According to the confession of this palace deserter, he was an ordinary soldier. He followed the defeated army of Xinshuifang last night and luckily retreated into the royal city. He was incorporated into the army guarding the west gate of the royal city.
During the day, some of the Red Tiger Army soldiers who were guarding the west gate of the royal city with them were suddenly recalled.
Then after about half an hour, the superiors gave them, a group of ordinary soldiers, some red armors of the Red Tiger Army, and asked them to put them on and return to the royal city to set up defenses, and the recalled Red Tigers The soldiers never appeared again. Also missing was Park Jingyuan, the general of the Red Tiger Army who was responsible for guarding the royal city.
There was nothing at the beginning, but soon people in the royal city were panicking. Rumors spread that Pu Jingyuan had secretly escaped from the secret passage with His Royal Highness, and those who stayed in the royal city were abandoned as abandoned children.
Regarding this rumor, the Red Tiger Army acted very quickly, killing several people and beheading a few heads, and then immediately suppressed the rumor.
As for the deserter, he secretly hung himself from the top of the city out of fear and wanted to escape home. However, he was very unlucky and was captured by the Zhou army as soon as he came down from the city.
After hearing the news about this person, Ye Mingsheng's expression immediately changed. Seeing this, Ye Tie tortured the deserter twice more, until he tortured the unlucky guy half to death but couldn't find any other valuable information. Under Ye Mingsheng's instruction, the deserter was forced into a prisoner of war camp.
This deserter was not an exception. At night, the Zhou army captured some deserters from the palace who sneaked down from the royal city in small groups. The confessions of these people were roughly the same as those of the first deserter, which confirmed this. , Ye Mingsheng's eyes gradually became firmer when he looked at Wang Cheng.
When the sun first rose and a touch of fish belly white appeared in the east, Ye Mingsheng, who had not slept all night, dragged his tired body and issued his first military order,
"The palace that held all the captives was defeated, and concentrated its forces to attack the royal city."
As he issued the order to surround the Zhou army camp outside the royal city, war drums sounded immediately, and groups of soldiers began to gather. This immediately attracted the attention of the palace guards on the top of the royal city. After the notification, the palace troops in the royal city were also fully armed and ready to defend the city.
After a cup of tea, the sound of the Zhou army's war drums gradually became more intense. Thousands of Zhou soldiers marched towards the royal city. However, those who appeared at the forefront of the siege team were a group of dejected soldiers without any weapons. The soldiers of the palace were like a group of pigs and sheep waiting to be slaughtered, being driven towards the royal city by the Zhou army behind them.
The already low morale of the palace soldiers in the royal city saw that their former comrades were being used as human shields by the Zhou army and rushed to the front. They were all furious and started to curse.
"You despicable sons of bitches!"
"Asshole!"
"You eggless Zhou people have the guts to crawl out from behind your grandfather."
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Hearing the curses coming from the top of Wangcheng City, Chen Yannian, Lin Huaiwu and others who were sitting at the rear looked at Ye Mingsheng in front of them with a hint of strangeness and fear in their eyes.
They never expected that the commander-in-chief, who they had always remembered as having little ability, would actually use such a sinister trick.
Feeling the eyes of the people behind him and watching the siege, Ye Mingsheng said nothing and could only shake his head helplessly.
It's not that he wants to change his orders overnight and abandon the strategy of surrounding three and missing one, but the battlefield situation is changing rapidly, forcing him to make corresponding changes according to the changes in the situation.
Although the royal city is strong, based on the confessions of the captured deserters from the palace, it can basically be determined that most of the Red Tiger Army, which caused Ye Mingsheng the most headache, and their general Pu Jingyuan have withdrawn from the secret passage in the royal city. .
As a result, the defensive strength in the royal city will be greatly reduced, and the difficulty of breaking into the royal city will also be greatly reduced. Ye Mingsheng will have no reason to keep them anymore.
Although the palace soldiers on the city had loud voices and cursed fiercely, their bodies were very honest. No one drew their bows and shot arrows at these former comrades, allowing the enemy to advance step by step. , don’t know what to do at all...
"Hurry up and shoot the arrow! Whoever doesn't shoot the arrow! I'll chop off the head of him!"
Li Zaiyuan, who came after hearing the news, saw that the Zhou army had already attacked, within thirty steps of the city, his eyes were about to burst, he waved the sword inlaid with gems in his hand, and roared crazily.
While he was roaring, the escort team brought by Li Zaiyuan also chopped off the heads of several soldiers who disobeyed orders. Under the double pressure of the commander's orders and the threat of life, the palace soldiers on the top of the city no longer cared. Unable to feel the same feelings, he pulled his bow and launched an attack. For a moment, arrows flew like rain, shooting at the Zhou army under the city and the defeated soldiers from Gongdu who were being dragged away.
Although the Gongdu army obeyed the orders of their elderly monarch and shot to death a large number of Gongdu's defeated soldiers who were coerced into attacking the city, as well as a few scattered Zhou troops.
However, their actions were already a bit late at this time. The army surrounding the city was already there. Under the leadership of pioneer officers Gao Zuorong and Wang Xian, they held shields and set up ladders against the rain of arrows, heading towards the top of the royal city fearlessly. Deadly launched a charge.
Without the command of General Pu Jingyuan and the Red Tiger Army, the Gongdu army could not withstand the Zhou army's charge. After the two sides came into contact, the Gongdu army on the city wall, who had no intention of fighting, barely resisted for about a stick of incense. , that is, a rout occurred.
If it weren't for the loyal guards around him, who would have forced Li Zaiyuan to retreat when he saw that the situation was not good, I am afraid that the king of Gongdu, who already knew his destiny, would have died for his country on top of this city.
"Boom..."
With loud noises one after another, the gate of the royal city was slowly opened, and the generals of the Zhou Dynasty, led by Ye Mingsheng, rode into the royal city on tall horses.
After scanning the city gate and seeing the magnificent Gongdu Palace, a faint smile appeared on Ye Mingsheng's face, and he immediately waved his sword and ordered:
"Don't let go of any room in the palace. You must find this old guy Li Zaiyuan for me!"
"yes!"
After receiving the order, Chen Yannian, Lin Huaiwu and others immediately rushed towards the royal city with their own troops.
However, what surprised Ye Mingsheng was that Liu Shilin, who was most anxious to find Li Zaiyuan, did not go to the royal city, but stayed where he was...
