Chapter 103: Crush Resistance
Wang Yan was already in a state of confusion, his mind was blank, he didn't know what to do, but he couldn't hear any sound for a while, and a silent mime seemed to be going on around him.
At this moment, "boom", a sound of "this city wall finally couldn't bear it, and it collapsed with a bang, revealing a gap of more than ten meters."
Zhou Ping immediately ordered the war drum to be beaten, a regular drum sound, one after another, straight into the hearts of the enemy and me.
The rebels moved like a tidal wave towards the city walls, and after a while, the sound of killing suddenly began, and a large number of rebel soldiers rushed into the gap.
"Quick, stop them from entering the city!"
"I can't stop it! They're already in! ”
"Don't retreat, rush up for me and stop them!"
"Kill!"
On the battlefield where the killing intent was boiling, the two armies were fighting each other.
Although the two thousand-strong troops sent by Lan Bowen are also a group of proud soldiers, the Great Wall of flesh and blood formed by them is desperately resisting, but the city wall has been broken, and most of the soldiers have panicked and have no fighting spirit.
The 5,500 army against more than 2,000 people, the difference in number was more than double, and if there was a city wall, it could also fight a battle, and even dare to resist several times the number of troops.
But people's hearts are so delicate, when they saw the return cannon, a blow will blast the city wall open, most of the defenders suddenly lost their will to fight, and no longer have the will to defend the city.
Zhou Ping rode on his horse, scanned the situation around the city gate, and sneered a few times.
"How's the battle going?" He asked the soldiers who had gone to investigate.
"General, the defenders of the city gate have all been wiped out, the enemy army has no danger to defend, and has retreated to the county office, does the general want to surrender or destroy the enemy army?" The guards looked at Zhou Ping and asked.
If the imperial officers and soldiers were willing to surrender, Zhou Ping was of course willing to surrender, but since the war, no officer or soldier has ever surrendered?
For this group of officers and soldiers who would rather die than surrender, Zhou Ping also sighed in his heart.
"This group of things that don't know whether to live or die, if you dare to refuse, kill them immediately, it's not a pity for this group of dog officials to die, you first guard the city gate, lest someone ambush us and block the city, and order all the departments to continue the pursuit for me and crush all resistance!" Zhou Ping said ruthlessly.
"No!" A large banner with the word 'Zhou' waved, and cruel orders were issued one after another, and the killing aura spread throughout the city.
Compared with the previous megalithic attack, Zhou Ping's army's approach at this time was a unilateral slaughter.
"Heh, what a resounding victory." Since following Yang Qi to rebel against the empire, every battle has been thrilling, but Zhou Ping led the army to battle this time, which made him feel the pleasure of crossing the battlefield.
This feeling made him excited, and even made him shout: "Happy, life should be like this, brothers kill!" ”
The battle axe in his hand was raised high, emitting a fierce murderous aura in the sun, this is the birth of a fierce general born for the battlefield.
Under his leadership, the rebel army was overwhelmed, and within an hour, the battle was won.
It's just that there are still officers and soldiers who are resisting to the death.
"If my guess is correct, the county magistrate of Tongchuan County is in that group of people." Sharp eyes staring at a stronghold in the melee, Zhou Ping said coldly. Because he sent an envoy, he would rather die than surrender.
is over fifty years old, and he has reached the age of knowing the destiny of heaven, Wang Yan, the county commander of Tongchuan County, suddenly had red eyes, and he no longer cared about any official etiquette, and he was all left behind at this moment.
He held the long-lost war knife, his clothes were pulled up high by him, and his hideous face kept urging the remaining officers and soldiers to counterattack, looking for an opportunity to break through.
Because he resisted for a while, in exchange for time to escape, at this time, it was rare that he did not choose to escape on horseback alone.
At this time, there were more than 200 officers and soldiers gathered, all of whom were the elite of the county, and they were also the team he had trained for many years, and they were very loyal to him.
Before the city wall was broken, he was still tossing and turning, but when he saw that the thieves had broken through the city and killed him, and refused to surrender, he calmed down.
He knows Lan Bowen's refrigerator, he is a royalist, although he does not belong to any faction, it is impossible to get his support, and he has always wanted to find someone to replace him and replace him with a royalist person. At this moment, he didn't hold the county seat, if he fled immediately, Lan Bowen would immediately pull him out and behead him.
Even if you run away, there is no place for you!
Thinking of this, Wang Yan's face was hideous, and the long knife in his hand was dispatched, regaining the feeling of killing the enemy back then, but even though he was born as a military general, he was old, and at the same time he cut down an enemy soldier, his body was also painted.
Blood poured out, and not far away, there were several screams.
Familiar voices had told him that several more guards had been killed.
"My lord, I'm afraid the county town really can't hold it, so you better leave quickly!" His nearest guards blocked the attack for him and admonished him.
It's just that his advice didn't work at all, and the man in front of him was already a little anxious.
"My lord! Run! A trembling feather arrow directly killed the persuaded guard.
The county magistrate of Tongchuan County didn't have time to see the corpses on the ground, and several people were seriously injured and fell to the ground, and they couldn't survive when they saw it. His heart also tightened at this moment.
At this time, a small group of cavalry suddenly rushed in from the periphery, and to the relief of the county commander of Tongchuan County, this cavalry was not an enemy army, but a team in the county town and more than a dozen of his cavalry.
This team was pulled up by the county commander, and he was very loyal, and seeing the county commander suffering, he rushed over desperately, and his armor was stained with blood.
On the one hand, he blocked the enemy's soldiers, and on the other hand, he ordered the rest of the people to protect the county order to leave.
Seeing the scene here and now, Wang Yan knew that it was impossible for him to break through with these 200 people, and if he stayed, he would only lose his life in vain. I had to be ruthless, abandon the hard-trained personal soldiers, and follow more than a dozen cavalry to break out outside.
There were not many enemy troops besieging this area, and at the cost of losing five or six people, more than ten cavalry finally broke out of the encirclement.
"General, the big fish has run away!" The man who had been looking at the situation over there spoke.
Zhou Ping, who was standing aside, smiled coldly: "He can't run away." Soon, several screams came from the direction of the flight.
After a while, a group of rebels sent out by Zhou Ping walked out from that side, and several people behind them were still leading a few war horses, one of which had a person hanging horizontally, and an arrow pierced through the heart, and he saw that he was already dead.
Looking at his clothes, it is Wang Yan, the county magistrate of Tongchuan County who fled away!
"General, the east side has been cleared."
"General, our army has taken control of the situation in the city."
"General, the county government has been occupied, and the remnants are being searched in the city."
Looking at the prospect, Zhou Ping showed a rare smile: "The sons and daughters are doing a good job. However, the marshal has an order not to disturb the people, not to violate military discipline, this matter needs to be conveyed, there are those who disobey, no wonder Ben will not be emotional. ”
After a pause, he said to a military officer: "Give me the statistics of the results!" ”
A moment later, the results came out: "Our army lost eighty-seven people, beheaded one thousand three hundred and fifty, and captured five hundred." ”
Zhou Ping commanded again: "Quickly spread the news here to the marshal, let the marshal know, we will welcome the army into the city!" ”
"No!" A herald answered, and soon several horses galloped out.