Chapter 37: Yan Lu's Return(1/2)
"The siege hammer will achieve great results when it first appears. In the future, each company will inevitably find a relatively restraining solution!" Yang Duanhe said to Wu Chenzi.
Wu Chenzi nodded. There are no invincible weapons, only invincible people. No matter how strong the weapons are, it depends on who is using them and who is facing them.
At least after the battle in Jingyang City, Li Mu knew about the existence of the siege hammer, and he would definitely let the staff team come up with a way to restrain themselves. Otherwise, the entire Zhao State would have to face the Qin State's killing weapon, and the city would be destroyed.
"Five thousand elite troops, facing the Qin army, I didn't defend it for an hour!" In the Zhao camp, Li Mu's face turned pale. He sent the five thousand elite troops to guard Liuyang City and brought his army to the city. It was because Liuyang City was not far from their camp. As long as he held on for one day, Wuling Iron Cavalry could arrive.
"How many troops did the Qin army dispatch?" Li Mu frowned again. He was able to break through the city of Wuyang in one hour. I'm afraid he had encountered the main force of the Qin army in Hanoi.
"Thirty thousand!" said the scribe. His mind was still buzzing until now, and he couldn't understand why the tall city gate was broken with one blow.
"Tell me carefully about your defense and the Qin army's attack!" Li Mu's eyes narrowed slightly. He was worried that the Qin army's Iron Eagle Sharpmen had encountered in Liuyang City, otherwise there would be no other explanation. If he met the full iron Eagle Sharpmen, then it would be no wonder that the scholars would be.
The scribe carefully recalled the entire process of encountering the Qin army, including his own response and what he saw and heard.
"The White Armored Army's volley!" Li Mu thought in an instant that the powerful Korean arch and crossbow were not boastful. Only the White Armored Army, which could have such range and lethality, was the former Korean blood-clothed Hou Bai Yifei.
"After Bai Yifei rebels, the King of Qin gave him the name Teng and became the official of the Inner Shishi, so they are also called Neishiteng. It is not surprising that the Qin army mastered the practice of Korean strong bows and crossbows!" Li Mu continued. At present, there was no mistake in the Guard of Miyang City. The only disadvantage is that he did not encounter Korean volleys and did not know how to effectively avoid them.
The scribe then continued to talk, before the Dead Soldiers' camp moved, the heavy armored siege team understood first.
Li Mu listened carefully. The Qin army did not attack the city according to the rules. The reason seemed to be that it appeared on this heavy armored team responsible for breaking through the city gate.
"Just one blow, the gate of Liuyang City shattered and collapsed. The black Qin army rushed into the city everywhere. We were also surrounded by the fleeing soldiers and escaped from Liuyang City." The old man said. The situation was too chaotic at that time, and the Qin army was everywhere. They didn't even have the chance to organize street fighting, so they were pushed out of the city by the defeated soldiers.
"It's not your fault!" Li Mu sighed. The scholar and the family had done what they could do, and the only problem was that they appeared on the siege hammer.
"Have you seen the siege hammers used by the Qin army?" Li Mu asked. If Zhao could imitate it, it would be impossible for them to break through the Que and the city gate.
The old man and the scholar both shook their heads. The Qin army kept wrapping the siege hammer in black cloth until it was revealed at the moment of breaking the city. At that time, everything was too late, and they had never seen the siege hammer look like. As for the soldiers who had seen the siege hammer, they were also killed by the Qin army prisoners who later entered the city.
"The most urgent thing is to take back the city of Wuyang first. With the Qin army's troops, it is impossible to occupy the city of Wuyang for too long. Their goal is to have food and grass for a large army." Li Mu said, but sighed in his heart, hoping that the Qin army would not burn the food and grass that they could not take away, otherwise the existing food and grass would be difficult to support the army to wait until the new food and grass arrived.
A mutiny will cause a series of civil unrest, and it will be out of control at that time.
"Jing, immediately order 10,000 Wuling Iron Cavalry, rush to Liuyang City, take back Liuyang City, and catch up with the Qin army as much as possible. They should not be able to walk fast with food and grass!" Li Mu hurriedly ordered.
"Here!" The chief guard bowed with his sword and immediately turned around and left the camp. In less than a cup of tea, more than ten thousand cavalrymen came out of the camp and rushed to Liuyang City quickly.
"Isn't it really burned?" Yang Duanhe looked at Wu Chenzi and asked. In addition to what they took away, there was also a lot of food and grass left, and less than half of what they took away.
"Do you know why Qin cannot conquer Zhao State for a long time?" Wu Chenzi looked at Yang Duanhe and asked.
"Please give me advice!" Yang Duanhe knew that this was Wuchenzi's small class and wanted to explain the situation of Qin and Zhao to him, so he bowed to ask for advice.
"Because Qin and Zhao are a feud, you see their eyes full of hatred. If we hadn't had many people, they would have dared to swarm and tear us apart!" Wu Chenzi said to the people of Zhao who were bowing their heads on both sides of the road.
Yang Duanhe followed Wu Chenzi's gaze and although the people on the street did not take action and lowered their heads all day, the hatred gaze was something they could feel.
"It is easy to occupy Zhao State, but it is the most difficult to eliminate the hatred between Qin and Zhao!" Wu Chenzi continued.
"Does the National Master have a good idea?" Yang Duanhe continued to ask as he looked at Wu Chenzi.
"Whatever we are in Korea is, do whatever we are in Zhao!" Wu Chenzi looked at Yang Duanhe and said.
"Equalize the land and share the money and grain?" Yang Duanhe said after hesitating for a moment. He knew nothing about internal affairs and was just heard of it.
"Forget it, you don't understand. When Xiao He comes, let him do it!" Wu Chenzi said.
Yang Duanhe was embarrassed. He was not a pervert like Nei Shiteng, so he knew everything.
"Open the granary and let the people take it themselves!" Wu Chenzi said to Yang Duanhe.
"The National Normal University is a good plan!" Yang Duanhe looked at Wu Chenzi and was shocked in an instant. Why didn't he expect that this was more strategic than burning food and grass!
"???" Wu Chenzi was stunned. What did he do? He just saw that these people were pale and thin, and they couldn't take so much food, grass and cloth. It would be better to leave it to the people of Wuyang City for their own choice. How could they consider any strategy?
"The people take it themselves. At that time, the Zhao army will return to the city of Wuyang, and the food, grass and military preparations will be taken away by the people. Will Li Mu ask for it from the people or not?" Yang Duanhe continued.
Looking at Wu Chenzi, his eyes were full of admiration. This would directly intensify the conflict between the Zhao army and the people. Even if Zhao State took back Liuyang City, it would not be able to defend it. The most important thing was that Zhao army, who would drag Que and Cheng back to Liuyang City, gave them plenty of time to escape.
"You only know!" Wu Chenzi said lightly.
Jing took ten thousand Wuling cavalry and whipped the horses and finally arrived at Wuyang City early the next morning.
"The whole army was dismounted from the horse and repaired it!" Jing ordered that the city of Wuyang was close in front of him, but they were marching urgently, not as good as the Qin army's waiting for it, so they had to repair it first, then attack the city and recapture the city of Wuyang.
"Something is wrong!" Jing frowned. He could not see the thick smoke from the Qin army burning food and grass, nor could he see a scout released by the Qin army. This was obviously not something that the well-trained Qin army could do.
"I hope the Qin army will not burn food and grass!" Jing said in his heart that as long as the Qin army is greedy and does not burn food and grass, he is confident of taking back the food and grass.
"General, the gates of Liuyang City are wide open, and no trace of the Qin army is found!" The scout who was ahead came back to report.
"Did the Qin army want to let us enter the city and trap us to death?" Jing frowned.
Yang Duanhe is not an ordinary general, and he is one of the few veterans in the Qin State. It is not impossible to let them go into the city and kill them.
"The people in the city said that the Qin army left at noon yesterday. Thirty thousand people robbed the food and grass and left in a mighty manner. There was not a single Qin army in the city!" The scout captain continued.
"What is the Qin army going to do?" Jing couldn't understand it anymore. The Qin army came out in a mighty way just to come to Jingyang City to fight for a wave of autumn wind, and then retreated?
"Where is food and grass!" Jing asked, the most important thing was food and grass.
"The Qin army opened the granary and military warehouse, and gave the food and military warehouses all to the people in the city, allowing the people to take it themselves." The scout captain said hesitantly.
Jing was stunned for a moment. Now things were in trouble. The food and grass fell into the hands of the Qin army and they could rob and retake it. However, the Qin army actually gave the food and grass to the people. What should they do?
"Immediately send the news back to the headquarters' camp and ask the lord to decide. The others immediately control the granary and armed warehouse, and collect the remaining grain and grass!" Jing opened his command.
The problem now is no longer to pursue the Qin army, but how to deal with the civil turmoil in Wuyang City. They asked the people to exchange food and grass for heavy food and grass, and the people were willing to hand over it. If there was no need, it would be a civil turmoil.
"Wuchenzi's plan is so hated!" Li Mu's eyes were solemn. Without thinking, he knew that this kind of poisonous plan must be done by Wuchenzi, the shameless man.
"You are the guardian of Wuyang City. I will leave the matter of asking the people to return the food and grass and Zigong!" Li Mu looked at the scholar and said.
The scribe frowned. Such a thing was not so easy to do, so he spoke: "It's okay to say that Wubei Zizhong is the one who dares not hide it privately, but it's very difficult to deal with food and grass. No one knows who has taken it and how to collect it back?"
"I will teach you this. You can issue a notice to inform the whole city that we have used Taoist techniques of ghosts and gods in the food and grass in Yangyang City. If we have not been civilized and eaten without authorization, we will bear the consequences at our own risk." Li Mu said.
The literati looked at Li Mu and nodded in surprise. He could still play like this, and even turned the blame on Taoism, allowing Wu Chenzi to take the blame himself.
"Wait, even so, the people would rather not eat than return it. So you pass the order of me to take the initiative to hand over the food and grass, and will give 20% of the skills of handing over the voluntary handing over the past, and will give those who take the initiative to hand over the voluntary handing over the art." Li Mu continued.
The scholar nodded and hurriedly led a group of city guard officials to start a city-wide notice, otherwise someone would know that this was a lie after eating it.
"Report! An army of 20,000 people appeared outside the city, rushing towards Liuyang City!" The scout came to report in the city guard's mansion.
"Look clearly which army it is!" Jing frowned and asked. How could the Qin army have just left, so how could there be another army of ten thousand people? Apart from their camp, only Yang Duanhe can mobilize such an army, but Yang Duanhe has just left, so it is impossible for Yang Duanhe's troops.
"It seems to be coming from the direction of Maling Road!" said the scout.
"Maling Road?" Li Mu frowned. Maling Road has been guarding 50,000 troops for many years to confront the Qin Hanoi army, and Qingshe can also mobilize such a large number of troops.
"I have seen Lord Wu'anjun, General Qingshe ordered the last general to lead his army to retake Liuyang City!" When the leader saw Li Mu, he instantly knelt on one knee and said.
"I don't come early or late, but I'm here at this time. What did I do?" Jing Wu said angrily. When Qingshe wanted to abandon Maling Road and capture Que and the city, there would be so many things going on.
The general obviously knew that Jing was Li Mu's personal guard captain and the commander of the Wuling Iron Cavalry, so he didn't dare to answer. He was just an errand. It would be better for him to shut up when he spoke like this kind of big shot.
"Qingshe asked you to come?" Li Mu glanced at the general lightly. How could he not know Qingshe's little thoughts? He just knew that the Qin army would not dare to defend Liuyang City for a long time, and he would lead his army back, so he wanted to take advantage of some military merits and make a fool of himself.
"Oh no, something happened to Maling Road!" Li Mu suddenly jumped up, Qingshe divided 20,000 troops and left Maling Road, which means that Maling Road now has only 30,000 defenders.
Yang Duanhe is not a person with a small appetite, so it is impossible for him to go out to fight for a little food and grass. Wu Chenzi left Que and went straight to Liuyang City and did not come casually.
"Check, check immediately how many military uniforms are lost in the military warehouse!" Li Mu said anxiously.
"Jing, immediately lead 30,000 Wuling Iron Cavalry as the vanguard and head to Maling Road, and I will arrive later!" Li Mu continued, Qingshe deserves to die, and at this time the division of troops was obviously a plan to lure the tiger away from the mountain.
"Thirty thousand sets of military uniforms and military equipment are missing!" The scholar looked at Li Muyan and said concisely.
He also guessed the seriousness of this incident. The Qin army captured the city of Liuyang, which was one of their plans. The purpose was to make the city's military masters. Then, with the heart of greed for merit, the Qin army disguised itself as a large army leaving the city to rescue, tricked the Maling Road Pass and led the Qin army into the city.
"I just hope that Qingshe will not make any mistakes again, so that the city gate will be opened to let this fake army enter the city." The scholar could only pray, otherwise once the Qin army entered the city, Maling Road would be lost.
"What happened?" Ma Lingdao rushed to the rescue and looked at the scholar with a puzzled look. Why are all the people leaving? And the army is starting to attack?
"You'd better hope that Maling will not be hindered. Your general will no longer be stupid, otherwise you will definitely die!" said the scholar lightly.
"Defendant of Liuyang City, do you feel like a person?" Wu Chenzi looked at Yan Lingji and asked. Of course, their Qin army had all changed into Zhao's military uniforms seized from Liuyang City, disguised as 20,000 troops who left the city to rush to aid Liuyang City.
"Zhang Liang, Zhang Zifang!" Yan Lingji said lightly.
"Do you know why didn't you say it earlier?" Wu Chenzi was stunned. He was just suspicious. After all, he was not familiar with Zhang Liang, but Yan Lingji had met Zhang Liang many times.
"You didn't ask!" Yan Lingji gave him a blank look, thinking that he had recognized him for a long time and didn't care.
"..." Wu Chenzi was speechless. If he had known that it was Zhang Liang, he would not have let him run away. He thought he could stay in Xiaoshengxianzhuang honestly to cultivate his character, but he actually ran out again. After this end, he must talk to Fu Nian and take good care of his people.
However, in Jiangyang City, the scholar Zhang Liang met someone he least wanted to see.
"Zifang has met Senior Brother Yan Lu, Moon God!" Zhang Liang looked at Yan Lu and Moon God who suddenly appeared, and was completely unable to understand how Yan Lu and Moon God appeared here.
"Senior Brother, please let me catch you back!" Yan Lu said as he looked at Zhang Liang's ancient Jing Wubo.
He had long said that Zhang Liang was not suitable to study in Xiaoshengxianzhuang so early, otherwise it would inevitably bring disaster to Xiaoshengxianzhuang. However, he did not expect that Zhang Liang would enter Xiaoshengxianzhuang and then sneak out again.
"If Zifang remembers correctly, Senior Brother Yan Lu is from Zhao, why should he help Qin?" Zhang Liang retreated quietly, looking for an opportunity to escape.
However, the Moon God stood behind him without saying a word, blocking his retreat.
"How is the national hatred and family hatred compared to the world?" Yan Lu looked at Zhang Liang and asked, without any intention of taking action.
"Can Qin represent the world?" Zhang Liang looked at Yan Lu and asked back.
To be continued...