The two rebels came faster than Zhang Xun expected.
That is, on the afternoon of the second day after the three brothers returned to Suiyang City, the roar of the earth was heard in the ears of the soldiers who were full of vigilance at the head of Suiyang City.
The face of the soldier on duty changed suddenly, and he immediately sounded the war drum of the alarm.
Knock knock The sound of the fierce war drums spread throughout the city, and the Suiyang City, which was already tense, was immediately mobilized throughout the city, whether it was Zhang Xun, these officials, or the people of the city, or the soldiers defending the city, all of them were orderly and orderly, and acted urgently according to the prior deployment, the city gate was closed, and all kinds of equipment and materials to prevent the rebels from attacking the city were transported to the city tower.
The famous Battle of Suiyang in history really kicked off.
Xiayi.
Almost at the same time, Xia Yi City, led by Kong Sheng, established a scout team managed by Nan Yong, and immediately passed back the military report of the two rebels, claiming to be 100,000 troops.
More than a dozen cavalry scouts rushed into the city in the afternoon, and Kong Sheng immediately gathered to discuss the matter.
Xiayi City and Suiyang are more than 100 miles apart, although Kong Sheng has a great confidence that he will not face the attack and siege of the rebels, but there is no absolute in everything, in order to be prepared, Kong Sheng immediately announced that Xiayi was in a state of imminent war.
The gates were closed, the whole people were mobilized, the city was heavily defended, and everything was configured according to the standards of war.
Kong Sheng got up slowly, stood in the hall and looked around at the generals and said in a deep voice: "Ladies and gentlemen, the traitor Yin Ziqi led an army of 100,000 to attack Suiyang, and has now arrived in Ningling, although there is no obvious indication that the rebels will attack our Xiayi, but we must not be careless, everything must be mobilized in accordance with wartime, and the whole city must prepare for war in case of contingency." ” "The last general will take orders," Li Biao, Li Hu and others bowed down and promised.
Kong Sheng turned to look at Nangong Wang, and said with a slight smile: "Senior Brother Nangong, when it comes to the dispatch of city defense and military affairs, you will assign and arrange it, and Nan Yong will assist you." ” Nangong Wang stood up and hugged his fists: "Please rest assured, the mountain people should go all out to live up to their mission."
However, the current military situation is urgent, and the mountain people suggested that the cultivation of wasteland outside the city should be postponed, so as not to attack the rebels, and we were caught off guard. ” Now it is the time of spring ploughing, because more and more people from all walks of life defect to Xiayi, plus the military horses of Xiayi itself, the consumption of grain and grass is really not a small amount.
Kong Sheng had already ordered that all the wasteland farmland around Xiayi that could be re-cultivated would be cultivated, and for most of the month, not only the people were busy with spring ploughing, but even the army was mobilized by Nan Yong, half of them trained every day, and half of them participated in farming.
In Kong Sheng's eyes, if these surrounding farmlands are reclaimed and seeds are sown, even if there is no bumper harvest in summer, they can still get enough food to support the development of Xiayi.
Therefore, farming and land reclamation is actually more important than training in armament warfare.
If there is no food, not to mention that the common people have no food to eat, even the army is unstable.
Kong Sheng shook his head when he heard this: "No, Senior Brother Nangong, spring ploughing is very crucial, it is related to whether we can support this year, so, spring ploughing cannot be stopped, not only should it not be stopped, but also speed up, from today onwards, Henan overseers will make half of the military horses under it defend the city, and half of them will cooperate with the people in spring ploughing, and at all costs, sow seeds in all fields that can be cultivated."
Nangong Wang frowned, but did not question Kong Sheng's decision in person.
Kong Sheng turned around, waved his hand, and said solemnly: "Okay, prepare for war, but don't panic too much."
Li Biao, Li Hu, you two are responsible for the order of the whole city, and anyone who incites the military and rumors to confuse the public will be killed."
Li Biao and Li Hu bowed down: "The last general will obey orders" The congregation will retreat.
Nangong Wang didn't leave, he took two steps forward, suddenly turned back to look at Kong Sheng and frowned: "Senior Brother Kong, are you really sure that the rebels will not attack Xiayi If you make a mistake in judgment, then Xiayi is a small land, and it will not be able to bear the siege of the city by a large army at all, and when the time comes, the soldiers and civilians of the city will be buried with Xiayi City."
Kong Sheng smiled indifferently: "Senior Brother Nangong, to put it arrogantly, my judgment is rarely wrong.
In the eyes of the rebels, Xia Yi is not to worry, they will definitely concentrate on taking Suiyang, and then attack our Xia Yi.
Of course, it is not ruled out that they will divide their forces to attack Xiayi, but this possibility is very rare. ” Nangong Wang took a deep breath, in fact, he wanted to persuade Kong Sheng to lead the army to temporarily retreat to preserve his strength, no matter from which point of view, it was difficult for Xiayi City to resist the siege of the army, and the 100,000 army could crush Xiayi City even if it was an impact.
"Senior Brother Kong, with all due respect, even if the rebels don't attack Xiayi for the time being, Suiyang can hold out for a few days and an army of 100,000 people besiege the city on all sides, just with the less than 10,000 people under the command of Zhang Xun of Suiyang, I am afraid that it will fall in less than ten days and a half.
Once Suiyang is lost, Xiayi is in danger.
Nangong looked at it and said: "From the point of view of the mountain people, it is better for us to lead the army to retreat to Jiangbei as soon as possible, with our backs to the Jiangbei camp, at least to ensure that the rebels will not attack on a large scale." ” Kong Sheng shook his head: "Yin Ziqi claims to be 100,000, but in fact, 350,000 people are dead."
Moreover, at least half of his military horses are alien soldiers and horses, and there are many factions in the country, each with a ghost, and it is not so easy for them to take Suiyang, I estimate that Suiyang can hold out for at least half a year. ” Nangong Wang's mouth opened wide: "Senior Brother Kong for half a year, you can't go crazy" Kong Sheng seemed to smile: "Senior Brother Nangong, don't underestimate Zhang Xun.
Zhang Xun knows the art of war in battle formations and is a rare talent in this dynasty.
It is not unreasonable that he can persist in Henan for so long, from Yongqiu to Suiyang, and have fought countless times with traitors.
Moreover, he has Lei Wanchun and Nan Jiyun under his command, and the whole army is working together, and there is absolutely no problem in holding Suiyang City within half a year. ” Nangong Wang disagreed, pursed his lips, but did not continue to argue with Kong Sheng.
There are actually many people who have the same mentality as Nangong Wang.
Including the generals under Kong Sheng, as well as the soldiers and civilians of Xiayi.
Therefore, the news of the rebel 100,000 attacking Suiyang spread in Xiayi City, which inevitably triggered a mass panic.
Some of the people who were frightened by the war and the looting of the rebels even fled from Xiayi City with their families overnight, and rumors spread in the city, and people were panicked.
According to Kong Sheng's order, Li Biao and Li Hu led the army to stick to their posts, and did not stop the fleeing people, but comforted them with kind words.
As for the army, deserters were killed on the spot, acting as a wartime gendarmerie.
Nan Yong led people to spare no effort to carry out ideological and political work in the army to stabilize the morale of the army, no matter whether the soldiers believed it or not, anyway, Nan Yong's ideological work was done at home, at least judging from the results of the current desertion of only 10 soldiers, the effect is still quite good.
After a temporary period of chaos, the city of Xiayi quickly returned to order and calm.
This is what makes Kong Sheng the most gratifying.
For Nangong Wang, this gave him a deeper understanding of Nan Yong's comprehensive quality and Li Biao and Li Hu's loyalty to Kong Sheng.
The next day, another military report came that Yin Ziqi's rebels had entered and occupied Ningling.
The rebels rested in Ningling for a while, and immediately divided into four routes to encircle Suiyang City, and completed the outflanking on the morning of the third day, besieging Suiyang City to the ground.
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But for several days, the rebels did not take the initiative to attack Suiyang, and for Xiayi's side, there was no action.
This made Xia Yi's side even calmer as usual.
There are fewer and fewer people fleeing, anyway, this army is in chaos, and there is no place to leave Xiayi, it is better to resign yourself to fate in Xiayi, relying on Kong Sheng's powerful soldiers and horses, and maybe there is a glimmer of life.
Once the hearts of the people settle down, the enthusiasm and enthusiasm to participate in the defense and agricultural construction of Xiayi will be higher.
Seeing that the direction of the rebels and the overall development of the situation were exactly as Kong Sheng predicted, Nangong Wang didn't say anything, but he was really a little impressed in his heart.
Sometimes, he really couldn't figure out how Kong Sheng could have such a superior vision and overall view with his background as a Jiangnan scholar and his age less than a weak crown The means of scheming may be related to character, but this kind of vision and vision cannot be innate, Kong Sheng is a young man, how can he be so demonic, is it really a genius from heaven or destiny When Nangong Wang thought of this, his eyes lit up, and when he looked at Kong Sheng again, there were some other things.
Soon, Xiayi regained its existing calm, the military and civilians did whatever they had to do, and the scene of spring plowing outside the city was still in full swing.
And once it calmed down, the military and civilians began to discuss all kinds of gossip and gossip news about Kong Sheng, the boss, as always.
For example, the relationship between Kong Sheng and Nie Chuchen has always been talked about by the military and the people.
Nie Chuchen is actually not a high-profile woman.
But she is dressed in red, carrying a striking cloud-piercing bow on her back, and her tall head is red and victorious, and she goes in and out of the city every day, mingling in the army and various affairs, accompanying Kong Sheng to practice riding and archery and training soldiers and horses, and it is too conspicuous for the army to be a little red from it, and it is impossible not to attract the attention of others.
What's more, she lives in Kong Sheng's inner office.
Therefore, there is an ambiguous news that Nie Chuchen is Kong Sheng's woman is very loud, and this kind of thing has been spread and talked about by many people, and it has almost become a fact.
Anyway, whether Kong Sheng admits it or not, everyone knows about this matter in Xiayi.
Sometimes, Kong Sheng is also helpless.
He even suggested in private whether Nie Chuchen should change his outfit, but Nie Chuchen didn't care about it at all, she was only fond of red and had a distinct personality, and it was impossible for her to change her style for what others were talking about.
Besides, she didn't think it was anything for this kind of suspicion, anyway, she herself had already positioned herself as a Kong Sheng woman.
This is also the Tang Dynasty with open folk customs.
If it was the Song Ming Dynasty who had strict etiquette in later generations, Kong Sheng would have to be afraid of being terrible even if he was a traverser.
In the evening.
Nie Chuchen accompanied Kong Sheng to return from riding and shooting outside the city, and hid in his bedroom to bathe.
Although she has a hot, open, and informal personality, she is extremely clean by nature.
Even when preparing for a fight, it is essential to take a daily bath and cleanse yourself.
Nie Chuchen and Kong Sheng lived in the same courtyard, Kong Sheng lived in the main room, and Nie Chuchen and Nangong Wang occupied the wings on the east and west sides respectively.
Of course, during the special period, there were actually two people living in the inner courtyard, Wu Xian and Wu Jie, who lived as Kong Sheng's close guards.
As for Mu Changfeng, he likes to be quiet, and he is tired of the people coming and going on Kong Sheng's side, so he found a house to live alone outside the official office.
Kong Sheng had just brewed a cup of tea and was about to take a nap when he suddenly heard a shrill and angry shout, followed by a sparse commotion and miserable screams, which seemed to be Nie Chuchen's movements.
Kong Sheng's face changed, and he put down the teacup and rushed out. oshow7 t1706231537: