Chapter 851 Send envoys to surrender
However, there was no joy on the face of the general Han Shao. He only crossed his hands to Wang Lin and said, "Fortunately, I have fulfilled my duty. I am just tired from the night battle and cannot bear to be used again. Please send Jun Rong back to camp."
"Han Er is so presumptuous! My lord has been waiting here all night, aren't you tired..."
As soon as Han Shao finished speaking, a general behind Wang Lin glared and shouted angrily, but before he could finish speaking, Wang Lin raised his hand to stop him.
"I know Erlang is disgusted by my ruthless methods, but the thieves are rampant now. If I want to win, I must use any means. For thousands of years, I will take responsibility for the infamy. If I succeed, you will all be ZTE heroes!"
Wang Lin took a step forward, patted Han Shao on the shoulder and sighed. Han Shao just lowered his head and said nothing after hearing this. When Wang Lin raised his hand, he bowed and led his men to the camp on the side of the city. .
"This Han Er is really unruly! If it weren't for the protection of the lord Gaoyi in Jiankang City back then, how could he have survived? Now he only has a small amount of military exploits, but he dares to be so arrogant!"
When several generals around him saw this scene, they couldn't help but said angrily: "This Han Shao is very clever and interesting, and he is different from the rest. Others go out to forage for food and return home with a full load, but he only leads his troops to harvest grass and grain for food." Food. If things don't work out, how can he remain innocent alone if he becomes a thief who eats people and gets fat?"
Wang Lin heard the complaints from the generals and sighed: "Although I run the army with benevolence and manage affairs with violence, I also understand the right and wrong. Living in troubled times, the ant people who have no way to survive except for survival, the most indispensable thing is to fight fiercely. A martial artist who is fighting for his life, but if he gains three points of power, he needs to enjoy a lot of blessings. His desires are extremely strong and he does not know how to restrain himself.
Han Erlang has such courage but is careful not to abuse it. This kind of virtue is the only one I have seen in my life. You should not treat him as a stranger and keep away from him. If you can get close to him, he will definitely be someone you can entrust with your affairs. "
When the generals heard Wang Lin's words, they all looked embarrassed. It seems that they all agreed with Wang Lin's words, but they were a little embarrassed to admit it for a while.
This victory in the night attack on the camp greatly boosted the morale of the troops, and Wang Lin also knew that the enemy was still extremely powerful. It was difficult to reverse the overall situation with a victory in one battle, but as long as she had confidence, she could continue to fight. In the end, with little efforts, we can gradually reverse the situation of strength and weakness between ourselves and the enemy.
Due to Han Shao's absence, the celebration banquet in the city was not lively. Wang Lin went to the military camp after having a banquet with the generals. There is a large row of wooden fences on the school grounds of the camp, and many people are imprisoned inside the fences. When they saw Wang Lin arriving, they all begged loudly for mercy: "Please forgive me, please forgive me!"
Wang Lin looked at these people and laughed and said: "Last night we sent the sergeants to attack the camp at night. Do you think we won or lost?"
"Your Majesty is so wise and powerful that he will definitely defeat the Qiang thieves!"
The prisoners inside the fence shouted quickly after hearing this.
After Wang Lin heard this, she laughed twice at first, then she lowered her face and pointed at these people and scolded: "Of course we won, but we won because of our brave men. As for you and others, we won." The children of the family have probably already exhausted the enemy camp!
Hum, the huge Xiangzhou is all your property, how can our soldiers have any land here? Today, in order to protect your country's assets, our soldiers have to fight bloody battles. I borrowed some materials from you to use as military supplies, but I was stingy and refused to give them to you. You and other country thieves really don't regret dying! "
These prisoners in the camp are the powerful and wealthy families in Changsha City and its surroundings. Wang Lin was short of military resources before, so she pressed these people to donate money, but the result was not ideal.
Others might try to reason with them, but Wang Lin was not used to these people's faults. She directly ordered all these powerful and wealthy families to be controlled, and forced all the children of their families to join the army and kill the enemy, agreeing that as long as they had military merit, they would be able to do so. Spare their family and return their property.
But these powerful disciples gathered in a hurry are just a mob. They may run rampant in the countryside and bully men and women. However, when it comes to fighting against a heavily armed elite army, it is naturally the same as facing death. And since Wang Lin did such a thing, how could she show mercy? Even if there were some powerful disciples who returned with Han Shao's troops, he ordered them to be executed outside the city.
Hearing Wang Lin's words, the rich and powerful people imprisoned in the fence all let out desperate screams. However, there was no mercy in Wang Lin's eyes, and she ordered these powerful men to be led out from the fence one by one and tied to the rack.
Everyone was stabbed to death as many times as the property was found in their home. The entire school grounds was filled with a bloody and cruel atmosphere, but Wang Lin's subordinates burst into cheers.
They may have once been peaceful tenant serf households in the countryside, but after suffering all kinds of torture and blows, their chests were already full of hostility.
In this world, some people enjoy happiness and some suffer, but when order is lost and the butcher's knife is wielded, if the joy, happiness and misfortune are not reversed, what is the meaning of the butcher's knife being wielded? Since there are people who make money in a right way, there are also people who steal in a right way and do justice for heaven. Who doesn't have his own moral principles?
This night attack on the camp did not stop the Wei army for too long. After two days of rest and reinforcements from the troops behind, the Wei army stationed a stronger camp on the south bank of Dongting Lake, and then continued with the cooperation of boats and cavalry. Kill to the south.
Wang Lin's troops fought and retreated, and the battle line was gradually compressed towards Changsha. Although several counterattacks of night raids on the camp were organized during this period, because of the first lesson, the Wei army was vigilant and all effectively resisted. , no big losses were caused.
The most effective counterattack method had little success, and Wang Lin's situation suddenly became passive. Although the Xiangshui River line has a relatively complete city defense system due to many battles, and there are many fortresses on the bank for defense, the situation is becoming increasingly unfavorable for it as time goes by.
At present, the Wei army has only formed a land blockade against the Liang army through cavalry force. However, with the arrival of the spring floods and the rise of the river, the Wei army's large ships can enter the Xiangshui channel, go southward, and reach the city of Changsha. The situation will then change. It's going to be tougher.
Of course, the arrival of the flood season does not have a completely negative impact on Wang Lin. There are also some positive changes. That is, with the restoration of the north-south waterway, Wang Lin can obtain part of the supplies from the Lingnan region, thereby gaining the combat endurance to continue the long-term confrontation.
The long-term battle made it difficult for the Wei army officers and soldiers. Originally, in their opinion, Jiangling was captured so easily. How could the rest of the Nanliang troops be easily captured? As a result, they did not expect that the enemy's fighting spirit would be so tenacious and the battle would be so difficult. It was difficult for them to enter the thieves' nest with overwhelming force, and they could even vaguely see the top of Changsha City after fighting for more than half a month.
This situation is actually normal. Wang Lin's troops were originally one of the most courageous troops in Nanliang. Although the military discipline is rotten, their courage to fight and fight is second to none. Moreover, Wang Lin herself has a very high prestige among her troops, which makes these soldiers outstanding in their loyalty and obedience. They can fully implement Wang Lin's instructions and are naturally very resilient in battle.
Seeing that February is approaching and March will soon enter, Liang Shiyan, as the commander-in-chief of the army, is also a little anxious. Although the king in Gangneung had been sending orders to warn him to fight steadily and not to rush forward greedily for success, but with such an obvious advantage, the battle situation turned anxious and made him feel uneasy.
In order to seize the enemy's city fortress as soon as possible, he even personally organized the first warrior camp and led his troops to attack and kill, and uprooted the city fortresses around Changsha City one by one. Finally, he gradually formed a siege of Changsha City. However, the real The difficult battle has just begun.
Changsha City is like other great cities nowadays. In addition to a main city, there are many small cities surrounding it. Although these small cities were uprooted one by one, their main cities are still tall, strong and broad.
The Xiang River also becomes deep and wide at this section, and there are more than a dozen tributaries flowing into the Xiang River near Changsha City alone. The intricate water network forms the natural moat of Changsha City, making the city become It is becoming increasingly easy to defend and difficult to attack.
Prior to this, Xiao Yu, the king of Hedong, was stationed here. Xiao Yi's eldest son Xiao Fang and others even stayed here when they attacked Changsha. Later, when Wang Sengbian joined the army, he still relied on internal and external cooperation to win this place. A city. Previously, Wang Lin's tribe occupied the city and was in rebellion. Wang Sengbian and other generals had been attacking for a long time without success. It was only by Wang Lin entering the city to recruit surrender that the rebellion was quelled.
Now Wang Lin's tribe is trapped here again. Although the overall situation is not good, they still have a considerable psychological advantage. They were undefeated in the city before. Now they are still under Wang Lin's command, so of course they can hold on to the city better. .
Liang Shiyan's army advanced here and organized two attacks on the city. He soon felt the distress of Wang Sengbian and others before. Now the Changsha City itself has been built to be indestructible, and as the weather gets warmer and the waterways gradually open up, it becomes somewhat impossible for him to besiege the city for a long time.
Just when Liang Shiyan was at a loss and worried that his efforts would be in vain, the situation finally ushered in a huge change.
Li Qianzhe's tribe, which had been having poor communication since crossing the Yangtze River, finally got the latest news. After a series of campaigns, Li Qianzhe finally defeated Wuxi, Wuling and other barbarian tribes, and led his troops to fight with them. Tens of thousands of barbarians rushed toward the Xiang River and occupied Kongyun City, south of Changsha City and guarding the main channel of the Xiang River.
When Wang Lin in Changsha City learned the news, she was immediately shocked. Today's Xiangshui waterway is the life and death line for his army. If he cannot obtain supplies from the south, it will be difficult for him to have a group of wealthy households emerge in Changsha City for him to slaughter and survive in such a short period of time. He will undoubtedly sit and wait for death in this isolated city.
So after some weighing, Wang Lin quickly made a decision and sent the envoy to surrender!