Chapter 16

Qinghe County.

Wei will ma Chen standing on the low head of the city, looking at the distant horizon rolling soldiers and horses silent, afternoon sun from his side, cast a dark silhouette on the ground not far away.

Jingnan county is not far away from here, so the news of the Imperial Army's defeat and retreat has been completely spread in the past few days.

As a military general who was paid by the imperial court, Ma Chen was not in a good mood when he heard the news. Moreover, a more troublesome problem was quickly put before him: once Zhao Yuanjin, who had been slow to fight back, what would he do?

Qinghe County is only a small county, with a small population, low city walls and poor people. It has always been ignored by the government. When general Mengluo led his troops to encircle Zhao Yuanjin, only one guard (500 soldiers) of ordinary soldiers were stationed after the recovery of Zhao Yuanjin. They were still dissatisfied with the preparation, and there was a shortage of food, grass and weapons.

In fact, this kind of people can help maintain the order of the city and show the existence of the court's rule. It's very hard to resist the large-scale refugees and bandits.

So Ma Chen, sensing that the situation was not good, sent people to ask for support from the main force of the Imperial Army in Yangcheng County, and on the other hand, he mobilized the people in the county to repair the city wall and prepare rolling wood and stone to cope with the battle of seizing the city at any time.

However, the Imperial Army, whose morale was low and whose morale was low, had no intention to go out to battle. The general in charge of the military affairs temporarily gave Ma Chen the order that he should stick to the city and not retreat or surrender.

Forced to groan for a while, he can only talk about personnel, try his best to strengthen the city defense, hoping to win a chance of life.

It's just that I'm afraid of anything. I'm just reporting that Zhao Yuanjin's army has already arrived in Qinghe County, and the number will not be less than 3000.

So For Ma Chen and the county under his feet, it's just the difference between early death and late death.

Want to win? That's impossible. Even Mengluo's army is a strong enemy, and the mediocre Ma Chen does not think that he will have any chance.

"General Ma." A voice came from behind.

He turned his head and saw that it was Liu Yi, a county magistrate of Qinghe County who had just taken office. He was a thin old man with a tired look. His eyes were filled with frustration.

Liu Yi has only been the head of a county for less than two months, and the affairs of the county have just been straightened out. How much spare power can he spare on military affairs? In the face of this sudden disaster of war, it is extremely rare that we do not abandon the city.

"County Lord." Ma Chen answered weakly.

"Now that the bandits are under the city, how should we deal with it?" Liu asked uneasily.

"What else? We should be loyal to the court if we eat the salary of the court. When it comes to the end, it's nothing more than serving the country with one death. " Ma Chen light tunnel.

“……” Liu county magistrate opened his mouth and could not say what he wanted to say.

In the end, he just sighed heavily and said: "since the general has the heart to serve the death, I'm not a man who is greedy for life and death, so I'd better live and die with this county."

Zhao Yuanjin's headquarters arrived very quickly. Four thousand troops set up barracks six miles away from the city, erected wooden walls, dug ditches, buried pots and cooked food. Special soldiers went out to inspect the terrain and cut down trees. Everything was busy but not chaotic.

Qin Feng looked around. When he went back last time, he collected a lot of information about the ancient marching and fighting, and the tactics of military tactics. He often looked over these days when he had nothing to do. Now he has learned a lot, so he is not a layman.

Back in the commander's tent, Zhao Yuanjin was discussing with several generals, and Su Mu was also present. Sun Xiangqing, who was staying in the county, did not come.

He did not say much. After saluting, he sat down and listened quietly.

"What's your opinion about this siege?" After a moment, Zhao Yuanjin turned to look at him.

"You can send someone to persuade him to surrender first. If not, you can order a strong attack." Qin Feng was indifferent.

This is the advantage of our side. It is best for us to subdue people without fighting. If the other side is fighting in a corner, it is also possible to send troops to fight hard. In any case, the county town has few soldiers. The city wall is only three meters high, which can not last long.

"Sir, you are right. I mean it." Lingyuanqing, the commander of the company, said with a smile.

"I think it's feasible," said Song Wu, the commander in chief of Qinwei.

Several generals spoke one after another, with the same meaning. Then Zhao Yuanjin stopped hesitating and immediately ordered an emissary to set out to surrender. It is stated that as long as the other party agrees to offer the city, it will not only let bygones be bygones, but also retain the original appointment.

Results half an hour later, the emissary with a guilty face returned and kowtowed to Zhao Yuanjin.

Zhao Yuanjin did not hold much hope for this matter, so he did not blame him. The whole army is no longer hesitant and is preparing for the attack.

The next morning.

After breakfast, with the strong trumpet, a group of soldiers left the barracks one after another, and gathered in front of the city at a safe distance.

At the head of the city, the soldiers of the imperial court who were nervous and did not rest well all night were on guard. Some people rushed to ask the general and the magistrate to take charge of the situation.When Ma Chen and Liu Yi arrive at the city wall, they can see that a team of elite soldiers in the city are motionless, the array is neat and silent, and the murderous spirit is coming. An army of four thousand men, however, is like the power of a gathering of thousands of troops.

"How about Is it good? "

Liu Yi was afraid, pale and silent. Even if they were forced to fight on, they would be doomed to death.

Ma Chen also looks ugly, but still gnaws his teeth and orders the soldiers of the imperial court on the wall of the city to prepare for battle.

Once again, Zhao Yuanjin in the city was called out to persuade him to surrender. Liu Yi was very moved. He looked at Ma Chen, whose face was cold and stiff, and then swallowed it back to his mouth.

He has no soldiers in his hand. If he rashly proposes to surrender, he is afraid that Ma Chen, who has no brains, will cut him down first.

After waiting for a moment, Zhao Yuanjin, who did not respond, waved his hand and ordered the city to be attacked. A large group of soldiers pushed the ladder, the earth dragon vehicle, the city bumping machine and other equipment slowly approached the wall, and there were stone throwing machines behind.

In a hurry of time, these bulky things can not be made on site. They are all brought from the county and are stored in the dimensional space of Qinfeng. In the night of yesterday, he let the soldiers take over and deal with it after daybreak.

"This How could that be possible? "

Ma Chen on the city wall was stunned. He thought that Zhao Yuanjin's headquarters had arrived very quickly and would not carry siege equipment. After all, these stupid things were extremely slow down the pace of the March.

But the scene that happened at the moment, however, flushed away the last glimmer of hope in his heart.

"Bang!"

The first boulder was thrown up high and made a parabola in the air. It hit the city wall heavily and threw up a cloud of smoke. The huge shock made the soldiers around the city change color.

With the rapid drumbeat, the soldiers under the city surged up like a tide. Braved the arrows shot from the city head, he tried his best to put the cloud ladder on the city head, and then quickly climbed up.

One by one, the boulders fell continuously. In the continuous vibration, cracks were found everywhere on the weak wall, and obvious gaps and damages were even found in some places.

Liu Yi complained bitterly in his heart. The county was in disrepair for a long time. He would be bombarded for several rounds. Maybe the whole section of the city wall would collapse. What should he do then? Is it really impossible to be buried with the imperial court?

Under the banner of the Chinese army, Qin Feng followed Zhao Yuanjin, silently watching the real version of the siege. This kind of scene, which was only seen on TV in the past, is actually appearing in front of us, and the degree of bloodiness is even worse.

Of course, now our side has an almost absolute advantage, so we don't have to fight by ourselves. We can also take down this county, and the casualties will not be too large.

Sure enough, just an hour later, a crumbling city wall was overwhelmed and finally collapsed, revealing a gap of several meters wide.

"The victory is settled!"

Zhao Yuanjin was overjoyed and immediately ordered the two guards to rush in.

After a while, more soldiers rushed into the city.

The city was in chaos, and only a few soldiers of the imperial court fought back, but it was no longer a climate and was soon suppressed.

Seeing this, many soldiers threw down their weapons and knelt down for surrender. The headquarters of the Zhao army did not deliberately kill them. As long as they were no longer stubborn, they were all driven to one side to take care of them.

When Qin Feng accompanied Zhao Yuanjin into the city, the fighting inside had basically subsided, and a lot of blood remained on the ground.

Liu Yi, the county magistrate, was a bit unlucky. He intended to escape in disorder, but he was hit by a huge stone in his thigh. On the spot, he suffered from a broken tendon and was unconscious. Now he is about to die.

However, Ma Chen, the general of Wei, survived. His armor was broken and his body was scarred. His eyes were still defiant, with gnashing anger.

"Well, fulfill his name of loyalty."

As soon as Zhao Yuanjing saw it, he knew that this kind of person was difficult to surrender. He did not spend any more time on it. He ordered lightly.

A private soldier came forward and swept with a bright long knife. The big head was swept high by the blood column. The headless corpse swayed several times and fell to the ground.

"Rectify and restore the order in the city. It is strictly forbidden for lawless people to take advantage of the chaos and plunder them. Those who violate the law will be killed! Blockade the county government and check the storehouses... "

Orders were issued one after another. By sunset, the whole county was completely under the control of Zhao Yuanjin's headquarters, and there were not many casualties.

Unfortunately, there is not much silver in the warehouse, and there is not much grain. It is almost an empty city. If you want to restore the county government, you have to invest some resources in advance.

Although it seems to be a loss making business in the short term, it is beneficial in the long run. At least, we can recruit 1000 or 2000 young people to enrich the army, which is of great significance to Zhao Yuanjin, who is in a tight military.

The next day, Zhao Yuanjin did not stop, and continued to wave his army straight ahead, killing Yuanxiang county a hundred miles away.

This time, it was more smooth, and there was no fight at all. As soon as the army arrived, the guard General of the city raised the flag and surrendered.www.novelhold.com , the fastest update of the webnovel!