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

Chapter 512 Ding Lingnan

The Battle of Lingnan was in full swing, but the situation in Huaide City was strange.

The Qi army blocked all passages and cut off Huaide's connection with the outside world.

Not only that, but even Huaide's rations supplied to the Taiping Army were wasted. After all, the Qi Army did its best to guard the passage to Rongcheng.

How dare Li Quan transport military rations for delivery?
For Li Quan, after he was defeated by robbing the camp at that time, he was at an absolute disadvantage in this confrontation.

The so-called "one step wrong, step by step wrong" may be the truth!

Now, Li Quan was caught in a dilemma, and he did not dare to underestimate the strength of the Qi army.

Nearly half a month has passed, and at this time, the Eastern King Yang Xiuqing has sent envoys more than once, ordering Li Quan to quickly transport the army rations away!

After all, it was an army of nearly [-], and the rations it consumed every day were not a small amount.

If there is no food, even the elite soldiers will collapse overnight.

Moreover, the most deadly thing is that every time the messengers sent by the Eastern King Yang Xiuqing can safely cross the Qi army's defense line, arrive in Huaide City, and inform Li Quan of the information accurately.

However, the envoys sent by Li Quan were accurately intercepted by the checkpoints of the Qi army every time.

At this moment, Li Quan had already seen the Qi army's plan clearly, and made it clear that he just didn't want his side to successfully transport food out.

It is to sever the connection between the two parties.

Moreover, due to the complete blockade of Huaide City, the critical information about Huaide has not yet reached Rong Cheng.

As the Eastern King, Yang Xiuqing knew nothing about this matter!

When he arrived, Li Quan was caught in a dilemma, hesitating between delivering military rations and refusing to deliver.

This was a multiple-choice question, because Li Quan knew that if the military rations were not delivered, once the main force of the Taiping Army was short of food, Yang Xiuqing would be wiped out.

However, if it is transported, Li Quan knows without even thinking about it. His own army food will definitely not be transported out, and he will be intercepted.

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Next, Li Quan continued to stand still, wasting time with the Qi army.

At this time, Li Quan thought that the Qi army must have come from a long way, and they must not have enough food.

Judging from the logistics of the two armies alone, the Qi army will definitely not be exhausted first, as long as the Qi army chooses to attack by force, it will be a turning point.

However, what was waiting was not that the Qi army had no rations, but that the main force of the Taiping army was about to fall into the state of suing.

At this moment, the Eastern King Yang Xiuqing has already issued repeated orders, ordering Li Quan to transport the food to the camp as soon as possible.

In fact, Li Quan's guess was indeed correct. If the actual military rations brought by the Qi army alone were used, it would indeed not be enough for the Taiping army to waste time and waste time.

It's a pity that Li Quan was out of time and happened to meet Jia Xu. After the last night attack, Jia Xu presented Zhang Xian with this blockade strategy.

Facing the shortage of military rations, Jia Xu, on the one hand, continued to win over all ethnic groups in Baiyue and let them support them with all their strength.

On the other hand, Jia Xu is also worthy of the title of "poison man", and even offered to collect the dead bodies of the Taiping army and use them as human flesh.

Doped in military rations as one of the food intake.

It can be said that during this period of time, the military rations eaten by the soldiers of the Qi army were actually human flesh.

It is conceivable that if this trick is detected, it will definitely arouse the atmosphere of the Taiping sergeants infinitely.

Maybe they will be filled with righteous indignation and go out of the city with the Qi army to fight desperately.

After all, cannibalism is an outrageous and unacceptable thing. In ancient times, it would be condemned by heaven.

In fact, Zhang Xian also resolutely resisted this plan at the beginning, after all, it would have a great impact on reputation.

However, after thinking about it for a long time, Zhang Xian had no choice but to finalize it with Jia Xu.

However, only Zhang Xian and Jia Xu knew this secret, not even Xue Dingshan and other generals knew about it.

At this time, due to the constant urging by the Eastern King Yang Xiuqing, Li Quan couldn't help feeling impatient.

After thinking about it with the generals under his command, he decided to go out of the city to fight the Qi army, and he won the battle.

When leaving the city, Li Quan also mobilized the whole army.

It's a pity that this move hit the Qi army's arms. After Li Quanjun left the city, the generals of the Qi army were under the personal command of Zhang Xian.

The generals headed by Xue Dingshan led troops from all sides to encircle them, and they were gradually divided.

After a decisive battle, the last living force of Li Quanjun was completely defeated.

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At this time, it is only said that after the defeat, Li Quan did not return to the city, but led the remnant troops to bypass Huaide City and head south.

While heading south, Li Quan looked back vaguely, and murmured: "Dalu, farewell!"

"Miaozhen, just wait, I, Li Quan, will bring thousands of troops with me when I return one day."

"At that time, I will definitely snatch you back from General Qi."

After making a strong oath, Li Quan and his party went straight south without looking back, and quickly disappeared into the road.

As the Taiping armed forces in Huaide City were all eliminated, Zhang Xian took over the city as a matter of course.

Entering the city, what you see is not so prosperous, but rather depressed and extremely chilling.

The people in the city are also trembling, panicking all day long!

Lingnan, in the period of Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, was included in the territory of the Central Plains under Liu Fang's conquest.

In fact, they began to vigorously develop, logically speaking, it should not be so depressed.

However, due to the sudden rise of the Taiping Army, they entrenched in the direction of Lingnan and wantonly suppressed the aristocratic families, landlords and squires in the territory.

As a result, the wealthy families in the territory moved away with their families. Over time, even businessmen did not set foot here.

Coupled with the fact that the Tianping Army coerced the people wantonly, the economy of Lingnan, which took it for granted, fell into depression.

Seeing this, Xue Dingshan's heart trembled suddenly, and he said softly: "Oh, I didn't expect the people here to live so hard!"

"It seems that the Taiping Army's so-called wealth and equality for everyone is just empty talk."

"As far as the current situation is concerned, I'm afraid it's not as rich as my county in Daqi."

Hearing this, Fan Lihua couldn't help nodding her head in agreement.

Next, Zhang Xian personally stood by Huaide and presided over the overall situation.

Immediately, he ordered the generals to conquer the remaining counties, and strive to bring the rest of Lingnan into the territory under his rule as soon as possible.

Among them, Xue Dingshan and Fan Lihua were the generals, leading the troops of the headquarters to go south, going straight to the southern part of Lingnan, and directly attacking Ningyue, Hepu and other places.

Afterwards, Yang Yanzhao led [-] troops and attacked Gaoliang and other places in the east, striving to enter the South China Sea to assist Liu Rengui's troops.

Immediately afterwards, Zhang Xian was not in a hurry, he practiced secretly every day, and he was in no hurry to send troops to attack the Eastern King Yang Xiuqing's troops.

Yang Zaixing, He Yuanqing and other generals all called for battle as vanguards every day, but they were all suppressed.

At this time, Zhang Xian just spread the news of Huaide's fall on a large scale every day, and had no other way!
According to what Jia Xu said, the main force of the Taiping Army is nothing to worry about now, Huaide won, and the family members of Sergeant Tianping are in their hands.

It is completely possible to follow the example of Lu Meng's strategy of crossing the river in white clothes and attacking Jingzhou in the late Han Dynasty, and disintegrate Guan Yu's army with an offensive strategy.

At this time, the Qi army can also use the family members of the Taiping army to disintegrate the confrontation of the Taiping army, so that they can surrender without fighting and eliminate the main force of the Taiping army without bloodshed.

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A few days later, Rong Chengcheng
At this time, the news of Huaide's fall was already spreading in the Taiping army, although the Eastern King Yang Xiuqing tried his best to block the news and forbid it to spread.

He even issued an order to behead the commander.

However, the Taiping sergeant was worried about the lives of his family members, so he couldn't help but fled the barracks when night fell, without a trace.

In the past few days, there have been deserters fleeing. Even if Yang Xiuqing issued strict orders, they were repeatedly prohibited!

Later, even some generals gathered their troops and began to flee.

At this moment, Yang Xiuqing already understood that his side was already in decline, and the only way to go was to perish!

In the city, the temporary palace of the military mansion is Yang Xiuqing's resting place.

At this moment, his younger sister Yang Miaozhen walked into the room slowly, cupped her hands and said: "Brother Wang, my younger sister is being polite!"

Hearing this, Yang Xiuqing, who was full of wine bottles on the table, couldn't help but disheveled and was in a panic.

Zui Sheng said angrily: "Miao Zhen, why did you come to the mansion if you didn't go to defend the enemy?"

Immediately, Yang Miaozhen couldn't help seeing his tired body, couldn't bear it, and couldn't help but straight to the point: "Brother Wang."

"Little sister is urging you to surrender to the Qi army."

"Our Taiping Army is now in the hinterland, and the morale of the soldiers has long been slackened, even if we are forcing a confrontation."

"I'm afraid that if the Qi army doesn't attack our army, our army will collapse. In this case, why is our army ignorant of current affairs being a hero?"

"And, Brother Wang, you said that the purpose of my heavenly kingdom's rise of troops is to build a peaceful world, so that everyone in the world is equal."

"Everyone has fields, and everyone has clothes to wear, but my little sister went to the territory of Qi to observe secretly."

"The people in the state of Qi live a good life, and every household has surplus food, and there are no local gentry and bullies who dare to bully the people wantonly."

"Isn't this kind of society exactly what Brother Wang and the Heavenly King expect?"

For a while, Yang Miaozhen couldn't help acting as a lobbyist, persuading his brother Yang Xiuqing to surrender.

However, he didn't know that when Yang Xiuqing learned that her sister was acting as a lobbyist to persuade herself to surrender, she suddenly became furious.

Originally drunk, his flushed face returned to normal in an instant.

"What did you say, to persuade this king to surrender, or to join Gao Qi'er?"

"Don't forget, how many sons have the Qi army killed me since my kingdom of heaven fought with the Qi army?"

"Take refuge in Gao Qi, do you think it is possible, even if the king agrees, what about the soldiers?"

For a while, Yang Xiuqing's few words made Yang Miaozhen silent.

Although Yang Miaozhen still tried to persuade him to surrender, he was interrupted mercilessly by waving his hand.

Obviously, Yang Xiuqing is also a fanatic, a person who will die for the Taiping Army.

It's just that afterward, Dong Wang Yang Xiuqing also knew that he couldn't remain indifferent, so he just sat and waited for death!

He made a wish for the remaining soldiers, as long as they break through the encirclement and arrive at Jiangdong to join the Heavenly King, they will be allocated several acres of land.

This move could be regarded as a strong incentive for the sergeants under his command to follow Yang Xiuqing's footsteps willingly and not to be deserters anymore.

It's just that the morale and momentum of the Taiping Army at this time have long been slackened, and they have no combat effectiveness!

Before leaving, Yang Miaozhen chose to stay and did not continue to follow.

Regarding this, Yang Xiuqing didn't force her, so she led the army away!

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However, there is a long way to go, but it is a life-or-death journey, and the danger is boundless, and it will definitely be encircled and suppressed by the Qi army.

After this battle, Lingnan will be settled!
(End of this chapter)