More than a dozen thunderbolts were pushed up to the city, and under the order of the team, the winch creaked up, reached a very steep angle, pushed the trough and pulled the bucket, and filled the boulder.

There is a chief, shouting and ordering: "Maximum winding charge"!

Twenty soldiers pushed the wheels with all their might, stretching the thirty string arms one by one, to the maximum range.

"Shoot!" An order, more than a dozen thunderbolts, released together, only to see the boulder roaring through the air, time paused violently, and saw the city "boom", dusty.

Zhong Wendao's body was shocked, he could barely stand, and there was a flurry of twitching in front of and behind him.

"My lord, the enemy army is now concentrating on this giant catapult to attack a little, and I am afraid that I will not be able to stand it for a long time!" someone stepped forward and said anxiously.

Zhong Wendao was especially unaware, but looked down.

I saw that under the county town, there were densely packed with Shu troops waving banners, and a team of well-armored soldiers were sorting out this giant trebuchet a stone's throw away.

Not far away are the tinkling of repairing and assembling utensils by craftsmen accompanying the army.

The barracks behind it, for several miles, stood still, except for the occasional neighing of war horses, but it was quiet, and there was a bit of an unfathomable taste.

The red flags were continuous, and the army was unmoving, but from time to time there were well-armored cavalry squads, who rode to the front of the city, took bows and flew to the city, and accurately created a miserable cry behind the battlements, laughing and scolding loudly, arousing a round of applause.

"This fang is proficient in the art of war!" Zhong Wendao muttered, his face pale.

The army is most afraid of doing nothing, this small group of cavalry gallops to show off its might, which seems meaningless, but it can very motivate morale and resolve depression.

What I said just now was even more terrifying, there were ten consecutive attacks on it, and each city wall had different damage, and at this time, one attack was concentrated, and I watched the city wall continue to crack.

On the high city tower, although there were actually not many casualties in Hanzhong City, the uneasiness in his heart did not diminish at all, and he could only be beaten and could not be attacked, and his morale had dropped a lot.

Everyone knows the truth that a lonely city is difficult to defend, but can Wang Hongyi's army come in time?

Zhong Wendao is not Guo Wentong's old man, nor is he the old man who responded, but he has some team members and some dealings with Guo Wentong.

What it relies on is the value of Hanzhong, and I really don't know if it can catch up in time.

"Boom", the boulder continued to attack, and with a series of loud noises, a large patch of sand and gravel on a city wall, although it did not fall, it was scarred like a seriously wounded warrior.

Outside the pillow city, the 40,000 Shu troops cheered together, deafening, and in a moment, the order to collect the army sounded.

The Shu army of 1,000 elite horsemen stepped forward, and there were left and right phalanxes stepping forward, and the military formation of thunderbolt carts slowly retreated to the camp under the cover in an orderly manner.

At this time, the fireworks of the camp, the evening sunset shone, the twilight was dim, and the remnant sun was like blood, covering everything on the ground in a bloody light.

Seeing this, Wang Hongyi returned to his main tent, and the soldiers behind him followed Wang Hongyi's footsteps.

Wang Hongyi went back to the inner tent and removed his armor, when the army attacked, even Wang Hongyi had to wear a gold armor, fortunately it could be replaced by paper armor, it was still brilliant, but it was still sweaty.

At this time, he washed it, removed his armor, changed into a robe, but did not wear a crown, and was accompanied by his own soldiers, looking very casual, and after walking a few steps, he met Zhang Youzhi and Yu Liangbo coming in.

Wang Hongyi looked up and down: "It's all hard work, military and political affairs are busy, and the two secretaries should pay attention to rest." ”

The two of them listened and kowtowed in thanksgiving.

Yu Liangbo got up and said: "The lord treats us kindly, if we dare not die, we will also pay attention to rest, please don't worry about our body." ”

Zhang Youzhi smiled: "Chen is three years younger than Liangbo, young!"

Wang Hongyi smiled, took the golden crown to put it on, coughed, and suddenly the atmosphere in the tent was different.

Wang Hongyi didn't take a seat immediately, took out two folds from the case, handed them to the two foremen of the Secret Literature Pavilion, and said: "Take a look, one is about Xue Yuan and Zhang Yuwen's relocation, and the other is about Guo Wentong, it's not long, you look at it first." ”

After speaking, he took his seat and drank tea refreshed.

"Xue Yuan and Zhang Yuwen's relocation is generally good, what is reported on this excerpt is that some Diao people and local tyrants took the opportunity to brainstorm, yesterday's news arrived, ask for punishment, you can watch it!"

Zhang Youzhi and Yu Liangbo both looked at the excerpt intently, and after a while, Yu Liangbo coughed, stepped forward and said, "The minister has finished reading, and I have something to report." ”

Wang Hongyi looked at it, nodded and said, "Let's say, both of you are the foremen of the Secret Pavilion, and Zhang Yuwen is also from the Secret Pavilion, don't have any worries, just be impartial." ”

Yu Liangbo said: "Yes, the minister thinks that Xue Yuan's actions are, firstly, the lord's order, and secondly, it is indeed beneficial to the people, and there is nothing wrong with this!"

"As for the five hundred displaced people who moved halfway this time, they made a disturbance, refused to move, and even detained the officials, this is the practice!"

"Practice cannot be bigger than the big deal, and the minister thinks that it must be severely suppressed. ”

"As for the reason for the trouble, it was because Xue Yuan and Zhang Yuwen were harsh and didn't give them food, or someone took the opportunity to make trouble, and they all waited for the crackdown to investigate, so as to make a decision. ”

I don't want Yu Liangbo to be ruthless in this regard.

Wang Hongyi heard this, pondered for a moment, and suddenly asked, "Zhang Youzhi, what do you think?"

Zhang Youzhi lowered his head and thought for a while, and said: "This is not said, Xue Yuan has soldiers in his hands, let Xue Yuan suppress it immediately, take it as the leader of the trial, the army is in action, if this happens, it must be suppressed fiercely, I agree with Lord Yu's opinion." ”

"Of course, the origin of the matter must be clarified, and we are not afraid of killing mistakes, but we are afraid that someone will follow suit, whether it is an official, a citizen, or a people. Zhang Youzhi thought for a long time, and said slowly: "Lord, this matter is not big, it is not small, it has a great impact at this time, it is strictly ordered to block the news, and it must not be spread arbitrarily, and at the same time, the thirteen divisions and the division should be sent to investigate, deal with it quickly, and cannot be delayed." ”

When Wang Hongyi heard this arrangement, he felt very thoughtful, glanced at it, and smiled: "Yes, I will leave this matter to you!"

Zhang Youzhi replied: "Yes!"

Wang Hongyi looked outside and said, "That's it, and Guo Wentong's matter-Zhang Youzhi, tell me." ”

"Yes, I think it's not difficult. ”

"First of all, although this Hanzhong city is thick, after ten days of non-stop bombardment, it has already been scarred, if it is bombarded intensively, it will be broken in three days. ”

"Secondly, according to the information sent for the second time, Guo Wentong broke through Liangchuan County, the loss was not small, there were 7,000 people, Guo Wentong is now in the headquarters, but 20,000, tired from a long battle, he dared to come over is Li Lingzhi!"

When Zhang Youzhi said this, everyone was solemnly moved.

There was silence in the tent, and only the sound of the wind outside the tent was heard.

"However, Guo Wentong's 20,000 people are all elite soldiers, soldiers of Qinchuan, and soldiers of a hundred battles. Zhang Youzhi frowned and said: "They have been used in many major battles, especially with 5,000 cavalry, which is really terrifying. ”

Speaking of the five thousand cavalry, it did make Wang Hongyi frown, after listening to Zhang Youzhi's words, he looked up at the tent slightly, pondered for a moment, and said: "There are cavalry in Qinguan and sailors in Jingzhou, both of which are not easy to fight!"

After a sigh, after a moment, he said, "Say, what should we do?"

Zhang Youyi bowed down and said: "The lord is slowly beating Hanzhong in order to test Guo Wentong's intentions, and now that it has come out, the lord must break Hanzhong in one fell swoop, so that he can fight a decisive battle under the city of Hanzhong and defeat Guo Wentong in one fell swoop." ”

"According to the minister, it is the key to conquer Hanzhong, and now the lord can send a vanguard to block the attack slightly, and when Hanzhong is peaceful, it is not too late to lead troops to the city. ”

Now, there are 10,000 soldiers in Hanzhong, if Guo Wentong comes quickly and has not been completely pacified, on the contrary, Wang Hongyi has been attacked inside and outside, although this may have a small surname, and it should not be careless.

"That's right, then use Fan Liuhai's Long Xiangdu and let him lead his headquarters to block the attack. Wang Hongyi nodded, said, and made this decision.

At this time, on the top of a mountain, Zhaode Temple.

Zhaode Ancestral Hall is a high platform to build an ancestral hall, which was originally built to commemorate Xiao Yang, the minister of the previous dynasty, and was mentioned by everyone in the calligraphy of the previous dynasty.

Because of the merit of settling Hanzhong, surviving hundreds of thousands, and wisely waiting for Allah to surrender, Xiao Yang spontaneously received the people to build a temple after his death.

"Hanzhong Chronicles" volume 91 cloud: "(Xiaoyang) died, the people of the time wept and mourned, the right was buried in Zhishan, and the shrine was set up in the mountain, there is a monument of merit, and the spirit should be recorded in the temple cloud." ”

The word "right" is used in the description, indicating that the temple was built in a hurry and simple.

The use of the word "Lingying" can quite show that Xiaoyang is a "silver temple" set up in accordance with etiquette and righteousness, but it has a good effect, and it has not yet been approved and recognized by the new dynasty at that time.

However, the time from the silver ritual to the temple food is very short.

“...... Emperor Wen, Zhao Xu Ancestral Hall Marquis", so it became a legal sacrifice.

At this time, on the small building, several people watched below, only to see that the moat of Hanzhong City was wide, surrounding, the city wall was high and thick, the layout was rigorous, and the situation was dangerous, which could have been held for a long time.

At this time, I saw a red gas rising to the sky, filling the sky, and in the city of Hanzhong, the white gas had decayed and was crumbling, and a person couldn't help sighing: "Look at it like this, I'm afraid that the three days of Hanzhong will be broken!"

"Yes, this son has become a climate, Guo Gong led his troops to come, but I am afraid that there will be setbacks, is this good?" Another group of people saw this omen, and couldn't help but look up to the sky and sighed and said: "Hey! Guo Gong has the appearance of a prince and a prince in his vein, and when he meets the sky, he can fly dragons, but when he meets this big pass, how will I be good?"

"Can you persuade Guo Gong?"

"I'm afraid it's difficult, Guo Gong is resolute and resolute, firm in his beliefs, and it is difficult to shake his mind with ghosts and gods, but if this goes straight up, it will be a collision of two dragons. ”

"Wang Hongyi has already obtained the dragon qi in Shuzhong, and he has won fourteen states, and his luck is prosperous, but I am afraid that it will be difficult for Guo Gong to directly confront him. ”

"Don't worry too much, Guo Gong has the fortune of heaven and the protection of the leylines, so he may not be indisputable, and even if it is unfavorable, he will not be defeated. ”

"Having said that, if you lose, you are only afraid that your luck will be damaged and the time will be delayed. ”

Speaking of this, several Taoists couldn't help but sigh.

(To be continued)