Chapter 247: Chickens and Dogs Don’t Stay (4,000 words)
The scholar who was caught by Wang Zuo's hand had already surrendered when Wang Zuo entered the city. Because he could come up with some bad ideas when he read and read, he was quite valued by Wang Zuo's hand, and he had a lot of meaning than one person.
However, the level is even worse than Wang Mingyu who was lit with the sky lantern.
Hearing Wang Zuo's question, the scholar smiled bitterly and said, "Zuo Wang, if we look at the current situation alone, I'm afraid that the brothers Wang Er and Wang Mingyu have been destroyed."
Wang Zuoguai angrily let go of his hand holding the scholar's collar and said angrily: "Damn it! Both of Wang and the second brothers are useless! Now the army is besieging the city, what do you think?"
This scholar was extremely helpless when he heard this.
It is said that it is a misfortune in three lives, and the magistrate is attached to Guo; it is an evil person in three lives, and it is attached to Guo's provincial capital; it is a full of evil persons, and it is attached to Guo's Jingcheng.
If the official is unlucky, the magistrate and the magistrate are in the same city, then his every move will be restrained, exhausted and completely deprived of his parents.
The provincial capital of Guo is the magistrate, the prefect, and the governor are in the same city. It goes without saying that the capital of Guo Jingcheng is.
But what he said is the official, not the people who are talking about? Why is it the turn of Yichuan County? These people are suffering from plague and in trouble?
It is a very good county town with 20,000 or 30,000 people. Since Wang Zuo entered the city, he is now dead and fleeing. The remaining elderly, weak, sick and disabled people in Yichuan County are less than a few hundred.
In desperation, the scholar had to bow and say, "The Zuo King, for the sake of the present, there are two ways to choose from."
When Wang Zuogu heard that the scholar had two ways to go, he became happy. Look, it was indeed right for me to take in this scholar. Otherwise, it would be better to say that these scholars have good brains, and there will be two solutions in a blink of an eye.
Wang Zuogu, who was happy in his heart, urged repeatedly: "Tell me quickly, what's the way?"
When the scholar heard this, he bowed and said, "Your Majesty the Left King learned that, in fact, he would not be able to stand there. After all, we still have food in the city, but the army under the city is full of cavalry, so there must be not much food, so I am afraid that I can't attack the city."
Hearing this, Wang Zuoguai couldn't help but urge: "How long can the grain in the city last? Is there a second place? Tell me quickly!"
The scholar had no choice but to continue, "The grain in the city is about ten days long, but during these ten days, the cavalry under the city either had to transport grain from other places or retreat first.
The second is when the night is late, the Zuo King directly led the army and broke out from the weak defense of the army under the city. It was less than a hundred miles northeast, and it was Mangtou Mountain. As long as you enter the mountain, it would be difficult for these cavalry to encircle us."
Wang Zuogu was about to speak, but saw the scholar exclaiming and then said, "Zuo Wang, I'm afraid that today's affairs will not be easy to be good. I'd better prepare to break through."
Wang Zuo was originally inclined to the dead county town, with cavalry on both sides and they could not attack the city. I was afraid that they would do the ball?
Now that I heard what my military advisor said, I said unhappily: "Why?"
The scholar stretched out his finger to the city and hung it at Wang Zuo, "The King of Left is looking at the big banner with the word "ming" and the people under his command."
Wang Zuoguai looked at it for a long time, but he didn't see any reason. He said irritably: "If you have anything, just say it directly, don't hide it all!"
The scholar had no choice but to say, "The dragon embroidered on the Ming-shaped banner has five claws. Many of the people under the banner are dressed as eunuchs, but I'm afraid that His Majesty has arrived in person today."
Wang Zuogu's heart trembled and asked, "The emperor is here in person? Damn, I'm just killing an official and committing a rebellion. I'm just dying and occupying a county town. Why did this killer come?"
If Wang Zuo was not afraid of it, that was pure bullshit.
The land of Shaanxi was originally close to Shanxi and closer to the grassland. When Emperor Chongzhen built more than ten Jingguans on the grassland, who did not know which one did not know?
Even if I really don’t know, the edict that Emperor Chongzhen issued to the world after he conquered the grasslands was clearly stated.
If such a killer suddenly surrounded this small Yichuan County with a cavalry, how could Wang Zuo be worried about it?
The scholar despised Wang Zuohang without any trace, and thought that he was blind, so he threw such a thing into something! The saint said that a real man's beauty has collapsed in front of him and his expression remains unchanged. Wang Zuohang is really a mud that cannot be supported on the wall!
But it was too late to regret it at this time. When the city was broken, he surrendered first, and helped the Wang Zuo come up with many ideas, and there were many benefits. Even if he surrendered, he was afraid that the emperor under the city would not tolerate him anymore. Now the plan is that he has only one way to go.
After he was so excited, the scholar continued: "The Zuo King must make a decision early, otherwise when the emperor under the city mobilizes the army and has the equipment to siege, I am afraid he will really not be able to leave."
Wang Zuogu thought for a while and was speechless. He wanted to stick to the city and not leave, but he was now the leader of a large army and did not have to fight. On the other hand, he felt that he should break out quickly.
However, when we went into Mangtou Mountain to eat some grass roots and bark, Wang Zuoguai, who had been living a life of luxury for more than ten days, felt extremely heartbroken.
Before Wang Zuoguai could make a decision, he could hear the sound of horse hooves under the city, and a cavalry among the besieged cavalry came out and came to the city.
The knight looked at the city and shouted loudly: "Help the people in the city. Your Majesty has an order: You put down your swords and guns and open the city to surrender. Except for the chief evil and the leaders, the rest will not investigate. You can follow His Highness, King of Tang, and His Highness, King of Tang, and go overseas to establish a country and establish a career!"
However, in reality, this little girl still didn't give Emperor Chongzhen a good look. She slapped Emperor Chongzhen's face again. The scholar on the head of the city made the same reaction as Wang Mingyu's. She hurriedly persuaded Wang Zuogu to spread the rumors.
Except for the scholar who recognized Emperor Chongzhen, no one on the top of the city recognized Emperor Chongzhen under the city, so he was fooled by Wang Zuoguai and the scholar and all believed it.
The scholar who breathed a sigh of relief saw the knight shouting again, and was afraid of a change in life, so he shouted to Wang Zuo: "Why don't the Zuo Wang ask people to shoot this beast?"
Wang Zuoguai estimated the distance and shook his head and said, "I'm afraid I can't reach it, and even if it's reachable, I'm afraid some people can avoid it."
The scholar laughed and said, "What's the matter with the one who can't shoot? As long as the Zuo King ordered the archery, everyone would have no way to turn around."
Upon hearing this, Wang Zuoguai stopped hesitating and ordered: "Shoot the arrow! Don't listen to this thief's instigation!"
When the rebels on the city heard Wang Zuo's orders, they opened the bows and arrows that were taken out from the Yichuan Guard and shot them.
The knights under the city also heard Wang Zuo's orders. Seeing that the rebels above the city were all catching arrows, they immediately cursed, turned their horses' heads, and ran back to their formation.
Emperor Chongzhen was also in great pain at this time.
Damn, why no one can trust me! Is it really fucking that I want me to come forward?
Think about it, this place is not the Golden Palace in the capital. Even if I run over, no one knows me. If I am shot to death by a rebel who has already opened my bow, wouldn’t it be a big loss?
Thinking of this, Emperor Chongzhen ordered hatefully: "Camp and surround Yichuan for me."
When the camp was completed, Emperor Chongzhen entered the central army's tent. At this time, someone had already laid out maps of Shaanxi and the surrounding areas for Emperor Chongzhen's reference.
Emperor Chongzhen looked at the map for a long time, but suddenly asked Zhang Zhiji: "How long is the remaining food we have to support?"
Zhang Zhiji thought about it and bowed, "Your Majesty, if the soldiers are allowed to eat openly, it is probably only enough for one day. If the ratio is added with horse milk, it will support five or six days."
Emperor Chongzhen nodded, and his fingers were drawn on the map for a long time before he raised his head and said, "Transfer my will and ordered Ma Wei to raise grain from the surrounding area and transport it to here."
He ordered Pingyang Prefecture to dispatch troops, draw a thousand-household office, bring siege equipment, and quickly march towards Yichuan.
The three counties of Daning, Ji County and Xiangning are not allowed to be transferred. The three counties and garrisons are ordered to prepare for defense. If there is any mistake, I want their heads!"
After saying that, without waiting for Zhang Zhiji to reply, Emperor Chongzhen looked at the Jinyiwei General Banner standing beside him and said, "Send someone to contact the city, I want to know the situation in Yichuan City."
The Jinyiwei General Banner was not as good as Zhang had asked before when he knew Pucheng, so he bowed directly.
But in the evening, after Emperor Chongzhen received a secret report from the Jinyiwei, his face turned gloomy as water, and he clapped the table and said, "Bastard!"
the next day.
When Zhang Zhiji entered the tent and pointed out to Emperor Chongzhen, Emperor Chongzhen directly said with a dark face: "If you surrounded Yichuan, you will not be allowed to enter or leave. When the city will be opened and surrendered, you will slaughter all these bastards."
Zhang Zhiji was shocked when he heard this and bowed, "Your Majesty?"
Emperor Chongzhen used his eyes to signal the Jinyiwei General Banner next to him and ordered: "Tell me about Yichuan's situation to Zhang Aiqing."
The Jinyiwei General Banner bowed to Zhang Zhiji and said, "In Yichuan City, except for the rebels, there are less than 300 of them. They are all the ones who followed the thieves when the city was broken. The food in the city is less than five days."
Zhang Zhiji was also shocked when he heard this and said angrily: "I have had such a beastly journey!"
Zhang Zhiji was not ignorant of the situation before Yichuan County.
As Yichuan County at the junction of Shaanxi and Shanxi, the population of this county is nearly 30,000. In addition to the towns outside the city, the county town itself has a population of nearly 20,000.
Now these rebels can be harmed by less than 300 people, and the tragic disaster of the war can be seen from this.
However, Zhang Zhiji also understood why Emperor Chongzhen ordered the rebels in the city of Guang. This kind of person who led beasts and cannibals, even if he was sent to work as a coolie and threw them under the command of His Highness the King of Tang, would be sorry for the nearly 20,000 people who died in vain!
After thinking about it, Zhang Zhiji bowed and said, "Your Majesty, why not send someone to the nearby woods first to cut some wood, build a ladder first, and then attack the city immediately?"
Emperor Chongzhen pondered for a while before saying, "Forget it, there are less than 300 people in the city, and they are all thieves. Even if they attack the city at this moment, they will only be driven by these bastards to defend the city. How many people can survive? At that time, they will only increase casualties in the Beijing camp.
If you pass on my will, as long as you strictly block it, I don’t believe it. Can he really do something about cannibalism?"
Facts have proved that the black uncles in Africa can do the job of cannibalism, but also the people in the Central Plains.
Zang Hong in the late Eastern Han Dynasty killed his concubine to eat soldiers. During the Fu Jian period of the Former Qin Dynasty, during a battle in Chang'an, the defenders beheaded 1,800 enemy troops who broke into the city, and then the corpses of these enemy troops became military rations. The officers also brought these human flesh home for their wives to eat.
Not only did they eat the enemy, but their own people could eat at the last moment. General Xue Rengui of the Tang Dynasty led 14,000 soldiers to attack Mobei, but returned without success and had no food on the way back. The whole army fed. After finally entering the barrier, only one-twentieth of the troops remained.
The most shocking incident occurred when Zhang Xun guarded Sui Yang. Zhang Xun used thousands of Tang troops to block the siege of An Lushan's army. During the siege that lasted for several months, a food shortage occurred in the city first.
After the food was finished, the soldiers began to eat horses. After the horses were finished, they began to eat more than 30,000 women, elderly people and children.
What is amazing is that although the Tang army knew that there were no reinforcements outside and no food and grass inside, they would die here, but there were no rebels. In the end, the city was broken, and only more than 400 soldiers and civilians in the city survived.
In the sixth year of Shaoding in the Southern Song Dynasty, the Song army besieged the Jin army in Tangzhou. The food in the city was exhausted. The Jin army general Wukuli Heihan killed his concubine for the soldiers to eat. However, the soldiers were not full, so they rushed to kill the other wives and children of Wu. When the city was finally broken, even the Jin army commander Fu Cha was killed by his subordinates and ate meat.
However, these people are not the most awesome.
The most awesome is Huang Chao.
The Huang Chao who wrote "The fragrance of the sky penetrates Chang'an, and the whole city is full of golden armor", is the real awesome person.
In May of the third year of Zhonghe, when Huang Chao's army was besieged in Chenzhou, the guy used mechanized methods to massacre the people of Chenzhou, put the corpses of young men and women into a special "Damouzhai", smashed the corpses of people, made them into "dry meat", distributed them into military rations for sergeants to eat.
From output to consumption, the entire process is very efficient, like a killing machine that operates day and night.
Therefore, when the Pingyangwei infantry dispatched by Emperor Chongzhen arrived at the Yichuan Prefecture City with siege equipment, the entire Yichuan Prefecture still did not surrender.
Emperor Chongzhen looked at the Yichuan Mansion in front of him, and he felt that the people in the city must have eaten, otherwise how could they last for so many days? Fortunately, the remaining hundreds of people surrendered to the thief early, so Emperor Chongzhen could not say that he was so heartbroken.
Chapter completed!