Changfeng Thousands of Miles End Han Song

Chapter 500 Spiritual Victory

Under Zhaozhou City, the Zhongyong Army is still in the lead.Wang Yan commanded thousands of soldiers and horses, carried long ladders and wooden rafts, and rushed towards Zhaozhou's outlying fortress. Although it was close to Sleeping Water, a tributary of Zhanghe River, it was still separated by ten or twenty miles. 【Mapu Town】.Neither the state city nor the barriers outside the city are close to the river, so although there are moats, they are narrow.

The moat under the state city is only five feet wide.A mere plank of wood can be jumped over.Some of the outer fortresses had only one or two ditches, with ditches but no water.

The city of Zhaozhou is facing a formidable enemy.These Hebei recruits are not the Western Army who have been fighting for decades. They all lack training and have been out of battle for a long time. How can they not be afraid to see the Liangshan Army rushing?
Many people inside still don't know the difference between the Zhongyong Army and the Liangshan Army.

But the result fell below the eyes of people. This attack is a typical thunder and rain.When the defending army camp was under attack, there was a burst of bow and crossbow strings shaking, and a rain of arrows and arrows rained down on the attacking troops, and the former immediately retreated without looking back.What happened in this battle, except for Lu Qian, I am afraid that no one can figure it out.

He clearly saw that the clouds in the Song army camp were very thin, and Tong Guan arranged these soldiers outside the city, obviously calling them cannon fodder, how could the morale be soaring?
His morale was so low, just like the soldiers of Song he encountered in Cizhou and Mingzhou, he wanted to see if the defenders outside the city would run away after the impact.What's more, there are three insiders inside, but the result of the attack is far from what he thought.

That being the case, there is no need to risk your life to fill it.The Zhongyong Army just came to make a feint attack, seeing that the situation was not good, they turned around and left.

"Wang Yan's siege was shot well, which is unexpected! It can be seen that the defenders in Zhaozhou City still have a little morale. Our army's logistics fleet has not arrived yet, and the equipment is not in order, so it is difficult to attack. Wait for time." Lu Qian happily issued the military order, and then said to Le He: "Call Xiao Rang to the front of the army." The latter obeyed the order and left.

For two days like this, the Liangshan army only asked people to call for surrender, and then wrapped the letter with an arrow shaft, and shot into the city at night.In this way, a fleet of ships came from the south, and four-wheeled flatbed carts carried timbers of different arm thicknesses and lengths from Mapu Town to the front of the army.At this moment, the Liangshan army had already built many military strongholds under the city of Zhaozhou. The flags were flying, and the walls were fortified. The Zhaozhou defenders could not see how many soldiers were stored inside.

All I could see were four-wheeled vans running back and forth, with the upper walls of the vans covering them, and no one could tell how many soldiers they carried.

Lu Qian is making great efforts to manufacture four-wheeled carriages, because the official roads in Qilu have been gradually connected, that is, the straight roads have been built from Cangzhou to Dizhou, and in the future it will gradually appear in the middle land.As an ancient version of high-speed national highway, Zhidao not only has huge economic benefits, but also has extraordinary political significance.

It, together with official roads, inland waterways, and sea routes, will merge into one of the blood transfusion arteries of the Lu Empire in the future.

Zhaozhou city was blocked by the Liangshan army within a radius of [-] li, and the defenders in the city didn't know it at all.It wasn't until the round incendiary bombs caught in the cannon stones and rained down on their heads in the dark night that the Zhaozhou defenders knew that the Liangshan Army's city-breaking artifact had arrived.

The sudden attack was combined with the attack of thousands of elite soldiers of the Liangshan Army, and it was no surprise that four of the seven camps of the Song Army outside Zhaozhou City were pulled out in one fell swoop.

The remaining three Song troops were also trembling in the dark, and they collapsed before the Liangshan army came to kill them.A group of defeated soldiers mixed with the defeated troops from the other four camps and rushed to the foot of Zhaozhou City.Just like the defenders at the top of the city had the guts to open the door for them in the dark!The final result is to obediently become a prisoner of the Liangshan Army.

Inside Zhaozhou City, Tong Guan was furious, and he cursed Zhao Liangsi who proposed to set up a military camp outside the city to defend the city.

Seven military strongholds were destroyed overnight, and more than 7000 soldiers were wiped out, causing Tong Guan to lose three stops and one stop in his hands.Such a loss would naturally make Tong Daofu furious.

He can accept the failure of the seven military strongholds and arrange people outside the city, which is to send people to death.Everyone knows that the Liangshan army has Liangshan cannons, which are so powerful that the army camp outside the city is absolutely hard to resist.This measure is essentially using human lives to block the butcher knife of the Liangshan Army, and it is using human lives to slow down the progress of the Liangshan Army.

But the result is that the Liangshan army turned his hard-working arrangements into nothing overnight and devoured one-third of his troops without any effort, even Tong Guan could not sink Hold on.

In the Liangshan army tent, three Song generals knelt in front of Lu Qian, everyone bowed their heads, not daring to make a single move.

Several pro-army guards stood in two rows, wearing armor and carrying knives, all of them stood upright, with a dim light on the armor, and they were majestic.The leading general's gaze was like lightning, so that the three of them dared not raise their heads.I just feel that if I go too far, my head will be smashed in the next moment.

"How do you three call me the king?"

To collude with Zhao Liangsi, that is, to collude with Liangshan Army, is an act of betraying Tong Guan.But he didn't want to betray Tong Guan completely, otherwise Lu Qian could take Zhaozhou City in a flash.

These three people are the three chiefs of the seven camps outside the city. Lu Qian purposely kept the three camps from fighting. This is not because he is 'looking after' them, but to declare his anger and majesty.

Let them know that since they don't want to be internal responders, their value is nothing at all.

If a person wants to betray, he must betray thoroughly, like Zhao Liangsi, like these three people, dragging their feet in mud and water, inherently annoy Lu Qian.And since he has already done such a deed, is he still looking forward to being called a righteous man?I really don't know what to say.

Although if these three people should open the city in the camp and help Lu Qian easily win the city, King Lu would not value it much.

Because there is a saying that is good, if you have betrayed once, don't even think about gaining the trust of others for the second time.

These words are false in front of Lu Qian.King Lu is a man who has opened his 'eyes of the sky'. The last thing he is afraid of is someone's betrayal. The problem is that the abilities of these three people are not very good.

Like Wang Yan, his military strength is comparable to that of Zhu Tong and Xu Ning, and he has fought with Dangxiang people in the northwest, so he is quite capable of commanding troops.As long as he works obediently, as he is doing now, Lu Qian will not treat him badly.

But the strength of these three people is average. Lu Qianxu will give him a proper arrangement for the sake of his credit, but don't think about the future.

But now it's like this, they will usher in a 'new life'.Assigned to work under Wang Yan's tent, "Are you convinced?"

"Thank you King Hong En, the little ones are convinced."

There are more than 3000 troops under the control of the three. I thought it was a violation of "Shangyi". Lu Qian saw that the three of them surrendered voluntarily and they were soldiers, so he would punish them. Reward.I don't want the Liangshan army to talk to them at all, and after a round of artillery bombardment, not only the four camps that were bombarded were in chaos, but also the three camps that were not attacked were also blown up.

All the soldiers have become captives, and they have no capital at all in the blink of an eye.

"Three pickled chickens, what a fart they are worth! They look chaotic, and they are not the ones to do things." Lu Zhi spoke bluntly, and was the first to shout after the three of them left.He heard from Lu Qian that Zhao Liangsi was about to surrender, and even hooked up with several generals in the army, thinking that the battle of Zhaozhou would be effortless.But in the end, don't you still have to fight hard to make him happy for nothing.

Then I was annoyed at the three of them in my heart.

"Don't talk about them, just call the ministries! Get your equipment ready to attack the city!" Anyway, as soon as all the equipment has been delivered, Lu Qian's current strength can naturally overthrow Zhaozhou in one fell swoop.

With such an order, tens of thousands of soldiers moved after hearing the news.A shield car was pushed to the front of the formation, followed by a ladder car. The long ladder was erected high and slanted, with a huge carriage underneath. Judging from the shape, it looked a bit like a house singing with its neck high. Goose!

There are also Liangshan cannons erected under the city, and cannon stones have been projected out.

Below the city of Zhaozhou, groups of armours lined up to form a single piece. Looking from top to bottom, it was a sea of ​​red, with both foot and horse, densely packed in the sun, and from time to time there were weapons emitting dazzling light in the sun.

There were no people outside Zhaozhou City for a long time. The only spectators were the defenders at the top of the city. They were avoiding the stone cannons. Most of the sergeants had gone down to the city, but among the few soldiers who stayed behind, there were still those bold ones. They were hiding behind In the shelter of the moat, just looking outside the city like that, a sea of ​​red flames took shape.

In the center of this red ocean, a group of black armor soldiers stood like a rock.Without the scorching heat of the red war robe, the Liangshan army in black armor is like a stubborn stone that has been burned by the fire but remains motionless.

Tens of thousands of people stood neatly, the military formation was well-organized, and there was an overwhelming and invincible momentum to suppress the Quartet.

Seeing such a battle, the soldiers at the top of the city all showed fear in their eyes.That day, Tong Guan also assembled soldiers and horses, reviewed the teachers and made oaths, but the battle at that time was far inferior to the current scene.

Lu Qian looked at the top of Tongxu City, and could vaguely see the light clouds above the city guarding the city. He felt happy in his heart. This Zhaozhou City was far from as strong as the Daming Mansion. If the bombardment continued day and night, the city might be broken in three or two days.But too slowly.

He has spent two more days in Zhaozhou, and today is the time to end.

Call people first, then call for surrender, and then send troops and horses to fill up the trenches. A large number of shield vehicles are pushed directly under the city wall, followed by a large group of crossbowmen. Sheep and horse face and crossbow platform greet you.

The Liangshan army was relaxed, Wang Yan looked towards the Chinese army, and vaguely saw Lu Qian discussing with several generals in armor and robes.He looked at Zhao Zhoucheng with pity.

Although Tong Guan's behavior is all about his loyalty, he doesn't know how many good men he will kill. We are all flesh and blood, raised by fathers and mothers, why bother to work for the old Zhao family?

That Tong Guan is an eunuch, and all his wealth and wealth are attached to Zhao's official family, so he naturally has to work hard; Zhang Suo is a scholar-bureaucrat, and the Zhao family has supported scholars for more than a hundred years. Now that the state is in turmoil, there will naturally be a few loyal ministers.If they are all of Huang Qianshan's generation, they are too heartless.

But how much do ordinary warriors count in the Zhao family's eyes?Didn't you see that Di Wuxiang, who has made great military achievements in the past, went to the field? "Don't you know that this Zhao Song is the Zhao Song of the scholar-bureaucrats?"

After Wang Yan returned to the Liangshan Army, he was more or less influenced by the Liangshan Army. Was he born as a warrior, and the two sides were still very compatible.In this way, the shame of surrendering to the enemy before the battle in his heart will be resolved.

The propaganda of the Liangshan Army can brainwash the warriors. Wherever there is oppression, there will be resistance.Taizu's thoughts were as shining as in the Northern Song Dynasty.This Northern Song Dynasty military official has been suppressed for more than a hundred years, how can there be no negative effects at all?
In this way, Wang Yan became more and more convinced of the words of Liang Shanjun's propaganda.

Because it can make him stand upright, it can make him take away the shame of surrender.It can also be regarded as an alternative method of spiritual victory.

(End of this chapter)