Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty

Xiao Siwen was depressed, so Bai took Yanyan away.

Yanyan stayed in Bai's room, lying on the table without saying a word, staring blankly at the candle flame, looking pitifully listless. Bai Shi was about to persuade her to go to sleep when she heard Yanyan muttering: "I'm scared, but I dare not tell dad. I heard that there are people's heads flying in the sky all the time in the city..."

"That's a rumor, don't be afraid." Bai Shi hurriedly said in relief.

Those Khitan people have always been domineering in Youzhou, really hateful, but not all Khitan people are so hateful, just like the little girl Yanyan in front of her, Bai always felt that this little girl was very close to her, and now she sympathized with her... Khitan people are arrogant and powerful, unexpectedly the strong have their own strong opponents, who can survive in a war?

Bai Shi herself felt uneasy, and her face was pale.

She sat in front of the dressing table, looked down and saw her bald head. She hates this hairstyle so much! Not only do I hate it now, but I also feel that it will bring disaster. Looking at this scene, if the Zhou army invades the city and the soldiers are in chaos, will they kill themselves as a Khitan woman? !

Bai Shi didn't say anything, and prepared a pair of scissors, planning to cut off her hair once the city of Youzhou was destroyed. It is better to be a nun than to be buried for the Khitan people. Of course she didn't want to be killed by a Khitan woman. Wouldn't it be wrong for her to be raped by the Khitan gang first and now to be treated as a enemy by the Zhou people?

She looked at Yanyan again, and thought that Yanyan was the daughter of the King of the South Courtyard, with a noble status, so it was not her turn to worry about it.

Sitting there, Mrs. Bai was terrified, not knowing where to go. It has been many years, her family was originally in Zhuozhou, and Zhuozhou was once slaughtered. After many vicissitudes, the Lu family is definitely gone...

The saddest thing for a person is this, being forced to be a slave and a handmaiden, and when one day he is freed, he finds that he has nowhere to go.

... The situation in Youzhou City affected everyone's heart. The person who can't let go of it the most is its current owner, Xiao Siwen.

"Raise your head to look at the bright moon, and lower your head to think about your hometown." Xiao Siwen looked disappointed, looked at the moon in the night sky outside the carved window alone, and murmured a poem.

The breeze came in, and the books and files on the table were turned "squeaky", and the night was indescribably desolate, as if his mood could not be calmed down for a long time.

Country, family, individual, all kinds of feelings come to mind.

Back then, the Khitan people were just a prefecture in the Northeast of the Tang Dynasty. After several pioneering efforts by their ancestors, they had the huge territory and national power they have today... Xiao Siwen couldn't help but feel sad when he speculated about the serious consequences of the Youzhou War!

As well as his lifelong ambitions and personal future, it is even more black now.

It is impossible for Xiao Siwen to surrender. The Xiao family has been a noble family second only to the royal family since the founding of the Daliao family. As the most prominent person in the Xiao family today, he cannot afford to lose that face!

He thought of death, and apologized with death!

But why is Lao Tzu guilty? All the sins are nothing more than being imposed by others and carrying the disaster for others. What's more, even if he dies, he will not be able to bear the disaster.

Xiao Siwen calmed down and saw this matter clearly: the root cause lies in the power struggle in Daliao for many years, which has not been sorted out, no wonder a certain person; the biggest recent crime is the people in power in Shangjing, who lacks long-term vision and makes mistakes again and again!

Xiao Siwen paced to the window and looked out of the window, his eyes seemed to pass through Youzhou City and look further afield.

He couldn't bear such a big responsibility... Daliao's situation has been declining for so many years, and the situation is getting worse day by day. Only one person can shoulder this kind of responsibility: the emperor of Daliao! He must be a faint king, a tyrant, a sinner who has been infamous for thousands of years. It is precisely because of Yelujing's power that Daliao has entered such a situation!

The fall of Youzhou has reached the limit of the patience of the whole country of Daliao.

...

Half a month later, a large section of the moat of Youzhou City was filled.

After the long roar of the artillery, behind the Zhou army's fence, the armor "squeaked" sounded, and groups of infantry moved forward slowly, passing through the fortifications of the siege.

In front of the crowd, a group of horses galloped over. People quickly recognized the emperor Guo Shao sitting on a big horse in the middle, and they all looked over.

Guo Shaolema slowed down and looked back at the tall and thick city wall of Youzhou. The bricks covering the wall were riddled with holes, and the parapet wall on it was collapsed and messed up, but the city wall still stands...It is impossible to smash through the 20-30 meter thick earth wall with just thrown stones! In the end, people have to be used to rush and attack until the fighting spirit of the defenders is exhausted. There is no other way.

Guo Shao looked at the men in front of him with some distress, and looked over their weather-stained faces one by one. He couldn't help but said: "The ancestors of the Han family cut through thorns and thorns before they could farm. Our family settled down in this native land, fighting for survival and face! I hope the blood of the soldiers can protect the country and the world, and the peace of the people!"

The generals and soldiers looked at Guo Shao as if they were gods. At this time, some people knelt down on the ground moved, and many people knelt down and shouted long live.

Not long after, the big drums in the camp behind were beating. One of the generals drew his sword and shouted: "Brothers march forward for His Majesty, long live the Great Zhou Emperor!"

For a moment, the armored soldiers were surging, pushing the ladder like the tide, and carrying the ladder forward.

The army braved ballistas and stone bombs to advance within a hundred steps and stopped advancing again. In the rear camp, suddenly, the huge cannon sound of "Boom boom boom..." shook the sky and the earth.

A continuous row of white smoke rises. Almost an instant later, the second row of artillery fired in salvo, and the ground was filled with flames and smoke.

After several salvos of artillery fire, drums and trumpets sounded vigorously. The people in front shouted loudly, and countless people rushed forward frantically in the rain of arrows.

Guo Shao turned his head to look to the south, and the city wall in the distance was filled with black smoke, the ladder and the building car were burning ragingly, and the ignited arrows in the sky were like a meteor shower.

In such a siege, there will be a large number of casualties every day. But Guo Shao can't stop, he can't stop people from dying... Perhaps, compared to the casualties of defeat, as long as he can win, he has already saved the lives of a large number of soldiers!

Even his throne and prestige were forged through countless bloodshed! The strong live, the weak die, there is no choice.

The siege continued until dusk, and the whole city of Youzhou was already horrific. Zhou Jun retreated to the line of defense, but the matter was not over yet. A large number of wounded soldiers were carried to the wounded barracks. The moans were faintly heard in the gunpowder smoke, and the two hundred thousand troops seemed to be licking their wounds in the setting sun.

A group of generals hastily arrived at the camp of the Chinese army, and the former battalion will deploy to continue the offensive tomorrow.

Deliberations continued into the evening. At this time, Qin Shitou, a soldier beside Guo Shao, suddenly hurried into the large tent of the Chinese army, went straight to Guo Shao, bent down, and took out a note, "The Yizhou Branch of the Bing Cao Division received a secret report, and Xiao Siwen may leave the city for a decisive battle tomorrow morning?"

"Decisive battle?" Guo Shao was stunned for a moment, shouldn't he break out of the encirclement, that's quite a good point. He immediately became happy, "Xiao Siwen has done a good job, it's a blessing in disguise."

Guo Shao almost wanted to thank Xiao Siwen, he simply went out of the city to compete, how many soldiers of the Zhou army could be saved because of this!

At this moment, another general came in and held the military salute on one knee: "Your Majesty, Xiao Siwen sent the envoy out in a hanging basket to set off a decisive battle with the Zhou army!"\u003c