Chapter 840: The Wind Rises at the End of Qingping and Ends Between the Grass!

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Donghai City, there are suspension bridges on all sides, and the suspension bridges on the east, west and south sides are connected by the roundabout in the water, and the suspension bridge with a width of two zhang can go straight to the shore outside the city. Only to the north, it is half suspension bridge and half chain bridge.

The thunderbolts of the Cangzhou army could not shoot on the ten-zhang high city wall beyond 100 zhang, but it was not a problem to cover part of the roundabout in the water. However, when Donghai City repeatedly expanded its moat, how could it not have imagined this?

The fact is that the area of each underwater roundabout is only one acre, and the Weibao on the island can occupy six or seven percent of the size. The fort ramparts are three to five feet thick, the buildings are different from three to five floors, ranging from five to eight zhang high, all of them are capped and set up, and the thick walls and sleepers on the top, and the stone bullets sent by the large thunderbolts cannot be destroyed lightly.

Each fort has troops ranging from 100 to 300 people, with complete supporting facilities, sound offensive and defensive equipment, and no shortage of water. can't defend it, and cooperate with the elite sailors in the city, only they are a fierce and hideous roadblock!

The Cangzhou army didn't need to think about the siege of the city first, and if these water roundabouts were not taken first, it would be false to say anything about the East China Sea City.

"Isn't the Tang Army outside still refusing to stop?" Tang Sheng came out of the study and said, glancing at the personal general on the side of the guard.

"My lord, the Cangzhou soldiers and horses have just retreated, but the thunderbolt is still the same, and the number is still increasing." The pro-general bowed slightly and said to Tang Sheng.

"Let them go. Thunderbolt car around the island, even if it takes three to five months, it may not be able to finish cooking. Convey my military order, without the order of the official, you must not go out of the fort and land on the shore without authorization.

We just need to keep it firmly in the fort, let Chen Kuibai do the work, as long as we don't kill them under the city, we don't have to pay attention to them. ”

Tang Sheng smiled slightly, he was very satisfied with this situation, and a feeling of being in control of his chest arose.

"Also, check the city and strictly guard against spies. Don't be careless! ”

"No." The general bowed in response, and went out to give the sergeant orders.

Zhu Biao never got involved in the battle for the roundabout, and after staying outside the city of Donghai for a few days, he led the cavalry to the east of Haizhou. If possible, he hopes to get the Haizhou Outer Sea Division.

The offensive intensity of the Cangzhou army continued to increase, and Chen Kui launched a ** fierce attack on the roundabout at any cost, and he had the surprise attack of the masters in the night, so he succeeded. The Cangzhou army is getting closer and closer to the city wall of Donghai City!

The uprooting of the forts one by one, the Cangzhou army paid a lot of price. But Chen Kui thinks it's worth it. Because Zhu Biao once said to him when he left, as long as the army can kill under the city wall, three million taels of silver, he will be responsible for blowing the city wall open!

Chen Kui didn't understand what 'bursting' was, but he understood the meaning of the word. So he redoubled his efforts and attacked at any cost.

He believed that if Zhu Biao dared to say this, he would definitely be able to do it. As for three million taels of silver, is that a lot? If you take Donghai City, how much gold and silver can be found in the official treasury alone?

Compared with the operating consumption of hundreds of thousands of troops, how little is three million taels of silver?

"It's called a thunderbolt. I wonder if Master Chen has ever heard of the word 'explosives'? ”

"It's something made of fire crystals?"

"Exactly!"

Zhu Biao held a thunderbolt in his hand, and a smile was on his face. "One of these things is not powerful, but if a hundred of them are put together......

That's ...... power Unspeakable! ”

The next day at noon.

"Boom!" There was a loud bang that shook the world. A huge mushroom cloud rose at the north wall of Donghai City, and the strong city wall ten zhang high in the north of the city fell down with a bang in the dust and rubble in the sky. A gap ten meters wide appeared.

There was silence between heaven and earth, and Zhu Biao himself stayed for a moment, one hundred and fifty thunderbolts. In order to ensure that nothing goes wrong, he temporarily put fifty more in the wooden box, and all of them were detonated in the cave under the city, which was ...... Looking left and right, I saw that a group of generals and soldiers were dumbfounded, and many of them had twitching muscles on their faces.

"Chen Dudu, attack, attack! If you don't break the enemy now, when will you wait? ”

In an instant, the surrounding Cangzhou generals woke up and echoed one after another.

However, there is no need to give an order, the camp that has been prepared for a long time around the island, in the same shout of Han Gang and Han Meng's brothers, the sound of killing is instantaneous, deafening, and the blood is boiling.

Countless Cangzhou troops followed behind the trapped camp, and like the surging tide, they couldn't even take care of the banner in excitement, and pounced on them like crazy.

In less than a quarter of an hour, taking advantage of the city's break, before the Zhou army could react and shout to kill, the Cangzhou army that poured in like a tide at the gap occupied the entire gap. The trapped camp didn't go all the way inside, their task was only to hold the gap.

The war drums of the Cangzhou Army finally sounded.

A regular and rhythmic sound, one after the other, struck straight into the hearts of the enemy and our armies.

In the Assassin's Mansion, Tang Sheng's face was pale, and he had already heard the alarm at the north gate. spit out a mouthful of blood violently, and said bitterly: "God does not fake me, even if I die, I will not rest with the thief Chen!" ”

As soon as the city was broken, it was still so roaring and unbelievably broken, the morale of the whole army was low, although the number of people was large, it was useless, and the doom was imminent.

At this time, the generals came up to support him, but Tang Sheng pushed it away, and his sober eyes quickly swept over the dozen generals on the left and right, his eyes flashed with blood, "The city of the East China Sea is broken, Haizhou has been lost, I will no longer benefit the imperial court, if I don't die in battle, the consequences are unpredictable." If you are willing to die with the old man, you will order troops to fight a bloody battle with the old man, if you don't want to, pack up your things and run for your life! ”

Drawing his sword, Tang Sheng threw off his official robe, and strode towards the outside of the Assassin's Mansion.

More than a dozen relatives looked at each other, and in a moment they agreed with a bang, and everyone was determined to fight to the death.

The north gate of the city was opened, and the jack gate was twisted by Han Gang and Han Meng's brothers, and the surging Cangzhou army outside the city quickly diverted, split into two, and rushed into the city.

"The city is broken, if the defenders only have 120,000, I am afraid that they will fall apart immediately, but the Haizhou army has 120,000, and we must not be negligent."

Chen Kui was pleasantly surprised, but his mind was quite clear, and he ordered the whole army at the moment.

Sure enough, although the army continued to enter, it soon encountered fierce resistance from the Haizhou army.

"Report, the enemy's strength did not surrender, and they resisted desperately in the alleys and buildings, and the soldiers suffered many casualties." After Chen Kui heard the report, under the heavy protection of Zhu Biao and his personal guards, he quickly entered the city.

As the first city in Haizhou. There are high-rise buildings in Donghai City, and the hundred-foot buildings in the north of the city can overlook most of Donghai City.

Chen Kui, Zhu Biao and his entourage went upstairs, and when they looked down from afar, they saw a large number of Cangzhou troops, which continued to pour into Donghai City like a tide, but blocked the Haizhou army when they were half the distance between the north city and the city.

Listening to the shouts of killing on the tall building, it resounded all over the world.

The people in the city have long since closed their doors and have cellars at home. The whole family hid inside.

At this time, the fear in the hearts of ordinary people is indescribable.

The situation in the city was very clear, and the Haizhou army resisted in a quarter to a third of the East China Sea City, because there were many large households in the city, and many houses and buildings were tall and solid, and the Haizhou army used this as a stronghold to resist, and the Cangzhou army was in a hurry. And in the southern part of the city, although there was confusion and soldiers fleeing, a large group of Haizhou troops gathered. Chen Kui, who watched more, was shocked.

Zhu Biao glanced at it and said to Chen Kui: "These strongholds are difficult for a while, you can quickly adjust the small thunderbolt car and sweep it directly!" ”

Of course, Chen Kui agreed, and the soldiers on the left and right immediately responded loudly. Go out and give orders.

Soon, more than a dozen small thunderbolts were towed to the city, and they swaggered out of the range of the Haizhou army's bows and crossbows.

See this scenario. The Haizhou army was all pale, but they were helpless, and some were smart. Surrender immediately, but you have to avoid death, stubbornly resist to the end, only to see the small thunderbolt left and right, there is a commander in command, marked the counterweight, angle, shouting: "Release!" ”

The bow arm was thrown out, and the round fire bullet flew away.

The Haizhou army was in chaos again.

"Kill, kill!" The Cangzhou infantry in the back was overjoyed and shouted.

The fire bombs flew sideways, and in just a few moments, dozens of thick puffs of smoke rose from the city, and flames were faintly visible.

Within a radius of ten miles, the sound of killing was everywhere, even if there was a thunderbolt, the Cangzhou army was very likely to be injured by its own people, and the street fighting was still quite fierce.

In this regard, Chen Kui, Zhu Biao and other high-ranking soldiers were very calm, at least seventy or eighty thousand Cangzhou troops rushed into Donghai City at this time, no matter how fierce the street battle was, it was difficult for Tang Sheng to save the overall situation.

Although Chen Kui and Zhu Biao both knew that there was still a fierce battle in front of them, and the soldiers who rushed in would not be killed or wounded, but Ci was not in charge of the troops.

Besides, in Zhu Biao's eyes, Chen Kui's Cangzhou army is really a little low, except for 200,000 old soldiers, the rest is very average. Now this kind of momentum makes them very impulsive and fight for a while, and the experience is also a kind of tempering.

"Even if there is a loss, it is acceptable." Zhu Biao thinks so.

From noon to afternoon, from afternoon to dusk, and then into night.

After a night of fighting, the sky gradually dawned.

The pale cyan sky was inlaid with a few remnant stars, and at this time, the sky was slightly exposed, and the clouds were all gathered, as if soaked in blood, showing red.

"Dashuai, wipe your face!" Dou Bing stepped forward, brought the basin, wrung it out with a towel and handed it over.

Zhu Biao didn't care about the fighting in the city at all, he slept comfortably for a while, then got up, wiped it, and someone came in below, holding a large plate in his hand, four dishes of side dishes, two steamed buns, and a bowl of rice porridge.

Smelling the fragrance of the blue stalk silver silk, Zhu Biao couldn't help laughing, when he went south to the Central Plains, he brought two stones of blue stalk silver silk rice, and now I am afraid that there is not much left. Last time, when the Hu cavalry knocked on Shanyang and Pingchuan counties, they not only carried out a devastating blow to Tuntian, but also burned the blue stem and silver silk rice field carefully maintained by Zhu Biao.

This thing can be said to have been interrupted for a year in the middle, and the family's reserves have been greatly reduced, otherwise they would not have brought only two stones with them when they went south this time. "How's it going in town? It's time for Pingwo to come down, right? ”

"What the marshal said is true, the city has generally been peaceful, that is, the Assassin's Mansion, which has been repaired the same as the inner city, and has not yet been captured."

That's actually the inner city. Although it occupies a small area, it is like a city within a city. However, in terms of defensive power, it is not comparable to Donghai City, which is surrounded by a hundred moats, and it is only a matter of time before it is taken there.

"Got it, it's just a trapped beast." Zhu Biao smiled, holding the bowl, the porridge was still hot, but it showed the fragrance of the blue stalk and silver silk, took a sip, stretched out the chopsticks to eat side dishes, and the delicacies of the mountains and seas could not be compared.

After drinking, Zhu Biao's spirit was shocked, and he received new news at this time.

Chen Kui, who had not yet cleared the whole city, had already ordered someone to send 300,000 taels of gold. Thirty wooden boxes are full, and there will be more and no less.

Haha smiled, Zhu Biao stood up: "This battle is coming to an end, go to some personal guards, enter the city with me, and see Tang Sheng off!" ”

Four hundred and fifty gold in exchange for three hundred and thirty thousand taels of gold. Zhu Biao is not distressed anymore!

After the city was broken, Tang Sheng's more than 100,000 Haizhou troops immediately fled to 30,000 or 40,000, and the remaining 100,000 or so only lasted for half a day. The army was crushed, and more than 100,000 surrendered or were taken prisoner.

There were still four or five thousand who retreated to the Assassin's Mansion.

The Cangzhou army quickly surrounded the Thorn Shifu before dark, and it was impossible for the people inside to break through and leave.

The continuous fighting made Tang Sheng very tired from joining the army, and his eyes were red and swollen.

The Cangzhou army besieged the assassin mansion but did not attack, and the main force continued to clear the remnants of the defeated generals who were wandering around the city, and the sound of fragmented fighting resounded throughout the night, but the victory or defeat was decided, and as the victor was much more energetic.

Tang Sheng naturally didn't sleep this night, and the Assassin's Mansion was already filled with an aura of despair. But those who can stay here are Tang Sheng's descendants, and they have already made the last choice of their lives when they retreated into the Assassin's Mansion, and the soldiers are holding bows and crossbow weapons one by one, carrying out the final resistance.

The sky was already bright, and Chen Kui came to the front of the Assassin's Mansion. He was not ready to destroy the entire Assassin's Mansion, not because of the manpower, material and financial resources it would take to rebuild a Assassin's Mansion, but because the Assassin's Mansion had the most important documents in Haizhou on file.

Every time the assassin comes to office, the first thing he is familiar with is always these documents that only the assassin can look through at will.

Just like the roster of officials in the world and the past examinations of the Ministry of War, the national soldiers and horses of the Ministry of War will be kept on file. Maps of various places, city defense, geography and water power, national wealth and grain catalogue of the household department, acres of land. Taxes......

These are the fundamentals of controlling the military and civilian affairs of a place, and if they are rebuilt after they are burned down, the manpower, material resources, and energy consumed will be immeasurable.

On the lobby of the Assassin's Mansion. Tang Sheng sat on it, his face was indifferent, without the slightest expression.

"What happened to General Wei at this time?" Tang Sheng asked as he walked to his side.

Wei Zhongrong is his confidant general. Even after the city was broken, he had been resolutely organizing resistance, but he was concentrated by the sharpshooters of the Cangzhou army, even if he was about to be destroyed, Tang Sheng still found a doctor for him to treat him as soon as possible, I don't know what the situation is now.

"My lord, General Wei is too seriously injured, and an arrow has already injured his lungs, I'm afraid I won't be able to survive at noon today......" said the general, who had just gone to see it.

"Isn't it okay?" Tang Sheng's brows furrowed, and his expression did not move.

Wei Zhongrong is the number one general under Tang Sheng's account, from the Taishou period, he has been following for more than ten years, and he has been doing his best, the two of them are superiors and subordinates, but they are more close friends, and now they can't do it.

"I think today is the time when the old man will die. It's a pity that he died at the hands of Chen Kui, if it weren't for the power of Zhu Biao, Haizhou An would be like this? Tang Sheng muttered.

When Zhu Biao led people to the Assassin's Mansion, the fight had already begun. Everyone was making their last efforts, but the people inside knew very well that it would be a matter of time before this place was breached by the Cangzhou army.

"My lord, the gate can't be guarded anymore, and the last general will go first!" Zhao Zhinian, the general of the army, bowed to Tang Sheng.

At this time, Tang Sheng's eyes were red, and he didn't hear it. Only took off the long sword at his waist and drew half a foot!

The sword is still the same as before, a cold light, like a pool of autumn water, this long sword, named "Qingping", takes the meaning of "the wind rises at the end of Qingping", which means that he Tang Sheng was born in poverty, starting from the end of the micro, but he has great ambitions.

I have had this sword since I was a child, and the sword has not left my body for decades. This sword has not drunk human blood, but it has accompanied Tang Sheng from a cold scholar to the high position of a state shepherd.

He rises like the wind at the end of the world, and finally rises like the wind above it. Now, this sword will accompany him to the end of his life

Pull it out and slowly stand up.

At this time, the courtyard in the distance had fallen with a bang, and the Cangzhou army poured in in large numbers, and Tang Sheng suddenly burst into laughter again: "Hahahaha...... The sky has no eyes, so that the rebellious ministers and thieves gain power! ”

The sword in his hand flashed a snowy arc of light, erasing it towards his neck, and suddenly blood splattered, and the person stood for a moment, then fell to the ground with a bang.

At this time, the general of the Cangzhou Army, who rushed in, ordered: "Release the arrow!" ”

Now there is no need to come forward to kill, and it is not cost-effective to kill and wound soldiers at this time. Directly on the archers, shoot at the Tang Sheng's guards in front of him, although these guards are rare elites, but they are all Tang Sheng's die-hard soldiers, it is impossible to surrender to the Cangzhou army, killing them is the only choice.

Suddenly, a series of screams rang out, and the battle in the East China Sea, which lasted for more than a month, came to an end in this scream.

Zhu Biao only killed two masters of the Haizhou side in the end, but he earned back four hundred and fifty gold.

Qi Nanjing, Laizhou.

Donglai County, located in the east of Laizhou, is the largest county in Laizhou, with a lot of wealth and wealth, and there are many famous people who have lived here for a long time.

Among these famous people of the Qi State, although many of them are boastful and sit and talk about the Tao, after all, this kind of atmosphere is prevalent in the Jixia School Palace of the Qi State, but there is no shortage of talents in it.

In a mansion in the north of the county town, a young man was sitting in the open air, reading a scroll under a tree, so leisurely.

Beside this young man, there is a foot-high bamboo carved table, and the simple temperament is placed on the table with fresh fruits and tea cups, and you can taste a sip of tea from time to time, and then look at the scroll in your hand, which is definitely the most enjoyable thing for literati. Judging from the surrounding scenery and the texture of the things used, this young man is a person who can enjoy it, but has the capital to enjoy it.

In the courtyard where he was, there was only a towering tree, and its green branches and leaves were swaying with the breeze. On the side, the faint scent of flowers, mixed with the smell of grass, permeates the shade of the trees.

Where you sit cross-legged, a very soft and comfortable futon is placed on the shallow grass. The whole person is also in nature, and the mood of the person will be calmed down.

Further away from the courtyard, there is a small pavilion, and on one side is a pool surrounded by a long corridor, and from time to time small fish jump up from the surface of the lake, sparkling in the golden sun.

In the corner gate, two maids in cyan dresses, holding delicate snacks, walked in from outside the courtyard.

They are slender and beautiful, not wearing silk, but cotton clothes with good texture, and their fair faces have just the right touch of soft smiles. (To be continued)