When Taiyuan was first besieged, in fact, everyone in the city was panicked.

Not only are the Haoyou in the city panicked and want to leave, but even those who have nothing are also infected by this atmosphere and are impatient to escape from the city.

Why are these people afraid? Rich people are afraid, and they are even more afraid.

They also prefer to believe what the Haoyou preach that those Taishan troops are a group of traitors who have come to Taiyuan to sell all the people in the city to the grassland Hu people to be slaves.

And this rumor reached its peak with the fact that the Taishan army outside the city really appeared outside the city of Taiyuan.

The auxiliaries who came down from the city wall always talked to the neighbors that they really saw the Hu people in the Taishan army, and then how vicious and terrible the Hu people were.

When rumors become a kind of seeing is believing, it is even more convincing, so the people of the whole city at that time would rather live and die with the Haoyou, rather than fall into the hands of the Hu people outside the city and become captive pigs and dogs.

So at the beginning, the Taishan army made repeated achievements in Taiyuan, and the biggest reason was this.

At that time, in order to capture Taiyuan as soon as possible, the Taishan army can be said to have built all kinds of siege equipment. What bridges, ladders, nest cars, and gun trucks have all been built in turn.

Every day, 30 artillery trucks had to smash hundreds of stone bullets on the head of Taiyuan City, but with the support of the people of Taiyuan, the city wall was smashed here, and the other side was repaired.

The cannon cart does not work, and the same goes for the nest car.

The Tarzan Army's nest carts were improved in countless wars, not only covered with a thick layer of raw cowhide, but also wrapped in a layer of iron on the outside, making these nest cart bows and crossbows unbreakable.

After that, the Taishan army behind the nest car hid in the car, pushed the cart close to the moat, and then put down the drawbridge at a suitable distance, and then killed directly to the city.

Originally, Chaoche had repeatedly performed miraculous feats in several siege battles in the past, but it failed in Taiyuan.

I don't know what smart people in the city are, so I thought of a solution, that is, to also arrange a drawbridge on the city wall, and when those nest cars come, hang the drawbridge on the nest car first, so that the suspension bridge in front of the nest car will be blocked.

In short, the nest car also failed in the siege of Taiyuan.

It was precisely because of the above efforts that Taiyuan City was broken one after another, and Zhang Chong realized that Taiyuan could not be broken in a hurry, because people's hearts were stronger than the city walls.

But the efforts of the people of Taiyuan did not get the rewards they deserved.

Originally, when these Ding Zhuang were recruited to the city wall, they were promised to do two meals a day. But the real execution was actually the first day, and the following days were less and less, and now it has become one meal a day, and even this one meal is still rare.

The reduction in food rations is not only a change in physical fitness, but also a collapse of confidence in the government.

As I said before, whoever can think of a strategy to break the enemy's nest will be rewarded with ten gold.

So, when a carpenter whose family lived not far from the city wall and called Zhang Ernan thought of the strategy of breaking the thief, the original ten gold was hardware, and this hardware was also greedy for ink by the military officials at the head of the city.

In the end, Zhang Ernan was left with only one chance, that is, he could leave the city wall and go home to reunite with his family.

So, what can Zhang Ernan do? can only be accepted silently.

During the siege of the city for more than ten days, the authority of the government was almost lost in the hearts of these leaders. What they saw was the treasury officials who filled their private pockets, and what they saw were the military officials who were very strong and inward-looking, but what they couldn't see was the figure of Haoyou, and the presence of Ding Yuan and Wang Yun.

But they saw something different outside the city.

In the past ten days, they gradually saw that the military discipline of the Taishan Army was actually very good, and it was actually very benevolent to the people of Taiyuan. For example, they found that where the heads of the Qianqian were gathered, there were fewer stone bullets.

Even some people who accidentally fell under the city but did not die, they also watched the Taishan army carry these people down for treatment.

In short, what the Taishan Army and the government said was completely different.

……

This night, Zhang Ernan sat quietly on the mat, listening to his child's hungry cry, and his heart was torn.

After thinking about it, Zhang Ernan finally decided to go out.

But just as he was leaving, his daughter-in-law suddenly rushed over, closed the door, and couldn't cry with red eyes:

"You can't get out, if you get caught in the city again, where can you come back?"

Zhang Ernan didn't say a word, just pulled his mother-in-law to the side, and then walked out of the house amid the cries of his wife and children.

What exactly does a man need to stand up at this time, otherwise he is called a man?

Walking out of the house, carefully covering the door, Zhang Ernan walked along the wall of Fang City.

He had already figured out where to get food before he came out.

The whole city was feasting tonight, and with those arrogant people, there would inevitably be a lot of food wasted, so he decided to go to these people's houses to find swill, and he would definitely get something.

But Haoyou, who is closest to Zhang Ernan's house, also needs to pass through half the city. The gap between the poor and the rich is not only literary, but physical.

The rich all lived in the eastern mansions of Taiyuan, while the poor all lived in shacks in the western part of the city.

Traveling half of the city to the east of the city is undoubtedly a risky thing for Zhang Ernan, who is already too hungry to walk, but for the sake of his wife and children at home, he can only do this.

Zhang Ernan is a very famous carpenter in the west of the city, and it is by virtue of his exquisite craftsmanship that he married the most beautiful and virtuous wife in their district, even if there is no clan to rely on, he still relies on his own craftsmanship to set up a small courtyard in the west of the city.

Also because of his good craftsmanship, Zhang Ernan is often invited to work by those wealthy slaves in the east of the city, so the second man is very familiar with the east of the city.

Before going out, he had already planned the route, and he also realized that even his own house had no surplus food, and those Qiantou leaders in the west of the city should be even more miserable, so he was very careful and chose to take a road with fewer people.

But even so, what he saw along the road still made Zhang Ernan's heart frightened.

It's not that he hasn't seen death, the days before he was in the city, and he was hit by those stone bullets, like flesh. But if that kind of death is like a fire, then what the second man sees at this moment is a lump of ice.

At this time, it is already approaching the wax moon, which is also the coldest time of the year, and this year's wax moon is even colder than in previous years.

The situation of the leaders of Qian, who have no firewood for heating, in such a cold can be imagined.

Zhang Ernan walked along the base of the wall, and every few steps he could see a corpse that had been frozen hard.

He knew that most of them were not from Taiyuan City, but the Yangqu people who fled with those heroes in the north, and they believed Guo's words, thinking that Taiyuan could have a way to survive and avoid sword soldiers, but the result was obvious.

In the dark night, as Zhang Ernan continued to advance, all he could see was the cemeteries, the streets were filled with corpses, and the frozen dead people were huddled in the corners everywhere.

I don't know how many corpses he has stepped on, Zhang Ernan finally walked out of the shed area in the east of the city, and was about to cross the widest avenue in the city, Zhengnan Road.

After crossing this road, in front of you is the west of the city where the rich and wealthy are gathered.

And just by looking at it, Zhang Ernan knew that here and there were two worlds, there was no death, no frozen corpses, and all the mansions were also lit up and full of warmth.

If it was before, the second man would be fascinated by this style, but now he only has a cold snort.

Wrapped in the winter coat on his body, this is the only one in the family, Zhang Ernan can have the confidence to walk half the city in this cold winter, and his confidence comes from this winter coat.

But just as Zhang Ernan was about to take a step and step into Zhengnan Road, he suddenly heard a rush of footsteps, as well as the familiar sound of the nail piece clattering, so he didn't dare to move anymore, just stiffened like that.

……

Pound and Ma Dai walked in front, followed by fourteen rampagers who followed them to win the goal.

Together with sixteen people, sixteen pairs of iron armor, and sixteen knives, they walked on the Zhengnan Road in a hurry.

The conflict in the shogunate in the first half of the night did not bring much trouble to Pang De and them, and with Taiyuan Taishou Pei Ye as a guarantor, he would not allow Wang Yun to mess around.

And what about Wang Yun? In the final analysis, there are more than 1,000 parts in hand, and they are not as good as the county soldiers of Taishoufu in terms of absolute numbers. So Pei Ye insisted, and Wang Yun could only give up.

Pei Ye is a good official, he is not from Taiyuan, but he has Taiyuan people in his heart.

In fact, when recruiting the people of Taiyuan to go to the city to assist in the defense, Pei Ye gave three grains. Taishoufu also ordered that in order to help the Qiantou leaders in the west of the city survive this cold winter, they decided to raise their savings from the treasury and distribute grain and firewood.

But it's a pity that Pei Ye is not from Taiyuan, and he has no clan here.

These orders of his are either sunk in the sea, or they are violated by the yang and the yin, and the few that are limited to be implemented are also greatly discounted.

For this big Taiyuan City, Pei Ye's strength alone is so small.

But he still couldn't allow Wang Yun to kidnap the whole city in front of him. What Wang Yun did, how could Pei Ye not understand?

It is precisely because he understands that Pei Ye is even more angry in his heart.

Could it be that these more than 100,000 people are the food for you to realize your ambitions in the eyes of Wang Yun? What qualifications do you have to be above all people?

And as the initiator of this conflict, Pound, he also has a clear heart.

He didn't expect to see a good official in this Taiyuan City, and at this moment, his heart was quite heavy, and he felt that his behavior took advantage of Pei Ye's conscience a little.

Feeling a little uncomfortable in his heart, Pound exhaled deeply.

The smell was misty in the cold night, and it appeared and disappeared from time to time.

At this time, Ma Dai seemed to have thought of something, and whispered to Pang De:

"Lao Pang, will this be too smooth? We're going to go out of the city overnight, and those people really let us out of the city? Is it just a little defenseless? ”

Pound shook his head and asked rhetorically:

"We're a thorn in the flesh for some people now, but we're a wonder for others. And there are far more people who want us to live than they want us to die. ”

Ma Dai seemed to understand whether he understood or not, and after thinking for a long time, he suddenly realized:

"So Wang Yun has provoked the anger of the public?"

Pound snorted, and then did not speak.

At this moment, a rampager walking in the outermost room suddenly pulled out his knife, and said to the darkness on the right side of the road:

"Who? Come out! ”

This rampage will be called Han Gang, who was admitted to the Yecheng Martial Arts School from the camp below last year, and entered the rampage with special results this year.

As Han Gang drew his sword, Pang De's team moved directly, Pang De and Ma Dai did not move, and the remaining twelve people formed three circles, and then Han Gang and another comrade rushed over.

After a while, Han Gang walked out with Zhang Ernan, while his comrades continued to follow Zhang Ernan's footsteps to see if there were any accomplices.

Han Gang carried Zhang Ernan and walked into the formation, and under the cover of the robes, he threw the second man to the ground.

At this time, Pound came over and said with a smile:

"Who are you? Why are you eavesdropping on us there? ”

Zhang Ernan sat cross-legged on the ground with a struggle, looked carefully at the armor soldiers on the side, and spoke, as if he had made a lot of determination:

"My name is Zhang Ernan."

The first words he said made many rampagers look sideways, because they knew the name too well.

Now the biggest logistics platoon in the army is the second uncle of the king, and his name is Zhang Ernan.

These rampagers will not be less to deal with the second father.

But if the first sentence of this person still makes everyone want to laugh a little, then the second sentence of this person makes everyone change color.

"I know, you must be the Taishan Army, aren't you?"

At this time, hearing this Zhang Ernan reveal their identities, Pang De's smile disappeared, and his face showed a dangerous killing intent.

He looked at Zhang Ernan quietly like this, and waited for him to say the third sentence, which would determine his life and death.

"I want to help you."

This is the third sentence Zhang Ernan said.

Ma Dai let out a breath and turned his head to look at Pound, only to see that Pound also spit out in one breath, and a smile appeared on his face again.

……

Taiyuan City, outside the South Gate.

In the distance, a thin layer of red is trying to rise from the horizon, but somehow, there is always a strange force dragging the rising sun, unwilling to let this land regain its warmth and rebirth.

At this time, Zhang Chong looked at Taiyuan City not far away, and the Fenshui flowing from north to south passed through the city at the same time, it also blocked this cavalry on the east bank.

To be honest, this operation actually didn't require Zhang Chong to appear in person.

When he defeated the Kansai army in Dusohara, after he laid out this plan, the war was actually over.

But Zhang Chong still decided to come in person, because he wanted to meet that Taiyuan Taishou Pei Ye.

As for that Wang Yun? Forget it.

At first, Zhang Chong was indifferent to Pei Ye, because not only in the later life, but also in this life, Zhang Chong had never heard of this person's name.

Until he fought at Shiling Pass, Na Gao Shun surrendered to him with the rest of Xun Cheng's troops.

For this general who is famous for his loyalty, Zhang Chong is naturally full of curiosity. After the war, he had a detailed chat with Gao Shun.

Gao Shun once said that he revered two and a half characters.

Half of them are his previous main general, Guo Lin. What about the two, one is Xun Cheng, who has been loyal, and the other is Pei Ye, who is too shou of Taiyuan.

With Gao Shun's character of cherishing words like gold, he still said a lot of good things to Pei Ye.

This made Zhang Chong have an initial curiosity about Pei Ye.

After that, the people in Taiyuan City showed good fighting spirit, which also made Zhang Chong think that this was Pei Ye's work, which made Zhang Chong's curiosity deeper.

Zhang Chong has always attached great importance to the acquisition and cultivation of talents.

For Zhang Chong, Taiyuan is certainly a strategic goal, but if a good official like Pei Ye can be accommodated, it is also important.

So this raid, Zhang Chong came.

And while he was waiting, not far away, the south gate of Taiyuan was slowly opening, as if a giant beast was opening its huge mouth towards the Taishan army, revealing a danger of inviting you into the urn.

(End of chapter)