Chapter 149(1/2)
Ningze's army strengthened its offensive and used all the siege equipment.
The defenders in the city were in sorrow that they tried desperately to stop them.
A civil servant said to the prefect Yang Bo: "The enemy's army is powerful, and I'm afraid it won't be able to defend it!"
Yang Bo replied: "Reinforcements arrive every once in a while, and you must defend the city at any cost."
The civil servant asked: "There are serious casualties in the city, how can we defend it?"
Yang Bo immediately replied: "You can mobilize the people in the city to help."
So Yang Bo took the lead in calling on the people of Tiantai County to help guard the city.
Unexpectedly, the city walls of Tiantai County were smashed to pieces, and the soldiers and civilians in the city still defended with all their might, making it difficult for Jinzhou troops to invade.
Ning Ze was a little surprised, so he came up with a plan.
The army was ordered to stop siege and retreat five miles back, the front army was the rear army, and the rear army was the front army, and the front army was in a posture to face the rear.
When Yang Bo received the information, he immediately anxiously said: "Ning Ze's army suddenly retreated, and the front and back troops were in the defense. It must be our reinforcements! He expected that our side would not dare to leave the city, so he happened to send troops to attack and encircle the reinforcements, and he would win a great victory!"
So a thousand warriors were recruited and a thousand people went out of the city late at night to raid.
When he arrived at Ningze military camp, an ambush suddenly broke out around him.
Yang Bo led his men to fight and was captured, and a thousand warriors became prisoners.
Ghost-faced General Wang Wei sent him to the commander's tent.
Ning Ze saw Yang Bo and glanced at him.
【Military General】Yang Bo, male, 22 years old
[Strength] Zheng Mianjun [Loyalty] 76 [Official Position] Taishou of Tiantai County
【Physical Strength】86【Weapon】74
【Intellect】60【Politics】43
【Command】72【Benevolence】70
【Series】Bowling S, Gunsman a, Infantry B
【Special Stunts】Persist in lv7, fight in lv6, train in lv4
S-level archers are suitable, and they stick to level 7, fight at level 6, and have level 4 training. No wonder they are so powerful in defending the city.
Immediately asked, "Are you willing to surrender?"
Yang Bo looked up at Ning Ze without saying a word.
76 points of loyalty, it is not easy to convince under normal circumstances.
If it were a military general with a little bit of trash attribute, he directly ordered the chopping. However, although Yang Bo's attribute was mediocre, he was a relatively rare defensive general and was not bad for defending the city.
The most important thing is to capture too many cities and have serious shortage of manpower. As long as you are not a loyal faction or a general you look down on, try to win over.
Therefore, he said: "Your Excellency is quite courageous, and I admire you very much!"
Let Wang Wei untied the rope and put a table of wine and food to invite him.
Yang Bo was not polite either. He ate and drank, but let Ning Ze persuade him, and refused to spit out a word.
Ning Ze was not discouraged. Yang Bo ate the wine and food, which slightly increased his favorability, which proved that he could win over.
He was sent down to take strict supervision and led his troops to attack Tiantai County.
There are not many defenders left in the city, so I am nervously waiting for news from Yang Bo.
Suddenly, the defeated army fled back, and the leader was wearing prefect's armor and demanded that the door be opened.
I couldn't see it clearly at night, and the defenders on the city didn't think much about it and opened the city gate directly.
Unexpectedly, this prefect was fake. Ning Ze successfully rushed into the city under the guise of surrendering troops from Tiantai.
When a large army poured in, the soldiers and civilians in the city knew that it would be of no benefit to resist, so after slight resistance, they surrendered one after another.
Ningze occupied Tiantai County, first launched the list of people to appease the people, and then recruited civil and military officials in the city.
Most officials were unwilling to surrender, and some civil servants and military generals chose to surrender to Ningze.
After occupying Tiantai County, people were sent to repair the city walls and consolidate the city defense.
At the same time, Wang Wei ordered his troops to lead 20,000 to station in Bashui to defend Zheng Mian's army.
Wang Wei took the order and led his troops to camp and set up defenses in the Bashui River.
Cheng Sun led a large army to fight fiercely with Wang Wei.
The two armies fought for five or six days, each with casualties.
Ning Ze finished pacifying the Tiantai County, and immediately led the army to Bashui, attacking Cheng Sun from the side, forming a cross-bone attack with Wang Wei.
Cheng Sun's army was defeated and quickly evacuated backwards.
Wang Wei led his troops to Qingyang Valley and confronted Cheng Sun's army.
At night, ghosts and wolves suddenly cried in the valley, as if thousands of unjust souls appeared.
The soldiers in Jinzhou were frightened and thought that the enemy had the help of unjust souls. How could they not be afraid of the sayings of ghosts and gods?
As a result, morale was in chaos, and various rumors spread, and countless soldiers requested the withdrawal of troops.
That night, Cheng Sun led his troops to raid, and the Jinzhou soldiers were defeated in chaos and were defeated by the opponent.
Ningze arrived the next day and Wang Wei reported the matter.
As an atheist, Ning Ze did not believe in the story of the unjust soul seeking life, so he went to the nearby mountain top to observe the terrain.
After returning, he said to all the soldiers: "The terrain of Qingyang Valley is complex and the structure is unique. When the wind blows at night, it will make strange sounds, not because the souls of the wronged will seek life. Cheng Sun is familiar with the local customs and peoples, but only makes use of it to disrupt our military morale! You don't have to be afraid. Even if the souls of the wronged will appear, this military advisor can open an oath and eliminate it!"
The soldiers in the army remembered that their military advisors could even attract lightning to strike the enemy. What is a mere unjust soul?
So I no longer feared.
Ning Ze personally led his troops to Qingyanggu and fought with Cheng Sun's army.
Cheng Sun used the terrain to launch a fire plan, but was discovered by Ning Ze and did not pose any threat.
Ning Ze asked Wang Wei to lead his troops to detour, surrounded Qingyang Valley, trapped tens of thousands of troops in the valley, and deliberately surrounded him without attacking him.
The military rations of Chengsun's army were extremely consuming, and the water sources in Qingyang Valley could not guarantee the daily needs of tens of thousands of troops, so there was a shortage of water and food soon.
In contrast, the Ningze army could ensure stable supply of grain and grass water by capturing Tiantai County.
At this time, another battle report came.
Song Gao and Ouyang Chun successfully captured Xuanwu County and captured the city.
Taking advantage of Cheng Sun's army to attack Ningze, Yan Yong led the troops of Feilu County to raid Fengjun. Zheng Mian struggled to support him and sent someone to ask Cheng Sun for help.
Cheng Sun was very anxious. In order to save Zheng Mian, he led his troops to break through many times but failed. In the end, he was completely disappointed and committed suicide in Qingyang Valley.
As soon as Cheng Sun died, the generals of the army were unable to save the situation and sent envoys to meet Ning Ze and begged for surrender.
Ning Ze agreed on the spot, so he accepted tens of thousands of enemy troops, and the momentum became stronger.
Zheng Mian learned that Cheng Sun was defeated and died, so he opened the door to surrender himself.
Ning Ze led his troops to join Song Gao and Ouyang Chun and returned to Fengjun.
When he saw Yan Yong, he praised him and gave him a great reward.
Yan Yong thanked him and happily retreated to Feilu.
When entering Fengjun, Zheng Mian led the surrendered generals to pay their respects and said respectfully in front of Ning Ze: "I don't want to be an enemy of your army, but Cheng Sun encouraged me. I hope I will forgive you!"
Ning Ze stepped forward and helped him up, held his hand and smiled and said, "Mr. Zheng, Qianqian, gentleman, naturally, I believe it. In fact, there was no grudge between the two states of the Jin and Han dynasties, because they were all because they were greedy for Chengzhou. I was a person from Chengzhou and could not sit idly by."
Zheng Mian said: "Now that the military advisor has obtained the land of Hanzhou, how can he deal with it?"
"Our army is not greedy for Hanzhou. This is the foundation of the Zheng family, how can we take it away?" Ning Ze said, "Hanzhou is still the Hanzhou of the Zheng family, and the Hanzhou of Prince Zheng."
Zheng Mian was shocked when he heard this and thought to himself, "Are you so generous?" The entire Hanzhou was captured and all the cities were controlled by you. Will you be so generous to return them?"
Sure enough, Ning Ze continued: "Ling Zun passed away, and there was no lord in Hanzhou. It was also appropriate for Mr. Zheng to inherit the position of governor! It was just that the position of governor was appointed by the court, otherwise the reputation would be incorrect. Our lord is the orthodox royal family, Emperor Shun and Emperor Wen both called his sister. The prince could go to Hua County first, and our lord must write a letter to ask the court to issue an order to correct the name of the prince!"
Zheng Mian is actually quite smart and understands it as soon as he hears it.
To put it very well, what is Hanzhou or my Hanzhou? What are you saying to ask the court for your name to rectify yourself and successfully inherit the position of governor of Hanzhou. As long as you go to Hua County, you will be undermined. The five counties of Hanzhou are still under your control, but they belong to the Zheng family in name.
Of course, there is nothing we can do if we understand it. The current situation has to bow our heads.
Therefore, he bowed and said, "Assuming Ning Zhonglang's arrangement!"
"Young Master Zheng is a sensible person!" Ning Ze held his hand and laughed, "When the Fengjun affairs are completed, we will set off for Huajun immediately. Song Gao!"
"Here!" Song Gao came over immediately.
"When the Fengjun affairs are completed, I will order you to lead troops to escort Mr. Zheng back to Huajun!"
When Song Gao heard this, he hurriedly said, "I hope to stay with the military advisor. Can this matter be handed over to others?"
"Oh?" Ning Ze turned his head to look at him and thought for a moment.
To be continued...