In fact, these four giant stone bombs did not cause much casualties.
There was only one death and one serious injury. Except for these two unlucky guys, there were basically no casualties.
Even the last time Deng Fang came to attack the city, they had not only killed such a few people.
Faced with more casualties at that time, as long as the casualties were not their own, they could still ignore them and cheer for their own victory.
But the impact of these four stone bullets on their hearts was too powerful.
That is the instinctive fear and despair that humans will have when facing a powerful force that cannot be understood. It has nothing to do with the number of casualties...
There are not many people who can overcome this fear and finally defy heaven with their flesh and blood, but those are all heroes who have been written countless hymns.
So Yong Jie...is he considered a hero?
If it counted, he wouldn't be so frightened that Liu Chan stopped shouting and broke his guard.
"You...who are you?!" His dry voice broke due to great fear.
Viciousness and bravery have never been related.
The reason why he asked this was not because he still had the courage to go out of the city to fight to the death and the registration numbers, but because he wanted to see if the person who came was an unknown person...
The triggering of the defense-breaking characteristic directly caused his psychological defense to collapse.
But even if you surrender, the other party must be a person.
If you surrender to an unknown young general, you will not be able to talk about it well afterwards, and you will easily be ridiculed and reviled... and life in the enemy camp may not be easy.
Who said Yong Jie was "slightly" wise? This idea of taking one step at a time and looking at three steps is so good. While still on the tower, I began to think about what to do after surrender.
"I am the crown prince of Hanzhong, the heir of Liu Chan and Duke Liu!" Liu Chan pointed at him with the iron spear in his hand, "You nameless rat, why don't you open the city and surrender!"
Yong Jie breathed a big sigh of relief, Prince, okay, that's great.
Liu Chan was both a common man and a rat, but he didn't take it to heart. A man can only be a man if he can bend and stretch.
If you continue to resist, the city wall will be smashed down in a short time. The enemy's stone-throwing carts are out of the range of bows and arrows, and you can't even harass them.
He couldn't take the risk of taking someone to burn the stone cart, right? Stop making trouble, his life is much more valuable than the untouchables.
Once the city wall is breached, if the elite troops come in, they will definitely be defeated. It is better to surrender now and save their lives.
Yong Jie thought about these things before he spoke.
As for Huo Huan, it was obviously faster than he thought.
"Mr. Huo, I think what you said is very true. Although I have the intention to go out of the city and fight to the death with Liu Chan, I don't want the people in the city to lose their lives... Just follow Mr.'s words." Yong Jie, who spoke solemnly, seemed to have a look in his eyes. All shine with the light of kindness.
This is the most anthropomorphic sentence he has ever said in his life.
The corners of Huo Huan's mouth twitched, trying not to suppress his expression.
"If your Yong family cared about the life and death of the people, then the entire Huo family would be saints!"
"General Huo admires your benevolence and righteousness. Let's open the city quickly! If it's too late, I'm afraid the prince will be furious and the innocent people will suffer again." Mr. Huo changed his mind directly.
"Open the city! No more fighting, open the city gate quickly!"
The soldiers on the north gate wall also felt like they had been granted amnesty and got off the tower one after another to wait for Liu's surrender.
It's just that the defenders in other parts of the city didn't see the thunder cannon in action, and they were a little overwhelmed when they saw Yong Jie surrendering so quickly.
However, Yong Jie was mean and ungrateful. In this regard, he was not even as good as Yong Kai. In fact, all his subordinates had complained for a long time, but no one showed any stubborn resistance.
With a creaking sound, the old city gate opened.
This time, Liu Chan, who was under the city instead, was stunned.
Just vote?
No, he just wanted to run up and demoralize the enemy... Did he really surrender?
"Oh——! We won, we won without spending a single soldier!"
The ordinary soldiers outside the city became excited and cheered.
If there is a need to attack the city, they will definitely be sent first. This is how battles are always fought. The Red Star Army can be used to trap the enemy, but it will never be used to be the first to attack.
If the prince really did that, it would not be benevolent, but stupid.
They all understand this, so now they don't have to climb the ladder to hit the door, and they are the happiest people on the field.
"Get ready - start!" Ding Feng stood in front of the reserve team acting as artillery and waved his hand.
"Thunder God's cannon, exaggerate the power of our army! The prince is brave and invincible in the world!"
He knew that once the thunder cannon was released, there would be such a scene, and he even thought of the words!
Soon, the ordinary soldiers who were cheering chaotically joined in the neat shouts.
This scene was also seen by some ordinary villagers who came from behind and prepared to harass and attack.
This time, because the Red Star Army went from village to village in advance, although they came over as promised, they did not launch an attack immediately.
Of course, the main reason is that the enemy's rear troops are very vigilant and have been guarding the rear, so they have to wait and see for the time being.
As a result, something unexpected happened, and as we waited and watched, the county seat was completely wiped out!
The moment the city gate opened, the villagers who came over to prepare for a sneak attack suddenly dispersed.
Once the county seat was lost, they no longer had anything to rely on. Some of the timid ones were ready to take their money and food and run away. It was better to leave their hometown than to have the men killed and the women enslaved.
But there are also some people who plan to wait and see...
Yong Jie led a group of officials and defenders out of the city. After leaving the city, he immediately led the officials to kneel on the ground. The defenders disarmed and disarmed, showing full sincerity.
"Young man Yong Jie, I am willing to surrender to the crown prince together with the officers and soldiers of Cunhuang County! Please be kind to the crown prince." Yong Jie knelt on the ground with his head on the ground.
"We are willing to surrender to the crown prince!"
Liu Chan walked up to Yong Jie with a cold face and said, "You have committed a crime and caused chaos in Nanzhong. Do you know your crime?"
Yongjie said in fear: "The villain knows his crime and is willing to listen to the prince's judgment."
It was ominous to kill and surrender, and Liu Bei had a reputation for benevolence, so he was sure that Liu Chan would not kill him directly.
Liu Chan sneered when he heard this: "I think you are not the culprit. Now I surrender the city to avoid additional casualties. I can be exempted from the death penalty for the time being. I will take you into custody for the time being and wait for your fate."
"Thank you Prince for not killing me!"
With a wave of his hand, Yong Jie and others were led down by the soldiers.
Of course Liu Chan knew what Yong Jie had in mind, but although he would not kill him for the time being, his future life might be slightly different from what he expected...
From the time when the thunder cannon was fired, marking the start of the siege, to when the army entered the city and completely took control of the city, it took neither thirty days nor three months.
But in just three moments, with zero casualties... not even a minor injury, they easily captured the northern gate of Yizhou County that had previously been difficult for Deng Fang.
[Zhang Yi favorability +10] (80)
[Zhang Yi's favorability is 80, military management talent +8×2, strategy talent +8×2]
Zhang Yi had already decided to bet the future of the Zhang family on the king and the prince. He thought he was the first among the local Yizhou families to objectively evaluate Liu Chan's abilities.
But first of all, he found that he still seemed not objective enough...
"Li Er, order people to seal off all the city gates. No one is allowed in or out, no matter what reason. If you feel that the matter is important, report it to Yu Gu."
"yes!"
"Ding Feng, lead the soldiers to disassemble the thunder cannon. The parts are strictly guarded. No outsiders are allowed to approach."
"I will obey your orders!"
"If we have enough money, we will lead a team to collect the surrendered soldiers, disarm them and temporarily imprison them. The Yong family's private soldiers and surrendered officials will be detained separately from the original Cunjian County soldiers, waiting for their release."
"yes!"
"Zhang Yi led his soldiers to pacify the common people in the city and surrounding villages, opened warehouses to collect grain, and helped the poor.
"Take the money stored in the treasury and Yongjie, purchase livestock with the big households in the city, and slaughter all of them to reward the soldiers. But at the same time, everyone must be restrained to do no harm to the people. Anyone who disobeys the order will be killed without mercy!"
"I obey!"
…
Orders were issued in an orderly manner from Liu Chan's mouth. As soon as the city was stabilized and Yong Jie and others were interrogated about the movements of Yong Kai and Meng Huo's main force, the next tactical action would be formulated.
With experience in Jingzhou and the Three Counties, Liu Chan has become increasingly mature in commanding and leading military operations.
As everyone took orders to act separately, the people in the surrounding villages who had not yet fled were surprised to find that Liu Chan's army not only did not capture slaves and make money, but instead sent food to the poor households among them...
(End of chapter)
