At the city gate of Daming Palace in Binh Duong Province, there is a middle-aged man wearing black armor, with a sword on his waist, piercing eyes under his eyebrows, a strong and powerful figure, and a height of seven feet.
This man squinted his eyes and looked solemnly, looking into the distance outside the city wall. It seemed that there was something not far away that made him afraid.
Under the city wall, when I looked closely, I was shocked to find that the gate of Daming City was closed.
The streets that were once bustling with traffic and people are now only a handful. At a glance, they look like the prelude to a storm.
At this time, a soldier suddenly appeared. He was in a hurry and ran up the city wall quickly and came to the middle-aged man's side.
The soldier knelt on one knee in front of the middle-aged man and reported, "General, there is news from the Ministry of War, asking us to open the city gate."
The middle-aged man looked shocked and said in disbelief, "What did you say?"
This man was Li Hanhai, the fifth-rank garrison general of the Daming Prefecture. Facing the menacing Da Mang cavalry, Li Hanhai, after discussing with the Daming prefect, resolutely ordered the city gates to be closed tightly and the streets to be cleared at the same time to prepare for the Da Mang bandits to invade.
The soldier's words shocked him greatly, and he thought he had heard wrongly. After all, facing the eager cavalry, they had no choice but to defend to the death.
"General...General, this is the news from the Ministry of War. It is said to be His Majesty's idea."
The soldier hesitated, but still told the truth, and at the same time handed Li Hanhai the creed from the Ministry of War.
Li Hanhai first opened the creed and saw the contents inside. He frowned and said nothing, and the worries in his heart became heavier.
The letter stated that the imperial court had dispatched 20,000 elite troops from Nanjing to support Pingyang, including 10,000 each from Daming and Yizhou, and they would arrive in the near future.
And the letter actually asked him to open the city gates and let the people in the shops in the city do all kinds of activities. In other words, the court's decree allowed them to return to their previous situation without having to close the shops in the city or close the city gates and a series of other things.
Measures.
Li Hanhai was confused about the imperial decree and wondered in his heart, whose idea was this?
Is it Qiu Yingcai, Minister of War, or the Holy One, or someone else?
Think about it carefully, isn't this nonsense?
But is this really the case?
Open the city gate. If the Damang cavalry attacks, they have time to close the city gate, but they have to let the people in the city go. If someone in the city goes out, and they happen to encounter the Damang cavalry at this time, then these people who are leaving the city will
There is absolutely no way one can come back.
At the same time, the city gates will be opened and spies will be dispatched to find out the strength of the defenders in Daming City.
In this way, it is equivalent to exposing the reality of the garrison in the city to the eyes of the Damang thieves. If they are given a countermeasure, the difficulty of defense will suddenly increase.
At this time, there were only 10,000 combatable soldiers in Daming City. If we add the 10,000 on the road, it would be 20,000.
With 20,000 people against 10,000 people, just defending the city, they have no pressure at all.
Furthermore, Emperor Qianxi seemed to have made great determination this time, and sent city defense machinery, bows and arrows and other weapons together, which would further enhance their ability to defend the city.
If, as the envelope says, the city gates are opened, the generals guarding the city are drinking tea and listening to music on the city, archers are lining up in all directions, etc., the more Li Hanhai sees it, the more unrealistic he feels. Is this called war?
This is just fun and nonsense!
As the garrison general of Daming Prefecture, Li Hanhai naturally did not want the people in the city to experience war, but deep down he was eager to establish military exploits.
As a military general, there is only one way to advance, and that is through military exploits.
This is also the reason why Li Hanhai chose Pingyang, because it will be invaded by Da Mang from time to time. If he is lucky and has a little bit of military exploits, he is expected to be promoted. Otherwise, there is no one in the capital. As a local military commander, even if he takes this position
Even if you die, you will definitely not have the chance to advance to half a level.
So when he saw the information in the letter, he asked him to open the city gate and sit on the city wall to prevent the incoming cavalry. The purpose of this move was to defeat the enemy without fighting.
Why is this?
Because this method is probably similar to the empty city strategy, but it is not like the empty city strategy.
The city is full of garrison troops, and letting Da Mang come to check the truth is equivalent to telling Da Mang that I am ready to fight. As long as you dare to come, I dare to fight. Anyway, I have more people than you, and the cavalry cannot attack the city.
With equipment, you can tell the outcome at a glance.
This is the court's bet, betting that the Dangmang cavalry will not dare to take action easily.
Although this move was risky, the letter stated that as long as he could drive back the Da Mang cavalry and defeat the enemy without a fight, the imperial court would remember him as a meritorious service.
Choosing military exploits or safety put Li Hanhai in a dilemma.
Li Hanhai murmured in his heart, seek wealth and honor in danger, and be benevolent if you don't succeed!
After thinking for a moment, Li Hanhai ordered, "Come here, open the city gate for me, and at the same time unlock the entire city, allowing free entry and exit."
The deputy general reminded from the side, "General, do you need to notify the prefect about this?"
Li Hanhai shook his head, "It doesn't matter, according to the imperial court's decree, I will have full command of the army from today on. My words are orders. I think Mr. Yang has also received the news."
The lieutenant replied, "Yes!"
Then he shouted down, "Open the city gate!"
Although the soldiers below are confused, soldiers only need to obey orders!
So even if they had doubts, they still opened the city gate.
After a while, the news of the lifting of the ban came out, and the people in the city began to walk cautiously in the city. As time went by, more and more people in the city gradually returned to normal.
On the other side of the mountain, a strong man was sitting in the tent, eating meat.
"Report~"
Suddenly a voice came, and the strong man looked up at him and asked, "What's the matter?"
The soldier replied, "General, the spies in Daming Mansion have received news that the gates of Daming City have been opened, the city has been lifted, and people can come and go at will."
The strong man was slightly startled and asked, "Oh? The city gate has been opened. Could it be that Da Qian agreed to my court's conditions?"
This person was Wanyan Pusan, the commander-in-chief of the Damang Cavalry this time. He seemed a little shocked when he heard the news from the soldiers that the gate of Daming Mansion had been opened.
Looking back at the deputy general, "Hui Te, is there any news from the court?"
Huite paused and said, "General, my subordinates have not received any news."
"Um?"
Wanyan Pusan was stunned for a while, then looked back at the soldiers and ordered, "Send someone to investigate for me and find out what exactly happened in Daming Mansion. Why did the city gates suddenly open wide? Is there anything fishy in this?"
"yes!"
The soldiers obeyed the order and retreated.
After the soldiers left, Wanyan Pusan asked again, "Huite, what do you think of Daming Mansion's unusual behavior?"
Huite thought for a moment and analyzed, "General, the Han people often say that when something goes wrong, there must be a demon. Daming Mansion suddenly opened the city gate. My subordinates guessed that there are two reasons. One is that Daqian has agreed to our court.
The reason why we dare to open the city gate is because Daming Mansion has troops coming to help, and their number is not less than the number of cavalry in Damang."
This chapter has been completed!