Chapter 432 Wan Qishan is dead!
After forcing back Wanqishan and his men's attack, Qingying and General Wang left 20,000 men to defend the city and led the remaining 80,000 men to continue to capture other cities in Quanzhou. Unlike Heyang County, they did not have an army of 200,000 stationed there, nor did they have a general like Wanqishan in charge. So they took the remaining cities one after another without much effort.
Heyang County became a veritable isolated city. Seven days later, the army was running out of food and grass. Even Wanqishan was a little anxious and had to lead the army to attack the city again. However, the threat of black oil still existed, and the army could not even get close. They finally realized the frustration of Wei Chengyi and others.
His two sons were as frustrated as he was. Chu Liang popularized the ten-crossbow that Shen Xiangwan gave him in the army, and also optimized and improved it to make its range twice that of ordinary bows and arrows. When attacking the city, their soldiers did not even get close, but directly sent people to shoot at the city walls with the ten-crossbows, forcing the soldiers defending the city not to dare to show their heads. At this time, Chu Liang would personally lead the infantry to use huge wooden stakes to break open the city gates. In addition, the Mo Dao in the hands of the East Border Army was hard and sharp, and they could not resist at all. They could only retreat step by step. In less than a month, they even lost most of Leizhou.
Three days later, there was no more rice in the army. The hungry soldiers became restless and even called for surrender. Wanqi Shan was caught in a dilemma. He could not attack Tianyang City and could not get supplies from the court. It seemed that he had only one way to go, which was surrender. However, he still had an army of 200,000. How could he be willing to surrender?
"Second Master, Wanqi Mountain has sent an envoy."
At the Luoyang County government office, the messenger reported loudly.
"Chop him off and return his head to Wanqi Mountain!"
Wei Chengyi said without looking up. Although it's said that envoys shouldn't be killed when armies are at war, are they actually at war? No, right? It's easy to guess why Wanqi Shan sent his envoys here. He said he'd trap them to death, and he'd definitely keep his word. Wanqi Shan's only chance was to continue attacking Tianyang City. However, he'd personally delivered a large amount of black oil and fodder to them two days ago. Wanqi Shan's attempt to capture Tianyang City would be difficult. He was determined to use his own dirty tricks against him, forcing him to death.
"yes."
The messenger turned around and trotted out. When Wanqi Shan received the head of the envoy they sent back, he was so angry that he almost tore down the Heyang County Government Office. Seeing that he had no way out of Wei Chengyi, he could only turn his attention to Tianyang City again.
"Come here, gather the troops and attack Tianyang City at all costs!"
After venting his anger, Wanqi Shan had to gather his troops again. There was no food left in Heyang County. Not to mention the soldiers, even he was starting to feel hungry. If he continued like this, there would probably be a mutiny in the army within three days. He had no time to delay any further. Now the only thing he could pray for was that the people in Tianyang City no longer had so much black oil. Only in this way, he might be able to capture it after paying a huge price!
The Zhenbei Army is Wanqishan's direct army. All the generals are old men who have followed him for many years. They are naturally loyal to him, but when their lives are threatened, their loyalty will waver. Wanqishan miscalculated. Tianyang City has plenty of black oil. They attacked for a day and a night, and they didn't know how many soldiers died. They still couldn't even touch the city wall. The remaining soldiers refused to obey orders, and the generals' resentment accumulated to the highest point because of hunger.
"You, you guys..."
"bump···"
Holding his stomach which was in severe cramps, Wanqi Shan looked at his deputy general and the soldiers who appeared around him in disbelief. His tall body staggered a few times and finally collapsed to the ground. Dirty blood gradually flowed out from the corners of his mouth. Obviously, he was poisoned.
"Sorry, General, we just want to stay alive."
The deputy general looked down at him condescendingly, his voice filled with indescribable indifference. Wei Chengyi's level was far above theirs, and the Zhenbei Army had no chance of winning. The only way for them to survive was to surrender, but surrender also had its rules. If they could bring Wanqishan's body with them, Wei Chengyi, who already controlled half of the country, might still use them. Maybe they could also fight for the honor of being a founding hero?
"Okay, you really are fine... Um... cough cough..."
Wanqi Shan never dreamed that after fighting all his life, he would eventually die at the hands of a villain. The result of his anger was that the poison quickly invaded his internal organs, and poisonous blood gushed out like crazy.
The next day, Luoyang County Government Office.
"Second Master, the gates of Heyang County are wide open. Deputy General Huang Yunhui has delivered the letter of surrender and Wanqishan's body."
The generals had been waiting in the hall long ago. As soon as Wei Chengyi and his wife appeared, they stood up with a whoosh. General Zheng briefly explained the current situation. The couple paused, and Wei Chengyi frowned almost imperceptibly: "Is Wanqi Shan dead?"
"Yes, I have examined the body. It is indeed Wanqishan. The cause of death was poisoning."
Nodding, General Zheng said in a deep voice.
With the shrewdness of Wei Chengyi and his wife, they guessed what was going on almost instantly. They felt a little sad in their hearts. Although Wanqi Shan was in a hostile relationship with him, it can be seen from the fact that he did not ask the reason and directly turned all the original officials of Binzhou into exiled prisoners that his methods were somewhat cruel. But after all, he had guarded the northern border for many years. Even if he had no merits, he had worked hard. In the end, he was poisoned to death by his own people. It was indeed a miserable end.
"Let's find a place to bury him."
As a military general, this is the only thing Wei Chengyi can do for him.
"yes."
General Zheng agreed on behalf of everyone, and Wei Chengyi and Shen Xiangwan walked to the main seat and sat down. "General Lu, you will lead 50,000 troops to take over Heyang County. All the generals of the Zhenbei Army will be stripped of their martial arts and expelled from the army. The soldiers will be disarmed and sent to Binzhou and Taizhou to farm. We will deal with them after everything is over."
Wanqi Shan’s death must be related to the generals of the Zhenbei Army. They even dared to kill the commander-in-chief whom he had followed for many years. He didn’t dare to use them casually. Not killing them was already merciful.
"I obey your command!"
After bowing and accepting the order, General Lu turned around and strode away.
"General Zheng, you guys count the remaining soldiers. Once General Lu is done, lead the troops to the Quanzhou government office to reunite with Qingying and the others."
"I obey your command!"
Hearing this, all the generals stood up. After they left, Wei Chengyi took Shen Xiangwan's hand and said, "In this case, only Jinzhou is left."
"Um."
Meeting his eyes, Shen Xiangwan nodded vigorously. As long as they took Jinzhou, they could face the Imperial City directly. The life of the dog emperor was already in their hands.
The generals of the Zhenbei Army never dreamed that after Wei Chengyi's men accepted the soldiers, they not only did not make use of them, but also abolished their martial arts and expelled them from the army. Several generals were dissatisfied and wanted to see Wei Chengyi, but they were ruthlessly beheaded. Seeing this, the others did not dare to make trouble anymore and could only leave in disgrace.
At this point, Quanzhou completely fell into their control. At the same time, General Peng and General Chen successfully captured Guanzhou and Linzhou again. On the side of the East Border Army, Chu Liang designed a trap to kill Wanqishan's two sons. Under his leadership, the East Border Army was unstoppable and took Huzhou, one step ahead of Shen Xiangwan and others to face the imperial city. However, they did not move forward and temporarily stopped in Huzhou.
[End of this chapter]
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