Chapter 358： Fierce fighting

Chapter 358 Fierce Battle

There was a loud bang, and a hole was opened in the thick city gate that was burned beyond recognition. Many barbarians came out of the hole, cheering and shouting.

The legs of the Daqian soldiers hiding in the darkness were shaking, but they also knew that now it was either him or me who died.

Arrows shot at the barbarians like rain. The bandits fell one by one, but more were added in a steady stream.

Fortunately, the corridor wall built by Mrs. Zhang blocked them and trapped these people in the corridor.

Although some people broke through the sword rain and ran out of the corridor, they fell into a huge trap again.

Seeing that more and more barbarians fell into the trap, Mrs. Zhang stood on a high wall not far away and ordered people to pour tung oil into it and light it on fire.

For a time, flames shot into the sky and screams could not be heard.

The barbarians finally realized something was wrong and had to retreat from the city gate.

Because someone kept shooting arrows down the city wall, the barbarians finally retreated to their base and repaired temporarily.

Zhang Taishou was overjoyed when he saw this, and immediately ordered people to go down to clean up the enemy corpses at the city gate, and collect arrows, weapons, etc. at the same time.

The barbarian bandits were also chicken thieves. When they saw someone moving at the city gate, they rushed over on horseback, which made the collection work very difficult.

Fortunately, the breach in the city gate was blocked again. Governor Zhang ordered his people to count the bodies of the bandits and found that more than 200 people were killed and injured in the corridors and traps.

The other side of the river also resisted the attack. More than 2,000 people gathered on both sides of the river, smashing away the enemy's rafts with stones and bricks.

“Well done!” Zhang Taishou was delighted, held his wife’s hand and said, “Thank you, madam, for your help.”

Mrs. Zhang smiled slightly: "Without the help of the common people, I alone would not be able to repel the bandits. You should thank the aristocratic families and the common people in the city."

“My husband knows.”

Zhang Taishou went home to take a short rest, and then went to the meeting hall to discuss matters.

At this time, Da Sima and several officials were sitting in the hall drinking tea. When they saw the **** coming, they stood up and saluted.

After returning the greeting, Prefect Zhang sat down at the main seat.

Sima was the first to speak: "My lord, Wanyan Hashi of the Jurchen Ministry just sent someone to send a letter urging surrender. Look..."

said and handed over a letter.

Zhang Fangshan took it, took out the letter and looked at it, frowning for a moment.

The letter said that the strength of Da Qian was exhausted, and the troops of Da Jin were overwhelming and had surrounded the city of Tokyo. From now on, this place would belong to Da Jin. Even if Zhang Taishou held on to the end, there would be no way to make a comeback, so it was better to surrender to Da Jin.

He also said that Commander-in-Chief Wanyan Hashi admired Prefect Zhang’s character and wanted to recruit him. In the future, the family would enjoy endless prosperity and wealth, and his official position would not be lower than it is now.

Sima observed the prefect's expression and added: "The messenger also said that if we insist on resisting to the end, when the city is destroyed, no chickens or dogs will be left. Sir, do you have any ideas?"

Prefect Zhang slowly tore up the letter and said coldly: "Don't believe the lies of the thieves. Even if we open the city gates and open the streets to welcome them, those people will not let the people in the city go.

Did you see the human head hanging on the bandit’s horse? Those are all innocent people in our country. Who did they offend whom? "

Throwing the fragments of the letter in his hand into the incense burner beside him, Prefect Zhang swept his eyes across the crowd, "You and I are both officials of Daqian. We are the parents of the people. Officials, who live on the emperor's salary, must fulfill our duties faithfully. We must not have any luck.

How can such barbarians capture our vast rivers and rivers in Guizhou? This city must be defended. I believe that as long as we persist for a while, reinforcements will arrive soon. "

Sima and several officials looked at each other and saw helplessness in each other's eyes.

They stood up and bowed their hands to Governor Zhang: "We honor your order."

A few days later, poor people in the city began to run out of food. Not only the food shops in the city were closed, but also restaurants and restaurants.

Only some teahouses are still open, but the daily tea has become plain water.

Many people gathered in the teahouse to discuss the war, and some even had the idea of ​​surrendering to the enemy. Of course, the middle-aged man who spoke his mind was beaten up and kicked out of the teahouse.

A few days later, Wanyan's army suddenly had several thousand more people. This time they concentrated their efforts to attack from the main gate and used ladders to climb the city wall.

The ladders were put up on the city wall one by one, and then pushed down with long forks by the soldiers guarding the city.

But there were too many enemy invaders, so you pushed me forward, and we started to engage in wheel battles with the Guizhou soldiers one after another.

In addition, the city gate was breached again, and countless bandits poured into the corridor. Some even worked together to knock down the corridor wall under the cover of their companions.

The people of Jingzhou were also very tenacious. They held iron forks and poles and sticks to fight with these people, causing heavy casualties on both sides.

Huzi and Jiang Wuben also wanted to help, but were stopped by Mrs. Zhang.

These two are still children. Even if they have learned martial arts, they cannot defeat those desperadoes. If they go there, they will die.

So they relied on their good accuracy and hit the gangsters on the head with a cowhide slingshot. If they were lucky, they could also hit their eyes.

Invisibly, many people were saved.

Ying Bao, also holding a slingshot, stood on the second floor of a nearby restaurant with his younger brother Hu Zi, hitting bricks at the crowds of people, hitting them accurately.

Mrs. Zhang was also upstairs, protected by her servants. She was frightened when she saw the bandits not far away.

"Madam, let's leave quickly, we can't stay here any longer." The housekeeper was a little anxious.

Mrs. Zhang nodded, called for Ying Bao and others to leave the restaurant through the back door, boarded the carriage and rushed back to the prefect's mansion.

After returning home, Mrs. Zhang ordered her servants to set up several large pots to cook rice. Salt and diced meat were added to the rice.

When Yingbao saw this, he knew that these meals were for the soldiers, so he secretly filled the water tanks and wells with Pupil Spring.

At the gate of the city, Zhang Min and his father, Prefect Zhang, saw that the gate was breached and immediately mobilized many soldiers to surround and kill them.

Sima Sima, Chief Agriculture Officer Shi and other officials each led a group of people to guard the two waterways in the north and south.

The eldest son of Prefect Zhang, Zhang Wen, was twenty years old this year and had just gotten married. He was leading people on the city wall to stop the enemies climbing the ladder, and had no time to pay attention to the situation below the city.

This kind of stalemate fighting lasted all day long. The soldiers and the people didn't even have time to eat. The enemy troops came one after another from the other side.

Mrs. Zhang arrived with her servants and sent buckets of rice to the city wall and roadside for the fighting soldiers to eat.

The soldiers who retreated wolfed down their food. As soon as they finished eating, they rushed to the position with their weapons raised and replaced their comrades.

Not to mention, after eating, their whole bodies felt full of strength, and their previous fatigue was gone.

Subsequently, Mrs. Zhang directed the women in the city to carry the injured soldiers and civilians to a courtyard in the rear, where they could be treated by doctors from the medical department.

Yingbao also pulled his younger brother and Huzi to help here. When he saw the seriously injured, he gave them Wuding Zhi.

Huzi and Jiang Wu originally wanted to go out and join the battle, but Yingbao sternly refused.

"Now is not the time to show off. You two are helping here to save people, you know?" Yingbao glared at his brother and Huzi sternly.

Hu Zi and Jiang Wu had never seen Ying Bao look like this before, so they had no choice but to bow their heads and agree.

However, these wounded people were really scary. Broken arms and legs were common, and some had large wounds in their abdomens, with their intestines flowing out, and they were stuffed back into the stomachs and sewn up by the doctors.

Thanks to Anni, Mie Baobao, and 20230822070958807 Baobao for their reward, which flatters the scumbag author.

As well as the rewards and monthly ticket support from many babies, the scumbag author bursts into tears with gratitude and feels ashamed. The scumbag author must work hard and try to write a million words.

(End of this chapter)