Wang Zheng asked, "If there are thirty or fifty bamboo frames like this, do you think Zhang's fortress looks like a big urn?"

Chen Fengning said somewhat dryly: "All the city walls in the world can be destroyed. Fortunately, bamboo is not produced in the north, otherwise the chief steward might become a sinner for all eternity."

The city wall alone costs a lot of money to repair every year. Wang Zheng thinks this is a waste of money and manpower. Is there any danger that you can't kill in the bud? Only offense is the best defense, and only when people's hearts are strong can they be truly strong.

The city wall is a kind of protection, but it is also a kind of confinement. If there were no city walls, the Han people would be prepared for danger every day, and it would be impossible for the surrounding ethnic groups to become strong, so how could they threaten you?

When the First Emperor built the Great Wall, he intended it to be used as a bridgehead for attack. It was only because his descendants were unworthy that they used the Great Wall for defense.

By the time the fighters finished their meal, more than a dozen bamboo frames had been built. Wang Zheng completely ignored the shouting and cursing of the people on the wall of the fort, and after they shouted that they did not want to surrender, he directly launched an attack.

Feeling that the bamboo frame was almost sufficient, Wang Zheng first asked the archers to go forward to test the range.

"Luo Wu, Chen Fengning, you two take the spearmen to patrol the east and west walls to prevent anyone from jumping over the wall and escaping."

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"Li Si, you take the sickle-spear warriors and guard down there. If anyone dares to charge, you must take people to protect the bamboo frame."

"I'll go and help the master find out."

"Wang Zheng, you led the Ba people to attack your own people. Aren't you afraid of being held accountable by His Majesty and spurned by your ancestors?"

"No."

Seeing that no one dared to show their heads, Wang Zheng shouted again: "Half of the people continue to shoot arrows to suppress the enemy, and the other half use tung oil rockets to randomly throw them into the city."

"Have you found the treasure?"

Fortunately, it was spring, a relatively humid season in Shu. Although there was thick smoke, the fire did not spread too quickly. After it hit some houses, the spread of the fire was slowly stopped.

After Zhang San left with a box of documents, Niu Laosan came over, escorting a young man who was well-dressed but looked very embarrassed.

Climbing up the bamboo frame, Wang Zheng shouted again: "I'll give you one last chance. Are you willing to open the city gate and surrender?"

There were only a thousand young and strong men in the fort, besieged by enemies ten times their size. Without the city walls, their greatest support for defense, their morale completely collapsed. They couldn't even organize a breakout, and after wasting some time, they simply surrendered.

After Chen Fengning left, Zhang San ran over excitedly and reported: "The warehouse has been counted. There are nearly 100,000 copper coins, 30,000 catties of silver, 10,000 catties of gold, and hundreds of boxes of calligraphy and paintings and treasures.

"Master, do you mean they have another place to hide the treasure?"

"Master, this is Zhang Zongheng's youngest son, who was smoked out by the smoke. The Zhang family really has a tunnel leading to the back mountain. Master is really wise."

"You don't have to block the city gate. Just protect the bamboo frame and don't act impulsively."

After the bamboo frame was set up, Wang Zheng personally led the archers up and gave the instructions before.

Li Si nodded again, "I understand."

While Wang Zheng had his men use bamboo ropes made of bamboo strips to trap all the young and strong members of the Zhang family, he also arranged for people to put out the fire.

Li Si nodded heavily, "Master, don't worry. If anyone inside dares to come out, I promise to block them at the city gate and kill them all."

The young man kept crying and begging for mercy. When he saw Wang Zheng, he cried even louder, "Master, please spare my life. This has nothing to do with me. I know nothing. I have already told you the treasure location you want. You promised to let me go."

"Wang Zheng, my Zhang family has been here for hundreds of years and has always followed the law. If you have anything to say, you can go to Chang'an to appeal. Why do you do such a brutal thing?"

Go get them to sign the documents we prepared in advance, and tell them that I am not like to use torture like Zhang Zongheng, I like to be more direct, and those who don't want to be punished can just cut off their hands and make a bloody fingerprint."

"Yes, that's true. After this guy was captured, he started to claim that he had a treasure trove. I traded my life for it."

"When Zhang Zongheng was framing me, did he have any thoughts? Did he ever think that this would lead to the disaster he is facing today?"

Two thousand bolts of cloth, one hundred thousand catties of iron, one hundred thousand dan of grain, a thousand cattle and horses, three thousand pigs and sheep, nearly ten thousand chickens and ducks, and more than a thousand weapons and armor. Master, we have become rich."

Some people on the opposite wall who were unable to dodge suddenly screamed.

"Take him down to verify his identity. Find all of Zhang Zongheng's immediate family members, including his parents, brothers, wives, concubines, children, and grandchildren. The others will be mixed in. Remember to verify them clearly and don't leave anything out."

Wang Zheng sneered, not wanting to say anything more, and shouted in a louder voice, "Release the arrows."

Wang Zheng's attack area was not large, which made Chen Fengning feel relieved.

"I understand. I will do it right away."

Wang Zheng shook his head and stopped Zhang San who wanted to turn around and leave. "Let those noble families deal with those things. We just need to achieve our own goals. No matter how much money and food we have, it is not ours and we cannot keep it.

“It’s inevitable.”

In an instant, hundreds of flames flew into the city. After three rounds of rockets, a raging fire broke out in the city. After the thick smoke reached the city walls, there was no one left on them.

Chen Fengning came over with several people tied up and reported, "These are the ones who are hiding. It's unclear if there are any more hiding."

Wang Zheng looked at Niu Laosan with a questioning look.

Then have someone place a silk cloth on top of the bamboo frame to provide a cover, while someone else below carries the frame forward, as long as it's within an arrow's reach of the fort.

Wang Zheng chuckled and said, "After all, they are a noble family that has accumulated wealth for hundreds of years. They have many burrows, so this is probably only one tenth of what they have."

"Found it. There are not only a lot of gold and silver treasures inside, but also some weapons and armor."

Niu Lao San nodded and replied, then looked at the young man with some disdain and said: "I have never seen such a cowardly person, hehe, the children of aristocratic families are like this."

Wang Zheng shook his head, took out a pile of hemp towels and threw them to the young man, saying, "Wipe your face clean and let's have a chat. Your tricks are useless to me. Since Niu Lao San has promised to let you go, I, as the master, will naturally not let him break his promise."

The young man's face was gloomy for a while, and finally he sighed, picked up the hemp towel on the ground and cleaned his face, then straightened his clothes and said to Wang Zheng with a fist.

"Zhang Youzhe, the youngest son of the Zhang family in Yuzhou, has come to see the chief steward and apologize to him."