Outside Yinque City, Wang Ruohai entered the commander's tent and said to Wang Xiaolie: "The day before yesterday, Zhang Yin killed the defenders in the west of Luoyang and met Dong Xian. The two met in the evening, but I don't know why, and they were not happy. Dong Xian returned Shou'an ignored Commander Jie's order to adapt it."
Wang Xiaolie said: "Zhang Yin must have said something that aroused Dong Xian's doubts. It is normal that Dong Xian is used to being a prince and is not used to being controlled by others. There is no need to rush this matter, and Zhang Yin cannot be allowed to do it. . Where is Yuan Ji? Ask him to enter Luoyang immediately and pay a visit to Mr. Dong if necessary."
Wang Ruohai said: "Yuan Ji arrived at Longmen yesterday and deployed various units of the Chinese army there."
Wang Xiaolie nodded: "People who are military commanders are used to giving orders, but they are not used to speaking tactfully. For the same thing, asking them to say it and asking Qianjie to say it have completely different effects. This is inevitable. If a military commander cannot speak directly and thinks twice, how can we fight? Let Zhang Yin not have to intervene in this matter and leave it to Yuan Jie. Zhang Yin can do it well, but Yuan can't."
Wang Ruohai said yes. Said: "By the way, Meng Bangxiong, as our prisoner, has a very arrogant attitude. When he was asked to go to Yinque City to persuade him to surrender, he said that his family could not be blamed after the war and that he wanted to keep the family in peace. He even made sure that he would do what he wanted to do. An official is willing to go to the city only if no one bullies his family."
Wang Xiaolie laughed after hearing this and said, "What is this guy thinking? Go and ask him to come and explain it to me, life or death!"
Wang Ruohai said yes and moved out of the handsome tent.
Li Yanxian said: "There are still five thousand soldiers and horses in Yinque City. Meng Bangxiong thinks this is his bargaining chip. If he doesn't agree to it, he will not persuade him to surrender. Maybe the soldiers and horses in the city will fight to the death to resist? In his opinion , I am still valuable.”
Wang Xiaolie said: "He is thinking too much. The artillery regiment has arrived, how long can Yinque City be defended? One day? Two days? I'm just because the people in the city are Song people after all, and I don't want to fight with swords unless it is a last resort. Really? If you want to resist stubbornly, how can you tolerate him!"
While they were talking, Meng Bangxiong was brought over and stood there looking at Wang Xiaolie proudly.
Wang Xiaolie said: "General manager, there are only five thousand people in Yinque City left under your command. As of today, there is no room for improvement. If you can go to the city to persuade the city to surrender, I can still spare you." Life, be an ordinary citizen from now on. Otherwise, there is only one way to die!"
Meng Bangxiong said: "I have been living on the streets since I was a child. What kind of scenes have I never seen? Commander Jie, don't scare me! There are five thousand soldiers and horses in the city. If you want to break the city, you will have to pay the price of thousands of people. My requirements are not high, Jie Commander. After Shuai wins, he wants to keep my family safe and my property safe. I stayed in Xijing for two years and saved up a fortune. If you don't let me become an official, it's not too much for me to become a rich man, right?"
Wang Xiaolie said: "You stayed in Xijing for two years, how many people died? How many people's wealth did you rob? Liu Yu established the puppet Qi, and you immediately sold yourself to join the puppet Qi, becoming an official of the puppet Qi! People like you If you are a rich man, who will believe in my army? Needless to say, if you are willing to go to the city to persuade me to surrender, I will keep your life. If you are not willing, I will behead you in front of the battle tomorrow! Five people in the city Thousands of soldiers and horses, I want to see how long they can defend!"
Meng Bangxiong sneered, obviously not believing what Wang Xiaolie said.
Wang Xiaolie shook his head. He said to Wang Ruohai: "Attack the city at midnight tomorrow! Cut off this sacrificial flag first!"
After saying that, he waved his hand and ordered the people around to escort Meng Bangxiong down.
Seeing Wang Xiaolie's firm attitude, Meng Bangxiong felt flustered. It's just that I still don't believe that Wang Xiaolie will really give up his chess piece and order his men to attack with flesh and blood. When Yinque City was built at that time, Wang Xiaolie mobilized elite soldiers and generals to build it very solidly. My younger brother Meng Bangjie is good at leading troops, but he doesn't believe that he can be defeated so easily.
After escorting Meng Bangxiong out, Wang Xiaolie stood up and stretched. Said: "After Yinque City is defeated, we should go north to Luoyang City. Luoyang, a thousand-year-old city, cannot be compared to other places. Whether we can do well in Luoyang is also a test for us!"
Li Yanxian said: "There is nothing wrong with Luoyang being a thousand-year-old city, but it is now very dilapidated. I heard from Zhang Yin that there are only two or three thousand households in the city, and there are large areas of farmland within the outer city. Even the most prosperous place is now very dilapidated. "
Wang Xiaolie said: "This is equivalent to painting on white paper. Although it is difficult, there are few constraints. Go to bed early tonight, and tomorrow the artillery will attack the city!"
Early the next morning, Meng Bangxiong was pulled up by the soldiers. I ate a bowl of meat and a piece of fish for breakfast, drank three bowls of wine, and was tied up.
Until this moment, Meng Bangxiong still didn't believe that Wang Xiaolie would kill him like this. While eating the meat, he laughed and shook his head. He was pushed to the front of the city, and a big man held him up, but he still didn't believe it. Even when a big man raised his sword, Meng Bangxiong still thought it was to scare him.
At the Chen hour, Tian Cheng, the right lord of the army, shouted loudly: "The Chen hour has arrived, prepare to attack the city! On the left and right, cut off the Meng State Xiong Sacrificial Flag!"
As Tian Cheng finished speaking, Meng Bangxiong watched in surprise as the steel knife of the big man next to him was raised high and fell like lightning. When his head fell to the ground, he still had a look of disbelief on his face, and his eyes were fixed on the executioner.
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Meng Bangxiong was beheaded in front of the battle. Artillery commander Song Yan directed his men and aimed the muzzle at the wall on the left side of the city gate.
With a roar, smoke rose, and a large section of the city wall collapsed. The soldiers guarding the city were shocked and didn't know what to do. In all my years of living, I have never seen an attack on a city like this. Dozens of iron pipes emit black smoke and the city wall collapses?
Dai Yu, the commander behind, pointed his flag forward, commanded Li Yan to roar, and rushed towards the gap with his subordinates.
When attacking Junzhou, the city wall collapsed after a round of cannon fire. Now attacking Yin Que, the city wall still cannot stop one round of artillery. this is normal. Building a city wall is the same before the cannons are built, and it is the same after the cannons are built. In the normal development of history, spears and shields always wax and wane, and there will not be much difference between the two. Now Wang Xiaolie's artillery has jumped through several stages at once, and of course the old city wall cannot stop it. And there are always dozens of cannons fired at the same time, which is really a killing opportunity.
Li Yan was the first to ascend the city, and there was little resistance from the defenders. The army roared in from behind and rushed straight into the official hall in the city.
Wang Xiaolie was a little sad when he saw it from a high place. This is a city that I built myself. I didn't expect it to be so vulnerable to my own artillery. It seems that when building a city in the future, the city wall must consider artillery and be built in a different look.
In less than half an hour, the gates of Yinque City were opened. Meng Bangjie and his generals were escorted to Wang Xiaolie.
Wang Xiaolie said: "Why bother? I have been besieging the city for several days. If you had surrendered long ago, it would not be like this. Now, what else can you say?"
Meng Bangjie said: "Jie Commander's troops are like heavenly soldiers. I am willing to surrender!"
Wang Xiaolie was stunned for a moment. He killed Meng Bangxiong himself, thinking that as his biological brother, Meng Bangjie would probably fight to the end. Who would have thought that they would surrender immediately after the city was broken? These two brothers are really interesting.
After thinking about it, Wang Xiaolie said: "Your brother Meng Bangxiong was captured by me and asked him to come to the city to persuade him to surrender. But after all, he refused. Before the attack just now, I had already killed him in front of the formation! You are brothers, are you really willing to surrender to me?"
Meng Bangjie smiled bitterly: "That brother of mine always does things a little inexplicably. What can I say if he dies now?"
Wang Xiaolie nodded, not knowing whether to believe Meng Bangjie's words or not. He didn't know what to say for a moment.
After a while, he said: "When you surrender, you will be managed as surrendered soldiers. I have my own system here, which is different from other places. In the following days, if you perform well in the surrendered barracks, there will be something for you. opportunity to serve the country.”
After that, he ordered these people to be taken aside.
Wang Ruohai said: "This Meng Bangjie is really interesting. He stayed in Yinque City for several days and refused to surrender without fighting. Now that my brother has been killed and the city is broken, he will surrender immediately. Commander Jie, can you trust me?"
Wang Xiaolie shook his head: "How do I know? There are all kinds of people in the world, how can I guess accurately? I have to put him in the surrender camp first and see how he behaves."
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