met free Page 1769
Page 1769
Ruan Gongping, who had been ordered to seal off the city, mustered his courage and asked,
"Aren't you going to send troops from the thirty-six villages in?"
Li Qiande shook his head and said, "The soldiers of the Thirty-Six Caves will not fight to the death."
"If things go wrong, they will definitely run away."
"Letting them into the city will only demoralize our troops,"
"Internal strife is also possible."
"Before sealing the city gates, notify the troops of the thirty-six caves,"
"Just say we're going to defend the city to the death."
"Please also ask them to hold their camp."
Ruan Gongping asked suspiciously, "They were notified?"
"They probably won't hold out to the death, will they?"
Li Qiande said, "If they escaped,"
"Da Liang will definitely not let them off the hook either."
"If they could lure the Liang army to the Zuojiang and Youjiang rivers,"
"It can also buy us some time." Okay,
"Go ahead and seal all the city gates before dawn."
"Yes!"
Ruan Gongping accepted the order and left.
Li Qiande then discussed with other generals the strategy of holding out to the death.
The final decision was to use 5,000 men to defend each side of the city wall.
Chapter 1805 No Mercy
There are 10,000 people in the city as reserves.
Be prepared to plug any potential gaps at any time.
The city's 70,000 troops were divided into two groups for defense, one day and one night.
By the time Nguyen Ping-ping reported that all the city gates were blocked,
Li Qiande then sent his generals to the army to convey his orders.
The chieftains of the thirty-six villages heard that the Vietnamese Ly Dynasty's troops had blocked the city gates.
Prepare to defend Yongzhou to the death.
Then the noise started.
Some advocated that everyone return to their respective villages.
Some advocated using a coalition of forces to resist the Liang army.
To avoid being defeated piecemeal by the Liang.
Before the crowd could reach a conclusion,
Then they heard a sound like muffled thunder coming from afar.
A cave lord exclaimed in alarm,
"what sound?"
"It seems to be cavalry, or rather, a large cavalry force."
"Go and see."
"Have a look."
The thirty-six chieftains walked to the front of the main camp.
Then we saw a cloud of dust rising in the distance.
An endless cavalry charge.
Guangxi has very few warhorses.
Moreover, most of them are small horses from Dali.
The warhorses of Hua Rong's tribe all came from the Liao Kingdom.
It is much taller than the Dali horse.
Many barbarian soldiers who crowded to the front of the camp to check were intimidated by the cavalry's imposing presence.
Startled, he turned and ran away.
The leaders of the thirty-six caves were all pale-faced.
The soldiers in their village were all infantry.
Accustomed to fighting in the mountains and forests
The forests outside Yongzhou City had already been completely logged.
Although it is not an endless plain,
But even the low hills couldn't stop the cavalry.
The Yue people on the walls of Yongzhou were also on high alert.
One by one, they drew their bows and nocked their arrows.
Prepare to shoot down the cavalry approaching the city wall.
After daybreak,
The Liang soldiers then set up cooking stations.
A spaceship flew directly into the sky.
With the help of a telescope
The situation from Guirenpu to Yongzhou was then fully under control.
There were no ambushes along the way.
Zhao Yuan then ordered Hua Rong to lead cavalry straight to Yongzhou.
To prevent the Yue people and the barbarian soldiers of the Thirty-Six Caves from escaping.
Hua Rong led his troops to the outskirts of Yongzhou City.
They stopped two miles outside Yongzhou City.
The deputy general pointed to the barbarian camp not far west of Yongzhou City.
"The barbarian camp was rudimentary,"
"They can't stop our cavalry."
"We can defeat the barbarian army before our main force arrives."
The officers around Hua Rong nodded in agreement.
The barbarian soldiers' camps were not set up in the same way as the Han Chinese's.
Bury deer antlers, dig trenches, and build camp walls.
They simply circled the area in front of the camp with tree branches.
It's more like preventing children from stealing fruit in an orchard.
Rather than preventing troops from raiding the camp.
The tents in the camp weren't arranged in a neat and orderly fashion.
Instead, many tents were pitched haphazardly.
Many others are simply tree branches.
Wrap a layer of cloth around it and it becomes a tent.
The uneven branches of the tree were still sticking out.
Of course, the leaders of the thirty-six caves never intended to defend their camp to the death.
Instead, they planned to join forces with the Viet Ly Dynasty to repel the Liang army.
They then returned to their respective places.
This time, they followed the Ly Dynasty in looting Guangxi Road.
The money and goods they robbed were enough for them to live comfortably in the mountains for decades.
They just didn't expect the Vietnamese Ly Dynasty to suddenly close the city gates.
They're not planning to fight.
Thus,
They were left outside the city.
Hua Rong shook his head and said, "The order given to us by the King of Liang is to stop the Yue people and barbarian soldiers from escaping."
"Instead of letting us attack the Yue people and barbarian soldiers."
"Take three thousand men and circle around to the back of the barbarian camp,"
"If the barbarian soldiers flee,"
"You should lead your troops to intercept them."
"Otherwise, you are not allowed to move."
"Those who violate this rule will be severely punished."
"Yes."
The lieutenant saw that Hua Rong was not interested.
He had no choice but to clasp his hands in a fist and lead his troops away at full speed.
Hua Rong might be able to make a decision on the spot.
But they absolutely cannot.
A general in the field may disobey the emperor's orders.
Zhao Yuan only periodically reported news from the front lines to Tokyo.
He didn't consult Zhao Yuan about everything.
This is also related to Zhao Yuan's full authority over military affairs in Daliang.
Zhao Yuan had full authority to decide the army's movements.
He also did not require his generals not to overstep the boundaries.
Instead, it granted each general the right to make temporary decisions.
However, this decision must not affect the overall situation.
If an error occurs,
They must also bear corresponding responsibilities.
The story of Hua Ling welcoming the Liang King in Tokyo
It had already spread throughout Tokyo.
That day, ordinary people were forbidden from going upstairs.
Suddenly, a woman who looked like a fairy appeared.
The people in the city were naturally extremely curious.
The gossip tabloids also tracked the trail from that restaurant to the Hua residence.