Chapter 75: Under the Great Wall of Self-Destruction
Danyang, Moling
Liu Yao sat in the center of the palace, looking at Tai Shici who was kneeling in front of him. His originally elegant and handsome face was now clouded. Next to Liu Yao, Fan Neng stood there with his body hunched over, his small eyes scanning from time to time.
Passing by Tai Shici, a sneer flashed across his face.
"Thirty thousand troops! Thirty thousand troops!... Taishi Ci, you are really capable!" Thinking of the loss of thirty thousand troops, Liu Yao's heart twitched.
Thirty thousand troops were originally not something Liu Yao could not afford to lose, but now, due to malfunctions, Wanling has been conquered one after another, and four counties including She County have rebelled one after another. People in other cities have also been shaken, and Liu Yao's military strength has suddenly become tense.
, the loss of 30,000 troops was now enough to hurt Liu Yao.
Although Liu Yao now has ten famous cities in his hands, he can mobilize and gather only about 50,000 troops. If Taishi Ci can bring back these 30,000 troops and 80,000 troops, he can still deal with Qin Tian.
Unexpectedly, he was defeated directly by a malfunction, which made the power in Liu Yao's hands tense. How could he not be angry!
Taishi Ci didn't look good. In the final analysis, the loss of 30,000 troops was caused by Fan Neng's insistence on not retreating. Now, Fan Neng is standing by Liu Yao's side, but Taishi Ci has become a sinner. Thinking of yesterday
Wan Fan was able to bow his head and surrender in front of Qin Tian without even thinking about it. Now he was able to show off his power and fight hard to kill the enemy, but in the end he ended up like this, which made Taishi Ci who wanted to go back on his word and help Liu Yao defeat the enemy.
, suddenly became discouraged.
"The general is incompetent, please punish me, my lord!" Taishi Ci sighed in frustration, and Taishi Ci's tone was not as respectful as before.
"My lord, this failure was all due to Fan Neng's incompetence and his vigorous leadership in the battle. My general fought hard to kill the enemy and fought his way out of the siege through countless hardships. He was even more loyal to your lord. Now, Fan Neng is not guilty.
, but my general wants to use tactics. Your Excellency is so biased, it may be difficult for others to convince you!" Taishi Ci's silence does not mean that his soldiers will be willing to use tactics. A Danyang soldier raised his head, pointed at Fan Neng and said angrily.
"Shut up!" Taishi Ci's expression changed and he shouted.
"Humph, you are so loyal, but you don't know where General Taishi's war horse came from? A third-grade war horse! Haha, there are not many in our army. Could it be that General Taishi stole it? If General Taishi really
With such great bravery, why was he defeated by the bandit army and wiped out?" Zuo Rong looked at the soldier with a cold expression.
"A small soldier dares to contradict the lord. It seems that General Taishi has a good command of his command!" Xue Li on the side said helpfully.
Taishi Ci suddenly raised his head and glanced at Zuo Rong and Xue Li with cold eyes.
Liu Yao's expression became even more gloomy, he stared at Taishi Ci and said coldly: "Taishi Ci, how did you come back?"
Taishi Ci was startled when he heard this, and after a moment, he whispered: "It was brought back by Prefect Qingtian, and he gave the horse as a gift." Although he knew that saying this would only make Liu Yao more suspicious, Taishi Ci did not bother to lie.
.
"Ha!" Liu Yao was so angry that he didn't need Xue Li and others to find fault this time. He stared at Tai Shici with cold eyes and shouted sternly: "Come here, drag this crawling thing out and chop it up!
"
Xu Shao's brows jumped, and he stood up quickly and said: "Wait a minute, now that the enemy is facing us, it might be inappropriate to kill the generals before the battle. Moreover, General Ziyi is quite prestigious in the army. If he kills them rashly, he is afraid that the soldiers will mutiny! Moreover, this matter
, maybe it’s Qingtian’s plan to alienate each other.”
"The general did not rebel!" Taishi Ci muttered. The horse was confiscated. He had nothing to say. No matter what, it was considered 'stolen property', but if he was said to have rebelled, Taishi Ci would never admit it.
It's just that these words added fuel to the fire. Xu Shao complained in his heart and winked at Taishi Ci repeatedly. Anyway, let's get over this first. It's just that Taishi Ci, as a top warrior, has his own dignity. There are some things.
, he will endure it as long as he can, but when it comes to his own moral character and reputation, he will never give up.
"Okay! Okay! Okay!" Liu Yao's chest rose and fell violently, and he said three good words in a row. He stared at Taishi Ci coldly and said in a cold voice: "If I don't kill you now, I will wait until I defeat the Qingtian City army.
Then I’ll kill you two together!”
"Come here, put Taishi Ci into a cell, and get these rebels out of the city and kill them!" Taishi Ci has prestige in the army, but these soldiers don't. I can't kill you now, so let's take it out on your subordinates first.
..
"How dare you, Dog Officer!" When a soldier saw someone coming to take him, he became furious, picked him up, and roared fiercely.
"Kill on the spot!" Liu Yao's cold voice was as cold as winter. Xue Li and Fan Neng drew their swords at the same time and charged into these soldiers. Without weapons, how could they be top-notch generals?
In an instant, all the opponents fell to the ground amidst a burst of screams, leaving stumps and broken arms on the ground. The smell of blood filled the entire government office.
Taishi's eyes were filled with tears. He did not expect that his loyal soldiers would not die under the enemy's sword, but in the hands of his own people. The muscles all over his body were tense and he wanted to break free. Unfortunately, his whole body was trapped by his children.
They were bound with arm-thick ropes, and they were tired all the way, so they didn't have much strength at all. They could only watch these subordinates who had fought for the rest of their lives, died tragically under the swords of Xue Li and Fan Neng!
"Xue Li, Fan Neng, if I don't kill you with my own hands, I will not be a human being!" Taishi Ci let out a beast-like roar from his throat. His originally handsome eyes were now covered with bloodshot eyes, like a wounded beast, crazy.
He struggled, but was pinned down by the soldiers around him.
"How dare you be so arrogant? Pull me out!" Liu Yao waved his hand in disgust and asked the soldiers to drag Tai Shici out like a fly.
"Lord, wait!" Shiyi hurriedly rushed in from the door.
Liu Yao had an impatient look on his face: "Ziyu, do you still want to plead for mercy for this?"
Looking at Taishi Ci struggling angrily on the ground, Shiyi smiled bitterly: "My lord, Yi came not to plead for Ziyi, but to report military information."
"Speak!" Liu Yao's expression softened slightly and he sat down on the main seat.
Shiyi took a deep breath and said bitterly: "Shicheng, lost!"
"What!?" Liu Yao stood up with a sound as if there was a spring under his butt. With an incredible look in his eyes, he said after a while: "Where is Yu Mi? Where is Yu Mi?"
Shiyi smiled bitterly and said: "The bandit army Guan Hai led his troops to attack the city today. General Yu Mi led his troops to fight, but Guan Hai killed him under the city. The Shicheng order abandoned the city and fled."
"How is it possible!? Why did Qingtian City's army appear in Shicheng?" Liu Yaoshen said. From Liyang to Shicheng, you must pass through Moling. Now Moling is still there, but Shicheng was suddenly occupied, and Moling will completely become an isolated city.
"Because Guan Hai only brought five hundred troops!" Shiyi said with a bitter smile.
"500 people? 500 people captured Shicheng!?" Liu Yao's voice gradually became louder, and finally he gritted his teeth. You know, Shicheng has 30,000 soldiers and horses, 500 vs 30,000. Liu Yao felt like he was listening to a book from heaven, or a ritual.
You're kidding yourself.
Is there anything impossible? Shiyi smiled bitterly and said: "General Yu Mi saw that Guan Hai had few people and took the initiative to go out of the city to meet the enemy. However, Guan Hai took advantage of the situation and killed him off his horse. The Shicheng defenders surrendered without a fight!"
This is related to the ability of the general. If you change to a general with outstanding ability, you don’t need to be very brave. As long as you can control people’s hearts and convince the three armies, even if the general is killed, his subordinates may not attack him with far fewer troops.
His enemy troops surrendered voluntarily.
Liu Yao suddenly felt that he seemed to have overlooked something. Yu Mi and Xue Li had irreplaceable influence in Danyang, but their abilities... Liu Yao suddenly turned his head and looked at Tai Shi Ci, and saw
There was undisguised joy on Taishi Ci's face. Today, Taishi Ci has completely given up on Liu Yao ever since a dozen of his subordinates were killed.
For a moment, Liu Yao felt a trace of regret in his heart, regretting that he had been too harsh to Taishi Ci. However, this trace of regret only passed away in a flash. Now, it is impossible for him and Taishi Ci to reconcile as before.
, turned around and said sternly: "Order Zhang Ying to send troops immediately to recapture Shicheng!"
Although Zhang Ying is not as good as Tai Shici, he has always led the Danyang army and has a high prestige in the army. If Zhang Ying personally leads the troops to attack Shicheng, Guan Hai may not be able to suppress the Danyang soldiers in Shicheng.
Shiyi smiled bitterly and shook his head: "It's impossible."
"What?" Liu Yao was stunned and said angrily: "What do you mean?" Shicheng is the only way for Moling to retreat to other cities. Now the south of Liyang has become the territory of Qingtian City. If Shicheng is occupied by Qingtian City,
Moling had no way out.
"Qingtian has personally commanded the army and marched out of Liyang. Now we are less than thirty miles away from Moling!" Shiyi said with a bitter smile.
"Pfft!" Liu Yao sat on the seat with dull eyes, looked at Shiyi blankly, and said mechanically: "How many troops did he bring?"
"It has not been proven, but it is estimated that it is no less than 50,000!" Shiyi said slowly.
"Fifty thousand?" Liu Yao felt a bit bitter in his mouth. Moling's troops and horses were less than 60,000, and Qingtian was here in person. If he sent Zhang Ying out at this time, Qin Tian would take the opportunity to attack Moling.
It will fall, but if troops are not sent to recover Shicheng, Moling will have no way out and become an isolated city.
A wave of bad breath surged up from his chest, and Liu Yao suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, and passed out amidst screams of surprise.
