As Sun Wu attacked the city step by step day by day, the soldiers in Wu Duzhong were tortured until they were almost numb.
In the military camp, drums began to beat again, and rows of soldiers lined up in square formations, holding large shields and slowly moving towards the city wall.
The soldiers protected the siege weapons, ladders and battering rams, and began to move towards the city walls and gates, their figures like the tide.
Thanks to Sun Wu's command and more cautious tactics, although Qingji's army failed to capture Wudu in one go, the casualties were not large, so the morale of the soldiers was very high.
Every piece of siege equipment was in place, and Helu felt that the momentum of Qingji's army seemed to be particularly different today, as if they were coming out in full force to defeat them in a single battle.
Under the command of Sun Wu, Qingji's army charged towards the city wall in rounds according to the previously rehearsed formation.
The previously built earth slopes were filled with archers, who were shooting at the archers on Wudu. Even because the earthen slopes were extremely high, these archers of the Qingji Army had an advantage and were shooting at the Wudu city wall. The archers caused considerable casualties.
Sun Wu's previous strategy of forcing Helu to rebel was very successful. Helu carried out large-scale killings of wealthy households and nobles in the city to scare monkeys, and wealthy families were destroyed almost every day.
Finally, after the offensive of Qingji's army intensified, the unbearable people in the city launched a rebellion. Under the leadership of these people, the entire Wu capital temporarily lost order.
Hearing the chaos in the city, Sun Wu laughed loudly and said: "Prince, we succeeded. We should cooperate internally and externally. We will conquer the capital of Wu today!"
If you can capture the capital of Wu with minimal casualties, you can then fully deal with Yue and Chu.
After a while, the chaos in the city gradually spread to the city wall. Sun Wu ordered all the soldiers to shout towards the city at the same time, "Wu people, Helu is a traitor who is regicide.
In the name of God, Prince Qingji is willing to forgive your mistakes. As long as you lay down your weapons and surrender, everyone will forget the blame. "
These words were repeated loudly. At the same time, Sun Wu completely let go of his hands and soldiers to attack. This was the first time that Qingji's army sent almost all its elite troops.
The appearance of the elite made it difficult for the soldiers in Wudu City to resist. Under several effects, some of the soldiers who were ordinary farmers dropped their weapons and tried to escape.
"Clang!"
As the first person dropped the weapon in his hand, it seemed as if the fear in people's hearts was unlocked, and in an instant the only sound of discarding swords, shields and arrows could be heard.
Helu was like falling into an ice cellar. The sun shone on his body, but he only felt the bitter cold. He waved his sharp sword with a crazy expression and shouted loudly: "Who dropped the weapon? I want to kill you and kill you." The whole clan.”
Most of the defenders were compatriots who had been forcibly recruited by Helu. After these two months of high-pressure rule, these people no longer had the slightest intention to fight.
Now Helu was waving his sword like crazy, roaring angrily: "Goujian, this despicable villain, he deceived me!"
Then he turned around and saw Dr. Bidan beside him, his eyes flashing red.
Doctor Bi Dan felt something bad when he heard Helu scolding Gou Jian angrily, and saw Helu staring at him. He felt like dying, but it was too late. Helu struck with his sword, and blood spurted out, covering his face directly. Unwillingly, he was sent to hell.
Seeing Helu going crazy and killing Doctor Bi Dan, other soldiers and ordinary people immediately ran away. Even the supervising team killed several people in a row, but they did not stop these trends.
People's hearts are the key to determining the outcome of any war. Now the people in Wudu are scattered. Those wealthy merchants who had caused the mutiny before immediately ordered their slaves to open the city gates to welcome Qingji into the city.
When Helu's cronies saw that something was not going well, they had no chance to run out of the city, so they could only lead Helu into the palace. This was what Helu wanted. He would fight stubbornly in the palace, and even prepared to kill him. The entire palace was burned down, leaving nothing for Qingji.
As the crumbling city gate, which had experienced countless impacts since the beginning of the war, was completely pushed open, Qingji laughed loudly. He held Sun Wu's arm with one hand and said: "Chang Qing, the Kingdom of Wu belongs to us!
You and I finally have a place to put our ambitions into practice. "
Sun Wu was also very excited. Wu was a powerful country in the southeast with elite soldiers. It had been able to maintain a stalemate with a big country like Chu for hundreds of years.
The monarch is worthy of his brother and trusts him in every possible way, which is quite similar to the way Duke Huan of Qi treated Guan Zhong in the past. This is the paradise for him to make achievements.
"Your Majesty! Enter the city!"
Qingji and Sun Wu were sitting on the same chariot. Qingji was holding a Changge in his hand and wearing three layers of heavy armor. Sun Wu was sitting in the shooting position. The chariot stirred up a cloud of dust. Countless Qingji's soldiers Follow him and rush towards the city.
After two months of war, Wudu is no longer the prosperous scene that Qingji once remembered, but rather a bit dilapidated, especially near the city wall. Numerous catapults have made holes, making the roads look dilapidated. Potholes.
Many corpses fell directly from the city wall. They were beyond recognition. The messy weapons were randomly discarded, and there were soldiers who were directly killed by the supervising team. What made Qingji the most angry was that in the corner not far from the city wall, There are many dull women in a thatched house.
In these days, the top priority in the entire Wu capital is to defend against Qingji's attacks. In order to ensure the loyalty of his personal guards, Helu often breaks down the houses of some wealthy households and exterminates their families. Countless Chinese people are always worried about being pulled up to the city wall. They were sent to death. Although their clothes were intact, their expressions were dull and their eyes were full of fear.
Qing Ji, especially when he was in Luo Kingdom, was deeply influenced by how Luo Yan treated Luo people well.
Facing the hell on earth in Wudu, he roared angrily: "Helu is really a lonely man like Jie and Zhou!
He is the official of the Wu Kingdom. Where did he get the fine clothes and food he was born with?
Aren't these fellow countrymen offering it to him?
Even if these people don't want to be ruled by him, they shouldn't be treated so cruelly.
Now he perishes in my hands, and this is God's punishment for him. "
Sun Wu is a master of war and understands the cruelty of war best. He is not from Wu and does not understand Qingji's grief. He can only comfort him dryly: "Prince, you have the virtue of benevolence and righteousness, so God allows you to rule Wu. This is Wu people." of luck.
Now we should ascend the throne as soon as possible to appease the people in Wu capital and restore the loss of national strength caused by the war. "
Qingji's army entered the city, and the soldiers shouted loudly: "Prince Qingji has arrived! Prince Qingji has arrived!"
Qingji's reputation was still very useful. With the loud shouts of the sergeants, the city gradually regained its vitality. Everyone rushed directly to the palace. In front of the palace gate, there were many corpses entangled. Qingji entered the city first. The soldiers fought with the Helv guards guarding the palace gate.
These personal guards were die-hard loyalists of Helu who knew that even if they surrendered, they would not be forgiven by Qingji, so they fought fiercely. There were corpses all the way in from the palace gate.
However, Qingji's army entered the city too fast. After Helu fled into the palace, he did not have time to lock the palace door. As a result, it was smashed open by a siege ram, and the army rushed in directly. .
After Qingji appeared here, the soldiers of Qingji's army were still holding large shields and holding bows and arrows in their hands to hit the corpses on the ground.
The once prosperous and glorious palace was full of blood and corpses, and the eunuchs were running around, many of whom were old people that Qing Ji could remember. It seemed that after Helu came to the throne, there was no large-scale cleanup of the palace.
There are many female relatives in the palace. If this was not an internal fight in the palace, these female relatives would most likely have suffered.
Qing Ji had no time to take care of these people. He now wanted to preserve the important books, treasures, and geographical maps of mountains and rivers in the palace.
As the army rushed into the palace, they chased and killed the personal guards protecting Helu, and finally forced Helu into a palace.
Since Qing Ji had not yet received a life-or-death order, he was surrounded for the time being. Helu could not escape anyway.
Qing Ji and Sun Wu came to the army. When they saw He Lu resisting, they looked at the surrounding palaces and saw that they were the storage room and storage room of Wu State. They immediately understood what He Lu wanted to do and immediately shouted: " Immediately rush into the palace and kill Helu regardless of life or death!"
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When Helu was governing Wu, the officials could not bear to think about it, the soldiers could not bear to change, and the people of the country were resentful and wanted to drive away. This was the ruin of the country's governance.
The leader of a prosperous country is to be the leader of a prosperous country. ——"Historical Records: Wuhou Qingji's Family"
Wu, Yue, Chu, this period is quite interesting, and you can start writing fables and historical stories again.
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