancheng was captured, forcing the Yellow Turban soldiers to retreat thirty miles.
More than twenty days of frenzied attacks. Falling short. The only gain is that the Yellow Turbans are no longer a rabble.
Zhao Hong ordered people to negotiate with Qin, while Zhang Mancheng was imprisoned.
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Negotiations are only a means of stalling for time. Wanxian can't lose it, Zhang Mancheng can't do it? Home common view.
But I also know in my heart that sooner or later the two sides will have another battle to the death.
The Yellow Turban Thief won't delay for long. If they always don't let Zhang Mancheng go, they will be unable to bear it sooner or later. But if Zhang Mancheng is killed, it will only provoke the Yellow Turban Army to carry out a crazy attack. Now, time is of the essence, what should we do?
As soon as the morning dawned, Qin gathered everyone in He Mansion.
In addition to Dong Li, Qin, Huang Zhong, Li Yan, Pang Degong, Kuai Liang and Xu Huang, Dian Wei, Sha Moke, Huang Shao and Ma Zhen were also invited to the conference hall of Nuoda. As the chief planner of the strategy of catching turtles in the urn. Huang Shao was recognized by Qin and others. And Ma Zhen has also played a very key role in this period of time.
Many soldiers who had been slightly injured quickly returned to the battle after being dealt with by Ma Zhen and others.
And before. These minor injuries can produce even greater harm, resulting in the death of a soldier. In respect, Ma Zhen was naturally included in the banquet.
In this way, the people around Dong Li have been recognized by almost everyone.
Now Di Dong Li is no longer just a martial artist who first came to Wanxian County and was despised by everyone.
In addition, there is also a special person who has also joined in, that is, the master of He Mansion and He Jin's father.
He Zhen is over sixty years old. He is wide and fat, and he is in good spirits.
He sat at the top with his eyes closed and without saying a word. Originally, he didn't want to sit. It's just that because of his status, he had to do it here. At his head were Pang Degong and Qin.
"Although Zhang Mancheng was caught, our situation is not very good."
Qin said straight to the point: "Now the plan, on the one hand, we must step up the repair of the city wall, and on the other hand, we must try to delay time and wait for reinforcements to arrive. ”
Huang Shao frowned and said, "But the key question is, where are the reinforcements?" ”
One sentence silenced everyone in the hall.
Old Mrs. He suddenly opened her eyes, "More than ten counties in Nanyang have been lost, it is impossible for the imperial court not to react, and everyone has to calm down." ”
Xun Yu opened his mouth and said: "Taigong, it's not that we want you to join [Lamp]~Fire&Book. The city is not calm, but if the reinforcements do not show up again, we really can't support it for long...... Lao Huang, tell the old lady about the recent battle report. To be honest, we have lost a lot. ”
Huang Shao nodded, "Taigong, if you add the battle on the twenty-seventh day of the first lunar month, Wanxian County has been trapped for thirty days until today. In 30 days, more than 8,000 people have been killed, and more than 3,000 soldiers have been seriously wounded. Just now, Mr. Kuai and I calculated that our arrows have lost a lot of money, and we have lost more than half of our troops. ”
Kuai Liang said: "If it weren't for the temporary summoning of the people of Wanxian County to help defend the city, our losses would have been even greater. ”
Old Lady He's face was a little gloomy.
Xun Yu and Huang Shao's attitude is not bad, but this Kuai Liang speaks......
also knows that his identity as a butcher is not accepted by Kuai Liang and other scholars. If it weren't for his son and daughter, I'm afraid he wouldn't even be qualified to attend. However, Wanxian's loss was unexpected, He Zhen opened his mouth and did not speak again.
Qin said: "Everyone, what should I do? ”
Pang Degong thought for a while, "The imperial court has not seen reinforcements so far, there is only one possibility. It's not that there are no reinforcements, but they are held back by anti-thieves. It seems that we have all underestimated the power of the anti-thieves, and among the anti-thieves, there is really a hidden dragon and a crouching tiger. ”
Dragged down by anti-thieves?
In fact, everyone also knows that Pang Degong is saying it in a good way.
To put it mildly, the reinforcements may have been repulsed. Although everyone had such thoughts, they didn't dare to say it.
Pang Degong's statement is equivalent to piercing the little hope in everyone's hearts.
What to do? What to do?
Qin took a deep breath, suddenly got up and said loudly: "Even if it is really as Pang Gong said, the reinforcements are held back by the anti-thieves, but we must try to let the imperial court and the world know." Nanyang has not been lost, and Nanyang is still in the hands of my big man. Wanxian County is not lost, and Nanyang is not dead. I swear to live and die with Wanxian. ”
Kaoru was laughing wildly in her heart, but her face was very excited.
These doctors are really cute sometimes. It's all this time, and you still have to shout slogans? Is it really useful?
However, what Qin said is not unreasonable.
The sooner the imperial court knew that Wanxian had not been lost, the reinforcements would arrive a day earlier.
But the question is, how to let the court know about this? Also, how can you hold Wanxian County and hold out until reinforcements arrive?
Pang Degong said: "The best way to plan now is to find a brave general, break out of the siege, and go to Yang to seek reinforcements." This person should be excellent in martial arts, and he must be very clever. The most important thing is that he has connections in the imperial court. ”
If you want to talk about bravery, there are many of you here.
Huang Zhong, Dian Wei, Sha Moke, and Xu Huang all have the courage to be unstoppable.
But if it is said to be clever, Dian Wei and Shamoke will be eliminated first. There must be a relationship in the court, and Huang Zhong and Xu Huang have no play.
These four people are out of play, who else?
Li Yan, Wenpin? It seems to be a little worse.
A pair of eyes involuntarily fell on Dong Li's body.
Kaoru was startled, and said to everyone with a wry smile: "You don't want me to deliver the letter, do you?" ”
Pang Degong, Qin, and Old Lady He looked at each other and smiled, and at the same time got up and said, "Except for the young man, there is no suitable person." ”
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