Chapter 1,263: Discovering the Abnormality
What Liu Shang and others didn't know was that when they felt that there was nothing they could do, the people in Dingyang City were already anxious and even panicked.
Six thousand soldiers left the city, but not a single soldier came back. How many Tang troops were there outside the city?
You know, the total number of soldiers and horses in Dingyang City is less than 20,000. Among them, the remnant is king. He initially had an army of 10,000, but when Xu Huang withdrew from Hukou Town to Dingyang, he lost 2,500. Therefore, when the war in Dingyang City began, he had only 7,000 left. Five hundred people. In addition to the four thousand cavalry and five thousand soldiers brought by Jiangshan, the total is nine thousand soldiers and horses; and the three thousand soldiers brought by Xiongba; the total number of soldiers and horses is nineteen thousand five hundred. starter
In the past few days of fighting, five to six thousand people have been lost. This is because Xu Huang is so good. He has extremely precise control over the deployment of troops and horses, which is why he has such a result. If he had been replaced by an ordinary general, the casualties would have increased by one. times. You must know that the soldiers attacked by the Tang Army were the most elite combat barracks, not ordinary soldiers and horses.
But today, the five thousand infantrymen leaving the city were like a mud cow entering the sea. There was no sound at all. How could they not frighten a few people. Now there are only 5,000 infantry and 3,000 cavalry left in the city.
Seeing that it was getting dark soon, Jiang Shan ordered Liu Bao to lead the remaining 3,000 Xiongnu cavalry out of the city to search for news of the 6,000-strong army. When it got dark, Liu Bao then led the troops. The cavalry hurriedly returned, and the news they brought back made several people feel like they had fallen into an ice cave, and the six thousand troops flew away.
Liu Bao searched all the way to Fujiabao but did not find a single coalition soldier, not even a body. There were only soldiers and horses on duty standing on the wall of Fujiabao. Liu Bao sent someone to quietly take a look. , confirmed that it was Tang Jun Wu Ning, and then hurriedly led the troops back to the city, because he was also afraid that he would be watched by Tang Jun in the wild.
The three people who got the news immediately invited Fazheng and Xu Huang to discuss how to deal with it. When Fazheng heard this, he was so shocked that he didn't speak for a long time. After a long time, he said: "No wonder I have always felt that there is something puzzling. It turns out that the attack during the day was a trap. But, how many soldiers and horses of the Tang army appeared in the west? If this matter cannot be confirmed, I am afraid it will be difficult to make correct arrangements. ah!"
As he spoke, he shook his head helplessly.
Jiang Shan looked at the survivors and said: "The current plan cannot be delayed any longer. We must withdraw immediately. Once the Tang army from the west is surrounded, we will not be able to escape. No matter what, since they can To wipe out our six thousand soldiers and horses is definitely not a small number of soldiers and horses, otherwise they would not have such combat power. "
"But..." The one who remains is king, but he is not willing to give up easily.
"That's right," Fazheng said: "General Hengye, if you keep the green hills, you won't be afraid of running out of firewood. Now that the Tang army has appeared in the west, there is no point in defending Dingyang. Although they have not yet appeared in Outside the west gate, whether it is because they do not have enough troops or because they need to rest and recuperate after a big battle, the Tang army is about to block our way to the west. It’s a matter of time. Once they are ready, we are dead.”
Seeing that King of the Remainers was still hesitant, Fazheng added: "If you want to break out, tonight is the last chance. By tomorrow, even if the general wants to break out, he probably won't be able to do it."
When he said this, he was so frightened that he could not speak for a long time. After a long time, he said: "Based on the general's plan, how should we act?"
"First, recruit soldiers." Fa Zheng replied decisively;
"Recruiting soldiers? We have to leave.
Why recruit some new soldiers? "When the three heard this, they asked in confusion;
"Recruit three thousand to five thousand soldiers, and select the ones with better qualifications to serve as guards and horses. Then leave one to two thousand soldiers, replace all the elites on the city wall, and give these new soldiers to the injured Led by an old soldier, he was responsible for keeping watch and confusing the Tang army in the east. "
"Order all the soldiers to have a good rest in the first half of the night. The army will eat at the second watch and set off at the third watch. Use one thousand cavalry and two thousand infantry to clear the way. Two thousand cavalry and three thousand elite infantry will break up the rear. The new soldiers will guard the food, grass and baggage. Therefore, General Yokono must We packed up everything that could be loaded into the truck overnight, and packed as much gold, silver, coins, weapons and equipment as possible. As for the food and grass, it was enough for us to need it for a month. "
"What about the remaining grain and grass? Burn it all?" He said: The leftover is king;
Fazheng nodded: "Except for these, all the food and grass that we cannot take away will be burned on fire. However, they must be burned after the Tang army invades the city. And the soldiers left behind by the general must all be dead soldiers."
"Why, can't you just leave the cavalry behind and wait until they burn the food and grass before catching up with most of us?" New 81 Chinese website is the fastest updated PC version:
"Impossible, general, don't forget that there are thousands of Tang troops in Fujiapu. When our army of more than 10,000 passes by, they will definitely be discovered. In this case, these people will not be able to escape. "
The King of the Remainers realized that what Fazheng said was not wrong at all, and finally had to say to Xu Huang: "Gongming, do what the French military advisor said, make arrangements as soon as possible, and then return to the city to take charge of the overall situation."
"No!" Xu Huang heard the words and took the order to leave, heading towards the military camp.
Under the night, changes quietly occurred in Dingyang City, but the Tang army outside the city knew nothing about it. However, some people in the city also saw some clues from the mobilization of soldiers and horses, and Ximen Yang Laoliu was one of them.
It just so happened that Yang Laoliu and his team were on duty tonight. In the first half of the night, General Xu Huang recruited 5,000 soldiers at a time from suitable young people in the city. This was the first time since the war began. Recruiting soldiers and horses suddenly in the middle of the night is a very sudden thing. Not only that, when Yang Laoliu was ordered to go back to the military camp to pick up some items in the middle of the night, he passed several warehouses and found that items were urgently loaded inside, and hundreds of baggage trucks were neatly stacked. Various items were placed and then covered with felt cloth.
Yang Laoliu had seen this situation once before, when he evacuated from Hedong a few years ago. Seeing this situation, Yang Laoliu immediately realized that something must happen tonight.
After returning to the city wall, he kept thinking about what happened in the past few days, and soon thought of the possibility that his general should have run away again.
"Hey, hello, Lao Liu..." The captain next to him noticed something strange about Yang Lao Liu. He called him several times but there was no response. He quickly came over and patted his shoulder.
"Ah! Captain! Is something wrong?"
"You kid, I asked you to go to the camp once to get something, and you came back like this. Are you possessed by an evil spirit?" The captain asked hurriedly when he saw that Yang Laoliu finally came to his senses;
"It's okay." Yang Laoliu shook his head and replied;
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