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Chapter 182 Chapter 191: Cao Tian Arrested
All the guards rushed towards Cao Tian's war horse one after another. Cao Tian kicked the horse's belly fiercely. The horse neighed wildly in pain, and ran away, knocking the guards in front of him into the air, and ran towards the gate.

Li Yuanzhong had sharp eyes, saw Cao Tian, ​​and shouted: "Where is the villain running away!" While speaking, he rode his horse towards Cao Tian, ​​and swept towards Cao Tian's abdomen with an iron mace in his hand.

Cao Tian didn't have a weapon in his hand, how could he resist the iron mace, he was directly knocked off the horse, vomited blood after falling to the ground, and couldn't get up, two government soldiers immediately stepped forward to arrest Cao Tian, ​​and tied him from head to foot with a rope .

A thousand cavalry rushed left and right in the barracks, murdered and set fire everywhere, and turned the enemy camp upside down. Even the coach Zhang Lan was shot to death by Peng Hai. He cut off his head and hung it on the tip of the gun. The soldiers in Gaochang will know The coach was dead, and he was even more flustered. He just ran for his life and forgot to resist. Li Yuanzhong and Peng Hai chased and killed them with all their strength.

However, there were too many Gaochang troops, and they fled in all directions. The Tang army was too small, and they were unable to separate themselves. In the end, more than 8000 enemy troops were killed, and the rest were missing. There was only one prisoner, Cao Tian. Kill people and take no prisoners, because they have no food to feed them.

Returning to the empty Gaochang camp, they found that it was almost in ruins. Peng Hai and Li Yuanzhong led the people to clean up the battlefield in the camp, and found more than 500 stones of surviving grain. Annoyed, he blamed himself repeatedly, saying that he shouldn't have set fire, but he also knew that there is no way to rob a camp without setting fire. Only by setting fire can create panic and expand the chaos. It is difficult to be effective only by 1000 people rushing to kill.It was useless to blame himself, Li Yuanzhong comforted him for a long time, continued to clean the battlefield, harvested a lot of ordnance, and rushed back with a large amount of ordnance and food.

Ever since Peng Hai and Li Yuanzhong left the city, Li Hao has been observing with binoculars on the top of the city tower, watching all the process in his eyes. When he saw that they successfully returned from the camp, Li Hao showed a smile on his face and turned around. Facing Wang Yuantai, he said, "Get ready to welcome the heroes back."

Wang Yuantai was overjoyed when he heard the words, and asked excitedly, "They... succeeded?"

Li Hao nodded with a smile.

Wang Yuantai was trembling with excitement, running on the city wall and shouting, "Successful! The robbing of the camp was successful! The robbing of the camp was successful..."

The soldiers guarding the city wall shouted excitedly when they heard the sound, and the shouts awakened the people in the city, and the people walked out of their houses one after another. Still lively.

More than an hour later, a thousand cavalrymen came to the gate of Tingzhou City with countless weapons and supplies. Peng Hai and Li Yuanzhong got off their horses, saluted Li Hao on the tower, and said excitedly: "The last general Peng Hai Fortunately, Li Yuanzhong did not disgrace his life, defeated the enemy army, and brought back the key collaborator and treason-Cao Tian!"

"You two generals have worked hard!" Li Hao suppressed his excitement and shouted, "Pass down this official order! Open the city gate!"

The gate of Tingzhou City opened slowly, and a thousand soldiers entered the city slowly. Li Hao was already waiting on the street below. When Li Yuanzhong and Peng Hai saw Li Hao, they were about to salute again, but Li Hao stopped them.

Li Hao looked at the two of them happily, and said with high spirits: "The two generals did a great job, one thousand against fifteen thousand, and they won a complete victory. It's Li Guang reborn."

Peng Hai hurriedly said humbly: "Your Excellency, you are absurd. This big victory is due to your Excellency. Your Excellency has the courage to propose a plan to rob the camp. If it were us, we wouldn't even dare to think about it!"

"What General Peng said is very true." Li Yuanzhong also said, "Your Excellency's move is unexpected, and it is the best strategy."

"Don't praise me anymore, I'll be proud." Li Hao enjoyed the compliment with a smile. It was rare for him to be humble. He even forgot to put on his official airs when he was so happy, and then asked, "The damage caused by this battle how?"

Peng Hai excitedly said: "What damage can there be? When we robbed the camp, the monkeys in Gaochang were sleeping. When they ran out, they didn't even have clothes on, so they knew how to run away."

Seeing that Peng Hai, who has always been calm, actually said such embarrassing words, Li Hao was really happy, so he also nodded in relief: "It's good that no one is injured or injured."

Li Yuanzhong said: "The government soldiers encountered the enemy's marshal's personal guards. Five people were injured, but they were not serious."

"It's okay to be injured." Li Hao waved his hand and said, "Go back to the military doctor for treatment. We have prepared a lot of medicinal materials, which are enough for us!"

At this moment, Peng Hai leaned in front of Li Hao and said in a low voice, "My lord, how should Cao Tian deal with it?"

"Cao Tian!" As soon as Li Hao heard Cao Tian's name, the smile on his face disappeared instantly, his eyebrows were raised up, and he gritted his teeth, "Bring this villain here!"

Cao Tian and Li Hao looked at each other again, but this time, the situation was very different from last time, and even the eyes were different. They all faded away the hypocrisy and glared.

"Dog officer!" Cao Tian stared at Li Hao, gritted his teeth and cursed.

"Hmph! You vicious dog!" Li Hao snapped, "A traitorous dog, what right does it have to stand in front of me! Kneel down!"

Hearing the words, the two right guards raised their scabbards and hit Cao Tian's joints hard. Cao Tian screamed in pain, knelt down on the ground, and continued to curse with gritted teeth: "Dog officer! If you dare, kill me!" !"

"Kill you? Hehe..." Li Hao sneered ferociously, "Killing you won't solve the hatred in my heart, how can it solve the hatred in the hearts of [-] people in Tingzhou, don't worry, you will never die so easily of."

Li Hao's face was filled with chills, and Cao Tian shivered for no reason. Although he was prepared to die when he was captured, he still couldn't help trembling at this moment.

"Come on!" Li Hao said loudly, "Get out the prison car!"

As soon as the order was given, two government soldiers immediately followed the order, and after a long time, I saw the two government soldiers rushing towards this side pushing a prison cart.

Li Hao pointed to the prison cart, faced Cao Tian, ​​and said solemnly: "From the day you sent someone to burn the food, I have already thought about what to do with you. I have prepared this prison cart for you for a long time. Are you Do you like to burn food? Very good, this is a good habit, then I will let you be a starving ghost." After he finished speaking, he waved his hand, signaling to the two right guards next to him to put him in the prison car.

The two guards on the right carried Cao Tian into the prison car and locked the wooden shackles. Cao Tian struggled and shouted: "Officer dog! Kill me! If you have the guts, kill me!"

Li Hao picked out his ears, and said coldly: "The barking of the dog is a bit harsh, Peng Hai, you go and solve it."

"Yes!" Peng Hai strode forward, boarded the prison car, swung his iron-like fist, and punched Cao Tian's mouth. When he raised his fist, he saw that Cao Tian's mouth was covered with blood, his lips It was broken into several pieces, and several teeth could be seen missing. Cao Tian screamed out, but he couldn't cry out anymore.

Li Hao walked up to the prison van with his hands behind his back, and said coldly: "Just put him on the street for the people in the city to scold. Peng Hai, you lead people to guard day and night, and don't allow anyone to approach him. He likes to burn food, so I will Deprive him of the right to eat, only allow him to be fed water, not food, and I will starve him to death!"

"Yes!" When Peng Hai heard that Cao Tian was going to starve to death, he immediately accepted his orders excitedly. Such a villain should use such cruel methods to torture him.

After punishing Cao Tian, ​​Li Hao ordered people to put the seized weapons and five hundred shi of grain into storage respectively, and then returned to the governor's mansion, and began to discuss the next plan with Li Yuanzhong and Lu Yun.

According to Li Hao's speculation, they defeated Gao Chang this time, and Gao Chang would definitely not let it go, and would definitely send another army to attack. After all, Gao Chang has already torn his face, and there is no need to pretend to be a child anymore.In fact, Li Hao wouldn't be too worried if Gaochang sent another large army. He knew the strength of Gaochang's troops and had seen their combat effectiveness. He could still fight if he defended the city. The only problem was the food problem.

In addition to the food problem, Li Hao still has another worry in his heart, that is, the West Turks. If Gao Chang can't help Tingzhou and ask the West Turks for help, then Tingzhou will really be over.

When Li Hao expressed his worries, everyone fell silent. Indeed, Western Turks are too powerful. At least for Tingzhou, Western Turks are extremely powerful. If Western Turks come in to meddle, Tingzhou will perish .

The atmosphere in the yamen hall was very oppressive. After a long time, Lu Yun suddenly said: "Young Master, abandon the city."

Li Hao was shocked when he heard the words, and the eyes of the others lit up, thinking that Lu Yun's proposal was good, and under the current situation, they had no choice but to abandon the city.

Without waiting for others to speak, Li Hao raised his hand to stop them, and said coldly: "Impossible, there are so many people in Tingzhou, how could it be possible to leave."

Li Yuanzhong was moved when he heard the words. At this time, Li Hao was still thinking about the people in Tingzhou, and he admired Li Hao more and more in his heart.

Seeing that Li Hao rejected the proposal of abandoning the city, everyone fell silent. Li Hao frowned and pondered for a moment, then suddenly said leisurely: "I have a big weapon, if it is used well, it can turn the tide of the battle, but it requires three things. Only materials can make such a big killer."

Everyone hurriedly asked, "Which three materials?"

Li Hao said: "Saltpeter, sulfur, charcoal."

Everyone was stunned when they heard the words. Charcoal is relatively common, there is no doubt about it, and saltpeter has also been heard of. As for sulfur, they have never heard of it. Lu Yun asked suspiciously: "What is sulfur and where can I find it?"

Li Hao thought for a while, and said: "Sulphur is more difficult to get, and realgar can be used instead."

As soon as the realgar was mentioned, everyone understood, Li Yuanzhong hurriedly asked: "How much do these things cost?"

Li Hao said: "The more the better."

Li Yuanzhong nodded: "Okay, I will take someone to look for it after dawn."

Li Hao waved his hands and said, "You stayed up all night and led the army to fight a battle. You shouldn't be overworked. Let Wang Yuantai handle this matter."

Li Yuanzhong shook his head and insisted: "The subordinate is not tired, or the subordinate and Wang Yuantai search separately. Anyway, there are three materials. The subordinate looks for one, and Wang Yuantai looks for two."

Seeing his resolute attitude, Li Hao couldn't bear to refuse, nodded and said: "Yes, you can bring more people, the more people you have, the stronger you are, remember, the more the better."

"Yes!"

More than half an hour later, the sky began to get dark, and Li Yuanzhong and Wang Yuantai each led more than 200 people to search for materials.

After Li Hao sent them away, he felt very guilty in his heart. He should have made preparations earlier. It is not so easy to send people to find these materials in a hurry. Although he did not want to bring gunpowder to this world in advance, the current situation Forced, he had to do it.

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