Chapter 275: Cornered
When Bi Shiduo found that the situation was wrong, he began to rectify the army, the previous 100,000 army, at this time there were less than 60,000 left, but there were nearly 60,000 troops in control, there was always security, since following the Huangchao rebellion, eight years have passed, Bi Shiduo has never left the army, from an unknown pawn, to today's Jiedu envoy, all the ways of the camp are unified, this is also a rare brilliance, since there is such an honor and status, he will never give up easily, It can even be said that he is unwilling to give up until death.
The contact and negotiation with Gao Chibang had no effect, the requirements of the Iron Army were very clear, and it was impossible for Bi Shiduo to keep the army, which hit Bi Shiduo's key point, making him hesitate and have the idea of breaking the net.
There were many rumors in the army, and the rumors soon began to spread in the city of Yangzhou, which caused the prestige of Bi Shiduo to drop significantly, so that the army began to waver, and Bi Shiduo, who had experienced a hundred battles, soon temporarily controlled the army by controlling the officers.
The iron-blooded army that surrounded Yangzhou always did not launch an attack, and more than two months have passed, although it is said that the grain and grass are still sufficient, and it can be maintained for a few months, but this kind of encirclement is not fighting, for Bi Shiduo and the sergeants, it is a huge torment, you must know that in such an encirclement process, the military spirit is slowly worn away.
Bi Shiduo didn't think about surrendering, according to his current identity, if he opened the city gate and surrendered, presumably the Iron Blood Army would not be fine, but because he offended Gao Yu, he killed Qin Yan and Li Hanzhi, so that he understood that if he lost the support of the army, it would be difficult to survive after surrendering.
There is no hope in the capital, the emperor has no holy decree to come down, and even Tian Lingzi, who originally supported him, has not had any letters in the recent past, and Bi Shiduo is very clear. This is because of the change in the general situation, so that Tian Lingzi also abandoned him, and it can be said that all the support that Bi Shiduo hoped for was gone.
As soon as the day dawned, Bi Shiduo was ready to go to the four gates to check it out, which was already his habit, and only when he went to the city gate to see that the situation had not changed, he could rest assured.
A general with a distorted face appeared in front of Bi Shiduo's eyes and fell to his knees.
Before the general could speak, Bi Shiduo's face turned pale. This counselor is in charge of guarding the south gate, and he came to the Yamen early in the morning, and if there was no special urgency, it would not have been possible to appear here in such an embarrassment.
"Great, handsome, it's not good, the iron-blooded army has broken through the south gate, and it has already killed the yamen towards Jiedu, the marshal should leave here quickly, it's too late to ......"
A vertiginous Bishiduo thought he was dreaming. Why was the good south gate breached, you must know that the south gate is the most important city gate, and it is also the most heavily guarded city gate, and he did not hear the siege of the city. I didn't hear anyone's report, it was just dawn, why was the south gate breached.
With a blushing face, Bi Shiduo pulled out his steel knife and raised it. The general kneeling in front of him trusted him the most, why couldn't he guard the south gate, and why there was no news in advance. However, his steel knife did not cut down in the end.
"Why, why is this happening, why is there not the slightest news that the south gate has been breached......"
Bi Shiduo was about to mount his horse again and rush towards the south gate, but the general who was kneeling on the ground hugged him.
"Dashuai, what his subordinates said is true, when the sky is not yet dawn, the Iron Blood Army suddenly attacked, they fired bows and arrows, the bow and arrows were wrapped in letters, after the sergeant saw these letters, no one continued to resist, and his subordinates even killed a few people, but the sergeant still put down his sword, and the Iron Blood Army took advantage of this time to take the south gate, and the subordinates could not fight, seeing that the situation was not right, they came to report to the marshal."
The general's words made Bi Shiduo's heart cold, I don't know how many times I have experienced fighting, this is the first time I have seen such a situation, how can a few simple letters make the sergeant put down his sword and give up resistance.
"What kind of letter, why did the sergeant give up resistance."
The general took out a few letters, and Bi Shiduo snatched them and skimmed them quickly.
When looking at these letters, Bi Shiduo's body trembled, and he finally understood why the sergeant did not resist, and the letter contained the emperor's holy decree appointing Qian Shiqu as the envoy of Huainan Province, that is to say, from the perspective of the imperial court, he was no longer the envoy of Huainan Jiedu, since he was not a Jiedu envoy, then continuing to hold Yangzhou would be equivalent to rebellion.
Bi Shiduo's body shook a little, he originally thought that even if the south gate was taken, he could organize the soldiers in the city to resist, after all, there were more than 50,000 soldiers who could resist for a long time, but looking at the letter in his hand, he had no confidence in organizing resistance, maybe escaping at this time was the best choice.
But where to flee, he couldn't think of it, and felt that there was no way to escape.
When they took the south gate, Gao Chibang and Zhu Wen both felt like they were dreaming.
They are ready to fight and siege the city, Gao Chibang even prepared a lot of siege equipment, in case the sergeants who are holding the city gate are unwilling to surrender, that is, they will start to attack, always surrounded outside Yangzhou City, and the two of them are also a little anxious.
But after a quarter of an hour, the sergeant on the city wall miraculously disappeared, and even the sergeant guarding the city gate put down his spear and turned to enter the city gate, although the open gate was closed again, but there was no sergeant guarding it, and even a fool understood what it meant.
The Predators immediately attacked.
Without bloodshed, the soldiers of the Iron Blood Army occupied the south gate.
The sergeants guarding the south gate stood neatly about a hundred meters away from the city gate, watching the soldiers of the Iron and Blood Army occupy the south gate, no one moved, let alone resisted.
There were no casualties, and there was no fighting, when Gao Chibang and Zhu Wen entered Yangzhou City along the city gate, they felt in a trance, the prince's prediction was so accurate, could it be an unpredictable prophet, seeing those black pressed sergeants standing a hundred meters away from the city gate, Gao Chibang and Zhu Wen didn't know what to say.
Anyway, the soldiers of the Iron Blood Army occupied the south gate, and the next step was to attack, after all, there were still tens of thousands of soldiers in Yangzhou City, and if there was a slight negligence, the Iron Blood Army would suffer heavy losses, and Gao Chibang would not forget Yue Ping's battle.
Gao Chibang and Zhu Wen quickly discussed, and decided that Zhu Wen led 5,000 soldiers to go towards the Yamen of the Jiedu Envoy, the purpose was to kill Bi Shiduo, Gao Chibang led 20,000 soldiers, towards the military camp, since they had taken the south gate, then they needed to take the entire Yangzhou City in the shortest possible time.
The losses in the battle in the city must be huge, but I can't take care of these anymore.
Just as the two were about to start fighting, the herald brought Li Rupei's handwritten letter.
Gao Chibang hurriedly opened the letter, and they were close to superstitious worship of Li Rupei.
There are only four words on the letter: Attack the heart.
Gao Chibang thought for a moment and immediately understood the meaning.
When he was about to give the battle order again, several black shadows came in the direction of the city gate, Gao Chibang stared at the black shadows a few times, and shouted Qin Erhei's name excitedly.
The person who came was Qin Erhei and the dark line lurking in Yangzhou.
Qin Erhei's expression was hurried.
"The high school guard, General Zhu, Bi Shiduo is making the yamen in Jiedu, and it is too late to organize the army in the city to resist, in fact, the soldiers in the city have long lost the confidence to resist, and it is best to surrender at this time, so as to avoid the slaughter of Yangzhou City."
Gao Chibang nodded.
"General Zhu, you still lead 5,000 soldiers to attack the Jiedu Envoy Yamen, remember the military order of the marshal, you must kill Bi Shiduo, you are familiar with Bi Shiduo, you must not let Bi Shiduo escape."
Zhu Wen clasped his hands into fists and saluted, glanced at Qin Erhei, didn't say anything, and took five thousand soldiers in the direction of the Jiedu envoy's yamen.
"Qin Erhei, you and a certain go to the barracks, let these surrendered sergeants go to the barracks first, as long as it is a sergeant who can surrender, the iron-blooded army is not to blame in the past, if it resists stubbornly, there will be no forgiveness."
The city of Yangzhou was surprisingly calm, and the people who woke up already knew that the Iron Blood Army had invaded the city.
The flowery city of Yangzhou fell into a deserted situation in an instant, there were no pedestrians to see on the empty streets, the shops were not open, and the doors of every household were closed, no one dared to go to the street at this time, so as not to encounter massacres.
Bi Shiduo insisted on staying in the Yamen of the Jiedu Envoy, and more than 10,000 soldiers had already rushed to the Yamen of the Jiedu Envoy, and these sergeants were preparing to guard the Yamen of the Jiedu Envoy, and they were Bi Shiduo's henchmen.
The situation of hand-to-hand combat appeared outside the yamen of the festival.
This kind of fighting situation is tragic, after all, this is the last fight.
The officer brandished a steel knife and commanded the sergeant to resist desperately, but the morale of the sergeant could not be improved, they all knew the end of resistance, they were no longer the army of the imperial court, but the army of rebellion.
More soldiers of the Iron and Blood Army came towards the Yamen of the Jiedu Envoy, and the barracks were very quiet, and there was no major movement.
Half an hour later, the fight was over.
Zhu Wen led the soldiers to rush into the Yamen of the Jiedu Envoy and found Bi Shiduo who had hanged himself in the wing.
Bi Shiduo's eyes were wide open, obviously unwilling.
Zhu Wen looked at Bi Shiduo's corpse and sighed slightly, this is the brother who fought side by side with him before, but unfortunately the opponent he met was Li Rupei, and he ended up like this.
When Bi Shiduo's body was carried out, the fighting stopped completely.
The huge Yangzhou City has not been disturbed too much, and it is still the same as before, but the owner here has become the blessed king Li Rupei. (To be continued......)