Three miles east of Qinzhou City, a group of people and horses came slowly, with the king's flag fluttering in the wind. The soldiers and horses were majestic, showing a strong momentum, like mountains moving.
In the team, a white horse with no color is particularly conspicuous. On the white horse, there is a man with sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes. He is extraordinary handsome. He is wearing a white cloak, which makes people feel free and easy. Surrounded by a group of generals like stars holding the moon,
A little more majestic and iron-blooded.
Various contradictory and opposing temperaments are perfectly integrated in this person without any violation.
The team stopped, and everyone looked up and took a closer look at Qinzhou City.
The young man on the white horse was Qin Huaidao who came from Qizhou. After observing for a moment, he said softly: "My lord, the city of Qinzhou is strong, but it is just like this. Not to mention that the defenders in the city are exhausted and their combat effectiveness has dropped sharply.
There is a high chance of winning in the evening, but with the ability of the British public, I guess he will not stick to one city and one pool, right?"
The voice is easy-going and friendly, but it gives people a domineering aura.
The British Duke Xu Shiji, who was accompanying him, was filled with enthusiasm. He did not take solidity and majesty into consideration, but had the world in his heart. This is the magnanimity of a king. Who in the world has this kind of vision, structure, and self-confidence?
Neither can the former sage Li Er!
Xu Shiji realized that he could fully use what he had learned, and he no longer had to worry as much as before. He was overjoyed and said quickly: "Back to the King of Han, if time permits, it is better to continue to implement the exhaustion strategy and besiege for about five days to further weaken the army."
The combat effectiveness of the defenders in the city can be increased and casualties reduced when the city is attacked."
As he spoke, he looked at Qin Huaidao with a somewhat tentative look in his eyes.
"Continue!" Qin Huaidao remained calm and could not tell the difference.
Xu Shiji continued: "In five days, the defenders in the city will definitely be in panic. Maybe someone will leave the city and surrender. Give them five days, they will not only tire out the troops, but also disturb the morale of the troops. They may even leave the city for a sneak attack. They can kill three birds with one stone. But our army can
Use five days to do more.”
"This is the British Duke I know, continue." Qin Huaidao had a smile on his face.
Xu Shiji was immediately inspired and became more courageous. He continued: "In the meantime, we can send people south to contact Xingzhou and Fengzhou, two cities south of Qinzhou. If we can persuade them to come and invest, and let the news enter Qinzhou, we can attack the city."
The defenders also dealt a fatal blow, and may be able to defeat them without a fight. After all, there are 100,000 troops in Qinzhou City, and the losses to our army in a strong attack will not be small. Moreover, they are all the military strength of the Tang Dynasty, so it is a pity to lose them."
"Hahaha, the British public's ideas coincide with my own."
Qin Huaidao smiled and was full of relief. The British Duke Xu Shiji was indeed as capable as the Wei Guogong Li Jing. It was just a coincidence that his reputation was weaker. He agreed: "The British Duke is right. No matter our Hanzhou Army or Qinzhou Army,
The imperial troops in the city are all the military forces of the Tang Dynasty, and it doesn’t matter if one of them is lost."
Xu Shiji secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this. He was glad that he had made the right bet. When he received the order to surround Qinzhou and not attack by force, he speculated that Qin Huaidao was not only afraid that his own people would die in vain, but also did not want the defenders in the city to die in vain and wanted to recruit them.
, as expected, the magnanimity in his heart is admirable.
At this time, Qin Huaidao's voice sounded again: "The British Lord, are you sure you can convince Xingzhou and Fengzhou?"
"We're not sure. If we get a letter from the King of Han and send an eloquent person there, we still have a chance of winning."
Qin Huaidao raised his hand to interrupt, thought for a while, and said: "This conventional method of accepting surrender will make people arrogant and think that I am asking for it, which will bring a lot of inconvenience to the future governance of the party."
"What does the King of Han mean?" The British Duke was a little confused. In the past dynasties, who had accepted the surrender, who was not sincere? Who was not a courteous and virtuous corporal, who gave enough face and promised benefits?
"Luowu!"
Qin Huaidao suddenly shouted.
"Here!" Luo Wu stepped forward.
"Send two teams of people to Xingzhou and Fengzhou respectively. They will shout outside the city. Those who surrender will not be killed. Those who are stubborn will have their homes confiscated and their clans destroyed once the city is broken. Go ahead."
"Follow the order!" Luo Wu quickly went to make arrangements.
The British Duke's face changed drastically. Wouldn't this arrangement give people no hope, give them a way out, and force them to fight to the end?
But the military order has been issued and cannot be objected to.
Qin Huaidao saw through the British Duke's thoughts and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, the time has not yet come to be gentle. The top priority is to show the strength and iron-blooded methods of the Hanzhou Army to force all parties to take sides and surrender themselves, rather than asking for it from me.
If you are not sincere, you may even become a hidden danger. Peace can only be within the sword."
"Peace only within the sword?"
Xu Shiji chewed on these words and gradually gained some insights.
Are there many cases of surrender and rebellion in the past dynasties? In the final analysis, the strength is not enough. As long as the strength is enough, no one dares to stop, and no one dares to rebel after surrendering. Those who beg, coax, and deceive are not strong after all.
, once stabbed in the back, the consequences will be very serious.
"King of Han, I have learned from you, old minister!" The British Duke suddenly understood and bowed solemnly.
"In the first battle in Qinzhou, I will do as you say and continue to be under your command."
"Thank you, King Han, for your trust!" the British duke was overjoyed. As a military general, everything depends on military merit. The fruits of victory are about to mature. Who wants to be picked off by others?
"Let's go back and drink!" Qin Huaidao was in a good mood, pulled the horse's head and headed back.
As for the battle to harass Qinzhou, I had already listened to Xu Shiji's detailed battle in the previous meeting, and the fight was very good. Even if I directed it myself, it would not be much better, so I was not worried that Xu Shiji would make mistakes.
The group walked and chatted, and unknowingly arrived at the Chinese military tent.
Qin Huaidao sat at the head, Xu Shiji and Zhi Shisili sat on both sides, followed by Xue Rengui and Luo Wu.
Xu Shiji introduced several of his military commanders, and Qin Huaidao also introduced Xue Rengui and Luo Wu. They were both generals, not so fancy. After hearing about the battle in Gongyue City, everyone admired Xue Rengui. As for Luo Wu, Qin Huaidao's guard commander
, leading the strongest army in Hanzhou, no one dared to ignore him.
A good conversation and a harmonious atmosphere.
After drinking and eating, Qin Huaidao kept his word and left the affairs to Xu Shiji. He went to his tent and saw Yuzhang feeding the children. He stepped forward to help and said with a smile: "You have worked hard all the way, I will do it."
"It's not hard. If you smell drunk, I'll do it." Yu Zhang declined politely.
"Yes, thank you for your hard work." Qin Huaidao smelled the smell of alcohol on his body and stepped back to avoid irritating the child. He found a place to sit down and continued: "The army needs to stay here for a few days until they capture Qinzhou.
After you have no worries, you can march into Chang'an, then you can go and worship the Holy One."
"It doesn't matter, you've been waiting for so long, you can afford to wait, but you can't ruin your important event just because I worship my father." Yu Zhang said understandingly.
After chatting for a while, Qin Huaidao asked someone to call Xue Rengui and told him: "Brother Xue, your troops should take a good rest and leave quietly overnight, rushing to Xingzhou to find a place to ambush, and ask Luo Wu to arrange a group of people to accompany them and lead them.
Load explosive packs and if Xingzhou and Fengzhou do not surrender, capture them overnight and reorganize and pacify the people in the city according to the rules."
"Understood!" Xue Rengui agreed excitedly when he heard that there was going to be a fight.
As for reorganization and appeasement, Qin Huaidao knows exactly what to do with his experience in Yuanzhou and Longzhou. This is a great opportunity to expand his strength.
"Thank you, King Han, for your support. I will go over here to make arrangements." Xue Rengui gave a grateful gesture with a fist in his hand.
"There is no need to be polite between you and me. I will wait until you return from the victory."