Happy Little Scholar

The coalition forces of Nanzhou, Linzhou and other five states were stationed ten miles outside Cangzhou City.

They didn't dare to get too close. If they got closer, Wei Liang and others would give them a taste of the red cannon. They didn't dare to attack the city. The city gates were all sealed. If they rushed under the city wall, God would punish them by harvesting human lives. It's like cutting leeks.

It stands to reason that the two attacks on the city did not bring any benefits at all. They did not even touch the enemy, but they suffered such heavy losses. An ordinary army would have been demoralized and defeated, but the opponent was still able to sink. If you can't hold back your anger, either the opponent's military morale is strong, or the opponent's commander is a ****...

Chen Qing used a high-power telescope on the city wall to see their actions clearly. Without food, the other party's general was decisive and killed the horses for food. Although this move could temporarily solve the problem of hunger, it was equivalent to The cavalry was completely abandoned, and it seemed that they were going to hold on until reinforcements arriving to transport food.

He really couldn't bear to tell them that their reinforcements would not be able to come back. When they finished eating the horse meat and were dizzy and exhausted from hunger, General Wei would order the city gates to be opened and lead an energetic and well-equipped army. The new army bombed them with heavenly punishment, bombarded them with red cannons, and gave them the final blow.

The people of Cangzhou City finally felt relieved. Although when the enemy attacked the city, the rumbling noise outside made people panic and the city was in a state of panic, but His Highness won the victory so easily. They finally felt confident in their hearts.

Li Duan was also relieved. He had learned all the kung fu that his aunt taught him before she left, and he would not be spanked just because she came back and was unable to deliver...

At this time, it was already the third day of the five-state coalition's attack on the city.

On top of the city, Wei Liang took back his telescope and said, "Their horses have already eaten all their food. We started digging wild vegetables this morning to satisfy our hunger. We will starve them for another three days. After three days, we will leave the city to meet the enemy!"

General Fan curled his lips and said, "What the hell, after three days, they still have the strength to hold weapons, I will be convinced!"

He walked to the city wall and said, "It's almost time, let's go."

"yes!"

Several guards responded and lowered a giant curtain made of cloth from the city wall.

Not long after, a fast horse galloped into the military camp outside the city.

After a while, a general walked into the main tent and said in a deep voice: "General Pang, a scout came back just now and said that they wrote on the city wall..."

The middle-aged man raised his eyebrows: "What word?"

Na Xian opened his lips and said with difficulty: "Surrender without killing!"

General Pang slammed the table and said angrily: "Asshole!"

"General, we have run out of food. The soldiers have not eaten well these days. Many of them are suffering from vomiting and diarrhea. Why haven't those who went back to transport food come back..."

A gloomy look appeared on General Pang's face, and he said: "We have sent people to check, and there will be news in two days at most..."

"However, the soldiers can no longer wait for two days. From yesterday to today, there have been hundreds of deserters..." The general looked at him and murmured: "General, retreat, Cangzhou is no longer what it used to be." Cangzhou is here, we can’t capture it…”

Clang!

General Pang pulled out the long knife hanging on the side, put it on his neck, widened his eyes, and said angrily: "If you say that again, I will kill you for disturbing the morale of the army!"

The general's face turned pale and he immediately said: "General, forgive me!"

General Pang took the long knife away from his neck and said, "Send the order to launch a surprise attack on Cangzhou at midnight tonight!"

"yes!"

The general walked out of the account, wiped a trace of blood on his neck, and looked slightly gloomy.

Outside the camp.

The soldiers patrolling the camp were pale and moved slowly. The weapons in their hands fell to the ground. They bent down and struggled to pick them up. They were weak and like walking corpses.

In various camps, the sound of wailing has been non-stop for the past few days.

In a certain camp, dozens of people gathered together, all with sallow faces and disheveled faces.

One person sipped his saliva and said weakly: "What on earth is the general thinking? There is obviously no food left, why don't you retreat!"

As soon as these words came out, several voices immediately came from the camp.

"Yes, I said it three days ago. The team escorting grain and grass from the rear will arrive soon. It will arrive soon... It will be three days soon. All the wild vegetables and tree bark near the camp have been eaten. They Why don't you come?"

"Didn't Brother Qi just say it? He saw it with his own eyes. Banners were hung on the walls of Cangzhou City, saying that if you surrender, you will not be killed, but you will get meat to eat. Those who surrender will be counted as military merits..."

"It's true..."

…

"Shut up!" A man walked in from outside the tent and shouted angrily.

The people in the tent shivered one after another, retracted their heads, and whispered: "General."

Discussing the topic of surrendering to the enemy in the army is a capital crime. Just like those deserters, after being captured, their heads hang in front of the battle. If they were not the general's personal guards, they would have kneeled down and begged for mercy by now.

The general looked at them and said, "Who gave you the guts to discuss this in the tent!"

"General, I know my mistake!" Several people knelt on the ground and said in unison.

The general stood there and looked at them. After a moment, he said, "Qi San, come with me."

The scout named Qi San was called to another tent. Everyone in the tent looked at each other with twinkling eyes.

After a while, the scout named Qi San returned to the tent. After another half an hour, everyone in the tent walked out of the tent and walked into other tents...

...

In Cangzhou City, on the city wall, Wei Liang took the arrow from a guard, took a paper tube from the end of the arrow, smiled, and threw it to General Fan beside him.

"I was thinking of sending someone over at midnight to quietly break through the city wall. It's a good idea." General Fan sneered and said, "Tell the brothers tonight, all cheer up for this general!"

It was midnight.

The moon was dark and the wind was high. There were no stars in the night sky. The whole Cangzhou City was shrouded in a huge black curtain.

Outside the city wall, a black shadow slowly walked towards the city wall.

"God is really helping me..." Behind the crowd, General Pang looked at the dark night and ordered: "After entering the city cave, do everything you can to hollow out the city wall, and others will cover the siege..."

"Gu..." A strange sound suddenly came from his ear.

A man next to him covered his stomach and whispered: "General, I'm sorry, I can't control my stomach..."

General Pang frowned, glared at his guard, and said: "Be patient for a while, wait until you enter the city, eat as much as you want..."

As soon as he finished speaking, large patches of fire suddenly lit up on the city wall.

He was stunned for a moment, and then immediately said: "Attack the city!"

Puff!

The sound of sharp swords piercing the flesh.

General Pang was very familiar with this sound, because just a few days ago, when he inserted the knife into the chest of the general who disturbed the army's morale, it was this sound.

At this moment, another lieutenant stood behind him, close to his ear, and said: "General, I'm sorry, His Majesty wants you to live only if you capture Cangzhou, but we also want to live..."

"Only by following Her Royal Highness the Princess can we live and have meat to eat..." He slowly pulled out the knife and said: "So, please die, General..."

General Pang covered his chest, and the light in his eyes had already frozen.

The lieutenant threw down the bloody long knife in his hand and shouted: "General Pang is dead, we are willing to surrender!"

The hundreds of soldiers and generals beside him put down their weapons at the same time and said in unison: "General Pang is dead, we are willing to surrender!"

Farther behind, countless people stared blankly at the front, watching the group of people kneeling down, and after hearing the voice of "General Pang is dead", they also put down their weapons and knelt on the ground after a brief daze...

"Can't surrender!"

"Can't surrender!"

"You are treason..."

...

There were also many different voices, but these voices did not last long before they were drowned out by the voices around them...