Troubled times: Start practicing spiritual practice by taking care of your sister-in-law

Chapter 203: Princes and generals are kind!

These are the seven famous families.

When reporting one's identity, one does not mention one's official position first, but one's family background first. This is like a prefect of a state, inferior to the children of the Liang family.

Chen Mo knew who Liang Song was talking to, but his attention was all on the other person's forehead.

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Good guy, they are both at the fourth level, but they are more than [-] higher than Lu Yonggang.

He is more than three hundred taller than himself.

Chen Mo's pupils shrank slightly.

Ma De, a big family is a big family, far beyond what small noble families like the Wang family and Yi family can compare with.

"A commoner, Chen Mo." Chen Mo couldn't help but squat down and hide behind the battlements. He hadn't seen how powerful Liang Song was when he took the weapon. If the other party was like him, he would also track the locked arrow technique with one hand. , wouldn’t this outcrop be risky?

As for the registration taboo, the other party had captured so many prisoners of the Tianshi Army and could find out with just one question. It was useless for Chen Mo to hide it, so he might as well tell it openly.

"Chen Mo." Liang Song murmured, and then said: "My general Xu Jie was killed by you? And Guan Weisheng was shot by you?"

Hearing this, Chen Mo was stunned. He knew Xu Jie, but who was Guan Weisheng?

He thought of the person he shot and killed in Luoqing Mountain, and murmured: "Could it be him?"

Chen Mo said: "Prefect Liang has something to say, so don't talk nonsense."

Liang Song frowned slightly, and then said: "You are young and have done something bad. Why do you want to be a rebel and fight against the imperial court? If you find your way back and surrender to Kaicheng, I will definitely go to Tianchuan in person and show you to your majesty Wouldn't it be great if I interceded for you in front of you, exempted you from guilt, and promised you a half-official position in the court, a high-ranking official and a generous salary?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone under Chen Mo looked at Chen Mo.

Chen Mo raised his eyebrows slightly and shouted: "You asked me why I fought against the imperial court? Let me ask you, there was a severe drought in the north the year before last, and the land was red for thousands of miles. Instead of providing disaster relief, the imperial court increased taxes?

Among us ordinary people, who among us is not a refugee who has fled due to disasters, a common people who has been forced to have no way out due to taxes, or a tenant farmer who has lost his land and been oppressed?

And the emperor is so high above, has he ever looked down and taken a look, has he ever governed the life and death of his people? The officials are corrupt and wantonly bully us. You and other aristocratic families are taking advantage of the opportunity to make a fortune, with a human face and an animal heart.

We are poor, helpless, and defenseless, but we have strength in numbers. Now we, the poor and lowly people, have gathered together to revolutionize the world.

The court officials want us to kneel down and surrender, but we don't. One day, we, the poor and lowly people, will be able to ride horses across the Tianchuan River.

As for the generous salary for high-ranking officials you mentioned, I will get it myself later.

Princes, generals and prime ministers would rather have the seed! "

Chen Mo's voice was loud and every word was precise, especially the sentence about princes and generals being in love with each other, which was simply shocking and awakening.

Xia Zhining stared blankly at the young man next to her, and was momentarily infected by his aura.

"Prince and general, I would rather have a seed!"

"Prince and general, I would rather have a seed!"

"Prince and general, I would rather have a seed!"

The brave guards next to him had already raised their weapons and responded enthusiastically to Chen Mo, followed by the divine guards, the trapped guards, and then the deserters of the Tianshi Army above and below the city.

Chen Mo's words were so inspiring.

Liang Song originally wanted to confuse people, but he didn't expect that the other party would take the opportunity to boost morale.

Although he was a little surprised, Liang Song was not panicked. The rebel army had been frightened out of fear. Now they were defending the city and they were just resisting to the death.

He began to confuse the people under Chen Mo, saying that those who surrendered would not only be exempted from guilt, but would also be rewarded with gold and silver, as well as official titles. If they stubbornly resisted, they would be executed without mercy.

It has to be said that Liang Song's words really caused a commotion among the escaped soldiers of the Heavenly Master Army in the city.

Chen Mo frowned, changed the ground, bent his bow and nocked an arrow, and aimed at the military flag next to the cart where Liang Song was fighting. He took a deep breath, then aimed at Liang Song again, loosened his fingers, and the arrow came out of the string. , shot towards Liang Song.

Liang Song suddenly felt something, and a hint of sarcasm appeared in the corner of his mouth. He didn't even hide. When the arrow was about to hit his face, he raised his hand and caught it.

"Whoosh!"

At this moment, another feather arrow shot out, targeting the soldiers on Liang Song's left side.

Liang Song flashed slightly, suddenly appeared in front of the soldier on the left, and grabbed him again.

A crisp "pop" sound.

The large banner on the chariot broke with the sound and fell to the ground.

It turned out that when Liang Song fired the second arrow, Chen Mo's third arrow had already been shot, and it went straight to the big banner on the chariot.

"mighty!"

"mighty!"

"mighty!"

On the top of the city, all the soldiers cheered.

Liang Song's face darkened, and the soldiers quickly picked up the banner and retreated back.

"In two quarters of an hour, attack the city on time."

Liang Song dropped a harsh word and retreated.

And what he said is indeed quite effective.

As time goes by, the deserters from the Tianshi Army in the city have become in danger.

Especially when someone on the city wall shouted: "Jingguan."

It turned out that, taking advantage of this time, the Yuzhou Army used the heads of the Tianshi Army to build a large Jingguan outside the city.

The deserters of the Heavenly Master Army on the city wall were terrified, fearing that they would become one of them.

"If you can't defend it, you won't be able to defend it, Lian Lu." A deserter muttered. Before he could finish his words, Xia Zhining, who was closest to him, cut his throat with a sword and said in a cold voice: "Disturbing the morale of the army." Whoever, kill!"

The five hundred troops under the city beat their shields with their weapons, making a loud sound.

"dong dong dong"

The drums sounded again.

Chen Mo beat the drum himself to shake the morale of the army.

At this time, the people led by Sun Meng also moved the hammers, rolling stones, and kerosene in sequence.    …

It's getting dark.

Seeing that the time had come and there was no movement in the Falling Horse City, Liang Song knew that his plan had failed, but he still ordered: "Beat the drums and attack the city!"

He knew that the bandit army was scared out of their wits and would not defend to the death. Therefore, as long as they attacked for two rounds, they could hide the Falling Horse City again.

Of course, in order to prevent the rebels from defending, he also sent people to notify the defenders in Shiling County and asked them to come for reinforcements.

Winter is coming soon, and the bandit army in the city now should be the last one.

"dong dong dong"

Drums sounded.

The Yuzhou army launched an siege.

"put."

The injured Shi Meng gave an order, and the catapults that had been brought back began to throw stone bombs at Chuima City to cover the Yuzhou army's attack on the city.

Of course, those who came up in the first wave were definitely not the Yuzhou Army, but the prisoners of the Yuzhou Army who had just surrendered.

Cannon fodder so suitable for siege is useless if it is not used.

The siege engines were also pushed up, always ready.

"Hold on, don't retreat..."

Facing the attack of stone bullets, Chen Mo bent his bow and arrows and shot the Yuzhou army attacking the city.

Well, he didn't shoot prisoners, but only the Yuzhou army carrying ladders.

"The brave guard holding the divine arm crossbow obeys the order, aims at the man carrying the ladder, and shoots hard for me." Chen Mo ordered.

Following the message from the messenger, everyone shouted in unison: "No."

pat!

The strong bow in Chen Mo's hand was on the verge of collapse. He shot two arrows in succession and broke completely.

Chen Mo had no choice but to use an ordinary longbow. Although it was a little awkward, it was enough to kill the enemy.

The catapult's stone bullets killed many deserters from the Tianshi Army, and even Xia Zhining was almost injured.

Fortunately, he was an eighth-grade warrior and could dodge in time.

These days, deserters from the division army have begun to escape.

But Han Wu and the others strictly abided by Chen Mo's orders. When they saw someone coming down from the city wall, they slashed them with a knife.

Accompanied by the whistling wind, the arrows of the divine arm crossbow were shot into the charging formation of the Yuzhou army. The arrows directly broke through the armor and shot into the chests of the Yuzhou soldiers.

"Smash it with me." Xia Zhining commanded the soldiers of the Brave Guard, holding the rolling stone, and smashed it towards the prisoners who were close to the city wall.

"withstand."

Under the city, Sun Meng and Liu Ze led people to stare at the city gate.

The deserters of the Tianshi Army on the city wall were afraid, and so were the prisoners who were used as cannon fodder by the Yuzhou Army.

Therefore, within a quarter of an hour, this group of prisoners was repulsed by Chen Mo and others.

Although these prisoners surrendered, in Liang Song's eyes, they were just cannon fodder.

Under the coercion of Yuzhou's military formation, this group of prisoners pushed the siege vehicles and began the second round of siege.

Seeing that those killed were all prisoners, they were considered "one of our own" and they did not harm the foundation of the Yuzhou army. It was not an option to continue like this.

Chen Mo asked Shao Jinneng to lead a group of trapped guards, find out from the deserters people who had served as Lu Yonggang's subordinates, and asked him to organize some deserters and shout to the prisoners below, asking them to fight back.

Chen Mo didn't know if it would work, but he had to give it a try.

It turned out to be really useful.

For this group of prisoners of the Tianshi Army who surrendered to the imperial court, seeing Liang Song forcing them to attack the city, they knew that there was no way to survive either before or after.

But here in Suima City, they were once our own people, and perhaps among them were our own relatives and villagers from the same village.

Under this kind of self-decision, some people turned against each other and fought back to the Yuzhou Army.

"mighty."

The Yuzhou Army began the third round of siege, and this time, the real Yuzhou Army participated. They forced the prisoners to attack with overwhelming force and fought back again.

The Yuzhou Army's offensive was like a tide, one wave after another, seemingly never stopping.

Chen Mo looked at the soldiers of the Heavenly Master who were killed by the enemy on the city wall. They were far less numerous than the deserters who were killed by the supervising team below the city, and felt cold for a moment.

"Pour down all the kerosene."

Chen Mo gave an order and started beating the drum himself again, hoping to boost morale again.

However, the morale of the Tianshi Army was at its lowest point, and not as many people were killed by the enemy troops as they were those who escaped.

Fortunately, it was getting darker and darker. The two armies had been fighting fiercely since the morning. They were very tired. They saw that three waves of offensives were resisted by the other side. In the siege battle, there were many casualties in the siege. It was getting dark again. Helpless, Liang Song could only order a suspension of the siege.

Seeing the Yuzhou army retreating, everyone on the city wall breathed a sigh of relief.

They held it, they held it.

But when Chen Mo looked at the corpses in the city, his face was not optimistic.

After thinking for a while, he closed his eyes and made a decision in his heart.

While the whole army was resting, Chen Mo asked Sun Meng to pick out [-] people who seemed to be strong and who had resisted tenaciously just now from all the fleeing troops, on the pretext of garrisoning the front city gate, and sent all the black men to them. The cavalry were all sent to guard the front gate.

In the dead of night, just when the deserters thought they were safe and rested against the city wall, Chen Mo led the remaining three guards to the front city gate.

(End of this chapter)