The Passionate Guns of Sui and Tang Dynasties

Chapter 82 Disaster Relief and Recruitment

Of course the two brothers of the Xue family knew that in the last years of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the world was in chaos, and the warlords were divided into separate regimes. Dong Zhuo and Cao Cao were both civil and military, with strong soldiers and strong horses. Why did they fight for a deposed emperor like Han Xiandi?Why are you willing to submit to Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty?That is definitely not serving the master loyally, but trying to coerce the emperor to order the princes, including the later Sima family father and son.Although Yang Yong is not the real son of heaven, but he has royal blood, his father thinks that he is using Yang Yong's banner to achieve his own great things, which is also called a famous teacher.

After thinking about it, Xue Renguo saluted happily: "Daddy has far-sighted plans, and it's too late for me."

Xue raised his beard and nodded with a smile: "Remember, strength is everything, and strength is everything! Right now, we are not on a firm foothold, how can we compete with Yang Yong for the priority? Besides, Yang Yong is definitely not taking it easy. As a generation, his martial arts and martial arts are by no means inferior to being a father. Therefore, we can only achieve great things if we work together, and you two must not be less polite to Yang Yong. Do you understand?"

"Obey. Be careful, baby!" The two stepped in to salute, and then withdrew.

On the second day, Yang Yong raised his account to discuss matters. On this side were Chang Gongye and Du Yi, on the other side were the three fathers and sons of the Xue family, and then there were several thousand commanders. In this way, Yang Yong had more than ten generals under his command. Looks like it.

"Brothers, we won Jincheng, what should we do next?" Yang Yong first promoted democracy and asked the generals.

Chief Gongye went out to salute and said: "My lord, Jincheng is a small county. After receiving the report, Tongzhou will join forces with nearby counties to send soldiers to besiege the city. We can't just wait for death. We should take the initiative to attack with lightning speed. Take Tongzhou."

Yang Yong nodded slightly, but did not express his opinion. He looked at the Xue family father and son, knowing that this was a dragon and a tiger among men.

Xue Ju stepped in and saluted: "My lord, the final general thinks it is inappropriate to capture Tongzhou. At present, our soldiers are only a few thousand, and will be no more than a dozen, and Tongzhou is a strategically important place. The city is high and the pool is deep. In addition to several nearby counties and counties, it is not difficult to gather 3 to [-] troops in a short period of time. If we rush to send troops at this time, not only will we not be able to take Tongzhou, I am afraid that Jincheng will be difficult to protect, and our entire army will be in danger of being wiped out."

"General Xue's words are reasonable, so what about according to the general's opinion?" When Yang Yong heard this, Xue Ju was indeed courageous and strategic, and his analysis was clear and logical. No wonder he can achieve great things. Fortunately, he mixed with me. What an all-rounder.

"My lord, according to the general's opinion, Jincheng has been hit by disasters year after year, and there are countless refugees. We should open warehouses to release food and help the victims. This move will surely win the hearts of the people. We will take this opportunity to recruit troops and quickly increase our strength. Then, try again. Tongzhou."

"Well, good. General Xue's words are exactly what I want." Yang Yong kept nodding his head. Those who win the hearts of the people win the world. It is not easy for Xue Ju to realize this!Therefore, Yang Yong nodded again and again, and ordered Xue's father and son to be responsible for opening the warehouse to release grain, and ordered Gong Yechang and Du Yi to strengthen publicity, set up a banner, and recruit soldiers.

Of course, money and food are needed to recruit soldiers and horses, but this is not a problem for Yang Yong. If he wins Jincheng County, can he have no money and food?These grains and gold and silver all came from corrupt officials in the city. In addition, Yang Yong also took out a small part of the gold and silver he had stored and Xiao Meiniang's jewelry and jewelry as subsidies.

Everyone can come to receive food without taking a cent, and those who sign up to serve as soldiers will not only be able to eat enough, but will also be given two taels of silver a month, which is cashed on the spot.This was a sensation in the whole city, and the common people rushed to tell each other, some holding rice and white noodles, weeping with joy, and there was an endless stream of people who came to sign up to be soldiers, and those who were in charge of registering and compiling were very busy.

On the first day, more than [-] people signed up for the army, and even more on the second day, people from the nearby countryside, other states and counties, and some homeless floating population flocked to Jincheng.Yang Yong was overjoyed and ordered the four doors to be opened wide to let the common people in.

In just five days, the number of applicants exceeded [-], and there were more than [-] strong men selected from them. Including the original generals, the total number of soldiers and horses under Yang Yong exceeded [-].

Yang Yong and Xue Ju have been tossing so much in Jincheng, of course Tongzhou has already been rewarded.On the second day after Yang Yong occupied Jincheng, the person who reported the incident was Feima and reported it to Niushan, the governor of Tongzhou.

Master Niu heard, what?The Xue family and his son surrendered to the traitor Yang Yong?They cooperated inside and outside, killed the county guard Zhao Kai, occupied Jincheng, opened warehouses to release grain, and recruited soldiers and horses. Is this okay? !Niu Cishi immediately summoned his staff to discuss countermeasures.

Niu Shan sat in the main seat, and other advisers and generals lined up on the hatchback. After Niu Shan informed the situation, he asked everyone for advice.

Tongzhou Zan Wu Li Yin hurriedly knelt down and saluted: "Lord Inspector, the Xue family and his son did such a rebellious thing. The lowly position is really unexpected. The lowly level apologizes." The Xue family's father and son recommended by Li Yin rebelled. Of course, the recommender cannot shirk the relationship.

Niu Shan glanced at him and snorted, and said coldly, "Get up."

"Yes. Thank you, sir." It was so cold, Li Yin got up to thank her, and returned to the queue, feeling like she wanted to sweat.

Tongzhou Chengyi Zhang Binglin looked at Li Yin deflated, and was happy in his heart. He said in his heart that I let you show off, an old boy, and make you self-righteous, so let's make a shit!It turns out that Zhang Binglin and Li Yin have similar official positions, and neither of them is willing to lag behind. They compete to sharpen their heads to win favor in front of Niu Shan, and they all want to flatter the popular person in front of their immediate superiors.

Seeing that it was time for him to show his nose, Zhang Binglin hurried out of the queue, glanced at Li Yin and saluted Niu Shan with a smile: "Lord Inspector, Master Li has a clever plan to defeat the thief. Although he miscalculated, there are reasons for it. The appearance of Xue's father and son Loyalty and bravery, hidden treachery, fortunately revealed too early. Don't worry, Mr. Governor, Jincheng Xiaojun, it is difficult for them to cause any big storms. While they are not stable, we quickly sent soldiers to attack from the front, and at the same time ordered nearby Dingshui County, Yongdu County, Baiyin County, and Sifang County attack from all sides, and the soldiers of the five routes form a siege, so Yang Yong and Xue's father and son can't escape."

"Well, good, Mr. Zhang's words are exactly what I want." Niu Shan slowly relaxed the wrinkles on his face after hearing this.

Immediately, an order was sent to General Liu Feng to lead [-] troops to guard Tongzhou, and ordered Dingshui County Guard to send troops to the east, Yongdu County Guard to send troops to the south, and Sifang County Guard and Baiyin County Guard to send troops from the northeast and southeast respectively.Ten thousand of his own army came out from the south.The armies from all walks of life rose up two days later, and completed their reunion within three days. They must wipe out the rebels Yang Yong and Xue's father and son in one fell swoop.

After the order was handed down, Tongzhou was shaken, and the soldiers under his command took action, raising food and grass, and gathering soldiers and horses. At five drums on the third day, three cannons sounded, and Niushan's brigade came to Jincheng from the north gate.

After a journey of more than two hundred miles, it took more than a day for Bingfeng to arrive outside the south gate of Jincheng.

Sitting on the horse, Niu Shan looked at the various flags fluttering in the wind from the top of the city gate. The tallest pole above the city gate was embroidered with the words "Punish traitors and sycophants, destroy no way" in red.Then he ordered: "Come on, let's fight against the enemy."

Tongzhou Chengyi Zhang Binglin saluted and said: "My lord, you can't. We have come from a long way. We are a tired army. It is a taboo for military strategists to fight against the enemy at this time. According to the humble opinion of the officials, we should not rush to fight against the enemy. In the city, we should set up camp, and when the other four groups of soldiers and horses arrive, the rebels will become the turtles in the urn, and they will be trapped to death without fighting."

Niu Shan accepted his suggestion and ordered his subordinates to set up camps five miles away from the city. In order to guard against attacks by people from the city, they planted antlers and branches in each camp, picked out several trenches, and waited for news from the other four groups of people.

Time is running out, and the detective came to report: "Report to the governor, the big thing is not good, Dingshui County has fallen!"

"Ah?" Niu Shan was taken aback when he heard the news. When the report came, he thought it was good news that other soldiers and horses had arrived, but he didn't expect to be slapped in the face. We just arrived and haven't seen the war yet. Why is Dingshui County Fallen?Dingshui County is larger and stronger than Jincheng County, and there are three thousand more generals. How did this happen?Could it be that the reporter made a mistake, so he stared bull-eyed, "What are you going to say?"

"Report to your lord, Dingshui County has fallen!" The report was repeated again.

"How did you lose your defense?" Niu Shan roared.

The reporter explained the whole story, after hearing this, Niu Shan was so angry that he scolded his mother.

At this moment, Tanma Lanqi came to report: "Master Governor, after the Xue family and his son took Dingshui County, they led a detour to Tongzhou. Please make a decision quickly!"

These two sentences didn't matter, Niu Shan was so startled that he almost fell off his horse, and hurriedly ordered: "The three armies withdraw quickly, quickly withdraw to Tongzhou!"

"My lord, don't!" Zhang Binglin saluted Tongzhou, "My lord, I'm afraid this is a treacherous scheme by Yang Yong and the others. Taking Tongzhou is false, but disturbing our army's morale is true. At this time, my lord withdraws troops, and the rebels must go out of the city and cover them up. Xue If the father and son turn around and come back, our entire army will be in danger of being annihilated..."

"Then what do you think? What if it's true? Don't you want Tongzhou?" Niu Shan shouted before interrupting Zhang Binglin.

"No." Zhang Binglin saluted again, "My lord, there is no need to panic. Even if it is true, the Xue family and his son may not be able to take Tongzhou there. The city of Tongzhou is high and deep, and General Liu Feng's three thousand soldiers refused to surrender. At this time, Jincheng County must be empty. We can’t give up halfway. The other three troops should be here soon. When we attack the city, the rebel Yang Yong will be captured. Then we will go back to the south. , cooperate with General Liu Feng inside and outside, the Xue family father and son will definitely lose."

"Lord Inspector, maybe I can divide some troops to rescue Tongzhou, and we are still attacking the city, so we can do both." Seeing that Niu Shan was uncertain, someone suggested.

Zhang Binglin immediately retorted: "My lord, you can't. The fact that the rebels were able to take down Dingshui so quickly shows that the power of the thieves should not be underestimated. At this time, the division of troops will weaken our attack power and delay the opportunity to fight. Tongzhou is also useless."

"Okay, it's up to you." Niu Shan asked his subordinates with a livid face, "How far are the other three troops from here?"

"Returning to Mr. Inspector, they are all fifty miles away, and they are rushing here." A soldier replied.

When Niu Shan heard this, could it be that the three groups of soldiers and horses were negotiated?But Shili should be there soon, so he sent an order: "The whole army is ready to attack the city in an hour, and take Jincheng before dark!"

(End of this chapter)