Compared with the peaceful singing and dancing in Jicheng, the situation below Xiangguo City was gloomy and gloomy.
Ran Min breathed rapidly, his face contorted with anger, two lines of white air spurted out from his nose, and the smell of blood in the air was stronger than ever.
The fierce attack on Xiangguo failed again.
The walls of the city were covered with the corpses of Wei soldiers, while the Jie people were taunting and insulting them at the top of the city.
"Your Majesty, Governor Li has sent a letter to reward those who have made meritorious deeds, and to advise your Majesty to...retreat the troops..." Fa Rao said cautiously.
The surrounding generals were even more silent, but they all had some kind of hope in their eyes.
After more than three months of siege, only two sub-cities were captured, and the morale of the Wei army fell to the bottom.
The cold wind hit, and the anger on Ran Min's face suddenly disappeared, "Where is the memorial?"
Fa Rao quickly handed it over.
Ran Min read it carefully. After reading it, he glanced at the generals and asked, "He advised me to retreat. What do you think?"
The minister ordered Liu Qun to cup his hands and said: "The country of Xiang is in dire straits. Murong is watching from the side. Shi Kun, Yao Yizhong, Duan Gong and Zhang Ping are divided into various places. All the country is fighting but not cultivating is not a long-term solution. The plan for my subordinates is to seize Bingzhou first, cut off Shi, Yao, Duan, Zhang and others, and combine the strength of the two states of Hebei, draw Yanzhou as reinforcement, and then fight for Xiangguo!"
After Ran Min established the country, Li Li, Zhang Ping, Feng Yuan, Gao Chang and others who were Shihu's old generals in Bingzhou were dissatisfied with Ran Wei and sent their sons to the Murong family to become ministers.
Over the past year or so, Zhang Ping has risen in Taiyuan, and Feng Yuan has risen in Shangdang.
There is only Taihang Mountain between the two places and Jizhou.
In particular, Shangdang Feng Yang poses the greatest threat to Yecheng.
By capturing Bingzhou, we can attack Xiangguo from the west and south.
Liu Qunzhi said that he was old enough to seek the country, but Ran Min looked at the towering city walls of Xiang State and wondered whether he could do it.
He was the only one who dared to say this. Ever since the entire Wei Huan clan was killed, everyone feared Ran Min more than they respected him.
Gao Kai's surrender made them even more worried, especially the generals of the beggar army.
Although Ran Min did not express his position, it did not mean that the matter was over.
The right guard general Wang Tai said: "The soldiers are exhausted and urgently need rest. Your Majesty will retreat at this time. You can return to Yecheng to regroup and make a comeback."
"Gao Kai surrendered to the Murong clan, which greatly damaged the morale of our army. Our army's worries are not outside, but within." Chariot General Hu Mu said.
"Have you ever thought that if our army retreats, Shi Zhi will become more powerful? At that time, the barbarians in Hebei will rise up and follow them. With the Murong family behind them, it will be impossible for our army to break through this city. Therefore, you should complete your efforts. In one battle, we must conquer the Xiang Kingdom in one go, and then we can compete with the Yan thieves for the land of Youyan!" Ran Min blew out a breath of white air from his mouth without saying a word.
Liu Qun was old enough to seek the country, but Ran Min was used to cutting through the mess quickly, and he had done this all the way, and he succeeded every time.
Only by quickly solving Xiangguo can Ran Min recuperate and fight the Murong family decisively.
Wang Tai glanced at Liu Qun, but Liu Qun remained silent.
At this point, everything that needs to be said has been said.
"I am willing to fight to the death for Your Majesty!" Zhou Cheng knelt down on one knee.
"Okay, you will be the vanguard and I will be the rear. We will conquer this city and everyone will be promoted to the third rank. The children in the city can take the money and silk they want at will. They will not seal the sword for ten days!" Ran Min raised his arms and shouted.
This order undoubtedly awakened the animal nature of Wei Jun.
After the order to kill the Hu people was issued, all the children of the Hu people gathered in Xiangguo city with their money and silk.
The wages of avarice is death.
You can not only kill Hu to take revenge, but also plunder property, why not do it?
The morale of the Wei army was instantly pushed to its peak.
"My children's money and silk can be taken as they wish!"
The wolf-like shouts came one after another. In an instant, Xiangguo was like a lamb surrounded by wolves, shivering in the cold wind.
"Kill, kill, kill!"
All the bestiality of the Wei army turned into murderous nature, and they rushed towards Xiangguo City one after another.
A more brutal battle ensued.
Feathered arrows, rolling stones, and hammering trees covered the sky, constantly devouring flesh and blood.
Under the city of Xiangguo, blood flowed like a river.
The city was also ablaze with swords and spears. The Wei army who climbed up the city wall seemed to be crazy. When they saw the people with deep eyes and high noses, they became extremely angry.
The battle raged from noon to dusk.
Every inch of Xiangguo's city walls was stained with blood and dead souls.
This is not an ordinary war, but a vendetta.
If Shi Zhi loses, the Jie clan will disappear from then on. Similarly, if Ran Min loses, all the problems accumulated by Ran Wei will explode.
Ran Wei had fought all the way to where he was today, and Ran Min knew very well that he could not be defeated.
On the city walls, there are desperate and crazy people everywhere.
Wei Jun disemboweled him, but still charged forward with his sword and spear.
The Hu people had their hands and feet cut off, and they used their last strength to throw the Wei army off the city wall.
Many of them had broken weapons and used their fingers and teeth to bite the enemy's throat.
At this moment, all the people fighting on the city turned into wild beasts.
People who don't want to become beasts can't avoid the swords of the supervising team behind them. As long as they take a step back, someone will immediately slash them with swords...
Ran Min stood at the foot of the city with his sword pressed, and arrows kept passing in front of him. His ambition would reach its peak after conquering Xiangguo.
However, just when the city was crumbling, a heavy snow fell.
The blood on the city quickly solidified into ice, and the young men in the city poured water on the city wall.
The Hu people knew that when the city was broken, they would die without a burial place. Men, women, old and young came to help in the battle and suppressed the Wei army with their lives.
Even now, the Wei army is still fighting to the death.
At night, the dripping water turned into ice, and it was impossible to stand on the city. Many Wei soldiers were wet and froze to death, and the Wei army's offensive had to be stopped.
"Can't retreat!" Zhou Cheng raised his sword and moved forward, but in a blink of an eye he was carried off the city by his guards.
Ran Min looked at Xiangguo in the cold night, like a stone statue.
This time, he tried his best and failed to capture it, and even he was a little frustrated.
"Your Majesty, the night... is getting dark. It's time to go back to camp and rest." Fa Rao appeared behind him.
A meteor pierced the dark night sky, its pressure was extremely low, and it went from north to south.
"You are good at prophecy, what's the sign of this master?" Ran Min's deep voice was as cold as the night wind.
"This is the direction in which the destiny of heaven finally returns to the south. Xiang Kingdom and Yan Kingdom are both in the north, which is a good omen." Fa Rao stared at Ran Min's face and saw the sneer on his lips. He hurriedly said, "But now the sky is chaotic and confused. Darkness is not conducive to battles, travels, and burials."
"The Jin Dynasty is also in the south. Doesn't the destiny belong to Jiangdong?" The chill on Ran Min's face became much lighter.
Fa Rao said: "The Sima family has abandoned the Northern Kingdom and has been abandoned by destiny. To be able to control the country, it must come from the north."
"Send the order, the whole army rests, the wounded are sent back to Yecheng for resettlement, the dead are rewarded with money and food, the bodies are buried on the spot, the army's livestock are slaughtered, and the soldiers are rewarded." Ran Min looked back at the night sky, the meteor had long since disappeared, only What remains is the howling cold wind.
In February of the second year of Yongxing in the Ran Wei Dynasty (351), Xiang State was besieged for nearly four months. Shi Zhi, the leader of Zhao, was so frightened that he removed his imperial title and called himself King Zhao. He sent envoys to Jicheng and Shetou to ask for help.
(End of chapter)
