Chapter 141 Killing

In this era, unless the gates are lost in some extreme case, it is almost a matter of time before the entire city falls - even the largest and strongest barriers, the city walls, have been breached, and it is difficult to expect the disorganized defenders to drive the demoralized attackers out of the city again in the ensuing street fighting. Even if it is like the famous empty city plan, what Sima Yi is worried about is not an ambush in the city, but Zhuge Kongming dragged the Wei army through street fighting, so that several other Shu armies rushed over to complete the siege. Mo said that the story was originally fictional by Luo Guanzhong, even if it was true, the small Xicheng itself was not enough for Sima Yi's army to stuff his teeth!

The defenders of the city often have only two paths: break out, or surrender. Duan Yuanji and Wang Chao are both dead—they have nowhere to go. If you lose your land and die, without the order of the three divisions of Sichuan Province, even if you succeed in breaking through, it is a dead end, and it is better to connect your family, it is better to fight to the death to seek a future for your son and nephew. Wang Chao died under the north wall, jumping over the city and falling to his death, while Duan Yuanji hung himself in the palace after hearing the news that the north and south gates were lost.

Due to the unique geographical environment, it is absolutely impossible to break through. The Jialing River is a U-shaped waterway here in Boryeong, and Fucheng Langzhong is at the bottom of this U-shape, surrounded by water on three sides, and there is only one road to the north - and Zhang Hu came from the north! On the river leading to Nanjin Pass in the south, a simple pontoon bridge was temporarily built with boats and planks, but it was a pity that Li Song's door grabbing and Wang Biao Chengxi's attack were cheap in vain - otherwise, not only would Nancheng not be lost so easily, but the defenders in Fucheng knew that they were in a desperate situation, and their will to fight would not collapse so quickly.

There is no suspense in street fighting, since there is no hope of breaking through and escaping, surrendering to save your life is the natural choice for most people. When it comes to surrender, there is one post that has a unique advantage: the defenders of the official warehouse and the official treasury. As long as you protect yourself from the death-seeking magistrate from breaking the jar and burning it, or being robbed by the rebels, this gift will definitely be exchanged for your own life, and maybe you can even get some reward! The defenders of several official warehouses in Boryeong Mansion had a very tacit understanding, and when they heard that the movement was wrong, they saw the fire in the distance, and without saying a word, they all ran into the official warehouse, closed the door of the warehouse and climbed the wall to defend it - this is the safest approach. If the officers and soldiers win, they will naturally be loyal to their duties, loyal and brave, and if the thieves win, they can also negotiate a good condition for surrender. The ruffians in the city who tried to take advantage of the chaos were put down by a few bows and arrows, and then scattered and ran to other places to take advantage of the fire, and the soldiers of Zhang Hu who killed him were also severely warned, until Niu Youtian, who was in the lead, patted his chest and made a promise, and the heavy warehouse door burst open. However, Niu Youtian's most important job at this time was to cut people, so each warehouse only arranged one fruit to guard the door, to prevent his own rebels from breaking in and robbing and destroying, stepping on tables, chairs and ladders on several walls to guard the main force of the warehouse is still the original gang.

An interesting episode happened in the silver vault. When the warehouse door opened, Niu Youtian was surprised to find that all the warehouse soldiers were bare-assed, and the few junior officers who were talking to him on the wall were also naked with iron helmets. There was no suspense about the battle everywhere, and the front infantry sent back the news that it had converged with Wang Biao's department and was searching for the remnants of the enemy, so Niu Youtian entered the treasury driven by curiosity. After arresting an old Kuding and interrogating him, he learned that in order to prevent the Kuding guards from stealing, the guards had to enter and exit naked on weekdays, and there was a pole in front of the door that was half a foot above the ground...... Seeing Niu Arida's puzzled expression, the old Kuding explained attentively on the side: "This is for fear that these guys will stuff silver ingots into their eyes and smuggle them out!" Niu Youtian said: "I'm obedient!" Old Kudin added: "Actually, it can't be prevented." The people who look at the library are generation after generation, and after many generations, the ancestors have already had a way. ”

Niu Youtian asked in surprise: "What else can be done about this?" ”

Old Kuding smiled mysteriously: "Your Excellency, General." When the villain waited for the baby to be two or three years old, he smeared oil with boiled eggs and stuffed them into his eyes. When I was seven or eight years old, I changed to eggs, and I had to jump the threshold every day. After that, use goose eggs and real silver ingots...... When sixteen or seventeen can enter the warehouse, this kung fu will be practiced. It's just that you can't eat beans in your diet, otherwise you'll be all over as soon as you make a mistake! The official master also knows this flower, unless he is exposed on the spot, he will also open his eyes and close his eyes. After all, the big man has to honor the old man - unless he bursts the ingot in front of many pairs of eyes! ”

Ushida laughed as he listened, and all the Curtins glared at the old guy. Waiting for Niu Youtian to leave, while the remaining defenders were not paying attention, a few Kudin dragged the old guy to a corner and was about to punch and kick, the old guy scolded in a low voice without fear: "Gua babies know how to have an egg!" At present, the little fortune is saved, but do you see the fire in the mansion? The government office is not burned, and the official account is here! When the kings remembered, they brought the account book and checked it, and the deficit was more than forty percent, which of you could survive? The house had to be raided! Now put things in a transparent position and push it on the lord of the Yali, it's a big deal to put a little money on each stall, and the life can be saved-maybe the kings will be happy to hear it, and they will be fooled! "Only then did the Kudin understand a truth: ginger is still old and spicy!

In fact, Duan Yuanji did not give an order to burn the warehouse. One is because Zhang Hu's offensive is too fast, I originally thought that Nancheng had the impregnable Nanjin Pass as a barrier, and there was basically no need to worry, but I didn't expect to be stolen by Wang Biao and grab the south gate in one go, and the east and west sides are the Jialing River, Zhang Hu's suspicious soldiers in the east are also very perfunctory, and the defenders are dedicated to defending the north, but it is impossible for everyone to think that a Ning Along will suddenly appear on the north wall! If the chief of the small battlement had cut down the reckless Niu Arita to the castle with a single sword, it was likely that the battle would have been completely different!

The second is that the prefect Duan knows that it is useless to give orders, and the defenders and officials will not listen to them at this time. Even if you obey orders, it is difficult to burn the grain: if you don't have adequate preparation, such as enough firewood, and plenty of time to spread out the grain and grass, even if you sprinkle gunpowder around the silo to start a fire, the burnt rice on the outside will form a de facto protective layer, and most of the grain inside is still intact - you know, the first thing to consider in the design concept of the granary is fire prevention, and how to prevent the spread of fire to the greatest extent in case of unfortunate water run! Instead of risking running over and letting those guys tie themselves up and be humiliated by the thieves in every way, it is better to die calmly and let the court know about their death.

Before the prefect of Duan's mansion took office, he asked the officials to pile up firewood in the palace, so as not to fall into the hands of thieves and be humiliated, but just after kicking over the stool, the officials quickly extinguished the fire while watching the prefect hanging on the beam and kicking his legs, and then knelt respectfully at the door of the yamen lobby to greet Zhang Hu, and behind him was Duan Yuanji, who was hanging in the air. Well, Governor Duan may not have been hanged, but was to death by these guys, who knows.

The dignified city fell in half a day, and Zhang Hu's prestige was unmatched for a while.

Almost all of the materials and Dingkou of the entire Boryeong Mansion were concentrated in Langzhong, the capital city, by Duan Yuanji. Zhang Hu had already captured a large amount of military rations in Jianzhou, looking at the mountains of grain and grass in the official warehouse of Baoning Mansion, Zhang Hu rubbed his hands and smiled so much that he couldn't see his teeth, but the happiest thing was Fang Ge and his brothers from Lizhou Wei: Since he entered the camp, he doesn't remember how many full meals he has eaten at all, especially in the past two years, almost half of the time has been hungry, this harvest is simply too big, and he can't eat all this lot of white flowers and fragrant rice!

The arsenal and silver vault also opened Zhang Hu's eyes. Boryeong Mansion guards the border between Sichuan and Shaanxi, and there are many valuable weapons in the arsenal, but after a long period of peace, the government officials have changed one term after another, and everyone's attention is on the granary and the silver warehouse, and no one has the idea of using the arsenal, so most of the equipment has been rusted to the point that it is not good. Take chain mail as an example, a rough estimate is that there are more than 1,000 collars, but the rust has become a lump. Duan Yuanji and the hereditary landlords who held the title of military attache thought it was scrap, so the defenders had to fight in tattered leather armor gnawed by rats or battered cloth armor, and then poked a hole with a knife.

Selling goods knows home. These chain mails are all treasures in Zhang Hu's eyes! After being drenched in oil and standing for a day, people moved to the city wall and fell down, and all the rusty iron bumps were scattered. Pick out the whole one, stuff it into a wooden barrel, and then fill it with half a bucket of river sand by the river, and tell the people to push it on the streets of the city! After half a day, the fine sand has polished the rust outside, and when it comes out, it is a new cluster of shiny and new good nails! For the rest, take off the intact parts and connect them together, and more than 800 good armor will be in hand!

Needless to say, the tragic situation in the city is that most of the soldiers of Lizhou Wei are robbing and raping, while Zhang Hu's gang of soldiers in northern Shaanxi do not have any scruples about incense, and they often have a knife in the face when they encounter the resistance of the people. However, the greatest disaster is the cannon fodder who have been coerced all the way from Shaanxi Province, not long ago they were lambs to the slaughter who were no different from the inhabitants of the city in front of them, and they had experienced nine deaths, and many people were frantically retaliating, intensifying their crazy violence against those who were weaker than themselves, as if only in this way could they compensate for the suffering they had suffered.

The defenders who surrendered were concentrated on the riverside. The soldiers of each library have long been counted as their own people, and they are not in danger of their lives, so they all gathered to watch the excitement at this moment. Murder is a very popular show, and the audience is surrounded by people from three floors to the outside, and people who can't get forward climb to the trees or rooftops. The bloodier and more tragic the scene, the more excited the audience will be. A massacre will not only make them forget their own misery for a while, but they will also talk about it for a long time – empathy is a product of modern civilization, and no one in the world knows it at this time. If there is, it is also in the Celestial Empire - the so-called "gentleman is far away from cooking", and he can't bear to see his death when he sees his life. But paradoxically, all kinds of cruelty and killing, whether for animals or humans, are also the most here.

The supervisor is Li Song.

Let him and his brothers take revenge with their own hands, which is considered a reward.

After careful identification, some of the guys who seemed to have fought with this fruit near the south gate were brought out, and everyone cried and cried out in tears. Have you been mistaken? Of course, there must be, and there may be quite a few. But no one cared about that, and even picked someone to drag a guy out of the line because he didn't like it. The men were held in solitary confinement. Later, the god cards of the fallen brothers will be put on the table, and a human sacrifice will be made with their hearts and livers.

The wounded soldiers in the defenders were gathered together, and there were also those with blood stains on their bodies. This is all irrefutable evidence: if you hadn't fought with your grandfather, how could you have been injured and where did the blood come from? Also at the South Gate, the guys who smeared the blood of the dead on their bodies had bad luck. These people are also gathered in one place.

The rest is up to you. The generals inspected the team according to their positions and qualifications, and the people they liked were led out, either to join the war camp or to join the auxiliary camp, which was regarded as a circle in the Yama Hall and picked up a life. There are also some vicious jokes that lead the people out first, and then kick them back when they secretly rejoice in their joys and sorrows...... Someone invented this game from the beginning, and almost everyone in the back had to play it with relish, enjoying the cries of the captives, and every crying captive would make the onlookers burst into heartfelt laughter.

After the identification and selection of people were completed, the doomed fellows began to dig their own graves on the river beach under the pressure of knives, guns and torture. When the trench was deep enough, wide enough, and long enough, the wounded soldiers who could move cried and crawled into it, knowing that they were waste, a burden, and that no one would want to spend any energy on them - if they were victors, they would do the same to their opponents, this is the common rule of the game in this era. Those who are seriously injured and unable to move will be thrown into the pit by their companions, and then the men themselves will have to jump. The final landfill was carried out by the lucky ones who had just been picked, and those who were a little unbearable or slow to move were immediately dragged into the pit by the knives and guns behind them, and accepted death with their companions.

The culmination of the killing was the great sacrifice of the living. In the past, this kind of technical work was handled by the officers, but today it is Li Song and several of his brothers who have done it, and no one is soft, and the miserable howls of the tortured can be heard clearly even on the other side of the river.

In Baoning Mansion, Zhang Hu achieved a complete rebirth: in accordance with the practice in the army, for the first time systematically set up the chain of command of deputy generals, staff generals, guerrillas, thousand generals, general generals, and fruit chiefs, and arrested a few talented scribes to be the masters of the generals. After the expansion of the army, it had 4,000 soldiers and 8,000 auxiliaries, in addition, there were 40,000 or 50,000 slaves and civilians who served as cannon fodder for future trenches. At this time, Zhang Dashuai's military strength, except for Guan Shengyun's department, had few opponents in the entire Ming Dynasty.

Rare is not nothing.

A few days after being happy, the well-informed deputy marshal Fang Ge, who has many local eyeliners, brought two bad news:

1. There was a force of officers and troops approaching from the south.

Second, the general who leads the army is called ......

Sun Jie!

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