Emperor Taizong's Growth Plan

At this time, Qichang City, which had been besieged for several months, was still in the hands of Xia Jun, in the camp of the Chinese Army.

A group of generals walked in together with extremely serious faces, bowed to Liao Gu who was at the head, and said loudly:
"I've seen you handsome!"

Liao Gu nodded slightly with a sullen face, and raised his hand to signal the generals to sit down.

But at this time, the generals, who had been under siege for several months, were extremely terrified and restless, but they were not in the mood to sit down with peace of mind, and complained one after another:

"Commander, because of the relief of the people in the city, there is only food and grass left in the treasury that is less than a month's worth for the army."

"Hmph, if there was no command from the commander-in-chief, the people in the city would have starved to death long ago. But now, these unscrupulous people have become rebellious, and there are rumors in the city that if the city surrenders, it will be saved. , This kind of rebellious words, such rebellious words without a king or a father!"

"Now that the city is trapped, the morale of the army can barely be stabilized. But the people in the city have turned against the sky. Now even the morale of the army has a tendency to be affected by public opinion. Commander, don't let it go any longer!"

Besieged in the city for several months, isolated from inside and outside.If it wasn't for Liao Gu's order to rescue them with a large army of food and grass, I'm afraid the people in the city would not know how many people died.

But the result of this is that the hoarding of food and grass on the front line, which would have been enough for hundreds of thousands of troops for more than a year, has been consumed rapidly, and now it has bottomed out.But this war is far from seeing the hope of ending!
In such a difficult situation, the people in the city complained a lot, no wonder the generals were anxious to get angry, feeling depressed and angry.

Hearing this, Liao Gu took a deep breath, stood up, bowed his head to the generals, and apologized:

"This matter, the commander-in-chief has not thought carefully."

Liao Gu, the "famous general of the Xia Kingdom" created by Xiao Cheng and Wu Zixu, has a fairly good prestige in the army.In addition, it was an act of compassion for the people, and the generals only complained a little, and were dissatisfied with the people in the city who didn't know what to do.

At this time, seeing his commander bow his head to make amends, all the generals were startled, and they didn't want to let go, so they hurriedly turned around to return the salute, saying:
"The end is waiting in fear!"

"In this matter, I can't blame you, handsome."

Liao Gu looked at the generals with bitterness on his face, he couldn't help sighing heavily, and said in a low tone:

"This battle has already been arranged by the court. This commander originally thought that if the original plan had been followed, the army should have counterattacked at this time! But."

Speaking of this, Liao Gu hesitated for a while, then gritted his teeth and said:

"Hey, but until today, I haven't seen any changes in the Yun army outside the city. The Yun Kingdom ships on the Yangtze River in the distance are still coming and going as usual. I'm afraid the battle in the rear is not going well!"

Hearing Liao Gu's words, the hearts of the generals couldn't help but jump.

They naturally knew that the court had already made arrangements.But the specific situation is not known at all.

"Commander, did you lose another battle?"

Liao Gu looked even more bitter, shook his head again and again, and said:
"I don't know! The embroidered clothes secret agent channel that originally conveyed the rear military report and decree has disappeared fifteen days ago!"

As soon as this remark came out, the expressions of the generals changed drastically, showing panic.

Could it be that the imperial court's plan failed, and now they are powerless to worry about their Qichang City?...

Under Liao Gu's intentional guidance, the generals had already started to think about the situation in the worst direction.

A solemn and extremely depressing atmosphere spread among the generals.

Liao Gu was silent for a long time, then spoke again:

"Since this is the case, let the people follow their wishes and let them out of the city! Emperor Yun is famous for his compassion for the people, and he will never let the people in the city starve to death."

When the generals heard the words, their eyes suddenly widened, and they were even more surprised.

"Kaesong release the people?"

"Commander, the cloud army outside the city is watching, will they take the opportunity to attack the city?"

Liao Gu explained in a deep voice:
"Nature is not a brain

When they were released, tens of thousands of people were released from the city every day, and heavy troops guarded the city.Even if the Yun army took the opportunity to attack, they would only be in a state of death and could not enter the city. "

As a major city on the front line, the Qichang city wall has perfect guard facilities, and behind the outer city wall there is an urn city.Even if the Yun army takes the opportunity to attack the city, as long as the Qianjin gate is lowered, the Yun army who broke into it will naturally be powerless!
Letting the people out can not only relieve the oppressive atmosphere in the city, reduce the consumption of food and grass, but also add some trouble to the Yun army.This is obviously excellent for Xia Jun in the city!
At this time, the crowd finally stopped objecting and said in unison:
"Follow the order of the Commander!"

In order to save food as much as possible, the Xia army in the city did not delay at all, and Dang even sent someone to contact the Yun army outside the city to inform in advance that the people in the city would be released.

But half a day later, when the sent envoy came back, he brought back a letter that he had expected from Yun Jun, and a person who made Xia Jun extremely astonished!
Liao Gu stared at the surrender letter in his hand, while the generals in the tent looked at the Yunjun envoy in the tent with disbelief.

Because even if the generals were not familiar with the person who entered the city, they had heard the rumors and achievements of this man in the army.

The person who came here was the one who led the army to attack Jiangyang County in Yunguo back then, but in the end the whole army was wiped out due to untimely rescue.
Qiu Tianlu was dressed in normal clothes, and appeared in front of the crowd of former robes. Facing their shocked and angry eyes, his expression was still resolute and solemn, without any change.

Strictly speaking, Qiu Tianlu was not a sharp-tongued person.

At this time, when they came to persuade them to surrender, apart from a letter, they only brought a few things.

One of them was the official military newspaper stamped with the jade seal of Yunguo.

It mentioned that the frontline cloud army is now victorious and has already attacked the capital of Xia Kingdom.Even when Emperor Xia Yu Zhaoling came to the front line in person, he was beaten to the point of sticking to the Caishiji camp.

Another thing was intercepted by Yun Guo, a secret report from the Embroidery Envoy.

What is written here is the order of the Xia State court to urge the Xia army in Qichang City to defend it with all their strength regardless of losses.On it was the seal of the great Sima of the current dynasty, and the secret seal of the embroidered envoy, which proved that it was definitely not forged by Yun Guo.

After Xia Jun's generals finished circulating these two military newspapers, the depression in the hearts of the generals had already been reached!
There was a general with a violent temper, who vented his anger and worry in his heart, so he directly aimed his finger at Qiu Tianlu, and shouted angrily: ...

"Chou Tianlu, you are such a shameless person who misunderstood his family and country, since he was captured by the enemy country, he should consider himself dead! At this time, you still have the face to appear here and recruit the former robe for the country of Yun? I bother!"

"Chou Tianlu, you have betrayed the trust of two generations of His Majesty, betrayed your family and country, surrendered to the enemy, you deserve to die!"

As soon as the words fell, there was actually a general who was really angry, his eyes were red, caught off guard by everyone, he drew his sword from his waist and rushed forward, slashing fiercely at Qiu Tianlu.

When Qiu Tianlu heard the words, a cold light suddenly flashed in his eyes.

Facing the sharp sword that was slashing fiercely, he didn't dodge or let it go, he stretched out his hand and grabbed the sharp blade tightly.

Qiu Tianlu was one of the best masters in the Xia Army in the Northern Territory back then, with a nine-level cultivation base, he is also a first-class master in today's world.

He stretched out his hand to grab the long sword, although the palm of his hand was cut by the blade, and the blood continued to flow out, but no matter how hard the impulsive general tried, it was difficult to chop it off.

Only then did the sober general rush forward and pull the impulsive comrade away.

Qiu Tianlu grabbed the long sword in his hand and threw it aside casually. In the palm of his hand, there was an inch-long wound where the flesh had been opened, and blood continued to flow.

Someone wanted to go forward to bandage Qiu Tianlu, but Qiu Tianlu blocked it with his hand.

Regardless of the wound on his hand, he directly pulled off the clothes on his chest, exposing his upper body completely.

Five or six scars are clearly visible on this bronze-colored strong body, revealing hatred.

Tianlu's meritorious service back then.

"Since I have been in the army, I have achieved success in martial arts, and I am among the first-class masters. Coupled with my cautious temperament, I have rarely been injured in the 20 years of leading the army."

For a person who has led the army for so many years, five or six scars are indeed not too many!
Qiu Tianlu straightened his body and turned around slowly, so that the generals in the tent could see the scars on his body as clearly as possible.

He pointed to a scar on his abdomen and said solemnly:
"This scar is from the fact that I led the army to fight at the beginning of the year. I fell into the siege of two Turkic eagle divisions because of my greed for merit. I led the soldiers under my command to fight the enemy bravely and killed the Turks. It left this scar on me."

"Since then, I have led the army to fight, always reminding myself to be cautious!"

After that, he pointed to another scar and continued:
"This scar is due to the fact that the soldiers did not obey the military order and attacked rashly, causing the line of defense to be broken. I fought to the death to gain time for the army to break through, but was surrounded and killed by three Turkic masters. The machete cut through my abdomen, almost cost me my life!"

"Since then, I have been strict with the military, but those who disobey the military order will be dealt with immediately by military law. My merciless attitude has made me marginalized in the army!"

The generals, who were originally hostile to Qiu Tianlu, had complex expressions on their faces when they heard this.

Liao Gu raised his head and said:
"Because you are loyal to your duties, the two generations of His Majesty have valued you very much, and you have been continuously promoted!
"But you, now you are still taking refuge in Yunguo."

Hearing what Liao Gu said, Qiu Tianlu frowned, snorted coldly, and said:
"Do you know where I got the remaining scars?"...

Before everyone could open their mouths to guess, Qiu Tianlu immediately informed:
"It was the Yangping Pass breakout battle back then. I led my own soldiers to open the way for the army to fight to the death, trying to break out of the encirclement! General Yang Zaixing left three or four fatal wounds on my body!"

"And at that time, the reinforcements from Daxing County were only twenty or thirty miles away from our troops!"

"But in the end, because I was afraid of the front of the cloud army, worried that the way back would be cut off, and because I was extremely poor in the army, the reinforcements chose to retreat, and reported to the court, saying that the rescue was not enough, and my entire army was wiped out."

The generals in the tent only knew that Qiu Tianlu died in battle, but they didn't know that there was a reason for this, and they couldn't help being stunned.

Liao Gu sighed and continued:
"I don't know about this matter. But when the news of your death in battle was sent back to the capital, His Majesty was extremely sad, and immediately ordered you to be granted the title of Grand General and the title of title, which is even more gracious to your family!"

Qiu Tianlu sneered several times, gritted his teeth and said:
"Hehe, the reinforcement general back then wasn't someone who overshadowed the sky, so it was impossible to block the news. The other generals in the account may not be clear, but I don't believe you, Liao Gu, and I haven't heard any rumors!"

"I don't even believe it. Yu Zhaoling doesn't know anything about Embroidered Clothes' spies all over the country!"

"Just because I have no cronies, loyalists or old friends in the army, in order to appease the soldiers and horses of Daxing County, Yu Zhaoling chose to press this matter down and not pursue it anymore. What kind of mourning after death is just a fool!"

When all the generals heard the words, they immediately looked at the main seat.Seeing his own commander sitting on the commander's seat, bowing his head in silence, he suddenly understood in his heart.

This matter, nine times out of ten, is true!
They never imagined that there was such a hidden secret in the fiasco of Yangping Pass that shocked the government and the public!
A famous general in the army, who has worked diligently and loyally for more than 20 years, was finally seen dead by Pao Ze, and after his "death", he still had to bear the reputation of being a poor leader, which is really chilling.

All of a sudden, they actually understood Qiu Tianlu a little bit, why he chose to work for Yunguo now.

Qiu Tianlu looked at the generals in the tent, began to avoid his sight, took a deep breath, pulled up his clothes again, and said in a deep voice:

"I am now the second prince of Dayun, the prince and Taifu of Jiangyang County.
Responsibility for His Royal Highness enlightenment reading, teaching martial arts. "

"Although His Highness is five years old, he is smart and has outstanding aptitude. He is loved by His Majesty today. The most important thing is that His Highness is the son of Emperor Rou Ning!"

"Now Dayun's dominance of the world is a foregone conclusion, unstoppable. Protect this may be the last trace of blood of the Great Xia Emperor, I, Qiu Tianlu, will not be sorry to Great Xia!"

After finishing speaking, Qiu Tianlu said no more, turned around and left under the complicated gazes of the generals.

After Qiu Tianlu left for a long time, the entire Chinese army tent was completely silent.

"We, will we end up the same as him?"

I don't know who opened his mouth to say such a sentence, the eyes of the generals suddenly changed, people's hearts fluttered, each had their own thoughts, and they didn't know what they were thinking.

Thinking about it carefully, Xia Jun, who has been sticking to Qichang City for several months now, is in the same situation as Qiu Tianlu back then, or even worse.If they were abandoned by the court, what kind of mood should they face?
On the main seat, Liao Gu saw the expressions of the generals, and remained silent, with a faint look in his eyes.

The army of Yun is so strong that Xia Guo has no hope of victory. Why bother to persevere and increase casualties?
People are not grass, how can they be ruthless? He is trusted and relied on by tens of thousands of soldiers under him. If he had a choice, he would never send them to die!
Now, with this psychological attack method, if he can make his subordinates surrender to Yunguo and reduce casualties, it will also make him feel less guilty.
But after today's persuasion, all the generals were shaken and had different thoughts, and they no longer worked together as before to defend Qichang City.

Some people think of Qiu Tianlu being abandoned by Pao Ze, and the grievances he suffered were dealt with indifferently by the court, and they can't help but feel chills in their hearts, feeling a sense of sorrow for the death of a rabbit and a fox.

Some people thought of the Second Prince of the Rouning Emperor Ji, who was born of the Xia Kingdom's royal blood, and began to think about surrendering in their hearts.

After all, the world is so powerful that it is unstoppable. Even if I surrender, it is just a different way, and I am loyal to the royal family of Xia Kingdom. It is really loyal to show the sun and the moon, can show the sun and the moon!
After continuing to hold on for several days, the generals no longer had the will to fight, and the Xia army, whose psychological defense line was on the verge of collapse, finally surrendered.Only a very small number of generals who vowed not to surrender, led their loyal cronies, escaped from Qichang City overnight, and continued to resist.

Since then, the city of Qichang, which had been nailed to the back of the Yun army for several months, finally fell.