Haidong's first siege did not stop until nightfall.

The casualties on both sides were not small, more than 100 people each. The benefits are all defenders, and in comparison, they have suffered a little loss. After Deng Shemingjin withdrew his troops, the generals returned to the camp and made a post-war summary according to the usual practice. During the siege of the city, Deng Chengzhi's performance was very eye-catching, Deng She was very happy, remembering Zuo Che'er, praised him fiercely, and said to the left and right generals: "This is my yellow beard." ”

All the generals said: "The tiger father has no dog." ”

Deng She sighed: "It's a pity that I can't see the car." "It's a pity that the left car can't be seen. Immediately passed on the order, rewarded Deng Chengzhi with silver cakes, pearls, and gave battle flags.

Deng Chengzhi is currently the marshal of Liaozuojin and Fuzhou Wing Marshal Mansion, this position was originally held by Zuo Che'er, Zuo Che'er died in battle, Deng She was particularly gracious, and was replaced by Deng Chengzhi. Originally, there were many generals who were not convinced, and regarded it as a "gentleman", thinking that it all depended on the afterglow of the left car, and after this battle, everyone was convinced, and they couldn't help but look at him differently.

Deng Chengzhi said: "In today's battle, although the child was lucky enough to reach the head of the city first, it was not the work of the child, it all depended on the lives of the generals and the brave soldiers. The father rewarded him, and he was ashamed to take it, and he was willing to share it with the soldiers of Jinzhou. Tomorrow's battle, please be the vanguard. "He is not self-conscious, and he is very polite.

Deng She was overjoyed, said two good words in a row, and said: "As you asked, the battle in Japan will be led by your Jinzhou Army!" ”

Deng She has always only looked at the virtuous and foolish. Deng Chengzhi is named Marshal Jin and Fuzhou Wing, but in fact, the original military power is mostly controlled by veterans under his command. Now that Deng She's words have been made, it is equivalent to completely implementing his identity as a wing marshal, and from then on, he will be the commander of the one-wing army.

Early the next morning, the Haidong army attacked the city again. In the end, the city of Yidu is strong, and after half a day of fierce fighting, it still can't be broken. From the third day onwards, Dunshe changed his tactics, no longer attacking every day, but fighting every other day, and no longer only by day, but also once or twice, including night attacks.

Zhao Zhong's weather forecast was really accurate, and as the war intensified, the drizzle began to rain non-stop.

Although the rain was light and had little impact on the siege at first, as time went by, the ground was inevitably muddy and the walls were slippery, which gradually made it difficult to climb. And the weather is humid, and there are many things such as firecrackers that cannot be used, let alone fire attacks, which are becoming more and more difficult to use. This siege war, which cannot be attacked with fire, is equivalent to the loss of a great weapon. Moreover, there are some places outside the city, the terrain is low, and the camp is full of water, and it is inconvenient to walk and station, and for a short time, the soldiers can bear it, and if the time is long, if the rain does not stop, there will be complaints.

The balance of victory seems to be slowly shifting in the direction of Yidu. Fortunately, in the past few days, there have been basically no military horses from all over Shandong to help. In addition to three or two small troops, there are heavy troops in Fantun, such as Liu Qi in Jinan, Wang Daer in Gaotang and others, none of them appeared.

Yidu City Head.

Tian Jialie can't remember clearly, this is the first time he has been to the city to watch the battle. Three or four messengers were sent to Hejian Mansion one after another, but Wang Shicheng has not heard from him. He has not slept with his eyes closed for several days, and since the day before yesterday, the letters that the Haidong Army shot into the city suddenly changed, no longer using Deng She's tone, but using Xiao Mao Pingzhang's tone, and the content of the letter has also shifted from surrender to rumor-mongering.

According to his letter, Wang Shicheng has been captured by him and will be transported to the city in a few days. If the city's Chinese martial arts know that it will fall early, it will still be able to avoid death, and those who insist on resisting will be beheaded when the city is broken. The tone is getting stronger and stronger day by day, and only the word "slaughter the city" is no longer threatening.

Of course, as far as Tian Jialie is concerned, he absolutely does not believe what Haidong said.

Wang Shicheng led 10,000 or 20,000 military horses, even if there were accidents, they had enough power to protect themselves, how could they easily fall into the hands of the enemy? Even if he was captured, why didn't Jinan and other places surrender? The day before yesterday, there was a military report saying that reinforcements would arrive soon. Obviously, Deng She's plan is nothing more than creating rumors to benefit the hearts of the military.

However, if he doesn't believe it, it doesn't mean that the sergeants don't believe it, and the rumors stop at the wise, and there are few wise people. Throw plenty of dirt and some will be sure to stick. Even some middle-level generals and colonels gradually became skeptical.

The key to defending the city is not in the city, but outside the city. If there is an army that must be helped, there will be a city that must be defended. Once they fall into a state of isolation and isolation, then the morale of the troops trapped in the inner city will inevitably be in turmoil for a long time. Tian Jialie looked to the southeast and turned to the southwest, why haven't the reinforcements from Jinan and other places arrived?

"Lord Tian."

"Oh, Marshal Xu, you're here too."

"What's going on with Liu Jue? Every time we urged him, he said that reinforcements were coming. It's still long gone! ”

Tian Jialie was silent. Although he had not rested for many days, he was very energetic. Jinan is not too far from Yidu, and Liu Qi's reinforcements are coming, and they should have arrived a long time ago. Yes, but why hasn't it been seen so far? The reasons for this have long been analyzed by Tian Jialie. It's nothing more than seeing a strong enemy pressing the realm, and the dragons have no leader, so they just wait and see for themselves. But he was reluctant to share his judgment.

"Liu Jue is old in the army, maybe he is waiting for an opportunity. The so-called immobility is enough, and it is a blockbuster. ”

"After five or six days of siege, rumors spread in the city, and the morale of the army deteriorated day by day. By the way, Lord Tian, the messenger to Hejian Mansion, did you send a reply from the king today? ”

"Nope."

"How can this be?"

"The general is the heart of the army. The marshal is the commander of the army, and the king has entrusted you with the task of sitting in Yidu, the more critical the moment, the more you can't hesitate! Marshal, 'how is it good' and the like, don't say it again. Tian Jialie pointed to the city, confident, and said, "The city has been besieged so far, not only is the morale of my army low, but the Haidong army is building a camp in the rain, in my opinion, his military spirit is even worse than our army." My plan to break the enemy may be the right time to use it. ”

"What's the plan?"

While the two were talking, they suddenly heard three cannon shots. Everyone was shocked, thinking that Deng She was going to attack the city again, but they saw that in the camp under the city, gongs and drums were beating, flags were waving, and hundreds of soldiers were rushing out on horseback. The man was not very old, in his teens, sitting on a horse, braving the rain, and going around the city. As he walked, a loud herald shouted to the city.

Continued to follow the ancestor and said: "Xiao Mao Pingzhang came to surrender again. ”

It was also from the day before yesterday that Deng She began to use Xiao Mao Pingzhang to personally go out of the camp to shout and recruit Yidu Military Academy, twice a day, and the thunder could not move. Zhang Yu, who was with Tian Jialie, frowned, and interjected: "Deng Thief's plan is ruthless. "Isn't it ruthless? Yidu was beaten down by Mao Gui, and although Wang Shicheng established himself as the king, he was still nominally a subordinate of Mao Pingzhang. The lord of a province comes to surrender, to surrender or not to surrender?

If you want to change someone else, Tian Jialie may be able to show up and scold back. Is it okay to scold Xiao Mao Pingzhang? Even if they are hostile to each other now, many of Mao Gui's old departments in the army, like Gao Yanshi, do not have Mao Gui's appreciation, where is he today? Moreover, Xiao Mao Pingzhang is a child again, how can he scold? If you want to scold, you can only scold Dunshe.

I had no choice but to follow him. Whatever he says, everyone hears.

Tian Jialie made a look, Zhang Yu straightened his clothes, cleared his throat, took a few steps forward, held the battlement, and said loudly: "Haidong Deng is a horse thief, he seems to be benevolent and treacherous, and his sex is more concealed than that of the old." Deceiving the world and stealing fame, what Wanfu refers to. Not ashamed, complacent. With treacherous schemes, he deceived my lord and took my flat chapter. Xiao Mao Pingzhang, only more than ten years old, is now in his hands, I am sad. Tell me plainly, Pier Zhuzi, now I have fallen into your hands, dare not treat you well, and I will teach you to die without a place to bury in the future. ”

scolded back this time, and scolded Deng She for a dog blood spray.

He scolded bitterly, and this step-ancestor and Tian Jialie continued to continue the topic and elaborate on it.

"Lord Tian's strategy to break the enemy, may I ask why?"

"The Haidong army has been here for five or six days, and I have seen its baggage, and when it came, it did not bring much, and it is expected that its grain and straw will be exhausted. In the past two days, there have been many convoys coming from the east, and there is an endless stream, and if I guess it is not bad, it will be paid for its follow-up. Earlier, I had consulted with the marshal that when the time was ripe, I might as well send a general to lead the army to steal the grain route. Now is the time. ”

"The siege of the city is very strict, and there are Jurchen cavalry around the city gate, although the adult's plan is wonderful, the army that copied the grain route is afraid that it will be difficult to get out of the city, so what can I do?"

"It's hard to get out of a lot of people, but it's okay to have fewer people."

"Oh?"

"I have watched the enemy's formation for many days, and most of the main forces of Haidong are stationed between the east and west gates, and the Deng thief does not have many troops between my north and south gates. It was rainy for days, and when it was night, I couldn't see my fingers. The marshal can first choose a general, deceive out the east and west city gates, so as to attract the attention of the Deng thief, and then choose a general, go through the north and south city gates, do not need to lead many people, hundreds are enough, take advantage of the chaos to escape, will be successful. ”

"I remember Lord Tian said a few days ago that if you want to rob the thief's grain road, you need 3,000 elites. Now it's said that hundreds is enough, is it enough? ”

"One time, another time. When I said the other time, it had not rained, so I needed three thousand. It's been raining for days. There are few stone slabs on the roads outside the city, and they have long been muddy, and the grain trucks of the Deng thieves are heavy, so it must be difficult to walk. I use cavalry, which is flexible and mobile, and takes advantage of a lot, so hundreds are enough. ”

"So, when is the best time to do it?"

"Without further ado, it's just tonight. Fighting a winning battle will also boost the morale of the army. ”

Ji Zu thought for a while, agreed, looked to his side, and asked, "Everyone, it is extremely dangerous to go out of the city alone and steal its grain route. Which of you would like to do so? ”

Chen Yu walked out with his head up, before he could take a step, his clothes were taken by someone, his front and rear feet were almost mixed together, and he fell to the ground. He turned his head in anger, and saw that the man who was dragging him was wrapped in a belt on his shoulders, wrapped in cotton cloth on his legs, and dragged a black horse lance, as if he had seen something good and was afraid of being robbed, he did not squint, jumped out of his eyes, rushed in front of him, raised his head with his chest straight, and shouted, "I want to go to it!" "But it's Gao Yonsei.

"General Gao? ......, this trip is a heavy responsibility and a lot of danger, you have injuries on your body, how do you get there? ”

Gao Yanshi waved his horse lance and danced on the city in front of everyone. The pace is vigorous, the tiger is vigorous, and it does not look like an injury.

He was majestic and high-spirited, and said angrily: "A little injury, what is it!" On that day, I followed Mao Pingzhang and Dong Lao Thief to fight Nanpi Weijiazhuang, and even hit the Tartar with four or five arrows, didn't I easily cut off the head of Lao Dong? After finishing speaking, while people were not paying attention, he quietly rubbed the wound on his leg with his hand, and his back was in a cold sweat.

Dong Lao thief, that is, Dong Junxiao. He was also one of the famous generals of the Righteous Army, started as a Confucian student, and fought in various places, which was quite famous. In the eighteenth year of Zheng, and with his brother Dong Angxiao, he fought in Mao Gui's army.

Plagiarizing the grain road is not something that can be done by brave generals. Xu Jizu looked at the generals, and at present, among the people in the city, only Chen Yutou and Gao Yanshi are suitable. Chen Yutou, he is reluctant to send, in case he dies in battle, the loss is too great. Count and count, and it is suitable for Gao Yonsei. He groaned slightly, promised Gao Yanshi's request, and said, "General Gao is really brave and brave. Don't lose today's Luo Shixin. In this way, Ben Shuai will transfer Liu Guo and your deputy again. Chen Yutou,......。 ”

"Yes."

"Tonight's fifth watch, you will lead the army out of the east and west city gates to make a feint."

"Whoa!"

"Gao Yanshi, Liu Guo."

"Yes."

"Go down to the city at once, return to the camp, and choose five hundred men, all of whom shall be painted black in armor and weapons. It is also the fifth watch tonight, when there is chaos outside the east and west city gates, the two of you will take advantage of the chaos to go out of the city and look for an opportunity to copy the other grain road. If it succeeds, then wait for our army to win, and the first credit will be the two of you! ”

"I will not dishonor!"

Gao Yanshi was deflated under Guo Conglong one after another, probably because of the psychological effect, recently, he felt that the generals and soldiers of the army looked at him with a wrong look, and seemed to have a little disdain and ridicule, he held back the fire in his belly, and rushed to go out of the city to copy the grain road, murderous, high-spirited, gritted his teeth, and vowed to complete the task victoriously and regain the glorious reputation of the first general of the Yidu cavalry.

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1, and Dong Lao thief fought Nanpi Weijiazhuang.

In the eighteenth year of Zheng, in February, "Guiyou, Mao Gui fell into Jinan Road, and Daru Hua Chi Ai died." Dong Junxiao, the right man of Henan Province, and Mao Guibing fought in Weijiazhuang in Nanpi and died.

"Dong Junxiao will go to Changlu, saying that people say: If I go, Jinan will not be guaranteed. To the Jinan fruit trap. Weijiazhuang of Nanpi County, which is suitable for the edict to worship the right of the south province of Xiaoxiao. As soon as he begged for his orders, Mao Guibing had arrived, and the camp was still not finished, and the generals said: What should the thief do? Xiao Xiao said: I have been ordered to this point, and I should repay the country with death! Because he drew his sword to supervise the battle, and the thieves suddenly came to the front of the sky, he suddenly asked who it was, and he said: My master Dong is also. The people assassinated him, and there was no blood, but he saw that there was white gas rushing to the sky. On that day, Angxiao also died. The news of the incident, the political affairs of Pingzhang of the Henan Province of Xiaoxiao, the posthumous title of the Duke of Wei, and the loyalty of the state; Angxiao Rite Department Shangshu, posthumously named the Marquis of Longxi County, and was loyal and resolute.

"He started as a Confucian scholar and became a capable official. will be in chaos in the world, and those who will work hard with martial arts will be slightly greater; At that time, he couldn't use it to the best of his ability, and the gentleman regretted it. “