Call of the Heroes of Chaos in Another World

Chapter 2342 The Tribulations of the Sima Family

After a month-long assault, a breach was finally made in Wen County today.

All the troops surrounding the Great Han followed behind the Trapped Camp and rushed in through the gap like a flood.

"The city has fallen! The Han army has stormed in!"

This desperate cry, which came from an unknown source, spread like wildfire throughout the entire town of Wenxian.

At this moment, the Song army's defensive line, which had been holding on desperately, began to crumble both spiritually and physically.

On the battlefield, sometimes the most frightening thing is the emergence of such a leader.

Having such a leader might inspire everyone to fight to the death, but it could also cause everyone to lose their will to resist in an instant, making the situation completely out of control.

Everything in this world has its good and bad sides; it's impossible for you to have all the advantages!
Therefore, after this situation was reached, some soldiers had already dropped their weapons and fled into the city, crying out in distress.

Of course, there were also some whose eyes were bloodshot, who fell into a final frenzy and rushed towards the surging Han army, trying to delay even a moment with their lives.

However, individual bravery appears so pale and powerless in the face of overall collapse.

Moreover, at this time, only a small number of people have this kind of courage, and even fewer at that.

Outside the city, Xue Rengui, who had been closely monitoring the battle, suddenly had a glint in his eyes.

This is the moment he has been waiting for!
"All troops, listen to my command! Wen County has fallen. Follow the enemy lines and charge into the city! Whoever captures or kills Zhao She will be rewarded with a thousand gold pieces and promoted three ranks!"

"kill!"

Tens of thousands of besieging troops roared like a mountain collapsing and a tsunami crashing down.

The resistance on the city walls was quickly overwhelmed by this torrent of steel. Han soldiers leaped down from the walls and rushed into the streets, engaging in an even more brutal house-to-house struggle with the remnants of the Song army who were attempting to organize street fighting within the city.

But the tide had turned. The Han army's absolute numerical superiority and the high morale brought by the breach of the city meant that any local resistance was as fleeting as a wave.

Inside the city, flames raged and thick smoke billowed.

The shouts of battle, the clash of weapons, the dying cries, and the calls of Han soldiers searching for and mopping up the remaining enemy forces mingled together, playing the final elegy for the fall of Wen County.

Standing on a high point in the city, Zhao She, who was overseeing the battle, watched helplessly as the banners of the Han army rose on the city walls, and as the black tide poured in from the breach, instantly submerging a small part of the city.

He closed his eyes in pain, his knuckles turning white from gripping the sword so tightly.

He knew it was all over.

Wen County, the last line of defense for the capital Kaifeng, was lost in his hands.

When the breach in Wen County was opened by the Trapped Camp, and as more and more Han soldiers poured into the city, everything was already set in stone.

Given the disparity in troop strength between the two sides, and without the advantage of city defense, this battle is unlikely to see any reversal.

"General! Hurry up and leave! It will be too late if you don't leave now!" The commander of the personal guards, covered in blood, staggered forward and urged him in a hoarse voice.

"We, your humble servants, are willing to risk our lives to cover the rear and carve a bloody path for the Great General! The Great Song Dynasty can do without Wen County, but it cannot do without the Great General!" Zhao She suddenly opened his eyes, his gaze filled with determination and sorrow.

He glanced in the direction of Kaifeng, then looked at the city before him being engulfed by war, gritted his teeth and ordered, "Order all units to break out on their own and retreat towards Kaifeng!"

Continuing with urban warfare is pointless; such resistance is futile!

The disparity in troop strength between the two sides was too great, especially given their low morale. Even in urban warfare, they couldn't hold out for very long!
The only way is to take advantage of this opportunity to break out as quickly as possible, to break out as many troops as possible, and to preserve as many troops as possible.

With Zhao She's order issued, the last resistance order in Wen County collapsed.

However, at this point, it wouldn't be so easy for Zhao She to break through.

Xue Rengui and Li Jing had a full 300,000 troops, and even tens of thousands of prisoners of war to accompany them as cannon fodder if necessary.

Given their abundant military strength, would figures like Xue Rengui and Li Jing have been completely unprepared for this situation?
At this time, within Wen County, not long after the collapse of the Song army's command system and the loss of morale, large numbers of the remaining soldiers began to surrender!
Zhao Mingcheng, the magistrate of Wen County, originally wanted to surrender, but was killed by the bloodthirsty Han soldiers with a single blow.

As the Song army within the city was almost completely wiped out, Wen County's nightmare began.

Xue Rengui had previously promised to plunder the city for three days after it was breached.

Therefore, the Han soldiers who poured into the city broke down the doors of every household, and some quick-witted villagers threw out all their food and money.

In this situation, the soldiers would either collect their belongings or simply leave.

After all, there isn't much difference between allowing three days of looting and allowing three days without sealing the sword.

In the chaos following the fall of the city, even without such orders, all sorts of terrible incidents occurred one after another, let alone with such orders.

However, in most cases, most generals will still take the initiative to differentiate between the two orders.

In particular, since Xue Rengui only allowed them to plunder but not to rape, these soldiers had even less reason to pay attention to the common people after they had obtained the valuables.

However, this only applies to ordinary people; it's not necessarily the case for wealthy and powerful families.

To put it bluntly, those wealthy and powerful families, even their roof tiles and pieces of wood, were all targets for their robbery. And when they broke into the mansions of the aristocratic families or powerful clans in the city, they were determined to loot every inch of the place.

Under such circumstances, bloodshed will inevitably occur.

In such a chaotic situation within the city, it's best not to resort to violence at all; once violence is involved, it's easy for things to get out of control.

Therefore, many ordinary people in the city were able to escape disaster after obediently handing over their valuables. On the contrary, countless wealthy and powerful families were wiped out.

After all, even if they wanted to hand over all their assets, they simply couldn't!

Meanwhile, Sima Zhong and Sima Da, the largest aristocratic family in Wen County and one of the six great families of the Da Cang era, along with Sima Guang, a hidden figure who once summoned a card randomly, immediately ordered their clan members to hang up the Great Han King's flag, which they had prepared in advance, to show their attitude after receiving news that the city had fallen.

However, some of the Han generals seemed to ignore the royal banner and turned their horses to other parts of the city.

As for those ordinary soldiers or lower-ranking officers, why would they think so much at this time?
It was the time to plunder money and grain, and as the richest part of the city, how could they possibly give up because of such a flag without orders from the high-ranking generals?
At this point, forget everything else, making a fortune is the only thing that matters!

Even if problems arise afterward, the law will not punish the masses.