The Southern Song Dynasty began with the apprenticeship of Huang Shang

Chapter 103 Xiangyang garrison
What Yang Chengye is worried about now is whether the disciples of the beggar gang can withstand the coalition forces of Xixia and Jin.

Thinking of this, Yang Chengye asked Hong Qi: "Then how does the beggar gang plan to defend the city?"

Hearing this, Hong Qi showed embarrassment, scratched the back of his head, and said: "Our beggar gang is not good at marching and fighting, so we can only listen to General Li Zhihou's orders."

Yang Chengye asked: "How is Li Zhihou like?"

Hong Qi said: "Li Zhihou was the last qiuwei Tanhua, knowledgeable, quite familiar with marching formations, and he is also Zhang Jun's wife and brother."

For Zhang Jun, Yang Chengye was quite familiar with him, and he was also a good soldier in marching and fighting, but his behavior changed drastically later, so that his reputation was not good.

Regarding Zhang Jun's wife and brother, Yang Chengye is skeptical. The last candidate should be a literati, and I am afraid that he is not much different from Zhao Kuo and Ma Di who are talking about war on paper.

It's no wonder that the Song Dynasty emphasized literature over military affairs, so that generals were hard to find, and many literati who had no power to restrain chickens went into battle.

Thinking of this, Yang Chengye said to Hong Qi: "Brother Hong, when Western Xia and the Kingdom of Jin come to attack, their primary targets are the North City Gate and West City Gate. How about we go to these two city gates?"

Hearing this, Hong Qi's eyes lit up, and he asked, "Brother Yang knows how to march?"

Yang Chengye smiled and said, "I understand a little."

Sun Tzu's Art of War, 36 Strategies, Sun Bin's Art of War, Taizu's guerrilla warfare and mobile warfare, Yang Chengye has watched it many times, even on TV, he has watched it no less than a hundred times. It is not a piece of cake for defending the city.

Yang Chengye remembers that the most effective defender of the city was Yuan Chonghuan in the late Ming Dynasty. Under his guard, Nurhachi did not capture Shanhaiguan until his death.

Excitedly, Hong Qi led Yang Chengye around the city wall, not only the north city gate and west city gate, but also the south city gate and east city gate.

Yang Chengye couldn't help shaking his head when he saw the soldiers guarding the city lazily and listlessly, and some of them leaning against the city wall to take a nap.

The only thing that pleased Yang Chengye were the disciples of the Beggar Clan. Although their clothes were torn, they were full of energy and had sharp eyes.

"Brother Hong, I'm afraid the city will not be safe if these soldiers defend the city!" Yang Chengye said to Hong Qi.

"Hey!"

Hong Qi sighed and said, "There's no other way. The city's elite have been transferred to the southeast coast, and that's all that's left, but there are quite a few of them, as many as [-]."

"fifty thousand?"

This number made Yang Chengye a little surprised. There is a saying in the art of war, ten means to encircle it, five means to attack it, and double means to divide it. Strong, the capture of the enemy.

There are 25 soldiers in the city, which means that if Jin Guo and Xixia want to attack Xiangyang, they must have [-] troops, otherwise they will not be able to gnaw down the hard bone of Xiangyang.

But with the current national strength of the Jin Kingdom and Xixia, they still can't gather so many troops. Don't forget, they still have to guard against the fierce tiger in the Mongolian desert.

But with the current state of Xiangyang defenders, trying to resist the coalition forces of the Kingdom of Jin and Xixia is nothing short of a dream.

Seeing Yang Chengye's complexion getting worse and worse, Hong Qi hurriedly asked, "Brother Yang, is there something wrong?"

Yang Chengye pointed to those soldiers and said, "Brother Hong, do you think such an army can withstand the coalition forces of the Kingdom of Jin and Xixia?"

Hearing this, Hong Qi was startled, and he didn't think of this question until now.

"How can this be good?"

Hong Qi also became anxious, he never expected that the imperial army was in such a state.

At this time, Yang Chengye asked Hong Qi: "Brother Hong, how many disciples of the Beggar Clan can we gather?"

Hong Qi thought for a while and said, "There are currently five thousand disciples who have arrived in Xiangyang, and there are more disciples coming one after another. After dark, it is estimated that there will be another thousand disciples gathered."

Yang Chengye pondered for a moment, then said: "It seems that this is the only way to go."

Hong Qi hurriedly asked: "Brother Yang, do you have any good plans?"

Yang Chengye whispered a few words in Hong Qi's ear, and finally said: "The most important thing at present is to get the command of the Xiangyang garrison."

Hong Qiwei: "This is a little troublesome, but it's not impossible."

After Hong Qi finished speaking, he dragged Yang Chengye to Xiangyang General's Mansion.

In Xiangyang General's Mansion, a middle-aged man with a pale face, pale face, and swollen eyes was sitting at the dining table, drinking a small wine, admiring the dancing posture of Xiangyou.

On both sides of it is a scantily clad woman accompanying the drink, talking and laughing, having a good time.

This person is the supreme commander of the Xiangyang garrison, the current Xiangyang general, and Li Zhihou, Zhang Jun's wife and brother.

"Report to General, Hong Qi, elder of the Beggar Clan, begs to see him!"

At this time, a personal soldier came in and reported to Li Zhihou.

Hearing this, Li Zhihou showed dissatisfaction on his face, and waved away those advocates, and the women on both sides also left resentfully.

Li Zhihou tidied up, and ordered to the soldiers: "Let him in."

Not long, Yang Chengye and Hong Qi walked in under the leadership of the soldiers.

As soon as he entered the door, Yang Chengye felt a smell of alcohol and makeup coming towards his face, and he couldn't help frowning.

Seeing Hong Qi, Li Zhihou got up and clasped his fists and said, "It turns out that Elder Hong is here, and he is so radiant!"

Hong Qi also clasped his hands and said, "General Li, this time Hong is leading the disciples of the Beggar Clan to help the general defend the city."

"Hahaha"

Li Zhihou said with a smile: "Elder Hong is really timely!"

"It's better to meet by chance than to invite each other. This general has prepared a banquet here, and I invite Elder Hong to honor him."

Hong Qi waved his hand and said, "General Li, you don't need to eat. Hong will introduce you to a friend."

Hong Qi pulled Yang Chengye and said: "This is Hong's brother-in-law Yang Chengye. He is very skilled and has a lot of research on marching and fighting."

Only then did Li Zhihou notice Yang Chengye beside Hong Qi.

I saw that Yang Chengye was dressed in a scholar's uniform, full of heaven, with sword eyebrows and starry eyes, and a faint smile on his lips. He was really good-looking.

"It turned out to be Mr. Yang, what a disrespect!"

Li Zhihou clasped his fists and said to Yang Chengye.

Yang Chengye looked at Li Zhihou, his face was pale, which was obviously a manifestation of excessive indulgence, and his eyes were swollen, which was caused by staying up late, and he looked like a drunkard.

But Yang Chengye didn't show it, he still cupped his hands and said, "I've seen General Li!"

Li Zhihou smiled and said: "It's easy to talk, please sit down, both of you."

After the three were seated, Hong Qi took the lead and asked Li Zhihou: "General Li, this time the Kingdom of Jin and Xixia have joined forces to attack Xiangyang, what strategy does the general have against the enemy?"

"boom"

As soon as Hong Qi finished speaking, Li Zhihou slapped the table vigorously, and said angrily, "Speaking of this general, I am furious."

"Think about my Xiangyang city, which has high walls and deep walls, and has enough soldiers and provisions. Who would dare to invade?"

"Unexpectedly, [-] elite soldiers were taken away by Han Shizhong, and now there are only [-] old, weak and disabled soldiers. Let alone the coalition forces of the Jin Kingdom and Xixia, even if the Jin Kingdom came to attack, they would not be able to resist it!"

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