Great Tang Dynasty

Chapter 481

There was nothing to say all night, and early the next morning, there was fog outside Mengzhou City.

The fog filled the air, covering the sky and hiding the eyes.

Although not very strong, it is definitely a good cover for Tang Jun.

Standing in the barracks, Cheng Yaojin looked at the white mist in front of him and said, "Oh my god, if we attack the city at this time, it will be of great benefit to us."

They just sneaked into the past quietly, and the rebels were afraid that they would not see them, and if they suddenly attacked the city, the chances of winning were great.

Qin Tian was standing next to Cheng Yaojin, but he showed a slight smile and said, "It's not the time yet."

This sentence made Cheng Yaojin stunned for a moment: "Why is it not the time, is it not the time to attack the city, or is it not the time to take advantage of the fog?"

"It's not the right time. Wait a little longer. After the fog clears, we will attack the city again."

Cheng Yaojin was puzzled by Qin Tian's arrangement, but he had always believed in Qin Tian's judgment, so although he was the general leading the army, he was still willing to listen to Qin Tian's words at this time.

After the mist lasted for a stick of incense, it gradually faded, and after half an hour, it was gone.

Seeing that the fog dissipated so quickly, Cheng Yaojin was a little surprised, but also a little scared. If they went to attack the city like this, the effect would not be great. As soon as they got to the city of Mengzhou, the fog disappeared.

Fortunately, I listened to Qin Tian's words.

When the fog cleared, Cheng Yaojin gathered his troops and rushed directly to the city of Mengzhou.

After arriving at the city of Mengzhou, Li Yiyu, who had already received the news, was already standing on the tower.

Cheng Yaojin glanced at Li Yiyu, and shouted: "You Li Yiyu, you dare to rebel against the imperial court. Today, the Holy Majesty treats Li Jiancheng's old party well. You are not going to serve the Tang Dynasty, but you are eating rebellion. If you are wise, you will leave the city and surrender. The Holy Majesty is kind." , I can spare you, if not, I will kill you when Mengzhou City is captured."

Cheng Yaojin had a good eloquence, stood in front of the army, and muttered curses, Li Yiyu stood on the top of the tower, but was also very angry, and scolded Cheng Yaojin: "Bah, what kindness is it, Li Shimin even himself What kind of kindness is this if he can kill his brothers? What kind of kindness is this if he turns a blind eye to the suffering of the people in the Yellow River valley and allows the people to starve to death?"

"........."

The two sides scolded each other, and neither of them obeyed the other. At the last order, they immediately went to war.

After Cheng Yaojin shouted loudly, Tang Jun immediately attacked Mengzhou City. On the rebel side, Li Yiyu's heart suddenly became nervous.

Tang Jun is very powerful, and with Qin Tian, ​​he was a little worried and afraid in his heart, so as soon as Tang Jun rushed over, he immediately shouted loudly: "Shoot the arrow!"

With sharp arrows raining down, the Tang army was having a difficult time attacking the city, and the Tang army was constantly injured and retreated.

Immediately afterwards, another Tang army rushed up, and the archers in the Tang army covered them. Although they also shot and killed many rebels, but with the city wall, the casualties of the rebels were relatively few.

The two sides fought.

And at this moment, Qin Tian frowned slightly, and said, "Duke Lu, call for gold to withdraw."

"Mingjin withdraws troops?" Cheng Yaojin was taken aback, how long has it been since the fight started, and Mingjin withdraws troops, which will affect morale.

"Xiaotian, are you joking?"

Qin Tian smiled slightly: "It's just a joke, Ming Jin retreats, and I'll tell you the reason after I go back."

Seeing this, Cheng Yaojin hesitated for a moment, but quickly ordered: "Mingjin retreat!"

When the drums sounded, Tang Jun, who was attacking, was a little dumbfounded when he heard it. Why did he have to retreat at the beginning of the fight? Isn't this too frustrating?
But the military order was like a mountain. Although he was very discouraged, Tang Jun retreated immediately. Li Yiyu on the tower saw Tang Jun retreat, and finally heaved a sigh of relief.

"General, the Tang army is retreating. We might as well rush over and destroy them." A general spoke with great vigor.

Li Yiyu was very cautious, and said: "No, Tang Jun may be trying to lure us out of the city on purpose, don't be fooled."

Seeing that Li Yiyu was so timid, many rebel generals were a little angry, but they didn't dare to do anything, they could only endure it, they felt that they might have lost a great opportunity.

After Tang Jun retreated, he returned to the barracks.

More than 1 soldiers were in the barracks at this time, and there were some complaints.

"I really don't know what's going on. As soon as I rushed up, I called gold to withdraw my troops. What did the general think?"

"That's right, if we charge hard, we might capture Mengzhou City."

"Oh, forget it, forget it, how do we know what the general thinks, we are just soldiers."

Because Ming Jin withdrew the troops, the morale of the army was a little low.

After returning to the army camp, Cheng Yaojin looked at Qin Tian and asked.

"What do you think, now that morale is low, it would be bad to attack the city again."

Cheng Yaojin looked a little dignified. Although he believed in Qin Tian, ​​he had caused bad consequences. This responsibility is not small. He had to ask Qin Tian to give him a complete explanation.

Facing Cheng Yaojin's anger, Qin Tian looked very calm and said, "Duke Lu, in your opinion, is it possible to capture Mengzhou City with [-] troops?"

"This..." Cheng Yaojin also saw the situation today. The rebels were well prepared, and it would not be easy to capture Mengzhou City. Even if they could, the losses would definitely be heavy. At that time, they had no troops left. How much, if you want to fight the rebels, I'm afraid there is no chance of winning.

Seeing that Cheng Yaojin was silent, Qin Tian continued to speak: "Our army is short of troops, and attacking the city is not the best strategy. The only way is naturally to lure the rebels out of the city. At that time, we can pass some formations, Or other methods to destroy them."

Hearing this, Cheng Yaojin relaxed a little, and said: "You are right, but Li Yiyu is very cautious and dare not go out of the city to fight my Tang army."

"It's true that Li Yiyu didn't go out of the city to fight us today, but if our siege ends in failure in the next few days, do you think Li Yiyu will take it lightly, even if they don't go out of the city to meet us, will they launch a surprise attack?"

Speaking of this, Qin Tian said again: "What we have to do now is very simple, that is, to cultivate the enemy's arrogance. At that time, no matter how cautious Li Yiyu is, he will have some impulses. As long as their soldiers and horses When we leave the city, we will destroy them all, and when there are fewer soldiers and horses in the city, we will have a chance of winning if we attack the city again."

Qin Tian's plan has already been revealed, and Cheng Yaojin felt more and more reasonable after hearing it, but his expression became slightly condensed, and he said: "But the morale of the lieutenant general is low, what should we do?"

The morale of the generals is low, and this matter cannot be said for the time being. It will inevitably affect the morale of the army. Those rebels who surrendered may be in danger of rebellion.

Regarding this, Qin Tian was still not very worried, and said: "It's a good thing that morale is low at this time. They will die and survive. They will work harder when they finally make a move."

(End of this chapter)