"The terrain around Gaotang Prefecture is on the map. Now with these heavy rains, they can only go here. Qinbei Pavilion"
Sun Lei pointed to a road on the map and said, "It has been raining heavily for two days and two nights tonight. The ground is muddy. There is only one road that the six thousand cavalry can take from Gaotang Prefecture to Zengtou City."
"Brother, let's get ready now!"
Everyone immediately spoke happily.
"Mr. Li, you will lead the troops first, and I will arrive soon."
Sun Lei looked at Li Assistant with a smile and said.
"Yes, brother!"
Li Assistant cupped his fists and saluted.
"Brother, if Zengtou City is leaving, I'm afraid even the soldiers and horses of the Daming Prefecture will also leave!"
Wen Huanzhang said, "As long as someone leaves the army in disarray, the rest will be scattered."
"There is no way. We have limited troops and horses. It is already difficult to deal with Zengtou City. It is impossible for the 30,000 troops of Daming Mansion to be divided into troops."
Sun Lei shook his head helplessly. He only had 15,000 soldiers and horses under his command. It was already very difficult to defeat Zengtou City's 6,000 cavalry. If he divided his troops, he would probably lose a lot of money.
"Let's let Li Cheng, Song Jiang, and Lu Junyi go this time. Compared with six thousand war horses, they are indeed not worthy enough."
Sun Lei looked in the direction of Gaotangzhou and said.
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Gaotangzhou, government office.
"How can we fight this battle when there is water everywhere in the city?"
Zeng Mi complained irritably. After most of the day, the water that only reached the ankles in the morning had already risen to the middle of the calf. It looked like it might rise to around the knees tomorrow. There was almost no dry place in the city.
"In Kozhi Prefecture, thieves dug up several rivers and the water gates were not blown apart. They cannot be blocked in a short time. Now the water is only flowing into the city."
Shan Yangui walked into the government office and reported to Gao Lian.
"How many rivers have been dug?"
Li Cheng asked with a dark face, no wonder the water in the city keeps rising but never falls.
"Kōgō Prefecture, I suggest you abandon the city and let our army go directly out of the city to find a high ground to station until the rain stops."
Zeng Mi looked at Gao Lian and said, "Anyway, everyone in Zengtou City doesn't want to stay in this city for a moment."
"To put it simply, it's raining now and there's not even a camp outside the city. What will you do if the enemy sneaks up on you?"
Suo Chao looked at Zeng Tu and said, without the city, they would be like going to the battlefield without armor.
"Sneak attack? Then fight head-on! Do you like to stay in the city so much? With so many of us, we can't defeat a bunch of thieves?"
Zeng Mi looked at Suo Chao with cold eyes.
"What do you know? How can more than 40,000 people march out of the city? If the enemy makes a surprise attack and cannot look at each other from head to tail, and the army becomes chaotic, that is the way to death!"
Suo Chao glared at Zeng Tu and said, these Tibetan soldiers don't understand the art of war at all, and they only know how to fight.
"That's you. My cavalry comes and goes like the wind. As soon as the enemy appears, we will kill them. So why should we ignore each other!"
Zeng Mi opened his mouth and said, "Not being able to look at each other is something only a large group of heavy infantry should consider. They are light cavalry, flexible and changeable, and are not afraid of any sneak attacks at all."
"It's raining so heavily and the ground is like a swamp. Do you really think the cavalry can still come and go freely after stepping on it? I think they are trampling on each other!"
Guan Sheng said disdainfully, Zeng Mi said it was lighthearted, but the actual situation was not so lighthearted.
"If you don't leave, let's go!"
Zeng Suo said with a snort.
"What does this mean?"
Gao Lian looked at everyone in the Zeng family and asked. After talking for so long, the Zeng family finally revealed their purpose. These Tibetan soldiers wanted to leave.
"Ko Prefecture, in this situation we can't do anything in the city. Why don't we go out of the city to find a place to station ourselves? If the enemy attacks the city, wouldn't it be better for us to go around and retreat?"
Zeng Tu said directly, since the words have been spoken, there is no need to hide them anymore.
These words were much more sophisticated than those of the Zeng family. Neither Gao Lian nor Li Cheng could refute it. It was raining heavily in the city, and the cavalry was indeed useless in the city. It was better to go out of the city to provide support.
"Moreover, the water in the city is getting higher and higher, and there are still a lot of dead chickens, dead mice, and insects floating around. Many people are already sick. I heard it is a plague. But if we are not afraid, the war horses may not be able to bear it!"
Zeng Tu spoke again.
"plague?"
Everyone's expressions changed. Everyone present knew the horror of the plague. Floods and wars are often accompanied by plague outbreaks. Now Gaotang Prefecture is experiencing floods and wars. Over time, the outbreak of plague is almost destined.
"Go and see for yourselves. There is already a bad news in the city. Now every household is closed for fear of the plague coming. Sun Lei is trying to drive us all away."
Su Ding, an assistant teacher from Zengtou City, said.
As soon as the word "plague" came out, no one said anything. They all frowned and thought about countermeasures. The plague was too terrible.
The Zeng family had already decided to leave, and they quickly gathered their troops and prepared to leave the city through the north gate in the middle of the night.
Everyone returned to the camp with their hearts in their hearts.
Li Cheng summoned Song Jiang, Lu Junyi and others.
"Gather the troops together tonight, we won't stay in the city anymore!"
Li Cheng looked at Song Jiang and Lu Junyi and said.
"Director Li, are we leaving the city too?"
Lu Junyi looked at Li Cheng and asked, now that everyone in Zengtou City has left, the main force in Gaotang Prefecture is only their Daming Mansion soldiers and horses. With their departure, Gaotang Prefecture will be empty.
"Those people in Zengtou City are gone. What are we still doing in the city? Haven't you been soaked in water enough?"
Li Cheng looked at Lu Junyi and asked.
Lu Junyi looked angry. He had never worn wet shoes in his life, but the shoes had not been dry in the past two days. His feet were now white, cyanotic, very cold, and itchy. If he continued like this, he would have to eat enough. The disease cannot be cured.
This was true for Lu Junyi, not to mention other soldiers. The water in the city was not clean rainwater or river water. When the water overflowed, it was mixed with the sewage and garbage in the city and became very dirty.
"The rumor about the plague is not groundless. Now that the city is like this, it will be a matter of time before a plague breaks out. I lead the entire army under the orders of Liang Zhongshu and I will be responsible for the entire army!"
Li Cheng looked at everyone and said, although he had thought about using Song Jiang and Lu Junyi as cannon fodder, they were also cannon fodder for the Daming Mansion and could not be lost in vain.
Moreover, the soldiers and horses of Daming Mansion belong to Cai Jing's faction. Gao Lian started this battle to help Gao Qiu take revenge. They can just help, there is no need to fight to the death. Cai Jing and Gao Qiu's factions are not that good yet.
The back hall of the magistrate's office.
"Two generals, Zengtou City and Daming Mansion are leaving now, what about you?"
Gao Lian looked at the two generals of water and fire in front of him. Unlike the Tibetan soldiers who had troubles and the soldiers of Daming Prefecture, the prefects of Lingzhou and Kouzhou had both been promoted by Gao Qiu. There was no reason for these people to leave.
"We are willing to help Kozhifu defend the city!"
Wei Dingguo and Shan Yangui clasped their fists helplessly. They had long since thought of quitting after the battle was like this, but they were just training for the state army. This time they came to Gaotang Prefecture with a death order, and they couldn't leave even if they wanted to.
"Okay, don't worry, two generals, our Gao family will never treat you badly after this battle!"
Gao Lian watched the two of them draw a pie and handed over all the houses in the city to them.
Wei Dingguo and Shan Yangui looked at each other with a wry smile. It's hard to say whether this situation will happen in the future. Their rapid rise may be just in vain.
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