On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 548
After the five hundred cavalry who attacked the camp left, Shishi Yin also rushed to the south gate, waiting for news.

No matter whether you succeed or not, when you come back, you must go straight to the nearest south gate, and you won't make a circle around the north gate.

Yin Shishi looked south, and it was pitch black outside the city.

The camp of the Eastern Sui Dynasty was ten li away from the south of the city, not to mention Master Yin's own eyesight alone, even if Cui Che stood on the tower with a telescope, he would not be able to see the specific situation.

The team that robbed the camp had left for a long time, and Master Yin still hadn't let go of his worries.

He knew that if Li Yuan could not be forced to retreat, what consequences would await him.

Under the moonlight, Yin Shishi smiled self-deprecatingly:
Even if Li Yuan's food and grass were burned by chance this time, Zhangye County was left alone and completely cut off from the south.

In the future, if Li Yuan makes a comeback, or Cui Che becomes angry and goes to conquer Zhangye himself, could it be possible to burn food and grass again.

Hard to count, they fell twice in the same pit.

Just when Yin Shishi was pessimistic about the future, there was a rush of horseshoes in the distance.

'Successful? ! '

The sound of horseshoes was getting closer and closer, Yin Shishi couldn't bear the excitement in his heart, he personally raised the torch and leaned out of the city wall.

"But Chen Sima returned to the city victorious!"

Yin Shishi shouted.

However, it was not Chen Sima who responded to him, but a group of terrified defeated soldiers.

Visually, there are thirty or forty cavalry pawns, and the leading school has already spoken incoherently:
"Prefect, it's a trap! It's all ambushes!"

Yin Shishi's heart sank to the bottom of the valley.
But Li Yuan swept away the gloom, he was in a good mood after fighting an ambush.

Although only more than [-] cavalrymen were captured and beheaded, and the Sima of Zhangye County was captured and killed at the same time, for Li Yuan, this victory is undoubtedly a timely rain.

There is nothing more invigorating than a victory, even a small one like this.

Li Yuan is not a mediocre person, so why doesn't he know that his subordinates are mixed with dragons and snakes, and it is difficult to distinguish between ourselves and the enemy, so how could he not take the slightest precautions.

Cooking cattle and slaughtering sheep today to boost morale is undoubtedly a show for Yin Shishi, letting the other party know that he has no plans to retreat in spite of difficulties, forcing Yin Shishi to take risks.

In fact, even if Yin Shishi didn't come to burn his food and grass tonight, Li Yuan would continue to send his Qizhou government soldiers to ambush here.

Li Yuan summoned Master Shi Feng, the commander of the army who was in charge of cleaning the battlefield, and asked:

"How many prisoners were captured in this battle?"

Master Feng answered truthfully:
"Report to the general manager, a total of 220 seven people were captured, whether they were killed or imprisoned, please send them to the general manager."

Hearing this, Li Yuan nodded slightly, he likes the title of manager.

"Let them all go."

Li Yuan said lightly.

This order was obviously beyond Feng Shaoshi's expectation.

Before Master Feng could react, Li Yuan said again:

"Zhangye is not rich. Presumably there is not much food and grass in the city. Let people prepare food for ten days for the captives. They are strangers from afar, and they must not be allowed to return empty-handed."

Master Feng was thoughtful, and he asked:
"Boss, you are so kind, but you want to develop internal response from these captives?"

Li Yuan sneered and said:
"Even if someone among them is really willing to be an insider, I will not believe it easily, lest I be ambushed by Master Yin.

"I donated food to them to tell Master Yin and the Zhangye defenders that I have plenty of food, and I will never retreat because of running out of food."

Master Feng, as Li Yuan's son-in-law and the commander of the army, naturally knew the truth. If the city cannot be captured within three days, he must retreat, otherwise the food and grass will not be enough to support the army to retreat.

But Li Yuan did it anyway, no doubt to completely break the heart of the defenders.

Master Feng took a deep breath and replied:
"promise!"

Master Feng was about to leave, but stopped again, turned around and asked:
"The manager won tonight, do you want to celebrate with wine?"

Li Yuan shook his head and said:
"No need, just let the soldiers recharge their batteries. The old man said that tomorrow I will supervise the battle at the front and vow to capture Zhangye."

With that said, Li Yuan looked to the north:
"Cut out the heart and lungs of Master Yin!"

Master Feng clearly felt his father-in-law's resentment towards Master Yin.

If the opponent really succeeded tonight, then Yin Shishi would burn not only the army rations, but also Li Yuan's future.

According to Li Yuan's order, Feng Shaoshi released all the captives and thoughtfully provided them with food for ten days.

When these people returned to Zhangye safely, Yin Shishi was not happy but worried. He even thought that it was not Li Yuan who was besieging the city, but Cui Che.

This method of manipulating people's hearts is too much like Cui Che's handwriting.

But it is impossible for Cui Che, who is far away in Dingjun Mountain, to command the Longyou battlefield. This was indeed done by Li Yuan. At least, he was inspired by Cui Che's past methods.

Li Yuan has always been paying attention to Cui Che, not only because of Dou Shi, but also because of his unconvinced heart when he was young.

The two are about the same age, Li Yuan is four years older than Cui Che.

One is the nephew of Sui Wendi Yang Jian, and the other is Yang Jian's son-in-law.

Li Yuan often wondered if he would have done better than Cui Che if he had been given so many opportunities.

There is no answer to this question. After all, a son-in-law wants to be closer than his wife's sister's son.

However, in the process of paying attention to Cui Che, Li Yuan also benefited a lot, and what he did tonight was just a small test.

Just paying more than [-] people's food for ten days convinced the Zhangye defenders that the enemy's food and grass were sufficient.

At the same time, Li Yuan also took advantage of this to establish a human setting for treating the captives kindly, which was undoubtedly a fatal blow to the will of the defenders to stick to the city.

Even though Yin Shishi tried his best to block the news, the news spread throughout the city overnight.

Yin Shishi couldn't sleep all night. He knew that the morale of the two sides had reversed, and the next thing to meet him would be a real challenge.

The next day, early in the morning, not only did Yin Shishi not get enough rest, but the excited Li Yuan finally looked forward to the dawn.

Li Yuan, who really understood that "attacking the heart is the best", believed that the morale of Zhangye's defenders had fallen to the bottom, and he couldn't wait to personally supervise the battle, motivating the soldiers to seize Zhangye City and take the entire Longyou in one fell swoop.

Siege is a laborious task. After breakfast, the whole army followed Li Yuan out of the camp and lined up outside the city.

The fact is just as Li Yuan expected, pessimistic mood shrouded the hearts of Zhangye defenders.

There is no reinforcements, and the field battle outside the city is not an opponent. The enemy's food and grass are sufficient, and Zhangye City is dead.

Yin Shishi is still working hard to boost morale, but the effect is obviously not as good as in the past.

The first ones to come to Zhangye City were not the siege troops, but the cavalry pawns holding Zhangye Sima's head high, showing off their might outside the city.

Yin Shishi looked at the dejected appearance of the soldiers, even he himself did not give much hope to the defenders.

'It's a day if you can last a day. '

Yin Shishi thought.

　I came back late, and I still have [-]. I will finish writing all night tonight before going to bed.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)