Chapter Seventy-One: The Prelude to the Great War
It seemed to be the first time that there was such silence outside Pingliang City, and the Huns retreated. Wei Fang and Li Si stood at the head of the city, barely believing their eyes.
When the Huns were leaving, they plundered the baggage of the Yueshi and Qiang people. The cowardly Qiang and Yueshi people had almost no ability to resist, but they were killed all over the field by the Huns in just one night. Those who did not die were packed and taken away. It is believed that there will be many more shepherd slaves on the grassland.
Showing their fangs to the alliance, the Huns were so resolute. They left almost nothing but corpses everywhere. The shed outside the east gate was forcibly demolished and burned, and the market outside the west gate was torn down to ruins. The Huns destroyed everything outside the city as much as possible, and there was not a single building outside the city that could stand.
"And they just quit?" Li Si looked at the corpses everywhere in amazement, and the fox wolf on the grassland didn't know where to get out of here, and rushed to this gluttonous feast. The sky is like a curtain, and the earth is like a dining table, on which they feast. Chew human bones to a "crunch" and "crunch" sound. Leos was on the city wall, and he could hear the sound of the wind coming.
"They didn't retreat, they went to rob Sunset's partners. Since he has stabbed the Qiang and Yueshi people, he simply does not do two votes. In less than ten days, the Hetao grassland will be clean. The Huns were even more ruthless than these wolves, and they wanted everything but corpses. Wei Fang pointed to the corpses everywhere and said.
"Dust to dust to dust, in fact, where the loess can bury people. Entering the wolf's belly is not necessarily and is not a relief. You are right, but you are wrong. The Huns also wanted corpses, at least dead heads. They have a habit. Make a wine cup from the skull of a dead man. Reputedly. Drinking the wine in this wine cup can dissolve the enemy's strength on oneself. ”
The Huns retreated. Lees's mood also improved. Laughing and laughing with the celestial fang, there are many things that need to be done next. For example, how to restore production in Pingliang and compensate the war dead. Even those corpses outside the city had to take a lot of effort to clean up. Fortunately, it was winter, and there was plenty of time. Otherwise, if the clean-up is not timely, there will be an epidemic of epidemics!
Yun Yue circled around the lobby of Gongzi's Mansion like a donkey, and these guys under her were making noise one by one. The opinions are very unanimous, fight back to Pingliang and kill the damned Huns. Only Fan Zeng didn't say a word, sitting quietly on the side and taking a sip of tea from time to time. The tea in front of him had already been changed to two pots. This product still has no meaning of going to the toilet, I have to say that this kid has a good waist.
Suddenly, Yun Yue felt that it was a mistake to find this gang of killers to come to the meeting, perhaps out of the instinct of huddling together to keep warm. When people encounter a problem that puzzles them, they usually ask a group of people to discuss it. The result of the negotiation is usually that no fart can be discussed, and the so-called collective responsibility system is usually the collective is not responsible. The later Beacon Parliament is an example, and it was noisy and lively anyway, and nothing was done.
"Let's go!" Yun Yue waved his hand, and these guys who only had muscles but no heads couldn't discuss anything.
"Whoa!" The generals stood up and bowed in agreement. Retreated in an orderly manner.
"Mr. Fan, stay for a while!" Fan Zeng's seat was close to the door, and he was relatively junior in the Yun family. His seat could only be at the door, and the seat closest to Yun Yue was always held by Ao Canghai.
"Whoa!" Fan Zeng lowered his head. He sat back on his knees.
"Come near!" Yun Yue pointed to the seat where Ao Canghai had just sat down. The hall of Childe's Mansion is very large, and it is impossible to hear what is being said from such a distance.
Fan Zeng hurriedly walked to the seat next to Yun Yue. Respectfully sat down.
"What do you want to say?" Yun Yue took a sip of tea, and she could see that this old boy had something to say. It's just that there are so many fierce guys in front of me, and I don't dare to speak because I don't have enough qualifications.
"Master Hou! Pingliang is thousands of miles away from this Liang City, and it will take at least seven or eight days for messengers to come and go. Counting up, Pingliang should have been fighting for more than ten days at this time. The city of Pingliang has been fortified and can be described as indestructible. Especially the three-bow bed crossbow and all kinds of whimsical fortification equipment, I once saw a kind of barbed iron ball weighing a thousand pounds. Unstoppable, this thing is a sieger's nightmare. Not to mention that Wei Yuzi has stored a large amount of fire oil! That thing, it's an absolute sieger's nightmare. ”
"You mean to say that it's okay to stick to Pingliang?"
"Defending the city is first morale, then fortified city, and then grain, firewood, and charcoal.
Pingliang is my Huaxia city, and the people who live there are all Chinese people. They all know what will happen to them once the city is broken. The morale of the people is available, and this is one of the victories.
The city wall is more than ten zhang high, and there are hundreds of crossbows with three bows. There was also a large number of equipment for defending the city, and the available soldiers were thirty or forty thousand. Two carriages could be run parallel to the city road, and such a fortified city was not something that the Huns could capture. This is the second thing to win!
Xiangbang Li Si is very intelligent, and he has prepared a large amount of firewood, carbon, rice and grain early. Even if the Huns besieged the city for a year, Pingliang City was not short of food. This must win the third also!
Fan Zeng thought that the Huns would be defeated in this battle. They did not have decent siege equipment, and they did not have enough food supplies to besiege Pingliang. Maybe the number of people is several times that of the defenders, but it is still a little insufficient to break through Pingliang. ”
"And what do you mean?" Yun Yue asked with interest, these methodical words couldn't be heard in the mouths of those killers at all. As long as they open their mouths, they are shouting and shouting and killing, and they are full of blood.
"Master Hou doesn't have to rush back to the army, the three eastern counties are rich lands. Hou Ye can divide his troops and plunder, and this is a good opportunity to make a fortune. Moreover, the losses in the First Battle of Pingliang must also be compensated for by wealth.
The most important thing is that the rebels led by General Zhi Xiao and their families, the bitter cold of the northwest Chinese are unwilling to relocate. Only these people who bear the charge of rebellion are willing to go to Pingliang in order to survive. Hou Ye must not miss this opportunity to strengthen himself, Fan Zeng felt that Hou Ye would not be able to hear the good news from Pingliang in ten days. ”
"Why?" Yun Yue was a little surprised by Fan Zeng's confidence.
"Because the Huns could not have so much heavy grain, people had to eat, horses had to eat grass. With no food, no grass, no arrows, what can they do? Fan Zeng had a wicked smile on his face.
Yun Yue likes this kind of bad smile, this guy is really a talent. No wonder Xiang Liang raised troops, and the first thing he did was to invite the old guy who was nearly seventy years old to come out. I didn't expect to accidentally bump into it on the street, and I really picked up a treasure.
Fan Zeng observed Yun Yue's expression, saw Yun Yue's smile, and hurriedly said: "For today's plan, Lord Hou wants to inform the court of the news of Pingliang's attack as soon as possible." Ask the court for money, food, and armament. Anyway, I want everything, and the current Hou Ye of the great enemy has made a new great contribution. Even if it is Lu Buwei, it is impossible not to give anything at all, this kind of autumn wind does not fight in vain. ”
Yun Yue's eyes lit up, this is a good way to ask for something. Although Pingliang is rich, who is afraid of having more money?
Fan Zeng was willing to help General Zhi Xiao straighten out his family and follow Hou Ye on the road. It's just that the Great Qin Pass is heavy, and there is no order from the king. With so many people, I am afraid it will be difficult to cross the land of Great Qin and go to Pingliang. This matter has to be coordinated by the Hou Ye to the imperial court. ”
"Uh......!" Yun Yue also felt that this matter was more tricky. The laws of Great Qin are strict, and since Shang Jun began to change the law. He forbade the movement of the population without permission, and issued Yongye Tian and Junfu Tian. Let the itinerant people settle down, if there are people who do not act in accordance with the rules. Someone will inevitably report to the local officials that when Shang Jun fled to the border of Qin, he was denounced by the villagers because he had no Fu Jie. This is where the idiom of self-binding comes from. Tens of thousands of people, as well as soldiers with weapons in hand, marched on the land of Great Qin. Without runes, this is almost impossible.
Not to mention passing through Xianyang, even if it is in an ordinary county, it will be stopped by the government. That's a real problem.
"These things should be done by the Hou, and you will help Zhi Xiao to straighten out his family. The population should not be too large, as long as you are willing to follow Ben Hou, bring it. The three eastern counties are all rebellious, and Qin's law is strict, and I am afraid that tens of thousands of people will be beheaded in the future. They are all of my Chinese Miao descendants, and it is good to have one less death. ”
Yun Yue made up her mind and listened to Fan Zeng's strategy. Count the days, even if you return to the army now. Along the way, you have to consider the physical strength of the soldiers, and it will take at least twenty days to reach Pingliang. If you really can't hold it, you will go to collect the corpse when you arrive. Why don't you stay in the three eastern counties and get the benefits in your hands.
I don't believe it, the Huns can be so strong that they can capture Pingliang. If so, their next stop will probably be Xianyang City.
After waiting in Liangcheng for two days, I waited for the team of the Duke of Qi. An army of 200,000 marched on the road with a feeling of overwhelmingness. For the first time, Yun Yue felt the strength of the iron-blooded Qin army, and among the six countries, the richest land was not the Qin State, and the most populous country was not the Qin State. The largest land area is not the Qin State, but the Qin State is the most warlike one.
In the Battle of Changping more than ten years ago, King Qin Zhao was able to gather an army of one million. And the soldiers of Zhao State are only more than 600,000. With the victory of Changping, none of the six countries was the opponent of the Qin people. The struggle for hegemony among the princes was actually over at that time.
The army of Duke Qi did not stop at Liangcheng, but only sent a small number of troops to subdue the three eastern counties. The army hurriedly drove towards the Wei border, and a few days earlier Meng Fu had already led his army across the Chu-Wei border. The army attacked from the south to the north, and the two armies were like iron pincers, pincering towards the Qin-Wei border, where the seriously ill were gathered. A battle to lay the foundation for the victory of unification has begun!
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