Dingzhou is one of the nineteen prefectures of the Great Zhou Dynasty, divided into seven counties: Rinan, Zhuwu, Jiude, Pingshan, Dingyuan, Chufeng, and Nanfeng!
Since Huang Jie's rebellion opened the prelude to the troubled times, states and counties have gradually lost control, refugees have rebelled, feudal towns have risen, and dragons and snakes have emerged in large numbers.
Before, Dinghou ruled Dingyuan County, and Qi Lin ruled Pingshan County, which were well-known feudal towns in Dingzhou.
But now, their limelight is all overshadowed by the prestige of Wu Zhi, the Jiedu envoy of the Southern Phoenix Army.
No matter how outsiders slander her, it is extremely inconceivable that this woman, as a woman, brazenly embarked on the road of fighting for world hegemony, and even unified the two counties.
And in the sixth year of Ping'an, after offering sacrifices to the heavens and praying for rain, and obtaining the destiny, he blatantly counted the ten crimes committed by Dinghou of Dingyuan County, and sent out an army of 20,000 to crusade against him!
All of a sudden, there was a turmoil in Dingzhou, and many eyes from all over the world noticed this place.
Pingshi County.
Chufeng, Nanfeng and Nanfeng counties are in the south of Dingzhou, separated from Dingyuan County by Rinan County. If they want to attack, they have to pull out this nail.
Inside the county seat, the county lord, the county magistrate, and the county lieutenant were all in armor, looking down at the densely packed army of tens of thousands, all hands and feet were weak.
"Listen, our army is only using a way to attack Dingyuan. It is not too late to open the city gate at this time. My lord is kind and promises that Qiu will not commit any crimes. Otherwise, it will be too late to regret it. Don't say it was unpredictable!"
Below, several cavaliers were still shouting.
"Nonsense!"
Huang Ziping, the county magistrate on the city wall, was so angry that his face turned red: "You are so courageous, Wu Zhi lived in two counties, and it was a fluke that the court did not send troops to attack. Attacking my imperial court, she wants to rebel?"
After saying this, the officials below all looked at each other in blank dismay: Isn't he just a rebel
Fifty years ago, or even twenty years ago, this matter would have shocked the world, but now it is really nothing.
In troubled times, the concept of being a king with a strong soldier and a strong horse has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. The reason why they are still standing here is not because they have the responsibility of guarding the city, but because they are family members. The ancestral temple and mansion are still in the city, that's all.
"Give you a day to think about it, we just need to borrow the way!"
The cavalry generals below whistled away, and the three armies roared like a mountain, which even shocked the faces of all the officials on the city wall.
"The county lord... is just an excuse..."
An official said hesitantly: "Nanfeng Army Jiedu envoy, there is no such thing as unfaithful... Maybe..."
"Confused!"
The county venerable immediately blew his beard and stared, and glanced at the county magistrate behind the official, knowing that it must be the instruction of this person, and it was also the meaning of some families in the city.
The Wu family is the prefect of the county, and it was said that they could not have contact with these big families before, but Qiu Wucheng can really do it.
They only wanted to save their lives, and naturally they would not consider the consequences of losing the city as a county magistrate.
"Never make excuses!"
Huang Ziping set the tone, whoever believes in Nanfeng Army's promise is a fool! Once the army enters the city, can it turn the sky over? How to make it right has become the discretion of others.
He can be a county official, and he also has certain talents. He said loudly: "Dinghou is canonized by the imperial court. He has been governed by two generations. He has a clear reputation. The imperial court and the state shepherd will definitely not sit idly by. Lijia urgent documents, the imperial court has delegated power, and ordered the governor to rectify the state soldiers. As long as you persist for three days, the reinforcements in the county will arrive. If you persist for one month, the state's army will gather. The daughter of the hen Sichen will take down and ask the crime!"
"Three days?!"
To be honest, even if the Wu family is the prefect of the county, there are still many people who are not very optimistic about Wu Zhi now, even if they are big in the county, they are not of the same mind.
Especially now, when he heard that the county soldiers would come to help in three days, and the imperial army would arrive in one month, the official's face turned pale when he opened his mouth.
But the county magistrate looked at the nose with his eyes and his heart with his nose, and acted like he had nothing to do with him, which made Huang Ziping scold the old fox in his heart.
At this time, he didn't bother with him, and directly asked Xiang Fu, the county lieutenant: "How many soldiers are there in my county?"
The county lieutenant was in charge of the military power, even though Xiang Fu had been walking in a civilized way before, there was a bit of evil spirit on his face at this moment: "There are eight hundred soldiers in the county, all armed, and in addition, there are five hundred village braves! Swear to the death to deal with the bandits in the end!"
This Xiangyong is actually Xiang Fu's own strength, and it surprised others when he used it at this time.
"Okay! That's 1,300 soldiers!"
Huang Ziping was overjoyed: "Lord Xiang is indeed a loyal minister of the imperial court!"
He also doesn't care whether this person is from Dinghou, from the state, or really a die-hard loyalist, as long as the other party resolutely resists, that's enough!
With this military power, he immediately gained confidence in his heart, and looked at the officials below: "There are more than a thousand elite soldiers who swear to defend this Pingshi City for us. Don't you say anything about it?"
The several Patriarchs were startled, and immediately knew that Huang Ziping would really dare to kill if there was no bleeding at this time. Their faces were all pale, as if they were cutting flesh: "I'm willing to fuck!"
Defending the city and fighting to the death consumes a lot of money. You have to use wine and meat every day, and all kinds of materials and medicinal materials must not be left behind.
"****?"
Huang Ziping said coldly: "It's not enough! The warriors in the Sifang village know how to help defend the city. Could it be that your loyalty is not as good as that of ordinary men in the mountains?"
"I am willing to contribute to others!"
Hearing this, the others had no choice but to agree on the number of strong men, and then they finally revealed the matter.
…
"Uncle! I'm afraid it won't work!"
After stepping down the city wall, a person behind the county magistrate said: "No matter how elite the soldiers of the county and state are, if they don't arrive today, they will be far away from the fire!"
"That's the truth, but Mr. Huang is a loyal minister with all his heart, what can you do to him?"
The county magistrate squinted his eyes: "Let's fight! Let's fight! Wait until the first battle is over before making any plans!"
But he knew in his heart that the county magistrate and the county lieutenant had reached an agreement, and unless the city's big families joined together, there would be no overwhelming power.
Unless under one attack, the defenders suffer heavy losses, and each family will be separated, this is another opportunity.
…
On the second day, the siege began.
"kill!"
The soldiers of the Nanfeng Army roared, holding up their shields, pushing earth carts, and lifting ladders, and headed towards the city wall.
"In Pingshi County, there are capable people!"
This time the commander was Chen Jingzong, he got Wu Mingzhi's help, and he died from the secret illness. At this time, he regained his old outlook and became a real military strategist.
And he has made many meritorious deeds, and now he has become a guerrilla general of the fifth rank, with 5,000 people under his command.
Next to him is his nephew Chen Shuncheng, who is now the Colonel Zhiguo of the seventh rank, and the general of a guard who leads five hundred people.
Nanfeng military system, everything is inherited from the past, but there is a sixth-rank Lieutenant Zhaowu on top of Lieutenant Zhiguo, who leads a thousand people and is called the commander of the capital.
Basically, five people and one team, two five and one team, five teams and one battalion, five battalions and one guard, two guards and one capital, five capitals and one army! Binary quinary system, forming a large army, clearly distinguishing.
Only a guerrilla general who is the leader of an army, leads 5,000 people, and is a fifth-rank guerrilla general can truly reach the position of general. He can be called a "last general" in words, and other school lieutenants are "lower ranks."
Names and utensils are the only ones that cannot be faked by others. As a flood dragon who aspires to the world of Hunyuan, Wu Zhi was quite cautious about the famous utensils at the beginning.
Chen Jingzong pointed at the top of the city: "Look, for the three armies, the county captain dares to stand on the top of the city, and the soldiers below dare to shoot arrows... This is not easy. After you go down, you must remember this. You also have to put your heart into the soldiers, take off their clothes, feed them... Only then can you gain the strength of your soldiers!"
This is what he guessed, with Wu Zhi's temperament and the military and political system, it is absolutely impossible to accommodate their uncles and nephews in the same army, and they will definitely be transferred later.
Otherwise, this nephew will never be promoted for the rest of his life, and now he naturally wants to pass on his experience.
"Uncle, don't worry!"
Chen Shuncheng smiled: "I knew the art of war by heart when I was three years old!"
"Nonsense! Now in the army, you should be called a general!"
Chen Jingzong sullenly said: "I will go to the military judge later and get five whips!"
"Humble... I obey you! General!" Chen Shuncheng's face froze, almost flushed, and he blocked his airway.
Seeing this scene, Chen Jingzong secretly sighed in his heart.
I heard the words and sex before, but my life is not long.
But now that there are still a lot of good days to live, it is natural to sharpen this kid slowly.
"Order... The soldiers retreat for the time being, the bow and arrow battalion suppresses, and the stone artillery team, step forward!"
As soon as Chen Jingzong waved his hand, the offensive of the army stopped, and the arrows rained like locusts, and a group of artillery came forward.
Naturally, there are trebuchets in this world, but unlike ordinary trebuchets, this artillery army uses one more tool—the counterweight, and the important parts are polished with metal, which has a hideous taste.
This is the trebuchet designed by Chen Jingzong himself. In terms of performance, it can be said to have reached the peak of cold weapons, and it can throw hundreds of catties of boulders onto the city wall.
Unless gunpowder and Taoist supernatural powers are developed again, there is no match for it on the battlefield.
Since ancient times, weapons have not been divided into families. As a military heir, he has naturally accumulated several kinds of military weapons on hand, and this catapult is just the most basic one.
If it is said that he still had a little bit of selfishness before, but after Wu Ming gave medicine to cure his old illness, he became a "scholar dies for his confidant".
This is also normal, otherwise if he just patted his butt and left like this, the world would be ashamed of him, and there would be no lord who would accept him any more.
After all, they would all think, "Wu Zhi saved my life before, this person can still rebel, or don't do his best, what else can I win?" '
Under this value, the blow to half-hearted people is almost fatal.
At this time, even if Chen Jingzong had other thoughts in his heart, he had to bury them all and work hard for Wu Zhi!
And Wu Zhi was also unsuspecting in employing people, and was directly promoted to a guerrilla general, commanding an army of five thousand, and besieging Pingshi County.
"Up to the boulder!"
Hundreds of catties of boulders were brought in with rollers and pried to the side of the trebuchet.
"hair!"
Accompanied by Chen Jingzong's furious roar, the main shaft of the trebuchet let out an overwhelmed scream, and the counterweight fell violently, throwing the boulder on the other side.
boom!