Chapter 354: Besieging Yecheng Palace
No one expected such a situation in advance, even Tai Shici, as if he was in a dream, and he never thought that he could make such a big formation.
Of course, Tai Shi Ci is also a very smart and clever person, and as soon as he saw such a situation, he immediately thought of the word "popular heart". immediately realized that now, it may be a good opportunity to use the people of Yecheng to completely recover Yecheng and completely destroy the remnants of Yuan Shao's power.
Therefore, after a little discussion with Shi A and Shen Liang, he decided to strike while the iron was hot, and use the mentality full of anger and hatred towards Yuan Shao and Yuan Jun to completely seize the whole city of Yecheng and force all Yuan Shao's troops to land.
At that moment, Tai Shi Ci and Shi A and the other brothers immediately divided the more than 100,000 people into several roads, led by them with a small part of the real Han army, and then used the cover of the Yuan army that surrendered, divided into several roads, and directly killed the various Yuan army camps in the city.
All kinds of military horses slaughtered all the way to the various military camps of the Yuan army, while calling on the people to join in the name of the New Han Army, so that each kind of men and horses soon reached 100,000 people.
Yuan Jun in the city, at this time, they were really completely stunned and completely messed up. In the face of the slaughtered people, they don't know whether it is better to resist or surrender.
Resist, many soldiers in their army are unwilling, after all, Yuan Shao is dead, and the New Han army has also entered Yecheng, is there any point in their resistance? The strength of the New Han Army, they don't know it, if they really fight, can they fight again? The entire Yecheng was a sensation all of a sudden, and there were shouts of killing everywhere. They didn't know how many men and horses there were in the New Han Army.
So. The Yuan army in the city, except for a very small number of Yuan troops stubbornly resisted. Normally, as soon as most of the men arrived, most of them surrendered immediately. Of course, those stubborn Yuan Jun didn't struggle for long. Tai Shi Ci, Shi A and others directly entered their military camp and killed their generals, and after killing their generals, they saw a sea of people in all directions. Those Yuan soldiers had only one way to surrender.
Yuan Shao had a total of about 300,000 troops and horses in Yecheng, most of whom were stationed outside the city, and those Yuan soldiers would withdraw into the city unless all the fortifications outside the city were broken by the New Han army. Now, the Yuan army in the city will not exceed 150,000 horses.
150,000 horses. The four city gates and the surrounding city walls were guarded, and there were also military horses to maintain order in the city, of which there were about 20,000. Guarding the palace for Yuan Shaozhen. In this way, the Yuan soldiers who can be divided into four gates to guard will not exceed 30,000. And Yuan's army is in the barracks in the city. It won't all be together, generally. The largest military camp can accommodate about 20,000. In addition, there are several small military camps. Well, let's not talk about small military camps, let's just say that there are 20,000 Yuan army barracks, surrounded by hundreds of thousands of people, what else can they do?
Therefore, it didn't take long for the more than 100,000 Yuan troops in the city, except for those who stayed in the palace, almost all of them were dismissed.
Outside the city, there were more than 100,000 Yuan troops, among them, there were 50,000 Yuan troops that Yuan Shao was preparing to send to Handan City.
Tai Shi Ci knew that now the city was in chaos, and those who followed him were actually some people, which Tai Shi Ci knew in his heart. Inside the city, he can go on a rampage with the people, but if he is outside the city, it will not be easy. These people, after all, are not real soldiers, if they go outside the city, then the Yuan army really kills in formation, or charges with cavalry, then the casualties of the people will be great. Therefore, Tai Shici didn't think about taking these people out of Yecheng.
Instead, he simply ignored the walls of Yecheng, and even ordered people to open all the gates of Yecheng, and then with Shi A and others, with the surrendered Yuan army and the people, surrounded the palace.
At this time, the Yuan army outside the city, they also knew that Yuan Shao was killed and the New Han army suddenly appeared in the city.
When they heard the news, they were quite panicked and confused for a while.
Yuan Shao is dead, what should they do now? Kill into the city? Or what?
If they go into the city, for what? Revenge for Yuan Shao? However, Yuan Shao is dead, what is the point of avenging Yuan Shao? Of course, if Yuan Shao is a lord worthy of their sworn follow, that's fine, but Yuan Shao took their family into custody to hold them hostage to serve him, Yuan Shao, is it still worth their loyalty? If Yuan Shao hadn't died, they wouldn't have dared to disobey Yuan Shao's orders. However, as soon as Yuan Shao died, everything was over. What's more, the movement in the city seems to be a bit big, so how many New Han troops do you have to create the movement? What can they do when they go into the city? Sending sheep into the tiger's mouth?
Anyway, almost all the generals of the Yuan army, they were all hesitating. No one led the army into the city to participate in the battle at the first time. Until, Taishi Ci ordered all the city gates to be opened, and these Yuan troops did not dare to lead the army into the city at all. Every general of the Yuan army, they were suspicious, wondering if this was the New Han Army's strategy to lure troops. The city gates that opened one by one were like a big mouth that chose people to devour, making them daunting. Now, they are not thinking about going to the city, but thinking about what choice they will make if the New Han army is killed. What about a battle with the New Han Army, or surrender?
Tai Shi Ci's wonderful move completely shocked the Yuan army outside the city, so that not only did they not dare to wave their troops into the city, but they were already up and down because of this, and they were shocked in their hearts, and they began to make their own small calculations one by one.
If Yuan Shao now knew what the situation of the Yuan army inside and outside the city was, and what kind of mentality those Yuan army generals were, he was not just angry with Yuan Xi's mother and son now, he was afraid that he would be directly angry to death.
At this moment, Yuan Shao, he didn't know that he had gone over, and he still thought that as long as he appeared, he could stabilize the situation in Yecheng.
Now, he really can't deal with the situation in front of him for a while, he wants to kill Zhao Yun, but Zhao Yun holds his son hostage. He originally wanted to scold Zhao Yun and make Zhao Yun disdain to kill Yuan Xi. But Yuan Xi's mother and son thought that Yuan Shao didn't care about their life or death, and made a drama of father and son, husband and wife turning against each other.
Yuan Shao was very angry.
Seeing that the people who had been sold by Yuan Xi's mother and son protected their mother and son and Zhao Yun together. Yuan Shao knew that it was impossible to be strong. If it is forced, it will not only be chaos outside the palace in Yecheng. Even this palace is going to be in chaos. With such a mess, it will be even more difficult for him to clean up the mess.
The report was heard. It is said that there was a civil mutiny and a mutiny outside the palace. Yuan Shao knew that he had been grinding with Yuan Xi's mother and son here for too long. And so on. Things are going to get out of hand.
There was no way, so he had to hate the people left and right: "Surround me here first, and don't let the people inside escape." When I go to stabilize the situation in Yecheng, I will deal with them again! ”
After Yuan Shao finished speaking, he asked his guards to escort him and turn around and leave.
In the palace, only the situation happened here in the side hall, and the rest of the places are quite normal. The 20,000 military horses in this are Yuan Shao's diehards. Except for the part that was sold, these are still loyal to Yuan Shao.
When Yuan Shao came to the head of the palace gate, Tai Shici, Shi A and others had already brought their New Han army and Yuan army to surrender, and countless people surrounded and killed.
"What are you waiting for? Rebellion? Yuan Shao is here, calm down for me, listen to my orders, and capture and kill the New Han Army Tai Shi Ci! Yuan Shao appeared at the head of the city. Shout.
"What? Yuan Shao? ”
"Wasn't he killed?"
"It was killed by General Tai Shi Ci, you see, Yuan Shao's head is still in the hands of General Tai Shi Ci."
"No, why is Yuan Shao still in the city?"
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Yuan Shao appeared at the head of the imperial city. It made everyone stunned. Including Tai Shici, he also looked puzzled, didn't he kill Yuan Shao? Why did another Yuan Shaolai pop up?
"Haha! How could I, Yuan Shao, be so easily stabbed by thieves? Sue sù you. The Taishi thief of the New Han Army, the one he assassinated. It's not me Yuan Shao himself, but one of my stand-ins. Yuan Shao laughed and said, "Listen to it all for me!" All my soldiers and soldiers. Immediately besiege and kill Tai Shici's thief general, whoever kills Tai Shici, I will make him a general, reward a thousand gold, and give ten thousand households! ”
"Haha, ridiculous! You don't open your eyes to take a look, now, our New Han Army has hundreds of thousands of horses here, and you still dare to kill me Tai Shici? When Tai Shici heard Yuan Shao say this, he immediately understood in his heart that the one he killed might really be a stand-in for Yuan Shao, but so what? Things have developed to this point, whether it is the real Yuan Shao or the fake Yuan Shao who was killed by himself, it doesn't really matter much.
Now, unless the Yuan army outside the city can enter the city and kill their own people composed of people, otherwise, Yuan Shao will die today, and Tai Shici doesn't want to let go of this chance opportunity to seize Yecheng in one fell swoop and destroy Yuan Shao. If this opportunity is missed and Yuan Shao is allowed to regroup, then the New Han Army will really come to attack the city, then I am afraid it will not be easy to do.
"Besides." Tai Shi Ci looked at Yuan Shao at the head of the city with cold eyes, and said coldly: "Yuan Shao's head is here, and he has indeed been killed by my Tai Shi Ci, you say you are real?" However, I said that you are a fake. Acquaintances, hurry up and open the palace gate and come out to surrender, otherwise, no matter whether you are true or not, my Tai Shi Ci will also be killed! ”
"Want to kill me Yuan Shao? It's not so easy, when I summon the army outside the city, you Tai Shi Ci will not be able to escape! Yuan Shao shouted not to be outdone.
"Hmph, then let's see, it's me Tai Shi Ci who will break through this imperial city first, or the army outside your city will kill first." Tai Shi Ci snorted heavily, preparing to storm the imperial city.
"Do you really want to betray Yuan? Now I'm giving you one last chance! Yuan Shao didn't care about Tai Shici, and shouted at the Yuan army who had surrendered from the city.
"Look for death!"
How could Tai Shici give Yuan Shao a chance to instigate those Yuan troops who had already surrendered to him? Seeing this, he gritted his teeth, took the strong bow directly, and shot the arrow.
"Your Little ......"
"Be careful, lord!"
Yuan Shao was still about to threaten the Yuan army outside the city, so Tai Shici swished arrows, and several bows and arrows, like beads, shot straight at the head of the city.
The Yuan soldiers above, when they saw Tai Shici shooting arrows, suddenly pushed Yuan Shao down and stepped forward to block it.
Porphyrium ......
The general of the Yuan army, who was hit by several arrows in his body, was shot and killed on the spot, and Yuan Shao was fortunate to dodge.
"Give me to defend the palace, they don't have siege equipment. If you can't get in, find a way to give orders to the Yuan army outside the city. Let them come into the city! Yuan Shaofu was behind the battlements and shouted orders to the people below.
This. Yuan Shao saw it quite accurately. Now, Tai Shi Ci and they really have no way to break through the palace.
Tai Shi Ci didn't expect it. The Yuan Shao he killed was just a stand-in for Yuan Shao, and he thought that as long as he took these hundreds of thousands of people to the palace and showed Yuan Shao's head, the Yuan army of the imperial army would surrender. But now, with Yuan Shao here, such a method is no longer effective.
At this time, in the side hall of the palace, Zhao Yun had already vaguely guessed some information from the report of Yuan Bing who reported to Yuan Shao. He at least knew that he was in Yecheng now. There was a popular uprising, a mutiny. Moreover, these people are already killing the palace. As for the civil uprising, Zhao Yun had already expected it and knew that the civil uprising was only a matter of time. Now, Zhao Yun thinks that the current big changes in Yecheng should have something to do with Tai Shici and them.
Seeing Yuan Shao leaving, he left a lot of Yuan soldiers around him and others. Zhao Yun couldn't help but have another idea.
Zhao Yun was holding the spear, still against Yuan Xi's throat. He said to him: "Okay, Yuan Xigongzi, I have lost patience now, because I can't go on with you like this. If you guys don't have anything better to build, then ......"
Zhao Yun's meaning is self-evident.
"Don't, don't kill my son......" Liu said with a worried face.
"Don't kill him? So what do you say? Zhao Yun said coldly.
"So, what do you say?" Liu now. I just want to keep Yuan Xi, something else. She didn't even care.
"It's not that there isn't a way." Zhao Yun held his other hand and pointed at Yuan Bing, who was surrounding the palace, and said, "It doesn't matter if that Yuan Shao is true or not." Your mother and son have now turned against him. Even if I let Yuan Xi go now, he doesn't know how to deal with your mother and son afterwards. As for your son, he has already said that he has joined our New Han Dynasty, so why don't you simply serve my New Han Dynasty? In this way, you will follow me, go out together, join up with our people, and conquer this imperial city, so that you can save your life even if you have done meritorious service. ”
"This ......" Liu hesitated, because he knew that his son Yuan Xi said that he would serve the New Han Dynasty, but in fact, he was only forced to do that, and Yuan Shao should be true, and he should not be serious about his mother and son, now there is just no way. However, if she doesn't agree to this person, I'm afraid that he will really kill Yuan Xi as soon as he is ruthless, which is what she is most worried about.
"Mother...... I, I don't want to die, quickly promise General Zhao Yun......" Yuan Xi was already trembling, and this feeling of being killed at any time made his spirit collapse.
"General Zhao, General Zhao Yun...... This, this murder is just a nod to the ground. Yes, I promise you to leave the palace safely, and you, you will let me go, but, okay? "The Liu family is weak and weak, and I begged Zhao Yun with pity.
If it was Liu Yi's open-eyed guy, I am afraid he would have agreed to her, but Zhao Yun was indifferent.
He said coldly: "No, I, Zhao, want to leave here, I don't need your guarantee, my gun will guarantee for me." ”
"But, but, you, you let my mother and son betray Yuan Shao, this, this is indeed a bit difficult for a strong man......" Liu should not be a simple woman, she glanced at Zhao Yun quickly, saw Zhao Yun's face was ugly, and his face was angry, and hurriedly said: "I, I promise you...... I promised to help you break the Imperial City, but、But you let my son go first, okay? Wouldn't, or not, I'll let you hold you hostage, and exchange me, my life, for his life, is this—okay? ”
Liu said this, and really walked over, without a little hesitation, holding Zhao Yun's bloody spear head and aiming it at his white throat.
Zhao Yun's heart trembled, and he sighed in his heart. Looking at Liu's resolute eyes, he felt a little sigh for this woman. This Yuan Xi, Zhao Yun is despised in his heart, and he is a waster, but he has a mother who treats him well, and he pities the hearts of parents all over the world.
"Put Yuan Xi down, let's go." Zhao Yun withdrew the gun and said to the strong man.
The strong man didn't say a word, and directly put Yuan Xi down, and at the same time, picked up a Pu knife from the ground.
Now, there is no point in holding Yuan Xi hostage anymore. Since Tai Shici has made such a big move, it is estimated that it is not difficult to destroy Yuan Shao, and it is not difficult to eradicate Yuan Shao's forces. This woman's heart to protect her son made Zhao Yun a little moved, so she let Yuan Xi go, but Zhao Yun believed that he couldn't escape from the palm of his new Han army in the end.
Liu was stunned, he didn't expect Zhao Yun to let her mother and son go so simply at this moment.
When she saw that Zhao Yun was about to leave with the strong man with a gun, she couldn't help but say for a while: "You, you can't get out, there are still so many soldiers around here...... Or...... Why don't I have someone escort you out? ”
"Take care of yourselves." Zhao Yun didn't reply: "Yuan Xi is only twenty years old, right?" But I don't know how many people have been harmed, even if he dies a hundred times, it is difficult to wash away his sins, you, a mother, only know how to dot, but you have not taught him how to be an upright person. If I let him go now, it doesn't mean that I won't kill him, for your sake, as a mother, I will spare his life for the time being, and the next time it falls into my hands, it will be his death, so if you want to live, it depends on whether you can escape. ”
The world is so big, where is their place? Where else can you escape? Zhao Yun knew that even if he didn't kill Yuan Xi now, he would definitely die.
"Changshan Zhao Zilong is here, do you dare to stop me?"
Zhao Yun shook his spear and strode murderously towards the Yuan soldiers left behind by Yuan Shao on the periphery. (To be continued......)