"Good shot!"

Su Mian loudly praised the warriors who went out of the city to attack the enemy. Although it was far away, I didn't know what the outcome of the battle was, but I could still see that a few people were carried away. Su Mian didn't care about shooting a few people, but after Li Changjie's general flag was raised under the city, he severely suppressed the arrogance of the Jiaozhi army, but it was the happiest thing he watched.

Just in front of the state office, Su Mian personally picked up the silver cup full of wine syrup, and saluted the two boats, from the crossbowman to the oarsman, one by one.

Seeing that Su Huangcheng, who was high above, personally toasted the group of military men with tattoos on their faces, everyone was excited, they all knelt down and kowtowed, and then took the wine and drank it all in one gulp.

After a round of wine toasting, Su Mian pointed to his side again.

He opened the treasury today and took out all the goods that had been stored in the treasury. Strings of copper coins, brocades, and gold and silver cast into small ingots were all packed in boxes and placed in the open space in front of the state yamen. dazzled the eyes of thousands of soldiers and civilians who were watching.

Su Mian shouted loudly: "Before the battle, the official had promised that as long as he dared to go out of the city to kill the enemy, everyone would be twenty yuan and twenty colored silks. This official will do what he says. ”

The upper-ranking forbidden army in the capital has only a month's money, four horses of silk. And the lower forbidden army on the Guangxi side is not even half. Not to mention the Xiang Jun and the Xidong Tuding. Twenty copper coins, twenty horses of colored silk, unless you don't eat or drink for three or five years, you can save it.

Zhizhou's toast, coupled with the rich reward, not only did the rewarded soldiers blush with excitement, but even the soldiers and civilians around them also blushed.

"All the soldiers killed the enemy, and this official did not hesitate to reward him. Now it's just wealth, and when the thieves are killed, their names will be reported to the court, and the Son of Heaven will personally grant the gift! ”

More than 30 officers and soldiers fell to the ground and cheered in unison: "Thank you for the grace of the Imperial City!" After standing up, I was even more excited. Once reported, those who don't have an official will have an official and a half-job, and those who have an official will have no official and a half-job, and those who have an official will not have to run, why don't they get excited?

Su Mian was also in a good mood, this was to reward merit, but it was also a means to encourage morale and fighting spirit. It's just that his means don't stop there.

"Get all the weapons out!"

When the cheers stopped, Su Mian raised his breath and shouted, and a group of soldiers walked through the crowd with a bow with a divine arm and walked in front of Su Mian.

"Lined up!"

Su Xuan's beard trembled, and he shouted again.

The Divine Arm Bows were laid flat on the ground one by one, neatly arranged. If you count these divine arm bows directly, there are actually not many of them. It's just that it is spread out one by one in front of the state yamen, but it is full of vision. In addition, there are other swords, guns, bows and crossbows, which are also put out together to strengthen the momentum.

The dazzling array of ordnance makes people feel at ease. At least we can know that the city is not unprepared for the arrival of thieves.

Su Mian bent down and picked up a heavy crossbow, raised it and said to the surrounding soldiers and civilians: "The power of the Divine Arm Bow, everyone has seen it!" This is a militaristic weapon, and killing a thief is like mowing grass. Even if it is a Khitan and a party, they don't dare to attack it directly, let alone the southern barbarians? I have this thing in my city, how can a thief break the city?! ”

Su Mian loudly proclaimed the power of the Divine Arm Bow, but he hid deep regret in his heart.

If the city gate had not been filled with bricks and stones to prevent the inhabitants of the city from escaping, the day before yesterday, when the thieves fled in confusion with a divine arm bow, they would have taken the opportunity to go out of the city and chase them. Even if you can only send a thousand people, you can defeat the thief army and teach the Jiaozhi people a lesson - this is really a pity.

Cochin has never been taught.

Taizong's southern expedition also ended in failure. Since the split of the Five Dynasties, Jiaozhi has always regarded itself as China. oppressed his neighbors, and his lord even claimed to be the emperor in the country. The imperial court has always taken a blind eye to such rebellious acts, not wanting to cause trouble in the south. The strategy of appeasement and adultery has finally seen its consequences.

Su Mian opposed the appeasement of Jiaozhi, but he also opposed Shen Qi and Liu Yi's actions after they were transferred to Guangxi. Especially Liu Yi's stupid move of pushing all the nong barbarians to the side of Jiaozhi made him never read less. The ban on the market is not Jiaozhi, but the brute between the two countries. Moreover, he turned a blind eye to the invasion of Guangyuan Prefecture before, which was actually a foolish act of giving the border states that produced gold and soldiers to the Jiaozhi people.

Jiaozhi is only the border land of several states in the old Tang Dynasty, and it is difficult to compare with Guangxi all the way, but the strategy of the imperial court for decades has made the Jiaozhi people greedy and arrogant year by year. And the people in the country also regard Jiaozhi as a tiger, Qinzhou, Lianzhou, Taipingzhai, Yongpingzhai, Jiaozhi people on the way back to the north, several cities did not stick. In his Yongzhou City, there are even people who want to escape.

After appreciating the warriors who fought and showing off the garrisons in the city, it is time for punishment.

Let the ordnance and gold silk belongings that were lined up be put away, Su Mian's face sank, and he shouted in a gloomy tone: "Take Zhai Ji!" ”

Su Mian's voice lowered the atmosphere in the field to freezing point, and it was quiet for a while.

Two soldiers dressed as guards, dragging a man with a disheveled hair and a military uniform, dragged them all the way out of the yamen. In front of Su Mian, he slammed the man to the ground. The man was tied up with five flowers and hung on the ground, like a worm, unable to move his hands and feet, so he could only barely raise his head to look at Su Mian.

Su Mu took a step forward and pointed at the man: "Colonel Zhai Ji, as an official of the imperial court, eats the son of heaven, and when he is facing the enemy, he doesn't think about serving the country, but wants to abandon the city and flee." Military law is above, and this crime is unforgivable......"

"Su Yan, don't talk about grandpa, you didn't let your son escape first!" Zhai Ji yelled angrily, he had let go of everything, and it would definitely be a capital crime to escape from the battle, but he also had to give Su Mu an ugly look before he died, "Grandpa is guarding the door, his eyes are so good, he can see clearly." What about Mr. Chen, who has been following you all the time? Didn't you protect your son and escape!? ”

Zhai Ji grinned and roared loudly, and there was a buzzing discussion in the crowd, and there was something wrong with Su Yan's eyes.

Su Mu looked coldly at Zhai Ji's madness, he had indeed sent the most powerful staff around him, if he just sent a messenger in a hurry, Su Mu was not at ease. On the other hand, he also wants to keep his eldest son who left Yongzhou and returned to Guizhou. His staff is also a master of swordsmanship, and with him with him, he should be able to let his son Su Ziyuan return to Guizhou safely.

It's a pity that the eldest son can only be allowed to return alone.

"Come out."

In the midst of people's whispered discussions, Su Mian turned his head and shouted. Behind him, dozens of people, tall and short, appeared at the gate of the yamen, men, women, and children, the youngest of whom was a little girl of five or six years old, who was held in the arms of a noble lady dressed in ayara.

Su Mian turned around and pointed at them: "Su Ziyuan, the eldest son of this official, is a military judge in Guizhou, and he has the responsibility of guarding the land on the orders of the king, so this official let him go back." But the other descendants of this official are all here! Just a few toes, you can't break Yongzhou City, but if there is a case, the official's family of 36 will die with Yongzhou City! ”

The Su family has thirty-six people, and they are stared at by thousands of eyes, calmly and quietly. If it was before the news of the Jiaozhi Army's landing in Qinzhou came, Su Ziyuan could leave with his wife and children. But after the news of the arrival of the Jiaozhi army arrived, and then took his wife and children away, Yongzhou City could not be defended.

Su Mian turned around and waited for the military academy that had escaped, "Zhai Ji, what about you?!" Where is your position!? ”

Zhai Ji's face was ashen and speechless. Su Mian glanced at him with disgust, and waved his hand, "Drag it to the intersection and behead it for public display!" ”

Zhai Ji was dragged away, and Su Mian asked everyone in a loud voice, "This official wants to live and die with Yongzhou, I don't know if you want to live and die with this official?!" ”

The gray-haired old man was already senile, but when he questioned everyone present with his loyalty, his figure became extremely tall in the eyes of the people.

"I am willing to live and die with the Imperial City!"

This was not Su Mian's cronies who had planted in the crowd shouting, and before they could speak, the few soldiers who had just gone out to fight shouted out first.

"I am willing to live and die with the Imperial City!"

More people roared.

"I wish to live and die with the Imperial City!!"

This is the cry of all present.

"I wish to live and die with him in the imperial city!!"

A wave of sound led to the entire Yongzhou City, and at this time, tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians in the city were shouting in unison.

The chanting in the city spread outside the city, and Li Changjie and Zong Kang's faces changed slightly, and they became much more ugly.

After instigating the morale of the whole city, Su Mian and Tong Judge Tang Zizheng began to inspect the city.

Tang Zizheng followed Su Mian's steps and said in a low voice: "There are a total of 6,214 people in the Yongzhou City Forbidden Army, the Xiang Army, and the Gun and Cane Bearers, but in fact there are more than 2,800, and only half of them are strong. If you want to defend the city with these soldiers, it is still a little too difficult. ”

This figure that has just been counted is not much different from the data that Su Mian has. Half of the southern army's salaries were eaten, and the generals and colonels leading the army were already very clean. Su Mian smiled and asked rhetorically, "Scared?" ”

Tang Zizheng snorted coldly: "It's just a death." ”

Su Mian looked back at the deputy who happened to have the same name as his second son, and said with a smile: "Yongzhou was newly renovated after the Nong Zhigao Rebellion, and the city walls are high and heavy, how can it be so easy to be breached?" ”

Nong Zhigao rebelled, captured the city of Yongzhou, and died at the hands of Di Qing. In a short period of time, it was conquered twice, and the old Yongzhou city wall was dilapidated. Therefore, after Wang Shi recovered, he re-strengthened and repaired. The high walls and deep bases are not slightly worse than Guizhou and Guangzhou.

Su Mian looked outside the city: "Although Li Changjie is a general, he is just bullying the city, how much experience do you have in attacking the strong city?" The hearts of the army and the people in the city are now available, and the recruitment flag is erected, and another 2,000 people who are willing to eat food can be recruited, not to mention that they can recruit another 2,000 who are willing to eat military rations. And now there are less than 100,000 soldiers and civilians in Yongzhou City, of which there should be 20,000 Ding Zhuang, and they can all go to the city at that time. ”

Tang Zizheng relaxed and laughed, "As long as the reinforcements from Guizhou come." ”

"Hmm." Su Mu nodded, "Let's wait for reinforcements to come." ”

It's just that there is a faint worry on his face, and the reinforcements are ...... Can you really come?