With Jun Mi's rapid decline and Zheng Xiao's confession, the whole world was shocked. The undercurrent that had arisen in You and Bo suddenly dissipated. The other eight counties that had joined forces to resist the order soon fell into this chapter. He clearly expressed his support for rent reduction and tax reduction. As for the aristocratic families in various places, they also successively lowered the rent of their own land estates. The people in both places were happy and excited. For a time, Gongsun Ming's reputation for loving the people rose to prominence. Of course, Gongsun Ming was famous for his reputation. There are also many people who are there, and there are many people who are waiting to see Gongsun Ming's joke. Zheng Xiao has always had an ambiguous relationship with Tadun, one of Wu Heng's chanyus, and there are many business contacts between the two parties. Now that Zheng Xiao has been captured, how can Tadun, who already had a blood feud with the Gongsun family, let it go.
Tadun will definitely come to retaliate. Gongsun Ming had already expected this when he sent out troops to conquer the city, but he didn't take it to heart. It didn't matter. As far as Gongsun Ming was concerned, this battle It is better to fight late than to fight early, and to fight small is better than big. Only when Wu Heng is hurt can we use the means of layout. Of course, strategically, we can despise the opponent, but tactically, we must pay attention to the opponent. After taking Junmi City, Gongsun Ming immediately began to reorganize the more than 20,000 troops in Beiping. Most of them were transferred to the rear, and they were scattered and mixed with tens of thousands of brainwashed prisoners of war to form a force of up to 50,000 troops. The people's strategic reserve was stationed outside the city of Ji County, led by his confidant Shen Fei. He also mobilized Zhao Yun and led 10,000 elites to Junmi City, gathering 35,000 troops to ward off Tadun's invasion. .
Junmi City itself is located in a mountain valley, surrounded by mountains on three sides, and the east side is relatively flat. It has a tower-shaped terrain that slopes from northwest to southeast. It is located at the junction of Hebei, Liaodong, and Western Liaoning. It has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times. Since Zheng Xiao took office, he has regarded Youbeiping as his own land, so he has put a lot of effort into the defense construction of Junmi City. The city has complete defense facilities such as crossbows and trebuchets, which saves Gongsun Ming. There are a lot of troubles, but basically no major changes are needed to support a complete fortification.
"Report, my lord, Tadun Shan Yuji led 120,000 horses to Liujiaji. According to the pace, they will arrive at the city before noon tomorrow."
While working hard to improve the city's defenses, Gongsun Ming never forgot to send out a large number of rangers to detect the movements of Wu Heng's army. No, on the second day after Zhao Yun led his troops to Junmi, the rangers who went out Then he brought back the news that Wu Heng's army was coming to kill them in large numbers.
"You came so quickly. Give me the order to seal the west city tightly. No one is allowed to leave the city without permission from me. Zilong and Zihuan, you two will return to your headquarters immediately. Take the time to prepare dry food. Leave the city after nightfall. Hurry up. Go to the ambush site, and as soon as the red kite rises above the city, the two of you will lead your troops out as planned."
Although there was some surprise that the pause came so quickly, Gongsun Ming didn't pay much attention to it. He immediately issued several orders. Soon, the sound of horns shook the sky, and the originally open west city gate was closed. It was closed tightly, isolated from inside and outside, and the whole city was filled with a tense atmosphere of impending rain...
"Woo, woo, woo..."
Tadun, who was eager to seek revenge on Gongsun Ming, arrived faster than expected. On the second day of June, at the end of the hour, dust suddenly rose up from behind a low mountain ridge in the east. Soon, the rumble of horse hooves began to sound. In the middle, a large number of cavalry rushed toward Junmi City like a tide. When they saw this, the sentries on duty at the top of the city did not dare to be careless at all, and hurriedly blew the emergency horn.
Although the momentum of Wu Heng's army was wild, they did not dare to rely on cavalry to charge the city until they saw that the defenders at the top of the city were well prepared. Soon they were more than 200 steps away from the city wall. After stopping, except for the north gate, which was left empty, the remaining three sides were surrounded by a large number of Wu Heng cavalry. Among them, the east side where Tadun was located was the strongest, with an impressive 70,000 troops.
"Come here, send a few people with loud voices to shout in front of the city."
After the formation was completed, Tadun didn't wait too long and gave the general's order with a wave of his hand.
"Da Chanyu, it's better to lead someone to make a statement."
As soon as Tadun finished speaking, he saw Zheng Mingji riding his horse behind him and coming up from behind, asking for his orders loudly.
"Well, that's alright. I'll send three thousand cavalry to cover you and come forward."
Hearing that Zheng Ming volunteered, Tadun was very happy. There was nothing else to say. Although there were many people under his command who knew Chinese, most of them only knew simple daily expressions. With such ability to shout in front of the formation, naturally It is far inferior to a well-educated person like Zheng Ming.
"Thank you, Dashan Yu Chengcheng."
The reason why Zheng Ming came forward was not that he was not afraid of death, nor was he greedy for credit. He just wanted to take this opportunity to find out about his father's life and death. Now that he heard that Tadun had approved his request, he did not want to delay for a moment. After respectfully thanking him, he hurriedly rode towards the city.
"People in the city, listen. This is Zheng Ming, the son of Governor Zheng. Please tell General Gongsun on your behalf that I have something to discuss with him."
Zheng Ming was always brave, and he was not afraid of the tense situation on top of the city. He rode alone to a distance of less than fifty steps from the city wall. He reined in his horse and looked up at the city gate tower. , and started shouting loudly.
"This is Gongsun Ming, you traitor, if you fart, just let it go!"
Gongsun Ming was standing in front of the city gate tower. When he saw Zheng Ming pretending to be brave, he felt disgust in his heart. Although he was not an angry young man, he could not treat those traitors who were liaising with foreign countries. He was a lackey, but he also hated him deeply and wanted to kill him quickly. Naturally, he would not be polite to Zheng Ming and condemned him as soon as he opened his mouth.
"you……"
Zheng Ming originally wanted to show off his courage, but he never thought that Gongsun Ming would speak so rudely when he first came up. He was so angry that his eyes were filled with tears.
"What's wrong with you? You are a member of my Han family and the son of a court official. You don't want to serve the court. Instead, you secretly collude with the Wu Heng barbarians and betray the country for glory. Everyone will kill you. If you don't get out of here, don't blame me. The general has killed your dog!"
Before the outcome of this battle was determined, Gongsun Ming had no intention of negotiating with the Wuheng people to resolve the issue. Naturally, he was too lazy to listen to Zheng Ming's nonsense. He did not wait for Zheng Ming to say anything more. He just waved his hand. Dozens of archers leaned out from behind the city, and aimed their bows at Zheng Ming unceremoniously.
"People on the city, listen, Tadun Da Chanyu's 120,000 troops have arrived, and they are beyond your ability to resist. If we don't surrender early, when the city is defeated, everything will be destroyed. I'm going to say this. Just wait and see.”
Zheng Ming's so-called bravery in the past obviously could not stand the test under the threat of life and death. He hurriedly threw out a harsh word and rushed back to the main formation in despair...
