Chapter 104: The East Wind Breaks, and the Flowers Remain (3)
Seeing Dian Wei rushing all the way to kill, as if he had entered a no-man's land, and converging with Pang De, his soldiers were like fragile flies, easily wiped out by Dian Wei, Zhang Ju's face became very ugly, like ashes.
A henchman rebel came to Zhang Ju's side quietly and said in a low voice: "Shengshang, I'm afraid I won't be able to keep Yuyang today, and Shengshang needs to make plans early." ”
Zhang Ju's face did not change at all, and he said weakly: "According to you, what should I do?" After Zhang Ju saw the martial arts of the generals under Ao Lie and the elite of the soldiers, he really couldn't afford the will to resist in his heart, and he had spent many years of drinking and drinking, and he had already exhausted his few sharp spirits.
The rebel general pointed in the direction of the north of the city, and said: "Now Ao Lie is besieging the city on three sides, only the north gate has not had time to close the siege, according to the minister's view, the green mountains are left without worrying about no firewood, and the minister protects the saint from the north gate out of the city, and then goes to Wuhuan to borrow troops, and then kills back." ”
Zhang Ju glanced weakly at the north of the city, and then sighed: "Little Overlord Ao Lie Ao Mohan, are you the nemesis of the lonely life?" Throwing away the sword, Zhang Juyi ordered Xing Yanshan: "Let's go, let's go out of the city from the north gate." ”
The henchman rebel general secretly beckoned more than 1,000 cronies and rebels, and then protected Zhang Ju and quietly left the battlefield, ignoring the tens of thousands of troops who were still fighting bloodily, perhaps, the remaining tens of thousands of troops, in his opinion, should stay as a matter of course and continue to fight with the Han army, attract the attention of the Han army, and cover for the escape of himself and others.
Soon, Zhang Ju's escape was discovered by the rebels who were interested in him, and discontent began to rise among the rebels. They were all raised by their mother's parents, and when Zhang Ju was a high official, the rebels listened to his orders; Later, Zhang Ju also raised troops to rebel and claimed to be the Son of Heaven, Youzhou Mu Liu Yu treated the people kindly, and many of the rebels who followed Zhang Ju's rebellion received Liu Yu's favor at home, but the top boss Zhang Ju rebelled, so he had to follow the rebellion, and he didn't mention it at all; But the problem is that when the catastrophe was approaching, Zhang Ju ran away without saying a word, leaving tens of thousands of rebels to cover him and his entourage, which made the rebels feel uncomfortable.
Therefore, the camp of the rebels soon split, and some people began to throw away their weapons and silently surrender; The other part of Zhang Ju's diehard loyalists are still desperately resisting, trying to buy Zhang Ju a little more time and let Zhang Ju escape from Yuyang.
For the rebels who surrendered, Ao Lie has always been very preferential and never kills prisoners indiscriminately; And against the stubborn rebels, Ao Lie's aim is to show no mercy. Adhering to this purpose, Dian Wei danced the earth-splitting halberd like a killing god, as if it was an artifact that could easily intimidate people's souls in the hands of the gods, and where the halberd fell, there was always a rain of blood, and the recalcitrant rebels screamed, and the corpses killed by Dian Wei and the five hundred tiger elites were all over the city wall.
Seeing that Dian Wei had disrupted the rebels' position, Huang Zhong put away his bow and arrows, pulled out the steel knife at his waist, and led Pang De's infantry to chase after Dian Wei, while leaving the archers who followed him to the city to protect Pang De, who had retreated due to injury.
Don't look at Huang Zhong is over forty years old, but the knife in his hand is still sharp, which is in line with the old saying - the sword is not old. Huang Zhong killed the rebels without saying a word, the knife in his hand was as sharp as his bow and arrow, the trajectory of each knife was very elegant, and he slashed at the rebels from a tricky angle, as if what Huang Zhong was holding in his hand was not a knife, but a sharp arrow that fluttered and flew in the air, making people unable to figure out where to fall.
Just after being baptized by Dian Wei's furious double halberd, the rebels who were lucky enough to escape didn't have time to catch their breath, and then ushered in Huang Zhong's ethereal killing again. Huang Zhong's movements looked much more elegant than Dian Wei's, but under his elegant movements, the rebels who died under his knife were no less than the souls under Dian Wei's halberd, with a fierce murderous aura in the elegant, seemingly careless, but in fact, they killed step by step, this is the essence of Huang Zhong's silver dragon moon locking knife technique.
The city gate of Yuyang was finally knocked open with the unremitting efforts of the Han army, and Ma Chao took the lead in the city, and the tiger head Zhan golden gun in his hand flew like rain hitting the plantain, and between a few breaths, the rebels guarding the city gate hole were killed by Ma Chao more than ten people. Ma Chao is a quick temper, and he has the heart to establish his first skill, so he rushed into the city as soon as possible. But don't forget, Ma Chao is not the only one in the vanguard under Ao Lie, followed by Tai Shici, who has long been ready to go. Tai Shi Ci entered the city gate cave and saw that Ma Chao had cleaned up some rebels, and he was very anxious, afraid that Ma Chao would make meritorious contributions first, so he didn't speak at the moment, and he was faster and faster than Ma Chao in his hand, and he tried to clean up the rebels at the city gate as soon as possible, and entered the city as soon as possible to kill Zhang Ju.
Under the leadership of Ma Chao and Tai Shici, the soldiers under the two were also vigorous and competed with each other to see which one killed the enemy more. Of course, this competition is benign. Under Ao Lie's command, all the soldiers are close and good brothers, and the common phenomenon of fighting in the nest will never appear in Ao Lie's army. This is the positive impact brought about by Ao Lie's compassion for the soldiers and the use of the ideas of later generations to govern the army.
After a short rush, the rebels at the city gate were quickly cleared. Ma Chao and Tai Shici glanced at each other, their eyes showed a friendly and provocative look, and the two silently reached an agreement to see who could catch Zhang Ju first, and those who fell behind would invite the person who caught Zhang Ju to drink.
Looking away, Ma Chao and Tai Shici beckoned their subordinates separately and ran in two different directions in the city, encountering recalcitrant rebels along the way, and the two of them cleaned up easily.
On the battlefield outside the city, a slight east wind blew. Winter is approaching, and the east wind is a very common wind direction at this time. Ao Lie's voice sounded behind the dragon's mask: "The east wind is broken, and a hundred flowers are left." After this battle, Yuyang City's vitality has been greatly damaged, and if it wants to recover its vitality, it will take at least a year and a half. ”
Jia Xu shook his head slightly, and said: "Lord, I heard that Zhang Ju was extravagant, built palaces on a large scale, and recruited people to work hard, which caused serious damage to the economy of Yuyang City, and also delayed the spring plowing and autumn harvest of the people. ”
Ao Lie nodded, accepted Jia Xu's gentle persuasion, and then raised his head and said, "Zilong, give the order to enter the city." After entering the city, he did not commit any crime against the people, but those who took the people's property without permission were killed. ”
"No." Zhao Yun commanded.
After the Han army entered the city, the battle was over. In Yuyang City, dead bodies can be seen everywhere, and the remnants of the war are still burning, symbolizing that this ancient city has just experienced a tragic war.
At this time, generals from all walks of life also came to Ao Liema one after another, reporting the battle situation everywhere.
First of all, the generals sent by the Taishou from all over the country came to report, because they were all feints, so the losses were almost negligible, of course, they also had no combat exploits to report, just briefly described the process of entering the city.
Afterwards, Ma Chao and Tai Shici walked over dejectedly at the same time, neither of them caught Zhang Ju, Ma Chao went straight to Zhang Ju's palace, searched inside, except for countless gold and silver jewelry and many maids and entourage, he found nothing. Tai Shi Ci went to the north gate to intercept Zhang Ju, but he never saw Zhang Ju's figure, but intercepted and killed several waves of rebels who wanted to escape from the north gate, including the stupid prime minister appointed by Zhang Ju, all of whom were killed by Tai Shi Ci.
After that, Huang Zhong and Dian Wei walked over with the injured Pang De in their arms. When Ao Lie saw the shocking wound on Pound's body, his hands holding the reins clenched violently. If it weren't for the fact that the generals everywhere were by his side, Ao Lie would have dismounted to support Pang De, but at the moment, Ao Lie could only suppress the emotions in his heart by holding the reins, as the master of the people, he could not dismount at this time, after Jia Xu's reminder, Ao Lie had already understood the necessity of maintaining the majesty of the lord, so that he could command the soldiers under his command more effectively in the future.
Although he couldn't get off the horse, Ao Lie's concern was beyond words: "Ling Ming, the injury is okay, right?" ”
Pang De pushed away Huang Zhong and Dian Wei who were supporting him, barely stood alone, and said with a heroic smile: "Thank you for your concern, this little injury is nothing." The last general will still be able to fight the rebels for 300 rounds! ”
Ao Lie nodded, and then said loudly: "Liyi Captain Pang De, brave in battle, took the lead in the city, and made a significant contribution to our army's capture of Yuyang. ”
Pound was grateful, and said in a choked voice: "The last general has thanked the lord!" ”
Seeing that Ao Lie had finished rewarding Pound, Ma Chao, who had long been concerned about Pound's safety, turned over and dismounted, walked quickly to Pound's side, first looked carefully up and down, left and right, and confirmed that Pound's vital point was not traumatized, so he relieved himself, and then hugged Pound. The two big men hugged each other tightly. At this time, no one laughed at them, and everyone could feel the joy of seeing each other safe and sound when brothers met after the war.
Subsequently, the battle reports came up one by one, and more than 50,000 rebels in Yuyang City were killed more than 30,000 people, most of whom died at the head of the city; In addition, nearly 20,000 surrendered; Thousands of others are missing, and it is estimated that they fled with Zhang Ju or alone. As for the Han army, the injuries suffered at the beginning of the city were relatively serious, and together with the people who died in the later battles, a total of tens of thousands of people were killed in the battle, and more than 6,000 were seriously injured.
Hearing this battle damage, Ao Lie really couldn't be happy, a tough battle, is to fill with human lives, although Ao Lie tried all kinds of ways to reduce the risk, but there were still nearly 20,000 dead and wounded. The battle losses reached one-fifth of the total number of troops, which was the heaviest loss since Ao Lie led the troops. It seems that in the future, we will still have to put more effort into the ways and means of attacking tough battles, and Ao Lie, who insists on taking the line of elite soldiers, really can't afford such a proportion of battle losses.
At the same time, Jia Xu also reported a piece of good news, after counting, the gold, silver, treasures, grain, grass, weapons and other materials in Yuyang City were piled up, enough for the 100,000 army for two years. Through this terrifying news, Ao Lie could guess how Zhang Ju was tyrannical to the people on weekdays, otherwise he would never be able to gather so many materials with just one county.
"Wenhe, open the treasury of Yuyang Mansion and distribute five hundred coins, one horse of cloth, and one piece of grain to each household in the city." Ao Lie said lightly.
Jia Xu was stunned for a moment, and quickly calculated in his heart, if it was according to Ao Lie's standards, I am afraid that the money, grain, and cloth in Yuyang City would have to be used up at least half. I wanted to remind Ao Lie, but when Jia Xu saw Ao Lie's firm face, he knew that Ao Lie had made up his mind, although Jia Xu had not followed Ao Lie for a long time, but he knew that Ao Lie had made up his mind, and he would definitely not change it. In Jia Xu's opinion, Ao Lie simply loves the people too much, you must know that the money and food are enough to form a strong army, but Ao Lie distributed it to the people without blinking an eye.
However, Jia Xu also admired Ao Lie's courage in his heart, and took out half of the money and grain to help the people, such a move is not something anyone can do, even Liu Bei, who claims to be benevolent, I am afraid he is reluctant. In today's world, only his little lord would make such a remarkable move. This is called true benevolence.