People in other places don't know it, but the life they have lived in Jinzhou these years is called poverty.
Originally, the western land was not considered wealthy, so in order to recruit troops and expand his power, the King of Jin had to increase taxes every year.
The people worked hard for a year and finally grew some food, but most of it was handed over to the King of Jin. Many people in Jinzhou even starved to death every year.
There were even soldiers who would sneak out of the military camp, rob people, and rape women.
But why did King Jin ever take care of these things? He only knows how to exploit people.
But King Zhenbei is different. Although the people of Jinzhou have never seen King Zhenbei, they have also heard the legend of King Zhenbei.
That was the great hero who first defeated the Xiongnu, then destroyed the Five Kingdoms, and then defeated the Ni people!
Although Beiyan's army fought everywhere, they never took away a grain of food from the people, and never harmed the people.
Even those people who fled the war and fled to the territory of King Zhenbei were well arranged.
Moreover, the policies that benefited the people promulgated by King Zhenbei in the territory not only reduced the taxes of the people, but even allowed the people to make money.
Moreover, they also heard that the King of Zhenbei over Dongyu not only built houses for the people for free, but also distributed land and food to them.
This is a good prince who is dedicated to the people!
The people in the west were looking forward to it day and night, hoping that the King of Zhenbei would come over and let them live a good life.
If someone else had told them that they would build houses for them in the future, they would definitely not believe it. After all, the government had deceived the people not once or twice.
But King Zhenbei is different. Everything King Zhenbei said came true!
Their houses are already old and dilapidated, but now not only do they have money, but King Zhenbei will also build new houses for them in the future. Who wouldn't want to?
So the moment the deputy general said King Zhenbei, their original resistance instantly disappeared, and they even started to help.
The deputy general stood aside and was stunned. He did not expect that things would go so smoothly.
"Young man, you told me earlier that you were from the King of Zhenbei. My house is big. Go and demolish my house!" A lady greeted the deputy general with a smile.
The lieutenant general thought the lady was being sarcastic and said quickly: "Mom, I'm really sorry. We have no choice but to live in our military tent temporarily. Don't worry, after the war is over, we will build a new house for you. I will never break my promise!”
The aunt suddenly laughed and said: "I know, you gave us the military tent to live in, why don't we believe it? We can't help much in the war, but what's the use of demolishing the house?"
What the aunt said is true. If it were to be replaced by another army, even if there was no compensation, what would happen if it was forced to demolish?
Can they, the common people, even say no? Are you afraid that you are seeking death?
As long as the lieutenants and others can negotiate with the people nicely and hand over the military tents to the people, the people will trust them, not to mention that they are still an army under the command of the King of Zhenbei.
"Thank you so much for your support, auntie and fellow villagers!" The deputy general's eyes were slightly red, and he knelt down directly towards the people.
When the soldiers saw this, they also knelt down and said in unison: "Thank you folks!"
The common people were immediately startled. They were the only officials who had ever knelt down. When had any officials knelt down before them?
Everyone was at a loss for a while.
"Young man, get up quickly!" The lady quickly helped the deputy general up.
The deputy general wiped his tears and shouted to the soldiers behind him: "Quickly dismantle it, dismantle it all and transport it to the tower!"
For a time, houses collapsed one after another, and a large amount of bricks, stones and wood were carried up the city wall.
The enemy forces on the ladder side were temporarily suppressed.
But soon, bad news reached Li Pingan's ears.
The city gate was broken down!
On the other side, Luo Tangji suddenly had a sneer on his face when he saw that the city gate had been broken and no more arrows were shot from Tiger City.
It seems that the arrows in the city have been almost used up. This is a good time to attack Tiger City in one go!
"Zhu Ke, please bring our people up personally and be sure to take down the city gate for me!" Luo Tangji ordered.
"As ordered, brothers, charge with me!" Zhu Ke drew out the sword from his waist and took the lead in rushing toward the city gate with tens of thousands of people.
The Jinzhou Army's offensive had weakened due to too many casualties, but with the addition of the Western Navy, the offensive was even stronger than before.
At the city gate, the original defenders' formation had been broken open, and the two sides were fighting together.
At this moment, Li Ping'an, wearing battle armor and holding a spear, led thousands of soldiers to charge over.
Li Ping'an rushed directly into the enemy army, wielding the spear in his hand like an airtight weapon, and he had the momentum to sweep through thousands of troops.
Although his marksmanship was not as good as that of Zhao Yun and others, it was not weak either. Several enemy soldiers died under his gun in an instant.
"Don't mess around, I'll take the spear and shield soldiers!" Li Ping'an shouted while killing the enemy.
The soldiers holding shields and spears quickly gathered together and got into formation. The spears stretched out from the gaps in the shields and pushed over from behind Li Pingan.
Li Ping'an shot across the battlefield, instantly slitting the throats of several enemy soldiers in front of him, and then jumped behind the shield formation.
"Kill me!"
The shield formation continued to advance forward, and soon blocked the passage of the city gate, blocking the enemy troops from the passage.
The enemy troops that rushed in before were quickly eliminated because they were isolated and helpless.
But the enemy army was like going crazy. While constantly attacking the shield formation, they were still looking for opportunities to shoot cold arrows at Li Ping'an's gun and shield soldiers.
Many gun and shield soldiers revealed their flaws at the moment of assassinating the enemy, and were shot to death with an arrow when they found the opportunity.
"Use kerosene!"
Li Ping'an gave the order, and someone immediately brought cans of kerosene and threw them towards the enemy troops outside the city gate.
The clay pot shattered and the kerosene inside spattered, and then the kerosene was ignited and spread instantly.
The enemy soldiers suddenly let out shrill screams, and the city gate was instantly separated by fire.
However, before Li Ping'an breathed a sigh of relief, the Jinzhou Army found a large amount of sand to cover the flames, and the originally blazing fire quickly died down.
The next second, Zuko rushed forward with hundreds of soldiers wearing heavy armor and armed to the teeth.
These heavily armored soldiers are his ace troops under Luo Tangji. Although there are only a few hundred, each of them is a master who can fight one against ten.
The two sides fought together again, and the entire land at the city gate was stained red with blood, and people screamed and fell down every second.
The heavily armored soldiers led by Zhu Ke didn't seem to know what fear was. They just rushed forward and tore a hole in the shield array.
For a time, a large number of enemy troops poured in from the city gate passage like a flood that burst a dike.
But before they could gain a firm foothold, Li Ping'an immediately led others to push forward.
The two sides went back and forth for several rounds, but they were still in a stalemate.
However, the city gate was temporarily held, but with the participation of the Western Navy, the consumption of bricks and rolling logs far exceeded the speed of transportation, and soon the Western Navy boarded the city wall.
If someone climbs the city wall, it will affect the throwing speed of bricks and rolling logs. Once the speed slows down, more enemy troops will climb the city wall.
As a large number of enemy troops climbed onto the city wall, bricks, stones and rolling logs were no longer needed. The soldiers drew their swords and started hand-to-hand combat...
