First Minister of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 154

...

Seeing that Duan Da was very happy, Zhang Zhi couldn't help building up his courage, and asked curiously: "General, what does this have to do with us to reduce the smoke from cooking in the Tang army? Why did the general see you... so happy to see you?"

Duan Da paused when he heard the words, and looked at Zhang Zhi as if he was looking at a stupid pig, making him very uncomfortable, "Say it", Duan Da looked at the captain of the city gate and ordered,
Duan Da still needs to answer such a simple question, and Duan Da feels that his IQ has been insulted.

The Chengmen school lieutenant was very contemptuous in his heart, but Zhang Zhi was a high official, and the Chengmen school lieutenant did not dare to be presumptuous, so he could only say: "There is less smoke in the kitchen, it is because the Tang army is running out of food and grass, and they have started to save money on food and expenses."

Zhang Zhi was overjoyed when he heard the words, and shouted: "There is not much food and grass? Why don't we just wait for the Tang army to run out of food, and then we can defeat them without any effort."

Hearing this, Duan Da didn't react at all, he just pondered and said nothing, but the extremely eye-catching captain of the city gate, after a little thought, he said directly: "General, the general thinks that we can't just sit back and watch the Tang army's rations collapse. ".

Duan Da raised his eyebrows when he heard this, "Tell me about it", Duan Da gradually developed a strong interest in the captain of the gate of Yiyang City.

"If our army can't hold on, it's too easy to wait for the Tang army's food to collapse. The world only knows that the Tang army's food and grass are not enough to retreat, and they don't know the name of the general." The captain of the city gate carefully observed Duan Da's face Seeing that the corner of Duan Da's mouth was raised, he bravely said: "But when the Tang army's food and grass are about to run out and the army's morale is slackened, the army will come out together and annihilate [-] Tang troops in one fell swoop to solve Luoyang's predicament. With real skills, by then, the general will be famous all over the world, no less than Yang Sugao-chiung."

Duan Da laughed out loud when he heard the words, waved his hands and said, "That's too serious, how dare you compare to Yang Gao."

But even Zhang Zhi, a stunned young man, could tell that Duan Da liked what the city gate captain said.

"Very good", Duan Da Nianxu looked at the captain of the city gate, his eyes were filled with admiration, "What is your surname, and where did you come from?"

Originally, the captain of the city gate of Yiyang City was just a small person to Duan Da, and Duan Da didn't care about it, but through these few days of contact, Duan Da found that this captain of the gate of the city gate was very eye-catching and very good at handling things. effective.

"Reporting to the general, the last general's surname is Yang Mingping, and he is a native of Yiyang," Chengmen school captain Yang Ping replied with a bow.

Duan Da nodded, "Very good, you have lost your ability to guard the city gate. From today onwards, you will come to my side and be a personal guard."

Yang Ping was overjoyed when he heard the words, he would have a bright future in this small Yiyang City as a captain of the city gate, after a war, he was the guard of the city gate who was the first to die among the officials in the city.

As a general, Duan Da is one of the most powerful figures in Luoyang City. He has a high position and authority. Following Duan Da's side, he is not only safe, but also has a chance to be promoted to an official school, which is much better than him as a county soldier.

Yang Ping tried his best to figure out Duan Da's thoughts, and offered all kinds of courtesies, just to get into Duan Da's eyes.

Seeing this, Zhang Zhi understood that Yang Ping had changed his luck, and immediately said with a smile, "Congratulations, brother Yang."

Yang Ping hurriedly returned the salute when he heard the words, and his attitude was very respectful, but in fact he looked down on Zhang Zhi, a reckless man.

He saw the incident of the night attack on Tang's camp at the gate of the camp. There is no doubt that Zhang Zhi, this idiot, was thrown out by General Duan as a bait, but Zhang Zhi was still grateful to Duan Da, Yang Ping felt very grateful. It is contempt.

"General, do you want to go out of the city to attack the camp tomorrow?" Zhang Zhi asked excitedly, gearing up.

To Zhang Zhi, whether he stayed behind closed doors or took the initiative to attack, he didn't care, he only knew that as long as he won, it would be fine, and if he won, he would be meritorious.

Hearing Zhang Zhi's words, Duan Da frowned, but before making a sound, Yang Ping, who was at the side, hurriedly said, "Maybe we can wait."

Zhang Zhi was furious when he heard the words, "The Tang army is already short of food, what are we waiting for?"

After all, Zhang Zhi is a brave general, and the official worships Ying Yanglang general. Yang Ping was also silent when he got angry, but Yang Ping was not panicked. Although the Tang army is short of food, it is too early to attack tomorrow, and we need to wait for the Tang army to reveal its flaws before looking for a good opportunity."

"The general is wise," Yang Ping said hastily.

At this time, no matter how slow Zhang Zhi was, he still reacted. He looked at Yang Ping with an unhappy face, but Yang Ping just bowed his head and remained silent.

The next day, as Duan Da expected, Li Shimin really fought outside the city, yelling and cursing for half a day, but Duan Da just closed the city, until noon, Li Shimin seemed to be "out of breath", and ordered the entire army to attack the city.

All the siege equipment, such as ladders and siege vehicles, were arranged, and Li Shimin even put on his clothes and went into battle in person. .

It wasn't until it was dark and Tang Jun left hundreds of corpses outside Yiyang City that Li Shimin retreated "indignantly".

The next day, Li Shimin personally supervised the formation again. After a fierce attack, he saw that Yiyang City was solid and unstoppable. Li Shimin stood outside the west gate of Yiyang City, hundreds of steps away, unwilling to leave for a long time. Pulled down, "staggered" away.

Seeing the siege vehicles, ladders, etc. scattered all over the place, Tang Jun did not take them away, Duan Da frowned, and ordered, "Send more scouts tonight, be sure to keep an eye on the Tang camp, and report to Tang Jun immediately if there is any movement." Yang Pingwen Yan went to do it himself.

Nothing happened overnight, Duan Da just washed up the next day, and Yang Ping rushed to report, "General, the Tang army has withdrawn, the tents have not been put away, and they are retreating quietly to the west. If the general was not resourceful and dispatched more scouts in advance, the Tang army would almost have been sent to the west." The golden cicada has escaped its shell."

Duan Da was very happy when he heard the words, and laughed with his beard, "How can Li Shimin's tricks be deceived by a certain family?" Now Duan Da looks at Yang Ping more and more pleasing to the eye. The level is also very high, much better than that idiot Zhang Zhi.

Yang Pingzhi nodded and smiled and said: "The general is really Wuhou alive, and he has a clever plan."

Duan Da waved his hands and said: "Don't flatter me first, you send an order immediately, and the whole army sets out to chase after Tang Jun."

"The last general will obey the order", Yang Ping accepted the order happily.

Duan Da smiled and comforted him: "After this battle, you will be a hussar."

Yang Ping was overjoyed when he heard the words, he hurriedly thanked him and strode away.

Ten miles outside Yiyang City, on the west side of Jinping Mountain, there is a steep mountain peak, which is next to the official road. On the official road here, a small number of soldiers and horses stand here.

Li Shimin stared at the mountain peak by the roadside with a slightly hesitant expression.

Seeing Li Shimin's appearance, Gao Chong raised his eyebrows and asked, "Second Young Master, are you worried?"

(End of this chapter)