Chapter 8 Zhao Yun defends the city
Zhao Yun took the Liaodong Iron Cavalry, went around in a circle, and returned to a city that he had occupied before.
The people of Goguryeo in the city have been transported away by Jia Yi and others, and only one empty city remains.
Zhao Yun repaired the damaged wall (the Goguryeo cavalry would come from the opposite wall, the one that did not need to be repaired. On the one hand, he sent people to inform Jia Yi and Tai Shici of reinforcements.
With the bravery of the Liaodong Iron Cavalry, 15,000 soldiers could fight to the end with 50,000 Goguryeo cavalry. But the result will inevitably be a second defeat and injury, and the Liaodong Iron Cavalry will lose at least more than 10,000 people.
This is intolerable, so Zhao Yun needs a way to cheat.
There are two options to choose from: 1, which is a kite flying tactic, and 2, which is to defend the city and hold back the enemy.
Zhao Yun chose to defend the city, because Jia Yi and Tai Shici were not far away, and they could arrive in just one day. When the time comes, the three armies will be encircled and the enemy army can be completely annihilated. There were no more residents in the city, so Zhao Yun ordered: Demolish the house!
Wood, bricks and tiles can be placed on the city wall to serve as rolling wood and stones.
It was busy until midnight, and the Liaodong Iron Rider went to rest. When it was almost dawn, the people sent to contact Jia Yi and Tai Shici all returned. Tai Shi Ci sent people to send 30,000 boxes of crossbow arrows and 2,000 barrels of fire oil overnight. Solved Zhao Yun's urgent need.
The 1,000 sailors who delivered the goods were all one person and two horses, one horse pulled the goods, and one horse sat on the people, galloping over. Before leaving, Tai Shici asked them to stay and help Zhao Yun defend the city. But the navy army hurried overnight and didn't sleep all night, so Zhao Yun asked them to go to bed first, and then get up in the afternoon to help defend the city.
Jia Yi and Tai Shici were already leading people to the predetermined location in the back. As long as Zhao Yun can hold on for a day and a night, an impermeable encirclement can be formed.
The practice of Liaodong Iron Cavalry is to carry three days of dry food with them, as long as it takes a day and a night, there is no need to worry about running out of food.
It is said that Jia Yi looted the city so clean that he couldn't even find a bucket of rice, and the bronze and iron tools were also cleaned and taken away. Zhao Yun secretly admired them in their hearts: they were worthy of being veterans of collecting loot.
The eldest prince Baqi had already listened carefully to the scouts' report, and the Liaodong Iron Cavalry had relocated the Goguryeo people from all the towns and villages in front of him. There was not a single citizen in the empty city. So he was not in a hurry to regain the lost ground.
When the Goguryeo cavalry cleaned the battlefield, they captured nearly a thousand repeating crossbows. The eldest prince was interested.
He first ordered the Liaodong Iron Cavalry to be buried together. "We are a country of etiquette, not wild men who drink blood." So said the eldest prince.
Then he ordered the dead soldiers of Goguryeo to find a hill to bury them separately, and everyone should erect a monument with their names written on them. "They are heroes! They were sacrificed to fight the aggression of the Han Chinese, and we should always remember them. The eldest prince said again.
It is said that the eldest prince has studied the Han culture very thoroughly, and even knows a lot about the new culture that Gongsun Kang brought to this world, and now he has learned and applied it lively.
In the end, the eldest prince gathered his big bosses to study the repeater together.
This thing is so powerful that more than 7,000 Goguryeo soldiers died under the crossbow today, which makes people have to pay attention to it.
After these three things are done, the night is already very deep. So the eldest prince they slept late, so they also got up late.
The next day, at dawn, the Goguryeo cavalry arrived belatedly under the city guarded by Zhao Yun.
There was no immediate siege, and there was no non-stop archery. Instead, the eldest prince Baqi sent a small leader with a loud voice, a man and a horse, to the city to persuade him to surrender.
Because he was also a messenger, Zhao Yun asked the Liaodong Iron Cavalry not to shoot arrows. At the same time, I also want to talk to him for a while to delay the time, and wait for Jia Yi and Tai Shici to be in place.
The little leader with a beard on his face cried out, "Our noble chief is the eldest son of our noble king Pegu, Baqi, the eldest prince!" He is also the future king of Goguryeo! He admires you and wants you to surrender! Save yourself from the pain of swords! ”
Zhao Yun motioned for a well-spoken and cunning commander to answer.
"Talk a little longer, how long can it be delayed." Zhao Yun commanded him in a low voice.
"It's not impossible to surrender, but you have to give us some benefits, right?" The commander of the Liaodong Army said loudly: "Tell me what benefits you will give us!" Let's be more detailed! ”
"The eldest prince said, 'You are invaders and unrighteous people!' You should repent, you should put down the butcher's knife! Don't talk about any good, talk about justice! The bearded little leader had a righteous look on his face.
"Yes, yes," the commander said perfunctorily, thinking to himself that the Goguryeo people's head show was funny? And to talk about aggression? Talking about justice?
Thinking of Zhao Yun's request to delay time, he immediately made a look of repentance and said, "We're not right!" We are guilty! You educate us more! ”
The bearded little boss is five big and three thick, but he didn't expect to have a delicate heart. He shook his head and approved: "The son can be taught!" ”
The lieutenant generals and personal soldiers around Zhao Yun all had a feeling of time and space dislocation. In other words: Who is highly civilized and pays attention to benevolence, righteousness and morality? Is it Han or Goguryeo?
The little boss Balabala educated the Liaodong Iron Cavalry for half an hour, until his voice was hoarse, and he closed his mouth unsatisfied. That's so good to say!
Zhao Yun's head was big when he heard it, and his ears were buzzing. If it weren't for the delay of time, he would have been rewarded with an arrow a long time ago.
Now seeing that he was silent, he immediately took over and said, "Well, give us a day." Reflect on our wrong practices and reflect on the unjust wars we have waged! We'll give you an answer by this time tomorrow. ”
The bearded little leader replied to the eldest prince satisfied.
So the eldest prince ordered: "Camp on the spot and rest for a day!" ”
Liaodong Iron rode on the city wall and guarded nervously for a day, and the Goguryeo people did not attack. It seems that their heads are really funny. Zhao Yun's delaying tactic succeeded.
At night, Zhao Yun left a few soldiers to guard the city wall, so that most of the soldiers could seize the time to rest, and there would be a big battle tomorrow.
As a result, as soon as the next day dawned, a scout came to report: the camp tent of the Goguryeo people was quiet, and it did not look like a human being.
Zhao Yun took the deputy general to take a look at the city wall, and sure enough!
Sent 200 light cavalry, circled around the Goguryeo camp a few times, shot a few arrows into it, and finally simply broke in! Sure enough, it's an empty camp!
Zhao Yun finally realized the mood of the great prince of Goguryeo the day before yesterday! Isn't Mother Xipi trying to persuade us to surrender? Why don't you wait for our answer and run away? Who's trying to delay the war?
It turned out that during the daytime yesterday, the eldest prince Baqi had heard the scouts say that there were 40,000 Liaodong infantry surrounding them on all sides. Looking at the Liaodong crossbow in his hand, the eldest prince's heart was cold, he couldn't beat it, and he definitely had to run. How to run is learned.
On the one hand, he sent people to explore the flaws in the encirclement, and on the other hand, he sent people to the city to educate the Liaodong Iron Cavalry. As a result, Zhao Yun and the others were respectfully reprimanded for half an hour!
When he came back, as soon as the bearded little leader said it, Baqi and more than 10 tribal leaders laughed at their stomachs! They went back to our tent and prepared secretly, and as soon as it was dark, they quietly gathered their men.
The horsebit, the horse's hooves wrapped, slowly and quietly left the vicinity of the city. Then he galloped his horse, rushed out of the area where the encirclement had not yet been closed, ran wildly, and ran back to Marudu Castle!
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