Dressed as the cannon fodder who died prematurely, I will marry the villain in anger

Chapter 657 Attacking Zhuozhou

Both sides knew that the Pingzhou army was just looking for an excuse to attack Zhuozhou, and it didn't matter whether they agreed or not.

However, refusal must be refused. If he borrows the passage, Zhuozhou will be attacked from both inside and outside. Unless Wei Kuang joins Pingzhou, his reputation as a stupid pig will spread with the agreement to borrow the passage.

Therefore, Wei Kuang spoke, "General Dong, it is not convenient for us in Zhuozhou to take the road."

Immediately, he changed his tone and said, "But we understand your feelings. General Dong, if you trust me, Wei Kuang, just wait. We will immediately send people to search and rescue. When we find the person, first How about I give you my time back?"

Using Zi's spear to attack Zi's shield, Wei Kuang was so eloquent that Dong Jichuan sighed in his heart.

There was a look of regret on his face, and he said, "I, Dong Jichuan, believe in you, General Wei. It's just that human life is at stake, so we have offended you."

After Dong Jichuan finished speaking, he returned to the team.

Qin Zhao raised the spear in his hand and gave the order without any nonsense, "Come here, prepare to attack the city!"

There are big fish in Zhuozhou City! Qin Zhao knew that Xie Zhan was in Zhuozhou. According to the news from their people in the city, he was still inside.

Qin Zhao didn't know that as soon as Pingzhou issued the announcement, Xie Zhan had already quietly left Zhuozhou from the southwest with his people.

Wei Kuang knew at a glance that the Pingzhou army was planning to forcefully borrow the passage.

"The Pingzhou army is about to attack the city. Everyone, prepare to defend!" After saying this, Wei Kuang whispered to his lieutenant, "Follow the plan."

The deputy general nodded and went to carry out the task without mentioning it.

Outside Zhuozhou City, during the few days that Xie Zhan came to Zhuozhou, he not only dealt with the problems in Zhuozhou, but also arranged for people to build some simple fortifications outside Zhuozhou City at night, such as setting up roadblocks, blocking horses, and building trenches.

The engineers in Pingzhou are cleaning these fortifications under the protection of the robes.

In Zhuozhou City, the sounds of gongs and drums were heard in all the main roads and streets.

"The Pingzhou army is coming!"

"The Pingzhou army is going to massacre the city!"

"Everyone who wants to leave the city, hurry up!"

Under the vigorous propaganda of the Dali soldiers, the already panicked people listened to the footsteps of various carriages outside, quickly packed a simple baggage and went out. As soon as they came out, they saw people hurriedly walking towards the city gate. direction to go.

The Pingzhou personnel who stayed in Zhuozhou as internal responders saw that something was wrong. After summing up, they immediately picked up the gongs and drums and went out.

"Don't panic, everyone, Pingzhou will not massacre the city! Stay at home with peace of mind, it is dangerous outside!"

"Pingzhou's army punishes evil and promotes good, just like ordinary people!"

Panic had already formed, and no matter how much Pingzhou's insiders tried to persuade them, the people would either spontaneously or be coerced into heading towards the city gate.

Zhuozhou City was in chaos.

Wei Kuang looked at the crowd of people under the city gate and was ready to carry out the plan told by the governor.

Before Xie Zhan left, he knew very well that Zhuozhou was destined to be unable to hold on, the entire economy collapsed, and the people wanted to leave.

Pingzhou has been plotting against Zhuozhou, and launching an attack on Zhuozhou is both reasonable and unexpected. It's just that Pingzhou came and attacked in the east and west, cutting and beating, it was too sudden.

There are too many people who want to leave and go out of the city. If their city gates remain closed, these people who want to leave will be a very unstable factor in the rear. It is better to make good use of them and consume some of Pingzhou's strength.

The chaos in Zhuozhou City vaguely spread outside.

Qin Zhao, Dong Jichuan and others looked solemn.

"There is a situation!"

"Let the soldiers attacking the city in front be careful!"

Yes, the engineers have cleared the fortifications along the way, and the vanguard has begun to attack the city wall.

"Open the city gate!" Wei Kuang ordered.

Near the front of the city gate, more than twenty steam vehicles were ready to go, followed by countless people.

As soon as the city gate opened, these twenty-odd steam vehicles rushed out. As soon as they went out, they spread out in the shape of an umbrella. They ran rampantly, and some Pingzhou soldiers who could not dodge were knocked down.

These twenty-odd steamcarts were transported by Dali soldiers to the city gate and lined up three or four feet away.

When the people of Zhuozhou saw that the city gate was open, they rushed out in large numbers. However, the road was blocked by a steam train in front of them, and they had to disperse to both sides.

There were so many people that the people knocked down the ladders.

Now it is completely impossible to attack the city.

The young generals at the forefront of Pingzhou immediately shouted, "Stop attacking the city! Withdraw!" He asked the attacking soldiers to follow the flow.

At this time, the Dali soldiers on the city tower took advantage of the high altitude and began to shoot and kill the Pingzhou soldiers below. They watched the Pingzhou soldiers shoot indiscriminately, not caring whether they hurt the people or not.

For a time, under the city wall, cries of pain and wailing could be heard everywhere.

This scene was seen by Qin Zhao, Dong Jichuan and others, and they immediately sent people to deal with the steamer.

"You actually use the people of Zhuozhou as human shields, shameless!"

Dong Jichuan said slowly, "Wei Kuang and the others are about to withdraw." If the other party dared to do this, they should have already planned to abandon the city.

Dong Jichuan's prediction was correct. Wei Kuang immediately went to deal with the steamer when he saw them. He knew that the situation was over, so he led his men and slowly retreated to the southwest.

Once the trains are cleared, the people of Zhuozhou can evacuate normally.

People are still coming in and out of the city gate.

As a young general in the vanguard, Ma Jin immediately led his men up the city wall via a ladder, and quickly dealt with all the remaining soldiers on the wall, and then led his men to chase Wei Kuang.

Qin Zhao shouted behind him, "Don't chase the enemy when you are in trouble! Stop it immediately when you find that something cannot be done. Do you hear me?"

The city of Zhuozhou was already empty. Ma Jin met Pingzhou's spy on the way to follow, and the spy told him, "I saw them going that way."

Ma Jin immediately led people forward to pursue him. As he got closer, he did see a person with the figure of Xie Zhan. At another glance, he found that he was wearing a special mask on his face. Judging from the appearance, it was indeed Xie Zhan.

He was overjoyed and said, "Chase!"

Ma Jin was Qin Zhao's confidant, so he knew that the big fish in Zhuozhou City was none other than Xie Zhan, the military commander of Dali.

Xie Wei led a group of men and horses and ran towards the planned path, slipping away from the pursuers behind him.

The burns on Xie Wei's face have recovered to 70% to 80% after being treated by the famous doctor Xie Zhan hired. After he put on the special mask, his entire outline and eyebrows and jawline looked very similar to Xie Zhan at first glance.

He was assigned a task, and when he saw that only the young general Ma Jin was chasing him, he couldn't help but feel disappointed.

Twenty or thirty miles away from Zhuozhou City, Xie Zhan stood on a high place, silently staring at the northeast, which was the direction of Zhuozhou. The sound of the two armies clashing seemed to be heard from a distance.

Zhuozhou failed to save in the end.

He has tried to save it, and his methods are actually effective. If Zhuozhou is given a year or two, it may not be able to recover.

However, Pingzhou's situation has made Zhuozhou's ability to bear risks very low, and it will collapse at the slightest sign of trouble.

Zhuozhou is also located at the junction of Pingzhou. It is easy for Pingzhou to influence Zhuozhou.

In fact, it is not impossible to block Pingzhou's influence on Zhuozhou. Just let Pingzhou become chaotic or too busy to take care of Zhuozhou.

However, the south of Pingzhou is covered by sea, the east and north are bordered by foreigners, and only the southwest is bordered by Dali.

If Pingzhou has no time to take care of others, either Dali will use troops to attack Pingzhou, or Xianbei and other foreign tribes will attack Pingzhou in the north.

In the former, Pingzhou deployed heavy troops in Daijun, Shanggujun and Yuyangjun. For a time, even if Dali sent troops, he could not achieve good results immediately.

If you want Xianbei to send troops, Xianbei is not stupid. He cannot take the initiative for no reason. And it seems that Xianbei is more willing to attack Dali than Pingzhou.

Another way is to attack the coastal areas of Pingzhou, but Pingzhou's navy is not bad. Dali's navy may not necessarily achieve good results immediately.

Xie Zhan thought to himself that in just three years, Pingzhou had managed itself like an iron bucket, with no obvious shortcomings or flaws.