The Passionate Guns of Sui and Tang Dynasties

Chapter 474

Yang Yong thought about Qu Tutong's words, and walked back and forth for a few steps with his hands behind his back: "The general said that there is a way. If we stick to the city, we will definitely be able to defend it for a while. However, looking at the entire Shandong battlefield, east, west, north, south, it is the Tang army. With enemies on all sides, there are only three states and counties left and one way out in the southwest, the Li family and his son are trying to trap us. How can we defeat Li Yuan and force him to retreat?"

"This?..." This is a deeper problem. Qu Tutong hasn't thought about it yet. His Majesty the King of Tang retreated his troops, which was indeed a headache for strategists.

Qu Tutong didn't answer, but looked at Luo Shiying, who also frowned.

At this moment, a small school came in and reported: "My lord, there are many homeless refugees outside the city asking to enter the city, what should I do?"

There are no old surnames in Hengshui City now, and the common people are their parents. Without them, no matter the city or the countryside, they would be empty shells.Yang Yong also noticed these anomalies, and he hadn't gone to the police to ask about it. When the small school reported this, Yang Yong quickly sent someone to understand the situation.

It turned out that when Liu Heikai captured Hengshui, he carried out a bloody massacre of the city in order to retaliate. Many ordinary people fled out of the city overnight. household.

Those ordinary people who escaped by chance escaped a catastrophe, but now the weather has turned cold, they are empty-handed and homeless, they can’t even solve the problem of food and clothing, even frightened, cold and hungry, many old people and children are sick Well, some weak people died of illness on the way to escape, and the corpses were not buried. They were exposed to the wilderness, where wolves pulled dogs and eagles pecked at them.

The surviving people didn't run very far. They were afraid of encountering the Tang army again and dared not take the road, so they got into the mountains and forests near Hengshui to avoid the war.Yang Yong led the rebels to recapture Hengshui. Overnight, Hengshui was replaced by the rebels, and the news reached their ears.

These people wept with joy, fell to their knees and worshiped, with tears and gratitude to God.After this catastrophe, these ordinary people hated the Tang army and supported the rebel army even more. They respected Yang Yong as a god and relied on the rebel army for their lives.So they helped the old and the young, left the mountains and came to Hengshui City.

Yang Yong suddenly remembered a scene in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms about Zhuge Liang playing the qin and retreating from the city, his eyes lit up, yes, this time let Li Yuan taste the power of Lao Tzu's empty city strategy.If Tang Jun dare not enter the city, Li Yuan will be fooled; if he dares to enter the city, I will let him be fooled!
After making up his mind, Yang Yong sent an order to open the gates of the city and bring thousands of people into the city.Ask Qu Tutong to lead 1000 volunteers to help the common people rebuild their homes, first choose good houses to live in, and repair damaged houses.Those who have no clothes will be statistically registered, clothes will be distributed, and those who have no food will open warehouses for relief.Women are careful and easy to get close to.Yang Yong asked Luo Shiying to take his more than [-] women's personal guards to every household, and sent military doctors to rescue those who were sick, and to help take care of the elderly and children, especially those who were sick.These three thousand soldiers took off their military uniforms, put on the clothes of ordinary people, and ate and lived with them.In short, they are responsible for solving all the difficulties of the common people.

The common people have never seen such a good army, so they were so moved that they wept, and they regarded the soldiers of the rebel army as their relatives.

That night, according to Yang Yong's order, Qu Tutong and Luo Shiying took the [-] men and women soldiers into pieces, and all lived in the homes of the common people. Yes, we must help them tide over the difficulties thoroughly. If someone asks in time, let the common people unify their caliber, and the rebels have already withdrawn.

Yang Yong was not idle. When Qu Tutong and Luo Shiying settled the people, he withdrew from Hengshui City with the remaining 2 troops, intentionally messed up the general camp, and left behind a lot of food, grass and luggage. Yang Yong and the others came out lightly, carrying only all the necessary things to attack the city. After two hours of rapid marching, they withdrew a hundred miles away at dusk, and then hid themselves in the mountains and forests, sending out scouts to investigate. News about Hengshui City and Tang Jun.

The camera temporarily shifts to Li Yuan's barracks.Li Yuan brought 10 horses to Dingzhou, and he was not in a hurry to capture Hengshui. The reason was that he didn't want to push too hard before Li Shimin completed the change of horses and rescued his daughter, Princess Pingyang. He was worried that Yang Yong would change his mind halfway and slaughter the hostages. He is still worried about the safety of his precious daughter Li Xiuning.

Therefore, Li Yuan rested his troops and horses in Dingzhou for two days, and sent people to inquire about the news of Linyi City.Soon someone reported to him that Liu Heita led the Tang army to capture Hengshui.

Li Yuan discussed with Ding Yanping, a veteran of the two guns, and his son Li Yuanji. Since Hengshui has become the world of the Tang army, there is no need for us to stay in Dingzhou any longer. So he passed an order that the [-] troops left Dingzhou and drove to Hengshui.

But halfway through the journey, bad news came. Yang Yong devised a clever plan to recapture Hengshui. Liu Heitai was killed overnight, and the entire [-] Tang army was wiped out.

Li Yuanru received a blow to the head, quickly ordered the team to stop, and called Ding Yanping and Li Yuanji to discuss countermeasures.

Li Yuanji shook his little head, seven were not convinced, eight were not angry, and 120 were not refusing: "Father, what is there to discuss about this, Liu Heita only knows how to attack a city, he can't defend a city, and 3 people let him go!" Yang Yong's more than 1 people were washed away, this idiot is at most a martial artist! Let's take Hengshui back, kill Yang Yong, and get rid of the serious trouble."

After hearing what his youngest son said, Li Yuan didn't take it seriously, and looked at the general with two guns.

Ding Yanping frowned tightly, took off his snow-white beard, and saluted: "Your Majesty, forgive me for not agreeing with King Qi's opinion. After three days of farewell, you should look at him with admiration. Yang Yong is definitely not the Yang Yong of the past. We all know the Yang Yong of the past. , a dissolute, extravagant life, in addition to playing with women, he just danced with some literati and poets, and now Yang Yong is not only invincible, but also scheming, this person is extremely difficult to deal with. According to the humble opinion of the old minister, we should return to Dingzhou first. Wait until the King of Qin rescues Princess Pingyang before making any plans. If we lead troops to forcibly attack the city at this time, it will not be a problem to recapture Hengshui within a day or two. But although Yang Yong has few troops, if he is in a hurry, he will jump over the wall. There is no result yet , what should Yang Yong do if he is in a hurry to kill the hostage?"

Li Yuan nodded after listening, this is exactly what he was worried about.But he also didn't agree to return to Dingzhou halfway. Isn't this returning without success?It may become a laughing stock if it spreads out.The style of their father and son is that when an army advances, it must win, and when it retreats, there must be a plan. Other than that, there is only one situation for retreating, and that is to return without success after being defeated. As His Majesty of the Tang Dynasty, Li Yuan can't let it go Come.

In the end, Li Yuan came up with a compromise solution, that is, he would not retreat or capture Hengshui, but instead drove the brigade to a distance of more than [-] miles from Hengshui City. Send scouts around to find out about Hengshui City.

After dinner, someone came to report that Hengshui City was an empty city, except for tens of thousands of people, there was no soldier of Yang Yong in it.

Li Yuanji laughed loudly when he heard this: "Father, before the heavenly soldiers arrive, Yang Yong and other thieves have already heard the news and abandoned the city in fear. What are you waiting for? Hurry up and pass the decree, and the soldiers will enter Hengshui City!"

　The second one will be sent ahead of time, and it’s Saturday again. Xing Xingcao wishes you a happy weekend.

　　
　
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