Hudu Fortress, temporary county governor's residence.
The muscles on Yuan Song's face were beating. Looking at Wei Shunzhi standing in front of him, dressed as a peasant, his voice was trembling: "How is this possible? How is this possible? Liu Yu, Liu Canjun, how could he be defeated? "
Wei Shunzhi sighed: "The thief is too cunning. Brother Jinu wanted to take care of Mr. Bao and the relationship with the scholars in Wu, but he didn't expect that Mr. Bao underestimated the enemy and rushed in. He was ambushed and involved Tan Pingzhi's troops behind him. The front army was almost wiped out, and Brother Jinu's rear army was powerless. Even if they escaped, they had to resort to deception. Now Brother Jinu has withdrawn to the direction of Haiyan, waiting for backup. Hudu has become an isolated city, and the rebel army is in full swing. , on my way here, I saw them looting villages and plundering people all along the road, heading here. Prefect Yuan took advantage of the enemy troops not coming, and quickly joined forces with Brother Jinu. With four thousand soldiers and horses like you, what happened? There is still room for repayment.”
Yuan Song gritted his teeth: "No, I am the domestic history of Wu and the highest official of the entire Wu County. I have the responsibility to defend the territory and must not escape without a fight. This Hudu Fortress has been in operation for many years and is facing the sea on three sides. The landing place for the thieves' maritime fleet must not be given up easily, otherwise, if the thieves advance by land and water, Jiankang will be in danger, and even Jingkou, where your Beifu Army family members are located, will bear the brunt!"
Wei Shunzhi said solemnly: "But Governor Yuan doesn't want to think about it, why don't the thieves go to Jiankang now, but come to Hudu? It's because they want to establish their prestige, and secondly, they want to pull out the nail in the back. The battle itself is not important, what is important is your four thousand soldiers and horses, and you, a great celebrity. If something happens to you here, this last force that can threaten the demon thief's rear in ten days will be gone. And your life and death will shock the entire Jin Dynasty and collapse the morale of Jiankang's army. As a current plan, please leave Hudu temporarily. The people in the city can be allowed to escape on their own. Monsters and thieves plunder the people in the countryside. , and it’s not to kill them immediately, as long as we can defeat the demon thieves in the future, we can save these people."
Yuan Song looked at Chen Yi and said, "Chen Huwei, do you agree with Lord Wei's opinion?"
Chen Yi gritted his teeth: "When the demon thieves first started their army, I was in Shangyu and saw with my own eyes how they massacred the villagers who didn't follow them. Just a while ago, outside Haiyan City, the demon thieves also raped and humiliated them in public. They killed hundreds of innocent civilian women. Their crimes were heinous. Once the army withdraws, their bestiality will inevitably flourish and harm the people. Although Hudu has no foreign aid now, it still has four thousand elite soldiers and a fortress that has been in operation for many years. As long as we With proper defense, we can hold out for ten days and a half. Liu Canjun, Marshal Liu, and other officials in Jiankang City will definitely send troops to rescue us."
When he said this, he paused: "Also, there are hundreds of thousands of stones of military rations in the city. This is the food that our three groups, Wuxing, Wujun, and Jinling, have managed to collect in the past two years. Now the war in Wudi has resumed. , there was almost no harvest last year. If we evacuate now, it is impossible to take away these stored grains. Now Huanxuan of Jingzhou blocks the Yangtze River and does not allow grains from the middle and upper reaches to enter Yangzhou. He just wants to starve us to death. If even Hudu's If there is no more food and grass, then life will definitely be ruined."
Yuan Song sighed and looked at Wei Shunzhi: "Did you hear that, Chief Wei? It's not that I don't want to listen to Liu Canjun's advice. It's really that I can't leave. Liu Canjun originally suggested that I stick to Hudu, so I moved the three counties." All the food and fodder are concentrated here, but he himself failed to arrive as promised. As the history of the Wu Dynasty, I cannot escape before the battle. Please go back and report to Liu Canjun, saying that I am here to wait for help, and hope that he can come to save Hudu City as soon as possible. tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians.”
Wei Shunzhi gritted his teeth: "In that case, I will stay and help Mr. Yuan defend the city. Although I, Wei Shunzhi, am not a talented general, I have fought for many years and have some knowledge, which should be able to help Mr. Yuan."
Yuan Song's face was filled with joy: "That's great. Lord Wei is also a veteran who has been in the army since Feishui. He is older and more experienced than all of us here. The defense of Hudu must be Please pay more attention."
Wei Shunzhi nodded: "Then please Yuan Gong gather the people in the city now, select young men and soldiers, go to the city to defend, gather the food and grass in the city in the barn, and send capable and reliable people to guard the city to the death. Guard Chen, let's go and check the city defense now." Condition."
Chen Yi said loudly: "Everything is as ordered!"
One day later, outside the Hudu Fortress.
Three miles away, flags filled the sky, with a radius of more than 20 miles, filled with companies and camps of Tianshi Dao. Teams of halberd-wielding warriors passed by the camp in a majestic manner, shouting various Tianshi Dao slogans crazily. A buzzing sound of religious chanting shook the heaven and the earth. On the sea outside Hudu City, thousands of sailboats were sailing in the sea. Large warships with more than three floors were densely packed, surrounding the entire outer sea and the river mouth. The trumpets are endless, hundreds of thousands of voices, all shouting the same sentence crazily: "Invade Hudu and capture Yuan Song alive!"
Sun En was riding a white horse, with disheveled hair, holding a long sword, and was guarded by hundreds of elite swordsmen. He stood about a mile away from the city. In front of him, there were many statues of people nearby. Two thousand bloody heads, each with their teeth bared and in agony, frozen the last moment of life. Beside him, a large banner of Tianshi Tao was fluttering in the wind. The top of the banner was the head of Bao Sizhi. class.
Yuan Song was dressed in leather armor and stood at the top of Hudu City. Wei Shunzhi and Chen Yi were on the left and right. The sergeants behind him all had pale faces. Many of the militiamen who were newly recruited to the city had their legs trembling. , the elite of Beifu, were their psychological support, but they did not expect that now there would be a pile of heads placed outside the city, making the soldiers who did not know the battle situation outside feel their hearts broken and their hearts beating with fear.
Sun En stretched out his hand and pressed it down. The huge sound suddenly stopped. Only the howling wind, mixed with his voice, echoed on the battlefield, allowing everyone above and below the city to hear clearly: "Officials at the top of the city , but Yuan Song, the history of Wu Dynasty?"
Yuan Song adjusted his helmet, straightened his appearance, and said loudly: "My official is Yuan Song, the history of Wu Dynasty. Sun En, you started an army to cause chaos, killed my people, harmed my officials, and now you are attacking me again." Desecrate the fortress, the crime is heinous, and the people and gods are angry! Our entire city's soldiers and civilians are united and want to fight you to the death!"
Sun En laughed: "A fight to the death? Do you have the strength? Now, I want to see how you can unite as one?!"
