Battle for hegemony at the end of the Qin Dynasty in the military god system

Chapter 260
The Devil's Valley is within the territory of Yangzhou City, so the Liangshan Army arrived at Yangzhou City soon.According to Sha Pojun's order, Liangshan's army set up a posture to attack the city.

Unable to bear to hurt his former brothers, Wang Li pleaded for orders again, trying to persuade the old troops in Yangzhou City to surrender.Sha Pojun looked at the resolute Wang Li and knew what he was thinking, so he gave him several guards to escort him to the city of Yangzhou. Among the guards was Ying Bu who had just joined the guard camp.

Meng Tian said to Wang Li who was about to leave: "Most of the soldiers in the city are unwilling to take refuge in Zhao Gao, but Zhao Gao was tough, and Zhao Gao killed all those who resisted. You must be careful when you go. Can't do it, get away is the best."

Wang Li nodded, and replied with a smile: "Don't worry! General, I won't go into the city, so there won't be too much risk."

Seeing the back of Wang Li rushing down the city with a few guards, Meng Tian fell into deep thought. If he couldn't kill the guards, Yangzhou City would have to face a tough battle.

Wang Li came to the city and shouted loudly: "Brothers of Yang Zhou, look who I am!"

When the soldiers on the tower saw Wang Li below the city, they were all arguing, and many soldiers shouted happily: "Isn't that General Wang Li? Isn't he dead?"

Some soldiers who knew about Wang Li's persuasion to surrender last time explained: "General Wang is not dead. The Huns besieged the city with General Wang and the soldiers outside the city to repel them. The day before yesterday, General Wang went into the city to persuade him to surrender, but was captured alive by the guard." gone."

Some soldiers were resentful and cursed in a low voice: "Damn Zhao Gao's dog leg, he will be killed sooner or later."

The soldiers beside him covered each other's mouth nervously, and warned in a low voice: "Brother, be careful!"

The soldier who complained did not take it seriously, and said to his brother: "I believe that my brothers will not betray me, let alone General Wang with hundreds of thousands of troops coming to the city, I see Zhao Gao's dog legs, I'm afraid the calf is shaking from fright!" After speaking, all the soldiers laughed.They are also helpless, since the two generals Meng Tian and Wang Li were killed, they have become pawns in Zhao Gao's hands. He doesn't even have experience in running the army, which makes the veterans on the border miserable.

Suddenly a cold voice came from behind the soldiers: "What are you laughing at? The soldiers are approaching the city, are you happy?"

All the soldiers trembled, they didn't know how much the owner of the voice heard what they said.That's right, the owner of this voice is Zhao Zhongchen, the guard of Yangzhou City, and Zhao Gao's confidant.In order to please Zhao Gao, this Zhao Zhongchen abandoned the name given by his parents and changed it to Zhao's surname. He also took the name of a loyal minister to show his loyalty to Zhao Gao.Because he knew how to flatter horses, he was quickly reused by Zhao Gao.When there was a shortage of guards at the border, Zhao Zhongchen volunteered to recommend himself. Overjoyed, Zhao Gao rewarded him with countless gold and silver, and also equipped him with guards with extraordinary martial arts skills to ensure his safety.

But he said that Zhao Zhongchen was ignorant and didn't know how to rule the army and the city. After he came to Yangzhou city, he made a mess of Yangzhou.Later, there were uprisings in various places, and the Great Wall Army was ordered to suppress it. It turned out that Yan Jiu, the acting city lord, had the opportunity to leave Yangzhou with some soldiers.However, Zhao Gao did not let Zhao Zhongchen go out because of the safety of his favorite general.

Zhao Zhongchen naturally maintained his dissolute life until the arrival of the Huns.This time Zhao Zhongchen was frightened and shouted, opening the door and surrendering.However, the deputy general who defended the city poured cold water on Zhao Zhongchen. He told Zhao Zhongchen about the nature of the Huns and the long-standing hatred between the defenders of Yangzhou City and the Huns. He also said that the Huns would never stay. Live mouths, especially people from Yangzhou City.

As a last resort, Zhao Zhongchen had no choice but to bite the bullet and defend the city.I also have to say that Zhao Zhongchen's luck was not bad, and he was about to lose his hold. The Liangshan army came and wiped out the Xiongnu.This made him so happy that he got drunk that day.It's a pity that Wang Li's entry into the city made him terrified. He is a close friend of Zhao Gao, so of course he knew that Wang Li was not dead. Wang Li's appearance at this time must be to seize power.How could Zhao Zhongchen give up and ordered his soldiers to capture Wang Li alive and execute him on the spot.But Wang Li's prestige in Yang Zhou was far beyond his imagination, and no soldiers followed Zhao Zhongchen's instructions.At this time, the deputy general of Yang Zhoucheng said to Zhao Zhongchen: "Wang Li must not be killed. Killing him will definitely cause a mutiny. What's more, there is another one behind Wang Li, so that hundreds of thousands of Huns have to go all out." army."

Zhao Zhongchen cursed secretly, and ordered Wang Li to be taken into custody as a last resort.But he never imagined that Wang Li's connections were so good that the soldiers were willing to risk being killed and let him go.

Upon hearing the news of Wang Li's escape, Zhao Zhongchen was furious and wanted to kill the guards.As a result, the deputy general of Yangzhou City dissuaded him again: "These soldiers are all veterans who have made great achievements in battle. If they are killed, all the soldiers of Yangzhou City will be disappointed. I am afraid that the mutiny is not far away."

Zhao Zhongchen is so angry, I can't kill this one, I can't kill that one, I am the coach or you are the coach.But Zhao Zhongchen also knew that Yangzhou City was no better than Xianyang. The only people who belonged to him here were a few brought by him.In desperation, Zhao Zhongchen had no choice but to give up, keeping this resentment in his heart, and prepared to settle it in the future.

It's a pity that the good times didn't last long, Wang Li, who had escaped from the city, came back again, and this time he actually brought an army of more than [-] people.Hearing that the soldiers guarding the city gathered together and laughed heartily, Zhao Zhongchen was very upset.He ordered these laughing soldiers to be executed on the spot, but naturally no one obeyed the order.Zhao Zhongchen said furiously: "I am the chief general of Yang Zhou, and my order is the military law. If I say kill, I will kill. Anyone who dares to resist the order is like a rebellion. Let me take down these bastards who don't know how to live or die." , Zhao Zhongchen once again ordered the soldiers to go and capture him.

Although the deputy general wanted to go forward to persuade him, but this time he did not speak out to dissuade him. He could see that Zhao Zhongchen was really angry this time.Because the besieging army gathered outside the city, there were many soldiers on the tower. After Zhao Zhongchen said something, some people did come forward to capture the laughing soldiers.

The soldier who kept complaining shouted: "Brothers, have you forgotten the friendship that went through life and death together? Do you have to betray your own heart just because of this kind of person? Isn't our general worthy of allegiance this one who only knows how to eat, drink, and have fun? Idiots, but General Meng Tian and General Wang Li who are fighting off the Huns for us under the city. Brothers! Wake up!"

Zhao Zhongchen was furious, and shouted loudly: "Kill me, kill all these rebellious officials and thieves."

But this time, none of the soldiers on the tower did anything. Instead, some people discussed in private: "Is General Meng Tian alive? I said that General Meng Tian will not die so easily."

Some people wept with joy and shouted: "I said that the Huns could not retreat so easily. It turns out that General Meng Tian has returned."

Some soldiers looked at each other secretly and slowly approached Zhao Zhongchen.Zhao Zhongchen, who was in anger, didn't care, and his guards didn't think too much.

With a roar, three saber lights flashed, and Zhao Zhongchen stuck three sabers behind his back. Zhao Zhongchen looked at the sabers piercing his chest in surprise, and then turned his head to look at the person who killed him. He fell to the ground with a dead eye.And his guards didn't recover until after Zhao Zhongchen's death. The lieutenant general, who had been in the field for a long time, was the first to react, and shouted loudly: "Follow me and kill the rest of Zhao Gao." Zhao Zhongchen's guards and the rest of the soldiers also joined the battle.

Although the guards were skilled in martial arts, they couldn't withstand the siege of veterans who had experienced many battles.Not long after, he was beheaded to death.After cleaning up Zhao Zhongchen's remnant party, the deputy general Kaesong surrendered to Liangshan Army.

(End of this chapter)