I’m The King Chapter 957: :Huanghuang Hanwei (eighty-one)

At the head of Gaotang city, Zhu Wei stared worriedly at the camp of the Red Scarf Army in the distance. If Wuling and Yiyang were lost due to lack of preparation, he did not expect that after taking Rao'an, this group of bandits would unexpectedly Will turn around and go straight to Gaotang and suffer a dull loss. Outside Mayang City, the two sides fought a tough battle. The 3,000 Qi army elite brought by Zhu Wei and the 2,000 defenders of Mayang , met an army of more than 10,000 Red Scarf Army. Zhu Wei didn't take the opponent seriously at first. There are always many bandits, but they are mobs. As for San, although such a characteristic is difficult to wipe them out, it is also difficult to make a big impact. He thinks this battle is just a replica of the previous bandit suppression.

The surrounding encounters were indeed as he had imagined. He easily killed one of the red scarf thieves who rushed in, but then he encountered the main force of 3,000 Red Scarf soldiers. The two sides fought a fierce battle in Mayang City, Zhu Wei couldn't resist the opponent's attack, and was abruptly split into two sections by the opponent. What happened next to the Qi army was more miserable, losing the corresponding two sections of the army Under the siege of the opponent's superior force, he was at a loss. If Zhu Wei hadn't seen the opportunity early, he would have led his elite troops to break through the siege, and fled straight to the city without even returning to Mayang City. Gaotang, I'm afraid that the 3000 elite under him will be exhausted now.

If so, now only half of the 3,000 elites he brought out at the beginning are left. As for the 2,000 defenders in Mayang, they are now either captured or have already died in battle .

The ambition of the red scarf thieves was not curbed just because they captured the three counties. On the contrary, after taking in the refugees in large numbers, they rushed towards Gaotang City. Thousands of people.

Zhu Wei's gaze didn't stay on those messy and densely built shacks, but projected on the neatly arranged tents farther away on a slightly higher ground. He knew that there He is his main opponent, the main force of the red scarf thief.

The equipment of the main force of the red scarf thieves made him startled. The unified standard weapons and the armor all over the body are not inferior to his subordinates. The only difference is that the helmets of these thieves are wrapped in red scarves.

What makes him even more uneasy is the opponent's combat power and will to fight. Logically speaking, such a situation should not appear in a group of bandits, but the reality is actually found in front of his eyes.

Now in Gaotang City, he is the only one who has escaped with less than 2,000 soldiers and horses. In addition, there are about 10,000 new recruits in Gaotang City. Zhu Wei does not dare to count on the combat effectiveness of these new recruits. , Without the cover of the city wall, I'm afraid they don't even have the courage to fight the enemy.

The only strategy now is to defend Gaotang City, and then wait for Second Young Master's reinforcements to come. If something goes wrong in Gaotang, it will be a fatal blow to Second Young Master, because it will force Wang who is attacking Pinglu Pei had to withdraw because he was worried that the rear would be copied, so as to give the eldest son a chance to breathe.

And time is exactly what the Second Young Master doesn't want to give the Eldest Young Master. Zhu Wei can even imagine what kind of furious Second Young Master would face if he lost Gao Tang.

The second son Tian Fucheng has never been a magnanimous person. Zhu Wei sighed and walked down the tower. Going down, digging up soil and bagging it. Needless to say, this is preparing for the attack on Gaotang City. Is the opponent planning to use earth bags to build a ramp to attack the city wall? Gaotang City is not a county like Mayang, if the opponent If this method is really used, then there is really no need to worry, even if the tens of thousands of refugees die, they will not be able to attack the top of Gaotang city.

It seems that bandits are really bandits. There are not many ways to attack this kind of fortified city. The large siege equipment needed to attack a fortified city cannot be made by just anyone.

Instructing his subordinates to strengthen vigilance and report back at any time, Zhu Wei walked down the city wall. What he is worried about now is not that the other party will attack the city, but that the other party will not attack the city, and the second son will not be able to send reinforcements for a long time. It would be really bad, because Gaotang did his best to supply Wang Pei's army, and searched everywhere, making the people in Gaotang's territory miserable. Otherwise, it would be impossible for these red scarf thieves to gather in such a short period of time. A lot of refugees joined them. Although these refugees have low combat effectiveness, they can't stand the crowd.

Too many ants can kill an elephant. When the amount of ants reaches a certain level, it is enough to produce a qualitative change.

The food reserves in Gaotang City are not enough to support his army and the people in the city for ten days. That is the reason why he is a little scared now. Counting the days with his fingers, the reinforcements from the Second Young Master are here Two days will be here, as long as the reinforcements arrive, the internal and external cooperation will be enough to turn defeat into victory, disperse these refugees, and then bite the main force of the red scarf thief.

Just returned to the left-behind yamen in Gaotang City, and Wang Yan, who had just been promoted to Gaotang left-behind, found him with a sad face. After the capture of Gaotang, Gaotang stayed behind and fled with most of the officials. He was unlucky, did not keep up with the team, and fell into the hands of Tian Fucheng. In order to save his life, he had to surrender. He was not Dai Chen. Cursing, he is still living a leisurely life. If he hesitates for a moment, the steel knife hanging from his head will fall directly. Fortunately, the important people in Gaotang City have almost run away. He became one of the officials with the highest official position in the original system in Gaotang City, but also picked up a ready-made bargain and became Gaotang's left-behind.

This freshly-baked left-behind, because of Tian Fucheng's victories, has been really excited for a long time. He feels like a pie has fallen from the sky, and it hits him right on the head, making him an instant success. One of the five capitals of Daqi stays behind, as long as the second son really wins the world of Daqi in the future, then he will be able to sit securely. For this reason, after the initial panic, I don’t know how many sticks of incense were burned at night ,Pray for God to bless the second son with smooth sailing and win Linzi as quickly as possible.

"General Zhu, rumors have spread in the city. The major grain stores have no grain to sell, and many people have begun to run out of grain. If this continues, I'm afraid there will be riots inside before the outside comes in." He said Worried and authentic.

Of course Zhu Wei knew that there was no grain in the grain shop, because after he entered the city, he immediately dispatched troops to control the grain shop and collected all the grain.

"The grain shop is out of food, but there are still many big households in the city!" Zhu Wei said.

"Those people are willing to take out the food stored at home!" Wang Yan said with a sad face. He has a shallow foundation, but these rich and powerful gentry in the city have a deep foundation, and they will take him seriously.

Zhu Wei sneered, "Wang Liushou, the soldiers in your hand are not for eating, and the knife should drink a little blood at the right time. You should go and reason first. If they don't listen, then let you stay in the mansion The soldiers in the village are unreasonable, find a leader, kill a chicken and show it to the monkeys, I don’t need to teach you such tricks! In troubled times, use heavy codes. If the red scarf thieves come to the city, everything will be a cloud, even your own. You can't keep your head, so now is not the time to be soft-hearted, you have to kill if you have to."

"Understood!" Wang Yan nodded emphatically, feeling a sense of pleasure in his heart. In Gaotang City, there are quite a few wealthy gentry who are very unreasonable to Wang Yan. Pick one well and let them see how good they are.

At noon, when it was time for dinner, the refugees outside the city crowded together and crowded into several big camps that were emitting smoke and aroma. Teach them a lesson, let them learn to line up in the midst of pain and hunger, this is the first rule that the Red Scarf Army taught these refugees.

The reason why so many refugees join the Red Scarf Army is very simple. You can eat here, even if you eat gruel twice a day, you will not starve to death. The Qi army ransacked all the stored food, and not a few people died of starvation. In just two years, Qi, the once rich country, became a starving place.

Hengdao rode a horse and accompanied his personal guards to patrol these refugee camps, just in case something went wrong. There are tens of thousands of refugees here, and they are really going to turn against the water or the camp screams, but It's not a joke.

Under the beatings of whips and guns, crooked formations barely lined up. The young and strong, who wanted to make noise at first, saw the cold-eyed Hengdao and his murderous guards. All the flags and drums are silent, this is a killing god. The refugees from Mayang have seen Hengdao lead his troops to kill all directions, covered in blood, like **** devils, and the latecomers also know from these people. The leaders of this red scarf army are all killing gods, killing people without blinking an eye, how dare they grow their teeth in front of Hengdao.

In the end, these people were originally good people, but hunger inspired the most original evil hidden in a person's heart.

One bowl of gruel per person, two meals a day, is just to keep these people from starving to death, not to let these people eat enough, only the hungry refugees will have motivation, anger, and evil wishes, and will serve for them We drive. This is the original words of a staff officer who has just been transferred here from the staff of Jishicheng University, Ke Bilai.

Actually, the Red Scarf Army is not short of food. Every day from the sea, there will be a steady stream of supplies from Liaodong.

Seeing that there were many old and weak women and children among these refugees, Heng Dao couldn't help but sighed, shook his head, and drove his horse towards the direction of the Chinese army.

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