The Reborn Lao Tzu Is the Emperor

Chapter 1043 Attacking Shicheng County ([-])

Even Zhang Hongwei sighed beside him, "It's indeed a pity."

At this time, Zhang Hongwei suddenly flattered his horse and headed towards the army.

Although he knew it was almost impossible, he still wanted to try.

Hong Wutian and Jian 14 hurriedly followed up.

The three of them went up to the front of the army, and then they were only a hundred meters away from the city head, on the side of the moat.

At the top of the wall, Bai Zhengxin narrowed his eyes slightly.

In the end, he still didn't order the soldiers to shoot arrows.His eyes were only staring at Liu Zhuwen who was wearing a black armor and a cloak.

It can be seen from the style of the armor that Liu Zhuwen's status in the Great Song Army is not low.

Liu Zhuwen also looked at the top of the city, and shouted to Bai Zhengxin: "It is the general trend for our army to break through the city. Why should Lord Bo insist on resisting?"

But Bai Zhengxin didn't answer, because he was determined to die, and he already felt that there was no need to talk to Liu Zhuwen at all.

Liu Zhuwen shouted again: "Could it be that Mr. Bo only has loyalty in his heart, but doesn't he care about the lives of the people in the city? Why bother to drag them to die for Duan? I think I have heard about Mr. Bai, the emperor's benevolent government and love for the people." , I am Liu Zhuwen, the commander of the Tianxian Army of the Great Song Dynasty, who is willing to swear an oath on behalf of the emperor. If Lord Bai leads the people to surrender, our Imperial Army of the Great Song Dynasty will not destroy any grass or tree in the city. If we violate the oath, I, Liu How about Zhu Wen paying with his life?"

Bai Zhengxin couldn't help frowning slightly.

Liu Zhuwen's words were indeed on point.

In fact, Bai Zhengxin really didn't want these common people to follow the Song army at the top of the city.However, he failed to persuade these people to continue.

On the city wall, among the garrison troops of Shicheng County and the common people, there are more people who are moved.

No one wants to die if they can live.

All the army commanders in Song Dynasty made such an oath. If they thought about it, surrendering might be a good choice.

As long as the Song army doesn't slaughter the city, whoever is the emperor, shouldn't they live as they should?

In the past, when Zhang Jue led the Zhennan Military Region to attack Dali, he did not abuse the people during the whole process.This is not a secret in Dali.

The defenders and the people felt that what Liu Zhuwen said should not be false.

When Bai Zhengxin was silent, a lieutenant general of the defending army said hesitantly to him: "Master County Governor, otherwise we...the Emperor of Song Dynasty is not a tyrant, maybe..."

Bai Zhengxin's eyes suddenly became fierce, and he glared at the general, "Disloyal and unjust! As a general, you eat the king's salary, and you have the right to say such a thing?"

He glanced at the people on the top of the city, "Do you think you are the same as these folks?"

But then, he suddenly put the long sword across his neck.

A sword crossed.

The long sword fell to the bottom of the city, looking so desolate.

"Your Majesty!"

Amid the exclamation of the crowd, Bai Zhengxin's body fell limply to the ground.

Surrender, he is sorry for the Dali royal family.If he didn't surrender, he would feel sorry for the people on the top of the city, so Bai Zhengxin made the same choice as A Shu.

He cut himself off, leaving the chance of choice to the people in the city.

In fact, he already chose to surrender in his heart.It's just that with his character, he doesn't allow himself to surrender.

It's just that no one thought that the direction of the matter was beyond the expectations of Liu Zhuwen and Bai Zhengxin.

Although Liu Zhuwen showed surprise at the moment when Bai Zhengxin committed suicide, in his heart, he could probably guess why Bai Zhengxin committed suicide.

He thought that if Bai Zhengxin committed suicide, the defenders at the top of the city would no longer have any psychological pressure and would definitely choose to surrender.

But at the moment when Bai Zhengxin's body fell to the ground, a lieutenant general of the defenders shouted, "Shoot the arrow!"

This is undoubtedly Bai Zhengxin's diehard loyalty.

He blamed Liu Zhuwen for Bai Zhengxin's death.In his opinion, if Liu Zhuwen hadn't come outside the city to persuade him, the governor would not have chosen to commit suicide.

Dozens of arrows shot towards Liu Zhuwen with the sound of piercing through the air.

This was entirely the conditioned reflex of the soldiers under the general's command after hearing the order.

An artistic conception emerged from Hong Wutian's body, and the fourteenth sword danced like a waterfall.Dozens of arrows were smashed into powder in front of the two of them, so they couldn't hurt Liu Zhuwen at all.

Immediately afterwards, the Great Song Imperial Guards were in front of the formation of cannons.

It was Zhang Hongwei's order.

He didn't care what happened at the top of the city. To him, the defenders at the top of the city dared to shoot Liu Zhuwen with arrows, which was a provocation.

Intensive rumbles spread across the city.

In an instant, there was a scene of smoke and dust on the top of the city.

There were screams one after another.

"do not want!"

Liu Zhuwen turned his head, but it was too late to stop him.

He closed his eyes slightly, and looked back at the top of the city. He could only see the guards and civilians of Shicheng County on the top of the city staggering and running away under the cover of artillery fire.

After all, it was a confrontation.

Of course, this is not what Liu Zhuwen wants to see.

The best result is to win Shicheng County without bloodshed.

Liu Zhuwen patted his horse and went back to the army.

He returned to the side of Zhang Hongwei and the others, and had no intention of blaming Zhang Hongwei and the others.Because he knew in his heart that the army ordered the firing because they were completely worried about his safety, Liu Zhuwen.

"Stop the gun!"

After two rounds of cannon fire, Liu Zhuwen loudly ordered to stop the cannon.

The sound of cannons stopped abruptly.

And the top of the city, which had been bombarded by hundreds of shells, became devastated in this instant.

There are many bloody corpses lying on the top of the city.

Many Shicheng County guards and civilians looked at this hell-like scene in a daze.

They had never seen Da Song's grenadier, and they never thought that there are such powerful weapons in the world.

How does this allow them to defend the city?

To throw a cannon?
They didn't even have time to use the cannon-throwing vehicle to drop the Thunderbolt just now.After two rounds of cannonballs, the cannon throwing vehicles on the top of the city were almost destroyed.

At this time, Song Jun's hot air balloons were still in the air and did not attack the city!
"Put down the suspension bridge! Those who descend will not be killed!"

In the army, Liu Zhuwen made such a loud shout.

"Put down the suspension bridge! Those who descend will not be killed!"

The soldiers of the imperial guards of Song Dynasty roared loudly, and such voices soon echoed in the army like a tide.And spread towards the city.

The city was extremely silent.

After waiting for a few minutes, the suspension bridge on the south city wall was finally lowered slowly amidst creaking sounds.

There were Shicheng County guards walking towards the outside of the city.

Bo Zhengxin is dead, and there is no hope of defending the city.They don't need to persist at all.

Their loyalty to the Dali Duan family is not to the point where they have to die for the Dali Duan family like Bai Zhengxin.

Surrender is really expected, but reasonable.

The defenders who walked outside the city gate had already dropped their weapons.

Seeing this scene in the army, Liu Zhuwen finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Although some accidents happened just now, in the end, the situation still developed in the direction he expected to see.

He waved his hand, and some soldiers in the army ran towards the guards of Shicheng County in front, and then surrounded them.

In front of the imperial army of the Song Dynasty, An Dongnan, who was leading the army facing the head of the city, led his soldiers of the Tianwei Army to head into the city first.

The soldiers stepped onto the suspension bridge and slowly disappeared into the corridor of the city gate.

Then, in just a moment, the Dali military flag was withdrawn from the city of Shicheng County.

A flag was erected on the top of the city.

It is the national flag of Song Dynasty.

Liu Zhuwen, Zhang Hongwei, and Miao Cheng successfully took Shicheng County without losing any troops.

This is the first city in Dali to be hung with the national flag of the Song Dynasty.

Then, Liu Zhuwen and others also led the army into Shicheng County.

They really didn't bother the people in the city, and even military doctors healed the injured people in the city.

This has always surprised the people in the city.

They had just been bombarded and hated these Song troops.But seeing this scene now, the hatred could not be stopped and gradually disappeared.

The officers and soldiers of the imperial army who camped outside the city also stopped camping, and all came to Shicheng County.

The four empty barracks in Shicheng County were quickly garrisoned by the Imperial Army of the Song Dynasty.

But Liu Zhuwen and others did not go to the army camp.

They were at the top of the city, looking at Bai Zhengxin's body, Liu Zhuwen said: "Master Bai is old, but he is really a strong man."

He personally sent soldiers to Bai Zhengxin's county guard's mansion to inform his family of the news of Bai Zhengxin's suicide.

Then, he handed over Bo Zhengxin's body to his weeping family members.

From the beginning to the end, Liu Zhuwen and others did not lead the army to the county guard's mansion.

This is the last respect for Bo Zhengxin.

(End of this chapter)