Yang Zhen, who was thousands of miles away, didn't know that he had been roasted on the fire by these officials who had no skills of their own. www.biquge.info Of course, even if he knew, he would only laugh at it, after coming to this era for so many years, he saw these court officials more and more clearly, most of these people are not very good, but they like to talk about it, they really encounter something, and they will only fight for merit, when they encounter such changes, they will naturally push someone to the front to stand up for thunder. He, Yang Zhen, just happened to be in the southwest, and he happened to be caught in this chaos.

Another point is that Yang Zhen didn't have the heart to care about these at this time, because in front of them, there were important things that he needed to worry about.

For example, after nearly a month of siege and defense, the people in the city have become more and more uneasy, which requires him and other officials to pay attention to and appease them at all times, in case there are new troubles in the city. For another example, even today, the hidden crisis in the city of Guilin has not been completely eradicated, and those slave families who are loyal to the Tusi still have hidden places, always ready to rob the prison to save people, or assassinate an official to disrupt the situation in the city.

On one occasion, the assassin had already approached Xiao Duo's horse, who had rushed to inspect the city, and if it hadn't been for the timely action of several brothers, the poison-quenching weapon he had hidden in his sleeve would have almost shot the de facto commander of the city.

Other hidden dangers come from the White Lotus Cult. Although they hadn't found the whereabouts of any of these people these days, Yang Zhen believed that there must still be many traitors of the White Lotus Sect hidden deep in them, just waiting for an opportunity to attack. Moreover, as long as they intervene, the impact must be extremely bad, and the more they do not move, the more terrible their conspiracy will be.

Of course, compared to these problems lurking in the dark, what made Yang Zhen feel the most pressure was the enemy on the surface - those native rebels who had been besieging the city.

After suffering a lot of losses in several sieges, these guys finally learned to behave, and not only built some siege equipment that was much more suitable than before, such as rudimentary ladders and watchtowers, and even a few stone throwers - although the thing fell apart on its own after a few uses, and did not cause much damage to the defenders of the city - and also used these weapons to hit the city wall several times, and posed a certain threat to the city of Guilin. Moreover, they even used some tactics of war, and strategies such as feints and attacks were also endless, but fortunately, Xiao Duo was still a soldier, and he blocked their attacks several times, so that the city wall was protected.

But even so, in the long run, the morale of the defenders in the city is still suppressed, after all, they have been pressed and beaten by others, but they have not to go out of the city to fight back, which is too aggrieved for the soldiers. Fortunately, Yang Zhen, the hero in the hearts of the soldiers, was constantly appeased, so they were able to press it down and not do the wrong thing of leaving their posts without permission.

However, all they could maintain was the stability of Guilin City, and these officials could not help other prefectures and counties in the southwest, including other prefectures and counties in Guangxi. Although they were trapped in the city and lost contact with the outside world, they also learned from the propaganda deliberately put in by the enemy to disturb people's minds that the overall situation in the southwest has completely collapsed, and almost the entire southwest, only Guilin, is still under the protection of the imperial court.

All kinds of troubles pressed on Yang Zhen's heart and shoulders, Rao is that he has seen too many storms, and his heart is stoic, and he also feels a little tired at this time, not to mention other officials and soldiers. Sometimes walking in the city, Yang Zhen can see a strong sense of helplessness in their expressions, if he doesn't know that once the city is lost, he will definitely not be spared, but I am afraid that many people here will open the city and surrender.

"We can't go on like this, even if we drag it out, it will definitely cause more damage to the rebels, but it's the same for us. This battle must be resolved as soon as possible! When Yang Zhen walked at the head of the city again and looked at the appearance of those soldiers, he had already made a certain decision.

In the simple command post of the watchtower at the head of the city, Xiao Duo, whose face was full of fatigue and his eyes were bloodshot, was carefully looking at the simple topographic map near Guilin City that he had carved into his mind, as if he still wanted to get some inspiration from this map in order to defeat the enemy.

Hearing the movement, he raised his head, glanced at Yang Zhen and said, "How is it, the situation in the city is quite safe?" "The two sides have become people in the same boat, and they have experienced many death battles together, so the relationship is much closer, and there are no more courtesies.

Yang Zhen nodded lightly: "There are people and horses patrolling around the city day and night, and my brothers in Jinyiwei have been staring at it in disguise, so nothing will happen." But...... I can see that the morale of the soldiers in the city is very low now, and I am afraid that they will not be able to hold out for many more days. ”

A helpless wry smile burst out of Xiao Duo's mouth: "After all, they are not really elite soldiers tempered by the war." In fact, it's a bit of a surprise to me that they've been able to hold on to this day. ”

"General Xiao, there is something I have always wanted to ask you, but I am afraid that it will be a little abrupt." Yang Zhen said for a moment and looked at the other party solemnly: "Judging from the various things you have commanded everyone to fight in these days, you are obviously a person who has experienced a big war, how did you become a small garrison in a place like Guangxi?" ”

As the saying goes, it is easy to get a thousand troops and it is difficult to find a general, even in this era of peace, the imperial court has always attached great importance to this kind of general who can lead troops to fight. But this Xiao Duo was arranged in a remote place like Guilin, with thousands of guards, if it weren't for this chaos, I am afraid that what he has learned will not be known at all.

A bitter smile that was much thicker than just now appeared on Xiao Duo's face, followed by a long sigh: "It's only because the last general was ignorant and offended people back then, so this is ...... In fact, in the past, I was a guerrilla in the Datong border army, and I also led my brothers to fight several bloody battles with the Mongolians, and made a lot of contributions. But...... Even if it is a border army, it is not what it was back then, among which there are greedy people, and there are many people who are afraid of death, because I was angry for a while, I had a conflict with my boss, and I ...... He also threatened him with a knife. Outcome...... Although he didn't lose his life because of the efforts of his brothers, he could no longer stay there because of this, and could only be sent here for the rest of his life......"

Although he said it a little intermittently and very briefly, Yang Zhen immediately understood the root cause. This is actually the same character as Nie Fei he met in Datong before, and the experience is similar, they are all victims because of the rapid corruption of the border army.

"General Xiao doesn't have to blame himself so much, in fact, it's not you who are wrong, but them. I believe that one day, the court will understand your heart! Yang Zhen looked at the other party's eyes and said solemnly.

Xiao Duo's heart moved suddenly, what Yang Zhen's identity is, maybe he doesn't know too well, but since he is a high-ranking official of Jinyiwei in Beijing, he must have the right to speak in the capital, if he can be valued and promoted, he may really be able to get out of here.

But then, this feeling of excitement was replaced by the reality in front of him, and the eagerness in his eyes was dissipated: "I have a lot of good intentions, but what I am most concerned about at the moment is this chaos." If you can't even pass this level, then everything is nothing. ”

"Haha, what General Xiao said is very true, let's leave everything to after this mess." Yang Zhen also smiled casually, and at this time it was really inappropriate to say anything else, so he immediately turned the topic back to the moment: "General Xiao feels that we are just stubborn, how long can we hold on?" ”

"Half a month, it still has to be when there is enough food and grass in the city." Xiao Duo gave his judgment without thinking: "After half a month, the soldiers will no longer have the heart to fight to the death, as long as the rebels outside the city forcibly attack, Guilin City will be broken." ”

"Is it really that serious?" Although he already had some thoughts, after hearing him say this, Yang Zhen's heart still jerked and he subconsciously asked.

"Yes, the art of war is cloudy, and defending the city is the most taboo, but you should find an opportunity to take the initiative to attack a few times to boost the morale of the defenders. But we have been trapped in the city for the past month, and there is no possibility of going out at all, so the pressure on the soldiers is the greatest. In fact, even those rebels outside the city were afraid that they could see this, so during these days, they just besieged but did not attack, obviously wanting to wait for our army to disperse before picking up the cheapest. ”

Yang Zhen took a deep breath: "So it seems that we must change the current situation as soon as possible?" ”

"Change? How easy is that? We are already short of troops, and the situation in the city is not so stable, once we take the initiative to go out of the city to fight, it will only give them an opportunity to take advantage of it. Moreover, since those rebels have seen this, they are bound to be wary, and we are taking the risk of attacking, and I am afraid that we will not be able to take advantage of it. ”

Listening to the other party's words, the expression on Yang Zhen's face became even more gloomy: "It seems that things are really a little difficult to do." I can't defend it for a few days, and I can't attack it, but what should I do? ”

"It would be nice if they could get them to attack us with all their might, I already have a good idea, maybe I can use the terrain of this city to beat them hard, so as to boost everyone's morale. But it's a pity that now those rebels have learned to behave, and it is impossible to attack again. Speaking of this, Xiao Duo sighed a little helplessly.

"Oh?" Yang Zhen's face moved: "Is this true?" General Xiao, do you really have a way to give them a hard time? ”

Xiao Duo hesitated for a moment, but nodded vigorously: "Exactly, this is the last way I can think of." ”

"Then let's lead them to attack again......" Yang Zhen's eyes flickered, obviously he had some idea......