Chapter 12 Human Shield
The continued siege of the city, which Feng Siji expected, did not happen, and the young soldiers defending the city began to understand the thoughts of the natives under the city, but they did not relax their vigilance and still guarded carefully on the city wall. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
When night fell, the natives still did not rush to attack the city, which reassured the defenders of the city. At this time, many people have night blindness, the night not only covers the city raiders, but also increases the difficulty for those who want to attack the city, it is not an easy thing to attack the city at night, the mental tension of the day, it is rare to relax at night. Most of the defenders of the city, except for the indispensable sentry, had a good night's sleep.
The next day, when the sun was rising and the fog had cleared, the natives of the city came in to attack the city, and when they attacked, there was a group of captives in front of them. That's right, captives.
In the Turen camp, the king of Linyi, Van Huda, was listening to the advice of his military advisor, Lu Ta.
"Mr. Lu, according to your strategy, yesterday afternoon I have gathered together nearly 1,000 Han Chinese captives from Japan, South and Jiude. It's just that this Nine True City is high, although the captives can threaten to climb the wall, if the city is desperate and doesn't care about the life and death of these people, can such a strategy work? Van Huda looked at the women and children who were being driven forward by his sergeants, but he was reluctant.
For this strategy, he was ruthless yesterday and contributed several women in his hands. This Jin woman is not only more beautiful and delicate, but she is ten million times better than the domestic woman in Linyi, and this sense of struggle alone makes Fan Huda unable to extricate himself. Thinking of last night's warm and watery skin, Van Huda was even more reluctant. Fortunately, as the king, he still left several of the most beautiful Jin women in the camp. Although I am unwilling, for the sake of the great cause, just give up the woman. When the city is broken, the Jin Kingdom is defeated, and the flowers and rivers of the Central Plains are entered, how many women will be in the Central Plains by then? At that time, even the noble daughters of the Jin people will also succumb to their crotches. Thinking of this, Van Huda couldn't help but be ambitious.
"Rest assured, the king, although the Jin people are pretentious and regard others as barbarians, they are even more ruthless when they kill their own people. However, this blatant killing of the same people not only has to face the condemnation of his own conscience, but also the questioning of the hypocrites who are full of benevolence and righteousness in the court, and I am sure that the chief of the city will not dare to kill the people under the city. Besides, this is only the first batch in front of him, and the second batch of captives will be delivered tomorrow, please rest assured that the king "Lu Da, who was beside Van Huda, stroked his beard with affirmation.
"Not bad, not bad. These nearly a thousand captives are all old and weak women and children, this Jin people are too weak, and they always like to protect the old and weak women and children first, not as decisive as my Lin Yi. As long as there are men who are strong, women can rob, children can give birth, and old goods are things that waste food, what is the use? However, the benevolence of this Jin woman is with us, and the military advisor is really my room. Van Huda was full of pride, and he brushed his messy beard, and looked at his military advisor with great satisfaction.
Although Lu He looked down on the native thief in front of him who did not learn and had no skills, but still wanted to be vassal, his heart was full of contempt, but he did not point out Van Huda's mistake, but was modest. No matter how unbearable this native thief in front of him is, he is his own master. Not only did he respect himself when he first met, he worshiped him as a military advisor, but he was obedient to himself on weekdays. The scholar died for his confidant, and those nobles of the Jin Dynasty had eyes but did not know gold and jade, so they made a big deal to tell them how eyeless they were at the beginning.
Since helping Van Huda ascend to the throne and helping Van Huda invade the Jin Kingdom, he has never looked back, but he never thought of turning back. From the son-in-law who was beaten and scolded by everyone in the Jin Kingdom, to the current military advisor who is above 10,000 people under one person, why should he turn back!
Looking at the "compatriots" who were being urged forward step by step, Lu was full of anticipation. As long as the county guards who defend the city can't bear it, it will be easy for Jiuzhen City to break the city. Even if you can't break the city, letting these damn Jin people die in the hands of your own people is a great joy in your life. Since escaping from the Jin Kingdom, Lu He has long since stopped caring about such empty things as faces. As long as you can realize the ambition in your heart, take revenge on this damn Dajin fiercely, and let yourself slash that slut, she is just a dead person, and the bones will be dry, which big man is not a tired corpse under his feet!
Thinking of the humiliation in the Jin Dynasty back then, and then thinking of the delicate daughter of the Rinan County Guard last night, and the noble girl who was high above him in the past, Lu He put down the undeserved compassion in his heart, let his reason return, and accompanied his Ming Lord to quietly look at his former compatriots in the distance, and died generously, his heart was like candied fruit.
The crowd that was driven closer and closer, and the people on the city walls also saw the situation below.
Walking in the front were all Jin people who were captured by the Lin Fu coalition army and originally lived in Rinan and Jiude, and they were strung on hemp ropes one by one, and were driven close to the city wall by the natives behind them. The young man's face was covered with scars, and he was obviously tortured; The woman's eyes were mostly glazed, obviously suffering inhumanely; The old people looked at the eyes in front of them blankly, and the children and the young men who were not satisfied were punched and kicked by the native soldiers with sharp blades behind them, and even those who wanted to do it were directly cut off their hands and feet.
The cries came and went, and the closer they got to the walls, the more disturbing they became.
"Ah, Father, this is."
Feng Junyan cautiously stretched out his head, and when he saw the scene under the city, he didn't know how to speak, and the sergeant Qingzhuang who was about to release arrows in the city didn't know what to do when he saw this scene, and he was stunned for a while.
"Damn, it's the people who were arrested in Nichinan Jiude." Liu Nianqi looked at the situation under the city and hammered the city wall hatefully, and the whole person gritted his teeth and stared at the natives who were driving the women and children behind the crowd.
"Elder Bai, what should we do?" Seeing that the city didn't know how to be a good person, he could only find Deng Wen, who was about to do a big job.
"Calm down, don't move. I'm going to report to the captain, and you take precautions. ā
Deng Wen, like a few hundred elders guarding the city, saw that the people in the city were at a loss, so he hurried down to the city and found the county guard and the lieutenant who were rushing to the city wall. It turned out that someone had already seen that the natives drove the people as the precursor, and hurriedly spread the news to the school captain and the county guard, and when they heard this, they were discussing in the city how to resist the natives and not cut off the back road, and the three of them hurried over.
The county guard of Jiuzhen City is surnamed Zhang Minghui, the word Renzhi, a person from Jiangyin, and he is fifty years old. Although he is a scholar, he is not the kind of weak scholar who is powerless. Although he is not a fierce general with ten thousand enemies, he is also on a horse and kills the enemy. Because of his support for the Northern Expedition, he was hated by the compromise faction in the DPRK and China, and was assigned to the poor and remote land of Jiuzhen as a county guard last year. I wanted to make a career, but the power was in the hands of the local clan.
This time, the natives suddenly attacked, although Zhang Hui got the news in advance, he reorganized his army and moved the people in the county into the city. It's just that the time is too hurried, and the officials can't all be used by him, and before he has time to transfer the people, the natives have already approached the city. The troops in Jiaozhou have long been exhausted, Zhang Hui can only stand in the city and wait for reinforcements, who knows that the person in charge of the treasury is actually engaged in corruption, reselling military supplies, and engaging in local clans, this kind of thing is definitely not something that one person can do, but the military situation is like fire, and the lost things can never be recovered. The angry Zhang Hui directly pulled the guy out and cut off his head.
The natives attacked the city for four days, and Zhang Hui guarded the city for four days, so it can be said that he did not close his eyes for several nights. I finally waited for reinforcements, I thought it would be easier, but I didn't think that something would happen the next day.
The captain of Jiuzhen City is surnamed Zhao Mingyang, the word Yanzhi, a man in his forties, and the legend is that he is the descendant of Zhao Tuo. On weekdays, he and Zhang Hui don't deal with each other very well, because they are from the Jiaozhou clan, they don't have to look at other people's faces, and they are lukewarm to Zhang Junshou from the capital. However, Zhao Yang is a bloody soldier, as a native of Jiaozhou, in the days when the natives came, he also took more than 1,000 soldiers from Jiuzhen City to defend the city to the death. After only relaxing for a day, I hurried to the city wall without worry, and met the county guard and the captain who also rushed to the reinforcements on the way, and walked all the way.
The three of them were mainly the older lieutenants who arrived later, and the group was rushing to the city wall with their personal guards, and they saw Deng Wen in the lower city, and after the ceremony, Deng Wen hurriedly explained the situation.
"Ah father, the natives take the people as the forerunner, and the sergeants themselves have hesitation, what should I do?" It turned out that this later lieutenant was Deng Wen's father, Deng Yi. He has been in the army for many years in Jiaozhi and has experienced hundreds of battles, although his military rank is not high, he even has to give him face in Jiaozhou. Zhao Yang is also his subordinate, so Zhao Yang will honestly hand over the military power and obey his command. Deng Wen was in a hurry and directly forgot the rules in the army, but fortunately, Zhang Zhao and the others already knew the relationship between Deng Wen and Deng Yi, but they didn't say anything.
"I have been told about this, and the natives are vile, and they take the people as the precursor. Most of the officers and men of our army are local young and strong, and the old folks outside the city will cause turmoil in the army's morale if they directly release arrows. Moreover, as sergeants, we should have protected the territory and the people, but we were incompetent when the people were punished. Deng Yi said as he went up the city wall.
"Captain Deng, no matter what, Jiuzhen can't afford to lose! The elite of Jiaozhou has been withdrawn, and the general of the protector is entering Wuximan, and there is no way to return in a short period of time. If the nine truths are lost, the toes are in danger. I am afraid that the people of Jiaojiao Prefecture will suffer from the flames of war! "The natives will be defeated, there's no doubt about it. The backward Linyi Funan is far from being the opponent of the Great Jin, if it weren't for the rugged mountain roads and the deep forests, Linyi Funan would have been pushed by the Great Jin Dynasty long ago. This time, the natives were able to occupy Ninan Jiude, but it was only because the elite went north and were taken advantage of by them. However, if the city is destroyed, not only will he have to bear the charge of defending the city, but I am afraid that the entire Jiaozhou will be destroyed.
"The natives have already started to drive the people to climb the wall, and they can't hesitate any longer!" Zhao Yang also persuaded on the side.
"Oh Father, you can't hesitate." Although Deng Wen couldn't bear it, reason told him that it was right to do so.
"Listen to me, release the arrow!" Deng Yi finally gave the order.
For a while, thousands of arrows were fired in the city, and they directly took a person's life.