Ning Yayun didn't seem to be interested in flower viewing. After defending Zhou Ning, she went back to understand the great truth.
"Headmaster Ning is a smart man." Han Ji didn't know when he came over, looked at Ning Yayun's back in front of him, and said: "Actually, Sir, you don't need to pay too much attention. It should be noted that after coming out of the Imperial College, metaphysics has actually changed.
There is no second way to go.
If he alienates Langjun and refuses to serve Langjun, Langjun will only have to put aside metaphysics. How can the world be big enough to accommodate them?"
"You are talking about interests." Yang Xuan felt that Han Ji was too cruel.
"I think that for metaphysics, profit should be used. Lang Jun thinks about it, metaphysics is Xianyun Yehe's temperament, but he is willing to stay in the Imperial College for many years. Why is this?
Isn’t it because the Chao Zhong pays for their food and drink? Isn’t it because the Chao Zhong pays for the employment of their children? These are all benefits!”
"It's profit, but I want to use friendship more."
Han Ji smiled and changed the topic, "The scouts returned earlier and said that Nangui City was reinforcing the city wall."
"As for that?"
"For the defender, that's all!"
…
"Here, reinforce here!"
There was still no peace in Nangui City at night. He Song and De Chang took turns supervising the civilians to reinforce the city head.
"ah!"
A man fell while carrying earth to the top of the city and broke his leg. The miserable howl made the tired men look sad.
He Song shouted: "It's Yang Dog who is here. Yang Dog is ferocious. Whenever a city is broken, it likes to kill people. It piles up human heads and corpses like mountains and calls it Jingguan. If you don't want to become a corpse in Jingguan, then hurry up!"
Seeing that the city head was being fortified, De Chang said intoxicatedly: "Let Yang Gou get a bloody blow here!"
He Song said: "The late emperor's personal expedition failed, and Yang Gou was the first to contribute on the left wing. This battle made him return home in defeat, which was no less than a great victory for Daliao. When the news is spread back to Ningxing, the entire Daliao will cheer for us.
"
He glanced at Tokushang, and both of them had longing and ferocity in their eyes.
"Let him come!" Tokunaga clenched his fists, "Let's see how many lives he has to take."
He Song recited softly: "How happy it is to kill people and fill the countryside, and to be granted the title of marquis of ten thousand households!"
There was a long line of torches at the head of the city, and some people were looking at the Tang Army camp in the distance.
"How dare they light a bonfire!"
After camping, under normal circumstances no light is allowed. Even if you want to read any emergency documents, you must ask for permission first. After approval from the superiors, someone will keep an eye on you and control the light within a small area.
In other words, after camping, no information can be left for the enemy to locate.
But there was a lot of light in the Tang Army camp at the moment.
This is an unbridled provocation.
Come on!
Come on for a night attack!
If you don’t come, you will be my grandson!
"Be careful, the lights are always on in the Tang Army's camp." A sergeant said angrily, pointing in the direction of the camp.
He Song walked over and took a look. Sure enough, his eyelids twitched and he said, "Don't worry about it."
Tokuchang said: "Yang Gou is best at mobilizing his opponents, and he is a famous general, how can he make mistakes? There is probably a trap here!"
"This is intentional!"
"Yes, you want to lure our army into attack! Then we will ambush you."
"Bah! Wishful thinking!"
"Keep repairing!" He Chong shouted.
On top of the city, there were crowds of people.
The torch is fierce.
…
"Who lit the fire?"
Yang Xuan stood in front of a burned tent with a livid face.
Several prisoners were kneeling on the side, and Suo Yun was kneeling on the side, "It's the villain who is not keeping strict supervision. Please punish me by the deputy envoy."
A prisoner raised his head, pointed to the prisoner beside him and said, "Deputy envoy, it's him."
The prisoner suddenly sneered, "This is Nangui City. It has been repaired for many years. The city is well equipped with soldiers and food. It's a pity that the fire did not burn the entire camp, otherwise..."
Yang Xuan waved his hand, "This person has been killed. The people in the same tent will be incorporated into the death camp and will be the vanguard when attacking the city!"
Several prisoners in the same tent shed tears of gratitude and kowtowed.
Yang Xuan turned around and Nan He said in a low voice: "Just guard the general."
Yang Xuan said: "Sell him a loophole, but there is no need to take turns on duty at night. Most of them will rest. The scouts can just move forward. If they find the enemy is attacking at night, they will report it."
When two armies are fighting, night attack is an important method.
When you guard the city, you have to be careful about being approached by your opponents; when you set up camp, you have to be careful about being attacked at night.
Therefore, at night, drums and trumpets would start to sound outside the camp.
Yang Xuan slept well that night. When he got up in the early morning, he said with some disappointment: "The guard seems to be very cautious."
What he didn't know was that his reputation was so great that the guards of Nangui City, He Song and De Chang, were so cautious that they did not dare to leave the city at all. As for the idea of a sneak attack, they never came up.
The old thief came back covered in dew.
"The city gate has not been opened all night. I bet that even if Lang Jun is alone in the camp, the guard will not dare to make a sneak attack."
Yang Xuan was speechless.
In other words, all the preparations made this night were in vain.
"You have to adapt to your identity." Ning Yayun reminded: "You are no longer that unknown person, but a famous general of the Tang Dynasty."
"Do you have to be proud of yourself?" Yang Xuan made a joke.
"Yes!" Ning Yayun also made a joke.
If you can build a city and defend it, why go to war?
This is the logic of Bei Liao... Of course, this was not the case in the past. In the past, when the Bei Xinjiang Army rarely took the initiative to attack, whenever the Bei Xinjiang Army was discovered, the Bei Liao defenders would rush out with joy and reap the victory.
Now, both sides have turned around.
It hurts!
Seeing the Tang army showing off their power under the city, He Song was heartbroken.
"They are coming." Tokucho pointed forward.
A large number of captives appeared.
They carried ladders and weapons, their faces glowing... There was unlimited broth for breakfast.
Many people know that this is their last meal, so they eat it openly.
Old pawns will not eat openly because they know that eating too much will affect a person's reaction ability and ability to take action.
In other words, eating too much will only make you die faster.
At the top of the city, there are many enemy troops.
The prisoners stood still.
At this moment everything was quiet except for the sound of the wind blowing the flag.
The world also froze, and everyone was looking at their opponents.
So does Zhao Yong.
He glanced at his subordinates, and next to him was the newly assigned Ren Da. At this moment, Ren Da was trembling and his face was red.
"Danding, it's still early." Zhao Yong said.
Ren Da glanced at him, forced a smile and said: "Yes, captain."
Zhao Yong said: "Call me brother."
Ren Da curled his lips and did not respond.
Zhao Yong smiled and glanced in the direction of the banner. When he saw the figure under the banner, his eyes burned.
He had made meritorious service, and it is said that the deputy envoy personally inquired about his meritorious service, but suppressed the proposal for Zhao Yong to be promoted.
Ren Da whispered: "Commander, I said that you could have been promoted to two levels this time, but the deputy envoy suppressed you."
Zhao Yong said calmly: "Deputy envoy, this is for my own good."
"Yeah?"
"Yeah! I'm convinced." Zhao Yong's eyes were a little fanatical, "If you promote me to brigade commander, but I have never commanded so many people, it will only do bad things.
The deputy commander, with his sharp eyesight, naturally knew about this shortcoming. So, after learning the news, I was so excited!"
Ren Da glanced at him, "Are you still excited?"
Zhao Yong nodded, "You don't understand. Only by moving forward step by step in a down-to-earth manner will you be able to walk steadily.
Look at the deputy envoy. He was a bad person when he first came out of office. He gradually accumulated merit and became a county captain.
Later, the help of the imperial concubine was not used, and Taiping came instead.
What was peace like at that time? It was a city of sin.
But the deputy envoy gradually turned Taiping into today's Jiangnan beyond the Great Wall.
If the deputy envoy had worshiped under the concubine's pomegranate skirt and prospered from then on, would he be where he is today?"
Ren Da was silent.
"If you walk on your own path, you must walk steadily and walk step by step. It seems like a good thing if someone helps you cross these steps. But if you miss these steps, God knows what will happen to you in the future. It is hard to say whether it will be a blessing or a disaster.
.”
Ren Da was moved by these words, "What you said, Captain, is really nice."
"My brother taught me this."
"Brother? Where is he?"
Zhao Yong looked up at the sky. The sky was very blue, and a white cloud was motionless above, as if it were a pair of eyes.
"He's up there watching me."
The flag waved, "The deputy envoy ordered the ballista to attack!"
The ballista is in place.
"Fire the arrow!"
Boom boom boom!
Huge crossbows flew up to the top of the city. Amidst the pitiful howls, more than ten people were hit by arrows.
Morale is clearly falling.
Yang Xuan glanced at the prisoner camp and said, "Let's start!"
Suoyun drew his sword and pointed it at the city head, "Attack the city!"
The prisoners moved with a bang.
When you're full, it's time to die.
These prisoners who once dreamed of coming to northern Xinjiang to burn, kill, and plunder were now turned into cannon fodder in order to have a good meal.
No one dared to stop. The ferocious Lan Jian and the supervising team were right behind. Anyone who found that he was not moving forward would be killed.
No one will pay attention to the life and death of a prisoner, and his death will be in vain.
But prisoners can perform meritorious deeds and can use their merits in exchange for various benefits, from eating meat to clothes, to reduced sentences, to freedom...
On one side is death, on the other side is the temptation of life.
"Kill!"
The prisoners roared, followed the ladder, raised their shields...
"Fire the arrow!"
Arrows rained down from the top of the city, and many of the prisoners who were running wildly fell.
"The crossbowman will follow." Yang Xuan nodded.
The crossbowmen followed closely behind.
After reaching the shooting range, the general shouted: "Get ready..."
On the side of the flag, Hong Jia, the deputy commander of Zhaowu who commanded the Northern Xinjiang Army in this battle, said to his deputy Zhenwei Colonel Zeng Guang: "This method is not new."
Zeng Guang nodded, "The sharpest thing in the Tang Dynasty was the crossbow. When attacking a city, the crossbow was used to suppress the archers at the top of the city. This method has been used for many years."
Hong Jia glanced at Yang Xuan and said, "The deputy envoy is going to flood the city with the blood of the prisoners?"
Zeng Guang nodded, "Mostly."
Huang Chunhui took office and Liao Jin took over. This was a sequence that made everyone in the Northern Xinjiang army obey... Liao Jin had guarded Northern Xinjiang for many years and no one was dissatisfied.
Originally, according to Huang Chunhui's idea, Liao Jin took over Northern Xinjiang, and Yang Xuan worked as his deputy for several years. During these years, he was able to become familiar with Northern Xinjiang and slowly win over the hearts of the soldiers and civilians in Northern Xinjiang.
But the plan did not change quickly. Who would have expected that Liao Jin fell after being assassinated, and Yang Xuan was forced to step forward.
There were many unruly officers and soldiers in the Northern Xinjiang Army, and Yang Xuan ordered the code of conduct to be revised as soon as he arrived. This guy stirred up a hornet's nest and attracted countless backlash.
Hong Jia and Zeng Guang are members of the swarm.
The two of them were going on this expedition. Before setting off, their comrades in the army told them to see what the deputy envoy's array was for.
The prisoners went up.
Once you go up there, there is no way out. Either fight your way out, or wait to die!
The prisoners howled and slashed at their opponents who were also from Beiliao.
With this brave aura, the prisoners actually opened an opening!
"Okay!" Suo Yun's eyes turned red and he drew his knife, "I'll go up and have a look!"
Lan Jian quickly stopped him, "Wait a moment."
On top of the city, the prisoners were expanding the breach.
Yang Xuan saw it and praised: "Sure enough, I will take credit later."
If you are not afraid of death, you will not die. This principle has been spread in the military for a long time. The principle is a principle, and it will never be as good as the battle examples in front of you.
The prisoners, who were not afraid of death, opened a gap less than a quarter of an hour after the battle began.
At the top of the city, He Song remained calm.
"How many have come up?" he asked.
"More than three hundred!"
"It's worse!"
"Bed crossbow ready."
"yes."
He Song glanced at the banner of the Northern Xinjiang Army. He had not used the crossbow, but was on guard against the dozens of men under Yang Xuan's command.
"Five hundred!"
Tokucho's voice was a little excited.
He Songdan said calmly: "Let's start! Give Yang Gou a surprise!"
The flags were waving, and the defenders on both sides suddenly gave up their defense and rushed behind the prisoners at the breach.
This is to cut off their way back.
Their defensive position was suddenly loosened, and the prisoners rushed forward in joy.
The flag waved, and hundreds of archers rushed up from the city.
The spearman is behind you.
He drew his bow and arrow and aimed it at the ecstatic prisoners.
The general waved indifferently, "Fire the arrow!"
Waves of arrows turned the prisoners who came up into hedgehogs, and then the spearmen came up from both sides, advancing in rows with their spears, and drove the remaining prisoners down.
The prisoners at the breakthrough point also encountered big trouble...the enemy's way behind them was cut off, and the prisoners in front fell down and were stabbed to death with random shots and hacked to death with knives.
The remaining three hundred people were surrounded and killed by the defenders. They did not last long and the whole army was wiped out.
The city became quiet.
The morale of the prisoners was greatly reduced. Despite the urging of the supervising team, they still climbed up slowly.
Nan He saw this scene and said to Yang Xuan: "Lang Jun, this is a planned attack by the guard."
Yang Xuan nodded, "Fathers fight with courage! He Song seemed cautious, but he set a bold trap... I underestimated him! Pull back and repair!"
This is the first time Yang Xuan admits to being frustrated.
The opponent was not He Lianrong or Lin Ya, but an unknown general.
He sighed, "Don't underestimate the world's heroes!"
This was what Han Ji was going to say, but his master snatched it away.
Clang clang clang!
The prisoners retreated back like a tide, as if they had been granted amnesty.
"The loss was more than seven hundred." Nan He came back from the front with a solemn expression.
This loss can be described as heavy.
"I underestimated my opponent."
A mature protagonist must have the courage to accept the mistakes he has made.
I have matured... Yang Xuan was not used to self-criticism, "Return to the camp."
What?
He Lianyan, the spy leader, said in disbelief: "Retreat?"
Isn’t this just the beginning?
Retreating after seven to eight hundred casualties is not like the behavior of a man!
"retreat!"
Yang Xuan smiled and said, "Let's come back when the good thing is finished."
The Northern Xinjiang Army returned to the main camp, and there was cheering at the top of the city.
The chief of virtue held up his hand and said with admiration: "The detailed and steady command will make Yang Gou come home in defeat. This battle should be made famous in the history of history. I forgive the presumptuousness of the official to come and write."
As a deputy general, Tokucho wrote a report of victory, mainly praising He Song's victory in defeating Yang Gou in the first battle.
After the late emperor's personal expedition failed, the entire Northern Liao Dynasty was shrouded in dark clouds.
This good news should boost people's morale.
This military exploit will make He Song the most handsome boy in Daliao!
And the virtuous ones will follow the chickens and dogs to ascend to heaven.
His face turned red with excitement, and he copied several copies of the report of victory, and ordered several couriers to set off in batches... He was not afraid of being caught, which just hit the morale of the Northern Xinjiang Army.
The city gate slowly closed.
He Song said: "Be cautious!"
At this moment, Virtue Chief fell to the ground in admiration, "Yes."
There was a smile in He Song's eyes, "However, if we win the first battle, we should tell the news to the city."
Soon, cheers came from all over the city.
The Wu family was also among them... After Yang Xuan captured the city, the soldiers and civilians in the city said that they belonged to Widow Luo Ke. Gradually, the Wu family became an alien in the city, and was disliked by everyone.
Later, Widow Luo's father stamped his feet and simply moved his family to Nangui City.
The widow Luo's father sighed to his wife: "Last time Luo'er was kidnapped by a Yang dog, I don't know what happened to her."
"Luo'er is beautiful, she's probably still alive." The wife also sighed deeply.
"Many times, life is more uncomfortable than death!" Widow Luo's father looked dark.
The couple sighed, and then began to curse Yang Xuan.
However, a feeling of relief makes people feel happy.
After all, the Wu family did not dare to try the Widow Luoke's abilities.
At the top of the city, He Song ordered people to prepare good meals and prepare to reward the soldiers at noon.
Tokushang went to investigate and came back and said: "The morale of the soldiers is high."
He Song looked at the Northern Xinjiang Army camp in the distance and said softly: "I'm waiting for you!"
At the edge of a forest not far from the main camp, hundreds of craftsmen were building things.
The leading old craftsman shouted: "Hurry up, the deputy is still waiting!"
"Countless!"
Some people were felling wood, and some were trimming the wood with carpentry tools.
Build the parts one by one and put them on the big car.