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Chapter 211 Zhizhou: Dengzhou may not be able to defend it
Guards camp, inside the commander's tent.

Liu Sheng pointed at the map with a laser pointer and said: "According to the information from Xunfengwei, Li Zicheng and Luo Rucai went to Neixiang and Xichuan after withdrawing their troops from the suburbs of Dengzhou.

They are plundering money, food, and people, and they will probably only leave the place after destroying everything.

We cannot allow them to act so recklessly. We must capture Dengzhou as soon as possible and then advance into Neixiang and Xichuan. "

Yan Ermei said: "I have met Liu Zhenshi, the governor of Dengzhou, several times. Maybe I can go to the city and persuade him to surrender."

Liu Sheng shook his head, "This matter is too risky for Mr. Yan. We should surround Dengzhou with troops and shoot letters to persuade him to surrender."

Yan Ermei reminded: "In addition to Liu Guangzuo's tribe, Nanyang Fucheng now has thousands of Qin troops who are as fierce as tigers. Ding Qirui and Zuo Liangyu are also in Xiangyang and may go north at any time.

If the commander divides his troops to attack Dengzhou, Neixiang, and Xichuan, I am afraid they will take the opportunity to attack. "

Liu Sheng said: "We can plant our flag in the captive camp, and if there are more empty camps, we can also plant more flags.

In this way, the tens of thousands of prisoners left in Xinye can be frightened, so that those with different intentions will not dare to cause chaos.

Secondly, even if Ming army spies come over, they may not be able to figure out the situation of our army for a while.As long as there is a little delay, our army can capture Dengzhou and other places.

Of course, in order to avoid too many prisoners in the new field and cause big trouble, some prisoners from the new recruits of the Li and Luo coalition can also be recruited to serve as military and civilian servants to help escort supplies. "

"Commander, this method is very wonderful!"

Yan Ermei applauded heartily at first, and then felt ashamed.

As a military counselor, he actually had to wait for the commander-in-chief Liu Sheng to come up with such a strategy, which was really unqualified.

In fact, during his time with the army, Yan Ermei had discovered that although he loved military affairs and had intended to show off his talents in military strategy, in fact he was not very talented in this area, at least not as good as Liu Sheng.

Now that he has joined the rebel army and become a counselor, he can't make a living, right?
Thinking of this, Yan Ermei cupped her hands and said: "Commander, based on my subordinates' understanding of Liu Zhenshi, I am confident that I can persuade him to surrender. Please allow me to give him a try!"

Liu Sheng saw that Yan Ermei wanted to prove herself, so he sighed and said, "Okay, Mr. Yan will go and give it a try. However, we have to wait until my army arrives in Dengzhou before entering the city."

"Yes!"

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Dengzhou.

State Yamen.

Liu Zhenshi asked the spies who had just returned, "Can you find out what happened?"

It turned out that Li Zicheng and Luo Rucai had evacuated camp from outside the city the day before yesterday. Liu Zhenshi was worried that it was a trick of the two men, so he did not dare to open the city gate and send people out the first day.

It was not until the next day that several spies were sent out of the city to find out the news.

The spy came back from outside the city this afternoon.

"Reporting to the master, the day before yesterday, on the third day of June, Li Chuang and Luo Rucai fought a battle with Liu Wei's troops south of Jitan.

The subordinates could not find out the specific situation of the battle, but Li and Luo must have been defeated, otherwise they would not have withdrawn their troops from Dengzhou so quickly. "

Liu Zhenshi was slightly stunned after hearing this, and then said in surprise: "Li Luo and Li Luo can't defeat Liu Sheng?"

The spy said: "It's true that I haven't been beaten before."

Liu Zhenshi asked doubtfully: "The total number of soldiers and horses under Li Luo's command is probably [-], right? How many soldiers and horses does Liu Sheng have under his command?"

“I don’t know about this,” the spy said, “but I heard from people who had been hiding nearby that the sound of cannons was so loud that day that Liu Gui’s tribe must have had many artillery pieces.

In addition, the land south of Jitan is still red, and as of yesterday there were still people from the Wei tribe burning corpses. Many people must have died. "

After Liu Zhenshi listened, he asked expectantly: "Have you heard about the movements of the officers and soldiers in Nanyang or Xiangyang?"

"No."

Hearing this, Liu Zhenshi looked disappointed at first, and then said bitterly: "Nanyang has few soldiers and is surrounded by bandits. It's understandable that we don't send troops to rescue Dengzhou.

But Ding Qirui and Zuo Liangyu, who had tens of thousands of troops in Xiangyang, did nothing?How hateful! "

The spy stood aside blankly, not knowing what to say.

After Liu Zhenshi scolded Ding Qirui and Zuo Liangyu, he felt physically and mentally exhausted, so he waved to the spy and said, "Go down and rest."

Not long after the spies left, Liu Zhenshi's friend came in and said solemnly: "Proprietor, I just walked around the city and found that many people came to the medical center to seek medical advice. I asked several medical doctors and they all said There is an epidemic in the city.”

"What?" Liu Zhenshi was shocked, stood up, and asked urgently: "Do you know what kind of epidemic it is?"

The screen friend shook his head and said, "Those people all insisted on their own opinions. They couldn't tell what the disease was. They just suspected that the problem was caused by drinking water. Fortunately, the infected people currently only have fever, vomiting and diarrhea, and there are not many sudden deaths."

Liu Zhenshi recalled some rumors and said: "Having the government officials announce in the city that the people should boil the water before drinking it may slow down the spread of the disease.

Let all medical clinics actively diagnose the disease and not shirk it for any reason!Also, be careful not to take advantage of the opportunity to cause trouble! "

"Yes." The curtain friend responded first, and then asked: "Should the city gates be opened? If the city is closed for a few days, the vegetables, firewood, charcoal and other materials in the city will be exhausted."

Liu Zhenshi said: "Although the two bandits Li and Luo have left, Liu Sheng is watching eagerly... Let's open the city for one day tomorrow, but outsiders must be strictly prohibited from entering the city."

"Understood, I'll arrange it now."

The next day.

It wasn't long before the gates of Dengzhou City were opened.

The detective horse sent by Liu Zhenshi ran back wildly, shouting all the way.

"The thief cavalry is coming!"

Due to the pressure of life, and knowing that the city gate will only be open for one day, there are many people leaving the city today.

At the same time, a group of civilians were ordered by Liu Zhenshi to deal with the remaining corpses outside the city wall.

At this time, when they heard "the bandits are coming", the people were so frightened that they hurried to the city, as did the people who heard the shouts from far and near.

The people who had just left the city gate entered the city quickly, but the people in the distance took a long time to run back.Inspector Li Guoxi was responsible for patrolling the east city wall. Seeing a large plume of smoke approaching rapidly in the distance, he gritted his teeth and ordered: "Close the city gate!"

Under Li Guoxi's order, the rural soldiers in the city gate closed the city gate together.

The people who had just arrived were so anxious that they cried and shouted outside the city.

"Master, can you open the door and let us in?"

"Master Inspector, please!"

"The thieves haven't arrived yet, please open the door!"

"···"

Seeing that the cavalry had arrived a mile away, Li Guoxi knew that if he opened the city gate, he would most likely be rushed in by the cavalry, so he could only shout to the people below the city: "Everyone who can't enter the city should go to the north gate or west gate! Don't stay here!"

The village soldiers immediately followed and shouted.

After hearing this, some people hurriedly ran along the city wall towards the north gate.

However, there were also a few people who were so anxious that they lost their minds. They kept beating the city gate, crying and begging, and some even cursed.

Li Guoxi frowned, ignored these people, and said to the three messengers: "Quickly inform the guards on the other walls that the bandits are attacking, and close the city gates as soon as possible!"

Li Dingguo led a battalion of cavalry and rushed to within one mile of the east city wall. When he saw the city gate closed, he couldn't help but look regretful.

He then evacuated with the Cavalry Guard a mile away and cruised around the city to see if he could find other opportunities.

It turned out that all four gates of Dengzhou City were closed, and they could only return to the eastern suburbs and wait for the arrival of the Wei army...

Liu Zhenshi was leading a team of followers to learn about the epidemic situation at various medical clinics in the city.

He knew how to use isolation to prevent the spread of disease.

However, considering the officials under him and the situation in the city, plus the fact that the bandit army may come to attack the city at any time, it is difficult to handle it well. If he tries to do it by force, it may lead to disaster.

He came to understand the situation now because he wanted to see if it was necessary to lock down the entire city and keep people at home to slow down the spread of the epidemic.

After asking at several medical clinics, Liu Zhenshi learned that although the spread of this epidemic was not as fast as that of the current epidemic, it was not much different and the harm was more serious.

If the patient does not receive treatment, a weak person may die in two or three days; a strong person may be able to survive, but if he cannot resist, he will die in seven or eight days.

"Proprietor, there is an urgent need for medicinal herbs in the city. We must find a way to get the medicine dealer to transport some back."

Liu Zhenshi snorted: "Do you think there is really a shortage of herbal medicines in the city? I don't know about other small and medium-sized drug dealers, but the four major drug dealers definitely have a lot of them! If the situation becomes urgent, the state will directly order the house raids!"

"Absolutely not!" The secret agent hurriedly advised, "Could it be that the proprietor doesn't know that these four major drug dealers are all people with profound backgrounds. If the proprietor really does this, I am afraid that not only will Wusha be in danger, but he will even be accused by the court and imprisoned!"

Hearing this, Liu Zhenshi's face became even more ugly.

I thought: Why is it so difficult to be a good parent?

Then he gritted his teeth and said: "If it really involves the safety of the people in the city, I won't care about that much!"

Just after he finished speaking, Liu Zhenshi saw several rural soldiers rushing towards him, and immediately asked his entourage to stop them and ask what happened.

When the village soldiers saw Liu Zhenshi, they were overjoyed at first, and then said anxiously: "Master Zhizhou, the bandits are here! Hundreds of cavalry have arrived outside the city!"

Liu Zhenshi was surprised at first, and then asked quickly: "Can the city gate be closed in time?"

"It's closed, but there are still some people outside who haven't come in."

Liu Zhenshi said: "I can't take care of that much anymore - go and tell Mr. Cheng Qian quickly and ask him to send troops to defend the city!"

"Yes!"

Liu Zhenshi came to the east wall with his personal entourage for more than two quarters of an hour before he saw the flag of the Wei army.

When the army of Weibu approached and set up camp three or four miles away, Liu Zhenshi and others only saw people in the fields on the eastern outskirts, with flags standing in many places, and their bearings were high.

A friend from the side sighed: "Although I don't know how many tens of thousands of troops there are in the Wei tribe, they do look much more elite than the troops of Li and Luo."

Liu Zhenshi said with a bitter look on his face: "This is not a good thing for Dengzhou City - Li and Luo attacked the city with a mob for two days, and it was difficult for us to defend it. Now that the Yi tribe is attacking the city with elite troops, how long can Dengzhou hold? day?"

While Liu Zhenshi and others were watching on the city wall, the various units of the Yibu rebel army were divided into three sides, setting up military formations on the east, north, and south sides, as if they were ready to attack the city at any time.

After the military formation was set up, the army artillery carts were pulled to the front of the formation and the gun jackets were unbuttoned.

The morning in June was exceptionally sunny, and the army artillery shells glowed silvery-gray, making them very eye-catching.

Liu Zhenshi and others could see the general shape even from two miles away, and were immediately frightened.

"Are those dozens of cannons all Hongyi cannons?!" Liu Zhenshi asked in a dry voice.

No one answered him.

Because Li Guoxi, the curtain friend and others were also filled with fear, and it was difficult to think for a while.

Then I noticed that the Yibu rebels were arranged in neat military formations. Even the armor and uniforms were uniform gray green, and they looked more like an official army than an official army.

Liu Zhenshi knew that these soldiers and horses were by no means ordinary, and their armor and equipment must be much better than those of Li and Luo. They were truly elite.

"I'm afraid Dengzhou won't be able to hold on anymore."

After muttering something, Liu Zhenshi saw dozens of riders walking out of the Yibu rebel formation and arriving in front of the moat.

The leader was a scribe, and he looked somewhat familiar.

Is that... Yan Yongqing? !

　First more.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)