Qin Gong

Chapter 157 Start Deployment

"My lord, Bai Yan, the guard of Gaonu City, has left the residence!"

A servant came to Yang Xian and whispered.

Yang Xian nodded, not caring about the departure of the young sheriff.He will report what should be reported.

A son of a noble family does not know how many catties he has if he has made some contributions.

If he, as a county guard, was sent to ask for help by a letter from a son of a noble family with a few words, then the other colleagues would laugh at him, and he would have no face to go back to Xianyang to meet the king.

Inside the main hall.

After the servants left, Yang Xian raised the wine bar.

"Two, please!"

Yang Xian looked at Tang Bing and Cui Guang and said with a smile.

These two are quite prestigious among hundreds of families, and their reputation spreads all over the world. The king has long wanted to worship these two as officials.

Right now, as long as he persuades the two of them to become officials in the court, no matter where the king is or in the court, the position of the Yang family will be more secure.

"Please!"

Li Pingyan also picked up the wine glass on the table and said to Tang Bing and Cui Guang with a smile.

From Gao Nu to Yuzhong, it takes two days to travel quickly.

By the time Bai Yan led more than [-] cavalry soldiers back to Gaonu, the ten days that Lu Loukou mentioned had already passed five days.

Gao Nu City.

At this moment, the people in the city are the same as in the past, and everything looks the same as in the past.

Boom boom boom~! !
At the gate of the city, Bai Yan rode a war horse, escorted by iron cavalry officers, and quickly entered the city.

After a while, along the street, Bai Yan quickly returned to the city guard's mansion.

At the moment in the study in the mansion.

A cavalry general, according to Bai Yan's order, has been looking at the map for the past two days, imagining how the Huns should respond if they join the Yue clan to go south.

"General!"

"General!!"

Seeing Bai Yan coming back, Yan Mao and others bowed their hands to Bai Yan one after another.

Bai Yan nodded.

"General!"

Chai, who had returned from his hometown in the past two days, had already learned what had happened from Yan Mao, knowing that Bai Yan had guessed that the Yue clan and the Xiongnu army might go south, so he went to Yuzhong to ask for reinforcements.

Looking at Bai Yan, as a cavalry general, Chai has always trusted Bai Yan, and in the battle against Korea, Bai Yan also proved his ability.

Inside the study.

Bai Yan came in front of everyone and looked at the map.

"Can you think of a way?"

Bai Yan looked at Chai and all the cavalry generals, and asked softly.

After the words fell, Bai Yan saw that in the study, all the cavalry generals fell into silence, and one of the cavalry generals looked at each other without speaking.

After a while, Bai Yan didn't find it strange when he looked at the puzzled faces of the cavalry generals.

Because both sides are cavalry, with such a disparity in strength, they have already been crushed, and there is no chance of winning in conventional combat.

"Give me an order to send soldiers tomorrow to let all the people in the villages, pavilions, and villages around Gaonu move south along the Yin Mountain."

Bai Yan ordered that only one cavalry army under his command would fight alone, without reinforcements or strategies, so Gao Nu must not stick to it.

"General, do you want to wait?"

Chai said, looking at Bai Yan with worried eyes.

The other cavalry generals also looked at Bai Yan at this moment, and now Bai Yan ordered the people to relocate.

They were worried that if the Xiongnu hadn't gone south, the sheriff and officials of other cities would write letters to Xianyang. At that time, Bai Yan would lose his official position and lose his title if it was serious.

"I can't wait any longer. There was a severe drought in the north before. I feel that it won't take long for the Yuezhi and the Xiongnu to go south."

Bai Yan shook his head, then turned to look at Yan Mao: "How is the Wei water collected? Is it enough to burn the city?"

Before leaving Gaonu, he once asked the general Xi Yuan to take the soldiers in disguise to collect combustible Weishui.

Now that there is no reinforcements, Wei Shui is the most advantageous ultimate move in his hands.

inside the room.

Listening to Bai Yan's question, even the cavalry generals, who have been fighting all the year round, couldn't help their heart beating a little faster at this moment.

Burning a city is even more taboo than besieging a city and seizing land.

From ancient times to the present, few people dare to do it.

"General, two more days should be enough."

Yan Mao, who was tall and strong, responded softly, his throat moved unnaturally.

"General, are you really going to burn the city? After that day when the Huns leave, how can we bring the people back?"

"Yes, General, if Xianyang Chaotang knows about burning the city."

Inside the study.

At this moment, a famous iron cavalry general began to persuade him.

The matter of burning the city is really too important.

Compared with the looting of the Huns, the consequences of burning the city should not be underestimated either.

This is a city!

There are thousands of houses in the city alone, all of which are the houses of the common people, including restaurants, inns, and mansions. If all of them are burned down, it will become a dead city.

If you want to recover, it will be difficult, ranging from a few years to more than ten years.

"If the Xiongnu and the Yuezhi really gathered a hundred thousand people and went south to face an empty city, they would definitely not be willing to return empty-handed."

Bai Yan looked at a group of iron cavalry generals: "If you don't burn the city and resist the Huns' army, let alone the people of Gaonu have no escape, even Yuzhong, Yangzhou, and even the entire Shangjun will be devastated. Let’s talk about it in the future.”

"Compared with the people of a county, Bai Yan would rather burn an empty city!"

After Bai Yan finished speaking, he looked at the map.

According to Changping Jun Miqi's plan, the Xiongnu and Yueshi's armies went south to raid Gaonu. Not only would they meet the death-defying resistance of the iron cavalry army, but also the livestock and property in Gaonu City, and even Gaonu's women would also be killed. Enough for the Huns to plunder for a day or two.

In Changping Jun Miqi's plan, when the Xiongnu wiped out the Bai family's iron cavalry, and when the Gaonu harmed the people, it was the time for Shangjun to react and send people for help.

Even though he knew that everything was Mi Qi's plan, at the moment, no matter what, he must let Mi Qi's previous plan proceed smoothly.

Otherwise, he would leave an empty city and walk away. Without Gaonu's obstruction, the Xiongnu and Yuezhi armies would directly turn around and attack Yuzhong and Yangzhou. , will be tortured.

It happened because of him.

Mi Qi may not care about the people of a city because of selfish hatred, but he, Bai Yan, dare not not care about the survival of the people in this county!

inside the room.

Hearing Bai Yan's words, all the cavalry generals fell silent, they all understood that Bai Yan was right.

In case the Xiongnu and the Yuezhi really jointly send troops to the south, without reinforcements and Gaonu's obstruction, Yuzhong and Yangzhou will have no time to react.

But you know what you know, but when you think of burning down a city, it's not easy at all.

"The generals obey!"

At this time, Bai Yan suddenly spoke.

Chai, Yan Mao and other cavalry generals wearing Qin armor put their minds away and looked at Bai Yan.

"Chai, after the people around Gaonu withdrew, you led the soldiers to arrange the relocation of the people in the city."

Bai Yan looked at Chai.

"promise!"

Chai bowed his hands to Bai Yan to accept the order.

Bai Yan then looked at Yan Mao.

"Yan Mao, after the people in the city left, you led the soldiers to pour the water into the city. After receiving my order, sprinkle the water on every household."

Bai Yan instructed.

"promise!"

Yan Mao accepted the order.

Then Bai Yan looked at the other cavalry generals.

"The rest of the generals must ensure that no news is leaked within three days. After three days, lead the troops to seal off every pass. If anyone goes north, no matter who they are, they will be killed without mercy!"

Bai Yan ordered.

"promise!"

"promise!!"

In the room, all the cavalry generals looked at Bai Yan and accepted the order.

At this moment, all the generals knew in their hearts that with Bai Yan's order one by one, after tomorrow, all the cavalry officers and soldiers will only face two consequences.

Either Bai Yan will be removed from office by Xianyang!
Either the armies of the Xiongnu and Yuezhi went south, and Bai Yan led them to set fire to the city and fight the Xiongnu bloody.

(End of this chapter)