The Eastern Turkic general immediately stopped smiling, raised his machete and shouted.
This sentence was not translated by the people who were led out.
The rampant laughter slowly stopped, and the atmosphere outside the city suddenly became depressing, and a surge of momentum rushed towards Fang Yuan and others.
Immediately, some of the cavalry stepped out and pulled the people bound by ropes to leave.
"Find someone who understands Eastern Turkic language."
Fang Yuan ordered with a cold face.
Xu Shihui will immediately send people to search for it.
Not long after, a young man dressed as a student from a state college arrived.
Fang Yuan knew this person, it was Ge You who Zhang Ji brought to him to apply for a loan for study.
At this time, the cavalry who left returned again, and the people who were taken away came back carrying a tree.
The tree is thicker than an adult's thigh and has been trimmed. It is estimated to be three or four meters long, and one end of the head has been shaved into a pointed shape.
“@#￥%……&!”
The East Turkic general roared.
"Let the two-legged sheep attack the city!"
"Those who disobey will be eaten!"
Translated by Geyou.
The East Turkic general's words fell.
Some people who were tied up by ropes were let go.
They were pushed to the front, there were about 500 people.
There are both men and women, old and young, but they are mainly men, mostly young and strong.
The people were full of fear, and under the shouts of the Eastern Turkic cavalry, they carried the trees up.
“@#￥%……&!”
The East Turkic general roared again.
"Siege the city!"
Geyou translated again.
People carrying trees take action.
But some people fell down due to exhaustion.
The next moment, an Eastern Turkic cavalryman rode out.
In the horrified eyes of the common people, he got off his horse and walked to the common man who fell to the ground.
"Spare your life, spare your life, spare your life..."
The fallen people knelt on the ground, kowtowed and begged for mercy.
His face was filled with fear, and there was no trace of blood on his face, as if the East Turkic soldiers in front of him were demons.
The East Turkic soldier had a cold face, grabbed the common man's hair, stopped him from kowtowing, and forcibly pulled the common man's hair to make him stand up.
"Death!"
The Eastern Turkic soldiers shouted angrily.
With the scimitar in his hand, he chopped off the common man's neck.
The cry for mercy stopped suddenly, and blood rushed out like a column of blood.
A human head was held by an East Turkic soldier, while the body had fallen to the ground.
It seems that due to the inertia of the body, the fallen body twitched slightly on the ground.
The enslaved people were frightened and retreated one after another, causing the trees on their shoulders to fall to the ground.
"This is what happens to those who disobey!"
Eastern Turkic soldiers raised their heads and shouted.
The heads faced the enslaved people.
The horrific death made them pale in fright and they retreated one after another.
"Siege the city!"
"Whoever falls, this is the fate!"
The Eastern Turkic soldiers shouted again.
The head in his hand hit one of them hard.
The man screamed and was so frightened that he almost left his body.
People nearby were also screaming and their faces were ashen.
After a while, the enslaved people carried the tree again.
On the city wall.
Fang Yuan and others were furious.
I was furious at the behavior of the Eastern Turkic cavalry.
"Beast!"
"Damn beast!"
"Chief Fang, do you want to release the arrow?"
Li Danqiu clenched his fists and his voice was cold.
Her face also turned a little pale, and she was shocked by what she saw.
This is the battlefield, a terrible battlefield. The enslaved people of the Tang Dynasty are no better than beasts.
What's even more disgusting is that they used compatriots from the Tang Dynasty to attack the city. Do they need to intercept them with bows and arrows?
As the commander-in-chief, Li Danqiu found it difficult to make up his mind in this situation and looked at Fang Yuan aside.
"Don't kill us, don't kill us, we are forced..."
The enslaved people below the city screamed in agony.
They carried the trees and ran towards the city gate in neat steps.
The sharp end is in front, rushing towards the center of the city gate.
"Lord Governor, be careful!"
Xu Shihui reminded with a heavy face.
The East Turks in front of us are cruel and terrifying beyond imagination.
If you don’t take human life seriously, your moral bottom line is lower than that of an animal.
They even used enslaved people to attack the city, so that they had to carefully consider whether to shoot arrows.
If this arrow is released, the person who was originally credited may be charged with harming his compatriots, and may even be impeached by the official.
Some people don't like to do things when they are full and they always like to find fault with others. There are many such people in all dynasties.
And there is another issue that needs to be considered, that is, there are about 500 compatriots under the city. If you kill the group that is carrying the tree, there will definitely be the next group that is resisting the tree.
Looking at the situation before us, at least about five hundred people must be killed to stop the Eastern Turk cavalry from attacking the city.
The war has not yet started, but your arrows are shot at your compatriots first?
"Can the city gate be blocked?"
Fang Yuan's voice was a little hoarse.
It contains overwhelming anger.
"Hold on for one day at most!"
The captain guarding the city said in a low tone.
Liaozhou City is a small city and has little defensive effect.
If there is no other action to prevent it, you can only hold on for one day at most.
"Let's discuss strategy first!"
Fang Yuan said with a cold face.
His brows were furrowed into a frown, and his eyes were as cold as knives, staring down.
Let’s not mention the consequences of killing these compatriots in front of us if we release arrows, but we must consider the reaction of the East Turkic cavalry.
They will have two choices.
One is to attack the city personally, and the other is to attack the county seat.
If he were a general, he would definitely attack the county town. After all, the county town is easier to capture.
In this way, the people of Liaozhou will still be trampled by the Eastern Turks' cavalry, which is not a situation Fang Yuan wants to see.
The best case scenario is that Liaozhou City will leave the Eastern Turk cavalry behind and wait for the imperial court to send troops to support them.
When he was sure that the Eastern Turkic cavalry was coming, Fang Yuan had already ordered someone to report to Chang'an City urgently.
"Boom!"
There was a knock on the door.
The defending soldiers who were holding back inside the city were knocked back.
After stabilizing their bodies, the defenders once again stared at the city gate with their bodies to increase the defensive nature of the city gate.
This collision seemed to have hit the hearts of the people in Liaozhou City, making them even more frightened and uneasy.
Most people in the city dare not go out and hide at home, but there are still those who are bold enough to approach the city gate.
There are also spies from some aristocratic families spreading information back and forth, so that they have a rough understanding of the current situation and are also worried.
Fang Yuan and others were shocked when they were hit like this, but seeing that the city gate was still strong, they all breathed a sigh of relief.
So we sat down on the spot and discussed how we should deal with the situation at hand.
"Boom!"
There was another vibration.
But it can no longer interfere with Fang Yuan and others’ discussion.
Next, Fang Yuan and others discussed strategies one by one, and the city gate was hit again and again.
The Eastern Turkic cavalry below ordered the Tang compatriots to scold the formation, insulting Fang Yuan and others for not daring to go out and fight head-on.
The past half day probably passed like this. The sun had already set in the west and it was about to get dark. The people who knocked on the door were so tired that they could hardly walk.
"Retreat!"
The Eastern Turkic cavalry general shouted loudly.
Enslaved people were dragged away.
The billowing smoke and dust rose, the Eastern Turkic cavalry disappeared, and Liaozhou City survived for half a day.
"Check the city gate!"
Fang Yuan looked at the direction they were leaving and said in a deep voice.
Today is just the first day, tomorrow will be the real crisis.
According to the wishes of the city guard, the city gate can only hold on until noon tomorrow at most.
"Lord Governor, the city gate is severely damaged, I'm afraid we can only hold on until noon tomorrow."
The city guard captain returned to report.
As he estimated, the city gate can only hold on for one day at most.
"Reward all brothers!"
"It's turns to hold an all-night vigil tonight!"
Fang Yuan walked down the city wall.
I found that the soldiers who had just blocked the city gate had collapsed from exhaustion.
"Don't worry!"
The captain guarding the city said in a deep voice.
Fang Yuan and others mounted their horses and returned to the Governor's Mansion.
Everyone looked heavy and felt very unhappy.
Although there was no war today, we saw the ferocity of the Eastern Turks.
Moreover, the city gate can only hold on for half a day at most, and the city may be breached at noon tomorrow.
The most frightening thing is that there are only 600 cavalry on our side, which is seriously insufficient, and they are not regular troops.
If the city gate is breached, it will be almost impossible to stop the Eastern Turks' cavalry with only 500 cavalry and 3,000 infantry.
"Miaoyan, Bowu, Danqiu, Siwen, you go back and rest, recharge your batteries, and start the battle tomorrow."
"Xu Shihui, please use my order to notify the aristocratic families in Liaozhou City to hold a meeting at the Governor's Mansion and warn them not to be absent!"
Fang Yuan ordered while riding his horse to go back in the direction of the Governor's Mansion.
Li Danqiu and Li Siwen obeyed the order and immediately left with 600 cavalry to rest.
Du Miaoyan and Xue Bowu should also be the same, but they escorted Fang Yuan back to the Governor's Mansion before leaving separately.
Night soon fell, and everything was silent.
The people who had been worried for a long time finally breathed a sigh of relief.
During the day, they were all worried that the city gate would be breached and the Eastern Turkic cavalry would rush in.
Xu Shi came forward.
Representatives of the major families in Liaozhou City finally arrived at the conference room of Qi Governor's Mansion.
But their faces are not very pretty, almost all of them have a straight face.
Fang Yuan's ban on relocation made them very dissatisfied.
They are now trapped in Liaozhou City and may become prey to the Eastern Turkic cavalry at any time.
"The city gate can only be held until noon tomorrow at most."
Fang Yuanhuan glanced at everyone, snorted in his heart, and said calmly.
After the words fell, everyone's faces changed drastically, and they all looked panicked.
"Prefect Fang, can you let me go?"
Ye Chengmin's face was filled with shock and anger, and he begged.
Their foreign families moved here from Yunzhou and other places to avoid war.
Now Liaozhou is facing a war, but Fang Yuan trapped them here, so what's the point of them going all the way from Yunzhou to avoid the war?
Many people looked at Fang Yuan, not wanting to stay and hoping to leave.
At this time, if Fang Yuan is allowed to leave secretly through other city gates, there is absolutely no problem.
"Chief Ye, is it interesting to say this at this time?"
"Many of you want to leave, but I am warning you that I have sent close men to guard the Sifang City Gate. If you want to escape, feel free to try."
Fang Yuan looked at Ye Chengmin and sneered.
He has already said the bad words once and doesn't care if he says them again.
"Prince Fang, what's more than that?!"
Ye Chengmin was angry and angry, staring at Fang Yuan angrily.
But he didn't dare to say anything more outrageous, for fear of angering Fang Yuan at this time.
Others are also like this, they are deeply wary of Fang Yuan at this time, fearing that he will really kill him.
"Okay, don't think about leaving, think about how to deal with the next problems."
"Liaozhou City will definitely not be able to defend tomorrow, so I decided to go out of the city for a head-on battle tomorrow."
"But there are too few cavalry, only 600, which is far different from the number of Eastern Turkic cavalry. I need your support."
Fang Yuan waved his hand and said, cutting through the iron.
He wants to completely cut off the idea of these people leaving.
Only in this way will they really want to help and unite.
Today's Liaozhou City can only survive by uniting, and there is no other way.
Unless the imperial court received your urgent report and sent troops to support.
But we can only look forward to it, after all, so many places have fallen before the imperial court sent troops.
"President Fang, even if we gather a thousand cavalry for you, you will still be no match for the Eastern Turkic cavalry in a decisive battle!"
Liu Yongshou said angrily.
Quantity is one thing, quality is another.
Even if the Eastern Turkic cavalry is not elite, it still fights on the battlefield all year round.
The cavalry that he and others gathered together were all miscellaneous soldiers who had never been on the battlefield.
There is a huge gap between the two sides. Even if they are in sufficient numbers, they are no match for the Eastern Turkic cavalry.
Everyone nodded subconsciously and agreed with Liu Yongshou's words.
This is the reason why they want to leave, because the gap is really too big.
"It's normal to have gaps. All we have to do is delay."
"The imperial court will definitely not ignore us in Hedong Road. As long as we unite to resist and delay until the imperial reinforcements arrive, we will be saved!"
Fang Yuan said in a deep voice.
Although he is not sure when the imperial court will have reinforcements.
There is no guarantee whether there will be reinforcements.
But we have to give Liu Yongshou and others a shot in the arm, and we still have to give them hope.
Sure enough, after hearing Fang Yuan's words, the faces of the aristocratic family present became slightly better.
Everyone was silent and did not express their opinions.
"The Fenyin Xue clan has fifty horses, and they can all support Fang, the governor."
"If we need manpower, we can provide it."
"I just hope Governor Fang can hold on until reinforcements arrive."
Xue Wenbo suddenly spoke and said with great energy.
Everyone was stunned. Unexpectedly, the first one to cooperate was Xue Wenbo.
"Thank you Mr. Xue!"
Fang Yuan immediately stood up and thanked him solemnly.
It is a good phenomenon that someone can take the lead.
And it was Xue Wenbo who almost had a falling out, which made Fang Yuan even more grateful to him.
But I have to admire these famous families. They are just one branch, and they all have fifty horses.
You must know that Fang Yuan, as the governor, only had more than thirty horses before the bandits were exterminated.
This shows how strong these aristocratic families are and how deep their foundation is.
"The Liu family in Jie County only has 43 horses, so they can all support Governor Fang."
"But forget about the manpower, they are all scholars and cannot go to the battlefield."
Liu Yongshou sighed and followed Xue Wenbo to support Fang Yuan.
We have no choice but to unite and resist the East Turkic cavalry.
If you force him to leave at this time, Fang Yuan will definitely fall out of favor.
You know, if the city falls, the most likely person to be killed is the governor.
Forcibly leaving at this time will undoubtedly push Fang Yuan into the abyss. It would be strange if he didn't kill someone.
"The Ye Clan's outsider family doesn't have that much savings, and they only have eight horses, and all of them support Governor Fang."
Everyone spoke one after another.
All the aristocratic families present gave their support.
There are aristocratic families who only support horses, and there are aristocratic families who only support horses.
More than 20 aristocratic families were present and eventually provided more than 300 horses.
"Thank you!"
"Liaozhou City will definitely be able to hold on!"
"In the future, our business will grow bigger and bigger, and we will make a fortune together!"
Fang Yuan once again expresses his solemn thanks.
There are more than 300 horses, which is almost as many as the Eastern Turkic cavalry.
Let Li Danqiu and his brother train before the battle tomorrow, and they will be considered cavalry capable of going to the battlefield.
"I'll say goodbye!"
"Send the horses when you get back!"
"Please also ask Governor Fang to hold on until reinforcements arrive!"
Everyone stood up one after another and saluted Fang Yuan.
Fang Yuan returned the gift and personally escorted them out of the gate of the Governor's Mansion.
Zhang San and others are still working, and no one has taken a break.
After Fang Yuan sends these aristocratic families away, he will let them register for the horses sent by the aristocratic families.
At the same time, new riders must be arranged.
These things were all left to Zhang San and others to handle. Fang Yuan's spirit had been tense for a day and he was extremely tired.
When we returned to Fang Mansion, except for Li Danqiu and Xue Bowu, who were on the battlefield today, no one else was asleep.
"Brother Yuan!"
"Master!"
Zhao Zixuan, Hong Xu Qinggao and others came over and looked at Fang Yuan worriedly.
I originally wanted to send Yang Xiulan and her daughter away, but later I was worried about encountering East Turkic cavalry on the way out, so I postponed this idea.
It is even more impossible to send him away at this time. The governor's office cannot lead the way, otherwise it cannot force the families to stay.
"I'm fine. You can go back and rest."
Fang Yuan sent them away.
He now wants to be quiet and think about tomorrow's strategy.
Although I have discussed it with Li Danqiu and others today, I am still worried about the outcome of the battle tomorrow.
The battlefield...this is my first time.
When everyone saw Fang Yuan's situation, they stopped disturbing him and dispersed one after another.
As soon as everyone dispersed, the giant appeared with two things in his hand.
"The war comes so suddenly. I only have two things to save your life."
Juzi handed the things to Fang Yuan.
One is a golden short-sleeved dress, and the other is a strange box.
"What is this?"
"How to use?"
Fang Yuan took it curiously and asked.
"Golden silk armor can block ordinary swords and guns."
"Heavy Rain Pear Blossom Needle, you can sneak attack the opponent at critical moments."
Juzi explained and gave Fang Yuan two things.
......
Night, Chang'an City Palace.
Li Shimin angrily shouted at the spies that they were trash.
Time and time again, people were sent to investigate the news of the East Turkic Cavalry, but the best opportunities were missed time and time again.
The imperial court's eight hundred cavalry have been assembled, but there is no accurate information about the East Turkic cavalry, so they don't know where to send troops.
As several states and counties fell, Li Shimin became even more furious, and all the princes in the Manchu Dynasty were also frightened and angry. Even at night, they gathered together to discuss countermeasures and deduce the consequences.
"Report!"
"Urgent report from Liaozhou City!"
"The Eastern Turkic cavalry attacked the city. The generals in Liaozhou defended the city to the death and asked the imperial court for support."
Just at this time, the battle report reached Li Shimin urgently.
"Liaozhou City?"
The officials looked happy, but soon turned tragic.
Liaozhou City is just a small city. Even border cities like Yunzhou and Yuzhou have been destroyed. Yunzhou cannot defend it.
"Quick, order the cavalry to set off at dawn!"
Li Shimin thought differently from them.
He has been to Liaozhou City and knows that Liaozhou City is indeed a small city and it is difficult to hold it.
But the key is that my ideal minister Fang Yuan is here!
Fang Yuan can solve the crisis of fifty thousand refugees, and a mere thousand cavalry can also hold on.
Fang Yuan, Fang Yuan, you must hold on and leave the Eastern Turkic cavalry behind. Victory will belong to our Tang Dynasty.
News has returned from the front line that the Eastern Turks have been defeated, and Li Jing and others are encircling and suppressing the fleeing Jieli Khan and other royal families.
However, if the Eastern Turkic cavalry that entered the heart of the Tang Dynasty were in a favorable situation, the war on the front line might be reversed.
......
One night passed.
At dawn the next day, the Eastern Turkic cavalry began to attack the city.
Fang Yuan and others immediately prepared for battle. Today they will have a head-on battle with the Eastern Turkic Cavalry.