When the sky outside Yunzhou city turned white again, it illuminates behind the messy corpses lying on the side of the city gate.
Han Jian, who had been watching the game almost in the middle of the night, turned around and returned to the temporary camp in the angry expressions and eyes of the crowd as usual; although almost three elite men and horses were trapped in this city; Some meat aches. But also tried out the strength and upper limit of the defenders in the city.
It took the defenders in the city for a long time to clean up just these three-dus troops who rushed in successively; therefore, they did not even have the energy to do their best to the Wei Bo army outside the city after this ambush. Launch a round of counterattack.
Of course, if the defenders wanted to do this, it would be true that Han Jian was pregnant, because he still had thousands of Wei Bo cavalry who were not conducive to attacking the city, but were relatively free to advance and retreat. Naturally, they would give these well. There is a "big surprise" left by the Tianping Army.
At this point, Han Jian also completely denied the advice of the left and right, and continued to try to attack. As one of the three towns of Heshuo, Wei Bojun, who is known for its elite foot soldiers in Beizhou and Weizhou, does not have a wide source of war horses like Lulong Town, located inside and outside of Yanshan Mountain, or Chengde Army;
Therefore, these Weibo cavalry soldiers in his hand were accumulated by the Han father and son in two generations. They are quite precious and there is no need to spend them here in vain. And as long as you monitor the movement in the city to prevent sudden departures, and continue to clear the surroundings to cut off the news and assistance of the absolute side.
After all, he first took the land of Zheng Hua, where the Yicheng Army was formed, and then combined most of the Tianping Army's territory and defeated its heavy forces. He is already in control of the general situation and the upper hand, and there is no need to speculate and risk the final blow.
It is perfectly possible to wait until the tens of thousands of troops from the Wei Bojun rush to the rear, and then collect the Quartet, hoard materials and construction equipment, and carry out the traditional siege.
After all, the vast Henan province now has no decent opponents and threats from Wei Bojun, except for Pinglu/Ziqing Town, which is adjacent to its internal insecurity, and Yanhai Town (Taining Army) whose jurisdiction has become fragmented.
At the moment before entering the camp to rest, Han Jian suddenly turned his head and said:
"Send an envoy to the city to negotiate, saying that the Tianping Army is still in the hands of our army after staying. By the way, to explore the way, who is in charge of the situation... At least Cui (used) Baihe's servant, I am afraid that it will not happen again. Kind of determination and courage..."
"Besides, let Shenjiandu and Chiji camp drape neatly and wait for you to stay close to guard and guard against the situation of the balance descending army; if there is a slight change, you will resolutely attack it; when the back formation arrives, you will drive them to ascend the city. Pioneer... If you want to be my Han's east bed, you can use your life to show and pay for it..."
And on the head of Yunzhou City, the internal surrender forces had just been purged, and after becoming the newly released Tianping Army Jiedu, Cao Ling, who had not been more than one night, was also watching with cold eyes as Xu Ran retreated outside the city. The battalion's Wei Bo army banner.
Although he had only been back in two days, he had only time to contact the old tooth soldiers guarding the back house. But what is unexpected is that the authority and kindness left by the father-in-chief in his tenure still have some remnants and legacy. In a short period of time, it quickly attracted many old ministries who had heard the news.
Therefore, at the critical juncture of the survival of the whole city, I took down the long-behind Shi Cuiyong, who had neither good reputation nor many people's attachments, and only relied on his predecessor to stay in the trustworthy and superior position; and to eliminate the surrender forces he gathered, also It's just a matter of course and effortlessly.
However, after he truly grasped the power left by the Tianping Army, he knew how terrible the situation he was facing; what was once a strong town in Henan was only an empty shelf full of holes. After the so-called Jiedu envoys stayed, they could only issue orders in this prefecture-ruled Yuncheng.
Although the grain, grass and equipment on the books can still last for a long time; but after the collapse of the army, the remaining soldiers are basically not tired old and weak, or temporary recruits with serious lack of morale and training;
Standing on the head of the city after being fully clothed, there is no clue, but it is too difficult to expect to lead them to take the initiative to fight, and then to lay out the enemy in the field.
So that Cao Ling had to lead the veteran soldiers to take the lead in order to ambush the Wei Bo army pioneers who are still in the tenth position in the gate tower and reluctantly clean up. Then, they had to take them from house to house without hesitation, and recapture the panic-stricken deserters.
Then, he discovered that there was not much money left in the Jiezhan library and the Yannei library that he had in his possession; because the large amount of goods beyond the basic book records were all headed by the Du Yuhou Lu Guangqi and the Du Tuan Training Envoy Zhao Hong. The generals of the army were successively extracted and transferred away in the name of giving food and rewards.
And with these two short-term generals in power, as the army was defeated and died one after another, all of this has become a mess that cannot be recovered and made up. Therefore, he can only make people copy the residences of Cui Neng and others first, and then lose the family property of these two people on the grounds of losing their masters, and only then did Rosso produce thousands of variegated silks to reward the masters.
Then, there were not many exceptions in the military register under the Yaxia, but it was unavoidable to discover the existence of many old men and unkempt teenagers when the posts were specifically checked.
And Cao Ling could not even retire them publicly, because they were born in the ranks of the Tianping Army. It was just that when their father, brother, and grandchildren all died in the battle, there were still more options left.
Cao Ling could only find another way to open the grain depot and start recruiting poor homes in the city to fill the army, and within a short period of time three to four thousand people were recruited. He didn't expect this generation to be able to confront the enemy just now, as long as he could stand on the head of the city with weapons and mix with the real defenders to make a pretentious bluff.
Then when the arsenal was enlisted, it was discovered that most of the armored weapons in it did not match the books; examples of defects and decay due to poor storage were abound. Finally, five or six thousand still usable spearheads and swordsmen were picked up and picked out. , More than two thousand soft and hard bows and other objects.
On the contrary, when I went back to search and count the city of Yacheng, I accidentally found a lot of money and money and other goods hoarding in the house; as well as a very new armor and weaponry enough to immediately arm more than 800 to 1,000 people. This is obviously again It is a certain arrangement and method of the predecessor that emphasizes the inside and the outside.
Then came the Hao family in the city. Finally, someone sent some money and food as condolences, and expressed their willingness to continue to contribute money and food to help the army defend the city. However, as a follow-up exchange, they hope that a group of people will be able to Served in the new shogunate.
This inevitably allowed Cao Ling to have a more profound and intuitive understanding of the "nine evils and ten malpractices" of the officers and soldiers summarized when he was in the Taiping Army. However, the force he can rely on right now is the team of soldiers brought back from the south, the local contributors headed by Li Sanguan, and the old tooth soldiers mainly composed of Cao's tribes.
Although he temporarily appointed many cronies to take up important positions, he still has a long way to go before he can command them like an arm. Abandoning those generals who can temporarily use fame and fortune and status to stabilize the generals, ordinary soldiers rely on rewards to maintain morale and sacrifice.
Therefore, his reward was not given to soldiers in the camp, but to be distributed to their families. He also promised to organize and hire these soldiers and their families in the future to get the corresponding rewards, and gradually he will be a little worried. People's hearts are settled down.
It's just forced by the current situation. Even if he has the ambition to come back from the south to see and learn, and more ideas that have emerged at this time, he can only use compromise and cooperation to unite the majority of people to survive the current Wei Bojun siege. The day of the attack is a big deal.
"Send a messenger..."
Cao Ling, who had to bury his head in a pile of official documents after returning from a patrol of the city just now, ordered again.
"Dare to ask where the messenger will be sent after staying..."
Sanguan Li, who was waiting by the side, asked involuntarily.
"It doesn't matter if it is the Pinglu Army, the Henghai Navy, and the Yan Navy. Any foreign aid that may be found should be sent."
After Li Sanguan took the order, Cao Ling said again to another soldier who followed.
"You also bring some people south to send a message... Just say that I am willing to belong to the Tianping Army, so I will be subordinate to and be subordinate to the Rebel Army.
Then, Cao Ling, who became completely calm, sighed heavily. Some missed the fact that when his father and brother were still alive, someone shielded him from the wind and rain. As long as he concentrates on martial arts, art of war, and learning; The family style is enough, so why bother with so many things.
However, he has seen more among the thieves in the south, and he secretly wished that he was just the vanguard who only knew how to charge into battle and consider how to defeat the enemy and win in front of him. Instead of having to bear the life and safety of the nearly 100,000 soldiers in this city, or even the future of more people under the rule of Tianping Town.
It’s just that time still has no way to go back to the past, and the insights and learnings that have been in his mind, as well as the broadened horizons, have severely shaken his cognition and re-firmed his position and judgment; all of which made him no longer able to do so. Indifferent or at peace of mind, continue to inherit everything that seemed to be justified in the past.
This may be the original intention and intention of the master of the peace thief, Monk Zhou, who can put him back.
—I am the dividing line —
And in Henan, more than two hundred miles away, there was another army related to the Taiping Army. Zhu Lao San was also in front of the army after he had reorganized and was ready to attack the city, and quite a bit proud of the horses, and enjoyed their cries and shouts one after another.
Because of the decisive capture of Luyang Pass, he obtained more foreign aid and supplements; he also resolutely disposed of and annexed several other remnants of the rebel army that belonged to his name, selected the strong and strong to join the army, and compiled the old and weak as transportation; Most of its bosses were sent to the south to "enjoy the blessing".
Therefore, not only did his troops grow to a full 13,000 pawns, but they also obtained more than a hundred siege equipment of various colors, and their corresponding manpower; this was in addition to the general mansion of the Yellow King. Besides being frank, there are benefits and advantages of this one.
Although these temporarily borrowed manpower will still have to be returned to the Taiping Army, many equipment will be left behind, and the corresponding manpower will be trained and cultivated for him on the spot. Only after doing this, it seemed that some officials who had violated the Rebel Army were also faintly sorry for the favor of King Huang.
It seems that Li Bintang, as his deputy, has repeatedly raised secretly the hidden worries of being too close to the south. However, after struggling with the conflicts several times, he still couldn't let go of the convenience and advantages brought by the secret passage with the Taiping Army.
Although I have known that some people in power in the Taiping Army and the military mansion have not been scorned and boycotted, they are easy to anger and spread to themselves; but now which general governor has become Huang Wang’s son-in-law, and Guanzhong The just-spoken communication leads to each other, but he can't help but give birth to a fluke mentality.
After all, everyone was secretly approaching the Taiping Army, relying on their brother's relationship and for reasons, and getting a little bit of money near the water tower would gain some benefits, and if the steps were a little bigger, it should not be that eye-catching.
In contrast, although the Chenzhou governor and defensive agent Zhao Yan's banner was still flying at the head of Huaiyang City, the opponent even placed the divine lord's tablet that held Zhang Zhongcheng on the head of the city to make a posture of holding on to the end. , But it also made him see a bit of weakness and fatigue.
After all, it had been trapped inside and outside for more than half a year, and after a long period of raids by clearing the country and fortified walls, the officers and soldiers in the city were still weakened to a fairly weak level. (End of this chapter)