The next day, the Koreans were busy building camp; Deng She was busy dispatching troops and deducing war games. There was not a day of fighting. Soon after nightfall, the Dingzhou military report came.

It was not Monk Li who came back, but his junior brother Li Zifan. He was dressed in Korean armor, his whole body was soaked by the rain, his face and lips were blue, his hands and feet were stiff, he was almost frozen on his horse, and he could not move. The guards of the city supported him and carried him to the canopy where Dunshe was. He struggled to his knees, and Deng She was reading his notes and military books, and hurriedly helped him up, and ordered to bring hot wine and ginger soup.

And he took off his cloak with his own hands, and wrapped it around him, and called a brazier to be made, and moved it near.

After a while, Li Zifan relieved his strength and poured down a few large bowls of ginger soup; Rubbing the hot wine, the heat rose back, and he had the strength to speak: "Tell the general." Dingzhou was trapped last night. Lijun is in his early fifteenth thousands. The flags were raised from the east of the river. ”

The enemy of the mountain pass came from Zhucheng in Shanxi, the enemy in the south came from Pyongyang in Xijing, and the army attacking Dingzhou came from Hedong. It seems that the Koreans are attacking in three ways this time.

Deng She was not in a hurry to inquire about the situation of defending the city, and asked first: "What about General Li?" Why did you come back to report the news? ”

"The siege of the Koreans was very urgent, and General Zhang engaged in a battle during the day and was seriously wounded. The villain's senior brother volunteered to stay behind to help General Chen defend the city. ”

Deng She's heart tightened, Zhang Lu'er was brave and fierce, and he was injured as soon as he fought, which shows that the enemy is attacking fiercely. "How did you get hurt?" Where is the injury? Does it matter? ”

"The Koreans attacked the city at the same time in three ways, and the rain was too heavy, and our army could not be fired. The western wall was the most damaged during the siege of our army, and it was in danger twice. There was a white-robed general, called Batu by the Goryeo people, who was extremely brave, braved the rain to climb the city, danced and rushed, and the brothers could not resist. General Zhang personally went to meet the battle, fighting dozens of rounds, spears and lances picked stabs, and crashed together. Just as he was about to change the knife, the wall was too slippery, and he fell down. Fortunately, General Yang desperately rescued him, and his left rib was injured. ”

After Wen Huaguo and the others gathered their troops, they rushed to wait for Deng She's order, and they were also present at this time. Zhang Ganger's courage is well known to everyone. Hearing that the enemy generals were evenly matched, he was taken aback, and Wen Huaguo interjected and asked: "Then the enemy general is so brave, how can he fight back?" ”

"General Chen's magic arrow is unparalleled. When he heard the news, he rushed to his side, and then hit him in the cheek. General Yang took the opportunity to roll forward and knock him down and kill him. The flagpole was hung at the head, and the Li army was demoralized and retreated. ”

Deng She laughed and said, "On the first day, the tiger will be defeated." The subsequent offensive of the Koreans was bound to be frustrated. "Speaking of which, it is not very glorious for three people to work together to kill one; If it gets out, it may affect morale. But Deng She's remark will help to boost morale.

Luo Guoqi said yes again and again, and said: "General Zhang bravely crowned the three armies. can fight with him, and he is probably second to none in the Li Army. The defeat in the first war was not a small blow to the Koreans. ”

Li Zifan was much more lively than his senior brother, looked at Deng She with admiration, and said, "The general is strategizing and planning things like a god. As soon as the white-robed general died, sure enough, the Goryeo offensive stopped. Until the villain left the city, it did not unfold again. ”

Deng She nodded and asked, "Does General Chen have any message for you to bring it?" ”

General Chen said: Although the enemy is large, it is not as good as our army's attack on Shuangcheng that day; Although Dingzhou was newly broken, the defenders were far superior to the Shuangcheng garrison at that time. There are also Han people in the city to help, taking into account the geographical advantages, please don't worry about the general. It's just ......, Dingzhou City is small, and there is not enough grain and grass. ”

"How many days?"

"Less than half a month."

Dingzhou and Twin Cities are different. Shuangcheng is an important town, close to the Jurchens, there are often frictions, there are many garrisons, and there is enough food and grass. The city of Dingzhou is small, the garrison is small, and it is already good to have grain and grass for 5,000 people to eat for half a month. Deng She smiled: "It won't take half a month, ten days is enough." ”

Arrange for someone to take Li Zifan down to rest, wait for his energy to recover, and return to Dingzhou to deliver the letter.

It's not too early, and it's time to implement a suspicious strategy. It was reported that Wu Henian ordered him to choose the Han people, the Bohai people, and the old and weak of Goryeo, and get 3,000 Xu. There are four city walls, no weapons, multiple flags, and ten Han soldiers for every hundred people to guard them.

In this way, he had at hand the available troops, the Han army of 700, and the Goryeo army of more than 1,000. To use an analogy, he is now under a dangerous wall. The enemy does not attack the city, it is barely enough; As soon as the enemy attacked the city, it was immediately exposed.

If the situation is unfavorable, we have to do everything possible to find a way to break the situation. The purpose of sending Zhao Jiehai and Wen Luo to attack was to break the passive situation of the entire battlefield situation; So, taking Twin Cities as an example, how to solve this passive situation? How to ensure that when the two armies come out together, they will not be attacked by the enemy suddenly? Guaranteed Twin Cities unharmed?

There are only two ways. First, firmly grasp the military heart, especially the military heart of the Goryeo battalion; Second, turn the passive into the active, so that the enemy has no time to attack the city.

It rained in the middle of the night, and the clouds became thinner. When the wind blew, it was like a pile of rolling black smoke. The rain was still not light, and it was pouring with noise, whipping like a whip on the awning, tilting and pouring downward. The soldiers guarding the city outside the shed, wearing cloaks, braved the heavy rain; In the pouring rain, the officer's weak command orders were occasionally heard.

Another burst of lightning and thunder. The shock made people's hearts tremble. Tian He swaying in the distance and patrolling soldiers near were reflected with the electric light. In an instant, everything was engulfed in boundless darkness. The air was cold, and the soldiers found another cloak and put it on for Deng She.

The two elements of breaking the game, Deng She thought of a corresponding solution. The first one is easy to implement and less dangerous; The second one is difficult and dangerous to implement. The night was dark, Wen and Zhao were about to leave the army, and they didn't have time to think about it, so Deng She decisively ordered: "Go and invite General Huang to come." ”

To deal with the crisis in front of him, Deng She did not have enough energy alone. The soldiers received the order, ran down the city tower, and went to the Yellow Donkey Brother's Mansion to look for it.

"Okay, Heguangxiu, Zuoche'er will come and see you." The defenders of the city were evacuated, and the Goryeo battalion was not only responsible for defending the eastern city wall, but also expanded the position to the west and north, and the left chariot led 300 people to assist in the defense.

"What is the general going to do?" Wen Huaguo asked strangely.

Deng She refused to answer, and said: "When the night is approaching, Wen, Luo, Zhao, Lu, and all the generals will return to the camp, listen to my drum sound, and go out of the city together. As he spoke, he came out of the shed first. Wen Huaguo and the others had to ask again, but they had no chance, so they had to go back separately.

He Guangxiu is on the west city wall, close to the south city wall where Deng She is, and meets him halfway. Catching up with a few steps in the water, he knelt down and kowtowed: "The villain He Guangxiu is here to see, what is the order of the general?" ”

"In the first battle on the island, in addition to the dead, how many sticks and untouchables are left in your camp?"

"There are three or four hundred sticks, and more than six hundred untouchables." The Goryeo class was very strong, and the lowest status was the untouchables; As for the stick, it is lower and does not enter the stream. The oppression is severe. Therefore, Heguangxiu is a tree flag, and most of the people who come to vote are this generation.

Together, there were about 1,000 people, occupying the main body of the Goryeo battalion.

"Order, but can repel the enemy army, the sticks, the untouchables are all expelled from the untouchables, and they are allowed to be good citizens. The whole battalion, regardless of the class, who have made meritorious contributions, have been promoted to officials. He added, "Choose three hundred people who dare to fight sticks and untouchables, and transfer the southern city wall, I have it." ”

In the eyes of the Koreans, sticks and untouchables are just pigs and dogs, and they are just talking beasts. It is their biggest dream to get rid of their lowly status and become commoners. Dunsher gave them what they wanted, and loyalty should increase.

But it's not enough, the so-called: the benefits that can be achieved are called benefits. In other words, they need to be convinced that the situation in front of them is not particularly dangerous, not to the extent of endangering their lives.

"Just now Dingzhou sent a letter, besieged by 7,000 enemies, fighting during the day, our army beheaded several fierce generals of the Li army, including the number of Badu. Lijun has lost his heart. I sent Wen and Luo Zhu generals to help, and within three or five days, the siege will be resolved. The siege of Dingzhou is solved, and the enemy in the south can be broken with one drum!

"General He, your troops have captured the island and are famous. I heard a report from the Dingzhou messenger, and the enemy troops besieging Dingzhou also heard about it. I hope that your ministry will continue to work hard and stick to the twin cities with me. Don't fall into your river ten thousand household names! ”

Deng She's words were false and real, expanding his own prestige and reducing the enemy's advantage. "Famous" Yunyun, which seems to be praised, is actually a secret reminder: The Koreans know about your rebellion. A bunch of sticks and untouchables with no status, if the city can't be defended, the end can be known.

He Guangxiu couldn't think of this, and was praised and encouraged by Deng Sheyi, and the title of "He Wanhu" was put down, and he was very honored and happy: "General rest assured!" The villain will never fall into my name! ”

"Go back quickly, and pass on my words to the officers and men of your battalion."

Deng She stopped him again and lowered his voice: "Remember, don't say to your department that there are five thousand enemies on the other side. ”

He Guangxiu comprehended, thinking of such a secret plan, Deng Shedu was willing to say to him, and couldn't help but feel a warm current in his heart again. Resolutely promised: "The general can rest assured, the villain will take care of it." He raised a finger and whispered, "Just a thousand." ”

Deng She smiled and shook his head: "One thousand is too little, it is easy to leak out of the horse's feet." Let's say three thousand. ”

"The general is the general, think about it!" Ha Guangxio knelt down again and kowtowed a few times. There was a lot of water on the ground, and when it got wet, the beard on his lips fell off a lot. He didn't pay attention, and went in a high-spirited manner. It happened to be the left car that arrived from the north city wall, and passed by.

The soldiers beside him said softly: "General, the time is coming." ”

"Send out a hundred personal soldiers to inspect the city, and if there is a violator, behead! Five hundred defenders of the southern city wall were transferred, and three hundred li were marched down to the city and assembled at the city gate. Deng She ordered, waved his hand to stop the left chariot and saluted, and asked, "Give you 800 men, is it enough to rush the enemy in the south for a while?" ”

Zuo Che'er didn't think about it at all, and shouted: "Five hundred is enough!" ”

Deng She smiled: "This attack is not to break the enemy. Tree twice the flag, bluff. Don't fight to the death, and don't make the drama too obvious. You can control the middle measure. ”

In the past, when he was a horse thief, Deng San saved Zuo Che'er twice on the battlefield. Zhao Guo was promoted, and he took over as the captain of the pro-soldiers. Serving Deng She, he knows better than anyone else the hard work he has put in behind the victory, and he often hates that he can't solve his worries. The current situation is critical, and when it is time to repay the service, he said proudly: "The villain will take care of it." ”

"Drumming!"

To break the game, if you want the enemy not to attack the city, there is only one best way. Take advantage of the rainy night to take the initiative to attack, so that it will not be able to distinguish the reality of our defense. Wind and rain, Deng She stands at the head of the city, looking at the west city gate in the distance, Wen, Luo, and Lu are out of the city with the sound of drums. No torches, no real. The black pressure was like a cloud in the sky, pressing down on the city, and also suppressing Deng She's heart.

After the person is finished, look at the sky. Whether his various arrangements are successful or not, in the end, depends on the results of Wen, Luo, and Lu's night attacks on the mountain pass. Smooth, in half; If it doesn't go well, start all over again.

Deng She turned his gaze back, and under the south city gate, Zhao and Zuo also began to go out of the city. Twenty miles ahead is the camp of the Koreans.

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1. Goryeo class.

It is divided into five classes: the royal family, the two classes, the middle people, the common people, and the untouchables.

Two shifts refer to officials who serve in two shifts (civil and military). "The two teams are allowed to study, not to learn skills. or if they do not do good, then no one will do it. ”

The Chinese are scribes who are in the second class and the like. The common people were civilians engaged in agriculture, industry and commerce.

2. Untouchables.

Untouchables are divided into two categories: public and private. There are official prostitutes, maids, official slaves, post guards, jailers, etc.; There are prostitutes, monks and nuns (not all monks and nuns are untouchables), private slaves and maids, etc. In addition, resident groups engaged in cattle and horse slaughtering, leather processing, willow weaving, masquerade theater, acrobatics, etc., are also untouchables.

Although it is called "60 years old and released", it seems that not many people can be released from service. Even if he is released from service, his descendants will still be untouchables.

- "Whoever is cheap, if the father and mother are cheap, they are cheap." Even if his own master is good, the offspring born to him are still cheap. And his own master and his heirs are also of the same lineage, so they do not want to make the end good. ”

3. Untouchable status.

The status of untouchables is extremely low. Koreans must not be lowly for eight generations to be eligible for entry.

- "In the past, my ancestors admonished the descendants of the descendants: All these lowly species are different. Be careful not to make Si class good, if you are allowed to be good, you will be able to pass through the office, and gradually seek to seek important positions to disturb the country, if you violate this commandment, the society will be in danger. Since it is the law of a small state, it is not a cheap class in its eighth household registration, and then it is a Zhengshi. ”