Chapter 315 Soldiers Under the City

Pingjiang City is the first big city that the inmates need to take down. The prosperity of Pingjiang City is still above Yangzhou. Taking down the Pingjiang River means that on the south bank of the Yangtze River, it has a stable fortress and a vast granary.

After bold interspersing and long-distance attacks, Zhang Yang's army finally came to Pingjiang City at the incredible speed of this era.

The navy has also rushed to Taihu Lake and entered from the waterway to Pingjiang City, forming a siege of Pingjiang City.

Many soldiers are like a dream. Half a month ago, they were still in Gaoyoufu. They had just repelled the attack of the Tutars, and now they have occupied several big cities in the south of the Yangtze River.

The soldiers at the top of the city felt more like a dream. The rebels under the city came out of nowhere, just like divine soldiers falling from the sky and suddenly appeared under the city.

What scares them more is that the soldiers with good eyes have seen each other's weapons: almost all the same fire!

Looking at the whole Yuan Dynasty, I'm afraid it's Zhang Shicheng of the Gaoyou Mansion who can equip so many troops. Zhang Shicheng repulsed the millions of troops of the imperial court with tens of thousands of people. Now, they have surrounded Pingjiang City. Can Pingjiang City be defended? No one knows that they are retreating in their hearts.

Uhada has landed on the top of the city. Just now, it was shelled by the other party's navy. It seemed that it was just a demonstration. It fired a shot and hit the head of the city, shaking the city wall. The soldiers on the wall were bloodless.

The arrival of Uhada made them feel as if they had a backbone. The weapons and equipment in the warehouse in the city have been continuously moved to the head of the city, and the crossbow machine has been on. They are making tense preparations before the war.

Zhang Yang was outside the city and also looked at Pingjiang City. He remembered clearly that when he came to Pingjiang for the first time, he sighed at the height of the city wall, and the prosperity in the city also impressed him.

For more than two years, I have finally come to this point. The little gangster on the salt ship has become a hegemon today.

The navy just tried to fire a shot, but it was just adjusting the shooting. The reason why Zhang Yang did not order the soldiers to attack immediately was just waiting for the artillery behind to arrive.

Because the cavalry and horses are fast, and although the artillery is also pulled by horses, it can't keep up with the pace of the cavalry.

It will take about two hours. These two hours are the process of putting pressure on the defenders in the city. If the other party can open the gate and surrender, it would be great. If the other party doesn't know each other, Zhang Yang will decide to give the other party a strong look. His firearm should be seen by the Tatrians in Jiangsu and Zhejiang Province.

The strength of five battalions, more than 20,000 people, plus hundreds of artillery, although the wall of Pingjiang City in front of him is tall, in Zhang Yang's eyes, hundreds of cannons will turn into ruins.

However, for the sake of the people in the city, Zhang Yang hopes that it is best to let the defenders in the city know that they are powerful and can surrender.

Chang Yuchun was driven back to Gaoyou by himself. If Chang Yuchun was here, all the soldiers who surrendered would be killed by him. How could anyone dare to surrender himself in the future?

"Mr. Shi, are we writing a letter of persuasion to the city?" Zhang Yang asked Shi Nai'an next to him.

"The lord is still thoughtful. If Pingjiang City can be saved from war, the people in the city will be grateful to the lord." Shi Nai'an said, ready to take out his pen and ink and start to write a book of persuasion.

I don't understand those literary things in this era, and Zhang Yang's calligraphy is too ugly, so it's better to give this kind of thing to Shi Nai'an.

Soon, a cool book of persuasion was written.

"The mountains are stacked, the rivers and mountains are strong, and the wells are wide. When you come to Gusu, you will see them, and they will sleep in the river. A city in Pingjiang, outstanding people..." Shi Nai'an cleared his mouth and read it.

In just a few words, Zhang Yangtou is big, which is even more difficult to understand than the ancient Chinese he has learned. Can those defenders at the head of the city understand it?" Mr. Shi is really talented, but I think it's better to be more popular. Zhang Yang said, "I think it's better to write like this: The righteous teacher of Gaoyou Mansion came to rescue the compatriots who were bullied by the Tatars. Our artillery is very powerful. Once the battle starts, you will definitely be destroyed. If you come out and surrender, as long as you don't have your own blood, everyone can get five mu of land to avoid three. Annual tax."

I'm afraid the defenders can't understand it. It's better to give them some vernacular. It's better to be honest.

"It's still the wise Lord." When Shi Nai'an heard half of it, he understood Zhang Yang's meaning and immediately rewrote it.

Zhang Yang suddenly remembered another plan: "These words don't need to be written as letters. Just find some loud voices from our team and shout to the city. It would be better if the people in the city could hear them."

In case the letter is sent, and the guard at the head of the city is directly torn up, no one knows, then your own painstaking effort will be in vain. It's better to shout, so that the effect of publicity is better.

Although it was just shelled by the other party, it only rang once, and the mood of the defenders at the head of the city gradually calmed down.

"Listen to the defenders in the city, we are the righteous division of Gaoyou Mansion. We came to rescue our compatriots who were bullied by the Tatars. Our artillery is very powerful. Once the battle starts, your whole army will be destroyed. If you come out and surrender, as long as your hands are not stained with their own blood, everyone can get five mu of land, eliminating three Annual tax."

Suddenly, with the sound of the wind, many people shouted.

Some of them were not very clear, but many people still understood it, and suddenly, some people's minds moved.

I came to the army just to have a mouthful of food. If I can really have five mu of land and be exempted from tax for three years, why should I worry about not having food? Why do you have to risk life and death to live a life of licking blood?

"The crossbow machine, aim at the place where the sound is made, shoot!" Uhada shouted.

Of course, he knew that the shouting of the other party would have a great impact on the morale of his defenders.

"Report, our crossbow machine can't shoot so far." The soldier in charge of the crossbow said.

The other party is a thousand steps away from here, and the crossbow machine can't launch so far at all.

"Then shoot me too. We have a lot of arrows in the city. We are not afraid of consuming this." Uhada said angrily.

This voice was also heard by the people near the city.

When they found that the gate was closed in the morning, the people knew that something might have happened. The sound of artillery just now shocked them even more. The war was flying, and the innocent people were the most pitiful. They curled up at home and wondered whether they should escape if the city was broken.

Hearing the shouts and knowing that it was Zhang Shicheng's team from Gaoyou, they were no longer afraid. In Zhang Shicheng's jurisdiction, there was no landlord, and everyone could get five mu of land. Many people who could not survive moved there, and they had long been yearning for it.

Now, I heard that Zhang Shicheng's army has hit outside the city. They can't wait for the army to rush into the city and share the land for themselves. At the beginning of next spring, they will have the feeling of being the owner.

Of course, there are also some people who are not so happy. Those who occupy a lot of fields are all sad. If they don't make their land, they will be divided by the rebels. I can't say that at the beginning, many large households were robbed by mud legs.

The voice also reached the ears of two special people: He Zhaoyi and Minmin.

At the beginning, I wanted to find the expansion brother to save him, but he was destroyed by He Zhaojie, and the ghost finally disappeared, and the two of them lost the ability to find the expansion brother, so they had no choice but to come to Pingjiang Road.

On Pingjiang Road, He Zhaoyi started to buy and sell grain again, preparing to wait for the opportunity to sell it to Dadu. This winter, the price of rice in Dadu has increased tenfold. If it is transported, it will be a huge profit.

And Minmin has been worried about her father's safety. She has been looking for news and learned that the expansion brother has sent troops to protect her father. Although her father has returned to the capital, he has not been abused.

However, outside the capital city, my father was sent to the frontier by the emperor's imperial edict. Minmin was worried about her father, but there was nothing she could do. All this was made by the annihire minister Hama. Now, it has long been spread outside. My father has been framed, and everyone in the world knows it, and listen to the emperor's mediocrity. Xin Yuchen, Minmin has also died.

And seeing that the people in the world are displaced, and under Zhang Shicheng's rule, it is a dynamic scene. The balance in Minmin's heart has been tilted towards Zhang Shicheng.

However, his father was defeated by him. If his father was not defeated, how could he be slandered by Hama's evil words? In Minmin's heart, she could never face Zhang Shicheng.

Now, Zhang Shicheng's army is outside again. Is this God's will? Why do I escape, but I can't escape this man's sphere of influence?

Different from Minmin's contradictory mood, He Zhaoyi was a little happy and excited. In her heart, she could never forget the most important man in her life. Besides, she was surrounded by him, and she wanted to escape, but she couldn't escape.

She is not worried that if the city is broken, the rebels will do something out of the ordinary. Although there are many rich people in the city, as long as they are not evildoers, the infiant will not raid their homes.

What I need to do now is to stay honest, wait for the rebels to take over here, and then go to see Brother Shicheng!

Why did you go to see him? Because she still has a lot of food, she can't transport it out of the city without his permission. This excuse seems to be very smart. In fact, she knows that she just wants to see Brother Shicheng, that's all.

The money I earn is enough to worry about food and clothing for a lifetime. I'm afraid I'm just angry when I do this.

Dark waves surged in the city. Li Xingsu and others, who Zhang Yang sent to defend He Zhaoyi, came to Pingjiang, so they were welcome. They began to be active, leaving a few people to protect He Zhaoyi. The rest of them slipped out with Tianque.

(to be continued)