Steel Dynasty - Chapter 603

[Chapter 603 Surrender]

“What do you want to do? Rebellion?”

The captain put his hand on the sword at his waist. He felt a hint of danger from the cold eyes of the soldiers.

“Master Captain, we are just too hungry to pull the bowstring.” An archer said, and the solemn atmosphere suddenly lightened.

The captain snorted coldly and said, “Listen here, you all. This is just a trick of the Southern Expeditionary Army. Our Jinling City is impregnable and there is no way they can capture Jinling City.”

The soldiers did not speak. They were not fools. , the reinforcements have not arrived yet, and the food and grass in the city are still exhausted, this is enough to show that there is something wrong with Jinling City. Even if Jinling City is not broken, they are now an abandoned army.

Seeing that the soldiers were silent, the colonel looked outside the city. He smelled the fragrance of rice and swallowed. He was also worried, but as a lieutenant colonel in the army, he had to obey military orders.

After getting off the tower, he immediately conveyed the news of Chuzhou Army’s rebellion to Xiao Han.

“Trash, idiot! What is the use of my king keeping you!” Xiao Han was furious when he heard this, “I knew that Chen Wei and his Chuzhou army were useless at all. Now I personally guard the city gate and kill all the soldiers who surrender. “Pardon.”

The captain just lowered his head when he was scolded. After Xiao Han vented his anger, he said: “The Nanzheng Army outside the city also said…”

“What else!” Xiao Han was a little impatient, even Somewhat grumpy.

He has been sending messages for more than ten days, but no reinforcements have arrived yet, and the baggage in the city has been depleted. If this continues, his army will be completely defeated.

“What are you talking about?”

“They said that Jinling City was captured by the Dengzhou Army and His Royal Highness the King of Wei was imprisoned,” the captain said.

When Xiao Han heard this, he immediately sat up from his chair and said, “That’s nonsense, that’s nonsense.”

“The general also thinks so. It’s just that the reinforcements from Jinling City haven’t arrived for so long?” The captain did not dare to say any more.

These words completely broke Xiao Han’s spirit, but he still held a glimmer of hope in his heart. He said: “Wait a little longer, Jinling City will be fine, it will be fine.”

Outside the city, the soldiers of the Southern Expedition Army continued to shout. , but after the Chuzhou Army defected from the city, the content of the shouting changed again.

“Brothers in Chuzhou, listen, Jinling City has been destroyed, and your King Wei is also in our hands. Now your royal seal is in the military camp…”

Hearing the news, the soldiers on the city wall became more and more shocked. Another general came down He crossed the city wall and went to the Chuzhou government office to tell Xiao Han the news.

“King’s Seal!”

Xiao Han could no longer calm down. He immediately rushed out of the government office and climbed to the city gate. Just as the general who reported the message said, the Southern Expeditionary Army was now shouting what he said.

“Shameless people, don’t confuse the public with your lies. How could Jinling City be destroyed? How could my father be in your hands?” Xiao Han said angrily.

The soldier who shouted was not in a hurry. He seemed to be waiting for Xiao Han to climb the city wall. He said, “If you don’t believe me, just wait a moment.”

After that, he gestured in the direction of the camp, and then a cavalryman came from He came out of the camp and came to him.

This cavalryman is none other than Bai Mu. This time Niu Ben not only sent military orders, but also sent the royal seal, in order to disrupt Xiao Han’s military morale.

“Xiao Han, do you recognize what this is?” Bai Mu took a royal seal wrapped in yellow brocade and showed it to Xiao Han.

At this time, Bai Mu was less than fifteen meters away from the city wall, and the thing in his hand was clearly visible, but Xiao Han’s expression finally changed drastically when he looked carefully.

Others may have never seen the King of Wei’s King’s Seal, but it is impossible for him not to have seen it. At this moment, what Bai Mu holds in his hands is the King of Wei’s King’s Seal that he thinks about day and night. Facing this King’s Seal, he has fantasized about inheriting it countless times. The throne of King Wei.

“How is it? It’s time to believe it now. Not only is Jinling City gone, but your reinforcements have also been defeated on the way. Now everyone in the remaining Wei City is in danger, and no one will come to save you again. Xiao Han, you Think about it carefully, who else in this city will die for you! But if you surrender, our general will protect your life,” Bai Mu said loudly.

At this time, Xiao Han’s mind went blank, and he didn’t hear a word of Bai Mu’s words.

His body was trembling slightly, and he left the city wall with the help of the generals.

Bai Mu sneered and rode back to the Southern Expedition Army camp.

“General, Xiao Han must be in chaos now. What should we do now?” Bai Mu said.

Lu Fei said: “There is no need to continue to waste it. If he does not surrender, we will bombard Chuzhou City. His Highness ordered us to capture Chuzhou City and then continue to conquer other cities in Wei. If time goes by, I am afraid that these states The county council suffered the same disaster as Yangzhou City. These wealthy families are very cruel and don’t care about the lives of the people.”

Bai Mu nodded when he heard this.

The shouting continued. An hour passed without any news coming from Chuzhou City. Lu Fei said to Luo Xin: “There is no need to wait any longer. The people in the city must be in chaos. It is time to attack the city.”

Luo Xin nodded, and this In half a year, the number of artillery pieces of the Zhongnan Expeditionary Army increased to one hundred. At this time, one hundred artillery pieces were arranged in a straight line facing Chuzhou City.

“Fire the gun!” Luo Xin gave the order coldly.

“Boom, boom, boom…”

The artillery that had been well prepared immediately began to bombard the city wall. At the same time, the gunners of the mortars fired explosive shells into the city one by one.

Suddenly, dust flew from the walls of Chuzhou, and fire and smoke filled the air.

Lu Fei looked at all this indifferently. He was putting pressure on Xiao Han again. There were so many soldiers in the city that it would take several days to kill him, and these soldiers were innocent.

The city of Chuzhou was in chaos at this time, and more than 100,000 soldiers were already hungry. Now that they learned that Jinling City was lost, both generals and soldiers lost their will to fight.

Facing the powerful firepower of the Southern Expeditionary Army, they were even more frightened. The soldiers on the city wall could only cry in despair. Their despair turned into anger. Some soldiers suddenly became scared and chose to rebel.

First there was one soldier, then the second. More and more soldiers participated in the rebellion. They gathered together and rushed to the government office. As long as Xiao Han was captured, the war would be over.

Then at this moment, Xiao Han walked out of the government office. Facing a group of eager rebels, he said desperately: “I surrender!”

“Surrender!” The generals and soldiers cheered immediately. Now they just want to eat. A full meal.

Some soldiers opened the city gate directly. They threw their weapons and armor on the ground and walked out of the city with their hands raised as required by the Southern Expeditionary Army.

When the Wei army poured out of the city gate, Lu Fei ordered Luo Xin to stop the bombardment. He laughed loudly: “This is the army that conquers the enemy without fighting.”

(End of this chapter)