[Three Kingdoms] Xinghan

The Battle of Jiujiang City was generally fruitful.

Ling Han had more soldiers than the defenders in the east city, and all of them had high morale. The moment the city wall collapsed, they rushed into the city with Zhao Yun.

On the other hand, the enemy army saw the "Tianlei" break through the city with their own eyes, and was forced to participate in street fighting in panic.

The guard Qiao Rui was captured alive by Zhao Yun immediately, which did not have the slightest effect on appeasement of the army.

As a result, Ling Han's side only killed more than a hundred people, and they completely broke through the East City Gate.

The [-] defenders in Dongcheng were either killed or captured.

It's Sun Ce's side.

Sun Ce was not sure how powerful the blasting technique that King Changsha was talking about was.In order to better attract the attention of the enemy, he almost made a fake show, trying to forcefully attack the west gate with two thousand Jiangdong soldiers.

In addition, the opponent was the most powerful Fengxiao Battalion in Jiujiang, so nearly half of them were killed or injured.

If it weren't for the news of the fall of the East Gate, which caused the morale of the Ximen defenders to plummet, this number might have been even greater.

After breaking the city, the first thing to do is to treat the wounded soldiers.

Of the [-] Jiangdong troops following Sun Ce, almost all of the more than [-] survivors were wounded.

And those who remained in Ling Han's army, even if they had injuries, were mostly minor injuries.

Ling Han immediately ordered Yang Zhen to recruit the doctor of Jiujiang County, and then went to see the wounded soldiers in person.

Seeing Ling Han approaching, Sun Ce immediately knelt down and said, "Your Highness, please punish me."

The order given to him by the King of Changsha was only a feint to attract Qiao Rui's attention.But he wanted to break through the city gate, which caused heavy losses to his subordinates.

To put it more seriously, this can already be regarded as disobedience to military orders.

Ling Han looked at him silently.

Sun Ce was indeed at fault for the loss of the Jiangdong Army, but he himself was also responsible.

He knew that in history, the Hunan Army used this blasting technique to break through the city of Nanjing, and he had indeed successfully tested it in Fuchu.

But until the walls of Jiujiang County collapsed, he was not completely sure of the final effect.

Therefore, when explaining to Sun Ce, the order was not so strict.

——If I swear that I will be able to break the city, but fail to do it in the end, wouldn't I lose face directly in front of my subordinates?

I didn't have enough confidence, and Sun Ce was originally a warlike commander, which led to the loss of Jiangdong Army.

After hesitating for a moment, Ling Han still didn't say "This king is also at fault for this matter".

He remembered that there was a saying: The king knows his mistakes and corrects them but cannot admit them, otherwise he will lose his prestige in front of his subordinates.

"Get up, Bob."

Ling Han stepped forward to help Sun Ce up, and said, "The Jiangdong army suffered a lot this time. I think this can already be counted as punishment."

Sun Ce was startled when he heard this.

Always full of fighting spirit, the piercing eyes became lowered at this moment.

Yes, these three thousand soldiers and horses all followed him from Xianshan back to Changsha, and then to Yangzhou.

To him, the thousands of soldiers left behind by his father were no longer ordinary soldiers.

Seeing this, Ling Han stretched out his hand and patted Sun Ce's shoulder: "Things have already happened, no amount of grief can save their lives."

"Bofu is brave and resolute. The only shortcoming is that he is a bit impatient. What happened today can be used as a warning. In the future, if Bofu can guard against arrogance and impetuosity, he will be invincible."

Sun Ce was startled again when he heard this.

Such similar remarks were made by my father when he was still alive.

He bowed his head and cupped his hands and said, "Your Highness' teachings will always be kept in mind."

After comforting the wounded soldiers, Ling Han came to the prison camp again.

The main general, Qiao Rui, was naturally held alone in one place.

Ling Han waved away the soldiers guarding Qiao Rui.

Qiao Rui was bound all over, and when she heard someone approaching, she slowly raised her head.

It is Liu Ying, king of Changsha.

Just now, he heard the soldiers guarding him discussing in low voices, saying that His Highness really used firecrackers to attract thunder.

Qiao Rui wanted to laugh, but Tianlei... how could it be possible!

But he suddenly remembered that two hours ago, the city wall really did collapse suddenly without any warning, and he didn't even see what happened clearly.

Thinking of this, Qiao Rui's gaze at Ling Han became more and more complicated.

Ling Han looked at Qiao Rui who was tied up by five flowers, and said: "How is General Qiao thinking? Do you want to live or die?"

He developed a little love for Qiao Rui.

Although Qiao Rui's performance in the face of the explosion was terrible, he was completely stunned, and then he was almost subdued by Zhao Yun in an instant.

However, even when the city wall was broken and the main general was captured, the defenders of Jiujiang could still continue to resist with weapons.

From this point of view, Qiao Rui's ability to command the soldiers is at least much better than Ji Ling's.

Not to mention that the Fengxiao Battalion, which fought against Sun Ce, showed impressive combat effectiveness in the battle of defending the city.

Qiao Rui was silent for a while.

When he opened his mouth, he didn't answer Ling Han's words, but instead asked: "Qiao has something that I can't understand, can I ask the King of Changsha for advice?"

Ling Han said: "Just ask."

Qiao Rui asked: "Did Your Highness really invite lightning from heaven to break my city wall?"

Ling Han smiled, without any hesitation, replied: "No."

Qiao Rui was stunned for a moment, apparently not expecting the King of Changsha to answer so simply.

He opened his mouth: "Then..."

Ling Han said indifferently: "This king did use firecrackers. But instead of using firecrackers to summon the divine thunder, he used a special method to blow up the city wall from below."

Qiao Rui completely stayed where she was when she heard this.

If this is true, he doesn't understand why King Changsha would tell himself such a thing, unless he is a mortal person.

But isn't the king of Changsha still trying to persuade himself to surrender?

The reason why Ling Han came out on the tray.

First of all, any educated person will definitely not believe the saying that "the king of Changsha can summon the god thunder with firecrackers".

This kind of rhetoric can only be used to strengthen the morale of one's own army and the people of one's own side.

Secondly, the effect of this blasting technique is actually very limited.

Regardless of whether it is Cao Cao, Liu Bei or Yuan Shao, there are countless talents under their tents. Even if they don't know how they managed to blast the city wall, they can always come up with countermeasures.

——For example, prevent tunnels from being dug under one's own city in advance.

What can really play a decisive role in the war must be a long-range weapon with huge lethality like the firecracker.

Unfortunately, he didn't have the ability to make it.

On the side, Qiao Rui gradually recovered from the shock, but she was still very puzzled: "Why did Your Highness tell me such a secret?"

In his opinion, this mysterious method should be kept a secret even if it is a confidant.

Ling Han smiled and said: "Because this king thinks that this is not a secret."

Qiao Rui: "..."

He began to think about the real intention of King Changsha's words.

Could it be that the so-called blasting is a cover-up, a trick to deceive me.Changsha King actually used firecrackers to summon Tianlei?

Qiao Rui didn't believe in calling Tianlei at first, but now she really began to doubt it.

Qiao Rui turned his gaze.

Or, in the eyes of King Changsha, this is really nothing, because he has hidden even more powerful means!

Qiao Rui looked up at the young and handsome county king in front of him.

Such a young face is clearly more elusive than anyone I have ever seen.

He asked again: "If Qiao chooses to live, isn't Your Highness afraid that Qiao is pretending to surrender, but actually wants to find a chance to escape?"

"My king doesn't think so."

Ling Han raised the corner of his mouth: "If you choose to live, it means that you don't want to die. This king is the prince of the Han Dynasty. General Qiao surrendered to me. People in the world will not say anything, but they will think that General Qiao has abandoned the dark and turned to the bright. But if the general surrenders and rebels, then To bear the infamy of previous generations. Yuan Shu is doomed to a crushing defeat, and just to live for a few more months, he will be infamous for thousands of years. This king believes that only the most stupid people would do such a thing, and General Qiao should not be like this."

After hearing this, Qiao Rui couldn't say a word.

After a long time, he moved his knees forward with difficulty, bent down and said, "Qiao is willing to serve His Highness."

A total of 6000 Jiujiang defenders were captured.

Ling Han gathered all his subordinates together and explained how to deal with the follow-up issues.

Qiao Rui had just surrendered and was eager to make a contribution. Obviously, the destruction of Jiujiang City could not be counted as his contribution.

So he came out, clasped his fists and said: "The last general has the confidence to persuade all the soldiers to surrender for His Highness."

Ling Han said: "This king does have something for you to do. But it is not to persuade the soldiers to surrender, and this king will not accept all the soldiers."

Qiao Rui was taken aback for a moment, apparently unable to understand.

The lone army guarding Jiujiang, these soldiers were originally Yuan Shu's elite.

In addition, these days, I have been training almost every day, and the defenders in Jiujiang County can definitely be called a fierce army.

There is no need to worry about their loyalty if you have yourself.

Even if King Changsha thinks it is difficult to support them, he should not give up these soldiers.

Or maybe the King of Changsha was worried about bringing so many soldiers... But after this battle, Qiao Rui felt that he was really not worthy of being guarded by the King of Changsha.

Not to mention Qiao Rui, but the rest of the people also had the same doubts.

Only Zhou Yu vaguely guessed Ling Han's intentions.

Ling Han continued: "Please ask General Qiao to pick out the soldiers from the counties in Yangzhou except Jiujiang County and Lujiang County. This king will give each soldier two taels of silver so that they can return to their hometown."

Yang Zhen immediately called out: "Two taels of silver!"

The monthly salary of soldiers is not so much.Even if His Highness has benevolence and righteousness in mind, release the captives.But there is no reason in this world to give money to captives!

Zhou Yu frowned slightly: "General Yang."

Yang Zhen also realized that he had made a slip of the tongue, and hurriedly knelt down: "Your Majesty, please come down!"

Ling Han didn't take it to heart.

If Yang Zhen disrespected himself, there would probably be no one in the world who respected him.

But his reckless temperament needs to be changed.

He said: "Get up, go back and get the ten army sticks by yourself."

Yang Zhen said yes and stood up.

Ling Han continued: "The reason why this king did this is because of this king's reasons. It's inconvenient to say more now, but you will naturally understand later."

When the captive soldiers got the silver, they would think of themselves well.

The fact that the thunder broke through the city shocked them.In this way, when they return to their hometowns, they don't need to order at all, they will spontaneously spread the word.

At that time, I don't need to bother to win over many forces in Yangzhou, and some people will take the initiative to surrender.

"As for the future arrangements."

Ling Han ordered: "Zhao Yun."

"exist!"

"You are in charge of bringing the three thousand soldiers from Lujiang to stay in Jiujiang."

"Yes!"

Ling Han said again: "Qiao Rui."

"exist!"

"After the prisoners in the remaining counties are dismissed, you will continue to command the remaining soldiers and stay in Jiujiang."

Qiao Rui glanced quietly at the young general in white robe named Zhao Yun.

With lingering fear in his heart, he cupped his hands and said, "The last general takes orders."

Soon, Ling Han's handling of the captured soldiers was communicated.

After screening, a total of 500 captured soldiers met the conditions for leaving the military.

The thousand and five hundred prisoners were all weeping with joy.

They have been away from home for too long.

Once he joins the army, unless he has made great contributions or is seriously disabled, there is no possibility of returning to citizenship.

But the king of Changsha not only let them go home, but even gave them a full two taels of silver, which was more than enough to buy all the dry food on the road.

So I was convinced.

Just as the soldiers of Lujiang County who were guarding them discussed earlier, the king of Changsha must be an immortal sent down to the mortal world to save the world because he couldn't bear the suffering of the people.

That's why he is so benevolent and righteous, and that's why he can summon the thunder to break the city.

To be defeated by such a person is of course nothing more than normal.

Losing the city and becoming a prisoner, something that should have made people feel ashamed, now, in their eyes, has become an experience worth showing off.

More than 1000 soldiers quickly bought supplies, went out of the city together, and returned to their hometowns.

On the way, whenever someone asked, why did they appear here.

These soldiers naturally talked about how the king of Changsha majesticly summoned the divine thunder and smashed down the city wall of Jiujiang in an instant.