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Chapter 355 Fan Mingyou was angry after the tragic victory: Lingwu County Magistrate issued five punishments, let the people come to watch the punishment! (Please subscribe)
Huo Shan thought that he could capture Lingwu City in an hour.

But in fact, they were delayed for two days under Lingwu City.

At dawn on November [-]th, the rebels completely occupied this small town guarded by only [-] soldiers.

Moreover, it was not only defeated by Huo Shan's troops, but also other rebels.

At [-] o'clock in the morning, Fan Mingyou and others, surrounded by a group of private soldiers, walked into the devastated Lingwu City.

There were corpses piled up crowdedly at the city gate, some from the defenders and some from the attackers - in short, they were all of the big men.

This small city could not accommodate the garrison of [-] troops, so most of the rebels were temporarily stationed outside the city. Only a small number entered the city and controlled the surrounding city gates.

When passing through the city gate, Fan Mingyou, who was riding a horse, stepped over the blood-stained corpses expressionlessly, feeling very unhappy.

Because Lingwu City is not big, Wengcheng is even smaller. After passing through, you can see at a glance the houses with smoke and fire everywhere in the inner city.

Standing on the city walls were Han soldiers with white cloth strips tied on their right arms: this was a temporary emblem set when the rebels rose up to "Qingjun's Side".

The streets were very quiet, with only murderous soldiers searching back and forth, but no ordinary people could be seen, and there was no sound.

Standing here and looking into the distance, he could see thick smoke billowing from the east of the city, which made Fan Mingyou's heart sink to the bottom.

Huo Yu and others who followed Fan Mingyou also had displeasure written on their faces, without any joy after winning.

In the hearts of these people, the [-]-strong army in their hands is invincible. Wherever the soldiers point, the young people will have to flee even if they don't eat the pot.

Unexpectedly, this small Lingwu City cost them two days and more than 1000 soldiers died.

There are two reasons for achieving such embarrassing results.

First, the target of the army's expedition to the north of the Great Wall was the Huns, so they were all cavalry and had almost no decent siege equipment. It was naturally very difficult to fight.

Second, Lingwu City's resistance was too determined. The defenders never showed any fear from the beginning to the end. In the end, even young men aged fifteen or sixteen and old men aged between five and sixty came to the city.

If a mere Lingwu fights so slowly, the big cities behind may not go well either.

Fan Mingyou and others had lived in Chang'an City for a long time, and they overestimated Huo Guang's prestige and underestimated the Liu family's popular support.

Whether he raises an army to rebel or enters the Qing Dynasty in Chang'an, the most important thing is to be quick.

If there is a slight delay, when the emperor comes to his senses and summons the soldiers from all over the world to fight back, then the [-] troops under Fan Mingyou will eventually be crushed to death by the big man.

When Fan Mingyou was on horseback worrying about the follow-up advance, Huo Shan, the forward general, rode up from the east of the official road.

"General, I have something important to report!" Huo Shan saluted.

"What's the matter? Just say it." Fan Mingyou could already read signs of bad news on Huo Shan's face.

"The [-] hu of army rations in the city were burned by the Lingwu County Magistrate." Huo Shan was hit by an arrow in his arm. After bandaging, some blood stains could still be seen.

"All burned?"

"Well, all the siege equipment was burned."

In fact, Fan Mingyou's question was unnecessary. On the first day of the siege, they saw thick smoke rising from the east of the city.

In two full days, it was more than enough to burn [-] bushels of grain and grass.

At that time, when they saw the billowing smoke, Fan Mingyou and others thought that they could capture Lingwu City in half a day, and in this way they could more or less seize part of the food.

Who would have thought that this smelly and hard Lingwu would have to be carried for two days?
Now, instead of grabbing the food, we have consumed two days' worth of food, which is very uneconomical.

That Lingwu County Magistrate Liang Yannian is really hateful and worthy of death.

"Where is Thief Liang?" Fan Mingyou asked.

"Put it on the city wall." Huo Shan gritted his teeth and said.

"Go and have a look."

"only!"

Fan Mingyou and others climbed up the city wall, and more soldiers died in the battle, almost to the point where it was difficult to intervene.

After a lot of trouble, Fan Mingyou and others finally arrived at the foot of the short tower and saw Liang Yannian tied to the war drum.

What surprised Fan Mingyou was that their opponent for the past two days turned out to be such a plain-looking "old man".

Suddenly, everyone felt insulted again.

"Are you Liang Yannian, the magistrate of Lingwu County?" Fan Mingyou asked with suppressed anger.

"Exactly."

"This general is Fan Mingyou, the great Han general who conquered the Liao Dynasty. Why are you so bold..."

"Shut up!" Liang Yannian squeezed out these two words through his teeth.

Fan Mingyou was stunned. Except for the general, no one had ever dared to say these two words in front of him.

"You don't have to say anything else. Just ask yourself, do you still have the nerve to call yourself a Han general and a Han minister?"

Although Fan Mingyou and others were angry, they were also ashamed and didn't know how to answer for a while.

"Okay, everyone has their own ideas. I won't waste words with you. As long as you are willing to take people to the city to collect food and grass, I can spare your life..."

"Not only that, after we complete the important tasks of Qingjun, we will still promote you to a higher position!"

"You have already shown your loyalty in the past two days. There is no need to risk your life again."

Regardless of whether it is true or not, Fan Mingyou can still offer such a price, which must be said to be very sincere.

Liang Yannian did not say anything, but looked at Lingwu Captain Song Li not far away. His best friend had half of his face chopped off and was staring at him with his only remaining eye.

Liang Yannian grinned like an old farmer, showing a row of yellow teeth, and said, "If I were afraid of death, I would have opened the city gate two days ago."

"You may not be afraid of death, but why don't you think about your family?" Fan Mingyou said with a gloomy face.

"The county temple is to the east of the city. General Fan can send someone to have a look. Nine members of my family died in the city last night."

Fan Mingyou was secretly surprised, and his face became even more gloomy.

"As a parent official, why don't you find a way out for the people of Hecheng?" Fan Mingyou threatened again.

"After this battle, every family in Lingwu County will have to wear sackcloth and wear mourning. Whether they live or die is not determined by their own officers, but by the generals." Liang Yannian said as if he were dead.

"If the general had any kindness at all, he would not do such evil things as massacre the city."

Liang Yannian said nothing more.

Fan Mingyou stared at him and said the last thing: "Take him down, give him five punishments, and let the people in the city come to watch the punishment." "Wei!"

The five punishments were to first cut off the body with ink, then cut off the left and right toes, then kill it with a cane, then cut off the head and hang it on a tree, and finally chop the body into meat paste.

Becoming a tool to spread fear is Liang Yannian's final value.

Huo Shan led his men to personally escort Liang Yannian under the city walls. The latter burst into laughter and soared into the sky, which made Fan Mingyou and others feel very harsh.

Fan Mingyou looked to the plain to the west and saw that [-] troops had camped outside the city. The troops were in neat order and did not seem to be affected in any way by the battle.

However, he still felt a little worried.

It took two days to conquer the first city. Will the rest go smoothly?
We can't go on like this, we have to find another way.

"Huo Yun."

"The end is here."

"Lead people to collect grain and grass in the city. Within three days, we will collect [-] dendrobium grains. Anyone who refuses to hand over the grain will be killed without mercy!"

In Lingwu City, which has a population of 1, there are less than [-] households. Each household has to dig three feet of ground to produce ten bushels of grain.

"Wei!" But Huo Yun still simply accepted the order and left.

Soon, the other generals received Fan Mingyou's military orders and went their separate ways.

Soon, only Fan Mingyou and Huo Yu were left on the blood-stained city wall.

"Brother-in-law, do the army really have to wait here for three days?" Huo Yu asked doubtfully.

"Three days? I'm afraid we can't delay even three hours." Fan Mingyou sighed.

"That……"

"With the current situation, we can only divide our forces."

"From Lingwu to Chang'an, the army must pass through at least Lian County, Fuping, Sanshui, Anwu, Qixian... before finally reaching Chang'an."

"The journey is more than 1000 miles, and a normal march would take more than ten days."

"It will take two or three days to capture each city. I'm afraid we won't be able to reach Chang'an in a month."

"So we can only join forces with Tian Guangming..."

"Now there are 7 people who can eat eight days of food and grass, which cannot sustain me until Chang'an. But if we only provide 3 people to our troops, it can last for nearly [-] days."

"My troops will take these [-] days of rations and go into battle lightly. We will go straight to Chang'an and pass by the city in the middle. Just let us go..."

"Tian Guangming's troops followed up and surrounded the city one by one. If they can attack, they will attack. If they don't, they will be trapped."

"Tian Guangming's troops can not only capture a city by capturing a city's food and grass, but also ensure that our troops' retreat will not be disturbed."

"When our troops take over Chang'an City, even if the two counties of Beidi and Anding still have cities holding back and resisting, we can still send a message to decide."

Disregarding the way back, not providing food and grass, and dividing the troops... This is a taboo for military strategists.

Fan Mingyou is not a freeloader, so how could he not know the hidden dangers involved?

However, this is their only way out.

Especially after they enter the southern part of Anding County, the number of cities will be very dense. There are eleven cities waiting for them, including many large cities with a population of 8 people.

I gnawed away at one city after another, and I didn’t know it would be until the year of the monkey and the month of the horse.

I'm afraid I won't be able to finish it in two or three months.

The 7 people in the hands of Fan Mingyou and others are a sharp sword, but they also know that changes will occur over time and do not dare to waste too much time.

A few months is too long, and there will be more variables, which will make the rebellious emperor prepare to defend against the enemy.

"If we don't leave food and grass for Tian Guangming's troops, I'm afraid the morale of the army will be unstable...".

Now there is only eight days of food and grass, and Fan Mingyou's troops have taken all of it away. Tian Guangming's troops can only pin their hopes of obtaining food and grass in Lingwu and the counties along the way.

This is not a good sign.

"Little general, what will happen if there is no food and grass?" Fan Mingyou asked.

"The morale of the army will be in chaos!" Huo Yu replied.

"What will happen if the military morale is in chaos?" Fan Mingyou asked again.

"I'm afraid that the army will break up and riot, plundering the cities and villages in the surrounding areas."

"Well, if you can find grain and grass in Chengguo Village, won't it solve the shortage of grain and grass?" Fan Mingyou said with a smile, but his eyes were full of indifference.

"But the people..." Huo Yu said with a guilty conscience, "I'm afraid the people will suffer."

"What does the suffering of the people have to do with us? What does it have to do with the great things to be done?"

"Young general, please don't forget that when we went to attack Wuhuan that year, if we were timid and adhered to morality and etiquette, we would not be able to decisively attack Wuhuan when he was tired..."

"How could it be possible to achieve a great victory, and how could it be possible to create today's situation."

"Young general, if you want to achieve great things, you must not show any kindness to women. For what we have done, even if the clan is destroyed ten times is not enough."

Huo Yu saw the tragic scene of soldiers looting everywhere in front of his eyes, but this scene was soon replaced by another scene: he and Huo Guang were in the magnificent front hall, accepting worship from the ministers...

Those who achieve great things cannot have the kindness of women.

"Brother-in-law, I understand."

"The young general Sheng Ming will definitely become a great hero in the future."

On November 21, the rebels seized [-] hu of grain and grass in Lingwu County, and hundreds of people died as a result.

Ten thousand bushels of grain and grass were only enough to feed 4 people for three days. The expropriation of grain and grass had not stopped, and the soldiers' actions became more and more wanton.

From the inner city to the city walls, and from the city walls to all directions... the sounds of wailing and crying gradually began.

The crying will probably spread to the entire Beidi County and Anding County.

In fact, the Han soldiers are not to blame for all this, only the meat-eaters who brought them into disaster.

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