The earth in the dark night is extraordinarily quiet, and the moonless sky adds a bit of silence to Gaoling City. In this era when there is no night entertainment, the people in the city are also asleep at this moment.

However, in some parts of the city, there are some people who are not willing to be lonely.

In the south of Gaoling City, in the courtyard of the Lin family, there are more than 30 heads of large and small families in Gaoling City.

Zhang Lin, the head of the Zhang Guo family, said to Li Qinglin, the head of the Li family on the left, with a solemn face: "Brother Li, in the past, we all met in your Li family, why did we change to the Lin family at the critical moment of preparing for the action today?" ”

Li Qinglin's face remained unchanged, but in his heart, he remembered what Lord Luo said a few days ago, the reason why these family heads wanted to act this time was definitely not for the king, but for themselves. These bastards don't want to think about it, if it weren't for Lord Lin's support, before Zhao Jun broke the city, they would have so much family wealth now? It is not known how much of the property occupied by these families was obtained by relying on the covert assistance of the government. Now he doesn't even mention big things, but suspects these messy things.

"What does Brother Zhang mean by this? Doubt me? Since this is the case, then Li will also say it directly. My Li family is already in action now, but my Li family's mission this operation is very important, so General Luo is personally responsible for supervising it. Therefore, my Li family is no longer able to convene you to discuss major matters. ”

"In addition, all of you here now are the same, you all know very well how the wealth in your hands and the benefits you occupy come from, and none of us can withdraw. Even if you are unwilling to cooperate with the action, I am afraid that after Zhao State stabilizes here in the future, the Zhao State Government will not let you go. Don't forget, your hands are not clean. ”

Lin Feng, the head of the Lin family, said with a smile: "Okay, two, what we are doing now is for ourselves, of course, for the king of Hanzhong." If you can't defeat the Zhao army, if you can't let the Zhao army withdraw from Xiyongzhou, not only will you lose your family and wealth, but you will also lose your life, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to save it. As Brother Lin said, our hands are indeed not clean, and Zhao Guo will definitely use us to buy the hearts of the people. Therefore, now is not the time to discuss other things, and when Zhao Jun retreats, you and I will be a great achievement, and the rewards will definitely not be less in the future. ”

Zhang Lin glanced at the corners of his mouth, he also knew that it was not the right time for him to ask like this, but Zhang Lin felt that this Li Qinglin seemed to be different from himself and the others.

Li Feng, the other head of the Li family, couldn't help but jump up, and said with resentment in his mouth: "The system and policies of the Zhao State are good, but they are good for those mud-legged people and merchants, and they are not good for those of us who occupy a lot of land. In addition, in order to buy the hearts of the people, we, the big clans, often become the victims of Zhao Jun. Therefore, if you want to protect your family wealth and your life, you should put down everything else at this moment and act together. ”

A burly man sitting on the main seat said coldly: "Now that the arrow is ready to be fired, start acting according to the plan, let the private people who have prepared in advance act." Don't forget, Lord Lin Shucheng has arrangements here, and if anyone dares to drag his feet, he will be killed! ”

As soon as the big man spoke, the heads of the families suddenly had no one to say. They all knew that this person was the military general arranged by Lin Shucheng, and he was also the person in charge of their actions.

Dahan glanced at everyone and said in a deep voice: "Next, I will arrange the operation and start the operation tomorrow night." ”

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Outside the city of Weinan County, the army of Zhao gathered under the city.

"Putting ......"

Seeing the herald flag waving under the flag of the Chinese army, the colonel standing next to the catapult army formation gave a cold order. At the same time, the baggage soldiers, who had already prepared, struggled to pull the cable in their hands, and the proximal end of the stone throwing truck fell fiercely. In an instant, hundreds of boulders the size of millstones were thrown high, screaming with a terrible scream, tumbling towards the eastern city wall of Weinan City.

"Boom, boom, boom......"

The boulder was on the city, and the huge impact sound sounded endlessly, and the entire city wall began to groan and tremble, this eastern city of Weinan City was originally smashed by Situ Liang once before, although it was repaired, it could not withstand the continuous attack of the Zhao army's catapult.

And the Han soldiers and young and strong men on the city wall suffered a tragic blow, many soldiers who were not in a hurry to dodge were directly hit by the stones, broken bones and tendons, and died tragically on the spot, and the stones crashed into the burning oil pot. The pot was broken and the oil was splashed, and the flames were churning, and more than a dozen soldiers guarding the oil pot did not have time to avoid it, and they were engulfed by the raging fire in an instant.

"Boom!"

A boulder almost passed by Qiao Xuan's ear, smashing heavily on the city tower, and suddenly smashed a pit on the city tower paved with blue bricks. Several pieces of the hard green bricks were also smashed, revealing the mottled loess underneath.

"My lord, the city wall has been attacked by the Zhao army for half a day, and there are already cracks! If you go on like this, I'm afraid that the walls will collapse. The adjutant general beside Qiao Xuan had a pale face.

"Suppress people with power, what can you do!" Qiao Xuan said lightly, "The order is given, and the soldiers of the city wall will temporarily retreat, put the fire oil and flammable things soaked in fire oil on the city head, and wait for the Zhao army to come to the city." ”

In an instant, under Qiao Xuan's military order, all the soldiers of the Han army above the city head evacuated and disappeared above the city head. Seeing this, the soldiers of the Zhao army naturally did not turn a blind eye, and immediately sent foot soldiers to attack the city.

A moment later, soldiers who climbed Zhao Jun appeared above the city. Seeing that there was no Han army at the head of the city, these Zhao soldiers continued to climb while investigating the situation while covering the soldiers below.

"That's not right! Look above the ground! A small colonel saw the broken cloth next to the corpse of the Han soldier on the ground and the black-red liquid slowly oozing from the soldier's body, and exclaimed.

"Damn, it's fire oil! They poured fire oil on the bodies of the corpses, and the ground was sprinkled with fire oil! Remove! Evacuate! The other officer looked closely, and then suddenly roared bitterly.

At this moment, a rain ......of arrows shot from the corner of the city wall and landed on the ground.

"Not good! Damn it! The officer's opinion that the rocket appeared, and his face was immediately like ashes!

The "Boom ......" rocket landed, and in an instant, there was a raging fire above the city, enveloping the Zhao soldiers who were preparing to attack the city along the city wall. Suddenly, there was a scream above the city, and countless Zhao soldiers ran for their lives in the sea of fire. Many soldiers of Zhao who were on the side of the city wall jumped directly from the city head under the escape for their lives, so that they fell to their deaths.

"Order, collect troops!" As soon as Zhao Xun saw the situation in the city, he immediately ordered in a cold voice.

"King, it's getting late, and the flames of the city are in the air, so we can't continue to fight today, why don't we stop fighting today and continue tomorrow." Seeing this, Situ Liang also frowned, and said in a deep voice.

Zhao Xun understood that Situ Liang was worried that he would be angry, so he insisted on continuing to attack. But now the fire at the head of the city is insurmountable. In addition, the morale of the soldiers was also affected, which was not conducive to continuing the offensive. Of course, Situ Liang is most worried about the other three doors, and perhaps, this will be the case there.

"Good...... is a good Qiao Xuan, a good Lin Shucheng, really powerful. Zhao Xun said in a deep voice, "It is indeed extraordinary to be able to treat the corpses of your own soldiers as siege objects, and to ignore the burning of your own city defenses." Order, withdraw troops! Looking at the sky, Zhao Xun ordered in a cold voice. Situ Liang was worried, and Zhao Xun was also worried. Zhao Xun found that this Qiao Xuan guarded the city, and it seemed that he didn't care about anything, and he was also taken care of.

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Night falls, and because it is the beginning of the month, there is no moon in the sky. Even because of the clouds in the sky, the sky is tightly covered, and there is no trace of starlight. Darkness enveloped the entire city of Gaoling, leaving the land pitch black.

Because although the army went south on the pretext of supporting the war in the south, the patrol soldiers in the city remained the same. However, compared to the previous Zhao Jun who had just occupied this place, it was still much more relaxed.

In the north and east of the city, among the houses and shops, countless domestic slaves and soldiers armed with sharp blades suddenly appeared. Most of them were dressed in ordinary people's clothes, and many of them were also dressed in the clothes of the shopkeepers. However, despite this, they were all armed.

Led by Chengbei was Li Qinglin, the head of the Li family, and Zhang Yuan, a burly man who appeared in the Lin Mansion, followed by the heads of each family. Li Qinglin Ping held a sword in his hand, dressed in a military uniform, and had a murderous expression.

"Ladies and gentlemen, you and I are both children of the great clan of Gaoling City, and we are also the people under the rule of the king of Hanzhong. Today's success or failure is a matter of the rise and fall of the family, and I hope you must not ignore it. ”

Zhang Lin, Li Feng and the others naturally agreed, and at this moment, they had no way out. After glancing at everyone, the burly man pointed forward with the long sword in his hand under Li Qinglin's signal, and ordered: "The whole army listens to the order, marches towards the palace, and no noise or trouble is allowed along the way. ”

As soon as they heard the heavy reward, those soldiers suddenly came to their senses, and one by one they stabbed the government in the center of the city.

At the same time as Li Qinglin's action, the Li family, the Zhang family, and the Guo family also appeared everywhere in the city with their own soldiers, and they were killing each official yamen in the city, and at the same time, they also began to make preparations for interception before the passage of the four city gates. There are more than 30 families. There were more than 5,000 people.

An army of five thousand, yes, is an army. Although they did not have armor and banners, these people were indeed soldiers of the army. Judging from their march and coordination, at least 3,000 of the 5,000 men were born as soldiers. Of course, it can't be called an elite division.

"This ......" saw the two thousand soldiers gathered in the General's Mansion, Zhang Lin, Li Feng, Lin Feng and other big clan heads were all taken aback. Although many of the private servants under their command were also assisted by people sent by Chang'an, it was also surprising to see so many people appear in the city.

"What? Is it bad to have a lot of people? Li Qinglin laughed.

"No...... Of course, the more the merrier! Several family heads were immediately overjoyed, and at this moment they also understood that the more support Chang'an had, the greater their chances of success.

"Fool! Do you really think we can take Gaoling City in one fell swoop? Those benefits are not so easy to take. Seeing the expressions of several family heads, how could Li Qinglin not know what they thought, but he naturally understood the main purpose of this operation, and naturally disdained it. It is true that there are 5,000 men in this city, but only 3,000 of them are soldiers, and the others are privateers of all tribes. In addition, they had no armor and no strong bows.

"Brothers, enter the General's Mansion, take down the commander of the Zhao army, and restore the rule of our Han army! Kill me! After the war, everyone in the house has a share! Anyone who is in the Zhao army will be killed. "Han Army General Zhang Yuan

"Kill!" As soon as they heard that there was property to be shared, those family soldiers and soldiers immediately couldn't bear it, and under the leadership of the heads of various families, they suddenly rushed towards the general's mansion.

So, in addition to going straight to the gate of the mansion, many private soldiers and soldiers also carried out the wooden ladder and climbed along the ladder to the wall of the general's mansion.

"Archer, put! Kill these rebels and thieves for General Ben! ”

Seeing that those soldiers and soldiers were about to climb the wall, a large group of guards in iron armor suddenly appeared on the wall, waving the horizontal knives in their hands like chopping melons and vegetables, and cut those soldiers over. Then, thousands of arrows were fired in the general's mansion, heading towards the rebel army outside the mansion.

At the same time, in various parts of the city, those who were led by the heads of various clans also began to prepare for the rescue of the military camp in the city and the arson of the place where the four gates connected the passage of the military camp to intercept the support of the Zhao army.

"Damn, what's going on? Why are there so many defenders in this general's palace? As soon as Li Qinglin saw the arrows that kept flying out of the general's mansion, his face suddenly changed drastically, and he couldn't help but worry about tonight's actions. There are so many defenders in this general's mansion, could it be that Zhao Jun has already prepared? Since Zhao Jun was prepared, wouldn't the actions of himself and the others be clearly seen by the other party as early as Zhao Jun's eyelids lowered? And what about General Luo's actions?

Li Qinglin couldn't help but look at Zhang Yuan, the general of the Han army who came from Chang'an, and Zhang Yuan's face also changed drastically at this moment, with a dignified look on his face.

"General Zhang, didn't you say that the movements of the Zhao army are under our surveillance, and there are no people from the Zhao army in this general's mansion? How could it be ......," Li Qinglin couldn't help but ask in a trembling voice.

Zhang Yuan's face was ugly, and he said astringently: "This Zhang is not clear, I hope the situation has not reached the worst, otherwise it will ......"

Otherwise, Li Qinglin didn't have to think about it to know that if everything was under the surveillance of Zhao Jun, their actions would have no effect at all, but would wipe out all the people. If Lin Shucheng's plan fails, then the land of Chang'an Sanfu and the land of Xiyongzhou will not be very good.

"Bang...... Syllable...... Bang ......"

A series of cracking doors and windows sounded from the surroundings, Zhang Yuan and Li Qinglin looked around, only to see that the doors of the houses around the general's mansion and the mansions of large households were suddenly opened, and a large group of soldiers in iron armor fought bravely from inside.

"Damn it!" When Li Qinglin saw this, his heart suddenly turned to ashes. If there are defenders in the General's Mansion, it may be that the General's Mansion is for safety. However, a team of soldiers and soldiers of Zhao were killed in the surrounding mansions and private houses, which was obviously abnormal. This also shows that Zhao Jun has already known about their actions.

"Kill! Rebellious ministers and thieves, don't be killed! ”

On the road on the left side of the General's Mansion, a general at the head of the colonel held a spear and led the soldiers who were constantly converging to fight bravely, and on the other three sides, a large number of Zhao soldiers and soldiers also rushed straight to besiege Li Qinglin and other rebellious soldiers.

"We are ambushed, we are ambushed, retreat!"

Although more than half of the soldiers who wanted to cause chaos were soldiers, they were first counterattacked by the guards in the General's Mansion, and then attacked by the Zhao Army from three sides, which made those rebellious troops who were fantasizing about the property in the General's Mansion suddenly chaotic. Caught off guard, some people wanted to step forward and fight hard, while others wanted to run backwards, and the result was chaos. Especially in the rear, when it was suddenly attacked, it was even more chaotic, and it was killed by the Zhao army.

"General Zhang, the head of the Li family, what should I do now?" The other heads of the family turned pale and trembling at the moment, and they all cried and begged Zhang Yuan and Li Qinglin for help.

"Panic what, let your men and horses fight immediately! In addition to the soldiers and horses here, we also have them in the city, and when they move, they will definitely transfer the Zhao army here. In addition, the people in the city will come to support if they find that there are not many. Therefore, you have to fight back. Don't panic, don't mess around! Zhang Yuan roared angrily.

Li Qinglin also knew that if he was uneasy and soothed them and let them fight hard, he was afraid that they would have to die there. So he also hurriedly said: "That's right, let your people fight immediately, don't panic!" Don't forget, my Li family and General Luo have other arrangements, and soon we can make chaos in the city. Besides, after the Zhao army in the city supports the south, there are only a few thousand people left, and we will definitely be able to turn defeat into victory. ”

"Kill!" Before these heads of the family could react, the general's mansion, which was originally closed at the gate, suddenly opened the door, and rushed out of the Zhao soldiers, neatly lined up in front of the sword-and-shield soldiers, and the crossbowmen in the rear fired a salvo of arrows and drove forward. The sword and shield soldiers and pikemen led by them fought hard, killing the chaotic army in front of them bitterly.

"Ahh A miserable scream suddenly made these family heads react, and they looked sideways, and Li Feng, the head of the Li family, who was standing beside them, had been shot through the throat with an arrow.

Looking at the fallen Li Feng, and looking at the Yin Hong's blood slowly spreading under Li Feng's body, it suddenly made the remaining family heads turn pale, shouting and dodging backwards.

As they dodged, the various household servants who followed them were also suddenly scattered, not only did they not rush forward like soldiers to cover their masters, but they scattered in all directions. After all, Zhao Jun's arrows do not recognize people, which is also the defect of untrained soldiers. And the chaos of these soldiers and privates also made those soldiers who had undergone training also chaotic. Suddenly, the entire front of the General's Mansion became a slaughtering ground for the Zhao army to massacre the rebellious army.