There were tanks in the Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 302 Bombarding Xiangyang City ([-])
"Then tell me, what happened to these boats on the river?"

Wang Qing suppressed the anger in his heart.

The Qilin Army was originally located in Xiangcheng County and Rufen Town, but now the imperial court has dispatched 20 troops to encircle and suppress the Qilin Army. From Xiangyang.

But it's only been a few days, why did the Qilin army appear outside Xiangyang City?
What about Fangcheng County?

What about Wancheng?
What about Rang County?
What about Deng Cheng?
Even if the Qilin army is going to rush to the outside of Xiangyang City, then what are the four cities that must pass through, and what are so many defenders doing? Could it be that even the Qilin army, which is less than [-], can't stop it? Can't eat it?
Even if it can't be stopped or eaten, then there must be news for such a big event, right?
It must be blocked for a few days, right?
Let’s not talk about anything else, let’s just talk about Wancheng. It took Wang Qing a lot of thought to capture Wancheng in the first place, and after taking Wancheng, he also repelled many waves of siege by the imperial court. As a result, such a strong city Wancheng was able to survive continuously. There was no news at all, and the Qilin Army showed up here.

Not only Wancheng, but what are the other counties doing?

Could it be that the Qilin army forcibly captured them?But even if it is captured, there must be news.

But now there is no news at all. Wang Qing's scalp is numb. Looking at He Ji's face, he even doubts He Ji. Did He Ji deliberately withhold the news from there? Why don't you let yourself know?
It's impossible to say that the Qilin army is so powerful that they can't send out any news about forcibly seizing the city.

Absolutely so, otherwise there would be no explanation at all.

Even if Wancheng and Rangxian can't send out news, even if the Qilin army is fast, what about Shunyang?
Wancheng, Rangxian County, and Dengcheng are on the only way to go south to Xiangyang, but Shunyang is not. Shunyang is to the west and next to Danjing. It is not a road at all, okay?You want to say that the Qilin army is fast, but they all went to Shunyang. Not only did they attack Shunyang, but they also took over Wang Qing's navy army and incorporated them into their own.

It's all like this. I stayed in Xiangyang City and didn't receive any news at all.

If you want to say that He Ji is not suspicious at all and is not noble in secret, Wang Qing really doesn't believe it.

Seeing Wang Qing's deeply suspicious eyes, He Ji knelt down in fright, and knelt down for Wang Qing.

"Oh shit."

Wang Qing kicked this guy aside with one kick. When he saw this guy, he got annoyed and said, "Go and find out. Go and find out why there is no news at all. If you can't find out, then don't come to see me and settle it yourself."

"Yes, yes, yes." He Ji breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly went down to investigate the matter with a pale face.

Not only Wang Qing, but He Ji himself is not stupid, the army has come to the door, there is no news here, there is definitely something wrong inside Xiangyang City.When I think of this, when I think that I was almost slaughtered by Wang Qing, if it weren't for He Ji being the first group of people to follow Wang Qing, with a high degree of loyalty and trust, it would be someone else, just now Wang Qing That attitude definitely killed them on the spot.

Humph.

After getting off the top of the city, He Ji also looked ugly.

Naturally, it was impossible for him to withhold this information. Likewise, he had no idea that such a big thing happened in the north and no news had reached Xiangyang. Someone inside Xiangyang was definitely up to something. He Ji thought of it when he mentioned it. a group of people.

Then he immediately took two thousand soldiers to those local aristocratic families in Xiangyang.

For those who secretly opposed He Ji, after He Ji led his troops here, he directly ordered the army to massacre these families without saying a word.

That family is disobedient, kill it!

That family is suspected, kill!

That house is not pleasing to the eye, kill!

For a time, the people in Xiangyang City were panicked, especially the local nobles. Originally, Wang Qing did not dare to openly oppose these people after he conquered Xiangyang. Sometimes he had to suffer the shame of the Xiangyang family. , but this time it was different. He Ji didn't even say a word, and the army rushed in and started killing directly.

No matter women, old people, children, or servants, no one is spared.

Some families even organized their rebellion, and this rebellion gave He Ji even more reason to massacre. This is clearly because you have ghosts in your hearts, and you have seized these news secretly. After killing many nobles, He Ji took them with him People cleaned the guards at the city gate and some civil servants in the county government, but whoever thinks there is a problem, kill them!

Finally, He Ji came over covered in blood and reported to Wang Qing.

"It has been found out that it was Zhou, Cai, Liu, and Zhuge who did it. They have been put to death and all the people who had taken refuge with them in the county government have been killed."

Wang Qing took a look at He Ji and was very satisfied.

Seeing that Wang Qing was satisfied, He Ji's hanging heart finally dropped, and it seemed that this little life was saved.

At this time, Mr. Jin Jian Li Zhu came over. He also heard about the changes outside the city, and the two of them hurriedly looked for Wang Qing.

"Sir, what should we do now?"

Wang Qing was a little panicked, the rhythm was a bit wrong, the Qilin army had come here in just a few days, and even his navy had been recruited, it would be no fun without the navy here in Xiangyang.

Looking at the warships interspersed on the river, Li Zhu was also speechless.

"My lord, why don't you attack Xiangyang?"

Wu Song looked at the river with some confusion. It had been more than two hours since the army arrived at the river mouth. For more than two hours, Li Chu refused to give orders and asked the army to wait here.There was no action on the part of the navy, they just kept shuttling back and forth on the river.

Li Chu smiled and said, "Don't worry, just wait a little longer."

Although Xiangyang is a fortress, its military status is very important.

But Li Chu didn't intend to eat Xiangyang.

You have to eat this meal one bite at a time. If you eat too much at once, it will only burst your stomach and make you feel very uncomfortable.Just like Yingchang Mansion, it could be easily captured, but Li Chu didn't. It was not just a matter of food, but also other factors to consider.

This is why after Lu Junyi absolutely surrendered to the Qilin Army, Zhu Wu did not take the opportunity to occupy Yingchang Mansion but chose to lead the army to Yingqiao Town.

Otherwise, in the scene at that time, Zhu Wu could easily kill Zheng Ci and capture Yingchang Mansion.

Now that the entire Nanyang area has fallen into Li Chu's hands, the Qilin Army's territory has expanded many times.

The Qilin Army's foundation is still a bit lacking, and it will take a lot of time to digest so many cities, especially the civil servants who manage it. Nowadays, they are all recruited temporarily.Coupled with the upcoming farming, some places in Nanyang are also in ruins. Not only Li Chu, but also Shi Tianyi and Zhu Wu all had the same idea. They suggested that Nanyang should be stabilized first, and then other things could be done slowly.

Anyway, the Shunyang Navy is now under the control of the Qilin Army, and it is only a matter of time to capture Xiangyang. There is no rush to go crazy like this now.

Moreover, staying in Xiangyang can also play a role in containing Wang Qing.

As for how to restrain them, both Shi Tianyi and Zhu Wu have their own strategies.

But Li Chu had a better idea.

After calculating that the time was almost up, Li Chu ordered Li Xuan and the soldiers of the Fu Shui Army to get ready and let the hot air balloon go up into the sky.

(End of this chapter)