Chapter 18 Let Them Fall Apart
The night of hard work made the three of them feel a little depressed when they met the next day. When Xu Yuan and Zhang Xun saw that Li Yan was similar to them, they couldn't help but worship each other again. How could they know how Li Yan was depressed?
Because in the previous battle, Zhang Xun was the one who led his army to fight directly with the rebels, while Xu Yuan was responsible for logistics work, so the perspectives of the two of them looked at the enemy were different, which was why Li Qing let both of them participate.
It took Li Qing more than half an hour to read all the things they wrote. After reading them, Li Qing's expression became much more happy.
The Battle of Suiyang that I learned about in my previous life was indeed a shocking battle. Although Zhang Xun and Xu Yuan finally died, they persisted for a year under Yin Ziqi's attack, and in the last few months they were almost unable to eat enough.
This made Li Yi have a little doubt about the authenticity of this process. Could it be that the historian of the Tang Dynasty had filled in a few pieces and deified these two people?
If that were the case, I would still treat them as my right-hand man in this battle. Wouldn’t I wait to be slapped in the face by Yin Ziqi?
So, Li Yi left them such an assignment and had already had close contact. If he could not have an in-depth analysis of his opponent, Li Yi could not rely on them anymore.
Now, the results of this exam have come out, and the two brothers did not disappoint Li.
"Although the rebels have a large number of people and the combat effectiveness of individual soldiers is pretty good, they fight on their own. Some rebels are not willing to buy Yin Ziqi's command?"
This is what Zhang Xun said. Li Qing frowned and then looked at Zhang Xun in confusion. Obviously, Yin Ziqi is a general with a few generals under An Qingxu, and Sui Yang is a major area that must be taken. If it is really like Zhang Xun said, Li Qing felt it was a bit unreasonable.
"The Jiedushi didn't know something. I was confused before, but after leading the army to fight with him several times, I found that many of the Hu people in this army were from Tongluo and Pugu tribe north of Hebei Road. I think it was An Qingxu who gave them many benefits. When they fought, they valued more the armor and weapons on our army, rather than siege as their primary task. If these tens of thousands of people could really be united, it would be difficult to defend the 50,000 people in Suiyang City!"
"Well... this is quite honest. Before I came, I wondered what you just thousands of people have used to fight tens of thousands of enemy troops for dozens of rounds and repel the enemy troops. After a long time of trouble, it was still the rebels' own problem!"
This situation is basically the same as what Li Lei thought before, and getting this news from Zhang Xun even confirmed this idea.
What Li Neng didn't expect before was that Xu Yuan did not work behind the scenes in vain, and he also discovered an important weakness of the rebels.
"The reason why they quit hastily last time was that they were not able to have enough food? The prefects of Jiyin and Puyang wanted to cheat food from Suiyang, and maybe they wanted to give it to Yin Ziqi as a letter of surrender?"
"Yes, according to my observation, Yin Ziqi probably doesn't bring much food. Of course, it is also possible that he underestimated our determination to defend the city at the beginning, so he did not bring more food. It is not difficult to find out about this matter. When they attack again next time, they will understand everything."
Although Xu Yuan was not good at fighting, his internal affairs were clear. Being able to be the position of Suiyang Prefect is actually quite telling a little.
"Okay! Since that's the case, then things will be much easier!"
"What the Jiedushi said is very much! Now we have more than 10,000 elite troops guarding the city and there is enough food and equipment. It is difficult for him to take Suiyang down the sky!"
Zhang Xun is a hard-core person with a blood of confidence flowing in his bones. When Li Qing looked at Zhang Xun's eyes, he thought of the UFC players from later generations. He thought that if this guy had been born a thousand years later, he might be able to hold a gold belt with this little look.
Since this guy is full of blood, I will let him burn!
Thinking of this sentence in my mind, Li Qing narrowed his eyes slightly and whispered: "I went to Suiyang in fact, not to defend Suiyang."
"Ah? This... I'm stupid, please let the governor make it clear!"
The two of them were shocked when they heard this and thought to themselves that you don’t want to defend the city, why are you doing? It’s impossible that the prince is going to surrender An Qingxu, right?
"How can my Kingly Army of the Tang Dynasty be solely concerned with defending the city? What I want to do is to destroy these tens of thousands of people and bring Yin Ziqi's head back to Fengxiang, and offer it to His Majesty, and to my people of the Tang Dynasty!"
"hiss……"
When Zhang Xun and the others heard this, they not only took a breath of cold air, but made a sound.
Even if Zhang Xun is reborn, no matter how conceited he is, he will never think that he will destroy more than 10,000 people with more than 10,000 people. If Li Wen had not beenhaved like a fool or a reckless man before, Zhang Xun and Xu Yuan would probably have gone crazy now.
Li Qing said this in the city that it was indeed fine to boost morale, but in this occasion, there was no need to joke.
"You two think this is impossible?"
"Even if an enemy is ten times more unprepared, it will be extremely difficult to win by surprise. Besides, if most of the troops are dispatched to attack the city, if they fail, the consequences will be unimaginable!"
Zhang Xun, who has always been known for his cautious attitude towards military use, was enough to say this, which shows how unreliable Li's previous verbal tricks were in his heart.
Zhang Xun was also puzzled, thinking that you, a prince, can't really get on the horse and let you kill the enemy. You said that you are planning in the city. In fact, drinking, eating meat and sleeping with your wife, isn't it good to have a good time? Why do you have to be high-profile?
"What you said is tactics, but in terms of strategy, you are already sure in your heart that you can only fight against the enemy, right?"
"That's natural. Does the governor have any way to defeat the enemy without fighting?"
Li Neng now knows why Zhang Xun could not become a high-ranking official. This is because he has no confidant around him now. If he changes to a military governor, Li Neng dares to say that Zhang Xun's career will be ruined again.
Li Qing knew that it was time to show his true ability and teach these two guys who felt good about themselves. If they don’t let them get rid of their humbleness, they will not be willing to follow him in the future.
Although Li Fuguo was present to Suiyang this time, he always thought it was a good thing because it could temporarily solve his most embarrassing problem: there was no one around him.
Zhang Xun, Xu Yuan, Nan Jiyun and others, just by seeing what they did, they knew that their character was absolutely fine, so when Li Qing arrived, he directly made them believe in him and convinced him, and he would be done.
"According to what you two said, there is a mess of sand inside the rebels, and there may be shortage of food. Just these two points, I can break them up!"
Chapter completed!