Emperor Taizong's Growth Plan

Chapter 489 Breaking through Chaisang City

Xia Guo, Yicheng County, Dongzhi County.

On the surface of the Yangtze River, more than a dozen warships of the Xia Kingdom, full of elite soldiers, were going upstream, chopping the waves, and heading towards Chaisang City at high speed.

And this fleet, the warship headed by it, hung a flag with the words "Hou Wu of Raoyang County" and "General You Wu".

The warship of the Xia Kingdom was flying such a flag. Obviously, the person in the boat was the Marquis Raoyang of the Xia Kingdom, Wu Zhengping, who shocked the world two years ago because he led his troops to defeat the Turkic army in one fell swoop!
Two years ago, due to his military exploits, he was promoted to General You, one of the Four Generals of the Xia Kingdom, and even his title was promoted from Marquis of Ting to Marquis of County.

After that, Wu Zhengping was transferred back to Jinling City, where he was in charge of sitting in the court and organizing military drills.

It was because of this person that Xia Guo was able to retrain 30 to [-] elite soldiers in just two years!

At this time, the reason why Wu Zhengping appeared in Yicheng County was because the battle report from the front had been sent back to Jinling City.The court of Xia Kingdom already knew that the situation on the front line was extremely tense and difficult.

In order to defend the crucial city of Chaisang, the court of the Xia Kingdom reacted very quickly. Wu Zhengping, who was training soldiers and horses in Dangtu, an important place in Gyeonggi, immediately led his troops from Dangtu to march to the rescue by water.

At this time, Wu Zhengping was wearing armor, waved away the soldiers around him, and brought only one person to the deck.

And the person behind him is also well-known in the Xia Kingdom.

It was Yun Kaige who served under Wu Zhengping's command back then and led his troops to raid the Turkic camp from the rear, thereby establishing the opportunity for a big victory and making great achievements!
During these two years, Yun Kaige was ordered to lead his troops to clear the rebel army in Hailing County, Zhang Shicheng's troops.

Although Zhang Shicheng had the secret support of Yunguo behind him, it was difficult for him to compete with the Xia army's northern elite. In the past two years, he has been retreating steadily, and his territory has been beaten to the last one or two counties.

Seeing that the rebels were about to be wiped out, but because he acted domineeringly and didn't know how to restrain his edge, he aroused the dissatisfaction of the soldiers of the counties and counties, and was taken advantage of by Chen Youliang, which directly led to the defeat of Xia's army, and the four counties of Qi fell to the hands of the bandits. corrupt.

With such a big defeat, Yun Kaige will naturally be punished, and his military title will be directly deprived of him.

But after all, he is also the only master of the land gods and fairyland that Xia Guo has on the bright side. Naturally, it is impossible to abandon him.

This time Wu Zhengping was ordered to rescue Chaisang City, so he specially asked for Yun Kaige to return to serve under his command, so as to make up for his mistakes.

Perhaps because of the defeat of Hailing County, Yun Kaige's former sharpness has been restrained a lot, and his aura has become deeper and dignified instead.

Wu Zhengping looked at Yun Kaige's aura, nodded slightly, and said with admiration:

"I thought you would be demoralized because of the defeat, but now it seems that the Marquis is worrying too much!"

Yun Kaige lowered his head slightly, and said in a deep voice:
"Previously, the last general was too sharp, and he didn't know the truth of being too late. Although he was deeply ashamed of this defeat, he was quite enlightened, and even his martial arts cultivation has improved a little because of it."

It has to be said that Yun Kaige is really a born warrior!
At the age of less than [-], his martial arts is already the best in the world.After being promoted in the world and the world changed drastically, he took advantage of the situation and stepped into the realm of land immortals.

If other people encounter a big defeat, they are mostly demoralized, lost their sharpness, and no longer have the desire to be enterprising in the past.He was fine, on the contrary, he was quite enlightened, he eliminated the excess sharpness of the past, and even improved his martial arts.

Wu Zhengping smiled again, patted him on the shoulder, and comforted him:

"Nowadays in the southeast, the thieves Zhang Shicheng and Chen Youliang have become dirty because they competed for the prefecture and county of Langya County. They have become wary of each other and have constant friction. General Dong, the chariot and cavalry general of the dynasty, has personally gone to sit in the town."

"That Chen Youliang has already contacted the imperial court in secret, saying that he was just coerced by others, and now he wants to abandon the dark and turn to the open. And Zhang Shicheng, also because of the corruption in Hailing County where he raised his troops, was unable to compete with Chen Youliang, so he frequently showed favor to the imperial court. .”

"In this way, take advantage of the conflict between the two thieves, first consume the power of both sides, and wait for the army drawn from the front to suppress, and the southeast will be pacified. You don't have to worry too much!"

Hearing this, Yun Kaige frowned slightly, and said in a deep voice:

"Chen Youliang...At the beginning, the general thought that this man was capable of commanding troops, had high martial arts skills, and was quite talented, so he valued him very much. But after the defeat, when he thought about his words and deeds in the past, he found that he had deep plans and was extremely good at playing tricks. Machiavellian means, doing things both ways, but temperament is extremely insidious."

Having said that, Yun Kaige paused and said firmly:

"This person is untrustworthy and must be guarded against!"

Wu Zhengping heard the words, but he couldn't help laughing, shook his head and said:
"Betraying the imperial court, what do you think he will end up with?"

Yun Kaige nodded when he heard the words, but didn't say anything more.

Wu Zhengping looked at the turbulent river ahead, and said again:
"As for the military title you lost, follow me and go to the battlefield to get it back!"

His tone at this time was calm and calm, and he didn't seem to be motivating others at all, as if he was telling some facts.

For Xia Guo generals who fear the Yunguo army like a tiger, it seems that there is nothing to be afraid of.

Confidence and pride come from the front.

Yun Kaige's eyes lit up, his spirits lifted, and he cupped his hands immediately and said:
"Yes!"

But at this moment, on the river ahead, a fast boat suddenly appeared, flying a red flag symbolizing the emergency military situation, sailing down the river.

At this time, Wu Zhengping happened to see this warship responsible for conveying the emergency military situation. His brows were raised suddenly, and he immediately pointed to the front and said:

"Urgent military situation! It must have come from the front line, send someone to ask for it!"

"Yes!" Yun Kaige hurriedly responded and left in a hurry.

Among the fleet, a fast boat stepped forward, relying on Wu Zhengping's commander-in-chief and the military command amulet, to learn the latest military report from the front line.

"Master Hou, the frontline emergency military report!"

"Relying on the advantage of the navy, the Yun Army defeated the Jinling Navy stationed in Chaisang City, and then crossed the Yangtze River, attacked Ruichang County by surprise, cutting off the way for the army of Qichang Mansion to return to reinforcements. Then the troops were transported to attack Chaisang City. The city was empty of troops, and after three days of holding on, it fell into the hands of the Yun army."

"The remaining routs have fled into Yuzhang County. Lieutenant General Sun Qianfang gathered the routs and led [-] men under his command. He has given up the rest of Yuzhang County and defended Hongzhou City, the prefecture, waiting for the army to counterattack!"

Hearing this, Wu Zhengping's face could not help but become ugly.

Chaisang City is really lost!

Why is the cloud army attacking so fast?
Because they knew that the war between the two countries was coming, the troops on the front line were already prepared.

It had only been two days since Yun Kingdom formally raised troops, and Jinling City had already received the news, and immediately ordered Wu Zhengping to lead his troops to help.

Wu Zhengping immediately abandoned his supplies and only led [-] elite troops from his headquarters to come to help. However, he arrived in Dongzhi County, Yicheng County in five days, only one day away from Chaisang City.

This reaction before and after is already considered fast!
But even so, the Yun army was still in less than ten days, smashing the Panlong Water Village, encircling Qichang City, attacking Ruichang County, and storming Chaisang City.

On Xia Jun's side, before he even had time to react, he left the throat of the Yangtze River to Yunguo.

The army of the Yun army was so sharp, and the commander of the Yun army used his troops boldly, even Wu Zhengping, who thought highly of himself, couldn't help but take a deep breath at this time...
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The chaisang city in front of me is surrounded by water on three sides, with the Yangtze River in the north, Baishui Lake in the east, and Jingxing Lake in the west.In the southeast, there are many mountains and hills, and the terrain is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack.

Xia Jun built a fortress here, and Xiaochikou on the north bank of the Yangtze River, and Hukou County in the east of Chaisang City stand on a tripod, forming horns with each other.Sticking to this city, with the transportation of the Yangtze River and Poyang Lake waterways, the manpower and material resources of Xunyang and Yuzhang counties can be easily gathered, food, grass, military equipment, and young and strong people are all in demand!

If the majority of Xia's army were really allowed to calmly withdraw here and hoard heavy troops to stand firm, no matter how brave and elite the Yun army was, they might not be able to take it by force in two or three months.

However, because the Jinling navy stationed here had already retreated, the Yun army could calmly mobilize heavy troops from the rear through the Yangtze River waterway to attack the city.

And because the city is empty of troops, there has been no reinforcements for a long time.Chaisang City, which was easy to defend and difficult to attack, was completely breached by the Yun Army before even defending it for three days.

At this time, the damaged city gate opened to welcome the arrival of the army of the Yun Kingdom.

The generals of the Yun army poured into the city, took over the city defense, cleared up the remnants of the Xia army, put up a list to calm the people, and martial law in the city... After the whole process, the entire Chaisang city has been completely held in the hands!
Surrounded by his own soldiers, Wu Zixu rode his horse to the city gate.

The vanguard generals of the cloud army who had been waiting for a long time, when they saw Wu Zixu's arrival, they all bowed their hands and saluted.

"Commander, all the important government agencies in Xunyang County have been taken over by our army. The seals of the county guards, household registers, archives, and warehouse locks are all here!"

Next to these generals of the Yun Army, there were still a group of local officials from the Xia Kingdom who were captured by the Yun Army before they had time to evacuate. They were also escorted here at this time, waiting for Wu Zixu, the commander of the army, to find out.

Sitting on the horse, Wu Zixu looked down at the officials of the Xia Kingdom who were detained by the Yunjun, and said in a deep voice:
"This commander needs manpower to appease the people and keep the affairs of the city running. Can someone who knows the current affairs be willing to abandon the dark and turn to the bright?"

"I, Emperor Dayun, have always been known for loving talents and knowing people. If you wait to contribute sincerely, you will be of great use!"

Although the Yunguo imperial court has already reserved enough talents to support the operation of conquering the city.

But these Xia officials are familiar with the way.If someone can understand current affairs, fully cooperate with the court of Yun Kingdom, and take over Xunyang County, it will definitely save a lot of unnecessary troubles!

Hearing Wu Zixu's words, a group of detained Xia officials subconsciously looked at their colleagues around them, then lowered their heads again and remained silent.

Only a middle-aged man in his 40s with a strong and solemn face suddenly stood up at this time, his face was ashen, and he shouted angrily:
"You and I have already agreed to stop the war and repair the peace. But today, Yun Kingdom invaded for no reason, occupying our territory, ravaging counties and counties, poisoning the people, and reigniting the flames of war..."

As soon as the words fell, there was a soldier of the Yun Army beside him, frowning and quickly stepped forward, kicking this person to the ground at once.

The middle-aged Xia official, even though he was kicked down and fell on the ground, still had anger on his face, he struggled and shouted:

"The evil desires and wolfish ambitions in Yunren's chest are fully exposed now, how dare he surrender!"

The officers and soldiers of the cloud army on the side were furious when they heard this, and they would draw out their swords from their waists, and behead these rebellious and arrogant people on the spot.

But before they started to kill, Wu Zixu, who was riding on the horse, raised his whip slightly to signal the soldiers of the Yun army to stop.

At this time, he was not angry at all because of these words, and he didn't even look at this Xia Guo official who spoke fiercely and looked determined to die.

Instead, he looked away and glanced at the remaining Xia officials who continued to bow their heads and remained silent.

Then the corner of Wu Zixu's mouth curved slightly, showing a hint of a smile.

In this world, there are too few people who can face life and death calmly!

Otherwise, if these captured officials were all people who vowed not to surrender, they should all follow this person at this time, blaming Yun Guo for raising troops to invade, and the violence is unprovoked.

At this time, the remaining Xia officials still just bowed their heads in silence, showing signs of shrinking back.It was in stark contrast to the middle-aged official who looked angry, scolded, and impassioned!

Wu Zixu knew very well that the reason why these officials from Xia Kingdom did not take the initiative and refused to surrender in the face of his offer was because they did not want to be the first ones to take refuge in Yun Kingdom and ruin their reputation.

Or, it's because they haven't found an upright reason (excuse) (mouth) to convince themselves to surrender!

Thinking of this, Wu Zixu no longer asked questions, but pointed to these captured officials, and said directly to the deputy general beside him:
"Pick out all the officials of the Xia Kingdom with their family members around, and let them cooperate with the army to take over Chaisang City. If there are those who disobey, those who violate government affairs, and those who slacken government affairs, they will all be punished by their families!"

"The rest of the people will be escorted to the capital of Jiangling and handed over to His Majesty!"

As soon as this remark came out, almost all the officials of the Xia Kingdom who were detained visibly breathed a sigh of relief.

The officials of the Xia Kingdom who had no family members felt relieved knowing that they would not be killed by the Yun Army today.

And those who have family members have found a reason for themselves to submit to Yun Guo's soldiers!
Our family members were imprisoned, we had no choice but to obey the people of Yun because we couldn't bear the chaos of war in the city, we are not disloyal or unrighteous people!

At this time, only the middle-aged official was still swearing at this moment, and then a rag was found and stuffed into his mouth by the tireless Yunjun generals, and he was clean...

After the Yun Army captured Chaisang City, the entire Xunyang County had no power to stop the Yun Army.

And Yuzhang County in the south, there is no dangerous place to stick to.At any time, the Yun army can use the Poyang Lake waterway to directly attack Hongzhou, the prefecture of Yuzhang County, and completely occupy Yuzhang County.

As soon as Wu Zixu started this battle, he aimed to capture Jinling City, the capital of Xia Kingdom.

At this time, Wu Zixu's part is only separated from the capital of Xia Kingdom by Yicheng County...

(End of this chapter)