Chapter Seventy-Two: The Smell of Conspiracy

"Give up Taiyuan!" Wei Qing finally looked forward to Yun Xiao, but Yun Xiao's first order made Wei Qing stunned. actually gave up Taiyuan, you must know that the city defense of Taiyuan is not as strong as Chang'an. But after all, there are walls four or five zhang high, and the moat is wide and difficult, no matter what, it should be defended by relying on a strong city, and there are hundreds of thousands of people in this city. If the city is abandoned, how will these hundreds of thousands of people be settled?

Not to mention, what will be excited if those imperial historians in the Taiyuan court are lost. He's fine, but he's bound to be snapped into a sieve.

"Yes, give up Taiyuan. You invited me all the way to come just to fight a war of annihilation in Hebei. Annihilated the 200,000 troops brought by Yi Zhixian?

Now that Ma Yi has been lost, only a big city like Taiyuan can fit so many people. This place is backed by the Luliang Mountains, as long as you guard a few points. The Huns couldn't get in, and then we divided our troops on three sides. Surround the Huns here, and this trick can make the northern border of the Han Dynasty without war for 20 years. Yun Xiao pointed to the map and explained to Wei Qing, whose face was pale.

Wei Qing is going to be scared to death, this kind of play can be described as a desperate one. Wei Qing knew that Yun Xiao would do this if he said so. But those imperial historians in the court don't think so, these guys with an unusually developed saliva system will scold Wei Qing's eight generations of ancestors over and over again. Whether his own Hou Mansion can keep it is two words, only Liu Che dares to approve the implementation of such a plan.

"Yunhou! This......! Wei Qing's tongue swirled in his mouth, not knowing what to say.

"I want to ask Your Majesty if it is, I tell you that the time is only one day. If my guess is correct, the Huns will test us. Once they feel that Taiyuan is impregnable, they will flee back to the grassland. Think clearly, sometimes men have to be a little responsible. Yun Xiao threw down a sentence and left Wei Qing's tent. All that left was sweat. The entangled Wei Qing.

This night, Wei Qing was sleepless all night, Yun Xiao was right. At this time, it was too late to ask Liu Che, and Wei Qing, who got out of the handsome tent early the next morning, startled everyone. This Han general has eyes as red as a rabbit.

"If you think about it, if you reject this suggestion. While the main force of the Yun family has not yet arrived, I will immediately order them to retreat. so as not to have unnecessary misunderstandings with His Majesty. Yun Xiao was eating breakfast in his big tent. He was clearly well rested last night. Compared with Wei Qing's face, it's not a little bit better.

"I agree with your plan, for the sake of long-term peace and stability on the northern border. Even if you are a fan, you have no regrets! Wei Qing's face was dark, but at this moment, his eyes were full of brilliance, and his tone was unusually firm.

"This is what a real general said, the Yun family brigade will only reach 20,000 people in three days. The rest will arrive in ten days, and you will send people to resist one by one along Duwei, Yuanping, Yangqu, and Yuxian.

Remember! It can neither be pushed hard nor loosened. If you are so ruthless, the Huns will retract. If the top is loosened, the army will be unable to collect what it wants at that time, because no one wants to stay behind and die. I heard that Li Guang is under your tent, so let Li Guang go! He is an old soldier, and no one else can do such a job. It is difficult to win a war, in fact, it is more difficult to defeat a war than to win a war.

After many years of veteran military service, he has never been awarded the title of marquis. Presumably this time he has accumulated military merits, so you have to protect him as a marquis. Li Guang is difficult to seal. It's not fair to such a veteran. ”

Yun Xiao stopped eating and spoke to Wei Qing so solemnly for the first time. Wei Qing's decision won Yun Xiao's respect for him. At least this is a responsible man.

pointed out the name of Wei Qing everywhere, and finally gave Wei Qing the map together. Wei Qing doesn't have such a map.

"Arrange for the people of Taiyuan to withdraw, and tell them that the Huns are coming, and it is up to them if they don't leave. Since we have chosen to sacrifice our lives rather than our wealth, we have no choice. Yun Xiao said lightly. Wei Qing knows how difficult it is to relocate hundreds of thousands of people. The loss of this is an astronomical amount, and Wei Qing is bitter in his heart, and it seems that he will be scolded by the people of Taiyuan.

Li Guang left with 30,000 soldiers and horses, and Yun Xiao stood on the hill from afar to watch the veteran leave. The last time he was captured, the damage to Li Guang was too great. The reputation of the captives almost broke the old general's straight back. I heard that the city gate officials in his hometown dared to tease him. Yun Xiao didn't feel good when he heard it.

Thinking of the rough and cunning Li Guang more than twenty years ago, Yun Xiao's heart was filled with a trace of bitterness. Time flies like a white dog, and in a blink of an eye, even Li Guang's hair has turned gray.

"Ahem, ahem!" Yun Xiao coughed for a while, and the lungs could not see the cold air. Inhale a little bit of cool air, and you will cough. Fortunately, there is ginseng soup hanging over the years, otherwise Yun Xiao would have known that he would have hung up a long time ago.

"Father!" Yun Cong hurriedly handed Yun Xiao a hand stove, and Yun Xiao felt a little warmer in his arms.

"Hey......! This body is bone, and it is not as good as one day at a time. You can't learn to be a father, and don't be greedy for comfort at a young age. It is serious to boil the body and bones, and the rest of the people in this life are zero, only the body bones are one, and once this one falls, there is nothing.

Forget it, don't talk about these things, you just have a wake-up call. Ordered Dai Yuqi Tie Canghu to rush to Taiyuan within seven days to assemble. I always feel that Li Guang can't last that long. ”

"No! Father, you better get in the carriage. It's cold outside, don't freeze. ”

Yun Xiao guessed correctly, many people in Taiyuan chose to sacrifice their lives and not their wealth. Wei Qing didn't dare to reveal that he was going to give up Taiyuan, and Taiyuan's subordinate officials wore out their mouths, and in the end, there were still 10% of the people who refused to move out of their homes.

"Forget it, everyone has a destiny. Since they have chosen, there is nothing we can do. You still have to think about how to get the Huns in. Yun Xiao looked at Wei Qing, who was foaming, and felt a little pity for him. However, those who achieve great things will eventually have to go through some hardships. Victory comes too easily and will not be cherished.

"But that's tens of thousands of lives! This is not the Huns, but my Han people. ”

"War requires sacrifice, and we have given them a way to live. But they don't leave, hundreds of thousands of people, do you dare to say that there are no Hun spies here? Since they don't leave, it's destiny's choice. If there is anything in the future, you will say that I arranged it.

If God really wants retribution, then retribution will be retribution on me Yunxiao. In this life, he fought in the east and west, and fought in the south and in the north. There are hundreds of thousands of lives on his back, more than these tens of thousands, not too much, and these tens of thousands and not too much. ”

Wei Qing sucked in pain. Who the hell would dare to impeach you Yunxiao. Besides, is it useful to impeach you? In the end, those bullets will not fall on Lao Tzu's head, and I sincerely pray that Li Guang can hold on for two more days. It would be good to let things here progress a little more, and move one more family.

Zhao Xin smiled evilly, and swung his sword to cut the neck of a Han soldier. The human head was spurted with blood from the neck for a long time. Zhao Xin's sword was quite ingenious, and not a drop of blood was splashed on his body.

These days, I have been sniped by the Han army, and this is the case when I came out of Mayi. Today the prisoners were interrogated, and it was the Chang'an North Camp again. From the beginning of Du Wei, he met these elites of the Han army. Each time the battle was intractable, but at the last moment the Han army was always defeated. There were several times when Zhao Xin felt that he didn't know how to insist, but in the end, the Han army was defeated first.

Sometimes, when you feel like you can't hold on. Quite possibly, your enemies and you have an idea.

Wei Qing told himself back then. I didn't expect to comprehend the meaning of this sentence, but it was on the battlefield of fighting with the Han army.

"Advance to the wolf's nest and take the last fortress on the outskirts of Taiyuan. Let Da Dan Yu see, I am not a muddy king. Zhao Xin wiped the blood on the dead body and yelled at the herald.

"Report ......! General Li Guang urgently reported that Yuxian County had been lost. The Xiongnu army has been marching into the wolf since the second king Zhao Xinbu. General Li Guang will abandon the defense tomorrow and make arrangements for the general early. ”

"So fast?" Wei Qing couldn't help but be taken aback. I originally expected Li Guang to be able to hold on for two more days, but I didn't expect the Huns to come to the city so soon.

"Forget it. Li Guang worked hard. There is no need to criticize him, this Taiyuan City will be guarded for two days. The Yun family brigade will be able to arrive the day after tomorrow. The north of Taiyuan will be handed over to the Yun family, and you can arrange the other places, I don't care. ”

Zhao Xin is going crazy, and the Han female slave girl is finally going to be owned by himself. Seven days, Captain Link. Yuanping, Yangqu, Yuxian, Langyu five cities. Although his subordinates suffered heavy casualties, the Han army also suffered many casualties. In front is Taiyuan. He swept away all the cities on the periphery of Taiyuan with his own strength. With such a credit, I'm afraid that Amu won't be able to catch up.

Also excited was Yi Zhixian, who received Zhao Xin's battle report. He led the Xiongnu elite to chase closely, and now he has seen the city wall of Taiyuan.

"Hahaha, Taiyuan is in front. Since the second king has connected five cities this time, the credit is the first. Rest assured, it's for you. In Taiyuan City, you will not be disappointed. When Yi Zhixian said this, he rewarded the fruit to Zhao Xin.

Zhao Xin glanced at his face excitedly, and it seemed that after ten years of fighting, he could win or lose today. In the end, it was I, Zhao Xin, who won.

"Da Danyu, Amu is willing to lead the troops and horses of the headquarters to attack Taiyuan." Amu couldn't see Zhao Xin's villain's face, so he angrily asked for his life.

"Well, the second king has already set an example. Amu, it's up to you to take this Taiyuan City. Don't let this list down. ”

Yi Zhixian is very satisfied with this kind of struggle among his subordinates, no matter what, the final beneficiary is himself.

When the heavy gates were split open by the tomahawks, cheers rang out from inside and outside the city. It's just that there is cheering and despair on the other.

Amu pulled the giant axe from the door, and the slag of wood crumbled in his face. It is a pity that he did not have a trace of the joy of the victors. There was only an endless emptiness, and the stones and rubble began to thin out. Also, he led his subordinates to storm for three days. Probably they are also tired, presumably those Han people have begun to flee. Da Shan Yu said that there was a lack of one of the three around, and presumably the remaining Han people would definitely flee from the east gate. However, what awaits them will be the pursuit of the cavalry of the Lang Evil King. Those Han army foot soldiers must have died miserably, and Amu seemed to see one corpse after another in the wasteland.

Killing, a habit developed over the years. Amu mechanically wields the giant axe in his hand, which is specially used to attack the city gate. Unexpectedly, the effect was good, and the siege vehicle crashed open the city gate. The thick door shaft was actually continuous for a while, and this giant axe came in handy.

There are not many people in the city, and the Han people are like rats. They fled along the darkest corners, and as long as they were caught up by the Huns, they did not hesitate to slash them.

Another Han soldier was killed, and the guards brought their mounts. Amu turned on his horse, and the herald's voice was heard behind him. "Da Dan Yu has an order, and slaughter the city for three days to set an example." It seems that Da Shan Yu also palpitated the casualties of this siege, and he wanted to establish his authority in the place of the Han people.

Amu felt tired, but his subordinates cheered. Because the slaughter of the city means that they, the first wave to enter the city, can loot at will. The large order is in the headquarters, and there will be some benefits.

"Go play! I am tired! "The 10,000-strong team under his command actually lost as much as 30% this time. Those princes who are not used to Zhao Xin are also bleeding. The fire that raged in the city of Taiyuan must have been Han people burning down the granary. These Han people are desperately trying to grow food. Now they are setting fire to it, I really don't know what they think.

On the top of the mountain in the distance, Yun Xiao looked at the billowing smoke coming out of Taiyuan City. Even with the wind, one or two shrill screams could be faintly heard.

"It's hard for Li Guang, it's up to this time. Now it's up to our family, has the tiger captured the wolf? ”

"Father, come and report an hour ago. The tiger has already captured the wolf's nest and is now sweeping away with his people. All the way were Hun stragglers, and they were not hindered. ”

"Okay, presumably Xiongnu Shan Yu should also know this news. Ordered all the departments to be on guard, we cut off the return route of the Huns, and they will definitely rush up like madmen. Let the people hurry up and dig a ditch, as for so slow? ”

Yun Xiao is in a hurry, and Yi Zhixiao is also in a hurry. In three days, more than 10,000 troops were surrendered and Taiyuan was finally captured. But I didn't expect that the back road was copied. The defeated soldiers who brought back said that they had seen the legendary black-armored cavalry. And that nightmarish cloud-shaped banner.

"Damn it!" Yi Zhixian suddenly smelled a hint of conspiracy. Zhao Xin with 30,000 people can conquer five cities, and Taiyuan is so big that it actually takes three days. According to his thoughts, it was impossible to gnaw through such a fortified city without throwing away twenty or thirty thousand corpses.

"King Huqiang, King of the Sunset. Take 50,000 men and horses and attack at once to the north. Recapture the wolf's nest and ensure the retreat of the army. ”

"50,000 people may not be enough. When I was in the Han Realm, I heard that the elite soldiers and horses of the Yun family are rare in the world. The subordinates felt that King Huqiang, the King of the Sunset, and the King of Lang and his subordinates each brought 30,000 soldiers and horses to press over. Taking advantage of the Yun family's unstable foothold, he pressed over with the momentum of thunder. Maybe you can open up the northbound pathway. "Zhao Xin is worthy of having been in the Han realm for a few years, and when he saw this posture, he knew that he was fooled. (To be continued......)