Chapter 82: So, the city is broken
Not long after, the four prefectures of Mian, Han, Long, and Jian all inspected Zhang Sijun to capture Hanzhou, and Wang Jun's subordinates assassinated Shi Miaojin and died in battle.
Later, Lei Youzhong and others led a large army to arrive, and soldiers and horses from all walks of life gathered under Yizhou City and surrounded Yizhou City. Wang Jun and others were trapped in the city, isolated and helpless, the situation was very bad, and the rebels in the city were in panic.
At night, Wang Jun ordered his soldiers to shout at the official camp at the head of the city, and from time to time he fired a few cold arrows. Lei Youzhong and the generals knew that this was Wang Jun's plan to disturb the army, but they didn't dare to be careless. They were afraid that Wang Jun would attack at night, and they were afraid that they would escape from the city at night. Lei Youzhong finally arranged manpower, took strict precautions, and monitored the rebels' every move at all times.
Zhang Xiaochuan, Lei Zhentian, Wang Jizhong, and Zhuge Ziyu guarded the four gates. During the night, someone slipped down from the wall with ropes tied to it, and they ordered the soldiers to shoot a flurry of arrows. Wang Jun saw that this plan could not be achieved, so he had to give up.
After a few days, one night, suddenly the north gate shouted loudly, and there were hundreds of figures on the city wall down the wall, Lei Zhentian was guarding the north gate, he commanded the soldiers to shoot arrows, and on the other hand, he spread the word to the other defenders. At first, Lei Zhentian thought that Wang Jungou jumped over the wall in a hurry and wanted to break through here. After a burst of arrows, but he didn't hear the sound of being injured and wailing, Lei Zhentian wondered in his heart, and hurriedly sent people to inspect, but found that all the scarecrows tied down the city wall were scarecrows. Lei Zhentian was afraid that Wang Jun would bluff and attack the west, so he hurriedly sent someone to remind Zhang Xiaochuan, Zhuge Ziyu, and Wang Jizhong to know.
It didn't take long for everything to fall silent. Zhuge Ziyu got retribution, a few people fell from the city wall, the skills were very good, the archers failed to perform, after they came down, a few vertical leaps disappeared into the night. At that time, Zhuge Ziyu was guarding the east gate, and Liang Dong and Lei Youzhong's stations were also near the east gate. Zhuge Ziyu was afraid that they would be unfavorable to the coach, so he hurriedly sent people to strengthen patrols and personally led people to inspect.
When he arrived at Lei Youzhong's station, it was very quiet in all directions, and no abnormal situation was found, so Zhuge Ziyu took people to Liang Dong's station again. Liang Dong's campsite is a private house, although the house is dilapidated and simple, but a little tidying up, it is also more comfortable than the Chinese army's account.
The lights were still on in Liang Dong's house, and Zhuge Ziyu took a few entourage, he ordered everyone to look around, and he slowly walked towards Liang Dong's house. When he got closer, Zhuge Ziyu found that someone inside was talking in a low voice, obviously deliberately lowering his voice. Zhuge Ziyu was very puzzled, he put his steps very lightly, without making a sound, and slowly approached the window. I only heard Liang Dong say, "Last time, I also failed to contribute, as the saying goes, 'no merit is not punished', how dare you accept the gold of His Royal Highness." "Lord Liang is serious, some gifts, not respect, please Lord Liang smile, after the matter is completed, I have another thanks!" Zhuge Ziyu heard it in his ears, and he was puzzled, not knowing who His Royal Highness was in Liang Dong's mouth. "However, this matter is not comparable to the last time, and once it is revealed, it will be a big crime to kill the head and rob the family. Liang Dong said very frightened, not knowing what they wanted Liang Dong to do. "There must be risks, Lord Liang don't have to worry too much, I will soon wave my troops to the south and chase the Central Plains, and then I will rely on Lord Liang to help, this is a great wealth. After the deed is completed, Lord Liang splits the earth and divides the king, what a glory, you say this risk can be risked?" It turned out that the person who spoke was Yelu Longxu.
"That being said, I wonder when His Highness will be able to launch it?" Obviously, Liang Dong was quite tempted by this great wealth. "This is also very easy, as long as we can help Wang Jun and others gain a firm foothold this time, we can send troops on the same day. "It's so good, it's just 。。。。。。 "Lord Liang still has something to worry about, just say it. "I don't dare to ask for it, as long as His Highness remembers my benefits. "Although Lord Liang can rest assured, pacifying the Central Plains, many things still have to rely on Lord Liang!" Liang Dong was very satisfied when he heard this, so he stopped speaking, and Yelu Longxu said again, "There is still one more thing that needs to be asked by Lord Liang." "Please instruct Your Highness, as long as Liang can do it, he must do his best." Liang Dong was very flattering, and Zhuge Ziyu was very angry when he listened. I think they deliberately lowered their voices, this time Zhuge Ziyu only vaguely heard the word "Shi Pu", I don't know why they mentioned Shi Pu, thinking of Liang Dong's collusion with foreign enemies, Zhuge Ziyu was angry and hit up, and wanted to scold loudly several times, or go to lead troops to surround them, but thinking of Liang Yanhong's affection for herself, I really don't know how to face her after bringing Liang Dong to justice. Zhuge Ziyu wanted to call people several times, and turned back several times, and his heart was extremely conflicted, and he couldn't help beating his chest, blaming himself for not being able to choose.
Hearing the sound, everyone in the room was taken aback and suddenly fell silent. After a while, Liang Dong pretended to be calm and asked outside, "Who is outside?" Zhuge Ziyu knew that he had alarmed everyone, and shouted through the door, "Lord Liang, it's me, Zhuge Ziyu." "Oh, it turned out to be General Zhuge , didn't you sleep so late?" "Someone just fell out of the city, I was afraid that Lord Liang would make a mistake, so my subordinates came to check." Zhuge Ziyu suppressed his anger and said patiently. "Thank you General Zhuge for your concern, do you want to come in and sit down?" Liang Dong finished speaking, and the door opened with a "squeak". Zhuge Ziyu didn't want to expose Liang Dong's conspiracy in person, but he also wanted to scare him, so he stepped into the threshold.
Zhuge Ziyu stepped into the threshold, Liang Dong's expression was very embarrassed, and his expression was quite nervous, Zhuge Ziyu knew that he was in danger, and he did not dare to move forward rashly. Just inside, behind the door, Liu Chengzong was hidden on one side, and Ban Zhida was hidden on the other, and when Zhuge Ziyu took another step forward, he was going to kill him.
At this time, the soldiers came back from their inspection, and the leader replied to Zhuge Ziyu, "General Hui, everything is as usual." Zhuge Ziyu let out an "oh", and then said to Liang Dong, "Since everything is as usual, then please ask Lord Liang to rest early, and his subordinates will retire." "General Zhuge has worked hard, you should rest early!" Liang Dong responded politely, and he was relieved. Zhuge Ziyu suppressed his righteous indignation, slowly retreated, and returned to the camp, where there was another fierce ideological struggle. One night, after thinking about it, Zhuge Ziyu couldn't sleep, and finally got confused for a while, and it was also a nightmare. He finally survived until dawn, and suddenly the horn of an emergency assembly sounded.
It turned out that the four gates of Yizhou City had been opened, and Lei Youzhong sent people to gather soldiers on the one hand, and gathered everyone to discuss countermeasures on the other. Zhuge Ziyu thought of the situation last night and knew that things must not be simple, he and Li Jichang insisted that this must be the enemy's trick and could not be careless, Zhang Xiaochuan and Lei Zhentian also agreed with them. Lei Youzhong and Shangguan Zheng listened but didn't care, the two of them laughed and said, "It is expected that Wang Jun's generation has the talent of Zhuge , and they must have abandoned the city and fled for their lives." Liang Dong also urged everyone to hurry into the city and not delay the fighter. Zhuge Ziyu glanced at him, Liang Dong looked away with a weak heart, Zhuge Ziyu wanted to say something, but Lei Youzhong shouted "Enter the city!" After the military order was issued, Lei Youzhong and Shangguan Zheng, Shi Pu and others led the official army and flocked to Yizhou City.
Zhuge Ziyu and Li Jichang were really relieved, the two of them hurried a few steps, stopped in front of Lei Youzhong's horse, and said anxiously and earnestly, "The enemy is retreating in a hurry, something is wrong, be careful that there are ambushes, please think twice about General Lei." Shangguan Zheng listened to the words of the two, and laughed again on the side, "General Li, General Zhuge , you are too careful! The enemy fled quickly because he was afraid of being captured alive, what is so strange, if you don't believe it, stay outside the city and watch us return victorious!" Before the words fell, Shangguan Zheng led his troops to chase into the city. Lei Youzhong hesitated for a moment and chased after him.
Although Lei Youzhong and others had already entered the city, Zhuge Ziyu, Li Jichang, and Lei Zhentian ordered their subordinates to stay put, just in case, Zhang Xiaochuan and Wang Jizhong entered the city with Lei Youzhong and others.
In less than a meal, a drum suddenly sounded in the city, and Zhuge Ziyu and others saw the city gate closed from a distance. Suddenly the shouts in the city shook the sky, and all kinds of shouts reached everyone's ears, Zhuge Ziyu knew that the big thing was not good, and he was busy leading the soldiers to attack the door. But due to the lack of troops and the firm city, Zhuge Ziyu and others could not break the city gate for a while, so they could only do it outside the city in a hurry.
Besides, after Lei Youzhong personally led the official army into the city, everyone walked forward for a distance and did not find anything abnormal. Lei Youzhong remembered what Zhuge Ziyu and Li Jichang said, and he felt more and more that the two of them were too careful, He said casually, "Search the city!" As soon as the words came out, Lei Youzhong immediately regretted it. He realized that he had committed a taboo in the army, and even connived at his subordinates to openly enter people's houses and loot. But one night, the soldiers listened to the order, one by one joyful, scattered, and could no longer be restrained, Lei Youzhong watched all this restlessly, and secretly prayed in his heart that nothing happened.
The soldiers went from house to house to "search" violently, but they did not see a single figure, and the things in the houses were all emptied, and the generals were so angry that they scolded their mothers, but in their hearts they were in disbelief, thinking that they could not all go to heaven and earth? Just when everyone was angry and depressed, suddenly a thunderous drum sounded, and the streets were suddenly filled with tables, chairs, door panels, and other obstacles, leaving only a passage for one person to enter and exit. This is a clear attempt to break through each and divide the officers and troops into annihilation. The officers and troops were scattered between the streets and alleys, unable to attack together, as if they were fish and meat, and they could only be slaughtered by others.
Lei Youzhong, Shangguan Zheng, Zhang Xiaochuan, Wang Jizhong and others knew that they had fallen into the enemy's tricks, and while fighting hard, they gathered their soldiers to retreat in the direction of the east gate, and it was a bloody battle.
Lei Youzhong was finally forced by Liu Chengzong and Wang Tian, Lei You's final enemy was not enough, under the protection of the soldiers, he ran up the city wall, fought several times, and accidentally fell from the city wall. Fortunately, Lei You's final reaction was quick, and as he fell, he pressed his hands and toes against the city wall, slowing down his fall. After landing, although Lei Youzhong's hands and feet were not lightly injured, he finally picked up a life.
Zhang Xiaochuan and Wang Jizhong fought against Ban Zhida, fortunately the soldiers loyally guarded, and the two of them supported it with all their might, and they also stained their robes with blood. Shangguan Zheng, Shi Pu, Li Hui and others were under even more pressure, and they were besieged by Yelu Longxu, Li Deming, Basang, Lin Zhengjie and others. Li Hui was seriously injured and knew that he could not get out of the predicament, so he risked his life to cover everyone to break through to the east gate. Everyone desperately captured the east gate, and was about to break out, Li Hui could no longer support it, and was killed by the sword. Shi Pu and Shangguan were about to protrude from the city, when suddenly a cold arrow came, and an arrow pierced Shi Pu's back, Shi Pu died, and Shangguan Zheng was hit by an arrow in his left arm, but there was no big problem. At this time, Zhuge Ziyu brought people to respond, and he organized archers to shoot off the pursuers, and everyone withdrew from the city.
In this battle, the officers and soldiers suffered heavy casualties, and were surrounded and annihilated by the enemy of two or three thousand people. Shi Pu was killed by a cold arrow at the last moment, and Zhuge Ziyu remembered that they had mentioned Shi Pu's name that night. It turned out that Shi Pu was a pioneer in resisting Liao, and he had made great achievements, and he had always been jealous of Yelu Longxu, so he specially arranged a poison plan to get rid of him this time. Zhuge Ziyu knew that this matter must have nothing to do with Liang Dong.
The people in the city retreated by the official army and fled out of the city one after another. In order to stabilize the morale of the army, Wang Jun ordered that all the people who fled should be captured alive in public. Most of Wang Jun's soldiers were inferior among the officers and soldiers, they were fierce and cruel, and they used all kinds of methods to abuse the people. Later, there was even a brutal situation in which one person fled and killed his entire family. Before the catastrophe, Wang Jun just wanted the people to stay in the city to defend the city, but ignored the ancient adage that "the people are not afraid of death, so why should they be afraid of death". The more they kill the people, the more they flee.
Lei Youzhong tightly besieged Yizhou City on the one hand, and vigorously pacified the people in the city on the other. Lei Youzhong ordered that those who fled from the city should be marked on their clothes by the officers and soldiers, and that they would no longer be held accountable and that they would be treated well. Under Lei Youzhong's appeasement policy, a large number of people in the city flowed outside the city, and the strength of the city's defense gradually weakened.
Wang Junmin's heart was lost, internal and external difficulties, and after a period of integration and hard fighting, the official army finally broke through the city of Yizhou. Wang Jun knew that he could not hold on, so he had to lead his men to escape from the city overnight. After Lei Youzhong heard about it, he led his army to the city and saw that the city gate was wide open, but he did not dare to enter the city. It's really "once bitten by a snake, ten years afraid of the well rope." Lei Youzhong remembered the lesson of the last time, and did not dare to move forward rashly, and after making sure that there was no ambush in the city, he led the army into the city in fear.
After entering the city, Lei Youzhong ordered hundreds of people who had done things for the rebels to be captured and burned in public. For Lei Youzhong's approach, everyone thought it was really inappropriate, and they all persuaded him, but Lei Youzhong never listened, and everyone felt cold and felt that he was too cruel.