The Nameless of the Common Clans

"Crazy, crazy!" Zhang Chao stabbed to death a refugee who stuck his head out from behind the female wall. When he saw Zang Hong rushing over, he hissed: "Is it the child who leaked the secret?"

"What secret can he reveal?" Zang Hong glanced at Zhang Chao speechlessly.

"Then what's going on?" Zhang Chao also knew that he was talking nonsense, let alone how much did the child know? Even if it was really the other side's meticulous work, they still wouldn't be able to make these tens of thousands of people attack the city like crazy. He frowned and said, "If this continues, I'm afraid Qu Yang won't be able to hold on for a few more days."

In terms of strength, these refugees are vulnerable, but when they go crazy like this, they have a numerical advantage after all. They rush up so desperately, the morale of the defenders is second to none, and more importantly, those who have been warned. Qing Zhuang was already frightened by this momentum.

If these people retreat, in this case, how can the three to five hundred county guards alone stop these crazy hungry people?

Fighting is all about momentum. In the past, tens of thousands of refugees gathered around, and just a wave of arrows could cause chaos. In this case, no one would be afraid even if the strength of the troops was greatly different. But now it is different. These people I don’t know what kind of evil has taken hold of me? Zhang Chao saw with his own eyes an unarmed refugee climbing up. He didn't make any unnecessary moves, he just bit the defender's neck and wouldn't let go. What flashed in his eyes was not hatred or anger, but a desire that Zhang Chao had never seen before. Food cravings!

Perhaps in the eyes of these people, the soldiers guarding the city had become food. Facing such an enemy, Zhang Chao panicked.

"We have no choice but to hold on for the time being. This kind of momentum can never be repeated. As long as we hold on today, I'm afraid we won't be able to be like today again tomorrow." Zang Hong held the sword in his hand and looked a little solemn: "As long as we hold on after today. , there will be a way to reverse the situation."

"How to reverse it?"

"Confuse his mind!" Zang Hong's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and he stabbed a Taiping cultist down the city with one sword!

"How to mess up?" Zhang Chao took a breath and asked in a deep voice.

"Hang a piece of cloth on the city wall, and those who are willing to surrender can forget the blame and be given food and fodder, but they need to get the head of a Taiping cultist to come!" Zang Hong said with a smile.

"How many of these tens of thousands of people are literate?" Zhang Chao shook his head after hearing this. This strategy was not very reliable.

"There are still some, the most important thing is the Chen family." Zang Hong held the sword in his hand, looked at the dense crowd outside the city, and said with a smile: "It can be considered a test."

"A ten-year-old boy!" Zhang Chao had no hope. What could a ten-year-old boy do?

"But what he has done so far, many people cannot do." Zang Hong said with a smile.

There was another wave of fierce attacks. Zhang Chao no longer cared about arguing with Zang Hong and started to move around with his sword in hand. Most of the scholars of this era were not weak in this kind of martial arts.

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In the Taiping Army formation, looking at the city wall that had been almost breached several times, Zhou Fang couldn't help but laugh: "Okay, okay, pass on my military order to divide the army into four groups and surround them on all sides. Before today, launch a fierce attack and be sure to break this city!" "

The morale of the generals was also boosted by the momentum of today's army. They all responded to the orders and went to command their troops and divide their forces to attack the city.

The defenders at the top of the city were desperately resisting. Suddenly, they felt the pressure loosen. Zang Hong frowned and looked outside the city, only to see a large number of Taiping troops outside the city began to separate and go to the other two sides.

"No!" The county lieutenant was shocked when he saw this. He turned to look at Zang Hong and said, "Mr. Zang, the thieves are planning to divide their forces to attack the city! Our troops are insufficient and may not be able to resist!"

"Good thing!" Zang Hong was overjoyed when he saw this: "The thieves are not familiar with the art of war. They are surrounded on all sides and have no way out of the city. The soldiers and civilians in the city have no way out. They must resist desperately. You can stay here and give me a hundred men. I will Go mobilize the people in the city to go to the city!"

"Here!" After hesitating for a moment, the county lieutenant nodded in agreement and ordered a group of men and horses to Zang Hong. Zang Hong led the men and horses quickly down the city wall and went to the city, but did not go to other city walls to garrison or guard. When looking for people, they just placed the troops near the government office to protect the government office, and then recruited followers to go to the city to persuade the wealthy households in the city to help defend the city.

Previously, Zhang Chao and Zang Hong invited the wealthy gentry in the city to defend the city together, but most of them refused. But now looking at the Taiping Army's posture, once the city is defeated, not only the government office will suffer, but they will also be unlucky. Under such circumstances , even if Zang Hong didn't say anything, these people would come to help. After all, if Qu Yang breaks through, the most unlucky person may not be Zhang Chao as the county magistrate.

In a short time, the wealthy gentry and wealthy households in the city received news that the Taiping Sect was surrounded on all sides, and the defenders were unable to withstand the enemy. Many city walls were breached, and some Taiping Sect members even rushed into the city. They were so powerful that they robbed anything they saw. They killed everyone they saw, especially the wealthy gentry in the city who bore the brunt.

Zang Hong didn't need to say anything more at this time. The wealthy gentry spontaneously brought their servants with them to fight against the common people. There were hundreds of them and twenty or thirty people. Although they were not as good as the imperial army, they were much stronger than ordinary civilians. , Zang Hong appeared at the right time, helped with the overall planning, and finally wiped out or expelled the Taiping cultists who had entered the city before nightfall.

After this battle, these wealthy gentry no longer dared to hide their secrets, and each handed over his soldiers to help defend the city. At the end of the day, although the county guards who defended the city suffered heavy losses, Zang Hong and Zhang Chao did not have enough troops. Decrease but increase, There were more than 900 people sent by these wealthy gentry alone. In addition, the people in the city learned that the Taiping Cult had surrounded Quyang on all sides and volunteered to help. Over one night, more than 6,000 civilians were recruited, and most of the men in the city were recruited. city.

"If it had been done earlier, how could we have this day?" It was late at night when everything was done. Looking at the many burned houses and corpses in the city, Zhang Chao sighed. If these people had actively cooperated from the beginning, why would they have fought so hard? Perhaps before the Taiping Sect became powerful, they could have completely defeated the Taiping Sect army.

"If it hadn't been for today's incident, how could they have tried their best?" Zang Hong sat down a little tiredly, shook his head and smiled. Some things may be simple in terms of results, but human nature is often greedy and selfish. Before it reaches this point, there will always be people who are lucky.

"Now that we have enough troops, can we take advantage of the situation to attack?" Zhang Chao looked at Zang Hong and asked.

"There are less than 200 guards in the county. The troops sent by each family can defend the city, but they may not be useful if they attack. If they want to launch a surprise attack, they should use elite troops. Where can Quyang get elite troops at this time?" Zang Hong shook his head. The Taiping Army was a mob, and they were not much different. They could defend the city, but if they went out of the city to attack, the civilians would be useless. If the remaining thousand people were not found to be strong, it would be easy to leave the city but difficult to return.

"Follow my plan. If the Taiping Sect misses today, there will be chaos inside. And the Chen family will always be useful." Zang Hong smiled and patted Zhang Chao on the shoulder, then turned and walked out.

"Where is Ziyuan going?" Zhang Chao stood up and said.

"I'm sleepy!"