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Chapter 810 Where are the people?

As the saying goes, centipedes are dead but not stiff.Li Rizun probably belonged to Xiaoqiang, he couldn't be killed with cannons, and he escaped from Shenglong City with his wife and children.

Li Rizun, who escaped from Shenglong City, was not reconciled to failure, and sent out scouts one after another to inquire about the situation in Shenglong City, while mobilizing the national army to prepare for a counterattack.

When he learned that Dashun's army did not commit any crimes in Thang Long City and appeased the people, Li Rizun knew that Dashun's "uninvited visit" this time did not come to "teach" cochin, but a bigger conspiracy.

If it is to teach Jiaozhi, then the Dashun army can completely follow the "Sun Tzu's Art of War", "Those who make good use of soldiers will no longer serve, and the food will not last for three years. It will be used for the country. Because the food is from the enemy, the army will have enough food." If the country is poorer than the teacher, the people will lose far away, and if they lose far away, the people will be poor. Fees, seven out of ten; public expenses, broken army, horses, armor and bows, halberds, shields, spears and oars, oxen and carts, six out of ten. Therefore, a wise general will feed on the enemy, eat the enemy for one minute, and be my two Ten bells; one stone of the stalk, twenty stones for me." That is to snatch military supplies and grass from the people of Jiaozhi.

Since Dashun treats the people so "gently", it must be because he regards Jiaozhi as the country's land.Just like your own things, you will definitely cherish them; if you borrow someone else's things, you won't keep them so well.The reasoning is the same, so Li Rizun also learned a piece of information from it, that Dashun is for real this time.

Compared with the fanatical Cochin ordinary people, even the arrogance of high-level bureaucrats, Li Rizun felt that he was more like a thief, while Dashun was a giant.The thief can take advantage of the giant's inattention, but if the giant is serious, he can crush him to death with one hand.Thinking of the loss of his family and country, Li Rizun's face was full of gloom.

"Report!!!"

Li Rizun was so startled by this shout that he recovered from his contemplation.Outside the temporary palace, a scout rushed in.

"Your Majesty, when we explored Shenglong City, there are only more than [-] Han troops!"

"what?!"

Li Rizun was not calm when he heard this, he stood up excitedly, and grabbed the collar of the scout's collar with a stride: "Are you sure?"

"Your Majesty, it took seven days for me to disguise myself as a commoner and infiltrate Shenglong City to find out the number of pots buried by the Han army..." The scout dared not hide anything, but told the truth.

Li Rizun's expression turns blue and white, feeling that he has been severely humiliated.With a mere 20 Dashun troops, he was afraid to move forward.You know, in the past seven days, he has assembled a full 20 soldiers and horses, even if civilian husbands account for half, that is still 20!If it is spread that Li Rizun has [-] troops, but is afraid of only [-] Han troops, what will the world think of him?Didn't he become a big joke!

Li Rizun also understood that Dashun's appeasement of the people in Jiaozhi was simply a tactic of suspicion, and the bet was that Li Rizun would not dare to attack easily.The fact is exactly like this, Li Rizun was beaten with lingering fears by the mother-in-law artillery, even if he had 20 soldiers, he was cautious, step by step, and missed the best time to attack.

Li Rizun, who was furious, let go of the hand holding the scouts, and shouted angrily: "Declarate my order, send troops to the Dragon City, and kill all those Han soldiers!"

Li Chao's 20 army, in the midst of the noise of chickens flying and dogs jumping, the chaotic 20 army, spent half a day, finally packed up their luggage and left the camp.Li Rizun also came out of the temporary palace, and wanted to go to the imperial conquest.

The 20 army marched in a meandering manner, as if there was no end in sight.In the end, it is an army of 20, which is huge and extraordinary!
Li Rizun also kept in mind that the 20 troops were advancing by water, and he wanted to completely keep this Han army in Jiaozhi!

In Shenglong City, Fatty Lu also received the news of the visit, boarded the boat and left, and continued upstream along the Red River.

On the deck, Lu Chenhuan said to Zou You: "If that kid Zhe Kexing had come here earlier, why should we evacuate from Shenglong City?"

It turned out that Zhe Kexing had already sent scouts to communicate with Lu Chenhuan.

"General Zhe will arrive in two days. Let's fight a few battles with the Jiaozhi Navy in these two days!" Zou You is full of confidence in the new warship, not to mention that there are sufficient shells on the ship, but the solid hull of the new warship, relying on The collision can also kill a bloody path.

Lu Chenhuan was also very confident, but he still said cautiously: "We have played with Li Rizun in the palm of our hands. There is no guarantee that he will not jump over the wall in a hurry and die with us. Speaking of new warships, they are still made of wood, and the hull is still painted. Once the Annan people go crazy and sacrifice hundreds of fireboats to approach and attack, what should we do?"

Zou You's conclusion cannot be refuted.Fatty Lu looked at the scenery slowly moving forward, and seemed to be talking to himself: "As a general, you don't expect victory, and you predict defeat..."

Zou You knew that what Fatty Lu said was the truth.The more famous the general is, the more cautious he is in leading his troops.When a famous general leads an army to fight, he will pass through the mountains and approach the valleys with water and grass; when he is stationed, he will stay high and face the sun;When crossing a river, choose to garrison at a place a little far from the river; if the enemy army crosses the river to attack, it will not meet it in the river, but attack when it is partly crossed and partly not crossed halfway; if you want to fight with the enemy When fighting, you will not be close to the river to meet it; if you are stationed in the river area, you will be high and sunny, so as to prevent the seven armies from being flooded.If you pass through a saline marsh, you will leave quickly and will not stay; if you encounter the enemy in a saline marsh, you will quickly occupy a place with water and grass near the woods.When stationing troops in plains, choose a place with flat terrain, with your back against a high place, and the front is low and the rear is high.

Famous generals are famous generals only if they are cautious, preserve their vitality, destroy the enemy's vitality, and win undefeated forever!
Only then did Zou You understand why Lu Chenhuan, who seemed frivolous, could lead an army alone.And he is just a small artillery instructor, the difference is here, and this is something that cannot be learned in the Royal Military Academy.

It is said that Li Rizun was in the Chinese army, personally supervised the army, and went east to Shenglong City.

It took about half a day for the 20 troops to reach the city of Thang Long.

Li Rizun looked at Shenglong City from a distance, it changed from the prosperity of the past, from the city gate to the inside, it became dilapidated, he couldn't help feeling distressed.You must know that Shenglong City has achieved its current scale through the efforts of three generations.Now that he is being burned by the flames of war, why doesn't Li Rizun feel distressed!
After feeling distressed, Li Rizun discovered that the city gate, which had been bombarded by his son and mother, was actually wide open, and even the suspension bridge hadn't been raised.Even the tall warships that had been parked at the edge of the city had disappeared.

Suspicious Li Rizun sent scouts to enter the city.After a while, the scouts reported back, but there was no trace of the Han army.Li Rizun said to himself: "Where are the people? Could it be that the Han army has run away?"

(End of this chapter)