This coquettish expression turned into a mystery in the eyes of everyone. He was Tang Gong's nephew, and everyone in the military camp knew it. The two people had not returned just now, so they must have been summoned by Tang Gong to discuss matters. And the result of the discussion was
It involves everyone's wealth and lives.
"Liu, Brother Liu, Brother Li, are you okay?" Qin Ziying came forward to greet him with saliva on his face. He was usually frail and suddenly became "fat", with bulging muscles from his neck to his knees, as if he had a full head of autumn.
Fat bad cow.
"Of course, do you want us to freeze to death? What are you guys doing standing here? If you have anything to say, go inside and talk. Don't you feel cold in the snow and ice?" Liu Hongji laughed, unlocked the door, and let everyone in.
Go inside.
"Yes, yes, let's go into the house and say, let's go into the room and say, Lao Qi, get the wine you made and find someone to bring it in quickly!" Wang Yuantong agreed with a smile, and took the lead to walk in. There were six or seven knives on his body.
They collided with each other and made a clanking sound with every step they took.
Liu Hongji smiled, let everyone into the house one by one, opened the door ajar, blew on the fire in the charcoal basin, and hung a copper kettle filled with water above the brazier, and then slowly swallowed
Asked: "Brothers, why don't you go to bed so late? Do you have anything to do with us?"
"It's okay, it's okay, I just came here to take a look!" Wang Yuantong wiped the sweat from his face and hesitated to speak.
"Are you really okay?" Liu Hongji asked knowingly. Since everyone didn't tell the truth, he was happy to talk in circles with everyone. He didn't believe anyone here could compare with him.
"Brother Liu, we are all good brothers, right?" Qi Po Ning is the oldest person besides Liu Hongji and has the weakest concentration. He couldn't stand it any longer and was the first to change the subject.
"Of course, as soon as you enter the military camp, everyone becomes a lifelong friend. On the battlefield, the only ones who can save your life are your brothers!" Liu Hongji replied readily.
"A life-threatening friendship, a life-threatening friendship!" Qin Ziying instantly turned pale and kept saying. He was too sensitive to the word "battlefield". When someone mentioned it, his heart beat so fast that he could not breathe.
"Good brothers, you have to say what you have to say, you can't hide it, right?" Qi Po Ning pushed Qin Ziying and continued to ask.
"Yes, the most important thing about friends is heart-to-heart communication. If you only say half a sentence, what kind of friends are you?" Liu Hongji poked the charcoal fire with a copper skewer and replied with a smile.
Pink flames were already jumping in the brazier, making the copper kettle sizzle. The temperature in the room gradually increased, and everyone's face was reflected red by the firelight.
"Then, when will Tang Gong plan to take everyone to evacuate Huaiyuan Town?" Qi Po Ning finally summoned up the courage to ask the most crucial sentence. If the Sui Dynasty had started a war against Goryeo, Huaiyuan Town, which was hoarding grain and grass supplies, would undoubtedly be a
The safe rear area. However, now that the Koreans have crossed the boundary river and launched an attack on the Sui Dynasty, the important grain garrison area close to the boundary river was specially selected to facilitate the supply of the army, which has become the most unsafe place. A gentleman does not stand in danger.
Under the wall, everyone is a gentleman. When you can escape, try not to escape slower than others.
"Withdraw, if you were Mr. Tang, would you lead everyone to withdraw?" Liu Hongji suddenly became serious and looked into Qi Po Ning's eyes and asked.
Qi Poning was stunned. He had never thought of himself as the commander-in-chief of an army. He suddenly changed his position. Under the violent impact of the thoughts in his mind, his whole body stiffened.
"You, you mean, Mr. Tang, Mr. Tang is not planning to evacuate at all?" Wang Yuantong's upper and lower teeth kept chattering, his face was dripping with sweat, but his body seemed to have fallen into an ice cave.
The faces of the few people next to the charcoal basin turned as white as snow. They were all children of aristocratic families who had read books and had been trained since childhood. Their thoughts were changing quickly. According to Liu Hongji's suggestion, after changing positions and thinking, the previous doubts suddenly became clear.
Clearly.
Anyone who puts himself in Li Yuan's position will not withdraw. Huaiyuan Town has stockpiled enough food for a million troops to feed three months. If he leaves without fighting and the food falls into the hands of the enemy, the general will be killed by a thousand swords.
It would be hard to apologize for his crime even if he was cut into pieces. But if he insists on sticking to this place, with the 1,200 brothers in the city who are just waiting to die, they may not be able to hold on for more than an hour before they will be crushed into powder by the Koreans.
"Of course Tang Gong doesn't plan to evacuate, there is no need to evacuate at all! Although Huaiyuan Town is small, it is actually impregnable!" Li Xuman answered for Liu Hongji nonchalantly. It was the first time he lied, and he was a little nervous. But in his mood, he was even more nervous than himself.
In front of others, he appears extremely calm.
"Indestructible?" Everyone glanced at Li Xu. Li Xu was famous for his honesty and kindness in the military camp. Although everyone always laughed at him, at this very moment, the same words came out of his mouth,
It is much more credible than saying it from other people's mouths.
"Yes, can't you see it?" Li Xu looked at everyone disdainfully, and explained according to the rhetoric taught by Liu Hongji in advance: "General Xin's more than 30,000 troops are next to us, interacting with Huaiyuan Town.
If the enemy attacks General Xin, we will attack him from behind. If the enemy attacks Huaiyuan, General Xin will cut off his flanks. If the stalemate between the two sides lasts for a long time, our army from Liucheng and Lulong will surely arrive, and the Koreans will fall into
In a tight siege, there is a danger that the entire army will be wiped out..."
This is a battle example mentioned in history books. The Chu army once resisted the Qin army in this formation for three months. The Sui Dynasty was not weak to Chu. In three months, it was enough to send millions of reinforcements.
"The enemy general is not a fool. He will not take such a big risk to attack." Liu Hongji added with a smile, as if he had just discussed the situation at hand with Li Yuan. "Tang Gong thought that after the river froze, the enemy would definitely
They use sneak attacks and harassment as their main methods and will never confront us head-on."
After hearing this, the expressions on everyone's faces gradually became relaxed. The city wall of Huaiyuan Town was relatively strong. If the enemy army only came to harass a small group of soldiers, it would be difficult to get over such a high wall. Moreover, the Sui frontier army
The station is indeed not far from here. Seeing the beacon fire burning in Huaiyuan Town, they can arrive for reinforcements in one day.
"Brothers, please rest assured that if there is any abnormal situation, Brother Liu and I will never hide it from everyone!" Li Xu patted Wang Yuantong on the shoulder and promised in a low voice.
"Besides, the emperor will not let Tang Gongzhen take risks. According to their seniority, they are cousins!" Liu Hongji lowered his head and revealed to everyone with a mysterious face.
"Don't worry, don't worry!" Wang Yuantong and others smiled and nodded. Everyone has heard that the emperor and Tang Gong are relatives. No matter how stupid he is, he will not risk his cousin's death. Everyone speculates based on common sense.
At that moment, no one thought that Emperor Shengming had poisoned his own brother. He had killed more than one cousin. They just felt that the upcoming battle was no longer so terrifying, and the wind outside the window did not sound the same as before.
Anxious.
"Tang Gong said that the enemy did not dare to attack the city!" That night, I don't know who leaked the "news" heard from Liu Hongji!
"Liu Lvli and Captain Li are not in a hurry. They are still drinking and eating meat with a few adults. Why are we anxious!" Some people who secretly ran to check the situation reported back to their companions. If the general runs for his life, he will definitely take him with him.
Go to his confidant. And his confidant is still drunk and dreaming. Even if there is danger in front of him, it will not be too great.
Thinking about Tang Gong's unhurried performance at that time, everyone felt more stable. They slowly fell asleep holding their swords.
When they got up the next morning, everyone admired the judgment of "Tang Gong" more and more. The rumors last night were correct at all. After crushing a section of ice, the Koreans took the initiative to retreat to Liaodong City on the other side. They were responsible for the border between Sui Dynasty and Sui Dynasty.
Zuotunwei General Xin Shixiong, who was on alert on one side, also withdrew his troops to the military camp ten miles north of Huaiyuan Town in view of the bad weather. The enemy and we fell into a stalemate before the snow fell, and the Sui army did not cross the border to attack.
, the Korean army was also happy to maintain temporary peace.
The price of that night's conflict was that a thousand-man Goryeo army that had crossed the river but lost support was wiped out by General Xin Shixiong. An unknown number of Goryeo soldiers fell into the river and froze to death. The Sui army that rushed to the river to fight also hurried to the river.
More than 700 people were killed and injured, more than 500 of whom suffered from frostbite.
Two brothers who were protecting the baggage in Huaiyuan Town were also "killed" in battle. They stole war horses in the middle of the night and prepared to escape. As soon as they rushed out of the camp gate, they were shot off by hidden sentries. Li Yuan executed them in public, and
The head was hung for three days. Then he was buried as if he had died in a fierce battle with the enemy, and the county where his home was located was notified of the death.
This result shocked many people, but no one complained that Duke Tang was cruel. Generally speaking, Li Yuan was a good boss. He did not accept filial piety from his subordinates, did not withhold food, and treated everyone for sneaking out to drink and other small things that violated military discipline.
I have also adopted the attitude of turning a blind eye.
"Tang Pingping has always treated everyone well, but those two guys became deserters when the war came. It's really unloyal!" Qi Po Ning commented privately. This also represents the views of most people, who came to Huaiyuan Town to serve as soldiers.
Most of the children of the aristocratic families do not have high martial arts skills and are not very motivated, but they can show some loyalty to their friends.
"Compassion does not control the army. Tang Gong has already taken into account the face of his family by being so apathetic!" Liu Hongji echoed in a low voice. This is a truth. The big family cares more about face. If the bodies of those two people are sent back as deserters,
My hometown and the whole family will be ashamed.
In the midst of the discussion, no one cared about why the intensity of training suddenly became so much deeper, why military discipline suddenly became so much stricter, and even the new rule of not leaving the camp at night without the approval of the commander-in-chief was implemented to the letter.
Go down. Now everyone has changed from the rear team to the forward team, and the real forward team is still in Zhuo County. Although Tang Gong's "confidence" believes that everyone can make the Koreans flee as long as they stay for a long time. But his subordinates
If you don't have a little bit of strength, if the Koreans come to attack the city, it won't be so easy to hold on for half a day. (To be continued)
