On the night of March 14 in the first year of Tianci, hundreds of Liang soldiers sat around the bonfire and watched a group of women dance.

This group of women was a Persian beauty bought from the Western Regions by merchants passing through Jiuquan. The merchant had planned to sell Persian beauties to the Central Plains, but ended up in time for the war. At first, they hid in the mountains and forests, and when they saw that the Hu people had withdrawn, they dared to come out. But when they inquired in Jiuquan, they heard that there was still a war on Zhangye Wuwei's side, so they could only stay in Jiuquan temporarily.

The women danced the Western Regions style dance, which deeply attracted this group of soldiers from all over the world, most of the soldiers were from civilian backgrounds, who had seen this kind of high-nosed and deep-eyed Western Regions people dancing for them, and now they saw it, and they were very interested.

This group of women from the Western Regions is specially trained, just like the thin horses in the painting boats in Suzhou and Hangzhou. The white thighs were more than one person tall as soon as they were raised, and the moment they raised their legs, they led hundreds of men's heads up and down at the same time, and their movements were uniform.

Tang Hong ordered a lame horse to be killed and the people were treated. But how can a horse feed a few hundred people, the officers eat meat, and the soldiers can only drink soup. But this bowl of soup has made the soldiers who have not eaten meat for a long time grateful. Especially the lame Zhang Youtian, who followed Chen Mu's side, even got a mouthful of meat to eat. Zhang Han is no exception.

Originally, it was not allowed to bring wine in the army, but as the son of the gate lord, Tang Hong, seemed to be able to stay out of the law, and he always carried a few jars of wine in his chariot.

"Tonight, let all the soldiers at the head of the city come down and celebrate with us!" Tang Hong drank a little too much.

Kong Xiaoxian didn't drink alcohol, sat aside, didn't seem to be in high spirits, and listened to Tang Hong's drinking, but he didn't pay attention to it. However, Wu Dong, the superintendent of the Seventh Regiment, couldn't sit still, and reminded: "Captain Tang, if the enemy army comes to sneak attack, the defense of the city is weak, hehe, I'm afraid it's not appropriate, right?" ”

"Huh? What's wrong? Tang Hong scolded with the strength of the wine: "You are a regimental supervisor, what, do you still want to take care of Lao Tzu?" His grandmother's, finally got rid of Xiang Dangyang's old horseman, and I want to be under your control again? ”

"The lower officials don't dare."

"Don't dare, then don't talk nonsense with Lao Tzu!" Tang Hong turned his head and pointed at Chen Mu: "Chen Mu, you send someone to call down the soldiers of the four gates, if you dare not obey the military order, you will kill him for me!" ”

This situation is exactly what Chen Mu is worried about, the enemy commander Alandor is obviously a seasoned opponent. According to the intelligence, Alanda led 3,000 troops and took Dunhuang City in less than ten days, and 1,000 Liang soldiers in Dunhuang City were martyred, while Alanda only paid the price of 700 people.

How Alantor did it is not known to the Liang Dynasty army, perhaps he used this method of taking advantage of the Liang army's unpreparedness to suddenly attack the city and take Dunhuang. Then he came to Baturu's aid non-stop, but unfortunately Baturu couldn't hold out until that time, and at this time, reinforcements from the Liang army came, ruining Alando's original plan.

Now Tang Hong thinks that he took the initiative to attack and make the enemy afraid and withdraw his troops. But in Chen Mu's opinion, this may be another situation - Alandor has already made a series of plans in advance, just waiting for Liang Jun to relax.

If this is the case, Arlando's forces may be rapidly approaching Jiuquan.

Tonight could be the beginning of a fierce battle.

Captain Tang Hong drank a little wine, but he was not completely drunk, why he suddenly gave such a confused order, maybe only he knew in his heart. Kong Xiaoxian didn't take a stubble, but Wu Dong, who was not long-eyed, persuaded him. Obviously, Wu Dong made a big mistake.

In front of everyone, you can't talk nonsense.

Wu Dong suddenly persuaded Tang Hong not to do this, and he was full of reasons, didn't he change the law to say that Tang Hong was a fool?

To persuade people, we must also pay attention to a method.

When there are only two people behind you, it is the real time to persuade people.

As long as the general's face is ensured, everything is easy to say, even if your opinion seriously contradicts the general, but as long as you are in a consultative tone, the general will not get angry, and he will seriously think about your opinions, even if you are refuted by the general in the end, the general will not be angry, because he thinks he won, and you are just a person who cares about him, although you have made a small mistake, it is also worth forgiving.

So Chen Mu walked to Tang Hong's side and whispered: "Captain Tang, do you really want the city defenders to come down?" ”

Tang Hong smiled: "I just didn't like Wu Dong, so I found fault and scolded him." ”

Chen Mu smiled bitterly.

Tang Hong said: "I'm worried that Alando will come back tonight. The first round of attack is bound to be fierce. But as long as we can withstand the first round, I don't think he will play again. He would surround us and surround us without fighting. He will wait for news from Wuwei's side. If Monhedan wins, Arandall will continue to besiege us and starve us to death; If Mongadan is defeated, Arandall will withdraw his troops. In this way, he has minimal losses. ”

Chen Mu nodded: "Yes, he already has Dunhuang, so there is no need to take Jiuquan." But we don't know how long Wuwei's side can fight. If it is more than thirty days, we will be without food. ”

Tang Hong waved his hand: "It won't be too long." The Shence army gathered 100,000 main forces, and Meng Hedan only had 50,000 in his hands, and I firmly believe that the Shence army will win. Moreover, Da Sima also transferred Kong Tuo to Wuwei in the Nine Rank Battles, which was specially used to deal with Meng Hedan. ”

Chen Mu said solemnly: "If you think that the Liang army will win, then we will defend it." ”

Tang Hong was a little serious: "What do you think needs to be strengthened?" ”

Chen Mu smiled: "Arrows, rolling wood, fire oil, and stones are enough for city defense, and there is no need to strengthen them, we need a long-term diet plan." ”

Tang Hong looked at Chen Mu approvingly, and said with a smile: "I have already thought about it." Now soldiers eat two dry meals a day, and this is a waste. It should be changed to a dry meal, a porridge meal. In this way, we can eat ten more days of food for one month. Although this will make the soldiers feel hungry, it is better than death. If you live for ten more days, you will have more hope of waiting for reinforcements, or waiting for the news of the defeat of Menghedan, and then the siege of Jiuquan will not be solved. As long as you explain these truths clearly to the soldiers, I think everyone will understand. ”

Tang Hong paused: "Oh, that's right. I'm a little tired today, so you'll make a night patrol instead of me. I now appoint you as the patrol of the Third Brigade, and if you find a person who is lax, you can punish him, whoever he is. If Kong Xiao talks to you first, you kid should be firmer. After all, I am the son of the Tang family, and he only climbed to this position by virtue of his uncle-nephew relationship. Patriarch Tang Qiong is old, once Tang Qiong is dead, how long can he jump? Therefore, you have a future with me. ”

"Understood." Chen Mu agreed, and just as he was about to leave, he was caught back by Tang Hong.

Tang Hong stared at Chen Mu's eyes: "I suspect that this strategy of us going out of the city to seduce the enemy into the valley has been considered by Alanda for a long time, not only ambushed you, but also drove you into the valley. ”

Chen Mu nodded: "It's possible." ”

Tang Hong let go: "How can this Alandor be so powerful?" You say, could it be that there are Hungarian spies in our troops? ”

Chen Mu smiled bitterly: "I don't know. ”

Tang Hong sighed: "I suffered from being a spy back then. It was a very similar feeling to me now. Any arrangement I make seems to know in the eyes of my opponents. And my knowledge of the enemy is like a blind man touching an elephant. ”

Chen Mu was silent.

Tang Hong suddenly turned his head: "From now on, no one is allowed to go out of the city, including the scouts, and those scouts sent out just now will tie me up after they come back." I'm going to interrogate them myself! ”

"Whoa!" Chen Mu was just about to leave, but he turned around again: "But now there are only two soldiers under the humble position, I'm afraid there will be insufficient manpower." ”

"You go to the brigade staff and directly transfer people."

Tang Hong threw Chen Mu a piece of "100 people order", with this token, he could go to the brigade staff to transfer 100 people out at any time, which was very convenient.