Lord: Start with a book of Water Margin

Chapter 693 Bocheng
After hearing this, Zhen Xianglin no longer concealed the truth and said, "Yes, [Bocheng] has indeed not been conquered yet."

"We will fight and kill Wang Shiwu, and scare Wanyan Yongan so much that he won't dare to leave the city."

Then, he pointed at Zhou Tong and said, "But it's hard to say now. This is [Little Overlord] Zhou Tong. The two thousand cavalrymen under his command are all reinforcements from Qingzhou. Now, it's hard to say what [Bocheng] will do."

After hearing this, Hu Yi asked, "How big is Liang?"

Zhen Xianglin said: "My Liang State was split from the Song State. Now there are 16 prefectures in Jingji Road and three prefectures in Fujian Road. This time, we sent troops to deal with the invasion of two worlds, but only the imperial guards of two prefectures."

Hu Yi said: "It is a pity that Wanyan Yong'an was careless and launched an invasion without waiting for the right information in order to escape the Mongol conquest."

Zhang Jin and Tian Fu were taken out of the prison. Although they were imprisoned, Wanyan Yong'an had always wanted to recruit them, so he had no shortage of money. The two were kept fat and white, and did not look like generals who charged into battle.

The two entered the county government office, and Hu Yi introduced them to Zhen Xianglin. After hearing that Ancheng was captured and Wanyan Yongan was besieged in Bocheng, Tian Fu laughed and said, "I knew that this fickle villain would not have a good end, and today it has come true."

Zhang Jin also said, "It's very satisfying."

Zhen Xianglin said: "Two generals..."

Tian Fu did not wait for Zhen Xianglin to finish his words and asked, "General, do you want to recruit the two of us to surrender?"

"Needless to say, if it weren't for the despicable Wanyan Yongan, we would have surrendered long ago. The general rescued us from prison, and we are willing to surrender to Liang State."

Zhang Jin also nodded and said, "General, there is no need to rush us to pay respect to the king. Please send us to [Bocheng]. There are many of our former subordinates in the Red Coats in the city. We are willing to try to persuade them to surrender."

Zhen Xianglin heard this and said with a smile: "I will ask you to prepare the carriage right now. If the two generals can accomplish this great task and save the people of the city, the king will certainly value you."

He sent a cavalry army to escort Zhang Jin and Tian Fu to Bocheng, while Zhen Xianglin and Zhou Tong stayed in Ancheng to govern the place.

In the following days, with the help of Hu Yi, the people in the city settled down.

Under the city of Bo, Wanyan Yong'an's family, who had left first, was escorted to the city. The soldiers shouted, "Ancheng has fallen. Surrender immediately."

Wanyan Yong'an looked at his family members howling outside the city with a very ugly expression.

He snatched a bow and arrow from a soldier, shot an arrow at the crying crowd below the city, and shouted: "Liang State dare not attack the city, so it sent people to pretend to be my family members to disrupt my army. Everyone, be alert and be careful, don't let the enemy attack the top of the city."

Outside the city, Bian Xiang and others were stunned when they saw Wanyan Yong'an's actions.

Jin Chengying said: "It seems that this guy has abandoned his family in order to defend the city."

Harlan said anxiously, "This fellow is really heartless and ungrateful. Commander, we have to attack the city. Once we get to the city, I will dig out his heart and liver to see if they are all black."

Seeing that Wanyan Yong'an had abandoned his family for the position of lord, Bian Xiang knew that he would never open the city and surrender. He said, "The siege equipment has been delivered. This guy is stubborn and I'm afraid we will have a hard fight. Open the north gate and attack the other three gates."

Just as Bian Xiang was about to give the order to mobilize soldiers, the leader of the cavalry escorting Zhang Jin and Tian Fu came to report.

Zhang Jin and Tian Fu stepped forward to greet Bian Xiang and his men and explained their purpose.

Luan Tingyu said: "If so, Bian Xiang will be in charge here. We can attack the city first and attract Wanyan Yongan to stay here."

"Please ask Zhang and Tian to go to the east and west gates respectively to shout and disrupt the morale of his army. If you can convince the soldiers guarding the city, and take both the east and west gates, the city will be broken."

Bian Xiang said: "Okay, let's do it this way."

Soldiers were deployed, and Bian Xiang at the south gate ordered the beating of drums. All siege equipment was also pushed out of the camp and approached the city of Bocheng.

At the east and west gates, the sound of drums was heard, and Zhang Jin and Tian Fu came out to speak. Tian Fu shouted, "Listen up, brothers of the Red Coats in the city. I am Haizhou Tian Fu. Now [Ancheng] has been captured by Liang State. [Bocheng] has become an isolated city. If you don't want to die, open the gate and surrender, so that you can reunite with your family."

On the top of the city wall, the Red Coat Army soldiers looked at each other in bewilderment. Wanyan Yongan's trusted general shouted, "Don't listen to the nonsense below."

The Red Jacket soldiers under Arita Fuku secretly colluded with each other, and the other Red Jacket soldiers also realized that something was wrong.

Wanyan Yong'an wanted to suppress the rebellion, but a soldier shouted, "Marshal Tian Fu of Haizhou is outside the city. Ancheng has been breached. Brothers, our families are all in Ancheng."

After hearing this, all the Red Coat Army soldiers hesitated.

Looking at the confrontation on the top of the city wall, Tian Fu shouted again: "Brothers, Wanyan Yongan doesn't even want his family. Is it worth it for you to risk your lives for him?"

The general heard this and put down his weapon with a clang. Others might not know Wanyan Yong'an's family, but several generals had seen them.

Earlier, Wanyan used An to shoot arrows to drive them away, and everyone was still suspicious. Now they have seen the imprisoned Tian Fu, and the fall of Ancheng is not an exaggeration.

When the Red Jacket Army soldiers saw the general take the lead in abandoning their weapons, they also put down their weapons and opened the city gate.

The same situation occurred at the west city gate.

The two city gates were opened, and Jin Chengying, Ha Lansheng and others led their troops into the city.

On the south gate tower, Wanyan Yongan roared and ordered soldiers to intercept the siege.

Upon hearing the riots at the East and West gates, Wanyan Yongan was so frightened that he pissed himself.

He quickly left the city, mounted his fast horse, and led his trusted soldiers to rush straight to the north gate.

On the way, he met Haransheng who had already entered the city. Before he could escape, he was hit on the head by a bronze man thrown by Haransheng and died under his horse.

Harlan Sheng held up the one-legged bronze man and shouted at the Red Coat Army who were fleeing with Wanyan Yongan to dismount.

Seeing that there were blockades in front and pursuers behind, and that their lord Wanyan Yong'an had also ordered his men to kill them, the soldiers did not dare to hesitate and dismounted obediently.

As soon as Wanyan Yong'an fled, the Red Coats at the South Gate scattered. Bian Xiang then entered the city, and the soldiers chased him everywhere, ordering the Red Coats to lay down their weapons and surrender.

Harlansheng ordered his men to carry Wanyan Yong'an's head and shout along the way. The Red Turban soldiers dared not resist anymore and dropped their weapons one after another.

Bian Xiang gathered the surrendered soldiers and posted notices to reassure the people. Several fires set by the Red Coats were also put out.

Only then did he send a messenger to announce the victory.

When the city of Bocheng was broken, Zhao Zhen, who was far away in Liangshan, had received a warning from the world.

world log
[Red Coat Army Wanyan Yongan] Great victory on the battlefield, Liang State Reputation +1, Politics +1, Economy +1, Military +1.

Luck +500.

Although he didn't know the details, Zhao Zhen was extremely happy when he heard the news of the great victory.

We will know the details when we receive the victory report from Bian Xiang.

Zhao Zhen put his mind at ease and continued to discuss state affairs with Wu Yong and others.

(End of this chapter)