I rebelled in the Song Dynasty

Liu Sheng rested all night in Yanmen, and Liang Shouyi also pretended to open Pingxing Pass. The 20,000 soldiers trained in Yunzhou were also led south by Wang Liao.

Liu Sheng went south without any stop.

As Liu Sheng had guessed, all the soldiers from all prefectures and counties were mobilized.

The roads are full of people fleeing.

There was so much traffic and there was no end in sight.

Liu Sheng just laughed and wanted to use the people to hinder his marching speed?

At first, Cao Cao directly attacked and killed Liu Bei, which gave Liu Bei time to escape.

How could Liu Sheng follow Cao Cao's old path?

Lu Yan was directly asked to use military rations to cook porridge on the roadside, so that ordinary people who were hungry or tired from walking could sit down and rest.

As for those loaded carriages, no matter what they were pulling, they were confiscated.

Liu Sheng's kindness was only to ordinary people. As for the nobles, they actually took their belongings and ran away, hoping to kill them quickly.

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Wang Liao responded from behind and persuaded these people to go back. Our general was not a murderer, but he would also divide the land and build houses.

Many people were very excited, at least not as Song Jun said, the new guy was a murderous devil.

They originally wanted to escape Liu Sheng's rule, but Liu Sheng not only didn't blame them, but was afraid that they would be tired or hungry, so he would cook hot porridge for them?

The rice in that pot was thicker than what they usually ate while working.

Many people felt cheated and were ready to go back, but Wang Liao kept saying: "The general will divide the fields and build brick houses."

He immediately gave up his desire to go back. How could it be possible to divide the land and only build a brick house? How can such a good thing happen?

I'm afraid I won't be treated like a cow or horse when I go back.

Wang Liao only told the truth, but in the eyes of the fleeing people, he seemed to be deceiving them.

He didn't even dare to drink porridge and went straight to the road.

Liu Sheng didn't expect that the treatment was so good that they couldn't believe it.

But the common people did not dare to compete with Liu Sheng for the road. The army simply stepped aside and let Liu Sheng go first.

Not even a single Ranger was encountered along the way. It seemed that all the power of the Song Dynasty had been withdrawn from here.

In this way, in the evening of Xingzhi, Liu Sheng finally arrived at Taiyuan City.

From a distance, you can still see a large number of people marching towards the south of Taiyuan City from all directions. It seems that only this city gate has been opened.

Liu Sheng stood on the hill in the distance and said to Lu Yan: "Fire a cannon to tell them we are coming."

"Boom." Following the sound of cannon, the people looked blankly into the distance.

Taiyuan City seemed to be frightened.

The whole city started to move, and the soldiers guarding the city began to drive away the people and not allow them to enter the city.

The people howled heart-breakingly, and they almost entered the city. Once they entered the city, they would be safe.

Amid the helpless cries of the people, the gates of Taiyuan City remained closed.

Liu Sheng sneered and said: "Go, set up military tents for the people, continue to cook rice porridge, and let them see how lucky they are not to enter the city."

As for the city, Liu Sheng prefers to occupy vast rural areas. The city is a consumption and trading area.

Without any production, not a piece of cloth or a grain of grain can be produced.

But Liu Sheng did not dare to go south without conquering the city. His artillery relied heavily on logistics.

Once the logistics are cut off, there is almost no combat effectiveness.

Lu Yan hesitated and said: "General, we distribute the general's tent to the people, so how will our army spend the night?"

Liu Sheng smiled and said: "We will spend the night in Taiyuan City tonight. What kind of military tent do we want?"

Lu Yan smiled and said: "Yes."

"Stay away from the range of the Taiyuan Divine Arm Crossbow." Liu Sheng added.

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Thirty cannons were lined up in a row, and their figures looked particularly tall under the reflection of the setting sun.

Zhe Keqiu and Zhongdao also stood at the city gate and observed silently.

Only then did they see clearly that the weapon that caused their defeat was the same as the carriage, with two wheels and a long iron pillar.

The two looked at each other, how similar these things are...

But no one spoke. This was not the time to joke. After Liu Sheng retired, he could have a good talk with other colleagues.

Seeing the artillery in the distance reloading, Zhe Keqiu said to the three-bow bed crossbowman unwillingly: "Shoot, let's see how big the gap is between us."

Thirty sergeants began to work hard to close the winch.

Before it was done, the artillery in the distance made a loud noise, and a cannon hit the city wall, sending rubble flying everywhere.

By the time the defenders put on the winch, two rounds had been fired from the opposite side.

Zhongdao ordered: "Let go."

"Swish, swish, swish." The crossbow arrows, like small trees, flew out.

The sound of breaking through the air was chilling. The sergeants were very confident in the three-bow crossbow. Only Zhong Dao and Zhe Keqiu looked worried.

Sure enough, everything was as they thought. They were still far away from Liu Sheng's artillery, and the crossbow arrows were stuck on the ground.

They could also see the artilleryman laughing wantonly.

Their hearts sank. Is the gap so big? If you can only be beaten but cannot fight back, how can you defend the city?

It is only a matter of time before it is breached.

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Liu Sheng stood on the hilltop in the distance and could clearly see that it was the Song Dynasty's three-bow bed crossbow. Even the Khitans didn't know how they made it.

When they fired just now, Liu Sheng was worried for a moment, but he never thought that he didn't even touch the artillery soldiers' feet.

Liu Sheng asked the artillery to blast at the city gate, firing three volleys first. Wasn't it the same three volleys that opened the Yanmen gate?

He did not believe that the production level of Taiyuan's city gates was higher than that of Yanmen.

Every time he fired ten rounds, it cooled down for an hour. At dawn, he didn't believe it and couldn't blast it.

Liu Sheng's artillery has almost no shortcomings except for its accuracy.

Powerful and full of firepower, take advantage of the last rays of the setting sun.

The artilleryman excitedly reported to Liu Sheng: "General, have we opened the city gate of Taiyuan?"

"What?" Liu Sheng stood up in surprise. The artillery's accuracy was getting better and better.

How long has it been? Liu Sheng was planning to let them bombard him all night, and it seemed that he could really spend the night in Taiyuan.

Liu Sheng's previous talk about going to Taiyuan to spend the night was just a casual talk, and he was trying to cultivate the concept of putting the people first among the sergeants.

But now that the city gate of Taiyuan has been broken, it is no different from occupying Taiyuan.

Seeing that Liu Sheng was too excited, the artilleryman hesitated and said: "General, we just blew the city gate into pieces."

Liu Sheng: "I know that you will be rewarded heavily for your great achievements this time."

At this time, Lu Yan also came back and reported: "General, we won't be able to capture Taiyuan for a while."

Liu Sheng smiled and said: "The gates of Taiyuan City have been blasted. How can they effectively organize resistance and just bombard it with cannons? I don't believe they still dare to block it?"

Lu Yan could only say: "General, the city gate is broken. The entire city gate hole is tightly blocked by sandbags. If our soldiers come forward to carry it, they will definitely be regarded as targets and shot directly.

Liu Sheng frowned. Unexpectedly, they blocked the city gate directly. They wanted to live or die with the city!