"Notice, Nanzhou, Yunzhou, Linzhou, Huazhou, and Tongzhou will seize the city at the same time in three days!"
Hearing the voice of the young woman above, Wu Chuang couldn't help shivering.
As soon as the governor of Nanzhou led the defenders of the five states, they were targeted at the state city. If the city gate was opened, the remaining soldiers in the state city could be swept away by leading a few hundred brothers, let alone There are so many great people out there...
If the 20,000 people fight against Cangzhou, it’s okay if they win, but if they lose, they won’t even be able to return home…
Without food and grass, you can't enter the house before, and there are pursuers in the back. The only way is to annihilate the whole army.
Listening to what this big sister said, it must be Yunzhou, Linzhou, Huazhou... the small and medium forces around these five states have also been controlled by them. , but there is no road against the king that can occupy the land of the five states at the same time...
He quickly recovered from the shock and said loudly, "I'll make arrangements right away!"
After finishing speaking, he quickly left, summoning so many brothers, he thought it was just a small fight, taking advantage of the chaos to rob, but he didn't expect to play such a big game this time, and he was still a little excited and looking forward to it...
Those people went to attack Princess Duanrong, and the snipe and the clam fought, and they became the profitable fisherman...
Bai Su walked in from the outside, looked at Second Miss Liu, and asked, "Leader, this time there are 20,000 people attacking Cangzhou, King Jing and the others can handle it?"
Miss Liu Er stood up and said, "Even if they have 200,000 people, as long as he says he can handle it, then he can handle it."
Bai Su looked at her, moved his lips, and said nothing more.
The leader always has unreasonable confidence in King Jing.
She secretly sighed in her heart, when a woman likes a man, she will lose her judgment and think that what he does is right, even a strange woman like the leader is not exempt.
She puffed out her chest habitually, feeling the oppression and restraint, and felt that King Jing was often trustworthy...
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Nanzhou, Linzhou, Tongzhou and other places belong to the northwest of Wu Kingdom. They are the middle and lower states, and the people live in poverty. Among them, Cangzhou is the most.
Cangzhou is located in the most northwest of Wu Kingdom, the closest to the chaotic place. It used to be the most chaotic and poorest place in Wu Kingdom, but that was just the past.
Today is not what it used to be. The current situation in Cangzhou, the people in other states have also heard a little bit these days.
The bandits near Cangzhou have been wiped out by Princess Duan Rong, and the people are no longer troubled by bandits.
Those rich people in Cangzhou City who caused harm to the people were also eliminated one by one, and the government offices of all counties were thoroughly cleaned up. If the people have grievances, they can appeal at any time.
In addition, Princess Duanrong also provided those poor people with the opportunity to work, reduced or exempted taxes, and if someone volunteered to join the army, they could get a generous compensation. It is true that one person joins the army and the whole family does not feel hungry...
On the other hand, even if they hide in the state city, they will often be bullied by hooligans and bullies. If they live outside the state city, they will be even more precarious. If they can live an extra day, they will be regarded as earning a day.
The poor people not only have to be bullied by the rich and powerful, but the tax system of the government is also extremely strict. Every few days, there will be additional reasons to collect taxes from the people. The people are miserable, but they have nowhere to complain...
As early as two years ago, when Princess Duanrong occupied Cangzhou, they envied the life of the people in Cangzhou. After two years, Princess Duanrong made a comeback, and their life was even worse than that of the people in Cangzhou.
This time, Lord Duan led 20,000 soldiers to storm Cangzhou. Although they didn't know what the result would be, many people even hoped that they would be defeated. It is ten times and a hundred times better than the life they are living now.
It's night, Nanzhou Fucheng, Dongcheng Gate.
"You guys, cheer me up. The governor has an order. If something goes wrong these days, be careful with your heads!" A school lieutenant told a group of guards when he passed by the gate of the city. , then turned and left.
A guard curled his lips and muttered, "What's the fierceness? It's not because I married my younger sister to the governor as the seventh concubine, so I got such a position. The villain is successful..."
A person beside him reminded: "Hold down, he heard you, you can't eat and walk around."
"It's been a few months since I've been paid, and the family is almost unable to open the pot. When will this day be high..." The guard leaned against the wall, yawned, sighed, and said, "I hope , Her Royal Highness can call in. I heard from people outside yesterday that if you follow the princess as a soldier, you will get money immediately, one tael of silver, and save food and expenses. It can keep your family from starving to death for half a year... "
The person beside him was silent for a moment, and asked, "Do you really want to follow Her Royal Highness?"
The guard shook his head and said, "Hey, it's a pity that our fate is not good. We are not in Cangzhou, so we have no chance..."
Boom—boom, boom!
There was the sound of a shift from a distance, one slow and two fast, and three times.
"It's the third watch..." The man next to him heard the sound of the watch, turned his head, grinned at him, and asked, "Do you want to serve as a soldier under the princess?"
…
In the third watch, it was midnight, and most people in Nanzhou City, except for the watchmen and soldiers who occasionally passed by on patrol, had fallen asleep.
Countless figures quietly appeared outside the East City Gate.
Wu Chuang watched the leader with a bald head knock on the city gate, as if knocking on the door of his own house, and the corners of his mouth twitched involuntarily.
This is the city gate. If the city gate can be knocked open so easily, what is the use of building such a thick and strong city wall
However, his expression froze on his face the next moment.
After the bald head knocked on the door, the gate of Nanzhou City actually opened a crack, and it opened wider and wider.
At the same time, the gates of Yunzhou, Linzhou, Huazhou, Tongzhou, and Wuzhou were all opened at the same time.
Countless figures poured in from outside the city, and went straight to various government offices in the city.
At the same time, the five-state coalition forces, which had been marching for three days, suddenly heard chaotic footsteps and harsh sounds from the camp.
"It's on fire, the grain and grass are on fire!"
"Enemy attack, there is enemy attack!"
"Meet the enemy, meet the enemy quickly!"
"Fire first, food first!"
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In the big camp, there was a lot of chaos. Somewhere in the forest a few miles away from the big camp, a young man looked at the old man in front of him, shook his head, and said regretfully: "It's a pity that they can't find the camp of their commander. Otherwise, if Mr. Xu makes a move, there will be no need to fight this battle..."
A person beside him looked at him and said: "Their commander is not that stupid. Set up the camp where you can find it. Your Highness has already said that our task is to burn their food and grass. After completing the task, just go back and do business. , don't make any more fools..."
"Hey, don't worry about it, let's call it a day..."
More than a dozen masters of the celestial list quickly disappeared into the dense forest.
In the camp at the rear, a man wearing ordinary armor asked with a gloomy expression, "How many are left?"
A general knelt on the ground, looked up at him, swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and said, "They used kerosene, most of the food and grass were burned, and the rescued ones are probably only enough to feed the entire army for half a day..."
The man clenched his fists tightly and gritted his teeth and said, "Beyond Cangzhou, there are strong walls and clear fields. There are still two days away from Cangzhou, and it will take one day at the earliest. The food is only enough for half a day. Tell me, what should we do in this battle?" beat?"
The general thought for a while, and said in a low voice: "If people go back to deliver grain and grass, it will take four days at the fastest. If it is an emergency march, they can reach Cangzhou in one day. The grain is saved, enough to support two people. Today, if we can take Cangzhou in one go, we will have enough food... "
The middle-aged man said coldly: "What if you can't go all out?"
The general said in a deep voice: "General, the strength of Cangzhou is very different from ours, and we will definitely be able to defeat it quickly. If we return to the city at this time, I'm afraid that the morale will be greatly damaged, which will be a big disadvantage..."
The middle-aged man thought for a while, and after a while, he said in a low voice: "Just in case, send two thousand people back to deliver food and grass, and follow me to attack Cangzhou!"