On the second day after Dian Wei took down Cheng County, Lin Meng was at his wit's end in Zhenhai County. Zhenhai County was guarded by a general called Zhang Zhao. This Zhang Zhao seemed to have some fame in history, but Meng Lin couldn't remember. He shouldn't be a big shot.
However, according to Guo Chuan's intelligence, this guy was not good at martial arts, but his intelligence was outstanding and he was a very steady person. Although he was only in his twenties, he was already a county captain. He was in charge of military affairs.
Meng Lin had originally planned to let Man Chong lead the cavalry to launch a surprise attack, but Zhang Zhao was very cautious and actually closed the city gate early, causing the surprise attack to fail. After that, he defended himself. Although Meng Lin had more troops than him, he did not dare to attack the city casually to avoid too many casualties.
"Man Chong, is there any way?" Meng Lin asked casually.
Full Pet thought for a while and said with a bitter smile,"My lord, this Zhang Zhao is very cautious. He doesn't want to fight with us at all. It will be difficult to take down this county city with very few casualties.”
"What's the difficulty? Have you forgotten that I have ballistae?" Meng Lin asked with a smile.
Man Chong was shocked and then exclaimed,"My lord, are you planning to attack the city with crossbows?" Isn't this too violent?"
"I like violence. Order the personal guards to pull out all the ballistae and viciously attack the city gates.”Meng Lin roared.
"Yes, sir!"
Soon, the guards on the city wall were shocked to find that dozens of wheelbarrel-like things were pushed out and aimed at the city gate of Zhenhai County.
Beng beng beng!
The terrifying sound of bowstrings reverberated throughout the earth. Dozens of arm-thick spears shot out with a whistling sound, fiercely stabbing into the city gate of Zhenhai County. This city gate was made of ten thousand jin of refined iron, but it was pierced through in an instant. There was also a spear that missed and directly pierced into the city wall, half a meter deep.
Everyone sucked in a breath of cold air. What would happen if it stabbed a person? Isn't this too violent? What kind of divine artifact was this?
"They even have ballistae. I truly underestimated these rebel soldiers.”Zhang Zhao, who was dressed in a Confucian robe, muttered with a bitter smile.
Seeing the ballistae wildly firing down below, the city gates almost riddled with holes, everyone began to panic. A general beside Zhang Zhao suddenly asked,""Milord, how should we resist?”
"Humph! I'm not bad either. Get me a bunch of sandbags and block the city gate. I'll make sure they can't enter even if they break through the city gate.”Zhang Zhao roared.
"Yes, sir!"
The ballistae continued to attack, and when the entire city gate had been turned into a beehive, Meng Lin sneered and ordered,"All ballistae, aim at the top of the walls.”
Beng beng beng!
The ballistae once more fired, but they were all fired at the walls, instantly killing many of the spectating soldiers. Even if they hid inside the city walls, it was not safe. The spears could easily penetrate the city walls and pierce into the bodies of the guards.
Zhang Zhao's expression changed drastically. He was really helpless after Meng Lin's actions. Could he really transfer everyone down the city wall? They wanted to retaliate, but ordinary bows and arrows did not have such a long range.
"We lost!" Zhang Zhao sighed bitterly and said gloomily,"I, Zhang Zhao, thought that I was smart, but I didn't think that I would be defeated by a mere ballista. I truly can't accept this.”
"Milord, don't say so much. Quickly withdraw the city walls. It's too dangerous here.”A few bodyguards roared and directly dragged him off the city wall. This way, the morale of the defenders was even lower.
"Full Pet, do you dare to charge with me?”Meng Lin laughed.
"Why not?" Full Pet also laughed and rushed towards the city gate with Meng Lin.
Rumble!
Under the pressure of the ballistae, the defenders did not dare to show their heads. Not a single person was injured even when they reached the bottom of the walls.
"Open it!" Meng Lin roared and smashed the halberd in his hand.
Unknowingly, his halberd began to emit a large amount of white light, making his aura abnormally ferocious.
Boom!
The long halberd smashed fiercely onto the city gate. How could the already tattered city gate withstand it? It directly shattered into pieces. Even the sandbags behind him were sent flying. The entire Zhenhai County looked like a naked beauty in front of Meng Lin.
"Charge in!" Lin Meng cheered excitedly." Full Pet, bring your men to kill the guards. Kill those who don't surrender. Follow me to the county government. Quick!"”
"Kill, kill, kill!"
Everyone cheered excitedly and charged into the county city with all their might, scaring the county guards so much that their faces turned pale. The tens of thousands of people in the county city were also frightened. They hid in their homes and shivered, afraid that Meng Lin's men would find them. Fortunately, Meng Lin was very strict in his army and strictly prohibited soldiers from disturbing ordinary people. Otherwise, they would be in trouble.
Zhang Zhao, who was in the county office, was in despair. Zhenhai County had fallen. Meng Lin had taken down this county with tens of thousands of people at the lowest price. Zhang Zhao didn't have time to run even if he wanted to.
"Men, set fire to the granary. I want to make sure that the rebel army doesn't get any benefits and has to face tens of thousands of starving people. I want to drag him down even if I have to. This is my final contribution to Lord Tao Qian.”Zhang Zhao roared.
"You don't have a chance." Meng Lin's angry voice sounded at the entrance of the county government."Guards, surround the county government and kill everyone.”
Zhang Zhao's entire body trembled as he roared angrily,""Dog thief, you are so ruthless. There are many old and weak people here, and you actually won't let them go?”
"Zhang Zhao, you have the cheek to say that you're vicious to me?”"If the granary is burned down by you, what will the tens of thousands of people in Zhenhai County eat?" Meng Lin roared. Sooner or later, he would starve to death. Who do you think is more vicious? Today, everyone here, old and young, will die. They died because of you. Kill them!”
"Kill them!" Dian Man charged in with his men and split Zhang Zhao in half with a single halberd.
The entire county office was soon engulfed in a sea of fire. Whether it was Zhang Zhao's personal guards or his clansmen, they were all wiped out. Meng Lin's personal guards showed their terrifying brutality to the world and intimidated the restless people in the city.
That wasn't all. Meng Lin even used the excuse of finding Zhang Zhao's remnants to cause a bloody storm in Zhenhai County. A large number of families and forces that followed Zhang Zhao or Tao Qian were wiped out.
In Meng Lin's words, all the rats in my territory have to follow my surname. If you don't agree, kill them!
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