Chapter 59 Reorganization and Preparation for War
Zhang Yang, who had just gotten up from the ground, was stunned and scolded in his heart: "This Jiangnan Taishi Ci is so vicious. It seems that the prefect admitted defeat with aggrieved and full of grievances. The Jiangnan Army is still unwilling to let me go!
Not only were all the soldiers in Hanoi who were drawn, but they also wanted to put all the Hanoi generals under house arrest!
Needless to say, Li Jue and his friends have tens of thousands of troops. Once they start to attack the city, the 4,000 Hanoi soldiers will definitely be the first to consume the vanguard!
Should we fight them to the death? Or should we just accept our fate and obey?"
Zhang Yang, who had a flash of eyes, looked forward, and was staring at him on the horse's back. He trembled for a moment, and immediately turned his eyes. He knew that his initiative had been lost, and he wanted to resist Taishici, who was watching the tiger's eyes, was just a word of death.
After only a moment, Zhang Yang, who saw his own situation clearly, nodded bitterly and said, "Two generals, our 4,000 elite soldiers in Hanoi can stay and help the general defend the city!
However, if I leave the territory for a long time, it may cause unnecessary unrest in Hanoi. Please let us go back. After I return to Hanoi, I am willing to transfer the remaining 5,000 Hanoi troops to Luoyang to serve the king! Please allow the two generals!"
Before Zhang Yang finished speaking, Yang Chou, who was cruel to each other, had already voiced opposition: "Master Prefect! Don't do this! I, Hanoi Jianya, are all bloody people, how could I surrender to the enemy?Master Prefect! Let's fight these guys to the death!"
Yang Chou shouted, and the heavy knife in his hand whimpered loudly, and he was about to launch his horse to come.
Zhang Yang, who was standing under Taishi Ci's gun, was furious. Yang Chou shouted out such words. If Taishi Ci was unhappy, the first person to die was the fish on his chopping board. How could he not be angry?
It’s one thing to be bloody, but risking his life to show off his courage is a fool. He is not satisfied with being the prefect! What’s more, he has just been promoted to an official position and has been granted a title of marquis.
Zhang Yang turned around and shouted at Yang Chou angrily: "Shut up to this prefect, Yang Chou, do you want to disobey orders? Yu Gu obeys the orders. If Yang Chou dares to disobey again, scoop it down immediately!"
But the other side was absolutely loyal to Zhang Yang, but the prefect asked him to scoop off Yang Chou, a comrade-in-arms who had just faced the enemy side by side. He could only respond weakly: "Yes! The last general will take the order!"
He turned around and persuaded Yang Chou, "Brother Yang, be calm and restless. Let's not make things difficult for the brothers! Besides, our prefect is still under the enemy's swords and guns, and Brother Yang's rash killing will only kill the adults.
Our army must avenge the revenge of the soldiers, but we must also discuss the matter of revenge with the prefect!"
The angry Yang Chou glared at the two of them hatefully, cursed in a low voice: "Coward!"
Then he had no choice but to withdraw his sword and retreat. He was unwilling to join these people who wanted to surrender once they met a strong enemy, which would make him feel very shameful.
Seeing that Zhang Yang was willing to hand over the military power, the purpose of exploiting him had been achieved. It would be difficult for these Hanoi generals to play a role. Instead, it would affect the command of the Hanoi army. Zhang Hong and Taishi Ci looked at each other and nodded slightly.
Zhang Hong smiled happily and said, "Okay, okay! My Zhang family is indeed all loyal and brave. In this way, I would like to ask the prefect Zhang to hand over the military talismans and return to Hanoi to reorganize the army. At that time, I will ask the emperor for the prefect to make merits. Maybe my Zhang family will also have a prefect Lord!"
Zhang Yang was helpless, but he cursed in his heart: "If you Jiangnan Army who can only peel and suck blood, who will get closer to you, then you will be really a shame! Are you a fool if you are the prefect? Send all the troops in your hands to you and dream.
However, losing 4,000 troops and horses is a general and a titled deputy. It is not too much of a loss. It is better to reorganize more troops from the county! Only with the support of these robber-like Jiangnan Army can you be qualified to speak!"
When the army handover was completed, Zhang Yang was escorted by several Jiangnan soldiers and left outside Luoyang City, he heard a loud voice that made him desperate. It sounded outside Luoyang City. He knew that he had completely lost the possibility of scooping back these elite soldiers.
"Brothers! From today on, you will be the most elite royal guard of my Han Dynasty! You shoulder the important task of protecting the imperial capital and the emperor. Do you have the courage to take on this important task and bring supreme glory to your wife, children and young people in your family?"
Faced with such questions, Hanoi soldiers who had never experienced such a questioning scene. At first, only a few people answered in a head. However, their sparse response was immediately ruthlessly ridiculed by Taishi Ci.
After constant questioning, a shocking roar finally rang outside the west gate of Luoyang: "Yes! We Hanoi athletes, of course, are all brave men! We will never embarrass the elders of our hometown!"
"Okay! But it's useless to say that you are a hero and hero. Your glory is only above the swords and guns in your hands!
You have all heard just now that Li Jue's rebel is coming to chase Luoyang. And the imperial capital Luoyang has to rely on you to defend it!
I will hereby promise you that as long as I can defend Luoyang City for my Han Emperor, I will marry you for you. I will reward you with 10,000 yuan of fertile land. I already have a small family, and I will reward you with 50,000 yuan of fertile land!
If there are people who died in battle, the army will give their family a generous 100,000 yuan of fertile land, and will also be exempted from taxes, labor service for 20 years."
Faced with such heavy rewards, those soldiers who had never scooped out military pay or pensions, all looked at the majestic but unfamiliar general in front of the formation with a look of shock.
They didn't know if such a generous reward he promised would be realized. After a moment of silence, the soldiers began to whisper.
Seeing the doubts of the soldiers of the Hanoi, Taishici laughed and said, "Haha! You are indeed local buns. This is the reward standard that my Jiangnan soldiers have always received when they go to war. You can inquire with our soldiers later, and see if this general has a false statement!
As for fertile land and corvee labor, you naturally don’t have to worry. Your prefect is still here, so you can ask him if he agrees!”
Even the military power was handed over. Zhang Yang, who just wanted to escape from the Jiangnan Army soon, had nodded. As for how he would do in the future, and after dealing with the attacks of Li Jue and others, the Jiangnan Army had the ability to make him fulfill his promise today.
In just a few short words, using the generous rewards, Taishi Ci inspires the uneasy Hanoi soldiers and the crowd excitedly. Everyone vows to fight this battle for their family and a better life in the future.
If you fight for the prefect, no one will pay attention to your injury, and death will be in vain. How could you die to defend Luoyang? What's more, you may not die if you fight.
However, when they found out from the veterans of the Jiangnan Army that they had high-quality weapons available and were protected by excellent armor, it was not easy to die.
Every soldier became stunned, but he was even more happy in his endless envy.
Who wouldn’t want to live well when I bring happiness to my family?
When Zhang Yang, who had no choice but to steal chickens, only brought a few trusted generals to return to Hanoi in shame, at noon the next day after he was exhausted, the 50,000 troops of Li Guo's troops finally arrived at the city of Luoyang that had been hastily repaired.
But at this moment, Li Jue and Guo Si were shocked to learn that as the information said, the city originally had only five or six thousand people at most, and two thousand were considered internal defenders. It suddenly doubled yesterday, reaching more than 10,000 people.
In addition to the 4,000 new Hanoi elite soldiers, there are also two thousand strong deserters gathered in the city. Of course, they also received generous rewards from the Jiangnan Army, but no one would not want to live and share such glory with their families.
What Li Jue and Guo Si didn't know was that the two generals Li Le and Han Xian, who were originally the inner supporter, were now under the supervision of dozens of elite soldiers, sitting in Luoyang City. The only complete prison was drinking and chatting, and they did not appear on the top of the city at all.
Li Jue, who had originally thought that when he arrived in Luoyang, someone would open the city gate to welcome the army, and Guo Si was stunned. Along the way, the two of them urged the army day and night to march day and night, and never considered attacking the strong city of Luoyang.
Moreover, in order to speed up the journey, they did not bring any siege equipment in the army. After Li Jue and Guo Si arranged a large army and surrounded Luoyang, the two of them circled around the city, but there was no abnormal movement in the city.
Li Jue, who returned to the central army, was furious and shouted in anger: "Li Le, Han Xian, two servants, dare to deceive this Grand Sima? I will give this general the order, and the entire army will immediately attack the city! When the Luoyang is captured, all the people in the city will be slaughtered except the little emperor!"
Guo Si, who was standing beside him, just glanced at Li Jue who was furious. As the second-ranked leader of the Liangzhou Army, he dared not easily offend him as the second-ranked leader of the fiercely tempered Liangzhou Army.
Thinking about Fan Neng, who was known as the first brave general, just after the war, he said something close to his old friend Han Sui, and was sent by the suspicious Li Jue to execute him.
Moreover, the two of them had a constant battle before, that is, Guo Si's strength was still strong, so they were not defeated by Li Jue. Otherwise, Guo Si would have been following Fan Neng's footsteps. Now, it is only because the retake of Emperor Xian is related to the life and death of the two, that they have to join forces again.
Now Guo Si no longer speaks easily in front of Li Jue, who dares to speak more in front of Li Jue? After Li Jue's anger gradually subsides.
Guo Si then whispered: "Sir, please calm down! The plot between Li Le and Han Xian should have been a change. If it were not for the detection of the Jiangnan Army, it might be possible that something would take place later.
I think our soldiers were exhausted after traveling for several days. In addition, there was not even a ladder in the army, so they could not climb and attack the Luoyang City, which was more than four feet long.
Finally, I thought that the soldiers would rest for a night! One way to see if there will be changes in the city tonight, and the other way, I can also order craftsmen to prepare some ladders to climb the city tomorrow!"
After a while of temper, Li Jue finally calmed down a little. After thinking for a moment, he stared at Guo Si with his blood-filled eyes: "Adu, do you think those two little thieves will start the city tonight? Well!"
Chapter completed!