Chapter 889: Don't kill, bury thickly, and raze the three clans
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The shape shì is becoming more and more unfavorable to Wenyang!
Wang Renqing's surrender without a fight gave Wenzhou an extremely corrupt head, and ripped off the last fig leaf of the Zhou family. The decline couldn't be more obvious.
Although Wenyang is a big city, it is really not the right time for Zhou Chunxin to die, Zhou Yi Wengu has succeeded to the throne, but he has no prestige and authority, and it is difficult to prohibit the civil and military forces below. One qiē is all biased towards the Han army!
"In Wenzhou at the moment, the rescuers are not at home, but from the enemy. In Zibo, in those three princes and grandsons"
"What the marshal said is extremely true. The lonely city can not be defended, Beixing County surrendered without a fight, and the blow to it was very great, in the opinion of the last general, as long as our army besieges Wenyang, the wealthy families in the city, and even the civil and military will have to think of a way to surrender. ”
"You've said it thoroughly, prestige is so incredible." Zhu Biao smiled coldly, and then said: "If Zhou Chunxin is still alive, even if his health is not good, he can still control the situation in Wenzhou, and there is no reason for the ministers to take refuge." Unfortunately, it is his son who is now in power. ”
"The first army to fight, the second to fight, the second to attack the army, and the next to attack the city, it really makes sense. The human heart is very important. So up to now, Zhu Biao has not shown the slightest sign of thinking about aligning the throne of the king. He is only seen as a 'thug' who acts on orders.
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Wenyang County.
In Zhou's house, Zhou Jinwen was lying in the room, and beside him, several beautiful girls were beating their legs and rubbing their shoulders.
But Zhou Jinwen's mood did not improve because of this. After closing his eyes for a while, as if he thought of something extremely angry, he opened his eyes suddenly, and kicked away the girl on the right who was beating his leg, "With such a strong force, do you want to beat me to death?" ”
"The third prince is angry, the slave is wrong, the slave is wrong. The third prince is angry! The maid was so frightened that she quickly fell to the ground and begged for mercy.
Zhou Jinwen's heart was so troubled that he really wanted to order someone to drag her down directly, but the excellent and flexible personality he had cultivated over the years still made him suppress the violence, slowly calm down, and waved his hand, "You can go down later, call Lanyin in." ”
"Yes, Third Son!" Seeing that Zhou Jinwen did not punish herself, the maid said very gratefully.
After a few people exited and went. After a while, a girl with a better posture stepped in from outside, dressed very low-key, with a hairpin ring skirt, plain and clean, but it was very in line with the preferences of the third son.
"Lan Yin has seen the third son." Ying Ying bowed, and the girl lowered her head and whispered.
"Come here." Zhou Jinwen hooked his finger at the girl, and Lan Yin immediately walked over and curled up in his arms.
"Childe. You haven't seen Lan Yin for more than half a month, have you forgotten about others? The maid asked softly.
"Oh, how could it be." Zhou Jinwen smiled and said, "It's not that I'm staring at it over there." Some time ago, I was keeping filial piety for my father, so naturally I have to be a good filial son. Why, I haven't seen you for a month and I miss my son? ”
"Childe, you actually laugh at other people's ......" Lan Yin lowered her head as if she was shy, and wanted to say something. But at this time, someone stepped in from outside.
"Stay over there, see what you should see, listen to what you should hear......" saw the scribe. Zhou Jinwen's smiling face disappeared in an instant, replaced by a faint sneer.
"Lanyin understands." Seeing this situation, the maid got down from Zhou Jinwen's arms very familiarly, and replied respectfully, no longer flattering.
"That's good, things haven't been finalized yet...... these maids around Zhou Chunxin have already gotten on his boat, and they can't get off anymore.
"Please rest assured, Lan Yin and the others will definitely do what Childe ordered." The maid hurriedly replied. Just as Zhou Jinwen was completely at ease with her, several maids also knew exactly where their future dependents were.
"Is this woman credible? After all, the eldest prince has already succeeded to the throne...... "The scribe knew the identity of the maid, so he naturally felt a little uneasy. Asked in a low voice.
"What is in her own room may not be reliable, but she can absolutely believe it." Zhou Jinwen said confidently: "Some of the maids in my room are eyeliner and chess pieces in their hands inserted by others, but now they are the people who are commonly used around my father, and they come from an innocent background...... Sir, rest assured, I know this! ”
"You're outside, what's the morale inside the city?"
"Don't hide it from the son, the morale of the soldiers in the city is very low. Since Wang Renqing of Beixing County surrendered to thieves, there have been no less than ten news of the surrender of the city in the past few days. I wish the thief not a single soldier, and has already collected the land of the two counties. In addition to Gao Tang, even if the rest of the counties still guard their duties, they are powerless to rescue Wenyang, which is already a lonely city! ”
"Wang Renqing, the dog thief, has been favored by my father for a long time, and he was the first to raise the flag to rebel when he was in danger, and the pigs and dogs were also." Zhou Jinwen's face was pale and pale, and he was more indignant.
But after thinking about it, he stood up again, looked at the scribe coldly, and asked, "Haven't these things spread all over the city, have you heard about them outside?" ”
"Not really. But there are also people in the city who have obtained this information, and there are also a hundred and ten people. With so many mouths, the news can't be hidden. It is not only the morale of the military that is low, but also the morale of the people. ”
Every Wenyang people will have the words 'the general trend has gone' in their hearts. The scribe did not take this out of his mouth.
"Destiny has no relatives, but virtue is supplementary, this is the number of qi. To put it bluntly, if the strength is not as good as the people, and it is not worth selling the dead and burial family for a certain family, you can only surrender. ”
"Now that the Han army has swept the land of the four counties, the day when the soldiers are under the city, how many people are afraid of the city? In addition, your brother has only ascended the throne and lacks authority, the third prince can think about it, can this Wenyang City resist it? ”
"In the next book, a cold Confucian official, he is loved by the third son, and he dare not be unsatisfied. Although the big thing has not been accomplished, it has no life. The son has no position and no responsibility, but he can think of retreating, change the door, and take his life. Even in the future, it may be ...... by chance."
Zhou Jinwen sneered, came to his senses, and looked at the scribe in front of him with cold eyes, "Okay, what a loyal person, what a despicable person." ”
He had already guessed the meaning of the scribes. This made him grit his teeth with hatred, and a murderous intent appeared in his heart.
"My son won't kill you today. Let you go and tell the master behind you that if you want to take Wenyang City, you will use your own life to pave and cushion. The descendants of my Zhou family have no humble people, and there are no people who are greedy for life and afraid of death. ”
With that, he turned and went into the back room.
"Alas......" the scribe sighed, his brow full of pity. scolded Zhou Jinwen. He didn't have the slightest bit of shame or atmosphere. Because, he is really not the kind of person Zhou Jinwen imagined.
What he said today was really for Zhou Jinwen's consideration. It is for the Zhou family to preserve a line of blood.
"The old man has been stable in Wenzhou for many years, and there is always some Yu De in the past, and the third son is not in the big position, but there is still a glimmer of life."
The scribe knew that what he said would make people suspicious, but he had a clear conscience. With a sigh, he withdrew from the annex mansion.
In the back room, he vented his temper, and when Zhou Jinwen appeared in the eyes of people again, he had already regained his former bearing and grace.
summoned one of his own generals and ordered: "You go to the city quickly to investigate." Look at the morale, see how the people are doing. Is there any gossip in the market? ”
"No."
Watching the general go out, Zhou Jinwen's face also fell silent, and his face was like frost. By dusk, the pro-general had returned.
Zhou Jinwen waited until now, looked up and down, and asked, "What is the situation?" ”
"Childe, I asked about the situation in the army through a few close friends, and it was not very good. The king was too guarded to surrender. More than a dozen counties in the northeast have also fallen, and Wenyang is already an isolated city. The morale of the army was in turmoil, and many people lost confidence and made another plan. ”
"As for the city. The people are normal. But the wealthy families have shown signs of being different from the past. The people of the Six Gates said that the sons of many large families were sent outside the city, and the private soldiers of the family faintly began to mobilize and guard. ”
"I'm even more afraid. When the villain returned, he suddenly realized that the news, which was classified as top secret in the morning, had now spread everywhere. And the people of the city were also terrified. ”
"Rumor has it that the Han army posted a notice in the city......"
Zhou Jinwen's whole body was shocked, and his heart was like ice, cold to his spinal cord. stared out the window for a long time without moving, the general couldn't guess what he was thinking now, and he didn't dare to move. After a long time, Zhou Jinwen waved his hand and asked the general to step back. When the general retreats, the whole person is like a prostration, like a fallen rotten wood, and sits down with a buttocks, like a puppet.
The Zhou family is really at a critical moment of life and death......
On the second day, the Han army appeared under the city of Wenyang County. There were only 3,000 cavalry, and in order to boost the morale of the defenders, Zhou Yiwen allocated the general Liu Song to lead 20,000 elite soldiers out of the city to chase, which contained 5,000 iron cavalry.
As a result, there was not one of the five thousand iron cavalry, and the five thousand armies were crushed by the three thousand Han cavalry head-on, and the combat strength of the soldiers on both sides was like a strong man and a baby.
The morale of the defenders in Wenyang City, who were not rescued was completely at the bottom. Zhou Jinwen saw his brother, Zhou Yiwen no longer had the heroic spirit he had before, he mentioned the Han army, and found that his eldest brother had no idea of fighting head-on at all.
Although Zhou Yiwen used Gao Tang as an example in his words, Zhou Jinwen knew that he was completely frightened and shocked.
The two field battles of the Han army shattered all the confidence of the Wenzhou army, a strong army of Qi that his father had worked so hard to build.
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"Report, there is news from Wenyang City!"
"Speak."
"The news has spread all the news, and there is already a big commotion in the city. The officials and generals who got in touch with us before have all responded well. ”
"Zhou Chunxin's third son, Zhou Jinwen, intends to surrender to our army."
After listening to the information, Dou Bing, who was temporarily in charge of intelligence communication and contact, was overjoyed.
In this way, it is easy for the big marshal to take Wenyang City. And to take Wenyang is to take the entire Wenzhou. He had long known that King Tang's appointment to Zhu Biao was full of expectations for that day to be fulfilled.
"You have done a good job, go down and receive your reward." Dou Bing said to the few people in front of him with satisfaction, then got up and walked towards the Zhongjun tent.
Seeing Zhu Biao tell the news, Zhu Biao smiled with satisfaction.
Nightfall.
Under the moonlight, the city of Wenyang, which was besieged by the Han army, was silent, except for the patrol soldiers at the head of the city, the other party only besieged and did not attack, so that the people who had been tense all day were tired and unbearable.
A dark shadow walked through the hidden places in the city, and finally came to the mansion of Zhang Bao, one of the captains of the city gate.
At the same time, in the courtyard of the Zhou family, Zhou Jinwen was also waiting in the room nervously.
Because he couldn't sit still, he walked back and forth in the room.
"Third son, presumably at this time, Captain Zhang has already started to prepare, and it is useless for you to worry, so settle down and wait. Don't feel guilty, you must know that if you don't surrender the city tonight, the Han army will start to attack the city tomorrow, and then there will be casualties on both sides. How will the Zhou family protect the family temple in the future? The scribe returned to his seat. Said comfortingly.
Yesterday, when he was called back, he knew that this son had a determination.
"Sir, you say, if I do this, do I wish the marshal really opened the net?" Zhou Jinwen said with some uneasiness, if he hadn't personally inspected a few and secretly learned that now not only the officials, but even the generals are ready to fight back at the right time, how would he have made such a decision?
This is my father's foundation. It's the foundation of his Zhou family!
"How famous is Zhu Shuai? How can you lose your trust in your son? The scribe said soothingly, and that was what he was saying.
War can be used in any way, but no one can mess with reputation. I felt that the scribe thought that Zhu Biao's bigger enemy was Zibo and the princes of the three royal families, not the Wenzhou Zhou family, a weak man who had lost his backbone.
Zhou Jinwen nodded, the scribe had already analyzed this for him yesterday, which was very reasonable. If Zhu Biao is chasing after his Zhou family, then he will follow Zibo and the other three royal families. There is no room for relaxation.
He stopped talking, sat back in his seat, and continued to wait. Anyway, success or failure depends on God's will, and his henchmen and guards have begun to gather.
Naturally, it is done without the eyes and ears of others. Just to wait for the Han army to enter the city, so as to facilitate self-protection in the event of turmoil.
When the city is in turmoil, anything can happen, and maybe it will be looted and killed by the rebels or strongmen. Zhou Jinwen persuaded himself to dedicate the city. In exchange for the survival of the Zhou family, how could they die at this time!
Zhou Jinwen sighed at Yue Chang. "Father, it's not that the son is greedy for life and afraid of death. There's really no way around it anymore. ”
In the second half of the night, a pot of wine had been drunk, and suddenly there was a commotion outside.
"The city is broken, and the Han army has entered the city!" Someone was shouting in the distance, and when he heard this voice, Zhou Jinwen shed tears violently, and then buried his head in his hands, silently in pain.
"Boom!" Bang.
Under the night sky, a long red dragon can be seen, rushing towards it with great vigour.
It was not without resistance in Wenyang City, but in some cases, a group of soldiers suddenly poured out of the streets and alleys, resisting.
"You treacherous traitors!" As soon as the general shouted and scolded, seeing that this situation was wrong, he immediately organized a resistance of the general: "You will not die well!" ”
However, the sound of the arrows was wrong, and in an instant there was a terrible cry, and the group of soldiers fell in half.
It is said that there were 40,000 or 50,000 soldiers in Wenyang City, and after a period of defeat, there were 35,000 soldiers. Part of it is anyway, but Zhu Biao's command is only 50,000 troops, and the 30,000 Cizhou army cannot be compared with the Han army at all. Zhu Biao did not include them in the system.
The cavalry could not enter the city without permission, relying only on the Wanwu soldiers who trapped the camp and Huyanqing, and then there was the surprise of the defenders in Chengnei and the panic of the people.
Zhu Biao has already contacted many generals, and in the dark night, in the midst of all the disadvantages of being caught off guard and not even easy to organize, there are still many defenders who resist, even fiercely.
Kill until dawn, the time is punctual, according to the earth time, that is, around six o'clock, the six gates of Wenyang and most of the city are all controlled by the Han army, but there are still several Wenzhou troops in the city gathered to the Thorn Shi Mansion and resisted desperately.
Just now, the New Army and the Cizhou Army, which intended to make meritorious contributions, failed to bite several attacks, and the casualties of the defeat were not small, and some generals were already asking Zhu Biao to use the Thunderbolt.
Zhu Biao heard the news that he entered the city under the heavy embrace of a thousand pro-army infantry armor, and went to the Xinghan Tower, which was only half a street away from the Thorn Mansion, to observe, only to see that the Assassin Mansion was surrounded by open land, not to mention the residential houses, even the trees were cleared, and the city wall was tall and solid, no wonder it was difficult to get down in a hurry.
He was very surprised: "Is Zhou Chunxin so extravagant? How can a building of such a size be erected in a prosperous part of the city? ”
At this time, Gong Xin, who accompanied the army, said: "Marshal, this is not the Zhou envoy's waste, but this is the palace of the king of Qi." In order to appease the Zhou envoys, the Zibo Imperial Court abolished the palace and changed it to the Assassin Palace......"
"I see!"
"It's a big handsome, you can't burn it with a thunderbolt or a fireball." The treasure inside is burned, which makes people feel distressed.
"How many people are in there?" Zhu Biao didn't care.
Dou Bing said on the side: "According to the general, in addition to the guards of the Assassin Mansion, there are also two generals, Liu Song and Lu Jinzhi, and there are still 2,000 soldiers. ”
"Sue the generals and surrender the troops, if you want to make meritorious contributions, you will clear these up for me, and, sue them, this Wenyang City will be the land of the commander in the future, and those who dare to take the opportunity to plunder will be killed."
It doesn't need to be burned with fireballs, but it is accurate to hit the wall with a thunderbolt.
The generals and troops were ordered to disobey. From the city wall and dragged from the offensive and defensive equipment, used to attack the Assassin's Mansion, for a while, rumbling, screaming, shouting, shouting and killing, dense in one place, since the entrance of the Assassin's Mansion, all kinds of corpses gathered together.
The sky was gradually dawning, and the pale cyan sky was inlaid with a few remnant stars, and the clouds seemed to be soaked in blood, showing a faint red.
Time passes......
By dawn, the bloody battle of the Assassin Mansion was gradually coming to an end, and the cleaning of the city continued, with sporadic killings coming from time to time.
The air was slightly bloody, "How's it going?" Zhu Biao asked.
"Dashuai, the Assassin's Mansion is broken, General Huyan is sealing the treasury with someone, capturing Zhou Yiwen and Liu Song, and Lu Jin died in the battle. The other civil and military soldiers at all levels have been pacified. ”
"Zhou Yiwen was in place at the beginning, there was no evil trace, the two families fought each other, the dead and wounded were on the right path, and there could be no resentment. Just spare his life. As for Lu Jinzhi, he is a loyal general, and he will be buried thickly and must not harass his family. Liu Song, let's cut it. raided his home and razed the three tribes.
Zhou Chunxin's third son, Zhou Jin, has meritorious service. Even he brought Zhou Yiwen and brought him to see Ben Shuai. (To be continued)