The officers went down to each battalion to inquire about the situation. But the sergeants were absent-minded. Some people were communicating with each other in private, looking strange.
The only consensus reached by the officers and soldiers was to temporarily close the military camp and strictly prohibit personnel from entering and leaving. Anyone who disobeys the order will be killed without mercy.
Everyone realizes that they may have to "do something big". As for the consequences of doing something big, no one cares!
Is it strange that a warrior does something irrational in anger?
Historically, they abandoned their wives and children, killed Cui Xian, and coerced Cui Hong to defect to Yang Xingmi. Is it rational? Not rational at all. But I just can't swallow it. The generals and officials dare to treat me so harshly, so don't blame me for rebelling.
Cui Hong was also a veteran in the army, and he keenly captured this mood in the army. He cherished his life and did not intend to stop it, but he could not stop it.
The sergeants could have arrested him and asked him if he wanted to rebel. If he didn't, he could be killed with one knife.
If you change someone else, will you react? No? Continue to kill.
Then another person is pulled out, and under the threat of the butcher's knife, there is always an officer willing to lead them to rebel.
"The King of Xia said that after the investment, he will give two pieces of money and two pieces of silk. If he can lead the city to rebel, he will give five pieces of money and five pieces of silk. If he can kill some high-ranking officials and generals..." Cui Xiu was found.
At that time, I was still talking loudly with others.
Seeing Cui Hong's generals, Cui Xiu smiled and shouted to the sergeants who were drinking and eating meat together: "I will come as soon as I go. Since I followed King Xia, I have received constant rewards and slept peacefully, which is comparable to
It was much more comfortable before.”
The general's face twitched when he heard this. Has it reached this point? There were also a few junior officers around. They stood aside laughing and showed no intention of stopping him.
Damn it, I can’t even think about it!
Cui Xiu quickly entered Cui Hong's tent.
"General Cui." Cui Xiu saluted.
"Cui Donggua, why did you come to disturb the morale of our army? Do you really think I dare not kill you?" Cui Hong angrily shouted to his face: "Why don't you become your handsome thief?"
Cui Xiu was a little annoyed when someone called him his nickname in front of his face, and said: "I am the military envoy of Lishanguan Town, and I am not a commander-in-chief. Cui Hong, let me ask you, will you surrender?"
"Cui Donggua, don't bully me too much. Do you think that because Caizhou is empty, we can march straight in? Let me tell you, Yang Shihou has already arrived, with 5,000 infantry and nearly 1,000 cavalry. Ding Hui also divided his troops and marched eastward, with no less than 5,000 men.
In a few days, Shi Shucong will come with his troops and horses, and you won’t be able to dance around for a few days." Cui Hong became more and more angry, but what he said made people stunned.
Cui Xiu silently wrote down the information in Cui Hong's words and said: "Cui Hong, don't talk nonsense. Will you surrender? Surrender, everyone is fine. If you don't surrender, go out and make it clear to the sergeants."
"Do you think I'm afraid of you?"
"Will it be lowered or not?"
"drop!"
Cui Xiu became angry and said, "I've never seen you so shameless."
Cui Hong's face did not change and he said: "Don't say sarcastic words. I have been tricked by you this time. My family is still in Caizhou, and my brother is also in Bianzhou. I'm afraid he will die without a burial place."
"So what if my family is gone? At worst, I can just marry again." Cui Xiu said with a smile: "Didn't Zhang Quanyi just marry a new wife?"
Cui Hong snorted coldly and stopped talking.
"General Cui, Cui Defense Envoy!" Cui Xiu sat in front of Cui Hong and said, "Since we have surrendered, why not make things bigger?"
"How to do Dafa?" Cui Hong asked with a look on his face.
"Where is Master Yang?"
"We should have arrived in Caizhou."
"Where did the Liang people store their hoards?"
"There are some in Caizhou, some in Ruzhou, and some from Xuzhou."
"How about taking it away? If you can't take it away, burn it with fire?"
"How to seize it?" Cui Hong said: "Our troops were ordered to camp at Ru River to prevent the Xia people from crossing north. If we move the defense without authorization, we may be discovered immediately."
Cui Xiu frowned. If it was just a surrender, the value would be too low. Is there a shortage of several thousand soldiers in the south? No.
What is lacking is food and grass!
Cui Hong glanced at Cui Xiu happily, thinking that a handsome guy is a handsome guy, but he doesn't have enough brains at the critical moment.
"Come here, I have a plan." Cui Hong said.
Cui Xiu glanced at him doubtfully and moved closer.
Cui Hong whispered, and Cui Xiu's eyes lit up the more he listened.
This trick is still somewhat feasible. If you refine it more carefully, you will be more confident.
The plan was decided, and Cui Xiu no longer stayed. He immediately pretended to be a scout, left Cai Bing's camp, and ran south.
…
Rulong's army continues to move north.
Xinxi County, located on the north bank of the Huai River, had been captured by Zhao Kuanglin with 3,000 troops. Due to his quick action, more than 20,000 husks of wheat were seized in the county seat, barely enough to stuff a tooth between his teeth.
At the same time, news came from the scouts that the Liang people had abandoned their defense in Baoxin County, which was already an empty city.
This attack seemed to have caught Liang Ren by surprise.
"Where is Ding Hui?" On the road leading to Zhenyang County, Niu Li reined in his horse and asked, looking at the vast land.
"Three days ago, we repelled the Weisheng Army's pursuers and returned to Ruzhou."
"Ding Hui didn't dare to retreat too far." Niu Li thought for a moment and said decisively: "If he goes to aid Caizhou, Ruzhou will not be protected. The powerful army will be victorious. The loyal army can drive northward and capture the counties of Ruzhou.
Threaten Luoyang."
This was the problem for Liang Jun. He divided his troops everywhere and lacked troops everywhere. As for the Huaixi area, the terrain was flat. Unlike Luoyang and Heyang, which were blocked by mountains and rivers, they could defend key passes with a small number of troops and achieve strategic goals.
In this area, you have to invest heavily in troops, otherwise you won't be able to defend it at all.
How many people will there be in Ding? Thirty thousand people.
How many people does Master Yang have? Just a few thousand.
Too little, not enough! If Zhu Quanzhong had known the opportunity, he would have sent reinforcements at this time, otherwise it would be difficult to stabilize the situation.
"The army continues to advance north to attack Zhenyang and scare the Liang people." Niu Li ordered.
According to the information obtained, there should not be many soldiers and horses in Caizhou controlled by Zhang Quanyi, only three thousand at most.
Yang Shihou has six thousand soldiers. At this time, they are either on their way to Caizhou or have already arrived in Caizhou.
If this army is allowed to shrink in the city, they alone will not be able to defeat it.
Although the goal set by the king was to find an opportunity to annihilate the Liang people's army and wear down the enemy army, and there was no task of conquering the city or territory, Niu Li still wanted to give it a try.
On February 11, Zhao Kuanglin was already forcibly moving the people of Xinxi County into Shenzhou. The East Route Army occupied Baoxin County, which the Liang people had abandoned, and the main force of the West Route Army, more than 7,000 people, was also five miles south of Zhenyang County.
They set up camp everywhere and sent out rangers to move around.
Yang Shihou arrived in Caizhou in a hurry, and Zhang Quanyi personally went out of the city to greet him.
"Commander Zhang, the thieves are approaching, do you have any strategy?" Yang Shihou asked as soon as he entered the city.
"Our army has few soldiers, so we naturally stand firm and wait for reinforcements." Zhang Quanyi said modestly: "Everything depends on Ding Shuai and Yang Dutou."
Seeing that Zhang Quanyi was still sensible, Yang Shihou's expression softened slightly and he asked: "In that case, we will mobilize the people and dig horse pits and trenches. If the bandit army comes, we will definitely kill him and bleed him."
Zhang Quanyi immediately called for several officials and asked them to mobilize the people inside and outside the city to do what Yang Shihou said.
Caizhou is located in Ruyang County, two miles northeast of Ru River. Its original name was Yuzhou. In the first year of Baoying, it was renamed Caizhou to avoid the clan name.
Caizhou has three cities, namely Beiguan City, Zhongcheng and Nancheng.
Beiguan City is facing Rushui, and the middle city and south city are connected by city walls. Generally speaking, a frontal attack will cost a lot. After all, Caizhou has a key location and convenient transportation. It is known as the "Business Traveler Yinfan" in history.
Bian is a large city in the south of Song Dynasty.
Yang Shihou acted vigorously and resolutely, sending out several generals and generals to supervise the work of the people. Anyone who dared to be lazy would be whipped directly.
The Cai people were not to be trifled with, and they glared at them one after another, but what greeted them was a fiercer whip. For a moment, resentment overflowed, and private curses could be heard incessantly.
Yang Shihou rode a war horse for a patrol outside. During this period, he received several military reports, most of which were sent by Ding Hui and Shi Shucong. This made him smile gradually, and he felt that his chances of winning were increasing.
It's not that he looks down on Xia Thief.
It is true that Tang and Deng Sui have been beaten to nothing. Shen and Guang have also changed hands several times. It is a place where various forces are fighting. The local order has been severely damaged and cannot support too many troops. Especially on a large scale.
The cavalry could not even support them.
And without the cavalry, what do the Xia thieves have to fear?
After returning to the city, Zhang Quanyi was talking to someone, his face solemn.
Yang Shihou frowned, feeling unhappy, and said, "Shuai Zhang, what can't be said now?"
Zhang Quanyi had no choice but to say: "Just as I was about to inform Yang Dutou, news came from Xincai that more than 4,000 people from Cui Hong's tribe were defeated by thieves and were heading towards the city."
After hearing this, Yang Shihou was not worried but overjoyed and said, "Did the Xia thieves ever pursue him?"
"Of course we pursued him. The whole army crossed the Ru River and pursued him relentlessly," Zhang Quanyi replied.
"Haha! Okay!" Yang Shihou suddenly laughed and said: "Let Cui Hong gather the defeated troops and retreat. Since the Xia thieves are willing to pursue them, they can come over. This time I will let them know what it means to come back but never come back."
Zhang Quanyi and Zhang Quanen looked at each other.
They had suffered heavy losses at the hands of the Xia people, more than once, and were deeply afraid of the Xia people. Yang Shihou was so confident, was there any way to win?
Yang Shihou smiled and said nothing, ignored them at all, and went to wash his beloved horse.
Fu Cunshen looked down on me back then. After I defeated the Xia thieves and became famous, how dare you still look down on me?