Chapter 19: The Golden Bamboo of Despair
Jin Zhu had sackcloth wrapped around his hands, and he was weakly supported by others and walked in the palace. There were more than a dozen heads on the ground, all of them the cooks from last night's banquet.
It's just a hot pot shabu-shabu, and he actually eats it so dignified that the king of Yelang pulled it more than a dozen times in one night. People have collapsed, and now their legs are like two noodles. Weak and weak, you need someone to help you walk. Good things are good, but my stomach can't stand it.
The palace was stinking, and the elders of these Yelang village owners had no habit of going to the latrine at all. Anyway, there is only a crotch cloth on the body, and it can be pulled wherever it is convenient. This place is occupied, so it's a big deal to change places.
The east and west beaches on the ground are full of poop, making people walk like jumping in circles. The elders of the village owners turned pale one by one, and now they are all lying under the corridor and breathing. No way, pull too often out of the trouble of going in. No matter how particular they are, they won't in the hall.
To Jin Zhu's annoyance, the soldiers also had a large number of diarrhea. Many of the soldiers had collapsed, and what was discharged was not but water.
A cloud of suspicion surged in Jin Zhu's mind, he was not stupid. With so many people having diarrhea together, someone must have poisoned him, so he killed the cook. But looking back, it was not right, these cooks only cooked food for themselves and the elders. Ordinary soldiers and followers are not qualified to enjoy food, why are they so powerful?
Those dead cooks, those who know how to scold their mothers with their feet, you don't understand it, you cut Lao Tzu. The trouble is now separated, and there is no corpse.
Jin Zhu was so angry that his head was smoking, and he thought that his head was about to explode. He didn't think about food hygiene and safety at all, and the first thought that came to his mind was. Thinking of this, he shouted, "Ask the high priest to come." ”
The high priest did not come, and the old gentleman drank too much yesterday. also pulled more, and is now lying in the apse and pouring. If you pull it down any longer. I'm afraid he will have to be sacrificed.
The high priest of Yan zhòng's dehydration did not come, but the soldiers who reported the news came.
"Oh no, my lord. The Han army has surrounded the city, and there are enemy troops on all sides, so please ask the king to dispose of it. ”
"What?" Jin Zhu was taken aback and almost jumped up from the ground. Those timid Han soldiers actually dared to come back. It's really an uncle who can't bear it, and an aunt can't bear it. Jin Zhu was about to have a seizure, but he saw a crowd near and far that he couldn't stand up and couldn't walk. Looking up at the sky with a long sigh, he decided to endure it and go to the city wall to see it first.
Yun Xiao sat leisurely in the carriage, eating tea while watching the Huiji soldiers digging trenches. If you give him a feather fan at this time, he will get rid of a Western Han Dynasty version of Zhuge Liang.
"The earth that had been dug up was piled up on one side, and it was empty on the side facing the wall. Let those Yelang turtles rush out, go down the ditch first, and then climb the mountain. Insert more bamboo skewers in the ditch, insert them more densely, and put some thistles on ittles. Yun Xiao drank tea as he spoke. While pointing. The guards sweated like rain, and they were more comfortable with hoes than with knives and guns.
Since they lost the battle, they have also confessed. Since it is not the material for war, it is worth it to work hard to get military merits. After a night of hard work, they had already achieved some results, and built the first improvised trench along the periphery of Shangsha City. Basically, it is guaranteed that the Yelang Army will suffer a crazy blow from the Yun family's guards when they rush out.
"Master Hou, it looks like the wine mixed with croton water has worked. The Yelang people have no intention of going to war now, and the last general estimates that the city is already in a circle at this time. "The goshawk was excited. The most important thing in siege is on the first day. Yun Xiao left a large amount of steamed wine mixed with croton water, in order to make this first day or even the second and third days. The Yoro Army did not have the strength to attack.
Last night, the Yelang army first celebrated, and then pulled into a group. There were no sentry posts on the city wall, and naturally they didn't find that the Yun family had surrounded Shangsha City. By the time Tianming found out, the Yun family had already begun to build fortifications.
Jin Zhu stood at the head of the city with the help of people, and a big pimple was twisted between his eyebrows. Careless, really careless. He didn't expect those Han troops to go and return.
They are digging trenches. I have heard that the Han people are a people who are good at digging soil. They fight wars and dig ditches? Soon Jin Zhu noticed that the ditches seemed to be getting wider and wider, and the excavated soil was piled to one side. If this continues, it won't take more than three days. Another city wall will appear outside Shangsha City, so won't he become a turtle in an urn and a bird in a cage?
But at this time, let him organize an attack. I'm afraid I can't organize it. Looking back, the soldiers under him all had sallow faces, and their legs were weak when they stood. Such an army is impossible not to mention fighting, even on the march. It was really difficult for them to let them go out of the city to expel those Han troops.
"King, they're digging a ditch to trap us." One of his cave masters said.
"Yes! Hurry up and find a way, my lord. If they trap us, we'll all starve here. ”
"Yes! Your Majesty, please send troops out of the city as soon as possible......"
The elders of those village owners were in a mess, clamoring and shouting nonsense.
"Don't be noisy, I'm not blind to see. Tell me whose tribe is willing to go to war. As long as you defeat the Han army on the opposite side, the king will reward you with fifty buffaloes. Jin Zhu looked back at these impassioned guys.
Fifty buffaloes is almost the same as the total number of buffaloes in the entire stockade. Jin Zhu can't help but say that he is generous this time, but the guy behind him who was still impassioned like a mad dog seems to have suddenly been immobilized. One by one, they didn't dare to look at Jin Zhu's eyes, or lowered their heads to study the city bricks on the ground. Or look up at the blue sky of the motherland, but no one answers.
Jin Zhu was so angry that his head was smoking, and just now he seemed to have been beaten with chicken blood. It's all loose now, uh...... They all seem to be having diarrhea.
The helpless Jin Zhu had to go home, not to mention anything, to raise his spirits. In a few days, even if there are many deaths, they will rush out. Fortunately, when I entered the city, I saw that the grain in the granary was piled up full of grain. It's not a problem to eat enough for three to five months.
"You send people to the granary to collect the grain, eat and drink to your heart's content. We can't give them too much time, we'll rush out tomorrow. These Han people are too cunning, and they still use such means to fight in war, which is not considered a warrior's behavior.
This time, we have captured a lot of Han weapons and armor, and we are not afraid of them. With just one charge, it should be possible to break out of the encirclement of the Han Chinese. ”
Jin Zhu cheered up his subordinates, but he knew it in his heart. The Han people were not so easy to defeat this time, and this qiē seemed to be a huge conspiracy. Even the most sincere Yelang King smelled a strong smell of conspiracy.
When the elders heard about the distribution of grain, they were very happy to send their powerful subordinates to the granary to receive the grain. There is not much croton water in Yunxiao, because the amount is too large. It is well diluted by the drink, and at most it can only be pulled for one night. As long as you don't drink too much, the next day is fine.
After a night of excretion, the vast majority of people stopped their diarrhea. Only a few guys who drank too much still had diarrhea, but it wasn't as intense as it used to be.
As long as they are given enough time to recover, I believe that tomorrow they will be a good man again. There is no problem in going out of the city and defeating those damned Han Chinese.
But not long after they sent their men, Jin Zhu heard the shocking news. The grain inside the granary is really rice on the top, but all the sand and stones are on the bottom. Looking at the food that can be eaten for three or five months, it is actually only three to five days.
Jin Zhu hurriedly ran into the granary where the grain was stored, and saw dozens of grain stacks several feet high piled high. The Yelang soldier above was squatting on it with a frowning face, and Jin Zhu was anxious. There was no time to climb up, and he pulled out the guard's saber casually. It was cut down at the granary, and there was a crisp sound and sparks flew everywhere.
The straw mat on the outside of the granary was looked out, revealing the large stone inside. There was also some sand flowing out slowly, and Jin Zhu's head was dizzy. What if there is no food in the granary? He waved the sword in his hand and slashed left and right, and the sound of "clanging" in the granary was endless.
The bronze saber finally couldn't withstand such a toss, and after another spark splashed, it broke into two with a "stagger".
Jin Zhu squatted helplessly on the ground, and Yelang Country was still in the primitive stage. Many tribes are still in a state of slash-and-burn farming, and the country of Yelang is even more sunny and flat, and it is not easy to accumulate some food.
Therefore, the Yelang country went out to bring its own food supplies. The monarch was not responsible for their food supply, correspondingly. After the victory, the king will also divide the tribe stockade equally. When a king calls for a war, the most important thing is not reason, not justice. It's about how much this war can bring to the various tribes.
Ou Zhen replied to Jin Zhu and promised that Donou's reward to Yelang would definitely satisfy Yelang. Only then did Jin Zhu launch an army to help Ou Zhenfu drive away those hateful Han people.
I never thought that those Han people would be so cunning. It's over, Jin Zhu knows he's finished. The soldiers of the Yelang Kingdom are besieged here, and no one will come to the rescue. Some of them are only women who are eager to win the battle and come back with more things. There are also children who are waiting to be fed, but their fathers, their grandparents and uncles can't go back.
Finally understood why the Han did not attack, they did not need to attack. It's enough to trap yourself in the city, just for a month. No, half a month. As long as they wait for half a month, they can easily enter the city.
I just don't know how many people were still alive in the city at that time. How many people were not starved to death, and the thought of the Yelang soldiers being starved to death in the city. Jin Zhu's heart seems to be gnawed by countless ants, so cunning Han people. You want to trap us like this, think beautifully. Even if we were to die, we would have to pull a few people on our backs.
"Come on, gather all the leaders to go to the palace to discuss matters." Jin Zhu roared like a wolf. (To be continued......)