Northern Dynasties

Chapter 538
After the Xiaruo garrison was breached, Fancheng suddenly became a truly dangerous city hanging on the north bank of the Han River.

Although there are still several fortresses in the vicinity that have not been breached, the core Xiaruo garrison has disappeared, and it is difficult to preserve these fortresses.Some of these fortresses surrendered directly under the persuasion of the descendants, while others simply abandoned their defenses and fled before the enemy approached.

After sweeping away all the strongholds outside Fancheng, Li Tai was not in a hurry to launch an attack on this tall city, but started to build a camp defense under the eyes of the defenders in the city.

Normally, as an attacker, one should first build a fort before attempting to attack.It's just that the location of Fancheng and its surrounding Wushu is so attractive that people can't help but want to step forward and punch it first.

However, they succeeded in capturing the Xiaruo garrison without any delay. They could move into this garrison nearby. With fixed city defense restrictions, they could also largely avoid the tactics of battalion that the southerners used to.

Li Tai did not order the bombing of the walls of the fortress, partly because of this.As for the building debris in the garrison, it is natural that the descendants are responsible for cleaning them up.

Taking advantage of the time to clean up the garrison, he personally interrogated the surrendered general Du You'an, and carefully asked Xiangyang's current attitude towards his attack, as well as the specific personnel arrangements in various aspects.

Du Youan didn't hide anything about this, he answered everything Li Tai asked, especially when he talked about the soldiers guarding the city of Fancheng nearby, he explained it in great detail, but there was inevitably a little emotion and hatred in his words. Gritting his teeth, he even took the initiative to explain some details that Li Tai hadn't asked.

Hearing Du Youan's emotional answer, Li Tai couldn't help but laugh too.It seems that he was right to judge that the personnel situation in Xiangyang is not better than that in Jingzhou, and it may even be worse.

At least before I arrived, the local tyrants in Jingzhou were still united under the organization of Quan Zhongzun, forcing back the attack from Nanliang, and there was no such vicious incident of turning their backs and betraying their colleagues.Even if there is any estrangement and suspicion between them now, it is because Li Tai, a newcomer, is stirring things up.

Despite Du Youan's cooperative attitude of knowing everything and talking endlessly, Li Tai couldn't believe his one-sided words, and compared with other subordinates who were in charge of interrogating Jiangren, the content of the interrogation was basically not too big In and out, especially Du Youan's account is the most detailed.

Li Tai couldn't help but be a little surprised by this. In his opinion, it was understandable for Du Youan to surrender, but after surrendering, he took the initiative to explain the situation, which is always a bit unbelievable.

Even if he hated Liu Fanggui, the defender of Fancheng, for refusing to rescue him, and hoped that Liu Fanggui would end up like himself or even worse, wouldn't he be thinking about the family members in Nan'an?

But what Du Youan said next made him more aware of the special national conditions of Nanliang, and the bottomless bottom line of these gentlemen.

"The king of Yueyang refused to submit to the general's previous questioning, and the general was newly appointed to Mianbei, so he was eager to establish a prestige for the enemy to frighten the territory. I don't think he has the intention of crossing the south of the Yangtze River and occupying Xiangyang for a long time?"

After the initial nervousness and cautiousness, Du Youan confirmed that Li Tai was not an overbearing and unreasonable barbarian after some exchanges, so he asked tentatively.

After Li Tai heard the words, he narrowed his eyes and smiled slightly: "If you can achieve great success and gain an advantage, who would be willing to be low?"

After hearing Li Tai's ambiguous answer, Du You'an became more active, and then said: "The King of Yueyang is young and energetic, he doesn't care about the safety of Xiangyang, he refuses to ask the king, and some villagers are forced to fight.

What's more, those who attacked Mianbei in the past were not some kind of Xiangyang villagers, and the attack they have suffered today is also an unreasonable disaster.If the general is willing to benevolent and innocent, the criminals are willing to help the general take Fancheng, dispel the general's anger and make new achievements on the side, the two sides will stop fighting each other because the Han River is the boundary..."

Hearing Du You'an's tone of voice that sounded absurd to Li Tai, even though Li Tai had always been witty, he couldn't turn the corner for a while, so he just frowned and asked, "You're the one who surrendered me?" , dare to offer me Fancheng?"

Du You'an finally still remembered the reality of people being swordsmen and me being fish and meat, and he didn't dare to be too ostentatious. After hearing the words, he hurriedly replied: "Of course it's not enough to rely on criminals alone, but my family is not weak in Jiangbei and Hannan. Shuixi went to Xinxing, Nanyang and other counties, all brothers and sisters in my household were in the palm of my hand!
Although there is no danger to defend Fancheng from the north, in addition to this city defense, there is another defense that is more difficult to break through, that is, the Han River in the south of the city.Xiangyang and Fancheng are divided into two parts by water. If the waterways cannot be controlled, Fancheng will not be called an isolated city. It can be continuously supplied by water, and it is absolutely difficult to conquer.

If you want to take Fancheng, land battles are difficult, you must enter the upper reaches, go down the water, block the rear, the city will be in danger, and there will be chaos without fighting.Someone is willing to write a letter for the general and send it to the brothers in the upper reaches, to persuade them to control the water and cooperate with the general! "

Li Tai was even more confused when he heard this, and raised his hand to touch his face with some uncertainty, not sure whether it was because of his handsome face or the domineering aura around him. Pay yourself well!
When things go wrong, there must be a demon, Li Tai put down his palm and supported the handle of the saber, and then said in a deep voice: "Although you are in my hands now, your brothers are still calm and willing to get involved in such treason for you alone. Among the great evils? Hugh can cover up with wild words and lies, if I feel that your words are false, I will immediately show your head to the public!"

"General, calm down, general... How could this be treason? Even if there was no general to attack this time, since King Yueyang entered the town, he has used his politics to rule the hearts of the people with violence and rebellion, and the undercurrents are just cowardly and patient! Now And because of his impulsiveness, he dragged the people of a state into the disaster of war..."

After Li Tai heard this, he coughed lightly, and glanced at Du You'an who was still speaking generously, the best thing you can say is King Yueyang!
"He indulged his anger and regarded the safety of a state's people as nothing. His madness and rebellion are the real evil. Certain villagers really don't want to have a grudge against Wei, and they dare not offend the general. Only the people of the state revolted and expelled If you don't want to be the governor of the state, live the people of my country and repair the border harmony.

Even if the imperial court blames the crime, it should not ignore the attachment of the nostalgia.The general no longer needs to send soldiers, Fancheng is at your fingertips, if you don't want to divide your troops to garrison, some villagers are willing to ask for redemption! "

After listening to Du Youan's so-called righteous voice, Li Tai couldn't help but sweat on the back of his neck, because he had truly seen the tyranny of the frontier, and then he couldn't help laughing twice, because Not knowing how to evaluate the logic of Du Youan's rhetoric, in the end he couldn't help but slammed his fist heavily on the case, and cursed angrily, "Bastard!"

Du You'an didn't understand what Li Tai was scolding, but from his expression and tone, he could tell that the enemy general was not very happy. Before he opened his mouth to beg for mercy, he was afraid that he would lose his words, so he closed his mouth in a hurry, and recovered again. The look of apprehension at first.

Li Tai didn't know why he was so angry, maybe there was still a little expectation of Nan Chao that even he was unaware of, beyond reason.

He did not have such a strong aversion to seeing some ugly phenomena in the Western Wei Dynasty and the Eastern Wei Dynasty, and sometimes he even joined them, often holding a joking attitude and even making fun of them, because he did not have much recognition for these two regimes. .

This first contact with official figures in the Southern Dynasties left him with a very bad impression, and even broke through his lower limit understanding of this era.The centipede is dead but not stiff, but the maggots crawling in and out of the worm shell are really uncomfortable.

If what Du Youan said is true, this method is worth a try.At least what this guy said was quite accurate, that is, Li Tai did not intend to obtain any actual territorial gains from Nanliang when he sent troops to Xiangyang this time, but simply wanted to establish his prestige, deter the enemy and his subordinates.

He needs a more stable internal environment to make a series of in-depth adjustments to the situation in Jingzhou according to his wishes.Jingzhou and Nanliang are close at hand, and it is determined that it is impossible for him to use the self-harm method of bone scraping to heal his wounds to adjust.

It is necessary to ensure that these adjustments are profound and effective, but also to ensure Jingzhou's own strength as much as possible, and to eliminate the possibility of interference from Nanliang, which can only be achieved through a war.

Use the enemy as a wall to create a temporary cage for the local powerful forces in Jingzhou, so that they dare not take refuge in Nanliang, and can only stay there obediently waiting for their own criticism and rectification.

If he accidentally crashes the game, then what Du Youan said will happen to the King of Yueyang, Xiao Xi, will probably be waiting for him in the not-too-distant future.

Either because of a kind of boring sympathy, or because of other reasons, Li Tai didn't intend to try this seemingly cost-effective plan.

He stood up and looked down at Du Youan who was lying on the ground, and after a moment of pondering, he said: "Your calculation is not bad, but it is a bit wrong. I am leading the army south now, not to share You wait for Jianghan thieves to conspire and play, but let the people of Hanmian know who I am!

If you want to live, you can send a letter to your brother and others, and immediately send goods matching your life to redeem. One thing to remember, I am not a merchant who can bargain. If your family is too stingy, then I am sorry.There is only one chance, so cherish it! "

After saying this, he bent down and patted Du Youan's shoulder, but when he stretched out his hand halfway, he stopped and did not fall, but the officer ordered this person to be detained alone, and he was not allowed to touch others at will.

Du You'an was a little dumbfounded when he heard Li Tai's words, he couldn't understand the proposal that was obviously beneficial to him but not harmful to him, this person not only refused to agree, but put forward a condition that was completely difficult for him.

He hurriedly wanted to open his mouth to call Li Tai to stop, and then seriously explain the power of the Jingzhao Du family and the feasibility of his plan, but just as soon as he uttered a word, he was roughly blocked with a rag mouth.

(End of this chapter)