Twenty Heike samurai, after listening to Heiharun's words, most of them had a glint in their eyes, showing excitement, and they said loudly.

A few people are afraid of death and do not dare to show it.

The Fuso people conform to the herd, not to mention that they are also samurai.

Talk about face.

"Harunobu-sama. There are currently a lot of ronins gathered outside the city. Request to serve the Heike family. What do you think? A samurai asked, bowing his head.

Ping Qingxin said without hesitation: "Recruit them, as many as you want." ”

"Promise them. If they survive, give them a good reward. Among them, those who perform well can be hired as retainers of the Heike family. ”

Retainers were hereditary, and the number was almost fixed.

The ronin who has lost his lord is very poor. It's also very difficult to get out of the job again.

Ping Qingxin's promise is tantamount to Ganlin for the ronin, even if he knows that the odds of victory are slim. Ronin will also be thrown into battle.

"Yes." The warrior answered, and turned to go down.

Immediately, most of the samurai went down, leaving only three of them. Together with Hei Qingxin, they discussed the defense.

"No matter how many ronins are recruited, with our troops, it is impossible to hold Tripartite City. But I've already sent someone to Kyoto for help. ”

"And by the time the reinforcements arrive, it will take at least three days. That is, we need to hold on for three days. ”

"The castle is huge. So I'm going to give up the third pill and retreat to the second pill. Move all the personnel, food, and materials of the three pills to the second pill. ”

Ping Qingxin said in a deep voice.

"Yes." The three samurai glanced at each other and answered without hesitation.

Under the approach of the Han army, which seemed to be giants, the samurai of the Heike family did not flinch, and launched an operation led by Heiharunobu. Soon after, all the samurai and ronin, including Heiharunobu, put on their armor, and the soldiers were armed with weapons, and abandoned Mimaru to defend the Nimaru castle wall.

At the same time, some of the people in the castle town fled, and some closed their doors and windows and hid in their homes, praying that the Han army would not kill innocents indiscriminately.

In the breath of mountain rain, Lu Liuliang led a force of three thousand households, with ladders and some military rations, to Sanfang City.

Lu Liuliang rode on his horse, looking at the layout of this city, and his face showed a look of confusion.

Why is there no outer city in this city?

There are no castle walls.

"It's short and capable, though. The castle is small, but the defense is also multiplied. Lu Liuliang raised his head and looked at the Sanfang City in front of him, and then a smile appeared on his face.

"But. No matter how strong the defense is, there are not enough troops, and it can't resist the front of the Han army. ”

Lu Liuliang looked at the sky, and then said to the herald: "Find a bold person and go to the city to persuade him to surrender." The king of Han had an order, as long as they could open the city and surrender. to ensure the safety of their persons and property. ”

"Yes." The herald answered, and immediately went down. Soon after, a man from the Han army who knew Fusang and was very bold went to Sanfang City.

Not long after, a small flag officer in front rushed to Lu Liuliang's horse with an ugly face, bent down and reported: "General, the person we sent to the city to persuade him to surrender has been killed. ”

Lu Liuliang was furious, raised his big knife and said: "Toast and don't eat and drink." ”

He took three deep breaths, calmed the anger in his heart, and ordered: "Let Chen Yong take five hundred households and attack from the east." ”

"Zhang He, Li Chen, and Zong Xiao led their troops to attack from other directions."

"There is one thousand households left here to be a reserve."

"Tell everyone, don't disgrace the Han army. We will storm the city before it gets dark. ”

"Yes." The herald said yes, turned and went down to give the order. The Han army quickly dispersed according to the order and launched an attack on Sanfang City from four directions.

The Han army was temporarily and hastily reorganized, but they were all professional soldiers, and this did not affect their cooperation.

"Kill !!!!!!!!"

Chen Yongbu's five hundred Han troops, under the leadership of the hundred households, entered the vacant Sanmaru. Then Mimaru set up a position.

Armored swordsmen carry ladders in front, and archers shoot arrows at the Heike army on Nimaru, either behind bunkers or under the protection of shield men.

"Whoosh !!!!"

Countless arrows flew towards the Heike army. The samurai and soldiers of the Heike army hid behind the female wall, dodging the arrows, and from time to time they also probed and bent their bows to shoot arrows at the Han army.

"Whoosh!"

The armoured sword soldiers of the Han army were not afraid, and they moved forward with arrows. Someone was hit by an arrow, gritted his teeth and continued to move forward.

Someone fell silently in a pool of blood.

When they reached the wall, they quickly erected a ladder and leaned against it. Then some of them held down the ladder, and some climbed the ladder with both hands and feet.

The walls of Nimaru are not very high, and the materials for defending the city are not prepared. The samurai and soldiers of the Heijia army did not even stone the Han army, so they could only push the ladder with their bare hands.

But the ladder was pressed by the Han soldiers, and it was easy to push it.

The arrows of the Han army fell like raindrops, and the samurai and soldiers of the Heike army who leaned out of the women's wall and pushed the ladder fell from the sky screaming like raindrops after being hit by the arrows.

Lu Liuliang did not brag.

With the elite of the Han army, with the current emptiness of the Ping family.

Before dark, it is not difficult to storm Sanfang City.

Only a quarter of an hour passed, and the Heike army could not hold Nimaru. Under the command of Heiharunobu, retreat to Honmaru.

But even if it's the last stronghold, the strongest Honmaru. It couldn't stop the attack of the Han army, and it soon crumbled.

Inside the castle tower.

Ping Qingxin was wearing a red armor and a ghost mask on his face, revealing only a pair of eyes.

He sat calmly on a small bench, looking as if it were a sculpture.

In front of him, there stood two attendants.

"Harunobu-sama. Suzuki-sama was killed in battle. ”

"Lord Eyeshin. Lord Gao Hu died in battle. ”

An attendant barged in from outside, bringing no good news. The samurai of the Heike family fell like shooting stars.

"Harunobu-sama. Honmaru couldn't hold it anymore. Finally, the attendant barged in from the outside and said in a panic.

"I didn't expect the Han army to be so strong. I still want to hold on for three days, it's a dream. Ping Qingxin under the ghost mask sighed, then raised his right hand and took off the mask, looked up and said to the two attendants, "Untie the armor for me." ”

"I'm going to seppuku."

"Yes." The two attendants trembled in response, and then stepped forward together to untie the armor for Ping Qingxin.

After unsealing his armor, he put on a blue yukata robe, knelt on the tatami mat, held his fakicha with both hands, and calmly stabbed heavily into his belly.

And cut into a cross-shaped wound.

The process is very painful.

One of his attendants, cut off his head and ended his suffering.

It didn't take long for the Han army to attack the Honmaru of Sanfang Castle.

The officers were constantly giving orders.

"The king has an order not to burn, kill, and plunder. Gather the people in the city and dispose of them in a unified manner. ”

"Count and protect the granary."

In the castle town. When Lu Liuliang learned that the city was broken, a smile appeared on his face. Then he ordered, "Immediately investigate the grain and oil store in Joshita Town." ”

"Collecting grain and oil"

"Remember, buy with copper coins. No snatching. ”

With one order after another, the Han army methodically took control of the city and collected the most important food.