Chapter 402 Chaos

  Yueyi County, Beishui City.

  The city wall of Beishui City is not too high. The Han army can easily make a ladder car that is higher than the city wall, and there is no need to build another siege ladder on the ladder.

  The soldiers under the city are pushing the ladder truck hard, and leaning it tightly against the city wall.

  The guarding barbarians around looked at this siege monster that was higher than the city wall, and were a little at a loss.

   Many of them are seeing this kind of thing for the first time.

  They thought that the Han people's city walls were already very high, but they didn't expect that the Han people could make siege monsters that were even taller than the city walls.

  As soon as the ladder approached the city wall, Guan Xing took the lead and jumped off the city wall from the carriage at the top of the ladder car.

  I thought that he would be besieged by the enemy army as soon as he jumped down, but he didn't expect the reaction of this barbarian to be so slow.

  However, as the pioneer soldiers behind him landed one after another, he didn't think too much, and rushed towards the surrounding barbarians with a long knife.

   The shouts of fighting suddenly rang out.

  At the same time, at the bottom of the ladder car, the Han army quickly rushed up, using the cover on both sides of the ladder, began to climb up the ladder, and climbed up the city.

  As long as they climb to the top compartment of the ladder car, they can jump from the compartment onto the city wall and join the fight.

   "Hold the ladder!"

  Guan Xing shouted.

  Seeing that the barbarians finally came to their senses and began to swarm towards this side, Guan Xing quickly asked the pioneer soldiers to lean against the ladder to resist.

   As long as the soldiers below rush up, the siege is considered half successful.

   Those who can become the pioneers, even if they are not veterans of hundreds of battles, are also brave people. They will fight bravely and hold on to this place.

  The city walls of Beishui City were not high, and the barbarians had no experience in defending the city. Soon, the ladder carts in other places began to be erected, and countless soldiers of the Han army began to jump off the city walls.

   Not far from Beishui City, Zhuge Liang was under the guard of soldiers, watching the Han army rushing up the city wall like ants, he knew that it was only a matter of time before the city was broken.

  The barbarians are indeed brave in battle, but they don't have a unified order, let alone what is called the art of war, what is called an army formation, and most of the time, they fight on their own.

  And many of the weapons in their hands are even made of wood, which is much less lethal than the iron weapons in the hands of the Han army.

  So for this counter-insurgency, in fact, Zhuge Liang, like many people, did not feel any difficulty.

  The difficulty is how to bring the barbarians in Nanzhong into the effective management of the Han, so that they will stop rebelling from time to time.

  At this time, there was only a muffled bang, and the city gate was finally knocked open by a rushing car under the closing of inside and outside.

   "Prime Minister, the city is broken."

   A middle-aged scribe standing next to Zhuge Liang said, "Once the city is broken, it is the right time for the officials to start their journey south."

  Zhuge Liang turned his eyes back from Beishui City and landed on the middle-aged scribe, showing some hesitation, and finally said as if he had made up his mind, "Yiqiang, you need to be very careful when you go."

   "If... if there is a disharmony in the matter, don't be brave, withdraw as soon as possible, and then plan later."

The middle-aged scribe cupped his hands and said with great emotion, "Prime Minister Lao cares about you. I have been entrusted by the late emperor, and now I am entrusted by the prime minister. How can I cherish this body when the big man is in danger? The prime minister is waiting for the next official." The good news is."

  Zhuge Liangliang nodded, and sighed, "If it wasn't for the need to convince Nanzhong's people, I would definitely not take the risk of Yiqiang."

  The middle-aged literati smiled lightly, "The prime minister has a long-term plan for Nanzhong, how can the subordinate not know? Now that the subordinate is the prefect of Yizhou County, how can he not fulfill his duties?"

After finishing speaking, he bowed deeply to Zhuge Liang again, "If there is really a discord between the official and his departure, you, the son of the clan brother, is quite like the elder brother of the official who passed away. If the prime minister sees him, he can still shape it." , please also take care of one or two of my brothers for the sake of serving the country so hard."

  Zhuge Liang was displeased when he heard this, "Why is Yiqiang so entrusting the future? If you go here, even if the matter fails, you must protect yourself. I will wait for your return."

  The middle-aged scribe nodded, said goodbye to Zhuge Liang, took a few followers, and headed south.

  In May of the third year of Jianxing, Zhuge Liang, the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty, defeated Gaoding, the barbarian king, in Beishui.

  Gao Ding fled alone when the city was broken, and his wife and children who stayed in the mansion were caught by the Han army before they could escape.

  The Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty led the army to chase after Qiongdu. He felt that Gaoding was at the end of his road, so he sent envoys to Qiongdu city to persuade him to surrender.

  Gao Ding was not reconciled to failure, **** the envoy, swore an alliance with the barbarians from all walks of life in the city, and killed the envoy at the alliance meeting, using his blood and head as a sacrifice.

   Zhuge Liang was furious when he heard this, and directly ordered the army to attack the city.

   This time, Guan Xing went to Qiongdu City first again, rushed into the commander-in-chief's mansion in the city, killed Gao Ding, beheaded him, and made his first contribution.

  When Gaoding was defeated and killed, the rebels in Yizhou County lost Wei County, which led to the opening of Yizhou County. Meng Yan, who stayed behind in Dianchi Lake, personally led troops to patrol the counties around Dianchi Lake to prevent accidents.

   Unexpectedly, Li Hui, the subdued governor of Nanzhong, would bring elite soldiers, so he repeated the old trick, directly copied the path, approached the city of Dianchi Lake, and occupied Dianchi Lake.

   Upon hearing this, Meng Yan rushed back with his troops, only to see that the flag of the Han army had been erected on the top of Dianchi City.

  In a fit of rage, he directly beheaded the defender of Dianchi Lake who had escaped, and then entangled the rebels from the counties in Yizhou County to surround Dianchi Lake.

It’s just that barbarians are not good at siege, let alone the kind of sophisticated siege equipment that requires skilled craftsmen to make. Although the soldiers led by Li Hui are small, they are all elite soldiers. But there is no good way for the city.

  The news of Gao Ding's defeat and the destruction of Dianchi Lake reached Meng Huo almost at the same time.

   "Dog Thief Guan Xing, I am at odds with you!"

  In Meng Huo's tent, Eshun let out a long roar, drew his knife and chopped down the table in front of him, tears streaming down his face.

  I saw him kneeling in front of Meng Huo, "I beg King Meng to lend me an elite soldier from the villain. The villain vows to cut off the dog's head of Guan Xing and avenge my king!"

   "Do you want to move on?"

  Unexpectedly, Yong Kai, who was on the side, almost jumped up when he heard it, "When Wei County was captured, I said I would retreat, but you don't want to. I've only traveled more than half of the way now, so Gao..."

  He wanted to call Gao Ding directly, but after all, he was a little afraid of Eshun's appearance, so he changed his words, "King Gao has already been defeated and died."

   "Now Yizhou County in the rear and even Dianchi Lake have been beaten down, and Zhuge Liang's army is in front again. We are waiting for the enemy. If we don't hurry up and find a way to retreat to Yizhou, do you want us all to die here?"

  Hearing this, Eshun turned his head abruptly and stared at Yong Kai with bloodshot eyes. Coupled with that extremely ugly face, he was really like a beast that would choose someone to devour.

  Yong Kai was taken aback, afraid that he would suddenly jump over and kill him, so he couldn't help but took two steps back.

   "Can't go any further."

  Meng Huo finally agreed with Yong Kai's opinion this time, and said in a low voice, "Going forward, we will all die on the way."

Meng Huo glanced at Eshun and said, "I know you really want to avenge King Gao, but you didn't avenge it like this. It's not that I don't want to send troops to you, but that the current situation is not good for us and we need to think long-term. "

"Leader Yong is right. If we continue to move forward, we are afraid that we will all die here. That is not to avenge Gao Dawang, but to be buried with him. The current plan is to find a way to return to Yizhou County. Stabilize the rear first."

  The destruction of Wei County was already beyond Meng Huo's expectations. At this time, Dianchi Lake was destroyed, and he was already panicking in his heart, wishing to fly back to Yizhou to take charge of the overall situation.

  Seeing that Eshun still wanted to move on, he felt disgusted and irritable.

  When Weixian County was destroyed, I didn’t even think about going back. It’s considered the best of humanity. Now that Dianchi Lake has been destroyed, if I don’t go back, will I be a bereaved dog?

  But as the head of the Meng family and the head of the barbarian king in Yizhou County, the more he behaved at this time, the more he wanted to stabilize people's hearts. Meng Huo still has this city.

   Fortunately, barbarians are different from Han people.

  The barbarians usually live in their own villages, unlike the Han people who live in the city and the farm villages on the flat land around the city.

   Otherwise, if the Dianchi Lake was destroyed at this time, the wives and children of countless people in the army would fall into the enemy's hands.

   Fortunately, Li Hui didn't have too many soldiers, and now he was besieged in Dianchi City by his brothers. As long as Li Hui was trapped, he wouldn't be afraid of causing any big waves.

  At this moment, Meng Huo could only comfort himself in this way.

   Of course Eshun knew that Yong Kai and Meng Huo were telling the truth, even if he felt unwilling at this time, he had nothing to do.

   After all, he only has a hundred or so pieces in his hands. Without King Gao, what else can he do?

I saw him kowtow to Meng Huo repeatedly, his forehead was bleeding, "The villain has won the kindness of King Gao, I just hope that when King Meng confronts the Han army in the future, he will allow the villain to fight and kill Guan Xing. To avenge King Gao."

   "Don't worry, I promise you, if you see Guan Xing when you face the Han army in the future, you will definitely get your wish."

  Meng Huo was overjoyed when he heard this. This Eshun seemed to be sensible, knowing that he had nowhere to go, so by saying these words, wasn't he taking refuge in himself in disguise?

  He knew that Eshun was a rare and powerful general, and if he had his support, it would be of great benefit to his side, so he quickly agreed.

"Thinking about Guan Xing, he has just passed the age of the weak crown. How can a brat be as brave as the general? When he confronts him, the general will get his wish and kill the general. Guan Xing, to avenge King Gao."

   "Thank you, King Meng, as long as King Meng can let the villain get revenge on the king, even if you want the villain to be a cow or a horse, the villain is willing."

   "What's the use of being an ox or a horse, I am really the loyal ear of General Jing!"

  Meng Huo quickly helped Eshun up.

   "Listen to me, general. Follow me back to Yizhou County first, and regroup the army. If the Zhuge villager doesn't come, let him come. If he dares to come, he will definitely let him taste the power of my Nanzhong disciples!"

   "The villain is willing to listen to King Meng."

  After the three reached a consensus to return to Yizhou County, Yong Kai hurriedly left Meng Huo's camp and returned to his army.

   "Sir, Gao Ding was killed."

  Yong Kai said something directly as soon as he entered the tent.

I saw a middle-aged scribe sitting in the tent. Hearing Yong Kai's words, he couldn't help being a little stunned, "How could it be? When I went south, the prime minister once told me that all the troops in South China, except Zhu Kejun, Bao is the one who must be killed, and everyone else must be recruited to be superior."

   "What's more, that Gao Ding is the old man of Yueyi County, who is deeply respected by the Yueyi people. If he is recruited and surrendered, the Yueyi people will return to their hearts. How can they kill him?"

"According to the spies and rout soldiers from the north, it is true that the prime minister recruited Gao Ding, but Gao Ding was determined to oppose the big man, and even killed the envoy sent by the prime minister to sacrifice the flag. The prime minister was furious , Only then broke the city and killed Gao Ding."

  Yong Kai's face was a little pale, "Also, Li Dudu has led troops to break Dianchi Lake now..."

   "Are you serious?"

  Before Yong Kai finished speaking, the middle-aged scribe suddenly stood up with ecstatic expression on his face, "This is really great! Let's see where Meng Huo is going this time?"

   "Sir, let me hear what I said first," Yong Kai said with embarrassment on his face, "Although Governor Li broke Dianchi Lake, he was also trapped in the city, and now he can only defend the city."

   "So, isn't Dudu Li waiting for the prime minister to lead troops to rescue?"

The middle-aged scribe showed worry on his face, thought for a while, and then cupped his hands to Yong Kai, "I would like to ask General Yong to repair a letter and secretly send someone to the prime minister. Please send troops to the south as soon as possible to save Li The governor is in a hurry."

   "Mr. has ordered, how dare I disobey? It's just..."

  Yong Kai pondered for a moment, but then paused.

   "Just what?"

   "It's just that I'm a rebel now. If I repair the book and send it, how can the prime minister believe me?"

  Yong Kai said, and glanced at the middle-aged scribe.

  The middle-aged scribe knew what he meant, so he smiled and said, "This matter is easy to hear. At that time, I will draw a signature on it, and at the same time, I will write another letter and give General Yong a token. How can the prime minister not believe it?"

  Yong Kai heard this, and said happily, "That's very good! Please write a letter quickly, sir. At night, I will quietly send my confidants out of the camp. I hope that you can speak a few words in front of the prime minister."

"The general was just confused for a while. Now that he has lost his way and returned, how can the prime minister blame him? As long as the general sincerely surrenders and is willing to help the court to calm down Nanzhong as soon as possible, that is a great achievement. In the future, I will definitely tell the general about today in front of the prime minister. merit."

   "Then I would like to thank you sir."

  Yong Kai got the guarantee, and quickly bowed deeply to salute.

  The news of Gao Ding's defeat and the sudden destruction of Dianchi Lake frightened Yong Kai. At this time, he finally found that everything he had relied on before became vulnerable when the big man really freed up his hands.

  The rapid defeat of Zhu Bao in Canke County caught people off guard.

  I thought that even if Gao Ding couldn’t win, he could stick to it until he led his troops to arrive. Unexpectedly, when he got halfway, the connection between Weixian County and Dianchi Lake in the rear was broken.

  The high-end couture in the front had so much time and gathered so many people, but the speed of defeat was comparable to that of Zhu Bao.

  My team suddenly became hostile to the enemy. How do I fight this battle?

  In addition to descending, what else can I do?

  In the middle of the night, I saw a few figures swaying in the Yongkai barracks, quietly disappearing into the night.

  The next morning, Meng Huo sent someone to send a message to Yong Kai, saying that he wanted him to go over and discuss how to arrange the withdrawal of troops.

  The middle-aged scribe waited for a day in the handsome tent, but did not see Yong Kai coming back. He felt a little bad in his heart, and was about to try to find out, but heard a sudden commotion outside.

  (end of this chapter)