Chapter 291: Nanpi is surrounded
Bohai County, Nanpi County.
Bohai County is located in the southeast of Jizhou, connecting Youyan in the north, Qilu in the south, and the sea in the east.
Nanpi City is tall and strong, the internal defense of the city is sufficient, with the help of the Yuan family, if Cheng Yuanzhi does not want to loot grain and grass, regardless of the casualties of the soldiers, it is no problem to guard for more than a month, but unfortunately, Cheng Yuanzhi does not have the mentality of breaking the kettle.
The world of flowers will always be a nightmare for those in power, if you know how to control yourself, you may not be fascinated by it, but Cheng Yuanzhi, a civilian, has what self-control? Isn't that a fantasy?
So for a period of time, Cheng Yuanzhi can be said to have fallen into the warm fragrance and warm jade, holding different beauties all day long, eating delicacies from the mountains and seas, and drinking the best Lao Baigan from the north, he has long been unable to find the north, of course, Cheng Yuanzhi has been much better during this time, at least most of the time, he lives in the heavily guarded mansion.
Why? Because Cheng Yuanzhi was afraid, the bad news that came one after another told Cheng Yuanzhi a very important thing, Cheng Yuanzhi, who originally dominated Jizhou, can now control only one Nanpi county city, and there are only more than 100,000 soldiers and horses under his command?
Yes? How can it be more than 100,000 people? Didn't you say that there were 200,000? Just joking, there are many defeats ahead, and the fool can see that Cheng Yuanzhi is already the sun that has set on the mountain, and he has no head, in this case, what are you doing with Cheng Yuanzhi to death?
In order to hit the morale of the more than 200,000 Yellow Turban soldiers in Nanpi City as much as possible, Liu Tai ordered to spread rumors in various places, and promised in public that all Yellow Turban soldiers who were willing to surrender and reform could not only return to the township, but also get the fields distributed by the government, food for the winter, and those who were brave and brave could also be given priority to be selected into the security team and be responsible for maintaining local law and order.
Who is Liu Tai? Today's Yan King! The first warlord of the Han Dynasty, the first nobleman, the first minister, the first and so on, which onion is Cheng Yuanzhi? Is it better than that? Stay on the side, Jizhou is connected with the northern Xinjiang, and it is most heavily influenced by the ancestral religion, if it is not the general trend, who would be willing to join the Yellow Turban Army? People are always in line with interests, regardless of the common people, regardless of the clan, as long as they can live, can see the future, and can get several times their own benefits, they will stand up and take risks, and they can even be said crazy!
By the time Liu Tai's announced benefits reached Nanpi County, the Yellow Turban Sergeant was almost crazy, what was the reason for joining the Yellow Turban Army and pinning his head to the waistband of his trousers? Isn't it just for the land, the money, the food, and the women? Now that Liu Tai not only promised to give money and food, but also gave the people land that they could never dream of, how could these Yellow Turban soldiers follow Cheng Yuanzhi to die?
Although it is said that Liu Tai's army is about to come to the city, and the blockade of Nanpi County is severe, but it can't stop the soldiers who really want to leave? Even Cheng Yuanzhi didn't dare to stop it too much, because Cheng Yuanzhi was worried about the mutiny! If hundreds of thousands of soldiers in Nanpi County mutinied, it would be difficult to clean up, and the worst ones would be killed by the anti-water soldiers on the spot and return to the mother's womb.
The tragic Cheng Yuanzhi, although he wants to save the situation, the current situation no longer gives Cheng Yuanzhi a chance, and now Cheng Yuanzhi's only way out is to surrender, that is, to hand over everything he has to the heaven-sent army! However, Cheng Yuanzhi was unwilling, worked hard for several years to build the foundation, and swept the rivers and mountains in Jizhou in half a year, but it was gone in half a month, and he could become a hero of the founding of the country and establish a name for thousands of years, but this cooked appearance flew away.
"Woo woo woo woo" Outside the city of Nanpi County, an earth-shattering horn sound, followed by the deafening sound of horses' hooves, as if like a monstrous flood.
Nanpi County City is boiling, all the people and Yellow Turban soldiers, all look up at the west where the voice came, as long as a little sane people understand, the army of the Heavenly Army has arrived, and the murderous demon Liu Tai is coming to Nanpi County City!
Of course, ordinary people have nothing to worry about, because they have long been looking forward to Liu Tai's arrival, and those Yellow Turban soldiers have a deep blank meaning in their eyes, they understand what the arrival of the Tianci Army means, which means that the end of the Yellow Turban Army has arrived.
No one wants to die, and no one wants to die, but sometimes it's so helpless, most of these people left behind are covered with blood on their hands, Cheng Yuanzhi told them, even if Liu Tai lets them live, will those mutilated fathers and villagers let them go?
If you don't let it go, what severe punishment will you receive? Blood debt must be tasted in blood, and everyone understands this truth, so they don't dare to escape, they don't dare to surrender, and they don't dare to leave Nanpi County, because they know that if they walk out of Nanpi County Town and out of Cheng Yuanzhi's protection, the end will be very sad.
As the saying goes, the prodigal son does not change his money, the people of the Han family are always kind, as long as these soldiers are really willing to repent, they will not necessarily die, of course, it is inevitable to be insulted, after all, the mistakes they made are too heavy, the reason why Jizhou is now full of corpses and bones, the most important factor is on them, they are the first batch of soldiers to follow Cheng Yuanzhi, and they are also the main core of the Yellow Sect in Jizhou.
"Boom Boom Boom" not only has the sound of horses stepping on the ground, but also the sound of countless siege vehicles and other equipment, with a frightening sound, slowly moving towards the Nanpi County Town, as if heralding the arrival of the end of the Nanpi County City.
In ancient times, the scale of a city construction is not too large, after all, it is impossible for all the people to gather in a city, a large part of the people are scattered in the villages and towns around the city, such as Nanpi, although it is a rare commercial center in Hebei, but the city in addition to being tall and strong, the population of the city is at most tens of thousands of households.
Take a family of five people to count, no more than two or three hundred thousand people live in Nanpi City, in fact, most of the time it is not counted like this, because of population statistics, to count the population of surrounding villages and towns, so add up, the population of a Nanpi City is very large, but that was also before the Yellow Turban Uprising, after the outbreak of the Yellow Turban, there were no people for a hundred miles, and there was no rooster crowing for thousands of miles, this is the real situation.
Under the city of Nanpi.
Liu Tai sat on the back of his old friend Thor's horse, looking at the magnificent Nanpi County City, Nanpi is an ancient city, as early as the Neolithic Age, there are traces of human existence, because of the geographical location, Nanpi has become the most prosperous city in the southeast of Jizhou.
Of course, today's Nanpi City looks a bit lifeless, and there used to be a lot of people outside Nanpi City, because they had to take the wild vegetables they picked from the mountains and the game they picked from the city to exchange for food, but now how many people around Nanpi are still alive?
Because of the outbreak of the Yellow Turban Uprising, the economy of the Han Dynasty was severely hit, and the five-baht coins in various places became garbage at the bottom of the box, and the people returned to the ancient era of barter, and their lives were extremely difficult.
Food will always be the lifeblood of human beings, which cannot be changed, especially in ancient times, when the food was hoarded in the hands of the gate lord clan, the people's life was even more miserable.
"Xiao Jiazi, do you think Cheng Yuanzhi can't help but come out and surrender?" Listening to the deafening sounds around him, Liu Tai glanced at Guo Jia, who was sitting on the war horse next to him, and said with a faint smile.
Liu Tai's words were very soft, but Guo Jia heard them very clearly for some reason, but unfortunately, Guo Jia didn't have Liu Tai's ability, and he couldn't speak at all before the earth-shattering war drums.
"En" The corners of Liu Tai's mouth were slightly upturned, and his right hand was raised, signaling the army to stop advancing, of course, at the same time, there were war drums and horns.
Although it was extremely inconvenient to communicate in ancient times, Liu Tai was the commander of the three armies, and his every move implicated everyone's hearts, so Liu Tai signaled slightly, and suddenly all the war drums and horns were almost ready for rehearsal, and they stopped at the same time, and they were not so exaggerated, and there was an interval of about three or four seconds in between.
"Your Highness, although Cheng Yuanzhi is not a military talent, he has learned very deeply in the demagogic set, and Cheng Yuanzhi is Zhang Jiao's henchman, so he should not surrender to our army." Although the war drums stopped, Guo Jia's ears still buzzed, like mosquitoes dancing back and forth in his ears.
"Got it" Liu Tai nodded, in fact, he just asked casually, Liu Tai didn't have the ability to be a bully, and the world's heroes were all restrained.
"Let people call the battle and see if Cheng Yuanzhi has the courage to go out of the city to face the generals." remembered that in history, Cheng Yuanzhi was cut in two by Guan Yu, Liu Tai's eyes rolled, and he said it all out loud.
"Yes??" Guo Jia's face twitched, originally he wanted to say that in front of Liu Tai, who would dare to go out of battle, but after thinking about it, he felt that it was not suitable, so he could only arch his hand to Liu Tai and order.
Watching Guo Jia leave, a smile hung on the corner of Liu Tai's mouth, and he said to Dongfang Jue on the side: "Lingyin, Bohai is not much away from the plain, are you considering going home?" ”
"Huh??" Dongfang Jue was stunned, he didn't understand how Liu Tai could talk about such a thing in front of such a serious two armies, although Liu Tai looked a little light, but beforehand, Liu Tai was not like this.
Siegers, attack the heart!
"Lord, the villain's matter, how can you delay the journey of the army, the next direction of our army is to go to Wei County, the only place to go to Yanzhou, Wei County and the plain are far from each other, and they can't come together at all. Although he couldn't react at once, Dongfang Jue still said to Liu Tai.
"En" Liu Tai nodded, smiled faintly, and did not speak again, but looked at the head of the next Nanpi County Town.
"Hiss" Thor who sat down Liu Tai couldn't help but scream irritably, and walked back and forth with Liu Tai's body.
On the city, Cheng Yuanzhi stood at the head of the city, looking at the boundless military array of the Tianci Army with a cold expression, the original trace of luck in his heart was completely shattered, in front of such a majestic army of hundreds of thousands, the Yellow Turban Army is really a little bit not enough to see, this is not Cheng Yuanzhi's self-deprecation, but a fact!
"Is the enemy general Cheng Yuanzhi at the head of the city? Do you dare to fight with a certain Xu Chu?? Xu Chu took the spear, slowly stepped forward, stared at the city with cold eyes, and shouted not far from the city. A knight with a relatively loud voice, after riding a war horse around a series of terrifying behemoths such as siege vehicles, came to two or three hundred meters below the city and shouted.
(To be continued)