In fact, neither Li Yuanpeng nor Jin Xiaowu were afraid of the Sui people encircling Baishan County, because Baishan County had a lot of grain and grass stored in it, and there would be no problem if they persisted for three months.
But when the Sui people really surrounded the city with earthen walls and trenches, Li Yuanpeng and Jin Xiaowu suddenly realized its impact, which had a huge impact on the morale of the entire army. It was like their own side was completely surrounded, which shook the morale of the army and gave them a
The people in the city had an illusion that they had no way out.
Panic rumors have appeared in the army, which really worries Jin Xiaowu. He has understood the Sui strategy and first destroyed the morale of Li Yuanpeng's army from the heart of the army, in order to achieve the purpose of defeating the enemy without fighting.
It has to be said that Wang Junlin's move really hit Li Yuanpeng's weakest point. Some of the troops under Li Yuanpeng's command were just temporarily gathered civilian warriors and private soldiers from various noble families. Their guards, equipment, and training were all extremely backward, not to mention their morale.
downturn.
Wang Junlin's strategy made Jin Xiaowu extremely worried. He had realized that they were no match for Wang Junlin. The initiative was already in Wang Junlin's hands, and they would be defeated sooner or later.
Three maids who had been stripped naked were hanging from the trees in the yard. Li Yuanpeng became furious because they were discussing privately about being surrounded by the Sui army, and he whipped them with a whip himself.
The delicate bodies of the three maids were covered with shocking whip marks, and their bodies were almost completely bruised. They were beaten to the point of dying, and their screams were no longer heard.
Li Yuanpeng held an oil-soaked leather whip in his hand. He was bare-chested, his chest and arms were covered with coarse hair, and his eyes were red. Like a crazed beast, he vented all his anger on these three innocent people.
On the maid.
"General, Jin Pian is coming!"
After receiving a report from the soldiers, Jin Xiaowu hurriedly walked into the courtyard. He received Li Yuanpeng's permission to enter and leave the palace at will without reporting.
Jin Xiaowu looked at the three maids hanging on the tree, sighed secretly in his heart, bowed and saluted: "Join the general!"
Li Yuanpeng vented his anger halfway, threw away the whip, glanced at Jin Xiaowu, walked into the house, and said: "Come in and talk!"
Jin Xiaowu agreed and walked in.
"Are you here to defend the city?" Li Yuanpeng asked impatiently. He didn't want to hear about it now.
Jin Xiaowu shook his head, frowned and said, "Let me tell you another thing. From last night to now, rumors have spread in the army that our city will be destroyed."
"How could this happen?" Li Yuanpeng stood up suddenly, his eyes widening in shock.
"This is what you don't want to hear. After our disastrous defeat in the field battle outside the city, the Sui people built trenches and built earthen walls to siege the city, which had a great impact on the morale of the army." Jin Xiaowu sighed.
Li Yuanpeng sat down slumped. He drank down the wine in one gulp, threw the bottle aside, dug his hands into his hair, and gritted his teeth and said, "What should we do now? I don't know if Yeon Gaesumun will send reinforcements!" He said.
Shout out in pain.
Jin Xiaowu shook his head and said: "The Sui people are guarding the two military strongholds of Black Snake Ridge and Dashi Ridge. Even if Yuan Gaisuwen sends reinforcements, it will be useless. Moreover, I guess Wang Junlin is just encircling the area to provide reinforcements, hoping that Yuan Gaisuwen will
Gesuwen is sending reinforcements!"
"No!"
Li Yuanpeng roared like a wild beast: "No, the Sui army will not be so powerful."
Li Yuanpeng paced back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back. He was very aware of the current situation. How long could they persist without Yeon Gaesumun's reinforcements?
Thinking of this, Li Yuanpeng finally made up his mind and said coldly: "Wang Junlin doesn't want to attack the city immediately, so I will find a way to let him attack the city."
…
Baishan County itself is not large, with a circumference of less than 20 miles, and a permanent population of more than 4,000 households and nearly 30,000 people. However, when the Sui army attacked the Black Snake Ridge military camp in the southeast, the people living nearby outside the city also
They hurriedly fled into the city, causing the county's population to increase dramatically, from more than 30,000 to about 50,000. In addition, there were thousands of troops stationed in the city, making the city crowded and chaotic. In the past few days, the city had become smelly.
The sky was filled with chaos and disarray, and there were many complaints.
There were also tents set up in a long alley. A middle-aged traveling doctor carrying a medicine box hurriedly walked between the small tents until he reached the end of the alley. At the end was a courtyard.
He knocked on the door and it opened, revealing a young man.
"You came back so late, we thought you were captured and became a military doctor!" the young man joked in a low voice.
"Yes!" The middle-aged doctor agreed vaguely, walked into the courtyard, and closed the door at any time.
"What? Did you get the exact information?" the young man asked.
"Let's go inside and talk!"
The middle-aged doctor walked into the room. At this time, the room was full of people. There were thirty or forty people. They were all strong and strong men. Some of them had a calm aura and were clearly experts.
This is an intelligence base set up by Shen Guoer in Baishan County. Originally, there were only three or four people. But ten days ago, after Shen Guoer learned about Wang Junlin's battle plan, he sent many people to sneak into Baishan in various ways.
The county seat brings the number of secret spies hidden in this compound to forty-two. The leader is a master in the stasis period named Zuo Xiaofeng, who comes from the martial arts guild and is a shrewd man.
Everyone was gathering together to have dinner and discuss the military situation. In the past few days, rumors were spreading in the city, and the morale of the army was turbulent. Although it was because Wang Junlin outside the city led everyone with a series of strategies, the rumors they spread also played an important role.
The doctor found a seat and sat down, put down the medicine box, and smiled at Zuo Xiaofeng: "I got accurate information. I went to see Li Yuanpeng's housekeeper today. I heard that Li Yuanpeng himself was about to collapse, and he had a bad temper and was jealous.
My heart is getting heavier and heavier.
Zuo Xiaofeng nodded. The other two people also got the same information. The information obtained from the three channels was consistent, which meant that the information was credible. He immediately took out a piece of thin silk and used a sharpened charcoal pen to draw
He wrote the information on the specially made kraft paper from Fanyang County Salt Farm, then took out a thin red bamboo tube from his arms, folded the thin silk and stuffed it inside. He handed the information to Yingnu and ordered: "Take it immediately
Send it outside the city!"
A quarter of an hour later, a goshawk flapped its wings and flew into the sky, flying out of the city.
…
Night fell, and the Sui army camp inside and outside the city was silent. Only the patrolling sentries were walking in formation. In one of the tents, the lights were still bright. Wang Junlin was discussing the military situation with Lu Han, Guan Xiaotong, Zhang Tiangang and others.
This afternoon, Wang Junlin received an eagle letter from Baishan County, and learned about Li Yuanpeng's condition and the morale of Li Yuanpeng's army. This shows that they first captured the two military villages in the north and south, and defeated the opponent in a field battle outside the city.
, and digging trenches and building earthen walls have worked, and have already hit Li Yuanpeng's weakest point.
"Everyone, regarding the plan for Baishan County, I still intend to maintain the original plan and defeat the enemy without a fight. Now the opponent's military morale has been shaken, but it is not enough. I still need to continue to disintegrate their army. You can speak freely."
Wang Junlin looked at everyone one by one, and finally his eyes fell on Guan Xiaotong's face. Seeing that he was about to speak, he smiled and said, "Guan Xiaotong, if you have any ideas, just tell me."
Guan Xiaotong hesitated and said: "I thought I could start with food and grass. If I could let the spies in the city burn the opponent's food and grass, then they would collapse without a fight, but I thought it would be a pity to burn it. After all, food and grass are not good for them."
It’s also very important to us, so we don’t dare to speak nonsense.”