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"Lord, that Zhang Ning sent the people in the city." Lu Wen walked in and reported, although her tone was still so respectful, the vicious gaze that glared at Li Yi had already indicated her inner thoughts.

As soon as Zhang Ning left yesterday, Lu Wen entered the tent to look east and west, and that posture made Li Yi's egg hurt. And then although Li Yi explained honestly, looking at Lu Wen's appearance now, he didn't know whether he believed it or not.

"Ahem, then settle these people according to the method just set." Li Yi coughed twice, looked at Lu Wen helplessly and said. But as soon as he finished speaking, Li Yi seemed to remember something again, and his expression suddenly became serious, "By the way, these people were originally big families in the city, but now that they have nothing to do, it is hard to guarantee that there will be some emotional ......."

"I'll leave this matter to the Suzaku Battalion!" Hearing this, Lu Wen said coldly, "If they dare not be interesting...... The subordinates will let them know that although the lord loves the people like a son, he does not include those unreasonable troublemakers! ”

Feeling the anger in Lu Wen's words, Li Yi couldn't help but shrink his neck, and at the same time secretly mourned for the people who might crash into Lu Wen's muzzle.

On the other hand, after giving all the people in the city to Li Yi, Zhang Ning asked Ma Chao to reward all the money that the big families could not take away to the soldiers, and at the same time, he also rewarded the beautiful women in those big families as rewards to those who had made great contributions. The two-pronged approach finally lifted the morale of the Taiping Army from the trough.

Speaking of which, Ma Chao and Wang Yi were naturally extremely curious about what Zhang Ning talked about with Li Yi yesterday for two hours, and it wasn't until it was almost night that he came back drunk. It's just that unlike Lu Wen, they don't dare to ask at all, so they can only keep it in their hearts. And in this regard, although Zhang Ning knows, he doesn't intend to explain anything.

Well, in fact, let alone Ma Chao and others, as long as they are people who know about this matter, there is no one who is not curious. After all, the situation at the time and the hostile identities of the two ...... All these factors add up to provoke anyone's curiosity.

However, this curiosity did not last long, because on the first day after the handover of the people, the Li army and the Taiping army fought a fierce battle in Chang'an City. The arrows in the sky, the corpses all over the ground, and the sound of fighting and screaming throughout Chang'an City were enough to make everyone forget that curiosity.

Every day, the soldiers, after waking up, plunged directly into a new round of warfare. Until sunset, the survivors retreated to the back of the fortifications in exhaustion, swallowed their dinner in three or two bites, and then found a corner with their weapons, and slowly fell asleep with the hope that they would still survive tomorrow. And those soldiers who died in battle could only be transported out of the city by the soldiers who were in charge of cleaning the battlefield by Li Jun, and finally disappeared into the flames.

"I can't imagine that the enemy is so tenacious...... It seems that those tens of thousands of people are really not in vain! Li Yi listened to the battle report and couldn't help but sigh.

"Lord, my subordinates thought that they couldn't continue to fight hard, otherwise the damage to our army would be too great!" Xu Shu said worriedly. Since the expedition to Chang'an, Li's army has suffered nearly 60,000 casualties. Although it is normal for this situation to occur in war, when Li Jun set out on the expedition, it was only 260,000 people.

And in addition to the casualties of the soldiers, a large amount of money needs to be spent as a pension, in this case, even if Li Yi recuperates for several years, if it continues like this, I am afraid it will not be able to bear it, right?

"Hmm...... Do you guys have any ideas? After hearing this, Li Yi pondered for a moment, then looked at everyone and asked.

"This ......" heard this, everyone looked at me and I looked at you, but they were helpless for a while.

Yes, Lu Bu, Gao Shun and other generals who have experienced countless wars, Xu Shu, Fa Zheng and several other resourceful people who have read the scriptures and books, are helpless in the face of today's situation. But they can't be blamed for this, because even Li Yi himself can't think of any good way for a while.

The reason, however, is simple, the two armies are now only a few hundred paces apart, and they are only protected by some rudimentary fortifications. This made the soldiers of the two armies have to brace themselves and take strict precautions, for fear that if one of them does not pay attention, the enemy will directly kill him. In this case, most of the strategies are simply impossible to perform.

And this is also the reason why since ancient times, there have been few street fights. Because in the case of only fighting the combat strength of the troops on both sides, how can the defending side of the city be able to block the attacking side? If it can be stopped, how can the city wall be lost?

"Do you want a catapult?" Lu Bu proposed in a deep voice.

"No, although there is no need to care about the people now, the hundred officials are still in the city! And if our army uses catapults, won't the enemy use them? Not to mention that Chang'an City will be destroyed at that time, our army will also have greater casualties! Li Yi shook his head and said. Hearing Li Yi's words, everyone fell silent again.

Again, the two armies are too close to each other, and they are in the city, and in this case, whether it is a city battle or a field battle, many of them cannot be used at all.

After a long time, he still couldn't think of any good way, so Li Yi had to say helplessly, "That's it, let's stop fighting for the time being, and let the soldiers rest too." At the same time, let's calm down and study the countermeasures. The way is finally thought of by people, as long as everyone works together, there will always be a way! ”

"No!"

And after learning the news of Li Jun's truce, Ma Chao couldn't help laughing and said, "Haha! Then Li Thief also has a helpless day?! He couldn't be upset, because he had been so aggrieved for more than half a year. And as excited as he was, there were Han Qian and others, who laughed uncontrollably and vented the depression in their hearts.

But at this moment, a cold voice came into everyone's ears, "The enemy has not retreated yet, is it too early for you to be happy?" ”

"Please also ask the queen mother to forgive me, you Aiqing are just ......" Ma Chao hurriedly pleaded guilty and tried to explain when he heard this, but before he could finish speaking, he was directly interrupted by Zhang Ning.

"Your Majesty doesn't need to explain, and the concubine body also understands your Aiqing's thoughts. But now the enemy has only temporarily suspended the offensive, but it can't be careless......" Zhang Ning looked at everyone expressionlessly, and all the people who looked at her unconsciously lowered their heads.

"Son, remember!"

"The ministers will remember the words of the Queen Mother, and they will definitely take strict precautions......"

Hearing this, Zhang Ning nodded, and then discussed with everyone about the precautions in the city. In her opinion, the defense of the imperial city is not perfect, and the fortifications of the outer city need to be arranged more.