Chapter 963 Meiyang in despair


    At this moment, the **** battle in Meiyang was already tragic.


    ??Siege warfare has always been the most **** thing. In addition, the Xiliang soldiers are now on the verge of running out of food. Failure to capture Meiyang City is a dead end, so they have no scruples and use all kinds of tricks.


    Fan Chou was originally a person who came up from the bottom with his personal bravery and had no worries at all. Although Han Sui was born in Xiliang Haoyou, he had been used to it after staying in the Qiang and Hu areas for a long time. Because of Qiang Hu''s style, these two people led the people in Wubao around Meiyang to attack the city, basically without any psychological barriers, and they were very efficient.


    During the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods, the wars between princes were a bit like the battles between feudal nobles in the European Middle Ages. In other words, the wars in Europe in the Middle Ages had only evolved to the level of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods in China...


    ? Driving the common people to attack the city is a common method used by nomadic people to attack farming peoples. Among the soldiers led by Fan Chou and Han Sui, there are a lot of Qiang people, so it is not difficult to execute it.


    There was originally no Wubao in Guanzhong.


    At least at the time of the Qin Dynasty, there was no so-called Wubao. Because in the Qin Dynasty, all land was state-owned, and everyone obtained land based on military merit. As for the dare to conceal the population and hide food secretly, no one dared to do such a thing in the face of the Qin Dynasty''s harsh laws. .


    But after Liu Bang in the Han Dynasty, on the one hand, in order to cut off the leeks that grew too happily in various counties and counties, and on the other hand, in order to add sand to the population of the old Qin family in Guanzhong, waves of people from Guandong came to Guanzhong. , which also brought the Wubao Manor model into Guanzhong, forming the current basic state of the Guanzhong gentry.


    Among these people, some people saw the coming of the war and had already migrated eastward and southward one after another. Most of them went to Hanzhong and Jingbei, and some even continued to migrate southward to Yangzhou and Jiaozhou. However, there were also some It is difficult for people to leave their homeland, so they stayed in Guanzhong.


    ?Now, these local tyrants who stayed in Guanzhong finally encountered unreasonable swords and guns.


    ?The population was taken hostage, the fields were left unattended and weeds began to spread among the green seedlings.


    Those who dared to resist died. Their corpses were scattered in the wilderness, and their heads were chopped off and piled at the intersection.


    Fan Chou and Han Sui turned a blind eye to all this, or everything that would happen in the future. They were forced to do this, and there was still much more they could do!


    The veil of tenderness that had been there before was all torn off. As soon as the attack on Meiyang began, Fan Chou and Han Sui led their soldiers to bring all the Wubao and surrounding people along the way, forcing these people to attack the Meiyang city wall again and again. Impact!


    All the materials saved by several generations of people in Wubao, or even more than a dozen generations, were completely looted! All the men, old and young, who resisted were slaughtered, while the women were **** and thrown into the baggage carts. Fan Chou and Han Sui even announced that if they captured Meiyang, they would let their soldiers choose and enjoy them according to their merits. !


    Hundreds of soldiers drove the nearly two thousand people **** in strings in a noisy manner, hitting them with knives, whipping them, and beating them with spear poles, forcing these people to step on the soil that had been soaked in blood and turned into black pulp. To fill trenches, to set up ladders, to dig city walls...


    Under Meiyang City, twisted and tangled, black charcoal-like objects, like rotten and withered branches in winter, are the bodies under the fire oil. Unless they see it with their own eyes, ordinary people cannot imagine that a normal-sized person is there. After being burned into black coal by fire, it will shrink to such a small size. With a slight touch, the ripe and charred skin will fall away, revealing the sparkling white bones.


    In the city ditch a little away from this area, there are corpses piled up layer by layer, including men, women, old and young, of all types and colors. Scattered flames burned on these corpses, emitting the unique smell of burning fat and meat fibers.


    The trench outside Meiyang City was originally three feet deep and one foot five wide, but now it is still basically filled with all kinds of corpses, most of which are the corpses of ordinary people in ragged clothes, stacked up in layers. There were still a few who were not dead, but just injured. The Xiliang soldiers also thought they were useless, so they threw these people into the trench without mercy.


    As waves of people died below the city, the counterattacks on the city gradually became sporadic. Only a few generals were still shouting at the top of their lungs for the soldiers to fight back. However, not only were the soldiers almost exhausted, but even the soldiers were exhausted. The equipment to defend the city is also scarce, so how can we effectively fight back?


    The captain of Meiyang City was covered in blood, both his own and others''. He was hanging with one right arm, but still holding a sword in his left hand. He walked from one end of the city to the other, shouting at the top of his lungs: "Western The Liang thieves only dare to attack the city to their death! The commander has already sent people to ask for reinforcements! The Xiliang thieves are also waiting for the reinforcements to arrive in a few days! Two days!”


    ??The captain roared until his voice broke, but he still kept shouting, because he knew that if the morale of the army was lost now, it would be an immediate defeat!


    ??But when the reinforcements will arrive, the captain himself has no idea...


    Suddenly there was a scream from the city. Almost instinctively, the captain ducked under the battlements of the city wall and shouted loudly: "Raise the shield! Raise the shield with the sword and shield..."


    After calling the captain twice, he realized that there were actually not many swordsmen and shieldmen left. These soldiers facing the front line were the first batch of soldiers to die, and now even he didn''t know when death would happen. will come. The captain huddled under the battlements, avoiding this wave of arrows. Hearing several more screams around him, he knew that several more soldiers who had no time to escape or were slightly distracted died in this wave of arrows. .


    ??Now the soldiers in the city are being depleted little by little. The original defenders are no longer enough. Two or three waves of civilians have been mobilized to help defend the city. If the depletion continues like this...


    ??The sound of arrows flying through the air was like a knife rolling through the broken city wall of Meiyang.


    The sky has gradually darkened, and only some burned utensils above and below the city are showing a faint light in the thick blood. It should be a warm orange color, but it illuminates the bones on the ground, which only makes people feel chilling. .


    Who would have thought that Xiliang soldiers would do this?


    ?Even Dong Zhuo did not send his people to attack the city, let alone plunder the Wubao in the countryside!


    This is about cutting off the roots!


    When Xiliang soldiers and thieves coerced the young and strong, even old, weak, women and children into the battle, and attacked Meiyang crazily, when the few archers of their own shot all the few remaining arrows, they hardly stopped for a moment. At that time, when his sword struck each of the neighbors whom he still had some memories of, the captain realized...


    ??Meiyang is over.


    ??If you are defeated, those who greet you will either massacre the city or be carried away to attack the next city.


    ?At this time, the only thing facing the captain is to fight to the death. Rather than risking his life and suffer the consequences, it is better to hold on to the hope of survival and survive in death! After all, five or six groups of cavalry were sent out early in the morning to ask for reinforcements. After all, someone can overcome the siege, and there are still a large number of imperial troops in Wugong County. As long as we survive this period and wait until General Xia arrives with a large group of reinforcements, how many You can save some lives!


    ??It’s just that in the current situation, even if we win, the population around Meiyang will be exhausted...


    ??Reinforcements!


    The reinforcements from the Han Dynasty!


    Where are the reinforcements?


    When will reinforcements arrive?


    On the top of Meiyang City, there is a battle flag with a big Chinese character written on it. Because it was burned by smoke and fire, the arrows penetrated it and looked a bit tattered. Maybe it was overwhelmed, or maybe it was hit by several arrows in succession. It hit the flagpole and broke with a click in the rain of arrows. The flag stretched its body in the air for the last time, then fluttered and fell to the city, stained with blood and mud, and was immediately stepped on by several dark feet...


    Something that no one expected happened quietly. The city was constantly consumed, and it seemed that it had entered a numb time. However, as night approached, perhaps the soldiers guarding the city were too tired, and finally it was Someone climbed up the city wall along the ladder!


    Some of the people who climbed up the city wall stood at the top of the city in a daze. They looked around and didn''t know what they were doing. They stood blankly holding simple wooden spears...


    ??However, the Xiliang soldiers supervising the battle below the city also stood there for a moment with their heads raised, and then they let out a loud shout!


    "Go up! Go up!" At this time, Fan Chou was still standing on the front line as usual. After suddenly hearing that he had successfully climbed onto the city, he immediately held a shield in one hand and a sharp sword in the other. , led the elite and rushed towards the city.


    ??At this time, Meiyang''s defenders reacted. The captain almost frantically rushed over with dozens of soldiers from the other side of the city, resisting desperately.


    Because everyone knows that this area at the top of the city is the last line of defense. Once it is broken through, Meiyang''s defenders will no longer be able to engage in street fighting and will have no choice but to perish!


    "Hold the ladder!" Fan Chou raised his shield high, covering his head, biting the back of the Huanshou sword, and quickly stepped on the simple ladder with his feet, climbing up in just a few breaths. At the top of the city, they first used their shields to hold up the spears that were coming at them, and then they raised their swords and swept them across with great force, forcing several Meiyang guards who were close up to move away.


    ??Fan Chong was so powerful that he swung his broadsword and violently cut off the shafts of two spears that were thrust from one side. With sawdust flying everywhere, he slashed down with another fierce blow, knocking down one person and causing blood to splash everywhere.


    ??Colonel Meiyang caught up and slashed at Fan Chou.


    ??The two men''s swords clashed together with a clang, and their swords and spears were locked together. They tried their best to press forward. The two men were very close to each other, and their faces were full of ferocity.


    ??However, after all, Meiyang''s captain had been fighting fiercely all day, and Fan Chou had been recuperating under the city for most of the day, and the difference in strength gradually became apparent...


    Seeing that the momentum was not right, several soldiers from Meiyang hurriedly came from the side with swords and guns in an attempt to help Captain Meiyang regain his disadvantage. However, Fan Chou''s personal guards also caught up with the city, and they all went crazy. These Meiyang defenders were blocked. In just a few breaths, the two sides had exchanged several lives with each other.


    Fan Chou took another half step forward and finally got a better position. Then he exhaled and pushed Captain Meiyang''s knife aside, and slashed it off in the face of Captain Meiyang''s horrified look!


    Colonel Meiyang’s head flew high into the air with a **** light...


    ??With the death of the captain, the fighting spirit of Meiyang''s defenders was like the ice and snow under the hot summer. Coupled with the fatigue, they suddenly shouted and then fled in all directions.


    “The city is broken!”


    “The city is broken…”


    ?Meiyang Ling heard the sound coming from the top of the city in the distance, and the blood on his face faded and turned pale.


    "Your Majesty! The city has been breached by thieves and cannot be violated. Please leave the city as soon as possible! I will **** you to your safety!" Meiyang Ling''s bodyguard said anxiously to the side.


    "Go?" Meiyang Ling murmured and repeated, then shook his head and said with a sad smile, "Xiliang thieves are surrounded on all sides, how can I survive? Where can I escape?" Originally, Xiliang was still surrounded by three towers. 1. However, when they discovered that Meiyang did not escape, but instead used this opportunity to send cavalry for reinforcements, Fan Chou and Han Sui were furious and led their troops to surround the small county town of Meiyang. Now they wanted to break out. Easier said than done.


    "Let''s surrender..." Mei Yangling sighed and said.


    At the moment, Guanzhong was in chaos, and I was at a loss as to what to do. First it was Wang Yun, then Li Jue and Guo Si, and then it was immediately replaced by Zhong Shao and others. Then it seemed that Li Jue and others were fighting back...


    At any rate, I tried my best, so it’s justified no matter what.


    Let’s go down.


    ?Wouldn’t it make a big difference to me if that person comes to be in power?


    The sound of fighting on the main street gradually stopped. Fan Chou and Han Sui led the Xiliang soldiers to rush to the Meiyang Mansion. What they saw was Meiyang Ling kneeling in front of the mansion gate, holding the county magistrate in his hands. The seal ribbon is held high.


    "What are you doing?" Han Sui curled his lips and asked Fan Chou.


    "This is..." Fan Chong''s body was soaked in the blood of others, and the blood residue that had not completely dried was dripping down along the armor, "...want to surrender? Hehe...hehe..."


    Fan Chou took a few steps forward and stood in front of Mei Yang Ling. He thrust the **** ring-shou knife in front of Mei Yang Ling and said, "...Hey, why do you suddenly want to surrender? Don''t you have to fight to the death? ?”


    The strong smell of blood all over Fan Chou''s body made Meiyang Ling''s insides churn. As he got closer, Meiyang Ling could even see the broken bones and fleshy flesh stuck to Fan Chou''s armor, as well as a few pieces of intestines that he didn''t know were there. It was still a piece of meat, and following Fan Chou''s movements, it seemed to be trembling on his armor as if it were still alive...


    Meiyang Ling quickly lowered his head, not daring to look again, and said softly: "...the river is full of water, and the warriors are stunned...the general is mighty, but he humbles himself..." Meiyang Ling also wanted to use this song of Hanjiang to express something about himself, which is still useful. You can still help the Xiliang Army to stabilize some of the situation in Meiyang, and you can still help collect military rations to calm the people...


    ??But before Mei Yangling finished speaking, he heard Fan Chou yelling in front of him: "Qiu Lie, you won''t say anything if you are so scared! Annoy Si Lie..."


    Fan Chou came all the way and was already capable of killing. How could he care to listen to Meiyang Ling''s chatter? He couldn''t listen to two sentences, so he impatiently raised the ring-shou knife and struck Meiyang. In the eyes of surprised and horrified people, chop it with a knife!


    "Alas! You...hey..." Han Suigang raised his hand, but Meiyang Ling''s head had already fallen to the ground.


    "What are you doing?" Fan Chong turned to look at Han Sui, and at the same time stretched out his tongue to lick the blood of Mei Yangling that splashed on his mouth, and asked with a smile.


    “Ah…it’s okay, just kill him…”


    ?Han Sui was also speechless and waved his hand. Immediately, the Xiliang soldiers behind him swarmed up and rushed into the government office. Everyone knows that in Meiyang, whether it is people or items, everything in the government office must be good. At this moment, as long as you remember to save the best for the two generals, you will naturally be happy with the rest first!


    Fan Chou laughed and walked towards the government office with the knife on his shoulder.


    ??Han Sui rolled the ball to his feet, and kicked Meiyang Ling''s head away, who was still staring blankly. He thought to himself, whatever, Guanzhong is not his own anyway, no matter what, let''s get enough benefits first...


    (End of this chapter)