The general nodded again and again, and couldn't help but say: "It makes sense, the Han army is powerful, and it is beyond the power of manpower to contend with it." ”

The master said hesitantly: "Then we have descended?" ”

Liu Sheng, the magistrate of the county, looked at Liu Ran carefully, and saw that he was afraid, not like he was deliberately deceiving them, so he put down a matter in his heart and whispered: "Then what are you waiting for, instead of being a slave to the country, it is better to be a founding hero." ”

Chen Yucheng took Mengjin County and Meng County without blood, leaving 5,000 soldiers and horses to garrison, and personally led the elite soldiers to Hanoi County, where there were 20,000 green battalions and township Yong raised by Nar from Hebei and Shanxi.

Now that he surrendered, Zhang Wan thought that he no longer had to pretend to be high in front of the Han army generals, and volunteered to follow the army.

"General, ten miles ahead is Hanoi County, the governor of Zhili, Nar Jing, the prefect of Huaiqing, Yu Bingtao, the chief soldier Dong Zhanyuan, etc., all of which have a total of 20,000 people, plus the township warriors recruited by Li Tangjie, the original army in the city, is also close to 30,000."

Chen Yucheng nodded and ordered the army to set up camp, which was consistent with the information he had gathered.

Zhang Wan was greatly encouraged when he saw Chen Yucheng listening, and then said: "There are many rivers and lakes around this Huaiqing Mansion, which is not conducive to the cavalry, and the cavalry in Luoyang dare not chase after them, so the general can rest assured. ”

Tan Shaoguang came over and asked, "There is a river surrounding the city five miles ahead, what's going on?" ”

Surrounded by rivers! Zhang Wan thought about it carefully, suddenly realized, and replied: "It must be the officials in Huaiqing City who set up the Wulong Gate and dug the Guangji, Liren and other rivers, and the rivers flowed together. The city is surrounded, and the general should quickly send someone to close the Five Dragons Gate. Divert the river away. ”

"These bastard officials, the city of Haolu was almost flooded." Tan Shaoguang scolded and scolded and sent people to act.

I heard that the Han army was besieging the city. The officials in the city had different thoughts.

"My lord, since there are enough garrisons in the city, the lower officials are willing to go out of the city to investigate the enemy's situation." Qiu Baoyong, the county magistrate, volunteered.

Yu Bingtao, the prefect of Huaiqing, couldn't wait to kick it over and scolded secretly, this bastard Zhixian sent his family to the countryside to hide early in the morning, and now he still wants to abandon the city and run away, really when he doesn't care about the prefect?

Yu Bingtao suppressed the anger in his heart and said softly: "The outside of the city is extremely dangerous, and there are many short-haired troops. Qiu Zhixian doesn't want to be dangerous, lest the whole family be killed together, and no one even passes the incense, and besides, the master of the city is the governor of Zhili, Naer, he is an authentic man, Lord Qiu should be careful, don't give people a handle. ”

Qiu Baoyong laughed and laughed, his trick was seen through.

"My lord, you said that this short hair will not be played in Luoyang. Why do you want to come to Huaiqing Mansion, there is no important city here, and it is still guarded by heavy soldiers, which is completely a cost for the soldiers. The gains outweigh the losses! ”

Yu Bingtao was worried, and he also wanted to find someone to talk to, pretending to be a master in the world. analyzed: "This time the shorthair behaved unusually, they didn't come to the city. ”

Qiu Baoyong was completely confused. He asked, "If they don't run to the city, what kind of battle will they fight?" The lowly officials inquired clearly, and they made great efforts to buy the hearts of the people in Nanyang Mansion and Ruzhou Mansion and stabilize the place. ”

Yu Bingtao showed a mocking expression and whispered: "Short-haired covets the unification, they are going to Beijing." ”

The question in his heart was answered, Qiu Baoyong blurted out: "It turned out to be a decisive battle, I said how could the emperor mobilize hundreds of thousands of troops into Henan, a few years ago, the short-haired Northern Expedition, I didn't see the emperor so nervous." ”

Yu Bingtao saw Qiu Baoyong's frowning and thoughtful expression, and the pressure in his heart was reduced by half, and he said with a smile: "Locked the city in a hurry, there is not much grain and grass left in the city, you go down and order the squires in the city to prepare grain and grass for the soldiers." ”

"The lower officials obey the order, but there are many squires in the city who are short-haired, do you want to arrest and torture them?"

Yu Bingtao waved his hand and sighed: "No need, it's eventful, and they don't dare to act rashly." ”

"Two adults, the Governor, please." Du Tong Shanlu gloated and looked at the two people in the room.

"Lord Laborious Dutong leads the way!" Yu Bingtao looked at Shanlu's expression and guessed that this was not a good thing.

Several people walked through the garden to the main hall.

"Your Excellency, see Your Excellency."

Nar looked pleasant and said with a smile: "The two of you, please get up, this time I called the two of you to come because I have something important to tell you to do." ”

"The subordinate will definitely fight to the death, please ask the governor to order."

Nar stopped talking, looked at the "Spring and Autumn" in his hand, and turned a blind eye to the two questions.

Dong Zhanyuan, the chief soldier, continued: "You know the way, tens of thousands of shorthairs outside the city, I have discussed with a few adults, there are many soldiers in the city, and there is an epidemic of plague, which is very tolerant of infection, so we lead the troops to camp outside the city, and you are responsible for guarding the city. ”

Yu Bingtao was dumbfounded, and looked at the senior officials in the hall in disbelief, all of them were senior officials of the second rank or above, either the general soldier or the general, and they abandoned the city and fled at the critical moment.

Ling A smiled and said: "This is an expedient measure, don't worry, we didn't abandon the city and run away, just camp thirty miles outside the city." ”

Thirty miles! Qiu Baoyong was dizzy for a while, isn't this called abandoning the city and escaping? I was angry in my heart, but I was in a humble position, and I was only reprimanded for saying it, and I looked at the prefect expectantly.

Yu Bingtao said softly: "Shorthair has a lot of artillery, and the city wall of Hanoi County is not high, so I'm afraid I won't be able to hold on to time." ”

Dong Zhanyuan said with a smile: "The prefect is too worried, there are many officials and soldiers in Henan, and it will not take a month to return to help, and a large amount of gunpowder is stored in the city, and you can hold out for two months with only these gunpowders." ”

Yu Bingtao understood that they had partnered to harm themselves, and the matter was irreparable, so he was angry, and said angrily: "A few adults, please be, the lower official is the prefect of Huaiqing, and he should live and die with the city, as for what happens after the city is broken, it is not something that the lower officials can consider." ”

Shanlu took the opportunity to praise: "My lord is loyal and brave, I am ashamed of myself, and I will take my leave before the short hair besieges the city." ”

Qiu Baoyong saw that the Shangguan in the hall was clean, sat down on the ground, and cried: "There is no physiology this time, we will die with the city, but I pity my parents with eighty old mothers and swaddling babies." ”

Yu Bingtao was already upset, and listened to Qiu Baoyong's unimaged screaming, and reprimanded impatiently: "Bastard! Shorthair hasn't attacked the city yet! What are you anxious about? ”

Qiu Baoyong got up from the ground shyly, paused, and whispered: "The soldiers in the city have all been taken away by them, and those who are left behind are all regimental training village warriors, what should we do?" ”

Yu Bingtao pondered for a while, and said: "The top priority now is to stabilize people's hearts, you hurry back and post a notice, just say that the imperial court reinforcements have arrived in Henan, and the defenders in the city will go out of the city to respond, don't let the people take the opportunity to make trouble, and unify the various departments and towns, and let them stand guard on the city wall." (To be continued......)