Three Kingdoms: Being humiliated when joining the alliance, he turned back and recognized his ancest

Chapter 200

"Pass it on, order all the soldiers to defend the city with all their strength, and there will be a reward after holding it." Yuan

Shang issued a general order and then left the city wall.

Some generals were quite helpless, and if Yuan Shang stayed here, the soldiers would work harder.

Besides, at such a time, as the heir of the Yuan clan, shouldn't you be more with the soldiers to boost morale?

Only the people above say how to fight, they will fight.

Driftwood, rolling stones, these were moved to the city walls, ready to defend against enemy attacks.

Around Yecheng, a moat was dug as early as Yuan Shao's period, which could temporarily resist enemy attacks.

There are also trenches, which are also enough to defend against the enemy.

These two defenses perfectly avoid the idea of the enemy digging tunnels and trying to storm the city from underground.

Unless there are traitors in the city, it is relatively easy to hold out for a while.

"General Zuo, I went to take a look, this city doesn't seem to be easy to attack. "

Zhang Yang returned to the main camp and it was imperative to attack Yecheng, but the difficulty was not low.

Trenches.

Moat.

Horse stakes used to defend against siege equipment, these things are all available.

To a certain extent, they need to remove the horse rejection piles that get in the way.

Then fill in the trenches, moats.

After doing all this, they will be able to wave their armies and attack.

But this difficulty can be imagined, there are at least 50,000 left-behind soldiers in Yecheng, which is still a small guess.

With such a large number of people, archers must be indispensable.

If they want to fill in the trenches and moats after they get closer, the casualties will certainly not be small.

"What good can you do?"

Zhang Liao received the news of Cao Cao's march not long ago, of course, his side could not stop, and he had to hurry up and take Yecheng.

Zhang

Yang hesitated, but still came up with the simplest but most practical method.

The lives of his mouth were not pawns, but people, captured enemy troops.

"We have not captured many Yuan troops, and most of them have already surrendered, only a few have not surrendered, and they are not enough.

"Yes, it's not enough, but there are many villages and counties around Yecheng..."

Zhang Yang only said this, he knew that Zhang Liao definitely understood the meaning.

Although it is cruel to do so, it is the enemy's people, not theirs.

Moreover, this is a war, and it is related to the lives of their own soldiers.

"

Do you know that when I fought with the Lord against the Southern Xiongnu in Hedong County, they used the lives of our people as a shield to block the swords of our soldiers, and I have not forgotten that scene.

"I kept wondering what was the difference between us and the Southern Huns, and then the Lord told me that we are human beings, they are animals, and this is the biggest difference." "

The people of the Yuan army are also the people of the Han Dynasty, and if we take the lives of the people of the Yuan army to fill the moat, what is the difference between that and the Southern Xiongnu?"

Zhang Liao's words came out, which can be regarded as an indirect rejection of Zhang Yang's proposal.

He understood what Zhang Yang meant, and filling the moat with enemy people could reduce their casualties to a certain extent.

But Dong Yao now wants to put the people first, and they can't lose Dong Yao's policy in order to win.

In this way, even if he wins, Dong Yao's reputation will no longer exist.

"I have one more method.

Zhang Yang's mind turned, and he remembered that there were a large number of people in another place.

These people have no effect on them, and almost everyone wants to kill quickly.

"Are you talking about the prisons of the counties?" "

Yes, these people do evil on weekdays, and they waste food while living, and filling the moat is just right."

"You quickly arrange for people to mobilize, remember, if someone dares to impersonate ordinary people and destroy the three races!"

Zhang Liao's words were actually said to Zhang Yang, and his impression of this person was not very good.

It was by this person who first introduced the Southern Xiongnu into the annexation prefecture.

Later, Lü Bu said that he had a good relationship with this person and asked for orders to persuade him to surrender, and the other party surrendered according to the agreement.

Even if he is now a colleague, he still has no good impression of him.

"Yes, the Admiral knows.

Zhang Yang arched and left.

The light cavalry set out from Hanoi and went to Si Zhi, Hezhou and Liang Prefecture respectively.

All the prisoners in the prison were brought out and ordered to escort the people of the local county to Hanoi.

The limited number of inmates in prisons is certainly not enough.

The remaining people need to be transferred from those who obey the conscription, so the conscription of this transfer is all from prisoners, and all of them are the kind of people who do not pity death.

During the mobilization of these people, Zhang Liao first asked the soldiers to prepare stones and gravel to prepare for filling the river.

The trench filling carts had already been prepared, just waiting for the prisoners from all over the country to mobilize.

Inside Yecheng.

Zhang Hao did not see Zhang Liao attacking the city for a long time, and he was quite anxious.

On the premise of seeing the opportunity, the war between the two sides began, and he maneuvered from it to look for opportunities.

If the war had not begun, it would be useless for him to control the city gates, and he would soon be recaptured by the Yuan army.

While Zhang was staying at home, a former confidant found him.

"General, after thinking for a long time, I decided not to participate in this matter.

"Well, I'm not embarrassed about you.

"Please rest assured that even if you don't participate, you will never report it." Zhang

Hao knew this person's situation and was extremely filial to his family.

Previously, Yuan Shao sent all the general's families to Youzhou, and later to Bohai.

This person's parents are also among them, and they did not participate in this defection to Dong Yao, presumably because they were afraid that their parents would suffer after failure.

Zhang Hao is different, when there is no Yuan Tan's affairs, Yuan Shao attaches great importance to him, and his parents will naturally not be transferred.

"All the generals and soldiers in the city gather, and the enemy is about to attack

the city!" "Gongzi ordered here, and anyone who had the people who came up to the city wall to assist them would be rewarded. Soon

, the streets of Yecheng were constantly beating gongs and drums.

Zhang Hao knew that his opportunity was coming.

Outside Yecheng, Zhang Liao's big camp.

All the prisoners held in various places arrived.

"Most of you have committed serious crimes, and according to the custom, you cannot be exonerated in this life, and you will work day and night, and you will die on the way to forced labor.

"Today, General Ben gives you a chance to recover your identity, and to the north is the enemy's moat, the trench.

"If you survive when it is filled, you will be restored."

Zhang Liao looked at the prisoners below and announced loudly.

"What the general said is true?" When

some people got excited, they were all bandits, and they were later captured by the imperial army.

So he embarked on the road of conscription, and persuaded them that conscription was even better than dying early.

Doing the hard work of filling the moat today and being able to recover their status when things are over is a blessing for them.