Chapter 89 New Year's Eve Bloody Night (8)
Chapter 89: Bleeding Night on New Year’s Eve (8)
Zhou Wei's assignment was clear, and the Song army acted separately and was orderly.
Just as Zhou Wei made money into the city, other city gates also made money for the Song army, but they were a little later than Zhou Wei. Of course, they made money into the city instead of swaying like Zhou Wei, seducing the Liao army and letting them welcome them into the city, but wearing the Liao army's clothes, scrambling into the city, launching a sudden attack, and killing the Liao army.
The heroes of Qiyun Club fought out at the right time, working together inside and outside, and took down the city gate in one fell swoop.
As soon as the city gate was controlled, the Song army entered the city. The Song army entered the city with great movement, and there was a sea of people, like a surging sea tide, unstoppable.
At this point, all the city gates in Zhuozhou were controlled, and the Song army entered the city in large numbers.
Of course, this is only a preliminary success, and it cannot be said that Zhuozhou has been captured. Only after annihilated the Liao army stationed in the city can it be said that Zhuozhou will be captured.
Despite this, it was also exciting news. Attacking Zhuozhou was much smoother than Wu Ji's expectations. According to Wu Ji's expectations, it was necessary to go through a big battle, a strong attack, and the weapons he prepared were used to defeat Zhuozhou. Wu Ji prepared according to the worst situation, but the development of the war was in the best direction.
Zhou Wei led thousands of Song troops to the east of the city. There was a large amount of food and grass there. If it was seized, it would be enough for the Song army to eat a lot. This is the top priority and is more important than annihilation of the Liao army. If the Liao army was annihilated first, the food and grass would probably be burned to the Liao army. You should know that Yelu Zhao, who was stationed in Zhuozhou, was a good general. He was very brave. Although he suffered a great defeat last time, it did not harm his good general's talent. It is precisely because of this that Yelu Hongji just scolded him and still asked him to station in Zhuozhou.
With Yelu Zhao's talent, if he was hit by a devastating blow, he would definitely order the burning of food and grass. If so, the task of seizing food and grass would not be possible. If this is the case, the consequences would be unimaginable. If the Song army had no food and grass, it would be possible to retreat.
It is precisely because of this that Zhou Wei decided to seize food and grass as his top priority, and he rushed there himself.
As for the annihilation of the Liao army, as long as you guard the city gate, the Liao army will be unable to escape. When to annihilate the Liao army depends on the progress of the war. It can be Zhou Wei's move or Wu Ji annihilates the Liao army outside the city and leads his army into the city. At that time, it is a good opportunity to annihilate the Liao army in the city.
"Quick! Quick!" Zhou Wei urged while galloping. The food and grass were too important, and Zhou Wei wanted to take it into his hands immediately.
"Here! Here!" The hero of Qiyun Club had already figured out the situation near the food and grass, and led the way forward and kept pointing the direction.
Under the guidance of the heroes of Qiyun Club, Zhou Wei rushed to the East City and it was very smooth. From time to time, he encountered Liao troops in groups of three or three on the road. They were drunk and were doing things to bully men and women. Of course, Zhou Wei was not polite and sent a team of small groups of Song troops to kill these Liao troops.
"The King is here!"
It was a difficult night for the people in Zhuozhou City. It was supposed to be a festive moment, but because of the Liao army's misconduct, they did not feel any festive atmosphere. If it was not good, they would bully the Liao army. It was good to rob property. The most hateful thing was to bully men and women and kill people at any time.
Just when they were frightened and anxious, they suddenly found that there were a large number of Song troops in the city and fought against the Liao army. As long as they saw the shadow of the Liao army, they would cut a few times.
This made the people in Zhuozhou City unbelievable. After a brief shock, they were so happy that they shouted loudly that "The King is here."
Immediately afterwards, the people joined the ranks of the Liao army, led the way for the Song army and guided the whereabouts of the Liao army. With the help of the people, the Song army chased and killed them very smoothly.
The small group of Song troops sent by Zhou Wei made rapid progress and in just a short while, many Liao troops were killed.
"Long live the king's army!"
Zhou Wei walked along the way, and only heard the cheers kept coming, and the people cried with joy, and wept with tears, welcoming the King's Army: "Mr. Wang, our relatives are here! Our hard days are over!"
Someone even stopped Zhou Weima and asked Zhou Wei to go into the house for a break, have tea, and spend the big day together.
"Famous people: We still have to chase and kill Liaogou. When we kill all Liaogou, we will be guests!" Zhou Wei looked at the simple and happy faces, and was very moved. He really wanted to spend the big time with them. However, military affairs are in charge, and seizing food and grass is the top priority and cannot be delayed.
"Mr. Wang, where are the Liaogou you want to kill? We know the way and can lead you!" An old man asked hurriedly.
"Mr. Wang, here is not far from the Liaogou's food and grass. From here, there is a shortcut to go straight to the rear of the food and grass." A young man's eyes lit up and he hurriedly gave Zhou Wei an idea.
"Is there a shortcut?" Zhou Wei's eyes rolled and his eyes burst into tears. This news was really too important to him. Food and grass were too important. The sooner he grasped the better: "Do you know?"
The hero of Qiyun Club shook his head and said, "I haven't heard of the shortcuts."
"Brother, are you saying true?" Zhou Wei looked at the young man.
"General, it's true! The young man has been there many times." The young man was very sure, saying: "There are many people who know this shortcut. However, it's hard to walk, and it's time to pass through a stinky ditch. However, it's cold and it doesn't exist."
"The troops are divided into two groups. You go to Qianmen and I will walk closer." Zhou Wei immediately decided and said to the young man: "Brother, please help us lead the way."
"General, it is a little honor to be able to do things for the King's Army. Please follow me." The young man was very happy and led the way.
Zhou Wei asked the soldiers to give him a war horse. The young man could ride a horse and ran around his head. The young man was so familiar with this place that he was led by him, he walked around several streets and came to the back of the granary.
"It's right here!" The young man pointed his hand ahead.
Zhou Wei looked around and saw that the food and grass were brightly lit, shining like daylight. Teams of Liao soldiers were patrolling, with high alert, completely different from the Liao troops at the city gate.
"Hey, the Liao dogs here are not at all relaxed." Zhou Wei exclaimed in surprise, very surprised. Zhou Wei had seen the Liao army at the gate of the city. He was not close to the elite, and there was no sign of scruples. The Liao army here was solemn and killed, and this was the elite.
"The general doesn't know that Liao Gou is guarding us!" The young man was very angry and clenched his fist with his right hand and said, "Liao Gou is abominable. He forced the collection of food and grass and snatched all our food. Many people couldn't eat and starved to death."
Yelu Hongji wanted to conquer the south, and the food and grass needed was astronomical. The burden could only fall on the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, because the richest part of the Liao Kingdom was the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, which has always been the main source of taxes and food and grass in Liao Kingdom. Such a war would not fall on the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, where could it fall?
This is a heavy burden, not to mention that officials at all levels will increase their investments in order to please. In the end, it became a certain fact that the people of Yanyun snatched food.
"We can't eat, so we can only take risks. Many elders come to steal food." The young man seemed to spit out fire in his eyes: "But Liao Gou is very cautious, and if he catches his elders, he will torture him to death. General, look, where..."
Zhou Wei looked in the direction of his finger and saw a group of Liao troops, like a ferocious spirit, pushing a group of people, cursing and calling them rats, and knowing that they would steal and hang them to death.
But the people were scolding each other, calling the Liao army cruel and unkind, not giving the people a way to survive, and robbing their food. They were asking for their own food. What's wrong with it?
However, the Liao army ignored these things. They called them hard and punched and kicked them hard. The people were unstoppable and screamed endlessly. Their screams made people feel palpitations. As long as they were not heart-warming, they would not be able to help crying. However, the Liao army not only did not have sympathy, but instead became more severe and whipped even harder.
"Damn Liao Dog!" Zhou Wei was very angry, as if fire was about to spurt out of his eyes. He pulled out the sword with his right hand and slashed hard. A shining sword light appeared and he roared: "Kill Liao Dog! No survivor!"
"Kill all the Liao dogs!"
"No living!"
What the Liao army did was so infuriating. The Song army rushed out with the sword of the enemy, as if a tiger was going down the mountain and killed the Liao army.
"Southern people? Where did the southern people come from?"
"Why did the Southern People appear here?"
Listening to the roar of the Song army, the Liao army was stunned. They couldn't understand where the Song army emerged and how could it appear here?
Just when the Liao army was stunned, the Song army rushed up in groups, and the sword in their hands called them hard. If one is not good, he will die.
The Song army was too brave, and the Liao army could not resist at all, so they retreated one after another. The Song army suppressed the Liao army to fight, and the Liao army had no way to retreat, so they retreated straight to the front gate. However, the Liao army had not yet arrived at the front gate, and saw the front gate wide open, and a team of Song army emerged again, with murderous aura. The enemy-killing sword in their hands emitted a dazzling light under the fire, making people feel cold.
The Song army came too suddenly, beyond the expectations of the Liao army. The incident started to be hasty, and the Liao army could not defeat Zhou Wei, the Song army. If reinforcements arrived, the Liao army had no hope at all, and had no fighting spirit and was ready to escape. However, where could they escape under the attack of the Song army?
As soon as the battle started, the nearby people were alarmed and rushed over to help the Song army. The end of the Liao army came and they were killed, but no one escaped.
The people are too familiar with the terrain here, and no matter how the Liao army hides, they will be caught.
After killing all the defenders and seizing food and grass, Zhou Wei's concerns finally fell. Seizing food and grass was the top priority. He finally completed it. With the guarantee of more than 100,000 Song troops, the battle would be easy to fight.
However, before Zhou Wei was happy for a moment, he felt something was wrong. He saw the people surrounding him, looking at him with their eyes emitting a faint green light. Although he didn't say anything, Zhou Wei knew what they thought, that was that they wanted food.
Many of these people waited for rice to be cooked at home. If it weren't for their love for the Song army, they would have rushed up to grab the grain.
"Famous people: I know your suffering. Many of you wait for rice to be put into the pot." Zhou Wei felt his nose sore, but he had to be cruel and shouted: "But, the Liaogou has not yet surrendered his sins. At this time, it is not the time to distribute the grain! I, Zhou Wei, promise you that I will distribute the grain to you! I will definitely let you have a happy New Year! I will never starve to death!"
Although the people wanted to share the grain and go home, Zhou Wei was right. Now it is not the time to share the grain, so it is time to kill all the Liao army.
Chapter completed!