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Volume One: A Cheerful Boy's Journey Chapter 828: A Knife in the Back

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    Chapter 828: A Knife in the Back

    Wang Bao looked at the dozen or so ministers in front of him with a gloomy face, suppressing the anger that was about to burst out in his heart: "The Yanyun Army has only been attacking the city for half a day, but it has already reached the top of the city three times. If I hadn't arranged it in advance  Reserve team, I¡¯m afraid Yan Yun¡¯s army will have already attacked the city wall in half a day!¡±

    He turned around and pointed at Xiahou and asked, "Tell me, why are the soldiers unwilling to sacrifice their lives?! I have already promised that as long as we guard Mingzhou for a month, everyone will get a hundred acres of land! Everyone will be promoted to a captain."  , a reward of one hundred taels of silver! Come and tell me, is my reward not enough?"

    His scream was not loud, but it was extremely loud.  The defenders of the city wall took advantage of the short period of time when Yan Yun's army retreated to sit on the ground and rest. When they heard the shouts, they couldn't help but look towards the city tower.  It's just that the eyes of these soldiers are empty, without any emotion at all.

    In half a day, more than 3,000 people were lost on the city wall.

    This was the first time that it was not difficult to let the soldiers of the Zhou army know that the defenders had suffered greater losses than the attackers.  Thousands of trebuchets bombarded Mingzhou City for a full hour, and the city walls were smashed into a mess.  The originally seemingly solid defense was almost instantly destroyed by Yan Yunjun's catapult.

    Countless arrow towers collapsed, and the horse¡¯s face was smashed beyond recognition.  Many of the wolf fangs on the city wall mountain were smashed to pieces before they were even used. As for the heavy crossbows fixed on the city wall, they suffered heavy losses.

    Now the city walls are filled with rubble and corpses, which looks terrible.

    If the city gate hadn't been blocked long ago, Yan Yun's army would have already invaded the city.  Even so, the strong and huge city gate was blown to pieces.  The masonry blocking it was also blown into a big hole. Although the losses of Yan Yun's army were almost as heavy, if the battle continued like this, Mingzhou City, which was said to be impregnable, would not be able to hold on for long.

    After an hour of pounding, Yan Yun's army began to attack the city.  Before the Zhou army soldiers on the city wall could move away the large stones piled up, the huge siege truck had slowly come up. The truck, which was taller than the city wall, could carry more than 200 bows and arrows.  hand.  Coupled with the suppression of tens of thousands of archers outside the city, the defenders on the city wall couldn't hold their heads up at all.

    The feathered arrows were so dense that it was heart-stopping. There were even feathered arrows stuck in the gaps between the walls and bricks.  The tower is covered with a layer of white feathers, which looks tragic and spectacular.  Possessing an absolute advantage in long-range weapons, the Yanyun Army attacked the city wall three times. If Wang Pao hadn't personally led the reserve team to the city to fight, no one dares to say whether the Yanyun Army would have created the ability to conquer Mingzhou in half a day.  The miracle comes.

    "Your Majesty"

    Xiahou's reluctance expression was extremely ugly, and he felt angry when he heard Wang Roo scolding him like this.

    "Your Majesty, you have also seen that the Yanyun Army's trebuchets are too many and too powerful, and the unknown firearms in their hands are still more powerful than the trebuchets. It's not that the soldiers under my command are not working hard,  But they suffered heavy losses from the beginning, should we let them fight against the stone?"

    "you!"

    Wang Roo's eyes were fixed on Xiahou's unwilling face, but he did not say anything: "I am too anxious, General Xiahou You have been standing on the top of the city since the Yanyun bandits attacked the city, I know  You have tried your best. But I still hope that General Xiahou can take more responsibility. Since I have left all the defense matters to you, I still trust you."

    Xia Houburang sneered in his heart, thinking, besides yourself, who else are you dating?

    "Your Majesty, don't worry. I said before that I will live and die with the city wall of Mingzhou. As long as I am still breathing, I will stand on this wall and never retreat!"

    "With General Xiahou here, I feel at ease."

    Wang Roo nodded and glanced at the soldiers on the wall who were sitting on the ground and resting. His face gradually returned to calm but his heart was still hard to calm down.  Yan Yunjun's offensive was unusually fierce, and he knew that Li Xian must have noticed his arrangement.  After all, Li Xian was still worried that Qilu's foundation would be destroyed.  Those prairie barbarians are like wild wolves, they only know how to burn, kill and loot. They are like locusts passing through wherever they go.

    Qilu is now the largest farming area of ??Yanyun Army.

    If Qi and Lu are not in chaos, even if Yan Yun's army is defeated, they don't have to worry about having no way to retreat.

    It was because he understood this that Wang Bao came up with such a risky idea.  A desperate move, indeed a desperate move.  Now in his position, if he wants to survive, he can only take risks.  He knew that compared to Li Xian, he was incomparable.

    Li Xian now dominates the world and has millions of soldiers.  There are many generals and soldiers who can fight under his command.  There are tens of millions of people, there are those huge granaries built in the Sui Dynasty, there are soldiers, and there are tens of millions of people.Run out of money.  As for him, the capital in his hands now is only 200,000 new soldiers whose combat power is completely incomparable to Yan Yun's army, and an isolated city.

    If you don¡¯t use dangerous moves, how can you win?

    It¡¯s a desperate gamble, and if you win, it¡¯s God¡¯s mercy.  If he fails, it will be considered worthy of his ambition.

    ¡°This is only the first day!¡±

    He said loudly: "My country and country will last for tens of thousands of years!"

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    Xiahou refused to let him sit on a stone to rest. He raised his foot and kicked away the corpse of a Zhou army next to him: "What he said was very light. He was rewarded with a hundred acres of land, a hundred taels of silver, and everyone was made a captain.   No matter how loudly he said this, who would believe it? When Yang Guang was trapped in Yanmen by the Turks during the Daye Period of the Sui Dynasty, he had made such a promise. But after he escaped from the trap, he did not mention it at all. Han  How many soldiers¡¯ hearts have you broken?¡±

    "But it's good for our Emperor, promising these rewards at this time is of no use!"

    His personal soldier Luo Dahai also sarcastically said: "Even if we really hold on for a month, will the Yanyun Army be willing to retreat? Now the only thing standing in front of the Yanyun Army is Mingzhou City. Not to mention a month, even one month  There is no way Li Xian, the king of Yan, could retreat! At worst, he could leave an army of 200,000 to surround him for two or three years. By then, all the people in the city would have starved to death without even fighting. One hundred acres of land I can tell you the truth.  What should he give? Mingzhou City is so big. If there is no land, how can we divide the city bricks into bricks? One city brick replaces one acre of land?"

    Luo Dahai stepped forward and said, "General, I think what Pei Ju said makes sense."

    Xia Hou couldn't help but hummed and lowered his voice: "At first, I thought that Mingzhou City was impregnable. Even if it couldn't be defended for a month, couldn't it be held even for half a month? But today I saw Yan Yunjun's methods and I woke up.  If we continue to fight like this, I¡¯m afraid Mingzhou won¡¯t be able to hold on for a few more days!¡±

    "Instead of waiting to die after the city is broken, it is better to make plans in advance!"

    "Intend?"

    Xia Hou sighed: "It is said that King Yan is a very difficult person to figure out. If he surrenders without a fight, he will look down upon him! I heard that King Yan's general Zhang Gongjin originally defended Chang'an, causing Yan Yun's army to suffer a lot of losses.  , but was reused by King Yan. This shows that King Yan attaches great importance to loyalty, so"

    He lowered his voice and said: "I plan to defend for a few more days and do my best to defend. I also want to let King Yan know that the general guarding the city is me, Marquis Xia. Otherwise, if he rushes to surrender, he won't even know who I am. How can he get it?"  Reuse? Besides, Wang Bao is watching too closely now There are still enough troops in the city. A hasty attack will inevitably make mistakes, and it will be over if Wang Bao notices it. A few days later, during the most difficult time of defending the city, they suddenly turned against each other.  Attack, catching Wang Roo off guard!"

    "The general is brave and resourceful!"

    Zhou Dahai said flatteringly: "If this is done, King Yan will also look at you with admiration!"

    Pei Ju Mansion

    Pei Ju looked at the dying Fei Liu in front of him and sighed: "I know you are a spy of the Yan Yun Army, but you refuse to admit it. I admire your courage and perseverance. Now you are dead, and so am I I want to  It¡¯s ridiculous to think that I spent half my life in glory, but my death was not as heroic as yours.¡±

    Fei Liuleng sneered: "Master Pei, I have already confessed to you, so why do you need to make sarcastic remarks again?"

    Pei Ju shook his head: "My own life is in danger, so I don't have time to ridicule you. I came to you because Yan Yun's army is attacking the city very hard now, and the guards in this mansion are a little lax. I will find a way to let you out.  You take me to where your spies are hiding, and when the city is broken, can you say a few words for me in front of King Yan?"

    "Master Peiyou are already confused."

    Fei Liu glanced at Pei Ju with disdain: "The reason why I am still alive is because I am really greedy for life. But for me, death is not terrible. And you are so afraid of death that you have no choice but to choose a way, you come to beg me? Haha  Does it make sense?¡±

    "well¡­¡­"

    Pei Ju couldn't help but nodded: "I didn't expect you to hit the mark. I'm really afraid of death and I can't bear to part with my glory."

    "Then do what can save your life and your glory. Why bother talking to me?"

    Fei Liu sneered, closed his eyes and stopped talking.

    "What about saving my glorious life?"

    Pei Ju murmured and repeated it, laughing to himself: "It's just an idiot's dream.

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    After lunch, Li Xian arrived at Daxi Changru's tent and looked at the old man resting on the bed and smiled apologetically: "I still broke my promise. I planned to leave everything to Xu Shiji when I arrived in Mingzhou, so I accompanied him.  You go for a walk to the grassland. But something happened, and you can't get away for the time being."

    ?He sat down next to the bed and pulled the quilt for Daxi Changru: "But the war won't take long. When the news from Chen Queer, Li Daozong, Xue Wanche and others comes back, we will go out."

    "Need not"

    Daxi Changru smiled and said: "Actually, I want to go to Saibei, just because I want you to spend more time with me, an old man. Now that I can look at you all day long, what else is there to be dissatisfied about? I have become more and more lazy recently.  , but it¡¯s very comfortable and comfortable to lie down and talk to Xiao Di Qingqing and the others all day long.¡±

    Li Xian was about to speak when suddenly a guard outside said anxiously: "My lord, General Xu Shiji has asked you to go back to the big tent to discuss matters Something seems to have happened in Mingzhou City!"

    Li Xian hummed, helped Daxi Changru cover the quilt and stood up: "Master, have a good rest. I will ask Xiaodi to come over and accompany you later."

    After saying that, he turned around and left the tent.

    When we returned to the Chinese army¡¯s tent, several major generals in the army had already arrived.

    "Lord!"

    Xu Shiji¡¯s face was filled with joy: ¡°Let¡¯s go to the high slope over there to see it!¡±

    He handed the clairvoyance in his hand to Li Xian. Li Xian smiled and didn't ask anything. He quickly walked up the high slope facing the south gate of Mingzhou City. Standing on the highest point, he raised his clairvoyance to Mingzhou City.  View in the direction of the state.

    "There's a fire?"

    Li Xian put down his clairvoyance, a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes.

    "Could it be Wu Bushan and the others who did it?"

    ¡°It doesn¡¯t look like the spies did it!¡±

    Xu Shiji pointed in the direction of the south gate and said: "The fire was very big, and not just in one place or two. The entire Nancheng burned down at almost the same time. The fire started suddenly. We don't have many people in the city, so it is impossible to light such a fire at the same time."  There are many places. Moreover, just now I sent people to approach, and there was a loud shout of killing in the city, and it seemed that many people were fighting."

    ¡°If it¡¯s not one of us, who else could it be?¡±

    Li Xian frowned, but he never imagined who stabbed Wang Bao in the back at this time.

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