The Blood Crown

In order to prevent or delay Luo Ruoxin from sending troops to aid Yanzhou, the Feng family army decided to attack the city at night again.

Yan Sikong ordered people to collect the feces of the whole army, animal and human, and sprinkled them on the two roads from Taiyuan to Yanzhou. .

Back then they sprinkled horse manure in the big camp to cover up the smell of sulfur and lure Luo Ruoxin into the camp. Now he wants Luo Ruoxin to smell this smell, reminding him of the hell that was burned by the fire. Once bitten by a snake, Ten years of being afraid of well ropes, the same night, the same horse dung, Luo Ruoxin is sure that everything is like a soldier, and he dare not attack easily.

Feng Ye divided two cavalry, each leading 5000 men and horses to lie in ambush in the forest, with two Fengshen cannons on one side, each with fire on their bodies, as soon as the Taiyuan army appeared, they would be greeted by shelling and torches all over the mountains and plains.

After nightfall, Feng Ye led the army to the brightly lit Yanzhou City. They knew that Feng Ye would strike while the iron was hot, so they had already prepared.

The Chinese army has [-] infantry and [-] cavalry on each side, armed with cannons, firecrackers, catapults, battering rams, and ladders. A total of [-] troops lined up under the city of Yanzhou. pine forest.

A sharp horn pierced the dark night sky, and all the soldiers of the three armies let out a deep roar. They roared the phrase "surrender or don't kill" from the land of Shu all the way to the Central Plains. A eulogy to the enemy is a promise to the soldiers and civilians in the city.The Feng family army practiced "surrender without killing" all the way, and secretly beat the fighting spirit of many wavering people. Therefore, the enemies they encountered along the way were defeated by thousands of miles, and few resisted desperately.

Feng Ye stood among the three armies, the blood-red wolf-headed banner above his head was waving against the southwest wind, and a huge "Feng" character was like a talisman with witch power, which was daunting.It took him five years to change from a death row prisoner to a wolf king in the Central Plains.

He looked at Yanzhou not far away. In his eyes, there were no fully drawn bows, nor black holed muzzles. He seemed to see the Forbidden City through this not-so-majestic city. In his eyes, It is full of ambitions that are above the sky.

The sound of the horn stopped abruptly, and the army was instantly calm.

Feng Ye looked down at Fenghun, Fenghun shook the golden red soft armor on his body, his heart sank, his neck soared to the sky, and howled resoundingly at the full moon hanging on the top.

The enemy is all creepy.

Wang Shen drew out his saber and shouted loudly: "Let the arrow—"

The battle drums are loud, and the arrows are like flying locusts, intertwined and intertwined in the night sky. After the archers released the first wave of arrows, they squatted on the ground to fill in the arrows, while the infantrymen raised their shields well above their heads, forming one piece after another. The copper wall blocked most of the arrows, and when many soldiers still fell to the ground, the screams on the Yanzhou city tower continued.

"Shoot the arrow—"

The shield armor was broken, and the archer stood up, drew the bow, and released the arrow in one go.

At first, the rain of arrows exchanged between the two sides still had a time pattern to follow, but after three rounds, there was no way to follow. One piece after another, soldiers fell down, and the enemy troops on the towers fell like rain.

Three horns were long and one was short, that was Feng Ye's order to attack the city.

The infantry camp retreated from both sides, the cannons and catapults were pushed out, and they launched a fierce attack on Yanzhou City.

All of a sudden, cannons and boulders crazily attacked the city wall, and the eight red-clothed gates of Yanzhou City roared in unison, and the earth trembled with the loud explosion.

Yan Sikong looked at the soldiers who were torn apart by the artillery fire like ants, and could not find a trace of emotion on their faces that were flickering against the flames.

The so-called one will succeed and ten thousand bones will dry up.

The artillery fire and boulders smashed the city wall to be riddled with holes, and the corpses of the enemy soldiers covered the towers, but they were constantly replaced with new ones.

Taiyuan City is a real contemporary grand pass, but Yanzhou is not. The height of the city and the thickness of the city are not outstanding. This is also the reason why Fengye still dared to attack with only a multiple of soldiers despite Yanzhou's soldiers, horses, food and grass. , The Fengshen cannon bought with a lot of money will smash the mudstone city wall like tofu.

If Zhuoletai had such powerful cannons more than 20 years ago, Guangning might not even be able to defend the first siege.

However, the red-clothed cannons equipped in Yanzhou City were not vegetarians, and the Feng family army suffered heavy losses. If Yanzhou's firepower could not be suppressed for a long time, even if the city walls were skinned, they would have difficulty approaching.

Yan Sikong said: "Wolf King, at this time we have attracted the main force of the east gate, maybe we can send troops to steal the south gate."

Feng Ye nodded, and ordered Zhang Rong to lead [-] troops and take the ladder to attack the south gate. If Zhang Rong could break through the south gate, they would enter the city from the south gate and fight in the streets. Even if they couldn't, they could disperse the troops at the east gate. .

"Report—" The messenger came galloping on horseback from the three armies, and ran straight to Fengye's side: "Wolf King, Taiyuan has dispatched troops!"

Feng Ye narrowed his eyes: "Speed ​​up and attack the city!"

Zhang Rong led the troops around the south gate.

The artillery was still roaring, and the huge stones and wood blocks thrown by the catapults smashed the Yanzhou city wall with rocks and soil, and the city wall was already damaged.

Feng Ye ordered to go up the ladder.

Yan Sikong held him back: "Wait a little longer."

At this time, the counterattack on the tower was still quite fierce, and there must have been heavy casualties when going up the ladder.

Feng Ye said solemnly: "I'm worried that the ambushes won't be able to stop Luo Ruoxin."

"Luo Ruoxin thinks highly of himself. A big defeat must have made him more cautious than before. Given the distance from Taiyuan to Yanzhou, even if he breaks through the ambush, he will arrive before dawn."

Feng Ye took a deep breath, staring straight at the scorched and blood-flowing battlefield.

This was undoubtedly the worst battle they had ever fought. From Shu to the Central Plains, the enemies that Fengye encountered were either not as strong as Yanzhou, or they were resolved by Wendou. Siege is the next strategy, but Had to.

Many cannons on both sides were destroyed, and the bodies that died from the shelling filled the entire battlefield. The choking gunpowder smoke was mixed with a strong smell of blood, which smelled disgusting.

Seeing that the time had come, Feng Ye ordered to go up the ladder, and promised to reward those who climbed to the top of the wall first, and to kill those who retreated without authorization.

Four ladder carts rushed towards the broken city wall against flying arrows and flowing stones. Soldiers kept falling down and new men came up. At the base of the city wall, batches of soldiers climbed up the ladder and climbed to the tower. What greeted them were sharp arrows, knives, stones, wood, boiling water, and kerosene. A mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood piled up.

In the front, there was a reward for increasing officials and ranks, and in the back, there was a military order to cut them off if they retreated. They rushed up the city wall like crazy. The first soldier jumped into the tower and was soon pierced by a sword, followed by the second and the third. , when more and more people jumped onto the city tower, the situation was out of control.

Yanzhou City is broken!

Feng Ye's hand holding the rein made a rattling sound, he pulled out his sword, and shouted sharply: "The whole army goes out and takes Yanzhou!"

At dawn, the three armies rushed towards Yanzhou City like hungry wolves. The sound of killing shook the mountains and rivers, startling countless birds in the forest.

With invincible momentum, the Feng family's army broke through Yanzhou overnight. After entering the city, there was a fierce but short-lived street battle.

Disputes between princes are no worse than foreign invasions. Soldiers have no hatred. Fengye has always kept the promise of "surrender without killing", so there is no worry about the country's ruin and family destruction. Especially when the royal family is unpopular, most of them are naturally unwilling to die in vain, so If you lose, you must surrender.

After sunrise, the city of Yanzhou, riddled with holes and bleeding, was exposed to the light of the sky, with corpses scattered inside and outside the city walls, and the tragic scene was like a hell on earth.

Yanzhou garrisoned himself and surrendered more than ten thousand troops.

The soldiers came to report, and Luo Ruoxin sent troops to help, but encountered a fierce ambush, and our army was defeated and retreated, but Luo Ruoxin had no choice but to withdraw his troops when he learned that Yanzhou had been broken.

After taking over Yanzhou, they need to do a lot of things, the first thing they need to do is to clean up the battlefield, take stock of the war damage, resettle the disabled, and repair the city wall.

Feng Ye and Yan Sikong didn't close their eyes for two days and one night. Although they were exhausted, they were even more excited.

Winning Yanzhou means that they have a chance to capture Taiyuan. This time, both battles are profitable, which is really ecstatic.

After finally getting a moment of respite, Feng Ye and Yan Sikong had a hasty meal, during which time they kept discussing military affairs.

After eating, Feng Ye ordered Yan Sikong to stay in the tent to rest.

"Rest?" Yan Sikong retorted, "I don't have time to rest, I haven't seen the grain depot in Yanzhou yet."

Feng Ye ordered: "Everything in Yanzhou City can't escape, don't be in a hurry, your complexion is too bad, go to sleep."

"How can I sleep now." Yan Sikong looked happy, "Yanzhou City is broken, and Taiyuan is just around the corner."

"If you can't sleep, just lie down with your eyes closed." Feng Ye pressed his shoulders, pushed him into the inner tent, and pressed him on the bed.

"What about you?" Yan Sikong looked at Feng Ye, "You also look tired."

"I'm fine, I have to go..."

Yan Sikong held Feng Ye's hand: "As the commander-in-chief of the three armies, taking care of your health is the most important thing."

"I'm in good health." Feng Ye pinched Yan Sikong's face, twitching the corner of his mouth, "You should know best."

Yan Sikong smiled lightly: "If you are in good health, you shouldn't rest on your laurels. You know the reason why the Three Kingdoms were in conflict back then and why the world returned to Jin in the end, it was because Sima Yi lived the longest."

Feng Ye sat beside him and raised his eyebrows: "You always have a reason."

"The reason why reason is reason is because it is right.".

Feng Ye pulled Yan Sikong, and they fell on the couch together: "Then I will rest with you for a while."

Yan Sikong sneered: "Accompany me..."

"I really won." Feng Ye murmured suddenly.

Yan Sikong turned his head to look at him.

"Do you know... Sometimes I suddenly feel like I'm dreaming. Did I really lead two thousand family troops, fight 20 troops all the way, and take down dozens of cities?"

Yan Sikong said firmly: "Yes."

Feng Ye closed his eyes: "The more I win, the more afraid I am of losing. Recently, I often dream about my father. He seems to want to say something to me in his dreams, but I can never hear clearly."

"Now that you are in charge of your own affairs, you are the number one general in the world. His Royal Highness King Jingyuan probably has nothing to teach you."

Feng Ye shook his head: "Father looked at my eyes, very worried." Maybe he knew what those eyes in the dream were worried about. They were clearly his own demons. Only he in this world knew what he was hiding. ambition, and he will not tell anyone, especially Yan Sikong.

Yan Sikong clenched Fengye's hand: "On the day you enter the capital and kill Xie Zhongren with your own hands, you will no longer be lost in your dreams." After he threw Xie Zhongren into the prison, he never Don't dream of the guillotine again, revenge makes people sink and release at the same time.

Feng Ye gave a soft "um" and took Yan Sikong's hand instead, holding it tightly.