0850 Send an envoy to surrender
The general Han Shao had no joy on his face, and only crossed his hand to Wang Lin and said, "The last general is fortunate not to be dishonored, but he is tired from fighting at night and is unbearable, please make Jun Rong return to the camp."
"Han Er is presumptuous! The lord also waited here all night, isn't he tired......
As soon as Han Shao's words fell, a general behind Wang Lin glared and scolded angrily, but before he finished speaking, he was stopped by Wang Lin with his hand.
"I know that Erlang is disgusted with my cruel methods, but now thieves are rampant, if I want to win, I must do whatever it takes. Thousands of years of history, I am responsible for the infamy, if I succeed, you will be a Zhongxing hero!"
Wang Lin took a step forward, patted Han Shao's shoulder and sighed, but Han Shao just hung his head and was silent after hearing this, and when Wang Lin raised his hand, he took a step forward and led his troops to the camp on the side of the city.
"This Han Er is really rebellious! If it wasn't for the protection of the lord and the righteousness in Jiankang City, how could he have survived? Now it's just a shallow battle exploit, and you dare to be so arrogant!"
After seeing this scene, several generals around couldn't help but say angrily: "This Han Shao is very interesting, and there is no one left. The other troops can go out to forage for food, but he only leads his troops to harvest grass and grain for food. If it doesn't work out, can some kind of thief who is fat for eating people be able to keep his innocence alone?"
When Wang Lin heard the complaints of the generals, he sighed and said, "Although I govern the army with benevolence and violence, I also understand right and wrong. Born in troubled times, in addition to the ant people who have no way to survive, the most important thing is the martial arts who fight for their lives, but they need to enjoy a lot of happiness if they have three points, and they want to be extremely prosperous, and they don't know how to converge.
Han Erlang has this courage but is cautious not to abuse it, such a virtue is something I have only seen in my life. You should not alienate him as an alien, but if you can get close to him, he is definitely the one you can entrust."
When the generals heard Wang Lin's words, their faces were sneering, and they thought that they also agreed with what Wang Lin said, but they were a little ashamed to admit it for a while.
The victory of this night attack on the camp greatly boosted the morale of the troops, and Wang Lin also knew that the enemy was still extremely strong, and it was difficult to reverse the overall situation with a victory in a battle, but as long as he had confidence, he could always gradually reverse the strength of the enemy and his weakness with little by little efforts.
Due to Han Shao's absence, the celebration banquet in the city was not lively, and Wang Lin went to the barracks after a banquet with the generals. There was a large row of wooden fences on the school yard in the camp, and many people were imprisoned in the fences, and when they saw Wang Lin coming, they all begged for mercy one after another: "Please spare your life, spare your life!"
Wang Lin looked at these people and laughed, "Last night, I sent a sergeant to cut the camp and attack at night, do you guess whether to win or lose?"
"If you make you wise and powerful, you will definitely be defeated by the Qiang thief!"
When the prisoners in the fence heard this, they all hurriedly shouted.
When Wang Lin heard this, he first laughed twice, then pulled down his face and pointed at these people and scolded, "Victory is naturally victory, but it is because of the brave fight of our sons and daughters that we have won the victory. As for you and the children of each family, you have probably killed the enemy camp!
Hmph, the huge Xiangzhou is full of other assets, how can my soldiers have an inch of land here? Today, in order to protect your and other local assets, I need my soldiers to fight bloodily and borrow some materials from you to replenish military funds, but they are stingy and refuse to give them, and it is not a pity that you and other local thieves really die!"
These prisoners in the barracks are the rich and powerful rooms in Changsha City and its surroundings. Wang Lin was in a hurry to pay for the military before, so he urged these people to donate, but the result was not ideal.
Others may still reason with them, but Wang Lin is not accustomed to the problems of these people, and directly ordered to control all these rich and powerful families, and coerced the children of their families to kill the enemy with the army, agreeing that as long as they have military merits, they can let their family go and return their assets and property.
But these hastily assembled sons and daughters are a rabble, rampant in the countryside, bullying men and women, or even very majestic, but when it comes to fighting with an elite army that is heavily armed, it is naturally no different from sending them to death. And since Wang Lin did this kind of thing, how could he still show mercy to his subordinates, even if there were still some Haoqiang's disciples who returned with Han Shao's army, they were all ordered by him to be beheaded outside the city.
Hearing Wang Lin's shout, all the rich and powerful people imprisoned in the fence let out a desperate cry of despair. But Wang Lin didn't have any kindness in his eyes, and ordered
One by one, these heroes were taken out of the fence and tied to the torture rack.
Everyone will be stabbed to death by a few knives if they find any property in their homes, and the entire school field is filled with a bloody and cruel atmosphere, but Wang Lin's subordinates all burst into bursts of cheers.
They may have also been tenant serfs in the township, but after suffering all kinds of devastating blows, their chests were already full of anger.
In this world, there are people who enjoy happiness and people who suffer, and when order is lost and the butcher's knife is waved, if the bittersweet and the blessing are not reversed, what is the meaning of the butcher's knife waved? Since there are people who have wealth and money, then there are people who steal and do the way for heaven, and who does not have their own morality?
This night attack did not stop the Wei army for too long, after two days of rest and reinforcements, the Wei army stationed a more solid camp on the south bank of Dongting Lake, and then continued to fight southward with the cooperation of boats and horses.
Wang Lin's troops fought and retreated, and the battle line was gradually compressed in the direction of Changsha, although several counterattacks of night attacks were also organized during the period, but because of the first lesson, the Wei army was full of vigilance, and all of them resisted effectively, without causing any major losses.
The most effective means of counterattack did not have much success, and suddenly made Wang Lin's situation passive. Although it is said that there is a relatively complete city defense system on the Xiangshui front line due to many battles, and many fortresses can be defended on the shore, as time goes by, the situation is becoming more and more unfavorable for it.
At present, the Wei army only formed a land blockade of the Liang army through cavalry strength, but with the arrival of the spring flood and the rise of the river, the large ships of the Wei army can enter the Xiangshui waterway, trace the south, and reach the city of Changsha, and the situation will become even more difficult.
Of course, the arrival of the flood season is not only a complete negative impact on Wang Lin, but also has some positive changes. That is, with the restoration of the north-south shipping route, Wang Lin will be able to obtain a part of the supplies from the Lingnan region, so as to obtain the combat endurance to continue the long-term confrontation.
The long-term battle made the Wei soldiers feel quite unbearable, originally in their opinion, Jiangling was so easy to conquer, and only a remnant of the Southern Liang could not be captured? As a result, they didn't expect the enemy's fighting spirit to be so tenacious and the battle so difficult, they could not go straight to the thieves' nest like a bamboo, and even after more than half a month of fighting, they could vaguely see the head of Changsha City.
This situation is actually normal, Wang Lin's men and horses were originally one of the most brave troops in Southern Liang, although the corruption of military discipline is difficult to describe, but the courage to fight is second to none. Moreover, Wang Lin himself has a very high prestige among his troops, which makes these soldiers very loyal and obedient, and they can fully implement Wang Lin's instructions, and they are naturally resilient in battle.
Seeing that February is approaching, and the time will soon enter March, Liang Shiyan, as the chief general of the army, is also a little anxious. Although the king of Gangneung had been sending orders to warn him to fight steadily and not to be greedy for merit, the situation of the battle turned into anxiety when the advantage was so obvious, which also made him feel uneasy.
In order to capture the enemy's fortress as soon as possible, he even personally organized the first warrior battalion and led the troops to attack and kill, and uprooted these fortresses around Changsha City one by one, and finally gradually formed an encirclement of Changsha City, but the really difficult battle had just begun.
Changsha City, like other Xiongcheng cities nowadays, in addition to one main city, there are many small city guards around. Although these small cities were uprooted one by one, their main cities were equally tall and strong.
Xiangshui also becomes deeper and wider in this section, and there are more than a dozen tributaries flowing into Xiangshui near Changsha City alone, and the intricate water network forms a natural moat in Changsha City, making this city more and more easy to defend and difficult to attack.
Prior to this, Xiao Yu, the king of Hedong, was stationed here, and Xiao Yi's eldest son, Xiao Fang, etc., even folded here when they attacked Changsha. Before Wang Lin's troops were in turmoil in the city, Wang Seng and other generals attacked for a long time to no avail, and they still relied on Wang Lin to enter the city to surrender to quell this rebellion.
Now Wang Lin's troops are trapped in this again, although the overall situation is not good, but they still have a lot of psychological advantages, they were still undefeated in the city before, and now they are still under Wang Lin's command,
Of course, it is better to hold on to the city.
Liang Shiyan's army advanced to this point and organized two attacks on the city, and soon felt the distress of Wang Shengbi and others before. Now that the city of Changsha itself was built to be impregnable, and as the weather warmed up and the shipping lanes gradually opened, it became impossible for him to besiege the city for a long time.
Just when Liang Shiyan was at a loss and worried that he would have to work in vain, the situation finally ushered in a huge change.
After a series of conquests and suppressions, Li Qianzhe finally got rid of Wuxi, Wuling and other barbarian tribes, and led his headquarters and tens of thousands of barbarian soldiers to Xiangshui to kill, occupying the south of Changsha City and guarding the main road of Xiangshui in one fell swoop.
When Wang Lin in Changsha City learned the news, he was also shocked on the spot. Today's Xiangshui waterway is the life and death line of his army, if he can't get supplies from the south, it will be difficult for a group of rich families to emerge in Changsha City in such a short period of time for him to slaughter and continue his life, and he will undoubtedly sit and wait to die in this lonely city.
So after some weighing, Wang Lin quickly made a decision to send the envoy to surrender!
(After reading it, remember to bookmark it for next time!)