Chapter 1237: Downfall
The people in Wuhu City were panicked, from the tenacious raid to the capture of the county government by Xu Erniu and then to the fire on the city, although it was a thunderous momentum, coupled with heavy rain to cover up the sound of fighting, but still the small county town was alarmed, and the people pushed the door and saw that the fire at the head of the city was not extinguished, and they did not know what had happened, so they were naturally frightened.
This naturally also includes the thieves who lingered in the hidden kilns of casinos all over the city, they went to investigate after being puzzled, and fled in panic when they saw that the city gate had changed hands, and then went to the county government to spy and found that they were also occupied by officers and soldiers.
And he also didn't know how many thieves there were in the city, so he didn't dare to take the initiative to arrest him, so he just let his subordinates guard the city gate, and then deal with it when dawn or reinforcements arrived.
"Hey, it's Mr. Jin! Come so fast, come in time" at the gate of the city to welcome Jin Shenghuan into the city: "The four gates and the county government are already in their hands, but they are short of manpower, and they also ask General Jin to support." It was difficult to hide his joy when he spoke, Jin Shenghuan had a thousand people, whether it was enough to defend the city or defend the enemy.
Jin Shenghuan was extremely shocked that dozens of people who were in a tough situation were able to successfully capture the city in a very short time, and the people of the little eunuch were also too violent: "Dare to ask how many thieves are still in the city?" ”
Guo Ren shook his head: "The details are unknown, and they are still waiting to be arrested by General Jin!" ”
Jin Shenghuan immediately sent his subordinates to support the four gates and the county government, and at the same time patrolled the streets to persuade the thieves lurking in the city, so that they surrendered before dawn and did not kill, otherwise they would definitely die when they searched from house to house at dawn!
The county government is in the east of the city, it is a large courtyard with three entrances before and after, which is occupied by the thief leader Wang Zamao is also where it stores gold and silver, at this time it has been heavily guarded by officers and soldiers, and Jin Shenghuan changed into clean clothes and warmed up by drinking tea in the lobby.
Why not drink?
No alcohol in wartime, it's a death order!
The situation is tenacious and does not dare to disobey, and Jin Shenghuan does not dare either.
"There are really no weak soldiers under the command of the Duke, and the Lord can take the city with only a few dozen soldiers, which makes him ashamed" Jin Shenghuan listened to the situation and said that the city was captured, and he really admired the five-body throw, this process seems to be easy but it is extremely difficult, if you don't have the courage and courage to go forward and look at death as if you are home, it cannot be completed.
"I wonder if the damage is serious?" Jin Shenghuan asked with concern, and he smiled proudly: "I didn't break a brother after six or seven injuries."
Yes! Jin Shenghuan was dumbfounded, the few who captured the city also killed sixty or seventy thieves and did not lose any of them, these people were too terrifying.
No, the one out of the crowd is not comparable to the ordinary big soldiers.
"Report, my lord, the thief army was found in the west of the city, and it seems that they are going to besiege the city" At this time, Jin Shenghuan, who was on duty in the city, came down to report, Jin Shenghuan was startled, and stood up and looked at the situation: "It seems that the thieves have reacted."
"If you can't react at this time, it's stupid, not stupid," Guo Ren smiled, stretched out his hand and pulled Jin Shenghuan back to his seat: "General Jin Bing, don't panic, everything will be said at dawn."
"But the thief army is about to besiege the city......" Jin Shenghuan frowned.
"So what? It's cold, hungry, and tired on this rainy day, and there's nothing to do, can the thieves still grow wings and fly in?" Guo Ren smiled: "Let the brothers under him recuperate, and Ming'er will wrestle with the thief."
Having said that, Guo Ren and Jin Shenghuan still ordered the soldiers patrolling the city not to be careless, in case the thieves raided the city, although most of the thieves were in the city, but there were also some outside the city, if the officers and soldiers were not prepared to go up the ladder to organize a death squad to capture the city.
Wang Zamao really thought so, gathered his troops and horses to withdraw from the riverside position, and went straight to the city to vow to regain everything he had lost.
Wuhu is a small county town, strictly meaning that there is no moat, there is a lake in the north, there is a river in the east, and the southwest two places are a horse and a flat river, which can reach the city.
The heavy rain did not stop, Wang Zamao led his troops to the city a hundred meters away, frowning and watching, but saw that the city was pitch black, and he was slightly puzzled, didn't he say that nearly a thousand officers and soldiers entered the city from the north gate, how could they not go to the city to defend after entering the city?
So he ordered his men to smash the west city gate, dozens of thieves just approached the city gate dozens of meters, a rain of arrows on the city shot and injured six or seven thieves, and fled back in a hurry.
Wang Zamao's face was pale, and he said, how could he be defenseless, these officers and soldiers deliberately did not light the fire to make their eyes black, it was really insidious.
"General, it is estimated that the door is sealed, and it can't be hit without siege vehicles, so it's better to go to the wall," suggested a thief leader.
The thieves went down from the Nanshun River to attack the city and plunder the ground, Wang Zamao came to Wuhu when he had a siege vehicle, a stone thrower, and a lot of ladders, at this time, in addition to the stone thrower on the riverside, most of the other guys were in the city, but there were more than a dozen siege ladders that were not pulled into the city at will and put them outside the city at will, which came in handy at this time.
Wang Zamao knew that it was undoubtedly a dream to break the city with these dozen siege ladders, but he was furious in his heart, knowing that it was useless and could not make the officers and soldiers comfortable, so he ordered his subordinates to drive more than 100 ladders of cannon fodder to attack the city.
The wind and rain and the thieves were shivering from the cold, and most of the grain and grass were stored in the city...... If this continues, let alone fight, it is very likely that you will starve to death and freeze to death.
"Dog's God, are you going to kill my king Deren!" Wang Zamao wailed in the heavy rain and was extremely desolate, at this time he regretted that he had killed Yan Xuming impulsively just now, otherwise he could still give himself an idea so that he would not be helpless at the moment.
The food was gone, the gold and silver were gone, the besiegers had nothing, not even a clean land, and tens of thousands of people were drenched outside the city in the middle of the night...... Who can bear it?
Wang Zamao nested in the grass hut outside the city, gritting his teeth, just staring at the dark city in the distance, and his subordinates quietly reported that some homeless people had begun to flee.
Run, run, keep the waste of food, Wang Zamao can not manage so much in his heart at this time, he only hates! I just want to rush into the city and kill him, chopping the man who took the city into meat sauce.
Wang Zamao forced the anger in his heart, he had to calm down and deal with the situation in front of him, otherwise he would only be afraid of a catastrophe.
There are still some rations on the riverside, but they are enough for two or three days at most, and there are more than ten stone throwers and siege ladders, nearly 2,000 elite soldiers, and thousands of cannon fodder.
This is his last capital, and it is also the old capital of the turnaround!
It's just that whether it can be turned over depends on God's will, if this heavy rain is not enough, he can only quickly retreat to the south, if the weather is fine tomorrow, he can recharge his strength to make a fierce attack, there are only more than 1,000 officers and soldiers in the city to guard, it is not difficult!
"Report, General Wang has arrived in Fanchang, and the general is ordered to deal with it carefully and guard against the ...... of the river line" At this time, Wang Zamao frowned and then shook his head with a wry smile.
The leaders of the thief army, no matter how big or small, like to call him generals, and Wang Zamao's subordinates also call him generals, but the general Wang in Tanma's mouth refers to his immediate boss Wang Tizhong.
Wang Tizhong came to help from Tongling, which he expected, he had previously learned that the officers and soldiers had sent people to deliver the letter when they lined up tens of thousands of troops on the opposite bank to cross the river, and the two places were only more than 200 miles away, even if it was difficult to cross the mountains and mountains, it should be almost to the ground, and it was very likely that Fanchang County, a hundred miles away, was blocked by heavy rain.
It's just that...... It's ridiculous that Wang Tizhong also asked him to strengthen the defense line on the riverbank, but he didn't know that there was a smoke bomb over there, and even the nest was unknowingly ended!
Hey, Wang Zamao knew that a scolding was indispensable.