First Minister of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 47

45. Broken stone

Dragon King Mountain, in the nameless valley.

"General, the scouts are here to report that Yang Zichong has led the army out of the city, with about six thousand people," Chen Yanshou reported excitedly.

Gao Junya was overjoyed when she heard the words, "The city will be broken tonight."

When Chen Yanshou heard the words, he hurriedly said, "Don't wait for Yang Zichong and Master Liang to fight before going to attack the city?"

Gao Junya shook his head, "The army has just set off, and tonight must be the most relaxed day in Lishi. Even, there are not many defenders in Lishi City, and things will change if it is too late."

Seeing that Chen Yanshou was puzzled, Gao Junya explained: "I know Yang Zichong, he believes in fighting as many wars as possible, and he is quite conceited, even arrogant.

Now that Duke Tang's army is going south, it has attracted the attention of the world. He never expected that our army would attack Lishi from the west, and would take all the soldiers from the government to attack the capital of Liangshi. There are only a few left, and the 6000 people Yang Zichong took away should be most of Lishi's troops."

That night, after midnight, Gao Junya led his soldiers and horses and went straight to Lishi. When he went to the city, Gao Junya and the others were a little surprised.

"Could it be a fraud?" Chen Yanshou asked vigilantly.

Gao Junya raised her hand to signal to be calm.

At this time, a guard came to the top of the city to relieve his hand. He saw soldiers and horses gathering in a ball of flames under the city in a daze. lump.

"It's... just over a hundred guards." Chen Yanshou said in surprise, Gao Junya really hit the mark, and there were no guards.

"Wait for Kaicheng", Gao Junya put away the long spear, and said calmly, "Send the order, and shout in unison: Taiyuan Tang Gong's army has arrived, surrender to avoid death."

As the shouts resounded through the night, Li Shicheng became restless.

"Big brother, big brother." After hearing the news, Meng Qingxiang, the county magistrate, went to slap on the door of Meng Qingkang's room immediately, "Duke Tang's army has arrived outside the city."

Meng Qingkang was startled awake, and couldn't help being stunned after hearing the words, and then quickly asked, "Tang Jun is here? Can you hold it?"

"Bringing that old storehouse guard, there are only more than 200 yamen guards in total. What am I supposed to guard?" Meng Qingxiang exclaimed loudly.

"Then why are you still standing still, why don't you quickly open the city and surrender?" Meng Qingkang scolded without hesitation when he heard the words.

"Ah?" Meng Qingxiang was stunned, "Surrender? Surrender?"

"Could it be that you want to be loyal to the Sui Dynasty together with Yang Zichong?"

"Fuck you Zhong, I'll go to Kaesong and surrender." Meng Qingxiang reacted with his eyes wide open, extremely decisive, and hastily summoned the guards and servants to go to the city gate.

Standing at the entrance, Meng Qingkang twirled his beard, thought for a moment and then ordered: "Everyone rise up, put up lanterns and colorful decorations, and welcome the righteous army of Tang Dynasty into the city."

For a while, the whole Meng Mansion became lively.

Not long after, the city gate creaked open.

Meng Qingxiang rushed from home, before he had time to go to the governor's mansion to get the seal, he raised his saber with both hands and walked out of the city quickly.

Seeing that Gao Junya was sitting on horseback, he was the commander in chief, and immediately bowed to the ground, "Meng Qingxiang, Prime Minister of Lishi County, welcomes Tang Gongyi's army into the city."

"Meng Juncheng is polite." Gao Junya got off the horse and took the saber. "Meng Juncheng thought of the people and saved Lishi City from the flames of war. It is really a kind deed. I will definitely report to Tang Gong and ask for credit for Meng Juncheng."

Meng Qingxiang was overjoyed when he heard the words, he hurriedly thanked him, and then carefully asked: "Dare to ask General Gao's name?"

"I am Shi Gao Junya, the right leader of the General's Mansion," Gao Junya replied indifferently.

"Huh? General Gao Lang?" Meng Qingxiang asked in surprise. Lishi is not far from Taiyuan, so Meng Qingxiang had heard of Gao Junya's reputation.

Gao Junya shook her head, "There are no more generals now."

Only then did Meng Qingxiang remember Li Yuan's announcement that he would lead the general, and he was busy nodding his head in response, "Gao Changshi, please enter the city."

After Gao Junya entered the city, he quickly cleared the diehard loyalists of the Sui family, occupied the city gate, and erected a Tang character banner high above the city.

The next day, when Yang Zichong's grain transportation team returned to Lishi City, they were stunned.

"Team...Team is looking at you," a grain escort soldier pointed at the big flag with Tang characters flying on the top of the city, trembling, "Isn't that our flag?"

The leader of the team was also panic-stricken, and hurriedly shouted: "Quick retreat."

At this time, a group of cavalry rushed out from the city gate, "Tang Gong's army in Taiyuan has captured Lishi, surrendered and did not kill."

"Tai... Taiyuan Tang Gong?" The soldiers of the grain transportation team were all shocked, and a massacre started. Some people knelt down and surrendered immediately, some were killed before they had time to surrender, and some ran away into the mountains and forests. .

"Captain, I'll go chase it back," a lieutenant of the cavalry scolded when he saw this. He didn't allow the cavalry to kill the soldiers who transported food and still run away. This is the pride of the cavalry.

The captain is Yang Mao, but Yang Mao stretched out his hand to stop him when he heard the words, "The general said to let them go", the captain was puzzled, but nodded in response.

"What? Taiyuan Tang army? Li Yuan's army?"

Yang Zichong had already entered the territory of Shuofang at this time. After hearing Xun, he sat on his horse and swayed, almost fell off the horse. After confirming the news again, Yang Zichong gritted his teeth, "Old thief Li Yuan, I will kill you", and then gave the order, "Back the way you came".

"Governor, we have already arrived in Shuofang, if we go back to our teacher, I'm afraid that Liang's teacher will come after us," General Ying Yanglang of Fangshan Mansion said hastily.

Unexpectedly, Yang Zichong couldn't help saying that he whipped over, "You bastard, Lishi can't be wronged", and then he also felt that what this person said made some sense, so he immediately said: "You take 1000 people to delay, beware of Liang thieves chasing you."

"Ah?" General Fang Shanfu was shocked when he heard the words, but Yang Zichong didn't tell him more, and immediately led the army back the same way.

"This... Brother Zhou, take care of yourself", General Ying Yanglang of Zhongyang Mansion also felt helpless, so he had to pat General Zhou Lang on the shoulder, sighed and rode away.

Zhou Lang, who was left alone in Fangshan Mansion, had a gloomy expression on his face, not knowing what to think.

After a long time, Zhou Lang will be seen firmly facing Yang Zichong's direction, gnashing his teeth, "Don't blame me for being unrighteous if you are unkind", and immediately summoned his cronies to discuss.

Yang Zichong led the remaining [-] soldiers back to Lishi in a hurry.

"Governor, do you want to rest for a while, the soldiers are exhausted by marching in such a hurry, I'm afraid the Tang army will wait for work at ease."

General Li Lang of Zhongyang Mansion looked at the sparse team behind him, and said worriedly that although he was not well-educated, he had been fighting in the North for many years and was promoted to the position of General Lang all the way, and he was also a veteran.

"What Tang army? That's the bandit army!" Yang Zichong scolded angrily when he heard the words, and then said: "I'm exhausted and I don't have enough training on weekdays. You go to the back to supervise, and those who lag behind will be killed without mercy. If it is later, the bandit army will completely control the city. up".

Yang Zichong is not stupid. Of course he knows that it is not appropriate to march in a hurry, but he is more worried that after a long time, the Tang army will completely control the city, and it will be even more difficult to retake it.

Li Lang will have no choice but to go to the rear to supervise.

(End of this chapter)