The entire Northland was in chaos.
The Zhou army and the Han army were embedded in each other's range. You were surrounded by me, and I was surrounded by you. You couldn't tell who surrounded whom.
In comparison, the situation in Hanoi is much clearer.
Dugu Yongye was constantly beaten, tens of thousands of troops huddled in the city, and Liu Taozi led the army to attack day and night.
The sound of throwing carts and shooting resounded continuously, and arrows covered the sky again and again.
Under the fierce day and night attacks of the Han army, Yewang City was on the verge of collapse and suffered heavy casualties.
There was a sense of deep despair all over the city.
There were soldiers running quickly in the city, and noises could be heard everywhere.
There were officers leading the soldiers through the alleys. The soldiers were like ants, constantly shuttling back and forth in the huge Yewang City.
The officer looked at the two soldiers, who took a few steps back and rushed toward the courtyard door in front of them.
"Bang~~"
“Bang!!”
"Crack!"
After hitting it several times, the courtyard door collapsed.
A scream came from the courtyard, and someone quickly ran into the house. Several soldiers pulled out their knives and started shouting. Within a moment, the ants transformed into tigers and wolves, five big and thick, holding sharp knives, and occupied the courtyard. Some of them started to search.
, leaving nothing behind, even the chicken coop, they would reach out and dig through it to see if they could find anything good.
The officer led the other two people into the house.
There was only one woman in the house, holding several children, shivering with fear.
The soldiers continued to 'search' and missed nothing.
In every house, there were constant cries.
When the officer returned to the street with the captives, many teams with full harvests had appeared on the road. Many men, old and young, were all tied up at this moment and brought all the way back to the school grounds as new students.
A batch of cannon fodder for defending the city.
The things looted were used as military supplies.
Just as I walked towards the school grounds, I suddenly saw flames coming from the east.
That was the direction of the arsenal. When the soldiers rushed over, they saw a mob. The civilian husband who had just been arrested not long ago took advantage of the opportunity to transport supplies and entered the arsenal. Then they attacked the soldiers here and set fire to them.
The soldiers were not surprised and quickly suppressed these lawless villains.
The city has formed its own cycle system. In order to defend the city, they are constantly recruiting civilians and plundering money. However, their actions have led to frequent resistance by the people, making it difficult to defend the city. Then, in order to defend the city, they have increased their efforts again.
The area around the official office was already heavily guarded.
However, the atmosphere here was equally dead. The soldiers did not speak, and just patrolled back and forth in the mansion silently.
In the inner room, there were musicians singing.
The ministers and generals were sitting on the left and right respectively. Everyone looked very bad. Even though the musicians played hard, they could not appreciate the charm of the music.
Only Dugu Yongye was sitting in the upper seat, holding a wine cup in his hand, eating with big mouthfuls, his face was red and he looked drunk.
The next moment, a person suddenly broke into the house quickly.
"Get out of the way!!"
"Get out of the way!!"
After hearing a few roars, the man rushed in quickly. Everyone looked around and saw that the person who came was none other than Dugu Xuda.
Duguxuda looked at the scene in the house and became even more angry, "Everyone get out! Get out!"
However, the ministers did not dare to listen and looked at Dugu Yongye one after another.
Dugu Yongye looked at the son who was disturbing his enjoyment, stared at him for a long time, and then said: "Let's all go out first."
The ministers and generals seemed to have been relieved. They stood up one after another and said goodbye. The musicians also left together.
The father and son were the only ones left in the house.
Dugu Xuda hurriedly stepped forward and took away the wine cup.
"Grandpa, what are you doing?"
"How can you be so drunk in the face of a powerful enemy?"
Dugu Yongye's eyes were complicated. He looked at his son and suddenly laughed disdainfully.
"What, do you have a way to repel the enemy?"
Dugu Xuda was speechless for a moment.
He said seriously: "When I was young, my father taught me archery. I thought it was too difficult, so I wanted to give up. My father once told me that unless my finger is broken and I can no longer hold the bow, don't do it lightly."
Say "give up"
"Currently, there are still several states in my hands. I have more than 100,000 troops at my disposal, millions of subjects under my command, and countless civil servants and generals!"
"No matter how you say it, it won't reach the point where your fingers are broken and you can't hold the bow. Why did you give up?"
Now, it was Dugu Yongye's turn to be speechless.
His eyes gradually became clear, but were immediately replaced by deep sadness.
He said: "You don't know how to fight."
"I have several states under my command, but outside of Heluo, the defenses of the areas are in vain and cannot stop the enemy. With a hundred thousand troops, only ten thousand can fight the enemy. The so-called subjects have long been alienated. Civil servants and generals,
Talking about the tiger's complexion, he no longer dared to fight Liu Taozi head-on."
"This is not a broken finger, this is a broken arm!!"
Dugu Yongye raised his head, "With such an offensive, in just half a month, you and I will become the prisoners of Liu Taozi."
"Nothing like that!!"
Then I heard a voice coming from outside the door, interrupting the conversation between father and son.
Dugu Yongye was furious and was about to reprimand when he saw Yang Su walking in quickly with a determined look on his face.
Dugu Xuda sneered, "The reason why we have fallen to this point is not all because of Yang Jun's gift?"
"Master, even if you are Liu Taozi's prisoner, you must first kill this Zhou people who did bad things!"
Yang Su was not afraid at all. He looked at Dugu Yongye and said, "My lord, I didn't expect Liu Taozi to be able to confuse the people to this extent. The mistake was my fault. Whether your lord wants to punish or kill him, I have no complaints."
"As a humble person, life and death are not a big deal, but my lord is different."
"My lord, Tiger has been in Heluo for many years. Even Zhou, with an army of 200,000, couldn't defeat Liu Taozi. So what does it matter now?"
"Even if we let him seize the wild king, we can still retreat to Jin Yong and continue to hold on, but Liu Taozi still can't be cruel!"
Dugu Yongye sneered, "What's the difference between returning to Jinyong and staying at Yewang? It's just a different place to make a tomb."
Yang Su fell silent. It seemed that he was thinking, his face was mostly tangled, and he hesitated to speak.
Dugu Xuda disliked Yang Su very much and was ready to drive him out immediately.
But before he could speak, Yang Su bowed to Dugu Yongye.
"Lord, there is only one solution left at the moment."
"you say."
"Submit to the Great Zhou."
Dugu Yongye was not surprised or surprised. He didn't even answer. Dugu Xuda sneered, "Is this the real purpose of your coming here?"
Yang Su knelt on the ground and said seriously: "My lord, Liu Taozi will definitely not let you go. He has always prided himself on loving the people. With what we have done, if we fall into his hands, we will die."
I'm afraid he will be tortured and killed like the King of Nanyang back then."
"And Wang Lin attacked fiercely from the east, progressing faster and faster, and more and more soldiers were trapped."
"To stay in Hanoi is to die, and to return to Kim Yong is the same."
"The only way is to surrender to the Great Zhou."
"The Emperor of Zhou has always attached great importance to the land of Heluo. If the lord surrenders, he will never treat me badly. The lord can continue his official title, wealth, and perhaps continue to sit in Heluo."
Dugu Xuda did not refute the other party at this moment.
It's just that his face is extremely ugly.
As for Dugu Yongye, he suddenly raised his head and laughed.
"Yang Jun, Yang Jun."
"It's easy to surrender to the Great Zhou Dynasty, but how can you save your life?"
"Do you think that I should stand on the city wall and shout to Liu Taozi?"
Dugu Yongye stood up and pointed forward, as if pointing at Liu Taozi, and said in a pretentious manner: "Liu Taozi! I have submitted to the Emperor of Zhou!!"
He turned his head and looked at Yang Su, "If I say this, will Liu Taozi be so scared that she will pee and turn around and run away?"
Yang Su said calmly: "Of course not."
"But my lord can lead the elites to retreat, and at the same time send people to ask for help from Zhou. Knowing that you are in trouble, Zhou will definitely send troops to support you!"
"At that time, a steady stream of Zhou soldiers will pour into the land of Heluo, and it will be impossible for Liu Taozi to attack the city again."
"Well, you go out first."
"I'll think about it again."
Dugu Yongye waved his hand and asked Yang Su to leave.
When he and his son were alone here again, Dugu Yongye looked at his son and said, "I don't think it's possible."
"Um?"
"What a steady stream of Zhou soldiers. If the Zhou people have this ability, do they still need me to withstand Liu Taozi?"
"The previous defeat of Yu Wenhu damaged the foundation of the Zhou Kingdom. The new emperor is unwilling to give up. He keeps sending troops and fails one after another. The loss of national power is getting bigger and bigger."
"The army of twenty-four prefectures is just two hundred and two thousand fucking prefectures. If there are no leading officers and veterans, and no supplies of food, grass, ordnance, it will all be in vain!"
"Besides, Yang Su has not informed me about the battle situation in other places for a long time. I think it is probably because the Zhou people have also suffered a lot and are afraid that I will be shaken, so they dare not tell me."
Dugu Yongye is not completely stupid. Although he has difficulty controlling his desires, his many years of military experience and political activities have provided him with a lot of knowledge. He can also make some decisions on the situation just by relying on his past experience.
judge.
Dugu Xuda didn't know what to say for a while.
Dugu Yongye looked at him for a moment, then said quietly: "However, I still plan to listen to him."
"Rather than stay here and wait for death, it's better to give it a last try."
"Grandpa, me"
"Don't say too much."
"It's not difficult to break out of the siege. Liu Taozi hoped that we would abandon the city, so he only surrounded us on three sides. Although he had many cavalry, he couldn't keep us all if we insisted on leaving."
"But, after breaking through, you can't follow me."
"ah?"
"I'll prepare some manpower and property for you. You take A Xu and A Tao and run."
Dugu Xuda was confused, "Master, where am I running to?"
"Run south, it's best to cross the river. I have too many enemies in the north. At the moment, only the south is safe. When you get to the south, change your name, buy a mansion, and take your son and brother with you.
, live your life in peace."
"Don't pay attention to any major world affairs, don't keep money around, spend it when you need to, and donate more to the temple. Those great monks in the south are still reliable in their work. They only accept money to do things. This has always been the case."
"Go get ready."
Dugu Yongye has despaired of the future and has no idea whether he can survive, but at least he wants his heirs to survive.
There are still tens of thousands of troops in his city, but the Heluo soldiers as the core force have suffered heavy casualties. These people are constantly decreasing, and when these core numbers are reduced to a certain number, he will undoubtedly die.
The next day, the Han army launched a three-sided attack as usual.
The two sides fought again.
Dugu Yongye, on the other hand, was already well prepared. He mounted a war horse and wore armor. Behind him was his carefully selected escort. This escort was the warriors under his command who imitated the Baibao Knight in his early years.
Select one from a hundred, the selected elite.
Their number is less than a thousand, but each of them is capable of fighting and is invincible. They are the only strong army under Dugu Yongye that can compete with Baibao, Shandrill and other armies.
However, they do not go out to fight on weekdays. Most of the time they stay with Dugu Yongye and act as bodyguards.
Every time Dugu Yongye fought with the enemy, these people would charge with the general and tear open the gap.
This time, Dugu Yongye also prepared to use the escort force as the vanguard.
He led the charge.
While both sides were attacking the city, the only south gate that was not attacked by the enemy was suddenly opened wide, and Dugu Yongye led the elites to file out.
Outside the city gate, there is no enemy army, and there is not even any obstacle on the way forward.
The road was just open, and the defenders in the city were welcome to escape at any time.
Surrounding three palaces and one palace is a classic siege tactic used by the Northern Dynasties.
When Dugu Yongye and others rushed out a lot, the Han troops on both sides began to shoot slowly.
The reason why we don't surround them all is to let the other party run away.
When the opponent just runs out, you cannot easily chase and block him. The best time is to wait for the opponent to escape and then chase him.
The cavalrymen on both sides were eager to try.
The entire Wild King City is like a cowhide ball. When a city gate is opened wide, the air in the ball begins to leak crazily and continues to surge towards the south of the city.
Troops attacking the city from three sides can find that the opponent's defense strength drops suddenly.
Without any explanation, they stepped up their offensive.
The Han soldiers climbed onto the city wall, and control of the city wall fell into the hands of the Han army.
Liu Taozi officially entered Yewang City from the North City Gate.
He has never participated in the strong attack. The generals under his command have been remonstrating with him. This is the disadvantage of being in charge. No one dares to let Liu Taozi take the lead in the charge.
The desolation and dilapidation in the city exceeded everyone's imagination.
Most of the troops who were forcibly surrendered, and a small city gate was not enough to allow so many people to escape.
Moreover, the Han army never killed prisoners.
There is no bad reputation for trapping and killing prisoners.
Looking at the many civilians who were being controlled in the distance, and looking at the dilapidated city, Liu Taozi's eyes became sharp.
"I have been here before, it was very prosperous and people came and went."
"Dugu Yongye deserves to be killed."
Kou Liu hurriedly stepped forward to ask for help.
"Your Majesty, I am willing to lead the troops to hunt down Dugu Yongye!!"
"He can't run away. Jin Yong City is indeed strong, but if you abandon Hanoi, it will be an isolated city and it has been defeated many times. The morale of your subordinates has long been lost. First, calm down the many people in Hanoi."
"We must handle the affairs of prisoners seriously, do not kill them indiscriminately, and do not allow them to do evil."
Just as Dugu Yongye expected, Liu Taozi still wanted to put Hanoi in order earlier than to kill Dugu Yongye.
Hanoi has been devastated by Dugu Yongye. It will be difficult to deal with the tens of thousands of prisoners he left behind. These soldiers are not all locals. If they are all released, it is hard to say how many thieves will be born.
Come.
People who have killed people and are homeless will become a serious problem in the local area if they gather together.
If you hold on to it for a long time, it will easily lead to panic.
The most disgusting thing is that Dugu Yongye has never thought of actually training an army. Most of these people are temporary arrests without identification documents. They don’t know which team they belong to, so Liu Taozi is still needed.
His subordinates came down to apply for identity certificates for them, allowing them to legally become Han people. In addition, there were those who escaped, ownerless farmland, vacant houses and properties, etc.
After Liu Taozi entered the official office, he immediately began to arrange officials.
Every time Liu Taozi goes on an expedition, there is always a large group of officials waiting behind him.
These people entered the city immediately after the war, took over various important positions, quickly took over the political power in the city, and carried out effective management.
Due to the promotion of schools and law schools, and the recruitment of scholars following the example of the Southern Kingdom, Liu Han generally had no shortage of officials, but its local proportions were somewhat unbalanced and needed to be adjusted.
With the fall of Yewang, Hanoi officially fell into the hands of the Han army.
The Han army advanced step by step and officially advanced the battle line to Luozhou.
On the side, Northern Yuzhou was shocked when they learned that Hanoi had fallen, and surrendered without a fight. The governor sent someone to write to Liu Taozi, and then went out of the city to accept the surrender in person.
The surrender of Northern Yu Prefecture caused a stir, and Liang, Beiyan, Yangcheng, Kaifeng, Chenliu, Yangxia and other prefectures and counties requested surrender one after another.
Wang Lin divided his army into two. One part of his army had just reached Yan and accepted the other party's surrender. The other part of his army set out for Zheng, Xin and other states and encountered little resistance.
Large areas of Qi's territory south of the river fell into the hands of Han.
Only Luozhou, where Dugu Yongye was located, and the original Lianghuai River were not under his rule.
When Yang Su arrived in Luozhou, he hurriedly contacted his hometown, hoping that Zhou State could quickly send troops to regain Luoyang!!
Chapter completed!