Riding and cutting the imperial pirates of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 279 Violence
Feng Gao was far more difficult than expected.

The attack was so brutal that even though Wang Zheng had prepared the deployment in advance, and the entire army of the Heavenly Army was dispatched, and the three parties converged, they still used their hole cards at the last moment. Hundreds of third-level heavy-armored tiger and leopard cavalry were able to destroy this Yanzhou The last line of defense in the north.

Even so, the price paid was not light.

Not only were more than half of the new recruits killed and injured, but the Heavenly Army was greatly damaged. As the vanguard, the Tianzhu Battalion was even more injured.

The moment he learned that the arrow hit his neck, Wang Zheng's eyes turned red!

At that time, his mind was blank, he just kept screaming in endless rage, and he didn't even hear what he said clearly.

When Wang Zheng finally regained his senses, there were fireworks all over the city, and the howling and moaning of Yanzhou people continued for three full days.

In summer, it was hot, and there were mountains of piles outside the city towers, and the rotting and smelly corpses attracted an overwhelming number of flies, buzzing incessantly.

There are groups of wild dogs, eating dead human flesh until their eyes turn red. They steal food at night, and gradually develop to the point where they are no longer afraid of people. They dare to come out in broad daylight, dragging corpses, biting and chewing in front of people. .Looking far and wide, on the empty and vast field, they dug up corpses in pieces, and the white bones were shocking.

Wu Sheng's serious injury had a huge impact, not only Wang Zheng, but even Xu Fang, who has always been calm, was also impulsive. In addition, the Tianzhu Camp under his command was the first to charge this time, and most of the main force was from Qingzhou. In half a month, the Celestial Army was killed close to [-]. It can be said that since the Zhao County uprising, it has never been more tragic than this.

Coupled with the old grievances in the past, following the three-day general order to massacre the city, the Tian army went crazy. At the last count, not only the defenders in Fenggao City were nearly wiped out, but the people were also killed and injured.

The reason is that the Taishan army's combat power is too strong, coupled with the strong city and sufficient food and equipment, not only assembled about [-] defenders, but also the prefect Liang Mao was very resourceful and mobilized the whole city. For defense, the total force is no less than [-].

Even in the middle of the attack, Zhang Rao's troops also launched an attack in the north at the same time, but the total number of the two routes was only 4. Let alone encircling them, the strength of the attacking side was not as good as that of the defenders.If it weren't for the outstanding combat power of the heavenly army and the fearlessness of death, in the end Wang Zheng also charged in person to capture the city and replaced it with an ordinary army. No matter how many people died, they might not be able to take the city.

"Bringing up troops due to anger has ruined the big event!"

Standing on top of the city tower, the rotten smell of corpses mixed with the smoke and fire in the city, blowing in with the wind, choking the nose very badly.Wang Zheng was silent for a long time, and suddenly slapped himself hard.

Staring at the astonished gazes of the crowd, he sighed secretly, and said: "Since the general personally ordered, I must not be dishonest, sergeant, it has been three days now, and the sword will be sealed after sunset!"

"After so many days, the grievances and anger of the brothers should have been vented. The whole city is under martial law tonight."

"Except for the headquarters of the Heavenly Army, other military horses are not allowed to stay in the city. The army will be disciplined and the collection order will be implemented."

After thinking about it, he looked at the generals again, and said in a more emphatic tone: "After sealing the knife, if there are any disturbers, behead them!"

"Here!"

Wang Zheng was worried that if the chaos continued, the situation would become uncontrollable. Since the uprising, although the killings have continued, they have basically never dealt with innocent people like this. There is also a layer of hypocritical warmth.

But today.
It was the first time that Tian Jun and he broke through the bottom line. Wang Zheng was worried about his own impulsiveness and released a real beast.

In fact, he didn't realize it himself. From the beginning of regaining his sanity, from the beginning to the end, he blamed himself for the massacre of the city because of the army, hegemony, and worrying about losing people's hearts and ruining major events.
The only thing is not the guilt of feeling hurt to the common people.

But just a year ago, when Wu Sheng killed women and children in Zhao County, his rage was purely because of the victimization of innocent people.

Unknowingly, Wang Zheng's heart has become more and more hardened, and the values ​​and moral values ​​of later generations have long been quietly disappearing.

Since entering Mount Tai, under repeated battles, even though he has a huge amount of experience points to log in, seeing the decrease in the team on the system screen, Wang Zheng is still heartbroken and ready to bleed.

The third-tier soldiers that just appeared, tiger and leopard cavalry, lost more than half!
Among the second-tier soldiers, the light cavalry was reduced by [-], the yellow turban soldiers were reduced by [-], and even the Qingzhou infantry in charge of long-distance was killed or injured by nearly [-]!
Heavenly Army, less than [-]!
The other figures reported by Xu Fang after finishing the statistics were even more shocking.

Even if the local army led by Zhang Rao joined halfway, nearly one-third of them were killed, and more than half of the [-] new soldiers they brought were consumed.

Of course, after experiencing such an intense battle, the remaining rookies can be said to quickly evolve into veterans who can fight, but no matter what, there is still a gap.

To fight Taishan County to pay such a high price, thinking of the pressure from Cao Cao and Lu Bu in the future, Wang Zheng couldn't help but feel angry for no reason, and suddenly regretted his original choice.

Oh shit!

If I knew it earlier, I would have chosen Kong Rong, the persimmon!

"General." At this time Xu Fang said: "The copy has been stolen, and there are still some demoted officials, soldiers and defense Ding Zhuang, how to deal with it?"

Hearing this, Wang Zheng's eyes turned cold, and he asked first, "Is Ah Sheng awake?"

"The medical officer once said that he had lost a lot of blood and was still in a coma." Xu Fang hesitated for a while, then added: "However, his life is not in danger."

"Hmm." After thinking for a long time, Chief Wang Zheng took a deep breath, finally suppressed his own killing intent, and said slowly: "Since that's the case, those officers who are willing to surrender will stay, and those who are not willing to surrender will be killed."

"Among the surrendered soldiers, choose those who are strong and strong, and they will be incorporated into the local army first, and the others will help defend the young and strong, militias and the like."

Probe to the left and right of the city tower. After the war, it was devastated. The walls on all sides collapsed to a length of about ten meters. The city gate and the outer city were full of potholes.

"Chen Jiao, you are responsible for this matter, take these people to repair the city wall."

"Here."

"And here." Pointing to those ditches several feet wide, which were built by Liangmao when he was defending the city, there are still corpses of fallen soldiers from both the enemy and us inside. Wang Zheng frowned and said, "The weather today It’s getting hotter, so if you keep these, wouldn’t you be giving birth to a disease?”

"The enemy buried them outside the city, and our army found them, verified their backgrounds, took care of the family, and buried them well."

"Here!"

After everyone took their orders, Wang Zheng led the people down the tower. Just a few steps away, two fast horses galloped over from outside the city. After chatting with the gatekeepers, they immediately ran towards Wang Zheng and his party.

Wang Zheng's physique was extraordinary, and he could tell at a glance that he was a member of Liang Fu's garrison.

Liang Fu is located in the east of Taishan County, bordering Dongping County and Jibei County. Before attacking Fenggao, he specially left [-] cavalry as sentry horses for guard.

"General." The sentry came forward and reported: "Seven days ago, there was an army approaching. The number was about 5000. It was suspected to be the Yanzhou army!"

"Where are you now?" Wang Zheng raised his eyebrows and asked.

After the sentry cavalry handed over the secret report, Wang Zheng opened it and saw that it read: "When the news of the general's victory over the city came, his army and horses retreated, but the day before yesterday came a hundred-member mission. Mu is engaged. The general did not let him cross the border, and now he is detaining Liang Fu, has the general seen you or not?"

"If I see you, do you want to send him to Feng Gao immediately? Wait for the general to decide."

"In addition, Liang Mao, the prefect of Taishan, fled. The general ordered the last general and others to be on guard and intercept him, but he has not seen him so far. Maybe he has escaped in disguise and escaped by a small path. Although he did not win the leader, he also intercepted a report from the Taishan army, so I dare not pretend Open it, attach it to the kit, and present it to the general."

After receiving the kit from the sentry cavalry, Wang Zheng opened it and saw that it was an urgent letter for help from Taishan County to Dong County when Feng Gao was not broken.

His eyes were pierced red, and it was written in blood:
"The thieves besieged the city for thirteen days, and there were more than forty battles. The offensive became more and more fierce. There were dozens of stone cannons and countless crossbows. The arrows and stones rained like rain. My city wall collapsed again and again."

"Up until yesterday, the thieves and ants came to the city, from morning to night, without a moment's rest; the thieves beat Wang Zheng's drums in front of the battle, and then even disregarded safety, charged forward, ten blows and ten blows, fierce and powerful! "

"The commander is so brave, the thieves and the army are excited, they don't care about the arrows, and they don't retreat when they are seriously injured. It can be said that they are brave and not afraid of death. This is really terrifying!"

"Our three armies are desperate, morale is low, [-] defending troops, so far less than [-] casualties, less than [-] old soldiers, and almost all elites." The thieves are so fierce. The ministers have been guarding the city for nearly half a decade. Since the ministers have come down, there is no one in the city without injuries."

"Chenqian sent twelve urgent letters for help, but they all fell into the sea. It is expected that the owner of this letter will be hard to see. Fortunately, I see it, and I said: I don't regret my death, but Yanzhou has suffered. Natural disasters and man-made disasters, flying generals and tigers watch in the south, and a pack of wolves wait in the east, and its power is in full swing. At this time of internal and external difficulties, it is invincible, and the only way to outwit it!"

"For my plan, I dare to make suggestions. It's better to hold them back with peace talks for the time being, and wait for their carelessness, and I have enough preparations. I can plan it slowly, and I can't act too hastily."

"Your Majesty Liang Bofang."

"It's a talent."

After reading the full text, Wang Zheng secretly sighed.

His own soldiers approached the city and drove him to a desperate situation. If we talk about enmity, this person must have hated himself to the bone, but he still can't give up because of personal grievances. He is loyal to his duties, analyzes the situation for Cao Cao, explains the pros and cons, and even actively persuades him to talk with his family. .

"It's a pity to let this person go." Sighing, Wang Zheng also knew that in his own capacity, and the other party was obviously a loyal minister, even if he kept this person, it would be difficult to recruit him to surrender.

He also handed over two letters to Xu Fang and others for reading. Some of them could not read, and Xu Fang would read them softly for them.

After reading it, Xu Fang frowned and thought for a while, and said: "Since the secret letter was intercepted by our army, Yanzhou Mu can't know the situation of Mount Tai from now on. Why did Liang Fu come here so quickly?"

"From the general's point of view, it seems that Liang Mao has fled back to Dongjun to meet Chen Cao Cao, so Man Chong came here."

"Bah." Zhang Rao at the side said cursingly: "General, since you see through this so-called joint talk is a tactic to slow down the army, Cao Cao is not sincere, and what kind of envoy is there!"

"Just cut it off!"

"No." Wang Zheng shook his head. Cao Cao was counting on Jiji to avoid being attacked by him and Lu Bu on both sides. Why didn't Wang Zheng want to take this opportunity to rest?

Taishan County is not yet fully conquered, and the family has suffered heavy casualties. Even if there is a system that can restore a certain strength, but if there are not enough soldiers willing to be loyal to him, those who do not join the team will be hard to cook without rice.

"Since Cao Cao came to ask for peace, no matter what his original intention is, it is of no benefit to us at most. He wants to paralyze us, so we can take advantage of this to paralyze them too."

After thinking about it for a while, Wang Zheng said to the sentinel: "Now it is temporarily enshrined, but it is not yet stable, and there are cities to the west of Mount Tai that have not yet been determined. This place is not suitable for seeing guests."

"Go back and tell Shangguan to take someone to escort the envoy group to Kaiyang." After thinking for a while, Wang Zheng changed his words: "No, send it to Pengcheng."

Talking about peace can be regarded as civil affairs, and now there are only Zhang Zhao and Mi Heng as civil servants under my command, but since you want to talk together, Mi Heng's talk is obviously inappropriate.

Although Zhang Zhao has not entered the system, according to Xu Fang, his current performance in Pengcheng is acceptable. Although he has not completely returned to his heart, he should not deliberately do bad things.

And when it comes to the distance, in fact, the two sides are not much different.

He raised his butcher's knife, even if he regretted it at this time, since he could not regain the hearts of the people, Wang Zheng decided to change his original plan and suppress Taishan County with domineering, try his best to make up for his own damage, and at the same time give some sweetness to the soldiers.

The so-called not to disturb the people, in Xuzhou, it was necessary to commit no crimes, but at this moment, Taishan, in addition to not hurting people's lives, is allowed to be stolen.

Wang Zheng set aside several areas and distributed them to the armies according to the damage and attack of each department, allowing them to raid the homes of prominent families and gentry in the inner city to seize wealth.

After a few more days like this, after the power of the aristocratic families in the city was wiped out, Wang Zheng tried to appease them again. Soon after, at least on the surface, Fenggao City returned to calm, but it was slightly lifeless.

Just as Wang Zheng and the generals were discussing how to conquer the remaining cities of Mount Tai, another sentry cavalry came from Kaiyang.

Presenting the letter, Wang Zheng saw it, and his heart moved immediately.

The news is naturally from Mi Heng, but it has two paragraphs. The first paragraph is naturally to congratulate Wang Zheng. By the way, Yangzhou Mu also received the news that he took the initiative to attack Yanzhou, and sent envoys to Kaiyang to congratulate him.

In the second paragraph, according to Mi Heng, the envoy also brought the emperor's imperial edict, waiting for Wang Zheng to go back and personally enact it.

The decree is coming?

Even though neither Mi Heng nor Wang Zheng had ever read it, they knew that it must be that Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty had approved Yuan Shu's recommendation to him.

In other words, as long as Wang Zheng is willing to nod his head, from now on, he will go ashore in one fell swoop and become the so-called governor of Xuzhou.

It's just, a little weird.

When Wang Zheng was suspicious, he saw Xu Fang was also startled: "General, is this edict really issued by the emperor in Luoyang?"

"It shouldn't be. If it was said before, it was still possible, but at this time Liu Xuande has taken over Tao Qian and became Xuzhou's state shepherd."

Wang Zheng nodded, and this is where his doubts lie.

Even if Emperor Han Xian didn't mind his status as a traitor, but his uncle of the same clan is also in Xuzhou now, is this not going to save face for Liu Bei at all?

With this righteous name, if my family goes to crusade against Donghai at this moment, it will be a famous teacher.

and many more!

East China Sea?

A flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and Wang Zheng suddenly figured it out. There is a high probability that this imperial decree was not issued by Emperor Xian.

After many discussions with Mi Heng, he has roughly understood Yuan Shu's intentions.

Leaving Liu Bei aside, his two sworn brothers had long since fought in Hulaoguan, and their reputation as a tiger general has long since passed down. Who in the world is not afraid of three points?
If Wang Zheng went to fight the East China Sea, regardless of victory or defeat, Liu Beifang's main attention would be drawn first. Not only would he mobilize the guards from various counties to gather in the west, but it would most likely draw Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to fight the enemy.
In this way, the one who got the biggest advantage is naturally Yuan Shu, and he will take the opportunity to attack the two counties of Pi and Guangling.

Oh shit!

"Well, you Skeleton King," Wang Zheng couldn't help but swear, "You fucking want to use me as a gunman!"

(End of this chapter)