Zhang Yang was deceived so much that only a few hours had passed since he discovered they were building the dam. The enemy general had already seen through his own plan and figured out a countermeasure.
How can we fight this battle?
He really thought that Liu Xiang's plan to lure the state army into the city, and then gather them to annihilate them was very powerful, and he quite agreed with the comments about the rabble. There are more than 30,000 civilians plus dozens of private soldiers from families. What else is it if it is not a rabble?
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He was desperate.
Although Youzhou's soldiers and horses were small in number, they were all capable. Especially along the way, he saw thousands of soldiers wearing iron armor. With these soldiers alone, even if they fought in formation, Bingzhou's army might not be able to defeat them.
There are more than 80,000 people, so-called 100,000. There are less than a thousand iron armors and not enough powerful crossbows. Just having too many people is useless.
The more I think about it, the more desperate I become.
The most important thing is that all the people in Bingzhou thought that the enemy was the Yellow Turban bandit, but the opponent was someone else. How could they win in a blind fight?
His heart felt bitter, as if he had been soaked in coptis water.
"Why did Liu Zhenbei attack Bingzhou? The deceased Governor Zhang had a close relationship with the general. We also served under his command. The new Commander Liu had an outstanding official reputation. The generals in Bingzhou never treated the general badly. Why?"
At the end of the story, Zhang Yang even cried a little, feeling aggrieved.
Why merge the states?
Of course it’s to gain territory and to strengthen myself!
But he couldn't say that. Liu Xiang pondered for a moment and considered his words: "In the sixth year of Xiping, the Han army was defeated. Yunzhong and Shuofang were all lost. It has been more than ten years and they have not been recaptured yet. Three of the nine counties in Bingzhou have been lost. But
What did the people of Bingzhou do? Turn a blind eye! The people in the head of Guizhou are struggling hard, and the wealthy families only care about annexation. Haha, it’s rotten to the core.”
Zhang Yang was a little ashamed and explained: "Xianbei is so powerful that it cannot be defeated by Bingzhou alone."
"If you can't defeat them, let others ravage you. If you can't defeat the foreigners, then torture your own people? This is the principle of Bingzhou people? Have you ever heard of lying on your salary and tasting courage? Have you heard of uniting as one to unite? Have you heard that the hatred of nine generations can still be avenged? So
There are so many truths, why don’t people in Bingzhou know about them?”
The series of questions were like slaps on Zhang Yang's face one by one, making him feel ashamed.
He was born in Yunzhong County, and his hometown was often harmed by the Xianbei people. He also hated the Hu people, but what could he do? His official position was not high, his family was not prosperous, and he had no power of revenge.
He remained silent, truly speechless.
Liu Xiang continued: "There are many scholars in Bingzhou, and there are also many tribes. In one month, tens of thousands of troops gathered, but the registered population of the entire Bingzhou is less than 10,000, haha, 10,000, there are more than just these people in Shangdang County, right?
Where have all the people gone? There are more than 100,000 hectares of farmland in Bingzhou, and more than 20 million dan of grain are produced every season, but the people in Guizhou still starve to death, so where has all the grain gone?"
He paused for a moment, then asked and answered himself: "They are all occupied by the nobles, and they have gone to support them. The foreigners are on the side, and the common people are hanging upside down. They turn a blind eye and listen but don't hear. They only care about the wealth and beautiful maids at home. Why do you think I want to attack them?"
Conquer and merge the prefectures? Am I wrong to punish the people and punish them?"
Zhang Yang was shocked. The ambition revealed in these words was too great. The man in front of him was just Youzhou Mu, General Zhenbei. Why was he so concerned about the civil affairs of Bingzhou? He said weakly: "Such a big thing is your Majesty's responsibility."
That’s what you should be concerned about.@*~~”
"I can't manage the world right now, so I'll help him manage it."
Although he was mentally prepared, Zhang Yang was still shocked when Liu Xiang said these words, this man is going to be the emperor!
Seeing Zhang Yang stunned, Liu Xiang invited him: "Uncle Zhi, following me is not an insult to you, right?"
"It doesn't count." Zhang Yang replied subconsciously, but he suddenly reacted and quickly explained: "No, I don't want to surrender. Zhang is in Bingzhou Wu Meng and is a Han official. He doesn't want to rebel."
Rebellion, this is rebellion, how can you be so bold? But then I thought about it, wasn’t the person in front of me a rebel?
But he didn't want to rebel. Such a secret had been told to himself, and he would be dead if he didn't agree.
Forget it, just die, since you were already prepared to die when you were caught.
Liu Xiang spent a long time talking. Seeing that Zhang Yang was unmoved, he felt a little discouraged, so he spoke and made one last effort:
"The temperature returns late this spring, which will have a great impact on spring plowing. Crop production will be reduced on a large scale, and taxes will not be paid.
Zeng was exempted, this is ***, the dynasty is not far away from chaos, why don't you help the world with me, Uncle Zhi? A man is born between heaven and earth, how can he be mediocre, he must do something to fulfill his life ambitions."
"But please die quickly!" Zhang Yang remained unmoved.
"Uncle Zhi might as well think about it for a few days. Let's go down and rest first." Liu Xiang became a little angry and spent a long time trying to persuade Zhang Yang to surrender. In the end, he failed to persuade him to surrender. He could only endure his anger and let people take Zhang Yang down.
If you want to persuade Zhang Yang to surrender, firstly, this person's ability and character are not bad, and secondly, by persuading him to surrender, you can understand the specific information of the Bingzhou Army, and then you can target the weaknesses, and future battles will be much easier to fight.
It was a pity that his efforts were in vain, which made him feel very frustrated.
After understanding the enemy's strategy of flooding the city with water, and also knowing that there would be heavy rains in the near future, Liu Xiang still had no way to defeat the enemy in a single battle, and finally returned to the old way of using the city to drain the enemy's strength.
"Come here, tell all the ministries that heavy rain is coming and prepare for floods. Recheck the food in the treasury and the lime used to defend the city, and pay attention to moisture prevention; send people out of the city to cut firewood and reserve fuel; make more bow strings.
As a backup, the existing bow strings need to be re-greased and waterproofed; the manpower required to make feathers and arrows is reduced, and flying shuttles are added to prepare for heavy rains when the bow strings become soft and cannot be fired."
Will the enemy attack when it rains heavily or after it rains? Liu Xiang is not sure, but he knows that the war is about to begin.@·The first start without mistake~~
It would be great if Zhang Yang could surrender. If he knew the road around the mountainous area and where the enemy's grain garrison was, it would be much easier to fight. This man is really stubborn, or he may not have grasped his needs.
Wait, wait for the heavy rain to come.
Unfortunately, after waiting for more than ten days, there was no rain. The temperature continued to rise, and the weather was unbearably hot. Many of the soldiers on duty in the upper city suffered from heat stroke. Fortunately, they were discovered in time, and mung bean soup, light salt water, and ice cubes were used to treat the cold.
Finally it wasn't too hot.
He had to reduce the number of soldiers on duty and only placed personnel on guard in the tower. The rest of the people took off their armor and took to the shade to escape the heat.
But even so, more than 3,000 people in the Anping Army fell ill, and people fell down from heatstroke every day. The Huguan garrison only had more than 6,000 people left to fight, and only 2,000 people were left in Tunliu.
The fighting spirit has faded, morale is low, and the whole army is suffering. The only good thing is that there are no deserters yet.
Zhou Cang, Xu Rong, and Zhang He all reported that fever was prevalent in the army and they were unable to fight.
What worries him even more is that the moat is about to dry up, and the water supply in the wells in the city is also greatly reduced. If this continues, the army will inevitably be short of water, and he will be trapped here.
The drought is coming. I wonder what the situation is like in Youzhou. Spring plowing has been affected. If there is another severe drought in the summer, will God force people to death?
"Just say what you want, do you have to force us to death to be happy?" Liu Xiang pointed at the sky and cursed the ground, almost going crazy...