Chapter Ninety-Nine: Hedong Upheaval
March of the first year of Chuping was a rather sad time for Wenxi County, and I didn't hear much good news, but there was a lot of bad news.
The White Polish army, which was ravaging Hedong, marched southward and fought a tough battle uncharacteristically, suffering thousands of casualties under the city, but still refused to give up, putting on a posture that had to break the city.
If it weren't for the concerted efforts of the military and civilians in the city, the originally inconspicuous Lieutenant Xu suddenly broke out again, showing the superb martial arts that are difficult to beat, maybe the city would have been breached.
But the suffering was not over, the thief army suddenly came with reinforcements, and the number of soldiers and horses outside the city suddenly increased to more than 30,000! The soldiers and civilians in the city were all in danger, and if they hadn't known that it was more dangerous to escape, maybe nearly half of the people in the city would have fled that day.
Only the captain of the Xuxian Chapter 99 Hedong Upheaval, who usually doesn't smile and laughs, but is very reliable at the critical moment, still maintains his composure. However, no matter how strong Lieutenant Xu is, he is only one person, and the role he can play in the face of tens of thousands of thieves is minimal.
Maybe the heavens heard the sound of the prayers of the people, and finally lowered the sound of Lunyin, and after receiving reinforcements, the thieves who had greatly increased their strength actually abandoned their positions!
Such ups and downs really made Wenxi's soldiers and civilians rejoice for a while, and many soldiers who were on duty at the city gate that day saw the scene of Wang Yu arguing with Bai Bo's generals.
As a result, all kinds of rumors were noisy.
At the beginning, there were rumors that there were all kinds of things, and there were thousands of fears, and so on. When the sentinels who went out of the city to investigate returned, their opinions gradually became unified.
Most of the Baibo army were locals, and there was no indissoluble mortal enmity between them and the county soldiers, so there were many channels for the two sides to communicate with each other. Wen Xiren soon learned that the young man who persuaded the thieves to retreat seemed to be an envoy sent by the imperial court to appease him, and with his benevolence and benevolence, he influenced several major thief chiefs to change the goal of the raiders.
After listening to his persuasion, Bai Bojun directly aimed at Yuncheng!
For the people of Wenxi, this is the best news.
The Wei family is not a good family, but Yuncheng is a high and deep moat, and the time spent there by the Bai Bo army will definitely not be less than Chapter 99 Hedong upheaval, and the casualties must be very heavy, no matter what the final victory or defeat is, both sides of the battle must be very injured and have no strength to do evil again. What could be better news than this?
After the good news spread, there was a lot of joy in the city, and many people planned to set up an immortal shrine for him after hearing the name and surname of the young envoy, in order to thank him for the good things he had done for Wen Xiren.
In addition to the sound of joy, the city is not without strange sounds. Lieutenant Xu, who had made great contributions in the defense of the city, advocated that he should pursue the Baibo army at the end of the line, even if he could not cause substantial losses to the other side, he should delay their trip.
His reasons are very sufficient, and it is not yet certain that the White Polish Army will attack Yuncheng, and from the perspective of the art of war, that statement is not reasonable at all. Regardless of the lone army on the back road, the Bai Bo army is far from the end of the road, and they are likely to attack Anyi! If Anyi is lost, how can Wenxi District and County survive alone?
However, no one in the whole county listened to him.
It's easy to ask God to send God, and Bai Bo, who is besieging the city, is easy to leave, what if he rashly pursues them, angers them, and comes back? Besides, if you want to fight Anyi, let them fight it, the city of the county is much higher than Wenxi, and the soldiers in the city are full of food, what is there to worry about?
Anyway, when Wenxi was besieged, they repeatedly asked for help, and Anyi didn't send half a soldier, so now it's time for them to taste the feeling of being isolated and helpless.
Although Xu County Lieutenant has the heart to serve the country, no one supports him, he can't kill him alone after all, and in the end he can only sigh.
Then the situation took a turn for the worse, the Baibo army moved south, and the follow-up troops drove over in a steady stream, and then, set up camp outside Wenxi City, refusing to leave!
At first, there were only a few thousand people, but when the flags were raised in the back, the gongs and drums were noisy, and more than 20,000 troops were gathered!
Looking at the company camp that stretched for more than ten miles outside the city, Wen Xi wanted to cry without tears, and he didn't know what the benefits of Wen Xi were in this place, why did he attract thieves so much?
Bai Bo outside the city did not attack the city, but Wenxi's spring ploughing was completely delayed, and the food in the city began to be tight. How much grain can be stored in a county town with a population of thousands?
This time, the county commander Feng Yuan really paid attention to the movement of the Baibo army in the south.
It would be fine if they attacked Yuncheng, but in order to protect the barrier between them and Baibo Valley, Anyi might send reinforcements or bring some food. If not, then Wenxi has only one way to go, and surrender is better than starvation.
Hoping for an eventuality, he used all the war horses and post horses in the county, and sent dozens of messengers out to report to Anyi. Today, Anyi's reply has finally arrived!
Feng Yuan summoned the civil and military officials in the county and discussed Wenxi's fate, and his first sentence made everyone experience ups and downs.
Anyi replied...... "Brother Daxi... Yuncheng fell" was shocked.
"What?"
"Is that possible?"
"It's only been a few days?"
Everyone stood up, even the people who were most looking forward to the Baibo Army entering the city did not expect to hear such news. This news is so incredible, that's Yuncheng! The largest dock fort that took several years to build!
Feng Yuan's expression was sluggish, and Mu Ran said: "Yuncheng was lost the day before yesterday, the news reached Anyi that night, there was a big chaos in the city, and no one in this county could take care of it. ”
When he first saw the letter, he was also shocked, but after confirming it with the messenger repeatedly, he could only believe it helplessly. The messenger's experience in the county town is enough to prove that something earth-shattering happened, and the reply letter he brought back was also written by the county keeper himself, so there is nothing to question.
"Lost the day before yesterday? Doesn't that mean that it took less than ten days from Bai Bo's departure from Wenxi to the breakthrough of Yuncheng, how did they do it? Captain Xu, what do you think? All the officials turned their eyes to the county lieutenant Xu, the people didn't know much about it, but they knew very well that this county lieutenant was not only good at martial arts, but he was also the one who deployed troops in the city to arrange the defense system that day.
Such a talented man who is proficient in the art of war and has excellent martial arts is definitely a talent to be a county lieutenant in a small county town. It is not wrong to ask him a military-related question.
But County Lieutenant Xu himself was also confused.
Looking at the meaning of the county order, it shouldn't be a joke, but this thing is unreasonable! Where did Bai Bojun get such a big ability? Could it be that the Wei family is just a vain name, strong on the outside?
"I heard that there are capable people in the White Wave Army, who can not only call the wind and rain, summon thunder and thunderbolts, but also drive the Yellow Turban Force, and the mana is higher than that of the Zhang Jiao brothers back then." Feng Yuan answered this question in a timely manner, but the "answer" case was even more incredible.
"Phew!" In the entire county office, there is the sound of cold air, but fortunately, there are no mosquitoes and flies in spring, otherwise these insects will definitely die and be injured.
Xu County Lieutenant didn't care about these details, he changed the topic, but this question is also very important: "What does Zeng Envoy ......mean?" "Is this" Feng Yuan hesitated for a moment, then threw the bamboo slip in his hand on the table, and said dejectedly: "Gentlemen, please see for yourself." ”
The bamboo slips fell on the table, making a muffled sound of "bang, bang", and then, the bamboo pages made a crisp rubbing sound, and finally, with a click, completely spread out and displayed the handwriting on it in front of everyone.
The lobby was quiet, and everyone held their breath to look closely, their faces changing.
The previous content was similar to what Feng Yuan had just said, and then, the county guard said that the Baibo army's offensive was extremely sharp, and after capturing Yuncheng, he took a short rest and turned to attack the other dock forts of the Wei family.
If they go to the next city in a short period of time, there is no doubt that they must have mastered some special siege method, such as demon magic......
The county guard is not a crowd of people, and his news was obtained from a few celebrities who escaped by chance, plus the confessions of some of the defeated soldiers, and finally came to a conclusion.
The county guard said that there must be no reinforcements, and if there are, they may not be able to play a role, and if the imperial court does not have reinforcements, Anyi will also be difficult to protect itself. Therefore, you ask for yourselves.
After a series of bad news, the county guard gave a piece of information, he confirmed the statement of the imperial envoy, saying that as far as he knew, including Dong Zhuo, many bigwigs in the court were fighting the idea of the Bai Bo Army, and the Bai Bo Army did intend to accept the appeasement.
The words are very simple, but everyone understands the deep meaning in them.
If it is really so bad that it is absolutely unacceptable, it will be delayed if it can be delayed, and if it can't be delayed, it will be lowered, anyway, when the Bai Bojun accepts the appeasement, everyone still has hope anyway.
Seeing this, everyone's faces became better. If you can save your life and not tarnish your reputation, it is indeed worth a try, of course, until the moment when the mountains and rivers are exhausted.
However, there is already a shortage of food in the city, and this day must not be far off.
"What do you think?" Feng Yuan showed the letter, just so as not to bear the name of a thief alone, he asked this, but no one answered for a while, everyone's eyes were wandering, and they were waiting for others to speak first.
"Don't fall!" As a result, someone spoke first, and his tone was categorical, but what he said was not the "answer" that everyone wanted.
"Komeito has ambitions, but what about the others?" This result was within Feng Yuan's expectations, this Xu County Lieutenant was brave, but he didn't know how to protect himself, from the day he mainly went out of the city to pursue, it is foreseeable that today, if he does not surrender, he will go with him, and he can't force the soldiers and civilians of the city to give him a funeral, right?
Seeing that the main battle was neglected, all the officials had a bottom in their hearts, and someone said tentatively: "Why don't you send a messenger to explore the truth outside the city?" Feng Yuanshu praised: "Well, knowing oneself and knowing that the other side will not be defeated in a hundred battles, this is the right way for soldiers." "The plan has been decided, and everyone has begun to elect messengers, of course, at this time, they must be humble to each other, after all, there is a long way to go. As for the former hero Xu County Lieutenant, he was left aside, and he kept saying that he wanted to be loyal to the king and serve the country, this kind of person was the most annoying.
When he saw Wen Xi's envoy, Guo Taizheng was half drunk.
Just yesterday, he also received a letter, the letter was sent from Yuncheng, the three generals of the unified army Bai Bo all signed, the letter did not say anything about the battle situation, but just desperately urged him and Han Xian to march as soon as possible.
After reading the letter, Han Xian was anxious, Guo Tai was worried on the surface, but he was secretly happy in his heart, it would be good to let those fools suffer more losses, otherwise they would not have a long memory!
The two disagreed, and finally had a big quarrel, and Han Xian took his headquarters and some of the close Xiaoshuai to the south. Mrs. Guo didn't stop it, anyway, after the strength of those people was greatly damaged, he deserved to be the commander, so why did he have to stop it?
As a result, the news brought by the messenger directly shocked his drunkenness.
"You're going to surrender? Why ......?"
"What! Yuncheng has been breached? Did you drink too much, or did Lao Tzu drink too much? It's only been a few days? It's less than 10 days on the road! What exactly did they do to Yuncheng? What did you do to the Wei family? ”
Mrs. Guo screamed with red eyes, desperately grabbing the collar of the messenger, almost strangling the poor man to death.
The messenger scolded in his heart: How does Lao Tzu know what you have done to Yuncheng and the Wei family?
Lao Tzu only knows that the guys in the city are all bastards, and they usually call Lao Tzu brothers, but at the critical moment, one is more unrighteous than the other, and they have to cheat......
Help, help! (To be continued!!