The Nameless of the Common Clans

"Why did you kill someone!" When Li Jin arrived, Li Li was already lying in a pool of blood. He looked at his brother lying on the ground in a daze.

"He has brought troops to kill me, I can't fight back!?" Li Xian said with an ugly expression.

"We are brothers! You have done something wrong by humiliating your brother and sister-in-law, and now you kill someone? What will you do when your uncle comes back?" Li Jin said angrily.

"It's my fault that he didn't want to defeat the enemy at this time, but he was deceived by the thieves. He didn't know the overall situation and led the troops to cause chaos. If we don't kill him at this time, how can we maintain the power of the army!?" Thinking that Li Jue would know this after he came back. What will happen? Li Xian also regrets being too impulsive, but he is dead, and there is no point regretting it now. The top priority is to defend the city and wait for Li Jue to return victoriously. If not, blame the Bingzhou army for Li Li's death. , Originally, if the other party hadn't shot this damn arrow book, how could this kind of thing have happened?

"Can……"

"That's enough!" Li Xian interrupted Li Jin who was about to say something else: "The top priority is to defend the city. Li Li is dead, Hu Feng has been captured, and now only you and I are left. Is it possible that you also have to do it at this time?" Kill each other with me!"

Li Jin shook his head.

"Go and defend the city!" Li Xian sighed.

"Here!" Li Jin didn't say anything more and agreed to leave. It seemed that the matter was settled. However, the story of Li Xian molesting his brother and sister-in-law and finally killing Li Li spread quickly among the army, especially Generals in the army and those with good-looking women in their families are all in danger of feeling insecure. After all, Li Xian doesn't even spare his sister-in-law. Who knows if he might have thoughts about his own mother-in-law?

There is a strange atmosphere permeating the Xiliang army guarding the city, which Taishi Ci, who comes to watch every day, can clearly feel.

"It worked?" Taishi Ci naturally didn't know what happened in the city, but he was keenly aware of the changes in the Xiliang Army. The previous Xiliang Army felt like tigers and leopards, and even Taishi Ci did not dare to It's easy to attack, but at this moment, although they are still those people, they feel that their momentum is not as strong as before.

Immediately, Taishi Ci returned to the camp with his guards and summoned Wang Biao and Zheng Tu to discuss the matter.

"Even so, with the current strength of our army, it may be difficult for them to break the city." Wang Biao looked at Taishi Ci and said, if the other party can take the initiative to challenge the enemy, there may be something they can do, but now that the other party takes advantage of the strong city of Chang'an, it is really difficult for them. capture.

"Actually, what Hu Feng said may not be impossible." Taishi Ci looked at the two men and said, "Although it is difficult for our army to defeat Chang'an, it is not difficult to cut off Li Jue's grain road. According to what Hu Feng said before, in three days We need to send food and fodder once. Li Jue’s army probably doesn’t have much food left. If we can rob a batch of food and fodder, Li Jue will collapse without a fight.”

Wang Biao nodded when he heard this. Indeed, Bashui was only a few dozen miles away from Chang'an. Li Jue went to fight and the supply line was short. If Li Jue's food route could be cut off, Li Jue would have no choice but to withdraw.

"General, can you detect the enemy's food route?" Zheng Tu asked from the side.

"Not yet, but even if the grain road has been abandoned before, the latest time for Chang'an's grain and grass to be transported is tomorrow. If his grain and grass leave the city, he will eventually leave the city gate. We will send people to watch the gates of Chang'an day and night, and we will definitely find him. Guarantee the food route." Tai Shi Ci smiled.

The city of Chang'an is too big. If the five thousand soldiers and horses are separated to besiege the city, they only need to send a few Xiliang cavalry in the city to defeat them individually. However, if they are gathered together, they cannot monitor the various gates of Chang'an.

Wang Biao nodded and said, "That's true, but I'm afraid Li Jue already knows that I'm waiting here, and he's probably taking precautions."

The food route was cut off, but it was a big taboo. Li Jue was also a veteran, so it was impossible that he didn't know this. I'm afraid it wouldn't be that easy to rob the food this time.

Taishi Ci nodded and said, "This is what I'm worried about. Yesterday, the scouts came to report that a large group of Xiliang cavalry was found nearby. They should be soldiers and horses sent by Li Jue to guard the grain road."

Outside Chang'an City, there are hundreds of miles of fertile land, all of which are plain terrain, which is most suitable for cavalry to gallop. If Taishi Ci's 5,000 vanguard army really confronts them, I am afraid they will not be an opponent. It's not that Taishi Ci can't do it, but in this kind of terrain, Infantry is at a disadvantage against cavalry.

Wang Biao smiled and said: "Since the general has come up with this plan, he must have a countermeasure."

"That's right." Taishi Ci nodded and said: "We don't rob food, we only explore its food routes. Those Xiliang cavalry are now escorting food and grass. It is not suitable for us to fight against them. But if we wait for them to return, I am afraid no one will care, so we will Rob this."

"What's the use of this?" Wang Biao asked doubtfully.

"If we can rob the food team, we will not rob the food and grass, but directly rob the city!" Taishi Ci's eyes lit up. If he can win this battle, he will become famous all over the world!

"Oh?" Wang Biao looked at Tai Shici and didn't react for a moment.

"We are like this..." Tai Shici came closer and told the two of them his plan in a low voice. When they heard that, their eyes widened, and they immediately said: "General's brilliant plan!"

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At dawn the next day, outside Zhangcheng Gate, a group of grain trucks slowly drove out of the city gate. Outside the city gate, Zhao Cen led a large number of cavalry forward and escorted the grain team away.

"General, there seems to be a rebel scout over there!" the grain escort said quickly when he saw a figure moving in the distance.

"Don't worry about him! Let the scouts stay away, be careful of the other party's plans!" Zhao Cen glanced at him from a distance and didn't pay much attention. So what if the other party knew? He has already explored the enemy's camp, which contains only a few thousand troops. In the terrain around Chang'an, if the enemy really dares to come, he will never come back!

"Here!" The grain officer thought it made sense, nodded, and continued on his way.

Further away, after receiving the news from Xizuo, Taishi Ci quickly spread out the map, made a mark, and summoned the few cavalry among the generals: "Follow from a distance, it's best not to follow. The enemy's scouts are in contact and the enemy's food team will come back to report. "

"Here!" Several cavalrymen agreed and rode away.

Chang'an City was still a little lifeless. As usual, Taishi Ci led his troops back to camp after patrolling Chang'an City. Early on the third day, the scouts sent news that the enemy's food team had returned.

"General, how about we go to the end of this battle?" Wang Biao asked with a smile.

"That's fine." Tai Shici thought for a while and said, "General Wang, please remember to keep the generals in the enemy's army alive as much as possible. We don't know if they will still go back to Zhangmen. The enemy's grain team is only two hundred, and I have two thousand troops for you." , remember not to leave anyone alone!”

"General, I understand!" Wang Biao nodded and bowed to accept the order. After bidding farewell to Tai Shici, Wang Biao selected two thousand soldiers and horses to march quickly according to the intelligence obtained by the scouts, and rushed to intercept the opponent's only route.

It was just an empty grain escort team. Originally, the other party did not expect that anyone would come to rob them, so when Wang Biao led his troops to encircle them, they were unable to react and were easily surrounded by Wang Biao.

After a melee, the two hundred grain escort team was wiped out. Except for the grain escort officer and the four team leaders and two generals who accompanied the army, no one survived.

The seven people were quickly taken into the Taishi Ci military camp.

"General, what's the use of arresting us?" The grain officer was not very tough. Now the people in Chang'an City were panicked, and they had just been surrounded and killed, which made the morale of these Xiliang troops a little weak.

"You have your own reasons." Taishi Ci looked at the other party and suddenly asked: "Which gate do you take when you return to the city?"

"Zhangchengmen..." The grain officer looked at Taishi Ci and came to his senses.

"Do you have a password or other entry credentials?" Tai Shici asked.

"Yes, I need to report to the captain of the city gate in person." The grain escort lowered his head and said.

"Li Jue is a traitor and deceives the emperor..." Taishi Ci looked at the grain officer and said with a smile, "Will you abandon the dark side and turn to the bright side to help me break the city?"

"The general is willing!" After a moment of silence, the grain officer bowed and said.

"General!" Wang Biao frowned and said, "You surrender to the enemy so easily, be careful of fraud."

The grain officer smiled bitterly and said: "This general doesn't know something. Now in Chang'an City, since Li Xian killed Li Li a few days ago for secretly communicating with his brother and sister-in-law, everyone in the army is now panic-stricken. They are afraid that one day they will be killed." The mother-in-law is interested in Li Xian. She has a wife and children in her humble job. She doesn't want to die, and she doesn't want to be in fear all day long under Li Xian."

"Is this happening?" Taishi Ci's eyes lit up when he heard this, but he believed it 70% in his heart. When he patrolled the city in the past few days, he could clearly feel that the morale of the Xiliang army was low and they were not as brave as before.

"It's absolutely true!" the grain officer bowed.

"Okay!" Taishi smiled and said, stroking his hands, "In this case, I will arrange for two hundred soldiers to accompany me. You just need to open the city gate and find a place to hide. After that, I will recommend you to the lord and protect your wealth."

"Thank you, General!" the grain officer quickly bowed.

"General Zheng!" Tai Shici looked at Zheng Tu.

"The general is here!" Zheng Tu stepped forward and bowed.

"The bodyguards around me are all sharp men. Let's lead the two hundred people together. Let them put on Xiliang army clothes, tie a white scarf around their waists, pretend to be a food escort team, and follow him to the outside of Zhangcheng Gate. Call the gate, and when the gate is falsely opened, just lead your troops to rush into the gate and keep the gate open. You must not fight with the enemy, let alone go deep into the city, and wait until I arrive with my troops to make further arrangements!"

"Here!"

Zheng Tu agreed, received the command arrow, and took the grain officer to mobilize Tai Shici's personal guards.

"Wang Biao!"

"The general is here!" Wang Biao took a step forward and bowed.

"I left five hundred soldiers and horses with you to guard the camp, but when you see the city of Chang'an is on fire, you divide the soldiers and horses into five teams, each with gongs and drums to beat outside the city, making it look like attacking the city overnight, so that the enemy cannot move lightly! Taishi Ci handed Wang Biao a command arrow and said solemnly: "This matter is related to the success or failure of this battle. If the enemy troops leave the city, they must not be stopped!"

"General, don't worry, I will take your orders!" Wang Biao took the order arrow and saluted Taishi Ci.

"The rest of the soldiers will rest now, and when night falls, they will follow me to attack Zhangcheng Gate. If we can capture Chang'an, we will fight here. I hope you generals will work together with me to defeat the national traitors!" Taishi Ci said with enthusiasm.

"The last general will swear to kill the enemy to the death!" All the soldiers received the order loudly.

Taishi Ci waved his hand and signaled all the soldiers to return to their camps to reorganize and prepare for the battle tonight!