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Chapter 562
Zhang Shicheng's army was severely injured after the bombing of the camp. Under the hard work of the 20st Cavalry Brigade, there were less than [-] people left!
Zhang Shicheng led the defeated Xingye back to Pingjiang City with these remaining soldiers. From then on, he was unable to avoid the battle!

After that, Fang Qiang concentrated his superior forces and captured Huzhou City. The encirclement of 20 troops has been completed, and Zhang Shicheng was completely trapped to death in Pingjiang.
At the command of the King of Wu, Fang Qiang held a military meeting to annihilate Zhang Shicheng. Now, the encirclement of the three armies has become complete, and it is only a matter of time before Zhang Shicheng is annihilated!
Zhang Shicheng in Pingjiang City also knew this, but he actually chose to die rather than surrender, which surprised Fang Qiang!
"His Royal Highness, it will be futile to wait any longer. In my opinion, we might as well attack the city directly. The First Artillery Brigade has already assembled, and Pingjiang City will be destroyed with one round of covering strikes!"

The person who said this was Wang Dapao, the commander of the [-]st Artillery Brigade. To be fair, Fang Qiang knew that what he said was the truth. The level of city casting in this era was quite limited. No matter how thick the city wall was, it could not withstand the bombardment of explosive charges.

A whole artillery brigade participated in the battle, and the attack was overwhelming!
But Fang Qiang didn't want to cause too many killings. It's not that he was soft-hearted, but that the wounded soldiers after the war could not be resettled!
It would be a good choice to cut them down with a single knife, so as not to waste food, nor solve their resettlement problems, but Fang Qiang is a moral person, and he can't do such cruel things!
So he has been hesitant about siege!
However, the killers under him have no such hesitation. The hearts of their hearts are eager to be cast with blood!
This is not surprising, since ancient times, the achievements of generals have been based on killing!

"His Royal Highness King Wu, it is indeed possible to attack the city. 20 soldiers eat horse chews, and the daily consumption is an astronomical figure!"

It was Shen Wansan who said this. He is now the Minister of Finance of King Wu's territory, and he is also in charge of logistics. He came here to escort food and grass recently, and he has important news to report at the same time!

The cabinet drew up a big development plan, mainly involving Yunnan, Sichuan and other places. The reason is very simple. The mineral resources there are quite rich, and the land resources are even more unique. It is a prerequisite for the territorial economy to rise to another stage!

But large-scale development is not an easy task. The road to Shu is difficult, and Yunnan is a land of smog, so traffic has become the biggest obstacle. The cabinet's plan is to build several railways, so that transporting troops and people will be easier Much more convenient!

Now the ministers under Fang Qiang's hands have realized the benefits of the railway. This thing is not only convenient but also fast. It is really an artifact to communicate between the two places!

But all of the above needs money, and the finances in the territory are already beyond their means, but Zhang Shicheng is a rich master, so Shen Wansan can't wait to capture Pingjiang City!

Now Fang Qiang's sphere of influence is quite broad, almost covering the entire Yangtze River Basin. Of course, some places north of the Yangtze River are still in the territory of Wang Baobao and Chahan, but most of the areas south of the Yangtze River are under the influence of Fang Qiang. In terms of scope, only Zhang Shicheng and Fang Guozhen are left!
Zhang Shicheng is already a turtle in the urn, and can be solved with just one bombardment. Fang Guozhen is also unlikely to become a great weapon. He can only become a hero at sea. He has no chance at all on land!

The time for Fang Qiang to rule Jiangnan is coming!
"Your Highness, Your Highness, what are you thinking? Don't hesitate any longer, give the order to attack the city!"

It's rare, even Li Shanchang urged.

Fang Qiang thought about it carefully, and then said: "Send someone to persuade you to surrender. If Zhang Shicheng is stubbornly resisting, then we will strike again!"

"This... that's fine!"

Li Shanchang hesitated for a while, but finally agreed. The reason for hesitation was that persuading people to surrender was not a good job. Zhang Shicheng was moody. If he sent an important minister there, he might be defeated, but if his rank was too low, it would not show up. The sincerity of His Highness King Wu...

Li Shanchang hesitated for a long time, and finally thought of a person - Li Bosheng!

Li Bosheng was an important minister under Zhang Shicheng. When Fang Qiang's army captured Huzhou, he planned to commit suicide to die for the country, but was stopped by the guards on the left and right, so he did not die!

It takes a lot of courage to commit suicide. If he didn't succeed once, it would be very difficult to do it a second time. Then he surrendered!
Fang Qiang admired his integrity very much, so he kept it under the account for reuse, and now he is sent to persuade him to surrender!

Li Bosheng accepted the task of persuading the surrender very calmly, and then went to Pingjiang City without looking back!
"Open the door, open the door...I have something to ask to see King Cheng!"

Li Bosheng yelled in front of Pingjiang City, and soon attracted the attention of the guards!

"Prime Minister Li is back, open the city gate quickly!"

The soldiers guarding the city quickly recognized Li Boxheng's identity. This was not surprising because he had been Zhang Shicheng's prime minister!

"Bosheng, you're back!"

Zhang Shicheng seemed to know what Li Bosheng was here for, but his demeanor was unusually calm!

Li Bosheng looked at Zhang Shicheng in front of him, and his heart was full of emotions. It was only a few days since he saw him, and his hair was all white!
"His Royal Highness, you should surrender. I think that Fang Qiang is also a hero. He will treat you and the people well..."

It is quite embarrassing for the former monarchs and ministers to meet now, but Li Bosheng still spoke out what was in his heart!
Zhang Shicheng's face was still calm, but there was a hint of coldness in his voice, he said: "Bosheng, I have treated you well, where is your integrity?"

"His Royal Highness Cheng!" Li Bosheng burst into tears for a moment, he said: "This minister also wanted to commit suicide to die for the country, but was stopped by his subordinates desperately. Now he wants to die but can't die!"

"Oh?"

There was a sneering smile on Zhang Shicheng's face, he said: "Want to die but can't die? I can help you with this task!"

"Your Highness, you..."

Li Bosheng pointed at Zhang Shicheng in front of him, but couldn't say a word. He recognized the expression on the other side, it was a sign of murder!

Sure enough, after a while, Zhang Shicheng gave an order, "Come here, take this rebellious official and traitor to me and chop him off. Hang his head on the top of the wall, so that the Wu army on the opposite side will know that I, Zhang Shicheng, would rather die than surrender!"

"Yes!"

The guards under Zhang Shicheng were quite loyal, they cut off Li Bosheng with a click, and hung his head on the top of the wall!

"Oh shit!"

Seeing this situation, Fang Qiang outside the city could no longer hold back the anger in his heart, so he ordered to attack the city without hesitation!

boom!boom!boom!
Cannonballs exploded outside the four gates of Pingjiang City, and the powerful critical force directly blasted the thick city gates into pieces!

What followed was a one-sided massacre. Fang Qiang's men were all professional soldiers. Although there were only 20 soldiers, they were armed to the teeth. Seventy of Zhang Shicheng's men were killed in the first charge. Falling!
Afterwards, any effective resistance could no longer be formed, and the overall situation was settled!
(End of this chapter)