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The first thing Liu Ling did when he arrived in Cangzhou was to order the people in the Supervisory Yuan to publicize the false information about his whereabouts. The second thing he immediately did was very simple, just four words, distracting from the spotlight.
"Chong Shen."
Liu Ling naturally called Zhuo Qingzhan by his nickname.
"Here, what do you want, Your Majesty?"
"How many soldiers are there to fight in the city, and how many people are there? How long will the arrows, rolling stones, grain, grass and baggage be enough to last?"
"There are still more than 3,400 combatable soldiers in the city. The Khitan attack was not violent a while ago, and the county soldiers suffered more than 600 casualties. The number of people in the city who have been enthroned and registered is 53,611
Seventeen people, but since the sixth year of Xiande, people have been leaving continuously, and now there are about 42,000 people in the city. There are 300,000 feathered arrows in stock, and if they are fired 100 times, they can just kill all the Khitans.
The defense preparations on the city wall are quite adequate. There was a quarry outside the city. Before the Khitans went south, all the stones that could be moved were moved into the city. In the third year of Emperor Xiande's reign in the Great Zhou Dynasty, His Majesty... the first emperor used Cangzhou as a base for his Northern Expedition.
, transported a large amount of grain and grass. The grain and grass in stock now, based on 50,000 people, should be able to last for three months without any problem."
Zhuo Qingzhan was a civil servant, so he was quite clear about these numbers. What was rare was that he was still in the mood to joke.
Liu Ling admired his attitude very much. It was rare for a scholar to have such a generous spirit.
Liu Ling nodded and said: "From now on, the defenders and civilians in the city will all obey my orders. Is there any problem?"
Zhuo Qingzhan was stunned for a moment, then he clasped his fists and said: "Your Majesty's reputation spreads far and wide. In terms of martial arts and strategy, Zhuo is far behind. Even if we hand over all the soldiers and civilians in Cangzhou City to your Majesty, it will be fine. But, Zhuo
I have one condition, otherwise I ask your Majesty to forgive Zhuo for being unable to obey."
Liu Ling smiled and didn't care about Zhuo Qingzhan's attitude.
"tell me the story."
"At the top of Cangzhou City, the flag of Zhou Dynasty is immutable!"
Zhuo Qingzhan said loudly.
Zhao Ba took a step forward, stopped Zhuo Qingzhan and shouted angrily: "How brave! Wherever the prince goes, everyone will surrender. Now that the prince has arrived in Cangzhou, this is the territory of my great Han Dynasty, and the prince will rule a city. You
You are so courageous, if you dare to say one more word, the Mo Dao in someone's hands will be less ruthless!"
Although Zhao Ba's hand was injured, he could never abandon the knife due to his stubborn and brave temperament. His hand was still wrapped in cloth, and the joints had just been treated by doctors from the Oversight Agency, so he grabbed it
The sword never leaves your body.
Zhuo Qingzhan smiled contemptuously and said: "Are most of the generals under the prince's command such reckless and vulgar people?
Liu Ling smiled and said: "You don't need to provoke me with words, your conditions are all right. In the face of foreign enemies, does it matter what flag is hoisted in Cangzhou City? It is just the flag of your Zhou Dynasty. After some time,
I still have to take it off for you."
He slowly walked up the city wall, looked at the endless Khitan camps outside and said, "Have you seen that wolf flag? In a few days, I will also tear up the wolf head flag. By then, there will be only one flag in the city.
Floating above my head is the dragon flag of my great man."
He smiled and said: "What's the problem if I just obey you? I just have a question, let me ask you."
Zhuo Qingzhan's heart was filled with excitement at Liu Ling's words, and he knew that the confidence and even arrogance of the man in front of him could not be faked. The most stunning person in the Central Plains today is Liu Ling.
Pei Zhan seemed to be arrogant, but he could not escape Liu Ling's plan. Without consuming a single soldier of the Han army, Pei Zhan's 400,000 troops were wiped out. How overwhelming is this?
"Excuse me, Your Majesty."
Liu Ling smiled peacefully and spoke calmly: "What do you want to express by insisting on clinging to such small details? Are you a pure minister of the Great Zhou Dynasty, or are you dissatisfied in your heart?"
Zhuo Qingzhan's heart trembled again, and he couldn't help but raise his head and look at Liu Ling's indifferent face. Before he could answer, Liu Ling said lightly: "First, you are not a pure minister. If you were a pure minister, then you would
You will not agree to hand over the city defense to me, but refuse to let go of such a trivial matter as the flag. You have lost the overall situation and only focused on the small details, which is contrary to the pure minister. Secondly, it is not that you are dissatisfied in your heart. The success of my king's achievements will not be yours in this life.
It’s beyond your reach. If you want to keep Cangzhou, you must hand over the command to me, and by doing so, you are just..."
"Just asking for fame."
Liu Ling smiled, but every word was heart-wrenching.
"You just want a good reputation. As for why you ask for a name."
Liu Ling said calmly: "It's because you want to attract my attention. You want me to notice you and leave in my heart the shadow of your disguise as a pure minister. You are not a pure minister. You are a righteous person."
There are still some, you just want to... take refuge in me."
Liu Ling waved his hand and said: "Forget it, the national flag of the Zhou Dynasty is actually worthless in your eyes. You, the county governor, were not appointed by the imperial court of the Zhou Dynasty, and you have nothing to do with Chai Rong. You...
The county guard was given to you by Zhao Tieguai. With Zhao Tieguai dead, the Chengde Army is finished. There are only two people you can rely on in the Central Plains today, Pei Zhan and me. Pei Zhan is the mortal enemy of the Chengde Army, and Pei Zhan
I have stepped on you so hard that you have no room to fight back, so you have only one choice."
"Put away your hypocrisy. If you want to follow me, show your skills."
Emperor Zhuo Qing's face changed color slightly, but he said nothing or refuted.
"From today on, if Cangzhou wants to hang a flag, it will hang my Han flag. If you feel a little uncomfortable in your heart, you can understand me. This Han is a Han of the Han nation."
Liu Ling glanced at the county soldiers holding swords behind Emperor Zhuo Qing, smiled and shook his head. He turned around and walked towards the far side of the city wall, ignoring Zhuo Qingzhan again. Zhuo Qingzhan turned around and told the county soldiers to retreat.
He took the knife, took a deep breath, and chased after Liu Ling.
Zhao Da looked at Zhuo Qingzhan's back and smiled, with a spring breeze blowing across his face. He put his hands behind his hands, followed leisurely and leisurely. The black-clothed supervisory guards of the Supervisory Yuan escorted Liu back and forth.
Ling, their eyes were dull, but whenever their eyes glanced at those county soldiers, those county soldiers would feel a kind of coldness from the heart. The cold aura on these men in black was too strong
, so heavy that it seemed like the heat in the air had been driven away.
Liu Ling walked along the city wall for a while and looked at the layout of the Khitan camp outside, as well as the defense situation of Cangzhou City. He gained a new understanding of Zhuo Qingzhan's ability. It can be said that the city defense layout is very safe and satisfactory.
There are many sandbags piled on the city wall, and it seems that the city wall is intended to be cut section by section. This is very effective for defense. Even if an enemy attacks the city, it will be difficult to move forward. The city wall is divided and there is no way.
Every step forward must attack the next section of the barrier. When the Han army defended Yuzhou, they relied on such stubborn defense for more than a month.
"You're fine."
Liu Ling commented on Zhuo Qingzhan for the second time today.
Zhuo Qingzhan bowed and said, "Thank you for the compliment, Your Highness."
"It's just a matter of fact. By the way, tell your soldiers to focus on the south gate. If nothing happens, someone will come in the next few days."
"Is it His Highness's reinforcements?"
Zhuo Qingzhan could not help but admire His Highness the King of Han who dared to come to Cangzhou alone. If it had been him, in the high position of the King of Han, he would not have risked his life no matter what. However, based on his analysis of Liu Ling,
It seems that Liu Ling has never been so impulsive before. How could he be so rash? Therefore, Zhuo Qingzhan is almost certain that Liu Ling must have come with a large group of people. As for why he did not see the army
, maybe Liu Ling thought he was a mastermind by deploying the army outside. But Liu Ling's next words shattered Zhuo Qingzhan's illusions.
"It will take at least four days for my troops to arrive. Moreover, they will not exceed 40,000 people."
Liu Ling looked back at Zhuo Qingzhan, with a smile in his eyes.
"Disappointed? But now you have a chance. If you really want to become famous all over the world, you can send someone to kill me now. If you kill me, your reputation will be very big."
Zhuo Qingzhan trembled and said, "I don't dare!"
"Subordinate?"
Liu Ling laughed and said, "I'm sorry."
"I ordered that all the heavy crossbows be mobilized to the north gate. There is no need for too many people at the east gate and west gate. Only three hundred soldiers are left at each gate, and as many banners as bluffs are enough. Move as many troops as possible to the north gate.
Divided into three teams, one and two, each with a thousand men, they take turns to defend the city. The third team, with 800 people, is the reserve. Unless ordered by my general, the reserve cannot go to the city to fight. The reserve's usual task is... to organize the city.
The common people covered the roofs of their houses with wet mud to prevent the enemy from burning them with rockets. The next step was to collect the feces excreted by the common people in the city every day."
"stool?"
Zhuo Qingzhan raised his head and asked in confusion.
"Well, set up a big pot and boil it. When it's cooked, feed it to the Khitan people."
Zhuo Qingzhan grinned, thinking that the King of Han was indeed mighty.
"The carriages I brought this time are equipped with repeating fire ballistas, but... don't use them until absolutely necessary."
Zhuo Qingzhan nodded and said, "I understand."
"In addition, organize the young and strong people in the city and give them to the people from the Supervisory Council I brought for training. Even if they cannot be trained into elite soldiers, they must learn how to protect themselves. It is better to have someone to teach them than no one to teach them. I
The troops will be divided and stationed outside the city. Cangzhou City will be in crisis in the future. Although I am not willing to let the people go to the city to bleed, but...at this critical moment, there is nothing we can do about it."
"My subordinate understands."
"There's one more thing you should do now."
Liu Ling turned around, looked at Zhuo Qingzhan and said: "Write a letter to the north of the Yellow River, even to Kaifeng, asking for help. Spread the news of the Khitan invasion to the south, there are many bloody men among the people. Even your old employer, the Zhou Kingdom, no one dares to
Come on, in the land of Hebei, good men will not watch their homes being destroyed by prairie wolves! Write as many letters as you can, regardless of your identity, or whether the person you are writing to is an enemy or a friend.
Now...you don’t have to think about that anymore.”
"My subordinates will do it now."
Liu Ling waved his hand and said: "The flag of Cangzhou is with you, and the flag of Zhou Dynasty is also flying. For no other reason than I don't want Yeluji to know that I am coming."
Zhuo Qingzhan glanced at Liu Ling cautiously, and was shocked in his heart. Since he didn't plan to change the flag, was he just trying to beat me up?
Zhuo Qingzhan was a little speechless. It seemed that...he had no room for resistance in front of this king of Han Dynasty. (To be continued)
