Northern Dynasties

With the death of the main general, the enemy army in the valley was completely defeated, and the generals led their troops to continue the pursuit. Only then did Li Tai have time to exchange information with Li Yunxin and others.

"The last general came from the south of Yunyang Valley and was blocked outside the Great Wall of Beishan. He was able to enter while the Eastern Thieves were recruiting a business group there. There were about [-] disciples. The rest, together with Liu Kuzhen and others, were still stranded on the Great Wall. outside……"

Li Yunxin first gave a brief account of Bielai's deeds, and then hurriedly pulled up Luo Chao who had been captured before, and continued to report: "The thief you killed before presents Yanzi to this Luo Chao in front of you. The rebel generals from the west, especially this Luo Chao, who has made great efforts to bring disaster to our Qinzhou countryside!"

"What did you say? This person's name is Luo Chao?"

Li Tai was surprised when he heard the words. Of course he knew about Lu Lingxuan, who was one of the traffic managers in the later period of the Northern Qi Dynasty. By the way, he also knew a little about her husband, so he looked at this tired-looking guy with great interest.

"General, please allow me to tell myself that I am definitely not of the same class as the Swallows! This man is willing to degenerate and rebels against the Lord for glory, but he surrendered to the Eastern thief because he was defeated in a desperate battle and had no choice but to save the lives of the people in the city. After entering here, I often think about returning. In the past, it was a crime to be a thief and do evil to the country. It was only because of being coerced by robbers. Later, someone killed the head of the thief and attracted disciples to return to the court..."

Luo Chao was shocked at this moment, seeing that Li Taicai was the leader of this team, he bowed his head in haste, and defended himself earnestly.

After listening to Li Tai, he was very happy. If he didn't understand this guy's deeds and history, but only listened to his self-defense, he might really think that this is a pure and innocent man who emerges from the mud but not stained with troubled times. A speculator with a low nature and cruel means, his wife and children have caused so much misfortune in the Northern Qi Dynasty.

"General Luo has been famous for a long time, although he is now in the enemy's camp but it is not voluntary, quickly untie and apologize!"

Seeing that this guy is by no means a pillar of loyalty, Li Tai wanted to learn more about the enemy from him, so he put on a gentle and polite attitude, and when he saw Luo Chao was flattered, he said: "I respect you The mission of Xingtai came here to implement the strategy of besieging Wei and saving Zhao. As long as he can solve this military crisis, it will be a great achievement.

If the general can help me out of righteousness, he will return home with honor on the day of triumph, and he will no longer have to sink into the realm of bandits.In the past, there were many rebels, but few returned to righteousness. Based on the general's prestige, if he can set an example, Daxingtai will treat him favorably! "

Luo Chao, who can be said in a few simple words, is full of passion. He has been depressed all the year round in the Eastern Dynasty, and feels that the current status cannot match the achievements of the past. Now he is reduced to a prisoner. When I heard Li Tai's enthusiastic solicitation and the moving prospect he described, I was already beyond excited.

"It can be seen that Shi Jun is entrusted with a heavy responsibility by Prime Minister Yuwen and has done such a great deed. It can be seen that he must be a young man with a high reputation in the country! Although a certain person has long teeth, he still has a bit of fierceness. You are the pioneer of dogs and horses, and help you to achieve this great achievement!"

He prostrated himself before Li Tai's feet, and said loudly with a full face of sincerity.

After Li Tai heard the words, he waved his hands again and again and said: "Serious words, serious words, the general really broke me when he said that! How dare you speak lightly to serve the general, but it is my wish to be able to kill the enemy side by side and make great feats together. Yea!"

He is not pretending to be polite, but he really dare not accept this old boy as a younger brother. This guy is too annoying to be a boss. He only talks about it and thinks about it in his heart. Doing it as a career is simply Lu Chengjing!
Seeing that he was in an absolutely powerful situation but still respecting him so much, Luo Chao was even more moved in his heart, and quickly said: "Dare to ask what the envoy's plan is? I will give up my life to follow the assistant!"

The next step is of course to take advantage of the victory and continue to advance towards Jinyang. After hearing Li Tai's idea, Luo Chao couldn't help but gasped, sighing in his heart that he was a formidable young man, and these people dared to directly attack Jinyang. !
But after being amazed, he also had to admit that the timing is indeed just right now. Right now, the Jinyang army is going out, and most of the left-behind troops are concentrated in the Beishan Great Wall. Most of them have already been defeated here.

This means that in addition to Jinyang's own defenders, it will take at least a few days to form a sizable reinforcement in the surrounding area.And within this period of time, Jinyang City has become a real isolated city, but this isolated city is a bit big.

Although Luo Chao was not in a good position in the Eastern Dynasty, he still had experience and ability. After pondering for a while, he said again: "It is necessary for the king to lead his troops to this point. It would be a pity if Master Xuan didn't join..."

"Did the general teach me?"

Li Tai was overjoyed when he heard this.This is also something that worries him endlessly. It is not easy for him to lead his troops to advance so far. It is almost impossible to complete the task in normal seasons.

And after this time, the Eastern Wei Dynasty will inevitably strengthen the defense of this territory, and it will be more difficult to replicate in the future. It would be a pity if we can't take the opportunity to expand the results of the battle.

Although he has never been to Jinyang City in person, he also understands that it is unrealistic to imagine breaking through the city with these current troops.If it is not a systemic collapse of a military and political center that the regime focuses on, it is not easy to break through.Even Huazhou City, which is much weaker than Jinyang, Gao Huan's army failed to break through.

At this time, hearing Luo Chao's tone seemed to be quite thoughtful, Li Tai's heart was filled with anticipation, and his attitude towards him became more enthusiastic.

When the battle at Chiqiao Ridge was raging, another group of hundreds of armored soldiers entered the North City of Jinyang, and were then placed somewhere in the city defense.

She Digan, who was guarding here, personally inspected the city to ensure that all kinds of defenses were perfect.Of course, it is impossible to truly have no mistakes, and he can only try his best to ensure that there are no obvious loopholes within his ability.

The expedition of the army caused a sharp decrease in the supplies of the treasury, and also reduced the carrying capacity of the population in Jinyang City. To maintain a larger garrison within this limited range, the only way to dismiss other non-combatants.

At the same time, in order to avoid causing a large-scale personnel panic, She Digan could only transfer armored soldiers into the city from some Wubi cities near Jinyang City.Although the garrisons in these small strongholds are limited, they are still a considerable number in aggregate. Up to now, the garrisons in the cities of Jinyang have exceeded [-].

The increased troops are mainly used to improve the defense of Beicheng and the Prime Minister's Mansion. This is also the most important area in Jinyang City, and there is absolutely no room for loss. Of course, it is better for other cities to be well-defended, but relatively speaking, their importance has decreased. .

Because of the addition of more than 4000 garrisons, tens of thousands of non-combatants in the city need to be demobilized, mainly soldiers and slaves who belong to the Bafu and need to be fed by the Bafu.

Quite a few of these soldiers were prisoners of the Mangshan Battle in the old years. They did not follow King Gao's army to fight south because they were afraid that they would miss their homeland.

Although at the end of last year, the Overlord's Mansion had ordered the release of these Mangshan prisoners of war and matched them with widows from the people, allowing them to settle down and become a group under the rule, but the people could not sort out the tens of thousands of widows for a unified distribution, so it could only be done in batches The resettlement has continued until this year, and thousands of Mangshan prisoners of war are still stranded in Jinyang as soldiers.

It was this group of soldiers that She Digan ordered to be dismissed to eat in the suburbs, but he didn't know it himself.He doesn't even know the words, and really lacks the ability to deal with government affairs accurately, so he can only formulate a framework and hand it over to his subordinates for implementation.

Tens of thousands of elite soldiers from Jinyang are guarding the cities. In addition to the many residents in the city, they can recruit a large number of dignitaries to defend the city at critical moments. Today's city defense should be as stable as a rock, and it will never be easily shaken.

Not to mention that thousands of merchant groups were recruited outside the Beishan Great Wall before. Together with the Xiurong City defenders, there are tens of thousands of troops. It is very likely that the danger in the other place will be solved in the south of Lishi Mountain. Then spread to Jinyang.

Although the possibility of accidents is very small no matter how you look at it, She Diqian still feels a little uneasy.Although he didn't know why this uneasiness was born, but out of the intuition of danger he had developed over the years, he still didn't dare to be too optimistic and let his guard down.

On this day, She Diqian only felt that the sense of crisis in his heart was getting stronger, and he even left his chopsticks on the table several times when eating in the evening, which made him feel even more inexplicably nervous.

It's not that he hasn't experienced a big battle. He is so suspicious that he can't control himself. Being nervous for no reason often means that bad things may really happen.

So before it got dark, he inspected the city defense here again, and extended the scope of the scouts to patrol the suburbs to ensure that any unexpected situation could be noticed at the first time, and sent a message to other city guards to be sure. Be vigilant, and wear thick furs and refuse to leave after nightfall.

Just another hour after nightfall, when he went out to check at night, he galloped back and told that there were indeed unusual signs outside the city. It seems that a large group of people is coming to Jinyang City quickly, and it is estimated that they will arrive the night before.

After hearing the scout's report, She Diqian also took a deep breath, and didn't feel any panic because of it. On the contrary, because he was sure that the bad thing had come true, the anxiety in his heart was relieved.Right now, there is no need to be paranoid anymore, all you need to do is concentrate on fighting the battle and repelling the invading enemies.

Because the enemy's situation was unknown, he did not order the whole city to be on alert immediately, but only passed on the news of the imminent harassment of foreign enemies to the guards everywhere, ordering them to prepare for battle, and to gather some soldiers who had entered the camp Get up and fill the city defense here.