Chapter 835 is stubborn and self-serving

Shazhou is different from Yizhou, Yizhou is close to Gaochang, in addition to a small number of Han people, most of the Western Turks and Hu people are inside, and at most it is less than more than 10,000 people, Yizhou City is said to be a city, but in fact it is not as strong as a county in the Guan, and Yizhou from the beginning of its establishment to the present is only a few years, the Hu people in the jurisdiction have not yet returned to their hearts, when Hou Junji brought people over, there are even a lot of active internal responses, otherwise, it will not be in less than two days Hou Junji to attack the city.

And Shazhou, north of Yumen Pass, south of Yangguan Pass, can also be regarded as an important line of defense for the Tang Dynasty to defend the northwest countries, there are more than 10,000 troops stationed in it, and most of the residents are Han Chinese, even a small number of Hu Yi have been assimilated to the heart, and now there are Yang Kunshang and Yizhou City Lord warning in advance, inside and outside the city of Shazhou, before Hou Junji's cavalry has been actively preparing for a long time, so it is difficult for Hou Junji to take Shazhou within three days.

"Cavalry siege?" The city lord of Shazhou sneered disdainfully, looked at the two defeated generals in front of him, and said lightly disapprehantly: "My Shazhou is not Yizhou, not anyone can attack it at will, not to mention that he only has 30,000 people, and all of them are cavalry, even if he doubles, Zhao is not afraid of him."

"The people in the territory evacuated in batches and asked for help from the Yumen Pass and the Yangguan guards?" Zhao De glanced at Yang Kunshang and Li Rui with a sneer, and teased softly with disdain: "Could it be that the two of you were frightened by that Hou Junji?" I Shazhou has a strong city to defend, there are male soldiers to follow, I want to wait for the king, although there are 30,000 cavalry, but after all, it is a lone army to go deep, there is no ladder, no rushing car, such as other siege equipment such as throwing stones and other siege equipment has not been carried. ”

"In the face of such a group of cavalry who have no advantage of attacking the city, General Yang and City Lord Li also suggested that Zhao ask for help from the Yu and Yang passes," as he spoke, Zhao De stood up from his chair, looked at Yang Kunshang and Li Rui coldly, and said lightly: "Are you two mocking Zhao for being incompetent?" ”

"You" was squinted at for a long time, and now he heard Zhao De's sneering and sneering, Li Rui, who had already been a little impatient, suddenly stood up and glared at Zhao De angrily: "I'm kind enough to come to warn, Zhao City Lord is so stubborn and self-serving, don't you listen to advice, aren't you afraid that there will be a case in the meantime, and it will be difficult to explain to the emperor?" ”

"What if?" Leng snorted, Zhao De was unmoved, glanced at Li Rui coldly, and said, "City Lord Li thinks that my Shazhou will be as vulnerable as your Yizhou?" Or, does City Lord Li think that I, Zhao De, will also flee like City Lord Li, without the slightest determination to live and die with the city? ”

"Zhao De, you deceive people too much, who do you say escaped? Who do you say doesn't have the heart to live and die with the city? A mouthful of blood did not spurt out, Li Rui trembled and shook his arm at Zhao De, his eyes were red, and he couldn't wait to swallow Zhao De in one bite.

"The general of the defeated army is not brave in words." Seeing that Li Rui seemed to have the intention to rush forward to reason with Zhao De, Yang Kunshang on the side got up to stop him, looked at Zhao De expressionlessly, and said lightly: "Since City Lord Zhao doesn't look down on me, it's useless to talk about it." ”

"The so-called Tao is not the same, since the city lord of Zhao has decided to stick to this place and not ask for foreign aid, then we can only wish the city lord Zhao a victory." Raising his hand and arching his hand at Zhao De, Yang Kunshang said softly: "As for Yang and City Lord Li, our two defeated generals have no shame to stay here longer, just take this opportunity to ask Zhao City Lord to resign, and go back to Chang'an to ask the emperor for his guilt."

After speaking, Yang Kunshang pulled Li Rui, who was still angry, and turned around and left, still the same sentence, the Tao is not the same, since this Zhao De wants to die, why should they obstruct it and be a cowardly person in Zhao De's eyes in vain?

"Oh, and," Walking to the door tent, Yang Kunshang suddenly stopped, glanced back at Zhao De, and said lightly: "City Lord Li did not escape from the battle, nor did he have the determination to live and die with the city, it was Yang who couldn't bear to be so loyal and fearless, so he forcibly knocked City Lord Li out and fled all the way here." ”

"Huh? So what? The result is not ......" Zhao De's face was embarrassed, he raised his head and was about to say something, he didn't want the tent door to be empty, he couldn't help but flick his sleeves with some annoyance, and said angrily: "How can this really be a general of a defeated army, what is the spirit?" ”

"Don't worry about the city lord," the lieutenant general said in a loud voice, "According to the general, they are just looking for excuses to shirk for the defeat in the war, and it is not worth being angry with this kind of person." ”

"Well," Zhao De nodded lightly with a slight calmness, glanced down at the lieutenant general under his command, and asked in a loud voice: "Then in your opinion, in the face of the 30,000 cavalry of Hou Junji, do I need to ask for help from Yumen Pass and Yangguan in Shazhou City?" ”

"Naturally, there is no need for this," the adjutant general replied: "As the city lord said before, Hou Jun gathered 30,000 cavalry, although three times the garrison of my Shazhou, but they have no siege equipment, and second, they are a long march and a long way to attack, and the supplies are insufficient, as long as we can hold on for two days, they will definitely retreat without a fight." ”

"Also, more importantly," the adjutant general said with a smile, "If you ask for help from the Jade and Yang passes, then the credit for blocking the enemy's army outside the city may not be able to fall to the city lord......"

"Don't talk nonsense" Zhao De's eyes narrowed, glanced at the deputy general coldly, and said, "Is this city lord the kind of person who is greedy for merit?" ”

No, it's weird

In the past two years, you have accumulated so much money in Shazhou, who can't see that you want to take this opportunity to earn more credit and want to be transferred back to the Central Plains to enjoy some blessings? The lieutenant general despised their city lord fiercely in his heart, but Shang Shang still accompanied the smiling face, nodding again and again in denial.

After all, the city lord is gone, and he, the deputy general, has a chance to turn positive, although this place in Shazhou is biased and not as rich as the Central Plains, but as the lord of a city, he can still get some oil and water. Moreover, the mountain here is high and the emperor is far away, and the city lord is not much different from a soil emperor, only a fool like Zhao De would think of returning to the Central Plains with some money.

"How can this be reasonable" Outside the City Lord's Mansion, the anger in Li Rui's heart still could not be calmed down, he glanced back at Zhao De's City Lord's Mansion, snorted fiercely, and muttered in his mouth: "Rigid and self-righteous, with a Shangguan like him, let alone a small Shazhou City, even if the national capital Chang'an falls into his hands, it will be a defeat sooner or later."

For no reason, it is regarded as a person who escapes from the battle, is greedy for life and afraid of death, just as Yang Kunshang said, the general of the defeated army, if he is not brave, he Li Rui should endure this tone, who let them really lose the battle? It is also appropriate to be ridiculed.

However, what made Li Rui unacceptable but unbearable was that Zhao De even vetoed their suggestions, and was so arrogant that he wanted to resist Hou Junji's 30,000 iron cavalry with 10,000 defenders.

Who does he think he is? A small city guard who has never seen a sword soldier on the battlefield, has he seen the methods of Hou Junji and experienced the ferocity of Gaochang Iron Cavalry? A garrison that doesn't even know the status of its own opponents and the enemy's forces dares to say that it wants to hold the city and repel Hou Junji?

I'm playing with him, he's playing with my Datang land, he's taking my Datang people's safety

"Let's go, City Lord Li." Patting Li Rui's shoulder, Yang Kunshang comforted softly: "Instead of saying some meaningless words here, it is better to go on the road earlier and go to Yumen Pass to warn for help, hoping that this Zhao De can hold on until the arrival of reinforcements." ”

That being said, but in his heart, Yang Kunshang had already sentenced Zhao De to death. From Shazhou to Yumen Pass, it takes at least two days to ride a fast horse, and they go back and forth, and wait for the reinforcements from Yumen Pass to come, at least four days later. The key question now is, can Zhao De and them stay for four days?

If the 30,000 army takes four days but still can't capture a city that is not too strong, and there are only 10,000 defenders, then Hou Junji is not worthy of becoming a generation of famous generals who have won many battles.

Therefore, in Yang Kunshang's eyes, Zhao De is already a dead person, is it necessary to be angry with a dying person?

"That's what I said, but ......" Li Rui still can't get around the corner, obviously there is a chance to minimize the crisis in Shazhou, and it can also give most of the residents a chance to escape for their lives, but just because of a city lord's obstruction, Li Rui can't bear it, and he is not reconciled.

"If you don't leave, what can you do?" What can you do if you can't bear it, you have to learn to give up when you should give up, Yang Kunshang glanced at Li Rui and said: "Just as the city lord Li just said, Zhao De is a person who is stubborn and self-righteous, and he can't listen to people's words. ”

"Our kindness was instead regarded by him as a conspiracy to prevent him from making meritorious contributions," Yang Kunshang said: "If we don't know what to do and insist on staying, it will definitely cause unwarranted suspicion, not to mention anything else, just a crime that confuses the morale of the army is enough to make us unable to advance or retreat." At that time, I am afraid that before the arrival of Hou Junji, we will have taken the lead in losing our lives. ”

"Huh?" Li Rui was stunned when he heard this, and then nodded helplessly, according to Zhao Degang's suspicious temperament, and his previous disrespectful attitude towards them, the possibility in Yang Kunshang's words was not completely absent.

The two of them, one is the general of the defeated army, the other is the lord of the lost city, and now they are in a remote borderland, Zhao De, the emperor of the soil who has been operating in Shazhou for several years, is bold enough to leave them behind, and even cut off their heads for any crime, and no one will say a good word for them.

"Let's go, let's go, I hope Zhao Dezhen can stick to Shazhou as he said, coexist and die with the city, and I also hope that they can survive until the reinforcements from Yumen Pass or Yangguan arrive." Sighing lightly, Li Rui took a difficult step and walked towards the subordinates they had brought with Yang Kunshang