Chapter 183: The Solid Wall Clears the Wilderness
I thought there would be a fierce battle, but who would have thought that it would be an unexpected surprise to occupy Luocheng without losing a single soldier. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
Luo Cheng Taishou Zhang Lin held the official seal in his hand, went out of the city to surrender, and Li Jin and Bai Yutang led the army into the city.
There were more than 18,000 households living in the whole city, and now it is empty like a dead city, and there are at least 7,000 households and 30,000 defenders who fled from the east gate last night, plus the 20,000 Ding Yong who were temporarily recruited, and they have already fled cleanly, leaving only about 100 old, weak, sick and disabled veterans.
Zhang Bang posted a post to appease the people in the city, Li Jinrate! The team stayed in the Taishou Mansion, and what he was most concerned about was the treasury deposit, and when he opened the account book, he couldn't help but curse.
If it is a large city, the treasury of silver is only about 3 million taels, not even a fraction of Bailin Pass.
With a stroke of the pen, three million became one million, and another two million were lost from it.
Now that the soldiers have occupied Luocheng bloodlessly, and completely cut off the back road of the two steps of Longnan and Tiantang, this can be half relieved.
There will be no war for at least ten and a half days, and you can relax comfortably in Luocheng for a while.
Bai Yutang led a team of cavalry to attack Ganluo City, so that it did not dare to send troops, and Zhang Qi concentrated on training 70,000 miscellaneous troops in the city.
In the name of the occupying army, Li Jin ordered the residents of the city to build the northern city wall, which had been destroyed by the thunder chariots, to strengthen the city's fortifications, and at the same time sent all the cavalry to implement Su Yuyang's so-called plan to clear the wilderness.
In order to completely cut off the supply of grain and grass to the two dangerous passes of Longnan and Tiantang, it is not enough to occupy Luocheng, but also to drive out all the villagers in the villages and market towns around Tiantang Pass.
The villages and homes were burned down, and these villagers had only two options: one was to go to Tiantang and Longnan, but they were not allowed to bring a grain of grain or livestock, and those who disobeyed or secretly hid grain were killed. The second is to go to Luocheng, you can bring grain and livestock with you, and throw those that you can't take away into the fire and burn them.
Of course, there is one last option, which is to resist and then be dismembered by a knife.
Originally, according to Su Yuyang's intention, the villagers of all the villages and market towns near Luocheng and Tiantang were driven into Tiantang City, increasing the burden of Tiantang City and speeding up the consumption of the grain stored in the city.
This plan to clear the wilderness is very poisonous, Li Jin felt that it was a little excessive, so he changed it a little, let the villagers choose, if you want to go to Tiantang, you can go to Luocheng, whatever you choose, it's okay to be obedient.
Only a very small number of villagers went to Luocheng, and the vast majority flocked to Tiantang Pass.
The guards of Tiantang Pass were very cautious, closed the city gate and did not open it, strictly prevented spies from sneaking into the city, and only threw grain and meat pieces from the city, so that those residents could cook and eat outside the city to solve the problem of hunger. It was not until the scouts reported that the enemy had retreated to Luocheng, and the Tiantang guards opened the gates of the city to allow these displaced people to enter the city.
For Longnan and Tiantang dangerous passes, there is no need to besiege the city, as long as the two roads from Luocheng to Tiantang are guarded. Li Jin sent heavy troops to defend day and night, prohibiting anyone from passing, and those who dared to break through the pass would be killed.
Then, just find out the movements of the Quartet, defend Luo City, and then, you can play as much as you want in the city.
In addition to training troops in the city, the days passed like this.
In fact, he was waiting for news, as long as the secret spies lurking in Tiantang and Longnan City successfully burned the granaries in the city, it would definitely cause the whole city to be frightened, run out of food, and the defenders of the two passes would collapse without a fight.
Of course, the granary has always been an important place, heavily guarded, and during the war, it is heavily guarded, and you have to wait patiently for the best time.
Ten days later, news came that several granaries in Tiantang and Longnan were on fire at the same time, and a large amount of grain was burned.
Well, the secret spies lurking in the city finally succeeded, but they should have died in the line of duty, Li Jin Pan instructed that the families of these secret spies should be well cared for, and each household should put a pension of two thousand taels of silver.
In these years, in order to win people's hearts, it is best to use silver, only take care of the brothers' families, so that they have no worries, they will work for you, otherwise it is all empty words.
Tianyong, Longnan dangerous pass, inhabited by a large number of residents and soldiers, consumed a lot of food every day, now several large granaries have been burned, must be shaken by the army's heart, and wait patiently for a month, and then it is time for him to send troops.
These days, in addition to training troops or training soldiers, he did not move, and Huang Fuxiong finally couldn't stand it, and sent a messenger to urge him to send troops to capture the capital of the Korean Mianguo as soon as possible, and also appointed an old eunuch to be the supervisor.
He used various excuses to delay time, and at the same time sent people to rush back to the imperial capital day and night to remind his family to be careful. Be prepared for emergencies.
After nearly a month of grinding and pedaling, Zhang Qi has trained this gang of miscellaneous troops almost to the core, and the military morale of the defenders of Tianyong and Longnan has almost shaken, and it is time to raise troops to attack.
In the past half month, the soldiers guarding the two roads intercepted several groups of small grain teams carrying grain to Tiantang and Longnan, and the looted grain was transported back to Luocheng, and the people who transported the grain were regarded as spies and executed on the spot.
It seems that the food in Tiantang and Longnan is about to run out, and the morale of the army is becoming more and more sluggish, if it can be delayed for another month or two, the timing will be better, but the emperor has issued more than a dozen holy decrees urging him to send troops, and he has to advance it.
When the army was assembled, the messenger flew in and presented a battle report, and Li Jin couldn't help but take a breath of cold air after reading it.
The Tuomi Empire in the north is the second most powerful country in the mainland, and has always been looking at the Korean Mianguo, and in recent days, the army has been frequently mobilized.
Now, the burden of resisting the invasion of foreign enemies has all fallen on Feng Shuai Feng Yanwu, with the current situation of Han Mianguo, in exchange for Li Jindu, he was still a little worried about Feng Yanwu in his heart.
The battle report presented by the messenger: The 400,000 lost troops of the Yanri Empire were lured into the area of the Demon Dragon Valley by Feng Shuai, and then dug a river embankment to flood the Seventh Army. Of the 400,000 troops of the Yanri Empire, less than 100,000 were left to flee back to the country in disarray.
At present, Feng Shuai Feng Yanwu is leading the Feifeng Legion to confront the Tiger Cavalry General Xu Fang, and the two sides have made several tentative attacks, and then a confrontation has formed.
Not only did Li Jin breathe in the cold air, but even Bai Yutang also inhaled the cold air, Feng Shuai, even more powerful than the legend!
It seems that he can't delay any longer, and he must wait until Feng Shuai and Xu Fang divide the victory and defeat to capture Tiantang and Longnan passes, and relieve his worries, so that he can move forward with peace of mind.
Leaving 20,000 people to garrison Luocheng, the army forced to the bottom of Tiantang City, so the plan was repeated, surrounding the three city gates, the thunder chariot shot huge crossbow arrows, and after several rounds of bombardment, the army rested.
The city wall of Tiantang Pass is high and thick, and it took eight rounds of giant crossbows to blast the city wall to the ground, and the last round of giant crossbows was shot into the city, which collapsed many buildings, which caused great pressure on the psychology of the defenders.
A month ago, several large granaries in Tianyong Pass were burned down by the enemy's hidden spies, and the people were already panicked, and the distribution of grain in the city had long been restricted, and a large number of residents fled, and some soldiers disguised themselves as poor people to leave.
The soldiers defending the city had long been demoralized, and now that they saw the enemy's terrifying weapons, they were even more frightened, and their morale became even lower.
That night, there was a small commotion in the city, and the officers on duty led the team to block the deserters who were mixed in with the crowd of residents and wanted to flee, and after slashing and killing more than a dozen people, the deserters resisted, killed the officers, opened the city gates, and fled out of the city in a swarm.
When the officers and soldiers of the brigade heard the news, they rushed to suppress this small riot, but at least nearly 10,000 soldiers escaped, and now only 20,000 soldiers are left in the city to hold the city.
At dawn, the defending generals did not switch the city to dedicate the city, and Li Jin ordered a strong attack.
Three hundred thunder chariots swung three verticals under the southern city wall, shooting one after another, and after more than ten rounds, the already crumbling city wall finally collapsed with a bang, stirring up dust and smoke in the sky.
"Attack!"
Li Jin gave the order to attack, and for the ragtag army under his command, this can be regarded as the first round of tough battles.
"Kill!"
"Rush!"
The soldiers, who had been waiting for a long time, rushed like a tide to the gap that had collapsed seven or eight feet wide.