Runzhou is located in the south of the Yangtze River.
In terms of geographical location, this is equivalent to Yangzhou on the south bank of the Yangtze River.
It's a pity that because of the existence of Yangzhou, this place has not received the dividends generated by the extensive development of waterways.
Even the rise of Yangzhou's status in recent years has caused a large number of businessmen to leave and go directly across the Yangtze River to Yangzhou to do business.
This also leads to the fact that Runzhou has not become better and better because of its geographical location, but has become worse and worse.
But now that war has broken out here again, the people who were already living in distress have fallen into dire straits.
Thousands of Runzhou soldiers were trapped in Runzhou City, and their morale was very low.
They see no hope of victory, let alone any hope of escape.
They have been guarding here for three days, but there is still no sign of reinforcements.
The soldiers were filled with despair.
It seems that next time, the rebels will be able to break through the city and kill them all.
A young general wearing a captain's armor walked up to Runzhou County Magistrate Zhu Gu, cupped his hands and said, "Sir."
Zhu Gu looked at the rebel coalition in front of him and couldn't help but sigh.
"The world is at peace and food prices are stable."
"Even Longyou Road, which was the poorest before, is now starting to get richer."
"The common people can afford to eat and wear clothes, and they don't have to suffer the intrusion of foreign enemies."
"Isn't this kind of life good enough?"
Zhu Gu looked at the small school behind him and said, "Tell me, our life is so good, why do so many people want to rebel?"
"this……"
The principal smiled bitterly.
"Sir, you asked me, but you really asked the wrong person."
He said: "This subordinate is just a rough man and doesn't understand these things."
Hearing this, Zhu Gu smiled.
He said: "Follow me, is there anything else you can't say freely?"
The principal pursed his lips and said, "Actually, my subordinates really can't understand this."
"I think, in the final analysis, it is because they are not satisfied..."
Small The school said: "They feel that the imperial court has treated them badly and His Highness the Prince has treated them badly."
"Not satisfied, I treated them badly, that's right..."
Zhu Gu supported the city wall and said slowly: "But these guys don't seem to have thought about why they are being treated politely?"
"Is it because they always threaten the imperial court with rebellion?"
"Could it be that they are always plotting against His Highness the Crown Prince, and even sending assassins to kill the Crown Prince?"
Obviously, Zhu Gu was not talking about these apparent rebels.
It's the families behind the scenes who support these rebels and even secretly lead them.
"I really can't understand why there are so many fools in the world."
"Don't they really know that participating in the rebellion is the sin of confiscating the family and exterminating the clan?"
"Don't they really know that tens of thousands of them can be wiped out in just one move by the imperial army?"
What about the hundreds of thousands of Turkic troops in the Northern Desert?
What about Tuyuhun’s hundreds of thousands of troops?
So what about Northeastern Sanfan and Goguryeo?
Which one was not beaten by the Tang Dynasty to the point of subjugation?
Zhu Gu really couldn't understand what was going on in these people's minds.
Is it all paste?
Even if you are confused, you can still see the current situation clearly, right?
"Tens of thousands of people want to go against the Tang Dynasty."
"He even dared to brazenly clamor to follow the King of Shu who rebelled in Shu and kill the prince."
Zhu Gu shook his head and said: "Idiots are just talking about dreams, it's really nothing more than this."
"My lord is right."
The principal also said firmly: "The imperial court will not give up on us, and reinforcements will definitely arrive."
"That's right."
Zhu Gu glanced at the primary school student and said, "We will definitely survive."
This last sentence sounds more like comforting myself.
Now three days have passed, but not even a sign of reinforcements has been seen.
However, they all understand that reinforcements will definitely come, it is just a matter of time.
Moreover, they also understand that when reinforcements arrive, they may not be alive or not.
Next, Zhu Guzhi continued to inspect the city defense work everywhere along the city wall.
In the previous battle, almost all available generals in Runzhou were killed. .??.
Therefore, in Runzhou City, Zhu Gu is responsible for all military and government affairs.
As mentioned before, the control of the Tang Dynasty was different from that of other dynasties.
In the early Tang Dynasty, almost all civil servants, even county magistrates, were "literally capable of writing and writing, and military capable of drawing swords on the battlefield."
In the past few days, when the rebels attacked the city, he would personally go to the top of the city and draw his sword to fight fiercely with the rebels.
His behavior naturally established his prestige in the hearts of the soldiers.
Likewise, thousands of soldiers now regard him as their backbone.
This is also the reason why the soldiers have not completely collapsed even after three days of fighting against their own rebels that were nearly ten times stronger.
And while Zhu Gu was calming the soldiers and checking the city defense.
The drums of war drums suddenly sounded outside the city.
Then I saw a large number of rebels rushing out of the camp and starting to gather for battle outside the camp.
Seeing this scene, Zhu Gu also knew that the enemy was about to start attacking the city again.
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the other side.
After traveling day and night, Li Chengqian and his party arrived ten miles outside Runzhou City.
This distance is just a dash.
Li Chengqian ordered the entire army to rest for a while, and after the rest was completed, he went directly to reinforce.
At this moment, a messenger came galloping on horseback.
When Li Chengqian approached, he ordered the soldiers to stand up and dismount.
He knelt down on one knee and intervened: "Report to His Highness the Crown Prince that the rebels have begun to attack the city, and Set up a defensive line in the south of the city."
Hearing this, Li Chengqian raised his eyebrows.
He said: "It seems that they have discovered the movements of our army."
Qi Hong on the side also asked the messenger: "How many people are there at the rebel defense line?"
"Looking at the scale, there should be more than 10,000 people."
The ordering soldier answered truthfully.
Upon hearing this, Qi Hong was shocked.
"Now not only have they begun to attack Runzhou City in a large scale, but they have also set up a defensive line in the south of the city."
"It seems that they are determined to prevent our army from entering the city and rejoining the city's defenders."
Qi Hong looked at Li Chengqian and said, "Your Highness, what should we do now?"
"What else can be done?"
"Of course we have to find a way to defeat the enemy."
Li Chengqian rolled his eyes and said, "You're already here, how can you still watch?"
Hearing this, Qi Hong couldn't help but grin secretly.
Even if the rebels were a ragtag group, they still numbered more than 10,000 people.
However, there are only more than 7,000 people here.
He knows a lot about his more than 6,300 people.
Most of them are new soldiers who have just joined the army, and the remaining veterans have not experienced war for many years.
No matter how you look at it, they are just a bunch of rabble.
Based on this calculation, our own side has no advantage in terms of force. How can we fight against the enemy with a large number of people?
Obviously, until now, Qi Hong still believes that Li Chengqian's tactics are wrong.
He even felt that he was going to accompany Li Chengqian to die this time.
Of course, he only kept these words in his heart and said nothing on his face.
But who is Li Chengqian?
Just by hearing the two beeps of resentment value, you knew what this guy was thinking.
But he didn't bother to explain.
At that moment, he pulled out the spear stuck on the ground and said: "Give me the order to rest for half an hour. In half an hour, the whole army will march towards Runzhou City."