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Chapter 264 Changping Falls
The rain was pattering down, and in a depression, there was a black mass of human heads. More than 4000 soldiers wearing two armors were all squatting in the mud to rest.

The horses driven by several scouts passed by, splashing mud and water all over the soldiers' faces, but these soldiers didn't respond. Everyone stepped up their time and gnawed raw corn and glutinous rice.

When the scouts arrived, a man with rough hands and feet, a face like black dates, and an arrow sore on his forehead knelt down in the mud with a plop, and said, "Your Majesty, the defenders in the county town have been lured out by us. The general is running with hundreds of brothers looking here."

The man nodded and said, "How about the strength of the officers and soldiers?"

"There are [-] armored cavalry and [-] unarmored soldiers. They are all county soldiers who were originally stationed in the county."

Heavy cavalry?The man was lying on the ground despite being covered in mud. After listening for a while, he stood up and said, "Well, it seems to be very close."

"Junbing, but a mob!" The man sneered and said, "This is simply meat delivered to your door. If you don't want to eat it for nothing, this Luo Yi gave me a good dish. Armored, war horse, I want to clear the way!"

General Gao Kaidao lowered his head and said, "Did the officers and soldiers find any clues?"

"No, General Zhang has worked very hard, and more than half of his subordinates have been lost."

A sneer crossed Gao Kaidao's face, and he said, "Very good. Send an order to the whole army to prepare for war!"

With an order, the four thousand soldiers immediately wiped the raindrops off their faces, stood up from the mud together, and looked south together.

Boom, the thunder was rolling, and the heavy rain was swishing down. At this time, a few miles away, the armored cavalry of the officers and soldiers fell into the muddy grass and were chasing the ruffians who were routed all the way.

The sound of thunder and rain covered up all the movements and sounds of the two armies.

Waiting for the officers and soldiers in the distance, in addition to the 10,000 soldiers of Gao Kaidao, there are also [-] wolf riders trained by the Turkic people. Twenty miles away, there are [-]+ people who were kidnapped from Anle County. They are the cannon fodder for attacking Changping County.

In Huaihuang Town, Li Hu, Wen Yanbo, Su Su, Yinghefu, Er Tuo, Tanzong, Ji Chuan, Wang Mahan and other generals gathered in it.

Outside the hall, it was raining heavily.

"Report!"

A soldier came wearing a rain curtain. In the lobby, he said to Li Hu: "Two days ago, Gao Kaidao led his army to lure the soldiers of Changping County in the wild. , The city was broken yesterday, and Changping County was captured. After the city was broken, Gao Kaidao beheaded the county magistrate and officials in the city, took more than ten thousand people in the city with him, and returned to Anle County."

All the generals were shocked when they heard this, Yang Yichen had only sent troops for less than three days, and Gao Kaidao dared to take advantage of Zhuojun's unmanned aircraft to capture one of the nine counties in Zhuojun.No
Ji Chuan said: "Gao Kaidao is very capable. There are no less than [-] Changping county soldiers and newly recruited town soldiers. They actually ended up in the end of the war."

Wang Mahan sneered, and said: "It's just a county soldier, not Xue Shixiong's mansion soldier. In my eyes, the Zhuojun county soldier is just a display."

Wang Mahan's words were received, and many generals present supported them.In the military system of the Great Sui Dynasty, the Fubing was regarded as a half-farming, half-warning, semi-standby army. It served for life before the age of 60, and sometimes served as a garrison of the capital, while the county soldiers were recruited from civilian households for a year or two. In [-], serving in this county, he can only be regarded as a civilian husband serving in the military.

As for the township soldiers, most of them are local clans, or the big family Qubu is the backbone. For example, Yang Jian was a big family in Guanzhong back then, and the Yang family alone raised thousands of clan soldiers.

In fact, Li Chongjiu's army is similar. For example, the pan cavalry mastered by Yinghefu and Ertuo are also soldiers in wartime and civilians in peacetime. It's just that the cavalry of Fanbing have been proficient in bows and horses since they were young. After a little practice, they can become soldiers.

As for Li Chongjiu's subordinates, such as Shanggu and Yanmen's nearly ten thousand Han troops, they usually use soldiers to garrison and train while cultivating, which is similar to garrisoning an army. A standing army is very difficult.

"Except for Wang Xuba among the soldiers of the county, whoever sees the rebels don't just run away when they see the wind."

"The power of Gao Kaidao, we all know that we can't fight it"

"The Zhuojun soldiers are brave, but Gao Kaidao defeated the Zhuojun soldiers, and he was also a sharp soldier from the North."

"Gao Kaidao and other rogues have conquered the entire county, so it can be seen that the power of Zhuojun's soldiers is nothing more than that."

The generals spoke one after another.

"If Xue Shixiong doesn't return to Zhuojun, with the strength of our army, Zhuojun can be defeated in one battle, and even half of the county can be wiped out within three months." Wang Mahan said confidently.

Wen Yanbo said: "A field battle is different from a siege. If you attack one city after another, even if you take down Zhuojun, most of it will be useless. Changping is only a small city. Gao Kaidao's lucky break does not mean that Jicheng will be so easy."

Yinghe Fu said: "I think what General Wang said is reasonable. As soldiers, we only need to consider whether we can fight or not. If it's something after the war, it's not in our concern."

Yinghefu's words received the unanimous support of Etuo, Yan Yelie and other Fanjun generals. For the Hu people, the last time they followed Li Chongjiu to conquer Shanggu County was very profitable, and all the tribes had a good time. year.The second to attack the west of Liaoning, the few tribes that did not go to the expedition were all envious of the foreheads, Yinghefu and the others.

And this time it was autumn, when the air was crisp and the horses were fat and strong. At this time, the troops were dispatched. It was not easy to die if the horses lost some weight. It's a pity, so Yinghe Fu and Er Tuo vigorously drummed up the battle, hoping that Li Hu would agree to send troops.

The meaning of Wang Mahan and other generals of the Han army is that they hope to capture Ji County and take Li Chongjiu out. At the same time, they also want to covet the prosperity of Zhuo County.You must know that after the war in Shanggu County, there were less than [-] households left, and the west and east of Liaodong were equivalent to barren land. Only Zhuo County could be called a decent county in the north.

Among the crowd, only Wen Yanbo strongly opposed it, so Li Hu was still unable to make a decision.At this time, Lin Dangfeng also sent a letter from Li Chongjiu, saying that Li Hu, Su Su, and Wen Yanbo decided on all major military affairs, and the generals of course encouraged Li Hu to send troops.

In Ji County, Li Chongjiu has stayed in Qu Yanran's building for the past few days, chatting with Qu Yanran every day, joking with Chunxi Dongqing, and Lin Dangfeng's daily news from all over the world. After reading the news, except for Gao Kaidao's capture of Changping a few days ago, which made him think deeply, life is quite comfortable.

Li Chongjiu couldn't help but secretly said that the gentle township is the tomb of heroes.

(End of this chapter)