Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty

Sanma Mountain extends to the north and becomes steeper as it goes north. But there were almost no Shu soldiers stationed here, only wandering scouts were seen running away. Shi Yanchao led the horse and led a group of people up the ridge along several roads, and he breathed a sigh of relief. Shi Yanchao is very tall and burly, and it is rare to see anyone bigger than him; but he is heavy, and walking up the mountain wearing heavy armor is also very strenuous. The sweat on his body soaked the lining, and he felt that the top of his head was so hot that it was about to smoke. The armor that Brother Shao worked out is solid, but there are many uncomfortable things, such as the helmet is completely airtight.

The soldiers led the horses and were still climbing up the hillside, but not all of them came up. Shi Yanchao could only stand and wait for a while, he was attracted by the scene of Kuizhou at the first sight.

Kuizhou seemed to be right under his feet. Shi Yanchao was already looking forward to leading his troops to capture this important town alone!

Looking at a city from a high place is completely different from looking up at the majestic city from outside the city gate. At this time, Kuizhou seemed to be just a field, and the neighbors inside were divided into pieces of fields, flat and low.

Shi Yanchao turned his eyes slightly, and saw that a large area of ​​the Shu army on the southern hillside was defeated, and the defeat was like a mountain, surging westward like a crowd. Shi Yanchao looked contemptuous, and coldly snorted: "Vulnerable!"

A group of generals and soldiers came to his side, followed by looking down at the scene on the left and right.

Shi Yanchao looked up at the sky, the sky was clear and clear, so Kuizhou in the distance could be clearly seen at a glance. He bent down, grabbed a handful of sand on the ground, wiped off the sweat in his big palms, took off an iron spear from his horse, and pointed at Kuizhou: "Follow me to flatten this city!"

Immediately he led his army down the mountain, and a large group of heavy cavalry and light cavalry gathered in the bushes at the foot of the mountain. At this time, seeing the defeated soldiers of the Shu army rushing towards the city gate, Shi Yanchao felt that it was time to get on, so he got on his horse and shouted loudly to order the whole army to move out.

A large group of cavalry rushed out of the bushes, and the horses were jogging happily. The wind whistled in his ears, and the target was ahead. Shi Yanchao was inexplicably excited whenever this happened.

...But at this time, Wang Zhaoyuan led a rout of troops to the city, and the city gate was closed tightly. Countless people crowded outside the moat, yelling and clamoring to open the door. Wang Zhaoyuan rode a horse and shouted outside the door: "Gao Yanchou! Gao Yanchou!"

At this moment, a big man on the city tower stood by the female wall and said loudly: "Wang Jianjun take a step first and wait at the Naihe Bridge. We will talk about it when I arrive. There is nothing to say now, you look back!"

Wang Zhaoyuan had known for a long time that Zhou Jun was chasing him, and when he looked back, he saw a wave of Zhou Jun's horsemen rushing like wolves and tigers. Wang Zhaoyuan became more anxious: "Open the door quickly, I will guard the city with Gao Jieshuai."

The horsemen of the Zhou army immediately killed Wang Zhaoyuan's defeated army. Countless people and horses were driven over, and the city gate became more and more crowded. Wang Zhaoyuan's eyes widened, and his tone was almost sad: "Gao Jieshuai, seeing that you and I are both ministers of Dashu, you saved my life today, Wang will never forget it!"

"Jiangling Mansion (Jingnan) took the opportunity to seize the city gate when it was opened. Now that I open the city, the result is obvious." Gao Yanchou shouted, "No one can save you, and Kuizhou can't hold it anymore! Wang Jianjun, if you still remember the emperor's kindness and have a little blood, let's fight the last battle under the city!"

"Gao, you are so cruel...fuck!" Wang Zhaoyuan was cursing when an arrow flew past his head. He looked up and saw Gao Yanchou holding his bow and arrow again. There was nothing to say at the moment, so he quickly patted his horse away from the city wall.

... Shouting loudly, Shi Yanchao caught up with the fleeing Shu soldiers, and with the speed of the horses, he threw his ready iron spear forward, and immediately passed through the back of a soldier, piercing through his vest. He took down an iron gun from his back again, and chased after him, but he didn't feel the joy of breaking the formation, because there were rout soldiers who had discarded their armor and armor all around, which made him feel that chasing and killing these people was a bit of a waste of weapons.

A group of people was waving flags in the distance, and one of them shouted: "Brave warriors of the Great Zhou, our general Wang Zhaoyuan admits defeat and wants to surrender to your army. Please be merciful to the warriors of the Great Zhou..."

At this moment, a messenger on horseback came from behind, with three small red flags on his back, and the messenger shouted: "Commander Guo of the Chinese Army ordered that those who surrendered in the Shu army will not be killed, and the killing of prisoners is strictly prohibited!"

When the surrounding Shu soldiers heard the yelling of the messengers, they knelt down and surrendered, and immediately threw their weapons on the ground. Shi Yanchao rushed to the base of the city with a group of horsemen, and arrows rained down on the wall. He wandered around the gate of the city, only to see that the suspension bridge was lifted and the gate of the city was closed tightly. The iron cavalry fought back with bows and arrows by the moat, charging forward but unable to advance an inch. Horses were shot to death one after another. Shi Yanchao slapped his horses and turned around, shouting: "Go!"

Shi Yanchao turned his head to look at the city wall, feeling very unhappy, as if he had punched the wall. The flat and fragile city seen on the mountain seemed to be trampled into scum by iron hooves at any time, but now it became an insurmountable iron wall.

"There is no siege equipment, we have to wait for the army to arrive at the city, and make a long-term plan!" Shi Yanchao's general persuaded.

Not long after, Yang Biao, covered in blood, rushed to the city with a team of cavalry on horseback. That Yang Biao had a ferocious horse face, and at this time his whole body was covered in blood, he was even more ferocious like a killer; not to mention that even the surrendered soldiers on both sides were afraid, even Zhou Jun's own people felt afraid when they saw him.

Yang Biao looked up at the city wall, then turned his head to look directly at Shi Yanchao, and let out a cold "hum".

Shi Yanchao was annoyed: "Guo Du's ingenious plan, I just follow orders. If the guards don't open the city gate, what can I do!"

As he was talking, Guo Shao probably saw that the fight was over, so he came over with his own soldiers on horseback. Guo Shao came over and asked, "Where's Wang Zhaoyuan?"

Only then did Shi Yanchao's generals remember that someone said they were going to surrender, so they went to Jiangbing to find the general of the Shu Army. Seeing the two generals standing there, Guo Shao said, "Take someone to drive the surrendered troops into custody. What are you doing standing there? It doesn't matter if you haven't captured Kuizhou for now. The main force of Kuizhou has already been defeated, and there are at most a few thousand people left to defend the city. They can't hold it anymore."

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Kuizhou had only 3,000 soldiers left, and the city wall had a circumference of ten miles. It was not enough for one person to stand on the wall at every step. As long as the Zhou army builds up the siege equipment and surrounds the city on all sides, it will not be able to defend it; no matter how strong the city is, it must be defended by soldiers.

Originally, the Kuizhou stronghold still had more than 20,000 troops after it was divided into Wu Gorge and defeated in the water battle. It's not that the Kingdom of Shu didn't pay attention to this fortress... But today Wang Zhaoyuan placed the main force outside the city, and within half a day, he was completely defeated. This is completely impossible.

Gao Yanchou left the city and sighed, "I can't defend Qinchuan, and now I've lost the gate to the east of Dashu. Even if the monarch doesn't kill me, how can I see the people of Shu?"

During the Battle of Qin and Feng, Zhao Jizha, who held military power and was in charge of coordinating the Shu army in the two prefectures of Qin and Feng, fled back to Chengdu in embarrassment, causing the Shu army to fight in chaos. Gao Yanchou was ordered to lead a reinforcement army to rush to rescue from Chengdu, but seeing the chaos ahead and knowing that there was no cure, he led the army to retreat to Qingniling. That's why he said that he failed to defend the soil in Qinchuan.

At this time, seeing that the situation was over, he drew his sword and wanted to kill himself. The general was shocked and hurriedly hugged him to save him.

The general persuaded: "This battle is all to blame for Wang Zhaoyuan. He is His Majesty's confidant, and he is also in charge of the king's military power. He is responsible for the crime. Why should the general take the blame for him and seek death?" Everyone chattered, "General Gao has long advised him not to leave the city. He didn't listen. Now the soldiers will be destroyed and we will be dragged down..."

Gao Yanchou shook his head and said, "What's the use of talking about it now? If you don't have troops, Kuizhou will be lost. Once Kuizhou is lost, the east of Shu will be opened wide. Who will bear this heavy responsibility? I'm not Wang Zhaoyuan. I still have the face to live after losing such an important place."

All the generals were silent, and someone lamented: "General Gao is a hero who dies in such an embarrassing way. We also feel sorry for you... It's better to fight the decisive battle in Kaicheng, and everyone follows General Gao through fire and water!"

"It's useless. There are so many people in Wang Zhaoyuan who can't hold back for a long time. We are just going to die." Gao Yanchou said, "It's not a big deal. Why don't you take my head and send it to the Zhou army camp to find a way to survive."

Gao Yanchou smiled wryly and said: "Anyway, I can't survive. Li Jingwei from Jingnan is the Nanping general who wrote to us for help last time. He advocated resisting the Zhou army. Once the Jiangling mansion was broken, he was immediately killed as an example. Everyone, live well, don't die for nothing; I will go first, rather than being humiliated and killed by the enemy, I would rather die at the hands of my brothers."

The people around were all sad after hearing this.

Suddenly an aide said: "It's not useless. Zhou's army entered Shu, surrendered and rebelled all the way, and the Shu people laughed at the world! Today, I would like to follow General Gao and fight to the death in the city to show the courage of our Shu people!" , Raise soldiers for a thousand days and use them for a while, the time has come to serve the country with death!"

After hearing this, everyone echoed, and someone shouted: "Our Shu army has not known the smoke of war for many years. Some people's armor is rusted, and their combat power is not good, but their integrity is still there! Don't be looked down upon by the people of the world, brothers rise up!"

"Xiongqi! Xiongqi..." Countless soldiers around shouted in unison.

Gao Yanchou was moved, he gripped the hilt of his sword tightly and laughed loudly: "I have been waiting for this day since I was in the army. Ma Ge shrouded his body and died on the battlefield. Today, my wish can finally be fulfilled."

The staff member who spoke just now said: "I have no strength to restrain a chicken, I only have a pen, and I am willing to write a letter of war to the Zhou army for General Gao. I will take the letter of war to the Zhou army camp to declare war, and the soup will be served first."

Gao Yanchou made a prompt decision: "Order all the city guards to go to the central army to discuss matters. In the afternoon, they will gather their troops and leave the city through the east gate to fight to the death with the Zhou army!"

"Decree!" All the generals cupped their fists and said.

Immediately, the aides swiped their pens like flowing water on the official case in the city tower, and an impassioned article came into being from the pen.

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