With the death of the main general, the enemy troops in the valley were completely defeated. Each general led his troops to continue the pursuit. Only then did Li Tai have time to gather with Li Yunxin and others to exchange intelligence.
"The last generals and others came from the south of Yunyang Valley and were blocked outside the Great Wall of Beishan. They took advantage of the time when the east bandits were recruiting merchant groups and were able to enter. There were about 2,000 followers. The rest, including Liu Kuzhen and others, were still stranded at the Great Wall.
outside……"
Li Yunxin first briefly narrated Bie Lai's deeds, and then hurriedly led Luo Chao up, who had been captured before, and continued to report: "The thief Jiang Yanzi Xian who was killed before the emperor and the Luo Chao in front of you are all related.
The generals who rebelled against the West, especially Luo Chao, once made trouble for our Qinzhou countryside!"
"What did you say? This man's name is Luo Chao?"
Li Tai was surprised when he heard this. Of course he knew about Lu Lingxuan, one of the people in charge of traffic in the late Northern Qi Dynasty. By the way, he also knew a little about her husband, so he looked at the tired guy with interest.
"General, please allow me to tell you that I am definitely not the same as you. I am willing to fall and rebel against my master to seek glory. However, I surrendered to the Eastern thieves because I was defeated in battle and had no choice but to save the lives of the people in the city.
After entering here, I always think about returning home. In the old years, it was indeed a crime to commit evil in the countryside by being a thief. Just because I was kidnapped by bandits, someone later killed the thief's head with his own hands and attracted his disciples to submit to the imperial court..."
Luo Chao was just about to recover from his shock. Seeing that Li Tai was the leader of this group, he hurriedly bowed his head and defended himself sincerely.
Li Tai was very happy after listening to this. If he didn't know this guy's deeds and resume and just listened to his self-defense, he might really think that he was an innocent man who emerged from the mud and remained unstained in troubled times. But this guy is capricious and has a bad character.
A speculator with a despicable nature and cruel methods, it is hard to say whether his wife and children brought such misfortune to the Northern Qi Dynasty because of his words and deeds.
"General Luo has been famous for a long time. Although he is in the enemy's camp now, he did not do so voluntarily. Quickly untie him and apologize!"
Seeing that this guy was by no means a loyal pillar, Li Tai wanted to learn more about the enemy from him, so he put on a gentle and polite attitude, and when he saw Luo Chao looking flattered, he said: "I am honored by the Great Master.
The Xingtai mission came here to implement the strategy of encircling Wei and rescuing Zhao. As long as we can resolve this military crisis, it will be a great achievement.
If the general can help me with his righteousness, he will return home with great honors on the day of triumph and no longer have to sink into the realm of thieves. In the past, there were many defectors and few who returned to the righteous. With the general's reputation, if he can set an example for this, Daxingtai will treat him favorably.
ah!"
Luo Chao, who spoke in just a few words, was full of passion. He had been depressed all year round in the Eastern Dynasty and felt that his current position was not up to par with his achievements in the past. Now he was reduced to a prisoner and saw Yan Zixian die tragically in battle.
When I heard Li Tai's enthusiastic solicitation and the exciting prospects he described, I was already extremely excited.
"To be able to accept the important task entrusted by Prime Minister Yu Wen and to perform such a heroic deed, it can be seen that you must be a young brave man with a high reputation in the country! Although I have long teeth, I still have some fierceness, but if you will not give up, I am willing to serve as an envoy
Your dogs and horses are pioneers and will help you achieve this great achievement!"
He knelt in front of Li Tai's feet and said loudly with sincerity on his face.
After hearing this, Li Tai waved his hands and said: "You are serious, you are serious. The general really offended me when he said this! How can I be so virtuous as a junior? How dare I use the general lightly? But to be able to kill the enemy side by side and achieve great feats together is enough."
That’s it!”
He wasn't pretending to be polite, he really didn't dare to accept this old boy as his younger brother. This guy was too much of a hindrance to the boss. He was just talking about it and thinking about it in his heart, but Luo Chao really meant this.
Doing it as a career is simply Lu Chengjing!
Seeing that he was in an absolutely powerful situation but still respected him so much, Luo Chao was deeply moved. He quickly said: "May I ask what your Majesty intends to do? I will sacrifice my life to follow and help!"
The next step is of course to take advantage of the victory and continue to advance towards Jinyang. Luo Chao couldn't help but gasped after hearing Li Tai's idea. He sighed in his heart that the future life is terrible. Just these troops dared to invade Jinyang.
!
But after marveling, he had to admit that the timing was indeed right. The Jinyang army was currently out on an expedition, and most of the people left behind in the army were concentrated on the Beishan Great Wall. The only considerable garrison nearby was the more than 5,000 troops in Xiurong City, but
Now most of them have been defeated here.
This means that, in addition to Jinyang's own defenders, it will take at least several days to assemble sizable reinforcements in the surrounding areas. Within this period of time, Jinyang City has become a real
Gucheng, but this Gucheng is a bit big.
Although Luo Chao was not in a strong position in the Eastern Dynasty, he still had experience and ability. After thinking for a while, he spoke again: "To lead your troops to advance bravely, talent and opportunity are indispensable. The thieves' city is in front of us. If
It would be a pity if Master Xuan does not follow the rules..."
"Did the general teach me?"
When Li Tai heard this, he suddenly felt happy. This was also something that troubled him. It was not easy for him to lead his troops to advance here. It would be an almost impossible task in normal times.
And after this time, the Eastern Wei Dynasty will definitely strengthen its defense in this area. It will be twice as difficult to replicate in the future. It would be a pity if it cannot take the opportunity to expand its achievements.
Although he has never been to Jinyang City in person, he also understands that it is unrealistic to imagine that the city can be breached with the help of these troops. If it is not a systematic collapse of a military and political center that is the focus of the regime, it will not be easy to breach it. Even if it is better than Jinyang City,
Gao Huan's army also failed to break Huazhou City, which had a much weaker foundation.
Hearing that Luo Chao's tone seemed to be full of ideas, Li Tai's heart was filled with expectations, and his attitude towards him became doubly enthusiastic.
When the fighting here in Chishi Ridge was fierce, another group of hundreds of armored soldiers entered Jinyang North City and were then placed somewhere in the city defense.
Shedigan, who was guarding here, personally inspected the city to ensure that all defenses were flawless. Of course, it was impossible to truly make no mistakes. He could only try his best to ensure that there were no obvious loopholes within his own capabilities.
The expedition of the army caused a sharp decrease in the treasury supplies, and also reduced the population carrying capacity of Jinyang City. To maintain a larger garrison within this limited range, other non-combatants could only be dismissed.
At the same time, in order to avoid causing a large-scale personnel panic, Shedigan could only mobilize soldiers from some Ubi cities near Jinyang City. Although these small strongholds had limited troops, they still amounted to a considerable number when gathered together.
Up to now, the number of troops stationed in various cities in Jinyang has exceeded 10,000.
The increased troops are mainly used to improve the defense of Beicheng and the Prime Minister's Mansion. This is also the most important area in Jinyang City and must not be lost. Of course, it is best for other urban areas to be well defended, but their importance is relatively reduced.
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Because more than 4,000 troops were added to the garrison, it was necessary to demobilize tens of thousands of non-combatants in the city, mainly enslaved soldiers who belonged to the Bafu and needed to be fed and fed by the Bafu.
Quite a few of these soldiers were prisoners of the Battle of Mangshan last year, and they did not follow King Gao's army to go south to fight for fear that they would miss their homeland.
Although at the end of last year, the Bafu ordered the release of these Mangshan prisoners of war and matched them with civilian widows so that they could settle down and become civilians under the rule, for a while, the civilian population could not sort out tens of thousands of widows and distribute them uniformly, so it could only be done in batches.
The resettlement continued until this year, and thousands of Mangshan prisoners of war are still stranded in Jinyang as soldiers.
It was this group of soldiers that Shedigan ordered to be sent away to eat in the suburbs, but he didn't know it himself. He didn't even know the words and really lacked the ability to handle government affairs accurately. He only formulated a framework and handed it over to his subordinates for implementation.
Tens of thousands of elite Jinyang soldiers guard the cities, and coupled with the large number of residents in the city, a large number of powerful and powerful people can be mobilized to coordinate the defense of the city at critical moments. At least in the eyes of Shedigan, who has experienced battles for a long time,
Today's city defense should be as solid as a rock and cannot be easily shaken.
Not to mention that they had previously recruited thousands of armed merchant groups outside the Beishan Great Wall, and together with the Xiurong City defenders, which totaled tens of thousands of troops, it was very likely that the danger in that area could be solved south of Lishi Mountain.
Then it spread to Jinyang.
Although the possibility of an accident was very small in any aspect, Shediqian still felt a little uneasy. Although he did not know why this uneasiness came about, it was out of the fear of danger that he had developed over the years.
Intuitively, he still didn't dare to be too optimistic and let down his guard.
On this day, Shediqian only felt that the sense of crisis in his heart was getting stronger. He even left chopsticks on the table several times when eating in the evening, which made him feel inexplicably nervous.
It's not like he hasn't experienced big battles before. He is so suspicious that he can't control himself. Being nervous like this for no reason often means that something bad may really happen.
So before it got dark, he inspected the city defense again, and extended the scope of the scout patrol in the suburbs to ensure that any unexpected situation could be noticed immediately, and informed other city guards to be sure to do so.
You need to be vigilant and don't want to leave after dark, covered with thick fur.
Just an hour after nightfall, when I went out for a night inspection, I galloped back and informed that there were indeed unusual signs outside the city. Birds and beasts fled in fright, and there was the faint sound of galloping horses. All signs indicated that
It seems that a large group of people is quickly heading towards Jinyang City, and they are expected to arrive the night before.
After hearing the scout's report, Shedigan also took a deep breath. He did not feel any fear because of this. On the contrary, he was relieved because he was sure that the bad thing had come true. There was no need to be suspicious at the moment.
Just concentrate on fighting and repel the invading enemies.
Because the enemy's situation was unknown, he did not order an immediate alert for the entire city. He only conveyed the news of the impending invasion by foreign enemies to the various garrison officers, ordering them to prepare for war with a tight outer and inner tightness, and to gather some soldiers who were in the camp.