"Jixing, are you going to gather just this few people?"
Liu Bogen saw that Liu Yu only brought 2,000 people, and felt that it was a little short.
Now it is a strong attack by the ants, and many people will definitely die. If we don't bring more auxiliary soldiers to lead the battle, many more useful soldiers will die.
"The others all went to chase the defeated troops after crossing the river, and many were still carrying baggage on the pontoon bridge."
Liu Yu thought to himself that he could not blame himself for the small number of people. There was no risk in chasing down the defeated soldiers and they could loot a lot of property. Those soldiers were so happy that they did not listen to his orders. After all, most of them were subordinates of big army leaders like Liu Bogen or Wang Mi. Liu Yu Preliminary can't do anything to them.
And if Liu Yu hadn't fought bloody battles at the ferry and saved many other generals' soldiers, I'm afraid Liu Yu wouldn't have been able to pull over two thousand soldiers. After all, it was obvious to all that Liu Yu was being ignored by Liu Bogen.
Liu Yu saw Liu Bogen's face glowing red after his victory. He didn't know whether it was because he was too excited or because he was wearing armor in the summer.
Liu Bogen didn't say anything else. He saw that it would take some time to make long ladders and other equipment, so he handed over a soldier and asked him to go forward and shout to the defenders at the top of Linzi City to surrender.
As soon as the soldier went over and shouted twice, a general from the top of Linzi City stepped out and shot an arrow at the Donglai soldiers who were shouting to persuade them to surrender. Then other Jin soldiers also shot down a burst of feather arrows.
The soldier quickly raised his shield to defend himself, but he was still hit by two arrows. Fortunately, the armor was not penetrated, so he rolled back quickly.
Seeing this, Liu Bogen was furious. He shouted several times to urge the construction of a long ladder, and sent people to the rear to collect the auxiliary soldiers who were already herding sheep.
He must enter Linzi City today, otherwise if a wealthy family in the city helps the Jin army defend the city, it will be even more troublesome to attack the city.
Suddenly, looking from a distance, several billows of thick smoke billowed out of Linzi City.
"It's broken. The defenders must have started burning the arsenal."
When Wang Mi saw the smoke rising, he sighed in annoyance.
If the supplies in Linzi City are burned by the Jin army, then the Donglai Army will still face a shortage of supplies even if they occupy Linzi City.
Without material supplies, it would be difficult for the Donglai Army to face a possible counterattack by the Jin Army in Hebei or Yanzhou.
Although the Dongnai Army can use strong methods to confiscate materials from powerful powers from various places, it is very likely to provoke resistance from these powerful powers. After all, the total force that these powerful powers can mobilize may reach 100,000. This But they are far more numerous than the Donglai rebels.
Moreover, even collecting supplies requires a lot of time and manpower, which is far inferior to seizing ready-made supplies in Linzi City.
Why didn't Liu Bogen know this? When he saw the black smoke coming out of Linzi City, he knew that the fire must have been successfully started. Even if he attacked the city immediately, he might not have time to put out the fire.
A strong wind suddenly blew up, dark clouds made the sky darker, and suddenly, there was a thunder.
The war horses of Liu Yu, Wang Mi and others were frightened by the thunder and neighed. Then raindrops bigger than soybean grains fell from the sky, and a gust of wind and rain roared.
Liu Yu raised his head and looked at the sky. It was raining at dawn in the morning. It seemed that the season in May was really accurate.
"Hahaha, God helps me, God helps me!"
The sudden heavy rain made Liu Bogen miserable, but he didn't care at all and was only ecstatic about the timely rain.
Soon, under the strong wind and rain, the black smoke in Linzi City disappeared.
A heavy rain drenched the earth, turning the sultry heat into coolness, and also extinguished the will of the defenders at the top of the city to resist.
After a while, the rain stopped, and the flames under the large pots at the top of Linzi City had also been extinguished.
Liu Bogen had no intention of wasting any more time and ordered the siege to begin immediately.
The soldiers of the Donglai Army carried the hastily made long ladders, raised their shields above their heads, and began to walk quickly towards Linzi City.
Liu Yu personally commanded the soldiers of his headquarters and rushed towards the city wall carrying two long ladders. They waited until they were within the range of the bow and arrow, and after walking a long distance, the defenders at the top of the city did not fire crossbows at them.
Liu Yu felt strange about this. He gently dodged the corner of the shield that was raised at an angle and looked at the city wall. He found that no one from the Jin army at the top of the city was defending. Instead, there was a loud noise coming from the top of the city.
When Liu Yu approached, he was about to cross the moat.
Suddenly, a chorus of shouts came from the top of Linzi City.
"General, the little people surrender."
"I wish to surrender, I wish to surrender, General, please spare my life."
Later, Liu Yu saw a human head hanging on the tip of a spear by the Jin army on the city wall.
"General, the person who was unwilling to surrender just now was the governor of the tent, Fan Qiu. Now he has been beheaded by his brothers."
"Yes, the archer is also Fan Qiu, the commander-in-chief of the tent. General, please don't blame us."
It turned out that the Jin soldiers at the top of the city were unwilling to resist. Fan Qiu, the military governor who stayed behind, was cruel and unpopular among the army. After a sudden heavy rain extinguished the fire that burned supplies in the city, some veterans at the top of the city There are rumors that this is God's blessing to the enemy. The Donglai bandit army outside the city may really have a magic that can reach the sky.
When Fan Qiu, the commander-in-chief of the army, heard these nonsense words spoken by these veteran soldiers, his morale was shaken, so he wanted to have them pulled out for Fa-rectification.
All of a sudden, these veterans Youzi launched a sneak attack and killed Fan Qiu, the governor of the tent, and several soldiers, and then surrendered to the city together with other soldiers.
Liu Yu didn't want to talk nonsense to these Jin soldiers. He loudly ordered that if he wanted to surrender, he should quickly lower the suspension bridge and open the city gate.
The Jin soldiers at the top of the city responded quickly. After a moment, there was a loud bang and the heavy suspension bridge was lowered.
When Liu Bogen saw that Linzi City Gate had been won without a fight, he felt that he was being favored by God.
In addition, by using a little trick today, Liu Bogen felt more and more that he was the kind of talent that was not born.
He couldn't help but think of the time when Emperor Gao, Taizu of the Han Dynasty, entered Xianyang to destroy the Qin Dynasty. What a great achievement it was!
After Liu Yu entered the city first, took over the city gate, and confirmed the safety and control, he raised the flag and could enter the city with confidence.
Liu Bogen took off his helmet and said energetically to the generals and soldiers around him: "Let's go, follow me to Linzi and pursue a great cause!"
The troops led by Liu Bogen filed in through the city gate. Guided by the Jin soldiers who had killed officials and surrendered at the top of the city, the Donglai army that entered the city quickly took control of government offices, arsenals, warehouses and other important locations.
Because the Donglai army entered through the east gate, many soldiers and civilians in the city who wanted to escape came out of the west gate.
As for the Jin soldiers who stayed behind, they had already fled from the west gate after the fire was extinguished.
After Dongnae Army soldiers took over and controlled all the city gates, they closed the city gates and no one was allowed to enter or exit.
Then some Dongnai Army soldiers began to plunder and rob the fleeing soldiers, and then some brave soldiers began to break in and rob the houses of those who seemed to have some property but were easy to bully.
Moreover, under the leadership of some surrendered Jin soldiers and market scoundrels, the residences of the defeated Jin generals outside the city were also identified one by one. These naturally became the best targets for looting by Donglai soldiers. .
Suddenly, robberies became common throughout Linzi City, and many even began to want to kill people at will.
Under the persuasion of Liu Yu and others, Liu Bogen, who had been immersed in winning most of Qingzhou, finally came to his senses.
He sent Liu Yu, Cao Yi and other generals as the military law team in the city. Except for the generals who followed Sima Lue and Liu Tun, they were not allowed to plunder ordinary people.
