The tea dripped from the table, dripping, flowing along the mat and reaching his knees.
Shi Jian said painfully: "King Wei dedicated Jiagu Pass to Li Xuan. Aye, we are finished!"
Daizhou and Lizhou blocked the passage for the Dongjiang army to go north, and Guanzhong fell into the hands of Northern Xinjiang, so Li Xuan no longer had any worries.
Shi Gongming suddenly smiled, "Although Shi Zhongtang was defeated, his foundation is still there. After he returns to the south, he will definitely recruit troops and expand his army to prepare for war. The south is rich, and once Shi Zhongtang responds with all his strength, money and food will not be a problem. Every additional
If the day comes, he will be even stronger. Li Xuan cannot sit back and watch him recover, so he will go south first. We are fine."
"What if he attacks us first?" Shi Jian had long lost his original high spirits and contempt for Li Xuan.
"Let's not say we can hold on for a month. Li Xuan is not a fool, so why would he waste time here? Don't worry, nothing will happen."
Shi Gongming stroked his beard and said, "Then we calmed down the people inside and waited for the moment. We watched the two families fight and waited for the opportunity."
Shi Jian felt relieved, "I'll go take a look at the army." "Okay, but Da Lang, don't work too hard."
Shi Gongming was very satisfied with his son and originally thought that if his rebellion was successful, he would sit in Chang'an and order his son to conquer all directions.
"Yes!" Shi Jian resigned.
Shi Gongming looked at the documents piled up on the desk and picked up one with a headache.
He's not in the mood to do anything these days and has a lot of backlog. Take your time!
Shi Gongming comforted himself.
The footsteps were slow but heavy as they arrived outside the door. Shi Gongming raised his head.
"Dalang?"
Shi Jian, who had returned home, staggered, and walked in. "Aye, the scouts are here to report. The Northern Xinjiang Army...is here."
Xie Zhong came back in a hurry, "Ms. sir, did you say that the Northern Xinjiang Army has arrived in Deguang?"
Shi Gongming nodded, his face as usual, "No need to worry, Deguang City's strong defender Shi Huan is my nephew. He is resourceful and will definitely be able to defend it."...
At the top of Deguang City, Shi Huan, who was white-faced and beardless, looked at the smoke and dust in the distance and said to the deputy general Cao Gu next to him: "The Northern Xinjiang Army is coming east. Does this mean a long-term confrontation with Shi Zhongtang?"
Cao Gu said, "We're afraid we won't be able to defend it."
"There is no need to hold on for too long." Shi Huan said calmly: "Shi Zhong was defeated in Tang Dynasty. He needs time to regroup. But Li Xuan is using troops, how can he give him a chance to breathe? In this way, our Eastern Xinjiang will become a stone.
Zhongtang's life-saving straw. If Dongjiang is here, it can contain the Northern Xinjiang army."
"Will Shi Zhongtang send troops?" "He must send troops!"
Shi Huan smiled and said: "We are not alone!"...
Shi Zhongtang has arrived in Hongzhou.
"Someone over at Qinghe has learned the news of the defeat. He Zun sent this news that made Shi Zhongtang angry. "Is there someone causing trouble?" Shi Zhongtang said coldly.
He Zun shook his head, "After receiving the king's order, Governor Ashina strengthened the guards of Qinghe. He has the power to defeat the Southern Zhou Army, and those big clans dare not move."
Ashina Songshi, who became queen after Shi Zhongtang, was named the Central Governor and took charge of the southern Xinjiang after Shi Zhongtang left.
"The color is fierce but the heart is soft!" Shi Zhongtang sneered.
He Zun resigned and walked out of the lobby. He looked at the spotless blue sky, but felt a little depressed.
After the defeat, the infantry of the Southern Xinjiang Army suffered heavy casualties. Shi Zhongtang sent people to Qinghe to recruit warriors, but when initial news came, it did not go well.
People’s hearts are against it!
He Zun thought of the unstoppable scenery of the army earlier and couldn't help but feel a little confused.
"Mr. He."
An official came in a hurry.
"What's the matter?" He Zun smiled, concealing his uneasiness. "The Northern Xinjiang Army is dispatched."
"Going south?" He Zun sneered, "Shi Gongming will not just sit back and watch."
Now they are like grasshoppers on a rope. Once Southern Xinjiang is destroyed, Shi Gongming will not survive for a few days.
"No, they went to Eastern Xinjiang."
"Li Xuan actually wants to destroy Shi Gongming first?" He Zun was startled, then turned around and went in. "Your Majesty!"
Shi Zhongtang raised his head and He Zun saluted, "The Northern Xinjiang Army has gone to Eastern Xinjiang." "He wants to destroy Shi Gongming first?" Shi Zhongtang was also startled, "Does he want to have a long-term confrontation with this king?"
As long as you give him time, the southern Xinjiang rebels will quickly recover. Once he recovers, the northern Xinjiang army will have no hope of quickly moving south. "Your Majesty, Shi Gongming may not be able to hold on for long." Wei Ming is here.
"I know this, but Shi Gongming has been running Eastern Xinjiang for many years. He can always hold it for a month. One month is enough for me to form a large army."
Shi Zhongtang squinted his eyes, "If we have more time, our Southern Xinjiang will be a little stronger. In this way, we must prepare an elite cavalry to contain the Northern Xinjiang army, and we must let Shi Gongming survive for a while."
He Zun smiled and said: "Your Majesty is so affectionate. I think that on the day when Shi Gongming is defeated, I will shed tears of gratitude."
No one thought that Shi Gongming could withstand King Qin's offensive, but as cannon fodder, it would be good if he could hold on for one more day.
"Stop or not!"
At the foot of Deguang City, Wang Laoer's men were recruiting for surrender.
"Second brother, why don't you kill them all?" The thin elder felt that recruiting them to surrender was too troublesome.
"His Highness said that the rebels in southern Xinjiang are mostly foreigners and have heavy blood debts. Why don't they keep them for the New Year if they don't kill them? But the rebels in eastern Xinjiang are different. At least they didn't burn, kill or loot."
Wang Laoer also wanted to harvest more heads, but King Qin's military order was there, so he could only endure it.
At the top of the city, Shi Huan sneered, "Yeah, I won't surrender!"
"That's fine." Wang Laoer felt relieved, "I'll report back to Your Highness, Deguang City will not surrender."
The army is marching.
Li Xuan left his troops to guard Guanzhong, Daozhou, Yuezhou and other places, and he personally led an army of 50,000 to march eastward.
Along the way, there were few Eastern Xinjiang rebel scouts. Li Xuan knew that Shi Gongming was ready to defend to the death.
Whether you come or not, I will defend the place. A team of scouts arrived.
"Your Highness, Deguang City will not surrender." "That's fine."
Li Xuan said calmly. His Highness had murderous intentions. The army arrived at Deguang City. "Cover the Huizhou sentry." Li Xuan ordered. "Take the order!"
At the top of the city, Shi Huan looked at the mighty army and said with a smile: "Shi Zhongtang's reinforcements should not be far away."
Cao Gu was a little worried, "But Shi Zhongtang is newly defeated after all!"
"The Northern Xinjiang Army has a fatal weakness." Shi Huan said calmly: "The Northern Xinjiang Army's 80,000 troops went south, and they suffered a lot of losses in conquering cities along the way, and every time they captured a place, they had to leave troops to guard it. The battle with Shi Zhongtang
This is even more true later. Guanzhong needs men and horses, Jianzhou and Yuezhou need men and horses, and Li Xuan, even with his body and long hands, can't do it."
"Over there in Northern Xinjiang..." "It's too late!"
Shi Huan said firmly: "The Northern Xinjiang side still has to suppress the Northern Liao Dynasty, recruit warriors, train them, and then go south from the Northern Xinjiang... How long will it take? Don't rush there!"
But, destroying us is enough!
Cao Gu looked at the boundless army and his heart trembled. Now, the only one he could count on was Shi Zhongtang.
"Siege the city!"
Li Xuan didn't hesitate, waved his hand, and the death camp gathered. "If you play to death, then I will help him!"
Shi Huan shouted from the top of the city: "The reinforcements are not far away and we only need to hold on for a few days to repel the Northern Xinjiang army. Your Majesty has given instructions to give you a heavy reward after the war."
There will be huge rewards after the war, with the emphasis being on the post-war period.
You have to hold on until the Northern Xinjiang Army withdraws to have any hope, right? The morale of the rebels has improved.
There were fireworks at the top of the city, and some people set up clay pots and began to boil golden juice. "Your Highness is invited to enter the city to rest today!"
Suo Yun was encouraging his subordinates, "The first one to reach the city will be rewarded heavily!" The death camp attacked.
Ning Yayun looked at the city head, shook her head and said, "Even people like me who don't understand martial arts can see that a lonely city cannot be defended, but the defender is full of confidence... Where does he get the confidence?"
Guo Yun
Hai Fuxu smiled and said, "It's just that the power has made the mind faint."
Bao Dong coughed dryly and said, "Master, it's okay for ordinary soldiers. The general knows that he participated in the rebellion. Once he is defeated and captured, he will have to build roads for a lifetime."
"It's better than dying," Ning Yayun said.
Bao Dong smiled apologetically and said: "But when they rebelled, they only wanted to rise to the top. Now that they are at the gates of the city, they are still prisoners when they return. The gap from rising to being a prisoner is too big and they can't bear it. That's why they resist stubbornly."
"Fame and fortune!" Ning Yayun said with emotion, while smiling at Bao Dong, "You have made a lot of progress, go back and teach the new disciples."
Stop it!
Bao Dong had a grimace on his face, but he didn't dare to refuse.
Those new disciples are the most curious. They say it is a class, but in fact it is to answer their questions. All kinds of questions will make your head explode.
Therefore, people in metaphysics avoid this job...
According to Shi Gongming's imagination, if the rebellion is successful, his son Shi Jian will naturally be the prince, and his nephew Shi Huan Shao will also be a general and lead the army.
Shi Huan had had the dream of being a general for a long time, and he still hadn't woken up. The wooden ladder was set up on the city wall, and the soldiers of the death camp began to attack the city.
"Get ready..." Shi Huan shouted from the city wall. "Be careful with the crossbow arrows!"
At some unknown time, the crossbowmen of the Northern Xinjiang Army mixed in among the death camps and reached the bottom of the city.
One by one, the crossbowmen raised their crossbows... bang bang bang bang bang bang!
The defenders were holding long spears or horizontal knives waiting for their opponents to climb up, but they were knocked over by this wave of crossbow arrows.
Amidst the screams, the rebels who had been shot by arrows fell from the city top, knocking down two wooden ladders and knocking over dozens of people.
Then, the soldiers from the death camp swarmed forward. "Kill!"
....--"Set off!"
Shi Zhongtang's reinforcements set off, and the leader turned out to be General Wei Ming. If Shi Gongming knew about it, he would definitely praise Shi Zhongtang for his humor. But after Wei Ming turned around on horseback, his expression was gloomy.
He is a general. He was once the leader of Southern Xinjiang who was inferior to one person and superior to ten thousand people. But now he has become a general who is called upon everywhere.
This status change was completed unconsciously. Reinforcements set off.
Shi Zhongtang listened to the report from the Qinghe envoy in Hongzhou Prefecture.
"...The governor's recruitment of troops in southern Xinjiang did not go smoothly. Many people pretended to be ill and even committed suicide... Even the men who were recruited were not active in training...
"Do you think this king will be defeated?" Shi Zhongtang sneered, "Without these people, wouldn't this king stop fighting? Tell Ashina Songshi to recruit those foreign warriors."
He Zun is here.
"You came just in time." Shi Zhongtang said: "The people in southern Xinjiang refuse to apply for the tax, so this year's tax will be increased."
If you don't regard me as one of your own, then don't blame me for being cruel.
"Your Majesty, the hearts of the people!" He Zun felt that if things continued like this, the hearts of the people would disperse. "We are not short of money and food for the time being. With all due respect, although this can relieve anger, the hearts of the people are the foundation of your Majesty and cannot be touched lightly!"
Shi Zhongtang said coldly: "That's all!"
He Zun felt relieved, "Your Majesty, Wei Ming is setting off."
"That man is doing something secretly, do you think I don't know about it?" Shi Zhongtang said calmly: "If he hadn't been deeply entrenched in the army, I would have been able to deal with him right now."
"reinforce!"
At the top of the city, Shi Huan, who had sworn to defend Deguang City for ten days in a letter to Shi Gongming, his face covered in blood, waved his long knife and shouted back.
But the city was empty. The reserve team had long been exhausted. "Where are the people?"
Shi Huan shouted: "Cao Gu!"
Cao Gu was lying more than ten steps away from him, with blood still spurting from a deep gash in his neck. He stared blankly at the sky and murmured:
"It's only been...one day!"
More and more people from the death camp rushed to the top of the city, gradually occupying a place.
Subsequently, more and more people came to the city.
"Is this... over?" Jiang He
Er rubbed his eyes, "It's not even a day yet?"
"The rebels in Eastern Xinjiang fought less and fought more on paper. When they finally went to battle, they were beaten half to death by His Highness with a stick. The death camp is an existence that can compete with the elite rebels in Northern Liao and Southern Xinjiang. Just with this small town, how can
Can it be defeated?"
The old thief felt that the guard was dizzy.
"Boom!"
Shi Huan let go and the knife fell to the ground.
Two sergeants from the death camp came over with a ferocious smile. One of them raised a knife.
"I am from the Tang Dynasty!" Shi Huan shouted. Ugh!
yes!
The master said that there is no need to kill all the rebels in Eastern Xinjiang.
The two sergeants were startled, and one of them shouted: "Kneel down!"
If Shi Huan didn't kneel down, he would have stubbornly resisted and killed him and took his head to ask for credit.
