stubborn thief

Here comes the problem.

Liu Shizi was disgusted by Hong Chengchou.

As soon as he led his army past Yongchangwei, and rode past Rouyuan Station in front of Tangtang, he ran back in a panic and told him that the fields had been burned, and what was left in the fields were burning straw and piles of ashes .

He thought badly, what Yang Jiamo failed to do in Gaotai, let Hong Chengchou, who guarded Liangzhou, do it.

Now, Liu Shizi was no longer in a hurry to march. Just as the Chinese army reached Tanshankou Fort, he simply sent a messenger to tell the battalions to stop marching, and to station in the surrounding forts. The general will come to Tanshankou Fort the next day to discuss matters.

Wang Ziyong didn't need to look for minerals, he just contacted the members of the Three Tribulations in the fortresses around Liangzhouwei and asked what Liangzhouwei had been doing during this time.

On May 24, Chufu.

In the garrison office of Fort Tanshankou, a group of generals from the Marshal's Mansion, who were born in the army, took off their armor and sat in the government office with their teeth gritted. They hated Hong Chengchou to the core.

Futian means that when the summer season comes, the yin qi is forced by the yang qi to hide underground.

In the Gansu area under Liu Chengzong's command, Song Xian, the commander of Suzhou, Yin Ruyue, the county magistrate of Gaotai, and Cao Yao of Ganzhou, all reported to the front that the harvest of wheat had begun, and the farmers worked day and night.

Wang Ziyong had just sat down, and hurriedly got up again and said: "Back to Commander, there are more than 2 soldiers, more than 4 people, and the entire city has less than [-] people."

The fact that Yang Jiamo died at the hands of Liu Shizi almost meant that the entire Liangzhou city had a grudge against him, and the anger of the same enemy would make the Liangzhou defenders fight to the death...For the frontline generals, it is naturally enough to only think about attacking the city.

The Sanjiehui was devastated in Liangzhou. When Hong Chengchou was preparing to defend the city, he had an order to drive out all the servants, old and weak, who had come to the city within three years in order to prevent the infiltration of the Bailian sect.

But this technique was not widely used later, because oil was not available everywhere. Not long after Shen Kuo's death, the Song Dynasty lost its oil production areas, not to mention that even if there were, its cost was actually much higher than that of Songmo.

The generals of the seven battalions looked at Liu Chengzong's expression, all of them were in deep thought and said nothing, guessing that this city would be more difficult to attack, and in the end it was the general of the Ganzhou battalion, Bee Tail Needle, who thought about it and asked: "Commander, why don't we enter the army?" gone?"

In fact, he would be a little scared. If he hadn't paid great attention to the construction of the army and completed the reorganization in Ganzhou, he would have to follow Hong Chengchou's script and fight against Liangzhou City.

Liu Chengzong shook his head and said with a smile: "We must march, and everyone has come. Why, Governor Hong is strong and clearing the country, so I won't go forward? Then why am I coming to Gansu? But we must think carefully, that city has enmity with us, The siege must be fought hard."

Liu Chengzong asked involuntarily, and frowned, "Where are the others?"

"Just so many people?"

Burning fire oil to make ink is a specialty of their hometown in Laoshan. It is called Yanchuan Shiye, and the founder is Shen Kuo, an official of the Northern Song Dynasty.

All the generals roared with laughter, laughing very heartily, with the feeling of revenge for a big revenge.

But Liu Chengzong couldn't think about it this way, because he had already guessed Hong Chengchou's strategic intentions.

In Liangzhou City, which is surrounded by strong walls and clear fields, their food, clothing and siege ordnance must first be transported to Yongchangwei, and then transported to the front line by Yongchang. A slight setback can be imagined to be a big defeat.

But now, the battalions under Liu Chengzong's command are complete, and even if they encounter setbacks, there is no problem. On the other hand, there are only a few military households in Shandan and Yongchang who are recruited, and they are still left in the guards to cultivate. The follow-up food pressure will be less.

Liu Shizi was so hot that his forehead was sweating, and he was already irritable. Hearing Wang Ziyong's words, he felt a burst of anger bursting from his heart. He pressed his nose slowly and opened the booklet printed on the board. , the more he looked at it, the more he frowned: "City Guard Regulations, where did you get this thing?"

This portrait, except that they don't understand the teachings of the White Lotus Sect at all, very accurately frames all the disciples of the Three Tribulations.

The generals were so angry that their teeth were itchy, and they rushed to Tanshankou Fort in a hurry, but the military meeting could not be held normally, because Wang Ziyong did not show up, and they waited for another two full days before Wang Ziyong came late.

Liu Chengzong, Yang Yao, He Huchen, Yang Qi, Zhang Tianlin, Gao Yingdeng, Wei Qian'er, Mo Yujing, Han Shipan, Feng Ruo, Ding Guodong, Bee Tail Needle Zhang Zhen, Zijin Liang Wang for his own use... One counts as one, and life's For a certain period of time, it was the Ming army.

"Songshan, Zhuanglang, Jinglu, Zhongwei."

Based on the thoroughness of Hong Chengchou's plan, Liu Shizi estimates that the food in Liangzhou City is very limited, which is based on the calculation that 4 people will use it until next spring. Not much.

For more than 200 years, the Ming Dynasty applied countless Sinicization patches to Gansu and other provinces in the Yuan Dynasty. Now that Liu Chengzong has taken advantage of it, he can occupy the place with a wave of his hand and remake the yellow books. It's all Han people and it's over.

As Liu Chengzong spoke, he turned his head and untied his saber and pointed at the map. All the generals behind him got up one after another to respond, so he heard him say: "Ma Xiang's troops have been dispatched to the Wuwei Oasis since receiving the order to investigate the enemy... I guess the oasis is not there. The enemy army, Zhenfanwei in the north of Liangzhou, has to take a look, if they can persuade them to surrender, they will persuade them to surrender."

Looking at a figure like the governor of the three sides, forced by them to fortify the wall and clear the field and dare not fight in the field, how can we not feel a sense of revenge for the great hatred?
After waiting for everyone to laugh, Liu Chengzong looked serious and ordered guards to pull out the map of Gansu behind him, then turned to Wang Ziyong and asked, "How many soldiers and civilians are there in Liangzhou City?"

Because of the people sitting in this government office, adding a few more people will be the core of the entire Marshal's Mansion that ruled the northwest, and these people were once the Ming Dynasty's official army.

Those details are beyond the imagination of a person who has never defended the city. They are all blood experience. He guessed that Hong Chengchou copied this booklet from other places, and he is not at all polite to use it.

By this time, Hong Chengchou's strategic purpose was already very clear in his eyes, not only to drag the war into winter, but also to make his army run out of food.

Because pine ink destroys mountains and forests, Shen Kuo knew Yanzhou and found that the smoke from oil burning was black and thick. Chuanshiye is bound to be popular in the world.

As for the ghost soldiers alone, Liu Chengzong could foresee that it would have a great influence on him. Hong Chengchou asked in the booklet that the drawbridges on all sides should not be closed, the inner gates should be closed, and the urn gates should be opened and closed to disturb the besieging troops.

He had nothing to say about the handbook, so he called the guards and handed it out: "Look at it, then burn fire oil to make ink, carve boards and seals, remember to change the words that should be changed, and call it Marshal Guard City Booklet. All officers in the army will be distributed, and everyone will have a copy."

To be honest, everyone knows that Liu Chengzong has a good temper, but the generals present also know that Liu Chengzong will be furious when he hears the news.

"Hong Chengchou was born as a food supervisor and councilor. Although I have never dealt with him, he must have some strengths to be the governor of the three sides. I think his move is not just to block me for a while with the solid walls of Liangzhou City, but to drag the war into winter."

His military rations were already very limited. He relied on Suzhou's [-] shi to conquer Gaotai Ganzhou. Even if Ganzhou was captured, the grain and grass would only be enough until August. After August, he would rely on corn interplanted with wheat and Gaotai. The rice in Ganzhou and other places... This was barely prepared for the winter, and only by winning Liangzhou can we store some grain stably.

Since the Jingnan campaign in the Ming Dynasty, for more than 200 years, the surname of Liangzhou has been Yang. Three Yang families with different ancestral ancestry have served as commanders back and forth, and they are as close as a family.

"No, Liangzhou is extremely guarded. Since ten days ago, the city has been defended. Once the city gate is closed, there will be no waiting. Not to mention outsiders can't get in, local people can't get in either."

"Wei Qianer's camp was stationed at Dahe Station on the southeast side wall of Liangzhou, occupied the side wall, and supported Feng Ru; Zhang Tianlin's camp was stationed at Fanwei, North Town, Liangzhou. If they surrendered, they would surrender. If they did not surrender, Ganzhou, Su The second battalion of the state attacked the city."

But now you bastard moved the person away... Liu Chengzong's face was livid, and he couldn't help but lightly nodded with his hand on the table, trying his best to suppress the impotent rage in his heart, and asked after a while: "Where did you move?"

Therefore, the exploration and use of oil are all done in the nearest place. If you have what you have, you can use it. If you don’t have it, you don’t have to force it, just use something else.

For the soldiers under Liu Chengzong, it was even more difficult at this time, and the armor could not be worn. After finally arriving near Liangzhou in Futian, they found that Hong Chengchou, a bastard, had chopped down all the trees... What a surprise.

Unless he kills all the people in Liangzhou city, it will still be difficult to make up for the ration gap if he captures Liangzhou.

As Liu Chengzong said, he couldn't help but smile proudly on the faces of the generals, raised his hand and said, "It's all thanks to your hard work, he must have realized that Yiye defeated us, it's just a dream."

To the surprise of the generals in the yamen, Liu Chengzong stared at the map for a long time, then suddenly shook his head very satisfied, and clicked his tongue twice with pleasure.

In Hehuang, Liu Chengzong felt that there were few people, and that there were few Han people, so he finally entered Gansu. People living in this place do not need to think about where they came from.

"Liangzhou City."

As soon as Wang Ziyong spoke, Liu Chengzong raised his head in surprise and asked, "You went in?"

This is already the result of the hard work since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, but it still has not recovered to the population level of the Han Dynasty. The population is pitifully small. Gansu to the north of the Gulang Gorge adds up to less than 30 people. What kind of concept is this?
Liu Chengzong's hometown, Yan'an Prefecture, is a loess plateau with thousands of ravines and ravines. Before the drought came, there were only 59 people who only paid for food.

The entire Shaanxi Provincial Command and Envoy Division has a population of over one million, and more than half of them are gathered in Hehuang and Zhuanglang. To the north of Gulang, Suzhou and Ganzhou are not very populated, and Liangzhou is the most populous place. , there are less than [-] people in the city, and [-] to [-] people outside the city.

"He wants me to fight Liangzhou to death, I will not follow his will, Liangzhou besieged but not attacked - all generals obey orders."

As he spoke, he shook his head and said, "There is no one of our own in the city."

From the preparation of fortifying the walls and clearing the fields before defending the city, the deployment of personnel and materials, to the ration loan of the rich and the poor during the defense, the production and use of various equipment, the opening and closing of the city gate, the defense of the four sides, and the selection and use of ghost soldiers at night, even It also includes the daily preparations for a city.

Liu Chengzong was happy when he heard it.

What's more, there are many details. For example, lanterns are hung eight feet below the city to prevent them from being attacked by the besieging army; When the city is in the city, it can pull the quilt and overturn the siege army, and guard against the iron hook of the ladder... Liu Shizi doesn't know these things.

Gansu Town, also known as Shaanxi Xingdu Commander Division, is located in Ganzhou. Liu Chengzong squatted in Ganzhou for fifteen days. Apart from reorganizing three camps, all his energy was devoted to checking official documents.

The way Hong Chengchou left for him was to fight to the death with 4 people in the impenetrable Liangzhou city. There were 4 people in the city, and the army he led was more than 3.

Now Wang Ziyong said that the population of Liangzhou in the city is less than 10,000, so some residents outside the city must have moved into the city, so what about the remaining [-]+ people?

However, food and grass are still a big problem. After all, Liangzhou's fields have been destroyed, and there is a big gap with Liu Shizi's budget, not to mention that Liangzhou City is a hurdle that cannot be overcome.

Because they all came in together from outside Jiayuguan, they were too aware of Liu Chengzong's dissatisfaction with Gansu—too few people.

Wang Ziyong looked at the brochure in Liu Chengzong's hand: "Before the gate was closed, the congregation of the Three Tribulations in the city gave it to the outsider, but he couldn't go back by himself."

At the same time, [-] good men were selected in the city, led by a general, who were required to dress up like Liu Chengzong's army, and each had a secret code. When they left the city at three o'clock, they hacked the camp with knives. Kill each other.

"Feng Ru's car battalion, received the order to move to the Gulang garrison of thousands of households, capture the Gulang Gorge, and guard the Zhuanglang River Valley. They should be hungrier than us this winter."

Wang Ziyong was very angry with this order, what the hell did you do by kicking out the White Lotus Sect?

"If they surrender, the Gao Yingdeng Day Camp and the Gansu Second Battalion will besiege Liangzhou and not attack. We will fight when they leave the city, and let them stay in the city if they leave the city. The three battalions have artisan teams. First build the cannon foundry in the battlefield, and make the clay model, other than that, there is nothing more to persuade them to surrender."

Beetail Needle has been under a lot of pressure recently, because his Ganzhou battalion is the most hopeful to attack the city, but after walking all the way, all the fortresses that he wanted to attack have become his own, and the surrendered troops who hope to fight for a profit Almost pissed off.

Liu Chengzong didn't speak, got up from the chair, turned his head and looked at the map of Gansu hanging behind him in a daze.

Liu Shizi suddenly realized that this is why Hong Chengchou did not deploy a second line of defense in Shandan and Yongchang Second Guards. He deliberately gave Liu Chengzong more than 1 mouths.

Hong Chengchou's manual for defending the city is very comprehensive.

Liu Chengzong could foresee that if he didn't get this brochure, this ghost soldier would be very useful to his army... because his surrendered army was dressed almost like the Ming army, and the front line of the attack must be the Ganzhou camp. Just make a plan.

Wang Ziyong entered the yamen, his eyes swept across the faces of the generals, and finally settled on Liu Chengzong's face, took out a booklet from his arms, and presented it to Liu Chengzong: "Commander, Liangzhou... I'm afraid we won't be able to fight .”

But now there is a problem. The land in Liangzhou was harvested by Hong Chengchou, and the corn that should have been interplanted until August matured in the field was burned by Hong Chengchou.

Liu Chengzong only read a few pages of the brochure, then raised his head and pointed to the brochure and said happily to Wang Ziyong: "Brother, you have done a great job."

When everyone was puzzled, Liu Chengzong turned around and said with a smile: "This man surnamed Hong is full of bad luck. Fortunately, Liu is lucky."

Petroleum is indeed inexhaustible and has many uses. In addition to kerosene that has not been used for more than ten years, it can be used to make candles, lubricate axles, preserve objects, treat scabies in medicine, and filter with a filter after heating. Out asphalt...but the fungibility of these things is high.

Hearing Liu Shizi's question, Wang Ziyong whispered, "Hong Chengchou has moved away."

"Persuading to capitulate may not have much effect, but God has the virtue of good life. We should persuade and persuade. Tell the soldiers and people that the Marshal's Mansion has no malicious intentions. From Shaanxi to Qinghai, and from Qinghai to Gansu, the people who pass it will be safe. I never take pleasure in destroying fields and houses. In this calamity year, Hong Chengchou’s destruction of fields and houses is a heinous crime. When the war is over, the Marshal’s Mansion will rebuild Liangzhou.”

After Liu Chengzong finished speaking, he looked at Wang Ziyong and the others: "As for the rest of us, those who are surrounding the city will plant the land together, let Yongchang and Shandan get the seeds, plant corn and beans, anyway, the farming season is later. It’s a little bit, it’s estimated that the output is not good, it’s a little bit, especially if you besiege the city.”

Liu Chengzong focused on the besieging army: "Under the premise of ensuring that the Liangzhou army is not leaving the city, it is not important to use the surrounding farmland. How much food is grown, but it must be admired by the people in the city."

"Hong Chengchou wants to use politics to solve military problems, so we will use politics to solve him. Even if I can't take down Liangzhou City, he will never even think about returning to Gansu in his life!"

good evening!