A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 1210: Close the door and beat the dog, there is no escape

At all times, you should try to take the initiative.

The summer nights on Yanzi Mountain are very cool. Since Wu Huaiyu knows that Qiuci Tutun Qulichu is a gambler who is desperate and wants to take a crazy gamble, he decides to play with him.

Wu Huaiyu already knew all of Qu Lichu's cards, so he was doomed to lose.

What Wu Huaiyu wants now is how to win more.

Gambling dogs will never become extinct.

Even if Qu Lichu defected, it gave Wu Huaiyu the opportunity to deal with Qiuci once and for all, so as to avoid dragging it out. Isn't this the best excuse that comes right to him?

The reasons given to the Tang Dynasty for attacking Gaochang should be more legitimate.

More than a dozen light cavalry units of the Anxi Army have been deployed. As long as Qu Lichu gets within a few dozen miles of Dashi City, he will be detected.

If you want to launch a sneak attack, there is no way.

"Prime Minister, is it time to close the net?"

The second half of the night in Dashicheng was very quiet and silent.

"Well, be quick and don't make too much noise. We've been busy all day and we all need to rest now."

"Yes!"

When the soldier received the order, he immediately went out to pass the message to the captains of each battalion of the guards.

"My husband has ordered us to catch the mouse, and we must act quickly."

"Anyone who dares to resist will be killed on the spot without mercy!"

Dogs bark and cats meow,

The chickens also started crowing, and the cows, horses and alpacas in the pen sensed something was wrong and started to make noise.

Dark night,

The Dashi City only had three gates, and all of them were tightly shut, which was just the right time to beat the dog.

Although there were only a thousand Anxi Ya soldiers in the city,
But the search of Dashicheng, which is not very big, is more than enough.

Iron armor, sword, crossbow, lance, shield, three-barreled gun, palm thunder...
These Anxi soldiers who are armed to the teeth can definitely fight one against five even in street fighting in the city. Three people form a squad, three squads form a company, and five companies form a battalion.

The sixth night is the waxing moon, and the crescent moon can only be seen in the first half of the night. By the second half of the night, it has already set in the west.

The soldiers of the Ya Army had already known the hiding places of the rats in the city through interrogation and reconnaissance. Each battalion had divided its own rat-catching area and divided the work into sections, conducting a dragnet-style search.

Gave an order,
Teams quickly set aside the Dashicheng Wind and then cleared it out at targeted locations.

According to the information obtained,

Qu Lichu will most likely attack tomorrow night.
Tonight is a relatively relaxing night for the rats in the city, as they are all gathering their strength for the battle tomorrow night.

West of the city,

Xiong Kuohai led his brigade of a hundred men, fully armed and charging swiftly to Cao Runguo's din in the west of the city.

At the entrance of Didian Alley, as the team approached, dogs started barking.

The Jie mercenaries came over to check vigilantly. As soon as the two men showed their heads with lanterns in their hands,

Several crossbow arrows came towards him with a whirring sound.

They reacted quickly and dodged immediately, but unfortunately the distance was too close and there was another wave of arrows that rained down, making them impossible to avoid. In the blink of an eye, they were shot like hedgehogs.

He screamed to warn others before he died.

But it's no use.

The two teams quickly stepped forward and stabbed each of them with a knife, slashing across the neck. Even if they were not killed by the arrows, they would be dead now.

Xiong Kuohai said in a low voice, "Go ahead,"

The warning given by the Zhejie mercenary before his death alarmed the guards in the inn, but the Anxi soldiers had already arrived.

They quickly climbed the wall with ladders, and several teams of tooth soldiers quickly jumped into the wall using the ladders.

The swords were clashing,
They fought with the guards and held the wall behind them.
More guards jumped over the wall and entered.
With a bang, a palm bomb exploded among the Zhejie mercenaries. Those brave Zhejie mercenaries had never encountered this before. They were blown to the ground and fell down.

At this time, some soldiers had rushed past them and opened the door of the inn.

Xiong Kuohai rushed in first.

"Those who resist will be killed without mercy!"

No mercy, no hesitation,

The battle was fierce.
It came quickly and ended quickly, just like a summer thunderstorm.

There were about a hundred people in the inn, pretending to be the caravan's servants, guards, etc. There were quite a few of them, but under the sudden attack of Xiong Kuohai's group of a hundred people, they were quickly beaten and fled in all directions.

Unfortunately, when they jumped over the wall and fled, there were already people waiting outside in the streets.
Bows and crossbows are at your service.
The faster you run, the faster you die.

Cao Runguo was dragged out covered in blood and thrown in front of Xiong Kuohai.

He raised his eyelids and saw the Anxi officer in the firelight. He was the one who came to capture An Fule during the day.

"Are you going to kill people and rob? Is this the Anxi Army's policy of not harming the people?"

"Pooh!"

Xiong Kuohai looked at this guy and sneered, "It's already this time, and you are still pretending to be a chicken with me, Cao Runguo, you said you are living a good life, why are you meddling in other people's affairs?

You just run your store here in Dashi City. Isn't it good to make your own money? Isn't it good for your parents, wife, and children to live a good life?

You insisted on being Qu Lichu's lackey, is it worth it to end up like this?"

When Cao Runguo heard this, his face turned pale instantly.

He didn't expect that everything was known to the Tang people.

"Is it Anfule? He told you, the dog slave."

"Do you really think your business is confidential? We realized something was wrong a few days ago. It doesn't matter whether Anfule is arrested or not."

Cao Runguo fell to the ground.
"Tie up all these dog slaves and take them away."

Xiong Kuohai did not kill these people, because Wu Xiang said that the Tang Dynasty still had many castles to be built in the Western Regions, many beacon towers and post stations to be built, many fields to be cultivated, and many roads to be repaired, and these people were still useful.

What awaits them is long-term hard labor until the end of their lives. There will be no pardon and they will work until they die, and they will be slaves forever.

They and their families were all enslaved.

This is what happened to those rebels.

The dots were removed one by one,
Good news continued to reach the provincial government.
The soldier excitedly reported to Wu Huaiyu.

"Well, not bad," Wu Huaiyu nodded, everything was under control.

Guarding a few mice kept me awake all night.

Wu Huaiyu simply asked his personal soldiers to kill a sheep. It was the middle of the night, so he simply grilled some lamb skewers on red willow skewers. There was no need to marinate the lamb, and the fresh lamb was directly skewered on the skinned red willow branches and grilled.

This freshly slaughtered sheep was just the right reward for the staff, soldiers, and personal soldiers who were also staying up late.

"Send some sheep to each battalion of the guards. Everyone has worked hard catching mice. Slaughter a few sheep for food."

This night, it was somewhat disturbing to the neighbors.

However, after seeing the streets full of fully armed Anxi soldiers through the walls or cracks in the doors, everyone stayed at home obediently and no one ran out to eat the melons.

The night ends and the day dawns.

Everyone stayed at home and didn't dare to go out.
No one wants to be chopped off.

If the situation is unclear, it is best not to show up.

Wait till the sun rises,

At this time, the Anxi soldiers finally reported on the street.

They beat gongs and reported the intelligence over and over again in Chinese, Kucha, Sogdian and Turkic languages, that Qulichut was in rebellion and there was an insider in the city.

Last night, the Anxi soldiers searched for and eliminated Qu Lichu's accomplices.

The operation was very successful, and the insiders have been captured.
Everyone can go out with peace of mind.

However, because Qu Lichu was in rebellion and leading his army to attack, the whole city was under martial law and temporarily sealed off, prohibiting entry and exit. Everyone can go out to buy food and food,

Business people can also open a shop to do business.

But it is forbidden to leave the city.

It is also recommended not to run around without any reason, let alone gather together.
It is also strictly forbidden for anyone to take advantage of the opportunity to steal and rob, etc. Special treatment will be given in special periods, and all will be strictly enforced.

Just stay at home if you have nothing to do.

We also encourage everyone to report any abnormalities immediately. As long as the clues provided are useful, there will be a reward.

early morning,

After listening to the report, Wu Huaiyu felt a little sleepy and yawned.

"Well, everyone worked hard last night. General Zhao, give the brothers credit."

"The enemy may attack tonight, so everyone should conserve their energy and have a good rest during the day."

His staff were in charge of matters such as commendation, rewards and duty arrangements, and Wu Huaiyu went to sleep.

The soldiers were very impressed by Wu Huaiyu's calmness.

"The Prime Minister is so calm. No wonder Sun Tzu's Art of War says, 'Do not be overjoyed when you win; do not be discouraged when you lose.' Those who have a calm face but a thunderous chest can be promoted to general."

"A mere Qu Lichu would not even be ranked in the Western Regions, and he is not a big shot at all. How could his rebellion alarm the Minister of War? Everything is under the control of the Minister of War, and Qu Lichu came here to give him merit.

I am so happy now."

"That's right. Qu Lichu is still on the way, and Prime Minister Wu has already asked us to draw up a plan to destroy the Kingdom of Kucha."

"It's not just about destroying Qiuci. The Minister of War said that he wants to move the Grand Protectorate from Gaochang City to Qiuci City."

With Wu Huaiyu's calmness and confidence,
The soldiers of the Anxi Army in Dashi City were also very calm.

There are only 1,000 Anxi soldiers in the city.
The first wave of Qu Lichu's attacking troops had 8,000 men, and there would be more in the future, but everyone was so confident.

It seemed that there were eight thousand of them and the attackers were one thousand.

Wu Huaiyu slept until the afternoon.

Big Rock is very quiet.

One thousand Anxiya soldiers are in charge of two thousand residents, which is quite easy to manage.

Especially during last night's rat-catching operation, although Wu Huaiyu had ordered not to kill prisoners, there were still many people who stubbornly resisted during the search last night. As for these people, no one in the Anxi Ya soldiers would tolerate them.

They were all killed on the spot.

Early in the morning, the Anxi soldiers cleaned up the battlefield. They chopped off the heads of those who resisted arrest and were killed, fried them in oil, and then placed them on spears at the entrance of the market.

When the residents of the city went to the market to buy food and vegetables, they saw the two long rows of heads standing on both sides of the road at the entrance, and the deterrent effect was maximized.

Whether they were Turks, Sogdians, Kuchas or Tocharians, they all became obedient.

All of them stayed at home with their doors closed.

They were really afraid that their heads would be fried and put on spears for display.

Wu Huaiyu washed his face.
Breakfast is mutton soup with toasted naan.

"Have you found any trace of Trenchant?"

"The scouts reported that they had discovered the whereabouts of the rebels. They arrived at Little Rock City, 80 miles away, yesterday."

Twenty miles northwest of Xiaoshicheng is Hulu River. Another sixty miles along the river is to reach Dashicheng in Yanzi Mountain.

Eighty miles, cavalry can arrive in half a day.

Even infantry can get there in one day.

"So, Qu Lichu's attack will be tonight." Wu Huaiyu soaked the chopped pieces of baked naan in mutton soup. "Eighty miles, the most likely possibility is that they will arrive in the first half of the night, then rest outside Dashi City for an hour or two, and launch the attack in the second half of the night."

Generally, the second half of the night is when people sleep soundly.

Wu Huaiyu said as he chewed the pancake, "According to the original plan, we will put the five hundred cavalry outside the city and hide them."

"Prime Minister, we only have 1,000 soldiers, and the enemy has at least 8,000. The enemy is much larger than us, and the number disparity is huge. If you send 500 soldiers out of the city, then we will only have 500 soldiers to defend the city.

Although we have sent troops to Shule and Suiye, distant water cannot quench a nearby fire. We are alone in defending the city, so we should be cautious. "

"My Anxi soldiers are the elite of the Anxi Army. Each of them can fight ten rebels at once. One thousand of our soldiers can defeat ten thousand rebels.

The advantage is mine, and it’s a big one.

Besides, we cannot be trapped inside the city, if we divide our troops outside the city, they will be a surprise force that can play a greater role. "

Although he had only a thousand soldiers, Wu Huaiyu never thought of defending to the death, nor did he think of waiting for the Shule soldiers to come to his rescue.

He wanted to use these 1,000 soldiers to defeat the rebels, and he had to do it quickly.

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Qu Lichu led 8,000 men and horses and quietly returned from Bohuan City.

After resting for half a day in Xiaoshicheng, 80 miles away from Dashicheng, Qu Lichuo jumped on his warhorse, drew his wolf-head knife, and shouted in the direction of Dashicheng in the northwest:
"Kill Wu Huaiyu and take back the Western Region!"

"Whoever kills Wu Huaiyu will be rewarded with a thousand oxen and a thousand ounces of gold!"

At night, Qu Lichuo led his men to the foot of Yanzi Mountain.
People hold their tongues in their mouths, horses wrap their hooves,
Quietly hidden ten miles away from Yanzi Mountain,
Until after midnight,

Then they moved towards Yanzi Mountain.

The night is still,

all the best.

When they arrived not far from the city, they lay in ambush, waiting for the agreed signal.

It was about four o'clock in the morning.
Three lanterns were hung on the south gate of the city.

Qu Lichu excitedly drew his sword, "The traitor has already seized the South Gate, kill!"

Countless Turkic soldiers, Kucha soldiers, and Yanqi soldiers rushed towards the south gate of Dashi City.

They rushed all the way to the city gate, and found that it was already wide open.

Inside the dark city gate, there were people holding torches and waving at them.

Qu Lichu led the way,
He was afraid of letting Wu Huaiyu run away.
"Don't let Wu Huaiyu get away. I want to see him alive or dead!"

He led a large group of Turkic cavalry, rode into the city and headed straight for the city lord's mansion.

Troops and horses rushed into the city.
Everyone shouted excitedly.
They had entered the Great Rock and they had won.

The King of Kucha, Baihelibushibi, was also rushing towards the city, accompanied by his Prime Minister Nali and General Jieliedian.
Just passed through the city gate,
Suddenly, I heard a loud thunder behind me.
Helibushibi turned his head and saw a huge ball of fire suddenly rising up. It was so conspicuous, even dazzling, in the dark night.

Then there was another series of rumbling sounds.

Then he saw a great stream of liquid pouring down from the gates,
When these liquids encountered the fire below, they instantly exploded, and dragons of fire rose up, and the entire area in front of the South Gate suddenly became a sea of ​​fire.
Only half of the soldiers entered the city, and the other half were suddenly blocked outside the city gate by the fire.

Kerosene continued to pour from the top of the city, followed by stones and sandbags, and the city gate was blocked.

Helibushibi was a little confused.

They watched helplessly as the South Gate behind them was sealed off by fire, earth and rocks.

"Oh no, it's an ambush!" General Jie Liedian was the commander after all, and he immediately realized that something was wrong.

Almost before he finished speaking,

There were explosions in succession ahead, and countless flames were rising.

Countless screams came one after another.

There were people in front of us retreating, shouting in panic, "There's an ambush, we've been ambushed, retreat quickly."

Helibushibi looked at the blocked South Gate behind him and realized there was no way to retreat.

Arrows rained down from all sides, and firearms thundered like thunder.
In the chaos, someone shouted in panic, "Qulichu Tutun was killed in the battle!"

"Tutun's body was taken away by the Tang people,"

"Qu Lichu's head was chopped off by the Tang people,"

"It's over,"

(End of this chapter)