The unscrupulousness of Zhao Xun and Xiaoguojun finally made Qingzhou react. Although it was delayed for a few days because of the Chinese New Year, the Qingzhou government army quickly moved under the order of the governor of Qingzhou.

On the border of Pingyuan Province and Tai'an Province, nearly 10,000 government troops were gathered to defend the cities. At the same time, there are also 8,000 government troops, who came straight to Donglai Mansion, and have the momentum of fighting with the Xiaoguo army in Donglai Mansion.

Cao Bin, the governor of Qingzhou, reported the information back to Luoyang, and at the same time personally led the army and came to ask Zhao Xun for clarification. I have no opinion on you attacking the Qingzhou Navy, but if you attack Donglai Mansion privately, it is a passover, and it is a great rebellion.

In the days after the siege of the city, Donglai Mansion was taken by the Xiaoguo army except for Changguang County. In addition to most of them actively or indirectly losing the city to the defeated army of the Qingzhou Water Army, and then the defeated army of the Qingzhou Water Army was "surrendered" by the Xiaoguo Army.

Of course, there are also some cities that cannot hold out and do not open the gates. Regarding this situation, the Xiaoguo soldiers who had been taught a lesson in Changguang County did not say much at all, and directly attacked the city. There weren't many soldiers in the first place, and the people in the city were the internal response, so these cities were soon taken. As for the mansions of these officials, they naturally suffered from the purge of the "Qingzhou Naval Army".

Even if the city surrenders, then the government army in the city must disarm, stay in the barracks, and wait for the landing.

Qingzhou's actions, Zhao Xun naturally knew, but he didn't take it to heart. The takedown of Donglai Mansion is for the sake of the Qingzhou Navy. In the future, the Qingzhou naval army was still stationed in Laizhou Port, firmly guarding the sea trade routes, whether it was to protect their own caravans, or to collect past commercial taxes, or to go to Yizhou and the Silla Peninsula to attack, it was extremely convenient. If you let it out, it will be to let the Yangzhou sailors in the south expand the scope, which is not good for you.

In the past few days, the various units of the Xiaoguo Army have been ruling in various counties while providing disaster relief. At the same time, the original thousands of government troops were also reorganized.

Outside Changguang County, eight thousand Xiaoguo troops gathered at the East Gate, and as for the other three gates, Zhao Xun didn't pay attention to them at all. In the past few days, nothing has been done, except for the daily letters of persuasion to surrender to the city. But the defenders of Changguang County, the county commander and others all frowned.

"Wei Dong, have our trebuchets and crossbow arrows been delivered?"

"Back to the lord, all to arrive. The county governors of Dongnai Province, the military captains of the prefecture, and the large families of the cities all sent representatives according to the requirements of the lord. Wei Dong said respectfully.

"Let the departments get used to it first, and in three days, this city will be broken." Zhao Xun said lightly.

The attack on this city is a warning to those great families. The current Xiaoguo Army is already the hero of one side, and they can't always rely on bloody means to cleanse it, so let them see the methods of the Xiaoguo Army, if they don't obey, this is their fate.

It was originally a good plan, but because there was an accident in this city, the landlords of the cities began to make small moves below again, especially after learning that Cao Bin's army was dispatched, Xiaoguo's army caught more than a dozen spies who wanted to cross the line to report the news to Cao Bin in the three cities of Yeguo, Dangli and Luxiang.

Although more than a dozen big landlords were arrested, there were still people who wanted to get the Xiaoguo Army out of Donglai Mansion. For this reason, this Changguang County must be attacked.

In the evening, in Changguang County, the county commander Liang Xingrong and the military captain Zhang Lin sat silently in Liang Xingrong's study.

The two sat across the table, with smoking teacups on the table, but neither of them was in the mood to taste it. The charcoal fire in the house can bring warmth to the house, but it can't let the two of them get rid of the cold in their hearts. The huge candle that shone brightly from the lampshade could not dispel the gloom in the hearts of the two.

"Lao Liang, how many years have we been in Changguang County?" After a while, Captain Zhang Lin said slowly.

Liang Xingrong seemed to be in a daze, and after being awakened by Zhang Lin's words, he sighed and said, "It's been six years and three months!" ”

"It seems that we have made a mistake this time, and the Xiaoguo Army is not as noble as the legend." Zhang Lin smiled bitterly.

Liang Xingrong picked up the teacup, and after a while, he slowly put it on the table, and said bitterly: "It's true that we made a mistake, we can't blame others, we just blame it at the beginning." 3,000 soldiers...... Let's not talk about the lives of these soldiers for the time being, but I ignore one point, this Donglai Mansion is in Qingzhou, which is an enclave for the Xiaoguo Army. They can't afford to fail, otherwise, they won't be able to defend here. ”

"The land governed by the Xiaoguo Army is a solid new policy, and for those landlords, big households, and prominent families, they don't want to see it. And we are just adding to the blockage of the Xiaoguo army. Liang Xingrong said, secretly laughing at himself. At the beginning, he was still smart and wanted to defeat the Xiaoguo Army, so that the Xiaoguo Army would know that Donglai Mansion was not unpopular.

As a result, relying on the 1,500-strong government army and 2,000 trained young men, a little trick ambushed the Xiaoguo army, which claimed to be the defeated army of the Qingzhou Navy. But the result was different from what he expected, instead of surrendering, the soldiers of Xiaoguo fought desperately with the defenders of the city. The defenders were also forced to die, and at the cost of 1,000 people, 3,000 Xiaoguo troops were eliminated at the city gate.

The reality of the situation made Liang Xingrong understand that the battlefield is not just about how to fight, it is just talking on paper, and it is impossible to really decide every change on the battlefield at that time.

Reinforcements from the Xiaoguo army soon came and surrounded Changguang County. At the beginning, he was also persuaded to surrender, and the defenders who wanted to participate in the other party were to pay for the lives of the dead Xiaoguo soldiers. Both Liang Xingrong and Zhang Lin refused, in their opinion, the current Xiaoguo Army had lost their minds and decided to cool him down.

As a result, the strangers who had appeared around their mansion disappeared. Outside the city no longer came to persuade the messengers to surrender, but the army gathered. The defenders of the city were shocked and angry when they learned that they had killed the Xiaoguo army. Especially those young people, they originally heard that it was the remnants of the Qingzhou Water Army, so they enthusiastically took action. Although Liang Xingrong is good to the people, it is not as good as the policy of the Xiaoguo Army.

The defenders wanted to surrender, but the Xiaoguo army just ignored it. They went out through the other gates, but they were all driven back. If it is a non-commissioned officer of the guards, in front of the defenders, it is not a matter of killing. The Xiaoguo army is telling them, it is useless to escape. Zhao Xun knew this, and he didn't stop it, and Li Lingfeng also knew what it meant.

"Today, the Xiaoguo Army stopped shooting and persuaded to surrender!" Zhang Lin said bitterly.

Speaking of persuasion, the two couldn't help but glance at each other, and their faces were extremely bitter. This letter of persuasion was not false, and persuaded the defenders of the city to surrender. However, every time a messenger was sent in the city, he was shot before he could get close to the opponent's camp. The other party has no intention of sending someone to contact them, or even has the heart to accept it.

Now the defenders thought that the two of them refused to surrender, but in fact they could not surrender at all. Although the army of Xiaoguo gathered at the east gate, outside the other three city gates, there were rangers patrolling, and anyone who found them in and out was driven back, otherwise they would be killed.

"Looks like they're ready to do it! They want to use this city to deter the big families and landlords! What's more, they also threw the infamy of siege warfare on our refusal to surrender. Liang Xingrong picked up the teacup, took a sip hard, and said in a muffled voice.

Liang Xingrong is not afraid of death, but he has always wanted to be a good official and a good official for the people. A single mistake made his efforts come to naught. Not to mention the loss of reputation, thousands of people will lose their lives.

Three days went by in a flash.

Early morning.

The people of the city were awakened by the sound of a trumpet, which was the last thing they wanted to hear, they had heard it once a dozen days ago, and that time the defenders had killed more than 3,000 Xiaoguo soldiers. The Snapgo army is massive, and they all want a peaceful solution rather than let the Snapgo army enter the city. More than 3,000 Xiaoguo soldiers were killed in battle, which also made them like frightened birds in these days.

"Woo woo woo ......"

"Knock Knock Knock ......"

Outside the city, the endless war drums and low horn sound of the Xiaoguo army camp resounded in the sky, and on the endless and white wilderness, the Xiaoguo army swept like a tide.

Under the banner, Zhao Xun stood solemnly in military uniform, and Li Lingfeng and other generals of the Eighth Prefecture and the lieutenant were ranked behind. Behind them, the iron armor of Sen Sen gathered into a sea of steel, flashing with a terrifying coldness, spears piercing the sky, and the red armor of the Xiaoguo Army, which was as beautiful as blood in the light of the morning sun! It is a stark contrast to the white earth.

Those who were specially invited to watch the battle were far on the right.

Indifferently glancing at the defenders on the city wall, Zhao Xun waved his hand and said in a deep voice: "Order, attack the city!" ”

The herald standing behind Zhao Xun waved the pennann flag in his hand fiercely, and in an instant, the continuous sound of war drums suddenly became agitated, and the low sound of the horn suddenly became extremely loud. The soldiers of the Xiaoguo Army, who were waiting for the battle, immediately began to move.

In the rear, the lagging baggage team finally followed, accompanied by the terrible bed crossbow and catapult, in the open space hundreds of steps away from the wall, the baggage soldiers of the Xiaoguo army began to nervously assemble the catapult, the calm time of more than ten days finally passed, and the siege battle began.

"How else is this going to be fought?" Zhang Lin muttered to himself. The guards and soldiers around him turned pale with a pale face.

"God, what the hell is that?"

Looking at the huge wooden pillars erected in the rear of the Xiaoguo Army, a young man gasped and looked frightened.

"Boy, that's a catapult!"

A deep voice rang in the young man's ears, and a large, strong hand put it on his shoulder.

The young soldier turned his head, and at some point, there was already an old soldier standing beside him, the old soldier was tall and strong, his face was covered with criss-crossing wrinkles, like the bark of a thousand-year-old pine, rough and green, a terrible scar from the veteran's left forehead to the bridge of his nose, straight through the right cheek, the wound opened like a big grin, hideous and terrifying.

This is a veteran who retired from the Xuzhou battlefield two years ago, because he was used to the battlefield, and later joined the government army in his hometown, and he was a team leader of the government army here.

"Boom!"

A full 8,000 soldiers entered the city and stopped a few miles away, and then the soldiers at the front slammed the big shield in their hands to the ground, and the rest of the soldiers also slammed their spears on the ground, and a loud sound like a landslide suddenly broke out between the heavens and the earth. Huge rock-throwing trucks also followed slowly and slowly, following closely behind the army.

"Lao Zhang, you can't fight, raise the white flag! Look at how the Xiaoguo army disposes, do you have to break through this city with a strong attack? Liang Xingrong said nervously. Seeing that he had become a high-spirited Xiaoguo army, Liang Xingrong was completely bottomless.

Zhang Lin stared at the commander of the Chinese army who became the Xiaoguo Army, and said in a lost voice: "The lord of the Xiaoguo Army, Zhao Xun, the governor of Youzhou!" He's here! ”

"Who? You said that it was Zhao Xun who led the army? Liang Xingrong also exclaimed.

"That's right, it should be him, although we have nothing to do with the Xiaoguo Army here, but Qingzhou is not small against the Xiaoguo Army. I also know something about the establishment of the Xiaoguo Army. Among the so-called Eighth Prefecture Army, there is no general surnamed Zhao, let alone such a young general. The armor on his body and the war horse under his crotch are definitely Zhao Xun's objects. What's more, no one can put on the orthodox flame unicorn cloak, except for Zhao Xun, no one else wants to do it. Zhang Lin said slowly.

"My lord! A white flag has been erected over the city! ”

Zhao Xun didn't say much, took out the silver bow on his side, and pulled the bow and arrows.

"Whew......"

A black black light with a piercing hum streaked across the sky, reaching the city walls.

"Poof......" "Buzz ......"

The white flag fluttered in the wind and fell under the city, and a long arrow the thickness of a black thumb shook back and forth above the flagpole.

Refuse to surrender!

The defenders on the city wall and the people watching the battle not far away all looked sideways.

"Kill, kill, kill, kill ......"

The Xiaoguo Army suddenly heard an earth-shattering shout.

"The Xiaoguo army is going to break through this city, and it will not accept surrender. Is it to avenge the soldiers who died in battle? In the crowd of spectators, some people muttered to themselves in confusion.

"Xiaoguojun's move is to tell us, if we are stubborn, the next target will be us." One said coldly.

Everyone was dumbfounded! My heart couldn't help beating. The Xiaoguo army, which has always been benevolent and righteous, now refuses to surrender to the enemy, that is, it wants to fight into the city. So if you have to go against the Xiaoguo Army, can you resist this wolf-like Xiaoguo Army?