The Summoning of the Troubled Times at the End of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 170 It's Not the City, It's the People
Hearing Jia Xu's words, he only said that Gao Qi froze on the spot for an instant.

However, after careful consideration, looking at Jia Xu's style throughout history, he would not speak casually or offer advice.

Either Jia Xu will not offer advice, as long as he offers advice, the world will surely be in turmoil!

Therefore, now Gao Qi doesn't feel that Jia Xu is boasting, but eagerly wants to know the following.

"Tell me, what strategy do you have to make the [-] rebels disappear in an instant?"

Immediately, Gao Qi was the first to speak and ask each other.

Hearing this, Jia Xu pondered for a moment, then slowly said: "The general only needs to be like this, and then he will be like this."

"As long as you plan properly, defeating the rebels is as easy as pie!"

Hearing Jia Xu's words, Gao Qi's eyes suddenly brightened.

In the blink of an eye, the strategic blueprint in Gao Qi's mind opened up a lot.

Now, what Gao Qi thinks about is no longer how to use [-] Jingqi to annihilate the rebel Xiao Yue's troops at the least cost.

It is to wipe out the [-] troops of the Northern Expedition of the rebels together.

For a moment, Gao Qi secretly said in his heart, "As expected of Jia Xu who is known as a poisonous man, this strategy is very sharp." '

Of course, the poison mentioned here does not just refer to Jia Xu's viciousness and unscrupulous schemes.

It's about Jia Xu's unique insights, sharpness, and vicious vision.

Throughout history, every strategy Jia Xu made in his life was bound to result in huge gains.

Therefore, in this way, Jia Xu will be dubbed the "poison man" by later generations.

Slowly calming down, Gao Qi got up and went straight to Jia Xu, and said sincerely: "Sir, what you said just now, that unique insight made Qi suddenly understand."

"It is expected that Mister must be a rare talent in the world. I wonder if I can condescend to join the Qi army and be a mastermind?"

For a moment, Gao Qi suddenly restrained himself, begging with an extremely sincere attitude.

However, Jia Xu is a person who is good at protecting himself wisely, and he will not take refuge in any master easily.

However, now that Gao Qi is so eager to request himself, he is supplemented by what Gao Qi has done in the past.

Knowing that Gao Qi must have a huge ambition hidden in his heart, he will not admit it for a long time.

As this idea came into being, Jia Xu couldn't help thinking about Gao Qi's idea.

Time passed slowly, and after nearly an hour of dialogue, Jia Xu finally replied to take refuge.

In the end, after Gao Qi's deliberation, Gao Qi finally made up his mind to adopt Jia Xu's plan!

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Under Xinye City, this is an ordinary small county town.

But now, the upper and lower walls of the city are covered with layers of blood.

What's more, corpses piled up in disordered and chaotic layers under the city.

Obviously, a tragic siege battle is breaking out here.

That's right, there has indeed been a war here, and the siege of the city is the Xiaoliang and Xiaoyue partial army that went straight north from Yiyang and was about to invade Nanyang.

I just want to say that since Deputy General Xiao Yue led his army to the north, he has won consecutive battles and defeated many times.

Xiao Yue and all the troops under his command thought that entering the hinterland of Nanyang was just a matter of lifting a finger!
But right under Xinye City today, Xiao Yue felt pain.

Just two days ago, Xiao Yue suddenly led his troops to the city, but what appeared to be Xinye City Gate was closed, and the county soldiers on the city wall were waiting sternly.

At this time, Xiao Yue didn't take it seriously, and first sent people to the city to persuade him to surrender.

Unexpectedly, the person who persuaded him to surrender was ordered to be shot.

For a moment, Xiao Yue was furious, drew out his sword and ordered the whole army to attack.

Although the number of Xiao Yue's army was dozens of times that of the city, it was still under several days of fierce fighting.

Xinye City is still as stable as Mount Tai, Xiao Yue's army stopped here!
Therefore, there are corpses piled up like a mountain outside the city today.

city, county

Two county soldier captains covered in blood and with torn armor were talking to the middle-aged scribe.

"Master County Magistrate, although we have repelled several attacks by the rebels and held on to the city for more than two days."

"But there are only a few hundred county soldiers in our army who can fight now, but the strength of the rebel army should not be underestimated."

"I'm afraid the next time the rebels attack, it will be difficult to defend!"

In an instant, one of the two captains of the county soldiers slowly analyzed.

Hearing this, the county magistrate began to meditate, thinking about countermeasures.

Now, because Gao Qi has led his army to the south, and recruited elite county soldiers from it.

Even if Nanyang County still has the power to fight, it is only concentrated in the county city.

In addition, the remaining counties in Nanyang are almost defenseless.

This time, if Zhang Xunxin, the magistrate of Xinye County, had a premonition, he would have closed the city gate in advance.

I am afraid that Xinye has long been captured by the rebels.

However, even so, the guards were also very difficult to defend.

If it weren't for Zhang Xun's excellent defense ability to defend the city, how could a group of county soldiers with a small number and low combat effectiveness be able to withstand the rebels?

But at this point in the battle, even Zhang Xun was helpless and powerless.

Of course, this does not mean that Zhang Xun is not capable enough.

The most fundamental reason is that the number of county soldiers is small and their combat effectiveness is insufficient. It is already a miracle that they can resist the overwhelming rebels for several days.

As the saying goes: "It's hard for a clever woman to cook without rice!"

Zhang Xun is now in such a situation.

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After pondering for a long time, Zhang Xun said slowly: "Minghua, you continue to lead the county soldiers to defend the city, and beware of the sudden attack of the rebels."

"Xu Zhi, you lead the county soldiers to the powerful families in the city and recruit servants and guards to supplement them."

For a while, Zhang Xun issued various instructions in an orderly manner.

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Xun's eyes suddenly flashed coldly, and he said sternly, "Ruo Ruo, a powerful family, borrows family Ding to protect him."

"Then they will be forcibly transferred on the grounds of disobeying the county government's order."

In an instant, Zhang Xun's words were extremely harsh!

If it is a powerful family, as long as it does not violate the law and discipline, Zhang Xun can not be held accountable.

But now is the time of war, Zhang Xun doesn't mind using special methods if the powerful and powerful clans are obedient to others.

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In the end, Xu Zhi dispatched nearly [-] family guards from among the big families in the city.

For a while, even the county magistrate Zhang Xun was shocked.

A powerful family in a small county has so many resources and populations, how many capitals like county towns, Chang'an, and Luoyang should be?
It can be seen that although the Sui Dynasty created the imperial examination system, the aristocratic families still exist and their strength still exists!
Although Xu Zhi recruited two thousand family servants, Xinye was in a mess for a while.

All the big families were persecuted, and they dared to be angry but did not dare to speak.

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With the addition of thousands of family members, although the combat effectiveness is still low.

But under Zhang Xun's excellent defensive ability, Xinye City is still rock solid and unbreakable!

For a while, there was a saying among the rebels: "The city is not strong, but the talents are strong. Zhang Xun is stronger than Xinye City."

(End of this chapter)