Chapter 26 Empty City Trick 2
Although Haiyan City was built in a hurry, it was actually just a city embryo made of wood and ramm soil. The wall is like the fortress wall of a stream, which is not completely compacted. This city is not a real city, and the defense is still very weak. The city is not solid, and there are not many people. If there is no unscrupulous general, it is extremely dangerous to defend the city with Bao's father and son and his generals and officials.
I looked at Bao's tired and melancholy eyes and said, "Brother Bao, there is no need to worry for the time being. I will definitely come up with a security plan so that the enemy will stop attacking Haiyan."
After the discussion, I specially asked Yu Qiujin about the situation last night.
Although Yu Qiujin's temper is gentle, he is very angry about what happened last night.
He said to me, "That county magistrate is fine. But his men are all incompetent. When fighting, he is as timid as a rat, but he is bold after the war. Generally speaking, Lord Bao completely followed your deployment to defend. Even if there were many thieves later, if they were deployed well, they would not kill so many people. However, those people under Lord Bao completely ignored his orders and commanded the soldiers by themselves.
Liu Zhong also echoed, "That's right. Brother Yu is indeed working hard. He made a suggestion to Lord Bao, but was reprimanded by the people below him. Xiangyu's brother's position was even higher than that of Lord Bao, and he was reprimanded by the people below him. Fortunately, Yu's brother has a good temper and a lot. He doesn't care about it. If he encounters a grumpy temper," Liu Zhong glanced at Kuai En. "Maybe he will fall those people into the city on the spot."
Kuai En was snoring at ** at this time. He didn't hear anything we said.
"So it is." I sighed and shook my head, "The only hateful thing is that I have sacrificed a lot in such mutual restraint."
Sun Jigao, who has been silent for a long time, said: "Although this battle has sacrificed a lot, it will be a bigger blow to the thief army. After all, they not only eliminated many thieves, but also killed their commander Yao Sheng.
Although killing Yao Sheng was indeed a major victory, it became worthless at this time. When Bao Sizhi argued with those county officials, he was reprimanded by them as soon as he mentioned that we had killed the thief. Is it worth saying that it is worth exchanging the lives of so many soldiers for a thief? After listening to those people, I had to resist the anger in my chest.
I know these knife and pen officials. When I was young, I dealt with them a lot and suffered a lot from them. They can say anything as they want, and they are extremely provocative. Moreover, they also have the ability to make their superiors judge cases and make decisions according to their ideas, even if they know the truth.
They hold flattery in one hand and pinch their soft ribs in the other. They are happy with each other, and they are like fish in water in officialdom.
Therefore, after listening to these people's explanations, I know that things are not what I expected before. I thought that Bao's father and son had the final say in this sea salt, so I asked Yu Qiujin to take Liu Zhong and others to assist Bao, and there should be no problem guarding the city. Unexpectedly, Bao's father and son were also restricted in Haiyan.
"You worked hard last night. Go down and rest early."
"Then he..." Liu Zhong pointed to Kuan, who was still sleeping soundly.
"Let him go. Let's see which brother outside is on duty today. I'll squeeze him on the floor.
Liu Zhong had to tidy up for me in his own soldier's wing and arrange for me to sleep.
said that he wanted to lie down and think about the countermeasures to preserve sea salt, but he fell asleep as soon as his head touched the pillow.
The sun has turned west after waking up. I ate something in a hurry and went to the city to check the progress of city defense and construction.
Fewer ships are gathering at sea, and more are moving north. There is no movement in the thief camp outside the city for the time being.
The construction of the city is still in full swing. Bao hu recruited another 1,000 people, bringing the number of people who built the city in Haiyan to 3,000, and half of the soldiers were also mobilized to build the city. Although the current wall is not strong, it is much taller than Juzhang City. The land and water cities meet each other, which is quite imposing.
Many people in the city are building roads and houses. Although this is a battlefield, but after all, there are defenders and walls, so some displaced people venture into the city to live.
Although I already had a method to make Haiyan City stick to it when I built Haiyan City, this idea is not detailed enough, and I am not completely sure whether it can be successfully implemented.
Looking at the ships on the sea heading north one by one, I don't think it can be consumed in the sea salt anymore. I must lead troops north as soon as possible.
Ludu is the entrance to the river, and the enemy is a large-scale norther. If we capture the Shanghai blaspian fortress before we arrive, it will be difficult to stop the enemy east of Wu County. Once the enemy controls the entrance of the river, the situation is like a thief holding the gate of a private house, and he can come and go freely. Therefore, our time is very urgent.
I have been busy decorating the city defense of the sea, salt, water and land all day. I was busy until dark.
At night, I went to the county government to discuss the matter. The spies we sent to the thief camp received information: the main task of the thieves outside the city now is to contain the defenders of Haiyan City here, so that the battle against Shanghai can proceed smoothly without interference. In addition, after the death of Yao Sheng, the thief, it was his deputy general named Lu Gui who stayed outside the city to supervise the battle.
Lu Gui is the fierce general who defended the old site of the city when our army arrived at Haiyan on the first day. His only purpose of staying outside Haiyan City was to trap a person. This person is me, Liu Yu.
After listening to the detective's last sentence, the people in the front hall had different expressions. I can't laugh or cry. This sounds like saying that they are a group of rubbish, and I am the only one worth fearing.
"So it seems that General Daojian really scared Sun En and Yao Sheng in every sentence." I searched my intestines and had nothing to say.
General Daojian and Brother Deyu are the generals of Wang Shi. How can the leader of the thief and the two speak at the same time? Bao Bu said it in a high-sounding way.
I said, "The thief soldiers are now rushing to Ludu. I don't know how the war is going there. I can no longer be alone in sea salt. Since the thieves outside the city have no plan to attack the city for the time being, why don't I solve the siege of Ludu first, and then help Brother Bao guard Haiyan?
Hearing this, Bao Siyi immediately jumped up and said, "Liu Sima, you said before that you wanted to think of a strategy to defend the city. Now..."
Bao waved his hand to Bao Sizhi and said, "The situation of Shanghai is critical. Brother Deyu, please go to the rescue as soon as possible. After pacificing the Shanghai blaspion, I hope to return to Haiyan as soon as possible.
Although others have complained about the previous war, they still hope that I can stay and guard the sea salt. Everyone said a lot, but in the end, it couldn't change my decision to leave Haiyan the next day.
The next morning, I took all the soldiers from the headquarters out of the city and marched in the direction of Shanghai.
On the night I left Haiyan, Bao Bu also left Haiyan City with his army and people, leaving only some old and weak people.