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Chapter 1131: Removing the Firewood from the Bottom of the Pot (Part )

Thirty thousand Turkic cavalrymen came to the outside of Yi County like a black cloud. Zhuolibuhua saw that this city was much higher than Zhuo County and knew that it might not be easy to attack the city. He ordered the army to send out three thousand logistics personnel to camp at the foot of a mountain ten miles away.

He led 27,000 people to the east gate of Yi County.

The Tang army in Yi County had long discovered the approach of the Turkic cavalry, and had closed the city gates in advance and raised the drawbridge. The city walls were densely packed with Tang troops, each holding a gun or a bow. The battlements were also filled with stones and rolled logs. The raging fire burned the gold juice, causing thick smoke to billow into the sky.

You can even see a small number of catapults and crossbows on the city walls, and many young and strong people running around, constantly carrying supplies.

Zhuolibuhua and several captains behind him took a deep breath when they saw this situation. With 30,000 Turkic cavalry facing this tall city armed to the teeth, several of them couldn't help swallowing their throats.

"General Zhuolibuhua, I don't think we can capture this city."

Lelitai, a captain of ten thousand men from the Tiele Pugu tribe, withdrew his gaze with a hint of reluctance and asked tentatively: "Based on my experience of fighting a lifetime, this city requires the Khan himself and at least 200,000 people to capture it."

"We only have 30,000 people now. To use the words of the Central Plains people, we are probably trying to hit a stone with an egg."

Zhuolibuhua also shuddered at this moment, and had already begun to think of backing out, but he would not allow himself to go back without shooting a single arrow. He would not be able to explain to Shi Luodie.

"Le Litai, I heard that Basilulu attacked Gu'an, Changzhou, a hundred miles south of Ji County, and took it in just half a day."

Zhuolibuhua hesitated for a moment and said, "Perhaps the Tang army is bluffing, or maybe they are scared to death. In any case, we can't just go back like this. Not only will it be hard to explain to the Khan, but even the Tang army generals in the city will laugh at us."

"Now we are the wolves and they are the sheep."

"So, we put our bravest soldiers in the front and attack with all our might. If we can take it down, everything will be fine. If not, we will report back to the Khan and ask him to send more troops to help us. This way, we can save some face."

Lelitai and the two captains beside him looked at each other and felt that what Zhuolibuhua said made sense. If they really turned around and left, it would be a great disgrace. Since the Turkic army invaded the south, it has been invincible and victorious in every battle. All the cities it passed through were destroyed like dead branches and rotten cotton.

If they came here and fled without fighting, they would lose face if the news got out. Zhuolibuhua's pretense was exactly what they wanted.

After discussing the plan, they formed their battle formation and prepared to attack the city.

After the army prepared the catapults, siege hammers, battering rams, and countless ladders collected from the city, the rumbling drums of the attack began to rise into the sky.

In the past, the Turks would have started to attack the city like ants, and a great war would have begun. But this time, when the Tang soldiers on the city drew their bows, they found that the Turks did not attack the city.

Instead, they drove several hundred Han people to the front of the moat. These people did not carry sandbags to fill the river, nor did they carry any weapons.

Yi County was a superior prefecture, governing more than a dozen surrounding counties.

Yi County was the county seat, and the county magistrate was Lu Jinxian, a member of the Lu clan, and the one guarding the city was Ma Chengliang, a captain of the Zhechoufu.

A few days ago, members of the Lu clan came to Yi County as if they were fleeing. Lu Jinxian asked them to stay in Yi County and return to Zhuo County after defeating the Turks.

Lu Yigong knew that 300,000 Turks were not something that a small Yi County could resist. In addition, the New Year was approaching, and the court might not send a large army in the short term. The Turks' plunder had just begun, and Hebei Road was no longer safe. It was better to go to Chang'an to see the situation first.

So the hundreds of people of the Lu family rested in Yi County for one night, and fled to the south the next day.

But Lu Jinxian disagreed. He thought that the loss of Jixian and Zhuoxian was because they were caught off guard by the Turks. Now that they were prepared and had assembled a large force in Yixian, the Turks would inevitably run into a snag.

He also knew what the patriarch was thinking. The Turkic offensive had just begun, and the Tang army's reinforcements would not arrive so soon.

However, he felt that as long as he defended tightly, the Turks would see the situation and naturally turn to attack elsewhere. He did not need to absolutely defeat the Turks, as long as he was stronger than other cities. There were countless cities in Youzhou, and the Turks would naturally pick on the weak.

By that time, when other cities have fallen, but his Yi County remains as stable as a rock, wouldn't that further demonstrate his ability?
After annihilating the Turks, Lu Jinxian had made a great contribution to both his family and his country.

At this time, the two of them were on the tower, paying close attention to the city below. When Ma Chengliang saw the Han people in the front row, he said loudly: "These shameless Turks are trying to force us Tang people to attack the city again. Everyone remember, if you are soft-hearted, after the city is breached, everyone's family will be ruined."

"At this time, no matter if they are Turks or Han people, as long as they attack the city, they are our enemies, and we must ruthlessly destroy them."

After a brief period of comforting the people and stabilizing their hearts, Ma Chengran began to urge all the soldiers to prepare for the siege.

Unexpectedly, when the Han people below the city reached the moat, they did not take any impulsive actions. Instead, they took out an iron trumpet and shouted to the tower:
"In the morning, I seek promotion; in the evening, I seek harmony. These days, it is hard for poor people to survive. I open the door early to pay my respects to the Khan, and the rulers, both big and small, are happy.

They slaughtered cattle and sheep, prepared wine, opened the city gates to welcome the Khan, and when the Khan arrived, they distributed the land.

Eat his mother, drink her mother, and sweat profusely if you don’t eat enough.

No need to serve, no need to pay taxes, everyone can live happily. "

".Seek promotion in the morning."

When it was read for the first time, the soldiers on the tower were a little surprised and curious. What were these people shouting for? Was this the latest way to persuade people to surrender?
When they started shouting for the second time, Lu Jinxian suddenly felt a chill running from the soles of his feet straight up to his forehead. The hairs on his body all stood up. He desperately shouted to Ma Chengliang, "Captain Ma, hurry up, stop them and give the order to shoot them."

"Don't let them deceive the people, otherwise our soldiers will lose their interest in defending the city."

The Turkic people's measure of "dividing the land" did not isolate information. As the news from Ji County and Zhuo County came in the past few days, some of the clerks reported everything that happened in Ji County, Shi Luodie's various measures, and those folk songs.

Lu Jinxian is a descendant of an aristocratic family and a well-educated man. Naturally, he knows the terribleness of this move by the Turkic Khan. Is this an attempt to cut off the roots of the aristocratic family?
As soon as Lu Jinxian got the news, he immediately reported the latest situation to Chang'an. He believed that as long as the officials in the court knew that the Turks' action was no less than "digging up ancestral graves", they would definitely not think about celebrating the New Year.

Because after they have spent the New Year peacefully, this world will no longer belong to them.

Those bigwigs in the court must know the horror of this move of the Turks, and will immediately send the surrounding defenders to eliminate the Turks at any cost.

Now, these people are brazenly spreading rumors and inciting people's hearts before attacking the city. They deserve to be killed!
"Ok?"

Although Ma Chengliang was a military man, he didn't know what those people were shouting, but he also knew that this was a method of deceiving people. It was just that the voices of the crowd were mixed together and spread through the loudspeakers, so he couldn't hear clearly what those people were saying?
Seeing that those people had no weapons in their hands, Ma Chengliang said indifferently: "Lord Lu, please be patient. These people have no weapons. They can't cross the moat, let alone fly up to the city wall. They don't even have bows and arrows."

"If they helped the Turks attack the city, I would have ordered them to be shot. Even if the news reached the court, the elders would have nothing to say. But now they just shouted and asked the brothers to shoot."

"That would mean massacring the people. If this gets reported to the court, I cannot afford to take responsibility."

"Before attacking the city, it is common for the enemy to do something to shake the morale of the army. The people of Yi County are united as one, so there will be no impact. Lord Lu does not need to be too nervous."

"Ma Chengliang, don't you forget your identity?"

Lu Jinxian was in a hurry and had no time to explain. His face was a little ferocious. He grabbed the other person's collar and roared angrily: "I am the county magistrate. I have the final say here. If I tell you to shoot, you shoot. I will take the responsibility for anything that happens."

"I'm telling you, if we really lose the city, I'll never be able to forgive you even if I cut you into pieces."

Seeing Lu Jinxian almost losing his composure, although he was very upset that Lu Jinxian didn't give him face in front of so many soldiers, he still suppressed his anger. After all, the other party was the main branch of the Lu family, and he was just a son-in-law of the Lu family's side branch.

Looking at the people below who were shouting at the tower, Ma Chengliang's eyes flashed with pity, but he still ordered loudly: "Archers, listen up, shoot these people who are spreading rumors and misleading the people!"

At the command, countless arrows shot over.

'Puff puff'

"Ahhhh"

The sound of arrows piercing flesh and screams continued to rise under the city. The scholars quickly threw away their trumpets and fled for their lives.

After a rain of arrows, seven or eight corpses were left on the ground, and a dozen injured people fell to the ground, wailing constantly.

However, only twenty or thirty people were killed or injured out of several hundred people. It was obvious that the archers on the city wall showed mercy.

Seeing this, Zhuolibuhua cursed inwardly that he was a waste, and ignored the people hiding aside. Instead, he pulled up the reins and rode forward. Lelitai and others also hurriedly followed. More than 27,000 cavalrymen also drew their scimitars and slowly pressed forward.

The army stopped at a distance of one arrow, and the Tang soldiers on the city became extremely nervous. Without the order of the general, they did not dare to act rashly. Moreover, the Turks' behavior was a bit strange, and it did not seem like they were going to attack the city.

(End of this chapter)