Chapter Thirty-Nine: Civil Strife Under the Siege

Luo Shixin has experienced a hundred battles, and he has fought all the difficult battles in the bitter battles, and he has also experienced a lot of easy and easy victories......

But 5,000 cavalry versus 20,000 cavalry, under this difference in strength, it was the first time in his life that he could still win so lightly, so that his head couldn't turn around......

Looking at the Shuofang army who fled in the wilderness, he forgot to give the order to pursue.

"General, do you want to chase or not?" Yan Pei was also inexplicable, although he had seen the strength of the Shuo Fang army, and knew that the combat effectiveness of the Shuo Fang army was limited and not strong. But it's not so weak that as soon as it comes into contact, it doesn't kill a few times, and the other party whose body bones are still cold will run away without an organization. He even doubted whether the other party was a plan to lure the enemy deeper, pretending to be invincible, and annihilating them in a group at the ambush site where they were tempted. But he is a Shuofang person, and he knows the terrain well, and there is no place to ambush nearby.

"Ahh Luo Shixin also reacted, and instinctively said: "Pursuit." ”

At this time, Su Dingfang suddenly rode his horse to the front and said, "General, let's just take Shuo Fang directly." ”

Luo Shi's confidence moved, a smile appeared in his eyes, and he clapped his hands and said, "Good idea!" Saying that, the spear pointed remotely, and said loudly: "Chase me immediately!" Follow my back all the way forward, don't capture the thief, and don't give up! At first, he thought it was Liang Luoren, the number one general under Liang Shidu, but the word "Feng" was written on the flag of the other party, which clearly indicated that the other party was by no means Liang Luoren.

Luo Shixin said that he was pursuing, but his speed was not fast. Just bite and force in the back.

After chasing along the way, there were fewer and fewer people who fled with Feng Duan, and they were not transferred to be prisoners. It is to flee to the left and right.

Luo Shixin ignored them and chased them all the way in the direction of Feng Duan.

After a chase and escape, he is a general in the army, and he is the most relied on figure in Liang Shidu, and the mount under his crotch is also a good horse. Left the soldiers and horses behind.

There was only one thought in his mind: escape, and it would be safe to flee back to Shuofang City.

Shuofang City was already visible in the distance, licking his lips that were almost dry. Feng Duan turned around and saw Luo Shixin's banner biting far behind, and couldn't help but panic: the other party actually followed the pursuit, and he couldn't help but scold if he didn't capture him...... Do this to me. ”

In fact, it's just that he thinks very highly of himself. Luo Shixin's purpose is not Feng Duan. He didn't have this incompetent and weak little person in his eyes, his target was Shuofang City, and he planned to follow Shuofang's rout into Shuofang City in one go, and directly capture Shuofang.

It was too easy to win, and there was such a godsend.

Seeing that Shuo Fang was imminent, Luo Shixin ordered to speed up.

Feng Duan had already approached Shuofang City, and looking at the city gate that was close at hand, a burst of ecstasy surged in his heart. Faster sprints.

At this time, I heard something strange in my ears, and I couldn't help but look back. Luo Shixin actually followed, and the distance between the two sides was only 100 meters, and the panic in his heart was indescribable. But when he turned around, he found something even more terrible, the Shuofang gate, which had been open before, was now slowly closing, and when he reached the moat, the gate was closed, and the drawbridge was pulled up.

"Ma Wei, you can't save the beast!" Feng Duan wanted to cry without tears, neighing and howling, and was about to pull the reins and turn the horse's head and walk around the city.

A spear appeared behind him out of thin air, knocking him off his horse.

Luo Shixin looked at the guy whose life and death were unknown on the ground, looked at Shuofang City, and shook his head regretfully.

Shuofang City is a front-line fortress used to defend against the grassland peoples, and it is particularly strong since the city was built, and after hundreds of years of repair, it is difficult to attack. After Liang Shidu sat on Shuofang, it was repaired year after year, and it was even more impregnable. One of them is a tired army, without excess food and grass, and the other is to travel lightly, without any siege equipment, if they want to take Shuofang City, they can only use Shuofang to break the army, and fight into the city with the rout, and conquer it in one fell swoop.

But he didn't want the other party to see death for his own people, so he directly blocked Shuofang City.

Because there were still many scattered Shuofang troops under the city, and the soldiers on the city wall did not shoot arrows at them without losing their conscience.

Luo Shixin glanced at it a few times, and ordered all the Shuofang soldiers to be arrested, their weapons were confiscated, and they were taken into custody: these are rare laborers, and if they are left in Shuofang, sooner or later they will be increased to soldiers, so it is better to escort them back to Gyeongju.

For not taking Shuofang City, although Luo Shixin had a small regret, he was not affected much. After all, he just has the mentality of giving it a try, and if he really wins it, it is naturally good, but it doesn't matter if he doesn't win it.

"Who is in charge of the castle tower? Come out! Luo Shixin raised his head and said in a loud tone.

Ma Wei stretched out his head, and he looked at Luo Shixin, who was already in the city. To the mighty general in front of him, he didn't dare to be arrogant and said: "It's me, the general doesn't know what to order?" ”

Luo Shixin said: "Go, I have something to say to Liang Shidu, call him to me!" ”

"Wait a minute, General! I'm going to send someone to invite my majesty. Ma Wei didn't hesitate, and directly sent someone to inform Liang Shidu, and after thinking about it, he called another person and told him in detail to inform Liang Luoren.

Shuofang Palace!

Liang Shidu poured himself a drink, drinking a small wine leisurely by himself, his mind was laying out the situation, thinking about how to take all the military power from Liang Luoren without pain.

What he needs is an obedient general like Feng Duan, not a figure who disobeys his orders and goes against him. What's more, he is still suspected of collaborating with the enemy......

For the "war" ahead, he didn't pay attention to it at all, and Liang Shi, who thinks highly of himself, has great confidence in his own judgment.

So when he heard that Luo Shixin's soldiers were approaching the city, the whole person was dumbfounded, and the wine glass in his hand fell to the ground unconsciously, stupid for a long time, and then hurriedly said: "What did you say just now?" Luo Shixin is about to attack the city? What about General Feng, where is General Feng? ”

The partial general in charge of the herald sneered in his heart, but said respectfully: "Luo Shixin did not attack the city, but just came to the city and asked His Highness to go down to see him." As for General Feng, he had already let Luo Shixinsheng capture Luo Shixinsheng under the city of Shuofang. ”

Liang Shi was dizzy for a while, and Feng Duan was captured, which meant that the 20,000 army was completely defeated.

Because of the Tang army's discordant and poisonous plan to destroy the fields, the people in Shuofang left their hometowns one after another and fled to the Tang Dynasty in the south. The Tang Dynasty did not refuse to come to the common people, not only providing food, but also lending farming equipment such as cattle and rice seeds, and paying rent in the form of taxes. That is to say, don't have a penny to have a peaceful life with land and land, so there is an endless stream of people fleeing from the Tang Dynasty next door.

Because of the sharp decline in the population, Shuofang had to take extraordinary measures to control the population, and even this could not avoid the exodus of the people.

This sharp decline in population has affected the number of soldiers, Shuo Fang was already on the corner, the source of troops was insufficient, and the number of troops in its heyday was only 50,000 or 60,000, to feed these 50,000 soldiers and horses, and also relied on the Turks to invade the Tang Dynasty for many years, and to get some leftovers from the spoils of war to feed. Ever since the Turks were unpleasing in front of the Tang Dynasty, he was forced to disarm.

Over the years, they have been cut and laid off, until the Tang Dynasty made a move against them, and they cut even more.

By this year, they were short of food and could not afford enough to pay their troops, barely enough to maintain the necessary 30,000 troops.

The vast majority of these 30,000 people were forced to join the army, and it is because of this that they will be vulnerable.

Shuo Fang is only 30,000 soldiers, and now he has lost 20,000, as for 10,000 soldiers and horses, how can he sit on the throne of Emperor Liang?

In an instant, Liang Shidu suddenly found that the sky had fallen......

"Let's go, I'll meet that Luo Shixin!" Liang Shidu's heart trembled, but he remembered that he was the king of the Great Liang Kingdom, the king of a country. The king of a country must have the majesty of the king of a country, and he mustered up the courage to call the guards and strode towards the Shuofang city wall.

Along the way, I thought about how to stabilize the morale of the army and persuade Luo Shixin to withdraw from the army, but thinking of Luo Shixin's unreasonable way of playing cards, the whole person was one head and two big, and he didn't know what situation he was about to face.

Liang Shidu was in a hurry, and suddenly a person appeared in front of him, blocking his way......

"What are you doing here?" Liang Shidu had an ominous premonition in his heart, and looked around, and sure enough, dozens of people had slowly approached him, showing unkindness.

"I'm sorry, big brother. For the sake of our Liang family, I can only sacrifice you. Liang Luoren looked at Liang Shidu, a little sad, but more helpless.

"Okay, I knew it was you, and the mole was you!" Liang Shidu's eyes erupted with anger, and his body trembled with anger. He was only suspicious of Liang Luoren, although he was dissatisfied with Liang Luoren, but he never had the intention of attacking him, after all, they were cousins, blood relatives! I can't imagine that the heart is soft for a while, but in exchange for today's ending.

Liang Luoren shook his head and said, "I didn't mean to betray my eldest brother, and I didn't do anything to be sorry for my eldest brother." Persuading you not to punish Li Zhengbao and the nine clans is also for their Liang family. If you destroy Li Zhengbao's nine clans, in the future, the Tang Dynasty will not let go of our Liang family in order to give Li Zhengbao an explanation. Feng Duan was defeated, Shuo Fang's only hope was also broken, and there was only one way to keep the Liang family. ”

Liang Shidu looked at the figure behind Liang Luoren, and suddenly burst into a stunned laugh, "It is still unknown who killed the deer...... General Xin, General Zhao, and General Niu will give me the traitor Liang Luoren to die on the spot! ”

Liang Luoren silently glanced behind him indifferently and said, "The three generals, Master Liang will be handed over to you for disposal." (To be continued......)

PS: Chapter 2, there is one more chapter later, the same three thousand words!