On the city tower of Yangquan County, Liu Bei climbed the city with a Ge armor.

The east wind went westward, waving the Han banner on the city, and the banner hunted in the wind.

The Qin people are still black, and the Han people are still red, so the Han flag is like blood.

Zhao Jun and Zhou Tai each stood behind Liu Bei, and Wu Wei stood side by side with Liu Bei.

Everyone was fully armoured, but Jiang Qin had never been seen.

Today, the Nanban marched from afar, but they did not immediately attack the city. Instead, they mobilized men and began to set up camp outside the city.

At this time, several people were raising their eyes to look at the Nanban rebels who had set up a camp outside the city.

I don't know whether it was or not, the place where the camp was set up was so close to the city that it was so close that you could faintly see the camp from the castle tower.

These men did not hide it from beginning to end, as if they did not take the people of the city into account.

The camp was scattered and disorganized, as if the general's supplies were thrown indiscriminately in the camp and then surrounded by a wooden hedge.

Even Liu Bei, a layman who has never been in battle, can see many omissions in the camp here at a glance.

He casually pointed a few places, turned his head and asked with a smile: "Wujun, do you think this Southern Barbarian rebel army is really ignorant of military affairs, or is it deliberately set up camp to lure us out of the city?" Want to encircle us and annihilate us in one fell swoop? ”

Wu Wei also touched his chin, thinking about this matter, he groaned slightly, and hesitated: "This Southern Barbarian rebel army came out of the mountains, and all the cities along the way were all descending from the wind, and they had never experienced any hard battles. I think most of the things they don't know about garrisoning are true. It's just that in this world, I am never afraid of 10,000, but only in case. Since they dare to do this, most of them still have something to rely on. ”

Wu was afraid that this person was slippery, so he naturally refused to close the coffin.

Liu Bei smiled, he also thought it was true, but he still had to take another look.

At this time, there was a sudden movement in the camp of the southern barbarians under the city.

A large crowd of people rushed out on foot from the village.

His clothes were tattered, he had never put on armor, his face was covered with mud, his hands were full of blades, and there were even farm tools for working in the fields.

At a glance, you pushed me, and there were no less than a thousand people.

After them, hundreds of southern barbarians fought against each other.

Liu Bei just glanced at it, and then clenched the hand that was holding the ring knife on his waist.

The people of the city looked tense.

Even if Wu Wei thought that he had abandoned benevolence and morality, he was still cold in his eyes at this time, and his face was a little murderous.

Those who were driven out of the camp like cattle and sheep in tattered clothes were all Han Chinese.

As for where these people came from, and why are they in the camp of the Southern Barbarians? Naturally, there is no need to think about it.

It must have come from those cities that had been breached by the Southern Barbarians.

A city is broken, and the city is destroyed.

Liu Bei's hand holding the sword was already faintly pale, and he sneered, "Martial Jun, have you ever seen these people look like this now?" Their origins are not difficult to guess. If you don't come, if you come down, you want to come to the same situation under the city. In the future, it is inevitable that these people will rush to cross the river. ”

"Being a pig and a dog is better than death."

Wu Wei wiped the sweat that suddenly appeared on his head, not only for the fate of these people, but also for the murderous intent in Liu Bei's words.

Thinking that if he refused to compromise that day, he was afraid that Liu Bei would really leave Yangquan and go to Shucheng to borrow troops.

Then most of them, the people of Shucheng, really want to end up like the people in the city now.

At this time, the city changed again.

One more person came out of the Han who had been driven out of the camp of the Southern Barbarians.

The body is thin and weak, and the original green robe is already tattered, and it is impossible to see its true face. This man was even more unkempt, covered with mud, without a crown on his head, and his long hair fell down, obscuring half of his face.

He stepped out of the crowd and staggered to a short distance from the city.

Originally, it was not a long distance, but this person walked stumbling, falling down several times and getting up again, which looked quite difficult.

Liu Bei stared at it for a moment, and before this person could speak, he had already taken a longbow from the hand of the city guard on the side, and then took out an arrow from the quiver, bent the bow and set the arrow, and aimed at this person.

If this man speaks to persuade him to surrender, he will shoot him with an arrow first.

No matter who this person is, the army in the city is now in turmoil.

I don't want the man in the city to say that the first sentence is not to persuade him to surrender, but to shout loudly, "The kings of the city should not release arrows." I'm not here to persuade you to surrender. ”

Liu Bei knocked on the bow and arrow, and the hair was not fired.

The man said loudly: "I am a county magistrate in Tatexian County, and my surname is Chen Minghe. A few days ago, Tatexian was broken by thieves, and I did not die in battle, and I was captured by the Nanban traitors. Now the thieves have sent me to persuade you to surrender. ”

"But I didn't come to persuade me to surrender." This person's words changed sharply, and there was a faint voice of grief and indignation, "I came here to die." ”

This person greeted the city and shouted loudly, "On that day, the rebel soldiers of the Southern Barbarians came to the city, and a certain person also persuaded my county monarch not to surrender to the thief. However, a certain county gentleman did not obey and insisted on surrendering. A city has fallen, and it is to this day. He was innocent and was taken captive by thieves. Whether it is fame or family, it will be in vain. ”

"On that day, Li Shu in the city mourned, women and children wailed, and to this day, I am still in a certain ear, thinking about it in my heart, and hating it. Not only hate the Nanban traitors for killing excessively and perversely, but also hate their own incompetence and mediocrity in the county. ”

"I have never died in the thief camp, and I have survived until now, and today I took the initiative to persuade the city to surrender. It's just to come to the city today, and tell you not to be a thief, but to break the city and perish than to live from a thief. ”

"Otherwise, Chen's today will be the day you wait. Gentlemen, think, be cautious, and precaution. ”

At this time, several of the southern barbarians in the distance had already rushed forward, as if they wanted to capture this person.

Chen He shouted loudly, "If you are caught by these people, it will be worse than death, and please ask the princes in the city to give you a certain pleasure, and Chen will be rewarded for his grass in the next life." ”

At the head of the city, Liu Bei had already drawn his bow.

At this time, Zhao Jun came to Zhou Tai's side and whispered a few words.

Zhou Tai took a few steps forward and said in a deep voice: "Liu Jun, why don't you let me come?" Although my archery skills are not good, I am still somewhat sure at such a distance. ”

Only then did Zhao Jun and Zhou Tai make it clear.

Although he is now in the midst of a war, Chen He still has an official position on his body after all, if Liu Bei personally takes action, if someone is looking for something in the future, it is inevitable that someone will give someone a handle.

Liu Bei is a disciple of Lu Zhi, and on the road of Shieun, the word "clear name" is particularly important.

I don't want Liu Bei to shake his head, "Youping is kind, and I am ready to accept it." It's just that such a person, I should give him a ride myself. As for the rest of the future, it is not a big deal. ”

Zhou Tai nodded and retreated behind Liu Bei.

Although he didn't understand what Zhao Jun said, he also recognized Liu Bei's responsibility at this time.

A manly man, how can he take care of his head and tail.

At the beginning, he wanted to avenge his friend, and crossed the river with a knife, but he didn't even think about his own life and death.

When a husband acts, he dies when he dies!

At this time, Liu Bei was already light-handed, and the arrow flew out, heading straight for Chen He under the city.

When Liu Bei was in Zhuojun, he also practiced archery hard, and he used one-handed archery, even if Guan Zhang was only with him.

Now that this person is bent on dying and standing still, he will naturally not miss.

Chen He really did as he said, bent on seeking death, did not dodge or dodge, but faced the arrow, opened his hands widely, and shouted endlessly, "Thank you for your success, Chen was born as a Han minister, died as a Han ghost, and never went against each other." ”

The arrow went straight through his chest, and half of the arrow feathers came out of his chest.

The blood stains oozing from his chest soon stained his green clothes, which were already colorless.

His eyes widened, his back turned upwards, stared at the sky in a daze, and fell to the ground.

With the last remaining strength in his hands, he clung to the dirt on the ground.

Between heaven and earth, death is death!

At this time, the few southern barbarians who came from a distance and wanted to drag this person back arrived at this time.

Seeing that this person was dead, they were also a little helpless for a while, and finally had to drag this person's body back.

The Han people who were driven out of the camp were still basking in the scorching sun, looking sad.

The southern barbarians, who were staring at them, leaned against the wooden railing of the camp behind them, laughing and amusing themselves.

Liu Bei returned the hard bow in his hand to the city guards at his side.

He let out a long breath, forcibly reining in his murderous intent and many other thoughts.

He tugged at the corners of his mouth and looked at Wu Wei on the side, "Wu Jun, it seems that this Southern Barbarian really doesn't understand the art of military formation." Whether it is to send someone to persuade us to surrender, or to act like this now, I think it is also because we want us to surrender without a fight like the city that was breached by them before. A soldier who surrenders without a fight is a good idea. ”

Wu Wei saw Liu Beiyan smiling freely, and he was also secretly relieved.

Now that they have been together for a few days, he has also learned a little about Liu Bei, this person seems to be peaceful in his heart, and he is good at words, but he is actually an extremely strong person.

Just now, he was really afraid that Liu Bei would not be able to suppress the anger in his heart, and if he wanted to forcibly lead his troops out of the city, he would not be able to stop him.

Now it seems that what Liu Jun said is true. These southern barbarians were too smooth before, they came out of the mountains, and all the cities they encountered descended, so they were inevitably arrogant. Wu Wei sighed.

"Yes, there is no rival since the mountain. Everything that passes is determined, and everything that comes will fall. is so strong, even if you and I are replaced, I am afraid that I will be arrogant and domineering. It's just that underestimating the enemy has always been a taboo for soldiers, so the opponent is ten times the number, so what can it do? He will not come back one day. Liu Bei sneered.

"When Nanban first came, before the formation was formed, how many men and horses were there?" Liu Bei suddenly asked.

Wu Wei was stunned, he didn't pay attention to this.

"I looked at it just now, and I also asked the people in the city who fled into the city from Tateshi, there should be a total of about two thousand people." Zhou Tai, who was behind Liu Bei, suddenly replied.

Wu Wei's face turned red, but he had never thought of such an urgent military situation.

Liu Bei ignored him, and just nodded when he heard this, "I just saw that there are about a thousand Han people among them, and the remaining Nanban people are probably a thousand." It seems that it is not the main force of these Southern Barbarian rebels who came. ”

"The division is on an expedition, and the number of people is stalemate. Wu Jun, it seems that these Southern Barbarians really don't put you and me in their eyes. Being despised so much, I don't know if Wu Jun can bear it, but I can't bear it. ”

Without waiting for Wu Wei to answer, he had already turned away and muttered in a low voice, "Very good." ”

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In the tent of the Chinese army of the Southern Barbarians, a Southern Barbarian man with loose hair and bare arms was drinking behind the wooden eucalyptus in the tent.

This person's costume is completely different from that of the scholars in the Central Plains, he has never worn a crown, and his forehead and temples have very little hair, and his exposed upper body is covered with various dragon and snake shapes.

Broken hair tattoos, Yue people's outfits.

In front of the eucalyptus, several Han women were dancing, with some flattering smiles on their faces.

The man didn't care, he drank and ate meat, and laughed freely.

And on this person's side, a middle-aged man in a Confucian shirt was carefully pouring wine for the Southern Barbarian who could see at a glance a high-ranking and powerful man.

The man drank all the wine in the wine glass, looked at the Han women in front of the eucalyptus one by one, and there was a slight smile on the corner of his mouth, "Su Jun, these maids in your family are really not bad, not only are they handsome, but this dance is also so moving." ”

"When I was in the mountains, I often heard people say that this Han woman is weak and beautiful, not as fierce as our Yue women, I still didn't believe it at the time, but now it seems that they are indeed true. What's more important is that they don't dislike me for being rude. ”

"Especially this dance, it's very graceful. Or you Han scholars know how to enjoy it, we barbarians in the countryside have never seen these, don't say you've seen it, you haven't thought about it. All I think about all day long is to dig food in the land. ”

"No wonder you Han people want to call us barbarians, it really makes sense. It's just Su Jun, you, the original dignified ruler of a county, now want to pour wine for a Southern Barbarian who came out of the mountains, will you feel humiliated? Do you feel that you have insulted your identity as a big man and a scholar? If you have resentment in your heart, then speak out, and a certain family will give you justice. ”

The middle-aged man who was called Su Jun by this person kept his head down, not daring to speak.

Hearing this person's words, he shook his body, accompanied by a smile, and hurriedly spoke: "How can the mighty general have such a statement?" At the beginning, a certain person was determined to abandon the darkness and turn to the light, and wanted to defect to the righteous army, so he opened the city gate and surrendered to the city. Not only that, but the villain also gave all his net worth, and the general also praised it greatly that day. In terms of the following, being able to serve water and pour wine for a brave man like a mighty general is naturally a great blessing one day, where can I say that there are any grievances. ”

This Southern Barbarian man's name is Li Mu, who was originally just a mountain hunter who hunted in the mountains all day long, and he was also a brave man who emerged in the Southern Barbarian turmoil, and now he is reused by the leader of the Southern Barbarian rebels, and his title is the mighty general.

The mighty generals in the middle-aged population are naturally not the mighty generals sealed by the Han Court, but the self-appointed military titles of these Southern Barbarian rebels, and as for the great general in their mouths, they are the leaders of this Nanban alien uprising.

And this middle-aged man who is now so down-and-out that he pours water and wine for people, is extremely humble, and sacrifices all his wealth is the original county magistrate of Tatexian County, that is, Su Lang, the county magistrate who did not listen to dissuasion in Chen He's mouth, and finally surrendered to the city.

If they can hold on for a few days, Liu Bei will reorganize Yangquan's military horses, and then gallop to help, and attack inside and outside, it will be much easier to deal with these southern barbarians.

It's a pity that this person is greedy for life and afraid of death, and all the people in a county are buried in the hands of this person.

At this time, someone came to the tent and reported the affairs of Fang Cai in the city to Li Mu one by one.

"How dare this man deceive me!" Li Mu smashed the wine bowl in his hand on the ground, kicked over the wooden eucalyptus in front of him, and the women who were dancing in front of the wooden eucalyptus dispersed in panic for a while.

He stood up and said angrily: "At the beginning, the city of Tateshi was broken, and this person refused to surrender. I also reluctantly spared this person's life for the sake of Xu Jun's face, I thought that the Han family knew how to repay the kindness, I read that he was a scholar, and I wanted to reuse it, and I also thought that this person wanted to repay our kindness, so I would ask Ying to persuade him to surrender. ”

"How do you know that this person actually has such a mind in his heart, this person is not grateful, and he dares to do such a thing, which is bad for me! Before I went out to the army, I made a military order with the general, and if I couldn't capture this Yangquan City within ten days, I would go back. ”

"Su Jun, you begged me to spare this person's life back then, and now that he has done such a thing, what else can you say as a leader?"

Su Lang immediately knelt down and fell to the ground, "Chen and this person have been with me for many years, and he has always been respectful and humble, Su Mou thought that he was a person who kept to himself, who thought that he was harboring evil intentions." It was also a moment of negligence in the next place, and it would be blinded by this person. ”

"Naturally, he has a certain fault for doing such a thing, but he also asked the mighty general to spare a certain life in the affection of the city house. A certain will do his best to serve the general. ”

"Su Jun, please get up quickly." Li Mu suddenly smiled, bent down and helped Su Lang up, "Su Jun doesn't need to be like this, Fang Cai is also a little angry." What Chen He did had nothing to do with Su Jun? Our rebel army has always had clear grievances, and Su Jun has made great contributions to our rebel army. It's too late for me to appreciate Su Jun, how can I take Su Jun's life? Su Jun should not panic. Just rest assured. ”

Li Mu was powerful, and Su Lang could only let him help him get up.

Li Muyin smiled predictively: "It's just that this Chen He matter can't end like this, it's better to hang his head on the flag to show the public, what does Su Jun think?" ”

Su Lang shuddered, and said: "It's all up to the general, but it's just that he Chen He is self-inflicted, and he dares to spoil the general's big things, and he can't wait to swallow his flesh and sleep on his skin." To die so easily is really cheap for him. ”

"Su Jun." Li Mu sneered and stared at Su Lang with some contempt on his face, "People like you are the easiest to live for a long time." ”

"Thank you, General, for the compliment." Su Lang sneered.

"Hey, reader." Li Mu patted him on the shoulder.

"Su Jun, tomorrow our siege will arrive, and this first day of siege will be handed over to you, how about it?"

"Thank you for the general's attention, Lang will do his best and break his bones to repay the general." Su Lang said in a deep voice.

"You wait for the Han people's words to be good." Li Mu smiled, "It's a pity that my hands are softer, and my bones are softer." ”

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In the early morning of the second day, the siege weapons carried from Tateshiyama had arrived.

At the beginning, when the army came out of Tatexian County, Li Mu also had the idea that Yangquan County might not be as arrow-free as Tatexian County, and the city would surrender.

After all, there are still some hard bones among the Han people, and not everyone is Su Lang who is greedy for life and afraid of death.

Therefore, they marched in front, and the siege ordnance in the middle of Tateshi Prefecture was behind.

Although Tatexian has not experienced a war for a long time, the equipment for defending and attacking the city in the city is very complete.

During the Han Dynasty, observing the enemy situation in the city, most of them used nest cars.

The nest car, also known as the building car, is a kind of lookout car specially used to observe the enemy's situation.

The bottom is equipped with wheels, which can be pushed, and two long pillars are erected with solid wood on the cart, and a roller shaft is set at the top of the pillar, and a small board house is tied to the roller with ropes.

The slab house is nine feet high, four feet square, and there are lookout holes on all sides, and the outside is covered with raw cowhide to prevent the enemy from losing stones and destroying it.

Su Lang stood on the raised nest cart, he opened the wooden door in front of him, and looked up at the scene of the city opposite.

At this time, Liu Bei and others had already ascended to the top of the city.

Although the two sides can't see each other, they can be faintly seen, but they can barely see a shape.

Liu Bei smiled and said, "Gentlemen, why is it that I am Han standing on the opposite side of the nest car?"

"Liu Jun is not bad, that person has seen it before. There have been several times when I came to the county to debate the scriptures with Liu Xianjun, and this person was the county magistrate of Tateshi County in the mouth of Chen County yesterday, Su Lang. Zhao Jun replied.

At the beginning, this person also had contacts with his own Liu Xianjun from time to time, who would have thought that the slaughter of two dignified and one county would now escape and surrender?

Destiny is unpredictable.

Liu Bei said with a smile: "The head of a county, he surrendered to the enemy, he really deserves to die."

He casually took a hard bow in his hand, bent the bow and arrows, and pointed it directly at Su Lang on the nest cart.

Wu Wei was quite surprised, "Liu Jun, at this distance now, even if General Li is alive, he can't shoot it." Why waste arrows?"

Liu Bei smiled but did not answer.

At this time, Su Lang was also observing the scene on the city tower, and was shocked when he saw this, his steps were confused, and he almost fell from the nest car, but fortunately he was supported by the southern barbarian soldiers on the side.

Seeing this, Liu Bei smiled, dropped the arrow, held the bow in his hand, and pointed at Su Lang on the nest car, "Gentlemen, the enemy of you and me is just such a person, why be afraid?"

The people of the city burst out laughing.

Now that the big war is ahead, morale is the first priority.

On the nest car, Su Lang pushed away the soldiers who were supporting him with one hand, and glanced at everyone in the city fiercely, especially the young man with a bow and arrow.

On the day the city is broken, he must not be able to live, and he will not be able to die.

He glanced at the flag officer on the side and said coldly: "Beat the drum, attack the city."

Since the day of the battle, he opened the city and surrendered, and he had no way to retreat.

If the army is defeated, he will die, not only Li Mu will die, but he Su Lang will not be able to escape.

And when the time comes, I'm afraid that both places want him to die.

"Don't be stingy, even if you fill it with human life, you must fill the city for me."

The drums beat loudly.

He looked up again at the head of the city, but saw that the young man was looking at him as well.

Raise one hand and make a horizontal wipe around the neck.