Chapter 255: Departure from the ship (Part 2)

In October, the war ignited the earth, and Youzhou and Xuzhou were in war.

Bingzhou will not be spared. Under the years of the Hu people, thousands of miles of desolate and nine out of ten rooms are empty.

On October 19th, Huerbo led 30,000 troops to break through the Bingzhou defense, and since then he unveiled one of the few catastrophes in Bingzhou's history.

In just half a month, whenever Huerbo's army passed by, nine out of ten houses were empty, and corpses were everywhere. The people were treated as pigs and dogs, slaughtered and humiliated at will, especially driven to attack the city.

On October 21, Huerbo personally brought a thousand cavalry, whipped the horses and went to Xinxing County to watch the enemy situation.

On the 22nd, the army arrived in Xinxing County.

Hurbo can be called a grassland warrior, with the best of the three armies, but it is difficult to guarantee that he will not have accidents - illness and injury.

Therefore, we followed the army, and there were shamans on the grassland, as well as the Taoist and doctors of the Central Plains who led the way.

Due to the persuasion of the party leading the way, Huerbo really killed fewer Han people on the way to Xinxing County.

However, I did not let it go like this. In Huerbo's words, since the world belongs to my father Khan, why not these Han people sacrificed their lives for our army?

Which of the warriors in their own tribe is not more precious than these Han people?

Since these Han people are let go, the Han people will naturally have to be grateful and repay their loyalty.

So when Huerbo's army approached Xinxing County, the team had driven away tens of thousands of Han people. Huerbo's intention was very obvious. Since his father Khan could use the Han people to attack the city, he could do so.

As a monk who led the way, although he felt unbearable, he felt that this was the number of days and no longer persuaded him.

Xinxing County

The city in front of you is an emerging capital, a prosperous city with a large population, and there are always people coming and going in the city.

Now, with the arrival of the foreign army, the city gate is tightly closed and the suspension bridge is hanging high, and the entire city is filled with solemnity.

Looking from afar, there were many soldiers on the city. These soldiers were not like the city they encountered before. They only used ordinary bows and had a vanguard. When they approached the city, they were shot back by dense crossbow arrows for a distance.

Although it is separated by a moat, it has strong lethality. It is worthy of being a famous county town in Bingzhou. It has tight prevention and looks like martial law!

County magistrate's office

In a study room, there was a middle-aged man. He was tall and tall, with a figure of seven feet. He looked burly in the warriors. His long beard was pitch black and soft, which made him look a little more elegant.

This person is the magistrate of Xinxing County City, and the owner of this mansion - Zhang Henian!

Don’t look at this person, literati and scholars, but they are good at governing.

Therefore, Xinxing County was somewhat prosperous under his governance. There were many merchants and countless business deals in the county. The people could not say that they could live and work in peace. At least most of the people in the city could still have enough food. In this chaotic era, it was not easy to manage the city like this.

In front of Zhang Henian, there were two people sitting, both of whom were his advisers, one was Ji Ran and the other was Cui Xu.

Ji Ran is not only his adviser, but also Zhang Henian's wife and brother, and it can be said that he is related.

Cui Xu was also Zhang Henian's former subordinate, and later came to work as a counselor.

In Zhang Henian's eyes, the two were trustworthy confidants, and they were indeed a bit talented. After receiving the news that Xinxing County was invaded by foreign tribes, Zhang Henian summoned the two to think of countermeasures.

The two were sitting opposite each other in Zhang Henian's study at this moment.

"Sir, Fu Yunxin has expressed goodwill several times before, why didn't he respond? If there was a connection between him and Fu Yunxin, he could ask for support and send troops now, and that would not be the case." Cui Xu frowned and said to Zhang Henian.

I said I didn’t complain, but I actually still complained.

Cui Xu is older, in his early fifties, ten years older than Zhang Henian. He had previously assisted Zhang Henian's fathers. Since Zhang Henian's successor, he has been very disagreeing with the nominal general Fu Yunxin of Bingzhou. Cui Xu actually disagrees with him.

The Grand Marshal Fu Yunxin inherited the position of the former governor of the state. In theory, authority enveloped the whole province, and in recent years, he has indeed gradually gained real power. Although other counties did not hand over power to Fu Yunxin, they still focused on Fu Yunxin on the surface.

However, Zhang Henian repeatedly refuted Fu Yunxin's face, even if there was no foreign invasion, I was afraid that within a year or two, there would be friction between the two.

If Zhang Henian had been willing to respect Fu Yunxin before, at least he could have sent someone to ask for help. What about now?

Cui Xu shook his head, feeling that Fu Yunxin might not be willing to send troops to help.

I am afraid that even if the army is sent, I will have to wait until the two people are killed and the foreign tribes will suffer.

Seeing Zhang Henian's face turned gloomy, Ji Ran couldn't help but complain secretly.

Ji Ran's official position is slightly lower than Cui Xu, but this person is more trusted by Zhang Henian than Cui Xu. Not only because of their in-laws, but also because Ji Ran is gentle and does not make aggressive suggestions, leaving some room for others when speaking.

Ji Ran and Cui Xu are always close friends, so they naturally know that Cui Xu is the most upright person. He is loyal to the second generation of the Zhang family, but because he speaks straightforwardly, he is trusted but not valued. He is always a counselor position until he is old.

Mr. Cui, your personality needs to be changed!

He glanced at Cui Xu and Ji Ran sighed softly.

However, Ji Ran also knew that although Cui Xu was a little bit reliant on his seniority, he was not bad at all. Otherwise, Ji Ran would not be friends with Cui Xu.

"Mr. Cui, what you said is not without reason. The adults know that you are loyal and are all for the sake of the adults. However, if you think about it, Fu Yunxin is the most treacherous and righteous."

"When Fu Yunxin inherited the nine counties in Bingzhou, he had only obtained two counties. Although he had a reputation, he had no real power. However, over the years, through power schemes and divisions, he had already annexed three counties. Now he has four counties. Everyone who is close to him is harmed. The adults just disdain to be in vain." Ji Ran spoke slowly and said.

After hearing Ji Ran's words, Cui Xu also fell silent and knew that what Ji Ran said was also reasonable. What's more, since he has reached this point, what's the use of blaming the adults for not listening to him?

So, he nodded: "You are right, but this is the reason."

"Even if Fu Yunxin is unwilling to send troops, what is the benefit of Xinxing City? Once the city is broken, Bingzhou will completely lose its barrier and go to the hands of the Hu people. According to my opinion, as long as it takes a few more days, Fu Yunxin will still send troops to come." Ji Ran continued.

Zhang Henian's face gradually calmed down at this time, and he sighed: "That's all. There are 10,000 defenders in the city, all of which are elite. If you recruit 20,000 more people, I don't believe it. 30,000 people can't hold on for a month!"

This is a county town, with a strong wall and a large number of powerful crossbows and rolling stones. How could it be easily broken?

At this moment, suddenly, a panic approached, and for a moment, a voice rang outside his study.

"Sir, it's not good! The Hu*** army is already at the city and starts to attack the city immediately! And... and the attacking cities are all the old, young, women and children of us Han people!"

"Old, young, women and children?" Zhang Henian's face changed slightly.

Ji Ran and Cui Xu, who were present, both had a change in expression.

"Follow me to watch the city!" Zhang Henian stood up suddenly and said, Ji Ran and Cui Xu had guessed something at the same time at this time, and their faces were angry.

Seeing Zhang Henian walking out, they all quickly followed him out.

Under the emerging county town

The Hu *** part was a cavalry, one man and two horses, and the newly surrendered Han people acted as a major squad, and finally the elite cavalry was obsessed.

Most of the Hu cavalrymen had leather armor, and now they even had flags. Under the flags, Hu cavalry were densely packed, forming a torrent.

When we arrived in front of the city, the army stopped and looked at the city.

"Your Highness, this city is not easy to fight!" Seeing this situation, Huerbo's generals looked a little solemn.

"Wanhu, what should I do now? This city looks like a strong city with high walls and a wide moat. If these Han people refuse to surrender..." someone said.

"It's okay!" Huerbo was wearing golden armor and rode on the horse and watched carefully at the top of the city.

Behind him were many generals, including several Taoist priests, which were very disharmonious.

After watching for a while, Huerbo slowly sneered: "So what if the city is strong and the walls are high? As long as there is a ladder, you can still climb up. So what if the moat is wide? Let our warriors drive them behind you, and I don't believe that the Han people dare not move forward! There are so many dead people, and they can block the river channel. Why worry about not being able to pass?"

"Your Highness is wise, so that we will not harm our warriors!" When Hu generals around him nodded repeatedly and cheered loudly.

The two Zhongyuan Taoists who followed him couldn't help but change their color after hearing this.

Although he was a little bit weak in front of the Fourth Prince, he was just a little bit of face to give him, but at this time there was no room for him to speak.

Seeing that the Han people were trampled and massacred by cavalry, the fourth prince had already fulfilled their duties.

After ordering, the horn sounded continuously, and teams of cavalry drove the Han people forward, gradually gathering in front of the formation to form a sea of ​​people.

These Han people were carrying cloth bags full of soil in their hands and stumbled forward. Many of them knew their fate and couldn't help crying. They also followed their parents forward.

"Junior brother, don't act rashly!" Seeing a large number of Han people being driven forward, a Taoist priest couldn't bear it and wanted to say something else, but was stopped by his fellow disciples.

"But, senior brother, this is too cruel."

"This catastrophe is God's will, and how can you and I control it? It's a good idea to save some of it. Don't force it too much." Senior brother Leading the Road said with mercy.

"Oh!" The junior brother looked pale and sighed.

Amid the shouts of the Han people and the cavalry's scolding, the lowered voices would not be noticed by others at all, so the two of them talked.

After a while, with a command, the city was filled with "Puff" and the arrow rain fell. Suddenly, the Han people under the city fell like a melting snow.

The mansion was not far from the city gate, and the three of them arrived at the city quickly under the protection of the guards. As the authorized general Han Jie commanded, the sound of killing was no exception. They could only hear the sound of killing outside, and the screams and roars were heard everywhere.

The three of them hurried up the layers of stone steps, came to the city, and looked outside. When they saw that the three of them had a drastic change in their faces.

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Chapter completed!