Therefore, when Wang Chongrong led the Hezhong army first, finally arrived at Fenglingdu on the east bank of the Yellow River (now the southwest corner of Ruicheng County, Shanxi), and wanted to start to cross the river since Guanyao to support the Tongguan war in Qizhou on the other side;
However, they were greeted by the ruins of the ruins of the ruins and the ferry, and the fire from the river unpreparedly turned the people they bombarded on their backs, and they had to retreat temporarily.
As for the direction of Tongguan in the distance, the last wave of fireworks was extinguished on the spot. Although Wang Chongying fled into Tongguan’s last remaining East City and wanted to fight stubbornly, the remaining defenders in the pass did not accompany him to the final determination and hard-hearted fight.
Therefore, they did not hesitate to open the gate of Dongguan City when the sky was white, and fled into the faint morning mist outside the official city without looking back. With the desperate Wang Chongying, it was left to the Taiping picks who followed.
Wang Chongying, who was unwilling in his heart, did his best to encourage and shout. The only guards and tooth soldiers around him rushed back towards the enemy soldiers who were crossing the inner wall of Dongguan City, and wanted to win a break for himself. Opportunity to come.
However, the row of shots that quickly sounded on the wall, in the screams of blood falling to the ground one after another, broke his last bit of miss and hope. Following a lead pill that hit his back from behind and soared, the remaining dozen soldiers gathered around him also blasted the birds and beasts.
Therefore, when the morning sun rises as usual and transpires through the last bit of dew and shade in the morning, the blue Kunpeng flag representing the Taiping Army still rises on the towers on both sides of Tongguan. And Wang Chongying, whose nose was swollen and covered with mud, was also pulled out of the trench outside Dongguan Gate.
Although he tried his best to run out of the unmanned Dongguan gate with an injury in the back, but because of the last morning fog, he stumbled and fell into the deep moat in front of the gate as a fortification, and fell on the spot. Fainted.
But the only fortunate thing is that the defenders didn’t pay much attention to the arrangement of the ditch. There were only a few sharp stakes that dealt with the problem, and he happened to avoid the past; so he waited until he was training the auxiliary pawn found in blood. , Dragged him out of the mud at the bottom of the ditch, only to escape the result of being smothered to death.
However, when Wang Chongying, who was covered with dirt and dirt, was picked out by the captives because of the obvious leather boots under his feet, he completely changed his posture and shouted:
"I'm the Shaanxi Observing Envoy, so I don't want to quickly lead me to see your general leader!"
As the saying goes, since he has already been defeated, it is naturally reasonable to succumb to the opponent and try to find a way to survive. When he thought about it, since he was able to come alive under Huang Wang and Zheng Tian, it would also be very useful for occupying the peace in the pass.
For example, as an important bargaining chip (hostage) for the follow-up negotiations and peace negotiations with Hezhong, he can definitely seek some corresponding preferential treatment and courtesy. However, the next moment he was crushed to the ground and tied up, even if he tried his best to yell:
"I am Shaanguo observing Wang Chongying, how dare you be unreasonable and slow..."
"It's tied up with your observant!"
The young general who was instructing him by his side grinned and said:
"You will tie it to the front of the car later and send it to (Guozhou) Hongnong City (now Lingbao City, Henan) called the city. Even if you don't want to live, a dead body is fine!"
Hearing these words, Wang Chongying couldn't help but feel as if the bones and spirits of his predecessor were suddenly removed, and the ashen-looking person who was like a walking corpse was tied up and mounted on a big car, and then sent out and closed the door.
Therefore, it was only a day later. Hongnong, the city of Guozhou, located in the southwest of Tongguan, went to Kaicheng without hesitation in front of Wang Chongying himself who had been escorted over; and then came the Lu family, Jingxiang, Yucheng, Zhuyang, and Hucheng Wu who belonged to Guozhou. The counties also watched the wind one after another.
Then, due to the Taolinsai-Hangu Road formed by the narrow and flat land on the banks of the Yellow River, it continued to advance to the town of Shanxian County, which is next to the big river in Shanzhou, before meeting again with Wang Qian, the son of Wang Chongying, who was defending the city, and led the corresponding soldiers and civilians. Decent resistance posture.
However, when he saw Wang Chongying himself, who was half-dead tied to a long pole in the car, Wang Qian did not hesitate to cry and shouted on the spot: "My lord has been killed by the thieves and died. The generation dare to come and scam me..."
Then he set up a bow and set arrows at Wang Chongying's cart and shot it over; and under his leadership, a shower of arrows shot over the city; although most of them fell into the ground outside the shooting range; There were still a few lightly flying in front of Wang Chongying's cart.
However, Wang Chongying was shocked by the result of several Taiping sergeants who were quickly snatched out. However, warm wet marks flowed on the pole, and he couldn't help but curse the city. The "unfilial son" on his head who rebelled against human relations came.
However, Wang Qian, who was living on the head of the city, was iron-hearted as if he hadn't heard of it, and turned to the panicked and bewildered army generals in the city and said: "My uncle’s soldiers and horses in the river have arrived on the north bank. So, just take me to wait for a while, and everyone's wealth and wealth will be protected; I am afraid that there will be no additional promotion and rewards?"
"What Ya Nei said is quite true..."
"But listen to the orders from the government..."
The rest of the generals couldn't help but respond and said: No matter how many of them are sincere, but at this moment, they have formed a kind of unanimous momentum of the same hatred and hatred.
At this time, it was like echoing his words. There was also an alarm knocking on the north side of the city, but it was on the other side of the remote river, and a little bit of fireworks and the vague shouting of killing in the wind were visible to the naked eye. .
As a result, the head of Shanxian County couldn't help but beat the gongs and drums with great morale, as if under this situation, the Taiping army outside the city could be startled or retreated.
However, with the fierce resistance on the city’s head, the Taiping Army under the city did not seem to be surprised; they continued to lead troops in an orderly manner; and they would be transported by the temporary ferry built along the riverside avenue. The incoming artillery carts and medicines were sent ashore one by one, lined up facing the gate tower.
Then, at noon when the city began to eat in turn, accompanied by the roar of artillery that shook the sky, and the rammed-earth city head and the walls splashed with debris like rain, suddenly a strong offensive was launched.
I saw many peacekeepers pushing big-name cars and light ladders, as well as four-wheeled roof-covered carts, accompanied by the roar of cannons roaring overhead, as well as the oncoming arrow rain and throwing stones. Without hesitation, he shoveled down the padded ground and approached the city.
At this time, boiling water, hot oil, charcoal, ash bottles, and wood rolling stones were already on the wall; the first concentrated transaction was on the car that was downstairs by the direct drive gate, and it was immediately submerged in the billowing smoke, dust and heat. And the flames.
Then, they were also recalibrated to the gun carts inside the earth fortification of the firing boundary, and extended more scorching cannons to bombard the battlements and gate towers, while the fragments of limbs splashed and dust billowed, the same The dead and wounded screamed and screamed.
But this is only the beginning. In the next moment, behind those big brands and blocked cars, smoke dragons rose one after another, and with twists and turns, they fell into the aisle behind the battlement. , Immediately ignited and exploded more people and objects in the screams.
And the car that was stopped by the intersection throwing in the city also moved again, and under the incomplete skin that was burnt and peeled, it was smashed into pits and slightly deformed, but it was still standing still. Sheet iron
After a while, the group of armored soldiers crowded inside the city gate heard the obvious impact sound from the door bolt and the horizontal bar, and the puff of sand that vibrated down, and they could not help but clenched the long knife and big axe in their hands and breathed. It also became hurried.
However, as the shouting and killing of the city gate building above their heads became more and more intense, the movement from the outside of the city gate disappeared suddenly; this caused many tight-fitting soldiers to drop the heavy weapons in their hands, wondering if the enemy army Just give up like that.
Suddenly, I saw the whole piece of dust and smoke bursting out of all the cracks, crashing and falling down on its back, broken and torn apart, and suddenly overwhelmed by the screaming soldiers with the armor piled up behind the door.
Then a little spark spattered out of the billowing smoke, and blood-spraying holes pierced through the remaining armoured soldiers who were still able to stand; another ball with green smoke rolled down to their feet, exploding a piece of black. The smoke billowed, causing the unprotected legs and feet of the armored soldiers to fall to the ground with blood sparkling.
Then the spikes protruding out from the smoke and dust one after another, without hesitation, pierced all the human bodies still on the ground that were still able to move, and stepped on after the blood water faded away; whistling back to the city of Shanxian. Inside. . .
Soon after, Wang Gan, who had already retreated to the city of Yacheng, couldn't help but also looked at those dependents Ji concubine in despair. They were driven into the house and sealed up by the soldiers, and then piled up firewood under the eaves. Grease, just wait for the torch to drop.
However, at this time, Wang Chongying's yelling yelling roar resounded outside the city of Yacheng; it turned into an uproar from the outside to the inside, and the noise of running away;
And when Wang Gan, who was anxious and anxious, snatched the moment the torch was thrown in front of the house; the blocked courtyard door was also knocked open again, and several fire guns hit his body, and went straight to the ground. In the rising flames.
At the same time, Pinglu County (now Pinglu, Shanxi) on the north bank of the Great River. As the leader of another road led by Wang Ke, the commander of the left capital of the Hezhong Army Yanei, and who came across the Wangwu Mountain, they also repelled the Heyang Army who occupied the place again, and came to the bridgehead of the Dayang Bridge that runs through both sides. . . (End of this chapter)